Your submission must represent your original work and understanding of the course material. Most performance assessment submissions are automatically scanned through the WGU similarity checker. Students are strongly encouraged to wait for the similarity report to generate after uploading their work and then review it to ensure Academic Authenticity guidelines are met before submitting the file for evaluation. See Understanding Similarity Reports for more information. Grammarly Note: Professional Communication will be automatically assessed through Grammarly for Education in most performance assessments before a student submits work for evaluation. Students are strongly encouraged to review the Grammarly for Education feedback prior to submitting work for evaluation, as the overall submission will not pass without this aspect passing. See Use Grammarly for Education Effectively for more information. Microsoft Files Note: Write your paper in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) unless another Microsoft product, or pdf, is specified in the task directions. Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc. All supporting documentation, such as screenshots and proof of experience, should be collected in a pdf file and submitted separately from the main file. For more information, please see Computer System and Technology Requirements. You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course. A. Discuss how two of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) advanced-level Domain 3 competencies guide the advanced professional nurse to improve population health. Include one example for each competency in the discussion. B. Based on the results of the interprofessional professionalism assessment in the course, provide a summary of each of the six categories. Include one strength and one opportunity for improvement for each of the six categories. Note: Refer to the “Interprofessional Professionalism Assessment” that you completed in Unit 4 (page 34) of the course. C. For each of the five stages of interprofessional team development, describe a strategy the advanced professional nurse could implement to develop the interprofessional advocacy team in population health. Note: Refer to Chapter 6 in DeNisco, S. M. (2024). D. Summarize each of the five social determinants of health (SDOH). (suggested length of 35 sentences for each summary) 1. For each SDOH, describe one possible policy, program, or initiative that could improve that SDOH. Note: Be sure to refer to the sources within the course to respond to part D and D1. E. Discuss two examples using two different sources (one source per example) of how health equity was addressed in a local, state, or national health policy, program, or initiative. F. Using published data (e.g., .gov, County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, CDC, health department site) discuss one health issue, concern, or behavior affecting the population in a specific, identified U.S. city, county, or state of your choice. G. Discuss an evidence-based policy, program, or initiative recommendation to improve the identified population health issue, concern, or behavior in part F. Support the discussion with at least two sources. Note: The policy/program/initiative you recommend must be one that is not currently in place in your chosen city/county/state. H. Identify one public leader with the authority or influence to facilitate the implementation of the policy, program, or initiative recommendation from part G including the following details: name of the leader title of the leader position responsibility of the leader 1. Explain why the public leader you chose in part H would be selected to facilitate the implementation of the policy, program, or initiative recommendation from part G. I. Create an ISBAR summary of the policy, program, or initiative recommendation from part G including the public leader from part H using the attached ISBAR Summary Template. Save and submit your ISBAR summary as a separate .pdf or .docx document. Note: Refer to the article titled Using SBAR to Communicate with Policymakers found in Unit 3 of the course. J. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. K. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

WEEK 5 NSG 7000 Personal Beliefs in Practice Our personal growth and development throughout our lives has helped to create a set of beliefs upon which we judge all interactions, even those in business situations. Through this assignment you will reflect on an experience where you employed your own beliefs, and you will consider how they may have influenced your choices in leadership moments. Using the worksheet you completed this week, provide a real-life example of a situation where you were asked to make a leadership decision in your personal or professional life that challenged at least one of your personal beliefs. 1. What were the circumstances surrounding the challenge? 2. Did you compromise your beliefs? 3.What emotions rose to the forefront when your belief systems were challenged? 4.What were the results of the decision and were you satisfied with the results? 5.What changes would you make in similar future situations? 6. Discuss how you did or can apply this lesson to your own future performance in leadership. DQ instructions Your post should demonstrate critical thinking, relate to the course material, and encourage further discussion. Requirements: Word Count: Initial post: 250300 words. Excluding citations and references. Content for Initial Post: BY DAY 3 Introduction: Begin with a clear perspective that directly addresses the discussion prompt(s). Support with Evidence: Incorporate at least one reference from course readings, lecture materials, or external academic sources. Use APA style for in-text citations and include 3-4 full reference at the end of your post. Examples: Provide real-world examples, personal experiences, or case studies when applicable to strengthen your argument. Engagement Question: End your post with a question or thought-provoking comment to encourage peer responses.

