predisposing factors to adolescent pregnancy

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Do A Comment Base In These Answers. Please Write At Least 130 Words. Academic Reference Need. Please Write The Reference In Each Not Together Because Sometime I Confuse.

  1. Risk factors

Comment 1

There are several predisposing factors to adolescent pregnancy. They include a lack of parental guidance. Adolescent sexual behaviour which is promiscuous in nature. Exploitation by older men who lure young girls with money and other material things. Sexual abuse or rape and socio-economic. Inadequate knowledge about protected sexual intercourse. Peer pressure and teenage drinking which impairs the ability to make wise decisions.

Community resources

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program – The design focuses on the promotion of safe sexual and reproductive health practices so that there is reduction of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections among adolescents through the provision of community outreach, health education and positive youth development

Parenting Teen Program It focuses on the provision of mothers at risk with the opportunity to get training and guidance on job, parenting and life skills. It also dwells on social, academic and independent living skill development among these mothers.

Pregnancy rates

There has been a steep fall in the teen pregnancy rate. By the year 2011 according to the data that is available, the rate was 62 pregnancies per 1,000 teen girls (age 15-19); some 5,270 teen pregnancies. Therefore the teen pregnancy rate has reduced by 57% since 1988. Since 2008, the teen pregnancy rate has changed by -10%

Commentary on rate

There has been a reduction in the teen pregnancy rate.  One of the possible reasons that can be attributed to this reduction is that there is increased utilization of contraception in is Nevada. Research has demonstrated an increase in the contraceptive prevalence rate. This has been achieved through the public health campaigns that raise awareness about teenage pregnancies. There has been provision of free barrier contraceptives to the sexually active demographic.

Comment 2

Adolescent pregnancy is a very risky for both the adolescent and the baby. The body of an adolescent has not fully matured enough to provide and support a growing child, let alone the adolescent as well.  The adolescent age is very important and is considered the stage where children learn to explore their sexuality while peer pressure influences their thoughts, behavior, likes and dislikes. The media also influences how adolescents perceive themselves as well as others around them. Girls are more sensitive to social media and lack of parental support, proper education on dangers of drugs, sex and violence can lead to poor health habits that are hard to break as they grow into adults.  Based on Center of Disease and Control (CDC) the rate of adolescent pregnancy had decreased by 9% from 2013 to 2014. In California, the rate of adolescent pregnancy ages 15- 19 years of age has decreased to 25.7 % out of every 1,000 females in the past 10 years according to the California Department of Public health. The decrease in adolescent/ teen birth rates is said to be contributed to social media depiction of teen pregnancy and the hardship of teen pregnancy, along with the increased sexual education programs in school and family planning along with the range of contraceptives available. However, the rate of adolescent pregnancy is still higher in US than other countries. In 2014 about 249,078 babies were given birth to by women ages 15 to 19 years old (“About teen pregnancy”, 2015).

Adolescent pregnancy affects the career aspiration and choices for the adolescent for it is costly to care for a baby. Also the cost for the society increases for welfare and medical cost for both the adolescent mother and the baby.  Often adolescent mothers achieve education only up to high school for many pregnant adolescents drop out in order to provide for their child and often from pressure from peers and society.  Based on CDC About 50% of teen/adolescent mothers receive a high school diploma by the age of 22 and children of adolescent mothers were less likely to have high achievements in school (” Social Determinants and Eliminating Disparities in Teen Pregnancy”, 2016).

There are many community and state resources that aim to prevent adolescent pregnancy. One community based program aimed at adolescent/teen pregnancy called Generation Her, a non-profit organization that aims to enlighten, strengthen and encourage teen mothers by providing mentors, local resources for childcare, teaching life goals and encouraging continuation of education (“Generation Her”).  One state resource for adolescent mothers called California’s Adolescent Sibling Pregnancy Prevention Program. The program was developed in 1996 to provide services for pregnant and parenting adolescents and teen in schools, county- health departments, and other community based resources. The organization provides academic guidance, enhances self-esteem, provides job placement, teaches decision-making skills and provides information about safe sex-abstinence and contraception (” California’s Adolescent Sibling Pregnancy Prevention Program.”, 2008).

measures that a health care organization (or any health care organization) needs to address in the delivery of safe health care services

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Nursing

 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), and The Joint Commission (TJC) require that health care organizations maintain risk management programs to address infection control. Detail three measures that your health care organization (or any health care organization) needs to address in the delivery of safe health care services. (Example: Placing hand washing devices at all of the public entrances of the health care facility). Support your response with a minimum of two peer-reviewed references.

personal statement

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Cover Letter / Personal Statement

Information needed: My goal is to become a social workers or counselor dealing with SA (substance abuse). Please review this assignment first and ask any questions ASAP

For this assignment, you will submit the second document to be included in your Professional Portfolio: Your personal statement or a cover letter. As you near completion of your undergraduate education, you have probably been reflecting on your personal and professional development and goals. Summarizing so much personal information on paper is not easy, but it’s important. Many employers complain that in interviews and job applications, students do not seem to know how to articulate the skills and strengths that they bring to the job.

