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Journal assignments should be at least 500 words long and should cite sources from the course. Outside sources are allowed, but not required unless noted.

Emotional Intelligence

Background:

Emotional intelligence is an important concept for healthcare professionals because they are in constant contact with other people. Effective and compassionate communication require high emotional intelligence, and the good news is that emotional intelligence can be improved through practice. Reading Emotional Intelligence 2.0 will give you a good background in the concept of emotional intelligence and also allow you to test yourself and see your current emotional intelligence score.

Instructions:

(1) After completing the reading, why do you think that an awareness of and improvement in emotional intelligence is something that may be needed in the clinical setting where you work or have worked? Give at least two specific examplesfrom your own experience.

(2) After completing the test from Emotional Intelligence 2.0 (using the code in the back of your book) you now have personalized information to assess your emotional intelligence according to the four dimensions described in your text. Go to pages 56 and 57 of the text and complete the EQ Action Plan. To find the strategies that you will use in your action plan, reference the appropriate chapter(s) in the text. You will see that there are specific strategies listed for each of the four dimensions (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship management).

a) Choose and list four strategies that you want to implement in order to improve your lowest EQ dimension.

b) Discuss why did you choose these? What difficulties, if any, do you think you will experience in putting these into practice? Please be as specific as you can, and cite your text and any other sources necessary for support.

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Additional Materials:

a) https://youtu.be/baHrcC8B4WM

b)https://avanthealthcare.com/blog/articles/how-technology-is-impacting-nursing-practice-in-2019.stml

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How Technology is Impacting Nursing Practice in 2020

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September 10, 2019

In the last 30 years, technological advances have transformed the medical landscape. The days of meticulous charting and manually filing records are dwindling. With emerging technologies in telehealth and electronic recordkeeping, patients have more accessibility to their data than ever before. In the nursing field, technology allows RNs to improve efficiency and communicate more effectively.

While some nurses have oppositions about new technology, saying it takes personal interaction away from the bedside, a survey of 600 nurses show that 82 percent believe that technology positively impacts patient care. For them, the new tools available in health systems help add time back into their day—and with nurse burnout increasing in the U.S.—it may help nurses from leaving their practice setting.

Here is a look at how today’s current information technologies are impacting nursing practice:

Benefits of Nursing Technology

The advances in information technology and new devices have improved the quality of life for patients and healthcare professionals alike.

Improved Accessibility

Electronic health records (EHRs) have transformed the healthcare information technology space. An electronic health record is a digital version of a patient’s medical history. It can include progress notes, providers, problems, medications, lab data, etc. EHRs can improve patient care by improving the accuracy and clarity of medical records, and making data easily accessible to healthcare providers, doctors, and patients.

Advancements in telehealth have also played a large part in improved accessibility. Telecommunication systems have made it easier for patients separated geographically to receive nursing care via remote patient monitoring, live video conferencing and mobile health apps. In today’s environment, it has become easier for those in remote geographic areas to have access to quality care.

Decreased Human Error

New technologies can decrease the chance of human error. Nurses who work long hours or have understaffed units are at a higher risk of making mistakes. With new medical technologies, routine procedures are simplified. For example, automated IV pumps can measure the dosage of medication given to patients. This creates a quicker process for changing drip amounts and dosage.

EHRs also help with decreasing mistakes at the bedside. Since the data is readily available, EHRs can help reduce duplication of tests or delays in treatment.

Positive Impact on Nursing Shortage

Nurse burnout has been a factor in the shortage of nurses in the U.S. Prolonged mental and physical exhaustion can cause nurses to feel stretched thin, which leads to nurses leaving their practice setting. Emerging technologies in telehealth can help mitigate the burden put on nurses since it takes fewer nurses to provide adequate care.

Telehealth also provides nurses the opportunity to reach geographical areas that are identified as having health professional shortages. This includes locations in more rural regions that lack reasonable numbers of healthcare professionals; telehealth helps address these shortages by effectively providing care to patients remotely. These strides in telehealth technology can ultimately reduce healthcare costs by decreasing ER visits and hospital admissions.

Potential Drawbacks of Nursing Technology

The rapid growth of technology in the healthcare space has identified potential obstacles that hospital systems may face.

A Threat to the Human Element

Improved technology can threaten to replace person-to-person interaction between nurse and patient. Nurses have the role of establishing a relationship with their patients and their families; they are responsible for explaining medications, taking vitals and helping patients with daily needs. In some hospitals, nurses are required to wheel in their workstation (a computer on wheels) to record information about the patient. While typing information on a computer is perceived to be more trustworthy by patients and healthcare professionals alike, it will inevitably create less face-to-face interaction.

As a response to the aging population, robotics has become an emerging field in healthcare. In Japan, nurse robots are being manufactured and tested as a way to lessen the burden of nurses; however, these robots lack empathy and a “human touch.” More research is required before understanding if these machines will improve patient care.

Generational Divide

Nurse leaders understand that workplace technology integration can be largely influenced by generational differences among staff. In the nursing field, baby boomers make up roughly 50 percent of the entire RN staff. Baby boomers are perceived to be lacking in tech-savvy skills and may be slower to adapt to new devices. According to a journal published in 2015, rapid technological advances are a factor that cause older nurses to retire.

Data and Security Threats

As with most any computerized information, EHRs kept in the cloud or in the form of big data are more susceptible to being hacked. Cybercrimes for hospitals are not uncommon as patient profile data can be sold on the black market ranging from $20 to $50. If an inexperienced employee accidentally clicks on malware, a whole EHR system may be at risk of being compromised. Hospitals that have a breach in data or EHR can pay hefty fines depending on the severity. Security threats to a patient’s data can ultimately make a facility think twice before storing important patient records in the cloud.

