Relationship between feminism and anthropology

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There is an awkward relationship between feminism and anthropology to a certain extent. Feminist anthropology of which developed during the 17s has developed significantly over time, creating a snowball effect in changing the discipline of anthropology. This ‘awkward relationship’ between anthropology and feminism began when feminist anthropology sought to explain what they saw as the universal subordination of women and how they would contribute to changing this.”  (Marilyn Strathern,1941-)

Briefly explain what a therapeutic relationship is in psychiatry

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Personality disorders

Even when patients are aware that personality-related issues are causing significant distress and functional impairment and are open to counseling, treatment can be challenging for both the patient and the therapist. For this Assignment, you examine specific personality disorders and consider therapeutic approaches you might use with clients.

Succinctly, in 1–2 pages, address the following: • Briefly describe the personality disorder you selected, including the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.

Explain a therapeutic approach and a modality you might use to treat a client presenting with this disorder. Explain why you selected the approach and modality, justifying their appropriateness.

Briefly explain what a therapeutic relationship is in psychiatry. Explain how you would share your diagnosis of this disorder with the client in order to avoid damaging the therapeutic relationship.

Compare the differences in how you would share your diagnosis with an individual, a family, and in a group session.

 

Describe the social determinants of health

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Write a paper (2,000-2,500 words) in which you apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Refer to “Communicable Disease Chain,” “Chain of Infection,” and the CDC website for assistance when completing this assignment.

Communicable Disease Selection

Chickenpox
Tuberculosis
Influenza
Mononucleosis
Hepatitis B
HIV
Ebola
Measles
Polio
Influenza
Epidemiology Paper Requirements

Describe the chosen communicable disease, including causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment, and the demographic of interest (mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence). Is this a reportable disease? If so, provide details about reporting time, whom to report to, etc.

Describe the social determinants of health and explain how those factors contribute to the development of this disease.

Discuss the epidemiologic triangle as it relates to the communicable disease you have selected. Include the host factors, agent factors (presence or absence), and environmental factors. Are there any special considerations or notifications for the community, schools, or general population?

Explain the role of the community health nurse (case finding, reporting, data collection, data analysis, and follow-up) and why demographic data are necessary to the health of the community.

Identify at least one national agency or organization that addresses the communicable disease chosen and describe how the organizations contribute to resolving or reducing the impact of the disease.

Discuss a global implication of the disease. How is this addressed in other countries or cultures? Is this disease endemic to a particular area? Provide an example.

Gastrointestinal Case Study

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Gastrointestinal Case Study

THIS IS A PHARMACOLOGY CLASS. PLEASE PRESCRIBE THE MEDS

Answer the following questions in three well-developed paragraphs (450–500 words) using APA formatting, integrating two evidence-based resources to include clinical practice guidelines as well as the course textbook.

Overview: Gastrointestinal Case Study
Joshua George is a 42-year-old white man presenting with a 2-month history of intermittent mid-epigastric pain. The pain sometimes wakes him up at night and seems to get better after he eats a meal. J.G. informs you that his doctor told him that he had an infection in his stomach 6 months ago. He never followed up and has been taking over-the-counter antacids and histamine receptor antagonists (H2Ras) for 2 weeks without relief. He takes no other medications. He is concerned because the pain is continuing. He has no other significant history except he is a 20 pack-year smoker and he drinks 5 cups of coffee a day. He eats late at night and goes to bed about 30 minutes after dinner. He is allergic to penicillin.

Diagnosis: Peptic Ulcer Disease

List specific goals for treatment for J.G.
What drug therapy would you prescribe for J.G.? Please provide your rationales.
What are the parameters for monitoring success of the therapy?
Discuss specific patient education based on the prescribed therapy.
List one or two adverse reactions for the selected agent that would cause you to change therapy.
What would be the choice for second-line therapy?
What over-the-counter and/or alternative medications would be appropriate for J.G.?
What lifestyle changes would you recommend to J.G.?
Describe one or two drug–drug or drug–food interaction for the selected agent.

