Annotated Bib. (late)

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You must identify a topic in criminal justice and media for your Social Construction paper due in Week 7. Regardless of the format you choose, the content must be supported by valid academic research, and that research must be properly cited. In preparation for that assignment, you are to research three websites and two peer-reviewed journal articles or scholarly resources that deal with your chosen topic. One or more sources must be media-related.

Because the purpose of this assignment is to help you find credible sources for research, look for websites that are academic or based on professional aspects of criminal justice and/or the media. Many websites on the Internet are not credible or reliable sources for college purposes. Wikis, blogs, and other sites that focus on the personal opinion of the website creator are not acceptable.

Literature review:

This is a descriptive or informative assignment. You can find an excellent resource for annotated bibliographies at the Evans Library Research Paper Resource (Links to an external site.) page

Evaluate the resources based on the grading rubric. Examples on how to review a website are found in the Web Evaluation Criteria (Links to an external site.) by NMSU.

For information on locating peer-reviewed journals:

Parameters: The summary should be no more than five pages, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins. Use APA formatting.

Plagiarism

You are expected to write primarily in your own voice, using paraphrase, summary, and synthesis techniques when integrating information from class and outside sources. Use an author’s exact words only when the language is especially vivid, unique, or needed for technical accuracy. Failure to do so may result in charges of academic dishonesty.

Overusing an author’s exact words, such as including block quotations to meet word counts, may lead your readers to conclude that you lack appropriate comprehension of the subject matter or that you are neither an original thinker nor a skillful writer.

Review the project rubric.

note from professor:

This is NOT a research paper so do NOT write it in paper format. An example is:

Buice, Ed (2007). Navigating the new media landscape: The more things change, the more they need to stay the same.  The Police Chief 74,12.  Retrieved from http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm? (Links to an external site.)

This article is aimed at …  

The focus of the article is…

I will use this material to support the following concept(s) in my paper/project…

Answering those questions well tells me you understand what you are looking for and helps you focus your research.

One last time:  Next week’s paper is about the Social Construction of an issue, not the issue.  If you chart your own course instead your grade will suffer.  This happens every single term with someone.  Break the pattern!!

Search entries or author

Module 6: Assignment N494

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Assignment:

Evidence-Based Practice Model and Change Model

Create a PowerPoint presentation that addresses each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least three (3) sources using APA citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to cite the sources using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia enhancements. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

Part 1: Choose and explain one Evidence Based Practice Model from Chapter 13 of the textbook (Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt, 2015). Then, related to your research topic from Mod 1, describe in detail how you would utilize the model to implement an evidence-based practice change in your personal clinical practice environment. Models to choose from include: Stetler Model of EBP, Iowa Model of EBP, A Model for EBP Change, ARCC Model, PARIHS, Clinical Scholar Model, John Hopkins Nursing EBP, ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation

Part 2: Choose one Change Model/Theory from Chapter 14 of the textbook (Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt, 2015). Then, related to your research topic from Mod 1, describe in detail how you would utilize the model/theory to implement an evidence-based practice change in your personal clinical practice environment. Models/theories to choose from include: Change Curve, Kotter and Cohen’s, Roger’s Theory of Diffusion of Innovations, The Transtheoretical Module of Health Behavioral Change

  • Title      Slide (1 slide)
  • Objective      Slide (1 slide)
  • Choose      and explain one Evidence Based Practice Model from Chapter 13 of the textbook      (Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt, 2015). (1-2 slides)
  • Related      to your research topic from Mod 1, describe in detail how you would      utilize the model to implement an evidence-based practice change in your      personal clinical practice environment (2-3 slides)
  • Choose      one Change Model/Theory from Chapter 14 of the textbook (Melnyk and      Fineout-Overholt, 2015). (1-2 slides)
  • Related      to your research topic from Mod 1, describe in detail how you would      utilize the model/theory to implement an evidence-based practice change in      your personal clinical practice environment. (2-3 slides)
  • References      (1 slide)

Assignment Expectations:

Length: 9-13 slides
Structure: Include a title slide, objective slide, content slides, reference slide in APA format. Title/Objective/Reference slides do not count towards the minimum slide count for this assignment.
References: Use appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. A minimum of three (3) scholarly sources are required for this assignment.