This senior level paper is based on your reflection of a leadership or managerial role. The paper must address each of the bulleted points in the Critique Guidelines and be written in APA style using appropriate resources and format. All assignments require appropriate APA 7th ed. student format.

For this assignment you need to view my short 10-minute video below (also on the Module instructions page). You will be making a calendar grid just like the one I showed you, and it won’t take long. You should be able to do it in about 15 – 30 minutes (if you take more than 45 minutes you’re taking too long–don’t be too worried about color, etc!), and it is a general color-blocking on the grid of your major time commitments. You may select your own colors, but label which items are which–clinicals, sleep, study, class-lecture listening time, eating, etc. Here is the blank grid. Just use your word processor colors and the “fill” icon, rather than the highlight icon, and it will color the various areas. Take a look at the rubric below to make sure you included all needed items. it has to include the Color-coding identifies all 168 hours of the week, including the various major activities of the nursing student’s week,sleep,clinicals and lab,lecture class time,meals,driving time,study time,personal time,other activities. Im a junior 2 student taking only med surg and my probations class. my clinical days are Monday and Tuesday every week for 6 weeks starting on February 16 till March 24th 2026

Use the Typhon samples (PDF files) as guides to rewrite my soap notes (word files)

Students will complete two comprehensive SOAP notes for patient encounters including detailed subjective data such as the chief complaint, HPI (using OLDCARTS), ROS, and pertinent medical, family, and social history. Objective data must document physical exam findings and diagnostic results accurately. The assessment should include a minimum of three well-supported differential diagnoses (using the most likely, least likely, and most concerning format), while the plan must outline evidence-based pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments, follow-up, and patient education. Students will also reflect on the learning experience, discussing challenges, insights, and areas for improvement. The SOAP notes must be posted in APA format on the discussion board with appropriate scholarly sources. Care should include any health maintenance that has occurred and future health maintenance that is due (vaccinations, mammogram, colonoscopy, etc). Care should also include appropriate and valid screening tools.

Additionally, students are required to provide thoughtful, evidence-based replies to three peers, highlighting strengths, offering constructive feedback, and suggesting alternative treatment approaches when applicable. Explanations for medication mechanisms of action must be included, supported by high-quality references. Professionalism, clarity, and adherence to APA formatting are essential to this assignment, which aims to enhance clinical reasoning, communication, and collaborative skills. Note: this assignment should not contain any patient identifiers and should be a patient that the student has recorded in Typhon as a patient encounter.

Write a position paper on a health policy issue currently under consideration. Include a title page, reference page, introduction, and conclusion. Each body paragraph should be related to individual concepts with a depth of expansion on each topic presented. Remember, only references used in the paper should be included on the reference page. Topics must relate to healthcare and be a piece of legislation being reviewed or a topic under current debate. Include evidence such as statistics, research study findings, or data points to substantiate your claims from reputable sources. The paper must include other positions and views. Example: the need for PPE, including the cost of equipment, cost of illness to employees, recycling of equipment, statistics related to cases, Federal Government resources available, possibly states with varying levels of cases, and so on. Cite all sources appropriately using APA guidelines. Professional tone and style of writing are expected. Only make opinion-based statements after providing appropriate literature to support your views. The paper should contain 5-7 pages, excluding the title and reference pages. Abstract not needed. Include at least five references that should be reputable and non-biased. Describe the current legislation related to the issue (needs to be a topic under review). What is the recent legislation, or what is the current issue being considered? Be sure to include your position but also other positions. Opposing positions should be spoken of with rebuttals. What is the problem? Describe the issue from various viewpoints. Provide Evidence to support opinion- use text, research journal articles from peer-reviewed sources, and web-based sources from reputable sources (avoid blogs, Wiki pages or sites that stand to benefit from the information presented). You will be using this research to formulate the content of

respond this my classmate’s post on health equity and public health nurse with additional information or support and at least 1 current journal reference.

