Category: Health & Medical

Students are required to write one evaluation of the national/professional guidelines. Students will retrieve and submit a practice guideline from professional/national organizations or associations for a medical disease or condition related to the selected topic. Students will critically appraise the guidelines and discuss how this practice guideline benefits the profession by answering the following questions:
Are the recommendations valid?
Is there a clear statement of a clinical problem? Consider PIPOH items (patient population, intervention(s), professionals/patients, outcomes to be considered, health care setting)
Who was involved in guideline development (i.e., authors, reviewers, patients, readers)?
How is the guideline reviewed?
What literature are recommendations based on?
What recommendations are made?
Are useful recommendations presented?
How do authors move from evidence to recommendations?
Were the results useful for providers to provide quality patient care?
Were all outcomes considered (treatment outcomes versus natural course of disease)?
Will providers be able to implement these recommendations?
Provided a summary of the practice guideline either by narrative or flow chart/algorithm, limited this summary to 1 page in length and the entire paper to 4 pages, not including title and reference pages.
Suggested topics for Unit 2 guideline sections:
Nose and Throat conditions
Neurologic conditions
Cardiovascular conditions
Peripheral Vascular and Hematology conditions
Abdominal condition
Please see attached rubric

Instructions
For this assignment, compare and contrast the concepts of 1) drug testing and 2) workplace safety.
In your analysis, you need to consider following questions:
A workplace needs to maintain safety standards and promote wellness and fitness for duty in its employees; does this make random drug testing acceptable? Why or why not?
How would you address stigma and fears attached to use of mandatory drug testing?
How can drug testing be conducted fairly and ethically in order to maintain workplace safety and fair process for employees?
How does company management ensure consistent practices for workplace safety related to preventing and stopping workplace substance use?
What steps could be taken to get buy-in from all constituents (employees, supervisors, HR, management, etc.) to support workplace safety and drug free workplace policies?
How could drug testing apply to the case example you chose for the module discussion? Consider its use from a workplace safety and treatment monitoring view point. Note: This last question goes with Katie her is Katie’s case:
The medical evaluation shows that, overall, Katie is overall in good health with no specific medical illness. Certain liver enzymes from her lab work are elevated, likely due to her continual substance use. She is reporting lack of energy, chronic tension, and episodes of anxiety.
She attributes these symptoms to external factors: spouse, caring for young children, her demanding job, and ambition to eventually become a partner in the law firm. Her drug screen from her medical evaluation is positive for opioids and benzodiazepines, and she has no current prescription for either from her physician, does not see a pain management specialist, and is not seeing a psychiatric practitioner. She does not see a link between those symptoms and her substance use, and instead believes these drugs help her increase her energy, and reduces her anxiety, and tension allowing her to do her job and care for her children.
There is a referral to further evaluate and rule out substance use and mental health disorder. Thus she is referred for a mental health and substance use evaluation. Katie does not believe she can attend the local program given her professional and social status, however the employer requires that she seek treatment as a condition of employment and contacts the State Bar Lawyer Assistance Committee. The Committee refers Katie to a private practice program that specializes in assessing and treating attorneys, healthcare providers, and mental health professionals with substance use and mental health disorders. She is evaluated and receives diagnoses of a 1) sedative use disorder, 2) opioid use disorder, 3) substance and/or medication induced anxiety disorder and 4) depressive disorder with moderate severity. She is now attending outpatient therapy 3 evenings per week, including group and individual sessions. She is not taking any medications.
Katie is very concerned that her career and advancement will be impacted by her diagnosis and treatment. She is also concerned that her professional reputation as a respected attorney will be besmirched and clients will find out and not want to work with her. She still does not consider her substance use the problem, is reluctant to attend individual and weekly group sessions, and does not want to be subject to regular drug screens; however, she is under mandate due to her employer’s requirement to attend treatment and show job improvement. She is also now being monitored by the State Bar Lawyer’s Impairment Committee, although she is not formally required to attend treatment, it has been informally recommended since any further concerns about her legal ability could result in suspension from practice.
Note: “Buy-in” is an agreement among all key players or constituents, such as broad acceptance of and agreement to comply with a drug free policy. This includes employees, a union, influential employee leaders (who can get others to follow their lead), line supervisors, middle and upper management, etc.

Below you will find a list of majority African American cities in the United States.
Arlington Woods – Indianapolis, Indiana
Avondale – Cincinnati, Ohio
Buckeye – Cleveland, Ohio
East Tampa – Tampa, Florida
Grove Park – Atlanta, Georgia
Historic West End – Charlotte, North Carolina
Near East Side – Columbus, Ohio
Russell – Louisville, Kentucky
South Chicago – Chicago, Illinois
Select one city and find out the top public health issues impacting that area. Contact the local health department, federally qualified health center (FQHC), or another community-based health center for more information then answer the following questions:
What are the topic five public health issues impacting this community? Please rank them from highest to lowest. It would be nice to see numbers as well.
What is being done to address these issues? Inquire about marketing campaigns, testing sites, health education initiatives, community engagement, etc.
What local, state, national, and/or federal organizations (if any) are you working with to improve the health of the population?
With your current plan in place, what type of results are you expecting to see in the next 12 to 24 months? How will you measure success?
What has been one of the biggest challenges when it comes to addressing these issues? And, what is being done to fix it?
What has been the biggest success when it comes to addressing these issues? Your paper should not exceed two pages of content. Place on your sources (links only) on third page.
Please include the name of the health agency and the first name only of the person you spoke with via email, phone call, Zoom, etc.

