HIV Question And Answer

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1. In regards to substance use and HIV association, people usually only correlate that to injection drug users. What additional substance use linkages are there to HIV? If your room-mate shared with you that when they were out partying, they were “high,” had way too much fun, and may not have protected themselves. How would you react? How might you advise them to get an HIV test or protect themselves in the future?
2.  Given that millions of people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS and new cases are diagnosed every day, how you think the healthcare system can continue to accommodate all of the current and new cases? What messages would you provide to the public regarding HIV preventi on?In regards to substance use and HIV association, people usually only  correlate that to injection drug users. What additional substance use linkages are there to HIV? If your room-mate shared with you that when  they were out partying, they were “high,” had way too much fun, and may  not have protected themselves. How would you react? How might you advise them to get an HIV test or protect themselves in the future?

Instruction:

1. Must include at least 1 cited source using APA formatting ( not Wikipedia)

2. Must be at least 2 COMPLETE paragraphs in length (no short paragraph).

3. NO plagiarism

4. Only answer one of the questions above

Ethical Minute Paper

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The purpose is to learn how to apply both the AC Code of Ethics and the New Jersey state board code of ethics to common ethical scenarios. 

Paper must be in current AP format.  Body of the paper must be 1-2 pages, the abstract must be 150-200 words, and the paper must include at least 2 references.  Citations for both AC and the NJ state code of ethics must be included as the 2 required references. 

Note the title page, abstract, and reference page DO NOT count toward the required page length.  Must be well thought out and demonstrate critical thinking.  All references must be from professional sources no informal websites.

Attached you will find A Helpful Receptionist. Divide the paper into the following headings and answer the questions:
    Identified Problem: Did the receptionist violate the principle of confidentiality?
    Applicable AC Codes: Which ethics codes for the AC apply to this scenario? (Make sure to include the code numbers)
    Applicable State Codes: Which ethics codes from NJ practice act apply to this scenario? (Make sure to include the code numbers)

Case: WIC Reorganization

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Case: WIC Reorganization
Module 7 WIC Reorganization (3-5 pages):
Apply negotiation and mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges identified in the WIC Case Study.

Guiding Questions:

Case Study: Reorganization of a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for a Women, Infants and Childrens (WIC) in a Local Health Department: Impacts on Staff

Background:

The WIC program was created in 1972 in response to growing evidence of poor nutrition and related health problems among low-income infants, children, and pregnant women. It is intended to serve as an adjunct to good health care during critical times of growth and development. In addition, WIC was designed to supplement the Food Stamp Program and other programs that distribute foods to needy families

Situation:

In an effort to improve efficiency in a WIC program within a local health department, a decision was made to combine the roles of nutritionists and public health nurses into a broad category titled Competent Professional Authority.  This change meant that nurses could conduct nutritional assessments on clients, a service that previously had been provided only by nutritionists.  The reaction from the nutritionists was negative for a number of reasons.  The nutritionists felt that nurses were not necessarily trained in the science of nutrition as well as the nutritionists were.  As a job security issue, nutritionists suspected that the long term plan was to eliminate all nutritionists in the program and replace them with public health nurses who had a broader skill set.  Nurses could also give immunizations, do home visiting, and conduct well child visits.  There appeared to be underlying self -identity and esteem issues.  The nutritionists took pride in their profession and felt that their professional status was diminished.

The reaction of the public health nurses was mixed.  Some saw this new responsibility as adding to their job security.  Some saw it only as an additional burden requiring them to do more with less.  Concerns were expressed by both nutritionists and nurses about the adequacy of preparation to conduct nutrition assessments in nursing education.  The nurses had been trained at different times in different curricula, so the background in nutrition science was varied.  Some nurses just did not see doing nutritional assessments as part of their job.

The workplace environment had become problematic.  There was little cooperation or communication between the two professional groups.  Some individuals threatened to quit.  Some nutritionists were reluctant to assist in any orientation of the nurses to the nutrition components of the new role.  Lines of authority were blurred for nurses as they were deployed in multiple programs with different supervisors.  What had previously been a harmonious environment had become a hostile one.  Friendly banter, shared lunches and celebrations had ceased.  There was concern the lack of communication and team spirit would begin to affect client care.

