Archive for year: 2022

This assignment will provide you with the opportunity to practice influencing policy by communicating with a legislator about a current health problem. The letter should be in block format for a business letter, the letter may be more than one page.  You do need to support with evidence.  Cite your sources and include a reference page at the end of your letter.  Follow the assignment directions and review the rubric.  

You can view samples for formatting a business letter on the following link:https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/professional_technical_writing/basic_business_letters/sample_letters.html

Follow the steps below to write a letter advocating for change, go to for an example:  

1.      Select a current health problem that is being debated at the national and/or state level (e.g., the proliferation of “pill mills”, pain clinics, etc) and state why it is of interest. Be sure to research your problem.

2.      Identify a legislator (state or federal) and state why that person is the appropriate one to contact, you will show why this is right person to contact based on the supporting data you provided in your letter.

3.      Draft a letter to the legislator in business block format including the proper salutation.

4.      Introduce yourself and your reason for writing.Include the following in the body of your letter:

5.      Introduce yourself and your reason for writing.

6.      State concisely what you understand to be the current socioeconomic, political, and ethical issues surrounding the problem. You must have supporting data (include citations).

7.      Discuss the implications of the problem for your community, nursing or nursing practice.

8.      Make a clear request for action. You must have supporting data (include citations).

9.      Request a response.

10.   Include a reference page beginning on the page following the end of the letter, also include  citations in the body of your letter. At least three references are required.

Objectives

·        Explain how values and politics shape health policy.

·        Identify the components of political skill and the implications for nurses.

Points: 30

Due Date: Sat, Dec 3 by 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the US.

References

Minimum of three (3) total references: one (1) reference from required course materials and two (2) peer-reviewed references. All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information)

Peer-reviewed references include references from professional data bases such as PubMed or CINHAL applicable to population and practice area, along with evidence based clinical practice guidelines. Examples of unacceptable references are Wikipedia, UpToDate, Epocrates, Medscape, WebMD, hospital organizations, insurance recommendations, & secondary clinical databases. 

Instructions

To be successful, complete the following steps in order:

STEP 1. Review the instructional materials and finish learning activities in this module.

STEP 2. Click here to download the rubric.

INSTRUCTIONS – FINAL PAPER: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECT

Top of Form

Bottom of Form

Overview

Your Experiential Learning Project (ELP) required you to become a change agent. You selected a problem that was professionally or personally important to you, researched the problem, and developed a plan of action that included strategies for success, stakeholders and resources by linking a QSEN competency. Now it is time to put it all together.  You may use the information from your weeks 1-3 templates – but do not just copy and paste – synthesize all of your information.

For this assignment you will write a minimum of a 4-5 page paper (no more than 5 pages, not including the title page, abstract, or reference page) connecting all of your links. Your paper should be in strict APA format including citations and references, and an abstract is required for this paper. You may use first person, but limited use.

Your paper should include:

1.      An abstract.

2.      An introduction.

3.      The frame of your problem. Remember to include your framing information!

4.      Supportive organization.

5.      A second solution to your problem (see explanation below).

6.      An implementation and evaluation plan for your second solution including a discussion related to your stakeholders and resources.

7.      An overall evaluation of your ELP.

8.      Preceptor (mentor) experience.

9.      A conclusion.

The Second Solution:

The paper includes a discussion of a hypothetical second solution, implementation, and evaluation. (numbers 5 and 6 above).  A good nurse always has a back-up plan – or what are your next steps now that you implemented your ELP. This is where your second solution comes into play. Also, are there stakeholders or resources that might be available if there were a different solution? Is there a short term solution and a long term solution? Do you need to adjust your plan due to time or money constraints?

Objectives

This assessment is aligned with the the course objectives.

·        Extend academic experience into areas of nursing practice interest, working with new ideas, issues, organizations, and individuals.

·        Demonstrate the ability to think and act critically and creatively about nursing practice issues.

·        Develop analytical and ethical leadership skills necessary to address and help solve these issues.

·        Utilize evidence based research and demonstrate proficiency in written and communication skills.

Points: 40

Due Date: Sat, Dec 3 by 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the US.

References

Minimum of eight (8) total references: one (1) reference from required course materials and seven (7) peer-reviewed references – you may use the ones from your templates in weeks 1-3.  All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information)

Peer-reviewed references include references from professional data bases such as PubMed or CINHAL applicable to population and practice area, along with evidence based clinical practice guidelines. Examples of unacceptable references are Wikipedia, UpToDate, Epocrates, Medscape, WebMD, hospital organizations, insurance recommendations, & secondary clinical databases.

Style

Unless otherwise specified, all the written assignment must follow APA 7th edition formatting, citations and references. Click here to download a Microsoft Word APA template. Review this annotated student sample paper guide which draws attention to relevant content and formatting in 7th edition APA style. Make sure you cross-reference the APA 7th edition book as well before submitting the assignment. Refer to the ‘LEARNER SUPPORT’ tab for more information regarding APA 7th edition with comparisons to 6th edition.

Health Issue: Tuberculosis

Country: Kenya

The purpose of this assignment is to increase your knowledge of the link between social determinants of health (SDOH) and a high priority health issue in the country chosen for the final paper and to share that information with another health care provider.

