week 4 assignment 1

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 Please read the directions everything is in the assignment content. Apa style and reference is needed. 

Running Record and Reflection [due Mon]

Assignment Content

  1. As an educator, you will discover that students’ reading abilities vary widely. A running record is a great tool for you to use to help you determine students’ reading levels. This assignment will give you the opportunity to exhibit your reading assessment skills.

    Complete Parts 1–3 below.

    Part 1 – Informal Observation
    Observe a first-, second-, and third-grade student engaged in reading a self-selected text. As you observe, determine the students’ reading levels and which student you will conduct a formal observation and running record with.

    Part 2 – Formal Observation and Running Record
    Select one of the students you observed to conduct a formal observation and running record using a 100- to 200-word, leveled reading passage.

    Choose an appropriate grade or reading level passage for the student you selected. You may choose from the following passages and running record scoring sheets from Raz-Plus, or you may use another passage with instructor approval.

    • Early Emergent reader or K-grade level
    • It Is a Birthday Party (passage)
    • It Is a Birthday Party (running record scoring sheet)
    • Emergent reader or 1st-grade level
    • Colors (passage)
    • Colors (running record scoring sheet)
    • Early fluent reader or 2nd-grade level
    • The Scared Bear (passage)
    • The Scared Bear (running record scoring sheet)
    • Fluent reader or 3rd-grade level
    • The Ranch Helpers (passage)
    • The Ranch Helpers (running record scoring sheet)​​​​​​​
    • Note: If you choose not to use one of the options above and prefer to use a different reading passage, be sure to get approval from your instructor. You may also use the blank Running Record Scoring Sheet provided in the last page of the Running Record Instructions and Scoring Sheet.

      Use the Running Record Instructions and Scoring Sheet as a guide while you conduct the running record.

      Part 3 – Reflection
      Prepare a 350- to 700-word paper comparing your informal observation experience with your formal observation and running record experience. Your paper should include answers to the following questions:

    • Did your observation of the student engaged in reading a self-selected text align with the running record results? Why or why not? Explain.
    • Based on the picture walk or title of the passage, what did the reader predict about the story? How accurate were the reader’s predictions?
    • What was the student’s error rate, accuracy rate, and self-correction rate? What do those results mean?
    • Based on the types of errors or self-corrections made (M, S, V), what did you learn about the reader?
    • Based on the reader’s retelling and comprehension responses, how well did the reader understand what he or she was reading?
    • What do you conclude about the reader’s reading level, word attack skills, and reading behaviors from the running record? Be specific.
    • Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Evidence-Based Practice Model and Change Model

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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.

Moral Theory

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 Instructions
Now that you have had an opportunity to explore ethics formally, create a reflective assessment of your learning experience and the collaborations you eng 

For the written reflection, address Jane Doe’s and respond to the following:

  • Articulate again your moral theory from the week eight discussion (You can revise it if you wish). What two ethical theories best apply to it? Why those two?
  • Apply to Jane Doe’s case your personal moral philosophy as developed in the week eight discussion and now. Use it to determine if what Jane Doe did was ethical or unethical per your own moral philosophy.
  • Consider if some of these examples are more grave instances of ethical transgressions than others. Explain.
  • Propose a course of social action and a solution by using the ethics of egoism, utilitarianism, the “veil of ignorance” method, deontological principles, and/or a theory of justice to deal with students like  Jane. Consider social values such as those concerning ways of life while appraising the interests of diverse populations (for instance, those of different religions and economic status)aged in throughout this session. 

  • Discuss your experiences of the course, your beginnings, and where you are now. Consider your interaction in discussions.
  • Should health care workers be required to take a course in Ethics? Why or why not

Writing Requirements (APA format)

  • Length: 3-4 pages (not including title page or references page)
  • 1-inch margins
  • Double spaced
  • 12-point Times New Roman font
  • Title page
  • References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources)

Professional Experience: Presentation Outline

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Week 7 Assignment – Professional Experience: Presentation Outline

Overview

The Professional Experience assignments have been designed to help prepare you for communicating in a professional work setting. When you are writing in the workplace, it is essential to make sure that you carefully follow any specific directions you receive. Sending poorly formatted or poorly written communications to managers or coworkers is not something you want to do! To earn full credit, make sure you complete all elements and follow the instructions exactly as written. Assignments that follow directions as written will receive full credit.

If you submit your Professional Experience assignment before the due date and you are not satisfied with your grade, you may resubmit it one time before the due date for a new grade.

Last week, you created a PowerPoint presentation; next week, you will submit an audio or video recording of that presentation. For this week’s Professional Experience, you will create an outline for your recorded presentation. You may use the outline example provided or create your own for this Professional Experience.

Instructions

  • Download and review the Presentation Outline Sample [XLSX].
  • Save the outline template to your desktop using the following file name format:
    • LastName_Presentation_Outline
      • Example file name: Smith_Presentation_Outline
  • Review the outline guidelines that you will use to create an outline.

