Category: Health Care

200 Words:
What specifically interests you about Belmont’s MSOT program?
500 words:
Your Personal Essay should address why you selected occupational therapy as a career and how this degree relates to your immediate and long-term professional goals. We invite you to share how your lived experiences (e.g., personal, professional, cultural, etc.) have influenced your interest in pursuing OT. This essay is an important part of your application and allows you to clearly and effectively express yourself. Do not personalize this essay for a particular program, as it is shared with all your programs

You will continue the creation of a creative brief for a proposed health and wellness center in your local community. You will compile the final brief and determine an evaluation system.
Create a paper in a Word document for your response.
Use APA format for the paper, title page, references page, and in-text citations.
Develop an introduction and conclusion for your paper.
Step 1. Revise
Use the feedback from the Module 4 Discussion 2 to revise the single-minded proposition (SMP) and ad.
Step 2. Evaluate
Determine how to evaluate the creative brief and the outcomes of the work. Determine the criteria for evaluation and a way to measure them. For example, you may create a checklist or rubric. Decide who will evaluate the final creative brief and approve the work.
Step 3. Compile
Compile the creative brief in this order:
Title Page
Single-Minded Proposition and ad (one page; Module 3, Steps 7-8)
Supporting Documentation:
Target Audience (Module 1)
Benefits to Target Audience (Module 1)
Job Description (Type of Advertising) (Module 1)
Competitors (Module 1)
Client’s Position in the Market and Differentiators (Module 1)
SWOT Analysis (Module 2)
SMART Goals/Objectives (Module 2)
Single-Minded Proposition (Module 3, Steps 1-6)
Evaluation Plan (Module 4)
References Page
Step 4. Submit
Submit your final product.
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFocus, Purpose, and Genre
20 to >17.0 pts
Advanced
Clearly and concisely focuses on the topic, purpose, and genre when composing written and visual texts. Expertly develops original ideas and claims in written and/or visual communication. Shows clear evidence of reading critically, summarizing, applying, analyzing, and/or synthesizing information and concepts in written and/or visual texts.
Format, Organization, & Cohesion
20 to >17.0 pts
Advanced
Expertly follows format appropriate to the genre. Establishes a well-defined sequence to address the writing mode, purpose, and genre. Is well-organized according to the genre and mode. Uses appropriate transitions to ensure cohesion for readers.
Attention to Audience, Context, Rhetorical Appeal
20 to >17.0 pts
Advanced
Acknowledges and addresses a target audience in written and/or visual communication, recognizing variation in these audience characteristics: understanding, background, and context. Expertly applies rhetorical choice as appropriate to the genre and mode: logos, appeals to logic; pathos, appeals to emotion; ethos, appeals to ethics; and Kairos, appeals to time/timeliness.
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDelivery
20 to >17.0 pts
Advanced
Expertly addresses and delivers an appropriate message using precise language and content-specific ideas, concepts, and examples in written and/or visual communication.
Genre and Mode Conventions; APA Format When Appropriate
20 to >17.0 pts
Advanced
Expertly adheres to genre conventions. Expertly controls tone, syntax, grammar, and spelling. Has no/minimal grammatical usage and/or mechanics errors. Expertly applies APA style guidelines when appliable to the genre including format, organization (headings/ subheadings), original language/paraphrasing, in-text citations, references.

Table 8.1 of our textbook discusses life stages and Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development. Please discuss a life stage in detail and a condition that may occur during that life stage. What are some healthy lifestyle approaches or natural treatments that may be helpful for this condition?
Be sure to follow APA 7th guidelines (1-2 paragraphs in length, typed and double-spaced, cover page, with sources, cited both in-text and on a reference page). Please answer the questions completely (Do not recopy questions in your work).

Choose your favorite meal that contains at least one “bad” carbohydrate. Explain to the class what the “bad” carbohydrates are in this meal. How could you make substitutions to this meal to get rid of the “bad” carbohydrates and replace them with “good” carbohydrates? Be specific and include science references for support.
Be creative! You can include pictures of your before and after meals. Also, if you used a recipe, please link it so that your classmates can start building a healthy recipe library.

Topic: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
The etiology (ies) of the disorder
The pathophysiology of the disorder
Neurotransmitters and their possible role(s) in the pathophysiologic processes
Findings on neuroimaging for the disorder
Three or more applicable scholarly references

1 ppt slide on it about the mission, vision, mandate of organization, services, benefits, cost, referral.

Research at least one current (implemented or improved after 2017) piece of technology that is impacting healthcare. Discuss how that piece of technology is expected/improving health, decreasing costs, creating efficiencies etc. Identify any large health systems, organizations, etc., that may have employed that technology to improve healthcare.
To receive credit, your initial post must be made by Wednesday at 11:55 PM and you must respond to at least one of your peers by Saturday at 11:55 PM. Please make sure to adhere to APA 7th edition formatting guidelines.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words and each peer response should be of equal length.

