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Improving Medication Adherence among Type II Home Healthcare Diabetic Patients

Submitted by

Bola Odusola-Stephen

Direct Practice Improvement Project Proposal

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

May 12, 2021

GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY

Improving Medication Adherence among Type II Home Healthcare Diabetic Patients

by

Bola Odusola-Stephen

Proposed

May 12, 2021

DPI PROJECT COMMITTEE:

Maria Thomas, DNP, Manuscript Chair

Bamidele Jokodola, DNP, Committee Member

Abstract

Home healthcare programs are often effective since these programs offer techniques for improving health outcomes among diabetes patients. At the project site, although staff consistently assesses for patient medication adherence (MA), there is no standardized process for identifying and addressing MA. Medication Adherence Project (MAP) resources have been utilized in chronic disease management to improve MA. The purpose of this quantitative quasi-experimental project is to determine if or to what degree the implementation of Medication Adherence Project (MAP) resources, which include (1) the Questions to Ask Poster, (2) an Adherence Assessment Pad, and (3) the My Medications List, will impact medication adherence among type II diabetic home healthcare patients, ages 35 to 64 of a home healthcare organization located in urban Texas over a period of four weeks. The theoretical frameworks that will guide this direct practice improvement (DPI) project include the social cognitive theory and the attachment theory. MA rates will be abstracted from the project site’s EHR, based on documentation provided by home health personnel, and will be compared to baseline MA rates.

Keywords: home-based care, MAP resources, quantitative approach, medication adherence, diabetes mellitus type II

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Project 8 Background of the Project 9 Problem Statement 10 Purpose of the Project 14 Clinical Question 15 Advancing Scientific Knowledge 16 Significance of the Project 18 Rationale for Methodology 19 Nature of the Project Design 20 Definition of Terms 22 Assumptions, Limitations, Delimitations 23 Summary and Organization of the Remainder of the Project 25 Chapter 2: Literature Review 27 Theoretical Foundations 28 Review of the Literature 33 Strengthening the Relationships with Patients 35 Importance of Adhering to Medication Regimen 36 Tools/Support Strategies for Improving Self-Efficacy and Medication Adherence 39 Diabetes Care Concepts 40 Patient-Centeredness 40 Diabetes Across the Life Span 41 Advocacy for Individuals with Diabetes. 42 Summary 42 Chapter 3: Methodology 45 Statement of the Problem 46 Clinical Question 47 Project Methodology 49 Project Design 50 Population and Sample Selection 51 Sources of Data 53 Validity 55 Reliability 56 Data Collection Procedures 56 Data Analysis Procedures 58 Potential Bias and Mitigation 59 Ethical Considerations 60 Limitations 61 Summary 62 References 64 Appendix A 73 Appendix B 80

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Project

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020), diabetes impacts one in ten Americans. Furthermore, the prevalence of diabetes continues to rise and is projected to increase by 0.3% per year until 2030 (Lin et al., 2018). Two types of diabetes plague a large proportion of Americans: Type I diabetes and Type II diabetes. Type I diabetes is dependent on insulin, whereby the pancreas produces minimal amounts of insulin (Bellouet al., 2018). Type II diabetes is an impairment related to the body’s ability to regulate glucose (Bellou et al., 2018). There are ways to curtail the onset of Type II diabetes; however, once individuals are diagnosed with diabetes, there is no cure (Kvarnström et al., 2017).

Among individuals with Type II diabetes, proper and effective medication adherence is critical (Kvarnström et al., 2017). According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2003), “Increasing the effectiveness of adherence interventions may have a far greater impact on the health of the population than any improvements in specific medication treatment” (Brown & Bussell, 2011, para. 1). Furthermore, Kvarnström et al. (2017) stated that more than half of the population does not adhere to prescribed medication regimens, resulting in various health-related challenges. Health-related challenges associated with poor medication adherence include limited knowledge of health-related benefits, lack of proper technique for providing dosage, lack of patient self-management, and lifestyle constraints (Kvarnström et al., 2017). For individuals with Type II diabetes, lacking medication adherence can mean the difference between life and death (Rathish et al., 2019).

Various researchers have denoted the critical role that home healthcare providers play in promoting enhanced medication adherence (Bussell et al., 2017). Furthermore, the WHO, as cited by Brown and Bussell (2011), explained that five factors impact medication adherence, which include: (1) patient-related factors, (2) socioeconomic factors, (3) therapy-related factors, (4) condition-related factors, and (5) the health system/health care team-related factors. For this project’s purpose, the primary investigator (PI) will examine the impact/role that healthcare team members play in addressing patient-related factors that affect medication adherence among home healthcare diabetic patients. The health system/health care team-related factors.

The project was conducted to improve the patient’s adherence to medication to increase their overall health and wellbeing as it relates to diabetes mellitus. The primary investigator (PI) will also examine the impact/role that healthcare team members play in addressing patient-related factors that affect medication adherence among home healthcare diabetic patients. When diabetic patients do not adhere to their prescribed medication regime, they tend to have poor outcomes (Kvarnström et al., 2017).

Background of the Project Comment by Author: This heading is tagged with APA Style Level 2 heading.

Home-based healthcare has existed since 1909 (Choi et al., 2019). Since its inception, home-based healthcare has been perceived as a more costly method of patient care than expenses associated with hospitalization (Singletary, 2019). In the early 20th century, home-based healthcare was mainly practiced due to financial disparities, specifically since many individuals could not afford hospitalized care. Furthermore, home-based healthcare was also practiced due to medical inaccessibility, which often existed in African American communities due to limited access to resources (Choi et al., 2019).

Present-day, home-based healthcare is often selected due to an individual’s personal preferences. There are some situations in which individuals prefer the comforts of their own home compared to that of a hospital or group home (Bryant, 2018). As older generations continue to age, they often prefer to remain in their home for as long as possible. Given the needs of older generations and the impact of advances in healthcare and technology, the prevalence of home-based healthcare has exponentially grown (Wong et al., 2020). While home-based healthcare is not appropriate for all patients, Szanton et al. (2016) noted that this care option is best when an individual’s condition can be managed without admission to a hospital. Patients who have diabetes or hypertension are often recipients of home-based healthcare (Wong et al., 2020).

Home healthcare providers often visit patients and assess their blood pressure, cognitive functioning, and adherence to treatment proposals. During patient visits, home healthcare providers are responsible for biological assessments of patients (Wong et al., 2020). One of the vital functions of home healthcare providers is to ensure that patients are adhering to their medication regimen (Wong et al., 2020). According to Wong et al. (2020), medication adherence is predicated on medication understanding and education, which home healthcare providers should convey.

Adhering to diabetes medication regimen requirements can be complex. In fact, in a study by Raoufi et al. (2018), the researchers noted that 10% of diabetic patients did not correctly monitor their glucose levels, nor did they adhere to medication requirements. Dr. Goldbach, who is the Chief Medical Officer for Health Dialogue, stated, “There are programs that can be based on things like texting people, but what we’re highlighting is the fact that – especially for people with chronic illness that are facing challenges like depression, or transportation, or complexity of medication regimens – that these interpersonal, trusted interactions with a nurse tend to be very effective” (Heath, 2018, para. 8). Patients with diabetes often express difficulties in adhering to medication regimens, thereby reinforcing the critical role of receiving education from home healthcare providers (Wong et al., 2020). Comment by Author: Paraphrase please, there should only be on quote per chapter

In a study by Wong et al. (2020), home healthcare patients expressed that they did not have sufficient knowledge about the requirements associated with diabetes treatment. Often, diabetic home healthcare patients fail to practice medication adherence, thereby resulting in health complications due to unmanaged health conditions. Comment by Author: Need another sentence to equal a paragraph

Problem Statement

It is not known if or to what degree the implementation of the Medication Adherence Project (MAP) resources, which include (1) the Questions to Ask Poster, (2) an Adherence Assessment Pad, and (3) the My Medications List, will impact medication adherence among type II diabetic home healthcare patients, ages 35 to 64 of a home healthcare organization located in urban Texas over a period of four weeks. At the selected project site, a home healthcare organization located in urban Texas, the stakeholders have cited that medication adherence among diabetic patients is lacking. In fact, according to data obtained from the site’s electronic health record (EHR), home healthcare providers have documented that 10% of diabetic home healthcare patients are not adhering to their medication regimen. Although this percentage is under 10 percent lower than other percentages cited in the literature for medication non-adherence, in terms of chronic disease management, various researchers have noted the implications associated with lacking adherence to medication regimens (Brown & Bussell, 2011; Camacho et al., 2020; Hamrahian, 2020; Misquitta, 2020; Wood, 2012). Lacking medication adherence is especially troubling among diabetic patients. It can be due to inadequate drug-related knowledge, medication costs, poor understanding of medication regimen, etc., thereby reinforcing the need for this direct practice improvement (DPI) project (Heath, 2019; Sharma et al., 2020).

Kvarnström et al. (2017) emphasized healthcare providers play a critical role in ensuring medication adherence. While there are many reasons for lacking adherence among patients, for this project, the WHO’s (2019) focus on the role of healthcare team members in enhancing medication adherence will be addressed. To promote medication adherence among patients of a home healthcare facility, the primary investigator will use MAP resources.

As previously noted, among diabetic patients at the project site, medication non-adherence is 10%. While this level of medication non-adherence seems exceptionally low, it is essential to note that false reporting among patients may occur (Tedla & Bautista, 2017). Tedla and Bautista (2017) explained that “self-reported medication adherence is known to overestimate true adherence.” Choo et al. (2001) demonstrated that 21% of patients expressed non-adherence when in fact, after measuring adherence with electronic cap bottles, non-adherence rates were 42%. In-home healthcare settings, lacking adherence to diabetic regimens is 14% (Ong et al., 2018). It is important to note that the project site’s non-adherence rates might be similar to that of the national average; however, often, patients are wary about disclosing true non-adherence due to embarrassment, forgetfulness, and lacking knowledge about the importance of medication adherence. Comment by Author: Divide into two sentences for clarity 44 words, a sentence has 24 to 30 words

To improve patient-related outcomes and reduce preventable issues, home healthcare nursing staff members will utilize MAP tools, which were created by Starr and Sacks (2010). The tools utilized in this study, which are from Starr and Sacks’s (2010) MAP Toolkit and Training Guide resources, include: (1) the Questions to Ask Poster, (2) an Adherence Assessment Pad, and (3) the My Medications List. Before implementing these tools, the PI will provide a 30-minute information session on this project’s purpose and significance and provide detailed information about utilizing the MAP resources.

During the onset of this project, once home healthcare nursing staff members have attended the educational training session, the project will be implemented. Nursing staff members will first provide patients with the Questions to Ask Poster. The purpose of offering this poster to patients is to address the six questions about medication, thereby improving patients’ knowledge regarding their medication regimen and reasons for the regimen prescribed.

After addressing the six critical questions on the Questions to Ask Poster, patients will be provided with the Adherence Assessment Pad. The purpose of the Adherence Assessment Pad is to explore barriers that impact one’s adherence to the prescribed medication regimen. There are several factors, listed on the pad, that affect one’s medication adherence (e.g., [1] Makes me feel sick, [2] I cannot remember, [3] Too many pills, [4] Costs, [5] Nothing, and [6] Other). To further understand what might be preventing patients from adhering to their medication regimen, this resource is necessary to utilize.

Once barriers associated with medication adherence are identified, the nursing staff member will provide patients with the My Medications List. This list is essential to give the patients, as it allows providers and patients to converse about a schedule for taking one’s medication and details, in a sheet, when medication must be taken. According to Starr and Sacks (2010), “Filling out the Medication List may seem time-consuming. However, your initial investment will pay off, as patients better understand their regimens and adherence increases” (p. 17). In addition to the time-consuming nature of filling out the My Medications List, nursing staff members and patients might feel overwhelmed during this first session. However, it is important to note that subsequent nurse-patient home healthcare meetings will seem less intense after the first session because the My Medications List is the only MAP resource that will be consistently reviewed over the four weeks.

To evaluate the impact of the intervention, the PI will compare pre-project implementation medication non-adherence rates to post-project implementation medication non-adherence rates after implementing the MAP resources. Project participants will include Type II diabetes patients, ages 35-64, who are receiving home health services at the project site. Medication adherence data will be available through the project site’s EHR. This project will take place over four weeks.

Purpose of the Project

The purpose of this quantitative quasi-experimental project is to determine if or to what degree the implementation of the MAP resources, which will be delivered by home healthcare nursing staff members, will impact medication adherence when compared to current practice among type II diabetic patients, ages 35 to 64 of a home healthcare setting in urban Texas. Medication adherence is the dependent variable explored in this project and will be measured using data attained through the project site’s EHR. The MAP resources, which serve as the independent variables explored in this project, include (1) the Questions to Ask Poster, (2) an Adherence Assessment Pad, and (3) the My Medications List. Comment by Author: Spell out 1st time using

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d project site, which is located in urban Texas, serves an average of 100 patients. Of the total number of patients, approximately 30 patients have Type II diabetes. Patients with Type II diabetes, who are between the ages of 35 and 64 and are without cognitive or language deficits, will be the target population for this project. Exclusion criteria consists of age, gender, race, ethnicity, type of disease, treatment history, and other medical conditions. The project is significant since home-based healthcare services can enhance treatment initiative outcomes. Wong et al. (2020) stated that physicians visit patients to ensure proper status of patient’s blood pressure, cognitive functioning, and adherence to treatment proposals. Comment by Author: Complete this please

Starr and Sacks (2010) explained that engagement with healthcare providers is imperative, as these encounters can enhance patient-related health outcomes. Physical and cognitive assessments are conducted to ensure that patient-related home-based treatment approaches are effectively implemented. The project is vital as it may enhance positive healthcare outcomes, through improving medication adherence among Type II diabetic patients, using the MAP resources.

Clinical Question

The problem described above was used to create a clinical question. The problem was it was unknown if or to what degree the implementation of the MAP resources, which will be delivered by home healthcare nursing staff members, will impact medication adherence when compared to current practice among type II diabetic patients, ages 35 to 64 of a home healthcare setting in urban Texas. The clinical question results will be determined using data collected on the diabetic patient self-reported documentation on their adherence to medication administration as prescribed by their clinician. A clinical question should be relevant to the problem being investigated and formed to facilitate an answer (Leedy & Ormrod, 2013).

A well-developed clinical question must be related and relevant to patient care. This helps the primary investigator search for evidence-based answers. The clinical question that will direct this quality improvement project is: To what degree does the implementation of Medication Adherence Project resources, which include the Questions to Ask Pad, the Questions to Ask Poster, an Adherence Assessment Pad, and the My Medications List impact medication adherence among Type II diabetic home healthcare patients, ages 35 to 64 of a home healthcare organization located in urban Texas over a period of four weeks?

This project’s independent variable was implementing the Medication Adherence Project resources, which include the Questions to Ask Pad, the Questions to Ask Poster, an Adherence Assessment Pad, and the My Medications List impact medication adherence. The dependent variable was the Medication adherence attained through the project site’s EHR. Medication adherence has the potential to decrease the likelihood of complications related to diabetes. The adherence to medication attained via the EHR will be counted and the use of the MAP resource will be documented.

Chapter 2: Literature Review

Diabetes is a medical condition that is characterized by high blood sugar levels, and is managed with drugs and insulin. Blood sugar serves as the major producer of energy in the body, therefore conditions/factors interfering with blood sugar levels and mechanisms disrupt normal body activities. Optimal diabetes control requires patient engagement in various types of self-care activities, including adhering to the identified medication regimens, adjusting to various lifestyle changes, and monitoring blood glucose levels (Jajarmi, Ghanbari, & Baleanu, 2019).

Diabetes is a lifestyle disease, which can be prevented or avoided by making lifestyle changes. Disease management can also occur through adhering to one’s prescribed medication regimen(s). Medication adherence is important since it can help to reduce the likelihood of diabetes-related challenges and complications.

One of the most problematic issues associated with home care for diabetes patients is adherence to medications. According to Bonney (2016), patients take their medication as prescribed only 50% of the time. Furthermore, patients are often reluctant to share medication compliance details, thereby resulting in health-related complications. This project hopes to enhance medication adherence, at the project site, which offers home-based care to diabetes patients. This project will also analyze the role of educating patients on medication adherence in improving their medication adherence.

Chapter 2 provides a theoretical framework and an empirical framework. Medication taking behaviors among home-based healthcare diabetes patients is investigated. The chapter is divided into theoretical and empirical sections. The theoretical section reviews the two theories that will guide this project, which include the attachment theory and social cognitive behavior theory. In the empirical section, literature from peer-reviewed studies and projects is explored. Furthermore, literature gaps are identified.

The primary investigator (PI) utilized various databases to conduct a thorough review of the literature. Specifically, the PI systematically searched for reviews that reported various aspects associated with medication adherence among diabetic patients. Eighteen systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and narratives were analyzed and are included in this chapter. Overall, the literature review revealed six main sub-themes and other sub-themes that promote the importance of this direct practice improvement (DPI) project. Each of the key sub-themes is comprehensively discussed and details about the importance of these sub-themes, in terms of the project’s focus, are explored.

Theoretical Foundations

According to Liu and Butler (2016), medication adherence is considered to be the largest challenge that healthcare workers and patients encounter. Medication adherence is a critical issue that requires more attention. Two key theories are explored during this project, which attempts to explain the relationship between medical non-adherence among patients and how medication adherence can be enhanced among diabetic patients through improved interventions.

Attachment theory. The first theory that will guide this project is the attachment theory. Bowlby (1958) proposed that attachment is adaptive as it improves the infant’s chance of survival. The attachment theory is defined as being a psychological, evolutionary, and ethological associated theory concerning the aspects of relationships between individuals. The attachment theory is famous and has been used in healthcare practices for many years. The most vital tenet of the attachment theory is that young children usually need to develop a relationship with, at minimum, a single primary caregiver. The child’s caregiver assists in offering social and emotional support. Within this theory, the term “attachment” is usually utilized to refer to an affection bond or tie that is between a person and their attachment figure, who in this case is considered to be the child’s caregiver (Liu & Butler, 2016). In this project, the attachment figure is the patient’s home healthcare provider, as providers can assist in creating the best interventions for enhancing medication adherence among diabetic patients.

The biological purpose for the use of attachment theory is the facilitation of survival, while the psychological purpose of the theory is to offer security, thus making it a suitable theory to use. Attachment theory does not provide an exhaustive description of human relationships. Furthermore, this theory is not synonymous with feelings of love or affection. In child-adult relationships, the child is usually referred to as the attachment while the caregiver is usually defined as being the reciprocal equivalent, who in this case is called to provide the caregiving bond (Hunter & Maunder, 2016).

The modern attachment theory focuses on bonding, which is an intrinsic human need that can assist in regulating emotions, such as fear, which can result in improve vitality and can promote development. Common attachment behaviors and emotions are usually displayed in most social primates, including humans, and are considered to be adaptive. The long-term evolution of social primates has aided in identifying social behaviors that enable people and groups to survive. The commonly observed types of attachment behavior in toddlers, such as staying near familiar individuals, are based on safety advantages. According to Bretherton (1992), Bowlby and Ainsworth perceived the environment associated with early adaptation as similar to hunter-gatherer communities. There is a survival advantage in the capacity to effectively sense dangerous conditions, like the issue of unfamiliarity, loneliness, and rapid approach, through guidance and support.

The advancement of attachment is considered to be a transactional process. Particular attachment behaviors start as predictable innate behaviors in the infancy stage of life. The behaviors are altered with age in various ways that are determined partly by experience, as well as the various sit-upon elements. As the various attachments are altered throughout life, they are shaped by relationships.

According to Hunter and Maunder (2016), there are two key reasons why the attachment theory is considered effective for the following DPI. First, the theory acts as a solid foundation for the enhanced comprehension regarding the identified development of ineffective coping techniques, as well as the underlying dynamics associated with the emotional difficulties of the person. Clinicians can help people who have attachment anxiety and fail to comprehend past experiences. Through the involvement of caregivers and/or significant others, individuals can help to reshape their coping patterns.

Clinicians can help people who have attachment anxiety and avoidance to find the best alternative way to meet their various needs. Most of the individuals who seek help want to learn how they can employ different strategies for coping with the dysfunction in their daily lives. Furthermore, individuals often express the desire to modify their dysfunctional and/or inappropriate coping techniques. The desire to change/modify techniques is an essential aspect needed to encourage medication adherence. Before delivering appropriate and patient-specific advice and interventions, to diabetic patients of the selected project site, individuals may express that they would like to adhere to their medication regimens. It is important to note that for effective outcomes to be realized, it is critical to ensure that all of a patient’s basic needs are effectively met. Therefore, through understanding barriers and challenges associated with medication adherence, strategies can be created, which can result in effective patient-related outcomes (Hunter & Maunder, 2016).

Social cognitive theory (SCT). The social cognitive theory (SCT) is a critical theory that will be utilized during this DPI project. The SCT is utilized to explain how human behavior is associated with dynamic, reciprocal, and progressive types of interactions that exist between the person and his/her given surrounding (Bosworth, 2015). Therefore, the SCT is famous because it often proposes that identified behavior aspects are an outcome of the cognitive processes that individuals usually develop. Cognitive processes are developed through social knowledge acquisition.

According to Bosworth (2015), the SCT bases its focus on the concept of behavioral capability, which states that before any individual acting in a certain situation, the individual needs to have knowledge on what they need to do and the manner in which they need to do it. Bandura’s (1986) conceptual model regarding reciprocal determinism is often utilized in addressing all the personal determinants associated with health. Bandura (1986) postulated people often engage in cognitive, vicarious, self-reflective, and self-regulatory processes in hopes of attaining a given goal. Individuals can often change by identifying their actions and proactively engaging in their change-related behaviors. When people exercise individual control over their behaviors, thoughts, procedures, and motivations, enhanced outcomes can be achieved (Bosworth, 2015).

Bandura (1986) asserted without having any kind of aspirations, individuals usually course through life unmotivated and uncertain regarding their specific capabilities. Nonetheless, Bandura also stated that people who take part in health-promoting behavior have self-belief, which enables them to fully take control over their thoughts, feelings, and actions (Badura, 1986). Bosworth (2015) explained that self-control should get promoted since it improves the ability of individuals to adopt healthy habits. According to Bandura (1986), although the SCT acknowledges that patients must understand health-associated risks and the benefits of treatment to effectively perform health-associated behaviors, understanding, in itself, is not adequate.

Self-influences can help an individual to achieve various changes that will result in desired health-associated outcomes. An individual’s belief in his/her ability to achieve certain outcomes is a concept that is referred to as self-efficacy. The two types of cognitive processes that are involved in influencing behavior in the SCT are self-efficacy and outcome expectations (Bosworth, 2015).

According to Hadler, Sutton, and Osterberg’s (2020) findings, SCT is essential to encourage patient change. Healthcare workers who counsel patients with chronic medical illnesses, like HIV or diabetes, found that providing patients with vital knowledge can enhance their likelihood of adhering to health/lifestyle changes. Support groups can utilize the SCT to empower patients to effectively approach and address various issues associated with medication adherence. In addition, supportive types of relationships can be established to effectively strengthen the patient’s ability to adhere to his/her prescribed medication regimen.

The two theories (i.e., the attachment theory and the SCT) are associated with improved health-related adherence and enhanced clinical results. Through education and support, medication adherence can improve. The attachment theory and the SCT will be used during this project to aid in improving medication adherence among patients. Patients often need to be educated, by a trusted medical provider, about the benefits of medication adherence. Therefore, through using the MAP resources, which encourage patient-provider conversation and discussion, special interventions can occur, thereby improving medication adherence. Healthcare providers, of the selected project site, will encourage patients to make behavioral changes and will offer support/rationale for these changes, thereby likely improving medication adherence.

Review of the Literature

Medication adherence is a major healthcare challenge that impacts a patient’s quality of life. Researchers are constantly exploring ways to minimize medication non-adherence and continue to develop evidence-based strategies to improve medication adherence among patients. Medication non-adherence is a critical issue that deserves a higher level of attention. Understanding medication adherence-related barriers, addressing those barriers, and inspiring patients to change their actions/beliefs is an important step in improving health among patients.

