1.
Outstanding 4 points
Very Good 3 points
Good 2 Points
Unacceptable 1 point
Integration of Knowledge
12.5%
The paper demonstrates that the author fully understands and has applied concepts learned in the course.
Concepts are integrated into the writer’s own insights.
The writer provides concluding remarks that show analysis and synthesis of ideas
The paper demonstrates that the author, for the most part, understands and has applied concepts learned in the course.
Some of the conclusions, however, are not supported in the body of the paper
The paper demonstrates that the author, to a certain extent, understands and has applied concepts learned in the course
The paper does not demonstrate that the author has fully understood and applied concepts learned in the course.
Topic Focus
12.5%
The topic is focused narrowly enough for the scope of this assignment.
A thesis statement provides direction for the paper, either by statement of a position or hypothesis
The topic is focused but lacks direction.
The paper is about a specific topic but the writer has not established a position.
The topic is too broad for the scope of this assignment.
The topic is not clearly defined
Depth of Discussion
12.5 %
In-depth discussion and elaboration in all sections of the paper.
In-depth discussion and elaboration in most sections of the paper.
The writer has omitted pertinent content.
Quotations from others outweigh the writer’s own ideas excessively.
Cursory discussion in all the sections of the paper or brief discussion in only a few sections
Cohesiveness
12.5%
Ties together information from all sources.
Paper flows from one issue to the next without the need for headings.
Author’s writing demonstrates an understanding of the relationship among material obtained from all sources
For the most part, ties together information from all sources.
Paper flows with only some disjointedness.
Author’s writing demonstrates an understanding of the relationship among material obtained from all sources.
Sometimes ties together information from all sources.
Paper does not flow.
Disjointedness is apparent.
Author’s writing does not demonstrate an understanding of the relationship among material obtained from all sources.
Does not tie together information.
Paper does not flow and appears to be created from disparate issues.
Headings are necessary to link concepts.
Writing does not demonstrate understanding any relationship
Spelling and Grammar 12.5%
Minimal spelling and/or grammar mistakes
Some spelling and or grammar mistakes.
Noticeable spelling and grammar mistakes.
Unacceptable number of spelling and/or grammar mistakes
Sources
12.5%
More than 5 current sources, of which at least 3 are peer review journal articles or scholarly books.
Sources include both general background sources and specialized sources.
Special-interest sources and popular literature and acknowledged as such if they are cited.
All web sites utili ...
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Please note research can NOT be on organization related to minors, incarcerated individuals or mental health co morbidities. Research a selected local, national, or global nonprofit organization or government agency to determine how it contributes to public health and safety improvements, promotes equal opportunity, and improves the quality of life within the community. Submit your findings in a 3-5 page report.
As you begin to prepare this assessment, it would be an excellent choice to complete the Nonprofit Organizations and Community Health activity. Complete this activity to gain insight into promoting equal opportunity and improving the quality of life in a community. The information gained from completing this activity will help you succeed with the assessment.
Professional Context
Many organizations work to better local and global communities' quality of life and promote health and safety in times of crisis. As public health and safety advocates, nurses must be cognizant of how such organizations help certain populations. As change agents, nurses must be aware of factors that impact the organization and the services that it offers. Familiarity with these organizations enables the nurse to offer assistance as a volunteer and source of referral.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you gain insight into the mission, vision, and operations of a community services organization of interest.
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze health risks and health care needs among distinct populations.
Explain how an organization’s work impacts the health and/or safety needs of a local community.
Competency 2: Propose health promotion strategies to improve the health of populations.
Explain how an organization’s mission and vision enable it to contribute to public health and safety improvements.
Competency 3: Evaluate health policies, based on their ability to achieve desired outcomes.
Assess the impact of funding sources, policy, and legislation on an organization’s provision of services.
Competency 4: Integrate principles of social justice in community health interventions.
Evaluate an organization’s ability to promote equal opportunity and improve the quality of life within a community.
Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead health promotion and improve population health.
Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
Note:
Complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
Preparation
Assume you are interested in expanding your role as a nurse and are considering working in an area where you can help to promote equal opportunity and improve the quality of life within the local or global community. You are aware of the work .
Assessment 2 Instructions Community ResourcesResearch a sel.docxgalerussel59292
Assessment 2 Instructions: Community Resources
Research a selected local, national, or global nonprofit organization or government agency to determine how it contributes to public health and safety improvements, promotes equal opportunity, and improves the quality of life within the community. Submit your findings in a 3-5 page report.
As you begin to prepare this assessment, it would be an excellent choice to complete the Nonprofit Organizations and Community Health activity. Complete this activity to gain insight into promoting equal opportunity and improving the quality of life in a community. The information gained from completing this activity will help you succeed with the assessment.
Professional Context
Many organizations work to better local and global communities' quality of life and promote health and safety in times of crisis. As public health and safety advocates, nurses must be cognizant of how such organizations help certain populations. As change agents, nurses must be aware of factors that impact the organization and the services that it offers. Familiarity with these organizations enables the nurse to offer assistance as a volunteer and source of referral.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you gain insight into the mission, vision, and operations of a community services organization of interest.
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze health risks and health care needs among distinct populations.
Explain how an organization’s work impacts the health and/or safety needs of a local community.
Competency 2: Propose health promotion strategies to improve the health of populations.
Explain how an organization’s mission and vision enable it to contribute to public health and safety improvements.
Competency 3: Evaluate health policies, based on their ability to achieve desired outcomes.
Assess the impact of funding sources, policy, and legislation on an organization’s provision of services.
Competency 4: Integrate principles of social justice in community health interventions.
Evaluate an organization’s ability to promote equal opportunity and improve the quality of life within a community.
Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead health promotion and improve population health.
Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
Note:
Complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
Preparation
Assume you are interested in expanding your role as a nurse and are considering working in an area where you can help to promote equal opportunity and improve the quality of life within the local or global community. You are aware of the work of several nonprofit organizations and government agenci.
As discussed in this unit, a problemneeds statement is often a requ.docxrosemaryralphs52525
As discussed in this unit, a problem/needs statement is often a required part of a grant proposal. A human service organization needs to demonstrate that it is serving an important, documented need in the community.
This week, you will develop a needs/problem statement for the same organization that you discussed in your Assignments for Units 2 and 3. Remember, the organization that you discussed in your Unit 2 and 3 Assignments is one that already exists, and
is not
the same as the not-for-profit organization that you have been discussing for the Journal component of this course as that organization is not one that is in existence.
You may use the template below to organize your work. Do not fill your answers in directly on the template, as the Assignment needs to be in essay format. The template is a guide for you to use to ensure that you include all of the required components of the Assignment. The different components of the template should appear as headings and subheadings in APA style in your paper . Please be sure to write in complete sentences and to utilize the strategies for effective grant writing covered in this unit as well as Unit 5. You need to use a total of five references in your Assignment, with at least two of them being peer-reviewed journal articles. Examples of other references that you can use, in addition to the two required peer-reviewed journal articles, are reputable websites and books. The references need to appear as in-text citations in your paper, and in the references page at the end. They need to be cited using APA style.
Assignment Guidelines
A title page
Body of essay (2-3 pages)
References page
An abstract is not required for this Assignment
12 point font (Arial or Times New Roman are acceptable)
Use standard margins: 1” on all sides
Use left-aligned text, do not right-justify
Submitting your Assignment
Put your Assignment in a Word document. Save it in a location and with a name that you will remember. When you are ready to submit it, click on the Dropbox and complete the steps below:
Click the link that says “Submit an Assignment.”
In the “Submit to Basket” menu, select Unit 6: Assignment.
In the “Comments” field, include at least the title of your Assignment.
Click the “Add Attachments” button.
Follow the steps listed to attach your Word document.
To view your graded work, come back to the Dropbox or go to the Gradebook after your instructor has evaluated it.
Make sure that you save a copy of your submitted Assignment.
This Assignment is assessed by the following course level outcomes:
HN400-5:
Evaluate the relationship between organizations and community needs in the grant writing process.
GEL- 6.2:
Apply a professionally recognized method of formatting and documentation.
Part I: Executive Summary
Care Resource is helping this community of individuals to prolong their lives, to have a stable home, to access to medicines, specialized doctors that handle HIV and AIDS patients. Counseling and thera.
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HCA 415 Week 3 Discussion ( Essential Services Personal Interview ) - A Graded - Quality Work - 100% Original - Plagiarism Free
I already have answer for the discussion but I need to continue with the same interview I had for the discussion and do the assignment. It can be 2-3 pages instead of 4. Can you submit it by tomarrow? It has to be based on the interview provided in discussion. Assignment instructions are also stated below.
Below is the Discussion
Essential Services Personal Interview
Select a population (maternal, infant, child, adolescent, young adults, older adults, elderly) and research the most critical health issues affecting this population.
Describe the most critical health issues affecting your selected population.
Describe at least three public health/community services that exist in your own community to address these issues.
Contact one of these services’ directors (or representative) and inquire about the agency’s effectiveness by asking these questions:
Do you feel your organization has made a difference?
What are your main barriers and how are the barriers to services being addressed?
What are the ethical considerations of your services and how are they addressed?
How is your organization funded?
What concerns are still unmet in your opinion? Are these areas that will be addressed in the future?
What role does your organization play in the overall public health arena?
Present a brief overview of the organization, including its mission and goals/objectives, and then post your interview notes in the discussion forum
Your original post must contain at least one additional scholarly source in addition to the textbook.
ANSWER 1
The issue that I chose for my critical health issue is family planning and teenage pregnancies. For years, it seemed that everywhere I turned there were young teenage girls that were pregnant surrounding me. Currently, “the U.S. still has a teen birthrate of 31.2 per 1,000 teens, nearly one-and-a-half times the rate in the United Kingdom, which has one of the highest rates in Western Europe (Vestal, 2015, para. 1). I believe that prevention programs are the best method to reduce the high teenage pregnancy rates. The World Health Organization stated that, “family planning is a method for helping people to have the desired number of children and for spacing births” (as cited in Friis, et al., 2013, 5.2, para. 2). Healthy People 2020 set their goal for family planning to improve the spacing and planning of pregnancy, but also to prevent unwanted pregnancies (Friis, et al., 2013).
Covenant House has on-site counselors who help teen moms work on building confidence and gain independence. Moms can attend their workshops that teach them various parenting skills and the importance for them and their children to live healthy lives. The Covenant House also provides on-site childcare so that these have the capability to comp.
Please note research can NOT be on organization related to minors, i.docxcherry686017
Please note research can NOT be on organization related to minors, incarcerated individuals or mental health co morbidities. Research a selected local, national, or global nonprofit organization or government agency to determine how it contributes to public health and safety improvements, promotes equal opportunity, and improves the quality of life within the community. Submit your findings in a 3-5 page report.
As you begin to prepare this assessment, it would be an excellent choice to complete the Nonprofit Organizations and Community Health activity. Complete this activity to gain insight into promoting equal opportunity and improving the quality of life in a community. The information gained from completing this activity will help you succeed with the assessment.
Professional Context
Many organizations work to better local and global communities' quality of life and promote health and safety in times of crisis. As public health and safety advocates, nurses must be cognizant of how such organizations help certain populations. As change agents, nurses must be aware of factors that impact the organization and the services that it offers. Familiarity with these organizations enables the nurse to offer assistance as a volunteer and source of referral.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you gain insight into the mission, vision, and operations of a community services organization of interest.
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze health risks and health care needs among distinct populations.
Explain how an organization’s work impacts the health and/or safety needs of a local community.
Competency 2: Propose health promotion strategies to improve the health of populations.
Explain how an organization’s mission and vision enable it to contribute to public health and safety improvements.
Competency 3: Evaluate health policies, based on their ability to achieve desired outcomes.
Assess the impact of funding sources, policy, and legislation on an organization’s provision of services.
Competency 4: Integrate principles of social justice in community health interventions.
Evaluate an organization’s ability to promote equal opportunity and improve the quality of life within a community.
Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead health promotion and improve population health.
Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
Note:
Complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
Preparation
Assume you are interested in expanding your role as a nurse and are considering working in an area where you can help to promote equal opportunity and improve the quality of life within the local or global community. You are aware of the work .
Assessment 2 Instructions Community ResourcesResearch a sel.docxgalerussel59292
Assessment 2 Instructions: Community Resources
Research a selected local, national, or global nonprofit organization or government agency to determine how it contributes to public health and safety improvements, promotes equal opportunity, and improves the quality of life within the community. Submit your findings in a 3-5 page report.
As you begin to prepare this assessment, it would be an excellent choice to complete the Nonprofit Organizations and Community Health activity. Complete this activity to gain insight into promoting equal opportunity and improving the quality of life in a community. The information gained from completing this activity will help you succeed with the assessment.
Professional Context
Many organizations work to better local and global communities' quality of life and promote health and safety in times of crisis. As public health and safety advocates, nurses must be cognizant of how such organizations help certain populations. As change agents, nurses must be aware of factors that impact the organization and the services that it offers. Familiarity with these organizations enables the nurse to offer assistance as a volunteer and source of referral.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you gain insight into the mission, vision, and operations of a community services organization of interest.
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze health risks and health care needs among distinct populations.
Explain how an organization’s work impacts the health and/or safety needs of a local community.
Competency 2: Propose health promotion strategies to improve the health of populations.
Explain how an organization’s mission and vision enable it to contribute to public health and safety improvements.
Competency 3: Evaluate health policies, based on their ability to achieve desired outcomes.
Assess the impact of funding sources, policy, and legislation on an organization’s provision of services.
Competency 4: Integrate principles of social justice in community health interventions.
Evaluate an organization’s ability to promote equal opportunity and improve the quality of life within a community.
Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead health promotion and improve population health.
Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
Note:
Complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
Preparation
Assume you are interested in expanding your role as a nurse and are considering working in an area where you can help to promote equal opportunity and improve the quality of life within the local or global community. You are aware of the work of several nonprofit organizations and government agenci.
As discussed in this unit, a problemneeds statement is often a requ.docxrosemaryralphs52525
As discussed in this unit, a problem/needs statement is often a required part of a grant proposal. A human service organization needs to demonstrate that it is serving an important, documented need in the community.
This week, you will develop a needs/problem statement for the same organization that you discussed in your Assignments for Units 2 and 3. Remember, the organization that you discussed in your Unit 2 and 3 Assignments is one that already exists, and
is not
the same as the not-for-profit organization that you have been discussing for the Journal component of this course as that organization is not one that is in existence.
You may use the template below to organize your work. Do not fill your answers in directly on the template, as the Assignment needs to be in essay format. The template is a guide for you to use to ensure that you include all of the required components of the Assignment. The different components of the template should appear as headings and subheadings in APA style in your paper . Please be sure to write in complete sentences and to utilize the strategies for effective grant writing covered in this unit as well as Unit 5. You need to use a total of five references in your Assignment, with at least two of them being peer-reviewed journal articles. Examples of other references that you can use, in addition to the two required peer-reviewed journal articles, are reputable websites and books. The references need to appear as in-text citations in your paper, and in the references page at the end. They need to be cited using APA style.
Assignment Guidelines
A title page
Body of essay (2-3 pages)
References page
An abstract is not required for this Assignment
12 point font (Arial or Times New Roman are acceptable)
Use standard margins: 1” on all sides
Use left-aligned text, do not right-justify
Submitting your Assignment
Put your Assignment in a Word document. Save it in a location and with a name that you will remember. When you are ready to submit it, click on the Dropbox and complete the steps below:
Click the link that says “Submit an Assignment.”
In the “Submit to Basket” menu, select Unit 6: Assignment.
In the “Comments” field, include at least the title of your Assignment.
Click the “Add Attachments” button.
Follow the steps listed to attach your Word document.
To view your graded work, come back to the Dropbox or go to the Gradebook after your instructor has evaluated it.
Make sure that you save a copy of your submitted Assignment.
This Assignment is assessed by the following course level outcomes:
HN400-5:
Evaluate the relationship between organizations and community needs in the grant writing process.
GEL- 6.2:
Apply a professionally recognized method of formatting and documentation.
Part I: Executive Summary
Care Resource is helping this community of individuals to prolong their lives, to have a stable home, to access to medicines, specialized doctors that handle HIV and AIDS patients. Counseling and thera.
hi can you you this assignemnnt by tomarrowHi I purchased this .docxjeniihykdevara
hi can you you this assignemnnt by tomarrow?
Hi I purchased this
HCA 415 Week 3 Discussion ( Essential Services Personal Interview ) - A Graded - Quality Work - 100% Original - Plagiarism Free
I already have answer for the discussion but I need to continue with the same interview I had for the discussion and do the assignment. It can be 2-3 pages instead of 4. Can you submit it by tomarrow? It has to be based on the interview provided in discussion. Assignment instructions are also stated below.
Below is the Discussion
Essential Services Personal Interview
Select a population (maternal, infant, child, adolescent, young adults, older adults, elderly) and research the most critical health issues affecting this population.
Describe the most critical health issues affecting your selected population.
