Assignment 1: Reflect on the Root Causes of Racism Instructions The purpose of this Reflection Paper is to extend the critical thinking process associated with the area of race discrimination. The paper will provide an opportunity to reflect on your personal experiences related to race discrimination. Your paper should be a personal reflection, written in the first person, similar to journaling.  Reflection Paper #1 – Due Sunday after the end of Week 1 by 11:59 PM PST What do you believe to be the root cause of racism? PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: -Each Reflection Paper will be no longer than one page in length -12-point Font; New Times Roman; Double Spaced; 1″ Margins -Quality of Writing: Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling Please proofread your paper before submitting it. 

MVCC/Humanities 102 Article Review Paper  Instructor: Fulton Assignment: Read one of the selected academic journal articles listed below, and produce a 2- 3 page typed paper in which you address the following… 1. What is the thesis of the article? a. Note: you’ll need a direct quote on this from the article 2.  What are the major supporting points to that thesis? 3.  Does the author prove their thesis effectively? a. note: this isn’t “did you like it?” take the thesis, sourcing, narrative and overall argument into consideration. 4. How does it compare to other works on the same subject? *Articles: Each article is from a scholarly journal, and represents a variety of subjects. Each of these articles is accessible from Moraine Valley Library’s JSTOR databases. They are designed to approach a variety of themes from many different perspectives. Dell, Simon. “The Consumer and the Making of the ‘Exposition Internationale Des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes,’ 1907-1925.” Journal of Design History 12, no. 4 (1999): 311–25. http://www.jstor.org/stable/1316240.   KODAT, CATHERINE GUNTHER. “Dancing Through the Cold War: The Case of ‘The Nutcracker.’” Mosaic: An Interdisciplinary Critical Journal 33, no. 3 (2000): 1–17. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44029692. McFadden, Margaret T. “‘America’s Boy Friend Who Can’t Get a Date’: Gender, Race, and the Cultural Work of the Jack Benny Program, 1932-1946.” The Journal of American History 80, no. 1 (1993): 113–34. https://doi.org/10.2307/2079699. Pankl, Lis, and Kevin Blake. “Made in Her Image: Frida Kahlo as Material Culture.” Material Culture 44, no. 2 (2012): 1–20. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24396670. Patterson, Jody. “Modernism and Murals at the 1939 New York World’s Fair.” American Art 24, no. 2 (2010): 50–73. https://doi.org/10.1086/656459.   *Particulars/Structure: *The review must be typed, double spaced, 1 inch margins, and follow a word processing font. *It must be a minimum of 2 pages, and no longer than 3 (the works cited page doesn’t count in that calculation). *It must be typed in either essay format or answer each question in succession, and avoid 1st person wherever possible. *Again, you can organize it 1 of 2 ways. 1.  essay format, so *Intro *Body *Conclusion 2.  answering it each question, one at a time. *Sources: As comparing and contrasting sources in scholarly works is a central analytical tool— using good sources when creating the work will be essential. *A minimum of 2 sources must be used in creating the work. Each must be cited in the text of your paper at least once (failure to do so constitutes plagiarism). *Your sources must be: the selected journal article, and one book (in this case your textbook is acceptable). All sources must be an approved academic nature (see source handout for examples of academic sources). *Citations: All citations in the works cited page or in text must follow MLA, or Chicago/Turabian Citation Style. What does that mean? All sources must be cited a minimum of once within the text, and the citation must occur directly after the sentence in which it is used. Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism, and will result in a minimum of a failing grade on the assignment. A works cited page is also required. *Note: *if no comparison source is present, or a non-academic comparison source is used, at best the work can earn a D. *No AI can be used in any form, be it for editing, organizational or content creation. If it is used, the assignment would minimally earn an F. *If sources are used in the paper, but aren’t cited in the paper, but only on the works cited page—the assignment would minimally earn an F.

