Do you think that current regulations are protecting your health sufficiently?

Question 2 What is your workplace exposure to air pollutants? Discuss the pollutants to which you are exposed and the potential health consequences of those exposures. If you do not have any workplace exposures, discuss the exposures you experience in yo

Question 2

What is your workplace exposure to air pollutants? Discuss the pollutants to which you are exposed and the potential health consequences of those exposures. If you do not have any workplace exposures, discuss the exposures you experience in your local community. Do you think that current regulations are protecting your health sufficiently?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Question 3

Discuss the critical functions of the respiratory system and why the inhaled air volume is an important mechanism for introducing pollutants into the respiratory system. How are breathing volumes and capacities measured?

Question 4

Choose three household cleaning products you find in your home. Use the Household Products database on the TOXNET website (http://www.toxnet.nlm.nih.gov) to find three examples of toxic chemicals you find in your chosen products. Identify the chemicals, and discuss their potential health effects. Will you consider replacing this product in your home, or do you feel that the risk is acceptable?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. You must also use one outside source. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Question 5

Describe acute exposures and chronic exposures to air pollutants, and discuss the difference between the direct and indirect effects of those exposures. Provide an example of each type of exposure, as well as each type of effect.

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Describe the key characteristics of a whistle blower, and briefly summarize one (1) researched instance of whistle blowing in one (1) publicly traded company within the last 12 months.

Assignment 1: Whistleblowing and Sarbanes-Oxley Due

Assignment 1: Whistle blowing and Sarbanes-Oxley Due

Use the Internet or Stayer Library to research instances of whistle blowing in publicly traded companies within the last 12 months. January 11, 2016

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1- Describe the key characteristics of a whistle blower, and briefly summarize one (1) researched instance of whistle blowing in one (1) publicly traded company within the last 12 months. Include the details of the issue that the whistle blower reported and the effect of the whistle blower’s actions on both the whistle blower himself and the company.

2- Decide whether or not the whistle blower was justified in reporting the company’s actions. Provide a rationale for your response.

3- Examine the extent to which the whistle blower would be protected under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Justify your response.

Use at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia is not an acceptable reference and proprietary Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Attachments:

assignment_1.docx

How could such boundary violations negatively affect a client?

Assignment 2: Discussion—The Healthy Provider

According to a major study, the most common complaint made by clients against licensed counselors, psychologists, and social workers involved violations of boundaries (Phelan, 2007). In most cases, when a licensed therapist was disciplined by an ethics board, it was due to the therapist engaging in an inappropriately intimate relationship with a client. Other types of boundary violations included entering into other forms of dual relationships with clients, such as business relationships or friendships.

Use the Internet, your textbook, and the Argosy University online library resources to research ethical boundaries with clients. While reading the 2014 ACA Code of Ethics from your module readings, pay particular attention to “Section A: The Counseling Relationship,” in which you will find code “A.5. Prohibited Noncounseling Roles and Relationships.” Based on your research, respond to the following:

Discuss at least three ways a human services provider might demonstrate poor boundaries with a client. Provide examples to illustrate each form of boundary violation.
How could such boundary violations negatively affect a client? Cite information from your text and/or from the ACA Code of Ethics.

Write your initial response in a minimum of 350 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

By Saturday, January 9, 2016, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through Wednesday, January 13, 2016, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses. Provide a statement of clarification, a point of view with rationale, challenge a point of discussion, or draw a relationship between one or more points of the discussion of at least two other students.

Grading Rubric

All discussion assignments in this course will be graded using a rubric. The purpose of the discussion rubric is to frame and promote collaborative learning. Active and regular participation is not only important for the instructor, but also important for you in learning the course content and in developing your thoughts and positions on various topics. Download the discussion rubric and carefully read it to understand the expectations.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Initial Discussion Response	16
Discussion Participation	16
Writing Craftsmanship and Ethical Scholarship	8
Total:	40

Phelan, J. E. (2007). Membership expulsions for ethical violations from major counseling, psychology, and social work organizations in the United States: a 10-year analysis.Psychological Reports, 101(1), 1

Describe which elements are most important from a corporate perspective.

Entrepreneurial Process Paper

DUE DATE – 1/16/16 @ 12 NOON

Successful entrepreneurs follow a multi-step process that is based on four main elements to achieve their entrepreneurial goals. A clear understanding of the entrepreneurial process is an important step in understanding the functions of a business administrator or assessing if entrepreneurship is the right fit for you.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on the entrepreneurial process. Include the following:

Describe the four steps of the entrepreneurial process.