Assignment:

Apply negotiation and mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges identified in the WIC Case Study.

Guiding Questions:

1. As a third party mediator,

How would you prepare for a mediation session?

In what terms would you reconstruct the conflict so that the discussion could be productive?

What are some points of agreement you might suggest for consideration by both parties?

What are some options for agreements that could be starting points (quick wins)?

Develop a possible SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-bound) agreement.

2. If you were to recommend negotiation between the two parties (without a third party mediator), what guidance would you give to each party?

Adapted from: https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/mediation-skills.html

Additional Resources

Coalition Building I: Starting a Coalition
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-142/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-142.pdf

https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/mediation-skills.html

https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/negotiation.html

https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/negotiation2.html

Leadership Styles Application

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Welcome to the course! My goal for you is to enjoy this course, learn and grow through submission of your assessments by incorporating the feedback that will be provided to you.Please look at each criterion section below for my comments and suggestions. Please highlight any changes you choose to make so I can capture all of your hard work. I look forward to working with you throughout this course.

Dr. Matthews

COMPETENCY:
Evaluate theories and practices of leadership and management for professional nursing practice.
CRITERION:
Describe the major tenets of leadership styles applicable in a particular situation.
DISTINGUISHEDPROFICIENTBASICNON-PERFORMANCE
Basic
Lists the common characteristics of effective leadership applicable in most situations.

Faculty Comments:

You are off to a great start with this criteria, but you need to add scholarly support for all factual material to support your assertions with regards to each style.

CRITERION:
Explain why particular leadership styles would be effective in a given situation.
DISTINGUISHEDPROFICIENTBASICNON-PERFORMANCE
Basic
Provides a vague, non-situational rationalization for choosing particular leadership styles.

Faculty Comments:

Please add scholarly support for your assertions to add strength and clarity. At graduate level, you want to be sure to support your discussion so that it reads similar to a scholarly work.

COMPETENCY:
Analyze the impact of health care policy, legal and regulatory, and quality control on health care delivery and patient outcomes.
CRITERION:
Identify positive and negative implications of applying particular leadership styles in a given situation.
DISTINGUISHEDPROFICIENTBASICNON-PERFORMANCE
Basic
Identifies positive and negative implications derived from a simplistic or cursory examination of the situation and the applied leadership styles.

Faculty Comments:

Similarly, please add scholalry support for assertions to add strength and clarity. The in text citations that are in this section are not cited correctly. Please see the notes below for additional sources to assist with APA.

COMPETENCY:
Communicate effectively across disciplines, demonstrating respect for self and others.
CRITERION:
Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics.
DISTINGUISHEDPROFICIENTBASICNON-PERFORMANCE
Basic
Writing is not consistently clear or concise, or errors in grammar and mechanics inhibit effective communication.

Faculty Comments:

Errors in grammar and mechanics distract from the message. Be sure to carefully proofread prior to submission. For instance running sentences with a lack of appropriate punctuation.

CRITERION:
Support main points, claims, and conclusions with credible scholarly or professional evidence, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style.
DISTINGUISHEDPROFICIENTBASICNON-PERFORMANCE
Non-Performance
Does not support main points, claims, and conclusions with relevant and credible scholarly or professional evidence, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style.

Faculty Comments:

I have included some links from the course site for assistance with APA. There are many parts of your SA report that indicate material taken directly from other sources without appropriate citation such as direct verbiage. I believe this to be an issue with APA errors rather than plagiarism. Please rewrite the assessment and highlight your changes to reflect credit to the sources. For instance “In the wake of a global nursing shortage, maldistribution of the health workforce, increasing healthcare costs and expanding workload, it has become imperative to examine the role of nurse managers leadership styles on their staffs outcomes.” This is taken directly from the article.

APA Module.
Academic Honesty & APA Style and Formatting.
APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX].
You may want to review your SA report with your coach for guidance as well in understanding the report as I will have to report future concerns as an academic honesty breach.

Please use headers per APA guidelines to assist with flow of the assessment.

(These are the recommendations of the Instructor after grading my paper as a reference to fix the paper and resubmit the work)