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Mental Health NursingClinical AssignmentCase StudyTom is 17-year-old young man who has been described as a troubled child since the age of seven or eight. He has a long history of fighting with other students, biting his classmates, and stealing from his peers, parents, and siblings. Tom has been caught shoplifting and was prosecuted on two occasions, one of which resulted in his father paying a large fine and the other resulted in six months of probation.Tom has held a couple of low-paying jobs but was terminated due to aggressive behavior and suspicion of stealing. He consistently denies any wrongdoing, making excuses for his actions, and blames others for his failure. When confronted about his behavior, Tom fails to show remorse for having broken the law and physically or emotionally hurting others.Most recently, Tom was caught breaking and entering an apartment building. His parents have admitted him to the hospital because they realize they can no longer control his behavior and fear that his recent crime will result in a prison sentence. Tom is diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder.

For this Discussion Board, please complete the following:For this week’s Discussion Board, review the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Web site.This Web site provides a thorough definition of HIPAA, as well as past violation cases and penalties for nor adhering to the law. Privacy is very important to all of us, and no one wants their health information on display to the public. This week’s discussion will focus on your experience with HIPAA. Without disclosing any personal health info (or that of a friend or family member), answer the following questions:Provide an example of when you did not think HIPAA was adhered to as well as it could have been. Did you speak up and let those involved know?Is there anything that you think should be changed regarding the HIPAA law? If so, why?

7-10 page paper (reference page does not count), margins 1” wide on sides, top, and bottom.This paper will focus on a specific health problem that you have identified as a public health concern.Plagiarism is a big deal and can result in getting expelled.

Purpose of AssignmentAccording to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2008), “Graduates must have basic competence in technical skills, which includes the use of computers, as well as the application of patient care technologies such as monitors, data gathering devices, and other technological supports for patient care interventions.”American Association of College of Nursing. (2008). The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice. Retrieved from: https://www.aacnnursing.org/Education-Resources/AACN-EssentialsCourse CompetencyExplain technologies that lead to enhanced decision-making strategies utilizing the technology life cycle.ContentScenarioAs a BSN student, you are shadowing a Nurse Informaticist to better understand their role and impact in making healthcare decisions. You have one day in this immersion and will be exposed to several Health Information Technologies and their impact on healthcare decision making. Due to the fast-paced nature of the Nurse Informaticist role, the clinic manager has asked nursing students to come prepared to fully immerse into this fast-paced environment. You received a welcome email for your assigned Nurse Informaticist providing you with her background, but also asking you to spend some time reflecting on your own experience with healthcare technology. Reflect on your experiences both as a client and as a nurse, and how technology leveraged the decisions you have made. She also wants you to think about how technology evolves and its implications for future use.InstructionsYour instructor has just released your pre-clinical paperwork, and you have been asked to write a professional reflection in preparation for the next day’s shadowing experience. You must provide detailed responses to the following:Explain one technology you have used in healthcareExplain the impact of the technology using referenced support with in text citationDescribe how you used this type of technology to support a healthcare decisionDescribe an example illustrating how use of the technology effected your decision makingResearch the evolution of your identified technology using the technology life cycleHow has the technology evolved and where is it heading (past, present, future)?How has this evolution improved healthcare decision making?FormatStandard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)Logical, original and insightfulProfessional organization, style, and mechanics in APA format- I would like my paper to be about Telemedicine (how it helped me receive the appropriate medical care via a telephone call or virtual visit during the pandemic).

InstructionsWhat precautions do you think are most important when handling patient medical records? What might happen if these precautions are not taken?Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

You will be making a health improvement plan based off of the options available within the instructions. For this assignment please use BOTH the rubric AND the instructions sheet in order for it to be done correctly.

Creating educational interventions to help improve the overall health of a target population (Low Income Urbanite) is an essential skill for public health and health education professionals. Intervening in peoples’ lives to positively impact their health and well-being can also be rewarding. However, it is essential that the creation of educational interventions is done using the appropriate tools and skills and that you carefully select and apply theories and models to attain the best results possible.Using the Theory of Reasoned Action/Planned Behavior, design an educational plan to counter a trend within your assigned target population related to your selected topic. Within your educational plan, be sure to respond to the following: List the beliefs of the target regarding the topic. List the evaluations of those beliefs (identify list as important/not important). What are the beliefs of the target population (subjective norm)? Are the targets capable and confident to complete behavior (Perceived Behavioral Control)?

