Section 5 of Major Assessment 7: Using an Epidemiological Approach to Critically Analyze a Population Health Problem
DNP-prepared nurses are expected to effectively use research methods to analyze data, “design evidence-based interventions, [and] predict and analyze outcomes…,” (AACN, 2006, p. 11).
Every research design requires you to evaluate your results. Epidemiologic studies are no different. In Week 7, you explored how using causal models can assist with evaluating the data analysis section of a study. In this week’s Discussion, you explored how epidemiological data are used to substantiate or negate the need for screening programs; evaluation is critical to ensure the data are sound and suitable as the basis for such decisions. As these experiences demonstrate, if the results of a study are not evaluated, they cannot be used to improve population health.
As you begin working on Assignment 4, Section 5 of the Major Assessment 7 paper, consider how you would evaluate the anticipated results of your population health intervention developed in Sections 3 and 4 of Assignment 4. As noted in the AACN Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice, as a DNP-prepared nurse, you are expected to predict and analyze outcomes and then design evidence-based interventions based on your analysis. This Assignment provides you with an opportunity to practice that skill.
Begin developing Section 5, which is due by Friday 4/27/18 at 5pm
- Review the Major Assessment Overview (see attached file, section 5 highlighted in yellow).
- Review Exhibit 8–7: The Four Stages of Evaluation on page 400 of Epidemiology for Public Health Practice. In addition, review the articles in the Learning Resources that describe program evaluation in various settings.
The four stages of evaluation are:
Formative Evaluation
Process Evaluation
Impact Evaluation
Outcome Evaluation
Section 5: Evaluation
To Complete:
In 3-page, write the following section of your paper:
1) An Introduction ending with a purpose statement (e.g. the purpose of this paper is…)
2) An evaluation plan based upon the health outcome that you have chosen and your anticipated results (please select the best method for evaluating the effect of the intervention out of the 4 methods mentioned above).
3) A conclusion.
APA format required and minimum of 4 scholarly required from the list of required readings below
P.S. The content must be of a professional portfolio quality; it must address every major subsection in the assignment; selects most appropriate evaluation method for the project and fully and clearly describes the method for evaluating the effect of the intervention using advanced critical thinking skills; demonstrates an applied level of understanding through reflections supported by the literature about the content area. Excels in meeting expectations for graduate-level work.
Required Readings
Friis, R. H., & Sellers, T. A. (2014). Epidemiology for public health practice (5th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Chapter 10, “Data Interpretation Issues”
Chapter 11, “Screening for Disease in the Community”
Chapter 11 examines aspects of screening for disease, including characteristics of a good screening test and how screening programs can be evaluated.
Nash, D. B., Fabius, R. J., Skoufalos, A., Clarke, J. L. & Horowitz, M. R. (2016). Population health: Creating a culture of wellness (2nd ed). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 13, “Decision Support”
This chapter addresses measurement and analysis tools used to support decision making for improvement, accountability, and research related to population health. The three main purposes of measurement in population health (improvement, accountability, research) provide the framework for this chapter.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). A framework for program evaluation. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/eval/framework/index.htm
The CDC provides this framework for program evaluation. Review the information presented as you prepare for Assignment 4.
Association for Community Health Improvement. (2006). Planning, assessment, outcomes & evaluation resources. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20130709124030/http://www.communityhlth.org/
communityhlth/resources/planning.html
Explore the many resources available for program evaluation. These resources will inform for Assignment 4.
Rural Health Information Hub. Retrieved from: fromhttps://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/toolkits/health-promotion/4/types-of-evaluation
Discussion
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Chick-fil-A’s ability to outperform multinational giants like McDonald’s, Burger King, and Starbucks is largely attributed to its distinctive management structure, unique culture, and rigorous control mechanisms. One of the key elements of Chick-fil-A’s competitive advantage lies in its organizational structure, which emphasizes quality over quantity. Unlike many of its competitors that focus on rapid expansion, Chick-fil-A meticulously selects its franchisees and limits the number of locations each can operate. This approach ensures that each restaurant maintains a high standard of quality and customer service. Additionally, Chick-fil-A’s employee culture is built around the idea of serving a higher purpose, which can be seen in its commitment to customer satisfaction and community engagement. This focus on service excellence creates a positive feedback loop, as satisfied customers are more likely to return and recommend the restaurant to others, thereby minimizing the need for aggressive marketing strategies.
Chick-fil-A also stands out for its highly controlled business model, where the company retains ownership of all locations and leases them to franchisees. This allows the company to maintain stringent quality controls and ensures that each franchise adheres to its operational standards. The company’s culture further fortifies this control, as employees are encouraged to see their work not just as a job but as a mission. Employees are trained extensively and are motivated to deliver exceptional service, which significantly contributes to customer loyalty. By embedding its core values deeply into its corporate structure and daily operations, Chick-fil-A has built a highly cohesive and effective organization. This case underscores the importance of aligning organizational structure, culture, and control mechanisms to formulate a robust corporate strategy that can deliver long-lasting competitive advantages.
