Category: Healthcare

SLP :
Submit a paper summarizing the history of tuberculosis and take this information up to tuberculosis today. Include a graph of statistics (specific to your home state) to show if tuberculosis cases have increased or decreased in your state since 1980. Discuss why you feel this is significant and explain why you think these numbers are so high or low.
Length: 3-4 pages, excluding title page and references.
(These to help you in references) Background: Required Reading
Fojo, A. T., Stennis, N. L., Azman, A. S., Kendall, E. A., Shrestha, S., Ahuja, S. D., & Dowdy, D. W. (2017). Current and future trends in tuberculosis incidence in New York City: a dynamic modelling analysis. Lancet Public Health, 2(7), e323-e330. Obtained from Trident Online Library.
Lewinsohn, D. M., Leonard, M. K., LoBue, P. A., Cohn, D. L., Daley, C. L., Desmond, E., … & Woods, G. L. (2017 January 15). Official American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention clinical practice guidelines: Diagnosis of tuberculosis in adults and children. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 64(2), 111-5. Accessed from https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/64/2/111/2811357
Shrestha, S., Hill, A. N., Marks, S. M., & Dowdy, D. W. (2017 October 15). Comparing drivers and dynamics of tuberculosis in California, Florida, New York, and Texas. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 196(8), 1050-1059.  Obtained from Trident Online Library.
Stewart, R.J., Tsang, C.A., Pratt, R.H. Price, S.F., & Langer, A.J. (2018). Tuberculosis – United States, 2017. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 67, 317-323. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6711a2.htm
World Health Organization. (2017). Ethics guidance for the implementation of the End TB strategy. Retrieved from http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/254820/1/9789241512114-eng.pdf?ua=1
Optional Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). Tuberculosis (TB). Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. http://www.cdc.gov/tb/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017, July 26). 5 things to know about TB [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/x803ELzggKI?list=PLvrp9iOILTQbLgGgFba6x9cwBZT3GfQMV
Module Overview:
IMPORTANT: You must earn a minimum grade of C in this course to meet graduation requirements.
Background and Context
The BHS499 capstone course challenges you to synthesize what you have learned in your BSHS program’s core courses to develop a plan that addresses a “real-world” topic in health care. As you proceed through the assignments, you will have an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills gained from your previous coursework while conducting research to interpret the issues and implications of a health/healthcare topic from the perspective of a health professional, and developing a plan to address the issue.
Throughout the course, you will be expected to incorporate several information resources from different media (such as professional and scholarly sources, educational videos, news broadcasts and articles, consumer information sources, and interviews with health professionals) to this project and to evaluate the relative merits of competing resources with respect to the expectations of this project.
Foundation for this Project
Congratulations! You have been hired as Assistant Manager of a Home Health Care Agency. The agency offers a wide range of skilled medical services such as nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy from qualified medical professionals. The agency also provides home health aide services including assistance with activities of daily living, such as bathing and eating.
Your supervisor told you that she recently received a call from an advocate whom an employee consulted via the Employee Assistance Program because the employee felt that she had been treated unfairly after contracting an illness. She explained that a few months ago, one of your agency’s home health aides, Sara, became ill. Sara had been coughing for approximately six weeks, lost weight without trying, had no appetite, was having difficulty sleeping, and had an intermittent fever. She became concerned and went to see a healthcare professional who diagnosed her with active tuberculosis (TB).
Sara missed a lot of time from work while completing treatment for TB. Her physician cleared her to return to work after she was no longer contagious. Upon returning to work, Sara felt isolated because her boss and co-workers refused to spend time with her. She heard that someone from the agency’s Human Resources Department told her co-workers her diagnosis. The stressful circumstances at work became even worse when another home health aide started to display the same symptoms Sara had.
Your supervisor has asked you to review the entire situation and how it was handled by the agency. Each module includes information about epidemiology, health statistics, public health, health communication and advocacy, health literacy, healthcare delivery systems, the Affordable Care Act, ethical considerations, human resources management, legal aspects, cultural and global perspectives, and financial considerations for the organization.
Your methodology over the next few weeks will be to arrange interviews with the relevant individuals, departments, and agencies, in addition to researching professional and scholarly sources, educational videos, and news articles. You will evaluate the information you gather throughout the course of your investigation in order to determine the best course of action. Ultimately, the information will be used to formulate policies and create an employee education presentation.
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Overview
Using your research and Outline, you
will work on the Draft of the 3000–5,000-word paper, complying with the
instructions below.
Instructions
Format
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3,000–5,000
words, double-spaced, not including title and reference pages
·        
Times
New Roman, 12-point font
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Left
justified
·        
One-inch
margins
·        
Current
APA format
·        
Numbered
pages
·        
At
least 15 scholarly articles from peer-reviewed journals, no more than 5 years old
·        
Block
quotations for any quotes more than 40 words
·        
Reference
page in current APA format including active URL links
·        
Single
spacing between references and double spacing within the reference
Content
·        
A
title page that includes:
o  
“Running
head” and page number (right aligned)
o  
Course
number and name
o  
Case
name
o  
Date
submitted
o  
“Respectfully
submitted to: (Instructor’s Name)”
·        
Abstract
(in block format)
·        
Content
of your topic and/or paper (review the associated grading rubric)
o  
Use
concepts from the textbook that are related to your topic, including page
numbers where the concepts may be found. Credit will only be earned for
concepts supported by page numbers from the textbook. (Essentially, this is
accomplished through integration of the relevant course content, using properly
formatted, current APA citations.)
o  
Use
in-text citations in current APA format to credit sources listed in the
reference list as appropriate.
·        
Conclusion
·        
References

