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HGMT 310 Assignment #1

Student Name:

Steven Jenkins Jr

Assignment #1 Title:

Provide a unique name for the health problem and the short name of the applicable federal policy or legislation meant to address the problem.

Health Problem:

Describe and provide details about the health problem. Indicate in detail who is most impacted by this health problem. Include relevant statistics (incidence, mortality, morbidity, etc.).

This section must include how the problem impacts patients, health care providers and/or professionals, health organizations, healthcare insurers/payers and the government. Note the human and financial costs. Use in-text citations for all statistical references.

Healthy People 2020:

Summarize the health problem as recognized by Healthy People 2020’s goals for the nation. Note how the health problem you identified fits within the Healthy People 2020 framework – is it a goal, Leading Health Indicator, etc. Use in-text citations as needed.

Include a discussion on the which social determinants of health impacts the health issue you selected.

Does another governmental agency or public health organization describe the problem? If so, provide details on how this agency/organization describes the problem.

If the issue is not identified in Healthy People 2020, hypothesize about why this specific societal health problem might have been excluded from Healthy People 2020

Official Title and Citation of the Legislation:

Indicate the government’s response to the health problem you selected via online research. Select one federal policy or piece of federal legislation. In this section, include the title, bill number or citation from the statute.

Status:

As of the date of submission, what is the status of the federal policy or legislation in the health policy cycle and why do you believe it fits here? Reference a stage(s) of Figure 1, the US Policymaking Cycle, found in the Week 1 Course Introduction document.

Analysis of the Public Policy Response:

Describe the scope of the federal policy or legislation (describe specific provisions from the law and how they are meant to address the health issue) and the anticipated impact.

Policy and Social Determinants of Health

Does the policy address, facilitate or hinder access to the social determinants of health?

Conclusion:

In your opinion, does the health policy or legislation adequately addresses the health problem you identified? Why or why not? Be specific.

Resources for Updates:

What policy resources would a health organization use to check for updates on this policy or legislation?

 

Differences Between Medical And Surgical Asepsis.

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Differences Between Medical And Surgical Asepsis.

Discuss the major differences between surgical and medical asepsis and how they differ in the nursing care of a patient. Provide the rationale for each example, as well as an example of when each would be used. Remember that your posts must exhibit appropriate writing mechanics, including formal language, grammar, and punctuation. Use APA references and citations within your post.

Infants

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The growth, development, and learned behaviors that occur during the first year of infancy. Have a direct effect on the individual throughout a lifetime. For this assignment, research an environmental factor that poses a threat to the health. Or safety of infants and develop a health promotion that can be presented to caregivers.

Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint health promotion, with speaker notes, that outlines a teaching plan. For the presentation of your PowerPoint, use Loom to create a voice over or a video. Include an additional slide for the Loom link at the beginning, and an additional slide for references at the end.

In developing your PowerPoint, take into consideration the health care literacy level of your target audience. As well as the demographic of the caregiver/patient (socioeconomic level, language, culture, and any other relevant characteristic of the caregiver) for which the presentation is tailored.

Include the following in your presentation:

  1. Describe the selected environmental factor. Explain how the environmental factor you selected can potentially affect the health or safety of infants.
  2. Create a health promotion plan that can be presented to caregivers to address the environmental factor and improve the overall health and well-being of infants.
  3. Offer recommendations on accident prevention and safety promotion as they relate to the selected environmental factor and the health or safety of infants.
  4. Offer examples, interventions, and suggestions from evidence-based research. At least three scholarly resources are required. Two of the three resources must be peer-reviewed and no more than 6 years old.
  5. Provide readers with two community resources, a national resource, and a Web-based resource. Include a brief description and contact information for each resource.

Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

Health Care Employer Risk Management

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  • Topic 2 DQ 1

    Hello Everyone. Our century is the century of new technology. New technologies, new machines appear in our life so frequently that we sometimes do not even pay attention to this. The new technology is coming to the hospitals as well. A self-help kiosk in the hospitals. And health care organizations is the new reality that already came into our life. What are the advantages. And disadvantages of the self-help kiosks?

