In your philosophy final, you will write a short essay addressing the problem of how this introduction to philosophy relates to your life.

The title of the paper will be “Your Name: A Philosophical Summation,” “Your Name’s Apology,”
“A Symposium.” Or something like that.

In this paper, you will take three of our main ideas and show how they help to explain your life.

Your paper will have a 1-2 sentence introduction, setting the scene—telling a bit about the class, naming the three ideas that interested you the most, and then explaining in 1-4 sentences how these ideas relate to you.
The body of the paper will contain the following:
I. Main Idea 1
A. State the idea
B. Explain it
C. Explain what it has to do with you. Be totally specific and precise—names, places etc. You may fictionalize. Add images and videos if you wish
II. Main Idea 2–same outline as above
III. Main Idea 3–same outline as above
The paper should have a cover sheet that is a work of art. Be sure to use a title expressing your thesis and use an image which also reflects your thesis

 

Local government leaders have asked you to provide information and recommendations for increasing sustainability in the community.

Perform an initial search to learn about green initiatives for a city in your area.

Create a 5- to 8-slide PowerPoint® presentation or Write a 350- to 525-word proposal to your local government.

Include the following:

o A summary of green initiatives for a city in your area.

o Recommendations to your local government for creating a greener, more sustainable and livable community.

o The proposal should include recommendations both for actions by the local government and by individual homeowners.

o Explain how implementing these recommendations would promote sustainability and improve like for residents.

Include appropriate images.

Include a list of the sources you use.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

o For Local Campus students, these are oral presentations accompanied by Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations.

o For Online and Directed Study students, these are Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with notes similar to what you would present orally.

Demonstration of Proficiency

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

• Competency 1: Analyze the elements of a successful quality improvement initiative.
  • Apply evidence-based and best-practice strategies to address a safety issue or sentinel event.
  • Create a feasible, evidence-based safety improvement plan.
• Competency 2: Analyze factors that lead to patient safety risks.
  • Analyze the root cause of a patient safety issue or a specific sentinel event within an organization.
• Competency 3: Identify organizational interventions to promote patient safety.
  • Identify existing organizational resources that could be leveraged to improve a plan.
• Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based strategies to communicate in a manner that supports safe and effective patient care.
  • Communicate in writing that is clear, logical, and professional, with correct grammar and spelling, using current APA style.

Professional Context

Nursing practice is governed by health care policies and procedures as well as state and national regulations developed to prevent problems. It is critical for nurses to participate in gathering and analyzing data to determine causes of patient safety issues, in solving problems, and in implementing quality improvements.

Scenario

For this assessment, you may choose from the following options as the subject of a root-cause analysis and safety improvement plan:

• The specific safety concern identified in your previous assessment.
• The Vila Health: Root-Cause Analysis and Safety Improvement Planning simulation.
• One of the case studies from the previous assessment.
• A personal practice experience in which a sentinel event occurred.

Instructions

The purpose of this assessment is to demonstrate your understanding of and ability to analyze a root cause of a specific safety concern in a health care setting. You will create a plan to improve the safety of patients related to the concern based on the results of your analysis, using the literature and professional best practices as well as the existing resources at your chosen health care setting to provide a rationale for your plan.

Use the Root-Cause Analysis and Improvement Plan Template [DOCX] to help you to stay organized and concise.

Additionally, be sure that your plan addresses the following, which corresponds to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Please study the scoring guide carefully so you understand what is needed for a distinguished score.

• Analyze the root cause of a patient safety issue or a specific sentinel event in an organization.
• Apply evidence-based and best-practice strategies to address the safety issue or sentinel event.
• Identify organizational resources that could be leveraged to improve your plan.
• Create a feasible, evidence-based safety improvement plan.
• Communicate in writing that is clear, logical, and professional, with correct grammar and spelling, using current APA style.

Additional Requirements

• Length of submission: Use the provided template to create a 4–6 page root cause analysis and safety improvement plan. A title page is not required but you must include a reference list as per the template.
• Number of references: Cite a minimum of 3 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 current APA style.

Competency

Apply principles of organizational learning, innovation, and change in healthcare organizations.

Instructions

As the leader of this healthcare organization, you have been invited to a healthcare symposium to discuss organizational learning, innovation, and change in healthcare organizations. You are requested to give a presentation on your organization’s changes for improvement, learning methods employed in the change process, and what innovations your organization used for the improvements.

You are presented with the following details to complete your presentation.

1. Explain the concepts of organizational learning in a healthcare setting. Cover at least three concepts with an example of each.
2. Outline steps used to create innovation in a healthcare setting in the face of a recessive marketplace. Provide a minimum of three steps with examples.
3. Discuss the overwhelming need for continuous change in a healthcare setting; provide examples.

On a separate slide, provide references in APA format.

NOTE – APA formatting and proper grammar, punctuation, and form are required. APA help is available from this link – APA.

If you are new to creating a PowerPoint presentation, visit the following free tutorial websites:

• Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2013 Tutorial
• PowerPoint 2013