April 13, 2025

PICO(T) Process

PICO(T) Process

Create a 3–5 page submission in which you develop a PICO(T) question for the diagnosis you worked with in the first two assessments and analyze the evidence you locate to answer the question.

PICO(T) is an acronym that helps researchers and practitioners define aspects of a potential study or investigation.

It stands for:

P – Patient/population/problem.
I – Intervention.
C – Comparison (of potential interventions, typically).
O – Outcomes.
T – Time frame (if time frame is relevant).

The end goal of applying PICO(T) is to develop a question that can help guide the search for evidence (Boswell & Cannon, 2015). From this perspective, a PICO(T) question can be a valuable starting point for nurses who are beginning to apply an evidence-based model. By taking the time to precisely define the areas in which the nurse will be looking for evidence, searches become more efficient and effective. Essentially, by precisely defining the types of evidence within specific areas, the nurse will be more likely to discover relevant and useful evidence during their search. When applying the PICO(T) approach, the nurse can isolate the interventions of interest and compare to other existing interventions for the evidenced impact on the outcomeAs a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you will be responsible for locating and identifying credible and scholarly resources to incorporate the best available evidence for the purposes of enhancing clinical reasoning and judgement skills. When reliable and relevant evidence-based findings are utilized, patients, healthcare systems, and nursing practice outcomes are positively impacted.

PICO(T) is a framework that can help you structure your definition of the issue, potential approach that you are going to use, and your predictions related to the issue. Word choice is important in the PICO(T) process because different word choices for similar concepts will lead you toward different existing evidence and research studies that would help inform the development of your initial question. When writing a PICO(T)-formatted research question, you want to focus on the impact of the intervention and the comparison on the outcome you desire.

For this assessment, please use the diagnosis you worked with in the first two assessments.

After reviewing the materials you created to research a specific diagnosis in the first two assessments, apply the PICO(T) process to develop a research question and research it.

Your initial goal is to define the population, intervention, comparison, and outcome. In some cases, a time frame is relevant and you should include that as well, when writing a question you can research related to your issue of interest. After you define your question, research it, and organize your initial findings, select the two sources of evidence that seem the most relevant to your question and analyze them in more depth. Specifically, interpret each source’s specific findings and best practices related to your chosen diagnosis, and explain how the evidence would help you plan and make decisions related to your question.

If you need some structure to organize your initial thoughts and research, the PICO(T) Question and Library Search template (accessible from the Create PICO(T) Questions page) might be helpful.

In your submission, make sure you address the following:

Review the PICO(T) process.,
Explain your diagnosis from Assessment 1 in terms of outcomes risks and complications., In your explanation be sure to include the risks and complications for vulnerable populations or those affected by healthcare disparities and the impact of those disparities.,
Consider your diagnosis from Assessment 1. Develop a research question using the PICO(T) process to address an issue of your choosing related to your diagnosis.,
Properly format your PICO(T) question to guide your search of the literature.,
Describe your search of the literature noting search engines key words and credibility factors.,
Locate evidence that explores your intervention and comparison of your PICO(T) question with an emphasis on your specific outcome (at least three diagnosis-issue-specific sources of evidence (scholarly articles)).,
Explain the content of each of your scholarly articles.,
Explain the credibility and relevance of each of the articles you chose to your diagnosis issue.,
Analyze the evidence. Determine the answer to your PICO(T) question based on your analysis of the evidence.

Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:

Length of submission:Create a 3–5-page submission focused on defining a research question and interpreting evidence relevant to answering it.
Number of references:Cite a minimum of four sources of scholarly or professional evidence that support your findings and considerations. Resources should be no more than 5 years old.
APA formatting: Format references and citations according to the current APA style.

April 13, 2025

Risk Assessment and Management

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Risk Assessment and Management

Prepare a consulting report using the Unit IV Project Report template which provides the following information:

Part I: List and discuss the five steps to risk assessment and management.

