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This assignment consists of both an interview and a PowerPoint (PPT) presentation.

Assessment/Interview

Select a community of interest in your region. Perform a physical assessment of the community.

1. Perform a direct assessment of a community of interest using the “Functional Health Patterns Community Assessment Guide.”

2. Interview a community health and public health provider regarding that person’s role and experiences within the community.

Interview Guidelines

Interviews can take place in-person, by phone, or by Skype.

Develop interview questions to gather information about the role of the provider in the community and the health issues faced by the chosen community.

Complete the “Provider Interview Acknowledgement Form” prior to conducting the interview. Submit this document separately in its respective drop box.

Compile key findings from the interview, including the interview questions used, and submit these with the presentation.

PowerPoint Presentation

Create a PowerPoint presentation of 15-20 slides (slide count does not include title and references slide) describing the chosen community interest.

Include the following in your presentation:

1. Description of community and community boundaries: the people and the geographic, geopolitical, financial, educational level; ethnic and phenomenological features of the community, as well as types of social interactions; common goals and interests; and barriers, and challenges, including any identified social determinates of health.

2. Summary of community assessment: (a) funding sources and (b) partnerships.

3. Summary of interview with community health/public health provider.

4. Identification of an issue that is lacking or an opportunity for health promotion.

5. A conclusion summarizing your key findings and a discussion of your impressions of the general health of the community.

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 format ting 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. 

Assignment:

Global Health, Policy, and the Future

This assignment will be a 5 to 7-minute video or audio embedded in a PowerPoint presentation.

In the Learning Materials under Additional Resources Review:

• National Academies of Sciences,      Engineering, and Medicine (2017). Global health and      the future role of the United States. Washington, DC:      The National Academies Press. (Click on the link to download Global      Health and the Future Role of the United States. You do not need to      purchase this book. Once you access the website, look on the far right and      click on “Download this PDF” for your free copy, or Click “Read Online” to      read without downloading).

• United Nations Developmental      Programme. (n.d.). Sustainable development goals. 

1. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2017). Global health and the future role of the United States. -> Review TABLE S-1 Committee Recommendations and Corresponding Actions on page 3 (these come from the global health report and are global recommendations) and the four Priority Areas for Action starting on page 4 that further explain the 14 Recommendations in TABLE S-1.

2. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) *Select and review ONE of the 14 Recommendations OR an SDG that align with your interests or one you feel passionate about that could significantly improve global health. Consider what steps healthcare professionals can take to advocate for vulnerable people at a global level. 

This assignment will require you to create a 5 to 7-minute video or audio recording in a PowerPoint presentation.

Reflect on global issues in healthcare and address the following in your presentation:

Briefly describe the selected global recommendation or SDG and the identified vulnerable population

Analyze current healthcare policies that impact your selected global recommendation or SDG

Explain the reason you selected the global recommendation or SDG and why it is relevant to the vulnerable population.

Discuss why the global recommendation you selected should be implemented or the SDG you selected should be achieved, including why there should be funding to implement the global recommendation or SDG. 

Assignment Expectations

Length: 5 to 7 minute video presentation (mp4 format) with slide presentation

Structure: Include a title, objectives, and reference slides in APA format. Your presentation must include an introduction and a conclusion.

References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. A minimum of three (3) scholarly sources are required for this assignment.

The IOM published report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,” makes recommendations for lifelong learning and achieving higher levels of education.

In 1,000-1,250 words, examine the importance of nursing education and discuss your overall educational goals.

Include the following:

1.  Discuss your options in the job market based on your educational level.

2.  Review the IOM Future of Nursing Recommendations for achieving higher levels of education. Describe what professional certification and advanced degrees (MSN, DNP, etc.) you want to pursue and explain your reasons for wanting to attain the education. Discuss your timeline for accomplishing these goals.

3.  Discuss how increasing your level of education would affect how your competitiveness in the current job market and your role in the future of nursing.

4.  Discuss the relationship of continuing nursing education to competency, attitudes, knowledge, and the ANA Scope and Standards for Practice and Code of Ethics.

5.  Discuss whether continuing nursing education should be mandatory. Provide support for your response.

You are required to cite to a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.  

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. 

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance. 

Friday 11 

• Textbook: Chapter 8
• Play from the Internet, YouTube, DVD, iTunes, Amazon, Netflix, etc.
• 1 primary source (written version of selected play)

Instructions
Plays are meant to be performed, rather than read. The purpose of dramatic arts often extends far beyond the words written on a page; staging, lighting, costumes intonation, expression, and audience experience are all part of the experience of a theatrical production. To develop your understanding of the cultural role of the dramatic arts, you will view a production of a play this week and write a reflection to explain your viewing experience. Choose a play that you would like to view and find a version online, YouTube, DVD or iTunes, Amazon, Netflix, etc. You can also choose to see a play live if you prefer.

