Explain the main goals of a TB infection control program

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Tuberculosis

M. tuberculosis can be transmitted in virtually any setting. Clinicians should be aware that transmission has been documented in healthcare settings where healthcare workers and patients come in contact with persons with infection. • Describe the factors that determine the infectiousness of a tuberculosis (TB) patient; • Explain the main goals of a TB infection control program; • Discuss the three levels of an effective TB infection control program; • Explain the purpose and the characteristics of a TB airborne infection isolation room; and • Describe the circumstances when respirators and surgical masks should be used. Assignment Requirements: Before finalizing your work, you should: be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above); consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and Utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors. Your writing Assignment should: follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.); be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful; display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and use APA 6th Edition format as outlined in the APA Progression Ladder. How to Submit: Submit your Assignment to the unit Dropbox before midnight on the last day of the unit.

Medication Barcode Scanning

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Submit your final project for the course, a patient safety presentation that evaluates an information management strategy in place (ideally in your current or former workplace) to determine if it improves patient safety and patient outcomes. You have completed the background support in the first three milestones of this project. Incorporate instructor feedback from those milestones and submit your presentation by the end of Module Seven. For additional details, please refer to the: https://learn.snhu.edu/d2l/lor/viewer/viewFile.d2lfile/229269/14257,1/ documen

Quality Improvement Project – Medication Safety

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Those of you who undertook NSG2104 in Semester 1 will remember you were required to conduct a literature review based on one of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. Taking the Health Services Standard you selected, you are now required to develop a quality improvement project based on the Health Services Standard you addressed previously. The content of the proposal will include: the background of the project; statement of the problem; significance or importance of the problem; a brief review of related literature; the premise of the project; the aim of your QI project, assumptions, definitions and measurements; outline of the project procedure and the use of appropriate improvement approach (PDSA for example); how findings might be disseminated. See the suggested framework (below) for how you might present your proposal. All the references are to be put in using End note. Follow the attached assignment framework strictly.

Trends Issues and Opportunities in Home Health Care

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Trends, Issues and Opportunities in Home Health Care

 

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Assignment: Read the following case study and submit a 1300 – 1500 word paper that addresses the case study and the questions at the end of the case 5 study. Include 4 citations NOT OLDER THAN YEARS OLD. Include the text below of Clark (2015) in the citations. APA formatting required. Mr. B. is an 83 year old male referred to home health services following a hospital admission for congestive heart failure. His payor source is Medicare (traditional). He lives alone and indicates he does not have sufficient financial resources to afford private-pay in home supportive care. His daughter, who lives in the neighboring county about 30 miles away, has offered her father to move in with her – he has refused and she is not “forcing the issue”. Mr. B. is also not open to discussing moving to an assisted living environment. This is his third hospital admission for the same problem over the last 12 months and his second admission to a home health agency. He was discharged from the previous home health agency 6 weeks ago. Physician orders are for the home health agency to provide skilled nursing for assessment of his cardiac condition and to teach him about his care and medication regime. Physical therapy has been ordered to establish a home exercise program. Home health aide services have been ordered 3 times a week to assist Mr. B. with his personal care needs. By the end of the third week of service, it is clear to the RN Case Manager that Mr. B. is not making progress to the established goals. She reports during case conference that he is not a good candidate for teaching because of intermittent confusion and forgetfulness. According to the nurse, no matter what she has tried to teach him and regardless of the aids she has used, Mr. B. continues to take is medication incorrectly. She states, “I know he needs services, but I am not sure that he is in the right environment. I am concerned about Mr. B. – I am not sure why his daughter won’t just step up and put her foot down.” The physical therapist reports at case conference that the “client lacks motivation”. The home exercise program has been established with Mr. B.; however, he does not complete the exercises between therapy visits. An improvement in his personal hygiene has been noted with the Home Health Aide (HHA) services. The HHA has also been successful in decluttering his living space. The HHA reports that she is concerned that he is not eating regular meals. This situation offers an ethical challenge to the professional caregivers and to the agency for which they work. Discuss how you would handle this ethical dilemma. Address the following questions as a part of your response: 1. What are your concerns about this case? 2. How does the RN Case Manager meet her ethical responsibilities to the patient and to the organization? 3. What is the best plan of action to ensure the client’s safety and well-being? 4. What are realistic outcomes and goals for this client? 5. Who will provide the ongoing care needs required by this client? Goals After completing this module, you will be able to do the following: Identify trends, issues, and opportunities influencing the provision of home health care services. Explain how pay for quality performance initiatives are influencing home health care delivery. Explore the ethical challenges faced by professional caregivers in community-based care. Overview We plan to examine the present state of the home health care industry and examine future trends and opportunities. Just as other segments of the health care industry have been impacted by health care reform, the home health industry is no different – provider organizations have been challenged by the changing reimbursement landscape and more often than not, are having to “do more with less”. As a result, it is imperative to examine productivity and efficiency while simultaneously looking to enhance patient outcomes. The prudent home health care administrator is constantly surveying the horizon and must be vigilant to ensure that his/her agency remains viable in the face of industry challenges. However, one cannot focus only on the challenges; he/she must look to the future and position the agency to be a leader in the provision of quality services that patients and their families expect. Future trends and opportunities for the home health care industry include, but are not limited to : Partnerships with other providers in the provision of quality care that enhances patient outcomes. Pay for quality performance initiatives. Demographics of an aging population. Use of technology in the provision of home health care services. Research opportunities in home health care. Home health nurses cannot be passive participants in their practice environment, but instead should seize the opportunity to lead the organization to new levels. Ethical dilemmas present themselves in the home care setting just as they do in any other health care setting. The home health care nurse must be comfortable with navigating these situations so that patient’s desires can be respected and care can be provided within professional boundaries. Learning Materials Chapter 13 – Clark, M. (2015). Population and community health nursing (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. Case Management Society of America’s Standards of Practice for Case Management (2016). Pay for Performance Demonstration Home Health Star Ratings HHC Star Ratings (46 minutes)

