The relationship between health practices (diet, exercise and smoking/drinking) and chronic health conditions (diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and overweight).

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Nutrition and Society – The Social Determinants of Health

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Instructions

Write a report that defines and describes the role of the social determinants of health in
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk. Highlight the health inequalities in CVD seen in today’s
society in Australia.
The social determinants to address include:
– Income / socioeconomic status
– Education
– Health service access
– Social support networks
– Physical environment
– Gender
– Culture / ethnicity

Health Policy Issue in Your State

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Instructions

Identify and list your state (xxxxx) and federal representatives and senators. Are any of these representatives involved in, or in a position to influence, a health policy issue that matters to you? (Obesity)

Provide suggestions for an action plan in how you would use this information to engage in effective advocacy.
Have you ever considered running for a political office (No, I dont like politics)?

We need more health care professionals in the legislature! Describe one strategy that leads to a successful campaign and one barrier to running that stands in your way.
What is the difference between advocacy and activism?

How will you, as a nurse scientist or APRN engage in advocacy through a community connection or your professional organization?

Improvement Plan In-Service Presentation

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Instructions

For this assessment, you will develop an 8-14 slide PowerPoint presentation with thorough speaker’s notes designed
for a hypothetical in-service session related to the improvement plan you developed in Assessment 2.
As a practicing professional, you are likely to present educational in-services or training to staff pertaining to quality
improvement (QI) measures of safety improvement interventions. Such in-services and training sessions should be
presented in a creative and innovative manner to hold the audience’s attention and promote knowledge acquisition
and skill application that changes practice for the better. The teaching sessions may include a presentation, audience
participation via simulation or other interactive strategy, audiovisual media, and participant learning evaluation.
The use of in-services and/or training sessions has positive implications for nursing practice by increasing staff
confidence when providing care to specific patient populations. It also allows for a safe and nonthreatening
environment where staff nurses can practice their skills prior to a real patient event. Participation in learning sessions
fosters a team approach, collaboration, patient safety, and greater patient satisfaction rates in the health care
environment (Patel & Wright, 2018).
As you prepare to complete the assessment, consider the impact of in-service training on patient outcomes as well
as practice outcomes for staff nurses. Be sure to support your thoughts on the effectiveness of educating and
training staff to increase the quality of care provided to patients by examining the literature and established best
practices.
You are encouraged to explore the AONE Nurse Executive Competencies Review activity before you develop the
Improvement Plan In-Service Presentation. This activity will help you review your understanding of the AONE Nurse
Executive Competencies—especially those related to competencies relevant to developing an effective training
session and presentation. This is for your own practice and self-assessment, and demonstrates your engagement in
the course.

American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics

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Instructions

Review the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics

Address the questions below in your discussion post this week:

Does the law require you to respond in disaster situations?
Do RNs have a contractual responsibility to respond in disaster situations?
Are you familiar with the laws in California?

propose challenges and possible conflicts that could arise, or present possible ethical situations or scenarios. Help one another find solutions.

Support your answers with evidence from scholarly sources.

Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Processes

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Case Study: Patient CB has a history of strokes. The patient has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Drugs currently prescribed include the following:

• Glipizide 10 mg po daily

• HCTZ 25 mg daily

• Atenolol 25 mg po daily

• Hydralazine 25 mg qid

• Simvastatin 80 mg daily

• Verapamil 180 mg CD daily

Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

• select one the following factors: genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, or behavior factors.

• Explain how the factor you selected might influence the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes in the patient from the above case study.

• Describe how changes in the processes might impact the patient’s recommended drug therapy. Be specific and provide examples.

• Explain how you might improve the patient’s drug therapy plan and explain why you would make these recommended improvements. If possible please use one of the follwing resources.

Some references: Reference:

ACC/ACHA Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/accj/73/24/e285.full.pdf?_ga=2.211926493.853299748.1583090983-768093126.1583090983

Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/accj/71/19/e127.full.pdf?_ga=2.119020992.853299748.1583090983-768093126.1583090983

Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/accj/74/10/e177.full.pdf?_ga=2.120069185.853299748.1583090983-768093126.1583090983

Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/accj/74/1/104.full.pdf?_ga=2.181500014.853299748.1583090983-768093126.1583090983

Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/accj/70/6/776.full.pdf?_ga=2.182392302.853299748.1583090983-768093126.1583090983

Strategies to Enhance Application of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease and Comorbid Conditions http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/accj/64/17/1851.full.pdf?_ga=2.174568939.853299748.1583090983-768093126.1583090983

Effectiveness-Based Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/accj/57/12/1404.full.pdf?_ga=2.214857950.853299748.1583090983-768093126.1583090983

OTHER resources: Rosenthal, L. D., & Burchum, J. R. (2018). Lehne’s pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice providers. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

• Chapter 34, “Review of Hemodynamics” (pp. 335–340)

• Chapter 35, “Diuretics” (pp. 341–349)

• Chapter 36, “Drugs Acting on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System” (pp. 351–362)

• Chapter 37, “Calcium Channel Blockers” (pp. 363–369)

• Chapter 38, “Vasodilators” (pp. 371–373)

