Category: Nursing

Personhood Chart

This chart contains a grid for different philosophical anthropologies that answer the question of personhood.

Complete the following chart in the context of defining what it means to be human according to Christianity, Materialism, and your own Personal View.  Refer to the assigned reading for explanation of characteristics listed on the left.

 

 

Christianity

Materialism

Personal View

Relational

Multidimensional

Sexual

Moral

Mortal

Destined for Eternal Life

Destined for eternal life:

For this week, you will be completing a research appraisal about a women’s health topic in which you may be interested. The purpose is to complete only a synthesis of the topic. To start, only look at studies that are specific to your women’s health topic. Your appraisal will assist in finding the most current evidence. Remember, this is only for the purpose of synthesis. Simplicity is key to a successful evaluation. Below is a way to assist you in compiling your significant articles. Your table should only contain 5 articles. Finalize your findings in 1–2 pages and submit with your evaluation table.

In the headings for the columns, include the following:

Citation: Author, year, title

Conceptual Framework: Theoretical basis for study

Design/Method: Indicate design and describe what was done in the study

Sample/setting: Number, characteristics, attrition rate, and why

Major variables studied and their definitions: Independent/dependent variable

Measurement: What scales were used to measure the outcome variables (e.g., name of scale, author, reliability info)

Data analysis: What stats were used to answer the clinical question

Findings: Statistical findings or qualitative findings (one for every statistical test mentioned in data anlysis)

Appraisal/Worth to Practice: Strengths and limitations of the study, risk or harm if study intervention or findings implemented, and feasibility

Assignment 3 Grading CriteriaMaximum Points
Clearly discussed the women’s health issue.25Accurately summarized research in evaluation table.25Ensured that paper concisely describes findings.25Ensured that the paper is well organized and well written and demonstrates significant development in your ability to think and write from initial submission. Properly followed APA format.25
Total:100

Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Solving Problems and Communicating Effectively

 

Assignment 1

Describe a situation when you made an important decision.  What content in the chapter applied to that situation?  What was the outcome?

 

Assignment 2

Why are problem solving and decision making skills important to you as a professional? Describe the two best decisions you have made in your life and the two worst.  What factors assisted you in making the wise decisions?  What elements of critical thinking and problem solving were involved in your decision making?  What content of the chapter applied to that situation?

 

Assignment 3

Consider a recent interaction you witnessed.

Did the sender express the message clearly?

Use the appropriate medium?

Listen and respond to questions and comments?

What was the outcome?

 

Now, think about a recent interaction where you were the sender using the above criteria.  If you could replay the interaction, what would you do differently
?

 

Assignment 4

You are a manager of your department which has 12 employees.  Your supervisor has approved the funds to send two employees from each shift to a major conference in a nearby city.  Most of the employees would like to go, but the financial resources limit your selection.  How would you resolve this situation?

 

Assignment 5

You are a school nurse.  In the past two weeks, nine cases of head lice were reported in different classrooms.  The potential for spread is high, and both the teachers and the parents are growing anxious.

 

Compose a
memo
for distribution to the teachers and a
business letter
to the parents.  Your goals are to inform, reassure, and direct future inquiries.  Make sure you use the guidelines and format covered in the notes.

 

NOTE:
  For the students who are not nurses, if you want, you may change the scenario in this assignment and prepare the memo & letter to a situation tailored to your allied health specialty.

 

Assignment 6

Please research an internet source that enhances the material covered in this unit.

Please post your summary and comments and include the URL for your classmates.

Reading Assignment: Chapters 8 & 9
in Sullivan

 

Individual Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

 

Describe how to use the critical-thinking process.

Describe ways to foster creativity.

Develop a plan to improve your decision-making and problem-solving skills.

Compare and contrast individual and collective decision-making processes in various situations.

Recognize stumbling blocks to making decisions and solving problems.

Foster innovation in your work and that of others.

Identify the factors that influence communication.

Discuss how communication can be distorted and misunderstood.

Choose which communication mode to use depending on the message and relationship.