Hv3 systolic heart failure

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The references are given with the assessment instructions. I need NMBA and NSQHS refences. And the heart foundation reference. All information and sources are under an assessment tab 1 in my student portal. It can be accessed through VUWS – pls ask support team for login info . I give permission for you to go into my student portal and access any information for this subject assessment 1 for Health Variations 3 Assessmen

In women diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroidism at the realization of pregnancy does treatment with levothyroxine for TSH greater than 2.5mlU/L reduces the risk of spontaneous abortion within the first trimester

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Provide a written narrative covering the following items: Please label each week 6-10 and write on each week individually. (1) Bullet points providing an overview of clinical or scholarly activities during the reporting time period (Weeks 1–5). (2) Commentary and evidence (examples) of progress toward achieving specific course objectives. (3) Reflections that include thoughts, feelings, and correlation to the University Five Pillars of Nursing (professionalism, critical thinking, holism, communication, and caring) on the overall experience and correlate to The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice. The essentials that correlates mostly with my project are these 3 below: (1) Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice (2) Essential VI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes (3) Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving the Nation’s Health Refer to the website for the DNP essentials details: https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/42/Publications/DNPEssentials.pdf

Research question: In women diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroidism at the realization of pregnancy, does treatment with levothyroxine for TSH greater than 2.5mlU/L reduces the risk of spontaneous abortion within the first trimester? Please just generalized the experiences eg. Going through patient charts, researching different studies related to my topic. Mention how helpful my mentor has been with guidance and IRB application.

What is the effect of using correct hand hygiene procedures to reduce the risk of hospital acquired infections in patients

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TASK: Critically justify the application of the EBP process in a practice situation and the rationale for why a nurse would need to know the answer to the chosen question.

My chosen question is “What is the effect of using correct hand hygiene procedures to reduce the risk of hospital acquired infections in patients?”

In your justification, consider the following: o support your discussion with current literature (in-text references) on EBP o think about health and safety and clinical practice o remember at this point you are not answering the question, you are just informing the reader of the importance of answering the question for clinical practice.

• Develop a search strategy to then systematically search the relevant nursing databases for articles to answer your answerable question. • Report your systematic search narratively. You can support your narrative report with a table- a logic grid of search terms will be good idea.

