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Choose one Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) topic or Leading Health Indicator (LHI) of interest to you and one that can be addressed in your community. Review the overview, objectives, interventions and resources, and national snapshots (data).

Then, present and answer the following:

1. Summarize the topic or LHI you chose including a minimum of 2 specific objectives.

2. How is the nation doing with the objectives you chose (look at the data and spotlight on disparities)?

3. What programs or initiatives are addressing the Topic/LHI/objectives in your community?

4. How can you specifically get involved and advocate to help communities meet the goal?

Assignment 1 – TOPIC- AUTISM

Create an infographic about the diverse population you chose in Assignment 2.2: Choose a Diverse Population. The infographic should include the following elements:

1. A brief overview of the disparity/diverse population

2. Statistics to support the existence of the health disparity

3. Unique challenges this group faces trying to get health care

4. Access-to-care issues that contribute to their health disparity

5. A picture, graphic, YouTube video, or other media element to create empathy for this diverse population and the challenges they face

6. References in APA format at the bottom

You will be graded on the presentation of information and on creativity. Take time to look at other infographics and see what catches your attention and what does not. Learn from what you observe.

The following sites have free trials and you may find other free infographic sites on your own. Some allow you to download what you create, and other sites let you post to a community page and get a link to share.

· PicMonkey Infographic (Links to an external site.)

· Venngage: How to Make an Infographic in 5 Steps (Guide) (Links to an external site.)

Or, you can use Microsoft PowerPoint: How to Make an Infographic in PowerPoint (Links to an external site.).

Assignment 2 rough draft. -TOPIC: Mental Health- Increase the proportion of primary care visits where adolescents and adults are screened for depression

Go to the following sites and choose a health promotion topic of interest that will help you in your practice:

· Healthy People 2020 (Links to an external site.)

· National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (Links to an external site.)

Find out about what is being done to promote health in your topic at the federal and state level. Your final paper, due in Week 7, should be five to seven pages long, including the title and reference pages. APA format is required.

Include a minimum of three peer-reviewed articles to support an intervention that meets your objective. These sources must be no more than five years old, except for a landmark study. You must use scholarly sources that are directed at providers. Nurse practitioner journals are excellent sources because you will see what your peers are doing in this area.

Your paper should follow this format:

Section 1: Health Topic

· Provide a brief overview of the issue/topic.

· Explain the significance of the problem to the patient and healthcare community.

· Define your patient population.

Section 2: National and State Goals

· What is the National Healthy People 2020 goal for your objective?

· Describe where your state is in reaching the national goal.

Section 3: Assessment of Resources

· What resources are currently available in your area to help your patients with this problem?

· Provide three  examples of evidence-based support for these interventions.

· Evaluate whether these resources are adequate to address the problem. 

· What are your recommendations for additional resources?

Section 4: Summary

· How will this information help you help your patients?

Due Date

• Answer post due by Wednesday 11:59 PM MT in Week 7
• Two replies to classmates and/or instructor due by Sunday 11:59 PM MT at the end of Week 7

Directions

• Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In discussions students:
  • Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week
  • Integrate scholarly resources
  • Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates
  • Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner
• Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.

Discussion Question

This week, we will discuss personal communication devices and their use in healthcare. As we focus on this topic, please address the questions below in the discussion.

• How can the use of the nurse’s personal communication device(s) impact patient care positively and/or negatively?
• What are the ethical and legal implications of the use of personal devices?
• What does the professional literature say about how communication devices can support safe nursing practice?

HA3220D – Health Information Systems 

Assignment 06: Legal Memo

A 14-year old patient was seen at your hospital’s ER after a car accident. The patient’s parents make it clear to the staff that they are not willing to give consent to any procedure involving blood products or transfusion. The doctor explains the risk to the parents. After the parents leave the room, the patient tells the nurse that she is afraid of dying and would like any care, including blood procedures and products, that could save her life. The nurse later finds out that the rejection by the parents was due to religious reasons. The nurse quickly discusses the case with fellow employees, one of whom posts comments on her social media page using a clinic-owned computer.

The Director of Risk Management asks you to summarize the security, privacy, and confidentiality breaches that occurred in this case in a memo. Your 2-page double-spaced memo should outline the risks and explain ways to avoid these risks in the future. It should also discuss how the use of information systems in this case relates to the violations. Support your discussion with credible sources in APA style.

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Week 6 Main post

RP is a 30 y/o female baker-acted to the hospital after an attempt to overdose on Tylenol. She was medically cleared from the ER and sent to the psychiatric hospital for an inpatient evaluation. She reported that she has been depressed and hopeless about a relationship she had just gotten broken up. She felt there was no reason to live. As an adult, they will see the psychiatrist and be evaluated for competency. Once deemed competent they will have the ability to sign a voluntary form. Being competent allows them to make their own decisions about treatment options. Patient was started on Lexapro 10 mg daily and Vistaril 50 mg at bedtime to help her sleep. Group therapy and therapeutic milieu ordered. Upon discharge she was set up with out- patient services such as therapy and follow-up with a psychiatrist to monitor her medication. She gave consent for her treatment and medications.

Child/Adolescent

A child would have been treated the same way, but the parent or guardian would be more involved in the decisions for the child. The medication choice would be started at a lower dose or a different antidepressant. The child would be medically cleared before sending to psych. Because this is a minor, parents need to be involved in every aspect of the transaction. A child is considered vulnerable as opposed to a competent adult. Another difference is the separation of adults and children in a psychiatric facility. There is no blending of the two. Chapter 36 of the Code of Practice to the Mental Health Act specifies that children and adolescents receiving in-patient care for mental illness should have: appropriate physical facilities; staff with the right training, skills and knowledge to understand and address their needs as children and young people; a hospital routine that will allow their personal, social and educational development to continue as normally as possible; and equal access to educational opportunities as their peers, in so far as that is consistent with their ability to make use of them, considering their mental state (Hazel, Sprague, & Sharpe, 2016) .

