InstructionsYou are  currently working at NCLEX Memorial Hospital in the  Infectious Diseases Unit. Over the past few days, you have noticed an  increase in patients admitted with a particular infectious disease. You  believe that the ages of these patients play a critical role in the  method used to treat the patients. You decide to speak to your manager,  and together you work to use statistical analysis to look more closely  at the ages of these patients. You do some research and put together a spreadsheet of the data that contains the following information: Client number Infection disease status Age of the patient You are to put together a PowerPoint presentation that explains the  analysis of your findings which you will submit to your manager. The  presentation should contain all components of your  findings. For  review, the components of the report should include: Brief overview of the scenario and variables in the data set Discussion, calculation, and interpretation of the mean, median, mode, range, standard deviation, and variance Discussion, construction, and interpretation of the 95% confidence interval Explanation of the full hypothesis test Conclusion The  calculations should be performed in your spreadsheet that you  will also submit  to your manager. You can find additional information  on what to add to your PowerPoint  presentation in this Word document. Use the  questions in the worksheet as your guide for the contents of your presentation. For your final deliverable, submit your PowerPoint

Competing needs arise within any organization as employees seek to meet their targets and leaders seek to meet company goals. As a leader, successful management of these goals requires establishing priorities and allocating resources accordingly. Within a healthcare setting, the needs of the workforce, resources, and patients are often in conflict. Mandatory overtime, implementation of staffing ratios, use of unlicensed assisting personnel, and employer reductions of education benefits are examples of practices that might lead to conflicting needs in practice

examples of practices that might lead to conflicting needs in practice.

Leaders can contribute to both the problem and the solution through policies, action, and inaction. In this Assignment, you will further develop the white paper you began work on in Module 1 by addressing competing needs within your organization.

To Prepare:

• Review the national healthcare issue/stressor you examined in your Assignment for Module 1, and review the analysis of the healthcare issue/stressor you selected.
• Identify and review two evidence-based scholarly resources that focus on proposed policies/practices to apply to your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
• Reflect on the feedback you received from your colleagues on your Discussion post regarding competing needs.

The Assignment (4-5 pages):

Developing Organizational Policies and Practices

Add a section to the paper you submitted in Module 1. The new section should address the following:

• Identify and describe at least two competing needs impacting your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
• Describe a relevant policy or practice in your organization that may influence your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
• Critique the policy for ethical considerations, and explain the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics.
• Recommend one or more policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients, while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies. Be specific and provide examples.
• Cite evidence that informs the healthcare issue/stressor and/or the policies, and provide two scholarly resources in support of your policy or practice recommendations.

Write a comprehensive medical report on Esophageal Reflux Disease. Be sure to include all relevant medical history, testing/diagnostics, treatment options and recommended plan of action. Paper should be APA format and 4-6 pages.

 

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Discussion/diagnostic determination on possible disease with differential diagnosis.	40
Explanation of testing methods	30
Use of correct medical vocabulary with comprehension of material	30
Suggested treatments and potential outcome of disorder	40
Adhered to the page limit.	10
Applied APA standards for writing style.	10
Total:	160

A 52-year-old African American male presents to an urgent care center complaining of urinary frequency and nocturia. The symptoms have been present for several months and have increased in frequency over the past week. He has been unable to sleep because of the need to urinate at least hourly all day and night. He does not have a primary care provider and has not seen a doctor in more than 10 years. His father died when he was a child in an automobile accident, and his mother is 79 years old and has hypertension. The patient has no siblings. His social history includes the following: banker by profession, divorced father of two grown children, non-smoker, and occasionally consumes alcohol on weekends only.

To prepare:

• Review Part 13 of the Buttaro et al. text in this week’s Learning Resources.
• Review the case study and reflect on the information provided about the patient.
• Think about the personal, medical, and family history you need to obtain from the patient in the case study. Reflect on what questions you might ask during an evaluation.
• Consider types of physical exams and diagnostics that might be appropriate for evaluation of the patient in the study.
• Reflect on a possible diagnosis for the patient.
• Review the Marroquin article in this week’s Learning Resources. If you suspect prostate cancer, consider whether or not you would recommend a biopsy.
• Think about potential treatment options for the patient.

Assignment: Personal Leadership Philosophies

Many of us can think of leaders we have come to admire, be they historical figures, pillars of the industry we work in, or leaders we know personally. The leadership of individuals such as Abraham Lincoln and Margaret Thatcher has been studied and discussed repeatedly. However, you may have interacted with leaders you feel demonstrated equally competent leadership without ever having a book written about their approaches.

