· Identify and select appropriate interventions including diagnostic tests and nursing interventions.
· Analyze physiological and psychological responses to illness and treatment modalities
Purpose: Examine case studies related to neurologic disease and answer the assigned questions. This assignment should help refine your clinical/critical thinking skills.
Assignment Description:
· Describe the pathophysiology of extradural and subdural hematomas.
· Identify the surgical emergency and provided rationale for the choice.
· Describe the most likely type of head injury and outline an appropriate treatment plan.
· Your answer must follow APA 7th edition format.
· Submit the answer to this assignment area.
Patient 1 – Two individuals come to the emergency department with head injuries. One, 25 years old, has just been in a motor vehicle accident (MVA) and has a temporal lobe injury. The other, 65 years old, has increasing confusion after a fall that happened earlier in the week.
a. Differentiate the pathophysiology of extradural hematoma and subdural hematoma.
b. Identify the patient in the above scenario requiring immediate emergency surgical intervention and provide rationale for your choice.
Patient 2 – An 38 year old was driving his 1970 Chevy Corvette to a Milwaukee Brewers baseball game when a deer jumped out in front of him on the highway. He swerved his car and hit a telephone pole instead. His head hit the windshield and he suffered severe head trauma.
a. Describe the most likely specific type of head injury he suffered.
b. Outline the treatment plan for this patient.
Estimated time to complete: 6 hours
Rubric
NU621 Unit 6 Case Study
SAMPLE PAPER
Patient Scenario-1
Two individuals come to the emergency department with head injuries. One, 25 years old, has
just been in a motor vehicle accident (MVA) and has a temporal lobe injury. The other, 65 years
old, has increasing confusion after a fall that happened earlier in the week.
Extradural Hematoma vs Subdural Hematoma
McCance and Huether (2014) define extradural hematomas as 1% to 2% of major head
injuries, common in 20 to 40 year olds. Bleeding is located between the dura mater and skull.
The most common mechanism for extradural hematomas to occur is a result of motor vehicle
accidents (MVAs) with 90% being caused by temporal fracture and the temporal fossa being the
primary location. In 85% of extradural hematomas an artery is the main culprit for bleeding.
“The resulting shift of the temporal lobe medially precipitates uncal and hippocampal gyrus
herniation through the tentorial notch” (p. 585). Those with extradural hematomas initially lose
consciousness then have a lucid time period for a few hours to a day or two after depending on if
the bleeding is arterial or venous. During that lucid time is when the bleeding is increasing. This
is ultimately followed by severe headache, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, potentially seizures,
and confusion (McCance & Huether, 2014). If the patient ...
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2) ICU stays can cause rapid muscle weakness starting in the acute phase, and this is related to poorer quality of life and depression after discharge.
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American Stroke Association recommendations on Ischemic stroke with edema.Irfaan Shah
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The document provides guidance on assessing patients with head injuries. It discusses performing a thorough neurological exam to establish a baseline and monitor for changes. The exam includes assessing level of consciousness, pupil size and reactivity, eye movements, motor function, reflexes, and involuntary movements. Vital signs, history of the injury, and signs of base of skull fractures are also important to evaluate. Repeated assessments are needed to monitor for deterioration. CT scan is recommended for severe head injuries or clinical worsening to identify brain injuries requiring intervention.
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This document provides an overview of cerebrovascular accidents or strokes. It defines a stroke as the sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen from a blocked or ruptured artery in the brain. Risk factors include hypertension, heart disease, smoking, obesity, and age. Strokes are classified as ischemic or hemorrhagic and treatment involves medications to break up clots, surgery, and rehabilitation to regain functions. Nursing care focuses on airway maintenance, communication, mobilization, and psychological support during recovery.
This document summarizes several key points about complications related to intensive care, focusing on delirium and ICU-acquired weakness.
The main points are:
1) Delirium and coma in the ICU can lead to acute brain dysfunction and increased mortality. Delirium is also associated with long-term cognitive impairment and brain atrophy.
2) ICU stays can cause rapid muscle weakness starting in the acute phase, and this is related to poorer quality of life and depression after discharge.
3) Delirium is characterized by acute changes in mental state and cognition. It occurs in 40-80% of patients on mechanical ventilation and affects prognosis even after ICU discharge.
The document discusses head injuries, including injuries to the scalp, skull, and brain. Over 1 million people in the US receive treatment for head injuries annually, with 230,000 hospitalized, 80,000 suffering permanent disabilities, and 50,000 dying. Head injuries can cause damage through primary injury at impact and secondary injury from brain swelling or bleeding in the following hours and days. Treatment depends on the severity and type of injury, and may include surgery, monitoring of intracranial pressure, and supportive care measures. The most effective prevention is through safety measures like wearing seatbelts and helmets.
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2) It discusses evaluation and treatment, including importance of preventing hypotension and hypoxia. Neuroimaging with CT is important for diagnosis and prognosis.
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- Annual pediatric stroke incidence ranges from 3 to 25 per 100,000 children in developed countries, with newborns having the highest risk.
- Stroke in children can be ischemic or hemorrhagic and classification includes differences by age (perinatal vs. childhood) and subtype.
- Risk factors,
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This document provides an overview of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) and describes a case study of a patient, Mrs. Jones, who presented with symptoms of aSAH. It discusses:
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2) The initial management of Mrs. Jones which included intubation in the ED due to decreased level of consciousness, and transfer to the neuro ICU for monitoring and management including neurological assessments and blood pressure control.
3) Diagnostic
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1. The document discusses the diagnosis and treatment of acute ischemic stroke. It outlines the time windows for treatment with intravenous thrombolysis, which is most effective within 4.5 hours of symptom onset.
2. Early diagnosis is critical in stroke care due to the concept of "time is brain". Delays in treatment can lead to further neuronal damage and worse outcomes. The goals are to perform a CT scan within 20 minutes of arrival and initiate thrombolysis within 60 minutes.
3. Post-thrombolytic management focuses on monitoring for hemorrhagic complications and providing supportive care to reduce disability from the stroke.
This document outlines a study protocol for an umbrella review of meta-analyses evaluating the benefits and harms of hyperosmolar therapy for acute brain injury. The review aims to assess the quality, quantity, and consistency of evidence from existing meta-analyses. It will search major databases for meta-analyses comparing hyperosmolar solutions like mannitol and hypertonic saline to usual care or other treatments. Two reviewers will independently extract data and assess quality using AMSTAR-2. The review aims to determine if published meta-analyses adequately outline and discuss previous related meta-analyses. It will provide an overall assessment of the evidence on hyperosmolar therapy for acute brain injury.