Overview You are an HR consultant contracted by the VP of an LLC in Wilmington, Delaware, to solve their internal challenges. This U.S. office is a branch of a larger Singaporean software solutions organization that has a total of 140 employees and generates $20M in revenue per year. The CEO of this organization, headquartered in Singapore, wants to explore new markets in the United States, gain access to new customers, diversify risk, leverage resources, and increase profits. Unfortunately, the newly formed U.S. branch has been facing several problems from the beginning. Employees at the call center and the sales and marketing division are disengaged and emotionally fatigued due to contradictory communication between the branch’s leadership and the leadership at the Singaporean headquarters. The branch team members feel frustrated and undervalued as a result of conflicting feedback from their VP and management team. Messages from leadership lack consistency, especially regarding policies and practices related to human resources. There is no training for team members. Communication problems between the Singaporean headquarters and U.S. branch are resulting in low employee morale. Overall, the standard operating procedures (SOP) followed successfully at the headquarters in Singapore could not be replicated at the U.S. branch. As a result, the CEO’s vision of successfully furthering expansion into the U.S. market remains unfulfilled. Your goal as an HR consultant is to create a change management toolkit that includes the following: A needs assessment or change readiness audit An organizational change management plan A change management communication plan A letter recommending strategies to ensure that the changes and their benefits are retained To create the toolkit, you will compile your work from Milestones One and Two. (UPLOADED BELOW) So far, you have completed your change readiness audit and created a change management plan. Now, you will record and share a presentation to demonstrate your change management communication plan. This plan should include your recommendations for workforce development techniques and how you plan to communicate these to employees and leadership of the U.S. branch, as well as leadership at the Singaporean headquarters. It is not enough to implement change successfully; efforts should also be made to sustain the change. You must also write an executive letter to the VP of the U.S. branch, recommending strategies and best practices to ensure that the changes are implemented and maintained. Directions Change Management Toolkit Part One: Change Readiness/Needs Assessment Audit Report Submit your change readiness report from Milestone One that was created according to the following criteria. Be sure to revise your report based on feedback you received on your milestone. (FEEBACK SCORE WAS 50/50 no revising needed) In this report prepared for the VP, you will discuss the change readiness of the workforce and leadership, willingness and capabilities for change, and any historical barriers to change from past planned or unplanned change management experiences. Use the Employee Engagement Survey, Leaders’ Self-Evaluations, Exit Interviews, and Forms of Resistance Grid from the Supporting Materials section to assess the change-readiness of employees of the U.S. branch. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria: Based off the Employee Engagement Survey data, create visuals that illustrate areas in need of change, specifically in the U.S. branch. Your visuals must address the following: Appraisal, job-role stagnation, and promotion or recognition Apathy or disinterest regarding the vision, mission, and values of the organization (Singaporean headquarters and U.S. branch) Lack of trust in managers, especially senior leaders Impressions about the organization’s (Singaporean headquarters and U.S. branch) attitude to inclusion and diversity Justify your selection of data points from the Employee Engagement Survey results Discuss employees’ confidence in change management practices. Consider the information available through the Employee Engagement Survey and Leaders’ Self-Evaluations. Do employees have a high degree of confidence in the organization’s leadership? Explain your reasoning. Explain the urgency for change at the employee and leadership level. Analyze the middle managers’ (team leads’) role in creating an adoption mindset: How could they serve as a bridge between the senior leaders and the frontline staff? Are they ready to take ownership of the proposed change? Explain your reasoning. How do leadership styles and power distribution impact change readiness? Identify opportunities to increase change readiness/trust at the U.S. branch: Why are some employees more accepting of change while others might be more resistant? How does the Forms of Resistance Grid explain the common reasons for resistance to change? Use the Exit Interviews and the Forms of Resistance Grid, to discuss any two forms of resistance from this list: ambivalence, peer-focused dissent, upward dissent, sabotage, and refusal/exit. Use Hofstede’s cultural dimension model and the Exit Interviews, Employee Engagement Survey, and Leaders’ Self-Evaluations to explain cultural considerations that may have created difficulties for the employees of the U.S. branch to adjust to the Singaporean headquarters’ SOPs. Summarize the importance