Assessment 1 Identifying a Local Health Care Economic Issue Assignmemt 1 Write a brief 2-3 page report about a health care economic issue that you have identified. Address the reasons why you selected the issue you did; identify how this issue impacts the work of you, your colleagues, and your organization; and describe the gap that you see contributing to this issue. Collapse All Introduction Note: Each assessment in this course builds upon the work you have completed in previous assessments. Therefore, you must complete the assessments in the order in which they are presented. Health care economics has the potential to affect each of us either personally or professionally. This impact can be viewed from a health economics point-of-view (where we discuss the value of health care and its efficiency), or it can examine how health care is financed (focus on how health care is funded). Health economics and health care funding have the potential to influence health care outcomes in a variety of ways. As you move through this course, you will work toward developing a potential solution for a health care issue within your current or desired health care system. The goal of this assessment is to identify an economic health care issue that you will address throughout the course. Context and Background Health care economics has the potential to affect each of us either personally or professionally. This impact can be viewed from a health economics point-of-view (where we discuss the value of health care and its efficiency) or it can examine how health care is financed (focus on how health care is funded). Health economics and health care funding have the potential to influence health care outcomes in a variety of ways. The bulleted list below outlines topics and health care issues that many institutions encounter. Organizations often have to implement strategies or initiatives to resolve or improve these issues and create positive patient and institution outcomes.

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Assessment 1 Instructions: Evidence-Based Patient-Centered ... 15/07/2023, 21:07 Course Navigation  Tutorials Support Log Out Shawn Dwight 11115555 Michelle Dykes Ashadah Austin   FACULTY COACH Assessment 1 Instructions: Evidence-Based Patient-Centered Needs Assessment For this assessment, you...

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A Discussion On Acculturation into The Nursing Practice Student Name: Course: Institute: Professors Name Acculturation Acculturation is the technique through which an individual or community from one culture adopts the values and behaviors of different cultures while remaining true to their tradition (Schwartz & Unger, 2017). This is usually the prevailing culture of the geographical place one inhabits or the community to which one belongs. My Experience with Acculturation My acculturation to the culture of the nursing practice as a graduating student was difficult. The profession of nursing entails caring for individuals from various backgrounds (Schwartz & Unger, 2017). We must guarantee that everybody receives quality and sustainable health services irrespective of race. The care we offer as nurses must also accommodate the patient’s background (Schwartz & Unger, 2017). Also, I had to adjust to accommodate language barriers from various patients that needed medical services. Since the majority were not native speakers of the English language, their communication was sometimes way off, and it required that I be very keen when recording patients’ subjective data. Also, I was prepared to provide the best care with the knowledge I gained from nursing school during my transition. On the first day of the practice, I was welcomed by a preceptor who oriented me into the nursing realm. As she showed me around, she informed me that I should be prepared to handle a wide range of patients from differing backgrounds. As a result, I was psychologically prepared to be a patient advocate that offers health services to the patients concerning their ethnic background. Additionally, I found very friendly nurses ready to help me merge with the nursing profession. They introduced me to the practice procedures and taught me various techniques to perform different tasks with ease and effectively. Furthermore, I was confronted with uncertainty due to the demanding nature of my employment. In unforeseen moments, I lacked assertiveness. There was pressure to go from a classroom setting to a professional setting with significant tasks and nursing obligations for patients. I also struggled because I feared being judged negatively by more seasoned coworkers. This concern led to communications inadequacies. I could not speak with coworkers or other healthcare team members.

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Assessment 3 Instructions: Nurse Educator Philosophy Statement... 19/07/2023, 16:11 Course Navigation  Tutorials Support Log Out Shawn Dwight 2244 Marylee Bressie Ashadah Austin   FACULTY COACH Assessment 3 Instructions: Nurse Educator Philosophy Statement Write a 3-5 page nurse educator...

