Quality Improvement Processes and Approaches, and Quality Tools The purpose of this discussion board is to provide you and your nurse colleagues with an opportunity to discuss quality improvement processes and approaches, and quality tools. Questions: Respond to the following questions. (Total of 300 words) What is the difference between a quality improvement system and … Read more
Healing Hands Hospital is preparing for an accreditation visit from The Joint Commission. (TJC). TJC accredits health care organizations to improve the quality and safety of health care services. Their Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH) includes the following standards and regulations: Patient-Focused Functions such as infection prevention and control; medication management; provision of care, … Read more
Antecedents of cognitive psychology include structuralism, functionalism, and behaviorism. B. F. Skinner was a famous behaviorist and believed that all animal and human behavior could be explained in terms of operant conditioning (the use of reward and punishment). He thought that if something was not observable, it could not be studied. Therefore, he was not … Read more
Kim’s friend John started taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor for depression. His doctor told him that serotonin is a neurotransmitter. John asks Kim what a neurotransmitter is and if there is more than one neurotransmitter. What should Kim tell John? Include answers to the following in your response: Define the purpose of neurotransmitters. Describe … Read more
Our health care system changes frequently. In this assignment, you will review our current health care system and how it has evolved in the past 8 years. This will give you the necessary background knowledge to complete this assignment and other assignments in this course. Research events or shifts in our health care system within … Read more
350 words DISCUSSION The future internet will involve large numbers of objects that use standard communications architectures to provide end-user services. This resulting networking paradigm is called the Internet of Things (IoT). What is the internet of things? Give an example. Please add pictures, videos, etc., if it will help explain. The post 350 words … Read more
1) Minimum 2 full pages (No word count per page)- Follow the 3 x 3 rule: minimum three paragraphs per page Part 1: minimum 1 page Part 2: minimum 1 page Submit 1 document per part 2)¨******APA norms All paragraphs must be narrative and cited in the text- each paragraph Bulleted responses are not accepted … Read more
Ethics Personal Assessments Complete the 3 personal assessments on ethics that are in MindTap. Write a 300-word summary based on your results. Submit it here, and add to your final ethics portfolio, which will be submitted in week 8. The template for the portfolio is linked below. The assignment should be submitted as a Word … Read more
Discuss and develop a PowerPoint presentation to deliver to key stakeholders that examines why this Prison Sentencing Reforms should be implemented. Remember, you need to appeal to your audience; so, be sure that the audience understands the benefits of implementing the program/proposal. Be sure to include how and why the program/policy was developed, why it … Read more
This assignment is a discussion post. How do hospitals ensure they are meeting the needs of vulnerable populations within the communities that they serve? What factors should be considered to ensure that nurses working in acute care settings meet the six Institute of Medicines (IOM) Aims for Improving Healthcare Quality? IOMs Six Aims for Improving … Read more