DNR -- what if a nurse believes a patient should be DNR but the family is resistant, should she advocate for her position

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Pretend you are a member of an interprofessional team that is attempting to improve the quality of health care and the outcomes in a vulnerable population. For the first step in your team's work, you have decided to conduct an analysis of current position papers that address the issue and population you are considering.(DNR -- what if a nurse believes a patient should be DNR but the family is resistant, should she advocate for her position)In your analysis you will note the team's initial views on the issue in the population as well as the views across a variety of relevant position papers. You have been tasked with finding the most current standard of care or evidenced-based practice and evaluating both the pros and cons of the issue. For the opposing viewpoints, it is important to discuss how the team could respond to encourage support. This paper will be presented to a committee of relevant stakeholders from your care setting and the community. If it receives enough support, you will be asked to create a new policy that could be enacted to improve the outcomes related to your chosen issue and target population.InstructionsFor this assessment you will develop a position summary and an analysis of relevant position papers on a health care issue in a chosen population. The bullet points below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure that your submission addresses all of them. You may also want to read the Analysis of Position Papers for Vulnerable Populations Scoring Guide and Guiding Questions: Analysis of Position Papers for Vulnerable Populations to better understand how each grading criterion will be assessed.Explains a position with regard to health outcomes for a specific issue in a target population, and identifies assumptions on which the plan is based.Explains the role of the interprofessional team in facilitating improvements for a specific issue in a target population. Acknowledges challenges that the team may face in working together or in facilitating improvements.Evaluates the evidence and positions of others that could support a team's approach to improving the quality and outcomes of care for a specific issue in a target population. Identifies knowledge gaps, unknowns, missing information, unanswered questions, or areas of uncertainty (where further information could improve the evaluation).Evaluates the evidence and positions of others that are contrary to a team's approach to improving the quality and outcomes of care for a specific issue in a target population. Impartially responds to conflicting data and other perspectives in a way that creates buy-in.Communicates an initial viewpoint regarding a specific issue in a target population and synthesis of existing positions in a logically structured and concise manner, writing content clearly with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Identifies specific strategies or approaches used to ensure clear communication.Integrates relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style. Citations are free from all errors.Additional RequirementsLength of submission: 35 double-spaced, typed pages, not including the title and reference pages. Your plan should be succinct yet substantive. No abstract is required.Number of references: Cite a minimum of 35 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that support your initial position on the issue, as well as a minimum of 23 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that express contrary views or opinions. Resources should be no more than five years old.APA formatting: Use the APA Style Paper Template linked in the Resources. An APA Style Paper Tutorial is also provided to help you in writing and formatting your analysis. Please include page numbers and DOI as needed.

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