Professional Advocacy through Association Membership

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Purpose

Professional advocacy is about supporting the interests of one’s profession. Professional associations advocate for their members by uniting as a single voice and taking action to advance or remove barriers to the profession. Nurse practitioners (NPs) unite in member-created associations and organizations at many different levels: local, state, national, and international. They unite as specialty groups to further the goals or interests of their profession. Each of these organizations has a purpose or mission, membership benefits, and role in professional advocacy. While individually the NP may be able to contact a legislator on an issue of concern, a professional organization has the collective power of being able to be heard in numbers. These organizations are poised to take the course of action needed to influence the stakeholders. Just as these groups take action to make change, individual NPs must take action to promote their own professional interests and causes. One of the best ways a professional can support their profession is by joining an association or organization.

Directions

In a 3-5 page paper address the following:

  1. Join a NP association at the local, state, national or international level. (join as a student)
  2. Discuss the mission and vision of this organization.
  3. Describe the requirements for membership.
  4. Explain at least five benefits to belonging to this organization.
  5. Demonstrate understanding of the advocacy efforts of this organization by answering the following:
  6. Include intext citation no older than 3 years. This is for FNP in Alabama. 
  • What are the current key issues of concern (name at least three)?
  • What actions are being taken by this organization to address these concerns?
  • What current legislative efforts are being done by this organization in one of the following areas:
    • expanding the NP scope of practice
    • NP regulation of practice
    • Healthcare policy
    • Payment issues
    • Prescriptive privileges
  • Reflect on how your membership to this organization can promote the NP profession.

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Assignment 2: Final Project

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Instructions:  Assignment 2: Final Project

Due Tursday 11/10/2016, Please let me know and send the link to pay.

 

Overview/Description: The final assignment will synthesize what you have discovered about the different advanced practice roles and scope of practice found in the master of nursing curriculum: NP, nurse educator, nurse informaticist, and nurse administrator. You will review all roles and then examine the specialty for which you were admitted, focusing on the scope of practice, core competencies, certification requirements, and legal aspects of practice for that specific role. You will also identify the practice environment and population you will be working with, as well as peers and colleagues. In addition, you will discuss your future leadership role and participation in professional organizations.

 

Your paper is to be based on current literature, standards of practice, core competencies, and certification bodies for your chosen role. The paper should be 10 pages excluding the title and reference, and APA format is required.

 

Criteria:

 

  • Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing:
    • Compare and contrast the roles of the NP, nurse educator, nurse informaticist, and nurse administrator in advanced practice nursing pertaining to clinical practice, primary care, education, administration, and research.
  • Selected Advanced Practice Role:
    • Examine regulatory and legal requirements for the state in which you plan to practice.
    • Describe the professional organizations available for membership based on your selected role.
    • Identify required competencies, including certification requirements for your selected role.
    • Predict the organization and setting, population, and colleagues with whom you plan to work.
  • Leadership Attributes of the Advanced Practice Role:
    • Determine your leadership style (DEMOCRATIC STYLE).
    • Identify leadership attributes you currently possess, and attributes you may need to develop.
    • Determine how to attain and evaluate those missing attributes.
  • Health Policy and the Advanced Practice Role
  • Visit the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/features-and-articles/health-policy.html) and identify a health policy issue. Conduct a review of literature and address the following:
    • Describe the current policy and what needs to change; justify your conclusions with citations from the literature.
    • Provide the process required to make the change with key players and parties of interest.
    • Explain how you could lead the effort to make or influence the change in policy.
    • Predict the effect on healthcare quality if the change in policy is implemented.

 

 

 

References:

 

More than 5 peer review References less than 5 years old

 

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A problem we have in the hospitals are the high number of falls resulting in injury because of short staffing. Joint Commission reported that every year hundreds of thousands of patients fall in hospitals, and 30-50 percent resulting in injury. These patients require additional treatment and it prolongs hospital stays. A research article reports that a fall with injury added 6.3 days to the hospital stay and the average cost for a fall with injury is about $14,000 (Galbraith J, et al, 2011). I work in Progressive Care Neuro telemetry, where the risk for falls it is great because most of the population we have are with strokes, altered mental status, detox, Respiratory and Cardiac disease. When nurses are forced to work with low nurse-to-patient ratios patients fall and patient essential care is missed such as teaching, ambulation, turning, emotional support and charting. When the load increases nurses get burned out, their dissatisfaction increases every day and patients suffer from preventable injuries and inadequate care. Our hospital evaluated these problems and decided to hire more CNA and RN’s. Also, they invested in new equipment such as chair alarms, and bed alarms. All patients are required to have the alarms on, and we have to ambulate with them to the bathrooms and back. These changes decreased the falls drastically.