At the selected project site, healthcare workers, who work directly with diabetic patients, believe it is critical to ensure medication adherence. Patients present with unique health-related challenges, thereby reinforcing the importance of minimizing health-related threats. Lacking medication adherence can mean the difference between life and death (Rathish et al., 2019). Adherence to antiretroviral therapy is considered a predictor of effective clinical outcomes among diabetic patients, which is one of the reasons why medication adherence is essential.

Medication adherenceThe term medication adherence refers to the art of taking medication as prescribed by a patient’s healthcare practitioners (Ahmed et al., 2018). Healthcare practitioners must ensure that the prescriptions that are provided to patients are suitable to the patient’s unique condition(s). Ahmed et al. (2018) stated that the quality of healthcare can be influenced by the ability of the body to respond to treatment. It is important to conduct physical assessments of patients so high-quality care is offered.

While medication adherence is important, there is a plethora of literature available that expresses the prevalence of medication non-adherence among patients. Various factors continue to impact medication adherence, which includes, but are not limited to, fear, costs, misunderstanding, too many medications, lack of symptoms, mistrust, worry, and depression (American Medical Association [AMA], 2020). To prevent medication non-adherence, providers can seek to understand the needs of patients and provide them with resources that can aid in overcoming non-adherence.

Enhancing medication adherence. To handle the issue of medication adherence among the diabetic patients who have had an issue with adherence to medication needs to come up with a variety of strategies that have been attained from scholarly reviews as well as journals for purposes of well researched data on the concept. Appropriate types of medications are usually considered to be the identified cornerstone regarding the prevention as well as disease treatment yet according to numerous research carried out, there is solely about half of the individual patients who adhere to the instructions of their prescribed medication (Bosworth, 2015). This usually causes a common as well as costly public health-associated challenge especially for the healthcare system in the US.

Since the aspect and issue of inappropriate as well as inefficient medication adherence are considered to be a complex change with a variety of contributing causes, there is no universal solution (Rodriguez-Saldana, 2019). The following theme breaks down into three subcategories that form the basis of the sub-themes associated with this theme. The sub-themes are used to offer a comprehensive analysis of all the vital types of interventions that are considered to be effective in enhancing medication adherence among diabetic patients but are also considered to be potentially scalable, that is they are easy to implement in any given scenario and population (Bosworth, 2015). Key traits that make these interventions effective are discussed throughout the DPI. The information offered under each sub-theme is vital to explain, as it can result in enhanced medication adherence through the implementation of documented and cost-effective solutions.

Strengthening the Relationships with Patients

Patients usually consider their healthcare providers (HCPs) as the most dependable source of data regarding their health condition and treatment. Patients are highly likely to effectively follow the treatment plan when they are involved in having a good relationship with their HCP due to the confidence and trust that has been built over time. Relationship building in healthcare is considered to be a vital aspect in the day to day lives of healthcare practitioners due to the nature of their job, which necessitates that they maintain long-term relationships with their patients for enhanced medication and treatment outcomes (Heston, 2018).

Trust is critical to developing, specifically since patients can experience improve health-related outcomes when they value relationships with their HCPs. Patients who have trust in their HCP often believe that their provider has a high level of competence and truly cares about their health-related outcomes (Heston, 2018). Mistrust develops when the patients attain unrealistic, inconsiderate, or insensitive advice from their HCPs, as well as feel some kind of emotional distance from them.

Importance of Adhering to Medication Regimen

Literacy is the ability to read and understand the different information that is provided to a person. Researchers have and continue to explore the impact of low literacy rates on patient compliance with medication regimens and other health-related advice (Glanz, Rimer, & Viswanath, 2015). An estimated 35% of American adults are considered to possess basic or below basic health literacy. Lacking literacy rates are a global concern and impact an individual’s ability to comprehend and read what is indicated on prescribed medicines or treatment sheets. Health literacy has been considered to be a vital aspect in receiving any kind of service. Health literacy helps diabetic patients comprehend the details of their care or seek further clarification if they do not understand the information (Glanz et al., 2015).

Given inadequate literacy rates, among members of the general population, world practitioners continue to create unique strategies that can be used to reduce lacking health adherence among patients with diabetes. Improved literacy is a theme that should be of the utmost priority, specifically since it creates the foundation for long-term sustained profitability. Furthermore, as patients can understand the importance of medication compliance, adherence to medication regimens improves (Glanz et al., 2015).

Using universally implemented and published resources that can improve medication adherence is important. Tools and resources can be utilized by HCPs to identify patients who are not taking their prescribed medications. Prescriptions need to be taken seriously for exceptional results and for the continued well-being of patients who have critical illnesses like diabetes.

The use of simple language by HCPs, as well as by medication manufacturers, can encourage providers to meet patients where they are and utilize teach-back techniques to ensure a patient’s understanding of his/her prescribed medication regimen. Teach-back methods have been utilized to enhance medication adherence among many types of non-adhering patients. Most of the time people opt to not take their medication as they cannot read all the instructions written on the medicine and are afraid that they will die, especially in the cases that they mistake those drugs for poison or some drug that may look like a famous poison causing death. This is a key issue that has left most of the people victims of non-adherence (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2018).

Reading instructions and making a patient understand what is written on a medicine bottle or package should never be taken for granted as it is key for determining how patients will effectively or ineffectively adhere to the given drugs for treatment and disease control purposes. For the medical practitioner to be aware and sure that what they have explained to the patients has been delivered safely and appropriately, there is the need for a verification test. The patients as well as their identified support individuals need to be asked to explain in their own words stating what they have understood from everything the practitioner has told them regarding their health, along with drug management and intake. This teaching back method is vital in offering additional data on the key topic of interest; thus it should be used often.

Concerns associated with the issues of side effects can be challenges to medication regimen adherence, especially when the given advantages associated with taking the medication are not properly comprehended. To minimize the potential concerns that are associated with the side effects of drugs, since this can be identified as one of the reasons why patients may opt to not adhere to medications in fear that they will experience the side effects and be greatly inconvenienced, there is the need for HCPs to offer the relevant data regarding the common types of side effects when they are in the prescription process.

There have been issues of people and patients dying or experiencing very negative and disturbing side effects when it comes to them taking the medication prescribed by their doctors. These cases have always been used as examples to explain the reason why people have been reluctant to take medications for prolonged periods. When an individual has a critical illness, it is not uncommon that he/she needs to take the prescribed medication for a long period, as this can result in improved medication efficiency. Lacking understanding of medication-related details has caused patients to withdraw from their prescribed medication regimen, which is due to lacking knowledge and prolonged side effect issues that are associated with their medication (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2016). For example, when offering metformin, to enable adherence to the drug there is a need to inform patients that are suffering from diarrhea during their time of prescription to anticipate that the loose bowel issues will be over in about a week if the drug is continued. It is also vital to offer brief explanations about medication side effects and benefits due to time limitations. If a patient cannot have additional time with his/her provider, then other members of the health care team should aid in answering their questions and provide additional education. Education can be in the form of printed handouts, websites, or a teaching module that should be readily available for use with the identified patient.

In summary, among Americans, the level of medication illiteracy is assumed to be high. This significantly contributes to the difficulties faced by patients when they are required to follow instructions. There is a need for practitioners to take time and educate patients on the right measures to take. Educated patients will have a better understanding of the actions to take, which can positively impact their health-related outcomes.

Tools/Support Strategies for Improving Self-Efficacy and Medication Adherence

Using tools and instruments that are considered effective and appropriate is vital in supporting adherence in different ways and in achieving self-efficacy among the various patients. Positive family and social support are considered to be vital aspects associated with adherence to the issue of diabetes management (Rodríguez-Saldana, 2019). The engagement of family members can enhance self-care activities for patients suffering from diabetes, including eating effective and healthy foods, keeping fit, monitoring blood glucose, and adhering to medication.

A web-based portal is an innovative resource that can be used to assist patients. This web-based portal can improve medication reconciliation processes among patients and providers. The web-based portal can help patients with various regimens navigate challenges. Furthermore, this medication information, available through the portal can help individuals understand medication requirements, as the portal often helps to clarify and verify inaccuracies. The web portal aims to enhance medication adherence and prevent the improved use of the medication (Forman & Shahidullah, 2018).

When patients can verify information in their electronic medical records to ensure proper medication adherence, this can enhance patient well-being. The EMR provides an accurate list of a patient’s medications and provides detailed medication information (e.g., type of drug, what the drug is used to treat, frequency of drug use, etc.). Also, the use of screening tests is vital in understanding how well patients are taking their drugs. If there is no consistency in medication-taking then motivation aspects should be utilized to enhance adherence (Eskola, Waisanen, Viik, & Hyttinen, 2018).

In summary, the simultaneous utilization of tools and instruments plays an essential role in upholding medication adherence. Having a supportive and positive-minded family also plays an essential role in supporting the self-efficacy of the patients. Innovation should be incorporated in searching for medications. This will be advantageous because of the contemporary rapid advancement in technology.

Diabetes Care Concepts

When dealing with patients who are reluctant to take their medications, various care concepts must be understood. Through improving one’s literacy, knowledge about the medication, and offering patient-specific details, enhanced outcomes can occur. Improved medication adherence can result in enhanced patient outcomes, thereby reinforcing positive long-term health-related outcomes. The following themes noted below, provided comprehensive knowledge, as well as in-depth illustrations, about the distinct components associated with clinical control for patients who have been diagnosed with diabetes. The review offers effective clinical practice guidelines, which must be considered, to enhance population health. It is important to note that to ensure identified optimal outcomes (discussed below), individualized patient care is critical.

Patient-Centeredness. Patient-centeredness entails ensuring that all the identified interventions described in the first theme are focused on the individual patient who is being helped to effectively adhere to the given medication during home care settings. Patients who have been diagnosed with various critical illnesses and have been asked to go home for home-based care have been associated with poor adherence to the medications they are given when they are discharged from the hospital (Steinberg & Miller, 2015).

Practice recommendations, whether they are focused on evidence or expert opinion, are intended to offer the desired guidance on an overall approach to care (da Costa, van Mil, & Alvarez-Risco, 2018). The science, as well as the art associated with medicine, usually come together when the identified clinician is experiencing or has experienced some sort of situation whereby, they have to make treatment recommendations for any patient who would be considered to not have effectively met the eligibility criteria for the studies on which the given guidelines were based.

Diabetes Across the Life Span. An increment in the identified proportion associated with patients that suffer from diabetes is usually considered to be mostly adults (Balogh, Miller, & Ball, 2015). For the less salutary reasons, the identified incidences associated with type II diabetes are considered to be highly increasing in the creating in the children as well as the young adults. Patients that possess type II diabetes as well as those that have type I diabetes are considered to have good lives even in their older age, which is regarded as a stage of life whereby there is minimal evidence from the identified clinical traits to be used in the guidance of therapy (Bonney, 2016). All these toes of demographic alterations are usually involved in highlighting another key challenge to high-quality diabetic patient care. In this case, the identified need is usually considered to be the enhancement of the coordination between clinical teams as well as patients in the effective transitioning via the dysfunction phases enticed in life span (Corcora & Roberts, 2015).

Advocacy for Individuals with Diabetes. Advocacy is a vital aspect in healthcare since it addresses the needs of the patient who need the utmost help and care, thereby allowing them to go back to their previous health state (D’Onofrio, Sancarlo, & Greco, 2018). Advocacy is an aspect that can be referred to as active support, as well as engagement, that aims to effectively develop a cause as well as a policy (Mollaoglu, 2018). Furthermore, advocacy is usually needed to enhance the lives of individuals suffering from diabetes. The various issues that diabetic patients experience, such as obesity, physical inactivity, and societal challenges reinforce the need for advocacy (Firstenberg & Stanislaw, 2017).

Summary

The existence of chronic illnesses such as diabetes requires studying affected persons to limit negative events. The proposed intervention techniques should be studied to limit the occurrence of diabetes-related issues like frequent urination, fatigue, and thirst. The issues affect an individual’s capability to function in life. Optimal adherence to prescribed medications can be entailed in the decrement of complications, also enhancing clinical outcomes and saving healthcare-associated costs.

The DPI project has been constructed using careful techniques that promote the development of patient initiatives. The purpose of the project is to ensure that diabetic patient care techniques get applied to enhance the validity of treatment proposals. There are practical solutions to limiting the effects of diabetes, which require careful adherence (Nunes, 2015).

Medication adherence is considered to be the largest challenge that healthcare workers, as well as their patients, are facing in their daily lives. It is often considered to be a critical issue that deserves a higher level of attention. Inspiration along with the act of supporting patients to take their identified medications as prescribed can be a great issue, however, it is considered to possess the capability to possess the highest effect on their identified long term associated health as the well as on the economic well-being regarding the healthcare system of the nation.

Two theories will be used to guide this direct practice improvement project, which includes: the attachment theory and the SCT. The identified theories point to the possibility of solving the problem of poor medication taking behaviors through the use of attachment and social learning. The theories reveal that medication taking is learned and can be enhanced through the use of cognitive behavior change.

The empirical review points to the complications caused by lack of medication adherence in diabetes patients. It also highlights possible ways in which health care providers can help patients better adhere to medication through strategies such as advocacy and patient-centeredness. Overall, medication adherence is important to the treatment and effective management of diabetes in patients, and health care providers can play a vital role in ensuring that diabetes patients learn the importance of adherence.

Chapter 3: Methodology

Medication adherence is a critical aspect in minimizing the impact of negative patient-related outcomes among those with chronic illnesses. According to Ahmed et al. (2018), medication adherence, for the purpose of this practice improvement project, refers to the extent to which a home-based care patient can correctly take his/her medication in the absence of health practitioners. Medication adherence requires the patient to adhere and comply with all the medical instructions given (Bellou et al., 2018). Ahmed et al. (2018) noted that diabetes impacts one in ten Americans. Furthermore, the prevalence of diabetes continues to rise and is projected to increase each year by 0.3% by 2030 (Lin et al., 2018). There are two types of diabetes that plague a large proportion of Americans: type I diabetes, which is insulin-dependent, and type II diabetes, which is glucose related (Bellou et al., 2018). There are ways to curtail the onset of type II diabetes; however, once individuals are diagnosed with diabetes, there is no cure (Bellou et al., 2018).

This chapter’s purpose aims to determine if the implementation of the MAP resources, which will be delivered by home healthcare nursing staff members, will impact medication adherence.

The chapter is organized into sections. Chapter 3 details information about the methodology that will be used during this project. Information about the project’s design, selection of the sample, instrumentation, validity, and reliability are presented. Additionally, data collection procedures, data analysis procedures, ethical considerations, and limitations are included in this chapter.

Statement of the Problem

It is not known if or to what degree the implementation of the Medication Adherence Project (MAP) resources, which include (1) the Questions to Ask Poster, (2) an Adherence Assessment Pad, and (3) the My Medications List, will impact medication adherence among type II diabetic home healthcare patients, ages 35 to 64 of a home healthcare organization located in urban Texas over a period of four weeks. At the selected project site, which is a home healthcare organization located in urban Texas, the stakeholders have cited that medication adherence among diabetic patients is lacking. In fact, according to data obtained from the site’s EHR, home healthcare providers have documented that 10% of diabetic home healthcare patients are not adhering to their medication regimen. At the project site, failure to adhere to the prescribed medication regimen has resulted in the limited capability to deal with diabetes related issues. Various researchers have noted the implications associated with lacking adherence to medication regimens, specifically among diabetic patients, thereby reinforcing the need for this practice improvement project (Ahmed et al., 2018).

Clinical Question

Prior studies have demonstrated that medication adherence among home-based care patients is lacking. Researchers have explained that medication non-adherence is often due to a variety of factors, which include lack of knowledge, trust, fear, and inadequate monitoring. Wolff-Baker and Ordona (2019) noted that there is usually nobody to remind patients to take medication the right way. Furthermore, many patients do not understand the importance of medication adherence, which is another issue that healthcare providers can aid patients in overcoming. The clinical question that will guide this direct practice improvement project is:

Q1: Does using the MAP resources improve medication adherence among home health diabetic patients?

Many researchers have explored ways to improve medication adherence among patients. To enhance medication adherence among home healthcare diabetic patients, a quantitative, quasi-experimental design approach will be utilized. Specifically, the PI will utilize the MAP Toolkit and Training Guide resources, which include: (1) the Questions to Ask Poster, (2) an Adherence Assessment Pad, and (3) the My Medications List.

The PI will evaluate how the use of the newly implemented MAP protocol contributes to medication adherence among patients over four weeks. Using the project site’s EHR, pre-project data will be analyzed from April 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021. The purpose of examining this pre-implementation project data is to determine if or to what degree the implementation of Medication Adherence Project resources may enhance medication adherence. Medication adherence among type II diabetic home healthcare patients, ages 35 to 64, will be explored by comparing pre-project implementation data to post-project implementation data. Currently, nursing staff members, of the selected project site, assess medication adherence by conducting interviews.

Unfortunately, the method of assessing medication adherence differs among nursing staff members. Furthermore, no tools or resources that are highly cited and/or evidence-based are utilized to assess medication adherence. Since there is no site-specific patient protocol developed or utilized to encourage medication adherence among patients, this project is necessary to ensure process standardization and to ensure that any patient-specific medication adherence barriers are properly addressed.

Medication adherence, which is the dependent variable explored in this project, will be measured using data attained through the project site’s EHR. The MAP resources, which serve as the independent variables explored in this project, include (1) the Questions to Ask Poster, (2) an Adherence Assessment Pad, and (3) the My Medications List.

Table 1

Characteristics of Variables

Variable Variable Type Level of Measurement
MAP Resources Independent Nominal
Medication Adherence Dependent Nominal

Project Methodology

A quantitative methodology is appropriate for this project because of the clinical question being answered. According to Fain (2017), this research methodology focuses on objective measurements and analyzes the data collected through statistical, numerical, or mathematical analyses. Quantitative methodology also uses computational techniques to manipulate pre-existing statistical data. Usually, it is applied to test if certain theories and assumptions are true or false. According to Zaccagnini and Pechacek (2019), the two important foundational aspects of projects that use quantitative methodology are that they build on results and evidence from past research and that they usually form the basis for future research.

Specifically, the PI plans to analyze the impact of the change initiative pre-and post-project implementation, in which data from the project site’s EHR will be obtained. The project site data, about medication adherence, is quantifiable and objective data that is related to the clinical question and PICO question being explored during this project. To assess the impact of the intervention, numerical data will be analyzed using statistical analyses.

A quantitative methodology is the preferred methodology to utilize for this project, as compared to a qualitative methodology because compliance with medication adherence will be analyzed. If the PI wanted to learn more about common themes or issues impacting medication non-adherence, then a qualitative methodology, using interviews or focus groups, may have been utilized. Qualitative methods do not allow for numerical data to be compared. For this project, numerical data will be collected pre-and post-project implementation. All numerical results will be analyzed using statistical methods to explore the impact of the MAP resources. Based upon the data results, project-related conclusions will be made.

Project Design

This quality improvement project will use a quasi-experimental design as the principal evaluation method (Handley, Lyles, McCulloch, & Cattamanchi, 2018). The purpose of a quasi-experimental design is to compare data pre-and post-project implementation to explore the impact of a specific intervention. For this project, the impact of MAP resources as compared to current practice at the project site will be assessed. The PI will determine if the implementation of the intervention improved medication adherence among diabetic patients.

Since this project aims are to compare current practice versus the implementation of this project on enhancing medication adherence, numerical data will be collected and analyzed. Demographic data will also be collected during this project, which will be extracted from the project site’s EHR. Specifically, information about the gender and age of each participant will be attained. At the project site, there are 100 patients of which 30 have been diagnosed with type II diabetes. Using a G*power analysis, helps to determine the sample size for the study, which will help with the probability of detecting a “true” effect of comparing two different diets, A and B, for diabetic patients. Therefore, a minimum sample of 20 participants will involve in this project to ensure constancy of program design, implementation, and evaluation. It is important to note that although 30 of the patients, at the project site, have been diagnosed with type II diabetes, not all potential participants will meet the eligibility criteria. As previously noted, type II diabetes home healthcare patients must be between the ages of 35 to 64 and must not have any cognitive issues that would impair them from partaking in this project.

Pre-project implementation data and post-project implementation data, which will be reported in the EHR, by nursing staff members of the selected project site, will be analyzed. SPSS version 25 will be utilized to determine the impact of the intervention in improving medication adherence among patients. Given the benefits of the MAP resources, in enhancing medication adherence, it is the hope of the PI that medication adherence will be improved at the selected project site.

Population and Sample Selection

The term population reflects that main group of focus that possesses similar characteristics or traits. Therefore, the population for this project is type II diabetes patients who receive care through home healthcare organizations. Since the PI cannot incorporate the involvement of all type II diabetes patients who receive care through home healthcare organizations, throughout the world, the PI is therefore relying on a select sample. A sample refers to a subset of the population. The sample is type II diabetes patients of a home healthcare organization that is located in urban Texas.

The PI will use a non-probability sampling technique to carry out this project. Specifically, a convenience sample will be used because of ease of access to this particular group of individuals. The purpose of convenience sampling is to obtain information about the population of interest through accessing individuals who are easy to reach. Home healthcare patients, of the selected project site, will comprise the project’s sample.

Individuals who are eligible to participate in this project must meet the following criteria: (1) have a type II diabetes diagnosis, (2) be between the ages of 35 to 64, (3) be cognitively capable of engaging in this project (i.e., no mental impairments), and (4) be a home healthcare patient of the selected project site. According to a Texas Medicaid and Texas Diabetes Council report (2020), which provides the most up-to-date information about hospital claims from diabetes patients in 2019, 82,708 outpatient hospital claims were made by diabetes patients. Furthermore, 193,551 professional claims were made by Medicaid clients in 2019 (Texas Diabetes Council, 2020). The information reported by the Texas Diabetes Council (2020) is significant because it reinforces the prevalence of diabetes in the state of Texas where this project is to be carried out.

According to a study by the United Health Foundation (2019), the prevalence of diabetes among residents of Texas continues to increase. In the United States, according to the CDC (2019), approximately 10.7% of adult females have diabetes. In the state of Texas, 11.5% of females have diabetes. Furthermore, the prevalence of diabetes among U.S. males is 11.4%, while the prevalence of diabetes among Texan males is 13.0% (CDC, 2019). These findings reinforce the higher prevalence of diabetes among Texas residents.

At the selected project site, which provides home healthcare to 100 individuals, approximately 30% have a type II diabetes diagnosis. Of those individuals with a type II diabetes diagnosis 66% likely meet the inclusion criteria for participating in this project. As noted above, to determine the estimated sample size needed to encourage statistical significance, a power analysis was conducted. Based upon the effect size, the sample size, and the variability, it was determined that the ideal sample size for this project is 20, this relates to the G*power participants.

Sources of Data

The tools utilized in this project, which are from Starr and Sacks’s (2010) MAP Toolkit and Training Guide resources, include: (1) the Questions to Ask Poster, (2) an Adherence Assessment Pad, and (3) the My Medications List. The first MAP tool that will be utilized is the Questions to Ask Poster. The Questions to Ask Poster is a tool that encourages patients to ask providers about their medication(s). The Questions to Ask Poster will be presented by home health nursing staff members and will be reviewed with type II diabetes patients. Home health nursing staff members will address all of the six questions on this poster, which include: (1) “Why do I need to take this medicine?,” (2) “Is there a less expensive medicine that would work as well?,” (3) “What are the side-effects and how can I deal with them?,” (4) “Can I stop taking any of my other medicines?,” (5) “Is it okay to take my medicine with over-the-counter drugs, herbs, or vitamins?,” and (6) “How can I remember to take my medicine?”

When barriers associated with medication adherence are addressed, in terms of knowledge, expenses, side effects, etc., patients typically feel more empowered. Furthermore, according to Starr and Sacks (2010), it is not uncommon for patients to feel surprised that they can ask these questions. The researchers noted that the Questions to Ask Poster aided individuals in feeling empowered, provided them with a list of questions that they normally would not ask, gave patients an idea of how to ask certain questions and what questions would be meaningful to them, and provided patient relief (Staff & Sack, 2010).

