Identify and choose a “technology issue” in “Information Technology Infrastructure” for the capstone project.

Getting Started
You will be identifying your capstone project topic “technology issue” in “Information Technology Infrastructure” and providing a brief summary of the project.

Instructions
Identify and choose a “technology issue” in “Information Technology Infrastructure” for the capstone project. You will use that technology issue as a topic to finish your capstone project paper in coming assignments.
Conduct initial research into your selected topic using several authoritative sources from the university library, texts from the program, and other course materials.
Respond to the following prompts:
Provide an overview of your project topic, including your reasoning for the selection of the topic.
Include a brief description of the problem you have discovered and proposed ideas you may use to provide a solution.
Your initial post should be a minimum of 300 words

What is one scenario that you have experienced where employees were resistant to change within an organization?

Instructions

What is one scenario that you have experienced where employees were resistant to change within an organization? How did management handle it? How would you handle the situation as a leader of that company? What actions would you have taken to either prevent the resistance or change the resistance to acceptance? Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

Explain the meaning of cultural competence, its benefits and limits.

Providing Culturally Appropriate Services in a Changing Community

1. Explain the meaning of cultural competence, its benefits and limits.

2. Describe how the demand-for-services should or should not shape Our Covenant Health Center’s approach to its community and original mission. (In addressing this, you must indicate whether you would or would not change the mission, and explain why or why not.)

3. Examine the ethical considerations behind reducing the social worker and lay health worker to part time positions in order to provide funding for another part-time bilingual social worker and part-time Spanish-English interpreter. (You must look at this from all angles, not just one side).

4. Explain why you would or would not take this approach (as noted in No. 3) to provide more Spanish-speaking health care workers, and provide at least one other option for this clinic.

5. Examine how public health organizations and health care providers encourage their employees to gain “cultural competence” beyond being bilingual.

Discuss how your project/prospectus fits into the SQUIRE guidelines

The Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE) guidelines provide some guidance on the evaluation of quality improvement efforts. They are used as both grant proposal and manuscript preparation guides. Use the “Revised Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence: SQUIRE 2.0” resource to respond to the following:

Discuss how your project/prospectus fits into the SQUIRE guidelines. Explain why your project is a quality improvement project and not a research project. 1 page, APA.

Read: Revised standards for quality improvement reporting excellence: SQUIRE 2.0. (2017).

URL: http://squire-statement.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=471

How can loneliness and social isolation impact older adults as they age?

Please view the Ted Talk below:

Buetter, D. (2009, September). How to live to be 100. . TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_buettner_how_to_live_to_be_100/transcript?language=en

After reviewing the above Ted Talk: How to Live to be 100, please consider the following in your discussion post:

What is your perspective on individuals living past 100 years?

If you had the opportunity to meet a Centenarian, what are 5 questions you would ask to better understand this generation?

Did you notice any similarities or differences between the Centenarians from the “Living to 100 Years of Age” video from the 1980s and the Ted Talk above?

How can loneliness and social isolation impact older adults as they age?

Analyze current and future innovations and trends in health care strategic planning.

Innovations and trends in health care have altered the way health care is delivered around the world. As a result of these innovations and trends, people are living longer, managing chronic diseases more easily, and taking a greater role in their own care. To meet consumer demands and remain competitive in the industry, organizations and their leaders must be prepared to implement current and future innovations and trends. For this Discussion, you examine your own preparedness for health care innovations and trends.

To prepare:

Examine current and future innovations and trends in health care strategic planning.
Reflect on whether you are prepared for these innovations and trends. What skills will these innovations and trends require you to have? What do you still need to learn? How will you ensure that you are ready for the industry?
Post a cohesive response to the following:

Analyze current and future innovations and trends in health care strategic planning. Include whether you are prepared for these innovations and trends. Support your response by identifying and explaining key points and/or examples presented in the Learning Resources.

Resources:

Walston, S. L. (2014). Strategic healthcare management: Planning and execution. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.
Chapter 7, “The External Environment and Its Relationship to Strategy” (Review pp. 162–166)

Identify two (2) possible solutions to resolve how leaders can us the six rights of medication errors as a preventable measure to reduce medical errors.at the organizational level (facility).

Identify two (2) possible solutions to resolve how leaders can us the six rights of medication errors as a preventable measure to reduce medical errors.at the organizational level (facility). Discuss solutions used by nurse leaders (this person can be your clinical preceptor) at your clinical site to address this issue. Identify what you believe to be the ‘best solution’ and provide a rationale. Include at least 2 peer-reviewed, current articles in your response.

Explain what low literacy is and why it’s important as a healthcare professional to know about it.

Culture can cause barriers when communicating with patients with low literacy.

1) Explain what low literacy is and why it’s important as a healthcare professional to know about it.

2) List 3 ways in which culture can cause barriers of communication with patients with low literacy. Then, for each one, explain how you would overcome the barrier or “plain language can be used”.

250 words minimum, APA format, include references and in text citations.

state whether or not you believe it’s appropriate for states to require pre-marriage genetic testing.

In the United States, most state health departments require screening for genetic disorders in newborns. Some states go so far as to require pre-marriage genetic testing, where they examine the potential parents for risk of genetic disorders in their offspring. It’s worth noting, however, that some states allow for exemptions from testing based on religious convictions or other established reasons.

In your initial post, state whether or not you believe it’s appropriate for states to require pre-marriage genetic testing. Explain your reasoning and support your position with credible resources.