Your paper should be 1-2 pages in length and conform to APA guidelines in the CSU Global Writing Center. Items that should be included, at a minimum, are a title page, an introduction, a body which answers the questions posed in the problem, and a conclusion paragraph that addresses your findings and what you have determined from the data and your analysis. As with all written assignments, you should have in-text citations and a reference page too. Please include any tables of calculations, calculated values, and graphs associated with this problem in the body of your assignment response. Your reference section should include at least one peer-reviewed, scholarly reference.
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“Assessing the Effectiveness of a Quality Improvement Initiative in a Healthcare Setting” “Integrating Interprofessional Perspectives and Effective Communication Strategies in Quality Improvement Initiatives: A Master’s Level Assessment”
Prepare an evaluation (5-7 pages) of an existing QI initiative to determine if the initiative is effective.
Too often, discussions about quality health care, care costs, and outcome measures take place in isolation—various groups talking among themselves about results and enhancements. Nurses are critical to the delivery of high-quality, efficient health care. As a result, they must develop their skills in reviewing and evaluating performance reports. They also need to be able to communicate outcome measures related to quality initiatives effectively. Patient safety and positive institutional health care outcomes mandate collaboration among nursing staff members to ensure the integration of their perspectives in all quality care initiatives.
In the first assessment, you analyzed an adverse event or a near miss, and outlined a QI initiative to address it. This assessment will give you practice and the confidence to evaluate a quality care initiative in much the same way you might in your health care setting to
help determine if the initiative is effective.
Too often, discussions about quality health care, care costs, and outcome measures take place in isolation—each group talking among themselves about results and enhancements. Because nurses are critical to the delivery of high-quality, efficient health care, it is essential that they develop the proficiency to review, evaluate performance reports, and be able to effectively communicate outcome measures related
to quality initiatives. The nursing staff’s perspective and the need to
collaborate on quality care initiatives are fundamental to patient safety and positive institutional health care outcomes.
Imagine you have been asked to prepare and deliver an analysis of an existing QI initiative at your workplace. The QI initiative you choose to analyze should be related to a specific disease, condition, or public
health issue of personal or professional interest to you. The purpose of the report is to assess whether the specific quality indicators point
to improved patient safety, quality of care, cost and efficiency goals,
and other desired metrics. Your target audience is nurses and other health professionals with specializations or interest in your chosen condition, disease, or public health issue.
In your report, you will:
Analyze a current QI initiative in a health care setting.
Identify what prompted implementation of the QI initiative.
Evaluate problems that arose during the initiative or problems that were not addressed.
Evaluate the success of a current QI initiative through recognized benchmarks and outcome measures as required to meet national,
state, or accreditation requirements.
Identify the core performance measurements related to successful treatment or management of the condition.
Evaluate the impact of the quality indicators on the health care facility.
Incorporate interprofessional perspectives related to the success of actions used in the QI initiative as they relate to functionality and outcomes.
Recommend additional indicators and protocols to improve and expand outcomes of a current quality initiative.
Ensure your analysis conveys purpose, in an appropriate tone and
style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
Be sure to address all of the bullet points. You may also want to read the Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation Scoring Guide to better understand the performance levels that relate to each grading criterion. Additionally, be sure to review the Guiding Questions: Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation [DOCX] document for additional clarification about things to consider when creating your assessment.
Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
Length of submission: A minimum of five but no more than seven double-spaced, typed pages, not including the title page and References section.
Number of references: Cite a minimum of four sources of scholarly or professional evidence that support your evaluation, recommendations, and plans. Current source material is defined as no older than five years unless it is a seminal work. Review the Nursing Master’s Program (MSN) Library Guide for guidance.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style. Review the Evidence and APA section of the Writing Center for guidance.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your
proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 2: Plan quality improvement initiatives in response to routine data surveillance.
Recommend additional indicators and protocols to improve and expand outcomes of a quality initiative.
Competency 3: Evaluate quality improvement initiatives using sensitive and sound outcome measures.
Analyze a current quality improvement initiative in a health care setting.
Evaluate the success of a current quality improvement initiative through recognized benchmarks and outcome measures as required to meet national, state, or accreditation requirements.
Competency 4: Integrate interprofessional perspectives to lead quality improvements in patient safety, cost effectiveness, and work life quality.
Incorporate interprofessional perspectives related to the success of actions utilized in a quality improvement initiative as they relate to functionality and outcomes.
Competency 5: Apply effective communication strategies to promote quality improvement of interprofessional care.
Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
AREAS NEEDS TO RETOUCHED
Competency 4
Integrate
interprofessional perspectives to lead quality improvements in patient safety, cost effectiveness, and work life quality.
Criterion
Incorporate
interprofessional perspectives related to the success of actions utilized in a quality improvement initiative as they relate to functionality and outcomes.
Your Result:BASIC
Attempts to incorporate
interprofessional perspectives,
but includes insufficient
interprofessional feedback
related to initiative functionality
and outcomes.
