Examine the importance of professional associations in nursing. Choose a professional nursing organization that relates to your specialty area, or a specialty area in which you are interested. In a 750-1,000 word paper, provide a detailed overview the organization and its advantages for members. Include the following:

1. Describe the organization and its significance to nurses in the specialty area. Include its purpose, mission, and vision. Describe the overall benefits, or “perks,” of being a member.
2. Explain why it is important for a nurse in this specialty field to network. Discuss how this organization creates networking opportunities for nurses.
3. Discuss how the organization keeps its members informed of health care changes and changes to practice that affect the specialty area.
4.  Discuss opportunities for continuing education and professional development.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

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I need one page only. NO APA format. About nursing homes.

1. What are your upcoming week’s specific learning goals and objectives?
2. What is your upcoming week’s detailed schedule at your community practice experience placement?
3. Were there any placement items/issues that occurred this week that you feel your instructor should be aware of that are private in nature and are more appropriately shared here than in the discussion board with your classmates?
4. Give a brief description of an objective you worked on this week. Make sure to cite at least one reference showing how your objective relates to the public health knowledge you’ve studied during this course or the public health course. You may choose to reference your e-text, journal articles, or videos you’ve studied during these courses or you may find an outside reference on your own to further enhance your public health knowledge and practices.

Remember, your journal entries are an important aspect of clinical learning as they serve to help you reflect upon and get the most out of your community practice experience. Therefore, your journal entry should include the who, what, where, and when of your community practice experience. Remember, this should simulate a dialogue that would normally take place face-to-face with your community practice experience instructor.

 

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Reflection Assignment #3: Meeting Essential III

This week, reflect on your perception of healthcare delivery models and the nurse’s role in public health programs as it has evolved over the course of your RN-BSN program at WCU. Identify specific healthcare delivery models you support, and compare and contrast public health programs you are familiar with. How does your academic work support evidence of meeting the following?

Essential III: Scholarship for Evidence-Based Practice

Outcome #2: Demonstrate an understanding of the basic elements of the research process and models for applying evidence to clinical practice.

Outcome #5: Participate in the process of retrieval, appraisal, and synthesis of evidence in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team to improve patient outcomes.

Outcome #6: Integrate evidence, clinical judgment, interprofessional perspectives, and patient preferences in planning, implementing, and evaluating outcomes of care.

Outcome #7: Collaborate in the collection, documentation, and dissemination of evidence.

Review your past academic work, evaluate your effectiveness at meeting this program essential, and ponder the impact that this proficiency will have on your future.

Identify how you met the essential by referring to the assignment(s) specifically in your response. Additionally, reflect on and make connections between your academic experience and real-world applications. 

Your reflection should be 2 pages, and APA formatted. Reference and cite any sources you use.

Rubrics:

The writer clearly and effectively responds to the assignment. The writer thoughtfully and eloquently evaluates his/her effectiveness at meeting the program essential(s), and ponders the future as it relates to this accomplishment. The writer makes clear and meaningful connections between academics and real-world applications. The student is aptly able to describe growth and development in becoming a professional nurse. There is one clear, well- focused topic. Main ideas are clear and are well supported by detailed and accurate information. The student showcases relevant assignment(s) and course work that support the essentials and outcomes indicated. The student directly references relevant assignments/ course work in his/her reflection. The introduction is engaging, states the main topic, and provides an overview of the paper. Information is relevant and presented in a logical order. The conclusion is strong and definitive. Reflection has a logical progression of thought and information. The assignment consistently follows current APA format and is free from errors in formatting, citations, and references. No grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. All sources are cited and referenced correctly.

 

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 I need one page only. NO APA format. about nursing homes.

1. What are your upcoming week’s specific learning goals and objectives?
2. What is your upcoming week’s detailed schedule at your community practice experience placement?
3. Were there any placement items/issues that occurred this week that you feel your instructor should be aware of that are private in nature and are more appropriately shared here than in the discussion board with your classmates?
4. Give a brief description of an objective you worked on this week. Make sure to cite at least one reference showing how your objective relates to the public health knowledge you’ve studied during this course or the public health course. You may choose to reference your e-text, journal articles, or videos you’ve studied during these courses or you may find an outside reference on your own to further enhance your public health knowledge and practices.

Remember, your journal entries are an important aspect of clinical learning as they serve to help you reflect upon and get the most out of your community practice experience. Therefore, your journal entry should include the who, what, where, and when of your community practice experience. Remember, this should simulate a dialogue that would normally take place face-to-face with your community practice experience instructor.

 

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FIRST COMMENT

 FIRST COMENT

Socioeconomic-The more premature an infant is at birth, the greater the cost to care for the infant both on the family and on the healthcare system, as these infants require longer hospital stays and more extensive testing, medications and procedures. (Bowers, 2013, p. 29) Quite often the parents or other caregivers are forced to resort to becoming full-time caregivers and leave gainful employment. This places additional stress and financial burden on the families of these ELBW babies. Maternal stress is likely to increase as the mother may feel a sense of failure having given birth to an ELBW infant, leading to higher risk of postpartum depression and additional stress on the whole family.

