What healthcare options are available to those who do not have insurance in your chosen state?

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Health care policy

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Respond to two peers whose scenario was different from your own.  Keep in mind, discussion boards mimic classroom discussions thus it is required that you address your responses to the peer to whom you are speaking (i.e. Janet). Responses should also consist of substantial feedback.  “I agree” or “you are correct” is not acceptable.

Reply Post

  • Replies to two peers
  • Engages in serious reflection of each peer’s initial post;
  • Engages in student dialogue and provides additional evidence by paraphrasing or summarizing with support citations from a peer reviewed journal article;
  • Adds depth and breadth to the conversation sharing relevant examples and /or

personal experiences

Uses at least one recent (within the last five years) peer-reviewed journal article.

 

Discussion Reply 1

Health insurance is the most significant contributing factor to poor quality of care. Uninsured people are less likely to get adequate care for disease prevention (e.g., cancer screening, dental care, counseling about diet and exercise, and flu vaccination) and/or for disease management, and they are more likely to visit the emergency department and be admitted to the hospital for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (Im and Kim, 2019).

In Florida, several options are available for those who do not have health coverage. The Sunshine State is one of the best places to get financial assistance on Obamacare health insurance. Despite opposition to the federal healthcare law by state legislators, Florida has had the highest number of sign-ups for individual Obamacare plans since 2015. (Dennis, 2022).

Most people know Medicare as government health insurance for people 65 and older. But people under 65 with a disability or chronic illness can also get Medicare. With the Sunshine State being a top retirement destination, it may be no surprise to know that Florida has the second highest number of Medicare enrollees of any state.

Florida short-term health insurance may be right for those who’re changing jobs, waiting for coverage to begin at a new job, or missed the annual open enrollment and don’t qualify for a Special Enrollment Period to buy an Obamacare plan (Dennis, 2022).

Nearly 4.3 million people in Florida are enrolled in Medicaid, which provides free or low-cost health coverage for selected categories of people with low incomes.

Florida has the third largest number of uninsured children in the United States and the largest number of uninsured children in the South. (Ray, 2017).  However, Florida Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is available to children ages 1 to 19 who live in households that make no more than 210% of the FPL and pregnant women who earn up to 191% of the FPL as of July 2021.

What healthcare options are available to those who do not have insurance in your chosen state?

Explain the psychometric properties of the rating scale you were assigned. Explain when it is appropriate to use this rating scale with clients during the psychiatric interview and how the scale is helpful to a nurse practitioner’s psychiatric assessment. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.

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NRNP 6635 WEEK 2 DISCUSSION BOARD

Post a brief explanation of three important components of the psychiatric interview and why you consider these elements important. Explain the psychometric properties of the rating scale you were assigned. Explain when it is appropriate to use this rating scale with clients during the psychiatric interview and how the scale is helpful to a nurse practitioner’s psychiatric assessment. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.

Main Posting:

Response to the discussion question is reflective with critical analysis and synthesis representative of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and current credible sources.–

Excellent 40 (40%) – 44 (44%)
Thoroughly responds to the discussion question(s).

Is reflective with critical analysis and synthesis representative of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and current credible sources.

Explain the ways in which you used an EBP model to help develop your plan of care for the client. Reflect on which evidence you found in your search that was most relevant and useful when making decisions regarding your care plan. Identify benefits and strategies to mitigate the challenges of interdisciplinary collaboration to plan care within the context of a remote team.

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Vila Health patient

Create a 5-10 minute video of yourself, as a presenter, in which you will propose an evidence-based plan to improve the outcomes for the Vila Health patient and examine how remote collaboration provided benefits or challenges to designing and delivering the care.

Introduction
As technologies and the health care industry continue to evolve, remote care, diagnosis, and collaboration are becoming increasingly more regular methods by which nurses are expected to work. Learning the ways in which evidence-based models and care can help remote work produce better outcomes will become critical for success. Additionally, understanding how to leverage EBP principles in collaboration will be important in the success of institutions delivering quality, safe, and cost-effective care. It could also lead to better job satisfaction for those engaging in remote collaboration.

Professional Context
Remote care and diagnosis is a continuing and increasingly important method for nurses to help deliver care to patients to promote safety and enhance health outcomes. Understanding best EBPs and building competence in delivering nursing care to remote patients is a key competency for all nurses. Additionally, in some scenarios, while you may be delivering care in person you may be collaborating with a physician or other team members who are remote. Understanding the benefits and challenges of interdisciplinary collaboration is vital to developing effective communication strategies when coordinating care. So, being proficient at communicating and working with remote health care team members is also critical to delivering quality, evidence-base care.

Scenario
The Vila Health: Remote Collaboration on Evidence-Based Care simulation provide the context for this assessment.

Instructions
Before beginning this assessment, make sure you have worked through the following media:

Vila Health: Remote Collaboration on Evidence-Based Care.
You may wish to review Selecting a model for evidence-based practice changes. [PDF] and Evidence-Based Practice Models, which help explain the various evidence-based nursing models.

For this assessment, you are a presenter! You will create a 5-10-minute video using Kaltura or similar software. In the video:

Propose your evidence-based care plan that you believe will improve the safety and outcomes of the patient in the Vila Health Remote Collaboration on Evidence-Based Care media scenario. Add your thoughts on what more could be done for the client and what more information may have been needed.
Discuss the ways in which an EBP model and relevant evidence helped you to develop and make decisions about the plan you proposed
Wrap up your video by identifying the benefits of the remote collaboration in the scenario, as well as discuss strategies you found in the literature or best practices that could help mitigate or overcome one or more of the collaboration challenges you observed in the scenario.
Be sure you mention any articles, authors, and other relevant sources of evidence that helped inform your video. Discuss why these sources of evidence are credible and relevant. Important: You are required to submit an APA-formatted reference list of the sources you cited specifically in your video or used to inform your presentation. You are required to submit a narrative of all your video content to this assessment and to SafeAssign.

The following media is an example learner submission in which the speaker successfully addresses all competencies in the assessment.

Exemplar Kaltura Reflection.
Please note that the scenario that the speaker discusses in the exemplar is different from the Vila Health scenario you should be addressing in your video. So, the type of communication expected is being model, but the details related to the scenario in your submission will be different.
Make sure that your video addresses the following grading criteria:

Propose your own evidence-based care plan to improve the safety and outcomes for a patient based on the Vila Health Remote Collaboration on Evidence-Care media scenario.
Explain the ways in which you used an EBP model to help develop your plan of care for the client.
Reflect on which evidence you found in your search that was most relevant and useful when making decisions regarding your care plan.
Identify benefits and strategies to mitigate the challenges of interdisciplinary collaboration to plan care within the context of a remote team.
Communicate in a professional manner that is easily audible and uses proper grammar, including a reference list formatted in current APA style.
Refer to Using Kaltura as needed to record and upload your video.

Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in this activity, please contact DisabilityServices@Capella.edu to request accommodations. If, for some reason, you are unable to record a video, please contact your faculty member as soon as possible to explore options for completing the assessment.

Who does the interviewee teach? What does your interviewee teach and where? Provide a reflection that compares your interview data to class readings and the literature that you reviewed prior to conducting the interview.

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The Interview

Your interview paper should include:

Who does the interviewee teach?
What does your interviewee teach and where?

Trends and changes in nursing education as experienced by the person you interviewed.
A reflection that compares your interview data to class readings and the literature that you reviewed prior to conducting the interview (pay special attention to trends, themes, concepts, and changes in nursing education).

What you learned as a result of this assignment.
A conclusion discussing your personal thoughts, opinions, views, and insights related to the specific area of nursing education of your interviewee.

What does the Website reveal about health insurance in the state? What is listed about general health statistics of population in the state? What is the state’s health ranking? Does the ranking have any correlation to health insurance?

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Discussion Board. Health Care Policy

Initial Post: access the Website http://www.healthcare.org/ (Links to an external site.), Choose (1) state that starts with the letter A thru L then answer the following questions:
1.What does the Website reveal about health insurance in the state?
2.What is listed about general health statistics of population in the state?
3.What is the state’s health ranking?
4.Does the ranking have any correlation to health insurance?
5.What are the health highlights?
6.What health statistics surprise you?
7.List the state legislator(s) that sit(s) on the health committee.
8.What is the state’s position on health care reform?

What challenges to completion do you anticipate you will encounter in your doctoral program? What strategies for successful completion do you anticipate will be the most useful for you? How will you work toward implementing these strategies to meet your goals?

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Doctoral Writing Assessment

As you read and engage with this excerpt from Marshall et al. (2017), determine what content from the reading is relevant to your doctoral journey; then, compose an essay in response to the questions listed below:

Prompt:
1. What challenges to completion do you anticipate you will encounter in your doctoral program?
2. What strategies for successful completion do you anticipate will be the most useful for you?
3. How will you work toward implementing these strategies to meet your goals?

Write a 1-2-page, double-spaced essay in response to the prompt above. To present your strongest writing skills, submit an essay that:
• Provides a focused and clear central idea that responds to all questions in the assignment prompt with developed ideas;
• Integrates relevant and accurate paraphrased and/or quoted and cited evidence from the Marshall et al. (2017) reading excerpt in support of the argument, accompanied by appropriate analysis – you may use your preferred citation style;
• Organizes ideas with logical structure, clear paragraphs, and transitional words/phrases;
• Uses grammar and mechanics to effectively communicate meaning to readers;
• Maintains academic integrity by demonstrating your original work and appropriately paraphrasing and citing relevant information from the Marshall et al. (2017) reading excerpt. Including outside sources beyond the Marshall et al. (2017) reading excerpt provided above is not required for this essay; if you use them, however, then you must cite any information you summarize, paraphrase, or quote in your preferred citation style.

Create a professional presentation of your evidence-based intervention and change proposal to be disseminated to an interprofessional audience of leaders and stakeholders.

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Capstone Project Change Proposal Presentation

Create a professional presentation of your evidence-based intervention and change proposal to be disseminated to an interprofessional audience of leaders and stakeholders. Include the intervention, evidence-based literature, objectives, resources needed, anticipated measurable outcomes, and how the intervention would be evaluated. Submit the presentation in the digital classroom for feedback from the instructor.

What is the current state of the activity topic? Explain why this is a problem, and for whom is it a problem? What could a nurse achieve by participating in the scholarly activity?

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Scholarly Activities

This document describes the scholarly activity elements that should be included in a five paragraph summary. You may use this resource to help guide the preparation of the Scholarly Activities assignment, due in Topic 10.

Overview

This section consists of a single paragraph that succinctly describes the scholarly activity that you attended/participated in, the target market for the activity, and the benefit of the activity to you.

Problem

This section consists of either a short narrative or a list of bullet points that concisely identifies the problems the scholarly activity is designed to solve. Educate: What is the current state of the activity topic? Explain why this is a problem, and for whom is it a problem? Inspire: What could a nurse achieve by participating in the scholarly activity? Use declarative sentences with simple words to communicate each point. Less is more.

Solution

This section consists of either a short paragraph or a list of bullet points that concisely describes the solution to a proposed practice problem that the scholarly activity addressed and how it addresses the problem outlined in the previous section.

Opportunity

This section consists of short paragraphs that define the opportunity that the scholarly activity is designed to capture. It is important to cover the objectives and goals that were met. How will attending/participating in this scholarly activity help you grow as a nurse?

Program Competencies Addressed

This section consists of a list of program competencies that were addressed in this scholarly activity. Please use the list from the ISP.

Describe the quality improvement initiative and why it is important. What evidence was used to determine that quality improvement was needed? Explain what goal the initiative is trying to achieve. What national standards are being met by addressing the initiative? Which quality indicators will be used to measure the improvement in the initiative? Describe the quality indicators and how they support the initiative.

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Analyzing Quality Improvement

In this two-part assignment, you will describe a quality improvement initiative that is currently being monitored in your workplace. You will present your findings in the form of a PowerPoint that could be presented at a professional conference.