Explain how communication strategies vary according to the situation and those involved.

Improve your collaborative communication skills.

Develop a plan to enhance your communication skills.

 

 

 

Written Communication within the Organization

Know that you want to say before you start writing

Put people in your writing

Use action words

Write plainly

Use as few words as possible

Use simple direct sentences

Give the reader direction

Arrange the material logically

Use paragraphs to lead readers

Connect your thoughts

Be clear

Express similar thought in similar ways

 

 

Business Letter Format

 

Official letterhead/stationary. You should create your own stationary which should include ALL of your updated contact information centered on the top of the paper.  You should also bold the information and increase the font size.

Skip 4-8 lines
, depending on the length of the letter and the size of the letterhead

Date

Skip four lines

Inside address
– check for accurate address and spelling – include the person’s full name and title

Double space

RE
: – Regarding – this alerts the reader to the subject of your letter

Double space

Salutation

Use a comma for informal letters and a colon for formal letters

Dear Sir, Dear Dr., To Whom It May Concern, Dear Senator, etc.

Double space

 

Body of letter

Single space within the paragraph and double space between paragraphs

Double space

Complimentary closing
– “Sincerely,”

Skip 4 lines if the letter is typed

Signature (typed)

Place your written signature above your typed name

Double space

Enclosures

Copies
– cc: followed by the names of the persons receiving copies of the memos

 

 

Memo Format

Date

Double space

To:
– alphabetize the list if sending to more than one person, or use a ranking system

Double space

From:

Double space

Subject: or use RE: In a few words, state the reason you are writing the memo.  This lets the reader know at a glance what you will be talking about

Triple space

Signature

Triple space

Copies
– cc: followed by the names of the persons receiving copies of the memo

Global Warming: A Major Concern

According to World Health Organization  (WHO), global warming is the primary issues for concern. Noise  pollution, overcrowding, traffic jams are some factors that have led to  this problem. Lack of privacy is another factor in the modern times that  is impacting people in ways that haven’t been examined yet. We also see  a wide variance in weather patterns, such as severe hurricanes and  drought conditions in the U.S.

Source
: World Health Organization (WHO). (n.d.). 
Climate change
. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/topics/climate/en/

Based on your understanding of the topic, create a report in a Microsoft Word document answering the following questions:

Examine one weather  condition over the past two years in the U.S. which drastically affected  the population. How can the community better prepare their families for  such severe conditions?

Do you agree with the  statement that countries should be held accountable for their  contribution to climate change? Why or why not?

List some of the issues that might occur as the  world’s population increases? Factor in water, food, and hazardous waste  into your comments. Suggest ideas to address or avoid these issues.

According to the CDC website, violence is  attributed for approximately fifty thousand deaths each year and results  in over 2.5 million injuries. Homicide and suicide are the second and  third leading causes of death, respectively, among US population aged  fifteen to thirty four years.

Hospital emergency departments treat an  average of fifty five people for injuries every minute. The worst after  effect of the sudden population explosion across the globe is the rise  in violence.

How have violent injuries affected a community? What steps have communities taken to decrease overall violent crimes?

What steps can the  federal or state governments take to help support communities affected  from random or consistent violent acts?

What can parents do in  their homes to help educate children about risks and preventative  accidents to help keep them safe? What role should parents take to  reduce family violence?

How can health promotion and wellness programs play a significant role to reduce individual or gang violence?

How can schools and  work environments increase safety measures against violent individuals  or gangs entering their establishments?

What roles should parents, neighbors, friends,  health care personnel, and the community take when they observe someone  who may exhibit unusual behavior or comments to help prevent potential  violence? What agencies or resources are available to help communities  cope and help their members seek help or assistance?

TOWS Matrix

Internal and external factors are combined to develop and evaluate specific strategic alternatives using a TOWS matrix. The threats-opportunities-weaknesses-strengths (TOWS) matrix is an important matching tool that helps managers develop four types of strategies as the basis for strategic planning.