Ethical and Nursing (Due 24 hours)

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1) Minimum 8 full pages  (Follow the 3 x 3 rule: minimum three paragraphs per part)

             Part 1: Minimum 6 pages

             Part 2: minimum 1 page

             Part 3: minimum 1 page

       

Submit 1 document per part

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

Submit 1 document per part

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

Part 1: minimum 6 references 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

6) You must name the files according to the part you are answering: 

Example:

Part 1.doc 

Part 2.do

__________________________________________________________________________________

Part 1:  Ethical and Nursing

1. Introduction ( 1/2 page)

2. Role of the nurse as advocacy of human rights in clinical practice ( 1/2 page)

3. Scope nurse as advocacy of human rights in clinical practice ( 1/2 page)

4. What are the important things that must be kept in mind while practicing human rights as a nurse? (minimum 3 pages)

a. Describe ( not list) a minimum of 4 things and explain them.

b. link between practice nurse and these 4 things

c. Nurse limitation to practicing human rights as a health professional.

5. Describe a proposal to break or reduce the limitations of nurses described in 4.c. ( 1/2 page)

6. Reflection ( 1/2 page)

7. Conclusion ( 1/2 page)

Part  2:  Ethical and Nursing

 

Case Study, Chapter 10, Mandatory Minimum Staffing Ratios 

A nurse manager is attending a national convention and is attending a concurrent session on staffing ratios. Minimum staffing ratios are being discussed in the nurse manager’s own state. The nurse manager has a number of questions about staffing ratios that the session is covering. The nurse manager knows that evidence exists that increasing the number of RNs in the staffing mix leads to safer workplaces for nurses and higher quality of care for patients.

1. What are the three general approaches recommended by the American Nurses Association (2017) to maintain sufficient staffing?

2. Should LPNs be counted to meet minimum mandatory staffing ratios?

3. Analyze what proponents and critics say about whether mandatory minimum staffing ratios are needed.

 

Part  3: Nursing philosophy (Mandaroty- write in the first person)

1. Reflect on your role as a Family Nurse Practitioner and its impact on the health of families and the community

2. Reflections on the person (patient), the environment, health & nursing (goals, roles, functions)

3. Close your reflection on her purpose as a health professional.

Week 9 Discussion

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Week 9 Assignment – Problem-Solving Essay: Part 2

Overview

The 18th-century French writer known as Voltaire has been quoted as having said, “No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.”

When faced with a problem, what do you do to solve it?

This assignment asks you to apply a six-step problem-solving process to a specific problem scenario.

Instructions

You will write a paper that presents a synthesis of your ideas about solving the problem using this systematic approach.

Review the six-step problem-solving process outlined in the webtext.

Read the article, The Problem-Solving Process (http://www.gdrc.org/decision/problem-solve.html).

Write a 4–5 page paper in which you:

Define the problem in the scenario that you chose in the Week 7 assignment, Problem-Solving: Part 1.

Analyze the problem in the scenario.

Generate options for solving the problem in the scenario.

Evaluate the options for solving the problem.

Decide on the best option for solving the problem.

Explain how you will implement the chosen solution and reflect on whether this option was the most effective.

The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:

Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.

Address the main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.

Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.

Use the Strayer Library to find at least five academic resources.

NU560-8D-Unit 6 Discussion 2 reply 2

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Describe any assumptions that you may have about what the research-based evidence will reveal to be true.

An assumption is an “acceptance of something that is recognized and upholds scholars’ clear principle for the extent of investigation that if untrue can concede the credibility of the outcome” Gray, Grove, and Sutherland, 2017). For my PICOT question, the assumptions I have and was revealed by research-based evidence revealed to be true include various data to confirm the surge in catheter-associated urinary tract infection when an unnecessary indwelling urinary catheter is inserted without following the Center for Disease Prevention and Control’s guidelines for IUC insertion. Another assumption is the fact that nurses have the greatest responsibility of enhancing patients’ safety and prevent harm by IUC is inserted for a therapeutic indication using evidence-based practice approach during insertion and management. This places “nurses at the frontline in catheter management, as they deliver a major part of daily catheter cares” (Gesmundo, 2016).

Are you receptive to research findings that do not agree with your assumptions? Please explain.

Yes, I am receptive to research findings that do not agree with my assumptions. Although these findings may not necessarily agree with my assumptions, they will likely provide information to support further studies or present a new approach to the topic from another point of view thereby giving more insight and understanding to the evidence-based problem.

Have you already formed your own conclusions and are you looking for evidence to support your claims? Please explain.

