Communicable Disease

Communicable Disease
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 completing this assignment.
Communicable Disease Selection
Choose one communicable disease from the following list:

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

Epidemiology Paper Requirements
Address the following:

  1. Describe the communicable disease (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 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. (The textbook describes each element of the epidemiologic triangle). 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 collecting, data analysis, and follow-up).
  5. Identify at least one national agency or organization that addresses the communicable disease chosen and describe how the organization(s) contributes 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.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
NRS427V-RS-CommunicableDiseaseChain.doc

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Diabetes

Unit VIII Research Paper
Diabetes the subject that I’m writing about
In a 7-10 page paper (not including title page and reference section) with a minimum of 10 references, select a condition that has been examined during the course and discuss the following:
1. History/background/introduction into the condition.
2. Pathophysiology or proposed origin of the condition.
3. Signs/symptoms/hallmarks of the condition.
4. Monitoring parameters of the condition.
5. Identify the available treatment options for this condition.
6. Discuss the mechanism of action of the available treatments (drug classes).
7. Indicate one nationally or internationally recognized treatment guideline for the condition (if application); First line,
second-line, third-line treatment options.
8. Identify and evaluate any recent research findings (within the last five years) about the future direction of treating
the conditions. Are there any significant changes or has it remained the same?
9. Discuss new treatments in the pipeline (if any).
10. Conclusion: Answer the following:
a. Do you think the treatment of this condition is moving in the right direction for improving people’s quality of
life? Why, or why not?
b. Do you feel there are benefits versus risks or vice versa when it comes to the treatment of this condition?
c. Summarize or provide a take home message regarding your discussion of this condition.
Your paper must include the following elements:
 Cover page
 An argumentative thesis statement
 Headings for the above requirements
 Relevant and specific evidence
 Paraphrase and quotations from outside sources
 A conclusion
It is strongly advised that you select your topic and conduct some research prior to Unit VIII. Starting prior to Unit VIII will allow you the time to communicate with your professor on any questions that you may have and develop a strong topic/thesis. It is also advised that you utilize the resources from the Success Center.
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Developing a Balanced Scorecard

DEVELOPING A BALANCED SCORE CARD HOW DOES A GROUP GAUGE WHETHER THE STRATEGIC CHANGES THEY IMPLEMENT ARE CREATING SOUND BUSINESS RESULTS?