For this assignment, pick any trend you wish and find one specific aspect of it (i.e. if you pick health information technology, you can write about mHealth or EMRs, etc., but not everything HIT related) to write a 2-3 page paper about, in APA format. You can pick any aspect that interests you, and you can structure the paper however you choose. This assignment isn’t just about the topic, but about helping you develop your skills in research and writing. Thus, you must use a minimum of 4 references, 2 of which need to be peer-reviewed journal articles, and none of which can be Wikipedia, blogs, or other non-credible resources. 

This is a fictitious interview.  Using the NGO Every Mother Counts file attached.

HP V2

For this assessment you will complete a 3 to 5-page analysis of the differences between NGOs and government-sponsored programs as it pertains to global public health.
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Introduction
In this assessment, you will gain an understanding of the broad concepts and issues related to global health, nursing’s role, and the ways in which government-sponsored programs and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) affect how care is delivered.
The Institute of Medicine (1997, p. v) characterized the connection the United States has to global health in these words:
America has a vital and direct stake in the health of people around the globe, and that this interest derives from both America’s long and enduring tradition of humanitarian concern and compelling reasons of enlightened self-interest. Our considered involvement can serve to protect our citizens, enhance our economy, and advance U.S. interests abroad.
The health care community is recognizing that addressing health and disease issues must take place within a larger context—a global context. The health issues of developed and undeveloped countries are converging. The World Health Organization (2018) noted that the “development of a society, rich or poor, can be judged by the quality of its population’s health, how fairly health is distributed across the social spectrum, and the degree of protection provided from disadvantage as a result of ill-health” (“The Commission Calls,” para. 3).
References
Institute of Medicine. (1997). America’s vital interest in global health: Protecting our people, enhancing our economy, and advancing our international interests. National Academies Press. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=5717
World Health Organization. (2008). Closing the gap in a generation: Health equity through action on the social determinants of health. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2008/9789241563703_eng.pdf?ua=1
Assessment Summary
Multiple government-funded agencies work worldwide to have a positive effect on health disparities across the globe. It is important for doctoral-prepared nurses to be aware of nongovernment funding organizations (NGOs) that are also affecting global health care issues.
NGOs originated with the formation of the United Nations in 1945. They are generally defined as nonprofit entities independent of governmental influence, although they may receive government funding. The term NGO is not typically applied to U.S.-based nonprofit organizations. Generally, the label is given to organizations operating on an international level, although some countries classify their own civil society groups as NGOs (GrantSpace, n.d.).
In this assessment, you are tasked with interviewing an individual from an NGO of interest that works in some way within the realm of public or global health. If you do not have such an organization that you are interested in, then it is acceptable to interview someone from your own organization who has a focus on public health and knowledge of working with NGOs. Remember that you should be looking for NGOs or population health considerations that are relevant to countries beyond just the United States.
Assessment Instructions
