Category: Health Care

Elevator speech script:
Create an elevator speech script for a 2- to 3-minute video to the senior leadership and board of directors. Your elevator speech is a brief summary of the proposal you completed in Weeks 1 – 5. Include the following in your video:
• Summarize the health problem the program addresses. Consider items included in Part 1.
• Explain your program design, including the impact on marginalized groups. Consider items included in Part 2.
• Provide a high-level overview of your program’s staffing and finances. This section must be brief. Include a brief discussion of total staffing requirements (headcount, not by role), summarize overall planned expenditures, and summarize the breakeven analysis you completed in Part 3.
• Conclude with your final recommendation.
SBAR Proposal:
Complete a 525- to 700-word SBAR proposal that outlines the required supporting information to have your plan approved.
SBAR Proposal Situation
Clearly and succinctly describe the situation or problem. Enter text below.
Background
What relevant factors led up to the described problem? Enter text below.
Assessment
What improvements would result from investing the resources to tackle the problem?
Recommendations
What action do you propose? How do you propose to make it happen?
Implementation Plan:
Prepare a 6- to 8-slide outline implementation plan presentation including speaker notes for executive leadership and the board of directors that outlines the considerations for implementing your program. Include the following in your presentation: (I will create the actual presentation I just need the information to put into the slides and speaker notes.)
• How your program fits with the organization’s strategic objectives. Consider how this program fits with the organization’s mission and goals.
• How your program improves the organizational or departmental performance and how you will measure it. Consider how this program fits within the organization what metrics you’ll use to demonstrate the outcomes.
• How empathy influences decision-making. Include at least one specific example where your program does, or will, include empathy in decisions such as improving patient-centered care, seeking community input for needed services, and staffing plans.
• How you will identify and mitigate the risks of the program to your organization. Consider areas such as quality management, patient confidentiality, safety, IT systems, patient records, personnel management.
• How this program includes your organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Consider how your program brings diverse perspectives, equity, and inclusion for both internal and external stakeholders.
• How you will market the program to the public, including marketing campaigns and public relations initiatives. Consider how those who benefit from the program will know about it.
ANSWER
Elevator Speech Script
Good morning, esteemed members of the senior leadership and board of directors. Today, I stand before you to present a comprehensive proposal addressing the critical issue of [Health Problem]. Our organization has a long-standing commitment to [Organization’s Mission], and this proposal aligns seamlessly with that mission.
[Health Problem] poses a significant threat to our community’s well-being, particularly for marginalized groups who often face barriers to accessing quality healthcare. Our proposed program, [Program Name], is designed to address these disparities and provide equitable access to effective treatment and prevention services.
At the heart of [Program Name] lies a multifaceted approach that encompasses [Program Design Elements]. This comprehensive strategy ensures that we reach all segments of our community, including those who have been historically underserved.
The staffing and financial requirements for [Program Name] are carefully considered. We anticipate a total staff of [Headcount], with a projected annual expenditure of [Estimated Expenditures]. Our breakeven analysis indicates that the program will become self-sustaining within [Timeframe].
In conclusion, I strongly recommend investing in [Program Name]. This program not only addresses a critical health issue but also aligns with our organization’s mission and values. It is a testament to our commitment to equity, empathy, and inclusivity. By implementing [Program Name], we can make a profound impact on the health and well-being of our community, particularly for those who have been marginalized.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
SBAR Proposal
Situation:
[Health Problem] is a prevalent and concerning health issue affecting our community, particularly marginalized groups. This problem has led to [Negative Consequences].
Background:
[Health Problem] has been exacerbated by [Contributing Factors]. The lack of access to quality healthcare, particularly for marginalized groups, has further compounded the issue.
Assessment:
Investing in [Program Name] would result in significant improvements, including:
Reduced prevalence of [Health Problem]
Improved health outcomes for marginalized groups
Increased access to quality healthcare
Reduced healthcare costs associated with [Health Problem]
Recommendations:
We propose the implementation of [Program Name], a comprehensive program designed to address [Health Problem]. The program’s key components include:
Targeted outreach and education
Culturally sensitive healthcare services
Support systems for marginalized groups
Implementation Plan
Alignment with Strategic Objectives:
[Program Name] aligns perfectly with our organization’s strategic objectives of [Strategic Objectives]. It directly contributes to our mission of [Organization’s Mission] by [How Program Supports Mission].
Performance Improvement and Measurement:
[Program Name] will improve organizational performance by [How Program Improves Performance]. We will measure the program’s success through [Metrics].
Empathy in Decision-Making:
Empathy is a cornerstone of [Program Name]. We will consistently consider the perspectives of marginalized groups to ensure that our services are culturally sensitive and accessible.
Risk Mitigation:
We have identified and developed strategies to mitigate potential risks, including [Risk Mitigation Strategies].
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
[Program Name] embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion by [Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives].
Marketing and Public Relations:
We will implement a comprehensive marketing and public relations campaign to raise awareness of [Program Name]. This campaign will include [Marketing and Public Relations Initiatives].
Conclusion:
[Program Name] is a well-conceived and strategically aligned program that addresses a critical health issue while upholding our organization’s values of empathy, equity, and inclusivity. We are confident that this program will have a transformative impact on our community, particularly for marginalized groups. We respectfully request your full support in implementing [Program Name].

