Final Paper Proposal

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Review the assignment instructions for the Final Paper in Week Five. Submit an outline for your Final Paper that includes the following:

• Develop an introduction with a thesis statement for the Final Paper.
• Create an outline of the major headings with a two- to three-sentence description of what you will discuss under each heading.
• Provide a references page for the sources used in the Final Paper (the Final Paper has a minimum requirement of five scholarly sources).
  • State the complete bibliographic citation for the scholarly source following APA guidelines

The outline must be two to three pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined

You are the manager of Acme Fireworks, a fireworks retailer who sells fireworks, puts on ground display fireworks, and large aerial display fireworks. The company started in the owner’s garage two years ago and now has 15 employees that you manage. The company started as a sole proprietorship, and the owner has never changed the entity. The owner has informed you that the company has received inquiries from several large businesses wondering if the company could create several fireworks displays on a regular basis. The owner told the inquirers that the company could fill such display orders, and a price per display was agreed upon. It was discussed that most of the cost for a fireworks display is for skilled labor, insurance, and the actual service of setting off the fireworks. No other details were discussed. The owner is anticipating that new employees will need to be hired, but he is worried that if the large orders for fireworks displays do not continue, the company will not have the funds to pay the new employees. The owner is now considering changing the business entity, but he does not know what entity to form or how to form it.

The owner has asked you to do the following:

• Determine if the contracts with the businesses will be governed by common law or the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), and explain why.
• Analyze whether the owner formed a contract with the businesses, and apply the five essential elements of an enforceable contract.
• Explain the potential personal liability to Acme Fireworks if a spectator is injured by a stray firework from a fireworks display.
• Discuss the different employment types and relationships relevant to agency law, and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of each type specific to Acme Fireworks.
• Explain why Acme Fireworks should not operate as a sole proprietorship. Recommend a new business entity, and provide rationale to support your recommendation.

For each task, be sure to analyze the relevant law, apply the facts to the law, and make a conclusion.

Aggressive and disruptive behaviors are often seen on inpatient psychiatric units where patients are in their most acute state, and the direct-care staff and nurses responsible for managing such problem behaviors are placed in high-risk situations for adverse events such as physical or psychological assault and trauma. Workplace injuries resulting from such instances are a substantial burden on the unit, administration, and staff member themselves, and consequently, much energy has been expended to formulate approaches to prevent such injuries (Romani et al., 2020). Studies have shown the implementation of staff training initiatives focused on decreased utilization of restraint and seclusion, incorporation of alternative crisis de-escalation strategies, and fostering coping skill development have lowered the incidence of such problem behaviors reducing the risk to both patients and staff (Eblin, 2019; Kantaris et al., 2020; Romani et al., 2020). 

There are multiple programs available to facilities and organizations which incorporate such strategies, and the decision to select a program or switch programs can be a monumental undertaking affecting every level of an organization and requiring significant considerations from all stakeholders involved (Spears & McNeely, 2019). One such program is offered from the Mandt System (2020), and a literature search of the programs resulted in a single research study which found an overall positive effect on the aggression and violence from implementation of the Mandt System, but the results could not be validated due to a scarcity of corresponding research (McDade, 2017). McDade (2017) did not find a decrease in the rate of patient to staff incidents at East Mississippi State Hospital after the implementation of the Mandt System. 

A descriptive correlational research design can be utilized to answer the following research question: why did the frequency of patient to staff incidents remain the same after the introduction of the Mandt system? This designed appears to offer the flexibility to examine all possible variables in explaining a rather complex research question by examining the relationships between and among all variable combinations to illuminate any possible correlations capable of offering an explanation to the research question (Gray & Grove, 2021). This explanation could then allow further research by allowing future researchers to test the effect of the removal of some variables. 

References

Eblin, A. (2019). Reducing seclusion and restraints on the inpatient child and adolescent behavioral health unit: A quality improvement study. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 32(3), 122-128. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcap.12248

Gray, J.R., & Grove, S.K. (2021). The practice of nursing research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (9th ed.). Elsevier. 