After discussing information and addressing all of the questions on the Questions to Ask Poster, the Adherence Assessment Pad will be given to all patients. The Adherence Assessment Pad explores answers to the following question, “What gets in the way of taking your medicine(s)?” The questions on the Adherence Assessment Pad include: (1) Makes me feel sick, (2) I cannot remember, (3) Too many pills, (4) Costs, (5) Nothing, and (6) Other. Nursing staff members will be asked to assume that individuals are not properly taking their medication. Through making this assumption, nurses can gain stronger insight into barriers that impact patients. For example, if cost-related concerns were denoted by the patient, then the nurse would likely go back to the patient’s primary care provider (PCP) and discuss why costs are impacting medication adherence. The process of exploring individual concerns with the patient’s care team can result in collaboration and enhanced patient-related outcomes.

It is important to note that if individuals cannot remember to take their medication, appropriate resources will be provided. According to Starr and Sacks (2010), “The question encourages truthful discourse, validates a positive response” (p. 16). Through encouraging truthfulness, individuals will feel empowered to express their concerns, which will allow for resources to be offered as appropriate based upon the patient’s concerns.

The final tool that will be utilized is the My Medications List. The My Medications List details information, in chart form, which will be discussed by the nursing staff member and patients. The purpose of the My Medications List is to encourage medication adherence among patients. The nursing staff provider and patients will discuss all of the categories in the chart, which include: (1) Name and Doses of My Medicine, (2) This Medication is for My Diabetes, (3) When Do I Take and How Much [options include: morning, noon, evening, and bedtime], and (4) I Will Remember to Take My Medicine _____ [note: the blank will be filled in]. It can be time-consuming to fill out this list, but it’s important to note that likely, once the patient and the provider work on the list together, patients will buy into the chart requirements and, therefore, improve their medication adherence. After filling out this chart, unless modifications are needed, subsequent visits will not require the chart to be filled out again.

In addition to the aforementioned instruments that will be utilized, it is important to note that information from the project site’s EHR will be collected. As mentioned above, pre-and post-project implementation data will be collected and analyze to determine the impact of the MAP intervention. Specifically, the PI will examine medication adherence rates from April 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021 to determine adherence rates before the project was implemented and four weeks after the project’s implementation.

Validity

There are various types of validity which include face validity, content validity, criterion validity, and discriminant validity. In terms of the MAP toolkit, the resources that are utilized, at face value, explore the topic of interest. For example, the researchers noted the instrument had strong validity in terms of attaining detailed feedback from participants regarding their lacking adherence to their prescribed medication regimen. The statements that were asked of participants, using the MAP resources, had good face validity and seek to encourage adherence to one’s medication regimen.

It is important to note that from 2007 to 2009, the MAP project was developed and included a group of professionals from the Fund for Public Health in New York and the New York City Department of Public Health and Mental Hygiene. The professionals developed and implemented a training course and toolkit, based upon years of experience. Professionals who were involved in this effort included physicians, pharmacists, nurses, medical assistance, nutritionist, social workers, and health workers (Starr & Sacks, 2010). In addition to making improvements from 2008 to 2010, when the study was published, about ways to strengthen the toolkit’s content, expert guidance and support were offered from key stakeholders who are knowledgeable in their field. Based upon expert feedback, modifications to the MAP toolkit were made (Starr & Sacks, 2010). The recommendation set forth, in terms of toolkit improvements, are aligned with best practices noted by the CDC and other healthcare governing bodies.

Reliability

The reliability of the instrument refers to its consistency of a measure. Often times three different types of consistency are explored, which include inter-rater reliability, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability. For the purpose of the MAP toolkit, inter-rater reliability was confirmed (Starr & Sacks, 2010). Observers noted the same benefits associated with utilizing the instrument, which was aligned with the findings in the literature about the processes associated with collecting information concerning medication adherence.

Over time, researchers have utilized the MAP toolkit and noted its benefits. In fact, in a study published by Harrell (2017), which was conducted over 90 days, weekly medication adherence rates were assessed. Before the implementation of the study, Harrell (2017) cited that 78% of patients did not adhere to their prescribed medication regimen. After the three-month implementation of this project, 56% of patients (those who originally cited lacking adherence rates) noted improved medication adherence, thereby reinforcing the benefits of this toolkit.

Data Collection Procedures

After obtaining approval from Grand Canyon University’s Institutional Review Board, the PI will reach out to the administrator and the Director of Nursing at the project site who will assist in scheduling a time for the educational training sessions to take place. Ideally, these training sessions will be offered twice, so nursing staff members who work on weekends will be able to participate. Once ideal times are determined, two face-to-face training sessions will be conducted. During these training sessions, the PI will provide information about current medication adherence rates at the selected project site and will compare these rates to the national average. Then, the PI will explain details about the MAP resources. The PI will use a PowerPoint presentation to conduct this training, which will be provided to participants. In addition to providing participants with the PowerPoint slides, the PI will also insert all relevant MAP resource information into a binder. All training participants, upon the completion of the training, will have a binder to take with them.

The PI will also work with the Information Technology Department, at the project site, to ensure that the three MAP resources, which will be utilized during this project, are input into the site’s EHR. Over four weeks, nursing staff members, who engaged in the educational training session, will be required to utilize the MAP resources. As noted above, the MAP resources, at first, will take a bit longer to complete, specifically since the following resources need to be explored during Week 1: (1) the Questions to Ask Poster, (2) an Adherence Assessment Pad, and (3) the My Medications List. Furthermore, since providers will be educating individuals about their medication adherence (i.e., using the Questions to Ask Poster) and will be exploring barriers associated with medication adherence (i.e., using an Adherence Assessment Pad), this initial phase, during Week 1, will be time-consuming. In subsequent weeks (Weeks 2-4), unless a huge revision is made to one’s My Medications List, then the process of examining medication adherence and answer questions will take no longer than ten minutes.

Each week, nursing staff members will record medication adherence information in the patient’s EHR. If the patient expresses that he/she has not adhered to the medication regiment, during the previous week, lacking adherence information will be recorded in the system. Upon the completion of the four-week project, all information, input by nursing staff members into the EHR, will be assessed. The PI will compare pre-project implementation medication adherence rates to post-project implementation medication adherence rates. In addition to exploring medication adherence rates after the implementation of this project, pre-project implementation adherence rates will be explored over four weeks from April 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021.

Once pre-project implementation data and post-project implementation data are obtained, the results will be statistically analyzed. The PI will work with a statistician, who will assist in the data analysis process. Data will be compared analyze using various statistical techniques. For more about data analysis procedures, explore the heading below.

Data Analysis Procedures

For this project, data will be analyzed to explore if medication adherence improved among type II diabetic patients after the implementation of the MAP resources. The collected data, pre-and post-project implementation, will be inserted into a Microsoft Excel document, which will be provided to the PI by ___who____. Once information is inserted into the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, missing data, if applicable, will be coded or excluded, depending on the recommendation set forth by the PI’s statistician. The Microsoft Excel spreadsheet will then be imported into SPSS version 28.

For this project, data will be analyzed to explore if medication adherence improved among type II diabetic patients after the implementation of the MAP resources. The collected data, pre-and post-project implementation, will be inserted into a Microsoft Excel document, which will be provided to the PI by the secretary. Once information is inserted into the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, missing data, if applicable, will be coded or excluded, depending on the recommendation set forth by the PI’s statistician. The Microsoft Excel spreadsheet will then be imported into SPSS version 28.

To explore the impact of the MAP resources on improving medication adherence, a t-test will be used. For this project, data will be provided in written format, as well as in tables and figures. It is important to note that descriptive statistics will be used to measure central tendency and standard deviations across the variable groups. T-test will be used to compare the means between the two groups. The two groups that will be explored in this project are the pre-project implementation group and the post-project implementation group. It is important to note that demographic data will also be explored to determine if certain demographic variables impact medication adherence rates. A p-value of 0.05 will be used to determine statistical significance.

Potential Bias and Mitigation

There is a number of sources of potential bias that may exist throughout this project. While biases are present in most projects, it is important to formulate a proactive solution about how to mitigate biases. One potential source of bias is recall bias, which references what happens when a person self-reports information. Sometimes, self-reporting surveys are inaccurate, as patients do not feel comfortable reporting the truth or forget valuable details.

For the purpose of this project, diabetic patients will be required to respond to MAP resources, which address information about medication adherence. Based on the patient’s memory, the information may or may not be accurate. To improve the accuracy of the data obtained, the nursing staff members will encourage patients to fill out documents (as appropriate) daily and to determine a set time to report information in these documents.

Ethical Considerations

An authorization letter has been obtained from the project site (Appendix B). The project has also been submitted to the project site for Institutional Review Board (IRB) exemption approval (Appendix B). The project will be submitted to Grand Canyon University’s IRB for review (Appendix B).

Before this project is conducted, the PI will attain permission from the project site’s IRB and GCU’s IRB. Once permission is obtained, the project will begin. There are two groups of project participants who will engage in this project. The first group of participants is home healthcare nurses of the selected project site. Considering the support by the project site, for this initiative, all nursing staff members will be asked to implement the newly implemented processes when interacting with eligible participants. Therefore, participation among nursing staff members is not voluntary as this is a sitewide effort, which is supported by organizational stakeholders. The other group involved in this project includes patient participants. Nursing staff members will provide patient participants with information about all aspects of the project.

Three MAP resources will be used during this project. The purpose of using these three resources is to provide patient-specific training and details about medication adherence. All attained data will be gathered by nursing staff members, whether in written or verbal then transcribed form, and will be entered into the patient’s EHR. Considering that the EHR is only available to individuals of the selected project site, who have an account and password, no unique identifiers will be used. Paper-based questionnaire information and verbal notes, from patient-provider interactions, will be input into the EHR by the end of the provider’s shift.

Data will be extracted from the EHR, after the four-week project timeline, by the PI. It is important to note that the data files, which will be presented to the PI pre-and post-project implementation, will not include any patient identifiers. For example, only relevant project-related data will be attained, which is related to the patient’s age, race, and gender. Furthermore, data regarding medication adherence among type II patients will be obtained. The data files, which will be sent to the PI via email, will be encrypted. Furthermore, the data files will only be accessible to the PI using her work computer. Aggregate data will only be shared, as needed, with individuals who are directly impacted by the project’s implementation (e.g., organizational stakeholders and nursing staff members).

All project-related data will be maintained by the PI for a period of three years, which is aligned with the requirements set forth by GCU’s IRB. After the three-year timeframe is over, the PI will dispose of project-related data. The PI’s work computer will be scrubbed of these data files.

Limitations

There are several limitations to this project, which must be explored. First, it is important to note that the project’s timeframe is short. Due to this four-week timeframe, it might be difficult to assess the true impact of the intervention. The second limitation is that the sample size set for this research project is also relatively small. In March of 2021, the home healthcare system serviced approximately 100 patients of which 30 were diagnosed with type II diabetes. While the sample size as relevant to the project site’s patient population is large, given the overall sample size (n = 30), it may be difficult to generalize the results of this project.

It is important to note the only patients who will engage in this project are those who have been diagnosed with type II diabetes and are between the ages of 34 to 65, thereby further limiting the project’s sample. While there is much merit in utilizing the MAP tools, the overarching effectiveness of this tool might be difficult to determine given eligibility requirements

This project is also limited by the data collection technique that will be used. For example, since a lot of the data gathered is self-reported, patients may overinflate information about medication adherence. If incorrect information is provided by patients the project’s overall results will be impacted (Brown, Kaiser, & Allison, 2018).

Delimitations

The study had the following Delimitations:

1. Due to convenience and university policies, there will be a small sample size of 20 participants. The consequence is that, it might negatively influence the transferability of study findings because of limited participants (Hesse et al., 2019). To minimize the impact of the small sample size I will attempt to reach saturation when no new topics are arising in new interviews.

2. The participants that will be included in this study were healthcare providers at the project site. As a result, this study did not involve healthcare providers from other parts of the city. The consequence is that it might not be transferable. To minimize this the participants, their work environment will be described to allow readers to assess if the findings transfer to their context.

Summary

Medication adherence among patients with diabetes remains a crucial determiner of their well-being. The purpose of this quantitative quasi-experimental project is to determine if or to what degree the implementation of MAP resources, which include (1) the Questions to Ask Poster, (2) an Adherence Assessment Pad, and (3) the My Medications List impact MA among type II diabetic home healthcare patients, ages 35 to 64, at a home healthcare organization located in urban Texas over four weeks. The project’s design will explore the impact of the MAP resources on improving medication adherence among type II patients. As noted above, the validity and reliability of the MAP resources have been established.

Medication adherence rates will be collected before the implementation of the intervention and after the implementation of the intervention. An analysis of the two sets of data will be used to determine the impact of the independent variables on the dependent variable. The data gathered will be compiled in an Excel spreadsheet and transferred to SPSS for analysis.

To ensure that ethical research standards are upheld, the PI will comply with the standards set forth by GCU’s IRB. Participant anonymity and privacy will be maintained. This project is limited by several factors, which include a small sample size, the short project timeframe, and the use of self-reporting data regarding medication adherence.

In Chapter 4, project results will be presented. Information in Chapter 4 will be presented in a written and visual format. Chapter 5 will provide project-related recommendations based upon the data analyzed and will offer details about limitations.

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Appendix A

10 Strategic Points

The 10 Strategic Points
Broad Topic Area

1. Broad Topic Area/Title of Project:

Improving Medication Adherence among Type II Diabetic Home Healthcare Patients

Literature Review

2. Literature Review:

a. Background of the Problem/Gap:

· Medication adherence is defined as how well patients in home-based care adhere to their medication regimen in the absence of health practitioners.

· Medication adherence incorporates total adherence and compliance with the medical instructions that patients are given.

· Proper medication adherence can significantly improve patient-related healthcare outcomes.

· In the United States, alone, the number of patients who have been diagnosed with type II diabetes cannot be accommodated by hospital settings (Brown & Bussell, 2018). Therefore, to prevent overflowing hospitals, home healthcare programs have been created.

b. Theoretical Foundations (models and theories to be the foundation for the project):

a. Attachment theory: In accordance with Hunter and Maunder (2016), there are two key reasons why the attachment theory is considered effective for the following DPI. First, the theory acts as a solid foundation for the enhanced comprehension regarding the identified development of ineffective coping techniques, as well as the underlying dynamics associated with the emotional difficulties of the person. Clinicians can help people who have attachment anxiety and fail to comprehend past experiences. Through the involvement of caregivers and/or significant others, individuals can help to reshape their coping patterns.

b. Social cognitive theory: The social cognitive theory (SCT) is a critical theory that will be utilized during this DPI project. The SCT is utilized to explain the manner in which human behavior is associated with dynamic, reciprocal, and progressive types of interactions that exist between the person and his/her given surrounding (Bosworth, 2015). Therefore, the SCT is famous because it often proposes that identified behavior aspects are an outcome of the cognitive processes that individuals usually develop. Cognitive processes are developed through social knowledge acquisition.

c. Review of Literature with Key Organizing Themes and sub-themes (Identify at least two themes, with three sub-themes per theme)

a. Theme 1: Medication Adherence – To handle the issue of medication adherence among the diabetic patients who have had an issue with the adherence to medication needs, various strategic should be utilized. The primary focus of this review of literature is to ensure that drug adherence, though understanding why lacking adherence occurs, is improved upon.

i. Drug Adherence: This is the art of sticking to the drug prescription as being presented by the doctors. There are many reasons why home care patients might fail to take drugs as prescribed. For instance, when there is no person to remind them of what is supposed to be taken and at what time (Brown & Bussell, 2018). Some patients go ahead of suffering conditions that make it difficult for them to progress in life.

b. Theme 2: Enhancing Adherence through Understanding

i. Patient-Centered Communication Approach: This approach will incorporate the interests and preferences of the patients. It will also serve to determine the possible barriers that patients might be facing related to their medication adherence (Voortman et al., 2017). To address components associated with the patient-centered approach, the following MAP resources will be used: Questions to Ask Poster and an Adherence Assessment Pad.

ii. Chronic Care Models: It is important to understand that patients need care when they are dealing with a chronic illness. Therefore, to ensure that proper care resources are provided, the My Medications List will be used.

c. Summary

i. Prior studies: Prior studies have revealed that medical adherence among home healthcare-based patients is lacking and has been a smooth process. In fact, up to 14% of diabetic patients (nationally) do not adhere to their prescribed medication regimen; however, other sources note that this lacking adherence is much higher than 14%, thereby contributing an issue that must be addressed.

ii. Quantitative application: The WHO reports numerical data about medication adherence among home healthcare patients. Furthermore, researchers have cited that medication adherence is often impacted by lacking literacy, poor understanding/knowledge about the importance of one’s medication, etc., thereby resulting in inflated adherence rates.

iii. Significance: Using the MAP resources and providing patient-specific care, medical adherence among type II diabetes patients will likely improve, thereby resulting in enhanced health-related outcomes.

Problem Statement

3. Problem Statement:

It is not known if or to what degree the implementation of the Medication Adherence Project (MAP) resources, which include (1) the Questions to Ask Poster, (2) an Adherence Assessment Pad, and (3) the My Medications List, will impact medication adherence among type II diabetic home healthcare patients, ages 35 to 64, of a home healthcare organization located in urban Texas over a period of four weeks.

Clinical/ PICOT Questions

4. Clinical/PICOT Questions:

To what degree does the implementation of Medication Adherence Project resources, which include the Questions to Ask Pad, the Questions to Ask Poster, an Adherence Assessment Pad, and the My Medications List impact medication adherence among Type II diabetic home healthcare patients, ages 35 to 64, of a home healthcare organization located in urban Texas over a period of four weeks? The following clinical question will guide this quantitative project:

Q1: Does using the MAP resources improve medication adherence among home health diabetic patients?

Sample

5. Sample (and Location):

a. Location: The location of this project is in urban Texas. The project site provides a larger percentage of patients with healthcare services who reside in the urban area as compared to the rural area.

b. At the selected project site, approximately 30 patients have been diagnosed with type II diabetes, though this census changes each month. Patients between the ages of 35 to 64, with no cognitive limitation, who speak English, will be invited to participate in this project.

c. Inclusion Criteria

i. 35 to 64 years of age

ii. Type II diabetes diagnosis

iii. English speakers

iv. Cognitively abled

d. Exclusion Criteria

· Younger than 35 and older than 64 years of age

· Not diagnosed with type II diabetes

· Non-English speakers

· Cognitively disabled/delayed

Define Variables

6. Define Variables and Level of Measurement:

a. Intervention: Use of the MAP resources, by nursing staff members, which will be implemented upon the completion of an educational training session. Starr and Sacks’s (2010) MAP Toolkit and Training Guide resources, include: (1) the Questions to Ask Poster, (2) an Adherence Assessment Pad, and (3) the My Medications List.

b. Outcome: Enhanced medication adherence.

c. Variables: Medication adherence, which is the dependent variable explored in this project, will be measured using data attained through the project site’s EHR. The MAP resources, which serve as the independent variables explored in this project, include (1) the Questions to Ask Poster, (2) an Adherence Assessment Pad, and (3) the My Medications List.

Methodology and Design

Methodology and Design:

A quantitative methodology, which employs a quasi-experimental design, will be used to examine medication adherence rates pre-project implementation and post-project implementation. Statistical analyses will be used to compare pre-and post-project data. Demographic data will be collected because the prevalence of non-adherence is often high among certain groups (e.g., impacted by socioeconomic status, gender, age, etc.).

Purpose Statement

Purpose Statement:

The purpose of this quantitative quasi-experimental project is to determine if or to what degree the implementation of the MAP resources, which will be delivered by home healthcare nursing staff members, will impact medication adherence when compared to current practice among type II diabetic patients, ages 35 to 64, of a home healthcare setting in urban Texas.

Data Collection Approach

Data Collection Approach:

Each week, nursing staff members will record medication adherence information in the patient’s EHR. If the patient expresses that he/she has not adhered to the medication regiment, during the previous week, lacking adherence information will be recorded in the system. Upon the completion of the four-week project, all information, input by nursing staff members into the EHR, will be assessed. The PI will compare pre-project implementation medication adherence rates to post-project implementation medication adherence rates. In addition to exploring medication adherence rates after the implementation of this project, pre-project implementation adherence rates will be explored over four weeks from April 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021.

Once pre-project implementation data and post-project implementation data are obtained, the results will be statistically analyzed. The PI will work with a statistician, who will assist in the data analysis process. Data will be compared analyze using various statistical techniques.

Data Analysis Approach

Data Analysis Approach:

The data will be collected using the project site’s EHR and will be presented to the PI by the secretary in a Microsoft Excel document. Data will be input into SPSS version 28 and analyzed using a t-test with a p-value of 0.05.

References

Bosworth, H. B. (2015). Enhancing medication adherence: The public health dilemma. Philadelphia, PA: Springer Healthcare.

Brown, M. T., & Bussell, J. K. (2011). Medication adherence: WHO Cares? Mayo Clinic Proceedings86(4), 304-314. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.4065/mcp.2010.0575

Hunter, J., & Maunder, R. (2016). Improving patient treatment with attachment theory: A guide for primary care practitioners and specialists. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Starr, B., & Sacks, R. (2010). Improving outcomes for patients with chronic diseases: The Medication Adherence Project (MAP). NYC Health. Retrieved from https://www.hfproviders.org/documents/root/pdf_9a3a46fa03.pdf

Voortman, T., Kiefte-de Jong, J., Ikram, M. A., Stricker, B. H., van Rooij, F. J. A., Lahousse, L., … Schoufour, J. D. (2017). Adherence to the 2015 Dutch dietary guidelines and risk of non-communicable diseases and mortality in the Rotterdam Study. European Journal of Epidemiology32(11), 993-1005. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-017-0295-2

Appendix B

Site Authorization Letter

Nations Pioneer

Health Services Inc.

11224 Southwest Freeway, Suite 240, Houston, Texas 77031

Phone: (281) 498-6203. Fax: (281) 498-6206

www.nationspioneer.com

Office of Academic Research

Grand Canyon University

College of Doctoral Studies

3300 W. Camelback Road

Phoenix, AZ 85017

Phone: 602-639-7804

Dear IRB Members,

After reviewing the proposed study, Improving Medication Adherence in Diabetic Patients in Home Health Care Settings, presented by Bola Odusola-Stephen, I have granted authorization for Bola Odusola-Stephen to conduct her quality improvement project at Nations Pioneer Health Services, Inc. and Pioneer School of Health, Houston, Texas.

I understand the purpose of this Quality Improvement Project is to determine if or to what degree the implementation of Medication Adherence Project resources (MAP) include the Questions to Ask Pad, the Questions to Ask Poster, and the Adherence Assessment Pad impact medication adherence among Type II diabetic home healthcare patients, ages 35 to 64, in-home healthcare in urban Texas

I have indicated to Bola Odusola-Stephen that the Nations Pioneer Health Services, Inc. and Pioneer School of Health, Houston, Texas will allow the following Direct Practice Improvement Project

· Provide staff an information session on the project and MAP project resources.

· Collect pre and post-implementation medication adherence rates

The participants that will be in this Quality Improvement Project must meet the following criteria:

Registered nurses from a single department that will participate in the informational session as well as diabetic patients ages 35-64 receiving home health services and are identified as having diabetes type II.

Bola Odusola-Stephen has agreed to provide a copy of the project results, in aggregate, to Nations Pioneer Health Services, Inc. and Pioneer School of Health

If the IRB has any concerns about the permission being granted by this letter, please contact me by (phone or email preference of site granting permission).

Sincerely,

________________________________________

Bamidele Jokodola MSNEd, RN (Administrator) Date

Office: (281) 498-6203 Cell: (281) 685-7280

Email: Daleyrn@sbcglobal.com

Bamidele Jokodola MSNEd, RN

Nations Pioneer Health Services, Inc.

Pioneer School of Health

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Disaster Recovery Plan Assignment

Disaster Recovery Plan Assignment

Disaster Recovery Plan Assignment

Develop a disaster recovery plan to lessen health disparities and improve access to community services after a disaster. Then, develop and record a 10-12 slide presentation (please refer to the PowerPoint tutorial) of the plan with audio and speaker notes for the Vila Health system, city officials, and the disaster relief team. Disaster Recovery Plan Assignment

As you begin to prepare this assessment, you are encouraged to complete the Disaster Preparedness and Management activity. The information gained from completing this activity will help you succeed with the assessment as you think through key issues in disaster preparedness and management in the community or workplace. Completing activities is also a way to demonstrate engagement.

