Design a “comfort contract” whereby patients or their surrogates designate an expected level of postsurgical overall comfort, and also where they can specify chronic discomforts and interventions that they use at home for relief.

Evidence suggests that patients do better when their expectations about specific benefits of nursing care are discussed and met. Design a “comfort contract” whereby patients or their surrogates designate an expected level of postsurgical overall comfort, and also where they can specify chronic discomforts and interventions that they use at home for relief.More than 450 words3 reference

Calculate a product’s break-even point by sales units.

Calculate a product’s break-even point, by sales units and by sales dollars, and construct a contribution margin income statement.IntroductionNote: Accounting requires specific steps that need to be executed in a sequence. The assessments in this course are presented in sequence and must be completed in order.Analysis and charting are used to provide specific information to inform management decisions.Activity-based systems provide managers with cost information for strategic decision making and planning that is not readily available with other costing methods.InstructionsNote: Accounting requires specific steps that need to be executed in a sequence. The assessments in this course are presented in sequence and must be completed in order.Use theAnalysis and Charting Template [XLSX] to complete this assessment. This assessment focuses on cost analysis and behavior. Based on the data provided in the template, identify cost behaviors, estimate products, and prepare a contribution margin income statement.Competencies MeasuredBy successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:Competency 1: Analyze cost accounting systems.Calculate a product’s break-even pointby sales units.Calculate a product’s break-even pointby sales dollars.Competency 4: Analyze financial statements.Construct a contribution margin income statement showing sales, variable costs, and fixed costs at the break-even point.Competency 5:Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of accounting.Communicate quantitative information accurately and effectively.

Write a 1- to 2-page narrative of your findings that could be presented to the CIO of a healthcare organization.

In addition to the healthcare risk posed by the current COVID-19 pandemic, significant cyber and information security threats are increasing. These global threats impact organizations and individuals. You’ve been asked to complete some research for the healthcare domain that would like more information about the top security threats and attack methods related to COVID-19 that are targeted at healthcare organizations, employees, and patients. This risk analysis, prepared for a potential client, will include a risk register.To prepare your risk analysis, complete the Risk Register Template by identifying the top 5 healthcare information security threats and attack methods related to pandemics, based on research from at least 2 peer-reviewed journal articles.Write a 1- to 2-page narrative of your findings that could be presented to the CIO of a healthcare organization. The goal is to raise executive awareness resulting in improved executive decision-making, implementation of recommendations, identification of opportunities, allocation of budget, and allocation of resources.Include your risk register in your narrative, and do the following:Describe the focus of the analysis, including the systems that are used.Justify your risk ranking of the top 5 threats.Analyze the resource requirements and relationships to other processes.Recommend organizational and security-related actions that would eliminate or mitigate the risk and impact on the organization.Discuss any opportunities created by the presence of the risk.Summarize your key findings.Cite at least 2 peer-reviewed journal articlesFormat your citations according to APA guidelines.

Generally speaking, how is preschool education viewed in this country? What percentage of children attend preschool programs?

As efforts to expand preschool education in this country have increased, so has interest in looking to other countries to see how they are educating their youngest children. Use the Internet to find information on preschool education in a country of your choosing (and try to pick one that another student has not already selected). Then answer the following questions.Which country did you choose, and why?Generally speaking, how is preschool education viewed in this country? What percentage of children attend preschool programs?What is a typical preschool program like in this country? What kind of training are preschool teachers required to complete?Does the government provide financial support for parents to send their children to preschool? Are there any other incentives provided?

Describe what impact (positive or negative) the branding elements could have on patient choice.

PART A1-2 pagesFor the first assignment in this course, you will be asked to analyze a local health organization (for example, a hospital, rehabilitation center, emergency medical center, or a nursing home)and complete a series of tasks to determine its value.One of the ways you will analyze the organization’s value is through a patient survey. Your task is to select a health care organization and create a survey that would be sent out to patients. You will also include information on how the survey will be delivered. For more information on how to create a patient survey and to see example questions, review Creating an Effective Patient Satisfaction Survey.You may also want to review some of the videos from the LinkedIn Learning course, Using Customer Surveys to Improve Service. There are specific chapters within the course on Establishing a Survey Goaland Writing Survey Questions. You should submit the following in a Word document:An outline for the survey you send out that includes each of the questions and response options.An explanation of how the survey will be distributed and to whom it will be distributedPART BIn the discussion, respond to the following. Be sure to respond to all parts of thequestions in order to earn full credit.· Use the Internet to look for a health care organization in your area such as a hospital, rehabilitation center, emergency medical center or a nursing home.Take some time to look at the organization’s logo and other elements of brand identity. Using what you learned about Schmitt and Simonson’s drivers of identify management regarding inconsistent image, determine whether the chosen facility’s logo and associated branding elements convey an image of consistency and order. Be sure to support your analysis with rationale from the textbook and any other resources you may identify on the subject.· For the discussion, provide a link that shows at least two of the health care organization’s branding elements (such as their website, social media page, or press release) and explain, with rationale, whether the branding within these elements conveys consistency and order. Describe what impact (positive or negative) the branding elements could have on patient choice.