Consider a health topic of your choice and investigate what current NGOs are doing on behalf of your chosen topic. (Keep in mind that the country you focus on in this course should not be the United States.) Remember, you need to make contact with your chosen NGO, or population health professional with knowledge of NGOs, and interview them. After your interview, evaluate the NGO, paying special attention to its ability (and potential willingness) to get help with your health topic of choice. For your assessment, make sure you are addressing the following:
Differentiate public health NGOs from governmental public health organizations.
Provide a history of the selected organization.
Examine the financial health of the organization including how much money the organization has raised for the selected program.
Include current data related to money raised, money distributed, and the effect on the health initiative.
Identify countries where this organization has a presence.
Explain how stakeholders and members are selected or join the organization.​
Explain the advantages public health NGOs have over government-sponsored programs.
Compare NGOs to government-sponsored programs in terms of the following:
How donations are sought and obtained.
How funds are distributed.
How application for assistance is made.
Summarize the challenges public health NGOs have in comparison with government-sponsored programs.
Analyze the sufficiency of data available to meet the criteria that public health NGOs use to choose to get involved in a health issue.​
Examine the determining criteria for this organization to get involved in a health issue.
Data used.
Scope or severity.
Degree of need.
Discuss how you would approach this agency for assistance.
Explain how your research and interviewing experiences challenged or met your assumptions about public health organizations and delivery.
What surprised (or aligned with your expectations) about public health delivery?
What surprised (or aligned with your expectations) about NGOs versus government-sponsored programs?
How has this experience affected you?
Be sure to convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
Also, enter your hours spent interviewing and collecting data as practicum hours into Capella Academic Portal. Doing this is also part of your grade on this assessment.
Additional Requirements
Remember to include an introduction to your paper, which is not a heading of its own, and a references page.
In addition, your paper should meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Written communication is free of spelling and grammatical errors that detract from the overall message. Writing is clear, precise, and scholarly. Concepts flow in a logical order. Page margins and page numbering are accurate, according to current APA guidelines for style and format.
Length of paper: 3–5 double-spaced pages.
References: At least four references from peer-reviewed sources.
Additionally, make sure you are appropriately using and citing relevant information from your interview
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Portfolio Prompt: You are required to save this learning activity to your ePortfolio.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Evaluate global health issues.
Analyze the sufficiency of data available to meet the criteria public health NGOs use to choose to get involved in a health issue.​
Competency 3: Evaluate the structure and function of public health nongovernmental funding organizations.
Explain the advantages public health NGOs have over government-sponsored programs.
Summarize the challenges public health NGOs have in comparison with government-sponsored programs.
Competency 4: Analyze multiple perspectives, without bias, on policies that affect health care.
Differentiate public health NGOs from governmental public health organizations.
Competency 5: Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
Competency 6: Obtain the minimum expected practicum hours.
Explain how practicum research and interviewing experiences challenged or met assumptions about public health organizations and delivery.

