Health & Medical

1) The data gathered by health officials to study most diseases in modern medicine is on what group? Why is it incorrect to base all of human health on heterosexual white men?(Citation/Hint: Plataforma SINC. “Medical Textbooks Use White, Heterosexual Men As A ‘Universal Model’.” ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 17 October 2008. .)2) Ethnic minorities are subject to increased disparities in disease prevalence and care. Why is it important that we know this? What are some explanations as to why this is?(Citation/Hints:  Bertron P, Barnard ND, Mills M. Racial bias in federal nutrition policy, Part II: Weak guidelines take a disproportionate toll. J Natl Med Assoc. 1999;91(4):201-208.Satia JA. Diet-related disparities: understanding the problem and accelerating solutions. J Am Diet Assoc. 2009;109(4):610-615. doi:10.1016/j.jada.2008.12.019Hoffman KM, Trawalter S, Axt JR, Oliver MN. Racial bias in pain assessment and treatment recommendations, and false beliefs about biological differences between blacks and whites. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016;113(16):4296-4301. doi:10.1073/pnas.1516047113Rodríguez JE, Campbell KM. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Prevalence and Care of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. Clin Diabetes. 2017;35(1):66-70. doi:10.2337/cd15-0048)3) In your own words, why is it important to study health and nutrition in a truly diverse population?

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There are numerous end-of-life issues that we have all heard about in the news but how are these laws established?  Is it okay for a patient and provider to make these decisions on their own, outside of the law?  Aren’t these privileged physician-patient decisions?

Prepare an 8–10-page data analysis and quality improvement initiative proposal based on a health issue of professional interest to you. The audience for your analysis and proposal is the nursing staff and the interprofessional team who will implement the initiative. “A basic principle of quality measurement is: If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it” (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2013). Health care providers are on an endless quest to improve both care quality and patient safety. This unwavering commitment requires hospitals and care givers to increase their attention and adherence to treatment protocols to improve patient outcomes. Health informatics, along with new and improved technologies and procedures, are at the core of virtually all quality improvement initiatives. The data gathered by providers, along with process improvement models and recognized quality benchmarks, are all part of a collaborative, continuing effort. As such, it is essential that professional nurses are able to correctly interpret, and effectively communicate information revealed on dashboards that display critical care metrics. f you do not have access to a dashboard or metrics related to a QI initiative proposal: You may use the hospital data set provided in the media piece titled Vila Health: Data Analysis. You will analyze the data to identify a health care issue or area of concern. You will follow the same instructions and provide the same deliverables as your peers who select Option 1. Instructions Analyze dashboard metrics related to the selected issue. Provide the selected data set in the proposal. Assess the stability of processes or outcomes. Delineate any problematic variations or performance failures. Evaluate QI initiatives on the selected health issue with existing quality indicators from other facilities, government agencies, and non-governmental bodies on quality improvement. Analyze challenges that meeting prescribed benchmarks can pose for a heath care organization and the interprofessional team. Outline a QI initiative proposal based on the selected health issue and data analysis. Identify target areas for improvement. Define what processes can be modified to improve outcomes. Propose strategies to improve quality. Define interprofessional roles and responsibilities as they relate to the QI initiative. Provide recommendations for effective communication strategies for the interprofessional team to ensure the success of the QI initiative. Briefly reflect on the impact of the proposed initiative on work-life quality of the nursing staff and interprofessional team. Integrate relevant sources to support arguments, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style. Note: Remember, you can submit all, or a portion of, your draft to Smarthinking for feedback, before you submit the final version of your analysis for this assessment. However, be mindful of the turnaround time for receiving feedback, if you plan on using this free service. The numbered points below correspond to grading criteria in the scoring guide. The bullets below each grading criterion further delineate tasks to fulfill the assessment requirements. Be sure that your Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation addresses all of the content below. You may also want to read the scoring guide to better understand the performance levels that relate to each grading criterion. Analyze data to identify a health care issue or area of concern. Identify the type of data you are analyzing (from your institution or from the media piece). Discuss why the data matters, what it is telling you, and what is missing. Analyze dashboard metrics and provide the data set in the proposal. Present dashboard metrics related to the selected issue. Delineate any problematic variations or performance failures. Assess the stability of processes or outcomes. Evaluate the quality of the data and what can be learned from it. Identify trends, outcome measures and information needed to calculate specific rates. Analyze what metrics indicate opportunities for quality improvement. Outline a QI initiative proposal based on a selected health issue and supporting data analysis. Identify benchmarks aligned to existing QI initiatives set by local, state, or federal health care policies or laws. Identify existing QI initiatives related to the selected issue, and explain why they are insufficient. Identify target areas for improvement, and define what processes can be modified to improve outcomes. Propose evidence-based strategies to improve quality. Evaluate QI initiatives on the selected health issue with existing quality indicators from other facilities, government agencies, and non-governmental bodies on quality improvement. Analyze challenges that meeting prescribed benchmarks can pose for a heath care organization and the interprofessional team. Integrate interprofessional perspectives to lead quality improvements in patient safety, cost effectiveness, and work-life quality. Define interprofessional roles and responsibilities as they relate to the data and the QI initiative. Explain how you would you make sure that all relevant roles are fully engaged in this effort. Explain what non-nursing concepts would you incorporate into the initiative? Identify how outcomes to measure the effect of the intervention affect the interprofessional team. Briefly reflect on the impact of the proposed initiative on work-life quality of the nursing staff and interprofessional team. Describe how work-life quality is improved or enriched by the initiative. Apply effective communication strategies to promote quality improvement of interprofessional care. Identify the kind of interprofessional communication strategies that will be effective to promote and ensure the success of this performance improvement plan or quality improvement initiative. In addition to writing, identify communication models (like CUS, SBAR) that you would include in your initiative proposal. Communicate evaluation and analysis in a professional and effective manner, writing content clearly and logically with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Integrate relevant sources to support arguments, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style. Submission Requirements Length of submission: 8–10 double-spaced, typed pages, not including title and reference page. Number of references: Cite a minimum of five sources (no older than seven years, unless seminal work) of scholarly, peer-reviewed, or professional evidence that support your evaluation, recommendations, and plans. Note: Faculty may use the Writing Feedback Tool when grading this assessment. The Writing Feedback Tool is designed to provide you with guidance and resources to develop your writing based on five core skills. You will find writing feedback in the Scoring Guide for the assessment, once your work has been evaluated. Data Analysis and Quality Improvement Initiative Proposal Scoring Guide VIEW SCORING GUIDE Use the scoring guide to enhance your learning. How to use the scoring guide SUBMIT ASSESSMENT This button will take you to the next available assessment attempt tab, where you will be able to submit your assessment.