of cultural considerations using Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Model in the context of the U.S. branch and the Singaporean headquarters. Explain how Hofstede’s model helps analyze cultural differences based on specific evidence and not on preconceived notions about different cultures. Discuss how differences in specific dimensions of Hofstede’s model may result in misunderstanding and change management frustration or failure. Discuss individualism and one other dimension from the list below that might impact the cross-cultural communication and business practice differences among the U.S. and the Singaporean employees: Uncertainty avoidance Power distance Long-term orientation Part Two: Change Management Plan Submit your change management plan from Milestone Two that was created according to the following criteria. Be sure to revise your plan based on feedback that you received on your milestone. (FEEBACK SCORE WAS 50/50 NO REVISING NEEDED) In this report prepared for the VP, you will detail the strategy to convince the workforce to implement the changes. Refer to the Case for Change Guide and other company data, such as the Leaders’ Self-Evaluations, the Vision, Mission, and Strategic Goals document, and the Employee Engagement Survey (all linked below in Supporting Materials). Ensure that the report details the pre-implementation and implementation phases of the change management

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 16 and 17 from your course textbook, Accounting for Governmental and Nonprofit Entities (19th ed.). In your presentation, Distinguish the key differences in accounting and financial reporting for governmental and not-for-profit organizations compared with traditional for-profit corporations. Select a specific state or local government (i.e. your city government, county government, or state government) and explain at least three unique accounting issues based on your selected government. Recommend at least three internal controls to promote proper budget management and fund accounting for your selected state and local government. Select a specific not-for-profit organization (i.e. healthcare organization, university, or other nonprofit organization) and analyze at least three unique accounting or financial reporting concerns for your selected organization. Recommend at least three internal controls to promote integrity in financial reporting for your selected organization. Evaluate two ways that stakeholders may use the financial reports issued by state and local governments, not-for-profit organizations, and federal government agencies. The Accounting and Financial Reporting for Governmental and Not-for-Profit Organizations final presentation must be 12 to 15 slides in length (not including title and references slides and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint PresentationLinks to an external site.] resource. must include a separate title slide with the following in title case: title of paper in bold font Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page. student’s name name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus) course name and number instructor’s name due date must utilize academic voice. Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance. must include an introduction and conclusion slide. must use at least 5 credible sources in addition to the course text. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source. To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, refer to this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips. You can also refer to the How to Use Library OneSearchLinks to an external site. video and Advanced Search TechniquesLinks to an external site. tip sheet. must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide. must include a separate references slide that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. Refer to the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications

SUBJECT: ETHN 3  Step 1 – Choose or Create a Meme Select a meme based on a course theme we have discussed so far. You may use an existing meme or create your own. (la conciencia de las mestiza, the identity Dilemma hispanic vs latinos, US third world Feminism, narrating cross boarder migration) Step 2 – Write a Reflection (2–3 pages, double-spaced) Organize your paper into three parts: Part 1 – Description (1 page / 10 sentences) Title your meme. Describe what the meme shows and what it is “saying.” Identify the issue or topic it addresses. Part 2 – Argument/Context (1 page) Argument/Thesis: What truth or critique does this meme express about X community? What stereotype, myth, or system does it challenge? Historical/Cultural Context: Explain the history, policy, or background (e.g., immigration, labor, identity, colonialism) that makes this meme meaningful. Part 3 – Analysis & Reflection (1 page) Themes/Theories: Connect the meme to 1–3 class themes. Use at least two course readings or lectures. Include author names and page numbers. Critical Reflection: Why did you choose this meme? What lesson or question does it raise? How does it contribute to or challenge Latinx Studies? Part 4 – Create a Works Cited Page  If you are needing help with work cited pages take a look at Easybib.com or how to cite an intext source see https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.html Due Sunday April 5th at 11:59!

