TOPIC: DIABETES Assignment 2: Dropbox Assignment The Course Project In this week, you will continue to complete the tasks of the project topic selected in Week 1. Topic 1: Disease Process For a hypothetical patient who has the disease you selected, create a socioeconomic profile of your choice. - What is the level of this patient’s income, education, work experience, and cultural influences?
- How might these socioeconomic factors influence his or her ability to access the necessary healthcare?
- How can the patient engage in self-care practices, such as modifying diet and exercise, and understand the nature of the illness, treatment, and prognosis?
- What healthcare services for this disease does the patient has access to?
Topic 2: Healthcare Profession Identify the education and training of the healthcare professional you selected to study and answer the following: - What is the interface between this profession and other healthcare providers?
- Who might their superior be in the healthcare network?
- Who might their peers be? Colleagues? Subordinates?
- What referral patterns might exist for this professional?
Submit your answers in a 4- to 5-page Microsoft Word document. Support your answers with appropriate examples and research. Cite all references in APA format. Submission Details Name your document SU_HCM2005_W3_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc. Submit your document to the W3 Assignment 2 Dropbox by Tuesday, December 1, 2015. | Assignment 2 Grading Criteria—Topic 1 | Maximum Points | | For the identified disease topic, created a socioeconomic profile that includes a hypothetical patient’s income, education, work experience, and cultural influences. | 45 | | Described how the socioeconomic factors might influence the hypothetical patient’s ability to access necessary healthcare. | 45 | | Described how self-care practices can be used by the patient in this disease situation. | 35 | | Described the types of healthcare services the patient with this disease has access to. | 35 | | Written components. | 40 | | Total: | 200 |  |
| Assignment 2 Grading Criteria—Topic 2 | Maximum Points | | Described the education and training of the selected healthcare professional, including types of degrees, licenses, certifications, etc. | 45 | | Explained how this professional interfaces with other healthcare providers in and out of the network. Described the boundaries and the means of communication. | 45 | | Explained peer relationships, colleagues, and subordinates to this healthcare profession. | 35 | | Described the referral patterns for this profession. | 35 | | Written components. | 40 | | Total: | 200 |  |
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