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How can the increasing problem of mass shooting be solved ?

Brainstorm Report

 

1. Identify – clearly state the problem you are trying to solve.
2. Define – thoroughly describe the problem.  Why does the problem exist?  What are the cause and effects? Are there drawbacks to solving this problem?
3. Clarify – who is impacted by the problem?  How are they impacted?
4. Solve – offer one solution to satisfy the problem.  Include the strengths and weaknesses of this solution as it relates to the problem you described

Professional Issues Paper

Write a four to five-page paper (title page or references page does not count) addressing the Doctorate in Nursing Practice Degree (DNP) as the entry level into practice for the APRN role.  Analyze the issues in support of its implementation as well as analyze the issues opposing its implementation as it relates to the provision of health care.  Discuss the barriers to implementation. Provide your position on the issue.  Assignment is submitted via Blackboard only.  Rubric in BB. APA format is required.  Use of 3-4 peer review journals must be included as evidence

506 module 3 assignment

1. Review the rubric by selecting View Rubric.
2. In a Word document, write a paper. In your paper:
   1. Provide an appropriate explanation of the concept for the module topic, Environment, Stress and Communication.
   2. Select a work setting that involves shift work, such as a hotel, nursing home, hospital, factory, police department or other type of business. Describe the challenges that shift work presents in that organizational setting and the steps that are taken to manage the risks associated with shift work. Develop your own examples from your own experience.
      1. Relay the information learned in your own words and include required in-text citations for summary/paraphrased material. For these short papers, there should be no quoted material. The paper section on personal experience will be in first person, formal writing (no slang) with the sections on the module topic/concept written in APA format.
   3. Include a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources (scholarly research or professional journal articles) or other reliable sources (i.e., white papers) that are no more than five years old must be used in addition to lecture/readings.  Remember, our librarian can assist you if you have issues locating appropriate sources. If you have a question about the resource, please email your instructor.
   4. Include a title page, abstract and reference page. These pages do not count towards the page count.
3. Use the following formatting guidelines:
   1. APA 7th edition (Student Title Page format).
   2. Use Microsoft Word.
   3. Double spaced.1 inch margins.
   4. Times New Roman 12 point font.
   5. Check Page Layout to be sure “spacing before” and “spacing after” are set to 0 points.
   6. Page length does not include title page, abstract or reference page.
4. Submit your assignment. To do this:
   1. Save your document as LastName_FirstName_M3Assignment.docx.
   2. Select the assignment link above.
   3. Select the “Browse My Computer” button.
   4. Select the Word document.
   5. Select the “Open” button.
   6. Select the “Submit” button.

 

Off-Label Drug Use in Pediatrics

Children even respond differently during stages from infancy to adolescence. This poses potential safety concerns when prescribing drugs to pediatric patients. As an advanced practice nurse, you have to be aware of safety implications of the off-label use of drugs with this patient group.

To Prepare

• Review the interactive media piece in this week’s Resources and reflect on the types of drugs used to treat pediatric patients with mood disorders.
• Reflect on situations in which children should be prescribed drugs for off-label use.
• Think about strategies to make the off-label use and dosage of drugs safer for children from infancy to adolescence. Consider specific off-label drugs that you think require extra care and attention when used in pediatrics.

By Day 5 of Week 11

Write a 1-page narrative in APA format that addresses the following:

• Explain the circumstances under which children should be prescribed drugs for off-label use. Be specific and provide examples.
• Describe strategies to make the off-label use and dosage of drugs safer for children from infancy to adolescence. Include descriptions and names of off-label drugs that require extra care and attention when used in pediatrics.

Lab Assignment: Ethical Concerns

To Prepare

Review the scenarios provided by your instructor for this week’s Assignment. Please see the “Course Announcements” section of the classroom for your scenarios.

• Based on the scenarios provided:
  • Select one scenario, and reflect on the material presented throughout this course.
  • What necessary information would need to be obtained about the patient through health assessments and diagnostic tests?
  • Consider how you would respond as an advanced practice nurse. Review evidence-based practice guidelines and ethical considerations applicable to the scenarios you selected.

The Lab Assignment

Write a detailed one-page narrative (not a formal paper) explaining the health assessment information required for a diagnosis of your selected patient (include the scenario number). Explain how you would respond to the scenario as an advanced practice nurse using evidence-based practice guidelines and applying ethical considerations. Justify your response using at least three different references from current evidence-based literature.

Ethical Leadership Paper

Required Length: 5 – 6 pages 

1. Step 1 – Read a biography (or autobiography) about a leader who successfully or unsuccessfully modeled ethical leadership.
   • Read a book, not a magazine article or web summary. 
2. Step 2 – Write a paper. Format your paper by addressing the following questions and adhering to the following structure:
   • Introduction: Tell me what biography you read and why you decided to read about and study this leader. In so doing explain why this leader is famous or infamous for their leadership? (.5 page)
   • Section 1: How would this person define leadership? Provide a clear, succinct definition. Then, provide some context and understanding about this definition. In this section, also state what you think is at the core of their philosophy of leadership and why? (1 page)
     • Explain by drawing on the biography, providing examples from their life.
     • Keep your quotes to a minimum. 
   • Section 2: What character traits, habits, or practices made them exceptional or unexceptional as an ethical leader? (1.5 – 2 pages)
     • Discuss 3 – 5 character traits.
     • Explain by drawing on the biography, providing examples from their life.
     • Keep your quotes to a minimum. 
   • Section 3:  What things did you learn from this person’s experience/leadership that can help you be a more ethical leader? ( 1.5 – 2 pages)
     • Discuss 3 – 5 examples.
     • Explain by drawing on the biography, providing examples from their life.
     • Keep your quotes to a minimum. 
   • Conclusion: Conclude by sharing your overall assessment of the leader. What do you think was right about this person’s approach to leadership and/or what do you think was wrong? (1 page)

