In the administration of risk management efforts, every level of management is involved. Consider the challenges the risk manager might face in this effort.
Write a 300-word response to the following:
If you were the chief executive officer of a health care facility, what opportunities would you find to support the risk management effort? What resistance might you anticipate?
Include your own experience as well as two citations that align with or contradict your comments as sourced from peer-reviewed academic journals, industry publications, books, and/or other sources. Cite your sources using APA formatting.
If you found contradicting information to what your experience tells you, explain why you agree or disagree with the research.
Part II
Refer to pp. 57–109 of Book I, “The Nebraska Hepatitis C Outbreak,†of A Never Event. In A Never Event, Nurses Mayberry and Winke made several recommendations to Dr. Javed stemming from the Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium audit, but Dr. Javed was reluctant to act on these recommendations.
Write a 300-word response to the following:
As a leader, what actions would you take to address the deficiencies identified by the Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium audit and the Nebraska Health and Human Services investigation? How would you prioritize them?
What resources might be accessed to assist you as you develop your plan?
What systems would you recommend be put in place to prevent this situation from occurring in the future?
For part II please use any information/article related to this event that shows details about the outbreak.
For both parts please use APA Guidelines, In-text citations and a reference page.
002021-06-30 15:48:402021-06-30 15:48:40Risk Management and Deficiencies
Imagine this scenario: You are a new risk manager setting up a risk management department.
Write a 300-word response to the following:
Where would you begin your search for data relevant to risks in your organization?
If sufficient data were not available, what external sources would help you in this task?
Include your own experience as well as two citations that align with or contradict your comments as sourced from peer-reviewed academic journals, industry publications, books, and/or other sources. Cite your sources using APA formatting. If you found contradicting information to what your experience tells you, explain why you agree or disagree with the research.
Part II
Refer to pp. 3–55 of Book I, “The Nebraska Hepatitis C Outbreak,†of A Never Event.
Write a 300-word response to the following:
Do you think Gerri Means, RN, demonstrated professionalism and compliance to existing laws and health care standards?
Which organizational strategic, project, or operational risk did you identify in your reading this week? How could the risk be mitigated?
For both parts please apply APA guidelines, include intext citations and a reference page.
Reflecting on “Health may be the highest priorityâ€. Consider, which particular topic or issue resonates the most with you and why?
What big questions remain unanswered?
Part II
Write a 300-word response to the following:
As a scholar-practitioner-leader, what might be your contribution toward transforming health care to a system that delivers affordable, high quality care to everyone? Why are you interested in this area of contribution?
Include your own experience, as well as 2 citations that align with or contradict your comments as sourced from peer-reviewed academic journals, industry publications, books, and/or other sources. Cite your sources using APA formatting. If you found contradicting information to what your experience tells you, explain why you agree or disagree with the research.
Apply APA Guidelines for both parts, include in-text citations and a reference page.
002021-06-14 17:11:172021-06-14 17:11:17Transforming Health
In class, we explored the format called the manifesto. One of the ways of understanding a manifesto is that it is a written expression of one’s thoughts and beliefs about an important subject. In 1951, the celebrated journalist Edward R. Murrow began a long-running radio series called “This I Believe†in which he asked average Americans to write and read a short (5 minute) essay about how they understood the world. This was a manifesto of sorts.
In this exercise, you’re going to be more specific—though I fully expect that your values, your ideas about life, and its meaning can, should, and will fit into the assignment as part of its structure. Specifically, you will be writing about art, and what you think it should do, what it should be about, what “function†it should serve, what principles or values it should reflect. Be sure to look at some of the links provided below for inspiration and ideas. Don’t hesitate to be funny and/or creative with this assignment. Give your artistic vision a name (after all, you can think of this as you creating your own art movement). Have fun with the format which is often both philosophical and searching but at the same time bombastic and excited, since art manifestoes are often written by passionate people who are trying to revolutionize their fields. Allow yourself to exercise some imagination, but also be thoughtful and strive for solid, clear writing. At the bottom of this prompt, you will find links to examples of famous manifestoes that you may use as models for your own.
Some of the things you might want to address are: what is the name of your movement, and how did that name come to be? What do you think art should do? What do you think it should be about? How do you think it should look/sound/read? Who should create this art, and who should it be for? Given their argumentative and sometimes militant tone, manifestoes often have a negative component, so list some of the things your art movement is against. What would you like to see disappear? What kinds of things are too old, tired, or irrelevant to feature in your movement.
Your manifesto will have two components: a) the written argument (Word doc) that lays out your vision, and b) a Powerpoint with at least three works of three different mediums (for example, one painting, one song, and one poem) that demonstrate the principles of your art movement. You do not have to create these artworks, but you should select them to be demonstrative of what your art movement means and strives to say. Be sure to give an explanation for how each of the chosen works fits into your vision.
