Gerontology Nursing.

Overview

Many in the nursing profession would argue that there is a significant shortage of gerontological nurses. This observation is startling considering the National Institute on Health reports a “gerontological explosion” of older adults in the United States and around the world. Gerontological nursing is an often-neglected area in basic nursing education. In this discussion topic, we will look at the reasons why gerontological nursing is an underserved area of practice.

After reading and viewing the required instructional materials, draft a response to the following questions:
1.    What does the term “gerontological nurse” mean to you?
2.    Why do you think so few students choose gerontological nursing as a specialty?
3.    What would increase interest in this area of nursing?
4.    What is the relationship between A Profile of Older Americans: 2016 and the ANA Standards and Scope of Practice  Nursing?

Your initial post must be posted before you can view and respond to colleagues, must contain minimum of two (2) references, in addition to examples from your personal experiences to augment the topic. The goal is to make your post interesting and engaging so others will want to read/respond to it. Synthesize and summarize from your resources in order to avoid the use of direct quotes, which can often be dry and boring. No direct quotes are allowed in the discussion board posts.

Post a thoughtful response to at least two (2) other colleagues’ initial postings. Responses to colleagues should be supportive and helpful (examples of an acceptable comment are: “This is interesting – in my practice, we treated or resolved (diagnosis or issue) with (x, y, z meds, theory, management principle) and according to the literature…” and add supportive reference. Avoid comments such as “I agree” or “good comment.”

 

Points: 30

Due Dates:

  • Initial Post: Fri, Oct 1 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the US.
  • Response Post: Sun, Oct 3 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the US – (the response posts cannot be done on the same day as the initial post).

References:

  • Initial Post: Minimum of two (2) total references: one (1) from required course materials and one (1) from peer-reviewed references.
  • Response posts: Minimum of one (1) total reference: one (1) from peer-reviewed or course materials reference per response.

Words Limits

  • Initial Post: Minimum 200 words excluding references (approximately one (1) page)
  • Response posts: Minimum 100 words excluding references.

 

Note: Since it is difficult to edit the APA reference in the Blackboard discussion area, you can copy and paste APA references from your Word document to the Blackboard discussion area. Points will not be deducted because of format changes in spacing.

 

Serious About Sustainability?

 

It’s got to be one of the most convenient products ever—especially for consumers who want their coffee (or tea or other hot beverage) efficiently delivered without much hassle. The Keurig K-Cups® were invented in 1992 by John Sylvan. Like any innovator, Sylvan was looking for a better way. For him, it was finding a better way to provide his 30–40 daily cups of coffee in a way that was customizable and easy.  The single-serve brewing pod he created became the Keurig K-Cup. Interesting note: Keurig translates to “neat” in Dutch, and the Keurig machine and its ubiquitous K-Cup arequite neat. The single-brew machine is a very efficient and convenient alternative to the traditional coffee pot or to stopping and picking up drive-through coffee every morning.  However, what Sylvan didn’t anticipate was (1) the overwhelming popularity of the approach and (2) the amount of waste the single-serve pods would create because of that popularity.

Today, almost one in three homes has a pod-based coffee machine. And the sales of those pods accounted for a vast majority of the revenues of the company that makes them—Keurig Green Mountain. The company’s mission is “A Keurig brewer on every counter and a beverage for every occasion.”  And the company is taking another step toward that goal of a beverage for every occasion through its partnership with Coca-Cola Company. It will begin selling, at the end of 2015, a machine called “Keurig Cold,” which will be used to dispense Coke’s various brands. The Dr Pepper Snapple group also recently signed on to allow its flavor options for the new machine.  Although the Keurig machine is popular and a convenience, it also has a more troubling characteristic: the constant need to buy more K-Cups. They’re designed as single-serve, and with 9.8 billion of them sold in 2014, that’s a lot of K-Cups hitting landfills, because they are not recyclable. Those 9.8 billion K-Cups would circle the globe more than 12 times.

