Effective written communication skills

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Assessment 2: Critical application paper Weighting: 50% Word count: 2000 words Due Date: 1 st May by 5pm Submission details: Refer to Submission Requirements (p.12) Marking Criteria and Standards: See page 23 Aim of Assessment This assessment item aims to develop: • A critical understanding of the processes involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of a primary health care oriented health program; • Increased understanding of primary health care theory and its application in practice; • Skills in research and analysis of literature; and • Effective written communication skills. Details You will be required to identify and analyse a contemporary health issue that requires attention and action at a local or national level. The health issue should reflect a primary health care orientation. You will then be required to develop a program that will bring about positive change in the area. In developing this program, please ensure that you will discuss the various stages of planning, implementation and evaluation of the program, and how these stages have been informed by relevant theories. Please note: All work must be appropriately referenced.Document Preview:

400412 Primary Health Care and its Applications School of Nursing and Midwifery | Autumn 2017 LEARNING GUIDE Postgraduate400412 – Primary Health Care and its Applications Learning Guide – Autumn 2017 Table of Contents ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 Table of Contents ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 1. Introduction to the Unit …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 1.1. Unit details ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 1.2. Handbook summary ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3 1.3. Staff ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 1.4. Essential requirements ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3 1.5. Changes to unit as a result of student feedback …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 2 Assessment Information ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5 2.1 Course level learning outcomes…

Discuss at least three critical elements of culture and diversity on the modern health care organization

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Explain the attributes of a successful health leader.
Describe issues related to globalization, power, followership, and culture change from a health leader’s perspective.
Course outcome addressed in this Assignment:
Evaluate approaches to leading individuals and teams, and eliciting support from senior principles.
Identify change management practices by discussing change sponsorship versus agency of change theory.
Evaluate leadership strategies essential to successfully accomplish change including interpersonal, organizational, and cultural dimensions.
For this Assignment, outline issues related to globalization, power, followership, and cultural change from a health leader’s perspective. Identify at least three major global health issues that have impacted the U.S. health care system, and describe how this has affected and influenced stakeholders.
Relate the global leadership style differences and similarities within the constructs of transformational leadership. Discuss at least three critical elements of culture and diversity on the modern health care organization. Also, provide a table or list of cultural attributes to be cognizant of.
Finally, categorize global leadership differences according to a leader’s use of power, technology, and knowledge management. Provide at least two leadership approaches for implementing change.

Childless Principles of health care ethics consists of four main principles respect for autonomy

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Intro,

Introduce your essay by defining your topic (consent) Tell the marker how you will construct your essay – what you will describe, discuss and argue

First sub heading

Discuss national and international ethical frameworks for health care that influence ethical decision making re: consent . (350)National and international ethical frameworks are important for health care, especially when it comes to consent, it also impacts ethical decision making in the workplace. Beauchamp & Childress Principles of health care ethics consists of four main principles respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence and justice. Beauchamp (2007) explains respect for autonomy refers to self-governance which is defined as an adequate understanding of one’s personal rule and remaining free from interferences from others and personal limitations that prevent choice. Nonmaleficence is the most quoted principle in the health care ethics as health care professionals are vowed to avoid doing harm to their patients. This principle is every health care professionals primary obligation and it is more important than respect for autonomy. Beneficence is explained as all forms of actDocument Preview:

Intro, Introduce your essay by defining your topic (consent) Tell the marker how you will construct your essay – what you will describe, discuss and argue First sub heading Discuss national and international ethical frameworks for health care that influence ethical decision making re: consent . (350) National and international ethical frameworks are important for health care, especially when it comes to consent, it also impacts ethical decision making in the workplace. Beauchamp & Childress Principles of health care ethics consists of four main principles respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence and justice. Beauchamp (2007) explains respect for autonomy refers to self-governance which is defined as an adequate understanding of one’s personal rule and remaining free from interferences from others and personal limitations that prevent choice. Nonmaleficence is the most quoted principle in the health care ethics as health care professionals are vowed to avoid doing harm to their patients. This principle is every health care professionals primary obligation and it is more important than respect for autonomy. Beneficence is explained as all forms of action that is intended to benefit the other person explains Beauchamp (2007). The last principle, every society is structured by moral, legal and cultural justice. All the theories relate to justice, as it is a common ground for all of them. Beauchamp & Childress Principles apply to consent greatly, as each ethical principle is used commonly in all health care area, no matter what one’s ethical, political, religious or cultural stance. These frameworks can be applied to national as well as international, in health care environments states Tsai (2005). The Helsinki Declaration (Ethical frameworks can include: UDHR, Helsinki Declaration, and/or Beauchamp & Childress Principles of health care ethics (how and why do they hold a place of importance for the notion of consent?) Apply ethical normative frameworks…