Faculty Comments:I
can see that you attempted to incorporate interprofessional perspectives related to initiative functionality and outcomes. Who did you talk to? What was team’s perspective? What specific details can you provide to strengthen your interprofessional feedback related to initiative functionality and outcomes? Please take a look at the “distinguished” requirements for this section so you will see what needs
to be added.
Competency 5
Apply effective communication strategies to promote quality improvement of interprofessional care.
Criterion
Convey
purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
Your Result:NON_PERFORMANCE
Does
not convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and writing scholarly standards.
Faculty Comments:Your
assessment was well written, organized and had credible, reliable resources. However, you assignment is not written in APA format, which is a requirement for all assessments. I strongly encourage you to reach out to your tutor, who has wonderful resources to help you with APA. Here’s a link to the Capella Writing Center to learn more about scholarly writing: https://campus.capella.edu/web/writing-center/home
Here’s a link to APA formatting that may be helpful: http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx -
Title: “Sports Development Initiatives: A Comparative Analysis and Project Plan”
Produce a report for the sports development officer that explains both local and national sport development
initiatives. Initially the report should focus on two initiatives that have been implemented in the local area, such as
those introduced by the local authority or at a grass roots sports club. You should then look on a wider scale and
research national initiatives such as those introduced by the National Lottery funding. For each initiative you should
look to consider:
i. Aims & Objectives
ii. Strengths and weaknesses
iii. Overall effectiveness
You will need to demonstrate that you understand other stakeholders or funding sources involved in such initiatives.
Finally, you should look to explain how these organisations can assist with funding, sponsorship or providing
volunteers to support with the events and research.
PART B – Project Planning
Having successfully researched actual sports development initiatives you now need to create a project plan for your
own initiative. Initially you will need to select a specific target group for your project and identify which level of the
sport development continuum it is aimed at. You will then need to justify the choice of the activities within your
project and consider the advantages or disadvantages that it has, planning for any alternative actions that you may
have to take.
Comparing your own project to those covered in Task 1 will allow you to analyse its effectiveness. In order to do this
you will need to look at the key similarities and differences when compared to both local and national initiatives.
Focusing on the following areas of the different initiatives will allow you to complete this element of the task:
i. Aims and objectives
ii. Link to a specific target group
iii. Level of sport development continuum the project is aimed at
iv. Funding source
v. Sport specific versus non-sport specific
vi. Session plans
vii. Series of activities
viii. Equipment
ix. Staffing requirements
x. Facility Needs
As with any project, measuring the success of it is vital. You need to carefully consider realistic and effective methods
that could be taken from the following:
i. Participation numbers
ii. Enjoyment
iii. Exit route engagementiv. Repeat attendance
v. Life-long participation
Selecting the most appropriate methods is essential to allow you to make informed judgements as to whether you
have achieved the overall aims and objectives of the project. On completion of this you must evaluate the activities in
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Title: The Impact of Video Games on Children: A Comprehensive Review of Research
Research paper on how video games effect children.
Must incorporate references from 3 professional journals
Can include non scholarly sources such as magazines, newspaper and web sources
You still need to use 3 scholarly sources
Should include in text citations and a bibliography according to APA format
Must have a title page, 12 font, 1 inch margins, double spacesd and numbered pages -
“Reimagining the Constitution: A Modernized Framework for Governing America”
https://constitutionus.com/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2017/10/06/time-rewrite-constitution/Pcad5XvcYwBatcCz2UUKNP/story.html
Your assignment: Imagine the U.S. Constitution had an expiration date. You have thus been tasked with creating a new document to govern the country. You are allowed to keep all or parts of the now expired Constitution. Your job is to explain what you would change and what you would keep and explain why you would do so.
Make sure you address both the articles and amendments in the Constitution!
You will present how you would write the document and then write a 500-1,250 word essay justifying what you’ve created and your rationale. It is not due until 6/19 at 11:59pm. You are encouraged to work on it throughout the course. -
The Role of Power Dynamics in Explaining Criminal Behavior: A Critical Analysis of Criminological Theories
The final theory paper is based on using one of the extant theories in criminology to explain why we commit crimes in relation to dynamics of social, economic, and political power. Why and how does the theory make rational sense as to why crime exists and who commits a crime? Submission Instructions:
The paper is to be clear and concise for proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
The paper is to be 10 pages in length, current APA style, excluding the title and references page.
Support your answers with 10 references. They should be published within the last five years, scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions).
Required Textbook(s):
Terrill, R.J. (2016). World criminal justice systems: a comparative survey. Routledge.
Print: 9780323356466
eBook: 9781315624389 -
Exploring the Impact of Organizational Structure and Culture on Project Execution Organizational structure refers to the way in which an organization is designed and managed to achieve its goals and objectives. It determines the hierarchy, roles, and responsibilities of employees, as
Weeks 7 & 8 – Discussion Question
When contemplating the execution of a project, we must include topic like “Organizational Structure” and “Organizational Culture”. Search the Internet and determine the three (3) major organizational structures. Then define and discuss culture, what is it, and how can it impact the execution of your project?
[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student’s own words – do not provide quotes!]
[Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review] -
Reflection on Susan Sontag’s “On Photography” In her essay “On Photography,” Susan Sontag explores the impact of photography on our society and culture. The central thesis of the essay is that photography has fundamentally changed the way we see
Read the following essay titled On Photography by Susan Sontag.
I attached the article below
You are required to write a three paragraph Reflection Essay in which
you will summarize the central thesis of Sontag’s essay and formulate
in your own words the main argument. In other words, identify the
purpose of the reading and explain whether you agree or disagree with
the author.
Reflection Essay Guidelines:
A Reflection essay or paper is not a research assignment. In fact,
it is much less complicated than that. You will not use footnotes. When
quoting or citing from the essay, all you need do is simply state the
author and page numbers in parenthesis, ex. (Sontag, 22). You should
not refer to other outside sources for this assignment since this is a
critical reading essay, not a research assignment. Your essay should be
based primarily on evidence drawn from a close, careful reading of
Sontag’s essay.
Reflection essays will be evaluated based on careful following of
directions, assessment of objectives achieved, and correct spelling,
grammar, and punctuation.
Please feel free to write more than three paragraphs if you so desire. Assignment Length: Three paragraphs (each paragraph must consist of 5 or 6 substantive sentences. -
Title: Needs Assessment and Satisfaction Survey for Professional Development in a School Setting
The purpose of the needs assessment survey is to discover what professional development topics your colleagues believe would be most beneficial to them.
Create a list of at least 15 suggested topics that are appropriate for your school and are specific enough to address in a single professional development session. Choose one topic related to learner’s rights and teacher responsibilities (e.g., educational equity, appropriate education for learners with disabilities, confidentiality, privacy, appropriate treatment of learners, reporting in situations related to possible child abuse).
Using a 1-5 Likert Scale, create a survey that could be distributed to your colleagues via an electronic survey platform.
Satisfaction Survey
A satisfaction survey is designed to assess the level of participant satisfaction with a professional development session. Develop a generic survey using a 1-5 Likert Scale that could solicit feedback following any professional development session.
Include the following:
At least 3-5 questions to evaluate the quality and relevance of the information presented.
Minimum of 3-5 questions to evaluate the effectiveness of the presentation and the presenter.
At least one open-ended response soliciting qualitative feedback.
Prepare your survey to be distributed via an electronic survey platform.
Submit links to your online surveys along with a 250-500 word rationale for your design choices, including the following:
How are the topics you suggested relevant to your particular school or district?
What law is related to learners’ right and teacher responsibilities for the chosen topic (e.g., educational equity, appropriate education for learners with disabilities, confidentiality, privacy, appropriate treatment of learners, reporting in situations related to possible child ) and how does your school or district implement the law?
Why you believe the tools you developed may elicit valid and reliable data?
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Identifying the Main Point in “Just Walk on By” by Brent Staples
For an opportunity to earn 5 extra credit points to be added to the next RR, please correctly identify the main point of “Just Walk on By” by Brent Staples, and provide evidence in the form of a direct quotation that supports your claim of the main point. The reading selection is located in this week’s Reading Response module. Notice the adverb “Correctly.” Your submission should be 2 sentences. If the identification is not correct, your entry will earn 5 participation points; however, if your identification is correct, you will earn an additional 5 points for a total of 10 points. Answer Format:
Sentence # 1: You must identify the author’s full name, the title of the article, and the main point. The order of the these items is to your discretion; however, the main point must have clarity. In other words, it does not have to have the same words as the answer, but it has to have the same meaning. Sentence # 2: You must have a direct quotation from the article that validates your claim of the identification of the main point, commentary to buffer the direct quotation (a direct quotation without buffer does not support your claim), and finally, you must have a parenthetical citation in correct MLA format.
For in-text quotations integration:
MLA format follows the author-page method of in-text citation. This means that the author’s last name and the page number(s) from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text, and a complete reference should appear on your Works Cited page. The author’s name may appear either in the sentence itself or in parentheses following the quotation or paraphrase, but the page number(s) should always appear in the parentheses, not in the text of your sentence.
For example:
When the author is part of the sentence, use only the page number, where the quotation(copied content from source) can be found, in the parentheses.
Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (263).
When the author’s name is not used in the sentence with the quotation, put the author’s last name and the page number, where the quotation can be found, in the parentheses. Romantic poetry is characterized by the “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (Wordsworth 263).
When you are paraphrasing the quotation in your own words with the author’s name in the sentence, put only the page number, where the reference to the quotation can be found, in the parentheses. Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).
When you are paraphrasing the quotation in your own words without the author’s name in the sentence, put the author’s last name and the page number, where the reference to the quotation can be found, in the parentheses. Writers must extensively explore the role of emotion in the creative process (Wordsworth 263).
For example: Angela Duckworth argues that Grit is the essential ingredient needed to commit to a goal and the necessary perseverance to complete it, in her article, “Grit.” According to Duckworth, “Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals,” which means that in order to complete a college course, students must commit to the process of completing all the assignments and participating actively every day in order to succeed (1).