In preparation for writing the personal statement/cover letter, review Dr. Margaret A. Lloyd’s Web site at:http://www.psywww.com/careers/index.htm.  Learn what you can do with your bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Determine if you will pursue graduate school or employment upon graduation. Note choices that seem to apply to you and why. If more than one, rank these choices. Describe any concerns you might have regarding your interests. What level of education will you need to pursue? Have you taken any previous courses or trained in this area? These links in particular should be helpful:

For this assignment, find a graduate program (if you are preparing your Professional Portfolio with the Graduate School focus) or a job opening that you would like to apply to (if you are preparing your Professional Portfolio with the Employment focus). Look up the details for the application requirements, and tailor your personal statement/cover letter to these specific graduate school/job requirements.

Personal Statement (for those with the Graduate School focus)

This essay may be the single most influential component of a graduate school application. The statement you write for this portfolio gives you a forum for presenting yourself to the admissions committee, scholarship committee, and others who want to know something about you.

In preparation for writing the statement, read the document “Preparing Personal Statements” at: http://www.creighton.edu/soar/preparingapps/statements/. Here are a few of their suggestions:

  • find and use your voice
  • use concrete examples of what you’ve done
  • avoid generalizations, such as “I’m good with people”
  • proofread and edit (and ask others to proofread and make suggestions about) your statement to be sure it is free of grammatical and typographical errors, and informal language, “I’m okay with sciences but weak in math”

Cover Letter (for those with the Employment focus)

A cover letter is a way to introduce yourself to a potential employer. This letter should include details about yourself and why you feel you are qualified for the position. Summarize your undergraduate experiences, your strengths and weaknesses, the reasons you are applying and how they will help you meet your professional goals.

Write a cover letter to a prospective employer. The letter, which should accompany your resume, should summarize why you are interested in the job and what qualifications and skills make you an ideal candidate or match for the position. Limit your letter to one page.

Follow this link for advice on writing a cover letter: http://www.uwec.edu/ORSP/IRB/about/submit/Cover-Letter.htm.

Submit your Personal Statement or Cover Letter to the Submissions Area  by the due date assigned. 

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria and Respective Point Value   Maximum Points    Presented a personal statement reflecting personal development and goals. Included specific examples of experience and achievement.
OR
Cover letter was clear and concise, while discussing undergraduate experiences, strengths and weaknesses, and reasons for applying to the selected job.  40    Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.  10    Total:  50

Patient Safety Culture And Health Care Ethics

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Patient Safety Culture And Health Care Ethics Week 5

Go to the Ashford University Library on the left menu panel of the online classroom. Search and select two scholarly and/or peer-reviewed articles within the scope of patient safety culture and/or health care ethics.   After reading both articles and reviewing “Steps to Writing a Summary”Preview the document, summarize each article in one to two pages.    Your paper must be two to four pages in length, with one to two pages for each article, excluding title page and reference pages.  Your paper must be formatted according to the guidelines as stated in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..  Utilize two scholarly and/or peer-reviewed articles that were published within the last five years.  Document all references in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center APA Checklist (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

health care organization’s administrative role regarding oversight of risk management policies and ensuring compliance with managed care organization (MCOs) standards

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Nursing

Throughout this course, you have identified, examined, and provided individual as well as collaborative analysis on multiple facets of risk management in the health care setting.

Addressing the knowledge you have gained, and building on that knowledge to add your evaluation of the role that the managed care organization (MCO) plays in today’s health care environment, develop a 250-500 word reflection to incorporate the following:

  1. What is a health care organization’s administrative role regarding oversight of risk management policies and ensuring compliance with managed care organization (MCOs) standards?
  2. What is your assessment of the value provided to an organization that stems from the regulatory statutes of a typical MCO? Consider the establishment of conflict resolution and risk management strategies within the health care organization from the employer/employee perspective as well as in regards to patient conflict circumstances.
  3. What MCO responsibilities pertain to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) focus on fraud, waste, and abuse laws?

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Post Response

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Post Response

Need Post responses… 150 words min for EACH response, 1 source (no later than 5 years) PER POST, APA format.

This was the post: What was the HealthIT Topic you selected related to your specialty? Why did you select it? How will this impact your practice?

