Prepare a 4–5-page review of recent research that examines statistics on the primary health concern of a population, describes the methods and tools used in the research studies, explains the factors that affect health promotion and disease prevention for a population, and recommends a health care initiative.

Note: The assessments in this course build upon each other, so you are strongly encouraged to complete them in sequence.

SHOW LESS
The ability to locate, evaluate, and apply research is an important skill for nurses to develop in order to provide evidence-based care for individuals, families, communities, and health care systems.

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

Competency 1: Explain the principles and concepts of disease prevention and health promotion for diverse and vulnerable populations.
Compare the statistics for a health concern of a vulnerable or diverse population to the statistics for the general population.
Explain the factors that affect health promotion and disease prevention for a vulnerable or diverse population.
Recommend an evidence-based health care initiative for a specific health care concern of a vulnerable or diverse population.
Competency 3: Apply basic epidemiological concepts, data analysis methods, tools, and databases to determine the effectiveness of health promotion and disease prevention initiatives for diverse and vulnerable populations.
Describe the epidemiological concepts, data analysis methods, tools, and databases used in research studies related to health concerns for a vulnerable or diverse population.
Describe health care initiatives used by organizations to address the health care concerns of vulnerable or diverse populations.
Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the health care professions.
Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.

1. Select a New Jersey Senate or Assembly bill introduced inthe 2013-2016 legislative sessions related to nursing or healthcare. The bill

should hold significance for the safety, health and welfare of the public.
2. A copy of the bill must be handed in with the paper.!
3. Prepare a 7-10 page scholarly paper to include the following:
o Describe and discuss the New Jersey legislative process and the difference between the state and assembly versions of the bill.
o Discuss your rationale for choosing this legislation. Describe the impact this legislation will have on the health and welfare of the

public. Critically compare and contrast the benefits and limitations of the legislation. Is there a financial impact statement attached to

the bill? If so, what are the implications of the financial impact statement?
o Critically discuss your own view and position on this legislation.
o Discuss how other healthcare stakeholders view this legislation. Are they in support? Why or why not? Contact impacted stakeholders to

request their position. For example: the American Nurses Association, New Jersey Nurses Association, New Jersey Hospital Association,

School Nurses Association etc…
o Discuss how this legislation will impact nurses and the nursing profession.
o In addition, please identify the congressman, state senator and two assembly people from your own district (My district is Clifton, New

Jersey)

Your paper must adhere to APA format !
You must contact the stakeholders related to the bill: groups that are involved in the implementation of the bill or are affected by the

bill.
You must cite the bill and document communications you have with sponsors and stakeholders in your paper per APA format.

Be advised that you will also conduct an informal presentation of the paper in class and lead the class discussion (this is my role)

Investigate one of the following disease processes: traumatic brain injury, depression, obesity, asthma, or heart disease.
1. Analyze the pathophysiology of the disease process you selected in part A.

2. Discuss the standard of practice for the selected disease process.

a. Discuss the evidence-based pharmacological treatments in your state and how they affect management of the selected disease in your community.

b. Discuss clinical guidelines for assessment, diagnosis, and patient education for the selected disease process.

c. Compare the standard practice for managing the disease within your community with state or national practices.

3. Discuss characteristics of and resources for a patient who manages the selected disease well, including access to care, treatment options, life expectancy, and outcomes.

a. Analyze disparities between management of the selected disease on a national and international level.

4. Discuss three or four factors (e.g., financial resources, access to care, insured/uninsured, Medicare/Medicaid) that contribute to a patient being able to manage the selected disease

a. Explain how a lack of the factors discussed in part A4 leads to an unmanaged disease process.

i. Describe characteristics of a patient with the selected disease that is unmanaged.

B. Analyze how the selected disease process affects patients, families, and populations in your community.

1. Discuss the financial costs associated with the selected disease process for patients, families, and populations from diagnosis to treatment.

C. Discuss how you will promote best practices for managing the selected disease in your current healthcare organization.

1. Discuss three strategies you could use to implement best practices for managing the selected disease in your current healthcare organization.

