Personal Career Development Portfolio

Personal Career Development Portfolio

Students will create a Career Development Portfolio for themselves.  The information that is presented in the portfolio must be discussed within the context of one of the theories we have learned throughout this class.  The portfolio will include the following sections

  • Demographic information
  • 350-700 words (or 1-2 pages) of your career development concerns and why they are concerns (resume development, life planning, education, etc.) and what strategies you have for skill development
  • 350-700 words (or 1-2 pages) of any cultural implications you need to consider and why (value of career, privileges, barriers, generational values
  • Select 2-3 types of assessments and discuss the results and implications (include a copy of these in an appendix)
  • Select two possible career paths.  Be sure to use the resources available to discuss the specifics about the course, including: salary, work schedule, daily work tasks, career path.  Cite any resources you used.
  • Write up a 700-1750 word (or 2-5 page) summary of the information and what it means to you.  Please include specifics about what you learned, what you see you need to do, and how you will use this information going forward.  Finally, include what you might do for yourself if you were your career counselor and why.  Bring in information from what you have learned this term.  Be sure to cite your resources.

Attach any assessments or activities you talk about or completed, as well as a cover letter and resume.
Point Value: 23 Points
Description: Students will create a Career Development Portfolio for themselves. The information that is presented in the portfolio must be discussed within the context of one of the theories we have learned throughout this class. The portfolio will include the following sections • Demographic information • 350-700 words (or 1-2 pages) of your career development concerns and why they are concerns (resume development, life planning, education, etc.) and what strategies you have for skill development • 350-700 words (or 1-2 pages) of any cultural implications you need to consider and why (value of career, privileges, barriers, generational values • Select 2-3 types of assessments and discuss the results and implications (include a copy of these in an appendix) • Select two possible career paths. Be sure to use the resources available to discuss the specifics about the course, including: salary, work schedule, daily work tasks, career path. Cite any resources you used. • Write up a 700-1750 word (or 2-5 page) summary of the information and what it means to you. Please include specifics about what you learned, what you see you need to do, and how you will use this information going forward. Finally, include what you might do for yourself if you were your career counselor and why. Bring in information from what you have learned this term. Be sure to cite your resources. Attach any assessments or activities you talk about or completed, as well as a cover letter and resume. Point value: 23 points Weekly Learning Outcome Alignment: 3 Course Learning Outcome Alignment: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Total Possible Score: 23.00

Include all important demographic information including: age, gender, race/ethnicity, and education.

Total: 1.80
Clearly and fully Identifies all of the information listed in the assignment.
Clearly identifies most of the information listed in the assignment. May be missing one detail.
Identifies some of the information listed in the assignment, may be missing two details.
Does not identify most of the information listed in the assignment.
Does not identify any of the information listed in the assignment.

Describes career development concerns and why they are concerns.

Total: 1.50
Describes several concerns and thoughtfully and insightfully explains why they are concerns.
Describes several concerns and with some insight explains why they are concerns.
Describes few concerns and creates an explanation with a little insight as to why they are concerns.
Describes only one concern and/or has little/no insight into why this is a concern.
Does not describe a concern or an explanation.

Select 2-3 types of assessments and discuss the results and implications.

Total: 2.00
Clearly identifies 2-3 assessments taken and thoroughly and with great insight discusses the results and implications.
Clearly identifies 2-3 assessments taken and thoughtfully discusses the results and implications.
Clearly identifies 2-3 assessments taken and discusses the results and implications.
Identifies 2-3 assessments taken and minimally discusses result and/or implications.
Does not identify any assessments and/or does not provide results and implications.

Cultural Implications

Total: 2.00
Describes several cultural implications and thoughtfully describes how they could impact career.
Describes several cultural implications and describes how they could impact career.
Describes a few cultural implications and describes how they could impact career.
Describes one cultural implication and/or minimally describes how it could impact career.
Does not discuss any cultural implications.

Selects two career paths and gives details about salary, work schedule, daily work tasks, career path course.

