Demographics trends in population shifts and changing healthcare needs

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Description You have been requested to present trends in population shifts and changing healthcare needs to your Board of Directors. Create a slide presentation that illustrates the demographic trends in your area (New Jersey State & choose any city/town in New Jersey) over the past 20 years. Incorporate age, economics, education, longevity, and ethnicity/race diversity. Explain how these changes or the lack of change may influence the approach to the development of integrated population health programs in your community. Recommend at least one change to improve health services to your current and projected population. The PowerPoint presentation should be no more than 8-10 slides of content (not counting title or reference slides), and a minimum of 3 resources are required. Students are to add speaker’s notes and narrate presentation on each slide.

Breast Cancer Research Report

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The chances of developing cancer are fairly high, and cancer is very much a current real world issue. Almost everyone has been affected by cancer in some way or knows someone who has been. This research report will have you explore the type of cancer you selected in Unit III. Your research report should accomplish the following: Introduce the paper’s purpose, including background information on what cancer is and a summary of the main points. Describe the type of cancer you selected. Describe the diagnosis: symptoms, diagnosis, staging, and prognosis.

Discuss treatment options, including medicines/alternative treatments. Discuss causes/risk factors. Include the incidence rate or statistics. Explain the resources you would use if you or someone you knew had this type of cancer. Discuss what you can do to help the fight against cancer. Include any other interesting facts. Your research report should be at least three full pages in length and include an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. You are required to cite at least two peer-reviewed sources and two additional sources of your own choosing, for a minimum of four sources.

You are encouraged to use the references from the Unit III annotated bibliography assignment, but it is not a requirement. Be sure to include a separate title page and reference page. Title and reference pages do not count towards the minimum page requirement. An abstract is not required. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations following APA style guidelines.

INVESTIGATION – Diverting controlled substances

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You are contacted to investigate the suspicion that a nurse is diverting controlled substances.

The suspicious behavior was reported by two coworkers who consistently work with “Nurse A”. Their suspicions are based on the fact that “Nurse A” seems to be accessing the ADC an excessive amount and removing controlled substances compared to the rest of the nurses. “Nurse A” also seldom asks for a witness to waste controlled substances (per protocol, all controlled substance waste must be witnessed in the ADC with another nurse, which generates an electronic record of the waste transaction).

You have access to run reports at the ADC level and on the EMR. Why is the ADC and the EMR interface so important in this situation to assist with investigating the waste concern brought up by “Nurse A’s” coworkers? Think about usage patterns of controlled substances on “Nurse A’s” patient care unit. What information would you want in a report to compare “Nurse A” to all other nursing personnel that work on the patient care unit? Another piece of the investigation involves ensuring the controlled substance counts and handling are correct from the point at which the nurse initially access’ the controlled substances in the ADC.

How will closed loop automation assist you in tracking the chain of custody of controlled substances from the point it leaves the pharmacy to the point it reaches the patient care unit? Describe any additional information that you think would be helpful to investigate a suspected diversion issue.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

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Introduction: Workplace injuries are inevitable; however, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed the Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) to assist employers in identifying, correcting, and improving workplace safety. -Evaluate the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) and provide a brief synopsis of your findings. -Explain whether or not your state is mandated to have an Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). -Analyze the IIPP model for California (pros and cons). -Justify your view on whether or not the IIPP program is simple to implement and manage based on the California Model, will benefit your organization, and will reduce injuries in the workplace.

Electronic cigarettes are damaging to health and so should be banned

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Harvard style referencing (at least 12 references) Intro, 5 main body, conclusion strong thesis statement what are electronic cigarettes how do they work composition of the e-liquid in it effect of e-liquid on users effects of other stuff like battery or something else show term effects on users longterm effects on user( still there is no long term studies on it, but mention it) effects on bystanders statistics statistics on countries that banned electronic cigarettes convince the reader why they should be banned strong conclusion also include other stuff than mentioned above

Understanding Communicable Disease from a Population-Based Health Perspective

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Objectives • Analyze the rise of chronic disease in developing countries • Analyze the resurgence of infectious disease in developing countries • Summarize the effects of chronic and infectious diseases on population-based health in the United States Assignment Overview In this written assignment, you will learn about chronic and communicable (infectious) disease rates in developing countries as compared to developed countries and the relationship to population-based nursing. Deliverables 1. A two- to three-page (500- to 750-word) paper a. Read the data set handouts. Read the following data sets provided by the World Health Organization. • Indonesia (developing country) • Guatemala (developing country) • United States (developed country) • France (developed country) b. Review the data sets. Each data set provides a profile of a country’s risk factors for, and incidence of, various chronic diseases. Information about the country’s ability to respond to chronic disease is outlined. Some information about communicable (infectious) disease rates is also presented. Note that the acronym NCD on the data set documents stands for noncommunicable disease; another term for chronic diseases. c. Summarize your findings. Write a two- to three-page paper that: • Compares and contrasts the following aspects of each data set: o Percent of NCD deaths (see pie charts) o Percent of deaths attributed to communicable (infectious) disease and maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions (see pie charts) o The significance of trends for blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), blood glucose, and cholesterol levels o The capacity of the country to respond to NCDs • Discusses three key messages from your review of the data sets that relate to population-based nursing and: o The incidence of chronic disease in developing countries versus developed countries o The incidence of communicable disease in developing countries versus developed countries o The impact of chronic and communicable disease in developing countries as compared to developed countries

The healthcare policy concern and solution

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1-Overview of the healthcare policy concern and solution: This section provides a concise but comprehensive overview of the healthcare policy as well as the solution. Required content includes: Identification of the healthcare policy Identification of the student identified solution Relevance to the community or population group 2-Identification of communication techniques: This section requires the delineation of communication techniques useful to the upcoming presentation to the selected elected official. Required content includes: Identification of the selected elected official and position Rationale for the selection Identification of 4 (four) beneficial communication/presentation techniques Providing scholarly resources that support the use of the identified communication techniques 3-Self-evaluation of video presentation: This section provides an opportunity for self-evaluation of the video recording. The student must self-evaluate oneself in each major content area by identifying one positive and one area to improve (i.e. content, method of delivery, and style of delivery): Content: Introduction of self Presentation of healthcare policy concern Presentation of student identified solution to the healthcare policy concern Summary Information is relevant to healthcare concern and its solution Method of Delivery: Effective opening Stayed connected to audience Grammar was correct Style of Delivery: Eye contact Voice clarity Gestures Appearance 4-Conclusion: This section requires a summary of the key points from the video and paper assignment.

Elder adults interview

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Interview and Paper/ 6 hours For this assignment, you will conduct a brief interview with an elder and write a 3-4 page, double spaced, APA format, typed paper to describe this elder’s perspectives of aging.

Use the points below to help you prepare your paper. Interview a cognitively intact elderly person. This person must be 65 or older and may be a client, friend, neighbor, parent, grandparent, or other elder family member.

Obtain permission for the interview, which should last no more than 30-45 minutes.

Ask the elder to describe different factors and experiences which they feel shaped their life, lifestyle, and attitudes towards aging and health.

While you are free to develop your own questions and/or direction of the interview, keep the following points in mind throughout the interview, and address each point in your paper. Enjoy your time with your elderly interviewee!

1. Describe any important points in history that made an impact on your life, lifestyle, and/or health.

How did they impact you? Which was probably the most important to you? (NOTE: these could be historical, religious, cultural political, personal, financial, spiritual, etc.)

2. How do you define health? Has this definition changed over the years? If so, how?

3. Describe your current health beliefs/practices. Are they the same as those of your parents, elders, or culture? If different, describe how they are different and what may have influenced the change(s).

4. How do you define “elderly?” Has this definition changed over the years? If so, how? Is there a certain age at which one becomes elderly, or is it a state of health, mind, attitude, etc.?

5. When you were younger, you probably had some expectations about growing older. Please describe them. Have these expectations been met, or has your experience been different? If different, describe.

* Note to Student (NOT AN INTERVIEW QUESTION): also include in your paper the thoughts, feelings, comfort level, etc. that you experienced while spending time with this elder. Have any of YOUR opinions, attitudes, etc., about the elderly changed??

Explain the concepts principles and characteristics of effective health care leadership

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Draft a proposal of 4–5 pages for the development of an interprofessional team to address a problem in delivering safe, high-quality health care. Read each portion of the assessment carefully and see if the suggested resources can help you complete it. Effective interprofessional collaboration is an essential strategy for health care leaders in delivering safe, high-quality health care and reducing costs. The ability to establish effective professional relationships among internal and external resources is the foundation of collaboration (Lawson, 2004). This assessment provides an opportunity to consider the practical value and implementation of a collaborative strategy in your professional practice or area of interest. By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: Competency 1: Explain the concepts, principles, and characteristics of effective health care leadership. Analyze the factors contributing to a problematic health care issue. Competency 2: Explain the role of health care leaders in facilitating interprofessional collaboration. Explain the need for interprofessional collaboration to improve the quality and safety of health care in specific instances. Assess the effectiveness of a particular leadership approach in building and maintaining interprofessional collaborative relationships. Develop a collaborative plan for improving the quality and safety of health care in specific instances. Determine the leader’s role in implementing collaborative health care improvement projects. Competency 4: Determine the influence of the practitioner-scholar role on professional practice and leadership development. Determine how the practitioner-scholar model might be applied in resolving a particular health care issue. Competency 5: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards. Develop a strategy for communicating the progress of interprofessional teams to organizational leaders. Write coherently to support a central idea, using correct grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting. Reference Lawson, H. (2004). The logic of collaboration in education and the human services. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 18(3), 225–237. Preparation Health care leaders often find that resolving a problem in delivering safe, high-quality health care requires the combined effort of a number of agencies, departments, and individuals. For this assessment, identify a quality-related situation or problem relevant to your professional practice or area of interest that requires the collaborative effort of several departments and individuals to resolve. You will assume the role of team leader and draft a proposal for the organization’s executive leadership that outlines why this interprofessional team is necessary, who should take part in the collaboration, how the team will function, and how progress will be reported. A project proposal should identify the situation or problem, identify the causes or contributing factors, present a plan of action, provide details about the plan, and provide reasons why the plan should be undertaken. Note: Remember, you can submit all or a portion of your draft to Smarthinking for feedback before you submit the final version of your proposal for this assessment. However, be mindful of the turnaround time for receiving feedback if you plan on using this free service.

HEALTH STATISTICS

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In this assignment, you will establish the foundation for measles intervention and prevention activities for the intended population in your area. You will apply what you have learned about Public Health, Epidemiology, and Health Statistics. Identify a prevalent immigrant population in your county/state. Describe demographic information (i.e., size of the population, educational level, family size, income, etc.) of the selected group within your county/state. Summarize communicable diseases that affect the population at a disproportionate rate. Provide a literature review of studies that targeted your selected population for communicable disease interventions/programs.