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Who is the smartest person you know? What are you “smart” about? Are you common sense smart, book smart, street smart, or a combination? Is it realistic to expect employees to be able to leave their problems at home? Why or why not?

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Different strokes for different folks. Seems as if it’s an almost universal truth for choosing rewards systems. Based on volumes of research, experts and everyday people seem to innately understand that there are many different kinds of “smarts” among people who lead happy, productive, and successful lives. Emotional Intelligence explores human behaviors in addition to IQ test scores and technical skills. Some feel strongly that Emotional Intelligence the ability to “keep a level head in all the confusion” is mostly hype and folks should leave their problems at home when they clock in.
What do you think?
Who is the smartest person you know?
What are you “smart” about?
Are you common sense smart, book smart, street smart, or a combination?
Is it realistic to expect employees to be able to leave their problems at home? Why or why not?
Describe the five personality characteristics needed to understand employee behavior.
How can you apply Emotional Intelligence when dealing with employees?
How could you use Emotional Intelligence to increase morale and productiveness with your employees?
Describe other theories used to motivate employees. How might you apply them on the job as a supervisor?
Step 3: Read other students’ initial posts (I can see the students post only after submitting the Step2)

Narcan Medication, discuss the medication’s Route, Action, Side Effects, Indication, and Contra-Indications. You should also mention what conditions the medication is used to treat.

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Narcan Medication and Primary Assessment- Airway and breathing.

Write 500 words on the medication you have been assigned Topic:

Narcan Discuss the medication’s Route, Action, Side Effects, Indication, and Contra-Indications. Mention what conditions the medication is used to treat. Write as two separate assignments.

Topic: Primary Assessment- Airway and breathing This topic section has several “steps” involved in order to perform the assessment. Go through each of these “steps” and explain when or how you would perform them. You do not need to discuss treatments at this time.

Identify an organization that has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 outbreak and recommend how the organization can leverage digital innovation to sustain the business and enable growth.

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The Covid-19 pandemic is a situation that will have long lasting effects in our global economy. The outbreak showcases the value of digital operating models and is likely to force many companies to speed up their digital innovation and transformation.

For this assignment, consider the following scenarios:

Identify an organization that has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 outbreak and recommend how the organization can leverage digital innovation to sustain the business and enable growth.

Propose a change in its operating model, supported by digital efforts, that will mitigate the impact during the crisis.

Describe which business processes would be affected and describe the capabilities and elements that will enable these changes.

Criteria for selecting an organization:

  • The organization must be a mid-sized company with more than just one customer-relations office or retail outlet
  • The organization must have an existing (pre-Covid-19) business strategy and business model that you will describe and use as a basis for your discussion
  • The existing business strategy and model you identify will then be used to evaluate the extent to which the organization has been affected by the Covid-19 crisis
  • The existing busines and model you identify will then be used to evaluate the relevance of the 5 steps, below, for your analysis and proposed solutions.
  • The organization you select must have its information in open online sources and it must be in English.

Provide an individual Project Report which covers theoretical application of a digital business strategy, including the development and recommendations for a digital transformation solution in the organization. Demonstration of the use of digital interface, applications and understanding of new business models and disruption are expected.

The project should include recommendations for the implementation of digital technologies and solutions as a strategy.

Student must provide an individual project addressing the 5 steps described below, showing advanced knowledge, and understanding of the digital business models described/analyzed, and critical evaluation of strategies already implemented. Digital technologies application is expected in the proposed solution.

The project report will compromise the following 5 steps of analysis and discussion:

  1. Audit of the current landscape od the organization’s industry sector
  2. Evaluation of the competitive environment
  3. Definition of SMART objectives, strategies, and tactics

SWOT of the current landscape and TOWS matrix of proposed solution Outline of the proposed solution implementation.

Select any crime problem or type of crime, and after supplying an overview of the issue, apply criminological theories that tend to explain the causes of the criminal activity.

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Each student will prepare a paper written in APA style that has eight to ten pages of text.
•Select any crime problem or type of crime, and after supplying an overview of the issue, apply criminological theories that tend to explain the causes of the criminal activity.
• References should include a balance of journal articles, text books, and current popular literature.
• An example of a paper might include an overview of recent riots with a criminological explanation that the crime is so because people in authority are abusing their power. This might be explained through the application of Conflict Theory. A more simplistic approach could be that according to Classical Theory, people are making a free choice to riot and break the law.