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Discussion: Developing a Balanced Scorecard.How does a group gauge whether the strategic changes they implement are creating sound business results?The effective use of a balanced scorecard can facilitate alignment between strategic initiatives and day-to-day operations. The balanced scorecard may serve as a valuable tool for monitoring progress and assessing the outcomes of a strategic plan and provide a practical means of communication.In this Discussion you examine the use of a balanced scorecard to measure performance related to finances customer/client satisfaction internal processes and learning and growth.To prepare:Review the information in the Learning Resources including this weeks media presentation focusing on the development of performance metrics for a strategic plan. See Figure 8-6: Design your Balanced Scorecard in the Sare and Ogilvie course text.With your Course Project in mind think about how you would develop a balanced scorecard to measure performance including the processes you would use to gather appropriate data.Consider how the use of a balanced scorecard reflects the importance of being able to evaluate progress assess the impact of planned change on performance and determine if the costs are justified in terms of the outcomes.Post an explanation of your plan for creating a balanced scorecard as part of your Course Project including the processes you would use to gather data to measure performance. Explain how the use of this balanced scorecard would enable you to evaluate progress assess the impact of your proposed change and determine if the costs are justified in terms of the outcomes.Read a selection of your colleagues responses. (I will send the peer responses on the handshake private message)Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by offering suggestions for further developing their balanced scorecards. Ask questions to peer responses at the end of every response. Cite your responses.Required ReadingsSare M. V. & Ogilvie L. (2010). Strategic planning for nurses: Change management in health care. Sudbury MA: Jones and Bartlett.Chapter 8 Overview of Strategic Planning Theories: Strategic Planning Architecture (pp. 147166)Fields S. A. & Cohen D. (2011). Performance enhancement using a balanced scorecard in a patient-centered medical home. Family Medicine 43(10) 735739.Copyright 2011 by Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. Reprinted by permission of Society of Teachers of Family Medicine via the Copyright Clearance Center.The authors discuss using a balanced scorecard for quality improvement in patient-centered medical homes.Groene O. Brandt E. Schmidt W. & Moeller J. (Aug 2009). The balanced scorecard of acute settings: Development process definition of 20 strategic objectives and implementation.International Journal for Quality in Health Care 21(4) 259271.Copyright 2009 by Oxford University Press – Journals. Reprinted by permission of Oxford University Press – Journals via the Copyright Clearance Center.In this article the authors discuss the use of a balanced scorecard as a tool for strategic planning in hospitals. The article includes an example of a strategy map timeline and balanced scorecard.Jeffs L. Merkley J. Richardson S. Eli J. & McAllister M. (2011). Using a nursing balanced scorecard approach to measure and optimize nursing performance. Nursing Leadership 24(1) 4758.Copyright 2011 by Longwoods drafting Corporation. Reprinted by permission of Longwoods drafting Corporation via the Copyright Clearance Center.Kollberg B. & Elg M. (2011). The practice of the balanced scorecard in health care services.International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management 60(5) 427445.Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.The authors look at the use of a balanced scorecard for health care performance management in Sweden.Lupi S. Verzola A. Carandina G. Salani M. Antonioli P. & Gregorio P. (2011). Multidimensional evaluation of performance with experimental application of balanced scorecard: A two year experience. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 9(1) 7.Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.This article examines the application of a balanced scorecard within a unit in a hospital to compare performance results and goal achievement.Balanced Scorecard Institute. (2013). Balanced scorecard basics. Retrieved fromhttp://www.balancedscorecard.org/BSCResources/AbouttheBalancedScorecard/tabid/55/Default.aspxView the information on this website to learn about balanced scorecards.Mountain State Group. (n.d.) Balanced scorecards for small rural hospitals: Concept overview and implementation guidance. Retrieved March 13 2013 fromhttp://www.ruralcenter.org/sites/default/files/Final%20BSC%20Manual%2010.18F.pdfThe Scarborough Hospital. (2013). Balanced scorecard. Retrieved fromhttp://tsh.to/pages/Balanced-Score-CardThis website provides an example of a balanced scorecard.Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. (2013). Balanced scorecard. Retrieved fromhttp://sunnybrook.ca/scorecard/index.asp#srThis website provides an example of a balanced scorecard.Required MediaLaureate Education (Producer). (2013a). The balanced scorecard approach [Video file]. Retrieved from the https://class.waldenu.eduNote: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.Dr. Carol Huston discusses the elements and use of a balanced scorecard as a strategic planning evaluation tool.
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Animal Kingdom

Instructions

You will create this assignment following the Assignment Detail instructions below. This assignment will be submitted in the Unit 5 – Submission Assignment lesson in intellipath.
Review the tutorial titled How to Submit the Intellipath Submission Assignment.
Please submit your work to this week’s Intellipath Unit Submission lesson. Click the ‘Upload’ button within the submission lesson to access the submission area.  Click the ‘Select file’ button to upload your document, then click ‘Ok’ to finish.
Assignment Description
Animal Kingdom
Organisms are placed in taxonomic classifications based on differences and similarities of their traits. If you know what critical traits to look for, it is possible to separate any animal into a taxonomic category using a dichotomous key.
The common taxonomic categories are Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species (Specific Epithet). This assignment will explore the Phylum and Class categories.
The assignment document contains a table with nine images. The images are examples of nine different animal phyla: Porifera, Cnidaria, Nematoda, Arthropoda, Platyhelminthes, Annelida, Mollusca, Echinodermata, and Chordata.

  • In column 1, determine and list the correct Phylum name for each animal using the nine Phyla listed in your text.
  • In column 2, using the dichotomous key provided, determine the class for each animal. List all of the dichotomous key steps chosen when using the key to arrive at the class for each animal.
  • In column 3, the Classification Column, write the class name for each animal from the dichotomous key provided and your key steps.

First download U5 Animal Table 2018 document.
Next, download the Dichotomous Key document.
Use the dichotomous key to determine the class category, as shown for each animal (picture), and write the class names under the Classification Column on the table.
For help on how to use the dichotomous key, download and review the document called How to Use the Dichotomous Key.
Submit your completed table.

