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 You are what you eat.” Have you ever heard that? Although that saying is not exactly true, what we do eat does impact how we concentrate in class, work, perform in sports, and even affects our moods. The purpose of this activity is to deepen learning through reflective thinking. Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment: 
 
Keep a log of the foods and drinks you consumed (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks) from Monday through Friday (no weekends).
After reviewing your food log at the end of week 1, please answer the questions below:
How many days did you eat breakfast? __________
How many days did you eat at least 1 fruit? __________
How many days did you eat at least 1 vegetable? _________
How many days did you eat “junk food” (chips, candy, etc.)? ________
How many days did you drink soda? ______
How many total ounces of water did you drink per day? ______
 
The paper should be at least 5 sentences (approximately 100 words) in length.

Goal: 
You will critically appraise a research design Content Requirements: 
You will select one research report with a qualitative design and one with quantitative design and answer the following questions regarding the following categories:
Discuss what is meant by the term Qualitative Research
Briefly, describe the characteristics of qualitative research and identify nursing issues/phenomena that lend themselves to a qualitative research approach.
Compare and contrast three different qualitative research methodologies.
Briefly, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative research evidence for informing nursing practice.
Communicate how this research design used in research. The study, sampling, data collection, analysis, rigor, findings and limitations
Identify the purpose of the study.
Briefly, describe the design of the study and explain why you think it is either appropriate or inappropriate to meet the purpose.
Identify ethical issues related to the study and how they were/were not addressed.
Identify the sampling method and recruitment strategy that was used.
Discuss whether sampling and recruitment were appropriate to the aims of the research.
Identify the data collection method(s) and discuss whether the method(s) is/are appropriate to the aims of the study.
Identify how the data was analyzed and discuss whether the method(s) of analysis is/are appropriate to the aims of the study.
Identify four (4) criteria by which the rigor of a qualitative project can be judged.
Discuss the rigor of this study using the four criteria. 
Briefly, describe the findings of the study and identify any limitations.
Use the information that you have gained from your critique of the study to discuss the trustworthiness and applicability of the study. Include in your discussion any implications for the discipline of nursing. Discuss what you understand by the term Quantitative Research – Use the following dot points to guide your discussion (give reasons for your argument and support with references):
Describe the characteristics of quantitative research.
Identify nursing issues/phenomena that lend themselves to a quantitative research approach
Differentiate between observational and interventional research designs and also between experimental and quasi-experimental designs.
Briefly, outline the difference between inferential and descriptive statistics and their relationship to levels of measurement.
Communicate how this research design used in research. Critique the Quantitative Research Report – Use the following headings to guide your critique (in all discussions and explanations give reasons for your argument and support with references):
The study
Identify the purpose and design of the study.
Explain what is meant by ‘blinding’ and ‘randomization’ and discuss how these were addressed in the design of the study.
Identify ethical issues related to the study and how they were/were not addressed.
 Sampling
Explain the sampling method and recruitment strategy that was used.
Discuss how the sample size was determined – include in your discussion an explanation of terms used.
Data collection
Briefly, outline how the data was collected and identify any data collection instrument(s).
Define the terms validity and reliability and discuss how the validity & reliability of the instruments were/were not addressed in this study and why this is important.
Data analysis
Outline how the data were analyzed.
Identify the statistics used and the level of measurement of the data described by each statistical test – include in your discussion an explanation of terms used.
Findings and limitations
Briefly, outline the findings and identify any limitations of the study
Use the information that you have gained from your critique of the study to briefly discuss the trustworthiness and applicability of the study. Include in your discussion an explanation of the term statistical significance and name the tests of statistical significance used in this study.
Submission Instructions:
The assignment is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation and misspelling.
The assignment should be formatted per current APA and 4-5 pages in length, excluding the title, abstract and references page.
Incorporate a minimum of 3 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles  or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.

