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This week you have read about several areas of financing as it relates to the health care system and some health care retail areas that may be of interests. For this assignment, put yourself in a nurse manager, director of nursing, Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), or business owner role. Discuss three or more business principles as discussed in the Greg Fisher Power Point-in the learning activities (in your own words) which are needed to maintain safe, quality, patient-centered care that is fiscally sound, provide supportive data. In your discussion consider:

Why have you selected the business principles?
Are the business principles used at your current facility?
If you feel that they are, give supportive examples.
If you feel they are not give examples of how they could be implemented.
Why are those specific principles important in health care?
Why are those specific principles important to you?

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Read the items below, which are available via the links provided.

Chapter 8:  Ethical Issues found in Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). (2000). Substance abuse treatment for persons with HIV/AIDS. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 37. HHS Publication No. (SMA) 00-3410. Rockville, MD:  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK64923/ (Links to an external site.)
Chapter 4:  Helping Clients Make Medical Decisions About Hepatitis Treatment and Chapter 6:  Counseling Approaches for People Who Have Viral Hepatitis found in Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). (2011). Addressing viral hepatitis in people with substance use disorders. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 53. HHS Publication No. (SMA) 11-4656. Rockville, MD:  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92036/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK92036.pdf (Links to an external site.)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hepatitis A:  General information. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hav/pdfs/hepageneralfactsheet.pdf (Links to an external site.)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hepatitis B:  General information. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/pdfs/hepbgeneralfactsheet.pdf (Links to an external site.)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hepatitis C & injection drug use. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hcv/pdfs/factsheet-pwid.pdf (Links to an external site.)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hepatitis C:  General information. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV/PDFs/HepCGeneralFactSheet.pdf (Links to an external site.)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Patient information sheet:  Acute HIV infection. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/prep_gl_patient_factsheet_acute_hiv_infection_english.pdf


You have just been introduced to your new patient, Mr. Smith, who is seeing you for alcohol and heroin use disorders. Answer the following:


Name the ways in which Mr. Smith's substance use puts him at risk for adverse physical consequences.

What are some risk reduction practices you could counsel him on?

How can a substance use professional's knowledge about risk and risk reduction affect his or her relationship with patients?

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External Versus Internal Assessment of Health Care Organizations

After reviewing your assessment of the organization’s approach to addressing recent health care legislation and related evaluation of the strategic response commonly employed, leadership has asked you to develop an in-depth analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) facing the organization that can be used to support strategic planning.

Prepare a report of 5–7 pages with a minimum of 5 relevant scholarly or professional peer-reviewed references that includes the following information:

•    Perform a formal SWOT analysis, and identify and explain at least 5–7 elements in each category: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.
•    Determine which stakeholder groups have the most influence on each of the elements identified in the formal SWOT analysis, and provide an explanation of the rationale to support your identification and how they impact the organization’s strategic plan.
•    Project the likely organizational and operational outcomes that are possible if changes are made based on the SWOT analysis, and provide an explanation of the rationale supporting your projections.
•    Predict the future viability of the organization if no changes are made based on the SWOT analysis, and provide an explanation of the rationale supporting your projections.
•    Formulate at least 5 strategic recommendations that the organization should consider pursuing to effectively compete in the health care marketplace.

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Discuss how ethical issues may be an issue in qualitative research. Include a real-world scenario of an ethical issue that may happen during qualitative data research.

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Part 1:
Construct a 3 to 5-year strategic plan that is related to a specified health care organization of your choice. The organization may be not-for-profit or for-profit. Complete a SWOT analysis, and include the following:
1.    Internal strengths are related to resources and capabilities that effectively and efficiently allow an organization to accomplish its stated mission. Write out and discuss 8 to 10 strengths that you consider the highest priority for the organization of choice. 
2.    Internal weaknesses are related to deficiencies in resources and capabilities that hinder an organization’s ability to accomplish its mandate or mission. Write out and discuss 8 to 10 weaknesses that you consider the highest priority for the organization of choice. 
3.    External opportunities are outside factors or situations that can affect your organization in a favorable way. Write out and discuss 8 to 10 opportunities that you consider of highest priority for the organization of choice. 
4.    External threats are outside factors or situations that can affect your organization in a negative way. Write out and discuss 8 to 10 threats that you consider of highest priority for the organization of choice.

Part 2:
In the health care industry, change occurs quickly and many times without warning. In an effort to address such changes, contingency planning is a key step in the strategic planning process. Contingency planning follows a 7-step process to achieve maximum effectiveness. Assume that you are formulating the contingency plans for an outpatient surgical center.
•    Identify the 7 steps in the contingency planning process, and explain how each step will be addressed for the surgical center.
•    Be sure to provide a properly cited response that includes references.

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Describe how you have seen your critical thinking, clinical reasoning, clinical judgment change during this course.  

Describe an example of how a nurse can use clinical reasoning and judgment with quality improvement practices.

