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The collaborative discussion this week is focused on a summary of your DNP project. It is important to be able to articulate the message of your project in a concise and brief message. This is often referred to as an ‘elevator speech’. In 100 words or less, please provide a summary of your DNP project, including the purpose, project description, project results, and implications to nursing/and or healthcare
It is important to be able to articulate the message of your project in a concise and brief message. This is often referred to as an ‘elevator speech’. In 100 words or less, please provide a summary of your DNP project, including the purpose, project description, project results, and implications to nursing/and or healthcare.

Provide an insight, seek clarification and/ or note an omission that might be important

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Respond to each by doing two of the following:
– Offer additional information based on your professional experience or research
– Post an article or website and summarize why it might provide further insight
– Offer a contradictory opinion based on research and pose a question to seek further information
– Provide an insight, seek clarification and/ or note an omission that might be important
**The two that you choose for the 1st file cannot be used for the 2nd. So all four need to be used between the two responses**
Use at least two references for each reply.

What ethical dilemmas is the LPN faced with at this point in her career?

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An LPN is in her first employment position since graduation. She is working at long-term care facility in the respite unit. In this unit there are 12 beds for respite care as well as clients who live in the facility permanently. This means that respite clients are admitted from the community for short periods of time, perhaps to give family members and caregivers a break, or to allow them to go on holiday. Sometimes, respite allows a caregiver to take care of their own failing health or to have a needed surgery.

The unit is very busy with 2 to 3 admissions and 2 to 3 discharges every day. The LPN has been given four shifts of orientation – 2 days, one evening and one night – working alongside another LPN. After this she starts to work on her own, being placed in charge of the unit and responsible for the supervision of four care aides, one dietary staff at meal times and one rehab assistant. The unit is also supported by an activity aide and a music therapist (for a few hours per week). Residents may go off the unit to attend entertainment activities in the home.

After six shifts in charge, the LPN is looking forward to her days off, starting tomorrow. She feels she is unable to keep up with the pace of the unit and is concerned that she has not been able to complete all of her work satisfactorily. She is aware that she has cut corners during each day and, sometimes, did not have enough time to complete all of the checks she was taught about in school before administering medications to some of the residents. She tells the nurse manager about this situation before leaving for her days off.

  1. What ethical dilemmas is the LPN faced with at this point in her career?
  2. What specific parts of the BCCNP Professional Standards do you believe are under threat in this situation?
  3. As a member of the public or a family member, what would you want the LPN to do at this point in time?

Part 2:

The LPN returns from days off for the evening shift and is told that the unit is “really busy today”. She is already aware of this, because, as she entered the unit, she was approach by at least two new residents asking to go out and meet their family members, and to “let me go home”. She also noticed that the nurse on duty was completing an admission interview with caregivers of another new resident who had arrived just 30 minutes previously. The LPN immediately became immersed in the workload and only had time for a very brief handover from the departing nurse. She senses her anxiety rising as the shift progresses. In the mid-afternoon, the Director of Care pops into the unit for a few minutes, “just to see how the new residents are settling”. She tells the LPN she had received calls from 2 families who told her that no one is answering the phone on the unit. The LPN admits that she had forgotten how to use the phone and had hit the wrong button for a few calls.

  1. What are the ethical responsibilities of the LPN now?
  2. What risks is she running in continuing to work under current conditions?
  3. Would you consider this LPN to be a professional nurse? Why or why not?

 

Part 3:

A week later, the LPN meets with the Director of Care to discuss her progress. At that meeting she raises a number of the ethical issues identified above. The Director of Care explains that the unit is busy and there is a lot of pressure on the unit to take as many respite cases as possible in order to alleviate the pressure on families and caregivers, and to keep dementing people in the community for as long as possible. She realises that this is a high demand position for a new graduate, but she is confident that the LPN will soon settle into the position. She reassures the LPN that she is doing a good job. She tells her just to call when she needs help. The LPN is aware that the Director is not always on site in the evening of weekend. She agrees to give it “a try for a bit longer” to see if she can settle. In her mind she thinks, “Maybe it is just me? I’m new and other nurses on the unit have not complained. At least, they haven’t told me if they have and the Director did not mention it.”

  1. What new issues have arisen from this meeting and how does this change the situation?
  2. Has the LPN addressed her professional requirements, in terms of the BCCNP Professional Standards? Why or why not?
  3. What is your assessment of the ethical conduct of the Director of Care in terms of interdisciplinary collaboration?

Describe what happens during an action potential. What does it mean when we say an action potential is an “all or none” thing?