Professional Context

Nurses perform a variety of roles and their responsibilities as health care providers extend to the community. The decisions we make daily and in times of crisis often involve the balancing of human rights with medical necessities, equitable access to services, legal and ethical mandates, and financial constraints. In the event of a major accident or natural disaster, many issues can complicate decisions concerning the needs of an individual or group, including understanding and upholding rights and desires, mediating conflict, and applying established ethical and legal standards of nursing care. As a nurse, you must be knowledgeable about disaster preparedness and recovery to safeguard those in your care. As an advocate, you are also accountable for promoting equitable services and quality care for the diverse community.

Nurses work alongside first responders, other professionals, volunteers, and the health department to safeguard the community. Some concerns during a disaster and recovery period include the possibility of death and infectious disease due to debris and/or contamination of the water, air, food supply, or environment. Various degrees of injury may also occur during disasters, terrorism, and violent conflicts. Disaster Recovery Plan Assignment

To maximize survival, first responders must use a triage system to assign victims according to the severity of their condition/prognosis in order to allocate equitable resources and provide treatment. During infectious disease outbreaks, triage does not take the place of routine clinical triage.

Trace-mapping becomes an important step to interrupting the spread of all infectious diseases to prevent or curtail morbidity and mortality in the community. A vital step in trace-mapping is the identification of the infectious individual or group and isolating or quarantining them. During the trace-mapping process, these individuals are interviewed to identify those who have had close contact with them. Contacts are notified of their potential exposure, testing referrals become paramount, and individuals are connected with appropriate services they might need during the self-quarantine period (CDC, 2020).

An example of such disaster is the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. People who had contact with someone who were in contact with the COVID-19 virus were encouraged to stay home and maintain social distance (at least 6 feet) from others until 14 days after their last exposure to a person with COVID-19. Contacts were required to monitor themselves by checking their temperature twice daily and watching for symptoms of COVID-19 (CDC, 2020). Local, state, and health department guidelines were essential in establishing the recovery phase. Triage Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in the case of COVID-19 focused on inpatient and outpatient health care facilities that would be receiving, or preparing to receive, suspected, or confirmed COVID- 19 victims. Controlling droplet transmission through hand washing, social distancing, self-quarantine, PPE, installing barriers, education, and standardized triage algorithm/questionnaires became essential to the triage system (CDC, 2020; WHO, 2020).

This assessment provides an opportunity for you to apply the concepts of emergency preparedness, public health assessment, triage, management, and surveillance after a disaster. You will also focus on evacuation, extended displacement periods, and contact tracing based on the disaster scenario provided.

Demonstration of Proficiency

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

  • Competency 1: Analyze health risks and health care needs among distinct populations.
    • Describe the determinants of health and the cultural, social, and economic barriers that impact safety, health, and disaster recovery efforts in a community.
  • Competency 2: Propose health promotion strategies to improve the health of populations.
    • Present specific, evidence-based strategies to overcome communication barriers and enhance interprofessional collaboration to improve disaster recovery efforts.
  • Competency 3: Evaluate health policies, based on their ability to achieve desired outcomes.
    • Explain how health and governmental policy affect disaster recovery efforts.
  • Competency 4: Integrate principles of social justice in community health interventions.
    • Explain how a proposed disaster recovery plan will lessen health disparities and improve access to community services.
  • Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead health promotion and improve population health.
    • Organize content with clear purpose/goals and with relevant and evidence-based sources (published within 5 years).
    • Slides are easy to read and error free. Detailed audio and speaker notes are provided. Audio is clear, organized, and professionally presented.

Note: Complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.

Preparation

When disaster strikes, community members must be protected. A comprehensive recovery plan, guided by the MAP-IT (Mobilize, Assess, Plan, Implement, Track) framework, is essential to help ensure everyone’s safety. The unique needs of residents must be assessed to lessen health disparities and improve access to equitable services after a disaster. Recovery efforts depend on the appropriateness of the plan, the extent to which key stakeholders have been prepared, the quality of the trace-mapping, and the allocation of available resources. In a time of cost containment, when personnel and resources may be limited, the needs of residents must be weighed carefully against available resources.

In this assessment, you are a community task force member responsible for developing a disaster recovery plan for the Vila Health community using MAP-IT and trace-mapping, which you will present to city officials and the disaster relief team.

To prepare for the assessment, complete the Vila Health: Disaster Recovery Scenario simulation.

In addition, you are encouraged to complete the Disaster Preparedness and Management activity. The information gained from completing this activity will help you succeed with the assessment as you think through key issues in disaster preparedness and management in the community or workplace. Completing activities is also a way to demonstrate engagement.

Begin thinking about:

  • Community needs.
  • Resources, personnel, budget, and community makeup.
  • People accountable for implementation of the disaster recovery plan.
  • Healthy People 2020 goals.
  • A timeline for the recovery effort.

You may also wish to:

  • Review the MAP-IT (Mobilize, Assess, Plan, Implement, Track) framework, which you will use to guide the development of your plan:
    • Mobilize collaborative partners.
    • Assess community needs.
    • Plan to lessen health disparities and improve access to services.
    • Implement a plan to reach Healthy People 2020 objectives.
    • Track community progress.
  • Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to ensure that you understand the work you will be asked to complete.

Note: Remember that you can submit all, or a portion of, your draft recovery plan to Smarthinking Tutoring for feedback, before you submit the final version for this assessment. If you plan on using this free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback. Disaster Recovery Plan Assignment

Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in this activity, please contact DisabilityServices@capella.edu to request accommodations.

Instructions

Complete the following:

  1. Develop a disaster recovery plan for the Vila Health community that will lessen health disparities and improve access to services after a disaster. Refer back to the Vila Health: Disaster Recovery Scenario to understand the Vila Health community.
    • Assess community needs.
    • Consider resources, personnel, budget, and community makeup.
    • Identify the people accountable for implementation of the plan and describe their roles.
    • Focus on specific Healthy People 2020 goals.
    • Include a timeline for the recovery effort.
  2. Apply the MAP-IT (Mobilize, Assess, Plan, Implement, Track) framework to guide the development of your plan:
    • Mobilize collaborative partners.
    • Assess community needs.
      • Use the demographic data and specifics related to the disaster to identify the needs of the community and develop a recovery plan. Consider physical, emotional, cultural, and financial needs of the entire community.
      • Include in your plan the equitable allocation of services for the diverse community.
      • Apply the triage classification to provide a rationale for those who may have been injured during the train derailment. Provide support for your position.
      • Include in your plan contact tracing of the homeless, disabled, displaced community members, migrant workers, and those who have hearing impairment or English as a second language in the event of severe tornadoes.
    • Plan to lessen health disparities and improve access to services.
    • Implement a plan to reach Healthy People 2020 objectives.
    • Track and trace-map community progress.
  3. Develop a slide presentation of your disaster recovery plan with an audio recording of you presenting your assessment of the Vila Health: Disaster Recovery Scenario for city officials and the disaster relief team. Be sure to also include speaker notes.
Presentation Format and Length

You may use Microsoft PowerPoint (preferred) or other suitable presentation software to create your slides and add your voice-over along with speaker notes. If you elect to use an application other than PowerPoint, check with your instructor to avoid potential file compatibility issues.

Be sure that your slide deck includes the following slides:

  • Title slide.
    • Recovery plan title.
    • Your name.
    • Date.
    • Course number and title.
  • References (at the end of your presentation).

Your slide deck should consist of 10–12 content slides plus title and references slides. Use the speaker’s notes section of each slide to develop your talking points and cite your sources as appropriate. The speaker notes should match your recorded voice-over. Make sure to review the Microsoft PowerPoint tutorial for directions for inserting your speaker notes. Disaster Recovery Plan Assignment

The following resources will help you create and deliver an effective presentation:

Supporting Evidence

Cite at least three credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications within the past 5 years to support your plan.

Graded Requirements

The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide, so be sure to address each point:

  • Describe the determinants of health and the cultural, social, and economic barriers that impact safety, health, and recovery efforts in the community.
    • Consider the interrelationships among these factors.
  • Explain how your proposed disaster recovery plan will lessen health disparities and improve access to community services.
    • Consider principles of social justice and cultural sensitivity with respect to ensuring health equity for individuals, families, and aggregates within the community.
  • Explain how health and governmental policy impact disaster recovery efforts.
    • Consider the implications for individuals, families, and aggregates within the community of legislation that includes, but is not limited to, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA).
  • Present specific, evidence-based strategies to overcome communication barriers and enhance interprofessional collaboration to improve the disaster recovery effort.
    • Consider how your proposed strategies will affect members of the disaster relief team, individuals, families, and aggregates within the community.
    • Include evidence to support your strategies.
  • Organize content with clear purpose/goals and with relevant and evidence-based sources (published within 5 years).
  • Slides are easy to read and error free. Detailed audio and speaker notes are provided. Audio is clear, organized, and professionally presented.
    • Develop your presentation with a specific purpose and audience in mind.
    • Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards and APA formatting requirements.

Additional Requirements

Before submitting your assessment, proofread all elements to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it difficult for them to focus on the substance of your presentation.

DNP-Project Discussion Questions

DNP-Project Discussion Questions

DNP-Project Discussion Questions

The following questions answered in about 150 words each

DQ-1

Review “Criticism and Judgment: A Critical Look at Scientific Peer Review,” located in topic materials.

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Discuss the importance of incorporating feedback from a peer review process and dealing with the experience of uncertainty it may create for both the author and the reviewer. You may share whatever information from your peer review that you are comfortable sharing.

Why is peer review so important and how can we use peer review or the professional critique offered to us to improve our scholarly position?

RESOURCES

Hope, A. A., & Munro, C. L. (2019). Criticism and judgment: A critical look at scientific peer review. American Journal of Critical Care28(4), 242–245.

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DQ-2

View “Privacy & Health Research in a Data-Driven World” located in topic materials.

After viewing the video, discuss how you plan to protect your patient’s privacy within your project.

RESOURCES

View “Privacy & Health Research in a Data-Driven World,” located on the NIH Videocasting website.

URL:https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?Live=33360&start=182&duration=8224&bhcp=1

DQ-3

Review “Why Causal Inference Matters to Nurses: The Case of Nurse Staffing and Patient Outcomes,” located in topic materials.

How would you define and imply causal inference relative to your quasi-experimental designed project and separate it from bias and other factors that may influence it?

RESOURCES

Costa, D. K., & Yakusheva, O. (2016). Why causal inference matters to nurses: The case of nurse staffing and patient outcomes. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing21(2), 1. doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.3912/OJIN.Vol21No02Man02

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DQ-4

Review “Information Bias in Health Research: Definition, Pitfalls, and Adjustment Methods,” located in topic materials.

Using your project proposal, provide an example of each of the types of errors described in the article.

RESOURCES

Althubaiti, A. (2016). Information bias in health research: Definition, pitfalls, and adjustment methods. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare2016(1), 211–217. https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S104807

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DQ-5

Examine your process of data collection and how you will maintain patient privacy during your intervention. How can the Christian worldview of carrying out work within the public arena with compassion, justice, and concern for the common good affect data collection and patient privacy?

DQ-6

Review “Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics: Clinical Importance Versus Statistical Significance in Research,” located in topic materials.

Provide examples of how you addressed feasibility and statistical versus clinical significance in your proposal. For example, why did you select a four-week time frame for your project versus a power analysis? Did you select this because it was feasible? Why or why not and explain.

What is the difference between clinical and statistical significance and why are both important to the patient improvement outcomes of your project?

RESOURCES

Mellis, C. (2018). Lies, damned lies and statistics: Clinical importance versus statistical significance in research. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews25, 88–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prrv.2017.02.002

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DQ-8

Review “How to Make APA Format Tables and Figures Using Microsoft Word,” located in topic materials. Create a table of your proposed analysis including descriptive data in a Word document. Upload it to the discussion forum.

RESOURCES

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How to Make APA Format Tables and Figures Using Microsoft Word

 

I. Tables versus Figures

Tables and figures are used to display critical information, which may be challenging to share in the text. Tables use words and numbers displayed where the arrangement of the data does not visually display a spatial arrangement. Figures, on the other hand, communicate numerical information using spatial relations for comparison. For specific information about tables and figures according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA, 2020). DNP-Project Discussion Questions

II. Examples of APA Tables

A. Descriptive Table

Table 1

Characteristics of Variables

Variable Variable Type Level of Measurement
Group, intervention, or tool Independent

Nominal

 

Rates or events Dependent

Nominal

 

Socioeconomic status or categories in an order Dependent

Ordinal

 

Time, temperature Dependent

Interval

 

Age, height, scores of tests Dependent Ratio

Note: Add notes here = (Provide any reference, 2019).

 

Table 1

 

Number of Handoffs Per Groups

Group Number of Handoffs (%)
Pre-Intervention Group (Baseline) 150 (50%)

 

SBAR Group

 

150 (50%)

   

Note. SBAR handoff was defined as …. (Reference, 2020)

Table 1

Age, Gender Level of Education, and Experience

    n %
Gender Male 4 13.3
  Female 26 86.7
Age 24-30 15 50.0
  31-40 7 23.3
  41-50 4 13.3
  51-60 2 6.6
  61-70 2 6.6
Level of Education Diploma 2 6.6
  Associates in Nursing 2 6.6
  Bachelor of Science in Nursing 24 80.0
  Master of Science in Nursing 2 6.6
Oncology Nursing Certification Nurses with certification 4 13.3
  Nurses without certification 26 86.7
Years of Experience in Nursing      
Nursing 0-5 years 10 33.3
  6-10 years 5 16.7
  11-20 years 10 33.3
  21-30 years 5 16.7
Charge Nurse 0-5 years 5 16.7
  6-10 years 10 33.3
  11-20 years 10 33.3
  21-30 years 5 16.7
Working on Unit 0-5 years 10 33.3
  6-10 years 10 33.3
  11-20 years 5 16.7
  21-30 years 5 16.7

Table 1

Number of Hours Per Week Spent in Various Activities

Group

Baseline

(n = 30)

Post Intervention

(n = 30)

Total Sample

(n = 60)

  M (SD) M (SD) M (SD)
Schoolwork 18.23 (7.79) 16.23 (3.99) 17.63 (1.2)
Physical activities 19.54 (3.63) 14.23 (2.84)* 18.67 (1.0)
Socializing 16.23 (3.99) 17.63 (1.2) 18.23 (7.79)
Watching television 14.23 (2.84) 18.67 (1.0) 19.54 (3.63)
Extracurricular activities 19.54 (3.63) 18.23 (7.79) 19.22 (5.45)

Note. Schoolwork was defined as time spent doing classwork outside of regular class time. *statistically significant at p <.05

 

B. Chi-Square Example (Group IV x Group DV)

Table 1

Cross-tabulation of Groups and Misses and Non-Misses

 

 

Group

 

Communication Misses/Non-Misses

 
  No Misses Misses U p

 

Baseline

       
Intervention        

Note. **= p < .01. Adjusted standardized residuals appear in parentheses below group frequencies.

 

Table 1

Cross-tabulation of Gender and Chronic Pain

Chronic

Pain

Gender    
  Female Male χ2 Φ

 

Yes

3

(-2.5)

8

(2.5)

 

 

4.10**

 

 

.50

 

No

8

(2.5)

4

(-2.5)

   

Note. **= p < .01. Adjusted standardized residuals appear in parentheses below group frequencies.

C. t-Test Example (Dichotomous Group IV x Score DV)

Notice two separate t-test results have been reported, which can be compared by the reader.

Table 1

Chronic Pain Score and Exercise Time for Males and Females

  Gender    
  Female Male t Df

 

Pain Score

 

3.33

(1.70)

 

3.75

(1.79)

-2.20* 175

 

Exercise Time

 

4.28

(.7509)

 

3.87

(.9280)

4.2** 176

Note. * = < .05, *** = < .001. Standard deviations appear in parentheses below means.

Table 1

Enter a descriptive title.

  Outcome    
  Before Score After Score t Df

 

Baseline

 

Mean

(SD)

 

Mean

(SD)

Value for t* Degrees of freedom value

 

Intervention

 

Mean

(SD)

 

Mean

(SD)

Value for t* Degrees of freedom value

Note. * = < .05, *** = < .001. Standard deviations appear in parentheses below means.

D. One Way ANOVA with 3 Groups Example (Group IV x Score DV)

Within an analysis of variance (ANOVA), an analysis of the effects of comparisons is reported using the F and n2. Notice in the table below, four different analyses or comparisons are displayed. However, if a significant difference is noted, the analysis should go further and provide the comparisons which are made post hoc for any significant analyses. The F value is marked as significant or not with asterisks (***). The power of this table is the ability to examine four different analyses at the same time. DNP-Project Discussion Questions

Table 1

Analysis of Variance for Sleep Times and Experimental Groups

  Experimental Group    
  Aerobic Exercise Weight Lifting No Exercise F η2
Total Sleep Time

8.23a

(.55)

6.93b

(.90)

7.73ab

(.55)

 

4.78***

 

.18
Total Wake Time

3.56a

(.70)

3.62a

(.55)

3.24a

(.90)

.07 .00
Total Light Sleep

3.29c

(.73)

2.89

(.72)

3.02b

(.49)

1.95* .06
Total Deep Sleep

3.21b

(.19)

3.10a

(.28)

3.30a

(.19)

.20 .01

Note. * = < .05, *** = < .001. Standard deviations appear in parentheses below means. Means with differing subscripts within rows are significantly different at the p < .05 based on Fisher’s LSD post hoc paired comparisons.

Any comparison found to be significant should be further evaluated using a post hoc analysis to determine the factor associated with the significance, e.g., aerobic exercise, weightlifting, or no exercise.

 

E. Factorial ANOVA Example 2 x 3 Between-Subjects Design

Two tables are used within a factorial ANOVA. First, the overall results for the main effects are provided for the two independent variables. Then the interaction effect for the two independent variables is provided. The simple effects are used to show any interactions which may be present. DNP-Project Discussion Questions

Table 1

Experimental Group x Sex Factorial Analysis of Variance for Sleep Scores

 

Source Df F η2 p
Experimental Group 2 7.93 .17 .001**
Sex

1

 

31.41

 

.34

 

.001**

 

Group x Sex (interaction)

 

2

 

7.85

 

.17

 

.002 **

 

Error (within groups) 30      

** = < .01.

 

Table 5

Analysis of Sleep Scores for Experimental Groups by Gender

  Aerobic Exercise Weight Lifting No Exercise

Simple Effects:

F df (2, 30)

 

Males

10.37a

(2.50)

10.30a

(2.34)

10.33a

(1.63)

.04

 

Females

4.83a

(1.60)

10.50b

(2.59)

4.50a

(1.52)

15.74**

 

Simple Effects:

F df (1, 30)

 

23.56**

 

 

.00

 

23.56**  

Note. ** = < .01. Standard deviations appear in parentheses bellow means. Means with differing subscripts within rows are significantly different at the p < .05 based on Fisher’s LSD post hoc paired comparisons.

 

F. Correlations (Scores IV x Scores IV)

 

Table 1

Pearson’s Product Moment Correlations for Chronic Pain Score, Exercise Attitude Scores,

and Physical Activity

  Demographic Influences on Exercise
   
  Weight Age

Chronic Pain Score

 

Pain Level

 

.39***

 

 

-.07

 

Pain Intensity

 

.15

 

.22*

 

Physical Exercise

 

Type of Exercise

 

 

-.26**

 

 

-.19†

 

Time of Exercise

 

-.13

 

 

-.21*

 

Intent to Exercise .02 -.10

Note. † = < .10, *= < .05, **= < .01, ***= < .001. N = 96 for all analyses.

 

III. Examples of APA Figures

Figures are used to show spatial relationships so that comparisons between variables or factors can be visually demonstrated. Figures should be easy to read, relevant, and identify the features being compared using labels, titles, and colors to present the data. The figure should be kept on one page and supplement the text. The caption should provide enough detail that the figure can be understood without having to refer to the text. DNP-Project Discussion Questions

 

Figure 1 Graph of Scores Before and After

Note: Reprinted from S. GCU. Alternatively, adapted from or www.website.com and reprinted with permission.

Additional Examples:

Table 1

 

Chronic Pain Score and Exercise Time for Males and Females

  Gender    
  Female Male t Df

 

Pain Score

 

3.33

(1.70)

 

3.75

(1.79)

-2.20* 175

 

Exercise Time

 

4.28

(.7509)

 

3.87

(.9280)

4.2** 176

 

Note. * = < .05, *** = < .001. Standard deviations appear in parentheses below means.

Table 1

Table Title Should be Capitalized and Italicized, if Longer Than One-line, Single Space the Title so That it Runs Like This.

______________________________________________________________________________

Variable Variable

Category Group Group Group Group

Table Spanner

1 # # # #

2 # # # #

3 # # # #

___________________________________________________________________________

Table Spanner

1 # # # #

2 # # # #

3 # # # #

___________________________________________________________________________

Total # # # #

 

Table 1

 

Means and Standard Deviations in the Measure

_____________________________________________________________________________

Enter the Measure or Variable Score

 

Category n M SD

1 # # #
2 # # #
3 # # #
4 # # #
5 # # #

 

Note: Enter notes

*Enter specific notes

 

Table 1

 

Participant Characteristics

__________________________________________________________________________

Group One Other Group

Measure M SD M SD F (DF) p __

1 # # # # #(#,#) #
2 # # # # #(#,#) #
3 # # # # #(#,#) #
4 # # # # #(#,#) #

 

Table 1

Independent Sample t-test

____________________________________________________________________________________

  Group One Group Two
Source M SD M SD t (df) p***
Variable 1 # # # # # (#) #

____________________________________________________________________________________

Note: M = Mean, SD = Standard Deviation.

***P<0.001. N=#

 

Table 1

Chi-Square Results

Group

Before After χ2** φ

Yes

#

(##)

#

(##)

 

# #
No

#

(##)

#

(##)

   
         

Note. **= p < .01. Adjusted standardized residuals appear in parentheses low group frequencies.

 

Table 1

One-Way Analysis of Variance of the Results

 

Source df SS MS F p
Between groups 2 18.14 9.07 4.09 .02
Within groups 70 155.23 2.22    
Total 72 173.37      

 

____________________________________________________________________________________

References

American Psychological Association (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological

Association. (7th ed.). Washington, DC; Author

Microsoft Word ®. (2019). Retrieved from https://products.office.com/

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Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, including a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words. Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source. One or two-sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words. I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

  • Weekly Participation

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Collaboration and Leadership Reflection

Collaboration and Leadership Reflection

Collaboration and Leadership Reflection

Assessment 1 Instructions: Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video

· For this assessment you will create a 5-10 minute video reflection on an experience in which you collaborated interprofessionally, as well as a brief discussion of an interprofessional collaboration scenario and how it could have been better approached.

Interprofessional collaboration is a critical aspect of a nurse’s work. Through interprofessional collaboration, practitioners and patients share information and consider each other’s perspectives to better understand and address the many factors that contribute to health and well-being (Sullivan et al., 2015). Essentially, by collaborating, health care practitioners and patients can have better health outcomes. Nurses, who are often at the frontlines of interacting with various groups and records, are full partners in this approach to health care.

Reflection is a key part of building interprofessional competence, as it allows you to look critically at experiences and actions through specific lenses. From the standpoint of interprofessional collaboration, reflection can help you consider potential reasons for and causes of people’s actions and behaviors (Saunders et al., 2016). It also can provide opportunities to examine the roles team members adopted in a given situation as well as how the team could have worked more effectively.

As you begin to prepare this assessment you are encouraged to complete the What is Reflective Practice? activity. The activity consists of five questions that will allow you the opportunity to practice self-reflection. The information gained from completing this formative will help with your success on the Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video assessment. Completing formatives is also a way to demonstrate course engagement

Note: The Example Kaltura Reflection demonstrates how to cite sources appropriately in an oral presentation/video. The Example Kaltura Reflection video is not a reflection on the Vila Health activity. Your reflection assessment will focus on both your professional experience and the Vila Health activity as described in the scenario.

References

Saunders, R., Singer, R., Dugmore, H., Seaman, K., & Lake, F. (2016). Nursing students’ reflections on an interprofessional placement in ambulatory care. Reflective Practice, 17(4), 393–402.

Sullivan, M., Kiovsky, R., Mason, D., Hill, C., Duke, C. (2015). Interprofessional collaboration and education. American Journal of Nursing, 115(3), 47–54.

