1. Why is the subject of workplace health and safety of concern to nurses? 

How are these concepts related to patient safety and patient outcomes? 

2. What action is suggested when you are faced with an angry or hostile coworker?

3. Why is substance misuse among nurses a serious concern? What is the most appropriate way to handle a suspicion that a coworker may be involved in serious substance misuse?

4. What is the most common physical injury experienced by LPNs and nursing assistants? How can a nurse manager help staff avoid physical injury at work? 

5. Describe several examples of sexual harassment in the workplace. Discuss methods of dealing with these instances.

6. Review the policies and procedures on the following safety issues in your current clinical rotation. Compare with other students in the class. What are the similarities and differences? What might this mean in terms of workplace safety? 

• Latex allergies

• Needlestick injuries

• Violence 

3. Go to the ANA website and explore the sections on workplace and patient safety under the heading “Professional Nursing Practice.” 

Which concepts discussed in these sections are particularly important to the beginning RN? Why? 

4. Interview one of the staff nurses on your unit. Explore his or her feelings and concerns related to the following topics. Based on the comments, develop strategies to address the concerns.

• Substance abuse among nurses

• Emergency preparation 

• Quality of work life within the organization

250 words or more

3 references 

APA citation

1) Minimum 30 slides with spaker notes and 6 full pages (Follow the 3 x 3 rule: minimum three paragraphs per part)

              Part 1: Minimum 15 slides with speaker notes (all slides) and 3 full pages

              Part 2: Minimum 15 slides with speaker notes (all slides) and 3 full pages

Submit 1 document per part

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          All paragraphs must be narrative and cited in the text- each paragraphs

          Bulleted responses are not accepted

          Dont write in the first person 

          Dont copy and pase the questions.

          Answer the question objectively, do not make introductions to your answers, answer it when you start the paragraph

         Submit 1 document per part

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5) Identify your answer with the numbers, according to the question.

Example:

Q 1. Nursing is XXXXX

Q 2. Health is XXXX

6) You must name the files according to the part you are answering: 

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Part 1.doc 

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Part 1: 

Children’s Health Fund

1. Investigate the group’s key  issues

2. What is their mission

3. What is their legislative agenda

4. How is the agenda developed

5. How is it communicated to members

6. How is their agenda pushed and promoted (i.e., mechanisms used to engage/attract and influence policy makers)

7. What are the group’s current lobbying efforts; 

8. Key partner coalitions

9. Do their partnerships influence policies at the local, state or national level; 

10. key obstacles

11. Spending allocations (consult the Center for Responsible Politics, www.opensecrets.org).

In addition to investigating the interest group’s website and reviewing position statements and testimony, should consult media reports to obtain more information on the group’s current lobbying efforts. 

Should summarize their findings in a 3 pages.

Part 2: 

National Breast Cancer Coalition

1. Investigate the group’s key  issues

2. What is their mission

3. What is their legislative agenda

4. How is the agenda developed

5. How is it communicated to members

6. How is their agenda pushed and promoted (i.e., mechanisms used to engage/attract and influence policy makers)

7. What are the group’s current lobbying efforts

8. Key partner coalitions

9. Do their partnerships influence policies at the local, state or national level; 

10. key obstacles

11. Spending allocations (consult the Center for Responsible Politics, www.opensecrets.org).

In addition to investigating the interest group’s website and reviewing position statements and testimony, should consult media reports to obtain more information on the group’s current lobbying efforts. 

Should summarize their findings in a 3 pages.

Imagine that, for about a year, your nursing unit has been involved in an intensive campaign to improve patient satisfaction scores with pain management. You are getting good data from your patients, as the length of stay on this inpatient geriatric medical nursing unit is only about 6 days. Your hospital does 100% survey to inpatients, and the response rate is about 25%, which is higher than it has been. This notwithstanding, the percent of “patient very satisfied” (top box), with a score of 5, has been in the low 70s. The national benchmark for medical surgical units like yours is about 85% very satisfied. Of all the units in your hospital, your unit is the lowest scoring on this HCAPHS survey. But as your unit is the only geriatric medical nursing unit in the hospital, you’d always thought it was the nature of the patient population.
You have been the day shift representative to the QI team, and the scores on your unit are posted monthly. Here are the numerous strategies that have been tried on your unit and the timeframes.

Document: Strategies and Interventions (PDF)–attached below

For this Discussion, examine the strategies and interventions tried in your unit and consider the following questions: a) Were the strategies effective in creating a sustainable change on your nursing unit, and b) To what extent can your nurse manager and CNO count on your unit exceeding the national benchmark in the next quarter, the next year? That is, does this run chart have some predictive ability? Does the run chart support the nursing unit’s decision to celebrate? To what extent can the leadership be confident that the trend will continue?

By Day 3

Based on the scenario, explain what was done successfully and where improvement was needed in the quality improvement process. Identify the performance improvement tools, and explain how they contributed to the outcome.

Support your response with references from the Resources and professional nursing literature. Your posts need to be written at the capstone level (see checklist).

This wks resources attached and follow:

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Notes Initial Post: This should be a 3-paragraph (at least 350 words) response. Be sure to use evidence from the readings and include in-text citations. Utilize essay-level writing practice and skills, including the use of transitional material and organizational frames. Avoid quotes; paraphrase to incorporate evidence into your own writing. A reference list is required. Use the most current evidence (usually ≤ 5 years old). (Refer to AWE Checklist, Capstone)

This assignment will help you to understand emotional intelligence (EI) 

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research about EI theories, communication styles, team building, and decision making. Go to the website berkeley.edu and take the quiz.

Based on your research and understanding, create a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document that:

Describe how your EI level can either enhance or hinder effective leadership in the health care environment.

Discuss the results of the EI Quiz (see attachment).

On a separate references page, cite all sources using APA 7 format. Use current references 

Please note that the title and reference pages should not be included in the total page count of your paper.

Submission Details

• Support your responses with examples and a conclusion.
• On a separate references page, cite all sources using APA 7 format.