Health & Medical

Discussion QuestionsPlanning for our patients during times of transitions (for example: hospital to home, home to rehabilitation facility) involves collaboration with a number of healthcare professionals. Please address the following questions:How does your facility promote interprofessional collaboration during times of patient transitions?What is the role of the nurse in patient transitions?What gaps can you identify in this process related to quality of care? (If you are not currently in practice, please use a previous role or clinical experience in your answers.)

The document should include:1) A brief introduction in which you discuss diabetes and the use of mobile application when it comes to the betterment of self management in making appointments and coaching, motivation (why), and specific objectives. It is also helpful to include a short paragraph or a few sentences that describe the layout of the document. What are the goals of interaction design, and how may they apply to your problem?2) A short literature review in which relevant articles and issues are critically examined. Keep in mind that you are building an argument, not just discussing articles. You also want to situate your research within a broader context (e.g., clinical decision making, mobile health, clinical workflow, etc.).3) Understanding the problem space: Characterize the problems or challenges with an existing system. What is currently the user experience or the product, why a change is needed, and how this change will improve the user experience. What are the opportunities for innovation or change?4) Describe the user population (e.g., nurse, respiratory therapist, skill level, age). What makes them unique and what are their limitations?5) Develop an approach to user-centered design. Characterize one or more (hypothetical) studies that you would like to do (e.g., interviews, participatory design, naturalistic observation). Please provide details about what you might do it and what you expect to learn. For example, if you plan to do interviews, what sort of questions are appropriate. Please note that this is to help you contextualize the work. You are not expected to collect data.6) Conceptual model provides a working strategy and framework of general concepts and their interrelations. Address the following questions:• What will the users be doing when carrying out their tasks?• How will the system support these?• What kind of interface metaphor, if any, will be appropriate? (optional)• What kinds of interaction modes and styles to use?• What platform(s) are best suited to support the interaction.The first two questions above are the most important ones.7) Conduct a brief requirements analysis, which includes understanding characterizing the target users and their capabilities; how a new product might support users in their daily lives; users’ current tasks, goals, and contexts; constraints on the product’s performance; and so on. This understanding forms the basis of the product’s requirements and underpins design and construction. Please note that the requirements, conceptual model, and problem space are intertwined. Requirements are geared to define the needs with a greater level of precision.8) Develop a modest prototype that embodies some of the above concepts/issues.• Start with a mockup low-fidelity prototype that may be a hand drawing, use post-it notes, or any sort of sketch. If you are more artistically inclined, you can paint an illustration. But the goal is to provide you guidance in creating a prototype.9) Conduct a heuristic evaluation involving 2-3 people to evaluate your prototype. These people can be group members or, even better other students intheclass who are not part of your group. Identify the problems with your system and suggest potential solutions to fix them10) Write a discussion that summarizes all of the above and renders conclusions about the problem and the means to solve it. Discuss how a future system may be realized and what it may look like. For the latter, imagine that you have significant expertise and a nearly unlimited budget.The Bottom line: The paper will be judged by the soundness of the rationale, conceptual framework, and the quality of the analysis. It is more important to ask interesting questions, test them in a sound way, as realized in the prototype, and provide informative analysis. The write up should suggest the possibility of further research. The recommended length is 25 pages double spaced, Times New Roman 12 font, one inch margins on all sides)—but these are just guideposts.

Statistical application and the interpretation of data is important in health care. Review the statistical concepts covered in this topic. In a 750-1,000 word paper, discuss the significance of statistical application in health care. Include the following:-Describe the application of statistics in health care. Specifically discuss its significance to quality, safety, health promotion, and leadership.-Consider your organization or specialty area and how you utilize statistical knowledge. Discuss how you obtain statistical data, how statistical knowledge is used in day-to-day operations and how you apply it or use it in decision making.Three peer-reviewed, scholarly or professional references are required.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.

This assignment will be based on the concepts of addictions counseling. Discuss prevalence of drug use and abuse in that culture, treatment issues and approaches, familial aspects, cultural issues and assessment issues specific to the ethno-cultural group that you have chosen. You will identify the group.  Include the ethno-cultural issues of the group, and present cross-cultural strategies for addressing the above issues. Finally, you will conclude with a compatibility statement addressing what you have in common and what is different with the culture that you have chosen.  The paper should be 8 -10 pages, not including references and title page and should be APA style.  Spelling grammar will be considered.  You can use as many citations as you wish by MUST use at least 5 peer reviewed journal articles.