The document provides an overview of traumatic brain injury (TBI) for medical professionals. It discusses the demographics of TBI, including that over 2.5 million TBIs occur in the US each year from causes like falls, assaults, and motor vehicle accidents. It outlines the approach to evaluating a TBI patient, including performing a full neurological exam and Glasgow Coma Scale. Common injuries from TBI like contusions, hematomas, and shearing are also reviewed. The document then discusses various medical and surgical treatment options as well as factors that influence prognosis. The goal is to educate medical professionals on understanding and managing TBI.
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1) It defines TBI and outlines primary and secondary brain injury mechanisms. Common causes include motor vehicle accidents, falls, and assaults.
2) It discusses evaluation and treatment, including importance of preventing hypotension and hypoxia. Neuroimaging with CT is important for diagnosis and prognosis.
3) Management of elevated intracranial pressure is also covered, including osmotherapy, sedation, cerebral perfusion pressure maintenance, temperature control, and avoiding hypocapnia or steroids.
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- Stroke in children can be ischemic or hemorrhagic and classification includes differences by age (perinatal vs. childhood) and subtype.
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This document provides an overview of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) and describes a case study of a patient, Mrs. Jones, who presented with symptoms of aSAH. It discusses:
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3) Diagnostic
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C H A P T E R T E N
k Introduction
k Albert Ellis’s Rational Emotive
Behavior Therapy
k Key Concepts
View of Human Nature
View of Emotional Disturbance
A-B-C Framework
k The Therapeutic Process
Therapeutic Goals
Therapist ’s Function and Role
Client ’s Experience in Therapy
Relationship Between Therapist and Client
k Application: Therapeutic
Techniques and Procedures
The Practice of Rational Emotive Behavior
Therapy
Applications of REBT to Client Populations
REBT as a Brief Therapy
Application to Group Counseling
k Aaron Beck ’s Cognitive Therapy
Introduction
Basic Principles of Cognitive Therapy
The Client–Therapist Relationship
Applications of Cognitive Therapy
k Donald Meichenbaum’s Cognitive
Behavior Modifi cation
Introduction
How Behavior Changes
Coping Skills Programs
The Constructivist Approach to Cognitive
Behavior Therapy
k Cognitive Behavior Therapy
From a Multicultural Perspective
Strengths From a Diversit y Perspective
Shortcomings From a Diversit y Perspective
k Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Applied to the Case of Stan
k Summary and Evaluation
Contributions of the Cognitive Behavioral
Approaches
Limitations and Criticisms of the Cognitive
Behavioral Approaches
k Where to Go From Here
Recommended Supplementary Readings
References and Suggested Readings
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
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A L B E R T E L L I S
ALBERT ELLIS (1913–2007)
was born in Pittsburgh but
escaped to the wilds of New
York at the age of 4 and lived
there (except for a year in New
Jersey) for the rest of his life. He
was hospitalized nine times as
a child, mainly with nephritis,
and developed renal glycosuria
at the age of 19 and diabetes at the age of 40. By rigor-
ously taking care of his health and stubbornly refusing
to make himself miserable about it, he lived an unusually
robust and energetic life, until his death at age 93.
Realizing that he could counsel people skillfully and
that he greatly enjoyed doing so, Ellis decided to become
a psychologist. Believing psychoanalysis to be the
deepest form of psychotherapy, Ellis was analyzed and
supervised by a training analyst. He then practiced psy-
choanalytically oriented psychotherapy, but eventually
he became disillusioned with the slow progress of his cli-
ents. He observed that they improved more quickly once
they changed their ways of thinking about themselves
and their problems. Early in 1955 he developed rational
emotive behavior therapy (REBT). Ellis has rightly been
called the “grandfather of cognitive behavior therapy.”
Until his illness during the last two years of his life, he
generally worked 16 hours a day, seeing many clients for
individual therapy, making time each day for professional
writing, and giving numerous talks and workshops in
many parts of the world.
To some extent Ellis developed his approach as a
method of dealing with his own problems during his
youth. At one point in his life, for example, he had exag-
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P: First tiem I used every day, I’d met a girl, she was ten years older than me, I was twenty, she was thirty
Jm: so that’s eight years ago was it?
P: yeah yeah, met her, what happened, she had had a previous two year heroin addiction, and up to that period I had tried it but I’d never smoked it everyday, but she had obviously, and for six weeks, after meeting her we were smoking it everyday, and I’d said to her I don’t understand how people get addicted to this stuff, people must be weak, I mean I don’t understand how they’re getting addicted to this stuff, and after six weeks, what happened is I woke up and realised I’d lost all this weight, I hadn’t been to the toilet for six weeks, and also, I really really needed to go to the toilet, and I didn’t know what the feeling of clucking was, if you see what I mean, what the sensations and that felt like, and you know I can remember that very first day vividly, /just feeling that pain and the want for heroin like, erm it’s hard to explain what it feels like, erm it’s like a rushing on your mind, you can’t stop thinking about it, I want it, I want it, I want it, so obviously we had to go and score then, but that was when I had my first real feeling of it washing over me, it was actually making me feel better than normal, before previously I was getting a good buzz off it, it was giving me a good buzz like, but fromthat point on it would wash over me where I just used to feel normal again, as in, whereas before, so then my tolerance built up, then my use went up even more, I was smoking like sixty pounds worth a day, and I was committing crimes to like supply that,’
Jm: So you said there was this one day you’d woken up with a habit, had you already realised you’d been using everyday by this point?
P: yeah, yeah,
Jm: can you remember the first time you realised you were using heroin every day?
P: yeah
Jm: can you remember where you were at this time?
P: lying in bed
Jm: and do you remember exactly what you thought when you realised this?
P: I thought I gotta go and buy heroin, I gotta go and get some heroin
Jm: you said there were other times you were using every day
P: I was using every day, and I thought it was addictive, I thought it wasn’t physically addictive, I thought must have been a mentally addictive drug, and then all of a sudden I had the physical withdrawals, I realised that I was physically addicted to it,
Jm: so you woke up and felt you needed to go and get some, did you have any other thoughts about it? Like fuck I need to sort myself out?
P: yeah, basically
Jm: and when you woke up with that runny nose, was it first of all what’s wrong with me, or was it I know exactly what I need?
P: I knew what was wrong straight away. I just knew, I dunno how, I just knew it would make me feel better, I just knew it would like, I dunno why, it just did, it’s strange
Jm: About this time did you have any conversations w ...
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“To begin with a definition: Self-esteem is the disposition to experience oneself as
being competent to cope with the basic challenges of life and of being worthy of
happiness.” (“What Self-Esteem Is and Is Not” by Dr. Nathaniel Branden, 1997,
article adapted from The Art of Living Consciously, Simon & Schuster, 1997).
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“Self-esteem is an experience. It is a particular way of experiencing the self. It is a
good deal more than a mere feeling — this must be stressed. It involves emotional,
evaluative, and cognitive components. It also entails certain action dispositions: to
move toward life rather than away from it; to move toward consciousness rather
than away from it; to treat facts with respect rather than denial; to operate self-
responsibly rather than the opposite.” (“What Self-Esteem Is and Is Not” by Dr.
