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Compare and contrast leader roles and management functions. Apply one specific leadership style that a nurse can use to manage a workplace initiative that reflects a current healthcare priority.

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Compare and contrast leader roles and management functions. Apply one specific leadership style that a nurse can use to manage a workplace initiative that reflects a current healthcare priority. Discuss the strategies an organization can use to empower leaders and manager and guide him/her to become a transformational leader.

Review chapters 1- 3 in Marquis, B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2017). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
Mannix, J., Wilkes, L., & Daly, J. (2013). Attributes of clinical leadership in contemporary nursing: An integrative review. Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession, 45(1), 10-21.
Ellis, P. (2017). Learning emotional intelligence and what it can do for you. Wounds UK, 13(4), 66-68.
Vital directions for health and health care: An initiative of the National Academy of Medicine (2017). Retrieved from https://nam.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Vital-Directions-for-Health-Health-Care-Priorities-from-a-National-Academy-of-Medicine-Initiative.pdf
Optional: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Health Care Priorities for 2017
Optional: Subscribe to a free e-newsletter from HealthLeaders Media
Optional: Roselinde Torres – What it takes to be a great leader
Research resources available from the American Organization of Nurse Executives

Consider the elements of fiction and vocabulary terms you have learned, and then choose one specific aspect of the text(s) to analyze, such as plot, point-of-view, characterization, setting, style, theme, tone, symbolism, irony, or use of a specific figurative language device.

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To analyze significant primary texts as forms of cultural and creative expression; to explain the ways in which texts reflect the culture and values of their time and place; to frame a comparative context to critically assess the ideas, forces, and values that shape texts; to develop an interpretation of a literary text, support the interpretation with textual evidence and a secondary source, and cite the source material; to use MLA documentation and formatting; to practice using scholarly sources of literary criticism; to practice the process of writing; to practice essay organization and editing skills.

Assignment: Create a literary analysis essay built on close readings of 1-2 fictional texts. Consider the elements of fiction and vocabulary terms you have learned this semester, and then choose one specific aspect of the text(s) to analyze, such as plot, point-of-view, characterization, setting, style, theme, tone, symbolism, irony, or use of a specific figurative language device.

After you have selected one aspect of the text(s), reread the text(s), looking for patterns. Think about how and why the author uses the elements of fiction to create meaning. Try to be specific. Something like “Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Lottery’ uses foreshadowing” is a fact, not a thesis. You will have to think about how and why she uses foreshadowing. Then you have an interpretation that will need proof, which is much better.

If you select two fictional texts, you should choose ones that have a significant similarity in the element you wish to discuss. Then you can compare and contrast the texts to find patterns. You may wish to consider a topic that you have already thought about or something mentioned on the course Content.

Can you identify the characteristics of healthy relationships? What are those characteristics?What information was something you already knew? What information was new to you? In what ways is it helpful to a young adult to know the signs of a potentially abusive relationship?

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1. Can you identify the characteristics of healthy relationships? What are those characteristics?What information was something you already knew? What information was new to you?
2. In what ways is it helpful to a young adult to know the signs of a potentially abusive relationship?
3. Can you identify any of the “red flags” in your previous relationships, current relationship, or friends and family member relationships with others? What are some of the flags you can identify?
4. Describe what you think may be happening in the life of the victim that would allow him/her to be in an abusive relationship? Did he/she grow up in an abusive environment, for example? What role might self esteem play in the development of an abusive relationship? Are abusive relationships limited to females? Why/why not?
5. At what point in time would you “teach” your children about abusive relationships and how to avoid them?
6. What would you do to help a friend or relative to identify an abusive relationship? What would you do to help that person leave the abusive relationship? Or, do you feel it is none of your business?

Explore different types of emission spectra and compare known spectra of elements to identify an object of unknown composition. Analyze light from distant objects using spectral analysis (spectroscopy) to determine many of their physical parameters.

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Explore different types of emission spectra and compare known spectra of elements to identify an object of unknown composition. Analyze light from distant objects using spectral analysis (spectroscopy) to determine many of their physical parameters.

Judging from the number of visible energy-level transitions (lines) in the spectra, which of the above elements would you conclude has the most complex atomic structure? Which element has the least complexity? Note, however, that number of visible emission lines does not necessarily indicate atomic complexity. For a given atom, will the spectral lines be at different wavelengths depending on whether you are viewing an emission spectrum or an absorption spectrum?  Explain why or why not.

Turn to page 591 of the 7th edition (page 595 for the 6th edition) of your Cosmic Perspective Note the bright reddish color of the emission nebula above the famous dark Horsehead Nebula.  This is a hot thin gas primarily made of hydrogen.  What is the predominant wavelength of the photons emitted by the gas in this nebula?  (Hint:  Look at Figure 5.15 on page 152 in the 7th edition, or page 158 in the 6th edition of the book.)
Now that you have seen the emission spectrum for neon, what color do you suppose a tube of excited neon gas would give off if you were to look at it without a prism or diffraction grating? (Some of you may be old enough to remember the original neon signs!)

 

Identify at least three significant assertions, WCGWs, and explain how these assertions might be at risk. Develop an audit strategy that lists the appropriate audit procedures for each risk of the assertion.

