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As a future advanced practice nurse, it is important that you are able to connect your classroom experience to your practicum experience. By applying the concepts you study in the classroom to clinical settings, you enhance your professional competency. Each week, you complete an Assignment that prompts you to reflect on your practicum experiences and relate them to the material presented in the classroom. This week, you begin documenting your practicum experiences in your Practicum Journal.

• In preparation for this course’s practicum experience, address the following in your Practicum Journal:
• Select one nursing theory and one counseling theory to best guide your practice in psychotherapy.
  Note: For guidance on nursing and counseling theories, refer to this week’s Learning Resources.
• Explain why you selected these theories. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.
• Develop at least three goals and at least three objectives for the practicum experience in this course.
• Create a timeline of practicum activities based on your practicum requirements.

If you were to ask 10 people what they believe to be the most significant issue facing healthcare today, you might get 10 different answers. Escalating costs? Regulation? Technology disruption?

These and many other topics are worthy of discussion. Not surprisingly, much has been said in the research, within the profession, and in the news about these topics. Whether they are issues of finance, quality, workload, or outcomes, there is no shortage of changes to be addressed.

In this Discussion, you examine a national healthcare issue and consider how that issue may impact your work setting. You also analyze how your organization has responded to this issue.

To Prepare:

• Review the Resources and select one current national healthcare issue/stressor to focus on.
• Reflect on the current national healthcare issue/stressor you selected and think about how this issue/stressor may be addressed in your work setting.

By Day 3 of Week 1

Post a description of the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected for analysis, and explain how the healthcare issue/stressor may impact your work setting. Then, describe how your health system work setting has responded to the healthcare issue/stressor, including a description of what changes may have been implemented. Be specific and provide examples.

By Day 6 of Week 1

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days who chose a different national healthcare issue/stressor than you selected. Explain how their chosen national healthcare issue/stressor may also impact your work setting and what (if anything) is being done to address the national healthcare issue/stressor.

SWOT Analysis – SWOT is an acronym that stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats which is an analysis tool that assists organizations in strategic planning. 

Instructions:

1. Read through Reducing Fertility in Bangladesh PPT that provides details of a successful program. Read until you feel comfortable with the explanation of the program.
2. Write down aspects of the program that fits into each part of the SWOT analysis.
3. Your paper should be:
   • Typed according to APA style for margins, formatting and spacing standards

 Mention one of the therapeutic options use as intervention for child sexual abuse. How does it work? (explain it) 

This week, we will serve to use the class as a preliminary area of interest and support for our topic selection for the upcoming Informational speeches that will be due in the following weeks. It is always important to grasp what people know about your topic, how they feel about it, and allow yourself the opportunity to ask questions and receive feedback when possible before preparing a public speech.

The Blog this week will operate as a live proposal of your speech topic, consideration of research that you will locate and evaluate, and a sense of the audience, analysis to prepare your presentation to your peers. I want you to use the chapter readings to demonstrate the language of research as you propose what research you need and how you plan to integrate evidence.

To help, I want to provide some suggestions for your response:

• Topic (choose a conspiracy theory)
• Come up with a title (thesis) that clearly states your topic and is informative and descriptive
• Create an abstract/ summary (150-250 words)
• Discuss keywords central to your research topic or understanding the topic (consider groups, dates, events, historical foundations, and background, news sources, social media, and hashtags)
• Include a review of sources (Literature Review) you are looking at or intend to review for research/ Describe the proposed research (Methodology)
• Ask any questions to see how familiar your audience is with the proposed topics and clarify areas that may need more attention and those you can review in your presentation more quickly because they are well known by your audience.

Again, work on the blog entry with the idea that you need to contribute until you feel you have adequately represented yourself clearly in addressing the prompt. This should not be a final draft but a start to how you will approach your topic and what you are looking to include and where you will look more than having the answers and writing a research paper for submission.

Do not forget to respond and help others with planning their speeches through comments.

 Locate 5 varied sources for your speech assignment. Remember you are choosing a conspiracy theory as your topic.

You need to include both scholarly research and Internet research.

Write an annotated bibliography using APA style of five (5) sources.

Basic article review writing rules

Summarize and write a review of a scientific journal article. 

Be sure to read and understand your chosen article well. Reading is as much of an art as writing. Your first read throughshould be a quick sweeping job, noticing major themes and salient points. Read the article from start to finish in the second round. Highlight and mark as appropriate in the third reading.There are no set rules as to how many times are “enough.” You can read it as many times as you like or find necessary. You cannot analyze and summarize something you do not understand well enough.

1. 1.Read the abstract. The abstract will tell you the major findings of the article and why they matter.  2. 2.Read first for the “big picture.”  3. Note any terms or techniques you need to define. 4. Pay close attention to the “Materials and Methods”5. Read the “Materials and Methods” and “Results” sections multiple times:  ➢ Carefully examine the graphs, tables, and diagrams. ➢ Try to interpret the data first before reading the captions and details. ➢ Make sure you understand the article fully.  6. Before you begin the first draft of your summary:  ➢ Try to describe the article in your own words first. ➢ Try to distill the article down to its “scientific essence.” ➢ Include all the key points and be accurate. ➢ A reader who has not read the original article should be able to understand your summary.  

7. Write a draft of your summary:  

➢ Do not look at the article while writing, to make it easier to put the information in your own words  ➢ Refer back to the article later for details and facts.  ➢ Ask yourself questions as you write:  • What is the purpose of the study? • What questions were asked? • How did the study address these questions? • What assumptions did the author make?  • What were the major findings? • What surprised you or struck you as interesting?  • What questions are still unanswered?  