How does evidence-based practice relate to clinical reasoning and clinical judgment?

Describe an example of how communication relates to clinical reasoning and clinical judgment. 

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information about ring bone what causes the how to spot the sings the effect it has on the horse  and how it is treated  is their corrective shoeing is  there feed additives

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Compare and contrast the benefits and limitations of a conventional API oil-water separator against a rotary drum oil skimmer. 

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Case Study 3: Missed Opportunities


Read the case study titled “Missed Opportunities”, located in the online course shell.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
Examine the pros and cons from the perspective of Crestview Hospital of the placement of its new billboard directly adjacent to Briarwood Medical Center. Interpret the reaction of customers and other community stakeholders to the billboard postings.
Use competitive marketing entry strategies to suggest the action that Briarwood Hospital should undertake to counter the messages in the new Crestview Hospital Billboard postings.
Recommend the marketing communication strategy or strategies that both Crestview and Briarwood Hospitals should employ. Justify why the Governing Board of both hospitals should take a proactive role in promoting and implementing effective marketing strategies.
Assess the value of the various marketing research tool(s) that Briarwood and Crestview hospital could use to promote effective marketing communication strategies. Justify your response.
Use at least five (5) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Evaluate marketing research tools involved in the marketing process.
Formulate competitive market entry strategies based on analysis of global markets that comply to initiatives in the health care industry.
Determine the marketing communications strategy used in health care services.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in health services strategic marketing.
Write clearly and concisely about health services strategic marketing using proper writing mechanics. 

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric found here.


  I need Introduction and conclusion

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You DO NOT need an abstract for any assignment in this course.  You DO need a separate introduction paragraph and conclusion paragraph.



This assessment requires you to describe the legislative process and the role of the nurse as a healthcare policy advocate. Your paper will consist of two parts:



Part 1:

*A clear and complete discussion of the legislative process



Part 2:

*You will choose one of the political issues listed in Burkhardt & Nathaniel on pages 392-393



*Tie that political issue to current HEALTHCARE legislation being debated in your own state's house or senate—include all pertinent information



*Describe both sides of that issue - for and against - clearly and thoroughly, and with references



*Explain your own position, and explain why using research-based fact, not just your own opinion.

NOTE:  Please avoid the following topics, as these do not demonstrate research into current legislation in health care and are more “hot button” issues that do not often result in a strong paper:



*abortion

*staffing ratios/mandatory overtime

*physician assisted suicide



*If you choose to pick a popular topic such as gun control, you need to ensure you have strong supporting evidence within healthcare.

References

Minimum of four (4) total references: two (2) references from required course materials and two (2) peer-reviewed references. All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information)

Peer-reviewed references include references from professional data bases such as PubMed or CINHAL applicable to population and practice area, along with evidence based clinical practice guidelines. Examples of unacceptable references are Wikipedia, UpToDate, Epocrates, Medscape, WebMD, hospital organizations, insurance recommendations, & secondary clinical databases.
Number of Pages/Words

Unless otherwise specified all papers should have a minimum of 600 words (approximately 2.5 pages) excluding the title and reference pages.

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Vaccine Hesitancy as a public health challenge

1) the topic: must be related directly to course material

2) thesis statement: Your thesis is a statement (not a question or a topic) that describes what your paper will be about and provides a unique perspective (see: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01/).

3) outline: Should have an introduction followed by 3 sections that will discuss 3 main points that defend your thesis and end with conclusions (see: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/01/)

4) at least three (3) references (2 must be outside of the class readings). All must be academic* in nature and properly formatted in APA style).  APA format: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

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Read the book (The center cannot hold) and write five pages by answering 1 of below topics: 
1. Throughout the book, Saks struggles with psychopharmacology and the use of medications. Based on your readings and her experiences in the book, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of medications. What barriers exist to Saks’s “medication adherence”? Do you think people with mental illness should be forced to take medication? Why or why not?

2. The opening prologue, Saks describes a very disturbing experience in an emergency room. Discuss what Saks thinks about the use of restraints and patient rights; did this change over the course of the book? Is it ever okay to use restraints? Is it ever okay to take away someone’s autonomy? Why or why not? 

3. Discuss how the stigma of mental illness plays a role in Saks’s experiences. Much of her experience occurred in the 1960s through the late1980s. Has the stigma of mental illness changed? How? Describe where you see the stigma of mental illness in your life experiences. Are we better today in the 21st century? Why or why not? 

4. Saks attributes much of her recovery to psychoanalysis, which is generally not used for the treatment of psychotic disorders. Discuss how Saks found it helpful. What did Mrs. Jones and Dr. White provide Saks? What else might have been helpful to her? What resources exist today that may have helped her?

5. Many people with psychotic disorders are not as “successful” in their recoveries of psychotic disorders as Saks. What personality attributes or characteristics of Saks do you think helped her? What was helpful (and not helpful) about her family and her environment? What factors existed for her that do not always exist for people with psychotic disorders?