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Spiritual assessment tools essay assignment

Investigate at least two different spiritual assessment tools and analyze the ease of use and comprehensiveness of the data collected. Report on the validity and reliability of the tool. Explain how the spiritual assessment would be used in a health assessment.

Write a 1,000–1,250-word paper on the items listed above. Include at least four professional references excluding your texts.

Prepare this Spiritual assessment tools essay assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is 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 Spiritual assessment tools essay assignment to Turnitin.

Interview a fellow peer in your class who works in a different health discipline than you. Begin your interview with the following questions:

What is your role as a health care team member?

How do you define professionalism and how does professional responsibility influence your work?

Do you consider leaders in your organization stewards of health care? Why or Why not?

Is it important to you that leaders exercise professional advocacy and authenticity as well as power and influence when working with colleagues? Why or why not?

In 500-750 words, summarize your interview and share your impressions of your peer’s responses.

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

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.

 

Peer Interview in different health discipline

What is your role as a health care team member?

I am a Telemetry nurse full time in a 148-bed hospital. My role includes monitoring a patient’s heart by way of Electrocardiogram. I generally provide care for patients with chronic conditions. For example, diabetes, heart failure, kidney failure. I also get many acute patients status post procedures. For example, open lap cholecystectomy, appendectomy or even hysterectomy. I also handle passing medications as well as coordinating their care after discharge. I am also an Emergency department nurse Per diem at a different hospital. My role there includes triage in which I must understand how severe my patient is and figure out their history and events that led to their visit, getting baseline vitals, providing them with needed treatment. Often, we make our own medication in the ED and that was something very new to me coming from a Telemetry background. A lot of monitoring goes on with ED nurses because we are often waiting for them to be admitted to the hospital and we can have an ICU patient on the floor for several days. I also do a lot of charting and discharges.

 

How do you define professionalism and how does professional responsibility influence your work?

There are many qualities that embody a professional. I think the most important one is their special knowledge in their field of expertise. They are also competent, they make sure the job gets done and gets done right. They are accountable and have what is called self-regulation. Self-regulation is the ability to stay professional under pressure. Lastly a professional has proper image. They lead by example by dressing appropriately and not cursing, being late to work or leaving with-out the job being fully done. Professionalism is my rule to leave by. I do fall short at times when I am on my 5
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day straight and I am just losing my energy. My attitude can slip, and I may complain about my patients. I am working on self-regulation and plan to continue to improve as a professional.

 

Do you consider leaders in your organization stewards of health care? Why or Why not?

The apostle Paul explains it best by saying, “For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building” (1 Corinthians 3:9). Starting with this concept, we are then able to accurately view and correctly value not only our possessions, but, more importantly, human life itself. I have also considered myself of steward not only in healthcare but in life. I have always valued life in all forms and believe every life not just human life is to be valued. Being a steward in healthcare can be a challenge. For example, I had a patient who treated me so poorly and was racist. I despise racism with all my being. In that moment I had to set aside my personal views and be selfless. It was my duty to provide her the best care possible and ensure the best patient outcomes.

Is it important to you that leaders exercise professional advocacy and authenticity as well as power and influence when working with colleagues? Why or why not
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It is crucial leaders lead with these qualities. I don’t think its possible to call someone or myself a leader and not demonstrate these qualities. As nurses we must always advocate for not only our patients but fellow staff, if we are not professional how can we lead anyone to greatness? We have a charge nurse at our job I don’t understand how she is still employed. She doesn’t follow dress code, she talks loud about inappropriately and we are a teaching hospital, so we get new nurses every 8 weeks. It kills me to see these new nurses learn behavior like that. Being authentic is with-out a doubt important. I can spot a fake person a mile away. If your staff doesn’t trust you how or why would they follow you?

Analyze the health status of a specific minority group. Select a minority group that is represented in the United States (examples include American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian American, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander).

