A. Explain the general purpose of conducting a root cause analysis (RCA).
1. Explain each of the six steps used to conduct an RCA, as defined by IHI.
2. Apply the RCA process to the scenario to describe the causative and contributing factors that led to the sentinel event outcome.

B. Propose a process improvement plan that would decrease the likelihood of a reoccurrence of the scenario outcome.
1. Discuss how each phase of Lewin’s change theory on the human side of change could be applied to the proposed improvement plan.

C. Explain the general purpose of the failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) process.
1. Describe the steps of the FMEA process as defined by IHI.
2. Complete the attached FMEA table by appropriately applying the scales of severity, occurrence, and detection to the process improvement plan proposed in part B.

Note: You are not expected to carry out the full FMEA.

D. Explain how you would test the interventions from the process improvement plan from part B to improve care.

E. Explain how a professional nurse can competently demonstrate leadership in each of the following areas:
• promoting quality care
• improving patient outcomes
• influencing quality improvement activities
1. Discuss how the involvement of the professional nurse in the RCA and FMEA processes demonstrates leadership qualities.

Consider the means to manage product/service quality in a lean business environment using a quality control plan. Consider first the overall quality approach, such as TQM, ISO 9000, or Si x Sigma, then state the specific technologies you intend to use , such as acceptance sampling, statistical process control , and capabilities analysis.

Develop a work breakdown structure for Johnson & Johnson’s healthcare mobile application business idea. Your work breakdown structure should include at least three tasks with at least three subtasks each. Provide a narrative justifying each task and subtask that is part of your work breakdown structure

Identify key milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements associated with operationalizing your business idea based on your work breakdown structure. The key milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements should be supported with an explanation of how they will help the project meet scope-time-cost objectives. Assess potential obstacles and impediments to meeting scope- time-cost objectives of the project, supporting your assessment with rationale.

Determine appropriate risk mitigation strategies to address the obstacles, impediments, and risks you have identified.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed

II. Operationalization: In this section, you will discuss the operationalization of a business opportunity, specifically the business service, of Johnson & Johnson’s healthcare mobile applications . Specifically, you should:
a) Project the potential costs, risks, and benefits of operationalizing Johnson & Johnsons’ mobile application to the world. Your projections should be supported with rationale.
b) Develop a work breakdown structure for your business idea. Your work breakdown structure should include at least three tasks with at least three subtasks each.
c) Provide a narrative justifying each task and subtask that is part of your work breakdown structure.
d) Identify key milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements associated with operationalizing your business idea based on your breakdown structure. The key milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements should be supported with an explanation of how they will help the project meet scope-time-cost objectives.
e) Assess potential obstacles and impediments to meeting scope-time-cost objectives of the project, supporting your assessment with rationale.
f) Determine appropriate risk mitigation strategies to address the obstacles, impediments, and risks you have identified.

Write a paper to suggest a solution to how this situation should be handled both ethically and legally and defend it. Be sure to include the evidence from the excerpt that supports your decision. You should also include at least one external source to support your solution. The paper must be 500 words or more.

Remember, there are different reasons someone may make the decision they do. For example, how was Henrietta “immortal?” In 1951, doctors did not know much about cervical cancer; they did not know how to treat it or how to prevent it. Doctors also did research on patients who were poor and without their permission (no informed consent). Do you think this was right? Why or why not? How were the HeLa cancer cells different than any other cells in the world?

1. Critique the required article found below and in your own words, describe the research question, sample, design of study, data collection method, findings, and limitations of each
2. Summarize the research article and evaluate the significance to nursing. Do not just quote the author’s words. Paraphrase the information.

3. Introduction (one paragraph): The introduction should be interesting and capture the reader’s attention.
a.Provide a brief description of the research article to be discussed.
b. Discuss the purpose of your paper. The purpose statement of the paper should relate to the research article reviewed and the implications that it has to evidence-based nursing practice.
c. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
4. Describe the research question for this study in a paragraph.
a. Describe the research in greater detail.
b. Include your observations about this question.
c. Discuss events or trends that could have affected this question.
d. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
5. Describe the research design of this study, and in your own words discuss the design.
a. Discuss the research design of the study.
b. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the type of design and hypothesize why the author utilized the design as opposed to others.
c. You will need to summarize the information from the article in your own words

6. Describe the sample.
a. Briefly describe the sample size used for this study
b. Make a judgment as to whether the sample size was adequate and defend your answer.
c. Describe the number or participants and determine if the number of participants was adequate compared to the research question and the intent of the study.
d. Are these numbers adequate? Discuss gaps in that you identified.
e. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words

