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Lab 2: Survivorship, Distribution, and Population Growth
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this lab you will be able to: ● Create a survivorship curve. ● Describe how parental care affects offspring survivorship. ● Determine the index of dispersion for a population. ● Use population growth equations to predict the size of a population.
Additional resources needed:
The following resources are located in the Week 2 “Research and Report” section of the Moodle course. ● Lab 2 Report: You will record your data and answer analysis questions in this report. Once
complete, you will submit this report through the submission page on the course website. ● Lab 2 Spreadsheet: This document has tables and graphs that you will generate as you go
through the activities outlined in this document. It is not to be turned in, but you will need it to create graphs and analyze your data.
It is highly recommended that you print this document to facilitate ease of access while
completing the activities.
Before you begin this lab, obtain the following items from your lab kit:
● Feathers
You will need to provide:
● 25 local obituaries from 2018
Introduction to Survivorship
Within a population, some individuals die very young while others live into old age. Until quite recently, the pattern of mortality for humans has been influenced primarily by disease. When the number of survivors of a population is plotted against time or life span the graph is termed a survivorship curve. Three patterns of survivorship are recognized. These three can be displayed by survivorship curves, graphs that indicate the pattern of mortality in a population. While survivorship curves for humans are relatively easy to generate, information about other species is more difficult to determine. It can be quite a trick to simply determine the age of an individual plant or animal, not to mention watching an entire population over a period of years. However, the principle of determining survivorship can be demonstrated by using population data and non-living objects. In this exercise you will produce survivorship curves using data from obituaries and feathers.
Part 1: Human Survivorship
Obtain obituaries from your local newspaper or website source. You will need 25 for this exercise. 1. Complete Table 1 found in your Lab Report by recording the year born, the year died, and age at
death for 5 individuals found in your obituaries. Place a “1” in each cell if the individual lived to that
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age interval (AI). For example, if the age at death was 43, then the first 5 age interval columns would be marked with 1’s. If the individual did not survive into a particular interval, enter a “0” in the corresponding box. When all rows are complete, add together all of the numbers for each column and record the total in the last row of the table. These totals represent the number of individuals that survived into that interval. You should have a total of 5 for the first AI. As your population gets older, you should see this number decrease.
2. Using the lab spreadsheet, create a survivorship curve for your sample size of 5 in the spreadsheet. Open the lab spreadsheet. Click on the first tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet titled “Human Survivorship 5”. Enter your totals from the last row Table 1 into the yellow highlighted column in the spreadsheet. A graph will be automatically generated. Add an image of your graph into your lab report. The easiest way (that I know of) for PC users to do this is use the Snipping Tool . Mac users can take a screenshot of part of your screen . Save as an image and insert it into your lab report.
3. Now use the spreadsheet to create another survivorship curve, but this time using a sample size of 25. Click on the second tab titled “Human Survivorship 25”. Notice that the type of data being plotted has changed. When reporting data in populations that are large, it is easier to analyze the data as a percent of the population instead of actual headcounts, as you did in the first graph. In the yellow highlighted column, enter the year born for 25 individuals you found in your collected obituaries. (It’s ok to use the 5 you already used in your first data set).
4. Answer the questions in the lab report, using the two graphs you just generated.
5. Click on the tab in the spreadsheet titled “Human Survivorship Historical”, observe the survivorship curves of human populations during different points in history, and discuss your observations in your lab report. Please note, the green line that represents deaths after 1940 is created from your data set of 25 individuals, so you must complete that graph to answer the question in the lab report.
6. Using your graph with 25 data points, interpret the data by answering the questions in the lab report. Make note of the differences in how the data is reported when answering the questions! Remember, your population of 5 is reported as total number of people still alive, while the population of 25 is reported as percent of the population that is still alive.
Part 2: Feather Survivorship
You learned that the three different types of survivorship curves indicate certain characteristics of that species, including level of parental care. In this activity, you will test this using feathers as your test “species”. You will measure the “time to death” after tossing each feather into the air. “Time to death” is recorded as time that passes from the moment the feather leaves your hand to the moment the feather touches the ground or other surface. You might find it helpful to enlist the help of a volunteer to assist you in monitoring time until death. Population 1 – Control Set: Do not give any assistance to the feather to keep it “alive”, just let it be. Record the time it takes to land.
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Population 2 – Parental Care: Once the feather leaves your hand, you will give your “offspring” assistance to keep alive. You can wave a paper or your hands under it, blow it upward to keep it going, or fan it somehow in an effort to keep the feather in the air and prevent it from hitting the ground (“dying”).