References
Auten, L. (2023, March 9). Vulnerability-Based Trust and Employee Engagement: A phenomenological study of Chick-fil-A franchisees’ leadership qualities – ProQuest. https://www.proquest.com/openview/4a93af4a76bc960575e1641c3717bcba/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y
Rothaermel, F. T. (2023). Strategic Management (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill Higher Education (US). https://online.vitalsource.com/books/9781265954574
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reflect on your current and future practice, and the ways worldview and nursing theory influence that practice.
UncategorizedBeing able to articulate your personal worldview can help you formulate a personal philosophy of practice and enhance your influence on patients and the industry. In this assignment, you will have an opportunity to reflect on your current and future practice, and the ways worldview and nursing theory influence that practice. Draft a 1,000 word paper in which you:
1 Describe an integrative worldview, which attempts to reconcile rational thought and science with a spiritual sense of awe for the environment, including the religious, spiritual, and cultural elements that you think most influence personal philosophy of practice and attitude towards patient care.
2 Choose a specific nursing theory (Sister Callista Roy’s View of Adaptation) and discuss the similarities. Explain how the nursing theory reinforces your approach to care.
3 Finally, explain how the worldview and the nursing theory can assist in further developing future practice.You are required to cite five to 10 sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.
Q2
Assignment Context
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assignment criteria:
EXPLAIN DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES FOR A POPULATION AND DESCRIBES THE HEALTH DISPARITIES AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT CAN AFFECT THE POPULATION.
UncategorizedConduct a windshield survey to identify a population and its primary health concern. Develop a 3–5-page report that explains demographic changes for a population and describes the health disparities and social determinants of health that can affect the population.
**Central Florida United States community**
Requirements
Conduct the windshield survey, using the template attached.
Use the template as a guide to write a report for your team. If possible, look at other written documents used within your organization. How are they formatted? Follow that format as closely as possible, making sure you still use APA guidelines for your in-text references, citations, and reference page.
Based on your observations and notes from your survey experience, write a report that includes the following:
Describe, briefly, the neighborhood or community you observed (overall condition, types of spaces and businesses, evidence of services, and so forth).
Describe a vulnerable or diverse population you observed living within the neighborhood or community.
Now you will need to do some research on the population you described:
Explain how the demographics for the population have changed over the past 5–10 years. Note: This information should be readily available through the United States Census Bureau, similar state Web sites, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or other professional sites. Be sure your information is current.
Describe the most prevalent health risks for the population. For example, if your population is senior citizens, then the health risks might be diabetes and loss of mobility. Include statistics on the health risks, such as frequency of occurrence in the population and number of deaths per year in the population.
Identify the health disparities and social determinants of health that can affect the population. In other words, what will you need to overcome to develop a successful health promotion and disease prevention program for the population?
Your completed assessment should be 3–5 pages in length, not including the title page and reference page. Support your information with references to at least three professional, scholarly, or government resources, and follow current APA guidelines for your in-text citations and references.
Additional Requirements
Include a title page and reference page. The completed assessment should be 3–5 pages in length, not including the title page and reference page.
Reference at least three current scholarly, professional, or government resources.
Use current APA format for citations and references.
Use Times New Roman font, 12 point.
Double spaced
Attached is an example of a well graded paper as well as an example of a windshield survey to use as a reference.
Psychological Support Agency
Nursing HomeworksPsychological Support Agency
Develop the framework for an ideal psychological support agency to respond to a national catastrophic event.
Write a 1,400 word report that details the psychological support framework.
Include the following in your report:
Format the report consistent with APA guidelines.
Nervous System Nursing Essay
Nursing HomeworksNervous System Nursing Essay
Choose one common complaint (symptom or group of symptoms) related to the neurological system. For example, you may select syncope, hand tremors, seizures, right/left-sided weakness or paralysis, abnormalities of gait or posture, changes in mental status, and so on. Do not limit yourself to these examples. What questions would you ask as part of your focused assessment? What history would be associated with the symptom? What are the risk factors for this condition? What physical examination techniques would you use? What patient education would you give to the patient? Find a nursing journal article about this symptom or condition.
Planning for Evaluation
UncategorizedSection 5 of Major Assessment 7: Using an Epidemiological Approach to Critically Analyze a Population Health Problem
DNP-prepared nurses are expected to effectively use research methods to analyze data, “design evidence-based interventions, [and] predict and analyze outcomes…,” (AACN, 2006, p. 11).
