Identify a systemic problem in an organization related to adverse quality and safety outcomes.

 
 
Write an analysis, 4-5 pages in length, of the gap between current and desired performance, with respect to the provision of safe, high-quality patient care.
 
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Analyze quality and safety outcomes from an administrative and systems perspective.

Identify a systemic problem in an organization related to adverse quality and safety outcomes.
Propose specific practice changes within an organization that will improve quality and safety outcomes and bridge the gap between current and desired performance.
Prioritize proposed practice changes.

Competency 2: Determine how outcome measures promote quality and safety processes within an organization.

Determine how proposed practice changes will foster a culture of quality and safety.

Competency 3: Determine how specific organizational functions, policies, processes, procedures, norms, and behaviors can be used to build reliable and high-performing organizations.

Determine how a particular organizational culture or hierarchy might affect or contribute to adverse quality and safety outcomes.
Justify necessary changes to particular organizational functions, processes, and behaviors that correct or mitigate adverse quality and safety outcomes.

Competency 5: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.

Communicate analysis data and information clearly and accurately, using correct grammar and mechanics.
Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.  

These resources address various aspects of safety and quality that will help you with your assessment.

Melnyk, B. M., Gallagher-Ford, L., Zellefrow, C., Tucker, S., Thomas, B., Sinnott, L. T., & Tan, A. (2018). The first U.S. study on nurses’ evidence-based practice competencies indicates major deficits that threaten healthcare quality, safety, and patient outcomes. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 15(1), 16–25. doi:10.111/wvn.12269
Marvin, V., Kuo, S., Poots, A. J., Woodcock, T., Vaughan, L., & Bell, D. (2016). Applying quality improvement methods to address gaps in medicines reconciliation at transfers of care from an acute UK hospital. BMJ Open, 6(6), 1–11. doi:http://dx.doi.org.library.capella.edu/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010230.
Unruh, L., & Hofler, R. (2016). Predictors of gaps in patient safety and quality in U.S. hospitals. Health Services Research, 51(6), 2258–2281. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.12468.
Integrated Ethics: Improving Ethics Quality in Health Care.
Vila Health: Quality and Safety Gap Analysis.

This interactive exercise introduces the concept of gap analysis, which may help you with the assessment.

Using the Havard text (Sport Marketing 3rd Edition by Mullin, Hardy, & Sutton) discuss how practitioners can promote rivalry in a responsible manner. 2. Discuss what practitioners outside of sport can learn from the research conducted on rivalry in sport. Refer to the video summary on the Disney/Comcast Rivalry in the Course Materials section. https://gbr.pepperdine.edu/2020/05/disney-vs-comcast/ 3. Discuss how Sport Rivalry Man, the Adventures with Sport Rivalry Man, and the Sport Rivalry Man curriculum can be used to teach and positively influence fan and group member behavior.

1. Using the Havard text (Sport Marketing 3rd Edition by Mullin, Hardy, & Sutton) discuss how practitioners can promote rivalry in a responsible manner.
2. Discuss what practitioners outside of sport can learn from the research conducted on rivalry in sport. Refer to the video summary on the Disney/Comcast Rivalry in the Course Materials section. https://gbr.pepperdine.edu/2020/05/disney-vs-comcast/
3. Discuss how Sport Rivalry Man, the Adventures with Sport Rivalry Man, and the Sport Rivalry Man curriculum can be used to teach and positively influence fan and group member behavior.

The United States has the highest military budget by far in the world. Debate continues over the size of this budget; critics say that the United States would have a higher quality of life if the military budget were reduced and the saved dollars spent on unmet social needs. For this discussion you are to research the current military budget and discuss your perspective on the current budget. Is it too much? Is it not enough?

The United States has the highest military budget by far in the world. Debate continues over the size of this budget; critics say that the United States would have a higher quality of life if the military budget were reduced and the saved dollars spent on unmet social needs.
For this discussion you are to research the current military budget and discuss your perspective on the current budget. Is it too much? Is it not enough?
Discussion guidelines: Your initial discussion forum posting must be a minimum ofwords and include at minimum three in-text citations. You must list your reference source at the end of your posting. If you do not list reference(s), you will not receive full credit for your posting.  All posts must be posted directly to the forum; do not post any responses as an attachment, or you will not receive credit for the post. You must have a reference. You must complete citations and references using APA format.

What other resources are readily available that can help identify how the intelligence/investigations function can be integrated into an ICS when necessary?

What other resources are readily available that can help identify how the intelligence/investigations function can be integrated into an ICS when necessary? Share that resource and experiences in the I/I function or any activities you may have seen that worked well, or did not work so well. If you have not seen the I/I function in practice, what are some areas you will work to learn more about or research? Feel free to share your experiences. Use at least one resource. Attached is reading for assignment.

Rural residents often live far from health care providers, telemedicine (in which patients and health care providers communicate visually over the Internet) may be a solution. Do you think this is an adequate solution, or should rural areas give health care providers financial and other incentives to move to their locations? Explain your answer.

Rural residents often live far from health care providers, telemedicine (in which patients and health care providers communicate visually over the Internet) may be a solution. Do you think this is an adequate solution, or should rural areas give health care providers financial and other incentives to move to their locations? Explain your answer.
*Remember to follow all of the discussion guidelines.
Discussion guidelines: Your initial discussion forum posting must be a minimum of 250 words and include at minimum three in-text citations. You must list your reference source at the end of your posting. If you do not list reference(s), you will not receive full credit for your posting.  All posts must be posted directly to the forum; do not post any responses as an attachment, or you will not receive credit for the post. You must have a reference. You must complete citations and references using APA format.

without asking anyone else and without looking up any answers, pick a family type you are not familiar with and estimate the living costs requested in the handout below. Once you have done the math, you will be able to go into the MIT website that contains the average living households and you will be able to understand how well aware you are of rising living costs and family economic needs.