Health care quality problem

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Instructions
Think about a health care quality problem of which you are aware. This can be a problem you have encountered as a nurse or it can be a potential problem you know about/are interested in.
Write a paper, 3-4 pages in length (not including title page and references) addressing the following:
a. How does the problem relate to the IOM’s six domains of health care quality.
b. Describe how teamwork, collaboration, and a culture of safety may impact or prevent the problem.
c. Explain what the concept of “just culture” means to you. Have you experienced a just culture in your place of work, past or present?
d. Using the list of Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies, reflect on your own knowledge, attitudes, and skills (KSAs) as they relate to (1) teamwork and collaboration and (2) safety.
Use at least 3 reliable references (e.g. scholarly articles, documents produced by professional organizations). Format your paper using current APA guidelines.IOM’s Six domains are:
Safe: Avoiding harm to patients from the care that is intended to help them.
Effective: Providing services based on scientific knowledge to all who could benefit and refraining from providing services to those not likely to benefit (avoiding underuse and misuse, respectively).
Patient-centered: Providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions.
Timely: Reducing waits and sometimes harmful delays for both those who receive and those who give care.
Efficient: Avoiding waste, including waste of equipment, supplies, ideas, and energy.
Equitable: Providing care that does not vary in quality because of personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and socioeconomic status.
Directions: Be sure to cite the references you use when developing your responses to the questions.

The pathophysiology for asthma vs pneumonia

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Brian is a 7-year-old boy who presents to the primary care office with his mother. His mom has noticed that Brian has been coughing frequently and seems to have shortness of breath at times. She reports that Brian had a “cold” with a low grade fever and runny nose about 2 weeks ago and the symptoms seem to appear after the cold.

On physical examination, Brian appears in moderate respiratory distress, with suprasternal and intercostal retractions. His vital signs include a temperature of 100 A°F, a respiratory rate of 32 breaths per minute, heart rate of 120 beats per minute, and pulse oximetry of 95% on room air. Lung exam is notable for diffuse symmetrical expiratory wheezes. His nasal mucosa is erythematous with boggy turbinates and clear mucus. The remainder of the exam is unremarkable.

1. Based on this case, discuss the differences in the pathophysiology for asthma vs pneumonia, and treatment. Include your thougths as to the diagnosis for this case.
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Developments and challenges in the health care workforce

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Guidelines for the Health Policy Event Assignment
In Weeks 2–7, you must attend a policy event that is at least approximately 1 hour or longer in length, and related to the week’s topic. Links to virtual health policy events are posted for each weekly module. You may choose your own policy. Please note that all events must have a health policy focus and be relevant to the week’s topics. Events that have primarily a clinical focus are not acceptable. Because events must be relevant to current health policy issues, they should have taken place within the past two years. If you have questions about the topic of an event or are interested in one that is older than 1 year, check with your instructor first to make sure the event meets the criteria for this assignment.
You may also select a health policy event not listed in the assignment links which can be virtual or in-person. For example, you may consider a local Board of Health meeting, a legislative or executive branch hearing or meeting on a health policy issue, a meeting by advocacy organization or special interest group, or a meeting of a political party, political group, or political candidate in which a health policy issue is discussed.
Policy Log Guidelines
As a way of demonstrating completion of this course requirement, you must submit, in writing, a policy log that detail certain aspects of each event. Please refer to the Grading Rubric for this assignment.
• Each event log should be 2–3 double-spaced pages of text.
• Provide only a brief summary of the topic being discussed (200-400 words).
• Your analysis section should be 500 to 750 words and be the most developed component of the report. In the analysis section, you can write about the process of policy being made at this event, and/or you can write about the actual health policy issue being discussed/considered. This should be your analysis, and if you refer to an analysis made by an event participant, make that clear in your log. Your analysis should include new information that goes beyond what was discussed in the event by the participants.
• Your analysis should integrate course content and readings. Reference at least two current sources (within the last 6 months) from the learning materials in this course, other sources which may include scholarly sources, health policy reports, or recent media articles.
• Use APA format for citations and references.
Use these Headings in your Policy Logs!
• Name, sponsor, link to the event
• Place, date, length of the event
• Names of participants and their titles
• Brief summary of the topic discussed (200-400 words)
• My analysis of the health policy issue and its implications for health care (500-750 words)Here is a list of places to check
https://theforum.sph.harvard.edu/events/
https://www.bu.edu/sph/conversations/status/past/
https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/webinars
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/about-us/events
https://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/webinars
https://familiesusa.org/product-type/webinar/Here is what this weeks learning is about
Introduction
The health care delivery system is heavily shaped by the health care financing mechanisms we choose. Other policy objectives, such as quality and access, must be aligned with the financing systems that support our delivery systems. Attempts to create greater alignment across these policy areas have created new expectations for health care providers and professionals and for the networks they join. These networks are increasingly designed to provide services for patients across the full continuum of care from prevention to end of life care. At this point, it’s probably not a surprise to you that there are substantial political pressures that both support and undermine these changes.
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Learning Objectives
By the end of this week, you will be able to:
• Describe policy developments and challenges in the health care workforce.Analyze health care delivery systems and the alignment of care and financing across the continuum for patients.
• Integrate course content with a policy event related to Week 4 topics.

