Diabetes Treatment and Management Research

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Diabetes Treatment and Management Research

In a Microsoft Word document of 4-5 pages formatted in APA style, describe the information collected about a person with a chronic illness. Please note that the title and reference pages should not be included in the total page count of your paper.

Using the information from the interview you conducted in Week 2: see attachment

  • List the support needs of your participant beginning with the highest priority and then in descending order.
  • Provide examples of appropriate interventions of the professional caregiver, for example, the nurse.
  • Discuss how to implement objectives of Healthy People 2020 to increase wellness.
  • Discuss nursing’s role as an advocate for participant acceptance of diagnosis and treatment.
  • Discuss the impact of the environment on patient’s health.
    • Include social determinants that impact care.

 

Safety Outcomes Clinical Significance Vital Signs & Close Monitoring

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Safety Outcomes Clinical Significance Vital Signs & Close Monitoring

For this discussion, please navigate to this link: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04042402?term=dcr-phxc&draw=2&rank=3. (Links to an external site.)

This link is a clinical trial poting on clinicaltrials.gov (see here for more info if you are unfamilair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClinicalTrials.gov (Links to an external site.)), a publicly avaiable database of clinical trials being run at a minimum in the United States. This particular trial is called “An Open-Label Roll-Over Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of DCR-PHXC Solution for Injection (Subcutaneous Use) in Patients With Primary Hyperoxaluria.” Primary Hyperoxaluria is a very rare kidney condition. Long-term safety studies like this one are a common way that clinical researchers gather data about a new drug/biologic/medical device’s safety over longer periods of time (usually 1 – 3 years or even more).

Take some time to read through this post, which is intended to provide patients with important key information about the trial. In your review of the post, please write 2-3 short paragraphs describing:

1. What are some of the different safety outcomes that this trial plans to measure? What do these safety outcomes tell you about the drug? You can find many of these listed in the “Outcome Measure” section of the post.

2. How would you feel about entering into this kind of study if you were a patient with Primary Hyperoxaluria, based on the different safety measures that have been included in the study? Are the measures described clearly enough in the posting or does it seem like it might be confusing for patients?

Please be sure to use proper citations in your post.

 

What Diversity Means to You Reflection

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Reflection – What Diversity Means to You

Format:

12-point font, Times New Roman

Double-space

Typed in Microsoft Word (do not use pages, Google formats, etc.)

2-3 pages length

Title page (in APA format)

Use APA format to cite any sources

Directions:

As discussed in class, you are the expert of your own experience. Students are highly encouraged to share about their experience, share their thoughts and insights about the discussion topics, and ask questions. Beyond the in-class discussions, this assignment asks students to further reflect on their experiences via a written format. This is a reflection, there is not a right or wrong response, and this is NOT a research paper. What I am looking for in this reflection paper is:

depth of analysis and reflection

a willingness to take risks in self-disclosure (assess your own level of comfort)

your ability to connect your awareness of yourself with the issues raised in class (with readings, videos, and other content) and with experiences you are having outside of class (family, friends, campus, KC, your hometown, etc.).

Listed below are a number of questions and issues for you to consider in this reflection paper. You may choose to answer as many as you like, in whatever order you wish. If there are other items you would like to discuss related to these questions, please feel free to do so.

Questions to use as a guide in this first reflection paper:

Who are you?

What does diversity mean to you?

Describe descriptors you identify, for example – race, ethnic heritage, national origin, language, gender identity, and so forth.

Are you clear about your ethnic/racial identity? If yes, why? If no, why not?

Who (or what) are the most significant influences in the establishment of the descriptors of your identity?

What experiences have you had with people who you perceive as different to you?

As a child, did you have friends who were of a different background to you (consider the descriptors you listed)? Either way (i.e. if your answer was yes or no) how has this influenced the ways in which you view and have interacted with people from other backgrounds as you have grown up?

How were people of different cultures viewed in your family? How were they treated?

As you were growing up, what messages did you get about people who were “different” from you?

What feelings did you experience when writing this paper?

