31 Dec Your initial posting

BSN4010 Unit 1 dq 1 & dq 2

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Demographic Data

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In the Unit 3, you will submit the first assignment for this course, the Windshield Survey. All the other assignments in this course will relate back to the Windshield Survey assignment in some way. As practice and preparatory work for that assignment, access the Demographic Data Form (linked in the Resources). This form is based on material from page 18 in yourCultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotiontext and you will use it to complete a demographic profile of a population at the organization where you work or at a local health care organization. For this discussion:
Complete the Demographic Data Form, in Resources, for a population at the organization where you work or at a local health care organization. Attach the form to this discussion.
Summarize your findings. In developing your summary of findings of the data you gathered, you may find it helpful to consider the questions below:
What are the most important things to know about a population in order to address health care needs?
What vulnerable and diverse populations are present in your organization?
Note:You can continue to work with this population and organization for the Unit 3 assignment or you can choose a different population and organization altogether.

Response Guidelines

Review the Demographic Data Form of your fellow learners and respond to at least one.

Given what you learned from the assigned readings this week, what was the most beneficial information on the form? Why? Suggest ways the findings can be elaborated upon or improved. Your response post should be at least 75 words. If you are responding with a personal perspective or an example from your workplace experience, you are not required to cite a source. However, if you offer an alternative viewpoint or refer to the ideas or work of others in your response to a classmate, your response must be supported with an outside source, which you must cite using APA style.

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Healthy People 2020 and Diverse Populations

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For this discussion, you will need to access the 2020 Topics and Objectives section of the Healthy People 2020 Web site, linked in the Resources. Select one topic and review the “Overview” tab for your selected topic.
Your discussion post on your chosen topic should:

Describe the topic and the stated goal.
Identify any diverse or vulnerable populations that are at higher risk, or for which disparities exist with regard to the topic.
Propose and briefly explain one strategy that could help address these issues for one of the diverse or vulnerable populations identified.
Your initial posting should be at least 150 words and you must reference the work of another writer (either as a quotation, paraphrase, or summary) to support your ideas. The source can be the course text, another relevant book, any assigned reading, or an article you find on your own through the Capella University Library. When you incorporate the other writer’s ideas in your work, use APA citation style to give credit to that writer. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the year of publication) and the full reference for the source.

Response Guidelines

Review the posts of your fellow learners and respond to at least one. Your response post should be at least 75 words. In your response, you must do one or a combination of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Offer a suggestion.
Elaborate on a particular point.
Provide an alternative opinion supported with scholarly references.
Capella BSN4010 Unit 2 dq 1 & dq 2

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Unique Health Needs Perspectives

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For this discussion:
Use the required readings for this unit and other sources to help describe the unique perspectives and health needs of a specific population, such as Asian Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Hispanics, or African Americans.
Identify what health disparities and social determinants of health impact this population.
Identify areas of concern derived from your assessment of this ethnic group.
What basic concepts of health promotion and disease prevention would you want to focus on for this population?
Your initial posting should be at least 150 words and you must reference the work of another writer (either as a quotation, paraphrase, or summary) to support your ideas. The source can be the course text, another relevant book, any assigned reading, or an article you find on your own through the Capella University Library. When you incorporate the other writer’s ideas in your work, use APA citation style to give credit to that writer. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the year of publication) and the full reference for the source.

Response Guidelines

Review the posts of your fellow learners and respond to at least one. Your response post should be at least 75 words. In your response, you must do one or a combination of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Offer a suggestion.
Elaborate on a particular point.
Provide an alternative opinion supported with scholarly references.

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Effective Program Strategy

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For this discussion:
Use the Capella University Library and the Internet to locate an article describing an effective program, strategy, or initiative showing a positive impact on disease prevention or health promotion efforts for a vulnerable population.
Describe why you think the program or project was successful. Review Chapter 3 of your textbook, Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion, which identifies strategies for working with diverse populations.
What three strategies do you think would be most beneficial when putting together a health promotion plan for the population identified in this unit’s first discussion? Why?
Explain both the positive and negative factors that can affect health promotion and wellness for your identified population.
Your initial posting should be at least 150 words, and you must reference the work of another writer (either as a quotation, paraphrase, or summary) to provide support for your ideas. The source can be the course text, another relevant book, any assigned reading, or an article you find on your own through the Capella University Library. When you incorporate the other writer’s ideas in your work, use APA citation style to give credit to that writer. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the copyright year) and the full reference for the source.

