View the scenario called “Critical Decision Making for Provider

Mike is running late again. The last time he spoke with his supervisor, he promised he would be on time. Mike even left his home 20 minutes earlier than usual, but there was an accident on his commute. The job is very important to Mike. He is the sole provider for his wife and newborn baby, but his supervisor told him that if he continued to be late he might face termination. Upon arriving, Mike observes a spill on the floor. He must make a decision: stop and make sure the spill is cleaned up or ignore it all together. If he safeguards the spill, surely he will be late clocking in and could face losing his job. Anyway, the spill is in another work area, and perhaps it will be cleaned up while he is clocking in. What decision should he make?

Mike decides to clock in so he does not face losing his job. He is making every effort to keep his job and cannot afford to be terminated. Besides, he has a list of things he needs to accomplish from yesterday in addition to his assignment for the day. Certainly someone else who is responsible for the area will take care of the spill soon.

Later, Mike is asked to go to a patient’s room to gather some patient information. He learns the patient was admitted to the hospital after falling in the lobby this morning. The patient is in a lot of pain and appears to have a broken hip from the injury. The patient goes on to describe the incident and asks him why this would happen in the hospital. She states, “I thought the hospital was a safe place. Don’t they have programs to prevent these things?”

A wave of guilt floods over Mike. He questions himself, “Could I have prevented this from happening?” Mike is now faced with a new dilemma. Should he admit to his supervisor what occurred upon his arrival to work this morning? What if by his admission, he is terminated anyway?

In a 750-1,200 word paper, describe the scenario involving Mike, the lab technician, and answer the following questions:

1. What were the consequences of a failure to report?
2. What impact did his decision have on patient safety, on the risk for litigation, on the organization’s quality metrics, and on the workload of other hospital departments?
3. As Mike’s manager, what will you do to address the issue with him and ensure other staff members do not repeat the same mistakes?

A minimum of three academic references from credible sources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,

• develop a 15 slide PowerPoint presentation that addresses a childhood disease or illness (infectious, noncontiguous, or congenital) seen in the adult population.
• Take Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
• Include the following in the presentation:
  • A clinical description and definition of the disease or illness.
  • Pathophysiology and history of the disease or illness.
  • An explanation of the impact of this disease/condition on adults to the health care system and nursing practice.
  • A description of the impact of this disease or illness during childhood.
  • A description of the impact of this disease in adults. Explain why adults live into adulthood with this childhood condition or why adults would contract this childhood illness during adulthood.
  • A validation of the health problem with demographic and health statistics, including citations of sources.
• Evaluate how this disease or illness impacts the adult client in the following areas:
  • Mentally and emotionally.
  • Physically.
  • Sexually.
  • Economically, specifically as it relates to the ability to access health insurance and health care.
  • Susceptibility to engage in substance abuse.
  • Prenatal care and childbearing.
  • Occupational considerations and hazards.
  • Ability to cope with stress.
• Develop a care plan that addresses the following:
  • Identify expected outcomes for an adult client living with this childhood condition.
  • Develop health screening, health promotion, health interventions, and education for adults with this condition.
  • Identify a comprehensive set of relevant resources, both community and national, for adults with this condition. Provide description of resources.

SCOTT RESPONSE

“Prevalence and Correlates of Emotional, Physical, Sexual and Financial Abuse and Potential neglect in the United States: The National Elder Mistreatment Study” (2010) was a study that examined the levels and types of abuse acted upon elders within the country. The study showed that only one in 10 respondents reported when they were abused in some fashion (Acierno, Hernandez, Amstadter, Resnick, Steve, Muzzy & Kilpatrick, 2010). Much of this lack of reporting was due to the same reasons other individuals of other age groups did not report it. Lack of support by society and previous trauma were the most consistent of the correlations of abuse types.

Regression analysis in this case was utilized to show the relationship webs between the types of abuse along with other factors such as age, race, gender and socioeconomic levels. This is a good tool to use for studies that involve various factors which can affect other factors by the relationship shared between them. Regression analysis allows the researcher to study these relationships in their own uniqueness as well as their dynamic as a whole for a broader, more defined analysis of the study.

·  Acierno, R., Hernandez, M., Amstadter, A., Resnick, H., Steve, K., Muzzy, W., & Kilpatrick, D. (2010). Prevalence and correlates of emotional, physical, sexual, and financial abuse and potential neglect in the United States: The National Elder Mistreatment Study. American Journal of Public Health, 100(2), 292–297. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Education Research Complete database.

Respond to the bold paragraph ABOVE by using one of the option below… in APA format with At least one reference…..

·  Ask a probing question.

·  Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.

·  Offer and support an opinion.

·  Validate an idea with your own experience.

·  Make a suggestion.

·  Expand on your colleague’s posting.

M6 Written Assignment 2

Written Assignment 2: Origin of Life (Complete both parts of this assignment)

1. Pick two current theories presented in the text about how and where life first arose and the evidence for them. What are the two properties that have to be accounted for in any theory about the origin of life? Why do many researchers think the first forms of life were RNA rather than DNA based? How has the discovery of Archaea changed our thinking about microbial evolution and the early evolution of all life?
2. Along with the relevant part of chapter 6 in Evolution read the interview with Paul Ewald titled “Infectious Disease and the Evolution of Virulence” and the article “Neo-Lamarckian medicine” about diseases that are affected by environmental triggers.

How is an evolutionary perspective contributing to our understanding of disease? Include in you answer examples relating to treating infectious disease and the role of epigenetics. How has our understanding and treatment of HIV evolved?

Instructions

The organization that I am using for this assignment is Vidant Health/Medical Center located in Greenville, NC.

For this assignment, you will complete a TOWS matrix and portfolio analysis, and use any other appropriate analysis tools, to determine alternative strategies for your health care organization’s future success. Include the following elements:

1. Incorporate the use of new methodologies from the knowledge-economy management approach that might be appropriate for this organization.
2. Correlate recent research findings regarding strategy management into your approach.
3. Synthesize operational and financial components in your strategic planning process.
4. Incorporate your findings from your current environment analysis.
5. Preface your newly revised strategic plan with the core assumptions regarding environmental opportunities and threats, organizational strengths and weaknesses, and organizational behavior dynamics that are foundational to the strategy.
6. Determine the organizational structure that best facilitates the strategy—functional, divisional, or matrix.
7. Include a brief description of the proposed strategy that reflects the choices made regarding:
• Product domain.
• Market domain.
• Level of investment in the respective product and market domains.
• Positioning approach for achieving competitive advantage.
• Maneuvers that will be used to implement the positioning approach.
• Distinctive competencies or assets that will be relied on to gain and sustain competitive advantage.

Requirements

• Length of paper: 3–5 double-spaced, typed pages.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
• Resources: Use evidence from the literature to support your recommendations.
• Number of resources: You are required to use a minimum of 10 peer-reviewed research resources throughout your compiled course project.

Below is an attachment of TOWS  Matrix Scoring Guide and also two papers’ that are part of my course project that could assist you if needed.