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functional health assessment

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In this assignment, you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation based on the application of the functional health assessment of a movie character. To complete this assignment, choose a movie from the following list and identify a character from the movie on whom you would like to do a health assessment. If you wish to use a character from a movie not included on the following list, get the approval of your instructor.

Films:

  1. Away From Her
  2. Lorenzo’s Oil
  3. Mask
  4. My Sister’s Keeper
  5. Philadelphia
  6. Rain Man
  7. Steel Magnolias
  8. Stepmom
  9. The Elephant Man
  10. The Mighty
  11. The Tic Code

Directions:

  1. Create a PowerPoint presentation of 10-12 slides using the template “Movie Character Presentation.”
  2. Provide an introduction and background overview of the movie character (client).
  3. Assess the client using the “Functional Health Pattern Assessment.”
  4. Based on your “observations” and thoughts, document your assessment, providing examples from the movie.
  5. Describe any observed or potential cultural, geographic, religious, ethnic, or spiritual considerations of this client.
  6. Describe two normal health patterns of the client as well as two abnormal health patterns that you observe, and provide examples.
  7. Develop an appropriate nursing diagnosis for the client based on your assessment.
  8. Identify and describe three interventions for the client: health promotion, health prevention, and maintenance.
  9. Identify at least two possible resources or community services to which you would refer this client and provide rationale for your choices.

In addition to submitting the presentation to the instructor, post your assignment to the Movie Character Health Assessment Presentation Main Forum as directed by instructor. Respond to other students’ posts in a manner that initiates or contributes to discussion. Each person should make at least three substantive comments.

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 LopesWrite.

NRS-434VN-R-MovieCharacterPresentationSamplePPT-Student.pptx

Outcomes and Putting it all Together

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Outcomes and Putting it all Together

During this phase you will evaluate what  you have discovered through your evidence and literature search. It is a  time of putting it all together and making sense of what the evidence  tells us. Somethings to consider are as follows. Consider if the  literature supported your question or not. If it did not support your  question it is okay, you simply have to objectively report your  findings. Consider the outcome identified in your PICO question, based  on the evidence will your intervention lead to that outcome? Consider if  your work was implemented into practice, how would you measure the  success or desired outcome? When you think of a method of measurement  remember what we have learned in regards to validity of measurements.

Instructions

Evaluate the evidence found through your  literature search. This will be a collaborative effort as you all have  an article you critiqued. I encourage you to take advantage of your  group site here on Canvas. You will need to summarize the findings of  your search and evaluate it. Next, establish your recommendations for  practice. Please include strong rationale based on the evidence found.  If there is a recommendation for implementation into practice, include a  method of evaluation. How will you measure the success of the  intervention. Finally, you will begin to put all of this information  down. You will be building a Power Point Presentation and a Professional  Poster.

Learning Activity

  • Summarize the Evidence
  • Recommendations (if there are  recommendations included in your studies you can include these, but I  want to hear your recommendations too)
  • Method of evaluation
  • Begin buiding your Power Point Presentation and your Professional Poster

committee roles.

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Assignment Overview

This assignment is intended to demonstrate your comprehension of the main principles of health informatics, as well as the primary applications of health informatics in healthcare organizations.

For this assignment, you will read a case study that presents difficulties associated with implementing a new computer system in a professional setting. Based on the scenario described in the case study and assignment details, you will create a short PowerPoint presentation.

Assignment Details:

Perform the following tasks:

· Complete the reading assignment and the interactive lesson before attempting this assignment.

· To complete this assignment:

o Review the case study and select one of the committee roles.

o Download the provided PowerPoint template to create a presentation that includes:

§ Your selection as a member on the committee

§ Identification one or more issues, related to your role on the committee

§ Identification of probable cause(s) of identified issue(s)

§ Proposed recommendations to resolve the identified issues

§ Reference slide – list of academic references, using APA style

o Ensure to support the content of your slides with research from your text or the LRC.

