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What motivates you professionally? Are you one who is motivated by perks and other incentives or do you have an inner drive to succeed? What is your proudest accomplishment so far this year and what motivated you to achieve it?

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Motivation is critical within every organization and every facet of life. In business, it involves every sub-division, it affects productivity, it aids in the setting and achievement of goals, it improves relationships, and it helps to build stability. Outside of business, motivation is the level of intensity in how we do things. Motivation can be either intrinsic or extrinsic. Either way, it determines the drive that you have towards attaining a particular goal.

What motivates you professionally? Are you one who is motivated by perks and other incentives or do you have an inner drive to succeed? What is your proudest accomplishment so far this year and what motivated you to achieve it?

Identify a relevant research topic and question. (Research shows that the use of technology has adversely affects the socialization of children). Create an annotated bibliography that you plan to use in your research paper that includes eight to ten appropriate, credible sources.

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  1. Identify a relevant research topic and question. (Research shows that the use of technology has adversely affects the socialization of children.)
  2. Perform preliminary research.
  3. Develop an arguable, research-based thesis statement.
  4. Devise strategies for finding useful sources in an online or physical library.
  5. Evaluate the credibility and relevance of a source to the argument.
  6. Determine whether the use of a specific source helps support the argument.
  7. Create a properly formatted annotated bibliography that summarizes a source and explains why the source is credible and relevant for the chosen thesis statement.

What you’ll do and submit:

  1. Compose an appropriate, arguable thesis statement that you plan to use in your research paper that previews two to four main points.
  2. Create an annotated bibliography that you plan to use in your research paper that includes eight to ten appropriate, credible sources.

The first stages of the research writing process involve topic selection, formulation of a research question, preliminary research, and the development of a working thesis statement. Now you will begin identifying and evaluating sources to determine how effectively they can support your argument. If needed, the “Topic Ideas” web link below can be used for selecting your research topic.

For this task, you will create an annotated bibliography by finding 8-10 sources for your research paper, listing the sources in APA-formatted references, and providing an annotation for each source. Each annotation should offer a summary of the source, an evaluation of its author’s or publisher’s credibility, and an assessment of its relevance to your topic.

Develop a risk assessment for a serious workplace hazard with which you are familiar, or use Addendum D to Chapter 11 (pp. 202-206) to help you select a hazard.

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Following steps 1-11 of the Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment Guide in the course textbook (pp. 171-174), develop a risk assessment for a serious workplace hazard with which you are familiar, or use Addendum D to Chapter 11 (pp. 202-206) to help you select a hazard. Evaluate the hazard and its associated risks, and then complete the Hazard Analysis and Risk Analysis Project form (click here to access this form). To complete the Initial Risk Assessment and Post Control Risk Assessment sections, use the following codes based on the Risk Assessment Matrix in Table 11.10 (p. 180) of the textbook:
SEVERITY:
1 – Catastrophic
2 – Critical
3 – Marginal
4 – Negligible

PROBABILITY (Likelihood of Occurrence):
A – Frequent
B – Probable
C – Occasional
D – Remote
E – Improbable

RISK CODE:
H – High
S – Serious
M – Medium
L – Low

All sections of the form must be completed. Note that the “Post Control Risk Assessment Measures” section reflects the risk assessment AFTER applying the additional control measures.

In a separate document of at least one page, explain the reasoning behind how you filled out each section of the form. How would the control measures affect the assessment?

Select a risk assessment matrix

  1. Establish the analysis parameters
  2. Identify he hazards
  3. Consider the failure modes
  4. Determine the frequency and the duration of exposure
  5. Asses the severity of the consequences
  6. Determine occurrence probability
  7. define the initial risk
  8. Risk prioritization
  9. Select and implement risk and control methods
  10. Asses the residual risk

 

If you could enter either the value segment or the premium segment of the wine industry, which one would you choose? Why? What insights can you provide about the threat of buyers in the premium wine industry?

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  1.  If you could enter either the value segment or the premium segment of the wine industry, which one would you choose? Why?

2.What insights can you provide about the threat of buyers in the premium wine industry?

