...Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Task 1 A. Nursing Sensitive Indicators Nurses are integral key players in multidisciplinary teams caring for patients in complex healthcare systems. Hospitals, a primary care delivery portal within the health system, are inundated with patients requiring higher acuity care. Nurses must be prepared to recognize patients’ health care needs and provide quality patient care outcomes. The knowledge of nursing sensitive indicators can be helpful in providing the care which meets quality standards. Nursing sensitive indicators rely on evidence-based practice. The American Nurses Association created a repository for implementing, developing, and storing nursing sensitive indicators in the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators, or NDNQI. The nursing sensitive indicators are a set of standardized performance measures intended to help hospitals assess the extent to which nursing interventions have an impact on patient safety, quality, and the professional work environment (Erickson, J. 2011). Nurses directly impact these measures and when evidence-based practices are adopted, patient care improves as shown in historical outcomes data. In the scenario of Mr. J there were multiple failures to recognize and use nursing procedural sensitive measures to improve his safety, quality of care, and patient satisfaction. Although Mr. J had mild dementia, he was appropriately responsive...
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...Audience Analysis Paper Week 2 LaKeeta Seals University of Phoenix Anita White - Instructor January 27, 2011 Audience Analysis To present quarterly sales information has to be substantial to an audience that is persuaded to a group that need to be interested in what is presented. The group of people is the stakeholders who are the managers, salespeople, and customers. The audience analysis is various groups of people who is convinced with interesting messages that will connect to what is being said from the presenter. The different characteristic of the audience is described along with which communication channels that is appropriate for the audience. A diverse audience also has to have some considerations and how to ensure that the message is effective to the people. It is a variety of different people who would listen in any particular meeting or conversation. This is called the audience. The audience has all kinds of characteristics to consider in the business world. The first option is a message that is presented to what kind of audience. The message is delivered to stakeholders, managers, salespeople, and customers. Each audience has different levels of messages in different situations. Managers and customers will have different characteristics when presenting a message to them. The characteristics of the audience are the primary audience and the secondary audience. The primary audience is the group of individuals who will decide rather or not to accept the...
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...The Regulations for Protecting Research Subjects (the Common Rule) state that when reviewing protocols, IRBs must determine that there are adequate provisions for protecting the privacy of subjects and to maintaining the confidentiality of data. The Common Rule is just one document that directs researchers to consider privacy and confidentiality when conducting research. The guidelines of the American Anthropological Association, the Oral History Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Sociological Association identify protecting privacy and ensuring confidentiality as key components of respecting the safety and dignity of research subjects. This module will define privacy and confidentiality and discuss their application in various research settings. It will also discuss applicable laws, other than the Common Rule. Learning Objectives By the end of this module, you should be able to: * Distinguish between privacy and confidentiality * Identify privacy risks associated with study designs * Identify a range of procedures for ensuring confidentiality * Identify relevant laws regarding collection of private information * Identify laws that limit the ability to ensure confidentiality Definitions According to the IRB Guidebook, published by the Office for Human Research Protections, privacy can be defined in terms of having control over the extent, timing, and circumstances of sharing oneself (physically, behaviorally, or intellectually)...
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...The Regulations for Protecting Research Subjects (the Common Rule) state that when reviewing protocols, IRBs must determine that there are adequate provisions for protecting the privacy of subjects and to maintaining the confidentiality of data. The Common Rule is just one document that directs researchers to consider privacy and confidentiality when conducting research. The guidelines of the American Anthropological Association, the Oral History Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Sociological Association identify protecting privacy and ensuring confidentiality as key components of respecting the safety and dignity of research subjects. This module will define privacy and confidentiality and discuss their application in various research settings. It will also discuss applicable laws, other than the Common Rule. Learning Objectives By the end of this module, you should be able to: • Distinguish between privacy and confidentiality • Identify privacy risks associated with study designs • Identify a range of procedures for ensuring confidentiality • Identify relevant laws regarding collection of private information • Identify laws that limit the ability to ensure confidentiality Definitions According to the IRB Guidebook, published by the Office for Human Research Protections, privacy can be defined in terms of having control over the extent, timing, and circumstances of sharing oneself (physically, behaviorally, or intellectually) with...
