Write on Florence Nightingale
1. Indicate the category under which the theorist falls (can use McEwen & Wills classification or other source).
2. Provide examples from the literature of how the theory has been used. –
This week you will be writing an APA paper to include a title page, level headings, and a reference page
This paper should include 2 outside references and the textbook. This paper should be 1250 to 1500 words in length.
Assignment
Must be in 12 point, Times New Roman with 1” margins. Length should be approximately 3 pages double spaced (excluding Title Page, Abstract page and References page) including your summary paper of research and your QAPI worksheet. Must follow all APA format requirements.
All questions must be responded to.
Reading:
Go to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website and read about QAPI (Quality Assurance Process Improvement) http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/About/What-Is-NHC.html and the 5 elements of QAPI. These elements can also be found on the Joint Commission for Accreditation website at http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/6/Crosswalk_TJC_QAPI_ncc.pdf
Assignment 1 Directions:
Use the same nursing facility you selected for Discussion Board 1 on the CMS Nursing Home Compare website (http://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/search.html).
For your chosen facility, select either
A.) an inspection result health deficiency OR
B.) a quality measure that is rated below the quality average for Kentucky or National.
*Note: I have provided an example of both Option A and Option B at the end of this document to help you understand what I am asking you to do.
1. Provide the name and location of the facility you selected.
2. Provide detail on what quality measure you have selected.
3. Provide a weblink to the quality measure you have selected.
4. Research: find at minimum of 2 full article references on Google Scholar that provide history or recommendations relative to the quality measure you selected. For example, you might choose residents that experienced pain as your quality measure to improve upon because your nursing home has a higher than average rating for that quality measure
You can find articles that talk about pain levels of residents, how to determine pain for non-communicating residents, alternative methods to pain reduction, etc. Summarize and cite these sources in 1-2 pages and how that information was utilized and beneficial to development of your QAPI Goal Setting Worksheet.
5. Utilizing the measure that you selected, complete a QAPI Goal Setting Worksheet for quality improvement. Your Goal Sheet should result in either no deficiencies on the next inspection process or improved quality rating percentage for the facility.
*Your goals/action plans must be REALISTIC!!!! Do not put that you will do a daily audit every shift of with every staff member because you cannot possibly do that unless within your document you state staff that will assist you in that process. Again, think about if what you have put is REALISTIC or not.
1-DQ 1 I think a hospital community day in schools is a great idea! When I was in high school, universities would come give presentations and provide information for us to consider choosing them for college and in turn, some had succeeded in “recruiting” some of my classmates. I imagine there may be hospitals or health care facilities that do this but if there were an increase in number of them and greater outreach, this could lead to enlightment for students and could in turn mend the nursing shortage problem we have today.
2-Observing that many persons do not use social media is true and this points to the the fact that nurses’s attitude and behaviour towards the profession and populace contibutes to the public image of the profession. The impression people have of us is directly related to our actions and inactions.
3-Very good discussion post! In the largely negative world of television drama as it depicts nursing, I like how you found some instances that do have some positive views on nursing. I also like how you found an organization that promotes the nursing profession in light of the widely popular media portrayals. I find that while the medical television dramas that are on today are intriguing, they are typically wrong in the portrayal of the health care field and it is important to have accurate information available. I myself like to watch the shows and tell the t.v. when they are wrong!
Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
Course outcome addressed in this Assignment:
HA540-3: Research methods of assessing quality and techniques for improving quality and safety
Instructions:
In this assignment, you will be researching dimensions of quality and safety in healthcare, specifically long- term care, and how various industries can apply these concepts to improve operations.
PLAGIARISM IS HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE!
Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to allow the student an opportunity to calculate the rate of return of equity and debt instruments. It allows the student to understand the effects of dividends; capital gains; inflation rates; and how the nominal rate of return affects valuation and pricing. The assignment also allows the student to apply concepts related to CAPM, WACC, and Flotation Costs to understand the influence of debt and equity on the company’s capital structure.
Assignment Steps
Resources: Corporate Finance
Calculate the following problems and provide an overall summary of how companies make financial decisions in no more than 700 words, based on your answers:
Submit your summary and all calcluations.
a. Describe a real-life team scenario related to quality. Describe the type of team it was, its purpose, and the team roles. Describe the functioning of the team, the results, and how the functioning and/or results might have been improved.
b. Summarize the Kirkpatrick Model.
c. Identify a real training need related to quality (remember the industrial-technical focus if you can) and outline the training plan to meet that need.