Managers consider internal strengths and weaknesses in relation to external opportunities and threats. The internal strengths and weaknesses–or competitive advantages and disadvantages–are summarized on the horizontal axis, and the external environmental opportunities and threats are summarized on the vertical axis.

Managers can then develop adaptive strategic alternatives by matching the organization’s strengths with the external environmental opportunities and threats, and in turn, matching the organization’s weaknesses with the external opportunities and threats.

 

TOWs Matrix

Opportunities (O)

Threats (T)

Strengths (S)

 SO Strategies

ST Strategies

 

Weaknesses (W)

 WO Strategies

WT Strategies

 

SO = strategies for pursuing opportunities.

ST = strategies for using strengths to reduce threats.

WO = strategies for overcoming weaknesses.

WT = strategies to prevent or reduce weaknesses to external threats.

To add additional rows to the tables, use Microsoft Word’s “Table > Insert > Rows” command.  Right click on a cell and following the prompts.

SWOT Matrix

 

Helpful

(to achieve the objective)

Harmful

(to achieve the objective)

Internal origin

(service/organization attributes)

Strengths

Weaknesses

External origin

(environmental/market attributes)

Opportunities

Threats

Feedback…

You have misunderstood the requirements for this assessment.

You need to select an actual organization and complete a TOWS matrix and analysis. This TOWS matrix should build upon the information that you provided for your selected organization in Assessment 1.

Be sure to review what is mean by the “knowledge economy management approach.” You will want to find examples of this in your organization.

You might want to quickly look at all of the assessment guidelines for this course. Each one builds on the previous one with a final paper at the end of the term.

Overview

Create a 3–5-page draft for a strategic plan for your selected organization using a TOWS matrix and portfolio analysis in addition to any other appropriate tool of your choosing.

Note: The assessments in this course are presented in sequence and must be completed in order.

The TOWS Matrix is a decision-making process for developing strategic alternatives. You will be able to better develop a more effective strategic plan based upon an in-depth understand of the current environment.

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

Competency 1: Analyze organizational structure, design, culture, and climate in relation to environmental forces. ◦Apply methodologies from the knowledge-economy management approach appropriately to the organization.

◦Integrate recent research into a strategic management plan.

Competency 2: Develop a strategic organizational plan that provides human and financial resources to support targeted organizational outcomes. ◦Synthesize operational and financial components into a strategic planning process.

◦Analyze strategy in relation to achieving competitive advantage.

Competency 3: Recommend an organizational structure and design to optimize a strategic plan. ◦Recommend an alternative organizational structure model that aligns with organizational goals.

 

Context

Development of strategies involves awareness of the environment, intellectual curiosity, and a willingness to be open to creative ideas and solutions.

The Assessment 2 Context document contains important information about the following topics related to Adaptive and Market Entry strategies:

The TOWS Matrix.

Service/Product Life Cycle.

Product (or service) Development Process.

Strategy Implementation & Organizational Culture.

When Cultures Need Changing.

 

 

Questions to Consider

To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.

 

Required Resources (Attached)

The following resources are required to complete the assessment.

Click the links provided below to view the following multimedia pieces:

Riverbend City: Ruby Lake Evacuation Mission | Transcript.

TOWS Matrix

 

Suggested Resources

 

The following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your courseroom.

 

Library Resources

 

The following e-books or articles from the Capella University Library are linked directly in this course:

Ginter, P. M., Duncan, W. J., & Swayne, L. E. (2013). Strategic management of health care organizations (7th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ◦Chapter 7, “Evaluation of Alternatives and Strategic Choice,” pages 255–304.

◦Chapter 8, “Value-Adding Service Delivery Strategies,” pages 307–341.

 

Littlejohns, P., Sharma, T., & Jeong, K. (2012). Social values and health priority setting in England: “Values”-based decision making. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 26(3), 363–373.

 

Assessment Instructions

Note: Assessment 1, Current Environmental Analysis, must be completed before beginning this assessment. You will be revisiting and revising strategies throughout each of the assessments in this course. Each assessment builds on your previous work.