This assignment will be 750 words total (Word doc and Powerpoint combined). It will be assessed on its formal clarity, the quality of the writing and editing, its degree of engagement with its topic, its creativity/inventiveness/originality of ideas, and the sophistication of thought it expresses.
In the 1980s, computer hacker culture sometimes bore a kind of Robin Hood, outsider-heroic ethic. In popular media today, the serial television show, Mr. Robot, follows the continuation of this kind of so-called “hacktivism.†1986’s “The Conscience of a Hacker†– AKA, “The Hacker Manifesto,†was by The Mentor, a member of the shadowy group known as The Legion of Doom, a kind of forerunner to the 21st century’s Anonymous. http://phrack.org/issues/7/3.html (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
Dada Manifesto 1918
The passage on Dada in the textbook will help with this selection. From the beginning, the author, Tristan Tzara, is creating a kind of satire of the manifesto itself. Ever-irreverent, the Dadaists refuse to even take their own statement of artistic philosophy seriously. Inasmuch as a manifesto is a rule-book for art, in the end, the Dadaists seem to be saying that the only rule is: there are no rules.
Upon completion of all three parts of the Integrative Paper, you will have brought together the systems theories, contemporary research, and your application of this work to a real-world opportunity for improvement. The result will be recommendations for change and innovation through the lens of systems thinking.
Review the results from your analysis of a problem or innovation opportunity conducted in Week 5.
Write the 1,050- to 1,225-word “Application†section of your integrative paper in which you do the following:
Write a 350- to 700-word “Conclusion†section for the paper in which you do the following:
Compile the final assignment. The paper should be a cohesive, integrated combination of the four sections, taking into account facilitator feedback provided to assignments submitted in previous weeks. The body of the paper should be 3,500–4,375 words, not counting the title page or reference page.
Support your descriptions and analysis with references to 5 credible sources.
Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
002021-06-08 03:04:302021-06-08 03:04:30Integrative Paper, Part 3: Applying Systems Thinking and Research to a Complex Health Care Organization
Reflecting on methodology for supporting resource planning of health services
Consider, which particular topic or issue resonates the most with you and why?
What big questions remain unanswered?
Use in text citations and APA guidelines.
Part II
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 50% of front-line workers reported that they did not have sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) to meet the demand for health care services (Kacik, 2020). Simply stockpiling to prepare for the next epidemic is not the answer, as certain PPE (e.g., masks and gloves) deteriorate over time.
Write a 300-word response to the following:
What changes are needed in resource and supply planning for a health care system to be prepared for a surge in demand during the next epidemic? Share innovative strategies and ideas that you have learned about in your work and in this week’s learning activities.
Include your own experience, as well as 2 citations that align with or contradict your comments as sourced from peer-reviewed academic journals, industry publications, books, and/or other sources. Cite your sources using APA formatting. If you found contradicting information to what your experience tells you, explain why you agree or disagree with the research.
002021-06-08 02:55:082021-06-08 02:55:08Methodology, resources and supplies
One of the important attributes of theory is the ability to help explain and predict outcomes. Within the development, this couldn’t be truer. Developmental theories have helped researchers and professionals alike be able to understand how influential factors impact development and lead to positive and negative outcomes later on in life.
For this assignment, you are to select one of the provided case studies and analyze it using Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory (revisit chapter 1). When analyzing the case study, you will address each level of the theory and indicate how factors from within the system impacted the development and outcome of the individual within the case study.
Microsystem: examples include but are not limited to family members, teachers, friends, and neighbors; how do these factors interact with the individual, and how does the individual impact these factors?
Mesosystem: this level emphasizes relationships among members of the microsystem, such as the dynamic between parents and the child’s teacher; are there dynamics that play a role in how the individual developed?
Exosystem: here the environment can directly influence the individual, but the individual does not have a reciprocal role; an example would be a parent’s place
of employment; what factors within this system impacted the individual?
Macrosystem: this level reflects the cultural influences of the individual, such as their socioeconomic status (SES) or race; again, the individual may not impact this level, but this can influence them; how and why did aspects of the macrosystem impact the individual’s development?
Chronosystem: here the historical context and change over the individual’s lifespan can exact influence, including policy and social norms; for example, the legalization of same-sex marriage may influence an individual’s willingness to be open about their sexual orientation and seek out a family. Utilizing the individual’s age, what historical contexts may help explain the how and why of the individual’s development?
These are just some sample questions you can ask as you evaluate the individual’s development from each level of the ecological theory.
Now, the case studies are not fully complete and there are always additional factors that influence our choices and behaviors. You can speculate additional factors that are not listed, but be sure they are backed up with research and tie into ecological theory. While you can address the other family members that are listed within the vignette, the name in bold is the person of interest and whom you should center your analysis.
