Describe how added sugars can contribute to health problems.  Be specific and name some health problems associated with added sugars.

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Health Effects of Sugars – Module 3 – Discussion Board

 

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There is much discussion about sugar in the diet.  Answer the following questions regarding sugar and carbohydrates in the diet.

 

1.  Describe how added sugars can contribute to health problems.  Be specific and name some health problems associated with added sugars.

 

2. Identify the health benefits of, and recommendations for, starches and fibers.  Be specific and name health problems associated with the intake of starches and fibers.

 

3.  Describe choices you can make  in selecting and preparing foods and beverages to lower your intake of added sugars.

 

 

Discuss government and private sector intervention in the development of an EHR.

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Unit 2 Assignment: Compare and Contrast Paper versus EHR

View an introduction to the Assignment here. Be sure to adjust your audio settings.

 

Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

 

  • Define electronic health record.
  • Compare and contrast an electronic health record with a hybrid electronic health record.
  • Discuss government and private sector intervention in the development of an EHR.
  • Discuss meaningful use and its impact on the development of the electronic health record.
  • Identify the challenges associated with implementing the EHR.

Discuss the epidemiologic triangle as it relates to the communicable disease you have selected. Include the host factors, agent factors (presence or absence), and environmental factors. (The textbook describes each element of the epidemiologic triangle).

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NRS-427V Week 2 Benchmark Assignment:  Epidemiology, Nursing and a Communicable Disease Paper

 

Concepts in Community and Public Health – Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases
Grand Canyon University

In a written paper of 1,200-1,500 words, apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease.
Communicable Disease Selection
Choose one communicable disease from the following list:
1. Chickenpox
2. Tuberculosis
3. Influenza
4. Mononucleosis
5. Hepatitis B
6. HIV
Epidemiology Paper Requirements
Include the following in your assignment:
1. Description of the communicable disease (causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment) and the demographic of interest (mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence).
2. Describe the determinants of health and explain how those factors contribute to the development of this disease.
3. Discuss the epidemiologic triangle as it relates to the communicable disease you have selected. Include the host factors, agent factors (presence or absence), and environmental factors. (The textbook describes each element of the epidemiologic triangle).
4. Explain the role of the community health nurse (case finding, reporting, data collecting, data analysis, and follow-up).
5. Identify at least one national agency or organization that addresses the communicable disease chosen and describe how the organization(s) contributes to resolving or reducing the impact of disease.
A minimum of three references is required.
Refer to “Communicable Disease Chain.”
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

How could wider implementation be facilitated? By Day 3 Post a description of a current or new information, education, or communication technology tool that is being used in your specialty area and assess its impact on the quality of care.

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Current Information and Communication Technologies With so much attention focused on health care reform, it is important that nurses be given the opportunity to use high-quality technology tools. These tools can increase access to vital medical information, promote effective communication among health care professionals, and improve the patient experience. By actively seeking out and adopting these tools, nurses can greatly enhance the quality and safety of care that they provide. This Discussion focuses on identifying quality technology tools that increase the ability of nurses to provide safe, effective care. To prepare: Review the various technology tools described in this week’s Learning Resources. Identify a recently adopted information, education, or communication technology tool in your specialty area. Reflect on how it is used and how its use impacts the quality of care. Consider how your identified technology tool might impact nursing practice if it were more widely used. What are some barriers preventing increased usage? How could wider implementation be facilitated? By Day 3 Post a description of a current or new information, education, or communication technology tool that is being used in your specialty area and assess its impact on the quality of care. Highlight the effect that increased use of this technology would have on nursing practice and discuss the barriers that are slowing or hindering its adoption. Summarize how adoption of the technology tool could be facilitated.

Who or what provides the patient with strength and hope?

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Forum #6 Assignment Instructions

The Joint Commission (JCAHO) requires that organization include a spiritual assessment as part of the patient assessment. They do not specify what must be asked, but they suggest following questions might be directed to the patient or his/her family:

  • Who or what provides the patient with strength and hope?
  • Does the patient use prayer in their life?
  • How does the patient express their spirituality?
  • How would the patient describe their philosophy of life?
  • What type of spiritual/religious support does the patient desire?
  • What is the name of the patient’s clergy, ministers, chaplains, pastor, rabbi?
  • What does suffering mean to the patient?
  • What does dying mean to the patient?
  • What are the patient’s spiritual goals?
  • Is there a role of church/synagogue in the patient’s life?
  • How does your faith help the patient cope with illness?
  • How does the patient keep going day after day?
  • What helps the patient get through this health care experience?
  • How has illness affected the patient and his/her family?