Describe at least three public health/community services that exist in your own community to address these issues.
Contact one of these services’ directors (or representative) and inquire about the agency’s effectiveness by asking these questions:
Do you feel your organization has made a difference?
What are your main barriers and how are the barriers to services being addressed?
What are the ethical considerations of your services and how are they addressed?
How is your organization funded?
What concerns are still unmet in your opinion? Are these areas that will be addressed in the future?
What role does your organization play in the overall public health arena?
Present a brief overview of the organization, including its mission and goals/objectives, and then post your interview notes in the discussion forum
Your original post must contain at least one additional scholarly source in addition to the textbook.
ANSWER 1
The issue that I chose for my critical health issue is family planning and teenage pregnancies. For years, it seemed that everywhere I turned there were young teenage girls that were pregnant surrounding me. Currently, “the U.S. still has a teen birthrate of 31.2 per 1,000 teens, nearly one-and-a-half times the rate in the United Kingdom, which has one of the highest rates in Western Europe (Vestal, 2015, para. 1). I believe that prevention programs are the best method to reduce the high teenage pregnancy rates. The World Health Organization stated that, “family planning is a method for helping people to have the desired number of children and for spacing births” (as cited in Friis, et al., 2013, 5.2, para. 2). Healthy People 2020 set their goal for family planning to improve the spacing and planning of pregnancy, but also to prevent unwanted pregnancies (Friis, et al., 2013).
Covenant House has on-site counselors who help teen moms work on building confidence and gain independence. Moms can attend their workshops that teach them various parenting skills and the importance for them and their children to live healthy lives. The Covenant House also provides on-site childcare so that these have the capability to comp.
Term Paper InstructionsContemporary sociological theory has been.docxbradburgess22840
Term Paper Instructions
Contemporary sociological theory has been, in many respects, an extended argument with positivism; the idea held by most of the classical theorists that sociology should develop as a branch of science. In doing so, the primary emphasis has been on developing knowledge that is objective.
But objective knowledge, say many postmodern thinkers, is dehumanizing knowledge. In addition, the subject object split that creates the idea of 'objective knowledge' is not possible and to act as though it is further obscures what is in fact relative and subjective. Treating people as objects ends in Auschwitz, that preeminent symbol of what objective, bureaucratic thinking can lead to. Totalizing views of knowledge, as Lyotard says, "Have almost killed us."
Clearly there are implications in a totalizing view of knowledge for ethics. Given the powerful arguments from Levinas with which we have closed this course, write a 2,000 word paper on the general topic "Levinasian Ethics and Social Theory: The Status of the Other."
This paper should illustrate your familiarity with Levinas as illustrated in Ethics and Infinity as well as other sources you have used in your studies of his ideas.
Students who do well on this paper understand Levinasian ethics and the "status of the other". But they understand more than that. They also understand that his is a powerful ethic with
profound implications for social science. By the ethical standard of Levinas most of the
18th century Enlightenment project to which contemporary sociological theory is heir is a dismal failure because in part it has treated people as objects, i.e. objective, positivistic science. For Levinas there is no greater threat to humanity.
In addition, students are required obtain a copy of the award-winning Stephen Spielberg film Schindler’s List and view it in association with your paper and the discussion threads. If you have already seen the film, see it again in the context of Levinasian ethics. Don’t shortchange yourself by failing to comply with this requirement!
Show in your paper how the social sciences went wrong from a Levinasian frame and
what might be done to correct such ethical deficiencies.
This work must be your own. Ideas not your own, paraphrases of the ideas of others, or quotes from other works must clearly be cited as such.
For those of you not familiar with formatting and writing social science papers, I suggest you follow the APA or ASA formats for referencing and style and your paper will be in compliance. If you do not have a copy of the APA guidelines, any general manual used in writing for the social sciences will be helpful. Also, students in previous classes have found APA format guidelines online. ASA or MLA is acceptable, only be consistent when choosing a writing style. I pay attention to grammar and punctuation so be thorough and use proper English
when writing your paper.
8.2 EFFECTIVE MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR .
Select a family to complete a family health assessment. (The famil.docxbagotjesusa
Select a family to complete a family health assessment. (The family cannot be your own.)
Before interviewing the family, develop three open-ended, family-focused questions for each of the following health patterns:
1. Values, Health Perception
2. Nutrition
3. Sleep/Rest
4. Elimination
5. Activity/Exercise
6. Cognitive
7. Sensory-Perception
8. Self-Perception
9. Role Relationship
10. Sexuality
11. Coping
NOTE: Your list of questions must be submitted with your assignment as an attachment.
After interviewing the family, compile the data and analyze the responses.
In 1,000-1,250 words, summarize the findings for each functional health pattern for the family you have selected.
Identify two or more wellness nursing diagnoses based on your family assessment. Wellness and family nursing diagnoses are different than standard nursing diagnoses. A list of wellness and family nursing diagnoses, from J. R. Weber's Nurses Handbook of Health Assessment (5th ed.), can be found at the following link Nurses Handbook of Health Assessment
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. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Family Health Assessment
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Unsatisfactory
0.00%
2
Less than Satisfactory
75.00%
3
Satisfactory
79.00%
4
Good
89.00%
5
Excellent
100.00%
80.0 %Content
20.0 %Develops Open-Minded, Family-Focused Questions for Each of the 11 Identified Health Patterns
The development of open minded, family-focused questions for each of the 11 Identified Health Patterns is not offered.
The development of two to three open minded, family-focused questions for each of the 11 Identified Health Patterns is offered, but may be lacking in quality to elicit needed information.
The development of two to three open minded, family-focused questions for each of the 11 Identified Health Patterns meet the requirements of the assignment and appropriate for eliciting needed information.
The development of two to three open minded, family-focused questions for each of the 11 Identified Health Patterns meet the requirements of the assignment and are appropriate while structured in a way that shows sensitivity to the patient's culture and beliefs.
The development of two to three open minded, family-focused questions for each of the 11 Identified Health Patterns that are both thoughtful in content and in how they support each other in eliciting a holistic view of the patient.
30.0 %Summarizes the Findings for Each Functional Health Pattern
Brief summarization of the findings for each functional health pattern for your family is not offered.
Brief summarization of the findings for each functional health pattern for your family is offered.
Research a selected local, national, or global nonprofit organizatio.docxrgladys1
Research a selected local, national, or global nonprofit organization or government agency to determine how it contributes to public health and safety improvements, promotes equal opportunity, and improves the quality of life within the community. Submit your findings in a 3-5 page report.
As you begin to prepare this assessment, it would be an excellent choice to complete the Nonprofit Organizations and Community Health activity. Complete this activity to gain insight into promoting equal opportunity and improving the quality of life in a community. The information gained from completing this activity will help you succeed with the assessment.
Professional Context
Many organizations work to better local and global communities' quality of life and promote health and safety in times of crisis. As public health and safety advocates, nurses must be cognizant of how such organizations help certain populations. As change agents, nurses must be aware of factors that impact the organization and the services that it offers. Familiarity with these organizations enables the nurse to offer assistance as a volunteer and source of referral.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you gain insight into the mission, vision, and operations of a community services organization of interest.
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze health risks and health care needs among distinct populations.
Explain how an organization’s work impacts the health and/or safety needs of a local community.
Competency 2: Propose health promotion strategies to improve the health of populations.
Explain how an organization’s mission and vision enable it to contribute to public health and safety improvements.
Competency 3: Evaluate health policies, based on their ability to achieve desired outcomes.
Assess the impact of funding sources, policy, and legislation on an organization’s provision of services.
Competency 4: Integrate principles of social justice in community health interventions.
Evaluate an organization’s ability to promote equal opportunity and improve the quality of life within a community.
Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead health promotion and improve population health.
Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
Note:
Complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
Preparation
Assume you are interested in expanding your role as a nurse and are considering working in an area where you can help to promote equal opportunity and improve the quality of life within the local or global community. You are aware of the work of several nonprofit organizations and government agencies whose work contributes to this effort in some way. You have partic.
Strategic Management and Organizational Change 1Unsatisfacto.docxdessiechisomjj4
Strategic Management and Organizational Change
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2
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65.00%
3
Satisfactory
75.00%
4
Good
85.00%
5
Excellent
100.00%
100.0 %Content
40.0 %Address Types of Health Care Organizational Structure, Including How the Type of Structure Impacts the Process and Effectiveness of Change
Does not demonstrate understanding of health care organizational structure and how the type of structure impacts the process and effectiveness of change. Does not demonstrate critical thinking and analysis of the distinction between organizational and transformational change, and does not include examples or descriptions.
Demonstrates only minimal understanding of health care organizational structure and how the type of structure impacts the process and effectiveness of change. Demonstrates only minimal abilities for making the distinction between organizational and transformational change, and does not include examples or descriptions.
Demonstrates knowledge of health care organizational structure and how the type of structure impacts the process and effectiveness of change, but has some slight misunderstanding of the distinction between organizational and transformational change. Provides a basic idea of critical thinking and analysis for the questions, answers, and rationale. Does not include examples or descriptions.
Demonstrates acceptable knowledge of health care organizational structure and how the type of structure impacts the process and effectiveness of change. Develops an acceptable distinction between organizational and transformational change. Utilizes some examples of leadership models, tools, and advice.
Demonstrates thorough knowledge of health care organizational structure and how the type of structure impacts the process and effectiveness of change. Clearly differentiates between organizational and transformational change. Introduces appropriate examples of leadership models, tools, and advice.
30.0 %Integrates Information From Outside Resources Into the Body of Paper
Does not use references, examples, or explanations.
Provides some supporting examples, but minimal explanations and no published references.
Supports main points with examples and explanations, but fails to include published references to support claims and ideas.
Supports main points with references, explanations, and examples. Analysis and description is direct, competent, and appropriate of the criteria.
Supports main points with references, examples, and full explanations of how they apply. Thoughtfully, analyzes, evaluates, and describes major points of the criteria.
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Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.
Thesis and/or main claim are insufficiently developed and/or vague; purpose is not clear.
Thesis and/or main claim are apparent and appropriate to purpose.
Thesis and/or main claim are clear and forecast the development of the paper. It is descriptive and reflective.
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Community Health Scoring GuideCRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BAS.docxdonnajames55
Community Health Scoring Guide
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED
Explain the factors
that contribute to a
critical health care
issue within a
specific community.
Does not list the
factors that
contribute to a
critical health care
issue within a
specific
community.
Lists the factors that
contribute to a critical
health care issue within
a specific community.
Explains the
factors that
contribute to a
critical health care
issue within a
specific
community.
Explains the factors that
contribute to a critical
health care issue within a
specific community, and
clearly illustrates how the
factors affect the critical
health care issue.
Describe current
interventions to
target a critical
health care issue
within a specific
community.
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interventions to
target a critical
health care issue
within a specific
community.
Identifies interventions to
target a critical health
care issue within a
specific community, but
does not clarify whether
the interventions are
current.
Describes current
interventions to
target a critical
health care issue
within a specific
community.
Describes current
interventions to target a
critical health care issue
within a specific
community, and includes
details on duration,
communication methods,
and effectiveness.
Describe the scope
and role of nursing
in current
interventions that
target a critical
health care issue.
Does not describe
the scope and role
of nursing in
current
interventions that
target a critical
health care issue.
Describes the scope and
role of nursing in current
interventions, but does
not show how the
interventions target a
critical health care issue.
Describes the
scope and role of
nursing in current
interventions that
target a critical
health care issue.
Explains how the scope
and role of nursing in
current interventions that
target a critical health care
issue contribute to
positive health outcomes.
Recommend
evidence-based
ways to expand the
scope of
interventions to
target a critical
health care issue.
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to expand the
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interventions to
target a critical
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PUT THE POWER IN HER HANDS: A Toolkit for Communication on Reproductive Healt...Women's Funding Network
Women’s funds and nonprofit organizations are doing important work in reproductive health, rights and justice (RH/RR/RJ). To fulfill their missions, they need to make an effective case to funders and donors. With so many issues competing for every dollar your message matters. With that in mind, we have created this toolkit designed to help your organization determine your key messages and craft your narrative. In 2010, the Women’s Funding Network (WFN) with support from Campbell & Company and consultants in Europe and Africa sought to determine what would persuade more major donors to give to organizations working on RH/RR/RJ. This toolkit is grounded in research from the target audience of 90 current and potential donors in the U.S., Africa and Europe.
Running Head GRANT APPLICATION COVER LETTER AND ABSTRACT1.docxwlynn1
Running Head: GRANT APPLICATION COVER LETTER AND ABSTRACT
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Grant Application Letter and Abstract
Arroxxiccia Thomas
Walden University
October 28, 2018
Arroxxiccia Thomas
School of Health Sciences
Walden University
100 Washington Avenue South. Suite 900
Minneapolis, MN 55401
October 28, 2018
Transitional Living Programs.
Independent Living-South Carolina Department of Social Service.
Josan Hayes Foundation.
P.O. BOX 7924
Florence, SC 29730
RE: APPLICATION FOR FUND-RAISING ACTIVITY SUPPORT
To Whom this may concern:
I am a case manager at For-Profit Organization working on a Group Home Grant Project whose called “No Child Left Behind” and the main aim is to provide financial support to adulthood attained children with no financial support and providing support to facilities of children who ail on chronic diseases such as asthma, Aids and diabetes. My aim in writing this letter is to request for financial assistance that will raise funds which will enable my project to be a success.
After doing a lot of research I have found that an increased number of children spend sleepless nights out on cold environment and since they are innocent children they all require a safe and secure place that will build their future. Some of the children in the resident placements have no family or any other kind of basic support and due to this am pleading for any kind of funding from families who are willing to be foster parents to these children.
Most of the children are aging out of foster care and turning the age of 21, coming out to the world with no education or job experience will lower their self-esteem. My project aims at building a lot of group places or homes for these children where they will obtain an independent living hence equipping them with ways of being dependent.
Looking at the number of groups' home around, I discovered there are no group homes of the females and only a limited number for the male. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please feel free to give us a call Monday-Friday from 8:30am- 5:00p. We can also be reached via email at [email protected] I hope a lot of agencies, and companies, families looking forward to being foster parents and other aiders will come out and help towards my project.
Looking forward to your kind consideration and support. Thank you.
Yours Faithfully,
Arroxxiccia Thomas
Case manager.
Abstract
I am Arroxxiccia Thomas a case manager at For-Profit Organization, working on a Group Homes Grant Project which aims at raising funds that will be of support to homeless youths and children. Potential funders and aiders can use my e-mail address for communication since it's an easier and immediate means of interaction. This organization saw that a lot of children and youths suffered a lot due to the lack of support both financially and emotionally and also the number of adolescents' children in resident placements had highly increased. For-Profi.
Write a letter to the editor (3–5 double-spaced typed pages) of .docxedgar6wallace88877
Write a letter to the editor (3–5 double-spaced typed pages) of an academic or professional journal. Your submission should be succinct yet substantive.
Note
: Each assessment in this course builds on the work you completed in the previous assessment. Therefore, you must complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
Advocating for new policies is an important aspect of the master’s-prepared nurse. For new policies to be compelling they need to be supported by evidence. Supporting data can be used to illustrate why new policies and interventions are needed to help address a specific health issue. Compelling data can help sway the stakeholders and gain support for your policy.
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Another aspect of advocacy is disseminating new policies and interventions outside of the immediate care environment. This can be done by reaching out to professional organizations as well as academic and professional journals. A letter to the editor is one strategy for disseminating information to a wider audience, and to potentially enlist support throughout the wider professional community.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Design evidence-based advanced nursing care for achieving high-quality population outcomes.
Evaluate the current state of the quality of care and outcomes for a specific issue in a target population.
Justify why a developed policy will be vital in improving the quality of care and outcomes for a specific issue in a target population.
Competency 2: Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of interprofessional interventions in achieving desired population health outcomes.
Analyze the ways in which interprofessional aspects of a developed policy will support efficient and effective achievement of desired outcomes for the target population.
Competency 3: Analyze population health outcomes in terms of their implications for health policy advocacy.
Analyze how the current state of the quality of care and outcomes for a specific issue in a target population necessitates health policy development and advocacy.
Advocate for policy development in other care settings with regard to a specific issue in a target population.
Competency 4: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
Communicate in a professional and persuasive manner, writing content clearly and logically with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Integrate relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.
Nurses have the opportunity to use their skills and develop programs to keep individuals and communities healthy. Health is complex however, and the nurse needs to possess strong advocacy skills to successfu.
M3 ch12 discussionConnecting Eligible Immigrant Families to Heal.docxjeremylockett77
M3 ch12 discussion
Connecting Eligible Immigrant Families to Health Coverage
Instructions:
Read the report
Connecting Eligible Immigrant Families to Health Coverage and Care
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Write a one page post offering solutions to the problem from the nurse's standpoint.