Total: 1.00
Identifies two career paths and gives details about all five of the listed variables or more.
Identifies two career paths and gives details about four of the listed variables.
Identifies two career paths and gives details about three of the listed variables.
Identifies one career path and gives details about the variables or identifies two career paths and gives details about one or two of the listed variables.
Does not identify any career path and no details about the paths are given.

Writes a summary of the information presented, what is means, how you will use it, and what you would do with yourself if you were a career counselor.

Total: 3.50
Provides a thorough and insightful summary of the information provided as well as a well thought out discussion of the meaning of the information, how it can be used, as well as an insightful analysis of how a career counselor would use this information with you.
Provides a thoughtful summary of the information provided as well as a well thought out discussion of the meaning of the information, how it can be used, as well as an somewhat insightful analysis of how a career counselor would use this information with you.
Provides a summary of the information provided as well as a discussion of the meaning of the information, how it can be used, as well as an analysis of how a career counselor would use this information with you.
Provides a minimal summary, that does not include everything covered in the portfolio and minimally interprets the data.  There is little discussion on how a career counselor would use this information.  OR this section has content but is incomplete.
There is no summary, no meaning presented, and no discussion about how this information would be used by a career counselor.

Attachments include two to three career assessments, a sample cover letter, and a sample resume.

Total: 2.00
Includes all required attachments.
Includes most of the required attachments; may be missing one.
Includes some of the required attachments; may be missing two.
Includes one attachment.
Does not include attachments.

Writing and Organization

Total: 4.60
5 – Demonstrates exemplary clarity and organization. The paper contains a well-articulated thesis statement, flawless mechanics, and precise APA formatting.
4 – Demonstrates effective clarity and organization. The paper contains a well-articulated thesis statement, proper mechanics, and correct APA formatting.
3 – Demonstrates adequate clarity and organization. The paper contains a clear thesis statement, adequate mechanics, and mostly correct APA formatting.
2 – Demonstrates some clarity and organization. The paper contains an unclear thesis statement, poor mechanics, and improper APA formatting.
1 – Lacking clarity and organization. The paper lacks a thesis statement, effective mechanics, and proper APA formatting.