Here are the responses to the post I need responses on……>

Post 1

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My chosen topic related to my future professional practice is “The Potential Pitfalls of Electronic Health Records. Representing a recent development in healthcare, EHRs have become very popular in developing countries. The rate of adoption in the United States is specifically extremely high. While less than 20% of hospitals in the country used EHRs in 2013, more than 80% use them today with the coverage increasing exponentially (Bossen, 2015). Both the government and private sector organization are promoting the use of EHRs through policies and business strategies. However, while most of the people using this technology lack adequate information of the potential pitfall that could arise from the use of EHRs. I intend to explore the different types of risks and demerits that could arise from the unlimited use of EHRs. Among the topics of interest include how EHRs use could lead to the possible breach of health privacy policies like the HIPAA.

Through this study, I will be able to identify the possible challenges that I will face in my practice when dealing with EHRs. I will seek to understand some of the errors that have been committed by other health professionals in dealing with patient information in EHRs. For example, Houston-Raasikh (2014) found out that a small disruption in HER system can result in total disruption of workflow in an organization that highly depend on them. Also, there is the ethical dilemma with the use of EHRs due to perceived privacy concerns by patients and other healthcare providers (Birkhead, Klompas & Shah, 2015). By getting a clear picture of these challenges, I will devise methods to reduce or eliminate error during practice. Moreover, I will seek to understand the current government regulations regarding the use of EHRs such as the HITECH Act of 2009. Through my topic, I will understand the concept of meaningful use of EHRs and apply it in my career.

Post 2

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I selected the HealthIT topic related to electronic health records. I selected this topic because it was such a huge transition for me in my home health job. When we transitioned to the computerized charting and EHR’s in the hospital I had a team of Informatics specialists that were very knowledgeable and helpful. When we transitioned in home health it was very different. For example in home health we charted on paper and computer for quite some time before finally completing the transition to paperless charting. There were nurses that chose to retire early rather than to learn the new charting system. I was grateful for the new system in both jobs. It was difficult in the beginning, however once I learned the system I cannot imagine ever going back to traditional charting. I also love the idea of merging systems so that no matter where the patient is their medical records can be accessed. “Digital access to medical information is becoming a core domain of medicine” (Lyles, Fruchterman, Youdelman, & Schillinger, 2017).

There are various benefits to electronic health records such as:

Accessibility

Efficiency

Reduced Medical Errors

Increased communication and collaboration

Electronic health records impact multiple areas of the healthcare profession. The use of electronic health records and patient portals have become a focal point for organizations across the healthcare continuum. The healthcare provider benefits from accessibility and efficiency. Communication and collaboration increases which improves quality of care and that is the ultimate goal for the patient. As technology progresses and electronic health records and use of patient portals increase, the continuity of care and patient satisfaction will increase which will improve patient outcomes and that is beneficial to the healthcare provider, the patient, and the organization. The impact of electronic health records impacts all aspects of the medical profession.

Health as a Human Right

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Health as a Human Right

Article 25 of the 1948 UDHR and the Constitution of WHO are examples of positive expressions of health as a human right.

Using South University Online Library or the Internet, search for  “health as a human right, a perspective from the WHO,” put forth in the  UDHR. Conduct a research on this topic. Your research should include key  features of the decisions, investigations, and laws you analyzed during  the research.

Your research should also include answers to the following questions:

  • Analyze the purpose of Article 25 of the 1948 UDHR and the Constitution of the WHO.
  • In your opinion, do these two positive laws contradict the no-duty principle in the United States? Why or why not?
  • The term “the right to make informed health care decisions” is an  important health care right of patients that have the right to make  informed decisions about the direction of their care, including refusing  treatment. Give your views on this statement and support your answer  using relevant references.
  • Compare and contrast the terms “the right to make informed health care decisions” and “the right to health.”
  • In your opinion on life or death situations, do you think individuals should be allowed to refuse treatment? Why or why not?

After answering the above questions, read the following statement:

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)  protects the rights of the poor and uninsured by stating that a hospital  cannot refuse emergency treatment because of the patient’s inability to  pay (patient dumping). Based on this statement, answer the following  questions:

  • Explain and analyze two key duties of hospitals under EMTALA.
  • What do you think would happen if a hospital administrator directed  an ambulance to take a patient to another hospital because the  individual is uninsured?
  • Explain what impact this act might have on private hospitals. How  does this act impact other publicly funded programs in the state?

Professional Associations Membership 

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Professional Associations Membership

hoose a professional nursing organization that relates to the nursing profession or your clinical practice area. Assuming that you are the chairperson of membership for the organization, create a full-page flyer designed to recruit new members to the professional organization. In your flyer, include:

  1. The function of the organization, as well as its mission and vision.
  2. Potential advantages of membership in the organization.
  3. Provide resource information for new members, including contact information, membership requirements, and organizational endorsements (i.e., what other members or other organizations are saying about the selected organization).
  4. Create a topic for an upcoming meeting that would appeal to your target audience.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the criteria and expectations for successful completion.

discussing the abuse of older adults

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Write a 1,050- word paper discussing the abuse of older adults. Include the following:

From your research, profile three issues that are associated with abuse of older adults.
Describe changes in social policy that may have impacted how human service professionals can support this population.
Consider the needs of older adults and describe the type of service plan that should be created for those who experience abuse. Be sure to include the ethical guidelines for human service professionals.
Propose a human service program for older adults who experience abuse.
Describe how human service agencies can prevent future abuse of older adults and support self-empowerment.

