August 21, 2024

HCM425 Discussion Board Two

HCM425 Discussion Board Two

Write 400-600 words in APA 7 format, 11 pt. Calibri font., with proper in-text citations. Include two to three (2–3) scholarly references published within the last 5 years to substantiate your work. Please provide a copy of all references, A.I., and plagiarism reports.

Assignment Details:

Using CDC Wonder, choose a health condition or determinant, a specific place (county or state), and a time period (years). Review the data covering a 5–10-year period. Answer the following questions:

Using Hypertension, African Americans, and the state of Georgia as the subjects for this assignment.

What are the morbidity and mortality rates for the health condition or disease?

Choose 1 year, and review the data by age, ethnicity, and gender. Do you observe any disparities within these groups?

What pattern or trend have you observed over the 5–10-year period?

What are the risk factors for the disease or health condition?

Does this information surprise you? If so, why?

How can these data be used to inform policy and prevention and intervention programs?

HCM425 Discussion Board Two

Assignment Details:

Using Hypertension, African Americans, and the state of Georgia as the subjects for this assignment.

What are the morbidity and mortality rates for the health condition or disease?

Choose 1 year, and review the data by age, ethnicity, and gender. Do you observe any disparities within these groups?

What pattern or trend have you observed over the 5–10-year period?

What are the risk factors for the disease or health condition?

Does this information surprise you? If so, why?

How can these data be used to inform policy and prevention and intervention programs? APA.

August 21, 2024

Residency PowerPoint Presentation

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Residency PowerPoint Presentation

Review the slides on Research Methods (attached)

Read the article on social media and mood disorders/mental health (attached) and use as the basis to form a hypothetical research study on a related topic in mental health.

Create a recorded presentation (10-15 minutes) to elaborate the following questions based on the social media article and the problems presented therein. Use/discuss your hypothetical research study as part of the presentation.

What is the research question or hypothesis?

What is the purpose of the study?

What is the target population?

What is the sampling strategy?

What is the data collection method?

What is the data analysis method?

Operationalization of Variables

What are the potential limitations

What are the ethical considerations?

Residency PowerPoint Presentation

Directions on creating a presentation with voiceover:

Option 1: You will create a PowerPoint (or equivalent) of your presentation and add a voice-over.

Option 2: If you are unable to add voice-over to your PowerPoint, you will create a PowerPoint (or equivalent) of your presentation. Next, you will use Screencast-o-Matic (or a similar program) to create a video recording of your screen and voice as your present the information. Third, you will upload the video presentation to YouTube so your professor can view it. If you choose this option, you will submit your article as well as the PowerPoint (or equivalent) file and the link to the YouTube presentation to complete this assignment.

Residency PowerPoint Presentation

Review the slides on Research Methods (attached)

Read the article on social media and mood disorders/mental health (attached) and use as the basis to form a hypothetical research study on a related topic in mental health.

What is the research question or hypothesis?

What is the purpose of the study?

What is the target population?

What is the sampling strategy?

What is the data collection method?

What is the data analysis method?

Operationalization of Variables

What are the potential limitations

What are the ethical considerations?

Residency PowerPoint Presentation

Directions on creating a presentation with voiceover:

Option 1: You will create a PowerPoint (or equivalent) of your presentation and add a voice-over.

August 21, 2024

Main Perspectives of Psychology

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Main Perspectives of Psychology

Objective: Examine the main perspectives of psychology to explain which one you identify with.

Instructions

a) Review the perspectives of psychology and evaluate its main approaches. You are encouraged to use the resources included in the module and to search for additional academic resources to learn more about this topic. Use the databases available in the University’s library to search for more information.
b) Provide a brief description of each perspective. Indicate which perspective you identify with. Explain the reason for your answer and include any additional information you consider to be relevant. Do not include highly personal information.
c) Your answer must include references in APA style. It is recommended that you use the reference books included in this module as the main source of information for your answer. Your answer should be 2-3 paragraphs.
d) Remember to comment on your classmates’ entries, minimum of two entries.

Main Perspectives of Psychology

Remember to review the academic expectations for your submission.

