Worldview Analysis and Personal Inventory

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Based on the required topic study materials, write a reflection about worldview and respond to following:

  1. In 250-300 words, explain the Christian perspective of the nature of spirituality and ethics in contrast to the perspective of postmodern relativism within health care.
  2. In 250-300 words, explain what scientism is and describe two of the main arguments against it.
  3. In 750-1,000 words, answer each of the worldview questions according to your own personal perspective and worldview: (a) What is ultimate reality? (b) What is the nature of the universe? (c) What is a human being? (d) What is knowledge? (e) What is your basis of ethics? (f) What is the purpose of your existence?

Remember to support your reflection with the topic study materials.

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.

Study Materials :

View “What Is the Bible?” on the Bible Project website (2018).

https://thebibleproject.com/videos/what-is-bible/

View “The Story of the Bible” on the Bible Project website (2018).

https://thebibleproject.com/videos/the-story-of-the-bible/

Read “What Is Scientism?” by Burnett, on the American Association for the Advancement of Science website (2018).

https://www.aaas.org/programs/dialogue-science-ethics-and-religion/what-scientism

Read “10 Things You Should Know About Scientism,” by Moreland, on the Crossway website (2018).

https://www.crossway.org/articles/10-things-you-should-know-about-scientism/

View “Literary Styles in the Bible” on the Bible Project website (2018).

https://thebibleproject.com/videos/literary-styles-bible/

Respond with a paragraph, citations and references.

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The IOM published report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,” makes recommendations for lifelong learning and achieving higher levels of education.

In 1,000-1,250 words, examine the importance of nursing education and discuss your overall educational goals.

Include the following:

  1. Discuss your options in the job market based on your educational level.
  2. Review the IOM Future of Nursing Recommendations for achieving higher levels of education. Describe what professional certification and advanced degrees (MSN, DNP, etc.) you want to pursue and explain your reasons for wanting to attain the education. Discuss your timeline for accomplishing these goals.
  3. Discuss how increasing your level of education would affect how your competitiveness in the current job market and your role in the future of nursing.
  4. Discuss the relationship of continuing nursing education to competency, attitudes, knowledge, and the ANA Scope and Standards for Practice and Code of Ethics.
  5. Discuss whether continuing nursing education should be mandatory. Provide support for your response.

You are required to cite to a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.

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.

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

2 Short Healthcare Delivery Tasks

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PLEASE SEPARATE EACH TASK ON ITS OWN WORD DOCUMENT

Healthcare Delivery Systems – Week 5 Assignment 1

Healthcare Spending

Paying for health care consists of multiple approaches by insurance companies, state and federal governments, public payers, private payers, and the uninsured. Changes in payments for health care services occur as legislative changes are made, as well as changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Analyze how health care providers receive payment by health care users

Include the following aspects in the assignment:

ØUsing a chart list at least four types of health care providers (hospitals, nursing homes, home health care, MDs, APRNs) and four types of health care users (private payers, public payers, and the uninsured)

ØWithin the chart list how providers get paid by users (insurance plans, self-pay, government agency pay)

ØWhat happens when a payer will not reimburse the provider (should the poor lose homes or go to jail?)

ØIf payors will only reimburse a portion of the cost of care, who pays for the rest?

Healthcare Delivery Systems – Week 5 Assignment 2

Reflection

ExploreHealthCareers.org has a partial listing of potential allied health careers. Medical Administrative Assistants, entry level Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Assistant, Electronic Health Records Specialist are all entry level positions. In 1-2 pages reflect on where you might like your career to go.

There are no references required unless you need to cite one used.

This is not a formal APA paper, but at all times proper sentence structure, grammar and spelling is required, as it is required for all health care professionals.

Nutritional Assessment Heart Rate and Blood Pressure

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Homework Assignment

Please type your answers.

