Evidence-Based Practice

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Select and evaluate a research article on evidenced-based practice that relates to nursing practice and health assessment . You will need to:

  • Select a research article (from a peer-reviewed journal) that pertains to the management of health for a specific population (ie: stage in life cycle, medical condition, cultural/ethnic background).
  • Describe and summarize the content and essential argument of the article in a concise format.
  • Critique the selected research article related to evidenced-based practice.
  • Use critical thinking skills by reading critically.

The assignment must be 2-3 pages (not counting resources)

 Name of the author (s), title of the article, type of journal, volume number, date,

and page numbers.

 A paragraph abstract of the article to summarize the essential content/ideas.

 A paragraph describing your view of the article’s balance. Did the writer address

both sides of the issue? Was there bias involved and if so, slanted towards

which side? What is your evidence of this bias or imbalance?

 A paragraph describing your opinion of the article’s quality and your own position:

o Did the writer do sufficient research?

o Is the article technically correct and clearly presented and supported?

o Are there elements of the argument that could have been enhanced with

more detail or more argumentation?

o What would a follow-up article contain to be useful to this one?

o Did you agree with the article?

Did it support or change your opinion? If not, then why?

PH500 West Coast University Foundations of Public Health

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For this assignment, you will record and upload a 3- to 5-minute video response.

Recording, Uploading, and Submitting

The Kaltura Desktop Recording tool is available for free to WCU students to assist with recording video assignments. Another software or tool may be used to record your assignment. Completed videos are required to be uploaded to your Kaltura My Media area before they can be submitted in the Blackboard assignment area via Mashups Tool > Kaltura Media.

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Find a job posting that requires an MPH.

  • Explain why you think this job should or should not require an MPH.
  • What other qualifications are required?
  • Are the requirements reasonable?
  • What qualifications are preferred?
  • Should they be preferred or required, or not listed at all?

Your video response should include answers and explanations to all the questions listed above.

Video Presentation Guidelines

  1. Choose your background: This is a professional environment. An office setting/table is appropriate. A couch or bed is not.
  2. Look the part: Wear professional attire for the circumstance. Remember, you are presenting to an academic audience.
  3. Include visual aids: Reinforce your presentation with graphs, pictures and/or a brief power point to keep the presentation interesting and to support your findings.
  4. Prepare in advance: Rehearse a few times before your record. Place notes attached to the computer screen -not beside it. Maintain eye contact and use appropriate gestures to keep your audience captivated.
  5. Organize your work: Plan your presentation and structure it in a clear and logical manner. Use professional language and quote scholarly work when indicated. *Make sure you cite your references and submit in a separate document.
  6. Review the rubric: This will ensure that all the required components are present in order for you to obtain the most credit for your efforts.

Due: Sunday, 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time)

Points: 100

Social Work Human Biology

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Responses to the 14 discussion questions will need to be supported with examples. The required word count is between 300-500 word response for each question. Responses cannot be longer than 600 words or shorter than 300 words. The textbook that will need to be used is:

Leon Ginsberg, Larry Nackerud, & Christopher R. Larrison.Human Biology for Social Workers:Development, Ecology, Genetics, and Health.Boston:Pearson Education, Inc.ISBN:0-205-34405-4

1. Atomic and molecular theories are fundamental to understanding human biology. In what ways do these theories help or hinder your comprehension of human beings and human behavior? Do you believe that scientific theorists always look at the world and its inhabitants as collections of molecules and atoms or is it that some-thing that only occasionally occurs to them, when they are engaged in scientific speculation and research?

3. Compare and contrast how theories with cultural determinism underpinning suggest social workers should respond to the problem of chronic mental illness compared to theories that integrate biological and cultural explanations for human behavior.

5.Define canalization and discuss how evolutionary psychologists use this concept to discuss the relationship between genetics and human behavior. Please use examples of human behavior to support your discussion.

6. What does the emphasis in western culture on speed of thinking as a sign of intellect mean for social work clients who are members of oppressed groups?

7.Discuss how findings from the HGP are likely to change our current understanding of mental illness. How will the findings change the kinds of interventions used by social workers? What practices are likely to remain unchanged?

8.Select four of the conditions described in this chapter and search for information about them on the Internet using Google or Yahoo or another appropriate search engine.Briefly describe what you found and how reliable do you believe the information to be?How, in your opinion, can one evaluate Internet information about health care for accuracy and reliability?

