Consider the article The Ethics of Empowering Patients as Partners in Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention, particularly the inclusion of patients in the process of working to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Consider some of the ethical implications with regard to patient autonomy and patient welfare when we do not involve patients in specific decisions regarding known risk (e.g., surgical infection risk).

 

Healthcare organizations implement ethical codes of conduct to guide professional practice, enhance quality of care, and protect professionals. In addition, government agencies and other organizations provide guidelines and standards to facilitate quality improvement programs in healthcare organizations. Besides providing guidelines for behavior, this also supports high-reliability organizations in the health sector.

For this assignment, you will complete a comparative analysis of government and nongovernment agencies within the healthcare industry. Within this analysis, include the following:

• Describe 2 government agencies and 2 nongovernment agencies that support quality improvement in healthcare.
• Discuss how their inputs enhance quality improvement and patient satisfaction in healthcare organizations. 
• Explain the importance of collaboration in healthcare.
• Identify the basic attributes of a high-reliability organization. Explain how such organizations enhance quality improvement.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

• Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
• Length: 5 pages minimum
• Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third person.
• Body: This begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 5 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
• Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.

 

What do you think were the critical factors that fueled the need for IT governance? In what ways did ISO affect the standards for network security?

Please make your initial post and two response posts substantive. A substantive post will do at least two of the following:

• Ask an interesting, thoughtful question pertaining to the topic
• Answer a question (in detail) posted by another student or the instructor
• Provide extensive additional information on the topic
• Explain, define, or analyze the topic in detail
• Share an applicable personal experience
• Make an argument concerning the topic.

At least one scholarly source should be used 

Read Christine de Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies (Norton Anthology p1995-2022). Discuss the depictions of gender and ideas in the text. Explain. Include paraphrases, quotes, and in-text citations to provide evidence for your argument. 4-5 pages, double-spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman with a Works Cited.

You can use other sources too, but need to be properly cited.

  

Advanced Multivariate Statistics 

Take-Home Exam I

Instructions:

§ You have been assigned datasets with your initials (for example: ABCPart1.sav where ABC are your initials). 

§ Locate the datasets with your initials on the Moodle website for this course. 

§ Use your assigned dataset to answer the exam questions, as follows:

o The dataset ABCPart1.sav should be used to answer questions in Part 1.

o The dataset ABCPart2.sav should be used to answer questions in Part 2.

o The dataset ABCPart2.sav should be used to answer questions in Part 3. (You will be using the same data for Parts 2 &3.)

o The dataset ABCPart4.sav should be used to answer questions in Part 4.

§ Assume an alpha level of .05.

§ Create a Word document for your answers to each part of the exam. Label the Word document with your initials (ABC_Part1.docx, ABC_Part2.docx, etc.), where ABC are your initials.

§ Save the SPSS Output and Syntax file from each part of the exam with your initials (e.g., ABCPart1.spo, ABCPart1.spv, etc.). 

§ If needed, you may copy and paste relevant pieces from the output into the Word document that contains your answers to the exam questions. 

§ Email your four Word documents, four SPSS Syntax files, and four SPSS Output files as attachments. There should be twelve attachments in total.

§ Your Exam is DUE Monday.

  

PART 1

Use the ABCPart1.sav dataset you have been assigned to answer the questions in Part 1. 

A. Conduct the appropriate analyses to predict the life expectancy of males.  

1) What are the research questions and hypotheses you will test? (10 pts)

2) Check the data for outliers, and decide which, if any, you will omit. Describe your actions and rationale. Include SPSS output as backup. (10 pts) 

3) Describe any concerns you observe about normality, skewness, kurtosis. Even if you find issues with normality, skewness, and/or kurtosis, make no transformations. (10 pts)

4) Determine which type of analysis is most appropriate. Describe your decision process. (10 pts) 

5) Conduct the analyses. (30 pts)

6) Describe the analyses and your findings as if you were writing it up for publication in an APA, peer-reviewed journal. Be sure to include relevant tables and figures. (30 pts)

7) If the United Nations asked for your advice on one thing they could do to improve the life expectancy of males, what one thing would you suggest they change, based on the data? (10 pts)

Variables in the ABCPart1.sav dataset include:

· pop2012  Population in 2012

· urban  Urbanization % of pop in urban areas

· lifeexpm  Life expectancy of males

· lifeexpf  Life expectancy of females

· region  Region

· develop  Level of development 

· docs  Doctors per 100k (ln)

· radio  Radios per 100k (ln)

· phone  Phones per 100k (ln)

· gdp  Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita (ln)

· hospbeds  Hospital beds per 100k (ln) 

· continent Continent 

  

PART 2 

Use the ABCPart2.sav dataset you have been assigned to answer the questions in Part 2. 

