Nursing research and trends and issues in health care (due 24 hours)

 Health Care  Policy, Teaching Plan, Culminating Experience in Nursing and  Nursing Research (Due 24 hours)

1) Minimum 5 full pages (No word count per page) and complete the template- Follow the 3 x 3 rule: minimum three paragraphs per part.

Part 1: Minimum 3 pages

Part 2: minimum 1 page 

Part 3: Minimum 1 page

Part 4: minimum Complete the template – Advocacy Through Legislation

Submit 1 document per part

2)¨******APA norms

          All paragraphs must be narrative and cited in the text- each paragraph

          Bulleted responses are not accepted

          Don’t write in the first person 

          Don’t copy and paste the questions.

          Answer the question objectively, do not make introductions to your answers, answer it when you start the paragraph

Submit 1 document per part

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4) Minimum 3 references per part not older than 5 years

Part 1: Minimum 5 references n to older than  5 years

5) Identify your answer with the numbers, according to the question. Start your answer on the same line, not the next

Example:

Q 1. Nursing is XXXXX

Q 2. Health is XXXX

6) You must name the files according to the part you are answering: 

Example:

Part 1.doc 

Part 2.do

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Part 1: Nursing Research

Purpose: Write a critical appraisal that demonstrates comprehension of two quantitative research studies

PICOT Question:

Population: Nurses

Intervention: Preventive education

Comparison: Lack of preventive education

Outcome: Incidence

PICOT Q:

Is there a lower incidence in the administration of medications to hospitalized patients when nurses have preventive education on medication errors in practice and the importance of the use of medication marking compared to nurses without preventive education?

Use the practice PICOT QUESTION and two quantitative, peer-reviewed research articles (See File attached).

According to the template “Research Critique Guidelines Part II”.

1. Summarize two  quantitative  studies (See files  quantitative  2 and 3)

2. Explain the ways in which the findings might be used in nursing practice, and address ethical considerations associated with the conduct of the study.

3. Provide a rationale

4. Include examples

Part 2: Trends and Issues in Health Care

 Choose a legislator on the state or federal level who is also a nurse 

1. Discuss the importance of the legislator/nurse’s role as an advocate for improving health care delivery.

2.  What specific bills has the legislator/nurse sponsored or supported that have influenced health care.

Part 3: Trends and Issues in Health Care

Research legislation that has occurred within the last 5 years at the state or federal level as a result of nurse advocacy. 

1. Describe the legislation and what was accomplished. 

2. What additional steps need to be taken to continue advocacy for this issue?

Part 4: Trends and Issues in Health Care

Topic:  Advocacy Through Legislation

Nurses often become motivated to change aspects within the larger health care system based on their real-world experience. As such, many nurses take on an advocacy role to influence a change in regulations, policies, and laws that govern the larger health care system.

Identify a problem or concern in your state (Florida), community, or organization that has the capacity for advocacy through legislation. 

Research the issue and use the “Advocacy Through Legislation” (See file attached) template to complete this part