Instructions:
1. Toss a feather in the air or drop it from an elevated height. Time starts when it leaves your hand. 2. Observe and time how long the feather takes to land (in seconds). Assume the maximum lifespan is
30 seconds. If it takes longer than 30 seconds for the feather to drop, enter 30 into your chart. 3. Record your data in Table 2 of your lab report. Repeat steps until you have 20 data points. 4. Transfer your data to the Feather Survivorship tab in the Spreadsheet. 5. Save your graph, similar to how you saved the survivorship curves, and insert it into the report. 6. Answer the analysis questions in your lab report.
Part 3: Distribution Patterns
Ecologists use the term “dispersion” to describe the distribution pattern of individuals in their habitat. This pattern may vary from a random, uniform, or clumped distribution. Dispersion can be an important factor in evaluating the impact a population can have on its habitat or how exploiting a habitat can impact a native population. For example, the action of an equal number of clumped individuals will be different than if the same number had been uniformly distributed.
Instructions:
The last page of this lab represents a 100 square meter (m2) intertidal area that is the habitat for a variety of marine plants and animals, among them algae and sea urchins. Print out the last page and use it to determine the pattern of dispersion by following the instructions below: 1. Using a penny, flip the coin onto the page. Where the coin lands, count the total number of algae that
are touching any part of the coin. Record this number in Table 3 in your lab report. Repeat this process 20 times.
2. Use Table 4 to summarize your data. a. Column 1: Target Species per Plot (X)
This column represents the number of individuals that were touching the coin with each flip.
b. Column 2: Number of Plots (E) Look at your data in Table 3. How many times did you flip the coin and not land on any algae? This is the number that is recorded in the first row. How many times did your coin land on 1 algae? Record this number in row 2. For example, if your coin touched 3 algae four coins flips out of 20, then you enter “4” into the row where X=3. Repeat this until all pertinent rows are complete.
c. Column 3: Number of Algae Counted This column represents the total number of individuals that were touched with each flip (Column 1 multiplied by column 2). For example: If (X) = 3, and (E) = 6, then 6 of your 20 coin flips resulted in touching 3 algae, and you counted 18 individuals. (6 flips x 3 algae = 18 algae counted).
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d. Totals The last row of the table is the sum of each column of data. (n) = Total number of coin flips (N) = Total number of algae counted
3. In the spreadsheet, click on the “Index of Dispersion” tab. Enter your data from column 2 of Table 4
into the cells highlighted in yellow. Make sure your own calculations correspond with those generated in the spreadsheet. You should see an index (Id) value automatically in cell C24, calculated after you enter your (E) values. Record this index in the last row of Table 4.
Use the following information to determine the distribution pattern of the algae. You will discuss the value in part 4 of the lab report. (Note: Your calculated Id will probably not be exact, but should be much closer to one of the following values than the others.)
If Id = 1, then distribution pattern is random. If Id = n, then distribution pattern is clumped. If Id = 0, then distribution pattern is uniform.
Part 4: Population Growth
The last page of this lab (the same that you used in Part 3) represents a 100 square meter (m2) intertidal area that is the habitat for a variety of marine plants and animals, among them algae and sea urchins. The date at time of count is December 31st, 2015 (end of year)..
Instructions:
Using the printout on the last page, count the number of algae and sea urchins present in your tide pool on December 31st, 2015. Record these numbers in Table 5 of the lab report.
Density and Distribution of Algae
1. Calculate the density of the algae. Recall that species density refers to the amount of space an individual takes up in a habitat. Your answer should be expressed as # of algae per square meter (Units must be included!). Not sure how to calculate density? The lecture materials has examples!
2. Identify the index of dispersion you calculated in part 3 in your lab report.
3. Discuss what this index tells us about the lifestyle of algae
Sea Urchin Population
1. On January 1st, 2015, the sea urchin population consisted of the adult urchins and those that died throughout the year. (Remember, the young urchins were born after January 1st!) Determine the population size at the BEGINNING of 2015 and record in your lab report.
2. On December 31st, 2015, the urchin population consisted of all the adult sea urchins plus those that were born during the year. (Remember, the dead urchins can’t be counted as part of the population at the end of the year since they are dead!) Determine the population size at the END of 2015 and record in your lab report.
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3. Using the population size you determined for the beginning of the year, determine the birth rate (b) for the sea urchin population in 2015. Record this in your lab report.
4. Again using the population size you determined for the beginning of the year, determine the death rate (d) for the sea urchin population in 2015. Record this in your lab report.
