Conduct a critical appraisal of literature that demonstrates an understanding of qualitative research.
Goal: Conduct a critical appraisal of literature that demonstrates an understanding of qualitative research.
Use the Chapter 7 Critiquing Criteria for Qualitative Research (study 127-134 table 1), write a critique of a qualitative research article that you have read related to your clinical practice.
Submission Instructions:
- The work is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation and misspelling.
- The work should be formatted per current APA and 2-3 pages in length, excluding the title page, abstract, and references page.
- Incorporate a minimum of 3 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.
Discuss the characteristics of relations that make them different from ordinary tables and files.
Create a discussion thread (with your name) and answer the following question(s):
Discussion 1 (Chapter 5): Discuss the characteristics of relations that make them different from ordinary tables and files. (250 words)
Create two discussions for others (100 words)
Why do companies do this and what are the advantages/disadvantages?
Many companies provide summary financial statements and notes in their interim reports. Why do companies do this and what are the advantages/disadvantages? Please also research this and give a real-life example of a company that currently does this and how it impacts their stakeholders.
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Propose at least two changes that you would make to classroom instruction when preparing it for the web.
- Assume that you are migrating instruction developed for a face-to-face classroom to the web for online distance learning in your work environment.
- Propose at least two changes that you would make to classroom instruction when preparing it for the web.
- Provide a rationale for the changes.
recommend 3 policies and discuss the impact of being on a network on hospital cost, hospital revenue and out its impact on ratio-Medicare-discharge and ratio-Medicaid-discharge.
For this week exercise, we need to try a few logit models (see this link for more information: https://stats.idre.ucla.edu/r/dae/logit-regression/)
Model 1
Run a logit model and use being a member of network and find out its impact on hospital ownership and hospital beds? (Model 1)
| Hospital Characteristics | Coef. | St. Err | p-value |
| Hospital beds | |||
| Ownership | |||
| For Profit | |||
| Non-for profit | |||
| Other | |||
| N | |||
| AIC |
Model 2
Now, include hospital income and report the Coeff.? (Model 2)
| Hospital Characteristics | Coef. | St. Err | p-value |
| Hospital beds | |||
| Ownership | |||
| For Profit | |||
| Non-for profit | |||
| Other | |||
| Hospital Income | |||
| N | |||
| AIC |
Model 3
Now, include the ratio of ratio-Medicare-discharge and ratio-Medicaid-discharge in your model? And keep all variables you used for models 1, 2 & 3 and discuss your findings? Do you recommend keeping membership for a hospital? Why or why not? (Model 3)
| Hospital Characteristics | Coef. | St. Err | p-value |
| Hospital beds | |||
| Ownership | |||
| For Profit | |||
| Non-for profit | |||
| Other | |||
| Hospital Income | |||
| Medicare discharge ratio | |||
| Medicaid discharge ratio | |||
| N | |||
| AIC |
Based on your finding please recommend 3 policies to improve hospital performance in FP, NFP hospitals, please make sure to use the final model for your recommendation.
If you have chosen to work with Excel, please run above three models and complete the following tables.
Model 1: Run a regression model and use being a member of network and find out its impact on hospital cost? (Model 1)
| Coef. | ST. ERR | T Stat | P-values | Lower 95% | Upper 95% | |
| Model-1 | ||||||
| Hospital cost | ||||||
| N | ||||||
| R Square |
Model 2: For the 2nd model run a regression model and use being a member of network and find out its impact on hospital cost and hospital revenue? (Model 2)
| Coef. | ST. ERR | T Stat | P-values | Lower 95% | Upper 95% | |
| Model-2 | ||||||
| Hospital cost | ||||||
| Hospital Revenue | ||||||
| N | ||||||
| R Square |
Model 3: For the 3rd model run a regression model and use being a member of network and find out its impact on ratio-Medicare-discharge and ratio-Medicaid-discharge.
| Coef. | ST. ERR | T Stat | P-values | Lower 95% | Upper 95% | |
| Model-3 | ||||||
| Hospital cost | ||||||
| Hospital Revenue | ||||||
| Medicare discharge ratio | ||||||
| Medicaid discharge ratio | ||||||
| N | ||||||
| R Square |
Based on your finding please recommend 3 policies and discuss the impact of being on a network on hospital cost, hospital revenue and out its impact on ratio-Medicare-discharge and ratio-Medicaid-discharge. Do you recommend keeping membership for a hospital? Why or why not?
