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Write a 500-750-word essay on the influence patient education has in health care using the experiences of a patient. Interview a friend or family member about that person’s experiences with the health care system. You may develop your own list of questions.

Suggested interview questions:

1. Did a patient education representative give you instructions on how to care for yourself after your illness or operation?
2. Did a health care professional, pharmacist, nurse, doctor, or elder counselor advise you on your medication, diet, or exercise?
3. Who assisted you at home after your illness or operation?
4. Do you know of any assistance services, i.e., food, transportation, medication, that would help you stay in your home as you get older?

Complete your Week 4 required discussion prompt.

• Recently, immunizations have become a major topic in health care at the governmental level. Based on community-level data, you have identified the need to increase immunization rates in the refugee and immigrant population in your community. Whom might you enlist as partners in planning and implementing programs to achieve desired health outcomes at the community level? Why did you select these partners?

Attention Wizard Kim: Capstone Practicum

  Week 10 Discussion: Professional Development Certification 2 pages 

Week 9 Assignment : Professional Portfolio 3 Pages ( APA format 7th ed) 

Regarding the last assignment, “Which thiazide medication would you prescribe? What strength?”

half a page 

apa format

references from the last 5 years, if used

 Describe and discuss the nurse’s role in health promotion and disease prevention in older adults. Share an example from your personal experience as a RN.

• Name and elaborate on at least three screening/preventive procedure that must be done in older adults.
• Define and discuss three common End-of-life documents that you as nurse must be familiar with to be able to educate older adults.

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.

Minimum of 300 words with at least 2 peer review reference in 7th edition apa style

 Summarize and discuss the clinical characteristics of ALZHEIMER DISEASE and identify the appropriate laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic and screening tools that apply to this condition or disorder. Why did you select these tests or tools as being appropriate to this scenario? Support your summary and recommended plan with a minimum of two peer-reviewed references 

Scenario:
• Your 79, year old female patient suffered a stroke 6 months ago. She is cared for in her sister’s home. The patient is dependent for position changes. She is unable to communicate the need to be turned. She must be fed at all meals. She has a stage II pressure injury on her sacral area.

Questions:
• Develop a teaching plan for the family to ensure that the patient’s needs are met

Scenario 2 Musculoskeletal

Directions: Musculoskeletal
• A 72, year old man lived a fairly sedentary lifestyle as an accountant. Now that he is retired, he recognizes the need to be active to maintain his health as long as possible. He is concerned, however, that it is too late for him to start exercising because he has never engaged in such activities.

Prepare the informative speech outline.   You can choose your topic. Be sure to choose a topic that does not include any opinion – it should be strictly information. To prepare the outline, use the full-sentence outline method. The outline should have enough content in order to deliver a 5-7 minute informative speech.  When you are creating your outline, please be sure to check out the sample outline that is linked in the directions above.  The format is a required part of the assignment. Please DO NOT simply follow the bullet points listed above. The outline should include the following:

• Specific Purpose
• Central Idea (aka:  Thesis Statement or Preview Statement)
• Introduction – capture attention, establish YOUR speaker credibility, preview the speech
• Body – key points (minimum of 3), transitions between main points, supporting materials from at least 3 sources including in-text references to the sources.
• Conclusion – signal the end, summarize main points, bring finality
• Researched supporting material references (minimum 3) – include a works cited at the end of your outline, use APA format.
• Identification of a presentation aid (visual)

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with in-text citations and full references in APA format.

Attention Wizard Kim. 

Week 8 Discussion: Optimization in Staffing 2 pages 

Week 8 Assignment: More Advanced Optimization with 2 questions from Textbook (3 pages on excel).

Please follow the same rubrics.

 Final Project parts 14 & 15

• 14. Make recommendations for continued development; and 
• 15. Conclusion

Recommends ways for children, their parents, and the community can continue to help other children lose weight or keep the weight off. And type a conclusion. 

Times new Roman, 12 point font, double spaced, references