What biological, psychological, environmental, sociocultural, behavioral, and health system factors might be contributing to the failure of LGBTQ+ to use healthcare services? What population health nursing interventions might promote more effective use of services?

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Failure of LGBTQ+ to use healthcare services

What biological, psychological, environmental, sociocultural, behavioral, and health system factors might be contributing to the failure of LGBTQ+ to use healthcare services? What population health nursing interventions might promote more effective use of services?

Select a current health problem that is being debated at the national and/or state level, and state why it is of interest. Identify a legislator and state why that person is the appropriate one to contact.

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Week 3 Assignment: Letter to a Legislator about a Current Health Problem/Quality

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Due: Sunday night at 11:59pm Mountain Time
It is vital to understand how to communicate your viewpoint about a current issue. In this assignment, you will develop a letter to your legislator about a current health problem. Once you have completed this assignment, save the letter to use as a template for future health issues which need to be presented to your legislator.

Step 1: Select a current health problem that is being debated at the national and/or state level (e.g., the proliferation of “pill mills” and pain clinics), and state why it is of interest.
Step 2: Identify a legislator (state or federal) and state why that person is the appropriate one to contact.
Step 3: Draft a one-page letter to the legislator including the proper salutation and the components below:
Introduce yourself and your reason for writing.
State concisely what you understand to be the current socioeconomic, political, and ethical issues surrounding the problem.
Discuss the implications of the problem for nursing or nursing practice.
Make a clear request for action. Request a response.
You will not need a title page or a reference page for this assignment, just a 1-page letter – do not
exceed 1 page.

Use the following YouTube for basic formal letter formatting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xUTguLaaXI (https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=7xUTguLaaXI)

Evaluate Utilitarianism in terms of what you think is right (if anything) about it and what you think is wrong (if anything) about it.

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Week 3 Assignment: Two Popular Ethical Approaches

Assignment Grading Rubric 2023 Wk 1, 3, 5, 7 & 9

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Due: Upload your paper by Sunday night at 11:59 pm MT

Step 1: Write a 500+ word paper on the following topic:
1. Evaluate Utilitarianism in terms of what you think is right (if anything) about it and what you think is wrong (if anything) about it.
2. Evaluate the theory of Categorical Imperative in terms of what you think is right (if anything) about it and what you think is wrong (if anything) about it.
3. Conclude by describing how either, both, or neither fits into your personal life. Be specific and give examples, using at least two outside references, to buttress your argument. Cite all sources in APA format.

Step 2: When you have completed your assignment, save a copy for yourself in an easily accessible place and submit a copy to your instructor by Sunday, 11:59 pm MT.

What diagnostic testing will the Provider order to confirm a diagnosis of TB? What Isolation precautions do you expect to be put in place and why?

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Course work

Wilson is a 36-year-old migrant worker. He was admitted to the Hospital with a cough, unintended weight loss, and night sweats. He is staying with 6 friends in a one bedroom apartment near the strawberry field where he works. The ED physician suspects Tuberculosis (TB).

What diagnostic testing will the Provider order to confirm a diagnosis of TB?
What Isolation precautions do you expect to be put in place and why?
Describe the recommended treatment regimen for TB, including the rationale for combination drug therapy.
Identify the reason compliance to medication therapy is often a concern in the patient with TB.
What should be done for Wilson’s 6 roommates?

Make an initial post by midweek, and respond to at least two other student’s posts with substantial details that demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, and critical thinking. Remember that your posts must exhibit appropriate writing mechanics including using proper language, cordiality, and proper grammar and punctuation. If you refer to any outside sources or reference materials be sure to provide proper attribution and/or citation.

Write about late complications or long-term effect on cancer patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. And apply Roy adaptation model to patients to adapt it.

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Adaptation in clients post hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Write about late complications or long-term effect on cancer patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. And apply Roy adaptation model to patients to adapt it.

Consider the difference between a “manager” and a “leader.” What do you feel are the three biggest differences? What is the benefit and disadvantage of a manager, and what is the benefit and disadvantage of a leader?

