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Outcomes assessment using small area analysis would be appropriate to determine... - Answers- Small area analysis is appropriate to look at data in a prescribed "small" area, such as determining rates of hospital utilization at individual hospitals rather than compiling that information into one statistical average, because there may be pronounced statistical differences that have been overlooked. Small area analysis is most often applied to epidemiologic data and rates of hospital utilization. Outcomes assessment using large area analysis would be appropriate to determine... - Answers- Outcomes assessment of large areas, such as counties or states, merges data so that the results often reflect averages that don't accurately reflect the reality in small areas. According to systems theory (von Bertalanffy), the element of a system that comprises actions that take place in order to transform input is - Answersthroughput The five elements in a system include: - Answers- • Input: This is what goes into a system in terms of energy or materials. • Throughput: These are the actions that take place in order to transform input. • Output: This is the result of the interrelationship between input and processes. • Evaluation: This is the process of monitoring success or failure. • Feedback: This is information that results from the process and can be used to evaluate the end result. Input (Systems Theory) - Answers- This is what goes into a system in terms of energy or materials. Output (Systems Theory) - Answers- This is the result of the interrelationship between input and processes. Evaluation (Systems Theory) - Answers- This is the process of monitoring success or failure. Feedback (Systems Theory) - Answers- This is information that results from the process and can be used to evaluate the end result. Bertalanffy believed... - Answers- Bertalanffy, systems theory, believed that all of the elements of a system interact in order to achieve goals, and change in any one element will impact the other elements and alter outcomes. Under provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), how many workweeks of leave in a 12-month period is a worker entitled to in order to care for his son, an Army service member, who was seriously injured in a bombing incident? - Answers- 26 weeks. Continues...