Self help or self harm

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Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the required Bemecker (2014), Kosovski and Smith (2011), Mullins (2014), and Roose, Fuentes, and Cheema (2012) articles.
Flip through the channels on a television set or walk into any bookstore in the United States, and you are likely to encounter various self-help reality shows or books offering insights into how you can help yourself with mental health issues.
For this discussion, pick one self-help television show or book to evaluate (Dr. Phil, Hoarders, Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Managing Your Moods, Learn How to Boost Your Self Esteem, etc.). Identify your selection and provide enough information on the topic of the show or book to create adequate context. Analyze the validity, reliability, benefits, and value of the popular resource based on your reading and study of the science of psychology across the course. Describe the presentation of the content within the book or television show in terms of the role of authority the author or host takes. (Is the presentation informational or authoritative?) Explain any theoretical foundations or shortcomings found in the material. Evaluate the ability of the book or show to apply the methods within the presented material to the target population. Describe any efforts on the part of the author(s) or host(s) to apply ethical principles and professional standards of psychology in the delivery of the content. Note any ethical issues not addressed by the chosen resource. 
Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts and respond to at least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful and interactive discourse in this discussion. 
Carefully review the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate this Discussion Thread.

How could the concept of bench marking be used in your own organization regardless of size?

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In order to be competitive in health care markets, organizations must ensure that the services they provide are consistent in pricing and quality with other comparable organizations. In this Discussion, you will examine how the process of benchmarking, or comparing organizations, is important in financial decision making.
To prepare:
Review the information on benchmarking found in this week’s Learning Resources.
Search the Walden Library or other reliable resources on the Internet and locate a journal article discussing how a health care organization has used the principle of benchmarking.
How could the concept of benchmarking be used in your own organization (or one with which you are familiar), regardless of size?
Consider how benchmarking could be useful to you in decision making.
Analyze the potential risks of making a faulty comparison.

group6

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Please discuss your reactions to this module’s lecture video. How did bias impact the events described? Why is it important to become aware of personal biases, particularly as counselors?
video:
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When a health care provider takes the time to learn the underlying background of a patient to provide the best possible health care, which type of cultural care is being provided?

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Question 1 The nurse is disappointed with not being able to provide educational materials in a non-English-speaking patient’s primary language.What can the nurse do to serve as an advocate when providing culturally competent care?
1. Find or create materials to meet the patients’ needs.
2. Teach the patient in English.
3. Provide educational materials written in English.
4. Ask the physician to talk with the patient.
Question 2 A patient from a non-English-speaking culture comes into the health clinic seeking care. The nurse is unable to determine the patient’s primary language. What should the nurse do?
1. Notify Security
2. Encourage the patient to seek care elsewhere
3. Ask for help to determine the patient’s primary language
4. Contact a homeless shelter
Question 3 A health care organization provides care to individuals of whom 75% are from non-English-speaking cultures. When determining the languages to represent within the organization, on which will the organization focus?
Select all that apply.
1. Spanish
2. Chinese
3. French
4. German
5. Arabic
Question 4 The staff development instructor is planning a seminar that focuses on the variables leading to generational conflict. What will the instructor include in this content?
Select all that apply.
1. Decade of birth
2. Generation in the United States
3. Class
4. Language
5. Socialization
Question 5 The nurse is planning care for a group of patients from different cultural backgrounds. What aspects of the nurse will impact how the patients access and respond to health care services?
Select all that apply.
1. Cultural background
2. Heritage
3. Language
4. Role
5. Age
Question 6 The staff development educator is analyzing ways to incorporate cultural competency concepts in continuing education programs. How will the educator explain the concept of cultural competency to staff?
1. Philosophy
2. Condition
3. Theory
4. Fad
Question 7 A health care organization is planning continuing education for all staff on culturally and linguistically appropriate service delivery.Which category of culturally and linguistically appropriate services in health care will this action support?
1. Fundamentals of culturally competent care
2. Speaking of culturally competent care
3. Structuring culturally competent care
4. Manage the dynamics of difference
Question 8 When a health care provider takes the time to learn the underlying background of a patient to provide the best possible health care, which type of cultural care is being provided?
1. Appropriate
2. Sensitive
3. Designated
4. Competent
Question 9 The Department of Nursing with a health care organization is planning steps that reflect the Joint Commission’s recommendations for cultural competence. What will the nursing department include in these steps?
Select all that apply.
1. Value diversity
2. Assess themselves
3. Manage difference
4. Acquire cultural knowledge
5. Hire staff from different cultures
Question 10 The staff nurse is identifying ways to communicate care needs for a patient from a non-English-speaking culture. How will the nurse use the tool within the Joint Commission monograph roadmap for hospitals to help with this need?