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Loudres eats powdered doughnuts for breakfast and chocolate that sh.docxjeremylockett77
Loudres eats powdered doughnuts for breakfast and chocolate that she can get out of the vending machines before class. Between classes , she grabs some chips and a caffine drink for lunch. By the end of the day, she is exhauted and cannot study very long before she falls asleep for a few hours. Then, she stays up untils 2.A.M to finish her work and take care of things she could not do during the day. She feels that she has to eat sugary foods and caffeinated drinks to keep her schedule going and to fit in all her activities. What advice would you give her?
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Lori Goler is the head of People at Facebook. Janelle Gal.docxjeremylockett77
Lori Goler is the head
of People at Facebook.
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of HR Business Partners
at Facebook. Adam Grant
is a professor at Wharton,
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BY LORI GOLER, JANELLE GALE, AND ADAM GRANT
November 2016 Harvard Business Review 91
LET’S NOT KILL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS YET
tThe reality is, even when companies get rid of performance evaluations, ratings still exist. Employees just can’t see them. Ratings are done sub-jectively, behind the scenes, and without input from the people being evaluated.
Performance is the value of employees’ contribu-
tions to the organization over time. And that value
needs to be assessed in some way. Decisions about
pay and promotions have to be made. As research-
ers pointed out in a recent debate in Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, “Performance is always
rated in some manner.” If you don’t have formal
evaluations, the ratings will be hidden in a black box.
At Facebook we analyzed our performance man-
agement system a few years ago. We conducted fo-
cus groups and a follow-up survey with more than
300 people. The feedback was clear: 87% of people
wanted to keep performance ratings.
Yes, performance evaluations have costs—but
they have benefits, too. We decided to hang on
to them for three reasons: fairness, transparency,
and development.
Making Things Fair
We all want performance evaluations to be fair. That
isn’t always the outcome, but as more than 9,000
managers and employees reported in a global sur-
vey by CEB, not having evaluations is worse. Every
organization has people who are unhappy with their
bonuses or disappointed that they weren’t pro-
moted. But research has long shown that when the
process is fair, employees are more willing to accept
undesirable outcomes. A fair process exists when
evaluators are credible and motivated to get it right,
and employees have a voice. Without evaluations,
people are left in the dark about who is gauging their
contributions and how.
At Facebook, to mitigate bias and do things sys-
tematically, we start by having peers write evalua-
tions. They share them not just with managers but
also, in most cases, with one another—which reflects
the company’s core values of openness and transpar-
ency. Then decisions are made about performance:
Managers sit together and discuss their reports
face-to-face, defending and championing, debating
and deliberating, and incorporating peer feedback.
Here the goal is to minimize the “idiosyncratic rater
effect”—also known as personal opinion. People
aren’t unduly punished when individual managers
are hard graders or unfairly rewarded when they’re
easy graders.
Next managers write the performance reviews.
We have a team of analysts who examine evalua-
tions f.
Looking for someone to take these two documents- annotated bibliogra.docxjeremylockett77
Looking for someone to take these two documents- annotated bibliography and an issue review(outline)
to conduct an argumentative paper about WHY PEOPLE SHOULD GET THE COVID-19 VACCINE
Requirements:
Length: 4-6 pages (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page
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Lorryn Tardy – critique to my persuasive essayFor this assignm.docxjeremylockett77
Lorryn Tardy – critique to my persuasive essay
For this assignment I’ll be workshopping the work of Lisa Oll-Adikankwu. Lisa has chosen the topic of Assisted Suicide; she is against the practice and argues that it should be considered unethical and universally illegal.
Lisa appears to have a good understanding of the topic. Her sources are well researched and discuss a variety of key points from seemingly unbiased sources. Her sources are current, peer reviewed and based on statistical data.
Lisa’s summaries are well written, clear and concise. One thing I noticed is that the majority of her writing plan is summarized and cited at the end of each paragraph. I might suggest that she integrate more synthesis of the different sources, by combining evidence from more than one source per paragraph and using more in text citations or direct quotes to reinforce her key points.
I think that basic credentialing information could be provided for Lisa’s sources, this is something that looking back, I need to add as well. I think this could easily be done with just a simple “(Authors name, and their title, i.e. author, statistician, physician etc.…)”, when the source is introduced into the paper might provide a reinforced credibility of the source.
As far as connection of sources, as previously mentioned, I think that in order to illustrate a stronger argument, using multiple sources to reinforce a single key point would solidify Lisa’s argument. I feel that more evidence provided from a variety of different sources, will provide the reader with a stronger sense of credibility and less room for bias that could be argued if the point is only credited to one source.
One area that stuck out to me for counter argument, being that my paper is in favor of this issue, is in paragraph two where Lisa states that “physicians are not supposed to kill patients or help them kill themselves, and terminally ill patients are not in a position of making rational decisions about their lives.” I’d like to offer my argument for this particular statement. In states where assisted suicide (or as I prefer to refer to it, assisted dying) is legal, there are several criteria that a patient has to meet in order to be considered a candidate. These criteria include second, even third opinions to determine that death is imminent, as well psychological evaluation(s) and an extensive informed consent process that is a collaborative effort between the patient, the patient’s family, physicians, psychologists and nurses. It is a process that takes weeks to months. Patients that wish to be a candidate, should initiate the process as soon as they have been diagnosed by seeking a second opinion. As an emergency room nurse, I have been present for a substantial amount of diagnoses that are ‘likely’ terminal. Many of these patients presented to the emergency for a common ailment and have no indication that they don’t have the capacity to make such a decision. Receiving a terminal diagnos.
M450 Mission Command SystemGeneral forum instructions Answ.docxjeremylockett77
M450 Mission Command: System
General forum instructions: Answer the questions below and provide evidence to support your claims (See attached slides). Your answers should be derived primarily from course content. When citing sources, use APA style. Your initial posts should be approximately 150-500 words.
1. Describe and explain two of the Warfighting Functions.
2. How do commanders exercise the Command and Control System?
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Lymphedema following breast cancer The importance of surgic.docxjeremylockett77
Lymphedema following breast cancer: The importance of
surgical methods and obesity
Rebecca J. Tsai, PhDa,*, Leslie K. Dennis, PhDa,b, Charles F. Lynch, MD, PhDa, Linda G.
Snetselaar, RD, PhD, LDa, Gideon K.D. Zamba, PhDc, and Carol Scott-Conner, MD, PhD,
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aDepartment of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
bDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ, USA.
cDepartment of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
dDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Abstract
Background: Breast cancer-related arm lymphedema is a serious complication that can
adversely affect quality of life. Identifying risk factors that contribute to the development of
lymphedema is vital for identifying avenues for prevention. The aim of this study was to examine
the association between the development of arm lymphedema and both treatment and personal
(e.g., obesity) risk factors.
Methods: Women diagnosed with breast cancer in Iowa during 2004 and followed through 2010,
who met eligibility criteria, were asked to complete a short computer assisted telephone interview
about chronic conditions, arm activities, demographics, and lymphedema status. Lymphedema was
characterized by a reported physician-diagnosis, a difference between arms in the circumference
(> 2cm), or the presence of multiple self-reported arm symptoms (at least two of five major arm
symptoms, and at least four total arm symptoms). Relative risks (RR) were estimated using
logistic regression.
Results: Arm lymphedema was identified in 102 of 522 participants (19.5%). Participants treated
by both axillary dissection and radiation therapy were more likely to have arm lymphedema than
treated by either alone. Women with advanced cancer stage, positive nodes, and larger tumors
along with a body mass index > 40 were also more likely to develop lymphedema. Arm activity
level was not associated with lymphedema.
*Correspondence and Reprints to: Rebecca Tsai, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway,
R-17, Cincinnati, OH 45226. [email protected] Phone: (513)841-4398. Fax: (513) 841-4489.
Authorship contribution
All authors contributed to the conception, design, drafting, revision, and the final review of this manuscript.
Competing interest
Conflicts of Interest and Source of Funding: This study was funded by the National Cancer Institute Grant Number: 5R03CA130031.
All authors do not declare any conflict of interest.
All authors do not declare any conflict of interest.
HHS Public Access
Author manuscript
Front Womens Health. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2018 December 14.
Published in final edited form as:
Front Womens Health. 2018 June ; 3(2): .
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Love Beyond Wallshttpswww.lovebeyondwalls.orgProvid.docxjeremylockett77
Love Beyond Walls
https://www.
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Provide a brief background of your chosen nonprofit entity using evidence from their publications or any other published materials. Then evaluate the factors, which may include economic, political, historic, cultural, institutional conditions, and changes that contributed to the creation and growth (decline) of the nonprofit organization. Justify your response.
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Term Paper InstructionsContemporary sociological theory has been.docxbradburgess22840
Term Paper Instructions
Contemporary sociological theory has been, in many respects, an extended argument with positivism; the idea held by most of the classical theorists that sociology should develop as a branch of science. In doing so, the primary emphasis has been on developing knowledge that is objective.
But objective knowledge, say many postmodern thinkers, is dehumanizing knowledge. In addition, the subject object split that creates the idea of 'objective knowledge' is not possible and to act as though it is further obscures what is in fact relative and subjective. Treating people as objects ends in Auschwitz, that preeminent symbol of what objective, bureaucratic thinking can lead to. Totalizing views of knowledge, as Lyotard says, "Have almost killed us."
Clearly there are implications in a totalizing view of knowledge for ethics. Given the powerful arguments from Levinas with which we have closed this course, write a 2,000 word paper on the general topic "Levinasian Ethics and Social Theory: The Status of the Other."
This paper should illustrate your familiarity with Levinas as illustrated in Ethics and Infinity as well as other sources you have used in your studies of his ideas.
Students who do well on this paper understand Levinasian ethics and the "status of the other". But they understand more than that. They also understand that his is a powerful ethic with
profound implications for social science. By the ethical standard of Levinas most of the
18th century Enlightenment project to which contemporary sociological theory is heir is a dismal failure because in part it has treated people as objects, i.e. objective, positivistic science. For Levinas there is no greater threat to humanity.
In addition, students are required obtain a copy of the award-winning Stephen Spielberg film Schindler’s List and view it in association with your paper and the discussion threads. If you have already seen the film, see it again in the context of Levinasian ethics. Don’t shortchange yourself by failing to comply with this requirement!
Show in your paper how the social sciences went wrong from a Levinasian frame and
what might be done to correct such ethical deficiencies.
This work must be your own. Ideas not your own, paraphrases of the ideas of others, or quotes from other works must clearly be cited as such.
For those of you not familiar with formatting and writing social science papers, I suggest you follow the APA or ASA formats for referencing and style and your paper will be in compliance. If you do not have a copy of the APA guidelines, any general manual used in writing for the social sciences will be helpful. Also, students in previous classes have found APA format guidelines online. ASA or MLA is acceptable, only be consistent when choosing a writing style. I pay attention to grammar and punctuation so be thorough and use proper English
when writing your paper.
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Select a family to complete a family health assessment. (The famil.docxbagotjesusa
Select a family to complete a family health assessment. (The family cannot be your own.)
Before interviewing the family, develop three open-ended, family-focused questions for each of the following health patterns:
1. Values, Health Perception
2. Nutrition
3. Sleep/Rest
4. Elimination
5. Activity/Exercise
6. Cognitive
7. Sensory-Perception
8. Self-Perception
9. Role Relationship
10. Sexuality
11. Coping
NOTE: Your list of questions must be submitted with your assignment as an attachment.
After interviewing the family, compile the data and analyze the responses.
In 1,000-1,250 words, summarize the findings for each functional health pattern for the family you have selected.
Identify two or more wellness nursing diagnoses based on your family assessment. Wellness and family nursing diagnoses are different than standard nursing diagnoses. A list of wellness and family nursing diagnoses, from J. R. Weber's Nurses Handbook of Health Assessment (5th ed.), can be found at the following link Nurses Handbook of Health Assessment
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. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
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The development of open minded, family-focused questions for each of the 11 Identified Health Patterns is not offered.
The development of two to three open minded, family-focused questions for each of the 11 Identified Health Patterns is offered, but may be lacking in quality to elicit needed information.
The development of two to three open minded, family-focused questions for each of the 11 Identified Health Patterns meet the requirements of the assignment and appropriate for eliciting needed information.
The development of two to three open minded, family-focused questions for each of the 11 Identified Health Patterns meet the requirements of the assignment and are appropriate while structured in a way that shows sensitivity to the patient's culture and beliefs.
The development of two to three open minded, family-focused questions for each of the 11 Identified Health Patterns that are both thoughtful in content and in how they support each other in eliciting a holistic view of the patient.
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Brief summarization of the findings for each functional health pattern for your family is not offered.
Brief summarization of the findings for each functional health pattern for your family is offered.
Research a selected local, national, or global nonprofit organizatio.docxrgladys1
Research a selected local, national, or global nonprofit organization or government agency to determine how it contributes to public health and safety improvements, promotes equal opportunity, and improves the quality of life within the community. Submit your findings in a 3-5 page report.
As you begin to prepare this assessment, it would be an excellent choice to complete the Nonprofit Organizations and Community Health activity. Complete this activity to gain insight into promoting equal opportunity and improving the quality of life in a community. The information gained from completing this activity will help you succeed with the assessment.
Professional Context
Many organizations work to better local and global communities' quality of life and promote health and safety in times of crisis. As public health and safety advocates, nurses must be cognizant of how such organizations help certain populations. As change agents, nurses must be aware of factors that impact the organization and the services that it offers. Familiarity with these organizations enables the nurse to offer assistance as a volunteer and source of referral.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you gain insight into the mission, vision, and operations of a community services organization of interest.
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze health risks and health care needs among distinct populations.
Explain how an organization’s work impacts the health and/or safety needs of a local community.
Competency 2: Propose health promotion strategies to improve the health of populations.
Explain how an organization’s mission and vision enable it to contribute to public health and safety improvements.
Competency 3: Evaluate health policies, based on their ability to achieve desired outcomes.
Assess the impact of funding sources, policy, and legislation on an organization’s provision of services.
Competency 4: Integrate principles of social justice in community health interventions.
Evaluate an organization’s ability to promote equal opportunity and improve the quality of life within a community.
Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead health promotion and improve population health.
Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
Note:
Complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
Preparation
Assume you are interested in expanding your role as a nurse and are considering working in an area where you can help to promote equal opportunity and improve the quality of life within the local or global community. You are aware of the work of several nonprofit organizations and government agencies whose work contributes to this effort in some way. You have partic.
Strategic Management and Organizational Change 1Unsatisfacto.docxdessiechisomjj4
Strategic Management and Organizational Change
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40.0 %Address Types of Health Care Organizational Structure, Including How the Type of Structure Impacts the Process and Effectiveness of Change
Does not demonstrate understanding of health care organizational structure and how the type of structure impacts the process and effectiveness of change. Does not demonstrate critical thinking and analysis of the distinction between organizational and transformational change, and does not include examples or descriptions.
Demonstrates only minimal understanding of health care organizational structure and how the type of structure impacts the process and effectiveness of change. Demonstrates only minimal abilities for making the distinction between organizational and transformational change, and does not include examples or descriptions.
Demonstrates knowledge of health care organizational structure and how the type of structure impacts the process and effectiveness of change, but has some slight misunderstanding of the distinction between organizational and transformational change. Provides a basic idea of critical thinking and analysis for the questions, answers, and rationale. Does not include examples or descriptions.
Demonstrates acceptable knowledge of health care organizational structure and how the type of structure impacts the process and effectiveness of change. Develops an acceptable distinction between organizational and transformational change. Utilizes some examples of leadership models, tools, and advice.
Demonstrates thorough knowledge of health care organizational structure and how the type of structure impacts the process and effectiveness of change. Clearly differentiates between organizational and transformational change. Introduces appropriate examples of leadership models, tools, and advice.
30.0 %Integrates Information From Outside Resources Into the Body of Paper
Does not use references, examples, or explanations.
Provides some supporting examples, but minimal explanations and no published references.
Supports main points with examples and explanations, but fails to include published references to support claims and ideas.
Supports main points with references, explanations, and examples. Analysis and description is direct, competent, and appropriate of the criteria.
Supports main points with references, examples, and full explanations of how they apply. Thoughtfully, analyzes, evaluates, and describes major points of the criteria.
7.0 %Assignment Development and Purpose
Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.
Thesis and/or main claim are insufficiently developed and/or vague; purpose is not clear.
Thesis and/or main claim are apparent and appropriate to purpose.
Thesis and/or main claim are clear and forecast the development of the paper. It is descriptive and reflective.
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Community Health Scoring GuideCRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BAS.docxdonnajames55
Community Health Scoring Guide
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED
Explain the factors
that contribute to a
critical health care
issue within a
specific community.
Does not list the
factors that
contribute to a
critical health care
issue within a
specific
community.
Lists the factors that
contribute to a critical
health care issue within
a specific community.
Explains the
factors that
contribute to a
critical health care
issue within a
specific
community.
Explains the factors that
contribute to a critical
health care issue within a
specific community, and
clearly illustrates how the
factors affect the critical
health care issue.
