8. What advice would they share with younger people to help them prepare for aging?

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This assignment is for my Intro to Gerontology class For this assignment prepare 2 interviews. Instructions for BOTH interviews: 1. Typed with font size 12. Both interviews together should be 5-7 p

This assignment is for my Intro to Gerontology class

For this assignment prepare 2 interviews. 

Instructions for BOTH interviews: 

1.  Typed with font size 12.  Both interviews together should be 5-7 pages in length. 

2.  Include the interview questions in your report in a format that enables the reader to know what the person you are interviewing is referring to. 

3.  Discuss your personal reaction to the interview using at least one paragraph at the end of each report. 

Instructions for INTERVIEW 1:  Meet with and request an opportunity to interview a person 70 years or older.  Do not use real names for the report.  Ask and report on the following questions.  Feel free to ask your own questions throughout the interview as it naturally flows.  Ask at least 3 of your own questions throughout the interview process.  Questions/information should include the following:

1.  Gather general information about the person’s background.  Such as where they were born, grew up, went to school, occupation/profession.

2.  Gather information about the person’s family, past and current.  

3.  Gather information about the person’s current social activities and ask how their current social life compares to their social life as a younger person. Do they experience loneliness?

4.  Gather information about their physical health.  Has their health had an impact on their overall quality of life? 

5.  Gather information about their support network and current activity level.  

6.  Gather information about their perception of the best years of their life and what made them the best years.  

7. Gather information about if they could change anything about their current life, what would that be?

8.  What advice would they share with younger people to help them prepare for aging?  

9.  Remember to ask at least 3 of your own questions.  Also remember to report your personal reaction to the interview.  

Instructions for INTERVIEW 2:  Meet with and request an opportunity to interview a caregiver of an aging person.  Do not use real names for the report.  Ask and report on the following questions.  Feel free to ask your own questions throughout the interview as it naturally flows.  Ask at least 3 of your own questions throughout the interview process.  Questions/information should include the following: 

1.  Gather information about how the person came to be a caregiver.  How long have they been providing care?  Are they the only care provider or does the person share the duties?

2.  Gather information about the positive things they have experienced as a caregiver.  

3.  Gather information about how caregiving has impacted their day to day lives.  

4.  Share the stages of grief for caregivers reviewed in the video viewed in Folder 2.  Gather information on whether or not they believe they have or are currently experiencing any of those stages of grief.  

5.  Remember to ask at least 3 of your own questions.  Also, remember to share your personal reaction to the interview.  

Infectious Disease and Public Health

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<<<<NO copy, paste, or plagiarism!! Cover and reference page NOT needed………Please include references and answer ALL questions>>>>>> 

Research Paper

Infectious Disease and Public Health

Infectious diseases come with extremely tough challenges to mitigate them and then finally get them under control. Bringing any such infectious disease under control involves a lot of decisions and cooperation between various branches of government and the health services.

Using the Internet, choose an infectious disease that was prevalent in the United States and had lasting consequences:

•Tuberculosis

Based on your research and understanding, create a 3page report in a Microsoft Word document that includes the following:

•A brief description of your chosen infectious disease along with your reasons for choosing the disease.

•Information on the work conducted by government departments to mitigate the impact of your chosen infectious disease.

•Investigations, research studies, and other surveillance data analyses regarding your chosen infectious disease.

•Instances of the emergence and re-emergence of your chosen disease.

•A brief summary of the government’s findings and investigations about your chosen disease.

•Past, current, and ongoing research pertaining to your chosen disease.

Support your writing with relevant facts or figures and indicate your current knowledge of the infectious disease.

Identify and arrange to interview an experienced nurse educator about the trends in nursing

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Identify and arrange to interview an experienced nurse educator about the trends in nursing… 

-Identify and arrange to interview an experienced nurse educator about the trends in nursing education that she/he has observed or experienced during her/his career in education. You will also develop 10–12 interview questions.
2-Assignment GuidelinesThe person you select to interview must have a minimum of 5 years experience as a nurse educator currently practicing in academia, staff development, or a clinical nurse educator or patient educator. No family members please.You may arrange to conduct the interview in person, by phone, or by online web conferencing.In general, when you contact a prospective interviewee, state who you are and explain that the interview is for a university course assignment.Ask for a convenient time to meet for a 30-minute interview.Review the literature related to the nurse educator’s specific field of nursing education.Type 10–12 interview questions.Be prepared to record responses by: Leaving a space below each of your typed interview questions for jotting down responsesUsing a tape recorder, but you must ask permission for the interview to be recordedGeneral Guidelines for Developing Interview QuestionsYour interview questions will depend on the method of interview (formal or informal, face to face, or online web meeting/conferencing) and the specific area the nurse educator is practicing.Word your questions clearly and concisely.Ask open-ended questions.Begin the interview with simple, factual questions that are easy to answer (icebreakers). This will help put the nurse educator at ease and help you establish a rapport. For example: You may ask about qualifications, credentials, expertise, experience, level of education, responsibilities, and/or a typical day.You may wish to ask questions that elicit feedback about how the person became interested in nursing education, how education was selected as a career path, and what steps were taken to become a nurse educator.Next, seek information about personal experiences and opinions, such as: Teaching philosophy and goals related to nursing educationExperiences with curriculaExperiences with evaluationWays of knowing that student goals are metWays of engaging and/or enriching student learningOutlook on the future of nursing educationThe most effective teaching strategiesPositive experiences in teachingChallenges faced as a nurse educator
Assignment Guidelines:::::::::::::::::::::::Your interview paper should include:Who does the interviewee teach?What does your interviewee teach and where?Trends and changes in nursing education as experienced by the person you interviewed.A reflection that compares your interview data to class readings and the literature that you reviewed prior to conducting the interview (pay special attention to trends, themes, concepts, and changes in nursing education)What you learned as a result of this assignmentA conclusion discussing your personal thoughts, opinions, views, and insights related to the specific area of nursing education of your intervieweeYour paper should be at least 3–4 pages (excluding the cover and reference pages), typed in Times New Roman using 12-point font, and double-spaced with 1″ margins. Your paper should be written in APA format (6th edition) with correct spelling and grammar and include references as appropriate.
This week, you must submit the following information to your faculty for approval:Name of the person you will be interviewingTitle of the person you will be interviewingSpecific area of education of the person you will be interviewingLength of time the person has worked in the current position as a nurse educatorDate and time of your scheduled interviewYour list of 10–12 interview questions