Identify two medications used to treat a mental health disorder.

Identify two medications used to treat a mental health disorder. Review the FDA and NAMI websites to determine the effectiveness of the medication. Then compare and contrast the pros and cons of taking medications.your answer could include a handout about the medication and/or a video with a summary or website

What is your role as a Nurse Practitioner for prescribing this medication to this patient on your case study presentation?

For this assignment, you will select a drug from the list below and create a PowerPoint Presentation.MetforminLosartanAmoxicillinLisinoprilAlbuterolNamendaAtroventNitrofurantoinSynthroidDesmopressinMiconazoleMethotrexateIbandronateBusparGabapentinSumatriptanPropranololThe purpose of the presentation is for you to educate your colleagues on the drug you have selected. The presentation must include information about the:Drug pharmacology, pharmacokineticsBrand nameGeneric nameDosingIndications for useSide effectsContraindicationsPregnancy classYou must also perform a cost analysis of the drug.Provide a patient case study on a patient in which you would utilize the drug you have selected and include at least two peer-reviewed evidence-based studies related to the drug.Describe the appropriate patient education.What is your role as a Nurse Practitioner for prescribing this medication to this patient on your case study presentation?Describe the monitoring and follow-up.Submission Instructions:Presentation is original work and logically organized incurrentAPA style including citation of references.Incorporate a minimum of 4 current (published within last five years)scholarly journal articlesorprimary legal sources(statutes, court opinions) within your work.PowerPoint presentation with 12 slides, excluding the title slide and the reference slide.The presentation is clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation, and misspelling.Speaker notes expanded upon and clarified content on the slides.

Explain why this idea is important to utilize in the classroom.

Ideas and Challenges When Working with Families Assignment:Often, families of children with special needs are concerned about their child, particularly if they are beginning the IFSP or IEP process. Read through two of the three resources that explain how to support and partner with families:ELL’s in Early Childhood Education: Recruiting Immigrant FamiliesInvolving Immigrant Parents of Students with Disabilities68 Involvement Ideas That Really WorkThese articles are located under the Assignments section for this week.Choose three ideas or concepts from each of the two resources (six ideas altogether) you feel are most important when partnering with families and you are most eager to try. Then do the following:State the idea (and cite which article it came from)Explain why this idea is important to utilize in the classroom.Give an example of how this could be used in your classroom (do not use the examples mentioned in the articles)Next, respond to this scenario:Four-year-old Shaniqua and her family have joined your program this year. She has just been diagnosed with autism and has exhibited sensory processing issues and social issues (she does not verbalize to other children) within the classroom during the month she has been in your room. Each member of her family is at different points in the process of reacting to the diagnosis. Some of them are interested in learning more and some want Shaniqua to be tested further. Others are asking if she will grow out of this when she enters Kindergarten. As the classroom’s head teacher, you want to be as helpful to the family as possible to ensure success during this year in your program.Using the resources you read and any others you may find online, address each of the family member’s concerns:Find a family-friendly resource or website that you can give to the family giving evidence-based information about Shaniqua’s condition. Explain why this resource is helpful and give the website. Cite two things from the resource that you might highlight for the family.Find a local family support group to recommend to the family and explain why a support group may be helpful. Consider and explain which family member may be interested in a support group and why you think this would be helpful for them.Find a local resource for the family where they can get more information about autism and explain how you give this to the family and when.Finally, find two resources explaining evidence-based practices to use in order to help address the social issues and sensory issues within the classroom that you could also give to the family to try implementing at home.Explain 3 activities you could use both in the classroom and at home. Explain what issues each would address and why these activities are helpful to Shaniqua. Be sure to cite the websites you used to find the evidence-based practice.

