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Imperfect Solutions to Increasing Access to Health Care

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The ACA or the AHCA: Imperfect Solutions to Increasing Access to Health Care?

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To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use the —————–University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

This week’s discussion focuses on the federal government’s role in protecting the public’s health using the ACA and current efforts to “repeal and replace” the ACA. Please note that the government’s role in protecting the public’s health did not begin with the ACA. In the late 1800s, Lilian Wald brought health care to the community. And in 1965, Congress passed bills authorizing Medicare and Medicaid. Since 1965, Congress has expanded government-sponsored health care to pregnant women and children.

Answer the following question:

· Compare the current provisions in the ACA with those in the failed first version of the AHCA. Share your opinions about why the AHCA failed in the first attempt at passage.

Continue to read daily from one of the policy briefs that are included in your weekly readings list. POLITICO Pulse is a daily briefing from POLITICO, and the Kaiser Health News Morning Briefing is a daily briefing from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Both focus on health care. Either one will keep you abreast of what is happening in health care policies and politics.

In addition, subscribe to the “HealthCetera” podcast and listen to the podcast weekly. This is a production of WBAI, free speech radio of Pacifica Foundation Radio in New York City. Diana Mason and Barbara Glickstein are founders and codirectors of the Center for Health Media Policy (CHMP). Both are recognized as experts in media, nursing, health, and health policy. They have a longstanding relationship as producers and moderators of HealthCetera (https://www.wbai.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=384&Itemid=42), a live, award-winning radio program on public radio and iTunes. They are bloggers for Disruptive Women in Health Care( http://www.disruptivewomen.net/)and for the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) (https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/pages/default.aspx). The CHMP is an interdisciplinary initiative for advancing the health of the public and healthy public policies through media, research, education, and public forums. Listen to the podcast throughout the course and think on the topics that are discussed, especially as they relate to how we advocate for issues of importance in this contemporary political environment.

potential impacts of pharmacotherapeutics

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For this Discussion, you will select an interactive media piece to practice decision making when treating patients with psychological disorders. You will recommend the most effective pharmacotherapeutic to treat the psychological disorder presented and examine potential impacts of pharmacotherapeutics on a patient’s pathophysiology.

To Prepare
  • Review this week’s interactive media pieces and select one to focus on for this Discussion.
  • Reflect on the decision steps in the interactive media pieces, and consider the potential impacts from the administration of the associated pharmacotherapeutics on the patient’s pathophysiology.
By Day 3 of Week 8

Post a brief explanation of the psychological disorder presented and the decision steps you applied in completing the interactive media piece for the psychological disorder you selected. Then, explain how the administration of the associated pharmacotherapeutics you recommended may impact the patient’s pathophysiology. How might these potential impacts inform how you would suggest treatment plans for this patient? Be specific and provide examples.

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ZERO PLAGIARISM

FOUR REFERENCES NOT MORE THAN 5 Y

Demonstration of Proficiency

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Demonstration of Proficiency

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

  • Competency 3: Transform processes to improve quality, enhance patient safety, and reduce the cost of care.
    • Propose a plan, referencing relevant existing and newly created processes, to implement an intervention to improve quality and safety, and reduce costs within the context of a chosen health problem.
  • Competency 4: Apply health information and patient care technology to improve patient and systems outcomes.
    • Analyze technology within a chosen health care practice context to support a proposed plan.
  • Competency 5: Analyze the impact of health policy on quality and cost of care.
    • Explain the ways in which governmental or organizational policies could impact the proposed plan.
  • Competency 6: Collaborate interprofessionally to improve patient and population outcomes.
    • Explain strategies for communicating and collaborating with patients and interprofessional teams to improve health outcomes.
  • Competency 8: Integrate professional standards and values into practice.
    • Communicate professionally in clear, logically organized writing, using correct grammar, spelling, and APA style.

Important: You must complete all of the assessments in order for this course.

Professional Context

As a professional nurse, you perform a critical role in solving a host of health care problems. In this assessment, you will use the literature to plan best-practice strategies to foster positive health outcomes for your chosen patient or population.

Preparation

Your intervention and implementation plan should be carried out in an interprofessional context, aligned to your topic, and based on the work you did in the first assessment. You should find collaborators as soon as possible so you can solicit their feedback about intervention and implementation plans to inform your approach.

