Utilization Management and Models of Care Health care providers and other interested parties must continuously look for ways to manage limited resources while improving quality and promoting patient safety. Utilization management is intended to "make sure that health care is delivered in the most efficient and effective manner for the patient and the population, where…
During week 4 you will be looking at Sampling Designs. In your current practice, which steps would a researcher use to obtain a sample of individuals? Describe the strengths and weaknesses of this sampling design. Convenience sample is the most common sampling method in nursing research. It can be assumed that if a study does…
There are three different (and short) readings in this selection: 1. The Care of the Sick at the Monastery of the Vivarium. 2. A selection from The Rule of St. Benedict. 3. A Monastic Defense of Medicine Against Rigorist Critics. This one is a little longer, but it is not difficult and you are smart….
Reflect on your practice and identify a significant clinical issue that you would like to search for evidence in online sources. This issue will be the basis for the Research Database Assignment that you will submit Week 4. Describe what makes your issue significant, for example, the seriousness, the number of people affected, the gaps…
Write a module case study applying the SHELL Model: Once again go to the NTSB Web site (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Analyze and evaluate as many NTSB Final Accident Reports as necessary to find reports that provide examples of failures in the four model interfaces that were concluded to be either causal…
After spending some time this module learning about dramaturgy, now it is your time demonstrate what you learned by answering the following questions: What is dramaturgy and why is it useful for understanding day-to-day interactions? Provide an example of when you have used or witnessed dramaturgy in a social situation.
As we learn about the musculoskeletal system this week, I would like for each of you step back from the computer for a bit, get active, and try something new. Try a new class (spinning) or new activity and tell us about it. First, tell us about the activity you selected. Why did you choose…
After reading your text and perusing the EEOC website, answer the discussion questions found on page 50 of your textbook. Be sure to answer all eight questions (2-1, 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8). As you answer these questions, relate them to a sports environment and more specifically intercollegiate athletics. Length: Each question 1/2-1…
Read the below “Memorial Hospital” case study. In a four- to five-page paper, respond to the guided response below. Discuss ways that a hospital might measure quality. Be sure to explain your reasoning. Explain the potential costs and failures of quality for Memorial Hospital and discuss how each can be measured. Discuss ideas or techniques…
In your current practice, which steps would a researcher use to obtain a sample of individuals? Describe the strengths and weaknesses of this sampling design. Convenience sample is the most common sampling method in nursing research. It can be assumed that if a study does not directly address the sampling method that the method was…
Read the following scenario: • As the administrator of a local nursing home, you have just received notification that the organization is being purchased by a national group. Because of new policies to be implemented, many of the residents will be displaced. To make the situation more challenging, some of these residents have difficulty communicating,…
1. Who did developmental researchers focus on studying because they assumed that the processes of development were universal? a. Mexicans b. Europeans c. Canadians d. Americans 2. What is the current total fertility rate (TFR) worldwide? a. 1.4 b. 2.8 c. 4.2 d. 5.6 3. What is probably the oldest known conception of the life…