9. Discuss the role of genetics in mental health disorders and cite two examples.

10. The chapter talks about the physiological aspects of tobacco use. What would one have to know about the psychological and social elements of tobacco use to effectively educate clients about the use of the substance?

11. How do you contrast the essentialist and social construction theories of human sexuality?

12. Researchers on aging disagree about the inevitability of the deterioration of the body and the death of the individual. Some think that life can be extended significantly longer than it is. Others believe that it is simply impossible to eliminate the deterioration and death of the human body – if not for some reasons, then for others. Which side are you on? Do you think that the human body can be significantly extended in life through biological interventions?

13. How can U.S based social workers contribute solutions to the AIDS epidemic in Africa?

14. If your task was to teach an adult social wok client critical thinking skills, where would you begin and what would you emphasize?

Health Care Multiple Choice Questions Exam Help

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Question 1 (5 points)

Which of the following involve(s) detecting cancer and genetic conditions in patients that have a predisposition for conditions?

Question 1 options:

Stem cells

Human Genome Project

Xenotransplantation

None of the above

Question 2 (5 points)

Which statement is most appropriate for the period of 1850-1900?

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Question 3 (5 points)

Which of the following is least likely to affect health service utilization?

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Question 4 (5 points)

Which of the following is a state program?

Question 4 options:

CHIP

Medicaid

Medicare

Both A and B

Question 5 (5 points)

Physician horizontal integration is most strongly influenced and facilitated due to:

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Question 6 (5 points)

A significant barrier to enhancing the role of the private physician in health promotion is:

Question 6 options:

limited access.

government.

superstition.

none of the above.

Question 7 (5 points)

A commonly used benchmark for mental health professionals used today to show mental health service effectiveness is:

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Question 8 (5 points)

An example of a mid-level provider is a(n):

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Question 9 (5 points)

The Affordable Care Act provides health insurance tax credits to financially assist:

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Question 10 (5 points)

The fact that lower socioeconomic groups are less likely to receive necessary diabetic training from their health care providers is an example of:

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Question 11 (30 points)

Describe HMOs and enumerate the different types. How does the HMO differ from a PPO? Elaborate on Medicare Part C by defining its member eligibility requirements, services it provides, and other important criteria regarding the pros and cons of coverage.

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Question 12 (30 points)

What are the major challenges facing the labor force in health care today? What do you feel are solutions to these problems? Explain your rationale.

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Question 13 (30 points)

Discuss some of the most important ways in which we measure access to health care? For each measure discussed, explain how the measure might be used in national health planning?

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Question 14 (30 points)

What do you consider the most pressing issue facing physicians and hospitals today? Defend your answer and discuss approaches which may be helpful in addressing this problem.

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Question 15 (30 points)

Provide some examples of ambulatory health care services and include the types of facilities typically provide the services. Explain the trend for more and more ambulatory care services in the U.S. What do you consider to be the key factors driving this trend?

Question 15 options:



Cultural Diversity

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Purpose:To recognize that individual culture does impact womans health care, communication, nutrition, and family influences that shape the families you are caring for.

Concept:Cultural Diversity

Objective: Write a paper regarding a culture and its impact on families, contraception, conception and birth.

Instructions: Create a cultural diversity paper.

  • This project is to a be written paper 5 pages in length APA format.These 5 pages include a cover page and a reference page.
  • Refer to Purnells’ Cultural Competency as a guide to assessing the patient in the identified culture from your Health Assessment course.
  • Is education valued, are boy children preferred over gril children?How do they view families?Is contraception allowed and who is involved in the decision making regarding birth control choices?
  • In an unintended pregnancy is adoption allowed?Is assisted reproductive technology accepted?What about donor sperm or surrogacy?
  • Who attends childbirth?Where do women have babies?What are the special practices employed to support the new mom and baby?Who in the family system makes decisions regarding the woman’s health?
  • What implications does culture present to the issues of womens’ health care?

See below ( 10 points)

Refer to Purnells’ Cultural Assesment Tool to address additional questions to enhance each section (See attached)

Points:

Description of requirement:

Total with comments

1

Overview of culture that is not familiar to you.

  • Study and investigate the role fo women in the culture you have chosen
  • Is education valued?
  • Is one gender preferred over another?
  • How does this culture view families?

