Define counselling/counselling skills relevant to uptake and fitting of hearing-aids.

Audiology

Assignment Title:

Describe the counselling skills that would be used pre and post hearing-aid fitting.

Guidance:

Define counselling/counselling skills relevant to uptake and fitting of hearing-aids

Include some of the following in your discussion section:

psychological stages of grieving and how this may impact the choice of counselling strategies I.e., motivational interviewing for those in denial stage

how establishing a good rapport with the patient and the use of IMP’s may improve outcomes (informational counselling)

communication strategies and other assistive listening devices – you can discuss how these may benefit people with different types of hearing loss (informational counselling)

how effective questioning is important as part of the counselling process

Structure:

Introduction (10%)
Description (15%)
Discussion (65%)
Conclusion (10%)

Tips:

Be clear, proof-read your work and ask others to proof-read your work

All sources must be referenced correctly

Check grammar and punctuation

Include your own ideas and suggestions and explain why these might be useful

Think about your writing style, ensure that the first sentence of each paragraph provides a summary of what you are about to discuss

Ensure that your writing flows and is well thought out

You can include counselling skills not covered in the lecture to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding

APA (7th ed.) referencing style.

Does counselling during the audiology appointment positively affect the outcome?

Question 1

For compliance in hearing aid use, does counselling during the audiology appointment positively affect the outcome?

Question 2

Does Real Ear Measurement (REM) during hearing aid fitting, provide a better outcome (compliance with aid usage) compared to those patients who did not have REM?

Question 3

Do Virtual (phone / video) follow up appointments provide as much benefit/patient compliance as face-to-face appointments?

Identify research methods commonly used in healthcare.Describe research tools and techniques

Length: 2000 words The essay enables you to demonstrate the following learning outcomes from the research methods unit. You will:

1. Identify research methods commonly used in healthcare

2. Describe research tools and techniques

3. Describe the scientific method

4. Apply research evidence to clinical problems

Aim In this assignment you will address a problem through engaging with current research evidence. You may choose to include any research methods you like but you are required to critique their advantages and disadvantages. You will need to read around your questions and reference any literature that already addresses your question. You will be awarded more marks for clear analysis, good critical thinking and original observation. The structure and fluency of your writing will be assessed.
The problem: Around 40% of adults who are fitted with hearing aids don’t use them.

• Formulate three answerable questions that you could address to tackle this. Please describe your rationale and any assumptions you make.

•Search for literature addressing one of your questions.Provide a screenshot to capture your search terms and hits in the back of your essay.

•Describe the research methods used in the study/ studies you read. Identify their short-comings and advantages.

• What do the studies tell you? Summarise what is known and what remains unknown. Tell us whether your question has been answered or not.
Submit your essay to the Turnitin submission point.

Evaluate the preliminary care coordination plan you developed in Assessment 1 using best practices found in the literature.

Final Care Coordination Plan

For this assessment, you will evaluate the preliminary care coordination plan you developed in Assessment 1 using best practices found in the literature. Hello, have previously assigned you to complete assessment one titled “Preliminary Care Coordination Plan” This assignment is a continuation of that paper.

Attached are the assignment instructions and rubric

Discuss the effect of noise on the auditory system firstly,and if a particular drug affects a certain part of the system,discuss that,so the reader has a better understanding on how the drug may or may not work.

Audiology

ESSAY TITLE

Choose one or more otoprotectant and discuss its effectiveness in protecting the auditory system.

Background – You are in your clinic and a patient hands you a snippet from a paper that claims to have found a new type of drug that can reduce the impact of noise and actively protects our auditory system! The patient asks for your thoughts, as the paper is well known for its misleading articles and hyperbole. You decide to do some research and find out for yourself.

Task – Choose an otoprotectant (drug) and discuss its effectiveness in protecting the auditory system. Some otoprotectants have been researched more than others, so feel free to evaluate the efficacy of more than one if needed.

