Discussion: Workplace Environment Assessment

How healthy is your workplace?

You may think your current organization operates seamlessly, or you may feel it has many issues. You may experience or even observe things that give you pause. Yet, much as you wouldn’t try to determine the health of a patient through mere observation, you should not attempt to gauge the health of your work environment based on observation and opinion. Often, there are issues you perceive as problems that others do not; similarly, issues may run much deeper than leadership recognizes.

There are many factors and measures that may impact organizational health. Among these is civility. While an organization can institute policies designed to promote such things as civility, how can it be sure these are managed effectively? In this Discussion, you will examine the use of tools in measuring workplace civility.

To Prepare:

• Review the Resources and examine the Clark Healthy Workplace Inventory, found on page 20 of Clark (2015) https://www.myamericannurse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ant11-CE-Civility-1023.pdf
• Review and complete the Work Environment Assessment Template in the Resources.

By Day 3 of Week 7

Post a brief description of the results of your Work Environment Assessment. Based on the results, how civil is your workplace? Explain why your workplace is or is not civil. Then, describe a situation where you have experienced incivility in the workplace. How was this addressed? Be specific and provide examples.

Assignment #1 (HIV Specialty Care Paper)

Assignment #1: Research Specialty Care Paper

Choose one topic from the following for the APA paper:

1. HIV/AIDS Specialty Care for Pregnant women

2. HIV/AIDS Specialty Care for Pediatrics

The paper must be in APA style and all in-text citations should be in APA format, with a

minimum of 6 pages and a maximum of 8 pages in double spaces not including the cover and reference pages. Paper submitted must be in APA format according to Publication Manual American Psychological Association (APA) (6th ed.). 2009 ISBN: 978-1-4338-0561-5 ** 

Rubric:

Introduction (20%): Clearly identifies the topic, (2) Establishes goals and objectives of presentation (3) Introduce clearly the topic

Population at Risks Factor s (10%): population is clearly stated including possible risks factors and medical history

Research Content EBP (20%): Excellent EBP provided. Followed the CDC recommendations and evidence

Education (10%): Excellent education provided including strategic tools methods by following the EBP guidelines

Body and Content (20%)

Excellent body content and well-chosen topic. Easy to read with the essential information throughout without mistakes Adequate length 5 to 8 pages length

Conclusion (10%)

Excellent Conclusion clearly supported by the information presented at the end of the paper

APA including grammar and spellin g (10%): Excellent spelling and no grammar errors Uses APA guidelines accurately and consistently to cite sources References within five (5) years

Please use nursing theory from Madeleine M. Leininger: Transcultural Care Theory of Diversity and Universality 

(I have attached my textbook, chapter 22) to create a brochure. APA format. 

Nursing Theory Application Brochure 

Please   select a nursing theory that has resonated with you. Design a brochure that nursing   administration could use to introduce this theory to their nursing staff,   faculty or patients within their nursing clinical unit, education or research   environment.

In a simple   and concise manner, describe the selected theory and how it could be useful   and relevant to your chosen nursing environment. Please pay close attention to ensure that   you attend to the following criteria:

1. Briefly describe the nursing environment that   you wish to support (1 pt)

2. Describe the nursing theory/model that you   plan to introduce (2 pts)

3. What are the strengths of that nursing   theory? Why is it useful and relevant to that particular nursing unit, educational or research   environment? 

4. Use the six QSEN Competencies to explain how your   chosen theory can be applied 

a. Patient-centered care

b. Teamwork and collaboration

c. Evidenced-based practice (EBP)

d. Quality Improvements (QI)

e. Safety

f. Informatics

5. Select any two concerns below 

Design a professional brochure that expresses   clearly how your chosen theory could be applied to improve quality of any two   of the following areas:

a. Patient care 

b. Nursing education

c. Nursing research 

d. Health disparities 

6. Creativity: clarity and conciseness of the   brochure 

Please provide a complete and concise   description of each of the areas being asked for. Vague write ups   will not be assigned points.

PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS

ZERO PLAGIARISM

4 REFERENCES

As the population continues to age, more and more older adults will require therapy for various mental health issues. While the group setting offers many benefits and makes therapy more accessible to those in need of services, this therapeutic approach may not be effective for all clients. For this Discussion, as you examine your own practicum experiences with older adults in group therapy settings, consider strategies to improve the effectiveness of your sessions.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Analyze group therapy sessions with older adults
• Recommend strategies for improving the effectiveness of group therapy sessions for older adults

To prepare:

• Review this week’s Learning Resources, and consider the insights provided on group therapy with older adults.
• Reflect on your practicum experiences with older adults in group therapy settings.

a description of a group therapy session with older adults, including the stage of the group, any resistances or issues that were present, and therapeutic techniques used by the facilitator. Explain any challenges that may occur when working with this group. Support your recommendations with evidence-based literature.

Assignment:

Part I:

Complete “Choosing the Board: Charting the Course with Competing Priorities (pg #241)” exercise. Rank them from highest to lowest.

• Explain why you made your rankings. 
• List their diversity characteristics and how that impacted your ranking.   
• Regardless of which four nominees are appointed, replacing one-third of the Board members all at once will mean a radical change for this board. This is a source of concern for the Board members and a serious concern of the hospital CEO who deals frequently with the Board. What might be done to ease the transition for the Board itself and for the CEO?
• What patterns emerge in your choices? Were all of your choices the same on any dimension(s)? Explain.
• How diversified would you say your choices are? Did you consciously or unconsciously make choices on the basis of any particular dimension of diversity? Explain.
• If all four of your choices were selected for the Board, how diversified could your complete Board be?
• This part of the weekly assignment will be at least 1,000 words in order to address all of the questions

Part II:

Investigate various “wellness program models” used by organizations. Write a report describing the costs and benefits of these models and identify the features that are important to the success of wellness programs regardless of the model used. (500 words)

Starting sources:

• Hanna, L. (2011, August 4). Guidelines for wellness programs.  
• Massachusetts Department of Public Health (2013). A model wellness guide (draft) (Search: A model wellness guide in the search box)
• Shemkus, S. (2013, March 3). Wellness programs pay off in the workplace. Boston Globe. P.p. G1, 6.

Assignment Expectations:

• Length:
  • 1500-1750 words (5-7 pages); answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner
• Structure:
  • Include a title page and reference page in APA style
• References:
  • Reference any outside content. Include the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions

Research the delivery, finance, management, and sustainability methods of the U.S. health care system. Evaluate the effectiveness of one or more of these areas on quality patient care and health outcomes. Propose a potential health care reform solution to improve effectiveness in the area you evaluated and predict the expected effect. Describe the effect of health care reform on the U.S. health care system and its respective stakeholders. Support your post with a peer-reviewed journal article.

 Criteria 

Health Topic:  Prevention of HIV/AIDS

  Describe a single health promotion/disease prevention problem that is   currently an issue or one that may become an issue. 

Identification   of specific population, program or organization.  Identify legislators   that should be involved to support your topic.

Identify the legislation used to affect the selected topic. 

Criteria

Comprehensive   Review of Literature Perform and demonstrate a comprehensive review of the  current evidence. Use of primary sources and evidence that is not older than   5 years Writing, grammar and APA application Scholarly grammar, use of APA   6th edition

Please answer all questions.

follow every Criteria

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 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 with your assignment.

Include the following in your paper:

1. Describe the family structure. Include individuals and any relevant attributes defining the family composition, 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.

Assignment:

Design a PowerPoint presentation for high school aged students discussing normative aging changes, sexuality, STDs, and prevention.  

• Discuss normal body changes that occur through puberty into young adulthood
• Discuss specific STDs, causes, symptoms, complications, and treatment: 

                        **You should include a slide or two for each of the following:  Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Herpes, HIV, Syphillis, HPV

• Discuss pregnancy and prevention

The assignment should be submitted in PowerPoint format, with at least 10 content slides (in addition to a title slide and reference slide) and include at least two scholarly sources other than provided materials.

Learning Materials

• Clark, M. J. (2015). Population and community health nursing (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Chapter 22 
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020). HIV/AIDS and STDs. 

Hello, please I need help with these scenarios. A file is attached below and has appendix C & D to be answered, thank you.