...RSV Prophylaxis in Preterm Infants Betty Danford COMM/215 January 12, 2015 Yvonna Starr Carnieri RSV Prophylaxis in Preterm Infants Respiratory syncytial virus or RSV is a common infection in young children usually causing only mild cold and upper respiratory symptoms. Infants with chronic lung disease and premature infants are likely to have more serious effects, including re-hospitalization and respiratory assistance (Haelle, 2014). In July of 2014, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued updated guidelines to decrease RSV prophylaxis for preterm infants. I work in a neonatal intensive care unit and support the new guidelines that reduce the number of infants that qualify for RSV prophylaxis. RSV prophylaxis or Synagis is administered to qualifying infants prior to discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit and given monthly throughout RSV season. Previous guidelines included dosing any preterm infant 31.6 weeks gestation and below throughout the RSV fall and winter season. Infants born between 32 and 35 weeks gestation qualified for RSV prophylaxis based on risk factors of: living in a home with children or siblings five years of age or less and day care attendance. The updated guidelines in 2014 recommend RSV prophylaxis for all infants born before 29 and 0 days gestation. Infants born before 32 weeks qualify for RSV prophylaxis if they require > 21% oxygen for 28 consecutive days following birth. RSV prophylaxis remains relatively...
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...A sample case for a statistical analysis with a suggested solution Case 1: Heavenly Chocolates Website Transactions Heavenly Chocolates manufactures and sells quality chocolate products at its plant and retail store located in Saratoga Springs, New York. Two years ago the company developed a website and began selling its products over the internet. Website sales have exceeded the company’s expectations, and management is now considering strategies to increase sales even further. To learn more about the website customers, a sample of 50 Heavenly Chocolate transactions was selected from the previous month’s sales. Data showing the day of the week each transaction was made, the type of browser the customer used, the time spent on the website, the number of website pages viewed, and the amount spent by each of the 50 customers are obtained. Heavenly Chocolates would like to use the sample data to determine if online shoppers who spend more time and view more pages also spend more money during their visit to the website. The company would also like to investigate the effect that the day of the week and the type of browser have on sales. Questions 1. Obtain Graphical and numerical summaries for the length of time the shopper spends on the website, the number of pages viewed, and the mean amount spent per transaction. Discuss what you learn about Heavenly Chocolates’ online shoppers from these numerical summaries. 2. Summarize the frequency, the total dollars spent, and the mean...
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...Medical Marijuana: Take Two of These and Call Me in the Morning Medicine or Not In 1972, the US Congress placed marijuana in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act because they considered it to have "no accepted medical use." Since then, 16 of 50 US states and DC have legalized the medical use of marijuana ("Procon.org", 2012). Medical marijuana dispensaries are popping up all over the country. Cancer patients use marijuana to ease nausea and to stimulate their appetites. It also treats symptoms of AIDS, multiple sclerosis, pain, glaucoma, epilepsy, depression, and anxiety. I fully support the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Unlike prescription medications, marijuana is a natural remedy grown from the earth’s own soil and water. These days prescription medication abuse is at an all-time high and it is time for a change in the treatment of patients. It is time for a new, less addictive, and natural medicinal approach. Pros and Cons Those who support medicinal marijuana argue that it is a safe and effective treatment. It is a natural way of treating the patient’s symptoms. Patients who use it typically do so because it eases their symptoms, is much less addictive than prescription medicines, and does not leave them in the chemical haze that some prescription medicines do. Marijuana is less harmful than alcohol and runs no risk of accidental overdose regardless of the quantity consumed. According to a 1995 review prepared for the World Health Organization...
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...Case Study Analysis Ethan Edgell COMM215 Glenn Daylay Case Study Analysis Executive Summary ABC Inc. hired 15 new employees with the intention of starting the orientation on June 15. Carl has only six months experience and has made several critical errors. This may have been created due to lack of qualifications, training, or overstating of qualification on Carl’s resume. Due to this, certain tasks were not addressed in a timely manner. Four problems are readily apparent; employee applications are incomplete or missing documentation, lack of training manuals, no drug screenings have been administered, and the training room intended for the orientation is book for the entire month of June. Introduction Carl Robins, a newly hired campus recruiter for ABC, Inc, hired 15 new employees within his first six months on the job. These newly hired employees will be working for Monica Carrolls, the Operations Supervisor. The new employees require an orientation on company policy, manuals to learn such policies, physicals, and drug screening. Carl is behind on preparation for the orientation and has not completed the required processing for the new employees. Some of the new hires do not have completed applications or their transcripts on file, and none of them had the required drug screening. The orientation manuals were also missing pages and Carl could only locate a total of three. Carl also...
