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his assessment is designed to highlight the role you play in high-quality, safe patient care on a daily basis.

The Scenario

In an effort to continuously improve quality and safety, your manager has asked you to share one example of patient care from your experience. Your and other team members’ submissions will be used to help facilitate an upcoming training.

In a 700-word case study, address the following:

Identify a patient care case from your own practice experience that involves quality and safety, or use a case that has received media attention or one from the textbook. Summarize the situation. Describe your (or the nurse’s) role in the patient care situation. Explain the role the patient played in their own quality- or safety-related situation. Evaluate the relationship between the patient’s care and the outcome. Identify how the care environment affected the situation, including the nurse or provider, the patient, and the outcome. Determine whether a quality model was employed. If yes, identify and explain it. If not, identify one that could have improved the situation. Explain what actions you might take to improve the outcome or prevent an adverse outcome in the future. Cite at least 3 peer-reviewed articles as references.

patient case, including all relevant information: the patient’s history, assessment findings, medications, any pertinent testing, presenting symptoms, and the final diagnosis (ensure patient confidentiality). Compare Treatment Plans:

Describe your preceptor’s recommended treatment plan and interventions. Explain the alternative treatment plan you would have recommended as a nurse practitioner based upon Clinical Practice Guidelines and Standards of Care. Justify Your Approach:

Use evidence-based guidelines, clinical research, and relevant literature to support your alternative plan. Discuss why you believe your approach would be effective, considering the patient’s history, condition, and individual needs. Reflect on Differences: Analyze the differences between your plan and your preceptor’s. Consider factors such as clinical experience, knowledge, patient-centered care, and the influence of evidence-based practice in decision-making. Lessons Learned:

Reflect on how this experience has influenced your clinical practice and approach to treatment planning. Discuss how you can apply what you learned to future patient care. How might you approach another provider professionally in the future when you find treatment plans differing during collaboration on the patient case?

HRM 630 Journal Guidelines and Rubric Approach these Journal activities as an opportunity to reflect upon and apply what you learn each week based on the assigned readings, discussions, and activities. They are also an opportunity to share your knowledge and expertise based on your educational and professional experiences in the past. As a successful professional, you will need good reflective and writing skills. Journal activities offer you the opportunity to further develop these skills. The journal assignments in this course are graded separately. As you read through the material, consider how diversity, equity, and inclusion may be part of the concepts. Ensure that you read through the journal rubric so that you are not missing any of the required elements.

What to Submit Submit assignment as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Journals are informal documents and written in the first person. You do not need a cover sheet. You will need to cite resources for any information that you find on websites or in articles or books. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT

Review the article “Strategy Execution and Sustainability: Using the Baldrige Leadership Model to Overcome Evasive Organizational Challenges” in the Reading and Resources section. Then discuss the leadership component of healthcare quality.

patient case, including all relevant information: the patient’s history, assessment findings, medications, any pertinent testing, presenting symptoms, and the final diagnosis (ensure patient confidentiality). Compare Treatment Plans:

Describe your preceptor’s recommended treatment plan and interventions. Explain the alternative treatment plan you would have recommended as a nurse practitioner based upon Clinical Practice Guidelines and Standards of Care. Justify Your Approach:

Use evidence-based guidelines, clinical research, and relevant literature to support your alternative plan. Discuss why you believe your approach would be effective, considering the patient’s history, condition, and individual needs. Reflect on Differences: Analyze the differences between your plan and your preceptor’s. Consider factors such as clinical experience, knowledge, patient-centered care, and the influence of evidence-based practice in decision-making. Lessons Learned:

Reflect on how this experience has influenced your clinical practice and approach to treatment planning. Discuss how you can apply what you learned to future patient care. How might you approach another provider professionally in the future when you find treatment plans differing during collaboration on the patient case?

HRM 630 Journal Guidelines and Rubric Approach these Journal activities as an opportunity to reflect upon and apply what you learn each week based on the assigned readings, discussions, and activities. They are also an opportunity to share your knowledge and expertise based on your educational and professional experiences in the past. As a successful professional, you will need good reflective and writing skills. Journal activities offer you the opportunity to further develop these skills. The journal assignments in this course are graded separately. As you read through the material, consider how diversity, equity, and inclusion may be part of the concepts. Ensure that you read through the journal rubric so that you are not missing any of the required elements.

