Discuss the principles of infection prevention and control, pathogenesis, immunology, epidemiology and genomics
Module Code & Title: Promoting Health & Preventing Ill health
 
Description of Summative Assessment Task and Purpose: Evaluation of case study

 

Assessment brief – For the summative assessment of this module, you will be asked to look at 3 case studies and answer 2 questions related to each case study (total 6 questions). Students need to complete the questions for all 3 case studies. The case studies are included at the end of this document

The taught content and the self-directed study that you will complete during the module, should be used to inform your answers. The purpose of the assessment is for you to demonstrate an understanding of the module learning outcomes and and therefore, be able to apply theory and evidence of health promotion and prevention of ill health theory and evidence to practice situations.

Total word count; 3000 (500 words per question) +/- 10%

Assessment Format: The assessment should be completed as a word document including your answers to the 6 questions and your reference list.

All assignments must to be word processed and formatted in the following way:

§   Use only Arial font – size 12

§   Use 1.5 line spacing throughout

§   Leave a line space between paragraphs

§   Number all pages

Please write the assessment in an academic style, paying attention to spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Please reference the work using the University of Lincoln Harvard referencing system: https://guides.library.lincoln.ac.uk/ld.php?content_id=26426164

Knowledge & Skills Assessed:

Learning Outcomes: LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6

Knowledge, Skills & Behaviours: K 4, 9, 10, 11, 39 & 45 and S14, 15, 16, 17, 20 & 21

Learning Outcomes: must be met

 

1. Discuss the principles of infection prevention and control, pathogenesis, immunology, epidemiology and genomics (SoP2.2)

 

2. Discuss the range of communication skills and strategies required to proactively promote health for people, across all stages of life and with a range of health challenges (SoP1.11, 2.1)

 

3. Analyse factors that may lead to inequalities in health, including health economics

and resource allocation within care systems (SoP 2.3, 7.3)

 

4. Explain and evaluate the principles of prevention strategies, including the evidence

base for screening and immunisation programmes (SoP 2.5, 2.11)

 

5. Identify appropriate opportunities to discuss health-related lifestyle choices and

critically discuss contemporary approaches towards behaviour change (SoP 2.4, 2.8)

 

6. Evaluate the effectiveness of infection prevention and control mechanisms; including,

communicable disease surveillance and anti-microbial stewardship and resistance

(SoP2.12)

 

Knowledge, Skills & behaviours:

 Knowledge: 

 

K4: Understand research methods, ethics and governance in order to critically analyse, safely use, share and apply research findings to promote and inform best nursing practice

 

K9: Understand the aims and principles of health promotion, protection and improvement and the prevention of ill health when engaging with people

 

K10: Understand epidemiology, demography, genomics and the wider determinants of health, illness and wellbeing and apply this to an understanding of global patterns of health and wellbeing outcomes

 

K11: Understand the factors that may lead to inequalities in health outcomes

 

K39: Understand and accept the need to accept and manage uncertainty, and demonstrate an understanding of strategies that develop resilience in self and others

 

K45: Understand the principles of health economics and their relevance to resource allocation in health and social care organisations and other agencies

 

Skills 

NB. The following skills are also assessed throughout the Practice Assessment Documents in practice across the programme.

 

S14: Apply the principles of health promotion, protection and improvement and the prevention of ill health when engaging with people

 

S15: Use all appropriate opportunities, making reasonable adjustments when required, to discuss the impact of smoking, substance and alcohol use, sexual behaviours, diet and exercise on mental, physical and behavioural health and wellbeing, in the context of people’s individual circumstances

 

S16: Promote and improve mental, physical, behavioural and other health related outcomes by understanding and explaining the principles, practice and evidence-base for health screening programmes

 

S17: Use up to date approaches to behaviour change to enable people to use their strengths and expertise and make informed choices when managing their own health and making lifestyle adjustments

 

S20: Promote health and prevent ill health by understanding and explaining to people the principles of pathogenesis, immunology and the evidence-base for immunisation, vaccination and herd immunity

 

S21: Protect health through understanding and applying the principles of infection prevention and control, including communicable disease surveillance and antimicrobial stewardship and resistance

 

what method would you use to analyze the data and determine areas for improvement?

Assessment Goals:

Good description of the personal goals for completing the assessment.  What are the goals in relation to assessment of the organization? What do project the findings of the assessment to be and how will they impact patient care and/or outcomes?

Introduction

Are you assessing the Houston Methodist Hospital seems that you are assessing the hospital, You do provide some detail on assessment at the macro and micro system levels.