150-180 words APA format with references and in-text citations. Health literacy, along with health numeracy skills, can influence the quality of care delivery across the spectrum of settings and is v

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150-180 words APA format with references and in-text citations. Health literacy, along with health numeracy skills, can influence the quality of care delivery across the spectrum of settings and is v

150-180 words APA format with references and in-text citations. 

Health literacy, along with health numeracy skills, can influence the quality of care delivery across the spectrum of settings and is vital to maintaining patients’ engagement in their own health. Health literacy is defined as “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information needed to make appropriate health decisions and services needed to prevent or treat illness” (Health Resources and Services Administration [HRSA], 2015).  

The ineffectiveness of healthcare literacy in the current health care climate is not a new issue, however it is as relevant as ever. People need information they can understand and use to make the best decisions for their health. When organizations or people create and give others health information that is too difficult for them to understand, we create a health literacy problem. When we expect them to figure out health services with many unfamiliar, confusing or even conflicting steps, we also create a health literacy problem (Brach, C., Keller, D., Hernandez, L. M., Baur, C., Dreyer, B., Parker, R., … Schillinger, D., 2012).

 Health information can overwhelm even persons with advanced literacy skills. Medical science progresses rapidly. What people may have learned about health or biology during their school years often becomes outdated or forgotten, or it is incomplete. Moreover, health information provided in a stressful or unfamiliar situation is unlikely to be retained. People with limited health literacy often lack knowledge or have misinformation about the body as well as the nature and causes of disease (Marshall, E., & Broome, M., 2017).  Without this knowledge, they may not understand the relationship between lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise and various health outcomes.

Despite the growing interest in health literacy, little research has been done around health professionals’ knowledge of health literacy or understandings of the barriers to health literacy that patients face when navigating the health care system.  Improving both the healthcare workers knowledge and those of their patients decreases the barriers that prevent patients from seeking and receiving proper care (Loan, L., Parnell, T., Stichler, J., Boyle, D., Allen, P., & Barton, A., 2017).

Health literacy may cover choosing and comparing different health plans, prescription drug premiums, copays, and deductibles. As medical science is continuously evolving and progressing, it is easy to understand how health information can confuse and even overwhelm the average healthcare consumer. Improving health literacy is the responsibility of health organizations, healthcare systems, and healthcare professionals worldwide. It is critical for patients to develop health literacy so that they can take a more proactive role in their health. When patients are actively engaged, they are able to make more informed decisions which increases patient satisfaction, adherence, and can ultimately improve outcomes(Lambert, M., Luke, J., Downey, B., Crengle, S., Kelaher, M., & Smylie, J., 2015).  Patient empowerment, engagement, activation, and maximized health outcomes will not be achieved unless assurance of health literacy is applied universally for every patient, every time, in every health care encounter, and across all environments of care (Loan, L., Parnell, T., Stichler, J., Boyle, D., Allen, P., & Barton, A., 2017).

References

Brach, C., Keller, D., Hernandez, L. M., Baur, C., Dreyer, B., Parker, R., … Schillinger,

  D. (2012). Ten attributes of health literate health care organizations. Washington, DC:

    Institute of Medicine. Retrieved from http://www.ahealthyunderstanding.org/

         Portals/Documents1/IOM Ten Attributes Paper.pdf

Health Resources and Services Administration. (2015). Health literacy. Washington, DC:

     Author. Retrieved from http://www.hrsa.gov/publichealth/healthliteracy/

Lambert, M., Luke, J., Downey, B., Crengle, S., Kelaher, M., & Smylie, J. (2015). Health

   literacy: Health professionals’ understandings and their perceptions of barriers that

     Indigenous patients encounter. Biomed Central Health Services Research,14.

      doi:10.1186/s12913-014-0614-1

Loan, L., Parnell, T., Stichler, J., Boyle, D., Allen, P., & Barton, A. (2017). Call for

   action: Nurses must play a critical role to enhance health literacy. The Journal of the

     American Academy of Nuring,66(11), 97-100. doi:10.1016/j.11003

Marshall, E., & Broome, M. (2017). Transformational Leadership in Nursing (2nd ed.).  

    New York, NY: Springer.