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Discuss how conservation efforts can compensate for the damages to the environment caused by humans and whether the development of new technologies can help reduce biodiversity loss.

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Students are asked to write a two to three-page paper (max 750 words) based on an interview of an individual who identifies as having a disability.  Students are to describe the person’s experiences of disability and reflect on how the definition of disability as a social construct is reflected in their story. Views and attitudes of disability should be explored.

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Identify a hospital-based program designed to improve the quality of care.  Do some research on the Internet to find an example of a quality/safety program at a hospital or healthcare facility.  Summarize the program and include an explanation of why and how it illustrates stewardship.

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Discussion 4.1: Collaboration

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1. Discuss collaboration with your clinical preceptor and other clinic staff including any positive or negative interactions and how that has impacted your clinical rotation. If it was a negative interaction, how did you handle the situation to create a more positive learning environment?

View the attached discussion board rubric. Please note that for this course, you may not necessarily have to have a citation for this discussion board

This discussion will be directed toward the clinical setting in a long term skilled nursing care facility.You as the Advance Nurse Practitioner Student with your clinical preceptor on the first day of your clinical site rotation doing history and physical assessments, charting in the electronic medical record, writing prescriptions, and formulating diagnosis and differential diagnosis.

You can provide one scholarly reference(this can be about Long Term Skilled Nursing Facilities)

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Create a 10-minute, 5- to 7-slide voice-over presentation (includes title and references slides) using either Microsoft® PowerPoint® or websites like Google Slides™, Adobe® Slate, or Prezi that evaluates the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and wearable tech and how it is most likely to affect the workforce in a specific health care service, facility, or other health care sector-related occupations. 

Cite at least 3 reputable references to support your assignment. Textbooks and websites will not meet this requirement. Please take a look at databases such as ProQuest as an example. 

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment. For additional help, check out the ULTRA: Access your assignments page.

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Identify a performance or system-related problem you might encounter in a hypothetical or real organization.  The problem can be addressed through improving staff performance and/or redesigning processes or systems.  

Address all of the below:

Focus on one specific problem
Develop one simple consistent problem statement
Describe the problem (This is the narrative background for how and why you chose the quality/performance improvement issue.  What is the current situation?)
Describe the (hypothetical or real) organization
Name
Location (rural, urban, etc.)
Mission
Number of staff 
Other pertinent information about the organization or environment
Specific division, department, or program description
Problem Statement
What is the performance problem the organization or department wants to improve?
Reasons Selected e.g.,
Not serving client or population needs?
Not meeting standards required?
Not meeting internal goals?
High risk?
High volume?
How is the problem being addressed currently (in general terms)?
How do you know the performance should or can be improved? 
As you know, in almost every case, it is necessary to form a team to address such a problem.  How would you go about forming such a team?  What talents or skills would you look to recruit? How would you prevent some person or group from dominating?  How would you ensure a balance of conformance and opposition? 

Be sure to utilize the following links as a guide and reference; 

http://www.phf.org/focusareas/PMQI/Pages/default.asp

https://www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/pf-handbook/mod14.html

http://www.phf.org/resourcestools/Documents/Developing_a_Quality_Improvement_Plan.pdf

http://www.ihi.org/Engage/Initiatives/TripleAim/Pages/default.aspx

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Based on your readings and experiences, what strategies are or might be effective to empower clients to make health decisions? How might these strategies also encourage clients to be accountable for their own health? Provide rationale for your response.

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Research a historical experiment that impacted or helped shape the development of ethical codes and regulations. Discuss the experiment and discuss the rights violated within the study (if any). Discuss any outcomes or legislature associated with the study. What type of consent would have been needed to make the study ethical and valid?

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Provide an in depth presentation on the pathophysiology of the diagnosis of Endometriosis, 

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Write a Summary of Epidemiology Article relating to health informatics.

Use APA Citation of the Journal Article and also using in-text citations

Include:
Brief Description of Problem Statement/Purpose
Summary of Methodology (Sample, Data Collection Methods, Data Analysis)
Summary of Findings/Conclusions
Evaluation of Research Study's Relevance to Health Informatics

Select an article from one of these journals:
•  International Journal of Epidemiology – 2014 IF 9.197
•  Epidemiologic Reviews – 2014 IF 7.333
•  Epidemiology – 2014 IF 6.178
•  Journal of Clinical Epidemiology – 2014 IF 5.478
•  European Journal of Epidemiology – 2014 IF 5.147
•  American Journal of Epidemiology – 2014 IF 4.975
•  Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health – 2014 IF 3.294
•  The Open Epidemiology Journal – 2014 IF 2.558
•  Annals of Epidemiology – 2014 IF 2.145
•  Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations – 2014 IF 1.58

Journals also exist to reflect some of the specialty areas of epidemiology. Some of these journals, in the order of their IF, are listed here:

•  Cancer – 2014 IF 5.007
•  Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention – 2014 IF 4.324
•  Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety – 2014 IF 3.172
•  Genetic Epidemiology – 2014 IF 2.951
•  Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology – 2014 IF 2.811
•  Cancer Epidemiology – 2014 IF 2.558
•  Epidemiology and Infection – 2014 IF

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A sixty-year-old baker presents to your clinic, complaining of increasing shortness of breath and nonproductive cough over the last month. She feels like she can't do as much activity as she used to do without becoming tired. She even has to sleep upright in her recliner at night to be able to breathe comfortably. She denies any chest pain, nausea, or sweating. Her past medical history is significant for high blood pressure and coronary artery disease. She had a hysterectomy in her 40s for heavy vaginal bleeding. She is married and is retiring from the local bakery soon. She denies any tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. Her mother died of a stroke, and her father died from prostate cancer. She denies any recent upper respiratory illness, and she has had no other symptoms. On examination, she is in no acute distress. Her blood pressure is 160/100, and her pulse is 100. She is afebrile, and her respiratory rate is 16. With auscultation, she has distant air sounds and she has late inspiratory crackles in both lower lobes. On cardiac examination, the S1 and S2 are distant and an S3 is heard over the apex.

What is the chief complaint?
Chief complaint "increasing shortness of breath and nonproductive cough over the last month."
Based on the subjective and objective information provided what are your 3 top differential diagnoses listing the presumptive final diagnosis first?
What treatment plan would you consider utilizing current evidence-based practice guidelines?

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Infant and maternal mortality in the US is increasing, especially among African American women-Why?
What can be done to reverse the trend?