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Identify a quality improvement opportunity in your organization or practice. In a 1,250-1,500 word paper, describe the problem or issue and propose a quality improvement initiative based on evidence-based practice. Apply “The Road to Evidence-Based Practice” process, illustrated in Chapter 4 of your textbook, to create your proposal.

Include the following:

1. Provide an overview of the problem and the setting in which the problem or issue occurs.
2. Explain why a quality improvement initiative is needed in this area and the expected outcome.
3. Discuss how the results of previous research demonstrate support for the quality improvement initiative and its projected outcomes. Include a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources published within the last 5 years, not included in the course materials or textbook, that establish evidence in support of the quality improvement proposed.
4. Discuss steps necessary to implement the quality improvement initiative. Provide evidence and rationale to support your answer.
5. Explain how the quality improvement initiative will be evaluated to determine whether there was improvement.
6. Support your explanation by identifying the variables, hypothesis test, and statistical test that you would need to prove that the quality improvement initiative succeeded.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting 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. 

Attention Wizard Kim. 

Week 6 Discussion: Practicum professional Development Objectives/ Progress Appraisal  3 pages. 

Rubrics 

Preparing the presentation 

·  Application: Use Microsoft Word 2013™ to create the PowerPoint presentation.   

·  Length: The PowerPoint presentation should be no more than 15 total slides

·  Speaker notes should be used and include in-text citations when applicable. 

see attachment

 Heroes have always been a part of written stories. Heroes from Greek mythology often had super-human characteristics, but also had fatal flaws, and often met with tragic ends because of these flaws. The era post World War I and II created comic book heroes that did not seem to have any flaws. The current super-heroes all seem to be dark heroes – heroes that may not always do acceptable (legal) things, but overall may have good intentions. One similarity that many hero stories share is the monomyth, or hero’s journey, as you read about in this week’s unit. 

Be sure to address the following in your presentation:

• Discuss how the character of one Hero or Superhero (fictional) reflects the times that they are written. You may select a fictional hero from any era, however, you should be comfortable describing that era’s culture as well.
• Explain why this hero would resonate with the general era in which they were written.
• Describe the elements of the monomyth that are apparent in this hero’s story. HINT! Utilize a template to break down each part of the monomyth.

Specifications:

Submission: A 10-12 slide PowerPoint presentation or Prezi that answers the questions posed above. Include speaker notes or a voice-over, images, and videos where applicable.

 In your presentation:

• Provide speaker’s notes on the PowerPoint to accompany each slide. If you choose speaker’s notes, the total word count of your notes should be 800-1000 words.
• Include a title slide and include your references page in APA format on the last slide of the presentation.

i. Research Topic: “Sickle Cell in Africa” Education Through Media.

ii. Target Population: People Of all Ages

Gender: Male and female

Ethnicity: Not applicable

Location: West Africa

Health Issues: Sickle Cell Disease

iii. Goal: To use telehealth to promote prevention of birth to children with sickle cell disease in West Africa.

iv. Population location: West Africa.

v. Type of Technology: Information and Communications Technology (ICT) with emphasis on health media applications such as mobile phone, electronic bill boards and social media platforms.

Instructions for Discussion Replies to 3 DQS

DO NOT JUST REPEAT SAME INFORMATION, DO NOT JUST SAY I AGREE OR THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU NEED TO ADD NEW INFORMATION TO DISCUSSION.

1- Each reply should be at least 200 words.

2- Minimum One Peer reviewed/scholarly reference ( NO MAYO CLINIC/ AHA)

3- APA 6th edition style needs to be followed.

4- Each response should have reference at the end of each reply

5- Reference should be within last 4 years

An important part of the strategic plan is the communication plan. For this discussion, consider your program and come up with a communication plan using the template provided in the required reading. Then respond to the following:

1. Briefly summarize your communication plan.
2. What is the importance of having a communication plan?
3. How do you think a communication plan from 1998 looks different from one that you would see today?

Please see attached document with instructions and grading rubric. Must follow instructions exactly and answer all components of the assignment. I need this completed and delivered by tomorrow 10/11/2020 at 2 pm EST. 

Selected Topic NWS-10.4 Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years who are considered obese

Case 2

School-aged patients should be educated on what types of foods are good for them to eat and which foods are not good for them to eat all the time.  Open dialogue should be encouraged with school-aged patients so that the provider can assess and take note of what they know and what they are not sure about, so that these topics can be further addressed.  Providers should use proper terms when addressing the subject matters of obesity and being overweight and negative comments should not be permitted in the discussions so as not to shame anyone within the group.  Being overweight and/or obese should not subject anyone to bullying – blaming the child for their weight issues is a form of bullying.  Bullying can lead to self-esteem issues and self-esteem issues can often times be the culprit with regards to over-eating (Baranowski & Taveras, 2018).When talking with adolescents suspected of having an eating disorder, it is imperative to avoid shame and blame towards the youth for either being overweight or underweight, as this more than likely will actually worsen the issue and actually have them close off and withdraw.  Conversations involving behaviors and choices that praise the youth should be encouraged.  The conversation should focus on who the youth is as a person in a positive light and not about what they eat and/or what their body looks like.  The essential goal is to embrace the youth for their positive attributes, and build higher self-esteem and emotional stability as these two factors, if they are affected, can unfortunately lead to many eating disorders (Phillips, 2017).Adolescents go through many changes.  In this stage of a growing child’s life, they have growth spurts and puberty changes.  Puberty refers to the transitional period between childhood and adulthood.  Every growing child is different and may go through puberty at different ages as opposed to their peers.  During this time, both sexes undergo a series of biological changes that include a rapid increase in height, bone growth, weight increase, the growth of pubic hair, breast development and the onset of menstruation in girls, and testicle, penis, and muscle enlargement in boys (Gough, 2017).Violence among adolescents is a global health problem.  Violence includes a wide array of acts such as bullying and physical fighting and also includes more severe acts such as sexual and physical assault and homicides.  Health care professionals can play a major role in preventing instances of adolescence violence.  Health care professionals can serve as educators and provide counseling to youths on subjects such as bullying, teen dating violence, rape, and mental health issues.  Adolescents from all backgrounds can be subject to any role with regards to violence – whether it be the attacker or the victim.  Sometimes adolescents may not want to talk with their parents regarding a lot of subjects because they fear being judged, punished and scrutinized.  Sometimes adolescents might be more open to either one-on-one counseling with someone closer in age to them and/or also peer group meetings.  Most adolescents love to socialize among other young people like themselves and especially when they have similar situations/experiences, and thoughts and feelings on various subject matters.  Health care professionals within the community can organize peer group meetings on varying subject matters over time at local community centers and/or schools and students can come casually on their own terms which will more than likely foster an atmosphere of continued retention with regards to attendance (Chilton, 2017).

ReferencesBaranowski, T., & Taveras, E. M. (2018).  Childhood Obesity Prevention: Changing the Focus.  Childhood Obesity, 14(1), 1-3. doi:10.1089/chi.2017.0303Chilton, S. (2017).  Nursing in a community environment.  A Textbook of Community Nursing, 1-24. doi:10.1201/9781315157207-1Gough, H. (2017).  Community nursing assessment.  A Textbook of Community Nursing, 132-146. doi:10.1201/9781315157207-7Phillips, K. E. (2017).  Eating Disorders.  A Guide to Mastery in Clinical Nursing. doi:10.1891/9780826150325.0278