Communicable Disease
Write a paper (2,000-2,500 words) in which you apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Refer to “Communicable Disease Chain,” “Chain of Infection,” and the CDC website for assistance completing this assignment.
Communicable Disease Selection
Choose one communicable disease from the following list:

  1. Chickenpox
  2. Tuberculosis
  3. Influenza
  4. Mononucleosis
  5. Hepatitis B
  6. HIV
  7. Ebola
  8. Measles
  9. Polio
  10. Influenza

Epidemiology Paper Requirements
Address the following:

  1. Describe the communicable disease (causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment) and the demographic of interest (mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence). Is this a reportable disease? If so, provide details about reporting time, whom to report to, etc.
  2. Describe the determinants of health and explain how those factors contribute to the development of this disease.
  3. Discuss the epidemiologic triangle as it relates to the communicable disease you have selected. Include the host factors, agent factors (presence or absence), and environmental factors. (The textbook describes each element of the epidemiologic triangle). Are there any special considerations or notifications for the community, schools, or general population?
  4. Explain the role of the community health nurse (case finding, reporting, data collecting, data analysis, and follow-up).
  5. Identify at least one national agency or organization that addresses the communicable disease chosen and describe how the organization(s) contributes to resolving or reducing the impact of disease.
  6. Discuss a global implication of the disease. How is this addressed in other countries or cultures? Is this disease endemic to a particular area? Provide an example.

A minimum of three peer-reviewed or professional references is required.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
NRS427V-RS-CommunicableDiseaseChain.doc

Unit VIII Research Paper
Diabetes the subject that I’m writing about
In a 7-10 page paper (not including title page and reference section) with a minimum of 10 references, select a condition that has been examined during the course and discuss the following:
1. History/background/introduction into the condition.
2. Pathophysiology or proposed origin of the condition.
3. Signs/symptoms/hallmarks of the condition.
4. Monitoring parameters of the condition.
5. Identify the available treatment options for this condition.
6. Discuss the mechanism of action of the available treatments (drug classes).
7. Indicate one nationally or internationally recognized treatment guideline for the condition (if application); First line,
second-line, third-line treatment options.
8. Identify and evaluate any recent research findings (within the last five years) about the future direction of treating
the conditions. Are there any significant changes or has it remained the same?
9. Discuss new treatments in the pipeline (if any).
10. Conclusion: Answer the following:
a. Do you think the treatment of this condition is moving in the right direction for improving people’s quality of
life? Why, or why not?
b. Do you feel there are benefits versus risks or vice versa when it comes to the treatment of this condition?
c. Summarize or provide a take home message regarding your discussion of this condition.
Your paper must include the following elements:
 Cover page
 An argumentative thesis statement
 Headings for the above requirements
 Relevant and specific evidence
 Paraphrase and quotations from outside sources
 A conclusion
It is strongly advised that you select your topic and conduct some research prior to Unit VIII. Starting prior to Unit VIII will allow you the time to communicate with your professor on any questions that you may have and develop a strong topic/thesis. It is also advised that you utilize the resources from the Success Center.
1. Please describe your project in writing using the APA format.
2. Develop your hypothesis. What do you want to know? What are you trying to
accomplish? ( i.e. I want to know are we experiencing more severe storms in the
2000 ‘s era than we experienced in the 1900’s)
3. Each project, should calculate the following:
3.1.1. Mean (Population or Sample) 3.1.2. The Standard Deviation 3.1.3. The Median
3.1.4. The Mode
4. Please discuss the details of your project (i.e. Who, What, When, How).
5. Present the appropriate graphofy our project (i.e.PieChart,Histogram,Frequency
Table, Scatter Plot).
6. Interpret your work. Analyze your calculations. What does it mean to your
hypothesis? (i.e. The range of numbers represents the smallest and largest amounts and all the amounts in between.
This is a list of who uses Statistics
“What is statistical analysis? It’s the science of collecting, exploring and presenting large amounts of data to discover underlying patterns and trends. Statistics are applied every day – in research, industry and government – to become more scientific about decisions that need to be made. For example:
Manufacturers use statistics to weave quality into beautiful fabrics, to bring lift to the airline industry and to help guitarists make beautiful music.
Researchers keep children healthy by using statistics to analyze data from the production of viral vaccines, which ensures consistency and safety.
Communication companies use statistics to optimize network resources, improve service and reduce customer churn by gaining greater insight into subscriber requirements.
Government agencies around the world rely on statistics for a clear understanding of their countries, their businesses and their people” (SAS, 2019).
Take a look at this Website: https://www.sas.com/en_us/insights/analytics/statistical- analysis.html
Reference
SAS. (2019). Statistical Analysis Defined. Retrieved from SAS: https://www.sas.com/en_us/insights/analytics/statistical-analysis.html

Due may 6th.