·

Ø Case Study

Read the following case study

A good friend of yours is director of nursing at a 220-bed community hospital. Last year the hospital merged with a much larger medical center. One of the upsides, as well as one of the challenges, resulting from this change has been the rapid introduction of new computer systems. The goal is to bring the hospital “up to speed” within 3 years. At present, the Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) is being implemented. The general medical and surgical units went live last month. The ICU, pediatrics, and obstetrics units are scheduled to go live next month. The plan is to work out any kinks or problems on the general units and then go live in the specialty units. Most of the physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants initially complained but are now becoming more comfortable with the computers and are beginning to integrate the CPOE process into their daily routines. Several physicians are now requesting the ability to enter orders from their offices and others are looking into this option. However, three physicians have not commented during this process but are clearly resisting. For example, after performing rounds and returning to their offices they called the unit with verbal orders. After being counseled on this behavior, they began to write the orders on scraps of paper and put these in the patient’s charts or leave them at the nurses’ station. When they were informed that these were not “legal orders,” they began smuggling in order sheets from the non-activated units. In addition, they have been coercing the staff nurses on the units to enter the orders for them. This has taken two forms. Sometimes they sign in and then ask the nurses to enter the orders. Other times they ask the nurses to put the orders in verbally and then they confirm the orders. The nurses feel caught between the hospital’s goals and the need to maintain a good working relationship with these physicians. 

You suggest to your friend (director of nursing) to create an informal committee to review the issues surrounding the CPOE implementation. The committee would determine methods to address these issues, prior to implementing CPOE within the ICU, pediatrics, and obstetrics units. Your friend appreciates the suggestion and forms a small committee with the following members:

· Taylor Terrific, RN – a nurse practitioner

· Dr. Dudley Do-Right – a physician who uses the CPOE system routinely and correctly

· Dr. Frank Burns – a physician who rarely, if ever, uses the CPOE system

The director of nursing asks each committee member to create a short PowerPoint presentation for the committee. The presentation would identify issues that occurred during CPOE implementation, identify potential causes of such issues, and list specific recommendations, based on strong rationale and research, to resolve the identified issues prior to the next CPOE implementation. Each committee member will have a unique perspective, based on their position (i.e., nurse, physician).

 

PowerPoint Presentation

Directions:

1. Review the case study and select one of the committee roles.

2. Download the PowerPoint template (Week 2 Assignment Template).

· The link to this template can be found in your Blackboard course in Week 2.

3. Select one of the following roles on the committee

· Taylor Terrific, RN – a nurse practitioner

· Dr. Dudley Do-Right – a physician who uses the CPOE system routinely and correctly

· Dr. Frank Burns – a physician who rarely, if ever, uses the CPOE system

4. Use the PowerPoint template to create slides that:

· Identify one or more issues, related to your role on the committee

· Identifies probable cause(s) of identified issue(s)

· States proposed solutions or processes to address the identified issues

§ Solutions are supported by specific rational and research.

· Includes a reference slide – a list of academic references, using APA style

5. Ensure to support the content of your slides by the case study, research from your text, or the LRC.

baccalaureate-prepared nurse

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For this assessment, you will create a 2-4 page report on an interview you have conducted with a health care professional. You will identify an issue from the interview that could be improved with an interdisciplinary approach, and review best practices and evidence to address the issue.

As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, your participation and leadership in interdisciplinary teams will be vital to the health outcomes for your patients and organization. One way to approach designing an improvement project is to use the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement describes it thus:

The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle is shorthand for testing a change in the real work setting—by planning it, trying it, observing the results, and acting on what is learned. This is the scientific method adapted for action-oriented learning…Essentially, the PDSA cycle helps you test out change ideas on a smaller scale before evaluating the results and making adjustments before potentially launching into a somewhat larger scale project (n.d.).

You might also recognize that the PDSA cycle resembles the nursing process. The benefit of gaining experience with this model of project design is that it provides nurses with an opportunity to ideate and lead improvements. For this assessment, you will not be implementing all of the PDSA cycle. Instead, you are being asked to interview a health care professional of your choice to determine what kind of interdisciplinary problem he or she is experiencing or has experienced in the workplace. This interview, in Assessment 2, will inform the research that you will conduct to propose a plan for interdisciplinary collaboration in Assessment 3.

