Why is the need for nurses to have knowledge of the safeguarding process?

ADVOCACY, EMPOWERMENT AND PROTECTION ADVOCACY,EMPOWERMENT AND PROTECTION

The task for the essay it to look at the impact the safeguarding referral will have on those involved. You do not need to write a lot on the Mental Capacity Act, Care Act and Mental Health Act. You have to refer to these in your discussions.

Follow the headings above to guide you in what you need to write. Bring in your legislations to support your discussion. Don’t write about the legislations.
Define the following and incorporate in the essay
Safeguarding
Vulnerable Adult
Abuse and types
Quote Department of health “safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility’’
Why is the need for nurses to have knowledge of the safeguarding process?

 

Describe demographic characteristics for your community or state in terms of demographic makeup,ethnicity,and illness and health status.

Identifying Community Health Needs

For this assessment you will develop a concise but comprehensive report of the demographic makeup of the community you have decided to focus upon, as well as the most significant health concerns. Be sure you are linking the health concerns you are identifying to specific demographic groups within your chosen community. The bullet points below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure that your submission addresses all of them. You may also want to read the Identifying Community Health Needs Scoring Guide to better understand how each grading criterion will be assessed.

In your report, make sure to complete the following:

  • Describe demographic characteristics for your community or state in terms of demographic makeup,ethnicity,and illness and health status.
  • Identify any patterns or trends regarding populations seen in demographic reports.
  • Identify groups within the community or state population that are highly impacted by the identified health concern.
  • Communicate community demographic data and health needs in a manner that is clear and understandable to a variety of potential audiences.
  • Integrate relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style.
How does interpersonal collaboration between health care professionals advance health promotion with the vulnerable and diverse populations?

Identifying Community Health Needs

Preparation

As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community. Note that these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part of your assessment.

This assessment will be based around obtaining and reviewing community and public health data in order to determine a health need that should be addressed. The focus will be on how you use data to determine health care concerns, communities, and populations to proactively treat. Think about experiences you may have had working with data, as well as community and population health roles.

  • What community, city, or state are you planning to use as the setting for your assessment?
    • Where can you obtain population and community health data for this setting?
    • How will you obtain data?
  • What are the different populations in your chosen setting? (Think about cultural, economic, racial, and spiritual perspectives.)
    • How are the needs of the diverse populations in your setting similar and different?
  • What are some of the most critical health care needs of your chosen setting?
    • Are any specific populations more impacted by these needs than others?
  • What are the basic concepts of health promotion and disease prevention?
    • How might the populations in your chosen setting be best impacted in a positive way by specific health promotion and disease prevention approaches?
    • How could you apply specific health promotion and disease prevention strategies to drive improvements related to a specific health care need?
    • What factors are most likely to affect health promotion and wellness for vulnerable and diverse populations?
    • How does interpersonal collaboration between health care professionals advance health promotion with the vulnerable and diverse populations?
Describe how quality and safety impact delivery models in health care.

Delivery models in health care

Write a 1,250-1,500-word essay about delivery models in health care. Include the following in your essay:

Address the triple aim as it relates to population health management and delivery models.
Discuss current trends in health care delivery models.
Describe how quality and safety impact delivery models in health care.
Include at least three peer-reviewed/academic references in your essay, including the HealthyPeople website.

Briefly clarify the local relevance of the need to address the problem,by highlighting documentation and information about the problem.

Problem Statement

Explicitly state the local nursing practice problem that is the focus of this doctoral project.

Briefly clarify the local relevance of the need to address the problem, by highlighting documentation and information about the problem.

Briefly explain how the doctoral project holds significance for the field of nursing practice.

Identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry.

SEARCHING DATABASES

TO PREPARE:

(1) IDENTIFY A CLINICAL ISSUE OF INTEREST THAT CAN FORM THE BASIS OF A CLINICAL INQUIRY.

(2)REVIEW THE MATERIALS OFFERING GUIDANCE ON USING DATABASES, PERFORMING KEYWORD SEARCHES, AND DEVELOPING PICO(T) QUESTIONS PROVIDED.

(3) BASED ON THE CLINICAL ISSUE OF INTEREST AND USING KEYWORDS RELATED TO THE CLINICAL ISSUE OF INTEREST, SEARCH AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT DATABASES IN THE WALDEN LIBRARY TO IDENTIFY AT LEAST FOUR RELEVANT PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES RELATED TO YOUR CLINICAL ISSUES OF INTEREST. YOU SHOULD NOT BE USING SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT, SELECT ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES.

