Health Organization Evaluation

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Health Organization Evaluation

Research a health care organization or network that spans several states in the United States (United Healthcare, Vanguard, Banner Health, etc.). Assess the readiness of the health care organization or network you chose in regard to meeting the health care needs of citizens in the next decade. Health Organization Evaluation

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Prepare a 1,000-word paper that presents your assessment and proposes a strategic plan to ensure readiness. Include the following:

  1. Describe the health care organization or network.
  2. Describe the organization’s overall readiness based on your findings.
  3. Prepare a strategic plan to address issues pertaining to network growth, nurse staffing, resource management, and patient satisfaction.
  4. Identify any current or potential issues within the organizational culture and discuss how these issues may affect aspects of the strategic plan.
  5. Propose a theory or model that could be used to support the implementation of the strategic plan for this organization. Explain why this theory or model is best.

Prepare this assignment according to the 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 Lopes Write.

Health Organization Evaluation

Schizophrenia Spectrum And Other Psychotic Disorder

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Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder and Other Psychotic Disorders

In 3–4 pages, write a treatment plan for a client with schizophrenia spectrum disorder and other psychotic disorders in which you do the following:

  • Describe the HPI and clinical impression for the client.

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  • Recommend psychopharmacologic treatments and describe specific and therapeutic endpoints for your psychopharmacologic agent. (This should relate to HPI and clinical impression.)
  • Recommend psychotherapy choices (individual, family, and group) and specific therapeutic endpoints for your choices.
  • Identify medical management needs, including primary care needs, specific to this client.
  • Identify community support resources (housing, socioeconomic needs, etc.) and community agencies that are available to assist the client.
  • Recommend a plan for follow-up intensity and frequency and collaboration with other providers.

Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder and Other Psychotic Disorders

 

Healthcare Information Technology Trends

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Healthcare Information Technology Trends

Throughout history, technological advancements have appeared for one purpose before finding applications elsewhere that lead to spikes in their usage and development. The internet, for example, was originally developed to share research before becoming a staple of work and entertainment. But technology—new and repurposed—will undoubtedly continue to be a driver of healthcare information. Informaticists often stay tuned to trends to monitor what the next new technology will be or how the next new idea for applying existing technology can benefit outcomes. Healthcare Information Technology Trends

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In this discussion, you will reflect on your healthcare organization’s use of technology and offer a technology trend you observe in your environment.

To Prepare:

  • Reflect on the resources related to digital information tools and technologies.
  • Consider your healthcare organization’s use of healthcare technologies to manage and distribute information.
  • Reflect on current and potential future trends, such as the use of social media and mobile applications/telehealth, Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled asset tracking, or expert systems/artificial intelligence, and how they may impact nursing practice and healthcare delivery.

Post a brief description of general healthcare technology trends, particularly those related to data/information you have observed in use in your healthcare organization or nursing practice. Describe any potential challenges or risks that may be inherent in the technologies associated with the trends you described. Then, describe at least one potential benefit and one potential risk associated with data safety, legislation, and patient care for the technologies you described. Next, explain which healthcare technology trends you believe are most promising for impacting healthcare technology in nursing practice and explain why. Describe whether this promise will contribute to improvements in patient care outcomes, efficiencies, or data management. Be specific, and provide examples.

Healthcare Information Technology Trends

Pain Assessment Case Study

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Pain Assessment Case Study

Read the scenario in the case study and answer the writing prompts. Provide a rationale for each answer. All posts must contain at least two (2) professional references, properly cited in the current APA format. Minimum of 250 words.

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Case Study Description

J.P. is a 15-year-old African American adolescent who lives with his mother and father and was diagnosed with sickle cell disease 3 years ago. He is in the 10th grade. He is an honor roll student and is on the track team at his school. J.P. presents to the emergency department with deep muscle pain in both his legs, related to a sickle cell crisis. He rates his pain at 8/10. He is 5 feet 6 inches and weighs 140 lb. On admission, his vital signs are T: 37°C, P: 80 beats/min, R: 18 breaths/min, and BP: 140/68 mmHg

Writing Prompts

  1. What other assessments should be included for this patient?
  2. Identify the various types of pain.
  3. What type of pain does this patient describe?
  4. What standards for assessing pain will be applied to this patient’s plan of care, including the impact that culture has on pain and assessment?
  5. What teaching should the nurse consider from the problem list?
  6. What interventions should be included in the plan of care for this patient?