Describe financial reform and how it impacts healthcare organizations. What will organizations need to do to adjust to these changes.
Comments from Customer
Discipline: Financial reform and the impact on Healthcare

Quality improvement project at Veterans Administration on improving communication while providing healthcare to hearing impaired Veterans using clear face mask, and other tools offered by the Veterans Administration

Group: Healthcare Economics Presentation, Discussion Debate. In class
Purpose
The purpose of this activity is to provide the student with an opportunity to learn more about the economics of health care and its relevance for nursing.
Directions
Group members will agree on and will select a current topic that is complex and considered to be a major impact to healthcare. Topics will require approval from the course professor.
Conduct research on the topic.
Groups will present their final work during class, which will be scheduled by the course professor.
All group members will be responsible for participating in the presentation, answering questions from fellow students and the course professor, and fully contributing to the pre-work research, development of presentation slides and talking points.
Each team provide an introduction to the topic, state at least two key points in support and opposition, and then a summary of their topic/presentation.
Provide PowerPoint presentation of no more than 8 slides
Presentation 20 minutes in length. Two and one-half minutes to introduce the group and the topic, five minutes each to present both sides of the topic, five minutes for questions, and two and one-half minutes for conclusion.
Group will be responsible for keeping track of group’s time and answering audience questions.
Post group’s PowerPoint presentation on Canvas to be reviewed by all students
All students are to follow the ground rules of not raising voices and not attacking each other except on the issues.

Recently, there has been a resurgence in labor union organization and a subsequent increase in union membership across the United States.
What can today’s labor unions learn from their past 140-year history to 1) Attract and 2) Retain union members?
Your paper should place specific emphasis on Millennials and Gen Z workers (as they will represent 75% of the U.S. workforce by 2025).
Please use this as well:
Use 10 or 12 pt Arial or Times New Roman Font
Double-space
Minimum of 1-2 Pages
Minimum of two (2) cited sources
Use APA format and parenthetical citations right after cited material (See below)
Make sure your name is on the paper.
Paper should contain a Title Page, Introduction, a Body, Conclusion, and Reference Page.

The course project requires you to create a quality management plan. To do this, you will:
Identify various aspects of a quality management plan in a healthcare organization.
Apply various processes and tools to enhance quality in a healthcare setting. Seek additional resources from http://www.leanproduction.com/index.html.
Identify workflow processes in a healthcare setting.
Identify quality parameters in a healthcare setting.
Examine the effectiveness of a quality management plan in a given healthcare setting.
Complete a part of the Plan step of the cycle.
Describe the environment, the organization, and the department or program within the organization that is the basis for your project. Describe the selected healthcare setting, specifically its service, staff, equipment, and patients. Identify and describe the scope and nature of the problem.
Assess the environment using strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis. Interview some stakeholders, such as managers, staff, or customers. Use the interview information to conduct the SWOT analysis. You may also summarize or quote any important or interesting information gathered during the interview.
Select one of the weaknesses determined by the SWOT analysis to create a plan for improvement.

