Reaching out a Solution

This assignment is designed to assist you in developing a thoughtful process for advocating about an issue as a nurse, from identifying a problem that needs to be solved through articulating a process for doing so.

This assignment consists of answering each of the questions listed below from the “Political Analysis and Strategies” chapter of your course textbook. Write each question as a new topic area; then follow with a paragraph or two to answer the question. Be sure to use APA guidelines for writing style, spelling and grammar, and citation of sources, if any used. This project should be no longer than 4 pages.

Let us assume that you are a school nurse in a high school. At a recent school athletic event, a spectator suffered a cardiac arrest in the stands. A coach of the home team went into the high school to fetch the automatic emergency defibrillator (AED) only to find out that it was not readily available. In the meantime, an emergency squad arrived and resuscitated the spectator. On Monday morning, you learn of the absence of the AED only to find out that it had been locked in the custodian’s closet. Reflect on the following questions outlined in the “Political Analysis and Strategies” chapter:

• What is the issue?
• Is it my issue, and can I solve it?
• Is this the real issue or merely a symptom of a larger one?
• Does it need an immediate solution, or can it wait?
• Is it likely to go away by itself?
• Can I risk ignoring it?
• What are the possible solutions? Are there risks to these solutions?
• What steps would you need to take in order to solve the issue?
• Does anyone else at the school need to be involved in the solution?
• Where is the power leverage in the school to reach the preferred solution?

Reaching a solution requires the use of power vested in the nurse. Review Box 9-1 (Sources of Power) and determine which type(s) of power the school nurse has in this situation. State your reasons for your answer.

Submission Details:

• Submit your response in a 4-page Microsoft Word document.
• Name your document SU_NSG4068_W4_Project_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
• Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.
• Cite sources in the APA format on a separate page.

1) . Plot out on an Excel or other type of spreadsheet the required immunizations per CDC recommendations for the following patient. Immunizations should include all immunizations the patient should have received up to this point.

DO NOT COPY AND PASTE FROM THE CDC WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER SOURCE. THIS MUST BE YOUR OWN WORK, ALL COPY/PASTES WILL RECEIVE A ZERO.

– A 18 year old male patient entering college in the Fall who will be staying in a dormitory. Start with infancy and up to this current day. Create what you think would be the appropriate record.

2.)  Write two paragraph homelessness in America and the vulnerability. Find a video on YouTube and attach it as your reference. 

3.)  

Greg is a nurse serving a community-based group home for individuals with developmental and mental health disabilities. He is responsible to provide nursing services for 14 residents in three group homes. To best serve his clients, as well as the larger community of disabled residents, he has taken several courses related to the needs of those with disabilities.
 

1.Greg has learned that the historical view of those with disabilities has evolved. In current frameworks, it is viewed as important to differentiate among the concepts of impairment, disability, and handicap. In this framework, the concept of a person’s limited ability to perform an activity in an expected way is best described as a(n): Give a rationale and a reference (50 words)

1. Impairment
2. Disability
3. Handicap
4. Deficit

2.Most of Greg’s clients require assistance in multiple functional areas. This assistance is necessary, in part, because of environmental and social barriers that affect their quality of life. A common barrier to proper health care is poor access to transportation services. This is an example of what type of barrier? Give a rationale and a reference (50 words)

1. Psychological
2. Geographic
3. Cultural
4. Organizational

3.Many of Greg’s clients experience limitations in their ability to function on some level. According to U.S. Census Bureau definitions, the client who requires assistance with money management, paying bills, etc., is said to have a limitation in: Give a rationale and a reference (50 words)

1. Functional activities
2. Activities of daily living
3. Instrumental activities of daily living
4. Financial management

4. Greg has served in his current position since 1990. During this period of time, he has become convinced of the importance of the advocacy role of community health nurses and he has participated in efforts to pass landmark legislation protecting the rights of those with disabilities. This legislation, which resulted in the formalized expectation of “reasonable accommodations,” is referred to as the: Give a rationale and a reference (50 words)

1. Americans with Disabilities Act
2. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
3. Ticket to Work Act
4. Work Incentives Improvement Act

Case study Guidelines

1. Answer the questions asked with rationale
2. No more or less than 200 words total. (give or take 10      words)
3. Use at least one reference using APA citation      guidelines
4. No more than 1-2 spelling and grammar mistakes
5. Original post ( Do not copy another student’s work)