Kantaris, X., Radcliffe, M., Acott, K., Hughes, P., & Chambers, M. (2020). Training healthcare assistants working in adult acute inpatient wards in psychological first aid: An implementation and evaluation study. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 27(6), 742-751. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12633

Mandt System. (2020). Holistic evidence based training to reduce workplace violence. https://www.mandtsystem.com

McDade, Y. (2017). Effectiveness of the mandt system aggression management training in an inpatient behavioral health program (Order No. 10262095). Available from Publicly Available Content Database. (1889551278). https://wilkes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www-proquest-com.wilkes.idm.oclc.org/dissertations-theses/effectiveness-mandt-system-aggression-management/docview/1889551278/se-2?accountid=62703

Romani, P. W., Ariefdjohan, M., Jensen Gaffey, L. L., Torres‐Dominguez, M., & Lister, J. (2020). Relations between patient and staff member characteristics and staff member injury on a psychiatric inpatient unit for children with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 33(3), 125-130. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcap.12291

Spears, S., & McNeely, H. (2019). A systematic process for selection of a crisis prevention/de-escalation training program in the hospital setting. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 25(4), 298-304. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078390318794281

Personality tests have become quite prominent when considering qualified candidates for positions in organizations (Heneman, Judge, & Kammeyer, 2015).  Research suggests these personality tests mark key indicators of whether an applicant is considered competent enough to properly perform in the specified job (Cooper & Petrides, 2010; Judge, Bono, & Thoresen, 2003).

For this assignment, you are required to discuss the purpose of personality test as well as the validity of such tests. There are an abundance of personality tests from which organizations may elect to us. Which of these tests, if any, would you use in your organization and why? Feel free to use the textbook as a guide.

This paper will be included in your handbook that you are creating for your final.

In your paper, you will need to include the following concepts (the inclusion of the sub-titles are a requirement):

1. Differentiating and critiquing employment testing
   1. a.     What is the validity of this test (cite supporting sources)?
   2. b.    How reliable are these tests and would you use these tests to form an opinion on hiring a candidate?
2. Employment interview techniques
   1. a.     Compare and contrast various employment interview techniques
   2. b.    Which interview techniques would you use (you may select more than one):
      • in specific situations?
      • under varying conditions?

This paper should be at least 10 pages in length and should meet APA guidelines (double-spacing, title page, etc.). Please note that the title, abstract, table of contents, and reference page do not count towards page count. At least three online university library sources should be used in conjunction with the textbook (a total of four).

 

1) complete the template (Follow the 3 x 3 rule: minimum three paragraphs per part)

             Part 1: Minimum Complete the template

            

2)¨******APA norms

          All paragraphs must be narrative and cited in the text- each paragraphs

          Bulleted responses are not accepted

          Dont write in the first person 

          Dont copy and pase the questions.

          Answer the question objectively, do not make introductions to your answers, answer it when you start the paragraph

3)****************************** It will be verified by Turnitin (Identify the percentage of exact match of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks) 

********************************It will be verified by SafeAssign (Identify the percentage of similarity of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks)

4) Minimum 3 references per part not older than 5 years

5) Identify your answer with the numbers, according to the question. Start your answer on the same line, not the next

Example:

Q 1. Nursing is XXXXX

Q 2. Health is XXXX

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Part 1: Curriculum Design and Simulation  (Check Sample, sample  1 and 2)

SIM Scenario 

Topic: Unplanned endotracheal tube dislodgement in the ICU in a respiratory failure patient

 Target Audience: Nurses for airway emergencies

With the massive surge of patients requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation that is occurring with this COVID-19 pandemic, statistically we should also expect an increase in number of incidents of UE. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC, 2020), 60%–75% of COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU present with ARDS or respiratory failure, and it is likely that these patients required intubation, so, is important to prepare bedside nurses for airway emergencies.

Reference

CDC. (2020). Characteristics of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Discharged and Experiencing Same-Hospital Readmission – United States, March–August 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021, from https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6945e2.

This week, submit your SIM scenario. 

The purpose of this assignment is to plan and develop a valid 15- to 20-minute simulation scenario based on current evidence and integrating effective teaching strategies based on instructional and learning assessment methodologies. 