2.5

What health care practices does this culture embrace that may be different than Western medicine?

a.What practices may interfere with health care?

b.What are the major illness common to the culture you are studying and what are its implications on pregnancy and birth?

2.5

What spiritual or religious practices does this culture follow?

a.Is contraception allowed and which forms are acceptable?

b.Who makes the decision regarding contraception choices?

c.Is assisted reproductive technology acceptable, donor sperm, surrogacy?Is adoption allowed?

d.What gives strengths and meaning to life?

2.5

Birth practices specific to your assigned culture:

a.Where do the women have babies, ( home birth, hospital, birth home) and who attends the birth?What are the special practices employed to support the mom or new baby?

b.Who in the family system makes decisions regarding the woman’s health such as an emergency cesarean section?

c.Include an explanation regarding how the content provides a focus for nursing assessment and or nursing interventions and nursing advocacy.

1.5

References: APA Format

  • References: Utilize in text citations within the power point slides and provide a reference at the bottom of the slide. Include a reference page slide.



Cisco CSIRT Presentation

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Need a presentation on the outline i’m attaching on the question.

Please follow the following instructions as given

  • time per student is roughly 10-15 minutes
    • expect questions
  • you are not required to use PowerPoint per se
    • however you need to use whatever tools helps get the information across so most students do use PowerPoint
  • keep in mind your supposed audience – per the assignment you should present like you are talking to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Operations Officer (COO), and the Chief Legal Counsel

Important – do not read verbatim off your slides. If you do, all that demonstrates is that you can read. Please present in a natural, conversational manner, which demonstrates you have a good grasp on the material!

General Principles of Exercise Prescription for Apparently Healthy Adults

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focus on apparently healthy adults and examine general principles of exercise prescription. This will provide you with a strong basis prior to examining populations with chronic disease and health conditions in your final week.

After studying Chapter 7 of your course text and the required resources, address the following elements:

  • Analyze the purpose and principles of exercise prescription.
  • Compare and contrast the FITT principles with the FITT-VP principles. Why were adjustments made and how will they be beneficial to exercise professionals and clients?
  • Assess factors that must be considered when designing exercise prescriptions to individuals.
  • Select two of these identified factors and explain why they must be considered. Examine potential effects, if such considerations are neglected.
  • Appraise the components of an exercise training session (Box 7.1) and each component’s physiological benefit to the exerciser.

Support your work with your course text and at least one additional scholarly source.

Qualitative Research Critique on Compassion Fatigue in Nursing

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The research article to be critiqued is: https://journals.lww.com/journaloftraumanursing/Fu…

Please use the following guide for the research critique. The paper needs to be APA format.

QUALITIATIVE RESEARCH CRITIQUE GUIDE

1. Is the research tradition for the qualitative study identified? If none was identified, can one be inferred? If more than one was identified, is this justifiable or does it suggest “method slurring”?

2. Does the study purpose match the study design? Was the best possible design (or research tradition) used to address the study purpose? Is the research question congruent with a qualitative approach and with the specific research tradition?

3. Is the design appropriate, given the research question? Does the design lend itself to a through, in-depth, intensive examination of the phenomenon of interest?

4. Does the report describe an explicit theoretical or conceptual framework for the study? If not, does the absence of a framework detract from the significance of the research or its conceptual integration?

5. Given the nature of the data, was the data analysis approach appropriate for the research design?

6. Is the category scheme described? If so, does the scheme appear logical and complete? Does there seem to be unnecessary overlap or redundancy in the categories? Were manual methods used to index and organize the data, or was a computer program used?

7. Did the report adequately describe the process by which the actual analysis was preformed? Did the report indicate whose approach to data analysis was used (e.g., Glaserian or Straussian, in grounded theory studies)?

8. What major themes or processes emerged? If excerpts from the data are provided, do the themes appear to capture the meaning of the narratives?

9. What evidence did the report provide that the analysis is accurate and replicable? Were data displayed in a manner that allows you to verify the researcher’s conclusions?

10. Did the analysis yield a meaningful and insightful picture of the phenomenon under study? Did the report give you a clear picture of the social or emotional world of study participants?

11. Which specific techniques (if any) did the researcher use to enhance the trustworthiness and integrity of the inquiry? Where these strategies used judiciously and to good effect? Given the efforts to enhance data quality, what can you conclude about the study’s validity/integrity/rigor/trustworthiness? Does the report adequately address the transferability of the findings?

