Post an explanation of your choice of a nursing specialty within the program.
Examining Nursing Specialties
You have probably seen one or more of the many inspirational posters about decisions. A visual such as a forked road or a street sign is typically pictured, along with a quote designed to inspire.
Decisions are often not so easily inspired. Perhaps you discovered this when choosing a specialty within the MSN program. This decision is a critical part of your plan for success, and you no doubt want to get it right. This is yet another area where your network can help, as well as other sources of information that can help you make an informed choice.
To Prepare:
Reflect on your decision to pursue a specialty within the MSN program, including your professional and academic goals as they relate to your program/specialization.
Assignment
Post an explanation of your choice of a nursing specialty within the program. Describe any difficulties you had (or are having) in making your choice, and the factors that drove/are driving your decision. Identify at least one professional organization affiliated with your chosen specialty and provide details on becoming a member.
Examine a problem you have seen in nursing. Why should it be studied? Justify your rationale.
Identify one area of nursing research that has improved patient outcomes. State the study and its impact on patient care.NRS-433V DQ 1, 2, and 3….5
Discussion questions. At least 150- 200 words each with references.
Identify one area of nursing research that has improved patient outcomes. State the study and its impact on patient care. How have these findings changed your nursing practice?What similarities and differences can you identify between the nursing process and the research process? Explain your answer.Nursing research is used to study a dilemma or a problem in nursing. Examine a problem you have seen in nursing. Why should it be studied? Justify your rationale.
Describe additional strategies for assisting patients in becoming informed consumers of online health information.
Post your assessment of the nurse’s role in improving the health literacy of patients.In order to effectively manage their own health, individuals need to have competencies in two areas—basic literacy and basic health literacy
Discussion: Health LiteracyIn order to effectively manage their own health, individuals need to have competencies in two areas—basic literacy and basic health literacy. What is the difference? Basic literacy refers to the ability to read, even simple language. Health literacy is defined as, “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions” (National Coalition for Literacy, 2009). Unfortunately, according to a Department of Education report on health literacy, only 12% of adults aged 16 and older are considered to have a proficient level of health literacy (U.S. Department of Education, 2006). Acquiring health literacy skills has become more complicated with the explosion of online health information, some credible and some misleading.
In this Discussion, you focus on how to help individuals find credible information on the Internet and develop strategies nurses can use to increase the health literacy of their patients.
To prepare:
Think about the nurse’s role in improving the health literacy of patients.Consider the many ways patients access health information, including blogs, social media, patient portals, websites, etc.Reflect on experiences you have had with patients who self-diagnose using online medical sources.Using the Internet, the Walden Library, or other trustworthy sources, identify a resource that you could introduce to patients to help them evaluate the credibility of health information found online.What are some strategies you could employ to improve the health literacy of patients?Post your assessment of the nurse’s role in improving the health literacy of patients. Then, identify the resource you would recommend to patients for evaluating online health information and why it would be beneficial. Describe additional strategies for assisting patients in becoming informed consumers of online health information.
What impact do you think this performance by the bank is having on the value of its debt and equity securities?
The Farmers State Bank recently has been earning an “above average” (compared to the overall banking industry) return on total assets of 1.50 percent. The bank’s return on common equity is only 12 percent, compared with an industry average of 15 percent.
a. What reasons can you give for the bank’s low return on common equity?b. What impact do you think this performance by the bank is having on the value of its debt and equity securities?
Describe the environmental problems that may result from these processes and why they are controversial.
Describe the environmental problems that may result from these processes and why they are controversial.
• recognize and explain how the scientific method is used to solve problems• make observations and discriminate between scientific and pseudoscientific explanations• weigh evidence and make decisions based on strengths and limitations of scientific knowledge and the scientific method• use knowledge of biological principles, the scientific method, and appropriate technologies to ask relevant questions, develop hypotheses, design and conduct experiments, interpret results, and draw conclusions1. Select one of the topics listed below.2. Find at least three information sources related to the topic. You can find assistance with searching for articles at the UMUC Library Subject Guides at http://libguides.umuc.edu/science.3. Write a 750-1500 word paper, excluding references and title page. You must read the information sources that you find and summarize the information in your own words, addressing each of the questions and expectations for your chosen topic. Extensive quotes from the article are discouraged. Use APA style for citing references, see https://www.umuc.edu/library/libhow/apa_tutorial.cfm4. Post your assignment to the Assignment folder by the due date listed in the course schedule.Topics (select one)a) Genetically modified organisms (GMOs). What is the purpose genetic engineering of crop plants and domestic animals? Briefly explain how GMOs are created. What foods in your supermarket contain GMOs? Are foods that contain GMOs safe for human consumption? What types of regulations exist for these foods? Clearly explain your reasoning for each answer.b) Stem cells. Your friend had a spinal cord injury after a bad car accident. The medical team has decided that he is a good candidate for a clinical trial using stem cell therapy. Your friend has not had a biology course since high school, so you decide to write him a letter sharing your knowledge of stem cells. Include in your letter a description of the biology of stem cells and how these cells are unique from other cells. Contrast the different types of stem cells, including pros and cons of each. Explain how stems cells are can be used to treat diseases and injury, with special focus on spinal cord injuries. Conclude with your own opinion.c) Fracking (hydraulic fracturing) and tar sands (oil sands). With society’s dependence on nonrenewable fossil fuels, the oil & gas industry is turning to the use of hydraulic fracturing and tar (oil) sands to extract natural gas and oil respectively. A friend asks you “What’s all this controversy in the news about fracking and tar sands?” Briefly explain to your friend how hydraulic fracturing and tar (oil) sands are used to obtain these fossil fuels. Then, in more detail, describe the environmental problems that may result from these processes and why they are controversial. Issues that may be addressed involves, but are not limited to, water, air and soil pollution, effects on human health, effects on other species and natural ecosystems. Finally, give your opinions on possible solutions to these environmental problems, with your reasoning backed by the references that you studied.