What makes great leaders great? Every leader is different, of course, but one area of commonality is the leadership philosophy that great leaders develop and practice. A leadership philosophy is basically an attitude held by leaders that acts as a guiding principle for their behavior. While formal theories on leadership continue to evolve over time, great leaders seem to adhere to an overarching philosophy that steers their actions.

What is your leadership philosophy? In this Assignment, you will explore what guides your own leadership.

To Prepare:

• Identify two to three scholarly resources, in      addition to this Module’s readings, that evaluate the impact of leadership      behaviors in creating healthy work environments.
• Reflect on the leadership behaviors presented      in the three resources that you selected for review.
• Reflect on your results of the CliftonStrengths      Assessment, and consider how the results relate to your leadership traits.

The Assignment (2-3 pages):

Personal Leadership Philosophies

Develop and submit a personal leadership philosophy that reflects what you think are characteristics of a good leader. Use the scholarly resources on leadership you selected to support your philosophy statement. Your personal leadership philosophy should include the following:

• A description of your core values
• A personal mission/vision statement
• An analysis of your CliftonStrengths Assessment      summarizing the results of your profile
• A description of two key behaviors that you      wish to strengthen
• A development plan that explains how you plan      to improve upon the two key behaviors you selected and an explanation of      how you plan to achieve your personal vision. Be specific and provide      examples.
• Topics:      (Refer to the Assignment Rubric). Use the Suggested Format for this      assignment.
  • Description       of Core Values and Personal Mission/Vision Statement
  • Analysis       of the CliftonStrengths Assessment 
  • Description       of Key Behaviors to Strengthen
  • Development       Plans to improve Selected Key Behaviors to achieve Personal Vision.

   

Rubric Detail 

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Develop and submit a   personal leadership philosophy that reflects what you think are   characteristics of a good leader. Use the scholarly resources on leadership   you selected to support your philosophy statement. Your personal leadership   philosophy should include the following:
·   A description of your core values.
·   A personal mission/vision statement.

Points: 

Points Range: 14 (14.00%) – 15 (15.00%)

The response   accurately and thoroughly describes in detail a set of core values.
The response accurately and completely describes in detail a personal mission/vision statement.

Feedback: 

 

·   Analysis   of your CliftonStrengths Assessment summarizing the results of your profile.
·   A description of two key   behaviors you wish to strengthen.

Points: 

Points Range: 14 (14.00%) – 15 (15.00%)

The response   accurately and completely provides an analysis and detailed summary of the   CliftonStrengths Assessment.
The response accurately and thoroughly describes in detail two key behaviors   to strengthen.

Feedback: 

 

·   A development plan that   explains how you plan to improve upon the two key behaviors you selected and an explanation of how you plan to achieve your personal vision. Be   specific and provide examples.

Points: 

Points Range: 50 (50.00%) – 55 (55.00%)

An accurate, complete,   and detailed development plan is provided that thoroughly explains plans to   improve upon the two key behaviors selected.
The responses accurately and thoroughly explain in detail plans on how to   achieve a personal vision with specific and accurate examples.
The   response includes a comprehensive synthesis of information gleaned from   sources that fully support how to achieve a personal vision. Integrates 2 or more credible outside sources,   in addition to 2 or 3 course-specific resources to fully support the responses provided.

Feedback: 

 

Written Expression and   Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization:
Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow   logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully   focused—neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear   and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction is provided which   delineates all required criteria.

Points: 

Points Range: 5 (5.00%) – 5 (5.00%)

Paragraphs and   sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity.
A clear and   comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion is provided   which delineates all required criteria.

Feedback: 

 

Written Expression and   Formatting – English writing standards:
Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation

Points: 

Points Range: 5 (5.00%) – 5 (5.00%)

Uses correct grammar,   spelling, and punctuation with no errors.

Feedback: 

 

Written Expression and   Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings,   font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers,   parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.

Points: 

Points Range: 5 (5.00%) – 5 (5.00%)

Uses correct APA   format with no errors.

Learning Resources 

Required Readings

Marshall, E., & Broome, M. (2017). Transformational leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to influential leader (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.

• Chapter      1, “Expert Clinician to Transformational Leader in a Complex Health Care      Organization: Foundations” (pp. 7–20 ONLY)
• Chapter      6, “Frameworks for Becoming a Transformational Leader” (pp. 145–170)
• Chapter      7, “Becoming a Leader: It’s All About You” (pp. 171–194)

Duggan, K., Aisaka, K., Tabak, R. G., Smith, C., Erwin, P., & Brownson, R. C. (2015). Implementing administrative evidence-based practices: Lessons from the field in six local health departments across the United States. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1). doi:10.1186/s12913-015-0891-3. Retrieved from https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-015-0891-3

Moore Foundation. (2015). Nurses share lessons in leadership. Retrieved from

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