Day: March 9, 2018

Duscussion Week Two Epidemiology

Discussion Question

When reviewing the goals of Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) on its website, it becomes apparent there are implications of the use of epidemiological data when designing policies and measuring success in achieving public health goals. Evaluate the following overarching HP2020 goals:

• Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
• Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
• Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
• Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages.

Discuss how epidemiological practices and methods have been used to explore and advance the progress toward achieving these goals. Justify your response with appropriate language from the HP2020 website. Use the keyword HP2020 to search the HP2020 website.

Justify your response using examples and reasoning. Comment on the postings of at least two classmates, explaining whether you agree or disagree with their views.

Evaluation Criteria:

• Discussed how epidemiologic practices and methods have been used to explore and advance the progress toward achieving overarching HP2020 goals.
• Justified answers with appropriate research and reasoning by using examples and references from textbooks, the South University Online Library, and other acceptable ref

 

Personal Philosophy Of Nursing Paper

Use the questions in the table in chapter 3 on page 101 of your textbook as a guide as you write your personal philosophy of nursing. The paper should be three typewritten double spaced pages following APA style guidelines. The paper should address the following:

1. Introduction that includes who you are and where you practice nursing
2. Definition of Nursing
3. Assumptions or underlying beliefs
4. Definitions and examples of  the major domains (person, health, and environment) of nursing
5. Summary that includes:
   1. How are the domains connected?
   2. What is your vision of nursing for the future?
   3. What are the challenges that you will face as a nurse?
   4. What are your goals for professional development?

 

Leadership And Governance

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that evaluates the difference between leadership [i.e. directors, C-suite – Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, etc.) and board governance [the Board of Directors] in establishing strategic planning for a health care organization.

 

Cite 3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).

 

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

 

Combining Nurse Leader With Advocacy

Write a reflection of 750-1,000 words in which you identify your strengths and weaknesses related to the four content areas below:

1. Personal and professional accountability
2. Career planning
3. Personal journey disciplines
4. Reflective practice reference behaviors/tenets

Discuss how you will use your current leadership skill set to advocate for change in your workplace.

Identify one personal goal for your leadership growth and discuss your implementation plan to achieve that goal.

While APA format 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 required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

RUBRICS

 Identification of strengths and weaknesses related to the four content areas listed. 

 

Medical Law And Ethics

Follow the instructions under Discussion Board Rubric and Guidelines  to create your post and respond to at least one other student. Internal citations and references are required.

This week's post has 2 parts:

Part 1:  Please answer 2 of the following questions below as your original (no additional responses needed for Part 1).  Place in the subject line which 2 questions you are answering.  Ideally, as a group, you will cover all of the questions at least once. 

1.    What are the legal uses of the health record?

2.    Are the entries made in the health record ordinarily subject to cross-examination? Why or why not?

3.    What questions are typically presented to the custodian of records in order to introduce a health record into evidence?

4.    What legal processes may be used to remove the health record from the health-care provider’s safekeeping?

5.    Should the health information manager assume that each subpoena presented requires the release of the information requested? Why or why not?

6.    How should the health information manager handle an invalid subpoena duces tecum? 

Part 2:  Answer the question below and respond to at least one other learner.

Please review the article at: http://www.rightinginjustice.com/news/2013/11/22/whistleblower-asks-court-to-punish-florida-hospital-for-destroying-evidence/   Hospital destroyed medical records in false claims case, says it was a mistake (Feel free to explore other perspectives on this case)  Based on the information in chapter 9, what is your evaluation of this case?  Feel free to do further research on the case and bring in additional information.

 

Scope And Standards Of Nursing Practice

The American Nurses Association's Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (3rd ed.) discusses integrating the art and science of nursing. Describe how science and art are synthesized in the practice of nursing.

 

 

Family Assessment

After you have read chapter 29 and 30 choose a family in your community and conduct a family health assessment using the following questions below.

BOOK:  Community Health Nursing. Caring for the Public’s Health. (3rd ed.) ISBN: 978-1-4496-9149-3 

 

1. Family composition. 

Type of family, age, gender and racial/ethnic composition of the family.

2. Roles of each family member. Who is the leader in the family? Who is the primary provider? Is there any other provider?

3. Do family members have any existing physical or psychological conditions that are affecting family function?

4. Home (physical condition) and external environment; living situation (this must include financial information). How the family support itself. 

 For example; working parents, children or any other member

5. How adequately have individual family members accomplished age-appropriate developmental tasks?

6. Do individual family member’s developmental states create stress in the family?

7. What developmental stage is the family in? How well has the family achieve the task of this and previous developmental stages? 