In an essay provide how the United States, as a country, can best manage quality assurance in the health care workplace going into the future. Questions to consider include: 1. How best can the United States, as a country, manage this growth in the allied health sector? Provide examples. 2. Describe the decision-making process for safety, risk management, and quality management in allied health care. 3. What steps might the United States take, from the global to the organizational level, to maintain high standards to provide outstanding care-based services? 4. Describe the core safety, risk management, and quality management tools in the health care industry. 5. Locate the AHRQ National Quality Measures Clearinghouse and the National Quality Forum from your topic material to aid in the completion of this assignment.

The Quadruple Aim provides broad categories of goals to pursue to maintain and improve healthcare. Within each goal are many issues that, if addressed successfully, may have a positive impact on outcomes. For example, healthcare leaders are being tasked to shift from an emphasis on disease management often provided in an acute care setting to health promotion and disease prevention delivered in primary care settings. Efforts in this area can have significant positive impacts by reducing the need for primary healthcare and by reducing the stress on the healthcare system. Changes in the industry only serve to stress what has always been true; namely, that the healthcare field has always faced significant challenges, and that goals to improve healthcare will always involve multiple stakeholders. This should not seem surprising given the circumstances. Indeed, when a growing population needs care, there are factors involved such as the demands of providing that care and the rising costs associated with healthcare. Generally, it is not surprising that the field of healthcare is an industry facing multifaceted issues that evolve over time. In this module’s Discussion, you reviewed some healthcare issues/stressors and selected one for further review. For this Assignment, you will consider in more detail the healthcare issue/stressor you selected. You will also review research that addresses the issue/stressor and write a white paper to your organization’s leadership that addresses the issue/stressor you selected. To Prepare: Review the national healthcare issues/stressors presented in the Resources and reflect on the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected for the study. Reflect on the feedback you received from your colleagues on your Discussion post for the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected.  Identify and review two additional scholarly resources (not included in the Resources for this module) that focus on change strategies implemented by healthcare organizations to address your selected national healthcare issue/stressor. The Assignment (3-4 Pages): Analysis of a Pertinent Healthcare IssueDevelop a 3- to 4-page paper, written to your organization’s leadership team, addressing your selected national healthcare issue/stressor and how it is impacting your work setting. Be sure to address the following: Describe the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected and its impact on your organization. Use organizational data to quantify the impact (if necessary, seek assistance from leadership or appropriate stakeholders in your organization). Provide a brief summary of the two articles you reviewed from outside resources on the national healthcare issue/stressor. Explain how the healthcare issue/stressor is being addressed in other organizations. Summarize the strategies used to address the organizational impact of national healthcare issues/stressors presented in the scholarly resources you selected. Explain how they may impact your organization both positively and negatively. Be specific and provide examples. Looking Ahead The paper you develop in Module 1 will be revisited and revised in Module 2. Review the Assignment instructions for Module 2 to prepare for your revised paper. For more information on Quadruple Aim read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Quadruple+Aim&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go&ns0=1

The Health Care Delivery System1. You are a home health care nurse scheduled for a home visit to your patient, a retired account payable clerk who is7 days postsurgical with a new colostomy. Your patient lives with her husband who is involved in her care; they compile a list of questions between visits to ask upon your arrival at their home. During this visit, the patient has questions regarding her colostomy equipment and stoma care; her husband has questions regarding his current medication regimen. Both of them express concerns over recent changes in their health care coverage. a. What data in the scenario are pertinent?b. Outline your nursing care responsibilities, as the home health care nurse, in this scenario. Compare and contrast these responsibilities with those found in the acute care setting.c. What would be your recommendation for the husband’s medication questions? What is the home health care nurse’s role and responsibilities related to the challenges of health care reform? 2. You are a nursing student attending clinical at a large, urban university hospital where you engage in direct patient care with clinical instructor supervision. At the nurses’ station, you overhear various nurses addressing patient care needs, including an RN requesting consults with a physical therapist, a respiratory therapist, a dietitian, and a social worker. Another nurse discusses the potential need for palliative or hospice care consults for a patient. You observe a physician assistant approach the nurse with a list of written orders. a. Outline the roles of the various licensed health care workers mentioned in this scenario.b. Compare and contrast palliative and hospice care. What is the major difference between the two?c. As a nurse, what is your responsibility regarding physician assistant (PA) orders? For more information read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_delivery