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Discussion #2: Personal Experience in Social Change
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Reflecting on your own experiences, consider a situation where you’ve witnessed or been involved in a social change effort, whether on a small scale within your community or on a larger scale within society. It could be an initiative to address a local environmental issue, a campaign to promote diversity and inclusion in your school, or a movement advocating for policy changes at the national level.
Discussion Prompt:
1. Provide a brief overview of the social change effort you’ve chosen to discuss. What was the issue or problem being addressed, and what were the goals of the initiative or movement?
2. Reflect on your own role and contribution to the social change effort. Identify the category of your efforts from the social change wheel. How did you become involved, and what actions did you take to support the cause? Did you participate in organizing events, raising awareness, advocating for policy changes, or mobilizing community support?
3. Impact and Lessons Learned: Reflect on the impact of the social change effort and any lessons you learned from the experience. Did the initiative achieve its goals, and if so, to what extent? What were the key factors that contributed to its success or failure? How has your involvement in social change efforts influenced your perspective on activism and advocacy?

*** CREATE A RESPONSE TO THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION POST**
The repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been a highly debated topic in American politics, closely linked to the reelection strategies of lawmakers. As elected representatives, legislators are acutely conscious of the need to strike a balance between their policy choices and the preferences of their voters, especially when it comes to healthcare, which directly impacts people’s physical and financial well (The White House, 2023). The cost-benefit analysis for legislators about the initiatives to repeal/replace the ACA is complex and has multiple aspects. On the other hand, there were electoral pledges to repeal the ACA, frequently justified by the aim of diminishing government involvement in healthcare and decreasing insurance premiums. By fulfilling these pledges, a lawmaker has the potential to enhance their support within their base, hence increasing their likelihood of being reelected. Nevertheless, the popularity of the ACA grew over time, especially as the public became more aware of its advantages (The White House, 2023). The legislators faced a potential danger in their bid for reelection due to the widespread support for the ACA. Backing the repeal or replacement of the ACA may isolate constituents who depend on the ACA for healthcare services, financial aid, and safeguards like coverage for pre-existing diseases.
Lawmakers encountered a predicament, revoking the ACA could have satisfied some of their supporters and conformed to certain ideological stances, it posed the possibility of receiving unfavorable reactions from others who were advantaged by the law’s provisions. Furthermore, the intricacies of healthcare policy posed difficulties in accurately forecasting the complete ramifications of repeal/replace initiatives, such as possible disruptions in coverage and heightened expenses for specific demographics (Willison & Singer, 2019). The political calculation, therefore, entailed assessing the possible immediate benefits of implementing campaign pledges compared to the long-term electoral hazards and the concrete effects on constituents’ lives. When making recommendations or establishing national laws that affect programs such as Medicare or Medicaid, examining voters’ perspectives regarding healthcare policy is essential for legislative leaders (Willison & Singer, 2019). Public opinion acts as a gauge of the goals and concerns of people, determining the policy agenda and impacting the decisions made by legislative leaders. When it comes to healthcare, which is highly personal and has a direct impact on people’s lives, it is crucial to comprehend voter emotion.
Legislative leaders must consider multiple aspects when evaluating public opinion on healthcare issues. Demographic shifts, such as the growing dependence of the aging population on Medicare, underscore the significance of upholding and enhancing healthcare services for seniors (Willison & Singer, 2019). Furthermore, the Medicaid program’s responsibility to offer coverage to low-income individuals and families highlights the importance of policies that guarantee affordable healthcare for vulnerable people. The general population’s perception regarding healthcare is not fixed; it changes throughout time in reaction to socio-economic influences, personal encounters with healthcare, and political discussions. Survey results, public forums, input from constituents, and healthcare advocacy organizations offer valuable perspectives on voters’ opinions regarding specific policy measures (Impacts of the ACA and Implications for Its Repeal, 2017). Legislative leaders must actively interact with these sources of information in order to effectively assess public sentiment and adjust their policy suggestions accordingly. Legislative leaders must skillfully manage conflicting interests and ideological differences among their constituents (Impacts of the ACA and Implications for Its Repeal, 2017). Healthcare policy arguments frequently mirror more extensive ideological debates concerning the government’s role, individual accountability, and social welfare. Therefore, comprehending the intricacies of voter opinions necessitates being attuned to many viewpoints and being open to identifying shared interests wherever feasible.
The evaluation of lawmakers’ costs and benefits in relation to the repeal or replacement of the ACA highlighted the challenges of reconciling policy goals with electoral factors. Voters’ opinions about healthcare policy are crucial in influencing legislative choices, requiring thorough consideration of public mood and constituents’ varied requirements. Legislative leaders can accomplish their primary duty of serving the interests of the voters and advancing significant healthcare reforms by aligning policy suggestions with voter preferences and addressing their healthcare problems.
Reference
Impacts of the ACA and Implications for Its Repeal. (2017, January 5). Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/policy-centers/health-policy-center/projects/impacts-aca-and-implications-its-repeal Links to an external site.
The White House. (2023, February 28). FACT SHEET: The Congressional Republican Agenda: Repealing the Affordable Care Act and Slashing Medicaid. The White House. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/02/28/fact-sheet-the-congressional-republican-agenda-repealing-the-affordable-care-act-and-slashing-medicaid/ Links to an external site.