 

Step One: Critical Thinking Skills Practice

The TOWS Matrix is a decision-making process for developing strategic alternatives. Your ability to think critically is key to organizing your thoughts throughout the strategic planning process.

In preparation for this assessment, you are required to view the Riverbend City: Ruby Lake Evacuation Mission simulation (linked in the Resources). This activity is an ideal setting to practice thoughtful application of critical thinking skills. This media piece addresses multiple competencies, some of which are difficult to practice and assess without a real world or a simulated setting. As you begin your TOWS matrix, keep the following categories of critical thought in mind as you consider the threats, opportunities, strengths, and weaknesses of the Ruby Lake Evacuation scenario.

Assumptions: What assumptions are being taking for granted by the people in this simulation? What alternative assumptions could be useful in this situation?

Information: What information did people have and what kind of information were they missing?

Fairness: How was intellectual and intercultural fairness demonstrated?

Criteria for Evaluation: What criteria would you use to evaluate the quality of the information, implementation and/or effectiveness?

Complete a practice TOWS Matrix for this scenario before proceeding to Step Two. This practice matrix does not need to be submitted.

 

Step Two: Complete a TOWS Matrix

Apply the same critical thought process to a real world setting that is relevant for your selected health care organization’s future success. In addition to completing a TOWS matrix, you may use any other appropriate analysis tools to determine alternative strategies.

Include the following as you develop alternative strategies:

Incorporate the use of new methodologies from the knowledge-economy management approach that might be appropriate for this organization.

Correlate recent research findings regarding strategy management into your approach.

Synthesize operational and financial components in your strategic planning process.

Incorporate your findings from your current environment analysis.

Determine the organizational structure that best facilitates the strategy—functional, divisional, or matrix.

 

Step Three: Draft Strategic Plan

Re-examine your work from Assessment 1 and create a high level draft of a strategic plan that incorporates insights from your environmental analysis and the TOWS matrix exercise.The goal is to focus upon application of the concepts and new insight. Keep it brief and substantive.

Preface your draft with the core assumptions regarding environmental opportunities and threats, organizational strengths and weaknesses, and organizational behavior dynamics that are foundational to the strategy.

Include a brief description of the proposed strategy that reflects the choices made regarding:

Service/product domain.

Market domain.

Level of investment in the respective service/product and market domains.

Positioning approach for achieving competitive advantage.

Maneuvers that will be used to implement the positioning approach.

Distinctive competencies or assets that will be relied on to gain and sustain competitive advantage.

 

Additional Requirements

Submit your selected health organization’s TOWS Matrix from Step Two, with the high-level components of a strategic plan, as an attachment to this assessment.

Length: 3–5 double-spaced, typed pages. Note: Feel free to construct images/diagrams to summarize information where appropriate (for example, TOWS matrix…).

APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting.

Resources: Use evidence from the literature to support your recommendations.

Feedback

Thank you for your initial work on this current environmental analysis of Parkland Health and Hospital Center.

An introduction to the organization would be helpful. Through reading of this paper, I could gather that this facility is in Dallas. Is this Texas? How many people are employed here? How many patients are served? Are there any specialties? Is this a for-profit or not-for-profit group?

You are an excellent writer. I look forward to your continued work.

Kind regards

 

Basic

Analyzes the internal and external environment of a health care organization, but the analysis is unclear or incomplete.

Faculty Comments:

“Your PEST analysis looked at some factors that might affect the internal and external environment. The external analysis might also look at direct competitors to this organization. Who is the competition? How close are these other organizations? Are there any overlapping services? You did include mention of serving a large about of the immigrant population. What is the population that is actually served? Are there any other external factors that affect this organization? The internal analysis might look at employees. For example, are there any staffing issues? This area might also look at the physical plant – are any changes or upgrades needed? Do people have any issues with accessing the facility due to transportation needs or lack of parking? (just some examples)”Thank you for your initial work on this current environmental analysis of Parkland Health and Hospital Center.