The Bottom Line

The evolving technological advances in nursing are the wave of the future in healthcare. Emerging new technologies in EHRs, AI, apps and software development are becoming increasingly popular as more hospitals and facilities integrate them into their health system. While there are drawbacks that come with telecommunication, it’s clear that information technology has the potential to improve the quality of life for nurses and RNs alike.

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For this journal entry, I want you to answer the following questions. Remember that each question is worth 10 points each for a total of 50 points. Each answer to each question should be a minimum of 100 words. Journal entries will only be read by me.

1.) Which Agent of Change or Event from the Abolitionist had the most impact on you?

2.) Which Agent of Change or Event from the Civil Rights Movement had the most impact on you?

3.) Which Agent of Change or Event from the Black Feminist Movement had the most impact on you?

4.) Which Agent of Change that was a part of the Black Lives Matter Movement had the most impact on you?

5.) At the end of the trailer for the Freedom Riders documentary, the filmmakers ask, “Would you have gotten on the bus?” Would you have gotten on the bus? Could you see yourself as a Harriet Tubman, a Malcolm X, a Shirley Chisholm, a Freedom Rider, or a Mother of the Movement?

Please watch these lessons for answering these questions:

1)  https://youtu.be/zylpwPV7Qk4

1. 2)  https://youtu.be/bTAci-E4s-4

1. 3)  https://youtu.be/pLMroQHCgR8
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3. 4)  https://youtu.be/w7jImsXQK38

Additional Material to read:

1) Black lives Matter

1. 2) Black Feminism
2. 3) Abolitionist Movements

For this journal entry, I want you to answer the following questions. Remember that each question is worth 10 points each for a total of 50 points. Each answer to each question should be a minimum of 100 words. Journal entries will only be read by me.

1.) In a paragraph, tell me about the waves of feminism and some of the important issues that are a part of each wave. Do you feel that a wave model is the best way to explain feminism and the women’s rights movement?

2.) In a paragraph, tell me what you learned about LGBTQ+ history in Unit 4? Had you heard about any of these events or people before?

3.) Why is the Women’s Health Movement important? In a paragraph, tell me about some of the ways in which women have fought for reproductive rights and reproductive justice.

4.) During our lesson on the HIV/AIDs crisis, we learned about Larry Kramer and ACTUP and watched a documentary on this period in history. In a paragraph, tell me what you learned about the HIV/AIDs crisis and whether it made you think differently about what is happening now with COVID-19?

5.) We looked at the HRC’s report on Anti-trans violence in this unit. In a paragraph, tell me your thoughts and reflections after viewing the PowerPoint with the images of those who were murdered and reading that report.

Anti-TransViolenceReport 2019.pdf

Anti-Trans Violence Report 2020

Powerpoint  materials:  1) Intersex and transgender Identities and Movements 2) HIV/AIDS crisis 3) LGBTQ + Movements 4) Reproductive Rights Movements

Lesson:  1) https://youtu.be/XCOz-hyeCsM   2) https://youtu.be/KkUr1_p3Vpk  3) https://youtu.be/CGg_GFA6i1Y 

1. 4) https://youtu.be/kJFuZ6Zff6U 5) https://youtu.be/sEyet3KFFSA

Additional  video link: 1) https://youtu.be/hg3umXU_qWc   2) https://youtu.be/P5Mpo4JQZhw 3)  https://youtu.be/S7jnzOMxb14  

1. 4)  https://youtu.be/x5rSfS2tgyc  5) https://youtu.be/LGEJmPwB4yI
2. 6) https://youtu.be/CKEGaSJi3bk

Sources no later than 5 years

Post a 250 word response to the two videos entitled Teaching Design for Change and Community and Aggregate Assessment. Provide examples of strategies that resulted in changes in the Teaching Design for Change video with a summary of the video. For the Community and Aggregate Assessment compare the approaches to community assessment presented in the video to the ones in your readings and in the posted powerpoints.

watch these video on YouTube: 1)Teaching Design for Change  2) Community and Aggregate Assessment

The PowerPoints is about : Engaging Urban Residents in Neighborhood Environments and their applications for health.

Hello, 

Below are the instructions for the journal. I have attached my friends journal for additional help, as well as rubric. Kindly please see the first journal too in case in need form previous order. (#33050 or #NH33050)

Thank you 

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Critical reflection of your growth and development during your practicum experience in a clinical setting has the benefit of helping you identify opportunities for improvement in your clinical skills while also recognizing your clinical strengths and successes.

This week, you will write a Journal Entry reflecting on your clinical strengths and opportunities for improvement.

Journal Entry (2–3 pages): 

Based on your experience,

·         Describe an interesting case or a case that you have never seen before.

·         Explain what you found challenging.

·         Explain what you would do differently from your Preceptor.

·         Explain the cultural differences you found challenging.

Professional Capstone and Practicum Reflective Journal

Students are required to submit weekly reflective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a final, course-long reflective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and inquiry into current practice.

This reflection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses, and additional resources that could be introduced in a given situation to influence optimal outcomes. Each week students should also explain how they met a course competency or course objective(s).

In each week’s entry, students should reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout the course. Journal entries should address one or more of the areas stated below.  In the Topic 10 graded submission, each of the areas below should be addressed as part of the summary submission.

1. New practice approaches
2. Interprofessional collaboration
3. Health care delivery and clinical systems
4. Ethical considerations in health care
5. Practices of culturally sensitive care
6. Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of all patients
7. Population health concerns
8. The role of technology in improving health care outcomes
9. Health policy
10. Leadership and economic models
11. Health disparities

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, 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 not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.