this case study and question on it
Misr General Hospital has determined that its medication
management
system is "broken". Costs are growing rapidly, doctors are
complaining
that needed medicines are not available, while the pharmacy
points
fingers at the internists saying that they use so many high price
antibiotics
that they don't have the budget to buy other medications that are
also
needed.
The recently instituted measurement of medication errors disclosed
a
large number of them, a significant percentage of which has to do
with
administration at the wrong time. Possibly related to the issue
of
medication errors is the fact that post-hysterectomy infections
have
increased greatly; the nurses in the operating suite claiming that
patients
are not receiving their antibiotic prophylaxis properly. The
quality
steering committee developed the following set of measure to
determine
the extent of the problems and to help analyze their causes:
Internal Medicine:
Measure: The use of third generation cephalosporin as first line
treatment
for the diagnosis of pneumonia.
Numerator: The number of patients over the age of eighteen who
were
diagnosed on admission with pneumonia and received one of the
designated drugs within 24 hours of admission.
Denominator: All patients over the age of eighteen with the
admission
diagnosis of pneumonia.
Frequency of measure: Monthly.
Obstetrics and Gynecology:
Measure: Proper application of prophylactic antibiotics for
abdominal
hysterectomy.
Numerator: All adult patients who received the first dose of
antibiotics
within one hour of the start of the operative procedure of
abdominal
hysterectomy.
Denominator: All adult patients who underwent the operation
of
abdominal hysterectomy.
Frequency of measure: Every 3 months.
Nursing Service:
Measure: Mis-timed administration of medications to patients.
Numerator: Medications administered within 30 minutes (plus or
minus)
of the time ordered, or if the order is imprecise, such as 3 times
a day,
within the time set by nursing policy.
Denominator: All medications ordered.
Frequency of measure: Sampling one day each week for each
nursing
unit.
Pharmacy:
Measure: Frequency of medications ordered by physician not
being
available for dispensing.
Numerator: Each instance of a medication ordered by a physician
not
being in stock.
Denominator: None-measure is simple number.
Frequency: Monthly.
For each four measures, answer the following
questions:
1. Do the numerator and denominator actually measure what is
being
intended?
2. If not, why not?
3. Is the frequency of measurement appropriate?
4. If not appropriate, what is the proper frequency?
Do you have any other comment to make about any of the four
measures?
QUESTIONS ABOUT MEDICATION ERRORS
A. If the prescription is wrongly written but the right dose
is
administered at the right time, is it a medication error? If not,
is it a
near miss?
B. If the order is wrongly transcribed, but the right dose is
administered at the right time, is it a medication error? If not,
is it a
near miss?
C. If the order neglects to note that the patient is reported to
be
allergic, is it a medication error? If not, is it a near
miss?
D. If the order does not take drug-drug interactions into account,
is it a
medication error? If not, is it a near miss?
E. If the prescription is correct, but the medication is
administered to
the wrong patient, who does not suffer any ill effect, is it
a
medication error? If not, is it a near miss?
F. If the patient's renal function necessitates a lower dose
of
medication and this is not recognized, is it a medication error?
If
not, is it a near miss?
G. If the usual adult dose is administered to an 85-year old
patient
who suffers a well described dose-related adverse reaction, is it
a
medication error? If not, is it a near miss?
H. A patient unexpectedly suffers a convulsion. He has received
the
recommended dose of a drug that is contraindicated in the
presence
of a seizure disorder, which he wasn't known to have. Was the
patient the victim of a medication error? If not, is it a near
miss?
I. A diabetic patient has a renal arteriogram. Four days later, it
is
noticed that her serum creatinine had increased three fold.
She
received no medications known to cause kidney failure. Is it
a
medication error? If not, is it a near miss?
J. A patient treated for pneumonia is found dead. He was last
checked
three hours ago. The antibiotic he should have received two
hours
ago was not given. Did he die as a result of a medication
error?
K. If the answer to J is "no", was there a medication error? If
not, is it
a near miss?
In: Nursing
The following multipart problem asks you to derive a number of characteristics of an extrasolar planetary system. Assume that the planet has been detected by Kepler with the transit method, and that the transits are periodic (as shown below, a dip in the lightcurve indicates that a planet has moved in front of the star).
(a) The star has 3 times the mass of the sun (i.e., M∗ = 3.0M⊙) and the period of the transits are 2.0 Earth years (i.e, the orbital period of the planet around its star is twice the orbital period of the Earth around the sun Tp = 2.0T⊕). To make things interesting, let’s imagine that the planet is in an elliptical orbit with eccentricity e = 0.3. What is the perihelion of the extrasolar planet to it’s star in a.u.? (Remember that the radius of the Earth’s orbit around the sun is a⊕ = 1 a.u., it might help to eliminate some constants).