Nathaniel Branden, 1997, article adapted from The Art of Living Consciously,
Simon & Schuster, 1997).
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“Self-esteem is an experience. It is a particular way of experiencing the self. It is a
good deal more than a mere feeling — this must be stressed. It involves emotional,
evaluative, and cognitive components. It also entails certain action dispositions: to
move toward life rather than away from it; to move toward consciousness rather
than away from it; to treat facts with respect rather than denial; to operate self-
responsibly rather than the opposite.” (“What Self-Esteem Is and Is Not” by Dr.
Nathaniel Branden, 1997, article adapted from The Art of Living Consciously,
Simon & Schuster, 1997).
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“Self-esteem is an experience. It is a particular way of experiencing the self. It is a
good deal more than a mere feeling — this must be stressed. It involves emotional,
evaluative, and cognitive components. It also entails certain action dispositions: to
move toward life rather than away from it; to move toward consciousness rather
than away from it; to treat facts with respect rather than denial; to operate self-
responsibly rather than the opposite.” (“What Self-Esteem Is and Is Not” by Dr.
Nathaniel Branden, 1997, article adapted from The Art of Living Consciously,
Simon & Schuster, 1997).
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“Self-esteem is an experience. It is a particular way of experiencing the self. It is a
good deal more than a mere feeling — this must be stressed. It involves emotional,
evaluative, and cognitive components. It also entails certain action dispositions: to
move toward life rather than away from it; to move toward consciousness rather
than away from it; to treat facts with respect rather than denial; to operate self-
responsibly rather than the opposite.” (“What Self-Esteem Is and Is Not” by Dr.
Nathaniel Branden, 1997, article adapted from The Art of Living Consciously,
Simon & Schuster, 1997).
“One does not need to be a trained psychologist to know that some people with low
self-esteem strive to compensate for their deficit by boasting, arrogance, and
conceited behavior.” (“What Self-Esteem ...
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Notes for the professor:
Much of the content on these slides are based on Robbins & Judge (2012)
(“Essentials of Organizational Behavior” textbook, edition 11, chapter 2: attitudes
and job satisfaction)
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Attitudes are evaluative statements and these statements can be favorable or
unfavorable. Individuals’ attitudes at work such as their satisfaction with their jobs
or their commitment to the organization are important because factors like job
satisfaction and organizational commitment can relate to one’s performance at
work.
According to the single component definition, attitudes constitute of only “affect”
or, in other words, of feelings we have about objects, people, or events. This single
component view simplifies things for us as it only refers to “affect” or feelings. We
tend to have complex views about the world but at the same time we want to predict
behavior. We can predict behavior by looking at one’s attitudes through identifying
one’s affect about objects, people, or events.
According to the tri-component view, which represents a more complicated view of
attitudes, attitudes consist of affect, behavior, and cognition. These are the ABC’s of
attitudes. According to this view or definition, affect includes how you feel,
behavior includes how you behave (how you behave is considered as part of your
attitude), and cognition includes your thoughts, your rationalizations. According to
the tri-component view of attitudes, one’s attitudes include one’s affect, behaviors,
and cognitions about objects, people, or events. For example, you may hate your job
(negative affect), but you may show up at work (behavior) not to get fired. You
might also have these cognitions that say “I should be happy to get this job…”. As you see in
this example, the components (affect, cognition, and behavior) may not be consistent.
An example where the components (affect, cognition, and behavior) are consistent is the
following: “I like my job (affect), I show up at work (behavior), and work is good for me
because it keeps my mind sharp and allows me to learn new skills, travel, make friends, be a
part of a social community, pay for my bills, pay for the things I want to do in my life, and
keeps me active and in the work force. Also, I should be very happy and grateful to have this
job because so many of my friends have been looking for a great job for a long time now.” In
another example, you may like smoking (affect), you may smoke a pack a day (behavior), and
you may have a cognition that says “smoking is good for me because I don’t get overweight”
or “it increases brain activity” (cognition). In both of these examples, the components (affect,
cognition, behavior) are consistent and, therefore, individuals do not experience dissonance.
However, to the extent that these components are not consistent, individuals experience
dissonance, in others words, an aversive mental state (which will be discussed in later s ...
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· You must respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts and supporting your opinion with a reference. Response posts must be at least 150 words. Your response (reply) posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response). Your post will include a salutation, response (150 words), and a reference.
· Quotes “…” cannot be used at a higher learning level for your assignments, so sentences need to be paraphrased and referenced.
· Acceptable references include scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions), journal articles, and books published in the last five years—no websites or videos to be referenced without prior approval.
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Culturally Competent
Vixony Vixamar
St. Thomas University
Prof. Kathleen Price
NUR 417
October 28, 2021
Culturally Competent
The COVID-19 has affected over 45 million in the United States and has led to over seven hundred and forty thousand deaths across the United States. The pandemic has increasingly affected all individuals and has led to various economic as well as social changes. However, there have been some health disparities identified with people of color being among the most affected individuals (Reyes, 2020). Nurses are at the frontline of providing health care services to individuals that have been infected by the virus. Therefore, as a nurse, I have come across various COVID-19 cases where the patient needed to be observed or there was a need to manage the condition.
One case was that of a middle-aged pregnant woman that had contracted the virus. The symptoms started as headaches and feeling tired. She stated that she initially assumed these symptoms as normal pregnancy symptoms as she had earlier on in the week engaged in some intensive exercises as she went shopping with some family members. However, one evening she had some challenges breathing and her family members rushed her to the hospital. She had to be put on oxygen as she needed support breathing. She was given a PCR test that turned out to be negative. However, the fact that she needed to be on oxygen necessitated another test which also read negative. At this point, it was crucial that a chest scan be done to help with the diagnosis. Upon the scan, the physician diagnosed the patient with COVID-19. Her condition quickly deteriorated and she had to be put in intensive care. It was especially challenging caring for her given that she was seven months pregnant at the time. At one point, the family had contemplated terminating the pregnancy to increase her chances of surviving given that fetal movements had subsided for a while. However, after a few weeks in the intensive care unit, she made a full recovery and was able to deliver her baby full-term. She remained on oxygen and under observation until ...
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· You have choices. You should answer three of the four available short answer questions and one of the two essay questions. Please label each response (e.g., Short Answer 3) to indicate what question you are responding to. Please also sort your short answer responses in numerical order (so 1,2,4 if those are the three questions you answer – even if you prepared them in 4,1,2 order).
PART ONE: Answer three of the following four short answer questions. Be sure to label your answers with the question number and arrange them in question order number. A target range for responses to these questions is approximately 250 words.
Short Answer 1
History depends on the choice to narrate certain facts and omit others. All histories are incomplete, which makes the act of writing history both powerful and creative. Why does the distinction between “what happened” and “what is said to have happened” matter?
