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NURS 8310 Week 2 Discussion: Descriptive Epidemiology: Data Sources and Data Collection Descriptive epidemiology deals with describing disease patterns using three major categories: person, place, or time (Friis & Sellers, 2021). Consider the following example: Over the last weekend, six people went to the Alcan City Hospital emergency room with similar symptoms. The laboratory results…
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NURS 831 Week 1 Blog: Population Health and Epidemiology Then and Now A century ago, epidemiology was a population science that focused on infectious diseases and outbreaks. Pioneered by passionate researchers like John Snow and Florence Nightingale, epidemiologic methods were used to curb the spread of debilitating diseases like cholera and the Spanish Flu. Today…
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NURS 8100 Week 8-10 Discussion: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NURSING PROFESSION ISSUES What issues are affecting healthcare? How do these issues affect you, your practice, and/or your organization? How do these issues affect your patients? Throughout this course you have identified and supported an advocacy priority, focusing specifically on how best to move the agenda forward.…
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NURS 8100 Week 5-7 Assignment: Personal Legislative Agenda How can you move a policy forward? What strategies need to be implemented, evidence compiled, or resources utilized? What is the plan for the legislative process? For this Assignment, you will create a Personal Legislative Agenda in which you will detail your strategy for moving your policy…
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NURS 8100 Week 5-7 Discussion 2: Muddiest Point and Peer Feedback Feedback and guidance are an integral part of any successful plan. Accessing the expertise, experience, and ideas of others allows us to fully examine topics and plans to ensure no stone is left unturned. For this Discussion, you will utilize the expertise of your…
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NURS 8100 Week 5-7 Discussion: Policy What are legislators currently doing to address your selected advocacy priorities for a vulnerable population? Are there current policies in place? Are there current policies proposed at either the state or federal level? What are the most obvious strengths and weaknesses of these policies as they relate to your…
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NURS 8100 Week 4 Assignment: Policy Model Policy models provide the framework for moving policy forward. However, not all policy models will be effective for all priorities. Therefore, it is important to appraise policy models with the specific advocacy priority in mind. For this Assignment, you will choose from three policymaking frameworks, the one that…
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NURS 8100 Week 4 Discussion: Contextual Factors What is the impact of contextual factors on advocacy and policy? Contextual factors can range from internal (the organization, the practice, the environment, the culture, etc.) to external (laws, policies, politics, regulations, etc.). However, whether originating internally or externally, contextual factors have the capability of advancing or hindering…
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NURS 8100 Week 3 Discussion: Nursing Values and Professional Ethics What is the importance of values and ethics? Values and ethics set the tone for human behavior. Values and ethics determine how we interact with the world, with those around us, and with ourselves. Values and ethics provide the framework for how we view the…
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NURS 8100 Week 2 Assignment: Advocacy Area In the first two Discussions, you identified a vulnerable or marginalized population for whom you can determine an issue that could be addressed through engaging in policy advocacy. Now it is time to present this advocacy area with evidence to support and defend your selection. For this Assignment,…