Essentials of Nursing Science and Practice

Essentials of Nursing Science and Practice

The post consists of three asighnments

Topic: Essentials of Nursing Science and Practice

Order Description

Write a reflective assignment focusing on one aspect of physiological assessment, relevant to your field of practice.

Examples may include:
BMI (Body mass index)
Height/Weight
Assessment of effects and side effects of medicines
Pain assessment
Nutritional assessment
Fluid balance
Vital signs
Early warning score
Pressure area risk assessment
Wound assessment
Falls assessment
Continence assessment
Moving and handling assessment

Demonstrate evidence of reading around the theory of assessment as part of the nursing process, nursing models, holistic care and relationship/family centred care.

The reason for undertaking the aspect of physiological assessment and its’ relevance to the health care need of the service user
Identify the reason why the assessment was undertaken and state its’ relevance to the on-going health care need for the service user with reference to relevant theory. For example, undertaking blood pressure to identify risk of coronary heart disease or signs of dehydration, identifying BMI to identify need for healthy eating /maintaining healthy weight.
Strengths and limitations of assessment tools within physiological assessment
Consider how assessment tools were used in the physiological assessment process with reference to relevant theory. For example, collecting and using objective data to form baseline measurement, quantify risk, identify needs etc.

How service user involvement, care, compassion, privacy and dignity are maintained within the assessment process
With reference to relevant theory you may wish to discuss how you involved the service user in the assessment process, met the service user/carer’s needs for care, compassion, privacy, dignity, sensitivity etc. (taking into consideration social care needs where appropriate).

The role of communication skills within assessment
Consider how a range of communication skills were used in the physiological assessment process with reference to relevant theory. For example, the use of open and closed questions or active listening, verbal, non-verbal.

The role of observation skills within assessment
Consider how observation skills were used in the physiological assessment process with reference to relevant theory. For example, the appearance or behaviour of the service user

The role of recording skills within assessment
Consider the importance of documentation and accurate record keeping with reference to relevant theory.
A range of supporting literature should be used and referenced according to accepted conventions.

2: Gap Analysis

Order Description

The chief nursing officer in a large academic tertiary care center. An organization has had an increase in nosocomial infections. As the chief nursing officer, you want to combat this problem that is impacting patient care.
A. Discuss evidence-based practices for reducing nosocomial infections, including one item from each of the following areas with specific evidence for how the item reduces infections:
• products
• technology
• patient/family
• finances
• community relations

B. Analyze the impact of nosocomial infections on patient care.

C. Complete a gap analysis in which you do the following:1. Identify major causes that lead to the transmission of nosocomial infections.
2. Discuss the impact of stakeholder roles, responsibilities, and relationships on patient care outcomes.
3. Discuss the roles of infection control and education within the organization in the scenario and how they relate to each other.
4. Describe a strategy to combat the increase of nosocomial infections.
5. Discuss one goal for reducing nosocomial infections for each of the areas from part A1:
• products
• technology
• patient/family
• finances
• community relations

6. Discuss possible solutions to the gap, anticipating potential challenges and using information from the gap analysis.
a. Analyze one solution from part C6 to recommend in combatting nosocomial infections.

3:Project Management

think of a project you have been involved with at your place of employment. Think of that same project, imagine that you have been appointed the project manager, and complete the following: ? Create a schedule of the project tasks to be performed, and describe how the behavior of individual team members can determine the tasks they receive. ? In addition, describe the key processes you would follow when managing the project schedule, including how much oversight each project team member may require, again based on their behavior. ? Indicate how using the precedence diagram method can help you manage team tasks and avoid conflict within your team. ? Also, describe the role of the critical path method regarding task assignments and the negotiation of resource allocation within the project team. This assignment should consist of at least three pages, and any sources, including your textbook, should be cited and referenced properly using APA formatting.

Management