All nursing theories are developed in space and time, and are not value free. Select one nursing theorist and explain the factors that influenced development of the theory (history, scientific paradigm, and personal experiences–mentoring, education, practice, other). Provide reference(s) for your response.
Please do at least 500 words, APA format, 2 refernces
To prepare for this assignment view the following brief video from the American Medical Association titled, “Health Literacy and Patient Safety: Help Patients Understand.” The video can be accessed through the following link: https://youtu.be/cGtTZ_vxjyA
Part I: Pamphlet
Part II: Pamphlet Sharing Experience
Submit Part I and Part II of the Accident Prevention and Safety Promotion for Parents and Caregivers of Infants assignment by the end of Topic 1.
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.
To help you understand the relationship between legal decisions and practice for this Discussion you focus on how legal decisions inform clinical mental health counseling practices and impact the counseling profession. As part of this Discussion you search the Walden Library for relevant legal decisions to use as examples.To prepare for this Discussion: In the Learning Resources review the course text chapter and the article Tarasoff and the Duty to Protect. Think about how legal decisions impact the clinical mental health counseling profession. Using the Walden Library search for laws that have influenced the counseling profession using keywords such aslaws counseling legal decisions regarding same-sex marriage abortion elder abuse child abuse teen pregnancy gangs sexual harassment orassisted suicide. Selectone legal decision (excluding Tarasoff) and reflect on how it has impacted the counseling profession.To help you understand the relationship between legal decisions and practice for this Discussion you focus on how legal decisions inform clinical mental health counseling practices and impact the counseling profession. As part of this Discussion you search the Walden Library for relevant legal decisions to use as examples.To prepare for this Discussion: In the Learning Resources review the course text chapter and the article Tarasoff and the Duty to Protect. Think about how legal decisions impact the clinical mental health counseling profession. Using the Walden Library search for laws that have influenced the counseling profession using keywords such aslaws counseling legal decisions regarding same-sex marriage abortion elder abuse child abuse teen pregnancy gangs sexual harassment orassisted suicide. Selectone legal decision (excluding Tarasoff) and reflect on how it has impacted the counseling profession.
HLSC122: Inquiry in Health Care- Nursing Critique Paper Assignment
Task: EVALUATING the usefulness of evidence
Scenario
Mariana is a first year health sciences student at an Australian university. As a single mother with an 18 month old daughter, she is concerned she might find it difficult to mix with other students as her priorities will be different. She had a difficult childbirth and her daughter suffers from severe asthma. When Mariana is at university her daughter attends the local child care centre. Mariana herself suffers from diabetes and a rare blood disorder. Mariana has limited family support and lives in a small unit a bus ride away from the university.
You know that you must appraise the quality of each paper and you would like to know which of the two papers provided is most relevant to Mariana regarding stress reduction and mood improvement.
Step 1: actual patient daybudgeted patient daysdjusted/allowed nursing hoursCalculate the Adjusted/allowed Nursing Hours based on the actual patient days: adjusted/allowed nursing hours Step 2: allowed/adjusted numberCalculate the Productivity Measure: Productivity MeasurePlease round to nearest tens Step 3: varianceCalculate the Variance: Variance
This week, you revisit methods for data assessment and analysis including software and computers. These tools have enabled researchers to collect, clean, manage, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data at high speed. For example, GIS is a helpful tool for quantitative analysis in community health assessment, and NVivo has been widely used in qualitative data analysis. Yet both continue to be problematic to many practitioners. You evaluate the benefits and limitations of data analysis methods including the use of software. Finally, you evaluate some of the reasons why technology may not be a panacea to all the problems of manual data analysis but, rather, a source of new challenges.
For this Discussion, consider this week’s Resources. Think about your personal experiences with data collection software, even if it was not related to community health assessment, and think about some of the challenges it posed.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post 4 pages of your answer to one of the following:
Health statistics demonstrate that morbidity (sickness) and mortality (death) rates for specific diseases and other health issues (e.g., violence, accidents, homicide) are different for men and women. For example, men are diagnosed with and die from specific cancers, such as lung cancer and colon cancer, at higher rates than women do. Women are diagnosed with breast cancer at higher rates than men (though more than 1,000 men each year are diagnosed with breast cancer). While this difference in disease and disorder prevalence and mortality is interesting, it would be useful to know why there are differences between men and women.
