Assignments

There have been many allegations of a nursing shortage, using both the healthcare planners’ and economists’ definitions of shortages. The American Hospital Association complained of a nursing shortage in the 1950s and 1960s and supported these claims by noting the high vacancy rates in registered nurse positions and the substitution of less highly trained licensed…

A self-assessment is an opportunity for you to review what you have learned in the nurse practitioner  program, evaluate your clinical skills, and develop goals before exiting the NP program. For this assignment, you will complete the Risk Control Self-Assessment Checklist for Nurse Practitioners and identify your areas of strength and weakness. You also will…

Create the text information for the brochure for the HRM department at Baderman Island Resort. Submit your text in a Microsoft® Word document. Note that a graphic artist is responsible for the graphic design. Your Learning Team must write only the text information for the brochure. Include the following details in your text information: Title…

Answer and describe these 4 questions. Each question must be AT LEAST 3 pages each. 1. Define sociology and explain the 3 major sociological perspectives. 2. What is culture made up of? Why should we practice cultural relativism? 3. Discuss gender inequality and explain the feminist approach. 4. Discuss the functions of religion and describe…

Go to TED’s Website and watch the first two (2) minutes of the video titled, “How technology allowed me to read,” (15 min 44 s) located at http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_mccallum_how_technology_allowed_me_to_read. Examine one (1) of the six (6) agents of socialization (family, school, peer groups, work, religion, and technology and mass media). Describe the agent of sociology that…

Select a discussion question  from the drop down menu below and click Go to begin. Use the Respond link to post responses and materials that pertain to that question. To respond to an existing posting use the Respond link beneath it. QUESTION 1 Debate the utility of the knowledge of nursing theories and associated theoretical…

The use of databases can significantly improve an organization’s ability to access, share, and apply relevant information. However, despite the wealth of data available in a database, its value is greatly dependent on its design. Designing a database that creates logical data relationships for the end users ensures the best conditions for developing information and…

Write a 700- to 900-word paper in which you do the following: Explain the role of ethics and social responsibility in developing a strategic plan while considering stakeholder needs and agendas. Include at least one example of a company overstepping ethical boundaries for stakeholder agendas, and what types of preventative measures could be taken to avoid…

Financial Management Challenges and Ethics. Find at least two articles from the ProQuest database that highlight and discuss two of the biggest challenges facing financial managers today. One of the articles should be about the challenge of maintaining ethical financial integrity and the other article should be on any other challenge that a financial manager…

Every corporation has a culture. This culture is influenced by individual and groups of different moral suasions. Research Kholberg’s Stages of Moral Development.   1. Discuss how Kholberg’s Stages of Moral Development might impact the culture of an organization, and thus the ethical condition in that organization?   Substantiate your all your comments and responses….

Question 1 A nurse who provides care on an acute medicine unit has frequently recommended the use of nicotine replacement gum for patients who express a willingness to quit smoking during their admission or following their discharge. For which of the following patients would nicotine gum be contraindicated? A. A patient whose stage III pressure…

For the past 2 weeks, you have focused on the features and considerations of quantitative research designs. However, quantitative designs are not appropriate for all research questions. Perhaps you are concerned with how patients react when confronted with negative test results, or you wish to study how views on a certain health topic change over…