...Six Caps Case Study University of Phoenix Undergraduate Nursing Studies Introduction In the words of Albert Einstein, “the world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” Today more and more nurses have to change their thinking process to ensure clients receive quality care. Therefore, clinical judgments cannot be based on speculation but on outcome, directed thinking. As the client health status changes, the nurse must be able recognize, assess, and evaluate all the presenting information to make an outcome decision that is best for the client and client’s family. To make appropriate decisions require nurses to put on their thinking caps. Edward de Bono’s six thinking caps integrates knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, and evaluation allowing the nurse to make quality, outcome based decision. The purpose of this paper will focus on a case study using six thinking caps to critically analyze and make clinical decisions in promoting client safety and quality care. White Cap Thinking Looking at the case study with the White, Ms. Marianne first presented with a severe headache. The nurse uses her knowledge base about hemorrhagic stroke to decide what additional information is needed. Since information cannot be obtained from the patient, the nurse ask the patient’s family questions about the patient’s health problems, family health problems, medical history, medication regimen...
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...FIN 6310 Case Studies Purchase Case Studies (4) • Harvard Case Studies (2) o Courses available at o https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/access/18322840 • Ivey Case Studies (2) o Register for an account at Ivey Cases https://www.iveycases.com/RegisterUser.aspx o Put the following two cases studies in your cart. Make sure Digital Download is selected which will cost $3.40 per case. o Burgundy Asset Management: The Wescast Investment Decision https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=31479 o Valuing Wal-mart 2010 https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=48332 o Download the Wal-mart case spreadsheet for free. o Valuing Wal-mart 2010 – Spreadsheet for students https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=52705 Case Report Guidelines 1. Place case title at top of first page with team member names (maximum four members per team). 2. Answer questions in numerical order. 3. Include graphs and tables if appropriate. 4. Print out case report and hand-in at the beginning of class. Harvard Management Company (2001) Questions 1. Is HMC’s recent payout policy consistent with the goal of preserving the real (adjusted for Harvard’s expense growth) value of the endowment and its distribution into perpetuity? 2. Could payout be raised to meet recent budget pressures without changing the risk-return profile of the portfolio? 3. What value has the HMC’s policy portfolio...
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...Material Questions for Critical Thinking Caps Worksheet Read the description of the six caps and the “Case Study for Six Caps” on p. 175 of Professional Nursing. Answer the following questions individually. Then, discuss your answers in your Learning Team forum online. After you have discussed each question and achieved a consensus, compile a group response, which will be submitted as a Learning Team assignment. White cap: Rachel Skidmore What pieces of information are needed to assist the family in making a decision regarding Marianne’s care? In order for the family of Marianne to make an informed decision certain information is needed. The medical staff needs to review the current prognosis without surgery. What type of treatment or surgery is possible along with the risks, benefits, and recovery required. The staff needs to review if any discussion has occurred in the family with Marianne in the past regarding advance directive wishes even though no formal advance directives have been made. Patient rights need to be reviewed and written copy provided to family. Information on DNR, full code, to allow or when to stop ventilation, and if artificial feedings to be started are a few of the topics that the family needs to have information reviewed to make an informed decision on the care of Marianne. Grief is a natural process that is individual process to each person and the staff needs to allow for the various stages. Red cap: Shirley Palotai How might family members’...
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...Read the description of the six caps and the “Case Study for Six Caps” on p. 175 (Challenge 8-1) of Professional Nursing. Remember to use APA format including a cover page. Provide reference citations where appropriate. The assignment is due by day seven (Monday) of week three. The assignment is worth 10 points. Format and mechanics are worth 2 points, and the content is worth 8 points (1.33 points per question). White cap: What pieces of information are needed to assist the family in making a decision regarding Marianne’s care? What is her diagnosis? What treatments are available? What is the prognosis of these treatments? Who decides if she doesn’t have an advanced directive? Red cap: How might family members’ values and morals affect their decision-making process when faced with potential end-of-life decisions for a loved one? Their religious views could affect the outcome and hinder their ability to make a decision that benefits their mother the most. They may be too emotional and unable to come to a decision. Black cap: Discuss ways in which nurses can integrate concepts found within the American Nurses Association’s Code of Nursing Ethics and the Nursing Practice Act when caring for patients and their families. In this situation the patient is unable to speak for herself and has left no advance directives. I would say that Provision 2.3 Collaboration is important. It will need a collective effort and cooperation from everyone...
