Epidemiology Paper

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Write a paper (2,000-2,500 words) in which you apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Refer to “Communicable Disease Chain,” “Chain of Infection,” and the CDC website for assistance when completing this assignment.

Communicable Disease Selection

  1. Chickenpox
  2. Tuberculosis
  3. Influenza
  4. Mononucleosis
  5. Hepatitis B
  6. HIV
  7. Ebola
  8. Measles
  9. Polio
  10. Influenza

Epidemiology Paper Requirements

  1. Describe the chosen communicable disease, including causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment, and the demographic of interest (mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence). Is this a reportable disease? If so, provide details about reporting time, whom to report to, etc.
  2. Describe the social determinants of health and explain how those factors contribute to the development of this disease.
  3. Discuss the epidemiologic triangle as it relates to the communicable disease you have selected. Include the host factors, agent factors (presence or absence), and environmental factors. Are there any special considerations or notifications for the community, schools, or general population?
  4. Explain the role of the community health nurse (case finding, reporting, data collection, data analysis, and follow-up) and why demographic data are necessary to the health of the community.
  5. Identify at least one national agency or organization that addresses the communicable disease chosen and describe how the organizations contribute to resolving or reducing the impact of disease.
  6. Discuss a global implication of the disease. How is this addressed in other countries or cultures? Is this disease endemic to a particular area? Provide an example.

A minimum of three peer-reviewed or professional references is required.

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.

Personal Inventory

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Worldview Analysis And Personal Inventory

Based on the required topic study materials, write a reflection about worldview and respond to following: in,

  1. 250-300 words, explain the Christian perspective of the nature of spirituality and ethics in contrast to the perspective of postmodern relativism within health care.
  2. In 250-300 words, explain what scientism is and describe two of the main arguments against it.
  3. In 750-1,000 words, answer each of the worldview questions according to your own personal perspective and worldview: What is;
    1. ultimate reality?
    2. the nature of the universe?
    3.  a human being?
    4.  knowledge?
    5.  your basis of ethics?
    6.  the purpose of your existence?

Diabetes Case

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Case Study:
A 21-year old female (A.M) presents to the urgent care clinic with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and a fever for 3 days. She states that she has Type I diabetes and has not been managing her blood sugars since she’s been ill and unable to keep any food down. She’s only tolerated sips of water and juices. Since she’s also been unable to eat, she hasn’t taken any insulin as directed. While helping A.M. from the lobby to the examining room you note that she’s unsteady, note that her skin in warm and flushed and that she’s drowsy. You also note that she’s breathing rapidly and smell a slight sweet/fruity odor. A.M. has a challenge answering questions but keeps asking for water to drink.
You get more information from A.M. and learn

  • She had some readings on her glucometer which were reading ‘high’, vomits almost every time she takes in fluid
  • She hasn’t voided for a day but voided a great deal the day before
  • She’s been sleeping long hours and finally woke up this morning and decided to seek care
  • Current labs and vital signs

chart information         Vita signs

Blood pressure           88/46 mmHg

Heart rate                   132 bpm

Respiratory rate          36/min deep

Temperature               101.3 F

Additional data        Lab results

Glucose                  657mg/dl

Potassium           6.2 mEq/L

  • Instructions:
  • Summarize the questions above and formulate what may be happening with A.M. and how you would improve her condition.
  •  Be sure to cite your sources in-text and on a References page using APA format.

Teaching Strategies

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An effective nurse educator has current, researched knowledge of teaching strategies to use in the educational setting. Effective teaching strategies allow students to collaborate with peers and participate in higher order thinking.

The purpose of this assignment is to compile an annotated bibliography of teaching strategies within your practicum setting.

Provide a 10-entry annotated bibliography of peer-reviewed/scholarly literature related to your chosen practicum topic and appropriate teaching strategies. Include a 150-word summary for each resource that includes the following:

1. Description of the teaching strategy and its application to your practicum topic.

2. Description of the relevancy and accuracy of the source.

3. Description of the quality of the source.

Staff Educator’s Guide to Clinical Orientation- Onboarding Solutions for Nurses- This is a book

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting 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. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Course Materials if you need assistance.