Rank the importance of each element in the entrepreneurial process, and explain why you have placed the elements in that order.

Describe which elements are most important from an individual perspective.

Describe which elements are most important from a corporate perspective.

Discuss how the entrepreneurship process has influenced the delivery of health care services and products.

Cite at least three scholarly sources.

Explain the importance of continuing education.

HCS 370 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR(Future of Organizational Behavior)

the subject is hospital

The health care industry, like other industries, is a very competitive environment. As organizational behavior within health care companies evolves, it will be even more important to consider its future and the need for continuing education.

Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that addresses the following:

Explain the importance of continuing education.
Using the company selected in Week One, describe the support it provides its employees for continuing education.
Describe the future of organizational behavior.
Based on the trends of the health care industry, describe what you think the future holds for the company selected in Week One.

Format your PowerPoint® according to APA guidelines. Include a title page, detailed speaker notes, and a references page.

Cite 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your presentation.

Identify the relationship of the outsourced service and the impact to the organizational structure.

HCS 370 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR(Benefits of Outsourcing Services)

the scenarios is scenarios 1

Many companies benefit from outsourcing services because it allows the company to lower costs, focus on its organizational culture, and increase the speed and quality of services. You have been asked to analyze how the outsourced service interacts with your company’s clients.

Read and select 1 of the following scenarios to complete the assignment:

In 2009, the U.S. Stimulus Act changed the way health care providers use electronic health records (EHR). A local clinic was informed that to avoid penalties it would need to adopt a qualified EHR system. The clinic managers discussed two options: 1) adopting an in house EHR system and 2) outsourcing the EHRs. After weighing the pros and cons of each option, the company decided to outsource the EHRs.
Recent research shows that many companies are starting to explore the idea of outsourcing for their human resources department. A large pharmaceutical company has begun discussing outsourcing their human resources department.
Atwood Laboratories is a small company that completes lab work and bills its patients using two staff members. A larger laboratory in the neighborhood closed its doors recently, which has increased Atwood’s patients and billing. The company is considering outsourcing its patient billing to accommodate the influx of patients.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the following:

Identify the relationship of the outsourced service and the impact to the organizational structure.
Describe the benefit and alignment of outsourcing services on organizational culture.
Describe how a company can align the client experience with the outsourced service along with your organizational culture.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

What would you surmise about the responsibilities of managers and leaders and about the distinctions between these two categories in health care settings?

he Distinction between Leadership and Management

Think of the managers you have reported to thus far in your career. Now consider the people you have worked with or know of that you would consider leaders. Based on these experiences, what would you surmise about the responsibilities of managers and leaders and about the distinctions between these two categories in health care settings?

This week’s Learning Resources classify management and leadership (which are often confused in everyday discussion) and explain their significance for health care organizations. As you advance professionally, it is critical to understand the distinctions between management and leadership and how you can apply this knowledge for increasing effectiveness in your workplace.

To prepare:

Review the information in the Learning Resources.
Conduct additional research on your own and select at least two current, credible sources that contribute to your understanding of management and leadership.
Reflect on how the roles of management and leadership differ in supporting the organization to set and achieve goals.
Drawing upon specific examples from a current or previous practice setting, bring to mind someone who seemed to be a leader but not a manager and someone who seemed to be a manager but not a leader (generally speaking, or within a specific circumstance). Be prepared to support your assessment with specific behavioral descriptions found in the literature.

On the Week 8 Discussion Board, 1 page, APA format

an analysis of how management and leadership roles differ in terms of supporting an organization to set and achieve goals.
In addition, post descriptions of an individual who demonstrates leadership behaviors but not management behaviors and an individual who demonstrates management behaviors but not leadership behaviors.
Provide your rationale, identifying specific characteristics of effective managers and leaders. (Note:Do not identify these individuals by name, position, or location.)

Course readings

Theory and application(8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

o Review Chapters 2 and 3

Note: Many of the articles in this week’s Required Readings are foundational in the leadership and management literature. The concepts presented in these early articles still apply to today’s workplace.