Biomedical Devices Innovation End-of-Course Instruction To Students: This End-of-Course Assessment paper comprises NINE (9) pages (including the cover page). Students must use the official answer template provided in Appendix A. Before submitting your answers, you are required to complete the declaration section in the template by checking the appropriate boxes to confirm: the originality of your work, that the assignment has not been submitted to another course, and your use (or non-use) of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, in accordance with the Academic Integrity Rules  Submissions that do not use the prescribed template or that contain incomplete or inaccurate declarations may be subjected to penalties under the Academic Integrity Rules. You are to include the following particulars in your submission: Course Code, Title of the ECA, SUSS PI No., Your Name, and Submission Date. Late submission will be subjected to the marks deduction scheme. Please refer to the Student Handbook for details. Instruction To Students:   BME317 ECA Questions Question 1 Examine your biomedical device startup business and develop a 1-minute elevator pitch video designed to generate interest from potential investors. In the video, discuss your business and funding opportunity while speaking directly to the camera. Only you may appear in the video—no slides, props, or other visual aids are allowed. Your pitch must clearly address the following key elements: Company information Value proposition Problem or opportunity being addressed Your product Market size and growth potential Additional information that reinforces your credibility. Support and/or amount of funding you are asking. The presentation must be no longer than 1 minute. Only content delivered within the first 60 seconds will be graded. (25 marks) Question 2 Discuss your proposed biomedical device startup idea (based on Question 1) using the Business Model Canvas (BMC). Incorporate all essential components outlined in Section 1.2 in Study Unit 4. Appraise and discuss how each component contributes to making your business viable, sustainable, and successful. Your answer should not exceed 900 words. (25 marks) Question 3 Evaluate your biomedical device (as described in Question 1) and analyse how your device could qualify for intellectual property (IP) protection. Perform an IP search and identify THREE (3) similar existing patents or published applications. For each, explain how it might affect your device’s ability to obtain patent protection. Assuming your startup is the first to invent and develop this biomedical device, propose TWO (2) patent claims that could protect your innovation. Justify the scope and originality of each proposed claim. Your answer should not exceed 900 words. (25 marks) Question 4 Discuss your plan to prototyping your biomedical device startup (as described in Question 1), using figures where appropriate. Outline your planned proof-ofconcept testing, non-clinical testing, and clinical testing, clearly stating the objectives and expected outcomes of each stage. Additionally, describe the key considerations involved in developing and testing biomedical device prototypes, with reference to the following: Safety precautions Relevant regulatory agencies and applicable regulations Hazard identification and risk management Use of animals (if applicable) Occupational health and laboratory safety Facilities and equipment requirements Your answer should not exceed 900 words.

You are the Public Relations Director for a professional team of your choice. The life of a PR Director is always an interesting one full of situations that cannot be controlled. A PR Director must simply deal with the situations as they arise. Throughout the term, you will be given different scenarios that you must address. For press releases and all other types of produced materials, you are expected to follow the AP standard of media writing. Fantasy Sports Public Relations: DUI Arrest Assignment You will craft an AP-compliant public relations release regarding a team member who had a recent DUI Arrest and a second release about a team member being placed on the injured reserve list. Fantasy Sports Public Relations: Test Positive for COVID-19 Assignment You will craft an AP-compliant public relations release regarding a team member who had a recent positive result on a COVID-19 test and a second release about a team member who had a recent domestic violence arrest. 3.Fantasy Sports Public Relations: Paternity Lawsuit Assignment You will craft an AP-compliant public relations release regarding a team member who had a recent paternity lawsuit and a second team member who had to undergo extra physical therapy. 4.Fantasy Sports Public Relations: Player Performance Doesn’t Meet Pre-Season Expectations Assignment You will craft an AP-compliant public relations release regarding a team member whose recent performance has not met pre-season expectations and a second release about a team member whose x-rays came back inconclusive. 5.Fantasy Sports Public Relations: Oblique Strain Assignment You will craft an AP-compliant public relations release regarding an infrequently used team member who had a recent oblique strain and a second release about a team significant line-up change due to a number of critical injuries. 6.Fantasy Sports Public Relations: Multi-MVP Star/Coach Disagreement Assignment You will craft an AP-compliant public relations release regarding a multi-MVP star team member who had a significant disagreement on game plan and strengths chart and a second release about a team member who had a season-ending knee injury. 7.Fantasy Sports Public Relations: Rookie Takes Over for Veteran Assignment You will craft an AP-compliant public relations release regarding a team member (rookie) who recently took over for a veteran player due to the veteran player’s off-field/negative behavior and a second release about a team member (a franchise player) who requires minor surgery

