Social and economic structures affect health that have nothing to do with individual choices

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 Hi dear,

 can you help me to finish this assignment with the good quality and on time.

QUESTIONS

Watch online video clips from the documentary “Unnatural Causes: Is Inequity Making Us Sick?” Go to http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/video_clips.php, use the dropdown next to “Select Filter” in the center of the page in order to watch the clips associated with each episode.

  • Episode 5: Three Clips
  • Episode 6: Three Clips
  • Episode 7: Two Clips

Based upon ALL of the video clips you have watched over the last few weeks, thoroughly answer each part of the following questions.  Number your responses to correspond with each question – e.g., 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c.

1. (a) Why do we typically think of health only in terms of health care and personal behaviors? (b) What are the sources of these messages? (c) Who benefits from them? Explain.

2. (a) What social and economic conditions support and encourage healthy choices? (b) What social and economic structures affect health that have nothing to do with individual choices?

3. When confronted with evidence of health inequities, many people from United States respond that the outcomes are unfortunate but not necessarily unjust. (a) Define the term “just”.  (b) Do you agree or disagree that the outcomes are not necessarily unjust? Explain why or why not.

4. (a) What policies at the local, state or federal level (e.g., education, transportation, employment, etc.) might reduce social and economic inequities? (b) What would a more equitable society look like? (c) Who can make it happen?

*Utilizing and citing at least two new academic sources, investigate and expand upon all four questions.  Your class textbook WILL NOT count as a new academic source; Use APA style; See Rubric.

  • discussion-rubric.pdf – PDF Document (403.5 KB)

Examining rhetorical strategies for placing yourself in the scholarly conversation

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Reflecting on Your Writing: Instructor Feedback

As a scholar and part of the intellectual community, you will want to understand ways to integrate feedback to be able to join a larger conversation. A significant part of scholarly writing is revising based on your colleagues’ feedback, and now that you have a substantial amount of writing; it is time to reflect on the ways you have incorporated your Instructor’s feedback.

This week’s Learning Resources will help you examine rhetorical strategies for placing yourself in the scholarly conversation, such as using the personal pronoun, “I.” For this Discussion, you will reflect on how your voice fits into the scholarly conversation—beginning with the conversation between your Instructor and yourself. This initial Discussion is part of a continual conversation during the remainder of this course as your Instructor and yourself revise, review, and reflect on your writing.

To prepare for this Discussion:

  • Review      the Learning Resources on audience and sentence structure.
  • Reflect      on your ways you have incorporated your Instructor’s feedback and your      part in the scholarly conversation. You may even choose to consider how      you approached this specific Assignment in relation to scholarly voice and      transitions.

By Tuesday 12/26/2017, in APA format with at least one reference,

Post a 1- to 2-paragraph reflection on your use of your Instructor’s feedback throughout the past few weeks of this course and your participation in the scholarly conversation. (Note: You may choose to reflect specifically on how you will apply scholarly voice concepts in this week’s Assignment.)

Required Readings

Laureate Education. (2015). Evaluation: What is it? [Infographic]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Walden University Writing Center. (2015i). Walden templates: General templates: APA course paper template (6th ed.). Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general

Laureate Education. (2015). [Infographic]. Point of View Analysis, Baltimore, MD: Author.

Prince, S. (2014, May 8). Breaking down the MEAL plan: Adding analysis [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://waldenwritingcenter.blogspot.com/2014/05/breaking-down-meal-plan-adding-analysis.html

Prince, S. (2012, August 28). You’re engaged?! [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://waldenwritingcenter.blogspot.com/2012/08/youre-engaged.html

Required Media

Walden University Writing Center (Producer). (2015, January 30). WriteCast: Student Q&A on flow, sentence length, and using “I” in academic writing (Episode 18) [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/writecast/writecast018

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 10 minutes.

Transcript: http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/transcripts/podcasts/ep018 

Walden University Writing Center (Producer). (2014, February 10). WriteCast: All about audience (Episode 6) [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/writecast/006-all-about-audience

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 9 minutes.

Transcript: http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/transcripts/podcasts/ep006 

Walden University Writing Center. (2015). APA formatting and style: Point of view [Video file]. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarlyvoice/pointofview#s-lg-box-6264281

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.

Walden University Writing Center. (2015). Engaging writing: Tool 2-Sentence structure [Video file]. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarlyvoice/clarity#s-lg-box-6264315

Note: You will need to advance through the playlist to locate the correct video. The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.

