Posts

Recommend a policy that resolves the ethical issue you have identified. Evaluate ethical decision making models and associated parameters applicable to the recommended policy.

/in /by

Imagine that the CEO of an organization has asked the human resources department to review the company’s policies. You, personally, have been asked to propose a policy that the organization can implement to address an ethical issue you have identified. You may use the organization and issue you have used in the other course assessments.

Recommend a policy that resolves the ethical issue you have identified.
Evaluate ethical decision making models and associated parameters applicable to the recommended policy.
Assess how the recommended corporate policy is socially responsible.
Support the recommended policy with well-reasoned analysis and specific examples.
Analyze and recommend a strategy for communicating the policy to the organization in a manner that meets the needs of the audience.
Describe potential limitations of the policy, and strategies for monitoring and compliance.

Assume there is not a valid contract between Sam and the chain store. Analyze the elements of a quasi-contract and a promissory estoppel to determine whether the chain store would prevail on a claim of either.

/in /by

Case Study Two: Sam Stevens lives in an apartment building where he has been working on his new invention, a machine that plays the sound of a barking dog to
scare off potential intruders. A national chain store thatsells safety products wants to sell Sam’s product exclusively. Although Sam and the chain store never
signed a contract, Sam verbally told a store manager several months ago that he would ship 1,000 units.
Sam comes home from work one day and finds two letters in his mailbox. One is an eviction notice from his landlord,Quinn, telling him he has to be out of the
apartmentin 30 days because his barking device has been bothering the other tenants. It also states that Sam was not allowed to conduct a business from his
apartment. Sam is angry because he specifically told Quinn that he was working on a new invention, and Quinn had wished him luck. The second letter is from
the chain store, demanding that Sam deliver the promised 1,000 units immediately.
Specifically,the following critical elements must be addressed:
A. Analyze the elements of this case to determine whether a valid contract exists between Sam and the chain store. Support your response by identifying
the elements of a valid contract in your analysis.
B. Assume there is not a valid contract between Sam and the chain store. Analyze the elements of a quasi-contract and a promissory estoppel to determine
whether the chain store would prevail on a claim of either. Why or why not? Include support for your analysis.
C. Identify the rights and obligations of both the landlord and tenant under a standard residential lease agreement.
D. Based upon those rights and obligations, does Sam’s landlord have grounds to evict? Why or why not?
E. Further, what defenses might Sam raise to an eviction action? Support your response.

Assume you are a manager hiring a new employee to work for your firm. How could intuition help you to make the selection decision? Research sources to validate your statements.

/in /by

Watch Dan Ariely’s TED talk “Are We in Control of Our Own Decisions?” In this 17-minute video from 2008, Dan discusses how we are not as rational as we think when we make decisions.Discuss the following: Your reaction to the video. Discuss how OB principles can explain why it is so hard to be purely rational in the decision-making process. Assume you are a manager hiring a new employee to work for your firm. How could intuition help you to make the selection decision? Research sources to validate your statements. Provide references and in-text citations where appropriate

According to the DSM-IV-TR, name three criteria that must be present to diagnose PTSD. What is the difference between PTSD and acute stress disorder, according to the DSM?

/in /by

You are working the evening shift in an inpatient psych unit.  the patients are in the day room watching a movies when suddenly someone starts yelling.  You and the other staff rush to the day room to find JJ a 55 yo male patient crouched in the corner behind a chair yelling at the other patients “Get down.  Get down quick.”  You and the other staff are able to calm JJ and the other patients and take JJ to his room.  He apologizes for his outburst and explains to you that the movie brought back memories of Iraq.  He forgot where he was and thought he was in combat again.  He describes to you in detail the memory he had of being ambushed by the enemy and watching several of his comrades be killed.  You remember hearing in report that JJ is a Iraqi vet.

Please answers Questions Step by Step (Meaning Systematically)

  1. What is the most likely cause of JJ’s behavior?
  2. According to the DSM-IV-TR, name three criteria that must be present to diagnose PTSD.
  3. What is the difference between PTSD and acute stress disorder, according to the DSM?
  4. What other treatment modalities could JJ be referred to after his hospitalization to treat his PTSD and related problems?

What is the focus of qualitative nursing research in professional nursing practice? What methodologies are used to conduct qualitative research?

/in /by
  • Why are ethical principles important when conducting research on human subjects?
  • What is the focus of qualitative nursing research in professional nursing practice?
  • What methodologies are used to conduct qualitative research?
  • Why should the BSN-prepared nurse critically appraise published research studies?
  • How does the BSN-prepared nurse critically appraise published research studies?

What barriers does Janii face to becoming more physically active? Be very specific in your notes and explain why? For example, if she has a specific medical condition, discuss why this presents a problem?

/in /by

What barriers does Janii face to becoming more physically active? Be very specific in your notes and explain why? For example, if she has a specific medical condition, discuss why this presents a problem?
How can Janii overcome any challenges she faces and what is the solution. There’s one particular step that needs to be taken in this process that you will need to discuss. Again, be specific with the steps you will take as if you were going to train Janii.
If you were to design Janii’s exercise program, how would you structure this knowing what you know about her medical history. Pages 380-381 of your text will provide some guidance on MET values and exercise intensity.

Case Study
Today, at age 65, Janii can’t even walk a half-mile to the post office without feeling winded. She now has full-blown high blood pressure, in addition to asthma. At 5’5″ tall and 200 pounds, she is also now obese.

