Category: Essays

As the head health care administrator at USA Community Hospital, you are required to review compliance reports on issues relating to the ethical conduct of the professional staff at your hospital, patient review registries, and standard procedures surrounding the ethical treatment of patients with HIV / AIDS. Intermittently, complaints surface from patients with HIV / AIDS concerned with ethical treatment and denial of services.

 

Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

 

1. Devise a plan to investigate the validity of patients’ claims of denial of services. This plan should include, but not be limited to, establishing mechanisms to address service denial claims, a human resources component, and a review of related policies and procedures.
2. Analyze the primary way in which different staffing levels may play pivotal roles in upholding ethical conduct, including treating patients with dignity. Justify your position.
3. Formulate a plan to relate the primary legal ramifications to the professional staff regarding ethical treatment of the hospital’s HIV / AIDS patients.
4. Devise a community relations plan that tout’s the hospital’s unique ways of serving persons with HIV / AIDS, including a focus on de-stigmatizing those afflicted.
5. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length

In a single PowerPoint presentation document, submit a portfolio of your research and learning regarding the cultural geography of the place that you selected to study for the assignments this semester. You may use the slides that you created for the assignments, however, you should correct/enhance any shortcomings that they may have had. In addition, you must conclude your presentation document with the following:

Write a 400-600 word self-reflective “learning essay” in which you summarize and evaluate what you have learned about the cultural geography of the place (i.e., country) that you have studied over the course of this semester for the first three assignments. The format of this learning essay should be based on that used for an “I-Search” paper. Therefore, it should have the following three sections, each of which addresses the topics mentioned below (note: each section may be put on separate slides):

The Search Story – What you already knew, what you wanted to learn, and how you went about learning it. For our purposes, this should include the following:

Engage the reader’s attention and interest; explain why learning more about this place was personally important for you—i.e., why was this one of the places that you chose to study for this course?
Explain what you already knew about the place before you even started researching.
Let readers know what you wanted/hoped to learn about the cultural geography of this place and why.
Retrace your research steps by describing the search terms and sources you used. In our case, this means retracing the highlights of what you did for each of the first three assignments. Discuss things that went well and things that were challenging.
Search Results – What you learned.

Summarize at least 3 specific examples of the things that you learned about the cultural geography of this place that either addressed one of the topics you wanted/hoped to learn or that you simply found most interesting or important to share with others.
Give support for each of these examples by citing at least one piece of information regarding it that you included in one of the previous assignments (e.g., a fact, figure, picture, graph, etc.). Note: Feel free to also include information that you might have learned from our textbook or other course materials or that you have found by doing your own additional research about the place.
In addition, you should include ONE (and only one) image to represent/illustrate each of these examples (i.e., you should include a total of 3 images). These images may be a photograph, map, or graph.
Search Reflections (i.e., “How this learning is significant to you personally, why you think it might be significant to others, and what you would still like to learn about it”)

Discuss how/why what you learned from your research experience is significant to you, personally, and why you think it might be important for others to know.
Evaluate how the information you have gathered for these assignments has changed your original perceptions of the cultural geography of this place.
Briefly discuss what you would still like to learn about this topic/place.

In addition, be sure to include a final Bibliography slide at the end of your document that provides an alphabetical listing of ALL of the sources that you used throughout the semester for your place assignments (including the ones specified for certain assignments). Do not forget to include any that you may have consulted for completing this final assignment, as well.

On the basis of the vignette you read, respond to the following:

Identify and discuss the differences between adult and juvenile correctional facilities. Explain with reasons and critique.
Analyze the type of treatment provided to sex offenders in adult and juvenile correctional facilities. What are the success rates of these programs?
Explain the process involved in assessing amenability to treatment and risk assessment.
Identify and discuss the relevant issues the forensic psychology professional needs to address. How can he or she best address these issues?
Discuss assessment instruments used to measure the psycholegal concepts involved in the decision process.

Use resources from professional literature to support your analysis. The professional literature may include the Argosy University online library resources; relevant textbooks; peer-reviewed journal articles; and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, and .gov).

