Exercise

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Complete a self-assessment regarding your own physical activity based on the website information in Module 4 Overview and Readings. Analyze if you are meeting the recommendations and achieving the goals. In your reflection, consider these questions:

  • How you are meeting the goals?
  • What are the barriers if you aren’t meeting the goals?
  • What you could implement to meet those goals?
  • What are some creative ideas for physical activities that you could include in your life?

Share with the class a physical activity you have always wanted to engage in but just never have completed.   What are some creative ideas to eliminate barriers in engaging in this physical activity?

The writer is free to choose an activity to write about.

Begin this week’s activities by viewing the Healthy People 2020 website at http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/physical-activity. Review the material on the overview, objective, and national snapshot tabs on this webpage. Select and review at least 1 of the consumer information resources on the interventions and resources tabs. Consider: What is my level of physical activity? How does it impact how I function at work, in school, and in the community? When my patients look at me what do they see? Am I a role model for physical activity and health? Consider the impact on your credibility as a patient educator. 

Mod 3 Assignment HC and Fin: Providing Value-Based Service

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Assignment Description:

Write a 1200-1500-word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least four (4) sources in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

• Why is it important for the nurse leader to provide a reasonable and fair operation budget?

• Although budget figures are estimates of future projections, why and how should nurse leaders be prepared to explain short-term variations?

• Nurse leaders have many responsibilities when it comes to the development of the budget. What issues would be considered most important for the nurse leader in this process?

• How should a nurse leader prepare to handle minimum staffing requirement costs in the budget process in case this is challenged?

• Besides a department budget approach, what other alternatives are available in the budgeting process?

Be sure to include a strong introduction (addressing all topics) and strong conclusion (summarizing all topics).

Mod 3 Discussion Question: Providing Value-Based Service

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Welcome to Module 3. This module focuses on how to best provide value-based services for our patients/customers. In part, that involves a constant process of keeping the patient informed and involving him or her in making the care decisions. This module also includes information on both quality and patient safety. Safe and effective care are the cornerstones of evidence-based nursing care. This module concludes with an overview of evidence-based care: how to locate and implement it so that nurses can provide value-based service.

Discussion Question:

Generally, it is believed that when quality improves, cost is reduced. What statements would you make to defend this position? Identify the basic factors that affect the cost of quality. How can you as a nurse or nursing manager influence this area?

Mod 2 Assignment HC Fin & Eco: Organizational Strategies

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Assignment Description:

Based on what you have learned so far in this course, create a PowerPoint presentation that addresses each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least four (4) sources throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia enhancements. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

• What are the characteristics of the consumers that you regularly see in your current work environment? What are some ways in that they are impacted by the other identified healthcare stakeholders?

• What effect has ACA had on stakeholders? Explain what strategies a nurse leader might adopt that would make it more effective?

• What is important for nurse leaders to share with their staff regarding payers? Why?

• Who are the various regulators that affect your healthcare organization? What is your role in the respective regulatory process?

This PowerPoint® (Microsoft Office) or Impress® (Open Office) presentation should be a minimum of 20 slides, including a title and reference slide, with detailed speaker notes on content slides. Use at least four scholarly sources.

Length: 20+ slides; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner

Structure:

  • Title slide and reference slides in APA style. (at least 2 slides)
  • Work Environment: at least 5 slides
  • ACA: at least 5 slides
  • Payers: at least 5 slides
  • Regulators: at least 5 slides
  • Additionally, because a good presentation has few words on the slides include a script with the verbiage you would say when presenting; script should be a minimum of 50 words per slide.

References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least four (4) scholarly sources to support your claims.