5. Calculate the growth rate (r) for the sea urchin population.
6. Using your calculations, predict the growth of the sea urchin over the course of 5 years. Remember: G = (r) x (population size). G represents the number of individuals added to the population within a given time frame. Refer to the lecture slides and study guide to see examples of how to determine population size over the course of several years. Start your calculations using the original population size you calculated at the beginning of the year in 2015.
7. Record the population size for 5 years of growth in the last section of the lab report and discuss your results.
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What are three methods of disease transmission mentioned in the epidemiology animation on the Home page? Provide some examples
Nursing HomeworksModule 3 – Case
PATHOGENICITY, IMMUNOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
Case Assignment
In this Case Assignment, you will focus on the materials that you viewed on the Home page. After reading the text and viewing each of the links provided there, address the following questions:
Assignment Expectations
Page Length: 2 to 3 pages
Format
TUI encourages all students to comply with APA style and format guidelines for proper citation of references.
Scholarly Content
Your case assignments are considered scholarly works. Your final work should include peer reviewed (scholarly) sources. Please use the formatting demonstrated in your Background section to cite the tutorials and readings from the Module Overview.
Please keep in mind that you should not use sources such as “Answers.com” or “Wikipedia” or “Wikianswers.” None of these are scholarly sources and they can be “modified” by any registered user which makes them unreliable.
Appropriate Headings and Paper Flow
Remember that you are preparing a formal academic paper. Your paper should make use of appropriate headings and subheadings. You should not cut and paste the questions posed and answer them like a “Question and Answer” session. Your finished paper should read like an academic paper. Submit your final word document to the Case Assignment dropbox.
Human Survivorship
Nursing HomeworksLab 2: Survivorship, Distribution, and Population Growth
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this lab you will be able to: ● Create a survivorship curve. ● Describe how parental care affects offspring survivorship. ● Determine the index of dispersion for a population. ● Use population growth equations to predict the size of a population.
Additional resources needed:
The following resources are located in the Week 2 “Research and Report” section of the Moodle course. ● Lab 2 Report: You will record your data and answer analysis questions in this report. Once
complete, you will submit this report through the submission page on the course website. ● Lab 2 Spreadsheet: This document has tables and graphs that you will generate as you go
through the activities outlined in this document. It is not to be turned in, but you will need it to create graphs and analyze your data.
It is highly recommended that you print this document to facilitate ease of access while
completing the activities.
Before you begin this lab, obtain the following items from your lab kit:
● Feathers
You will need to provide:
● 25 local obituaries from 2018
Introduction to Survivorship
Within a population, some individuals die very young while others live into old age. Until quite recently, the pattern of mortality for humans has been influenced primarily by disease. When the number of survivors of a population is plotted against time or life span the graph is termed a survivorship curve. Three patterns of survivorship are recognized. These three can be displayed by survivorship curves, graphs that indicate the pattern of mortality in a population. While survivorship curves for humans are relatively easy to generate, information about other species is more difficult to determine. It can be quite a trick to simply determine the age of an individual plant or animal, not to mention watching an entire population over a period of years. However, the principle of determining survivorship can be demonstrated by using population data and non-living objects. In this exercise you will produce survivorship curves using data from obituaries and feathers.
Part 1: Human Survivorship
Obtain obituaries from your local newspaper or website source. You will need 25 for this exercise. 1. Complete Table 1 found in your Lab Report by recording the year born, the year died, and age at
death for 5 individuals found in your obituaries. Place a “1” in each cell if the individual lived to that
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age interval (AI). For example, if the age at death was 43, then the first 5 age interval columns would be marked with 1’s. If the individual did not survive into a particular interval, enter a “0” in the corresponding box. When all rows are complete, add together all of the numbers for each column and record the total in the last row of the table. These totals represent the number of individuals that survived into that interval. You should have a total of 5 for the first AI. As your population gets older, you should see this number decrease.
2. Using the lab spreadsheet, create a survivorship curve for your sample size of 5 in the spreadsheet. Open the lab spreadsheet. Click on the first tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet titled “Human Survivorship 5”. Enter your totals from the last row Table 1 into the yellow highlighted column in the spreadsheet. A graph will be automatically generated. Add an image of your graph into your lab report. The easiest way (that I know of) for PC users to do this is use the Snipping Tool . Mac users can take a screenshot of part of your screen . Save as an image and insert it into your lab report.