Please provide an answer that is 100% original and do not copy the answer to this question from any other website since I am already well aware of this. I will be sure to check this.
Please be sure that the answer comes up with way less than 18% on Studypool’s internal plagiarism checker since anything above this is not acceptable according to Studypool’s standards. I will not accept answers that are above this standard.
No AI or Chatbot! I will be sure to check this.
analyze U.S. healthcare systems, create a plan for lowering costs, while at the same time improving quality and access.
the outcome of this assignment will be your plan to lower healthcare costs, while at the same time increasing quality and access. The plan will include specific suggestions for how this could be done and your explanation for why you think each suggestion would help. .
Here are some issues to consider when thinking through your plan:
Why does healthcare cost more in the U.S. compared to every other country? Consider things such as: the structure of our system, for-profit organizations, amount of healthcare we use, salaries of healthcare workers, drug costs, long-term care costs, administrative overhead, costs for tests, multi-level payment systems, etc.
What can we learn from other countries that have lower costs and good quality and access?
How are recent healthcare trends affecting costs, quality and access? Which trends will we need to counteract? Which ones can we take advantage of? And, how could we do this?
Additional Guidelines and Advice
Most of the paper will be written in paragraph form, but you can include bulleted lists or tables if you find it useful for explaining certain parts.
Students always ask: how many pages? It will not be graded by length. However, I doubt you could do a thorough job addressing these big issues in less than two pages.
You are encouraged to do some additional reading to expand your thinking. You MUST reference any outside reading from which you got ideas. (NONE OF THE PAPER SHOULD BE COPIED FROM ELSEWHERE. ALL OF THE WRITING MUST BE YOUR OWN WORDS. NO QUOTING OF OTHER’S WORK. ANY COPYING WILL SEVERELY HURT YOUR GRADE).
Saying that “the government will pay for XYZ” is not a solution. Remember we are already “paying” too much–just switching from having individuals or employers or government pay a different percentage of the cost is not a solution.
I am looking for “real life” solutions–not wishful thinking. For example, we can’t simply tell hospitals to be more efficient and magically, expect big cost savings (most hospitals are already trying to be efficient). It’s OK if your suggestions will take a long time to show an effect–sometimes lasting improvements do. It’s also OK to change laws or policies to have improvement–again, sometimes these sort of changes are necessary. Just must sure it is realistic–voters will resist if you try too hard to force them or take too much of their free will away.
Please support your ideas with logically reasoning as to why you think they will help and/or examples illustrating how it would work.
A useful way to organize your thinking is to group your ideas in steps. For instance:
First, XYZ is a problem… I think one possible solution would be… This should work because… An example of this would be…
Second, ABC is also a concern…
etc.
Save as an MS Word.
Requirements: 2.5 Pages Times New Roman Size 12 Font Double-Spaced APA Format Excluding the Title and Reference Pages | .doc file
Please provide an answer that is 100% original and do not copy the answer to this question from any other website since I am already well aware of this. I will be sure to check this.
Please be sure that the answer comes up with way less than 18% on Studypool’s internal plagiarism checker since anything above this is not acceptable according to Studypool’s standards. I will not accept answers that are above this standard.
No AI or Chatbot! I will be sure to check this.
Please be sure to include an introduction paragraph with a clear thesis statement in the last sentence of the introduction paragraph and a conclusion paragraph
Please be sure to carefully follow the instructions
No plagiarism & No Course Hero & No Chegg. The assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
Please be sure to include at least one in-text citation in each body paragraph
Please be sure to use scholarly sources relevant to the nursing practice published within the last 5 years

You will use Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages of DevelopmentLinks to an external site
Based on this theoretical lens, select one (1) stage of development. Based on that one stage of development, develop a research question and thesis statement.
Using the WCU Library, select a minimum of 3 to 4 peer-reviewed journal articles that will help you answer the research question while supporting your thesis statement.
Your final APA research paper must be a minimum of 4 to 6 pages (not including the required cover page, abstract, or reference page).
Beginning on page 3, write your introduction and thesis statement followed by your research question (be specific, focus on the age range within the selected stage).
For the body of your APA final research paper, discuss how your 3 to 4 peer-reviewed journal articles support your thesis statement and answer your research question.
Then, include your Personal Narrative (Level 1 Heading) and discuss why you selected that development stage.
Finally, include a Conclusion (Level 1 Heading) and tie together the paper’s main points, show why your argument matters, and leave your reader with a strong impression. Remember, your conclusion should give a sense of closure and completion to your argument and show what new questions or possibilities have opened up.
Be sure to plan enough time for proofreading and editing. Use the APA 7th Edition writing style, mechanics, and format.

