Leadership and Managing

This week you reflected upon the difference between a “manager” and a “leader” and discussed this concept with your classmates and professor in the discussion board. In a written essay please answer the following questions:

• What are the differences between leaders and managers? What characteristics are similar and what are different?
• Provide a total of three examples. First, of someone who has great managerial skills. Second, another individual with great leadership skills. Third, another person with poor managerial skills. These can be made up individuals or examples you have seen without any identifying information. Discuss how the staff of each individual would be affected by the skills of the leader/manager.
• Complete the Emotional Intelligence Test Discuss your scores and what they mean. What did you learn about yourself as a leader? (Note that a 10 on the EI test means strong. On the score page, click on the blue “here” under “interpreting your GEIT scores, click here” for more information on each section and what it means. 

Assignment Expectations:

Length: 1500 to 2000 words total (at least 500 words per question prompt)

Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA format. These do not count towards the minimum word count for this assignment. Your essay must include an introduction and a conclusion.

References: Use appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. A minimum of three (3) scholarly sources are required for this assignment.

Rubric: This assignment uses a rubric for scoring. Please review it as part of your assignment preparation and again prior to submission to ensure you have addressed its criteria at the highest level.

Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) or a PDF document (.pdf

Question 1

1. For this writing assignment, you will complete a research essay. Pick a topic and write 3-4 pages. Also, include a title page and reference page.

I will use your mapping exercise(attached) to ensure you are using the subtopics identified in your paper. 

 Use 2-3 articles or references to write your paper.  

Question 2

2. Under module 5, complete the APA worksheet(attached). Download the APA worksheet, type your answers directly on the worksheet, and upload it back into the canvas. 

Here is the scenario for the assignment this week.

As a nurse practitioner, you prescribe medications for your patients. You make an error when prescribing medication to a 5-year-old patient. Rather than dosing him appropriately, you prescribe a dose suitable for an adult.

1-Write a description of the patient case from your experiences, observations, and/or clinical practice from the last 5 years. 

2-Then, describe factors that might have influenced pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes of the patient you identified. 

3-Finally, explain details of the personalized plan of care that you would develop based on influencing factors and patient history in your case. Be specific and provide examples.

Resources

Rosenthal, L. D., & Burchum, J. R. (2021). Lehne’s pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (2nd ed.) St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
Chapter 1, “Prescriptive Authority” (pp. 1–3)
Chapter 2, “Rational Drug Selection and Prescription Writing” (pp. 4–7)
Chapter 3, “Promoting Positive Outcomes of Drug Therapy” (pp. 8–12)
Chapter 4, “Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Drug Interactions” (pp. 13–33)
Chapter 5, “Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors” (pp. 34–42)
Chapter 6, “Individual Variation in Drug Response” (pp. 43–45)

Cite 3 credible sources in APA format

 About 700-800 words

Discussion: 

Unit 2 Discussion – Misleading Graphs 

Can inaccurate graphs bias the interpretation of data? Graphs provide a visual representation of data meant to provide information. Here are three graphs that may present data inaccurately or misleadingly.  Choose one graph for this discussion and answer the questions based on your chosen graph.

Graph 1 was used to display changes in the Unemployment Rate for over 12 months.

 Graph 2 was used to display pizza topping preferences based on a survey of people living in the United Kingdom.

Graph 3 was used to display the number of complaints reported for six different airlines per the US Department of Transportation in February 2013. 

Instructions

For this discussion, you are to choose one graph and complete these steps based on the graph you chose:

Steps

• State the graph you chose.
• Discuss how you interpreted the graph when you first saw it.
  • What did it tell you about the data represented?
  • Did you find it confusing?
• Now, study the graph. Use your understanding of the topics Graphs, Pie Charts, and Bar Charts to interpret what is being presented.
• Compare your first impression with your second, more informed interpretation and answer the following:
  • Is the information presented in a biased way (that is, is it misleading?)
  • What information is being misinterpreted here? How?
  • What type of graph was used, and was it used correctly?
  • How could you correct the graph so that it more accurately represents the data?
• Discuss why someone might intentionally use a graph to mislead?

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Assignment: Applying Current Literature to Clinical Practice

Psychiatric mental health nursing practice is one of the newest disciplines to be licensed to provide psychotherapy As such, the majority of psychotherapy research is centered on other disciplines such as psychology, social work, marriage/family therapy, art therapy, psychiatry, and mental health counseling. This makes it essential for you to be able to translate current literature from other disciplines into your own clinical practice. For this Assignment, you practice this skill by examining literature on group work and group therapy and considering its applicability to your own clients.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Evaluate the application of current literature to clinical practice

To prepare:

• Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide on group work and group therapy.
• Select one of the articles from the Learning Resources to evaluate for this Assignment.

Note: In nursing practice, it is not uncommon to review current literature and share findings with your colleagues. Approach this Assignment as though you were presenting the information to your colleagues.

The Assignment

In a 5- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation, address the following:

• Provide an overview of the article you selected, including answers to the following questions:
  • What type of group was discussed?
  • Who were the participants in the group? Why were they selected?
  • What was the setting of the group?
  • How often did the group meet?
  • What was the duration of the group therapy?
  • What curative factors might be important for this group and why?
  • What “exclusion criteria” did the authors mention?
• Explain the findings/outcomes of the study in the article. Include whether this will translate into practice with your own client groups. If so, how? If not, why?
• Explain whether the limitations of the study might impact your ability to use the findings/outcomes presented in the article.