The main focus of public health nurses is not only to provide optimal healthcare for people of all communities but also to understand what factors are the possible barriers causing the discrepancies amongst groups of people so they can be addressed or rectified. A provision within the American Nurses Association 2025 Code of Ethics states Nurses and their professional organizations work to enact and resource practices, policies and legislation to promote social justice, eliminate health inequities and facilitate human flourishing (ANA, 2025). This is exactly what public health nurses strive to do. By addressing these needs public health nurses can help to improve health equity from the individual to the system level (Hassmiller & Wakefield, 2021).

Public health nurses can help to promote health equity by identifying health disparities, addressing social determinants of health, building and supporting communities, advocating for change and most importantly delivering proper inclusive care. They identify health disparities through data and research of different communities or groups of people. An example of this would be Bergen Countys Community Health Needs Assessment which was conducted by multiple local hospitals in 2025. This consisted of a public survey given out to the communities in hopes of collecting crucial data that paints a picture of possible disparities, barriers or social determinants that could be preventing members of the community from receiving proper care across all areas of human needs. This survey concluded in July of 2025, and the data collected from this survey was then used to initiate the creation of different targeted programs in hopes of eliminating these problems thus resulting in improved access to care (Bergan County of New Jersey, 2025). Public health nurses collecting data about the community helps to gain a different perspective and truly understand what the people need. Once the data is analyzed and trends are identified, public health nurses can work to devise a plan of how to address them or different programs to rectify these barriers. Different examples of programs are food assistance programs, housing, transportation, health clinics and much more to target the areas that were shown to need improvement based on the data collected from the community.

An important task of public health nurses is also advocacy. While collecting, understanding and acting on the data that was collected about a specific community or group of people is important, without advocacy change cannot occur. These nurses work hard to advocate for those who do not have a voice and help enact change to rectify these issues across all levels of the healthcare network. Advocating and supporting the needs of the community are how these nurses make changes to protect the health and wellbeing of the community (Chiu et al., 2021)

References

Bergen County Department of Health Services and local hospitals seek community input in 2025 health survey. Bergen County, NJ Official Website. (n.d.).

Chiu, P., Cummings, G. G., Thorne, S., & Schick-Makaroff, K. (2021). Policy advocacy and nursing organizations: A scoping review. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 22(4), 276296.

Hassmiller, S. B., & Wakefield, M. K. (2022). The Future of Nursing 20202030: Charting a path to achieve health equity. Nursing Outlook, 70(6).

2025 code of ethics for nurses provision 9. 2025 Code of Ethics for Nurses. (n.d.).

After watching any four of the following videos, write a 2-page, APA formatted reflection paper on how interoperability, improving clinical workflow, and human-computer interaction integrate into healthcare. Analysis of how and why human technology interfaces will be used in the future. In addition, summarize which videos were most interesting to you in your practice, and why.

