Category: Healthcare

Compare and contrast the four probiotics. How are they alike? How are they different? In your opinion, which of the four is most “valuable” and which is the least? Explain your reasoning.

6 PH 560

This week, you will compare and contrast four probiotics.

Review this probiotics table which provides a breakdown between four different popular probiotics. Review the literature and research these probiotics further.

Write a 2- to 3-page paper in which you:

Define probiotics.

Compare and contrast the four probiotics. How are they alike? How are they different?
In your opinion, which of the four is most “valuable” and which is the least? Explain your reasoning.

Your paper must be 2–3 pages in length. Include evidence or information from at least one credible external source and follow APA style for formatting and citation.

What aspect of cytokines do you find especially challenging or do not understand? Pose a question that your instructor or classmates can answer for you.

6 PH 560 Discussion

Cytokines are a growing focus in immunology research.

Discuss cytokines by answering the following questions, using your textbook and peer-reviewed journal articles to support your statements.

What is a cytokine, and how is it produced?

What is the role of cytokines in the infectious disease process?

What aspect of cytokines do you find especially challenging or do not understand? Pose a question that your instructor or classmates can answer for you.

Respond to at least two (2) of your classmates’ or your instructor’s posts. Your responses should include elements such as follow-up questions, a further exploration of topics from the initial post, or requests for further clarification or explanation on some points made.

Analyze the facts of the hypothetical situation against the right or responsibility to explain how there was a violation.

6 HA 500

This week, you learned that employees have a multitude of rights and responsibilities, much like a patient. Employees have to feel safe in their environment in order to provide the best possible care to patients.

Thus, federal, state, and local laws provide rules for the treatment of employees as well as the expectations of employees.

For this discussion prompt, use the St. Martha’s General Hospital Scenario.

After reviewing a scenario and reading about employee rights and responsibilities, discuss an employee right or responsibility that may have been violated at St. Martha’s General Hospital.

Then, analyze the facts of the hypothetical situation against the right or responsibility to explain how there was a violation.

How does this assignment relate to your field, and in what way can you take the lessons you learned to your workplace? Describe which choices you made at the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention levels.

6 HA 530

This week, you will visit and view the WILL interactive “Partnering to Heal” simulation. Choose either of the two characters and play the scenario in full.

Each character in the simulation is in a different role. Ensure that you read the roles and descriptions of each character in the simulation and play the one which most closely resembles your career field and/or interests.

After you complete the simulation redo the scenario, but this time, change the choices and note the outcomes those changes create.

Reflect on the assignment, your own choices, and the outcomes.

How did you do in your role?
Which choices led to outcomes you did not expect?

How does this assignment relate to your field, and in what way can you take the lessons you learned to your workplace?
Describe which choices you made at the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention levels.

Your paper should be 3–4 pages in length and formatted in accordance with APA guidelines. It should include support from the required readings and at least one outside source.

Use the WCU Library to find scholarly sources that support your paper.

Analyze the major professional roles played by physicians and nurses as they apply to physicians’ conduct in the medical arena and to nurses in the role of adjuncts to physicians.

Relationships Between Nurses and Physicians Matter.

In the discussion preparation, you were asked to analyze the major professional roles played by physicians and nurses as they apply to physicians’ conduct in the medical arena and to nurses in the role of adjuncts to physicians.

You were also asked to evaluate the degree and quality of care that physicians, nurses, and medical technologists provide in their primary roles, including, but not limited to, patient safety and satisfaction as required in 21st-century U.S. hospitals. Provide your evaluation and analysis in the discussion.

Summarize at least 2 real-world articles related to quality improvement initiatives in health care in the United States.

Utilizing Quantitative Statistics in Health Care

You are the manager in charge of leading the new data-driven quality improvement initiative in preparation for a Joint Commission (TJC) accreditation visit for AKT Hospital.

In preparation for this visit, you will create a 3-4 page newsletter for your staff discussing the purpose of health care statistics.

The newsletter will be a creative approach to presenting staff with the new data-driven quality improvement initiative in preparation for the TJC accreditation visit.

The newsletter should include the following:

A summary of at least 2 real-world articles related to quality improvement initiatives in health care in the United States.

A discussion on TJC and why organizations seek accreditation in general.

An example of the types of data that will be considered as part of a data-driven quality improvement initiative for health care entities (specifically hospitals).

The role that descriptive and inferential statistics play in the data analysis process for improving quality of care. Use real-world examples.
Set-Up

Use a newsletter template to complete this assignment.

Ensure that article summaries and discussions for each section are a minimum of 250 words.

Use proper APA citations and reference guidelines.

Include any references for each news article at the end of the article.

The newsletter should be creative, colorful, and include pictures.

Describe the organization, the type of statistical research that the organization conducts, and examples of the type of information that can be found in each database.

Statistical Database Management and Forecasting

As part of the ongoing training for staff at AKT Hospital, you have been tasked to create to create a PowerPoint presentation with 10-12 slides about various organizations that conduct health care research:

The presentation will include a list of 8-10 organizations that conduct health care statistical research.
Each slide will have 4-6 bullets and 100-150 words of speaker’s notes and pictures.

Describe the organization, the type of statistical research that the organization conducts, and examples of the type of information that can be found in each database.

Students will choose 1 of the organizations and include step-by-step directions on how to conduct an analysis within the database.

Conduct an analysis within the organization’s database, explain the type of information that was retrieved in the analysis, and provide real-world examples of how the information can be used to create interventions, improve quality, and/or help to prepare an organization to meet accreditation standards.

Provide examples of how health care statistics are used in business for marketing research, advertising, operations, finance, and economics analysis.

Discuss the issue or gap identified during your investigation and explain what business need is not being met. Describe the departments directly affected and discuss the impact the issue or gap has on them. Discuss any additional consequences of the issue or gap for organizational performance, other stakeholders, budget, etc.

Business Need Problem Statement

For this assignment, you will identify a business need and develop the problem statement for your professional project.

1.Investigate an COVID-19 organizational gap or issue to identify a problem or new opportunity that that can be addressed through an informatics solution.

2.Based on your findings, write a 750- to 1,000-word paper that defines the problem or opportunity and explains how it can be addressed through an informatics solution.

Include the following:

Discuss the issue or gap identified during your investigation and explain what business need is not being met.
Describe the departments directly affected and discuss the impact the issue or gap has on them. Discuss any additional consequences of the issue or gap for organizational performance, other stakeholders, budget, etc.

Propose a clinical, technological, or process-related solution that can be implemented to address the identified issue or gap.

Explain how the proposed solution addresses the issue or gap for the departments and how it fulfills the specified business need.

Describe how the proposed informatics solution supports the organization's objectives and overall strategy and operations.

Outline the goals and objectives for the proposed informatics solution. Explain how these align with the departmental and organizational goals.

Create a problem statement that can be used to provide a snapshot of the issue or gap and the proposed solution. Include the following: (a) explanation of problem, (b) description of who and what is affected by the problem, (c) the impact or consequence of the problem, and (d) the proposed solution.

Define SMART goals, objectives, and strategies.Define how success will be measured.Identify, analyze, and delegate tasks.

Resource: Employee Engagement Survey Results

Imagine your health care organization conducted an employee engagement survey and received the results.

Create a 3- to 4-page annual Action Work Plan. Your plan should:

Define SMART goals, objectives, and strategies.

Identify desired results.

Define how success will be measured.

Identify, analyze, and delegate tasks.

List the tactics that will be used.

Create a timeline of events.

List expenses and create a budget.

Your plan is not limited to the above list.

Cite at least 3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.