Explain why information and technology skills are essential for safe patient care

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Information and technology skills are essential for safe patient care
Incorporate your essay to the answers to this questions. Thanks! 1. Explain why information and technology skills are essential for safe patient care. 2. Identify the baccalaureate nurses′ role in championing the use of information and technology to improve safety and patient outcomes. 3. Provide examples of how nurses use technology to make health care-related decisions. 4. Analyze relationship between the quality and integrity of data entered into a database and the resulting effect on the quality of patient care. Include a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources, and develop an APA- formatted reference page.

What demographic variables were measured at the nominal level of measurement in the Oh et al. (2014) study?

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1. What demographic variables were measured at the nominal level of measurement in the Oh et al. (2014) study? Provide a rationale for your answer.
2. What statistics were calculated to describe body mass index (BMI) in this study? Were these appropriate? Provide a rationale for your answer.
3. Were the distributions of scores for BMI similar for the intervention and control groups? Provide a rationale for your answer.
4. Was there a significant difference in BMI between the intervention and control groups? Provide a rationale for your answer.
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5. Based on the sample size of N = 41, what frequency and percentage of the sample smoked? What frequency and percentage of the sample were non-drinkers (alcohol)? Show your calculations and round to the nearest whole percent.
6. What measurement method was used to measure the bone mineral density (BMD) for the study participants? Discuss the quality of this measurement method and document your response.
7. What statistic was calculated to determine differences between the intervention and control groups for the lumbar and femur neck BMDs? Were the groups significantly different for BMDs?
8. The researchers stated that there were no significant differences in the baseline characteristics of the intervention and control groups (see Table 2). Are these groups heterogeneous or homogeneous at the beginning of the study? Why is this important in testing the effectiveness of the therapeutic lifestyle modification (TLM) program?
9. Oh et al. (2014, p. 296) stated that “the adherence rate to the TLM program was 99.6%.” Discuss the importance of intervention adherence, and document your response.
10. Was the sample for this study adequately described? Provide a rationale for your answer.

Choose a contemporary moral issue in our society and apply the ethical principle of Utilitarianism to approve and be in favor of this moral issue.

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This is a TURNITIN assignment!
Choose a contemporary moral issue in our society and apply the ethical principle of Utilitarianism to approve and be in favor of this moral issue. You must pick a moral issue that you strongly agree with and apply the utilitarian claims to back up your arguments. In addition, you must apply Bentham’s Felicific Calculus.
“Not applying Utilitarianism or the Felicific Calculus results in an automatic F !!!
Utilitarianism is the ethical theory that the moral worth of an action is only determined by its contribution to overall utility . It is thus a form of consequentialism , meaning that the moral worth of an action is determined by its outcome-the ends justifies the means.
– MLA format
– A minimum of 500 words!
– A minimum of 3 reference sources!

The Public Health Service originated in 1798 as the Marine Hospital Service. Identify two (2) motivating factors that prompted that development.

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Discussion Board #9 Options Menu: Forum
Due at 4PM CST, Monday, October 30, 2017
HCA 340 500
Discussion Board Assignment #9
Chapter11–Public Health and the Role of Government in Health Care
Due at 8PM CST, Monday, October 30, 2017
Answer the following questions on Public Health Services:
The Public Health Service originated in 1798 as the Marine Hospital Service. Identify two (2) motivating factors that prompted that development.
Why, in the 1960s, were the health-related programs of Medicare, Medicaid, and Neighborhood Health Centers assigned to non-health federal agencies instead of the Public Health Service? Please provide two (2) examples.
Public health efforts and those of private medicine complement each other and together serve the spectrum of health service needs of American society. Why, then, has their relationship been sometimes contentious and have they not consistently worked together proactively to improve the health status of Americans? Please provide two (2) examples.
Contrast the population-based orientation of public health with the individual-centered focus of private health practitioners. Provide two (2) examples.
Deaths in the United States that result from preventable causes total approximately 40% of all deaths each year. Deaths result from tobacco use, poor dietary habits and sedentary lifestyles. What additional two (2) actions should/could the U.S. health care system use to combat the factors that contribute to preventable deaths or incentivize more healthy living lifestyles among the most at-risk populations?