Pain Assessment Case Study

Benchmark – Human Experience Across The Health-Illness Continuum

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Benchmark – Human Experience Across The Health-Illness Continuum

Research the health-illness continuum and its relevance to patient care. In a 750-1,000 word paper, discuss the relevance of the continuum to patient care and present a perspective of your current state of health in relation to the wellness spectrum. Include the following: Benchmark – Human Experience Across The Health-Illness Continuum

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Examine the health-illness continuum and discuss why this perspective is important to consider in relation to health and the human experience when caring for patients.

  1. Reflect on your overall state of health. Discuss what behaviors support or detract from your health and well-being. Explain where you currently fall on the health-illness continuum.
  2. Discuss the options and resources available to you to help you move toward wellness on the health-illness spectrum. Describe how these would assist in moving you toward wellness (managing a chronic disease, recovering from an illness, self-actualization, etc.).

Prepare this assignment according to the 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 Lopes Write. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Benchmark – Human Experience Across The Health-Illness Continuum

 

Infectious Disease Or Communicable Disease

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Infectious Disease Or Communicable Disease

Please choose one infectious disease or communicable disease and present a 1,100-word essay, including the following:

  1. Name of the disease, including agents that cause infectious or communicable disease, the mode of contamination, or how it is spread. Infectious Disease Or Communicable Disease
  2. The modes of prevention apply the three levels of prevention with at least one example of each one.

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  3. The prevalence and control of the condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), include morbidity and mortality.
  4. The implications of the disease in the community and the role of the community health nurse in the control and prevention of the disease.

The essay must be presented in a Word document in APA format, in Arial 12 font, attached to the forum in the tab of the Discussion Question title “Infections/Communicable Disease Essay” and in the assignment tab under the exercise title “SafeAssign infectious/communicable disease.”. A minimum of 3 references, no older than 5 years, must be used.  If you use any reference from any website, make sure they are reliable sites, such as CDC, NIH, Institute of Medicine, etc.

There is a rubric attached to the assignment for your guidance.

Below, please see the definitions of infectious disease and communicable disease.  They are similar but differ in some characteristics.

Infectious diseases are disorders caused by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. Many organisms live in and on our bodies. They’re normally harmless or even helpful. But under certain conditions, some organisms may cause disease. Some infectious diseases can be passed from person to person.

Communicable, or infectious, diseases are caused by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi that can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another. Some are transmitted through bites from insects, while others are caused by ingesting contaminated food or water.

Infectious Disease Or Communicable Disease

Informatics # 1 Nursing Informatics In Health Care

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Informatics # 1: Nursing Informatics In Health Care

Write a 4-5 page evidence-based proposal to support the need for a nurse informaticist in an organization who would focus on improving health care outcomes. Informatics # 1 Nursing Informatics In Health Care

As you begin to prepare this assessment, you are encouraged to complete the Team Perspectives of the Nurse Informaticist activity. The completion of this will help you succeed with the assessment as you explore the nurse informaticist’s role from the different perspectives of the health care team. Completing activities is also a way to demonstrate engagement.

Nurses at the baccalaureate level in all practice areas are involved in nursing informatics through interaction with information management and patient care technologies. Nurses must not only demonstrate knowledge of and skills in health information and patient care technologies but also how to use these tools at the bedside and organizational levels. Moreover, nurses need to recognize how information gathered from various health information sources can impact decision-making at the national and state regulatory levels.