Guidelines
The research will be crucial to help create your argument for why you think the case study person ended up the way that they did. You will need at least three (3) scholarly sources from peer-reviewed publications, such as academic journals, books, and textbooks. In-text citations and the reference page need to be presented in APA format.
Other requirements: 3-4 pages in length (cover and reference pages NOT included); APA formatting (abstract and running head are NOT required). Font size 12. Double-spaced. This paper will be submitted through the Canvas assignment link and run through Turnitin for plagiarism; please review the information on academic dishonesty within the syllabus.
Case Study #1
Christina (age 13, African-American) has lived with her grandmother, aunt, and younger siblings since she was 8. She currently has no contact with either her mother or father and the last interaction was prior to placement with her grandmother. Christina and her siblings were removed from the parents due to reports of neglect, physical abuse, and parental drug use. Christina struggles at school and often receives referrals for aggressive and disobedient behavior toward teachers and students. She was arrested recently for physically assaulting another youth at the park near her house; this appears to be an escalating pattern. When questioned about her future, Christina reports her desire to move out of her hometown and become a fashion designer. Grandmother, Gladys (age 55, African-American) reports that Christina is very defiant at home and often sneaks out of the house. She is afraid that her granddaughter is using drugs and alcohol and is unaware of her sexual status. Gladys reports that while she attempts to provide supportive structure and rules, she also wants to be a grandma rather than a mother. Aside from raising Christina, Gladys is also raising Christina’s brothers, Stephen (age 9) and Jamaal (age 6); parenting again appears to be taking a toll on Gladys’ health.
Case Study #2
Tim (age 35, Asian) is single and currently works as a department manager for a successful architectural firm. Tim is considered an immigrant as he was brought over to the US with a missionary group when he was 4 after witnessing his parents being killed during a civil war in his country. He was quickly adopted by his parents, Kathy and Brian (ages 65 and 67, Caucasian). His parents report that he was initially withdrawn and isolated during the first few years, barely reaching out to his new family the first year. He was suspected of having a speech delay due to a lack of communication (including his native language) and struggled to learn English. However, he found similar interests, like drawing and sports, with his adoptive older brothers and started to ‘come out of his shell.’ He showed interest in tennis, playing for the varsity team in high school, and found a surprising talent as a piano player and joined a jazz band, which he still plays with as an adult. Tim excelled in high school and college, eventually receiving his master’s degree and was valedictorian of his graduating class.
Case Study #3
Dylan (age 45, Caucasian) is a heroin addict who has been in and out of rehab facilities and prison since he was 17; he has a 1-year-old daughter with a woman he dated for a few months, but he is not allowed contact due to his unreliable behavior and constant drug use. He dropped out of high school when he was 17, after the first failed attempt at in-patient treatment. Dylan engages in other drug use – prescription pills, marijuana, and cocaine – but prefers heroin and other opioid-based drugs. Dylan has a twin brother, Daniel (age 45, Caucasian) who is a happily married father of three and owns his own graphic design firm. The parents, Harriet and William (ages 70 and 72, Caucasian) both report being invested and supportive of both of their sons’ interests (i.e. football, photography) during childhood and adolescence as Harriet was a stay-at-home mother and William emphasized family by working a lot from home during the boys’ childhood. They grew up in a middle-class suburb with the Neighborhood Watch and regular neighborhood gatherings. Harriet reports that Dylan struggled with change and seemed anxious with any new situation, whereas Daniel was very adaptable and rolled with any situation.
Rubric
Case Study
Case Study
CriteriaRatingsPts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent and idea development
30 pts
Full Marks: Well-developed ideas that introduce relevant perspectives into both the theoretical framework and the case study.
27 pts
Partial: Developed ideas that are somewhat relevant to the theory and the case study. Could have gone further in-depth and required additional content.
24 pts
Partial: Poorly developed ideas that are not really relevant to the theory and/or the case study. Did not attempt to show how the theory explains the case study outcome.
0 pts
No Marks: Non-performance or did not follow the instructions.
30 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCritical thinking
25 pts
Full Marks: Displays an excellent understanding of the topic and the underlying concepts. Correct use of psychological terminology and effectively integrates relevant outside research to support ideas. Well-edited and cited correctly.
22 pts
Partial: Demonstrates some understanding of the topic, but not fully articulated. Some correct use of the psychological terminology and incorporates research, but it is unclear and lacks relevancy. Editing needs work and APA citations/references are lacking.
19 pts
Partial: Appears to not understand the topic by a lack of terminology and outside research. Lacks proper psychological terminology and does not connect the research (if any) to the topic. Poorly edited and APA citations/references non-existent.
