Review the roles and functions of a professional nurse found in Chapter 1 of your textbook (Table 1-2 – Nursing Roles in All Settings). Write a 2-3 page paper. Identify one strength you bring to each role and one area you need to develop.
Day: January 8, 2020
Introductions and Conclusions, Part 1
Introductions (openings) and conclusions frame an essay and contribute to the unity of the whole. The introduction sets up the topic and the main idea (thesis). The introduction does two things: it hooks the readers interest and points to the direction and scope the essay will take. It prepares the reader for what he or she is about to read. The conclusion reaffirms (restates using different words) the thesis and rounds out the ideas. The conclusion brings the essay to a satisfying close for the reader.
Remember to write your response in complete sentences that make sense on their own. In other words, your answers should reflect the question you are answering.
Here are two introductory paragraphs for an essay on the importance of teaching children how to swim. After reading and analyzing the two paragraphs, answer the following questions:
Which introduction is more effective? Explain your answer. Point out the strengths and weaknesses of each introduction.
What would the body of this essay consist of (based on your choice of the more effective introduction)? What kinds of evidence would be included? Be specific rather than general in your response.
Write a suitable title for the essay.
Who would be suitable audiences for each of these introductions?
Introduction #1
Humans inhabit a world made up of over 70 percent water. In addition to these great bodies of water, we have built millions of swimming pools for sports and leisure activities. At one time or another, most people will be faced with either the danger of drowning or the challenge of aquatic recreation. For these reasons, it is essential that we learn to swim. Being a competitive swimmer and a swimming instructor, I fully realize the importance of knowing how to swim.
Introduction #2
Four-year-old Carl, curious like most children, last spring ventured out onto his pool patio. He fell into the pool and, not knowing how to swim, helplessly sank to the bottom. Minutes later, his uncle found the child and brought him to the surface. Since Carl had no pulse, his uncle immediately administered CPR until the paramedics arrived. Eventually, he was revived. During his stay in the hospital, his mother signed him up for beginning swimming classes. Carl was a lucky one. Unlike thousands of other children and adults, he got a second chance.
Please respond using the link above by the posted due date.
Week 2 Discussion
Operating System and Programming Language Support for Threading
In order to both improve performance and to reduce complexity, many operating system functions are designed and implemented using threads. Essentially, a thread (also known as a lightweight process) is a part of an application that can run autonomously and concurrently with other portions of the application. Operating systems and programming languages generally use either a kernel-level or a user-level approach to threading.
For this Discussion, you will focus on analyzing the use of different types of threads and evaluating circumstances when a certain type is preferable.
To prepare:
Research an operating system or a programming language and its support for threading.
By Day 3, post a 3- to 4-paragraph analysis on the operating system/programming language you chose, and its support for threading. Make sure to do the following:
Summarize the threading support.
Answer the following questions:
o Is the threading model based on kernel-level or user-level threads?
o What is the most significant advantage of the implementation?
o What is the most significant disadvantage of the implementation?
Provide a scenario where this method of threading will provide the best solution and explain why
Submit the Personal Reflection Paper: My Path of Professional Development.
Examine the Themes in Professional Development in The Resilient Practitioner (pages 40 55). After reviewing these themes, write a 3 pages reflection paper on your own professional development addressing the following questions:
What are your thoughts about this model of professional development? Does it make sense?
Are you able to identify some/many/most of these themes in your own development?
What themes have you already wrestled with and what has that journey looked like so far?
What themes do you believe will be the greatest challenges as you move forward and why?
Book: The Resilient Practitioner: Burnout and Compassion Fatigue Prevention and Self-Care Strategies for the Helping Professions.
Discuss how globalization has changed jobs in an organization where you have worked. What are some HR responses to those changes?
Your discussion is to be submitted in 12-point Times New Roman font using APA format. You must have a minimum of two sources to support your answer.
(200 word minimum)
Management of Health Care Organizations: Assignment Week 1
Critical Reflection Paper: Chapters 1, 2, 3
Objective: To critically reflect your understanding of the readings and your ability to apply them to your Health care Setting.
ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES (10%):
Students will critically evaluate the readings from Chapter 1, 2 and 3 in your textbook. This assignment is planned to help you review, appraisal, and apply the readings to your Health Care organization managing for quality and performance as well as become familiarize in the strategic planning for operational and budgeting.