Examining rhetorical strategies for placing yourself in the scholarly conversation

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Reflecting on Your Writing: Instructor Feedback

As a scholar and part of the intellectual community, you will want to understand ways to integrate feedback to be able to join a larger conversation. A significant part of scholarly writing is revising based on your colleagues’ feedback, and now that you have a substantial amount of writing; it is time to reflect on the ways you have incorporated your Instructor’s feedback.

This week’s Learning Resources will help you examine rhetorical strategies for placing yourself in the scholarly conversation, such as using the personal pronoun, “I.” For this Discussion, you will reflect on how your voice fits into the scholarly conversation—beginning with the conversation between your Instructor and yourself. This initial Discussion is part of a continual conversation during the remainder of this course as your Instructor and yourself revise, review, and reflect on your writing.

To prepare for this Discussion:

  • Review      the Learning Resources on audience and sentence structure.
  • Reflect      on your ways you have incorporated your Instructor’s feedback and your      part in the scholarly conversation. You may even choose to consider how      you approached this specific Assignment in relation to scholarly voice and      transitions.

By Tuesday 12/26/2017, in APA format with at least one reference,

Post a 1- to 2-paragraph reflection on your use of your Instructor’s feedback throughout the past few weeks of this course and your participation in the scholarly conversation. (Note: You may choose to reflect specifically on how you will apply scholarly voice concepts in this week’s Assignment.)

Required Readings

Laureate Education. (2015). Evaluation: What is it? [Infographic]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Walden University Writing Center. (2015i). Walden templates: General templates: APA course paper template (6th ed.). Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general

Laureate Education. (2015). [Infographic]. Point of View Analysis, Baltimore, MD: Author.

Prince, S. (2014, May 8). Breaking down the MEAL plan: Adding analysis [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://waldenwritingcenter.blogspot.com/2014/05/breaking-down-meal-plan-adding-analysis.html

Prince, S. (2012, August 28). You’re engaged?! [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://waldenwritingcenter.blogspot.com/2012/08/youre-engaged.html

Required Media

Walden University Writing Center (Producer). (2015, January 30). WriteCast: Student Q&A on flow, sentence length, and using “I” in academic writing (Episode 18) [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/writecast/writecast018

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 10 minutes.

Transcript: http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/transcripts/podcasts/ep018 

Walden University Writing Center (Producer). (2014, February 10). WriteCast: All about audience (Episode 6) [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/writecast/006-all-about-audience

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 9 minutes.

Transcript: http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/transcripts/podcasts/ep006 

Walden University Writing Center. (2015). APA formatting and style: Point of view [Video file]. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarlyvoice/pointofview#s-lg-box-6264281

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.

Walden University Writing Center. (2015). Engaging writing: Tool 2-Sentence structure [Video file]. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarlyvoice/clarity#s-lg-box-6264315

Note: You will need to advance through the playlist to locate the correct video. The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.

Assignment: Adding Your Evaluation

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Assignment: Adding Your Evaluation

How does your voice fit in the scholarly conversation? How can you revise and align your opinions to participate with the intellectual discussion of your fellow scholar-practitioners?

For this Assignment, you will review the Learning Resources on sentence structure and audience. With the principles outlined in the Learning Resources in mind, it is time to join the conversation by adding your own evaluation of the three paragraphs you have written from the journal article you selected in Week 2.

To prepare for this Assignment:

  • Review      the Learning Resources on audience, sentence structure, and, if necessary,      the MEAL plan from Week 4.
  • Review      the content of your selected journal article.

The Assignment:

Revise the three paragraphs from the Week 4 Assignment, adding your own evaluation of the article’s main points. In the MEAL plan, this portion is referred to as the A section, or analysis, and is often the most difficult portion to include.

Add 1–2 sentences to each paragraph, detailing your analysis of each main point.

Required Readings

Laureate Education. (2015). Evaluation: What is it? [Infographic]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Walden University Writing Center. (2015i). Walden templates: General templates: APA course paper template (6th ed.). Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general

Laureate Education. (2015). [Infographic]. Point of View Analysis, Baltimore, MD: Author.

Prince, S. (2014, May 8). Breaking down the MEAL plan: Adding analysis [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://waldenwritingcenter.blogspot.com/2014/05/breaking-down-meal-plan-adding-analysis.html

Prince, S. (2012, August 28). You’re engaged?! [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://waldenwritingcenter.blogspot.com/2012/08/youre-engaged.html

Required Media

Walden University Writing Center (Producer). (2015, January 30). WriteCast: Student Q&A on flow, sentence length, and using “I” in academic writing (Episode 18) [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/writecast/writecast018

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 10 minutes.