Jennings, B. M., Scalzi, C. C., Rodgers, J. D., & Keane, A. (2007). Differentiating nursing leadership and management competencies. Nursing Outlook, 55(4), 169–175.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

In this foundational article, Jennings explores the similarities and differences between leadership and management competencies. The research implies that there is a growing ambiguity between the competencies required in nursing that must be addressed.
Keys, Y. (2014). Looking ahead to our next generation of nurse leaders: Generation X Nurse Managers. Journal of nursing management, 22(1), 97-105.doiI: 10.1111/jonm.12198
Abstract excerpt: The aim of this study identifies elements of professional success, and personal and professional fulfilment as defined by Generation X Nurse Managers.
Leach, L. S., & McFarland, P. (2014). Assessing the Professional Development Needs of Experienced Nurse Executive Leaders. Journal of Nursing Administration, 44(1), 51-62. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000021
Abstract excerpt: The objective of this study was to identify the professional development topics that senior nurse leaders believe are important to their advancement and success. Visionary leadership, leading complexity, and effective teams were the highest ranked leadership topics. Leading change, advancing health: The future of nursing, healthy work environments, and healthcare reform were also highly ranked topics.
Marker, D. (2010). Leadership or management? Management Quarterly, 51(2), 31–34.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

This article defines what leadership and management are and explains differences between the concepts. According to Marker, managers are associated with position and power, while leadership is associated with position, guidance, and communication.
Ross, E. J., Fitzpatrick, J. J., Click, E. R., Krouse, H. J., & Clavelle, J. T. (2014). Transformational leadership practices of nurse leaders in professional nursing associations. Journal of Nursing Administration, 44(4), 201-206.doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000044
Abstract excerpt: To build transformational frontline nurse leaders, organizations should balance formal leadership training programs with advanced degree attainment to encourage leaders to envision and challenge the future.
Stoddart, K., Bugge, C., Shepherd, A., & Farquharson, B. (2014). The new clinical leadership role of senior charge nurses: a mixed methods study of their views and experience. Journal of Nursing Management, 22(1), 49-59.DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12008
Abstract excerpt: The aim of this study was to investigate the experience and views of senior charge nurses in relation to the implementation of a national clinical leadership policy.
Yi, H. H., & Yi, Y. J. (2014). Influence of Leader-Member exchange quality of head nurses and clinical nurses on organizational commitment and job satisfaction in clinical nurses. Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration, 20(2), 195-205.
Abstract excerpt: The purpose was to identify the influence the quality of head and clinical nurses’ LMX (Leader-Member Exchange) on job satisfaction and organizational commitment.

How might you improve your listening skills going forward?

Assignment 1: Blinded by the Light—S.O.L.E.R

In this assignment, you will learn about and practice the skill of effective listening. To do this, you will listen not only with your ears but also with your eyes and body. You will begin to understand the importance of posture and eye contact to the active listening process by practicing this skill and critically analyzing your experience of this practice.

A common acronym among the helping professions for practicing effective listening is S.O.L.E.R. This stands for the following:

Squarely face the person.
Open your posture.
Lean toward the sender.
Eye contact maintained.
Relax while attending.

Tasks:

It would be a good idea to review the basic attending skills video before you begin this assignment. After you have completed the attending skills video exercises, practice the SOLER skills described above with a partner at home or work. You are to engage in a fifteen-minute conversation where you are primarily the listener. Practice each of the S.O.L.E.R skills. Ask your partner for feedback on how this conversation was different from other conversations you have had with him or her. Next, switch roles. Introduce the concept of S.O.L.E.R to your partner and have him or her try it with you. See what you can observe and compare it to your experience as the listener. The attending skills video has some examples of this type of conversation and follow-up feedback session that should help you better understand what you are being asked to do. Post this feedback and your experience of the conversation to the Discussion Area.

In your response, answer the following questions:

Which one of the S.O.L.E.R skills was the most difficult and why?
What were the greatest obstacles to listening you found in the exercise? Why?
How were your observations and experiences reflective of or contrary to research on active listening that you have found in professional literature?
How might you improve your listening skills going forward?

Submission Details:

By Saturday, January 16, 2016, post your responses in at least 3–4 paragraphs to this Discussion Area. Your response should rely upon at least two sources from professional literature. This 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, or .gov). Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA format); and use accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Analyze how health information technology supports evidence-based practice.

nurs 6051 Week 8 discussion question

Using Health Information Technology as a Source of Evidence-Based Practice

Before the digital revolution, health information technology supplied very limited support for evidence-based practice. If nurses wanted to be informed about cutting-edge research, their best bet was to either subscribe to leading journals or make periodic trips to the library. With the establishment of research databases, however, nurses became empowered to learn about and facilitate interdisciplinary and transnational research. Databases are just one example of how health information technology supports evidence-based practice.

