Category: Nursing

1. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The goal of the DNP program is to prepare clinicians who will translate nursing research to the practice setting to enhance clinical practice and to optimize patient outcomes. Graduates will assume leadership positions in institutional settings or become faculty in academia. The purpose of this statement is for you to provide information about yourself as well as to demonstrate your ability to express ideas clearly and logically in a grammatically correct format. Each response should be 250-300 words — citations are not necessary. Please upload a typed, well-organized essay into the online Graduate Division application describing:
Reasons for graduate study: Describe your reasons for wanting to enter the DNP program in nursing, any information about your background, training, and experience which you believe is relevant to your qualifications for doctoral study.
Please provide a balanced assessment of your personal characteristics including strengths, weaknesses and areas you are working to improve. Describe how these characteristics influence your individual and group interactions, with particular emphasis on your interpersonal style, leadership and membership qualities, and those characteristics that influence the way others view you.
Briefly describe a healthcare problem from a patient or systems perspective on which you would like to focus your DNP Scholarly Project.
Why did you select the DNP program at UCLA? What contribution do you expect to make to the nursing profession after earning the degree?
How do you expect doctoral study at UCLA to facilitate your career goals? Specify outcomes you wish from doctoral study in relation to your identified area of clinical focus.
If you have had contact with UCLA Faculty about your application to doctoral study, please identify that faculty and describe the nature of the contact; for example, conversations at professional meetings, conversations over the telephone or email, and discussion of investigation for the DNP Scholarly Project.

I focused on Higher patient fall incidents, Increased Medication errors, and Staff burnout. “As a nurse leader, you may be called upon to submit a detailed report to your executive leadership team and key stakeholders that describes a quality or safety problem and its effects on outcomes, fully supported by relevant and credible data. How might you engage stakeholders to help develop, implement, and sustain a vision to actually change and improve patient outcomes?
What arguments might be most effective in obtaining agreement and support?” Analyze organizational functions, processes, and behaviors in high-performing health care organizations or practice settings.
Determine how organizational functions, processes, and behaviors affect outcome measures associated with the systemic problem identified in your gap analysis.
Identify the quality and safety outcomes and associated measures relevant to the performance gap you intend to close. Create a spreadsheet showing the outcome measures.
Identify performance issues or opportunities associated with particular organizational functions, processes, and behaviors and the quality and safety outcomes they affect.
Outline a strategy, using a selected change model, for ensuring that all aspects of patient care are measured and that knowledge is shared with the staff. Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style. these are the 3 references that I used: Annamaraju P., Haddad, L M., Toney-Butler, T J., Nursing Shortage. [Updated 2023 Feb 13]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493175/
Ghanbarzehi, N., Heydarikhayat, N., Sabagh, K. (2024). Strategies to prevent medical errors by nursing interns: a qualitative content analysis. BMC Nurs 23, 48 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-01726-1 Syed, Sana, (2023) The Impact of Staffing Shortages in Healthcare. Honors Theses. 3691.https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/3691

Identify a workaround that you have used (or a co-worker has used) (this will not be used against anyone) and analyze why you chose this risk-taking behavior over a behavior that conforms to a culture that promotes safety.

Please use the attached article
– Outline the factors that determine the kind of research if it is qualitative or quantitative
– Address the importance of the topic covered in the research paper.
– Describe in detail the validity, applicability, and thoroughness of the literature search.
– Explain the sample and the sample selection process/method
– Explain how data collected in the research
– Summarize the result succinctly
– Describe in detail how the findings might be applied
– Describe the research’s limitations comprehensively
– Identify and address the need for additional research on this topic.

A 38-year-old female presents to the emergency room with complaints of dyspnea and left leg pain. Patient reports that her left leg started feeling heavy a few days ago and has also been red since she returned from a recent trip. She denies any injury to her leg. She reports that she started having some dyspnea in the last 24 hours. Patient history is remarkable for systemic lupus erythematosus and a history of recent airplane travel. She is also taking oral birth control. Her bp is 130/84, heart rate 100, R 24, and temp is 100.4F. Physical exam reveals unilateral +2 pitting leg edema to left leg with erythema.
In your Case Study Analysis related to the scenario provided, explain the following
The pulmonary pathophysiologic processes that result in the patient presenting these symptoms.
my answer
The patient’s symptoms and history suggest a possible deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a blood clot in a deep vein, usually in the leg. The risk factors include her recent long-distance travel (prolonged immobility), use of oral contraceptives (which can increase blood clotting), and her systemic lupus erythematosus (which can also increase the risk of blood clots). The dyspnea, or difficulty breathing, could indicate that a part of the clot has broken off and traveled to the lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism, which is a serious condition. This patient needs immediate medical attention, including diagnostic tests such as a D-dimer blood test, ultrasound of the leg, and possibly a CT scan of the chest. Treatment typically involves anticoagulant medications to prevent further clotting.
Any racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning.
How these processes interact to affect the patient.