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...Chapter 7—Introduction to Sampling Distributions When applicable, selected problems in each section will be done following the appropriate stepby-step procedures outlined in the corresponding sections of the chapter. Other problems will provide key points and the answers to the questions, but all answers can be arrived at using the appropriate steps. Section 7-1 Exercises 7.1. Step 1: The population mean of 125 is given Step 2: Compute the sample mean using Equation 7-3 x = (103 + 123 + 99 + 107 + 121 + 100 + 100 + 99)/8 = 852/8 = 106.5 Step 3: Compute the sampling error using Equation 7-1 Sampling Error = x - µ = 106.5 – 125 = -18.50 The sample of eight has a sampling error of -18.50. The sample has a smaller mean than the population as a whole. 7.3. The following steps can be used to determine the sampling error: Step 1: Determine the population mean. The population mean is computed as follows: x 273 µ=∑ = = 11.38 N 24 Step 2: Compute the sample mean. ∑ x = 61 = 10.17 x= n 6 Step 3: Compute the sampling error. Sampling error = x − µ = 10.17 − 11.38 = −1.21 7.5. a. Step 1: Compute the population mean using Equation 7-2. µ= 10+14+32+9+34+19+31+24+33+11+14+30+6+27+33+32+28+30+ 10+31+19+13+6+35)/24 = 531/24 = 22.125 Step 2: Compute the sample mean using Equation 7-3 x = (32+19+6+11+10+19+28+9+13+33)/10 = 180/10 = 18 Step 3: Compute the sampling error using Equation 7-1 Sampling Error = x - µ = 18 – 22.125 = -4.125 The sample of ten has a sampling error of -4.125. The sample...
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...Case Study Analysis Report ⦁ Introduction This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the problems associated in Carl Robins' case study. To my understanding the result from my report can be summarized easily with lack of communication and organization. Communication and organization are a must in most aspects of life, but are required skills in any career field. When we miss these areas many problems can arise. Issues that emerge due to the absence of information, coordination and organization, can be easily avoided. When you are planning your career or a big life event, following through with your plan and schedule are key for the success of any event, whether is life or job related. B. Background When organizing a "needed by date" recruitment event you should have the capability to believe that, in fact, you will recruit people, even if in reality you do not. It is of extreme importance to prioritize and organize yourself when a big event is in the plans. Also, putting together a team will help you delegate in areas where you feel comfortable letting someone else handle or in areas that you do not have much expertise. To me was crucial to get a real life opinion in regards to the subject. I decided to interview my sister Ivonne Valentin, former Human Resources recruiting supervisor for Home Goods Distribution Center in Bloomfield, CT. We talked about the steps to take in order to avoid issues when planning a recruitment event. She mentioned that...
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...Introduction While this author does not know the whole story, Carl Robins exhibited poor planning, execution and follow through of his duties, which would appear he is either not qualified or trained to do his, job effectively. This situation may have been alleviated by instituting a thorough supervision and mentoring program by ABC, Inc. to coach and counsel their employees. Background Carl Robins, a new recruiter for ABC, Inc. with only six months experience, successfully hired 15 new employees. Carl scheduled a new hire orientation to take place June 15 with the intent of having all the new hires working by July. On May 15, Monica Carrolls, the Operation Supervisor, contacted Carl about coordinating new hire issues such as manuals, drug tests, and policy booklets. Carl found while reviewing the new trainee files that several problems are present. Some of the applications were incomplete, drug screening was not complete, and orientation manuals were incomplete or missing pages. Furthermore, a reservation by technology services for the training room is present throughout the month of June. (University of Phoenix, 2006) Key Problems Three problems are readily apparent; employee applications are incomplete or missing data, three training manuals are currently on hand with 15 needed and the training room is reserved for the month of June. Without further investigation, root-cause analysis is mere speculation. Based on the facts presented in the case study, this author has determined...