complete the “Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment.”

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In this assignment, you will be exploring actual and potential health problems in the childhood years using a functional health assessment and Erickson’s Stages of Child Development. To complete this assignment, do the following:
Using the textbook, complete the “Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment.” Follow the instructions in the resource for completing the assignment.
Cite and reference any outside sources used in your answers. Include in your assessment a thorough discussion of Erickson’s Stages of Child Development as it pertains to the development age of the child.
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 not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
NRS-434VN-R-Childrens-functional-health-pattern-assessment-Student.docx

FOR BRILLIANT ANSWERS ONLY Animal Testing Essay

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Assignment 2: Using Animals in Research
Click here to access the website, which explains the goal of the APA’s Committee on Animal Research and Ethics.
Click here to access the website, examine the guidelines developed by the American Psychological Association’s Committee on Animal Research and Ethics (CARE).
Then, click here to read an alternative point of view from the animal rights perspective. Answer the following questions:
Websites needed to visit: 
http://www.apa.org/science/leadership/care/index.aspx
http://www.apa.org/science/leadership/care/guidelines.aspx

What is your opinion about using animals for research?
Was your opinion affected by the readings for this assignment?
Under what circumstances, or for which types of research projects, would you advocate the use of animals in research?
Do you think the use of advanced technology, such as fMRI, will eventually make animal testing obsolete?
What safeguards do you think would be needed in order to protect participants in studies using neuroimaging methods?

Your response should be at least 2 pages long and should include at least two scholarly references.

A patient explains how a former job has been outsourced to another country. What impact has globalization had on the economy?

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Question 1 Statistics for 2008 to 2009 indicated that 20.7% of children lived in poverty. What health implications can be drawn from this statistic?
Select all that apply.
1. These children run a higher risk of poor overall health status.
2. Public health clinics can provide preventive care.
3. Medicaid assistance can enable these children to receive health care.
4. Increased funding for children’s health has resulted from these statistics.
Question 2 Which criterion limits access to health care?
1. No public transportation
2. Employment opportunities
3. Transition programs for newly arrived legal residents
4. Advocacy groups for immigrants
Question 3 A patient in the Emergency Department is concerned about the cost of treatment because of no financial income. What areas would the nurse include when assessing this patient?
Select all that apply.
1. Preventive care
2. Nutritional status
3. Number of accidents
4. Shelter
5. Status of current immunizations
Question 4 While taking the health history, a Black Hispanic patient tells the nurse about having difficulty finding employment. The nurse realizes that which is a factor that causes income disparity within this segment of the population?
1. Shift to labor requiring higher technological skills
2. Increase in the real minimum wage potential
3. Increase in traditional labor skills for these groups
4. Shift of skilled jobs to unskilled labor
Question 5 The nurse notes that a larger number of foreign-born patients are being seen in the hospital. From which countries are the majority of foreign-born legal permanent residents?
Select all that apply.
1. Mexico
2. China
3. India
4. Europe
5. South America
Question 6 A patient explains how a former job has been outsourced to another country. What impact has globalization had on the economy?
1. Increased income inequality for some groups in the United States
2. Improved income for all minority groups in the United States
3. Increased membership in labor unions
4. Decreased immigration
Question 7 Legal permanent residents tend to initially settle in urban areas. What can be inferred from this?
1. Employment may be found but will probably be in lesser-paying jobs.
2. Unemployment will not be a concern.
3. Employment is easy to obtain in urban areas.
4. Income earning potential is higher.
Question 8 A foreign-born patient tells the nurse about preparing for the naturalization exam. What kinds of questions will be on this exam?
Select all that apply.
1. Questions about the Constitution
2. Parts of the US government
3. Who makes federal laws
4. The number of justices on the Supreme Court
5. Words of the US national anthem
Question 9 While shifts in the population profile are occurring, what is an important consideration to address in health care?
1. Cultural health needs of varying groups must be considered.
2. Health care needs to be streamlined for consistent care delivery.
3. More physicians need to be trained to deliver health care.
4. Health care providers need to be younger to care for an aging population.
Question 10 According to the 2010 Census, the percentage of the 65+ population of White non-Hispanics is at 13%. How will health planning needs be affected by this percentage?
1. This population will have greater demands on the health care system as it ages.
2. Planning needs for other segments of the population can be revised downwards.
3. There is no need to increase manufacture of childhood immunizations.

