Assignments

The kind of awareness a sociological imagination produces can be unsettling because it forces us to see things we would prefer not to. If forces us to pay attention to the hardships and options other people face.  If we understand how  others’ circumstances differ from our own, we are more likely to be empathetic,  to give them the…

As a team, choose and read one research article from the list found in Required Reading under Team Assignment Articles. Each team member will break down the research article using the matrix table. As a team, come back together as a team and formulate a 500- to 750-word summary of the team’s opinions on the strengths, weaknesses, and application of the findings to health…

Create a research question(s) related to your problem statement and then conduct a Literature review. Remember, your study must be a quantitative study so think about that when creating your research question. Conduct background reading of your topic. Select at least 5 peer reviewed research articles (studies) related to your problem statement. Summarize in 1,050 to 1,500 words the…

News events such as the 2015 Paris attacks, armed conflicts such as the Syrian civil war, and enduring fear of Arabs and Muslims has led to a great deal of discrimination and prejudice for people within the Arab diaspora throughout the world. In the U.S., this prejudice often has roots in the fear of terrorism…

Use the two faculty-approved articles from Week Three to complete this assignment: Create a comparison matrix that describes the components of the research study. Be sure to include the following in your matrix: Major differences, as it relates to the components, between qualitative and quantitative designs Identify levels of evidence provided by each study and the implications…

Conduct a Statistical analysis on one of the data sets provided or use your own data set. The sample data sets are for the following areas: Hospital Length of Stay (LOS): A hospital administrator is attempting reduce the length of stay in the inpatient setting at four of the systems hospitals. Each hospital leadership team has…

Write a 500- to 750-word summary outlining the benefits of writing and publishing results of health care research. Describe at least three benefits of publishing. How does published research affect the health care industry? Support your paper with at least 3 references (they do not have to be peer reviewed). Click the Assignment Files tab to submit…

Write a 700- to 1,050-word short paper on the importance of health care research in current times. Include your views on health care research and why your feel it is important as it relates to one of the concepts outlined below (that is, pick one bullet from the below list as the topic for your paper):…

1) Write a paper of 1,000–1,200 words that compares and contrasts the competing visions of health care administration among stakeholders, identifies the areas where they conflict, and discusses how those conflicts could be seen in the delivery system. 2) Refer to the assigned readings to incorporate specific examples and details into your paper.   3)…

As of 2014 health care expenditures in the United States are near 17% of our gross domestic product (GDP), with a major portion of Medicare funding goes towards chronic illness and care at the last 6 months of life. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has made some initial legislative changes in our health…

Describe one health issue and discuss how nutrition can impact this health issue positively and negatively. APA, 2 references

Genetics testing is viewed as either positive or negative. When used to detect the genes for breast cancer, health insurance companies deny care based on genetics. Why? Describe one genetic test and its impact on health, prevention, screening, diagnostics, treatment selection, and treatment effectiveness. APA, 2 references, no cover page.