Environmentalists have criticized the company for its slow response to creating and selling a recyclable version of the pod. And it’s not that it can’t be done. For instance, when the K-Cup design patent expired in 2012, other companies brought out single-serve cups that are completely biodegradable and recyclable. To further highlight the sustainability issue, an anonymous YouTube video called “Kill the K-Cup” hit the Internet in early 2015. The apocalyptic nature of the video highlighted the extreme waste and irresponsibility of continuing to make coffee in a way “that simply cannot be sustained.”  It was eventually revealed that the creator of the video was a production company in Halifax, Nova Scotia, whose employees loved their Keurig until they began to notice the growing pile of discarded K-Cups that, despite great Canadian recycling programs, could not easily be recycled.

So what does the company say? Keurig’s chief sustainability officer, Monique Oxender, says that the company isn’t happy with its track record either. In 2014, the company pledged to create a fully recyclable version of the K-Cup by 2020. Of course, the critics have jumped all over the 2020 goal saying that five years is a long time to continue to fill up landfills and pointing out that the plastic used in the K-Cups will never be able to be fully recyclable because of the type of plastic it is. In its annual sustainability report, Keurig Green Mountain describes its efforts to strengthen its global citizenship and sustainability leadership.71 (Links to an external site.) Others have said that despite the outcry against the K-Cups, there are some sustainability benefits to the Keurig machine and its single-serve pods. For instance, they’re likely to save electricity over a coffee pot that’s constantly “on” to keep the coffee warm. Also, the pods have been shown to be a more efficient way of extracting coffee from grounds, thus saving resources. And other approaches to coffee making likely use more water in brewing coffee that may not actually be consumed and then dumped down the drain. So, although “environmental awareness is never a bad thing,” are the critics overreacting to the situation?

Prepare a 2-page paper answering the following questions.  Remember, use 10-12 pt font and APA format!

  1. What global issues do you see here? What ethical/socialresponsibility issues do you see here?
  2. Arethe critics overreacting to the situation? Do you think Keurig Green Mountain’s managers are handling this situation in the best way, ethically and responsibly? What else could they do to be more ethical and responsible?
  3. Are Keurig’s proposed actions best described as social obligation, social responsiveness, or social responsibility? Explain.
  4. What do you think the statement “environmental awareness is never a bad thing” means?

Analysis

For this discussion, first, read chapter 9 in your textbook, Transcultural Concepts in Nursing Care and Culturally sensitive communication in healthcare: A concept analysis.

Then, address the following questions:

  1. What cultures, other than your own, do you encounter in your workplace?
  2. Do you have any education within communication? If so, what?
  3. Define communication in your own words.
  4. How do you communicate with patients who speak a different language from you?
  5. How do you meet the patients’ personal desires in combination with their cultural or traditional needs within your work?
  6. What would you say are the greatest challenges of transcultural communication?

 

 

nutrition Homework Help

Hi Flordeliz and Class, here are some physical signs of malnutrition:
Hair: dull, dry— may indicate protein-energy deficiency

thin, scant & without curl–may show zinc deficiency

Eyes: pale mucus membranes–may indicate vitamin B12, folate and /or iron deficiency

Gums: red, swollen– may indicate vitamin C deficiency
Skin: slow wound healing– may suggest a zinc deficiency

black & blue marks due to bleeding skin–may suggest a vitamin C or vitamin K deficiency

lack of fat under the skin–may suggest protein-calorie deficiency

Nail: fragile nails– may suggest a protein deficiency

spoon shaped nails–may suggest an iron deficiency

Gastrointestinal: problems of diarrhea, anorexia and gas–may suggest a vitamin B12 deficiency.

Class,

What do you think would be useful in identifying those at nutritional risk?