Describe current
interventions to
target a critical
health care issue
within a specific
community.
Does not describe
interventions to
target a critical
health care issue
within a specific
community.
Identifies interventions to
target a critical health
care issue within a
specific community, but
does not clarify whether
the interventions are
current.
Describes current
interventions to
target a critical
health care issue
within a specific
community.
Describes current
interventions to target a
critical health care issue
within a specific
community, and includes
details on duration,
communication methods,
and effectiveness.
Describe the scope
and role of nursing
in current
interventions that
target a critical
health care issue.
Does not describe
the scope and role
of nursing in
current
interventions that
target a critical
health care issue.
Describes the scope and
role of nursing in current
interventions, but does
not show how the
interventions target a
critical health care issue.
Describes the
scope and role of
nursing in current
interventions that
target a critical
health care issue.
Explains how the scope
and role of nursing in
current interventions that
target a critical health care
issue contribute to
positive health outcomes.
Recommend
evidence-based
ways to expand the
scope of
interventions to
target a critical
health care issue.
Does not
recommend ways
to expand the
scope of
interventions to
target a critical
health issue.
Recommends ways to
expand the scope of
interventions to target a
critical health issue, but
does not support
recommendations with
sound evidence.
Recommends
evidence-based
ways to expand
the scope of
interventions to
target a critical
health issue.
Recommends evidence-
based ways to expand the
scope of interventions to
target a critical health
issue in terms of cost,
efficiency and access, and
effectiveness. Includes
both conventional and
unconventional
interventions.
Describe a critical
health care issue
within a specific
community.
Does not identify a
critical health care
issue within a
specific
community.
Identifies a critical health
care issue within a
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Describes a
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PUT THE POWER IN HER HANDS: A Toolkit for Communication on Reproductive Healt...Women's Funding Network
Women’s funds and nonprofit organizations are doing important work in reproductive health, rights and justice (RH/RR/RJ). To fulfill their missions, they need to make an effective case to funders and donors. With so many issues competing for every dollar your message matters. With that in mind, we have created this toolkit designed to help your organization determine your key messages and craft your narrative. In 2010, the Women’s Funding Network (WFN) with support from Campbell & Company and consultants in Europe and Africa sought to determine what would persuade more major donors to give to organizations working on RH/RR/RJ. This toolkit is grounded in research from the target audience of 90 current and potential donors in the U.S., Africa and Europe.
Running Head GRANT APPLICATION COVER LETTER AND ABSTRACT1.docxwlynn1
Running Head: GRANT APPLICATION COVER LETTER AND ABSTRACT
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GRANT APPLICATION LETTER AND ABSTRACT
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Grant Application Letter and Abstract
Arroxxiccia Thomas
Walden University
October 28, 2018
Arroxxiccia Thomas
School of Health Sciences
Walden University
100 Washington Avenue South. Suite 900
Minneapolis, MN 55401
October 28, 2018
Transitional Living Programs.
Independent Living-South Carolina Department of Social Service.
Josan Hayes Foundation.
P.O. BOX 7924
Florence, SC 29730
RE: APPLICATION FOR FUND-RAISING ACTIVITY SUPPORT
To Whom this may concern:
I am a case manager at For-Profit Organization working on a Group Home Grant Project whose called “No Child Left Behind” and the main aim is to provide financial support to adulthood attained children with no financial support and providing support to facilities of children who ail on chronic diseases such as asthma, Aids and diabetes. My aim in writing this letter is to request for financial assistance that will raise funds which will enable my project to be a success.
After doing a lot of research I have found that an increased number of children spend sleepless nights out on cold environment and since they are innocent children they all require a safe and secure place that will build their future. Some of the children in the resident placements have no family or any other kind of basic support and due to this am pleading for any kind of funding from families who are willing to be foster parents to these children.
Most of the children are aging out of foster care and turning the age of 21, coming out to the world with no education or job experience will lower their self-esteem. My project aims at building a lot of group places or homes for these children where they will obtain an independent living hence equipping them with ways of being dependent.
Looking at the number of groups' home around, I discovered there are no group homes of the females and only a limited number for the male. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please feel free to give us a call Monday-Friday from 8:30am- 5:00p. We can also be reached via email at [email protected] I hope a lot of agencies, and companies, families looking forward to being foster parents and other aiders will come out and help towards my project.
Looking forward to your kind consideration and support. Thank you.
Yours Faithfully,
Arroxxiccia Thomas
Case manager.
Abstract
I am Arroxxiccia Thomas a case manager at For-Profit Organization, working on a Group Homes Grant Project which aims at raising funds that will be of support to homeless youths and children. Potential funders and aiders can use my e-mail address for communication since it's an easier and immediate means of interaction. This organization saw that a lot of children and youths suffered a lot due to the lack of support both financially and emotionally and also the number of adolescents' children in resident placements had highly increased. For-Profi.
Write a letter to the editor (3–5 double-spaced typed pages) of .docxedgar6wallace88877
Write a letter to the editor (3–5 double-spaced typed pages) of an academic or professional journal. Your submission should be succinct yet substantive.
Note
: Each assessment in this course builds on the work you completed in the previous assessment. Therefore, you must complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
Advocating for new policies is an important aspect of the master’s-prepared nurse. For new policies to be compelling they need to be supported by evidence. Supporting data can be used to illustrate why new policies and interventions are needed to help address a specific health issue. Compelling data can help sway the stakeholders and gain support for your policy.
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Another aspect of advocacy is disseminating new policies and interventions outside of the immediate care environment. This can be done by reaching out to professional organizations as well as academic and professional journals. A letter to the editor is one strategy for disseminating information to a wider audience, and to potentially enlist support throughout the wider professional community.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Design evidence-based advanced nursing care for achieving high-quality population outcomes.
Evaluate the current state of the quality of care and outcomes for a specific issue in a target population.
Justify why a developed policy will be vital in improving the quality of care and outcomes for a specific issue in a target population.
Competency 2: Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of interprofessional interventions in achieving desired population health outcomes.
Analyze the ways in which interprofessional aspects of a developed policy will support efficient and effective achievement of desired outcomes for the target population.
Competency 3: Analyze population health outcomes in terms of their implications for health policy advocacy.
Analyze how the current state of the quality of care and outcomes for a specific issue in a target population necessitates health policy development and advocacy.
Advocate for policy development in other care settings with regard to a specific issue in a target population.
Competency 4: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
Communicate in a professional and persuasive manner, writing content clearly and logically with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Integrate relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.
Nurses have the opportunity to use their skills and develop programs to keep individuals and communities healthy. Health is complex however, and the nurse needs to possess strong advocacy skills to successfu.
M3 ch12 discussionConnecting Eligible Immigrant Families to Heal.docxjeremylockett77
M3 ch12 discussion
Connecting Eligible Immigrant Families to Health Coverage
Instructions:
Read the report
Connecting Eligible Immigrant Families to Health Coverage and Care
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Write a one page post offering solutions to the problem from the nurse's standpoint.
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Loudres eats powdered doughnuts for breakfast and chocolate that sh.docxjeremylockett77
Loudres eats powdered doughnuts for breakfast and chocolate that she can get out of the vending machines before class. Between classes , she grabs some chips and a caffine drink for lunch. By the end of the day, she is exhauted and cannot study very long before she falls asleep for a few hours. Then, she stays up untils 2.A.M to finish her work and take care of things she could not do during the day. She feels that she has to eat sugary foods and caffeinated drinks to keep her schedule going and to fit in all her activities. What advice would you give her?
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Lori Goler is the head of People at Facebook. Janelle Gal.docxjeremylockett77
Lori Goler is the head
of People at Facebook.
Janelle Gale is the head
of HR Business Partners
at Facebook. Adam Grant
is a professor at Wharton,
a Facebook consultant,
and the author of Originals
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BY LORI GOLER, JANELLE GALE, AND ADAM GRANT
November 2016 Harvard Business Review 91
LET’S NOT KILL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS YET
tThe reality is, even when companies get rid of performance evaluations, ratings still exist. Employees just can’t see them. Ratings are done sub-jectively, behind the scenes, and without input from the people being evaluated.
Performance is the value of employees’ contribu-
tions to the organization over time. And that value
needs to be assessed in some way. Decisions about
pay and promotions have to be made. As research-
ers pointed out in a recent debate in Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, “Performance is always
rated in some manner.” If you don’t have formal
evaluations, the ratings will be hidden in a black box.
At Facebook we analyzed our performance man-
agement system a few years ago. We conducted fo-
cus groups and a follow-up survey with more than
300 people. The feedback was clear: 87% of people
wanted to keep performance ratings.
Yes, performance evaluations have costs—but
they have benefits, too. We decided to hang on
to them for three reasons: fairness, transparency,
and development.
Making Things Fair
We all want performance evaluations to be fair. That
isn’t always the outcome, but as more than 9,000
managers and employees reported in a global sur-
vey by CEB, not having evaluations is worse. Every
organization has people who are unhappy with their
bonuses or disappointed that they weren’t pro-
moted. But research has long shown that when the
process is fair, employees are more willing to accept
undesirable outcomes. A fair process exists when
evaluators are credible and motivated to get it right,
and employees have a voice. Without evaluations,
people are left in the dark about who is gauging their
contributions and how.
At Facebook, to mitigate bias and do things sys-
tematically, we start by having peers write evalua-
tions. They share them not just with managers but
also, in most cases, with one another—which reflects
the company’s core values of openness and transpar-
ency. Then decisions are made about performance:
Managers sit together and discuss their reports
face-to-face, defending and championing, debating
and deliberating, and incorporating peer feedback.
Here the goal is to minimize the “idiosyncratic rater
effect”—also known as personal opinion. People
aren’t unduly punished when individual managers
are hard graders or unfairly rewarded when they’re
easy graders.
Next managers write the performance reviews.
We have a team of analysts who examine evalua-
tions f.
Looking for someone to take these two documents- annotated bibliogra.docxjeremylockett77
Looking for someone to take these two documents- annotated bibliography and an issue review(outline)
to conduct an argumentative paper about WHY PEOPLE SHOULD GET THE COVID-19 VACCINE
Requirements:
Length: 4-6 pages (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page
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Lorryn Tardy – critique to my persuasive essayFor this assignm.docxjeremylockett77
Lorryn Tardy – critique to my persuasive essay
For this assignment I’ll be workshopping the work of Lisa Oll-Adikankwu. Lisa has chosen the topic of Assisted Suicide; she is against the practice and argues that it should be considered unethical and universally illegal.
Lisa appears to have a good understanding of the topic. Her sources are well researched and discuss a variety of key points from seemingly unbiased sources. Her sources are current, peer reviewed and based on statistical data.
Lisa’s summaries are well written, clear and concise. One thing I noticed is that the majority of her writing plan is summarized and cited at the end of each paragraph. I might suggest that she integrate more synthesis of the different sources, by combining evidence from more than one source per paragraph and using more in text citations or direct quotes to reinforce her key points.
I think that basic credentialing information could be provided for Lisa’s sources, this is something that looking back, I need to add as well. I think this could easily be done with just a simple “(Authors name, and their title, i.e. author, statistician, physician etc.…)”, when the source is introduced into the paper might provide a reinforced credibility of the source.
As far as connection of sources, as previously mentioned, I think that in order to illustrate a stronger argument, using multiple sources to reinforce a single key point would solidify Lisa’s argument. I feel that more evidence provided from a variety of different sources, will provide the reader with a stronger sense of credibility and less room for bias that could be argued if the point is only credited to one source.
One area that stuck out to me for counter argument, being that my paper is in favor of this issue, is in paragraph two where Lisa states that “physicians are not supposed to kill patients or help them kill themselves, and terminally ill patients are not in a position of making rational decisions about their lives.” I’d like to offer my argument for this particular statement. In states where assisted suicide (or as I prefer to refer to it, assisted dying) is legal, there are several criteria that a patient has to meet in order to be considered a candidate. These criteria include second, even third opinions to determine that death is imminent, as well psychological evaluation(s) and an extensive informed consent process that is a collaborative effort between the patient, the patient’s family, physicians, psychologists and nurses. It is a process that takes weeks to months. Patients that wish to be a candidate, should initiate the process as soon as they have been diagnosed by seeking a second opinion. As an emergency room nurse, I have been present for a substantial amount of diagnoses that are ‘likely’ terminal. Many of these patients presented to the emergency for a common ailment and have no indication that they don’t have the capacity to make such a decision. Receiving a terminal diagnos.
M450 Mission Command SystemGeneral forum instructions Answ.docxjeremylockett77
M450 Mission Command: System
General forum instructions: Answer the questions below and provide evidence to support your claims (See attached slides). Your answers should be derived primarily from course content. When citing sources, use APA style. Your initial posts should be approximately 150-500 words.
1. Describe and explain two of the Warfighting Functions.
2. How do commanders exercise the Command and Control System?
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Lymphedema following breast cancer The importance of surgic.docxjeremylockett77
Lymphedema following breast cancer: The importance of
surgical methods and obesity
Rebecca J. Tsai, PhDa,*, Leslie K. Dennis, PhDa,b, Charles F. Lynch, MD, PhDa, Linda G.
Snetselaar, RD, PhD, LDa, Gideon K.D. Zamba, PhDc, and Carol Scott-Conner, MD, PhD,
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aDepartment of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
bDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ, USA.
cDepartment of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
dDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Abstract
Background: Breast cancer-related arm lymphedema is a serious complication that can
adversely affect quality of life. Identifying risk factors that contribute to the development of
lymphedema is vital for identifying avenues for prevention. The aim of this study was to examine
the association between the development of arm lymphedema and both treatment and personal
(e.g., obesity) risk factors.
Methods: Women diagnosed with breast cancer in Iowa during 2004 and followed through 2010,
who met eligibility criteria, were asked to complete a short computer assisted telephone interview
about chronic conditions, arm activities, demographics, and lymphedema status. Lymphedema was
characterized by a reported physician-diagnosis, a difference between arms in the circumference
(> 2cm), or the presence of multiple self-reported arm symptoms (at least two of five major arm
symptoms, and at least four total arm symptoms). Relative risks (RR) were estimated using
logistic regression.
Results: Arm lymphedema was identified in 102 of 522 participants (19.5%). Participants treated
by both axillary dissection and radiation therapy were more likely to have arm lymphedema than
treated by either alone. Women with advanced cancer stage, positive nodes, and larger tumors
along with a body mass index > 40 were also more likely to develop lymphedema. Arm activity
level was not associated with lymphedema.
*Correspondence and Reprints to: Rebecca Tsai, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway,
R-17, Cincinnati, OH 45226. [email protected] Phone: (513)841-4398. Fax: (513) 841-4489.
Authorship contribution
All authors contributed to the conception, design, drafting, revision, and the final review of this manuscript.
Competing interest
Conflicts of Interest and Source of Funding: This study was funded by the National Cancer Institute Grant Number: 5R03CA130031.
All authors do not declare any conflict of interest.
All authors do not declare any conflict of interest.
HHS Public Access
Author manuscript
Front Womens Health. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2018 December 14.
Published in final edited form as:
Front Womens Health. 2018 June ; 3(2): .
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Love Beyond Wallshttpswww.lovebeyondwalls.orgProvid.docxjeremylockett77
Love Beyond Walls
https://www.
lovebeyondwalls
.org
Provide a brief background of your chosen nonprofit entity using evidence from their publications or any other published materials. Then evaluate the factors, which may include economic, political, historic, cultural, institutional conditions, and changes that contributed to the creation and growth (decline) of the nonprofit organization. Justify your response.
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Longevity PresentationThe purpose of this assignment is to exami.docxjeremylockett77
Longevity Presentation
The purpose of this assignment is to examine societal norms regarding aging and to integrate the concepts of aging well and living well into an active aging framework that promotes longevity.
Using concepts from the Hooyman and Kiyak (2011) text and the Buettner (2012) book, consider the various perspectives on aging.
Identify the underlying values or assumptions that serve as the basis for longevity, including cultural, religious, and philosophical ideas.
Present an overview of three holistic aging theories.
Integrate the values, assumptions, and theories to indicate what is necessary for an active aging framework where individuals both live well and age well.
Presentations should be 10-15 minutes in length, use visual aids, and incorporate references from the course texts and 5 additional scholarly journal articles.
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Look again at the CDCs Web page about ADHD.In 150-200 w.docxjeremylockett77
Look again at the
CDC's Web page about ADHD
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In 150-200 words, please analyze the document’s purpose and audience. Who, for example, is the CDC's audience? What are the CDC's beliefs about ADHD, and how does the CDC's Web page relate itself to those beliefs? Why would the federal government post a Web page about ADHD? What role does the general public expect the government to play regarding disorders such as ADHD?
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M8-22 ANALYTICS o TEAMS • ORGANIZATIONS • SKILLS .fÿy.docxjeremylockett77
M8-22 ANALYTICS o TEAMS • ORGANIZATIONS • SKILLS .fÿy' ÿ,oÿ ()V)g
The Strategy That Wouldn't Travel
by Michael C. Beer
It was 6:45 P.M. Karen Jimenez was reviewing the
notes on her team-based productMty project tbr
what seemed like the hundredth time. I31 two days,
she was scheduled to present a report to the senior
management group on the project's progress. She
wasn't at all sure what she was going to say.
