Health & Medical

Select an interaction, event or experience that stands out for you during your practicum. Write a narrative summary of 2-3 paragraphs that explains what happened. Write a paragraph or two that captures your reflection on how you interpret the event. Write another paragraph or two from a different perspective.  How do you think the other person in the encounter interpreted the event?  If you were the patient in this interaction with you as the provider, how would you feel as that patient? For example, if a parent brought the child to the appointment, you could write about how the parent might view the interaction.  Or, if you are seeing a couple, how the non-patient might view the appointment/interaction. This is you seeing things from the other person’s viewpoint. Finally, write a paragraph that expresses what you have learned from this reflective activity that will influence your practice as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Tie in any relevant course material from any of your previous courses that helped you respond to this reflection. If you support any of your ideas with sources, cite appropriately.

1. Examine the origins and the evolution of the US healthcare quality movement. – Provide a timeline – Give examples of key developments 2. Explain some of the elements involved in successful healthcare quality improvement efforts. – What has been most successful? – What has required legislative and regulatory support? – What have been the impacts on cost and access? 3. Examine the elements needed in a good strategic plan for a facility. Show how any quality improvement programs will be included and align with that plan.  – What are some of the key parts of an organization’s strategic plan? -Which parts should include measurable quality improvement elements?

Instructions to Learners For the past two?weeks, you have been keeping a Food Journal. Based on the entries in the?Food?Journal, discuss?and evaluate the?eating habits you identified.??  Identify?some of?your key eating habits.??Did you?know you had them prior to the Food Journal???  Is?there any?one?eating?habit you identified?that you?would like to break???  Using the four steps to break an eating habit,?as outlined by the Mayo Clinic,  (Links to an external site.)  which step would you use to break the habit???  Your essay will be evaluated in terms of how thoroughly you:? answer the questions above; use resources to document your main points, and properly cite referenced work.? Your essay should address all of the questions above and should consist of at least?250?words of text (at least?1?page of double-spaced and?12 point?font of text).?Use in-text citations and a reference list that will make up an additional page.?Be sure to include specific examples from the?Food?Journal and references from this week’s readings.??  To successfully complete?M2.4 Evaluate, you will need to organize your responses to the questions and then craft a formatted essay that includes each of the following:?  A title page.  A well-developed introductory paragraph explaining the purpose of the essay and briefly referencing some of the main points/contentions offered in the essay.?  The body of the essay should consist of your effort to best answer the primary questions from the assignment prompt and should consist of at least?250 words of text (at least?1?page of double-spaced and?12 point?font of text).? Though the method by which this is done is largely up to you, it is essential that the responses to the questions in the prompt be based upon scholarly readings and?should remain at all times?defensible (in an academic sense).? You have a great deal of information to draw from in creating your essay, including the assigned readings and?hyperlinked sources in the Module Notes.??As is the?case with every assignment in SOC221, presenting any unsubstantiated, illogical, or indefensible position will have an adverse effect on the final grade. ?Please direct any questions regarding these expectations to the instructor. A concise concluding paragraph that briefly restates both the purpose of the essay as well as some of the primary arguments offered by you, the essay’s author.? Be sure the concluding paragraph does not introduce new information. A list of all sources consulted the preparation of the essay.? The essay should be formatted according to?APA-style documentation.?  (Links to an external site.) ?This includes the format of the list of references.?  M2.4 Evaluate is due at the end of Module 2 by Sunday at 11:59 PM ET. This course fully integrates Turnitin. Be sure to view the Turnitin instructions before submitting. Submission Compose your work using a word processor (or other software as appropriate) and save it frequently to your computer. Be sure to check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors before you upload it. When you are ready to submit your work, click “Browse My Computer” and find your file. Once you have located your file, click “Open” and, if successful, the file name will appear under the Attached files heading. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Submit.”??  Evaluation M2.4 Evaluate is worth 7% of your overall course grade and will be assessed by the SLA Writing Rubric . Review this rubric carefully so that you understand how you will be graded. References Outcomes Rubric Return to Learning Pathway

The ACA was meant to provide quality health care coverage for all yet a coverage gap for some populations especially in states that oppose Medicaid expansion. Based on what you have learned so far in this course, create a PowerPoint presentation that addresses the coverage gap problem, who is impacted by the coverage gap, the role the ACA plays in the coverage gap, why the coverage gap should be closed, and solutions/ recommendations for closing the gap. Address the following in your PowerPoint: Select one state opposed to Medicaid expansion and describe why. Then, consider your own state. What are the benefits and drawbacks to Medicaid expansion in your state? Define what the coverage gap is (problem/issue) Discuss how the coverage gap impact low income healthcare consumers population. What role does the ACA have in widening or closing the coverage gap? Why is it important to close the gap (implications for positive social change)? What are some solutions to closing the coverage gap and how can healthcare equity help close the gap? Include recommendations and/or solutions. Your PowerPoint presentation should include/address: Title Slide (1 slide) Objectives Slide (1 slide) Medicaid expansion (1-2 slides) Coverage gap – define/problem/issue (1-2 slides) Coverage gap impact on low income healthcare consumers (2-3 slides) Role ACA has in widening or closing the coverage gap (1-2 slides) Close the gap (1-2 slides) Solutions to closing the coverage gap and how can healthcare equity help close the gap? (2-3 slides) Reference slide (1-2 slides). Assignment Expectations Length: 9-14 slides (in addition to the title slide and reference slides) Structure: Include a title slide and reference slide in APA format.  These do not count towards the minimum slide count for this assignment.  Your presentation must include an objectives slide.  Be sure to fully explain all slides in the Speaker Notes. References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. A minimum of three (3) scholarly sources are required for this assignment. Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft PowerPoint document (.pptx) or a PDF document (.pdf). File name: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the module number (for example, “RHall Module 1.docx”) Submission: Submit to the D2L dropbox for grading