Part II: Conduct a before and after qualitative risk assessment to determine the risk level, based on the following information:

Spillage of product along the walkway of a conveyor belt in an area creates a significant slip and trip hazard, especially when it rains (as there are significant leaks in the product shed). This area is occupied on the average with three employees per shift, which must pass through this area at least twice a day. The most likely consequence could be a significant strain or sprain to the extremities including potential permanent lumbar injuries. One option to reduce or eliminate the risk is to barricade the area and provide a secondary path. The secondary path would require employees to travel to the upper level, across and back down to this level, thus creating an additional travel time of 10 minutes each way (twice per day). Explain your reasoning why you chose the severity and probability ratings.

Risk Assessment and Management

Part III: Using the same information in Part II, complete a before and after quantitative risk assessment using the Unit IV Project spreadsheet.

Part IV: In order to eliminate the condition of spillage along the conveyor belt identified in Part II and III, a permanent solution would be to replace the current 24” belt with a 48” belt. In order to do this, all of the rollers, framing, belt and guards must be replaced at a cost of $235,000. (Note: Some of this cost can be recovered by the prevention of lost product, but this does not factor into the cost justification process at this time.) Once completed, this project will reduce the risk by 42%. Using the William Fine method, calculate the risk score and J-value and determine:

Risk Assessment and Management

whether the cost to correct a hazard is justified,
how quickly the hazard should be corrected.,
Your project should be a minimum three-page report using the above mentioned template., Ensure you show your equations and all work for determining answers for parts II through IV in the project document. ,You may either formulate the scenario equations using the Word equation formula toolbar or write out and solve your equations with answers on a separate paper., Then take a screenshot of your work for each scenario using your phone or similar device and insert it as an image in the document. ,Make sure your image is clear and legible to read.

No references are required for this assignment; however, if outside sources are used, please adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment.

April 13, 2025

Early Childhood Program

By Academic Wizard Blog

This week’s assignment challenges you to evaluate an Early Childhood Program. You will
identify key components that contribute to the program’s overall quality and propose areas
for improvement. Whether you choose to write a traditional report or create an interactive
report or eBook, your analysis should include a thorough evaluation of elements such as
curriculum, environment, staff qualifications, and family involvement. Your goal is to
demonstrate your ability to assess a program’s strengths and weaknesses, backed by data
and scholarly references.

Choose one of the following formats for submission:
• Written report.
• Interactive report: Design an interactive report or ebook of five pages, doublespaced, that includes charts, data, and a written analysis. Ensure your report is
engaging and visually informative.
In your project,
• Select an early childhood program for evaluation.
o You can choose a program you can evaluate in your area or a video online of
an early childhood program.
o If you observe a video of an early childhood program, be sure to include a link
to the video you are reviewing.
• Analyze key components that contribute to the program’s quality, including
curriculum, environment, staff qualifications, family involvement, and community
engagement.

Early Childhood Program
• Propose areas for improvement, using data, references, and written analysis to
support your recommendations.
The Assessing Quality in Early Childhood Education: An Evaluation of Program Standards
and Improvements project,
• must be 5 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages)
and formatted according to APA Style.
• must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
o title of project in bold font
▪ Space should appear between the title and the rest of the
information on the title page.
o student’s name
o name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
o course name and number
o instructor’s name
o due dateThis week’s assignment challenges you to evaluate an early childhood program. You will
identify key components that contribute to the program’s overall quality and propose areas
for improvement. Whether you choose to write a traditional report or create an interactive
report or ebook, your analysis should include a thorough evaluation of elements such as
curriculum, environment, staff qualifications, and family involvement. Your goal is to
demonstrate your ability to assess a program’s strengths and weaknesses, backed by data
and scholarly references.
Choose one of the following formats for submission:
• Written report.
• Interactive report: Design an interactive report or ebook of five pages, doublespaced, that includes charts, data, and a written analysis. Ensure your report is
engaging and visually informative.

