6241 Preparing for a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis

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To prepare:
Review the Learning Resources, including this weeks media presentation, focusing on the elements of a SWOT analysis.
Think about your Course Project Hospital and the data sources you could analyze to conduct a SWOT analysis at your selected location.
Reflect on who else, besides yourself, should be involved in conducting the SWOT analysis related to the identified unmet need.
Consider how values and experiences may influence perceptions related to SWOT analysis. Think about the specific group, unit, or organization that is the focus of your Course Project. How would conducting a SWOT analysis in this setting versus another affect the investigation? How would the involvement of certain individualsand the lack of involvement by othersaffect the analysis?

By Day 3
Post an explanation of your plan for conducting a SWOT analysis as part of your Course Project, including data sources that could be used. Explain how the setting and individuals conducting the analysis might influence the process and results of the SWOT analysis.

SEE WEEK 7 PAPER ATTACHED

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6231 Using Improvement Science Models to Promote Quality and Safety

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Improvement science models bring together research and evidence-based practice to identify the most effective ways to promote quality and safety in health care. As a central tenet of quality improvement, attention must be paid to the processes that contribute to outcomes.

In this Discussion, you examine quality improvement models and evaluate how they could be applied to address specific issues within health care organizations.

To prepare:

Evaluate each of the models and select two on which to focus for this Discussion.
Consider how each of the two models could be utilized in a health care organization to promote quality and safety. Think about the following:
How does the model bring together research and evidence-based practice to facilitate quality improvement?
How does the model contribute to a culture of quality and safety?
How does it address changes in process?
Reflect on the quality improvement issue and the health care setting that you are addressing for your Course Project. Of the two models that you have selected, determine which one you, as a nurse leader-manager, would use to address this issue. Also consider how this would relate to one or more of the IOMs six aims for quality and safety.
By Day 3
Post your analysis of how the two improvement models that you selected could foster a culture of quality and patient safety and facilitate changes in process that promote positive outcomes. Explain how you would use one of these models to address the quality improvement issue in the organization that you have selected for your Course Project, and how doing so would relate to one or more of the IOMs six aims for improving quality and safety.

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short story “admission”

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Short Story to read and write about:  Admission by Danzy Senna
1.  CHARACTERS
Write a brief essay identifying the protagonist and antagonist in the story.  Explain your reasoning.  Consider: does the age and/or race of these characters matter?  Explain why or why not.  Indicate which characters are round and which are flat, and explain why.  Point out any archetypes in the story.  If you have any additional comments youd like to make about characterization in the story do so! (35 points)

2.  STYLE
Describe the style of the writing.  Use adjectives that identify the tone, and support your assertions with examples from the text.  Define irony and provide examples from the text where the author uses it.  Define foreshadowing and provide examples from the text where the author uses it. (25 points)

3.  POINT OF VIEW
Identify the point of view of the story, and explain your answer.  Why do you suppose the author chose this particular point of view?  How would the story be different if there was a different narrative point of view?  (20 points)

BONUS for 10 points:
In our first lesson, we learned that every plot has three movements:  in time, in causality, and in tension.  Chose either causality or tension, and trace that movement in Admission.  You can do this either with a paragraph, or with bullet points that identify moments in the story where the movements occur.

internal relationships that develop inside the organization

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Instructions

Ethics in business relationships include both the external and internal relationships that develop around the organization. For this assignment, you will focus on the internal relationships that develop inside the organization. Studies have indicated the more positive the environment within the organization, the more productive the employees.

Research one or a combination of these job-related topics found within organizations: job discrimination; sexual harassment; bullying or unsafe working conditions.

Briefly describe the issue.
Analyze the impact on overall morale, relationships within the organization and ultimately overall productivity levels.
Research a minimum of one company that was caught up in this type of issue.
What best practices might a company implement to avoid negative behavior within their organization?
How would you rate the ethical practices of the company that you chose (excellent, fair or poor)? Explain.
Your response should include an introduction, thesis statement, and a clear discussion of the questions/topics above. It should be a minimum of two double-spaced pages. You are required to use at least two credible references. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations and be cited per APA guidelines.

You may find this presentation, Thesis Statements, a great resource for guidance in making reference citations: https://columbiasouthern.adobeconnect.com/csubasicthesisstatement/

Your essay response should be formatted in accordance with APA style. For step-by-step instructions for formatting a paper in APA style, please refer to the CSU Citation Guide (http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/downloads/pdf/success/citation-guide).

Instructions for formatting formal documents can be found on page 17.