Thanks for your discussion on UTI. Women and older adults are at a higher risk for UTIs. Many people are prone to recurrent UTIs. Proper management and prevention is essential. UTI may be either cystitis (lower UTI) or pyelonephritis (upper UTI). The most common offending uropathogen in sporadic and recurrent UTIs is Escherichia coli or E. coli. Other bacteria that commonly are the offending organisms are Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Proteus mirabilis (Aydin, Ahmed, Zaman, Khan, & Dasgupta 2014). 

With recurrent UTIs, prophylaxis is often necessary. One particular prophylaxis treatment that may be recommended is consumption of cranberry juice or tablets. While some studies indicate that cranberry juice inhibits adherence of pathogens to the uroepithelial cells, effectiveness of cranberry juice as prevention of UTIs remains debated. With conflicting data regarding effectiveness among many studies, the provider will have to decide if recommending cranberry juice for prophylaxis will be a part of a patient’s treatment plan. What would be your recommendations for the patient with recurrent UTI & why?

  Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to allow the learner to use effective strategies to manage time as a professional nurse and online student. Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes. CO3: Demonstrate effective verbal, written, and technological communication using legal and ethical standards for transferring knowledge using success resources provided to Chamberlain students. (PO3) CO4: Integrate critical thinking and judgment in professional decision-making in collaboration with faculty and peers. (PO4) CO5: Apply concepts of professionalism when planning for personal, intellectual, and professional development. (PO5) CO9: Demonstrate accountability for personal and professional development by assessing information and technology competence, implementing plans for upgrading technology skills, and using effective strategies for online student success using resources provided to Chamberlain students. (PO5) Due Date

Submit the assignment by Sunday end of Week 2, 11:59 p.m. MT. Points

This assignment is worth a total of 225 points. Preparing the Time Management Plan Carefully read these guidelines and grading rubric. Download the required Time Management Plan Template (Links to an external site.). Rename that document as Your Last Name Time Management Plan.docx. Save it to your own computer or flash drive in a location where you will be able to retrieve it later. Type your assignment directly on the saved document. As you prepare your Time Management Plan, consider your own life. When do you work, sleep, and spend time with family and friends? How will the addition of online coursework impact your time management? Complete the Time Management Plan with your schedule for a future course week. Be sure to consider all of the activities that you will do during that week. Work on this assignment during Weeks 1 and 2. Don’t wait until the due date to begin your work! An example (Links to an external site.) of a weekly plan has been provided to help you with this assignment. Be sure to answer all of the questions in addition to completing the grid. View the Chamberlain RNBSN Integrity Matters Tutorial in its entirety. When your Time Management Plan assignment is completed, save and close the completed template. Enter the course, click on Modules, go to the Week 2 Time Management Plan Assignment page, and click the Submit button to upload your file. **Academic Integrity**

Chamberlain College of Nursing values honesty and integrity. All students should be aware of the Academic Integrity policy and follow it in all discussions and assignments.

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Signature Assignment Part I: Health Issue Annotated Bibliography (Individual Submission)

An annotated bibliography requires you to find a source of evidence-based information (journal article, book or public health document) and write a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph (annotation).  Upon identification of your team health issue or topic, each team member will INDIVIDUALLY be responsible for development of three annotations. 

This assignment works much like a puzzle in that your team gathers the puzzle pieces and then, through group communication, you discuss how those pieces fit together to reveal the whole picture, or in this case, how an evaluation of the information and your own opinions frame an evidence-based recommended course of action related to your health topic. As you develop your proposed course of action (solutions) you will need to include how social determinants of health affect this issue and include your proposals for solution.

The intent is to inform and highlight one particular topic, such as area of a health disparity, or other issue pertaining to population health. As you conduct your research, think about how social determinants of health affect this issue and what might be your proposals for solution.  (You will revisit these considerations later in the semester during the “Rebounding in Life” learning activities.)

This assignment requires that you apply your intellectual skills: concise description of the material as it relates to your health issue, succinct analysis, and informed library research.  (Core Objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Empirical and Quantitative, and Teamwork Skills.)