Play Suggestions:

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Romeo and Juliet
• As You Like It
• Taming of the Shrew
• The Tempest
• Much Ado About Nothing
• The Comedy of Errors
• Macbeth
• King Lear

If you have another idea, please ask your instructor to approve it.

Then, select and address one of the following options:

Option 1: Write an analysis of the play that you viewed. Include at least one quote from the play in your essay. In your essay, address the following:

• Identify the performance that you have selected.
• Describe the staging, lighting, costumes, and characters of the performance. How do these match or revise the written version of the play? You do not need to read the entire play, but you should skim the text.
• What type of mood and tone does the performance create? How?
• What parts of the play are easier to understand through performance? What are some details that stood out through performance?
• What are your feelings about this performance? What did you take away from viewing it?

Option 2: Find an adaptation or transformation of a play. Choose an adaptation with some significant differences from the original, such as transposed plots and characters into a variety of different settings and historical contexts. Here are some examples:

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999) or A Midsummer Night’s DREAM (2018)
• Romeo and Juliet – Romeo + Juliet (1996) or West Side Story (1961) or Romeo Must Die (2000)
• As You Like It – As You Like It (2006)
• Taming of the Shrew – 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) or Kiss Me, Kate (1948)
• Much Ado About Nothing – Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
• The Comedy of Errors – The Bomb-itty of Errors (2012)
• King Lear – A Thousand Acres (1997)
• Othello – O (2001)
• Hamlet – The Lion King (2019 or 1994) or Hamlet (2000)
• Twelfth Night – She’s the Man (2006)

If you have another idea, please ask your instructor to approve it.

Watch the original version and the adapted version. In your essay, address the following:

• How is the adaptation the same as the original? Discuss plot, characters, theme, conflict, language, etc.
• How does the adaptation differ from the original? Discuss setting, time period, characters, plot, language, etc.
• Does the original story translate well in the adaptation? Why or why not? Did the adaptation work in a different setting, time period, etc. Why or why not?
• Why do you think Shakespeare’s plays are adapted so often?

Writing Requirements (APA format)

• Length: 1.5-2 pages (not including title page or references page)
• 1-inch margins
• Double spaced
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Title page
• References page (minimum of 1 source)

Under module 7, view the video Professional Writing. After view, the video complete the following assignment. 

For this assignment, compose an email to your employer requesting time off. Write the email in first person. 

Compose an email in word format requesting 3 days off from work. 

The email must include: 

1- To

2- From

3- Subject 

4- A body including why you are requesting the days off (use complete sentences; 2-5 sentences) use some of the techniques in the video. 

5- Your signature and contact information

Total points – 100

Please watch – How to write a professional email 4 by Professor Heather Austin on youtube.

Discuss ways your organization uses technology to gather patient and health care information, and how this information and data are used to direct patient care and outcomes.

Medication errors can lead to adverse drug events, which are associated with increased total hospitalization cost and length of stay (McCarthy, Tuiskula, Driscoll, & Davis, 2017), with an estimate of 44,000 Americans from medical errors (Hanifin, & Zielenski, 2020). Slight, Seger, Franz, Wong, & Bates (2018) estimated a national cost projection of $871 million to $1.8 billion to treat avoidable adverse drug events. Hanifin and Zielenski (2020) found that addressing the medication error problem with initiatives supported by an interdisciplinary team has resulted in a successful decrease in medication error rates.

At the clinic where I work, I would have the therapist, nurses, clinic manager, pharmacist, physician/advanced practice provider, and information technologists on my team. The nurses are responsible for making sure the medications are sent properly and the client understands  and  must be sure that the correct medication is dispense to the patient as ordered by the provider. The provider’s role is to order the correct medication as appropriate for each patient’s clinical condition. The pharmacist is available to consult if a provider is unsure of what to order, or if a nurse has questions about dose safety or how it is to be administered. The information technologist’s role is to provide medication entry/charting in the patient’s electronic medical record and relay the findings to the clinic manager. The nurse’s role is to review the IT-generated report for accuracy and report results to the practice.

Teamwork is best achieved through communication and understanding, as well as respecting each team member’s roles, responsibilities, and concerns (White, 2016). Each member of the team should come together initially to delineate his/her unique responsibilities. With the clarity of each other’s roles and responsibilities, members should hold one another accountable and collectively answer to the leader of the collaboration, which typically would be the nurse and the provider who holds responsibility for the safety initiative and tasking clinical staff to find evidence-based solutions to the problem.  My workplace has 5-minute, daily huddles that take place at 8 in the morning before our workday begins. Each huddle session summarizes issues from the previous workday and highlights essential events/patients for the same day and the day after. This huddle session would be a great way to follow-up on divided tasks outlined in the paragraph above.

