. What developmental stage is the family in? How well has the family achieve the task of this and previous developmental stages? 

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Community Health Nursing. Caring for the Public’s Health. (3rd ed.) ISBN: 978-1-4496-9149-3 1. Family composition. Type of family, age, gender and racial/ethnic composition of the family. 2. Roles of each family member. Who is the leader in the family? Who is the primary provider? Is there any other provider? 3. Do family members have any existing physical or psychological conditions that are affecting family function? 4. Home (physical condition) and external environment; living situation (this must include financial information). How the family support itself. For example; working parents, children or any other member 5. How adequately have individual family members accomplished age-appropriate developmental tasks? 6. Do individual family member’s developmental states create stress in the family? 7. What developmental stage is the family in? How well has the family achieve the task of this and previous developmental stages? 8. Any family history of genetic predisposition to disease? 9. Immunization status of the family? 10. Any child or adolescent experiencing problems 11. Hospital admission of any family member and how it is handle by the other members? 12. What are the typical modes of family communication? It is affective? Why? 13. How are decision make in the family? 14. Is there evidence of violence within the family? What forms of discipline are use? 15. How well the family deals with crisis? 16. What cultural and religious factors influence the family health and social status? 17. What are the family goals? 18. Identify any external or internal sources of support that are available? 19. Is there evidence of role conflict? Role overload? 20. Does the family have an emergency plan to deal with family crisis, disasters? Identify 3 nursing diagnosis and develop a short plan of care using the nursing process. Please present a summary of your assessment in an APA format on a 12 Arial font, word document attached to the forum in the discussion tab of the blackboard title “family assessment” Please use at least 3 scholarly evidence-based practice references besides the class textbook to sustain your assessment. A minimum of 1000 words are required, excluding the first and reference page (Websites can be used but will not count toward grading). 2 replies to any of your peer’s assessment are required sustained by the proper references. ]]>

How does commercial sterilization differ from sterilization procedures used in hospital or laboratory?

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How does commercial sterilization differ from sterilization procedures used in hospital or laboratory? ]]>

   What are the legal uses of the health record?

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Follow the instructions under Discussion Board Rubric and Guidelines  to create your post and respond to at least one other student. Internal citations and references are required. This week’s post has 2 parts: Part 1:  Please answer 2 of the following questions below as your original (no additional responses needed for Part 1).  Place in the subject line which 2 questions you are answering.  Ideally, as a group, you will cover all of the questions at least once. 1.    What are the legal uses of the health record? 2.    Are the entries made in the health record ordinarily subject to cross-examination? Why or why not? 3.    What questions are typically presented to the custodian of records in order to introduce a health record into evidence? 4.    What legal processes may be used to remove the health record from the health-care provider’s safekeeping? 5.    Should the health information manager assume that each subpoena presented requires the release of the information requested? Why or why not? 6.    How should the health information manager handle an invalid subpoena duces tecum? Part 2:  Answer the question below and respond to at least one other learner. Please review the article at: http://www.rightinginjustice.com/news/2013/11/22/whistleblower-asks-court-to-punish-florida-hospital-for-destroying-evidence/   Hospital destroyed medical records in false claims case, says it was a mistake (Feel free to explore other perspectives on this case)  Based on the information in chapter 9, what is your evaluation of this case?  Feel free to do further research on the case and bring in additional information.]]>

Describe the factors that determine the infectiousness of a tuberculosis (TB) patient;

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No Plegarism please, assignment will be checked with Turnitin.  Will need minimum of 3 pages, title, and reference page APA Style, double spaced, times new romans, font 12, and and 3 references with intext citations. Tuberculosis: Mycobacterium tuberculosis can be transmitted in virtually any setting. Clinicians should be aware that transmission has been documented in healthcare settings where healthcare workers and patients come in contact with persons with infection. • Describe the factors that determine the infectiousness of a tuberculosis (TB) patient; • Explain the main goals of a TB infection control program; • Discuss the three levels of an effective TB infection control program; • Explain the purpose and the characteristics of a TB airborne infection isolation room; and • Describe the circumstances when respirators and surgical masks should be used.]]>

What can nurses do to facilitate timely detection of disorders within an early-discharge system of health care delivery?

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Early discharge can inhibit the ability of health care providers to detect physiologic alterations in the newborn that could benefit from treatment before permanent damage occurs. What can nurses do to facilitate timely detection of disorders within an early-discharge system of health care delivery? Provide your response in an APA formatted summary.]]>

Explain why the recruitment and selection processes are vital in healthcare workforce planning.

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For this assignment, assume that you are the new Director of Human Resources for a mid-sized healthcare organization. Due to potential business growth and expansion, your organization is planning to hire a significant number of new employees. In anticipation of this major hiring drive, you want to create information resources that will help managers understand the importance of the recruitment and selection processes. Instructions:
  1. Create a 6-8 page brochure to serve as a learning aid for managers. Incorporate both text and images. While you may create your brochure using word processing software (such as MS Word), you must designate headings and subtitles, using good brochure practices. (Effective brochures divide information into easily readable sections.)
  2.  Include the following topics in the learning aid:
  • Explain why the recruitment and selection processes are vital in healthcare workforce planning.
  • Explain the importance of measuring key competencies and skills.
  • Describe an effective recruitment and selection process.
Include a minimum of five (5) references, three (3) of which are peer-reviewed sources. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find these sources. Format your brochure according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements.
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