Submission Instructions:

Submit your initial discussion post by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday and react critically to at least two of your classmates’ discussion posts by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday.
Contribute a minimum of 150 words to the initial post. It should include at least two (2) academic sources, formatted and cited in APA.
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ discussion posts by 11:59 pm ET on Sunday. Ask a question, provide a different viewpoint.
Follow established netiquette guidelines when participating in forums.

Main Perspectives of Psychology

Objective: Examine the main perspectives of psychology to explain which one you identify with.

Instructions

a) Review the perspectives of psychology and evaluate its main approaches. You are encouraged to use the resources included in the module and to search for additional academic resources to learn more about this topic. Use the databases available in the University’s library to search for more information.
b) Provide a brief description of each perspective. Indicate which perspective you identify with. Explain the reason for your answer and include any additional information you consider to be relevant. Do not include highly personal information.
c) Your answer must include references in APA style. It is recommended that you use the reference books included in this module as the main source of information for your answer. Your answer should be 2-3 paragraphs.
d) Remember to comment on your classmates’ entries, minimum of two entries.

Main Perspectives of Psychology

Remember to review the academic expectations for your submission.

Submission Instructions:

Submit your initial discussion post by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday and react critically to at least two of your classmates’ discussion posts by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday.
Contribute a minimum of 150 words to the initial post. It should include at least two (2) academic sources, formatted and cited in APA.
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ discussion posts by 11:59 pm ET on Sunday. Ask a question, provide a different viewpoint.
Follow established netiquette guidelines when participating in forums.

August 21, 2024

Analysis of Issues – Milestone One

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Analysis of Issues – Milestone One

Submission: Submit an 8-page draft of the analysis of issues of the company you chose for completing Milestone One (Tesla). This information will be used as part of the final consulting report.

Within the Analysis of Issues section, address the following elements:

Analysis of Issues

For this section of the assessment, you will provide your analysis of the company’s corporate responsibility including people, the planet, and profit.

Personnel (people):

Identify the major stakeholders that may have been adversely affected by the behaviors of the company through the lens of personnel relationships.

Consider: What specifically has occurred to demonstrate corporate irresponsibility?

Consider providing examples of how the company acted irresponsibility regarding the major stakeholder you identified.

Analyze current practices in terms of personnel relations occurring in the selected company in comparison to current research on corporate responsibility and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

What are the initiatives they have taken for DEI?

Consider giving examples of exemplary practices in the industry or related industry to support your claims from external sources.

Analysis of Issues – Milestone One

Consider providing examples of DEI initiatives in the industry.

Environmental (planet):

Analyze the environmental impacts affected by the policies of the company.

How has this company made a positive impact on the environment?

Consider giving examples of practices in the industry or related industry.

Conclude how this company has demonstrated corporate irresponsibility.

Base this on your analysis of the company’s impact on the environment.

Consider justifying your response using supporting examples.

Predict the short- and long-term effects of the current environmental policies upon the major stakeholders.

How can improvement in this area benefit the stakeholders?

Consider providing some examples of companies that have tried to benefit the stakeholders through a responsible environmental policy.

Sound Business Practices (profit):

Determine what stakeholders are affected when the company remains profitable.

How is this balanced with responsible corporate behavior?

Consider using anti-exemplar cases from other companies in which the pursuit of profit has overshadowed responsible corporate behavior to support your claims.

Analysis of Issues – Milestone One

Attach a 2- page outline of the recommendations and implementation for your chosen company; the outline can contain bullet points, listed information, or short phrases that indicate areas you will expand upon in the Milestone Three submission.

III. Recommendations

For this section of the assessment, you will provide an outline of the recommendations based on your analysis of the company’s corporate responsibility including people, the planet, and profit.

People

Recommend how this company could improve on its relationships with stakeholders, such as employees or customers, through DEI initiatives.

What would the initiatives be within the three dimensions of DEI?

What leadership approach and process do you recommend to improve DEI in the company?

How would following these recommendations help the company better achieve its mission?

Consider discussing the need for diversity of thought in the makeup of the company’s employees and leadership.

What policies do you recommend that leadership put in place to achieve diversity of thought?

Planet

Recommend ways this company could improve in terms of its environmental policies, based on how the policies would affect key stakeholders in the community.

