What are the communication skills

What are the communication skills needed by public health leaders both when working within their organization and externally – how are they alike and different? Are different skills needed for different circumstances? (emergencies, interviews, communicating with staff, etc.)

Discuss changes to the delivery of US health care

Discuss changes to the delivery of US health care that resulted from the passage of the Affordable Care Act. As part of your discussion, provide an example of how the ACA has impacted cost, or quality of health care delivered in the USA since its passage in 2010. Include in your discussion how the USA health care system compares to the delivery system in another country in terms of cost and or quality and provide at least one citation.

Discuss characteristic findings for a stroke

Discuss characteristic findings for a stroke and how it affects the lives of patients and their families. Discuss the nurse’s role in supporting the patient’s psychological, emotional, and spiritual needs. Provide an example integrating concepts from the “Statement on the Integration of Faith and Work” located in Class Resources.

Comprehensive effective care

Despite our efforts to provide comprehensive effective care during transitions, gaps do occur from time to time-based on many of the issues you mention.  Patient transition times are some of the most critical times and some of the most vulnerable times for patients.  Having all of the details about a patient’s status and needs is complex, and many areas of responsibility within the team overlap based on a number of factors, including the patient’s perspectives.  How do you think all of the ‘pieces’ of these experiences, such as discharge planning, are best tracked, including the work of case management, in communicating to the team what information or actions are still pending during a transition?  How might a structured tracking system increase accountability?

Explain the role of the community health nurse

Explain the role of the community health nurse in partnership with community stakeholders for population health promotion. Explain why it is important to appraise community resources (nonprofit, spiritual/religious, etc.) as part of a community assessment and why these resources are important in population health promotion.

Explain the role of health education

Explain the role of health education. How is the nursing process used in developing health education? Describe a contemporary issue local or global, that a family may experience today. What steps would the nurse take to address these as part of a health education plan.

Describe the characteristics of the aging process

Describe the characteristics of the aging process. Explain how some of the characteristics may lead to elder abuse (memory issues, vulnerability, etc.). Discuss the types of considerations a nurse must be mindful of while performing a health assessment on a geriatric patient as compared to a middle-aged adult. Give reference

Lifestyle practices to promote cardiopulmonary health

As part of the primary health care focus, it is important to educate the young to the older population about following lifestyle practices to promote cardiopulmonary health. Can you describe how maintaining ideal body weight, eating a low-fat, low-salt, calorie-appropriate diet, non-smoking, and engaging in regular exercise can impact a patient’s level of health in general?

Components of the Medicare

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is an important topic in healthcare organizations. How could you apply EBP in your current nursing practice? provide examples. Identify three major components of the Medicare and Medicaid programs and, based on these components, identify at least two patient coverage gaps for each of the programs. Be clear when you describe the coverage and the gaps as they may relate to specific ages, patient populations, or disease entities. Use primary sources to identify the components and the gaps. Additionally, discuss your stand (criticize or defend) regarding the relevance of the Social Security program to the American public. Should the program be left alone, modified, drastically changed, or eliminated? Provide the rationale and use facts to defend your position.

Holistic nursing approach to care

Holistic care refers to approaches and interventions that address the needs of the whole person: body, mind, emotion, and spirit. Consider the following case study:

You are caring for a first-time mother in a health clinic. While assessing the woman, you notice she is becoming visibly upset. When you ask, she notes that her mother, with whom she was very close, died last year and that she really would have loved to have shared this pregnancy with her. You empathize with the patient, as your own mother just died 6 months ago. She also notes that she and her partner have been bickering a lot lately on top of her feeling generally sore, tired, and overwhelmed.

Define holistic care in your own words. Describe four ways you can implement a holistic nursing approach to care and facilitate healing. In addition, you may consider the intersection of holistic care and caritas principles from Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring/Caring Science from Week 1.