The project was designed to improve productiv-
it3, and morale at each plant owned and operated by
Acme Minerals Extraction Company. Phase one--
implemented in early 1995 at the site in Wichita,
I(amsas--looked like a stunning, success by the mid-
dle of 1996. Productivity and mo[ÿale soared, and
operating and maintenance costs decreased signifi-
cantly. But four months ago, Jimenez tried to
duplicate the results at the project's second
target--the plant in Lubbock, Texas--and some-
thing went wrong. The techniques that had worked
so well in Wichita met with only moderate success
in Lubbock. ProductMty improved marginally and
costs went down a bit, but morale actually seemed
to deteriorate slightl): Jimenez was stumped,
approach to teamwork and change. As it turned
out, he had proved a good choice. Daniels was a
hands-on, high-energy, charismatic businessman
who seemed to enjoy media attention. Within his
first year as CEO, he had pretty much righted the
floundering company by selling oft:some unrelated
lines of business. He had also created the share-
services deparnnent--an internal consulting organ-
ization providing change management, reengineer-
ing, total quailB, management, and other
services--and had rapped Jimenez to head the
group. Her first priority Daniels told her, would be
to improve productiviB, and morale at the com-
pany's five extraction sites. None of them were
meeting their projections. And although Wichita
was the only site at which the labor-management
conflict was painfiflly apparent, Daniels and Jimenez
both thought that morale needed an all-around
boost. Hence the team-based productivity project.
She tried to "helicopter up" and think about
the problem in the broad context of the com-
pany's history. A few ),ears ago, Acme had been in
bad financial shape, but what had really brought
things to a head--and had led to her current
dilemma--was a labor relations problem. Acme
had a wide variety of labor requirements For its
operations. The company used highly sophisti-
cated technologB employing geologists, geophysi-
cists, and engineers on what was referred to as the
"brains" side of the business, as well as skilled and
semi-skilled labor on the "brawn" side to run the
extraction operations. And in the summer of
1994, brains and brawn clashed in an embarrass-
ingly public way. A number of engineers at the
Wichita plant locked several union workers out of
the offices in 100-degree heat. Although most
Acme employees now felt that the incident had
been blown out of propo,'tion by the press, .
Lombosoro theory.In week 4, you learned about the importance.docxjeremylockett77
Lombosoro theory.
In week 4, you learned about the importance of theory, the various theoretical perspectives and the ways in which theory help guide research in regards to crime and criminal behavior.
To put this assignment into context, I want you to think about how Lombroso thought one could identify a criminal. He said that criminals had similar facial features. If that was the case you would be able to look at someone and know if they were a criminal! Social theories infer that perhaps it is the social structures around us that encourage criminality. Look around your city- what structures do you think may match up to something you have learned about this week in terms of theory? These are just two small examples to put this assignment into context for you. The idea is to learn about the theories, then critically think about how can one "show" the theory without providing written explanation for their chosen image.
Directions: With the readings week 4 in mind, please do the following:
1. Choose a theoretical perspective (I.e., biological, psychological sociological)
2. Look through media images (this can be cartoons, magazines, newspapers, internet stories, etc...) and select 10 images that you think depict your chosen theory without written explanation.
3. Provide a one paragraph statement of your theory, what kinds of behavior it explains and how it is depicted through images. Be sure to use resources to support your answer.
4. You will copy and paste your images into a word document, along with your paragraph. You do not need to cite where you got your images, but you do need to cite any information you have in number 3.
Format Directions:
Typed, 12 point font, double spaced
APA format style (Cover page, in text citations and references)
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Looking over the initial material on the definitions of philosophy i.docxjeremylockett77
Looking over the initial material on the definitions of philosophy in
the course content section, which definition (Aristotle, Novalis,
Wittgenstein) would you say gives you the best feel for philosophy? What
is it about the definition that interests you? do you find there to be any problems with the definition? what other questions do you have regarding the meaning of philosophy?
ARISTOTLE :
Definition 1: Philosophy begins with wonder. (Aristotle)
Our study of philosophy will begin with the ancient Greeks. This is not because the Greeks were necessarily the first to philosophize. They were the first to address philosophical questions in a systematic manner. Also, the bodies of works which survive from the Greeks is quite substantial so in studying philosophy we have a lot to go on if we start with the Greeks.
Philosophy is, in fact, a Greek word. Philo is one of the Greek words for love: in this case the friendship type of love. (What other words can you think of that have "philo" as a part?) Sophia, has a few different uses in Greek. Capitalized it is the name of a woman or a Goddess: wisdom. Philosophy, then, etymologically, (that is from its roots) means love of wisdom.
But what exactly is wisdom? Is it merely knowledge? Intelligence? If I know how to perform a given skill does this necessarily imply that I also have wisdom or am wise?
The word "wise" is not in fact a Greek word. Remember for the Greeks that's "Sophia". Wise is Indo-European and is related to words like "vision", "video", "Veda" (the Indian Holy scriptures). The root has something to do with seeing. Wisdom then has to do with applying our knowledge in a meaningful and practically beneficial way. Perhaps this is the reason why philosophy is associated with the aged. Aristotle believes that philosophy in fact is more suitably studied by the old rather than the young who are inclined to be controlled by the emotions. Do you think this is correct? Nevertheless, whether Aristotle is correct or not, typically the elderly are more likely to be wise as they have more experience of life: they have seen more and hopefully know how to respond correctly to various situations.
Philosophy is not merely confined to the old. Aristotle also says that philosophy begins with wonder and that all people desire to know. Children often are paradigm cases of wondering. Think about how children (perhaps a young sibling or a son or daughter, niece or nephew of your acquaintance) inquistively ask their parents "why" certain things are the case? If the child receives a satisfying answer, one that fits, she is satisfied. If not there is dissatisfaction and frustration. Children assume that their elders know more than they do and thus rely on them for the answers. Though there is a familiar cliche that ignorance is bliss, (perhaps what is meant by this is that ignorance of evil is bliss), Aristotle sees ignorance as painful, a wonder that I would rather fill with knowledge. After all wha.
Lucky Iron Fish
By: Ashley Snook
Professor Phillips
MGMT 350
Spring 2018
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Human Relations Theory
Communications Issues
Intercultural Relations
Ethics Issues
Conclusion
Works Cited
Executive Summary
The B-certified organization that I chose is Lucky Iron Fish Enterprise which is located in Guelph, Ontario Canada. The company distributes iron fish that are designed to solve iron deficiency and anemia for the two billion people who are affected worldwide.
The human relations model is comprised of McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, and theories from Peters and Waterman. These factors focus on the organizational structure of the company as it relates to the executives, the staff, and the customers. The executives provide meaningful jobs for the staff which gives them high levels of job satisfaction. Together, they are able to provide a product that satisfies the thousands of customers they have already reached.
Communication in this company flows smoothly. They implement open communication, encourage participation, and have high levels of trust among employees. Each of their departments are interconnected through teamwork.
Their intercultural relations, although successful, require a significant amount of time. They need to emphasize to the high context cultures that they are willing to understand their culture and possibly adopt some aspects of it. Additionally, they face barriers such as language dissimilarity and lack of physical store locations.
Ethics remains a top priority for this organization. They have high ethical standards that are integrated into their operations. They make decisions that do the most good for the most people, they do not take into consideration financial or political influence, and they strive to protect the environment through their sustainability measures.
Every employee is dedicated to improving the lives of those who suffer from iron deficiency
and anemia. As their organization grows, they continue to impact thousands of lives around the world. They are on a mission to put “a fish in every pot” (Lucky Iron Fish).
Introduction
Lucky Iron Fish, located in Guelph Canada, is a company that is dedicated to ending worldwide iron deficiency and anemia. They do this by providing families with iron fish that release iron when heated in food or water. They sell this product in developed countries in order to support their business model of buy one give one. Each time an iron fish is purchased, one is donated to a family in a developing country. They designed their product to resemble the kantrop fish of Cambodia; in their culture this fish is a symbol of luck. Another focus of theirs is to remain sustainable, scalable, and impactful (Lucky Iron Fish). Each of their products is made from recycled material and their packaging is biodegradable. Their organization has a horizontal stru.
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Lucky Iron Fish
By: Ashley Snook
MGMT 350
Spring 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Rx3wDqTuI
Table of Contents
Case Overview
Introduction
Human Relations
Communications
Intercultural Relations
Ethics
Conclusion
Works Cited
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY0D-PIcgB4
Video ends at 1:45
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Case Overview
Company located in Guleph, Ontario Canada
Mission is to end iron deficiency and anemia
A fish in every pot
Gavin Armstrong, Founder/CEO
Introduction
Idea originated in Cambodia
Distribute fish through buy one give one model
Sustainable, scalable, impactful
Human Relations
McGregor’s Theory X and Y
-X: employees focused solely on financial gain
-Y: strive to improve worldwide health
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
-Affiliation: desire to be part of a unit, motivated by connections
-Self-esteem: recognition for positive impact
Peters and Waterman
-Close relations to the customer
-Simple form & lean staff
Communications
Time and Distance
-Make product easily and quickly accessible
Communication Culture
-Encourages active participation
Teamwork
-Each role complements the overall mission
Gavin Armstrong Kate Mercer Mark Halpren Melissa Saunders Ashley Leone
Founder & CEO VP Marketing Chief Financial Officer Logistics Specialist Dietician
Intercultural Relations
High/Low Context
-Targets high context cultures
Barriers
-Language dissimilarity
Overcoming Barriers
-Hire a translator
Ethics
Utilitarianism
-Targets countries where majority of people will benefit
Veil of Ignorance
-Not concerned with financial influence
Categorical Imperative
-Accept projects only if environmentally friendly
Conclusion
Buy one give one model
Expansion
Sustainability
Works Cited
Guffey, Mary. “Essentials of Business Communication.” Ohio: Erin Joyner. 2008. Print.
“Lucky Iron Fish.” Lucky Iron Fish. Accessed 30 May 2018. https://luckyironfish.com/
“Lucky Iron Fish Enterprise.” B Corporation.net. Accessed 30 May 2018. https://www.bcorporation.net/community/lucky-iron-fish-enterprise
Lucky Iron Fish. “Lucky Iron Fish: A Simple
Solution
for a global problem.” Youtube. 28 October 2014. Accessed 4 June 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY0D-PIcgB4
“Lucky little fish to fight iron deficiency among women in Cambodia.” Grand Challenges Canada. Accessed 6 June 2018. http://www.grandchallenges.ca/grantee-stars/0355-05-30/
Podder, Api. “Lucky Iron Fish Wins 2016 Big Innovation Award.” SocialNews.com. 5 February 2016. Accessed 4 June 2018. http://mysocialgoodnews.com/lucky-iron-fish-wins-2016-big-innovation-award/
Zaremba, Alan. “Organizational Communication.” New York: Oxford University Press Inc. 2010. Print.
Lucky Iron Fish
By: Ashley Snook
Professor Phillips
MGMT 350.
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look for a article that talks about some type of police activity and create PowerPoint and base on the history describe
-What is the role of a police officer in society? (general statement )
-how are they viewed by society?
what is the role of the police in this case?
how it is seems by society?
Article
An unbelievable History of Rape
An 18-year-old said she was attacked at knifepoint. Then she said she made it up. That’s where our story begins.
by T. Christian Miller, ProPublica and Ken Armstrong, The Marshall Project December 16, 2015
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Look at the Code of Ethics for at least two professional agencies, federal agencies, or laws that would apply to Health IT professionals. In two pages (not including the reference list), compare and contrast these standards. How much overlap did you find? Is one reference more specific than the other? Does one likely fit a broader audience, etc... Would you add anything to either of these documents?
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Locate
an example for 5 of the 12 following types of communication genres:
Business card
Resume/CV
Rules and regulations
Policy handbook
Policy manual
Policy guide
Policy or departmental memorandum
Public policy report
Government grant
Government proposal
Departmental brochure or recruitment materials
Governmental agency social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc...)
Write
a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you refer to your examples for each of the above listed communication genres. Be sure to address the following in your paper:
How does the purpose of the communication relate to the particular communication genre? In what ways does the genre help readers grasp information quickly and effectively? In what way is the genre similar or different than the other genres you chose?
What role has technology played in the development of the genre? How is it similar or different than the other genres you chose?
How does the use of these conventions promote understanding for the intended audience of the communication? How is it similar or different than the other genres you chose?
Is the communication intended for external or internal distribution? Describe ethical and privacy considerations used for determining an appropriate method of distribution. How is it similar or different than the other genres you chose?
Cite
at least three academic sources in your paper.
Format
your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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Locate and read the other teams’ group project reports (located in Doc Sharing).
Provide some comments for two reports in terms of what you think they did right, what you learned from these reports, as well as what else they could have done.
In addition, read the comments that other students made about your team’s report and respond to at least one of them.
Review ATTACHMENTS!!!!
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Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
We all have good and bad thoughts from time to time and situation to situation. We are bombarded daily with spiraling thoughts(both negative and positive) creating all-consuming feel , making us difficult to manage with associated suffering. Good thoughts are like our Mob Signal (Positive thought) amidst noise(negative thought) in the atmosphere. Negative thoughts like noise outweigh positive thoughts. These thoughts often create unwanted confusion, trouble, stress and frustration in our mind as well as chaos in our physical world. Negative thoughts are also known as “distorted thinking”.
This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
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How to Split Bills in the Odoo 17 POS ModuleCeline George
Bills have a main role in point of sale procedure. It will help to track sales, handling payments and giving receipts to customers. Bill splitting also has an important role in POS. For example, If some friends come together for dinner and if they want to divide the bill then it is possible by POS bill splitting. This slide will show how to split bills in odoo 17 POS.
1. 1.
Outstanding 4 points
Very Good 3 points
Good 2 Points
Unacceptable 1 point
Integration of Knowledge
12.5%
The paper demonstrates that the author fully understands and
has applied concepts learned in the course.
Concepts are integrated into the writer’s own insights.
The writer provides concluding remarks that show analysis and
synthesis of ideas
The paper demonstrates that the author, for the most part,
understands and has applied concepts learned in the course.
Some of the conclusions, however, are not supported in the
body of the paper
The paper demonstrates that the author, to a certain extent,
understands and has applied concepts learned in the course
The paper does not demonstrate that the author has fully
understood and applied concepts learned in the course.
Topic Focus
12.5%
The topic is focused narrowly enough for the scope of this
assignment.
A thesis statement provides direction for the paper, either by
statement of a position or hypothesis
The topic is focused but lacks direction.
The paper is about a specific topic but the writer has not
established a position.
The topic is too broad for the scope of this assignment.
The topic is not clearly defined
Depth of Discussion
12.5 %
2. In-depth discussion and elaboration in all sections of the paper.
In-depth discussion and elaboration in most sections of the
paper.
The writer has omitted pertinent content.
Quotations from others outweigh the writer’s own ideas
excessively.
Cursory discussion in all the sections of the paper or brief
discussion in only a few sections
Cohesiveness
12.5%
Ties together information from all sources.
Paper flows from one issue to the next without the need for
headings.
Author’s writing demonstrates an understanding of the
relationship among material obtained from all sources
For the most part, ties together information from all sources.
Paper flows with only some disjointedness.
Author’s writing demonstrates an understanding of the
relationship among material obtained from all sources.
Sometimes ties together information from all sources.
Paper does not flow.
Disjointedness is apparent.
Author’s writing does not demonstrate an understanding of the
relationship among material obtained from all sources.
Does not tie together information.
Paper does not flow and appears to be created from disparate
issues.
Headings are necessary to link concepts.
Writing does not demonstrate understanding any relationship
Spelling and Grammar 12.5%
Minimal spelling and/or grammar mistakes
Some spelling and or grammar mistakes.
Noticeable spelling and grammar mistakes.
Unacceptable number of spelling and/or grammar mistakes
Sources
12.5%
3. More than 5 current sources, of which at least 3 are peer review
journal articles or scholarly books.
Sources include both general background sources and
specialized sources.
Special-interest sources and popular literature and
acknowledged as such if they are cited.
All web sites utilized are authoritative.
5 current sources, of which at least 2 are peer-review journal
articles or scholarly books.
All web sites utilized are authoritative.
Fewer than 5 current sources or fewer than 2 of 5 are peer-
reviewed journal articles or scholarly books. All web sites
utilized are credible.
Fewer than 5 current sources or fewer than 2 of 5 are peer-
reviewed journal articles or scholarly books. Not all web sites
utilized are credible, and/or sources are not current.
Citations
12.5%
Cites all data obtained from other sources.
APA citation style is used in both text and bibliography
Cites most data obtained from other sources.
APA citation style is used in both text and bibliography.
Cites some data obtained from other sources.