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...------------------------------------------------- Case Study-Dfa Dimensional fund Advisors Submitted By:- Azouaou Dahmoune Drishti Oza Jeffery Meeks Kesha Patel Urvi Jain Submitted By:- Azouaou Dahmoune Drishti Oza Jeffery Meeks ...
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...University of Phoenix Material Questions for Critical Thinking Caps Worksheet Read the description of the six caps and the “Case Study for Six Caps” on p. 175 of Professional Nursing. Answer the following questions individually. Then, discuss your answers in your Learning Team forum online. After you have discussed each question and achieved a consensus, compile a group response, which will be submitted as a Learning Team assignment. White cap: What pieces of information are needed to assist the family in making a decision regarding Marianne’s care? In this situation the family is at odds on what to do about Marianne. The husband wants to do everything possible to keep her alive, whereas the children think that surgery shouldn’t be an option because even if she was to make it through the surgery, there is no guarantee that she will be functional. Since Marianne doesn’t have an advanced directive, the family needs to know what all of their options are and the outcomes of each option. For example, the types of surgeries that can be done and the probability of Marianne being once again functional, maybe the types of non-surgical interventions such as medications or just not doing anything at all and just letting Marianne pass. It already seems that Marianne is far gone since her pupils are dilated and non-reactive. A more conducive testing of her brain activity could help them make the decision on whether or not to proceed with the surgery or not. The family as a whole...
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...Running head: CASE STUDY ANALYSIS PART A: “POWER PLAY FOR HOWARD” Case Study Analysis Claire Henry, Kathy Addison, Jeremy Seay, Jacinta Little MGT/445 August 13, 2010 Case Study Analysis Negotiation is a mutual place where conflict management and conflict resolution takes effect. For example, Juwan Howard was only 23 years old, when he was drafted into the National Basketball Association. Juwan was known for a hard working man, which acted responsibly with dignity and class, off the basket ball court and everywhere. During 1996 and 1997 in his sophomore season, besides becoming a Superstars, he was the highest paid basketball among other players, but the NBA voided his contract soon after. Howard had no choice but to return to the Bullets, signing a contract for seven-year that was worth $100 million. During this case study, the learning team B will evaluate the costs, benefits and risk of negotiation from the perspective of all parties associated with the case study analysis of “Power Play for Howard”. Case Summary The Miami Heat felt that having Juwan Howard on their team would take them to victory since they had not win for the last 6 years. Juwan Howard talent would definitely increase the chances of having a good year in winning. However, keeping Alonzo Mourning another talented player was important to the team also, therefore, Riley promised him “ to make him the highest paid player on the team” which conflicted with Howard’s contract. The NBA...
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...or bonds. Mutual funds are highly cost efficient and very easy to invest in. By pooling money together in a mutual fund, investors can purchase stocks or bonds with much lower trading costs than if they tried to do it on their own. Also, one doesn't have to figure out which stocks or bonds to buy. But the biggest advantage of mutual funds is diversification. Diversification means spreading out money across many different types of investments. When one investment is down another might be up. Diversification of investment holdings reduces the risk tremendously. On the basis of their structure and objective, mutual funds can be classified into following major types: • Closed-end funds • Open-end funds • Large cap funds • Mid-cap funds • Equity funds • Balanced funds • Growth funds • No load funds • Exchange traded funds • Value funds • Money market funds • International mutual funds • Regional mutual funds • Sector funds • Index funds • Fund of funds ADVANTAGES OF MUTUAL FUNDS • The advantages of investing...