2. Discuss an appropriate method to evaluate the implementation of each of the strategies from part C1.

D. When you use sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.

What improvement tool would you use to identify possible reasons for the increase in complaints about the HIM department? Provide at least two improvement tools

1. Imagine you are the supervisor of the health information management (HIM) department in a large outpatient clinic. This department manages patient records.
Complaints about your department are becoming more frequent and intense than in the past. Some clinic employees have complained that the HIM department takes too
long to retrieve patient records. Others have expressed dismay over the rudeness of HIM staff. You decide to talk about these problems with employees throughout the
clinic. The clinic’s receptionists respond to you defensively. They tell you that the HIM staff won’t answer the phone and that they want some backup when they are busy
with patients. You talk to the HIM staff and find their stories are just as negative. They say they are being charged with more responsibilities but have no additional help.
They also complain that the receptionists transfer calls that they should be handling. The clinic’s nurses are also upset with the HIM staff; they claim the department does
not help them locate patient charts, causing long wait times for patients. The clinic’s physicians say they cannot assume additional tasks to alleviate the situation because
their days are already chaotic.
a. What improvement tool would you use to identify possible reasons for the increase in complaints about the HIM department? Provide at least two improvement tools
and explain why you think that those are the appropriate tools for this purpose.
b. What improvement tool would you use to define the current process for retrieving patient records?
2. PDSA is the most widely recognized improvement process today. Summarize the main steps of each PDSA phase.

Identify the type of conflict. Explain your rationale for selecting this

Conflict Resolution Paper:
PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to learn how to identify and effectively manage conflicts that arise in care delivery
settings resulting in better management of patient care, including appropriate delegation. You will gain insight into conflict
management strategies and develop a plan to collaborate with a potential nurse leader about the conflict and its impact in
a practice setting.
COURSE OUTCOMES
Completion of this assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.
CO 1: Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of highquality
nursing care, healthcare team
management, and the oversight and accountability for care delivery in a variety of settings. (PO 2)
CO 3: Participate in the development and implementation of imaginative and creative strategies to enable systems to
change. (PO 7)
CO 6: Develop a personal awareness of complex organizational systems, and integrate values and beliefs with
organizational mission. (PO 7)
CO 7: Apply leadership concepts in the development and initiation of effective plans for the microsystems and systemwide
practice improvements that will improve the quality of healthcare delivery. (POs 2 and 3)
POINTS
This assignment is worth 200 points.
DIRECTIONS
1. Read Finkelman (2012), pp. 361–376.
Finkelman, Anita. (02/2011). Leadership and Management for Nurses, 2nd Edition. [VitalSource Bookshelf Online].
Retrieved from https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323001004/
2. Observe nurses in a care delivery setting. Identify a recurring conflict with the potential to negatively impact patient care.
Decide if delegation was an issue in the conflict. This should be from your practice setting or prelicensure experiences.
3. Provide details of what happened, including who was involved, what was said, where it occurred, and what was the
outcome that led you to decide the conflict was unresolved.
4. Identify the type of conflict. Explain your rationale for selecting this

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Provide a review of these issues in a ten to twelve (10-12) page paper in which you:
1. Provide a detailed description of the issues that you have researched.
2. Analyze the most significant economic effects of the researched issues on healthcare industry. Provide at least two (2) examples of these issues to support your response.
3. Suggest specific strategies that relevant entities / stakeholders may use to address the selected issues from an economic perspective. Justify your response.
4. Determine the strategic manner in which the United States can apply best economic best practices from other countries in addressing these issues.
5. Assess the likelihood of government and or private sector effectively addressing the issues.
6. Use at least ten (10) current references. Five (5) of these references must be from current peer-reviewed sources to support and substantiate your comments and perspectives.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Analyze the factors that are influencing the demand and supply of health care services in the U.S.
• Compare and contrast the U.S. health care system with the health care system of other countries.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health economics.
• Write clearly and concisely about health economics using proper writing mechanics.

Provide a review of these issues in a ten to twelve (10-12) page paper in which you:
1. Provide a detailed description of the issues that you have researched.
2. Analyze the most significant economic effects of the researched issues on healthcare industry. Provide at least two (2) examples of these issues to support your response.
3. Suggest specific strategies that relevant entities / stakeholders may use to address the selected issues from an economic perspective. Justify your response.
4. Determine the strategic manner in which the United States can apply best economic best practices from other countries in addressing these issues.
5. Assess the likelihood of government and or private sector effectively addressing the issues.
6. Use at least ten (10) current references. Five (5) of these references must be from current peer-reviewed sources to support and substantiate your comments and perspectives.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Analyze the factors that are influencing the demand and supply of health care services in the U.S.
• Compare and contrast the U.S. health care system with the health care system of other countries.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health economics.
• Write clearly and concisely about health economics using proper writing mechanics.

