Healthcare

The Health Care Delivery System1. You are a home health care nurse scheduled for a home visit to your patient, a retired account payable clerk who is7 days postsurgical with a new colostomy. Your patient lives with her husband who is involved in her care; they compile a list of questions between visits to ask […]

Within the Discussion Board area, write 300-400 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions with your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. Locate a recent within the last five years peer-reviewed article from a health […]

Students are required to submit weekly reflective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a final, course-long reflective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and inquiry into current practice. This reflection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses, […]

 Research public health issues on the “Climate Change” or “Topics and Issues” pages of the American Public Health Association (APHA) website. Investigate a public health issue related to an environmental issue within the U.S. health care delivery system and examine its effect on a specific population. Write a 500-word policy brief that summarizes the issue, […]

This is the final version of the individual concept paper. It is from 8-10 pages and consists of an in-depth analysis of the health disparity at hand. However, you will devise an intervention based on your own involvement and experience with the cultural group you identified and describe why you think your strategy will work. […]

It is well known that smoking is bad for your health. The health education about smoking has always centered around smoking tobacco. Now that marijuana for recreational use is legal in several states, the incidence of smoking is rapidly rising. In addition, smoking alternative products, such as those in vaping, is also on the rise. […]

Which countries are known as the Baltic nations?  Discuss how the Baltic nations view the delivery of evidence-based healthcare and their beliefs related to health and disease. Give an overview of the Brazilian heritage, how do they see health and disease and if there is any similarity between them and the Baltic nations.       […]

Creating educational interventions to help improve the overall health of a target population (Low Income Urbanite) is an essential skill for public health and health education professionals. Intervening in peoples’ lives to positively impact their health and well-being can also be rewarding. However, it is essential that the creation of educational interventions is done using […]

Stock Assignment to add to the Chapter 2 and 3 Homework Assignment Find a health related stock to select for the purpose of the assignment. Use the USA News, CNN http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ or Wall Street Journal websites to locate a stock. Then complete the stock assignment section as follows: Introduction of the health stock (use the stock sheet) in a one page APA format: The name of the health company The stock code The opening price on the day selected Why did you choose the stock? If the stock were purchased and followed for one year, then what is projection of how the stock might perform?

Explain the competencies, structure, quality standards, and challenges of evidence-based strategic human resources management. Foundations of Human Resources in Health Care Organizations During the module, you learned about some of the roles and responsibilities of human resources professionals, as well as some of the challenges they face. For this Assignment, imagine you are being interviewed by a reporter who wants to know a little about human resources in a healthcare setting. Answer each of the questions as if you are responding to the reporter. You may copy and paste the questions into a Word document and provide your answers. Your answer to each question should be a minimum of 100 words. Q: What are the skills, knowledge, and abilities required to be an effective human resource professional? A: Q: How is the human resources department structured? Who is responsible for the different functions of the department and what are some of their responsibilities? A: Q: What is your role in managing and enforcing health care quality standards, such as those put in place by The Joint Commission or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services? Are there other quality standard organizations you interact with? A: Q: What are some of the challenges the organization faces in regard to human resources? How important is having a positive organizational culture and advocating for employees when it comes to challenges? A: Q: How can you address these human resources challenges using strategic human resources management? A: