Develop a disaster recovery plan to lessen health disparities and improve access to community services after a disaster.

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Develop a disaster recovery plan to lessen health disparities and improve access to community services after a disaster. Then, develop and record an 8-10 slide presentation (PowerPoint preferred) of the plan with audio for the Vila Health system, city officials, and the disaster relief team.

As you begin to prepare this assessment, you are encouraged to complete the Disaster Preparedness and Management activity. The information gained from completing this activity will help you succeed with the assessment as you think through key issues in disaster preparedness and management in the community or workplace. Completing activities is also a way to demonstrate engagement.

Professional Context

Nurses fulfill a variety of roles, and their diverse responsibilities as health care providers extend to the community. The decisions we make daily and in times of crisis often involve the balancing of human rights with medical necessities, equitable access to services, legal and ethical mandates, and financial constraints. When an unanticipated event occurs, such as an accident or natural disaster, issues can arise that complicate decisions about meeting the needs of an individual or group, including understanding and upholding their rights and desires, mediating conflict, and applying established ethical and legal standards of nursing care. As a nurse, you must be knowledgeable about disaster preparedness to safeguard those in your care. You are also accountable for promoting equitable quality of care for community residents.

This assessment provides an opportunity for you to apply the concepts of emergency preparedness, public health assessment, triage, management, and surveillance after a disaster. You will also focus on hospital evacuation and extended displacement periods.

Demonstration of Proficiency

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Analyze health risks and health care needs among distinct populations.

Describe the determinants of health and the cultural, social, and economic barriers that impact safety, health, and disaster recovery efforts in a community.

Competency 2: Propose health promotion strategies to improve the health of populations.

Present specific, evidence-based strategies to overcome communication barriers and enhance interprofessional collaboration to improve disaster recovery efforts.

Competency 3: Evaluate health policies, based on their ability to achieve desired outcomes.

Explain how health and governmental policy affect disaster recovery efforts.

Competency 4: Integrate principles of social justice in community health interventions.

Explain how a proposed disaster recovery plan will lessen health disparities and improve access to community services.

Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead health promotion and improve population health.

Present a compelling case to community stakeholders to obtain their approval and support for a proposed disaster recovery plan.

Note: Complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.

Preparation

When disaster strikes, community members must be protected. A comprehensive recovery plan, guided by the MAP-IT (Mobilize, Assess, Plan, Implement, Track) framework, is essential to help ensure everyone’s safety. The unique needs of residents must be assessed to lessen health disparities and improve access to equitable services after a disaster. Recovery efforts depend on the appropriateness of the plan, the extent to which key stakeholders have been prepared, and the allocation of available resources. In a time of cost containment, when personnel and resources may be limited, the needs of residents must be weighed carefully against available resources.

In this assessment, you are a member of a community task force responsible for developing a disaster recovery plan for the Vila Health community using MAP-IT, which you will present to city officials and the disaster relief team.

To prepare for the assessment, complete the Vila Health: Disaster Recovery Scenario simulation.

In addition, you are encouraged to complete the Disaster Preparedness and Management activity. The information gained from completing this activity will help you succeed with the assessment as you think through key issues in disaster preparedness and management in the community or workplace. Completing activities is also a way to demonstrate engagement.

Begin thinking about:

Community needs.

Resources, personnel, budget, and community makeup.

People accountable for implementation of the disaster recovery plan.

Healthy People 2020 goals.

A timeline for the recovery effort.

You may also wish to:

Review the MAP-IT (Mobilize, Assess, Plan, Implement, Track) framework, which you will use to guide the development of your plan:

Mobilize collaborative partners.

Assess community needs.

Plan to lessen health disparities and improve access to services.

Implement a plan to reach Healthy People 2020 objectives.

Track community progress.

Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to ensure that you understand the work you will be asked to complete.

Note: Remember that you can submit all, or a portion of, your draft recovery plan to Smarthinking Tutoring for feedback, before you submit the final version for this assessment. If you plan on using this free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback.

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.

Instructions

Complete the following:

Develop a disaster recovery plan for the Vila Health community that will lessen health disparities and improve access to services after a disaster. Refer back to the Vila Health: Disaster Recovery Scenario to understand the Vila Health community.

Assess community needs.

Consider resources, personnel, budget, and community makeup.

Identify the people accountable for implementation of the plan and describe their roles.

Focus on specific Healthy People 2020 goals.

Include a timeline for the recovery effort.

Use the MAP-IT (Mobilize, Assess, Plan, Implement, Track) framework to guide the development of your plan:

Mobilize collaborative partners.

Assess community needs.

Plan to lessen health disparities and improve access to services.

Implement a plan to reach Healthy People 2020 objectives.

Track community progress.

Develop a slide presentation of your disaster recovery plan with an audio recording of you presenting your assessment of the Vila Health: Disaster Recovery Scenario for city officials and the disaster relief team. Be sure to also include speaker notes.

Describe an appropriate drug therapy plan based on the patient’s history, diagnosis, and drugs currently prescribed.

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Gastrointestinal (GI) and hepatobiliary disorders affect the structure and function of the GI tract. Many of these disorders often have similar symptoms, such as abdominal pain, cramping, constipation, nausea, bloating, and fatigue. Since multiple disorders can be tied to the same symptoms, it is important for advanced practice nurses to carefully evaluate patients and prescribe a treatment that targets the cause rather than the symptom.
Once the underlying cause is identified, an appropriate drug therapy plan can be recommended based on medical history and individual patient factors. In this Assignment, you examine a case study of a patient who presents with symptoms of a possible GI/hepatobiliary disorder, and you design an appropriate drug therapy plan.

To Prepare
• Review the CASE STUDY BELOW
• Reflect on the patient’s symptoms, medical history, and drugs currently prescribed.
• Think about a possible diagnosis for the patient. Consider whether the patient has a disorder related to the gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary system or whether the symptoms are the result of a disorder from another system or other factors, such as pregnancy, drugs, or a psychological disorder.
• Consider an appropriate drug therapy plan based on the patient’s history, diagnosis, and drugs currently prescribed.

Write a 1-page paper that addresses the following:
• Explain your diagnosis for the patient, including your rationale for the diagnosis.
• Describe an appropriate drug therapy plan based on the patient’s history, diagnosis, and drugs currently prescribed.
• Justify why you would recommend this drug therapy plan for this patient. Be specific and provide examples.

CASE STUDY

Symptoms of various gastrointestinal (GI) and hepatobiliary disorders often overlap making diagnosis and treatment challenging. Consider the case of a 21-year-old female who is rushed to the hospital by her roommate. The patient is not conscious enough to describe her symptoms or medical history to the health care provider. However, the roommate is able to share that the patient has experienced abdominal pain for the past three days, as well as vomiting, constipation, and bloating. After unsuccessful attempts at contacting the patient’s family, the roommate decided to bring her in for care. At this point, medical history and currently prescribed drugs are unknown. However, this patient requires treatment for symptoms that could be the result of various underlying disorders. As an advanced practice nurse, you could potentially be responsible for this patient’s care. How would you proceed to care for this patient? What type of drug therapy would you recommend not knowing if she is currently taking other prescribed drugs? Are there certain drugs you should avoid in order to prevent a drug-drug interaction?

This week you examine diagnoses for patients with potential GI and hepatobiliary disorders. You also develop a drug therapy plan based on patient history and diagnosis.

This week’s learning objectives are as follows:
• Assess patients with gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders
• Develop drug therapy plans based on patient history and diagnosis
• Understand and apply key terms, concepts, and principles related to prescribing drugs to treat gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders

Discuss one strength and one weakness for each of these six articles on why the article may or may not provide sufficient evidence for your practice change.

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Submit a summary of six of your articles on the discussion board. Discuss one strength and one weakness for each of these six articles on why the article may or may not provide sufficient evidence for your practice change.

***Please use 6 of the sources from previous order. I have attached it to this order***

Discuss financial factors that influence health care today.

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Assignment 3: Scholarly Finance Paper Assignment (30 points)

For this assignment, students will discuss financial factors that influence health care today.

Assignment Criteria:

Develop a scholarly paper that addresses the following criteria:

  1. Discuss financial factors that influence health care today.
  2. Include funding sources
  3. Include reimbursement methods
  4. Include economic factors Ex (access to food, financial instability)
  5. Include business influences Ex a vendor providing supplies)
  6. Include cost containment and the role of the nurse Ex how can the nurse contribute to cost containment)
  7. Some questions to consider when writing the paper:
    1. Is there a relationship between socioeconomic status and health/health outcomes?
    2. Is health care a right or a privilege?
    3. Is the Affordable Care Act the answer for Americans?
    4. What is the fiscal responsibility in the role of the nurse today?
    5. In an ideal world, what would your health care vision for America look like?
  8. The scholarly paper should be in narrative format, 3 to 5 pages excluding the title and reference page.
  9. Include an introductory paragraph, purpose statement, and a conclusion.
  10. Include level 1 and 2 headings to organize the paper.
  11. Write the paper in third person, not first person (meaning do not use ‘we’ or ‘I’) and in a scholarly manner. To clarify: I, we, you, me, our may not be used. In addition, describing yourself as the researcher or the author should not be used.
  12. Include a minimum of three (3) professional peer-reviewed scholarly journal references to support the paper (review in Ulrich Periodical Directory) and be less than five (5) years old.
  13. APA format is required (attention to spelling/grammar, a title page, a reference page, and in-text citations).
  14. Submit the assignment to Turnitin prior to the final submission, review the originality report, and make any needed changes
  15. Submit by the posted due date.

 

 

As a nurse practitioner, how will you educate your patient about nutrition to help prevent your chosen chronic condition?

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Healthy People 2020 identifies objectives related to nutrition and its role in promoting health and reducing chronic disease risk. Choose one preventable chronic condition from the list. As a nurse practitioner, how will you educate your patient about nutrition to help prevent your chosen chronic condition? Support your answer with evidence-based research.

Chronic condition: Type 2 Diabetes

Please use the attached material and provided link for references.

https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/nutrition-and-weight-status

When was this theory created and what was the circumstances of its need for creation?

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THE THEORY TO BE USED IS Spector’s Health Traditions Model

Then, discuss the following in 2–4 pages, excluding the title and reference pages:

  1. Who created the theory?
  2. When was this theory created and what was the circumstances of its need for creation?
  3. What are the main components of the theory?
  4. Apply this theory directly to a scenario you have experienced (or read about) with patient care (direct or indirect).
  5. Is this theory applicable to your current work environment? Explain.
  6. How does the theory influence transcultural nursing practice?
  7. How do transcultural nurses move cultural care to the forefront of nursing practice using the components of the theory?

You must include at least three evidence-based, peer-reviewed resources to support your ideas. These include .gov and .org professional websites, journal articles, and your textbook(s).

You must include headings in your paper indicating each section. This is a key concept to professional writing. It is also a fantastic method for ensuring you have met all Assessment requirements. Use the Grading Criteria as a checklist once you are completed to verify you have addressed all components of the Assessment.

The viewpoint and purpose of this Assessment should be clearly established and sustained.

 

 

Discuss the role of the nurse in suicide prevention and mental health promotion.

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Discuss the role of the nurse in suicide prevention and mental health promotion.

What cultural and spiritual issues are evident in this situation?

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You are working in an ICU where a 16-year-old girl is in critical condition after an auto accident. Her mother comes in and begins to sing, sprinkle tobacco around the bed, hang eagle feathers and crystals around the room, and move her hands back and forth above the girl’s body. The girl’s nurse tells the mother that visiting time is over and that she should take all these dirty things out of the room. The mother insists on staying by the bedside and says that if she had placed rosary beads or Bibles in the room she would not have been questioned.