Biological differences between men and women in areas such as hormones and immune response certainly can contribute to health differences between the sexes, but in order to fully explore their causes, other variables must be examined. An important area to consider when looking at health and gender is behavior. That is, do men and women behave differently when it comes to health? Health-related behaviors fall into two basic categories: preventative behaviors and direct health-related behaviors. For example, seeing a physician for an annual check-up and health screening, eating well, exercising, and maintaining low stress levels are preventative behaviors. Engaging in high-risk sports and smoking are direct health-related behaviors. Gender differences in health behaviors must be interpreted carefully. For example, frequency of doctor visits—which is higher among women—should not necessarily be interpreted as a reliable indicator of higher morbidity in women, since women tend to engage in more preventative health behaviors.
A second group of variables related to gender differences in health issues is made up of the confounding variables that your text refers to as artifacts. These include physician bias and how the health care system treats men and women. For example, men and women are screened differently, diagnosed differently, and treated differently for many health problems. It also includes differences in socioeconomic status, such as education and income, that correspond to health outcomes.
Lastly, gender differences in social roles may contribute to health differences. Physically demanding careers held more often by men may lead to greater health risks such as job-related injury. On the other hand, women’s traditional role as family caretaker can also lead to health risks such as poor self-care and fatigue.
For this Discussion, you will analyze gender-related differences in physical health for a specific health issue of your choosing. You will not only explore its incidence and causes, but will also share potential strategies to mitigate risk.
To prepare
· Review this week’s Learning Resources, focusing on the gender-related differences and similarities in issues related to health.
· Select a physical health issue that interests you that has gender-related differences, and research this health issue using the Walden Library and other reputable academic sources.
· Search the literature for effective strategies to mitigate the risk of the health issue.
Reading for this week, and please review this week’s readings and try to incorporate in your answer.
Helgeson, V. S. (2017). Psychology of gender (5th ed.). New York, NY: Taylor and Francis.
Chapter 10, “Sex Differences in Health: Evidence and Explanations” (pp. 438–489)
Chapter 11, “Relationships and Health” (pp. 503–559)
Mars vs. Venus: The gender gap in health. (2010, January). Harvard Men’s Health Watch, 14(6), 1–5. Retrieved from the MEDLINE with Full Text database (Accession No. 20464795).
Select a health care facility or service (e.g., hospital, physician practice, long-term care facility, ambulance service, pharmacy, or skilled nursing facility).
Identify and read one recently proposed or enacted state or federal legislation that has an impact on your selected health care facility or service.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word policy brief on the effects the legislation will have on your selected facility or service and on the state’s population. Use the following structure when putting together your policy brief:
Cite 3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.
The executive summary needs to be one page.
The practice of health care providers at all levels brings you into contact with people from a variety of faiths. This calls for knowledge and acceptance of a diversity of faith expressions.
The purpose of this paper is to complete a comparative ethical analysis of George’s situation and decision from the perspective of two worldviews or religions: Christianity and a second religion of your choosing. For the second faith, choose a faith that is unfamiliar to you. Examples of faiths to choose from include Sikh, Baha’i, Buddhism, Shintoism, etc.
In your comparative analysis, address all of the worldview questions in detail for Christianity and your selected faith. Once you have outlined the worldview of each religion, begin your ethical analysis from each perspective.
