Category: Health & Medical

ll posts must be scholarly. Check APA 7th edition for correct direct quote citation, in-text citation, and references required. Use of scholarly resources is required within the last 5 years (text or any article from a nursing journal, or governmental cite). (NO WEBSITES ALLOWED). Min. 300 words with reference (WITHIN THE LAST 5 YEARS).
Assignment:
Personal reflection: Chinn – Ch 10 https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/65181358/pd…
After reading this chapter, reflect and share in the discussion board:
How well do I deal with conflict?
How open to and accepting of diversity and others’ values am I?
Do I gossip? Am I bully?
Am I rude and disrespectful to others regardless of the setting or situation?
Do I stay silent when I witness incivility or bullying?
Requirements: read instruction | .doc file

part one
Project Rough publish
Introduction
In this class we have looked at numerous data and statistics related to health disparities, and have evaluated the different types of social justice and health disparities issues. We have also looked at ways in which we can be advocates for change. Now it is time to apply these new advocacy skills on an issue of your choice!
Your Tasks
Task 1- Decisions, Decisions
Decide Your TopicYou will need to pick a topic related to anything that we have gone over in the course.
Here are some ideas to help guide your decision:
Explore trending events/topics in the newsWhat are news reporters currently focusing on? Oftentimes politicians are also focusing on these issues.
Examples of news sources: CalMatters, NPR, CNN, Fox, BBC, MSNBC, and etc.
Research proposed/recently passed billsWhat are some issues that legislatures have recently voted on or will be voting on soon?
Examples of where to find this information: CalMattersLinks to an external site., CA LegiScanLinks to an external site.
Decide Who You Will Write ToNext, you will need to decide who to write your letter to. It is recommended that you:
Write to the legislator that represents your district and/or
Write to a legislator who works on the topic you’re writing about.
CalMatters has a new tool that allows you to find your legislator, as well as identify legislators who work on key topics. You can access this information on their page, Glass House: California Legislator TrackerLinks to an external site..
Please see the Directory of Public OfficialsLinks to an external site. for their contact information.
Task 2- Rough publish
Next you will create a rough publish of your letter. Your letter can express one of the following:
You are angry about something, and want others to know it
You think that an issue is so important that you have to speak out
Part of your group’s strategy is to persuade others to take a specific action
Or you want to:
Suggest an idea to others
Influence public opinion
Educate the general public on a specific matter
Influence policy-makers or elected officials directly or indirectly
Publicize the work of your group and attract volunteers or program participants
Please refer to the guidelines found in “How to Write Letters to Elected Officials”, which can be found on the next page. General guidelines can also be found in the powerpoint presentation preceding this assignment.
You only need to submit the letter, not the project reflection. Points for this task will be based solely on whether or not you submitted a publish. (10 points)
Task 3- Peer Response
Once you have completed and submitted your publish to the Project Rough publish assignment page, you will complete 2 anonymous peer responses. You will provide the following feedback to your assigned peers:
How closely they followed the format provided in the “How to Write Letters to Elected Officials” guidelines.
Strengths of their letter
Areas that need to be improved in their letter
Spelling/grammatical errors
The names of your classmates will remain anonymous. lease use the attached rubric as a basis for your feedback. Grades given by students will not be accounted for in the final submission of the project at the end of this course.
This task is worth 20 points, 10 per peer review completed.
Unsure how to submit a peer review? Canvas Community has a guide with a step-by-step explanation on peer review submissionLinks to an external site..

High and rising health care prices are the biggest driver of health care spending in the United States. Some experts and policy makers theorize that improving the transparency of health care prices will empower consumers to be smarter shoppers and enable the payers of health care services, such as employers and insurers, to lower their health care spending (CDC 2023.) On July 1, 2022, a federal rule went into effect requiring health plans to disclose the negotiated prices they pay physicians and facilities for each item and service they provide. This follows an eariler requiments for hospitals to disclose their negotiated prices for all items and services, which went into effect on January 1, 2021(Knoa 2022.)
Today’s society requires transparency for prices and quality in healthcare. Consumers research and vet every price and compare different options before making a decision back in the day when healthcare prices weren’t questioned. The consumer didn’t have the information to compare a few years back. (CDC 2023). Center for Medicare and Medicaid 2023. Health Plan Price Transparency – CMS. Healthcare Transparency. https://www.com.gov
Kona, M (2022). Hospital And Insurer Price Transparency Rules Now In Effect But Compliance Is Still Far Away. https://www.google.com/search?q=Hospital+And+Insur. This needs feedback for this discussion questions. Provide in-text citations from no fewer than 3 scholarly sources l to support your perspective on this issue.
Provide a complete properly formatted reference list at the end of the post.

Week 8 Assignment: AACN Essentials Summary Paper
Write a paper in APA Style that discusses each of the AACN
Essentials and describe how you met each essential. Incorporate evidence
from your previous Nursing Evolution assignments, as well as detailed
examples from your didactic, skills lab, and clinical rotations.
For each essential include the following:
A brief summary explanation of the essential that is cited with at least one scholarly source
At least one example of how you met the essential during your nursing program
Review the rubric for more information on how your assignment will be graded.
The body must be 6-7 pages minimum, APA 7th Edition Format, with all citations w/in 5 years old.

