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Career Planning Paper

In this assignment, the student will be producing a 4-5 page essay that includes the following components:

? Transition into the Professional Nursing Role: Identify actions to be considered in the transition from student to BSN graduate nurse including:
o Identify the state in which the student is seeking employment.
o Detail a minimum of three (3) criteria set forth by the Board of Nursing for obtaining an RN license in that state.
o Conduct a new BSN graduate job search in a 30 mile radius of where the student lives or plans to relocate. ? Provide the details of what is required to submit an application for hire for the top two choices of employment.
? Holistic Life Balance: Provide a description of the ways in which the student intends to maintain holistic balance in their personal life as well as in the role of professional nurse within the first year and at five years.

? Stressors and Challenges: Identify known stressors and anticipated challenges as well as plans for managing each of them within the first year and at five years.
? Lifelong Learning: Determine a plan for lifelong learning and educational development anticipated within the first year and at five years.
o This plan can include, but is not limited to, specialty certification, advanced nursing education, and the pursuit of formal education outside of the nursing discipline.
? Professional Contributions: Summarize plans for contributing to at least one professional nursing community as well as the student?s general community in the healthcare professional role within the first year and at five years
? Scholarly Resources:
o A minimum of three (3) peer-reviewed scholarly sources are required in support of this assignment.
o A minimum of one (1) professional nursing organization website or Board of Nursing website is required in support of this assignment.

PREPARING THE ASSIGNMENT
? Maximum of 4-5 pages including the title page and the reference page.
? Students may find the following list of resources helpful in completing the assignment:
o American Nurses Credentialing Center at http://www.nursecredentialing.org/certification.aspx
o Board of Nursing Contact at https://www.ncsbn.org/contact-bon.htm
o Holistic Nursing at http://www.ahna.org/About-Us/What-is-Holistic-Nursing
o National Council of State Boards of Nursing at https://www.ncsbn.org/index.htm
o Nursing Community at http://www.thenursingcommunity.org/
o Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at http://www.rwjf.org/
o Sigma Theta Tau International at http://www.nursingsociety.org
? The sources cited both in text and on the reference page for this assignment will be formatted according APA 6th edition guidelines.

Evidence-Based Practice Project?Paper on Diabetes

Research Article..
Can laboratory based research regarding type 1 diabetes and exercise be applied into the real-life environment?
Authors: Charlton, Jacqui; Kilbride, Lynn; MacLean, Rory; Darlison, Mark G; McKnight, John
Source: Practical Diabetes (PRACT DIABETES), Jul2015; 32(6): 217-221. (5p)
Publication Type: Journal Article – algorithm, research, tables/charts
Research Article Details: In a paper of 750-1,000 words, summarize the main idea of the research findings for a specific patient population. Research must include clinical findings that are current, thorough, and relevant to diabetes and the nursing practice.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA , this assignment uses a grading rubric.
Rubric – Research or evidence-based article identified that focuses on a specific diabetic intervention or diagnostic tool in a comprehensive manner, allowing all criteria of assignment to be fully addressed. Content is comprehensive. Presents ideas and information beyond that presented through the course, and substantiates their validity through solid, academic research where appropriate.Research is thorough, current, and relevant, and addresses all of the issues stated in assignment criteria. Final paper exhibits the process of creative thinking and development of proposal. Applies framework of knowledge, practice and sound research. Shows careful planning and attention to how disparate elements fit together

What are the principles of scholarly discussion in an online environment? How does this differ from a social network? Please cite the sources used to support your response.

What are the principles of scholarly discussion in an online environment? How does this differ from a social network? Please cite the sources used to support your response.

Policy Advocacy Presentation

Select a health policy issue from the list below. Analyze the policy issue using the given criteria. Assume that you must advocate for or argue against the policy issue in front of a Congressional health committee.
Health Policy Issues
Child Nutrition and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
CHIP
Veterans Healthcare Programs
PPACA
Universal Health Insurance
Aging and Chronic Care
Controlling the Costs of Medicare or Medicaid
Burden of Medicaid on State Budgets
Special Disease Topics: Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), Cancer, or Alzheimer?s
Criteria for analyzing the policy issue
Identify the committee that you will present your research in front of. Also include the names of the committee members.
Research the policy issue using the most up to date sources.
Include background information on the issue, facts, your proposal, and arguments (pros and cons).
Be sure to address the political, financial, and economic issues related to the health policy.
Your research should provide answers to the following:
Discuss the specifics of who will be eligible and who will be responsible for providing services.
Discuss the impact of your proposal on recipients and providers of care. Include eligibility requirements for receiving benefits, application process, expected benefits, requirements for a provider to be eligible.
Identify the specific government health programs and organizations that are involved and analyze their role in the policy.
Examine budgetary issues such who will be responsible for funding: state, federal, or a combination of both.
In your closing argument (conclusion slide), make a final plea to Congress in pushing your agenda forward. Your argument should be compelling and grounded in facts.
In a Microsoft Word document, create a 4- to 5-page report on your research on the policy issue.
Also, create a PowerPoint presentation consisting of 15?20 slides to be presented in front of a Congressional health committee.
Instructions for creating the presentation
Each slide will have a brief explanation of not more than one or two paragraphs in the Notes section located below the slide.
Graphics, audio, and video should be used sparingly. Sources for graphics are usually placed at the bottom of the graphic.
Include a title slide in the presentation.
Body of the presentation will include one or two slides for an introduction, the subtopics of the presentation, and a conclusion (one or two slides).
Include a reference slide(s) in the presentation.
Note: Please add additional content in the Notes section.
Support your responses with examples.
Cite any sources in APA format.

analyze the relationship that the three have in regards to its impact on healthcare and healthcare delivery.