Explain the advantages of securing the real property and the disadvantages of not securing the real property.
This Discussion relates to your business venture that you are writing about in our weekly Assignments. For this Discussion, briefly describe your business for the class. Describe the real property you need for your venture and the business purpose of the real property. Explain the advantages of securing the real property and the disadvantages of not securing the real property.
Create a Mind Map or infographic that defines at least 7 to 10 characteristics and responsibilities of at least four potential roles of human resources representatives within an organization.
Create a Mind Map or infographic that defines at least 7 to 10 characteristics and responsibilities of at least four potential roles of human resources representatives within an organization. Select three of the HR roles and research potential job requirements for each.Write a 350-word job description for each HR role that you have selected. Cite any sources according to APA formatting guidelines.Click on the Assignment Files tab to submit your Mind Map.
Create a 3-4-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that conveys the importance of accountability and liability implications for individuals and organizations in the health care industry.
Assignment Content
Imagine you have been working for a health care organization for an extended period of time. It is clear that you have a wealth of information about the accountability and liability that individuals and organizations should be aware of. You have been asked to present to new employees to inform them of the importance of being an accountable individual in a health care organization.
Select a representative from the health care industry below who will represent the perspective of your presentation:
Create a 3-4-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that conveys the importance of accountability and liability implications for individuals and organizations in the health care industry and in which you:
Evaluate various forms of health care fraud.
Consider civil and criminal penalties associated with fraudulent activities.
Include Detailed speaker notes with 2 in-text citations of peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your information as fact and give credit to your sources; a conclusion slide; and a references slide.
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.
Describe one (1) physiological, and one (1) psychosocial intervention that could help either Jorge or his mother deal with this problem.
Enuresis is a problem that affects children and families both physically and psychosocially. Parents can be frustrated because the cause might be unknown, and interventions that work for one child may not necessarily help another. Children may feel isolated and embarrassed and avoid age-appropriate activities.
Initial Discussion Post:
Jorge is a nine-year-old boy who never established night time bladder control and wets the bed every night. He does not have toileting accidents during the day. Jorge lives at home with a single working mother, who privately tells the RN that she is frustrated with the additional laundry, and having to get up extra early so her son can shower in the morning rather than at night. She asks the RN in the pediatrician’s office for advice to manage the problem at home. Jorge is excited to go on a Boy Scout camping trip, and the mother is concerned that he will experience embarrassment, because the boys and the leader could find out about this problem.
What type of enuresis is Jorge experiencing?
Identify two (2) pieces of assessment data the RN should collect.
How will this data be used in planning nursing care?
Describe one (1) physiological, and one (1) psychosocial intervention that could help either Jorge or his mother deal with this problem.
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.
Discuss how you would use conditional probability in your exposure due diligence efforts.
Understanding of probability is key in making business decisions. The following questions begin to test your understanding of the different forms of probability and the data on which probabilistic decision making is based.
Select any one of the following starter bullet point sections. Review the important themes within the sub questions of each bullet point. The sub questions are designed to get you thinking about some of the important issues. Your response should provide a succinct synthesis of the key themes in a way that articulates a clear point, position, or conclusion supported by research.
You are a risk manager in a manufacturing company. One of your key responsibilities is securing of property insurance coverage to provide protection against damage caused by “acts of God” such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, etc. You begin the process with exposure due diligence, which is focused on estimating the chances of a single “act of God” occurring in the course of the upcoming year, as well as the chances of two or more “acts of God” materializing (also in the course of the next year).
Determine where you might be able to find valid data for this type of analysis.
Justify the use of the concept of conditional probability in the context of your task—more specifically, discuss how you would use conditional probability in your exposure due diligence efforts. Support your discussion with relevant examples, research, and rationale.
You are a marketing manager for a company that makes ready-to-eat breakfast cereals. Your company recently initiated a loyalty program for consumers, which resulted in a large purchaser database. The brand managers are eager to examine the available data, which they can use to design more effective promotional programs. Your first step is to conduct an exploratory baseline analysis, the goal of which is to describe the buyer base and estimate basic statistical descriptors of the buyer base. You are particularly interested in the size of individual purchases, as well as the frequency of repurchases.
Evaluate what discrete data distribution the frequency of repurchases data would be likely to follow.
Explain why the other discrete data distributions are not appropriate for this data. Support your discussion with relevant examples, research, and rationale.
You are a marketing manager for a manufacturer of nonperishable products sold in grocery stores. In this role, you need to make various decisions about how much marketing/advertising support is needed by each product to maximize the profitability of the organization.
Assess how the effectiveness of individual marketing/advertising approaches would be determined.
Discuss how historical sales data, as well as promotional response data, can aid you in evaluating the effectiveness of the individual marketing/advertising approaches. Support your discussion with relevant examples, research, and rationale.
The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in your initial response.
Submission Details:
Your posting should be the equivalent of 1 to 2 single-spaced pages (500–1000 words) in length.
