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Please complete the following steps for your discussion post and response.

Energy comes into the body through carbohydrates, fats, lipids and proteins and this food energy is transferred to cellular energy through digestion, absorption and transportation.

• Describe in detail, the process of energy extraction from one of the pathways discussed this term.
• What specific reactions are taking place within the body or outside the body during this process?
• Why do you think this is an important pathway and what would occur in the body if this pathway were to be altered or eliminated?
• Could the types of food consumed by your patient potentially negatively impact their health?
• There are many types of fad diets on the market. Discuss how ones of these types of diets can impact the body. Your answer should include information on how this fad diet impacts your energy pathway.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Prove in turnitin 

Please choose one infectious disease or communicable disease and present a 1,100 words essay including the follow;

1.  Name of the disease including agents that cause Infectious/Communicable Disease, the mode of contamination or how it is spread.  
2. The modes of prevention applying the three levels of prevention with at least one example of each one.
3. Prevalence and control of the condition according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) including morbidity and mortality.
4. Implications of the disease in the community and the role of the community health nurse in the control and prevention of the disease.

The essay must be presented in a Word Document, APA format, Arial 12 font attached to the forum in the tab of the Discussion Question title “Infections/Communicable disease essay” and in the assignment tab under the exercise title “SafeAssign infectious/communicable disease”. A minimum of 3 references no older than 5 years must be used.  If you use any reference from any website make sure they are reliable sites such as CDC, NIH, Institute of Medicine, etc.

There is a rubric attached to the assignment for your guidance.

Below please see the definitions of infectious disease and communicable disease.  They are similar but differ in some characteristics.

Infectious diseases are disorders caused by organisms — such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. Many organisms live in and on our bodies. They’re normally harmless or even helpful. But under certain conditions, some organisms may cause disease. Some infectious diseases can be passed from person to person.

Communicable, or infectious diseases, are caused by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi that can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another. Some are transmitted through bites from insects while others are caused by ingesting contaminated food or water.

Bias, it’s in all of us, whether subtle or outright it is there. How we display our feelings is indicative on the receiving party. It is a multifaceted negative evaluation of one group and its members relative to another. Stereotype is a way of categorizing people without giving ourselves the opportunity to interact with them and the world around us. Implicit bias is an unconscious association, belief or attitude toward any social group, (Bucknor-Ferron 2016).

       In order for the community health nurse to recognize bias, stereotypes and implicit bias within the community, she/he has to understand her biases. She/he has to be careful not to prejudge or view members of the community negatively based on race, nationality, religion, gender, age etcetera. In order for the nurse to make sure she/he promotes activities that are culturally competent, a survey should be done to assess the needs of the community.

       Strategies I can use to reduce cultural dissonance and bias is first to understand what my biases are and not to compare myself with others. Being open with myself about my conscious awareness so that I will not negatively evaluate another person through irrelevant characteristics. Do not allow my decisions to affect the level of care and quality of treatment I give to my patients. See people as individuals and make a conscious effort to adjust my response to them, try seeing things from their point of view.

       Stereotyping and prejudice are difficult to measure because people are often unwilling to admit negative attitudes and beliefs. Additionally, people may sometimes be unable to accurately report on these topics because of how they feel or think, (Sekaquaptewa et. al 2003).  Bias in the real world is negative, troubling and challenging. Although a person can consciously make adjustments and strive to eliminate these stereotypes, it will take time and being aware of the existence of these biases is a good place to start to make changes.

4 postsRe: Topic 3 DQ 1

A vulnerable population is a group of people who need special considerations in regard to their health and overall welfare (Falkner, 2018).Vulnerable populations are individuals who are not able to advocate for themselves due to physical, cognitive or mental disability, emotionally unstable people, children and incarcerated individuals.These populations usually have several social determinants of health(SDOH) that contribute to their vulnerability.These SDOH can include poverty, socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation and no insurance or the underinsured.

 In the United States there are many vulnerable populations.One group that gets a significant amount of media coverage is the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/questioning (LGBTQ) population.The inequality and hardship this group often encounters within the medical community and the higher instance of medical conditions such as Hepatitis B, HIV and AIDS is what makes this population considered vulnerable (Falkner, 2018).In the US, it is estimated that 10 million adults identify as LGBTQ (American Nurses Association [ANA], 2018).Many individuals within the population have reported prejudice from medical providers, leading to reluctance to seek care or delay in treatment due to the bias experienced.The stigma in society, discrimination and failure to recognize the unique civil and human rights deters individual self-determination and access to care which causes negative health outcomes and overall increase in morbidity and mortality (ANA, 2018).All nurses, not just CHN need to understand their own preconceptions and bias when caring for this vulnerable population.Ethically, nurses have a responsibility to provide safe, competent care to all individuals regardless of age, sex, sexual preference, race, ethnicity or socioeconomic status.

The discussion should have two references within the past 5 years in APA 6th. edition format. Students may use the textbook as a reference source with a minimum of 250 word.

There is a minimum of two references required for each post. 

Reflect on the role that the electoral process and government plays in one’s daily work and family life. As nurses, health policy can influence both arenas of our lives. What policy issues might drive nurses to lobby Congress and/or get involved in campaign politics? What strategies might nurses use to have their voices heard? 

The American Nurse: http://www.theamericannurse.org/2014/10/22/time-for-nurses-to-get-out-the-vote/ 

This week’s assigned reading includes chapters 44, 45, 46, 49. 

The objectives for this week are as follows:

1. Cite the relationship and functioning among the federal, state, and local levels of government and how nursing can have an influence.

2. Describe the electoral process and the importance of voting.

The initial post MUST include the main concepts in the rubric. 

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All work submitted by students must contain no more than 10% similarity index; any percentage greater than 10% is unacceptable and considered as plagiarism. Papers submitted with greater than 10% similarity index may receive a grade of zero.