My practicum Topic review current process of NURSING ORIENTATION and recommend a new program

1. Review the existing nursing orientation program for the first three weeks (5/4/2021) and identify which content to use

2. I will choose teaching strategies such as lecture and demonstration to the newly hires nurses by 5/30/2021

  1. I      will apply the NLN Competencies for nurse educators such as facilitate      learning and participate in curriculum design and evaluation of program      outcomes in the orientation setting during my practicum

4. Develop and recommend the new orientation program for implementation at the end of the practicum

Healthcare Discussion In Managing

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Question 1

Choose one of the following topics: Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Corporate Compliance Program, Recovery Audit Contractor (as it relates to fraud and abuse), HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, HIPAA Cyber Security and Attacks, Fraud and Abuse (penalties and differences), Ethics Standards

  1. Critically evaluate the topic in relation to managing a healthcare facility. Be specific and avoid general statements such as “an administrator should be aware.”
  2. Evaluate and analyze any current changes or recent events involving the topic. Discuss why these events are of significance and how they might impact a healthcare facility. Consider financial impacts, staffing, information systems, etc.

Your postings should reference scholarly literature and demonstrate critical thinking.

Question 2

Historically and for the most part, ACOs have been effective in reducing health care spending without negatively affecting the quality of patient care.

Disaster Management

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 Disaster Management the Various Responsibilities & Services of FEMA

explain the various responsibilities and services of FEMA when a disaster occurs in the United States. Do some research on past disasters, and describe how FEMA supported the community and disaster efforts. Address 2-3 of the following.

  • How did FEMA help people prepare for the disaster?
  • What services did FEMA provide to the community?
  • Who else participated in the disaster relief efforts?
  • How much monetary damage was caused by the disaster? Or, how much did FEMA spend in relief?
  • What was public perception of FEMA and the response they provided?

Provide links to your sources for others to reference.

Support your answer with evidence from the disasters that you researched.

Assessment Tool for Individual Leadership Development

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Assessment Tool for Individual Leadership Development

Review the assessment tools for individual leadership development (link provided within the topics in this lesson). Based upon your knowledge of the leadership skills needed in the long-term care industry, select ONE assessment tool and complete your individual assessment. Score the tool and review the findings.

1. For your first post, identify the leadership assessment tool you chose, explain why you chose it, and discuss your results.

• Based upon the results, list your individual goals for professional development as a leader.

2. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial posts, providing feedback on their professional leadership goals and consideration of the assessment tools they selected to complete.

Student 1:

Hello Class,

For this discussion I selected the Effective Empowerment and Delegation quiz. My results were in line with the skills that I need for my chosen career, but not necessarily the best for a long term care setting. The test identified modeling the behavior that I want to see, providing information and resources, and delegating as my strengths. I think that these skills are very important both to long term care and my actual career. As a leader you always want to model best practices, in long term care that would mean interacting with residents and staff in a professional and warm manner. Making sure that your staff has all of the knowledge and resources to succeed is key to quality care.

Where the test identified that I needed work was in arousing positive emotions and creating confidence. As someone who is still fairly new to a corporate leadership position these are definitely things that I need to work on. I think that I am very good at recognizing small successes when someone is training, but slack off on regular reminders that they are doing a good job. In my current position, I am focusing on helping my team understand my thought processes for prioritizing work so that they can make good decisions even when I’m not there.

I can see how in a field that is much more emotionally charged like long term care, these frequent confidence boosters would be more important to staff morale.

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Assignment Content

This competency will allow you to demonstrate your understanding of prominent sociological theories and how they impact the digital world.

Instructions

You are working for a local department store in the Operations Department. You notice that their business practices and use of technology are not up to date. The Human Resources Department does not have adequate computer access and often requires employees to complete some business at home. They also require prospective employees to apply from home. You recognize that not all people have personal computers. And some might be accessing business and personal records from a public computer. There are two prominent sociological theories that can be used to easily examine computer usage for individuals and organizations. Those theories are Conflict Theory and Symbolic Interaction Theory.

