Healthcare

Instructions: Select a nursing practice that you commonly use when caring for patients. This should be a practice issue in which you think quality and/or safety could be improved, or cost could be reduced.  You may select an issue that is of interest to you, or use one of the suggested topics found in this module. Search the literature for three articles about improving nursing care for the issue you selected. The articles should be: Research-based publications   (Report of a study published in a journal – Websites are not acceptable.) Current (Less than five years old – published no earlier than 2014. Articles published between 2010 and 2014 are acceptable if there is no more currently available research.) Nursing (Primary author is a nurse or the article was published in a nursing journal.) Using one of the two suggested formats, develop an annotated bibliography for each of the three selected articles.  The complete assignment should include: Title page in APA format Three annotated bibliographies. Start each annotated bibliography on a new page.  Required components are listed in the grading rubric below. One-paragraph summary of the evidence you have reviewed. In one or two sentences, make a  recommendation about whether this evidence is useful to your nursing practice.  References page Upload the pdf file of each of your three articles with your assignment.

Project – Organizational Chart & Stakeholder Relationship Diagram  The organizational chart is the standard way to depict reporting relationships. The relationship diagram is a helpful way of assessing interactions and relationships in an organization or process. You will be using these tools and other information to describe the organization and identify the stakeholder relationships for a health care organization of your choice.  ·       Narrative  – Based on the organizational chart and relationship diagram, submit a 5-page narrative, excluding references and the title page, that describes the organization and what you have learned in this exercise. The paper should be in APA format with appropriate references. Following is a structure you may use for this analysis. o   Brief background or description of the organization, including the mission or purpose, number and types of employees, and a description of the stakeholders/customers. (approximately 1 page) o   Review of the organizational structure and the effectiveness (or lack of) for meeting the mission and vision of the organization. (approximately 1.5 pages) o   Review of the stakeholder relationship diagram/map explaining the relationships, interconnections, and impacts of the relationships on the organization (approximately 2 pages) o   Your analysis of what you learned using the tools in this assignment. (approximately 0.5 page) o   Citations and References ·       Organizational chart  – Submit the organizational chart for the organization you have selected to the Discussions area and your Assignment Folder. Note any characteristics that make the organizational structure unique. The organizational chart does not need names, just position titles. Resource: https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/landing/org-chart-software?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=en_unitedstates_desktop_nb_x_bmm&km_CPC_CampaignId=359804036&km_CPC_AdGroupID=1236950736741947&km_CPC_Keyword=%2Borganisational%20%2Bcharts&km_CPC_MatchType=p&km_CPC_Bid_MatchType=bb&km_CPC_ExtensionID=&km_CPC_Network=o&km_CPC_Creative=77309511871271&km_CPC_TargetID=kwd-77309563770383:loc-190&km_CPC_Country=90227&km_CPC_Device=c&mkwid=j3bvRzdn_pcrid_77309511871271_pkw_%2Borganisational%20%2Bcharts_pmt_bb_pdv_c_slid__pgrid_1236950736741947_ptaid_kwd-77309563770383:loc-190_&msclkid=d27105f1fbff1b91711f5b766afc9e7f ·       Relationship Diagram  – Identify how your organization relates to at least seven (7) of its external stakeholders or customers, including at least two (2) other entities in the broad health care community.   Submit the Relationship Diagram to your Assignment Folder.  Resource: https://www.edrawsoft.com/template-relationship-diagram.php Submit all required parts in the same document. The chart and diagram should be developed as attachments.

Prepare a white paper discussing emerging information technologies in healthcare and which new technology can be adopted to enhance patient experience or provider efficiency. I need an annotated bibliography for this paper.

Post a description of how you would define fuzzy decision making for healthcare administration practice. Then, explain how you might implement fuzzy decision making to evaluate decisions when uncertainty exists. Provide an example where fuzzy decision making might be important for your work or life, and explain why. Be specific and provide examples.

