Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that describes an overview of CAM and its categories of treatments.

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Resource: NCCAM website located at http://nccam.nih.gov/ • Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that describes an overview of CAM and its categories of treatments. The following areas should be addressed: o Define the terms alternative medicine, complementary medicine, and integrative medicine and clarify how these terms differ. o Describe how conventional medicine plays a role in these three terms. o Review the philosophy of CAM and how it relates to or is different from conventional Western medicine. o Describe the five domains of therapies according the NCCAM website. o Research and describe one CAM treatment modality within one of the five NCCAM domains and give an example of how such a therapy could be used as an alternative therapy, a complementary therapy, and an integrative therapy for a specific medical condition. Explain how each example meets the definition of alternative, complementary, or integrative therapy and support the rationale for each of your selections. Note. There should be a total of 3 examples in the completed assignment. o Include the results of scientific studies, if available, that show a clinical benefit from the examples selected. • Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. 3. Individual Assignment: Alternative Medical Systems Chart • : Alternative Medical Systems Chart • Complete the Alternative Medical Systems Chart. • Describe or define each system, delineate the key principles underlying the system, list several treatment types included in the system, and briefly describe how this system differs from conventional Western medicine

Determine how County General can work strategically with other hospitals to reduce nurse turnover.

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Reliable Underwriters.” Please respond to the following: • Determine whether or not the forced distribution will increase customer satisfaction. Provide a rationale. • Identify the clerical workers you think will most strongly oppose the change. Provide a rationale. • Evaluate how you think supervisors will react to the proposed change. • Foresee the problems with contamination and deficiency that could occur with the forced distribution ratings. County General Hospital.” Please respond to the following: • Turnover is high at almost every facility where nurses are employed. Identify and discuss the aspects of nursing make turnover for nurses higher than for many other jobs. • Recommend actions and programs County General might implement to decrease nurse turnover. • Determine how County General can work strategically with other hospitals to reduce nurse turnover.

HOW INDIVIDUALS CREATE A SENSE OF SELF-WORTH REGARDLESS OF THEIR INCOME THE CREATION AND REPRODUCTION OF INEQUALITY.

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Question Quiz Note: It is recommended that you save your response as you complete each question. Question 1 (Mandatory) (0.25 points) __________________ is based primarily on money and material possessions, and power and prestige are attainable by levels of education, income, property, and social connections. Question 1 options: a) an agricultural system b) a caste system c) a class system d) a gendered system Save Question 2 (Mandatory) (0.25 points) The Davis-Moore Thesis states: Question 2 options: a) That the more society values a particular profession, the more the people in that profession will make. b) That people constantly move up and down the social ladder, and this creates an unstable economy which will eventually collapse on itself. c) That economic hardship and skyrocketing inflation is the cause for all social stratification in the United States. d) That Karl Marx was correct and that stratification can only be solved by converting to a socialist government. Save Question 3 (Mandatory) (0.25 points) An increasing proportion of poor families throughout the world are headed by women, a trend often referred to as the ________________. Question 3 options: a) gender role poverty b) subjective poverty c) feminization of poverty d) relative poverty Save Question 4 (Mandatory) (0.25 points) Mohit spent his days combing through garbage in Mumbai, India with his brothers and sisters. Sometimes he would find food, or something to sell for money. He never tried to overcome his lower-class status because he had seen his friends try and fail. So, he accepted his fate, and tried to live life as best he could in a closed society. Mohit is an example of someone living under: Question 4 options: a) a dictatorship b) a meritocracy c) an oligarchy d) a caste system Save Question 5 (Mandatory) (0.25 points) According to UMUC Reading #4 (in the Week 5 content area), which of the following is NOT a key point related to social stratification? Question 5 options: a) Social stratification is relatively stable over generations. b) Social stratification doesn’t involve economic equality only; it also involves beliefs. c) Social stratification is a characteristic of society, not of individual people. d) Social stratification first became a social problem in the United States in the 1920s. Save Question 6 (Mandatory) (0.25 points) Which sociological theorist viewed stratification as a multidimensional concept that includes not only wealth, but class, status, and power? Question 6 options: a) Gerhard Lenski b) Karl Marx c) Herbert Gans d) Max Weber Save Question 7 (Mandatory) (0.25 points) In a meritocracy, workers are primarily rewarded based on Question 7 options: a) oligarchy b) social ties (through friends or family) c) personal effort (hard work) d) level of attractiveness Save Question 8 (Mandatory) (0.25 points) Which of the following is most associated with high status consistency? Question 8 options: a) caste system b) matrilineal system c) class system d) egalitarian system Save Question 9 (Mandatory) (0.25 points) A state of living in which people can afford necessities but are unable to meet their society’s standard of living is referred to as Question 9 options: a) absolute poverty b) relative poverty c) subjective poverty d) feminization of poverty Save Question 10 (Mandatory) (0.25 points) Immanuel Wallerstein- classification of nations uses which set of terms? Question 10 options: a) first world, second world, third world b) primary nation, secondary nation, tertiary nation c) super powers, allies of super powers, enemies of super powers d) core nation, peripheral nation, semi-peripheral nation Save Question 11 (Mandatory) (0.25 points) Which theory holds that global inequality is primarily caused by core nations (or high-income nations) exploiting semi-peripheral and peripheral nations (or middle-income and low-income nations), creating a cycle of dependence? Question 11 options: a) modernization theory b) symbolic interactionism c) feminization of poverty theory d) dependency theory Save Question 12 (Mandatory) (0.25 points) In regards to global inequality, conflict theory focuses on Question 12 options: a) how individuals create a sense of self-worth regardless of their income b) the creation and reproduction of inequality c) why global inequality exists and what purposes it serves d) the meanings people attach to global stratification

Conduct research to provide you with an introduction to the health care disciplines of risk management and quality management and their roles in and influences on organizational performance.

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Overview of Risk Management and Quality Management in Health Care Worksheet The purpose of this assignment is to gain a broad perspective of risk management and quality management as applicable to all health care organizations, rather than focusing on a specific segment of the health care industry. Conduct research to provide you with an introduction to the health care disciplines of risk management and quality management and their roles in and influences on organizational performance. To complete this assignment, look for common themes and characteristics shared among the sources you used to conduct your research related to risk management and quality management- relationship to leadership and governance, philosophy and culture, and stakeholders. Use at least three research sources, with two from the University Library and one from the course textbooks or this week- Electronic Reserve Readings. You may use as many additional resources as necessary to assist you in identifying factors. Complete the grid by summarizing information in the Risk Management and Quality Management columns. Use bullet points of a few words or short phrases to describe each element. Use at least four bullet points for each item. This grid is not meant to be lengthy or all-inclusive; rather, it is a starting point upon which you can build your knowledge of risk-management and quality-management concepts. Risk Management Quality Management How does the leadership and governance of a health care organization influence the development and implementation of risk-management and quality-management policies? How do the philosophy and culture of the risk-management and quality-management policies influences organizational performance? How do the risk-management and quality-management policies affect stakeholders? Provide APA citations for all sources in the following fields.