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Discussion – Week 9 COLLAPSE The Role of the RN/APRN in Policy Evaluation In the Module 4 Discussion, you considered how professional nurses can become involved in policy-making. A critical component of any policy design is evaluation of the results. How comfortable are you with the thought of becoming involved with such matters? Some nurses…

Discussion – Week 7 COLLAPSE Discussion 1: Evidence Base in Design When politics and medical science intersect, there can be much debate. Sometimes anecdotes or hearsay are misused as evidence to support a particular point. Despite these and other challenges, however, evidence-based approaches are increasingly used to inform health policy decision-making regarding causes of disease,…

NURS 6050 week 5 Discussion: Professional Nursing and State-Level Regulations By Day 3 of Week 5 Post a comparison of at least two APRN board of nursing regulations in your state/region with those of at least one other state/region. Describe how they may differ. Be specific and provide examples. Then, explain how the regulations you selected…

 Discussion – Week 3 COLLAPSE   In 2010 the Affordable Care Act (ACA and also known as “Obamacare”) was established (Milstead & Short, 2019). This act was supposed to offer insurance coverage for all Americans and improve health care for everyone. The ACA has been successful in decreasing the number of uninsured individuals from 48…

By Day 3 of Week 1 Post your response to the discussion question: Consider a population health topic that rises to the presidential agenda level. How did two recent presidents handle the problem? What would you do differently? By Day 6 of Week 1 Respond to at least two of your colleagues* on two different days by expanding on their…

Portfolio Assignment: The Role of the Nurse Informaticist in Systems Development and Implementation Introduction Nursing informatics is a subset of health information technology (HIT) that blends nursing, computing systems and information science to develop and maintain databases to support nursing practice. Nurses need information of a varied nature in care provision to understand patients’ needs…

Discussion: Healthcare Information Technology Trends – Week 6 Healthcare Information Technology Trends Throughout history, technological advancements have appeared for one purpose before finding applications elsewhere that lead to spikes in its usage and development. The internet, for example, was originally developed to share research before becoming a staple of work and entertainment. But technology—new and…

Discussion: Big Data Risks and Rewards Discussion – Week 5 COLLAPSE Big Data Risks and Rewards When you wake in the morning, you may reach for your cell phone to reply to a few text or email messages that you missed overnight. On your drive to work, you may stop to refuel your car. Upon…

Interactions between nurse informaticists and other healthcare professionals In the surgery department where I work as an intraoperative nurse, technology is of the utmost importance in maintaining the health of the patient. Within this department, there is a team approach to caring for patients under anesthesia, which includes, anesthesiologists, surgeons, scrub technicians, nurses, patient care…

Discussion: The Application of Data to Problem-Solving By Day 3 of Week 1 Post a description of the focus of your scenario. Describe the data that could be used and how the data might be collected and accessed. What knowledge might be derived from that data? How would a nurse leader use clinical reasoning and judgment…