Healthcare Coverage Gap The ACA was meant to provide quality health care coverage for all yet a coverage gap for some populations especially in states that oppose Medicaid expansion. Based on what you have learned so far in this course, create a PowerPoint presentation that addresses the coverage gap problem, who is impacted by the coverage gap, the role the ACA plays in the coverage gap, why the coverage gap should be closed, and solutions/ recommendations for closing the gap. Address the following in your PowerPoint: Select one state opposed to Medicaid expansion and describe why. Then, consider your own state. What are the benefits and drawbacks to Medicaid expansion in your state? Define what the coverage gap is (problem/issue) Discuss how the coverage gap impact low income healthcare consumers population. What role does the ACA have in widening or closing the coverage gap? Why is it important to close the gap (implications for positive social change)? What are some solutions to closing the coverage gap and how can healthcare equity help close the gap? Include recommendations and/or solutions. Your PowerPoint presentation should include/address: Title Slide (1 slide) Objectives Slide (1 slide) Medicaid expansion (1-2 slides) Coverage gap – define/problem/issue (1-2 slides) Coverage gap impact on low income healthcare consumers (2-3 slides) Role ACA has in widening or closing the coverage gap (1-2 slides) Close the gap (1-2 slides) Solutions to closing the coverage gap and how can healthcare equity help close the gap? (2-3 slides) Reference slide (1-2 slides). Assignment Expectations Length: 9-14 slides (in addition to the title slide and reference slides) Structure: Include a title slide and reference slide in APA format.  These do not count towards the minimum slide count for this assignment.  Your presentation must include an objectives slide.  Be sure to fully explain all slides in the Speaker Notes. References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. A minimum of three (3) scholarly sources are required for this assignment. Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft PowerPoint document (.pptx) or a PDF document (.pdf). File name: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the module number (for example, “RHall Module 1.docx”) Submission: Submit to the D2L dropbox for grading

This “issues” research paper needs to have two research articles both sited at least twice in the paper, APA style, three full pages not including cover and reference page. So with cover and reference page the research paper should total five pages. My topic for the research paper is “Burn out and stress among nurses” here are some directions to follow below: Your Issue Statement would answer the following questions: Why is this issue important for nursing practice? Who (patient population) is affected by this issue? What patient outcomes are possible? Highlight the words in your statement that you would use to find evidence-based research articles.

