ASTHMA AND STEPWISE MANAGEMENT

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ASTHMA AND STEPWISE MANAGEMENT

Create a 5- to 6-slide PowerPoint presentation that can be used in a staff development meeting on presenting different approaches for implementing the stepwise approach for asthma treatment. Be sure to address the following:

Describe long-term control and quick relief treatment options for the asthma patient in your practice, as well as the impact these drugs might have on your patient.

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Explain the stepwise approach to asthma treatment and management for your patient.

Explain how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of the disease. Be specific.

NB: Please pay attention to the grading criteria.

ASTHMA AND STEPWISE MANAGEMENT

Congestive Heart Failure

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Congestive Heart Failure

Scenario: 76-year-old female patient complains of weight gain, shortness of breath, peripheral edema, and abdominal swelling. She has a history of congestive heart failure and admits to not taking her diuretic, as it makes her have to get up every couple hours to go to the bathroom. She now must sleep on two pillows in order to get enough air.

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In your Case Study Analysis related to the scenario provided, explain the following:

  1. The cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary pathophysiologic processes that result in the patient presenting these symptoms.
  2. Any racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning.
  3. How these processes interact to affect the patient.

A paragraph and at least 3 primary references needed to support your points (peer-reviewed current articles, classroom textbook)

Congestive Heart Failure

 

EVIDENCE BASE IN DESIGN

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EVIDENCE Based IN DESIGN

In this discussion, you will identify a recently proposed health policy and share your analysis of the evidence in support of this policy. Review the Congress website provided in the Resources section and identify one recent (within the past 5 years) proposed health policy.

Review the health policy you identified and reflect on the background and development of this policy.

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Post a description of the health policy you selected and a brief background on the problem or issue being addressed. Which social determinant most affects this policy? Explain whether you believe there is an evidence base to support the proposed policy and explain why. Be specific and provide examples.

EVIDENCE Based IN DESIGN

week 7 assignment

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week 7 assignment

Grande, T.  (2019, January 9). Theories of counseling: Existential therapy Links to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvAvc2aWup0

Psychotherapy Net. (2009, June 29). James Bugental live case consultation psychotherapy video Links to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl8tVTjdocI

Thinking allowed TV. (2010, September 20). James Bugental: Humanistic psychotherapy (excerpt)  A thinking-allowed DVD with Jeffrey Mishlove Links to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjDNKGIvWPQ week 7 assignment

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Reflect on humanistic-existential psychotherapeutic approaches.

Then, select another psychotherapeutic approach to compare with humanistic-existential psychotherapy. The approach you choose may be one you previously explored in the course or one you are familiar with and especially interested in.

Briefly describe humanistic-existential psychotherapy and the second approach you selected.

Explain at least three differences between these therapies. Include how these differences might impact your practice as a PMHNP.

Focusing on one video you viewed, explain why humanistic-existential psychotherapy was utilized with the patient in the video and why it was the treatment of choice. Describe the expected potential outcome if the second approach had been used with the patient.

Support your response with specific examples from this week’s media and at least three peer-reviewed, evidence-based sources. Explain why each of your supporting sources is considered scholarly. Attach the PDFs of your sources.

week 7 assignment

Population Health Problems

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Population Health Problems

Healthcare policies impact all populations. Now, with the use of social media, policy involvement and awareness are rising.

Take a moment to review the Twitter feed for compelling tweets that are related to healthcare policy and are directly impacting your community or those you care for.

Give an overview of a policy or potential policy. Include how it could impact your community or those you care for positively or negatively.

Next, discuss the importance that interdisciplinary collaboration would have for the policy.

Then, identify any ethical concerns it raises for you and why.

Compose a 280-character or fewer Tweet that describes what you have shared with the class. Remember, Twitter only allows 280 characters (this include spaces, etc.) so you will need to be concise. It should include a hashtag. Include a reference URL, if applicable. Share this Tweet in the discussion. (Note: A Twitter account is not required). Population Health Problems

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Your discussion post should look like:

Paragraph one: overview of the policy or potential policy. Include how it could impact your community or those you care for positively or negatively.

Paragraph two: Discuss the importance that interdisciplinary collaboration would have for the policy.

Paragraph three: Identify any ethical concerns it raises for you and why

Paragraph four: Compose a Tweet that describes what you have shared with the class.

Resources: Where did you find your data?