Early Childhood Program
In your project Select an early childhood program for evaluation.,
o You can choose a program you can evaluate in your area or a video online of
an early childhood program.,
o If you observe a video of an early childhood program be sure to include a link
to the video you are reviewing.,
• Analyze key components that contribute to the program’s quality including
curriculum environment staff qualifications, family involvement and community
engagement.,
• Propose areas for improvement using data references and written analysis to
support your recommendations.,
The Assessing Quality in Early Childhood Education: An Evaluation of Program Standards
and Improvements project,
• must be 5 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages)
and formatted according to APA Style.,
• must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
o title of project in bold font
▪ Space should appear between the title and the rest of the
information on the title page.
o student’s name
o name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
o course name and number
o instructor’s name
o due date

April 13, 2025

Types of Leadership

By Academic Wizard Blog

Types of Leadership

You should also complete the required readings. Be sure to observe the homework submission procedures in the Introduction to Course Module. Go beyond the textbook and presentation definitions. Answer questions in an essay format. Document any sources of quoted or paraphrased material or outside information, including the textbook. Detailed responses are

required.

Summarize the chapter videos on neutralizers and substitutes in a multiple paragraph response. Be sure to provide examples from the videos.

Types of Leadership

This is the link to Substitutes http://youtube.be/NIYvI8UBR3Q

This is the link to Neutralizers http://youtube.be/xQ4pdR4MP9w

Compare and contrast transformational versus transactional leadership in a 2 paragraph response., In a third paragraph explain if you would rather be led by a transformational or transactional leader.,

Consider the leadership position of a senior partner in a law firm., What task subordinate and organizational factors might serve as substitutes for leadership in this situation?,

Explain the concept of a charismatic leader., How does visionary leadership relate to charismatic leaders?, Whom do you view as a charismatic leader?,

Types of Leadership

required.

Summarize the chapter videos on neutralizers and substitutes in a multiple paragraph response. Be sure to provide examples from the videos.

This is the link to Substitutes http://youtube.be/NIYvI8UBR3Q

This is the link to Neutralizers http://youtube.be/xQ4pdR4MP9w

Compare and contrast transformational versus transactional leadership in a 2 paragraph response. In a third paragraph explain if you would rather be led by a transformational or transactional leader.

Consider the leadership position of a senior partner in a law firm. What task, subordinate, and organizational factors might serve as substitutes for leadership in this situation?

Explain the concept of a charismatic leader. How does visionary leadership relate to charismatic leaders? Whom do you view as a charismatic leader?

April 13, 2025

Community Healthcare Resources

By Academic Wizard Blog

What Are Your Community Healthcare Resources?

If you are like most, you are likely more familiar with the traditional acute inpatient hospital. Yet, with the renewed emphasis on community healthcare, it is just as likely you will need services as an outpatient. The optional text has a nice visual of this.

Community Healthcare Resources

Provide a review of local community healthcare resources.

Include the following aspects in the assignment:

Use several resources (phone book, Windshield survey, internet, etc.) to create a thorough list of non-hospital healthcare facilities in your community.
Provide the town/city name, name of the facility, type of the facility, and specifics about what services the facility provides.
Were you surprised at what you found? If so, why?
Do you think there are sufficient services for your community? Why or why not?
Did you find an underrepresented area (without mental health, walk-in, low-income/free clinic, women’s health, Planned Parenthood, Senior Citizen Center).
Why do you think these facilities are not represented in your area?
Make a simple chart with columns for each required section. Answer the final questions under the chart as Q& A.
Cite any references. Proper grammar, sentence structure, and spelling are required. Use your own words. Copying and pasting are not allowed.What Are Your Community Healthcare Resources?
If you are like most, you are likely more familiar with the traditional acute inpatient hospital. Yet, with the renewed emphasis on community healthcare, it is just as likely you will need services as an outpatient. The optional text has a nice visual of this.

Provide a review of local community healthcare resources.

