Unit 3 Discussion Que

Unidentified Condition: Unidentified Condition: Cortisol, Bone Loss

Throughout the discussions in this course we will be focusing on one single condition; gradually unfolding week by week how this condition can grossly affect the entire human body and its systems.

The goal of the course discussions is primarily, to build upon the skill of differential diagnosis and secondary, to give a clear view as to how a single pathological process can possess the ability to affect an entire human organism.

Each week you will be presented with varying components of a new system being adversely affected by the unidentified condition. Your task as a healthcare professional in training, is to thoroughly research and envelop yourself within the process of differential diagnosis to arrive at a definitive diagnosis at the end of the course in week 8.

In phase one of the discussion, you will be tasked with presenting your researched information into a written presentation answering the questions below, while also considering your response and symptom presentation from weeks 1 and 2.

  Written presentations should be a minimum of 2-3 paragraphs per each diagnosed condition (3 conditions minimum).

Symptom Presentation:

• Cortisol: Increased production of cortisol by the adrenal cortex
• Bone Loss: Decreased bone mineral density (BMD) confirmed via dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)

Previously, you researched and considered three conditions through the process of differential diagnosis that would present with varying abnormalities in homeostasis, metabolism, triglycerides and DNA in week 1 and abnormalities in oxidation, plasma and tissue enzyme activity, inflammation and alopecia respectively in week 2. Given the new symptom presentation above, consider and answer the following questions within a  written presentation:

  If choosing a written presentation, create a 2-3 paragraphs per each of the questions listed below.

• Given the new presenting symptoms listed above, has your diagnosis from week 2 changed? Why or why not?
• Is there a correlation between increased cortisol production and bone loss or are these two separate unassociated symptoms? Rationalize your choice.
• Does the current symptom presentation from weeks 1, 2 and 3 align with endocrine (hormonal) imbalances? Rationalize your answer.
• Within your written presentation, please be certain to validate your opinions and ideas while disclosing the sources utilized within your video presentation or written presentation (APA format).

Utilize the Change Management Plan Outline as a guide for developing your Change Management Plan. Incorporate the work you completed in previous weeks into your final plan.

Look for health policy issue that is of national concern that you will use as the subject for a change management plan.

Health policy issue is: Prescription Drug abuse

Develop a 1,150- to 1,600-word Change Management Plan using John Kotter’s eight-step change model from Week 3.

Include the following in your plan;

1. What current health policy issue exist that are of national concern that affect the NP? 

2. What evidence is there to support the need to address the policy? Does the evidence indicate a sense of urgency regarding the issue? 

3. How is the policy issue represented in the media and what type of influence does this have on you implementing change in this area? 

4. What are the ethical consequences if changes aren’t implemented?

5. Identify stakeholders that will assist you in implementing the change, including opportunities for inter professional relationships.

6. Develop a plan for how and where you see the policy issue making an impact. 7. Identify potential barriers that will hinder you from implementing change in this area and how you will face them to keep the change process progressing.

8. Create a strategy that will gain the support of your congressional representative or of one your  senators and drive them to introduce legislation that will address the policy issue. 

9. How can you use Kurt Lewin’s change management model to solidify change in this area?

Cite and reference using APA guidelines.

Weekly Summary 3.1

Due: Sunday, End of Module by 11:55 p.m. EST

Each week you will write and submit a brief summary of the important concepts learned during the week. The summary will include a summary of the instructor’s weekly lecture including any videos included in the lecture.

This is not a review of the book this is to be your personal views on the lectures and presentations.

Writing Requirements

Grading Criteria:

• This assignment will be graded using the UOTP Writing Rubric displayed below

Assignment Submission Instructions: 

1. Prepare your assignment offline in a word processing software such as Microsoft Office
2. To submit your document, scroll to the bottom of the page, below any rubric if applicable and click the Add Submission button
3. Drag and drop your paper to the File Submissions area, or browse for your file by clicking the Add.. icon 
4. Check the box next to the original work acknowledgment statement
5. Click the Save changes button to submit

Note: You may edit your submission up until the assignment is graded by your instructor or if requested by your instructor. To edit your submission, scroll to the bottom of the page, below any rubric if applicable and click the Edit Submissions button, and follow steps 3-5 above.

Week 5 Assignment

Crisis Interviewing

Reflect on Michael, Lucille, and Dan from the Week 5 Introduction. How is each coping with his or her crisis? What kind of skills would an interviewer need to have in order to effectively help each of these individuals?

In this Assignment, you will demonstrate your understanding of effective interviewing skills for providing psychological first aid for individuals in crisis, using what you have learned throughout this course and in the Learning Resources.

• To prepare for this Assignment:
• Review the information in Chapter 11 in your course text, The Helping Process: Assessment to Termination. Focus on the sections titled “Caregiver” and “Crisis Intervener.”
• Review the article “The Shattered Mask: A Red-Flag Carry-In Interview,” found in this week’s Learning Resources. Focus on techniques for working with individuals who have faced crises and how strategies for interviewing these individuals would differ from more traditional interview techniques.
• Review the report Psychological First Aid: Guide for Field Workers, focusing on “Section 3.1: Good Communication” and Chapter 5, “Practice What You Have Learned.”
• View the Course Media: “Michael: Scenario 1,” “Lucille: Scenario 2,” and “Dan: Scenario 3,” featuring the individuals facing crisis described in this week’s introduction. Pick two of the three to write about in your paper.

The Assignment:

Submit by Day 7 a 1- to 2-page paper in which you do the following:

• Imagine that you are a human services professional who has been asked to take over the second interview with the individuals in the scenarios you picked.
• Name the two scenarios you selected by name of the “interviewee.”
• For each of these two individuals, explain two psychological first aid interviewing strategies that you would apply for their situation.
• For each individual, write two interview questions that demonstrate what you have learned about interviewing individuals in crisis.
• Justify why these questions demonstrate effective interviewing skills for individuals in crisis.