Part 1: Complete an assessment in your specialization area. Once you have completed the assessment, discuss your expectations for the assessment, the degree of complexity of the assessment items or questions, the perceived relevance of the assessment, and your anticipated results versus actual results (in general). Also, analyze the relevance to your specialization and ethical use of the assessment. Please note that you must take this assessment yourself. Do not administer the assessment to another person(s). Part of the focus of this assignment is to examine your own experience with, and reactions to, the assessment.
Part 2: Read the reviews of the assessment in the MMY, or from the Capella University LibraryLinks to an external site., and perform the following actions.
Examine the key test measurement constructs of reliability and validity for the assessment. You will want to describe the methods used to acquire reliability and validity for the assessment.
Describe how results of the assessment are interpreted. For example, describe how scores are interpreted in comparison to group means and norms (for a standardized or norm-referenced test) or to cutoff scores (for criterion-referenced test). How are scores on this assessment correlated with other tests that measure the same construct?
Analyze the effectiveness of the selected assessment tool in your specialization area incorporating a minimum of six scholarly research studies.
Based on the review of the literature, evaluate if the assessment is clear in its application of measurement concepts. Please use the Week 6 Assignment Template [DOC] Download Week 6 Assignment Template [DOC]to compose your assessment constructs paper.
You may find these resources helpful:
Database Guide: Mental Measurements YearbookLinks to an external site..
Library Guide: Finding Test and Measurement InstrumentsLinks to an external site..
Finding Tests and Survey Instruments.
Week 6 Assignment Assessments Chart.
Assignment Requirements
Written communication: Written communication is free of errors so that the overall message is clear.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style. Refer to Evidence and APALinks to an external site..
Number of resources: Minimum of six scholarly resources (distinguished submissions will likely exceed that minimum).
Length of paper: Six to eight double-spaced, typed pages, excluding title and reference pages.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Week 6 Assignment – Assessment Completion and Review of Assessment Constructs
Week 6 Assignment – Assessment Completion and Review of Assessment Constructs
Criteria Ratings Pts
Analyze the experience of taking a selected assessment from the client perspective including aspects of expectations, complexity, perceived relevance, and anticipated versus actual results.
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42.5 to >36.13 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Analyzes the experience of taking a selected assessment from the client perspective including aspects of expectations, complexity, perceived relevance, and anticipated versus actual results along with recommendations for talking with clients about its relevance.
36.13 to >29.75 pts
PROFICIENT
Analyzes the experience of taking a selected assessment from the client perspective including aspects of expectations, complexity, perceived relevance, and anticipated versus actual results.
29.75 to >0 pts
BASIC
Describes, but does not analyze, the experience of taking a selected assessment from the client perspective including aspects of expectations, complexity, perceived relevance, and anticipated versus actual results.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not analyze the experience of taking a selected assessment from the client perspective including aspects of expectations, complexity, perceived relevance, and anticipated versus actual results.
/ 42.5 pts
Analyze the relevance of a selected assessment to personal specialization along with ethical considerations for its use.
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42.5 to >36.13 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Analyzes the relevance of a selected assessment to personal specialization along with ethical considerations for its use and provides recommended criteria to determine its appropriateness in different situations.
36.13 to >29.75 pts
PROFICIENT
Analyzes the relevance of a selected assessment to personal specialization along with ethical considerations for its use.
29.75 to >0 pts
BASIC
Describes, but does not analyze, the relevance of a selected assessment to personal specialization along with ethical considerations for its use.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not analyze the relevance of a selected assessment to personal specialization along with ethical considerations for its use.
/ 42.5 pts
Examine key test measurement constructs of reliability and validity for the assessment tool.
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42.5 to >36.13 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Examines key test measurement constructs of reliability and validity for the assessment tool with exceptional clarity, providing a detailed analysis of each measurement construct.
36.13 to >29.75 pts
PROFICIENT
Examines key test measurement constructs of reliability and validity for the assessment tool.
29.75 to >0 pts
BASIC
Examines key test measurement constructs of reliability and validity for the assessment tool, but the examination is limited.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not examine key test measurement constructs of reliability and validity for the assessment tool.
/ 42.5 pts
Describe interpretation of results of the assessment tool based on standard statistical methods and procedures.
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42.5 to >36.13 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Describes interpretation of results of the assessment tool with exceptional clarity based on standard statistical methods and procedures, including a detailed analysis of factors and limitations in test scoring and interpretation.
36.13 to >29.75 pts
PROFICIENT
Describes interpretation of results of the assessment tool based on standard statistical methods and procedures.
29.75 to >0 pts
BASIC
Lists, but does not describe, the interpretation of the results of the assessment tool based on standard statistical methods and procedures, or information is limited or not specific to the selected tools.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not describe the interpretation of results of the assessment tool based on standard statistical methods and procedures.
/ 42.5 pts
Analyze effectiveness of the selected assessment tool based on measurement constructs.
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40 to >34 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Analyzes effectiveness of the selected assessment tool based on measurement constructs with support from the scholarly literature.
34 to >28 pts
PROFICIENT
Analyzes effectiveness of the selected assessment tool based on measurement constructs.
28 to >0 pts
BASIC
Analyzes the effectiveness of the selected assessment tool, but the analysis is limited or not based on measurement constructs.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not analyze the effectiveness of the selected assessment tool.
/ 40 pts
Communicate effectively through the consistent use of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and APA format expected of a counseling professional.
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40 to >34 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Communicates in an exemplary, effective, and professional manner using scholarly resources that support the analysis by connecting concepts through clear, concise, well organized, and grammatically correct writing that incorporates appropriate APA style conventions with no errors.
34 to >28 pts
PROFICIENT
Communicates in an effective and professional manner using scholarly resources that support the analysis through clear, concise, well organized, and grammatically correct writing that incorporates appropriate APA style conventions with few errors.
28 to >0 pts
BASIC
Communicates in an inconsistent manner through language that lacks clarity, conciseness, organization, and proper grammar usage or that incorporates APA style conventions with errors that detract from the strength of the writing.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Communicates in an ineffective and unprofessional manner through unclear, wordy, disorganized, and grammatically incorrect writing that incorporates incorrect APA style conventions.
/ 40 pts
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Week 6 Study: Cognitive Assessment

