Module 4 – Case

INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE HEALTH POLICY:
OPPORTUNITIES AND LESSONS FOR THE UNITED STATES

Assignment Overview

Countries around the world take different approaches to addressing health and health care for their citizens. While developing countries have much different needs than industrialized countries, comparing nations that fall into like categories can provide valuable insight into how to improve health care for a populace. Policy analysts at the Commonwealth Fund found that the United States did not perform well compared to similar countries as reported in their study, Mirror, Mirror 2017: International Comparison Reflects Flaws and Opportunities for Better U.S. Health Care. Five domains were examined in their study: care process, access, administrative efficiency, equity, and health care outcomes.

Case Assignment

After reviewing the background materials and conducting your own research, examine each of these domains. Discuss what they are and how the United States performed. Provide an analysis of what can be learned from other countries to improve the United States’ performance. Be sure that you are citing more than just the Commonwealth Fund report in supporting your analysis.

Assignment Expectations

1. Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to justify/support your analysis.
2. Limit your response to a maximum of 5 pages.
3. Support your paper with a minimum of 3 reliable sources.
4. Please use the following resource for evaluating information found on the internet: https://www.library.georgetown.edu/tutorials/research-guides/evaluating-internet-content
5. You may use the following source to assist in your formatting your assignment: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/.Module 4 – Case

INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE HEALTH POLICY:
OPPORTUNITIES AND LESSONS FOR THE UNITED STATES

Assignment Overview

Countries around the world take different approaches to addressing health and health care for their citizens. While developing countries have much different needs than industrialized countries, comparing nations that fall into like categories can provide valuable insight into how to improve health care for a populace. Policy analysts at the Commonwealth Fund found that the United States did not perform well compared to similar countries as reported in their study, Mirror, Mirror 2017: International Comparison Reflects Flaws and Opportunities for Better U.S. Health Care. Five domains were examined in their study: care process, access, administrative efficiency, equity, and health care outcomes.

Case Assignment

After reviewing the background materials and conducting your own research, examine each of these domains. Discuss what they are and how the United States performed. Provide an analysis of what can be learned from other countries to improve the United States’ performance. Be sure that you are citing more than just the Commonwealth Fund report in supporting your analysis.

Assignment Expectations

1. Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to justify/support your analysis.
2. Limit your response to a maximum of 5 pages.
3. Support your paper with a minimum of 3 reliable sources.
4. Please use the following resource for evaluating information found on the internet: https://www.library.georgetown.edu/tutorials/research-guides/evaluating-internet-content
5. You may use the following source to assist in your formatting your assignment: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/.

 Bell hooks (nee Gloria Jean Watkins) is a professor and social activist who has written about feminism and popular culture.  For this assignment, you will watch bell hooks’ views on Cultural Criticism and Transformation in the video (https://youtu.be/zQUuHFKP-9s) and read the accompanying extended transcript.

 Your essay should include some discussion of the following questions:

1. Do you agree or disagree with hooks’ views?  Support your position.
2. Does mass media promote images of equality by leveling racial, ethnic, and gender differences or do they promote inequality through exclusion and exaggeration of difference?
3. Does mass media reinforce the viewpoints of white, male, corporate culture or does mass allow for the authentic expression of racial, ethnic, and sexual identity?  Give examples to support your position

Specifications: 

Submit an 800-1000 word essay addressing the questions above. 

In your essay:

• Be sure to structure your essay with an introduction paragraph that includes a thesis statement, well-organized supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion that reiterates the main points of your argument. 
• Your argument should be supported by reputable research cited in APA format both in the body of the paper and in your references section.

Instructions:

Read the evidence representing the three forms of nursing inquiry (QI, research, and EBP) on provided articles (attached). selected problem/ articles: (Improving the control of blood sugar in diabetic patients). Analyze the aim, methods used, and outcomes sought for each type of inquiry. Determine how teamwork and critical thinking processes were implemented. Create a PowerPoint presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint. 

Material provided (attached): three articles related to Diabetes using QI, research, and EBP approach: 

– American Diabetes Association. (2018). Diabetes Care in the Hospital: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes-2019. doi: 10.2337/dc19-S015 Link (Links to an external site.)