 

Staffing

Will you interview someone in HR or who is responsible for hiring/training staff?

Interprofessional Collaboration and Coordination

While pharmaceutical companies are stakeholders, is it realistic that you will be able to obtain feedback from them? While the government may be a stakeholder, how would you assess the collaboration and coordination? What about other health professionals such as PT, OT, ST, social workers, chaplains, respiratory therapists, dietician/nutritionists, pharmacists etc.?

Integrated Health Technologies

How will you assess technology at the macro and microsystem levels?  How will you know that tech advancements are used?

Quality & Safety

Are there CMS or JCAHO quality and safety measures that are applicable? Is there a quality and safety committee or the equivalent in the organization?

Policies and Procedures

Where in the organization can you find policies and procedures?  Would you look at the current policies and procedures and then talk to staff to assess compliance?

System Elements

What method would you use to assess the alignment of the data with the goals, mission, etc. of the organization?  Would you do a SWOT analysis or fishbone diagram for example?

Opportunities for Improvement of Patient Care Outcomes

what method would you use to analyze the data and determine areas for improvement?

Project Ideas

It is not clear what specific ideas you might have for a project based on assessment results.

Discuss how nurses might support a patient and their family in relation to this care need, in   order to maximise their quality of life.

Instructions for completing the written reports (Part B)

 

Please use the template document provided separately. Submit the reports as one document.

 

Model of Health Promotion Report (1000 words)

A report-style critique of a chosen model of health promotion, including comparison of the theoretical perspective with delivery of health promotion as observed by the student in practice (LO2)

Should be written in 1st and 3rd person as appropriate (see instructions below)

There is no requirement for a specific introduction or conclusion.

Choose one of the three models focused on in the module:

Health Belief Model

Transtheoretical Model (also known as Stages of Change model)

Beattie’s Model

  • Chosen Model of Health Promotion (3rd person)

Write the name of the model here, including a reference. No other information should be         written under this heading.

  • Brief Description (3rd person)

Please briefly describe the structure of the model. You may use bullet points to list any                                sections/headings that make up the model. Keep this section factual and concise. Aim for               approximately 150 words in this section.

  • Explanation of Model (3rd person)

Here you should explain how the model is designed to work, including how old it is and                                 whether it is still relevant today.

  • Application of Model to Practice (1st person may be used as appropriate)

Here you should consider any potential challenges to application/use of the model in                                   practice. You may use 1st person here to relate this to your observations of health                                      promotion delivered in practice.

  • References for this section

 

 

 

 

Exploration of End-of-Life Care Need (1000 words)

An exploration of one end of life care need (LO3)

Must be written in 3rd person.

 

There is no requirement for an introduction or conclusion.

Choose one of the care needs you have explored in the EOLC workbook.

 

  • Chosen Care Need

Identify your chosen care need and describe it. Keep this section concise and factual.

  • Impact on the individual and their family

Explore how this care need might affect a person at the end of their life, including impact on   their family.

  • Support required to improve quality of life

Discuss how nurses might support a patient and their family in relation to this care need, in   order to maximise their quality of life.

  • References for this section

 

 

critically examine the main theories of sustainable development and their efficacy

Learning Outcome 1 To critically examine the main theories of sustainable development and their efficacy
Learning Outcome 2 To critically assess the methods of achieving sustainable development
Learning Outcome 3 To evaluate the effec-veness of policy responses which seek to achieve environmental sustainability

The module has one component of assessment which is worth 100% of the final mark. All of the above learning outcomes are assessed by this single component. The assessment is individual coursework which is a 4,000 word reflective review. Assessment Criteria are: 1. The reflective approach taken is evidenced throughout the accounts, analysis and documentation of the sustainable development practices discussed. 2. The submission makes use of and references appropriate academic literature on sustainable development using the essential readings and the materials provided in the assessment resources folders on MyBeckett.

How do the authoritarian regimes of Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan utilize tribalism to weaken the emergence of a united opposition within the population?

Political and Social Tribalism in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan

Abstract

Introduction: Tribalism refers to attitudes and behaviors originating from strong loyalty to one’s social group or tribe. Tribal ties are still strong in some places, both socially and politically, and the tribe has survived as a symbol of social and political identity and commitment. Variations of this universal design may still be seen in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. For example, much discussion about these societies’ splits and the tribal type phenomenon is still vital to modern Kazak and Turkmen civilizations. Still, it has been grossly exaggerated as a widespread attribute of the remaining ‘tribal cultures. The authoritarian regimes have used tribalism in Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan to inhibit the creation of a cohesive opposition within the society.

