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healthcare organization

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Continue analyzing the situation that your case study’s healthcare organization faces. In this milestone, you will continue to evaluate the impact of the mission and vision of the healthcare organization’s strategic plan. You will also consider how the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats affect the environmental factors that confront the healthcare organization.

Develop a SWOT analysis of the healthcare organization. Be sure to address the following:

  1. Briefly summarize your case study.
  2. To what extent do the organization’s policies address this issue? Be sure to justify your response.
  3. To what extent does the organization’s strategic planning around this issue align with its organizational mission and vision? Use evidence and examples to justify your reasoning.
  4. What do you feel are the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) with regard to this issue? Be sure to substantiate your claims with evidence and specific examples.
  5. Based on the SWOT analysis you performed, what environmental factors are at play in terms of this issue and what is their impact on the delivery of care within the organization? In other words, identify any new policies or new trends that will affect your day-to-day operation.

sterilization and commercial sterilization

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· Use the information presented in the module folder along with your readings from the textbook to answer the following questions.

  1. Explain and differentiate      between· Use the information presented in the module folder along with your readings from the textbook to answer the following questions.
    1. Explain and differentiate      between sterilization and commercial sterilization. What organism does commercial      sterilization aim to destroy?
    2. Describe three (3)      different physical methods of controlling microbial growth:
    3. Describe three (3)      different chemical methods of controlling microbial growth:
    4. Briefly summarize the 4 (four) different Biosafety      levels. Give examples of microorganisms studied in each level:
    5. What is the Kirby Bauer      Disc diffusion method? How it is      used to determine antibiotic efficacy?

    What organism does commercial      sterilization aim to destroy?

  2. Describe three (3)      different physical methods of controlling microbial growth:
  3. Describe three (3)      different chemical methods of controlling microbial growth:
  4. Briefly summarize the 4 (four) different Biosafety      levels. Give examples of microorganisms studied in each level:
  5. What is the Kirby Bauer      Disc diffusion method? How it is      used to determine antibiotic efficacy?

Critical Thinking:

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Critical Thinking:

How can prokaryotic cells be smaller than eukaryotic cells and still carry on all the functions of life

The smallest eukaryotic cell is the motile alga Micromonas. What is the minimum member of organelles this alga must have?

Two types of prokaryotic cells have been distinguished:bacteria and archaea. How do these cells differ from each other ? How are they similar?

In 1985,  a 0.5-mm cell was discovered in surgeonfish and named Epulopiscium fishelsoni(See11.14 page 315) It was presumed to be protozoan, In 1993, researchers determined that Epulopiscium was actually a gram-positive bacterium. Why do you suppose this organism was initially a identified as a protozoan? What evidence would change the classification to the bacterum?

When E. Coli are exposed to hypertonic solition, the bacteria produce a transporter protein that can move K+(Potassium ion) into the cell. Of what value is the active transport of K+, which requires ATP?

Concert performe

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Write a report about the New York Philharmonic concert performance following guidelines in the “Guide to Writing a Concert Report” and standards listed in the Concert Report Rubric.

Include the following:

1) Concert performer(s) and program content, including title and composer as performed in sequence (10%)

(2) Details of the performance venue, including venue, arrangement of musicians and instruments, descriptions of instruments,and audience responses (20%)

(3) Musical elements for each of the four movements (listed below) following the “Guide to Writing a Concert Report” – use time marks (00:00) as a reference in the narrative (70%)

1) Concert performer(s) and program content, including title and composer as performed in sequence (10%)

(2) Details of the performance venue, including venue, arrangement of musicians and instruments, descriptions of instruments,and audience responses (20%)

(3) Musical elements for each of the four movements (listed below) following the “Guide to Writing a Concert Report” – use time marks (00:00) as a reference in the narrative (70%)

  • Show that you’ve learned something in this course. Use your newly developed musical vocabulary. Don’t say, for example, “The instruments moved the melody around.” Rather, say specifically, “The violins convincingly effected a modulation of the theme through different keys from 0:45-1:24.” (Which keys doesn’t matter; you’d have to have perfect pitch to know that, and only 1 person in 10,000 has perfect pitch.)
  • Use correct vocabulary. Please don’t call an overture or a set of instrumental variations a “song.” This will drive your instructor berserk. It is a piece, composition, work, oeuvre, symphonic movement, and so on. Unless there is a text and your piece is sung, it is not a song.

800 word count minimum required for credit.

Assess Quality Improvement Efforts

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Discussion: Using Evaluation Tools to Assess Quality Improvement Efforts

Like most other things in life, outcomes are the bottom line with respect to measurement of success along the path of quality improvement. However, without a careful analysis of the link between access, process, and structure of care, improvements in outcomes seem unattainable.—Sadeghi, Barzi, Mikhail, & Shabot, 2013In this Discussion, you consider how to collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate the results of quality improvement initiatives. In addition, you discuss the significance of evaluation and how you, as a nurse leader-manager, can contribute in an organization to the large-scale goal of facilitating quality improvement.

To prepare:Review methods for measuring and evaluating quality improvement efforts presented in the Learning Resources. Pay particular attention to how and why it is important to measure outcomes.Select one evaluation tool and analyze its benefits and relevance for the quality improvement plan you are developing for your Course Project.Consider how you, as a nurse leader-manager, can use the results from the evaluation to support the organization’s overarching goals for quality improvement.

By Day 3 Post a brief description of the evaluation tool that you selected. Explain the benefits of applying this tool as part of your quality improvement plan in the Course Project. Also explain how you could use the results from the evaluation to support the organization’s overarching goals for quality improvement.

Validate an idea with your own experience and additional resources.