Reference

Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (n.d.). How to improve. Retrieved from http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/HowtoImprove/default.aspx

Demonstration of Proficiency

· Competency 2: Explain how interdisciplinary collaboration can be used to achieve desired patient and systems outcomes.

o Summarize an interview focused on past or current issues at a health care organization.

o Describe collaboration approaches from the literature that could be relevant in establishing or improving an interdisciplinary team to address an organizational issue.

· Competency 3: Describe ways to incorporate evidence-based practice within an interdisciplinary team.

o Identify an issue from an interview for which an evidence-based interdisciplinary approach would be appropriate.

· Competency 4: Explain how change management theories and leadership strategies can enable interdisciplinary teams to achieve specific organizational goals.

o Describe change theories and a leadership strategy that could help develop an interdisciplinary solution to an organizational issue.

· Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based communication strategies to impact patient, interdisciplinary team, and systems outcomes.

o Communicate with writing that is clear, logically organized, and professional, with correct grammar and spelling, using current APA style.

Professional Context

This assessment will introduce the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Model to create change in an organization. By interviewing a colleague of your choice, you will begin gathering information about an interprofessional collaboration problem that your colleague is experiencing or has experienced. You will identify a change theory and leadership strategies to help solve this problem.

Scenario

This assessment is the first of three related assessments in which you will gather interview information (Assessment 2); design a proposal for interdisciplinary problem-solving, (Assessment 3); and report on how an interdisciplinary improvement plan could be implemented in a place of practice (Assessment 4). At the end of the course, your interviewee will have a proposal plan based on the PDSA cycle that he or she could present to stakeholders to address an interdisciplinary problem in the workplace.

For this assessment, you will need to interview a health care professional such as a fellow learner, nursing colleague, administrator, business partner, or another appropriate person who could provide you with sufficient information regarding an organizational problem that he or she is experiencing or has experienced, or an area where they are seeking improvements. Consult the Interview Guide (attached) for an outline of how to prepare and the types of information you will need to complete this project successfully.

Remember: this is just the first in a series of three assessments.

Instructions

For this assessment, you will report on the information that you collected in your interview, analyzing the interview data and identifying a past or current issue that would benefit from an interdisciplinary approach. This could be an issue that has not been addressed by an interdisciplinary approach or one that could benefit from improvements related to the interdisciplinary approach currently being used. Additionally, you will start laying the foundation for your Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal (Assessment 3) by researching potential change theories, leadership strategies, and collaboration approaches that could be relevant to issue you have identified.

When submitting your plan, use the Interview and Issue Identification Template (attached), which will help you to stay organized and concise. As you complete the template, make sure you use APA format for in-text citations for the evidence and best practices that are informing your plan, as well as for the reference list at the end.

Additionally, be sure to address the following, which corresponds to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Please study the scoring guide carefully so you understand what is needed for a distinguished score.

· Summarize an interview focused on past or current issues at a health care organization.

· Identify an issue from an interview for which an evidence-based interdisciplinary approach would be appropriate.

· Describe potential change theories and a leadership strategies that could inform an interdisciplinary solution to an organizational issue.

· Describe collaboration approaches from the literature that could facilitate establishing or improving an interdisciplinary team to address an organizational issue.

· Communicate with writing that is clear, logically organized, and professional, with correct grammar and spelling, and using current APA style.

Additional Requirements

· Length of submission: Use the provided template. Most submissions will be 2 to 4 pages in length. Be sure to include a reference page at the end of the plan.

· Number of references: Cite a minimum of 3 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that support your central ideas. Resources should be no more than 5 years old.

· APA formatting: Make sure that in-text citations and reference list follow current APA style.

health-illness continuum.

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The benchmark assesses the following competency:

Benchmark: 5.1. Understand the human experience across the     health-illness continuum.

Research the health-illness continuum and its relevance to patient   care. In a 750-1,000 word paper, discuss the relevance of the   continuum to patient care and present a perspective of your current   state of health in relation to the wellness spectrum. Include the following:

  1. Examine the health-illness continuum and discuss why this     perspective is important to consider in relation to health and the     human experience when caring for patients.
  2. Reflect on your     overall state of health. Discuss what behaviors support or detract     from your health and well-being. Explain where you currently fall on     the health-illness continuum.
  3. Discuss the options and     resources available to you to help you move toward wellness on the     health-illness spectrum. Describe how these would assist in moving     you toward wellness (managing a chronic disease, recovering from an     illness, self-actualization, etc.).