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Difference between a “manager” and a “leader.”

From your assigned readings and outside research on the topic, consider the difference between a “manager” and a “leader.” What do you feel are the three biggest differences? What is the benefit and disadvantage of a manager, and what is the benefit and disadvantage of a leader?

What are the essential rights and responsibilities of the professional nurse? What is the ultimate goal of professional nursing care?

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Write a personal philosophy of nursing that includes at least 2 bullet points in each

  1. How do illness and wellness relate to health?
  2. What is the central reason for the existence of nursing.

#2 NURSING AS A SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE:

  1. Is nursing a science or an art? Or both?
  2. What is nursing process? How is it implemented?

#3 VALUATION ELEMENTS OF NURSING:

  1. What are the essential rights and responsibilities of the professional nurse?
  2. What is the ultimate goal of professional nursing care?

 

Examine your own beliefs about the student–faculty relationship and discuss the effects that your beliefs and practices may have on the teaching-learning process, the academic performance of your students, and your students’ behavior.

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DISCUSSION ESSAY

Examine your own beliefs about the student–faculty relationship and discuss the effects that your beliefs and practices may have on the teaching-learning process, the academic performance of your students, and your students’ behavior. What are your beliefs about interactions with students who are failing? How do you (or will you) deal with issues related to student misconduct and academic dishonesty? What are your thoughts related to managing honor code violations and substance abuse problems? How do your responses to these questions correlate with your personal teaching philosophy?

Define Health Care Operations Management. Review the 5 key goals of the Operations Manager (p. 7 -9). Discuss a problem you have encountered within the organization or nursing unit where you are employed which negatively impacts nursing practice, client care, safety, or quality. Explain how an Operations Manager could use 3 of these key goals to mitigate the problem discussed.

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Healthcare Operations and Management

  1. Define Health Care Operations Management.  Review the 5 key goals of the Operations Manager (p. 7 -9).  Discuss a problem you have encountered within the organization or nursing unit where you are employed which negatively impacts nursing practice, client care, safety, or quality.  Explain how an Operations Manager could use 3 of these key goals to mitigate the problem discussed.

 

  1. Discuss a system-related problem you have encountered within a health care organization which negatively impacts nursing practice, client outcomes, quality or safety.  Describe one specific action a nurse, using systems-based thinking would incorporate to help mitigate the problem discussed.  How could this action be implemented at your organization? Please incorporate part of the article that talks about system based thinking that goes along with what I have already written that helps to fully answer the question.

 

Discuss ethical principles and legal concepts as it relates to caring for a patient in an ICU setting. Describe and discuss ethical and legal concerns related to end-of-life care.

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Ethical and Legal Concepts in Critical Care Settings

For this week’s assignment you will be discussing legal and ethical concepts and concerns that occur in critical care areas.

The purpose of this Power Point Presentation is to elaborate on ethical principles and legal concepts related to critical care nursing. Please review the rubric to ensure you have met the assignment criteria. The expected length of the Power Point Presentation is approximately 12-19 slides (with comments in the Notes section of each slide), which does not include the title and references slides. Please use the following format to draft your Power Point Presentation:

Title or cover slide (include name, title of presentation, date)
Introduction (including purpose statement) (1 slide)
Discuss ethical principles and legal concepts as it relates to caring for a patient in an ICU setting (2-3 slides)
Apply the components of a systematic, ethical decision-making model in caring for patients in a critical care setting (2-3 slides)
Describe and discuss ethical and legal concerns related to end-of-life care (2-3 slides)
Discuss concepts of end-of-life care, including palliative care; communication and conflict resolution; withholding or withdrawing therapy; and psychological support of the patient, family members, and healthcare providers (2-3 slides)
Discuss cultural considerations in end-of-life care (2-3 slides)
Describe an ethical situation you have experienced in your place of work or in an EL activity? Please include what you learned from this experience and how it relates to critical care nursing? (2-3 slides)
Conclusion (this may be one short paragraph) (1 slide)