THIS IS FOR NICOHWILLIAM TO COMPLETE ONLY

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Client Name: Ana
Client age:    24
Gender: F
Presenting Problem
Client states, “I recently lost my job and feel hopeless. I can’t sleep and don’t feel like eating.” Client also reports she has lost 10 pounds during the last two months. Client states that she is a solo parent and is worried about becoming homeless. Client states, “I worry all the time. I can’t get my brain to shut off. My husband is in the military and currently serving in an overseas combat zone for the next eight months. I worry about him all the time.”
Behavioral Observations
Client arrived 30 minutes early for her appointment. Client stated that she had never been in counseling before. Client depressed and anxious, as evidenced by shaking hands and tearfulness as she filled out her intake paperwork. Ana made little eye contact as she described what brought her into treatment. Client speech was halting. Client affect flat. Client appeared willing to commit to eight sessions of treatment authorized by her insurance company.
General Background
Client is a 24-year-old first-generation immigrant from Guatemala. Ana was furloughed from her job as a loan officer at local bank three months ago. Client reported that she was from a wealthy family in Guatemala, but does not want to ask for help. Client speaks fluent Spanish.
Education
Client has completed one year of college with a major in business. Client states that she left college after her son was born as she found it difficult to manage a baby, college, and a full-time job.
Family Background
Client is the middle of four siblings. Client has two older brothers and one younger sister. Client’s parents have been married for 27 years. Client states that she has had a “close” relationship with her family, although she states that her father is a “heavy drinker.” Client states that all her brothers and sisters have graduated from college and have professional careers. Client states that her father is a banker and her mother is an educator. Client states that she has not seen her family for 1 year. Client has a 1-year-old son and states that she is sometimes “overwhelmed” by raising him alone.
Major Stressors
·         Lack of family and supportive friends
·         Financial problems due to job loss
·         Husband deployed overseas
·         Raising a baby by herself
Read the “Case Study Analysis.”
Select one of the following theories that you feel best applies to treating the client in the case study:

Bowen Family Systems
Structural
Strategic

Write a 750-1,000-word analysis of the case study using the theory you chose. Include the following in your analysis.

What concepts of the theory make it the most appropriate for the client in the case study?
Why did you choose this theory over the others?
What will be the goals of counseling and what intervention strategies are used to accomplish those goals?
Is the theory designed for short- or long-term counseling?
What will be the counselor’s role with this client?
What is the client’s role in counseling?
For what population(s) is this theory most appropriate? How does this theory address the social and cultural needs of the client?
What additional information might be helpful to know about this case?
What may be a risk in using this approach?