Tips:

1. Discuss the effect of noise on the auditory system firstly,and if a particular drug affects a certain part of the system,discuss that,so the reader has a better understanding on how the drug may or may not work.

2. If choosing 1 otoprotectant to discuss, make sure there is enough papers, research and information out there to write your essay. Also, if discussing more than one drug then make sure you are writing enough information for each and that you include enough articles/evidence.

3. Don’t forget that the effectiveness can be proven as effective or non-effective, so finding no links to protecting the auditory system is fine.

4. Make sure you are looking at reliable & scientific sources! Watch out for homeopathic reviews or papers with conflicts of interest.

5. For your introduction you could base it on the background story or simply start as if doing a normal paper. Promote academic freedom of writing, just make sure your introduction is clear in what you are looking into and why.

APA (7th ed.) referencing style.

Describe how you will alter your usual operations to reduce Covid-19 exposure e.g. creating more space to allow for social distancing.

COVID-19 Policy for health care clinic

Instructions

Create a health care policy for a family practice clinic. Include:

1. How to protect yourself, employees, patients, and community. (Refer to CDC guidelines) and others.

2. List measures you will use to prepare physical clinical space

3. Describe employee training

4. Describe how you will alter your usual operations to reduce Covid-19 exposure e.g. creating more space to allow for social distancing,

infection control etc.

5. List 2 types of Covid-19 testing methods you will offer, and why

Use APA 7 format

References not more than 5 years

Critically analyse contemporary research and clinical guidelines to promote health and wellbeing when working with service users, carers, and families- with focus upon decision making to promote health and the further prevention of illness. 

COMPLEXITY IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

Assessments: An essay (4000 words) (100% of grade). A written critical analysis of a case scenario identified in practice, exploring the biopsychosocial determinants of ill health and a critical appraisal of actual or proposed biopsychosocial interventions within the context of contemporary clinical care.

Module aims: to equip students with the necessary knowledge base to identify, and effectively manage, complex mental health conditions across the lifespan incorporating biological, psychosocial, and cultural determinants of health.

Module learning outcomes: By the end of this module students should be able to:

Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of differing theories of development that contribute, or prevent, mental health conditions; and be able to critically appraise the transition points across the lifespan for potential or actual vulnerability, crisis, or mental illness.

Identify and critically examine the key principles related to aetiology, pathogenesis, and clinical management of serious mental illnesses whilst acknowledging influencing and inhibiting factors for biopsychosocial interventions, in addition to the limitations of therapeutic interventions.

Deconstruct and analyse biopsychosocial influences and how these can predispose or perpetuate complex mental health conditions whilst acknowledging that such factors are malleable across the lifespan.

Critically analyse contemporary research and clinical guidelines to promote health and wellbeing when working with service users, carers, and families- with focus upon decision making to promote health and the further prevention of illness.

Identify and analyse the biopsychosocial factors which have contributed to the development and maintenance of the person’s mental disorder and account for their physical health status.

COMPLEXITY IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

An essay (4000 words) (100% of grade). A written critical analysis of a case scenario identified in practice, exploring the biopsychosocial determinants of ill health and a critical appraisal of actual or proposed biopsychosocial interventions within the context of contemporary clinical care.

Summative assignment – 4,000-word essay.

• Give a brief introduction outlining what you intend to do in the assignment.

• Describe the person, the service, and the nature of your involvement with them.

• Contextualise the service with reference to contemporary mental health policy.

• Identify and analyse the biopsychosocial factors which have contributed to the development and maintenance of the person’s mental disorder and account for their physical health status.

• Describe and analyse the process of prioritising health and well-being needs using relevant assessment tools and showing awareness of relevant psychological theory.

• Demonstrate collaboration with the person, carers, and the family in the context of the service, identifying potential and actual barriers to engagement and address any safeguarding concerns in formulating and executing your plan of care.

• Critically appraise your interventions with reference to a contemporary evidence base and analyse their effectiveness in the promotion of health and wellbeing.

• Provide a brief conclusion, summarising the main points of the assignment