HMGT 400 Research and Data Analysis in Health Care-Exercise, page 5
How effective is it as an argument against physicalist theories of the mind & consciousness?
One (1) “Original Post” addressing one of the three question choices. Minimum of 250 words. Your Original Post must answer the question fully in all its parts and address possible objections to your reasoning. You must also connect your Original Post to the course by having at least one full sentence quote and citation from one of the Required Readings of the week. The quote should be word for word and contained inside quotation marks and then followed by an inline citation. Once you quote something or even reword something you did not originally write then you need to have it in a reference section at the end of the post (again in MLA format). Please refer to the following resources for help on MLA citation.
· Do not cite or use internet sources other than those provided under the Readings and Learning Materials. In other words, use only the learning materials and links provided in this course.
· DISCUSSION QUESTION CHOICE #1: Philosophical Zombies? Consider David Chalmer’s Philosophical Zombies Argument (Reading 5.2, pp. 96-102; also supplemental online material). How effective is it as an argument against physicalist theories of the mind & consciousness? Use your knowledge of the required readings, supplemental material, your own experiences and judgments to make your argument. Make sure to address possible objections to your reasoning.
· DISCUSSION QUESTION CHOICE #2: What is it like to be a Bat? Consider Thomas Nagel’s argument for the subjective nature of consciousness. (Reading 5.2, pp. 91-5; also supplemental reading of the original Nagel article and supplemental online material) How effective is it as an argument against physicalist theories of the mind & consciousness? Use your own experiences, knowledge of the readings, supplemental material, and your own judgments to make your case. Make sure to address possible objections to your reasoning.
· DISCUSSION QUESTION CHOICE #3: Mary’s Room Thought Experiment. Analyze Frank Jackson’s Mary’s Room thought experiment more in depth. (Reading 5.2, pp. 102-8; also Supplemental Online Material) How effective is it as an argument against physicalist theories of the mind & consciousness? Use your own experiences, knowledge of the readings, supplemental material, and your own judgments to make your case. Make sure to address possible objections to your reasoning.
Extra readings
1) “What Is It Like to Be a Bat?” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2020)
A basic summary of the anti-physicalist conclusions of Thomas Nagel’s 1974 paper “What is it like to be a Bat?” with respect to explaining consciousness.
(2) Kind, Amy, “Qualia.” Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Iep.utm.edu (2020)
A good overview of the definition and uses of qualia in philosophy and in theories of consciousness, including a good summary of the “hard problem” of consciousness.
(3) Tye, Michael, “Qualia.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Plato.stanford.edu (2017)
A good overview of the definition and uses of qualia in philosophy and in theories of consciousness. Article focus on linguistic uses of the term and their implications.
(4) Van Gulick, Robert, “Consciousness.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Plato.stanford.edu (2014)
An excellent overview of the concepts covered this week, in addition to several which are not touched upon, or only superficially.
Recommend nonpharmacological interventions for children and adolescents in mental health settings
Special Considerations Related to Prescribing for Children and Adolescents
There is probably no greater responsibility that the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner assumes than the responsibility of prescribing medications. While patients can be harmed by psychotherapy, the level and intensity of the harm generally does not approach the same level of harm that can occur from improper prescribing. PMHNPs must understand their responsibility, both at the state and federal levels, when it comes to prescribing medications.