Ongoing care- Need for ongoing early intervention services throughout childhood also contributes to the cost of raising a child born ELBW. Prematurity and low birth weight also increases the risk of readmission early in life, raising the overall cost to the family and increasing risks of hospital-acquired infections. Payment for routine and specialized care may be a challenge if the parent who carries insurance coverage for the child is unable to work and therefore loses employer-based health coverage.

Comorbidities-ELBW babies are at increased risk of fetal and neonatal death as well as long-term complications in adulthood like obesity, hypertension, diabetes and impaired fertility. (Bowers, 2013, p. 30) Short -term risks in ELBW infants include difficulties regulating temperature and blood sugar, risk for infection, renal failure and bleeding disorders. Many infants later demonstrate delays in motor development, speech delays and hearing impairment.

Ethnic and cultural disparities related to low birth weight babies- According to Bowers (2013), Non-Hispanic Black women are more likely to have a premature/LBW baby than a Non-Hispanic White woman, and while risk factors may include social stress, ethnicity alone, infection, inflammation, and genetic factors, the one factor most indicative of preterm delivery of a LBW infant is a previous preterm delivery.

One segment of our text pointed out that some cultures or ethnicities have varying views on infant death or death at any age, so the approach to care may differ greatly in those cultures and not have a direct association with the economic status of the family or culture or resources available to care for the ELBW infant. (Bowers, 2013, p. 29)

Support service from my community & Link and its effectiveness-

“WIC promotes the birth of healthy infants by preventing low birth weight, the leading cause of infant death and disability. The program provides prescribed supplemental foods, nutrition education and counseling, and referral to health care and other needed services for persons at nutritional risk. Eligibility includes: pregnant and nursing women and infants and children up to age 5.” (“Maternal and child health services | Schenectady County,” 2019)

https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic

Effectiveness- I chose to highlight the WIC program because it aims at prevention. A big part of addressing ELBW means looking at prenatal factors that may contribute to the risk of a low birth weight infant. Pregnant women are provided with appropriate nutrition through payment vouchers, while meeting with peer counselors and staff to learn about proper nutrition, prenatal care, breastfeeding preparation and many other services. Once a mother delivers her baby, the support continues through supplemental nutrition for the mother and child, help purchasing formula or breastfeeding support including breast pumps and peer counseling. The WIC program may be effective at reducing the risk of ELBW babies if the cause of low birth weight was related to the availability of proper nutrition for the mother while pregnant, or due to the lack of proper regular prenatal care. Once an ELBW infant is born, WIC may be effective at assisting the family already facing financial challenges with obtaining proper nutrition for the infant (then child up to age 5) as needed to ensure adequate growth and development.

References

Bowers, B. (2013). Prenatal, intrapartal, and postpartal risk factors. In C. Kenner & J. Lott (Eds.), Comprehensive neonatal nursing care (5th ed.,           pp. 28-30). Retrieved from https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org

Maternal and child health services | Schenectady County. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.schenectadycounty.com/node/413

SECOND COMMENT

It is very unfortunate that low birth babies affect the family and community. Personally, as a nurse, infants, and babies are my weakness, not my focus of study, and something I do not enjoy. Not to sound harsh, but we all have our preferences as individuals. There are many short and long term impacts, socioeconomic implications, and of course the need for ongoing care. The more premature an infant is at birth will determine the costliness to care for them. Medications, special treatments, and the amount of time spent in the hospital alone can deter the entire family’s road to recovery and the happiness which should be shared when having a newborn. These infants need ongoing care and many times family members end up being their caretakers full time and not working anymore and money can become sparse and the child can then be looked at as a burden. Several comorbidities include hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and increased risk of obesity. (Bowers, 2013) The at-risk group includes black women due to lifestyle and economic factors. The ethnic group opposite of that are Hispanic women. These 2 groups I am very familiar with, however, when it comes to children, I am uneducated. Hopefully, this course will make me more aware. 

I am using FAN as my community resource. FAN is committed to providing free (which is of utmost importance) high-quality resources for supporting parents and the family. There is actually a woman who is part of the Family Advisory Staff who give here email. [email protected] This website is so important and easy for all to access, get educated, donate, sponsor, and be a part of this wonderful organization. 

(nationalperinatal.org)

 Effectiveness is very well received. You can become a member of this group, make donations for families in need, and there are many more ways to simply get involved. You can actually become a sponsor to help other families see and feel what you went through and help all along the way. 

REFERENCE:

Bowers, B. (2013). Prenatal, intrapartal, and postpartal risk factors.

 

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