Health & Medical

QEP ASSIGNMENT:  COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT PAPER   For this scholarly paper, the student will complete a Community Needs Assessment and identify a gap or need that is present.  To do this, the student will use observational and objective research data to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the neighborhood or target population (Miami, FL).  Students should utilize the community assessment components (People, Place/Environment, and Social Systems).  The guidelines for the paper are listed below: During strict remote learning, the Community Needs Assessment Paper will be done on the student’s own neighborhood. Describe the Community 1.     People (demographic data and biological, social, and cultural factors) 2.     Place/Environment (physical and environmental factors) 3.     Social Systems (health systems, economic factors, resources, and services) Research and Analysis of the Community •        Conduct a windshield survey of your neighborhood. •        Analyze the data on your community (the windshield survey information along with any data and statistics you found). •        Identify your community’s needs and strengths. •        Identify a community health program/resource that your community could utilize to alleviate the needs you have indicated. •        Summarize how this community health program/resource helps meet the Healthy People 2030 initiatives. •        Reflect on what you learned from the assignment and how it will impact your practice in the future.   Requirements: •        Your paper must be APA format and at least 750 words not to exceed 1000 words. •        Double space your paper and use Times New Roman 12-point font and 1” margins. •        Proofread your paper; visit and present proof of seeing a writing tutor before submitting your paper to “Turn-it-in”. A minimum of two (2) scholarly references (ex. Healthy People 2030 and Center for Disease Control) must be used. APA format must be used in citing and referencing sources

Analysis of one health problem between one developed and one developing country in comparison with the United States in terms of the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION outcomes. State your opinion about how well the United States is doing in terms of public health. share what you think the countries with worse outcomes could learn from countries with better outcomes. explain the nurses role in public and global health and why nurses should be concerned with global health issues. conclude by summarizing your view of the role of the nurse in public health.

On the Discussion Board we will be exploring conceptual models. Hamric’s Integrative Model of Advance Practice Nursing The AACN Synergy Model Strong Memorial Hospital’s Model of Advance Practice Nursing Shuler’s Model of Nurse Practitioner Practice This week you will describe how these models may help APNs articulate professional role identify and function. Conceptual models will serve as a framework for organizing beliefs and knowledge about your professional roles and competencies and provide a basis for further development of knowledge. Question: Select one model from the above list and read the original source description. Address how well the model meets the following purposes: a. Helping to organize your beliefs and knowledge about advanced practice nursing b. Providing structure for research on advanced practice nursing c. Providing a coherent structure in which concepts important to advanced practice nursing are identified and related to one another d. Guiding curriculum development for advanced practice nursing e. Allowing practitioners to see the bigger picture so that they can provide holistic and comprehensive care Guidelines: Support your responses with scholarly academic references using APA style format. You are not writing an APA paper–but citing your sources in APA format.  Assigned course readings and online library resources are preferred. Weekly lecture notes are designed as overviews to the topic for the respective week and should not serve as a citation or reference. In your discussion question response, provide a substantive response that illustrates a well-reasoned and thoughtful response; is factually correct with relevant scholarly citations, references, and examples that demonstrate a clear connection to the readings. I

Based on your current work setting or an area of interest, select and explore one of the CMS quality initiatives (e.g., hospitals, home health, nursing home, end-stage renal disease) at www.cms.gov/center/quality.asp and review the current National Quality Strategy report (www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality,  In two or three paragraphs, answer the following questions in reference to the quality initiative you selected: 1. What does the CMS quality initiative include? Describe the initiative and its relationship to the National Quality Strategy. 2. How can the data publicly available on the comparison site for the quality initiative to benefit a healthcare organization? Describe how the measurement data can be used in the setting you are interested in to improve performance.

Identify a family member or a friend, not a client, and conduct a pain assessment using the COLDERR approach/questions. Write a brief summary of what you found and identify two nursing non-pharmacological interventions that you might recommend.

Reflects on current theory and clinical class with concepts and theories using the Program Learning Outcomes and BSN Essentials listed in the syllabus– Develops an effective communication style for interacting with current patients, families, and the interdisciplinary health team when providing holistic, patient centered nursing care to populations encountered in this course.– Models leadership when providing safe, quality nursing care; coordinating the healthcare team; and when tasked with oversight and accountability for care delivery.–

Please provide the following Covid Facts: Where did the virus originate  – City Country and First Reports Date and time of spread Fatality Rate Infection Rate  How long to show symptoms  Why is the virus so dangerous  Does the Virus adversely affect anyone? What population is most affected (poor Elderly Children middle age disability? The estimate of 2020 covid 19 related deaths Could Covid 19 be patented? Are there any viruses Patented? Are there any viruses that are in the Covid family that are Patented? Is it possible Covid 19 was made in a laboratory? Vaccine How long did it take to create What are some of the vaccine side effects that we know of? What is the Effective vaccine rate? What companies are benefiting monetarily from the Covid Crisis? (both names and the areas of service)  What companies are losing out monetarily from the Covid Crisis? Do hospitals in the United States and in other countries get paid per patient for treating covid? Pre Covid In United States what was the overall ICU & ER capacity rate – was it below 15% availability? Please compare with other developed countries  During covid what is the ICU & ER Capacity Rate? Please compare United States with other developed countries

PLEASE writer must HAVE UNDERSTANDING OF MICROBIOLOGY !!! It is suggested that laboratory diagnosis and management of infection relies upon culture for specific identification of the causative pathogen.    a)     Discuss the validity of this statement and comment on the reliability of such an approach for both bacterial and viral infection (70%). b)    Using bacterial or viral species as an example, describe ONE other context where culture of organisms might be useful? (20%) c)     Outline the principles of a technique that would be pertinent to the example given above in (b) (10%)     The word limit for this assignment is 1500 words. This includes all that which is within the body of the text, and figure or table legends, but excludes references, tables and title page.

Discuss the use of over the counter drugs for non medical purposes. Talk about why people abuse over the counter drugs containing codeine or opiates products , side effects and what pharmacists can do to reduce the use of over the counter drugs for non medical purposes.

APA Format Research Paper & Presentation This course requires completion of an APA style issues paper that describes four challenges faced by health care managers. An audio enhanced slide presentation summarizing the final paper is required. The final paper requires students to complete an analysis of one of the following issues impacting health care management: Impact of politics on health care management and delivery All answers must include at least 1 APA 6th edition style in-text citation. All in-text citations must be included on your reference page. For the topic you select you must answer each of the following questions Describe why this issue is important – cite statistics and/or previous research (APA 6th ed citation required) How does this impact the health care manager’s daily responsibilities?  (APA 6th ed citation required)? Describe actions a health care manager can take to address this issue. (APA 6th ed citation required) In total you must cite three unique academic sources – not newspaper articles or personal websites. Sources must include authors and publication date. Acceptable sources include: Professional, academic and research journals Organizational and government websites Books – Except the textbook for the course An APA 6th ed. Formatted reference list is required You may submit one draft of both the paper and presentation. If you submit a draft you will receive feedback on your paper from the instructor. If you do not submit a draft you will not have the opportunity to revise your paper. Format: Uploaded as a Microsoft Word document by due date Upload PowerPoint slide presentation by due date Both the paper and presentation must be: Free of spelling, grammar and punctuation errors Each answer must be at least 10 complete sentences Double-spaced In paper each answer must be preceded by the question being addressed PowerPoint must consist of between 6 and 10 slides and include clear headers for each answer and include audio narrative