What are the major concepts I employ that are unique to my professional practice?

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  1. What are the major concepts I employ that are unique to my professional practice?
  2. What philosophies and theories from the literature of nursing and other disciplines/domains are consistent with these concepts?
  3. How are the concepts of transcultural nursing, the health promotion model, skill acquisition, role theory, and change theory specifically integrated into my philosophy and practice?
  4. What research supports these theories and concepts?
  5. How do I integrate role and change theory into my professional practice and how may these theories be applied to the organization in which I practice

What do you think accounts for the difference in costs between the two hospitals?

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5.1 DB
Dr. Mallory practices at your hospital and your competitor. Presented below are data for DRG 209 (Major Joint and Limb Reattachments, Lower Extremity) that reflect practice patterns for Dr. Mallory at the two hospitals.

Your Hospital Competitor
Discharges 150 90
Average Age 68 50
Length of Stay 4.4 4.1
Average Cost $10,550 $7,108
Nursing Cost $1,998 $1,208
Ancillary Cost $8,552 $5,900
Operating Room Cost $2405 $2,158
Lab Cost $836 $484
Radiology Cost $277 $191
Medical Supplies Cost $3,022 $1,690
Pharmacy Cost $857 $335
Other Costs $1,156 $1,042

What do you think accounts for the difference in costs between the two hospitals?

Describe the organization and the basic health care services it provides.

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Part 1 Choose a specific health care organization that has been in existence since the 1980s (e.g., a for-profit hospital by name; nonprofit hospital by name; governmental clinic; military or VA health care facility by name; private health care clinic by name; ambulatory surgery center by name; diagnostic imaging center by name; nursing home by name; assisted living facility by name). Describe the organization and the basic health care services it provides. Part 2 Analyze how this organization has changed since the 1980s as a result of economic and political forces (i.e., ethical and legal). You should identify a minimum of 3 significant changes from the 1980s to today that should include considerations for technology, personnel and professionals involved, patient demographics, supply and demand imbalance, and so on. Part 3 In summary, evaluate how these changes have impacted the organization’s efficacy (negatively and positively) from the administrator’s viewpoint. Then, proffer the influence of these changes on the U.S. health system overall (negative and positive). Your paper should be 3 to 4 pages excluding the cover page, abstract page, and reference page (common assessment).

A comprehensive understanding of a client’s presenting problems depends on the use of multiple types of assessment models.

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A comprehensive understanding of a client’s presenting problems  depends on the use of multiple types of assessment models. Each model  gathers different information based on theoretical perspective and  intent. An assessment that focuses on one area alone not only misses  vital information that may be helpful in planning an intervention, but  may encourage a biased evaluation that could potentially lead you to an  inappropriate intervention. When gathering and reviewing a client’s  history, sometimes it is easier to focus on the problems and not the  positive attributes of the client. In social work, the use of a  strengths perspective requires that a client’s strengths, assets, and  resources must be identified and utilized. Further, using an empowerment  approach in conjunction with a strengths perspective guides the  practitioner to work with the client to identify shared goals. You will  be asked to consider these approaches and critically analyze the  multidisciplinary team’s response to the program case study of Paula  Cortez.

For this Assignment, review the program case study of the Cortez family.

In a 2 1/2-page paper, complete a comprehensive  assessment of Paula Cortez, utilizing two of the assessment models  provided in Chapter 5 of the course text.

  • Using the Cowger article, identify at least two areas of strengths in Paula’s case.
  • Analyze the perspectives of two members of the multidisciplinary team, particularly relative to Paula’s pregnancy.
  • Explain which model the social workers appear to be using to make their assessment.
  • Describe the potential for bias when choosing an assessment model and completing an evaluation.
  • Suggest strategies you, as Paula’s social worker, might try to avoid these biases.

Support your Assignment with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

Congress, E. (2013). Assessment of adults. In M. Holosko, C. Dulmus, & K. Sowers (Eds.), Social work practice with individuals and families: Evidence-informed assessments and interventions (pp. 125–145). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Cowger, C. D. (1994). Assessing client strengths: Clinical assessment for client empowerment. Social Work, 39(3), 262–268.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014b). Social work case studies: Concentration year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

Mental Health Diagnosis in Social Work: The Case of Miranda (pp. 7–9)

Note: Depending on your concentration, you may not receive a case study book until a later term. Therefore, if you did not receive a copy of Social Work Case Studies: Concentration Year in your previous course, use the linked PDF provided here. If you did receive the book referenced above, you may find the cases there or use the PDF.

Hawkins, R. L., & Kim, E. J. (2012). The socio-economic empowerment assessment: Addressing poverty and economic distress in clients. Clinical Social Work Journal, 40(2), 194–202.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014a). Sessions: case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
The Cortez Family (pp. 23–25)

Resources for Discussion

American Psychiatric Association. (2018). Online assessment measures. Retrieved from https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/educational-resources/assessment-measures#Disorder

Beidas,   R. S., Stewart, R. E., Walsh, L., Lucas, S., Downey, M. M., Jackson,   K., … & Mandell, D. S. (2015). Free, brief, and validated:   Standardized instruments for low-resource mental health settings. Cognitive and behavioral practice, 22(1), 5-19. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4310476/ 

SAMSHA. (n.d.) Screening tools. Retrieved from https://www.integration.samhsa.gov/clinical-practice/screening-tools