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Discussion Questions

Sustainability leads to organizational longevity. It helps organizations deal with difficult social and economic environments. Considering this information, identify a case of a sustainable organization. Examine this by referring to a peer-reviewed article and answer the following:

Why sustainable organizations are important in our contemporary global community.
What beliefs and values influence sustainable organizational cultures and leadership strategies?

Over the last few decades, organizations around the world have heavily invested in leadership and organizational culture, leading to a ceaseless argument about their relationship. Consider your readings and based on your leadership experience answer the following questions:

How do you define the relationships among culture, organizations, and leadership?
What are the different ways leaders can impact organizational culture?
What is the impact of culture on an organization’s structure?

What is the original author’s intent and/or meaning and the main point of the Scripture verse, Christian writing, or other materials that are being reviewed? Do you agree with these main points? Why or why not?

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Biblical perspective

The purpose of Biblical Perspective Responses is to provide you with an opportunity to critically understand the meaning of the verse or text by researching the original meaning and the author’s intent. You may be asked to reflect upon Scripture, a Christian writing, or other materials.
Answer the following questions:
• What is the original author’s intent and/or meaning and the main point of the Scripture verse, Christian writing, or other materials that are being reviewed? (Cite commentary or book you used.)
• Do you agree with these main points? Why or why not? (You must substantiate your view with a supportive resource, i.e., commentary, writing, book, etc.).
• What do you think you should do, based on your response to this reflection?
• Describe how mentoring can transform lives to be more like Christ.
• Why might God Jesus want us to assume the role of a mentor/mentee?
• How is mentoring a biblical concept? How did Jesus mentor?
• Reflect upon any verse of your choosing to support your answers and use the commentary to elaborate on the intention of the chosen verse and its background.

Explain the historical background of discrimination towards the Latino population in the state of Texas.

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The El Paso Shooting

Answer the following questions in essay format:
• According to the author, explain the historical background of discrimination towards the Latino population in the state of Texas.
• Develop an anthropological opinion about the discourse of “white supremacy” and how to change this cultural practice in Texas. Propose what these solutions might be.

Who is your target population? What is the role of the nurse in providing input for the design of this healthcare program? Can you provide examples?

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The Honeyguide bird and the Honey badger

As their names imply, the honeyguide bird and the honey badger both share an affinity for honey. Honeyguide birds specialize in finding beehives but struggle to access the honey within. Honey badgers are well-equipped to raid beehives but cannot always find them. However, these two honey-loving species have learned to collaborate on an effective means to meet their objectives. The honeyguide bird guides honey badgers to newly discovered hives. Once the honey badger has ransacked the hive, the honey guide bird safely enters to enjoy the leftover honey.

Much like honeyguide birds and honey badgers, nurses and health professionals from other specialty areas can—and should—collaborate to design effective programs. Nurses bring specialties to the table that make them natural partners to professionals with different specialties. When nurses take the requisite leadership in becoming involved throughout the healthcare system, these partnerships can better design and deliver highly effective programs that meet objectives.

In this Assignment, you will practice this type of leadership by advocating for a healthcare program. Equally as important, you will advocate for a collaborative role of the nurse in the design and implementation of this program. To do this, assume you are preparing to be interviewed by a professional organization/publication regarding your thoughts on the role of the nurse in the design and implementation of new healthcare programs.

 

Tell us about a healthcare program, within your practice. What are the costs and projected outcomes of this program?
Who is your target population?
What is the role of the nurse in providing input for the design of this healthcare program? Can you provide examples?
What is your role as an advocate for your target population for this healthcare program? Do you have input into design decisions? How else do you impact design?
What is the role of the nurse in healthcare program implementation? How does this role vary between design and implementation of healthcare programs? Can you provide examples?
Who are the members of a healthcare team that you believe are most needed to implement a program? Can you explain why?

After identifying the different lymphatic vessels, discuss the relationship existing between the lymphatic and blood capillaries including how the lymph forms and circulates between the two systems.

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Types of lymphatic vessels

After identifying the different lymphatic vessels, discuss the relationship existing between the lymphatic and blood capillaries including how the lymph forms and circulates between the two systems. Respond with analysis of 2 other students initial posts.

Did Jack commit the crime of receiving stolen property? Explain your response. What crime did the mugger commit? Explain your response. Did James commit burglary of an occupied structure? Explain your response.

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BCJ360 – CRIMINAL LAW – WRITING ASSIGNMENT #3

Choose a question below. You only need to select one question from the list below: 1) The police suspect that Jack is involved in receiving stolen property and reselling it. An undercover police officer takes some recovered stolen property to Jack for him to resell. The officer then arrests Jack. Did Jack commit the crime of receiving stolen property? Explain your response.

2) Susan was walking down the street. A mugger grabbed her purse and took off running. The incident scared Susan and she began to cry. What crime did the mugger commit? Explain your response.

3) The Kennedys moved out of their home on Saturday. Their son, Tom, was scheduled to move into the home on Wednesday. On Sunday, James broke into the home and stole the furniture that was left in the home. Did James commit burglary of an occupied structure? Explain your response.

Describe the overall benefits, or “perks,” of being a member. Explain why it is important for a nurse in this specialty field to network. Discuss how this organization creates networking opportunities for nurses.

