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In an APA format paper, approximately 3-5 pages in length, address the following questions.

Locate two different qualitative studies related to your topic of interest.

For each study, answer these questions:

Give an overview of the study and findings.

What type of qualitative study was it (i.e. phenomenology, ethnography, etc.)?

How did the authors establish trustworthiness (specifically discuss credibility, confirmability, dependability, and transferability)?

Do you think this study will be applicable to your population? Why or why not?

Assignment Instructions

Please answer the following questions regarding policy modification:

Question 1: Compare and contrast, policy initiation and policy modification.

Question 2: Discuss the concept of incrementalism in public policymaking.

Response for each question should be submitted using the text box and be at least 100 words long and no more than 200 words long.

 Please ensure you cite your references in APA format with a minimum of 3 references 

The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week on the basis of the course competencies covered. For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned and complete your participation for this assignment by Day 7. To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use resources from the South University Online Library.

As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format. Support your work, using your course lectures and textbook readings. Helpful APA guides and resources are available in the South University Online Library. Below are guides that are located in the library and can be accessed and downloaded via the South University Online Citation Resources: APA Style page. The American Psychological Association website also provides detailed guidance on formatting, citations, and references at APA Style.
• APA Citation Helper
• APA Citations Quick Sheet
• APA-Style Formatting Guidelines for a Written Essay
• Basic Essay Template

TASK

Post your initial response to one of the two topics below.

Topic 1

Watch at least 60 minutes of TV, focusing on the depiction of older adults. Analyze and discuss TV programming in the context of at least two of the following:

• Portrayal of elderly characters
• Intergenerational themes
• Conflict in relation to the older population
• Aging stereotypes or myths
• Cultural diversity in relation to quality of care

Topic 2

Discuss your own philosophy of aging.

• When do you think a person becomes elderly?
• What do you think of older people?
• Are they active, senile, debilitated, etc.?
• Provide a description of an elderly person that you know.

Thoughts??

They define interprofessional collaboration as when multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds work together with patients, families, caregivers, and communities to deliver the highest quality of care. (Vega & Bernard, 2016, para. 4). Different care providers whether it be doctors, social workers, dieticians, nurses, chaplains, pharmacists, nursing assistance, etc., all coming together and communicate the care of a patient holistically for their wellbeing and safety. The interprofessional collaboration will help reduce errors, provide high-quality care, and increase safety only if all the above work together.

For example, if a physician orders a drug for a child and mistakenly used dosage for an adult and faxed to the pharmacy. The pharmacist sees the order, then calls the nurse to confirm if the order is for an adult or a pediatric. The nurse let the pharmacist know it mistakenly written and called the doctor to clarify the order. Just imagine if there was no interprofessional collaboration communication among health care workers what that drug should have done to that child. This child’s life saved because the pharmacist caught the error and acted fast by letting the nurse know, who then called the physician to clarify the order.

The current trend that will require more, or change the nature of, interprofessional collaboration is the shortages of drugs in America. An example of a drug short in the market is norepinephrine. This drug used to treat septic shock continues to plague health care providers and patients, particularly for generic injectable medications, and shortages take an immense toll on patients and the health care system (DeVore, 2020). Knowing that this drug saves a life, collaboration with the manufacturers, the FDA, and other drug companies are essential to make this mediation available to people and at a low cost.