  1. 1) Heart Rate (2.5 points)
    1. a) What are the three ways to measure heart rate?
    2. b) What is tachycardia? Above what bpm?
    3. c) What is bradycardia? Under what bpm?
    4. d) Well-trained athletes usually have lower heart rate. Is it a good or bad thing? Whatdoes it mean?
    5. e) Based on the Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Lab Workshop, compare the bpm amongthe different settings (Auscultation-sitting, Auscultation-standing, Palpation-sitting,and Palpation-standing). Are there any difference? If so, what are some of the factorsthat may contribute to that?
  2. 2) Blood Pressure (1.5 points)
    1. a) What do systolic and diastolic mean?
    2. b) What is the measurement unit for blood pressure?
    3. c) Based on the Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Lab Workshop, what is the bloodpressure’s classification of your client/classmate?
  3. 3) The DASH Diet has been clinically proven to help reduce blood pressure. As a result, peoplewith high blood pressure are often educated on the principles of this diet. Research this diet andcreate an informational handout regarding the principles of the diet. (5 points)
    The handout should include:
    • A brief background/introduction of the diet
    • Enough information so that someone could pick up your pamphlet and understand exactlyhow to follow the diet
    • Only 1 page
    • Creativity, but not at the expense of content quality§ No cut/copied information from websites or textbooks. (If you’re unsure,don’t use it). There are many websites with DASH Diet graphics that simplify thediet. Do not use these; type it out yourself. What you type, you are more likely toremember.§ Cite your source-standard format as found in JAND (Journal of the Academy ofNutrition and Dietetics)

Evidence-Based Project, Part 4: Critical Appraisal of Research

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Assignment: Evidence-Based Project, Part 4: Critical Appraisal of Research

Realtors rely on detailed property appraisals—conducted using appraisal tools—to assign market values to houses and other properties. These values are then presented to buyers and sellers to set prices and initiate offers.

Research appraisal is not that different. The critical appraisal process utilizes formal appraisal tools to assess the results of research to determine value to the context at hand. Evidence-based practitioners often present these findings to make the case for specific courses of action.

In this Assignment, you will use appraisal tools to conduct a critical appraisal of published research. You will then present the results of your efforts.

To Prepare:

  • Review the Resources and consider the importance of critically appraising research evidence.
  • Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you selected in Module 2 and analyzed in Module 3.
  • Review and download the Critical Appraisal Tools document provided in the Resources.

The Assignment (Evidence-Based Project)

Part 4A: Critical Appraisal of Research

Conduct a critical appraisal of the four peer-reviewed articles you selected and analyzed by completing the Critical Appraisal Tools document. Be sure to include:

  • An evaluation table
  • A levels of evidence table
  • An outcomes synthesis table

Part 4B: Critical Appraisal of Research

Based on your appraisal, in a 1-2-page critical appraisal, suggest a best practice that emerges from the research you reviewed. Briefly explain the best practice, justifying your proposal with APA citations of the research.

Submit Part 4A and 4B of your Evidence-Based Project.

HUN 1201 Analyze this diet

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Analyze This Diet_1_.xlsx This ilink contain the data you will be using to respond to the questions. It is recommended that you print a working copy for yourself prior to starting.

You are going to analyze a diet in this activity. You will be provided all the information needed to complete the assignment. Some data are intentionally left blank and require that you use your knowledge from this course only to answer the questions. Your responses should not be based on your opinion unless specifically stated in the question. You will respond, using scientific facts from this course.

Rules:

  1. You have ONLY 1 attempt to complete this assignment.
  2. You cannot resubmit your work
  3. Do not click the submit button until you are truly ready to send it to the instructor. Do not accidentally hit the submit button. You will not be able to resubmit or continue where you left off.
  4. If your computer malfunction and automatically submit your assignment, that is a risk you take, so make sure you have a reliable computer with a reliable Internet access.
  5. Since this is mostly calculations, either your answer is correct or incorrect, no partial credit given for almost a correct answer.
  6. Read ALL parts of the questions fully before writing your answer.
  7. In most answers, just write the numeric answer answer only. Do not include any other character unless specifically stated in the question.
  8. The response feeeback will not be available until after the due date of this assignment regardless of when you completed yours.

• The use of APA Style and at least 3 references is required.

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Unit 1 Submission Assignment

Please submit your work to this week’s Intellipath Unit Submission lesson. Click the Upload button within the submission lesson to access the submission area. Click the Select File button to upload your document, and then click “OK” to finish.

Assignment Details

You have been hired as an outside consultant for a large durable medical equipment and medical supply company. The company specializes in a wide range of medical supplies and equipment. Some of its most profitable offerings include hospital bed rental to private residents, wheelchairs, walkers, scooters, and other mobility equipment. However, the company has come to realize that competition is increasing and its market share is shrinking. The company noted that most of its customers are new customers, and very few are repeat customers. The company is concerned with customer loyalty. The medical supply company owner has asked you to develop a plan to improve customer loyalty.