White & Dang (2018) highlighted a critical barrier – time. Each member of the team will need uninterrupted time to think about and discuss the problem. Biweekly or weekly staff meetings, spanning 30-60 minutes, are ideal for each team member to have the opportunity to voice their concerns.  Also, the team leader should encourage everyone to voice their concerns publicly and privately for effective communication and collaboration. Above all, the team leader must encourage each team member to value one another’s professions, interests, concerns, and responsibilities (White & Dang, 2018).

I need a comment for this discussion board at least 2 paragraphs and use 2 sources no later than 5 years. 

When you wake in the morning, you may reach for your cell phone to reply to a few text or email messages that you missed overnight. On your drive to work, you may stop to refuel your car. Upon your arrival, you might swipe a key card at the door to gain entrance to the facility. And before finally reaching your workstation, you may stop by the cafeteria to purchase a coffee.

From the moment you wake, you are in fact a data-generation machine. Each use of your phone, every transaction you make using a debit or credit card, even your entrance to your place of work, creates data. It begs the question: How much data do you generate each day? Many studies have been conducted on this, and the numbers are staggering: Estimates suggest that nearly 1 million bytes of data are generated every second for every person on earth.

As the volume of data increases, information professionals have looked for ways to use big data—large, complex sets of data that require specialized approaches to use effectively. Big data has the potential for significant rewards—and significant risks—to healthcare. In this Discussion, you will consider these risks and rewards.

To Prepare:

• Review the Resources and reflect on the web article Big Data Means Big Potential, Challenges for Nurse Execs.
• Reflect on your own experience with complex health information access and management and consider potential challenges and risks you may have experienced or observed.

 Post a description of at least one potential benefit of using big data as part of a clinical system and explain why. Then, describe at least one potential challenge or risk of using big data as part of a clinical system and explain why. Propose at least one strategy you have experienced, observed, or researched that may effectively mitigate the challenges or risks of using big data you described. Be specific and provide examples. 

APA format

1 page

At least 3 references within the past 5 years

REPLY1

“Meaningful Use” is applied to the extent to which a health care provider/organization uses electronic health records (EHR). Defined as; Use of certified EHR in a meaningful way, the use of certified EHR technology for the electronic exchange of health information to improve quality of health care, and the use of certified EHR technology to submit clinical quality reporting and other measures (Glaser, 2018).

EHR provides accurate and complete information about patients’ health. Hence, the health care provider is able to provide the best care possible. Coordination for the care provided by the health caregiver will be more efficient. An effective way of sharing information with the patient together with his/her family. Significantly the health care providers will have the necessary data to diagnose the health problems sooner, reduce medical errors, and also care will be provided at a lower cost. Not forgetting communication between health professionals and health entities will be more efficient and effective.

The data is captured in coded format and expands the exchange of information in the most structured way to elevate clinical processes and better health outcomes by placing more emphasis on clinical conditions that are of priority, patient self-management, and access to comprehensive data. It can be related when one is taking care of patients. There is always more emphasis on critical conditions, and the patient’s self-management has to be into consideration. Access to comprehensive data about the patient is also of significance when taking care of a patient.

I had a patient who was checking in for his checkups after two weeks. Keeping records of his progress was necessary at this particular moment. Thanks to EHR, coordination for the care I was to provide each time he visited was on track, which led to acceleration on his recovery. I have not encountered any negative impact that comes with the use of EHR. It’s a reliable and effective program that leads to better health care services.

REPLY2

Electronic health records (EHRs) are used across clinical care and healthcare administration to capture a variety of medical information from individual patients over time, as well as to manage clinical workflows. (Ehrenstein et al, 2019) According to the article, the use of electronic health records (EHRs) will improve patient care, decrease practice costs, and increase provider productivity and revenue. (Chin & Sakuda, 2012) At my work, EHRs help nurses and doctors work effectively and productivity. By using EHRs, we can share patient’s medical history, medications, labs, and progress notes, so we can just check it and provide necessary care right away to patients without asking other medical professionals about patient’s information. In addition, data shared in an EHRs can help clinicians choose the right medication for a patient with allergies (Steger, 2017), and it prevents medication errors. 

The barriers to the implementation of EHRs include potentially high financial investments, an increase in initial physician and staff training time, workflow redesign efforts, and the need to hire new staff for HIT support, an EHR creates a database of information that will assist in the coordination of patient care and improvement of communication about shared patients among health care providers. (Chin & Sakuda, 2012) At my work, I have seen some nurses and doctors were struggling with using EHRs because they used to do paper documentations about their patient care. They had to take extra time to complete documentation. In addition, sometimes the information of EHRs is not updated timely, and it makes miscommunication between doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.