3. Now use the spreadsheet to create another survivorship curve, but this time using a sample size of 25. Click on the second tab titled “Human Survivorship 25”. Notice that the type of data being plotted has changed. When reporting data in populations that are large, it is easier to analyze the data as a percent of the population instead of actual headcounts, as you did in the first graph. In the yellow highlighted column, enter the year born for 25 individuals you found in your collected obituaries. (It’s ok to use the 5 you already used in your first data set).
4. Answer the questions in the lab report, using the two graphs you just generated.
5. Click on the tab in the spreadsheet titled “Human Survivorship Historical”, observe the survivorship curves of human populations during different points in history, and discuss your observations in your lab report. Please note, the green line that represents deaths after 1940 is created from your data set of 25 individuals, so you must complete that graph to answer the question in the lab report.
6. Using your graph with 25 data points, interpret the data by answering the questions in the lab report. Make note of the differences in how the data is reported when answering the questions! Remember, your population of 5 is reported as total number of people still alive, while the population of 25 is reported as percent of the population that is still alive.
Part 2: Feather Survivorship
You learned that the three different types of survivorship curves indicate certain characteristics of that species, including level of parental care. In this activity, you will test this using feathers as your test “species”. You will measure the “time to death” after tossing each feather into the air. “Time to death” is recorded as time that passes from the moment the feather leaves your hand to the moment the feather touches the ground or other surface. You might find it helpful to enlist the help of a volunteer to assist you in monitoring time until death. Population 1 – Control Set: Do not give any assistance to the feather to keep it “alive”, just let it be. Record the time it takes to land.
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Population 2 – Parental Care: Once the feather leaves your hand, you will give your “offspring” assistance to keep alive. You can wave a paper or your hands under it, blow it upward to keep it going, or fan it somehow in an effort to keep the feather in the air and prevent it from hitting the ground (“dying”).
Instructions:
1. Toss a feather in the air or drop it from an elevated height. Time starts when it leaves your hand. 2. Observe and time how long the feather takes to land (in seconds). Assume the maximum lifespan is
30 seconds. If it takes longer than 30 seconds for the feather to drop, enter 30 into your chart. 3. Record your data in Table 2 of your lab report. Repeat steps until you have 20 data points. 4. Transfer your data to the Feather Survivorship tab in the Spreadsheet. 5. Save your graph, similar to how you saved the survivorship curves, and insert it into the report. 6. Answer the analysis questions in your lab report.
Part 3: Distribution Patterns
Ecologists use the term “dispersion” to describe the distribution pattern of individuals in their habitat. This pattern may vary from a random, uniform, or clumped distribution. Dispersion can be an important factor in evaluating the impact a population can have on its habitat or how exploiting a habitat can impact a native population. For example, the action of an equal number of clumped individuals will be different than if the same number had been uniformly distributed.
Instructions:
The last page of this lab represents a 100 square meter (m2) intertidal area that is the habitat for a variety of marine plants and animals, among them algae and sea urchins. Print out the last page and use it to determine the pattern of dispersion by following the instructions below: 1. Using a penny, flip the coin onto the page. Where the coin lands, count the total number of algae that
are touching any part of the coin. Record this number in Table 3 in your lab report. Repeat this process 20 times.
2. Use Table 4 to summarize your data. a. Column 1: Target Species per Plot (X)
This column represents the number of individuals that were touching the coin with each flip.
b. Column 2: Number of Plots (E) Look at your data in Table 3. How many times did you flip the coin and not land on any algae? This is the number that is recorded in the first row. How many times did your coin land on 1 algae? Record this number in row 2. For example, if your coin touched 3 algae four coins flips out of 20, then you enter “4” into the row where X=3. Repeat this until all pertinent rows are complete.
c. Column 3: Number of Algae Counted This column represents the total number of individuals that were touched with each flip (Column 1 multiplied by column 2). For example: If (X) = 3, and (E) = 6, then 6 of your 20 coin flips resulted in touching 3 algae, and you counted 18 individuals. (6 flips x 3 algae = 18 algae counted).
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d. Totals The last row of the table is the sum of each column of data. (n) = Total number of coin flips (N) = Total number of algae counted
3. In the spreadsheet, click on the “Index of Dispersion” tab. Enter your data from column 2 of Table 4
into the cells highlighted in yellow. Make sure your own calculations correspond with those generated in the spreadsheet. You should see an index (Id) value automatically in cell C24, calculated after you enter your (E) values. Record this index in the last row of Table 4.
Use the following information to determine the distribution pattern of the algae. You will discuss the value in part 4 of the lab report. (Note: Your calculated Id will probably not be exact, but should be much closer to one of the following values than the others.)
