1. Create a presentation of 10-15 slides or screens excluding the title and references.

• Your slides/screen should include titles, main ideas, bullet points, and relevant images, charts, graphs, etc.  

1. In your presentation:

• Describe an ethical situation, based on the chosen topic, (Not speaking up when unethical practices become evident) that can get in the nurse’s way of practicing ethically. Describe the situation clearly and concisely.
• Identify how this situation relates to one provision within the Code of Ethics for Nurses.
• Identify two ethical principles that may arise when facing this situation.
• Discuss how a nurse might lessen the impact of the situation on the nurse’s practice.
• In addition to the course texts, cite and reference a minimum of two (2) additional scholarly sources to support your work.
• Close with a summary of your topic, and APA formatted reference slide(s).

Select an ethnic minority group that is represented in the United States (American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian American, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander). Using health information available from Healthy People, the CDC, and other relevant government websites, analyze the health status for this group.

In a paper of 1,000-1,250 words, compare and contrast the health status of your selected minority group to the national average. Include the following:

1. Describe the ethnic minority group selected. Describe the current health status of this group. How do race and ethnicity influence health for this group?
2. What are the health disparities that exist for this group? What are the nutritional challenges for this group?
3. Discuss the barriers to health for this group resulting from culture, socioeconomics, education, and sociopolitical factors.
4. What health promotion activities are often practiced by this group?  
5. Describe at least one approach using the three levels of health promotion prevention (primary, secondary, and tertiary) that is likely to be the most effective in a care plan given the unique needs of the minority group you have selected. Provide an explanation of why it might be the most effective choice.
6. What cultural beliefs or practices must be considered when creating a care plan? What cultural theory or model would be best to support culturally competent health promotion for this population? Why?

Cite at least three peer-reviewed or scholarly sources to complete this assignment. Sources should be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and public health content.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

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

REFERENCES THAT CAN USE

Read Chapter 3 in Health Promotion: Health and Wellness Across the Continuum.

URL:https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/grand-canyon-university/2018/health-promotion_health-and-wellness-across-the-continuum_1e.php

Explore the resources available on the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. These materials will be useful in completing the assignment for this topic.

URL:http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/aag/reach.htm

Explore the resources available on the Minority Health page of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website. These materials will be useful in completing the assignment for this topic.

URL:https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/

Explore the resources available on the Minority Health page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. These materials will be useful in completing the assignment for this topic.

URL:http://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/index.html

Explore the resources available at the Minority Health – Resources page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. These materials will be useful in completing the assignment for this topic.

URL:https://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/

Explore the resources available on the Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations page of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) website. These materials will be useful in completing the assignment for this topic.

URL:http://www.samhsa.gov/specific-populations/racial-ethnic-minority

Explore the Healthy People 2020 website.

URL:http://www.healthypeople.gov/

Choose either insomnia or sleep apnea. In one page:

• Describe the sleep patterns of your older adult with this problem and why they occur. 
• Discuss eight nursing actions designed to help the geriatric client reduce stress and enhance healthy sleep habits. 
  • Within those eight actions, include two common medications used for sleep promotion, why you should these two medications, and what health care information you would provide to your client.
• Use in-text citations and include your reference/s in APA format at the end of the paper

Module 07 Written Assignment – Sleep Patterns

Scoring Rubric:  

 

Criteria

Points

Chose insomnia or sleep apnea as a    topic with descriptions of this sleep disorder and cause/s.

Listed eight guidelines to encourage    to help client promote healthy sleep patterns.

Included two medications in the eight    measures; why these meds were chosen, and medication teaching that you might    need to reinforce.

Used proper APA in-text citations and    reference formatting in one page paper.

 

Review the IOM report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,” and explore the “Campaign for Action: State Action Coalition” website. In a 1,000-1,250 word paper, discuss the influence the IOM report and state-based action coalitions have had on nursing practice, nursing education, and nursing workforce development, and how they continue to advance the goals for the nursing profession.

Include the following:

1. Describe the work of the Robert Wood Foundation Committee Initiative that led to the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”
2. Outline the four “Key Messages” that structure the IOM Report recommendations. Explain how these have transformed or influenced nursing practice, nursing education and training, nursing leadership, and nursing workforce development. Provide examples.
3. Discuss the role of state-based action coalitions. Explain how these coalitions help advance the goals specified in the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”
4. Research the initiatives on which your state’s action coalition is working. Summarize two initiatives spearheaded by your state’s action coalition. Discuss the ways these initiatives advance the nursing profession.
5. Describe barriers to advancement that currently exist in your state and explain how nursing advocates in your state overcome these barriers.

You are required to cite to a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.  

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. 

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.