As addressed in this week’s Learning Resources, an organization’s philosophy statement derives from its mission and indicates the values and beliefs that steer decision making. An organization’s philosophy statement should be used to develop goals and objectives that lead to assured action. As effective organizations recognize, “setting specific goals in a clear and compelling…
sing this week’s readings and guidance, along with outside academic and professional research, discuss a particular issue in which philosophical ethics and political theory could be helped by taking into account a focus on gender. Consider issues like personal rights and freedoms, the gender wage gap, poverty and social welfare, and sexual rights through the…
Reviewthe list of Films on Demand: Sociology Collection: Social Institutions to select and watch one video from each of the following categories listed: family, education, and religion. Select one of the following options to deliver your assignment: Option 1 Write a 700- to 1,050-word essay. Format your assignment according to appropriate course level APA guidelines. Submit your assignment to…
Question 1 Which of the following statements describes phase 4 of the action potential of cells in the sinoatrial (SA) node? Answers: A. Potassium permeability is allowing the cell membrane to remain depolarized, and Ca2+ channel opens moving Ca2+ back into the cell. B. The cells are capable of responding to a greater than normal…
Ethical principles are derived from cultural values, societal traditions, and personal attitudes on issues of right and wrong. Integrity and individual ethics are formed through a person’s life experience. Ethics plays a critical role when people make choices and decisions. Although individuals have their own values and may behave differently from one another, firms often…
As you examined in Week 1, the disparity of available health care staffing is varied throughout the world. Often, countries with the greatest disease burden have the fewest health care professionals available to care for their populations. This week extends the premise further to analyze the influence of politics, ethics, economics, environment, and culture on…
1 Ethical principles in business A) concern the behavioral guidelines a company’s top management and board of directors set for company personnel regarding “what is right” and “what is wrong” in conducting the company’s business. B) deal chiefly with the actions and behaviors required to operate companies in a socially responsible manner. C) are arrived…
Follow the following steps and then answer the questions below: Step 1: Access the Nursing Home Compare website at: https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/search.html? Step 2: Enter a location (city and state or state only) and then click “search.” Step 3: Select two nursing homes (preferably at least one you have visited) and click “add to compare” for each…
For the initial discussion post, review the article by Miller, Drummond and Carey: Miller, J., Drummond Haye, D., & Carey, K. W. (2015). 20 QUESTIONS: Evidence-based practice or sacred cow? Nursing, 45(8), 46-55. doi:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000469234.84277.95 Scenario: You begin your career in an acute care hospital as a newly licensed RN. During your orientation, you observe your…
After reading this week’s assigned chapters, think about your nursing philosophy. In your own words, discuss your philosophy of nursing. Reflect on the definition of the four concepts of the nursing meta-paradigm. Write your own definition for each concept of the meta-paradigm of nursing. Which concept would you add to the meta-paradigm of nursing and why? Which concept would you…
Imagine you are a quality leader for a health care organization and have been asked to create a manual for new employees to introduce the basic concepts of risk and quality management. Part I: Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word manual in which you address the following: Explain basic concepts of quality improvement in the health care…
Quality Improvement in health care has continuously grown throughout the years. Health care team members continuously ask themselves, “How are we doing?” and “Can we do it better?” Research 4 to 5 events that have influenced changes in quality improvement and complete the timeline below by listing each event and writing a 75- to…