Just the intro and support is needed at this time. Please read instructions and pick one of the topics provided for this.  Will need also 3 responses to students as well 

Is there a health-related cause that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is not currently covering that you would like to see included?

Introduction

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is a private foundation that was started in the year 2000. The foundation was started by former Microsoft chairman and founder Bill Gates and the wife Melinda Gates and was previously known as William H. Gates Foundation. The foundation is guided by their vision “every life has equal value” where they strive to make people live productive and healthy lives. The foundation has made an impact in developing countries especially in Africa where health programs have been funded to fight tropical diseases like malaria. The foundation has also funded the research for finding a vaccine for the novel corona virus (Mandal, 2020).

Global Health Organizations

Global health challenges require partnership between governments and private organizations in order to fight such challenges. International organizations have assisted in funding health programs that has ensured the success of health programs. According to Anbazhagan and Anbazhagan (2016) NGOs can work with international agencies and institutions to fund, implement and evaluate health programs. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is one organization that has thrived in funding health programs that have been beneficial for populations. The foundation is the largest private foundation in the world started by Bill and Melinda Gates. The recent novel corona virus that has disrupted the lives of people globally has had adverse effects when it comes to health and health care. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have committed more than $350 million towards the fight of the virus. According to Mandal (2000) some of the funding is being used to find a potential vaccine.

Conclusion

International organizations play an important role in dealing with the challenges of global health. These organizations provide funding and the resources needed when it comes to addressing global health challenges. It is through these organizations that health programs are able to run professional leading to success of global health programs.

References

Anbazhagan, Suguna & Anbazhagan, Surekha. (2016). Role of non-governmental organizations in global health. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 17-22. 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20151544.

Mandal Ananya. (2020). Bill and Melinda Gates fund potential vaccine against COVID-19. News Medical Life Sciences. Retrived from https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200407/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-fund-potential-vaccine-against-COVID-19.aspx

The Bill Gates and Melinda Foundation. (n.d.). News. Retrieved from https://www.gatesfoundation.org/TheOptimist/Articles/coronavirus-mark-suzman-therapeutics

Translation Models

Diabetes is an international crisis and considered to be one of the Global Burden Diseases (The U.S. Burden of Disease Collaborators, 2018). In the primary care setting, translating the evidence of preventing Diabetic Foot Ulcers is done by introducing self-care education to primary care patients with a transitional Model. Almost 1/3 of people with diabetes acquire foot ulcers, and of these ulcers, 3/4 are avoidable (Bus & Van Netten, 2016). Therefore, it is incredibly essential to translate this evidence into action to prevent foot loss by amputation and, ultimately, early mortality. The Knowledge to Action Model (KTA) is used to translate all the evidence-based research knowledge on diabetic foot care into action in the clinic setting. KTA has two main components, “Knowledge Creation” and the “Action Cycle.” Using KTA, we already have numerous research available on diabetic foot care, funneled to identify a knowledge gap or problem. Knowing the problem, we must implement the second phase, which has seven stages called the Action Cycle. It can be continuous and go in either direction if necessary.

Stage One: The problem of poor diabetic foot care education on one-third of diabetics has been identified, and a knowledge gap exists between patients and caregivers.

Stage Two: The local setting of primary care with a high population of Hispanic patients with diabetes.

Stage Three: One of the possible barriers to this self-care program will be staffing and proper nurses’ training as educators. Also, the time it takes to teach patients. Another obstacle will be the patient’s willingness to learn and perform appropriate foot care daily.  This project’s facilitators will be the primary care providers and management at a micro, meso, and macro-level. The facilitators would help ensure proper staffing and more time allotted in the clinic for foot care sessions during diabetic visits.

Stage Four: Implement the project by educating nurses on diabetes and its effect on the body. The second part of implementation would be having the nurses teach foot care to Hispanic Diabetic patients at every visit. Using a transtheoretical Change Model at this stage would be appropriate.

