DHS 1110 Idaho State University Intro to Health Professions Discussion

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You will interview a person in your selected healthcare field outside of class. This assignment may take several days: first identify a person and set up an interview. Ask him/her about the job opportunities available for this position. Ask what kind of healthcare site does s/he work in (e.g., hospital, clinic), and what support does s/he experience to help stay up-to-date and informed about the profession. For instance, how does s/he earn continuing education credits or maintain licensure? How is his/her work evaluated? That is, how does s/he know what s/he is doing well and how does s/he know what s/he should be improving? What does s/he find most fulfilling and most challenging in the profession?   

Develop a list of interview questions. This list may include the following:  

1.    Describe the activities in a typical day in your job. 

2.    How many hours do you work in a typical week? 

3.    Tell me about your background, including education and experience. 

4.    What kind of people do you work with? Who do you serve? Who are your colleagues? 

5.    Why are you interested in this particular field? 

6.    What do you enjoy most about your job? 

7.    What skills–such as communication and problem solving–are most important in your field? Describe a situation in which you use these skills. 

8.    Describe a challenging situation you’ve had in your job.

9.    Describe your relationship with your patients or clients. 

10.    If I were interested in pursuing your career, what classes do you think I should be taking in high school? What extracurricular activities should I pursue? 

11.    What other healthcare professionals do you work with? 

Walden University Mammogram Machine Discussion

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Discussion: To Buy or Not to Buy: That is the Question

Your Women’s Health Services Center has determined that there is an opportunity to generate revenue by purchasing a digital mammogram machine. The cost of the machine is $250,000, with annual maintenance fees of $2,500 and is estimated to last 5 years. The radiology center will be open 5 days a week, 8 hours a day, and 50 weeks a year. The current volume of mammograms is 18 per day, and the reimbursement is $215 per mammogram. The radiologist is paid $50 to read each mammogram, and the salary for the full-time mammogram tech is $95,000 annually, including benefits. The cost of disposable supplies is $3.00 for each test. The potential volume for the new digital mammogram machine is 28 per day.

To Prepare:

  • Review the Resources for this week and review the two case studies in Pink and Song (2018) to provide a framework for the Women’s Health Services Center digital mammogram machine purchase.
  • Reflect on the scenario presented and consider whether you, as a healthcare leader, would recommend that the Women’s Health Services Center purchase the digital mammogram machine.

By Day 4

Post a comprehensive response that addresses the following:

  • Explain how the operating budget, capital budget, and cash flow related to the scenario presented may help you as a healthcare leader in the decision-making process for a large purchase.
  • Explain whether you would recommend to complete the large purchase for the healthcare organization and explain why. Be specific and provide examples.

Strayer Univeristy dementia patient ethical dilemma case Question

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Deciding to place a loved one into a long-term care facility can be extremely difficult. Even more difficult is the thought of your loved one’s rights being violated while in long-term care. Patient healthcare rights are not as clearly defined as one would expect, and there are long-term care and other healthcare facilities that create their own sets of patient rights. However, there are also certain indisputable rights afforded to patients across the board.

Read the case study titled “A Legal and Ethical Dilemma”, located on pages 463–465 of your text. Next, use the Internet or Strayer Library to research information on a patient’s right to die. 

Instructions

Write a 4–6 page paper in which you:

Describe the legal and ethical dilemma discussed in the case study. Analyze the key ways in which a patient’s right to die relates to this specific case. 

From your research, specify the potential repercussions for failure to comply with the wishes of a patient who has requested to withhold a life-sustaining procedure. Next, take a position on whether the patient’s right to die or the patient’s right to be protected from harm should take precedence in this case. Provide a rationale for your position.

Imagine that you are a part of the ethics committee investigating this case. Determine the main facts pertaining to the issue that the committee should consider. Suggest one step that the facility should take next in order to resolve the dilemma. Provide a rationale for your response.

  2. The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

Propose an action toward resolving issues related to a patient’s rights in a given case.

LIU ANA Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation Presentation

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For the discussion:

1. Select the topic of your advocacy discussion early in the semester

I chose —ANA Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation

Develop a power point presentation no more than 10 slides

Describe the advocacy topic you have selected with the following information:
1. Include a problem statement in a single sentence.
2. State why this topic or problem is significant to nursing leaders
3. State one (1) overarching aim that identifies the expected final outcome of the advocacy work

Based on your strengths-based leadership assessment, what leadership strengths will you bring to develop an interprofessional collaboration team to analyze health policy proposals, health policies or related issues from the perspective of stakeholders for the selected advocacy topic? Who will participate on the team? What is needed to educate and guide individuals and groups through complex health and situational transitions?