Assessment 1 Instructions: Vila Health: Educational Technology Needs Assessment Conduct an educational technology needs assessment for your current workplace setting or another health care setting you are familiar with and interested in. Document the results of your needs assessment in a 4page report. Introduction Note: Each assessment in this course builds upon the work you have completed in previous assessments. Therefore, complete the assessments in the order in which they are presented. As thoughtful stewards of organizational resources, nurse educators must be able to determine whether new educational technology, upgrades to existing technology, or changes in current technology use will help to close performance gaps, improve patient outcomes, and yield measurable benefits for nursing staff and the organization at large. A comprehensive needs assessment distinguishes needs from wants, compares the current state with the desired state, and enables sound decision making. This assessment provides an opportunity for you to assess the need for changes in existing educational technology, or the current use of that technology, to improve nursing education in a setting of your choice. Note: Complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented. Preparation Workplace Setting and Educational Context You may choose your current workplace setting or another health care setting you are familiar with and interested in as the context for this assessment and all subsequent assessments. Also, in your selected setting, choose the educational context within which the technology is being used: Academic. Clinical (on the job). Continuing professional education. As you work through each assessment in this course, imagine yourself as the director of nursing education or fulfilling a similar role in your organization. In your capacity as director, you are aware that several organizational training initiatives and ongoing educational programs have not met expectations. You suspect that part of the reason for this can be attributed to the ineffective use of existing educational technologies, and in some cases, the lack of appropriate tools and technology. Consequently, you have decided to conduct a needs assessment to determine what changes in existing technologies, or their use, you might propose to executive leaders that would have a positive impact on current nursing processes, staff performance, and patient outcomes.

Assessment 1 Instructions: Assessing the Problem: Leadership, Collaboration, Communication, Change Management, and Policy Considerations

J.D. is a 37 years old white woman who presents to her gynecologist complaining of a 2-month history of intermenstrual bleeding, menorrhagia, increased urinary frequency, mild incontinence, extreme fatigue, and weakness. Her menstrual period occurs every 28 days and lately there have been 6 days of heavy flow and cramping. She denies abdominal distension, back-ache, and constipation. She has not had her usual energy levels since before her last pregnancy.

Psychiatric SOAP Note Template Encounter date: ________________________ Patient Initials: ______ Gender: M/F/Transgender ____ Age: _____ Race: _____ Ethnicity ____ Reason for Seeking Health Care: ______________________________________________ HPI:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SI/HI: _______________________________________________________________________________ Sleep:  _________________________________________         Appetite:  ________________________ Allergies(Drug/Food/Latex/Environmental/Herbal): ___________________________________ Current perception of Health: Excellent Good Fair Poor Psychiatric History: Inpatient hospitalizations: Outpatient psychiatric treatment: Detox/Inpatient substance treatment: History of suicide attempts and/or self injurious behaviors: ____________________________________ Past Medical History Major/Chronic Illnesses____________________________________________________ Trauma/Injury ___________________________________________________________ Hospitalizations __________________________________________________________ Past Surgical History___________________________________________________________ Current psychotropic medications:  _________________________________________ ________________________________ _________________________________________ ________________________________ _________________________________________ ________________________________ Current prescription medications:  _________________________________________ ________________________________ _________________________________________ ________________________________ _________________________________________ ________________________________ OTC/Nutritionals/Herbal/Complementary therapy: _________________________________________ ________________________________ _________________________________________ ________________________________ Substance use: (alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, caffeine, cigarettes) Family Psychiatric History: _____________________________________________________ Social History Lives: Single family House/Condo/ with stairs: ___________ Marital Status:________ Education:____________________________ Employment Status: ______ Current/Previous occupation type: _________________ Exposure to: ___Smoke____ ETOH ____Recreational Drug Use: __________________ Sexual Orientation: _______ Sexual Activity: ____ Contraception Use: ____________ Family Composition: Family/Mother/Father/Alone: _____________________________ Other: (Place of birth, childhood hx, legal, living situations, hobbies, abuse hx, trauma, violence, social network, marital hx):_________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Health Maintenance Screening Tests: Mammogram, PSA, Colonoscopy, Pap Smear, Etc _____ Exposures: Immunization HX: Review of Systems: General: HEENT: Neck: Lungs: Cardiovascular: Breast: GI: Male/female genital: GU: Neuro: Musculoskeletal: Activity & Exercise: Psychosocial: Derm: Nutrition: Sleep/Rest: LMP: STI Hx: Physical Exam BP________TPR_____ HR: _____ RR: ____Ht. _____ Wt. ______ BMI (percentile) _____ General: HEENT: Neck: Pulmonary: Cardiovascular: Breast: GI: Male/female genital: GU: Neuro: Musculoskeletal: Derm: Psychosocial: Misc. Mental Status Exam Appearance: Behavior: Speech: Mood: Affect: Thought Content: Thought Process: Cognition/Intelligence: Clinical Insight: Clinical Judgment: Plan: Differential Diagnoses 1. 2. Principal Diagnoses 1. 2. Plan Diagnosis #1 Diagnostic Testing/Screening: Pharmacological Treatment: Non-Pharmacological Treatment: Education: Referrals:

Module 1 Discussion Name Affiliation Course Instructor Due date Module 1 Discussion Relationship between Mental Illness and Religion There are many facets and complex interactions between mental illness and religion. Understanding that there is no inherent conflict between mental illness and religious beliefs is crucial. How they interact varies widely based on personal experiences and cultural settings. The 44-year-old white Australian man's mental health problems and religious views are related to his belief that he was possessed by a spirit following his use of an Ouija board. His early use of the Ouija board, a device frequently connected to spiritual or paranormal activities, perhaps contributed to the onset of his delusions. His conviction that a spirit had taken over and was living inside him is in line with the signs of a mental illness, especially a delusional disease. This situation is not unusual since people struggling with mental health disorders often view what they are going through via the prism of their spiritual or religious beliefs. In this instance, the man's ability to understand his experiences from a religious perspective, despite his nonreligious upbringing, illustrates how flexible the relationship between mental illness and religion can be. Another facet of the relationship between mental illness and religion is illustrated by the man's decision to endure two exorcisms and seek assistance from a local church. Rituals and practices for dealing with alleged spiritual or demonic forces are included in many religious and spiritual traditions, and they can provide consolation to people going through upsetting symptoms (Cook, 2021). It is important to understand that although some might find that religious or spiritual support helps, it cannot replace evidence-based mental health care. The fact that the exorcisms, in this instance, were unable to relieve the man's symptoms emphasizes how crucial it is to receive the proper psychiatric evaluation and treatment.

DO CASE STUDY 3 THROUGHOUT ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT Module 1 Discussion No unread replies.No replies.     Religious, Cultural, Spiritual Beliefs, History Taking, Physical Exam, & Documentation Strategies  For this Discussion, you will take on the role of a clinician who is building a health history for one of the following cases. Your instructor will assign you your case number.  Answer the following questions. Please be specific and relate your questions to your specific case (s). Assignments per case study are below. What are the barriers to interpersonal communication? What are the procedures and examination techniques that you will use during the physical exam of your patient? Describe the Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Planning (S.O.A.P.) approach for documenting patient data and explain what they are. Submission Instructions: You have been assigned your case number (See Announcement), and you will post about the case number you have been assigned. You will reply to your peers who have posted on the other two case studies (One of each). Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in the current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources other than your textbook. Your initial post is worth 8 points. You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Use at least 1 academic source for each response to your peers other than your textbook. Your reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response).  All replies must be constructive and literature must be used accordingly. Your replies must be at least 150 words each. Please post your initial response by 11:59 PM ET Thursday, and comment on the posts of two classmates by 11:59 PM ET Sunday. You can expect feedback from the instructor within 48 to 72 hours from the Sunday due date.

Assessment 2 Instructions: Applying Research Skills – ... 07/03/2023, 21:34 Course Navigation  Tutorials Support Log Out Elisha Cochran Trilla Mays Stephanie Guernsey   FACULTY COACH Assessment 2 Instructions: Applying Research Skills Create a 2-4 page annotated bibliography and summary based on...

Assessment 1 Instructions: Nursing Informatics in Health Care ... 09/04/2023, 18:12 Course Navigation  Tutorials Support Log Out Shawn Dwight 1155 Assessment 1 Instructions: Nursing Informatics in Health Care Write a 4-5 page evidence-based proposal to support the need for a nurse informaticist in...