Include at least three scholarly references in your paper.
Each response to the assignment prompts should be addressed under a separate heading in your paper. Refer to “APA Headings and Seriation,” located on the Purdue Owl website for help in formatting the headings.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines 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. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
This assignment meets the following CACREP Standards:
2.F.5.a. Theories and models of counseling.
2.F.5.b. A systems approach to conceptualizing clients.

Identify and explain your chosen business structure

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Elizabeth Jones, FNP-BC, has been an NP for 8 years. She has worked in the primary care setting, as well as the urgent care setting. She is considering relocating to a state that allows for unrestricted independent practice and opening her own primary care clinic. There are multiple benefits to owning an independent practice. However, owning a practice requires extensive knowledge and support. For an NP to establish independent practice, an appropriate plan must be developed. For this Assignment, you will create a Business Plan for your potential future busines
Write a 2-3 page paper Business Plan that addresses the following:
Identify and explain your chosen business structure
Estimate monthly cost for establishing your own independent practice in your home state, including:
Clinical site expenses
Employee structure and expenses
Supplies
Utilities and other overhead expenses
Malpractice insurance
Continuing education expenses
Accounting fees
Services identified that you will provide (e.g., primary care services, drug screens, DOT exams)
Projected monthly income necessary to support your independent practice

Unit 1 Sociology | Nursing School Essays

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Unit I Scholarly Activity
(My Educational Journey)
For the Unit I Assignment, you will be writing responses to questions on concepts you learned in this unit reading (sociological imagination, sociological perspectives, and research design) based on your decision to attend Columbia Southern University.
For this assignment, complete both Part A and Part B as follows:
Part A:
Apply the concept of sociological imagination while answering the following question. What are at least two specific groups that you belong to (family, race, age, gender, ethnicity, class, level of education, work, etc.) that influenced your choice to pursue a degree at Columbia Southern University.
Describe how relevant the functionalist view, conflict view, and interactionist view were in making your choice to attend college? Please make sure to address all three of these sociological views in your assignment. Hint: pp. 15-16 and 21 of the textbook explain the three different sociological views and p. 16 in the SOC THINK box provides specific questions students can use to apply the three sociological views to their choice to attend college.
Part B:
Imagine you are a sociological researcher studying academic dishonesty at Columbia Southern University. Identify at least one research question you would address. What type of sociological research design method that recognizes patterns of behavior would you use to study academic dishonesty at Columbia Southern University? Identify and explain at least one advantage and one disadvantage of the research method type you chose.
Hint: A table of research design methods are provided on p. 36 of your textbook.
For this assignment, ensure you follow the requirements below: 1. Answer ALL questions listed in both Part A and Part B of your essay.
2. Please answer the response questions in essay style format. You will not rewrite each question and answer it. You will create an essay that addresses the response questions.
3. Use sociological terms and concepts from the textbook reading in your essay to demonstrate you understand and can apply the concepts.
4. Cite the textbook at least one time in the assignment. The essay should contain one or more APA style in-text citations showing how the course textbook was used. Other sources may be used in addition to the textbook. An APA style reference list containing the textbook and any other sources cited in the essay is also required. The following tutorial from CSU’s Writing Center on in-text citations is a great helpful resource. Click on the link to view this tutorial: http://columbiasouthern.adobeconnect.com/intextcitations/ The assignment should be a minimum of two pages and should use the following APA style components: APA style title page, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, and 12-point font.
Note: The rubric for this assignment contains a task section. Your task score is based on the following: (a) the page requirement is met; (b) whether unit terms and concepts are directly identified and specifically labeled; (c) all parts of each question are directly answered and clearly demonstrated; and (d) whether the textbook was cited.
The rubric grading criteria involves relevant, informative, and on-topic content. The criteria are based on whether you use indepth critical analysis and remain on the topic of the questions being asked in the assignment instructions.
Please contact your instructor if you have any questions about the assignment or the unit’s course material.