Make a quality initiative proposal (7-10 PowerPoint slides) through a presentation, interpreting and communicating dashboard data to support the proposal. You may use one of the links in the following reading list to access a dashboard or metrics for a health care facility to develop the QI initiative proposal: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/ https://www.healthgrades.com https://www.leapfroggroup.org  You will need to identify basic information about the health care setting, size, and specific type of care delivery related to the topic that you identify. You are expected to abide by standards for compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Complete the following steps for your proposal: Analyze data to identify a health care issue or an area of concern as it relates to a state, national, or accreditation benchmark requirement relevant to your professional setting. TOPIC: Patient satisfaction scores (HCAHPS scores). Issue: Low scores in nurse communication or pain management. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-Ties reimbursement to scores and Hospital consumer assessment of healthcare providers and systems (HCAHPS)- national standardization survey Evaluate the quality of the data. Outline a QI initiative proposal based on the selected health issue or area of concern and supporting data analysis to improve identified dashboard metric. The interactive activity Designing a Quality Improvement Initiative can get you going on the first steps of a QI process and your assessment. Identify the target areas of improvement and outcome measures. Include the QI model that will be utilized. Specify evidence-based strategies that will be utilized. Integrate interprofessional perspectives and actions to lead quality improvements in patient safety, cost-effectiveness, and work-life quality. Specify roles and responsibilities. Apply effective collaboration strategies to promote QI of interprofessional care. Include specific communication tools. Deliver a persuasive, coherent, and effective audiovisual presentation. Integrate relevant sources to support arguments, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style. Your assessment should also meet the following requirements: Length of submission: 7–10 PowerPoint slides, with speaker’s notes, not including title slide and attached reference list. Balance text with visuals. Avoid text-heavy slides. Use speaker’s notes for additional content. Length of presentation: No more than 10 minutes. What to submit: Along with your recording, submit your slides with speaker notes as a PDF. Save your PowerPoint files as a PDF with notes. The speaker notes will be processed through Turnitin. Number of references: Cite a minimum of five sources (no older than seven years, unless a seminal work) of scholarly or professional evidence to support your evaluation, recommendations, and plans APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style.    By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria: Competency 2: Plan quality improvement initiatives in response to routine data surveillance. Analyze data to identify a health care issue or area of concern as it relates to a state, national, or accreditation benchmark requirement. Outline a quality improvement initiative proposal based on a selected health care issue or area of concern and supporting data analysis to improve identified dashboard metrics. Competency 4: Integrate interprofessional perspectives to lead quality improvements in patient safety, cost-effectiveness, and work-life quality. Integrate interprofessional perspectives and specify actions to lead quality improvements in patient safety, cost-effectiveness, and work-life quality. Competency 5: Apply effective communication strategies to promote quality improvement of interprofessional care. Apply effective collaboration strategies to promote quality improvement of interprofessional care. Create a persuasive, coherent, and effective audiovisual presentation. Integrate relevant sources to support arguments, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style. NO USE OF AI, PLEASE USE PROPER APA IN TEXT CITATION

Instructions:  Somewhat recent research (see Payne et al., 2004; Unnever & Cullen, 2007) has examined demographic correlates of support for capital punishment, across a variety of contexts.  These studies have found that, among others, two of the more salient predictors of support for capital punishment are sex and race.  While certainly making consequential contributions to the literature on punitiveness in general and capital punishment in particular, these studies have some limitations.  (The former study relies on a nonrepresentative sample, and the latter study employs the use of data over fifteen years old.)     In this project, practicum students will address both of the aforementioned limitations of previous studies in this area by employing recent (2018), nationally-representative data to explore demographic correlates of attitudes toward capital punishment.  As a student of a methods/stats course in the social sciences you are well-positioned to investigate this matter by employing the most robust source for trend data on American attitudes across the social/political spectrum:  The 2018 General Social Survey    The 2018 GSS contains a host of variables that will allow researchers to assess the null hypothesis that there is no relationship between demographic variables (in this case, sex and race) and support for capital punishment.  