Statistical application and the interpretation of data is important in health care. Review the statistical concepts covered in this topic. In a 750-1,000 word paper, discuss the significance of statistical application in health care. Include the following:

1. Describe the application of statistics in health care. Specifically discuss its significance to quality, safety, health promotion, and leadership.
2. Consider your organization or specialty area and how you utilize statistical knowledge. Discuss how you obtain statistical data, how statistical knowledge is used in day-to-day operations and how you apply it or use it in decision making.

Three peer-reviewed, scholarly or professional references are required.

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. 

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.Identify some ways that nursing homes can signal high quality to consumers. Which of these are most apt to be reliable signals?

2.What are some strategies for reducing adverse selection in insurance markets? What sorts of problems do these solutions cause?

3.Compared with a drip system, a new type of infusion pump reduces the cost of administering chemotherapy from $25 per dose to $20 per dose. The complication rate of each system is 2 percent. Which should you choose? What sort of analysis should you do?

4.You are comparing replacing the current lab, which has a cost function of C = 200,000 + 25 × Q, with an automated lab that has a cost function of C = 300,000 + 20 × Q. Doing so would reduce the error rate from 1.5 percent to 1 percent. Your volume is expected to be 18,000 tests per year. Should you choose the automated lab? Briefly explain your logic.

• Societal and cultural differences in foreign countries can make opportunities to expatriate to those regions a difficult choice.
• For this discussion, consider the following: You are a human resources manager for an international company and have offered a $200,000-per-year position to an employee. However, this new position is located Brazil.

Based on this information, answer the following questions:

1. What additional benefits, beyond salary, would you offer to this employee? Why?
2. Assume this individual has a family (trailing spouse and children): What benefits and accommodations might you consider to make this cultural transition as smooth as possible for the employee and his or her family to ensure the new employee begins working productively as soon as possible? Provide specific examples to justify your reasoning.

The case study will focus on a historic or current issue in your discipline. You will assess the issue and develop a plan for addressing it.

Your paper should:

• Identify the leadership challenges in the public safety environment the issue presents, including identifying and discussing the ethical issues the case highlights.
• Discuss the leadership approaches, if any, that have been taken so far.
• Include a SWOT analysis of the issue.
• Discuss your analysis of the issue as a leader and present a leadership plan to address the issue.

Given what you have read, what you learned from the leader that you interviewed, and other activities, answer the following question in a journal assignment:

What are five to seven critical actions needed from a leader in an organizational change effort? Support each action with references.

You may design a power point, a video, or anything else that this system will support. 

This is the information that should be included: 

1. Name of Mythological Character

2. Iconography

3.First noted in literature: where and when?

4.Give passage where character is first mentioned: quote from text:

5. Other instances of appearance in other works:

6. Major role?

7. Myths associated with your figure: detailed

8. Significance to Ancient Greeks?

9. Relationship with other gods?

10. What about the “unexplainable” does your character represent?

 11.Is there a moral or lesson taught by your character? Explain

12. Can your character be considered a “hero”?

13. Does your character have physical and psychological and emotional characteristics similar to humans? Why or why not?

 14. Would your character inspire the ancient Greeks? How?

15. How does this character relate to our modern world? Examples that we can find today:

16. Three intellectual, thoughtful questions to generate a class discussion. Asking about physical characteristics will not work. Your questions must be sophisticated and on a higher level.

The chosen character is: Athena

In the Module 4 Discussion, you considered how professional nurses can become involved in policy-making. A critical component of any policy design is evaluation of the results. How comfortable are you with the thought of becoming involved with such matters?

Some nurses may be hesitant to get involved with policy evaluation. The preference may be to focus on the care and well-being of their patients; some nurses may feel ill-equipped to enter the realm of policy and political activities. However, as you have examined previously, who better to advocate for patients and effective programs and polices than nurses? Already patient advocates in interactions with doctors and leadership, why not with government and regulatory agencies?

In this Discussion, you will reflect on the role of professional nurses in policy evaluation.

To Prepare:

• In the Module 4 Discussion, you considered how professional nurses can become involved in policy-making.
• Review the Resources and reflect on the role of professional nurses in policy evaluation.

Post an explanation of at least two opportunities that currently exist for RNs and APRNs to actively participate in policy review. Explain some of the challenges that these opportunities may present and describe how you might overcome these challenges. Finally, recommend two strategies you might make to better advocate for or communicate the existence of these opportunities. Be specific and provide examples.

4 to 4 References

Program/policy evaluation is a valuable tool that can help strengthen the quality of programs/policies and improve outcomes for the populations they serve. Program/policy evaluation answers basic questions about program/policy effectiveness. It involves collecting and analyzing information about program/policy activities, characteristics, and outcomes. This information can be used to ultimately improve program services or policy initiatives.

Nurses can play a very important role assessing program/policy evaluation for the same reasons that they can be so important to program/policy design. Nurses bring expertise and patient advocacy that can add significant insight and impact. In this Assignment, you will practice applying this expertise and insight by selecting an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation and reflecting on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program/policy.

To Prepare:

• Review the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template provided in the Resources.
• Select an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation or choose one of interest to you and get approval to use it from your Instructor.
• Review the healthcare program or policy evaluation and reflect on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program or policy described.

The Assignment: (2–3 pages)

Based on the program or policy evaluation you selected, complete the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template. Be sure to address the following:

• Describe the healthcare program or policy outcomes.
• How was the success of the program or policy measured?
• How many people were reached by the program or policy selected?
• How much of an impact was realized with the program or policy selected?
• At what point in program implementation was the program or policy evaluation conducted?
• What data was used to conduct the program or policy evaluation?
• What specific information on unintended consequences was identified?
• What stakeholders were identified in the evaluation of the program or policy? Who would benefit most from the results and reporting of the program or policy evaluation? Be specific and provide examples.
• Did the program or policy meet the original intent and objectives? Why or why not?
• Would you recommend implementing this program or policy in your place of work? Why or why not?
• Identify at least two ways that you, as a nurse advocate, could become involved in evaluating a program or policy after 1 year of implementation.

With regard to the November 2014 Ebola scare in the United States, do you think the public health and medical professionals involved in the Ebola cluster investigation followed proper protocols? If so, what best practices were used? If not, what could have been done differently? Remember to cite references where necessary.