Stage Five: In this stage, we would monitor the nurses’ knowledge using surveys and observation. We would measure the patients learning with a teach-back method and questionnaire.

Stage Six: Evaluating the outcomes might take a little longer to see results. Still, we should assess feedback from the nurses, podiatrist providers, and patients on the knowledge and care provided through surveys and questionnaires.

Stage Seven: This stage is not a final step but rather a step where knowledge is sustained with continuous updates and reassessments. This stage would keep the program fresh, and the key stakeholders would play the role of being receptive to the new norm and not become disengaged.

The resources needed for this project would be a clinical educator to train nurses on the effects and care of diabetic patients, mostly on foot self-care: foot care literature, handouts, and a small foot care kit for patients.  The kit would consist of a lotion, liquid soap, Emory boards, monofilament, and a mirror. This kit would cost about 12-15 dollars per unit. Key stakeholders such as pharmaceutical companies or diabetic organizations and community leaders would be instrumental in funding each diabetic patient with a self-care kit.

References

Bus, S. A., & van Netten, J. J. (2016). A shift in priority in diabetic foot care and research: 75% of foot ulcers are preventable. Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews, 32 Suppl 1, 195–200. https://doi.org/10.1002/dmrr.2738

The U.S. Burden of Disease Collaborators. (2018). The state of U.S. health, 1990–2016 burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors among U.S. states. JAMA, 319(14), 1444–1472. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2018.0158 (Links to an external site.)

I NEED A COMMENT FOR THIS POST WITH AT LEAST TWO-THREE  PARAGRAPH AND TWO SOURCES NO LATER THAN FIVE YEARS

Question 1

Visit the npr.org healthcare data breaches website, select one health information data breach that occurred, or a topic dealing with data breaches. The news post must be within the last 6 years.

Discuss the article/podcast to include: the situation that occurred (or main topic of the post), how this occurred (if known) along with possible strategies to prevent re-occurrence.  Also include the title and link to your specific NPR story.

Question 1 (pick one question)

(a).COVID has changed the way the world will look at telehealth. Will the increased use of telehealth technology be viewed as dehumanizing patient care or will it be viewed as a means to promote contact with health providers for consumers who are geographically isolated from face to face care. What resistance might be met and how can it be overcome?

(b). Consider a recent patient care scenario and describe how it was or could have been managed using telehealth. What training and equipment would be needed?   

(c). After sharing information about the e-intensive care unit concept to a nurse who is new to the setting, the nurse asks how the system can affect the quality and improve safety of patient care. How should you respond?

Question 3

Healthcare systems have varying policies regarding the use of smartphones and mobile computing devices in the clinical setting. Do you believe that smartphones have a place in the clinical setting? What guidelines, if any, should be put in place? Are the guidelines in place enforced in your clinical setting (work or school clinicals)? Please provide support for your response.

NOTE: Use APA style 

Based on the required topic study materials, write a reflection about worldview and respond to following:

1.  In 250-300 words, explain the Christian perspective of the nature of spirituality and ethics in contrast to the perspective of postmodern relativism within health care.

2.  In 250-300 words, explain what scientism is and describe two of the main arguments against it.

3.  In 750-1,000 words, answer each of the worldview questions according to your own personal perspective and worldview:

1.  What is ultimate reality?

2.  What is the nature of the universe?

3.  What is a human being?

4.  What is knowledge?

5.  What is your basis of ethics?

6.  What is the purpose of your existence?

Remember to support your reflection with the topic study materials.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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 assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Due Date Friday 23 

Title: Professional Advocacy through Association Membership

Paper type Essay

Paper format APA

Course level Master

Subject Area Nursing

# pages 3   ( or 900 words Minimum)

Spacing Double Spacing

# sources 4

Paper Details

Professional Advocacy through Association Membership

Professional advocacy is about supporting the interests of one’s profession. Professional associations advocate for their members by uniting as a single voice and taking action to advance or remove barriers to the profession. Nurse practitioners (NPs) unite in member-created associations and organizations at many different levels: local, state, national, and international. They unite as specialty groups to further the goals or interests of their profession. Each of these organizations has a purpose or mission, membership benefits, and role in professional advocacy. While individually the NP may be able to contact a legislator on an issue of concern, a professional organization has the collective power of being able to be heard in numbers. These organizations are poised to take the course of action needed to influence the stakeholders. Just as these groups take action to make change, individual NPs must take action to promote their own professional interests and causes. One of the best ways a professional can support their profession is by joining an association or organization.