(b) If the star has its maximum emission (observed flux per unit wavelength interval) at a wavelength of λp,∗ = 250nm what is the temperature of the star T∗? (Hint: note that the sun has it’s peak emission λp,⊙ = 500nm and has a temperature of T⊙ = 5, 800K, use ratios!)
(c) If the star has twice the radius of the sun R∗ = 3.0R⊙, what is the luminosity of the star relative to that of the sun L∗/L⊙?
(d) Now, using the relative luminosity of the star to the sun, L∗/L⊙, from part (c), the relative distances of the Earth to the sun, d⊕, and the average distance of the planet to its star, dp calculate the no-greenhouse temperature of the planet as follows: First, assume that all of the properties of the atmosphere and the planet’s surface (i.e., the emissivity, absorptivity, pollution, etc.) are the same as those of the Earth. Also assume that the radius of the planet is equal to twice that of the Earth Rp = 2R⊙. Solve for the ratio of the temperature of the planet to that of the Earth (Tp = T⊙). Then, use the average temperature of the Earth T⊕ = 256K to find Tp. Do you want to live on this planet? (Note: the no- greenhouse temperature is that temperature for which the total power absorbed by the planet, equals the total power re-radiated into space assuming the planet is a perfect black-body)
In: Physics
Suppose that the sitting back-to-knee length for a group of adults has a normal distribution with a mean of mu equals 23.4 in. and a standard deviation of sigma equals 1.1 in. These data are often used in the design of different seats, including aircraft seats, train seats, theater seats, and classroom seats. Instead of using 0.05 for identifying significant values, use the criteria that a value x is significantly high if P(x or greater)less than or equals0.01 and a value is significantly low if P(x or less)less than or equals0.01. Find the back-to-knee lengths separating significant values from those that are not significant. Using these criteria, is a back-to-knee length of 25.7 in. significantly high?
In: Statistics and Probability
A cliché that sums up the concept of diminishing marginal returns/increasing marginal costs is:
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In: Economics
Siesta Manufacturing has asked you to evaluate a capital investment project. The project will require an initial investment of $88,000. The life of the investment is 7 years with a residual value of $4,000. If the project produces net annual cash inflows of $16,000, what is the accounting rate of return?
In what ways are the Payback Period and Accounting Rate of Return methods of capital budgeting alike?
ABC Company is adding a new product line that will require an investment of $1,500,000. The product line is estimated to generate cash inflows of $300,000 the first year, $250,000 the second year, and $200,000 each year thereafter for ten more years. What is the payback period?
Bonneville Manufacturing is considering an investment that would require an initial net investment of $650,000. The following annual revenues/expenses relate exclusively to the investment: Sales $350,000 -Variable expenses -$40,000 -Salaries expense -$28,000 -Rent expense -$20,000 -Depreciation expense -$40,000 Operating income $222,000 The investment will have a residual value of $50,000 at the end of its 15 year useful life. What is the payback period for this investment?
An annuity is best described as which of the following statements? A stream of interest payments on a principal amount invested, Another term used for future value, A stream of equal cash installments made at equal time intervals
Another term used for present value Concose Park Department is considering a new capital investment. The following information is available on the investment. The cost of the machine will be $330,000. The annual cost savings if the new machine is acquired will be $85,000. The machine will have a 5-year life, at which time the terminal disposal value is expected to be $32,000. Concose Park Department is assuming no tax consequences. If Concose Park Department has a required rate of return of 10%, what is the NPV of the project?
Norwood, Inc. is considering three different independent investment opportunities. The present value of future cash flows for each are as follows: Project A =$600,000, Project B = $550,000 & Project C = $500,000. The initial investment of each project is as follows: Project A =$320,000, Project B = $300,000 & Project C = $230,000. Use the Profitability index to determine what order should Norwood prioritize investment in the projects?
The discount rate that sets the present value of a project’s cash inflows equal to the present value of the project’s investment is called: NPV, ARR, IRR, payback period
Chris Tellson invested in a project with a payback period of 4 years. The project earns $30,000 cash each year for 8 years. Chris’s required minimum rate of return is 8%. How much did Chris initially invest?
The time value of money is considered in the following capital budgeting method(s)? Profitability Index. NPV, All answers given use the time value of $, IRR
In: Finance
Talk about the reasons the hotel company Marriott is expanding into markets globally. Describe the motivation for Marriott being a multinational company and talk about current economic implications such as costs, benefits, etc. for the United States of America and any host countries.
At least 200 words, please. Please complete as soon as possible. Thanks in advance!
In: Economics
As the project manager for a not-for-profit organization, you were notified that your proposal to improve the safety of the Lafayette Park in Los Angeles was approved. You and your team will receive funding for $50,000. Please prepare a positive letter informing your team members and outline the safety improvements you propose to be implemented.