I have formed my conclusion that Catheter-associated urinary tract infections can be prevented through adequate education of nurses on avoiding unnecessary usage, if possible, and if not proper management with antimicrobial chlorhexidine wipes and prompt discontinuation of an indwelling urinary catheter is necessary to prevent CAUTI. This conclusion is also supported by various literature and studies that confirm that “the use of chlorhexidine for routine urinary catheter care and after bowel movements for patients with urinary catheters may significantly decrease catheter-associated urinary tract infections when compared with the standard of care using soap and water” (Schmudde, Olson-Sitki, Bond & Chamberlain, 2019).

S4

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Pick two of the types of criminal acts discussed in the readings and conduct an internet search for cases in which a security professional was charged with those particular offenses. Explain in detail the facts of the case, why you selected it and the outcome of the case.
Technical Requirements
• Your paper must be at a minimum of 2-3 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
• Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content.
• Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
Reference 
Nemeth, C. (2011). Private Security and The Law-4th Edition (4th ed.). Waltham, MA: Elsevier
Butterworth-Heinemann.
Lola Rabon, Appellee, v. Guardsmark, Inc., Appellant No. 76-2398 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
571 F.2d 1277; 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 12576 November 9, 1977, Argued February 16, 1978, Decided
PRIOR HISTORY: Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Columbia. Sol Blatt, Jr., District Judge.
DISPOSITION: Reversed.
CASE SUMMARY: PROCEDURAL POSTURE: Appellant security company sought review of a judgment from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina which granted summary judgment to appellee injured person in her action which sought damages from the security company after the injured person was sexually assaulted at her place of employment by a security guard employed by the security company.
OVERVIEW: The security company provided security services where the injured person was employed. The injured person was sexually assaulted by a security guard employed by the security company and sought to find the security company liable for the attack. The district court found that, under state law, the security company would have a higher standard of care because the assault occurred at the place where the security company’s business was carried out and because it was committed with a gun supplied by the security company. The court noted that only common carriers owed its patrons the highest degree of care. The court, however, disagreed with the district court’s extension of that standard of care to the security company. The court found that the cases which extended the highest degree of care to the employer all involved common carriers and that it was unclear from the law the reasons for the state’s adoption of the higher standard of liability. The court refused to extend liability to the security company for the unauthorized acts of its employee without some reasonable basis in the law and noted that S.C. Code § 56-646.1 et seq. was a licensing statute and did not impute liability. (Lola Rabon, Appellee, v. Guardsmark, Inc.)
There are three reasons usually given for the extraordinary liability of common carriers. First, the contract of passage between the carrier and the passenger is said to contain an implied assurance that the passenger will be transported safely, second, common carriers are thought to be charged with public responsibilities; the stringent standard of care is therefore imposed as a matter of public policy. Third, the special duties of the common carrier arise from the fact that the passenger has entrusted his safety, as a bailor entrusts his goods, to the custody and safekeeping of the carrier. (Lola Rabon, Appellee, v. Guardsmark, Inc.)
PEOPLE v. HOLLOWAY Docket No. 77-934 Court of Appeals of Michigan 82 Mich. App. 629; 267 N.W.2d 454; 1978 Mich. App. LEXIS 2255
January 3, 1978, Submitted April 17, 1978, Decided
DISPOSITION: Reversed and remanded for trial.
CASE SUMMARY
PROCEDURAL POSTURE: Defendant was charged with concealed weapons offenses and filed a motion to suppress certain evidence. The trial court (Michigan) granted the motion to suppress, and the state appealed.
OVERVIEW: A private security guard employed by a drugstore became suspicious that defendant intended to steal something and performed a pat down of defendant’s person. The security guard discovered a pistol and a knife concealed in defendant’s clothing and turned over defendant and the weapons to the police. Defendant claimed that the warrantless search of his person by the security guard violated his rights under the Fourth Amendment. The court held that the suppression of the pistol and the knife was improper. The court ruled that (1) the security guard was not a governmental official and was not acting under color of law, and (2) the Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches, therefore, did not apply.
Bruce Holloway was charged with carrying a concealed pistol and another [***2] concealed weapon. Defendant’s motion to suppress the concealed weapons as evidence was denied at the preliminary examination and defendant was bound over for trial. At trial, the defendant again made a motion to suppress and the trial judge granted the motion on the basis that private security guards are bound by the strictures of the Fourth Amendment and the defendant was ordered discharged, Recorder’s Court of Detroit, Susan D. Borman, J. The people appeal. Held: Private security guards who are not acting under “the color of the law” are not bound by the strictures of the Fourth Amendment. Security guards act under the color of law and are subject to the strictures of the Fourth Amendment. However, the evidence should not have been suppressed because the search conducted by the security guards was reasonable. (PEOPLE v. HOLLOWAY, 1978)
OUTCOME: The court reversed the grant of the motion to suppress and remanded the case for trial.
Opinion of the Court
1. Searches and Seizures — Governmental Officers — Private Security Guards — Restraints — Constitutional Law. The Fourth Amendment restraints on the activities of governmental officers does not extend to searches by private security guards (US Const, Am IV).(PEOPLE v. HOLLOWAY, 1978)
2. Searches and Seizures — Private Security Guards — Color of State Law — Reasonableness Standards — Police Officers. Private security guards, in reality, do act under color of state law and, therefore, their actions in searching a person are subject to the same reasonableness standards as are applicable to police officers.(PEOPLE v. HOLLOWAY, 1978)
3. Searches and Seizures — Security Guards — Reasonableness of Search — Suppression of Evidence — Pat-Down Search. Evidence seized by security guards in a pat-down search of a defendant was admissible into evidence and the trial court should not have ordered the evidence suppressed where, under the circumstances surrounding the encounter between the security guards and the defendant, the search was reasonable. (PEOPLE v. HOLLOWAY, 1978)
In Griffin v Maryland, 378 U.S. 130; 84 S Ct 1770; 12 L Ed 2d 754 (1964), the security guard involved had been deputized by the county sheriff for the express purpose of policing an amusement park where the incident complained of occurred. Williams v United States, 341 U.S. 97; 71 S Ct 576; 95 L Ed 774 (1951), involved a private detective who held a special police officer’s card and badge. The detective was accompanied by a city police officer sent by his superior to lend authority to the proceedings. It was under those circumstances that the United States Supreme Court determined that evidence obtained could be suppressed because it was acquired under “the color of the law”. Surely the facts in the foregoing cases are distinguishable from those at bar.(PEOPLE v. HOLLOWAY, 1978)