Discuss ways to demonstrate leadership in the development and implementation of institutional, local, state, federal and/or international health policy.
Is there pending legislation at this time for the selected advocacy topic?
Describe an example of respectful discourse showing two opposing views of the concern.Describe a plan to influence policy makers through active participation on committees, boards, or task forces at the institutional, local, state, regional, national, and/or international levels to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes.

What information about the advocacy topic could you share that might influence others?
What organizations might you join to increase your influence?
How can emotional intelligence be used to increase your influence on policy makers?

What CHANGE THEORY can be used in planning for change and educating others, including policy makers at all levels, regarding the advocacy topic?

NRS 343 GCU Health Adolescence Contemporary Issues and Resources Discussion

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TOPIC; 1Adolescence: Contemporary Issues and Resources

1, Research the range of contemporary issues teenagers face today. In a 500-750-word paper, choose one issue (besides teen pregnancy) and discuss its effect on adolescent behavior and overall well-being. Include the following in your submission:

>Describe the contemporary issue and explain what external stressors are associated with this issue.

>Outline assessment strategies to screen for this issue and external stressors during an assessment for an adolescent patient. Describe what additional assessment questions you would need to ask and define the ethical parameters regarding what you can and cannot share with the parent or guardian.

>Discuss support options for adolescents encountering external stressors. Include specific support options for the contemporary issue you presented. 

You are required to cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.

1B: Adolescent pregnancy is viewed as a high-risk situation because it poses serious health risks for the mother and the baby. In 200-250 words describe various risk factors or precursors to adolescent pregnancy. The research community and state resources are devoted in adolescent pregnancy and describe at least two of these resources. Research the teen pregnancy rates for the last 10 years for your state and community. Has this rate increased or decreased? Discuss possible reasons for an increase or decrease.

1c: In 200 words, describe two external stressors that are unique to adolescents. Discuss what risk-taking behaviors may result from the external stressors and what support or coping mechanism can be introduced.

The APRN as Entrepreneur Advance Practice Nurse Presentation

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Instructions

Generate a professional Power Point presentation that sums the following areas:

Introduction to topic, include introducing yourself, why this is important (1 slide)

  • Develop a business plan to start or manage a practice (6-10),  identify SWOT analysis, marketing plan, key stakeholders, reimbursement,  insurance issues, a solid budget plan (expense and revenue sheet)
  • Construct  an employment contract for an advanced practice nurse in  your selected care setting. (3-4)) Be specific. What should APRN ask for  salary, vacation, Health insurance, dental, vision, long and short term  insurance, professional development/education fees, professional  journals, any others?
  • Compare the legal, ethical, and contractual considerations for APRN in the employment setting (2-3 slides)
  • Parameters
  • Inclusive of references in presentation, and references then fully  presented in final slide of presentation as a reference page (1-2  slides)

Use APA for formatting

Presentation should be minimally 25 slides, enough slides to appropriately cover material being presented

  • Presentation is to be designed as if you, the ARPN, were seeking funding for starting your own clinic.
  • Presentation to include:Contract portion is to be designed as if  student/APRN was seeking a position. What would an APRN want in the  contract? Provide details within the contract about salary, insurances,  benefits, duties, etc.
  • Type of clinic, clientele serving, location
  • Mission/vision statement
  • DETAILED budget analysis. Expense and revenue reports

Insurance and reimbursement: Provide information on expected  revenue. What would an APRN charge for certain visits (sick versus  health check), what is expected pay from insurance types (private,  Medicare/Medicaid?)

  • Contract portion is to be designed as if student/APRN was seeking a  position. What would an APRN want in the contract? Provide details  within the contract about salary, insurances, benefits, duties, etc.

NRS 410 Grand Canyon University Nursing Paper

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Assessment Description

The nursing process is a tool that puts knowledge into practice. By utilizing this systematic problem-solving method, nurses can determine the health care needs of an individual and provide personalized care.

