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Health Organization Evaluation

Research a health care organization or network that spans several states with in the United States (United Healthcare, Vanguard, Banner Health, etc.). Assess the readiness of the health care organization or network you chose in regard to meeting the health care needs of citizens in the next decade.

Prepare a 1,000-1,250 word paper that presents your assessment and proposes a strategic plan to ensure readiness. Include the following:

 Describe the health care organization or network.

 Describe the organization's overall readiness based on your findings.

 Prepare a strategic plan to address issues pertaining to network growth, nurse staffing, resource management, and patient satisfaction.

 Identify any current or potential issues within the organizational culture and discuss how these issues may affect aspects of the strategic plan.

 Propose a theory or model that could be used to support implementation of the strategic plan for this organization. Explain why this theory or model is best.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Professional Capstone and Practicum Reflective Journal

Students are required to maintain weekly reflective narratives  throughout the course to combine into one course-long reflective  journal that integrates leadership and inquiry into current practice  as it applies to the Professional Capstone and Practicum course.

In your journal, you will reflect on the personal knowledge and  skills gained throughout this course. The journal should address a  variable combination of the following, depending on your specific  practice immersion clinical experiences:

 New practice approaches

 Intraprofessional  collaboration

 Health care delivery and clinical systems

 Ethical considerations in health care

 Population health  concerns

 The role of technology in improving health care  outcomes

 Health policy

 Leadership and economic  models

 Health disparities

Students will outline what they have discovered about their  professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses that  surfaced, additional resources and abilities that could be introduced  to a given situation to influence optimal outcomes, and finally, how  the student met the competencies aligned to this course.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment,  solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and  references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines,  which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student  Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to  beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for  successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer  to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Discussion med terminology

At this point in the course, you are becoming fairly proficient at recognizing and using various word parts within medical terms. We have covered many of ""the basics"" of medical terminology, but as with any new language, you will continue to learn and use new words throughout your careers. You will come across unfamiliar words, phrases, and abbreviations for many years to come. In order to be prepared for this, it is important to identify valid and reliable resources for medical information.

For your initial post, please provide one example of a valid and reliable resource that you would be able to use in your future career. Keep in mind that it's probably not feasible to carry around a physical book while performing your job. What kind of resources would be available for you in your chosen career? Online, mobile, and other versatile resources might be useful sources to consider. Make sure to cite your reference appropriately (in APA format) and describe why you believe it is a valid and reliable source of information

Patient Teaching Plan

Welcome to Samples page Click to download the Patient Teaching Plan Form (Links to an external site.).

Type your answers directly into this Word document and submit. The use of correct terminology, grammar, and spelling is important! Any references and citations used should be written in APA format. Please utilize in-text citations when appropriate, and list all references in the space provided at the end of the worksheet.

 You are required to complete the form using the productivity tools required by Chamberlain University, which is Microsoft Office Word 2013 (or later version), or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You must save the file in the "".docx"" format. Do NOT save as Word Pad. A later version of the productivity tool includes Office 365, Click on the envelope at the top of the page.

 Health Topic: Decide WHAT you would like to teach. Describe in detail why this is an important topic for patient education. Use evidence from the textbook, lesson or an outside scholarly source to support your rationale.Select from the following health topics to complete your Patient Teaching Project:

     Stress and Time Management

     Self-Care (can choose a specific self-care activity)

     Prevention of Hazards at Work

     Bicycle Safety

     Ergonomics (related to work, posture)

     Skin Cancer Prevention

     Healthy Eating

     Exercise/Physical Activity

     Suicide

     Human Trafficking

     Eating Disorders

     Substance Abuse (Opioid, Alcohol, Nicotine)

     Depression

     Palliative Care/Hospice Care

 Population and Setting: Once you have selected a topic, you must decide WHO you will be teaching and WHERE the education will take place. (i.e., teaching a classroom of middle school students; teaching community members at a local health fair)

 Learning Barriers: Refer to the assigned article: Educating patients: Understanding barriers, learning styles, and teaching techniques for information related to learning barriers and other teaching considerations. Barriers might be cultural, physical, educational, or environmental. You may also want to consider the developmental stages of your selected population.Example:

     The population in this community is known to have a low-literacy level, therefore clear pictures and graphics will be utilized to assist with understanding.

 Learning Objectives: Write three specific learning objectives your Visual Teaching Tool will address. Begin each objective with ""At the end of this education, the learner will ..."" Use an action verb to finish the sentence (i.e., list, demonstrate, describe, define, identify).Example:

     At the end of this education, the learner will be able to demonstrate the proper way to wear a bike helmet.