Present your approved intervention to the patient, family, or group and record a 10–15 minute video reflection (I WILL RECORD) on your practicum experience, the development of your capstone project, and your personal and professional growth over the course of your RN-to-BSN program. 
Introduction
Baccalaureate-prepared nurses have many opportunities to reflect on their contributions to patient care outcomes during clinical experiences. Research suggests that creating and sharing video reflections may enhance learning (Speed, Lucarelli, & Macaulay, 2018).
For this assessment, you’ll present your approved intervention to the patient, family, or group and reflect on various aspects of your capstone practicum experience. Such reflection will give you a chance to discuss elements of the project of which you are most proud and aspects of the experience that will help you grow in your personal practice and nursing career.
Reference
Speed, C. J., Lucarelli, G. A., & Macaulay, J. O. (2018). Student produced videos—An innovative and creative approach to assessment. Sciedu International Journal of Higher Education, 7(4).
Instructions
Complete this assessment in two parts: (a) present your approved intervention to the patient, family, or group and (b) record a video reflection on your practicum experience, the development of your capstone project, and your personal and professional growth over the course of your RN-to-BSN program.
Part 1
Present your approved intervention to the patient, family, or group. Plan to spend at least 3 practicum hours exploring these aspects of the problem with the patient, family, or group. During this time, you may also consult with subject matter and industry experts of your choice. Be sure you’ve logged all of your practicum hours in Capella Academic Portal.
The BSN Capstone Course (NURS-FPX4900 ) requires the completion and documentation of nine (9) practicum hours. All hours must be recorded in the Capella Academic Portal. Please review the BSN Practicum Campus page for more information and instructions on how to log your hours.
Use the Intervention Feedback Form: Assessment 5 [PDF] Download Intervention Feedback Form: Assessment 5 [PDF]as a guide to capturing patient, family, or group feedback about your intervention. You’ll include the feedback as part of your capstone reflection video.
Part 2
Record a 10–15 minute video reflection on your practicum experience, the development of your capstone project, and your personal and professional growth over the course of your RN-to-BSN program. A transcript of your video is not required.
You’re welcome to use any tools and software with which you are comfortable, but make sure you’re able to submit the deliverable to your faculty. Capella offers Kaltura, a program that records audio and video. Refer to Using Kaltura for more information about this courseroom tool.
Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in these activities, please contact  to request accommodations. If you’re unable to record a video, please contact your faculty as soon as possible to explore options for completing the assessment.
Requirements
The assessment requirements, outlined below, correspond to the scoring guide criteria, so address each main point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. In addition, note the additional requirements for supporting evidence.
Assess the contribution of your intervention to patient or family satisfaction and quality of life.
Describe feedback received from the patient, family, or group on your intervention as a solution to the problem.
Explain how your intervention enhances the patient, family, or group experience.
Describe your use of evidence and peer-reviewed literature to plan and implement your capstone project.
Explain how the principles of evidence-based practice informed this aspect of your project.
Assess the degree to which you successfully leveraged health care technology in your capstone project to improve outcomes or communication with the patient, family, or group.
Identify opportunities to improve health care technology use in future practice.
Explain how health policy influenced the planning and implementation of your capstone project, as well as any contributions your project made to policy development.
Note specific observations related to the baccalaureate-prepared nurse’s role in policy implementation and development.
Explain whether capstone project outcomes matched your initial predictions.
Discuss the aspects of the project that met, exceeded, or fell short of your expectations.
Discuss whether your intervention can, or will be, adopted as a best practice.
Describe the generalizability of your intervention outside this particular setting.
Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these individuals or group in the Capella Academic Portal Volunteer Experience Form.
Assess your personal and professional growth throughout your capstone project and the RN-to-BSN program.
Address your provision of ethical care and demonstration of professional standards.
Identify specific growth areas of which you are most proud or in which you have taken particular satisfaction.
Communicate professionally in a clear, audible, and well-organized video.
Additional Requirements
Cite at least three scholarly or authoritative sources to support your assertions. In addition to your reflection video, submit a separate APA-formatted reference list of your sources.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 2: Make clinical and operational decisions based upon the best available evidence.
Describe one’s use of evidence and peer-reviewed literature to plan and implement a capstone project.
Competency 3: Transform processes to improve quality, enhance patient safety, and reduce the cost of care.
Explain whether capstone project outcomes matched one’s initial predictions and documents the practicum hours spent with these individuals or group in the Capella Academic Portal Volunteer Experience Form. Document the completion of nine hours of practicum time.
Competency 4: Apply health information and patient care technology to improve patient and systems outcomes.
Assess the degree to which one successfully leveraged health care technology in a capstone project to improve outcomes or communication with a patient, family, or group.
Competency 5: Analyze the impact of health policy on quality and cost of care.
Explain how health policy influenced the planning and implementation of one’s capstone project, as well as any contributions the project made to policy development.
Competency 7: Implement patient-centered care to improve quality of care and the patient experience.
Assess the contribution of an intervention to patient, family, or group satisfaction and quality of life.
Competency 8: Integrate professional standards and values into practice.
Assess one’s personal and professional growth throughout a capstone project and the RN-to-BSN program.
Communicate professionally in a clear and well-organized video.