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA   Style Guide. An abstract or thesis is required.

approaches of nursing leaders and managers

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In this assignment, you will be writing a 1,000-1,250 word paper describing the differing approaches of nursing leaders and managers to issues in practice. To complete this assignment, do the following:

  1. Select an issue from the following list: bullying, unit closers and restructuring, floating, nurse turnover, nurse staffing ratios, use of contract employees (i.e., registry and travel nurses), or magnet designation.
  2. Describe the selected issue. Discuss how it impacts quality of care and patient safety in the setting in which it occurs.
  3. Discuss how professional standards of practice should be demonstrated in this situation to help rectify the issue or maintain professional conduct.
  4. Explain the differing roles of nursing leaders and nursing managers in this instance and discuss the different approaches they take to address the selected issue and promote patient safety and quality care. Support your rationale by using the theories, principles, skills, and roles of the leader versus manager described in your readings.
  5. Discuss what additional aspects mangers and leaders would need to initiate in order to ensure professionalism throughout diverse health care settings while addressing the selected issue.
  6. Describe a leadership style that would best address the chosen issue. Explain why this style could be successful in this setting.

Use at least three peer-reviewed journal articles other than those presented in your text or provided in the course.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

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 LopesWrite

Diversity and Global Perspectives of Care

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I need about 120 words for each question. Please provide individual references separately with each question

UNIT 3

Topic: Diversity and Global Perspectives of Care

DQ1

Identify a population that you will likely serve as an advanced registered nurse that you think is particularly vulnerable to issues of health disparities/inequity. Discuss the contribution of your particular specialty to health promotion and disease prevention for this population. How do issues of diversity and global perspectives of care contribute to your understanding of health equity as it relates to this population?

DQ2

What is your personal worldview? Connect your worldview to cultural and spiritual competence. How will your worldview and cultural and spiritual competence affect your future practice and role? Consider both the provision of safe, quality care to diverse populations and interprofessional relationships.

STUDY MATERIALS

Read Chapters 7, 8, and 24 in Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession.

https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/jones-and-bartlett/2016/advanced-practice-nursing_essential-knowledge-for-the-profession_3e.php

Explore the Diversity Rx website.

http://www.DiversityRx.org

Explore the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding website.

http://www.tanenbaum.org/

UNIT 4

Topic: Theory-Based Nursing Practice I

DQ1

Compare and contrast two nursing theories. How do they differ based on their intent, scope, and goals? Which one might be more relevant to your future role, and why?

DQ2

Select two different nursing theories and describe how they relate to patient care. How could you use them for inciting behavioral changes? Discuss the pros and cons of applying each theory and how they could be integrated into your future practice. Are there any particular ethical issues related to the integration of these theories that should be considered?

STUDY MATERIALS

Read Chapters 19 and 23 in Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession.

https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/jones-and-bartlett/2016/advanced-practice-nursing_essential-knowledge-for-the-profession_3e.php

Read “The Living Tree of Nursing Theories,” by Tourville and Ingalls, from Nursing Forum (2003).

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Read “A Cross-Cultural Comparison of a Clinical Nurse Competency Path Model,” by Sportsman, Hamilton, and Schumacker, from International Journal of Nursing Education (2014).

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Read “A Multidimensional Analysis of the Epistemic Origins of Nursing Theories, Models, and Frameworks,” by Beckstead and Beckstead, from International Journal of Nursing Studies (2006).

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Explore the links on the Nursing Theories page of the Current Nursing website.

http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/

UNIT 5

Topic: Theory-Based Nursing Practice II

DQ1

During this program, you will complete an evidence-based practice project addressing a problem, issue, or concern in your specialty area of professional practice. Consider an area in your specialty that you believe needs improvement. Which nursing theories could you apply to this problem? Why is this the best theory?

DQ2

Select one theory discussed during Topics 4 and 5. Does application of this theory differ based on the population focus (individuals, families, communities, and special populations)? Why or why not? Use examples from your current practice to illustrate differences or similarities.