What to Submit Submit assignment as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Journals are informal documents and written in the first person. You do not need a cover sheet. You will need to cite resources for any information that you find on websites or in articles or books. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT

Review the article “Strategy Execution and Sustainability: Using the Baldrige Leadership Model to Overcome Evasive Organizational Challenges” in the Reading and Resources section. Then discuss the leadership component of healthcare quality.

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Assignment 6: Analyzing Global Health Data, based on specific indicators and its implications

Global health indicators provide a comprehensive perspective on the state of health and well-being in populations worldwide. They are vital metrics used to monitor progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations (UN) and are widely adopted by global health organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO) (World Bank, 2020). Examples of these indicators encompass maternal mortality rate, child mortality rate, prevalence of HIV/AIDS, and prevalence of malaria, among others.

The public availability of these data allows for critical examination and analysis to inform health interventions, policy-making, and funding decisions. The process of data analysis involves the collection, processing, and interpretation of data, typically supported by software tools like Excel, SPSS, or Stata (Dahlgren, 2018). Creating data visualizations is a key aspect of data communication, aiding in translating complex data into understandable and actionable information (Munzner, 2019).

The implications of these findings can be profound, informing strategies for tackling health disparities and guiding global health interventions. Understanding these indicators’ current state and trends is pivotal for achieving health equity on a global scale.

References:

• Dahlgren, G. (2018). Public health data: A practical guide for the use of quantitative health data in public health. Epidemiology and Public Health.
• Munzner, T. (2019). Visualization analysis and design. CRC press.
• World Bank. (2020). World development indicators. The World Bank.

Instructions

In this assignment, you will have the opportunity to collect, process, and analyze publicly available global health data related to a specific global health indicator. You will be required to create at least one data visualization and present your findings in a 3-page paper.

• Choose a specific global health indicator from the World Health Organization (WHO) or the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that interests you. Examples of global health indicators include maternal mortality rate, child mortality rate, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS, the prevalence of malaria, etc.
• Collect publicly available data related to the selected global health indicator from reputable sources such as WHO, UN, or other credible data sources.
• Process and analyze the collected data using appropriate quantitative methods and techniques. You are encouraged to use data analysis software such as Excel, SPSS, Stata, or other data analysis tools to support your analysis.
• Create at least one data visualization to present your findings. The visualization could be a chart, graph, table, map, timeline, or other relevant visual representation that effectively communicates your data analysis results.

Write a 3-page paper describing your findings. Your paper should include:

• A brief introduction of the selected global health indicator and its significance
• Description of the data collection, processing, and analysis methods
• Presentation of the data visualization(s) with relevant analysis and interpretation
• Discussion of the implications of the findings and how they could inform global health interventions
• Conclusion summary

Grading

This assignment must be 3 pages (excluding the title and reference page).

References: Include 3 scholarly resources.

Discussion Topic: Module 8: Medical Social Work’s Role in Public Health (graded)Module 8: Medical Social Work’s Role in Public Health (graded)

Module 8Medical Social Work’s Role in Public Health Discussion Purpose

Discussion Prompt Critically reflect on the content of this module as it relates to public health, and discuss your thoughts and ideas related to medical social work practice within a public health setting.

Review the Discussion grading rubric by clicking on the ellipsis (3 dots) on top right corner of this page.

 

Textbooks and Resources Required Textbooks The following books are required for this course:

Title: Publication Manual of the American Psychological AssociationAuthors: American Psychological AssociationPublisher: American Psychological Association (APA)Publication Date: 2019-10-01Edition: 7thAPA Citation

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.

Title: Social Work in Health SettingsPractice in ContextAuthors: McCoyd, J. & Kerson, T.Publisher: RoutledgePublication Date: 2016Edition: 4thAPA Citation

McCoyd, J. & Kerson, T. (2016). Social work in health settings: Practice in context (4th ed.). Routledge.

This textbook is is not available through the Bookstore and must be purchased from a third party vendor.

Textbooks available through publishers other than Cengage may be available as eBooks through Vital Source. Please review this information for details

RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS.  Demonstrate more depth and thought than saying things like “I agree” or “You are wrong.” Guidance is provided for you in the discussion prompt.

Rosie Post

 

y name is Rosie Delgado. I am a student of the MHA program and work in community health where I see first-hand how quality relates to the patient experience. I am interested in how quality improvement can improve health care.