Short Answer 2
What is the “Great Man Myth” and how does that lens shape what histories get told? What histories get omitted when we focus on the Great Man Myth? Incorporate examples from at least one media technology to help support your answer.
Short Answer 3
In “The Case of the Telegraph,” James Carey argued, “The simplest and most important point about the telegraph is that it marked the decisive separation of ‘transportation’ and ‘communication.’” Describe two ideologies that were ushered in by the telegraph and how they changed society. Your answer should consider both the dominant history and also an alternative or counter history for each development.
Short Answer 4
While mainstream history celebrates photography as the first visual medium for objectivity and evidence, counter histories claim that it actually muddied the distinction between objective and subjective knowledge. Explain how photography blurred the distinction between objectivity and subjectivity and how that transmitted and influenced cultural and social ideologies. Provide specific examples to support your argument.
PART TWO: Answer one of the following two essay questions. Be sure to label your answers with the question number and arrange them in question order number.
Your answers should engage these questions at the conceptual level and use specific examples from the media histories we have covered this semester to support your arguments. A target range for this essay response is probably in the 1,200-2,000 word range.
Essay 1
In the first part of the Media Histories course, we have repeatedly turned to Benedict Anderson’s argument about imagined communities:
I propose the following definition of the nation: it is an imagined political community – and imagined as both inherently limited and sovereign.
It is imagined because the members of even the smallest nation will never know most of their fellow-members, meet them, or even hear of them, yet in the minds of each lives the image of their communication…
Communities are to be distinguished not by their ...
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This document outlines a research study that uses data mining techniques to analyze student behavior data from an online course. Specifically, it uses cluster analysis to group students based on similarity of behavior patterns in the learning management system. It also uses decision tree analysis to classify students and identify attributes that influence exam performance. The goal is to gain insights into how recorded student activities in the online platform relate to successful course completion. The study analyzes log file data capturing student interactions from one course during one semester at a university in Croatia. Results from both cluster analysis and decision tree modeling are presented.
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The document provides guidance for creating a 2-page staff update on appropriate social media use and HIPAA compliance in healthcare. It describes a situation where a nurse posted a photo of a patient on Facebook, which was a violation of the organization's social media policy. As a result, the organization formed a task force to educate staff on these topics through interprofessional updates. The document outlines required content and competencies to be demonstrated in the staff update, such as defining protected health information, privacy/security, and the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration to safeguard patient data. Staff are asked to select a topic and create a 2-page update within APA guidelines.
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· Introduction
· What is hyperpituitarism and hypopituitarism?
· Signs and symptoms
· Include all necessary physiology and/or pathophysiology in your explanation.
· How do you treat the disorder?
· Which population is at risk of developing this disorder and why
· Use appropriate master’s level terminology.
· Reference a minimum of three sources; you may cite your etext as a source. Use APA format to style your visual aids and cite your sources.
explain the processes or concepts in your using references to support your explanations.
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· Write a 3 page paper in which you analyze why regulatory agencies began monitoring quality in health care, explain how regulatory agencies have impacted quality of care, and provide an evaluation of quality.
Introduction
Early attempts at quality efforts were limited to the resources, knowledge, and environment in which health care services and treatment were rendered. As medical education and research advanced so did the knowledge of and focus on quality improvement efforts. Basic functions including handwashing and sterile environments were two of the many simple advancements resulting in dramatic improvements in outcomes and overall quality.
Regulatory agencies have directly impacted health care organizations' focus on, and attention to, quality improvement. Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission offers accreditation to various health care organizations who demonstrate compliance with established regulatory standards. Combined with various government agencies, initiatives have been implemented that require health care organizations to report on quality measures, thereby making their quality performance transparent throughout the industry.
As a leader in the health care industry, understanding historical perspectives of quality, regulatory oversight, and medical malpractice will allow you to effectively lead your organization to meet or exceed its strategic goals related to improved outcomes, increased reimbursements, and reduced cost.
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
· Competency 2: Explain the development of health regulation and the evolution of medical malpractice.
1. Explain the evolution of medical malpractice.
1. Analyze the development of health regulation and regulatory agencies.
1. Analyze how regulatory agencies have impacted the quality of care.
1. Evaluate ways in which quality has improved or not improved since the 1800s.
. Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others.
2. Produce writing that conveys understanding of the topic, its context, and its relevance.
2. Use academic writing conventions such as APA formatting and citation style, or others as required.
2. Produce writing that includes minimal grammar, usage, and mechanical errors, including spelling.
Instructions
For this assessment, you will write a 3 page paper in which you:
. Explain the evolution of medical malpractice.
. Analyze why regulatory agencies began monitoring quality in health care.
. Explain how organizations like the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Joint Commission, and other regulatory agencies have impacted quality of care.
. Explain what is meant by "deemed status."
. Describe how current attempts at quality compare to efforts on quality in the 1800s.
. Evaluate ways in whic ...
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This document discusses three case studies related to public health ethics and provides background information on relevant ethical principles and frameworks. The case studies involve: 1) a community health initiative on teenage pregnancy, 2) a proposal to strengthen laws against homelessness, and 3) the use of "sin taxes" to influence health behaviors. Background information is presented on ethical theories like egalitarianism, libertarianism, and theories of justice. Principles of public health ethics and frameworks for analyzing issues of social and economic justice are also defined.
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This document summarizes a lesson taught by a fourth grade teacher on simple machines. The teacher introduced different simple machines to the students and then assigned groups of students performance assessment tasks to design and build simple machines to solve everyday problems. The groups were assessed on both the process and the product using rubrics. Overall, the performance assessments allowed students to demonstrate their understanding of simple machines and how they make work easier through hands-on modeling and presentation of their designs.
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· Write a 2-page single spaced (12 font Times New Roman) book report on the key highlights. Mentioned five major topics that you liked and how you plan to use them to develop yourself and your career.
BOOK SUMMARY: (key highlights)
Techniques in Handling People :
-Don’t criticize, condemn or complain.
-Give honest and sincere appreciation.
-Arouse in the other person an eager want.
Six ways to Make People Like You :
-Become genuinely interested in other people.
-Smile.
-Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.
-Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
-Talk in terms of the other person’s interests.
-Make the other person feel important – and do it sincerely.
Win People to Your Way of Thinking:
-The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
-Show respect for the other person’s opinions. Never say, “You’re wrong.”
-If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
-Begin in a friendly way.
-Get the other person saying “yes, yes” immediately.
-Let the other person do a great deal of the talking.
-Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers.
-Try honestly to see things from the other person’s point of view.
-Be sympathetic with the other person’s ideas and desires.
-Appeal to the nobler motives.
-Dramatize your ideas.
-Throw down a challenge.
Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment:
-Begin with praise and honest appreciation.
-Call attention to people’s mistakes indirectly.
-Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.
-Ask questions instead of giving direct orders.
-Let the other person save face.
-Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. Be “hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise.”
-Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to.
-Use encouragement. Make the fault seem easy to correct.
-Make the other person happy about doing the thing you suggest.
Criticism
“Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes him strive to justify himself. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts his sense of importance, and arouses resentment. …. Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.”
People are Emotional
“When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.”
The Key to Influencing Others
“The only way on earth to influence other people is to talk about what they want and show them how to get it.”
The Secret of Success
“If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.”
FMM 325
Milestone Three
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· Weight: 11% of course grade
Instructions
Data Instrument and Data Collection Tool
For this assignment, you will complete another portion of the research paper, which will be included in your final paper in Unit VII. In part one of this assignment, you will describe your data instrument. In part two, you will provide the data collection tool that will be used in your research study (remember this is a hypothetical research study that you will not conduct).
For part one, Data Instrument, provide the following:
· What type of research will be conducted (qualitative, quantitative)?
· Is this a questionnaire with open-ended or close-ended questions or an interview?
· Will there be a questionnaire, face-to-face interviews, or the use of the telephone or mail?
· Will there be an interview (one-on-one or group)?
· Who is the study population?
For part two, Data Collection Tool, provide the following:
· Give a short introduction on your research; provide the purpose of your study and why you chose to conduct it.
· Explain how long participation will take.
· Explain how you will avoid sampling bias.
· Provide a minimum of ten (10) questions for your questionnaire.
Submit a two to three-page paper (page count does not include title and references pages). Please adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment. APA formatting, however, is not necessary.
Resources
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Problem-Solving Application Case—
Incentives Gone Wrong, then Wrong
Again, and Wrong Again
The Wells Fargo scandal demonstrates how a company’s choice and implementation of performance management incentives can have
disastrous side effects. This activity is important because it illustrates why managers must never implement an incentive scheme without
considering as much as possible any and all effects that it may have on employees’ behavior.
The goal of this activity is for you to understand the link between the details of Wells Fargo’s incentive scheme and the employee behaviors that
resulted from it.
Read about how performance incentives led to scandal at Wells Fargo. Then, using the three-step problem-solving approach, answer the
questions that follow.
Money is an important tool for both attracting and motivating talent. If you owned a company or were its CEO, you would likely agree and
choose performance management practices to deliver such outcomes. It also is possible you’d use incentives to help align your employees’
interests, behaviors, and performance with those of the company. After all, countless companies have used incentives very successfully, but not
all. The incentives used by Wells Fargo had disastrous consequences for employees, customers, and the company itself.
The Scenario and Behaviors
A client enters a ...
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· Week 3: Crime Analysis: Burglary/Robbery
· Read:
Cozens, P. M., Saville, G., & Hillier, D. (2005). Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED): A review and modern bibliography. Property Management, 23(5), 328-356. Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/docview/213402232?accountid=8289
Famega, C. N., Frank, J., & Mazerolle, L. (2005). Managing police patrol time: The role of supervisor directives. Justice Quarterly : JQ, 22(4), 540-559. Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/docview/228177475?accountid=8289
Zhang, C., Gholami, S., Kar, D., Sinha, A., Jain, M., Goyal, R., & Tambe, M. (2016). Keeping pace with criminals: An extended study of designing patrol allocation against adaptive opportunistic criminals. Games, 7(3), 15. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy1.apus.edu/10.3390/g7030015
Lesson Introduction
After reading this week’s materials, you will be able to define the role of police patrol and its importance as applied to law enforcement intelligence.
Lesson Objectives
● Outline and discuss early police and patrol procedures
● Evaluate modern patrol allocations
Course Objectives that apply to this lesson:
CO: (3) Demonstrate an understanding of the history of police patrol procedures from the days of early policing to modern day policing allocations.
Patrol
There are many ways to determine the best way to allocate patrol resources in a community. Some of them are covered in our studies but that is not the whole story. Keep in mind that it is more likely to be a combination of models as well as a sensitivity to specific to regional and demographic considerations.
It is important to take many variables into consideration when determining how best to utilize patrols. At the same time, we must remember to expect the unexpected and be as prepared as possible to respond. No two situations, weeks, months, or years will ever be exactly the same. This is part of what makes a career in criminal justice such a challenge and also so rewarding.
In the early 1900’s and before the work of August Vollmer, there was not much information concerning police allocation. Vollmer created a list of police functions such as crime prevention, criminal investigation, traffic control, and patrol. In the early deployment allocation models, the police were distributed based on calls for service and officer workloads. Although what appeared to be effective at the time, more research began to see potential issues with this model such as police saturation may cause a higher number of arrests. Other departments in this time frame distributed patrol units evenly without taking into account other factors such as crimes, population, distance, or number of personnel.
Preventative Patrol
As police operations moved forward, other methods of deployment emerged. In the 1960’s, law enforcement professional started to shift focus on preventative patrol methods. As discussed in previous lessons, t ...
LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
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· Identify and select appropriate interventions including diagnost
1. · Identify and select appropriate interventions including
diagnostic tests and nursing interventions.
· Analyze physiological and psychological responses to illness
and treatment modalities
Purpose: Examine case studies related to neurologic disease and
answer the assigned questions. This assignment should help
refine your clinical/critical thinking skills.
Assignment Description:
· Describe
the pathophysiology of extradural and subdural hematomas.
· Identify the surgical emergency and provided rationale for the
choice.
· Describe the most likely type of head injury and outline
an appropriate treatment plan.
· Your answer must follow APA 7th edition format.
· Submit the answer to this assignment area.
Patient 1 – Two individuals come to the emergency department
with head injuries. One, 25 years old, has just been in a motor
vehicle accident (MVA) and has a temporal lobe injury. The
other, 65 years old, has increasing confusion after a fall that
happened earlier in the week.
a. Differentiate
the pathophysiology of extradural hematoma and subdural hema
toma.
b. Identify the patient in the above scenario requiring immediate
emergency surgical intervention and provide rationale for your
choice.
Patient 2 – An 38 year old was driving his 1970 Chevy Corvette
to a Milwaukee Brewers baseball game when a deer jumped out
in front of him on the highway. He swerved his car and hit a
telephone pole instead. His head hit the windshield and he
suffered severe head trauma.
a. Describe the most likely specific type of head injury he
suffered.
2. b. Outline the treatment plan for this patient.
Estimated time to complete: 6 hours
Rubric
NU621 Unit 6 Case Study
SAMPLE PAPER
Patient Scenario-1
Two individuals come to the emergency department with head
injuries. One, 25 years old, has
just been in a motor vehicle accident (MVA) and has a temporal
lobe injury. The other, 65 years
old, has increasing confusion after a fall that happened earlier
in the week.
