Describe the topic you wish to pursue. Identify your purpose: Why are you interested in this topic? Identify a problem related to your topic and state it.

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In what ways climate change affects physical, mental and economic health

Your topic proposal should include the following items and address the following:

1. Describe the topic you wish to pursue.

It may be somewhat broad at this point and it may imply a problem. Use the Additional Resources in your course materials to help you search for ideas.

2. Identify your purpose: Why are you interested in this topic? (Narrow your topic.)

– Specifically, explain what it is that fascinates you or draws you to this topic.
– Clearly describe the topic’s relevance in the field today.
– Identify a paper’s purpose: What might you accomplish in exploring this problem? And What is your intended goal? (To evoke change, To make new connections, or To introduce a new theory, solution, or idea)
– Is this goal realistic?
– Identify a problem within the topic and draft a problem statement. (It will likely evolve and be revised as you progress through your research.)

3. Identify a problem related to your topic and state it.

– The problem statement should be specific and indicate the focus of your final paper. (Not too narrow, not too broad)
– Intellectually challenging (a simple solution is not apparent)
– Who would benefit from a solution to this problem (who is the target population)?

Assume this patient came to the Physical-therapy clinic after experiencing a fall with multiple bruises. What types of diagnostic screening and interviewing should you do?

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Differential Screening

Review the materials provided for Lecture 2. Consider the topic of suspected elder abuse. The material is attached here below.

Post the process that you would follow to determine if an older client was being abused, including an assessment tool other than the EASI described in the lecture. Assume this patient came to the Physical-therapy clinic after experiencing a fall with multiple bruises. What types of diagnostic screening and interviewing should you do?

Use this book for the reference.
Goodman CC, Heick J & Lazaro RT. (2018). Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral. 6th ed. St Louis, Mo: Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-323-47849-6

What is the path of blood flow from the heart to the lungs, back to the heart, from the heart to systemic circulation, and back to the heart again?

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Introduction to Anatomy and Ph

Assignment topic: What is the path of blood flow from the heart to the lungs, back to the heart, from the heart to systemic circulation, and back to the heart again? (5 marks)

Important information to answer when writing the assignment Because it helps in the correct solution, and that is how I get the required grade from my teacher

– What is the path of blood flow from the heart to the lungs

– What is the path of blood flow from lungs, back to the heart

– What is the path of blood flow from the heart to systemic circulation

 

– What is the path of blood flow from systemic circulation, and back to the heart again

 

How does this past chapter relate to other chapters? How does this chapter relate to your life/ experiences you have had/ knowledge from other courses? What was the hardest and easiest to understand or accomplish?

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Module 1 – Reflections and Connections

Required to write a 2- to 3-paragraph short reflection on the material covered in this week. Use the attached transcripts for this purpose.

Overall goals of this assignment:
– able to recall material presented in the module
– able to express the most important aspects of each topic in their own words
– able to connect what they learned with the module learning objectives.
– able to synthesize current and past topics in their own words

Guidelines for Writing Reflections

Reflections should include:
1. A brief description of the material covered in the chapter; connect the material to the module learning objectives

2. Your thoughts on the material (use the following questions as a guide for your thinking, not as questions that you are required to answer):
* What was most/least interesting?
* How does this past chapter relate to other chapters?
* How does this chapter relate to your life/ experiences you have had/ knowledge from other courses? (If relevant)
* What was the hardest and easiest to understand or accomplish?
* Did you enjoy learning about this subject, why or why not?

3. Any questions you have about the material

4. Your thoughts and reflections on the US healthcare system in general

To write a successful reflection, you should:
1. Review the lecture and your chapter notes, determine the most important aspects of each topic, and express those aspects in your own words
2. Synthesize this topic with topics presented in the past, in order to create a deeper understanding of the ways in which geology works
3. Evaluate your own level of understanding of the topic, allowing you to then know what areas you should ask questions about in your reflection.

Reflections should be:
* Double-spaced
* 2-3 paragraphs long (no longer and you must write in paragraph form)

Discuss 3 things that you learned from watching the film and something(s) that surprised you or piqued your curiosity.

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Assignment 1 –

Watch the film Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare.

Discuss 3 things that you learned from watching the film and something(s) that surprised you or piqued your curiosity.

* 1-2 pages; single-spaced. Write in paragraph form. Use proper citations as required.

Describe measures that you would take as a nurse to assist clients with health promotion measures to incorporate exercise and physical activity into their lives.

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Health problems in society

For the middle-aged adult, exercise can reduce the risk of various health problems. Choose two at-risk health issues that regular physical exercise and activity can help prevent and manage.