I have read through the “Six Domains of Healthcare Quality” (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [AHRQ], 2022) and patient centered care would be the most advantageous domain overall for an organization. According to the Institute of Medicine, patient centered care is “providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions” (Six Domains of Healthcare Quality, 2025). I feel this domain is important because it speaks to the inherent subjectivity of quality that we have discussed in our module: one person’s quality care may be quite different from another. By considering the patient’s perspective first, an organization can tailor all its processes, down to appointment scheduling and treatment decision making, to the patient’s needs.

Patient centeredness is also a tool to improve the other five domains. By routinely engaging patients in decision making, for example, clinicians decrease the risk of unnecessary care, which also improves efficiency and safety (AHRQ, 2022). This is especially critical in the era of rapidly increasing health care spending. As far back as 1980 the U.S. Office of the Inspector General foresaw the unsustainability of healthcare spending (U.S. Office of the Inspector General, 1980); this is now a reality and is only exacerbated by wasteful care. What’s more, Khan and Khan (2004) highlight that quality management requires a customer focused culture, in which improvements are based on meeting patient needs. When patient centeredness becomes a core concept for an organization, it automatically enhances effectiveness (by providing evidence based care that meets patient preferences), timeliness (by removing delays that annoy patients) and equity (by considering consumer needs of diverse populations).

So patient centered care is not merely one domain of quality, but the key element that makes all of the other domains meaningful. I would be interested to hear what others thought.

Jenna post

 

My name is Jenna. I’m currently finishing my MBA while working as a Business Manager at a pediatric hospital in Cincinnati, where I support research and global health initiatives. My background is in accounting, so I tend to think analytically, but this program has helped me grow more strategically. I also recently became a mom, which has given me a new perspective on healthcare from the patient side.

Of the six domains, I believe efficiency would be the most beneficial to an organization as a whole. In my role, I see how inefficient processes can lead to delays, increased costs, and frustration for both staff and patients. Improving efficiency is not just about cutting costs, but about reducing waste in time, resources, and workflows so that more effort can be focused on delivering quality patient care.

Efficiency also supports other domains like timeliness and patient-centered care by improving access and the overall patient experience. From an organizational perspective, it is critical for long-term sustainability, as healthcare systems must balance high-quality care with financial pressures. Overall, I see efficiency as a key driver that can positively impact performance across the entire system.

Finance Analysis Segment 3 Questions

Download the Value Line of the company on which you will answer  4  of the following questions.  For each question you choose to not answer, type “skip” in your paper.

 

For each answer, do not forget to include analysis from the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement .  Concepts to include are assets, debt, equity, net income, dividends, retained earnings, cash flows, sales, earnings, interest expense, and stock price .

 

Assume the Value Line is current.  You are free to make assumptions as you conduct the analysis but just be sure to state them clearly in your answers.

 

Do not waste time searching for other analysts’ information and referring to it.  You are assessed based on your unique discussion, not on your ability to parrot other people’s work. Other than the Value Line, you need no other outside information.

 

 

Finance – general questions – Pick 4 to answer.  

 

1. Discuss the current macroeconomic environment, including the current interest rate environment, and how the current policies and conditions should affect the performance of the firm’s industry and the capital structure of the firm.  How will equity and debt investors respond?

 

2. Choose to discuss either the firm’s equity or debt.  Regarding industry structure and performance, what industry-specific characteristics of the structure of the firm’s industry are beneficial for the equity/bond?  What industry-specific characteristics are not beneficial for the equity/bond?  How will equity and debt investors respond?

 

3. Discuss the entry barriers for new competitors in this industry?  Say that the firm is considering an expansion.  What are some of the financial and investment considerations that should come into play?  How will equity and debt investors respond?  Relate the entry barriers to the firm’s financial statements.

 

4. What fixed costs does the industry have and how do these costs affect financial performance?  How will equity and debt investors respond?  How can your firm increase revenue, net income and stock price in this situation?

 

5. Is the firm’s dividend policy appropriate?  How will equity and debt investors respond?  How does this policy affect the firm’s long-run financial performance?  How does this policy affect the stock price?

 

6. Is the firm’s overall cash position healthy?  Discuss the firm’s current cash flow status.  What are some things that the firm can do to better its cash position?  How will equity and debt investors respond?  How does this policy affect the firm’s long-run financial performance?  How does this policy affect the stock price?