Example Tweet: Medications should be affordable. #pharmaceuticaltransparency #nursesunit #advocate https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-takes-action-lower-prescription-drug-prices-and-increase-transparency

Population Health Problems

Unit Four Health Care Issue Analysis Assignment

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Unit Four: Health Care Issue Analysis Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to assess the student’s ability to examine the political, historical, and research literature regarding a topic in health care policy and economics and current active state or current pending federal legislation that may impact the outcome. The student must demonstrate an understanding of the workings of the political process as well as the pertinent political history related to the topic. Unit Four: Health Care Issue Analysis Assignment

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The selected political or economic health care issue can be the same topic selected for the Health Care Bill Advocate. Students will select a political or economic health care issue that is of particular personal or professional interest and is presently being addressed with current active state legislation or current pending federal legislation.

A thoroughly in-depth literature review will be conducted, which will provide a perspective on the extent of this issue. All viewpoints should be explored. Students will critically analyze the literature and present a synthesis of the views and analysis. The paper should include:

An introduction with purpose for selecting the health care policy/economic issue

History of the issue with the past bills and legislation

Current state of the issue, including different viewpoints (support or opposition) and your viewpoints. Analysis of the strengths and weakness of specific recommendations that have been proposed to solve the health care issue

Proposal of next steps to promote/prevent the health care issue from continuing

Implications for nursing profession

Conclusion

The paper will be between 6 and 8 pages (excluding title and reference pages) and shall be written at a graduate level and in APA format.

This assignment is worth 25% of your final grade and is due at the end of Unit Four.

Unit Four: Health Care Issue Analysis Assignment

Unit Three US Healthcare Policy Presentation

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Unit Three: US Healthcare Policy Presentation

The student will develop a PPT presentation to address the following concepts:

Describe the state of the United States Healthcare System as we know it today

Define and analyze how the three legs of the healthcare system are interrelated

Describe barriers to healthcare access today and how these barriers are associated with determinants of health

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Describe the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the current events affecting it

Identify three initiatives to take place under the PPACA and/or current opposing legislation

Analyze advantages and disadvantages with those three initiatives

Analyze how nurses and nurse leaders can improve quality, cost and access within this new role

To prepare for the online presentation, you will write your intended speech to the Note area in the PPT.  Limit your entire speech to 20 minutes and 300 words on each Note. The PPT will be submitted on the due date and your colleagues will comment on the presentation to clarify the contents. A minimum of 20 slides PPT is required, not including title and reference slides.

Unit Three: US Healthcare Policy Presentation

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

To Prepare:

Review the resources for this module and consider the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.

Reflect on your experiences, observations, and/or clinical practices from the last 5 years and think about how pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic factors altered his or her anticipated response to a drug.

Consider factors that might have influenced the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes, such as genetics (including pharmacogenetics), gender, ethnicity, age, behavior, and/or possible pathophysiological changes due to disease.

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Think about a personalized plan of care based on these influencing factors and the patient’s history with GAD.

Post a discussion of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics related to anxiolytic medications used to treat generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). In your discussion, utilizing the discussion highlights, compare and contrast different treatment options that can be used.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

NURS week 9

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NURS week 9

Briefly explain the neurobiological basis for PTSD illness.

Discuss the DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria for PTSD and relate these criteria to the symptomology presented in the case study. Does the video case presentation provide sufficient information to derive a PTSD diagnosis? Justify your reasoning. Do you agree with the other diagnoses in the case presentation? Why or why not?

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Discuss one other psychotherapy treatment option for the client in this case study. Explain whether your treatment option is considered a gold standard treatment from a clinical practice guideline perspective, and why using gold standard, evidence-based treatments from clinical practice guidelines is important for psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners.

Support your Assignment with specific examples from this week media and at least three peer-reviewed, evidence-based sources. Explain why each of your supporting sources is considered scholarly. Attach the PDFs of your sources.

NURS week 9

DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

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DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

To Prepare:

Review the resources and reflect on the various strategies presented throughout the course that may be helpful in disseminating effective and widely cited EBP.

This may include unit-level or organizational-level presentations, poster presentations, and podium presentations at organizational, local, regional, state, and national levels, as well as publication in peer-reviewed journals.

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Reflect on the type of dissemination strategy you might use to communicate EBP.

Post at least two dissemination strategies you would be most inclined to use and explain why. Explain which dissemination strategies you would be least inclined to use and explain why. Identify at least two barriers you might encounter when using the dissemination strategies you are most inclined to use. Be specific and provide examples. Explain how you might overcome the barriers you identified.

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