Directions

In a 3–5 page paper address the following:

Join a NP association at the local, state, national or international level. (join as a student) I HAVE ALREADY JOINED AANP

Discuss the mission and vision of this organization.

Describe the requirements for membership.

Explain at least five benefits to belonging to this organization.

Demonstrate understanding of the advocacy efforts of this organization by answering the following:

What are the current key issues of concern (name at least three)?

What actions are being taken by this organization to address these concerns?

What current legislative efforts are being done by this organization in one of the following areas:

expanding the NP scope of practice

NP regulation of practice

Healthcare policy

Payment issues

Prescriptive privileges

Reflect on how your membership to this organization can promote the NP profession.

see attachments.

Follow my bullet points when answering. Original please.

Please use the attached reading material to complete work.

Remember to include an open-ended follow-up question with each response. This is a required part of substantive participation that encourages further discussion.

When you post responses to your peers the response needs to be “substantive” to receive credit. Substantive posting criteria includes: Acknowledge what your peer stated (agree or disagree). Include additional information. End the post with an open-ended follow up question. This is important to encourage further discussion.

 Research Article 

1. Research an article defending the position on the advancement of healthcare informatics and technology in healthcare. 

Instructions

1. Research Article: 

a. You will use the research-based paper grading rubric as a guide to complete the transcript and the group presentation rubric for delivering the presentation. (Both rubrics attached below)

b. Prepare an 8-10 page paper (including title and reference page) written in APA 6th edition style. References no later than 4 years old. 

Research Paper Rubric   (APA Format)

Title Page: Student has an appropriate title page, completed in an APA format with the title of the paper, the student’s name, a running head and date on the cover page.

Introduction: Contains a clear purpose of writing to inform the reader relating to the selected topic.

Body: The paper will have three main points with supporting evidence to back up the points.

Conclusion: The student will a clear conclusion with future directions.

Reference Page: Student has a minimum of 3 different references and all references are in APA format, no later than 4 years old.

Background info-historic perspective: Present with depth and clarity. APA format.

Citations and references: Both present written properly and has excellent depth of research information

Assignment Content

1. Read the following scenario:

   Emma and Isabella attend the front office at an urgent care facility. They have worked together for over 5 years and enjoy collaborating on projects. As their manager, you have asked them to work together to create a team training on effective communication in the workplace.

   Emma feels that it is important to provide hands-on learning (e.g., role play) while Isabella feels that a lecture is the most appropriate format for this team. Emma defends her point by saying that her sister has been a teacher for 10 years, and she has proven that hands-on learning increases the engagement and likelihood of remembering the training material.

   Isabella feels that Emma does not account for her 10 years of experience in the medical office and voices her disgust with Emma and her lack of appreciation for her experience. Isabella storms off and leaves Emma to finish the work.

   Emma approaches the manager and complains that she has been left to complete the training because Isabella refuses to talk or work with her.

   Write a 500- to 750-word paper that discusses how you would handle the situation. Complete the following in your paper:

   • Describe the type of conflict illustrated in the scenario.
   • Identify the strategies the manager could use to resolve the conflict between Emma and Isabella to create a supportive climate again.
   • Explain how the defensive climate created by the conflict will affect the workplace relationship between Emma and Isabella.
   • Discuss the impact it could have on the other clinic staff and the consumers who use the clinic.
   • Cite a minimum of one reference to support your assignment.

     Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.