0 pts
No Marks: Non-performance or did not follow the instructions.
25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeClarity/Writing style
20 pts
Full Marks: The paper is clear, concise, and easy to read. Free of spelling and grammatical errors.
17 pts
Partial: The paper is mostly clear, concise, and fairly easy to read. Minor spelling and grammatical errors.
14 pts
Partial: The paper lacks any coherent flow and is difficult to read. Lacking any editing due to a large number of spelling and grammatical errors.
0 pts
No Marks: Non-performance or did not follow the instructions.
20 pts
002021-06-07 17:49:332021-06-07 17:49:33Research Project: Case Study
This assignment has two main purposes: to allow you to demonstrate your active engagement with the week’s course material and to give you the opportunity to use this engagement as a way to encounter something new.
The assignment has several specific prompts—listed below—that must be addressed. Below you will find each prompt and what it is worth in terms of how the assignment is graded, so you may think of this as both an essay prompt and a rubric for how the final essay will be graded.
Be sure that your finished submission addresses each prompt fully and with engagement and/or creativity. Also, be sure that your final submission is written in complete sentences (no bullet points) and flows together as a whole document.
Each essay must be a total of 600 words minimum and will be assessed on the scale listed below based on its formal clarity, the quality of the writing and editing, its degree of engagement with its topic, its creativity/inventiveness/originality of ideas, and the sophistication of thought it expresses.
Part 1: Active Listening from the Previous Week’s Classes: Architecture or Sculpture
Select one specific sculpture or building (architecture) discussed from the week’s classes and give a description of the piece, paying attention to the specific details. Be sure to list all essential aspects like title and artist and date, but go beyond this and also be sure to talk about what it depicts/says, and about what it seems to mean more broadly (use the first week’s lesson on interpretation as a guide for how to do this). Next, make some connection between your chosen artifact and something you already are familiar with; this could be another artwork, or perhaps some idea or experience. The connection can be anything at all, even something personal and quirky, but be sure and explain to me what it is and how you formed the connection in your mind. Finally, offer up one or more questions about the artifact. These shouldn’t be simplistic or closed questions such as “how was this made?†Nor should they be conversation-starters like, “what is your favorite example of this artform?†Instead, they should be questions that could lead to further research on the topic, thus they should be the kind of questions that might guide you when writing a longer paper.
Scoring for Part 1:
Description/analysis of artifact: 20
Outside connection: 5
Question for further research: 10
Part 2: Connecting your Analysis to Something New: Architecture or Sculpture
Taking the “meaning†or “theme†from the work you analyzed above search the web to find another artifact of a different medium (in other words, if you analyzed a sculpture from class your second work must be a building or vice versa). Once you have found a work that is of the opposite medium but on a similar theme or meaning, describes the piece as you did above. Be sure to include a link to the work or embed it within your response and also indicate the website it came from. Be sure to include all relevant detail about the piece like medium, artist, date, title, etc. Finally, speak about how the work embodies or conveys the theme you’ve chosen. How does it join up to the piece you describe above? What are the connections, if any? Think hard on this and try to use the two pieces on each other to think about how art communicates meaning or makes us ask questions about ourselves and our realities. Lastly, make a wild connection to this second piece and something you’re already familiar with, as you did in the first part of the prompt. Because architecture is functional, this may require some imagination to create connections of meaning, but that is allowed. Just be clear in explaining your thoughts.
Scoring for Part 2:
Relevance of choice of artifact/quality of research: 5
Description/analysis of artifact: 20
Outside connection: 5
Scoring on writing for entire essay:
Spelling/editing: 10
Punctuation/capitalization: 10
Flow/diction/grammar: 10
002021-06-05 04:11:112021-06-05 04:11:11Active Listening/Connection Sculpture and Architecture
Upon completion of this assignment, you will have used the Balanced Scorecard tool to define objectives, measures, targets, and initiatives for the health care organization you selected and described in the Week 1 assignment.
Review the 4 perspectives of a Balanced Scorecard described in this week’s readings and visually depicted in The Balanced Scorecard by Robert Kaplan. (see attached)
Construct a Balanced Scorecard, using the Balanced Scorecard Template (see attached), for the health care organization you identified in Week 1. For each of the 4 perspectives, define at least 3 objectives, measures, targets, and initiatives. Ensure that the objectives are clearly aligned to the organization’s mission and vision described in the Week 1 assignment (see attached).
Write a 400- to 600-word executive summary in which you reference and include the Balanced Scorecard table you created. Describe the following in your summary:
Support your descriptions and analysis with references to 5 credible sources.
Format your references according to APA guidelines.
Note: For guidance formatting your executive summary, review the Sample Executive Summary (See attached) found in the University Library Center for Writing Excellence.
