This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.In your CLC group, create a PowerPoint presentation of 15 slides in which you compare the pros and cons of continuing nursing education related to the following:

1. Impact on competency.
2. Impact on knowledge and attitudes.
3. Relationship to professional certification.
4. Relationship to ANA Scope and Standards of Practice.
5. Relationship to ANA Code of Ethics.

Take a position with your CLC group: Should continuing nursing education be mandatory for all nurses? Support your position with rationale.

A minimum of three scholarly sources are required for this assignment.

Please, write a response to the following discussion in one paragraph. APA format needed without cover page, one reference from peer-reviewed Nursing Journal required.

             Minorities such as the Hispanic population are having to deal with chronic conditions without the ability to access healthcare. They lack healthcare access because they are unable to afford a healthcare plan nor are they able to pay for doctor visits. In addition, they are unable to afford their daily medications that are needed to help control their health conditions. Many of the low-income Hispanics on average have an income of less than 25, 000 per year. They are financially unstable and worried about their finances. Because of this low income, they are unable to afford the costs associated with their illnesses leading to a lack of follow-up visits, lack of adherence to the medication regimen and many simply do not see a doctor. For the Hispanic population, diabetes is the most common chronic health condition affecting their family (Saulsberry, Blendon, & Benson, 2016).

            A program that has helped many people in the United States to obtain healthcare coverage is the Affordable Care Act. When ACA was signed into law in 2010, it allowed for the largest number of people to obtain coverage in fifty years (Sommers, Maylone, Blendon, Orav & Epstein, 2017). Because of ACA, there have been increased primary care visits, improved blood pressure control and PAP testing rates. Under the healthcare law, healthcare companies cannot refuse to insure people with pre-existing conditions. People with pre-existing chronic conditions have the most to gain because they are covered and will not be denied care. ACA has provided medical adherence, open communication with healthcare providers and it has improved access to healthcare and services to low income Hispanic communities. I hope that ACA continues to be a law, one providing better healthcare and access to all in the United States.

Write an essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each number item. There should be three sections, one for each item number below, as well the introduction (heading is the title of the essay) and conclusion paragraphs. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three (3) citations in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

Write an essay addressing the following prompts:

1. Electronic health records (EHRs) are easier to read than the paper charts of the past, but many complain that healthcare providers are focusing too much on the computer screen instead of the patient.
   • Is this due to lack of skill or training, poor computer system design, or just the nature of computer charting?
   • Is patient care suffering from the implementation of EHRs?
   • Charting in an EHR consist of clicking boxes, do you feel this provides enough detail about the patient, condition, and events if there was a law suit?
2. Hebda, Hunter and Czar (2019) identify three types of data that is currently being tracked by organizations (p. 46).
   • Identify and explain another type of data, specific to your practice, that is being tracked by an organization.
   • Why do you feel this data is important to track? 
   • Identify and discuss the organization that is tracking the data.
   • Are there any ethical concerns with an outside organization tracking this data, explain and give examples?
3. In this week’s discussion post, you identified and explain the topic selected for the project.
   • Provide a description of your selected topic based on input from the discussion forum. What is your project, why is it relevant to this class, and why is it important to you?
   • Identify an informatics/healthcare theory from pages 29-30 of the textbook that aligns with the project and explain why.

Assignment Expectations: 

Length: 500 words per essay prompt/each section (1500 total for this assignment)

Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimal word amount for this assignment. All APA Papers should include an introduction and conclusion. 

References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims.

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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. Use your Community Assessment Reference Guide to collect the data. Please address the following in a narrative format following APA guidelines:

1. 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

2. Citizen safety and protective services

a. Police and fire

b. Shelters for victims of abuse

c. Others: neighborhood watch etc.

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

 Housing an zoning

 Sign of decay

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

a. Parks and recreational areas

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

write 300 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Discuss the following questions:

• What are some of the business and financial differences between different types of provider organizations such as academic medical centers, community not-for profit hospitals, and for profit organizations?  You can learn more about provider organizations in the HCM Learning Center page for this course.
• What are some of the business and financial implications that may affect staffing, programs offered, and policies and procedures at community not-for-profit hospitals and large academic medical centers?
• What are some financial benefits of being an academic facility?