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6531 WEEK 7 DISCUSSION: Case Study

6531 WEEK 7 DISCUSSION: Case Study 6531 WEEK 7 DISCUSSION – Consider the following case study: A 52-year-old African American male presents to an urgent care center complaining of urinary frequency and nocturia. The symptoms have been present for several months and have increased in frequency over the past week. He has been unable to […]

NURS 6531 WEEK 6 DISCUS & JOURNAL

NURS 6531 WEEK 6 DISCUSSION NURS 6531 WEEK 6 Case Study 1: A 49-year-old man presents to the office complaining of vague abdominal discomfort over the past few days. He states he does not feel like eating and has not moved his bowels for the last 2 days. His patient medical history includes an appendectomy […]

NURS 6221 Discussion 6: Performance Standards and Appraisals

NURS 6221: MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES – Discussion 6 NURS 6221 Discussion 6: Performance Standards and Appraisals Discussion: Performance Standards and Appraisals Performance appraisals should be timely, thoughtful, consistent, thorough, and free from bias. How can performance appraisal systems be structured to facilitate this type of environment? Effective performance standards and appraisals can promote an open […]

HCA-812 Topic-5 Discussions-GCU

HCA-812 Topic-5 Discussions-GCU HCA-812 Topic-5 Discussions-GCU HCA-812 Topic-5 Discussions-GCU Topic 5 DQ 1 The health care industry is influenced by multiple accrediting bodies that are stakeholders in the operation of health care organizations. Periodically, the missions and roles of these accrediting bodies may be in conflict with one another. How should health care administrators navigate […]

HCA-827 Topic-8 Literature-Review-Resources

HCA-827 Topic-8 Literature-Review-Resources HCA-827 Topic-8 Literature-Review-Resources HCA-827 Topic-8 Literature-Review-Resources Successful completion of a doctoral dissertation requires significant amounts of independent reading on the research topic. By this point in the program, this reading should have allowed the doctoral learner/researcher to become familiar with the scope of the topic and to identify gaps or tensions within […]

HCA-827 Topic-2 Learning-Organization

HCA-827 Topic-2 Learning-Organization HCA-827 Topic-2 Learning-Organization HCA-827 Topic-2 Learning-Organization Health care leaders must embrace a lifestyle of change in order to create the culture of a learning organization that is amenable to and supportive of innovation, adaptation, and change. Rogers’ diffusion of innovation theory can be used to create a significant conceptual framework for change. […]

Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-5 Staff-Development

Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-5 Staff-Development Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-5 Staff-Development Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-5 Staff-Development Changing economic conditions are commonplace in the current global marketplace. With these changing economic conditions come changes in the services needed. This leads, in turn, to a need for staff development to adequately provide these new services. This staff development must be fiscally […]

HCA-827 Topic-7 Sustainable-Quality-Care

HCA-827 Topic-7 Sustainable-Quality-Care HCA-827 Topic-7 Sustainable-Quality-Care HCA-827 Topic-7 Sustainable-Quality-Care Stakeholder feedback comes from a variety of sources in the contemporary, connected world including patient and employee perspectives as well as the views of community and government. There is a trend toward including patients on committees and boards, and the garnering of positive feedback is a […]

HCA-827 Topic-3 Changing-Community

HCA-827 Topic-3 Changing-Community HCA-827 Topic-3 Changing-Community HCA-827 Topic-3 Changing-Community A small, rural community has had, since its founding nearly a century ago, a stable population, including a steady median age and a relatively homogenous ethnicity. However, in the last 5 years, the area’s natural beauty and its suitability for outdoor activities have transformed the community […]

Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-8 DQ-2

Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-8 DQ-2 Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-8 DQ-2 Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-8 DQ-2 The courses that comprise the health care emphasis of your doctoral program have addressed areas such as organizational structures, governance, health care regulation, professional development, leadership, community, and sustainability. Take a few moments to reflect back over the key themes of the emphasis […]