12. Did the report discuss any study limitations and their possible effects on the credibility of the results or on interpretations of the data? Were results interpreted in light of findings from other studies? Did the researchers discuss the study’s implications for clinical practice or future research?

reply to discussion post below-wk6cmis,alisha

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After getting a virus on my computer years ago, I’ve made sure that all of my devices are protected to prevent that from happening again.That one incident was an eye opener and lesson for me all in one of to be extra careful of websites you visit and links you click.I had got an email from who I thought was my grandmother with a link and I clicked it.Since that incident, I’ve used Norton’s security suite to protect my devices. I also am I parent so to ensure my child wasn’t visiting certain cites, I was able to use Norton’s online feature to block different things to avoid my child possibly clicking something or visiting a bad site that could potentially infect the device.Along with using Norton, I am just really careful about the content I view, websites I visit, and I stay away from suspicious emails or links that are sent to me in email.I get phishing emails all the time and I report it is spam and delete it.

When it comes to surfing the internet, you are at risk for getting viruses and possibly losing your data and device, so it’s imperative to have active security software on your device.I would recommend software that offers safe browsing which will tell you if the website you’re visiting is safe.Norton offers this feature and even if I do a google search, your search results will have a green check mark next to it, if they are safe. To ensure my defenses stay current, I ensure that I keep the security software updated and schedule scans regularly to ensure my device is virus free, healthy and secure. Failing to keep security software up to date will do the opposite of securing your device, it opens the door for vulnerabilities and threats to your system.

Modify internal data dictionary

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Some of the links won’t work, but you’ll find necessary materials attached.

M3A4 MODIFY INTERNAL DATA DICTIONARY

Attached Files:

I.Data Content & Standards. C. Data Governance 2. Construct and maintain the standardization of data dictionaries to meet the needs of the enterprise

I. .Data Content & Standards. C. Data Governance. 3. Demonstrate compliance with internal and external data dictionary requirements

It is September 2015. You have just downloaded the Technical Specifications manual for MassHealth Acute Hospital Quality Measures (Version 9.0) released on 8/25/15 in your job as a healthcare data analyst at Massachusetts General Hospital http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/masshealth/acutehosp/ry2016-eohhs-tech-specs-manual-masshealth-quality-measures-9-0.pdf. You note on page 3 that this version contains substantial changes throughout the entire manual. On page 4 you see that, as expected, there are many new data specifications, including the conversion to ICD-10. On page 5 you review standards and guidelines for collecting clinical and administrative data elements that apply to MassHealth hospital quality measures reporting.

Now you download the MassHealth Specific Measures Data Dictionary Appendix A-10, effective with Q1-2016 discharges (01/01/16) http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/masshealth/acutehosp/ry2016-appendix-a-10-masshealth-specific-measures-data-dictionary-9-0.pdf. Page 2 summarizes changes to definitions for existing data elements and introduces new data elements effective with Q1-2016 data. Page 3 explains Mass Health Data Dictionary Format and Terms: the detailed information necessary for defining and formatting the collection of all data elements, as well as the allowable values for each data element that uses the format. Observe that this page cautions that “Adherence to data dictionary definitions provided in this EOHHS manual are necessary to ensure that data element abstraction is accurate and reliable.” On page 4 is the Data Dictionary Table of Contents, listing all the data elements. The page number for each data element is provided. Changes to data elements are identified in italics and underlined. For this assessment, you will focus on the following 3 changes:

Episode of Care-page 23

ICD-10-CM Principal Diagnosis Code-page 35

Reconciled Medication List-page 62

Now you will compare these data elements to the 2015 Data Dictionary http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/masshealth/acutehosp/ry15-appendix-a-9-data-dictionary-masshealth-specific-measures-8-0.pdf

Episode of Care-page 30

ICD-9-CM Principal Diagnosis Code-page 44

Reconciled Medication List-page 80

Create a Table for each of the 3 Data Elements that describes the changes to be made to the Mass General internal Data Dictionary to be in compliance with state and federal information-collecting and reporting guidelines and requirements. The Table will note each Data Elements with the detailed information necessary for defining and formatting the collection of all data elements, as well as the allowable values for each data element that uses the format. In the first column will be the data element as it exists in the 2015 Data Dictionary. In the second column will be the data element as it exists in the 2016 Data Dictionary. In the third column will be the change that must be made to the Mass General Data Dictionary.

List your resources in APA format.