Requirements

Outline guidelines:

  1. You may use the provided Presentation Outline Sample or develop one of your own using MS Word or Excel. In either format, include the key elements: slide number, slide title, slide content, and narrative.
  2. Write short bullet points, not long paragraphs.
  3. Focus only on the key points in your Week 6 presentation.
  4. Remember that the content should focus on a specific aspect of social media use in the workplace, such as the importance of companies embracing social media, advertising through social media, establishing policies involving social media, or communicating properly and professionally through social media platforms.
  5. Save all changes you made to your document. If you are not using the outline sample provided, be sure that you follow the file naming convention specified in the instructions.

Open Forum

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 Prepare: Take a few minutes to think about this course and the material covered in the course so far. 

 Reflect: Reflect on what you found interesting, surprising, or confusing in this past week. What did you learn that caused you to understand an issue differently? What habits, tips, or resources did you discover that helped you to complete your course work more effectively or efficiently? Cite clear examples and details to support your post. 

 Write:

This discussion forum is an opportunity for you to explore topics that interest you, share critical insights and questions that you are working with, share your struggles and triumphs, and discuss difficulties that may have arisen this week, hopefully finding solutions. Your posts should describe your experiences in the course this past week, prompting further discussion. You should address at least one of the following questions:

  • What struck you in particular as you explored the course materials this week?
  • How might you apply this information to your life in the future?
  • What insights have you had?
  • What have you been struggling with?
  • What questions have come up for you at this point?
  • What helpful tips have you picked up in this course or in a past course?
  • What questions do you about the assignment that your classmates might be able to help with? (If you have a question for the instructor, be sure to contact your instructor through email or Canvas messaging.).

You are required to post at least 100 total words in this forum this week. You can post one time or ten times; the only requirements are you post at least 100 words total and you engage in conversation related to course. Ask questions, answer questions, provide extra resources you found that are interesting, or engage in a debate about something you learned this week.

Provide a full explanation of the issues you discuss in your posts. For example, if you write that you had difficulty finding sources for your annotated bibliography, explain where in the process you had difficulty. Was it thinking of search terms? Did your search locate too many sources that were not relevant to your topic? Did your search return too few results? Did you have difficulty finding credible sources?

Students who post early in the week, using this forum to engage their classmates on a regular basis, tend to do well and learn more from the course. 

The nursing preceptor rotates throughout various clinical units

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Abstract

         The nursing preceptor rotates throughout various clinical units within healthcare facilities to meet nurse staffing needs to improve quality patient care. Preceptors encounter numerous challenges to understand their roles and support to support newly hired nurses in the transition process. Taking the novice nursing preceptors through effective education programs may reduce gaps between preceptees knowledge and skills and unit/department expectations (Joswiak, 2018). This project aimed to develop an educational program for nursing preceptors in a hospital setting to promote newly hired nurses ensuring high-quality patient care. Benner’s From Novice to Expert Theory was utilized as the theoretical frameworks for this project. Five content experts voluntarily participated in the review of the educational PowerPoint for content validity.

 

Chapter I

           Lippincott Solutions (2017) defined nursing preceptor as an assistant, clinical resource, experienced nurse who boost and evaluate nursing skills for newly hired nurses to work independently and confidently.( Consider changing the first sentence to one that doesn’t start immediately with a reference ) The preceptor is responsible supporting newly hired nurses. This creates challenges such as patient safety, professional attitude, workload, policies, and support. (How does this create challenges? ) These challenges can result in increased turnovers for both preceptors and new nurses (Why is the turnover a concern? A sentence describing the why here is relevant, then go into the statistics of it )) (Valizadeh, Borimnejad, Rahmani, Gholizadeh, & Shahbazi, 2016). This is can be costly: one study estimates an up to $58,400 cost for turnover per nurse (What does this mean for the institution? For patient safety? ) (Kennedy, 2019). A developed preceptor program can help manage these challenges and decrease the turnovers rate by understanding the preceptor’s roles and learning skills to increase the confidence, which is essential to train newly hired nurses (Kennedy, 2019). (Does the preceptor program understand the role, or do you mean the nurses understand their role because of the program? )

music 8

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RE-8: Choose and write on one of the following; remember to keep your essay to just one page, so it’s better to answer one question in depth instead of answering several questions.

  • How are Carnaval and samba related to politics and religion in Brazil? In what ways do Brazilians feel samba symbolizes and unifies their collective national identity?  Explain the so-called “mystery of samba.”  Explain the history of Carnival season and its role in (some parts of) the “New World.”
  • Briefly discuss the history of calypso, including the part played by the chantwell in kalinda, the function of Canboulay, and the historical and cultural reasons for the celebration of Carnival.  
  • Give a brief overview of the development of the steel pan.  What are its instrumental precedents dating back to Africa, and what events and changes in law created the circumstances in which the pan came to be invented?  Describe the changing attitudes toward the instrument and its players over time both within Trinidad and elsewhere in the world. Is there a similarity in roles and societal acceptance that can be seen to samba in Brazil? 
  • How are Carnaval and samba related to politics and religion in Brazil? In what ways do Brazilians feel samba symbolizes and unifies their collective national identity?  Explain the so-called “mystery of samba.”  What was the historical role of Estado Novo in helping Brazilians achieve (or at least strive toward) a sense of national unity? Explain the history of Carnival season and its role in (some parts of) the “New World,” including the function of the liturgical calendar of Roman Catholicism and how it played a part in New World yearly events.
  • Briefly describe the history of the lundu and how its most controversial move gave samba its name, as well as how it then became a point not of shame but of Brazilian pride.
  • In the samba competition between escola de samba groups, describe the roles of: the first couple; the rainha de bateria; and the mestre de bateria. What are some things judges are looking for in assessing each escola’s performance? 