STUDY MATERIALS

Review Chapters 19 and 23 in Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession.

https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/jones-and-bartlett/2016/advanced-practice-nursing_essential-knowledge-for-the-profession_3e.php

Review “The Living Tree of Nursing Theories,” by Tourville and Ingalls, from Nursing Forum (2003).

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Review “Competencies Create Expert, Accountable Nurses Delivering Quality Care,” by Pirschel, from ONS Voice(2017).

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Review “A Multidimensional Analysis of the Epistemic Origins of Nursing Theories, Models, and Frameworks,” by Beckstead and Beckstead, from International Journal of Nursing Studies (2006).

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UNIT 6

Topic: Role of Research and Research Process for Advanced Registered Nurses

DQ1

Review the evidence-based practice project ideas you described in Topic 5 DQ 1. Based on your initial ideas, what types of scholarly nursing research (such as quantitative or qualitative research, peer-reviewed resources, etc.) would be required to further investigate the issue? Identify the criteria you would use to evaluate the appropriateness of the research. Why is it important to select research that meets these criteria?

DQ2

Imagine the following scenario: You are taking the evidence-based practice course and one of your classmates shares an EBP project draft with you. You notice that some of the research has not been cited correctly or even at all. When you approach your classmate, the response is that “no one will notice and it is not a big deal anyway.” What are your next steps in speaking with your classmate? Consider how this could reflect on the credibility and integrity of the individuals involved, the University, and the profession.

STUDY MATERIALS

Read Chapters 20-22 in Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession.

https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/jones-and-bartlett/2016/advanced-practice-nursing_essential-knowledge-for-the-profession_3e.php

Watch “Information Literacy: The Perils of Online Research,” by Cambridge Educational (2006), available through Films on Demand in the GCU Library.

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Watch “Effective Internet Search: Basic Tools and Advanced Strategies,” by Cambridge Educational (2011), available through Films on Demand in the GCU Library.

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Watch “Researching, Reading, and Writing,” by Cambridge Educational (2009), available through Films on Demand in the GCU Library.

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Read “A Scholar Is What a Scholar Writes: Practical Tips on Scholarly Writing,” by Walker, from Journal of Theory Construction & Testing (2003).

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Read “Critically Analyzing Information Sources: Critical Appraisal and Analysis,” located on the Cornell University Library website.

http://guides.library.cornell.edu/criticallyanalyzing

UNIT 7

Topic: Evidence-Based Practice Initiatives

DQ1

Describe the steps of the evidence-based research process and the importance of using them. In the initial stages of an EBP project, where do nurses in your specialty go to locate sources of information that help them to determine whether or not a practice problem is appropriate for an evidence-based practice change proposal. Include two specific sources on information in your discussion.

DQ2

What are some of the major ethical issues in conducting research that impacts the advanced registered nurse? Discuss the role of the advanced registered nurse in advocating for patient safety and rights in conducting research.

STUDY MATERIALS

Review Chapters 20-22 in Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession.

https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/jones-and-bartlett/2016/advanced-practice-nursing_essential-knowledge-for-the-profession_3e.php
Read “Defining Scholarship for the Discipline of Nursing,” by Edwards, Alichnie, Easley, Edwardson, Keating, and Stanley (1999), located on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing website.

https://www-sciencedirect-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S8755722399800684

Read “The Impact of Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and the Next Big Ideas,” by Stevens, from Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (2013).

http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol-18-2013/No2-May-2013/Impact-of-Evidence-Based-Practice.html
Explore the Cochrane Library website.

http://www.cochranelibrary.com/

UNIT 8

Topic: Role Development for Advanced Registered Nurses

DQ1

Identify three professional nursing organizations that interest you. Provide a brief summary of their purpose, requirements, and any differences in focus, population, scope, or intent. How do these organizations align to your goals and worldview?

DQ2

Research health care legislation that is being considered in your state. What impact might this legislation have on your future practice? What impact does it have on the collective practice of nurses in your state? How do you envision yourself potentially becoming involved in political advocacy for the profession in your future practice?

