•Describe the public health services offered in your community.
◦Do these services adequately meet the needs of the residents who use the services?
•What is the role of the public health nurse?
◦How could the scope of services be expanded?
Your initial post should be about 150 words, referenced with at least one APA-formatted reference
Select a national public sector (government) health program and an international health program and discuss the following:
•Describe the programs to include the scope and goals of the programs.
•Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both programs.
•How could these programs be improved?
Your initial post should be about 150 words, referenced with at least one APA-formatted reference.
World Hunger
Globally, malnutrition is a major public health concern, especially in developing countries. In your post:
•Discuss the influence of food insecurity on the health status of Americans. •Identify types of food insecurity and the populations most affected.
•Identify what types of hunger-reduction programs exist both nationally and globally. How do these programs differ?
Your initial post should be about 150 words, referenced with at least one APA-formatted reference.
For community health nurses to be able to plan effective health services for a community, it is important for them to understand a community, understand any health-related issues in the community and the resources available, as well as the gaps in those resources.
For this assignment, you will apply the skills necessary to understand a community by completing a windshield survey of a community of your choice. A windshield survey is so named because it is often conducted from a car (though it can also be completed on foot, bike, or public transportation) and provides a visual overview of the conditions and trends that exist in the community that could affect the health of the population.
When completing your windshield survey, keep in mind that the community you survey will be used as a starting point for your other assignments throughout the course. Use the Windshield Survey Template located in the Resources area to conduct an assessment of your community. You will determine what constitutes your community, but you should try to limit your survey to an area of no more than 1–2 square miles. Note: Be sure to know the area you are surveying. Your safety is important to us. We suggest that you bring a friend with you. Scan the area for potential safety issues. Never put yourself or anyone else in potential danger. Do not bring anything of value with you if you choose to conduct the survey outside of a car.
Next, identify one or more key health care issues in the community. These issues could encompass anything from providing appropriate services for an aging population to dealing with an increase in incidence of a specific disease.
After your health care issues have been identified, locate and interview two key informants. Key informants are people who are knowledgeable about the problems in their community. For example, if your identified health care issue was an increase in teen pregnancies, a school nurse could be one of your key informants. If your identified health care issue is an increase in type 2 diabetes, you could interview a person with consistent contact with a variety of community members—for example, someone like a minister or a health care professional in a community center. Keep your interview questions focused on the identified problem from the informant’s perspective.
While completing your Windshield Survey keep in mind the following:
•Use the Windshield Survey Template attached to assignment
•How will you describe the boundaries, environment, and culture of the community?
•How will you describe the health care services in the community?
•How will you describe the health care issues of the community?
•What assets does the community possess with regards to providing health care services during a crisis?
•What are potential obstacles in the community with regards to providing health care services during a crisis?
•How will you relate the information from your interviews about community health issues to your own observations of the community?
When you submit your assignment it should contain or follow requirements below:
•Title page.
•Windshield Survey Template.
•Interview questions and responses.
•Your notes on how the responses of the key informants matches or differs from your observations of the community.
•APA format.
•Times New Roman font, 12 pt.
You will submit your Windshield Survey as an assignment in this unit, and as a portion of your final project in Unit 9.
Alcoy was 79 years old when she suffered a stroke that left her physically helpless and mentally damaged. She was moved to a nursing home. Four days later, she was brutally assaulted sexually; the assailant was never identified. Alcoy died several months later. Her estate administrator sued the nursing home for negligence and assault. The nursing home responded that the case was governed by the state’s Medical Malpractice Act, and that Act controlled the extent of the nursing home’s liability. The district court held in favor of the nursing home; the administrator appealed. Virginia high court held that the case is governed by tort law and not by the state’s Medical Malpractice Act (Alcoy v. Valley Nursing Homes, 2006).
Reference:
Alcoy v. Valley Nursing Homes, Inc., 272 S. E.2d 301 (Sup. Ct., Va. 2006).
Analyze the scenario and respond to the following questions:
Compile your analysis in a 3-to-5-page Word document.
“Never before in history has innovation offered promise of so much to so many in so short a time.” – Bill Gates (as cited in Frazer, 2007)
Technological innovations are dramatically changing how the health care industry operates. One example of this change is the transformation of gaming systems and virtual worlds into effective health care devices. Today’s gaming systems are capable of strengthening motor skills during rehabilitation, while virtual worlds promote a form of nonjudgmental communication and self-confidence for those patients who suffer from physical and mental limitations. Innovations such as these have been well received as they promote health in a positive and entertaining way.
In this week’s Discussion, you appraise how these innovations can enhance health care practices. Focus on analyzing innovations with which you may be unfamiliar. For example, you may choose to look at the fields of decision support, robotics, telehealth, and nanotechnologies.
References:
Olsen, S. (2008, May 29). Wii-habilitation, health games get $2 million study grant. CNET News.
Retrieved from http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9955083-7.html
Tanner, L. (2008, February 9). Hospital using Wii in combat injury rehab. Navy Times.
Retrieved from http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/02/ap_wiihabilitation_080209/
Mollman, S. (2007, July 27). Wii + Second Life = New training simulator. Wired.