For the week 9 assignment, you will write a 1–2-page (not including title and reference page) summary of your data analysis plan. Follow the prompts below to complete the assignment.
Determine – Determine the best approach for your data analysis plan. Consider the appropriate data analysis process based on whether you are using a qualitative or quantitative research method.
Qualitative analysis:
What type of qualitative analysis will be used? (e.g. content comparison, content analysis, narrative analysis, etc.)
Describe your analysis process (e.g. coding, categories, themes etc.)
Quantitative analysis:
Describe the variables in the study and how the variable is measured (e.g. ratio, interval, ordinal, nominal etc.)
Explain the statistical analysis to be used in the proposed data analysis (e.g. ANOVA, linear regression, multiple regression, etc.)
Write and Submit a 1- to 2-page (not including title and reference page) paper of your proposed data analysis plan. Include a rationale for choosing the proposed analysis.

Discuss the following from the perspective of a provider:
Define pay for performance and assess its use as a quality measure in managed care systems.
Provide an example for each of the 4 categories of pay for performance measurement.
Choose one of the four payment programs in this article and evaluate its use as it relates to pay for performance using one more outside resource in your review.
Note that there are several resources located in this article reference list that can be expanded on for this assignment.
Justify your responses using examples.

In a Microsoft Word document of 3-4 pages formatted in APA style, identify personal leadership style(s), theories, and skills which may positively and/or negatively affect patient outcomes through self-assessment, concept application, and Quality Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) principle discussion. In your paper, address each of the following criteria: Self-Assessment to identify strengths and weaknesses of personal leadership skills Leadership theory (at least one) related to personal leadership assessment Include at least one Quality Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) principle(s) (see additional resources) Compare and contrast leadership and management Include at least one suggestion on applying Week 1 concepts within workplace select one concept from Week 1 and suggest how that concept can be applied within your workplace concepts including time management, innovation and change, leadership styles and leadership theory as they relate to personal workplace. On a separate references page, cite all sources using APA format. Please note that the title and reference pages should not be included in the total page count of your paper.