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Maternal and Newborn paper

Maternal and Newborn paper

Parameters for paper: scholarly written paper, with 3 references from an accredited Nursing source, reference also has to be recent within the last 5 years. Please format should be APA style left margin and not centered.

  • The Scholarly Paper:
    • Select and research 1current perinatal or woman’s health issue. You will be graded on your ability to respond to the following questions in a comprehensive manner that demonstrates an understanding of the issue, dilemma or selected health disparity and the implications of this for perinatal nursing. 
    • It must be written using the APA template provided and be substantive in volume.
    • Evaluation Criteria for the scholarly paper on 1 current perinatal or woman’s health issue below.

Scholarly Paper Grading Criteria

Points

1

What is the current issue, and why has it come to the fore?

10

2

Who is most affected by this issue?

10

3

What are the current socioeconomic, political, cultural, and ethical issues surrounding this topic?

10

4

Who are the stakeholders?

10

5

What are the positions of professional perinatal health care organizations (AWHONN, NNN), consumers, and any other parties on the issue?

10

6

What are the implications of the policy issue for the nursing profession?

15

7

What role can nurses play in bridging the gap in this healthcare disparity and what policies need to be implemented to do so?

10

8

Clarity, APA format, organization of the paper

Discuss the gender gap in wages and the concept of comparable worth, including the practice of exceptioning.

Discuss the gender gap in wages and the concept of comparable worth, including the practice of exceptioning.

Women have come a long way since we entered the workplace.  Unfortunately not enough. Forbes wrote in 2013,  “For more than a decade now, the comparison between the median earnings of full-time employed men and women in the U.S. has remained a stubborn 77%–that is, women earn roughly 77 cents on the dollar when stacked against the paychecks of white men” http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2013/09/19/the-geography-of-the-gender-pay-gap-womens-earnings-by-state/.

 

Women in science and medicine are also lagging behind. Common Health wrote this article yesterday: http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2014/09/nih-grants-10m-to-help-erase-research-gender-gap-but-is-it-enough

What are your  thoughts and your experiences?

Comparable worth refers to the notion that jobs that require equivalent KSAOs should be compensated equally.

1) Discuss the gender gap in wages and the concept of comparable worth, including the practice of exceptioning. Discuss how this situation may change in the future and how it may be affected by changes in the general workforce.

2) Discuss the influence of civil rights legislation on the structure and use of job analyses.

 

 

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/ask-the-headhunter-women-dont-cause-the-pay-gap-employers-do/

http://www.epi.org/publication/black-and-hispanic-women-are-hit-particularly-hard-by-the-gender-wage-gap/

http://www.wnyc.org/story/gender-pay-gap-its-still-thing/

Employment Relations & Regulations

Employment Relations & Regulations

GOOGLE v. MICROSOFT

1. In this case, the parties eventually settled, and Dr. Lee went on to run the Google China initiative. If you were running Microsoft, what would you have done differently in this situation?

2. Considering that this is a common scenario, how do you recommend companies to respond in the future?

QUILL CORP V. NORTH DAKOTA

3. Based on the standards articulated in the case summary, should the state be allowed to impose a use tax on Quill even though it does not have a physical presence in the state?

4. Is this the right decision? Should a state be able to impose income taxes on a company whether or not it has a physical presence, as the state supreme court held? Or was the U.S. Supreme Court correct?

 

INSTRUCTIONS

Minimum 250-300 words

Clear citations using APA Format

Investment Management

Investment Management

Details below:

The News & Article discussion forum requires the student to find a current and relevant news and/or article on the required topics. Students are expected to participate in each discussion at least 3 days per module week, beginning no later than day 4 of a given module week. Minimum posting participation requires students to post at least 2 times, other than their own initial responses to the thread. Participation is defined as the quality, frequency, and distribution of responses throughout the week.

Relevant topics restricted to:

News/article discussing how stock market values or particular stocks value was impacted by earnings change or other fundamental changes in the firm such as economic outlook.
News/article discussing an element of behavioral finance and one of the behaviors described.
News/article discussing market changes that uses technical analysis to describe the market changes.
Required elements (a minimum of 150 words with APA format):

Find a news/article related to one of the given topics.
Write a summary of the news/article with the reference source.
Explain how the news/article is relevant to the chosen topic.
Discuss how you would apply or transfer what you have learned from the news/article to a real-world situation or your own personal/professional experience.
Respond to at least two of your classmates

Should current nursing practices be changed?

Should current nursing practices be changed?

Medicine / Nursing

Should current nursing practices be changed?

Research the evidence based literature for a study that has changed or verified current pediatric practice. Critique the study as to its strenth and validity. Can the findings be applied to pediatric settings? Should current nursing practices be changed?