Typically, the three key players in the healthcare system are; the patients, the payers, and the providers.

In this discussion, analyze the relationship that the three have in regards to its impact on healthcare and healthcare delivery. Is there one player that is more united than the others and thus has a greater share of power?

Where does the government fall into this relationship; are they a provider, payer, or both? Lastly, how has this relationship changed over time.

nursing diagnostic

The RN is developing a plan of care for an 86-year-old patient who was admitted after falling at home. The patient is confused to place and time and has a right hip fracture that will be repaired tomorrow. The patient has an intravenous infusion of normal saline infusing at 100mL per hour, and is NPO after midnight. The patient?s vital signs are stable. The RN has included these nursing diagnostic labels in the plan of care:
Acute pain
Acute confusion
Impaired bed mobility.

Initial Discussion Post:
Identify a strategy to cluster the assessment data.
Describe how you used the identified strategy to cluster data for one (1) of the identified diagnostic labels.
Write a 3-part nursing diagnostic statement for this patient.
Base your initial post on your readings and research of this topic. Your initial post must contain a minimum of 250 words. References, citations, and repeating the question do not count towards the 250 word minimum.
Make sure that the reference or refernces are less than 5 years old.

Discuss disparities related to ethnic and cultural groups relative to low birth weight infants and preterm births.

Discuss disparities related to ethnic and cultural groups relative to low birth weight infants and preterm births. Describe the impact of extremely low birth weight babies on the family and on the community (short-term and long-term, including economic considerations, on-going care considerations, and co-morbidities associated with prematurity).

Identify at least one support service within your community for preterm infants and their family.

At the Processing Plant, a cooling step is a CCP and the critical limit is 1.5 hours to get from 130 to 80?F. Develop a corrective action record for a deviation (the monitor finds one lot of hot dogs required 3 hours to cool from 130 to 80?F

At the Processing Plant, a cooling step is a CCP and the critical limit is 1.5 hours to get from 130 to 80?F. Develop a corrective action record for a deviation (the monitor finds one lot of hot dogs required 3 hours to cool from 130 to 80?F

Write an essay discussing the benefits of residential sprinkler systems, in particular, water mist and water spray systems.

Your response must be at least one page in length, double spaced, and 12-point Times New Roman font. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA citation

Fort Ticonderoga

Second Continental Congress

Bunker Hill

Quebec

Lake Champlain

Trenton

Saratoga

Valley Forge

Cowpens

Yorktown

Part 2

Complete the grid by describing the effects of the Revolution on each group.

Group
Role, if any, played in the Revolution
Effect of the Revolution on the group
Political, economic, or social effects of the war on the group

Men colonists

Women colonists

Black slaves and freed Blacks

Native Americans

Cite and reference all sourced material consistent with APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment to the Assignments File tab.

plastics in the ocean, use the pwerpoint emailed as a guide to write about the topics, use other sources as well

More than 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic waste exist in our oceans
Each year, 8 million tons of plastic waste is added to that count
This waste weighs over 250,000 tons
Top five deadliest ocean waste: fishing gear, plastic bags and utensils, balloons, cigarette butts, and bottle caps

2) Choose one of the following movements of the early 19th century:
? Transcendentalism
? Utopianism
? Second Great Awakening
? Early feminism
? Abolitionism
Write a 350-word essay in which you answer the following questions regarding the movement you chose:
? What, if any, progress was been made by the movement?
? Is there a modern equivalent of the movement? If so, describe the modern equivalent.
? Are any of the early ideals still relevant? If so, how?
Format your essay consistent with APA guidelines.
3) Write a 350-word response to each of the following groups of questions:
? What roles did Northern women play in the war effort on the Union side during the Civil War? What roles did Southern women play in the war effort on the Confederate side during the Civil War? How did the war affect each group?
? What roles did Black slaves play in the Civil War? What roles did free Blacks play in the Civil War? How did the war affect each group?
Format your responses consistent with APA guidelines.

4) Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions:
? Compare the number of free and slave-holding states and territories throughout the timeline. How did Congress deal with the issue of slavery as new states were admitted and new territories acquired? How did these actions affect the tensions between the North and the South?
? What were some of the arguments centered on slavery and territorial expansion? How did the Compromise of 1850 fail to solve them?
? Identify at least three key events that took place in the 1850s. How did each of the events lead the country toward civil war?
Cite your sources consistent with APA guidelines.

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Appendix B

Causes of the Revolution

Complete the grid by describing each pre-war event and explaining how it contributed to the Revolutionary War.

Pre-War Event Description Contribution to the Revolutionary War

French and Indian War

Sugar Act

Stamp Act

Townshend Acts

Tea Act

Intolerable Acts

Boston Tea Party

Boston Massacre

Declaration of Independence

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Appendix C

Outcomes of the Revolution

Part 1

Complete the grid by describing each military event and explaining its relationship to the outcome of the Revolutionary War.

Military Event Description Relationship to the Outcome of the Revolutionary War

Concord and Lexington