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources. 4 pages

In a single PowerPoint presentation document, submit a portfolio of your research and learning regarding the global sustainability of the place that you selected to study for the assignments this semester.  You may use the slides that you created for the assignments, however, you should correct/enhance any shortcomings that they may have had.  For assignments that were not originally done in PowerPoint, you simply need to condense your material from those assignments onto slides in your presentation document.  You should present the content of each assignment in the order in which they were given (i.e., Assignment #1, Assignment #2, Assignment #3).  In addition, you must conclude your presentation document with the following “Assignment #4”:

Write a 400-600 word self-reflective “learning essay” in which you summarize and evaluate what you have learned about the global sustainability of the place (i.e., country) that you have studied over the course of this semester for the first three assignments.  The format of this learning essay should be based on that used for an “I-Search” paper.  Therefore, it should have the following three sections, each of which addresses the topics mentioned below (note: each section may be put on its own slide–i.e., you would have 3 slides for this concluding assignment):

1. The Search Story – What you already knew, what you wanted to learn, and how you went about learning it.  For our purposes, this should include the following:

• Engage the reader’s attention and interest; explain why learning more about this place was personally important for you—i.e., why was this one of the places that you chose to study for this course?
• Explain what you already knew about the place before you even started researching.
• Let readers know what you wanted/hoped to learn about the global sustainability of this place and why.
• Retrace your research steps by describing the search terms and sources you used.  In our case, this means retracing the highlights of what you did for each of the first three assignments, but it can also include what you learned from the textbook readings and class sessions that could be applied to your place of study.  Discuss things that went well and things that were challenging.

• Search Results – What you learned.
• Summarize at least 3 specific examples of the things that you learned about the global sustainability of this place that either addressed one of the topics you wanted/hoped to learn or that you simply found most interesting or important to share with others.
• Give support for each of these examples by citing at least one piece of information regarding it that you included in one of the previous assignments (e.g., a fact, figure, picture, graph, etc.).  Note: Feel free to also include information that you might have learned from our textbook or other course materials or that you have found by doing your own additional research about the place.
• In addition, you should include ONE (and only one) image to represent/illustrate each of these examples (i.e., you should include a total of 3 images).  These images may be a photograph, map, or graph.

• Search Reflections (i.e., “How this learning is significant to you personally, why you think it might be significant to others, and what you would still like to learn about it”)
• Discuss how/why what you learned from your research experience is significant to you, personally, and why you think it might be important for others to know.  In particular, how does your learning connect with one (or more) of the Core Learning Outcomes for this course or perhaps even to one of the major outcomes for LE courses (see the syllabus)?
• Evaluate how the information you have gathered for these assignments has changed your original perceptions of the global sustainability of this place, in particular, and the Earth as a whole.
• Briefly discuss what you would still like to learn about this topic/place.

In addition, be sure to include a final Bibliography slide at the end of your document that provides an alphabetical listing ofALL of the sources that you used throughout the semester for your place assignments (including the ones specified for certain assignments).  Do not forget to include any that you may have consulted for completing this final assignment, as well

Due Week 9 and worth 150 points

When faced with a problem, what do you do to solve it? This assignment asks you to apply a six-step to problem solving process to a specific problem scenario. You will write a paper that presents a synthesis of your ideas about solving the problem using this systematic approach. As Voltaire said, “No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.”

Choose one (1) of the problem scenarios as a topic choice for your paper (Note: Your professor must approve your topic choice before you begin work on the assignment.)

Scenario 1: You have worked at your company for eleven (11) years. You have returned to college to earn a Bachelor’s degree in order to increase your chances for a promotion. You are nearly finished with your degree, when a supervisor’s position in a competing company becomes available in another state. The start date is in two (2) weeks, during your final exam period for your courses. The position offers a $15,000 per year salary increase, a car allowance, and relocation expenses. Your former supervisor works for the company and is recommending you for the position based on your outstanding job performance; if you want the job, it’s yours. All of the other supervisors at this level in the company have Master’s degrees, so you know that you would be expected to earn your Bachelor’s degree and continue on to a Master’s degree. Your present company offers tuition reimbursement, but the new company does not.

Scenario 2: Your child comes home from school with an assignment sheet for a school project. He / she is very excited about the project and begins work immediately, doing research on the Internet and gathering materials. You read over the assignment sheet and notice that your child is not including all of the required items in the project, and you have some ideas for how to improve the quality of the presentation. You recently read an article in a parenting magazine about the importance of a child developing responsibility for his/ her own learning. You recall the many ways in which your parents took over your school projects. You, on the other hand, want to encourage your child’s confidence in his / her ability to complete a project independently. The next day, you are at the grocery store when you see a parent of a student in your child’s class. That parent has spent over $30 in supplies for the science project and is taking a day off of work to put the pieces of the project together.

