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Submit a paper that examines the retrospective risk assessment tool failure mode and effects analysis. Be sure to consider the following:

1. Evaluate different managerial approaches used for systematic quality improvement and risk reduction.
2. Construct a framework for implementing improvements and reducing risk in complex healthcare systems.
3. Evaluate the various information sources for gathering data on, and the analysis of, potential risks.
4. Infer how, when, and why to use this approach, as opposed to prospective techniques.

It’s time to take what you’ve learned from all of your prior presentations and add an element of research to create your Informative Speech. You have to be cautious when choosing an Informative topic, as it’s easy to think an Informative Speech and a Persuasive Speech as the same thing. However, this is a fantastic opportunity to set the stage for your final Persuasive Speech.

You may want to approach this assignment as a way to inform your audience about the facts, stats and history of the topic you plan to argue in your final speech.
For example, let’s say you were going to take a side in the music piracy debate. Regardless of where you stand on the topic, this is an opportunity to present the history and the data behind this debate – but you must do some objectively and without passing judgment. Save that for the persuasive speech!

An Informative Speech JUST provides information. The most basic informative speech is the kind that teaches us (much in the way the Demonstration Speech taught us) something detailed about a topic with which we are already familiar. For instance, we know George Washington was our first President, but a lot of people don’t know much about his life prior to the military or serving in office. That would make for an interesting Informative Speech.

Feel free to do this speech on something much more recent or in the news.
With an informative Speech, you’ll want to establish credibility by referencing and citing your materials. “In the July 13, 2007 edition of the New York Times, John Smith said that George Washington suffered from depression as a young boy.” It is critical that you continue to discuss where you found your information or else the audience thinks you’ve pulled all of the information out of thin air.

Here are your parameters for the Informative Speeches:
1. Your speech should be 8-10 minutes in length. Watch your time! This is going to take a lot of preparation on your part.
2. Feel free to not only inform us but show us. This is not mandatory, but it makes for a better presentation, overall. “A” speeches will have this element.
3. Cite a minimum of four different sources for your materials. You may use Wikipedia as ONE source – but not all four. Wikipedia loses credibility with most people, so always be cautious how much you use it.
4. Be sure to have a good introduction, a body that elaborates and a conclusion that appropriately wraps everything up.

Write a letter to yourself below, in as much detail, describing the person you want to become by the end of this semester.  This should reflect your idea of being an “A” student.  As you write, place yourself in the future and report all the insights you acquired and milestones you attained during the semester.  There is no need to say things like “I hope” or “I intend to.”   Think of the attitudes, behaviors, and mindset of the future you.

 

This letter is not an expectation to live up to, but a possibility to live into!

The Headings of the paper will include the following
Introduction of the Affordable Care Act
Include who founded it, when, what does it state, and what is the purpose
Nine titles of the Affordable Care Act
Include the nine titles and give a full and accurate summary of each
Application to Practice
How do four of the nine titles affect how you provide nursing care and provide at least one example of each. Make sure the practice application can be linked to one of the nine titles and you need four of titles linked.
References
Professionally Written:
This paper will be 3-5 pages long and should be written using APA formatting and citations.
You may use the Affordable Care Act Summary (which is one of this week’s required readings) as one of your sources, and you must have at least one other professional scholarly source as well.

Research the concept known as restorative justice, and discuss the following:

 

• In your own words, define restorative justice, and provide an example of a restorative justice theory (or theories) in use by identifying a public or private program utilizing principles of restorative justice. Provide the Web site address (URL) for the program.
• Restorative justice as a way of thinking places a different value on the individual victim(s) of a crime. Historically, the jurisdiction (the people, the state, or the commonwealth) is the party represented by the prosecution, and society as a whole is the victim. How do restorative justice concepts treat the individual victim(s)?
• What significant challenges do you think exist with regard to implementing restorative justice theories effectively in state and local criminal justice systems in general? Explain.
• How do you think these challenges can be overcome? Explain.

