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NURS 8201 Week 5 Discussion: T-Tests and ANOVA in Clinical Practice You are the DNP-prepared nurse responsible for overseeing staffing for the telehealth services provided at your practice. To determine the number of nurses that you might need for these services, you must determine how many patients might be interested in using the telehealth services…
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NURS 8201 Week 4 Assignment: Frequency and Descriptive Statistics Imagine that you have collected data from 100 patients. You have carefully compiled vitals, pain scores, and medications for each of the patients. However, what does all of this data mean? Is your work now done? How do we make data meaningful? Why must we move…
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NURS 8201 Week 3 Discussion: Sampling Have you ever watched a commercial that touts “four out of five doctors recommend a particular product”? Have you ever wondered how the company is able to make such claims? These types of claims are created using the research method of sampling. Sampling, “involves selecting a group of people,…
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NURS 8201 Week 2 Discussion: Starting the Research Process You are a pediatric nurse working with a facility to increase awareness and understanding concerning childhood immunizations. You notice there is a lack of understanding from parents about the benefit of these immunizations, and you begin to consider how you might research ways to improve immunization…
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NURS 8201 Week 1 Discussion: Introduction and Experience With Research Have you ever considered the importance of research in nursing? How might research shape the delivery of healthcare? In this course, you will consider the importance of research in nursing and analyze your previous experience and familiarity with research. Research in nursing began with Florence…
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NURS 8302 Week 9 Assignment: Leadership Assessment What personal strengths do you have that would make you an effective nurse leader? What potential gaps might you need to address to improve your ability to be an effective nurse leader? As a future DNP-prepared nurse, you will be called upon as a leader in your field,…
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NURS 8302 Week 5 Discussion: Measurement Systems and Methods You are a DNP-prepared nurse working at a hospital focused on improving patient satisfaction. After receiving care at your hospital, patients are provided a scorecard to survey their patient experience. The patient surveys range in questions from wait time to effectiveness of care, and these surveys…
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NURS 8302 Week 11 Discussion: Evaluating and Sustaining Change Change is the law of life. – John F. Kennedy Change is inevitable. There is no getting around it, but that does not mean change always has to be negative. Society often places a negative connotation to change, but what if the change is for…
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NURS 8302 Week 10 Discussion: Leadership for Change What are the characteristics of a transformational leader? As you have examined this week, a transformational leader is a leader who is able to inspire change and bring out the best in those around them. However, what characteristics does this leader have? Perhaps a transformational leader is…
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NURS 8302 Week 8 Discussion: Quality Improvement Models What is the best way to implement quality improvement? What particular strategies and/or models should be used when developing a plan? Throughout the past 7 weeks, you have explored quality improvement in healthcare and nursing practice, and you will continue this exploration by analyzing specific quality improvement…