Scenario 3: You have two jobs—one during the week from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, and one on Saturday from 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm. You are taking two classes—one that meets from 6:00 to 10:00 pm, and one class online. You have two kids—one who plays soccer, and one who is in band. You have two elderly parents who no longer drive. You have two siblings—one who lives two (2) miles away, and one who lives in another state. You have two (2) papers due in your classes the same week that one (1) of your children has a soccer tournament, and the other child has a band concert. You are coaching the soccer team, and you are in charge of fundraising for the band. You have a goal to complete your degree in two (2) years. Your doctor tells you that your blood pressure, your cholesterol, and your weight are too high and recommends several medications that cost you nearly $200 per month after your insurance co-pay.

Scenario 4: You are a sales representative for a company that encourages staff to log time in the field and away from the office. You are expected to begin and end your day at the office. You notice that each day when you arrive and return another co-worker is already there, and you wonder whether this person spends most of his / her time at the office. At your weekly sales meeting, you are informed of your co-workers’ outstanding sales performance. You suspect that this co-worker is spending more time flattering the boss instead of working leads in the field, and as a result is getting the best client referrals. Your own sales numbers have steadily decreased since this other sales representative was hired.

Scenario 5: Professor’s Choice – problem scenario presented by your professor.

Scenario 6: Student’s Choice – Problem scenario presented by you.

Review the six-step problem solving process outlined in the webtext, based on the article “The Problem Solving Process” located at http://www.gdrc.org/decision/problem-solve.html:

Step One: Define the problem
Step Two: Analyze the problem
Step Three: Generate options
Step Four: Evaluate options
Step Five: Make your decision
Step Six: Implement and reflect

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Define the problem in the scenario that you have chosen.

2. Analyze the problem in the scenario.

3. Generate options for solving the problem in the scenario.

4. Evaluate the options for solving the problem.

5. Decide on the best option for solving the problem.

6. Explain how you will implement the decision made and reflect on whether this option was the most effective.

The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:

Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.
Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA Style format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

You should follow these submission guidelines:

Submit the paper draft to Turnitin.com and then submit the originality report with the draft to Blackboard.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Recognize the hindrances to the decision-making process in order to apply problem-solving skills to a variety of situations.
Create written work utilizing the concepts of critical thinking.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in critical thinking skills and informal logic.

Here is a guide/prompt to help you with this project; please read carefully:

You need to know what can be gained or was gained from your group before you start with anything else. What is the gnosis, the special knowledge that is to be known or gained? Is it a mystery about life or death, or is it some knowledge necessary to the role one is to play in their society? Remember the question, “What is a mystery worth knowing, or experiencing?” You need to understand Victor Turner and the chapter on ritual, as well as the Joseph Campbell chapter, “The Importance of Rites.” If you did not read “The Importance of Rites” due to time constraints, you will need to read it. I went over the pertinent information in my PowerPoint demonstration.

The function of rites along with the axiomatic concepts found in Turner should fuel your creation or research. Here are some of the main concepts to take into consideration, both optional information and non-optional information. Non-optional must be included in your writing while optional may give you more points if you show an understanding and familiarity with the terms:

1. Non-optional: a. Exegetic, operational, and positional (axiomatic concepts) b. Separation, liminal, aggregation (Rites de Passage) c. Is the group you are studying liminoid or liminal?

Exegetic, operational, and positional are concepts that denote types of information. The Rites of passage is the primary ritual that you are using the axiomatic concepts to describe and define. 

1. Optional material: You can use concepts from Campbell, such as his discussion of Freud’s ‘reality function,’ or you may use the role of rites in modern conceptions of the mystery (Hermetic groups). You may wish to refer to Turner’s discussion of play in pre/postindustrial society, etc. Optional material is a bit more sophisticated and therefore more challenging. I will reward any attempt, if there is evidence of some understanding of the material.  If in doubt, stick to the non-optional material.

You have three main options.