Cancer and approach to care

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Write a paper (1,750-2,000 words) on cancer and approach to care based on the utilization of the nursing process. Include the following in your paper:
Describe the diagnosis and staging of cancer.
Describe at least three complications of cancer, the side effects of treatment, and methods to lessen physical and psychological effects.
Discuss what factors contribute to the yearly incidence and mortality rates of various cancers in Americans.
Explain how the American Cancer Society (ACS) might provide education and support. What ACS services would you recommend and why?
Explain how the nursing process is utilized to provide safe and effective care for cancer patients across the life span. Your explanation should include each of the five phases and demonstrate the delivery of holistic and patient-focused care.
Discuss how undergraduate education in liberal arts and science studies contributes to the foundation of nursing knowledge and prepares nurses to work with patients utilizing the nursing process. Consider mathematics, social and physical sciences, and science studies as an interdisciplinary research area.
You are required to cite to a minimum of four 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.

Quadruple Aim in healthcare organizations

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Analyze the relationship between evidence-based practice and the Quadruple Aim in healthcare organizations

Instructions
Write a brief analysis of the connection between evidence-based practice and the Quadruple Aim.

Item 1
• Define the Quadruple Aim and explain its application to evidence-based practice.
• Your analysis should address how evidence-based practice might (or might not) help reach the Quadruple Aim, including each of the four measures of:

o Patient experience (2–3 paragraphs)

Item 2
o Population health (2–3 paragraphs)

Item 3
Costs (2–3 paragraphs

Item 4
o Work-life of healthcare providers (2–3 paragraphs)
References

Provide a citation for each resource you used to write your response to this Assessment. The following citation has been provided as an example:

• Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2018). Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: A guide to best practice (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

Cognitive Impairment and B Vitamins

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  1. Cognitive Impairment and B VitaminsThe original research paper you will compose on your approved topic will consist of 5 sections;

    Section 1: Introduction
    Section 2: Review of Literature
    Section 3: Summary for Healthcare Professionals and Conclusions
    Section 4: Tabled Synopsis of Recommendations
    Section 5: References

    Section 1: Introduction

    Provide an overview of the topic. Give information such as: What is the disease/disorder you are reviewing? What is its prevalence? Who does it affect? What type of dietary or nutrition component are you reviewing? How is it possibly related to the disease/disorder you are reviewing? Is there a possible mechanism that is known for this relationship?
    End your introduction with a purpose statement. In this purpose statement, you should identify the dietary/nutrition component of interest, the disease/disorder of interest, and the population you are focusing on. Ex: The purpose of this review is to examine the effect of vitamin D supplementation on cardiovascular disease incidence in adults.

    Section 2: Review of Literature
    Review/discuss a minimum of 5 original research articles. I do not recommend using meta-analyses for these, as they can be very difficult to summarize succinctly. Also, at least 4 of the 5 should be human research. The remaining 1 of the required 5 can be bench research or animal research if you wish but, again, these can be challenging to review correctly so I do not recommend it.
    For each study briefly describe the purpose and design of the study. How many participants were included? Was there anything interesting about their inclusion/exclusion criteria? (Note – you don’t need to list all inclusion/exclusion criteria, but definitely identify the main ones.) Present the major results and conclusions. Identify any limitations of the research.

    Section 3: Summary for Healthcare Professionals and Conclusions
    This section should be written in paragraph form, summarizing the important points of your Review of Literature.

    Section 4: Tabled synopsis of recommendations written in layperson language for use in the community (or clinical) setting and justifications for the recommendations.
    This section should contain 3 recommendations and justifications for community education or clinical practice, written in table format.