Retrieved from http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/news/2007/07/wiimote
Frazer, G. (2007, December 6). How to nurture innovation in your business. Computer Weekly.
Retrieved from http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/12/06/228478/How-to-nurture-innovation-in-your-business.htm
To prepare:
By tomorrow Wednesday 10/11/17, 12 pm, write a minimum of 350 – 550 words essay in APA format. Use at least 3 references from the list of required reading below. Include the level one headings as numbered below
post a cohesive response that addresses the following:
1) Describe your selected technology, including when it was first introduced into the health care industry.
2) Assess the applications of the technology, noting the benefits and potential challenges of the innovation.
3) Appraise the potential of the innovation to improve health care practice and related outcomes.
Required Readings
Course Text: Ball, M. J., Douglas, J. V., Hinton Walker, P., DuLong, D., Gugerty, B., Hannah, K. J., . . . Troseth, M. R. (Eds.) (2011). Nursing informatics: Where technology and caring meet (4th ed.). London, England: Springer-Verlag.
Chapter 18, “Extending Care: Voice Technology”
Chapter 21, “Local Global Access: Virtual Learning Environments”
Chapter 18 provides an overview of the capability of voice assistive technologies to address the demands of health care environments. Chapter 21 features classroom technology trends that are equipping future nurses for practice.
Course Text: American Nurses Association. (2008). Nursing informatics: Scope and standards of practice. Silver Spring, MD: Author.
“The Future of Nursing Informatics” (pp. 52-62)
“Integrated Functional Areas: Telehealth and Informatics” (pp. 36-37)
The excerpts found here provide an overview of future advancements of informational technology systems’ hardware and design models.
Munih, M., & Bajd, T. (2010). VI.3. Rehabilitation robotics. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 152, 353–366.
In this article, the authors delve into the future of rehabilitation by examining the ways that virtual reality and robotics will transform exercise and management systems used by physical therapists.
Nolan, R. P., Upshur, R. E., Lynn, H., Crichton, T., Rukholm, E., Stewart, D. E., . . . Chen, M. H. (2011). Therapeutic benefit of preventive telehealth counseling in the Community Outreach Heart Health and Risk Reduction Trial. The American Journal of Cardiology, 107(5), 690–696.
The authors outline a clinical study that examined the benefits of telehealth counseling. They also analyze motivational interviewing as an agent to change daily behaviors and attitudes of those with cardiovascular disease.
Singh, R., Mathiassen, L., Stachura, M. E., & Astapova, E. V. (2010). Sustainable rural telehealth innovation: A public health case study. Health Services Research, 45(4), 985–1004.
This qualitative study examines previous telehealth implementations in efforts to improve future developments and sustainability in rural areas.
Stewart, S., Hansen, T. S., & Carey, T. A. (2010). Opportunities for people with disabilities in the virtual world of second life. Rehabilitation Nursing, 35(6), 254-259.
Use this article to examine the physical and emotional benefits that virtual realities can bring to people with disabilities.
Cisco. (n.d.). Industry solutions: Healthcare.
Retrieved October 14, 2011, from http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/healthcare/index.html
Investigate the ways that Cisco Industry Solutions is working to bridge the gap between communication and technology for health care environments.
Intuitive Surgical. (2010). da Vinci surgery.
Retrieved from http://www.intuitivesurgical.com/products/davinci_surgery.html
See this website to view video commentaries on the da Vinci Surgical System’s ability to revolutionize surgery experiences.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (n.d.). MIT media lab.
Retrieved October 14, 2011, from http://www.media.mit.edu/
View various technology integration stories in the field of health care at this website
McKesson Corporation. (2011). ROBOT-Rx. Retrieved from http://www.mckesson.com/en_us/McKesson.com/For%2BPharmacies/Inpatient/Pharmacy%2BAutomation/ROBOT-Rx.html
The McKesson Coporation illustrates how an automated, robotic system is revolutionizing the process of medication storage and dispensing.
Required Media
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2011). Transforming nursing and healthcare through technology: Clinical decision support. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 12 minutes.
In “Clinical Decision Support” the presenters discuss how data management systems combine with practitioner knowledge to create the best medical and economical solutions for patient care.
It is said that “…the U.S. healthcare system can benefit from looking at the successes and failures within other systems.” Compare the current U.S. healthcare system with the structure [government programs] the successes and the failures within the healthcare system of another country. You will be ASSIGNED the country Morocco to research for your final assessment, compare and contrast the health care system.
Examine how Morocco view healthcare and compare to U.S. healthcare
Compare between U.S. and Morocco’s healthcare policies
Use the rubric attached as your guide to compare U.S. and Morocco’s healthcare policies to that of another country’s government.
Should Include:
APA Format
Title Page, Abstract, Introduction, six pages of body that includes structure of Morocco Health Care compared to U.S. , Charts would be helpful, and a conclusion page, and a reference page. No plagiarism at all.
Thank You;
Discuss a selected chronic illness in relationship to a specific culture (e.g., a Chinese patient with cancer using traditional Eastern medicine, a Hispanic patient with a high probability of contracting adult-onset diabetes being treated by a curandero).
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