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mental process

DQ Module 4 BHS 220

Reflect upon two concepts that you learned in this course.
· What are the concepts? What insight or ideas did you gain from learning each of these concepts? Were there aspects of the concepts that you would challenge?
· What is the importance of these concepts to public health? How will you use this new wisdom in your current or future career?
· Optional: Offer feedback on how the course and/or facilitation of the course can be improved.
Reflection is a mental process that challenges you to use critical thinking to examine the course information, analyze it carefully, make connections with previous knowledge and experience, and draw conclusions based on the resulting ideas. A well-cultivated critical thinker raises vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely; gathers and assesses relevant information, using abstract ideas to interpret it effectively; comes to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions, testing them against relevant criteria and standards; thinks open-mindedly within alternative systems of thought, recognizing and assessing, as need be, their assumptions, implications, and practical consequences; and communicates effectively with others in figuring out solutions to complex problems. (Paul & Elder, 2008)
In order to earn maximum credit, the comment should be more than your opinion, and more than a quick “off the top of your head” response. Be sure to support your statements, cite sources properly, cite within the text of your comments, and list your reference(s). The response must be a minimum of 250 words.
Paul, R. & Elder, L. (February 2008). The miniature guide to critical thinking concepts and tools. Foundation for Critical Thinking Press.
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Report writing-Implementation Of The IOM Future Of Nursing

In a formal paper of 1,000-1,250 words you will discuss the work of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Committee Initiative on the Future of Nursing and the Institute of Medicine research that led to the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.” Identify the importance of the IOM “Future of Nursing” report related to nursing practice, nursing education and nursing workforce development. What is the role of state-based action coalitions and how do they advance goals of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action?
Explore the Campaign for Action webpage (you may need to research your state’s website independently if it is not active on this site): http://campaignforaction.org/states
Review your state’s progress report by locating your state and clicking on one of the six progress icons for: education, leadership, practice, interpersonal collaboration, diversity, and data. You can also download a full progress report for your state by clicking on the box located at the bottom of the webpage.
In a paper of 1,000-1,250 words:

  1. Discuss the work of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Committee Initiative on the Future of Nursing and the Institute of Medicine research that led to the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”
  2. Identify the importance of the IOM “Future of Nursing” report related to nursing practice, nursing education and nursing workforce development.
  3. What is the role of state-based action coalitions and how do they advance goals of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action?

Summarize two initiatives spearheaded by your state’s action coalition. In what ways do these initiatives advance the nursing profession? What barriers to advancement currently exist in your state? How can nursing advocates in your state overcome these barriers?
A minimum of three scholarly references are required for this assignment.
RUBRICS
1 Provided an original summary of the key messages of the IOM report, Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Any specific references should be cited.
2 Identify the role of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative and the American Association of Retired Persons on the Future of Nursing Campaign for Action and the State Based Action Coalitions
3. Identify the importance of the IOM FON report related to the nursing workforce
4 Discuss the intent of the Future of Nursing Campaign for Action
5 Identify the rationale of state-based action coalitions
6 Discuss one state-based action coalition and two initiatives

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AAMAs Creed and AAMAs Code of Ethics

Strict deadline. Each question must be answered with 150 words or more. Sources and in text citations must be in APA format.
Part A
1. Review the purpose of the AAMA. Using the AAMAs Creed and AAMAs Code of Ethics, create a different Creed as if you were a medical assistant. Creed should at least 8 principles.
2. Compare and contrast the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to other common practices in a medical office. 
3. How does the law of agency make it so that a patient to sue both the medical assistant and the physician for an act of negligence committed by the medical assistant?
4.  Discuss how the computer is valuable for many administrative functions and how it may also be a risk in terms of patient privacy and HIPAA compliance. Describe some special computer safeguards that protect the patient’s privacy.
Part B
1.  Compare and contrast the difference between the RHIT and RHIA credential and discuss the possible career opportunities for each.
2. Discuss the purpose for the master patient index (MPI) and explain the risks of duplicate medical record numbers if found in the MPI.
3. Discuss how the attending physician determines the care of a patient.
4. When managing health care records, it is essential to understand the process of completing the record. Discuss the process and requirements for record completion. Also explain the risks of incomplete records, in comparison to the record process.