When
someone’s writing is not focused, clear, and precise the message is
often lost or confusing. To succeed in today’s competitive, professional
world you must be able to communicate effectively; especially through
writing.
Describe a situation (real or fictional) where
not having a focused message in your writing could lead to a problem or
poor outcome. Describe how you can use the writing process to ensure
your writing is focused and effective.

The topic is: Supporting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault through community outreach

DISCUSSION 1—Identifying a community health need can be challenging, especially when there are so many needs in each community. To facilitate the selection process, use local, state, national and global data sources, such as the CDC and WHO, as major sources of information on the most current health problems that affect both U.S. and global communities. Use these data sets to gather preliminary information about your community of interest health needs. For this discussion post, answer the following questions:
(SUICIDE IN YOUNGER ADULT AND TEENS)
What is the population of the selected community?
What public health problem is of great concern to this population?
Who is your target population and what percent is affected?
What is the age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status of the target population?
What are the risk factors for this public health problem?
DISCUSSION 2—Review the media piece Vila Health: A Day in the Life of an Epidemiologist and consider what public health issues were reflected in the various activities Elena engaged in during her work day.
Make a list of three public health problems identified from your community needs assessment, and select one of these three issues as your final topic.
Support your choice with available statistics (incidence, prevalence, trends, et cetera) about the problem.
Discuss the future direction of public health efforts to control or prevent the spread of this problem.
DISCUSSION3—-Address the following:
What are the major differences between qualitative and quantitative research designs?
What are the data like and how are they collected in qualitative and quantitative studies?

Instructions:
Release date – 17/1/2023 at 11:59 AM
By end of week 10
Length of the write-up should be 500-600 Words.
Font should be Times New Roman, and size should be 12.
Heading should be Bold
The text color should be Black
Line spacing should be 1.5.
Proper headings with number should be given for each segment
Avoid Plagiarism
Assignment must be submitted with the filled cover page
Assignments must carry the references using APA style.

Instructions
For a Doctorate of Nursing program discussion post. I need to respond to this classmate’s post. I need 1-2 references to go with this. My
opinion is for a Vaccine mandate. Write a response to the Classmates post.
I will attach the rubric for responding to discussion post.
Classmates post that I need to respond to:
1. While we have personal opinions about almost everything in our daily lives, how did this one mandate make you practice differently, or did it?
In regards to mandates, American have “freedom from personal restraint and a wider freedom to engage in daily life without significant risk of exposure to safety hazards.” The justification for mandating vaccines are reflected by such freedoms. (Gostin, 2021)
As I was not practicing as a Family Nurse Practitioner during the time of the mandate, I did not have to deal directly with the opinions and concerns of actual patients. However, several friends and family members did request my personal opinion on the matter. I would always answer the same, “I ask myself, would those that have already died choose the vaccine or death, had they been given the choice we have today.” The response from those asking usually entailed the obvious answer, that the vaccine would have likely been chosen.
2. There was a fair amount of distrust regarding the vaccines, especially in this area. What historical events played a part of this? How do we as APRNs approach this?
Technology has been one of the greatest enemies in the push against covid vaccinations. The mere use of the internet, smart devices allowing text messages, and social media. Technology allows the spread of misinformation to be rapid and vast, meaning it can be done within seconds and reach millions in the process.
Many individuals felt that the vaccine was not necessary as Covid-19 was a hoax, they also felt the virus was just a form of influenza, and some thought the government was the cause of the virus. Unfortunately, distrust of vaccination began before the pandemic. For instance, many parents became anti-vaxers secondary to reports that Autism is the result of childhood vaccinations.
As human beings, I feel as though we should have the right to choose what medications are injected into our bodies. Although, as a practitioner, I also understand the seriousness of the situation that the entire world faced by allowing such a choice. The APRN should understand that there will always be patients that are willing to accept, some that will refuse regardless of what they are told, many that are fearful and need reassurance, and those that just want or need more information. It is the provider’s duty to research and obtain the most factual and updated information available to assist patients with making the best decision possible.
3. What ethical/historical considerations do you think played a part in vaccination rates?
In addition to misinformation, many were hesitant to accept vaccination due to several other reasons. A study was conducted in Portugal to determine factors associated with vaccine hesitancy. The factors that were identified included perception of contracting Covid-19 was of low risk, health authorities did not provide consistent information related to the pandemic, potential complications of vaccination, and uncertainty of efficacy and safety of the vaccines. (Soares et al., 2021) The reasons for hesitancy in America were much of the same as evidenced by continuous reports through social media and news networks.
4. What do you think we have learned, as a medical profession, about vaccines, mandates, and what the future will look like as a result if we should have to do this again? How does your role, or future role, as a PMHNP address this without bias?
Likely, those within the medical profession truly understand the magnitude of power that social media boasts. The majority of people initially seek advice from internet sources before contacting healthcare professionals. As issues arise, providers must learn to use social media for the benefit of their patients. The professionals must learn to fully engage such resources to help curb the spread of misinformation for those seeking advice.