Summarize the facts and ruling of a legal case and its impact on businesses.
Instructions
Once you have selected a decision and an organization impacted by the decision, assume you’re a senior manager in the organization you selected and that you were asked to prepare an analysis of the court decision and brief the executive team of the organization about the impact the case might have on the company. Your briefing should include a summary of the case, as well as an evaluation of how the court’s decision impacts the organization from a business, legal, and ethical perspective. Be sure to list your case citation in the References page at the end of your assignment.
Step 1: Exhibit information literacy skills as applied to business law.
Identify the court, the parties who are before the court, and the date of the decision.
Ensure that your briefing provides an accurate context in terms of who brought the lawsuit and the outcome of the case.
Report research from a recognized authority that adds insight into the meaning, history, or impact of the case with relevant legal research from credible databases or online sources.
Step 2: Summarize the facts and ruling of a legal case and its impact on businesses.
Provide a brief background and context associated with the case. Summarize the facts in no more than 1–2 paragraphs.
Identify the specific disagreement between the parties. Was there a dissenting opinion? If so, explain it.
Summarize the court’s ruling, including its rationale.
Analyze the impact of the case on businesses, including both negative and positive impacts.
Step 3: Explain how the court decision impacts legal and ethical compliance in a business environment.
Identify the ethical and legal implications for a business that were suggested by the court’s decision.
Discuss whether or not the conduct of a party in the case was ethical or unethical.
Propose and explain an ethical theory that describes why a party’s conduct was ethical or unethical.
Step 4: Explain how a legal case could impact a specific organization not a party to the case.
Explain the impact of the court’s decision on your selected organization. In light of the court’s ruling, how might the executive team of the organization make future decisions or policy?
Additional Requirements
Based on your executive audience, your executive briefing should be no more than three pages, in addition to a References page, and should be well organized and written in clear, succinct language. Follow APA rules for attributing content to sources that support your analysis and conclusions.
Your submission should meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Write in complete sentences free from errors that detract from the overall message.
Font and font size: Arial, 12 point.
Format and length: Double spaced, 2–3 pages.
Citations: Include complete citations of your sources along with a References page. Review Evidence and APA for more information on how to cite your sources.
Review the assignment scoring guide for details on how your assignment will be graded.
Based on your research question, do you believe it will best be answered by a qualitative or quantitative study?
Identify a current research problem related to advanced nursing practice that is of interest to you. Include WHY this is a problem. (Limit response to no more than 3 sentences). Develop a research question to provide information about the research problem.
Based on your research question, do you believe it will best be answered by a qualitative or quantitative study? Support your decision as to why you believe the answers would best be provided by the type of study you have chosen.
Select a middle-range theory and identify the application of nursing theories to your research problem.
Conduct a literature review.
Based on your literature review answer the following questions:
If qualitative,
Identify the purpose of the study.
Briefly, describe the design of the study and explain why you think it is either appropriate or inappropriate to meet the purpose.
Identify ethical issues related to the study and how they were/were not addressed.
Identify the sampling method and recruitment strategy that was used.
Discuss whether sampling and recruitment were appropriate to the aims of the research.
Identify the data collection method(s) and discuss whether the method(s) is/are appropriate to the aims of the study.
Identify how the data was analyzed and discuss whether the method(s) of analysis is/are appropriate to the aims of the study.
Identify four (4) criteria by which the rigor of a qualitative project can be judged.
Discuss the rigor of this study using the four criteria. 
Briefly, describe the findings of the study and identify any limitations.
Use the information that you have gained from your critique of the study to discuss the trustworthiness and applicability of the study. Include in your discussion any implications for the discipline of nursing.
If quantitative,
Identify the purpose and design of the study.
Explain what is meant by ‘blinding’ and ‘randomization’ and discuss how these were addressed in the design of the study.
Identify ethical issues related to the study and how they were/were not addressed.  
Explain the sampling method and the recruitment strategy was used.
Discuss how the sample size was determined – include in your discussion an explanation of terms used.
Briefly, outline how the data was collected and identify any data collection instrument(s).
Define the terms of validity and reliability, and discuss how the validity & reliability of the instruments were/were not addressed in this study and why this is important.
Outline how the data were analyzed.
Identify the statistics used and the level of measurement of the data described by each statistical test – include in your discussion an explanation of terms used.
Briefly, outline the findings and identify any limitations of the study.
Use the information that you have gained from your critique of the study to briefly discuss the trustworthiness and applicability of the study. Include in your discussion an explanation of the term statistical significance and name the tests of statistical significance used in this study.
Describe how the message impact preparedness.
Discussion Question
Think about disasters your community has or could potentially face. Now, think about how your community is helping its members prepare.