1. The first option is to create your own mystery religion or secret society. This is a work of fiction.  If you actually are a member or a creator of a society of this kind, I will not know the difference, so your secret is safe with me. This can be done rather straightforwardly as an essay or it can entail a work of short fiction, a fictional memoir, a dossier, etc.  Before the creative writing you need at least one paragraph in which you need to tell me what type of approach you are taking. You need to designate which type of social structure you are going to discuss, whether it is a mystery religion or a secret society. Often this is merely a matter of perspective. The value of the initiation and rituals change depending on which of these you choose and from what perspective, for example: There will be a difference between how a detective would see a group, or a member of a family that has a relative who has joined a religion they do not understand, as opposed to an anthropologist or a member of the religion.  A secret society can revolve around initiation. There are a few directions you can go with this option.  You can be a member (group, society, kin-based group, etc.), or the creator, or third person omniscient.  I consider these three essentially one concept.  You are on the inside and therefore your exegetic information comes from you.  You can also look at the study of a mystery religion or secret society as if you were an outsider attempting to look at it anthropologically, in which case your exegetic information would change.  In this scenario you are on the outside.  Both of these approaches are creative approaches to a fiction.  You will need to introduce your approach carefully and make sure I understand both the role of the axiomatic concepts and the rites of passage.
2. The second option is to study an actual mystery religion or secret society and act as if you are an anthropologist/mythologist, or at the very least research the society, using full MLA in this case, and using the terminology found in the Victor Turner section. In this scenario you will actually study, for more contemporary examples: the Branch Davidians, the Manson Family, gnostic groups or hermetic groups such as The Golden Dawn, Theosophical Society, Philosophical Research Society, or Temple of Thelema, etc., etc. You can also choose one of the essential mysteries we know about from history, such as: The Mithraic Mysteries, The Eleusinian Mysteries, The Orphic Mysteries, The Oracle at Delphi, Dionysian mysteries, The Isis mysteries, etc. If you choose this approach, you must understand that you are undergoing a research heavy choice not a creative choice.
3. Your third option is to evaluate a mystery religion or secret society that has been portrayed in either a book or film using the same information that you would use in the previous two choices.  In this option you are not talking about a real historic mystery religion, nor are you discussing one of your own creations.  Here you are looking at the ways in which fictional narratives of any kind have used the same information to give a verisimilitude to the work in which you find your example. This can be anything from the work of William Blake (his own gnostic approach to religion in his poetry), H.P. Lovecraft (Cthulhu Cult in the mythos) to films such from Harry Potter (Death Eaters), Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut, etc.  As long as it meets the criteria of the assignment, you can identify 1. Exegetic material 2. Operational 3. Positional within 1. Pre-liminal 2. Liminal 3. Post liminal.

 

 

How to structure the assignment:

You need and introduction which deals with the essential questions of what your group is, how you are going to approach your paper from the options listed above, and then mention how the operational and positional perspectives work, making sure to mention where exegetic information originates. These three divisions are the axiomatic concepts you will use to discuss the three basic functions of any mystery religion.  If you are writing this as a creative project, then this introduction can be separate from the main work, as mentioned above, as an introduction to me in order to keep the work itself flowing better.  That is up to you.

Remember that the Rites of Passage are understood using the axiomatic concepts mentioned above. One way this could work, if you want to write this in essay form, is to use these three aspects as your three-pronged thesis statement, with exegetic information, positional, and operational details used to explain the significance of each of the three divisions of the Rites. You could, on the other hand, use exegetic, positional and operational as your three prongs discussing separation-aggregation in each prong.  It is also fine by me if you use, with the body structure, bullet points, an outline, short story, a memoir, etc.  Just as long as you address these three concepts within the confines of your creation (the following is merely a few examples of the kind of information required to understand each of the three main concepts):

Separation:

1. How do you get members (neophytes)?  Who is good material for your particular group?
2. Once you define how you get neophytes, you then must illustrate if they need to wear something different in preparation for initiation, etc.

 

Liminality:

1. How does your group view the uninitiated that has at the same time been separated from society as a whole?  What makes this the threshold period?
2. List and describe in detail your initiation rites and how this relates to becoming a member of this group, or how these steps transition a person into a new phase or function within a society. How many steps, what are these steps, etc.

Aggregation:

1. Once the initiation period has been dealt with, then you need to tell me what is gained with being taken as an equal member in this mystery.
2. Does being a member mean …?  You tell me.  Is there ever a time when a member can rejoin society, or are they similar to a priestly class.  Are they ostracized from society, or is participation in typical society expected?’

 

Last thing you will write is a concise conclusion telling me what you think can be gained from this type of analysis. Even if you write a fictional account, you need to conclude with what significance as a reader I should take from your assignment.

 

This assignment is 4 page minimum, but if you could do more than that, it will be wonderful. Also, please be knowledgable in this area, as i will ask you alot of question, so be prepared, you also have to read the pages in the book i scanned, i will email the pages to you when we reach an agreement and you use quotes from it, no exceptions, outside sources are ok

Companies with Good and Bad Service: Using the DeVry Online Library (available under Course Home) and online research sources such as Google, research the customer relations and customer service reputations of two (and only two—no more, no less) companies of your choice.
Supporting Research:Choose one company with an excellent customer service reputation, and one with a poor (or less than perfect) customer service reputation. Compare and contrast the customer service reputations of these two companies. Your paper should address the following questions.
What is the company with good customer relations doing right?
What is the company with poor customer relations doing wrong?
What are the results of the actions of the companies? For instance, financial, public relations, or employee issues?
What specific, actionable recommendations would you give for improving customer satisfaction for each company?
Additional requirements: Prepare a 750-word (minimum) paper addressing these questions, using APA style and formatting. Pay particular attention to the accurate citation of your research sources.