Research

Total: 4.60
5 – Demonstrates exemplary critical analysis of the research materials.  The student comprehensively uses varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.
4 – Demonstrates effective critical analysis of the research materials. The student fully uses varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.
3 – Demonstrates adequate critical analysis of the research materials.  The student adequately uses varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.
2 – Demonstrates some critical analysis of the research materials.  The student partially uses varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.
1 – Lacking critical analysis of the research materials. The student fails to use varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.
Info–About Me!
Hello!  My fellow Classmates! My name is Yvette Lunday and I am 62  years young, smile!. I have already raised 4 sons, and am an ex-military wife who has traveled around the world. I am currently residing in the Northern part of Alabama with my youngest son,  and the rest of my sons are all grown up, and living their own personal lives with their families.  I have a job history of over 25 years-plus, working with the mentally disable and helping others in need as a; Professional School Bus driver, Family Support Worker, Substance Abuse Counselor, Residential Counselor, Private Duty, Home Health Aide, Certified Nurses Aide, and a House Manager & Supervisor. So,I decided that at the ripe age of 56 years old, it was time for; me – to – do “ME”!  So, I went back to college and I received my Associate Degree in Business Management here at Ashford University 4 years ago in 2014 and received my Bachelors Degree in July, 2016—– in Health & Human Services. I am not quite sure the exact professional field I will be in at the moment, but I do know,  that it will be pertaining to “Trouble Young Teenage Girls” and “Me” directing them in the “Right-Direction” of Life! I will be a professional Counselor or Social Worker as I continue my education here at Ashford University, and aiming towards my future goal with my “Masters Degree”  in Psychology which I am currently working on now.I should have completed by Oct. 2018 at the age of 62 years old. My motto ” It-Is-Never-Too-Late”!——————————————————————————————————————————————– Hello! My fellow Classmates! My name is Yvette Lunday and it is a pleasure to meet you all!. I am now 61 years young and pursuing my dreams and goals that I had envisioned for myself during my younger years. I started to attend college when I was fresh out of High School at the ripe young age of 18 years old. Although, after 3 months in college, I decided to drop out and marry my military husband and travel the world with him. I did not regret this once and a lifetime opportunity to travel and see the world. I have visited several Countries such as France, Spain, Holland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Bahamas, Jamacia, Grand Cayman Islands just to mention a few, smile. ————————————————————————- Hello! My Fellow Classmates! Nice to meet you! My name is Yvette and I am 61 years young, smile. I am now residing in the northern part of Alabama but originally from Up-State New York. I am a mother of four sons, who are all now grown up and gone now. Furthermore, I am a ex-military wife and a daughter of soldier, which has enabled  me to travel to many different places around the world. I have also, been working in this field of Human Services  for over 25 years now. Since, I had already raised my family, one day I decided that, it was time for me, to do me! So, I decided to come back to college at the ripe young age of 56, and have already received my AA degree back in Aug.,2014 in “Business Management”  at Ashford University, and then my BA degree in “Human Services”, which was last Oct. 2016. I am now working on my MA Degree in “Psychology” which I intend on completing by Oct. 2018 by the Grace of God!  My motto is that, “It is never too late to accomplish your goals” 🙂 Good Luck and God Bless to all of you here at the University of the Rockies.
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  • Hello! Ann! The paper is good but the first 5 pages seem to be redundant. My end goal is to open up an after school program for young trouble teenage girls in the inner city to help guide them in the right direction of life. This passion was placed in my heart as a young pregnant teenager headed in the wrong direction of my life and a very nice social worker helped me to figure out which direction I should take. So, now all I want to do is “Pay-It-Forward” and give back to the community–what–it gave me–“A-WONDERFUL LIFE”!. I want to save another young-trouble-girl–like–someone—“SAVED-ME”! 🙂 My experience of traveling all around the world will also make me a “GREAT-COUNSELOR” due to the diversity of all the people that I have encounter around the world. I also loved to talk and am a “PEOPLE-PERSON” with great communication skills which comes from {Military-Life). I am very understanding to all cultures because I lived all around the world. Maybe, some of this information I just shared with you can help create a better Portfolio. So, can you please revise it/ Thank you! We have until Sunday 🙂
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  • P.S. I also married outside of my race so this also helped me to understand other peoples culture and accept it. I am American& Multiracial and my husband was Latin. So, I have so much experience in diversity
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Computer Science homework help

 For the final project, you will be conducting a forensics investigation using one of the following items:

  1. A smartphone
  2. A network (ideally, a wireless network)

You may use either for your investigation. However, be aware of legal issues surrounding your data gathering. If you are using any system you do not personally control and have authority to investigate/discover, please get written permission from the owner/operator of the system or refrain from your forensics analysis of that systems and use a personal system. For a network, you can use your own personal home network. For a smartphone, consider using an image from the Internet or a personal device. There could be issues related to using a live, active, personal device (example: corruption of the device). If using a personal device, consider using an old, outdated phone, if available. You will review various forensics tools used with your selected system. Select a tool and use that tool to gather forensics data for analysis. You are simulating the process of gathering this data, so you do not need to investigate a compromised device or system. The project deliverables are as follows:Week 3 – Prepare a two-page paper (double-spaced) that describes the device or system you will investigate and the intended tool you plan to use to conduct your forensics investigation. The interim paper should be in the form of an Executive Summary. Be sure to provide references in APA format.

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Discussion Questions

By the due date assigned, post your response to the assigned discussion questions in the below Discussion Area. It is important to support what you say with relevant citations in the APA format from both the course materials and outside resources. Include the South University Online Library in your research activities utilizing not only the nursing resource database, but also those pertaining to education, business, and human resources.

No later than by the end of the week , review and comment on the discussion question responses posted by at least two of your peers. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language. All comments should be posted to the appropriate topic in this Discussion Area.