Ethical/Legal

Decision-making in child and adolescent psychiatry brings with it a variety of challenges for children, parents/guardians, and child and adolescent psychiatrists. It relies on the concepts of assent and consent by proxy, which is the focus of Principle IV of the AACAP Code of Ethics (2014). Assent recognizes that minors might not, due to their developmental level, be capable of giving completely reasoned consent; however, minors might be capable of having preferences and communicating their preference. Assent recognizes the importance of the involvement of minors in the decision-making process, while also recognizing that a minor’s level of participation is less than completely competent. Parents/guardians and child and adolescent psychiatrists should not exclude minors from decision-making without clear and convincing reasons (“American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,” 2020). Some feel that the baker-act is being abused when it comes to children and adolescents. “They want to use (the) Baker Act for any behavioral problem — anything that they don’t like,” Hilary Caskey said. “If you have any kind of outburst, if you have any kind of emotion whatsoever and you are not just an order-following automaton, they will Baker Act you.” Law enforcement officers, who have limited training in mental health issues, are usually the ones deciding whether a child should be sent to a psychiatric facility for an evaluation. This is especially true in the schools, which may or may not have an on-site psychologist (Gluck, 2019). So, for an adult to be baker-acted, it is straight forward. For a child to be baker-acted is a bit more complicated as they typically get baker-acted from school and the parents may not get notified which they are the guardians of the child. Some schools averaged multiple Baker Acts a month per school year. Many happen even at the elementary school level. The rule for the schools needs to be followed. A parent or guardian must be contacted before the baker act process.

References

Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice. (2020). Retrieved from https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Member_Resources/Ethics/Ethics_Committee/Ethical_Issues_in_Clinical_Practice.aspx

Gluck, F. (2019). Florida kids are getting sent to psychiatric units under the Baker Act in record numbers. Retrieved from https://www.news-press.com/in-depth/news/2019/08/21/florida-children-baker-act-record-numbers-mental-health/3247904002/

Hazel, P., Sprague, T., & Sharpe, J. (2016, January 8, 2016). Psychiatric hospital treatment of children and adolescents in New South Wales, Australia: 12-year trends. US National Library of Medicine, 1-5. https://doi.org/ doi: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.000

John, an overweight 49-year-old man with history of diabetes and hypertension is playing soccer. After half an hour of an intense game, he feels severe chest pain that travels to his lower jaw. He is pale, diaphoretic, and short in breath. Upon arrival to the ER, an ECG was taken and the results show the following (note the changes in leads II, III and aVF):

Choose 3 out of the 5 prompts and answer:

1.  What could be the possible reason for John’s chest pain? Explain your answer based on the clinical information.

2.  How do you know John’s chest pain is heart related? How do you rule out other etiologies of chest pain such as musculoskeletal, pneumonia, and gastric sources?

3.  What actions should John’s teammates have taken at the scene to help him?

4.  How do you differentiate between heart attack and myocardial infarction?

5.  What is TPA? Explain how it relieves the chest pain and how it improves the survival rate in a patient with acute myocardial infarction.

Instructions in Week 6 doc.  

Articles from Week 1, 2, and 3 attached with each weeks summary tool in order to write the paper.  

Must be in APA format and no plagarism. 

Community Health Promotion Project

In a Microsoft Word document of 5-6 pages formatted in APA style, you will focus on health promotion for a population of your choosing. Please note that the title and reference pages should not be included in the total page count of your paper.

Include the following in your paper:

• Identify the population you chose and analyze relevant information pertaining to the chosen population.
  • demographics
  • socioeconomics
  • environmental hazards
  • access to healthcare
• Analyze and discuss four mortality and morbidity risk factors for your selected population.
• Suggest a health promotion activity for each health issue identified from your analysis.
• Utilize the textbook and library resources to support your findings and recommendations in relation to your chosen population.

On a separate references page, cite all sources using APA format. Helpful APA guides and resources are available in the South University Online Library. Below are guides that are located in the library and can be accessed and downloaded via the South University Online Citation Resources: APA Style page. The American Psychological Association website also provides detailed guidance on formatting, citations, and references at APA Style.

• APA Citation Helper
• APA Citations Quick Sheet
• APA-Style Formatting Guidelines for a Written Essay
• Basic Essay Template

Submission Details:

• Name your document SU_NSG4074_W4_Project_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
• Submit it to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

Topic: Cultural Assessment

1. Assess and include transcultural beliefs including language, religious practices, socioeconomic status, end-of-life practices, dietary preferences, risky behaviors

2. Identify healthcare behaviors (i.e. nontraditional therapies)

3. Identify challenges and barriers to healthcare and outcomes related to these challenges

4. Develop an evidence-based plan that can be used to improve healthcare outcomes and access to healthcare (including use of IT systems, interdisciplinary members, etc.) for your selected culture. Provide supporting data from peer-reviewed articles.

APA 7th edition formatted, 4-page paper (excluding title and reference pages)

Minimum of 3 references within 5 years

Post  an explanation of your observations of the client William in Thompson Family Case Study, including behaviors that align to the PTSD criteria in DSM-5. Then, explain therapeutic approaches you might use with this client, including psychotropic medications if appropriate. Finally, explain expected outcomes for the client based on these therapeutic approaches. Support your approach with evidence-based literature. Some of the resources this week are applicable to William as a veteran.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2012a). Academic year in residence: Thompson family case study [Multimedia file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. 

Ochberg, F. (2012). Psychotherapy for chronic PTSD [Video file]. Mill Valley, CA: Psychotherapy.net.