Discuss how you intend to implement your evidence-based findings. What are your anticipated challenges? How do you intend to overcome some of those challenges?

Expectations

Initial Post:

• use US sources and topic is nurse retention 
• Length: A minimum of 250 words, not including references
• Citations: At least one high-level scholarly reference in APA from within the last 5 years

Determination of Death / Informed Consent

1. Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA):

· How this law was created

· Legal definition of death, describe

2. Define dying within context of faith, basic principle about human life

3. Bioethical Analysis of Pain Management – Pain Relief

4. What is the difference between Pain and suffering? Explain

5. Diagnosis / Prognosis: define both.

6. Ordinary / Extraordinary means of life support. Explain the bioethical analysis.

7. Killing or allowing to die? Define both and explain which one is ethically correct and why?

8. Catholic declaration on life and death; give a summary of this document: 

https://www.cfocf.org/wp-content/uploads/Combined-Catholic-Declaration-and-Understanding-ENGLISH.pdfLinks to an external site.

9. What is free and informed consent from the Catholic perspective?

10. Define Proxi, Surrogate

11. Explain:

· Advance Directives

· Living Will

· PoA / Durable PoA

· DNR

12. Read and summarize ERD paragraphs #: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 55, 59, 61, 62

  

EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING DISEASES FACT SHEET

Sir Francis Bacon said, “Knowledge is power.” This is most definitely true when it comes to diseases and how to prevent and treat them. As a nurse, you are charged with teaching patients how to prevent infectious diseases and what to do if they become infected. A powerful tool in your arsenal is the Fact Sheet. Usually comprised of one page of easy-to-read content, these leaflets can be distributed easily and can effectively inform your practice.

To prepare for this Assignment:

· Select one disease that is either emerging or re-emerging in the world today.

· Research the disease using both scholarly and non-scholarly resources.

· Determine your audience (patients, other nurses, schools, etc.) that you would want to share the Fact Sheet with.

· Select pieces of information that are appropriate for your audience.

Assignment Instructions:

Disease:  Meningococcal Disease

Audience: General Public and Healthcare Professionals in Behavioral Health Settings

· Submit: A 1- to 2-page Fact Sheet. 

· Indicate the audience on the Fact Sheet. 

· Give a brief history of the disease. 

· What are the implications of the spread of the disease? 

· How does one detect and prevent the spread of this disease? 

· How is this disease treated? 

· Your Fact Sheet should be visually stimulating, appropriate for your audience, and formatted with bullet points for easy reading. 

· Support your “facts” with at least 3 references.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BELOW IN RESPOND IN 50 WORDS OR MORE:

 In my Week 1 discussion post, I talked about my concerns with nursing wages and burnout becoming more prominent. Throughout the semester, I have been able to deepen my understanding of these topics. I completed my article review on nursing burnout and through my research, I found that burnout has been gradually getting worse throughout the years. The number seems to be rising more than before and the lack of bedside nurses is climbing as well. This also causes a high nurse turnover and more dissatisfaction over time. Many hospitals are now turning to residency programs to have less nurse turnover as new graduates are required to sign a residency contract if they would like to work in that setting. This allows for less turnover and longer training times at the cost of flexibility and appropriate wages. At least in my case, I was getting paid more at my previous job (SNF) than I was starting at the hospital through the residency even though my previous job offered me less than the median salary for SNF nurses. I also believe that the cost of living in South Florida has gone up exponentially over the past few years and regardless of what “middle-class” job you have, money will be very tight for young adults trying to start to live independently without government support. Overall, I hope to see a change over the next few years for those who love the nursing practice as we are responsible for a significant amount of care provided in the healthcare setting and should be respected as so.