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Research a health care organization or network that spans several states with in the United States (United Healthcare, Vanguard, Banner Health, etc.). Assess the readiness of the health care organization or network you chose in regard to meeting the health care needs of citizens in the next decade.

Prepare a 1,000-1,250 word paper that presents your assessment and proposes a strategic plan to ensure readiness. Include the following:

1. Describe the health care organization or network.
2. Describe the organization’s overall readiness based on your findings.
3. Prepare a strategic plan to address issues pertaining to network growth, nurse staffing, resource management, and patient satisfaction.
4. Identify any current or potential issues within the organizational culture and discuss how these issues may affect aspects of the strategic plan.
5. Propose a theory or model that could be used to support implementation of the strategic plan for this organization. Explain why this theory or model is best.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

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

 It is evident that the nurse is not providing culturally congruent care, according to Burkhardt and Nathaniel (2020), “dealing with diversity is an essential component of nursing care, nurses are expected to demonstrate competence in providing culturally congruent care” (p.295). On page 296 Burkhardt and Nathaniel states “cultural competence includes cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, cultural safety, and linguistic competency”, however in the scenario the nurse did not practice cultural competence neither did the nurse avoid ethnocentrism. Fowler et al. (2012) says “When a challenge to health occurs, the religious person typically relies on practices or rituals of his or her tradition to find comfort or guidance” (p.321). Therefore, as the nurse I would assess spirituality and keep those things in mind during intake of the patient, I would note them in the chart so that all are aware. As the nurse I would allow the mom to continue with her doings, I would assure her that she is in a safe environment to incorporate her beliefs and culture. I would guide cultural sensitivity, cultural safety, and cultural awareness. 

two discussion same topic different words

TASK

Learning Theories and Personal Motivation

a. Describe learning theories as they relate to your personal motivation to successfully increase your nursing knowledge.

b. Discuss potential barriers to learning.  

To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use resources from the University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format. You may use this APA Citation Helper as a convenient reference for properly citing resources.

similarity no more than 10%

 Assignment #1: Research Specialty Care Paper ChooseonetopicfromthefollowingfortheAPApaper:1.HIV/AIDS Specialty Care for Pregnant women 2.HIV/AIDS Specialty Care for PediatricsThe paper must be in APA style and allin-text citations should be in APA format, with a minimum of 6 pages and a maximum of 8 pages in double spaces not including the cover and reference pages. You must read the Turnitin Policy prior to submitting this paper.

 TOPIC OF ASSIGNMENT: CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT

We are at the halfway point if you can believe it! This week you are going to compose the second half of your paper. This part of the paper explores the cultural and ethical perspectives of your topic. Below is a video of what to cover in this part. This paper has all of the same expectations as the previous paper. It must be written formally, have correct citations and in APA format. I have included a word document below that reviews formal writing again. You are also going to want to use tutor.com, the writing studio or PAL tutors for this assignment as well. You will use the articles from assignment 4 to help you but you still have a significant amount of research to do.

• Origin of environmental/social injustice
  • Brief history
  • Cause(s) – may have more than one
• Money, power, and control
• Legislation
• Cultural values and/or norms influence the issue
• Ethical obligations of the health care profession

Introduction

It is estimated “that about 6.3 million children under 5 years of age die in the world each year” (Skolnik, 2021, p. 296). These deaths primarily occur in low and middle-income countries. In this discussion board assignment, you will have the opportunity to explore how a mother’s education level impacts the health of her child and you will also have the opportunity to consider the impact of other determinants of health on children in low-income countries.

1. Discuss how the health of young children in low-income countries vary with the mother’s level of education.
2. Explain the multi-directional links between health, social, and economic factors.

Directions

In response to each topic or prompt provided by the instructor please do the following:

1. Provide a thoughtful and complete initial response that is a minimum of two to three paragraphs 

Textbook : Global Health 101

4th Edition

Author: Richard Skolnik

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Learning

Year: 2019

Being anxious about speaking in front of an audience is a natural human tendency.  All people experience some form of anxiety before, during, or after speaking in front of an audience. 

For this discussion board, you will be asked to take a survey on your public speaking anxiety, and then reflect on how you can overcome this anxiety or use it to your advantage.

 For your initial post (due on day 3):

First:

Take the Speaking Anxiety Survey before completing this post (located above the Discussion Board in this module).

Read the following information on speaking anxiety: Speech Anxiety

Next:

Create your post to include the following:

1.  Were you surprised by the score you received on the survey?  (Feel free to share your score if you are comfortable doing so). 

2. Why do you think your score was what it was based on the questions asked?

3.  What has been your experience with public speaking in the past?  Have you had any anxiety about giving speeches or the thought of giving public speeches?

4.  Based on what you have read, what can you do to have less anxiety?

5. Based on what you have read, what should you avoid during a speech to show your audience that you are confident and prepared?

For your Responses:

Make sure to respond to two classmates by day 7.  In your responses make sure to ask questions about your peers’ experiences in an attempt to reflect and start an academic conversation. 

Your score should be between 34 and 170. If your score is below 34 or above 170, you have made a mistake in computing the score.

High = > 131

Low = < 98

Moderate =  98-131

Mean = 114.6;  SD = 17.2

prompt1

What resources do you use to determine safety and effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine?

prompt2

Discuss some of the psychophysiological aspects of stress. Which evidence-based stress management interventions do you apply to clinical practice? How effective are they?

 This paper will have three parts addressing two important pieces of legislation related to the right of individuals to make health care decisions for themselves.

Part I

The Advance Health Care Directive 

Locate a copy of an advanced directive (AD) that complies with the laws of the state in which you work. The organization in which you work should have a copy of an advance directive that is given to patients. If not, download your state’s Advance Directives here http://www.caringinfo.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3289.

Complete the advance directive for yourself.  Do not turn in your AD with your paper. The AD is for your personal use.

In your paper, Part I:

1. Identify where you obtained the AD and explain its compliance with state law.
2. Conduct research (1-2 sources) to learn more about the AD in your state and explain how it works.   
3. Discuss how easy or difficult it was to complete the AD. Your comments should be specific and both objective and subjective. For example, when you state your personal feelings, you must relate them to the literature (textbook and research) that discusses this process and the difficulties that many people face when completing an advance directive.

(Cite/ reference any sources you use to explore these questions, including your texts.)

Part II

Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Form

1. What is a Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form?
2. When should this form be completed?
3. Who can complete the form?
4. Who needs to sign the form to make it a legal document?

(Cite/reference any sources you use to explore these questions, including your texts.)

Part III

Tie the two first sections together by writing a summary and conclusion.

This section should address:

1. the differences between an Advance Health Care Directive and the POLST,

2. the RN’s important role in assuring the patient’s right to autonomy in choosing the healthcare interventions the patient does or does not want.

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Use current APA format.

The paper should be between 3-5 pages in length excluding the title and reference page(s). 

Cite and reference the course text and at least two (2) additional appropriate professional sources.   

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