In a minimum of 2,000 words, provide an ethical analysis based upon the different belief systems, reinforcing major themes with insights gained from your research, and answering the following questions based on the research:
Case Study: End of Life Decisions
George is a successful attorney in his mid-fifties. He is also a legal scholar, holding a teaching post at the local university law school in Oregon. George is also actively involved in his teenage son’s basketball league, coaching regularly for their team. Recently, George has experienced muscle weakness and unresponsive muscle coordination. He was forced to seek medical attention after he fell and injured his hip. After an examination at the local hospital following hisfall, the attending physician suspected that George may be showing early symptoms for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a degenerative disease affecting the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The week following the initial examination, further testing revealed a positive diagnosis of ALS. ALS is progressive and gradually causes motor neuron deterioration and muscle atrophy to the point of complete muscle control loss. There is currently no cure for ALS, and the median life expectancy is between three and five years, though it is not uncommon for some to live 10 or more years. The progressive muscle atrophy and deterioration of motor neurons leads to the loss of the ability to speak, move, eat, and breathe. However, sight, touch, hearing, taste, and smell are not affected. Patients will be wheelchair bound and eventually need permanent ventilator support to assist with breathing. George and his family are devastated by the diagnosis. George knows that treatment options only attempt to slow down the degeneration, but the symptoms will eventually come. He will eventually be wheelchair bound, and be unable to move, eat, speak, or even breathe on his own. In contemplating his future life with ALS, George begins to dread the prospect of losing his mobility and even speech. He imagines his life in complete dependence upon others for basic everyday functions, and perceives the possibility of eventually degenerating to the point at which he is a prisoner in his own body. Would he be willing to undergo such torture, such loss of his own dignity and power? George thus begins inquiring about the possibility of voluntary euthanasia.
Support your position by referencing from lectures, the Bible, and the textbooks for each religion. Each religion must have a primary source included.
A total of six references are required according to the specifications listed above. Incorporate the research into your writing in an appropriate, scholarly manner.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that compares and contrasts a contemporary health care facility or physician’s office operation with a health care facility or physician’s office operation of 20 years ago.
Include an examination of information systems in your work place and an analysis of how data was used 20 years ago in comparison with how it is used today.
Identify at least two major events and technological advantages that influenced current HCIS practices.
Introduction
Healthcare facilities of today are both similar and different than what they were like two decades ago. Some of the similarities fall under organizational structure, who works in the offices, particular roles such as data record keeping, nurses, doctors, and assistants. Some of the differences include updated information systems, new laws which prohibit certain activities, more advanced degrees of the personnel, and the advancement in the medical equipment that is used in the facilities.
The similarities listed briefly above describe generalized static roles mainly which are common in any workplace. Generalized static roles are, of course, roles that do not change much throughout the years due to there being no need for change in those areas. Nurses will always be nurses, doctors will always be doctors, and these medical professionals will need other staff to run certain aspects of the healthcare facility. The organizational structure regarding these roles still has not changed much since 20 years ago in that it is still a top-down hierarchal structure where physicians tell nurses what to do and nurses direct assistants how to perform their daily or weekly duties.
The differences certainly outweigh the similarities in terms of how much has actually changed throughout the years. There are many legal issues that have been made public regarding healthcare practices which has spawned a large number of lawsuits that ultimately led to new laws in the healthcare industry. Another difference in healthcare facilities between today and twenty years ago is that the scholarly degrees of the personnel have changed from standardized licensures to a more advanced degree such as a four-year bachelors of Science in Nursing or to a specialty degree in medicine such as non-invasive thoracic surgery or pediatric psychology. Medical devices have also changed from twenty years ago and are now leaning toward a more comfort-based approach to the patient and to a more comprehensive approach to medical care.
The largest difference between healthcare facilities today and those twenty years ago, however, is that today facilities are much more dependent upon computer and information systems to run practically every aspect of the facility. Some of the important areas in healthcare facilities that use information systems are: billing, appointment scheduling, medicine dispenser units, hospital check-in and check-out, ultrasound machines in prenatal care, imaging (x-rays, upper GI’s, barium treatments, endoscopy, Electro Cardiograms, etc…), patient records, and record keeping just to name a few examples. The healthcare facilities of today would not be able to function without a comprehensive information system installed and constantly maintained. Twenty years ago much of the record keeping was done by hand. Even today there are many small facilities that still use only paper records. Currently, in the facility I work in, they are converting all paper records into digital copies and are storing all records in a large data warehouse (server) that can be accessed by authorized personnel only. Any healthcare facility that is still using older machines will ultimately have to adapt to the new information systems and to the new technology that is available in the healthcare industry, or patients will no longer continue to go to the outdated facilities for care. It is imperative that healthcare facilities keep up with technological trends for this very reason.
