Assignments

Discuss the value of nursing theory to the profession of nursing. Identify one way in which you could use nursing theory to improve your practice (present or future role). Provide a reference for your response.

Use the Internet to research one (1) developing nation of your choice. Your research should include an examination of lending institutions, health care, and human capital, as well as the material covered by the Webtext and lectures in Weeks 6 through 9. Write a three to four (3-4) page research paper in which you: Explore…

Write a paper of 1,000-1,250 words in which you analyze and evaluate the business strategy of a publicly traded company. Your analysis should include the following: Create an overview of the company. Include such things as mission/ethics statements, products, markets, recent financial performance, global operations (if any), etc. Complete a SWOT analysis. Identify the company’s…

As nursing has become increasingly “professionalized” through advanced degrees, specialization, and clinical practice, nurses’ salaries and responsibilities have also increased. Now, hospitals substitute non-nurses for nurses to perform all but the most technical tasks. What are the implications for the nursing profession? Have nurses lost their traditional role of hands-on patient care and, if so,…

Research the responsibility of a critical thinker in a contemporary society. You may choose any topic that deals with a contemporary social concern. Examine the principles of critical thought in relation to the chosen societal concern, and consider the importance of ethics, moral reasoning, a research-based process to search for truth, and the advantages of…

According to the textbook(Lawrence, A. T., & Weber, J. (2014). Business & society: Stakeholders, ethics, public policy (14th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin.) , the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex.  submit a four to six (4-6) page paper Note: If you…

Identify a professional organization and then complete the following tasks: Analyze and discuss the selected organization’s aim and activities. Explain how the organization meets, supports, or advocates the EBP standards and concepts of professional nursing. In addition, explain the concepts of professional nursing—caring, communication, critical thinking, professionalism, and holism.

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper Examine the ethical issues organizations face when implementing change. [Such as ethical issues related to legal, government / regulatory, organizational standards / policies]

Identify a professional organization and then complete the following tasks: Analyze and discuss the selected organization’s aim and activities. Explain how the organization meets, supports, or advocates the EBP standards and concepts of professional nursing. In addition, explain the concepts of professional nursing—caring, communication, critical thinking, professionalism, and holism.   Support your responses articles from…

Review Case 28 “The rise and fall of Eastman Kodak: Will it survive beyond 2012?” located in the textbook. Assume that you have been hired by Kodak as a business consultant to recommend a new corporate-level strategy for the company to improve declining sales, increase profitability, and expand the company to the Cloud service industry….

Question: Read the article, “Comparison of Nurse Burnout Across Army Hospital Practice Environments.” What kind of sample was used and how was that sample recruited? Do you believe that subjects were coerced to participate? Why or why not? Nursing Research   Boswell, C. & Cannon, S. (2013). Introduction to nursing research: Incorporating evidence based practice (3rd  ed.). Sudbury,…

In this course, you have learned that social policies are formulated to solve social problems considered important by a mass of voters, media, and political actors. Social policy is but one solution to the problem—not necessarily the most rational, effective, or socially just. Social policies are human creations and, as such, can be changed. In…