Discuss the barriers that patients experience when accessing health care resources

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Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Medical liability reform is a recent force in health care. Decreases in practicing physicians and high cost of healthcare due to ordering of tests to protect the provider from possible liability, have created the barriers to accessing health care for many individuals. You have been asked by the Community Relations Committee of Healing Hands Hospital to evaluate how the hospital can improve access to healthcare resources by members of the community and create strategies to improve access to care within your geographic region.

·         Discuss the barriers that patients experience when accessing health care resources.

·         How can health care organizations improve patients' access to health care for all?

·         Why do barriers continue to exist when it comes to access and equal health care?

Include 3 reference sources, besides the textbook, and be sure to document your references using APA format.

Explain the attributes of a successful health leader

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Explain the attributes of a successful health leader.
Describe issues related to globalization, power, followership, and culture change from a health leader’s perspective.
Course outcome addressed in this Assignment:
Evaluate approaches to leading individuals and teams, and eliciting support from senior principles.
Identify change management practices by discussing change sponsorship versus agency of change theory.
Evaluate leadership strategies essential to successfully accomplish change including interpersonal, organizational, and cultural dimensions.
For this Assignment, outline issues related to globalization, power, followership, and cultural change from a health leader’s perspective. Identify at least three major global health issues that have impacted the U.S. health care system, and describe how this has affected and influenced stakeholders.
Relate the global leadership style differences and similarities within the constructs of transformational leadership. Discuss at least three critical elements of culture and diversity on the modern health care organization. Also, provide a table or list of cultural attributes to be cognizant of.
Finally, categorize global leadership differences according to a leader’s use of power, technology, and knowledge management. Provide at least two leadership approaches for implementing change.

health care that influence ethical decision making

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Intro,

Introduce your essay by defining your topic (consent) Tell the marker how you will construct your essay – what you will describe, discuss and argue

First sub heading

Discuss national and international ethical frameworks for health care that influence ethical decision making re: consent . (350)National and international ethical frameworks are important for health care, especially when it comes to consent, it also impacts ethical decision making in the workplace. Beauchamp & Childress Principles of health care ethics consists of four main principles respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence and justice. Beauchamp (2007) explains respect for autonomy refers to self-governance which is defined as an adequate understanding of one’s personal rule and remaining free from interferences from others and personal limitations that prevent choice. Nonmaleficence is the most quoted principle in the health care ethics as health care professionals are vowed to avoid doing harm to their patients. This principle is every health care professionals primary obligation and it is more important than respect for autonomy. Beneficence is explained as all forms of actDocument Preview:

Intro, Introduce your essay by defining your topic (consent) Tell the marker how you will construct your essay – what you will describe, discuss and argue First sub heading Discuss national and international ethical frameworks for health care that influence ethical decision making re: consent . (350) National and international ethical frameworks are important for health care, especially when it comes to consent, it also impacts ethical decision making in the workplace. Beauchamp & Childress Principles of health care ethics consists of four main principles respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence and justice. Beauchamp (2007) explains respect for autonomy refers to self-governance which is defined as an adequate understanding of one’s personal rule and remaining free from interferences from others and personal limitations that prevent choice. Nonmaleficence is the most quoted principle in the health care ethics as health care professionals are vowed to avoid doing harm to their patients. This principle is every health care professionals primary obligation and it is more important than respect for autonomy. Beneficence is explained as all forms of action that is intended to benefit the other person explains Beauchamp (2007). The last principle, every society is structured by moral, legal and cultural justice. All the theories relate to justice, as it is a common ground for all of them. Beauchamp & Childress Principles apply to consent greatly, as each ethical principle is used commonly in all health care area, no matter what one’s ethical, political, religious or cultural stance. These frameworks can be applied to national as well as international, in health care environments states Tsai (2005). The Helsinki Declaration (Ethical frameworks can include: UDHR, Helsinki Declaration, and/or Beauchamp & Childress Principles of health care ethics (how and why do they hold a place of importance for the notion of consent?) Apply ethical normative frameworks…

health care delivery and clinical systems, ethical considerations in health care, population health concerns, the role of technology in improving health care outcomes, health policy, leadership and economic models, and/or health disparities

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Learners are required to maintain a reflective journal integrating leadership and inquiry into current practice.