Extradural Hematoma vs Subdural Hematoma
McCance and Huether (2014) define extradural hematomas as
1% to 2% of major head
injuries, common in 20 to 40 year olds. Bleeding is located
between the dura mater and skull.
The most common mechanism for extradural hematomas to
occur is a result of motor vehicle
accidents (MVAs) with 90% being caused by temporal fracture
and the temporal fossa being the
primary location. In 85% of extradural hematomas an artery is
the main culprit for bleeding.
“The resulting shift of the temporal lobe medially precipitates
uncal and hippocampal gyrus
herniation through the tentorial notch” (p. 585). Those with
extradural hematomas initially lose
consciousness then have a lucid time period for a few hours to a
day or two after depending on if
the bleeding is arterial or venous. During that lucid time is
when the bleeding is increasing. This
is ultimately followed by severe headache, drowsiness, nausea,
vomiting, potentially seizures,
and confusion (McCance & Huether, 2014). If the patient is not
3. treated in time, herniation
followed by death can occur.
Subdural hematomas account for 10% to 20% of traumatic brain
injuries. The most
common cause is motor vehicle accidents (McCance & Huether,
2014). In older adults, falls can
be linked to chronic subdural hematomas. Additionally,
subacute hematomas can develop slower
over the course of two days to two weeks. Chronic hematomas
develop over two weeks to two
months. Subdural hematomas are a result of venous blood
occurring between the dura mater and
arachnoid mater (McCance & Huether, 2014). Depending how
many veins are torn will depend
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on amount of bleeding. When bleeding begins, the blood will
begin to compress the brain and
cause the intracranial pressure (ICP) to increase. As the ICP
increases, the bleeding veins are
compressed eventually slowing the bleeding. Symptoms include
headache, drowsiness,
confusion, slowed cognition and generalized rigidity (McCance
& Huether, 2014).
Most Emergent Patient
The patient requiring immediate emergency surgical
intervention would be the 25 year
old. This is in part due to the fact of extradural hematomas
primarily come from the artery
causing rapid bleeding. McCance and Huether (2014) report the
prognosis to be good prior to
4. bilateral dilated pupils noted. The authors also note these
hematomas to be medical emergencies
almost always. This is not to say the 65 year old patient doesn’t
need an intervention. They most
likely will due to becoming symptomatic. However with the
subdural hematoma most likely
being venous it is a slower bleed than arterial. Additionally,
with the fall occurring earlier in the
week and more recently developing increased confusion, he has
the potential of remaining more
stable than the 25 year old patient.
Patient Scenario 2
A 38 year old was driving his 1970 Chevy Corvette to a
Milwaukee Brewers baseball game when
a deer jumped out in front of him on the highway. He swerved
his car and hit a telephone pole
instead. His head hit the windshield and he suffered severe head
trauma.
Type of Head Injury
The patient ultimately suffered a focal traumatic brain injury,
more specifically a coup
and contrecoup brain injury. Upon hitting his head, it threw his
head forward hitting the
windshield (coup). This was then followed by his head going
backward (contrecoup). “The focal
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injury may be a coup injury (directly below the point of impact)
or contrecoup (on the pole
opposite the site of impact)” (p. 583).
Treatment Plan
5. Treatment will depend on how much injury occurred. According
to the Mayo clinic
(2019), there is usually no treatment for mild traumatic brain
injuries other than rest and pain
relievers. It is recommended, however, for the patient to be
monitored and watched for
worsening symptoms. For moderate to severe injuries, it’s
crucial to prevent further injury to the
head or neck and also to maintain sufficient blood supply and
blood pressure. Additionally,
further treatment may be needed (Mayo Clinic, 2019). This
could involve surgery to remove and
stop bleeding in the brain or repairing skull fractures.
Medications such as diuretics, anti-seizure
medications and coma-inducing drugs to allow the body to rest
may also be indicated. Lastly,
treatment for the patient may include rehabilitation. Specialists
this may include are psychiatrist,
occupational therapist, physical therapist, speech pathologist,
neuropsychologist, rehabilitation
providers and recreational therapist (Mayo Clinic, 2019).
References
Mayo Clinic. (2019). Traumatic brain injury: Diagnosis and
treatment. Retrieved from
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/traumatic-
brain-injury/diagnosistreatment/drc-20378561
McCance, K. & Huether, S. (2014). Pathophysiology: The
biologic basis for disease in adults and
children. 7th Edition. Elsevier Mosby: St. Louis, MO.
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Criteria
Ratings
Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent &
Concepts
6. NU621-CO1; NU621-CO2; NU621-CO3; PRICE-P; PRICE-I
50 pts
5
Ideas and concepts are consistently clear and always well
explained. Relationships between concepts and ideas are always
discussed fairly and always synthesized in a logical fashion
with strong, well-founded supporting arguments. All discussion
and arguments are thoroughly supported with research and/or
resource materials that are pertinent, valid, and reliable.
48.34 pts
4
Ideas and concepts are clear and well explained. Relationships
between concepts and ideas are discussed fairly and synthesized
in a logical fashion with well-founded supporting arguments.
Discussion and arguments are supported with research and/or
resource materials that are pertinent, valid, and reliable
45 pts
3
Ideas and concepts are reasonably well explained. Discussion
and arguments are, for the most part, supported with research
and/or resource materials that are pertinent, valid, and reliable
relationships between concepts, and ideas are discussed. These
could be further strengthened with additional research or
resource materials.
38.34 pts
2
Basic ideas and concepts are presented; however, they are
under-developed and poorly explained. There is minimal
evidence of a relationship between ideas and concepts.
Discussion and arguments are not supported with additional
research or research that is pertinent and valid.
33.34 pts
1
Some basic ideas and concepts are started, but not developed.
There is no identifiable relationship between ideas and
concepts. There is little or no discussion and/or argument with
7. supporting research.
0 pts
0
There are no developed ideas or concepts. There is no
supporting research.
50 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysis
NU621-CO1; NU621-CO2; NU621-CO3; PRICE-I; PRICE-P
30 pts
5
Organizes and synthesizes evidence to reveal insightful
patterns, differences, or similarities related to focus.
27 pts
4
Organizes and analyzes evidence to reveal insightful patterns,
differences, or similarities related to focus.
24 pts
3
Organizes evidence to reveal important patterns, differences, or
similarities related to focus.
21 pts
2
Organizes evidence, but the organization is not effective in
revealing important patterns, differences, or similarities.
18 pts
1
Describes evidence, but it is not organized and/ or is unrelated
to focus.
0 pts
0
Lists evidence, but it is not organized and/ or is unrelated to
focus.
30 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting
8. Conventions
PRICE-P; PRICE-I
10 pts
5
The paper exhibits a superior command of written English
language conventions. The paper has no errors in mechanics,
grammar, or spelling.
9 pts
4
The paper exhibits a strong command of written English
language conventions. The paper has no errors in mechanics,
grammar, or spelling that impair the flow of communication.
