Evidence-based psychological concepts

/in /by

Evidence-based psychological concepts

You are a consulting psychologist for a local clinic and have been asked to follow up on a consultation you completed four years ago. There are current developments in this case that require further consideration. Please review the PSY699 Week Five discussion case file (Links to an external site.) or detailed information on the current case under review.

Note

In your initial post, explain how the APA Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct can be used to guide decisions in this ethically complex situation. Provide a suggested course of action for the clinic staff. Given the daughter’s age and the situation presented, integrate concepts developed from different psychological content domains to support your suggested course of action. Be certain to use evidence-based psychological concepts and theories to support your arguments. You may wish to consider the following questions as you construct your post.

civic engagement

/in /by

                 Definition of civic engagement

  1. Find 3 different definitions of civic engagement on the Internet. List the definitions and their sources.
  2. Use the definitions you found to create your own definition of civic engagement.
  3. Determine a problem in your community that interferes with the “public good” from a microbiology perspective. Explain why you consider this issue a “problem.” (please have to focus on microbiology)

medication management

/in /by

Primary care medication management

Post your answers to the 6 questions . Provide your responses and rationales. Support your rationales with high-level evidence. (See Post Expectations)

A 70-year-old woman is in your office complaining of recently having trouble maintaining her balance after taking diazepam (valium). She occasionally takes diazepam when she feels anxious and has trouble sleeping. She has a 15-year history of taking diazepam.

Q1. Explain the cause of this patient’s difficulty in maintaining her balance?

Q2. Diazepam experiences a significant first-pass effect. What is the first-pass effect, and how can first-pass metabolism be circumvented?

A 75-year-old woman develops symptoms of a cold and buys an over-the-counter cold medication at the grocery store. The medication contains diphenhydramine, acetaminophen, and phenylephrine. She takes the recommended adult dose but soon after taking the medication she becomes very confused and disoriented.

Q3. What is likely causing the signs of confusion?

A 26-year-old woman who has never been pregnant is seeking preconception care as she is planning to pursue pregnancy in a couple of months. Currently, she has no symptoms to report and on review of body systems, there were no concerns. Her past medical history is significant for a history of rheumatic fever as a child. She subsequently underwent valve replacement with a mechanical heart valve. She is followed by a cardiologist who has already evaluated her cardiac function and she has received clearance from her cardiologist to pursue pregnancy. Records from her cardiologist include a recent cardiac echocardiography report that reveals a normal ejection fraction indicating normal cardiac function.She has no alterations in her daily activities related to her heart. She has no other significant medical or surgical history. She is a non-smoker, drinks occasionally but has stopped as she is attempting to conceive, and does not use any non-prescription drugs.Current Medications: Her current medications include only prenatal vitamins, which she has begun in anticipation of pregnancy, and warfarin. She has no known drug allergies.Vital Signs: On examination, her pulse is 80 beats per minute, blood pressure is 115/70 mm Hg, respiratory rate is 18 breaths per minute, and she is afebrile.Measurements: Weight = 152 pounds, Height = 5′5 ″, BMI= 25.29

Q4. How is warfarin metabolized? Does warfarin cross the placental barrier?

Q5. Explain the hepatic drug metabolism of children 1 year and older. How do they compare with the hepatic drug metabolism of infants and adults?

Q6. Explain protein binding in the neonate.

Note

Post your answers to the 6 questions . Provide your responses and rationales. Support your rationales with high-level evidence. (See Post Expectations)

health-related decisions

/in /by

Making critical health-related decisions

You have been reading Lissa, a graphic narrative written by Sherine Hamdy and Coleman Nye and illustrated by Sarula Bao and Caroline Brewer; the title is a colloquial Arabic term meaning “not yet” or “there’s still time.” The book tells the story of two friends, Layla and Anna, as they confront personal medical decisions, family relations, and health inequalities in the United States and revolutionary Egypt.