In particular, you are to investigate the potential link between sex and support for capital punishment (are there any differences between males and females in support for the death penalty), and race and support for capital punishment (are there any differences between whites and nonwhites in their support for the death penalty?).  It just so happens that you have recently acquired the requisite skills to properly assess if these relationships are in fact significant – and if so, what is the direction of the relationship (e.g., are males and whites more or less likely than females and nonwhites to support capital punishment?)?     There are three variables that students will use in a condensed version of the 2018 GSS – REDUCED 2018 GSS — that I have created specifically for this project.  While I do not specify the independent and dependent variables in this analysis, I would like to think that after nearly one year of research methodology, students should be able to figure this one out on their own.  The three variables, which are provided near the bottom of the dataset (variable view in SPSS) are:    1.     DEATH:  dummy variable for support for capital punishment for murder (0 = “OPPOSE”,  1 = “FAVOR”).    2.     MALE:  dummy variable for sex (0 =”FEMALE”, 1 = “MALE”).    3.     WHITE:  dummy variable for white (0 = “NONWHITE”, 1 = “WHITE”).    Given the level of measurement of these three measures (students should know levels of measurement by now, but keep in mind that all three are measured on the same level), your instructor thinks it best if you employ the use of the crosstabulations procedure in SPSS (analyze/descriptive statistics/crosstabs).  Based on your analyses, students should answer the following questions in full.    1.     What are the independent variables in this study?  The dependent variable?    2.     What level of measurement are the variables, DEATH, MALE, and WHITE?     a.     Are these three variables discrete or continuous?  Why?    3.     After performing the relative analysis (Hint:  crosstabulation first between MALE and DEATH) answer the following questions as specifically as possible.     a.     Is there a significant association between the variables MALE and DEATH — i.e., is there a significant association between a respondent’s sex and their support for capital punishment?       b.     What information (statistic) did you use to make this determination of statistical significance?     c.      After viewing the crosstabulation table, what appears to be the relationship between sex and attitudes toward capital punishment – i.e., who seems to demonstrate more or less support (be specific)?       4.     Students now should observe the association between race and attitudes toward capital punishment, to observe if there is any significant relationship between the two.  (Hint:  crosstabulation between WHITE and DEATH) Answer the following questions as specifically as possible.    a.     Is there a significant association between the variables WHITE and DEATH — i.e., is there a significant association between a respondent’s race and their support for capital punishment?      b.     What information (statistic) did you use to make this determination of statistical significance?    c.      After viewing the crosstabulation table, what appears to be the relationship between race and attitudes toward capital punishment – i.e., who seems to demonstrate more or less support for the death penalty (be specific)?      5.     After performing the TWO crosstabulations, discuss your broad takeaway regarding the demographic correlates of support for capital punishment, paying specific attention to the following issues.  a.     Are males more or less supportive of capital punishment than females?  Are whites or nonwhites more supportive of capital punishment?  b.     Discuss the strength of these demographic correlates in their ability to predict attitudes toward the death penalty.  c.      Based on the results of the crosstabulations, when it comes to predicting how an individual feels on the issue of capital punishment, which  variable appears to be more important in determining an individual’s attitudes – sex or race?  Use the results from the tables to make your case here (this question will be graded closely).          6.     Can we determine causality from these bivariate results?  Why or why not?   7.     In your estimation, what are some other variables that might predict one’s attitudes toward capital punishment.  Explain your choices.   8.     Is this the best way to assess attitudes toward capital punishment and punitiveness in general?  a.     Are there limitations with the data used?  b.     Are there limitations with the manner in which these variables were operationalized?      There will be two separate assignment drop boxes created in Canvas:  syntax drop box, and Class Project VI drop box.  Students should include the syntax files for all procedures used.      Format:    While there is no specific length/page requirement to this assignment, students are asked to answer the questions comprehensively.  Assignments