Rubric and instructions attached.
Your 65 year old patient is here for a 6 month check. He was diagnosed with type II DM (NIDDM) 10 years ago. Blood sugars were variable for the first 2 years after diagnosis but have been relatively stable since. He notes more frequent urination for the past month. He lives by himself in a one-story home. He works full time as a janitor, he smokes 1ppd and drinks 2-3 beers per day. BP is 146/94.

part one
Body Image
Your Tasks (300-450 words)
TASK 1- ORIGINAL POST
Please do the following in your original post:
Explain the influence that body image ideals have on eating disorders and other mental health disorders. (5 points)
Describe tactics for promoting healthy nutrition habits while avoiding an unhealthy concern/ over-obsession with nutrition? (5 points)
Briefly describe ways in which we can improve body image ideals in our society. (5 points)
The post must be at least 250 words. (2 points)
Include at least 1 outside reference, cited in APA format. This reference needs to be cited both in-text and at the end of the post in a reference list. (3 points)
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.part two
Nutrition in the News
2-3 pages
Introduction
Let’s face it, today we are bombarded with information. The question is whether or not this information is reliable or accurate. It is important to be discerning when it comes to health information, and whether or not it is information that is scientifically sound.
Your Tasks
TASK 1- SEARCH
You will search news outlets (CNBC, Fox, CNN, Vox, Science Daily, NPR, etc.) for one article related to nutrition. You must provide a link to the article in the write-up! (1 point)
TASK 2- ASSIGNMENT WRITE-UP
You will then address the following:
Describe the findings from the article. (10 points)1 point will be deducted if it does not come from a news source. Here is an example of something that DOES NOT count as a news artic
Does the information in the article align with basic nutrition principles? Why or why not? (5 points)
Is the story reporting the results of a single study? Or is the article based on evidence from multiple studies? (1 point)
Was there a study design mentioned? If yes, what was the study design
Did the study mention how many people participated in the study? If so, how large was the study’s sample size (# of participants)? (1 point)
Answers must be written in complete sentences
You may submit this assignment either as a text entry or file upload. This is not an official write-up! In other words, you can simply number your assignment 1-5 and provide your answers to the corresponding questions.
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part three
Dietary Analysis Assignment 2: Fat, Cholesterol, and Protein
Your Tasks
TASK 1- FOOD LOG
You will keep a 3-day food log, where you will record the meals and snacks that you ate, along with their nutrients, throughout each day. You can choose to track this using Cronometer or the provided Word document
This week’s focus: fat, cholesterol, and protein
You may record calories and carbohydrates; however, they are not required for this week.
Please see the Everything You Need to Know About- DIETARY ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENTS page for more specific details on this process.
TASK 2- ANALYSIS
Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:
In regard to last week’s ‘challenge’-Did you try some of your carbohydrate additions or replacements? If so, how did it go?
In regard to fat (general)-What was your average Links to an external site.fat intake over the 3 days? Was your fat intake within the daily range (the AMDR is 20-35% of your caloric intake)? Were you surprised by your averages, why or why not?
What did you eat the most of: saturated fat, trans fat, monounsaturated fat, or polyunsaturated fat?
Which foods contained the most fat? Were you surprised by the fat content of some of your foods? If yes, which ones surprised you?
Reflect on the fats consumed this week. Did some affect the way that you felt (i.e., mood, satiety, etc.)? Which ones?
In regard to cholesterol-What was your average Links to an external site.cholesterol intake this week? Is this above or below the recommendation of less than 300 mg per day (200 mg if you are at risk for heart disease)? Any surprises?
Were there any foods that you ate that help in lowering cholesterol? If yes, what were they?
In regard to protein-What are your recommended dietary protein needs?
What was your average protein intake over the 3 days? Based on this average, are you meeting your recommended protein needs?
What are problems with diets that are low in protein? What are problems with diets that have excessive protein?
Would you say that the majority of your protein comes from animal- or plant-based sources?
How difficult would it be for you to switch to plant-based proteins? Why?
Looking forward-How has learning about fat and protein affected your motivation to eat a healthier, more balanced diet?
What are two foods that you can swap in order to:reduce saturated and/or trans fat;
increase monounsaturated and/or polyunsaturated fat;
reduce cholesterol;
reduce animal-based sources and/or increase plant-based sources;
increase protein intake (if protein intake was too low); or
decrease protein intake (if protein intake was too high)?

Identify a non-governmental website (so nothing from USDA or CDC) that promotes content related to health and nutrition –> could be a personal or company website, or a website promoting a certain dietary lifestyle. Peruse the website and familiarize yourself with the information provided.
In a post (200 word minimum), complete the following actions:
Provide a link to the website and provide a brief description of the content
Answer the following questionsDo they sell products or services?
Thinking back to our lecture on identifying trustworthy sources of information, do you see any red flags? Provide examples.
Based on what you see, do think this is a trustworthy source of information. Why or why not?