In your journal, reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained in the this course and address a variable combination of the following: new practice approaches, intraprofessional collaboration, health care delivery and clinical systems, ethical considerations in health care, population health concerns, the role of technology in improving health care outcomes, health policy, leadership and economic models, and/or health disparities. Outline what you have discovered about your professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses that have surfaced, what additional resources and abilities could be introduced to a given situation to influence optimal outcomes, and finally how you met the competencies aligned to this course.

Additional information regarding your reflective journal is found in the DC Network.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Submit your reflective journal both to the instructor and in the Typhon Tracking System under the corresponding course section. Failure to submit your journal in both the course room and Typhon systems may result in a grade of Incomplete for the course.

Marketing Plans in Health Care

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  • Application: Marketing Plans in Health Care

    As you have seen this week, a marketing plan is a tool to help an organization achieve the goals and objectives identified in its strategic plan. In order to be effective, a marketing plan must accurately reflect what the health care organization is trying to accomplish. The marketing plan should also offer a realistic assessment of the market environment, the organization’s position in that market, and a clear and logical strategy consistent with actual conditions and desired outcomes.

    In this Application, you will identify and evaluate an actual marketing plan for a health care organization.

    To prepare for this Application Assignment:
    • Review this week’s Learning Resources.
    • Locate and select a health care marketing plan from the Internet, library, or the organization with which you are associated.
    To complete this Application Assignment, write a 3-page paper analyzing your chosen health care marketing plan. Be sure to address the following:
    • Briefly describe the health care organization (type, location, size, etc).
    • Analyze how well the marketing plan defines what the health care organization is trying to accomplish. Provide details and justification.
    • Explain to what extent the health care organization understands its environment, the market, and competition. What key market data is presented?
    • Evaluate whether the strategy action match seems logical. Explain.
    • Evaluate whether the marketing objectives are specific. Explain. Provide suggestions if they are not.
    • Evaluate whether tactics are specific, appropriate, and backed with enough power to meet the marketing objectives. Explain.
    • Evaluate whether the health care organization’s marketing plan is logical and realistic. Explain.
    • Evaluate whether the health care organization’s marketing plan is cohesive. Explain.
    • Identify and analyze some barriers to the health care organization’s marketing plan’s success.
    Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources, as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure your in-text citations and reference list are correct.Submit your Application Assignment by Day 7.

  • Please use apa format make sure you it have introduction body and conclusion.

What is the role of insurance payers in the quality of services of a health care organization

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Conduct an internet search about the murder of Yeardley Love. After researching the story, write a 500¬-750-word essay addressing the following. 
1. Assuming there was abuse occurring prior to the death of Yeardley Love, hypothesize how it may have been difficult for a counselor to assess and identify this abuse. 
2. Describe how a counselor’s knowledge of the abuse cycle would assist in detecting partner abuse.
Include a minimum of two scholarly references in addition to the textbook.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Answer the following short-answer questions in detail. 

1.    What are the basic characteristics that differentiate the U.S. health care delivery system from that of other countries?

2.    List the four health determinant categories and provide an example of how the government is supporting improvement in each determinant.

3.    Explain how the United States has both market and social justice aspects of health care.

4.    Discuss reasons why national health insurance has not developed in the United States.

5.    Explain how interest groups affect health care policymaking in the United States.

6.    How can technology reduce health care costs?

7.    Improving access to medical care has been a challenge in the U.S. health care system. How has technology affected access to medical care?

8.    Discuss the four main aspects of globalization in health care delivery.

9.    Explain the significance of gatekeeping in regard to primary care and keeping health care costs down.

10.    How does a third-party payment system increase health care costs in today’s society?

What is the role of insurance payers in the quality
of services of a health care organization? Do they have an influence over the
quality of an organization? How so?

Describe potential obstacles in your own community to providing health care services related to community crises

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Overview
Create a 10 slide PowerPoint presentation that compares how different communities respond to crises, describes obstacles to providing health care services related to community crises, and explains current practices for providing health care services related to community crises. Recommend an evidence-based nursing response for providing health care services related to community crises.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

§  Competency 1: Explain the factors that affect the health of communities.