Reference:

Loyola University Health System. (2014, September 17). One third of patients enter hospital malnourished. ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 5, 2016 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140917092739.htm

 

Assignment: Communication Portfolio – Business E-Mail

Bob Frost, CEO of Anthony’s Orchard, will be making a presentation to a number of international investors and managers via web conference. He has asked the members of his executive team to draft an e-mail providing him with tools, tips, and resources to ensure an effective meeting.

 

To prepare for this Assignment:

Review this week’s Learning Resources, especially:

 

To complete the Communication Portfolio Assignment, 

 

Compose a cohesive document that addresses the following:

  • Provide a brief description of what it means to embrace diversity in the context of conducting business across cultures.
    • Describe cultural dimensions related to communication practices.
    • Describe practices that establish trust in a virtual environment.
    • How might the CEO engage members of an individualist culture in a virtual environment? Collectivist?
  • Provide an evaluation of various collaborative tools the CEO can use for his meeting.
    • Discuss some of the logistics involved in planning a virtual meeting.
    • What types of other technology tools are available to help ensure a successful meeting?
  • How can the CEO apply effective leadership strategies to manage the meeting?
  • 2–3 pages in length
  • APA citing

 

Week 2 Journal Assignment

What causes nursing to be a stressful occupation? What are some examples you have observed in the clinical areas? How do you see other staff nurses reacting to stress? How do nurses support each other?

Minimum 250  words.

  • No title page needed
  • One full page typed and double spaced is equivalent to 250 words (your minimum required)
  • References and citations should be scholarly, peer-reviewed (no blogs, WIKI, or other school of nursing website) written in Current APA Style

Policy Development And Implementation Paper

Two steps in creating, updating, or changing policy are policy development and implementation. In this assignment, you explain the aspects of policy development and implementation, and share any concerns that you have identified, along with how those can be addressed.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you include the following:

  • Identify and describe the components of policy development and implementation.
  • Provide at least 2 examples of influences on criminal justice policy development. How do each of the examples that you provided influence policy development?
  • Are there concerns regarding implementation? If so, is it because it is incorporated into policy development? Explain your response.
  • Include research, factual information, and public opinion information that supports your points.

Format your paper in accordance with APA guidelines.

The Theoretical Foundations Of Qualitative And Quantitative Methods

 opic 5 DQ 1

The difference between qualitative research and quantitative research is that qualitative research is a means to study and assign meaning to subjective life experiences, whereas quantitative research is a means of mathematically proving relationships exist between variables. Quantitative designs are most often used to test conceptual models and understand the relationships between variables, establish the effectiveness of a particular treatment, or measure the opinions or views of a particular group whereas qualitative approach aims to develop an in-depth understanding of the social phenomenon. Combination of both quantitative and qualitative research techniques is called mixed methods research and it has its advantages and disadvantages.

Mixed‐methods research is well placed to investigate complex phenomena and situations and can provide researchers with different understanding of certain phenomena than the use of single methods. (Kajamaa, et al. 2020). According to Creamer, (2018), integrating qualitative and quantitative data produces stronger conclusions and results than can be achieved by a single method alone which enhances quality and creates room for innovation. Use of both methods can help in generalizing the study results to a wider population from the data generated. It also provides a powerful tool for investigating complex processes and systems in health care drawing upon the strengths of both quantitative and qualitative approaches resulting in better outcomes.

On the other hand, using both methods require many team members to collaboratively work together especially on data management who may have different views and ways of working, given their different methodological preferences. This translates to more time required to conduct the study and higher resource investment. The integration of both methods’ research designs, data collection, analysis and interpretation and ethical issues can be a challenge to the researcher.

In health care, clinicians usually collect patient’s data in narrative form (qualitative) which they combine with test results (quantitative) to enable them to understand the patient’s problem and arrive at a diagnosis and give appropriate management.

Using 200-300 words APA format with at least two references.

The theoretical foundations of qualitative and quantitative methods are very different, but many researchers believe both methods should be used in the research study to increase validity and reliability. What advantages or disadvantages do you see in using both types of methods in a nursing study? Support your answer with current evidence-based literature.