Week 8: Question for Discussion 

Chapter 15 –  Falls & Fall Risk Reduction.
Chapter 16 –  Promoting Safety.

Question(s): Technological advances hold promises for improving quality of life, decreasing need for personal care assistance, and enhancing independence and ability to live safely.

1. Choose one of the technologies mentioned in your textbook. (Chapter Attached)

2. Discuss / explain the selected technology. Please, support your answer with a research study: Is there any research study of technological innovation related with your topic that promises advantages in the future of healthcare? 

Guidelines: The answer should be based on the knowledge obtained from reading the book, no just your opinion. If there are 3 questions in the discussion, you must answer all of them. Your grade will be an average of all answers. 

Grading Criteria: Student chose 1 technology for the book (25%) and discussed it (30%). Students support his / her answer with a research study (45%).

  

Guided Questions for Reflective Journal #3

The purpose of the reflective journals in this course is to build your reflective thinking which will lead to increased emotional intelligence (Riley, 2020). The second reflective journal will focus on social awareness, one of the EI domains. Please be sure to complete all readings and review module resources prior to answering guided questions. Responses should be substantive and not just a few sentences. This is about students having a better understanding of what makes an effective communicator. As this is a reflective journal, you are not required to provide references, but if you do use any citations, you will need to provide a reference list. 

Emotional Intelligence Domain: Social Awareness (Level 2 or 3 heading for paper)

Ø How well do you understand nonverbal social signals focused on the person you are communicating with? Think about “social distancing” as our new norm? How do you feel when someone encroaches your space? What about those who do not want to wear masks, and when questioned they react out of anger. You can find lots of videos related to this. 

Ø Do you try to view others in a positive view? Think about the “difficult” or “frequent flyer” patient? How do most healthcare workers react to a patient who continues to be noncompliant with medications or health regimen, and lands back on your unit time and time again. How do you stay positive and nonbiased? Think about how you represent yourself on social media sites. 

Ø How can you work on understanding the basic human emotional needs of your clients and colleagues? Think about the nurses on the front lines during a pandemic. How do you separate out your own feelings of insecurity, fear and anxiety when needing to care for critically ill patients? Pull in your readings and resources from this week. 

Ø What types of “games” do people play, especially when under duress? How do you maintain personal integrity when those around you do not? An example might be academic cheating. How would you define academic cheating? You may want to refer to the student handbook or college handbook for guidance. 

Ø How might you feel if you overheard others expressing their views about a behavior or how you respond in stressful situations? How would you reply to your colleagues?

Please read All instructions. APA format.  Population  is ages 40-60 with uncontrolled blood pressure.  This  view as public health nurse.

Conduct a “Windshield Survey” in a section of your community. Instructions for the survey can be found in Stanhope and Lancaster (2016) on page 416, Table 18-6. As you notice, conducting a Windshield Survey requires that you either walk around or drive around a particular section of the community and take notes about what you observe. A Windshield Survey cannot be conducted by reviewing websites or Google Earth only. It requires actually taking a look at the selected area of the community. This survey should be focused on the problem and population you have selected for your practicum project. If you choose, for example, obesity among Hispanic schoolchildren, you might want to locate a section of the community where many Hispanic children live, or you might want to conduct the Windshield Survey around where Hispanic children attend school. If Hispanic children are not found in a specific section of your community (e.g., Chinatown in San Francisco or Harlem in New York), then you may select the section of the community where you live or work but pay particular attention to your practicum population and practicum problem as you conduct a survey of the community as viewed through the eyes of the public health nurse.

By Day 7 of Week 3

Submit a 3- to 4-page paper including:

• 1.Introduction to the community, including the name of the community and any interesting or historical facts you would like to add about where you live
• 2 .Photographs of the selected area of the community that serve as evidence of your observations and hypotheses
• Windshield Survey findings, including a description of the section of your community that you chose to survey
• 3 .Description of the Vulnerable Population and Available Resources 
• Introduction to the community, including the name of the community and any interesting or historical facts you would like to add about where you live
• Photographs of the selected area of the community that serve as evidence of your observations and hypotheses
• Windshield Survey findings, including a description of the section of your community that you chose to survey
• Description of the Vulnerable Population and Available Resources    
  • Demographics of the vulnerable population
  • What social determinants create their vulnerable status?
  • What community strengths exist to assist this population?
• Conclusions based on Nursing Assessment of the Community 
  • Based on what you have found, what conclusions can you draw about your community and your selected population for your practicum?
• Select at least 5 scholarly resources to support your assessment. Websites may be included but the paper must include scholarly resources in its development.
• References

Stanhope, M., & Lancaster, J. (2016). Public health nursing: Population-centered health care in the community (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. 

• Chapter 10, “Environmental Health” (pp. 217–241)
• Chapter 12, “Epidemiology” (pp. 256–285)
• Chapter 13, “Infectious Disease Prevention and Control” (pp. 286–318)
• Chapter 14, “Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks” (pp. 319–341)
• Chapter 18, “Community as Client: Assessment and Analysis” (pp. 396–421)

300 words/ only use one article/ Article can only be less than 4 years old

Case Study:  You are working  as a clinician  in a clinic that serves the indigent population.  Many of the patients are 50 years old and older,  and have chronic  congestive heart failure ( CHF). Your manager  asked you for evidence- based resources to identify strategies to reduce frequent hospital readmissions.

A. Find an evidence-based article  that focuses on strategies  to reduce frequent hospital readmissions among patients  50 years and older, with chronic congestive heart failure. Reference your article at the end of your initial post. On time post.

B.  From your  article, what is your PICO   question? Identify your PICO 

P-patient

I- Intervention

C-comparison

O-outcome

C.  What  strategies did you use  to identify your evidence – based resources? 

D. What time frame is the  publication of your article , and why?

E.  Did you use information from the website?   Why or why not?

F. citation, and  reference

Follow the Rubric

 

Topic: Healthcare Informatics Research and Innovation:

Include intro, a currently emerging healthcare technology system, goals for the product, data supporting the product, healthcare settings (including education), conclusion.

• You should carry out an investigation about one of the technologies used in Health Informatics, for example: EHR, CPOE, EMR, CDSS, eMAR, or electronic devices used in Health Care
• 5 pages (excluding cover and reference pages)
• APA formatted paper
• 3 References within 5 years (1 must be course textbook)