Healthcare Deserts

Healthcare Deserts

o Description: Healthcare deserts are geographic areas where residents have limited or no access to essential healthcare services, such as primary care, hospitals, pharmacies, or specialty providers. These areas often face shortages of healthcare professionals and facilities, leading to disparities in health outcomes.

o Interventions: Expand telehealth services to reach underserved populations, develop mobile clinics and community health programs, increase funding and incentives for providers to practice in underserved areas, partner with local organizations to improve transportation and outreach, advocate for policy changes to address provider shortages and infrastructure gaps.

o Keywords: Access to care, provider shortage, rural health, health equity, telehealth, underserved communities.

Write a 35 page annotated bibliography of your selected current problem or issue in healthcare (healthcare deserts), including a proposed solution and possible ethical implications. Create a 3-5 minute Kaltura video of you performing your library search.

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Introduction

In your professional life, youll need to find credible evidence to support decisions and plans of action. This assessment helps you practice research skills by investigating a current healthcare problem or issue.

You will select a current healthcare problem or issue from the provided options for this assessment. Research your topic, and develop a written assessment, which includes an annotated bibliography to document your resources.

The purpose of this assessment is to ensure you know how to research topics and find credible references to use in your assessments. Part of the assessment is an annotated bibliography. The purpose of an annotated bibliography is to document a list of research references, along with key information about each; the detail about the reference is the annotation. Developing this annotated bibliography will create a foundation of knowledge about your chosen problem or issue.

This assessment is a culmination of the resources found throughout the previous assessment resources. You may need to refresh on the topics to successfully complete this assessment.

This assessment has three partsall three parts must be submitted to pass the assessment.

• A 35 page annotated bibliography (not including the title page or reference page).
• The three articles you have selected from the Capella library (full articles in PDF format, not abstracts).
• A 35 minute Kaltura video of you performing the search in the Capella library. Ensure you are capturing your screen actions showing the following:
  • Navigating to the Capella library.
  • Showing the search engine, database(s), and key words you have used.
  • You do not need to appear on video but you should narrate your actions.

Prepare

Conduct research in the Capella library to find a total of three scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles in relation to a selected healthcare problem or issue presented in the resource. You must select your healthcare-related issue or problem from the topic areas presented in this resource.

• Articles should be published within the last five years.
• Review the for help.
• Other useful resources:
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  • Finding Scholarly Evidence (under the Resources tab).
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  • View themultimedia presentation.
  • Examine the,which is another demonstration of What Not to Do.
  • Review the Annotated Bibliography section of the Writing Centers.
  • Review the for help with creating your Kaltura video.

Important Note: Review the for assistance. Be sure to review journal articles published within the last five years.

Instructions

Part 1

Create a Kaltura video of you conducting your research in the Capella library as you locate three scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles related to your selected healthcare problem or issue. This video should be about 35 minutes in length.

Part 2

Write a 35 page paper in which you include the following:

1. Topic Identification

Select one of the healthcare problems or issues presented in the resource. Write a brief overview of the healthcare problem or issue. In your overview:

• Summarize the healthcare problem or issue, including a description of its professional relevance.
• Describe your interest in the problem or issue.
• Describe any professional experience you have with this topic.

2. Discussion of Research

Discuss your research and selection process for each of the three journal articles you have chosen to include in your annotated bibliography.

• Describe your process of applying library research skills to identify the journal articles relevant to the healthcare problem or issue you are researching.
  • Identify the keywords you used to select the articles.
  • Describe the criteria you used to select the resources, including the names of the Capella library databases that you used.
  • What was the process like to locate relevant articles?
• Assess the credibility of the information sources.
  • Determine whether each resource is from an academic, peer-reviewed journal.
  • Determine whether the publication is current (published within the last 35 years).
  • Determine whether information in the academic peer-reviewed journal article is still relevant.
• Assess the relevance of the information sources.
  • Is the information relevant to your topic? For example, did you select an article about a health system in Japan and how is that applicable to your topic of a U.S. healthcare issue or problem?
• Explain how the healthcare problem or issue is addressed in each source.
  • Discuss what kind of contribution each resource provides.

3. Annotated Bibliography

Summarize each of the three current academic, peer-reviewed journal articles you chose, using the annotated bibliography organizational format. The purpose of an annotated bibliography is to document a list of references along with key information about each one. The detail about the reference is the annotation. Developing this annotated bibliography will create a foundation of knowledge about the selected topic. Be sure to complete this assessment’s Annotated Bibliography activity before starting this section.

In your annotated bibliography:

• List each full reference in APA format, followed immediately by its annotation.
  • Present your three current, annotated references in alphabetical order, according to the reference citation.
  • Double-space each reference and format it with a hanging indent.
  • Provide the full APA reference citation, including the author, date, title, publisher or publication, and any additional information required by APA style.
• Write the annotation (summary) for each citation in paragraph form, using approximately 150 words (or 13 paragraphs) for each annotation. Make sure to cite the article in your summary. Include the following components for each annotation:
  • Identify the purpose of the article.
  • Summarize the article.
  • Include the conclusions and findings of the article.
  • Ensure each article is relevant to your topic.

4. Summary

In a separate paragraph or two at the end of the paper, summarize what you learned from the process of developing the annotated bibliography.

