Prepare a 3–4-page report on nurse-patient communication in which you address types of communication, factors that influence the communication experience, and how the patient experience affects health outcomes. Recommend evidence-based strategies to improve nurse-patient communication and explain how the strategies consider patient demographics.

Nursing professionals do not only communicate with others within their organizations—often, they are also the first point of contact with patients. Thus, nursing professionals need superior communication skills to explain procedures and medication instructions, as well as to listen to what patients need to say.

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By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

• Competency 2: Describe the concepts, processes, and tools required to conduct comprehensive health assessments for individuals, families, communities, and populations.       
  • Recommend evidence-based strategies to improve nurse-client/patient communication.
  • Explain how nurse-client/patient communication strategies consider individual demographics.
• Competency 3: Explain the internal and external factors that can affect the health of individuals, families, communities, and populations.       
  • Describe the types of communication that occur between nurses and clients/patients.
  • Explain the factors that influence the communication experience between nurses and clients/patients.
  • Explain how the client/patient communication experience can impact health care outcomes.

 

Purpose

This week’s graded topics relate to the following Course Outcomes (COs).

• CO 3: Plan prevention and population-focused interventions for vulnerable populations using professional clinical judgment and evidence-based practice. (PO 4 and 8)
• CO 6: Utilize a systems-based and collaborative approach to address factors that influence the health of a community and population health problems. (PO 2)

Discussion

Preparing for disasters, terrorist threats, or communicable disease outbreaks is an important part of public health nursing.

• Share an overview of a natural or human-made disaster that has occurred in your area in the last 20 years.
  • Include a URL and reference to the event. This may be a news article.
• Describe how your community was impacted.
• Describe lessons learned and changes made to preparedness.

Respond on two different days who selected different disorders or factors than you, in one or more of the following ways:

Share insights on how the factor you selected impacts the pathophysiology of the disorder your colleague selected.

Offer alternative diagnoses and prescription of treatment options for the disorder your colleague selected.

Validate an idea with your own experience and additional research.

                                       Main Post

Disorders of the Reproductive Systems

The reproductive system is essential to the continuation of the human race. Proper functioning is necessary for optimal physical and psychosocial well being. This post will explore two reproductive disorders, including similarities and differences and the impact of behavior on the conditions. Phimosis is a disorder of the male reproductive system that prevents retraction of the foreskin over the glans penis. It is a non-issue in males under the age of three, as the glans and foreskin are one under normal physiological conditions (Huether & McCance, 2017). After age three, the foreskin begins to separate from the glans penis naturally. Phimosis can happen at any age in uncircumcised males. It often occurs as a result of chronic infection, but treatment is unnecessary unless balanitis or posthitis occur. Common symptoms include tenderness, edema, erythema, or purulent discharge. If the condition is pathological, treatment includes circumcision or a preputioplasty which widens the hole for the glans to pass through properly preserving the foreskin (McPhee & McKay, 2019).Paraphimosis is a disorder of the male reproductive system where the foreskin becomes trapped behind the corona of the glans. This condition is considered a urologic emergency and requires rapid treatment. If left untreated, the glans becomes strangulated, leading to vascular compromise, edema, and necrosis (Bragg & Leslie, 2019). Paraphimosis often occurs when retracting the foreskin for cleaning, physical examination, or placement of a catheter. Common symptoms include erythema, swelling, and pain. Treatment for uncomplicated paraphimosis includes manual reduction using a small amount of lubricant and moderate pressure to advanced the foreskin back over the glans. Complicated paraphimosis requires analgesia and surgical incision to correct.

 Similarities and Differences

One similarity between the two disorders is the involvement of the foreskin. In one condition, the foreskin does not retract, and in the other, it does not return to cover the glans penis. One difference is that paraphimosis is most common in adolescents, while phimosis can happen at any age. Also, paraphimosis can occur in circumcised males too if there is enough skin present after a circumcision. 