Response Guidelines

Review the posts of your fellow learners and respond to at least one. Your response post should be at least 75 words. In your response, you must do one or a combination of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Offer a suggestion.
Elaborate on a particular point.
Provide an alternative opinion supported with scholarly references.
BSN4010 Unit 3 discussion

Methods for Identification and Evaluation

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Use the required readings for this unit, the Capella University Library, or the Internet to locate a peer-reviewed article describing a study evaluating an ethnic group and its health disparities. Make sure that your peer-reviewed article is not more than five years old, as you want to look at the most current evidence available.
In your posting:

Identify the ethnic group and its health disparity.
Describe the epidemiological concepts, data analysis methods, tools, and databases used in the study.
Evaluate the ethnic group’s contributions to the study.
Summarize the study and its conclusions.
Your initial posting should be at least 150 words, and you must reference the work of another writer (either as a quotation, paraphrase, or summary) to provide support for your ideas. The source can be the course text, another relevant book, any assigned reading, or an article you find on your own through the Capella University Library. When you incorporate the other writer’s ideas in your work, use APA citation style to give credit to that writer. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the year of publication) and the full reference for the source.

Response Guidelines

Review the posts of your fellow learners and respond to at least one. Your response post should be at least 75 words. In your response, you must do one or a combination of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Offer a suggestion.
Elaborate on a particular point.
Provide an alternative opinion supported with scholarly references.
BSN4010 Unit 4 dq 1 & dq 2

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Personal Cultural Competence and Competency Models

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The Purnell and PEN-3 Models for Cultural Competence
Examine your own cultural competence through courses readings and personal reflection. You may want to incorporate the Quality and Culture Quiz, linked in Resources, into your personal reflection. Then, think about what you learned through the Purnell and PEN-3 models of cultural competence. If necessary, review Chapter 6 in your course textbook to ensure that you understand the models.
Why are models of cultural competence important as frameworks for program planning in multicultural populations?
Is there a model you gravitate to more than another? Explain why or why not.
Your initial posting should be at least 150 words, and you must reference the work of another writer (either as a quotation, paraphrase, or summary) to provide support for your ideas. The source can be the course text, another relevant book, any assigned reading, or an article you find on your own through the Capella University Library. When you incorporate the other writer’s ideas in your work, use APA citation style to give credit to that writer. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the year of publication) and the full reference for the source.

Response Guidelines

Review the posts of your fellow learners and respond to at least one. Your response post should be at least 150 words. In your response, you must do one or a combination of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Offer a suggestion.
Elaborate on a particular point.
Provide an alternative opinion supported with scholarly references.

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Riverbend City: Principles of Cultural Competence

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Riverbend City: Principles of Cultural Competence demonstrates the complexities and challenges associated with cultural competence, exposure to diversity, and sensitivity in health care. After you have viewed the mission, consider the following:
How might you have responded in a similar situation to that depicted in the mission?
Did the actions of the nursing staff seem reasonable to you?
If the staff had been familiar with the practice of “coining,” do you think they might have reacted differently?
Envision a scenario in which the nursing staff had been culturally sensitive. How would the experience have been different for both the nursing staff and the Vang family?
Your initial posting should be at least 150 words, and you must reference the work of another writer (either as a quotation, paraphrase, or summary) to provide support for your ideas. The source can be the course text, another relevant book, any assigned reading, or an article you find on your own through the Capella University Library. When you incorporate the other writer’s ideas in your work, use APA citation style to give credit to that writer. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the year of publication) and the full reference for the source.

Response Guidelines

Review the posts of your fellow learners and respond to at least one. Your response post should be at least 75 words. In your response, you must do one or a combination of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Offer a suggestion.
Elaborate on a particular point.
Provide an alternative opinion supported with scholarly references.
BSN4010 Unit 5 discussion

EBP in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

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Use the readings assigned this week to identify and discuss evidence-based practices (EBP) and strategies to guide health promotion and disease prevention with the use of CAM. In your discussion, consider the following:
Identify three examples from the professional literature or the Internet that illustrate how EBP is used in health promotion and disease prevention using CAM therapies.
Do you think there is adequate evidence to support CAM therapies in health promotion or disease prevention?
Do you think the evidence is reliable? Why or why not?
Why is it important to have evidence for CAM therapies?
Your initial posting should be at least 150 words, and you must reference the work of another writer (either as a quotation, paraphrase, or summary) to provide support for your ideas. The source can be the course text, another relevant book, any assigned reading, or an article you find on your own through the Capella University Library. When you incorporate the other writer’s ideas in your work, use APA citation style to give credit to that writer. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the year of publication) and the full reference for the source.

