Healthcare
Dental care
1. We all have values, aspiration, and a sense of purpose that define who we are and how we live. What is your personal mission? Describe how your personal mission and professional goals align.(Not more than 250 words)
ADVOCATE (must select either 2A or 2B)
2A. Accessing dental care, for a variety of reasons is a challenge for many Americans. In your opinion, what role should dentists play in addressing this issue? (NOT MORE THAN 250 WORDS)
2B. Describe an ethical dilemma you have faced. How was it resolved and how might this experience influence your future career or your time as an advanced standing student?(NOT MORE THAN 250 WORDS)
CLINICIAN (must select either 3A or 3B)
3A. Describe a meaningful experience you have had in a clinical encounter. What did you learn and how will this influence the type of clinician you will become?(NOT MORE THAN 250 WORDS)
3B. Describe a time when you have faced conflict. How did you work to resolve it?(NOT MORE THAN 250 WORDS)
THINKER (must select either 4A or 4B)
4A. Describe a time when you experienced failure. How did this change you?(NOT MORE THAN 250 WORDS)
4B. Describe a time when you worked on a team to solve a problem or develop a project. What did you learn about the challenges faced by teams?(NOT MORE THAN 250 WORDS)
5. Comment on your ability to work with a team, both as a leader and as a productive team member.(NOT MORE THAN 250 WORDS)
6. The dental patient population is becoming more diverse with time. Share your experiences working with diverse groups of people.(NOT MORE THAN 250 WORDS)
Drug pharmacology
For this assignment, you will select a drug from the list below and create a PowerPoint Presentation.
Metformin
Losartan
Amoxicillin
Lisinopril
Albuterol
Namenda
Atrovent
Nitrofurantoin
Synthroid
Desmopressin
Miconazole
Methotrexate
Ibandronate
Buspar
Gabapentin
Sumatriptan
Propranolol
The purpose of the presentation is for you to educate your colleagues on the drug you have selected. The presentation must include information about the:
Drug pharmacology, pharmacokinetics
Brand name
Generic name
Dosing
Indications for use
Side effects
Contraindications
Pregnancy class
You must also perform a cost analysis of the drug.
Provide a patient case study on a patient in which you would utilize the drug you have selected and include at least two peer-reviewed evidence-based studies related to the drug.
Describe the appropriate patient education.
What is your role as a Nurse Practitioner for prescribing this medication to this patient on your case study presentation?
Describe the monitoring and follow-up.
Child abuse and neglect
For this assignment, you will research and prepare a community-level strategic plan that addresses a key public health issue.
Potential topics may include:
Using prenatal and infancy home visits to prevent child abuse and neglect
Preventing falls in the elderly
Reducing population salt intake
Reducing tobacco use among adults
Preventing risky sexual behavior among youth and young adults
Reducing drug experimentation among young adults
Include the following in your paper:
Introduction:
Provide an overview of the community health issue as described in Part A with identified causes and influences, including knowledge gaps.
Detail the prevalence of the issue inside and outside the United States.
Professional social work organization
As a future social worker, it is important to have a plan for continued professional growth as well as an understanding of the required social worker dispositions. Additionally, it is considered good practice for professional social workers to join a professional social work organization. Research a professional organization that you might join such as the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), your state’s social work association, or another relevant professional organization.
Write a 1,200-1,750-word paper in the third person about the ethical and legal considerations of the developing social worker to include professional organizations and a plan for continued professional growth. Include the following in your paper:
Ethical and Legal Viewpoint
Healthcare delivery process
Locate a copy of an advanced directive (AD) that complies with the laws of the state in which you work. The organization in which you work should have a copy of an advance directive that is given to patients. If not, download your state’s Advance Directives here https://www.caringinfo.org/planning/advance-direct…
CALIFORNIA
Complete the advance directive for yourself. Do not turn in your paper. The AD is for your personal use.
In your paper, Part I:
Identify where you obtained the AD and explain its compliance with state law.
Conduct research (1-2 sources) to learn more about the AD in your state and explain how it works.
Discuss how easy or difficult it was to complete the AD. Your comments should be specific and both objective and subjective. For example, when you state your personal feelings, you must relate them to the literature (textbook and research) that discusses this process and the difficulties that many people face when completing an advance directive.