You need to read the article (in the additional weekly reading resources localize in the Syllabus and also in the Lectures link) assigned for week 1 and develop a 2 page paper reflecting your understanding and capability to apply the readings to your Health Care organization managing. Each paper must be typewritten with 12-point font and double-spaced with standard margins. Follow APA format when referring to the selected articles and include a reference page.
EACH PAPER SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
1. Introduction (25%) Provide a brief synopsis of the meaning (not a description) of each Chapter and articles you read, in your own words.
2. Your Critique (50%)
What is your reaction to the content of the articles and the chapters?
What did you learn about strategic planning, operational planning and budget planning?
What did you learn about Quality Improvement and how you can apply them?
Did these Chapter and articles change your thoughts about Managing for quality and Planning for improvement? If so, how? If not, what remained the same?
3. Conclusion (15%)
Briefly summarize your thoughts & conclusion to your critique of the articles and Chapter you read. How did these articles and Chapters impact your thoughts about managing and planning for quality?
Evaluation will be based on how clearly you respond to the above, in particular:
a) The clarity with which you critique the articles;
b) The depth, scope, and organization of your paper; and,
c) Your conclusions, including a description of the impact of these articles and Chapters on any Health Care Setting Organization and planning.
ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE:
The assignment is to be electronically posted no later than noon on Friday, January 17, 2020.
Review the IOM report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,” and explore the “Campaign for Action: State Action Coalition” website. In a 1,000-1,250 word paper, discuss the influence the IOM report and state-based action coalitions have had on nursing practice, nursing education, and nursing workforce development, and how they continue to advance the goals for the nursing profession.Include the following:Describe the work of the Robert Wood Foundation Committee Initiative that led to the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”Outline the four “Key Messages” that structure the IOM Report recommendations. Explain how these have transformed or influenced nursing practice, nursing education and training, nursing leadership, and nursing workforce development. Provide examples.Discuss the role of state-based action coalitions. Explain how these coalitions help advance the goals specified in the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”Research the initiatives on which your state’s action coalition is working. Summarize two initiatives spearheaded by your state’s action coalition. Discuss the ways these initiatives advance the nursing profession.Describe barriers to advancement that currently exist in your state and explain how nursing advocates in your state overcome these barriers.You are required to cite to a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Identify a healthcare provider (urgent care facility, clinic, hospital, hospice or pharmaceutical company) that could benefit from a marketing campaign. Provide three reasons for choosing this organization and describe any image or public relation issues. Public-relation issues can include a negative public incident, poor reputation or recent fraud investigation. Finally, explain how a marketing plan can improve the image of the organization.
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Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
- Evaluate dimensions of quality in healthcare
- Assess business strategies from various industries
Course outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
HA540-1: Evaluate business strategies for quality management and continuous improvement of operations.
Instructions:
In this Assignment, you will be evaluating dimensions of quality in healthcare and how various industries can apply these concepts to improve operations. Using the resources available to you, research the priorities in the current publication of the National Quality Strategy.
Requirements
- Select and discuss one (1) priority that is the most important to healthcare today.
- Discuss how an industry, other than healthcare, can use your aforementioned strategy to improve operations.
- Report your findings by using one (1) of the methods below:
- 3-4 page fact sheet for the general community.
- Internal organizational memorandum.
- Infographic
- PowerPoint presentation for a Board of Directors (10-12 slides; speaker notes as needed to support assertions).
- 5-7 minute public service announcement (using a free online voice recorder such as vocaroo.com)
- The use of first person is permitted for this Assignment. APA formatting (e.g., title page, conclusion, font size, etc.) should not be used if you choose to complete the memorandum, infographic, PSA, or newscast.
- Although the use of APA formatting is not required for this Assignment, proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and an APA formatted reference list of sources are expected.
Reference:
You have been selected as the Team Lead for your department. Management has asked you for a report on the following topics. Research each topic and summarize in an executive summary. Cite your sources in an appendix on the last page of your document.
Make sure that your research has information from at least 2 sources other than your textbook.
- 1.The role of managers and technology
- 2.Ways to improve healthcare outcomes and reduce cost through new technology
- 3.Deficiencies in clinical use of technology
- 4.Technology and medical errors
- 5.Concentration on profit margins
Your appendix should be APA formatted and your work should be free from grammatical errors.
Module 01 Written Assignment – Company Analysis
Scoring Rubric:
Criteria
Weight
Each topic is addressed-45
Additional research has been performed-45
APA formatting and free of grammatical errors-10
Total
100