Discussion Question

Review the following research questions.

  1. Is the use of soap and water or alcohol-based rubs more effective in preventing nosocomial infections?
  2. How effective are anti-depressive medications on anxiety and depression?
  3. For patients of 70 years and older, how effective is the use of the influenza vaccine at preventing flu as compared to patients who have not received the vaccine?
  4. What is the relationship between alcohol and breast cancer?
  5. What is the difference between self-efficacy scores in older adults who exercise and the scores of those who do not?
  6. What is the difference in attitudes of male and female college students toward condoms?

Next, select 3 of the above questions and address the following:

  • Identify an appropriate research design.
  • Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the design.
  • Provide a rationale for the design you selected
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Economics homework help

 
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
 
 
Assignment-2
Deadline: 17/11/2020 @ 23:59
 
 

Course Name: Microeconomics Student’s Name:
Course Code: ECON101 Student’s ID Number:
Semester: I CRN:
Academic Year: 1441/1442 H

 
Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

  • The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
  • Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
  • Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
  • Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
  • Late submission will NOT be accepted.
  • Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
  • All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
  • Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Assignment Questions
Maximum Marks-05
 
 

  • Consider the long-run production of Bicycles. The cost of the indivisible inputs used in the production of bicycles is $6000 per day. To produce one Bicycle per day, the firm must also spend a total of $80 on other inputs-labor, materials, and other capital. For each additional bicycle, the firm incurs the same additional cost of $80.
  1. Compute the average cost for 30 bicycles, 60 bicycles, 100 bicycles, and 300 bicycles. (1 marks)
  2. Draw the long-run average cost curve for 30,60,100 and 300 bicycles per day. (1 marks)

 

  • Draw a graph of perfectly competitive market and explain equilibrium of the firm by choosing output level at which
  1. P=MC=MR and Firm is making zero economic profit (1 Mark)
  2. P=MC=MR and Firm is making a loss (1 Mark)
  3. Explain shut down rule with the help of graph (1 Mark)

 
 
Answer:
 
 