Use the library and your course materials to research these models. Your analysis should include a response to the following:

• Discuss the assimilation, pluralism, and multiculturalism models, and include their historical timelines.
• How is it that certain groups in the United States never given the opportunity to “assimilate”? Include the following groups in your analysis: Hispanics, African-Americans and others of African descent, Native-Americans, and Asian-Americans.
• What model is used today?
• Why is the current model significant in terms of access and privilege?

develop and outline a comprehensive Functional Behavioral Assessment Report. The specific objective of your Functional Behavioral Assessment Report is to demonstrate synthesis of the course material related to FBA’s as they have been presented in the course. The FBA Report should be specifically related to the case study.

 

• A third grade student in a public elementary school has been referred for behavior problems continuously for the past three months. This student is demonstrating consistently disruptive behaviors in this classroom and in other settings within the school (lunch, recess, specials, etc.). Disruptive behaviors have been termed “aggressive” and “non-compliant” by school staff.

• The parents of a four-year-old have asked for help in “getting control” of their child’s behavior. The child has been consistently throwing “temper tantrums” at home and out in the community. The “tantrums” have become so frequent and intense, that the child has no virtually no demands placed on him or her and is frequently left to do whatever he or she wants to do. The family has become more or less homebound for fear of experiencing the “tantrums” out in public places.

• Johnny is a six-year-old child with autism. His communication skills are significantly deficient and he demonstrates a wide variety of problem behaviors. Most concerning is the tendency for him to demonstrate self injurious behavior that has recently increased in frequency and intensity. An ER visit was necessitated by a recent incident of this behavior. Some of Johnny’s more intense characteristics related to autism spectrum disorders includes repetitive and ritualistic behavior patterns and an apparent need to collect and acquire a variety of specific tangible items such as Hot Wheels cars and Legos. Johnny is generally only “well behaved” when access to these items are free and frequent.

 

The owner of a clothing store must decide how many men’s shirts to order for the new season. For a particular type of shirt, she must order in quantities of 100 shirts. If she orders 100 shirts, her cost is $10 per shirt; if she orders 200 shirts, her cost is $9 per shirt; and if she orders 300 or more shirts, her cost is $8.50 per shirt. Her selling price for the shirt is $12, but any shirts that remain unsold at the end of the season are sold at her famous “half price, end-of-season sale.” For the sake of simplicity, she is willing to assume that the demand for this type of shirt will be 100, 150, 200, or 250 shirts. Of course, she cannot sell more shirts than she stocks. She is also willing to assume that she will suffer no loss of goodwill among her customers if she under stocks and the customers cannot buy all the shirts they want. Furthermore, she must place her order today for the entire season; she cannot wait to see how the demand is running for this type of shirt.

• a. Construct the payoff table to help the owner decide how many shirts to order.
• b. Set up the opportunity loss table.
• c. Draw the decision tree.

Your dissertation committee has two primary responsibilities. One is to ensure that your dissertation meets academic and scholarly standards as defined by Walden University and the academic field. The other is to mentor you throughout the dissertation process. Those who serve on your dissertation committee can provide valuable insight into how to structure and perform your dissertation research. Thus, it is important to consider carefully those whom you will ask to assist you.

To prepare for this Assignment, peruse the Faculty Expertise Directory. Directions for access to this database are listed in this week’s Learning Resources. Based on your projected research topic, select three or four individuals who might be appropriate to serve as your dissertation committee Chair or as committee members.

 

The Assignment (3-4 pages):

• Provide a list of three to four faculty members whom you could ask to serve as your dissertation committee Chair or as potential committee members. List them according to your preference.
• Explain why you selected each individual and the role (i.e., dissertation Chair or dissertation committee member) you think each could play on your committee.
• Compose a draft e-mail that you would send to faculty who could serve as your dissertation committee Chair. The e-mail should include an introduction of yourself, a description of your topic, and a summary (4–5 sentences) of what you have found thus far in the literature.

1. What are the skills and personal characteristics most commonly associated with successful careers in the medical professions? Do you feel that you have these skills and characteristics? Why or why not?

 

Summarize the key principles of ethics for health care professionals. Provide at least one example for each of these principles, explaining why it is so important in health care today.

 

Briefly define and discuss the concepts of laws, ethics, bioethics, etiquette, and protocols in health care.

 

What is it so important for health care professionals to understand the principles of medical law and ethics? How will a solid understanding of legal and ethical principles be important in your own health care career? Provide at least two specific examples.

Your response should be at least 150 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA citations.