Business Law 1 discussion question

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One of the most fundamental issues in business law involves the question of when a company can be held liable for the acts of an individual person, whether this involves a contractual obligation or a personal injury (meaning a tort). Choose one of the scenarios below and explain whether you think the business is liable for the acts under the principles of agency law.

  • A real estate agent hires a handful of local kids to do the landscaping of homes that he is trying to sell. In addition to the general payment, he reimburses them for the cost of gasoline for lawn mowers and other equipment.  While mowing a lawn, one of the kids loses control of a lawn mower and it mows down a neighbor’s very expensive collection of lawn gnomes.
  • In a hurry to get his apartment complex painted, a homeowner hires three people he meets at the local home improvement store to do the work. Since they are not professional painters, he provides all the equipment and paint needed to do the work. While at the apartment complex, one of them breaks into an apartment, assaulting the resident and stealing a wallet.
  • An entrepreneur decides to open up his own car-for-hire business and creates an app allowing anyone to connect with people who need a ride. The passengers pay the entrepreneur, who in turn pays a percentage to the driver.  Other than the app, the entrepreneur has no involvement between the driver and the passenger. One night, a driver who is intoxicated picks up a passenger and then gets into an accident, resulting in the passenger being severely injured.

Revolutionary Writings

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Read the selections of revolutionary writings. Respond to these using the readings, the text, and most importantly, critical thinking skills and interpretive abilities. Base the discussion on evidence you see in our readings from at least one of the Humanities disciplines listed below.

Response Parameters

* The Humanities encompass many disciplines, including literature, art, philosophy, architecture, religion, drama, music, history, etc. If you see something in the readings from one of those areas that interests you, feel free to bring those into your discussion response. While you must address the specific questions above, feel free to address other areas of the Humanities as well.

  • Posts should be 500 words in length
    • Provide evidence for any arguments you make with quotes and paraphrases accompanied by in-text citations and a Works Cited page (you should use specific ideas from our readings each week to support your own ideas, and citations are essential to avoid plagiarism). 
    • Any outside sources must be properly cited
    • All sources should be used in the content of the post, using MLA format
    • The U.S. Declaration of Independence

Revolutionary writings:

  • Robespierre, Maximilien. Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen 
  • De Gouges, Olympia. Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen
  • Burke, Edmund. Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London, Relative to that Event
    In a Letter Intended to Have Been Sent to a Gentleman in Paris
  • Dessalines, Jean-Jacques. Liberty or Death 
  • Voltaire. Candide

week 2 project 5/24

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Assessing and Planning Care for an Elderly Person

In order to gain an insight into the world of elder adults, it is important to understand how they view themselves and the values they hold. Additionally it is important to assess and determine his/her needs and establish appropriate interventions for this individual.

In a Microsoft Word document of 4-5 pages formatted in APA style, you will discuss your interview of an older adult. This person cannot be a patient in your clinical setting. You can use a friend, family member, or co-worker. The older adult must be age 65 years or older.
There are two parts to this assignment – the psychosocial interview component and the functional assessment.

Interview

Download the patient questionnaire. Use this format to record the person’s responses.

  • Include 2–3 questions of your own to get a complete picture of the older adult.
  • Summarize your findings.
  • Include the questionnaire with responses in the Appendix of your paper.

Assessment

After gaining permission, conduct a physical and mental functional assessment of the older adult you have chosen. Review your readings for the process of a functional assessment.

  • Use the tools discussed this week to complete a comprehensive assessment of your patient. Search the Internet for resources on these tools.
    • Tinetti Balance and Gait Evaluation
    • Katz Index of Activities of Daily Living
    • Assessment of Home Safety
    • The Barthel Index
    • Do not include a name on each tool, but do include professional or other designation, and age. Your name should also be identified on the tool.
      • Include these tools in the Appendix.
  • Based on your assessment:
    • Compare and contrast the age-related changes of the older person you interviewed and assessed with those identified in this week’s reading assignment.
    • Identify at least 4–6 preliminary issues.
    • Identify three alterations in health that you would propose and describe them.
    • Identify a minimum of three comprehensive interventions for each alteration.
    • Integrate cultural considerations in your interventions.

On a separate references page, cite all sources using APA format. Helpful APA guides and resources are available . Below are guides that are located in the library and can be accessed and downloaded via the APA Style page. The American Psychological Association website also provides detailed guidance on formatting, citations, and references at APA Style.
• APA Citation Helper
• APA Citations Quick Sheet
• APA-Style Formatting Guidelines for a Written Essay
• Basic Essay Template

Please note that the title and reference pages should not be included in the total page count of your paper.