NRS427 All Weeks Discussions Latest 2019 January Question # 00598238 Course Code : NRS427 Subject: Health Care Due on: 02/16/2019 Posted On: 02/16/2019 06:05 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.7/5

NRS427 Concepts
In Community And Public Health

Week 1
Discussion

DQ1 Explain the role of the community health nurse in
partnership with community stakeholders for population health promotion.
Explain why it is important to appraise community resources (nonprofit,
spiritual/religious, etc.) as part of a community assessment and why these
resources are important in population health promotion.

DQ2 Discuss how geopolitical and phenomenological place
influence the context of a population or community assessment and intervention.
Describe how the nursing process is utilized to assist in identifying health
issues (local or global in nature) and in creating an appropriate intervention,
including screenings and referrals, for the community or population.

NRS427
Concepts In Community And Public Health

Week 2
Discussion

DQ1 What are social determinants of health? Explain how social determinants of health
contribute to the development of disease.
Describe the fundamental idea that the communicable disease chain model
is designed to represent. Give an example of the steps a nurse can take to
break the link within the communicable disease chain.

Resources within your text covering international/global
health, and the websites in the topic materials, will assist you in answering
this discussion question.

DQ2 Select a global health issue affecting the international
health community. Briefly describe the global health issue and its impact on
the larger public health care systems (i.e., continents, regions, countries, states,
and health departments). Discuss how health care delivery systems work
collaboratively to address global health concerns and some of the stakeholders
that work on these issues.

Resources within your text covering international/global
health, and the websites in the topic materials, will assist you in answering
this discussion question.

NRS427
Concepts In Community And Public Health

Week 3
Discussion

DQ1 Compare vulnerable populations. Describe an example of
one of these groups in the United States or from another country. Explain why
the population is designated as “vulnerable.” Include the number of
individuals belonging to this group and the specific challenges or issues
involved. Discuss why these populations are unable to advocate for themselves,
the ethical issues that must be considered when working with these groups, and
how nursing advocacy would be beneficial.

DQ2 How does the community health nurse recognize bias,
stereotypes, and implicit bias within the community? How should the nurse address
these concepts to ensure health promotion activities are culturally competent?
Propose strategies that you can employ to reduce cultural dissonance and bias
to deliver culturally competent care. Include an evidence-based article that
address the cultural issue. Cite and reference the article in APA format.

NRS427
Concepts In Community And Public Health

Week 4
Discussion

DQ1 Research the delivery, finance, management, and
sustainability methods of the U.S. health care system. Evaluate the effectiveness
of one or more of these areas on quality patient care and health outcomes.
Propose a potential health care reform solution to improve effectiveness in the
area you evaluated and predict the expected effect. Describe the effect of
health care reform on the U.S. health care system and its respective
stakeholders. Support your post with a peer-reviewed journal article.

DQ2 The Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President
Barack Obama in March 2010. Many of the provisions of the law directly affect health
care providers. Review the following topic materials:

“About the Affordable Care Act”

“Health Care Transformation: The Affordable Care Act
and More”

What are the most important elements of the Affordable Care
Act in relation to community and public health? What is the role of the nurse
in implementing this law?

NRS427
Concepts In Community And Public Health

Week 5
Discussion

DQ1 What spiritual considerations surrounding a disaster can
arise for individuals, communities, and health care providers? Explain your
answer in the context of a natural or manmade disaster. How can a community
health nurse assist in the spiritual care of the individual, community, self,
and colleagues?

DQ2 Watch the “Diary of Medical Mission Trip”
videos dealing with the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Reflect on
this natural disaster by answering the following questions:

Propose one example of a nursing intervention related to the
disaster from each of the following levels: primary prevention, secondary
prevention, and tertiary prevention. Provide innovative examples that have not
been discussed by previous students.

Under which phase of the disaster do the three proposed
interventions fall? Explain why you chose that phase.

With what people or agencies would you work in facilitating
the proposed interventions and why?