 

Galbraith J, et al: Cost analysis of a falls-prevention program in an orthopedic setting. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, 2011;469(12):3462-3468. doi:10.1007/s11999-011-1932-9.

Joint Commission. 2015. Sentinel Event Alert. Retrieved from http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/18/SEA_55.pdf

 

 

CLASS 2 COMMENT 1

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According to Polifroni (2018), nursing philosophy is a reference that helps deem ideas correct, inconsistent, or wrong, and aids in guiding assumptions and actions in advanced nursing practices.  Not only does it examine how nurses approach studying science, it also brings into question knowledge itself.  Using this process helps nurses develop best standard practices by way of praxis.  

Praxis is a part of the philosophy of science.  Prolifroni defines praxis as “the planned, deliberate, and thoughtful creation of a plan of action to achieve a set goal” (p. 11).  I believe this is a technique used in all parts of nursing to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.  Praxis is also applied to all fields of nursing.  From community health to floor nursing, nurses set goals to achieve and collaborate with other specialties in order to find the best way to arrive at that goal.

Rodgers (2018) also adds much of the focus of nursing is on skills, rather than the knowledge which drives those skills.  Nursing theory provides the framework for what makes nursing a professional discipline.  Having a defined base that examines why nurses do what they do supports the work of nurses and provides information necessary to the delivery of effective care and continuing the development of nursing as a discipline (Rodgers, 2018).   Advanced practice nurses will be an important factor in the devolvement of new research and forming evidenced-based practices as our society continues to evolve and change.

 

References

Polifroni, E. C. (2018) Philosophy of science: an introduction and a grounding for your practice. In J.B. Butts & K.L. Rich (Eds.), Philosophies and theories for advanced nursing practice (pp. 1-18). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Rodgers, B. L. (2018) The evolution of nursing science. In J.B. Butts & K.L. Rich (Eds.), Philosophies and theories for advanced nursing practice (pp. 1-18). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

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Sampling theory was developed to determine the most effective way to acquire a sample that accurately reflects the population under study. Key concepts sampling theory include populations, target population, sampling or eligibility criteria, accessible population, elements, representativeness, sampling frames, and sampling plans or methods. (Gray, Groves, & Burns 2013). A sampling plan or method outlines strategies used to obtain a sample or a study. Like a design, a sampling plan is not specific to a study. he plans is designed to increase representativeness and decrease systematic variation or bias. he sampling plan may use probability (random) or non probability (nonrandom) sampling methods. When critically appraising a study, identifying the study sampling plan as either probability or non probability (Gray, Groves, & Burns 2013).

 

In Nursing research having a good sampling good sample selection and appropriate sample size usually strengthens a study, saves valuable time, money and resources. Like in healthcare research, having a poor design could lead you too use of harmful practices, delays in new treatment for patients and opportunities lacking for high quality care. However, not every study can achieve perfection and researchers often just try to balance between what is considered and ideal sample and one that is a convenient one. Sampling is far from simple but here are some of the techniques to think about as you juggle the probability with the nonprobability in research.

 

 

 

 

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Evidence-based practice (EBP) has become the standard in nursing care.  It has helped to incorporate new, and researched skills and methods in caring for patients. These adaptations create positive outcomes in patient care.  One are of nursing practice that has had improved patient outcomes because of EBP is foley catheter insertion. In the hospital that I work in, we were seeing an increase in the rates of CAUTIs, or catheter induced urinary tract infections. The California Department of Public Health states that 600,000 patients developed a hospital-acquired UTI per year.  80% of these infections were urinary catheter associated. Research has also found that about half of the patients surveyed did not require a catheter (CDPH, 2013). According to the Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing, research has shown that “29-69% of CAUTIs are preventable through the application” of EBP strategies. Some of these techniques include avoiding catheters all together, but if necessary, ensuring proper care, correctly surveillance and educating staff, and ensuring timely removal of the catheter (Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing, 2012) Because of these studies, physicians and nurses are becoming more aware and cautious about inserting catheters, their reasons for insertion, and about care of the catheter. These finding have changed my practice. In the ER, we have also found that ensuring that two trained staff members are present for catheter insertion helps to reduce the risk of possible contamination. The reasons for catheter insertion are also closely reviewed, so that a patient does not get a catheter if they do not need one.