Also a brief powerpoint of 4 to 6 slides should accompany it please let powerpoing be colorful

Discussion: Maladaptive Responses to Immune Disorders

Discussion: Maladaptive Responses to Immune Disorders

Medicine / Nursing

Maladaptive Responses to Immune Disorders

Discussion: Maladaptive Responses to Immune Disorders

Maladaptive responses to disorders are compensatory mechanisms that ultimately have adverse health effects for patients. For instance, a patient’s allergic reaction to peanuts might lead to anaphylactic shock, or a patient struggling with depression might develop a substance-abuse problem. To properly diagnose and treat patients, advanced practice nurses must understand both the pathophysiology of disorders and potential maladaptive responses that some disorders cause.
Consider immune disorders, such as HIV, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, and systemic lupus E. What are resulting maladaptive responses for patients with these disorders?
To prepare:
Review Chapter 6 and Chapter 8 in the Huether and McCance text, as well as the Yi, et al, article in the Learning Resources. Reflect on the concept of maladaptive responses to disorders.
Select two of the following immune disorders: HIV, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, and/or systemic lupus E (SLE).
Think about the pathophysiology of each disorder you selected. Consider the compensatory mechanisms that the disorders trigger. Then, compare the resulting maladaptive and physiological responses of the two disorders.
Consider the types of drugs that would be prescribed to patients to treat symptoms associated with these disorders and why.
Select one of the following patient factors: genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, or behavior. Consider how your selected factor might impact the disorder. Then, reflect on how your selected factor might impact the effects of prescribed drugs, as well as any measures you might take to help reduce any negative side effects.
By Day 3
Post a brief description of the pathophysiology of the immune disorders you selected. Explain how the maladaptive and physiological responses of the two disorders differ. Then, describe the types of drugs that would be prescribed to patients to treat symptoms associated with these immune disorders and why. Explain how the factor you selected might impact the pathophysiology of each disorder as well as the effects of prescribed drugs. Finally, explain any measures you might take to help reduce any negative side effects.
Note: Post a (at least 500 word) response. Be sure to use evidence from the readings and include in-text citations. Utilize essay-level writing practice and skills, including the use of transitional material and organizational frames. Use the writing resources and the Discussion and Response Rubric to develop your post. Three credible references are required for this discussion post. A reference list is required. Use the most current evidence (usually less than or equal to 5 years old).

Describe the role of the vendor

Describe the role of the vendor

Question 1: Why is an accurate and complete requirements definition especially critical when using the SDLC “waterfall” approach?

Question 2: What is an RFP, and what critical tasks does it facilitate in the purchasing process?

Question 3: Describe the role of the vendor for each of the three phases of the purchasing life cycle.

Question 4: What are the criteria that should be applied when choosing among candidate application software packages?

Question 5: What were some of the key factors that led to the adoption of SDLC in software and information system development? When was it first introduced, and when was it widely adopted?

Discuss the most common forms of consumer sales promotion

Discuss the most common forms of consumer sales promotion

Discuss the most common forms of consumer sales promotion. Consumer forms of sales promotion include coupons and rebates, premiums, loyalty marketing programs, contests and sweepstakes, sampling, and point-of-purchase displays. Coupons are certificates entitling consumers to an immediate price reduction when they purchase a product or service. Coupons are a particularly good way to encourage product trial and brand switching. Similar to coupons, rebates provide purchasers with a price reduction, although it is not immediate.

To receive a rebate, consumers generally must mail in a rebate form with a proof of purchase. Premiums offer an extra item or incentive to the consumer for buying a product or service. Premiums reinforce the consumer’s purchase decision, increase consumption, and persuade nonusers to switch brands. Rewarding loyal customers is the basis of loyalty marketing programs. Loyalty programs are extremely effective at building long-term, mutually beneficial relationships between a company and its key customers. Contests and sweepstakes are generally designed to create interest, often to encourage brand switching. Because consumers perceive risk in trying new products, sampling is an effective method for gaining new customers.

Finally, point-of-purchase displays set up at the retailer’s location build traffic, advertise the product, and induce impulse buying.

1. Discuss how different forms of sales promotion can erode or build brand loyalty. If a company’s objective is to enhance customer loyalty to its products, what sales promotion techniques will be most appropriate?

2. What forms of consumer sales promotion might induce impulse purchases? What forms of sales promotion are more effective at persuading consumers to switch brands?

3. Consider the different consumer sales promotion tools. Give an example of how each type of tool has influenced you to purchase-or purchase more of-a product or service.

4. Not everyone thinks supermarket shopper cards are a bargain. Go to www.nocards.org and read several pages. Is the information on the site compelling? What do you think of shopper cards? You may want to use.