8. Write your review:  

A. Name of Author and Title of the Article: Your review must start with reference to the article. 

Include the name of the author.

B. Introduction: Informs the reader that you intend to review an article. Tell the reader the reason 

why you selected that particular article to review. The purpose of the introduction paragraph is to prepare the reader for what is to follow in your review.

C. Purpose: Make an effort to cover the following points. It may require more than one paragraph to cover them. State the overall purpose of the article. What was the main theme of the article?

What new ideas or information were communicated in the article? Why was it important to

perform this research and publish these ideas?

D. Methodology: Writing about the research “Materials and Methods”. What methods did the authors use to reach conclusions? If this is an experiment or survey, how were the data collected and analyzed? Who were the subjects? Briefly describe the research methodology.

E. Results: What were the basic results or findings from the research?F. Discussion and Conclusion: Briefly informs the reader what you wrote about in your review and 

your overall findings.

Other Considerations 

• Not more than 500 words• Use single spacing.• Use 12 pitch font.• Indent your paragraphs.• Left justify the text.

Write a critical appraisal that demonstrates comprehension of two qualitative research studies. Use the “Research Critique Guidelines – Part 1” document to organize your essay. Successful completion of this assignment requires that you provide rationale, include examples, and reference content from the studies in your responses.

Use the practice problem and two qualitative, peer-reviewed research article you identified in the Topic 1 assignment to complete this assignment.

In a 1,000–1,250 word essay, summarize two qualitative studies, explain the ways in which the findings might be used in nursing practice, and address ethical considerations associated with the conduct of the study.

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.

The environment in a neighborhood and surrounding community has a profound impact on individuals’ lifespan and health. Disease prevention and health promotion usually aim at keeping individuals healthy. Health promotion involves empowering and engaging communities to change to healthy behaviors. Health promotion programs typically make changes that reduce people’s risks of developing various morbidities such as chronic diseases. Health promotion usually enables people to have better control over their health. This promotion covers multiple environmental and social interventions designed to protect and benefit a person’s quality of life and health by preventing bad health’s root causes and centering on cure and treatment (Raphael et al., 2006). Disease prevention varies from health promotion since it involves specific efforts to minimize the severity and development of chronic disease among other morbidities. Disease prevention and health promotion get related to wellness.

Health promotion is defined as protecting and improving the public’s health. Health promotion can get achieved by planned activities and programs that aim to enhance a population’s health outcomes. This promotion usually enables a community to reduce their risks of disability and disease while making healthier choices. At the population level, health promotion and disease prevention can enhance the quality of life while eliminating health disparities and improving healthcare and related services availability and accessibility. Health professionals can implement various health promotion activities that address different social determinants that impact modifiable risk behaviors (Stanhope et al., 2019). Social factors include the political, economic, and cultural conditions in which a person gets born, grows, and lives that impact one’s health status. Through focusing on preventive measures, health promotion usually minimizes the costs in human and financial terms that families, employers, individuals, communities, insurance companies, the state, medical facilities, and the national government would spend during medical treatment procedures.

Actions on health social determinants can get implemented at community, practice, and patient levels. Health professionals can support patients facing social challenges better through enquiring about an individual’s social history. These professionals can offer people at risk with advice and, in severe cases, refer them to local support services. Additionally, health professionals can also facilitate access to various health services and even stand-in as reliable resources. People usually encounter varying disadvantage types that are not obvious through patient observation. Enquiring about challenges facing a patient in a caring way is vital since it has been proven that empathy and compassion make patients more open about their concerns and symptoms, allowing for more accurate diagnoses and enhanced care. A health professional in a community can also refer patients and help them access support services and benefits (Raphael et al., 2006). Once a patient social issue gets identified, a professional can initiate social prescribing. Social prescribing involves connecting people with available support resources beyond and within the system. Health professionals can also advocate for patients even after referral. This backing can be through writing letters on behalf of a patient to support resources.

In conclusion, various community, patient, and practice level actions that health professionals can utilize to promote population and community health. Practice level interventions can prove vital in promoting population and community health. Professionals can enhance the quality of care and access to services for a patient group in remote areas. For instance, patients can get provided with child care services and bus fare that allow them to attend doctor appointments (Stanhope et al., 2019). Further, patient language preferences can get recorded while practitioners’ language skills are identified and provide interpretation services. Health professionals undoubtedly have a vital role to play in promoting the health of a population and communities.

References

Raphael, D., & Bryant, T. (2006). The state’s role in promoting population health: Public health concerns in Canada, USA, UK, and Sweden. Health policy, 78(1), 39-55.

Stanhope, M., & Lancaster, J. (2019). Public health nursing e-book: Population-centered health care in the community. Elsevier Health Sciences.

5 PAGE – 5 REFERENCES

Antibiotic Resistance

 Some of the methods that I will recommend to resolve the issue of microbial resistance include immunization, handwashing, healthy food preparation, and antibiotic use only when necessary and as directed by the physician. Also, the avoidance of infections helps prevent the spread of resistant bacteria. There is also a need to develop new antibiotics to keep up with resistant bacteria in combination with new diagnostic tests to monitor the progress of resistance. 

Antibiotic resistance is often overlooked in health care and by practitioners due to the lack of knowledge on research to detect resistance during patient care and their knowledge of supportive research that supports alternative options besides the use of antibodies in every treatment plan.  

What is some supportive scholarly research you have found or have come across that supports your recommended options, such as hand washing, diet, etc.?  

1 page, good discussion reply, use at least 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly sources.