The Discussion Board is the online version of classroom discussion. You will respond to the assigned topic by creating a thread, using citations from various sources (texts, articles, etc) to back up your views. Your thread should present your views in a clear and concise fashion.At least 1 page per discussion threadForum 1Characteristics of Post-Traumatic OutcomeOn page 29 of Principles of Trauma Therapy and Treatment, Briere & Scott list 10 trauma characteristics that they posit may affect post-traumatic outcome. Which of these do you think is the most difficult for the client to deal with, and why? Substantiate your opinion by citing the texts, presentations or outside scholarly sources.Forum 2 Disenfranchised GriefWhich of the areas or consequences of disenfranchised grief/unrecognized loss do you feel is the most difficult to deal with in clients? Substantiate your comments with sources from either within this course or from external scholarly sources.Forum 3Domestic ViolenceEverstine speaks of 4 primary ways in which children are abused. Of these, physical, sexual and emotional abuse and neglect, which do you feel represents the greatest danger to the long-term psychological health of your collective base of future clients (rather than the effect on each as individuals). In other words, the greatest damage to the greatest number. Take into consideration incidence rates, degree of violence and any other relevant factors. You may substantiate your opinion by citing the texts, presentations or outside sources.Forum 4Chaplains, Pastors & CounselorsChaplains (military, police, fire or organization), pastors and counselors all strive to help their clients with methods based on their positions. Briefly discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each in helping a victim of a sexual assault. You may substantiate your opinion by citing the texts, presentations or outside sources.

Apply the principles of economics as they relate to nursing and healthcare.ScenarioThe nurse manager in orthopedics has asked for your assistance with a finance project. She is being asked to estimate revenue for the next fiscal year based on the projected number of hip replacements increasing from 300 this year to 340 next year.The nurse manager must also factor in the expected changes in sources of revenue by payer. It is estimated that the hospital will lose some contracted insurers due to local competition, and see an increase in Medicare and Medicaid patients due to area demographics and economic conditions. She has provided you with the numbers from this year’s budget and the projections on numbers and payment amounts for next year.InstructionsPrepare a financial forecasting memo to your nurse manager that:Part One – Financial Forecasting ModelContains a completed financial forecasting model by downloading the Financial Forecasting Model to: Calculate the income projected from each payer source and total for the year to compare next year’s revenue to this year’s revenue.Provide your nurse manager with your estimates on the increase/ decrease in revenue for next year’s budgeting.Part Two – Financial Forecasting MemoExplains how the change in payer mix will impact the overall projected revenue of the unit.Describes the financial impact of a changing payer mix.Lists recommendations for the manager to consider in expenses, so that the budget will balance as neutral.Provides stated ideas with professional language and attribution for credible sources with correct APA citation, spelling, and grammar in the memo.

One of the responsibilities of a health educator is to serve as a resource person. Often, being a resource person entails working to "make the complicated simple". Being a resource person can also comprise being keenly knowledgeable about a particular health area in order to be able to answer questions or direct people to specific services that will serve their needs. For this DB activity, you will practice a bit of what it takes to fulfill the responsibility of being a health resource person. In this case, a resource person for someone approaching age 65 who needs to make a decision about Medicare coverage.To accomplish the overarching goal, this DB activity will be both an exercise in navigating the Medicare government website, as well as, a discussion about the best Medicare insurance coverage for seniors starting at age 65.For your Initial Post: Access the Medicare website at http://www.medicare.gov/medicare-and-you/medicare-and-you.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. , click around and explore the site. Next, navigate to this page and read about the different Medicare plan options. Here is the link http://www.medicare.gov/sign-up-change-plans/decide-how-to-get-medicare/your-medicare-coverage-choices.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Consider what it would be like for a senior or an elder to try to navigate this site in order to find this page!) Additional note: You may wish to supplement your investigation and navigation of the Medicare website by using the website search engine in the top left corner. For example, you may wish to enter a search term such as "Medicare Advantage Plans" and see the results list for the best information. You may have to visit several results from your search results to gain a complete picture before you complete your investigation of plans and make your initial post on the DB. After you have read through the options for Medicare coverage, and the instructions for how one should go about deciding on the appropriate Medicare plan, post which plan you believe would be best for a senior approaching the age of 65 and why. Be sure to include the following elements: cost; limitations; whether married couples, widows, widowers, or single seniors makes a difference in choosing the best plan; what happens if you choose a Medicare Advantage Plan instead of the government's Medicare plan.Describe what plan you would recommend to person 65 years of age or older, and why you would recommend the plan (Medicare traditional or a Medicare Advantage insurance plan from a private insurance company such as Humana or Aetna). For your response:Pair up with just one other classmate and discuss your findings.In a back and forth conversation compare what you found on the website, and the the reasons for choosing the plan you thought would be best. In particular, what were your key decision points for choosing the plan you did? Did your classmate notice something you missed? Would you choose the same plan or not? Why?Talk and decide between the two of you what would be 2-key points to listen for if you were working with a senior or an elder to help them make a "right" decision about a plan.Talk to one another about what you learn from talking about your findings together.