Why do you think it is important for healthcare students to take a Diversity in Health course?

What else would you like to add to your reflections here about what diversity means to you?

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about me:

I am an international student

my first language is Arabic

I am a woman

Common Sense and Compassion Litigation

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Common Sense and Compassion Litigation

Human resources departments have evolved significantly throughout modern history. The one force that has shaped human resources more than any other and has been most responsible for how the department functions today, has been the state and federal government. Human resources departments have always been highly influenced by the passage of new laws (e.g., HIPAA and the Affordable Care Act), regulatory policies (e.g., nondiscrimination/harassment or retaliation policies that are enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)), and safety protections (such as those enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)).

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that examines the effect of legal, safety, and regulatory requirements on the human resources process. Your paper should focus on employee-related regulations established by the United States, such as the Department of Labor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and the Department of Homeland Security.

Include your thoughts on the following statement:

  • “Common sense and compassion in the workplace have been replaced by litigation.”

Cite at least 3 references.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

Strategic Decision Making For Health Care Managers

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 Strategic Decision Making For Health Care Managers

WOT analyses are used in all types of industries and are useful when creating a strategic plan, business plan, or making a business decision.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper explaining how a SWOT analysis is performed in which you:

  • Summarize a SWOT analysis
  • Explain factors that can influence or bias a SWOT analysis.
  • Explain the importance of a SWOT analysis in strategic planning in health care.

Cite and Reference at least 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your assignment.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment in a Microsoft Word Document.

Analyzing Policies From Diverse Perspectives Research

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 Analyzing Policies From Diverse Perspectives Research

Whether a health care policy was formulated at the federal (country); state (providence or regional); or local level, policies inevitably have considerable impact on local health care organizations, communities, and relevant stakeholders. In other words, a health care policy that has far-reaching relevance to the nation, state, or region ultimately impacts the grassroots interests and concerns of the community.

To complete the Assignment, select a recent (within the last 5 years) health care policy that has had substantial impact on consumers. In particular, look at a high-impact health care policy to analyze the diverse and divergent perspectives that informed its development and then assess its impact at the local organizational level.

Detailed and current information on health care policy may be found on many websites, including the following:

  • American Hospital Association (AHA)
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • The Kaiser Family Foundation
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
  • American Public Health Association (APHA)
  • American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

After choosing a health care policy, select a local health care organization that is impacted by that policy. This might be a public agency, a health care facility, or any organization substantially influenced by the policy. It also might be the health care organization in which you work. As an administrator in this organization, you have been tasked with preparing an assessment of the impact of the policy on the organization’s operations and outcomes. This task requires you to take a large and complex topic (the policy) and synthesize it into digestible information that organizational stakeholders can strategically use to address issues raised by the policy.

For Part 1 of this assessment, you will create a PowerPoint presentation that explains key points related to the health care policy you selected. This presentation is designed to inform and precede the dissemination of an in-depth policy assessment regarding the impact of the policy on the organization.

For Part 2, you will write an in-depth policy assessment that synthesizes the impact of the health care policy on the organization.

Part 1: PowerPoint Presentation: Key Points of a Health Care Policy

Succinct but accurate dissemination of information is often a key responsibility of a health care administrator, and understanding current changes in health care policy is an important need for many stakeholders within an organization.

For this Assignment, assume the role of a health care administrator and create a PowerPoint presentation to provide stakeholders within the organization foundational information about the policy you selected. In particular, focus on the formulation of the policy and the diverse perspectives of those who had a role in its development. As noted previously, this presentation is designed to inform the subsequent policy assessment you will distribute.

In a 12- to 15-slide PowerPoint presentation:

  • Briefly describe the issue addressed by the policy as well as the background of the policy’s formulation.
  • Identify key stakeholders involved in the evolution of this policy. Briefly explain the overarching perspectives of these stakeholders with regard to the policy.
  • Define which of the stakeholders would be considered advocacy groups and which would be classified as business interests. Explain how you differentiate the two categories and why this differentiation matters.
  • Explain the impact of the policy on key stakeholders (not necessarily within the organization). For example, how does the policy impact consumers? A health care organization? An insurance company? Providers?
  • Explain the role of various government agencies and officials, including public health agencies, in the formulation and implementation of the policy.
  • Explain the ongoing role of law and regulation in the formulation and implementation of the policy.