You will write a position paper on a health policy for this class. You must submit the chosen topic by 02/13/2025 for approval. What is involved in the paper is below: Write a position paper on a health policy issue currently under consideration. Include a title page, reference page, introduction, and conclusion. Each body paragraph should be related to individual concepts with a depth of expansion on each topic presented. Remember, only references used in the paper should be included on the reference page. Topics must relate to healthcare and be a piece of legislation being reviewed or a topic under current debate. Include evidence such as statistics, research study findings, or data points to substantiate your claims from reputable sources. The paper must include other positions and views. Example: the need for PPE, including the cost of equipment, cost of illness to employees, recycling of equipment, statistics related to cases, Federal Government resources available, possibly states with varying levels of cases, and so on. Cite all sources appropriately using APA guidelines. Professional tone and style of writing are expected. Only make opinion-based statements after providing appropriate literature to support your views. The paper should contain 5-7 pages, excluding the title and reference pages. Abstract not needed. Include at least five references that should be reputable and non-biased. Describe the current legislation related to the issue (needs to be a topic under review). What is the recent legislation, or what is the current issue being considered? Be sure to include your position but also other positions. Opposing positions should be spoken of with rebuttals. What is the problem? Describe the issue from various viewpoints. Provide Evidence to support opinion- use text, research journal articles from peer-reviewed sources, and web-based sources from reputable sources (avoid blogs, Wiki pages or sites that stand to benefit from the information presented). You will be using this research to formulate the content of your testimony presentation.

Hallmark Assignment Overview

Introduction

For this assignment, you will examine the role of the nurse in caring for clients with cognitive and/or mental health issues. You will identify your target audience (such as staff nurses, pre-licensure nursing students, etc.) and create an educational PowerPoint presentation (instructions below). This final assignment will reflect ability and achievement in the following areas:

• Intentional Learning, Reflection, and Clinical Judgment
• Decision Making and Evidence-Based Practice
• Organization and Presentation
• Writing and APA Formatting

Objectives

• Demonstrate collaborative standardization of safe practices through health promotion.
• Integrate course concepts within the management of a cognitive alteration.

Instructions

You are the nurse educator preparing an orientation on cognitive or mental health illness. There is a need to address the many clients with cognitive issues that seek healthcare services, and how to understand their needs better. Choose a cognitive/mental health illness that you feel less knowledgeable about and address the following prompts by including two to three examples of each bullet point:

• Choose a cognitive or mental health illness.
• What is it? How is it diagnosed? How is it treated?
• How does it differ from a physical or “visible” illness?
• Address the following for your chosen diagnosis.
• Historical
• Socioeconomic impact
• Political issues or impact
• Educational needs
• Topographical findings
• Geographical impact
• Cultural impact
• Include interdisciplinary interventions for this disease.
• Discuss the impact of a patient’s value systems on management of this disease.
• Address the following health-care practices:
• Acute versus preventive care
• Barriers to health care
• Impact of pain and the sick role
• Cultural practices
• Identify challenges related to:
• Learning styles
• Autonomy
• Educational preparation
• Disease management

Your presentation should be 15-20 slides (not including title, objectives, and references slides) with detailed presenter notes with in-text citations for each slide. Include at least four (4) scholarly sources. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia enhancements. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment. Audio recording is required. Be sure to completely answer all the prompts/questions. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with in-text citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA 7th Edition writing style for the presentation. Include at least one slide for your references at the end.

Assignment Expectations

• Length: 15-20 slides; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner. Include at least four (4) scholarly sources. Below is a recommended breakdown for the assignment.
• Title: 1 slide
• Objectives/Introduction: 1 slide
• What is the cognitive/mental health disease?: at least 2 slides
• Address historical, socioeconomic, political issues, educational needs, topographical findings, geographical impact, and cultural impact: at least 4 slides
• Interdisciplinary interventions: at least 3 slides
• Address health care practices: at least 4 slides
• Identify any challenges such as learning styles, autonomy, educational preparation, or disease management: at least 3 slides
• Conclusion: 1 slide
• References: 1 slide
• Audio recording narration

How to create an APA 7th edition formatted PowerPoint presentation:

• In-text citations are required just as with any professional writing.
• Utilize detailed presenters notes.
• To open presenters notes, click on ‘notes’ in the bottom right-hand corner of PowerPoint.
• Detailed presenters notes should be a minimum of 75 words per body slide.
• These notes will help guide you during the audio recording.