• Chapter 39, “Drugs for Hypertension” (pp. 375–388)

• Chapter 40, “Drugs for Heart Failure” (pp. 389–402)

• Chapter 41, “Antidysrhythmic Drugs” (pp. 403–418)

• Chapter 42, “Prophylaxis of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Drugs That Help Normalize Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels” (pp. 419–439)

• Chapter 43, “Drugs for Angina Pectoris” (pp. 441–450)

• Chapter 44, “Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Drugs” (pp. 451–472)

Dementia (Case study)

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Audrey (aged 71) and Edward (aged 74) are a couple who have been married
for nearly fifty years and have a very close relationship. They have lived in the
same home for over 35 of those years and enjoy where they live – although in
recent years there have been many changes in the area, with new subdivisions
being made, many new buildings along with new roads and changes to existing
street configurations.
Dr Susan Saunders has been their general practitioner for the past ten years. Dr
Saunders notes that over that time they have attended routine appointments
together and have enjoyed generally good health, although Audrey has some
mild arthritis in her hips and fingers. Today, Edward has made an appointment
to see Dr Saunders without Audrey present. He tells Dr Saunders that he is
worried about Audrey’s memory. During the last month, Audrey has misplaced
her car keys three times (although on each occasion she did find them a short
time later). Having recently watched a documentary about dementia, Edward is
very worried that Audrey might have dementia. He has thus been watching her
closely for any other possible signs of dementia, and a couple of events have
added to his concerns.
Edward explains that last week Audrey walked into their lounge room, and
completely forgot what she had gone in there for. She retraced her steps
however, and remembered she was going into the lounge room to get her
reading glasses. Edward added that during a recent cleaning spree, they had
rearranged the items in the kitchen cupboards. A couple of days later when
making a cup of tea, Audrey forgot that the cups had been moved, and she went
to the wrong cupboard to get them. Although she immediately realised what she
had done, laughed about it, and quickly went to the correct cupboard, this
incident just added to his concerns.
Dr Saunders asks if they have noticed other changes. For example, has Audrey
had any new health issues? Is she managing her daily activities and chores?
Edward confirms that Audrey has not had any recent illnesses or medication
changes, is still participating in all her regular activities including driving her car,
going out with their friends to play golf and, as usual, continues to share all the
cooking, gardening, and housework duties with Edward. She has also been very
busy planning and organising a trip to Europe to see friends in Germany and
Croatia. Edward tells Dr Saunders that Audrey has always enjoyed organising
their holidays away and on this occasion she seems to be managing it well.
Edward also tells the doctor about one odd incident that happened about six
months ago – he tells the doctor that Audrey was driving home from a friend’s
house and became disoriented and could not remember how to get home on this
usually familiar route. He said that Audrey pulled over and rang him on her
mobile phone to tell him that she could not remember the way home, but after
they spoke for a couple of minutes she suddenly said that she had just
remembered the route and would be home shortly. She then made it safely
home without further incident. Otherwise, apart from the memory issues
mentioned earlier, Edward says there have been no other concerns or issues
worrying them.

Relationship between health practices and chronic health conditions

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Relationship between health practices (diet, exercise and smoking/drinking) and chronic health conditions (diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and overweight).

Required:

Reserach Proposal (30 pages, APA Style)

Explain what kind of marketing approach this is.

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Discussion thread:Dont forget reference from course author(Eric N.Berkowitz) at leat one .(HA
525 Marketing Management for Health Care Professionals 202003SPIIOL OL-B ).
Marketer Y is a highly motivated employee who was hired as an outreach marketer for a physical
therapy practice. He is keen on getting results quickly. His role is to get patient referrals from
orthopedic specialists in the surrounding area. The scope of his work consists of daily visits to
doctors’ offices highlighting the key selling points and uniqueness of the physical therapy
practice and the referral process.
Marketer Y continuously brings expensive gifts to offer to the doctor’s office staff, who always
refuse his gestures of kindness.
Explain what kind of marketing approach this is. Justify your answer with examples or evidence
from the readings, presentations, or your own research.

Diabetes among Americans Ethnic Communities

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Directions:
You should address each bullet point in the exercise you select.
Your work should have in-text citations integrating at a minimum one scholarly article from this
week’s readings and course textbook.
APA format should be utilized to include a reference list.
Correct grammar, spelling, and APA should be adhered to when writing, work should be scholarly
without personalization or first-person use.
Respond with a minimum of two (2) paragraphs of 4-5 sentences each.

Exercise 2.5
Diabetes affects a growing number of Americans. You have been invited to join a collaborative of
community agencies interested in tackling diabetes from a community perspective.
•What resources will you use to identify different outcomes related to diabetes?
•What outcomes related to diabetes are of most interest to community members?
•How will you compare the outcomes you select to monitor at the local level with state and
national outcomes?
Use this reference from reading –
“ The number of American adults treated for DM more than doubled between 1996 and 2007
(from about 9 to 19 million)”.
In – text citation – Reference: Curley, L. A., & Vitale, A. P. (2016). Population-based nursing:
Concepts and competencies for advanced practice (2 nd ed.). New York; NY, Springer Publishing
Company.