Explore your community and find an advertisement that represents helping community members be prepared for a disaster.
Examples could be a billboard, poster at a bus stop, marquee sign, flyer, yard sign and more. Example: Sign advertising ‘free’ flu vaccinations at a local pharmacy.
Upload that picture into the discussion.
To have it display in your post:
Click the embed image (looks like a picture of a mountain),
Choose upload image from the drop down arrow
Click on the Upload Image (rocket ship) icon
Click on the image you want to display
Choose Open
Click Submit
Describe the message the advertisement is conveying.
Describe how the message impact preparedness.
If you cannot find any advertisement in your community, describe a type of advertisement for disaster preparedness you think would be most beneficial to your community and how it would be best conveyed.
Next, identify one community setting that is impacted by the disaster advertisement you shared
Settings:
Correctional facilities
Home health
Schools
Forensic areas
Hospice
Faith communities
Occupational health
Analyze at least one nursing role (refer to Week 6 lesson) related to disaster preparedness in that setting. Example: In the school setting, what actions and interventions would be involved with the nurse as coordinator of disaster preparedness?
Identify at least one key stakeholder related to the setting that a CHN could collaborate with regarding disaster preparedness. Include why this collaboration is important.
Your discussion post should look like:
Uploaded picture
Paragraph one: Describe the message the advertisement is conveying and how the message impact preparedness.
Paragraph two: Identify one community setting that is impacted by the disaster advertisement you shared. Analyze at least one nursing role related to disaster preparedness in that setting.
Paragraph three: Identify at least one key stakeholder related to the setting that a CHN could collaborate with regarding disaster preparedness. Include why this collaboration is important.
Resources: Where did you find your data?
What medications are considered first line best practice for treating anxiety?
What medications are considered first line best practice for treating anxiety? How long can they expect these medications to take full effect? Alternative to use?
What do you need to assess before prescribing a benzodiazepine? What special considerations should be given and discussed with the patient?
How would you define the disorder?
Social Anxiety Disorder
How would you define the disorder?
In situations where they may be inspected, assessed, or judged by others, such as speaking in public, meeting new people, answering a question in class, or having to chat to a cashier in a store, a person with social anxiety disorder experiences anxiety or terror; commonplace activities such as eating or drinking in front of people or using a public lavatory, might generate anxiety or dread of being embarrassed, judged, or rejected (Mayo Foundation for medical Education and Research, 2021).
What signs/symptoms would one see in the patient that demonstrate the disorder?
Unlike ordinary uneasiness, social anxiety disorder include fear, anxiety, and avoidance that interfere with relationships, daily routines, job, school, or other activities (Mayo Foundation for medical Education and Research, 2021).
What are the main DSM-5 criteria for this disorder?
Several criteria are involved when diagnosing someone with social anxiety disorder (DSM-5 definition of social anxiety disorder, n.d).
persistent anxiety of being exposed to unfamiliar people or being scrutinized by others in one or more social or performance circumstances. The person is afraid that he or she may do something embarrassing and humiliating (or show anxiety symptoms).
Being exposed to the feared situation nearly always causes worry, which can manifest as a situationally bound or predisposed Panic Attack.
The individual recognizes that his or her fear is irrational or excessive.
Fearful circumstances are avoided or endured with a great deal of anxiety and distress.
The avoidance, nervous anticipation, or distress in the dreaded social or performance situation(s) severely interferes with the person’s usual routine, occupational (academic) functioning, social activities, or relationships, or the person feels distressed by having the phobia.
The fear, worry, or avoidance is long-term, usually lasting six months or more.
4.
What are the top 3 differential diagnosis for this disorder from the DSM-5?
panic disorder
agoraphobia
atypical depression
5.
What medications would you use? Why? Black box warnings?
Though there are a variety of drugs available, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are frequently used to treat chronic social anxiety symptoms. Sertraline or paroxetine (Paxil) may be prescribed by your doctor (Zoloft); Venlafaxine (Effexor XR), a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), may also be used to treat social anxiety disorder (Mayo Foundation for medical Education and Research, 2021).
What type of therapy would you recommend for this patient?
Most patients with social anxiety disorder benefit from psychotherapy. In therapy, you will learn how to recognize and modify negative beliefs about yourself as well as build skills to help you achieve social confidence; CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) is the most successful type of psychotherapy for anxiety, and it can be used either individually or in groups (Mayo Foundation for medical Education and Research, 2021).
What do you see as the possible outcomes for this patient?
Combination of an appropriate therapy and medications as last resort should be helpful to this patient to a high degree and go a long way in increasing the prognosis
What are the 5 components of a suicide risk assessment (From the PowerPoint/Kaltura in Week1) that the patient needs to be asked?
