6 pages due in 12hours
6 pages due in 12hours
Max Points: 10.0 What were the major causes of U.S. mortality in the last 100 years, and what public health measures most contributed to improvements in the health of the nation? Include at least two source citations from the readings and/or additional
Max Points: 10.0
What were the major causes of U.S. mortality in the last 100 years, and what public health measures most contributed to improvements in the health of the nation? Include at least two source citations from the readings and/or additional sources to support your answer.
Public Health Nursing: Pioneers in Health Care Reform
Review the attached Power Point presentation. Once done present a 500 words essay (excluding the first and references page) discussing the contribution of the public/community health nurses in the development of the health care reform.
Essay must be presented in an APA format . A minimum of 3 evidence based references must be used excluding the class textbook.
HPRS-End of Life Issues–DYING WELL discussion post
This is due April 8, 2018 before 11:59 pm central time
What did you learn from this video? What are your thoughts? Support your answer through the use of peer reviewed scholarly sources from MedLine, Ebsco, Proquest, and/or Google Scholar. You must provide at least three additional sources to the video.
Please write a 300 to 500 word essay adhering to APA 6th Edition formatting guidelines . also please watch the link below to do this discussion post.
legal issues in nursing
Choose one legal issue and describe the basis for its existence. See below for directions.
The student should address the following:
- Define the scope of a legal issue.
- Examine briefly the existing laws on this issue as it relates to nursing.
- Highlight this legal issue in a clinical nursing example.
- Explore the expert forecasts and any new needed laws regarding this legal issue as it relates to nursing practice.
APA format 12 font. minimum 500 words. minimum 2 references
Healthcare Risk Management
Objective: Evaluate risk management, security and safety applications in healthcare.
Introduction: Changes in the healthcare industry have been influenced by new policies and services to meet the influx of people needing healthcare. As the industry experiences rapid growth, so does the need for healthcare organizations to address risk management, security and safety within their physical environments. This essay will give you the opportunity to apply your knowledge of risk management, security and safety in the healthcare industry.
Deliverable: The essay for this lesson is required to be a minimum of 750 words that clearly demonstrate your understanding of the activity. Essays should have a clear introduction, thesis statement and conclusion, written in APA format (APAstyle.org). A minimum of three sources must be cited in-text and in the Reference list.
Activity Details
Step 1: Read the following scenario.
You are a member of the Blue Mountain Hospital safety committee. Blue Mountain Hospital has experienced 397 days without injury to staff, a record they would like to keep improving. Recently in the news, a number of incidents around the world have impacted the security of patients’ personal information and of medical facilities. In response to these occurrences, you have been asked to audit the hospital’s risk management plan and make recommendations that will continue to keep employees and information at Blue Mountain Hospital safe.
Step 2: Write a paper.Use what you have learned about this lesson’s objective to write a paper summarizing your responses to the scenario and the following questions/prompts:
-How will you assess the risks Blue Mountain Hospital faces? Discuss methods, templates and processes.
-How will you manage and mitigate any impact to the security of patients’ personal information?
-How will you manage and mitigate patient, employee and visitor safety at the medical facilities?
-Describe your recommendations for a safety program and how it would help to protect the security of patients’ personal information and the medical facilities and to promote a safety-oriented culture.
Discussion Week 7
In this week’s Discussion, you will examine how current policies impact how you as a nurse provide health care. You will then select an issue of interest and determine how you could advocate for policy in that area.
To prepare:
- Select one public policy that currently is impacting you and your practice. Consider the following:
- What health care driver was the policy designed to address: cost, quality, access, or a combination?
- Does the policy appear to be achieving its intended results? On what data are you basing your assumption?
- What have been the effects (adverse or positive) of this policy on health care cost, quality, and access?
- How is this policy affecting your nursing practice?
- Next, select a health care issue—something you see or experience on a daily basis—about which you would like to influence a practice change through the policy process.
- Review the Learning Resources, focusing on Kingdon’s Model. How would you utilize this model to guide your policy development?
Post a brief description of a public policy that is having an impact on your practice; summarize your analysis of the policy using the bulleted list above as a guide. Then, summarize the issue you would like to influence though a change in public policy, and outline how you would utilize Kingdon’s Model to guide your policy development.
Links:
http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/manag.html
Quality Initiatives
Essay: Quality Initiatives and Improvement in Healthcare
Objective:
Identify and assess the essential elements of quality control and quality improvement initiatives in the healthcare fields.
Introduction:
Quality is critical in the healthcare fields because of the significant risk to humans from errors. Not only must the highest degree of quality be managed and maintained, but quality must also continuously be monitored and improved. Regulatory agencies and nongovernmental organizations provide standards and best practices relating to quality and healthcare consumers provide additional information that impact quality management. Basic quality management methods such as Continuous Quality Improvement are often used in healthcare. Data can be collected and analyzed to support quality initiatives and identify areas where quality improvement is needed.
Deliverable:
The essay for this lesson is required to be a minimum of 750 words that clearly demonstrate your understanding of the activity. Essays should have a clear introduction, thesis statement and conclusion, written in APA format (APAstyle.org). A minimum of three sources must be cited in-text and in the Reference list.
Activity Details
Step 1: Read the following questions and use what you have learned about this lesson’s objective to summarize your responses.
- -How can a healthcare facility use each of the concepts of Continuous Quality Improvement in managing quality? Provide an example that illustrates each concept.
- -What role do state governments play in regulating healthcare delivery?
- -What role does The Joint Commission play in quality management?
- -In what ways do consumers impact quality management in healthcare? In your answer, include the role of the “healthcare report card.”
The Ethics of Quality
500 words on what is Quality Healthcare, APA Format
Great to have some information on the ethics in healthcare that equates to quality healthcare.
2-3 References current within the last 5 years (2013 – presesent)
Assignment is due at 16:00 CDT today.
Thank you,
Andrew
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