Consider including leadership actions that would address the impact of policies on the community.

Address the company’s present location and explore the impact of a positive environmental policy on that location.

Analysis of Issues – Milestone One

Consider including leadership actions that would result in positive environmental effects at that location.

Profit

Point out some adjustments that the company might make to remain or become profitable.

What is the benefit of profitability to the key stakeholders?

Consider how leadership’s decisions could lead to profitability for stakeholders.

Consider giving examples of how other companies have been profitable while operating responsibly.

Implementation

For this section of the assessment, you will provide deeper insight on how the company could implement your recommendations and promote a culture of responsible corporate behavior.

People

Illustrate specific steps needed to be taken by the company to implement your recommendations to improve relationships with stakeholders including DEI.

What are some metrics to ensure that initiatives within the DEI area will make a systemic and sustainable change?

What are the possible sacrifices that might need to be made?

Analysis of Issues – Milestone One

Think about how implementing these steps could help change the culture of the company.

Planet

Illustrate the immediate steps needed to be taken by the company to implement recommendations on how to improve in terms of its environmental policies.

Consider justifying your response by including how implementing these steps can help change the culture of the company.
Profit
Illustrate specific steps necessary for the company to remain profitable, including how taking these steps would promote a culture of responsible corporate behavior.

1.Consider the cost of the implementation of the changes versus the overall benefit of the changes. APA.

August 21, 2024

Public Health in Nursing

By Academic Wizard Blog

Option 1: The emphasis on public health in nursing has varied and changed over time. Given what you’ve read about the critical issues that nursing can address, what priorities would you set for the work of contemporary

Option 2: Define each of the following so everyone will have a better understanding of roles in Public Health PH:

c. The nurse whose practice is community-based

Select one of the following discussion questions below. Post a substantive initial response with references

Option 2: Define each of the following so everyone will have a better understanding of roles in Public Health PH:,

c. The nurse whose practice is community-based,

Select one of the following discussion questions below. Post a substantive initial response with references

Option 1: The emphasis on public health has varied and changed over time. Given what you’ve read about the critical issues that nursing can address what priorities would you set for the work of contemporary public health nurses and why?,

Option 2: Define each of the following so everyone will have a better understanding of roles in

c. The nurse whose practice is community-based

Select one of the following discussion questions below. Post a substantive initial response with references

Option 1: The emphasis has varied and changed over time. Given what you’ve read about the critical issues that nursing can address, what priorities would you set for the work of contemporary public health nurses and why?

Option 2: Define each of the following so everyone will have a better understanding of roles

c. The nurse whose practice is community-based

Select one of the following discussion questions below. Post a substantive initial response with references

Option 2: Define each of the following so everyone will have a better understanding of roles in Public Health PH:

c. The nurse whose practice is community-based

August 21, 2024

Risk Manager’s Role

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Risk Manager’s Role In Program Implementation and Compliance

[What is the risk manager’s role in risk management program implementation and compliance? How can a risk manager impact effective management of the organization’s risk management program? What is one example from the literature that shows how the risk manager role can positively impact a health care organization’s management of its risk management program?]

Part 2 – Application of Risk Management Principles – Specific Incident

[Provide a brief introduction to this portion of the paper., Part 2 of the assignment should be 3-4 pages double spaced much like an APA paper would look., Before you begin review the “Instructions” and “Scoring Guide” to understand the difference between “Distinguished” “Proficient” “Basic” and “Non-Performance”., These “Scoring Guides” are used to grade the assignment., Parts 1 & 2 should be a total of 6-8 pages, excluding the Cover and Reference Pages., Delete all statements within brackets, such as this paragraph, and replace with your discussion.]

Risk Description

[Provide an overview of the risk (using the same risk you selected in the Week 2 Assignment). Describe which potential risk to your organization from the Vila Health: Patient Safety simulation are you analyzing? What are the risks to the patients, employees, and organization if this risk is not addressed? What risk management strategy(ies) and techniques will the organization employ to identify this type of risk in the future? What other strategies might the organization employ to identify the risk? Be sure to include your rationale for choosing the particular strategies.]

