Urban Economics & Determinants of Health

Urban Economics & Determinants of Health

Assignment Instructions

1. Select a specific population group and identify one of the most common diseases, chronic conditions, or injuries that impacts your population group.
2. Using an evidence-based approach, address levels of prevention in relation to the disease, chronic condition, or injury that impacts a specific population group. Identify economic prevention strategies that can be initiated by nurses and other healthcare providers and propose an action or intervention that addresses the disease, condition, or injury that most impacts your selected population group. NUR 4636L- Economic Worksheet
3. Use correct APA format when citing references that support your rationales.
4. A minimum of 2 references is needed.
5. For questions, contact your instructor.

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Economics Worksheet
Population Group:		Disease, Chronic Condition, or Injury:
Primary Prevention Actions or interventions are used to reduce exposure or vulnerability to a health issue or concern before disease onset or diagnosis. Think: health promotion and disease prevention		Secondary Prevention Actions or interventions used to detect or treat a health issue/concern in early stages to prevent progression or recurrence. Think early and periodic screenings.		Tertiary Prevention Actions or interventions used to limit disability and/or enhance rehabilitation for a disease or injury. Think rehabilitation, occupational or physical therapy.
Proposed Action or Intervention:		Proposed Action or Intervention:		Proposed Action or Intervention:
Evidence-based rationale:		Evidence-based rationale:		Evidence-based rationale:
References

(at least 300 words per prompt)

1. An 18 year old female is being seen in the office for lower abdominal pain and irregular menstrual bleeding. The physician wants to rule out PID and endometriosis. What are the sign and symptoms, and etiology of PID and endometriosis? What diagnostic test would the physician order? The physician also orders a CA125, what is this test used for? Reproductive And Endocrine System
2. A 19 year old male is being see in the office for a red, swollen, and painful left scrotum. What are the risk factors, diagnostic test, treatment, and prevention for epididymis and orchitis? Which STD scares you the most especially if you have teenagers and young adults, why?

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1. Identify and discuss the function of hormones of the anterior pituitary and posterior pituitary. If a 10 year old patient is in anterior pituitary failure, what would you expect to see?
2. What are the signs and symptoms of thyroid cancer? After a thyroidectomy, what medications will be required from the rest of the patient’s life? What purpose does the parathyroid have? If during the thyroidectomy, the parathyroid glands also removed, what does this mean for the patient? Reproductive And Endocrine System

Investigation of a Health Condition

Purpose

This project is an in-depth investigation of a health condition. It will allow for the expansion of knowledge and the ability to generalize larger concepts to a variety of health conditions.

Course outcomes:   This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.

1. Explain the pathophysiologic processes of select health (PO 1)
2. Predict clinical manifestations and complications of select disease (PO 1, 8)
3. Correlate lifestyle, environmental, and other influences with changes in levels of (PO 1, 7)

 

Due date: Your faculty member will inform you when this assignment is due. The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment. Investigation of a Health Condition

Total points possible: 100 points

Preparing the assignment

Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.

• Select a disease process that interests
• Obtain approval of the selected disease process from the course
  1. Faculty will share how to submit your topic choice for
• Write a 2-3-page paper (excluding title and reference pages).
• Include the following sections about the selected disease process (detailed criteria listed below and in the Grading Rubric).
  1. Introduction of disease – 10 points/10%
     • One paragraph (approximately 200 words)
     • Includes disease description
     • Includes epidemiology of disease
  2. Etiology and risk factors – 20 points/20%
     • Common causes of the disease or condition
     • Risk factors for the disease or condition
     • Impact of age
     • Prevalence based on gender,
     • Influence of environment
     • Genetic basis of disease
     • Lifestyle influences
     • All information supported by current literature
  3. Pathophysiological processes – 20 points/20%
     • Describes changes occurring at the cellular, tissue, and/or organ level that contribute to the disease process.
     • Describes adaptation of the cells and body in response to the
     • Relates disease processes to manifested signs and
  4. Clinical manifestations and complications – 20 points/20%
     • Describes the physical signs and symptoms that are important in considering the presence of the
     • Identifies signs that contribute to diagnosis of the condition
     • Identifies symptoms that contribute to diagnosis of the
     • Identifies complications of the
     • Discusses the implications to the patient when complications are left
  5. Diagnostics – 10 points/10%
     • Includes list of common laboratory and diagnostic tests used to determine the presence of the

