Health & Medical

Which of the four features of cognition — mental representation; processing speed and habits; decision-making and problem-solving; or socio-emotional intelligence — do you consider most important and why? Internet Resources: Problem Solving and Decision Making https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPkj7BJ-noc

Your Journal research assignments are worth 15% of your grade.  Please complete them by the end of the week.  You will submit your Research Assignment by clicking on the title “Week 3 Research Assignment” above, then creating your document and saving to your computer.  This document will then be uploaded by clicking on “Browse my Computer.” The Implications of a Sleep Deprived Society What are the implications of a largely sleep-deprived society?  How does the amount of sleep you get affect your own life?  How does it affect your health, your emotions, and your performance? Directions: Write at least 200 words on this topic. Save and name your assignment  “Week 3 Research Assignment”, then save on your computer.  This document will then be uploaded by clicking on “Browse my Computer”. Make sure to cite your sources in your assignment. Tips: Check out some of these websites: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/307334.php  http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/important-sleep-habits#1  http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/the-walking-dead

Nurse Informaticists: Your group has been assigned to determine the impact the role of the NI has on patient outcomes.     What law(s) was enacted to regulate health information?   Please address questions below and the position on this regulation in a narrative format.    Provide the process required to make the change with key players and parties of interest; identify the groups who are opposed List parties against electronic healthcare records and mention the problems with nursing informatics and what steps needed to be taken to solve them.   https://www.healthit.gov/topic/laws-regulation-and-policy/health-it-legislation#:~:text=The%20Health%20Insurance%20Portability%20and,establishment%20of%20national%20identifiers%20for     https://www.usfhealthonline.com/resources/healthcare/important-laws-and-regulations-in-health-informatics/   https://www.hhs.gov/regulations/index.html   Please add 2 journal references relevant with in 5 years (2015-2020).

1. Examine the origins and the evolution of the US healthcare quality movement. – Provide a timeline – Give examples of key developments 2. Explain some of the elements involved in successful healthcare quality improvement efforts. – What has been most successful? – What has required legislative and regulatory support? – What have been the impacts on cost and access? 3. Examine the elements needed in a good strategic plan for a facility. Show how any quality improvement programs will be included and align with that plan.  – What are some of the key parts of an organization’s strategic plan? -Which parts should include measurable quality improvement elements?

Instructions to Learners For the past two?weeks, you have been keeping a Food Journal. Based on the entries in the?Food?Journal, discuss?and evaluate the?eating habits you identified.??  Identify?some of?your key eating habits.??Did you?know you had them prior to the Food Journal???  Is?there any?one?eating?habit you identified?that you?would like to break???  Using the four steps to break an eating habit,?as outlined by the Mayo Clinic,  (Links to an external site.)  which step would you use to break the habit???  Your essay will be evaluated in terms of how thoroughly you:? answer the questions above; use resources to document your main points, and properly cite referenced work.? Your essay should address all of the questions above and should consist of at least?250?words of text (at least?1?page of double-spaced and?12 point?font of text).?Use in-text citations and a reference list that will make up an additional page.?Be sure to include specific examples from the?Food?Journal and references from this week’s readings.??  To successfully complete?M2.4 Evaluate, you will need to organize your responses to the questions and then craft a formatted essay that includes each of the following:?  A title page.  A well-developed introductory paragraph explaining the purpose of the essay and briefly referencing some of the main points/contentions offered in the essay.?  The body of the essay should consist of your effort to best answer the primary questions from the assignment prompt and should consist of at least?250 words of text (at least?1?page of double-spaced and?12 point?font of text).? Though the method by which this is done is largely up to you, it is essential that the responses to the questions in the prompt be based upon scholarly readings and?should remain at all times?defensible (in an academic sense).? You have a great deal of information to draw from in creating your essay, including the assigned readings and?hyperlinked sources in the Module Notes.??As is the?case with every assignment in SOC221, presenting any unsubstantiated, illogical, or indefensible position will have an adverse effect on the final grade. ?Please direct any questions regarding these expectations to the instructor. A concise concluding paragraph that briefly restates both the purpose of the essay as well as some of the primary arguments offered by you, the essay’s author.? Be sure the concluding paragraph does not introduce new information. A list of all sources consulted the preparation of the essay.? The essay should be formatted according to?APA-style documentation.?  (Links to an external site.) ?This includes the format of the list of references.?  M2.4 Evaluate is due at the end of Module 2 by Sunday at 11:59 PM ET. This course fully integrates Turnitin. Be sure to view the Turnitin instructions before submitting. Submission Compose your work using a word processor (or other software as appropriate) and save it frequently to your computer. Be sure to check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors before you upload it. When you are ready to submit your work, click “Browse My Computer” and find your file. Once you have located your file, click “Open” and, if successful, the file name will appear under the Attached files heading. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Submit.”??  Evaluation M2.4 Evaluate is worth 7% of your overall course grade and will be assessed by the SLA Writing Rubric . Review this rubric carefully so that you understand how you will be graded. References Outcomes Rubric Return to Learning Pathway

Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. As part of the accreditation quality improvement initiative, you have must decide how you will communicate the information with your staff. Complete the following: Provide 3 examples of how to effectively communicate statistical data outcomes. Include pictorial examples as an attachment or embedded within the body of the post. Which of the 3 examples that you included are the best in your opinion for communicating information regarding the current initiative to your staff and upper management? How can reviewing the statistical data aid in the development of interorganizational policies and programs to improve outcomes that align with an organization’s strategic plan?

We’ve touched upon the importance of history in the field of public health. Do a bit of internet research on the 1918 Influenza Pandemic. What similarities can you identify between the 1918 event and the current COVID-19 pandemic. What differences can you identify? What lessons are we learning during the current pandemic that public health could apply to future pandemic events (name at least two). Write approximately 300 words.

Select an interaction, event or experience that stands out for you during your practicum. Write a narrative summary of 2-3 paragraphs that explains what happened. Write a paragraph or two that captures your reflection on how you interpret the event. Write another paragraph or two from a different perspective.  How do you think the other person in the encounter interpreted the event?  If you were the patient in this interaction with you as the provider, how would you feel as that patient? For example, if a parent brought the child to the appointment, you could write about how the parent might view the interaction.  Or, if you are seeing a couple, how the non-patient might view the appointment/interaction. This is you seeing things from the other person’s viewpoint. Finally, write a paragraph that expresses what you have learned from this reflective activity that will influence your practice as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Tie in any relevant course material from any of your previous courses that helped you respond to this reflection. If you support any of your ideas with sources, cite appropriately.

Blackboard Discussion 1 The Challenge of Health Care Delivery and Health Policy: September 20 This discussion will focus on some of the issues that will arise in the remainder of this course, with respect to the importance of good health to Americans, defining characteristics of the U.S. health system (which the authors submit is not a “system” at all), the key challenges facing the health system , and the stakeholders involved in addressing those challenges. Grading Rubric for the Challenge of Health Care Delivery and Health Policy The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) is expected to increase insurance coverage for a significant number of Americans. But many problems in the health care system remain unresolved. As a future Primary Care Health Care Provider, please describe the following:  Questions :  Why health is so important to Americans ? Defining characteristics of the U.S. health care delivery system ? Seven key challenges facing the health system ? Stakeholders who shape and are affected by how the health system is organized and how it functions ? APEA Format minimum of 250 words and with at least 2 citations/references. The required course textbook must be one of the references. (Knickman, J. R., & Elbel, B. (2019). Jonas & Kovner’s Health Care Delivery in the United States. 12th Edition. Springer Publishing Company. ISBN-13: 978-0826172723). https://connect.springerpub.com/content/book/978-0-8261-2529-3/part/part01/chapter/ch01

PLEASE MAKE EACH PART 225  PLUS WORDS A PIECE TOTALING UP TO 550 WORDS PART 1 Describe the role of motivational interviewing in an integrated health settings. What other strategies can be implemented when using this approach? Which strategies do you feel may be strengths of yours in your future work?  How may one be a struggle for you to incorporate? PART 2 Summarize how a behavioral health provider would integrate physical and mental health with a patient who is interested in weight management but who is also struggling with depression. What are concerns a behavioral health provider needs to keep in mind for this type of patient? How do you imagine you may try to balance these concerns if you deal with this in your future work?