Healthcare organizations require astute handling of strategy implementation. The processes must be followed with a contingency plan in place for failed strategic objectives leading to the goal.
Review the stages of implementation in Chapter 13 of your textbook.
Review “340B Drug Pricing Program Oversight” case in your textbook (Chapter 13).
Provide a written analysis of the implementation phases that were used/excluded in the “340B Drug Pricing Program Oversight” case.
Explain what the literature (external scholarly source) suggest(s) regarding health implementation strategy regarding drug pricing.
Conclude with a summary of your research.
Your paper
Must be four to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must use at least four scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

Exam Content
Capstone Project: Part 3 – Program Finances
This week, progress to Part 3 of your Capstone Project, in which you work on financial costing and feasibility for your program. Rely on the research and reading you have done on hospital staffing, salaries, direct and indirect costs, and insurance reimbursement to support your work. The purpose of this piece of the project is to determine the financial feasibility of the program and to learn whether any adjustments should be made to the strategic plan to improve the financial status of the program.
Review and complete Part 3 – Program Finances. Refer to Capstone Project Formulas and Examples for instructions, resources, and examples to help you complete the project.
Capstone Project
Capstone Project Formulas and Examples
Cite any references to support your assignment.
Format your citations according to APA guidelines.
Submit your assignment.

The U.S. government serves a protective purpose, and all laws are intended to safeguard the public from harm. Regulations are authorized specifically in legislation creating the law. Enforcement of the law and related regulations is accomplished by regulatory agencies. For this week’s assignment, you will research 2 federal agencies that play a prominent role in regulating different segments of the health care industry in our country.
Complete the Regulatory Agencies worksheet. Must use worksheet. 
References must be in APA format.
HINT: Word limitation in all sections, make sure you carefully adhere to the requirements of the assignment. Points deducted for under required amount.

The module resources included examples of healthcare providers adopting innovative strategies to increase access to care. Innovations include expanded service through expedited Medicaid funding, sponsoring charter schools and free care clinics for low-income students, and developing a medical center with an outpatient focus that has flexible service options for partnering physicians.  
Which of these innovations do you believe has the best chance of improving access to healthcare services? Support your decision with economic principles.

Discuss the principles and methods
of cancer management and appropriate patient care for the case study, with
emphasis on the supportive role of the therapeutic radiographer in this patient’s
journey.
Learning Outcomes:
The completed coursework will need
to cover the learning outcomes 3 and 4.
Learning Outcome 3:
Knowledge and Understanding
Describe the
principles and methods of cancer management and patient care.
Learning Outcome 4:
Intellectual, Practical and Transferable Skills
Appreciate the
supportive role of the radiographer in the patient journey.
With reference to the patient case
study below, discuss the cancer management and holistic care that would be
available, highlighting both the role of radiotherapy and the supportive role
of the therapeutic radiographer.
Case Study
Patient
Name: John Reynolds
Age: 50
Gender: Cis-male
Diagnosis: T2aN0M0,
adenocarcinoma of the prostate
Social, Medical, &
Family History:
The patient lives
with his partner and two children (aged 10 and 8).
Family History: The
patient’s biological father was previously diagnosed with prostate cancer. His
paternal grandfather died of prostate cancer.
Other Information:
The patient is fit and healthy and has no accompanying symptoms due to his
diagnosis. He was referred to a urologist following a routine health check
which revealed he had a PSA of 9 ng/ml. He is very keen to maintain his active
lifestyle and sexual function.
it should provide:
An Introduction: this should set out
the scope of your essay and the points that will be discussed within the body
of the text. Ensure it is clear, precise and, coherent.
The main body: this
should take the form of the patient’s cancer journey. It should include and
explore the relevant information provided in the case study, with each section
clearly referring to the patient.
The conclusion:
this should draw the essay together, summarising the main points discussed. You
should not introduce any new information at this point.
A reference list:
This is not included in the overall word count. Ensure you follow the school
referencing guidelines (a link to which can be found on the canvas ‘unit’
page). A minimum of 12 reference sources (utilising peer-reviewed resources
where possible), should be included within your assignment and subsequent
reference list.  A bibliography is not
required. The essay and reference list should be submitted as one document.
Further Information & Support:
You must ensure that you can write enough concise detail and
discussion/evaluation to achieve level 4 quality within the given word count,
whilst minimising a descriptive approach.
Carefully integrated citations of reference sources will
improve the quality of your work.
Note that marks awarded for referencing encompass not only
the number of sources cited but also quality, relevance, age, and how well the
information gained from those sources has been integrated within your own
writing.