Factors That Impact Population Health

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Factors That Impact Population Health

In this Discussion, you bring together the concepts that have been presented throughout this course by analyzing a current population health topic from an epidemiological approach. Consider the cultural, ethical, regulatory, and legal factors that may influence your selected topic.

To prepare:

  • Review      the case study, presented on page 411 of your course text, Population      Health: Creating a Culture of Wellness. Consider the cultural,      ethical, and legal factors presented in the case study and how they influence      the Michigan Primary Care Transformation Project.
  • With      these thoughts in mind, select a current public health initiative that has      been discussed in the popular press or available at the CDC website or      your state’s health department website.
  • Consider      this initiative through the lens of an epidemiologist and identify what      you think are the three most important issues related to culture, ethics,      regulatory, or legal aspects of the public health initiative.
  • Consider      how current health care legislation might impact your selected public      health initiative. Conduct additional research as necessary.

By tomorrow 05/09/2018 12 pm, write a minimum of 550 words in APA format with at least 3 scholarly references from the list of required readings below. Include the level one headings as numbered below”

Post a cohesive response that addresses the following:

1) Provide a summary of your selected public health initiative and include a reference to the article (and URL to the article).

2) Analyze the cultural, ethical, regulatory, and legal factors that influence your specified population health topic.

3) Evaluate how current health care legislation may positively or negatively impact your selected public health initiative.

Required Readings

Nash, D. B., Fabius, R. J., Skoufalos, A., Clarke, J. L. & Horowitz, M. R. (2016). Population health: Creating a culture of wellness (2nd ed). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Chapter 15, “Risk Management and Law”

This chapter discusses the role of the U.S. legal system to foster the health of populations with emphasis on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Chapter 16, “Making the Case for Population Health Management: The Business Value of Better Health”

This chapter explores why good health is good business, the cost of good health and the potential provide to be realized when workforce health is improved.

Chapter 3, “Policy Implications for Population Health: Health Promotion and Wellness”

The chapter provides an overview of the intricacies of federal policy making and the key policy components necessary to advance the health of populations.

Chapter 5, “The Political Landscape in Relation to the Health and Wealth of Nations”

The chapter describes the relationship between national health and population health and the constitutional structures that influence health policy.

Chapter 20, “The Future of Population Health at the Workplace: Moving Upstream”

This chapter focuses on the future of population health in the workplace and the new knowledge that is driving future trends in population health.

Admi, H., Eilon, Y., Hyams, G., & Utitz, L. (2011). Management of mass casualty events: The Israeli experience. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 43(2), 211–219.

This article examines the Israeli model of emergency preparedness and management, including nurses’ clinical and managerial involvement in mass casualty events.

Beam, E. L., Boulter, K. C., Freihaut, F., Schwedhelm, S., & Smith, P. W. (2010). The Nebraska experience in biocontainment patient care. Public Health Nursing, 27(2), 140–147.

Nurses are often on the front lines when emergencies happen. This article examines public health planning and management strategies for infectious disease outbreaks and bioterrorism attacks.

Honoré, P. A., Wright, D., Berwick, D. M., Clancy, C. M., Lee, P., Nowinski, J., & Koh, H. K. (2011). Creating a framework for getting quality into the public health system. Health Affairs, 30(4), 737–745.

In this article, the authors examine health care reform and the Affordable Care Act in light of public health’s priorities of improving population health.

Sprung, C. L., Cohen, R., & Adini, B. (2010). Chapter 1. Introduction. Recommendations and standard operating procedures for intensive care unit and hospital preparations for an influenza epidemic or mass disaster. Intensive Care Medicine, 36(Supplement 1), S4–S10.

This reading describes the efforts put forth as a result of a task force established by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine in December 2007. The chapter examines the purpose and development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to better address population needs during an infectious disease breakout or disaster.

Richards, G. A., & Sprung, C. L. (2010). Chapter 9. Educational process. Recommendations and standard operating procedures for intensive care unit and hospital preparations for an influenza epidemic or mass disaster. Intensive Care Medicine, 36(Supplement 1), S70–S79.

As noted in this chapter, planning and education are imperative to adequately prepare intensive care units (ICUs) and hospitals for an influenza pandemic or mass disaster. The authors provide standard operating procedures (SOPs) and recommendations.

Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.fema.gov/

Explore the Federal Emergency Management Agency website, whose mission is to “support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.”

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2012). Epidemiology and population health: Population health issues, part 1 [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

In part 1 of this week’s media, the presenters discuss how epidemiology can be utilized to improve population health.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2012). Epidemiology and population health: Population health issues, part 2 [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.

In part 2, Dr. Hull discusses lessons learned from global efforts to eradicate polio.

health information.

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Click on the link below to read an article with recommendations and a sample confidentiality notice for the facsimile transmission of health information.

Davis, Nancy, et al. (2006, August). Facsimile Transmission of Health Information (Updated). AHIMA Practice Brief. Chicago, IL: American Health Information Management Association. Posted with permission from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). www.ahima.org.

Given what you’ve read in this article, write a HIPAA-compliant Release of Information Policy and Procedure for Faxing Protected Health Information. Also compose a memo to accompany your policy and procedure and addressed to your hospital administrator asking for approval.

Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the “.docx” extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:

(I have attached the article as a PDF)

Acute Conditions

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  • Soap Note 1 Acute Conditions (15 Points) Due 06/15/2019

    Pick any Acute Disease from Weeks 1-5 (see syllabus)
    Soap notes will be uploaded to Moodle and put through TURN-It-In (anti-Plagiarism program)

    Turn it in Score must be less than 50% or will not be accepted for credit, must be your own work and in your own words. You can resubmit, Final submission will be accepted if less than 50%. Copy paste from websites or textbooks will not be accepted or tolerated. Please see College Handbook with reference to Academic Misconduct Statement.
    Late Assignment Policy
    Assignments turned in late will have 1 point taken off for every day assignment is late, after 7 days assignment will get grade of 0. No exceptions 
    Follow the MRU Soap Note Rubric as a guide:
    Grading Rubric

    Student______________________________________
    This sheet is to help you understand what we are looking for, and what our margin remarks might be about on your write ups of patients. Since at all of the white-ups that you hand in are uniform, this represents what MUST be included in every write-up.

    1)      Identifying Data (___5pts): The opening list of the note. It contains age, sex, race, marital status, etc. The patient complaint should be given in quotes. If the patient has more than one complaint, each complaint should be listed separately (1, 2, etc.) and each addressed in the subjective and under the appropriate number.

    2)      Subjective Data (___30pts.): This is the historical part of the note. It contains the following:

    a) Symptom analysis/HPI(Location, quality , quantity or severity, timing, setting, factors that make it better or worse, and associate manifestations.(10pts).
    b) Review of systems of associated systems, reporting all pertinent positives and negatives (10pts).
    c) Any PMH, family hx, social hx, allergies, medications related to the complaint/problem (10pts). If more than one chief complaint, each should be written u in this manner.

    3)      Objective Data(__25pt.): Vital signs need to be present. Height and Weight should be included where appropriate.

    a)      Appropriate systems are examined, listed in the note and consistent with those identified in 2b.(10pts).
    b)      Pertinent positives and negatives must be documented for each relevant system.
    c)        Any abnormalities must be fully described. Measure and record sizes of things (likes moles, scars). Avoid using “ok”, “clear”, “within normal limits”, positive/ negative, and normal/abnormal to describe things. (5pts).

    4)      Assessment (___10pts.): Diagnoses should be clearly listed and worded appropriately.

    5)      Plan (___15pts.): Be sure to include any teaching, health maintenance and counseling along with the pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures. If you have more than one diagnosis, it is helpful to have this section divided into separate numbered sections.

    6)      Subjective/ Objective, Assessment and Management and Consistent (___10pts.): Does the note support the appropriate differential diagnosis process? Is there evidence that you know what systems and what symptoms go with which complaints? The assessment/diagnoses should be consistent with the subjective section and then the assessment and plan. The management should be consistent with the assessment/ diagnoses identified.

    7)      Clarity of the Write-up(___5pts.): Is it literate, organized and complete?

    Comments:

    Total Score: ____________                                                          Instructor: __________________________________

  • Case Study 3 & 4

    Case Study 3 & 4 (10 Points) Due 06/29/2019
    Students much review the case study and answer all questions with a scholarly response using APA and include 2 scholarly references. Answer both case studies on the same document and upload 1 document to Moodle.

