Category: Nursing

How do the Spanish Conquistadores bringing disease to the new world compare/contrast with new disease outbreaks in today’s society? Explain by citing specific references with this week’s video and article.”

This is based on the info given in the interview I conducted with my nurse leader that I shadowed. Her name was Carrie Kindt, BSN

Unit 5 Discussion Topic: Substance Use Disorder Case scenario: Pam is a 53-year-old woman who comes into the clinic reporting problems with sleep for the past 5 months. She tells you that she has been using over-the-counter sleep aids but has not found them helpful. Even though they help her fall asleep, she wakes up multiple times every night. She also feels groggy for several hours in the morning. Pam later explains that in fact she has always had sleep issues. She used to drink a glass of wine in the evening, and that was enough to put her to sleep. In recent years, one glass has not been sufficient, and even when she drinks three or four glasses of wine, that might not be enough. As you inquire further about her alcohol use, you find out that on average, she drinks two glasses of wine on weekday evenings and three to four glasses of wine on weekend evenings. She says that she never gets drunk and she does not think that her drinking is problematic. You remember that you attended a training on Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) and decide to put it to good use. You administer an Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT-C) screen and give Pam a score of 8. You perform Brief Intervention (BI) and schedule her to return in 2 weeks for a follow-up. Three days later, you receive a call from a nearby hospital. Pam was arrested for drunk driving, and during the encounter with law enforcement officers, she fell and hit her head. During transport, she had an episode of emesis, aspirated, and had to be intubated. The technicians found your card in her wallet. Three days into her admission, Pam develops a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. After hospital discharge, the patient returns to your office and admits that she had minimized her alcohol drinking and that, in fact, she drinks more than twice as much as she had initially told you. She did not start drinking alcohol until her late 20s, but in her mid-40s, her two best friends were killed in a car accident. She was the only survivor of the car crash, and she began drinking heavily afterward. Pam tried to quit “cold turkey” on multiple occasions but each time would feel “sick” to the point where “only alcohol would make me feel better.” She had made attempts to cut down but found that she would begin drinking more within a few days. She has never been in formal alcohol treatment. Pam thinks that her drinking makes her depression worse, because “it just makes me numb, but my life is still a mess when I sober up, so I feel even worse and drink again.” Although she wakes up early, she feels anxious and shaky in the morning and then drinks alcohol to calm herself. She then has to wait at least 4 hours before she can start her day, and this affects her work. She has received several citations at work because of her behavior. The patient tells you she wants help quitting alcohol and that she never wants to drink again. How would you classify Pam’s drinking habits? How does alcohol affect sleep? What is SBIRT? How is it effective in helping clients? What laboratory testing will you recommend for Pam? What are the signs and symptoms of alcohol intoxication? What is the cause for Mrs. Pam’s seizure? What medications are effective in treating alcohol withdrawal disorder? Please provide constructive feedback to at least two of your peers. The discussion post should include at least two references, and the peer responses should add information to move the conversation forward.

You are the nurse leader at your organization. You have been tasked with creating an operating and capital budget. It’s your responsibility to consider the strategic plan you discussed in your previous assessment and apply it to the development of the capital and operating budgets.

PLEASE USE A LOT OF REAL LIFE WORD EXAMPLE. PLEASE DONT JUST WRITE, SITE SOURCE, PLEASE BE VERY DETATIL AND GIVE REAL WORLD EXAMPLES.

Using the provided , create both budgets and explain your decisions in an accompanying paper.

Budget Spreadsheet

Capital Budget (think long-term):

Create a capital budget with line items that are specific to the business needs.

• Buildings, equipment, and working capital.
• Cash flow in.
• Cash flow out.
• Utilities.

Operating Budget (think day-to-day operations):

Create an operating budget with line items that are specific to the business needs.

• Marketing materials.
• Direct labor.
• Salaries.
• Insurance.

Narrative Component

Capital Budget:

Explain how the capital budget was designed and created.

• Explains how costs were estimated.
• Justify the need for each expense or service.

Describe the process for calculating costs in the capital budget.

