According to the National Institute for Health Care Management: Understanding U.S. Health Care Spending article, which of the following are correlated with the rising obesity rates in the U.S.?

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Question 1 (4 points)

 

According to the National Institute for Health Care Management: Understanding U.S. Health Care Spending article, which of the following are correlated with the rising obesity rates in the U.S.? (Select all that apply)

Question 1 options:

 Increase in other chronic health conditions
 Increase in the determinants of health
 Increase in health spending
 Decrease in provider visits

Question 2 (4 points)

 

As of 2009, national health expenditures in the U.S. were approximately what percentage of the Gross Domestic Product?

Question 2 options:

 14.9%
 16.0%
 17.6%
 19.2%

Question 3 (4 points)

 

According to figures from the National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA), how much was spent on health care in the U.S. in 2009?

Question 3 options:

 $1.25 trillion
 $2.5 trillion
 $3.75 trillion
 $5.0 trillion

Question 4 (4 points)

 

Which of the following have contributed to the increases in the cost of health care? (select all that apply)

Question 4 options:

 New medical technology
 Growing rates of obesity
 Perverse provider reimbursement mechanisms (i.e. fee-for-service)
 Expanded insurance coverage
 The practice of defensive medicine

Question 5 (4 points)

 

Comorbidities require less sophisticated coordination of care.

Question 5 options:

 True
 False

Question 6 (4 points)

 

According to “Crossing the Quality Chasm,” redesigning the healthcare system involves which of the following:

Question 6 options:

 Evidence-based care
 Effective use of information technology
 Paying higher salaries to clinicians
 All of the above
 None of the above
 Both a and b

Question 7 (4 points)

 

The Institute of Medicine Committee specified a blueprint for a health care delivery systems in the 21st century that will result in an ideal system if followed.

Question 7 options:

 True
 False

Question 8 (4 points)

 

According to the Institute of Medicine, Coverage Matters: Insurance and Health Care article, historically, some of the factors that influenced whether someone was uninsured included:

Question 8 options:

 Gender
 Ethnicity
 Marriage status
 All of the above
 None of the above
 Both a and b

Question 9 (4 points)

 

Historically, most of the uninsured in the U.S. have been illegal immigrants.

Question 9 options:

 True
 False

Question 10 (4 points)

 

Medicaid fills in the gaps in the availability of health insurance by:

Question 10 options:

 Covering all people below the poverty line
 Covering just low-income children
 Covering certain groups of low-income people
 All of the above

Question 11 (4 points)

 

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, which group accounts for the most Medicaid spending?

Question 11 options:

 Children under the age of 19
 Unemployed adults
 Elderly and disabled adults
 Dual-eligibles over the age of 65

Question 12 (4 points)

 

Meaningful Use sets the specific objectives that eligible professionals and hospitals must achieve to participate in the EHR Incentive Programs.

Question 12 options:

 True
 False

Question 13 (4 points)

 

Providers who prove compliant with meaningful use regulations will receive what tangible benefit?

Question 13 options:

 A meaningful use compliance certification
 Decreased government regulation
 Government incentive payments
 Acceptance onto the stage 3 rules committee

Question 14 (4 points)

 

In comparison to the general population, patients receiving Long-Term and Post-Acute Care services typically:

Question 14 options:

 Have a smaller range of conditions
 Have less complex conditions
 Have a wider range of conditions that are more complex
 Have less complex conditions that are wider in range

Question 15 (4 points)

 

According to the Long-Term and Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Roundtable Summary Report of Findings (Anderson), what are the two ways to capture data discussed in the article?

Question 15 options:

 ERH and HIE
 EHR and IHE
 HER and HEI
 EHR and HIE

Question 16 (4 points)

 

The article “Adoption of Electronic Health Records in the United States” stated that there are eight barriers to adoption of Electronic Health Records. Specifically, the article mentions the barrier of “Time” and stated that productivity is initially reduced when caregivers start using the EHR’s. This is due to:

Question 16 options:

 The Lack Curve
 The Learning Curve
 The Boonstra Effect
 The Interconnect Effect

Question 17 (4 points)

 

The article “Adoption of Electronic Health Records in the United States” discusses government incentives related to reform to adopt information technology in meaningful ways. The ____________ Act includes spending to create a network of Electronic Health Records.

