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Explain how the organization’s mission and vision enable it to contribute to public health and safety improvements. Include examples of ways a local and/or global initiative supports organizational mission and vision and promotes public health and safety. Evaluate an organization’s ability to promote equal opportunity and improve the quality of life in the community. Consider the effects of social, cultural, economic, and physical barriers. Assess the impact of funding sources, policy, and legislation on the organization’s provision of services. Consider the potential implications of funding decisions, policy, and legislation for individuals, families, and aggregates within the community. Explain how an organization’s work impacts the health and/or safety needs of a local community. Consider how nurses might become involved with the organization. Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling. Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.

Instructions

Fiscal and Resource Utilization in Nursing

This assignment will help you explore the issues of fiscal and resource utilization. This question explores what these resources are and what decisions are made by nursing leaders in the utilization of these resources.As a nursing leader, you have been asked to develop a program that allows greater access to care.Using the South University Online Library, find at least three peer-reviewed scholarly articles on fiscal and resource utilization in nursing.Based on your research, write a 4- to 5-page paper that addresses the following questions:
What financial and resource utilization issues must be taken into account while developing a nursing program proposal?
What are the fiscal and other types of resources available?
What strategic decisions should a nursing leader consider while developing a nursing program proposal in terms of resource utilization? Why?
How can nursing leaders track the impact of these strategic decisions monthly as well as yearly? What tools are available to nursing leaders to track the impact of these strategies?

WEEK 1 PROJECT GRADING RUBRIC

Explained the financial and resource utilization issues that must be taken into account while developing a nursing program proposal. Consider how external forces, like a pandemic could impact your proposal.

Explained the fiscal and other types of resources available to nursing leaders.

20

15

Analyzed and described the strategic decisions that a nursing leader should consider while developing a nursing program proposal in terms of resource utilization.

15

Explained how nursing leaders can track the impact of these strategic decisions monthly as well as yearly.

10

Explained the tools available to nursing leaders to track the impact of these strategies.

10

Used correct spelling, grammar, and professional vocabulary. Cited all sources using APA format. Authoritative sources were current.

10

Total:

80

Content Requirement: 4-5 Pages (Does not include cover page or reference page.)

Project Instructions:

Please carefully review the project instructions for each week. Specifically note for Project 1 that the theme of your project is the following: Develop a Program that Allows Greater Access to Care.

Topic Headings:

For the Week 1 Project you must have the following topic headings within the content section of your assignment:

Cover Page
Content Section
Introduction
Financial & Resource Utilization Considerations
Primary Data Needed by Nurse Leaders to Develop a Proposal
Connecting Organizational Strategy to the Proposal
Outcome Measures to be Tracked
Project Tracking Tools
Conclusion
Reference Page
Note: There will be a 10-point deduction for not including the above topic headings in your Content Section of your project assignment.

Please always check back on your Turnitin Similarity Score to make sure that you are appropriately citing material. At the Graduate Level there is an expectation that you synthesize material to support your original assertions!

Contextual information: This project aims to equip students with advanced skills in analyzing and interpreting sports data using data analytics techniques.

Students will select a Paper among the ones informed below (or a new one, as long as you send it to me first) and the Delloitte Financial Report to produce

insights through comprehensive analysis. The focus will be on understanding the application and use of data analytics in sports.

Task description: As the newly appointed Business Data Analyst for a sports organization, and the organization made you responsible for a new data

analysis project, this project focuses on conducting an in-depth analysis of a football club featured in the Deloitte Football Money League 2024. The goal

is to explore the club’s financial health, evaluate its sports performance, and analyze the applicability of sports management strategies outlined in a

selected academic paper. This analysis will culminate in actionable recommendations to improve the club’s management, financial stability, and on-field

results over the next five seasons.