“Describe your experience that demonstrates leadership in addressing emerging health trends and creating innovative ideas to promote improved health outcomes. Should be font 12 Times New Roman.” Little about me: Been a nurse for over 10 years, Sought higher education as FNP, now in school for Psych NP. Been awarded nurse of the year for Los Angeles County USC Hospital. Nominated for the nurse of the year at Los Angeles County Dept of Mental Health.

Design an individualized stress management program to promote healthy life-style changes for yourself during the pandemic era. This program will help you to cope with everyday stress and to decrease vulnerability to stressful situations related to COVID-19. The program should include the following:Identify one stressor that is causing unhealthy results in your  life, List the problems associated with having to cope with this stressor,Put together a plan of action for reducing the effects of this stressor,List and explain the obstacles to the original plan to reduce the effects of this stressor, andExplain how you will overcome those obstacles.Double spaced, 5-7 page long.Personalize your program. DO NOT take one directly from any other source.

***You will need to do some independent research on the internet to complete this assignment*** Discussion Assignment 6: Objective: To research what mental health resources are available in the community and think more deeply about community-based solutions that could be implemented effectively.  Original Post Due Wednesday 12/02 by 11:59 pm.  Describe one mental health resource available in your community. Explain why this resource is important and who (which populations are eligible to use this resource). Note that you can define your own community. For example, you can choose the LTCC community, or wherever you live or grew up. Choose a mental health concern/clinical diagnosis/disorder. Then answer the following: 2. Research the mental health disorder and describe the symptoms and duration that are typically experienced  (be sure to use DSM V criteria).  3. What resources are actually available to help someone who thinks they might be suffering from this? Choose two levels to examine: On campus In the community/city/region At the state level At the national level 4. To whom are resources available? (e.g., Are resources only available to those with insurance? Are resources only available to certain populations such as students, single mothers, elderly? Are resources only available if you follow certain steps?) How can they be accessed? 5. Is there a gap between what is recommended and what people actually have access to? If yes, what are the consequences of this gap and how can we address it? If no, what are the consequences of having the needs of this population adequately addressed? 2 Replies Due Friday 12/04 by 11:59 pm.  1. Are the resources your peer describes adequate? If not, why not? What can be realistically implemented to more fully address the problem your peer poses? (e.g., create an awareness campaign to increase understanding in the community and decrease social stigma; make weekly walk-in, or scheduled, therapy available, be sure to explain ) 2. How can it be implemented? (e.g., Student-led organizations, lobbying to state officials, forming non-profits, connecting to existing non-profits, etc.) Respond to posts of two of your classmates. Remember to be respectful.

