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Unit 4: Unit 4: Cranial Nerves, Thyroid, Neck, and Regional Lymphatics – Discussion 

To access the Discussion Board, click this unit’s Discussion link, on the left. Be sure to post a response to all Discussion topics. Please review the Discussion Board Participation grading rubric under Course Home in the Grading Rubrics section. This is important information that will ensure that you earn maximum points. Your postings should be qualitative and provide substantive depth that advances the discussion. Please see the Kaplan Writing Center located in the student portal for assistance with writing, APA, and online communication. 

Topics

Topic 1: Case Study 

Case studies help with application of critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical scenarios. Please select a CASE STUDY to address components in the database table. Submit the completed database as a reply to this board.

Unit 4 Discussion 1

Critical Thinking and Diagnostic Reasoning

Please select one of the following case studies and complete the chart. Please review audio-videos, PowerPoint presentations, and assigned chapters to assist with this Assignment. You are expected to role play the selected scenario with a family member to gather necessary data to complete the chart.For each person described in the following situations, discuss the developmental/age, socioeconomic, ethical considerations, and cross-cultural considerations that should be considered during the gathering of subjective and objective data, and the provision of health care. Discuss any additional information that might be needed before a judgment or diagnosis can be made.Submit the completed chart to the Discussion Board by Friday at 11:59 p.m. 

1. A. E. is a 35-year-old African American female, and is 5 months pregnant presenting to the office today for a routine prenatal visit. She complains that her neck feels swollen and that she has been feeling nervous and tired. She also complains about the heat, excessive sweating, and how she “can’t seem to get cool during these summer months.” She attributes all these complaints to her pregnancy.

2. J. L. is a 55-year-old Caucasian female who had a CVA within the past week. J. L. is easily frustrated, anxious, fearful, and her speech is slurred. She needs verbal cuing for any task she is asked to carry out. She eats only food on the left side of the tray and responds only when approached from the left side.

Existential Questions And Post-Traumatic Growth


Upon hearing the stories of sometimes horrific atrocities clients or client families have experienced, you as a social worker may find yourself confronting existential questions such as Why? For example, Why do horrible events happen to good people? Why do people abuse their children?

Trying to make sense of such trauma is not easy, and you may seek answers to these existential questions your whole life. And yet, there are opportunities for growth despite trauma for both clients and social workers. This is known as post-traumatic growth, where a renewed sense purpose or a more profound outlook on life is the by-product.

In this Discussion, you work to seek meaning from the trauma your clients experience and the subsequent healing you help your clients achieve in your social work practice.

To prepare:

  • Read about trauma-informed social work, and read this article listed in the Learning Resources: Vis, J.-A., & Boynton, H. M. (2008). Spirituality and transcendent meaning making: possibilities for enhancing posttraumatic growth. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work, 27(1/2): 69–86. http://dx.doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1080/15426430802113814

Assignment:

  • In 1 sentence, identify an existential question with which you have grappled in relation to a client who has been traumatized.
    • Reflect on an existential question that might arise in working with the client in the case study you have selected throughout the course. The Case of Jake Levy- Attached.
  • In 3 to 4 brief sentences, describe where there is potential for growth for the client as a result of the trauma.
  • In 3 to 4 brief sentences, explain where there is potential for growth for you, the social worker, as a result of listening to the client’s stories and bearing witness to their trauma.
  • Describe any challenges you may experience between the meaning you hold based on your personal beliefs and working within the client’s potentially different belief framework

Developing A Healthcare Finance Fraud, Abuse & Compliance Program Assignment

Adopting MedPro Group, Seven Fundamental Steps of a Compliance Plan, create a comprehensive plan that aligns with the following seven steps:

  • Element One: Implementing Written Policies, Procedures, and Standards of Conduct
    • Devise at least 3 healthcare finance related fraud and compliance policies and accompanying procedures. Your policies and procedures MUST… 
    • Explain legal requirements so that employees understand their obligations and how to conform their behavior to meet them
    • State your plans on how to encourage managers and employees to report suspected fraud and other improprieties without fear of retaliation 
    • Should be made easily available (identify in a written statement where and/or how one can access the above policies and procedure)
  • Element Two: Designating a Compliance Officer and Compliance Committee to Provide Program Oversight 
    • Note; this task was completed with your initial hiring as the new CFO. However, you are to develop a 1-2 page job description in order to seek a compliance officer that will report directly to you.
    • Develop the proposed overview of the Compliance Committee that will be chaired by the above compliance officer. Identify the proposed frequency of meetings (simple schedule over a calendar year) (the committee is expected to meet monthly), the preferred number of committee members and the various departments/areas that each member will represent, identify at least six purposes/responsibilities that the committee is expected to carry out and outline the proposed method of communication (during the scheduled monthly meetings and outside of scheduled meetings)
  • Element Three: Using Due Diligence in the Delegation of Authority
    • This task is completed, as you are the delegated person of authority that oversees the proposed healthcare finance, fraud, abuse and compliance program 
  • Element Four: Educating Employees and Developing Effective Lines of Communication 
    • Note; this task was partially completed with the above Power Point presentation; however let’s prepare take your work to the next level…
    • Develop clear and practical steps that will be taken in order to  disseminate information about the organization’s compliance program and its policies and processes 
    • Devise a training schedule (identify the frequency of the conducted training’s, identify who will be required to attend) along with an assessment to monitor the effectiveness of the training session. Draft a one-page agenda that outline the proposed topics of discussion that will be covered in the training session
    • As a continuation of Element One, discuss how employees can report suspected fraud. For example, you may establish an anonymous reporting contact number or electronic email reporting system. Draft a generic automated response that an individual will receive after submitting a report. This will include a thank you line as a confirmation. The estimated time for a response and a person or number to contact for further assistance
  • Element Five: Conducting Internal Monitoring and Auditing
    • Discuss the efforts that will be taken to ensure that the financial practices are compliant and adheres to ethical guidelines and standards
    • Outline the process of conducting internal monitoring and auditing practices
    • Design a healthcare fraud, abuse and compliance calendar template that includes the following:
      • Department
      • Regulation/Statute/Law
      • Department
      • Name of the Individual Completing the Calendar
      • Date & Signature Line
      • Actions Steps to Compliance: Steps/Description, Responsibility and Completion Date
      • Standards Section that will be evaluated (this should be included as a column): requirement, deadline/due date, responsible office/department and status
  • Element Six: Enforcing Standards Through Well-Publicized Disciplinary Guidelines 
  • Develop a generic outline that addresses the following:
    • Explains who is covered
    • Standards of conduct 
    • Discipline and enforcement  
    • Reporting (obligations), whistleblower, non-retaliation
  • Create a five (5) Q&A handout for the intent of distributing to employees. Devise questions and answers that are appropriate to healthcare finance, fraud, abuse and compliance
  • Element Seven: Responding Promptly to Detected Offenses and Undertaking Corrective Action 
    • Provide a generic response in terms of responding to detected offenses. Create a four (4) step corrective action approach that aligns with your Human Resource (HR) guidelines and standards as it relates to employee disciplinary actions