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...in the Negro Male. Comment : Points Earned : 0 Question 2 Question : The Belmont principle of beneficence requires that: Your answer : Potential benefits justify the risks of harm. Correct Answer : Potential benefits justify the risks of harm. Comment : Points Earned : 1 Question 3 Question : Humphreys collecting data for the Tearoom Trade study under the pretense that he was a lookout is an example of a violation of the principle of: Your answer : Respect for persons. Correct Answer : Respect for persons. Comment : Humphreys collecting data for the Tearoom Trade study while posing as a lookout is an example of a violation of the principle of respect for persons. Respect for persons requires that subjects freely choose to participate in research (voluntariness) and that they are adequately informed about a study (informed consent). Points Earned : 1 Question 4 Question : According to the Belmont Report, the moral requirement that there be fair outcomes in the selection of research subjects, expresses the principle of: Your answer : Respect for persons. Correct Answer : Justice. Comment : Points Earned : 0 Question 5 Question : Which of the following is an example of how the principle of beneficence is applied to a study involving human subjects? Your answer : Ensuring that risks are reasonable in relationship to anticipated benefits. Correct Answer : Ensuring that risks are reasonable in relationship to anticipated benefits. Comment : The principle of...
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...Pomona 3801 West Temple Avenue Pomona, CA 91768 Abstract Integrated Development Environments are excellent production tools for intermediate and advanced programming students and even beginners after they have learned the core concepts (stored data, stored programs, computer instructions, and the anatomy of the computer). Most authors of introduction to programming books recognize this by their inclusion of one to twenty pages on this topic. This paper presents how using a simulated assembler (a tool for learning) with a simple assembly language can introduce the beginning student to the core concepts without having to be concerned with all the exceptions and rigor of a full assembler language. The Simulated Assembler with a full viewable Computer Machine (Glass Bottom Computer) and the easy procedures for using it in a first programming course are illustrated. Using the assembler tool described here should provide an increase in learning via a polytechnic (learn by doing) approach. A comparative analysis of using the assembler in an introduction to object programming course is provided. Keywords: assembler, simple machine, software tools, language, programming, object oriented, machine language 1. INTRODUCTION The growth in hardware technology has allowed the theories of modern programming languages to become a reality. In the beginning, developers of computer languages were hindered by the lack of processing speed and memory to implement their vision. Variable...
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...SEMINAR ON CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH REPORT CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH REPORT DEFINITION Research critique is a planned careful critical evaluation of a piece of research work against the prescribed criteria to judge the strenth and weakness of the research study. Critique should be balanced , wherealternative suggestions must be provided to further enforce the strenth and eliminate the weakness of the study to improve overall quality of the research project. PURPOSES * To provide inputs regarding the strenth and weakness of a study to the researchers. * To provide suggestions to the students regarding the methodological flaws in their research project and also to evaluate the understanding of the research by the students. * To judge the scientific merits of the study. * To take a decision whether to publish the study in journal or not. GUIDELINES FOR WRITING A RESEARCH CRITIQUE * Read & understand the research report carefully. * Carryout the critical appraisal of all the aspects of the research report before writing the critique of a research report. * Avoid general vague statements : be objective and sensitive while framing the negative comments , and be practical by considering all the limitations of the research. * Keep a balanced approach in the research critique by presenting both strong and weak points of the report...