Instructions

Having identified a health problem relevant to your current or future nursing practice and reviewed the literature to support nursing standards, decision making, and improvement strategies, you should now plan an intervention to address the chosen health problem based on the research you conducted.

Construct a plausible plan that leverages the best practices and research collected to date as well as additional research into similar projects that you find in the literature. Be sure to frame your plan within the context of the health care setting in which you are completing your practicum hours. Incorporate relevant site-specific processes and policies into your implementation plan.

Use the Plan Proposal Template [DOC] to complete this assessment.

As you develop your plan, be sure to address the following:

  • Collaboration and communication with patients and colleagues to improve health outcomes.
  • Governmental or organizational policies that could affect the plan.
  • Quality and safety improvement strategies.
  • Technology at the site that could be leveraged.

Scoring Guide Criteria

  • Propose a plan, referencing relevant existing and newly created processes, to implement an intervention to improve quality and safety, and reduce costs within the context of a chosen health problem.
  • Analyze technology within a chosen health care practice context to support a proposed plan.
  • Explain the ways in which existing governmental or organizational policies could impact the proposed plan.
  • Explain strategies for communicating and collaborating with patients and interprofessional teams to improve health outcomes.
  • Communicate professionally in writing that is clear, logically organized, and uses correct grammar, spelling, and APA style.

Additional Requirements

  • Length of submission: Use the provided template. Most submissions will be 3 to 5 pages. You do not need to include a title page. Be sure to complete the reference page at the end of the template.
  • Number of references: Cite a minimum of 5 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that support your central ideas. Resources should be no more than five years old.
  • APA formatting: Make sure that in-text citations and reference list follow current APA style.

Portfolio Prompt: Remember to save the assessment to your ePortfolio. After you complete your program you may want to consider leveraging your Portfolio as part of a job search or other demonstration of your academic competencies.

Communicable Disease Selection

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Details:

Write a paper (2,000-2,500 words) in which you apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Refer to “Communicable Disease Chain,” “Chain of Infection,” and the CDC website for assistance completing this assignment.

Communicable Disease Selection

Choose one communicable disease from the following list:

  1. Hepatitis B
  2. HIV
  3. Describe the communicable disease (causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment) and the demographic of interest (mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence). Is this a reportable disease? If so, provide details about reporting time, whom to report to, etc.
  4. Describe the determinants of health and explain how those factors contribute to the development of this disease.
  5. Discuss the epidemiologic triangle as it relates to the communicable disease you have selected. Include the host factors, agent factors (presence or absence), and environmental factors. (The textbook describes each element of the epidemiologic triangle). Are there any special considerations or notifications for the community, schools, or general population?
  6. Explain the role of the community health nurse (case finding, reporting, data collecting, data analysis, and follow-up).
  7. Identify at least one national agency or organization that addresses the communicable disease chosen and describe how the organization(s) contributes to resolving or reducing the impact of disease.
  8. Discuss a global implication of the disease. How is this addressed in other countries or cultures? Is this disease endemic to a particular area? Provide an example.

A minimum of three peer-reviewed or professional references is required.

APA format and plagarism free.

Death, Dying, and Grief

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Death, Dying, and Grief
The paper should address your knowledge and understanding of the diversity of faith expressions, in addition to present an understanding of the Christian worldview.

Based on “Case Study: End of Life Decisions,” the Christian worldview, and the worldview questions
(a) What is ultimate reality?
(b) What is the nature of the universe?
(c) What is a human being?
(d) What is knowledge?
(e) What is your basis of ethics?
(f) What is the purpose of your existence?

Complete an ethical analysis of George’s situation and his decision from the perspective of the Christian worldview.

Provide a 1,500-2,000-word ethical analysis while answering the following questions:

How would George interpret his suffering in light of the Christian narrative: (creation, fall, redemption, and restoration), with an emphasis on the fallenness of the world?

How would George interpret his suffering in light of the Christian narrative, with an emphasis on the hope of resurrection?

As George contemplates life with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), how would the Christian worldview inform his view about the value of his life as a person?

What sorts of values and considerations would the Christian worldview focus on in deliberating about whether or not George should opt for euthanasia?

Given the above, what options would be morally justified in the Christian worldview for George and why?