7. Describe the data collection method(s)’
a. Who collected the data?
b. What tools were used?
c. What were the ethical considerations addressed and discuss gaps you identified.
d. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
8. Describe the limitations of the study.
a. Identify the limitations within the study
b. Describe how the limitations could be overcome in subsequent studies
c. Comment on why limitations are important to list and discuss within a study
d. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
9. Describe the findings reported in the study.
a. Describe the findings reported in the study
b. Discuss whether the findings of the study answered the research question posed within the study
c. Discuss the credibility of the findings
d. If the findings do not support the research question posed within the study, what do you believe is the reason?
e. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
10. Summary
a. Summarize important points from the body of your paper including the key components of the paper.
b. Include a statement about the research question and the findings.
c. Discuss the probability of implementation into practice. Based on these findings, is the evidence strong enough to suggest a change in practice, or an idea for practice?
d. End with a concluding statement.

Counseling professionals from different specializations frequently need to work together to provide effective services to students, families, and individual clients. This assignment asks you to address this need in two parts, using what you have learned in this course so far. In Part 1, focus on theory and concepts, creating your own description and evaluation of your specialization, based on the historical and philosophical development of the counseling profession. In Part 2, apply these ideas to a particular case situation, focusing on how a professional in your specialization might collaborate with professionals in other specializations to help meet the needs of the client.

Directions

Part 1

Evaluate the role of your specialization within the field of counseling, beginning with your own description of the field itself, including both the history and the philosophies involved, explaining where your specialization fits, and describing how your specialization might collaborate with one other specialization that you describe. Cite the articles or other sources you use for the basis of your ideas.

In this part, specifically address the following questions:
•How would you describe the key philosophies of the counseling profession: wellness, resilience, and prevention? Choose a wellness model, and explain how that model impacts the way in which counselors view clients and the concerns brought to counseling, including the kinds of information counselors need to have about their clients..
•How have those key philosophies developed? Provide a brief historical perspective of the counseling profession focused on the key philosophies of wellness, resilience, and prevention. Include the beliefs and assumptions that support those philosophies..
•How did your specialization develop? Identify your preferred counseling specialization and describe how the specialization emerged or the profession developed, including the key ideas on which it is based..
•What other counseling specialization works well in collaboration with your specialization? Briefly explain the history of how this other specialization developed, highlighting the ways in which it complements yours..

Part 2

Now, select one of the following two cases, either Ashley or Paul, as a foundation for illustrating how professionals in different specializations might work together to meet the needs of the client you choose:

Ashley

Ashley, a 12-year-old girl, admits to one of her teachers that she feels very depressed. Her mother has recently remarried, and Ashley is having difficulty adjusting to life with her stepfather and his two children. She is not able to concentrate in class or do her homework.

Paul

Paul, a 32-year-old man, seeks counseling at a community mental health center. He has recently returned from his third deployment to a combat zone. He reports drinking frequently and feeling anxious. Paul’s wife has tried to reassure him that everything is fine, but he is reluctant to leave the house and has missed more than a week of work.

For this part, apply what you have learned about counseling and how professionals can work together to explain how you might collaborate with a professional in another specialization to serve the client you chose.

In this part, complete the following:
•Analyze how professionals from your specialization and from the other specialization you examined in Part 1 might collaborate to benefit the person and family in the case study you chose. ◦Describe the role and function of each of the professionals involved..
◦Identify the characteristics that make each role unique and make them effective counselors for this case..
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•Assess how to ensure good collaboration and communication between the professionals representing the two specializations. ◦Identify the type of outside agency that could assist this client to promote optimal wellness, providing two examples..
◦Explain the standards or criteria that you would use to evaluate the collaboration..
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Review the scoring guide given in the resources to make sure you understand how this assignment will be graded.

Other Requirements

Your paper must meet the following requirements:
•Resources: Cite at least three resources from the professional literature that you use as the basis of your ideas for Part 1..
•APA formatting: Resources and citations must be formatted according to current APA style..
•Font and Font size: Times New Roman, 12 point..
•Length of Paper: Doing a thorough job on this assignment is likely to require approximately 3–4 typed, double-spaced pages..

