Discussion:What Good Primary Care Constitutes

Most people misunderstand what constitutes really good
primary care. We can slow
the aging process with appropriate life style.That is good but it is
not enough. As we age it’s also important to have comprehensive primary
care. The usual expectation is that primary care is just for the “simple
stuff” or for episodic care when we have a problem but that is a gross
misunderstanding.
A complete health
assessment is the systematic and continuous collection, organization,
validation and documentation of data. A complete assessment is a part of each
activity that the nurse does for and with the patient. The purpose of such a
service is to validate a diagnosis, provide a basis for effective nursing care,
helps in effective decision making, is a basis for accurate diagnosis, and
promotes holistic nursing care.

Discussion:What Good Primary Care Constitutes
Above all this that is mentioned
about complete health assessment is a comprehensive primary care which is
actually much different from complete health assessment. A comprehensive
primary care means a close relationship between you and your primary care
physician (PCP) which is of course required to build trust and to heal. It
means dealing with the episodic medical problems which occur from day to day
and month to month throughout life. It also means actively managing serious
chronic illnesses (a specialist in fact is rarely needed). It means
coordinating that care however when specialists are needed. It means helping
you to maintain your wellness and your health and working with you at chronic
illness risk factor detection and reduction. And it means preventing acute
illnesses through vaccines and other approaches. This is
comprehensive primary care and when it is comprehensive it can deal with
perhaps 90+% of all of our health care needs. Specialists are rarely
needed, prescription use goes down and hospitalization rates fall
substantially.
Assessment
on one hand is the first and most critical step of nursing process. Accuracy of
assessment data affects all other phases of the nursing process. A complete data
base of both subjective and objective data allows the nurse to formulate
nursing diagnosis, develop client goals, and intervenes to promote heath and
prevent disease.On the other hand although comprehensive
primary care certainly costs more, but it offers better health and wellness. It
offers better quality of care. Patient and doctor are more satisfied and in the
end it substantially reduces thetotalcost of care because of the reduced
necessity for specialists, testing, prescriptions and hospitalizations. Hence
providing a comprehensive primary care I believe is much better than providing
just a complete health assessment as this leads to better wellbeing of the
patients in the long run and age gracefully.

References:
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.gha.net.au/”>http://www.gha.net.au/NRS-441V: Capstone ProjectTopic 4: Checklist Developing an Evaluation
Plan and Disseminating Evidence Instructions:This checklist is designed to help students organize the
weekly exercises/assignments to be completed as preparation for the final,
capstone project proposal. This checklist will also serve as a communication
tool between students and faculty. Comments, feedback, and grading for modules
1-4 will be documented using this checklist.

Topic

Task

Completed

Comments / Feedback

Points

Developing an
Evaluation Plan

·
Described methods used to evaluate
effectiveness of proposed solution.

____/ 4

·
Described variables to be assessed when
evaluating project outcomes.

____/ 4

·
Developed tools necessary to educate project
participants.

_____ / 14

·
Developed assessment tool(s) necessary to
evaluate project outcomes.

_____ /14

Written Format & Length Requirements for Developing an
Evaluation Plan

·
Assignment formatted according to APA.
·
Word Count: 500-1,000

_____/ 2

_____/ 2

Disseminating Evidence

·
Discussed strategy for disseminating results
of project to key stakeholders.

_____ / 18

·
Discussed strategy for disseminating
significance of project outcomes to greater nursing community.

_____ / 18

Written Format & Length Requirements for Disseminating
Evidence

·
Assignment formatted according to APA.
·
Word Count: Evidence
250-500

_____/ 2

_____/ 2

TOTAL POINTS

_____ / 80

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Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
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