In an essay of 750-1,000 words, compare and contrast the health status of the minority group you have selected to the national average. Consider the cultural, socioeconomic, and sociopolitical barriers to health. How do race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and education influence health for the minority group you have selected? Address the following in your essay:

What is the current health status of this minority group?

How is health promotion defined by this group?

What health disparities exist for this group?

Describe at least one approach using the three levels of health promotion prevention (primary, secondary, and tertiary) that is likely to be the most effective given the unique needs of the minority group you have selected. Provide an explanation of why it might be the most effective choice.

Cite a minimum of three references in the Health status of a specific minority group analysis essay paper.

You will find important health information regarding minority groups by exploring the following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) links:

Minority Health:
http://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/index.html

Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH):
http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/aag/reach.htm

Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations:
http://www.samhsa.gov/specific-populations/racial-ethnic-minority

Prepare this Health status of a specific minority group analysis essay assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide.

Reflections on my thoughts and feelings for becoming an Advanced Practicing Nurse

Summary:
The journal is intended as a reflection on your experience with the course material and exploration of pertinent APN issues. Journaling allows students to express thoughts and feelings regarding aspects of their weekly discovers with the course content. Journaling offers the student the opportunity to exercise the Theory of Caring Science by becoming more centered and aware of one’s consciousness and state of presence.
Directions:
You are expected to journal at least one page (single spaced) for each week of Week 1, 3, 5, 7. You may choose to journal more, if you wish.You should address and reflect the Reflection Topic assigned for each week. You will not be graded on the content of the journal, as long as it is relevant to the reflections guided topic for the week.Completion of at least one page per week (or equivalent) throughout the course will receive full credit. APA formatting is not required for this assignment. Your thoughts and reflections should be free flowing.Save the file with Student First Name_Last Name_ReflectionSubmit completed template to the D2L Dropbox.You may choose to create a vlog, screencast, YouTube, podcast, or another format for your reflective journal. Feel free to be creative, as long as you are journaling week 1, 3, 5, 7. Any alternative format must consist of at least five (5) minutes of content. Copy the link to the video onto a Word document and submit in the respective week’s D2L Dropbox.

In this benchmark effective approaches in leadership and management essay assignment, you will be writing a 1,000-1,250-word essay describing the differing approaches of nursing leaders and managers to issues in practice. To complete this assignment, do the following:

Select an issue from the following list: nursing shortage and nurse turn-over, nurse staffing ratios, unit closures and restructuring, use of contract employees (i.e., registry and travel nurses), continuous quality improvement and patient satisfaction, and magnet designation.

Compare and contrast how you would expect nursing leaders and managers to approach your selected issue. Support your rationale by using the theories, principles, skills, and roles of the leader versus manager described in your readings.

Identify the approach that best fits your personal and professional philosophy of nursing and explain why the approach is suited to your personal leadership style.

Use at least two references other than your text and those provided in the course.

Prepare this benchmark effective approaches in leadership and management essay assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This Benchmark effective approaches in leadership and management essay assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

You are required to submit this Benchmark effective approaches in leadership and management essay assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.

Write a paper that discusses the following 3 elements:

Provide an overview of how health care in the United States has evolved since the postindustrial period.

How has the evolution of medical technology, graduate medical education, and the professionalization of medical and nursing staff affected the delivery of care?

Why has the United States been unsuccessful in evolving the current health care system into a national health care system?

Note:
Use APA style and 3 scholarly references.

Avoiding Violation of Legal Reporting Obligation Essay

As a health care administrator, you must  protect your patients  from abuse, negligence, and violence. Health care  professionals are required  by law to report all suspected illegal  activity to the concerned authorities.

Research the legal and reporting obligations in your state.  Accordingly, respond to the following:

Analyze       and explain the legal and reporting  requirements as they apply to the       providers, suppliers, and payers  that make up the health care system of       your state.

What       are the legal reporting obligations that  impact the health care       environment and are of concern to the  health care administrator?

Describe       an example, either real or  fictitious, where the legal reporting       obligations were violated.  What were the legal reporting obligations       violated? How could the  violation have been avoided?