8. Any family history of genetic predisposition to disease?

9. Immunization status of the family?

10. Any child or adolescent experiencing problems

11. Hospital admission of any family member and how it is handle by the other members?

12. What are the typical modes of family communication? It is affective? Why?

13. How are decision make in the family?

14. Is there evidence of violence within the family? What forms of discipline are use?

15. How well the family deals with crisis?

16. What cultural and religious factors influence the family health and social status?

17. What are the family goals?

18. Identify any external or internal sources of support that are available?

19. Is there evidence of role conflict? Role overload?

20. Does the family have an emergency plan to deal with family crisis, disasters?

Identify 3 nursing diagnosis and develop a short plan of care using the nursing process.

Please present a summary of your assessment in an APA format on a 12 Arial font, word document attached to the forum in the discussion tab of the blackboard title “family assessment” Please use at least 3 scholarly evidence-based practice references besides the class textbook to sustain your assessment. A minimum of 1000 words are required, excluding the first and reference page (Websites can be used but will not count toward grading). 2 replies to any of your peer’s assessment are required sustained by the proper references.  

 

Assessing and Planning Care for an Elderly Person

In order to gain an insight into the world of elder adults, it is important to understand how they view themselves and the values they hold. Additionally it is important to assess and determine his/her needs and establish appropriate interventions for this individual.

By the due date assigned, choose an older adult to interview. This cannot be a patient in your clinical setting. You can use a friend, family member, or co-worker. The older adult should be 65 years or older. Use the format provided to record the responses. A list of questions is available for you to start with. Include 2–3 questions of your own to get a complete picture of the older adult. Summarize your findings and also contrast the responses with findings in your readings and other current literature.

Download a patient questionnaire. This form should be used as an example.

After gaining permission, conduct a physical and mental functional assessment of the older adult you have chosen. Review your readings for the process of functional assessment.

Make use of the tools discussed this week to complete a comprehensive assessment of your patient. Search the Internet for resources on these tools.

1. Tinetti Balance and Gait Evaluation
2. Katz Index of Activities of Daily Living
3. Assessment of Home Safety
4. The Barthel Index

Make sure the older adult is clearly identified on the tools. Do not include their name, but do include professional or other designation, and age. Your name should also be identified on the tool. (This should be a part of your Appendix.)

Paper should be 5–6 pages, not including the questionnaire or tools used. These should be attached as an Appendix. Remember to use headings to identify the different sections in your paper.

On a separate references page, cite all sources using APA format.

 

Exhibition Of World Art

Exhibition of World Art

Imagine you are a curator at your local city’s Museum of Art. You have been asked to organize a small exhibition of objects of art from the cultures of Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Your exhibition should include representative objects that highlight significant and essential ideas of each culture. You may plan to include actual objects in your exhibition, or photographs or models of larger structures or sculptures.

Survey your course textbook and reliable internet websites to locate two art objects from each of the following five cultures: India, China, Japan, Africa, and Oceania (the Pacific Cultures), that you would like to include in your exhibition. Your objects must date to the time period we are studying in this course (1300-Present Day). You will select a total of ten objects for display in your “Exhibition of World Art.”

Then, write a “museum label “for each object within a Microsoft Word document. The following should be on the “label “for each object:

1. A photograph of the object
2. Identifying information:
   1. Name of the artist (if known—otherwise, attribute the culture)
   2. Title of the work
   3. Date of the work
   4. Medium/materials used to create the work
   5. Current location
3. A paragraph of 4-5 sentences describing why the object is representative of its culture and is culturally significant. Briefly explain why you have selected the object for display.

Finally, in a paragraph of 8-10 sentences, write a summarizing overview of your “Exhibition of World Art,” highlighting key similarities and distinctions between the objects you have curated. Imagine that visitors to your exhibition will read this overview as they enter your “Exhibition of World Art,” and provide them with any information or context they may need to fully appreciate the objects on display.

 

Community 101

Women's Health

 

1.  What types of differences in health care and maintenance have you noticed between men and women in the clinical setting? How do women’s approaches and behaviors seem to differ from men’s, if at all? When female family members are present, how does their involvement or behavior seem to differ from male family members’ involvement, if at all?

 

2.  What the most common health issues that affect women in your community? Give and discuss at least two examples.

 

3.  Why do you think that women tend to go their providers more than men do? Why might women be more comfortable with doctors and healthcare?

 

As stated in the syllabus please present your assignment in an APA format, word document, attached to the forum in the discussion tab of the blackboard title "week 10 discussion questions".  You must used at least 2 evidence based references besides the class textbook.  A minimum of 500 excluding the first and last page are required.  Assignment will be graded base on the instructions given.