You plan to speak with Dr. Sanders about concerns family members have about the care required for a patient than what is ordered for her discharge home. Dr. Sanders has a reputation for being cold, aloof, and sarcastic. You have never spoken directly to her alone before. Discuss with peers how you plan to handle this situation using assertive communication, and explain why you would use your selected approach.

1 Identify and discuss the policies that would and would not be acceptable and/ or ethical in today's society in regards to Ellis Island.

2 Refer to the discussion in chapter 6 about due process and individual rights in relation to these events at Ellis Island.

You are working as a travel health nurse in one of the clinics, a patient has approached you to have an
evaluation of his health before travel -health risk assessments.

- Discuss in your own words the importance of health risk assessment in general? (In a paragraph not in the form of points)

- Search on the internet about a health risk assessment tool that you will use and attach it to your
document and put your reference.

- Specify why you are going to use that tool.

Codeine 60 mg is prescribed. You have 15 mg and 30 mg tablets
on-hand. Which tablets would you choose and how many Would
you give?

Identifying Health Disparities

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research and read about a specific health disparity of interest to you. This can be based on gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, etc.

Based on your research and data gathered, create a report in a 8 to 10 page paper that addresses the following:

What is the background of the disparity chosen?

Who does this disparity impact?

What are the determinants of this disparity?

What is the impact of this disparity?

Is there an intersection of multiple concerns related to race/ethnicity, gender, and sexuality related to this issue?

How and where would one seek to intervene to address this disparity in the context of the social ecological model?

How does this disparity affect the health of the population on a larger scale?

How does your race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or SES impact your ability to work within the community affected by this disparity?

Your grandmother has turned 65 and is very confused about Medicare. She does not understand why there are four parts to this healthcare program. She has asked you to help her with enrolling in Medicare.

How will she enroll in Medicare? List the different parts of Medicare and explain what each part is and why it may be important to your grandmother. Your grandmother has no previous experience in Medical Terminology so you must explain in layman's terms.

Option I: Occupational Analysis - Professionalization

Choose a profession that is not in the medical field(nurse, or physician) and not in the law field(lawyer).

Describe how this profession reflects each of the four hallmarks of a profession.

Consider the possible future of this profession. Do you see the rapid creation of new knowledge leading to losses to the profession, such intellectual obsolescence, or routinization of professional judgment, or a loss of skills among the professionals?  

Analyze any threats you see to any of the four hallmarks.

Do you see any other dangers to the profession that could lead to de-professionalization? Explain.

Discuss barriers to effective nursing advocacy in policy making? what are ways to mitigate these barriers.

in which year did the u.s. department of health and human services create healthy people 2000.

(1) Give me an example on how resource scarcity can make effective teams important

(2) Trying to make decisions based on consensus is a very popular method in many meetings. Tell me, in your own words, why you think this method is so prevalent. Also tell me what the downsides are to using consensus?

Describe the continuum of somatic conditions, such as low back pain, headaches, seizure disorders, involuntary movements, as they relate to identified physical illnesses and psychiatric diagnoses, such as illness anxiety disorder, factitious disorders, to malingering. How might a clinician determine who is dysfunctional and who is malingering?

discuss the importance of ethics in health care policy.

Ms. L is being discharged form the acute care facility after admission for atrial fibrillation. While in the acute care facility, it was discovered that Ms. L also has essential hypertension. Ms. L has no prior history of medical problems. She is 45 years old, single, living on her own with two aging parents, who have multiple health problems. Ms. L is responsible for most of their care. She is to be discharged from the acute care facility and states, “I really need to know about this digoxin and verapamil I am required to take. I have to take care of myself so I can work and take care of my parents.” How should the nurse proceed with the teaching?