Write a paper (1,750-2,000 words) on cancer and approach to care based on the utilization of the nursing process. Include the following in your paper:

  1. Describe the diagnosis and staging of cancer.
  2. Describe at least three complications of cancer, the side effects of treatment, and methods to lessen physical and psychological effects.
  3. Discuss what factors contribute to the yearly incidence and mortality rates of various cancers in Americans.
  4. Explain how the American Cancer Society (ACS) might provide education and support. What ACS services would you recommend and why?
  5. Explain how the nursing process is utilized to provide safe and effective care for cancer patients across the life span. Your explanation should include each of the five phases and demonstrate the delivery of holistic and patient-focused care.
  6. Discuss how undergraduate education in liberal arts and science studies contributes to the foundation of nursing knowledge and prepares nurses to work with patients utilizing the nursing process. Consider mathematics, social and physical sciences, and science studies as an interdisciplinary research area.

You are required to cite to a minimum of four sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

RN-BSN

2.1: Incorporate liberal arts and science studies into nursing knowledge.

3.1 Utilize the nursing process to provide safe and effective care for patients across the life span.

Miami Dade College Quality Improvement Discussion

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Scenario – As a staff member who serves on the Quality Improvement Planning Committee, you are at a meeting to discuss the best way to share information about recent CQI data so that staff in the hospital can appreciate the value of the data. You need to identify pros and cons of methods the committee might use to assess and describe data for planning purposes.

The committee is mostly new, some members have limited experience. You and two other members have the most experience, so you three volunteer to help the others get up to speed as quickly as possible so that decisions can be made about steps to take with the data, and you can get to decisions about strategies. You make clear to the other committee members that 1) this is a team effort and 2) the team must engage hospital staff at all levels. “You comment, “We have tried to keep this to ourselves, thinking only we knew the best approaches, and we failed.” Staff do not feel engaged in CQI and complain about the extra work for which they see no value.

Instructions:

Read the scenario above and then, answer the following questions: 

What are some of the barriers that could be influencing limited staff engagements? 

What strategies might be used to overcome these barriers?

What are the pros and cons of the methods used to assess and describe the need for change?

  1. What are the common reasons staff members resist change?

Are standards of practice valuable sources of data for such a committee? Why or why not? Which ones might be of particular use?

WU Benefits of Networking in Your Field of Study Discussion & Replies

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An explanation of how you personally could use networking with peers or professionals in the public health field

Two strategies for addressing public health issues using networking

Identification of at least one professional organization in your field of study that posts on social media sites and an explanation of why following the organization might be beneficial

  • By Day 6 of Week 8
  • Respond to at least two peers’ initial posts regarding the use of professional networking. Provide a substantive reply in one or more of the following ways: 
  • Share a professional organization that a peer did not share.
Offer an additional benefit of following the organization that your peer mentioned in his or her post.

Offer another method of networking in the public health field.

By Day 7 of Week 8, be sure to review the responses to your initial post and follow up on your responses to your peers’ posts.

  • By Day 4 of Week 9
  • Write a post in which you reflect on what you have learned about your peers through the “interview process.” Your post should address the following:
  • Identify at least two members of your peer group who are similar to you in field, interests, goals, strengths, and/or weaknesses. Explain how you and each peer can support each other through networking.

Identify at least two member of your peer group who are different from you in field, interests, goals, strengths, and/or weaknesses. Explain how you and each peer can support each other through networking.

Explain why peer networking is important.

Describe how common and diverse networks can be beneficial for addressing public health issues.

Grand Canyon University Evidence Based Public Practices Discussion

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The development, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs and policies is part of evidence-based public health practice. Also, the principles of scientific reasoning, use of systematic data, the use of information systems, program planning models, and the appropriate use of behavioral science theory is applied also within evidence-based public health practice (Department of Health & Human Services, 2010). Public health nursing is always evolving and there are always changes within clinical practices. How do public health nurses use available sources of evidence-based practice and apply them to keep up with the changes? A cross-sectional study was conducted to find what sources public health nurses utilized to gain knowledge for evidence-based clinical practice. The study showed that sources of knowledge used by public health nurses included national plans and guidelines, knowledge acquired while training as a public health nurse, personal experience, and guidelines and procedures issued by their local authorities (Weum et al., 2017). One source available to public health nurses (PHNs) is the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services that conducts critical science and provides health information to protect our nation (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021). Another available source to PHNs is the World Health Organization (WHO) their effort is also to promote healthy living and to help keep the world safe. Within both these organizations you can find health information, studies, treatments, online classes, and education materials to help become knowledgeable within public health practice.