3.If Passalacqua were to purchase the East Side Building as offered and sell 2000 cases per year, what will be the payback period? Make reasonable assumptions to calculate.

 

 

Choose a current injustice (local or global) that you would be willing to commit an act of civic engagement or protest for. Briefly summarize the Injustice, then compare two ways your chosen Injustice is similar to one of the Injustices presented in the films we screened

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Using the articles from the Reading Packets, and considering the films we screened in class, what injustice, locally or Globally, would you commit an act of CIVIC ENGAGMENT or PROTEST FOR?
In your answer consider, and offer answers to these questions: Why this injustice? What is your connection to it or why does it touch you? What would your act of Protest be? Would you choose an act of violence or non-violence? Why? Where would you commit this act? Who else might be join you? What outcome would you be satisfied with? Refer to the readings and films to support your position.
4 Easy Steps:

1) Choose a current injustice (local or global) that you would be willing to commit an act of civic engagement or protest for,

2) Briefly summarize the Injustice, then

3) Compare TWO WAYS your chosen Injustice is SIMILAR to one of the Injustices presented in the films we screened. Then,

4) Compare TWO WAYS your Injustice is DIFFERENT from one of the Injustices presented in the films we screened. QUESTION #2 (at least 750 words) Using the 8 Stages of A Social Movement use TWO films and detail how they show these.

Find a US cultural artifact that relates to the topic in readings from chapter 8, Race, Ethnic Groups and Racism. Describe how your cultural artifact symbolizes the readings for Lauer and Laurer (2019)

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Find a US cultural artifact that relates to the topic in readings from chapter 8, Race, Ethnic Groups and Racism. Describe how your cultural artifact symbolizes the readings for Lauer and Laurer (2019) chapter 8 (attached). Relate the artifact to the reading from this chapter by quoting the reading at least one time.

Examples of cultural artifacts can be ordinary objects, such as a piece of clothing, a toy, or a food item. Other examples include an advertisement from a magazine, a commercial on TV or radio, a TV show or movie, a discussion you overheard between two people, a passage from a book, a photograph, a comic or cartoon. Basically, it is anything that can give me a glimpse of the American culture.

Find a character in a film who is experiencing an identity crisis. In a 200-300 word response, show how this quest for identity drives the plot of the film. Discuss how and why the character struggles with identity and sense of belonging

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“This story of the loss and regaining of identity is, I think, the framework of all literature.” — Northrop Frye, The Educated Imagination

The quest for identity or suffering an identity crisis or identity loss are recurring patterns of plot in literature, tv shows, and movies. This recurring pattern is called an archetype. You will learn more about archetypes in Unit 6. This is a popular archetype because it is extremely relatable as we all want to know who we are and what makes us unique. We would like to have some direction in our life and know where we are going. We want the answers to the questions…

“Who am I?” “Where do I fit in?” “Will other people accept me?”

Your sense of identity has to do with who you think you are and how you perceive yourself. It has to do with your sense of self worth and self esteem. Discovering and developing our personal and cultural identity means we need to recognize…

1. Relationships and cultural contexts

2. Personal values and choice

3. Personal strengths and abilities

However, there are often times in life where we don’t see our value or understand where we fit in. This is called an identity crisis. An identity crisis is “a period of uncertainty and confusion in which a person’s sense of identity becomes insecure, typically due to a change in their expected aims or role in society.” So, in order to regain our self worth, we undergo a quest for identity and self-discovery. Characters in films often go through an identity crisis when they experience a trauma or change in their lives. They struggle to regain a sense of themselves and so run the gamut of a number of experiences as they attempt to come to terms with who they are. This process is often the plot of an entire movie.

Task:

Find a character in a film who is experiencing an identity crisis. In a 200-300 word response, show how this quest for identity drives the plot of the film. Discuss how and why the character struggles with identity and sense of belonging. What happened to make the character question themselves? Discuss how that character is able to overcome or not, this loss of identity on the road to self-discovery. Is the crisis resolved in the movie? Is the resolution realistic?

What fiscal considerations will the CNO need to consider in opening the new unit? What team members will be necessary to make this opening of this unit successful?