8 pts
3
The paper exhibits command of written English language
conventions. The paper has minor errors in mechanics,
grammar, or spelling that impact the flow of communication.
7 pts
2
The paper exhibits a limited command of written English
language conventions. The paper has frequent errors in
mechanics, grammar, or spelling that impede the flow of
communication.
6 pts
1
The paper exhibits little command of written English language
conventions. The paper has errors in mechanics, grammar, or
spelling that cause the reader to stop and reread parts of the
writing to discern meaning.
0 pts
0
The paper does not demonstrate command of written English
language conventions. The paper has multiple errors in
mechanics, grammar, or spelling that cause the reader difficulty
discerning the meaning.
9. 10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA
PRICE-I; PRICE-P
10 pts
5
The required APA elements are all included with correct
formatting, including in-text citations and references.
8 pts
4
The required APA elements are all included with minor
formatting errors, including in-text citations and references.
6 pts
3
The required APA elements are all included with multiple
formatting errors, including in-text citations and references.
4 pts
2
The required APA elements are not all included. AND/OR there
are major formatting errors, including in-text citations and
references.
2 pts
1
Several APA elements are missing. The errors in formatting
demonstrate limited understanding of APA guidelines, in-text-
citations, and references.
0 pts
0
There is little to no evidence of APA formatting. AND/OR there
are no in-text citations AND/OR references.
10 pts
Total Points: 100
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10. Section XI, XII, XIII: Risk Management & Risk Matrix,
Security, Additional Implementation Issues
Trusty Carpets
DynaTech
IFSM 495: Capstone Course
December 5, 2021
Christopher Kichinko
Nadia Ekeme
Tasian Berryman
Executive SummaryI. Background and Environmental Analysis
A. Background
Trusty Carpets is a successful family-owned business that has
been operating from a single location for the past 20 years.
Currently, total carpet sales is in the ballpark of $1.2 million
annually, with a net profit of $100,000. The business is poised
for major growth through the recent acquisition of Metro
Carpets, a business located on the other side of town that sees
$3 million in sales annually with a profit of $360,000.
Additionally, Trusty Carpets will be combining operations with
their previously contracted carpet installer.
The original location has basic existing IT infrastructure to aid
11. with sales and ordering, the new location does not. A
technology solution is required to manage two separate
locations and the installation operation as a single business. The
targeted solution will also enable increased sales through an
online presence that connects Trusty Carpets with home
builders, and directly with consumers via in-home sales. The
primary business objective is increased profit margins, while
ensuring that Trusty Carpets is operating in an environmentally
friendly manner.
B. Environmental Analysis
There is a rising number of residential and commercial
construction activities in numerous countries globally indicating
a boost in growth in the global rugs and carpet industry. This
coupled with an increasing focus in aesthetically pleasing
interior decor and a shift toward environmentally friendly
carpets, is further driving market revenue growth. Currently, the
global carpets and rugs market is projected to hit $164 billion
by 2028. Other stats indicative of this growth include nylon
material accounting for the largest revenue share of 32.5% in
2020, with North America owning major revenue share followed
by the Asia Pacific market (Global Carpets and Rugs Market
Size, 2020). COVID-19 has also been a stressor in this industry,
stunting the construction of housing and building projects and
in turn limiting the purchasing of carpet tile flooring and a
subset of services. With re-openings, increased renovation and
remodeling activities in the real estate realm, high consumer
interest in interior decor, and revamping of commercial
buildings (Carpet Tiles Market, 2021), there is an increased
post-COVID need for the carpet tile services, which expose
great business opportunities for Trusty Carpets.
Opportunity or Change to Business Vision, Strategy or
Objectives
12. Expansion is a single driving factor for increase in profit
margins, Trusty Carpet’s primary business goal. Acquiring
Metro Carpets and merging with Mike’s installation company is
an exponential step towards that objective. This new business
direction presents several opportunities. First, obtaining Metro
Carpets presents 50% non-utilized space which can be leveraged
to store recyclable carpets before they are picked up, and
installation equipment that are otherwise stored in trucks.
Having space to store recyclable carpets also means scouting for
individuals who would like to dispose of old carpets and
offering to facilitate the process, all the while offering Trusty
Carpets as replacements. In light of finding customers, the
enterprise can leverage the digital space for marketing and e-
commerce efforts. Otherwise, in-person outreach can include
attending niched events including but not limited to real estate
conventions and establishing partnerships with interior design
showcases like those at IKEA, or local home improvement
vendors to aid in promoting/selling Trusty carpets.
Expanding also indicates recruiting more employees and
obtaining an adept information system that will handle
data/information generated from billing, accounting, HR,
business partnerships, supply chain logistics, e-commerce
management, and marketing efforts. This system must ensure
privacy and security of data, while maintaining downtimes, and
offering mobility, speed, and efficiency. These will help
optimize current business processes and technology.
Inefficient Business Processes or Technology
Currently, Trusty Carpets utilizes the local paper for its
advertising and marketing efforts, which proves inefficient
especially as the pandemic accelerated digital transformation by
3 to 7 years in just months (Boulton, 2021). Trusty Carpet’s
accountant handles all paperwork as well as processes relating
to finances, bill payments, invoice distribution, payment
13. collection, and payroll. This can be overwhelming and lead to
errors. Transferring the workload to the new information billing
system will help, and the accountant can own managerial tasks
like overseeing processes and performing quality control. Order
forms will also need to be managed by the system, as well as all
customer records and handwritten ledges generated by Metro
Carpets. Carol handles the bookkeeping which is organized but
paper-based; these records should be stored in the cloud for
backup, additional security, and ease of access. Mike currently
runs his installation business from home and stores equipment
in trucks. Leveraging the additional space acquired, installation
services can be moved onsite.
New Technology Trends
Carpets still continue to be trendy despite the rise in popularity
for hardwood floors; and technology is being used to improve
their beauty and durability. Manufacturing remains constant
with the standard principle of fiber being woven or tufted into a
roll of modular-backed finished product (Morris, 2021).
Aesthetic ability in regard to color, texture and pattern are
controlled to match a disposable mentality among consumers to
keep the margin between carpet and hardwood floors thin.
Design-capable tufting machines have allowed for more
decorative and comfortable/”soft” modular carpets. Multiple-
dye technologies help to achieve better blended coloration.
Antimicrobial technologies help eliminate damaging microbial
growth without compromising aesthetics and functionality
(Ryan, 2020). Eco-friendly carpets are being manufactured by
materials like recycling plastic bottles all to protect occupants
and the environment (Morris, 2021).
Commercial or Operational Trends
14. Operational efficiency is an important aspect of ensuring
commercial and industrial activities result in value and
profitability. Operational efficiency and best business practices
are essential in the carpet industry. Companies are absorbing
and implementing operational efficiency as well as best
practices which in turn provide them with a competitive
advantage in the industry. Trusty Carpets should design its
operations so that they are efficient, environmentally friendly,
customer oriented, technologically advanced, and profitable.