Nutrient film write up

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For this assignment please sit down — preferably with another person so you can “share the wealth”! — and watch either the film Forks Over Knives or DietFiction, which you should either have purchased as part of your required materials, or which you have rented for this week’s assignment. Take broad notes during the film that capture the basic ideas presented. If something specific jumps out at you, write that down, as well.

After you have watched whichever film you chose, sit and compose an original movie review. The resulting review should be 2-3 pages in length, double-spaced, in Times New Roman font size 12, and with 1″ margins all around. Please save your review in Rich Text Format (.rtf; learn how to do that here).

To receive points for this assignment, you must submit your movie review via the “FINAL” SafeAssign link below by SUNDAY of this week.. You are not required to submit a “DRAFT” version, but if you would like to do this to check for plagiarism before you turn in your assignment, please feel free to do so. Just follow the instructions given below.

  • 2-3 pages
  • double-spaced
  • Times New Roman font
  • font-size 12
  • 1″ margins
  • Save as .rtf

career research

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Purpose: The goal of this mini-research project is to assist you in formulating a plan for seeking and securing an optimal accounting position upon graduation.

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Components/Requirements:

Choose a sub-discipline within the field of accounting, which you intend to pursue for employment, upon graduation. Identify:

  1. All relevant/optimal educational degrees, that will enhance your prospects of succeeding in your selected sub-discipline.
  2. All relevant/optimal professional licenses that will enhance your prospects of succeeding in your selected sub-discipline
    and
  3. All relevant/optimal certifications that will assist you in progressing within your selected sub-discipline

Locate at least 3 professional research sources/articles which focus on your chosen discipline. These sources should, describe

the relevant professional responsibilities, possible career paths and other pertinent information for your chosen sub-discipline within the accounting profession.

a. Provide your personal evaluation/analysis of those professional responsibilities, career paths, etc., and….

Create an ACTION PLAN which you can follow to begin and progress in your career within your chosen discipline

REQUIRED FORMAT:
A. A.P.A. Citation Must Be Used: https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/tutorials-webinars

i. A MINIMUM of 5 quotes must be incorporated in your work.
ii. HowToCiteABookOrText-forthisassignmentyoumayonlyuseSHORTQUOTATIONSof40wordsorless.