Step 1 Research quality improvement initiatives in your workplace.

Research information about a quality improvement initiative in your workplace or in another clinical setting. Gather information about the initiative from individuals who actually collect and/or manage data for the initiative. If necessary, discuss with your nurse manager which initiatives are most important in your unit.

Step 2 Research quality improvement standards.

Using the Internet, review websites from organizations such as the Joint Commission or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and gather information on the standard for the initiative you identified in Step 1.

Step 3 Begin working on a 14-slide presentation.

Create your presentation by addressing the following points and make sure that you properly cite any resources used. Include a slide for each of the following:

Title page
Introduction
Conclusion
References
In addition to these four slides, each of the following bullet points should have its own slide.

Describe the quality improvement initiative and why it is important.
What evidence was used to determine that quality improvement was needed?
Explain what goal the initiative is trying to achieve.
What national standards are being met by addressing the initiative?
Which quality indicators will be used to measure the improvement in the initiative? Describe the quality indicators and how they support the initiative.
Explain who collects the data and what is done with the data/how it is used/who uses it.
Determine the agencies to which they report their information.
Determine nursing’s involvement in helping with the initiative.

Step 4 Add presenter’s notes

How did you choose the participants for your study? What was the sampling method: systematic, convenience, cluster, stratified, simple random? What part of the country did your study take place in? What are the age ranges of your participants? How many of each gender did you have in your study? What are other interesting factors about your group?

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MATH 225 WEEK 5 LAB ASSIGNMENT/Statistics

Step 1: Survey or measure 10 people to find their heights.

Determine the mean and standard deviation for this group by using the Week 3 Excel spreadsheet. Post a screen shot of the portion below of the spreadsheet that helped you determine these values.

Scenario/Summary

This week’s lab highlights the use of probability and normal distribution.

Follow the directions below to gather data, calculate using Excel spreadsheets, and interpret the results.

Deliverables

The deliverable is a Word document with your answers to the questions posed below based on the data you find.

Required Software

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Prepare

–Download the MATH225 Lab 5 Lecture Notes. Download MATH225 Lab 5 Lecture Notes.

–Open the Instructor-provided 10 values: Ten initial values for use in your Week 5 Lab

 Create a description spreadsheet to describe the students surveyed.
a. How did you choose the participants for your study (sampling method)?
Review Different Types of Sampling Methods
1. Cluster:
2. Stratified:
3. Systematic:
4. Convenient:
5. Simple Random:
b. What part of the country did your study take place in?
c. What are the age ranges of your participants?
d. How many of each gender did you have in your study?
e. What are other interesting factors about your group?
–Take a Screenshot of your Description Spreadsheet and provide it below.
–Take a Screenshot of your Preliminary Calculations and provide it below.

1. How does your height compare to the mean (average) height of the group that you surveyed? (MY HEIGHT IS 64)
2. Is your height taller, shorter, or the same as the mean of your group?

 

Step 2: Give some background information on the group of people you used in your study. You might consider using the following questions to guide your answer.

How did you choose the participants for your study? What was the sampling method: systematic, convenience, cluster, stratified, simple random?
What part of the country did your study take place in?
What are the age ranges of your participants?
How many of each gender did you have in your study?
What are other interesting factors about your group?

 

Step 3: Use the Week 5 Excel spreadsheet (Links to an external site.) for the following.

1. (Use the Empirical Rule tab from the spreadsheet). Determine the 68%, 95%, and 99.7% values of the Empirical Rule in terms of the 20 heights in your height study.

2. What do these values tell you?

3. Post a screen shot of your work from the Week 5 Excel spreadsheet.

4. (Use the normal probability tab from the spreadsheet). Based on your study results, what percent of the study participants are shorter than you? What percent are taller than you?

5. Post a screen shot of your work from the Week 5 Excel spreadsheet.

Example: If my height is 73 inches, then 20.86% of the relevant population is shorter. The other 79.14%, of course, is taller.