(http://www.jointcommission.org/standards_information/jcfaqdetails.aspx?StandardsFaqId=290&ProgramId=1 (Links to an external site.))

For this assignment reflect on how your practice area does or does not promote spiritual care. Here is what to include:

  • How is a spiritual assessment routinely done on your unit?
  • What policies do you have to support spiritual care
  • What are the barriers or ethical issues surrounding spiritual care in your practice area?
  • Give an example of a time when you felt that you or your unit did a really good job or a really bad job of supporting a patient’s spiritual needs?
  • What changes, if any, do you feel are needed within your institution to better promote spiritual care?
  • No APA needed this week since this is a reflection.
  • This paper will be approximately 2 pages in length

 

Module 6: Spirituality and Healing

 

1. Describe spirituality (c1)

2. Understand the nurse’s role in providing spiritual care (c5, 6)

3. Describe how spiritual care contributes to patient outcomes(c7)

 

Module 6: Readings

What insurance type is best suited for healthcare coverage of your hypothetical patient’s disease type?

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Topic 1: Disease Process

  • Choose a payer type that is different from your original choice in Week 3.
  • Compare the costs of covering healthcare services provided by these two insurances in your area(South Carolina).
  • What insurance type is best suited for healthcare coverage of your hypothetical patient’s disease type?

Submit your answers in a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document. Support your answers with appropriate examples and research.

Cite all references in APA format

.Analyze at least three benefits of community nurses forming partnerships with parish nurses and faith based communities 

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Paper: Collaborating Community Nursing and Faith Based Nursing

1. Identify and described the heritage of health and healing in faith based communities.

2.Use multiple resources to collaborate community nursing with faith based nursing.
3.Analyze at least three benefits of community nurses forming partnerships with parish nurses and faith based communities
4.Explain a nurse’s role as parish nurse in faith communities for health promotion and disease prevention
5.Explain how communities of faith may include Healthy People 2020 guidelines in program planning
6.Describe at least 2 legal, ethical, or financial issues related to parish nursing.

 

Submit your answers in a 3 pages Microsoft Word document. Support your responses with examples. Cite any sources in APA format.

What measles immunization priorities should be considered in conflict and humanitarian emergency situations and how does this differ from normal situations?

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As noted in the textbook, “measles is one of the most contagious human infections,” (Levine, 2007, p. 127). Many children still die from this preventable infectious disease. Vaccinations have been developed that can greatly reduce the spread and threat of many infectious diseases such as measles. To prepare for this Discussion, review the readings and media presentation for this week. In particular, review Case 17: “Eliminating Measles in Southern Africa” in the textbook, Case Studies in Global Health: Millions Saved. With these thoughts in mind, respond to the following:

What measles immunization priorities should be considered in conflict and humanitarian emergency situations and how does this differ from normal situations?
When responding to a threat such as the measles outbreak, what do you see is the primary role, or roles, of the BSN nurse in interagency coordination and collaboration?
Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature.

Describe the cultural group. Include demographic and census data, ethnic and cultural health practices, religious belief systems, language, nutrition, literacy, and education.

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Create a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation using a published cultural theory and assessment tool from those discussed in your readings or from your own research such as Leininger, Bloch, or Giger and Davidhizar, covering the following items:

  • Describe the cultural group. Include demographic and census data, ethnic and cultural health practices, religious belief systems, language, nutrition, literacy, and education.
  • Describe and interpret health beliefs of the cultural group in relation to both health and illness.
  • Discuss specific health and illness needs of the cultural group. Use epidemiologic data to support this section along with data from your research on health problems of this cultural group.
  • Discuss the management of health and illness needs. How does this cultural group manage their health and illness needs? How do they interact with members of the mainstream healthcare delivery system and access services to manage health and illness needs? Describe any cultural and traditional health practices and providers that may be utilized by this culture.
  • Describe the dominant health care practices of this culture and any areas of conflict between the cultural group and the health care system along with the implications for nurses and the health care delivery system.
  • Analyze the usefulness of the cultural assessment theory and tool you used for this assignment and describe its strengths and weaknesses for this type of assessment.
  • This 15-slide presentation requires a minimum of five to six references
  • The speaker notes much be at least 300 words or more

DUE DATE and TIME: 6/18/16 @ 6 pm California time