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Demonstration of Proficiency

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:

  • Competency 1: Describe nurses’ and the interdisciplinary team’s role in informatics with a focus on electronic health information and patient care technology to support decision-making.
    • Define nursing informatics and the role of the nurse informaticist.
    • Explain how the nurse collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, including technologists, to improve the quality of patient care.
    • Justify the need for a nurse informaticist in a health care organization.
  • Competency 2: Implement evidence-based strategies to effectively manage protected health information.
    • Explain evidence-based strategies that the nurse and interdisciplinary team can use to effectively manage patients’ protected health information (privacy, security, and confidentiality).
  • Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication to facilitate the use of health information and patient care technologies.
    • Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.
    • Create a clear, well-organized, and professional proposal that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Scenario

For this assessment, assume you are a nurse attending a meeting of your state’s nurses’ association. A nurse informaticist conducted a presentation on her role and its impact on positive patient and organizational outcomes in her workplace. You realize that your organization is undergoing many technological changes. You believe this type of role could provide many benefits to your organization. Informatics # 1 Nursing Informatics In Health Care

You decide to pursue proposing a nurse informaticist role in your organization. You speak to your chief nursing officer (CNO) and human resources (HR) manager. These individuals ask you to prepare a 4-5 page evidence-based proposal to support the new role. In this way, they can make an informed decision as to whether the addition of such a role could justify the return on investment (ROI). They need your proposal before an upcoming fiscal meeting.

Preparation

To successfully prepare for this assessment, you will need to complete these preparatory activities:

  • Review assessment resources and activities.
  • Conduct independent research on the nursing knowledge and skills necessary to interact with health information and patient care technology.
    • Focus your research on current resources available through peer-reviewed articles, professional websites, government websites, professional blogs, wiki pages, job boards, et cetera.
    • Consult the BSN Program Library Research Guide for help in identifying scholarly and authoritative sources.
  • Interview peers in your network who are considered information technology experts.
    • Ask them about how information technology advances are impacting patient care at the bedside, at the organizational level, and beyond.

Proposal Format

The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) and Human Resources (HR) manager have asked you to include the following headings in your proposal and to be sure to address the bullets underneath each heading:

Nursing Informatics and the Nurse Informaticist
  • What is nursing informatics?
  • What is the role of the nurse informaticist?
Nurse Informaticists and Other Health Care Organizations
  • What is the experience of other health care organizations with nurse informaticists?
  • How do these nurse informaticists interact with the rest of the nursing staff and the interdisciplinary team?
Impact of Full Nurse Engagement in Health Care Technology
  • How does fully engaging nurses in health care technology impact:
    • Patient care?
    • Protected health information (security, privacy, and confidentiality)?
    • Workflow?
    • Costs and return on investment?
Opportunities and Challenges
  • What are the opportunities and challenges for nurses and the interdisciplinary team with the addition of a nurse informaticist role?
    • How can the interdisciplinary team collaborate to improve quality care outcomes through technology? Informatics # 1 Nursing Informatics In Health Care
Summary of Recommendations
  • What are 3–4 key takeaways from your proposal about the recommended nurse informaticist role that you want the CNO and the HR manager to remember?
Additional Requirements
  • Written communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
  • Submission length: 4–5 double-spaced pages, in addition to a title page and references page.
  • Font: Times New Roman, 12 points.
  • Citations and References: Cite a minimum of 3 current scholarly and/or authoritative sources to support your ideas. In addition, cite a minimum of 1 current professional blog or website to support your central ideas. Current means no more than five years old.
  • APA formatting: Be sure to follow APA formatting and style guidelines for citations and references. For an APA refresher, consult the APA Style and Format page on campus.

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Cardiovascular/Pulmonary PowerPoint Presentation

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Cardiovascular/Pulmonary PowerPoint Presentation

Goal: Develop a PowerPoint presentation on a cardiovascular/pulmonary disorder/disease discussed in the McCance text.

The presentation must provide information about the incidence, prevalence, and pathophysiology of the disease/disorder to the cellular level. The presentation must educate advanced practice nurses on assessment and care/treatment, including genetics/genomics—specific for this disorder. Patient education for management, cultural, and spiritual considerations for care must also be addressed. The presentation must specifically address how the disease/disorder affects 1 of the following age groups: infant/child, adult, or elderly. Cardiovascular/Pulmonary PowerPoint Presentation

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Format Requirements:

  • Presentation is original work and logically organized.
  • Followed APA format including citation of references.
  • Power point presentation with 10-12 slides were clear and easy to read. Speaker notes expanded upon and clarified content on the slides. excluding presentation page and reference.
  • Incorporate a minimum of 4 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work. Journal articles and books should be referenced according to APA style (the library has a copy of the APA Manual).

