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The Angry Patient
$10.00An agitated patient wants to speak to someone important…That would be you!! Your staff has no idea what has the patient all riled up, but you agree to discuss the matter in a more private and controlled setting. You take them to your office. Early in your discussion, it is clear that this patient is a “drug seeker”. As you attempt to manage the situation, the patient pulls a knife out of their back pack and tells you that they are not leaving (and neither are you) until they get what they came for.
What safeguards should we put into place for situations like this?
Consider patient flow issues
Consider furniture placement
consider your office setup
What training should we consider based on this experience?
Are their facility modifications that should be made?
Consider the facility size
consider the costs involved
Please provide a 2 page Microsoft Word document to me addressing this issue to include the items I have provided for discussion.2 Pages
Simulation Review: Hcs/405
$10.00HCS 405 Week 4 Individual Assignment Simulation Review
Complete the following tasks before beginning the simulation:
•Save and print the Simulation Aid document. You will need to reference it as you complete the simulation.
•Review the assignment instructions and have an extra sheet of paper ready for taking notes as you complete the simulation.
Complete the Health Care Financial Accounting simulation. In the simulation, you are in charge of a fictitious health care organization facing financial difficulties. You must complete the following tasks:
•Phase 1: Capital Shortage – Analyze the working capital shortage presented in the simulation
•Phase 2: Funding Options for Equipment Acquisition – Evaluate funding options for acquiring medical equipment
•Phase 3: Funding Options for Capital Expansion – Evaluate funding options for capital expansion
Write a 1050-1400 word paper analyzing the decisions you made in the simulation. Include the following in the paper:
Phase I: Capital Shortage
•Analyze which cost-cutting options you selected and why.
•Analyze which loan option you selected and why.
•Analyze the outcome of your capital shortage decision.
Phase II: Funding Options for Equipment Acquisition
•Evaluate which cost-effective equipment selections you made and why.
•Evaluated the outcome of your cost-effective equipment acquisition decision.
Phase III: Funding Options for Capital Expansion
•Evaluate which source of funding for capital expansion you selected and why.
•Evaluate the outcome of your source of funding for capital expansion decision.
Summary and Conclusions
•Explain what you learned from this simulation.
•Explain what you would do differently if you performed the simulation again.
•Explain how you will apply what you learned from the simulation at your current or future job.
Support your ideas, analysis, and conclusions with references to scholarly external sources, such as the textbook and journal articles.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Statistical Thinking in Health Care
$10.00Case Study 1: Statistical Thinking in Health Care
Read the following case study.
Ben Davis had just completed an intensive course in Statistical Thinking for Business Improvement, which was offered to all employees of a large health maintenance organization. There was no time to celebrate, however, because he was already under a lot of pressure. Ben works as a pharmacist’s assistant in the HMO’s pharmacy, and his manager, Juan de Pacotilla, was about to be fired. Juan’s dismissal appeared to be imminent due to numerous complaints and even a few lawsuits over inaccurate prescriptions. Juan now was asking Ben for his assistance in trying to resolve the problem, preferably yesterday!
“Ben, I really need your help! If I can’t show some major improvement or at least a solid plan by next month, I’m history.”
“I’ll be glad to help, Juan, but what can I do? I’m just a pharmacist’s assistant.”
“I don’t care what your job title is; I think you’re just the person who can get this done. I realize I’ve been too far removed from day-to-day operations in the pharmacy, but you work there every day. You’re in a much better position to find out how to fix the problem. Just tell me what to do, and I’ll do it.”
“But what about the statistical consultant you hired to analyze the data on inaccurate prescriptions?”
“Ben, to be honest, I’m really disappointed with that guy. He has spent two weeks trying to come up with a new modeling approach to predict weekly inaccurate prescriptions. I tried to explain to him that I don’t want to predict the mistakes, I want to eliminate them! I don’t think I got through, however, because he said we need a month of additional data to verify the model, and then he can apply a new method he just read about in a journal to identify ‘change points in the time series,’ whatever that means. But get this, he will only identify the change points and send me a list; he says it’s my job to figure out what they mean and how to respond. I don’t know much about statistics — the only thing I remember from my course in college is that it was the worst course I ever took– but I’m becoming convinced that it actually doesn’t have much to offer in solving real problems. You’ve just gone through this statistical thinking course, though, so maybe you can see something I can’t. To me, statistical thinking sounds like an oxymoron. I realize it’s a long shot, but I was hoping you could use this as the project you need to officially complete the course.”
