Keeping Things Going – Health Promotion PrincipleHealth promotion is an important component of nursing practice. Health promotion is a way of thinking that revolves around a philosophy of wholeness, wellness, and well-being. In the past two decades, people have become increasingly aware of and interested in health promotion. Many people are aware of the relationship between lifestyle and illness and are developing health promoting habits.

Promoting and reinforcing health care of the individuals is enhanced when the nurse understands the concepts of individuality and human needs.

View the following lecture on health promotion to understand the relationship between health promotion and nursing practice.

Keeping Things Going – Health Promotion Principles

After reviewing the lecture presentation please view review Healthy People 2020 web site. Become familiar with the purpose and mission of Healthy People 2020. Learn about what the website has to offer health care professionals and patients. Think about when you might reference this website.

 

Soap Note 2 Chronic Conditions

Soap notes will be uploaded to Moodle and put through TURN-It-In (anti-Plagiarism program)

Late Assignment Policy

Assignments turned in late will have 1 point taken off for every day assignment is late, after 7 days assignment will get grade of 0. No exceptions

 Follow the MRU Soap Note Rubric as a guide:

Grading Rubric 

Student______________________________________

This sheet is to help you understand what we are looking for, and what our margin remarks might be about on your write ups of patients. Since at all of the white-ups that you hand in are uniform, this represents what MUST be included in every write-up.

1)      Identifying Data (___5pts): The opening list of the note. It contains age, sex, race, marital status, etc. The patient complaint should be given in quotes. If the patient has more than one complaint, each complaint should be listed separately (1, 2, etc.) and each addressed in the subjective and under the appropriate number.

2)      Subjective Data (___30pts.): This is the historical part of the note. It contains the following:

a) Symptom analysis/HPI(Location, quality , quantity or severity, timing, setting, factors that make it better or worse, and associate manifestations.(10pts).

b) Review of systems of associated systems, reporting all pertinent positives and negatives (10pts).

c) Any PMH, family hx, social hx, allergies, medications related to the complaint/problem (10pts). If more than one chief complaint, each should be written u in this manner.

3)      Objective Data(__25pt.): Vital signs need to be present. Height and Weight should be included where appropriate.

a)      Appropriate systems are examined, listed in the note and consistent with those identified in 2b.(10pts).

b)      Pertinent positives and negatives must be documented for each relevant system.

c)        Any abnormalities must be fully described. Measure and record sizes of things (likes moles, scars). Avoid using “ok”, “clear”, “within normal limits”, positive/ negative, and normal/abnormal to describe things. (5pts).

4)      Assessment (___10pts.): Diagnoses should be clearly listed and worded appropriately.

5)      Plan (___15pts.): Be sure to include any teaching, health maintenance and counseling along with the pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures. If you have more than one diagnosis, it is helpful to have this section divided into separate numbered sections.

6)      Subjective/ Objective, Assessment and Management and Consistent (___10pts.): Does the note support the appropriate differential diagnosis process? Is there evidence that you know what systems and what symptoms go with which complaints? The assessment/diagnoses should be consistent with the subjective section and then the assessment and plan. The management should be consistent with the assessment/ diagnoses identified.

7)      Clarity of the Write-up(___5pts.): Is it literate, organized and complete?

Case Report: Application of Theory

In this assignment, learners are required to write a case report addressing the personal knowledge and skills gained in this course and potentially solving an identified practice problem.

General Guidelines: 

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

· Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. 

· This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.

· You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Directions:

Construct a 2,500-3,000 word (approximately 10-12 pages) case report that includes a problem or situation consistent with a DNP area of practice.

Requirements:

1. Use a minimum of any two theories discussed in the course to develop the case report.

2. Apply one or more theories to describe understanding of the problem or situation of focus.

3. Apply one or more theories to the recommended intervention or solution being proposed.

4. Develop the case report across the entire scenario from the identified clinical or health care problem through proposing an intervention, implementation, and evaluation using an appropriate research instrument.

5. Describe the evaluation of the selected research instrument in the case report.

6. Lastly, explain in full the tenets, rationale for selection (empirical evidence), and clear application using the language of the theory within the case report.

In addition, your case report must include the following:

1. Introduction with a problem statement.

2. Brief literature review.

3. Description of the case/situation/conditions explained from a theoretical perspective.

4. Discussion that includes a detailed explanation of the synthesized literature findings.

5. Summary of the case.

6. Proposed solutions to remedy gaps, inefficiencies, or other issues from a theoretical approach.

7. Identification of a research instrument to evaluate the proposed solution along with a description of how the instrument could be evaluated.