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• Discusses the significance of test findings in relation to the disease

1. Interview – 10 points/10%
   • Once the student has become familiar with the disorder, it is their responsibility to locate an individual living with the disease process to interview (interviewee). It is recommended that you find an individual first, then complete research and writing on the topic prior to performing the interview. Investigation of a Health Condition
     • The interviewee must be at least 18 years old and able to answer questions by themselves
     • The interviewee must currently have the chronic disease/disorder. If an interviewee has been diagnosed with a disease/disorder but has NO manifestations or complications related to the disorder they DO NOT qualify for the assignment.
     • Acute infections/diseases DO NOT qualify (pneumonia, urinary tract infection, flu, colds).
     • The interviewee cannot be a patient from the clinical setting or a patient from your work environment (hospitals, doctor’s office, LTC facility, home health, etc.)
     • The interviewee may be a relative, friend, colleague, or stranger.
     • Please use the individual’s own words in relation to their experience with the disease/disorder.
   • NOTE: This assignment is for educational purposes only. Students are NOT to provide any medical/nursing advice or education to interviewees.  Refer interviewee questions to their physician.
   • Interview Questions
     • What is the age of the individual being interviewed? What is the relationship of the individual to you? How long have they had the disorder?
     • What clinical manifestations of the disorder does the individual experience? How does it compare to what you discovered in your resources?
     • What complications of the disorder does the individual experience? How does this compare to what you discovered in your resources?
     • What other medical conditions/disorders has the individual been diagnosed with? Do their other medical conditions have any effect on the chosen disorder?
     • How does the disease affect the individual’s daily living/activities? (repeat hospitalizations, has to take a lot of meds, any activity restrictions, a lot of appointments?)
     • How does the disease/disorder affect the individual’s outlook on life? (Feel like a burden to family, do they have good family support, feel hopeless, optimistic, good coping mechanisms?)
     • What did you learn from interviewing the individual?

1. APA Style and Organization – 10 points/10%
   • References are submitted with assignment.
   • Uses current APA format and is free of errors.
   • Grammar and mechanics are free of errors.
   • Paper is 2-3 pages, excluding title and reference pages.
   • At least two (2) scholarly, primary sources from the last 5 years, excluding the textbook, are provided.

 

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Please note that your instructor may provide you with additional assessments in any form to determine that you fully understand the concepts learned.

 

 

Grading Rubric

Criteria are met when the student’s application of knowledge within the paper demonstrates achievement of the outcomes for this assignment.

Assignment Section and Required Criteria (Points possible/% of total points available)	Highest Level of Performance	High Level of Performance	Satisfactory Level of Performance	Unsatisfactory Level of Performance	Section Not Present
Introduction of Disease (10 points/10%)	10 points	9 points	8 points	4 points	0 points
Required criteria 1.    One (approximately 200 words) paragraph 2.    Includes disease description 3.    Includes epidemiology of disease	Includes 3 requirements for section.	Includes 2 requirements for section.	Includes no less than 1 requirement for section.	Present, yet includes no required criteria.	No requirements for this section presented.
Etiology and Risk Factors (20 points/20%)	20 points	18 points	16 points	7 points	0 points
Required criteria 1.    Common causes of the disease or condition 2.    Risk factors for the disease or condition 3.    Impact of age 4.    Prevalence based on gender 5.    Influence of environment 6.    Genetic basis of disease 7.    Lifestyle influences 8.    All information supported by current literature	Includes 8 requirements for section.	Includes 7 requirements for section.	Includes 6 requirements for section.	Includes 5 or fewer requirements for section.	No requirements for this section presented.
Pathophysiological Processes (20 points/20%)	20 points	18 points	16 points	7 points	0 points
Required criteria 1.    Describes changes occurring at the cellular, tissue, and/or organ level that contribute to the disease process. 2.    Describes adaptation of the cells and body in response to the disease. 3.    Relates disease processes to manifested signs and symptoms.	Includes 3 requirements for section.	Includes 2 requirements for section.	Includes no less than 1 requirements for section.	Section present yet includes no required criteria.	No requirements for this section presented.