Transcript: http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/transcripts/podcasts/ep018 

Walden University Writing Center (Producer). (2014, February 10). WriteCast: All about audience (Episode 6) [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/writecast/006-all-about-audience

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 9 minutes.

Transcript: http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/transcripts/podcasts/ep006 

Walden University Writing Center. (2015). APA formatting and style: Point of view [Video file]. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarlyvoice/pointofview#s-lg-box-6264281

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.

Walden University Writing Center. (2015). Engaging writing: Tool 2-Sentence structure [Video file]. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarlyvoice/clarity#s-lg-box-6264315

Note: You will need to advance through the playlist to locate the correct video. The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.

Demonstrating leadership and assist new nurses to adapt to the work environment

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You have been working on a busy orthopedic unit for 6 months. The average patient length of stay in the unit is 4 to 7 days. The program from which you have graduated has subsequently graduated a new class, and three of the new graduates are coming to work on your unit. The nurse manager has told you that she is counting on you to demonstrate leadership and assist these new nurses to adapt to the work environment Based on the behaviors of an effective leader found in this chapter, how will you assist your new colleagues?

1. What are the differences between leadership and followership?

2. Explain the necessity for developing self as an effective follower.

3. Describe a situation in which a person acted as a leader. Explain how you concluded that the person was a leader.

4. Review the different leadership theories discussed in this chapter. Which ones appeal to  you as a guide for your future leadership development, and why? Which ones might be more difficult to apply in your life, and why?


5. Have the students identify three goals for the next year that will assist you in becoming a more effective follower.

6. Review with the class the qualities of effective leaders discussed in this chapter.

7. Develop a 1- to 2-year leadership plan applying the qualities of effective leaders.

8. Identify these qualities in leaders that you known. What specific
situations have you observed where these leaders have been effective and why?

a) -Identify specific situations.

9- You have been working on a busy orthopedic unit for 6 months. The average patient length of stay in the unit is 4 to 7 days. The program from which you have graduated has subsequently  graduated a new class, and three of the new graduates are coming to work on your unit. The nurse manager has told you that she is counting on you to demonstrate leadership and assist these new nurses to adapt to the work environment.
Based on the behaviors of an effective leader found in this chapter, how will you assist your new colleagues?

The six-step coaching process to develop a coaching and development plan

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Coaching Employees

Consider the following scenario:

You were very pleased with your decision to select Mala during your last recruitment initiative. Just out of college, Mala has the enthusiasm and professional drive that could benefit your health care organization. However, you recognize that Mala will have a lot to learn in a clinical setting. As a nurse manager, you have led many successful group trainings, but have far less experience coaching employees one-on-one. You wonder how you should approach this relationship and what steps you should take to increase the positivity and effectiveness of this experience.

Coaching is an ongoing process that is an integral function of the management role. It focuses on the development needs of the employee and is built on a relationship of trust between the leader and follower. Coaching is a powerful activity that demonstrates value of and respect for the employee. In this Assignment, you examine how you could serve as a coach to facilitate an individual’s professional development.

To prepare

  • Reflect on the information shared in the article, “Coaching Nurses: A Real Example of a Real Difference.” Which of these best practices might you use to strengthen your own coaching skills?
  • Review Chapter 7, “Coaching and Developing Others” in the course text, From Management to Leadership: Strategies for Transforming Health Care. Consider how the author compares coaching staff in a health care setting to coaching athletes, directing a movie, and conducting a symphony. Then, examine the six steps of the coaching process. How does each of the coaching steps build upon one another to create a positive and effective coaching experience?
  • In preparation for this hypothetical coaching exercise, identify one individual, staff member, or employee (from your current organization or a past setting) who could benefit from coaching. Create a pseudonym for him or her.
  • Use the six-step coaching process to develop a coaching and development plan.

A self–assessment of your current sense of power within your organization and the profession

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  • Reflect on your personal current sense of power within your organization and the profession;
  • Do a self–assessment of your leadership skills by doing the How Good are your Leadership Skills? assessment at http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_50.htm
    • How did you score? You do need not to reveal this in your paper, but hopefully it will guide you in how to apply the concepts to your own situation.
  • Reflect on your motivation for increasing your power within your organization and/or within the nursing profession.
  • Do a self–assessment of your leadership motivation by doing the assessment The Leadership Motivation Assessment found at http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_01.htm
    • Again, it is not necessary to post your score but hopefully it will guide you in how to discuss your motivation at this point in time.
  • Review the information on power in the Learning Resources and conduct additional research on your own to examine strategies that seem relevant and worthwhile for helping to enrich your power as a nurse leader.
  • Identify specific strategies you can use to develop and leverage sources and types of power to achieve desired outcomes.