Demonstration of Proficiency

· Competency 1: Explain strategies for managing human and financial resources to promote organizational health. 

1. Identify how poor collaboration can result in inefficient management of human and financial resources supported by evidence from the literature.

. Competency 2: Explain how interdisciplinary collaboration can be used to achieve desired patient and systems outcomes. 

2. Reflect on an interdisciplinary collaboration experience noting ways in which it was successful and unsuccessful in achieving desired outcomes.

2. Identify best-practice interdisciplinary collaboration strategies to help a team to achieve its goals and work more effectively together.

. Competency 4: Explain how change management theories and leadership strategies can enable interdisciplinary teams to achieve specific organizational goals. 

3. Identify best-practice leadership strategies from the literature, which would improve an interdisciplinary team’s ability to achieve its goals.

. Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based communication strategies to impact patient, interdisciplinary team, and systems outcomes. 

4. Communicate via video with clear sound and light.

4. The full reference list is from relevant and evidence-based (published within 5 years) sources, exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.

Professional Context

This assessment will help you to become a reflective practitioner. By considering your own successes and shortcomings in interprofessional collaboration, you will increase awareness of your problem-solving abilities. You will create a video of your reflections, including a discussion of best practices of interprofessional collaboration and leadership strategies, cited in the literature.

Scenario

As part of an initiative to build effective collaboration at your Vila Health site, where you are a nurse, you have been asked to reflect on a project or experience in which you collaborated interprofessionally and examine what happened during the collaboration, identifying positive aspects and areas for improvement.

You have also been asked to review a series of events that took place at another Vila Health location and research interprofessional collaboration best practices and use the lessons learned from your experiences to make recommendations for improving interprofessional collaboration among their team. Your task is to create a 5–10 minute video reflection with suggestions for the Vila Health team that can be shared with leadership as well as Vila Health colleagues at your site. Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in this activity, please contact  DisabilityServices@Capella.edu  to request accommodations. If, for some reason, you are unable to record a video, please contact your faculty member as soon as possible to explore options for completing the assessment.

Instructions

Using Kaltura, record a 5–10 minute video reflection on an interprofessional collaboration experience from your personal practice, proposing suggestions on how to improve the collaboration presented in the Vila Health: Collaboration for Change activity.

Be sure that your assessment addresses the following criteria. Please study the scoring guide carefully so you will know what is needed for a distinguished score:

. Reflect on an interdisciplinary collaboration experience, noting ways in which it was successful and unsuccessful in achieving desired outcomes.

. Identify how poor collaboration can result in inefficient management of human and financial resources, citing supporting evidence from the literature.

. Identify best-practice leadership strategies from the literature that would improve an interdisciplinary team’s ability to achieve its goals, citing at least one author from the literature.

. Identify best-practice interdisciplinary collaboration strategies to help a team achieve its goals and work together, citing the work of at least one author.

. Communicate in a professional manner, is easily audible, and uses proper grammar. Format reference list in current APA style.

You will need to relate an experience that you have had collaborating on a project. This could be at your current or former place of practice, or another relevant project that will enable you to address the requirements. In addition to describing your experience, you should explain aspects of the collaboration that helped the team make progress toward relevant goals or outcomes, as well as aspects of the collaboration that could have been improved.

A simplified gap-analysis approach may be useful:

. What happened?

. What went well?

. What did not go well? 

12. What should have happened?

After your personal reflection, examine the scenario in the Vila Health activity and discuss the ways in which the interdisciplinary team did not collaborate effectively and the negative implications for the human and financial resources of the interdisciplinary team and the organization as a whole.

Building on this investigation, identify at least one leadership best practice or strategy that you believe would improve the team’s ability to achieve their goals. Be sure to identify the strategy and its source or author and provide a brief rationale for your choice of strategy.

Additionally, identify at least one interdisciplinary collaboration best practice or strategy to help the team achieve its goals and work more effectively together. Again, identify the strategy, its source, and reasons why you think it will be effective.

You are encouraged to integrate lessons learned from your self-reflection to support and enrich your discussion of the Vila Health activity.

You are required to submit an APA-formatted reference list for any sources that you cited specifically in your video or used to inform your presentation. The Example Kaltura Reflection will show you how to cite scholarly sources in the context of an oral presentation.

Refer to the Campus tutorial Using Kaltura [PDF] as needed to record and upload your reflection.

Additional Requirements

. References: Cite at least 3 professional or scholarly sources of evidence to support the assertions you make in your video. Include additional properly cited references as necessary to support your statements.

. APA Reference Page: Submit a correctly formatted APA reference page that shows all the sources you used to create and deliver your video. 

14. You may wish to refer to the Campus APA Module for more information on applying APA style.

Portfolio Prompt: Remember to save the final assessment to your ePortfolio so that you may refer to it as you complete the final Capstone course.

Video Script: Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video

Assessment 1 Instructions: Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video

NOTE: I need a script created so I can follow to record this video 😉 Thank you. 

For this assessment you will create a 5-10 minute video reflection on an experience in which you collaborated interprofessionally, as well as a brief discussion of an interprofessional collaboration scenario and how it could have been better approached.
Interprofessional collaboration is a critical aspect of a nurse’s work. Through interprofessional collaboration, practitioners and patients share information and consider each other’s perspectives to better understand and address the many factors that contribute to health and well-being (Sullivan et al., 2015). Essentially, by collaborating, health care practitioners and patients can have better health outcomes. Nurses, who are often at the frontlines of interacting with various groups and records, are full partners in this approach to health care.

Reflection is a key part of building interprofessional competence, as it allows you to look critically at experiences and actions through specific lenses. From the standpoint of interprofessional collaboration, reflection can help you consider potential reasons for and causes of people’s actions and behaviors (Saunders et al., 2016). It also can provide opportunities to examine the roles team members adopted in a given situation as well as how the team could have worked more effectively.
As you begin to prepare this assessment you are encouraged to complete the What is Reflective Practice? activity. The activity consists of five questions that will allow you the opportunity to practice self-reflection. The information gained from completing this formative will help with your success on the Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video assessment. Completing formatives is also a way to demonstrate course engagement

Note: The Example Kaltura Reflection demonstrates how to cite sources appropriately in an oral presentation/video. The Example Kaltura Reflection video is not a reflection on the Vila Health activity. Your reflection assessment will focus on both your professional experience and the Vila Health activity as described in the scenario.
References
Saunders, R., Singer, R., Dugmore, H., Seaman, K., & Lake, F. (2016). Nursing students’ reflections on an interprofessional placement in ambulatory care. Reflective Practice, 17(4), 393–402.
Sullivan, M., Kiovsky, R., Mason, D., Hill, C., & Duke, C. (2015). Interprofessional collaboration and education. American Journal of Nursing, 115(3), 47–54.
Demonstration of Proficiency

    • Competency 1: Explain strategies for managing human and financial resources to promote organizational health.
      • Identify how poor collaboration can result in inefficient management of human and financial resources supported by evidence from the literature.
    • Competency 2: Explain how interdisciplinary collaboration can be used to achieve desired patient and systems outcomes.
      • Reflect on an interdisciplinary collaboration experience noting ways in which it was successful and unsuccessful in achieving desired outcomes.
      • Identify best-practice interdisciplinary collaboration strategies to help a team to achieve its goals and work more effectively together.
    • Competency 4: Explain how change management theories and leadership strategies can enable interdisciplinary teams to achieve specific organizational goals.
      • Identify best-practice leadership strategies from the literature, which would improve an interdisciplinary team’s ability to achieve its goals.
    • Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based communication strategies to impact patient, interdisciplinary team, and systems outcomes.
      • Communicate in a professional manner that is easily audible and uses proper grammar. Format reference list in current APA style.

Professional Context
This assessment will help you to become a reflective practitioner. By considering your own successes and shortcomings in interprofessional collaboration, you will increase awareness of your problem-solving abilities. You will create a video of your reflections, including a discussion of best practices of interprofessional collaboration and leadership strategies, cited in the literature.
Scenario
As part of an initiative to build effective collaboration at your Vila Health site, where you are a nurse, you have been asked to reflect on a project or experience in which you collaborated interprofessionally and examine what happened during the collaboration, identifying positive aspects and areas for improvement.
You have also been asked to review a series of events that took place at another Vila Health location and research interprofessional collaboration best practices and use the lessons learned from your experiences to make recommendations for improving interprofessional collaboration among their team. Your task is to create a 5–10 minute video reflection with suggestions for the Vila Health team that can be shared with leadership as well as Vila Health colleagues at your site. Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in this activity, please contact DisabilityServices@Capella.edu to request accommodations. If, for some reason, you are unable to record a video, please contact your faculty member as soon as possible to explore options for completing the assessment.
Instructions
Using Kaltura, record a 5–10 minute video reflection on an interprofessional collaboration experience from your personal practice, proposing suggestions on how to improve the collaboration presented in the Vila Health: Collaboration for Change activity.
Be sure that your assessment addresses the following criteria. Please study the scoring guide carefully so you will know what is needed for a distinguished score:

    • Reflect on an interdisciplinary collaboration experience, noting ways in which it was successful and unsuccessful in achieving desired outcomes.
    • Identify how poor collaboration can result in inefficient management of human and financial resources, citing supporting evidence from the literature.
    • Identify best-practice leadership strategies from the literature that would improve an interdisciplinary team’s ability to achieve its goals, citing at least one author from the literature.
    • Identify best-practice interdisciplinary collaboration strategies to help a team achieve its goals and work together, citing the work of at least one author.
    • Communicate in a professional manner, is easily audible, and uses proper grammar. Format reference list in current APA style.
    • You will need to relate an experience that you have had collaborating on a project. This could be at your current or former place of practice, or another relevant project that will enable you to address the requirements. In addition to describing your experience, you should explain aspects of the collaboration that helped the team make progress toward relevant goals or outcomes, as well as aspects of the collaboration that could have been improved.
      A simplified gap-analysis approach may be useful:
    • What happened?
    • What went well?
    • What did not go well?
      • What should have happened?

After your personal reflection, examine the scenario in the Vila Health activity and discuss the ways in which the interdisciplinary team did not collaborate effectively and the negative implications for the human and financial resources of the interdisciplinary team and the organization as a whole.
Building on this investigation, identify at least one leadership best practice or strategy that you believe would improve the team’s ability to achieve their goals. Be sure to identify the strategy and its source or author and provide a brief rationale for your choice of strategy.
Additionally, identify at least one interdisciplinary collaboration best practice or strategy to help the team achieve its goals and work more effectively together. Again, identify the strategy, its source, and reasons why you think it will be effective.
You are encouraged to integrate lessons learned from your self-reflection to support and enrich your discussion of the Vila Health activity.
You are required to submit an APA-formatted reference list for any sources that you cited specifically in your video or used to inform your presentation. The Example Kaltura Reflection will show you how to cite scholarly sources in the context of an oral presentation.
Refer to the Campus tutorial Using Kaltura [PDF] as needed to record and upload your reflection.
Additional Requirements

    • References: Cite at least 3 professional or scholarly sources of evidence to support the assertions you make in your video. Include additional properly cited references as necessary to support your statements.
    • APA Reference Page: Submit a correctly formatted APA reference page that shows all the sources you used to create and deliver your video.
      • You may wish to refer to the Campus APA Module for more information on applying APA style.
    • Portfolio Prompt: Remember to save the final assessment to your ePortfolio so that you may refer to it as you complete the final Capstone course.

Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video Scoring Guide

CRITERIA 

NON-PERFORMANCE 

BASIC 

PROFICIENT 

DISTINGUISHED 

Reflect on an interdisciplinary collaboration experience, noting ways in which it was successful and unsuccessful in achieving desired outcomes.

Does not describe an interdisciplinary collaboration experience.

Describes an interdisciplinary collaboration experience, but the reflection on the success or failure to achieve desired outcomes is missing or unclear.

Reflects on an interdisciplinary collaboration experience, noting ways in which it was successful and unsuccessful in achieving desired outcomes.

Reflects on an interdisciplinary collaboration experience, noting ways in which it was successful and unsuccessful in achieving desired outcomes. Includes ways in which reflective nursing practice can help build a better understanding of past experiences to improve future practice decisions. 

Identify ways poor collaboration can result in inefficient management of human and financial resources, supported by evidence from the literature.

Does not Identify ways poor collaboration can result in inefficient management of human and financial resources.

Identifies poor collaboration, but does not address how it can result in inefficient management of human and financial resources or does not provide supporting evidence from the literature.

Identifies how poor collaboration can result in inefficient management of human and financial resources supported by evidence from the literature. 

Identifies how poor collaboration can result in inefficient management of human and financial resources supported by evidence from the literature. Multiple authors from the literature are discussed. 

Identify best-practice leadership strategies from the literature that would improve an interdisciplinary team’s ability to achieve its goals.

Does not identify best-practice leadership strategies from the literature that would improve an interdisciplinary team’s ability to achieve its goals.

Identifies leadership strategies, but it is unclear how they would improve an interdisciplinary team’s ability to achieve its goals, or does not provide supporting evidence from the literature.

Identifies best-practice leadership strategies from the literature that would improve an interdisciplinary team’s ability to achieve its goals. 

Identifies best-practice leadership strategies from the literature that would improve an interdisciplinary team’s ability to achieve its goals. Multiple authors from the literature are discussed. 

Identify best-practice interdisciplinary collaboration strategies to help a team to achieve its goals and work together more effectively.

Does not identify best-practice interdisciplinary collaboration strategies to help a team to achieve its goals and work together more effectively.

Identifies interdisciplinary collaboration strategies, but it is unclear how they would help a team to achieve its goals and work together more effectively together.

Identifies best-practice interdisciplinary collaboration strategies to help a team to achieve its goals and work together more effectively.

Identifies best-practice interdisciplinary collaboration strategies to help a team to achieve its goals and work together more effectively. Multiple authors from the literature are discussed. 

Communicate via video with clear sound and light.

Does not communicate professionally in a well-organized presentation.

Does not communicate via video or video is difficult to hear and see.

Communicates via video with clear sound and light.

Communicates via video with clear sound and light. Content delivery is focused, smooth, and well-rehearsed. 

The full reference list is from relevant and evidence-based (published within 5 years) sources, exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.

Does not provide a reference list of relevant and/or evidence-based sources (published within 5 years).

A majority of reference list sources are relevant and/or evidence-based (published within 5 years) submitted with few APA errors.

The full reference list is from relevant and evidence-based (published within 5 years) sources, exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.

The full reference list is from relevant and evidence-based (published within 5 years) sources, exhibiting flawless adherence to APA format. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Reflective Practice

· Jacobs, S. (2016). Reflective learning, reflective practice. Nursing, 46(5), 62–64. 

1. This article provides a review of what self-reflection entails, why it is important for nurses, and some tools to help you reflect.

. Wilkinson, T. J. (2017). Kolb, integration and the messiness of workplace learning. Perspectives on Medical Education, 6(3), 144–145. 

2. This article examines how reflection and the use of a cyclical improvement model can help connect theory and learning to real-world application.

. Vila Health: Collaboration for Change. 

3. This activity will provide you with the context for the second part of this assessment.

· Balance

· Blake, N. (2017). The importance of a balanced life for nurses. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 28(1), 21–22. 

1. This article examines how work/life balance is critical to maximize nurses’ effectiveness.

Empowerment

. Udod, S. A., & Racine, L. (2017). Empirical and pragmatic adequacy of grounded theory: Advancing nurse empowerment theory for nurses’ practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26​(23-24), 5224–5231. 

2. This article presents a study that examined the relevance of a grounded-theory approach to empower nurses to address real-life problems.

· Leadership Theory

· Lynch, B. M., McCance, T., McCormack, B., & Brown, D. (2017). The development of the Person-Centred Situational Leadership Framework: Revealing the being of person-centredness in nursing homes. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27​(1-2), 427–440. 

1. This article presents an application of the Person‐Centred Situational Leadership Framework and its relevance to complex care environments.

· Finances

· Johnson, J. E. (2017). Financial terms 101. American Nurse Today, 12(4), 16–18. https://www.americannursetoday.com/financial-terms-101/ 

1. This resource provides definitions and brief explanations about key financial terms that you will need to know.

Human Resources

. Carlisle, B., Perera, A., Stutzman, S. E., Brown-Cleere, S., Parwaiz, A., & Olson, D. M. (2020). Efficacy of using available data to examine nurse staffing ratios and quality of care metrics. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 52(2), 78–83. 

2. This article looks at measurable outcomes in relation to the nurse-to-patient ratio.

. Olley, R., Edwards, I., Avery, M., & Cooper, H. (2019). Systematic review of the evidence Related to mandated nurse staffing ratios in acute care hospitals. Australian Health Review, 43, 288‒293. 

3. This article evaluates and summarizes current research on nurse staffing methods and relates those to outcomes.

· Capella Writing Center

· Introduction to the Writing Center. 

1. The writing center has numerous resources to help you better understand and improve your writing.

APA Style and Format

. Capella University follows the style and formatting guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, known informally as the APA manual. Refer to the Writing Center’s APA Module for tips on proper use of APA style and format.

Capella University Library

. BSN Program Library Research Guide. 

3. The library research guide will be useful in guiding you through the Capella University Library, offering tips for searching the literature and other references for your assessments.

Other Campus Resources

. Using Kaltura [PDF]. 

4. This assessment asks you to record a reflective video using Kaltura or another tool of your choice. This Campus tutorial will guide you through the use of Kaltura.

Elise Wang

Director of Operations

I guess I’m glad someone’s asking about the EHR implementation. God, that was a nightmare. I think that ended up chewing up an entire year of my life, with different phases of rampup, and then implementation, and then, I don’t know, fallout. There were long stretches where I’d just wake up in the morning and have to force myself to get out of bed because I didn’t want to go in and deal with the day’s mess.

I know Stephen’s upset with a bunch of the process stuff, how we ended up using Healthix instead of a system more suited for our facility, and so on. And he’s got a big point! But to be honest, I think the trouble was a lot more localized. We were always going to pick *some* system, and every system has its quirks. Collaboration and Leadership Reflection

I think the whole thing was a massive, massive failure of change management. A place like this only works when there’s teamwork and collaboration. And that stuff doesn’t just happen, you have to make it work. And I was trying to lay the groundwork- I know the staff here, I know who responds to what, and I was trying to get things rolling with the kind of slow, collaborative process that we value here. But we had this abrupt, crash timeline with the corporate implementation coach coming, I think his name was Josh, and he just keeps bulldozing ahead and ignoring what people said to him, and that’s just a recipe for disaster. He irritated our IT guys when they had some concerns, and then they stopped cooperating. You know, absolute do-the-bare-minimum-required-and-nothing-further type thing, just short of a strike. And if I could kind of understand that on the human level, WOW was that unhelpful and disruptive. And pretty childish. It took Stephen calling them into his office and chewing them out for them to participate even grudgingly.

But I don’t know. I could have told him that if our IT people felt shut out of a thing they’d eventually be responsible for, they’d react badly. I *did* tell him that. But he didn’t listen.

We had kind of the same sort of situation with the nurses, too. But less childish in their case. They felt like the training process was leaving them unprepared and left behind, and they had to start making choices about using Healthix the right way or just taking care of patients. And they chose patients, of course, but that wasn’t good in the long run. I’m sure you’ll hear more about that from them when you start talking to them.

Chad Cook

IT Manager

Hey, there. I’m happy to talk to anybody and everybody about that stinking EHR. I came so close to quitting so many times with that that thing. Collaboration and Leadership Reflection

I gotta tell you, running IT in this place isn’t a picnic in the best of times. I like my coworkers and respect the other managers, but since this is a skilled nursing facility everyone acts like IT is an afterthought. And I kind of get that- for a long time, it was! But c’mon, we’re a couple of decades into the 21st century now, and technology is core to everything! It’s like trying to have a car without brakes or something.

So we’re underfunded and understaffed and overstretched to begin with. That means it takes most of our capacity to keep things running, not leaving us a ton of bandwidth for planning and for special projects. Which sucks, and is no way to run a railroad, but when I try to tell Stephen that he just sighs and says the budget is what it is. So you shrug and move on and wait for the whole thing to blow up.

My gut tightened up when Stephen decreed that we were doing a new EHR, then. I could see the need, for sure. But I could also see that we didn’t have the staff to really do it right, and probably weren’t going to take the time to even try. It was just rush rush rush, boom, here’s this new system that’s getting rammed down our throats by corporate, sprinting the whole way. And then this joker from corporate swoops in to tell us what to do and how to do it, never taking a moment to listen to me or my guys if we had something to say. By the sixth round of that, yeah, we got pretty irritated, and yeah, I might have taken my guys aside and told them it’d be fine by me if they did what was specifically asked of them and not a thing more. I mean, Corporate Josh is going to ignore our knowledge from making this place work? Fine, we’ll keep that knowledge to ourselves.

But you know what? Corporate Josh got to fly back to Baltimore and I had to sit here with my team and help the medical staff fight their way through the worst user interface I’ve ever seen. Had to be calm and patient when they got mad at the clunkiness and took it out on us because we were the only ones handy, even though we didn’t have any say in picking the stupid thing. Or then be the guy having Stephen yell at me that patient care is sliding because the care staff are having so much trouble with Healthix that they’re falling behind and crucial stuff isn’t getting entered and people’s medication schedules got blown. That was fun! I still get to be the guy who has to sweat through patch installations every two weeks and then go around apologizing for the bugs that pop up every. Single. Time. Collaboration and Leadership Reflection

I guess we’ve gotten through the worst of it, and nobody died because of it, but wow was that bad. And it would have been a whole lot easier if I could have at least felt like I was defending my own decision instead of something forced on me.

 

Care Staff

 

Shonda McCrae

RN

Ohhhhhhh, Healthix. I hate Healthix.

I got into this line of work because I wanted to help people, not because I wanted to fight with computers. I can barely work my phone! I mean, I don’t think I’m a dumb person by any means, but we’ve all got our strengths and being good with computers isn’t one of mine.

But OK, I know it’s a tool of the trade these days. I understand that. I liked the paper chart system, but I knew that we were way, way behind the times with it, and I was excited when Administrator Silva said we were getting with the times. Collaboration and Leadership Reflection

But it just hit us like a tidal wave! No time to talk about what we needed, no time to figure out what was best for us! Just this burst of workers showing up to install computers in all the rooms—and boy did that cause a mess, playing some kind of shell game with our patients from room to room—and then a couple hours of really half-assed training and then here we go, on our own. That “coach” they brought in, Josh Whatshisname, I tried to tell him that it takes me a while to learn how to do things on computers. He just kept pushing me away and telling me that the IT folks here would always be able to help me. As if. Those guys sit around and watch YouTube videos all day and won’t get off their butts unless Administrator Silva is on the phone personally telling them to go help out.

I remember the first week we were using Healthix, I kept having all kinds of trouble just logging in to the system to enter vital signs. You know, something that just takes a second with a paper chart. And should just take a second with a computerized system! But you try to log in and just get this error message saying “invalid security domain” or something like that. You re-enter your stuff, over and over, just getting more and more panicked and falling behind on your rounds! Then you get one of the IT guys to leave their YouTube to come and help you and they just shrug and have you try again for the tenth time, and then they tell you that it’s a known problem that Healthix has “trouble with authentication” sometimes. A known problem! Well that’s sure helpful!

I ended up just writing vitals down on paper again and then trying to catch up and reenter it all later in the shift when there was quiet time and I could try logging in again. But that didn’t work so well, because sometimes there’s not a quiet time, and sometimes you lose the sheets of paper, and it’s just a mess. And that’s not counting the times you couldn’t see some important note about a patient that’d been left in Healthix because you couldn’t log in! We’re lucky we got through that. Collaboration and Leadership Reflection

Lisa Cotrone

RN

I am so tired of talking about Healthix. I go home and complain about it to my husband every night. He’s sick of hearing about it. I’m sick of talking about it. But I hate it so much I can’t stop.

I’m a real practical person. If there’s something I need to get done, I want to get it done by the straightest route possible. I don’t want to have to monkey around with logins and go to this screen and then that screen and go through this pull-down list and try to remember what all the new abbreivations mean that are just a little bit different from the old abbreviations.