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This week, we are covering the biological foundations of behavior, including the activity and anatomy of neurons and neurotransmitters, the process of an action potential (neural impulse), brain regions, and methods to study the brain (such as neuroimaging).
1. Describe what happens during an action potential. What does it mean when we say an action potential is an “all or none” thing? What is the purpose of the myelin sheath and what happens if it is gone?
2. Pick a lobe, any lobe! The frontal, parietal, occipital, or temporal. Describe some of the areas and main functions of the lobe. Using Infographic 2.1: Ways to Study the Living Brain (SEE ATTACHED), how would you use one of the ways to study the living brain(CAT/CT scans, EEG, MRI, fMRI, PET) to study your lobe? What experiment would you perform? Tell us your hypothesis, IV, and DV.
Please answer every part of question 1 and 2!!!!!
Answers should be a minimum of 11 sentences in length, should be well thought out, should show critical thinking about the topic, and should be based on evidence from the readings (with included citations and References).
3. You should also identify a concept from this week’s lessons that was either interesting or confusing. You should explain the concept in your own words, and you should explain why it was interesting or confusing. Minimum 6 sentences.
(This topic should be about ACETYCHOLINE GLUTAMATE and GABA)
PLEASE USE THE ATTACHED POWERPOINT FOR THE SOURCES AND CITATIONS IN QUESTIONS 1 AND 2 AND TO WRITE ABOUT THE INTERESTING/CONFUSING TOPIC
One of the references must be the book title written in the powerpoint
Licht, D. M., Hull, M. G., & Ballantyne, C. (2017). Psychology (2nd edition).

What would be three essential items that you would want to discover about that company before engaging to conduct an audit for a new client?

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The acceptance of a new client is essential to a CPAs pre-engagement planning process. The auditor will review the company’s financial performance from the previous year, interview previous team to uncover any issues working with the client, review the company’s public information throughout the year, and contemplate other factors to calculate the relative risk to perform services this year. The client acceptance process should consist of more thorough evaluations for a new client as they bring a new level of risk to the firm and less is known about them in comparison with existing clients.
What would be three essential items that you would want to discover about that company before engaging to conduct an audit for a new client? Why are these the most important? How would you explain the need of this information to your potential client? Address this situation as if you are the audit partner in charge of evaluating new clients.

Discuss the laws that govern Section 504, how it differs from an IEP, who qualifies, what the process of qualifying entails, and what a plan might look like for a particular disability

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Synthesize your learning regarding Section 504 Plans.
Discuss the laws that govern Section 504, how it differs from an IEP, who qualifies, what the process of qualifying entails, and what a plan might look like for a particular disability (you may select any disability you would like). You can include general strategies and strategies specific to the disability. Thank you!!

Write a one page summary, highlighting topics most relevant to you as you start your internship.

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The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) defines internships as high-impact educational practices that increase academic performance and personal development among undergraduate students (Kopp, 2019). To support genuine learning, student interns are encouraged to engage in goal-setting and personal reflection.
The purpose of this paper is to prepare for your Internship experience and establish Internship and Career goals that will guide your work experience and support your future career. There are three parts (described below). Please use APA format for headings and spacing. Cover page and references are not required. Please review the sample Internship and Career Goals paper at the end of this assignment.
Section 1: Summary of class discussion and materials
In our first class meeting we reviewed several resources:
Class Goals listed in the syllabus (i.e. learn the value of leadership and organizational relationships; apply concepts learned in other courses, etc.)
Review Articles
10 Tips to Make the Most of Your Internship.pdfPreview the document
How to Be the Best Intern Ever – Article.pdfPreview the document
Or any additional research!
Best Practices in College InternshipPreview the document
Internship BenefitsPreview the document
Review and reflect on our discussion and write a one page summary, highlighting topics most relevant to you as you start your internship.
Section 2: Long and Short Term Career Goals
Use bullet points to summarize the following:
Long Term Career Goals (3-5 years)
This should be a minimum of three goals
Short Term Career Goals (1-2 years)
This should be a minimum of five goals that support your long term career goals
Section 3: Internship Goals
Internship Goals (this semester)
This should be a minimum of five Internship goals that support your short term career goals
These goals should align with your internship agreement form. They should also incorporate relevant class discussion material from Section 1.
Sample Internship and Career Goals Paper.docxPreview the document
Reference:
Kopp, M. (2019). Internships in special collections: Experiential pedagogy, intentional design, and high-impact practice. Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, 20(1), p. 12-27.
Grading Guidelines (100 points total):
APA format, Spelling, Grammar (20 points maximum)
Be sure to follow APA format and use the spelling and grammar check in Word before submitting your paper
Section 1: Summary of Class Discussion (30 points maximum)
Information from resources discussed in class must be included in summary
MAN4940ZoomClass1_Presentation.pptPreview the document
Summary must demonstrate personal reflection and application
Section 2: Career Goals (30 points maximum)
Required number of goals must be provided
Must follow SMART guidelines
Short-term goals must realistically support long-term goals
Must be career goals, not purely personal goals
Section 3: Internship Goals (20 points maximum)
Required number of goals must be provided
Must align with Internship Agreement form
Should utilize Section 1 class discussion material
Should support short term career goals where applicable