5. Reference page in APA style format.

Academic Requirements

Your academic writing is expected to conform to the following requirements:

• Writing: Produce text with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.
• Sources: Integrate into text appropriate use of current scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style. Use the guidelines provided. Cite the reference in its summary.
  • Download all three articles in their entiretyyou will submit these with your assessment. Ensure you are downloading the full article and NOT the abstract.
• Formatting: Include a title page and reference page, Times New Roman, 12 point.
• Length: Complete no more than 35 typed, double-spaced pages, in addition to the title page and reference page.
• References: Although you are citing your three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles within the Annotated Bibliography section of this paper, be sure to also list your citations on a reference page at the end of your paper, along with any other resources you may have included.

Example assessment: You may use the to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.

Submit your paper and link to your video as attached Microsoft Word documents.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 1: Apply information literacy and library research skills to obtain scholarly information in the field of healthcare.
  • Kaltura video showing the location of the three scholarly information to explain a healthcare problem or issue.
  • Summarize a healthcare problem or issue, including describing its professional relevance.
  • Describe the process for selecting academic peer-reviewed journal articles relevant to a healthcare problem or issue being researched.
  • Summarize what was learned from developing an annotated bibliography as it relates to the topic and the ability to use the annotated bibliography process for future assessments.
• Competency 2: Apply scholarly information through critical thinking to solve problems in the field of healthcare.
  • Assess the credibility and relevance of information sources.
  • Summarize academic peer-reviewed journal articles using the annotated bibliography organizational format.
• Competency 5: Write for a specific audience, in an appropriate tone and style, in accordance with Capella writing standards.
  • Produce text with minimal grammatical, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.
  • Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references.

Scoring Guide

Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.

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Criterion 1

Kaltura video showing the location of the three scholarly articles to explain a healthcare problem or issue.

Distinguished

Provides Kaltura video showing the location of the three relevant scholarly articles to explain a healthcare problem or issue and the importance of the problem.

Proficient

Kaltura video showing the location of the three scholarly articles to explain a healthcare problem or issue.

Basic

Kaltura video showing the location of less than three scholarly articles that could explain a healthcare problem or issue.

Non Performance

Does not provide Kaltura video showing the location of the scholarly articles to explain a healthcare problem or issue.

Criterion 2

Summarize a healthcare problem or issue, including describing its professional relevance.

Distinguished

Summarizes a healthcare problem or issue, including describing its professional relevance, providing examples.

Proficient

Summarizes a healthcare problem or issue, including describing its professional relevance.

Basic

Summarizes a healthcare problem or issue, including describing its professional relevance, but without describing its professional relevance.

Non Performance

Does not summarize a healthcare problem or issue, including describing its professional relevance.

Criterion 3

Describe the process for selecting academic peer-reviewed journal articles relevant to a healthcare problem or issue being researched.

Distinguished

Describes the process for selecting academic peer-reviewed journal articles relevant to a healthcare problem or issue being researched, including barriers encountered in finding appropriate search term utilized and databases searched.

Proficient

Describes the process for selecting academic peer-reviewed journal articles relevant to a healthcare problem or issue being researched.

Basic

Describes a process for finding journal articles, though they may not be academic peer-reviewed or relevant to the issue being researched.

Non Performance

Does not describe the process for selecting academic peer-reviewed journal articles relevant to a healthcare problem or issue being researched.

Criterion 4

Assess the credibility and relevance of information sources.

Distinguished

Assesses the credibility and relevance of information sources, and identifies assumptions for considering the sources relevant.

Proficient

Assesses the credibility and relevance of information sources.

Basic

Assesses the credibility of information sources without assessing their relevance.

Non Performance

Does not assess the credibility and relevance of information sources.

Criterion 5

Summarize academic peer-reviewed journal articles using the annotated bibliography organizational format.

Distinguished

Summarizes academic peer-reviewed journal articles using the annotated bibliography organizational format, including identifying gaps the articles didnt cover or areas of uncertainty.

Proficient

Summarizes academic peer-reviewed journal articles using the annotated bibliography organizational format.

Basic

Summarizes academic peer-reviewed journal articles using portions of the annotated bibliography organizational format.

Non Performance

Does not summarize academic peer-reviewed journal articles using the annotated bibliography organizational format.

Criterion 6

Summarize what was learned from developing an annotated bibliography as it relates to the topic and the ability to use the annotated bibliography process for future assessments.

Distinguished

Summarizes what was learned from developing an annotated bibliography as it relates to the topic and the ability to use the annotated bibliography process for future assessments, including providing examples.

Proficient

Summarizes what was learned from developing an annotated bibliography as it relates to the topic and the ability to use the annotated bibliography process for future assessments.

Basic

Summarizes the process of developing an annotated bibliography.

Non Performance

Does not summarize what was learned from developing an annotated bibliography as it relates to the topic and the ability to use the annotated bibliography process for future assessments.

Criterion 7

Produce text with minimal grammatical, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.

Distinguished

Produces text free of grammatical, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.

Proficient

Produces text with minimal grammatical, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.

Basic

Produces text with some grammatical, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors, making text difficult to follow at times.

Non Performance

Produces text with significant grammatical, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors, making text difficult to follow.

Criterion 8

Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references.

Distinguished

Exhibits strict and nearly flawless adherence to APA formatting of in-text citations and references.

Proficient

Applies APA formatting to in-text citations and references.

Basic

Applies APA formatting to in-text citations and references incorrectly and/or inconsistently, detracting noticeably from good scholarship.

Non Performance

Does not apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references.

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