 

7. What inventory constraints do the firm or the firm’s customers face?  How do these constraints affect purchase decisions, inventory management systems, and cash flow?  How does the current trade situation affect inventory management for this firm?  How will equity and debt investors respond?  How does this policy affect the firm’s long-run financial performance?  How does this policy affect the stock price?

 

 

Remember for each question:  Discuss in general terms of the financial statements and concepts from corporate finance and valuation along with a specific discussion of your assigned firm.

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Financial Ratio Analysis 2: Walmart

Alex Finn

College

Professor

BUSI 570- Managerial Finance

April 12th 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this paper, the intrinsic value of Walmart Inc. has been estimated based on four valuation models namely, Constant Growth Dividend Model, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Price-to-Earnings (P/E) and Price-to-Sales (P/S). It also makes comparisons of these estimates and the current market price and clarifies discrepancies.

Valuation Models

Financials	Amounts (Walmart Inc., 2026)
EPS (Diluted)	$2.73
Dividends per share (D₀)	$0.94
Shares outstanding	8.02 billion
Revenue	$713.16 billion
CFO	$41.57 billion
CapEx	$26.64 billion

Market data

· Current price (P₀) ≈ $126.77

· Beta (β) = 0.66 (Yahoo Finance, 2026)

· Risk-free rate (Rf) = 4.31% (10-year US Treasury)

· Market return (Rm) = 11% (given in assignment)

Growth assumption

· Walmart’s growth rate 6% (StockAnalysis, 2026)

CAPM (Expected Return)

 

Substitution

 

 

 

Expected return

3. Constant Growth Dividend Model

Formula

 

Compute next dividend

 

 

Compute price

 

 

Dividend model value

 

4. Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Step 1: Compute FCFE

 

 

Step 2: FCFE per share

 

Step 3: Forecast (5 years, g = 6%)

Year	FCFE
1	1.97
2	2.09
3	2.22
4	2.35
5	2.49

Step 4: Terminal value

 

 

Step 5: Discount to present

Using :

· PV (Years 1–5) ≈ 8.6

· PV (Terminal) ≈ 29.5

Final DCF Value:

 

 

5. P/E ratio valuation

Walmart P/E ≈ 45.01x

Formula:

 

 

P/E value

 

6. P/S ratio valuation

Step 1: Sales per share

 

Walmart p/s: 1.37

 

P/S Value:

 

Comparison with market price

The current price of Walmart in the market is around 126.77 (Yahoo Finance, 2026). The valuation outcomes are:

· Dividend Model: $36.63

· DCF Model: $38.10

· P/E Model: $122.88

· P/S Model: $121.79

The market price is much more than the intrinsic values of the dividend and DCF models but in line with the relative valuation models.

Explanation of discrepancies

The differences are due to the variations in methodology and assumptions. The Dividend Discount Model and DCF are based on the conservative growth and cash flow estimates. Walmart also has high re-investment and capital expenditure, which decreases the free cash flow and lowers the valuations.

Conversely, the P/E and P/S models are indicative of the market sentiment and investor expectations. Walmart is considered a large and stable retailer that has high growth opportunities in e-commerce and digital activities. These expectations are factored in its market price and this is why these models generate values that are closer to the observed price.

Also, growth rate and required return are some of the assumptions that are sensitive to valuation models. A small variation in these inputs can make a big difference especially in the dividend model where growth and the rate of return are near each other.

Growth rate justification

The growth rate of 6% is based on analyst forecasts of Walmart’s future earnings and revenue growth obtained from StockAnalysis (2026). This is a rate that indicates the maturity and stable growth prospects of Walmart and is therefore a reasonable and defendable assumption.

Expected return using CAPM

The capital asset pricing model is used to determine the expected return: which gives a return of 8.72, indicating that it has a low systematic risk.

Conclusion

Overall, Walmart seems to be a bit overvalued according to intrinsic valuation models but fairly valued according to market-based multiples. The variations underscore the significance of assumptions, investor expectations, and constraints of valuation methods.

 

 

 

 

 

References

StockAnalysis. (2026). Walmart Inc. (WMT). Retrieved from: https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/wmt/

U.S. Treasury. (2026). 10-year Treasury constant maturity rate. Retrieved from: https://home.treasury.gov/

Walmart Inc. (2026). Investor relations. Retrieved from: https://stock.walmart.com/

Yahoo Finance. (2026). Walmart Inc . (WMT) statistics. Retrieved from: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/WMT/