I’m not dumb. I can see why people want to use a system like Healthix. But holy cats did we do a bad job of setting it up here. After you log in, you have to click through three pages to get to the page we nurses need the most often to enter vitals and check for status notes. Why can’t we just make it so that that page is the first thing that comes up? I don’t know if that’s possible or not, because every time I suggest it, the IT guys just get huffy.

I just don’t like being told that all of this is the way it is, this or the highway. Take the time to explain it to me and I’ll be a lot more on board. Especially if you sit and listen to what I have to say. You might not even agree, just make me feel like I’m part of the process, not some little kid just being told what’s what. Collaboration and Leadership Reflection

Also: you better not tell her I said this, but I got really sick of Shonda’s cutesy oh-I-can’t-help-myself routine as we were trying to make it work. Sure, we were all frustrated, and sure that system was a stubborn mess. But suck it up and figure it out! Don’t just get all woe-is-me. I got so tired of getting yanked off of my own rounds so that I could come to her rescue. Especially when she knew that I wouldn’t be able to help her! It was tough not to feel like she just needed an audience for her little show.

I guess it’s better now, but there are still a lot of little pockets of hurt feelings here and there. Of course, there always are.

Nora Church

RN

Wow do I hate Healthix, and I especially hate the way we brought it in here. I was really excited when it was announced that we were installing it. It sounded great, and the list of stuff it was supposed to help us with sounded so awesome. But then once it got installed, the reality didn’t match the sales job at all! We got told this story about how our lives were going to be so easy, just entering information and having easy access to whatever we needed to see. Collaboration and Leadership Reflection

But then we just get thrown to the wolves, barely any training. A lot of our patients have been in the system for a while, and their info is all garbled and messed up in there. And that’s if you can get to it! Once it lets you log in—which might take a while, depending on what kind of mood the system’s in—you open the system and see 20 tabs you have to pick through, and maybe three of them are actually useful to you. And then as you’re poking through, every now and then the whole thing freezes up and just gives you a spinning circle for half a minute. When you’re in with a patient, you always want to be paying attention to them! But since we’ve installed Healthix, you’re always distracted by fighting with the computer.

Am I mad that management and IT here just left us hanging to figure it out on our own? You bet I am, but I’m not surprised. I’m used to that. Here’s the thing that really burns my butt: some of the nurses on staff who won’t help anyone else out. I hate to name names, but take Lisa Cotrone. She got her head above water faster than anyone else with this thing. It was still clunky for her, but she could get by. But you ask her for help and she gets all snippy at you really fast. “I figured it out, why can’t you?” is her whole approach to the world. That’s not helpful, and it doesn’t really leave me full of warm feelings for the long term.

I bet you heard this a lot, but I’m one more person who spent a couple of weeks carrying a little notebook with me on rounds, writing stuff down to enter later. I know a couple of patients missed meds because of that. It was a disgrace, and we’re lucky it wasn’t a full-on disaster to get us in the newspapers. Collaboration and Leadership Reflection

Conclusion

What are some of the ways in which staff collaboration failed in the implementation of the EHR?

Your response:

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What could have been done differently on the management side to facilitate better collaboration?

Your response:

This question has not been answered yet.

How about on the care staff side?

Your response:

This question has not been answered yet

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Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately. In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies. Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work). Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

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Familiarize yourself with the APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in Loud-cloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required). Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation. I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

  • Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage over-utilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Master’s level and deduct points accordingly. As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content. It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

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Assessing Community Healthcare Needs

Assessing Community Healthcare Needs

Assessing Community Healthcare Needs

Assess the health care needs of a selected community by completing an environmental analysis and a virtual windshield survey. Summarize the results of your assessment in a 2-3 page executive summary.

Introduction

Health care must be evidence-based, effective, efficient, and affordable; it must provide resources that meet the needs of the community. Nurse leaders must understand and thoroughly evaluate the environment to enable the efficient and equitable allocation of resources. A useful tool for this type of assessment is commonly called a windshield survey. Windshield surveys are what you might expect from the name. They are a way of gathering information about specific aspects of a community while driving around, such as the condition of roads, buildings, and housing. Assessing Community Healthcare Needs

This assessment provides an opportunity to examine the prevailing health conditions and social determinants of health in a community by completing an environmental analysis and a virtual windshield survey based on communities within the Vila Health system. Although Vila Health is a virtual lab, the communities represented in this simulation are real, enabling you to conduct an actual community health assessment.

Preparation

Executive leaders at Vila Health have asked you to provide them with your assessment of the health conditions in one of the communities served by the Vila Health system. Knowing that a windshield survey is needed to validate any underlying assumptions about the needs of the community and inform evidence-based decision making and strategic planning, you have decided to conduct a first-hand exploration of the community, followed up by an environmental analysis. An environmental analysis examines the factors that can influence the performance of a health care organization, which is important in a rapidly changing health care environment. Assessing Community Healthcare Needs

To prepare for the assessment, you are encouraged to begin thinking about how an environmental analysis and windshield survey contribute to assessing community health care needs. In addition, you may wish to:

The following resource is required to complete the assessment.

Vila Health is a virtual environment that simulates a real-world health care system. In the various Vila Health scenarios, you will apply professional strategies, practice skills, and build competencies that you can apply to your coursework and in your career. The information you gather in this scenario will help you to complete the assessment.

TEMPLATES

Use this template for your community health assessment.

Requirements

Complete this assessment in two steps:

  1. If you have not already done so, complete the Vila Health: Environmental Analysis and Windshield Survey simulation.
  2. Write an executive summary of your community health assessment, based on your windshield survey and environmental analysis.

The community health assessment requirements outlined below, correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. The Guiding Questions: Assessing Community Health Care Needs document provides additional considerations that may be helpful in completing your assessment. In addition, be sure to note the requirements below for document format and length and for citing supporting evidence.

  • Assess, via a windshield survey, the general condition and needs of a community from a public health perspective.
  • Analyze the environmental factors affecting population health in a community.
  • Identify the social determinants of health in a community.
  • Summarize windshield survey and environmental analysis findings for executive leaders.
  • Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
  • Support findings and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.
Document Format and Length
  • Use the Community Health Assessment Template. This APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] can help you in writing and formatting your assessment. If you would like to use a different worksheet for your community health assessment, obtain prior approval from faculty.
  • The executive summary portion of your survey and analysis should be 2–3 pages in length.
  • Be sure to apply correct APA formatting to all source citations and references.
Supporting Evidence

Cite 3–5 credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications to support your executive summary.

Additional Requirements

Proofread your executive summary before you submit it, to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your assessment. Assessing Community Healthcare Needs

Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save your community health assessment to your ePortfolio.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

  • Competency 1: Identify the challenges and opportunities facing health care.
    • Assess, via a windshield survey, the general condition and needs of a community from a public health perspective.
    • Analyze the environmental factors affecting population health in a community.
    • Identify the social determinants of health in a community.
  • Competency 4: Develop proactive strategies to change the culture of the organization by incorporating evidence-based practices.
    • Summarize windshield survey and environmental analysis findings for executive leaders.
  • Competency 5: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
    • Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
    • Support assertions, arguments, propositions, and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.

Vila Health: Environmental Analysis and Windshield Survey

Effective health care leadership relies on assessments based on reliable information. One key tool is the windshield survey —with a practiced eye, one can make valuable judgments about the health conditions of a community while performing a mobile survey.

In this simulation, you will conduct a virtual windshield survey in either a rural or an urban environment. You will also be provided with resources to help you begin the environmental analysis of one of the two communities. You will use the information you gather to inform your proposal for changes to the health care system. Assessing Community Healthcare Needs

RURAL:

Shopping Plaza

310 El Dorado Dr.

Shopping plaza.

While economic conditions are overall good in Jordan, there are vacancies and empty buildings both downtown and in outlying shopping areas.

Grading Rubric:

1-  Assess, via a windshield survey, the general condition and needs of a community from a public health perspective.

Passing Grade:  Assesses, via a windshield survey, the general condition and needs of a community from a public health perspective. Specifies applicable safety concerns and the limitations of the survey.

2-  Analyze the environmental factors affecting population health in a community.

Passing Grade:  Analyzes the environmental factors affecting population health in a community. Clearly articulates key health issues, opportunities, and threats. Conclusions are well-supported by credible evidence.

3-  Identify the social determinants of health in a community.

Passing Grade:  Identifies the social determinants of health in a community. Draws well-reasoned conclusions from credible evidence and articulates underlying assumptions and uncertainties.

4-  Summarize windshield survey and environmental analysis findings for executive leaders.

Passing Grade:  Summarizes environmental analysis and survey findings for executive leaders. Information is detailed, accurate, and logically organized. Provides insightful lessons learned.

5-  Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.

Passing Grade:  Writes clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style. Main points, ideas, arguments, or propositions are well-developed and engaging. Adheres to all applicable disciplinary and scholarly writing standards and conventions.

6-  Support assertions, arguments, propositions, and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.

Passing Grade:  Supports assertions, arguments, propositions, and conclusions with relevant, credible, and convincing evidence. Skillfully combines error-free source citations with a perceptive and accurate synthesis of the evidence.

cf_community_health_assessment_template.docx

Community Health Assessment

Your Full Name (no credentials)

Capella University

NURS-FPX6218 Leading the Future of Health Care

Assessing Community Health Care Needs

Month, Year

Community Health Assessment

Note: Delete this note and all instructions from the worksheet before submitting it.

Executive Summary

General Condition and Public Health Needs

Based on your windshield survey, summarize the general condition and needs of your selected community from a public health perspective.

Environmental Analysis

Based on your environmental analysis, summarize the environmental factors affecting population health in your selected community, including the social determinants affecting community health.

Conclusions

Be sure to support your conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.

References

List your APA-formatted references here.

Appendix

Table 1: Windshield Survey and Environmental Analysis

Table directions:

Add table rows, as needed, for additional categories.

Enter the information (questions, observations and impressions, SWOT category, and references) for each category in columns 2–5.

Category

Questions Observations and Impressions SWOT Category References (See note 1.)
Community Size        
Population        
Age        
Ethnicity        
Health Issues        
Health Care Services        
Churches        
Schools        
Businesses        
Buildings        
Restaurants        
Other        

Notes:

Cite applicable sources for each category of information, either the Internet or the Vila Health: Environmental Analysis and Windshield Survey simulation.

DNP- Translational Research and EBP

DNP- Translational Research and EBP

DNP- Translational Research and EBP

about 100-120 words for each question. each question with its references, and please, no plagiarized work.

MODULE 1

DQ1

Describe a situation in which a new clinical practice was put into place. Was there a DNP-prepared nurse leading the translation of the practice from research to practice? If so, describe the process that individual took for translation and why it made a difference in the translation. If there was not a DNP-prepared nurse, describe the process and what would have been different about the process had there been a DNP-prepared nurse leading the practice translation?

DQ2

Compare the PhD and DNP degrees. Define the differences in roles and education associated with the two degrees. Describe future opportunities for DNP-prepared nurses.

MODULE 2

DQ1

Which research methodology would be the most appropriate for your project and how does it align with your clinical question, data collection, and data analysis? Demonstrate an example of when you might use the opposite methodology in your EBP projects and why.

DQ2

Within nursing, the patient’s perception is recognized as the patient’s reality. How does this way of knowing in nursing fit within an objective or subjective paradigm of the world? Explain your reasoning.

MODULE 3

DQ1

Which method do you prefer in determining levels of evidence? Describe two advantages to the method and one disadvantage to the method. Explain how you have used this method in your current practice or education. Why are levels of evidence important in selecting empirical articles for your ROL (Chapter 2 of your DPI project)?

DQ2

Research can take between 10-20 years to be translated into practice. Discuss your thoughts on the reasons why this may occur and describe the barriers within your own practice that prevent you from practicing from a 100% evidence base.

MODULE 4

DQ1

Reliability and validity are often misunderstood and not given much notice in research articles. Using any example, demonstrate how you would correctly describe these two terms to a nurse prepared at a bachelor’s degree level or below. Then describe why the reliability and validity of a study is important for translation.

DQ2

What are the criteria for selecting qualitative versus quantitative resources in relation to your literature review? Which method(s) of research are you selecting? Why?

MODULE 5

DQ1

What effect does a meta-synthesis or meta-analysis have on research translation? Describe a clinical practice in place that is supported by this level of evidence.

DQ2

Comparative effective research is important in translating research. Describe one study that used comparative effective research. What were the findings and were they translated into practice?

MODULE 6

DQ1

There is a heavy focus on achieving statistical significance when evaluating outcomes. Often in research or EBP projects, there is no statistical significance, only possible clinical significance. When is it appropriate to deem a project’s outcomes successful only using clinical significance as the only measure of success?

DQ2

The three components of EBP include clinical expertise, best evidence, and patient preference. Often, patient preference and clinical expertise are at odds with each other. Describe a scenario where you might need to mediate this issue and what is the solution when this occurs. It can be a real-life example as well.

MODULE 7

DQ1

Choose one model for EBP implementation. Describe its components and why you believe this model is most appropriate for assisting in translational activities. Contrast this model with another.

DQ2

Discuss the role of the DNP-prepared nurse in sustaining an EBP culture. What are two effective methods the DNP can use in sustaining an EBP culture?

MODULE 8

DQ1

Describe and discuss the differences between research, research utilization, and evidence-based practice. Provide examples.

DQ2

Describe how you will assist others to generate their own evidence-based practice questions. Discuss what your professional obligation as a DNP-prepared nurse is related to evidence-based practice, patients, and other nurses?

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Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately. In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies. Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work). Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

  • APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with the APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in Loud-cloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required). Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation. I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

  • Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage over-utilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Master’s level and deduct points accordingly. As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content. It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source. DNP- Translational Research and EBP

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For assignments that need to be submitted to Lopes Write, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me. Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes. Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own? Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in Loud-cloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

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The university’s policy on late assignments is a 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies. Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances. If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect. I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension. As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

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DNP- Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice

DNP- Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice

DNP- Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice

TOPIC: Comprehensive Assessment Part One: Competency Matrix

The DNP comprehensive assessment provides learners the opportunity to demonstrate their achievement of core and specialty DNP competencies. It is also an appraisal of learners’ ability to integrate and synthesize knowledge within the context of their scholarly and practice interests and their readiness to complete the DPI project. The two-part comprehensive assessment includes evaluation of work completed throughout the program and a final synthesis and self-reflection demonstrating achievement of programmatic outcomes. In Part One of the assessment, learners are required to collect and review coursework deliverables and practice immersion hours completed in the program thus far. In Part Two, learners will be required to synthesize and reflect on their learning and prioritize work for their DPI project.

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Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

Use the DNP-840 MODULE 4 ASSIGNMENT “Comprehensive Assessment Part One: Competency Matrix” to complete the Assignment (ATTACHED)

  • Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments.

Directions:

To complete Part One of the DNP Comprehensive Assessment:

Use the “Comprehensive Assessment Part One: Competency Matrix” to collect evidence from your completed program coursework to demonstrate how you have met selected competencies of the DNP program. Coursework to review includes:

Programmatic Coursework:

  1. Reflective Journals

  2. Case Reports

  3. Scholarly Activities (DNP 810, DNP-820, DNP-830, and DNP-840)

  4. 10 Strategic Points (DNP-820)

  5. DPI Project Draft Prospectus (DNP-830)

  6. Literature Review (DNP-830)

  7. Course-based assignments from prior courses (DNP-805 through DNP-840) eligible for Practice Immersion Hours.

As you complete the matrix, be sure to select key, specific evidence from your coursework and briefly summarize (no more than 1-2 sentences) how selected assignments demonstrate your achievement of program competencies. As you review your work, take time to review your instructor feedback regarding areas that may have been weak or lacking, or where points were not fully addressed or supported in your submission. You will need this information for a discussion question in Topic 4.

Your completed matrix will provide you with a “road map” to focus and direct you in the completion of Comprehensive Assessment Part Two. Before you begin Part Two, take time to note any “blank spaces” in the matrix; these spaces indicate competencies left unmet by your coursework to-date. You will need this information for a discussion question in Topic 4 as well.

Resources

Nurses Making Policy: From Bedside to Boardroom

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Camargo Jr., K., & Grant, R. (2015). Public health, science, and policy debate: Being right is not enough. American Journal of Public Health, 105(2), 232-235. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302241

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EPIDEMILOGY: PAPER TWO- ANALYSIS AND APPLICATION 1

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EXISTING AT-RISK POPULATION

Epidemiology: Existing At-Risk Population

DNP-825-0502: Population Management

 

Existing At-Risk Population

Part one of population management identified that eating disorders is among key areas that benefit health practitioners through research (Rosenvinge, & Pettersen, 2015). Eating disorders are rampant cases in many people. Everyone is susceptible to having eating disorders. However, there is a group of people that are more susceptible to eating disorders than others. Adolescents are the most significant at-risk group for eating disorders. Various factors are been established to understand what make this group a more at-risk population than any other group. The factors that make this group more susceptible can be categorized into four main groups. There are social factors that are backed by the social interaction within the at-risk population’s environment, and there are biological factors that emanate from hereditary characteristics. Interpersonal and psychological factors are other dimensions. DNP- Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice

Among the adolescent population, the group is susceptible to buckle and conform to social pressures they face. Girls face massive pressure from cultures that glorify “slimness” having a big body for girls attracts enormous stigma. As a result, girls find themselves at the cross paths of continuing their standard eating regimes that are perceived to cause lots of weight or either to practice fasting habits (DerMarderosian, Chapman, Tortolani, & Willis, 2018). In most cases, most girls choose the latter. From the boys’ perspective, society comes up with the notion that boys should have a “perfect body” (Pallotti, Tubaro, Casilli, & Valente, 2018). As a result, a group of adolescent boys are forced to conform to these ideas by having induced fasting periods in a bid to promote the “perfect body” culture (Limbers, Cohen, & Gray, 2018).

In another significant factor that leads to eating disorders, biological factors play a vital role in eating disorders. Research indicates that eating disorders are passed on through hereditary characteristics (Thornton, 2018). Adolescents with a parent who have had a history of eating disorders are likely to face the same problem (Boutelle, Braden, Knatz-Peck, Anderson, & Rhee, 2018). Recent research indicates that there is a massive contribution of genetic factors in eating disorders (Culbert, Slane, & Klump, 2018). Besides, research has shown that there is an enormous influence of biochemicals on eating disorders (Wenk, 2019). There are proofs that some chemicals, when induced, alter the brain’s ability to control hunger, appetite, and digestion (Wenk, 2019).

Interpersonal and psychological factors make adolescents more susceptible to eating disorders. At the age of twelve, many adolescent experiences many physical changes. Sometimes, these changes may take longer to occur (Avila, Park, & Golden, 2019). As a result, some adolescents may develop self-esteem. Besides, there are some adolescents who naturally have no self-esteem. This group of adolescents with natural problems of self-esteem are not considered in this regard. The problem of low self-esteem causes a ripple effect of many things, including contributing to eating disorders (Smink, 208). Adolescents are a group known for forging personal relationships by making new friends. In the middle of personal relationships, the adolescent may face a challenge such as broken relationships or difficulties in forming relationships. This phenomenon may lead to adolescents facing problems with the stress that, in turn, contribute to eating disorders. Research indicates that stress is a major course of eating disorders (Klatzkin, 2018). These suggestions from research, therefore, indicate that adolescents are the most at-risk population for eating disorders (Micali, Daniel, Ploubidis, & De Stavola, 2018).

Analysis of Population Data

There are three main types of eating disorders that face adolescents. Binge eating disorders are a problem that results from binge eating episodes. Bulimia Nervosa is characterized by eating excessive food. A persistently reduced intake of food characterizes anorexia nervosa. Binge eating disorder are also studied. Statistics indicate that there is a 1.2% prevalence among the American youth. In females, the prevalence was at 1.6%, while that of males being 0.8% (Ziobrowski, Brewerton, & Duncan, 2018). These statistics indicating that there was at least twice prevalence in females than in males. All the adolescents found to have cases of binge eating disorders were found to have impairments. 62.5 % of that population was found to have mild impairments while the rest percentage indicates significant impairments (Keski-Rahkonen, & Mustelin, 2016). This data is provided by the National comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R) of 2017. DNP- Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice

Bulimia nervosa contributes to cases of eating disorders. The overall prevalence of this disorder is 0.3% among adolescents (Hessler, et al. 2019). Further statistics indicate that there is at least five times more prevalent in females than in males (Nagl et al., 2016). Results from the Sheehan disability scale suggest that 78% of adolescents facing bulimia nervosa problems indicated mild impairments (Hessler, et al. 2019). The rest 22% was reported to have severe impairments (Hessler, et al. 2019). More statistics suggest that there is a 1% chance in individuals’ lifetime to suffer bulimia nervosa. For anorexia nervosa statistics by NCS-R suggest that more than half of the adolescents suffering from the condition had previously suffered from other forms of eating disorders (Udo, & Grilo, 2018). Overall statistics reported that adolescents stated a 2.7% prevalence of eating disorders in their lifetimes. Overall statistics also suggest that there is twice more prevalence of eating disorders in females than in the male. In addition, there are indications that the incidence of eating disorders increased modestly with the increase in the age of adolescents. The statistics considered people between that age of 13-18 as the adolescent group.

Obstacles Facing Prevention and Promotion of Health Activities Concerning Eating Disorders

Preventing eating disorders faces significant challenges, especially for adolescents. The major challenge facing prevention is stigma. Adolescents face social stigma as they go to school or when they engage themselves in other activities (Leme, Philippi, Thompson, Nicklas, & Baranowski, 2019). There is a common problem, especially with weight. Girls considered being “plus-size” face several issues. Among them is the rejection they face in the social space. This rejection makes it a challenge convincing a girl that it is a health practice to develop good eating habits. On another hand, the cultural expectations of perfect bodies make the task of preventing cases of eating disorders. DNP- Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice

The promotion of heath for eating disorder patients is also faced with several obstacles. First, patients live in denial that they are facing problems that require medical attention (Hernandez, & Hewitt, (Eds.). 2014). As a result, patients fail to attend clinics and other avenues where they can get help. Besides, some patients refuse to take advice or medications that is prescribed to them. There is also a significant challenge associated with the collaboration of stakeholders to promote health. Parents being the primary stakeholder in the treatment of their adolescent kids, fail to coordinate with medical practitioners in various ways. This failure results in adverse effects of treatment outcomes for eating disorder patients. It is, therefore, critical to note that the treatment of eating disorder patients faces several obstacles.

Stakeholders That Need to Collaborate in Issues of Eating Disorders

Several stakeholders need to come on board for collaboration to prevent and promote health in issues about eating disorders. The National Eating Disorder Association is a crucial entity. The association should collaborate with health facilities in the promotion of health. Activities such as raising awareness on eating disorders will only be harnessed through a collaboration between the two entities (Graham et al., 2019). This collaboration will go a long way in the sensitization of different people how the eating disorder is a real problem that requires medical intervention.

The second set of stakeholders that need to collaborate of formed by a triangle of four stakeholders. The first stakeholder is the doctor. A doctor is necessary for providing advice as well as performing formal treatments on patients. Teachers also have an essential role to play. Teachers are required to give formal advice on eating habits as well as encourage better eating habits. The teacher is supposed to coordinate with the adolescent students and the parent for prevention and promotion of health. The adolescents are central to the collaborative partnership, and they are required to collaborate will all the stakeholders in the partnership. Finally, the parent plays a significant role in the promotion of excellent eating habits as well as ensuring adolescents get advice and medical attention when necessary. This collaboration would be efficient in the prevention and promotion of health in the eating disorder space. DNP- Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice

References

Avila, J. T., Park, K. T., & Golden, N. H. (2019). Eating disorders in adolescents with chronic gastrointestinal and endocrine diseases. The Lancet. Child & Adolescent Health, 3(3), 181. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30638841

Boutelle, K. N., Braden, A., Knatz-Peck, S., Anderson, L. K., & Rhee, K. E. (2018). An open trial targeting emotional eating among adolescents with overweight or obesity. Eating disorders26(1), 79-91. Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10640266.2018.1418252.

Culbert, K. M., Slane, J. D., & Klump, K. L. (2018). Genetics of eating disorders. In Annual Review of Eating Disorders (pp. 35-50). CRC Press. Retrieved from https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315380063/chapters/10.4324/9781315380063-9.