B. Conduct the appropriate analyses to examine differences in bonuses paid to employees based on region, gender, and the combination of both.

1) What are the research questions and hypotheses you will test? (10 pts)

2) Check the data for outliers, and decide which, if any, you will omit. Describe your actions and rationale. Include SPSS output as backup. (10 pts) 

3) Determine which type of analysis is most appropriate. Test all relevant assumptions; if your findings altered your analytical plan, describe. (10 pts) 

4) Conduct the analyses, including any post hoc comparisons. (40 pts)

5) Describe the analyses and your findings in words as if you were writing it up for publication in an APA, peer-reviewed journal. Be sure to include relevant tables and figures in APA format. (30 pts) 

Variables in the ABCPart2.sav dataset include:

· Bonus2014: Bonus received in 2014 in US dollars

· Tenure: Length of time in the organization

· Sick Days: The total number of sick day occurrences in the past year

· Tardiness: The total number of tardy occurrences in the past year  

· Hourly Wage: Current hourly wage in US dollars

· Status: Current employment status 

· Performance Score: Supervisory ratings on most recent annual performance review 

· Survey Ratings: Employee responses to survey questions (1=Strongly Disagree; 2=Somewhat Disagree, 3=Neither Agree Nor Disagree, 4=Somewhat Agree, 5=Strongly Agree)

o Overall satisfaction with the job

o Satisfaction with benefits 

o Satisfaction with training opportunities

o Career advancement

o Satisfaction with support from supervisor

o Perceived fairness in how decisions are made 

o Commitment to the company

Data Coding Sheet for the ABCPart2.sav dataset (what the values for each variable represent)

   

Gender

1) Male 

2) Female

Race

1) White

2) Black

3) Native American

4) Asian / Indian subcontinent

5) Pacific Islander

Status

0) Voluntary 

1) Employed 

9) Involuntary 

 

Region

1) Northwest

2) Southwest

3) Northeast

4) Midwest

5) Mid-Atlantic

6) Southeast

Performance   Score

1) Poor

2) Fair

3) Good

4) Very Good

5) Excellent

 

Supervisor   Code 

1) Smith

2) Perkins

3) Adler

4) Harper

5) Santos

6) Blackstone

7) Carson

8) Goldberg

9) Handler

10) Gonzales

11) Warner

12) Stephens

13) Brown

14) Bowers

15) Zeigler

16) Otembwe

17) Livingston

18) Green

  

PART 3 

Re-use the ABCPart2.sav dataset you have been assigned to answer the questions in Part 3. Note this is the same dataset as used in Part 2.

C. Add a covariate of your choice to the analyses conducted in Question B. 

1) What are the research questions and hypotheses you will test? (10 pts)

2) Check the data for outliers, and decide which, if any, you will omit. Describe your actions and rationale. Include SPSS output as backup. (10 pts) 

3) Determine which type of analysis is most appropriate. Test all relevant assumptions; if your findings altered your analytical plan, describe. (5 pts) 

4) Conduct the analyses, including any post hoc comparisons. (40 pts)

5) Describe the analyses and your findings in words as if you were writing it up for publication in an APA, peer-reviewed journal. Be sure to include relevant tables and figures in APA format. (25 pts) 

  

PART 4

Use the ABCPart4.sav dataset you have been assigned to answer the questions in Part 4. 

D. Conduct the appropriate analyses to examine differences in speed to complete a race under different footwear conditions (barefoot, basic sole, cushioned sole) and surfaces (sand or grass). All athletes were tested under all conditions.

1) What are the research questions and hypotheses you will test? (10 pts)

2) Check the data for outliers, and decide which, if any, you will omit. Describe your actions and rationale. Include SPSS output as backup. (10 pts) 

3) Determine which type of analysis is most appropriate. Test all relevant assumptions; if your findings altered your analytical plan, describe. (10 pts) 

4) Conduct the analyses, including any post hoc comparisons. (40 pts)

5) Describe the analyses and your findings in words as if you were writing it up for publication in an APA, peer-reviewed journal. Be sure to include relevant tables and figures in APA format. (30 pts)

Variables in the ABCPart4.sav dataset include:

· Gender

· BF_Sand  Speed (in seconds), while Barefoot on Sand

· BF_Grass  Speed (in seconds), while Barefoot on Grass

· BS_Sand  Speed (in seconds), wearing a Basic Sole on Sand

· BS_Grass  Speed (in seconds), wearing a Basic Sole on Grass

· CS_Sand  Speed (in seconds), wearing a Cushioned Sole on Sand

· CS_Grass  Speed (in seconds), wearing a Cushioned Sole on Grass