List and explain current trends on bedside report. (Evidenced based practice on bedside report) 1 to  1/12 page.

APA format

Reference page too.

DEVELOPING A BALANCED SCORE CARD HOW DOES A GROUP GAUGE WHETHER THE STRATEGIC CHANGES THEY IMPLEMENT ARE CREATING SOUND BUSINESS RESULTS?

Discussion: Developing a Balanced Scorecard.How does a group gauge whether the strategic changes they implement are creating sound business results?The effective use of a balanced scorecard can facilitate alignment between strategic initiatives and day-to-day operations. The balanced scorecard may serve as a valuable tool for monitoring progress and assessing the outcomes of a strategic plan and provide a practical means of communication.In this Discussion you examine the use of a balanced scorecard to measure performance related to finances customer/client satisfaction internal processes and learning and growth.To prepare:Review the information in the Learning Resources including this weeks media presentation focusing on the development of performance metrics for a strategic plan. See Figure 8-6: Design your Balanced Scorecard in the Sare and Ogilvie course text.With your Course Project in mind think about how you would develop a balanced scorecard to measure performance including the processes you would use to gather appropriate data.Consider how the use of a balanced scorecard reflects the importance of being able to evaluate progress assess the impact of planned change on performance and determine if the costs are justified in terms of the outcomes.Post an explanation of your plan for creating a balanced scorecard as part of your Course Project including the processes you would use to gather data to measure performance. Explain how the use of this balanced scorecard would enable you to evaluate progress assess the impact of your proposed change and determine if the costs are justified in terms of the outcomes.Read a selection of your colleagues responses. (I will send the peer responses on the handshake private message)Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by offering suggestions for further developing their balanced scorecards. Ask questions to peer responses at the end of every response. Cite your responses.Required ReadingsSare M. V. & Ogilvie L. (2010). Strategic planning for nurses: Change management in health care. Sudbury MA: Jones and Bartlett.Chapter 8 Overview of Strategic Planning Theories: Strategic Planning Architecture (pp. 147166)Fields S. A. & Cohen D. (2011). Performance enhancement using a balanced scorecard in a patient-centered medical home. Family Medicine 43(10) 735739.Copyright 2011 by Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. Reprinted by permission of Society of Teachers of Family Medicine via the Copyright Clearance Center.The authors discuss using a balanced scorecard for quality improvement in patient-centered medical homes.Groene O. Brandt E. Schmidt W. & Moeller J. (Aug 2009). The balanced scorecard of acute settings: Development process definition of 20 strategic objectives and implementation.International Journal for Quality in Health Care 21(4) 259271.Copyright 2009 by Oxford University Press – Journals. Reprinted by permission of Oxford University Press – Journals via the Copyright Clearance Center.In this article the authors discuss the use of a balanced scorecard as a tool for strategic planning in hospitals. The article includes an example of a strategy map timeline and balanced scorecard.Jeffs L. Merkley J. Richardson S. Eli J. & McAllister M. (2011). Using a nursing balanced scorecard approach to measure and optimize nursing performance. Nursing Leadership 24(1) 4758.Copyright 2011 by Longwoods drafting Corporation. Reprinted by permission of Longwoods drafting Corporation via the Copyright Clearance Center.Kollberg B. & Elg M. (2011). The practice of the balanced scorecard in health care services.International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management 60(5) 427445.Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.The authors look at the use of a balanced scorecard for health care performance management in Sweden.Lupi S. Verzola A. Carandina G. Salani M. Antonioli P. & Gregorio P. (2011). Multidimensional evaluation of performance with experimental application of balanced scorecard: A two year experience. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 9(1) 7.Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.This article examines the application of a balanced scorecard within a unit in a hospital to compare performance results and goal achievement.Balanced Scorecard Institute. (2013). Balanced scorecard basics. Retrieved fromhttp://www.balancedscorecard.org/BSCResources/AbouttheBalancedScorecard/tabid/55/Default.aspxView the information on this website to learn about balanced scorecards.Mountain State Group. (n.d.) Balanced scorecards for small rural hospitals: Concept overview and implementation guidance. Retrieved March 13 2013 fromhttp://www.ruralcenter.org/sites/default/files/Final%20BSC%20Manual%2010.18F.pdfThe Scarborough Hospital. (2013). Balanced scorecard. Retrieved fromhttp://tsh.to/pages/Balanced-Score-CardThis website provides an example of a balanced scorecard.Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. (2013). Balanced scorecard. Retrieved fromhttp://sunnybrook.ca/scorecard/index.asp#srThis website provides an example of a balanced scorecard.Required MediaLaureate Education (Producer). (2013a). The balanced scorecard approach [Video file]. Retrieved from the https://class.waldenu.eduNote: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.Dr. Carol Huston discusses the elements and use of a balanced scorecard as a strategic planning evaluation tool.
******PLEASE NO PLAGARISM !!!!*******
Today, you learned that your organization has a significant change initiative planned within the next 6 months. The chief executive officer (CEO) has asked you, the human resources (HR) director, to lead this change initiative. You will need to motivate your supervisors as they work directly with the employees; their role in this change will be critical. For this assignment, you will start by doing some self-analysis to prepare yourself to take on heading up the change initiative.
First, begin your paper by briefly describing the change that will take place at your organization. Then, browse the Internet to find one of the many leadership style quizzes that are available. Take the assessment to learn more about your personal leadership style. Consider a traditional leadership style test such as What’s Your Leadership Style?. An assessment that gives a more nontraditional leadership style assessment is The Leadership Legacy Assessment: Identifying Your Instinctive Leadership Style. However, feel free to find your own. Ensure that the assessment provides enough analysis for you to be able to determine your own style.
Once you have taken a leadership style assessment, you will then write a reflection paper that includes the elements listed below.

