...Mandatory Pre-op for Total Knee Replacement The decision to undergo elective knee surgery can be very stressful for many patients. It is important for patients to be well prepared. Total knee arthroplasty has increased by eighty-four percent from 1997 to 2009 (Fawzi, 2012, para. 1). By making the Pre-op Total knee Arthroplasty class mandatory patients and their family members will be more educated and prepared for surgery and recovery. During the class patients will be able to ask any questions they may have, learn how to better prepare for surgery and ways to prevent infection during their hospitalization. Physical therapist will also discuss exercises and pain management techniques. By using the John Hopkins evidence based practice model a change can be made in the pre-op process for all total knee replacement patients. Change Model Overview The John Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Process is defined as a problem-solving approach to clinical decision-making within a health care organization (Dearholt, & Dang, 2012, p. 4). Nurses often use this model to facilitate change within their organization....
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...pass away or leave for other reasons. It is important for organizations to have a plan to replace these employees to ensure business continuance. Succession Management is beneficial as it ensures that a “qualified individual is ready to step into an opening in any of the key management areas” (Module 3: HR Planning and its subsets, Pg2). Organizations have values, ethics and ideas that they want to remain intact year after year regardless of who is in charge. Without a succession management program, an organization may not be able to ensure that crucial programs, services and responsibilities are carried on after an executive leaves the position. Succession planning helps develop people as they prepare for new experiences and jobs, and this development can also help improve their performance in current positions. This allows for internal promotion, thereby helping employees realize their career plans and ambitions within the organization and positively motivating them. Ensuring that there is a plan in place, and employees ready to fill key positions that become vacant will provide a smoother transition as key positions are transferred from one employee to another. Succession planning supports new organizational structures and flexibility by explicitly providing backups to various positions, thereby reducing organizational dependency on any one employee. It saves time and money by having plans already in place to enable smooth internal employee movement and continuity; therefore...
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...Succession management plans are valid in all types of businesses (corporate, family business, small business) and is critical to the effective functioning and internal alignment of an organization for retaining employees, ensuring that critical tasks are completed, and helping the organization fill vacant positions more quickly and efficiently. There are several major benefits of implementing a succession management process. First, succession management allows for an organization to respond quickly and stay on target amidst change or turmoil such as a drastic and sudden change in the economy or business cycle. For example, if a significant change in the Canadian dollar appears quickly, with an effective succession management plan in place, the company is able to take appropriate action quickly to ensure the stability of the company regardless of any external factors that could potentially take a significant toll on the organization. Secondly, by having a plan in place it creates smooth, internal transition of staff, allowing the organization to save both time and money. By putting in a succession management plan, a company will be able to support new organizational structures and flexibility by providing back up for various positions and removing stress from one particular employee, such as having a program that involves employee rotation. Fourthly, succession plans help to develop employees for new opportunities and in turn giving them the required skills to increase...
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...Positive Behavior Support Plan IEP Beckie Johnson Concordia University Classroom Management for Students with Special Needs Positive Behavior Support Plan IEP The purpose of this paper is to discuss Sean Bruner’s, a Clark County School District student, positive behavior intervention support plan (BIP). Sean is a severely emotionally challenged high school student. He has had an IEP for the majority of his school years and has had a BIP ever since he transitioned into high school. The MDT’s hope is that a successful BIP will rectify all of Sean’s negative classroom behavior and allow him to show positive academic growth for the remainder of his school years. In 1997 Congress amended the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The only approach which considered the behavioral aspect within the law was the positive behavioral interventions and supports. These interventions utilized both functional assessment and positive proactive approaches or methods to promote good behavior ("School wide," 2013). In the past students with disabilities were not included in all the available educational opportunities because of their inability to control their inappropriate behaviors. In 2004, IDEA was amended a second time due to congressional realization that positive behavior intervention support helps prevent exclusion and improve academic results ("School wide," 2013). Now, positive behavior interventions and supports promote positive school environment for all...
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...Behavior Intervention Plan Student: Catherine (Cat) Tyler, Age 7 School: Cook Elementary Date Written: 2/24/15 Referred by: Robin Kelm, LSSP Special Education Staff Implementing Plan: Chelsea Sherwood Strengths of Student: Cat is a very bright little girl who responds to teacher praise. She follows directions that are provided to her both directly by adults, and those directions that are provided to the whole class. Cat has a strong desire for social interactions and is able to remain focused for short periods of time while interacting with other students and adults. Individualized Information About Student: Cat was adopted at age 5. It has been reported that Cat suffers from Reactive Attachment Disorder because of abuse she suffered at a very young age. Her adoptive parents are loving and supportive and are working with the school staff to implement the appropriate interventions to help Cat be successful in school. Target Behaviors: Cat will decrease the use of aggressive and threatening behaviors towards other students and property. Cat will also decrease the use of inappropriate language and profanity. Cat will additionally transition between one activity to another with less agitation and anxiety. Definitions of Targeted Behaviors: 1. Threatening comments towards other students and staff: These comments include Cat threatening to cause injury or inflict pain to staff members and other students and using profanity and inappropriate language...