    Case Study 3 & 4 S Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Urinary Obstruction
    Case Studies will be uploaded to Moodle and put through TURN-It-In (anti-Plagiarism program)
    Turn it in Score must be less than 50% or will not be accepted for credit, must be your own work and in your own words. You can resubmit, Final submission will be accepted if less than 50%. Copy paste from websites or textbooks will not be accepted or tolerated. Please see College Handbook with reference to Academic Misconduct Statement.

    Late Assignment Policy
    Assignments turned in late will have 1 point taken off for every day assignment is late, after 7 days assignment will get grade of 0. No exceptions

  • Soap Note 2 Chronic Conditions

    Soap Note 2 Chronic Conditions (15 Points) Due 7/13/2019

    Pick any Chronic Disease from Weeks 6-10

    Soap notes will be uploaded to Moodle and put through TURN-It-In (anti-Plagiarism program)

    Late Assignment Policy
    Assignments turned in late will have 1 point taken off for every day assignment is late, after 7 days assignment will get grade of 0. No exceptions

     Follow the MRU Soap Note Rubric as a guide:
    Grading Rubric

    Student______________________________________
    This sheet is to help you understand what we are looking for, and what our margin remarks might be about on your write ups of patients. Since at all of the white-ups that you hand in are uniform, this represents what MUST be included in every write-up.

    1)      Identifying Data (___5pts): The opening list of the note. It contains age, sex, race, marital status, etc. The patient complaint should be given in quotes. If the patient has more than one complaint, each complaint should be listed separately (1, 2, etc.) and each addressed in the subjective and under the appropriate number.

    2)      Subjective Data (___30pts.): This is the historical part of the note. It contains the following:

    a) Symptom analysis/HPI(Location, quality , quantity or severity, timing, setting, factors that make it better or worse, and associate manifestations.(10pts).
    b) Review of systems of associated systems, reporting all pertinent positives and negatives (10pts).
    c) Any PMH, family hx, social hx, allergies, medications related to the complaint/problem (10pts). If more than one chief complaint, each should be written u in this manner.

    3)      Objective Data(__25pt.): Vital signs need to be present. Height and Weight should be included where appropriate.

    a)      Appropriate systems are examined, listed in the note and consistent with those identified in 2b.(10pts).
    b)      Pertinent positives and negatives must be documented for each relevant system.
    c)        Any abnormalities must be fully described. Measure and record sizes of things (likes moles, scars). Avoid using “ok”, “clear”, “within normal limits”, positive/ negative, and normal/abnormal to describe things. (5pts).

    4)      Assessment (___10pts.): Diagnoses should be clearly listed and worded appropriately.

    5)      Plan (___15pts.): Be sure to include any teaching, health maintenance and counseling along with the pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures. If you have more than one diagnosis, it is helpful to have this section divided into separate numbered sections.

    6)      Subjective/ Objective, Assessment and Management and Consistent (___10pts.): Does the note support the appropriate differential diagnosis process? Is there evidence that you know what systems and what symptoms go with which complaints? The assessment/diagnoses should be consistent with the subjective section and then the assessment and plan. The management should be consistent with the assessment/ diagnoses identified.

    7)      Clarity of the Write-up(___5pts.): Is it literate, organized and complete?

    Comments:

    Total Score: ____________                                                          Instructor: __________________________________

  • Case Study 5 & 6

    Case Study 5 & 6 (10 Points) DUE 07/27/2019

    Students much review the case study and answer all questions with a scholarly response using APA and include 2 scholarly references. Answer both case studies on the same document and upload 1 document to Moodle.

    Case Study 5 & 6 Knee Injury and Testicular Cancer
    Case Studies will be uploaded to Moodle and put through TURN-It-In (anti-Plagiarism program)
    Turn it in Score must be less than 50% or will not be accepted for credit, must be your own work and in your own words. You can resubmit, Final submission will be accepted if less than 50%. Copy paste from websites or textbooks will not be accepted or tolerated. Please see College Handbook with reference to Academic Misconduct Statement.