Conduct research in the Walden Library and other reliable resources to determine strategies being used to address these challenges.
What Can Nurses Do? Many people, most of them in tropical countries of the Third World, die of preventable, curable diseases. . . . Malaria, tuberculosis, acute lower-respiratory infections—in 1998, these claimed 6.1 million lives. People died because the drugs to treat those illnesses are nonexistent or are no longer effective. They died because it […]
What are some strategies you could employ to improve the health literacy of patients?
Health Literacy In order to effectively manage their own health, individuals need to have competencies in two areas—basic literacy and basic health literacy. What is the difference? Basic literacy refers to the ability to read, even simple language. Health literacy is defined as, “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and […]
What has changed over the last 20 years? Have the changes been positive or negative?
Identify components of a patient’s health care record. Part 2 Examine the influence of technology and reform in the health care industry. Consider the following questions as you write your article: What has changed over the last 20 years? Have the changes been positive or negative? How has the patient been affected by the changes? Use terms […]
Identify three (3) other health problems cited in the literature that are linked to stress, and for each prepare a 1-paragraph description of the evidence supporting this contention.
Post-traumatic stress disorder has often been cited as the clearest indication that the stress condition causes disease. Identify three (3) other health problems cited in the literature that are linked to stress, and for each prepare a 1-paragraph description of the evidence supporting this contention. Then provide a 1-paragraph assessment as to whether you agree […]
a. What are the claims being made by the proponents of the healthy life-style behaviors regarding the reduction of stress and the prevention of disease?
The popular media have reported a great deal of information linking stress management with healthy life-styles. Provide three (3) examples of this linkage in a 1-paragraph description. Then, answer the following three (3) questions. (30 points) (A 2-page response is required.) a. What are the claims being made by the proponents of the healthy life-style […]
, briefly describe three (3) responses you think a physician should give to a patient who makes this request, and provide a one-paragraph justification for your position. (20 points)
From your review of the literature, briefly describe three (3) circumstances in which you believe physician-assisted suicide would be appropriate, and write a one-paragraph justification for your position. If you believe that physician-assisted suicide is never justified, briefly describe three (3) responses you think a physician should give to a patient who makes this request, […]
What would be the three (3) most important points you want the group to understand at the end of your presentation?
A physician’s group has asked you, a student of medical sociology, to give a talk on the implications of assisted suicide for society in general. What would be the three (3) most important points you want the group to understand at the end of your presentation? Please provide a one-paragraph description of each point and […]
Evaluate how you would strategize to keep a balanced budget for all 12 months in a year using a flexible budget rather than a static budget, and provide rationale and justification.
What do you believe are the primary advantages and disadvantages of having multiple revenue sources for health care services offered by an organization for planning and reporting purposes? 2nd assignment This assignment will require you to consider several influences to the budgeting process of a health care institution. Here, you will review payer mix and […]
Which method do you think would work best to obtain this information: a questionnaire, a face-to-face interview, or a group interview?
You are interested in nurses’ attitudes toward EBP. Which method do you think would work best to obtain this information: a questionnaire, a face-to-face interview, or a group interview? Defend your answer.
Define the terms alternative, complementary, and integrative in relation to medicine and clarify how these terms are different.
Compare and contrast conventional current regulations and oversights that exist in the United States with that of nonconventional medicine. Compare and contrast conventional current regulations and oversights that exist in the United States with that of nonconventional medicine. Define the terms alternative, complementary, and integrative in relation to medicine and clarify how these terms are different. Describe how conventional medicine […]
How might you respond to a peer or manager who asks you to help develop a new tool to collect patient data on anxiety prior to cardiac catheterization?
There is a tendency for novice researchers to develop their own instrument if they cannot readily find one. How might you respond to a peer or manager who asks you to help develop a new tool to collect patient data on anxiety prior to cardiac catheterization?
What is the evidence (research) that supports your proposed changes? (Note: use research articles for this section)
Select a problem in nursing practice that you believe needs to be addressed and write a 6 page paper. Gather evidence on practices that will address the problem. Use the following outline to prepare for submission of the project in Week 5: Identification of the problem. Why is it important? Why should there be a […]
