Health Medical Homework Help

• Please follow this intructions.
• Topic: Reduce Emergency Department Overcrowding
• ER overcrowding affecting patient care. Solution: upon discharge provide outpatient care follow up.
  

• Paper Type: Bullet Background Paper (BBP)
• Purpose of BBPs: Intended to provide background information
• Purpose of assignment:
  • Obtain decision for identified problem
  • Decision-maker will use presented courses of action to choose most viable option
• Individual Work: Writing and formatting are graded measurements
• Grading: Will be evaluated using the Holm Center Form 9, Paper Evaluation Sheet
• Audience/ Decision Maker: Identified decision maker
• Paper Length: Max 1 ½ pages (not including “Notes” page)
  • References must be on a separate “Notes” page
  • “Notes” page will still have a page number
• Write in third person

• Required Format: Problem-Solution
• Organization:
  • Establish Problem
  • List two Courses of Action (COA)
  • Proposed COA of the two previously proposed
• Often used for proposing innovative ideas, courses of action, plans, etc.

• Problem Statement:
  • Brief sentence that describes the problem
• Main Point One: Problem
  • History, changes, regulations, policies, examples, time, money, people
    • Supporting Information: Why is this problem legitimate?
    • Should clearly demonstrate the problem exists
    • Assumptions: List all assumptions made in developing COAs
      • Must be valid, relevant, and necessary
      • Include assumptions as a sub-bullet under problem background

• Main Point Two: Possible COAs to problem
• Main Point Three: Proposed COA
  • COA recommended by presenter to decision-maker
  • State the recommended solution
  • Explain why this is the best COA

• Margins: 1” all four sides
• Font: All text Times New Roman 12 pt.
• Page 1: Identification Line placed 1” from bottom of page or ½” from bottom of page (in footer)
  • Format: “Rank/Title and Last Name/OTS Program/Telephone (Full DSN or 10-Digit Commercial)/Typist’s initials/DD MMM YR”

Example: OT Brown/217 TRS/334-953-9596/klb/01 Oct 20

Example: Capt Brown/217 TRS/334-953-9596/klb/01 Oct 20

• Page 2: Begin page numbers

• Headings required

PURPOSE

Should be full sentences and clearly state topic and main points

DISCUSSION

Discuss using required format

– Problem: Include background and assumptions

• Possible Courses of Action (COA): Supporting information, pros/cons
• Proposed COA: Recommended solution to decision maker

CONCLUSION

Should be full sentences, restate main points, and clearly state recommendation

• These headings are mandatory!

• Short telegraphic bullets
  • Main thought – one dash
  • Subordinate thought – multiple dashes
• Spacing
  • Single space lines of same bullet (wrapped text)
  • Double space between bullets
  • One space after dash
  • Two spaces after colon

• Three different sources required (minimum)
• Credible and relevant to topic
  • Wikipedia is not considered credible
  • Foreign language references are not authorized

• Facts must be cited
• In-Text note citations
  • IAW Air University Style and Author Guide, page 138, section 5.5
  • Superscript, consecutive numbers beginning with 1 (no repeat numbers)
  • At end of sentence or end of clause
  • Main points must be supported with facts and references
  • Example:
    • The population of Italy is approximately 62 million people¹

• Cite sources as notes

Notes

1. Steve Herman, “Seoul Still Quiet after Spying Debacle,” GlobalSecurity.org, 4 May 2011, http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/library/news/2011/intell-110504-voa01.htm.

2. Reuters, “Russian Blasts Kill 21, Injure More Than 140,” Yahoo! News, 24 March 2001, http://dailynews.yahoo.com/.

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