Task explanation: without asking anyone else and without looking up any answers, pick a family type you are not familiar with and estimate the living costs requested in the handout below. Once you have done the math, you will be able to go into the MIT website that contains the average living households and you will be able to understand how well aware you are of rising living costs and family economic needs.
Assignment: Fill out the Class Activity Family Budget form to the best of your ability. Once you have completed the math, go into Living Wage Calculator (mit.edu)Links to an external site. and match the family type with yours. Take a few minutes to contemplate how off or close you were in your estimated living needs and what you learned from this. Write a small paragraph with your reflection on this assignment, your preconceived notion of living costs, the reality of living costs, and connect this to the course readings if possible.

Keep the focus on how social policy and individual behavior need to change to address this problem. What do people who are working on this issue propose? Do you think it's enough?

It can be overwhelming to contemplate the various environmental problems that we face today.  However, there are many ways we, as a society, and as individuals, can work to address these problems. For this assignment, choose one of the significant issues we face (climate change, food production/pollution, land or water pollution, nuclear waste, etc.) and propose solutions.  You will want to do some additional research that looks into what people are already doing to address this issue. 
Keep the focus on how social policy and individual behavior need to change to address this problem. What do people who are working on this issue propose? Do you think it's enough? Also, do you think that the solution involves a steady-state society, a scaled-back society, or an expanding society?
This assignment submission must be between You are expected to use the APA format for the assignment submission. This includes but is not limited to citations and reference lists. You will be graded on Grammar and structure.  Abstracts are not needed.  All work must be double-spaced and typed using Times New Roman 12-point font.  You must use at least one credible source, which should be referenced in your writing.  Please note: Wikipedia is NOT a credible source. 

Explain the value of a sociological perspective for addressing urban housing and crowding problems.

explain the value of a sociological perspective for addressing urban housing and crowding problems.
This assignment submission must be between You are expected to use the APA format for the assignment submission. This includes but is not limited to citations and reference lists. You will be graded on Grammar and structure.  Abstracts are not needed.  All work must be double-spaced and typed using Times New Roman 12-point font.  You must use at least one credible source, which should be referenced in your writing.  Please note: Wikipedia is NOT a credible source. 

Do you drink bottled water? Why/Why not? Do you think that bottled water is safer than tap? Why/why not? Discuss the pros/cons of drinking bottled water. What environmental problems

"The Story of Bottled Water"Links to an external site. Minimize Video
Source: Het verhaal van flessenwater. (2010, March 17). Retrieved July 8, 2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se12y9hSOM0
After watching the video link above respond to the following questions. Do you drink bottled water? Why/Why not? Do you think that bottled water is safer than tap? Why/why not? Discuss the pros/cons of drinking bottled water. What environmental problems are caused by water/water bottles?
Discussion guidelines: Your initial discussion forum posting must be a minimum of 250 words and include at minimum three in-text citations. You must list your reference source at the end of your posting. If you do not list reference(s), you will not receive full credit for your posting.  All posts must be posted directly to the forum; do not post any responses as an attachment, or you will not receive credit for the post. You must have a reference. You must complete citations and references using APA format.

For the Using Rhetorical Devices assignment, you will create an advertisement that uses at least two rhetorical ploys (CO1 and CO4). The list is available in Chapter 2 of Bowell and

 Instructions
Course Objectives:
CO1: Define critical thinking and logical analysis (Knowledge)
CO4: Evaluate and analyze various forms of argument for rhetorical devices, fallacies, and possible pseudo-reasoning. (Evaluate)
Description: 
For the Using Rhetorical Devices assignment, you will create an advertisement that uses at least two rhetorical ploys (CO1 and CO4). The list is available in Chapter 2 of Bowell and Kemp. 
To complete the assignment, you will need to complete, Part I: Advertisement Transcript and Part II: Explanation using the attached worksheet.
Note, if you choose to construct an audio or video component it may enhance your score, but there will be no penalty for submitting just the worksheet.
Part I: Advertisement Transcript
The advertisement transcript will include the following: 

State intended product or position (what are you selling) DO NOT use a trademarked product. 
enough words to take between 30 seconds and one minute (80-150 words) to verbalize.
A word-for-word "script" you could use to create an actual advertisement [this is what a transcript is].
Use at least 2 Rhetorical Ploys from Chapter 2 of Bowell and Kemp (pages 46-58) intended to manipulate the audience (minimum).

Part II: Explanation and Reflection
List and define each Rhetorical Ploy used from the textbook and how it was intended to manipulate the audience.
Finally, add a few sentences on what you feel you learned from this exercise. Be reflective and discuss your feelings toward such ploys and whether you will be more manipulation-resistant after this assignment. 
**NO VIDEO OR AUDIO**
**WORKSHEET ATTACHED**

UsingRhetoricalDevicesWorksheet.docx

Using Rhetorical Devices Worksheet

Transcript: [detail the script you would use for your advertisement]

Explanation: [Name and define the rhetorical ploys used from Chapter 2 of Bowell and Kemp (Pages 46-58) and how each was intended to manipulate the audience.

Assignment Reflection: Share a few sentences on what you feel you learned from this exercise and whether this exercise helped you become more manipulation resistant.

Works Cited
Bowell, Tracy, and Gary Kemp, Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide, 4th ed, Routledge, 2014.