Analyze at least two of the changes proposed in these reports, and explain how they are expected to contribute toward the desired improvements.

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Application: Institute of Medicine Reports

 

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is an independent, nonprofit organization whose work has helped draw attention to quality concerns in health care. Two IOM reports, To Err is Human and Crossing The Quality Chasm, particularly stand out for the provocative effect that they have had on quality improvement efforts.

 

To prepare for this Application, review this week’s Learning Resources, including the executive summaries of the two IOM reports and the article “Patient Safety at Ten: Unmistakable Progress, Troubling Gaps.”

 

The Assignment

Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

 

  • From your perspective as a health care professional and/or consumer, summarize two or three of the most important messages of the IOM reports To Err is Humanand Crossing the Quality Chasm.
  • Analyze at least two of the changes proposed in these reports, and explain how they are expected to contribute toward the desired improvements.
  • Briefly assess some of the challenges related to these changes. (Select at least one challenge for each change you have chosen to focus on.)

 

Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and from additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct

Discussed differences in patient needs when developing a holistic plan of care.

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  • Discuss the principles of holistic care and the four principles of the holistic caring process
  • Discuss the differences in patient needs when developing a holistic plan of care
  • Discuss the similarities and differences between complementary and alternative medicine and western medicine
  • Describe the role of nutrition, exercise, humor and music therapy in complementary and alternative medicine
  • Discuss three main barriers to changing our current healthcare system to a more integrative system of care
  • Create a short summary of the case file (age, sex, diagnosis)
  • Complete a comprehensive, review of needs or problems discovered, and provide rationales and interventions to address the needs
  • Discuss implementation and evaluation of complementary and alternative modalities within the plan of care
  • Write a short summary in 2–3 paragraphs about the highlights of what this course added to your professional practice and the way you will practice nursing in the future

 

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Discussed the principles of holistic nursing care.
12
Discussed the four essentials of the holistic caring process.
12
Discussed differences in patient needs when developing a holistic plan of care.
12
Discussed the similarities and differences between complementary and alternative medicine and western medicine.
12
Described the role of nutrition and exercise in complementary and alternative medicine.
16
Discussed at least four therapeutic effects of humor and music therapy.
16
Discussed three main barriers to changing our current healthcare system to a more integrative system of care.
16
Created a short summary case file including age, sex, and diagnosis.
16
Completed a comprehensive review of needs or problems discovered, and provide rationales and interventions to address the needs.
16
Discussed implementation and evaluation of alternative and complementary modalities within the plan of care.
16
Discussed how your nursing practice will be affected by complementary and alternative medicine.
16
Writing components:

  • Organization (16)
  • Usage and Mechanics (16)
  • APA (8)
40
Total:

Does the promotion or lack of promotion of CAM techniques confirm this gap in healing modalities? Explain how?

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CAM—Application and Caution

  • The term “alternative medicine” implies that CAM treatments fall outside the realm of medicine.

Using South University Online Library or the Internet, research on the following practices included under CAM:

  • Chinese medicine
  • Herbalism

From your experiences and knowledge in the health care field, answer the following questions:

  • Does the promotion or lack of promotion of CAM techniques confirm this gap in healing modalities? Explain how?
  • Why might traditional health care providers be reluctant in suggesting or implementing CAM techniques?
  • The side effects of traditional medicines are becoming increasingly referenced, especially in the media. Conversely, one rarely hears about the cautions of selecting alternative treatments, leading individuals to seek more natural treatments found in CAM practice. What is the problem of polarizing healing techniques in this way?

You will apply the knowledge and techniques of CAM models, specifically traditional Chinese medicine, including herbal medicine for a selected illness. Using the perspective of traditional allopathic medicine, answer the following questions:

  • What is the overall philosophy behind the treatment methods?
  • According to the treatment paradigm, what are the possible causes of the patient’s symptoms?
  • What additional information may the practitioners require?
  • What interventions may be utilized through these methods (how will the condition be treated)?
  • What are the benefits and risks of using these methods of treatment?

Based on your understanding, create a 5- to 6-page Microsoft Word document that includes the answers to all the above questions.

Your response should adhere to the following guidelines:

  • It should have 5- to 6-pages not including a cover page, an abstract and a reference list.
  • There should be a title or a cover page.
  • The title or the cover page must be followed by an abstract of 100–200 words.
  • The paper must use the APA style for citing sources and references.
  • The paper must have a minimum of eight current references. Note that primary, peer-reviewed references are preferred.

On a separate page, cite any sources you used in the APA format. Click here to learn how to cite sources using APA guidelines.

Note: Peer-reviewed refers to the articles reviewed and approved by author’s professional peers who are experts on that topic.

Support your responses with reasoning and examples.

Discuss Siegler’s argument for the contention that confidentiality is a decrepit concept. What        according to his essay is worth saving about confidentiality and why is confidentiality nevertheless important for the practice of medicine?

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Essay Bioethics and Life Issues

  1.      (A)Write a 2-4 page essay (typed in Word size 12 font double spaced) on one of the following topics:1.) Compare and contrast Finnis with Tooley.

    2.) Compare and contrast Tooley with Marquis.

    3.) Compare and contrast Tooley with Thompson.

    4.)Discuss how the concept of person plays a role in the debate about abortion. Discuss the use of this concept in at least three of the authors studied in this section.

    Cite all sources with quotation marks for direct quotes and parenthetical references. Don’t place urls in the body of your paper; cite online sources by authors name or article title. Place urls at the end of the paper in the work cited page. Every student is encouraged to submit drafts of papers to Askonline under the tutoring tab for assistance with composition and proofreading.

 

  1.     (B)Write a 2-4 page essay (in Word, double spaced, size 12 font) on one of the following topics.1. Discuss some of the ethical implications of using assisted reproduction. In your essay reference at least three of the authors studied in this section.

    2. Discuss the ethical implications of prenatal testing. In your essay reference the work of Purdy, Asch, and Chadwick and Levitt.

    3. Explain Parfit’s distinction between future people and possible people. What are the ethical implications of this view (reference work by Asch, Handscombe etc in your answer).

    4. Discuss the two conceptions of disability discussed in Asch. Compare her essay with that of Chadwick and Levitt; what similarities and differences do you find between these two essays?

5) compare and contrast the articles by Asch and Chadwick and Levitt with the films by Aronson (Sound and Fury (available on Netflix and Youtube) and Sound and Fury Six Years Later (available on Youtube)).

Cite all sources to avoid plagiarism. Proof read carefully.

Cite all sources with quotation marks for direct quotes and parenthetical references. Don’t place urls in the body of your paper; cite online sources by authors name or article title. Place urls at the end of the paper in the work cited page.

 

  1.     (C) Write a 2-4 page typed essay in Word (double spaced, size 12 font) on one of the following topics.1) Compare the position of the Sacred Congregation and or Grisez and Boyle with any of the other articles on euthanasia.

2) Compare and contrast Rachel’s article with that of either Nesbitt or Kuhse.

3) Discuss Siegler’s argument for the contention that confidentiality is a decrepit concept. What        according to his essay is worth saving about confidentiality and why is confidentiality nevertheless important for the practice of medicine?

4) Compare and contrast the two articles on whether doctors should tell their patients the truth; which do you find to be most persuasive and why? What do you imagine, given his article, Kant would say about this issue?

 

5) Discuss Mill’s conception of liberty; is this conception less or more plausible given the article on “Amputees by Choice”?