• Refer to the unit material to ensure that your report covers all elements of the systematic search (keywords, alternative keywords, databases, limits, hits).

• Make sure that you narrow your search to 10 articles that are relevant to your answerable question.

• In your report, it is required to outline how you narrowed your search. Many students in my cohort have found this task confusing, I have attached a form titled ‘Replies to students queries’ where our lecturer clears up confusions many students have around the structure of this assignment.

It has been stated to us that it is important to know that this assignment is not about answering the question, but about the justification of the Evidence Based Practice process, breaking down the question using PIO or PICO, and narrating how we came to find the articles

Report detailing how to tackle an identified health issue affecting a specific group or community

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a 4000 word report detailing how to tackle an identified health issue affecting a specific group or community.

The health issue is CVD and the group is Black and Ethnic Minorities in London. What needs to change [determinant/behaviour] that are the major risk factors are Poor Dieting and Lack of Exercise. This exactly the same case in the sample essay I have attached however the health issue there is diabetes among Asians in East London.

The interventions are Socio-Ecological Behaviour Model and Logical Model. The Report should include Ethical Considerations and set out action plan. This work is part of a presentation attached where there is a slide with a graph of all London regions clearly indicating the health inequalities to articulate the health issue. all red bars are regions where BME communities live. The report should borrow heavily from Department of Health’s ‘CVD Outcome Strategy’ and ‘NHS Health Checks in tackling CVD among BME in Glasgow’.

Early assessment for health-related concerns i.e. depression in teenagers; suicide prevention for the elderly

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Assignment Requirements Criteria for Content Review literature or reflect on an experience that is related to common concepts and topics specific to the nurse practitioner track. Reflect on an area of passion that facilitated your track selection. Identify a common practice issue/concern related to nurse practitioner practice.  Be sure to provide speaker’s notes for all slides except the title and reference slides. List of Possible Topics (Links to an external site.) Creating a Professional Presentation (Links to an external site.) In a PowerPoint Presentation, address the following: Introduction to presentation Explain the importance of master’s-prepared nurses engaging in scholarship related to nursing practice and profession. Discuss a model for developing an evidence-based project (The John’s Hopkins or Advancing Research and Clinical Practice through Close Collaboration (ARCC) Models are possible options or you may select another model you find in the literature). 2. Include illustration (diagram) of model Introduce general area of interest related to nurse practitioner practice 3. Discuss what is known about the concept or topic 4. Provide common themes, ideas, or facts found in literature Identify a specific common issue/concern related to your general area of interest. Provide a recommendation for positive change related to the identified issue/concern. Consider factors that might influence the recommended change 5. Identify at least two (2) internal factors that have the potential to influence the change.  6. Identify at least two (2) external factors that have the potential to influence the change. 7. Identify two (2) NONPF Competencies that address or support an evidence-based project related to your area of interest. 8. Conclusion to presentation 9. Provide references  Preparing the paper Submission Requirements Application: Use Microsoft Power Point™ to create the PowerPoint presentation.  Length: The PowerPoint presentation must be 12 total slides (excluding title and reference slides).   Speaker notes are used and include in-text citations when applicable. A minimum of four (4) scholarly literature references must be used. Submission: Submit your file: Last name_First initial_Wk5Assessment_Area of Interest.  Best Practices in Preparing the Project The following are best practices in preparing this project: Review directions thoroughly. Follow submission requirements. Make sure all elements on the grading rubric are included. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing. Review the Creating a Professional Presentation located in Program Resources. Ideas and information that come from scholarly literature must be cited and referenced correctly. A minimum of four (4) scholarly literature references must be used Abide by CCN academic integrity policy.

Executive summary: Wound care for SNF/long term care facilities

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In this assignment, you will propose a quality improvement initiative from your place of employment that could easily be implemented if approved( WOUND CARE FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITY). Assume you are presenting this program to the board for approval of funding. Write an executive summary (750-1,000 words) to present to the board, from which the board will make its decision to fund your program or project. Include the following: The purpose of the quality improvement initiative. The target population or audience. The benefits of the quality improvement initiative. The interprofessional collaboration that would be required to implement the quality improvement initiative. The cost or budget justification. The basis upon which the quality improvement initiative will be evaluated.