Assignment: Analysis of a Pertinent Healthcare Issue

The Quadruple Aim provides broad categories of goals to pursue to maintain and improve healthcare. Within each goal are many issues that, if addressed successfully, may have a positive impact on outcomes. For example, healthcare leaders are being tasked to shift from an emphasis on disease management often provided in an acute care setting to health promotion and disease prevention delivered in primary care settings. Efforts in this area can have significant positive impacts by reducing the need for primary healthcare and by reducing the stress on the healthcare system.

Changes in the industry only serve to stress what has always been true; namely, that the healthcare field has always faced significant challenges, and that goals to improve healthcare will always involve multiple stakeholders. This should not seem surprising given the circumstances. Indeed, when a growing population needs care, there are factors involved such as the demands of providing that care and the rising costs associated with healthcare. Generally, it is not surprising that the field of healthcare is an industry facing multifaceted issues that evolve over time.

In this module’s Discussion, you reviewed some healthcare issues/stressors and selected one for further review. For this Assignment, you will consider in more detail the healthcare issue/stressor you selected. You will also review research that addresses the issue/stressor and write a white paper to your organization’s leadership that addresses the issue/stressor you selected.

To Prepare:

  • Review the national healthcare issues/stressors presented in the Resources and reflect on the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected for study.
  • Reflect on the feedback you received from your colleagues on your Discussion post for the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected.
  • Identify and review two additional scholarly resources (not included in the Resources for this module) that focus on change strategies implemented by healthcare organizations to address your selected national healthcare issue/stressor.

The Assignment (3-4 Pages):

Analysis of a Pertinent Healthcare Issue

Develop a 3- to 4-page paper, written to your organization’s leadership team, addressing your selected national healthcare issue/stressor and how it is impacting your work setting. Be sure to address the following:

  • Describe the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected and its impact on your organization. Use organizational data to quantify the impact (if necessary, seek assistance from leadership or appropriate stakeholders in your organization).
  • Provide a brief summary of the two articles you reviewed from outside resources on the national healthcare issue/stressor. Explain how the healthcare issue/stressor is being addressed in other organizations.
  • Summarize the strategies used to address the organizational impact of national healthcare issues/stressors presented in the scholarly resources you selected. Explain how they may impact your organization both positively and negatively. Be specific and provide examples.

Looking Ahead

The paper you develop in Module 1 will be revisited and revised in Module 2. Review the Assignment instructions for Module 2 to prepare for your revised paper.

By Day 7 of Week 2

Submit your paper.

Please make sure the paper has no plagiarism, follows the rubric, and is in APA 7 format.

Module 03 Course Project – Thesis

 

Your initial thesis and outline for your course project presentation are due this module. Your outline will be the skeleton from which you will write your project. Your outline should contain an idea for your introduction, thesis, and topic areas that make up the body of the paper. An idea for a recommendation for improvements to the country’s health system should come at the end.

Discussion Question 1

Child abuse and maltreatment is not limited to a particular age—it can occur in the infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age years. Choose one of the four age groups and outline the types of abuse most commonly seen among children of that age. Describe warning signs and physical and emotional assessment findings the nurse may see that could indicate child abuse. Discuss cultural variations of health practices that can be misidentified as child abuse. Describe the reporting mechanism in your state (FLORIDA) and nurse responsibilities related to the reporting of suspected child abuse.

And discuss what statistics say in relation to abuse give me 3 stats.

Drug Article

 

For this assignment please find an article which addresses the benefits of utilizing vitamins, herbs and minerals versus using manufactured drugs and write an essay about it. You must submit the article with your assignment.

Directions:

  • Typed paper – 3 page summary doubled spaced; Times Roman 12pt.-Microsoft Word; 1 inch margins. 
  • Paraphrase – Do not plagiarize
  • Cite where article was retrieved and attach a copy of the original article to the summary. Post both as attachments. Do not provide any web links in place of the original article.  Original article and summary must be submitted together as attachments.
  • ***Do not copy and paste article in the submission space. Any article summary submitted in this manner will not receive any credit.****
  • May use newspaper, medical journals, magazines, peer review articles, etc.
  • Dates when Drug Articles are due is listed on the course syllabus.  Please know that no drug article will be accepted via email or after the due date No exceptions. Listed below is a sample of how the medical article should look.  Do not use Wikipedia website. This is not an accepted academic website.

Rubric

Drug Articles (1)Drug Articles (1)CriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTyped 1 page summary50.0 ptsFull Marks0.0 ptsNo Marks50.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDrug article attached.50.0 ptsFull Marks0.0 ptsNo Marks50.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDoubled spaced; Times Roman 12pt.-Microsoft Word; 1 inch margins.20.0 ptsFull Marks0.0 ptsNo Marks20.0 pts
Total Points: 120.0PreviousNext

2. Question 2 is not part of the article 

 Please choose one capsule, gelatin coated, Timed-released or extended-release medication. Please give the name, purpose of medication and pros and cons of the medication. Why is it important that your medication be time released? Essay must be at least 2 page in length, double spaced, 12 font.

Rubric

Some Rubric (1)Some Rubric (1)CriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome 2 page essay, 12 font, double spaced3.0 ptsFull Marks0.0 ptsNo Marks3.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePurpose of medication3.0 ptsFull Marks0.0 ptsNo Marks3.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePros and cons given2.0 ptsFull Marks0.0 ptsNo Marks2.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWhy is this medication time released?2.0 ptsFull Marks0.0 ptsNo Marks2.0 pts
Total Points: 10.0PreviousNext

 

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 FINAL PAPER DUE Week 10 (today). Topic: Select Health Policy Analysis Paper on a local, state, or federal policy that you have explored along with recommendations based upon the analysis. • Analyze and evaluate the Health Policy • Identify application of health policy into clinical practice. ➢ Your paper must have an Introduction and a Conclusion ➢ Maximum of 6 pages (not including Title and Reference page). ➢ APA format ➢ At least 5 references within 5 years 

Dq response

What are your thought???

Working with a case manager I have learned about concerns specific to discharging patients from the acute care setting. Per my preceptor, a problem the organization is facing is creating safe discharge plans for homeless patients. Often patients require additional services at discharge including outpatient wound care or follow up appointments. This makes creating a safe discharge plan difficult as patients that are homeless typically do not have access to necessary resources. Without access to necessary outpatient resources, this patient population is at an increased risk for readmission to the hospital. According to my preceptor, due to this issue, one patient has been readmitted to the hospital 5 times over the last few months.

Readmission is an issue for both the organization and nursing staff. Working with a patient with a difficult discharge plan and high risk for readmission is a challenge for the case managers. There are only so many resources available within the community and once those have been exhausted it can be difficult to create a new, safe, plan. This is also a concern for the organization as depending on the diagnosis, readmission can impact reimbursement rates for the patient’s stay. Being a case managemer requires extensive knowledge of resources and collaboration to create a safe discharge plan for patients. Nurses working in case management are constantly working on finding new ways to meet the needs of patients.