What are the differences between nonprofit institutions and for-profit institutions? For example, how would a for-profit hospital approach the LTAC decision?

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Word document : all the case Quotations are in teacher notes where the writer can answer through it or paraphrase some information.

Excel document : the problem part of one of the Questions

Suggested Study Questions

  1. What are the nonfinancial drivers for adding an LTAC facility to the Va. Health System? What are potential reasons  the board may not approve the project from a nonfinancial standpoint?
  2. What are the differences between nonprofit institutions and for-profit institutions? For example, how would a for-profit hospital approach the LTAC decision?
  3. What is the average cost of capital of the for-profit hospitals provided in case Exhibit 3? Would this serve as a reasonable discount rate to analyze a set of for-profit LTAC facility cash flows? Should Fitzgerald use this number to discount the U.Va. LTAC facility’s cash flows?
  4. Using the information in the case and the memo from Karen Mulroney in case Exhibit 1, complete the cash flow projections in the spreadsheet provided. What do you get for the NPV and IRR of those cash flows?
  5. What are the main drivers for NPV and IRR? Show the impact on NPV and IRR by changing a couple of these drivers to a “downside scenario” value.
  6. Based on your financial analysis, should Fitzgerald propose the LTAC project in the board meeting?

What is the difference between reflection in action and reflection on action?

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Please just follow the guideline below and answer accordingly. I will attach some articles the University need to be used. Some must go to online website especially in task 3, http://www.hpb.gov.sg/ 

Presentation guidelines
• Use Arial 12 point with 1.5 spacing and number the  pages. 
• Where you have adapted material from a particular source you must reference correctly with Harvard citation.
• This is a portfolio and not an essay so there is no need for an introduction or conclusion except in task 3.
• Start each of the 5 tasks on a separate page, giving a number and title as a heading.
• Write in full sentences in academic style, unless reflection is specifically asked for; then it is acceptable to use “I”, “my”.
• List any references cited in each task at the end of that task

TASK 1- Atkins & Murphy article
The article by Atkins S, & Murphy K, (1994) Reflective practice, Nursing standard 8 (39), 49-56, Nursing Standard. Is available in Articles as a pdf file. Although this is an old source (1994) it is still highly relevant.

Take personal notes in your own words from the article and answer the questions below;
• What is reflection/reflective practice?
• What critical thought processes underpin reflection?
• What is the difference between reflection in action and reflection on action?
• How does the Gibbs model of reflection compare with the Atkins and Murphy model in the article and which would you prefer to use and why?
Write up in full sentences totalling 300 -400 words and submit in your portfolio as task 1. 
This article is available in  the Sources for Portfolio Tasks tab
TASK 2 – Evidence-based approach to global health promotion 
An evidence-based approach to nursing is now the norm but this approach is relatively new in health promotion especially in relation to fighting the greatest global determinant of health – poverty. 

a) Access the link below and listen to the video/audio clip of a talk lasting nearly 17 minutes. The talk is on fighting poverty in developing countries and the speaker focuses on whether interventions work and whether or not they are worth funding.

Ted Talks (2010) Esther Duflo: Social Experiments to fight poverty. Available at
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/esther_duflo_social_experiments_to_fight_poverty.html

TIP!
The speaker Esther Duflo has a strong French accent but on the right hand side of the video screen you can access an interactive transcript of her talk, choosing either English or Chinese. 

b) Take personal notes as you listen to the talk and compose a 200 word summary in your own words on the three evidence-based areas identified as successful. 
c) Submit this 200 word summary for your portfolio accompanied by 100 words of reflection which focus on your feelings about the messages in the talk, noting anything which surprised you. 

Note that your reflection should be structured using an identified model/framework of reflection. In this portfolio you need only cite this in the first task you use it in.

TASK 3 – Determinants of health and trends 
Singapore is a high income, developed country in the World Health Organisation (WHO) Western Pacific region. Residents in Singapore generally have good health with high life expectancy and low mortality rates. This has resulted in an ageing population with increasing chronic health issues.
Write a 500 word referenced essay which answers the question what are the key health issues facing Singapore, currently and in the future?
Start from the Singapore Health Promotion Board website http://www.hpb.gov.sg/ and then locate and use at least 5 other sources of data and information to  provide referenced support for your essay.
Remember all essays should include:
1. An Introduction that states how you are going to answer the question/task set and give so specific examples of areas to be covered
2. A Main Body that addresses the task/essay question with references citation using Harvard citation method
3. A Conclusion that draws out the key points from the essay and indicates the implication for future practice (this might be for you as a practitioner or the service/policy more generally)
TASK 4 – School-based health promotion 

Below is a journal article by Nathan et al. (2011) which has arisen from a research project about promoting fruit and vegetable consumption in school children. 
a) Access the link and read/study the article in detail, taking personal notes.

b) Using your notes about the article, make a 300 word précis (summary) in your own words which answers the questions: what are the key messages from this article and is there enough evidence offered to support the messages?

Do not replicate the abstract.

c) Then include a 200 word personal reflection on how (or if) the recommendations could be applied to your own nursing practice.