Required ReadingsHickey, J. V., & Brosnan, C. A. (2017). Evaluation  of health care quality in for DNPs (2nd  ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.Review Chapter 3, “Conceptual Models for Evaluation in Advanced Nursing Practice” (pp. 61-86) (assigned in Week 3)Sadeghi, S., Barzi, A., Mikhail, O., & Shabot, M. M. (2013). Integrating quality and strategy in health care organizations, Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.Review Chapter 8, “Quantifying the Quality Performance Gaps” (pp. 161–177) (assigned in Week 6)                  The authors focus on performance measures with particular focus on the relationship between financial and quality performance.                  Review Chapter 9, “Closing the Gaps” (pp. 179–194) (assigned in Week 7)                  This chapter explains how to utilize data collected during the evaluation stage in order to improve the quality of health care.                 Institute of Medicine. (2001). Crossing the quality chasm: A new health system for the 21st century. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.Retrieved from https://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2001/Crossing-the-Quality-Chasm/Quality%20Chasm%202001%20%20report%20brief.pdf This report outlines the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) six aims to improve the quality of health care. Review this information through the lens of evaluation. (Assigned in a previous week.)

Getting to Know You and Cultural Competence

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No Plegarism please, 

Will need minimum of 250 words, APA Style, double spaced, times new romans, font 12, and and  (3 references – intext citations) per discussion topic. 

 

There are 2 discussions: Topic 1 & Topic 2 (They both require references please)

Topic 1: Getting to Know You and Cultural Competence

 

First, provide a brief introduction of your professional background. (ME)

Next, review the Office of Minority Health, National CLAS Standards located in the Web Resources area.  (see  link:

· The Office of Minority Health. The National CLAS Standards. Retrieved from http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=53

  1. Discuss your ethnic/cultural background (health perception and practices).   ( I am Hispanic) 
  2. Choose a different culture or ethnic group and discuss potential cultural/linguistic needs. Consider your food preferences, rituals, health beliefs, and any religious orientations that may influence patient care.
  3. Apply at least one CLAS Standard that supports the identified need and discuss the role of the advanced practice nurse in promoting culturally sensitive care.
  4. Please list references in APA format.

Topic 2:  Healthy People 2020

 

Healthy People 2020’s commitment to promote health and prevent disease encourages individuals to make healthy lifestyle choices for themselves and their families. Conceptual models and theories play a major role in health promotion and disease prevention. In addition, epidemiological data, such as morbidity and mortality statistics, helps identify health problems common to a particular population.

Select one of the Healthy People 2020 initiatives and discuss available preventative health services (immunizations, health screenings, etc.) relevant to the initiative, as well as health promotion strategies to be implemented by the advanced practice nurse for a selected population/age/ethnic group (neonates, children, adults, pregnant female, older adult). Please consider theoretical concepts and epidemiological data while discussing health promotion strategies.

No Plegarism please,

Will need minimum of 250 words, APA Style, double spaced, times new romans, font 12, and and  (3 references – intext citations) per discussion topic. 

future leadership competencies

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Nurse of the future leadership competencies.

The Nurse of the Future (NOF) competencies include leadership among the skills necessary for future nurses.

Please respond to the following prompts using 450–500 words:

– Review the NOF leadership competency and identify at least two examples of knowledge (K), attitudes (A), or skills (S) shared or demonstrated by the nurse leader you interviewed for your assignment this week.

future leadership competencies- How has this competency enhanced leadership ability in this individual?

– Free of plagiarism (Turnitin assignment)

A regulatory issue in health care

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Research and identify one article or a current legal case within the last 3 to 5 years (e.g., an issue that went to court to have the court determine the outcome) that involves one of the following issues:

A regulatory issue in health care

A regulatory issue specific to institutional health care

Write a 350- to 700-word paper that includes the following:

Summarize the case or article.

Define a law involved with the chosen regulatory issue from a state level (choose one common state) and a federal level.

Explain how and why the law was created.

Consider what you have read in the article or legal case on the selected regulatory issue, and explain the impact the regulatory issues and trends have on the health care industry.

Cite 1 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar reference to support your paper.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

program or project.

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In this assignment, you will select a program, quality improvement initiative, or other project from your place of employment. Assume you are presenting this program to the board for approval of funding. Write an executive summary (850-1,000 words) to present to the board, from which they will make their decision to fund your program or project. The summary should include:

  1. The purpose of the program or project.
  2. The target population or audience.
  3. The benefits of the program or project
  4. The cost or budget justification.
  5. The basis upon which the program or project will be evaluated.

Share your written proposal with your manager, supervisor or other colleague in a formal leadership position within a health care organization. Request their feedback using the following questions as prompts:

  1. Do you believe the proposal would be approved if formally proposed?
  2. What are some strengths and weaknesses of the proposal?

Submit the written proposal along with the “Executive Summary Feedback Form.” An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric..

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Majority View

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Based on the readings related to the “Majority View” (what you believe the majority of people would do), “Feelings,” (do you feel it is right or wrong thing to do?) and “Conscience”, describe the ethical dilemma presented by these scenarios and explain which of these factors would influence how you would respond to the following scenarios:

  • If you found something at a yard sale that was far more valuable  than the posted price, would you let the seller know?
  • Is it considered stealing to take pens from a bank? What about extra napkins from a fast-food restaurant?
  • If someone tells an offensive joke, is it my responsibility to speak up about it?
  • Is it ever ok to sneak a peek at your significant other’s email?
  • My boss asked me to cover for him on his expense report by saying I was at a meal when I wasn’t . Should I do it?

Assignment Details –

For each of the scenarios above I’m looking for a 1 paragraph response to each scenario. Your response should include: 1- What you believe the majority of people would do. 2- Describe whether you feel it is right or wrong to do what is suggested in each scenario. 3- If there is an ethical dilemma, describe it and explain how it would influence your response.