Select two different nursing theories and describe how they relate to patient care. How could you use them for inciting behavioral changes? Discuss the pros and cons of applying each theory and how they could be integrated into your future practice. Are there any particular ethical issues related to the integration of these theories that should be considered?
In response to your peers, cite a study that used one of the nursing theories you discussed. Explain the impact of the nursing theory on your approach to patient care. Cite at least one source to support your response.

You can pick the topic that is the easy one for you. I was thinking about one of them from the area of Specific health problems in pediatrics: I don’t know if you will like DM type 1 or whatever will be easer for you. Thank you.
Instructions:
The student will identify a topic from the provided list OR choose an instructor-approved topic of their choosing related to pediatric nursing care. The student will put their chosen topic in a reply post to the week 14 discussion post as soon as possible. The student should look at topics chosen by other students first (as seen within the discussion post replies) to ensure a unique topic is chosen. The student will make every attempt to choose a topic NOT chosen by other students.
Infographic-
The student will develop a one-page education sheet that condenses the topic into an easy to read infographic. The student should utilize visual aids and be as creative as possible. This infographic must be uploaded as a PDF and be shared with the class via a discussion post. Please make sure to cite your work appropriately and provide a reference page.
Infographic Content Ideas-
History/Background
Define topic
Discuss the problem
Possible Solutions
Infographic Topic Ideas-
Patient advocacy
patient vs. parent
foster care system
rights of minors
Safety measures for preventing injury / medication errors in pediatrics:
Ethical, legal, cultural and/or nursing practice dilemma
drug usage for treatment of seizures or ADHD
refusal of care (patient’s or parent’s)
cultural practices
mandatory reporting/ suspected abuse
vaccines and vaccine hesitancy
Specific health problems in pediatrics:
Congenital heart defects
meconium aspiration
sickle cell anemia
bronchiolitis
glomerulonephritis
trisomy 21
diabetes mellitus type 1
hypopituitarism
Refusal of medicinal interventions in pediatrics:
Asthma
Diabetes Mellitis
End of life care and support
If you have another topic you are passionate about not found on this list, please reach out to the faculty for approval.

Community Staff Nurse Intervention Project Paper
You will develop a proposed public health nursing intervention to meet an identified need and/ or gap based on the list below and using data found for your individual community (county). You will frame the paper within the elements of the nursing process (Assess/ Identify/ Plan/ Implement / Evaluate). You can’t build a new facility or clinic or program.
TOPIC: PREVENTION OF TEEN SUICIDE
The intervention must be focused on the community/ population (not individual patient/family) within your own community (community used for the Windshield Survey paper). This must be within the scope of the Tier 1 staff level public health/ community health nurse. (Note: you cannot propose building facilities, developing a large program, expanding mental health care, or purchasing a mobile health van). Please refer to the QUAD COUNCIL Competencies for Community/ Public Health Nurses. https://www.cphno.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/QCC-C-PHN-COMPETENCIES-Approved_2018.05.04_Final-002.pdfLinks to an external site.. (Link also found in Course Resources in Modules).
The baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) is the educational preparation for entry level C/PHN practice. The varied courses in a BSN Program provides the grounding in order to understand how personal, social, policy, economic, work, and environmental determinants affect health status of individuals, communities, and populations. BSN education prepares PHNs both didactically and clinically. The paper should be 6-8 pages excluding title page and references.
The following topics must be covered in the paper. You are a CHN/PHN in a local health department (your community from Windshield Survey).
The intervention is a one-time four (4) hour event held at a location (grocery/drug store, park or appropriate to the topic) and is not repeated. YOU DO NOT ACTUALLY DO THE EVENT- you are not covered by FSW insurance. This is a proposal.
Community Data – the identified need and a summary of relevant data that supports the need, and its relevance to public health nursing practice as summarized from your data collected.
Specific Evaluation method(s) to assess the effectiveness of the intervention.
This should be a SMART goal with a specific goal and how to evaluate the goal.
The evaluation method must be a specific measurable criterion, reflecting the objective of your event.
Proposed Intervention – descriiption of intervention.
Evidence/ research/ literature to support and at what level(s) of prevention is the intervention.
This must be at the Tier 1 Community/Public Health Nurse competencies.
You need a specific objective for the event that will be reflected in your measurable SMART goal.
Develop the initiative as a one-day health event in a local grocery/drug store area – what level of prevention.
Resources required – The $500 funding is being provided by your agency and can’t exceed that amount.
Who are the Stakeholders and how will they be involve.
Financial costs estimated not to exceed $500 and how you will obtain other requirements like facilities, locations, persons, and equipment(s).
Describe how you would utilize the $500 budgeted.
Implementation plan
Include a timeline- specifically the steps in the actual implementation.
Include the specific interventions/actions in the event timeline for the proposed project from start through evaluation.
Reflection on your individual learning from the completion of the project.
Include how this has or will impact your professional practice at this point in your career or in the future.

