Population Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Discussion
Population Health Promotion and Disease Prevention  In an effort to improve patient outcomes, healthcare providers have begun to shift their mindset from one of treating a disease or disorder to promotion of health and disease prevention. For this discussion, select a specific population and consider the following: •Identify the population you will be working with. •Based on current literature, discuss strategies to identify the specific needs of your selected population. ◦What are the fundamental concepts of health promotion and disease prevention?  •Discuss the positive and negative factors that can affect health promotion and disease prevention in your selected population. ◦Can you identify any cultural, psychological, or spiritual factors that may influence the health promotion and disease prevention of this population?
must be at least 150 words with at least one APA formatted reference in the post and as a reference.
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The VARK Questionnaire: How Do I Learn Best?

Discussion
Complete “The VARK Questionnaire: How Do I Learn Best?” http://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/ Click “OK” to receive your questionnaire scores. Once you have determined your preferred learning style, review the corresponding link to view your learning preference. Review the other learning styles: visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic, and multimodal (listed on the VARK Questionnaire Results page). Compare your preferred learning strategies to the identified strategies for your preferred learning style. Appraise how this awareness of learning attributes influences your perceptions of teaching and learning. In a paper (750-1,000 words), summarize your analysis of this exercise. Include the following: Provide a summary of your learning style. List your preferred learning strategies. Compare your preferred learning strategies to the identified strategies for your preferred learning style. Discuss how the awareness of individual learning styles, preferences and strategies influence teaching (those who are in a position to teach) and learning (those who are in a position to learn). Cite a minimum of three references in the paper. Although the topic of this assignment refers to your individual learning style, avoid the use of first person voice (words such as, “I, we, our”) in your essay. 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. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
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How human services professionals seek change in a variety of settings

Reflection

Resources

  • Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.

Over the past several weeks, you have been asked to analyze the role of a human services professional and apply your understanding of how human services professionals seek change in a variety of settings. In your initial post for this discussion, consider what you have learned, and answer the following questions:

  • Where do you feel you have grown the most? What are the implications of this growth in your work?
  • Provide an example of how your viewpoint has changed. What does this mean for your future work as a helping professional?
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Effects of Alcohol Abuse

Each reply must be 125 words.
Response #1
Nicole Brown Alcoholism

Effects of Alcohol Abuse

Alcoholism is a topic that hits close to home for me. Growing up I witnessed the negative effects alcoholism can have on not only your health, but family and social life as well. Now that I am grown and have developed my faith in God I know that as Christians, we are not supposed to drink excessively. Romans 13:13 (NIV) states, “3Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.”
Out of the many health related risks of drinking, I would like to talk about those which I have witnessed most often during my career in the healthcare field.  When I was working in memory care facilities, we would often get patients with alcohol induced Dementia. There is no cure for dementia, and it is a disease that slowly worsens. Alcohol supports the disease process and often makes it progress more quickly.
Another negative effect of drinking is depression. Many people drink because they are depressed and looking for an outlet, and many people fall into the trap of alcoholism and become depressed as the need for alcohol takes over their lives. I have witnessed this firsthand, being that my mother took up drinking after my father passed away. From sunrise to sunset my mother would drink. People who abuse alcohol and have depression are also more likely to abuse other substances and mix medications with alcohol, which is not recommended and can lead to other serious health problems.
Heavy drinking can slow down the body’s immune system, making it more susceptible to disease. When intoxicated, your body is not able to protect itself and preform functions needed to guard you from infections. People who drink are more likely to engage in risky sexual activity, which often results in contracting an infectious disease. The Bible warns of immoral acts like this. 1 Corinthians 6:18(NIV) “18Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body”.
In the state of Virginia, between the years of 2006-2010 there have been 1,871 documented alcohol related deaths alone. Imagine the amount of undocumented cases. I hope to one day see a world without alcohol abuse, very unlikely scenario but wouldn’t it be wonderful? I hope as Christians we can all remember the negative effects of alcohol abuse and abstain from partaking in excessive drinking. Remember to glorify God in all that you do and treat your body as a temple.
References:
Freeman, D. (2011). 12 Health Risks of Chronic Heavy Drinking. Retrieved from https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/features/12-health-risks-of-chronic-heavy-drinking#1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alcohol Related Disease Impact (ARDI) application, 2013. Available at www.cdc.gov/ARDI.
Response 2
Brenda Barber Alcoholism
Alcohol is a common addiction issue in our society.  It is socially acceptable and often found to be the source of entertainment in young people today.  People often do not realize the longterm effects it can have on their system.  We are warned in Proverbs 20:1 “Wine is a mocker, and whoever is led astray bit it is not wise”.  One has to wonder why we would need a warning if something is safe for our system.  (NKJV)
The obvious issues that we see with alcoholism is the effects that it has on our relationships and safety concerns with driving ability, but there are many other issues to take into consideration with our general health.  Longterm alcohol use can change how our system functions.  Anemia can be caused by alcoholism, which is a decrease in the red blood cells that causes fatigue, shortness of breath and lightheadedness.   These same symptoms are also common in cardiovascular disease, which can also be caused by longterm alcohol use/abuse.   Alcohol causes platelets to be more likely to clump together and form blood clots that can cause heart attacks or strokes.  If our blood thickens it makes it harder to pump the blood through our system and create blood pressure issues.  High blood pressure makes the heart work harder to move the blood and just like any other muscle in our system the heart is a muscle.  If you work a muscle more you build it up just like working out builds your muscles.  When the heart wall thickens it becomes enlarged, this is known as cardiomyopathy.  Cardiomyopathy causes the heart to pump blood less efficiently and blood can backup into the lungs or the rest of the body.  All of our lives we have been told the importance of what we feed our body and brain.  When we feed our brain alcohol it can lead to dementia.  Our brains shrink slowly as we age and  studies have shown that alcohol speeds up the rate that they brain shrinks.  When I think back to the scripture in Proverbs these things make me realize that we should be warned about the issues with alcohol.
If you believe that Jesus is your savior, then you know that we are all sinners.  In Romans 3:23, Paul describes us,  “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”  (NKJV).   Paul refers to the flesh as weak.  Galatians 5:19-21, “Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 Idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outburst of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkennness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in the past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” (NKJVS)  He also mentions in Ephesians 5:18, “And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit.  Consumption of an alcoholic beverage is not a sin, however, it can lead to sinful behaviors including alcoholism.  Alcoholism is not just the choice to drink in excessiveness, but is a chemical change in the system that makes a person dependent on alcohol.   If our goal is to be is to be like Christ  we should protect ourselves from things that challenge our abilities of self control, as mentioned in  Romans 13:13-14, “Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy.  14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.” (NKJV)
References:
The Holy Bible. New King James Version.Holman Bible Publishers.(2013)
Beckerman,MD, J. (2018,February 12). Heart Disease and Cardiomyopathy. Webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/muscle-cardiomyopathy.
Freeman, D. (2011).12 Health Risk of Chronic Heavy Drinking. Webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/features/12-health-risks-of-chronic-heavy-drinking#1.