(4) REVIEW THE RESOURCES FOR GUIDANCE AND DEVELOP A PICO(T) QUESTION OF INTEREST TO YOU FOR FURTHER STUDY. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT INTERVENTION-TYPE PICOT QUESTIONS BE DEVELOPED AS THESE SEEM TO WORK BEST FOR THIS COURSE.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS ARE:

POST A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR CLINICAL ISSUE OF INTEREST. THIS CLINICAL ISSUE WILL REMAIN THE SAME FOR THE ENTIRE COURSE AND WILL BE THE BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR PICOT OPTION.

DESCRIBE YOUR SEARCH RESULTS IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF ARTICLES RETURNED ON ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND HOW THIS CHANGED AS YOU ADDED SEARCH TERMS USING YOUR Boolean operators.

FINALLY, EXPLAIN STRATEGIES YOU MIGHT MAKE TO INCREASE THE RIGOR AND EFFECTIVENESS OF A DATABASE SEARCH ON YOUR PICO(T) QUESTION. BE SPECIFIC AND PROVIDE EXAMPLES. PLEASE ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTIONS CLEARLY AND CONCISELY WITH NO GRAMMAR OR SPELLING ERROR TO THE CURRENT APA MANUAL STYLE AND RULES. GIVE THREE REFERENCES.

RESPOND TO AT LEAST TWO OF YOUR CLASSMATES AND PROVIDE FURTHER SUGGESTIONS ON HOW THEIR DATABASE SEARCH MIGHT BE IMPROVED. PLEASE PROVIDE TWO REFERENCES EACH FOR THE TWO CLASSMATE RESPONSES. HYPOTHETICAL RESPONSES TO CLASSMATES ARE OKAY.

Who is more likely to suffer from anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa? Why?

EATING Disorders

In a 3-page paper, written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, research the topic of eating disorders and address the following:
Compare and contrast anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Who is more likely to suffer from anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa? Why?
What are the causes contributing to anorexia nervosa?
What are the consequences of eating disorders?
How can one diagnose eating disorders?
What are the treatment and support options for a person who has eating disorders?
Be sure to include APA citations for any resources you used as references.

What interventions should be initiated to promote optimal functioning,safety,and well-being of the patient?

REVISION
Respond to this prompt in at least 250 words.

Brief Patient History

Mr. V is a 56-year-old transgender male with hepatitis. His partner lives with him. He has a long history of chronic back pain and has been taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for several years. He was recently started on warfarin for atrial fibrillation. He routinely comes to the clinic since he was diagnosed with hepatitis C. He weighs 452 lbs. He has a Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score above 25. Mr. V is in acute fulminant hepatic failure. He has been having difficulty breathing, ascites, asterixis, abdominal distension, shortness of breath, dark amber urine, and hepatic encephalopathy. He has been treated with diuretics, antibiotics, and laxatives. He is now undergoing a liver transplantation.
Clinical Assessment

Mr. V is admitted to the intensive care unit immediately after receiving an orthotopic liver transplant (OLT). He is intubated and sedated. Mr. V moves all extremities but does not follow commands. He has a nasogastric tube, arterial line, urinary catheter, abdominal drain (draining bright red blood), and an external biliary drain in place. Continuous renal replacement therapy is in progress.
Diagnostic Procedures

Baseline vital signs are as follows: blood pressure (BP) of 100/60, heart rate (HR) of 118 beats/min (sinus tachycardia), respiratory rate (RR) of 20 breaths/min, temperature (T) of 98.3°F, and O2 sat of 98%.
Urine output was 55 mL/hr and is now 10 mL/hr for the last two hours. Central venous pressure (CVP) is 14 mm Hg and intraabdominal pressure (IAP) is >25 mm Hg.
His laboratory values are as follows:
· Platelet count: 49 K/µL
· Aspartate aminotransferase (AST/SGOT): 329 units/L
· Aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT): 236 units/L
· International normalized ratio (INR): 2.5
· Partial thromboplastin time: 69.9 sec
· Blood urea nitrogen (BUN): 40 mg/dL
· Serum creatinine: 1.6 mg/dL
· Potassium: 3.9 mM/L
· WBC: 3200 units/L
· Hematocrit (Hct): 25.3%
· Hemoglobin (Hgb): 8.2 g/dL
· Alkaline phosphatase: 384 units /L
· Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT): 1042 units /L
· Total bilirubin: 12.5 mg/dL
· Prothrombin time (PT): 21.3 sec
Medical Diagnosis

Intraabdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome are diagnosed.

Questions

In your initial post, respond to the following:
· What major priorities do you expect to achieve for this patient?
· What interventions should be initiated to promote optimal functioning,safety,and well-being of the patient?
· Considering his gender and weight, what specific considerations are needed?
· What are some recommendations for a transplant patient on discharge?