Prepare this into a Positive Letter.
In: Operations Management
For each of the following types of businesses, name the processes that correspond to the traditional manufacturing functions of product design, process design, production scheduling, and production control. (processes involved in the following types of business)
a. Personal computer software developer (for example, Microsoft).
b. New car dealership
c. College or university.
d. Amusement park.
In: Operations Management
Think about industry‐disrupting companies such as Uber (disrupting the taxi industry) and Airbnb (disrupting the hotel industry). Research them if you don’t know much about them. What are the legal and ethical issues facing them? In what ways are they being responsible, irresponsible? How would you evaluate their corporate social responsibility?
In: Operations Management
The design should consist of two things:
(1) a list of every semaphore, its purpose, and its initial value,
and
(2) pseudocode for each function. The pseudocode should be similar
to the pseudocode shown in the textbook for the barbershop
problem.
Every wait and signal call must be included in the pseudocode.
Must use Java Threads and Java Semaphores
(java.util.concurrent.Semaphore).
You may not use the “synchronized” keyword in Java for mutual
exclusion.
You may not use Java data structures that have built-in mutual
exclusion.
Please provide corresponding PSEUDOCODE along with JAVA CODE.
Hotel Simulation
A hotel is simulated by using threads and semaphores to model
customer and employee behavior.
This project is similar to the “barbershop” example in the
textbook. The following rules apply:
The hotel to be simulated has two employees at the front desk to
register guests and two bellhops to handle guests’ bags.
A guest will first visit the front desk to get a room number. The
front desk employee will find an available room and assign it to
the guest.
If the guest has less than 3 bags, the guest proceeds directly to
the room. Otherwise, the guest visits the bellhop to drop off the
bags.
The guest will later meet the bellhop in the room to get the bags,
at which time a tip is given.
Threads:
Guest:
1) 25 guests visit the hotel (1 thread per guest
created at start of simulation).
2) Each guest has a random number of bags (0-5).
3) A guest must check in to the hotel at the front
desk.
4) Upon check in, a guest gets a room number from the
front desk employee.
5) A guest with more than 2 bags requires a
bellhop.
6) The guest enters the assigned room.
7) Receives bags from bellhop and gives tip (if more
than 2 bags).
8) Retires for the evening.
Front Desk:
1) Two employees at the front desk (1 thread
each).
2) Checks in a guest, finds available room, and gives
room number to guest.
Bellhop:
1) Two bellhops (1 thread each).
2) Gets bags from guest.
3) The same bellhop that took the bags delivers the
bags to the guest after the guest is in the room.
4) Accepts tip from guest.
Other rules:
1) All mutual exclusion and coordination must be
achieved with semaphores.
2) A thread may not use sleeping as a means of
coordination.
3) Busy waiting (polling) is not allowed.
4) Mutual exclusion should be kept to a minimum to
allow the most concurrency.
5) Each thread should print when it is created, and
main should print when it joins the customer threads.
6) Each thread should only print its own activities.
The guest threads print guest actions and the employee threads
print their own actions.
7) Your output must include the same information, same
wording, and the same set of steps as the sample output. Of course,
each run can be different depending on the order of thread
execution and the random assignments made.
Output
1) Each step of each task of each thread should be
printed to the screen with identifying numbers so it is clear which
threads are involved.
2) Thread output sample for 3 guests. The wording in
your output should exactly match the sample.
Simulation starts
Front desk employee 0 created
Front desk employee 1 created
Bellhop 0 created
Bellhop 1 created
Guest 0 created
Guest 1 created
Guest 2 created
Guest 0 enters hotel with 1 bag
Guest 1 enters hotel with 4 bags
Guest 2 enters hotel with 3 bags
Front desk employee 0 registers guest 0 and assigns room 1
Front desk employee 1 registers guest 1 and assigns room 2
Guest 0 receives room key for room 1 from front desk employee
0
Guest 1 receives room key for room 2 from front desk employee
1
Front desk employee 0 registers guest 2 and assigns room 3
Guest 0 enters room 1
Guest 2 receives room key for room 3 from front desk employee
0
Guest 1 requests help with bags
Guest 0 retires for the evening
Guest 0 joined
Guest 2 requests help with bags
Bellhop 1 receives bags from guest 2
Bellhop 0 receives bags from guest 1
Guest 1 enters room 2
Guest 2 enters room 3
Bellhop 0 delivers bags to guest 1
Bellhop 1 delivers bags to guest 2
Guest 1 receives bags from bellhop 0 and gives tip
Guest 2 receives bags from bellhop 1 and gives tip
Guest 2 retires for the evening
Guest 1 retires for the evening
Guest 1 joined
Guest 2 joined
Simulation ends
In: Computer Science