Task deliverables:

1) Choose a club featured in the featured in the Deloitte Football Money League 2024

2) Analyze the club’s financial health by incorporating data from the Deloitte Football Money League 2024

3) Choose one of the papers below:

a. Injuries in Female Futsal Players: A Systematic Review

b. Identification of Game Periods and Playing Position Activity Profiles in Elite-Level Beach Soccer Players Through Principal Component Analysis

c. Diagnostic Applications of AI in Sports: A Comprehensive Review of Injury Risk Prediction Methods

d. Beyond xG: A Dual Prediction Model for Analyzing Player Performance Through Expected and Actual Goals in European Soccer Leagues

e. … (MDPI – Publisher of Open Access Journals)

4) Produce a report analyzing the financial, sportive results and the possible applications of the chosen paper into the club’s management practices.

Table of contents:

1. Introduction

• The Chosen Club

• The Chosen Paper

• Group Members

2. Financial Analysis: Detailed exploration of the financial situation of the club based on the Deloitte’s Report and the Financial Statements of the

Club

• Perform an in-depth review of the club’s financial health, using data from the Deloitte Football Money League 2024.

• Identify the most significant revenue streams and expense categories.

• Assess the cost-revenue structure and analyze risks and potential threats to the club’s financial stability.

What are the primary revenue streams and expense categories, and how do they influence the club’s financial stability and exposure to potential risks?

What risks and inefficiencies exist in the current financial structure?

3. Paper analysis

• Methodology: Evaluate the approach and techniques used in the paper.

• Data Analysis: Understand how the findings can be applied to sports contexts.

• Conclusions & Applicability: Assess the practical relevance of the paper’s insights for improving the club’s management and

performance.

What are the main objectives, research questions, hypothesis, methodological approach concerning data collection and analysis, and

conclusions of the paper?

4. Insights Produced by the Group: Develop critical insights and actionable recommendations based on the combined analysis of Deloitte data

and the club’s financial and paper analysis

• Develop actionable insights by integrating financial analysis and findings from the selected paper.

• Provide strategic recommendations to enhance the club’s financial health and sports performance over the next five seasons.

What strategic recommendations can enhance the club’s financial and sports performance over the next five seasons based on the data

analyzed in correlation with the chosen paper?

5. Conclusions: Summarize findings, implications, and potential strategies based on the insights generated from the analysis.

• Focus: Provide a concise overview of the key takeaways from the data analysis, actionable insights that could benefit the football

club in both the short and long term.

What are the most significant findings from the analysis, and how can they guide the club’s strategic priorities in both the short and long

term?

6. References: Properly cited sources in Harvard citation style. Ensure all sources are properly cited in Harvard citation style, acknowledging all

data and literature used in the report.

Description

Assignment Details

You have read about achieving competitive dimensions through three primary operations strategies: Differentiation (better), cost leadership (low-price), and response (faster). These strategies are impacted by many different approaches and functions across the business, including the following:

• Product
• Quality
• Process
• Location
• Layout
• Human resources
• Supply chain
• Inventory
• Scheduling
• Maintenance

For this week’s Individual Project, select 1 of these pairs:

• IKEA vs. Haverty’s Furniture
• Toyota vs. Porsche
• Zales vs. Tiffany & Co.

Research both companies in the pair you selected. Then, in a 3–5-page paper, answer the following:

• Which of the three strategies (differentiation, cost leadership, or response) do you feel each company is using? Provide examples to support your decision.
• Do you feel one or both of the companies are successful? Explain why they are or are not successful.
• Provide an example of what you feel each company could do better.
• Is the strategy that each of the companies you researched is using the best strategy for them? Why or why not?

You must use at least 2 references.

Using APA formatting guidelines, in 2-3 pages, respond to questions 1 and 2 making sure to integrate the core value of integrity in the case study.

Case Study:

Bark & Co.
Can a subscription service aimed at dog owners grow fast enough to satisfy the demands of the venture capital companies that have invested in it?

