Cultural impact of posttraumatic stress disorder

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CULTURAL IMPACT OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

Read one of the articles listed below based on the topic of research you selected in Week 1.

Childhood diabetes

Cammarata, C., Meyer, K. J., Geffken, G., Felipe, D., et al. (2009). Psychosocial issues that affect youth with diabetes. American Journal of Health Education, 40(5), 277–281. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Alcohol use in adolescents

Chuang, Y.-C., Ennett, S. T., Bauman, K. E., & Foshee, V. A. (2009). Relationships of adolescents’ perceptions of parental and peer behaviors with cigarette and alcohol use in different neighborhood contexts. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38, 1388–1398. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Skin cancer in young women

Pettijohn, T. F., , II, Pettijohn, T. F., & Geschke, K. S. (2009). Changes in sun tanning attitudes and behaviors of U.S. college students from 1995 to 2005. College Student Journal, 43(1), 161–165. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Cardiovascular disease in the minority population

Graham-Garcia, J., Raines, T. L., Andrews, J. O.,, & Mensah, G. A. (2001). Race, ethnicity, and geography: Disparities in heart disease in women of color. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 12, 56–67. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Childhood immunizations

Findley, S. E., Irigoyen, M., Sanchez, M., Stockwell, M. S., et al. (2008). Effectiveness of a community coalition for improving child vaccination rates in New York City. American Journal of Public Health, 98, 1959–1962. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Long-term care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease

McClendon, M. J, Smyth, K. A., & Neundorfer, M. M. (2006). Long-term-care placement and survival of persons with Alzheimer’s disease. The Journals of Gerontology , 61B(4), 220-227. (see your week 2 resources area to view the article).

Cultural impact of posttraumatic stress disorder

Nayback, A.-M. (2008). Health disparities in military veterans with PTSD: Influential sociocultural factors. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services, 46(6), 43–51. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Privacy with electronic health records

Dimitropoulos, L., & Rizk, S. (2009). A state-based approach to privacy and security for interoperable health information exchange. Health Affairs, 28, 428–434. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

To complete this Application Assignment, write a 2- to 4-page paper answering the following questions:

Abstract and Citation

  • Did the title assist in identifying whether the article would pertain to your research topic? Why?
  • Does the abstract clearly summarize the main features of the article? How?

Research Question

  • Is the research problem easy to identity? Summarize the research problem.
  • What is the specific research question being asked?
  • Is the article relevant to the research question you developed? Why or why not?

Source

  • Was the article a primary or secondary source?

References

  • How many references does it include?
  • Are the references relevant and current for your research topic? Why or why not?

Content

  • What is the base perspective of the article? In other words, is it from the point of view of an administrator, health care provider, health care deliverer, politician, researcher, or educator?
  • Is the article well-organized and sufficiently detailed for critical analysis? Provide an example.
  • Describe the various sections of the article. Does it follow the standard scientific method? Why or why not?

 How could the hospital in this example have prepared its supervisors so they would have understood their proper role during the organizing campaign?

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The Case of the Misguided Supervisors

Recently, when a union sought to organize the nurses at a California hospital, the nursing supervisors, called charge nurses, didn’t understand their proper role in the process. While the union was distributing cards for the nurses to indicate their desire for a representation election, several of the charge nurses participated in the union’s meetings and decided they wanted to join. Some of these charge nurses also encouraged nurses who reported to them to support the union as well.

One month before the election, the hospital discovered that charge nurses had supported the union even though their positions in the organization qualified them as supervisors. The charge nurses stopped advocating for the union, and some even encouraged nonsupervisory nurses to vote against representation. The election went ahead, and the union won representation.

The hospital challenged the election because of the pro-union activity by the nurses. However, the NLRB and the court both upheld the union.

Questions

1.   Why would an organization care whether its supervisors speak in favor of or against union representation?

2.   How could the hospital in this example have prepared its supervisors so they would have understood their proper role during the organizing campaign?

SOURCES: National Labor Relations Boards, “The NLRB Process,” http://www.nlrb.gov, accessed May 3, 2012; National Labor Relations Board, “NLRB Representation Case Amendments Take Effect Today,” news release, April 30, 2012, http://www.nlrb.gov; Duane Morris LLP, “Two NLRB Rules Effective April 30 Affect Most Private-Sector Employers,” Mondaq Business Briefing, April 20, 2012, http://galenet.galegroup.com.This assignment is designed to integrate the reflection of personal experience, and the information covered in the textbook. Using what you have learned about Juanita, answer the following questions:

  • Should Juanita attempt to reduce voluntary and involuntary turnover?
  • A risk of disciplining employees is that some may retaliate. To avoid that risk, what organizational policies might encourage high-performing employees to stay while encouraging low-performing employees to leave?
  • To what extent are exit interviews meaningful and what kind of opinions should you attempt to capture? How are these opinions relevant to employee separation and retention?