  1.  Sociology in Digital World Health & Medical

    At a staff meeting, you and your team are engaged in a discussion about the use of technology. On both an individual and organizational level. You cite the digital divide as a major concern. Your store is considering an upgrade in some or all of their technological resources.
    Recognizing that you are technologically savvy. Your supervisor asks you to generate a visual comparison that considers the use of public computers versus a personal computer. You will rank concepts such as ease of use, time, and comfort in completing tasks, security factors. Email management, and safety in conducting business that is typically completed on a computer. That may lead someone to experience the digital divide (a difference between groups of people and their use of digital technology). You will also need to consider the sociological theories named above and explain how from a sociological perspective. It would benefit or hinder the store you work in to upgrade their technology.
    Your comparison should consider various factors identified below. And will illustrate the benefits and some potential limitations of utilizing technology. Your presentation will be presented to your supervisor. And other members of the Operations Department in order to determine which, if any. Components of the store’s current technological operations will be updated. The visual comparison can be in any engaging format that you select.
    For this comparison chart, you are to reflect upon and address the following sets of questions/information.

    conflict theory.

    • Define conflict theory.
    • Define symbolic interaction theory.
    • Discuss how each of these theories would explain the use of technology and the development of the digital world we now live.
    • Consider multiple ways that society has changed in the past several decades and what contributed to that change.
    • Provide examples of technological growth and change over the past several decades.
    • Make direct correlations between the technologies that exist and the changes that have occurred at the organizational and societal levels in the past several decades.
    • Define digital divide.
    • Consider factors that create the digital divide, such as access to technology, socioeconomic status, age, personal interest, location of residence, etc.
    • Based upon factors that cause the digital divide, suggest ways that this divide can be combated.
    • How does the digital divide apply to the store that you work in for this scenario?
    • Which theoretical perspective can best be applied to your store in the above scenario to help explain and counter the impacts of the digital divide?

Organizational Cultures in Healthcare in US

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Merging Organizational Cultures in Healthcare in US

Locate and review an article related to topics covered in this unit (e.g., business alliances, building alliances, healthcare alliances, strategic alliances in health care, healthcare acquisitions, or healthcare mergers). The article you select must not be more than five years old.

Write a summary of the article. Include the following:

  • purpose for the article,
  • how research was conducted (if any),
  • the results, and other pertinent information,
  • how the article relates to what you are learning in this unit,
  • the meaning or implications of the article’s contents, as well as any flaws you find in the article, and
    • What could have made the article better?
    • Was any information left out?
    • Could the author expand on the results?
  • the relation of the article to your professional or personal life.

Workflow Redesign in Outpatient Multi Physician Group Setting

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We are creating a workflow redesign in an outpatient multi-physician group setting switching from paper to electronic health records. My section that I’m redesigning is for

. I need a document that fulfills the following and I also need a redesign flow chart. I will upload everything that I have to work from. My area in the redesign is for Answering phones, flows for different types of phone calls. I also need a redesign flowchart for my area, answering phones, flows for different types of phone calls. I will include those instructions at the very bottom.

Once you have researched your topic for workflow redesign using the Workflow Redesign Process Guide, document the process you have gone through to develop your new workflow.

Your documentation should include the following information:

  • The workflow process you are redesigning: Answering phones, flows for different types of phone calls
  • The stakeholders in the process
  • The process steps:
    • where does the process start and end
  • who are the customers in the process
  • map the process before the redesign (list each step)
    • Step analysis:
      • identify the steps where there are bottlenecks in the work
      • determine where technology can help
      • identify steps and/or tasks that need to be checked or reviewed or are multistep processes
  • Provide a summary of the step analysis of the current process (For example: how many steps are in the process, how many steps are contingent on another department or process.)
  • New Process based on your step analysis with an explanation of the changes. (For example: In the current process we gathered paper documentation from the floor, due to the adoption of an electronic medical record, this step has been eliminated.)