What cultural and spiritual issues are evident in this situation?
Apply cultural competence to this case
Discuss complementary therapies evident in this situation
How would you incorporate spiritual care?
How would you approach this situation?
What principles would guide you?
APA style (7th edition).cite references.at least one outside­­­­ and peer-reviewed article as a reference in your posts. Outside means a resource other than the textbook used in the course

Based on the subjective information from Jodi and her documented history, list 5 things you observed that can be improve a pregnancy outcome.

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FCS 217

Case Study #1 – Preconception

Client information

Jodi is a 36-year-old female who is planning to have her third child with her husband, Mike. Her history indicates that she had her children within one year of each other, with her last child being delivered when she was 35. She and her husband meets with you (dietitian) for advice as to how to make changes to ensure at her age they will have the best outcome with their next pregnancy.

Jodi had an annual checkup with her primary care physician (family doctor) in the past month. She explained her concerns with planning her next pregnancy. She referred her to an obstetrician, and lab values and other information was documented. The following is objective information from her consultation:

Height: 5’4” Weight: 190 lbs.

Labs:  Total cholesterol:  245 mg/dl   HDL : 30 mg/dl  LDL: 140 mg/dl  Fasting glucose: 115 mg/dl

At your first initial consultation, you collect more subjective information from Jodi and her husband.

Subjective History:

In her past pregnancies, Jodi was unable to breastfeed, and she indicated that after each pregnancy, she retained 20 lbs. or so of weight and had trouble losing her post pregnancy weight gain. She has never been a milk drinker and has tried to avoid dairy products as she has heard dairy products are not good for weight control. Jodi also is not fond of fruits and vegetables, and did not take prenatal vitamins with her previous pregnancies. During her pregnancies, she wanted to make sure she supplemented with protein powders to ensure she had enough protein, as she indicated she also followed a low carbohydrate, high protein diet. She is thinking about taking herbal supplements as she has heard they help with decreasing the risk of complications of pregnancy. She wants to plan to gain less weight in her next pregnancy, and wants to limit her total pregnancy weight gain to 20 lbs. Her husband, Mike, has struggled with his weight gain in the past three years, and is a smoker.

  1. Evaluate Jodi’s height/weight. What is her BMI? What is your professional conclusion based on these figures? How can this affect her future pregnancy?
  2. List the four lab values of interest provided. For each, evaluate what the levels indicate. For EACH, also provide and explanation for each of your evaluation. For EACH, provide a brief explanation as to how this could affect Jodi’s pregnancy. Finally, for EACH, provide your dietary suggestions as to improve. (5 points per lab evaluation/questions = 20 total points)
  3. Based on the subjective information from Jodi and her documented history, list 5 things you observed that can be improve a pregnancy outcome. Number each or use “a., b., c.” so we can see each of the five responses clearly. You may need to use outside sources for more complete answers, so provide a citation (link) for your sources. If you use the text, you do not need to cite this source (we have it).
    1. Address for each: the risk factor, how this can affect preconception/pregnancy, dietary/health suggestions you would make to help Jodi and Mike to plan for the best pregnancy outcome. (There are more than 5 issues in this case study, and you can choose the 5 you feel are most important).
    2. 5 separate responses X 5 points each = 25 points total

 

 

 

 

 

Explain how awareness of these perceptions can influence nursing care delivered to a Mexican positively and or negatively.

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Go to Census.gov
In the upper right corner type in Latino/Mexican Milford, CT and click on Quick….
Scroll down to race and ethnic origin Latino/Mexican.
Perform a search on health practices, disparities, and influences of this group and report on the following. Please and thank you.
Reminder needs Introduction and conclusion
The ethnic group’s perception of communication
The ethnic group’s perception of space.
The ethnic group’s perception of social organization.
The ethnic group’s perception of time.
The ethnic group’s perception of environmental control.
Describe biological variations of Mexican/Latino group such as sickle cell etc.
Explain how awareness of these perceptions can influence nursing care delivered to a Mexican positively and or negatively.
Two citations must have doi#, APA.