  • Compare and contrast your two top leadership styles. Did your results surprise you? Why, or why not?
  • Evaluate how your leadership style could impact employee motivation and the change initiative.
  • Select two supervisors from those portrayed in the unit lesson to join your change initiative team, and explain why you would choose them. What roles are they best suited to play in the change process, and how will you mentor them to utilize their strengths and improve on their weaknesses?
  • Provide an analysis of the motivational theories that could play a role in successfully leading employees through the change initiative.
  • Identify areas where you think you can improve on your own leadership skills to ensure this change initiative is a success.

Your reflection paper should be a minimum of three pages in length. Your writing should reflect an in-depth consideration and personalization of the concepts presented in this unit, and your interpretations should be insightful and supported.
Any sources must be properly cited. Adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment. APA formatting, however, is not necessary.

Instructions

You will create this assignment following the Assignment Detail instructions below. This assignment will be submitted in the Unit 5 – Submission Assignment lesson in intellipath.
Review the tutorial titled How to Submit the Intellipath Submission Assignment.
Please submit your work to this week’s Intellipath Unit Submission lesson. Click the ‘Upload’ button within the submission lesson to access the submission area.  Click the ‘Select file’ button to upload your document, then click ‘Ok’ to finish.
Assignment Description
Animal Kingdom
Organisms are placed in taxonomic classifications based on differences and similarities of their traits. If you know what critical traits to look for, it is possible to separate any animal into a taxonomic category using a dichotomous key.
The common taxonomic categories are Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species (Specific Epithet). This assignment will explore the Phylum and Class categories.
The assignment document contains a table with nine images. The images are examples of nine different animal phyla: Porifera, Cnidaria, Nematoda, Arthropoda, Platyhelminthes, Annelida, Mollusca, Echinodermata, and Chordata.

  • In column 1, determine and list the correct Phylum name for each animal using the nine Phyla listed in your text.
  • In column 2, using the dichotomous key provided, determine the class for each animal. List all of the dichotomous key steps chosen when using the key to arrive at the class for each animal.
  • In column 3, the Classification Column, write the class name for each animal from the dichotomous key provided and your key steps.

First download U5 Animal Table 2018 document.
Next, download the Dichotomous Key document.
Use the dichotomous key to determine the class category, as shown for each animal (picture), and write the class names under the Classification Column on the table.
For help on how to use the dichotomous key, download and review the document called How to Use the Dichotomous Key.
Submit your completed table.