Assignment Content Imagine your team has been given the task of consulting with a local health care facility that has been experiencing some issues with its staff. Leadership of the facility has noted the main issues being communication, motivation, and teamwork, and has asked you to provide some strategies to improve these areas. Note: Second-level bullets (considerations) are meant to guide the students in creating their responses; the expectation is not that the response would specifically address each component.   Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word proposal in which you: Explain strategies that can be used to create efficient and effective teams. What are the essential elements of effective teams? How are teams used in other industries, such as aviation, auto racing, and the military? What best practices from other industries could be applied in the health care industry?  Explain strategies that can be used to manage conflict within teams.  Explain strategies that can be used to communicate effectively in a health care organization. Why does an organizational model matter when considering communication? How should an organization communicate with or involve employees in formulating solutions to problems? What communication techniques are most effective for sharing information and ideas? What communication techniques have proven to be ineffective? How might technology also affect the communication process? Describe methods management can use to motivate employees. Consider what theoretical concepts support this. Explain why you believe these choices would be effective. Cite 3 references, one of which MUST be the course textbook. Format your assignment according to APA guidelines. Submit your assignment.

Write a research essay that proposes a solution to a practical problem faced by the Health Science community and addresses your proposal to anyone who might help solve the problem.“In a proposal arguments essay, writers address an issue and suggest a possible way to rid it. Proposal argument essays work to convince readers that the proposed solution is effective and realistic.Your essay should put forth a practical proposal, not a policy or opposing viewpoint one.PICK A TOPOC THAT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE, YOUR SCHOOL, YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. THINK OF AN ISSUE THAT YOU ARE DEEPLY INTERESTED IN AND AFFECTS PEOPLES HEALTHFOR EXAMPLE, how could someone make better healthy lifestyle choices?

For the First Page you need to first read Case 2 on page 261 of your textbook, Case 2: Ethics Dilemma: Go with the High Deductible Health Plan.  1.  Why do most employees prefer the HMO or PPO over a High Deductible Plan?  Are there some employees that may prefer the High Deductible (if so, what characteristics define those employees)? 2. Do you think Yufei’s plan is an ethical thing to do?  Why or why not?  Consider both the employer’s and employee’s perspectives. 3. What other options would you recommend Yufei consider that could help lower the overall employee benefits budget despite increasing costs for the health care plans? For the Second Page Read Case 1 “Social Security and Retirement Planning at Taylor Foods” on pp. 260-261 in the textbook, and then answer the following three questions. Why does the instability of the Social Security system affect retirement benefit planning at Taylor Foods? Do you agree that Gavin should be considering the possibility of employees delaying retirement as he does the human resource planning process? How could he find out whether employees plan to delay retirement? What specific suggestions would you give Gavin to strengthen Taylor Food’s retirement benefits? Assume they currently offer employees only a 401K retirement plan.

Using the article from this week’s reading by Nowak, Shen, and Schwartz (2017), about campaigns and adult vaccination, relate two of the five segments of population that such campaigns might consider target markets in their efforts. For each selected population segment, discuss why that segment is important when conducting research for development of vaccination efforts in population health. Use 3-4 specific examples from the reading to support your discussion.

FAST DIET   As an individual, you are to evaluate a popular diet based upon what you already already learned and based upon criteria provided in this assignment.  The instructor has assigned each student a diet. You are to use three sources to aid in your research of the diet.  For your benefit, I have provided your first of the three sources, this link:  https://health.usnews.com/best-diet/best-diets-overall.  This is a clearing house for the most current and relevant diets recognized by U.S. New & World Reports. In addition, the college library has resources online as well as information on how to site your referenced websites and other viable research periodicals.  Each student will write a five (5) page page paper (12-font, Times New Roman, double-spaced) detailing the premise of the diet, discussing their research, and sharing how their diet measures up to each of the criteria provided.  Your assignment will need to be submitted via email to my email address by the assigned due date.    Assignment Criteria Is it missing any essential nutrients? Does it provide too much of any nutrients? Will the person learn new and healthful ways of eating so that they can keep the weight off?  Is it expensive? Does it include unnecessary restrictions? Is it easy it is to follow? Does the diet produce produce short-term and/or long-term weight loss?  Does is demonstrate nutritional completeness? Is it safe?  Its potential for preventing and managing diabetes and heart disease.   Refining the criteria: Short-term weight loss. Likelihood of losing significant weight during the first 12 months, based on available evidence. Long-term weight loss. Likelihood of maintaining significant weight loss for two years or more, based on available evidence.  Diabetes. Effectiveness for preventing diabetes or as a maintenance diet for diabetics. Heart. Effectiveness for cardiovascular disease prevention and as risk-reducing regimen for heart patients.  Ease of compliance. Based on initial adjustment, satiety (a feeling of fullness so that you’ll stop eating), taste appeal, special requirements. Nutritional completeness. Based on conformance with the federal government’s 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, a widely accepted nutritional benchmark. Health risks. Including malnourishment, specific nutrient concerns, overly rapid weight loss, contraindications for certain populations or existing conditions, etc.    Grading rubric (100 pts) Paper requirements met (length, formatting) – 30 pts Presentation of Diet – 50 pts Three Sources Cited – 10 pts Diet premise addressed – 10 pts Ten criteria thoroughly addressed – 50 pts