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...H-1B visa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search |[pic] |This article may contain original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations.| | |Statements consisting only of original research may be removed. (November 2009) | The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa in the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 101(a)(15)(H). It allows US employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. If a foreign worker in H-1B status quits or is dismissed from the sponsoring employer, the worker must either apply for and be granted a change of status to another non-immigrant status, find another employer (subject to application for adjustment of status and/or change of visa), or leave the US. The regulations define a "specialty occupation" as requiring theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge in a field of human endeavor[1] including but not limited to biotechnology, chemistry, architecture, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, medicine and health, education, law, accounting, business specialties, theology, and the arts, and requiring the attainment of a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent as a minimum [2] (with the exception of fashion models, who must be "of distinguished merit and ability").[3] Likewise, the foreign worker must possess at least a bachelor’s degree...
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...Financial Risk Management – Frequently Asked Questions Module 1 – Introduction to Financial Risk Management 1. What are the major categories of risk? Please provide examples. (Topic heading: Main categories of risk controls) Seven categories of risk are outlined. These are summarised in the table below: Type of risk Liquidity Definition The risk of not being able to pay back what you owe due to the inability to convert assets into cash quickly, without materially moving the price. Example Holding long-term property investments that cannot be converted into cash quickly to pay obligations as they fall due. Funding The risk of funding support not being met by investors or bankers. An existing financier (e.g. bank) withdraws its funding commitment as a result of poor performance by the entity. Interest rate The risk of a change in interest rates impacting borrowing costs, interest income and/or asset/debt values. Central bank increases the cash rate and your company has a floating rate loan pegged to the cash rate. Foreign exchange The risk of the foreign exchange rate fluctuating, impacting the currency conversion of revenues, expenses, assets and/or liabilities. Includes transaction, translation, competitive/economic and accounting exposures. If the AUD falls, an Australian importer of clothing from the US pays more AUD for the same amount of clothing. Commodity price The risk of the change in price of a commodity, whether used as...
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...Introduction It all kicked off on 6 June 2003, when Oracle ambushed PeopleSoft with a hostile takeover bid valued at $5.1 billion just four days after PeopleSoft agreed to a $1.8 billion deal with J.D. Edwards. The acquisition fight lasted over 18 months and has become a staple in business and law school case studies. PeopleSoft specialized in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software solutions. It was very strong in human resource software and other back-office functions, competing with SAP and Siebel; however, as the ERP space began to see dramatically reduced growth, PeopleSoft’s sales began to lag. Company leaders saw the acquisition of smaller J.D Edwards as a way to bolster and expand its business into enterprise management and supply chain solutions. Although this acquisition would place PeopleSoft in a better position to compete with market leaders, it never got a chance to enjoy the hype and excitement. Oracle announced its tender offer takeover of PeopleSoft and Oracle CEO, Larry Ellison, further announced that that the company would discontinue PeopleSoft products once the merger was complete (although product support for existing customers would continue). PeopleSoft faced significant challenges. The true intention of Oracle was unknown, and a personal conflict between the PeopleSoft and Oracle CEOs added complexity into the issue. The unwelcome tender offer cast a cloud of doubt upon PeopleSoft’s future and required that the board seriously consider...
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...It is rightly said that ' To Grab an Emerging Opportunity in its Bud, One Needs to Keep His Ears close to Ground '. Investment is also based on this methodology and to extract maximum returns out of an Investment, one needs to keep eyes and ears wide open to sense early any opportunity coming in the way. In the last report titled ' Comprehensive Analysis of Indian Starch & Starch Derivatives Sector ' a deep tabular and a brief theoretical analysis was presented of last 10 Years' Data to understand the scope and potential of Indian Starch & Starch Derivatives Sector. Now, in this report, we will present a deep theoretical argument based on the study of Chinese Starch & Starch Derivatives Sector over last two decades to understand the tremendous growth opportunity Indian Starch & Starch Derivatives Sector provides in the coming decade. It is worthwhile to note here that Indian Sector is almost a replica of Chinese Sector and Indian Sector, as at 2010, is at a stage where Chinese Sector was there in 1992. Over the time period between 1992-2009, Chinese Starch & Starch Derivatives Sector has grown more than 10 times and Indian Starch & Starch Derivatives Sector is bound to replicate such growth in the span of coming 10 years. We will also include in our analysis the consumption-trend of Sugar vis-a-vis Starch in China as well as India as Starch-based sweetners form 50 % of the marketsize of Chinese Starch & Starch Derivatives Sector whereas use of Starch-based sweetners as a substitute...