An introduction to the organization would be helpful. Through reading of this paper, I could gather that this facility is in Dallas. Is this Texas? How many people are employed here? How many patients are served? Are there any specialties? Is this a for-profit or not-for-profit group?

You are an excellent writer. I look forward to your continued work.

Kind regards

Environmental Analysis of Parkland Health & Hospital System

This paper conduct an environmental analysis of Parkland Health & Hospital System having in mind the importance of such analyses in guiding  a healthcare organization’s  strategic decisions. It not only sheds insights on opportunities, but barriers as well, both internal and external. With this information, strategies can be developed for successful improvement and positioning of a healthcare organization (Mitchell, 2013).

Key Structural Features Determining the Forces of Competition in Health Industry

In the health care industry, competing has an impact on several perspectives of relationships. In healthcare, it is theoretically proposed that the vertically integrated market structure in professional practice serves as the vehicle for intra-professional debate in the organization and for developing the needful provider-oriented care policy (Mitchell, 2013). This analysis suggests that key to the forces of competition in the industry is the special relationship between professionalism in healthcare service provision and professional regulation. Such regulation may simultaneously function as a limit to unfair competition and in fostering a well prized consumption for the clients in terms of professionalism and professional esteem (Finch, 2012).

The organized demand for health care services inherently tends to dampen competition in the industry. However, professionalism in itself is crucial in securing an organized care provider a state regulation, in which the care providers form the main decision-makers. Further it may influence the market behavior of the providers and consumers in several significant ways that may result in formation and maintenance of a leadership cartels in the local market. Therefore, pursuit of the political-economic theory of health care market formally affirms that professionalism is valued by established practitioners as the main factor that determines the influence in the industry (Finch, 2012).

Goals and Strategies of the Respective Competitive Forces

In a PESTanalysis,this paper evaluates the political, economic, social, and technological environment of the health industry in reference to the Parkland Hospital. As part of the healthcare industry, the hospital has equally undergone these factors, and they have, over the years of its service provision in Dallas, influencedits performance in the industry. As may be noted in the industry-specific analysis, some of these factors have benefited the facility, while others provide the institution several challenges that need to be addressed to survive the growing and unique competition in the industry. As a healthcare provider, therefore, the hospital needs to analyze these factors with the aim of improving on their current products and services(Finch, 2012).

Political Factors

These are external factors that are mainly ecological in terms of the legislation (future, current, and international), roles of the regulatory bodies, and the processes of government policies. It also includes the government term and any changes that legal activities may have on trading policies in terms of funding, access to grants, andinitiatives in the home market pressure. In the Parkland Hospital case, the passage of health laws such as the Centers for Medicare Services Act (2012) towards lowering the cost of care has increased the level of hospital utilization by the locals. This has significant impact on the availability of facilities to cater for the increased demand. Further, there has been an increase in activist lobbying that has impacted on the hospital operations based on the lobbying. For instance, there is an upsurge of special Interest groups lobbying for groups such as physicians, patient advocacy,hospital associations and nurse unions. In this regard, the hospital management is faced with the challenge of dealing with a stricter level of standards for an informed clique of consumers.

Economic Factors

This factor of industry competition is mainly concerned with the home economy in which the industry lies. Economy has an impact on other operations, both local and international. These operations may include general taxation that is specific to the health care product or services, in which seasonality issues affect market cycles of the industry factors. In other instances, the behaviors elicited affect market routes that in turn affect the distribution of customer and end-user drivers of the industry. Parkland is faced with the changes occasioned by the reduced reimbursement due to the requirements of the Centers for Medicare Services (CMS). For instance, implementation of the requirements led to a general reduction on as consumers demanded lowerpricing for the medical services. In order to increase capitation, the hospital is forced to consider other methods of increasing patient turnover, hence an increasedcompetition in the industry through competitive pricing. Clients are encouraged to pay for quality as the hospital operationalizes the patientsafety and riskreduction policy.