Based on your worldview, what decision would you make if you were in George’s situation?

personal strength and one weakness

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 Discuss one personal strength and one weakness you have regarding professional presentations. Name one method for improvement for each of these, and discuss why it is important for you to work on these skills if you want to present your findings in a more formal setting.

examples of plagiarism

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List three examples of plagiarism and discuss how plagiarizing as a   student affects the integrity of a baccalaureate degree, the public   perception of the nursing profession, and evidence-based practice.   Describe two things you will do to ensure academic integrity in your work.

Arab heritage

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Read chapter 8 and 9 of the class textbook and review the attached Power Point presentation.  Once done, answer the following questions;

1.  Give an overview of the Appalachian and Arab heritage related to their healthcare beliefs and mention if there is any similarity in both cultures.  Give an example.

2.  How the Appalachian and Arab heritage view the process of death and explain if there is any similarity in any of them?

3.  Explain is there is any similarity in the healthcare beliefs of the Appalachian and Arab heritage with the evidence based nursing care that is provide.

As stated in the syllabus present your assignment in an APA format word document, Arial 12 font attached to the forum in the discussion tab of the blackboard title “Week 4 discussion questions”.  A minimum of two evidence based references no older than 5 years old  besides the class textbook are required.   500 words are required.

The word document is a example that I need .

Affordable Care Act

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1-Do you think it is important for nurses to be involved in their professional organizations? Why or why not?

2. The Affordable Care Act (“ObamaCare”) has been both praised and vilified. Debate the pros and cons of this legislation and of health-care reform in general.

3. What is your vision of nursing’s future? How will you contribute to shaping it?

4. Interview a nurse educated in a diploma program at least 20 years ago.

a-How did that nurse’s education differ from your education today?

5. Locate the website of a professional organization related to nursing. Bring a copy of the organization’s mission, membership criteria, and standards of practice.

6. Ask five people of different ages and gender who do not work in the health-care field what they think most nurses do. Compile their answers with the answers your classmates collected and summarize them. Compare the summary to what you know nurses actually do.

a-Were the answers realistic?

b-Did they over- or underestimate the responsibilities most nurses have?

c-Did they recognize the wide variety of things nurses do?

d-Was there a difference by age or gender of the person answering the question?

e-What do the results tell you about the public’s image of nursing?

f-What do you think influences their image the most? Explain your answer.

7. Describe the nurse of the future.

a-What does he or she do?

b-Do you think nursing will become a more powerful force in health care?

c-Why or why not?

annotated bibliography

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In this week’s discussion question you were asked to consider a potential problem (appropriate to your role option) that you would like to investigate through nursing research. For this assignment you will review current research from South’s Online Library and provide a critical evaluation on that research through an annotated bibliography. An annotated bibliography is a brief summary and analysis of the journal article reviewed. For more information on annotated bibliographies please visit Purdue’s OWL: Purdue Online Writing Lab

A total of two annotated bibliographies are to be submitted (not to exceed one page each). The articles must come from nursing scholarly literature and may not be older than 5 years since publication. Please note that the articles must be research based and reflect a quantitative methodology (review our reading assignments). Web pages, magazines, textbooks, and other books are not acceptable.

Each annotation must address the following critical elements:

  • Explanation of the main purpose and scope of the cited work
  • Brief description of the research conducted
  • Value and significance of the work (e.g., study’s findings, scope of the research project) as a contribution to the subject under consideration
  • Possible shortcomings or bias in the work
  • Conclusions or observations reached by the author
  • Summary as to why this research lends evidence to support the potential problem identified specific to your role option.

Articles

1- Articles

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Graham, G. (2014). Population-based approaches to understanding disparities in cardiovascular disease risk in the United States. Int J Gen Med., 7(1), 393-400. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4132228/

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Saab, K., Kendrick, J., Yracheta, J., & Lanaspa, M. (2015). New insights on the risk for cardiovascular disease in African Americans: The role of added sugars. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 26(2), 247-257. Retrieved from http://jasn.asnjournals.org/content/26/2/247.full

3-Sharma, A., Colvin-Adams, M., & Yancy, C. (2014). Heart failure in African Americans: Disparities can be overcome. Cleveland Clinical Journal of Medicine, 81(5), 301-311. Retrieved from http://www.abcardio.org/pdf/Yancy_Colvin.pdf