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Explain the individual’s acute or chronic medical issues. If the individual   has an acute medical problem, explain how it is exacerbated by the aging   process (physiologic age-related changes). If your client does not have any   medical concerns discuss how they are maintaining their health. Use rearch   to support your findings.

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Comprehensive Evaluation Guidelines Your scholarly paper is a comprehensive evaluation of an elderly client. You can select a client in any setting. This will be your scholarly paper for this class. It should be submitted in APA format. Your references should not be greater than 5 years old. You must use scholarly references. Throughout your […]

How do risk factors and prevention strategies differ from infectious and chronic diseases? When thinking  about chronic diseases, how do you perceive the purpose and utility of  passive surveillance as

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For  the most part, providers, including physicians and laboratories, are  required by state laws to report health conditions. For some  communicable diseases, this type of passive surveillance of notifiable  diseases helps identify outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics, and possible  bioterrorism. Using  the South University Online Library or the Internet, review priorities  in chronic disease prevention and control. […]

Describe in behavioral terms your specific planning process for your project and overall teaching goal for your participants. Evaluate your teach

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Power point Presentation (20 slides each WITH NOTES, GRAPHICS) Topics:   Flu season and illness prevention. Target group is nursing staff from one facility. Provide a comprehensive statement of the problem using the epidemiological process including the distribution, determinants, and deterrents. Incorporate at least four current literature review findings as a theoretical base for your […]

4) Describe how the measurement is compared externally to other like settings; differentiate between the actual rate and a percentile ranking.  

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In an 8 to 10-page paper, APA format and 5 references, describe three rate based measurements of quality. Select three rate based measurements of quality that you will use as the primary basis for this paper. These measurements must relate to some aspect of clinical or service quality that directly relates to patient care or […]

Summarize the moral/ethical issue in the article (no more than 1 paragraph). · Describe the moral and ethical dilemmas surrounding the issue.

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In your role as a Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), you will encounter several situations that will require your ability to make sound judgments and practice decisions for the safety and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. There may not be a clear-cut answer of how to address the issue, but your ethical […]

Examined the role of the organization’s mission, vision, and key values in relationship to its strategic plan

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Decided on an appropriate health care organization for which to develop a strategic plan Examined the role of the organization’s mission, vision, and key values in relationship to its strategic plan Explained the strategic planning model the chosen organization currently uses Identified the theoretical framework the chosen organization currently uses Identified the organizational structure and […]

Examine how the nurse-to-patient ratio is affected by the payment approach used and consider how this can impact quality of service.

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Reimbursement for Services There are a number of different options for determining how to charge for services provided at a health care organization. In the case-based service approach, one set fee covers an entire procedure. For example, if you needed knee replacement surgery, the fee would include preliminary visits, the surgery, and follow-up visits. However, […]

Were there any placement items/issues that occurred this week that you feel your instructor should be aware of that are private in nature and are more appropriately shared here than in the discussion board with your classmates?

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What are your upcoming week’s specific learning goals and objectives? Were there any placement items/issues that occurred this week that you feel your instructor should be aware of that are private in nature and are more appropriately shared here than in the discussion board with your classmates? Give a brief description of an objective you […]

What social and economic conditions support and encourage healthy choices? (b) What social and economic structures affect health that have nothing to do with individual choices?

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Watch online video clips from the documentary “Unnatural Causes: Is Inequity Making Us Sick?” Go to http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/video_clips.php, use the dropdown next to “Select Filter” in the center of the page in order to watch the clips associated with each episode. Episode 5: Three Clips Episode 6: Three Clips Episode 7: Two Clips Based upon ALL of […]