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...An Investigation study on the life and livings, organization and culture of the six sigma winners “Mumbai Dabbawallas” Global Cuisine Reasearch Assignment Arjun Singh Arora Research Proposal Research Question An Investigation Study of the Life and Livings, Organisations and Culture of the Six Sigma Winners ‘ Mumbai Dabawalas’ Rationale The reason why I selected this topic is because I’m very fascinated towards the supply chain management line. I find this research interesting because the “Mumbai Dabawalas” are doing 4,00,000 transactions everyday without the help of any technology or educated manpower and are still able to deliver the tiffins on time and without any errors. Methodology To conduct the investigation study I mainly concentrated on secondary research by reading the various studies that have already been conducted by students from other management institudes. To gain more information I also watched a few lectures by Professor Pramod Agarwal (PHD on Supply chain management) and other documentaries such as “….” By BBC. Declaration I declare that this report is the result of my own individual efforts and that it conforms to university, departmental and course regulations regarding cheating and plagiarism. No material contained within report has been used in any other submission, by the author, for an academic award. Acknowledgement I would like to thank Chef Shankar Jha for helping me frame the research question for my report and would...
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...Finish Line Case Study Makayla Richer MAN324 Finish Line Case Study Finish Line is a good example of a business that understands how to operate throughout the year. They know the importance of having a mix of products. The reason for this is that at certain times in the year some products sell more than others due to changing demands. In summer, for instance, sandals and sunglasses sell more and in winter, boots and sweaters sell more. If a business lacks a mix of products they will suffer losses of profit during these seasonal times and the business may be unable to run continuously. Although Finish Line’s main product choice is shoes, they sell sweatshirts, hats, and other items as well when appropriate. “Shoes generally make up about 70 percent of the business. This varies, though, according to the time of the year. In August, 85 percent of the business might be Fall back-to-school shoes. This drops to 50 percent in December, when it is easier to buy a sweatshirt or baseball cap as a gift” (Case Study Finish Line). Knowing what to buy and when is crucial to running a good business. Unfortunately, there is no surefire way of knowing which products will sell and which won’t, so there is more risk for the buyer than the manufacturer. “The buyer is faced with the difficult problem of anticipating what will be hot in six to twelve months into the future” (Case Study Finish Line). The consumers mind is extremely unpredictable. In the blink of an eye, people’s opinions...
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...caused by fungal organisms that are not found in normal human flora and are instead acquired from environmental sources. In contrast, organisms found in normal human microbial flora cause opportunistic infections. Endemic fungal infections are acquired almost exclusively by inhalation of molds in the environment. Soil, dust, and dirt are the natural reservoirs for most of these infections, demonstrated by an increase in cases following dust storms, seismic events, archeological digging, or recreational activities (Fauci et al., 2008). The incidence of endemic fungal infections has risen substantially over the past several decades, especially in geographic locations in which there has been substantial population growth (Fauci et al., 2008). Healthcare providers may be required to recognize and treat an increasing number of severe coccidioidal infections as growth and urbanization to these areas increases. Additionally, a recent study of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Arizona suggested coccidioidomycosis might be a common cause. Patients with CAP and endemic exposure should receive laboratory evaluation for coccidioidal infection. Because of its subtle onset and increased incidence, coccidioidomycosis infection is a serious health concern for residents of the Southwest, including the suburban areas of Phoenix. This paper will summarize the incidence and prevalence of coccidioidomycosis in Maricopa...
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