Review the literature in relation to inequalities in access to healthcare and write a brief report of your findings.

Assessment Criteria:
To achieve the learning outcome you must demonstrate the ability to:
Discuss the structure of health and social care in the United Kingdom

Give an overview of the organisation and delivery of the major elements of health and social care provision in the United Kingdom
Discuss the roles, functions and perceived values of informal and formal care providers and systems
Assess the impact of global health issues and epidemiological evidence on the development of UK health and social care policies and provision
Demonstrate an awareness of how health and social care policies/legislation affect the provision of care and equity of access
Explain the need for equity of access to health and social care
Explore learning disability showing understanding of key concepts, range of care provision, care philosophies and equity of access
Discuss how health and social care policy/legislation is formulated, implemented and actioned
Discuss the importance of quality assurance and quality improvement in a range of health and social care contexts
Define the concepts of quality, organisational governance, quality assurance and improvement
Relate national policies on governance to quality assurance processes used in local health and social care contexts
Provide an overview of the role of clinical governance within the health service
Recognise the need to work collaboratively with other professional groups to ensure standards of care for all service users are maintained at a high level
Explore the roles and responsibilities of a range of health and social care professions within the multi-disciplinary team
Explore the values needed for effective inter-professional working
Draw conclusions about the contribution of inter-professional collaboration to the safe and effective care for service users in a range of care contexts

Ethical and Legal Considerations of Group Therapy
As a group therapist you are going to encounter some challenging ethical dilemmas. At times the ethical approach will be clear but at other times there will be no single right or wrong answer. When no clear path presents itself you must consider many factors including an ethical code a standard level of care dignity and respect for others best practices/professional decorum and of course the law.
There also will be times when the population being treated will impact your decisions. For example therapists who work with prison inmates might operate under different confidentiality rules than those who work with the general public. In the case of prisoners law enforcement agents and parole board members might have full or partial access to therapy group files.
Keep in mind that you are not alone in your decision making. Consulting with a colleague might be a good idea. In addition some professional associations and liability-insurance companies provide free consultations. In your future practice consider taking advantage of these services and be sure to document the steps you take.
Select a high-risk population that might benefit from group therapy (e.g. child/adolescent HIV abuse substance abuse/addiction suicide prisons or severe mental health). Consider the ethical and legal considerations that might apply to this population. How might the treatment setting (inpatient versus outpatient) impact the ethical and legal considerations?
The Assignment (5-7 pages)
Select and describe a high-risk population for group therapy
Explain two ethical and two legal considerations in treating this population in group therapy
Explain how you might address these considerations as a group therapist
Explain how ethical and/or legal considerations might differ for this group if the treatment setting was inpatient versus outpatient

Ethical and Legal Considerations of Group Therapy
As a group therapist you are going to encounter some challenging ethical dilemmas. At times the ethical approach will be clear but at other times there will be no single right or wrong answer. When no clear path presents itself you must consider many factors including an ethical code a standard level of care dignity and respect for others best practices/professional decorum and of course the law.
There also will be times when the population being treated will impact your decisions. For example therapists who work with prison inmates might operate under different confidentiality rules than those who work with the general public. In the case of prisoners law enforcement agents and parole board members might have full or partial access to therapy group files.
Keep in mind that you are not alone in your decision making. Consulting with a colleague might be a good idea. In addition some professional associations and liability-insurance companies provide free consultations. In your future practice consider taking advantage of these services and be sure to document the steps you take.
Select a high-risk population that might benefit from group therapy (e.g. child/adolescent HIV abuse substance abuse/addiction suicide prisons or severe mental health). Consider the ethical and legal considerations that might apply to this population. How might the treatment setting (inpatient versus outpatient) impact the ethical and legal considerations?
The Assignment (5-7 pages)
Select and describe a high-risk population for group therapy
Explain two ethical and two legal considerations in treating this population in group therapy
Explain how you might address these considerations as a group therapist
Explain how ethical and/or legal considerations might differ for this group if the treatment setting was inpatient versus outpatient