If Id = 1, then distribution pattern is random. If Id = n, then distribution pattern is clumped. If Id = 0, then distribution pattern is uniform.
Part 4: Population Growth
The last page of this lab (the same that you used in Part 3) represents a 100 square meter (m2) intertidal area that is the habitat for a variety of marine plants and animals, among them algae and sea urchins. The date at time of count is December 31st, 2015 (end of year)..
Instructions:
Using the printout on the last page, count the number of algae and sea urchins present in your tide pool on December 31st, 2015. Record these numbers in Table 5 of the lab report.
Density and Distribution of Algae
1. Calculate the density of the algae. Recall that species density refers to the amount of space an individual takes up in a habitat. Your answer should be expressed as # of algae per square meter (Units must be included!). Not sure how to calculate density? The lecture materials has examples!
2. Identify the index of dispersion you calculated in part 3 in your lab report.
3. Discuss what this index tells us about the lifestyle of algae
Sea Urchin Population
1. On January 1st, 2015, the sea urchin population consisted of the adult urchins and those that died throughout the year. (Remember, the young urchins were born after January 1st!) Determine the population size at the BEGINNING of 2015 and record in your lab report.
2. On December 31st, 2015, the urchin population consisted of all the adult sea urchins plus those that were born during the year. (Remember, the dead urchins can’t be counted as part of the population at the end of the year since they are dead!) Determine the population size at the END of 2015 and record in your lab report.
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3. Using the population size you determined for the beginning of the year, determine the birth rate (b) for the sea urchin population in 2015. Record this in your lab report.
4. Again using the population size you determined for the beginning of the year, determine the death rate (d) for the sea urchin population in 2015. Record this in your lab report.
5. Calculate the growth rate (r) for the sea urchin population.
6. Using your calculations, predict the growth of the sea urchin over the course of 5 years. Remember: G = (r) x (population size). G represents the number of individuals added to the population within a given time frame. Refer to the lecture slides and study guide to see examples of how to determine population size over the course of several years. Start your calculations using the original population size you calculated at the beginning of the year in 2015.
7. Record the population size for 5 years of growth in the last section of the lab report and discuss your results.
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APA
UncategorizedDescribe how you plan to advocate for your patients. Include relevant policies, and stakeholders. Given the opportunity; what organization would you develop to advocate for the public and why? Some example are; American Cancer Society or the American Lung Association.
Assignment Description: This assignment will be at least 1500 words or more
This week you will reflect upon the Affordable Care Act and Patient Advocacy to answer the following questions:
Identify the steps in addressing issues related to using technology in the counseling profession
Nursing HomeworksPsychology homework help
Creating Case Notes
Whether you are a mental health or a school counselor, taking careful case notes is an important part of your counseling process. Good case notes not only help you keep track of the work that you are doing with your client or student, they also protect you.
For this discussion, once again review the case vignettes in the presentation, Ethical Issues in Record Keeping and Technology, in this unit’s study. Select one vignette and use it to discuss the following:
· Write a case note using the SOAP or DAP format that is presented on page 140 of your text, Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling. You may need to be creative and enhance the case study in order to write a comprehensive case note.
· Provide a summary of how you decided what information to include or exclude.
Support your summary with support from the unit readings. Follow current APA style and formatting guidelines in your post.
Response Guidelines
Respond to the initial discussion posts of two other learners. What reactions do you have to the ideas the learner has presented? Include examples from your own experience to support your perspective, and raise questions to continue the dialogue.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
· Identify the steps in addressing issues related to using technology in the counseling profession.
· Learn about different types of professional communication.
· Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements.
Resources
· Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.
· Ethical Issues in Record Keeping and Technology | Transcript.
· APA Style and Format.
Invisibility of Nursing
UncategorizedInvisibility of Nursing Paper Assignment Details
Write a 3-5 page APA formatted paper on your exploration of the “invisibility of nursing” phenomenon, using the article identified here:
Rezaei-Adaryani, M., Salsali, M., & Mohammadi, E. (2012). Nursing image: An evolutionary concept analysis. Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession, 43(1), 81-89. doi:10.5172/conu.2012.43.1.81
Discuss nursing documentation as it relates to patient discharge abstracts and the identification of nursing sensitive outcomes. Explore the process for developing standards and the role of the American Nurses Association in promoting standardized terminologies. What are some of the issues surrounding the use of standardized terminologies? What are some of the benefits? Explore the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organization (IHTSDO).Discuss the focus of development and adoption of standard clinical terminology and how this information may be of value to an informatics nurse. Be sure to use at least 5 references to support your work, in addition to the following:
Werley, H. H., Devine, E. C., Zorn, C. R., and Westra, B. L. (1991). The nursing minimum data set: abstraction tool for standardized, comparable, essential data. The American Journal of Public Health, 81(4), 421-426
(Search the CINAHL database for the article on the nursing minimum data set in the Hondros Online Library.)