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Identify at least three significant assertions, WCGWs, and explain how these assertions might be at risk. Develop an audit strategy that lists the appropriate audit procedures for each risk of the assertion. You may also need to use provided datasets. Although the most critical information is provided in the text, explain at what stage of the audit and using which audit procedures, an auditor would obtain this information. What special audit considerations need separate attention from an auditor?

What ethical issues might an individual who posts information on social media face? What about legal issues? Provide an example post and discuss both the ethical and legal issues.

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You are a police officer. You receive a call about a domestic disturbance at a home on the south side of town. As you arrive at the home, you see two adults and four children standing in the yard. There are also three neighbors standing in the street. You know that you must use information literacy skills to determine what to do in the current situation. Using each of the skills identified in the chapter—know there is a problem, locate information, evaluate information, use and share the information—explain what steps you will take to resolve the domestic issue.

 How might a probation office use technology literacy to do his or her job?

 Your college professor assigns you a paper for a class project. Using information, digital, computer, and technology literacy, explain how you would complete the project.

What ethical issues might an individual who posts information on social media face? What about legal issues? Provide an example post and discuss both the ethical and legal issues.

Choose three theories (at one micro-level, one macro-level theory, and Routine Activities Theory as a mid-level theory) to explain why someone would choose computer hacking.

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Watch the videos entitled Hackers and Rise of the Hackers.

Choose three theories (at one micro-level, one macro-level theory, and Routine Activities Theory as a mid-level theory) to explain why someone would choose computer hacking. Use examples from these films to help demonstrate these concepts.

Develop a deterrent strategy for future hackers reflecting your theoretical perspectives.

What kind of health hazards are linked to HRT use? list and explain ethically questionable practices that are described in the paper. Be specific.

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This week we will consider the rise and fall of hormone replacement therapy. As we learned, publications ethics affect not only individual author’s professional standing and funding, but they can also have a very large impact on public health. As an example, we will examine the paper by Adriane Fugh-Berman “The Haunting of Medical Journals: how ghostwriting sold HRT”.

An author: Adriane Fugh-Berman is an associate professor in the department of pharmacology and physiology, and in the department of family medicine, at Georgetown University Medical Center. She is also the director of PharmedOut, a research center at Georgetown University Medical Center dedicated to researching the effects of pharmaceutical industry marketing on drug prescriptions (wiki).

Background: Menopause occurs when woman’s ovaries cease to produce female hormone estrogen, which usually happens in the fifth or sixth decade of life. Giving that estrogen is essential for maintenance of almost all the organs in female body, not just reproduction, it is hard to overstate the role of this hormone.

Onset of menopause is commonly accompanied by symptoms that can range from mild to very severe. Menopausal symptoms could last for years and be quite disabling. Therefore, in many cases menopause negatively affects women’s quality of live and ability to function. Since every woman will undergo menopause in her life, the demand for the interventions that can alleviate menopausal symptoms is tremendous.

Unfortunately, in the past none of these interventions provided any significant relief. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), when “missing” estrogen was formulated in a drug form, brought a new era in treating menopausal symptoms and was greeted with enthusiasm by both clinicians and patients. However, unethical writing and publishing practices contributed to over-selling the treatment which lead to serious harm to many women.

When the connection between HRT and increased morbidity and mortality became apparent, thousands lawsuits followed, drug companies paid off, and unethical practices came to light.

Write a short (1-2 pages single space, 11 pts font) assay on what you learned from the paper by Fught-Berman and supplementary material. Specifically, touch the following points:

  1. a) What kind of health hazards are linked to HRT use?
  2. b) List and explain ethically questionable practices that are described in the paper. Be specific.
  3. c) Growth of majority of breast cancers is stimulated by estrogen. Dissect the approach by which drug companies sent the message minimizing the risk of breast cancer in women on HRT.

Describe Norman’s human environment. Select one of the following three theories: Activity, Continuity, or Disengagement, and use it to describe how Norman and his human environment interact.

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Recall the character of Norman from the film On Golden Pond that you watched for the previous lesson. Using information from this unit’s readings and study notes, write a 3-5 page paper in which you:

Describe Norman’s human environment.
Select one of the following three theories: Activity, Continuity, or Disengagement, and use it to describe how Norman and his human environment interact.
Explain why you chose the theory you used to analyze Norman’s environment.
Tell whether you feel that the theory you have used is useful and credible.

Consider Othello’s racial identity in Othello. Create a thesis-based literary analysis about how Othello’s racial identity works in the play.

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Consider Othello’s racial identity in Othello. How is he marked as an outsider? How do others describe him? How does he describe himself? Does his identity change throughout the play? If so, why? Create a thesis-based literary analysis about how Othello’s racial identity works in the play. Support this analysis with specific quotations from and descriptions of the text of the play. Note: You are also welcome to bring in other characters (including, but not limited to, characters who represent constructions of “whiteness” in the play) to compare, contrast, or add to your perspective on Othello and race.

Submit at least 2,000 words (include the word count underneath your name and before the date in the upper left hand section of your first page).
Follow MLA guidelines for essay format and citations (no “Works Cited” page is required unless you include outside sources, but your essay must be formatted with one-inch margins in Times New Roman font using proper in-text citation and double spaced). Note that when citing a line from a Shakespeare play you use the act, scene, and line number or line number rages in your in-text citation: (3.2.174) or (1.3.25-37) are examples of how this would look