Information Systems in the Workplace
As previously mentioned, my workplace is converting to a new system which includes making digital copies (data entry) of all the old records into digital format (on a personal computer). This data is then stored into a data warehouse (server) where it can be mined by authorized personnel only, such as doctors or nurses for patient records or the billing department for financial records. The purpose of this transformation from the archaic pen and paper route as seen twenty years ago is to remove clutter in the facility but to also allow easier access to the facilities records / data. Twenty years ago nurses or office assistants would take a very long time just to pull a patient’s record from a large set of filing cabinet usually behind a main desk in a facility. Today with the use of information systems and personal computers (or workstations) it is much easier for a nurse to simply type in the last name of the patient and have all of their information readily accessible. With a simple click they can find the information needed in order to facilitate the process of getting the patient seen by the doctor and treated for their illness or situation as soon as possible.
Other than helping patients, nurses, and other facility staff with saving time and space, new information systems also help with the healthcare facility communication. For instance, when a doctor needs to know a question to an answer or needs information with a click of a mouse he or she can use office email programs which allow communication between employees in a secure manner. This information sharing prevents mistakes, loss of time, loss of money, and clears up a lot of confusion regarding what is going on in the facility at any given time. This type of email also allows managers (staff supervisors, HR managers, etc…) to easily contact all employees at the same time regarding news or updates for the healthcare facility or even the healthcare facility. Twenty years ago, much communication was left in the form of hand-written notes on patient files, via telephony, and by walking three floors up or down to directly communicate wasting much time in the process. The advances and progress in technology and information systems has certainly helped healthcare facilities within the last twenty years with many aspects of short as well as long term functions of the business.
Events and Technologies
In the last twenty years there have been major healthcare laws and policies which affect the overall practices in healthcare information systems. For instance, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) was signed into effect on August 21, 1996 and this law directly deals with who is or is not allowed (authorized) to view a patient’s medical files. This law has such an influence on the practices in healthcare that even patients have a hard time getting their own medical records released directly to them. Other laws have been reforms to Medicare and Medicaid such as the age limits and income limits applied to families who receive the state benefits, but also to the income limits of the doctors who accept Medicare payments.
There have also been so many technologies that have advanced throughout the last twenty years which influence the healthcare information systems practices in facilities. The Internet is one major advancement in technology and due to the Internet facilities can hire easier, keep an eye on employees through social networking sites, contact employees 24/7 via email, face-chat with employees on off-time if needed through new iPhone and Android mobile apps, and doctors who were on-call twenty years ago had to sit by a phone or carry a beeper; today they can be anywhere within reason and still be able to come into work when expected. Some healthcare facilities are mobile in terms of home health care management facilities which technology has made it so much easier to communicate with nurses or other staff who are in the field, working.
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Figure 1.1 in the course text illustrates how various functional plans for a healthcare organization support the overall strategic plan.
Figure 1.1: Relationship of overall strategic plan to business unit plans. Adapted from Strategic Planning and Marketing in Healthcare Organizations by R. Stevens and L. S. Silver, 2015, section 1.2: “The Importance of Strategic Planning and Marketing – Strategic Planning Process Overview.” Copyright 2015 by Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
The healthcare delivery system is often described as a service-driven industry. Therefore, it is vitally important for healthcare organizations to define the services that they are providing; however, it is equally important to determine the demographics or customer base that requires the specific service.
The strategic planning process supports the healthcare organization by prioritizing objectives and detailing the actions needed to fulfil the goals of the business plan. Specific actions are unique and depend on the healthcare organization’s services, goals, and mission. Not all objectives outlined in the strategic plan require marketing plans (e.g., purchasing land, equipment, and buildings). Other objectives may require a marketing plan (e.g., providing physical therapy targeted toward a specific demographic).
To prepare for this discussion, read Chapters 1 and 2 of the course text. You may also want to review the recommended article by Yang (2010). Then read the scenario below and construct your initial post based on the directives that follow.
Scenario
The marketing director for Happy Valley long-term care center looks at the organization’s strategic plan to differentiate marketable objectives from non-marketable objectives. Objectives found in the healthcare organization’s strategic plan include the following:
Initial Post: Based on the Happy Valley scenario detailed above and the information presented in Chapters 1 and 2 of the course text, construct an initial post in which you
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