Nathan, N. et al. (2011) Vegetable and fruit breaks in Australian primary schools:
prevalence, attitudes, barriers and implementation strategies. 
Health Education Research 26(4) pp. 722-731.[internet] available at: http://her.oxfordjournals.org/content/26/4/722.full.pdf+html 

This article is also available in Articles 

TASK 5 – Nurses’ role in smoking cessation

Below is a journal article by Whyte et al. (2006) which has arisen from a Scottish research project about interventions for tobacco smoking. 

a) Access the link below and read/study the article in detail, taking personal notes. 

Whyte, RE., Watson, HE., McIntosh, J.(2006) Nurses’ opportunistic interventions with patients in relation to smoking. Journal of Advanced Nursing Volume 55, Issue 5, pages 568–577 [internet] available at:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.ezproxy.napier.ac.uk/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03949.x/full This article is also available in  Articles 

b) Answer the 8 questions about the Whyte et al. paper in 300 words and submit for your portfolio.

• What is the study called?
• Who conducted it?
• When was it conducted / published?
• What were the aims of the study?
• What happened?
• What were the findings or results?
• What conclusions were drawn?
• What were the strengths / weaknesses / limitations in your opinion?

c) Also include 200 words of personal reflection on the following:
• Your thoughts and feelings about the paper and the results, including what interested you or surprised you.
• How this compares to your experience so far in assessment of or health education with patients who smoke.
• How (or if) the recommendations could be applied to your own nursing practice.

Look at the 9 core functions of public health. Do you see evidence of a “new public health approach” in the well-established and emerging roles? Discuss.

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This course has been designed to provide you with the foundations for public health practice, and it has been based in part, on the document “Core Functions of Public Health”. While this document was written some years ago, it still provides a very good description of what public health practitioners actually do. Look at the 9 core functions of public health. Do you see evidence of a “new public health approach” in the well-established and emerging roles? Discuss.

The Public Health Association of Australia is the principal non-government organisation for public health in Australia and works to promote the health and well-being of all Australians. Familiarise yourself with this organisation by visiting the web site. Does it reflect the ‘new public health’?

http://www.phaa.net.au/aboutUs.php

Is it a social health research topic? Explain how it qualifies using the definition of social health research.

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I would like to make my research question and the 3 or 4  sub-questions. I’ve made them but I just want to double check with you. there are 3 main topics I can choose from them which are:
1) Health services
2) Health and the internet·
3) Food and nutrition in society·
I’ve chosen Health services as I study Paramedics. I’ve written the main question and the subs but I’m not sure if I did it write or not, and I also couldn’t do the narrowing and explain the purpose.
please find the materials for this query, the worksheet that has to be filled out under the name of (ST2122 A1 Research Q Development Worksheet_ v1.15(1)) and also my previous work. all uploaded.
regards.

HST2122 Assignment 1

Student Topic and Research Question Development Worksheet

Topic Selection and Narrowing

  1. Which of the 3 broad topics assigned this semester interests you and would keep you motivated over the next 8 weeks?

Health Services

  1. How would you narrow it to make it manageable and researchable?Identify at least 2 ways to narrow the topic.
  • I have mapped my topic (Adult’s awareness and access of paramedic’s health services) and I came with many sub topics for  example,communication, services, access, knowledge….
  • I have made four sub-questions from the result of the map that mentioned above.
  1. Prepare 1 paragraph on the purpose and social relevance the narrowed topic — what you want to know (the who, what, when and where of your research) and why it is relevant (meaningful, useful) to you, the public or greater population?

In my topic I would like to know the level of awareness of Western Australian adults of the services offered by paramedics and how they access paramedics services. So, the participants will be adults from Western Australia in 2015.  The significance of this study it is very important to know the availability of paramedicsservices in western Australia and what adult people know about these services and how they access them easily. In the same time, this study will seek to find out the best way to gain their knowledge in relation to access and use these services.

Meeting Topic Constraints

  1. Is it a social health research topic? Explain how it qualifies using the definition of social health research.

Yes. The topic I have chosen is paramedics services which is related to health. The participants who I have chosen are adults from western Australia and they explain what is their weaknesses of paramedics services available and how they as they are part from the society can access these services.

  1. Is it consistent with the social model of health and illness?Explain how it qualifies using the characteristics of social health and biomedical models of health.
  1. Is it suitable for a novice researcher? Explain how it qualifies for each consideration, practical and ethical.

Yes. It is not the intention of this research to harm the participants in any way, be it physical, emotional or psychological.

HST2122 Health Research MethodologyResearch Question Reporting SheetNOTE: These items must have all necessary content and proper structure.
State your Research AimTo investigatethe level of awareness of Western Australian adults of the services offered by paramedics and how they access ambulance services
State your Main Research QuestionIn 2015, what is the level of awareness of Western Australian adults of the services offered by paramedics and how they access paramedics services?
State your Research Sub-Questions
SubQ 1What Western Australian adults know in regards to the appropriate conditions under which to call paramedics services?
SubQ 2What are the communication ways that can Western Australian adults contact paramedics?
SubQ 3What is the best strategy to increase the level of awareness of Western Australian adults of services offered by paramedics?
SubQ 4What is the best strategy to teach Western Australian adults how to access paramedics services?