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...which the market adjust to the demands of market buyers and supply of market sellers is know n as the market equilibrating process. If the market price of a good or service is set above market equilibrium price, the demand will be less than the supply and the net effect will be a surplus. On the other hand, the market price of a good or service is set below the market equilibrium price, the demand will be greater than the quantity supplied and the net effect will be a shortage. For a business either of these scenarios can be detrimental, therefore it is very important that a business owner set their price at the market equilibrium, which is the ideal price for both business (suppliers) and the consumers. This paper provides an example of how the market equilibrating process works for a martini lounge. The paper proceeds as follows; first we describe ... then we highlight ... and finally we conclude that ... As the owner of a restaurant, I have to pay very close attention to pricing in an effort to ensure a steady flow of customers and to build profitability. The type of restaurant I own can be classified and ‘Mid-tier’ and is seen as a as a luxury as opposed to a necessity coupled, in addition because of the ubiquitous availability of similar restaurants i.e., substitutes the items I offer in the restaurant can be classified as elastic. If there is any type of price increase on a meal, customers will visit a cheaper competitor. With the downturn in the current economy many...
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...CHAPTER 11 MONEY, INTEREST, AND INCOME Chapter Outline • The Goods Market and the IS Curve • Investment and the Interest Rate • The Slope of the IS Curve • The Role of the Multiplier • The Position of the IS Curve • A Summary of the IS Curve • The Money Market and the LM Curve • The Demand for Money • The Supply of Money, Money Market Equilibrium and the LM Curve • The Slope of the LM Curve • Shifts in the LM Curve • A Summary of the LM Curve • Equilibrium in the Goods and Money Markets • Changes in the Equilibrium Income and Interest Rate: A First Look at Policy • Deriving the Aggregate Demand Curve • Working With Data Changes from the Previous Edition One of the major problems with this chapter in the previous editions is that the material was presented in a manner that made it sound like it would be difficult, which is not true. Therefore, the long introduction has been shortened, the confusing diagram (former Figure 12-2) has been removed, and the extra part concerning outline of the chapter has been removed. The derivation of the IS curve section has been rewritten at the beginning. Box 11-1 and Box 11-2 and 11-3 are new The LM curve section has been rewritten to make it more clear, and the relevant diagrams are now side by side, which makes much more sense. The last section of the chapter is rewritten to show the comparative statics of shifts in IS and LM; this serves as a good introduction to Chapter 12. Learning...
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...An Analysis of Indian Sensibility in Nissim Ezekiel’s Poetry (On the basis of the analysis of Night of the Scorpion, The Patriot, The Professor and Jewish Wedding in Bombay) Nissim Ezekiel is one of the most celebrated poets of the postcolonial Indian literary history. He has wielded great influence as a leading poet, editor and an occasional playwright. He’s applauded for his subtlety in exploring common mundane themes in a comic light. His poetry lacks the nationalistic fervor that was common to the poems released during that time. His poetry objectively analyses the Indian scenario without taking any political stance. He constantly ridicules the Indian sensibilities with hopes of bringing about a change through his words. Ezekiel has strived to create authentic Indian flavor by using ‘Indian English’ in all his poems. He stresses on the common mistakes committed by Indians, such as the usage of the present continuous tense in place of simple present. This is evident in this little excerpt from his poem, The Professor, “We are keeping up. Our progress is progressing. Old values are going, new values are coming. Everything is happening with leaps and bounds.” He ridicules the irony that a professor lacks the command over the language he uses to teach his subject. He also mocks the Indian habit of literal translation of the native language to English with the same structure and tone. This excerpt from “The Patriot” is clearly evident of the same, “How one...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |College of Humanities | | |COMM/400 Version 5 | | |Management Communication Skills | Copyright © 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course focuses on identifying and developing the communications skills necessary to manage individuals and groups successfully within business and work organizations. Students will identify their management communication styles and will assess and improve their effectiveness in the areas of interpersonal communications, group dynamics, diversity, motivation, team building, and conflict resolution. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change...
