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Visit Healthy People 2030 here and review the Health Communication objective: Increase the number of state health departments that use social marketing in health promotion programs — HC/HIT‑D01. This is a developmental objective, meaning there is no baseline data yet, however, this will become a core objective for Healthy People 2030. What I want you to do is choose a state health department to review and see if they are utilizing any social marketing campaigns. One way to find a state health department is to search “[insert state] health department website”. Then, search their website for any social media accounts and review the content used for their health communication. If you need more information on what social marketing it, download this CDC pdf here. Next, select your local community health department (or city health department) and search their webpage. Are they employing any social marketing strategies? Between the state and local health departments, which is utilizing social marketing more? Provide an example of one of the social marketing strategies used by each health department and discuss why it is or is not effective in communicating the health message? Then discuss why social marketing is important for health communication. 

Your paper should be 2-3 pages, double-spaced, and follow APA 7th edition formatting. The reference pages is not included in the page limit

Explain how the Florence Nightingale Theory is utilized in nursing education, practice, and nursing research. At least three examples of each of them.

No more than three paragraphs in a word document and a power point of no more than 6 slides.

References no more than 5 years.

I need a paper written, but need nightingale to do it

Supportive Psychotherapy versus Interpersonal Psychotherapy

With the rising cases of mental disorders, there has been an increasing urge for healthcare providers to assess the efficacy of the approaches used in psychotherapy. This is intended to help in the identification of the strategy that will be effective in assisting patients who are suffering from psychiatric disorders. Two of the common approaches that are used in helping the patients is supportive psychotherapy and interpersonal psychotherapy. Herein, this paper will seek to discuss the similarities of the approaches, the differences, and the effective strategy that could be selected for helping patients. 

How supportive and interpersonal psychotherapies are similar

Both supportive psychotherapy and interpersonal psychotherapy are important and seek to bring therapeutic impact to the patients who have psychiatric disorders. Whiting et al. (2019) argue that the use of supportive psychotherapy by a healthcare provider is intended to help in the enhancement of the adaptive and health patterns of the patients with the objective of reducing the cases of intrapsychic conflict. The interpersonal approach as well seeks to resolve the interpersonal problems that a patient may have. These intend to help the patient in attaining a healthy state if thinking. 

Three differences between these therapies and how these differences might impact practice as a mental health counselor

One of the differences is that the use of supportive approach involves the adherence to a time-limited approach that is structured and takes three to four months but the supportive approach is not structured and makes use of a combination of cognitive behavior and conceptual approach. The focus of the supportive approach is to ensure that the patient is able to have an improved standard of health while interpersonal approach aims at identifying and bringing a resolution to a problem that has prevailed. This infers that there will be a need for the therapists to have an evaluation of the relational aspects of psychiatric disorder patients (Bombardier et al., 2019). 

The therapeutic approach that might be used with clients and why

The therapeutic approach that will be useful in this case will be the interpersonal approach. I prefer to make use of this approach as a nurse therapist in addressing the challenges that are presented by patients with psychiatric disorders. This is attributed to the fact that the approach puts stress on the importance of interpersonal relationships. Psychiatric disorders as per Marrie et al. (2015) are mainly developed by lack of an effective interpersonal relationship. Along these lines, tackling the issue will help in resolving the issue of the patients. The selection is as well attributed to the fact that in considering interpersonal relationships one is able to consider the issues of mood changes and the behavioral changes of a patient which are the main aspects that contribute to psychiatric disorders. 

Write a paper (2,000-2,500 words) in which you apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Refer to “Communicable Disease Chain,” “Chain of Infection,” and the CDC website for assistance when completing this assignment.

Communicable Disease Selection

1.  Chickenpox

2.  Tuberculosis

3.  Influenza

4.  Mononucleosis

5.  Hepatitis B

6.  HIV

7.  Ebola

8.  Measles

9.  Polio

10.  Influenza

Epidemiology Paper Requirements

1.  Describe the chosen communicable disease, including causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment, and the demographic of interest (mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence). Is this a reportable disease? If so, provide details about reporting time, whom to report to, etc.

2.  Describe the social determinants of health and explain how those factors contribute to the development of this disease.

3.  Discuss the epidemiologic triangle as it relates to the communicable disease you have selected. Include the host factors, agent factors (presence or absence), and environmental factors. Are there any special considerations or notifications for the community, schools, or general population?

4.  Explain the role of the community health nurse (case finding, reporting, data collection, data analysis, and follow-up) and why demographic data are necessary to the health of the community.

5.  Identify at least one national agency or organization that addresses the communicable disease chosen and describe how the organizations contribute to resolving or reducing the impact of disease.

6.  Discuss a global implication of the disease. How is this addressed in other countries or cultures? Is this disease endemic to a particular area? Provide an example.

A minimum of three peer-reviewed or professional references is required.

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. 

Assignment:

In this assignment, you will develop two separate infographics (informative posters) to discuss two separate health issues relevant to the LGBT communities. Note that acronyms such as LGBT must be spelled out in titles/headings.  Note also that infographics are to be colorful and have graphics and pictures to tell the story, and should have more pictures than words.  In each infographic you will discuss:

• What      is the health problem?
• Which      group(s) are most likely to be at risk?
• What      social/behavioral/health system determinants affect this?
• Identify      at least two potential interventions/activities the community, community      health agency, community health nurse could offer to prevent and or      support this health issue
• What      resistance might be met in implementing the intervention/activity?