“I see your point, Juan. I felt the same way, too. This course was interesting, though, because it didn’t focus on crunching numbers. I have some ideas about how we can approach making improvements in prescription accuracy, and I think this would be a great project. We may not be able to solve it ourselves, however. As you know, there is a lot of finger-pointing going on; the pharmacists blame sloppy handwriting and incomplete instructions from doctors for the problem; doctors blame pharmacy assistants like me who actually do most of the computer entry of the prescriptions, claiming that we are incompetent; and the assistants tend to blame the pharmacists for assuming too much about our knowledge of medical terminology, brand names, known drug interactions, and so on.”
“It sounds like there’s no hope, Ben!”
“I wouldn’t say that at all, Juan. It’s just that there may be no quick fix we can do by ourselves in the pharmacy. Let me explain how I’m thinking about this and how I would propose attacking the problem using what I just learned in the statistical thinking course.”
Source: G. C. Britz, D. W. Emerling, L. B. Hare, R. W. Hoerl, & J. E. Shade. “How to Teach Others to Apply Statistical Thinking.” Quality Progress (June 1997): 67–80.
Assuming the role of Ben Davis, write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you apply the approach discussed in the textbook to this problem. You’ll have to make some assumptions about the processes used by the HMO pharmacy. Also, please use the Internet and / or Strayer LRC to research articles on common problems or errors that pharmacies face. Your paper should address the following points:
- Develop a process map about the prescription filling process for HMO’s pharmacy, in which you specify the key problems that the HMO’s pharmacy might be experiencing. Next, use the supplier, input, process steps, output, and customer (SIPOC) model to analyze the HMO pharmacy’s business process.
- Analyze the process map and SIPOC model to identify possible main root causes of the problems. Next, categorize whether the main root causes of the problem are special causes or common causes. Provide a rationale for your response.
- Suggest the main tools that you would use and the data that you would collect in order to analyze the business process and correct the problem. Justify your response.
- Propose one (1) solution to the HMO pharmacy’s on-going problem(s) and propose one (1) strategy to measure the aforementioned solution. Provide a rationale for your response.
- Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Describe how organizations use statistical thinking to be more competitive.
- Apply the basic principles of statistical thinking to business processes.
- Apply the SIPOC model to identify OFIs in business processes.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in business process improvement.
- Write clearly and concisely about business process improvement using proper writing mechanics.
NUR/443: History of Nursing Research Worksheet
$5.00NUR/443: History of Nursing Research Worksheet
There have been many influential publications, agencies, and people in the field of nursing research. Write 1–3 sentences in each cell of the table below to describe the importance, goal, or influence of each
Publications First publication date and importance:
Nursing Research
Sigma Theta Tau Journal published by this organization is now called Image—The Journal of Nursing Scholarship
Research in Nursing and Health
Western Journal of Nursing Research
Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice
Applied Nursing Research
Nursing Science Quarterly
Conduct and Utilization of Research in Nursing
Annual Review of Nursing Research
Agencies Establishment date and goal or function:
American Nurses’ Association (ANA) Council of Nurse Researchers
National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR)
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Health People 201
People Contribution to the field of nursing research:
Florence Nightingale
William Roper
The Health Needs of Caregivers of the Chronically Ill
$20.00Principle Health Needs of the Population – Health Needs of Caregivers of the Chronically Ill
Goal: Describe principle health needs of the selected vulnerable population using Healthy People 2020 as a guide
1. Review Healthy People 2020 goals topics and objectives
2. Identify relevant goals and objectives
(http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/default) above is the website where you can find the 1 and 2
3. Relate the goals/objectives to your selected vulnerable population, citing references
This you need to research compare the objectives to research articles, make sure the articles are within 5 years
4. Reference page using APA version 64 Pages table
Obesity Case Study (Cholelithiasis) – What is Mrs AC’s BMI and discuss how this is determined…
$20.00Instruction:
It has a strict limit of 1000 words, not including any inserted items (table, diagrams) or references, and please use using various sources (i.e. not just text books, but also journal articles). .