For the Final Project in this course, you will act as a Certified Fitness Specialist who will design an exercise program for a special population of your choice. You must choose one of the special populations discussed in the course text. Review the Required Resources for Week Five prior to completing this assignment. (Assume your client has been cleared by his or her physician to participate in an exercise program; therefore, you do not need to complete a preparticipation health screening for the individual). Part I Create your client for this assignment, providing demographic information (i.e., gender, age, height, weight, and health history). Identify the compromising condition of your special population. Compare and contrast the compromising condition of the human body in your special population to those without this compromising condition. (For example, compare and contrast the function of the human body in an individual who has arthritis compared to someone who does not). Why does this condition make the individual compromised in regards to physical activity/exercise? Explain the chronic physiological and psychological benefits of exercise specific to your special population and health condition. Part II Choose a cardiovascular health-related physical fitness test described in the text that you would use to assess the beginning fitness level of your client. Pretend to complete the fitness test on the individual and provide results from the test to use as a baseline to create the individualized exercise program. Design an individualized cardiovascular fitness program for your client using the FITT-VP principles. Clearly define intensity levels by the MET level method, Heart Rate Reserve (HRR), or Rating of Perceived Exertion. Integrate basic nutrition guidelines that your special population should follow along with his or her exercise regimen (i.e., daily caloric intake, fat intake). Develop a chart to show the progression of the exercise program for the initial week and two additional weeks to demonstrate how you would progress the client. (Progression is not necessary in each of the FITT principles. Some clients, especially special population groups, may only be able to increase their frequency or time in the first few weeks before improving their intensity). You may Utilise the following resources: Required Resources Text American College of Sports Medicine. (2018). ACSM’s guidelines for exercise testing and prescription (10th ed.). Retrieved from https://redshelf.com/ Chapter 6: General Principles of Exercise Prescription Chapter 7: Exercise Prescriptions for Healthy Populations Chapter 9: Exercise Prescription for Patients with Cardiac, Peripheral, Cerebrovascular, and Pulmonary Diseases. Chapter 10: Exercise Prescription for Individuals with CVD Risk Factors. Chapter 11: Exercise Testing and Prescriptions for populations with Other Chronic Diseases and Health Conditions Websites Centres of Disease Control and Prevention. (2015). Perceived exertion (Borg rating of perceived exertion scale)  (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from This website provides a description on what a Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale is and how to use it to determine exercise intensity. A sample RPE scale is provided. Accessibility Statement  (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy  (Links to an external site.) Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2015). Dietary guidelines  (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from  (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from This website provides information about dietary recommendations for Americans. It provides tips and resources, such as recipes, for the general public so that a healthy lifestyle can be achieved. Accessibility Statement  (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy Article Edwards, M. (2014, Nov. 21). Working with special populations  (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from https://www.acefitness.org/blog/5177/working-with-special-populations This article reviews some of the special considerations of working with clients with special needs such as those who may have a chronic disease. This website also discusses that modifications to exercise programs may be necessary to meet the special needs of the client. Website American Physical Therapy Association. (2015). Physical fitness for special populations: Suggested readings  (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from This website provides a list of articles on working with special populations including diabetics, obese patients, and metabolic syndrome. Supplemental Materials American College of Sports Medicine. (2010). ACSM’s certified news  (Links to an external site.) , 20(1). Retrieved from This file provides information on working with special populations such as frail individuals and cardiac patients. It also discusses how to create exercise prescriptions using the FITT principles. Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. (n.d.). FITT principle of cardiovascular fitness  (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/health_fitness/gln_health_fitness_zone/pdf/heart_rate_monitor_activities/cardiovascular_fitness/cardiovascular_fitness_activity_1.pdf This document provides an overview of aerobic exercise, FITT principles, and target heart rate.  The Final Project Must be a minimum of eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. Use APA headings throughout the assignment. Must include a separate title page with the following: Title of project Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must use at least four scholarly sources in addition to the course text.