Question 17 options:

 HIPAA
 HITECH
 TECH-Health
 Health Outcomes

Question 18 (4 points)

 

The article “Adoption of Electronic Health Records in the United States” stated that in order to be considered multifunctional, Electronic Health Records need to have at least two of the following capabilities:

Question 18 options:

 Generation of patient information, generation of patience, order exit management, decision support
 Generation of patient registry, generation of healthy outcomes, order entry management and character support
 Generation of patient information, generation of patient registry and panel information, order entry management and decision support
 Generation of patient information, generation of registry and panel information, order entry management and healthy outcomes

Question 19 (4 points)

 

The Chief Medical Information Officer is a physician who bridges the process of information management and medical practice. This position is usually seen as:

Question 19 options:

 More administrative than clinical
 Equally administrative and clinical
 More clinical than administrative
 All clinical and no administrative responsibilities–it’s a symbolic position

Question 20 (4 points)

 

The initiation of the electronic medical record is a new strategy in today’s healthcare environment but actually began as far back as:

Question 20 options:

 1970’s
 1990’s
 1960’s
 2009

Question 21 (4 points)

 

As described in the Health Affairs article, “Strategic Action in Health Information Technology: Why the Obvious has Taken So Long,” we have come a long way in healthcare IT over the past thirty-five years. However, observers have expressed repeated concerns since it’s inception. Of those concerns the most prevalent is:

Question 21 options:

 The amount of data being collected
 The effects on the physician/patient relationship
 The accuracy of the patient data being collected
 The ability to train users to be proficient in data management

Question 22 (4 points)

 

The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) was established by Congress more than fifty years ago to serve as a public advisory body to HHS on health data, statistics, and national health information policy. They have been extremely influential over the years in establishing standards for health data, health data systems and patient record systems. One of the most important and influential pieces of legislation the NCVHS developed is:

Question 22 options:

 The Affordable Care Act
 The Social Security Act
 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
 None of the above

Question 23 (4 points)

 

States have the flexibility to design their own Medicaid programs within federal guidelines.

Question 23 options:

 True
 False

You are the assistant to the CEO of a large academic teaching hospital. Describe in detail 2-3 measures you will take to improve hand hygiene practices among the staff and minimize outbreaks in your facility?

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This week, you will propose a hand hygiene program for a teaching hospital.

Think about the role of hand hygiene in the healthcare setting. Proper hand washing is the safest and easiest thing to do to prevent the spread of infections; however, true hand hygiene rates in most hospitals are extremely low.

  • You are the assistant to the CEO of a large academic teaching hospital. Describe in detail 2-3 measures you will take to improve hand hygiene practices among the staff and minimize outbreaks in your facility? Be creative!
  • Use Appendix A, the Hand Hygiene guidelines, and other sources to support your claims and proposed actions.

Your proposal must be 2–3 pages in length. Include evidence or information from at least three credible external sources and follow APA style for formatting and citation.

Identify the specific stakeholders in your community and why they are important to your advocacy goals. Explain the history of the public health concern identified and the population that is most adversely affected.

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The public health issue I chose was Infant Mortality by Age 1 year old

Analyze the statistics, data, and research of the population for which you have chosen to advocate and then develop a 4-6 page paper advocating for this population to the stakeholder in your community.

Include the following information in your paper:

  • Identify the specific stakeholders in your community and why they are important to your advocacy goals.
  • Explain the history of the public health concern identified and the population that is most adversely affected.
  • Describe the proposed intervention, strategy, or policy that would improve or eradicate the public health problem.
  • Provide a list of potential problems or challenges that you may encounter with the proposed initiative and a plan to address those challenges.

Grading rubric Course Project 4

CriteriaWeight
Identified specific community stakeholders in community and why student is advocating to them in the project.20
Explained the history of the public health concern identified and the population that is most adversely affected.20
Described the proposed intervention and potential problems/challenges with the intervention.50
Met minimum page requirement of 4-6 pages and used APA formatting and proper spelling and grammar.10
100

Contact Hypothesis in Tourist Host Interaction Discussion

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Question 1:- Among the Toraja people of Sulawesi, Indonesia, not all was going well with tourism. In fact, resentment became so great over the way in which sacred funeral ceremonies were being adapted to meet tourists’ needs that in the late 1980s, a number of Toraja communities simply refused to accept tourists. The result is that host communities find culture and traditions under threat from the purchasing power of the tourism industry. Neither are tourists better off from the cultural viewpoint. Instead of getting rich and authentic cultural insights and experiences, tourists get staged authenticity; instead of getting exotic culture, they get kitsch. Question: Within the context of the narrative presented above, discuss 4 cultural differences (Scollon and Scollon, 1995) that may have prompted the Toraja communities to resist the threats posed by tourism.