 Reflect on strategies that you can pursue in developing portfolios or portfolio elements that focus on academic achievements 

  you will continue developing your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan by developing the final component–a review of your specialty standards of practice. You will also submit your final version of the document, including Parts 1–4. 

 
The student must provide the different pathophysiological differences between eac exemplar. 
The student must identify at least 4 assessment findings that are appropriate for angina and 4 for acute MI.
The student must include at least 3 nursing diagnoses written in 2-part format for each of the cardiac exemplars, (can only repeat 1 for each of the exemplars).
The student must include at least 6 anticipated medications that may be ordered for each of the cardiac exemplars.
The student must include at least 3 interventions for each (specific labs, specific procedures, specific imaging). Items such as labs, x-ray are not specific. You must identify which lab values are of interest and what radiology items are needed. Appropriate response: lithium level, abdominal ultrasound, MRI of abdomen (can only repeat 1 for each of the exemplars).

You are an employee of a think tank in Washington, DC. The director has been asked to testify before a congressional committee on the following question: In reforming the ACA, what lessons should the United States learn from relevant experience abroad? Your job is to write a memorandum that will help the director answer this question. In writing this memo, you should address the following questions: 
1. How can learning from abroad help policy makers engage in a process of self-examination of health policy at home? 
2. Compare the NHS and NHI systems.
3. What should members of Congress know about China’s problems and aspirations in health policy? 
4. What lessons from abroad would be most relevant in reforming the U.S. health system? 
(minimum requirement) substantive response (250 words) 
 minimum of three (3) citations/references peer review to support your substantive response less than 5years old
AMA format 

 
Using CDC Wonder, choose a health condition or determinant, a specific place (county or state), and a time period (years). Review the data covering a 5–10-year period. Answer the following questions:
What are the morbidity and mortality rates for the health condition or disease?
Choose 1 year, and review the data by age, ethnicity, and gender. Do you observe any disparities within these groups?
What pattern or trend have you observed over the 5–10-year period?
What are the risk factors for the disease or health condition?
Does this information surprise you? If so, why?
How can these data be used to inform policy and prevention and intervention programs?

 
Increase in revenue reimbursement through inpatient length of stay and outpatient vendor relationships
Allocation for the proposed improvements and required partnerships
Partnering with local skilled nursing facilities and home health organizations
Increase in salaries
Be sure to discuss the following areas: 
Funding sources
Your methodology in revenue forecasting
How the new services will impact revenue?
Fixed and variable costs
Project inpatient and outpatient visits based on current trends

 
You are a staff member in the finance department at Nouveau Health, whose sole responsibility is to advance the success of the organization through assisting in planning, forecasting, and finance management. The chief executive officer (CEO) of Krona has asked that you complete the following:
Explain how revenue cycle influences the building of the new hospital
Discuss why increased outpatient services will be required to improve revenue in a bundled care, accountable care, valued based environment
Discuss 3 ethical concerns in the new billing environment 

 
There are very few industries that have the unique economic factor in which the majority of its revenue does not come directly from the customer, but from a third party. This unique economic factor is usually referred to as a private health care insurance company. Third party payers are the commercial, governmental, and health care maintenance insurance companies that help providers manage its patient’s accounts. With the change in focus toward the patient as consumer and increasing number of health plans that are high deductible, patients are becoming more involved in deciding where they go for their healthcare needs.
To increase referrals, Krona is beginning to develop a new marketing campaign to target a new patient mix and increase revenues, something that you discussed in your last Individual Project. You have been asked by the chief financial officer (CFO) to collaborate with the marketing director and discuss the importance of having advertising materials for both the health insurance companies and the patients who receive the health care services.
List 3 marketing approaches you would use to target potential patients and health care insurance companies.
Explain what factors you used in choosing your specific marketing strategies and the purpose of each selection.
How should the hospital market their commitment to patients while considering valued based programs, accountable care organizations and bundled payments? 
Some marketing strategies may include the following: 
o Social Media
o Television/Radio
o Telemarketing
o Direct Marketing to customers and referrals