An important part of building evidence-based practice is the development, refinement, and use of quality diagnostic tests and measures in research and practice. Discuss the role of sensitivity and specificity in accuracy of a screening test?
Please include 400 words in your initial post with two scholarly references by Wednesday midnight and answer two peers with 200 words by Saturday midnight.
Mental Status Exam Assignment
PNSG 1524 Mental Health
Use the interactive MSE form and interview another person. This could be a family member, roommate, classmate, etc. Keep in mind that many of the items on the form deal with observation of your “patient”; it is not just about asking questions. Look at the person you are interviewing and really think about what you are seeing. Also use your other senses, such as sound, smell, etc. All those things are important when assessing an individual’s mental status. Write 1-2 paragraphs describing how the interview went. Please answer each of the following questions:
1. What observations did you make regarding your “patient”; how did they appear and react to your questions?
1. Were there any areas you felt uncomfortable asking about?
1. Could you think of different ways to make the person you interviewed feel more comfortable?
1. What type of therapeutic communication techniques did you use?
1. How might you incorporate what you learned here when caring for patients in the future?
This form is a helpful tool that you can use when you assess any patient, it is not only for use in a mental health setting (although you can use it when you go for your mental health observation). Remember, people with mental health diagnoses are found in every clinical (and non-clinical) setting you can think of. It is just as important to assess a patient’s mental status as it is to assess their physical status.
This is for practice only; I do not need (or want) to see the results of the exam! Also, you can skip some of the areas of the MSE for this assignment that might seem too personal, such as the demographic section, but you would not want to skip any area if you were assessing a “real” patient.
Please place your completed assignment in the designated Dropbox by
the due date indicated.
Population health is shaped by the social and economic conditions in which we are born, live, and work. Statistics indicate that many of us are one paycheck away from a financial crisis, especially since past recessions and the current state of inflation. In this module, you will explore the impact of poverty on health. In your professional roles and perhaps your own personal lives, you have all been exposed to the issues to some extent. The intent of this module will be to explore in more detail the prevalence of poverty, its impact on health, and barriers to attaining healthy outcomes.
Use the following resources to complete this assignment:
Activities
General Poverty (4 points)
Play Spent Activity:
The Urban Ministries of Durham have a great online poverty simulation that goes through a month in the life of a person living in poverty. To access the simulation, go to this website: playspent.org Summarize your experience with this simulation activity
Did you have money left over?
What difficult decisions did you need to make?
What was your overall feeling when the month was over?
Have you experienced similar financial challenges in your life?
What safety nets were there to support you during this time?
Go to Poverty USA website at
http://www.povertyusa.org/
Poverty Tour USA –Read the various information sections – What surprises you?
Interactive Poverty Map
Compare the state you live in with at least one other state.
Poverty Facts
What is the definition of poverty and who lives in poverty?
Snapshots of Poverty
Review at least one of the “Stories of Hope”– What are possible health implications?
Food Security (3 points)
Click on
United States Food Drug Administration– Household Food Security
How is food insecurity defined?
Which populations are most at risk for food insecurity?
What programs are available to improve food access? Consider Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Homelessness (3 points)
Who are the Homeless and why are they homeless?
Go to the website of the National Coalition for the Homeless.
Click on Fact Sheets and go to:
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/index.html
Click on Issues – Read about 2 topics that interest you.
Click on Populations – read about one population.
Click on Public Policy Recommendation – read about one policy recommendation
Describe the face of “homeless”
What are the numbers?
Who is homeless?
Why are they homeless?
How are health and homelessness related?
Identify and describe one policy project to reduce/end homelessness.
Go to Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness:
https://mn.gov/dhs/heading-home-minnesota/
What is purpose of this organization?
Develop an individualized plan for addressing each of the 10 pyramid points. Describe how you will address each point and identify a specific schedule, place, and goal for studying.
Please note that i am resending this to re- do because the previous answer was not valid
Module 03 Written Assignment – Agencies for Quality
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Explore one of the agencies for quality improvement listed in this module's lecture. Write a one-page summary of what the agency does, who it affects, and how it is utilized.
Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the
Course Calendar for specific due dates.
Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document.
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Read the following case study and answer the reflective questions. Please provide evidence-based rationales for your answers. APA, 7th ed. must be followed.
Topic: Organizational Planning/Planned Change
-How do you typically respond to change? Do you embrace it? Seek it out? Accept it reluctantly? Avoid it at all cost? Is this behavior like that of your friends and that of your family? Has your behavior always fit this pattern, or has the pattern changed throughout your life? If so, what life events have altered how you view and respond to change?
– A brief introductory paragraph introduces the topic of the discussion. One or more succinct paragraphs are needed to answer each of the discussion board questions. Use current literature (5 years old or less) to support your views. Be sparing in your use of quotes. Learn to paraphrase the information you are sharing from a source. A paragraph at the end gives a brief summary of the discussion. The initial posting for each topic should be a minimum of 500 words in length (not including the references).