Examine Case Study: A Middle-Aged Caucasian Man With Anxiety. You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.
At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before selecting your decision and moving throughout the exercise. Before you make your decision, make sure that you have researched each option and that you evaluate the decision that you will select. Be sure to research each option using the primary literature.
Introduction to the case (1 page)
Briefly explain and summarize the case for this Assignment. Be sure to include the specific patient factors that may impact your decision making when prescribing medication for this patient.
Decision #1 (1 page)
Which decision did you select?
Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.
Decision #2 (1 page)
Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.
Decision #3 (1 page)
Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.
Conclusion (1 page)
Summarize your recommendations on the treatment options you selected for this patient. Be sure to justify your recommendations and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

Write a 4-6 page analysis of a current problem or issue in health care, including a proposed solution and possible ethical implications.
Introduction
In your health care career, you will be confronted with many problems that demand a solution. By using research skills, you can learn what others are doing and saying about similar problems. Then, you can analyze the problem and the people and systems it affects. You can also examine potential solutions and their ramifications. This assessment allows you to practice this approach with a real-world problem.
Instructions
Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. At a minimum, be sure to address each point. In addition, you are encouraged to review the performance-level descriiptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
Describe the health care problem or issue you selected for use in Assessment 2 (from the Assessment Topic Areas media piece) and provide details about it.
Explore your chosen topic. For this, you should use the first four steps of the Socratic Problem-Solving Approach to aid your critical thinking. This approach was introduced in Assessment 2.
Identify possible causes for the problem or issue.
Use scholarly information to describe and explain the health care problem or issue and identify possible causes for it.
Identify at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles about the topic.
You may find the How Do I Find Peer-Reviewed Articles? library guide helpful in locating appropriate references.
You may use articles you found while working on Assessment 2 or you may search the Capella library for other articles.
You may find the applicable Undergraduate Library Research Guide helpful in your search.
Review the Think Critically About Source Quality to help you complete the following:
Assess the credibility of the information sources.
Assess the relevance of the information sources.
Analyze the health care problem or issue.
Describe the setting or context for the problem or issue.
Describe why the problem or issue is important to you.
Identify groups of people affected by the problem or issue.
Provide examples that support your analysis of the problem or issue.
Discuss potential solutions for the health care problem or issue.
Describe what would be required to implement a solution.
Describe potential consequences of ignoring the problem or issue.
Provide the pros and cons for one of the solutions you are proposing.
Explain the ethical principles (Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy, and Justice) if potential solution was implemented.
Describe what would be necessary to implement the proposed solution.
Explain the ethical principles that need to be considered (Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy, and Justice) if the potential solution was implemented.
Provide examples from the literature to support the points you are making.
Example Assessment: You may use the following to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like:
Assessment 4 Example [PDF].
Additional Requirements
Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
Length: 4–6 typed, double-spaced pages, not including the title page and reference page.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
APA tutorial: Use the APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] for guidance.
Written communication: Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
Using outside sources: Integrate information from outside sources into academic writing by appropriately quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, following APA style.
References: Integrate information from outside sources to include at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles and three in-text citations within the paper.
APA format: Follow current APA guidelines for in-text citations of outside sources in the body of your paper and also on the reference page.
Organize your paper using the following structure and headings:
Title page. A separate page.
Introduction. A brief one-paragraph statement about the purpose of the paper.
Elements of the problem/issue. Identify the elements of the problem or issue or question.
Analysis. Analyze, define, and frame the problem or issue.
Considering options. Consider solutions, responses, or answers.
Solution. Choose a solution, response, or answer.
Ethical implications. Ethical implications of implementing the solution.
Implementation. Implementation of the potential solution.
Conclusion. One paragraph.
Competencies Measured:
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Apply information literacy and library research skills to obtain scholarly information in the field of health care.
Use scholarly information to describe and explain a health care problem or issue and identify possible causes for it.
Competency 2: Apply scholarly information through critical thinking to solve problems in the field of health care.
Analyze a health care problem or issue by describing the context, explaining why it is important and identifying populations affected by it.
Discuss potential solutions for a health care problem or issue and describe what would be required to implement a solution.
Competency 3: Apply ethical principles and academic standards to the study of health care.
Explain the ethical principles (Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy, and Justice) if potential solution was implemented
Competency 4: Write for a specific audience, in appropriate tone and style, in accordance with Capella’s writing standards.
Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
Write following APA style for in-text citations, quotes, and references.

Describe the U.S. health care system in terms of types of
insurance; the changing structure of the systems; and
issues concerning cost, quality, and access to services.