Evidence-Based Risk Management Strategies To Reduce/Eliminate

[What evidence-based (supported by current literature) risk management best-practices or strategies could the organization employ to eliminate or reduce the risk in future? What steps would you take to implement your plan to eliminate or reduce your selected risk?]

Importance of a Risk Management Program

[Explain the importance of a risk management program to health care organizations. This discussion might include: What are some important elements of a risk management program? Why is a risk management program important to the organization? What is the organizational impact of not having a risk management program?]

August 21, 2024

R.E.P.A. I.R. Protocol For Patient Management

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Describe in detail the R.E.P.A. I.R. protocol for patient management for anaphylactic shock ( anaphylaxis)

in medical emergency situation (at dental clinic). All sections of R.E.P.A.I.R must be discussed.

R: recognized signs and symptoms,

E: evaluate patient’s level consciousness,

P: place position (how to placed the patient),

A: activate the CABs of CPR by checking the circulation airway breathing,

I: implement appropriate emergency protocol for anaphylactic shock,

R: Refer patient to healthcare professionals (what would you should do with patient at that time: advice call 911..etc),

Describe in detail the R.E.P.A. I.R. protocol for patient management for anaphylactic shock ( anaphylaxis)

in medical emergency situation (at dental clinic). All sections of R.E.P.A.I.R must be discussed.

R: recognized signs and symptoms

E: evaluate patient’s level consciousness

P: place, position (how to placed the patient)

A: activate the CABs of CPR by checking the circulation, airway, breathing

I: implement appropriate emergency protocol for anaphylactic shock

R: Refer patient to healthcare professionals (what would you should do with patient at that time: advice, call 911,..etc)

Describe in detail the R.E.P.A. I.R. protocol for patient management for anaphylactic shock ( anaphylaxis)

in medical emergency situation (at dental clinic). All sections of R.E.P.A.I.R must be discussed.

R: recognized signs and symptoms

E: evaluate patient’s level consciousness

P: place, position (how to placed the patient)

A: activate the CABs of CPR by checking the circulation, airway, breathing

I: implement appropriate emergency protocol for anaphylactic shock

R: Refer patient to healthcare professionals (what would you should do with patient at that time: advice, call 911,..etc)

Describe in detail the R.E.P.A. I.R. protocol for patient management for anaphylactic shock ( anaphylaxis)

in medical emergency situation (at dental clinic). All sections of R.E.P.A.I.R must be discussed.

R: recognized signs and symptoms

E: evaluate patient’s level consciousness

P: place, position (how to placed the patient)

A: activate the CABs of CPR by checking the circulation, airway, breathing

I: implement appropriate emergency protocol for anaphylactic shock

R: Refer patient to healthcare professionals (what would you should do with patient at that time: advice, call 911,..etc)

August 21, 2024

Culture Care and Caring

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After reviewing culture care and caring during this module explain your perceptions and beliefs before this reading and how it can now affect your future interactions with your patients., Also discuss how you can integrate culturally congruent care into your practice.,

See attached lecture in PDF

Submission Instructions

Contribute a minimum of 500 words for your initial post. ,It should include at least 2 academic sources, formatted and cited in APA,
Your assignment will be run through Turnitin to check for plagiarism. NO PLAGIARISM!,

My background: I am a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (APRN, PMHNP-BC), I have experience in Acute Psych (Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital) and in Mental Health Clinic (Outpatient facility). I provide direct patient care, diagnose, and prescribe pharmacological treatments for patients with mental health disorders.

After reviewing culture, care, and caring during this module, explain your perceptions and beliefs before this reading and how it can now affect your future interactions with your patients. Also, discuss how you can integrate culturally congruent care into your practice.

See attached lecture in PDF

Submission Instructions

Contribute a minimum of 500 words for your initial post. It should include at least 2 academic sources, formatted and cited in APA
Your assignment will be run through Turnitin to check for plagiarism. NO PLAGIARISM!

See attached lecture in PDF

Submission Instructions

Contribute a minimum of 500 words for your initial post. It should include at least 2 academic sources, formatted and cited in APA
Your assignment will be run through Turnitin to check for plagiarism. NO PLAGIARISM!