Product is 6–8-page paper excluding title page and references including a handout advertising the event and services provided.
APA format is required – see grade rubric for reference type and number (Student paper format title page 61 in APA manual). Use level 1 headings for paper.
NUR 4636 COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT PROJECT PAPER 2023
NUR 4636 COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT PROJECT PAPER 2023
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAddresses Assigned Topics – Data supporting intervention
20 pts
Presented data to support need for intervention in local area.
15 pts
Topics are covered but limited substance. Conveys understanding of the relevance and significance to nursing practice. Content missing for minimal amount of required elements.
10 pts
Topic only slightly covered and lacks substance. Content missing for several required elements
0 pts
Substantial information not covered or covered inaccurately, is unclear and/or confusing and/or does not address the assigned topic or Class Assignment not completed as assigned.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDiscusses proposed intervention including resources needed, stakeholders, equipment, budget and location
40 pts
Demonstrates clear understanding of the topic. Relates readings to research and summarizes information gained and how applies to professional nursing practice.
30 pts
Conveys understanding of the topic. Some inconsistencies in making connections between readings and research and/or summarizing the information. Limited application to professional nursing practice.
10 pts
Lacks substance, limited evidence of understanding the topic. Connections between readings and research are unclear, not firmly established, or are not obvious. Minimal or unclear application to professional nursing practice.
0 pts
Does not show understanding, or evidence of connections between readings and research and/or, lacks application to professional nursing practice in population focused healthcare and/or Class Assignment is not completed or submitted.
40 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDeveloped measurable goal utilizing SMART goal framework
20 pts
Measurable goal developed which includes degree of improvement and time frame for evaluation measurement.
15 pts
Measurable goal developed which has one of the following – either degree of improvement or time frame for evaluation measurement.
10 pts
Goal present but does not include degree of improvement and time frame for evaluation measurement.
0 pts
No measurable goal included.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReflection includes impact on their professional practice
10 pts
Reflection includes both impact on current professional practice as a registered nurse and how will influence future professional practice as a registered nurse.
7 pts
Reflection includes impact on current professional practice as a registered nurse or how will influence future professional practice as a registered nurse.
4 pts
Minimal reflection which does not include current impact on practice or future impact on the student’s professional practice.
0 pts
No reflection present in paper.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeHandout/ Brochure about event
10 pts
Brochure/ handout describes event including potential date/ time, location, services provided, and cost.
7 pts
Brochure/ handout describes event & missing only 1 element.
4 pts
Brochure / handout missing several elements.
0 pts
No brochure/ handout submitted.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeResources/ References
10 pts
Includes at least 5 references from current peer reviewed nursing journals and /or textbook or reliable education, government, or organizational website.
7 pts
Four (4) appropriate resources or references. Not nursing or peer reviewed or from journals and 1 from textbook or reliable education, government or organizational website.
4 pts
Less than 3 references. Resources less than relevant or reliable. References do not meet required type.
0 pts
Resources not mentioned and no referenced citations
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization, Grammar, Spelling
10 pts
Well organized, thought out, and structured with proper grammar and spelling. Organization makes presentation clear and easy to follow. Covered concepts are defined. APA style and clarity followed.
7 pts
Organized and structured. Minor problems with application to professional nursing practice. APA style and clarity followed with minimal deviation. Minor issues with grammar and spelling.
4 pts
Poor structure and/or organization, distracting. Major issues with grammar and spelling
0 pts
Lacks organization or structure. Significant issues with grammar and spelling.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA Format & Citations/ References
10 pts
APA formatting and citations/ references correct. Less than 2 APA errors
5 pts
Contains minor errors in APA formatting and citation/references. 3-4 APA errors
3 pts
Multiple errors in APA formatting and citations 5-6 APA errors
0 pts
Lacks APA citations, formatting and/or reference list. More than 6 APA errors.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSubmission time
0 pts
Late Assignment Submissions (Papers and Projects) Five (5) PERCENT will be deducted for each day up until five (5) days past the due date. Course work received over five (5) days past the due date will not be graded and students will receive a zero (0) for the assignment.
0 pts
No Marks
0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTimeline with specific interventions included
20 pts
Timeline includes time frames with actions/ interventions within the timeline
10 pts
Timeline includes time frames with actions/ interventions within the timeline with no more than one item missing.
5 pts
Timeline has minimal information.
0 pts
Not submitted or lacks specifics.
20 pts
Total Points: 150

Build a slide presentation (PowerPoint preferred) of the hypothetical health promotion plan you developed in the first assessment. Then, implement your health promotion plan by conducting a hypothetical face-to-face educational session addressing the health concern and health goals of your selected group. How would you set goals for the session, evaluate session outcomes, and suggest possible revisions to improve future sessions?