There are many federal and state regulations when it comes to long-term care.Using the South University Online Library and the Internet, research any four specific regulations related to long-term care and summarize them. Based on the regulations you identified, respond to the following questions: What are the benefits and shortcomings of your identified regulations? Which of these shortcomings have an effect on the quality and the cost of health care services? How? Do you believe there is a link between regulations and better care? Why or why not? Why do you think long-term care services are subjected to so much external control by government agencies? Provide a rationale for your responses. How is quality measured in long-term care? Is there only one, or are there several approaches to measure quality? What are they? Who should be given the responsibility to measure quality?

Part 1: Complete the calculations Part 2: Write about: Read the case study, “Pertussis Epidemic,” in Caron (2017), pp. 76–83. This case study provides a wealth of data including clinical, demographical, and social determinant characteristics. Reflect on the role of a population health manager responsible for managing health risks for populations. Write a 1-page analysis summary interpretation of your results of the “Pertussis Epidemic” case study in which you address the following: -Describe two public health strategies used in this case (give examples) and link them directly to the managerial epi data evidence that supported the rationale for these strategies. -Were social determinant characteristics an important factor in this case study? What implications are there for managing this at-risk population? What epi data supported your conclusion? -Provide a list of the various partnerships involved in this case study. How would you align them if you were to create an organizational chart? -Provide two major recommendations based on the conclusions from this case study. -Explain why the above points are important from a population health management perspective. Be specific and provide examples.

**This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin, so please no plagiarism. *** 1. Select a chronic condition that may be prevalent in your community. I have selected Type 2 diabetes. 2. Who is affected? What statistics are available through your county public/community health websites? Are there any local organizations that address this chronic condition? 3. As the public/community health nurse create a teaching plan about the disease. Imagine you will be teaching a group at the local community center about this disease. Create a powerpoint presentation. Title slide, objective slide, answer question 2 in a slide or two, then teach your population. Follow up with a reference slide. Keep to no more than 8 slides (not including title and reference slide). **Remember to create a presentation that is visually stimulating. Don’t get too wordy. Spell check your work.

Provide a short description of the case study:https://www.who.int/sdhconference/resources/draft_background_paper2_usa.pdf?ua=1 1. Which of the three core functions of public health does the study fit into?  2. Which of the essential public health services does it address?  3. How is it addressing a public health problem?

In this assignment, I would like for you to take a position stand on a very sensitive subject: Abortion. You are to consolidate your views on the subject into a one page paper. The paper should be at least one page double spaced using 1 inch margins and 12 point font. Cite any references you use in either APA or MLA at the end of your paper. Please do not fill up the paper with lengthy headers and footers. Please be sure to include: 1. Pro-life, Pro-choice, Undecided? 2. Should the father have a say? 3. How will/may your views affect your role as a health care provider? How will you support a patient whose views differ from your own?

locate an Evidence-Based Practice Guideline, related to your topic  identified:Are women ages 25-40 who take oral contraceptives at greater risk for developing blood clots compared with women ages 25-40 who use IUDs for contraception over a 5 year time frame ?  Perform a rapid critical appraisal of the Evidence-Based Guideline by answering the following questions in APA format. All questions should be answered in detail and explanations offered according to guideline content when applicable.  Who were the guideline developers?  Were the developers of the guideline representative of key stakeholders in this specialty (inter-disciplinary)?  Who funded the guideline development?   Were any of the guideline developers funded researchers of the reviewed studies?  Did the team have a valid development strategy?  Was an explicit (how decisions were made), sensible, and impartial process used to identify, select, and combine evidence?  Did its developers carry out comprehensive, reproducible literature review within the past 12 months of its publication/revision?  Were all important options and outcomes considered?  Is each recommendation in the guideline tagged by the level/strength of evidence upon which it is based and linked to the scientific evidence?  Do the guidelines make explicit recommendations (reflecting value judgments about the outcomes)?  Has the guideline been subjected to peer review and testing?  Is the intent of use provided (i.e. national, regional, local)?  Are the recommendations clinically relevant?  Will the recommendations help me in caring for my patients?  Are the recommendations practical/feasible? Are resources (people and equipment) available?  Are the recommendations a major variation from current practice? Can the outcomes be measured through standard care?