View these links on how to create infographics (You are not required to pay to purchase an infographic platform to do the assignment):

• https://www.visme.co/make-infographics/
• http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/34223/5-Infographics-to-Teach-You-How-to-Easily-Create-Infographics-in-PowerPoint-TEMPLATES.aspx
• http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/free-ppt-infographic-templates-designs-ht

You should submit two infographics and one reference list containing at least three scholarly sources. These can be submitted as three separate files

 Examine how might nurses and nursing organizations improve policies to encourage the judicious use of antibiotics in humans? Identify the correlation between global disease surveillance and domestic disease surveillance, and the significant role the family nurse practitioner plays.  apa format, turniting , 250 words 

An important role of nursing is to provide health promotion and disease prevention. Review the 2020 Topics and Objectives on the Healthy People website. Choose a topic of interest that you would like to address, in conjunction with a population at risk for the associated topic. Submit the topic and associated group to your instructor for approval.

Create a 15-20 slide PowerPoint presentation for your topic and focus group. Include speaker notes and citations for each slide, and create a slide at the end for References. 

TOPIC: NUTRITION AND WEIGHT STATUS TOWARDS THE POPULATION OF CHILDREN (5 SLIDES, QUESTION 1)

Address the following:

1. Describe the approved topic and associated population your group has selected. Discuss how this topic adversely affects the population. How does health disparity affect this population?
2. Explain evidence-based approaches that can optimize health for this population. How do these approaches minimize health disparity among affected populations?
3. Outline a proposal for health education that can be used in family-centered health promotion to address the issue for the target population. Ensure your proposal is based on evidence-based practice.
4. Present a general profile of at least one health-related organization for the selected focus topic. Present two resources, national or local, for the proposed education plan that can be utilized by the provider or the patient.
5. Identify interdisciplinary health professionals important to include in the health promotion. What is their role? Why is their involvement significant?

Cite at least three peer-reviewed or scholarly sources to complete this assignment. Sources should be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and public health content.

Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

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. 

DQ1

It is significantly erroneous to believe that project implementation is simply a matter of organization and theory—that is, working the right processes and tasks, writing a perfect change document, having good leadership mechanisms in place, as well as having a perfect understanding of all the relevant change theories, including Lewin’s three stage theory, Lippit’s seven-step theory, B. F. Skinner’s and Pavlov’s operant and classical conditioning. Successful project implementation goes beyond these activities, and must include stakeholder support and involvement.

It is therefore pertinent to consider internal stakeholders, such as the nursing staff, supervisors, nurse managers, and other entities within the health care setting and the external stakeholders, which include health care regulators, competitors, health care consumers, and other entities outside the setting. According to Panorama Consulting Group (2020), doing a stakeholder analysis is very key for change implementation efforts for four reasons: to understand stakeholder needs and perspectives; to detect change resistance and increase commitment; to determine the best approach for stakeholder engagement; and to determine the appropriate messaging tactics that generate positive influence.

In view of the above, ensuring stakeholder support is important for the success of my change proposal because it ensure commitment and support for the change project. In a situation where most stakeholders in the setting where the change project will be implemented are in support and are fully involved, the chances are high that implementation will be successful. One important way to secure the support of both my internal and external stakeholders will include the organization of interactive forums in which the change project and its benefits will be discussed.

                                                                                     Reference

Panorama Consulting Group (2020). The role of a stakeholder analysis in change management. Available from: https://www.panorama-consulting.com/stakeholder-analysis-in-change-management/

Joseph, M. (2019). Importance of stakeholder support in implementation of evidence-based practice project in nursing. The Nursing Ace. Available from: https://thenursingace.com/importance-of-stakeholder-support-in-implementation-of-evidence-based-practice-project-in-nursing/#:~:text=Their%20support%20is%20necessary%20because,project%20in%20in%20interactive%20forums.

DQ2

Stakeholders are important in performance of an organization way of operating, by investing interest in medical decisions, and evidence-based practice. This can in include nurse, doctors, patients, payers, and policy-makers. Policy-makers create population-level metrics that inform their economic policies. Important questions they ask are eligibility to receive care, services provided, how services will be paid for, accessibility, other health care concerns to plan for. They set context in how the health care system will operate. Policies created are made to maximize patient health within the country’s financial and resources available. Patients receive care, and are the beneficiary customers of payers, who want to access health information from their smart phone or computer. Providers deliver care within policy framework. They are independent businesses that manage their own operations and finances. Payers are the financial element, who enroll patients as beneficiaries. They report to policy-makers about financial sustainability of the care program they have. 

For my change project, it is important to have the support of my fellow nurses, director, and possibly doctors. Evidence-based practice on why medication intervention for dementia related behavior are not effective, but instead adversely affects the patient is important to provide. I personally have noticed doctors like to prescribe many anti psychotics to patients with behavioral symptoms, which tend to sedate them and leads to decreased quality of life. I remember talking to the doctor about holding the patients second dose of quetiapine for the evening because I noticed he gets more confused and gets out of bed without calling for help. That evening I was able to communicate with the patient more effectively, and he seemed more relaxed with less confusion. It is important to have my fellow nurses to be on board with trying non-pharmacological interventions, instead of quickly asking for medications or restraining individuals.

Pressbooks. (n.d.). 3. Introducing the key stakeholders: Patients, providers, payors, and plicymakers (the four p’s). Retrieved from https://jln1.pressbooks.com/chapter/3-introducing-the-key-stakeholders-patients-providers-payors-and-policymakers-the-four-ps/

1. Locate one primary research article, systematic review or practice guidelines related to the PICO question that is a report of an evidence-based practice or a quality improvement project.  Thous this assignment involves finding one (1) article, keep in mind that you must describe the process on how you were able to locate the article.  Then, answer the following questions:
   1. What is the level of evidence that best answers your PICO question?
   2. What relevant databases did you search to find the article?
   3. What keywords from your PICOT question were used to search the database?
   4. What strategies were applying to streamline your search?
   5. Did you use “MeSH terms”, Boolean connectors or parameters to help you search for the evidence?