Improvement Plan In-Service Presentation

Instructions
For this assessment, you will develop an 8-14 slide PowerPoint presentation with thorough speaker’s notes designed
for a hypothetical in-service session related to the improvement plan you developed in Assessment 2.
As a practicing professional, you are likely to present educational in-services or training to staff pertaining to quality
improvement (QI) measures of safety improvement interventions. Such in-services and training sessions should be
presented in a creative and innovative manner to hold the audience’s attention and promote knowledge acquisition
and skill application that changes practice for the better. The teaching sessions may include a presentation, audience
participation via simulation or other interactive strategy, audiovisual media, and participant learning evaluation.
The use of in-services and/or training sessions has positive implications for nursing practice by increasing staff
confidence when providing care to specific patient populations. It also allows for a safe and nonthreatening
environment where staff nurses can practice their skills prior to a real patient event. Participation in learning sessions
fosters a team approach, collaboration, patient safety, and greater patient satisfaction rates in the health care
environment (Patel & Wright, 2018).
As you prepare to complete the assessment, consider the impact of in-service training on patient outcomes as well
as practice outcomes for staff nurses. Be sure to support your thoughts on the effectiveness of educating and
training staff to increase the quality of care provided to patients by examining the literature and established best
practices.
You are encouraged to explore the AONE Nurse Executive Competencies Review activity before you develop the
Improvement Plan In-Service Presentation. This activity will help you review your understanding of the AONE Nurse
Executive Competencies—especially those related to competencies relevant to developing an effective training
session and presentation. This is for your own practice and self-assessment, and demonstrates your engagement in
the course.

Health Care Organization’s Readiness to Meet Citizen’s Health Care Needs

Research a health care organization or network that spans several states with in the United States. Assess the readiness of the health care organization or network you chose in regard to meeting the health care needs of citizens in the next decade.
Prepare a 1,500-1,750 word paper that presents your assessment and proposes a strategic plan to ensure readiness. Include the following:
1.Describe the health care organization or network.
2. Describe the organization’s overall readiness based on your findings.
3. Prepare a strategic plan to address issues pertaining to network growth, nurse staffing, resource management, and patient satisfaction.
4. Identify any current or potential issues within the organizational culture and discuss how these issues may affect aspects of the strategic plan.
5. Propose a theory or model that could be used to support implementation of the strategic plan for this organization. Explain why this theory or model is best.

Health Care Organization’s Readiness to Meet Citizen’s Health Care Needs

Research a health care organization or network that spans several states with in the United States. Assess the readiness of the health care organization or network you chose in regard to meeting the health care needs of citizens in the next decade.
Prepare a 1,500-1,750 word paper that presents your assessment and proposes a strategic plan to ensure readiness. Include the following:
1.Describe the health care organization or network.
2. Describe the organization’s overall readiness based on your findings.
3. Prepare a strategic plan to address issues pertaining to network growth, nurse staffing, resource management, and patient satisfaction.
4. Identify any current or potential issues within the organizational culture and discuss how these issues may affect aspects of the strategic plan.
5. Propose a theory or model that could be used to support implementation of the strategic plan for this organization. Explain why this theory or model is best.

Nutrition and Society – The Social Determinants of Health

Instructions 
Write a report that defines and describes the role of the social determinants of health in
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk. Highlight the health inequalities in CVD seen in today’s
society in Australia.
The social determinants to address include:
– Income / socioeconomic status
– Education
– Health service access
– Social support networks
– Physical environment
– Gender
– Culture / ethnicity

Nutrition and Society – The Social Determinants of Health

Instructions 
Write a report that defines and describes the role of the social determinants of health in
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk. Highlight the health inequalities in CVD seen in today’s
society in Australia.
The social determinants to address include:
– Income / socioeconomic status
– Education
– Health service access
– Social support networks
– Physical environment
– Gender
– Culture / ethnicity

Public Health Law and Ethics

Acobson v. Massachusetts (pg. 146 in your text) is the seminal case on the state or local
government’s power to regulate to protect the health of the public.
Write a summary of the facts and the legal holding in that case (use this template) and, using the Jacobson court’s
language,explaining how the principles outlined in Jacobson are – or are not – relevant in current
litigation cases on non-medical vaccination exemptions, including the case in the assigned
reading, FF v. State of NY.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act legislations.

Instruction  
Research the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act legislations.
Discuss how each of these acts influenced the changes that we have seen in healthcare.
What healthcare goals have been achieved and what future legislation do you see as needed to help control costs and improve the security of health information?

E-cigarette usage. Why vape?

Instructions 
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2019), e-cigarette usage among middle and high school students increased 900% during 2011-2015.  In Utah, vape use is most popular with teens and young adults (Utah Department of Health, 2017).
For this research report, investigate the reasons why young people are attracted to the use of e-cigarettes.  Using valid and reliable resources, describe the overall factors leading to the use of e-cigarette devices.  Provide an overview of the potential risks for those who choose to vape.  Outline evidence-based practices for e-cigarette prevention.  Your paper should be approximately two pages in length and include in-text citations and a reference page.
All Assignments require APA formatting.
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  (2019).  Surgeon General’s Advisory on E-cigarette Use Among Youth.  Retrieved from:  https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/surgeon-general-advisory/index.html (Links to an external site.).
Utah Department of Health.  (2017).  Vaping Trends Among Utah Youth and Adults.  Retrieved from:  https://ibis.health.utah.gov/pdf/opha/publication/hsu/2017/1712_Vaping.pdf#HSU (Links to an external site.)

Health Research in the News

Guidelines for Online Discussion: Health Research in the News
The purpose of this assignment is to help you develop critical thinking skills and apply critical appraisal skills when reading all publications (including research articles). It is very important to start with a skeptical attitude when interpreting research results, rather than accept as true without critical appraisal. It is very important that you start with the question, “is this true?”, “was the study done correctly?” until evidence proves your suspicion is not true. However, this does not mean you are going to nitpicking irrelevant things.
Each student will find a news article that (1) is published in the last 3 months (2) reports a health related research study, and (3) is relevant to your clinical practice, your community or your family/friends.
In week 7 (3/5-3/11), each student will initiate a discussion thread (40-100 words) that include
(1) The full APA reference with url link to the news article (25%);
APA 6th edition reference format for newspaper article (rules for authors less than 8: list all; 8 or more: list the first 6 followed by an ellipse and then the last author): Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Title of the newspaper. Retrieved from: URL
APA 7th edition reference format for newspaper article (rule for multiple authors: list up to 20): Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Title of the newspaper. URL
(2) The reference of the research study being reported in this news (25%); If multiple research studies were cited, choose one or two;
(3) A short description of how the study was done such as research design, sample size, measurements, and data collection (25%); If the news article did not tell us the above information, simply say “not provided in the news” and
(4) major research findings from the cited research study (25%).
In week 8 (3/12-3/18), each student will respond to ONE of the other students’ thread (a minimum of 50 words). No thread can be commented by more than two students. This means you should respond to a different thread if the one you want to comment on has already had two replies. Your response/comment should include:
(1) any issues, such as chance, bias, limitations, or confounding in the cited research study that may cause the research findings less credible, accurate or valid (70%) and
(2) the meaning of this research study for clinical practice, or how it is relevant to or will influence nursing practice/health care/individuals (30%).
Additional guideline for week 7 and 8: You are not required to read the original research article. However, if you feel you cannot make your argument clear without reading the full text, it’s better to go over it and use the information in the original article to clarify your points.