 

Question 2:- In many Muslim countries, strict standards exist regarding the appearance and behavior of Muslim women, who must carefully cover themselves in public. Tourists in these countries often disregard or are unaware of these standards, ignoring the prevalent dress code, appearing half-dressed (by local standards) in revealing shorts, skirts or even bikinis, sunbathing topless at the beach or consuming large quantities of alcohol openly. Besides creating ill-will, this kind of behavior can be an incentive for locals not to respect their own traditions and religion anymore, leading to tensions within the local community. The same types of culture clashes happen in conservative Christian communities in Polynesia, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. Question: Using the contact hypothesis, describe the potential outcomes of the tourist-host contact indicated above. Be sure to discuss the outcomes in terms of tourist-host attitudes, interactions, perceptions, values, and communication.

 

Each question must be 1000 words and along with reference used.

Antidepressant Medications on Neurotransmitters Research Paper

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Based on what is known about the role of dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine in mood, each seems a likely target for effective depression treatment. In addition, targeting more than one at a time might show a marked increase in depression treatment effectiveness. In reality, more does not appear to be better. Several major pharmaceutical companies developed triple reuptake inhibitors and tested them with little success.

The three neurotransmitter systems that are involved in depression are serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. As such, a medication that targets all three should be the most effective for treating depression. In reality, the triple reuptake inhibitor does not work to treat depression.

For this Assignment, research at least three peer-reviewed articles that examine the effects of antidepressant medications on neurotransmitters and the body. In addition, examine the side effects of antidepressants.

Submit by Day 7 a 2- to 3-page paper that analyzes why the triple reuptake inhibitor might not work to treat depression. In your analysis, be sure to address each of the neurotransmitters as well as potential side effects.

Support your Assignment with specific references to the Learning Resources and any additional references you used.

Based on what is known about the role of dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine in mood, each seems a likely target for effective depression treatment. In addition, targeting more than one at a time might show a marked increase in depression treatment effectiveness. In reality, more does not appear to be better. Several major pharmaceutical companies developed triple reuptake inhibitors and tested them with little success.

The three neurotransmitter systems that are involved in depression are serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. As such, a medication that targets all three should be the most effective for treating depression. In reality, the triple reuptake inhibitor does not work to treat depression.

For this Assignment, research at least three peer-reviewed articles that examine the effects of antidepressant medications on neurotransmitters and the body. In addition, examine the side effects of antidepressants.

READINGS

  • Advokat, C. D., & Comaty, J. E., & Julien, R. M. (2019). Julien’s primer of drug actionA comprehensive guide to the actions, uses, and side effects of psychoactive drugs (14th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers/Macmillan.
    • Chapter 12, “Antidepressant Drugs” (pp. 433-478)
  • Lichtblau, L. (2011). Psychopharmacology demystified (1st ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Delmar/Cengage Learning.
    • Chapter 2, “Pharmacotherapy of Depression” (pp. 21–36)
  • Hancock, S. D, & McKim, W. A. (2018). Drugs and behavior: An introduction to behavioral pharmacology (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
    • Chapter 13, “Antidepressants” (pp. 291-306)
  • Niv, N., Shatkin, J., Hamilton, A., Unützer, J., Klap, R., & Young, A. (2010). The Use of Herbal Medications and Dietary Supplements by People with Mental Illness. Community Mental Health Journal, 46(6), 563-569. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Spinella, M. (2001). The psychopharmacology of herbal medicine: Plant drugs that alter mind, brain, and behavior. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
    • Chapter 7, “Psychotherapeutic Herbs” (pp. 233–240 & 243–273)
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health. (2013, March). Depression.Retrieved from http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/index.shtml
  • White, K. P. (2009). What psychologists should know about homeopathy, nutrition, and botanical medicine. Professional Psychology: Research And Practice, 40(6), 633-640. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Submit by Day 7 a 2- to 3-page paper that analyzes why the triple reuptake inhibitor might not work to treat depression. In your analysis, be sure to address each of the neurotransmitters as well as potential side effects.