Students will complete an APA paper about the following case study. The provided case study represents ethical issues of historical interest. Case Study A nurse has sued Memorial Hospital, charging that she was demoted after complaining about a heart surgeon tossing bloody tissue at her during an operation. The eight-page complaint filed Friday in U.S. District Court by Sonja Morris alleges that Dr. Bryan Mahan tossed the 4-by-6-inch piece of tissue at her, hitting her on the leg during an open-heart surgery in August 2008. She contends Mahan made a joke about it to the other surgeons, saying, “Oh (expletive), I hit her. Can we get cultures on that?” Morris said she felt humiliated as the other surgeons chuckled. Mahan could not be reached for comment Friday afternoon. Morris claims that the incident was part of a pattern of harassing behavior by Mahan toward her. She also alleged that in June 2008, Mahan came up behind her and hit her in the head. She told him to stop, but two weeks later, he did it again, the suit alleged. Again she asked him to stop. Chris Valentine, a spokesman for the hospital, declined to comment on the lawsuit. “Obviously, because it’s in legal hands, we’re not in a position to comment,” he said. Mahan is the chairman of cardiac and thoracic medicine at Memorial. He is not named as a defendant in the lawsuit. Morris has worked at the hospital as a nurse since June 1999. She has been a member of the heart surgery team since October 2007. The incident with the bloody tissue occurred on Aug. 28, 2008, after normal working hours during an operation in which doctors were doing a procedure known as a pericardiectomy. The surgery involved removing a protective layer of tissue from the heart. Morris contends that was the bloody tissue that Mahan tossed at her. She said she was standing at a work station about 15 feet away from the operating table. Because the operation was still in progress, she was unable to immediately clean the part of her leg that the tissue hit. She filed a complaint about the incident but said that resulted in no disciplinary action. On Dec. 10, she filed a notice of claim against Mahan and the hospital. Her complaint to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged that she was subjected to a hostile work environment because of her gender. Seven days later, she said hospital administrators removed her from the heart surgery team, considered a prestigious position, and transferred her to the main operating room. The suit alleged that this action violated her First Amendment rights to petition the hospital to correct something she considered wrong. Ensslin, J.C. (2009, June 6). Nurse sues Memorial, claims surgeon threw human tissue at her. The Gazette. Retrieved from Morris v. City of Colorado Springs, 666 F.3d 654 (2012) LINK Answer the following questions: What are the facts of the case? This should include: what do we need to know, who is involved in the situation, where does the ethical situation take place, and when does it occur? What is the precise ethical issue in regards to autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, fidelity, and justice? Identify the major principles, rules, and values of the case. Values are sets of beliefs about good and bad, right and wrong, and about many other aspects of living and interacting in the society with others. A principle is a personal rule that governs personal behavior. A rule is generally imposed by a figure of authority, and used to guide and govern people. Is there legal ground for this case, if so what? Who is at fault? What legal action should be taken? Are there alternative to the actions completed in this case by both the nurse, physician, and healthcare facility? Do you feel the physician and nurse were following hospital protocol? If you were a member of the ethics committee at this facility, what actions or changes would you recommend changing? Why? For the case study, an APA formatted paper should be used, and needs to include a title page, level headings, references and citations. This assignment should include at least 2 references and should be at least four pages in length. Students should address the proposed questions providing ample detail, examples, and additional support. Assignment Expectations: Length: At least four pages in length; answers must thoroughly address each question in a clear, concise manner; Structure: Reference page required address each question in a numbered list References: At least 2 references required

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Logic Model In order to develop an organized process that supports program development to resolve a health care administration issue or barrier, it is important to identify the resources, stakeholders, and outcomes. In a 500-750 word paper, use the “Logic Model Template” and create detailed inputs, outputs, and outcomes for the identified health care administration issue or barrier. You may also refer to the document “Logic Model Overview” for additional guidance. Make sure to do the following: Identify your practice of ethical behavior and moral decision-making when resolving ethical dilemmas in the issue or barrier for the stakeholders. Consider any legislation or regulation that governs your field or your programmatic development. Identify credible and reliable sources for your research. You will use your logic model to develop your research paper. APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.