I HAVE PROVIDED THE 1ST ASSESMENT WHICH REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE POWER POINT PLEASE USE IT AS DIRECTED. PLEASE READ THE DIRECTION
Complete the following:
Prepare a 10–12 slide PowerPoint presentation with a voice-over and detailed speaker notes that reflects your hypothetical presentation. This presentation is the implementation of the plan you created in Assessment 1. The speaker notes should be well organized. Be sure to include a transcript of the voice-over (please refer to the PowerPoint tutorial). The transcript can be submitted on a separate Word document.
Simulate the hypothetical face-to-face educational session addressing the health concern and health goals of your selected community individual or group.
Imagine collaborating with the hypothetical participant(s) in setting goals for the session, evaluating session outcomes, and suggesting possible revisions to improve future sessions.
As you begin to prepare this assessment, you are encouraged to complete the Vila Health: Conducting an Effective Educational Session activity. The information gained from completing this activity will help you succeed with the assessment as you consider key issues in conducting an effective educational session for a selected audience. Completing activities is also a way to demonstrate engagement.
Presentation Format and Length
You may use Microsoft PowerPoint (preferred) or other suitable presentation software to create your presentation. If you elect to use an application other than PowerPoint, check with your faculty to avoid potential file compatibility issues.
The number of content slides in your presentation is dictated by nature and scope of your health promotion plan. Be sure to include title and references slides per the following:
Title slide:
Health promotion plan title.
Your name.
Date.
Course number and title.
References (at the end of your presentation).
Be sure to apply correct APA formatting to your references.
The following resources will help you create and deliver an effective presentation:
Record a Slide Show With Narration and Slide Timings.
This Microsoft article provides steps for recording slide shows in different versions of PowerPoint, including steps for Windows, Mac, and online.
Microsoft Office Software.
This Campus page includes tip sheets and tutorials for Microsoft PowerPoint.
PowerPoint Presentations Library Guide.
This library guide provides links to PowerPoint and other presentation software resources.
SoNHS Professional Presentation Guidelines [PPTX].
This presentation, designed especially for the School of Nursing and Health Sciences, offers valuable tips and links, and is itself a PowerPoint template that can be used to create a presentation.
Supporting Evidence
Support your plan with at least three professional or scholarly references, published within the last 5 years, which may include peer-reviewed articles, course study resources, and Healthy People 2030 resources.
Graded Requirements
The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the assessment 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.
Present your health promotion plan to your hypothetical audience.
Tailor the presentation to the needs of your hypothetical audience.
Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards and APA formatting requirements.
Evaluate educational session outcomes and the attainment of agreed-upon health goals in collaboration with participants.
Which aspects of the session would you change?
How might those changes improve future outcomes?
Evaluate educational session outcomes in terms of progress made toward Healthy People 2030 objectives and leading health indicators.
What changes would you recommend to better align the session with Healthy People 2030 objectives and leading health indicators?
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.
Additional Requirements
Before submitting your assessment, proofread your presentation slides and speaker’s notes to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it difficult for them to focus on the substance of your presentation.
Context
Health education is any combination of learning experiences designed to help community individuals, families, and aggregates improve their health by increasing knowledge or influencing attitudes (WHO, n.d.). Education is key to health promotion, disease prevention, and disaster preparedness. The health indicator framework identified in Healthy People 2030 prompts action in health services accessibility, clinical preventive services, environmental quality, injury or violence prevention, maternal, infant, and child health, mental health, nutrition, substance abuse prevention, and tobacco use cessation or prevention.
Nurses provide accurate evidence-based information and education in formal and informal settings. They draw upon evidence-based practice to provide health promotion and disease prevention activities to create social and physical environments conducive to improving and maintaining community health. When provided with the tools to be successful, people demonstrate lifestyle changes (self-care) that promote health and help reduce readmissions. They are better able to tolerate stressors, including environmental changes, and enjoy a better quality of life. In times of crisis, a resilient community is a safer community (Flanders, 2018; Healthy People 2030, n.d.).
References
Flanders, S. A. (2018). Effective patient education: Evidence and common sense. Medsurg Nursing, 27(1), 55–58.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (n.d.). Healthy People 2030. https://health.gov/healthypeople

Self awareness, flexibility, problem solving, analysis and decision making five critical indicators why these indicators and how can I use them in my nursing life (APA STYLE)