Explain the issues that you would need to be sensitive to when interacting with the patient, and why.

Analyze diversity considerations in health assessments

• Apply concepts, theories, and principles related to examination techniques, functional assessments, and cultural and diversity awareness in health assessment

Post an explanation of the specific socioeconomic, spiritual, lifestyle, and other cultural factors associated with the patient you were assigned. Explain the issues that you would need to be sensitive to when interacting with the patient, and why. Provide at least five targeted questions you would ask the patient to build his or her health history and to assess his or her health risks

Reflect on what aspects of each article is relevant to the community where you live.

Prior to beginning work on this journal, read Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 from the course text,  Essentials of Environmental Health (3rd ed.). Additionally, read or watch the following:

· Michigan Governor Seeks Federal Disaster Declaration in Flint Water Crisis (Links to an external site.)  from  Los Angeles Times

· A Wilmington Neighborhood Is an Island in a Sea of Petroleum (Links to an external site.)  from  Los Angeles Times

· Why Are environmental Health Services So Important?  (Links to an external site.)  from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

· H uman Population Through Time (Links to an external site.)  from American Museum of Natural History

· His Epic Message Will Make You Want to Save The World | Short Film Showcase  (Links to an external site.)  from National Geographic.

Summarize at least three articles on environmental health that you have seen in a recent newspaper (published over the past week). The summaries must be in your own words, not just a partial or complete restatement of the article abstract. For help with summaries, check out  Writing a Summary  (Links to an external site.)  from the Writing Center. Please note that the University of Arizona Global Campus Library provides access to a number of newspaper databases. You can access these resources by selecting the Newspaper button on the library homepage. Specifically, you can review the following databases from the library:

· Newspaper Source Plus (Links to an external site.)

· US Newstream (Links to an external site.)

In your journal entry, please

· List the URLs of the articles you are summarizing.

· List the key takeaways from the articles.

· Reflect on what aspects of each article is relevant to the community where you live.

· Note that even if the factual material is not directly relevant, other aspects, such as regulations or even study methodologies will be relevant.

Your journal entry should be at least 500 words in length.

Carefully review the  Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)  for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Waypoint Assi

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Describe the role of a training needs assessment in developing individualized training plans for each employee?

Describe the role of a training needs assessment in developing individualized training plans for each employee? How can employers measure to impact of training and its benefit to the organization?

Describe the intervention and discuss any training or information a nurse would need to be able to use this intervention and how this type of intervention works to help relieve pain.

Identify one nursing intervention that does not require a doctor’s order for relief of acute or chronic pain. Describe the intervention and discuss any training or information a nurse would need to be able to use this intervention and how this type of intervention works to help relieve pain.

Discuss the three primary phases of the retention management process.

• What three concepts must be considered when understanding labor markets? What five key questions should employers ask when using recruitment advertisements in the media? Identify and describe the five key elements of the selection process.

• Describe three of the biggest factors affecting the individual/organizational relationship. Identify and discuss the four reasons why employee retention has become a primary concern in healthcare organizations. Describe the five retention determinants.

• Discuss the three primary phases of the retention management process. Describe the four most common areas to include in a turnover costing model.

Describe your overall CULTURAL and LINGUISTIC COMPETENCY strengths, and weaknesses.

Overview: Cultural Competence Self-Assessment

The PROMOTING CULTURAL and LINGUISTIC COMPETENCY Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel Providing Primary Health Care Services checklist is intended to heighten the awareness and sensitivity of health care givers to the importance of cultural and linguistic cultural competence in health, mental health and human service settings. It provides concrete examples of the kinds of beliefs, attitudes, values and practices which foster cultural and linguistic competence at the individual or practitioner level. There is no answer key with correct responses. However, if you frequently responded “C”, you may not necessarily demonstrate beliefs, attitudes, values and practices that promote cultural and linguistic competence within health and mental health care delivery programs.

Instructions:

1. Complete the PROMOTING CULTURAL and LINGUISTIC COMPETENCY Self-Assessment Checklist. Some questions may not apply to your current role. Please do you best to answer with A, B, or C. There is not a wrong answer.

2. Score and review your responses. Ask yourself if you have Cultural and Linguistic competence. From your personal experience where are your strengths and weaknesses?

You are not required to submit your self assessment scores. Please complete the reflections below for assignment 3-1.

Conclusions and Reflections

What components of the ACA do you think will have a positive effect on improving health care outcomes and decreasing costs? 

What components of the ACA do you think will have a positive effect on improving health care outcomes and decreasing costs? 

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. 

Describe resources you would use to accomplish your goals and tasks, such as ways to participate in a study group or review course, mnemonics and other mental strategies, and print or online resources you could use to study.

Assignment 2: Study Plan

Can you imagine an athlete deciding to run a marathon without training for the event? Most ambitious people who have set this goal will follow a specific training plan that will allow them to feel confident and prepared on the big day. Similarly, if you want to feel confident and prepared for your certification exam, you should create and follow a plan that will thoroughly prepare you for success.

In this Assignment, you will review the study plan that you developed in NRNP 6665, and revise your plan as necessary, which will serve as the road map for you to follow to attain your certification.

To Prepare

· Reflect on the study plan you created in NRNP 6665. Did you accomplish your SMART goals? What areas of focus still present opportunities for growth?

The Assignment

· Revise your study plan summarizing your current strengths and opportunities for improvement.

· Develop 3–4  new SMART goals for this quarter and the tasks you need to complete to accomplish each goal. Include a timetable for accomplishing them and a description of how you will measure your progress.

· Describe resources you would use to accomplish your goals and tasks, such as ways to participate in a study group or review course, mnemonics and other mental strategies, and print or online resources you could use to study.

In what ways is this unethical behavior the fault of the firm, and how is it the fault of the customers?

discussion is based on discussion question 4.9 from our textbook:

Consider the Odebrecht case (Box 4.3, bottom of page 143) and its habit of using bribes and kickbacks to secure project contracts. In what ways is this unethical behavior the fault of the firm, and how is it the fault of the customers? How can an organization develop an ethical culture? Discuss this idea in relation to rewards and punishments.

Reading

Textbook – Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage (5th ed.) Jeffery K. Pinto

Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage

Chapter 3 Project Selection and Portfolio Management

Project selection is a complex decision process and should not be taken lightly. An organization’s success can depend greatly on their project focus.

Chapter 4 Leadership and the Project Manager

Leadership can often be difficult to define, but in this chapter we will attempt to determine the qualities and characteristics of good leadership.

What does this tell us about the soldier’s experience or what they were focusing on?

1) Review the videos provided. 
2) Review the letters provided

3) Read about “Controlling Dissent” on pages 614 – 617 of the US History online textbook. 

You have learned about American imperialism and the US entrance into the First World War. Increased nationalism and imperial ambitions heightened the political atmosphere leading up to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie. The broad political narrative of WW1 is often the focus in our high school courses. This week our content will focus on the soldier’s experiences on the front lines.

Task 1:

• Review this week’s content
• Review the document provided containing letters from WW1 soldiers. 
• Select three letters from the collection
• Read the three letters
• Copy the text from each letter and paste into the text-box available on https://voyant-tools.org/

Task 2:

Compose a 250 word posting and answer the following questions with specific reflection of what you learned and address the following questions based on your analysis of the letters.

1. What are the top five used words in the letters you selected

2. What does this tell us about the soldier’s experience or what they were focusing on?

3. After using the links tool https://voyant-tools.org/, what terms are linked to the the top five used words. 

4. How do these words correlate with each other?