New or Better Products & Technologies
There are other competitors in the carpeting industry, and
Trusty Carpets is not a unique firm. Jerry will be required to
maintain a competitive advantage, which will be accomplished
through an investigation of the enterprise's information
technology infrastructure. A large number of small firms have
made the transition away from paper bookkeeping, payments,
billing, invoicing, and inventory management practices (Silva,
Filho, & Fontoura, 2020). These companies have discovered
that deploying an information technology system that automates
these operations is considerably more effective, accurate, and
saves money and resources. Additionally, businesses have
discovered that advertising online, whether through a website or
social media, reaches a greater number of potential customers
than any other form of marketing.
The latest technological advances, such as social media, have
made advertising considerably easier, cheaper, and more
effective in terms of reaching a wider audience in a shorter
amount of time. Many competitors are using social media,
allowing them to easily reach a larger audience of young people
who are looking to purchase the latest trends in carpet
manufacturing. Trusty Carpets can leverage social media –
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other platforms – to quickly
reach this technologically savvy segment of the population.
Changes to Statutory Legislative or Other Environmental
Requirements
15. The environmental rules and policies may need to be revised.
As a result, the government may alter policies in order to better
safeguard the environment. These rules frequently lead to new
regulations governing company activities. Existing laws and
policies may also be revised or updated by the governmen t.
Ignorance of the law is not an acceptable justification for
breaking the law. It is Trusty Carpet’s obligation to keep up to
date on environmental laws, rules, and regulations that apply to
its particular industry and firm. Trusty Carpets should create a
Compliance Management System (CMS) to ensure that they are
in compliance. (Dittmers, 2018). A CMS is used to manage the
risk associated with new legislation and changes in the
marketplace. Incorporating requirements into business
processes, conducting operations reviews to guarantee
adherence to requirements, developing corrective action plans,
and updating materials are all made possible through the use of
a CMS.
II. Problem Analysis
A. Business Problem
Trusty Carpets’ has an immediate need to select and implement
an IT infrastructure solution or system that enables the
management of two separate brick-and-mortar locations and the
installation operation as a single business. The existing IT
solution only services one location and the new location on the
other side of town operates with non-digitized legacy business
processes. The recent acquisition of Metro Carpets and
expansion of the business exacerbates a problem that already
existed: Inefficient processes lead to poor profit margins, this
being the chief business problem that a new solution will
address, in addition to facilitating online sales, establishing
home builder contacts, in-home sales and environmentally
responsible carpet disposal. The business is currently negatively
affected financially, which will be compounded operationally
with the expansion and operation of two disparate locations that
are not connected by and managed within a single system that
16. must unify the ledger of both entities. DynaTech recommends
an aggressive timeline of 4 months for system selection and
implementation.
III. Proposed
Solution
Trusty Carpets has several separate programs that handle
finance, inventory, sales, marketing, payroll, and customer
relations; fragmented data should be streamlined to ensure
enterprise decision-making is data driven. A good ERP option is
Oracle’s NetSuite. It is cost effective, easy to use,
customizable, secure and offers support services.
Oracle’s NetSuite is a cloud-based business management
platform that gives companies tools needed to nurture growth
and efficiently run their businesses. Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) tools offered include applications for finance,
supply chain management, customer relationship management
(CRM), human resources, ecommerce, inventory, order,
procurement, payroll and more; all of which are needed in the
merging of Trusty Carpets and Metro Carpets. With a
centralized data source, information inputted across the system
updates in real-time allowing authorized users to access the
17. most accurate information on demand. NetSuite uses the SaaS
model where a subscription fee is paid to access the platform,
but system maintenance and management of the platform is
owned by the vendor, Oracle. With an established LAN for
Trusty carpets and a WAN to support the connectivity of the
additional site at Metro Carpets, the enterprise is set to support
the implementation of NetSuite. This acquisition will provide a
unified view of the business bringing together disparate
systems, bookkeeping tasks will be automated, the complexity
of managing invoicing, billing and subscriptions will be
simplified, inventory will be centralized, and Salesforce
automation will help to manage leads(McCue, 2021).
Capabilities with NetSuite are endless as required by Trusty
Carpets.
IV. Expected Improvements
The modern economic landscape indicates a business need for
Management Information Systems and solutions. These can be
presented in the forms of infrastructure, platform, or software
that can be built-in or outsourced to enable small businesses to
operate like enterprise-scale businesses (Gratch, 2015). Since
Trusty Carpets is a small start-up with an in-house IT
infrastructure and an expansion underway, it would benefit
greatly from an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
which would be outsourced and hosted on the cloud. Therefore,
18. it is important when acquiring ERP that only features needed by
the carpet retailer like CRM, web hosting, ecommerce platform,
etc. are obtained.
The proposed solution, NetSuite, can address ineffective
business processes in finance management, operations, and
customer relationship optimization all of which will lead to
increases in profit. The software’s financial management
solution will help manage bookkeeping tasks by automatically
updating ledgers. Accounts receivable, payable, and invoices
will be tracked efficiently - previous methods used that were
manual and at risk of human error will be replaced. The solution
will provide a single view of inventory, streamlining data
relating to carpets and equipment’ stock. Order processing will
be automated and fulfilled across channels, helping to manage
the ordering lifecycle. With a 360-view of customers, the lead-
to-cash process will be sped up as critical customer data like
sales history and active support cases are consolidated.
Forecasting tools provided by the solution will be used to
predict future sales, and the customer experience will be
personalized. These are in line with the strategy of the business
since its main aim is to go digital and generate greater revenue.
Lastly, value gained by the organization will aid with the cost
of production of the carpets which will in-turn decrease, hence
more profit.
19. V. Alternatives Analysis
The following alternative analysis information exposes four
options that Trusty Carpets may adopt moving forward
regarding IT infrastructure and related business processes. The
status quo, proposed solution, different solution and process
change are further detailed by description, benefits, cost
elements, feasibility, risks and defining issues. These attributes
are compared in a matrix and finally a justification is provided
regarding which system is selected.
A. Status Quo
1. Description: Do nothing, continue existing basic IT workflow
with google docs at the original store, and non-IT processes at
the new store while advertising in the local paper.
2. Benefits: No new capital investment or monthly fees,
however no problems from section II are addressed.
3. Cost Elements: No additional cost.
4. Feasibility: Not feasible while attempting to manage the
entire business with one solution in addition to seeking
increased profit margins.
5. Risks: Discontinuity between store finances, inventory, lost
sales and the same (or worse) decreased profit margins.
6. Defining Issues: Does not allow for the management of
separate locations and the installation business. Does not
20. establish an online presence for marketing and business
communications. Does not address carpet recycling
requirements.B. The Proposed