Criteria Possible Score Student Score
1. Provide an introductory paragraph, summarizing the phenomenon identified as the invisibility of nursing 12
2. Discuss the development and promotion of standards, standardized terminologies 12
3. Include benefits, challenges of using standardized terminologies as related to creating a stronger visibility of nursing 18
4. Analyze the potential value of standardization to informatics nurses 18
5. Cite at least five scholarly resources 15
6. Writing skills- grammar, spelling, format, APA citations, maximum 5 pages 15
Possible Score 90
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THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN IMPROVING HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES.
UncategorizedDetails:
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.
Fictional Characters Development
Nursing HomeworksPart 1: Fictional Characters Development
As a group, develop four fictional individuals that may seek career counseling, be sure to include:
Part 2: Matching Fictional Characters with Theory
Match each fictional character to one of the five theories covered thus far in the course. Using the theory matched with the fictional character, write a brief explanation of how you would present the theory to the individual.
Using the theory explained to that individual, state the basic steps you will utilize to provide career counseling for the individual, consider including:
Part 3: Presentation
Create a 12-15-slide presentation that captures the following:
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 Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
differing approaches of nursing leaders and managers to issues in practice
Nursing HomeworksDiscussion
In this assignment, you will be writing a 1,000-1,250-word essay describing the differing approaches of nursing leaders and managers to issues in practice. To complete this assignment, do the following:
the effective use of patient-care technologies, communication systems, and information systems across the care continuum of a health care system of your choice.
UncategorizedWrite 3–4 pages describing the effective use of patient-care technologies, communication systems, and information systems across the care continuum of a health care system of your choice. Add a one-page executive summary your organization could use to disseminate these ideas.
Because a lack of knowledge when using technology can lead to errors in patient care, effective use of technology in health care is paramount to providing a safe health care delivery environment.
In the role of a nurse leader, describe the effective use of patient-care technologies across the care continuum in a chosen health care system.
Preparation
Choose any type of health care system, for example, acute, ambulatory, or home health or telehealth.
Directions
Submit the following for this assessment:
Technology Across the Care Continuum
Include the following in your 3–4-page description:
A brief overview of the care continuum in your selected health care system.
Describe the types of patient-care technologies and how they are used across the care continuum in your system. Be sure to include communication and information systems.
Identify strengths and weaknesses in the systems and describe how to manage change and technology to improve patient outcomes.
Support your description of effective patient care with current nursing and informatics theoretical ideas.
Executive Summary
Based on the description above, add a 1-page executive summary that captures the following points:
Current state of technology across the care continuum in your system.
Proposed improvements.
Risks of making or not making changes or improvements.
Recommended next steps.
Additional Requirements
Written communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Format resources and citations according to current APA style and formatting guidelines.
Number of resources: Cite a minimum of four peer-reviewed resources.
Length: Submit 4–5 typed, double-spaced pages.
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Critical Factors in Implementing an IT System in Health Facilities
UncategorizedAssignment 1: Critical Factors in Implementing an IT System in Health Facilities
Due Week 4 and worth 300 points
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
Provide at least three (3) various reasons why some health care organizations have been reluctant to implement electronic medical records. Discuss the essential manner in which the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) impacts patient’s medical records. Determine the main advantages and disadvantages of the adoption of The HITECH (the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act for health care professionals. Next, suggest one (1) strategy that the medical staff members could use in order to mitigate the main disadvantages in question. Review the typical workflow processes within health organizations, and decide the single most significant process that the health organization must eliminate in order to improve the service. Provide a rationale to support your response. Analyze the primary ways in which the key federal initiatives impact the standards of health care information for patient privacy, safety, and confidentially. Specify the fundamental advantages of applying an IT system within health care organizations. Predict new IT developments in the health care industry for the next two (2) decades. Justify your response. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar type Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting guidelines:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Examine the impact technologies have on health care information systems. Examine the systems development life cycle of a custom application and the selection of proprietary systems. Use technology and information resources to research issues in health information systems. Write clearly and concisely about health information systems using proper writing mechanics.