• Explain breakdown costs for each of the major cost categories (ie., salaries, fringe benefits, equipment, travel, supplies, other direct costs, and indirect costs), as well as any additional categories required by the organization.
• Considers the elements of indirect costs and how they were calculated.

Explain ongoing management of the capital budget.

• Explain the role of the nurse leader in ongoing budget management.
• Include considerations for the organization’s financial sustainability.

Operating Budget:

Explain how the operating budget was designed and created.

• Explains how costs were estimated.
• Justify the need for each expense or service.

Describe the process for calculating costs in the operating budget.

• Explain the breakdown costs for each of the major cost categories.
• Considers the elements of indirect costs and how they were calculated.

Explain ongoing management of the operating budget.

• Explain the role of the nurse leader in ongoing budget management.
• Include considerations for the organization’s financial sustainability.
• Competency 1: Develop an operating budget for a healthcare organization.
• Create an operating budget with line items that are specific to the business needs.
• Explain how the operating budget was designed and created.
• Describe the process for calculating costs in the operating budget. Explain ongoing management of the operating budget.
• Competency 2: Develop a capital budget for a healthcare organization.
• Create a capital budget with line items that are specific to the business needs.
• Explain how the capital budget was designed and created.
• Describe the process for calculating costs in the capital budget.
• Explain ongoing management of the capital budget.
• Competency 4: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
• Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support budget data and information, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.

PLEASE READ DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY AND ENTIRELY! SEE ATTACHED 3 FILES, RUBRIC AND TABLES. DO NOT INCLUDE THE PAPER THAT I HAVE ALREADY WRITTEN.

• 6 SCHOLARLY ARTICLES WRITTEN WITHIN THE LAST 5 YEARS W/IN -TEXT CITATIONS

Using the topic you developed in the Research Topic Assignment, select 6 peer reviewed research articles that support the research topic. Use the table template to identify specific characteristics for the articles you choose. The table should be added as an Appendix to the document you submitted for the Research Topic Assignment. Each of the 6 articles should be cited in APA format and included in a reference page that is also attached to Assignment 1.

In addition to the table, you will need to include a narrative of your literature review. You will discuss the literature you have found to support your research. This part of the paper should be 2-3 pages in length. You should appraise and synthesize the articles you have chosen. You may choose to discuss them according to like themes or some other commonality. Discuss their strengths and weaknesses, differences and similarities, etc.

WEEK 4 ASSIGNMENT: From Problem to Plan: Designing a Mini Health Promotion Intervention

Assignment Overview:

You will design a basic, targeted health promotion intervention in response to a real health issue affecting a local or virtual community (e.g., your town, campus, workplace, or an online population like college students with anxiety). Your plan will include goals, strategies, and an implementation timeline, and will reflect a clear understanding of both community needs and health education best practices.

Assignment Components

Part 1: Community & Health Problem Description

Write a 200300 word overview that includes:

• A brief description of your selected community (can be local or virtual)
• The health issue you are addressing (e.g., diabetes prevention, vaping, social isolation, low vaccine uptake)
• A short summary of why this issue is relevant based on a local observation or credible public health data source (e.g., County Health Rankings, CDC PLACES)

Part 2: Intervention Design

Create a 1-page flyer, infographic, or social media campaign preview (PDF, Canva, PowerPoint, or Google Slides) that outlines the core idea of your health promotion strategy. Include:

• A catchy program name
• 1 overall goal and 23 SMART objectives
• 23 brief messages, visuals, or calls to action tailored to your audience

Part 3: Implementation Plan

Submit a short plan (300400 words) outlining how you would implement this intervention. Address:

• Where and how it would be delivered (location, platform, or setting)
• Who would be involved (e.g., stakeholders, partners, target audience)
• When it would take place (general timeline, not exact dates)
• How you would promote and evaluate its success

Part 4: Personal Voice Video

Record a 12 minute voice-over or video walkthrough of your flyer or implementation plan using Panopto.