Part 2: Policy Assessment

Once organizational stakeholders have been given foundational and critical information about the health care policy, you will provide them with a succinct, in-depth assessment of the impact of the policy on the organization.

In a 2- to 3-page executive summary:

  • Briefly discuss the relevance of the policy to the organization.
  • Explain areas within the organization that will be affected by the policy.
  • Identify key organizational stakeholders impacted by this policy. Explain how they will be affected.
  • Assess any community impact that will need to be taken into consideration.
  • Describe the expected impact of the policy on organizational outcomes.

Workplace Environment and Civility

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Assignment: Workplace Environment Assessment

Clearly, diagnosis is a critical aspect of healthcare. However, the ultimate purpose of a diagnosis is the development and application of a series of treatments or protocols. Isolated recognition of a health issue does little to resolve it.

In this module’s Discussion, you applied the Clark Healthy Workplace Inventory to diagnose potential problems with the civility of your organization. In this Portfolio Assignment, you will continue to analyze the results and apply published research to the development of a proposed treatment for any issues uncovered by the assessment.

To Prepare:

  • Review the Resources and examine the Clark Healthy Workplace Inventory, found on page 20 of Clark (2015).
  • Review the Work Environment Assessment Template.
  • Reflect on the output of your Discussion post regarding your evaluation of workplace civility and the feedback received from colleagues.
  • Select and review one or more of the following articles found in the Resources:
    • Clark, Olender, Cardoni, and Kenski (2011)
    • Clark (2018)
    • Clark (2015)
    • Griffin and Clark (2014)

The Assignment (3-6 pages total):

Part 1: Work Environment Assessment (1-2 pages)

  • Review the Work Environment Assessment Template you completed for this Module’s Discussion.
  • Describe the results of the Work Environment Assessment you completed on your workplace.
  • Identify two things that surprised you about the results and one idea you believed prior to conducting the Assessment that was confirmed.
  • Explain what the results of the Assessment suggest about the health and civility of your workplace.

Part 2: Reviewing the Literature (1-2 pages)

  • Briefly describe the theory or concept presented in the article(s) you selected.
  • Explain how the theory or concept presented in the article(s) relates to the results of your Work Environment Assessment.
  • Explain how your organization could apply the theory highlighted in your selected article(s) to improve organizational health and/or create stronger work teams. Be specific and provide examples.

Part 3: Evidence-Based Strategies to Create High-Performance Interprofessional Teams (1–2 pages)

  • Recommend at least two strategies, supported in the literature, that can be implemented to address any shortcomings revealed in your Work Environment Assessment.
  • Recommend at least two strategies that can be implemented to bolster successful practices revealed in your Work Environment Assessment.

Megacognitive Skills in Design Essay

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 Megacognitive Skills in Design Essay

identify a learning opportunity in your organization or an organization with which you are familiar. Describe the ways in which domain-specific metacognitive skills is a factor for those involved and design techniques a designer should use considering metacognitive skills. Submit your work in a 1-2 page double spaced paper using APA format.

Tuina A Nonbiomedical Health Practice

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Tuina A Nonbiomedical Health Practice

Non BioMed Example (next page) – In this discussion topic, you will be presenting your research of an example of traditional medicine. The tradition can be from any culture group of your choosing. This can be from any cultural group but must be documented, not just anecdotal. You will include a minimum of one image to exemplify and inform. Reguired for the presentation:

  • information on the culture group who’s nonbiomedical health or healing practice you are presenting – this is who they are, where they live, how they live, etc. Give enough information that your readers have a good understanding of the people and a context for the practice.
  • identify and describe the health-related practice – assume your readers have never heard of this practice, provide enough description and information that it is clear what it is and what its used for, also consider why its used.
  • embed in the topic (not link to, it must be visible in the posting) at least one (1) relevant image, to helps to inform or clarify. Underneath the image give a detailed caption, meaning explain the image and include the citation for the picture, who’s image it is, where did you find it.
  • explain how you chose this topic to research – there are so many different non biomed traditions in use, how did you come to this one? Is it something you have taken part in? Is it new to you and you found it through research? If so, why did you pick it?
  • describe what you found to be the most interesting thing about the practice and why you found it so interesting – you did research, what did you find that compelling, fascinating, engrossing about the practice?
  • cite a minimum of 3 sources, include reference list at end, use MLA, APA, or Chicago style – review citation styles from the Writing Guide module.. Totall of 5 paragraphs
  • Culture Competency (final page) – this discussion topic is a wrap up to the class, in which you consider what you learned, and discuss the importance of cultural competency in health care. Conclude your posting with what you personally will take away from this course as a health care professional; what is something that you will keep in mind while working with patients? Is there something you had not thought of and now see the importance of? Whatever it is for you, describe it here…. the article related to Cultural competence —-https://www.texmed.org/Template.aspx?id=4704 and https://www.dentistryiq.com/dental-hygiene/career-…….. 3-4 paragraphs

Healthier Students Are Better Learners

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Coordinated School Health

Description

You will read an article about recommended policies and practices to close achievement gaps in schools that are causally related to students’ health. Next, you will respond to reflection prompts about the article.

Purpose

To develop the following National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) 2020 areas of responsibility and competency:

  • Area I: Assessment of Needs and Capacity

To develop the following SOPHE 2019 Health Education Teacher Preparation Standards:

  • Standard 2: Assessing Needs

Procedures

Resources

In the D2L content folder labeled Resources, locate the following item:

Article: Basch, C. (2011b). Healthier students are better learners: High-quality, strategically planned, and effectively coordinated school health programs must be a fundamental mission of schools to help close the achievement gap. Journal of School Health, 81, 650-662.

This article is a continuation of the Basch (2011a) article and (2010) report. In this article, Basch recommends ways to address the health disparities that impact students’ motivation and ability to learn.

Prompts

Respond in complete sentences to the reflection prompts below:

1. According to Basch (2011b), schools may not be able to address all of the conditions that cause educational or health disparities, but students are entitled to certain rights. What are at least five of these rights and how do they relate to students’ motivation and ability to learn?

2. Basch discusses three elements necessary for effective and efficient school health programs.

a. List these three elements.

For each element:

b. Explain (in your own words!) what the element means. Provide examples.

c. Explain why the element is important for the effective and/or efficient coordination of school health programs.

d. Identify and describe challenges associated with the element.

3. Starting on page 654, Basch recommends how various national, state, and local entities or efforts could support school health. These entities and efforts are:

  1. Leadership from the U.S. Department of Education
  2. Policy Development
  3. Guidance, Technical Assistance, and Professional Development
  4. Accountability and Data and Software Systems
  5. Research Agenda

Imagine you have been invited to head up one of these entities or efforts. Select one that interests and respond to the following prompts.

a. What is your entity or effort and how does it relate to improving school health? Describe the entity’s or effort’s components and how those components could improve school health. Be specific, provide, and cite your sources within your response.

b. Of the recommendations listed for your entity or effort, which would be your top three if you had the resources to implement them? Why?

c. Of the recommendations listed, which do you think would be the most challenging to implement? Why? How could these challenges be overcome?

Assignment Submission Directions

  1. Remove my directions. Your work should look professional.
  2. Include your name at the top.
  3. Use Arial, Time New Roman, or a similar font style; use 10, 11, or 12-point font
  4. Double or single-spaced is fine.
  5. Cite all sources using APA format. Not sure how to do that?
    1. OWL: In-Text Citation Guide
    2. OWL: Reference List Rules
  6. Save your file as a .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf. Other formats cannot be opened in D2L.
  7. Submit to the appropriate D2L Assignments folder. Emailed assignments are not accepted.

Grading Criteria

  • See D2L Rubric