Important things to note when writing your paper:

1. Where relevant, your paper should make clear connections with course material and the biography of choice.
   • Avoid blockquotes.
   • I am mostly interested in your own analysis and assessment of their leadership philosophy.
2. Your paper should follow standard APA guidelines, be double-spaced, use a standard 12-point font, etc…
   • No abstract is necessary.
   • Include a title page and works cited page. Your title page and works cited page are not included in the 5 – 6 page requirement.
   • Use headings for each section of the paper.
   • I stop reading after 6 pages so be sure you keep your paper within the page limit. Cut unnecessary information and/or fluff.
3. Review the rubric for this assignment so that you understand how I am going to assess your paper.
4. Before submitting your paper be sure to proofread your work carefully.

Discrimination against black people

Overview: The final project for this course is the creation of a proposal to the potential funder, the Department of Health and Human Services. This is the second of two opportunities for you to submit a rough draft of the critical elements in the final project. In Milestone One, you introduced the social problem you have chosen, described the variables and determinates related to the problem, and outlined how you would approach limiting your biases. This assignment should represent your best effort to meet the critical elements outlines below. Once you submit this assignment, you will receive feedback from your instructor. It is imperative that you review and understand this feedback before you implement it into your final draft.

Prompt: You will address the critical elements listed below which represent the last two sections of your final project. For this milestone your work will be graded using the rubric below, for your final submission in Module Seven your work will be graded using the rubric found in the Final Project guidelines and rubric document. The final project rubric adds a fourth column to the rubric which adds the expectation of a higher level of comprehension and writing. Therefore, if you receive a score satisfactory to you on your milestone assignments you will be expected to address any feedback from your instructor, as well as adding the depth asked for in the exemplary column in the Final Project rubric when you submit your final project.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Global Impact: So that the funder can understand the significance of the social problem, you will explain the local and global impacts using a sociological perspective.

A. Provide an example of how the social problem manifests itself on a local as well as global scale. In what other country or countries does this problem present itself and how?

B. Compare and contrast the existence of the problem locally versus globally. How is the way the problem exists locally similar to or different from the way it exists globally?

C. Based on your comparison of the local and global manifestations of the social issue, what conclusions can you draw about the influence of globalization on this specific social issue? How similar or different are the social issues and their repercussions, and what does that mean in relation to the impact of globalization?

D. Select a key sociological theoretical perspective that best explains why there are similarities and differences in how the social issue presents on a local and global scale, justifying your selection.

E. Apply your selected theoretical perspective to explain why there are similarities and differences in how the social issue presents on a local and global scale.

Discrimination against black people

Overview: The final project for this course is the creation of a proposal to the potential funder, the Department of Health and Human Services. This is the second of two opportunities for you to submit a rough draft of the critical elements in the final project. In Milestone One, you introduced the social problem you have chosen, described the variables and determinates related to the problem, and outlined how you would approach limiting your biases. This assignment should represent your best effort to meet the critical elements outlines below. Once you submit this assignment, you will receive feedback from your instructor. It is imperative that you review and understand this feedback before you implement it into your final draft.

Prompt: You will address the critical elements listed below which represent the last two sections of your final project. For this milestone your work will be graded using the rubric below, for your final submission in Module Seven your work will be graded using the rubric found in the Final Project guidelines and rubric document. The final project rubric adds a fourth column to the rubric which adds the expectation of a higher level of comprehension and writing. Therefore, if you receive a score satisfactory to you on your milestone assignments you will be expected to address any feedback from your instructor, as well as adding the depth asked for in the exemplary column in the Final Project rubric when you submit your final project.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Global Impact: So that the funder can understand the significance of the social problem, you will explain the local and global impacts using a sociological perspective.

A. Provide an example of how the social problem manifests itself on a local as well as global scale. In what other country or countries does this problem present itself and how?

B. Compare and contrast the existence of the problem locally versus globally. How is the way the problem exists locally similar to or different from the way it exists globally?

C. Based on your comparison of the local and global manifestations of the social issue, what conclusions can you draw about the influence of globalization on this specific social issue? How similar or different are the social issues and their repercussions, and what does that mean in relation to the impact of globalization?

D. Select a key sociological theoretical perspective that best explains why there are similarities and differences in how the social issue presents on a local and global scale, justifying your selection.

E. Apply your selected theoretical perspective to explain why there are similarities and differences in how the social issue presents on a local and global scale.

Meeting Facilitation

1. In this proposal for that project, you will need to complete the following steps:
   1. Identify the meeting you intend to facilitate.
   2. Complete a written proposal summary in the form of a short PowerPoint presentation using this Final Project Proposal Template [PPTX]. 
2. Submit your proposal. To do this:
   1. Save your document as LastName_FirstName_FPP.pptx.

1. Final Project Proposal Template [PPTX]. – Alternative Formats

 

Introduction to Facilitation course

module 3 discussion

1. In a post of at least 250 of your own words, present a group conflict scenario and discuss how you, as the facilitator, would assess the situation and select one of the five conflict options. Incorporate the eight-step feedback process with your conflict resolution approach.