8. Conclusion.

Study Materials

1. Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice: chapters 6, 15, and 16.

a. URL: http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/jones-and-bartlett/2013/philosophies-and-theories-for-advanced-nursing-practice-butts-philosophies-and-theories-for-advanced-nursing-practice_ebook_2e.php

2. Ludwig von Bertalanffy: Passages From General Systems Theory (n.d.).

a. This resource provides information on Bartalanffy’s General Systems Theory.

b. URL: http://www.panarchy.org/vonbertalanffy/systems.1968.html

3.
Europeanisation, Complexity, and the British Welfare State

a. Geyer, R. (2003, September). Europeanisation, complexity, and the British welfare state. Paper presented to the UACES/ESRC Study Group on The Europeanisation of British Politics and Policy-Making, Department of Politics, University of Sheffield, England.

b. URL: http://aei.pitt.edu/1719/1/Geyer.pdf

4.
Improving the Effectiveness of Healthcare and Public Health: A Multiscale Complex Systems Analysis.

a. Bar-Yam, Y. (2006). Opportunities and demands in public health systems. Improving the effectiveness of health care and public health: A multisite complex systems analysis. American Journal of Public Health, 96(3), 459-466.

b. URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=2009129456&site=ehost-live&scope=site

5. Chaos Theory

a. Chaos theory. (2007). In the Social Science Jargon-Buster.

b. URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.credoreference.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/content/entry/sageukssjb/chaos_theory/0

6. Chaos, Complexity, and Nursing

a. Walsh, M. (2000). Chaos, complexity, and nursing. Nursing Standard, 14(32), 39-42.

b. URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/docview/219811017?accountid=7374

7.
Optional: Organizational Behavior 4: From Theory to Practice

a. Miner, J. B. (2007). Organizational behavior 4: From theory to practice. [Books24x7 version].

b. URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://library.books24x7.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/library.asp?%5eB&bookid=20745&refid=C3VGQ

8. What Is Systems Theory?

a. Heylighan, F., & Joslyn, C.  (1992). What is systems theory?

b. URL: http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/SYSTHEOR.html

9. Optional: Major Organizational Theories

a. Rollag, K. (n.d.). Major organizational theories. [Babson College faculty website].

b. URL:http://faculty.babson.edu/krollag/org_site/org_theory/theory_index/theory_toc.html

 Nursing/FLIP This Paper/ Reduce Body Of Answers To 4 Pages 

Assignment Answers attached – Flip (no plagiarism) – Summarize answers to 4 pages with key points. Use same references and add new information and reference in Introduction and any where necessary.

CHECK ATTACHMENT FOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS YOU NEED TO FLIP.

1. Select a bill that is currently in the State or Federal Legislature related to nursing or health care.  Give your reasons for selecting this bill including its importance to you personally and its significance to nursing and health care.

2. Describe the significance to nursing and health care.

3. Identify the bill by its title, number and sponsor(s).

4. Obtain a copy of the bill to study and to include with your report.  (New Jersey Bills may be obtained from NJ Legislative Services 1-800-792-8630 or www.njleg.state.nj.us, or through internet sites.)

5. Identify the party affiliation of the sponsor(s) of the bill.

6. Determine the position of nursing and/or other organizations regarding this bill.   (e.g., NJSNA, ANA, NANP, NAPNAP, AONE, New Jersey Medical Society)

7. Do a literature review on the issue(s) related to the bill.

8. State your position on the bill. 

9. Defend your position with your reasons.  Substantiate.

10. Appropriately cite your sources of information.  Approximately 10 references from authoritative sources such as peer-reviewed journal articles or government agency reports should be used to support your position on the bill.

11. Contact your legislative representative(s) regarding your position on this bill; e.g. by writing letters/emails*, making phone calls, participating in related social media, or meetings with the legislator or staff member in his/her local office.

12. Identify other political strategies you used to oppose/support bill.

13. Evaluate the effectiveness of your lobbying efforts and strategies.

14. Write appropriate letters/emails/responses of appreciation, if response received from legislator.

15. Include copies of the bill, your letters and responses with your paper.  They should be added to the end of the paper like an appendix.

16. Use APA style manual. 

17. The body of the paper (not including title page and reference) should be 6-9 pages in length, double-spaced and attached to the appropriate space in the Assignment section of Blackboard where they will be submitted to Safe Assignment to ensure that the work is original.

18. Please be sure to include a copy of the bill