NSG 4064 Week 1 COPD Patients and Hospital Readmissions

Identified a minimum of two peer-reviewed articles related to the identified financial management issue in the student’s workplace.

A summary of the articles is provided including the audience for the article, the review of the literature and a summary of the recommendations provided in the article.

Provided a synthesis and analysis of the information described in the articles and explains the applicability to the identified situation. Any similarities or differences between the articles are reviewed. NSG 4064 Week 1 COPD Patients and Hospital Readmissions

Provided a critical analysis of the information found in the literature and its applicability to the identified situation.

Discussed how the information can be used in a practice setting.

This activity is designed to expose you to a variety of nursing theory perspectives.

Research several nursing theories and select one.

Analyze the theory. Your analysis should include:

Description of the theory’s background and influencing factors, including worldview

Explanation of the underlying assumptions

Summary of how the theorist views the five patterns of knowledge:

Empirical knowledge (the science)

Esthetic knowledge (the art)

Personal knowing (nurse-patient relationship)

Ethical knowing (what constitutes good actions for that patient)

Emancipatory knowing (sociopolitical considerations)

Evaluation of major strengths and weaknesses

Application strategies for clinical practice

Citation of case example from personal or professional life that describe the application in practice

Cite at least three scholarly articles. NSG 4064 Week 1 COPD Patients and Hospital Readmissions

Format your assignment as one of the following:

18- to 20-slide presentation

3- to 4-minute podcast

875-word paper

another format approved by your instructor

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

Organizations typically define their guiding principles through mission, vision, and values. Health care organizations often base their philosophy and care models in theory.

Locate your organization’s nursing philosophy and theoretical foundation for the nursing model.

Include the website address or a document identifying the health system you are analyzing for faculty member review.

Note: If you do not have access to a model, use the internet to search the phrase “care delivery model” to find one that is appropriate for this assignment.

Analyze the theoretical foundation of the framework by considering:

theoretical underpinnings, including the conceptual model, philosophy, and metaparadigm

how the foundation illustrates a conceptual or operational definition of nursing theory

if it is a conceptual definition, create an operational definition

the empirical indicators and how they are measured

Cite a minimum of three APA formatted references. NSG 4064 Week 1 COPD Patients and Hospital Readmissions

Format your assignment as one of the following:

18- to 20-slide presentation

1000-word paper

another format approved by your instructor

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. NSG 4064 Week 1 COPD Patients and Hospital Readmissions

Assignment 3: Project – Identify a Financial Issue

Introduction of Project:

As a healthcare provider, you may or may not be responsible for financial and budget tasks, but you will encounter situations and issues, which will relate to financial management. Your project in this course is a threaded project and will provide you with an opportunity to better understand the literature on financial management in the healthcare setting. Each week you will work on an aspect of this project. NSG 4064 Week 1 COPD Patients and Hospital Readmissions

Click here to view the Project schedule.

Ensure that you save a copy of this course project after you have submitted it at the end of this course. You are expected to resubmit this project along with the other course projects at the end of the RN to BSN program. FTP details will be provided in the Capstone course.

By Saturday, April 8, 2017, identify a patient care problem with an impact on budget as a financial management issue in your workplace. Conduct a search for a minimum of two peer-reviewed articles that discuss the issue you have identified. Write a 2-3 page paper summarizing the literature you have found and describe how the literature helps to provide insight into the problem you have identified. Provide a short analysis of the role of the nurse in relationship to this problem as described in the literature. NSG 4064 Week 1 COPD Patients and Hospital Readmissions

Post your responses to the W1: Assignment 3 Dropbox as a Word document. Cite all sources in APA format.

Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Identified a minimum of two peer-reviewed articles related to the identified financial management issue in the student’s workplace.	8
A summary of the articles is provided including the audience for the article, the review of the literature and a summary of the recommendations provided in the article.	12
Provided a synthesis and analysis of the information described in the articles and explains the applicability to the identified situation. Any similarities or differences between the articles are reviewed.	20
Provided a critical analysis of the information found in the literature and its applicability to the identified situation.	20
Discussed how the information can be used in a practice setting.	20
Used APA style (which includes grammar, spelling, and punctuation, as well as formatting). NSG 4064 Week 1 COPD Patients and Hospital Readmissions	20
Total:	100