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...Case Study Essay Cherish Barthel COMM215 December 12, 2011 Gretchen Treadwell Case Study Essay Recruiting is a hard job for anyone no matter the company. A person has to make sure that they hire the right kind of people that works best for the company, have great people skills along with good work ethics. Carl Robbins had been hired from ABC Inc as a recruiter. Carl’s job was an important position within the company. They depend on him to find new employees, so that the company can achieve excellence and grow. Carl took his job to heart and was trying to do his best work every day. Hiring new recruits and getting them trained by July was the goal. The topics to discuss are with the new recruits would be their back ground checks, training schedule, orientation day, drug/physical scheduled date. Upon attempting to complete this task, Carl had assured the company he could get this task completed. By not doing better follow up Carl placed himself with difficult tasks. He will need to address some key problems such as, proposed solutions, and how to prevent these problems in the future. Background Information Carl Robins is the new campus recruiter for ABC, Inc. He has only been at this new job for six months; this was his first recruitment effort. He wanted to his best at making sure everything went smoothly without problems. He was tasked to hire new recruits to work for Monica Carroll’s, the Operations Supervisor. He wanted to get the recruits fully trained and working...
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...Shayla Tracey Shayla Tracey Comm215  HOW TAXES BY THE STATE AFFECTS THE LIFE OF SENIORS IN MY COMMUNITY I live in Mount Vernon Illinois and I reside with both my grandparents. They are now retired from years of active professional service and now they live on the retirement benefits they get. They chose to live in this state because they felt this was the best place for them to manage their cost of living. The state of Illinois is one of the best states to accommodate senior citizens since they have tax systems that are aimed towards having the senior’s enjoy their retirement benefits. Many people planning to retire use the presence or absence of a state income tax as a test for a retirement destination. This is a serious miscalculation since higher sales and property taxes can more than offset the lack of a state income tax. The lack of a state income tax doesn’t necessarily ensure a low total tax burden. Illinois is one of the states that exempts seniors from pension income taxation but only if while working they were professionals. My granddad used to be a truck driver for a water packaging company where else my grandma used to work as a supervisor in a bakery. These are jobs that are considered professional and as such, my grandparent’s exemption from taxation of their pension comes in handy as it will allow them to boost their financial flexibility with the money they receive. On matters of taxation on the social security income, the state of Illinois does not...
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...Plastic Bag Jeff Blanchard COMM215 November 3, 2014 Gayle Thomas Plastic Bag I feel that the Senate Bill 270 has too many negative consequences to be of significant value to the citizens California. Because of the dramatic change in environmental resources used and the financial impact for fixed income citizens. The tax increase on California consumers are also an issue. This bill is a ban on the use of single use plastic bags at grocery stores. Which has been a controversial subject for a number of years. I think this is the worst decision that the Governor has ever made. On September 30, 2014. The California Governor signed a very controversial bill that bans the use of single use plastic bags in grocery stores in the State of California. “This bill, as of July 1, 2015, would prohibit stores that have a specified amount of sales in dollars or retail floor space from providing a single-use carryout bag to a customer, with specified exceptions.” (California SB270). First of all, I would like to state that there are two very opposing arguments that view this bill. To ban and not to ban. I would like to state my position as not to ban the use of plastic bags. This ban like some others will affect all the citizens of the State of California. In which, we will all either have to pay for the use of paper bags or buy reusable grocery ones. It requires all grocery stores to “charge a fee” for paper bags at no less than .10 cents a bag or, sell reusable bags. “Union representatives...