Describe Balanchine’s neoclassical style of ballet and how does the dance Agon illustrate this style. Which Balanchine dancer was the first artistic director of the Miami City Ballet? What were some of his most notable ballets while he was working with Balanchine

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  1. In the Middle Ages/Renaissance, feudalism stratified society. How was dance expressed in the upper and lower classes?
  2. What was Catherine de Medici’s role in the evolution of ballet?
  3. Watch the Royal Ballet video on the evolution of ballet and describe how the technique evolved.
  4. George Balanchine started the first formal school of American ballet with Lincoln Kirstein in 1934. Where and how did these two individuals meet?  What were their roles in launching the school?
  5. Describe Balanchine’s neoclassical style of ballet and how does the dance Agon illustrate this style.
  6. Which Balanchine dancer was the first artistic director of the Miami City Ballet? What were some of his most notable ballets while he was working with Balanchine.
  7. 7. Both in Alonzo King’s Writing Ground and La la la Human Steps Amelia, there is an exploration of the female in society and her emotions. In these pieces, what themes and emotions are expressed in each? This is your reflection.  (Answer in 100 words)
  8. Martha Graham’s technique includes contraction/release of the spine, which became a signature of her approach. How was this connected to the expression of emotion, according to Graham?
  9. In Mary Wigman’s Witch Dance, she portrays raw emotion. How does it reflect German Expressionism, an artistic movement that flourished during her time?
  10. In the Moor’s Pavane, Jose Limon takes a modern look at the dances of the Renaissance. What were Limon’s creative objectives in this piece?
  11. 11. In Kurt Jooss’s iconic The Green Table, how is the anti-war message expressed in dance? What war was he referring to? (answer in 100 words)
  12. Name an important work by Pina Bausch and why it’s historically significant. (answer in 100 words)
  13. 13. Describe the contribution of Merce Cunningham to the post modern dance movement? Why are his works/approaches significant to dance history?  (answer in 100 words)
  14. Describe Trisha Brown’s choreographic objective and methodology in her piece Set/Reset?
  15. Define Steve Paxton’s contact improvisation method and how it reflected his aesthetic.
  16. Deborah Hay is a postmodern dance artist working today. In her work, Figure a Sea, what are some of the tools she uses to help dancers generate movement? (hint: in the video posted in the Power Point)
  17. What are the objectives of Ohad Naharin’s Gaga method?
  18. 18. Rennie Harris and Crystal Pite work in completely different genres. Compare/contrast their approaches to choreography.  What are their similarities and differences? (answer in 100 words)
  19. Select the video you liked the most and describe how it illustrates your definition of dance.(answer in 100 words)
  20. What was Jack Cole’s contribution to Jazz dance?
  21. In the video Hellzapoppin, what is the commentary being made on race/class?
  22. Describe Bob Fosse’s style of jazz dance?
  23. Master Juba, Bojangles and Savion Glover are important figures in tap dance. Please summarize their contributions to the genre. (answer in 100 words)
  24. What are the differences between Modern and Contemporary Dance as they are practiced today?

What was the Arab Spring? How did it start? Why should scholars of terrorism be concerned with it? Should the United State intervene in Syria? Why? If not, when should the US intervene in an international situation?

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What was the Arab Spring? How did it start? Why should scholars of terrorism be concerned with it?
Should the United State intervene in Syria? Why? If not, when should the US intervene in an international situation? Do we have the moral duty to act when others are being killed, even if it is outside of the United States? Why or why not?
Who do you believe is the “good guy” in Syria? Who is the “bad?” Why?
Should the United States close its borders to Syrian and Iraqi refugees due to the risk of terrorism? If so, why? If not, what safeguards should be in place?
How can instability and civil war lead to terrorism?

Examine the academic language used in your state college and career readiness standards and language proficiency/development standards. How does the language affect the clarity and measurement of the intended learning?

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Identify and review the college and career readiness standards from your state (this may be the Common Core standards or some other set as defined by your state). Based on these materials, compose your post to address the following:

Discuss whether the standards are more academically and linguistically demanding than previous state standards that you may have experienced. Explain. If you have not experienced other standards, discuss the evolution of the standards with another teacher that has seen more than one set of standards set as the academic expectation.
Examine the academic language used in your state college and career readiness standards and language proficiency/development standards. How does the language affect the clarity and measurement of the intended learning?
Identify a neighboring state and find the standards used there (if you can, choose a state where you share a border or from which you frequently get new students). Compare and contrast to see the extent these standards are similar in the different states.
If your chosen state uses different standards than your home state: What are the implications of an analysis of this type for curriculum, instruction, and assessment for your ELs since many EL students move around from one state to another often and in the middle of the year?
If your chosen state uses Common Core as does your home state: What are the implications for assumptions that might be made about what happens in common ways? What are the issues for timing of the standards and the curriculum?

Create an annual budget for the school using a digital spreadsheet. Base this budget on the data and information gathered from the schoolwide budgetary needs assessment you administered, your previous analyses of past and current budgets, and any additional observations you may have relating to school process and operations that could affect the school budget.