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 A professional nursing organization

Examine the importance of professional associations in nursing. Choose a professional nursing organization that relates to your specialty area, or a specialty area in which you are interested. In a 750‐1,000 word paper, provide a detailed overview the organization and its advantages for members. Include the following:
Describe the organization and its significance to nurses in the specialty area. Include its purpose, mission, and vision. Describe the overall benefits, or “perks,” of being a member.
Explain why it is important for a nurse in this specialty field to network. Discuss how this organization creates networking opportunities for nurses.
Discuss how the organization keeps its members informed of health care changes and changes to practice that affect the specialty area.
Discuss opportunities for continuing education and professional development.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required

Identify the areas in the nervous system involved with emotion. Explain how the different nervous systems (ANS, PNS, CNS, special senses) work together to influence a pupillary response.

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The Eye is Listening:

As noted by Gringas et all (2015), emotional stimulation has been known to lead to pupil dilation and contraction. For dilation of the pupils to occur during the listening of music, the special senses must work in conjunction with the autonomic nervous system (ANS). In addition, for this study to be physiological fact, the special senses and the ANS must work collectively with the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and the central nervous system (CNS).

After the reading, answer the following questions:
Explain the pupillary light reflex.
Include a brief description of the procedure or reflex itself. Include the pathway of stimulation and the specific divisions of the nervous system involved with pupil constriction and pupil dilation.
Include the specific nerves involved as well as the specific muscles involved with pupil constriction and pupil dilation.
Explain the auditory pathway.
Include the structures in the ear that are stimulated from the start of the sound entering the ear to the neurological receptors in the inner ear.
Include the neurological pathway from the inner ear to the brain and any other areas sound information is sent to in the central nervous system.
In the article, they discussed changes to the pupil in response to emotion.
Identify the areas in the nervous system involved with emotion.
Explain how the different nervous systems (ANS, PNS, CNS, special senses) work together to influence a pupillary response.
Besides pupil dilation and pupil constriction, the ANS is responsible for changes in other organ systems.
Identify changes that occur in the body due to the sympathetic nervous system and changes that occur in the body due to the parasympathetic nervous system.

Determine the statistical analysis plan/model for this study. Describe how the model would be effective and choose appropriate statistical test.

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Analysis Plan and Educational Intervention

Instrument /Measurement Tools::There will be three components that will be analyzed for this study: demographic tool (Appendix D), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) (Appendix A), and the WAYS (Appendix B) tools coping survey. To initiate the use of instruments and tools, the researcher will include a demographic tool. The demographic tool is based on current and previous literature that is relevant to statistical generalization. A self-made questionnaire will determine sociographical factors. Next, an instrument that will be utilized in this study is a self-reporting scale: the PSS (perceived stress scale) (Appendix A). The PSS was developed by Sheu et al., (1983) and was designed to identify stress levels and stressors in nursing students during their clinical training (Labrague et al., 2017). The PSS tool is a 29-item scale consisting of six factors: 1. Stress from taking care of patients, 2. Stress from teachers and nursing staff, 3. Stress from assignments and workloads, 4. Stress from peers and daily life, 5. Stress from lack of professional knowledge and skills, and 6. Stress from the clinical environment (Labrague et al., 2017). Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WAYS) is used to measure coping processes. This tool will be implemented to assess the thoughts and actions of the participants as the encounter stressful challenges. The WAYS can assist with developing coping skills, evaluating strengths and weaknesses and alternative coping mechanisms (Folkman et al., 1986). This tool is comprised of a 66-item questionnaire. Data Collection and Management Data will be collected with the assistance of the administrative assistant acting as a liaison. The liaison will provide the students’ school email addresses to send them the study details. This information will be kept private as the researcher’s computer access is password protected. Details of the study will be shared within the students’ school email via an electronic flyer. This will be their announcement to the study. This announcement will include the purpose of the study, instructions to the study, and the timeline of events. Once the students have been made aware of the study, the research process will be initiated via electronic delivery. The study will identify stressors experienced via the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) (Appendix A) and will also include the WAYS coping scale (Appendix B) to better manage those stressors. The students will then receive educational interventions. These interventions may be helpful and used throughout their educational journey. The research surveys will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. Once the initial survey is completed, the students will have access to the educational interventions. A follow-up survey will be available after about two-three weeks to determine if the intervention was beneficial. Student input is crucial to help guide future decisions and programs to provide continued value to nursing students globally. Data will be collected upon completion of the surveys via the electronic application the Survey Monkey. Once data has been collected, it will be held in the storage system in a password protected until analysis of the results have been completed. Once the study is over, the data will be destroyed and deleted.

Instructions:
1. In one page explanation, determine the statistical analysis plan/model for this study. Describe how the model would be effective and choose appropriate statistical test.
2. In one page explanation, apply an educational intervention that could be used in this study with evidence of being effective in previous studies.

Discuss the assessment or test, including: Explain the procedure or test. Explain the relevant anatomy and/or physiology that the test is evaluating.

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Neurological Testing

Testing of the neurological system is very important to test if the system is working appropriately or to detect if there is a deficit in the nervous system. It can also be used to assess the progression of the disease that is present.

Instructions:
Research a few diagnostic tests or assessments that are used to measure neurological health.
Select one of the assessments or tests (unique from classmates) as the focus of your discussion.
Discuss the assessment or test, including:
Explain the procedure or test.
Explain the relevant anatomy and/or physiology that the test is evaluating.
Give an example of disease(s) that are diagnosed or monitored by this testing procedure.
If applicable describe an experience with the explained procedure. This could include personal experiences, family members, friends or those encountered in a professional manner. Experiences described can be anonymous.