Response Guidelines

Review the posts of your fellow learners and respond to at least one. Your response post should be at least 75 words. In your response, you must do one or a combination of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Offer a suggestion.
Elaborate on a particular point.
Provide an alternative opinion supported with scholarly references.
BSN4010 Unit 6 dq 1 & dq 2

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Health Literacy

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Use information from the unit’s readings and search the Capella University Library and the Internet for information regarding effective health literacy. Consider how culture and diversity impact health literacy and respond to the following questions:
What factors should be considered to ensure effective health education efforts in multicultural populations?
How do verbal and nonverbal communication affect multicultural communication?
What strategies would incorporate interdisciplinary team communication skills in interactions with multicultural and diverse individuals and populations?
Your initial posting should be at least 150 words, and you must reference the work of another writer (either as a quotation, paraphrase, or summary) to provide support for your ideas. The source can be the course text, another relevant book, any assigned reading, or an article you find on your own through the Capella University Library. When you incorporate the other writer’s ideas in your work, use APA citation style to give credit to that writer. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the year of publication) and the full reference for the source.

Response Guidelines

Review the posts of your fellow learners and respond to at least one. Your response post should be at least 75 words. In your response, you must do one or a combination of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Offer a suggestion.
Elaborate on a particular point.
Provide an alternative opinion supported with scholarly references.

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Riverbend City: CAM Mission

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The Riverbend City: CAM Mission demonstrates the common reactions of health care providers when faced with the unfamiliar health care practices of various cultures. For your discussion:
Search the Capella University Library, Internet, or journals for information on alternative methods of healing specific to an ethnic group.
Describe its use today and the influence of this tradition on the medical practices of this population.
Explain the barriers and challenges associated with caring for individuals who practice complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and explore how these practices can impact health and wellness. Support your discussion with references to the professional literature.
Your initial posting should be at least 150 words, and you must reference the work of another writer (either as a quotation, paraphrase, or summary) to provide support for your ideas. The source can be the course text, another relevant book, any assigned reading, or an article you find on your own through the Capella University Library. When you incorporate the other writer’s ideas in your work, use APA citation style to give credit to that writer. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the year of publication) and the full reference for the source.

Response Guidelines

Review the posts of your fellow learners and respond to at least one. Your response post should be at least 75 words. In your response, you must do one or a combination of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Offer a suggestion.
Elaborate on a particular point.
Provide an alternative opinion supported with scholarly references.
BSN4010 Unit 7 discussion

Designing Culturally Appropriate Wellness Programs

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For this discussion:
Refer to Chapter 7 of your Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotiontext and review the case study on page 189.
Address the following questions:
What steps are required to develop a needs assessment of the problem in this community, including primary and secondary data?
Who are the collaborative partners that need to be included in a coalition to address the teen pregnancy problem?
What steps are needed to develop a program, implementation, and evaluation plan?
What cultural considerations must be addressed in the program plan, implementation, and evaluation design?
Your initial posting should be at least 150 words, and you must reference the work of another writer (either as a quotation, paraphrase, or summary) to provide support for your ideas. The source can be the course text, another relevant book, any assigned reading, or an article you find on your own through the Capella University Library. When you incorporate the other writer’s ideas in your work, use APA citation style to give credit to that writer. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the year of publication) and the full reference for the source.

Reference

Pérez, M. A., & Luquis, R. R. (Eds.). (2014). Cultural competence in health education and health promotion(2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Response Guidelines

Review the posts of your fellow learners and respond to at least one. Your response post should be at least 75 words. In your response, you must do one or a combination of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Offer a suggestion.
Elaborate on a particular point.
Provide an alternative opinion supported with scholarly references.
BSN4010 Unit 8 dq 1 & dq 2

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Spirituality and the Nursing Practice
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For this discussion:
Use the unit textbook reading and articles, and describe how methodology can be used to develop a theoretical framework for making spirituality meaningful in nursing practice.
How do you envision this process changing future considerations in your nursing practice?
Why is this an important consideration when considering a plan of action for an individual or a population of patients?
Your initial posting should be at least 150 words, and you must reference the work of another writer (either as a quotation, paraphrase, or summary) to provide support for your ideas. The source can be the course text, another relevant book, any assigned reading, or an article you find on your own through the Capella University Library. When you incorporate the other writer’s ideas in your work, use APA citation style to give credit to that writer. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the year of publication) and the full reference for the source.

Response Guidelines

Review the posts of your fellow learners and respond to at least one. Your response post should be at least 75 words. In your response, you must do one or a combination of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Offer a suggestion.
Elaborate on a particular point.
Provide an alternative opinion supported with scholarly references.