To prepare:

Read the following scenario from the text (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2011, p. 482):
Twelve-hour shifts are problematic for patient and nurse safety, and yet hospitals continue to keep the 12-hour shift schedule. In 2004, the Institute of Medicine (Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine, 2004) published a report that referred to studies as early as 1988 that discussed the negative effects of rotating shifts on intervention accuracy. Workers with 12-hour shifts realized more fatigue than workers on 8-hour shifts. In another study done in Turkey by Ilhan, Durukan, Aras, Turkcuoglu, and Aygun (2006), factors relating to increased risk for injury were age of 24 or less, less than 4 years of nursing experience, working in the surgical intensive care units, and working for more than 8 hours.

Consider how the resources identified in the scenario above could influence an organization’s practice.

Post 1 page response APA

Select an issue in your practice that is of concern (rotaing shifts) to you and provide a description of your practice concern.
Using health information technology, locate at least three evidence-based practice resources that address your concern and that could possibly inform further action. Outline how you used health information technology to locate evidence-based practices that address this concern. Cite and include insights from the resources.

Analyze how health information technology supports evidence-based practice.

Rotating shift references

Shahriari, M., Shamali, M., & Yazdannik, A. (2014). The relationship between fixed and rotating shifts with job burnout in nurses working in critical care areas. Iranian Journal Of Nursing & Midwifery Research, 19(4), 360-365.
Korompeli, A., Sourtzi, P., Tzavara, C., & Velonakis, E. (2009). Rotating shift-related changes in hormone levels in intensive care unit nurses. Journal Of Advanced Nursing, 65(6), 1274-1282. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.04987.x
Yu-San, C., Hsiang-Lan, C., Yu-Hsuan, W., Chung-Yao, H., Ching-Kuan, L., & Chin, H. (2014). Rotating night shifts too quickly may cause anxiety and decreased attentional performance, and impact prolactin levels during the subsequent day: a case control study. BMC Psychiatry, 14(1), 126-146. doi:10.1186/s12888-014-0218-7
Rotating night shift increases risk of disease. (2015). Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal, 22(7), 17.

Course Readings

McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2012).Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge(Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.

o Chapter 26, “Nursing Research: Data Collection, Processing, and Analysis”

The authors of this chapter relate nursing research to the foundation of knowledge model. The chapter assesses informatics tools for collecting data, storing information, and processing and analyzing data.

o Chapter 27, “Translational Research: Generating Evidence for Practice”

In this chapter, the authors differentiate evidence-based practice and translation research. They also describe models used to introduce research findings intro practice.

Hynes, D. M., Weddle, T., Smith, N., Whittier, E., Atkins, D., & Francis, J. (2010). Use of health information technology to advance evidence-based care: Lessons from the VA QUERI program.Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25(Suppl. 1), S44–S49.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

This article presents a study that evaluated the role of health information technology (HIT) in the Department of Veteran Affairs’ Quality Enhancement Research Initiative. The authors convey their findings on how HIT provided data and information to aid implementation research, and how implementation research helped further HIT development. Additionally, the text details methods of overcoming common HIT barriers to implementation research.
Jamal, A., McKenzie, K., & Clark, M. (2009). The impact of health information technology on the quality of medical and health care: A systematic review.Health Information Management Journal, 38(3), 26–37.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

This text details a study that reviews the published evidence concerning the impact of health information technology (HIT) on the quality of health care. The study investigated the use of HIT in medical care and allied health and preventive services. The authors primarily focus on the impact of electronic health records, computerized provider order-entry, and decision support systems.

Umscheid, C. A., Williams, K., & Brennan, P. (2010). Hospital-based comparative effectiveness centers: Translating research into practice to improve the quality, safety and value of patient care.JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine,25(12), 1,352–1,355.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

This article revolves around the usage of the hospital-based comparative effectiveness (CE) center model. The authors highlight the model’s benefits and the increasing usage of CE evidence. The article also reviews solutions to overcoming many of the challenges to operating hospital-based CE centers.

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