Include a minimum of 3 sources.

Format your presentation and paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Initial Case Conceptualization

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Initial Case Conceptualization

I have attached documents for this assignment. Please follow all of the requirements for this assignment. I also have attached the rubic for this assignment .

Please review throughly prior to starting this assignment. This assignment is due on Sunday 11, 2018 at 12:00 noon

·Initial Case Conceptualization

In this assignment, you will discuss the theoretical approach you selected for working with a specific client during your fieldwork experience, and how you used this perspective as you collected information about the client and developed counseling goals.

As you begin your work on this assignment, refer to what you have learned about counseling theories from:

· The material that you covered in previous courses you’ve taken during your program.

· Experiences during the Master’s Residencies.

· The discussions you have had with your site supervisor and fieldwork course instructor during practicum and Internship 1.

Complete this assignment by addressing the following topics in four-part format.

Part 1: Client Information

Select a client with whom you have worked in individual counseling sessions over several weeks during your fieldwork experience. As you present information about the client in this assignment, be sure to use a pseudonym and omit or change all identifying material.

Present a brief description (no more than two pages) of the client, including the following:

· Demographic information (such as age, gender, race/ethnicity/country of origin, religion, sexual orientation, ability or disability, and social-economic status).

· Current situation (including living situation, support systems, work and employment, and health).

· The client’s presenting issues or concerns.

· Relevant history. Include a brief description of key events from the client’s past that have some impact on the presenting issues or that you believed were important to consider during your work with the client.

Part 2: Theoretical Approach

Describe the specific theoretical approach you used to conceptualize this client’s case. Identify a single theory as your main approach; if you integrated a second perspective into your work (such as integrating reality therapy into a cognitive therapy approach), you will need to identify how each theory contributed to your work with the client. Do not present more than two approaches or identify your work simply as being eclectic.

Discuss your rationale for selecting this theoretical perspective, and why you believed it was the most appropriate and effective approach to use. Support your statements with a minimum of 3 articles from current journals in the professional counseling literature that provide evidence for the use of this theory with the types of issues your client presented, and/or with clients similar to yours (in age, gender, ethnicity, background, or in other ways).

Describe how using this theoretical approach influenced the information you collected about the client during the first sessions. (For example, was it important for you to take a detailed history that included information about the client’s parents and early childhood experiences?) Again, support your ideas with references to the professional literature.

Part 3: Assessment and Diagnosis

Write out the diagnosis you developed for the client, using the definitions and format in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and identify the related ICD 10 code.

Discuss the process you used to formulate your assessment and diagnosis for this client.

· How did you incorporate information collected from the client during the first sessions to reach this diagnosis?

· Did you utilize any self-report instruments (such as symptom checklists, anxiety inventories, depression scales or other assessment processes)? If so how did this information help you to formulate a diagnosis?

· Did you consult with any other persons about the client (with his or her written permission) such as parents, teachers, physicians, and past therapists?

· What social-cultural factors did you need to consider when conceptualizing your client’s case and formulating your diagnosis?

Describe how the assessment and diagnosis process was integrated into your theoretical approach for working with the client. Did the information you gathered, and the diagnosis you formulated, assist you in working from this theoretical perspective more effectively? If so, provide examples; if not, discuss the reasons why.

Part 4: Counseling Goals

List three specific goals that you developed for working with this client. These should be goals that are related to the client’s presenting issues and the focus of therapy. Each goal should be measurable – meaning both you and the client have a clear way for assessing whether the goal has been reached.

· Describe how you incorporated assessment information and the client’s diagnosis into your choice of appropriate goals for counseling.

· Discuss how you considered your client’s social-cultural background and unique personal history when selecting these goals.

· How is each goal reflective of your theoretical approach, drawing from the key concepts and assumptions of that theory?

Assignment Specifications

Your Unit 5 assignment should be between 5–8 pages long and include a minimum of 4 references from current articles (no more than 10 years old) in professional journals. You can also include books and Web sites from professional organizations in your references. Please use direct quotations sparingly; you should paraphrase most of the information drawn from outside sources and present ideas in your own words. Remember to follow APA format for your citations.

Note: Your instructor may use the Writing Feedback Tool to provide feedback on your writing. In the tool, click the linked resources for helpful writing information.

Resources

· Initial Case Conceptualization Scoring Guide.

· APA Style and Format.

· Writing Feedback Tool.

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