Select a work of art or cultural artifact that you would like to use as the subject of your writing. You are free to choose one of interest to you, as long as it hasn’t been used in the other assessments. The artifact can range from things like literary works, films, musical pieces, or artwork. After you have your artifact selected, find a person with whom you can have a 10–15 minute dialog about your artifact. This person might be a family member, friend, coworker, et cetera. You may hold your conversation in person, over the phone, or virtually; the choice is yours.
Your conversation should be informal and relaxed—we want you to have fun with it. And here are some ideas on how to guide your conversation:
Show or play the artifact to the other person and allow them to examine it.
Share your reasons for why you chose this artifact and why it resonates with you.
Provide a few interesting details about the artist.
Invite the person to share their thoughts about the artifact and reactions to anything you shared.
Instructions
In this assessment, you will write an academic piece that addresses the prompts listed below.
Step 1: Reflect on how culture and artistic expressions influence human thought and behavior.
Provide insights on how this artifact might influence people’s thinking and behavior in the future.
Step 2: Explain how the artifact or work of art reflects both collaborative and individual efforts.
Describe the path, journey, or process the artist used to create the artifact and discuss the collaboration or influences that happened between the artist and others.
Describe the ways the artist put his or her interpretation and creativity to shape and craft the final artifact.
Explain how the artist’s cultural and personal experiences can be detected in the cultural artifact.
Provide specific examples to support your response.
Step 3: Relate how the creative process uses problem-solving, relationship-building, and self- and social-awareness skills.
Describe the creative process the artist used and provide examples of how the artist used problem-solving, relationship-building, and self- and social-awareness skills to help him or her to complete the artifact.
Provide an example of how you can use the artist’s process and methods to support your endeavors. If you have had a similar experience, you may use your experience to illustrate the connection between these concepts and skills.
Provide specific examples to support your descriptions.
Step 4: Explain how the interpretive process can be a collaborative process.
Identify how people in a group sharing ideas, thoughts, experiences, et cetera, could influence one another in the course of connecting with or interpreting the artifact. Provide a specific example of when you experienced this.
If so, how did it change? Provide specific details.
If not, why do you think this is?
Describe your conversation with another person about your artifact.
What did you enjoy or not enjoy about the conversation?
Did the other person point out something you didn’t notice? What was it?
Did you connect with the other person and find some shared experience through your conversation about the artist or artifact?
Did this also uncover something new you learned about yourself or the other person?
Did you connect with the other person by finding some shared experience through your discussion about the artist or artifact?
Did this also uncover something new you learned about yourself or the other person?
Provide specific examples to support your response.