To Complete

Write a 2– to 3–page paper, not including the cover and Reference page, describing:

  • A self–assessment of your current sense of power within your organization and the profession;
  • A self–assessment of your motivation for increasing your power base;
  • Write a detailed plan for enhancing your power as a nurse and a leader–manager, including specific strategies for achieving that plan.  Be sure to include strategies for mobilizing the power of nursing for social change, empowering others, and building a personal power base.

Connecting your classroom experience to your practicum experience

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                                        Practicum – Week 1 Journal Entry  

As a future advanced practice nurse, it is important that you are able to connect your classroom experience to your practicum experience. By applying the concepts you study in the classroom to clinical settings, you enhance your professional competency. Each week, you complete an Assignment that prompts you to reflect on your practicum experiences and relate them to the material presented in the classroom. This week, you begin documenting your practicum experiences in your Practicum Journal.

                                                                  The Assignment 

In preparation for this course’s practicum experience, address the following in your Practicum Journal: 

· Select one nursing theory and one counseling theory to best guide your practice 

   in psychotherapy.

   Note: For guidance on nursing and counseling theories, refer to this week’s 

   Learning Resources. 

· Explain why you selected these theories. Support your approach with evidence-

  based literature.

· Develop at least three goals and at least three objectives for the practicum 

  experience in this course.

· Create a timeline of practicum activities based on your practicum requirements.

PLEASE ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR: 

  • Student, the objectives for this assignment were:
  • Select one nursing theory and one counseling theory to best guide your practice in psychotherapy.
  • Note: For guidance on nursing and counseling theories, refer to this week’s Learning Resources.
  • Explain why you selected these theories. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.
  • Develop at least three goals and at least three objectives for the practicum experience in this course.
  • Create a timeline of practicum activities based on your practicum requirements.

NOTE: THE Practicum Journal Template (Word document) IS ATTACHED WITH 

                THIS ASSIGNMENT.

                                                     Learning Resources

Required Readings

Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice. New York, NY: Springer.

  • Chapter      11, “Group Therapy” (pp. 407–428)

Nichols, M. (2014). The essentials of family therapy (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

  • Chapter 1, “The Foundations of Family Therapy” (pp.      1–6)
  • Chapter      2, “The Evolution of Family Therapy” (pp. 7–28)

Breeskin, J. (2011). Procedures and guidelines for group therapy. The Group Psychologist, 21(1). Retrieved from http://www.apadivisions.org/division-49/publications/newsletter/group-psychologist/2011/04/group-procedures.aspx

Khawaja, I. S., Pollock, K., & Westermeyer, J. J. (2011). The diminishing role of psychiatry in group psychotherapy: A commentary and recommendations for change. Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience, 8(11), 20–23. Retrieved from http://innovationscns.com/

Koukourikos, K., & Pasmatzi, E. (2014). Group therapy in psychotic inpatients. Health Science Journal, 8(3), 400–408. Retrieved from http://www.hsj.gr/medicine/group-therapy-in-psychotic-inpatients.php?aid=2644

Lego, S. (1998). The application of Peplau’s theory to group psychotherapy. Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, 5(3), 193–196. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2850.1998.00129.x

McClanahan, K. K. (2014). Can confidentiality be maintained in group therapy? Retrieved from http://nationalpsychologist.com/2014/07/can-confidentiality-be-maintained-in-group-therapy/102566.html

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (2014). HIPAA privacy rule and sharing information related to mental health. Retrieved from http://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/special/mhguidancepdf.pdf

                                                        Required Media

Sommers, G., Feldman, S., & Knowlton, K. (Producers). (2008a). Legal and ethical issues for mental health professionals, volume 1: Confidentiality, privilege, reporting, and duty to warn [Video file]. Mill Valley, CA: Psychotherapy.net. 

The Relationship between Class Size and Performance

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Assignment: Responding to Feedback

By now, you have received multiple weeks of feedback from your Instructor. Are you consistently and thoughtfully addressing their feedback in your revisions? Please do so, as feedback is intended to be considered and appropriately addressed. In addition, you will want to review your work for further revisions, ensuring your writing is clear and precise.