This week, you will explore the particular clinical considerations associated with prescribing for children and adolescents.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
· Recommend psychopharmacological interventions for children and adolescents
· Recommend nonpharmacological interventions for children and adolescents in mental health settings
· Analyze clinical decision making related to treatment of children and adolescents in mental health settings
· Evaluate mastery of nurse practitioner knowledge in preparation for the nurse practitioner national certification examination
· Create a study plan for the nurse practitioner national certification examination
Learning Resources
Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)
Thapar, A., Pine, D. S., Leckman, J. F., Scott, S., Snowling, M. J., & Taylor, E. A. (2015). Rutter’s child and adolescent psychiatry (6th ed.). Wiley Blackwell.
· Chapter 43, “Pharmacological, Medically-Led and Related Treatments”
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/ld.php?content_id=51901492
Zakhari, R. (2020). The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner certification review manual. Springer.
· Chapter 5, “Psychopharmacology”
Required Media (click to expand/reduce)
Assignment 1: Prescribing for Children and Adolescents
Off-label prescribing is when a physician gives you a drug that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved to treat a condition different than your condition. This practice is legal and common. In fact, one in five prescriptions written today are for off-label use.
—Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Psychotropic drugs are commonly used for children and adolescents to treat mental health disorders, yet many of these drugs are not FDA approved for use in these populations. Thus, their use is considered “off-label,” and it is often up to the best judgment of the prescribing clinician. As a PMHNP, you will need to apply the best available information and research on pharmacological treatments for children in order to safely and effectively treat child and adolescent patients. Sometimes this will come in the form of formal studies and approvals for drugs in children. Other times you may need to extrapolate from research or treatment guidelines on drugs in adults. Each individual patient case will need to be considered independently and each treatment considered from a risk assessment standpoint. What psychotherapeutic approach might be indicated as an initial treatment? What are the potential side effects of a particular drug?
For this Assignment, you consider these questions and others as you explore FDA-approved (“on label”) pharmacological treatments, non-FDA-approved (“off-label”) pharmacological treatments, and nonpharmacological treatments for disorders in children and adolescents.
Reference:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2015). Off-label drugs: What you need to know. https://www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/off-label-drug-usage.html
To Prepare
· Your Instructor will assign a specific disorder for you to research for this Assignment.
· Use the Walden library to research evidence-based treatments for your assigned disorder in children and adolescents. You will need to recommend one FDA-approved drug, one off-label drug, and one nonpharmacological intervention for treating this disorder in children and adolescents.
The Assignment (2 pages) ON ADHD
· Recommend one FDA-approved drug, one off-label drug, and one nonpharmacological intervention for treating your assigned disorder in children and adolescents.
· Explain the risk assessment you would use to inform your treatment decision making. What are the risks and benefits of the FDA-approved medicine? What are the risks and benefits of the off-label drug?
· Explain whether clinical practice guidelines exist for this disorder and, if so, use them to justify your recommendations. If not, explain what information you would need to take into consideration.
· Support your reasoning with at least three scholarly resources, one each on the FDA-approved drug, the off-label, and a non-medication intervention for the disorder. Attach the PDFs of your sources.
What were the key challenges you considered in preparing your Plan?
For this discussion, please share the Career Development Plan you designed for your Assignment, including the chart you prepared. What were the key challenges you considered in preparing your Plan? Have you found insights and ideas in this process that you feel will help you? Do you have any advice you can share? Please be specific.
What are the principal benefits of developing a comprehensive project scope analysis?
What are the principal benefits of developing a comprehensive project scope analysis?
(Note: illustrate your point, include an example or case about a project)
Textbook:
• Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage (5th ed.) Jeffery K. Pinto
How does authority relate to rhetoric?
1.) What is the main subject of chapter 2 and how do you know this? Provide at
least 2 examples.
2.) What does the author mean by “authority” and why it is an important
concept? Find at least 2 examples.
3.) How does authority relate to rhetoric? Find at least 2 examples.
4.) What is insider vs outsider audience? Why is it important to understand this?
Find at least 1 example of each in the text.
5.) Should we question rhetoric/evidence/authority according to our e-text? Why
or why not? Make sure to provide proof for your decision.
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