     At the end of this education, the learner will be able to describe how to perform a breast self-exam.

     At the end of this education, the learner will be able to list three benefits of regular physical activity.

 Evaluation: Write a paragraph describing how you could evaluate whether your visual teaching t 

Educational Brochure (Using Microsoft Word)

Directions: You must use the Patient Teaching Plan you have developed in this course to create your Visual Teaching Tool. 

 Open Microsoft Word, and select create a New document.Under the Education option, select Education Brochure. This will provide you with a blank tri-fold brochure template. You can change the design, insert graphics, and create text as you wish.

 The goal of this Educational Brochure is to address the three learning outcomes you developed in the Patient Teaching Plan. Once the learner has viewed your Educational Brochure, all three of the learning objectives should have been met.

For Example:

If a learning objective in the Patient Teaching Plan is: “At the end of this education, the learner will be able to demonstrate the proper way to wear a bike helmet,” then there should be content in your Educational Brochure related to how to properly wear a bike helmet.ool was successful and met the learning objectives. Consider the population's abilities and the setting

Case study, Chief complaint

My right great toe has been hurting for about 2 months and now it’s itchy, swollen and yellow. I can’t wear closed shoes and I was fine until I started going to the gym”.

HPI: E.D a 38 -year-old Caucasian female presents to the clinic with complaint of pain, itching, inflammation, and “yellow” right great toe. She noticed that the toe was moderately itching after she took a shower at the gym. She did not pay much attention. About two weeks after the itching became intense and she applied Benadryl cream with only some relief. She continued going to the gym and noticed that the itching got worse and her toe nail started to change color. She also indicated that the toe got swollen, painful and turned completely yellow 2 weeks ago. She applied lotrimin AF cream and it did not help relief her symptoms. She has not tried other remedies.

Denies associated symptoms of fever and chills. 

PMH: Diabetes Mellitus, type 2.

Surgeries: None

Allergies: Augmentin

Medication: Metformin 500mg PO BID.

Vaccination History: Immunization is up to date and she received her flu shot this year.                               

Social history: College graduate married and no children. She drinks 1 glass of red wine every night with dinner. She is a former smoker and quit 6 years ago.

Family history:Both parents are alive. Father has history of DM type 2, Tinea Pedis. mother alive and has history of atopic dermatitis, HTN.

ROS:

Constitutional: Negative for fever. Negative for chills.

Respiratory: No Shortness of breath. No Orthopnea

Cardiovascular: Regular rhythm.

Skin: Right great toe swollen, itchy, painful and discolored.

Psychiatric: No anxiety. No depression.

Physical examination:

Vital Signs

Height: 5 feet 5 inches Weight: 140 pounds BMI: 31 obesity, BP 130/70 T 98.0, P 88 R 22, non-labored

HEENT: Normocephalic/Atraumatic, Bilateral cataracts; PERRL, EOMI; No teeth loss seen. Gums no redness.

NECK: Neck supple, no palpable masses, no lymphadenopathy, no thyroid enlargement.

LUNGS: No Crackles. Lungs clear bilaterally. Equal breath sounds. Symmetrical respiration. No respiratory distress.

HEART: Normal S1 with S2 during expiration. Pulses are 2+ in upper extremities. 1+ pitting edema ankle bilaterally.

ABDOMEN: No abdominal distention. Nontender. Bowel sounds + x 4 quadrants. No organomegaly. Normal contour; No palpable masses.

GENITOURINARY: No CVA tenderness bilaterally. GU exam deferred.

MUSCULOSKELETAL: Slow gait but steady. No Kyphosis.

SKIN: Right great toe with yellow-brown discoloration in the proximal nail plate. Marked periungual inflammation. + dryness. No pus. No neuro deficit.

PSYCH: Normal affect. Cooperative.

Labs: Hgb 13.2, Hct 38%, K+ 4.2, Na+138, Cholesterol 225, Triglycerides 187, HDL 37, LDL 190, TSH 3.7, glucose 98.

Assessment:

Primary Diagnosis: Proximal subungual onychomycosis

Differential Diagnosis: Irritant Contact Dermatitis, Lichen Planus, Nail Psoriasis

Special Lab:

Fungal culture confirms fungal infection.

As an NP student, you need to determine the medications for onychomycosis.

1. According to the AAFP/CDC Guidelines, what antifungal medication(s) should this patient be prescribed, and for how long? Write her complete prescriptions using the prescription writing format in your textbook.