August 21, 2024

Nursing Plan Of Care

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Before any nursing plan of care or intervention can be implemented or evaluated, the nurse conducts an assessment, collecting subjective and objective data from an individual. The data collected are used to determine areas of need or problems to be addressed by the nursing care plan. This assignment will focus on collecting both subjective and objective data, synthesizing the data, and identifying health and wellness priorities for the person. The purpose of the assignment is twofold.

1. To recognize the interrelationships of subjective data (physiological, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual values, and developmental) and objective data (physical examination findings) in planning and implementing nursing care

2. To reflect on the interactive process that takes place between the nurse and an individual while conducting a health assessment and a physical examination

Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.

CO 1: Explain expected client behaviors while differentiating between normal findings variations and abnormalities. (PO1),

CO 2: Utilize prior knowledge of theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines to integrate clinical judgment in professional decision-making and implementation of nursing process while obtaining a physical assessment. (POs 4 and 8),

CO 3: Recognize the influence that developmental stages have on physical psychosocial cultural and spiritual functioning. (PO 1),

CO 4: Utilize effective communication when performing a health assessment. (PO 3),

CO 5: Demonstrate beginning skill in performing a complete physical examination using the techniques of inspection palpation percussion, and auscultation. (PO 2),

CO 6: Identify teaching/learning needs from the health history of an individual. (POs 2 and 5),

CO 7: Explore the professional responsibilities involved in conducting a comprehensive health assessment and providing appropriate documentation. (PO 6 and 7),

Due date Your faculty member will inform you when this assignment is due. The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment.

Total points possible 100 points

Preparing the assignment

Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.

1. Complete a health history and physical examination on an individual. Using the following subjective and objective components, as well as your textbook for explicit details about each category, complete a health history and physical examination on an individual. The person interviewed must be 18 years of age or older. Please be sure to avoid the use of any identifiers in preparing the assignment and follow HIPAA protocols.

a. Students may seek input from the course instructor on securing an individual for this assignment.

b. Avoid the use of client identifiers in the assignment, HIPAA protocols must be utilized.

c. During the lab experiences, you will conduct a series of physical exams that includes the systems listed in Objective Data below.

d. Refer to the course textbook for detailed components of each system exam.

1) Remember, assessment of the integumentary system is an integral part of the physical exam and should be

August 21, 2024

Hospital Safety and Quality

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Vila Health: Mercy Hospital Safety and Quality Dashboard Legend M = Meets target C = Close to target D = Does not meet target Physical Therapy

Measure Purpose

Metric Target Jan Feb March

Operational Early Intervention. PT response to consult within 24 hours. 100% 91% C

79.5% D

96% C

Quality Percentage (%) of patients that meet 75% of their goals upon discharge.

100% 100% M

100% M

Endoscopy Measure Purpose

Metric Target Jan Feb March

Satisfaction Patient satisfaction with Endoscopy wait time (95% or greater rated good/excellent).

95% 95% M

92% C

88% D

Infection Control Measure Purpose

Metric Target Jan Feb March

Quality CAUTI Rate. <1.1 0.94% M

1.6% C

0% M

Safety % of clinicians who wash hands and use sanitizer appropriately. 98% 96% C

88% D

93% C

Laboratory Measure Purpose

Metric Target Jan Feb March

Quality Critical lab values from RN to PHY within 20 minutes. 100% 76.6% D

58.5% D

76.6% D

Operational CB TAT ER-average minutes receipt to results. 92% 93.6% M

94.6% M

93.9% M

ICU/PCU Measure Purpose

Metric Target Jan Feb March

Safety All patients/families will receive discharge education that is documented in the medical record.

100% 100% M

100% M

Safety A current list of medications is provided to the patient at time of discharge.

100% 100% M

100% M

Safety Pt. fall rate/1,000 pt. days. <2% 1.4% M

1.7% M

3.3% D

Safety MRSA swab collection within 24. 100% 73.5% D

80% C

84.4% C

Emergency Room Measure Purpose

Metric Target Jan Feb March

Quality EKG for chest pain <10 mins of arrival. 100% 100% M

100% M

17% D

Quality Patients assessed for pain and appropriate interventions and reassessments are documented.

100% 85% D

48% D

76.00% D

Risk Management Report

Vila Health: Mercy Hospital Safety and Quality Dashboard

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