Compile your report in a 6-to-10-page Word document.

This is a teaching proposal designed to address the needs of your community.

select one of the following

primary prevention /health promotion

secondary prevention /screening for a vulnerable population

bioterroisim/disaster

environmental issues

the same topic should be used for all three assignments

Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal

Directions:
Develop an educational series proposal for your community using one of the following four topics:

Bioterrorism/Disaster

Environmental Issues

Primary Prevention/Health Promotion

Secondary Prevention/Screenings for a Vulnerable Population

Planning Before Teaching:

Name and Credentials of Teacher:

 

Estimated Time Teaching Will Last:

Location of Teaching:

 

Supplies, Material, Equipment Needed:

Estimated Cost:

 

Community and Target Aggregate:

 

Topic:

 

 

Epidemiological Rationale for Topic
(statistics related to topic):

 

 

 

 

 

Nursing Diagnosis
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Readiness for Learning:
Identify the factors that would indicate the readiness to learn for the target aggregate. Include emotional and experiential readiness to learn.

 

 

 

 

Learning Theory to Be Utilized
: Explain how the theory will be applied.

 

 

 

Goal:
Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) objective(s) utilized as the goal for the teaching. Include the appropriate objective number and rationale for using the selected HP2020 objective (use at least one objective from one of the 24 focus areas). If an HP2020 objective does not support your teaching, explain how your teaching applies to one of the two overarching HP2020 goals.

 

 

 

 

 

How Does This HP2020 Objective Relate to Alma Ata’s
Health for All
Global Initiatives
(See page 116 in the textbook)?

 

 

 

Develop Behavioral Objectives (Including Domains), Content, and Strategies/Methods
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Behavioral Objective and Domain

Example – Third-grade students will name one healthy food choice in each of the five food groups by the end of the presentation. (Cognitive Domain)

Content
(be specific)

Example – The Food Pyramid has five food groups which are….

Healthy foods from each group are…. Unhealthy foods containing a lot of sugar or fat are….

Strategies/Methods

(label and describe)

Example – Interactive poster presentation of the Food Pyramid. After an explanation of the poster and each food category, allow students to place pictures of foods on the correct spot on the pyramid. Also, have the class analyze what a child had for lunch by putting names of foods on the poster and discussing what food group still needs to be eaten throughout day.

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Creativity
: How was creativity applied in the teaching methods/strategies?

 

 

 

 

 

Planned Evaluation of Objectives
(Outcome Evaluation): Describe what you will measure for each objective and how.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planned Evaluation of Goal
: Describe how and when you could evaluate the overall effectiveness of your teaching plan.

 

 

 

 

Planned Evaluation of Lesson and Teacher
(Process Evaluation):

 

 

 

 

Barriers:
What are potential barriers that may arise during teaching and how will those be handled?

 

 

 

 

Communication
: How will you begin your presentation (hook them in)? How will you end your presentation (go out with a bang)? What nonverbal communication techniques will you employ?

Ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders practicum assignment

Assignment: Practicum –  Journal Entry

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy*

Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders*

* The Assignment related to this Learning Objective is introduced this week and submitted in Week 10.

Select a child or adolescent client whom you observed or counseled this week. Then, address the following in your Practicum Journal:

Describe the client (without violating HIPAA regulations) and identify any pertinent history or medical information, including prescribed medications.

Using the DSM-5, explain and justify your diagnosis for this client.

Explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to counseling this client.

Support your position with evidence-based literature.

Examine and research 1 chronic disease (e.g., heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, obesity) and write a paper that discusses the following:

A comparison of 2 health care policies that are in place (either at the state or federal level) that address the disease

The impact the disease has had on the U.S. population and health care system as a whole

Strategies that are in place to educate and promote prevention of the disease through public health at the federal and state levels

Any challenges and progress to date that has been made in preventing and reducing health risks associated with the disease

2–3 strategies that may increase awareness, education, and prevention of that disease

Note:
Use APA style and at least 4 scholarly references.