Citation style is either inconsistent or incorrect.
Does not cite sources.
Breast & Body – some background information I have compiled
Your goals as a student in this class are to….
1) To identify and articulate the shared values that unite Mrs.
Bell, Mrs. Graham, Breast & Body Health Inc., and Breast &
Body Health Boutique.
2) To identify and articulate a vision statement that unites and
clearly states what Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Graham want Breast &
Body Health Inc., and Breast & Body Health Boutique to
become.
4. 3) To identify and articulate a unifying mission statement for
Breast & Body Health Inc., and Breast & Body Health Boutique
that declares their reason for being; what their business is.
4) To formulate a strategic plan that exploits current
opportunities while creating new and different opportunities for
the future. Integrating the management, marketing,
accounting/finance, operations, and information systems of
Breast & Body Health Inc., and Breast & Body Health Boutique
to achieve the vision.
Background….
Two organizations with one vision; to help men, women, and
children with cancer (primarily breast cancer). These two
organizations have multiple published mission/vision/purpose
statements. There is a lack of clarity and focus. There is a
need to focus this organization and to develop a clearly
articulated a 3 to 5 year strategic plan.
Organization 1: Breast and Body Health Inc. - Breast and Body
Health Inc. is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization.
Organization 2: Breast and Body Health Boutique - Breast and
Body Health Boutique is a for profit organization.
These two organizations exist symbiotically to help men,
women, and children with cancer. Their primary focus is breast
cancer. From screening, to diagnosis, treatment, and post
treatment, the goal is to help women obtain the products and
services they need to be healthy and to feel confident in their
own skin. Breast & Body Health Incorporated, the not-for-
profit 501c3, raises funds to help cover the costs associated
with cancer products and services, primarily traditional and
custom-made prosthetic breasts, bras, wigs, and other breast
cancer related supplies. The second organization, Breast &
Body Health Boutique, is a for profit organization that sells the
products previously mentioned as well as a full line of women’s
intimate apparel, hand-made lotions and soaps, and clothing.
The revenue generated from Breast and Body Health Boutique is
directed into Breast and Body Health Incorporated which
donates the funds to cover the cancer related costs for
5. patients/customers who lack health insurance or have
inadequate health insurance to obtain the products and services
they need. From the perspective of a patient or customer, these
two organizations are on in the same.
The World Health Organization defines health as “a state of
complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity” (World Health
Organization, 2014, p. 1). As a 4-time cancer survivor, the
founder and co-owner these two organizations, Mrs. Bonnie
Bell, is keenly aware of the essential roles that knowledge,
confidence, and community, play in the journey from the
discovery of a lump, to breast cancer survivor, and from cancer
survivor, to thriver; the complementary roles that physical,
mental, and social well-being play in the pursuit of health.
From the perspective of a patient/customer, these two
organizations are one in the same. They reside in two primary
locations, northern Virginia and central Alabama, as well as two
satellite locations, northern Virginia and eastern West Virginia.
Their specific addresses are as follows:
Primary Locations:
1) Breast & Body Health Boutique - 2217 Papermill Road,
Winchester, VA 22601
2) Breast & Body Health Boutique - 102 Court Street,
Wetumpka, AL 36092
3) Breast & Body Health, Inc headquarters – 62 Niblick Court,
Martinsburg, WV 25405
Satellite Locations:
1) Mary Washington Regional Cancer Center, 1300 Hospital
Drive #101, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
2) Gateway Home Care, 1353 Edwin Miller Boulevard,
Martinsburg, WV 25404
Populations Served:
The primary population served by these organizations are
women and their families afflicted by breast cancer within a
100-mile radius of each location. More specifically, the target
population are women afflicted by breast cancer who lack health
6. insurance or have inadequate health insurance. That being said,
these organizations serve all individuals in within the
geographic regions served.
On top of helping those with cancer, these organizations engage
in various community outreach and educational events that work
to spread awareness of cancer, the importance of cancer
screening, and how to access available resources.
Again, these organizations have never clearly defined their
primary population beyond “men, women, and children with
cancer”. This will be a major aspect of clarifying and focusing
this organization through the development of a 3 to 5 year
strategic plan.
These two organizations are co-owned by a mother and daughter
team; Bonnie Bell (mother) and Natacha Graham (daughter).
With limited resources these organizations are being operated to
achieve the mission of helping those with cancer. The impact
these two organizations have had since their inception is
amazing. With no formal business training, the owners have
grown these organizations from an idea and a few thousand
dollars into two full retail locations with approximately 6 full
time equivalent employees; they have touched hundreds of
lives. With growth comes opportunities and new challenges.
There are legitimate regulatory and business reasons for
maintaining two distinct entities (for-profit and not-for-profit),
but this also adds to the confusion. There is not a clearly
defined vision that unities these organizations. There is not a
clear mission providing direction. There are no stated goals
that the organizations are operating toward. There is no
strategy. Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Graham work endlessly to raise
funds to help men, women, and children with cancer. They
direct all profits from Breast and Body Health Boutique into
Breast and Body Health Incorporated which donates funds to
cover the cancer related costs of uninsured and underinsured
patients/customers. They have developed a successful model in
a unique niche, but they are working at their capacity.
7. Strategy Analysis and choice
Chapter Six
Part 1 of 2
Dr. J. Seth Chatfield
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A Comprehensive Strategic-Management Model
Dr. J. Seth Chatfield
10. 3
Matching Key External and Internal Factors to Formulate
Alternative Strategies
6-4
Dr. J. Seth Chatfield
11. 4
The Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT)
Matrix helps managers develop four types of strategies:
SO (strengths-opportunities) Strategies
WO (weaknesses-opportunities) Strategies
ST (strengths-threats) Strategies
WT (weaknesses-threats) Strategies
SWOT/TOWS Matrix
Dr. J. Seth Chatfield
14. This should say “SO Strategies”
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SO – Strategies
Add four new in-store promotions monthly (S4, O3)
Add two new repair and service persons (S6, O5)
Dr. J. Seth Chatfield
15. 7
List the firm’s key external opportunities
List the firm’s key external threats
List the firm’s key internal strengths
List the firm’s key internal weaknesses
Match internal strengths with external opportunities
Match internal weaknesses with external opportunities, and
record the resultant WO Strategies
Match internal strengths with external threats, and record the
resultant ST Strategies
Match internal weaknesses with external threats, and record the
resultant WT Strategies
Steps in producing the SWOT/TOWS Matrix
Dr. J. Seth Chatfield
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16. This should say “SO Strategies”
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The Strategic Position & Action Evaluation (SPACE) Matrix
Two internal dimensions (financial position [FP] and
competitive position [CP])
Two external dimensions (stability position [SP] and industry
position [IP])
Most important determinants of an organization’s overall
strategic position
Dr. J. Seth Chatfield
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BCG Matrix
graphically portrays differences among divisions in terms of
relative market share position and industry growth rate
allows a multidivisional organization to manage its portfolio of
businesses by examining the relative market share position and
the industry growth rate of each division relative to all other
divisions in the organization
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Matrix
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21.
22. 13
The BCG Matrix
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6-15
The Internal-External (IE) Matrix
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25. Grand Strategy Matrix
based on two evaluative dimensions: competitive position and
market (industry) growth
The Grand Strategy Matrix
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The Strategy-Formulation Analytical Framework
Dr. J. Seth Chatfield
27. uses input from Stage 1 analyses and matching results from
Stage 2 analyses to decide objectively among alternative
strategies
The Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM)
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1. Make a list of the firm’s key external
opportunities/threats and internal strengths/
weaknesses in the left column of the QSPM.
2. Assign weights to each key external and internal
factor.
3. Examine the Stage 2 (matching) matrices, and
identify alternative strategies that the organization
should consider implementing.
Steps in a QSPM
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34. 4. Determine the Attractiveness Scores (AS).
5. Compute the Total Attractiveness Scores.
6. Compute the Sum Total Attractiveness Score.
Steps in a QSPM (cont.)
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Sets of strategies can be examined sequentially or
simultaneously
Requires strategists to integrate pertinent external and internal
factors into the decision process
Can be adapted for use by small and large for-profit and
nonprofit organizations
Positive Features of the QSPM
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39. 24
Always requires intuitive judgments and educated assumptions
Only as good as the prerequisite information and matching
analyses upon which it is based
Limitations of the QSPM
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“Not only has the “right” corporate culture become the essence
and foundation of corporate excellence, but success or failure of
needed corporate reforms hinges on management’s sagacity and
ability to change the firm’s driving culture in time and in tune
with required changes in strategies.”
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Board of directors
a group of individuals who are elected by the ownership of a
corporation to have oversight and guidance over management
and who look out for shareholders’ interests
Duties of the Board of Directors
Control & Oversight over Management
Adherence to Legal Prescriptions
Consideration of Stakeholder Interests
Advancement of Stockholders’ Rights
Governance Issues
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Principles of Good Governance
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Strategies require regular reappraisal
Every org. needs to establish and communicate clear objectives
and strategies
Use the tools described in this chapter (SWOT, SPACE, BCG,
IE, QSPM) but also incorporate:
Behavioral
Cultural
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SWOT - Internal Strengths
B&B is in touch with their communities and gives back
whenever possible. This has allowed their business to travel far
and wide by word of mouth.
B&B make women feel beautiful, sexy, pampered by their
49. personal service and unique products.
B&B caters to all people, not just women or women with breast
cancer.
They are a one stop shop for breast cancer products and
services.
Most employees are certified professional bra and
mastectomy/prosthetic fitters
Customer education and training (informing customers what
they are doing and why they are doing it/They share their
expertise) – this has created significant customer loyalty
B&B provides women with a positive and supportive
atmosphere that can be unmatched by more commercialized
competitors.
They help those in need no matter their financial situation.
They work with all insurances including Medicaid and Medicare
B&B works well with physicians and has a strong physician
network.
SWOT – Internal Weaknesses
Lack of resources (physical/financial/human)
Their competitive advantage can be replicated (personalized
fittings)
Financial Clarity - Resources are very limited and there is a
major lack of financial data.
Lack of brand awareness. As far as the general population of
women there is not a great awareness that B&B is a superior
option for bra fitting compared to retail stores.
No coherent marketing strategy
Hard to attract employees who will be committed and stay with
B&B for meager pay (Child care can be more expensive than
compensation)
A lack of focus in connecting the two businesses and not being
able to have a unifying vision/mission or goals/objectives.
The owner tries to do everything and can get overwhelmed.
50. Overly altruistic – helping others to the point of organizational
failure.
Very limited online presence and no online sales
SWOT – External Opportunities
Huge growth potential.
Competitors are not personable and make the women feel like
less of a person. B&B offers a place where they can feel
comfortable going.
They are different from a regular Durable Medical Equipment
facility because not only do they offer breasts prosthesis, but
they give women a choice. Most DME places will give you a
small option and say choose instead of seeing what fits.
There is a growing need for their products and services not only
for women with breast cancer but for teenagers and for the male
population (including transgender/transvestite).
The obesity epidemic is creating an expanding market of women
with large breast sizes that would greatly benefit from personal
fittings.
Very little direct competition within the breast cancer product
and service niche
Potential of new legislation that includes custom breast
prosthesis under Medicare.
Introduction of an online shopping platform.
Strategic alliances/partnerships - Also being able to partner
with other likeminded companies could help gain exposure and
help grow the revenue of the company.
Social media as a low-cost marketing platform.
SWOT – External Threats
Online competition.
An inconsistent flow of financial support. The for-profit is not
51. currently profitable and the not-for-profit must survive on
donations, there could be either a surplus or deficit in funds at
any given time.
B&B is more expensive than traditional retails. Walmart is
cheaper and so is Lane Bryant. Even Victoria secrets can be a
little less pricey and have more inventory.
Policy changes – Medicare/Medicaid/commercial health
insurance.
Small geographical service area.
Competitors are able to deliver what the customer assumes is
their fit without having to come into the store.
New competition entering their market.
Potential for health providers to aggressively enter the market –
seeing a greater provider emphasis on psychosocial health
requirements of cancer treatment/recovery.
Potential of family (mother/daughter) conflict or disagreement
causing organizational problems.
Heavy reliance of health insurance reimbursement.
“Breast & Body” Strategic Plan | Identification of SWOT
Factors & SWOT/TOWS Matrix
You are assigned to identify current SWOT factors that will
form the foundation of your
strategic plan for Breast & Body. Specifically, you must
identify a minimum of:
• 10 internal Strengths of Breast & Body
• 10 internal Weaknesses of Breast & Body
• 10 external Opportunities for Breast & Body
52. • 10 external Threats for Breast & Body
These SWOT factors should be as actionable as possible,
meaning they are suggestive
of potential strategies to pursue and they are meaningful in
terms of having strategic
implications. Quantify your factors to the extent possible and
select factors that will be
helpful in deciding what actions to recommend to the firm,
rather than selecting
nebulous factors too vague for an actionable response. We have
very limited internal
financial data for Breast & Body. Please operate under the
assumptions that all
internal resources are very limited.
Using the SWOT factors you have identified, develop a SWOT
matrix.
A SWOT matrix seeks to develop strategies based on the factors
you have
identified. Your goal is to match the key external and internal
SWOT factors you have
identified to formulate alternative strategies. Specifically, you
need to develop two (2)
strategies for each of the four (4) categories of strategies: SO
strategies, WO
strategies, ST strategies, and WT strategies (a total of eight (8)
strategies). Again, we
have very limited internal financial data for Breast & Body.
Please operate under the
assumptions that all internal resources are very limited. Your
strategies will need to
reflect this fact (i.e. opening additional retail locations is not
currently a strategy that is
feasible).
53. SO (strengths-opportunities) Strategies use a firm’s internal
strengths to take
advantage of external opportunities.
WO (weaknesses-opportunities) Strategies aim at improving
internal weaknesses by
taking advantage of external opportunities.
ST (strengths-threats) Strategies use a firm’s strengths to avoid
or reduce the impact
of external threats.
WT (weaknesses-threats) Strategies are defensive tactics
directed at reducing
internal weakness and avoiding external threats.
*** Please refer to chapter 6 PowerPoint ((( attached ))) for
detailed
information regarding the development of a SWOT matrix.
Also, use
google for more understanding.
*** NO PLAGIARISM
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54. Phase # 2 Infection
Prevention
Literature Review
Healthcare acquired infections constitute a major public
health issue and it is affecting millions of people on a yearly
basis. The approximation from the recent studies is showing
more than 5 percent of the hospitalized patients are exposed to
nosocomial infections. Many studies further show that the
surgical site infections are the common infections associated
with nosocomial infections and it is contributing to about 30
percent of all healthcare acquired infections cases.
Study by Ayed et al (2015) shows that healthcare
providers are continuously exposed to pathogens which are
sometimes severe and lethal. Nurses specifically are more
exposed to different infections during the course of providing
healthcare services to the patients. This study indicates that it is
therefore crucial for nurses to possess sound knowledge as well
as strict adherence to the infection control practices. Updating
the acquaintance and the practices of nurses through
involvement in ongoing in-service educational programs and
putting more focus on the role of the current evidence-based
practices of infection prevention in the continuous training is
important. Provision of the training to the newly recruited
nurses regarding the infection control frequently as well as
replicating the study through observation checklist is necessary
in assessing the level of practice (Imad, Ayed, Faeda, & Lubna,
2015).
Study by Desta et al (2018) reveals that working
experience is a stronger predictor of the knowledge in relation
to the prevention of the infection. In this study, the goal was to
the relationship between the acquaintance, practice and
55. connected aspects of infection prevention among healthcare
employees. Education level is a key determinant to the level of
experience when it comes to the control or the prevention of
infections. According to this study, it is clear that healthcare
providers with advanced experience as well as advanced age are
significantly linked with the knowledge. This is basically based
on the fact that as healthcare providers are getting older, they
are more likely to have advance knowledge due to their
experiences as well as having worked with their seniors (Desta,
Ayenew, Sitotaw, Tegegne, Dires, & Getie, 2018).
Teshager et al (2015) also studies the knowledge,
practices, and the related aspects towards the reduction or
prevention of the surgical site infections among nurses who
were employed in Amhara Regional State Referral healthcare
facilities, in the Northwest Ethiopia. This study looked at some
of the factors linked with the knowledge of the nurses regarding
the prevention of the surgical site infections. Based on the
bivariate analysis of this study, the age, year of service, sex of
the participants, and training on the infection prevention
techniques were found to be the key factors associated with the
knowledge on the prevention of infections. On the other hand,
the year of service, sex, and the training on the infection
prevention were found to be greatly linked to the multivariate
assessment (Teshager, Engeda, & Worku, 2015).
Based on the outcome of the analysis, males’ nurses are
three time more likely to be knowledgeable on the prevention of
the surgical site infections as compared to the female
counterparts. Nurses who have served for more than five years
were twice more likely to be knowledgeable on the issue of
infection prevention as compared to the healthcare employees
who have worked for less than five years. Nurses who have been
involved in the training program related to the prevention of the
infection techniques were twice more likely to be
knowledgeable regarding the prevention of the surgical site
infections as compared to nurses who have never attended such
trainings.