    Advantages:

    1. Medical kiosks are reducing patients’ waiting time
    2. Secure biometric authentication
    3. Less errors due to human mistakes
    4. Reduce cost for the facility
    5. Different and more secure payment options
    6. Keeping distance between patients helping to reduce spreading the virus

    Disadvantages:

    1. Lack of human interaction, a patient needs to put an effort if he/she needs attention. And the patient has a question about payments and some appointments.
    2. Older populations sometimes do not understand the interface. And the programs and get confused.
    3. Software has to be constantly updated and high cost of maintenance

    medical researchers

    The group of medical researchers made a study about the self-help kiosk. Adatabase was explored from 2001- 2018. The research made this conclusion: “This study found that health kiosks are promising, cost-effective and multifunctional tools. If included in the formal health system of countries. They may improve health indicators in countries. However, before deploying, their challenges. And concerns need to be investigated and addressed. (Mozhgan, L. 2020). It was proven that self-help kiosks are more efficient. And have more advantages than disadvantages. However, we should consider the older population as well. And make sure that they are not left without the help.

    With the growing importance of increasing wage rates for employees. Many health care organizations are implementing technology such as self-help kiosks to reduce staffing. Describe both an advantage. And a disadvantage to this practice. And discuss how patients may perceive reductions in dedicated staffing.

     

    Using 200-300 words APA format with at least two references. Sources must be published within the last 5 years. Add critical thinking in the posts along with research. Apply the material in a substantial way.

understanding EOBs from the insurance company

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What resources are not available equally to all economic classes in your community?

  1. Do most insured people you know read and understand EOBs from the insurance company? What do most patients understand about costs of services?
  2. How do perceptions differ in your community about quality of care at a private clinic. With specialized services in an affluent neighborhood versus the public safety-net hospital? What seems to drive those perceptions?
  3. Do people from poverty in your community have a voice in decisions making when new systems of care are designed for their intended benefit? Does that make sense? Why or why not? If you were designing a healthcare clinic for women. To what extend would you want to hear from women about the design, services etc?
  4. What did I think about when I went through the healthcare checklist? What kinds of emotions or judgements did any of the statements bring up for me?
  5. How might having a knowledge of the hidden rules when communicating with a provider, family member, caregiver, or patient/client help improve a treatment plan?
  6. If all providers had a better understanding of each patient’s resources as presented in this chapter, how might the healthcare delivery outcome be improved? Or not?

Psychosocial Factors And Patient Education

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Psychosocial Factors And Patient Education

Homework Topic 2

Write a short (50-100-word) paragraph response for each question. This assignment is to be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.

  1. Give examples of psychosocial factors that affect the health care professional and the effect those factors could have on patient education.
  2. Give examples of psychosocial factors that affect the patient and the effect those factors could have on patient education.
  3. Explain what is meant by personality styles and give examples of approaches that could be used to help the patient. Include self-perception as a factor.
  4. List the steps in adjustment to illness and how the patient copes with each step.
  5. Explain the health professional’s role in teaching the patient at different life stages.
  6. Define the role of the family in patient education.
  7. How might the family influence the compliance of the patient and what measures can the health care professional use in communication with the family?

the effect of extremely low birth weight babies on the family and community

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the effect of extremely low birth weight babies on the family and community

Describe the effect of extremely low birth weight babies on the family and community. Consider short-term and long-term impacts, socioeconomic implications, the need for ongoing care, and comorbidities associated with prematurity. Explain how disparities relative to ethnic and cultural groups may contribute to low birth weight babies. Identify one support service within your community to assist with preterm infants and their families and explain how the service adequately addresses the needs of the community, or a population in your community. Provide the link to the resource in your post

Pulmonary Function

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Pulmonary Function:
D.R. is a 27-year-old man, who presents to the nurse practitioner at the Family Care Clinic complaining of increasing SOB, wheezing, fatigue, cough, stuffy nose, watery eyes, and postnasal drainage—all of which began four days ago. Three days ago, he began monitoring his peak flow rates several times a day. His peak flow rates have ranged from 65-70% of his regular baseline with nighttime symptoms for 3 nights on the last week and often have been at the lower limit of that range in the morning. Three days ago, he also began to self-treat with frequent albuterol nebulizer therapy. He reports that usually his albuterol inhaler provides him with relief from his asthma symptoms, but this is no longer enough treatment for this asthmatic episode.