DerMarderosian, D., MD, Chapman, H. A., MD, Tortolani, C., PhD, & Willis, Matthew D., MD, MPH. (2017). Medical considerations in children and adolescents with eating disorders. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 27(1), 1-14. doi:10.1016/j.chc.2017.08.002

Graham, A. K., Wildes, J. E., Reddy, M., Munson, S. A., Barr Taylor, C., & Mohr, D. C. (2019). User‐centered design for technology‐enabled services for eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 52(10), 1095-1107. doi:10.1002/eat.23130

Hernandez, L. M., & Hewitt, M. (Eds.). (2014). Implications of health literacy for public health: Workshop summary. National Academies Press. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=vYmcBAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT16&dq=Hewitt,+M.,+%26+Hernandez,+L.+M.+(2014).+Implications+of+health+literacy+for+public+health.&ots=qMmopUVa-9&sig=Vqm7fP4dRYbEc9RmDjGjS2c5U2c#v=onepage&q=Hewitt%2C%20M.%2C%20%26%20Hernandez%2C%20L.%20M.%20(2014).%20Implications%20of%20health%20literacy%20for%20public%20health.&f=false

Hessler, J. B., Heuser, J., Schlegl, S., Bauman, T., Greetfeld, M., & Voderholzer, U. (2019). Impact of comorbid borderline personality disorder on inpatient treatment for bulimia nervosa: analysis of routine data. Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation6(1), 1. Retrieved from https://bpded.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40479-018-0098-4.

Keski-Rahkonen, A., & Mustelin, L. (2016). Epidemiology of eating disorders in Europe: prevalence, incidence, comorbidity, course, consequences, and risk factors. Current opinion in psychiatry29(6), 340-345. Retrieved from https://journals.lww.com/co-psychiatry/Abstract/2016/11000/Epidemiology_of_eating_disorders_in_Europe_.5.aspx

Klatzkin, R. R., Gaffney, S., Cyrus, K., Bigus, E., & Brownley, K. A. (2018). Stress-induced eating in women with binge-eating disorder and obesity. Biological psychology131, 96-106. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301051116303374.

Leme, A. C. B., Philippi, S. T., Thompson, D., Nicklas, T., & Baranowski, T. (2019). “Healthy habits, healthy girls-brazil”: An obesity prevention program with added focus on eating disorders. Eating and Weight Disorders: EWD, 24(1), 107-119. doi:10.1007/s40519-018-0510-5

Limbers, C. A., Cohen, L. A., & Gray, B. A. (2018). eating disorders in adolescent and young adult males: prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment strategies. Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics9, 111. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6091251/.

Micali, N., Daniel, R. M., Ploubidis, G. B., & De Stavola, B. L. (2018). Maternal Prepregnancy Weight Status and Adolescent Eating Disorder Behaviors: A Longitudinal Study of Risk Pathways. Epidemiology29(4), 579-589. Retrieved from https://journals.lww.com/epidem/Abstract/2018/07000/Maternal_Prepregnancy_Weight_Status_and_Adolescent.20.aspx

Nagl, M., Jacobi, C., Paul, M., Beesdo-Baum, K., Höfler, M., Lieb, R., & Wittchen, H. U. (2016). Prevalence, incidence, and natural course of anorexia and bulimia nervosa among adolescents and young adults. European child & adolescent psychiatry25(8), 903-918. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00787-015-0808-z.

Pallotti, F., Tubaro, P., Casilli, A. A., & Valente, T. W. (2018). “You see yourself like in a mirror”: the effects of internet-mediated personal networks on body image and eating disorders. Health communication33(9), 1166-1176. Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10410236.2017.1339371.

Rosenvinge, J. H., & Pettersen, G. (2015). Epidemiology of eating disorders part III: Social epidemiology and case definitions revisited. Advances in Eating Disorders3(3), 320-336. Retrieved from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21662630.2015.1022197

Smink, F. R., van Hoeken, D., Dijkstra, J. K., Deen, M., Oldehinkel, A. J., & Hoek, H. W. (2018). Self‐esteem and peer‐perceived social status in early adolescence and prediction of eating pathology in young adulthood. International Journal of Eating Disorders51(8), 852-862. Retrieved from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/eat.22875.

Thornton, L. M., Munn-Chernoff, M. A., Baker, J. H., Juréus, A., Parker, R., Henders, A. K., … & Kirk, K. M. (2018). The anorexia nervosa genetics initiative (ANGI): Overview and methods. Contemporary clinical trials74, 61-69. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1551714418302751

Udo, T., & Grilo, C. M. (2018). Prevalence and correlates of DSM-5–defined eating disorders in a nationally representative sample of US adults. Biological psychiatry84(5), 345-354. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006322318314409.

Wenk, G. L. (2019). Your brain on food: How chemicals control your thoughts and feelings. Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=QPiFDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=chemicals+that+lead+to+brains+ability+to+control+hunger&ots=S4CUW87DHr&sig=kM48cp-y1Goqoou1h11lUOJAj_I#v=onepage&q=chemicals%20that%20lead%20to%20brains%20ability%20to%20control%20hunger&f=false

Ziobrowski, H., Brewerton, T. D., & Duncan, A. E. (2018). Associations between ADHD and eating disorders in relation to comorbid psychiatric disorders in a nationally representative sample. Psychiatry Research, 260, 53-59. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2017.11.026

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DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

Project Proposal Chapter 2- Literature Review

This is NOT a Research Project but a Quality Improvement Project

Please do not refer to this project as a study but refer to it as a DPI project

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TOPIC: Impact of Medication Administration Errors on 3-4-Year-old Leukemia Patients

Chapter 2 of the Direct Practice Improvement (DPI) Project Proposal is titled “Literature Review” and expands upon work you completed in DNP-820 in the Develop a Literature Review assignment. Synthesis of the literature in the Literature Review (Chapter 2) defines the key aspects of the learner’s scholarly project, such as the problem statement, population and location, clinical questions, variables or phenomena (if relevant to the project), methodology and design, purpose statement, data collection, and data analysis approaches. The literature selected must illustrate strong support for the learner’s practice change proposal. DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

· Locate the “DPI Proposal Template” in the PI Workspace of the DC Network.

· Locate the Develop a Literature Review assignment you completed in DNP-820.

· Locate the “Research Article Chart” resource in the DC network Course Materials.

· Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.

· This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

· You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Directions:

Use the “DPI Proposal Template” and the “Develop a Literature Review” assignment from DNP-820 to develop a draft of a literature review (Chapter 2) for your DPI Project Proposal. The literature review (Chapter 2) is required to be a minimum of 20-25 pages including a minimum of 50 scholarly citations.  You have already completed some of this review in previous courses. No less than 85% of the articles must have been published in the past 5 years. Articles selected must provide strong, reliable support for the proposal. DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

Use the following DPI proposal template’s criteria to create your draft Literature Review (Chapter 2):

1. Access and review the DPI Project Template for Chapter 2 criteria

o Sections of this Chapter include:

§ Introduction to the Chapter and Background to the Problem

§ Theoretical Foundations

§ Review of Literature including Themes and Sub-themes

§ Summary

2. Using the Clinical Question/PICOT question components, identify at least two themes which will organize the literature review .

3. Identify at least three subthemes that relate to each theme (six subthemes total).

4. Identify at least three empirical or scholarly articles related to each subtheme (18 articles total). At least one article must demonstrate a quantitative methodology.

5. Use the “Research Article Chart” resource as a guide to: (a) analyze and synthesize the literature into your paper, (b) state the article title, (c) identify the author, (d) state the research question(s), (e) identify the research sample, (f) explain the research methodology, (g) identify the limitations in the study, (h) provide the research findings of the study, and (i) identify the opportunities for practice implementation. For scholarly, nonempirical articles, state the article title and author, and provide a brief contextual summary of the article

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Impacts of Medication errors on 3-4-year-old Leukemia Patients

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Direct Practice Improvement Project Proposal

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

 

July 19, 2020

 

GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY

 

Impacts of Medication Errors on 3-4-Year-Old Leukemia Patients

by

Bola Odusola-Stephen

Proposed

July 20, 2020

 

DPI PROJECT COMMITTEE:

Dr. Lisa Church, EdD, PhD, Manuscript Chair

Genevieve Onyirioha, RN, MSN, FNP, CMSRN, DNP, Committee Member

Table of Contents Chapter 2: 6 Literature Review 6 Introduction 6 Background 6 Theoretical foundations 8 Review of literature 10 Theme-1 Drug dispensation 10 Subtheme: 1 knowledge deficit 11 Subtheme 2: errors in written orders and formula conversations 11 Theme 2: Drug prescription 15 Subtheme1: errors associated with wrong prescription 16 Subtheme 2: errors associated with medical fillings 17 Theme 3: Parental administration and nurse administration 19 Subtheme1: Parental education on drug administration 19 Subtheme 2: error from ambulatory setting associated with lack of knowledge 22 Summary 28 References 29

Chapter 2: Literature Review

Introduction

Literature review will conduct views of scholarly article which will entail detail analysis of the information on medical administration errors in children between the ages of 3-4 years. The reviews will be formulated on the major areas of the PICOT question. Children aged 3-4 years have little power or control of their medication and are at great risk of encountering medial errors. The study subthemes will deal with drug prescription, parental administration and drug dispensation.

Background

Medication errors are the most common and the leading medical error in the United States. For a patient to appropriately receive the required treatment in a medical setting, there must be proper prescription of drugs, there is also the need for a pharmacist to effectively understand the doctors writing for them to be able to effectively prescribe the drugs. The nurses are also required to effectively administer the prescribed drugs (Khalek et al., 2015). Although various studies on in-patients show that the medical dispensing errors are also as common as those experienced in the in-patient setting. It is key to point out that in most of the inpatient settings, it is always the role of the patient or caregiver and rather than that of the healthcare professional. It for this reason to acknowledge the fact that potential for medication errors among the ambulatory patients is substantial. DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

The major problem that has been identified with the medication errors for the young children that are undergoing chemotherapy and administered the leukemia drugs is of great significance (Mulatish, Dwiprahasto & Sutaryo, 2018). The leukemia drugs are by nature toxic and have low therapeutic windows and the results could be very disastrous when an error occurs during its administration. Most of the children under chemotherapy are enrolled in a specific treatment protocol (Neuss et al., 2017). This provides plenty of advantages for the health givers in that it enables them to easily identify, prescribe and avoid medical errors. With proper mechanics to effectively identify these errors, changes in the healthcare systems could help to reduce the medical errors while treatment children aged 3-4 years. It is also important to point out the fact that despite parents of children under outpatient oral chemotherapy could be properly administering the prescribed drugs, the number of required medication and complexity of dosing could be challenging for parents that have not undergone medical training.

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Introduction (to the Chapter) and Background (to the Problem)

This section describes the overall topic to be investigated, outlines the approach taken for the literature review, and defines the evolution of the problem based on the gap or need defined in the literature from its origination to its current form.

     
Introduction states the overall purpose of the project.      
Introduction provides an orienting paragraph so the reader knows what the literature review will address.      
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Theoretical Foundations

A Complex Systems Theory: This addresses the hierarchical structure and the components within a system (Clancy, Effken & Pesut, 2008). The complex system’s theory will be applied to the children aged 3-4 years and suffering from leukemia and undergoing cancer treatment. The dynamic quality of patients together with the advances in science leading to changes in evidence-based practice, complex adaptive systems can best address the physiologic and psycho-social changes that could be experienced by the patient(Clancy, Effken & Pesut, 2008).Health care providers could adapt the complex systems theory or adaptive system while providing care for children with leukemia. The essential part of oncology care for children with leukemia spans from screening to provision of care. Any individual that transitions across the care continuum are identified as a risk assessment, detection, diagnosis and end- of life care (Mulatish, Dwiprahasto & Sutaryo, 2018). The process of assessing the effectiveness and shortcoming attributed to the provision of care can be challenging. The complex system helps establish effective communication between the patient care and recording of the patient data. Understanding and use of the complex systems theory can help to provide best practices in oncology care coordination and transitions while adapting science drive to improve patient outcomes (Clancy, Effken & Pesut, 2008).

Hope Theory is essential in promotion positive coping while offering treatment for children with leukemia. According to Snyder (1989) hope is a goal-directed thinking where people appraise their capability to produce workable routes to goals. Cancer survivors have shown that hope was positively associated with posttraumatic growth (Yuen, Ho, & Chan, 2014). Hope is related to adjustment, coping and social support for children with leukemia. Hope theory is a useful framework that provides clinicians with interventions for providing psychological adjustments for children with leukemia.

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theoretical Foundations

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Review of Literature

Theme-1 Drug Dispensation

According to Mulatish, Dwiprahasto & Sutaryo (2018) the common medical errors when it comes to treatment of patients with leukemia comes in the administration phase of the medication delivery and during the drug-dispensing phase The major types of errors are attributed to the performance deficit, communication, knowledge deficit, errors in the written orders and medication delivery devices (Tumbelaka, Riono, Sastroasmoro, et al., 2014). The pediatric oncology is a high-risk area and could cause plenty of negative health effects if there is incompetence in personnel, management and lack of the supporting infrastructure. It is thus important of all patients receiving chemotherapy to be investigated.

Subtheme: 1 Knowledge Deficit

According to Phillips & Jones, (2014) there are plenty of exceptions that apply to the conversion formulas that are being used to calculate the medicinal dosage for the children. For example, standing orders for ibuprofen or acetaminophen to reduce fever. One has to determine the patient’s weight in kilograms and multiply by the suggested medication in milligrams per kilogram (Saxena et al., 2018). The unfortunate aspect is that errors could result when the clinicians or care giver calculates weights of patients that are over the 40 kg, the threshold at which to consider the adult dosage and standard pediatric dose conversion formula becomes less useful (Hallböök, Lidström & Pauksens, 2016).

Subtheme: 2 Errors in Written Orders and Formula Conversations Deficit

Errors can only be minimized if the clinicians are able to adjust the dosage according to the child’s illness and the overall medical condition which include the presence of diseases that affect the drug metabolism (Phillips, amp & Jones, (2014). For the safety of the children there is need to install systems that performs checks and balances to ensure the safety of children suffering from leukemia. This is identified as not being the case (Phillips, amp & Jones, 2014). In a survey that was conducted, by Hallböök, Lidström & Pauksens (2016), the findings were that about half of all the respondents indicated that pharmacists always recalculates the drug dose before filing an order to allow the issuance of the drugs to the children.

According to Pui et al., (2017) the technological advances which involves the use of the computerized physician order entry together with the decision support bar coding could help to minimize the medical administration errors among children age 3 to 4 years (Philips et al., 2014). The adoption of the clinical decision support software enables the clinicians to effectively reference information on medication and dosing parameters, potential drug interactions and known side effects to reduce the risk of fatalities associated with the medical errors among children. It can further help physicians while doing the order entry and help in determining of therapeutic medication dose based on the weight-based calculation and eliminate the human miscalculations. It further provides warning in instances where the dose could be larger or too small for the intended child reduce the harm that could befall the children’s (Lehmann et al., 2015). 

According to Weingart et al., (2018) almost all the pediatric medication requires the pediatrician to perform mathematical calculation something that could be complex. The most common calculations involve the use of fractions, percentages and decimals. While conducting the mathematical tests plenty of research have linked nurses to be poor performers in their mathematical skills (Vázquez-Cornejo et al., 2019).The inability to effectively come up with the best computational method and correct therapeutic volume drug dose could be fatal while treating children with leukemia something that has been linked as the major reason for medical errors. In most of the mathematical tests the new interns and nurses were found to possess poor mathematical skills with pharmacist’s poor computational. The research has indicated that the inability to conceptualize the correct mathematical calculation to be performed and the right mathematical process leading to the solution (Leihman et al., 2015). One of the major sources of error come in when a nurse first calculates the does and the volume to be given which is normally based on the concentration that is made available on the stock. Nurses are in many instances made to perform calculations that are needed in order to come up with the right medicine and lack of math skills needed to solve the problem could lead to fatal outcomes.

Most of the nursing staff do not understand how to apply the calculations in the clinical settings (Rivera‐Luna, 2014) Most of the nurses have not been able to use the calculations since school. While the studies involve physicians, nurses need to be able to effectively perform same calculation. In instances where they are unable to do so, they should not administer any medication. Any misplacement of a decimal point could result on dosing error which could lead to overdosing or under dosing among children with leukemia (Mueller, 2014). Some common consequences of such errors for children suffering with leukemia include transient renal failure, tachycardia, respiratory failure and cardiac arrest. Research points out that that dosage calculations for small children are hugely dependent on the use of decimal point in order to get the right results. Further research findings indicate that people that make tenfold calculation errors are more likely to cause other medication errors (Vázquez-Cornejo et al., 2019).

According to Mulatsih et al., (2015) there is a varying incidence of medical errors based on the study method and definition. Various studies have shown that most of the medical errors were found as result of wrong prescription and the incompetence among health workers. According to Mulatsih et al., (2016) nursing understanding of medical safety practice is good and continues to improve upon training and use of better reading and interpretation equipment’s. It further points out that despite having good knowledge on the patient safety, this knowledge is not quite enough when it comes to medical errors. The most common medical errors among leukemia patients between the ages of 3 and 11 years were found to result from the chemotherapy errors. Another error found was the roadmap error that was at 27 percent. Supportive care error is another, as well as timing errors, pharmacy errors and clerical errors were among the least causes of medical errors respectively. The errors that are associated with the roadmaps majorly were linked to the use of outdated, or incorrect roadmap, improper sequence of the therapy phase and the deviations of the drug administration from the one that had been scheduled.

Furthermore, the increased chances of the medical errors result from the use of multiple chemotherapy drug for a single patient. It is thus to use a tool that reflects the medical safety practice as a means to reduce medical errors associated with the treatment of the leukemia among children. The number of medical errors has been found to reduce significantly with health care providers adopting the post-intervention compared to the pre-intervention. With fever being the most common symptom among children receiving chemotherapy. The adoption of the simple medical safety program that are obtained from the findings of the local adverse drug events, people are able to reduce young patients’ harms associated with leukemia care. It is necessary to apply the medical safety practice guideline when ordering, dispensing, and transcribing, administering and the monitoring of young patients with leukemia in order to reduce the patients harm during treatment leading to a long-term outcome in patient safety. The limitation presented by the study conducted by Mulatish, Dwiprahasto & Sutaryo (2018) is that it was majorly based on a limited observation period. This necessitates for a periodical review on the implementation of the monitoring program and that other factors such as infection could contribute to bias that is related to the adverse drug events necessitating for the further investigation of the drug effects. DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

Theme 2: Drug Prescription

Research indicates that medication error occurred majorly in nearly 10 percent of the chemotherapeutic agents prescribed that contained all the ambulatory setting. Research indicates that at least one of the errors occurs in 18.8 percent of the children. The further research findings indicated that one-sixth of the parents do not receive chemotherapeutic regimen indicated. Although a huge percentage of errors were found to relate to administration, there were lots of errors that are linked to prescription. Most of the errors in the prescription have been limited to the ones of clinical significance and are in most essence not linked to alter the probability of the survival. The research by Mulatish, Dwiprahasto & Sutaryo (2018) that children that failed to receive corticosteroid could increase the risk for recurrence and the patients with high instance of mercaptopurine despite having a history of previous neutropenia recorded an increased there was a significant increased risk of infection.

According to Khalek et al., (2015) there is little research on the multisite study errors that are associated with medication use for pediatric oncology patients. The research conducted showed that there was a variance on error rates with sites. The inconsistency depicted by the various sites indicates the actual difference in the detection of errors at home visit or medical record review. Millot, et al., (2014) point out the fact that the parent administration errors were mostly due to miscommunications that existed between the parents and clinicians or when it comes to the changing of children’s doses at home. The errors were linked to the fact that the frequent change of doses, caused the bottle labels to be outdated leading to major parental errors. Geng et al., (2015) point out that most of the errors occurred in the nonchemotherapy medication. This was linked to the fact that most of these children perform frequent visits to their oncologist and that they do not need to inquire more about the nonchemotherapy medication use.

Darlin et al., (2018) pointed out that with the error that was detected in their study, multiple support tools will be necessary to support errors that are associated with home medication use for children with cancer. The failure modes and analytical methods have for a long time been relied on to understand the medical error sources of oral chemotherapy use. Akyay et al, (2014) point out that some communication-based errors could be prevented through the adoption of the hospital around hand offs. The pharmacist case-management which involves technology could be adopted in a means to offer support to home medication use. DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

Subtheme1: Errors Associated with Wrong Prescription

According to Geng et al., (2015). The medication errors that are associated with pediatric patients between the ages of the 3 and years presents plenty of paucity of data and thus difficult to place the results of the study in the proper contexts. The huge percentage of errors found in this scale are associated with the prescribing errors. Most common errors for children are associated with missing date, this is in addition to the huge percentage of errors that occur during the prescribing stage. The report indicates high rates, which will be much higher in pediatric patients with most of them accounting to 14 of the potential errors that were reported. Moreover, the analysis of comparing the dose versus the weight for selected medication showed that the rate of true errors among the drugs and the patients were much lower (Geng et al., 2015).

According to Mulatish, Dwiprahasto & Sutaryo (2018) medical safety practice is a safe procedure in the medication process. They point out that it is critical to investigate the medical safety practices among cancer children patients considering that they were found to the high risk. There are over 250,000 childhood cancer incidents annually with the highest incidences coming from developing countries. Most of the medical errors for cancer patients were found to be common among patients from developing countries and attributed to the lack of proper facilities and the nursing staff to effectively handle the patients. DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

According to Schwappach, Pfeiffer, Taxis (2016) there has been improvement of pediatric management of cancer patients upon the improvement of technology equipment used to treat patients. Meanwhile, there has been increased mortality rates for children aged 3 to 11 years with research linked the increased rates to treatment toxicity. Other studies have also shown that the increased incidences of errors are linked to complex combinations and the chemotherapy. According to (Schwappach, Pfeiffer, Taxis (2016) that there is the need to understand the processes of the administration of chemotherapy to reduce the incidence of medical errors and risks that are attributed to the process. DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

Subtheme 2: Errors Associated with Medical Fillings

According to (Schwappach, Pfeiffer, Taxis (2016) when it comes to chemotherapy transcribing aspects, various studies have shown that there have been a rise in the post-intervention especially in items such as height measures, body mass index, documenting of history of allergy, psychosocial status and chemotherapy planning. Research further indicates that a few aspects such as documenting of the chemotherapy regiment and planning did not meet 100 percent planning. It is key to point out that out of the 49 percent of the drugs ordering stage, 11 percent are done during transcription which is normally inclusive of the frequency, routes or times of deviation being included. There are some aspects of chemotherapy administering that have met 100 percent of the criteria for intervention for patients with leukemia. The post-intervention had the patient’s identity, drug name, drug dose, route of administration and the calculated dose. The study was in line with the previously conducted study which stated that approaching and institution by adopting a multi-discipline system helps to reduce medication errors while the conducting chemotherapy. It also was found that adherence to the drug labeled filings helped in increasing post intervention. DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

According to Mulatish, Dwiprahasto & Sutaryo (2018) found that chemotherapy preparation by two different health workers that was independently carried out did not conform to the 100 percent standard something they attributed to the inadequate number of nurses compared to the number of patient that resulted in the lack of double checking of chemotherapy drugs. The study further found out that double checking of chemotherapy drugs that has two different independent nurses is a common thing and is believed to significantly reduce medication error among the leukemia and other cancer patients (Schwappach et al., 2016). Other research have also documented that drug verification among the nurses have over time reduced increasing the chances of medical errors among children. Most of the nurses fail to verify the drugs to check for the expiry dates and hence making the drug administration erroneous. It is key to avoid the medical error aspect considering that this medical error is common among 3 percent of medical errors for any patient regardless of age. DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

The study by Mulatish, Dwiprahasto & Sutaryo (2018) found that chemotherapy monitoring had gotten better of post-intervention compared to pre-intervention. This is of great significance for children that are being administered with more than one drug and are less than five years of aged. These cohorts are majorly prone to chemotherapy medication error while administering. It is key to point out the fact that there is a huge difference when it comes to the documentation and assessment of patients suffering from leukemia. Further research has documented that 94 percent of medical errors that has a low harm potential and the sixty percent of the near-miss medication errors normally occur in the prescribing process. Kaush et al., 2010) points out that the most common cause of the medication errors during prescription normally occur in inappropriate abbreviations, dosing error and legality aspect. DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

Theme 3: Parental Administration and Nurse Administration

Subtheme1: Parental Education on Drug Administration

According to Mulatish, Dwiprahasto & Sutaryo (2018) the process of the getting consent and family education is essential to increase post-intervention. In the study one aspect that was found not to escalate in post-intervention compared to the pre-intervention was family being given emergency number to be selected for chemotherapy drugs. This was majorly due to the unavailability of the emergency number on the informed consent form and form of family education related to the illness. The process of getting a consent after the provision of clear information given after provision of enough education is important in that communication is essential in the lowering of the medication errors (Schwappach, Pfeiffer & Taxis, 2016). DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

According to Walsh et al., (2013) with the improvement of the medical care, most of the Americans are taking more of the medications at the homes than ever before. The number of the children that are taking their medication at home have increased in major drug classes. The major reasons for the rising trends in the home consumptions were attributed to the increasing use of the oral agents to treat patients with cancer, rise in the number of cancer survival rates, the rise in the number of children that are in need of ambulatory care and improvement in survival rates for children with the congenital anomalies. There is little research on the error rates that is present in the outpatient setting as a result of medications being administered by patients and their families (Walsh et al., 2013).