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Culturally Competent Training for Health Professionals

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For this discussion:
Discuss, as a leader in nursing, how you could assist in providing culturally competent health education on CAM, traditional medicine, and holistic health (including spirituality) to members of the health care team at your organization, or the organization you evaluated (from Unit 5). Consider the following questions in your response:
What steps would you take to assess the current cultural competence and prior knowledge, or preconceptions, of the group?
What topics would you suggest to include in the educational plan for this group?
What resources (Web sites, articles, organizations, and so forth) would you use in designing the educational program for this group?
Your initial posting should be at least 150 words, and you must reference the work of another writer (either as a quotation, paraphrase, or summary) to provide support for your ideas. The source can be the course text, another relevant book, any assigned reading, or an article you find on your own through the Capella University Library. When you incorporate the other writer’s ideas in your work, use APA citation style to give credit to that writer. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the year of publication) and the full reference for the source.

Response Guidelines

Review the posts of your fellow learners and respond to at least one. Your response post should be at least 75 words. In your response, you must do one or a combination of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Offer a suggestion.
Elaborate on a particular point.
Provide an alternative opinion supported with scholarly references.
BSN4010 Unit 9 discussion

Economic Principles Related to Population Health

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For this discussion:
Use the Capella University Library and Internet, and identify and discuss the potential economic impact of multicultural clinical prevention and health promotion related to health disparities of a population.
What are the ethical considerations that may impact preventative care and health promotion?
How might local laws, federal laws, or the Affordable Health Care Act impact preventive care and health promotion?
Your initial posting should be at least 150 words, and you must reference the work of another writer (either as a quotation, paraphrase, or summary) to provide support for your ideas. The source can be the course text, another relevant book, any assigned reading, or an article you find on your own through the Capella University Library. When you incorporate the other writer’s ideas in your work, use APA citation style to give credit to that writer. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the year of publication) and the full reference for the source.

Respond Guidelines

Respond to at least one fellow student and address how the health educator would implement a plan to include safety and quality outcomes for this student or apply this to your current work environment. Your response post should be at least 75 words. In your response, you must do one or a combination of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Offer a suggestion.
Elaborate on a particular point.
Provide an alternative opinion supported with scholarly references.
BSN4010 Unit 10 dq 1 & dq 2

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CDC Trends and Application of Analysis Tools

Resources

Review the CDC and the Healthy People 2020 Web sites and use the following questions to help formulate the first part of your discussion:
1. What data analysis tools does the CDC utilize to measure areas of health promotion or disease prevention in the overall U.S. population?

2. What possible measures are needed to accomplish the Healthy People 2020 goals?

The CDC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have developed guidelines to establish goals and objectives that address health promotion and disease prevention efforts. Use these guidelines when considering the following:

Due to increasing longevity, the population of the United States is aging. The growth of the aging population may add significant stress to the health care industry. Another population that is growing rapidly is returning military veterans and their families.

1. Describe the special considerations and challenges in addressing the educational needs of either the aging or the veteran population.

2. Describe the trends in U.S. health care services demands and associated cost issues caused by the population.

Your initial posting should be at least 150 words, and you must reference the work of another writer (either as a quotation, paraphrase, or summary) to provide support for your ideas. The source can be the course text, another relevant book, any assigned reading, or an article you find on your own through the Capella University Library. When you incorporate the other writer’s ideas in your work, use APA citation style to give credit to that writer. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the year of publication) and the full reference for the source.

Response Guidelines

Review the posts of your fellow learners and respond to at least one. Your response post should be at least 75 words. In your response, you must do one or a combination of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Offer a suggestion.
Elaborate on a particular point.
Provide an alternative opinion supported with scholarly references

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CDC Trends and Application of Analysis Tools

Resources

Review the CDC and the Healthy People 2020 Web sites and use the following questions to help formulate the first part of your discussion:
1. What data analysis tools does the CDC utilize to measure areas of health promotion or disease prevention in the overall U.S. population?

2. What possible measures are needed to accomplish the Healthy People 2020 goals?

The CDC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have developed guidelines to establish goals and objectives that address health promotion and disease prevention efforts. Use these guidelines when considering the following:

Due to increasing longevity, the population of the United States is aging. The growth of the aging population may add significant stress to the health care industry. Another population that is growing rapidly is returning military veterans and their families.

1. Describe the special considerations and challenges in addressing the educational needs of either the aging or the veteran population.

2. Describe the trends in U.S. health care services demands and associated cost issues caused by the population.

Your initial posting should be at least 150 words, and you must reference the work of another writer (either as a quotation, paraphrase, or summary) to provide support for your ideas. The source can be the course text, another relevant book, any assigned reading, or an article you find on your own through the Capella University Library. When you incorporate the other writer’s ideas in your work, use APA citation style to give credit to that writer. Remember that an APA citation includes both the in-text citation (the author’s last name and the year of publication) and the full reference for the source.

Response Guidelines

Review the posts of your fellow learners and respond to at least one. Your response post should be at least 75 words. In your response, you must do one or a combination of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Offer a suggestion.
Elaborate on a particular point.
Provide an alternative opinion supported with scholarly references