APA Format.

-Introduction or abstract page  

-Summary or Conclusion page  

 -Four pages minimum, no including Introduction or abstract,  summary or conclusion, and Bibliography pages  

 -It is completely unacceptable to Copy and Paste from the Internet, or other resources  

 -Bibliography has to be in APA Format, minimum 3, no more than 3 years old.

    Re: Topic 7 DQ 2
 

The most effective and important piece of change is through the evaluation of the patient. After education of the staff and implementation of the education and procedures that are to begin taking place for the surgical patient, surveys will be conducted. As it currently stands, each and every post-operative patient is contacted the next business day and a brief survey is done verbally, a few weeks later, a written survey is sent out. Patients that undergo procedures with expected pain and post-operative medications, will receive slightly different surveys than those surveys that exist today. New questions for those patients who received pain medication will include their satisfaction level with pain in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit on a scale of one to ten, their current level of pain at home, and their satisfaction with their level of pain at home with their current medication. Additionally, the patients will be asked if they know when they are to take two pills in a prescription that states “one to two pill, every four to six-hour”, as well as what to do with any leftover medications they may have after surgery, the current amount of medications left on hand, and where the patient is currently storing their pain medications in the house. The answer to these questions will be compiled each day to create a record of the patient’s understanding of the teachings they were given, and their satisfaction with their care and level of pain after surgery. These surveys will continue to be complied to create monthly satisfaction surveys.

 

HEENT Article (Carotid Artery Stenting)

Attached Files:

•  carotid_stent_technique_article.pdf (581.732 KB)

Please answer the following questions after reading the article:

1. What are the parameters for considering whether to perform carotid surgery? (two conditions)

2. Reduction in the stroke risk in patients with atherosclerotic disease has been attributed to the use of what or which intervention? (three of them)

3. Experts feel which is a safer means of treating carotid stenosis? Medical Management or surgery?

4. What is a carotid endartarectomy? Explain..

5. Name three contraindications to carotid stenting?

6. What is the one most critical factor from studies that increase peri-procedural complications?

  

Windshield Survey

Assignment Guidelines

A. Windshield Survey 

The Windshield Survey is comprised of general qualitative observations that give you a snapshot of the community that you can capture as you drive/walk through the community. The demographic data can be obtained online, through the public library, county or township administration buildings. Please address the following in a narrative format following APA guidelines: 

1. Geographical description

 Boundaries, geographical, political, or economic, how is it seen. 

 Housing an zoning 

 Sign of decay 

2. Health Resources 

a. Type of services available: health department, private MD, dentist, hospital clinic, 

b. pharmacy, health promotion, mental health 

c. School and occupational health services 

d. Official and voluntary services 

e. Self help and support groups 

f. Service organizations, faith-based programs 

g. Stores (grocery, retail, drug, dry cleaning, etc. 

h. Transportation 

3. Citizen safety and protective services 

a. Police and fire 

b. Shelters for victims of abuse 

c. Others: neighborhood watch etc. 

4. Services provided by senior citizens senior centers, meals on wheels, transportation, day care, long term care. 

 a. Parks and recreational areas 

5. Community welfare services beyond city/state aid as provisions for emergency food, shelter and clothing. 

Below please see the rubric that will be used to grade your survey and due date instructions.

Assignment must be presented in an essay style using APA format in the required Arial 12 font with minimum of 1000 words. Due date is Saturday September , 2018 @ 11:59PM in the discussion tab of the black board for grading.  

 

Workplace Discrimination in Healthcare: Understanding Legal and Ethical Requirements

Imagine you are a nurse executive preparing for a workgroup meeting that will focus on the topic of workplace discrimination. You are creating a PowerPoint presentation for fellow nurse executives that explains legal and ethical issues in understanding and reporting workplace discrimination in a healthcare setting as well as responding to immediate problems and avoiding them in the future. Follow these steps to research the topic of workplace discrimination and develop your presentation.

To prepare:

• Draw on resources that explain employment law, ethics, and discrimination.
• In particular, review the EEOC website for the following:
  • Trends on reporting of discrimination in organizations (for example, browse the “Newsroom” and “Laws, Regulations, Guidance & MOUs” sections to spot trends)
  • Information on the types of discrimination reported to the EEOC
  • Data on discrimination charges by type (e.g., age, disability, pregnancy, etc.) and the basis of the charge (e.g., race, religion, retaliation, disability) 
  • Process for filing a complaint and protections against retaliation
• Consider implications for healthcare organizations in the EEOC findings.
• Consider the legal and ethical role of nurse executives in responding to cases of discrimination and in setting and enforcing policies to avoid discriminatory behavior.
• Also consider related issues and threats that might be addressed in your presentation.

Assignment:

Based on your research, in 8–10 slides, plus title and reference slides, include the following:

1. Explain basic legal and ethical terms and guidelines that pertain to the topic of workplace discrimination.
2. Summarize your findings from the EEOC website, including types of discrimination and those most frequently charged, trends in reporting of discrimination, and implications for healthcare organizations in statistics and trends.
3. Explain legal protections for employees with regard to discrimination in the workplace.
4. Explain the role of nurse executives in reporting potential violations of employment law.
5. Analyze potential ethical conflicts nurse executives may face in discrimination lawsuits.
6. Explain recommendations for negotiating those ethical conflicts. Be specific and provide examples.
7. Explain the role of nurse executives in preventing discriminatory practices in a healthcare setting and ways discrimination may be managed.
8. Explain the role of nurse executives in setting or advocating for policies that protect healthcare employees from other types of threats in the healthcare workplace.

SPEAKER NOTES ALSO, USE THE TEMPLATE ATTACHED