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Women’s Health Assignment – Community Nursing

Women’s health.
Review the attached PowerPoint presentation.  Once done answer the following questions:
1.What types of differences in health care and maintenance have you noticed between men and women in the clinical setting? How do women’s approaches and behaviors seem to differ from men’s, if at all? When female family members are present, how does their involvement or behavior seem to differ from male family members’ involvement, if at all?
2.Mention and discuss the pros and cons of various contraceptives methods.   For example artificial reproductive technology, parental consent for abortion, adolescent reproductive rights, public funding for female cancer screening, reporting of partner abuse, female circumcision (in countries where it is the cultural norm), etc.
3.Why do you think that women tend to go their providers more than men do? Why might women be more comfortable with doctors and healthcare? Is this something you notice in your own family and friends?
As stated in the syllabus the assignment must be presented in an APA format word document, Arial 12 font attached to the forum on the discussion board.  A minimum of 3 evidenced-based references must be used. References must be no older than 5 years.
A minimum of 700 words is required.
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THE ROLE OF NURSING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STEPS OF THE MODEL IN TRANSLATING EVIDENCE INTO PRACTICE

THE ROLE OF NURSING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STEPS OF THE MODEL IN TRANSLATING EVIDENCE INTO PRACTICE.

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Select an Evidence-Based Practice model.
Write a 350- to 700-word essay focusing on the role of nursing in the implementation of the steps of the model in translating evidence into practice. Please include the steps of the model in your discussion.
Use a minimum of two scholarly references with in text citations
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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Discuss how the age of the female patient, demographics, race, and lifestyle will drive your exam and plan of care

MN577 Discussion Board: Women’s Health Focus

No Plagiarism please.
Will need minimum of 300 words, APA Style, double spaced, times new roman, font 12, and and Include: (3 references within years 2015-2018) with intext citations.
 
The purpose of this unit is to focus on performing the necessary components of the women’s health exam and to learn to identify crucial exams and necessary age appropriate screenings for the women’s health client.
Discuss how the age of the female patient, demographics, race, and lifestyle will drive your exam and plan of care. (Pap smear screening)
Give examples and support with evidence-based practice. (Create plan of care for a young African American women that is sexually active, use example of higher incidence rate of cervical cancer in African-American women, also mention the benefit of HPV vaccinations).
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IDENTIFY A POTENTIAL QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH STUDY THAT IS IMPORTANT TO NURSING

IDENTIFY A POTENTIAL QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH STUDY THAT IS IMPORTANT TO NURSING

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qualitative

Using the knowledge and insights gained from the textbook and other reliable sources answer the following.

  1. Define, in your own words, quantitative research.
  2. Locate and cite two different types of qualitative research articles related to your this question: In older women how does cranberry compared to low-dose antibiotic therapy reduce the incidence of recurrent UTI’s in 6 months? .
  3. Provide a brief explanation of each design.
  4. Identify a potential quantitative research study that is important to nursing and describe which design you would use for this study, why you would use that design, and how the information generated from the study could be applied in nursing practice.
  5. Reflect on the value of quantitative research adding to the science, knowledge, and practice of nursing.
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Health Demand, Elasticity, Principle and Agent in Determining Demand for Medical Care

“Health Demand, Elasticity, Principle and Agent in Determining Demand for Medical Care”  Please respond to the following:

  • Use the   U.S. National Library of Medicine Website   and review the glossary of frequently encountered terms in Health Economics. and compare the primary individual factors that influence demand, and explain the significant ways in which each affects the demand curve. Provide at least one (1) example of these factors to support your rationale.
  • Imagine a situation where consumers have incomplete information about their health status and about the productivity of medical care. Examine the roles of the principal and the agent in helping consumers to determine the demand for medical care in the described situation. Provide at least one (1) detailed example of such roles in action to support your response.
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IMPACT ON KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES

IMPACT ON KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES.RELATIONSHIP TO PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION.RELATIONSHIP TO ANA SCOPE AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE.

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Details:This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.In your CLC group, create a PowerPoint presentation of 10-15 slides in which you compare the pros and cons of continuing nursing education related to the following:Impact on competency.Impact on knowledge and attitudes.Relationship to professional certification.Relationship to ANA Scope and Standards of Practice.Relationship to ANA Code of Ethics.Take a position with your CLC group: Should continuing nursing education be mandatory for all nurses? Support your position with rationale.A minimum of three scholarly sources are required for this assignment.While APA format 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 not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
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