Week 6: Write and Submit Case Study 2

During Week 6, you’ll finish writing your paper. For APA format guidance please refer to the APA Tutorial in the Syllabus. Ensure that the body of your paper, excluding cover page and sources, exceeds the 750-word count minimum, and that all of the assignment requirements have been met. Then submit your paper.
Guidelines
Case Study FAQ

Here are some Frequently Asked Questions about this assignment.

Q1) The company’s web site doesn’t show anything about their customer service reputation, policy etc., what do I do?

A: Do your homework, which means do your research. The company’s web site will not be sufficient for objective information. Make phone calls, look for articles online, go to the library—a company’s web site is a starting point. Your job is to use all of the information available to you through all outlets to address these questions. Claiming to be unable to find any information is not a viable option. If this is the case, choose another company.

Q2) How can I tell if their service is good or bad?

A: Start with your own experience, and choose companies with which you are familiar. Read everything you can find about the company and soon, a picture will emerge that tells you a story about their service levels, their approach to business, and the relative happiness of their customers. Based on this information, you can formulate your own analysis of the relative effectiveness of the company’s service efforts.

HINT: The more thoroughly you show that you have the capability to think about these two companies in their respective positions in the marketplace as it relates to their service programs, the better your chances of getting an A on the paper. If you claim to have looked on the Web and found little information; if you make generalized statements that indicate a lack of thorough, specific research; if you fail to accurately cite your sources in APA style or present a paper that is not spelling and grammar checked, your grade will suffer. Get creative, find a way to answer the questions and address the assignment requirements. Good luck

In a three- to five-page paper:

Describe a minimum of five challenges from the list below that are defining the future strategic direction of health care.
Proposed health care reform and legislation
Information technology advancements such as the electronic medical record (EMR)/ electronic health record (EHR)
Accreditation, quality of healthcare, and organizational compliance
Economics, including third party payers, future funding, rising costs, the Medicare and Medicaid programs
Access to health care including the uninsured and those in the poverty levels
Public entities in controlling the demand aspects of health service
Market shares and advancing age of population
Maintaining a skilled workforce
Pay for performance
Describe how an organization can adapt its direction and strategies to effectively address these challenges.

Your paper must be three to five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources that were published within the last five years. One source must be obtained from the Ashford University Library. All sources must be documented in APA style as outlined

In a three- to five-page paper:

Describe a minimum of five challenges from the list below that are defining the future strategic direction of health care.
Proposed health care reform and legislation
Information technology advancements such as the electronic medical record (EMR)/ electronic health record (EHR)
Accreditation, quality of healthcare, and organizational compliance
Economics, including third party payers, future funding, rising costs, the Medicare and Medicaid programs
Access to health care including the uninsured and those in the poverty levels
Public entities in controlling the demand aspects of health service
Market shares and advancing age of population
Maintaining a skilled workforce
Pay for performance
Describe how an organization can adapt its direction and strategies to effectively address these challenges.

Your paper must be three to five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources that were published within the last five years. One source must be obtained from the Ashford University Library. All sources must be documented in APA style as outlined

One of the trends marking the continuing transformation of the U.S. health care industry is the dramatic increase in the pace of competition. The heightened competition is taking place among hospitals, health plans, physician groups, and drug companies, and between physicians and hospitals, and hospitals and health plans. Listen to the Looking Ahead: The Future of Health Care Policy podcast from National Public Radio (NPR). Then, prepare a three- to five-page paper in which you:

Describe the different forms of competition that take place among various types of health care organizations.
Evaluate the benefits and pitfalls of competition in health care and suggest alternatives if competition was not the primary driver of operations in the U.S. health care system.
Explain the elements of successful competition and the use of competitive intelligence.
Describe the influence competition has on the services offered by health care organizations and the choices patients have.

Your paper must be three to five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources that were published within the last five years. One source must be obtained from the Ashford University Library and focus on competition health care. All sources must be documented in APA style as outlined

need 5 pages about Bluetooth with APA style and reference.

Bluetooth and the devices they are in.

(ideas to write about)

Research many different devices Bluetooth

technologies are in and describe some of the ones you would not expect them to

be in.

(use the link at the bottom of the page

to see a complete list of all devices)

What kind of things can Bluetooth do

to control those various devices?

How long will some of those devices

last on a single battery charge?

What devices do you think Bluetooth should

be taken out of?