§  Explain how a crisis situation affects community health.

§  Competency 3: Develop an evidence-based nursing response for providing health care services related to community crises.

§  Compare different approaches for responding to a community crisis.

§  Describe obstacles to providing health care services related to a community crisis.

§  Recommend an evidence-based nursing response for providing health care services related to community crises.

§  Explain current practices for providing health care services related to community crises.

§  Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations of a nursing professional.

§  Write content clearly and logically with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.

§  Correctly format citations and references, using current APA style.

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Context

As in acute nursing, emergencies do arise in the community/public health arena. These emergencies can take the form of manmade or natural disasters. Health care professionals have had to increase their awareness of their duty to care during these situations. The need for planning and preparing for these possible events is being reinforced (Tomczyk, et al., 2008). Public health nurses bring specific skills to disaster response. Their roles can range from first responders to policy developers.

Reference 

Tomczyk, D., Alvarez, D., Borgman, P., Cartier, M., Caulum, L., Galloway, C., … Meske, D. (2008). Caring for those who care: The role of the occupational health nurse in disasters. AAOHN Journal, 56(6), 243–250.

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Questions to Consider
To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.

§  What would you do in the event of a disaster?

§  What information would be critical to have, to ensure appropriate care for your loved ones?

Internet Resources

Access the following resources by clicking the links provided. Please note that URLs change frequently. Permissions for the following links have either been granted or deemed appropriate for educational use at the time of course publication.

§  Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2008, January).Emergency support function #8 – Public health and medical services annex (ESF #8). Retrieved from http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-esf-08.pdf

§  Lee, C. H. (2010).Disaster and mass casualty triage. American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, 12(6), 466–470. Retrieved from http://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/2010/06/cprl1-1006.html

§  Columbia University Medical Center. (n.d.).National center for disaster preparedness. Retrieved from http://ncdp.columbia.edu/

§  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.).Emergency preparedness and response: Preparation and planning. Retrieved from http://emergency.cdc.gov/planning/

§  Association of Public Health Nurses Public Health Preparedness Committee. (2013).The role of the public health nurse in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery [Policy statement]. Retrieved from http://www.achne.org/files/public/APHN_RoleOfPHNinDisasterPRR_FINALJan14.pdf

Assessment Instructions

Preparation

Suppose you have been invited to participate in a roundtable discussion meeting on the development of a community response to crises. To prepare for this discussion, you have been asked to research ways that other communities have provided health care services during crisis situations, identify best practices, and develop a nursing response for providing health care services. You would be presenting your research and nursing response to the roundtable panel during the meeting.
Select two communities that have suffered a crisis of some kind within ten years of each other. For example, you might choose to look at New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina in comparison to New Jersey and Hurricane Sandy. You might address the 2011 tornado outbreak and compare the response of Joplin, Missouri with the response of Birmingham, Alabama. Or, you might choose to look at the responses to volcano eruptions in Hawaii as compared to Washington State. You are not limited to natural disasters; feel free to explore environmental disasters and outbreaks of disease. Try to choose the type of crisis situation that could occur within your own community.
Once you have selected your two communities and their comparable crisis situations, look in the Internet for scholarly journal articles on how health care professionals responded to the crises.

Requirements

For this assessment, create a PowerPoint presentation that examines provision of health care services related to community crises, from a nursing perspective. In your PowerPoint, address the following:

§  Compare the different approaches of two communities for responding to a community crisis.

§  Explain how the crisis situation in each community affected the overall health of the community.

§  Describe potential obstacles in your own community to providing health care services related to community crises.

§  Explain current practices in your own community for providing health care services related to community crises.

§  Recommend an evidence-based nursing response for providing health care services related to community crises.

§  Your nursing response does not need to be overly detailed. In real life, a nursing response would be the work of a committee or another group, based on the research and recommendations of others.

§  Your nursing response should provide foundational research and recommendations based on evidence. Consider things such as triage points, communication methods, caring for staff, providing basic necessities such as food and water, use of other organizations for shelter, and so on.

Use the Notes section of each PowerPoint slide to expand your points and provide supporting evidence.

Additional Requirements

Complete your assessment using the following specifications:

§  Include a title slide and reference slide.

§  Number of slides: 10.

§  At least 3 current scholarly or professional resources.

§  APA format for in-text citations and references.

§  Be creative. Consider your target audience.