I’ll as if the patient has any plans of killing themselves
Ask what the plan is
Seek to know if they has any access to the plan
Seek to know their intention
Seek to find out what is keeping them from executing the plan so far
Describe the company and how the selected process fits into the overall framework of the company.
Select a company with which you are familiar, preferably one where you have been employed, and consider a process within that company that could be improved. This could be a business process, a manufacturing process, a distribution process, or a service process that you have observed or been involved with during your career.
Using your course textbook and University of Arizona Global Campus Library research, prepare a recommended process improvement proposal that incorporates tools and methods learned in this course.
Your paper should
Describe the company and how the selected process fits into the overall framework of the company.
Create a step-by-step descriiption of the current process incorporating a process flow chart.
Analyze the current process for inefficiencies.
Develop a process improvement recommendation including a detailed plan incorporating business process engineering theory and including benchmarking the reengineered process to a close business competitor. The process should be designed to be more efficient, using appropriate tools and methods learned throughout the course, including capacity utilization improvements and statistical quality control models.
Explain possible challenges in implementing the process changes.
Assess the expected benefits of the improved process and the potential benefits.
What is the growth rate of each competitor?
Strategic Plan
In this section, share your revised paper from Milestone Two, which provides an overview of your competitors’ position in the marketplace, the available and future marketplace, and a plan for how to address a change in business conditions. Ensure this section includes the following information.
Analyze the competitors’ relative strengths in the marketplace. Use Power BI to create charts on the growth rates.
What is the growth rate of each competitor?
How much of the market does each competitor now own? Do you see a trend of gaining or losing market share?
Determine each competitor’s market strength by looking at the financials for each competitor.
Explain how your company’s market share compares to your competitors’. Use Power BI to create charts on your and your competitors’ market share.
Is your company gaining or losing market share?
What is your company’s growth potential in the industry?
How do your company’s financials look compared to your competitors’?
Identify future potential total available market (TAM) and growth for chosen product/service and technology.
What is the TAM for cars and light trucks?
What is the TAM for IoT-connected cars and light trucks?
What is the projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for cars and light trucks?
What is the CAGR for IoT-connected cars and light trucks?
Identify ways to adjust if business conditions change.
What can you do if your customers are slow to respond (buy) the innovation?
What can you do if one competitor is overtaking all the others, including you?
Describe the steps your company needs to take from concept outline to launch.
What is the size of development that will be required?
Will you require additional capital and personnel?
How would you approach determining the timeline from the beginning of development until initial product launch?
Part Three: Organizational Structure and Culture Report
Based on your analysis of the organization’s structure and culture, share recommendations for changing its structure and culture to be more conducive to innovation.
Describe the current organizational structure’s impact on innovation.
How does your company’s organizational structure support innovation?
How effective is the current structure in addressing changes in market demand?
Recommend changes to the current organizational structure.
How does the new structure support innovation?
How will your recommended changes make the enterprise more responsive to market demand?
Explain how organizational changes support a culture of innovation.
In what ways does the current culture work against innovation?
How does the new structure support a culture of innovation?
What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit the following three items:
I. Innovation Approach Presentation
Submit a 10- to 13-slide PowerPoint presentation with detailed speaker notes that highlight the important points you want to emphasize to senior management on your recommendation for an innovation approach. Use the feedback you received on Milestone One to revise your original presentation. If you include references, they should be cited according to APA style. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.
II. Strategic Plan Report
Submit a Word document of 5–8 pages, devoting 1 page to each critical element described above in Part 2 along with an introduction and a short executive summary. Use the feedback you received on Milestone Two to revise your original report. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.
III. Organizational Structure and Culture Report
Submit a 5- to 8-page Word document using 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.
What type of technology is available to purchase?
Competencies
In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:
Evaluate creative and innovative organizational structures
Recommend alternative innovations to solve an internal or market need
Implement creative and innovative processes within an organization
Scenario
You work as a middle manager for one of the top U.S. producers of luxury and mass-market automobiles and trucks.
The chief technology officer (CTO) of the company from the course scenario has been watching new technology developments that the company could integrate into its vehicles to enhance the usefulness of and access to the data acquired by the many digital sensors that have been integrated into vehicle subsystems over the past 20–30 years. The technology trend of particular interest is the internet of things (IoT)—the interconnection of embedded devices, such as sensors and computers, over the internet. By taking advantage of this trend, the CTO believes the company can seize an opportunity to provide better service and predictive maintenance to its customers, improving customer satisfaction and adding additional revenue streams.