Every research design requires you to evaluate your results. Epidemiologic studies are no different. In Week 7, you explored how using causal models can assist with evaluating the data analysis section of a study. In this week’s Discussion, you explored how epidemiological data are used to substantiate or negate the need for screening programs; evaluation is critical to ensure the data are sound and suitable as the basis for such decisions. As these experiences demonstrate, if the results of a study are not evaluated, they cannot be used to improve population health.
As you begin working on Assignment 4, Section 5 of the Major Assessment 7 paper, consider how you would evaluate the anticipated results of your population health intervention developed in Sections 3 and 4 of Assignment 4. As noted in the AACN Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice, as a DNP-prepared nurse, you are expected to predict and analyze outcomes and then design evidence-based interventions based on your analysis. This Assignment provides you with an opportunity to practice that skill.
Begin developing Section 5, which is due by Friday 4/27/18 at 5pm
The four stages of evaluation are:
Formative Evaluation
Process Evaluation
Impact Evaluation
Outcome Evaluation
Section 5: Evaluation
To Complete:
In 3-page, write the following section of your paper:
1) An Introduction ending with a purpose statement (e.g. the purpose of this paper is…)
2) An evaluation plan based upon the health outcome that you have chosen and your anticipated results (please select the best method for evaluating the effect of the intervention out of the 4 methods mentioned above).
3) A conclusion.
APA format required and minimum of 4 scholarly required from the list of required readings below
P.S. The content must be of a professional portfolio quality; it must address every major subsection in the assignment; selects most appropriate evaluation method for the project and fully and clearly describes the method for evaluating the effect of the intervention using advanced critical thinking skills; demonstrates an applied level of understanding through reflections supported by the literature about the content area. Excels in meeting expectations for graduate-level work.
Required Readings
Friis, R. H., & Sellers, T. A. (2014). Epidemiology for public health practice (5th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Chapter 10, “Data Interpretation Issues”
Chapter 11, “Screening for Disease in the Community”
Chapter 11 examines aspects of screening for disease, including characteristics of a good screening test and how screening programs can be evaluated.
Nash, D. B., Fabius, R. J., Skoufalos, A., Clarke, J. L. & Horowitz, M. R. (2016). Population health: Creating a culture of wellness (2nd ed). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 13, “Decision Support”
This chapter addresses measurement and analysis tools used to support decision making for improvement, accountability, and research related to population health. The three main purposes of measurement in population health (improvement, accountability, research) provide the framework for this chapter.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). A framework for program evaluation. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/eval/framework/index.htm
The CDC provides this framework for program evaluation. Review the information presented as you prepare for Assignment 4.
Association for Community Health Improvement. (2006). Planning, assessment, outcomes & evaluation resources. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20130709124030/http://www.communityhlth.org/
communityhlth/resources/planning.html
Explore the many resources available for program evaluation. These resources will inform for Assignment 4.
Rural Health Information Hub. Retrieved from: fromhttps://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/toolkits/health-promotion/4/types-of-evaluation
Identify steps to address issues when working with court-referred clients
Nursing HomeworksCounselling And Mental Health
Court Involved Clients
Clients who are court ordered to seek treatment may present unique challenges when counselors are asked to communicate with the criminal justice system. Based upon the readings in this unit:
Support your ideas with reference to the professional literature focusing on the articles included in this unit. 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:
Resources
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Nursing HomeworksThere has been much recent discussion among nurse practitioners and other health professionals over the limitations in providing mental health care (diagnosis, therapy and medication) if you are not credentialed as a PMHNP. Please go to the Texas Board of Nursing and review implications for primary care NP’s who see patients experiencing mental health problems (many patients to be sure). This is available – https://www.bon.texas.gov/practice_bon_position_statements.asp
A.
What are the needs for mental health services on a national and local level? How do believe your new role as a PMHNP may influence this? Do you feel the Board is too restrictive or appropriate in their position statement. Please post an initial posting with at least two references. If you are not located in Texas, you may apply this discussion topic to your state. After you have posted your initial posting by the third day of the module, respond substantively to at least two peers by the end of the module.
B.
Do some research about the different rules for PMHNP practice in different states. What are the pros and cons of having Full, Limited, and Restricted practice? What is the situation in your state? Please post an initial posting with at least two current references. After you have posted your initial posting by the third day of the module, respond substantively to at least two peers by the end of the module.
RESOURCES
Locate an example of a policy or guideline from an external source to a healthcare organization. Explain how this policy or guideline may be a constraint to a healthcare organization’s planning, or how it may shape the healthcare organization’s philosophy.
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What strategies can teachers and students use to increase attention to relevant material in an online course?
Nursing HomeworksFor example, if you suggested the topic of attention and online students, the applied setting would be education, and you might develop the following research questions:
Memory and technology