56. Human are playing an important role in healthcare
acquired infections and therefore adequate nurse staffing is
important. Batran et al (2018) in their study on whether the
standard precautions for healthcare acquired infection among
nurses working in the public sector is satisfactory indicates that
compliance to the standard precautions by the healthcare
providers is related to their knowledge, the standards precaution
training, and the experiences they are having. Standards
precautions are used as guideline while offering healthcare
services to the patients in spite of the supposed infection status.
According to this study, the standard precautions are targeted at
reducing the transmission of the healthcare acquired infections
as well as protecting the nurses and other healthcare providers
from the sharp injuries (Batran, Ayed, Salameh, Ayoub, &
Fasfous, 2018).
Jahangir et al (2017) aimed at assessing the knowledge
and the practices of the nurses in relation to the spreading of the
healthcare acquired infections within the government healthcare
facilities in Lahore. Based on this study, it was evident that
nurses are having knowledge regarding the spread of
nosocomial infections. They are also well informed regarding
the safety precautions and the use of alcohol-based formulation.
Nevertheless, their practices towards reduction of the spread of
the hospital associated infections are at unsatisfactory level.
This study also reveals that nurses are more exposed to
acquiring and transmitting hospital associated infections as they
provide nursing care to the patients. It is therefore
recommended that nurses must have adequate knowledge as well
as the practice towards controlling and preventing the spread of
nosocomial infections (Jahangir, Ali, & Riaz, 2017).
Using standardized precautions to help in the
prevention of patient from acquiring nosocomial infections is an
important part of the nursing care. Study by Moyo (2013),
reveals that many nurses are more concerned about their lives as
compared to the patients since they are handling different
patients from ward to ward. Alternatively, Ventilator patients
57. are more exposed to the healthcare acquired infections whereby
the contaminated equipment can be a source of those infections.
Nurses who are delivering healthcare services to these patients
are also at higher risk of acquiring illness from such equipment
(Moyo, 2013). Methodology and the design of the study
This study is an institutional based and it will therefore
be done from May 25, 2019 to June 25, 2019. Healthcare
providers having qualification of doctors, health officers,
nurses, midwives, x-ray technicians, pharmacists, and the
laboratory technicians will be selected for this study. Healthcare
providers who are ill plus those who are on leave were never
included in the study.
Self-assessed questionnaire will be utilized to help in
the collection of data through distribution at the healthcare
workers. The self-administered questionnaire was modified
CDC infection prevention and control assessment tool for the
acute care healthcare facilities. The questionnaire was
organized using English language and the pre-test was
performed in the study area on 5 percent of healthcare workers
and this was excluded from the actual study to help in
evaluation of the content as well as the approach of the
questionnaire and some necessary adjustment which were
necessary to be made.
The analysis of the data will be based on summary of
the proportions, frequencies, the average, the score on
knowledge is dichotomized as 1 for being knowledgeable and 2
for not being knowledgeable. The practice score is
dichotomized as 1 for good practice and 2 for poor practice.
Sampling Methods
A total of 250 participants will be selected as the
population participants. The participants are the healthcare
employees who are involved in the direct care of the patients for
a period of four weeks in every ward. The systematic random
sampling will be used to help in the identification of the study
participants through using the list of healthcare employees
posted in every ward in the facility as a sampling frame. The
58. first selection of the participant will be based on random
selection. The selection of the sample for the study is based on
using healthcare providers who are doctors, nurses, midwives,
laboratory technologists, pharmacists, and healthcare officers.
Necessary tools
One of the tools to be used in this study is the self-
administered questionnaire to help in the collection of the data.
This tool will be adapted from the modified Center for Disease
Control and Prevention and the control assessment tool used for
the acute care patients. Any logarithm or flow map developed
Healthcare Facility
References
Batran, A., Ayed, A., Salameh, B., Ayoub, M., & Fasfous, A.
(2018). Are standard precautions for hospital-acquired infection
among nurses in the public sector satisfactory? AMHS , 6 (2),
223-227.
Desta, M., Ayenew, T., Sitotaw, N., Tegegne, N., Dires, M., &
Getie, M. (2018). Knowledge, practice and associated factors of
infection prevention among healthcare workers in Debre Markos
referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Health Serv Res, 18,
465.
Haque, M., Sartelli, M., McKimm, J., & Bakar, A. M. (2018).
Healthcare-associated infections – an overview. Infection Drug
Resist, 11, 2321-2333.
Imad, F., Ayed, A., Faeda, E., & Lubna, H. (2015). Knowledge
and Practice of Nursing Staff towards Infection Control
Measures in the Palestinian Hospitals. ERIC, 6 (4), 79-90.
Jahangir, M., Ali, M., & Riaz, M. S. (2017). Knowledge and
Practices of Nurses Regarding Spread of Nosocomial Infection
In government Hospitals, Lahore. J Liaquat Uni Med Health Sci,
16 (3), 149-153.
Moyo, G. (2013). Factors influencing compliance with infection
prevention standard precautions among nurses working at
Mbagathi district hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Doctoral
59. dissertation, University of Nairobi.
Stone, P. (2017). Economic burden of healthcare-associated
infections: an American perspective. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon
Outcomes Res, 9 (5), 417-422.
Teshager, A. F., Engeda, H. E., & Worku, W. Z. (2015).
Knowledge, Practice, and Associated Factors towards
Prevention of Surgical Site Infection among Nurses Working in
Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia.
Surgery Research and Practice.
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Phase # 3 Implementation
Infection Prevention
Implementation
Task
Duration
Assessment of the current practices
60. 1 week
Identification of the factors leading to high cases of healthcare-
acquired infection
5 weeks
Pre-Training
Two weeks
Training
5 weeks
Process of assessing the situation and communication with the
key stakeholders
Ongoing process
The implementation plan process of this research
project is aimed at addressing issues related to the knowledge,
practices, and other factors such as the socio-demographic
factors, and the healthcare facility factors which are considered
to be playing important roles towards the prevention of
healthcare-acquired infections. The implementation process for
the change implementation plan in reducing the healthcare-
acquired infections requires adequate resources which will be
necessary towards training the healthcare providers to have the
required knowledge needed to improve their skills in relation to
the prevention of the healthcare-acquired infections. Resources
will also be important in ensuring that the required tools or
equipment are purchased to help in ensuring that their effective
control or preventive measures in place.
Some of the important tools or equipment which will
be necessary to be purchased includes the gloves, hydrogen
peroxide, alcohol disinfectant, sterilizer machine, and the
alcohol hand disinfectant. Other resources or tools required
include pens and notebooks which will be important when
training the staffs on the safety measures in relation to the
process of preventing healthcare-acquired infections. The
implementation program towards the reduction of the
healthcare-acquired infection will be based on stages. Stage 1:
Assessment of the current practices (One Week)
61. The first stage will be involving the process of
assessing the current practices in place which are being used
towards a reduction of the infection rates. This stage will also
involve the assessment of the knowledge of the healthcare
providers especially nurses regarding the techniques and the
effective methods being used to help in the reduction of
infections in the facility. The assessment will also involve
looking at some of the steps which have been put in place to
help in combating the incidences of the prevention rates within
the facility. One-week duration will be enough towards ensuring
that there is a complete assessment of the areas which requires
improvement.Stage 2: Identification of the factors leading to
high cases of healthcare-acquired infection (5 days)
The second stage will involve the identification of
some of the factors which are contributing to the spread of the
infection rate within the facility to help in the designing of the
effective training approaches which meets the gaps within the
facility in relation to the prevention of healthcare-acquired
infections. This stage will be taking around 5 days for
completion. Stage 3: Pre-Training (Two Weeks)
The third stage of the implementation process the pre-
training which will take about two weeks. This stage will
involve the assessment of the tools and then scheduled for the
training sessions (in-person training). Stage 4: Training (5
weeks)
The fourth stage will involve the training process
whereby there will be a performance of the in-person training
sessions towards quality healthcare improvement. Training
webinars will be checked in this stage. There will also be a
collection of the baseline information; making completion of
the implementation preparedness checklist. This stage will take
around five weeks.Stage 5: an ongoing process of assessing the
situation
The next stage will be a continuous bi-weekly
gathering to make a continuous assessment of the situation.
There will be an updating of the action plans as well as the
62. implementation of the checklist. The last stage will be involving
a contours process whereby activities such as continuous weekly
meeting will be important to help in determining the challenges
being faced as well as the areas which are successful. In this
stage, there will be the determination of the successful intervals
for the healthcare providers. Frequent collection and analysis of
the data regarding the practices towards preventing healthcare-
acquired infections will be analyzed.
There will be a review of relevant supplementary
learning network webinars. There will also be a pilot like
interventions through the selection of specific departments or
wards which are usually having a continuous flow of patients to
help in giving a clear picture regarding the effectiveness of the
program. There will be continuous training of the current and
new as well as the assessment of the healthcare providers with
regard to how they are being affected by socio-demographic
factors i.e. age, marital status, religion, ethnicity, level of
education, and the work experiences and health facility factors.
There will be assigned of the responsibilities to the
staffs to help in improving the implementation process aimed at
reducing healthcare-acquired infections. Each healthcare
provider will be assigned the responsibility with a focus on the
identification of the factors which might be further increasing
the rate of healthcare-acquired infections other than those which
have been identified to be the major contributors.
There will be continuous communication and giving
reports in relation to the prevention processes. The prevention
practices of healthcare-acquired infection are only developed
through having a continuous operational procedure which is
involving reporting the emerging issues and areas that requires
improvement; therefore, through the existence of continuous
communication process, it will be possible to deal with the issue
of healthcare-acquired infections as a team. Regular assessment
of the progress and creating a plan to keep the process of
implementation of the targeted practices to other departments
within the facility will be of great value.
63. Communication with the key stakeholders of the
healthcare facility is another important step and this has to be
an ongoing process. Stakeholders, in this case, are the
individuals who are directly involved or are affected by the
increasing incidences of the healthcare-acquired infections. The
stakeholders include patients, healthcare providers; groups
providing financial support to the hospital, and the hospital
management among others. There will be continuous
communication and consultation with the stakeholders to help in
rolling out the program as well as expanding the process of
building the sustainability of the program. Stakeholders will be
important in providing feedback regarding the program aimed at
addressing the existing gaps in addressing issues related to the
prevention of healthcare-acquired infections. The stakeholders
will be helping in identifying the areas which require some form
of refinement as well as giving suggestions on the new
approaches of initiatives which should be applied or adopted.
Continuous cooperation, as well as collaboration with
patients, will be important in ensuring that there is a success in
improving the process of addressing issues related to the
prevention of healthcare-acquired infection. Patients are the
highly exposed individuals to healthcare-acquired infection,
therefore, an effective process of educating them on how to
report and stick by the instruction of the healthcare providers
especially those who are placed on an isolated room will be
important in helping to reduce the exposure to healthcare-
acquired infections such as tuberculosis. With regard to working
together with the management of the healthcare facility, the
success of the program will be achieved through support from
the management. The top management is key stakeholders who
are the individuals who are giving go ahead with the process of
making an improvement to the issue of concern. Top
management will be providing the financial support needed to
purchase the materials required towards making the mission of
healthcare-acquired infection prevention activities possible. It
cannot be possible to make an improvement to the concerns
64. related to the infection if the management is not fully engaged
since the project is doom to fail due to a lack of full support.
Materials, activities and the cost
In order to meet the objective of full implementation of
the program, it is important to have the required resources in
place. These resources are the materials or the equipment which
are supposed to be purchased to help in ensuring that every
activity being undertaken such as the training of the staffs as
well as engaging the key stakeholders i.e. healthcare providers,
management, financial supporters, and the patients are
effectively involved in the process of implementation.
Therefore, the materials and the activity of training and
communicating with the stakeholders are categorized below
based on the amount required to support each activity or
purchase of the materials needed.
Materials/ Activities
Costs
Gloves
$ 300
Manila paper for designing the waste segregation protocol
$ 15
More laboratory coats
$ 100
Hydrogen Peroxide
$ 500
Alcohol Disinfectant
$ 300
Sterilizer Machine
$ 800
Alcohol Hand Disinfectant
$ 100
Pens and Notebooks
$ 150
Construction of the isolation room
$ 5000
Training of healthcare providers
65. $ 3000
Communication with the stakeholders
$ 800
Miscellaneous
$ 2000
Total
$ 13,065
References
Batran, A., Ayed, A., Salameh, B., Ayoub, M., & Fasfous, A.
(2018). Are standard precautions for hospital-acquired infection
among nurses in the public sector satisfactory? AMHS , 6 (2),
223-227.
Desta, M., Ayenew, T., Sitotaw, N., Tegegne, N., Dires, M., &
Getie, M. (2018). Knowledge, practice and associated factors of
infection prevention among healthcare workers in Debre Markos
referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Health Serv Res, 18,
465.
Haque, M., Sartelli, M., McKimm, J., & Bakar, A. M. (2018).
Healthcare-associated infections – an overview. Infection Drug
Resist, 11, 2321-2333.
Imad, F., Ayed, A., Faeda, E., & Lubna, H. (2015). Knowledge
and Practice of Nursing Staff towards Infection Control
Measures in the Palestinian Hospitals. ERIC, 6 (4), 79-90.
Jahangir, M., Ali, M., & Riaz, M. S. (2017). Knowledge and
Practices of Nurses Regarding Spread of Nosocomial Infection
In government Hospitals, Lahore. J Liaquat Uni Med Health Sci,
16 (3), 149-153.
Moyo, G. (2013). Factors influencing compliance with infection
prevention standard precautions among nurses working at
Mbagathi district hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Doctoral
dissertation, University of Nairobi.
66. Stone, P. (2017). Economic burden of healthcare-associated
infections: an American perspective. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon
Outcomes Res, 9 (5), 417-422.
Teshager, A. F., Engeda, H. E., & Worku, W. Z. (2015).
Knowledge, Practice, and Associated Factors towards
Prevention of Surgical Site Infection among Nurses Working in
Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia.
Surgery Research and Practice.
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Assessment of the knowledge, practice, and the associated
factors of Healthcare Acquired Infection Prevention
Assessment of the knowledge, practice, and the associated
67. factors of Healthcare Acquired Infection Prevention
Healthcare acquired infection/nosocomial
infection/hospital acquired infections are becoming a major
international challenge in many healthcare facilities especially
in the low- or middle-income nations. It is anticipated that
around 10 percent of patients in the healthcare facilities from
developing nations are developing healthcare acquired
infections and this subsequently leads to negative impacts on
healthcare outcomes. It also leads to increase hospital stay,
economic burden, morbidity cases, and increase in the mortality
incidences. Some of the common healthcare acquired infections
include Hepatitis B and C virus, HIV infections, and even
Tuberculosis which are often transmitted by healthcare workers
who are not observing the practice related to the infection
prevention measures.
According to the United States Center for Disease
Control and Prevention, there are about 1.7 million patients who
have been hospitalized as a result of acquiring infection within
the facilities while undergoing treatment for other healthcare
concerns. Many studies reveal that simple infection control
procedures like cleaning of the hands using alcohol-based hand
rub is helping in the prevention of the spread of the disease.
The increase in the infection rate caused by the healthcare
acquired infection is due to the poor practices of infection
prevention and control, lack of knowledge or failure to
implement knowledge related to the process of preventing and
controlling nosocomial illnesses, and other associated factors
(Desta, Ayenew, Sitotaw, Tegegne, Dires, & Getie, 2018).
The Problem
The high burden of nosocomial infections is as a result of
the absent of the standardized infection control prevention
program in place. The main reason why there is absence of
standardized infection prevention procedures is as a result of
inadequate resources, improper sanitary situation and the poor
hygienic practices. Healthcare infections which were absence at
time when a patient is being admitted are acquired by patients
68. during the process of healthcare services within the hospital.
Healthcare providers are considered to be in the front line with
regard to the process of ensuring that there is self-protection as
well as making sure that patients are free from infections
(Haque, Sartelli, McKimm, & Bakar, 2018).
The process of preventing infection prevention is
involving and it involves the placing of major barriers between
the vulnerable hosts and the pathogens as well as some of the
major components of the safe and improved quality of services
being delivered at the healthcare facility level. Therefore,
healthcare acquired infections related mortality and morbidity
can be prevented through having an effective prevention
program such as proper hand hygiene. The process of
implementing the standard precautions such as safety injections,
isolations precautions, bathing among patients, antibiotic use or
stewardship, vaccinations, environmental cleaning,
disinfections, and the sterilization process through successful
comprehensive departmental based safety program as well as
surveillance are important steps which can be relied on for the
purposes of control and prevention of the infections.