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>Criminal homework help

Criminal justice professionals are asked to serve the public with professionalism and fairness. Regardless of crimes committed by a suspect, the suspect must be treated respectfully and ethically. Leaders are expected to be able to take command of tragedies and major incidents. Administrators must walk a fine line to keep the public informed and their subordinates safe. It takes a true leader to be able to gain the trust of the community and the criminal justice professionals that serve under that particular leader. In order to achieve the qualities of a true leader, one must be able to approach problem situations effectively and address problems ethically and appropriately for all parties involved. The final project in this course will expose you to a problem situation and task you with how it should be solved. You will imagine you are employed at a criminal justice organization facing a communal problem. Your superior at the organization has asked you to review the problem situation and offer your recommendations. You will be given the chance to evaluate the situation and develop suggestions that will inform development of strategies to address the issue using appropriate ethical and transparent leadership and communication skills. It is important to be able to recognize what leadership style you may be using and if that style will be effective in dealing with an issue at hand. This project will give you the experience and tools necessary to address problem situations and effectively lead both your subordinates and the parties involved while also coordinating with your superiors. The final project for this course is the creation of a problem analysis with recommendations report. The final product represents an authentic demonstration of competency because it requires you to apply leadership concepts and ethical decision-making regarding decisions that will affect numerous stakeholders. The stakeholders include your law enforcement organization, a community, and many others such as political leaders and government officials. The project is supported by four milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules One, Three, Five, and Seven. The final product will be submitted in Module Nine. In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes: Analyze leadership dynamics and approaches used within criminal justice organizations for determining appropriate leadership styles that address communal problems  Determine the potential impact of the ethical decision-making of leadership on the operations of employees and the organizational culture within criminal justice agencies  Evaluate the ethical decision-making of leadership in criminal justice organizations based on accepted best practices and appropriate research  Recommend strategies for fostering growth and trust between and within communities and criminal justice organizations  Make recommendations for overcoming obstacles for implementing new strategies to internal and external key stakeholders in criminal justice organizationsFor the final project, imagine you are a professional working in a criminal justice organization. Your superior has asked your opinion on a problem facing the community. You will be given a basic scenario detailing a department of the organization that is trying to address a communal problem. You will complete a report explaining the problem facing the community and offering any recommendations and strategies you believe could effectively address the problem. You will select one of the following case studies to analyze for your final project. To access the case studies, refer to the Harvard Business Review Coursepack Module: 1. NYPD New 2. The Flawed Emergency Response to the 1992 Los Angeles Riots Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Introduction A. Describe the organization based on the information provided in the chosen scenario and explain the communal problem that they are trying to address. B. Describe budgetary constraints and other potential obstacles that might impact the organization in addressing the problem from the agency and community standpoint. C. Analyze and describe the current research in the field that would help leadership ethically address the issue and base their decisions on best practices of the field. II. Leadership Analysis A. Analyze the actions of leadership in the chosen scenario for how they did or did not facilitate and motivate employees in addressing the problem. Be sure to provide examples from the scenario to support your response. What instances in the chosen scenario exemplify the approach of leadership in encouraging and interacting with employees? B. Analyze the actions of leadership in the chosen scenario for communication issues that might arise and how these issues might impede addressing the problem. Be sure to provide examples from the scenario to support your response. What communication issues might leadership face when addressing this problem? What are the implications or consequences of these issues? C. Determine whether the supervisors in the chosen scenario have functioned as effective leaders. Be sure to justify your response and support your response with appropriate research from the field gathered in your previous review. III. Analysis of Ethics A. Determine the ethicality of leadership’s decision making during their attempts to address the problem. Be sure to justify your response andsupport your response with appropriate research from the field gathered in your previous review.Evaluate the transparency of the organization in regard to public communications. Be sure to justify your response. For example, are systems in place to communicate with the public? Has the organization been readily available and willing to provide the community with information regarding the problem? C. Evaluate how leadership of the organization considered the ethical concerns of the community in addressing the problem. Be sure to justify your response. For example, how were the concerns of internal and external stakeholders considered? D. Determine how the ethical decisions of leadership may impact the performance of employees in addressing the problem. How might these decisions improve employees’ ability to address the problem? How might they hinder their ability to address the problem? E. Determine how the ethical decisions of leadership may impact the culture of the organization. For example, what if employees do not agree with the decisions? F. Explain the overall implications of the ethical decision-making of leadership and how that affects the organization and the community. Be sure to justify your response, and support your response with appropriate research from the field gathered in your previous review. IV. Recommendations A. Recommend an appropriate and effective leadership style that superiors at the organization could employ to address the problem and best fit the organization based on your previous analysis. Be sure to justify your response. B. Make recommendations to leadership for resolving the situation that balance the needs of the community, effectively addressing the problem, and what is ethically appropriate. How should leadership balance these three important elements in addressing the problem? C. Recommend strategies or actions that leadership could take to improve community relations and foster growth and trust between the community and the organization in response to the problem from the chosen scenario. Be sure to justify your response and support your response with appropriate research from the field gathered in your previous review. D. Recommend strategies or actions that leadership could take to maintain and improve the culture of the organization in response to the ethical decisions of leadership regarding the problem from the chosen scenario. Be sure to justify your response and support your response with appropriate research from the field gathered in your previous review. E. Make recommen
dations for the organization on how they could account for obstacles that might impede the organization in addressing the problem and implementing your recommendations. F. Explain how the organization could implement and uphold your recommendations. For example, should they enact new policies? Training? G. Explain how the organization would consider any budgetary constraints they might face both in addressing the problem and implementing any of your recommendations.
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>Management homework help

Read “Case 6: Fixer Upper: Expanding the Magnolia Brand” attached upload.
Evaluate Magnolia Brands’ sustainable competitive advantage by analyzing the case study and answering the following questions in 350 to 525 words:

  • How will the components of the external environment impact Magnolia Brands’ ability to realize their vision?
  • Who are Magnolia Brands’ major competitors?
  • What other factors are affecting the growth of Magnolia Brands?
  • What internal factors must be considered for Magnolia Brands to achieve its vision and mission?
  • What are some of Magnolia Brands’ strengths and weaknesses?
  • How does the new show represent an opportunity in the home remodeling industry?
  • What challenges or threats might Magnolia Brand face?
  • What measurements can be used to determine if the new show is successful?
  • What is the feasibility of the ability of Magnolia Brands to continue to be successful? Why?
  • attachment

    Case6FixerUpperExpandingtheMagnoliaBrand.pdf
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biogeochemical cycles

NO PLAGARIZING
In this module you have thought about populations, biogeochemical cycles, ecosystems, biomes, the importance of factual evidence, as well as climate change. You also approached viruses from the viewpoint of a nonliving to living interaction. In this final assignment, you will think like an informed citizen. The reintroduction of wolves has been a hot topic in mountain communities, but in your activity you will think about reintroduction of grizzly bears. It is a topic that has been discussed by national park rangers, citizens, wildlife groups, and even tourists. However, you should write your essay from the position of an informed citizen. Feel free to perform more research, as well as use the material provided to write your essay. The questions at the end of the reading passage will help you shape your essay. Welcome to the real world because, as a citizen, you will help make these decisions. It is up to you to make good ones.

Instructions

  1. Read the case information.
  2. Using the questions at the end of the information as a guide, write an essay (300-500 words) on why or why not grizzly bears should be reintroduced to the Bitterroot ecosystem.
  3. Submit your essay to the Module 5 Assignment: Should Grizzly Bears Be Reintroduced Into the Bitterroot Ecosystem? dropbox.
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Defining and Measuring Quality in Health Care Organizations

Defining and Measuring Quality in Health Care Organizations   Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort. —John Ruskin  Quality is multidimensional and involves the perspectives of various stakeholders, including patients and families. As noted in this week’s Learning Resources, defining quality is not a simple, straightforward task. Yet, it provides an essential foundation for being able to measure and assess quality, and, ultimately, to improve it.  In this Discussion, you consider definitions and measurements of quality. As you proceed, think about why it is important for organizations to be able to quantify quality and compare current performance to previous performance, to a set of standards, and/or to performance in other organizations.   To prepare: •Review the information in the Learning Resources, especially the chapters in the Sadeghi, Brazi, Mikhail, and Shabot course text, focusing on how quality is or could be defined and measured. •Think about a health care organization with which you are familiar. It may be the same organization you are focusing on for your Course Project, or a different one. How do you think various stakeholders in this organization would define quality? How would you define quality as it relates to this organization? •Review the information on quality standards and / or aims in the Learning Resources, and consider the following: ◦Which outcomes related to quality are currently being monitored in the organization that you have selected? ◦How is related data collected and evaluated? ◦Does the organization use health information technology in this regard? If so, how? ◦How is quality-related information (e.g., data, needs for improvement) communicated throughout the organization? ◦What do you consider to be the strengths and weaknesses of the current approach to quality in this organization?   

By Day 3  Post a definition of quality for your selected organization. Describe at least one quality-related measure that is currently being monitored within the organization. 
Summarize the data collection process for this measure, and explain how this information is communicated to or among the staff. Identify at least one strength and one weakness related to how quality is defined, measured, and/or monitored within the organization.