In public health, the questions asked often include the following aspects: WHAT is the health issue or topic? (i.e., condition or disease or issue) WHY is it important? WHO does the health issue affect? People/population/problem (What are the characteristics of the population?   Comparisons (What is the alternative to the intervention?  How is this health issue addressed?  What measures are in place to PREVENT worsening of the health issue?) Outcomes (What are the relevant outcomes of this health issue? i.e., morbidity, death, complications) HOW will your proposed solution make a difference?

Due date: Annotated Bibliography is due Sun., Sept. 29 by 11;59 p.m. CST

Assignment Instructions Select a Topic: As a team, choose a public health issue or topic, see the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) List of Diseases and Conditions for a list of topics: https://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/ (Links to an external site.)  Assess Sources: Begin the process of gathering your sources by first searching for your topic in Google Scholar or using databases available through the UTA Libraries such as PubMed.   Locate and record citations to articles, books and documents that may contain useful information and ideas on your topic.  Briefly examine and review the actual items, selecting your final sources.  Then read the article and summarize the author’s main points. Be sure you pay special attention to how this particular source fits into the larger, ongoing public health conversation about the topic.  Conduct a brief search on the author to determine his/her expertise, reputation, and credibility.  Look at citations, articles, and books by this author to find information about who the author is, what his/her credentials are, and what occupation or position he/she holds. Similar to your author search, examine the publication or source to determine the publication’s reputation, credibility and target reader/researcher.  Is the text specialized or general?  Is the target audience clinicians (i.e., physicians, research scientists) or another audience such as public health professionals, university students or persons in the community? (Core Objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Empirical and Quantitative, and Teamwork Skills. Develop Three Written Annotations: Now that you have reviewed your sources, choosing three that are relevant to your health issue or topic, you will individually write three annotations that are between 150-200 words, summarizing the central theme and scope of the article.  The annotation must be written in APA style.  A sample annotated bibliography is shown below. Submit the Assignment: When your annotations are complete (and you have proofread for errors and checked your plagiarism index!), post the annotations to the assignment portal by the due date listed in the course calendar. Each group member must upload their own three annotations. 

Option 1: Population Health, Public Health, and Community Health Nursing Describe population health and the relationship to community/public health nursing. How has the development of population health been influenced throughout history? Where do you see the role of nurses in the future of population health? What role does Healthy People 2020 play in population health?

Option 2: Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases

Tuberculosis (TB) rates have increased worldwide. A local prison facility has just completed their yearly TB screening of inmates and employees. The screening program resulted in identification of 3 inmates and 2 staff members with positive Mantoux tests. In your post: Discuss the associated causality, risk, and current rates of prevalence for Tuberculosis in your community. Explain the linkages between epidemiology and communicable diseases What placed these inmates at high risk for TB? Identify which government agency must be notified immediately. Discuss what would be the next nursing action for both those infected and not infected

A peer reviewed nursing journal article must be used. All in APA

Details:

Learning styles represent the different approaches to learning based on preferences, weaknesses, and strengths. For learners to best achieve the desired educational outcome, learning styles must be considered when creating a plan. Complete “The VARK Questionnaire,” located on the VARK website, and then complete the following: Click “OK” to receive your questionnaire scores. Once you have determined your preferred learning style, review the corresponding link to view your learning preference. Review the other learning styles: visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic, and multimodal (listed on the VARK Questionnaire Results page). Compare your current preferred learning strategies to the identified strategies for your preferred learning style. Examine how awareness of learning styles has influenced your perceptions of teaching and learning.

In a paper (750-1,000 words), summarize your analysis of this exercise and discuss the overall value of learning styles. Include the following: Provide a summary of your learning style according the VARK questionnaire. Describe your preferred learning strategies. Compare your current preferred learning strategies to the identified strategies for your preferred learning style. Describe how individual learning styles affect the degree to which a learner can understand or perform educational activities. Discuss the importance of an educator identifying individual learning styles and preferences when working with learners. Discuss why understanding the learning styles of individuals participating in health promotion is important to achieving the desired outcome. How do learning styles ultimately affect the possibility for a behavioral change? How would different learning styles be accommodated in health promotion?

Cite to at least three peer-reviewed or scholarly sources to complete this assignment. Sources should be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria.

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