2. What labs for baseline and follow up of therapy would you order for this patient? Give rationale.

Supported by peer-reviewed references, and in APA 6th ed format. 

Attached is the book for question 1

RESEARCH IN NURSING

There is a particular article to back up this research question.

1. Research the importance of the topic and write an introduction that includes these main points:

· Relevant background information from a credible source to explain the importance of your topic

· A purpose statement (“The purpose of this paper is…”). 

This is the topic: What are the benefits of physical activity after a heart attack base on the article?

2. Write a study synopsis that includes these main points:

· research design and setting

· sample: sampling method; number of subjects; inclusion/exclusion criteria; attrition, loss to follow up, or response rate (if any); and important characteristics of the sample

· how the study was conducted (explain how the data was collected—including measurement instruments--and, if the study involves an intervention, how the intervention was carried out)

3. Appraise the article in narrative format by answering the following questions.

· What is known and not known about the topic? What gap in knowledge does this study address?

· Was the sampling method appropriate for this study? Why or why not?

o If inclusion and exclusion criteria were noted in the report, did the criteria control for extraneous variables? Why or why not?

· Were the measurement instruments reliable and valid? Why or why not?

o If the study was experimental, was the intervention performed consistently? Why or why not?

· Were the conclusions of the study supported by the results? Why or why not?

· Were the study limitations identified and explained? If so, was the explanation sufficient? Why or why not?

4. Write a conclusion that states the nursing implications based on the findings of the study, taking statistical significance into account. (DO NOT just list the implications to nursing from the article; provide your analysis.)

Submit your article in pdf format and your appraisal and synopsis in Word format.

IT IS MOST BE IN APA 7TH EDITION FORMAT.

Policy/Regulation Fact Sheet

As a professional nurse, you are expected to apply your expertise to patient care. On occasion, you will also be expected to share that expertise.

With evolving technology and continuous changes to regulations designed to keep up these changes, there is usually a need to share information and expertise to inform colleagues, leadership, patients, and other stakeholders.

In this Assignment, you will study a recent nursing informatics-related healthcare policy, and you will share the relevant details via a fact sheet designed to inform and educate.

To Prepare:

 Review the Resources on healthcare policy and regulatory/legislative topics related to health and nursing informatics.

 Consider the role of the nurse informaticist in relation to a healthcare organization’s compliance with various policies and regulations, such as the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).

 Research and select one health or nursing informatics policy (within the past 5 years) or regulation for further study.

The Assignment: (1 page)

Create a 1-page fact sheet that your healthcare organization could hypothetically use to explain the health or nursing informatics policy/regulation you selected. Your fact sheet should address the following:

 Briefly and generally explain the policy or regulation you selected.

 Address the impact of the policy or regulation you selected on system implementation.

 Address the impact of the policy or regulation you selected on clinical care, patient/provider interactions, and workflow.

Highlight organizational policies and procedures that are/will be in place at your healthcare organization to address the policy or regulation you selected. Be specific.

? Evidence-Based Practice Project (EBP)

Based on your preliminary investigation of the literature and your discussion with the expert clinician, complete the following on a Word document:

 Submit a 350-word summary of your clinical research area of interest and explain why you are interested in it.

 Ensure you present your research questions that you started working on in Let's Get Started on Research Concepts. You will now have more information from your expert clinician, as well as feedback from your instructor.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

Research question is : How do parents contribute to the education of a special needs child.

What goes into educating this children?

Discussion Question

We are living in the data mining age. 

Provide an example on how data mining can turn a large collection of data into knowledge that can help meet a current global challenge in order to improve healthcare outcomes.

APA style. 250 words minimum. One reference

Nursing leadership

In this assignment, you will research and locate a current journal article on nursing leadership styles. The article must be from a professional, peer-reviewed nursing journal published within the last 5 years; and then write a summary of your findings. 

Assignment Details: 

Perform the following tasks: Complete the reading assignment and the interactive lesson before attempting this assignment. Research a current journal article on nursing leadership styles. The article must be from a professional, peer-reviewed nursing journal published within the last 5 years. Write a 1-2 page summary of your findings following the criteria below: o First paragraph: summarize the major points of the article. o Second paragraph: answer whether you support the leadership style, and why or why not. o Final paragraph: discuss the article as it relates to nursing practice. o Use at least one additional outside source, such as your textbook. o The summary should be written in APA style format and all sources must be cited correctly.