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You are the CNO (chief nursing officer) of a mid-sized hospital in . An outbreak of COVID-19 has necessitated the development of a 30 bed wing of the hospital designated for COVID-19 patients. Your task is to set it up and implement it.

1.What fiscal considerations will the CNO need to consider in opening the new unit?

2 ,What team members will be necessary to make this opening of this unit successful?

Review research that addresses the issue/stressor and write a white paper to your organization’s leadership that addresses the issue/stressor you selected.

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The Quadruple Aim provides broad categories of goals to pursue to maintain and improve healthcare. Within each goal are many issues that, if addressed successfully, may have a positive impact on outcomes. For example, healthcare leaders are being tasked to shift from an emphasis on disease management often provided in an acute care setting to health promotion and disease prevention delivered in primary care settings. Efforts in this area can have significant positive impacts by reducing the need for primary healthcare and by reducing the stress on the healthcare system.

Changes in the industry only serve to stress what has always been true; namely, that the healthcare field has always faced significant challenges, and that goals to improve healthcare will always involve multiple stakeholders. This should not seem surprising given the circumstances. Indeed, when a growing population needs care, there are factors involved such as the demands of providing that care and the rising costs associated with healthcare. Generally, it is not surprising that the field of healthcare is an industry facing multifaceted issues that evolve over time.

In this module’s Discussion, you reviewed some healthcare issues/stressors and selected one for further review.

For this Assignment, you will consider in more detail the healthcare issue/stressor you selected. You will also review research that addresses the issue/stressor and write a white paper to your organization’s leadership that addresses the issue/stressor you selected.

  • Review the national healthcare issues/stressors presented in the Resources and reflect on the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected for study.
  • Reflect on the feedback you received from your colleagues on your Discussion post for the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected.
  • Identify and review two additional scholarly resources (not included in the Resources for this module) that focus on change strategies implemented by healthcare organizations to address your selected national healthcare issue/stressor.

Develop a 4-page paper, written to your organization’s leadership team, addressing your selected national healthcare issue/stressor and how it is impacting your work setting.

In your work at a residential treatment center (RTC) for adolescents, several problems related to the delivery of group and recreational therapy services to the residents have become evident. Describe the current issue

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In your work at a residential treatment center (RTC) for adolescents, several problems related to the delivery of group and recreational therapy services to the residents have become evident. The following represents the issues:

Residents are not opening up during group process meetings (there seems to be a lack of trust or cohesion in the group).
When reporting during individual therapy sessions, residents find it difficult to describe how the recreational therapy activity for the week has helped them with resolution of their issues.
The boss has observed that during the group process meetings, many of the residents are not paying attention (i.e., they are not engaged in the flow of the session).
The boss reports that he or she has noticed that when residents return from recreational therapy activities, many of them are complaining about being sore (pain in their muscles).
Although the program director would like to have all of the questions answered, he or she has asked that you select 1 of the questions (the one that would be most interesting to you). The assignment he or she has given you is to propose a research process that will answer your selected question. The organization is committed to answering these questions, so it will fund the study that you propose. Not only will you be able to answer the question for your RTC, but the corporate office has also committed funds to send you to a conference focused on residential treatment center effectiveness to present your findings. These facts emphasize the need to ensure a well-designed study that will lead to accurate, reliable, and valid results.

Your proposal needs to include the following sections:

Introduction: Describe the current issue (the focus of the proposal should be 1 of the items from the list above) and how you developed an understanding of it.
Research Question: Describe the process that you used to arrive at the question that you are proposing (from Week 1), and clearly state the actual question.
Literature Review (from Weeks 2 and 4): It is here that you describe what is already known in the general literature about the issue and the question that you are proposing.
To fully understand the question posed from Week 1 and to effectively and thoroughly answer it, you will find at least 6 sources (all sources must be a peer-reviewed sources) related to the topic of the question you have proposed. You will then write a literature review that summarizes what is already known about the topic. Keep in mind that this is an effort to address an area that is important to your boss. You must ensure that the sources are credible and directly related to the question that you posed.