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...management and financial data analysis for investment decision making. URP consultant is hired by New Jersey department to do projects analysis. The project chosen is Project IHTRHU. Collection of data, detailed analysis, findings and conclusion method has been conducted in providing comprehensive report. However, some data is limited and assumptions are made for sensivity analysis purpose. There are three significant findings based on the scope management plan and financial analysis conducted. On the scope management plan, it has been found that the tracking and monitoring of performance report was lacking as expert advice was not consulted and project scope was not well defined. Findings revealed that among the three projects, Project IHTRHU is the best project due to highest positive NPV rates based on the financial analysis. The discussion analysis comprises IRR, discounted rate, hurdles rate, cash flow, inflation and interest rate for the sole purpose of investment returns. As observed the scope management plan is overall good. Recommendation for improvement on report and tracking performance can be enhanced in avoiding delay and mitigate risk. Also, various financial methods has been used to determine quick cash flow returns. Calculation on NPV is the best recommendation provided based on the exclusive mutually project factor as well as financial analysis views concluded from scholars. Contents Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………………...
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...on their family for support; this can put pressure on the families. A recent study showed that 600,000 disabled older people in England receive care from adult children; this number is expected to rise by 90% to 1.3 million in 2041. Elderly populations tend to group up, for example in Eastbourne where the majority of the population is elderly. This means services provided there will be less suitable for younger adults, which causes them to move away, further increasing the ratio of young-old people. Political impacts are mostly positive however, for example, crime rates are expected to decrease, as the elderly are far more law-abiding than the young are. This means that the need for a strong police force is lessened and the need for prisons is. In addition, elderly people are far less likely to give "knee-jerk" reactions to political actions; this is called the grey-vote. The economic impacts are the most extreme though, both negative and positive. The health...
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...customer need. Batteries provide power to many everyday products that consumers need. Interstate is willing to manufacturer any type of battery that the customer may need. In order to maintain a strong hold in the market place, Interstate must create a new battery. The new battery that Interstate is considering creating is the Lifetime Battery. It is essentially a battery that cycles power back into itself to maintain a lifetime charge. This will eliminate the need to purchase future batteries. With this marketing plan, a situation analysis, marketing strategy, financial projections, implementation plan, and control metrics will all be performed to justify the need or importance of the Lifetime Battery. 2. Company Overview Interstate Batteries is a battery provider that provides batteries for many different needs. Cars, electronics, marine equipment, accessories, etc. are some of the top items that Interstate produces batteries for. Interstate is the number one replacement brand battery in North America. According to Interstate Batteries (n.d.) “Interstate continues to thrive on our innovation, as well as our good old-fashioned business principles founded on treating others like we would like to be treated” (para. 1). Interstate is a privately held corporation and has continued to thrive, even during tough economic times. Interstates purpose is “To glorify God and enrich lives as we deliver the most trustworthy source of power to the world” (Interstate Batteries. n.d. para. 1)...
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...My proposed intervention plan for Lisa is, focusing on her problem behaviors, and prioritize Lisa’s problems into which is most important. Lisa’s verbal abuse towards teacher, and physical abuse toward her peers would be our first focus. Then we will focus on her below grade level, falling asleep in class, crying spells, and missing school. The last focus will be Lisa’s diabetes, asthma, anxiety, and depression. We plan to work on replacement behaviors for all of the issues listed. Our expectations are as follows. Direct instruction by mentor and grandmother, anger management, role playing, decision- making lessons, social skills training, stress management, and use of mentors appointed. We have decided our best bet would be her grandmother....
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...(1) Although Alfredo’s previous work experience as a plant manager was for a factory that manufactured replacement windows, that does not disqualify him from running a plant that manufactures outdoor furniture. Though the two products may not be similar, the processes behind it all are at some level comparable. Jorge’s ambition for Taracare was to expand from a small regional manufacturer to a much larger scale, selling to major national retailers. Being that Alfredo’s previous managerial experience was for a company that sold replacement windows to large regional and national retailers-- which falls in line with the vision Jorge has created for Taracare--making Alfredo a qualified candidate for the company’s manufacturing manager position. (2) Standing in Alfredo’s position, it is apparent that recommendations are needed to be made in order to improve the company’s delivery performance and quality. As a whole, it seems as if the company needs to establish a more developed business plan to help reach their long term goals. Communication seems to be the biggest issue. Decisions made throughout each department should be clearly communicated and made to benefit the company as a whole, rather than benefiting just one particular department while putting another at a disadvantage. By coming together and creating one cohesive plan throughout each department that distinguishes how Taracare should manage its costs and inventory to match up with attainable promotional offers will...