Support your Assignment with specific references to the Learning Resources and any additional references you used.

Health Nursing Cancer in Texas PPT

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please create a power point presentation to on topic cancer in texas based on the teaching plan attached

Based on the feedback offered by the provider, identify the best approach for teaching. Prepare a presentation based on the Teaching Work Plan and present the information to your community.

Options for Delivery

Select one of the following options for delivery and prepare the applicable presentation:

  • PowerPoint presentation – no more than 30 minutes
  • Pamphlet presentation – 1 to 2 pages
  • Poster presentation

Selection of Community Setting

These are considered appropriate community settings. Choose one of the following:

  • Public health clinic
  • Community health center
  • Long-term care facility
  • Transitional care facility
  • Home health center
  • University/School health center
  • Church community
  • Adult/Child care center

Community Teaching Experience Approval Form

Before presenting information to the community, seek approval from an agency administrator or representative using the “Community Teaching Experience Approval Form.” Submit this form as directed in the Community Teaching Experience Approval assignment drop box.

Consumerism in Health Care Presentation

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Based on the Consumerism in Health Care Paper you prepared earlier in the course, your group will develop a PowerPoint presentation of 10-15 slides, including detailed speaker notes.

Include a title slide, topic summary and introduction, and discussion of methodology, results, conclusion, and references.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation 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.

 

1. Describe the organizational characteristics of the facility in which you currently have a clinical assignment. Include the following:

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Please Read Chapter 5 and answer the following questions .

I will Attach PDF book and PowerPoint for Chapter 5.

Style: APA

References: minimum 3 including the book

I am in Florida in case you need to know.

1. Describe the organizational characteristics of the facility in which you currently have a clinical assignment. Include the following:

a. Type of organization

b. Overall climate of the facility

c. How the organization is structured

d. Formal and informal goals and processes of the organization

2. Why is the work climate of an organization important to nurse leaders and managers?

3. What are the ways in which a nurse can enhance his or her expertise?

4. Explain “shared governance,” and describe how it can affect the power structure of a health-care organization.

5. Why is it important for staff nurses to understand the culture and real goals of the organization in which they work?

1. Describe your ideal organization. Explain each feature and why you think it is important.

2. Interview one of the staff nurses on your unit. Find out what practices within the organization help to empower the nurses. Compare this list of practices with those discussed in the textbook.

3. Recall the last time you walked into a hospital, clinic, or physician’s office for the first time. What was your first impression? Did you feel comfortable and welcome? Why or why not? If you could change the first impression this facility makes, what would you do?

4-What changes could be made at a very low cost? What changes would be expensive?Finally, discuss why it is important for a health-care facility to make a good first impression

How does a healthcare organization, or an individual department of a healthcare facility, identify areas or processes for improvement?

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Unit 2 Discussion

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Discussion: Unit 2, Due Wednesday by 11:59 pm CT

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • How does a healthcare organization, or an individual department of a healthcare facility, identify areas or processes for improvement?
  • Why do you think it is common practice to call these “improvement opportunities” rather than problems or issues?
  • What would you do if you felt sure that a task that you were responsible for was an “improvement opportunity”?
  • Be sure to answer all parts of this discussion prompt and give full details and explanations.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

The post and responses are valued at 40 points. Please review post and response expectations. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets criteria.

Peer Response: Unit 2, Due Sunday by 11:59 pm CT

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Always construct your response in a word processing program like Word. Check for grammar, spelling, and mechanical errors. Make the corrections and save the file to your computer.
  • Find the posts that you are going to reply to; respond to at least 2 other classmates.
  • Submit your peer response.
  • Your responses should demonstrate an understanding as well as critical thinking. Do not simply state “I agree” – add relevant information to your response.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Impact of Nutrition Claims Related to Fat Sugar and Energy Article Review

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Instructions

For this assignment, choose a peer-reviewed article to review. Online Library that contains peer-reviewed articles, and find an article about a concept tied to the unit outcomes in this unit. Write a three- to five-page review (not counting the cover page and references page) of the article that includes the following information:

  • Briefly introduce and summarize the article.
  • Identify the author’s main points.
  • Who is the author’s intended audience?
  • How does the article apply to this course? Does it support the information in your textbook?
  • How could the author expand on the main points?

The article must be no more than three years old. Use APA style when writing your review.