Discussion 1. 535
What strategies can clinical instructors use to overcome the
following challenges: 1) time pressures, 2) fewer patients, 3) shorter hospital
stays, 4) limited availability and variety of learning opportunities, and 5)
the varied needs and abilities of students. 
Discussion 2 535
Select two essential psychomotor skills for a clinical
course or courses in nursing. Discuss how you might collaborate with an LRC
person to facilitate student performance with the skills you selected. 
Discussion 1 540
This week, you will be submitting a data analysis plan for
your research proposal. Share your research questions and research project as
well as your anticipated type of quantitative analysis with the class. What
quantitative test/s are you going to conduct on your data (t-test,
correlation, chi-square, regression, ANOVA, ANCOVA, etc.) and explain why you
feel this is the best test.
Chosen Research Topic
The impact
of nursing leadership styles on job satisfaction among nursing staff.
Research
Questions
1. How are the changes in nursing
leadership styles, i.e., autocratic, democratic, transformational,
transactional, seen in the nurse’s job satisfaction levels?
2. Which leadership behaviors are
most important for the nurses to be happy with their jobs?
3. To what extent does the
similarity between support nursing leadership styles and the different
functional departmental values impact the nurse practitioners’ job satisfaction
levels and retention rates?
Data Collection
For this study,
the programs with quantitative data will be tested using structured
questionnaires in validated instruments, such as the Multifactor Leadership
Questionnaire (MLQ) and the Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS). All these tools are
well-established and frequently employed in leadership and job satisfaction
studies (Ali et al., 2020).
The questionnaires will be administered through emails, but some will be hard
copies for physical administration. Since the response rate is a crucial factor
affecting a study’s results, data collection will be conducted for two months
to achieve adequate response. All the collected data will be kept confidential
by eliminating the respondents’ personal information from the survey results
and storing the data safely (Hensen
et al., 2021). This implementation plan entails that the research process will
be ethical in terms of participant selection and data collection mode.
Discussion 2 540
Using your
research questions and research topic, identify your independent and dependent
variables. Next, identify your research hypothesis and null hypothesis.

Step 1 Post your response to the discussion board.
Respond to the following questions and, if appropriate, include personal experience as part of your answers.
What does the concept of patient-centered care mean to you?
In your nursing experience, what initiatives have you seen carried out to incorporate patient-centered care?
If you were the nurse manager of your unit, what changes would you implement to better meet the needs of your patients and their families?
How can nurses ensure that they are delivering care that is centered on their patients’ needs and preferences?
Individual Response: Your response should be a minimum of 300 words and include APA citations and references, if applicable, to support quotes, statements, claims, and/or utilized sources.

Please follow the instructions for the assignment. At the end of the chapter, four questions under deliverables need to be solved. Thank you.