Content Requirements:

  • Select a cardiovascular or pulmonary disorder.
  • Provide information about the incidence, prevalence, and pathophysiology of the disease/disorder to the cellular level.
  • Educate advanced practice nurses on assessment and care/treatment, including genetics/genomics—specific for this disorder.
  • Provide patient education for management, cultural, and spiritual considerations for care must also be addressed.
  • Must specifically address how the disease/disorder affects 1 of the following age groups: infant/child, adult, or elderly.

Please put enough information on the slides to allow me to understand what you are explaining. Do not over-simplify the slides. Use footnotes for additional explanation.

Cardiovascular/Pulmonary PowerPoint Presentation

 

Family Health Assessment Part I

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Family Health Assessment, Part I

Understanding family structure and style is essential to patient and family care. Conducting a family interview and needs assessment gathers information to identify strengths as well as potential barriers to health. This information ultimately helps develop family-centered strategies for support and guidance.

This family health assessment is a two-part assignment. The information you gather in this initial assignment will be utilized for the second assignment in Topic 3, Family Health Assessment Part I

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Develop an interview questionnaire to be used in a family-focused functional assessment. The questionnaire must include three open-ended, family-focused questions to assess functional health patterns for each of the following:

  1. Values/Health Perception
  2. Nutrition
  3. Sleep/Rest
  4. Elimination
  5. Activity/Exercise
  6. Cognitive
  7. Sensory-Perception
  8. Self-Perception
  9. Role Relationship
  10. Sexuality
  11. Coping

Select a family other than your own, and seek permission from the family to conduct an interview. Utilize the interview questions complied with in your interview questionnaire to conduct a family-focused functional assessment. Document the responses as you conduct the interview.

Upon completion of the interview, write a 750–1,000-word paper. Analyze your assessment findings. Submit your questionnaire as an appendix to your assignment.

Include the following in your paper:

  1. Describe the family structure. Include individuals and any relevant attributes defining the family composition, such as race/ethnicity, social class, spirituality, and environment.
  2. Summarize the overall health behaviors of the family. Describe the current health of the family.
  3. Based on your findings, describe at least two of the functional health pattern strengths noted in the findings. Discuss three areas in which health problems or barriers to health were identified.
  4. Describe how family systems theory can be applied to solicit changes in family members that, in turn, initiate positive changes to the overall family functions over time.

Cite at least three peer-reviewed or scholarly sources to complete this assignment. Sources should be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Family Health Assessment, Part I

Caring For A Pediatric Burn Patient

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Caring For A Pediatric Burn Patient

Missy is 3 years old. She enjoys being with mom and grandma in the kitchen.  She pulls a chair close to the stove, climbs on the chair, and looks inside the pot of boiling water. The steam is hot on her face. She steps back, and as she falls off the chair, the boiling water is pulled down on her. Missy is rushed to the emergency department. Grandma has put some butter on her fingers, but her face has not been treated. Caring For A Pediatric Burn Patient

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Review the Rule of Nines found on page 1239.
In the ED, the nurse discovers that her hands, face, chest, and arms are burned. The doctor believes it to be a partial-thickness burn, but notes that her hands are blistered and very edematous.

Provide nursing care to this young patient who is complaining of pain, crying, and being uncooperative. Educate the mother and grandmother on the extent of the burn and the on-going care that will be needed.
Include any medication you may wish to request from the physician and the dosage.

Rubric:

1. Fully explains the rule of 9’s. What is it? Why is it used? Use it on Missy and share the findings.

2. Based on the information in the discussion, the student correctly identifies one nursing diagnosis (and all required parts) and one goal written in SMART format.

3. Describes three interventions the nurse should implement based on the nursing diagnosis and goal, making sure to consider pediatric and family needs. These interventions should be things a nurse can implement without a provider’s order.

4. Describes three medications you would expect the provider to order for this client with burns and the correct dosage.

5. The student lists all references in text and on the reference page. Uses a minimum of 3 scholarly articles less than 6 years old

Caring For A Pediatric Burn Patient