Based on briefings by the CTO, senior management has decided to implement IoT in its product line. Your CTO has asked you to lead a cross-functional team to take this initiative forward. Your first task is to make a recommendation for how the company should approach this business problem. Do you recommend using incremental or discontinuous (that is, slow or fast) innovation? Specifically:
Should the company…
Design a completely new product line, based on the new technology (discontinuous innovation)
or
Add new technology features into one model and then incrementally into the broader product line (incremental innovation)
The recommendation you and your team make is an important first step in pursuing this new technology.
In Milestone One, you and your team defined what that innovation looked like: would it be disruptive (new product line) or incremental (new features in one existing product)?
In Milestone Two, you developed a strategy plan and a high-level business model. You’ve shared these with various stakeholders, and they are in agreement with your assessment of how best to get to market with this IoT innovation, which will allow the company to be competitive.
Now, the CTO has asked you to come up with a proposed organizational structure that will support the innovation implementation. In this way, you will be assisting in making the innovation sustainable for the company from the course scenario. Companies that are innovative must make sure they have structured the organization in a way that supports innovation, and a key component of innovation is keeping track of what their customers want in terms of products and services.
Directions
Complete each of the three parts of this project. Use your slides from Milestone One, your document from Milestone Two, and feedback on Milestone One and Milestone Two to complete the first two parts of your presentation. You can use the resources in the Supporting Materials section (below) for any other information you will need to complete your project.
Part One: Innovation Approach
In this section, share your revised slides from Milestone One and make your recommendation for the innovation approach you think the company should pursue. Ensure this section includes the following information:
Explain potential risks and benefits for options A and B.
Overview (1 slide): Present the business problem and options A and B.
Option A (1–2 slides): Explain at least two potential risks and benefits for option A.
Option B (1–2 slides): Explain at least two potential risks and benefits for option B.
Compare your competition’s products and services.
Competitors: (3–4 slides): Evaluate the competitors’ current products and services.
What are your competitors’ current products and services?
Are your competitors expanding in the current market? Explain how this impacts their market strength.
Analyze your company’s capability to pursue the innovation.
Complete a partial gap analysis (2 slides):
Does the company own the technology, or does it need to be purchased?
How is the technology currently being used in today’s products and services?
What type of technology is available to purchase?
Recommend the innovation approach your company should pursue.
Innovation Approach (2 slides): Explain which innovation approach you are recommending and why.
Consider the different stakeholders (research and development [R&D], marketing, finance) while communicating your recommendations.
Include a descriiption of the incremental or discontinuous product that you are recommending for R&D.
Include the sales forecasts for marketing.
Include a financial snapshot for finance.
After reading about the events leading up to the Boston Massacre, what do you think of the colonists’ actions and the actions of the British soldiers?
Question 1 – Boston Massacre: After reading about the events leading up to the Boston Massacre, what do you think of the colonists’ actions and the actions of the British soldiers? Was either side justified in their actions? If so, why and if not why? Were there other alternatives that each side could have taken? If so why, which side should have acted differently?
Question 2 – Boston Tea Party: After reading about the events of the Boston Tea Party, what do you think of the colonists’ actions? Were they justified in dumping the tea? If so why and if not why? Were there other alternatives that the colonists could have taken? If so why and if not why? Again, remember there is no such identity as an American patriotic identity in America-yet.
identify a local, state, or federal healthcare issue that affects the nursing profession.
identify a local, state, or federal healthcare issue that affects the nursing profession. These issues can be from newspaper articles, publications from ANA, PSNA, AJN, Nursing2019/2020 & other RN magazines.
Identify the individual who is to receive your letter. You can learn who your state & local legislators are by calling the county office or the local league of Women voters at 1-800-692-7281. This information can also be found online at https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials/
Make sure you choose the correct “salutation†e.g. though you may begin your letter to a Congressperson with Mr. or Ms., the letter should include their formal title in the address section to the left above the salutation. This web site gives you examples: http://www.formsofaddress.info/Congressman.html
Guidelines for letter writing:
Letter may be sent electronically according to the guidelines on the legislator’s web site.
Your name & address should be on the letter
Identify yourself as a student nurse & state why your entry into the profession of Nursing makes this a significant issue for you.
Limit your letter to one subject/issue-if you are referring to a specific bill include the bill number
Be brief. Limit letter to one page.
Be specific. Provide facts & figures to support your views or give anecdotal data on how your clients or families have been or may be affected.
Emphasize the positive or negative impact if proposed legislation and what the proposed legislation will mean to the legislator’s constituents in terms of healthcare.
Be polite & reasonable. A positive-sounding letter is usually an effective tool even if you asking the legislator to oppose a piece of legislation.