  1. 4-5 pages
  2. ADDDTIONAL INFORMATION: Examples Of Selected Accounting Job Categories OR Sub-disciplines
  3. a)  Auditor
  4. b)  Internal Auditor
  5. c)  Tax Accountant
  6. d)  Forensic Analyst
  7. e)  Compliance Auditor/Specialist (verify conformance with Sarbanes Oxley; GAAS; GASB, etc)
  8. f)  Financial Accountant
  9. g)  Government Accountant
  10. h)  Budget Analyst
  11. i)  Financial Reporting Analyst-Annual Reports/SEC compliance
  12. j)  Management/ Cost Accountant
  13. k)  White Collar Fraud Specialist
  14. l)  Data Analytics Specialist
  15. m)  Budget Analyst

American Revolution

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American Revolution

The American Revolution (1700-1790) was when freedom from the British Empire was obtained by the Thirteen Colonies that would become the United States of America. In the term liberty vs. dictatorship, the cause of the American Revolution may be summarized. The American Revolution was a fight for freedom-loving Americans to liberate themselves from British tyrannical rule. The American Revolution is the single biggest event in the history of this country. Great Britain had a vast hold on the North American continent by 1763. In the Seven Years’ War, the British government tried to tax American supplies simply to help pay for its defense of North America from the French. For several American colonists, the issue was not that taxation were high, but the fact that they had no electoral support. The Stamp Act in 1765 was the first direct tax ever levied on the colonists by Parliament. They had to have stamps on all newspapers, pamphlets, almanacs, and legal records. Protested vigorously by all thirteen colonies.

The revolution was caused by no single event. Instead, it was a sequence of incidents that led to the conflict. It began as a discussion about how Great Britain ruled the colony and how the colonists supposed they must be preserved. Americans touched they were justifying all the

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Englishmen’s rights[1]. On the other side, the British felt that the colonists were formed for use in ways that fit the King and Congress best (Bailyn 2012). This dispute is reflected in one of the Revolution of America. Rallying cries: “No representation without taxation.”

          It’s necessary to look at the mentality of the establishment fathers to understand better what contributed to the revolt. It also should be pointed out that this mentality was not those of the bulk of settlers. During the American Revolution, there have been no opinion polls, but it is fair to say its prominence rose and fell throughout the conflict. Historian Robert M. Calhoon claimed that the revolt was sponsored by just about 42-47 percent of the free population, whereas only 17-20 percent of the free white males stayed loyal[2]. The 18th generation is factually considered the era of the Revolution. It’s a time when the role of democracy, the role of the congregation, and other fundamental and involves helping of the social system overall began to be questioned by theorists, philosophers, politicians, and artists (Kellogg 1920).

The time was called the age of rationality, and many settlers adopted this modern way of thought. The major achievements of the Revolution were read by many revolutionary figures, like Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Baron de Montesquieu, and John Locke[3]. The pioneers obtained such modern constitutional ideas from these philosophers as the social compact, local democracy, the consent of the government, and the balance of powers (Kopel 2005).

 

  

[1] Bailyn, Bernard. 2012. The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution. Harvard University Press.

[2] Kellogg, Louise Phelps. 1920. “Journal of a british officer during the american revolution.” The Mississippi Valley Historical Review 7 (1): 51-58.

[3] Kopel, David. 2005. “The religious roots of the american revolution and the right to keep and bear arms.” Journal on Firearms & Public Policy 17: 1-18.

Whole Foods case study

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Review the Whole Foods Case Study (pp. 1-6) and answer the questions connected to Chapters 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 as listed below. Responses to each question should range from 100-200 words.  Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards (12 point Times New Roman font, double-spacing, 1″ margins, title and reference pages). Be sure to use the text and/or other sources to support your responses and properly cite the use of such.

·  Is John Mackey a transformational leader? Why or why not? (Ch 8)

·  Whole Foods’ open-book policy allows all associates to have full access to all information about the company and its executives. (a) Would this degree of open communication work as well in other companies? Why or why not? (b) What impact do you think this degree of transparency has on the attitudes and behaviors of Whole Foods associates? (Ch 9)

·  What group decision-making pitfalls appear most likely within Whole Foods teams and which decision-making techniques would you recommend to counter those pitfalls? (Ch10)

·  What policies and procedures does Whole Foods enact that allows it to develop successful associate teams? (Ch 11)

·  Whole Foods has been opposed to unionization of it associates. However, associates in a Madison, Wisconsin store recently voted to become unionized. What type of conflicts or power struggles may have led this to occur? (Ch 12)