George is a 68-year-old man who works as the janitor at the local school. George is overweight and has been trying to lose weight and cut down on take-away food after he saw his doctor a month ago. George is prescribed cilazapril 5mg daily for his blood pressure plus simvastatin 40mg at night. Today he was admitted to the Coronary Care Unit with a confirmed myocardial infarction and requiring a triple bypass due to atherosclerotic blockages.Georg...
Briefing Paper: using your action plan write a briefing paper for decision makers outlining the background to your selected public health issue, present the key summary points of your evaluation of existing policies and programmes designed to improve health outcomes and offer solutions (new initiative(s) and strategy (ies) )and recommendations for improvement. Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding: A critical understand...
Website selection and rationaleInformation found on the Internet can vary substantially in terms of its quality. The purpose of this assignment is to help you systematically evaluate the quality of website information and determine its usefulness in guiding your own practice, or the health-related decisions of clients. Select a health-related website that is of interest to you and/or to the clients in your workplace. Use the criteria described i...
Types of nursing organizationsYou have spent the past few months reading the course material related to Management and Leadership in Nursing Practice (Nursing 432) and hopefully you have gained some new knowledge and understanding. Now, you have been given the opportunity to apply some of what you have learned in a ?real-life? exercise where you will design your own health care workplace. You were the successful candidate for the following job a...
Case Study: Multidimensional Hand-Hygiene Program at Rapid City Regional HospitalAssignment Task 1 Case Study Rapid City Regional Hospital implemented a multidimensional hand-hygiene program to improve hand-hygiene adherence in accordance with The Joint Commission (TJC) Patient Safety Goal #7: Reduce the risk of healthcare associated infections (HAI). Root cause analysis uncovered three primary reasons for non-compliance: takes too much time; dr...
Characteristics of the Chosen Condition/ImpairmentA condition is a sickness or disease. Impairment is any loss or abnormality of the mind or body, such as loss of sight. Here are some examples of conditions or impairments: addiction diabetes dementia sensory impairment mental illness physical disability Choose a condition or impairment that is relevant to your role or people you work alongside. You will be asked about real people affected by thi...
The thread must be at least and be supported by 2 peer-reviewed journal articles in addition to the course textbook and the Bible. Nickitas, D., Middaugh, D., & Feeg, V. (2020). Policy and Politics for Nurses and Other Health Professionals: Advocacy and Action (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers. ISBN: 9781284140392. Text book we use Part I: Reflect on your experiences with healthcare policy and legislators then answer ...
Question: Context: This assessment is aimed at developing the student’s understandig of the macronutrients and the role they play in human metabolism. For this assignment , the student will develop a draft for the final report, focusing on report structure and content outline. The draft plan clearly defines the focus of the report, t...
Question: Family Health Assessment: Understanding family structure and style is essential to patient and family care. Conducting a family interview and needs assessment gathers information to identify strengths, as well as potential barriers to health. This information ultimately helps develop family-centered strategies for support and guidance. This family health assessment is a two-part assignment. Develop an interview questionnai...
Part 1 - Describing Income Flow in a Healthcare OrganizationQUESTION 1: The question says ‘Describe’ the income flow into the organisation of your choice. You do not need to be overly critical here. Answering this question demonstrates your understanding of budget in healthcare (partially satisfying Learning outcome K3). A flow chat may be used to describe the income flow in your organisation but it is not necessary (neither is...
Learning OutcomesAs part of the formal assessment for the programme you are required to submit a Quality Management in a Care Setting essay. Please refer to your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on preparing and submitting assignments. Learning Outcomes: Critically analyse the need for their care setting to achieve the best possible outcomes for the service user. Critically discu...
Identifying Key Words for the ProjectYou will work on this document in class during the first few weeks of the semester, where each step will be explained. Before you submit your project proposal your project supervisor will review this document and help you to improve and develop your ideas further. It is really important that you attend your project supervision, so that you can benefit from this support. Complete the following section...
Learning OutcomesAs part of the formal assessment for the programme you are required to prepare a Public Health report. Please refer to your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on preparing and submitting assignments. Learning Outcomes: After completing the module, you should be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and principles underpinning modern public health. ...
Learning OutcomesAs part of the formal assessment for the programme you are required to submit a Quality Management in a Care Setting essay. Please refer to your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on preparing and submitting assignments. Learning Outcomes: Critically analyse the need for their care setting to achieve the best possible outcomes for the service user. Critically discu...
Engagement with Literature Skills1.Apply the main theories relating to group dynamics, team working and communication to their own workplace examples. 2.Prepare and deliver a short presentation within a team working context. Task 1 (report) (50%): You have been asked to write a report for the senior leadership team detailing: The impact effective team working can have in a health and social care setting. Recommendations to develop an ef...