RESEARCH ABOUT WOMEN’S STATUS IN THE EARLY REPUBLIC WHEN THE REPUBLICANS COME TO POWER IN 1800-1824. TALK ABOUT WOMEN’S TYPE OF EDUCATION, HOW LAWS WERE GIVEN TO THEM, AND WOMEN AND CHURCH GOVERNANCE

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RESEARCH ABOUT WOMEN’S STATUS IN THE EARLY REPUBLIC WHEN THE REPUBLICANS COME TO POWER IN 1800-1824. TALK ABOUT WOMEN’S TYPE OF EDUCATION, HOW LAWS WERE GIVEN TO THEM, AND WOMEN AND CHURCH GOVERNANCE

Instructions are below on the document I uploaded and just make sure the paper has a thesis – that is, something you’re trying to prove ABOUT women’s status.

 

FORMAT: Research papers must include:

 

  • A COVER PAGEwith your name, paper title, and semester.

 

  • An OUTLINE PAGE with yourTHESIS STATEMENT
  • 1 page or less, with a thesis statement (saying what your paper will show or what it will prove about your topic).
  • An outlineshowing how you plan to develop your topic is required and should be placed at the beginning of your paper.
  • The outline shows, in abbreviated form, how your paper will be organized.
  • It should be a page or less. SAMPLE OUTLINE.

 

  • 7 to 10 PAGES OF TEXT(typed, double-spaced).
  • Do not submit less than 7 pages.
  • You must have at least 7 full pages of TEXT. SAMPLE PAPERwith endnotes.
  • If you type footnotes at the end of the paper, this page DOES count as part of your 7 pages.
  • Your Bibliography does NOT count as part of the 7 pages.
  • Any quotes in your paper that are over 3 linesmust be INDENTED AND SINGLE-SPACED.

 

  • FOOTNOTES or ENDNOTES(no “parenthetical” citations).
  • The paper must include at least three PRIMARY and four SECONDARY sources (see explanation below).
  • You MUST cite the source for any material that is not your own.
  • This is done using a footnote (“endnotes” are also acceptable).
  • Use the footnote form in either the Chicago Manual of Style or Kate Turabian’s A Guide for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations.
  • Do notuse parenthetical citations (that is, an author’s name and a page number in parentheses at the end of a sentence).
  • Ask Dr. Thomas or a reference librarian for assistance.
  • Do not use encyclopedias.
  • Do not use online encyclopedias, such as Encarta or Wikipedia.
  • SAMPLE FOOTNOTESformat.

 

  • A BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE with Primary and Secondary sources separately.
  • A Bibliography is different from Endnotes or Footnotes.
  • A Bibliography goes at the very end of your paper, on a separate page – AFTER the Endnotes.
  • Follow the bibliographic form found in either the Chicago Manual of Style or Kate Turabian’s A Guide for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations.
  • A bibliography is alphabetized by author’s last name.
  • For THIS paper, you must separate the bibliography into Primary and Secondary sources.  But for most research papers, you do not do that.
  • Ask Dr. Thomas or a reference librarian if you need assistance.
  • SAMPLE BIBLIOGRAPHY(scroll down ½  page).

 

  • Writing assignments must be typedand double-spaced.
  • ACC Learning Resource Centers(libraries) have computers available to students.

 

THESIS:

Your paper must argue a thesis -that is, something you are trying to prove about your topic.

    • It is not enough to say what happened and when – you must argue the historical significance of your topic.
    • For example, if you are writing about Women on the Home front during the Civil War, you could argue that women played roles critical to success, such as working in government offices, growing crops, running businesses, and providing critical nursing care for soldiers.
    • Your paper would then discuss and support this argument by giving evidence (examples) from historical sources. State your thesis on the OUTLINE page.
    • Example of a thesis statement:
Essay (any type)
Topic:
Research about women’s status in the early republic when the republicans come to power in 1800-1824. Talk about women’s type of education, how laws were given to them, and women and church governance.
Pages:
10 pages / 2750 words
Discipline:
History
Format or citation style:

You are the administrative manager of a health care organization and have been given the assignment to convert the practice from a paper-based system to an electronic health information system in the next three years.

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HEALTH CARE INFORMATICS

This is the final project. I am willing to pay $30 for this assignment.