Overview

Several factors come together to create an individual’s health status. The conditions in which people are born, live, work, and age can be as influential in determining an individual’s health status as the quality of diagnosis and treatment. Health care professionals need to understand the influence of these underlying conditions to deliver the best health care possible. A good example of how these factors are intertwined is the Carter Center’s work in eradicating the guinea worm in Africa and Asia. To quote from the website: 

When The Carter Center began leading the international campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease in 1986, there were an estimated 3.5 million cases in at least 21 countries in Africa and Asia. Today, that number has been reduced by more than 99.99 percent.  In 2020, 27* human cases of Guinea worm disease were reported worldwide. Between January 1 and June 30 of 2021 five human cases have been reported. https://www.cartercenter.org

One of the major strategies used to reach this goal was teaching individuals to filter drinking water and to not go into water if infected.  This was difficult for several reasons:  (a) lack of health care practitioners in the largely rural area, (b) the insecurity in some areas related to conflict, and (c) cost of filtration equipment.  The coordination of effort across several organizations led to the success.

The group of factors included in the SDOH are: (a) economic stability, (b) education access and quality, (c) social and community context, (d) health care access and quality, (e) neighborhood and built environment. Review the resources listed in the Instructional Materials for this module to learn more about the SDOH.  

Instruction

The focus of this assignment is twofold: (a) to strengthen your understanding of the impact of at least one of the social determinants of health on a priority health issue in the country you have chosen as the focus for the final paper and (b) to share that understanding with another health care professional.  

You will write a 300-to-350 word paper plus an email (200-250 words) that meet the following criteria:

• The paper will contain an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.  An appropriately formatted student paper title page must be included.  See the relevant section of the APA Publication Manual, 7th ed.
• Provide a short description of the country.
• Identify the (2 or 3) health issues with the highest priority in the chosen country.  Document these choices.  Choose one as the focus for the rest of this document. Describe the global health indicators you are using to identify the priority health issue.
• Identify the SDOH that has the most impact on the chosen health issue.  Be sure to fully describe the SDOH and make the connection between it and the health issue very clear. 
• Include a minimum of three (3) references. One (1) reference must be a scholarly article. References must be no more than five (5) years old.  There are no exceptions to this requirement. The Skolnik article may be used but does not count as one of the three references.  For this one paper the list of references does not need to be on a separate page. For this one paper the list of references does not need to be on a separate page. List the references (using correct APA 7th edition format) after the body of the paper. See the format for the structure of this assignment in the Instructional Materials folder click here.
• The email will begin two double spaces below the last reference for the body of the paper. Start the email with the date. Format the rest of the email as described in the instructions for this assignment.
• Direct the email to any healthcare provider who is NOT a nurse.  Make sure that the discipline of the healthcare provider is clear in the email.  You do not know whether this healthcare provider is or is not aware of the SDOH literature; consequently, SDOH information must be provided without offending the healthcare professional.
  • Provide a brief description of the concept of SDOH.
  • Explain the link between the SDOH and the identified healthcare priority.  It is possible that more than one of the SDOH categories will be applicable. 
  • Support your choices with scholarly references. You must use a minimum of three (3) references. These references may be the same as those used in the body of the paper if they are clearly appropriate. Skolnik may be used but does not count as one of the three (3) references.
  • The length of the email is to be between 200 and 250 words.

You will write a 300-to-350 word paper plus an email (200-250 words)

The paper will contain an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.  An appropriately formatted student paper title page must be included.

Include a minimum of three (3) references. One (1) reference must be a scholarly article. References must be no more than five (5) years old.  There are no exceptions to this requirement. The Skolnik chapter may be used but does not count as one of the three references.  For this one paper the list of references does not need to be on a separate page. 

The email will begin two double spaces below the last reference.  Start the email with the date.  Format the rest of the email as described in the Instructional Materials section of this module. 

Direct the email to any healthcare provider who is NOT a nurse.  Make sure that the discipline of the healthcare provider is clear in the email, not just in the address line. Because you are a physician in infectious disease…

Support your choices with scholarly references that support your topic not completing an analysis.  You must use a minimum of three (3) references.  These references may be the same as those used in the paper part of this assignment if they are clearly appropriate.  Again, the Skolnik article may be used but does not count as one of the three required references. Include a reference section below your email.

The length of the email is to be between 200 and 250 words.

Lesson 7

Attached Files:

•  Lesson 7 ChildSum20.pdf (19.412 KB)

 Due date: Friday, August 12, 2022 by 5:00 pm ET.

For the 1st assignment you may use books that you have read as an adult but adolescents may also read.

Chapter 12: Gender and Chapter 13: Moral Development  

Learning Goals

1.  Summarize what gender involves.

2. Discuss the main biological, social, and cognitive influences on gender.

3.  Describe gender stereotypes, similarities, and differences.

4.  Identify how gender roles can be classified.

5.  Discuss theory and research on the domains of moral development.

6.  Explain how parenting and schools influence moral development.

7.  Describe the development of prosocial and antisocial behavior.

8.  Summarize the nature of children’s and adolescents’ religious and spiritual development.

Chapter 14: Families

Learning Goals

1.  Discuss family processes.

2.  Explain how parenting is linked to children’s and adolescents’ development.

3.  Identify how siblings influence children’s development.

4.  Characterize the changing family in a changing social world.

Please not this assignment has 3 parts to it

• Textbook: https://ohio-university.vitalsource.com/reader/books/9781260425772/epubcfi/6/30%5B%3Bvnd.vst.idref%3Dchapter04%5D!/4

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• Lesson 3 ChildSum20.pdf (21.111 KB)

Due date:  Monday, July 18, 2022 by 5:00 pm ET.

Chapter 4 :  Physical development and health

Learning Goals

1.  Discuss developmental changes in the body.

2.  Describe how the brain changes.

3.  Summarize how sleep patterns change as children and adolescents develop.

4.  Characterize children’s health

Chapter 5:  Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Learning Goals

1.  Describe how motor skills develop.

2.  Outline the course of sensory and perceptual development.

3. Discuss perceptual-motorcoupling.ttached Fil