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Create an annual budget for the school using a digital spreadsheet. Base this budget on the data and information gathered from the schoolwide budgetary needs assessment you administered, your previous analyses of past and current budgets, and any additional observations you may have relating to school process and operations that could affect the school budget. Align the budget to the school’s current CIP/SIP goals.

Include the following components in your budget:

  • Current budget revenue and expenditures
  • Proposed revenue and expenditures
  • For line items that are increasing or decreasing significantly, include an explanation for the increases and decreases, with support from the data you gathered to prepare the budget. (For example, if you observed a process that could be changed and would result in a decreased expenditure, explain that process improvement.)
  • Strategies demonstrating line items you would adjust if you do not receive the funds you are requesting
  • Line items you would add if you receive more funds than anticipated

In a 250 word reflection, describe the data you analyzed to identify and prioritize items on the budget. Justify how the proposed budget supports the school’s CIP/SIP priorities and goals.

Explain Romantic love versus Rational love, and how the two can impact Pia. Explain how the label’s that are given to Pia by her parents, have the potential to impact Pia.

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According to the Labeling theory described by the Interactionist perspective, labels can become self-fulfilling. If a person is labeled with negative attributes, they risk believing that these attributes are true, and may face an undesirable declining trajectory. Pia’s parents are approaching a situation in a negative manner, and this is cultivating Pia’s beliefs of having, or possessing negative attributes.

Read the case scenario for Pia below, and answer the questions below as if you are having dialogue with this family.

1) Explain Romantic love versus Rational love, and how the two can impact Pia.

2) Explain how the label’s that are given to Pia by her parents, have the potential to impact Pia.

3) Select and explain at least 3 positive attributes that Pia has in order to point out her strengths and build her self-esteem.

4) Meeting #2 has been scheduled and Pia’s parents will be joining this meeting. After reading “Conflict Resolution Strategies”, page 559, select 3 strategies that you plan to utilize with this family. You are to explain your goals and why you have selected these approaches.

Case Scenario;

You are a social worker and Pia, an eighteen-year-old senior has been referred to see you. Pia is scheduled to graduate in two months, however, Pia’s instructors have reported a drop in her grades, and a sudden change in her demeanor. You are aware that if Pia’s grades continue to decline, she runs the risk of not meeting graduation requirements. Historically, Pia excelled in high school and was a star athlete. She was known to be a reliable motivated hard worker. She was a determined leader and had goals of attending college. During the meeting, Pia reports that she is 6 weeks pregnant, and plans to marry her 19-year-old boyfriend. Pia reports that she has been forbidden to see her boyfriend, and her parents are not interested in what he or his parents have to say. Pia reports that her parents are furious, disgraced, embarrassed and have told her numerous times that she has been selfish, disrespectful, a failure, and has tarnished the family name. Pia reports that she understands that she is a failure and is ready to drop out of school.

Create a 1-2-page resource that will describe databases that are relevant to EBP around a diagnosis you chose and could be used to help a new hire nurse better engage in EBP.

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Create a 1-2-page resource that will describe databases that are relevant to EBP around a diagnosis you chose and could be used to help a new hire nurse better engage in EBP.

Evidence-based practice (EBP) integrates the best evidence available to guide optimal nursing care, with a goal to enhance safety and quality. EBP is crucial to nursing practice because it incorporates the best evidence from current literature, along with the expertise of the practicing nurse. The concern for quality care that flows from EBP generates a desired outcome. Without these factors, a nurse cannot be an effective leader. It is important to lead not only from this position but from knowledge and expertise. To gain the knowledge, you require a good understanding of how to search for scholarly resources, as well as identify which databases and websites are credible for the purposes of implementing evidence-based changes in practice.

Demonstration of Proficiency.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:

Competency 1: Interpret findings from scholarly quantitative, qualitative, and outcomes research articles and studies.
Explain why the sources selected should provide the best evidence for the chosen diagnosis.
Competency 2: Analyze the relevance and potential effectiveness of evidence when making a decision.
Describe the best places to complete research and what types of resources one would want to access to find pertinent information for the diagnosis within the context of a specific health care setting.
Competency 4: Plan care based on the best available evidence.
Identify five sources of online information (medical journal databases, websites, hospital policy databases, et cetera) that could be used to locate evidence for a clinical diagnosis.
Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead practice changes based on evidence.
Describe communication strategies to encourage nurses to research the diagnosis, as well as strategies to collaborate with the nurses to access resources.
Communicate using writing that is clear, logical, and professional with correct grammar and spelling using current APA style.
Professional Context
As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you will be responsible for providing patient-centered, competent care based on current evidence-based best practices. You will be required to do research, analysis, and dissemination of best evidence to stay abreast of these best practices. Understanding where to go to find credible sources and locate evidence, as well as which search terms to use, is the foundation of incorporation of best practices.