Write a paragraph summarizing what you have observed by comparing the translations.

select five English translations (ideally across the spectrum of translation philosophy) to compare. Select a passage from the Bible (it must be at least three verses long) and write out how the translationsrender the passage. Next, mark or highlight the differences among the five translations. Write a paragraphsummarizing what you have observed by comparing the translations.

Explain how you will handle situations of poor performance or possible criminal activity.

For this major project you are asked to develop a Human Resource plan/audit. You can think of this as preparing for a new business you want to start, or a review of the business where you currently work, or a review of a friend’s business or non-profit. This major project will assist you with the business plan you will need to assemble in the MBA679 Business Plan & Launch course. Therefore, it has added value for you beyond this course. Note: In order to develop a Human Resource Plan that meets the requirements of this assignment, you will need to have at least four employees or more. If you business does not have four different employees and positions, please look to the future where you may expand and develop your plan to that future.Write the narrative and lists under each heading with sufficient detail and specificity that anyone who reads this can work with the document without you and make the HR function work well.For example, please do not use phrases like “We will comply with all EEO legal requirements.”Instead, explain what the legal requirements are and how you intend to ensure they are complied with.This project is scored using the ‘Major Project Rubric (not QEP)’. Please click on the underlined ‘Major Project’ heading above and review the rubric so that you know how the project will be scored.Cover PageTable of contents with page numbers1. Leader/Founder background information along with information on any other key members of the management team.2. Description of the business.3. Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principles (or Ethics Code) for the organization.4. Locations of the business and specific location that this plan document relates to.5. Product/service which organization provides (useful if multiple product/service divisions exist).6. Position and skill set summary table (fill in key information below). For this project, you do not have to use every position in the organization but you should include at least four different positions.Type of EmployeeFunctions – What do they do?Knowledge – What body of information do they need to do the job? Education?Skills – What type of manual, verbal, or mental skills do they need to do the job? I.E. Driving a truck, typing, etc.Abilities – What observable activities do they need to possess to do the job? I.E. Ability to organize work, lead, etc.7. Position Descriptions. Add additional details and descriptions to the information in the table above to create a position description for each type of employee position identified. You can use the Department of Labor’s job description website for this section of the plan and adapt the descriptions as needed. The website is located athttps://www.onetonline.org/ You can also google O*Net and it will take you to the site.8. Compensation principles. Explain how you intend to go about determining compensation.9. Benefits and indirect compensation. In this section, list the pay, benefits, and any indirect compensation you will offer to each type of employee identified in the table above. REMEMBER, if you offer employer paid benefits, they will need to be part of your annual payroll budget contained later in this plan.10. Hiring and Retaining. Provide details as to the principles and practices you will use to find, select, orient, train/develop, and retain qualified employees. You should address each of these in at least a paragraph, preferably more.11. Privacy rules. Describe any legislation to which your business must adhere, and explain how you maintain privacy for both customers and employees as well as the business. This includes company trade secrets, customer information, employee information, credit card numbers, addresses, Social Security numbers, etc. How will you keep data in your computers safe?12. Safety rules. Describe any legislation (e.g., OSHA) to which your business must adhere, and/or explain how you intend to keep employees safe and provide a safe environment for them to work in. Do not use a generic “we will comply with all safety regulations.” IMPORTANT: This section should also include any PPE requirements needed for employees, customers, suppliers, etc. required because of pandemic.13. EEO, Sexual Harassment, and Bullying. State your policy and describe the principles used to avoid discrimination including any training. Include reporting procedures for employees who want to report violations. Explain how you intend to watch and monitor for disparate treatment and disparate impact.14. Performance Reviews. Describe the organization’s principles for employee performance review and explain the process you will use for those reviews (what, when, who, how).15. Discipline. Explain how you will handle situations of poor performance or possible criminal activity.16. Telecommuting policy if employees are able to telecommute. What is the process to request telecommuting and what are the company’s telecommuting policies.17. For USA-based business, explain how you intend to make reasonable accommodation for an employee in compliance with the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and the Family Medical Leave Act (FLMA).18. Develop an organization chart and show the number of employees which exists and the reporting relationships.19. Develop an annual payroll budget presuming 12 months of salary for exempt employees, 52 weeks payroll at 40 hours for hourly employees (using 2080 hours in one work year). Use the current benefit/taxes the firm has to pay for the location (country/state/city). For the USA this includes FICA, Medicare, unemployment taxes. If you pay a monthly allotment for clothing/uniform, medical insurance, life insurance, etc. please include these as line item expenses.20. Create a Gantt Chart identifying when you intend to hire each person during the first year of operation (or during the next 12 months for an existing company).

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