It is highly recommended that you follow the simulation template attached 

The following criteria must be incorporated into the simulation scenario and are included in the attached template (File 1):

SIM Scenario 

Topic: Unplanned endotracheal tube dislodgement in the ICU in a respiratory failure patient

Target Audience: Nurses for airway emergencies

Title

1. SIM patient details

2. Estimated scenario time

3. Estimated debriefing time

4. Several paragraphs that summarize the scenario

5. Educational rationale

7. Learning objectives and the scenario focused objectives

8. A list of the standards of nursing care that the simulation focuses on; you can use the NCLEX chart in your text, or national nursing standards such as BSN or MSN essentials. 

9. A list needed supplies and equipment

10. A description of the environment and the prior learning/skills needed

11. A list and description of the number of students involved, their roles, and the instructor role

A list of the patient’s vital signs, cues, prompts, and details of the scenarios

11. The expected student interventions and the correct treatment using a SIM progression outline

12. Several guiding questions for the student during debrief

13. The story must be believable and  must represent a realistic patient experience. The physiological changes in the patient must be authentic.  Nursing interventions must be realistic and within the scope of practice, and represent best practices and standards of care.  Family members’ reactions and behaviors must be represented in a realistic manner in response to the patient’s condition.

 

Environmental deprivation, deafness, and neurological disruption such as stroke or brain injury will absolutely influence language acquisition, production, and/or comprehension.

            As Kuhl (2010) notes, an infant’s brain is extremely malleable and is constantly changing as it absorbs information from its surroundings. The brain uses auditory and visual cues to gather knowledge about language, so any deprivation of this during the time of language acquisition is going to hinder learning language, and in turn, producing it (Kuhl, 2010).

            Stroke or injury to the brain in later life can also affect language. As the neuroscience of language becomes better understood, it has been learned that damage to areas of the brain that are known to focus on speech, such as Broca or Wernicke’s area, does not necessarily reflect in symptoms of speech impairment (Poeppel & Hickok, 2004). Further brain mapping using fMRI, PET, EEG, and MEG will allow researchers more insight into brain language research, such as distinguishing areas of function (Poeppel & Hickok, 2004).

            An example that comes to mind comes from a book I read some time ago called The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Dr. Bruce Perry and Maia Szalavitz. In this book Dr. Perry references a child who was, in fact, raised as a dog (Perry & Szalavitz, 2008). The boy lost his caregiver at 11 months old and was raised by an older man who was a dog breeder (Perry & Szalavitz, 2008). With little understanding of how to raise a child, he raised him the way he raised his dogs, even keeping him in a dog cage (Perry & Szalavitz, 2008). He fed and changed the boy but did not interact with him outside of that (Perry & Szalavitz, 2008). The boy lived in that cage for five years, without human environmental stimulation (Perry & Szalavitz, 2008). When he did attend medical appointments, it was found that he had atrophy of the cerebral cortex, and his brain resembled that of a patient with Alzheimer’s disease (Perry & Szalavitz, 2008). By age five, he had little to no language capabilities, among other deficits (Perry & Szalavitz, 2008).

            The lack of human connection, severe environmental deprivation resulted in neurological disruption in this case. These combined issues meant that the boy had no chance to learn, use or comprehend language at any time during the first five years of his life. However, once he was removed from that situation, brought to a hospital and the care of Dr. Perry, as well as speech and language therapists (among others), he began to speak (Perry & Szalavitz, 2008). This example shows just how imperative all aspects of learning can be to be able to develop language, as well as how malleable the brain can be in the face of severe deprivation or neurological damage or disruption.

Reference:

Kuhl, P. K. (2010). Brain mechanisms in early language acquisition. Neuron, 67(5), 713–727.

Poeppel, D., & Hickok, G. (2004). Towards a new functional anatomy of language. Cognition, 92(1–2), 1–12.

Perry, B. D., & Szalavitz, M. (2008). The boy who was raised as a dog: And other stories from a child psychiatrist’s notebook: what traumatized children can teach us about loss, love, and healing. New York: Basic Books.