 
Case 4: The Audit
Conduct a strategic analysis using the Executive Summary template. Prepare and submit a three-page executive summary that discusses what strategic alternatives are available and provide a recommended strategy.
 
Synopsis of the Case: The content of the synopsis should present relevant background facts about the case under examination.
Relevant Factual Information about the Problem or Decision the Organization Faced: State the precise problem or decision the organization faced. The section should include information that addressed the business issue under examination. This section should be no longer than a single paragraph.
Explanation of Relevant Concepts, Theories and Applications Derived from Course Materials: This section should be the bulk of your paper. Analysis of the business problem or decision in light of the course concepts must be presented, as well as the business lesson another organization could learn from this situation. Besides citation to the text, learners must conduct research in the University library related to the top. Citing the textbook only is not enough to demonstrate you understand and can apply the course objectives. Here is where comparative and contrasting positions should be considered and examples and illustrations provided.
Recommendations: Provide logical recommendations to address the business lesson identified above. The recommendations need not to be specific to the organization examined, but should consider how other organizations, if similarly situated, could lessen the impact of the problem or decision identified. Recall, that the organization under examination has already moved pasted this problem so any recommendations made, at this point, are fruitless. The focus of this section should be on what other companies should be aware of to address similar problems or decisions. Citation to the textbook alone is insufficient for analysis in this section. Learners should conduct research in the University’s library to support their positions. Depth of scholarship is not demonstrated by providing personal opinions alone, but by using examples, analogies, comparison and illustrations from the academic literature. Not only does this synthesize the material to assist the reader’s understanding, it is an effective way to present the academic sources and extend the discussion of your ideas. This section should be a paragraph or two.
Alternative Recommendations: This section is not a continuation of the prior. Provide suggestions for how to avoid the problem or decision the examined organization faced. Analysis here should be may be forward- thinking, predictive or, most likely, preventative in nature but tied to the thesis statement. Again, opinion is insufficient to provide the required academic analysis. Sources, other than the text, must be provided to sustain the statements made. This section should be a paragraph, at most.
Conclusion: End the assignment with a summary of the important points made in the document. No new information may be presented. Writing a conclusion can be done by rewording the opening or reformulation the topic sentences of each paragraph to make a summary for the reader. This section should be a paragraph, at most.
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I would like to discuss:
According to the BBC reporter, Christina Scharff, many young women do not call themselves feminists. They also do not want to be associated with feminism. What could be the reasons for most women not associating with feminism, yet they support the concepts of gender equality?
 
 
Just remember these criteria for evaluation:
 
Each journal should include three sections:
 
1. Description. Describe the content you learned. This demonstrates knowledge content retention.
 
2. Reflection. Reflect upon what you learned. This is the section in which you could state what surprised you, what resonated with one of your experiences, and/or how you might use the knowledge you gained.
 
3. Analysis. In this section, you analyze what you are learning in terms of students learning outcomes for our class and/or synergy with other course material (from our class or another you are taking). This is the section in which you bring multiple pieces of your thinking together to show you are achieving our course learning outcomes.
 
 
2 pages double spaces
7edtin APA style

Nursing Leadership
Of the leadership theories discussed this week, which one did this nurse leader subscribe to? Why?
Of the leadership theories discussed this week the Participative (Democratic) style most describes the nurse leader at my workplace. She includes the staff when making decisions and welcomes open group discussions before making final decisions.” A participative management style is pervasive, and staff feedback is not just welcomed but expected by leaders in making decisions about the work of patient care” (Porter-O’Grady, T. 2016 P.17)
How has your experience been with the nurse leader? Provide a description of your interactions with him or her?
My nurse leader was recently promoted from charge nurse to manager; she’s the perfect person for the job. We’re all enthused that she has this position, she was a floor nurse just months prior and still remembers the challenges we face caring for six patients. Recently I had a confused, anxious, combative, unsteady, high fall risk patient, who lived at home alone. Due to his combative, uncooperative nature the hospital Doctor issued a discharge home to self -care order.  I knew that he was in no condition to go home alone, he would return to the hospital within hours in worst shape. Due to my role and responsibility as my patient’s advocate, I went in to speak to my nurse leader in private and addressed all my concerns. She quickly got the case management supervisor involved in the case and requested a physical therapy evaluation. As a team we were able to prevent an unsafe discharge from hospital.