After Matt Meeker, Henrik Werdelin, and Carly Strife met through mutual friends, the trio decided to launch a business together. They noticed that consumer spending on pets in the United States had grown by 33 percent between 2006 and 2011 to $51 billion, two-thirds of which owners spent on dogs. The entrepreneurs also saw the success that Birchbox, a company that sells cosmetic and beauty supplies through a subscription model, had achieved and began soliciting valuable advice from that company’s cofounders about their business model. In 2011, while still working in their day jobs, Meeker, Werdelin, and Strife used their own money and investments from family members and friends to launch Bark & Co., a business that for about $20 per month ships boxes of dog treats and toys to subscribers. In their first month, the trio shipped 94 boxes to friends and acquaintances who had signed up. To differentiate their company’s products, the entrepreneurs scoured Etsy, The Grommet, and trade shows, looking for items that pet owners could not find at large chains such as PetSmart and PetCo. Each box follows a theme. For instance, one April, the BarkBox included baseball-shaped cookies and toys that resembled baseball caps and bats. The boxes have a gross profit margin of about 36 percent of sales, and the company has shipped more than 4.5 million of them.

Sales began to grow, and in 2012, Meeker, Werdelin, and Strife landed $1.7 million in venture capital; they received another $15 million from venture capital firms over the next two years. Meeker says that with its blend of unique products, Bark & Co., which is based in New York City, tapped into a large and growing segment of dog “parents” who treat their pets like children. Today, pet industry sales are $70 billion per year, and Bark & Co. has extended its product offerings beyond its original BarkBoxes to include BarkShop, an e-commerce site that allows dog owners to purchase a variety of products without committing to a subscription. The founders say that BarkShop has sold 25 million products. Its BarkPost blog, filled with dog news and feel-good stories, attracts 10 million unique visitors per month and is supported by advertisers such as American Express, Procter & Gamble, Subaru, and others. BarkLive sponsors events aimed at dogs and their owners, such as BarkFest, a day-long festival in cities across the United States that features live music and fun events. The company’s product extensions carry gross profit margins that average 50 percent of sales, but 75 percent of Bark & Co.’s revenue still comes from its BarkBox subscriptions.

Bark & Co.’s annual sales have doubled in each of the last two years and now total $100 million. The company employs 150 people but owns no warehouses, choosing instead to outsource the packing and shipping of its BarkBoxes. Although Bark & Co.’s subscription business is profitable, the company as a whole is not yet profitable but is cash-flow positive. The company has built its customer base primarily through social media, landing 1.2 million Instagram followers and 2.1 million Facebook likes.

In 2016, Bark & Co. raised an additional $60 million in funding from venture capital companies, including August Capital and Resolute Ventures, to fuel its growth. Competitors, including PetGiftBox and PawPack, have entered the market, but Bark & Co. remains the dominant player in the industry segment. The entrepreneurs recognize the importance of constant innovation and have created BarkBeta, a team that is charged with developing new business ideas for the company. BarkBeta’s budget is 1 percent of the company’s revenue. Several of the company’s innovations have failed, including BarkCam, a mobile app designed to connect people with rescue dogs, and BarkCare, an in-home concierge veterinary service launched in New York City and San Francisco. Bark & Co. currently is exploring BarkAir, a chartered jet service that allows people and their dogs to fly together in comfort and style, and an Ancestry.com-style DNA test for dogs (“Any wolf in your genes?”). The company also is testing “pup-up” retail stores that will allow dogs, each equipped with RFID technology and unaccompanied by their owners, in shifts of five to enter the store and “shop” for their favorite toys and treats while their owners watch.

Meeker, Werdelin, and Strife are feeling pressure from the company’s venture capital investors. Because of the risks associated with their investments in young companies, venture capital firms expect to receive returns of at least five times their original investments. For the venture capital firms that invested in Bark & Co. to get back five times what they invested, the company will have to grow to an estimated $500 million in sales within the next three or four years. Meeker says that the founders’ goal is to give the investors a return of 100 times their investment by becoming the next “Disney for dogs.” The question is: Can the entrepreneurs produce those challenging results, and, if so, how do they do it?

Using APA formatting guidelines, in 2-3 pages, respond to questions 1 and 2 making sure to integrate the core value of integrity in the case study.

Questions

1. What advantages does a subscription pricing model offer a business?
2. Notice that several of Bark & Co.’s ideas for new businesses have failed. Is this unusual? Why is it important for businesses to continue to innovate, even when their founders know that many of the innovations will fail? What steps can Meeker, Werdelin, and Strife take to encourage creativity in their company?