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Medical Guidelines and responsibilities

Use of correct English, spelling and grammar is a must. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be a minimum of four (4) double-spaced pages. Each part should be at a minimum 2 pages long.
 
Part A: Kayla Christianson, CMA, has been employed six years by the cardiology practice of three physicians. She is a graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited school. Furthermore, Kayla received extensive hands-on training performing ECGs while doing her required externship.
Kayla has completed an ECG ordered by Dr. Hsu for Mrs. Warner, a 76-year-old patient. Dr. Hsu, Kayla’s boss, has telephoned her explaining that he was behind schedule doing rounds at the hospital. He asked her to do him a favor and interpret Mrs. Warner’s ECG, sign his name, and fax the report to Mrs. Warner’s referring internist who is expecting the results.
Provide detailed answers for each of the following questions.
Your response should be two (2) pages in length.
· Given the scope of Kayla’s education, training, and years of experience as a CMA, would this favor fall within the AAMA guidelines of her responsibilities? 
· Would any portion of Dr. Hsu’s request fall within the guidelines? If so, which portion(s)? Is an exception to these guidelines ever allowed?
· How should Kayla respond to Dr. Hsu?
Part B: For more than two years, medical assistant Linda Lewis had been employed by Drs. Norek and Klein, who are gerontologists. Also on staff are two registered nurses, a medical laboratory technician, and a medical social worker. The daughter of one of the doctor’s patients has just called the office. She is very distraught at the seemingly diminished capacity of her mother and insists on speaking to the doctor.
Linda explains that both physicians take only emergency calls during patient appointment hours, but that she will take a detailed message. This caller, however, suggests that not only should her call be considered an emergency, but that she will sue the doctor if the call is not handled accordingly.
 Response should be two (2) pages in length.
· What should Linda do immediately to diffuse the situation?
· Is this clearly a case when the call should be passed on to one of the registered nurses or the medical social worker?
· Is this a case when the physician should be called to the telephone because of the threat of an impending suit?
· How could Linda ascertain whether or not this is indeed an emergency? Is it up to her, as a medical assistant, to make such a determination?
· Because this is the patient’s daughter rather than the patient herself, does Linda have any reason to enter into a conversation with the caller? Could Linda be ethically bound by confidentiality not to admit the woman’s mother is a patient?

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Identify and describe a public health program that is provided by a local agency in your community, city, or state

Identify and describe a public health program that is provided by a local agency in your community, city, or state. Perform a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis on the program. Provide two to three recommendations for improving the program and explain how those changes could be done.
Identify a public health program in your community, city, or state. Research the factors associated with the program and provide the following:

  • Identify a public health program.
  •  Describe the areas of the program that are considered strong points, weak areas, factors that could be improved, and concerns that could eliminate or reduce the effectiveness of the program.
  • Recommend improvements and explain how the improvements could be done.

Support your statements with scholarly references and appropriate examples.
Comment on the postings of at least two of your classmates.

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Adolescent pregnancy

Adolescent pregnancy is viewed as a high-risk situation due to the serious health risks that this creates for the mother, the baby, and society at large. Describe various risk factors or precursors to adolescent pregnancy. Research community and state resources devoted in adolescent pregnancy and describe at least two of these resources. Research the teen pregnancy rates for the last 10 years for your state and community. Has this rate increased or decreased? Discuss possible reasons for an increase or decrease.

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Suicide

Suicide is the third leading cause of death for ages 15-24. Adolescents is a stressful time of transition and when adolescents do not have good coping mechanisms in place, or do not have people they trust to confide in about personal things they may feel that suicide is the only option they have (Edelman, 2014). It is important for the nurse to assess for any warning signs of suicide during the patient interview. If the patient has a history of prior suicidal attempts, feelings of hopelessness or depression, isolation, sleep disturbance, history of suicide in the family, physical or sexual abuse, self-mutilation, eating disorder, risk taking behavior, and access to firearms requires further investigation. The nurse should also assess if the patient is preparing for death, such as giving personal valuables away, or voicing statements of failure, tired of trying, and low self-esteem. Patients with history of anti-depressants, alcohol and substance abuse are more prone to suicide and should be monitored closely (Jarvis, 2016).