Consider the following 2 situations and determine what kind of knowledge you may use to answer the question (How do I find The Downtown Music Gallery?):
Someone asks you where to find The Downtown Music Gallery and you know it’s at the corner of East 5th and Bowery. She knows the city very well.
Someone asks you where to find The Downtown Music Gallery and you know it’s at the corner of East 5th and Bowery. She is new to the city and wants to know how to get to the store from Washington Heights.
Students are also responsible for responding to two other students’ initial post. Responses should be substantive with a minimum of 200 words per response. Include references and APA Format. Good academic writing style.
RESPONSE 1 When someone that has a lot of knowledge about the city they are asking for directions in you will probably say something along the line of you know where so and so is well turn right down that road. This is because you know the location of a place and you are aware that the person you are communicating with knows the area well just not the location of the place. You would be using procedural knowledge because you would be explain to her how to get to the Downtown Musical Gallery. You would create the mental image of where the gallery is at for her so she therefore could imagine where it is at. Since she knows the city well it will not be hard for her to find it on the corner since she knows the city. This would be a representation of factual knowledge because it is representing a specific domain. You would know the facts about the city so you would be able to find the Downtown Music Gallery.
When someone is new to a city and ask for directions you have to go with a different approach then you would if you knew the person was very familiar with the city. You would not be able to say that it is at the corner of the street because this person will not even know where those streets are at. The person would have to use declarative knowledge to understand the directions from Washington Heights to The Downtown Music Gallery. You would use procedural knowledge to go through the steps in order to get to the Downtown Music Gallery from Washington Heights. N, K. (2020). The four types of knowledge you’ve definitely experienced across your lifetime. LinkedIn. Retrieved from https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/four-types-knowledge-youve-definitely-experienced-across-narwani#:~:text=He%20distilled%20knowledge%20into%20four,%2C%20Conceptual%2C%20Procedural%20and%20Metacognitive.
response 2! When considering the two situations having to determine what kind of knowledge one may need have in order to understand specific direction for a location. The engineering approach states that focus on attention, perception, memory, comprehension, problem solving, and decision making are all factors that are considered when giving and receiving information.The approach to this discussion will be determined through the Human Information Processing theory. Which deals with how people receive, store, integrate, retrieve, and use the information. At basic level three subsystems Perceptual, Motor and Cognitive that allows prediction making about human performance. In the first situation, Someone asks you where to find The Downtown Music Gallery and you know it’s at the corner of East 5th and Bowery. She knows the city very well. Since the person I am giving directions to also know the city very well. I would maybe suggest a short cut or the fastest route that only locals know. In the second situation Someone asks you where to find The Downtown Music Gallery and you know it’s at the corner of East 5th and Bowery. She is new to the city and wants to know how to get to the store from Washington Heights. In this case the person is a complete stranger to the location. This will need to be very detailed and maybe visually descriptions will be best when giving directions.Consciousness nearly always results from focal-attentive processing (as a form of output) but does not itself enter into this or any other form of human information processing. This suggests that the term “conscious process” needs reexamination. Consciousness appears to be necessary in a variety of tasks because they require focal-attentive processing; if consciousness is absent, focal-attentive processing is absent. From a first-person perspective, however, conscious states are causally effective. First-person accounts are complementary to third-person accounts. Although they can be translated into third-person accounts, they cannot be reduced to them.
Reference: Velmans, M. (1991). Is human information processing conscious? Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 14(4), 651-669. doi:10.1017/S0140525X00071776

Submit your final public health media campaign proposal.
Synthesize the previous work completed in Milestones One, Two, and Three into your strategic health communication plan. The final submission should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course.
Develop a conclusion section for your proposal including the impact your public health media campaign will have on reducing health disparities and promoting social justice and the impact on overall health outcomes in your targeted population.
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of your chosen communication tool by comparing your proposal to other examples and published research. Discuss an adaptation of your media campaign with a different communication tool and address what you would need to do to modify your campaign to include this. Explain why think this adaptation will enhance the impact of your campaign.
For additional details, please refer to the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric PDF document.

Module 6 Assignment

Pharmacological Management of the Disease Paper
For this assignment, you will write a paper on the pharmacological management of the disease. The paper should include:
A review of the selected disease process that is of interest to you.
A/An review/overview of the pathophysiology of the disease state.
A review of the pharmacological agents used for treatment and important information related to advanced practice nurse.
The title of your paper must be in the format of the following sample. Sample title: “Pharmacological Effects of Anti-Hypertensive Medications in the Management of Hypertension”.
Submission Instructions:
The paper is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation, and misspelling.
The paper should be formatted per current APA and 5-7 pages in length, excluding the title, abstract and references page.
Incorporate a minimum of 5 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.
Complete and submit the assignment by 11:59 PM ET Friday.
Late work policies, expectations regarding proper citations, acceptable means of responding to peer feedback, and other expectations are at the discretion of the instructor.