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LESSON 17 /FINAL Final Project: Putting It All Together – Converting to Electronic LEARNING OUTCOMES ______________________________________________________________________________ In this lesson, you will do the following: Create a document that demonstrates an understanding of the elements needed to convert from a paper-based health record to an electronic health record. READINGS Gartee Text: Chapter 12, pp. 283 -301 Additional Sources -TBD Case Studies in the Gartee Text: pp. 28, 68, 65, 122, 142, 178, 194, 232 ACTIVITIES /ASSESSMENTS 1. Read the assigned pages from the Gartee text, Case Studies, Unit 5 PowerPoint, and Lecture Notes. 2. Discuss current issues on the course discussion board with instructors and students. 3. Complete the written assignment. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS You are the administrative manager of a health care organization and have been given the assignment to convert the practice from a paper-based system to an electronic health information system in the next three years. This assignment will be to write a plan that includes a vision, timeline, systems to be converted, metrics, training, support, and other areas to make the conversion a success. You should be creative in your thinking and use the information you have learned during this course. You may assume a budget that is reasonable, but limited.
PLEASE NOTE: All graded assignments for the lessons in this unit should be grouped together and submitted as ONE document using the Assignment Submission form accessed from your course homepage or http://www.sjcme.edu/gps/assignments. All activities/assignments for this unit should be as follows: 1. Should include a cover sheet for each assignment stating the following: ? Course (HA 214) ? Your Name ? Unit and Lesson Number ? Date Submitted 2. Each individual assignment number and copy of the assignment directions should be included in the submission as the starting header of each lesson. 3. Carefully check grammar and spelling. 4. Use APA format…

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Write clearly and concisely about health financial management using proper writing mechanics.

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EVALUATE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS.

 

Select one (1) of the following publically traded health care organizations: Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) or Health Management Associates (NYSE: HMA).

 

Suppose you are a newly appointed CFO of your chosen health care organization. One of your first tasks is to conduct an internal financial analysis of the organization. Conduct a brief financial analysis and review of the chosen company’s financial statements for at least three (3) consecutive years. After conducting the analysis, interpret the data contained within the statements.

 

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

  1. Based on your review of the financial statements, suggest a key insight about the financial health of the company. Speculate on the likely reaction to the financial statements from various stakeholder groups (employee, investors, shareholders). Provide support for your rationale.
  2. Identify the current industry trend that has the most significant impact on your chosen organization’s financial performance. Indicate the trend’s impact on the financial performance of the organization. As the CFO, suggest at least one (1) way that you might minimize the impact of the trend on the organization.
  3. As the CFO, suggest one (1) key strategy that you might use in order to improve the financial performance of the organization. Recommend an approach to implement the suggested strategy. Provide support for your recommendation.
  4. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

  • Evaluate the financial statements and the financial position of health care institutions.
  • Analyze the role of important financial reporting statements – income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows – and explain how they relate to one another and to the underlying sources of data.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in health financial management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about health financial management using proper writing mechanics.

Do you think that Gender, age, and location of birth has an impact on access to health care?

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DO YOU THINK THAT GENDER, AGE, AND LOCATION OF BIRTH HAS AN IMPACT ON ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE

Do you think that Gender, age, and location of birth has an impact on access to health care? The other question is in the file attached.

APA format with reference,

2.. Here is an example and I would like to know what you think.

My next door neighbor works for a construction company and fell of the ladder the other day and hurt his ankle They took him to the hospital and did an X-Ray. Sent him home with pain medication and told him that it was a very bad sprain. So, he had to take a few days off…..loosing pay for two days. The company does not have workman’s comp.

So, he hobbled around for a week on his crutches, when on Friday the hospital call him and told him that the ankle was broken and he had to come back to have it fixed.  When he got back to the hospital the physician told him that they would have to break the ankle to be able to fix it.

Is this an example of high quality care? Thoughts?

Create a schematic or flowchart to illustrate how to incorporate teams into daily health care communication for the issue described in the scenario.

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..CREATE A SCHEMATIC OR FLOWCHART TO ILLUSTRATE HOW TO INCORPORATE TEAMS INTO DAILY HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATION FOR THE ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE SCENARIO.

Consider the following scenario regarding an issue that affects the organization and the public:

  • You are the project manager at a state-supported public health care facility. Because of the success of your organization, a local organization has donated a state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging machine that is not available anywhere else in the vicinity. As the project manager, you are tasked with educating the staff and informing the public regarding this new technology.

Create a schematic or flowchart to illustrate how to incorporate teams into daily health care communication for the issue described in the scenario.

Use Microsoft® PowerPoint®, Microsoft® Paint, Microsoft® Visio®, Microsoft®Word, Microsoft® Excel®, or a tool of your choice to create the schematic or flowchart.