There is little research on the outpatient medical consumption at home. It is for this reason that there is little information or understanding on the manner in which medicines are used at home. Most of the studies have majorly relied on retrospective and large databases as a means to reduce the casualty and the risk factors. The medical records review only provide errors that were documented only on record. In studies it only relies on the errors that are reported by parents (Geng et al., 2015). Various research has pointed out this independence on parents’ error reports could at times be erroneous and thus cannot be relied upon. In other studies parents are asked to demonstrate proper dosing of home medication while being at the clinic. Some studies have pointed that the demonstrations that are being provided while at the facility are part of the entire process of home medication use and could be subjected to sampling bias. These studies point out that there is the need to investigate the spectrum errors associated with home medication use and also access the frequency, severity and target education as a means to come up with the most appropriate interventions to the problem (Khalek et al., 2015).

According to Oberoi, Trehan & Marwaha, (2014) the children that children aged between 3 and 4 years are at high risk of experiencing home medication errors. Research indicates that about 10 percent of the missed cancer doses are normally reported to have occurred from home which is a dangerous thing. Underdosing of cancer patients could lead to the fatal results. Walsh et al., (2013) conducted research to determine the types of medical errors that occur at homes for children with cancer. The study performed prospective study from which it was conducted in 3 sites which involved the reviewing of the medical records and bottle labels, and direct observed medication at home. The findings of the research showed that the medication errors for the children of the ages 3 and 4 with almost one in every two parents having been exposed to a medical error while offering treatment at home. In most of these errors the medical administration errors accounted for most of medical errors at home. The type of administration error where the parents administer the wrong dose or medication to the children. The injury rate that is associated to this error was high with the study showing that 4 parents out of the 100 experience high injuries as a result of wrong dose administration. DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

According to Pui et al, (2018) in all the ways that the patients can be harmed during treatment, medication errors are identified as being the most common means and the most easily preventable. In instances where medication errors occur, the patients are at high risk of death than adults (Saxena et al., 2018). Evidence show that most of the medication errors do harm adult patient. There are over 100 undetected errors. The over 100 medication errors that were not detected are normally as a result of adverse drug event that normally leads to harm or death of the patient. Considering the number of inpatient medication orders that are written on daily basis, there is a high number of the pediatric medication errors that are likely to be staggering (Sheik et al., 2014).

With the current emergence of the research results, there is a great understanding of the impact of medical error on children. Several researchers have found that there are around 4 to 7 per 100 medication orders for children suffering with leukemia. Schmidt, (2019) point out that pediatric outpatients had three times the risk of developing the adverse drug reaction when compared to the adult outpatients. The risk is particularly high if in instances where the medication was used for an off-label indication something that is common among the pediatrics. Despite the study finding plenty of significant errors rates, further findings from other research indicates the frequency of pediatric medication errors from ambulatory settings are much greater. This is attributed to the fewer checks and balances that were put in place as means of preventing these errors.

Subtheme 2: Error from Ambulatory Setting Associated with Lack of Knowledge

According to Sulis et al., (2018) there is need to conduct further research for patient safety in the ambulatory care setting. This has been promoted by the lack of proper policy considering the unique vulnerabilities present in ambulatory settings that exposes the children to the risk death and harm from medical errors (Taverna et al., 2017). The risks to harm were attributed to the glaring lack of knowledge and reliance on ambulatory care something that is not present in the inpatient care (Taverna et al., 2016). Medication errors come in different forms, but they all do not result in the injury or death (Taylor et al., 2016). The medication errors could be defined as being preventable, and the improper use of eh medication could occur during any stage of administering the medication which include the ordering, dispensing, and monitoring. The adverse drug events could occur at any stage of the drug administration. DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

According to Tremolada et al., (2015) there are different phases of care where medication errors are likely to be experienced in children. In pediatrics, the most common stage where problems could occur is the prescribing or ordering phase which is normally characterized by errors that come with dosing and the administering phase (Tremolada et al., 2016). Taylor et al., (2016) point out that when respondents to patient safety survey to identify the profession that is responsible for the patient safety a huge percentage of the individuals assigned the responsibility to nurses regardless of the factors that contributed to the error. It is thus the role of the nurse that are involved in delivery of care to ensure that they are well-informed on the care or patients and the medications they order.

According to Wang et al., (2017), nurses do play a significant role in the administration of the various medication when it comes to pediatric medication errors. The research points out the fact that despite most errors occur before administration of the drug, the medical errors that are not caught or intercepted by the nurses could be fatal for children living with leukemia (Zannini et al., 2014). The fact that nurses are the one that predominantly administer medications to patients, they are always the last barrier that is present between the mediation errors and the serious harm (Yeh et al., 2014). Nurses are the ones tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that young patients have received the right medication and the most appropriate time. They also have the responsibility of monitoring patients they were assigned to observe the adverse effects of the medication early in time to prevent injury or harm (Whitlow et al., 2015). DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

The children aged 3 and 4 years are at greater risk of being victims of the medication errors. The medical errors could be fatal considering that they do not have an immature physiology and developmental limitations that can enable them to effectively communicate or self-administer medications as it relates to adults (Schwappach, Pfeiffer, Taxis et al., 2016). Another factor for being victims of medical errors is that most of the formulations for treating Leukemia are meant for adults. It thus means that in most of the instance’s pediatric indications and the dosage guidelines are not always contained in the medication (Mulatsih, Dwiprahasto & Sutaryo, 2018). The drugs are majorly in the form of formulations that are normally weight-based. This means that in order for any drug to be used by children, there is the issuance of safe dosages which are normally fractions of adult-based drugs which must also be calculated (Zang et al., 2014). DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

According to Mulatsih, Dwiprahasto & Sutaryo, (2018) the process of determining the pediatric dosages is complex. The complexity is mostly because one uses the child weight. The children that take these types of medications are at high risk of being involved in the medication errors compared to the children that take medication that do not required any calculations. In instances of reduced calculations, the risk is decreased significantly (Wang et al., 2017). The risk is much higher if the children are in ICUs, the ones that are in EDs and if seriously ill between the 4 am and 8 am hours or the weekends, children whose weight have not been documented and the ones that are receiving IV medication.

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This section provides a broad, balanced overview of the existing literature related to the project topic. It identifies themes, trends, and conflicts in methodology, design, and findings. It describes the literature in related topic areas and its relevance to the project topic. It provides an overall analysis of the existing literature examining the contributions of this literature to the field, identifying the conflicts, and relating the themes and results to the project. Citations are provided for all ideas, concepts, and perspectives. The investigator’s personal opinions or perspectives are not included.

     
Chapter 2 needs to be at least 20-25 pages in length. It needs to include a minimum of 50 scholarly sources with 85% from the sources published within the past 5 years. Additional sources do not necessarily need to be from the past 5 years. It should not include any personal perspectives.      
This section describes each variable in the project discussing the prior evidence that has been done on the variable.      
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This section argues the appropriateness of the practice improvement project’s instruments, measures, and/or approaches used to collect data.      
This section discusses topics related to the practice improvement project topic and may include (a) studies relating the variables (quantitative) or exploring related phenomena (qualitative), (b) evidence –based studies on related factors associated with the topic, (c) Relates the literature back to the DPI-project topic and the practice problem. d) studies on the instruments used to collect data, and (e) studies on the broad population for the project. Set of topics discussed in the Review of Literature demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the broad area in which the topic exists.      
Each section within the Review of Literature includes an introductory paragraph that explains why the particular topic was explored relative to the practice improvement project topic.      
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There are of the practical steps that nurses can undertake in order to improve pediatric medication safer for patients with leukemia (Inaba et al., 2017). While many of the things would begin in a good way to start. Understanding of the near misses is the key to managing medication errors (Cooper & Brown, 2015). Various research has indicated that the total number of the reported medical errors are few and it is difficult to determine these medical errors in its actual sense. The situation is even worse for the children aged between 3 and 4 years. Furthermore, there are various underreport that if they fear reprisal or if they are uncertain of the definition of error. It is the role of the managers to ensure that the nurses among other health providers are not punished for the mistakes, that error is encouraged with the hiding mistakes is discouraged. DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

The lack of knowledge on the kind of medication and how to administer it has been linked by several studies as the major reason for the rise in the medical errors. To effectively manage leukemia among the children aged 3 and 4, it is key for the nurses and the caregivers to have knowledge of the medication that is being administered for the child (Hunger & Mullighan, 2015). They need to understand the medication that is being used, whether the medication is appropriate for the child, the recommended therapeutic dosage range and how these patients could respond if there were adverse reactions (American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, 2018) In any instance where one is not concerned on the dosage, it is key to ask questions as a means to gain more insights to the patient’s interests (Reinhardt et al., 2019). The lack of information or knowledge on drugs being administered has been found to contribute to fifteen percent of medication administration errors among nurses that need to take advantage of pharmacists knowledge when in to preparing, administering and monitoring drug therapy (Hinojosa‐Amaya et al., 2016). DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

In instances of medication is prescribed for an off-label use in a child, It important to check the suggested dosage and duration of treatment with a pharmacist, in areas where there appropriate references with the current edition of physician desk reference in a computerized drug order entry system. In instances where medication is prescribed in an off-label use, it could be difficult to find the correct dose (Maaskant et al. 2015). With the improvement of knowledge of the medication and plenty of medication increases, nurses continue to improve their knowledge on means to ensure medication errors. There is need to establish higher medication errors and nurses should be cautious when administering them and double-check any orders (Tuckuviene et al. 2016). DNP- Direct Practice Improvement (DPI)

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This section restates what was written in Chapter 2 and provides supporting citations for key points. It synthesizes the information from the chapter using it to define the “gaps” in or “evidence –based practice needs” from the literature, the theories or models to provide the foundation for the project, the problem statement, the primary clinical question, the methodology, the design, the variables or phenomena, the data collection instruments or sources, and population. It then provides a transition discussion to Chapter 3.

     

This section synthesizes the information from all of the prior sections in the Review of Literature and uses it to define the key strategic points for the project.

This section summarizes the gaps and needs in the background and introduction and describes how it informs the problem statement.

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This section uses the literature to justify the design, variables or phenomena, data collection instruments or sources, and answer the clinical questions on your selected intervention protocol, clinical setting and patient population.be evaluated.

     
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DNP805 Organizational Systems and Leadership

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DNP805 Organizational Systems and Leadership

DNP 805 Module 1 discussion

DQ 1

Discuss what it takes to be an effective leader. Incorporate the questions below in your answer.

Reflecting on Newtonian vs. Quantum characteristics described in Porter-O’Grady and Malloch’s quantum Leadership, and the crucial accountability methods that lead to getting the desired results, what leadership style most closely reflects you? Do you think this is the most effective for your work setting? Why?

What communication devices do you use to maximize team involvement in the execution of organizational objectives?

DQ2

Discuss what it takes to be an effective leader. Incorporate the questions below in your answer.

What tools do you use to build individual and group relationships?

Compare the results from Appendix A of Crucial Accountability with your strengths from StrengthsFinder and your conflict assessment questionnaire. Reflect on your self-assessments in light of complexity in health care.

DNP 805 Module 2 discussion

DQ1

Discuss your results from Appendix A in Crucial Accountability

What confrontations do you typically avoid or instigate?

Do you use tricks to talk yourself out of speaking up or are you one who always speaks?

How can healthcare impact the silence-to-violence habit? What can you personally do?

Provide an example of a leader who does this well.

DQ2

Discuss the following about the results of your StrengthsFinder assessment.

Do you feel it is important to surround yourself with people who are not like you? Why or why not? What problems would you anticipate if you did so and how would you deal with them?

What is the most valuable item you garnered from examining your personal leadership style?

How can you use your strengths in your practice and as a doctorally-prepared nurse?

Provide an example of a nurse leader in your experience that has the most positive strengths.

DNP 805 Module 3 discussion

DQ1

What do you think are the most important leadership characteristics that support an environment of innovation. Relate these to Kotter’s change model, particularly stages 3 & 4.

Provide an example of a leader who exemplifies these characteristics.

DQ2

The ACA dictated a deadline for implementation of Electronic Health Records of 2014, representing not only a significant change in the way business is to be done in the Healthcare industry but also a significant change in the way the workers who provide healthcare must perform their tasks. In the context of change, discuss how this has impacted your organization and your personal job. How can changes of this magnitude be best handled to assure a successful implementation?

DNP 805 Module 4 discussion

DQ1

Using the concepts of Coaching for Unending Change in Porter-O’Grady and Malloch, develop one strategy for each that will combat the barriers to effective coaching; Use of Power; Self Image; Knowledge; and Problem Solving. Use examples from your practice setting.

DQ2

Does crisis assist in the implementation of change? If so, how? Describe a situation where you have had to deal with a crisis in the workplace and how you dealt with it.

DNP 805 Module 5 discussion

DQ1 Integrate relevant quality concepts with ideas about the volume-to-value revolution within your practice setting. How has your HCO incorporated these changes, be specific by providing examples of the change and how the system adapted.

DQ2 Explain how you would transform your organization or team from a responsibility based unit to an accountability based unit. What does this mean? Provide specific examples of how you would make this transformation occur.

DNP 805 Module 6 discussion

DQ1 Discuss the results of your Emotional Intelligence Test from the readings assignment. What information can use to increase your level of Emotional Intelligence that has been discussed in Peter-O’Grady and Malloch readings.

DQ2 Describe the characteristics of a healthy vs. an unhealthy (toxic) organization. Describe a situation you have observed that is toxic and how it might have been improved. Be sure to support your recommendations appropriate scholarly references.

DNP 805 Module 7 discussion

DQ1 Select a pressing issue you face in your practice setting that we have not previously discussed.

Find and read a research article regarding that issue.

Share the issue and the findings of the article with your peers. What are potential solutions to the issue?

DQ2 Discuss a leadership issue you have confronted in you practice, either as a leader or as an organizational member. How was this issue dealt with? How might it have been done better?

DNP 805 Module 8 discussion

DQ1 Post your personal narrative here as well as in the assignment dropbox.

Reflect with one another on the narratives.

DQ2 Post your executive summary to the discussion board. Review two or more of your classmates’ executive summaries of their final project and share your thoughts.

DNP 805 Module 1 Assignment

Project: (This is an individual, not a group or team assignment)

Some of the guidelines for working on these skills within your paper include the following:

Describe the healthcare system, including the history and development. Include the number and types of people who work in this system, for example the number of employees and the number of patients served.

What are the mission, vision, and values of your system? How are these things demonstrated to your clients and the community?

What smaller systems are within your system? Is your system part of a larger system? Describe the interrelationships of your system with other smaller or larger systems. Describe these points of interaction.

Describe the culture in your system. What are the shared beliefs and values of those who work in your system? How is conflict handled? How likely is it that your system will take risks? Describe the power structure within your system. Include anything else that you think describes your culture.

Provide an analysis of a Health System Issue

Apply Kotter’s 8 Stage Model to the issues and focus of your project (see below)

What financial costs will be incurred because of your change?

Conclusion.

Kotter’s 8-stage model is a useful, comprehensive, step-by-step approach for making change. It applies systemic thinking to any change project.

Stage 1: Establishing a Sense of Urgency

Stage 2: Creating the Guiding Coalition

Stage 3: Developing A Vision and Strategy

Stage 4: Communicating the Change Vision

Stage 5: Empowering Employees for Broad Based Action

Stage 6: Generating Short-term Wins

Stage 7: Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change

Stage 8: Anchoring New Approaches in the Culture

Please review the following:

http://www.kotterinternational.com/the-8-step-process-for-leading-change/

Objective:

Analyze the context in which your scholarly project will take place.

Assess the organization.

Identify system issues and facilitate organization-wide changes in practice delivery.

Table of Analysis of Health System Issue Project Due Dates

Week

Due

Week One

Choose a Topic

Week Two

Intro of your system analysis & how stage 1 and 2 of Kotter’s change model apply to your topic.

Week Three

Continue and Submit Literature Search

Week Five

Submit First Draft of Paper

Week Six

Review and Edit First Draft

Week Seven

Submit Final Paper

Write and Post an Executive Summary

Week Eight

Critique Presentations of Two Other Students

Assignment for week 1: Prepare a paper an introduction of 500 – 700 words describing the system that you have selected for your paper.

Describe the system, including the history and development. Include the number and types of people who work in this system, for example the number of employees and the number of patients served.

What are the mission, vision, and values of your system? How are these things demonstrated to your clients and the community?

DNP 805 Module 2 Assignment

Remember to submit your work following the file naming convention FirstInitial.LastName_M01.docx. For example, J.Smith_M01.docx. Remember that it is not necessary to manually type in the file extension; it will automatically append.

Start by reading and following these instructions:

1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.

2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.

3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.

4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.

Assignment:

Assignment “ Final Project Introduction, Stage 1 and 2 of Kotter’s Change model.

Directions: Synthesize the introduction of the project with a systems analysis of a large healthcare institution applying Stage 1 and 2 of Kotter’s change model to your topic.

Stage 1: Establishing a Sense of Urgency

Stage 2: Creating the Guiding Coalition

Submit your draft for instructor feedback by day 7. It should be approximately 1,000 words in length.

DNP 805 Module 3 Assignment

Remember to submit your work following the file naming convention FirstInitial.LastName_M01.docx. For example, J.Smith_M01.docx. Remember that it is not necessary to manually type in the file extension; it will automatically append.

Start by reading and following these instructions:

1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.

2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.

3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.

4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.

Assignment:

Continue working on your final project centering this week on Stages 3 and 4 of Kotter’s Change Model and apply to your topic.

Stage 3: Developing A Vision and Strategy

Stage 4: Communicating the Change Vision

Submit by Day 7 of week 3. Discuss the steps for implementing the system issue you have selected given the steps in the Kotter change model, and apply them to the large health institution used in Week 2 in performing a systems analysis. How would you expect the Mission, Vision, Values and Goals to be successfully communicated to the organization? What happens if the workers do not understand or accept them and how should the leaders deal with this implementation problem?

This assignment should be approximately 1,000 words.

DNP 805 Module 4 Assignment

Final Project Stage 5 and 6

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Start by reading and following these instructions:

1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.

2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.

3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.

4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.

Assignment:

Continue working on Stages 5 and 6 of Kotter’s Change Model and apply to your topic.

Stage 5: Empowering Employees for Broad Based Action

Stage 6: Generating Short-term Wins

Discuss how the system empowers employees for broad based actions of change as it applies to your system and how the system generate short term wins for achievements of strategic organizational goals. This assignment should be approximately 500-700 words in length.

Please Note: The final submission of your project is due Week 7.

DNP 805 Module 4 Assignment

Leading Change Paper

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Start by reading and following these instructions:

1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.

2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.

3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.

4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.

Assignment:

Using Kotter’s tables comparing the 20th and 21st century organizations and his tables on lifelong learning, in Leading Change, write a 6-8 page paper discussing the following.

To what extent has your practice setting in your workplace moved into the 21st century model? Give specific examples.

Briefly describe yourself in terms of the characteristics of lifelong learning depicted in the table and analyze your competitive capacity.

Discuss the extent to which you have the mental habits that support lifelong learning as outlined in the Table on mental habits in lifelong learning. Give specific examples.

DNP Module 5 Assignment

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Start by reading and following these instructions:

1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.

2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.

3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.

4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.

Assignment:

Evaluate how your identified organization has utilized Kotter’s stage 7 and 8 of consolidating changes to produce more change and anchored the new approaches within the organization. This should be approximately 700-1000 words.

Stage 7 Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change

Stage 8: Anchoring New Approaches in the Culture

Submit your draft on this page by Day 7 for instructor feedback that can be used to complete your final paper on these stages.

DNP 805 Module 6 Assignment

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2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.

3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.

4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.

Assignment:

Review the ten sources of organizational toxicity described in Peter-O’Grady and Malloch and describe the ways in which these can be handled by leaders to make the organization healthy. (This should be approximately 1,000 words)

DNP 805 Module 7 Assignment

Final Project

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3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.

4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.

Assignment:

Directions:

Revise your final paper based on feedback from your drafts. Be sure to include all required information. Submit your final paper on this page by Day 7.

Criteria for final paper

Advanced practice nurses prepared at the doctoral level should be able to assess organizations, identify system issues, and facilitate organization-wide changes in practice delivery. Systems or systemic thinking is a critical part of these skills.

Use APA format.

Some of the guidelines for working on these skills within your paper include the following.

Describe the system, including its history and development. Include the number and types of people who work in this system, for example the number of employees and the number of patients served.

What are the mission, vision, and values of your system? How are these things demonstrated to your clients and the community?

What smaller systems are within your system? Is your system part of a larger system? Describe the interrelationships of your system with other smaller or larger systems. Describe these points of interaction.

Describe the culture in your system. What are the shared beliefs and values of those who work in your system? How is conflict handled? How likely is it that your system will take risks? Describe the power structure within your system. Include anything else that you think describes your culture.

Apply Kotter’s 8 Stage Model to your project.

What financial costs will be incurred because of your change?

Conclusion.

DNP 805 Module 7 Assignment

Final Project Executive Summary

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Assignment:

Directions:

Write an executive summary.

This should be 1-2 pages in length. Please Note: Points will be deducted if you go beyond 2 pages in length.

Submit your executive Summary on this page by Day 7.

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/726/07/

During Week Eight, you will share and discuss your executive summary with your classmates through a discussion board.

DNP 805 Module 8 Assignment

Signature Assignment

Signature Assignment Title: Organizational Systems and Leadership

Presentation:

The advance practice nurse is preparing to examine the role of leadership within a healthcare system. There is a need to demonstrate understanding of the organizational and system leadership from theory to practice. This presentation will examine organizational and systems leadership through the quality improvement (QI) process.

Choose a QI measure for the focus of this presentation and answer the following questions:

What is the historical evolution of science and technology in the context of the impact on the practice of leadership in regard to quality improvement.

What are two ways that innovation is integrated into healthcare?

How does complexity impact the leadership role?

Apply principles of systems thinking to your selected QI measure.

How would you apply conflict management and conflict resolution principles using leadership practices for implementation of the QI measure?

What ways can you use complex communication processes in the healthcare industry to address this QI measure?

How can you use emotional competence for the individual and the health care team as it relates to the QI process?

How can the leader minimize toxicity in organizations especially when implementing a new QI measure?

Apply change management practices and principles to your chosen QI measure.

Analyze personal leadership styles through the lens of new learning and develop an ongoing plan for leadership development.

This PowerPoint (Microsoft Office) or Impress (Open Office) presentation should be a minimum of 20 slides, including a title and reference slide, with detailed speaker notes on content slides and recorded audio. Use at least four scholarly sources and make certain to review the modules Signature Assignment Rubric before starting your presentation. This presentation is worth 400 points for a quality content and presentation.

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Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, including a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words. Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source. One or two-sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words. I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

  • Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately. In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies. Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work). Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

  • APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with the APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in Loud-cloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required). Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation. I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

  • Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage over-utilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Master’s level and deduct points accordingly. As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content. It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

  • LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to Lopes Write, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me. Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes. Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own? Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in Loud-cloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score. DNP805 Organizational Systems and Leadership

  • Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is a 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies. Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances. If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect. I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension. As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

  • Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me: Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class. Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.

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