A new era of healthcare is on the horizon. And it’s defined by a customer-centric culture and the use of technology to align patient journeys with care plans, providing an improved patient experience and eliminating inefficiencies of the past. The customers of today have unprecedented power. In the private sector, businesses are rapidly transforming to meet new customer demands for personalised and seamless experiences. This focus on customer-centricity now needs to be transferred to clinical and non-clinical settings, because patients expect experiences that are on par with those that they receive as a consumers elsewhere. Uber knows who their consumer is, Westfield knows who their consumer is, Adidas knows it too, so why doesn’t a healthcare provider? Why is it that if you visit different care facilities or parts of a health organisation, they see you as a new patient every time? It’s the same if you have a procedure. After you go home, you might receive a follow up call, but that’s it. You’re back to being an unknown. It’s a very impersonal process – and needs to change.   The future of healthcare in Australia and New Zealand   In a positive step forward, both public and private healthcare providers are starting to focus on ways they can improve patient flow and make care experiences better. Yet, many still haven’t quite wrapped their head around where and how much technology can help. But, it’s going to be technology that moves healthcare from the manual processes and short-term outcomes of today to the connected healthcare plans and improved patient flow of the future. The good news is that there are plenty of efficiency benefits from improved patient flow. With technologies like artificial intelligence reducing mundane and manual tasks from the process, employees will have more time to spend on the higher value tasks they enjoy, like spending time with patients. Not only does this improve the patient experience, it also has a positive uptick on talent acquisition and retention because it lifts employee morale. A connected healthcare plan   Imagine a patient experience where an engagement layer is built into the workflow, so that if a patient goes into facility A and then facility B, facility B knows that they’ve already been to facility A. Or, imagine if a patient calls a call centre, and the service agent immediately knows who they are and what procedure they’ve had, and the two can have a very informed conversation. This is all entirely possible with the right technology. A GP can also stay more connected to the patient and provide a care team approach, rather than an individual-to-individual service. With this connected experience, the patient feels much more cared for. This significantly improves health outcomes in more complicated care situations, such as diabetes, cancer or heart conditions. Technology can help healthcare providers stay connected to the patient, making sure they’re following the care plan that’s critical to their long-term wellness, such as taking medications and scheduling follow-up appointments. This can branch out to a patient’s support system as well. Family members can take an active role in their loved one’s wellness through an app, monitoring whether they’ve checked their daily blood glucose levels, for example. And if a family member doesn’t receive a notification, or if their readings are not within the correct range, they can check to see what’s going on. That’s the power of having everyone connected and informed. All too often, patients get trapped by bad habits once they leave a healthcare facility, so the more we can keep patients engaged and their support systems engaged, the more we can deliver them a holistic path to wellness.   How St John of God is providing a connected patient experience   St John of God Healthcare is making patient-centricity a priority. To start with, they’ve centralised data on a single platform so they can provide a connected experience, not just during admission but all the way through each patient’s journey before their hospital visit. In choosing a technology solution, the private hospital operator also wanted a scalable product that would help increase efficiency. With automated prioritisation of workflow, St John of God Healthcare can now focus on providing more personal care.   The road to opportunity   Technology is a key enabler of a patient-centric future in Australia and New Zealand, and presents immense opportunity, because it’s almost a blank canvas. Yes, there are many organisations that have electronic health records. But, there are many organisations that don’t, instead relying on manual paper processes. And the organisations that do have electronic records use them the way they see fit as the use is not regulated. Additionally, technology can add a layer of security to our health data that hasn’t been there in the past. Rather than the nation’s health records floating around on a piece of paper, they can be securely stored in the cloud, where there’s teams of people managing security. Healthcare providers are also able to gain a real-time understanding of patients’ experiences – good or bad – and the reasons for that. This will be important in a future where patients are empowered with the knowledge of their peers’ experiences through online reviews. Tackling healthcare transformation   Fighting against rising costs, outdated systems and increased patient expectations, transformation is an imperative for the healthcare industry. While there’s a general willingness among the sector to transform, it’s largely at the start of that journey. Leaders are looking into what it’s going to take and how they’re going to do it, and then working out how to be flexible enough to drive that change throughout the system. One of the biggest challenges in providing a better patient experience and improving efficiencies is identifying where to start. What pain points in the overarching process should be transformed as a matter of priority? Keeping in mind that with any change exercise it’s important there are early wins that build momentum. Equally, you can’t successfully transform without an overall strategy and plan of attack. While some things might change over time and you can only tackle a couple of areas at once, the organisation needs to know the direction it’s heading in. If in doubt of the best way to lead change, healthcare leaders should look outside of the health industry for inspiration. There are many Trailblazers in Australia and New Zealand overhauling their organization, fulfilling strategic missions to meet customer expectations and digitally transform. And the biggest piece of advice they have is to consider the people and process elements of a transformation.  This is often more important to success than the technology itself. Overall, there’s tremendous opportunity for Australia and New Zealand to become a world leader in administering smart, patient-centric healthcare. Providing it can seize the opportunity and initiate change, today. Reduce costs and improved accessibility Improve health outcomes Improve patient experience Better clinical governance Improve capacity and efficiencies Scalability

Please watch the linked video from Frontline.   Once done, explain the issues described and consider how they have inhibited efforts to prevent the spread of these drugs.  Then, relate your discussion to the current issues with the Opioid problem currently being experienced.  How are the issues similar and different and propose and discuss ideas to confront each problem that might be both effective and politically possible. Of course, your paper should be well documented, typed, and double-spaced and no longer than 10 pages in length. Proof read your paper carefully since points will be deducted for errors. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/meth/

Describe the normal functioning of the endocrine glands. How do we know when the system is no longer functioning normally, and what do you believe are the best methods to improve function and why?

Signs and Symptons of any disease or disorder in the Human Body  (Cancer) APA Formatting Page 1. Cover Page Page 2. Abstract Page 3 & 4. Body Page 5. References Also must include In text citations. Each citation in the text must be listed on the References page; each listing on the References page must appear in the text.