Note: The presentation should be 5–10 slides, not including the title and reference slides. Include presenter notes (no more than a half page per slide) and use tables and/or diagrams where appropriate. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from the article you selected. Support your presentation with evidence-based literature.

1 discussion

1 Journal

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References

Free Plagiarism

Dua date 09/23/2020

1. Discussion Question: Sixty-nine–year-old John awoke from his sleep last night and complained of excruciating pain in his left “big toe.” He said that he could not even tolerate the bed clothes on top of his foot. Today in clinic, his first metatarsophalangeal joint of his left foot is reddened, is warm to touch, and has a decreased range of motion.

a. How will you describe to John what is occurring and why?

b. How will John’s lifestyle be altered as a result of this condition?

2. 3 paragraphs of 3 sentences each

3. APA style

4. 2 references

                                                                              Assignment

With the client you selected in mind, address in a client termination summary (without violating HIPAA regulations) the following:

• Identifying information of client (e.g., hypothetical name and age)
• The date the client initially contacted the therapist, date therapy began, duration of therapy and date therapy will end
• Total number of sessions, including the number of missed sessions
• Whether termination was planned or unplanned
• Presenting problem
• Major psychosocial issues
• Types of services rendered (e.g., individual, couple/family therapy, group therapy)
• Overview of the treatment process
• Goal status (goals met, partially met, unmet)
• Treatment limitations (if any)
• Remaining difficulties and/or concerns
• Recommendations
• Follow-up plan (if indicated)
• Instructions for future contact
• Signatures

 
Reply 1

Provide two different examples of how research uses hypothesis testing, and describe the criteria for rejecting the null hypothesis. Discuss why this is important in your practice and with patient interactions.

In order to provide examples of uses for hypothesis testing it is important to understand what a hypothesis is. “The hypothesis statements are the blueprint for completing the statistical analysis of the gathered data.” (Ambrose, 2018) Testing a hypothesis evaluates if the prediction made on two variables is valid. Gathering data to show correlations is how you test a hypothesis.

The two examples that came to mind when thinking of a hypothesis in health care are the prediction that washing hands decreases infections and following a specific diet will lead to increased health. “The Null hypothesis indicates the lack of relationship between the variables or that there is no effect on the variables.” (Ambrose, 2018) The criteria to reject a null hypothesis is data proving that the hypothesis is false. When the research is reliable, patterns should occur. When there are patterns, this will permit the researcher to reject the null hypotheses. (Ambrose, 2018) Hypotheses are tested using a one or two tailed testing. (Ambrose, 2018) A one-tailed test is used when the researcher is sure that direction of data will go in a certain way. “A two-tailed test identifies both the positive and negative differences.” (Ambrose, 2018)

As health care professionals, it is important to be able to utilize hypotheses and being able to evaluate them. Nursing interventions and care for patients are products of evidence based practice guidelines, which can be every changing with new research and data. Being able to interpret and utilize these guidelines is important to positive patient care. Nursing improvements and positive patient outcomes can be determined by quality research.

References

Ambrose, J. (2018). Applied Statistics for Health Care. Retrieved from Grand Canyon University: https://lc.gcumedia.com/hlt362v/applied-statistics-for-health-care/v1.1/#/chapter/3

Reply 2

Predictions of what will happen in a study between two variables is a hypothesis. A hypothesis is needed prior to starting the research to guide the data that is needed to be gathered for the variable. With the data that is collected, research process validates a hypothesis by showing correlation or mutual relationship. Research is always a measure in in a study or understanding differences. “Hypothesis testing is used to establish whether a research hypothesis extends beyond those individuals examined in a single study.” (Laerd, 2018)

One example is two groups of students virtual and in person. The hypothesis could be that in person students did better than virtual students in test taking, showing in person learning is important for the education of school age students. Another example could be that daily zoom meetings or virtual class has a higher classroom average of the students compared to the students who attends zoom virtual classes biweekly. For both, examples the average of test in grades for the sample represents the population.

In health care it shows findings that can be empowered and shows alternative explanations that may or may not be significant without research and hypothesis testing advancements could be detrimental for care of those that need advanced medication or treatment. Sample of 100 breast cancer sufferers depend on research to have new chemotherapy treatment to eradicate cancer more effectively than current treatment type. Consider the process first involved in what your measuring then outlines your structure. This is important for the patients and given opportunity to have treatment that has evidence to work versus medication that has not worked and no evidence to work.

Criteria for rejecting the null hypothesis: “the null hypothesis indicates the lack of relationship between the variables or that there is no effect on the variables.”(Ambrose, 2018) “Data should show patterns, allowing the researcher to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis.” (Ambrose, 2018) Keep in mind a rejection could be in error. The rejection based on probability results are accurate. If shown effect, null rejected. “A failure to reject the null hypothesis indicates no effect is shown by the evidence.” (Ambrose, 2018) For a null to be rejected, 95% of values need to set close to the mean.

Resources

Ambrose, J. (2018). Applied statistics for health care.Retrieved from https://lc.gcumedia.com/hlt362v/applied-statistics-for-health-care/v1.1

How does the community health nurse recognize bias, stereotypes, and implicit bias within the community? How should the nurse address these concepts to ensure health promotion activities are culturally competent? Propose strategies that you can employ to reduce cultural dissonance and bias to deliver culturally competent care. Include an evidence-based article that address the cultural issue. Cite and reference the article in APA format.