– Russell, N.M., Vess, J., Durham, C., & Johnson, E. (2017). Text-messaging to support diabetes self-management in a rural health clinic: A Quality Improvement project. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics, 21(2). Link (Links to an external site.)

– Whitehead, L.C., Crowe, M.T., Carter, J.D., Maskill, V.R., Caryle, D., Bugge, C., & Frampton, C.M.A. (2017). A nurse-led education and cognitive behavior therapy-based intervention among adults with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 23(4). 821-829. doi: 10.1111/jep.12725 Link (Links to an external site.)

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the differences and similarities between the three forms of nursing inquiry: quality improvement (QI), research, and evidence-based practice (EBP). This assignment will allow for a discovery into the aim, methods and outcomes associated with each type of inquiry, including how these forms of inquiry are distinct yet similar in addressing a nursing practice problem. Formulation of a PowerPoint presentation which is inclusive of comprehensive speaker notes that supports professional formation, communication, and dissemination skills relevant to the DNP practice scholar. 

Include the following sections addressing the three forms of nursing inquiry (detailed criteria listed below and in the Grading Rubric).

– Introduction (1-2 slides)

– Describes purpose of the presentation

– Identifies selected nursing problem

– Includes significance and scope of the practice problem (including citation)

– Differentiation of the three forms of nursing inquiry (2-4 slides)

– Compares and contrasts QI, research, and EBP as forms of nursing inquiry

– Discusses the impact of each form of inquiry on nursing practice

– Describes how the DNP practice scholar applies each form of inquiry

– Analyses of the evidence representing the three forms of nursing inquiry (5-7 slides)

–  Identifies selected evidence representing the three forms of nursing inquiry (including citations)

– Compares and contrasts the aims of the selected evidence in addressing the practice problem

– Compares and contrasts the methods used in the selected evidence

– Examines the impact of teamwork, when used, in the selected evidence

– Compares outcomes in the selected evidence

– Conclusion (2-3 slides)

– Includes an evaluation of the impact of the three forms of evidence on the selected nursing practice problem /

– Includes a summative statement of the impact of the forms of inquiry on nursing

– Includes a summative statement of the impact of the forms of inquiry on the role of the DNP practice scholar

– References (1-2 slides). Includes all references cited in the presentation. Can be the three provided for analysis (attached material) and at least another to address the differences between quality improvement (QI), research, and evidence-based practice (EBP). 

PowerPoint Requirements:

– Includes 10-18 PowerPoint slides

– Maintains the 6 x 6 rule for a professional PowerPoint presentation: (no more than 6 lines per slide, 6 words per line).

–  Include speaker notes that support professional formation, communication, and dissemination skills.

– Grammar and mechanics are free of errors 

– Uses appropriate APA format (6th ed.) and is free of errors

Please see attached instructions.

Thank you

Complete sentences

apa style

Due Saturday

follow directions

Please use nursing theory from Madeleine M. Leininger: Transcultural Care Theory of Diversity and Universality 

(I have attached my textbook, chapter 22) to create a brochure. APA format. 

Nursing Theory Application Brochure 

Please   select a nursing theory that has resonated with you. Design a brochure that nursing   administration could use to introduce this theory to their nursing staff,   faculty or patients within their nursing clinical unit, education or research   environment.

In a simple   and concise manner, describe the selected theory and how it could be useful   and relevant to your chosen nursing environment. Please pay close attention to ensure that   you attend to the following criteria:

1. Briefly describe the nursing environment that   you wish to support (1 pt)

2. Describe the nursing theory/model that you   plan to introduce (2 pts)

3. What are the strengths of that nursing   theory? Why is it useful and relevant to that particular nursing unit, educational or research   environment? 

4. Use the six QSEN Competencies to explain how your   chosen theory can be applied 

a. Patient-centered care

b. Teamwork and collaboration

c. Evidenced-based practice (EBP)

d. Quality Improvements (QI)

e. Safety

f. Informatics

5. Select any two concerns below 

Design a professional brochure that expresses   clearly how your chosen theory could be applied to improve quality of any two   of the following areas:

a. Patient care 

b. Nursing education

c. Nursing research 

d. Health disparities 

6. Creativity: clarity and conciseness of the   brochure 

Please provide a complete and concise   description of each of the areas being asked for. Vague write ups   will not be assigned points.