Prepare an analysis (5-7 pages) of an adverse event or a near miss from your professional nursing experience and outline a QI initiative that would address it.  Adverse event scenario: Patient began having reaction to blood transfusion. Orders for transfusion reaction included epinephrine IM (intramuscular). The bedside nurse administered the Epinephrine intravenously by mistake, not realizing the order said to be administered intramuscular. Patient began to feel physical symptoms such as chest pain from Intravenous epinephrine. EKG showed changes requiring cardiology evaluation to rule out heart attack caused by the epinephrine being administered intravenously.  Prepare a comprehensive analysis of an adverse event or a near miss from your professional nursing experience that you or a peer experienced. Provide an analysis of the impact of the same type of adverse event or near miss in other facilities. How was it managed, who was involved, and how was it resolved? Be sure to: Analyze the implications of the adverse event or near miss for all stakeholders. Analyze the sequence of events, missed steps, or protocol deviations related to the adverse event or near miss using a root cause analysis. Evaluate QI actions or technologies related to the event that are required to reduce risk and increase patient safety. Evaluate how other institutions integrated solutions to prevent these types of events. Incorporate relevant metrics of the adverse event or near miss to support need for improvement. Outline a QI initiative to prevent a future adverse event or near miss. Ensure your analysis conveys purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards   Your assessment should also meet the following requirements: Length of submission: A minimum of five but no more than seven double-spaced, typed pages, not including the title page or References section. Number of references: Cite a minimum of three sources of scholarly or professional evidence that support your evaluation, recommendations, and plans. Current source material is defined as no older than five years unless it is a seminal work.  Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style   By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria: Competency 1: Plan quality improvement initiatives in response to adverse events and near-miss analyses. Analyze the implications of an adverse event or a near miss for all stakeholders. Analyze the sequence of events, missed steps, or protocol deviations related to an adverse event or a near miss using a root cause analysis. Outline a quality improvement initiative to prevent a future adverse event or near miss based on research and evidence-based practices. Competency 3: Evaluate quality improvement initiatives using sensitive and sound outcome measures. Evaluate and identify quality improvement actions or technologies related to an event that are required to reduce risk and increase patient safety. Competency 5: Apply effective communication strategies to promote quality improvement of interprofessional care. Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.     Guiding Questions Adverse Event or Near Miss Analysis This document is designed to give you questions to consider and additional guidance to help you successfully complete the Adverse Event or Near Miss Analysis assessment. You may find it useful to use this document as a prewriting exercise, an outlining tool, or a final check to ensure you have sufficiently addressed all the grading criteria for this assessment. This document is a resource to help you complete the assessment. Do not turn in this document as your assessment submission. For examples of adverse events or near misses, visit: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2021). WebM&M cases & commentaries. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm Analyze the implications of the adverse event or near miss for all stakeholders. ●        What are the possible short-term and long-term effects on the stakeholders (patient, family, interprofessional team, facility, community, et cetera)? ●        What are the responsibilities and actions of the interprofessional team related to the adverse event or near miss? ●        What measures should have been taken? Who are the responsible parties or roles? ●        How did the incident impact the stakeholders? Did it change how they do their work, or how or what they report? Analyze the sequence of events, missed steps, or protocol deviations related to the adverse event or near miss using a root cause analysis. ●        How did the event result from a patient’s medical management rather than from the underlying condition? ●        What were the missed steps or protocol deviations that led to the adverse event or near miss? What was overlooked? Why? ●        What kind of interprofessional communications could have prevented this event? ●        To what extent was the adverse event or near miss preventable? Evaluate quality improvement actions or technologies related to the event that are required to reduce risk and increase patient safety. ●        What quality improvement technologies are in place to increase patient safety and reduce risks that pertain to this adverse event? What would prevent it from happening in the future? ●        Are those technologies being utilized appropriately? How could they be more usefully employed? ●        How do other institutions prevent these types of events from occurring? ●        What data are generated from the facility’s dashboard related to the selected incident? (By dashboard, we mean the data that are generated from the information technology platform that provides integrated operational, financial, clinical, and patient safety data for health care management. This is not something you will find online or in the Capella library.) ●        What data are associated with the adverse event or near miss? What do the relevant metrics show? (Patient satisfaction and readmission rates are important metrics. Look at trending data and compare to see where relevant metrics are headed.) ●        What research or data related to the adverse event or near miss is available outside of your institution? ●        Compare internal data to external data. What do you find? Outline a quality improvement initiative to prevent