 

Hand hygiene is another practice that most people don’t really think about as being apart of EBP. When some people think of hand hygiene, they think about washing their hands. In nursing, hand hygiene also includes hand sanitizer. Alcohol-based hand sanitizing products are throughout facilities so that a quick, accessible, and effective method of hand hygiene is available. Research reported by the British Medical Journal showed how effective hand hygiene could be at reducing transmission of Hospital Acquired Infections. Several studies found that an as more alcohol hand rub was used associated with “reduced incidence of healthcare associated infection and evidence that it was associated with reduced healthcare associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection.” An Australian teaching hospital found that when hand hygiene increased from 21% to 42%, their rates of MRS declined by 40% after 36 months of hygiene. Because of this research, I incorporate hand hygiene between every patient. There are alcohol rubs in every room, so I make sure to use it when entering and exiting each patient’s room, unless it is a patient with Clostridium Difficile or my hands are visibly soiled (Luangasanatip, et. Al, 2015).

 

 

 

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Following a disaster, spirituality is greatly affected by the nature, scope, and complexity of the disaster. The individual could react in different ways depending on the type and severity of the disaster. For example, If the disaster was manmade, if the disaster was a natural disaster and if God or human is to be blamed for the disaster? The answers to these questions can often shed light to where the person draws strength from. For individuals, spirituality can become a battle of why and how. Why would God allow bad things to happen? How did it happen?  The overall cause that one blames for the disaster is suggestive of the belief that the person views the world through (Good Therapy, 2013)

The impact of a disaster could cause individuals, families and the entire community to have crisis in their spirituality whereby they feel neglected by God and feel the need to ask why a loving and compassionate God would allow such suffering and pain to happen to them. In such situations, they find it hard to pray and get disengaged from religious activities and continue to search for continuous reassurance that God will restore goodness to their life and provide safety and security.

A community health nurse can assist in the spiritual care of others by acknowledging their different beliefs and respecting them and their wishes. If permitted, the nurse could pray with them. When questions arise, the nurse could answer questions to the best of his/her ability as well as help direct disaster victims to the correct source for answers to spirituality questions (pastor/priest) and promote the most possible calm, controlled atmosphere in the presence of a disaster.

Reference

Good Therapy. (2013). Insights into Spirituality in the Aftermath of a Disaster.  Retrieved 2015, from

            http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/spiritual-insights-disaster-aftermath-0418134

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Experimental design research is a research which examines the effect of an independent variable on the dependent variable, where the independent variable can be manipulated through an intervention. Also, there has to be a randomization of participants, and all confounding variable have to be controlled (Larson & Farber, 2015). The result of the intervention can be seen on the dependent variable. To understand better we can look at the use of chlorohexidine mouthwash on the prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in ICU patients. Chlorohexidine is a dependent variable and this can be manipulated and used in the experimental group while the other group will receive a placebo in order to study the effect of VAP.

Any experimental design is controlled, manipulated and randomized in order to get the best results. The research individuals are chosen randomly, and the independent variables are manipulated in order to see the effect of a treatment on a group of patients.

Non-experimental research

The author of the article published by Minnesota Library in 2010, explains that a non-experimental research is a study where a researcher observes the interaction of a subject. These studies can be conducted when it is unethical to manipulate the independent variable or it is endangering patient’s life. As an example, a researcher tries to investigate the effect of bullying on school age children’s self-esteem. The variable cannot be manipulated, therefore, children who were victim can be selected and their self-esteem can be measured.

Furthermore, in the non-experimental group the variables or subjects cannot control, manipulate or alter but instead the researcher can rely on interpretation, observation or interactions of the subject and come to a conclusion.

