Examine a national healthcare issue and consider how that issue may impact your work setting.

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If you were to ask 10 people what they believe to be the most significant issue facing healthcare today, you might get 10 different answers. Escalating costs? Regulation? Technology disruption?
These and many other topics are worthy of discussion. Not surprisingly, much has been said in the research, within the profession, and in the news about these topics. Whether they are issues of finance, quality, workload, or outcomes, there is no shortage of changes to be addressed.
In this Discussion, you examine a national healthcare issue and consider how that issue may impact your work setting. You also analyze how your organization has responded to this issue.
To Prepare:
Review the Resources and select one current national healthcare issue/stressor to focus on.
Reflect on the current national healthcare issue/stressor you selected and think about how this issue/stressor may be addressed in your work setting.

Post a description of the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected for analysis, and explain how the healthcare issue/stressor may impact your work setting. Then, describe how your health system work setting has responded to the healthcare issue/stressor, including a description of what changes may have been implemented. Be specific and provide examples.

Provide a statement that addresses your reasons for transferring and the objectives you hope to achieve.

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Provide a statement that addresses your reasons for transferring and the objectives you hope to achieve.

Describe and discuss changes in personality and social behavior that might be seen with anorexia.

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Using the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and evidence-based scholarly articles, address the following:

1. Explain the neurology of anorexia.

2. Does the characterization of anorexia as a mental illness surprise you?

3. What are your thoughts on the personal and/or cultural implications of classifying anorexia in this way, as opposed to a lifestyle choice or a matter of willpower?

4. How might you support a family (or client) who is resistant to this seeing anorexia as a mental illness?

5. Describe and discuss changes in personality and social behavior that might be seen with anorexia.

6. How would you assess for these changes?

7. Provide an overview of the health consequences and medical complications of anorexia.

8. Create a treatment plan for a client with anorexia using family-based therapy or other evidence-based therapy.

Criteria for this paper:

1. Answer these questions succinctly, integrating resources to provide rationale for all decisions.

2. You may use narrative, bullets, or a table format for various sections of this discussion assignment.

3. Your paper should be two to three pages long, not including the reference page.

4. Use at least one reference from CINAHL (available through the Regis library) to support your rationale.

Videos:

1, Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Eating Disorders and Obesity Video (1:20:29 minutes)

A transcript for Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Eating Disorders and Obesity is available on the website, if needed

2. Anorexia: What Therapists and Parents Need to Know Video (40:07 minutes)

A transcript for Anorexia: What Therapists and Parents Need to Know is available on the website, if needed.

Discuss how effective communication enhances the quality of patient or client or service user care

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Discuss how effective communication enhances the quality of patient / client / service user care in relation to one of the following skills:Assisting a patient with oral feeding

Identify, discuss and analyse the appropriateness of behaviours of the nurses involved in the scenario.

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Consider the current NMC Code, relevant legislation, policies and guidelines and ethical principles and identify, discuss and analyse the appropriateness of behaviours of the nurses involved in the scenario.

The Importance of Communication in Nursing.

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The Importance of Communication in Nursing.

What does Mr Smith’s ECG tell us about underlying cause of his conditionand howshould this be treated? How does this differ from a similar presentation without the S-T elevation?

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BaP 2 assignment 3: Management of Cardiovascular Event(500 words max)Mr. Smithis a 56-year-old white man who began to experience chest discomfort while playing football. The discomfort intensified to a crushing sensation in the sternal area and the pain spread upward into his neck and lower jaw. The pain was not relieved by his GTN spray. An ambulance was called and Mr. Smithwas takento hospital arriving within 30 minutes of the onset of his chest pain. Ambulance paramedic administered aspirin (tablet, 300 mg oral) and 2 mg IV morphine. On arrival at hospital his pain has eased slightly but is still significant; was 9/10 in severity; now 7/10. Vital signs on admission: Blood pressure: 160/98mmHg; Respiratory rate: 27breaths per minute; Pulse 118bpm; Temperature 38.2oC; arterial oxygen saturation94%Electrocardiogram; 4 mm ST segment elevation in leads V2–V6Past medical history: Hypertension; 12 years (poorly controlled due to poor patient compliance). Type 2diabetes mellitus for5 years; Stable angina for the past 4 years; Hyperlipidaemiadiagnosed 5 years previously. Family history: Father died from myocardial infarction at age 55, had 2 diabetes mellitus; Mother died from breast cancer at age 79; Patient has one sister, age 52, who is alive and well and one brother, age 44, who hashypertension. He has noallergiesPresent medications: Simvastatin, 40 mg once daily; NifedipineMR (Adalat LA), 60 mg once daily; GTN spray, 1-2 puffs sublingual as required; Metformin2x 500 mg oncedaily.
1.What condition is Mr Smith’s presently experiencingand what is the underlying cause of this condition (briefly outline the underlying pathophysiology).20%
2.Outline the immediate (on arrival) aim of treatment for Mr Smithand where relevant, describe any recommendations for drug managementand investigations. 30%
3.What does Mr Smith’s ECG tell us about underlying cause of his conditionand howshould this be treated? How does this differ from a similar presentation without the S-T elevation?20%
4.What medication would you expect to seeon Mr Smith’sdischarge prescription? Justify your answer20%
5.For the discharge medication, what counselling points would be discussed with Mr Smith? 10%N.B Standard front pageto be included. Correctly formatted references from creditablesources to cited.

Describe the role of the nurse as a “collaborator” to assist this client. Identify at least two possible examples of independent a ctivities of d aily l iving

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Teamwork: Collaborative Case ManagementTeamwork: Collaborative Case Management
A client who lives alone is being discharged home and expresses concern s regarding their multiple needs at home. Describe the role of the nurse as a “collaborator” to assist this client. Identify at least two possible examples of independent a ctivities of d aily l iving ( IADL ) or activities of daily ( ADL ) needs and how the nurse will address these needs using interprofessional collaboration.

Discuss how the patient care that you have provided has influenced your career and your decision to continue your education

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Discuss how the patient care that you have provided has influenced your career and your decision to continue your education

Describe the theoretical background of leaning activity.

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One of the recommendations from the Carnegie study on the transformation of nursing education was to enhance the connection of classroom and clinical through integrative teaching and learning. Be imaginative and creative and bridge the divide between clinical and classroom experiences that often occurs in nursing education programs. Students need to begin to “Think Like a Nurse”.
Creation of a Teaching Session Plan
1. Create a teaching session for this 1 hour class period. List teaching materials and supplies needed.
2. Describe the theoretical background of leaning activity.
3. Include a timeline or agenda showing class and break times.
4. Enable one or more narrative pedagogies.
5. Show evidence of the use of concernful practices.
6. Plan method of assessment of student knowledge.
Reflection and Evaluation
7. Review the Module 4 discussion messages posted by your classmates and yourself. Also reflect on teaching methods used in the course discussion (for example, online feedback, debate, peer review, peer teaching, Fishbowl role play, etc). How could these examples of narrative pedagogies influence Teaching Presence, Social Presence, and Cognitive Presence (Links to an external site.)? If you plan to implement the narrative pedagogies for online education, what is your plan?
8. If someone were to ask you, Can you tell me about enabling narrative pedagogies for nursing education?, how would you answer them based on your reflection and synthesis of the literature and your experience working with them?
9. Now at the end of the course, Narrative Pedagogies, compare your thoughts on progress made on the transformation of nursing education to your thoughts from the beginning of this course in Module 1.