Case study:
Mrs AC is a 38 year old female, who used to work in a catering business as a chef. She calls into your pharmacy regularly for her medication but has increasingly become aware of her weight problem affecting her mobility. She notices that you have a range of information and support material regarding this condition and asks for assistance.
On examination: Weight 113kg; Height 1.62m
Social history: Married with 2 children; Smoker; Obese
Past medical history: Diabetes; Osteoarthritis
Current Medications: Microgynon 50®; Fenofibrate; Celecoxib; Metformin
Elevated triglycerides: 159 mg/dL (40 to 150 mg/dL)
Questions:
- What is Mrs AC’s BMI and discuss how this is determined and what health risks are associated with obesity?
- What dietary advice can you offer Mrs AC to assist her with her condition?
- Discuss what therapeutic options could be considered for Mrs AC’s weight problem and their respective benefits along with any practical issues.
- A few months later Mrs AC presents to the ED with right upper quadrant pain radiating to the right shoulder, it appears to be increasing in severity and she is also complaining of nausea. Other episodes have resolved after about 60 minutes or so. Her weight is now 77kg as she has recently been a contestant on a TV reality program where she lost 36kg over 12 weeks. The following investigations were noted:
LFTs:
Bilirubin normal
Alkaline Phosphatase 350 U/L (25 to 100u/L)
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) 50u/L (5-45u/L)
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) 60u/L (< 36 u/L)
- What could Mrs AC’s presenting condition be and what other factors could be involved knowing her medication profile?
- What therapy could have been considered for Mrs AC to reduce the risk of developing gall stones?
Analysis Paper on Barriers to Breastfeeding in the Media
$17.50Analysis Paper on Barriers to Breastfeeding in the Media
Select a message, event, item, etc. about a product that supports the continuation of a bottle-feeding culture. Do not use formula ads or their products.
- What is the message or item you have selected? Include the picture or URL of the Web site.
- Who is the intended audience? How often is the message or item seen by the community?
- Is this item intended to influence infant feeding choices or is it unrelated?
- How is a bottle-feeding culture being supported by this message or item? You may want to conduct your own mini-focus group. Does this message say anything to the consumer about breastfeeding?
- Who is responsible for this message? What interest, if any, do they have in babies/feeding choices?
- What is an estimate of the dollars involved in this message?
- Write a letter to the responsible agency, company, or person explaining the current recommended standards for healthy mothers and babies. Discuss what message they are currently sending. Suggest elimination of this item or alternative messages they could include. Do not state in your letter that you are a student completing an assignment. Your message will have more impact if it comes from a consumer.
- Include appropriate references to support your discussion and letter.
- Limit the content of the paper to 3.5 double spaced pages (not including title page or reference page).
- Include at least two appropriate references to support your discussion.
- Papers must be typed and written in a consistent format. Grading will be on creativity, grammar, clarity, conciseness, and professional style.
HCS 245 Week 5 Learning Assignment Adopt a Disease Presentation
$12.50Final Presentation Tuberculosis
As a Learning Team, use the disease you selected for your outline in Week Three to complete the rest of the presentation requirements.
As Directors of a major national public health group, you are to develop a new approach to increase public awareness regarding your disease. The presentation will include:
- Information about the disease (history, causes, treatment options if any, etc)
- Possible solutions for reducing the disease
- Data regarding the number of people affected by the disease
- Resources such as Internet sites, books, articles or other related materials to increase awareness about the disease
HCS 245 Week 5 Learning Assignment Adopt a Disease Presentation
A Disease in the News – Tuberculosis
$0.00Write a review of a journal, newspaper, or magazine article that you have recently read concerning a disease trend. Some examples are Tuberculosis, AIDS, the Bird Flu, the Swine Flu, Anthrax, or Chickenpox. In a 700- to 1,050-word paper, contain the following sections:
Introduction. What is the article about?
Does the article make any claims about treatment of the disease?
Does the article provide a national or global perspective about the disease?
Conclusion
References
