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Reflect on an experience in which you were directly involved or witnessed incivility in the workplace. Provide a brief synopsis of the situation. How did this make you feel? How did you respond? What were the consequences of this situation? Provide an example of how this negatively affected the work environment and outcomes. How could the situation have been prevented? Discuss strategies that would support a healthy work environment.
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Week 6 Discussion Forum
A theoretical framework provides a rationale for predictions about the relationship
among variables. Discuss the variables you will use in your change project and the
specific steps that are necessary to implement your change project in your
organization.
The American Nurses Association’s (ANA) overall aims are to advance the nursing profession and improve healthcare for all. They appeal to each legislative session of the U.S.Congress, Democrats and Republicans alike, to address nursing legislative priorities.
Six main legislative priorities were identified by the ANA for the 117th Congress. Each priority has several items
Review each and choose two items that you believe are the most important and discuss why you chose them.

Population health is shaped by the social and economic conditions in which we are born, live, and work. Statistics indicate that many of us are one paycheck away from a financial crisis, especially since past recessions and the current state of inflation. In this module, you will explore the impact of poverty on health. In your professional roles and perhaps your own personal lives, you have all been exposed to the issues to some extent. The intent of this module will be to explore in more detail the prevalence of poverty, its impact on health, and barriers to attaining healthy outcomes.
Use the following resources to complete this assignment:
Activities
General Poverty (4 points)
Play Spent Activity:
The Urban Ministries of Durham have a great online poverty simulation that goes through a month in the life of a person living in poverty. To access the simulation, go to this website: playspent.org Summarize your experience with this simulation activity
Did you have money left over?
What difficult decisions did you need to make?
What was your overall feeling when the month was over?
Have you experienced similar financial challenges in your life?
What safety nets were there to support you during this time?
Go to Poverty USA website at
http://www.povertyusa.org/
Poverty Tour USA –Read the various information sections – What surprises you?
Interactive Poverty Map
Compare the state you live in with at least one other state.
Poverty Facts
What is the definition of poverty and who lives in poverty?
Snapshots of Poverty
Review at least one of the “Stories of Hope”– What are possible health implications?
Food Security (3 points)
Click on
United States Food Drug Administration– Household Food Security
How is food insecurity defined?
Which populations are most at risk for food insecurity?
What programs are available to improve food access? Consider Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Homelessness (3 points)
Who are the Homeless and why are they homeless?
Go to the website of the National Coalition for the Homeless.
Click on Fact Sheets and go to:
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/index.html
Click on Issues – Read about 2 topics that interest you.
Click on Populations – read about one population.
Click on Public Policy Recommendation – read about one policy recommendation
Describe the face of “homeless”
What are the numbers?
Who is homeless?
Why are they homeless?
How are health and homelessness related?
Identify and describe one policy project to reduce/end homelessness.
Go to Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness:
https://mn.gov/dhs/heading-home-minnesota/
What is purpose of this organization?
Nurses conducting assessments of the ears, nose, and throat must be able to identify the small differences between life-threatening conditions and benign ones. For instance, if a patient with a sore throat and a runny nose also has inflamed lymph nodes, the inflammation is probably due to the pathogen causing the sore throat rather than a case of throat cancer. With this knowledge and a sufficient patient health history, a nurse would not need to escalate the assessment to a biopsy or an MRI of the lymph nodes but would probably perform a simple strep test.
Most ear, nose, and throat conditions that arise in non-critical care settings are minor in nature. However, subtle symptoms can sometimes escalate into life-threatening conditions that require prompt assessment and treatment.
Amy, a 3 year old girl is brought to your office by her mother because she has a fever and complains that her ear hurts. She has no significant medical history. The child is not pleased to be in the provider’s office and has been crying. Her mother explains that she developed a “cold” about 3 days ago with sniffles. As she cries she continues to cough and has yellowish nasal discharge.
Attention………Remember that your Case Study Assignment should be in the Episodic/Focused SOAP Note format rather than the traditional narrative style format. Refer to Chapter 2 of the Sullivan text and the Episodic/Focused SOAP Template in the Week 5 Learning Resources for guidance. Remember that all Episodic/Focused SOAP Notes have specific data included in every patient case. Provide evidence from the literature to support diagnostic tests that would be appropriate for each case. List five different possible conditions for the patient’s differential diagnosis and justify why you selected each.
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