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...should contain relevant information B. For those periodic reports in which financial statements are included, and should state that the financial information provided in the report is fairly presented. C. The issuer’s internal control over financial reporting should be assessed or reviewed. D. Information should be available to the public on a timely basis E. Periodic reports should be filed with the relevant regulator. F. The information should be stored to facilitate public access to the information. G. Disclosure criteria. H. Equal access to disclosure. I. Equivalence of disclosure. Page 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 20 2 3 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Appendix 1 – Feedback Statement on the Public Comments on the 28 Consultation Report – Principles for Periodic Disclosure by Listed Entities Appendix 2 – Comment Letters on Consultation Report – Principles 36 for Periodic Disclosure by Listed Entities. 2 Chapter 1. Introduction In the increasingly globalized securities markets, widely accepted international disclosure standards play an important role in facilitating cross-border capital raising. International agreement on disclosure standards enables issuers to tap the global markets more quickly, while assuring a high level of investor protection internationally. The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has recognized that disclosure of reliable, timely information that is readily accessible contributes to liquid and efficient markets by enabling investors to make...
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...Leonardo Journal of Sciences ISSN 1583-0233 Issue 13, July-December 2008 p. 7-21 Network Security: Policies and Guidelines for Effective Network Management Jonathan Gana KOLO, Umar Suleiman DAUDA Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria. jgkolo@gmail.com, usdauda@gmail.com Abstract Network security and management in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the ability to maintain the integrity of a system or network, its data and its immediate environment. The various innovations and uses to which networks are being put are growing by the day and hence are becoming complex and invariably more difficult to manage by the day. Computers are found in every business such as banking, insurance, hospital, education, manufacturing, etc. The widespread use of these systems implies crime and insecurity on a global scale. In addition, the tremendous benefits brought about by Internet have also widened the scope of crime and insecurity at an alarming rate. Also, ICT has fast become a primary differentiator for institution/organization leaders as it offers effective and convenient means of interaction with each other across the globe. This upsurge in the population of organizations depending on ICT for business transaction has brought with it a growing number of security threats and attacks on poorly managed and secured networks primarily to steal personal data, particularly financial information and password...
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...The RTE Cereal Industry in 1994 Case Analysis Competitive Strategy Presented by: Raghav Keshav Why has RTE cereal been such a profitable business? The RTE cereal market is a classic oligopoly with the four dominant players controlling 85% of the market. The return on sales earned by the incumbents in this market (18%) is significantly higher compared to rest of the food industry (5%). Efficient markets typically entice new entrants when the returns are attractive. These returns are gradually eroded with increased price competition as a result of the entry. The RTE market has defied this market theory. There are two main reasons for this. One, any market that yields a high rate of return but has no new entrants must have significant barriers to entry. The RTE cereal market has significant entry barriers. Two, barriers to entry does not necessarily mean high profits for all incumbents in an oligopoly. However, in the RTE cereal, it has. This is attributable to the fact that players in the oligopoly have demonstrated profit maximizing behavior and have successfully avoided market share maximization motivated price wars. Barriers to entry are discussed below. Brand Proliferation Strategy: Incumbents have successfully launched a “brand proliferation” strategy using which every foreseeable market niche is already serviced with a specific brand. Collectively, there are about 200 + brands offered by the three leading suppliers. This approach deters new entrants...
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...State University Business Impact Analysis and Risk Assessment for Information Resources General Information & Process Description Introduction The IT Security and Policies area within Information Technology Services is responsible for establishing policies to ensure that Iowa State University has a secure information technology environment. This document defines a process for departments to perform a business impact analysis and risk assessment for their information resources. Once an assessment has been done, the resulting documents should be maintained and regularly reviewed by the department. By using the business impact analysis and risk assessment tool defined in this document, departments have the capability to identify and respond to risks for their systems and information resources. Departments are encouraged to contact the Information Technology Security and Policies area at 4-2588 if they have specific questions or if they would like to arrange a meeting to discuss the process on an individual basis. Business Impact Analysis and Risk Assessment Guaranteed absolute security in today’s information technology environments is not realistic. However, it is important to have a process of identifying resources and associated risks, determining their magnitude, and identifying what safeguards are needed. That process is what we are referring to as business impact analysis and risk assessment. It is the department’s...
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