Decisions_in_Paradise_Part_Iii

Decisions in Paradise Part II Ranza Martin MGT/350 February 8, 2012 Paul Larson Decisions in Paradise Part II In the following discussion of decision in paradise part II the following topics will be addressed, applied decisions-making technique that will identify the solutions. Analysis in specific steps utilized in applied selected decision-making techniques. Along with definitions and various elements of critical thinking this paper will also examine the decision-making model selected and explain how it influences and even impacts the proposed solutions to improve the company’s presents in Kava. As discussed in decisions in paradise part I, the growing concerns and effects of the life threating disease HIV/AIDS, and the avian flu better known as the bird flu, are a definite issue that must be addressed and contained. HIV/AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease that can also be transmitted through any bodily fluids. It can also be spread by contact with infected blood, or from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth or breast-feeding (www.health/article/mayo.com). Avian influenza is flu infection in birds (healthline.com). This infection in birds can mutate or change to infect humans. Both of these are life threating illness that can and should be prevented. The purpose of education and immunizing the people of Kava is to save lives because not only do these diseases affect the person who contracts them it also affects family, friends, and loved one. Other factors include the cost to treat the individual, the cost for family support or counseling as well as funeral expenses. The cost to treat an AIDS victim is between $14,999 to $34,999 U. S. dollars. This does not include home care providers nor does it include the support programs or counseling/ therapy that the individual as well as family or love ones may need, nor does it include the cost of the funeral. The problem that may arise in here in Kava is that is a poor area and does not have the funding to back the outreach and prevention. Another problem we will be facing is that not all Kava’s religious beliefs will allow the education on prevention of HIV/AIDS or in immunization. If we make it mandatory to be immunized then some cultures may resist and become angry with our organization for mandating it. There are several pros and cons to why we should and shouldn’t continue with the education and immunization plan. Pros are: the cost of health care that the area has to pay will decrease by almost 89% and lives that will be saved. Cons for the implementations are: Cost of health care the area has to pay will continue to rise, pain, suffering and death will continue to climb, and some cultures will not agree with the implementations. I will be using the Cause-and-Effect (Fishbone) Diagrams to illustrate how individuals can become infected with the viruses and what physical effects will transpire. For example I will show a couple in bed together and underneath it, it will state sexual intercourse with an infected partner, then another picture with a pregnant women and underneath that it will state vertical transmission: in utero, during delivery, breast milk and finally a picture of a hypodermic needle with injection drug use underneath that picture. The agency will also be using the decision tree which will create data mining techniques. This data will let us know what practices will be accepted with the people of Kava, what work and what won’t work. Finally the last technique that will be used is plan-do – check-act cycle. We develop a plan because we have recognized the opportunity and can plan a change. Then we will execute the plan and then test the changes in a small scale study. Afterwards we will check or test and finally we will then act on what we have learned from the first three steps of plan-do-check-act cycle. My decision-making model influenced my proposed solutions because with all the scientific data collected in the cause-and -effect diagrams, in the decision tree and in the plan-do-check-act cycle. The data that has been collected justifies the need for better health practice in Kava and well as education and prevention. In conclusion our agency will be implementing immunization to all citizens of Kava in order to prevent the Bird Flu. The studies, data collected the test given and evaluated all indicate that this is an important service that is need and wanted by the majority of the Kava population. As well as educating and providing much needed prevention tools to reduce the spread of the HIV/AIDS virus. All studies of the problem-solving tools that were used support confirms that the service will reduce the death rate by 77% and health care cost will be reduces by 89%. With those statistics how can we as an agency not proceed with our plan of action to improve the lives of the Kava people and make our agency a household name in this area'