Larson, R., & Farber, B. (2015). Elementary statistics: Picturing the world (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

Research Methods in Psychology. (2010). Overview of Nonexperimental Research. University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. Retrieved from https://open.lib.umn.edu/psychologyresearchmethods/chapter/7-1-overview-of-nonexperimental-research/

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Per Course-notes.org the sampling theory is defined as a field of statistics that is involved with the collection, analysis and interpretation of data collected from random samples of a population. In other words, if we want to study all people with schizophrenia in Arizona, how would we do it? It is nearly impossible to study all of them- or the entire population that have schizophrenia, therefore, only a small part of the population is going to be studied, this is a sample.

Generality can be defined as the research findings and conclusions from a study conducted on a sample population applied to the population at large. In other words, generalizability depends on the degree to which the sample result can represent of the population. As an example, the researcher studies a sample of people with schizophrenia from Arizona than applies the results to a larger population with schizophrenia. Or a nurse studies a sample of population who had a fall in Progressive Care Unit in the last 5 years and applies the results to the entire population admitted to PCU.

Some requirements of generality are the need to have a study sample that represents some population of interest in our case people with schizophrenia, to understand the contexts in which the studies are done and how these studies influence the results. However, it does not matter how carefully researchers are during the research, there is no absolute guarantee that the results obtained in a study will occur in every situation outside the study.

Banerjee, A. & Chaudhury, S. (2010). Statistics without tears: Populations and samples . Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 19, 60–65. doi: 10.4103/0972-6748.77642

Course-notes.com. (2017). Sampling Theory. Retrieved from http://www.course-notes.org/statistics/sampling_theory

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Health is wealth, as we always say. There are a lot of factors that makes an individual fit which is called ‘social determinants of health”. World Health Organization (WHO) defines social determinants of health as the condition in which people are born, grow, work, and live along with the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily lives. These forces and systems include economic and social policies, social norms and political systems. It is also attributed to one’s development of illness because it may limit an individual’s access to healthy foods, safe neighborhood, healthy lifestyle and proper wellness education. Most of the time, people with higher education are less vulnerable to disease against people who have limited knowledge to such diseases. They are also more prone to diseases due to their unhealthy lifestyle. Usually, it varies according to the place where one lives and the type of workplace he/she belongs to.

 

                These factors are usually linked to the communicable disease chain. A communicable disease chain is composed of reservoir (source of disease), vehicle (means of transmission such as environment, sanitation, water, food, etc.) and the susceptible person. The social determinants of health belong to the second stage called the vehicle. People living in poor communities, low income, unsafe neighborhood and substandard education suffer from diseases and are unhealthy. They also have limited access to wellness programs which are pivotal in spreading awareness about these communicable diseases. Also, living in poor communities are at risk of unsafe water and unhealthy food. Thus, it is important to break the chain of disease transmission to avoid the increase of communicable disease rate. One of the easiest ways to break the chain is focusing on observing proper hygiene and making sure that the environment they live is safe. 

 

          Over the years, the government has been strengthening its effort to promote health and wellness programs among communities. They are conducting interviews and seminars about taking care of oneself and making sure that the community they live in is safe. Awareness is very important to engage individuals in breaking the chain. It also educates the people about the major risks of diseases and the necessary steps to prevent diseases. There are a lot of steps a nurse can take to aid in breaking the link within the communicable disease chain. These steps include teaching proper hygiene and education. The nurse can also encourage the carrier of disease to take the necessary steps and observe proper hygiene, as well, inside and outside their homes. The community must also be aware of proper sanitation and continuous seminar to help bring awareness. The nurse should also encourage people, susceptible to these diseases, to regularly consult the doctor and observe eating healthy foods. Note that it is important that each individual are cooperative of the steps and are willing to take action. 

 

            social determinants of health are important factors that one should consider in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The role of doctors, nurses and other health officers are important in health promotion but is in the willingness of an individual that makes it effective. One of the disease control measure that is the easiest to do is observing proper hygiene. Doing proper hygiene is the easiest basic step in achieving a healthy lifestyle. Thus, we must be obedient in order to live a longer life.

 

 

References:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (N.D.). Social Determinants of Health: Know what affects health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC 24/7: Saving Lives, Protecting People. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants/index.htm

Nursing 411.org. (N.D.). Principles of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Lesson 1: Introduction   to disease transmission and epidemiology. Retrieved from             http://www.nursing411.org/Courses/MD0151_Principals_Epidem_Micro/1-11_Principals_Epidem_Micro.html

World Health Organization (WHO). (N.D.). Social Determinants of Health. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/social_determinants/en/