For this Assignment, you will review the Learning Resources on feedback, and flow and cohesion. With the principles outlined in the Learning Resources in mind, you will further revise your paragraph from the Week 5 Assignment.

To prepare for this Assignment:

  • Review      the Learning Resources on feedback, and flow and cohesion.
  • Review      feedback obtained from your Instructor (weekly assignments) and from      colleagues (Discussion posts). You may wish to make a list of topics that      your Instructor has raised in their feedback to you over the previous      weeks, and construct a reference file for use in your future revisions.

The Assignment: Due tomorrow Saturday 1/13/18 by 12pm America New/York time. APA format

Revise the three paragraphs from the Week 5 Assignment (see attached word doc file), addressing relevant feedback from your Instructor. You may also add new content to your paragraphs. However, you should not use any other sources beyond your chosen article.

Required Readings

Walden University Writing Center. (2015i). Walden templates: General templates: APA course paper template (6th ed.). Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general

Laureate Education. (2015). [Infographic]. Top 5 Rules for Receiving Faculty Feedback, Baltimore, MD: Author.

Cook, A. (2014, October 21). Help them help you: Being receptive to faculty feedback [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://waldenwritingcenter.blogspot.com/2014/10/help-them-help-you-being-receptive-to.html

Oyler, B. (2013, December 23). Five ways to create flow in your writing [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://waldenwritingcenter.blogspot.com/2013/12/five-ways-to-create-flow-in-your-writing.html?view=sidebar

Required Media

Walden University Writing Center (Producer). (2014, November 14). WriteCast: What to do with negative feedback on your writing (Episode 15) [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/writecast/015-what-to-do-with-negative-feedback-on-your-writing

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 19 minutes.

Transcript: http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/transcripts/podcasts/ep015 

Walden University Writing Center (Producer). (2015, August 3). WriteCast: Why word choice matters (Episode 24) [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/writecast/why-word-choice-matters-episode-24

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 24 minutes.

Transcript: http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/transcripts/podcasts/ep024

The Impact of Intrinsic Motivation

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Assignment: The Impact of Intrinsic Motivation

Reflect for a moment on your nursing career. About what are you most passionate? When do you feel you are at your best? What brings you the greatest satisfaction in your work? Positive feelings in the workplace are usually fueled by intrinsic motivators: healthy relationships, meaningful purpose, competence, choice, and progress. As a nurse manager, it is helpful to recognize what motivates you to perform well in your own job. You should also take time to understand the motivations of employees. By speaking to staff about their interests and professional goals, nurse managers can build relationships and thus provide appropriate motivators.

For this Assignment, you examine your personal work experiences to determine which of the five intrinsic motivators are more influential in shaping your positive feelings about the workplace.

To prepare

  • Reflect on your work history, from your first job to your current employment.
  • Select one time period or situation in which you felt professionally happy, motivated, and fulfilled in your job. What do you remember most about this time period? What are, or were, the various personal and professional factors that helped to shape these feelings?
  • Select one time period or situation in which you felt professionally unhappy, disengaged, and unfulfilled in your job. What do you remember most about this time period? What are, or were, the various personal and professional factors that caused these feelings?
  • Review the selected pages from Chapter 7, “Coaching and Developing Others” in the course text, From Management to Leadership: Strategies for Transforming Health Care. Consider the potential influence of the five intrinsic motivators during your chosen time period or situation.
    • Which intrinsic motivators seem to resonate more with your own perceptions of job fulfillment?
    • Which motivators do you believe have greater influence on your professional well-being?
  • Review the media, “Fostering a Positive Workplace.” How can nurse leaders use their awareness of the five motivators to engage and retain nursing staff?

To complete

By Day 7 of Week 8

Submit a 3- to 5-page paper in which you do the following:

  • Appraise a time when you have felt professionally fulfilled. Describe the setting, your job title, and the roles and responsibilities in which you were engaged. Identify your own key intrinsic motivators and explain how these were evident in this situation. Cite specific examples.
  • Appraise a time when you have felt professionally unfulfilled. Describe the setting, your job title, and the roles and responsibilities in which you were engaged. Explain the motivator(s) that were absent and how this impacted your professional performance. Cite specific examples.
  • Discuss how you, as a nurse manager, might implement organization- or department-wide changes that would create an environment that engages staff through one or more intrinsic motivators.