In resource constraint facilities, it is becoming hard to
control infections rates of clients who are acquiring healthcare
infections as well as the exposure of healthcare workers to such
infections. There are some of simple standard precaution
procedures as well as improved knowledge which have been
found to be important when it comes to the reduction of the
infections. Even though there is existence of such evidences in
relation to availability of the level of awareness and practices in
preventing infections and the associated aspects, there are
reduced cases of exploiting such knowledge, practices, and the
associated factors many healthcare facilities. Significance
of the problem
Low-cost intervention processes are available to help in
preventing or controlling the cases of nosocomial infections.
Majority of healthcare knowledge as well as adherence to the
infection prevention is still very minimal. This therefore
69. implies that improvement of knowledge as well as practice of
healthcare employees with regard to the prevention of infection
is important when it comes to the reduction of the burden
caused by the healthcare acquired infections. The outcomes of
this research work will be important as a contribution for the
policy makers, programmers, and healthcare employees towards
improvement of the clinical services and the means of achieving
sustainable development objectives.
Identification of this problem is also important when it
comes to the reduction of the mortality cases. The study of this
problem is helping in the generation of the meaningful data with
regard to the practices, knowledge, and other associated factors
of healthcare acquired infections. This is important in
processing the measuring the outcome of the patient safety
practices. Through monitoring the process and the outcome
measures as well as the evaluation of the existing relationship is
important in establishing the good process which results in good
health care outcomes.
Through identification of the problem related to the
knowledge, practices and the associated factors in healthcare
acquired infections, it is possible to have an effective process
measure which is giving a reflection of the common practices
which can be applied in healthcare setting. It enables the
facility to make a selection of the outcome measures related to
the occurrence, harshness, and the preventability of the outcome
proceedings. It is estimated that over 1.7 million patients are
suffering from the nosocomial infections in the United States.
The overall direct cost of infections to healthcare facility is
ranging between $ 28 billion to $ 45 billion.
Even though this range appears to be wider, healthcare
acquired infections seem to be expensive. Additionally, some of
these diseases are preventable; nevertheless, few healthcare
facilities are still faced with the problem of controlling the
issue. Therefore, identification of the gap with regard to the
control of healthcare acquired infections is important in
reducing its rate thus helping the nation and healthcare facilities
70. to reduce the expenditures on treatment of the patients with
nosocomial infections. The increased expenditure by the clients
or the government is also associated with longer stay in the
hospital due to the re-infection (Stone, 2017). Purpose of this
study
This study is therefore aimed at investigating the
knowledge as well as the routine practices aimed at preventing
of the hospital associated infection and its associated factors of
preventing infection amongst healthcare providers. The outcome
of this study is important towards development and
implementation of the policies to help in addressing the existing
gaps that is present in addressing issues of hospital associated
infections.Research Questions
This study will be guided by the following questions to help in
meeting the objectives or the purpose of the study. These
questions include:
· What are some of the prevention practices in place to help in
the control of healthcare acquired infections?
· What is the knowledge of the healthcare providers with regard
to the prevention and control of healthcare acquired infections?
· What are the associated factors with the knowledge of
healthcare providers regarding the infection prevention?
Masters Essentials aligned with the topic
One of the most important essential with regard to the
process of preventing nosocomial infections is the quality
improvement and safety. Improvement in the quality of
healthcare services as well as safety of the patients is an
ongoing process within every department of the hospitals. It is
important for the mastered prepared nurse to have the ability of
articulating the techniques, equipment, the performance of
measures, culture of the safety values, and the standards related
to quality, and should be prepared to use quality principles in
the organization. It also requires nurses to be an agent of
change. The issues of hospital associated infections are
becoming a major concern in many healthcare facilities. In
order to overcome the challenges faced in ensuring that there is
71. minimization of nosocomial infections, joint effort is required
from both healthcare providers particularly nurses who are
continuously interacting directly with the nurses to help in the
reduction of the issue. Joint forces are needed to have a change
in the practice as well as share the knowledge needed to help in
reducing healthcare acquired infections.
Another important essential is the health policy and
advocacy. There is a continuous change in the healthcare sector
and this is influenced by the technological, economic, political,
and the social-cultural aspects. Graduate master’s degree
nursing program is having a requisite knowledge as well as
skills needed towards promotion of health, helping in shaping
the healthcare delivery, and the advancement of the values such
as social justice through processing of policies processes and
advocacy. As advocates, it is the responsibility of healthcare
providers such as nurses to ensure that there is a change in the
way through which the issue nosocomial infections are dealt
with. Nurses and other healthcare providers need to look for
alternative approaches through advocating for the new policies
and incorporate them into healthcare system within the
organization. Nurses have to be responsible towards making an
improvement to the quality of healthcare delivery through
understanding the political determinants of the system as well
as using the knowledge learned in the class work to advocate for
the change in the healthcare provision policies related to the
prevention of hospital associated infections.
Collaboration towards making an improvement to the
patients and population healthcare outcomes is another
important essential. Healthcare providers must work together
towards ensuring that the implementation processes of the new
policies related to the prevention of infection is achieved.
References
Batran, A., Ayed, A., Salameh, B., Ayoub, M., & Fasfous, A.
(2018). Are standard precautions for hospital-acquired infection
72. among nurses in the public sector satisfactory? AMHS , 6 (2),
223-227.
Desta, M., Ayenew, T., Sitotaw, N., Tegegne, N., Dires, M., &
Getie, M. (2018). Knowledge, practice and associated factors of
infection prevention among healthcare workers in Debre Markos
referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Health Serv Res, 18,
465.
Haque, M., Sartelli, M., McKimm, J., & Bakar, A. M. (2018).
Healthcare-associated infections – an overview. Infection Drug
Resist, 11, 2321-2333.
Imad, F., Ayed, A., Faeda, E., & Lubna, H. (2015). Knowledge
and Practice of Nursing Staff towards Infection Control
Measures in the Palestinian Hospitals. ERIC, 6 (4), 79-90.
Jahangir, M., Ali, M., & Riaz, M. S. (2017). Knowledge and
Practices of Nurses Regarding Spread of Nosocomial Infection
In government Hospitals, Lahore. J Liaquat Uni Med Health Sci,
16 (3), 149-153.
Moyo, G. (2013). Factors influencing compliance with infection
prevention standard precautions among nurses working at
Mbagathi district hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Doctoral
dissertation, University of Nairobi.
Stone, P. (2017). Economic burden of healthcare-associated
infections: an American perspective. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon
Outcomes Res, 9 (5), 417-422.
Teshager, A. F., Engeda, H. E., & Worku, W. Z. (2015).
Knowledge, Practice, and Associated Factors towards
Prevention of Surgical Site Infection among Nurses Working in
Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia.
Surgery Research and Practice.
73. Phase 1 Infection Prevention
Feedback
Excellent paper, you provided an in-depth background on the
selected topic (infection prevention). You followed the provided
instructions and highlighted the importance of conducting this
research as well as the necessity to do it. The purpose of the
research was clearly stated, and you provided great research
questions. However, for this class only select one research
question and make sure to narrow your study to a specific
population. Please make the necessary changes for the final
paper.
Phase 2 Design
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of different articles related to the topic. Your literature review
is clear and well organized. You followed the instructions of the
assignment and provided a description of the method and
sample selection in a clear and transparent way. APA is
appropriate. Good overall paper, enjoyed the graphics.
Implementation Phase 3
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your project. You accentuated, all the different sections,
74. including a timeline as recommended by the assignment
instructions. APA is adequate
Phase 4 Results
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specific information regarding the overall result of the project
following the assignment's instructions. However, there were
multiple errors in regard to APA , specifically on the lack of
citation utilized in the text and table formation.
Running head: RESEARCH PAPER
1
RESEARCH PAPER 15
Phase # 4 Results
Infection Prevention
Results Socio-demographics features of the research population
Infection prevention is amongst the challenges
faced in many healthcare institutions in the entire world. This
study assessed the knowledge, practice, and associated factors
aimed at reducing or preventing healthcare-acquired infections
among healthcare workers. In this particular study, a total of
250 healthcare professionals were interviewed and yields a
response rate of 95 percent majorities. There were many
individuals i.e. 150 (60 percent) were in the age bracket of 26 to
75. 3o years old. The majority of the respondents were from
Orthodox Christianity at 72 percent of the population. A higher
percentage of the individuals who participated in this study was
diploma holders at 40 percent (100 participants).
Overall, based on this particular study, it is clear that
the majority of healthcare providers were knowledgeable about
the prevention of healthcare-acquired infections. Many of these
healthcare providers were having sufficient knowledge required
to make a contribution towards helping in reducing healthcare-
acquired infections. This study, therefore, shows that the
outcomes are in line with many other research works which
have shown that healthcare providers are knowledgeable enough
to help in the prevention of infection; nevertheless, the issue of
controlling or preventing such infection is affected by the
attitudes or the socio-demographic factors or lack of adequate
resources to accomplish this mission.
.
Variable
Frequency
Percentage
Age
20 to 25
80
32%
26 to 30
150
60%
Over 31 years
20
8%
Sex
Male
150
77. 40 %
Work Experience
Over five years
170
68%
5 to 10 years
70
28%
Over 10 years
10
4%
Profession
Physician
30
12%
Nurse
82
32.8%
Midwifery
60
24%
Health officials
18
7.2%
Laboratory Technician
40
16%
Other healthcare providers
20
78. 8%
Involved in the training
Yes
90
36%
No
160
64%
There is availability of IP guideline
Yes
100
40%
No
150
60%
Knowledge concerning the infection prevention
In this particular study, a total of 220 (88 percent)
and 210 (84 percent) believed that healthcare-acquired
infections are prevented using disinfection and antiseptic
respectively. A total of 190 respondents (76 percent) believed
that equipment requires the process of decontamination prior to
the sterilization procedure. More than half of the participants
(56 percent) are not well informed regarding the [preparation of
0.5 percent of chlorine solution.
Variables
The level of knowledge
Frequency
Disinfection is helpful in the prevention of the acquired
infections
Ye
220
88 %
79. No
30
12%
Antiseptic is helping in the prevention of healthcare-acquired
infection
Yes
210
84%
No
40
16%
The is sterilization of the equipment using chemical
Yes
100
40%
No
150
60 %
There is physical sterilization of equipment through the use of
heat and radiation occasionally
Yes
70
28 %
No
180
72%
All pathogens are destroyed through autoclaving
Yes
170
68%
No
80. 80
32%
There is a decontamination of equipment before the sterilization
process
Yes
190
76%
No
60
24%
Protective devices are important when it comes to the reduction
of the infections
Yes
185
74%
No
65
26%
Wearing of gloves is used as a replacement of hand washing
Yes
90
64%
No
160
36%
There is a preparation of o.5 percent chlorine solution
Yes
110
44%
No
140
56%
81. There is the use of PEP for HIV after being exposed to blood
Yes
230
92%
No
20
8%
The practice of healthcare providers in an effort to prevent
healthcare-acquired infections
In this particular study, the percentages of the
healthcare providers believed it was important to wash hand
before starting to provide healthcare and after completion of
healthcare provision were 140 (56 percent) and 200 (80 percent)
respectively. There was almost equal proportional with regard
to the number of respondents who said there is use of soap to
wash the hands before patient care i.e. 120 (48 percent) and the
individuals who believed that there was no washing of the hands
after provision of healthcare services i.e. 130 (52 percent) based
on the responses given by the study participants, majority of the
respondents believe that there is no use of any type of
protective equipment such as mask, gloves, and gowns among
others. Only 42 participants (16.8) believed that there is the use
of personal protective equipment.
The length of working experience is associated with
the knowledge score based on the outcome of this study.
According to the result of the study, healthcare providers who
have been in the medical field for not less than ten years are
more likely to be knowledgeable about the issues related to the
prevention programs. The increase in the knowledge in relation
to the number of experience is likely to be related to the
increase in the number of years of practice which increases
exposure to different healthcare settings. Such healthcare
providers are exposed repeatedly and are becoming more
experienced through interacting and taking part in working with
82. senior healthcare providers.
Variable
Response
Figures
Frequency
There is washing of the hands using soap before prior to the
start of healthcare
Yes
140
56%
No
110
44%
There is a habit of washing hand using soap after providing care
to the patient
Yes
200
80 %
No
50
20%
There is washing of the hands without soap prior to or after
patient care
Yes
120
48%
No
130
52 %
There is the use of all categories of personal protective
equipment
Ye
42
83. 16.8
No
208
83.2
Aspects related to the knowledge of the healthcare professionals
regarding the issue of preventing healthcare-acquired infections
Some of the major factors which were associated with
the knowledge in relation to the healthcare-acquired prevention
included age, education attainment, the work experience of the
healthcare providers, sex of the respondents, profession, and
training received in relation to the techniques used in the
prevention of healthcare-acquired infections. Healthcare
providers who are over 31 years were three times more
knowledgeable as compared to individuals or healthcare
providers whose age bracket was 21 to 25 years. Male
healthcare employees were twice likely to be more
knowledgeable as compared to their female counterparts.
This study also reveals that the working experience
strongly influenced the practices towards prevention of
healthcare-acquired infections. Individuals with experience of
more than ten years of work within healthcare sector were four
times likely to possess the knowledge required to help in the
control or prevention of healthcare-acquired infections as
compared to individuals or healthcare provider who had work
experience of fewer than five years in the field of healthcare.
This study also indicates that the level of education
greatly impacted on the knowledge acquired to help in the
prevention of healthcare-acquired infections. In this case,
healthcare providers whose education level was in the Master
level or above Masters level were more knowledgeable as
compared to other levels of education i.e. Bachelors and
Diploma. Healthcare providers with a master level of education
were thrice more likely to be knowledgeable about the issues
related to healthcare-acquired infections. Healthcare workers
with Bachelor level of education were twice more likely to be
84. more knowledgeable as compared to the healthcare providers
who had a diploma level of education.
The infection training program is also playing an
important role in increasing the level of experience and
knowledge required to help in the reduction of healthcare-
acquired infections. Healthcare providers who have not yet
received training on the techniques required towards prevention
and control of healthcare-acquired infections are less
knowledgeable about the infection prevention as compared to
those who had undergone through the training program related
to the prevention of healthcare-acquired infection. The result
from this study indicating that healthcare providers with higher
education appear to be having more knowledge score as
compared to the low educational level is an indication that these
healthcare providers have acquired more educational
information related to the prevention of healthcare-acquired
infections. Limitation of the study
Healthcare-acquired infections are considered to be a
very broad topic, therefore, it has not been possible to cover all
aspects of the healthcare-acquired infections in this one
research paper. This, therefore, implies that I have been
selective in choosing the major factors in the present argument
with regard to the healthcare-acquired infections which is
causing major concern in the public healthcare sector. Another
limitation of this study is that it was restricted to a specific
healthcare facility.
This, therefore, implies that it does not reveal the real
situation in the entire world, however, it shows that the clear
picture of what is happening in a major healthcare facility in
relation to the lack of knowledge, poor practices, and other
factors such as socio-demographic aspects. These factors are
considered to be playing a major important role in with regard
to the issue of healthcare-acquired infections. Another
limitation in this study is that it was specifically restricted to
the healthcare providers as the key individuals who are playing
a role in the increase in the reduction or increase in the
85. healthcare-acquired infections. Even though patients are
contributing to the spread of healthcare-acquired infections this
study was mainly focused on the healthcare providers as the
major key players that can be targeted with policies aimed at
controlling healthcare-acquired infection in many healthcare
facilities.
References
Batran, A., Ayed, A., Salameh, B., Ayoub, M., & Fasfous, A.
(2018). Are standard precautions for hospital-acquired infection
among nurses in the public sector satisfactory? AMHS , 6 (2),
223-227.
Desta, M., Ayenew, T., Sitotaw, N., Tegegne, N., Dires, M., &
Getie, M. (2018). Knowledge, practice and associated factors of
infection prevention among healthcare workers in Debre Markos
referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Health Serv Res, 18,
465.
Haque, M., Sartelli, M., McKimm, J., & Bakar, A. M. (2018).
Healthcare-associated infections – an overview. Infection Drug
Resist, 11, 2321-2333.
Imad, F., Ayed, A., Faeda, E., & Lubna, H. (2015). Knowledge
and Practice of Nursing Staff towards Infection Control
Measures in the Palestinian Hospitals. ERIC, 6 (4), 79-90.
Jahangir, M., Ali, M., & Riaz, M. S. (2017). Knowledge and
Practices of Nurses Regarding Spread of Nosocomial Infection
In government Hospitals, Lahore. J Liaquat Uni Med Health Sci,
16 (3), 149-153.
Moyo, G. (2013). Factors influencing compliance with infection
prevention standard precautions among nurses working at
Mbagathi district hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Doctoral
dissertation, University of Nairobi.
Stone, P. (2017). Economic burden of healthcare-associated
infections: an American perspective. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon
Outcomes Res, 9 (5), 417-422.
Teshager, A. F., Engeda, H. E., & Worku, W. Z. (2015).
Knowledge, Practice, and Associated Factors towards
Prevention of Surgical Site Infection among Nurses Working in
86. Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia.
Surgery Research and Practice.