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...Case Study Analysis Paper Name University of Phoenix COMM/215 Essentials of College Writing Instructor June 21, 2012 Introduction ABC, Inc., hired Carl Robins as the new campus recruiter. Carl was responsible for recruiting qualified candidates and administering them through new hire orientation class. Carl recruited fifteen new hires in six months. Carl wanted to have all new hires trained and ready for work by July 15 however; due to unforeseen circumstances he may fall short. ABC’s training program did not meet the standards that Carl was accustomed to. Carl now has to figure out how to smoothly transition the new hires into their new positions. Background Monica Carrol, the operations manager for ABC, Inc. hired Carl Robins to recruit new employees for the company. Carl recruited 15 new employees to start on July 15. Carl was undergoing obstacles that were preventing him for productively completing his job. Monica decided to follow-up with Carl and checks the status of his new hire training process. Carl had exactly one month to complete his expected tasks. His responsibilities include completing the employee's files; including completed applications and transcripts, and a mandatory drug screen. He is also responsible for providing the orientation manuals. He was only able to locate three, so he must locate more. To add to Carl’s distress he’d just gained knowledge that Joe from technology had already reserved the conference room for the...
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...Case Study Analysis by tko Comm215/ RP215ELE14 September 13, 2013 Instructor: RHONDA HERB 3 Procrastination is a problem we all go through, if Carl was more proactive with the new hires, I know he could have regained control of a bad situation. Carl Robins was given the task to have the new hires trained by July, his operations supervisor Monica Carrols checked in on Carl and asked him how the new hires are doing. Carl assured Monica that everything will be done on time, after Memorial Day Carl checked on how the new employees were doing and everything was a disaster. Carl Robins should have immediately started to think about other options. Persuasion and alternative thinking is the key to solving a problem like Carl’s. Carl Robins believed if he set everything up, and scheduled a list of things to do; the new hires would get it done. Carl failed to follow up, and failed to help the new hires complete the information needed for orientation. Keeping control of your time may help keep things on schedule (Pinola, 2013). Carl Robins needed to keep checking up on the new hires progress, this is the only way he could have made everything run smooth, since Carl put it off and depended on the new hires to do everything on their own, he failed. Carl other option is to ask Monica if he can extend the deadline, if not he could meet with all the new employees and come up with a solution to get everything done as soon as possible. Carl found...
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...Night Vision COMM215 July 28, 2014 David Mumford Night Vision It's four forty-one in the morning, and the room is pitch black dark and the only light illuminating in the room is from the clock. You feel an additional presence in the room. You look back and forth trying to get your eyes to adjust in the darkness, and you realize there is a person in the room with you. Standing over you dressed in full military fatigues is your husband fresh from the most recent deployment and this time he has a loaded .357 in his hand. With all the horrifying and traumatic events that our soldiers encounter and experience overseas fighting for our country it raises the question: Is it really okay to be sending our soldiers straight home and attempt to return them to normal lives with their families without any post-war therapy? Although some people may object and claim that soldiers are doing just fine, and there's no reason to worry about them, soldiers should complete therapy before returning into normal life for the simple reason that some soldiers are not able to snap out of "War Mode" and think that everyone in their lives is the enemy including their loved ones. We will discuss the importance of getting the required treatment. “Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD is defined as an anxiety disorder that can develop after expose to a terrifying event or ordeal in which severe physical harm occurred or was threatened. (Psychology Today) The symptoms can include...
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...Running head: ALL MEN CREATED EQUAL? A CLOSER LOOK AT GAY All Men Created Equal? A Closer Look at Gay Marriage Karla S. Rendon University of Phoenix Essentials of College Writing COMM215 George Novotny May 04, 2009 All Men Created Equal? A Closer Look at Gay Marriage As citizens of the "land of the free," homosexuals should have the same privileges, such as marriage, as any other American. For years, homosexuals have been fighting for this right and it wasn’t until now that these voices are heard. There is much skepticism when discussing such a sensitive issue like same sex marriage; however the fight is not over. As the support in legalizing same sex marriage continues to rise, many other Americans still wonder, “How same sex marriage will benefit America”? “Isn’t that against the bible?” “What about our children?” Similar questions such as these were likely asked when granting equal rights to slaves but together they accomplished what they rightfully deserved, national acceptance of who they were and the same rights as every other man and woman who reside in the United States. The Bible and Gay Marriage The bible is a living document which is considered to be The Word of the Lord, and is often cited for motivation, self improvement, and lessons learned. More importantly, the bible expresses about the power of love and family; neither explicitly defines marriage as between one man and...
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