Changes in culture and technology have resulted in patient populations that are often well informed and educated, even before consulting or considering a healthcare need delivered by a health professional. Fueled by this, health professionals are increasingly involving patients in treatment decisions. However, this often comes with challenges, as illnesses and treatments can become complex.

What has your experience been with patient involvement in treatment or healthcare decisions?

In this Discussion, you will share your experiences and consider the impact of patient involvement (or lack of involvement). You will also consider the use of a patient decision aid to inform best practices for patient care and healthcare decision making.

To Prepare:

• Review the Resources and reflect on a time when you experienced a patient being brought into (or not being brought into) a decision regarding their treatment plan.
• Review the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute’s Decision Aids Inventory at https://decisionaid.ohri.ca/.
  • Choose “For Specific Conditions,” then Browse an alphabetical listing of decision aids by health topic.

NOTE: To ensure compliance with HIPAA rules, please DO NOT use the patient’s real name or any information that might identify the patient or organization/practice.

Post a brief description of the situation you experienced and explain how incorporating or not incorporating patient preferences and values impacted the outcome of their treatment plan. Be specific and provide examples. Then, explain how including patient preferences and values might impact the trajectory of the situation and how these were reflected in the treatment plan. Finally, explain the value of the patient decision aid you selected and how it might contribute to effective decision making, both in general and in the experience you described. Describe how you might use this decision aid inventory in your professional practice or personal life.

    Define presbycusis, name signs and symptoms, etiology and differential diagnosis.

· Create 3 interventions-education measures with a patient with Presbycusis.

· List, define and elaborate on three different retinal and macular diseases age-related.

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

Benchmark – Professional Capstone and Practicum Reflective Journal 

Students maintained and  submitted weekly reflective narratives throughout the course to explore  the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout this course. This  assignment combines those entries into one course-long reflective  journal that integrates leadership and inquiry into current practice as  it applies to the Professional Capstone and Practicum course.

This  final submission should also outline what students have discovered  about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses  that surfaced during the process, additional resources and abilities  that could be introduced to a given situation to influence optimal  outcomes, and, finally, how the student met the competencies aligned to  this course.

The final journal should address a variable  combination of the following, while incorporating your specific clinical  practice experiences:

1. New practice approaches
2. Interprofessional collaboration
3. Health care delivery and clinical systems
4. Ethical considerations in health care
5. Practices of culturally sensitive care
6. Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of all patients
7. Population health concerns
8. The role of technology in improving health care outcomes
9. Health policy
10. Leadership and economic models
11. Health disparities

While  APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid  academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references  should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be  found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This  assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning  the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful  completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

RN to BSN

2.3:     Understand and value the processes of critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and decision making.

4.1:     Utilize patient care technology and information management systems.

4.3:     Promote interprofessional collaborative communication with health care teams to provide safe and effective care.

5.3:     Provide culturally sensitive care.

5.4:     Preserve the integrity and human dignity in the care of all patients.

Week 3 Community Strategic Plan: Part A, Community Assessment

  For this assignment, identify an area of focus in community health within your own community. 

Using Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns framework (p. 130 in your e-text), assess the health risks in your community.

In your community assessment paper, include the following:

• Identify resources in your community that would enable you to complete a community assessment and submit a summary of your findings (1–2 paragraphs).
• Refer to Table 8-3: Examples of Community Strengths and Concerns, and assess the strengths and concerns of your community (2–3 paragraphs).
• Identify potential barriers to implementing community health plans in your community and brainstorm  ways of addressing these barriers (2–3 paragraphs).

Plan ahead: Next week, as Part B of this assignment, you will select one (1) identified risk from this assessment to develop a community-focused strategic plan to address that health risk.  It is recommended that you look ahead to next week’s assignment so that you can begin framing your chosen community health focus. 

Your paper should be 2–3 pages in length, not including the cover and reference pages. Use APA throughout.

You must include 2–3 sources that are APA cited and referenced in your paper. (Sources may include community resources such as flyers, brochures, interviews, news stories, and local research data from credible sources.)

Review the rubric for further information on how your assignment will be graded.

Due: Sunday, 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time)

Points: 110