Select a community organization or group that you feel would be interested in learning about ethical and policy issues that affect the coordination of care. Then, develop and record a 10-12-slide, 20-minute presentation, with audio, intended for that audience. Create a detailed narrative script or speakers notes for your presentation, 4-5 pages in length.
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Introduction
This assessment provides an opportunity for you to develop a presentation for a local community organization, which provides an overview of ethical standards and relevant policy issues that affect the coordination of care. Completing this assessment will strengthen your understanding of ethical issues and policies related to the coordination and continuum of care, and will empower you to be a stronger advocate and nursing professional.
Preparation
It would be an excellent choice to complete the Vila Health: Ethical Decision Making activity prior to developing the presentation. The activity provides a helpful update on the ethical principles that will help with success in this assessment.
Scenario
Your nurse manager at the community care center is well connected and frequently speaks to a variety of community organizations and groups. She has noticed the good work you are doing in your new care coordination role and respects your speaking and presentation skills. Consequently, she thought that an opportunity to speak publicly about contemporary issues in care coordination would be beneficial for your career and has suggested reaching out to a community organization or support group to gauge their interest in hearing from you, as a care center representative, on a topic of interest to both you and your prospective audience. You have agreed that this is a good idea and have decided to research a community organization or support group that might be interested in learning about ethical and policy issues related to the coordination of care.
To prepare for this assessment, you may wish to:
Research your selected community organization or support group.
Review the Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements and associated health policy issues, specifically, the ACA.
Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to ensure you understand the work you will be asked to complete.
Allocate sufficient time to rehearse your presentation before recording the final version for submission.
Recording Equipment Setup and Testing
Check that your audio speaker and PowerPoint software are working properly. You can record audio directly to your slides, using PowerPoint or other presentation software.
Note: Technical support about the use of PowerPoint, including voice recording and speaker notes, can be found on Campus’s Microsoft Office Software page.
If using Kaltura, refer to Using Kaltura for directions on recording and uploading your presentation in the courseroom.
Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in this activity, please contact ****************************** to request accommodations.
Instructions
For this assessment:
Use the Assessment 02 Supplement: Ethical and Policy Factors in Care Coordination [PDF] Download Assessment 02 Supplement: Ethical and Policy Factors in Care Coordination [PDF] to select the community organization or support group that you plan to address.
Develop a PowerPoint with typed speaker notes (the script for your voice recording) and audio voice-over recording, intended for that audience. Video is not required.
Note: PowerPoint has a feature to type the speaker notes directly into the presentation. You are encouraged to use that feature or you may choose to submit a separate document. See Microsoft Office Software for technical support about the use of PowerPoint, including voice recording and speaker notes.
For this assessment, develop your presentation slides and speaker notes, then record your presentation. You are not required to deliver your presentation to an actual audience.
Presentation Format and Length
You may use PowerPoint (recommended) or other suitable presentation software to create your slides and add your voice over. If you elect to use an application other than PowerPoint, check with your faculty to avoid potential file compatibility issues.
Be sure that your slide deck includes the following slides:
Title slide.
Presentation title.
Your name.
Date.
Course number and title.
References (at the end of your presentation).
Your slide deck should consist of 10–12 slides, not including a title and references slide with typed speaker notes and audio voice over. Your presentation should not exceed 20 minutes.
Create a detailed narrative script for your presentation, approximately 4–5 pages in length.
Supporting Evidence
Cite 3–5 credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications to support your presentation. Include your source citations on a references page appended to your narrative script.
Grading Requirements
The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the Ethical and Policy Factors in Care Coordination Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
Explain how governmental policies related to the health and/or safety of the community affect the coordination of care.
Provide examples of a specific policy affecting the organization or group.
Refer to the assessment resources for help in locating relevant policies.
Be sure influential policies include the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
Identify national, state, and local policy provisions that raise ethical questions or dilemmas for care coordination.
What are the implications and consequences of specific policy provisions?
What evidence do you have to support your conclusions?
Assess the impact of the code of ethics for nurses on the coordination and continuum of care.
Consider the factors that contribute to health, health disparities, and access to services.
Consider the social determinants of health identified in Healthy People 2020 as a framework for your assessment.
Provide evidence to support your conclusions.
Communicate key ethical and policy issues in a presentation affecting the coordination and continuum of care for a selected community organization or support group. Either speaker notes or audio voice-over are included for a proficient score; both speaker notes and the audio voice over are included for a distinguished score.
Present a concise overview.
Support your main points and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.
Additional Requirements
Before submitting your assessment, proofread your presentation slides and speaker notes to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your presentation.
Portfolio Prompt: Save your presentation to your ePortfolio. Submissions to the ePortfolio will be part of your final Capstone course.
Context
As coordinators of care, nurses must be aware of the code of ethics for nurses and health policy issues that affect the coordination of care within the context of the community. To help patients navigate the continuum of care, nurses must be proficient at interpreting and applying the code of ethics for nurses and health policy, specifically, the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Being knowledgeable about ethical and policy issues helps ensure that care coordinators are upholding ethical standards and navigating policy issues that affect patient care.
Course Competencies
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 4: Defend decisions based on the code of ethics for nursing.
Assess the impact of the code of ethics for nurses on the coordination and continuum of care
Competency 5: Explain how health care policies affect patient-centered care.
Explain how governmental policies related to the health and/or safety of a community affect the coordination of care.
Identify national, state, and local policy provisions that raise ethical questions or dilemmas for care coordination.
Competency 6: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead patient-centered care.
Communicate key ethical and policy issues in a presentation affecting the coordination and continuum of care for a selected community organization or support group, using PowerPoint or other appropriate software. Both speaker notes and audio voice-over are included

Locate a systematic review on your topic from the Chamberlain Library. (required source is attached) Be sure this involves nursing actions.
Work through each step of the ACE Star Model as outlined on the assignment form (Star Points 1-5: Discovery, Summary, Translation, Implementation, and Evaluation). Respond to the instructions provided on the form.
Follow the activities and thinking of Nurse Daniel in Weeks 1-6 in the ‘Illustration’ part of each lesson. He will be working through a clinical topic and nursing practice issue to demonstrate a change (ACE Star Model and systematic review).
No quotations in this assignment.
Attached is an example of the work needed.
PICOT is as follows
Population: adult patients admitted to the ICU
Intervention: Nurse-led early mobilization program
Comparison: Standard care without a mobilization protocol
Outcome: Improve functional outcomes and reduce ICU length of stay
Timeframe: Over the course of their ICU stay 

Please only do #4 of this presentation. Summarize treatments and outcomes in terms of pathophysiologic alterations. *The topic is GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease)* Please make this two PowerPoint slides long with speaker notes and images. Use sources within the last 5 years.