Include the following aspects in the assignment:
- Use several resources (phone book Windshield survey internet etc.) to create a thorough list of non-hospital healthcare facilities in your community.,
- Provide the town/city name name of the facility type of the facility and specifics about what services the facility provides.,
- Were you surprised at what you found? If so why?,
- Do you think there are sufficient services for your community? Why or why not?,
- Did you find an underrepresented area (without mental health walk-in low-income/free clinic women’s health Planned Parenthood Senior Citizen Center).,
- Why do you think these facilities are not represented in your area?,
- Make a simple chart with columns for each required section. Answer the final questions under the chart as Q& A.,
- Cite any references. Proper grammar, sentence structure, and spelling are required. Use your own words. Copying and pasting are not allowed.

April 13, 2025

Pharmacology Medical Terminology Corner

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Pharmacology Medical Terminology Corner

This week continue to explore medications that use a root word for the different groups under the broad category of antibiotics. While the base root does not hold true for every anti-infective group it does for many.

You can see from this chart that the root words: sulfa, oxacins, cillins, and mycins are not exact for each category. It is helpful, however, as the types are used for different pathological (disease-causing) organisms.

Pharmacology Medical Terminology Corner

This week continue to explore medications that use a root word for the different groups under the broad

Explore the organisms that antibiotics are used for.

Include the following aspects in the assignment:

Make a simple chart for each of the six categories of antibiotics in the chart ,
Research each category and under each describe the specific type of organism each might be used for (gram-positive cocci gram-negative bacillus etc.) ,
Include the illness that might be caused by the organism (gastroenteritis pneumonia skin infection) ,
Cite any references. At all times proper grammar sentence structure and spelling. Copying and pasting are not allowed. Always use your own words View your assignment rubric.,Pharmacology Medical Terminology Corner
This week continue to explore medications that use a root word for the different groups under the broad category of antibiotics., While the base root does not hold true for every anti-infective group it does for many.,

You can see from this chart that the root words: sulfa oxacins cillins and mycins are not exact for each category., It is helpful however as the types are used for different pathological (disease-causing) organisms.,

Explore the organisms that antibiotics are used for.

Include the following aspects in the assignment:
- Make a simple chart for each of the six categories of antibiotics in the chart
- Research each category and under each describe the specific type of organism each might be used for (gram-positive cocci, gram-negative bacillus, etc.)
- Include the illness that might be caused by the organism (gastroenteritis, pneumonia, skin infection)
- Cite any references. At all times proper grammar, sentence structure, and spelling. Copying and pasting are not allowed. Always use your own words View your assignment rubric.

April 13, 2025

Sdoh And Social Change

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Sdoh And Social Change

Review the resources below.

Johns Hopkins Nursing Center for Nursing Inquiry. (n.d.). Evidence-based practiceLinks to an external site.. Johns Hopkins Medicine. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/nursing/center-nursing-inquiry/nursing-inquiry/evidence-based-practice#:~:text=EBP%20is%20a%20process%20used,et%20al.%2C%202022).I

Dang, D., Dearholt, S. L., Bissett, K., Ascenzi, J., & Whalen, M. (2021). Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice for nurses and healthcare professionals: Model and guidelines (4^th). Sigma Theta Tau International.

April 12, 2025

Organizational Structure

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Organizational Structure

Overview

In this assignment, you will evaluate a current organizational structure and recommend structural changes that can help address the concerns the organization identified regarding collaboration, communication, and autonomy.

Scenario

You work for an organization that has traditionally been very formalized, and managers have had a very broad span of control over direct reports from multiple departments and functions. This worked well in the past; managers were able to oversee a high number of direct reports because there were many rules and regulations dictating how their work should be performed. However, there were downsides. Employee talent was underused, and there wasn’t a strong team culture, as most work was done independently according to standard operating processes.