• Why you chose this issue
• How your intervention reflects local needs and your personal passion for health promotion

Submission Format:

Submit the following to your course LMS as one folder or PDF:

• Community Description (text)
• Intervention Design Flyer or Slide (visual)
• Implementation Plan (text)
• Panopto link (video)

Reference must be 5 years old

No AI to complete assignment

WEEK 4 ASSIGNMENT: From Problem to Plan: Designing a Mini Health Promotion Intervention

Assignment Overview:

You will design a basic, targeted health promotion intervention in response to a real health issue affecting a local or virtual community (e.g., your town, campus, workplace, or an online population like college students with anxiety). Your plan will include goals, strategies, and an implementation timeline, and will reflect a clear understanding of both community needs and health education best practices.

Assignment Components

Part 1: Community & Health Problem Description

Write a 200300 word overview that includes:

• A brief description of your selected community (can be local or virtual)
• The health issue you are addressing (e.g., diabetes prevention, vaping, social isolation, low vaccine uptake)
• A short summary of why this issue is relevant based on a local observation or credible public health data source (e.g., County Health Rankings, CDC PLACES)

Part 2: Intervention Design

Create a 1-page flyer, infographic, or social media campaign preview (PDF, Canva, PowerPoint, or Google Slides) that outlines the core idea of your health promotion strategy. Include:

• A catchy program name
• 1 overall goal and 23 SMART objectives
• 23 brief messages, visuals, or calls to action tailored to your audience

Part 3: Implementation Plan

Submit a short plan (300400 words) outlining how you would implement this intervention. Address:

• Where and how it would be delivered (location, platform, or setting)
• Who would be involved (e.g., stakeholders, partners, target audience)
• When it would take place (general timeline, not exact dates)
• How you would promote and evaluate its success

Part 4: Personal Voice Video

Record a 12 minute voice-over or video walkthrough of your flyer or implementation plan using Panopto.

• Why you chose this issue
• How your intervention reflects local needs and your personal passion for health promotion

Submission Format:

Submit the following to your course LMS as one folder or PDF:

• Community Description (text)
• Intervention Design Flyer or Slide (visual)
• Implementation Plan (text)
• Panopto link (video)

Reference must be 5 years old

No AI to complete assignment

WEEK 4 ASSIGNMENT: From Problem to Plan: Designing a Mini Health Promotion Intervention

Assignment Overview:

You will design a basic, targeted health promotion intervention in response to a real health issue affecting a local or virtual community (e.g., your town, campus, workplace, or an online population like college students with anxiety). Your plan will include goals, strategies, and an implementation timeline, and will reflect a clear understanding of both community needs and health education best practices.

Assignment Components

Part 1: Community & Health Problem Description

Write a 200300 word overview that includes:

• A brief description of your selected community (can be local or virtual)
• The health issue you are addressing (e.g., diabetes prevention, vaping, social isolation, low vaccine uptake)
• A short summary of why this issue is relevant based on a local observation or credible public health data source (e.g., County Health Rankings, CDC PLACES)

Part 2: Intervention Design

Create a 1-page flyer, infographic, or social media campaign preview (PDF, Canva, PowerPoint, or Google Slides) that outlines the core idea of your health promotion strategy. Include:

• A catchy program name
• 1 overall goal and 23 SMART objectives
• 23 brief messages, visuals, or calls to action tailored to your audience

Part 3: Implementation Plan

Submit a short plan (300400 words) outlining how you would implement this intervention. Address:

• Where and how it would be delivered (location, platform, or setting)
• Who would be involved (e.g., stakeholders, partners, target audience)
• When it would take place (general timeline, not exact dates)
• How you would promote and evaluate its success

Part 4: Personal Voice Video

Record a 12 minute voice-over or video walkthrough of your flyer or implementation plan using Panopto.

• Why you chose this issue
• How your intervention reflects local needs and your personal passion for health promotion

Submission Format:

Submit the following to your course LMS as one folder or PDF:

• Community Description (text)
• Intervention Design Flyer or Slide (visual)
• Implementation Plan (text)
• Panopto link (video)

Reference must be 5 years old

No AI to complete assignment