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leadership theories

Nursing Leadership
Of the leadership theories discussed this week, which one did this nurse leader subscribe to? Why?
Of the leadership theories discussed this week the Participative (Democratic) style most describes the nurse leader at my workplace. She includes the staff when making decisions and welcomes open group discussions before making final decisions.” A participative management style is pervasive, and staff feedback is not just welcomed but expected by leaders in making decisions about the work of patient care” (Porter-O’Grady, T. 2016 P.17)
How has your experience been with the nurse leader? Provide a description of your interactions with him or her?
My nurse leader was recently promoted from charge nurse to manager; she’s the perfect person for the job. We’re all enthused that she has this position, she was a floor nurse just months prior and still remembers the challenges we face caring for six patients. Recently I had a confused, anxious, combative, unsteady, high fall risk patient, who lived at home alone. Due to his combative, uncooperative nature the hospital Doctor issued a discharge home to self -care order.  I knew that he was in no condition to go home alone, he would return to the hospital within hours in worst shape. Due to my role and responsibility as my patient’s advocate, I went in to speak to my nurse leader in private and addressed all my concerns. She quickly got the case management supervisor involved in the case and requested a physical therapy evaluation. As a team we were able to prevent an unsafe discharge from hospital.
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MICROBIAL APPLICATIONS AND VIROLOGY

Module 4 – SLP

MICROBIAL APPLICATIONS AND VIROLOGY

Bioremediation is the use of organisms like bacteria, archea or fungi to metabolize pollutants. Instead of simply collecting the pollutant, bioremediation relies on living organisms to consume and break down the compound, turning it into a natural, harmless product. This technique is often used to help clean up major oil spills. Watch the following video and article link to learn more:
Oil-Eating Bacteria Could Be a Solution to Spill Cleanups. National Geographic. Accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPgLJrk0sGQ on September 14, 2016.
Prokaryotes and Environmental Bioremediation. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/trident-boundless-microbiology
Address the following questions in essay format:
Research a microbe that can be used in bioremediation and provide the following information:
1) Provide the scientific name and identification of the bacteria that is used in bioremediation. How is it classified? Give a brief description of your bacteria. What is it’s normal environment?
2) Which biogeochemical cycle does the bacterium participate in (Carbon, nitrogen, or phosphorus cycling)? How is this important to its role in bioremediation?
3) How are bacteria as a whole being genetically modified to improve bioremediation?
3) What are some limitations to using bacteria for bioremediation?

SLP 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.  Use the formatting in your Background page as a model for citing sources from the SLP assignment.
Scholarly Content                  
Your case assignments are considered scholarly works. Your final work should include peer reviewed (scholarly) sources.
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. Upload your final word document to the SLP dropbox.

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Educational entry level for the NP

Please provide 175word message fro each of the following questions below. Need references of each of the questions. Must include a question for the class at the end of the paper.
1. Educational entry level for the NP
Should a DNP be the entry-level education for NP practice? Briefly explain your answer.
2. APRN issues
Rank the top-three trends or issues you believe to be currently most important for APNs. Provide a brief summary of why you think these are important. For the issue you ranked as most important, identify two strategies that you as an individual APN and the nursing profession as a whole should take to address these issues and strengthen advanced nursing practice.
3. Write a 175-word message in which you identify guidelines that patients may use to evaluate the accuracy of health information obtained from the Internet?
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Heredity And The Environment

Heredity And The Environment

In Chapter 3 we learned about how heredity (our genetics) and the environment (our family and how we were raised) can contribute to our personality and who we are today.
Think about your own genetic inheritance – what traits do you share with your parents? Genetics can include such things as eye and hair color, but many personality traits are also thought to have a genetic basis.  Genes can influence such things as whether we tend to be more anxious or relaxed and easygoing.  What part do you think your genetics play in who you are today?
Next, think about the environment in which you were brought up.  What was your family environment like?  How did your parents interact with you?  What about siblings and other family members?  What do you think you learned from peers and teachers?  What part do you think your environment played in forming your personality?
Please write 1-2 paragraphs describing how genetics and environment contributed to who you are today.   word count 300 words or more
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HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice

Assessment Guideline
HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice
1. Discuss the concept of evidence based practice
2. Recognise the importance of evidence based practice in
nursing.
3. Choose a topic from the given list. Identify the MOST
important issue from the topic and develop a guiding/
clinical (answerable) question using the nursing PICO(T)
clinical questioning model.
4. Locate the evidence and document your process
HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice
EBP Topics list
Falls prevention
HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice
Possible headings
• Introduction
• Problem and answerable question
• Locating the evidence
• Conclusion
• References
HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice
Introduction
• Introduce topic – EBP
• Context/significance to nursing (definition/context will likely
be referenced)
• Purpose ‐ the purpose of this assignment
• Structure – briefly outline the steps of the process
HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice
Problem and answerable question
• Justify the problem/topic that you had chosen and explained why is it important
to address.
• Give some background on why you choose this topic and include your
answerable question in a question format.
Example:
Pressure ulcers pose significant pain, discomfort to the patients. They can increase healthcare costs for patients as well as the health care system. Nurses spend additional time to treat PU in addition to their load of care (Cite reference, Year the research was done).
The above is only an example. There are many phrases/transition words you can use.
HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice
Locating the evidence
• Explain/document your search strategy/your process to find the evidence/best
practice for your question
• Thread the process through your essay and reference where needed
• What is the strategy/plan for your search?
• Key concepts/word combinations etc.
• You can use Google Scholar to get an overview and help key words but you
must use the nursing databases – at least 2 or 3 databases (e.g. CINAHL, Medline,
Joanna Briggs, Cochrane library)
HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice
Locating the evidence
• Indicate how you have refined your search limits (peer reviewed, guidelines, date
range, language, etc)
• Skim/scan search results for key word. At this stage you will not read in depth
every article.
• Explain how you have chosen what to keep/discard.
• Refine search results to eventually get a small pool of articles or guidelines
(no set number but around 2-5 will give you enough to appraise without going
too big.)
HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice
Conclusion
• Restate the topic
• Summarise the key points/process covered.
• Introductions are general, conclusions are more specific
• Finish with a broader statement – where to from here?
HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice
References
• Only use scholarly, credible sources from library databases
• Majority should be peer reviewed journal articles, systematic reviews or clinical
guidelines.
• Cite contemporary sources not older than 7 years
• Reference any ideas that are not your own
HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice
Academic writing style
Write in third person – no “we”, “you”, “I”, “our”.
Example of third persons: “The writer”, “The author”, “The researcher”
This essay will discuss……………..
Academic writing is formal, objective, accurate
Your idea should be linking narrative, “academic voice” and the evidence.
Write in paragraphs with clear ideas sentences.
Reference any ideas that are not your own.
Paraphrase not direct quotes.
HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice
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A summary of the business issue emphasizing the economic concerns.

Details:
Previously, you employed academic writing to describe business decisions made related to a segment of a multi-year integrated case study, and you suggested research needs that result from your interaction with the case. In this assignment, you will use concise business writing to create a presentation of your decisions and rationale for delivery to a C-suite executive in a corporation.
General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

  • Refer to “DBA-815 Integrated Case Study” located in the Course Add-Ons for this course.
  • Refer to the paper you wrote in the Topic 5 assignment as well as related instructed feedback.
  • This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
  • APA style is not required for this assignment, but correct and appropriate business writing is expected.

Directions:
Using the case study paper your wrote in Topic 5, create an executive summary presentation of the paper (5-7 slides, exclusive of the title and reference slides) with appropriate speaker notes that could be delivered to a C-suite executive in a corporation in less than 4 minutes. Consider the feedback from your instructor on the case study paper you completed in Topic 5. Include the following in your presentation:

  1. A summary of the business issue emphasizing the economic concerns.
  2. An overview of at least two viable potential resolutions and the supporting research and theory. (Reinforces C.2.3: Recommend the application of newly developed or revised theories to specific business opportunities and challenges.)
  3. An overview of the ethical implications of each option and the extent to which these ethical implications are influenced by the mission, vision, and core values of Purple Cloud. (Reinforces C.2.2: Recognize that values and ethics are fundamental to business success and sustainability.)
  4. Your recommended solution, rationale, and influence on the long-term organizational health of Purple Cloud. (Reinforces C.2.3: Recommend the application of newly developed or revised theories to specific business opportunities and challenges and C. 2.5: Validate and advance business practice through the appropriate application of business theory.)
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