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...Hardware Replacement Project | Assignment week 8 | | Salvatore Caparimo | 7/21/2012 | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | The information technologies (IT) department is greatly developing by incorporating the latest resolution for Customer Relationship Management (CRM). The hardware replacement project (HRP), consist of five major variables. The variables consist of time, costs, scope, quality, and risk. There are plenty of considerations that should be taken in consideration, never the less, those considerations are important because they will reflect the projects final output. Some aspects that should be primarily discussed are the matters that will affect the project. Also, I will present different ways to avoid taking unnecessary risks that may affect the final production. Overall, the development of this plan will illustrate the best ways to prepare for the HRP in all aspects of management and development. The following are project management activities that should be taken inconsideration, anticipating the necessary resources to finish the work, risk assessment, planning work, and work organization. Furthermore, gaining access to material and human resources, task assignment, action directions, supervising project implementation, progress reports, and examining...
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...retail chains, the Goodyear brand has recorded a 3.2% decline in their market share for passenger car replacement tires in the U.S., as well as, a significant drop in their repurchased tire sales. The Answer Goodyear needs to rethink and restructure their distribution policy by creating a joint venture with the mass merchandiser, Sears. Goodyear should only consider including their Eagle brand in the new distribution arrangement with Sears; this also means that Goodyear should continue offering a wide variety of exclusive Goodyear brands in their own dealerships. Lastly, Goodyear should continue widening its promotional base into the European marketplace. The Rationale An estimated 2 million worn out Goodyear tires were replaced annually at 850 Sears Auto Centers across the United States; by creating a joint venture with Sears, Goodyear could address this issue. Because Goodyear market share is shrinking, having your brand in a mass merchandiser like Sears would help reverse this effect. By only stocking one of their brands in Sears, Goodyear could mitigate the risk of cannibalization with their own franchises. Goodyear is third in European market share, so by expanding their promotional base into popular European sporting events, they could compete more effectively with Michelin Group and Pirelli. Situational Analysis Goodyear is the market share leader in the replacement tire market, a market that accounts for roughly 70-75% of tires sold annually. Goodyear does not...
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...Description of Participant The participant in this Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) is “Patty,” a twenty-one year old student at a university in central Pennsylvania. The participant is one of the observer’s roommates. Patty has a rigorous schedule, juggling a complicated home-life, a part-time retail job and a full course load of classes. She is complimented for her hard work and integrity at work and receives above average grades in her college classes. Patty has also been dealing with her anxiety disorder on top of all of her daily duties. The observer asked Patty if she would like to be in a study in which a chosen behavior would be monitored in both a baseline phase and an intervention phase. Overall, the duration of the study would span over four weeks. Despite her hectic schedule, the participant is enthusiastic to be a part of the observer’s FBA. She immediately told the observers about behaviors she would like to and would be willing to change. Description of Target Behavior and Justification for FBA Patty quickly narrowed her choices for her target behavior to her lack of exercising. She wants to improve her quality of life by making healthy choices about exercise. Since coming to college two years ago she has gained fifteen unwanted pounds. Gaining weight is potentially harmful to her health because Patty’s has a family history of cardiovascular cancer and diabetes. She fears she will follow in the footsteps of her family members, making poor...
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...easy entry into the market and produces a large demand from its customer base. Although there are many people who refurbish, the supply of certain replacement parts is overwhelmed by its demand, creating a deficit between the demand and quantity supplied. All successful businesses use supply and demand to determine what quantity to produce and what price to sell each unit at. Just about anything a business needs to know about profit, price, and quantity can be determined if it calculates its marginal costs and marginal revenues. Marginal cost and marginal revenue will also be used to determine what kind of profit can be expected at a given price. Increasing revenue, the mix between pricing and non-pricing strategies, minimizing costs, increasing barriers to entry, and maximizing profits, are all important decisions to make in order to produce a successful product. The Power Supply Board Parts such as the BP44-10200A and BP44-10200C are in high demand because factory manufacturers aren't producing enough replacement parts for malfunctioning TVs. Part of the reason for the unavailability of parts is the electronics manufacturer did not plan for all of the defective TVs. The lack of preparation for fixing defective TVs has provided an opportunity to enter the aftermarket and produce replacement power supplies. Producing replacement power boards would mean entering into a perfect competition market that has many buyers and sellers, the products sold are commodities, buyers and...
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...Core Results Consulting | Strategic Analysis: Chern Report | Date: 2014 Strategic Staffing for all of your organizations short and long term needs Table of Contents Executive Summary …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Recommendations Strategic Staffing Planning Process ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Figure 1 – Economic Conditions 5 Disparate Impact Analysis ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6 Job Requirements Matrix – Sales Associates …………………………………………………………………………………………..6 Figure 2 - Sales Talent Performance Matrix …………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 Sales Associate KSAOs …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 7 Table - Education ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9 Table - Work Values ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9 Job Requirements Matrix ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9 Job Rewards Matrix …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 11 Table - Work Activities ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 12 Internal Labor Market …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 16 Table - Transition Probability Matrix ………………………………………………………………………………………………...... 17 Table - Transition Probability Matrix Forecasting ………………………………………………………………………………... 17 Table - Employment Projections ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 17 Transition Analysis ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 18 Labor Market Findings …………………………………………………...
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