Recently, the organization has been shifting to less formalized working structures to support more creative, innovative work and provide employees with more autonomy. While employees are happy with the purpose of these new changes, managers are feeling overwhelmed, and employees are feeling under supported. This has impacted function-specific work the most, because in the past, managers didn’t need to understand in-depth, function-specific tasks (such as the technical aspects of graphic design work or the intricacies of project management). Instead, they had the ability to rely on rules, regulations, and standard operating processes. Employees have also noticed a lack of communication around current projects, which has led to a lack of updated information and duplicated work across management teams.

Organizational Structure

You have been asked to work with the human resources department to recommend a new organizational structure that addresses these identified management and communication concerns.

Prompt

Use the Module Six Assignment Template located in the Guidelines for Submission section to create an updated organizational structure chart for the organization. Then, in a separate Word document, write a brief explanation for your recommended changes and how they will impact both organizational communication and overall team dynamics.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Updated Organizational Structure Chart: Create an updated organizational structure chart that addresses management and communication concerns.,
Explanation of Changes: Explain your reasoning for why you made the changes you did to the company’s organizational structure., Include how your changes differ from the original and why you believe they would benefit the organization.,,
Impact on Organizational Communication: Describe the impact these changes will have on the company’s overall organizational communication.,
Impact on Team Communication: Describe the impact these changes will have on the company’s overall team communication and reporting structure.,
Organizational Structure

What to Submit

Submit your completed Module Six Assignment Template PPT as a PPT file. Submit your separate, written submission as a 2- to 3-page Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins.

April 11, 2025

Informative Help Resource

By Academic Wizard Blog

You will complete this assignment as if you have been asked to provide an engaging and informative help resource for new administrators that addresses the following topics: ,

1. How to navigate the needs and expectations of differing stakeholders: recognize and strategize for a win-win every time,

2. Conflicting values and principles of different groups: what to look for how to empathize and adjusting your approach,

3. Ethical dilemmas: what to expect what to do and what not to do,

Each point should receive a response between 300-400 words and should be informed by the textbook which I attached a portion of it and two other references.,

You will complete this assignment as if you have been asked to provide an engaging and informative help resource for new administrators that addresses the following topics:

Informative Help Resource

1. How to navigate the needs and expectations of differing stakeholders: recognize and strategize for a win-win every time

2. Conflicting values and principles of different groups: what to look for, how to empathize, and adjusting your approach

3. Ethical dilemmas: what to expect, what to do, and what not to do

Each point should receive a response between 300-400 words and should be informed by the textbook which I attached a portion of it and two other references.

Informative Help Resource

You will complete this assignment as if you have been asked to provide an engaging and informative help resource for new administrators that addresses the following topics:

1. How to navigate the needs and expectations of differing stakeholders: recognize and strategize for a win-win every time

2. Conflicting values and principles of different groups: what to look for, how to empathize, and adjusting your approach

3. Ethical dilemmas: what to expect, what to do, and what not to do

Each point should receive a response between 300-400 words and should be informed by the textbook which I attached a portion of it and two other references.

April 11, 2025

Professional Ethics

By Academic Wizard Blog

Professional Ethics

For this journal, you are to search for a code of ethics of a company found online using your favorite search engine. The following bulleted list includes companies whose codes of ethics are easily found online.

Amazon
Apple
Facebook
Target
Walmart

Professional Ethics

After selecting the company and reviewing their code of ethics answer the following questions.,

What are some of the main points of the code of ethics?,
What is particularly striking or what stands out about the code of ethics?,
How does the code of ethics aim to protect the consumer?,
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the code of ethics?,
Could the code of ethics be improved upon; and if so, how?,

Your response must be at least 400 words in length. Please include a reference for your selected company’s code of ethics.

Amazon
Apple
Facebook
Target
Walmart

Professional Ethics

After selecting the company and reviewing their code of ethics, answer the following questions.

What are some of the main points of the code of ethics?
What is particularly striking or what stands out about the code of ethics?
How does the code of ethics aim to protect the consumer?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the code of ethics?
Could the code of ethics be improved upon; and if so, how?

Your response must be at least 400 words in length. Please include a reference for your selected company’s code of ethics.

Professional Ethics

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