Social Factors

These factors include lifestyle trends of the catchment of the hospital. It is notable that the hospital mainly serves immigrants with a generally reserved cultural background. This has had an impact on the demographics as well as the attitudes andopinions of the consumer depending on how they view the law changes that affect their social brand. It is notable that even a simple action of introducing technology may have an impact on the consumer image that would compound into changes in their buying patterns and access to the services (Sutherland, 2013). In Dallas, there is a general culture shift towards transparency for patients involving integrating consumers in the care delivery and hospital operations. This has been majorly utilized in selling and marketing of the healthcare services as a product.

Technological Factors

Technologically, the industry is subjected to competing technology, in which research and developmentfunding is associated with dependent technology replacement (Cohen, Manion, & Morrison, 2013). Solutions to the maturity of technologymanufacturing and capacity of information andcommunications are in the resulting consumer buyingmechanisms. In the industry, technology legislationinnovation and potential of technology access affect the competitive edge depending on costs of licensing, patents, intellectual property rights, and communications. The hospital has a burden of investing in innovation to become the early adopters of technologies in the industry. For instance, the trending Central eMR can be embraced to improve service delivery. However, this is affected by legislation andrequirements. Altogether, the industry has potential in establishing scalable technology solutions. This will technically reduce the current barriers to partner business, in which leaders can adopt change and provide the required technology support resources.

The Organization’s Directional Strategy

As a public health system in its immediate community in Dallas, Parkland is the bedrock of a healthy population. In this regard, it is a daily reminder to the hospital management to improve the servicesrendered to its patients. By the time of this analysis, Parkland was adding more community health care services in the neighborhoods (Hall, &Roussel,2016). To them, patient care is not just their job but their passion. As indicated in the Hospital’s website, their mandate is to avail medical aid and other hospital-based care to its majorly needy population in the hospital district. This is borne in the mission of dedication to the well-being of communities depending on their care. Parkland Hospital envisions through their actions, to define the understanding of the standards of excellence a public academic health system as currently rendered by the facility.

The Organization’s Positioning Approach

Positioning approach of Parkland service is in its excellence standards. With the goal of providing the best possible health care for their patients, patient-centered approaches are promoted through compassionate handling of patients, and skill development through teamwork. This is the goal behind creation of CIRCLES –behavioral standards guiding the actions and interactions at the Parkland. Some of the values that help in positioning the organization include show of Compassion for every patient individually. This enables provision of service empathetically, in love and with concern. Further, the institution emphasizes integrity among its staffs. They are expected to remain honest, trustworthy, and transparent in their internal and external relationships. At management and technical level, collaboration is an important constituent of achieving the company goals by working with patients and partners. These goals have necessitated investment in leadership training and placement(Hall, & Roussel, 2016).

Summary/ Conclusion

This analysis underscores the place of quality management in ensuring good competition among stakeholders in the industry. Overall, the immigrants in Dallas have limited access to health care compared to the natives. This is regardless of whether they are insured or not. Majority of the immigrants have reported very few or no office medical visits in all categories of medical coverage of the US population: the uninsured, privately insured, and the public insured individuals. The disparity jeopardizes the quest of safer communities as outlined in health quality improvement given that individuals mingle in the society. Incidents of preventable infections are most likely under such a disparity in health care provision. Although healthcare institutions are charged by legislation to offer these services to the poor immigrants, there is laxity by the staffs. Such attitude can only be linked to a possible cultural incompetence among staffs in handling the immigrants and maintaining a competitive edge over its immediate competitors in the state.

To facilitate the desired change in the cultural competence, the healthcare institution has opportunities in the sufficiency of supporting demand-driven factors in the region. Further, the diversity in the population served offers the nurses and other staffs to learn the immigrant language or to employ nurses with competency in immigrants’ languages. This notwithstanding, the health care institution needs to benchmark cultural competency to capture its ability in providing the needed knowledge of the needs of the immigrants, and the awareness and respect for the local cultural values, language, and ethnicity and practices (as a group or as individuals)

 

References

Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Morrison, K. (2013).
Research methods in education.
7
th
Ed. New York, NY: Routledge.