Include the following:

  • What team structures, functions, project goals, obstacles, and communication will be used
    • Team structures:
      • Public Education Team
        • Goal:  To educate public of new equipment
        • Team Members:
          • Team Leader
          • Marketing Department
        • Functions: (I’m not sure what is meant by “functions”)
          • What the new machine does that “old” technology cannot?
          • Roles of team members?
        • Obstacles:
          • Budget for advertising
          • Doctors’ offices not interested in information
          • Insurance companies believe new MRI not medically necessary
            • This would be an issue if the cost billed for the service is more than a “normal” MRI
            • Issue if facility is out-of-network for patient
          • Need for both English and Spanish education?
        • Who to educate:
          • Public
          • Doctors’ Offices
          • Insurance Companies
        • Ways to Distribute Information (Communication Used)
          • Print Ads
            • Newspaper
            • Billboard
            • Bus stops
            • Brochures
          • Newspaper Article
          • TV News Story
          • Commercials
          • Brochures for Doctors’ Offices
          • Inservices at Doctors’ Offices
            • Provide snack or lunch
          • Mailings
          • Internet Ad
          • Open House
      • Staff Education Team
        • Project Goal: To educate staff

PRESENT HOW STRATEGIC PLANNING, PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARE INTERRELATED AND FUNDAMENTAL TO THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE

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PRESENT HOW STRATEGIC PLANNING, PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARE INTERRELATED AND FUNDAMENTAL TO THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE.

Topic: Present how strategic planning, performance improvement, and information systems are interrelated and fundamental to the delivery of quality health care.

 

  1. Identify the topic of your Final Project
  • Describe the issue, why it was selected, the perspective of approach, and the scope of the paper.
  1. Provide an outline of your project
  • The outline should include a heading for each section of the Research Paper/PowerPoint Presentation (including one for the thesis and the conclusion) as well as heading descriptions. Subheadings should also be used with a description of each subheading. These should demonstrate that you have done significant research, evaluation, and critical thinking on the issues involved and should illustrate the strategies you would incorporate and implement for the scenario you are creating.
  1. Create an annotated bibliography
  • The annotated bibliography should contain at least five scholarly sources that you intend to use in your project. Each listing must include a paraphrased narrative of the actual research study presented in the article and the studies used should represent the most current research related to the topic area.

Does the organization address the commitment to value and quality?

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IDENTIFY THE EXPECTATIONS AND NEEDS OF THE HEALTH CARE CUSTOMER WITHIN THAT POPULATION.

3PAGES

APA

SOURCES:3

As a manager of a health care organization, your goal is to create a successful environment for customers, patients, and staff, and planning is what makes this possible. A strategic plan will help maintain the environment you are currently in, provide input to what capabilities your organization has currently to use within this plan, change the organization based on the needs determined, and guide your organization to where it plans to go in the future.

Instructions

Research online at least 3 existing health care organizations for examples of mission and vision statements. Use them as a reference point when creating your own strategic plan.

You are to complete the following portions of your health care organization strategic plan:

Name your health care organization.

Describe the health care organization for which you are creating a strategic plan.
Include details about the population it serves and the services provided.
Identify the organization’s core competencies.
How are core competencies giving the organization an important difference in providing customer benefits and perceived value?
Identify the expectations and needs of the health care customer within that population.
Define the organization’s vision statement.
Where do you want this organization to go?
What is your personal vision for this organization?
Does the organization address customer service within the vision statement?
Does the organization address the commitment to quality and value?
Does your vision statement involve the employees?
Craft the organization’s mission statement.
What is the reason that this organization was created?
Does the organization address customer service within the mission statement?
Does the organization address the commitment to value and quality?

please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials. APA format

Analyze the major pros and cons of ambulatory services, as compared to using larger hospitals for emergency health services

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COMPARE THE PROS AND CONS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ROLES PLAYED IN PROMOTING HEALTH CARE, IN TERMS OF STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING, IN A TIME OF THREATS FROM BIOTERRORISM AND DISEASE-RESISTANT PATHOGENS

“Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Using Public and Private Health Services” Please respond to the following: Categorize the various levels in the joint public-private responsibility structure of the U.S. health care service. Compare the pros and cons of public and private roles played in promoting health care, in terms of state and federal funding, in a time of threats from bioterrorism and disease-resistant pathogens. 2 Analyze the major pros and cons of ambulatory services, as compared to using larger hospitals for emergency health services. Also, from a management and an economic standpoint, compare the use of private versus public health care services. In terms of local, state, and federal roles and resources, compare the major pros and cons of the various roles in protecting the public in a time of threats from bioterrorism and disease-resistant pathogens.