Complete the following:

  • Create a report that describes and critically analyzes at least 5 contemporary best practices to improve customer loyalty in a health care organization.
  • Be sure to discuss the (multiple) benefits that loyal, repeat customers offer to health care organizations.
  • Develop and defend at least 4 recommendations for the medical supply company based on your research on how to improve customer loyalty. Include a brief overview of how each recommendation would be implemented at the company.
  • The use of APA Style and at least 3 references is required.

​ Journal Article Summary

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Journal Article Summary

Students will use the Library Guide (http://libguides.utoledo.edu/aging)to search for a professional journal article related to a health andaging issue of interest to the student. For example, a student whowants to be a Physical Therapist may wish to research a Physical Therapyjournal and gain insight into a recent study on stroke rehabilitationwhile a Nursing student may wish to research quality of care in acutecare settings. You are free to choose a journal article found throughthis Library Guide on a topic of your choosing that also relates tohealth issues among the older population. Students will be responsiblefor the following:

  1. Selecting and carefully reading a recent (2015 to current) articleon a topic of their interest. This needs to be downloaded as a pdfarticle and uploaded with the assignment to the assignment dropbox.
  2. Condensing the key points of the article into a 2-page summary intheir own words (using the required formatting). This must be done usingfull sentences and paragraphs. Bulleted lists are not acceptable for this assignment.
  3. The student must then type a 1-2 page paper in which they describewhy this topic is important and what they found interesting about thereviewed article.

Students will be graded using the following criteria:

Addresses key points of the article in the summary

Up to 4 points

Quality of writing for the summary (sentence structure, grammar, spelling)

Up to 3 points

Quality of writing in the 1-2 page reflection

Up to 3 points

evidence based practice in the workplace

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Overview

For this discussion, you willIdentify a situation in your current workplace where evidence basedpractice has been or could be applied. Remember, this refers todecisions about patient care that are based on evidence that is producedby well designed research. You will need to provide a the research tosupport your decision. Use 3 professional references that are less than5 years old.

Your initial post must be postedbefore you can view and respond to colleagues, must contain minimum oftwo (2) references, in addition to examples from your personalexperiences to augment the topic. The goal is to make your postinteresting and engaging so others will want to read/respond to it.Synthesize and summarize from your resources in order to avoid the useof direct quotes, which can often be dry and boring. No direct quotesare allowed in the discussion board posts.

Post a thoughtful response to atleast two (2) other colleagues’ initial postings. Responses tocolleagues should be supportive and helpful (examples of an acceptablecomment are: “This is interesting – in my practice, we treated orresolved (diagnosis or issue) with (x, y, z meds, theory,management principle) and according to the literature…” and addsupportive reference. Avoid comments such as “I agree” or “goodcomment.”

Objectives

  • Identify types of research questions to be studied with qualitative methods
  • Describe the steps in making a clinical decision based on evidence

References:

  • Initial Post: Minimum oftwo (2) total references: one (1) from required course materials andone (1) from peer-reviewed references.

Words Limits

  • Initial Post: Minimum 200 words excluding references (approximately one (1) page)

Prudence and Formal Reasoning Discussuin Question

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Respond to the following discussion question(s) by September 14 at 11:59 pm by clicking the “Create Thread” button. Then, by September 16 at 11:59 pm, respond to at least one of your classmates’ contributions. All posts should be meaningful and substantive.

In an earlier version of the Devettere text, when describing Prudence and Formal Reasoning, the author wrote that “ Understanding prudence as a natural decision-making process requiring virtue and practical expertise does not do away with all formal reasoning in ethical decision making. Prudence is not a science or geometry, nor is it calculating the advantages and disadvantages of as many options as possible, but if often benefits from some formal reasoning. Usually this formal reasoning occurs after the decision maker has identified a tentative decision.”

In the current edition, on page 57 of Devettere, the author cites Kahneman describing Prudence and Reasoning, where he acknowledges that many points in his approach to decision-making agree with those of Gary Klein’s recognition-primed decision model whereby a person with expertise first quickly sees a possible good choice (System 1, in Kahneman’s language) and then mentally plays it out to see if it will work.

Devettere notes that the work of Kahneman and Klein bears an almost uncanny resemblance to the prudential decision making in virtue ethics of Aristotle and Aquinas. Develop an example from another field (ex. medicine, nursing, public health, etc.), describing the entwined processes of Prudence and Formal Reasoning.

Maximum 360 words