Note

Questions are designed to help you reflect on the major themes raised by the book.  Answer each in about 100 words each:

  1. Anna and Layla are both involved in making critical health-related decisions that the other doesn’t understand. Why does Layla think it’s bizarre for Anna to “treat a disease that she does not have”? Why can’t Anna understand the reluctance of Layla’s family to consider a transplant for Abu Hassan?
  2. In one scene, a patient tells Layla that a kidney transplant doesn’t necessarily work when there are so many elements of the food, water, and air that continue to make a person sick. What are some of the factors identified in the book that produce toxic ecologies of both cancer and kidney disease?
  3. In what is known as “Graphic Medicine,” comics are increasingly used in medical education to teach professional ethics and observational skills, to foster empathy among providers, and to reinforce how healing involves more than treating a body. Do you think Lissa is successful in achieving these goals? Why or why not? What do you think medical, nursing, or other students in the health profession could gain from reading this work?
  4. Identify (citing a page number) and discuss a specific moment or scene in the book that you found to be memorable, frustrating, or inspiring. Why was this section significant to you?
  5. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xARb2_3FjwQSlycVNOLzjOWAZ-b8nYQ7/view

Health care network

/in /by

Health care network

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

1.Describe the health care organization or network.

2.Describe the organization’s overall readiness based on your findings.

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

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

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

Note

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

  • You are required to cite a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be appropriate for the assignment and relevant to nursing practice.
  • Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide.

quality performance

/in /by

Quality in the healthcare industry

A strategic goal of any healthcare organization is the quality performance of the employees. The Institute of Medicine (1998) created the most accepted definition of quality in the healthcare industry: patient services current with scientific knowledge that result in a desired health outcome. Research information on high-performance organizations and provide 5 strategic methods that could be used to improve employee productivity in the healthcare organization, impacting quality.

Note

MUST BE 600 WORDS,should cite 4 scholarly sources including journals,include two bible verses inside paper and cite sources with APA format.

 

Organizations development

/in /by

Organizations development

Choose two ways that organizations have changed over the years and provide a past to current summary, integrating theory and personal perspectives. Your discussion should include any of the previous chapter concepts, including the readings from this week.

 Instructions

Should be between 2,100 to 2,200 words, and contain other research paper-like elements such as strict use of APA formatting, sections separated by headers, a reference page, a plethora of citations, and a section on a Biblical integration.  Avoid first person point-of-view.

Business

/in /by

Business plan frameworks

point to note

For this assignment, read the case study on pages 253 and 254 of the eTextbook. Once you have read and reviewed the case scenario, respond to the following questions with thorough explanations and a well-supported rationale.

  • Which of the business plan frameworks would be the most beneficial for this new venture? Why do you believe that framework is the best choice? Support your answer with research.
  • Apply connections between business models and innovative thinking by suggesting a different revenue model for this organization. Interpret the connections between the described business model and your suggested revenue model to align with the selected business plan framework.
  • What evidence did you notice in Boyd Cohen’s planning that was innovative regarding the business model and creation of this venture?
  • IoMob is in its beginning. What do you think the venture’s future holds, and what factors will contribute to the new venture’s growth? What traditional business strategies and innovative business strategies would promote growth?
  • Analyze how a potential failure for this venture could increase the start-up team’s innovation skills.
  • What do you perceive to be the most significant risk for IoMob? Recommend two actions that will mitigate this risk.
  • Describe a viable business model and business strategy for IoMob

  • Note

  • Book Reference:Neck, H. M., Neck, C. P., & Murray, E. L. (2021). Entrepreneurship: The practice and mindset (2nd ed). SAGE. https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781544354644

Presidential Adgendas

/0 Comments/in /by

Rather than focus on the treatment of chronic disease, policies that influence population health tend to emphasize prevention and wellness; the reduction or elimination of waste and the eradication of health disparities based on race, ethnicity, language, income, gender, sexual orientation, disability and other factors. The reasoning is that good health belongs to the whole, not just an individual. (New York State Dept. of Health, n.d.)  

Regardless of political affiliation, every citizen has a stake in healthcare policy decisions. Hence, it is little wonder why healthcare items become such high-profile components of presidential agendas. It is also little wonder why they become such hotly debated agenda items.

Consider a topic (mental health, HIV, opioid epidemic, pandemics, obesity, prescription drug prices, or many others) that rises to the presidential level. How did the current and previous presidents handle the problem? What would you do differently?

Reference:New York State Department of Health. (n.d.). Making New York the healthiest state: Achieving the triple aim. Retrieved June 21, 2021 from https://www.health.ny.gov/events/population_health_summit/docs/what_is_population_health.pdf

To Prepare:

  • Review the Resources and reflect on the importance of agenda setting.
  • Consider how federal agendas promote healthcare issues and how these healthcare issues become agenda priorities.

By Day 3 of Week 1

Post your response to the discussion question: Consider a population health topic that rises to the presidential agenda level. How did two recent presidents handle the problem? What would you do differently?