Required Readings  
Hickey, J. V., & Brosnan, C. A. (2017). Evaluation  of health care quality in for DNPs (2nd  ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.  
•Chapter 6, “Evaluating of Health Care Information Systems and Patient Care Technology” (pp. 143-170) This chapter examines federally mandated use of health information technology to improve health care and care delivery.   Sadeghi, S., Barzi, A., Mikhail, O., & Shabot, M. (2013). Integrating quality and strategy in health care organizations. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.  
•Review Chapter 3, “General Concepts in Quality” (pp. 45–82) (assigned in Week 4)    The authors discuss historical perspectives of quality in various industries, and explain the multifaceted nature of defining quality in health care settings.     •Chapter 4, “Current State of Quality Measurement: External Dynamics” (pp. 83–98)    This chapter describes many of the government, nonprofit, and for-profit groups / organizations that contribute to the establishment quality standards and support research to improve the quality of health care.     •Chapter 5, “Current State of Quality Measurement: Internal Dynamics” (pp. 99–110)    This chapter focuses on mandatory and voluntary quality measurement in organizations.     •Chapter 6, “Measuring Quality of Inpatient Care” (pp. 111–132)    This chapter explains the terminology use in quality measurement (e.g., measures, indicators, metrics), and notes that measurement is a critical foundation for the ultimate aim of creating effective changes to improve quality.     
•Chapter 8, “Quantifying the Quality Performance Gaps” (pp. 161–177)    This chapter addresses how to quantify current performance and set targets.   Epstein, J. N., Langberg, J. M., Lichtenstein, P. K., Kolb, R. C., & Stark, L. J. (2010). Sustained improvement in pediatricians’ ADHD practice behaviors in the context of a community-based quality improvement initiative. Children’s Health Care, 39(4), 296–311.  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.     Researchers evaluate a quality improvement project on pediatric care of ADHD patients and the sustainability of the improvement over a two-year period.

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Congestive heart failure (CHF)

Respond on two different days who selected different alterations and factors than you, in one or more of the following ways:

Share insights on how the factor you selected impacts the cardiovascular alteration your colleague selected.

Offer and support an alternative perspective using readings from the classroom or from your own research in the Walden Library.

Validate an idea with your own experience and additional research.

                                                                   Main Post

  Congestive heart failure (CHF)  is the inability of the heart to generate adequate cardiac output, resulting in the build-up of fluid throughout various parts of the body.  CHF increases the heart’s workload and can lead to an enlarged heart over time.  CHF affects nearly 10% of individuals aged 65 or older and is a common cause of hospital admission (Huether & McCance, 2017).

Hypertension Link to CHF

     Hypertension can lead to narrowing of the arteries causing them to lose elasticity.  The shrinkage and loss of elasticity decrease blood flow and cause your heart to work harder.  Over time the heart can become more extensive and thicker, which again increases demand and prompts the heart to work harder to meet the requirements of the body for nutrients and oxygen (American Heart Association). 

Hyperlipidemia Link to CHF

     One of the common causes of CHF is coronary artery disease (CAD), which occurs as a result of hyperlipidemia.  Hyperlipidemia is the result of fatty deposits in the arteries, also known as plaques, that lead to narrowing and decreased blood blow (American Heart Association, 2019). Some studies have suggested that specifically lowering the LDL-C benefits lowering blood pressure and some cholesterol-lowering drugs can positively affect blood pressure (Dalal et al., 2012).

The Female Link Related to Cardiovascular Disease

     The leading cause of death for women in the United States is heart disease, affecting approximately 1 in every 5. It is the leading cause of death among white and African-American women.  Risk factors include obesity, diabetes, diet, exercise, and alcohol abuse.  Useful ways to reduce risks are; have a good baseline of blood pressure and updated lab values, quit smoking, proper diet, limit alcohol and manage stress levels (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019).

References

American Heart Association, (2019). How High Blood Pressure Can Lead to Heart Failure.  Retrieved from https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/health-threats-from-high-blood-pressure/how-high-blood-pressure-can-lead-to-heart-failure

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019). Women and Heart Disease.  Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/women.htm

Dalal, J. J., Padmanabhan, T. N., Jain, P., Patil, S., Vasnawala, H., & Gulati, A. (2012). LIPITENSION: Interplay between dyslipidemia and hypertension. Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism, 16(2), 240–245. doi:10.4103/2230-8210.93742

Huether, S. E., & McCance, K. L. (2017). Understanding pathophysiology (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

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