Discuss the prevalence of each of these health problems in society today.

Describe measures that you would take as a nurse to assist clients with health promotion measures to incorporate exercise and physical activity into their lives. Include the kind of activities you would recommend, the amount of exercise, and the approach you would use to gain cooperation from the client. Support your response with evidence-based literature.

 

Discuss the role of Oral health educator in raising the awareness of oral health within communities.

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ORAL HEALTH PROMOTION

Many people in areas with low socioeconomic status and low health literacy experience severe challenges associated with oral diseases.

Discuss the role of Oral health educator in raising the awareness of oral health within communities.

 

Regarding La Rocca Nursing Home, what went well? What didn’t go well? Based on this experience, if you were the administrator, how would you modify your disaster preparedness policy for the future?

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Week 6 ngs admin

In a one to two-page essay, explain when it is appropriate to evacuate residents in the event of a fire and when it is not.

NOTE: This question has many issues that you should consider in your response. Consider the different types of facilities that are in existence today and the risks they face.

Often in disaster planning, we tend to overlook multiple simultaneous system failures. For example, in the following article describing a nursing home struck by a tornado, the roads were blocked and the facility’s van was demolished, leaving no option for immediate evacuation. Despite having a good disaster plan, the simultaneous failures were not anticipated.

Read this article: Alabama tornadoes: Nursing home disaster plans under review

Regarding La Rocca Nursing Home, what went well? What didn’t go well? Based on this experience, if you were the administrator, how would you modify your disaster preparedness policy for the future?

Define the following terms, illustrating each definition with at least one example:

  • Assistive Devices
  • Life Safety Code
  • Safe Medical Device Act
  • Pest Control Program
  • Preventative Maintenance
  • Violence Prevention Plan
  • ANSI Standards
  • Unsafe Working Conditions

In a one to two-page essay, note at least three examples of steps that can be taken to make resident rooms more homelike, explaining how each step listed accomplishes that purpose.

In a two to three-page essay, describe the budget development process for an actual nursing facility. If you work in a nursing facility, you will need to talk with the administrator or some other individual who is responsible for the budget. If you do not work in a nursing facility, you will have to contact one to get this information.

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Nsg admin week 5

Define the following terms:

Accounts receivable
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Bad debt
Billing charge
Contractual allowance
Internal Controls
FIFO
Capital Expenditure
Compliance Audit
Inventory Turnover Rate
Operating Expense
Reimbursable Cost
Perpetual vs. Periodic Inventory (research)
Resident Trust Account

In a one to two-page essay, describe what a nursing home must do in order to write off a bad debt on the Medicare year-end cost report.
In a two to three-page essay, describe the budget development process for an actual nursing facility. If you work in a nursing facility, you will need to talk with the administrator or some other individual who is responsible for the budget. If you do not work in a nursing facility, you will have to contact one to get this information. In your discussion, be sure to include at least the following:
The nature of the budget process (i.e., whether it is a master budget, including operating, cash, and capital budgets, or one or more of them separately).
When the budget development process begins and finishes each year, and who is involved in developing the budget.
What type of information is used in developing projections for the coming year.

Locate a copy of your nursing facility’s HIPAA Privacy Notice. After reviewing this policy, discuss any practices that your nursing home has implemented to safeguard resident privacy.

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Healthcare

Locate your nursing home’s HIPAA Privacy and Security policies and your state rules regarding medical information privacy practices and medical recording retention and respond to the following:

Locate a copy of your nursing facility’s HIPAA Privacy Notice. After reviewing this policy, discuss any practices that your nursing home has implemented to safeguard resident privacy. If you are not currently associated with a nursing facility, locate a HIPAA Privacy Notice from your physician or a local health care provider and discuss how you would implement practices to ensure patient privacy.
Locate a copy of your nursing facility’s record retention policy. If you are not associated with a nursing facility, locate a policy from another provider, or create a record retention policy based on your state’s laws. Compare your state requirements to any federal mandates. Assess which is more stringent and what are the key elements.
Why would mental health, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS-related health care information be held to a higher privacy standard than other types of health care?
Review the HIPAA Privacy website. Locate the section on fines, penalties, and sanctions. What are the possible outcomes for a HIPAA Privacy Violation (fines, sanctions, and criminal/civil findings). Be specific.

Explain the following:
What are the elements need of the medical records in the nursing facility to assure it meets state, federal, and professional standards, or requirements?
What are some of the key components that will assure medical records are kept private and confidential in compliance with regulations and standards?
Are there any special considerations for electronic medical record storage and management vs. a paper-based medical record?