Write a reflection of 750-1,000 words in which you identify your strengths and weaknesses related to the four content areas below:
1. Personal and professional accountability
2. Career planning
3. Personal journey disciplines
4. Reflective practice reference behaviors/tenets
Discuss how you will use your current leadership skill set to advocate for change in your workplace.
Identify one personal goal for your leadership growth and discuss your implementation plan to achieve that goal.
While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Quality, Ethical, and IT Controls; Course Integration and Reflection

1.The intent of the SLP is for you to transform the theoretical and general aspects as covered and based in each module’s case paper, to a “Board-meeting” presentation.
2.The SLP (like the cases) is a cumulative project that will demonstrate the culmination of your understanding and your ability to identify the key points of your case work, and transform them into relevant slides utilizing Microsoft PowerPoint software (PPT).
3.Remember that the presentation will be submitted to the “MHA599 Consulting Team” (MHA599CT) board of directors at their bi-weekly board–meeting, so presentation needs to be directed to this executive audience.
4.I am confident that you will enjoy developing this project, and hone your business presentation skills in the process.

Guidelines for Effective PowerPoint Presentations
1.Do not attempt to dazzle your audience with psychedelic visual effects, multi colors, and eye-boggling animations.
2.Do not just copy and paste your case text into the slides.
3.Focus on the content and what message you want to get across to the board.
4.Think Audience – Ensure that all slides are viewable (i.e., relevant text in viewable font size.)
5.“one picture is worth a thousand words” – include graphs, diagrams, etc., as appropriate.
6.Do not use all caps except for titles.
7.Keep the background consistent and subtle.
8.Use only enough text when using charts or graphs to explain; clearly label the graphic.
9.Keep the design clean and uncluttered. Leave empty space around the text and graphics.
10.Check the spelling and grammar.

SLP – Organization
1.The number of slides per module should be about 10-15.
2.Prepare and submit the sectional/modular slides for each module, adding the preceding ones (i.e., in Module 2 you will combine and submit sections 1 and 2, and so on.
3.Amend each section per the feedback you will get from your instructor.
4.Finally, you will aggregate all sections into one complete and comprehensive PPT following the SLP framework detailed below, and submit together by the due date of Module 4.

SLP – Framework and Modular Assignments

The complete SLP will consist of the following sections:
1.Title slide – to be submitted in Module 1.
2.Background – to be submitted in Module 1.
3.The External Environment – Data Gathering – to be submitted in Module 1.
4.Market Research and Segmentation – to be submitted in Module 1.
5.Organizational Structures and Functions – to be submitted in Module 2.
6.Finance and Budgeting – to be submitted in Module 3.
7.Quality, Ethical, and IT Controls – to be submitted in Module 4.
8.Conclusions and Recommendations – to be submitted in and for all modules.

SLP Assignment Expectations

As stated in the course and modular outcomes, you are expected to demonstrate critical thinking and a solid analytical and theoretical knowledge of all previous courses in the program.

Furthermore, emphasis should be inputted on applying what you already know to the task of developing an individual project that reflects synthesis, integration, and real-life application (action plans).

As the environment is of a real-life project team, you will be assessed as to how well you present your work to your company and peers (writing and presentations).

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper.

Your client, Cascade Company, is planning to invest some of its excess cash in 5-year revenue bonds issued by the county and in the stock of one of its suppliers, Teton Co. Teton’s shares trade on the over-the-counter market. The company would like you to conduct some research on the accounting for these investments.

Instructions:

Provide Codification references for your responses below.

Incorporate your review of the FASB link to determine when the fair value of a security “readily determinable”.

Since the Teton shares do not trade on one of the large stock markets, Cascade argues that the fair value of this investment is not readily available.

Describe how an impairment of a security is accounted for.

Determine how close to maturity Cascade could sell an investment and still classify it as held-to-maturity.

To avoid volatility in their financial statements due to fair value adjustments, Cascade debated whether the bond investment could be classified as held-to-maturity; Cascade is pretty sure it will hold the bonds for five years.

List disclosures that must be made for any sale or transfer from securities classified as held-to-maturity.

Format your paper consistent with APA standards.

This assignment requires an analysis of one news story seen from multiple perspectives. You will look at the same news story from three different ideological perspectives. In 3 pages, you will observe the following questions:

1. What are the sources and titles of the articles?

2. What are the key facts of the story? (Who, What, When, Where, How)

3. Do the news outlets largely agree or disagree with each others’ assessments?

4. Do the news outlets give historical/political context for the story?

5. How do the news outlets differ in their coverage, if any? Do they focus on different facts or lines of argument?

6. Is there evidence of editorializing (aka spin) toward or against a particular political/ideological agenda?

The following are the list of news sources to be compared. Please select one source from each group.

Mainstream-New York Times,Washington Post,CBS,LA Times, CNN,Fox News,Wall street Journal

Alternative-The Huffington post, Daily Beast, Buzzfeed News

International-BBC (UK),The Guardian UK,The Japan Times,

*pick any article that can be found on all 3 sources