 

 

Clinical Manifestations & Complications (20 points/20%)	20 points	18 points	16 points	7 points	0 points
Required criteria 1.    Describes the physical signs and symptoms that are important in considering the presence of the disease. 2.    Identifies signs that contribute to diagnosis of the condition 3.    Identifies symptoms that contribute to diagnosis of the condition. 4.    Identifies complications of the disease. 5.    Discusses the implications to the patient when complications are left untreated.	Includes 4 requirements for section.	Includes 3 requirements for section.	Includes 2 requirements for section.	Includes 1 or fewer requirements for section.	No requirements for this section presented.
Diagnostics (10 points/10%)	10 points			4 points	0 points
Required criteria 1.    Includes list of common laboratory and diagnostic tests used to determine the presence of the disease. 2.    Discusses the significance of test findings in relation to the disease process.	Includes 2 requirements for section.			Includes 1 requirement for section.	No requirements for this section presented.
Individual Interview (10 points/10%)	10 points	9 points	8 points	4 points	0 points
Required criteria 1.       What is the age of the individual being interviewed? What is the relationship of the individual to you?  How long have they had the disorder? 2.       What clinical manifestations of the disorder does the individual experience?  How does it compare to what you discovered in your resources? 3.       What complications of the disorder does the individual experience?  How does this compare to what you discovered in your resources? 4.       What other medical conditions/disorders has the individual been diagnosed with? Do their other medical conditions have any effect on the chosen disorder? 5.       How does the disease affect the individual’s daily living/activities? (repeat hospitalizations, must take a lot of meds, any activity restrictions, a lot of appointments?) 6.       How does the disease/disorder affect the individual’s outlook on life?  (Feel like a burden to family, do they have good family support, feel hopeless, optimistic, good coping mechanisms?) 7.       What did you learn from interviewing the individual?	Includes answers to 7 question sets.	Includes answers to 6 question sets.	Includes answers to 5 question sets.	Includes answers to 1-4 question sets.	No question sets answered or section not present.
APA Style and Organization (10 points/10%) Investigation of a Health Condition	10 points	9 points	8 points	4 points	0 points
Required criteria 1.    References are submitted with assignment. 2.    Uses current APA format and is free of errors. 3.    Grammar and mechanics are free of errors. 4.    Paper is 2-3 pages, excluding title and reference pages 5.    At least two (2) scholarly, primary sources from the last 5 years, excluding the textbook, are provided	Includes 5 requirements for section.	Includes 4 requirements for section.	Includes 3 requirements for section.	Includes 1-2 requirements for section.	No requirements for this section presented.
Total Points Possible = 100 points

 

Topic 9 DQ 1

One of my strengths regarding professional presentations is organization and thourough research. One way that I can continue to build this strength is to prepare ahead of time and avoid procrastination. This will allow plenty of time to edit and re-edit in order to be even more organized. One of my weaknesses regarding professional presentations is being able to get my entire thought presented in a way that is not confusing. One way that I can work on this includes preparation and running through the presentation before hand and either recording it and watching it back or in front of colleagues to obtain construtive criticism that I can apply to the presentation to make changes that will enhance the delivery (Swathi, 2015). Being able to present professionally is essential for projects such as our capstone project for this class. Capstone Project Change Proposal Plan

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The focus of my change proposal focuses on improving nursing work satisfaction to improve patient outcomes. There is much to be said on this topic, however, a challenge will be elaborating on key points without losing focus. “Communication gaps and dissatisfaction often described in terms of contradictory instructions, lack of clarity on self-care expectations, uncertainty” (Wheatley et al., 2017) are one of the problems I need to avoid.

Discuss one personal strength and one weakness you have regarding professional presentations. Name one method for improvement for each of these and discuss why it is important for you to work on these skills if you want to present your findings in a more formal setting.

 

Using 200-300 words APA format with at least two references. Sources must be published within the last 5 years. There should be a mix between research and your reflections. Add critical thinking in the posts along with research. Apply the material in a substantial way. Capstone Project Change Proposal Plan