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Why is it important for a health care professional to learn as much as possible about the foods and diets of the ethnic groups served, including where food is purchased and how it is prepared, particularly when dealing with children? (this can be based on your own opinion and/or knowledge)

Second assignment:

What is the obvious problem that is being overlooked with respect to diet that Pollan discusses the second session of Part 2 titled “The Elephant in the Room”?

Do the issues presented in part 2 of IDF affect your life? How so—directly,on a daily basis, or more generally? Now or sometime in the future?

What evidence does the author use to support the book’s ideas? Is the evidence convincing…definitive or…speculative? Does the author depend on personal opinion, observation, and assessment? Or is the evidence factual—based on science, statistics, historical documents, or quotations from (credible) experts?

What kind of language does the author use? Is it objective and dispassionate? Or passionate and earnest? Is it biased, inflammatory, sarcastic? Does the language help or undercut the author’s premise?

What are the implications for the future? Are there long- or short-term consequences to the issues raised in the book? Are they positive or negative…affirming or frightening?

Talk about specific passagesthat struck you as significant—or interesting, profound, amusing, illuminating, disturbing, sad…? What was memorable?this is from thr book that I give you last week and follow the same rubric and I will send the feed back of last week assignment to get know what was missed.

First post : As a health care professional, understanding which diet your patient wants or needs is an integral part of their care.

First and foremost, culture plays a large role on what foods are consumed. During my schooling to become a PA, I took a course on cultural competency; and I am so thankful I did! I now live in Queens, the most diverse city in the world, and work no more than 5 miles outside of NYC so my patient mix is very diverse. Additionally, I work in ENT. I focus heavily on the way in which patients may get their nutrition with a focus on the throat and swallowing. I come across many people from many different cultures and beliefs so it is important I understand the diets they choose to follow. In the Muslim and Jewish religions, many follow a halal or kosher diet, respectfully. This often means the food is prepared in accordance with their religions. In Judaism, meats and dairy are typically not consumed together. They also do not eat pork which is similar to the Muslim religion (Reddy and Anitha, 2015).

As discussed in our class lectures, children often prefer bland diets, low flavor profile with mild textures. When dealing with children, it is important you offer new foods along with foods they are used to. Children 6-8 months should consume pureed foods, after 8 months you can introduce mashed foods. After one year you can begin introducing liquids from a cup and eventual graduation from the bottle. By 18 months children can be introduced to meats, raw fruits and vegetables and multi-textural foods. The main source of fluids should be water and milk to ensure proper nutritional intake and avoid the empty calories from excessive juices and sodas. 

second post : I think health care professionals should learn about foods and diets to give people schedules for their routines, especially patients who struggle with health issues such as heart disease, obesity, and diabetes. Professionals should know nutrition and enough information about diet and understand relationships between diet and health conditions. This knowledge will help people trust the professionals, and it will help to see more social awareness about their health. In addition, people need guidance to avoid many health issues; a bad diet can be one reason for health issues. Understanding will help people to preventable diseases and be healthier. Professionals have to know about people’s differences and culture, traditions, and religion to avoid misunderstandings. In my country, Saudi Arabia requested and supported students to study professional programs in health promotion and education to help change the social awareness about nutrition and exercise. People will be healthier and understand dealing with their problems, especially those who struggle with chronic disease. Also, this awareness will reduce many bad habits and increases understanding of people. Professionals should be versed in many areas, including educational, organizing, advisory, and investigative functions, to understand any situation, especially if we talk about older people and children. After all, they need to treat well because they do not have enough knowledge and ability to do exercises or eat the food they need. 

I’m working on a health & medical discussion question and need an explanation to help me study.

Question: You are an emergency healthcare worker, what are some of the priority interventions for patients with hypotension among the geriatric populations?

I’m working on a health & medical question and need an explanation to help me study.

Week 4 Discussion Post: On June 14th, 2021, the Court in Texas upheld Houston Methodist Hospital’s decision to suspend vaccinated healthcare worker? Other healthcare organizations are likely to follow suit, requiring the Covid-19 vaccine for their healthcare workers. Should vaccinations should be mandatory for health care workers? Why/Why not? As a health care administrator, how will you address this issue in your organization?

A. For the Writing Assignment The student will submit a 250–300-word essay in current APA format summarizing the impact of polypharmacy in the older adult’s population following:

1. Provide a summary of what has been written regarding the topic of polypharmacy in older adults.

2. Explain how the problem impacts geriatric clients including 2 risk factors or problems associated with polypharmacy and the consequences of using several drug therapies on the body i.e. liver or kidney function

3. Address the key components of a nursing assessment of medication reconciliation including using evidence-based guidelines such as the BEERS criteria see links below:

a. file:///C:/Users/thompsonkc/Downloads/2015%20Updated%20Beer%20Criteria%20(1).pdf

b.

file:///C:/Users/thompsonkc/Downloads/Beers%20Criteria%20Literature.pdf

4. How can the geriatric nurse help to advocate and improve the care of older adults as it relates to polypharmacy including nursing interventions or teaching and education using evidence-based research.

I’m trying to study for my Nursing course and I need some help to understand this question.

Select a medication used in evidence-based treatment guidelines for the condition chosen in the first discussion question. Share the mechanism of action of this medication and hints for monitoring, side effects, and drug interactions of which one should be aware. Make sure that you select a different medication than your peers. Include the name of the medication in the subject line so that the medications can be followed. 

Help me study for my Nursing class. I’m stuck and don’t understand.

Choose a medical condition from the cardiovascular system and lymphatic system and explain the pathophysiology changes that may occur. What patient education would need to be included related to this disorder? Make sure that you select a different medical condition than your peers. Include the name of the medical condition in the subject line so that the medical condition can be followed. 

Topic——“Describe a clinical problem in your practice setting and explain why it is a problem warranting a change to impact patient and or organizational outcomes.”

( I’m thinking of writing on how under-staffing affect patient’s outcome and safety….something like…..Effects of under-staffing nurses impact. There are profound effects on the quality and safety of patient care when there is an
inadequate nurse to patient ratio.  Or maybe nurses becoming burnout due to work overload as a result of under-staffing resulting in profound effect on patient’s safety.) Pls, feel free to come up with any clinical problem you are familiar with. 

• Does evidence derived from personal experience and expertise have value in an EBP environment? Why or why not?
• What are some of the key components of creating an effective search strategy?
• What is the difference between experimental and non-experimental/observational types of evidence? What are the benefits and negatives of each?
• “‘Things get done only if the data we gather can inform and inspire those in a position to make difference” (Schmoker, 1996). How will you or do you use data to make a difference in your organization?

Regulatory agencies are the physical manifestation of health care legislation. Each agency has a specific mission that is carried out under the authority of Congress.

Choose a health care organization of interest to you. Write a 1,000-1,250 word paper that addresses the following:

1. Describe the purpose, mission, and goals of this health care organization. Provide an overview of the type of health care organization and the community it serves.
2. Identify the regulating agencies that oversee the organization. What are the specific responsibilities assigned to regulating agencies? How do regulating agencies support heath care and the stakeholders in health care?
3. Identify a health care issue/topic relevant for this organization (workplace safety, patient safety, quality, fraud and abuse, injury, etc.). Discuss the relevance of this issue or topic for the organization.
4. Describe the role of the organization or administrator in compliance. What are the actions a health care administrator takes to comply with health care legislation?