Behavior

Cleanliness is essential in the prevention of phimosis. Regular hygiene prevents many cases of this condition. Self-inflicted injuries are a significant cause for paraphimosis. However, merely retracting the foreskin can trigger the problem

                                               References

Bragg, B. N., & Leslie, S. W. (2019). Paraphimosis. In StatPearls. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books          /NBK448067/ Huether, S. E., & McCance, K. L. (2017). Understanding pathophysiology (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.McPhee, A. S., & McKay, A. C. (2019). Phimosis. In StatPearls. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books        /NBK448067/

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 PICOT Question  Can overweight and obesity among teenagers be prevented or managed successfully through physical activity programs after six months than no intervention at all?  Specific Research Approach  The main research method that will be used in this study is qualitative approach. Qualitative research can be described as a data gathering approach that entails in-depth inquiry of human perceptions, attitudes, and experiences. This research also seeks to examine associated processes within the contexts that certain phenomena take place (Langford, 2012). The utilization of qualitative research approach results in the development of value-based understanding of motivations and behaviors. There are various ways in which qualitative design will be implemented. This type of research approach is reliant on observations and assessments that subjectively measure the participants’ introspections, interpersonal interactions, as well as those who have relevant communities (Langford, 2012). The process of reporting this research is highly supported by verbal and visual descriptions, quotations, as well as interpretive coding.  The primary reason of which qualitative research has been selected is that it gives room for access to detailed feedback from the subjects and circumstances. In the past, the process of data gathering and analysis highly over depended on subjective evaluations (Langford, 2012). Moreover, qualitative approach provides insights into the attitudes, behaviors, and motivations on issues related to physical activity as a way of educing obesity prevalence among adolescents. This process will give room for in-depth evaluation of issues that are being researched. Moreover, qualitative approach enables the researcher to investigate highly-sensitive information. Further, qualitative design is a useful tool for undertaking comprehensive assessment on the basis of interpersonal interactions over an extended period of time.  Data Collection Method  Interviews will be used as the main data gathering methods for this study. In particular, the participants will be administered with structured interviews, which will have a list of questions read out and the responses noted down (Gratton & Jones, 2014). Structured interviews will ensure that the respondents complete the questionnaires on time and seek clarification over questions that may seem unclear or ambiguous. Structured interviews will enable the participants to express their experiences in their own words on what they feel about the efficacy of physical activities in reducing obesity prevalence. This process will enable them to explain and elaborate on any area of specific interest or significance (Gratton & Jones, 2014). Furthermore, the interview method will be insightful in many ways since it offers the researcher with perceived causal inferences from the respondents, as opposed to the researcher’s point of view. This process allows the respo0ndent to become more of an informant, who provides data from their own lived experiences and perspective. Further, the interview method will be used as a tool to provide avenues through which more important, yet unexpected data will emerge (Gratton & Jones, 2014). This is especially the case when it comes to face-to-face interviews, which enable the researcher to evaluate the respondent’s body language, facial expressions, and voice tonal variations.  Steps to Ensure Data Quality  Data quality is critical in realizing credibility of study. As such, there are various steps that will be taken to ensure quality of the data gathered. First, a data auditing process will be undertaken. The auditing process involves comparing samples of reported data for earlier time period with the source’s data records for the current period. The main assessment methods for data auditing will include triangulating with other data sources, conducting documentation reviews, and verifying and cross-checking (Radhakrishna et al. 2012). In addition, reliability will be ensured by conducting repeated measurements to ensure that they are consistent. Validity refers to the closeness between the values offered and the true values. Validity will be attained through careful designing of the structured interview questions, and conducting field tests.    References  Gratton, C., & Jones, I. (2014). Research methods for sports studies. London: Routledge.  Langford, R. (2012). Qualitative research methods. Boston, MA: Sage  Radhakrishna, R., Tobin, D., Brennan, M., & Thomson, J. (2012). Ensuring data quality in  extension Research and evaluation studies. Journal 

 How can policy support technology in healthcare?

 What policies currently exist and what role do nurses have in them? 

What strategies can nurses employ to influence the development of health policy related to the use of technology for quality care? 

*must be in APA and must include at least one peer reviewed nursing journal article from 2014-2019.