Website selection and rationaleInformation found on the Internet can vary substantially in terms of its quality. The purpose of this assignment is to help you systematically evaluate the quality of website information and determine its usefulness in guiding your own practice, or the health-related decisions of clients. Select a health-related website that is of interest to you and/or to the clients in your workplace. Use the criteria described i...
Learning OutcomesAs part of the formal assessment for the programme you are required to submit a Quality Management in a Care Setting essay. Please refer to your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on preparing and submitting assignments. Learning Outcomes: Critically analyse the need for their care setting to achieve the best possible outcomes for the service user. Critically discu...
Read the following case study and answer the posed questions Case #1: A 64-year-old man presents to the emergency department (Links to an external site.) with abdominal pain and distention, as well as constipation of 8 days’ duration. He denies vomiting, fever, diarrhea, or dysuria. Except for hypertension, he is otherwise healthy with no prior surgeries. His vital signs are normal except for a borderline pulse of 99 bp...
TaskTask: Â When conducting the "Family Interview," please make sure that you inform the individual you choose to interview that you will be using their responses in a compare and contrast cultural paper for HLT-324V. It is important that people give you approval to use their personal stories prior to doing so. Please use this template and the following questions below when conducting your interviews. In addition to these questions...
Rheumatic Heart Disease and Social Determinants of HealthCultural safety is defined as “Behaviours, attitudes and policies that enable systems, organisations, professions and individuals to work effectively in cross-cultural situations” (National Health and Medical Research Council, 2006). When recipients of care believe that the care meets their cultural needs, then the care can be considered to be culturally safe. SCENARIO:...
Healthy People 2020 and Leading Health IndicatorsThis Competency Assessment assesses the following outcome(s): NU450-1: Analyze the context of public health and specialty nursing practice in relationship to ethics, equity and public health mandates. Health Indicators Introduction Healthy People 2020 provides a comprehensive set of 10-year national goals and objectives for improving the health of all Americans. Healthy People 2020 contains 42 top...
Situation Where Nurses Need to Identify and Locate Patient Referral Contacts for Genitalia/Reproductive IssuesNurses must be able to identify and address issues outside of the nursing scope of practice. Based on the textbook readings and clinical experience, describe a situation in which the nurse would identify and locate appropriate patient referral contacts for an issue related to the genitalia/reproductive system. How can you see...
Drawing on relevant theory, research evidence and policy and legal frameworks, critically evaluate the concepts of danger/risk and vulnerability/victimhood in relation to disability, mental health and the criminal justice system.Students will be given a broad question (see above) that relates to the module with which to begin the online discussion. �It is possible that discussion may move away from this...
Demonstration of Knowledge and Understanding1Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding ·Systematic understanding and critical appreciation of contemporary healthcare policy, leadership theories, information systems. 2Demonstrate the following skills and abilities ·Ability to evidence a practical understanding of the ways in which theories and research are applied in future practice, through a specific aspect of hea...
Personal Learning StylePrinciples of Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals Submitted Student Submitted to Submitted on December Athabasca University ? Introduction Learning and teaching are two important aspects in terms of both development of values and beliefs among healthcare professionals. Teaching philosophy can be defined as the self-reflective statement of the educator while learning philosophy may differ based on learner’s...
At this time, the application is in the midst of request for proposal planning (RFP) and your team has been asked to provide the rational and reasoning for asking vendors to adhere to particular standard(s). Your task is to create a business plan (as outlined below) in the justification of selecting the particular standards that would be included as part of the RFP in order to allow data to be shared within the hospital and other Cancer Hos...
This is an individual essay in which you will critique the research process in the context of health care practice. It is important to be fully aware of how research is structured and interpreted to apply to your own academic reading and research projects. Your essay must follow the usual essay writing format (beginning, middle and end) and must focus on the following;1. Analysis &nb...
Introduction to Skeletal Muscle Structure and FunctionGain an understanding of skeletal muscle structure and function; ? Perform exercises to demonstrate recruitment, tetanus, and fatigue; and ? Practice data collection, summary, and analysis Preparation: ? Carefully read the materials in this Lab 2 Manual. o You have the option of completing the exercises during the Lab 2 session (synchronously) or on your own time (asynchronously). o If you wi...
Do you believe an unvaccinated person owes a duty of care to others in the community to protect them from the harm of contagious disease? Explain! Applythecourse materialsand information from the articles above in your response. 2.An individualthat contractsa communicable disease from another person,whochose not to get vaccinated. Is that other individual’s choice not to engage in a preventative activity a negligent act (a breach of a duty) tha...
Task: The 2000 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report To Err is Human was a call to arms for the U.S. healthcare delivery system. It emphasized the need to explore the processes, structure, and outcomes related to the quality of care provided to individuals in our society. For your final project, you will research a gap in access to quality, equity, or efficiency of care (including existing initiatives in place to address the gap and economic and re...