For this assignment:

1. Choose and describe a social, economic, or environmental injustice that you have an interest in addressing, such as abuse, social welfare, human rights, marginalized communities, neglect, or social policy. Provide a rationale for your choice.
2. Describe how the ethics and values, access, and cultural competence standards can be used to help address the social, economic, or environmental injustice through the use of technology.
3. Explain how technology can promote your efforts to reduce or eliminate the injustice.
4. Explain the benefits of using the technology standards to inform your work in an online environment.
5. Explain how to engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate practice (micro, mezzo, or macro) with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and/or communities while using technology to address an injustice.

Note: Your instructor will provide feedback on your assignment. Use this feedback when you develop the content of your Week 10 assignment.

Additional Requirements

Your assignment should meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards. Use Academic WriterLinks to an external site. for guidance in citing sources in proper APA style. See the Writing CenterLinks to an external site. for more APA resources specific to your degree level.
• Resources: A minimum of five scholarly sources. All literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past five years. If you need help finding sources in the Capella University LibraryLinks to an external site. review the Social Work Masters Program (MSW) Library GuideLinks to an external site..
• Length of paper: A minimum of three double-spaced pages.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

NURS 4033 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Article Appraisal

100 points for the appraisal grade; the grade counts as 20% of the course grade

INSTRUCTIONS ·       Do your own work. Do not use ChatGPT, Google Gemini, or other AI engines for this assignment. ·       Use your own words. Use short answers when possible to answer the questions. ·       If you directly quote more than 5 words from the article, include the phrase in quotation marks and indicate the page number or section heading. ·       Points will be deducted if you include paragraphs that contain more than one answer. ·       If there are questions that ask about something we have not covered, look at Chapter 12 (pp 367-383) of your textbook for guidance. ·       I am available for questions. I am happy to help you be successful on this assignment.

 Student’s name:

Which article did you select? Provide the authors last names, year, and topic of the study.

1.     In the first part of the article, what statistics did the researchers cite for why the topic of the study was important? What other reasons did the researchers give for why the topic was significant? (10 points)

2.      What was the statement of the research problem (gap in what is known)? (10 points)

3.     What was the study’s purpose? (5 points)

4.     What study design or type of study did the researchers say they implemented? (5 points)

5.     Compare the label the researchers used to describe the study to the types of designs in our book and presentations. Was the study a descriptive, correlation, quasi-experimental, and experimental design? (10 points)

6.     What was one variable that was measured by the researchers? (5 points)

7.     The variable identified above was measured using what specific method (piece of equipment, instrument, tool)? What information did the researchers provide about the reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) or precision (only for equipment) of the measurement method (10 points)

8.     List the inclusion and exclusion criteria for the sample. (5 points)

9.     What percentage of the sample was comprised of women? (5 points)

10.  Use the limitations identified by the researchers to determine one threat to internal or external validity. (10 points)

11.  What were the recommendations for future research? (5 points)

12.  What were the implications for practice (5 points)

13.  State the study’s conclusions- what was learned? (5 points)

14.  List at least 2 specific questions that you would like to ask the researchers about the article. (10 points)

Jenny, a 66-year-old retired cook, presents with a vesicular rash on the right side of her face. She experienced pain on that side 2 days ago, but thought it was just a headache. She has been under a lot of stress lately because she is caring for her husband who has Alzheimer’s disease.

Your organization’s success lies in providing the right image to your community and managing the products or services you offer. Consider your brand and supply chain management.

• What are some supply chain management strategies that can be implemented in health care organizations? 
• Who is responsible for supply chain development and management within your organization? Is this person at the right level to manage the supply chain? Explain.
• Why is branding important in health care? What is an example of branding in your organization? What does this example say about your organization?

 

Submit your reflection.

MHACB/598

Respond to the following in a minimum of 500 words. 

Supply and demand is a very basic economic principle. However, it does play out differently than expected in health care. (Hint: Think elasticity.)

• Why is the economic principle of supply and demand different in health care?
• There has been a focus on cost containment and cost reduction in health care for decades. What are some of the most prevalent cost-reduction strategies in your organization? What has been the result?