Develop a personal plan for completing your clinical practice experience hours and self-assess how you will meet the GCU RN-to-BSN University Mission Critical Competencies and the Programmatic Domains & Competencies (Appendix A) related to that course.

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  • Use the Individual Success Plan to develop a personal plan for completing your clinical practice experience hours and self-assess how you will meet the GCU RN-to-BSN University Mission Critical Competencies and the Programmatic Domains & Competencies (Appendix A) related to that course.

Show all of the major deliverables in the course, the topic/course objectives that apply to each deliverable, and lastly, align each deliverable to the applicable University Mission Critical Competencies and the course-specific Domains and Competencies (see Appendix A).

Completing your ISP does not earn clinical practice experience hours, nor does telephone conference time, or time spent with your preceptor.

  • Within the Individual Success Plan, ensure you identify all graded course assignments and indirect clinical assignments listed in the table on the next page.

Analyze at least three (3) reasons why the disaster / crisis in question may cause continuing international challenges.

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You are concerned about the growing number of international man-made and natural disasters. You are looking for information as to what you can do to assist the victims of these disasters monetarily and operationally, and to help rebuild infrastructure in the affected areas.

Use the Internet and Strayer library to research ongoing disasters and crises which you predict will continue to cause international challenges over the next ten (10) years.

Create an eight to ten (8-10) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

Select one (1) current man-made or natural disaster or crisis with international effects or implications. Analyze at least three (3) reasons why the disaster / crisis in question may cause continuing international challenges.
Determine two (2) specific international government-affiliated or nonprofit organizations with the ability to assist victims of your selected disaster or crisis. Explain the nature of the role of each of these organizations in providing aid to the victims who were affected by your selected disaster or crisis.
Speculate on two (2) obstacles that could thwart your identified organizations’ abilities to respond successfully to the selected disaster or crisis. Provide a rationale for your response.
Suggest one (1) way in which one (1) of your selected organizations could utilize a public-private partnership to assist in emergency preparedness and planning if the selected disaster or crisis were to occur again in the future. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other related websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Format the slides of the PowerPoint presentation using headings on each slide (Arial size 32 font), bullet points highlighting the most important information for each topic (Arial size 20-24 font), and relevant, clear graphics where applicable. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Format the Notes section of each slide using full paragraphs (Times New Roman size 12 font). Use the Notes section to narrate each slide as if you were actually presenting in front of an audience. Expand on the information in the bullet points in order to fully address each assignment criteria. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. Note: Title slide is not included in the required assignment slide length.
This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
Include a reference slide in SWS format. Note: Reference slide is not included in the required assignment slide length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Assess international disaster management and preparation for terrorist threats.
Predict and explore future trends and challenges in emergency management.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in emergency management.
Write clearly and concisely about emergency management using proper writing mechanics

Are there methods we can employ in our personal and professional lives to avoid making these kinds of errors?

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We have been examining the role that research plays in our decision-making process. Research also helps us to develop and apply critical thinking skills. Critical thinking is an essential skill which enables us to identify and avoid common fallacies.
For example, we tend to think that if something has not happened in a while, it will happen soon. This is called the Gambler’s Fallacy. If you flip a coin 10 times and it comes up heads each time, we think that the chances increase that tails will come on the eleventh flip. In all actuality, the odds for tails are no greater than the odds for heads.
Another common fallacy that gives us trouble is referred to as the Attribution Error. We attribute negative outcomes to others, but we believe we are personally responsible for positive outcomes. I must admit that I have been occasionally guilty of succumbing to this fallacy – just ask my husband.
For this assignment, please construct an essay that answers the following questions: Can you think of a time when you have fallen prey to one of these common fallacies? Are there methods we can employ in our personal and professional lives to avoid making these kinds of errors?