Finch, J. (2012). 
Managerial marketing
. San Diego: Bridge point Education, Inc.

Hall, H.R., &Roussel, L.A. (2016).
Evidence-based practice
.Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.

Mitchell, G. (2013). Selecting the best theory to implement planned change.Belfast: Queen’s University press.

Sutherland, K. (2013). Applying Lewin’s change management theory to the implementation of bar-coded medication administration.
Canadian Journal of Nursing Informatics.Editoral Board
, 8(1&2).

Select a family to complete a family health assessment. (The family   cannot be your own.)

Before interviewing the family, develop three open-ended,   family-focused questions for each of the following health patterns:

Values, Health Perception

Nutrition

Sleep/Rest

Elimination

Activity/Exercise

Cognitive

Sensory-Perception

Self-Perception

Role Relationship

Sexuality

Coping

NOTE: Your list of questions must be submitted with your assignment   as an attachment.

After interviewing the family, compile the data and analyze the responses.

In 1,000-1,250 words, summarize the findings for each functional   health pattern for the family you have selected.

Identify two wellness problems based on your family assessment.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA   Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to   beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for   successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer   to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

Family Health Assessment

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Summarizes the Findings for Each Functional Health Pattern

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Wellness Problems

Identification of two wellness problems based on your family assessment is not offered.                                                  Identification of two wellness problems that  you identified about your family based on your assessment are offered,  but incomplete, lacking relevant information.                                                  Identification of two  wellness problems  that you identified about your family based on your assessment meet the  requirements of the assignment.                                                  Identification of two wellness problems that  you identified about your family based on your assessment are supported  by accurate details.                                                  Identification of two wellness problems that  you identified about your family based on your assessment are supported  by accurate details along with thoughtful reflection.   
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Paragraph Development and Transitions

Paragraphs and transitions consistently lack  unity and coherence. No apparent connections between paragraphs are  established. Transitions are inappropriate to purpose and scope.  Organization is disjointed.                                                   Some paragraphs and transitions may lack  logical progression of ideas, unity, coherence, and/or cohesiveness.  Some degree of organization is evident.                                                   Paragraphs are generally competent, but  ideas may show some inconsistency in organization and/or in their  relationships to each other.                                                  A logical progression of ideas between  paragraphs is apparent. Paragraphs exhibit a unity, coherence, and  cohesiveness. Topic sentences and concluding remarks are appropriate to  purpose.                                                  There is a sophisticated construction of  paragraphs and transitions. Ideas progress and relate to each other.  Paragraph and transition construction guide the reader. Paragraph  structure is seamless.    
15.0 %Organization and Effectiveness 
     
5.0 %
 
Mechanics of Writing  (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) 

Surface errors are pervasive enough that  they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or  sentence construction are used.                                                  Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors  distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register),  sentence structure, and/or word choice are present.                                                  Some mechanical errors or typos are present,  but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct sentence  structure and audience-appropriate language are used.                                                   Prose is largely free of mechanical errors,  although a few may be present. A variety of sentence structures and  effective figures of speech are used.                                                   Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.   
5.0 %Format
     
2.0 %
 
Paper Format  (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) 

Template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly.                                                  Template is used, but some elements are  missing or mistaken; lack of control with formatting is apparent.                                                  Template is used, and formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present.                                                   Template is fully used; There are virtually no errors in formatting style.                                                  All format elements are correct.    
3.0 %
 
Research  Citations (In-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quotes, and  reference page listing and formatting, as appropriate to assignment)  

No reference page is included. No citations are used.                                                  Reference page is present. Citations are incoansistently used.                                                  Reference page is included and lists sources  used in the paper. Sources are appropriately documented, although some  errors may be present.                                                  Reference page is present and fully  inclusive of all cited sources. Documentation is appropriate and GCU  style is usually correct.                                                   In-text citations and a reference page are  complete. The documentation of cited sources is free of error.     
100 %
 
Total Weightage