Case Study Questions

  1. According to the case study information, how would you classify the severity of D.R. asthma attack?
  2. Name the most common triggers for asthma in any given patients and specify in your answer which ones you consider applied to D.R. on the case study.
  3. Based on your knowledge and your research, please explain the factors that might be the etiology of D.R. being an asthmatic patient.

Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Homeostasis:
Ms. Brown is a 70-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus who has been too ill to get out of bed for 2 days. She has had a severe cough and has been unable to eat or drink during this time. On admission, her laboratory values show the following:

  • Serum ;
  • glucose 412 mg/dL
  • sodium (Na+) 156 mEq/L
  •  potassium (K+) 5.6 mEq/L
  • chloride (Cl–) 115 mEq/L
  • Arterial blood gases (ABGs): pH 7.30; PaCO2 32 mmHg; PaO2 70 mmHg; HCO3– 20 mEq/L

Case Study Questions

  1. Based on Ms. Brown admission’s laboratory values, could you determine what type of water and electrolyte imbalance does she has?
  2. Describe the signs and symptoms to the different types of water imbalance and described clinical manifestation she might exhibit with the potassium level she has.
  3. In the specific case presented which would be the most appropriate treatment for Ms. Brown and why?
  4. What the ABGs from Ms. Brown indicate regarding her acid-base imbalance?
  5. Based on your readings and your research define and describe Anion Gaps and its clinical significance.

Submission Instructions:

  • You must complete both case studies
  • Your initial post should be at least 500 words per case study, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources

the measurement tools of NP performance

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Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to have students research the measurement tools of NP performance.  Through the use of quality patient outcomes. Student will list and discuss three different patient interventions. And how they would specifically measure the outcomes. And h o w these primary care interventions result in improved patient outcomes and cost savings for the practice.  In addition, students will discuss how these interventions result in improved patient ratings.

Activity Learning Outcomes

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

1. Employ strategies to impact the development, implementation. And consequences of holistic healthcare policies using evidence-based practice principles (CO1) 

2. Critically analyze how healthcare systems. And APRN practice are organized and influenced by ethical, legal, economic, and political factors (CO2)

3. Demonstrate professional and personal growth concerning the advocacy role of the advanced practice nursing in fostering policy within diverse healthcare settings (CO3) 

4. Analyze social, historical, ethical. And political contexts of healthcare policies. And advanced practice leadership (CO4) 

5. Advocate for institutional, local, national. And international policies that fosters person-centered healthcare and nursing practice (CO5)

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Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date. And time will receive a deduction of 10% of the total points possible for that assignment for each day the assignment is late. Assignments will be accepted, with penalty as described, up to a maximum of three days late. After which point a zero will be recorded for the assignment. Quizzes and discussions are not considered assignments. And are not part of the late assignment policy

Family Assessment

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This family health assessment is a two-part assignment. The information you gather in the first part of the assignment will be utilized for the second part of the assignment.

  1. Select a family, other than your own. And seek permission from the family to conduct an interview. Utilize the interview questions complied in your interview questionnaire to conduct a family-focused functional assessment.
  2. Document the responses as you conduct the interview. Do not put the family’s name, but utilize initials, the gender of each family member, and their age.

It must include the following:

  • Describe the family structure. Include individuals. And any relevant attributes defining the family composition, race/ethnicity, social class, spirituality, and environment.
  • Summarize the overall health behaviors of the family. Describe the current health of the family.
  • Based on your findings. Describe at least two of the functional health pattern strengths noted in the findings.
  • Discuss three areas in which health problems. Or barriers to health were identified?
  • Your assignment must include an eco-map. And a genogram (LOOK IT UP ON GOOGLE)

Submission Instructions:

750-1000 words in length, excluding the title, abstract and references page.

  •  minimum of 4 current (published from 2017- now)) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work. Journal articles. And books should be referenced according to APA style 7 ed. NO WEBSITES ALLOWED. References must include page numbers. And DOI’s. Please include citation at the end of every paragraph.