As health care organizations adopt more and more informatics solutions, they inevitably experience significant changes. Such changes are often met with hesitation, resistance, and even outright refusal. Nurse informaticists should be aware of these barriers and be prepared to employ change-management strategies to ensure stakeholder buy-in and end-user adoption. In this Change Management Discussion, you…
Throughout this course, you have been developing a workflow redesign that could be applied in a health care practice setting. However, determining an appropriate workflow redesign is only part of the process. It is much easier to design something on paper than it is to actually make it work effectively within an organization. Nurse informaticists…
Review the PERIE model and process described in Ch. 2 of Public Health 101: Healthy People-Healthy Populations (2nd ed.). Complete each of the following steps for your team’s chosen public health issue or disease. Which is Maternal and child health Review at least two websites identified in the Website Review and Summary assignment. Create a…
WRITE a paper (at least 750 words) comparing and contrasting the healthcare system of your selected country and the United States (U.S.) healthcare system.Choose one (1) country from the following list. These countries ranked high (in the top 20) on the WHO overall healthcare system rankings: France Italy Singapore Spain …
Although the terms inductive and deductive theory suggest that these are, in fact, theories, they are really approaches to thinking and reasoning. In the inductive approach, researchers gather evidence and draw conclusions from it. They may begin with observations through which they can identify patterns. These patterns, in turn, help them formulate initial claims or…
Emotions play a significant role in helping clients. Using empathic responses is useful in supporting clients. You should also become aware of when it is appropriate to confront or challenge what clients present. Both are key skills in interviewing. To Prepare Think about when you have used empathy when working with a client or in…
Please read the following questions and answer the questions This unit’s chapter discussed concerns about quality programming in the media. Different models for assessing culture were discussed: 1) Culture as a Skyscraper Model and 2) Culture as a Map. Come up with several television shows that serve as examples of “quality” programs and “trashy”…
Write a 3/4 to 1 page journal entry (300 to 500 words) in which you: Predict one or two (1-2) ways people will obtain music if CD production were to be stopped completely. Complete the page requirement. Write with clarity, following mechanics and formatting requirements. The specific course learning outcome(s) associated with this assignment are:…
The Merits and Downfalls of Classifying States as ‘Red’ or ‘Blue’ Paper In 200-250 words, please respond to the following: Is classifying states as “red” or “blue” useful for explaining patterns in the American political system? What are some potential problems? What are some benefits? If the “red state/blue state” classification is not useful, what…
According to the social development model, parental attachment affects a child’s behavior for life. Is it possible that serial killers failed to achieve parental attachments? How does the interactionist theory explain delinquent gang behavior? Why are some delinquents destined to become persistent criminals as adults while other delinquents desist? Describe how “Fast Track” can reduce…
Thomas Malthus and neo-Malthusians argue that population growth has negative consequences and needs to be controlled; Marx and Engels argue that capitalism, not population growht, is the problem. Answer the following: Compare and contrast these two arguents. Which one do you agree with more? Why?
After reading “The Corporate Shift: How Millennials Are Changing the World” article in the Module Four Reading and Resources section, discuss the following: How have changes in employee roles as a result of organizational shifts influenced individual behaviors and perceptions? Has the organizational shift through generations influenced individual performance negatively or positively, and how has…
