PreparationImagine that you are a staff nurse in a community care center. Your facility has always had a dedicated case management staff that coordinated the patient plan of care, but recently, there were budget cuts and the case management staff has been relocated to the inpatient setting. Care coordination is essential to the success of effectively managing patients in the community setting, so you have been asked by your nurse manager to take on the role of care coordination. You are a bit unsure of the process, but you know you will do a good job because, as a nurse, you are familiar with difficult tasks. As you take on this expanded role, you will need to plan effectively in addressing the specific health concerns of community residents.As you assume your expanded care coordination role, you have been tasked with addressing the specific health concerns of a particular individual within the community. You decide to prepare a preliminary care coordination plan and proceed by identifying the patient's three priorities for health and by investigating the resources available in your community for a safe and effective continuum of care.To prepare for this assessment, you may wish to:Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to ensure that you understand the work you will be asked to complete.Allow plenty of time to plan your patient clinical encounter.Be sure that you have a patient in mind that you can work with throughout the course.Note: Remember that you can submit all, or a portion of, your draft plan to Smarthinking Tutoring for feedback, before you submit the final version for this assessment. If you plan on using this free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback.InstructionsNote: You are required to complete this assessment before Assessment 4.This assessment has two parts.Part 1: Develop the Preliminary Care Coordination PlanComplete the following:Identify a health concern as the focus of your care coordination plan. Possible health concerns may include, but are not limited to:Stroke.Heart disease (high blood pressure, stroke, or heart failure).Home safety.Pulmonary disease (COPD or fibrotic lung disease).Orthopedic concerns (hip replacement or knee replacement).Cognitive impairment (Alzheimer's disease or dementia).Pain management.Mental health.Trauma.Identify available community resources for a safe and effective continuum of care.Part 2: Secure Individual Participation in the ActivityComplete the following:Contact local individuals who may be open to an interview and a care coordination plan addressing their health concerns. The person you choose to work with may be a colleague, community member, friend, or family member.Meet with the individual to describe the care coordination plan session that you intend to provide. Collaborate with the participant in setting goals for the session, evaluating session outcomes, and suggesting possible revisions to the plan.Establish a tentative date and time for the care coordination plan session. Document the name of the individual and a single point of contact, either an e-mail address or a phone number.Document Format and LengthFor your care coordination plan, you may use the Care Coordination Plan Template [DOCX], choose a format used in your own organization, or choose a format you are familiar with that adequately serves your needs for this assessment.Your preliminary plan should be 3–4 pages in length. In a separate section of the plan, identify the person you have chosen to work with, and be sure to include his or her contact information.Document the community resources you have identified using the Community Resources Template [DOCX].Supporting EvidenceCite at least two credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications that support your preliminary plan.Grading RequirementsThe requirements, outlined below, correspond to the grading criteria in the Preliminary Care Coordination Plan Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.Analyze your selected health concern and the associated best practices for health improvement.Cite supporting evidence for best practices.Consider underlying assumptions and points of uncertainty in your analysis.Establish mutually agreed-upon health goals for the care coordination plan, in collaboration with the selected individual.Identify available community resources for a safe and effective continuum of care.Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.Write with a specific purpose with your patient in mind.Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards and current APA formatting requirements.Additional RequirementsBefore submitting your assessment, proofread your preliminary care coordination plan and community resources list to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your plan. Be sure to submit both documents.

After reading all of Chapter 9, please select ONE of the following primary source readings:“A Defense of Abortion” by Judith Jarvis Thomson (starting on page 239)-or-“On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion” by Mary Anne Warren (starting on page 249)-or-“Why Abortion is Immoral” by Don Marquis (starting on page 258)-or-“Virtue Theory and Abortion” by Rosalind Hursthouse (starting on page 269)Write a short, objective summary of 250-500 words which summarizes the main ideas being put forward by the author in this selection.Need help with BLACKBOARD LEARN? Review the Assignments Tutorial

The Power Process "Love your problems" helps you take effective action by accepting and experiencing your barriers. But sometimes the best action is no action at all. Consider the following story. A traveler takes shelter in a cave for the night. He lies down and, after a few moments, sees in the dim light a huge, poisonous snake sleeping right next to him. The fear that arises in him from this sight is so great that he weeps uncontrollably. The snake continues to sleep comfortably for hours, while the traveler's fear escalates into a full panic. He envisions the snake's fangs dripping with blood after digging deep beneath his skin. He imagines the pain of being bitten and dying slowly alone in the cave. Horror and dread fill his imagination. An entire night passes, and the snake does not move. All the while, the traveler cannot escape his fear. He is frozen with it. He must either face his fear or risk waking up the snake in a panicky escape attempt. As daylight moves in, the traveler, exhausted from his inner struggle, begins to see the beauty of the snake's skin and the perfect peace in which it slumbers. In contrast to his fear, suddenly he feels a kinship with the snake. The traveler begins to relax and falls soundly asleep. When the traveler next opens his eyes, the snake is gone. From that day forward the traveler is never sure if the snake really existed. Either way, the lessons learned that night provided the empowerment he needed to shift from a focus on fear to one of acceptance. Consider the metaphor of the snake in the story above. Can you observe your problems from a new perspective, one that allows you to accept them? Can you predict how a shift in perspective might help you actually overcome your problems?