Objectives: This research aims to identify how authoritarian governments in Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan have used tribalism to undermine the formation of a cohesive opposition within the public. Another goal is to study the importance of clan and patriarchal preferences in Central Asian areas using Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan as examples and dissect tribalism and clannism and explore significant events in Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.

Research question: How do the authoritarian regimes of Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan utilize tribalism to weaken the emergence of a united opposition within the population?

Methodology: A case study will be used in this study. Well-established research questions in various domains, most notably the social sciences, will be used to answer research questions. It will involve dividing clannism and tribalism into two portions. Using existing published material on the same topic, background research, and examining significant events in Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan will answer the study question.

Background: Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan have earned a reputation as the world’s most oppressive governments in the twenty-first century. Turkmenistan is becoming more widely regarded as a prominent global energy actor. The government of Turkmenistan, like that of certain other resource-rich countries, can keep control over money from hydrocarbon exports, which it uses to fund widespread security services and patronage networks

Literature review: Background research and examine significant events in Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan using published material on the same topic.

Finding: The predicted result is that tribalism and the authoritarian regimes in Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan are linked

What are the positive and the negative aspects of the notifiable data breach regime?

 

Assessment Item 1

 

 

Legal perspectives in cyber security

 

At a minimum, your essay should demonstrate what legal issues you have learnt in class and from the readings you have done

 

 

Essay Question

 

What is the Australian notifiable data breach regime and why do we have it? What are the positive and the negative aspects of the notifiable data breach regime?

 

 

 

In preparing your essay, you should research and read relevant legal articles, judicial decisions and statutory laws, and refer to them in your essay where relevant. Example research materials are provided in the reading materials for the class.

 

Remember to focus on legal issues in your essay. One structure is to identify the legal issue or issues, set out the law in relation to those issues, and answer the question set out in the topic above.

 

Make sure that you answer all the questions and sub-questions that are asked.

 

The word limit for the essay is a maximum of 3,200 words, but 2,500 to 3,000 words are acceptable. (Quality is more important than number of words.)   This word count:

  • includes headings and subheadings;
    • does not include text in the header; and
    • does not include footnotes – however footnotes should be used for citation purposes only.   Substantive text should not be included in footnotes.

 

You are free to use the referencing style that you prefer, as long as you are consistent within the paper. That

 

Some of the relevant readings

 

https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/australian-privacy-principles-guidelines (Chapters A to C (for context and background) and Chapter 11: APP11 – Security of personal information)

 

https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/guidance-and-advice/what-is-personal-information

 

https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/guidance-and-advice/guide-to-securing-personal-information

 

https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/guidance-and-advice/data-breach-preparation-and-response/part-4-notifiable-data-breach-ndb-scheme

 

The Right to Privacy

Samuel D. Warren and Louis D. Brandeis

 

 

 

Design and evaluate an integrated marketing communications mix
Notes for students :

1.     Electronic copy of assignment must be submitted through Turnitin. Paper copy not required

2.     10% of marks are awarded for satisfactory use of language and/or good presentation.

3.     5% of marks are awarded for satisfactory referencing and/or presentation of a bibliography where either is required. Note that all referenced work should be obtained from credible sources.

4.     Students should ensure that they comply with Glyndwr University’s plagiarism policy.

5.     Students should make correct use of the Harvard referencing method.

 

Assignment :

 

1.     Present critical insights of the components of the marketing communications mix and brand management.

2.     Design and evaluate an integrated marketing communications mix

3.     Identify appropriate techniques and resources to build cross functional relationships.

4.     Critically evaluate communications role in delivering value to a range of stakeholders.

 

What do you think will happen to OEMs or nonOEM vendors? What are your thoughts?

Description

Students, A major debate within the HTM industry is happening right now about whether OEMs should have to provide 3rd party Biomeds access to training, literature, Preventative maintenance and repair parts, and service software. The resolution of this debate will end with new legislation that will impact our careers whether you work for the OEM, at a hospital, or for a 3rd party. This week, you will be reading the articles below about both points of view and comparing the two sides. What are the implications to patient safety? What do you think will happen to OEMs or nonOEM vendors? What are your thoughts? Links: 1. https://fullmeasure.news/news/shows/right‑to‑repair 2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/sallypipes/2021/05/10/new‑right‑to‑repair‑legislation‑endangers‑california‑ patients/?sh=5ba952ab180c