Janii shakes her head in dismay at what has happened to her. “Six years ago I was 50 pounds lighter and had my blood pressure under control with medication. I walked a lot and I ate regular, healthy meals. I went to the community center two times a week for exercise. But when I left my job downtown to stay home and take care of my mother, everything went to pot.” Instead of being able to go to exercise class on her way home from work, Janii’s schedule revolved around her mother’s needs. “And now that my mother is gone,” Janii says, “I want to be active again, but I just don’t have the energy.” Janii recently stopped in at the community center to inquire about exercise classes. “They had me fill out something called a PAR-Q, and they didn’t like my answers to questions 2, 4, and 6. So now I have to go to my doctor again.”

Should a woman who uses substances that are known to be harmful to the fetus be held responsible if some issue arises as a result? Why or why not?

/in /by

Should a woman who uses substances that are known to be harmful to the fetus be held responsible if some issue arises as a result? Why or why not? What are the pros and cons of making the use of such substances while pregnant a crime? Is there a difference in the consequences based on whether there is harm to the fetus or not, for not all situations where teratogens are used result in a problem? Justify your response.

What is workplace violence? Is it increasing or decreasing in the modern workplace? What are some examples of employee workplace violence! What are the causes of workplace violence?

/in /by

Discuss some of the literature and your thoughts for effective management of workplace violence and employee safety. Save the Word file with your “first and last names – Workplace Violence”

You can use the following format (subheadings) to develop your answers for these bonus points (use as many subheadings as relevant for your answers).

1. What is workplace violence? Is it increasing or decreasing in the modern workplace?
2. What are some examples of employee workplace violence!
3. What are the causes of workplace violence? Try to stay focused on HR issues as much as possible (i.e., unfair treatment, illegal discrimination, prejudice, terminations, stress, conflict, etc.).
4. What might be the impact of workplace violence on the employees, managers, departments, and the company:
5. What is the role or responsibility of immediate managers / HR professionals in dealing with workplace violence and mitigating its negative impacts?
6. What are some best practices or policies / recommendations for creating a safe work environment for all employees?

Identify clinical areas of interest and inquiry and practice searching for research in support of maintaining or changing these practices. Analyze this research to compare research methodologies employed.

/in /by

Is there a difference between “common practice” and “best practice”?

When you first went to work for your current organization, experienced colleagues may have shared with you details about processes and procedures. Perhaps you even attended an orientation session to brief you on these matters. As a “rookie,” you likely kept the nature of your questions to those with answers that would best help you perform your new role.

Over time and with experience, perhaps you recognized aspects of these processes and procedures that you wanted to question further. This is the realm of clinical inquiry.

Clinical inquiry is the practice of asking questions about clinical practice. To continuously improve patient care, all nurses should consistently use clinical inquiry to question why they are doing something the way they are doing it. Do they know why it is done this way, or is it just because we have always done it this way? Is it a common practice or a best practice?

Identify clinical areas of interest and inquiry and practice searching for research in support of maintaining or changing these practices. Analyze this research to compare research methodologies employed.

To Prepare:

  • Review the Resources and identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry.
  • Based on the clinical issue of interest and using keywords related to the clinical issue of interest, search at least four different databases in the Walden Library to identify at least four relevant peer-reviewed articles related to your clinical issue of interest. You should not be using systematic reviews for this assignment, select original research articles.
  • Review the results of your peer-reviewed research and reflect on the process of using an unfiltered database to search for peer-reviewed research.
  • Reflect on the types of research methodologies contained in the four relevant peer-reviewed articles you selected.

Part 1: An Introduction to Clinical Inquiry

Create a 4- to 5-slide PowerPoint presentation in which you do the following:

  • Identify and briefly describe your chosen clinical issue of interest.
  • Describe how you used keywords to search on your chosen clinical issue of interest.
  • Identify the four research databases that you used to conduct your search for the peer-reviewed articles you selected.
  • Provide APA citations of the four peer-reviewed articles you selected.

Did Harry Truman make the right decision to use atomic bombs to end the war?  Civilian cities had been targets throughout the war.  The Germans bombed British cities, Japan bombed Chinese cities, the British and U.S. bombed German cities

/in /by

To deter The Empire of Japan’s assault on China, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt placed economic sanctions on the island nation.  The timetable of Japan’s conquest of China before they run out of U.S. provided commodities, such as steel, rubber, and oil, had to be accelerated, which means likely U.S. intervention.  Japan planned and then carried out their sneak attack of U.S. naval forces at Pearl Harbor, December 7th 1941.  Germany and Italy honored their alliance with Japan and they declared war on the U.S. as well.  America had been at peace on December 6th 1941 and within the end of the week, the U.S. was entirely involved in World War II.

The U.S. had to mobilize for war by enlisting over 15 million military personnel (both volunteers and drafted), and by a call up of both women and minorities to work in the war effort industries (build tanks, planes, guns etc…).

The U.S. engages its enemies on far away battle fronts, both in Europe and the Pacific theater of operations.

In the Pacific, the U.S. strategy was to seize island strongholds to get near enough to Japan to strike them and compel them to surrender.  Small islands in the Pacific ocean become the site of bloody battles (Tarawa -3,000+ casualties / Iwo Jima-7,000 marines killed / Okinawa – 12,000 Americans killed).  The closer U.S. drew to Japan the worst the fighting became.    

Two U.S. Marines in their lose fitting combat utility uniforms make their way through a bare and harsh war scared terrain.  There are smashed remains of trees completely bare of leaves or vegetation.  Both Marines have helmets.  The one in front is hunched over while moving through the area.  He holds a rifle.  the Marine behind him has his tommy machine gun elevated as if to fire at some distant target.     

 

Instead of carrying out a planned invasion of Japan itself, President Harry Truman decided to use a new secret weapon: the atomic bomb.  On August 6, 1945 a B-29 bomber, known as the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.  Three days later another Bomber dropped an Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki.  Japan soon after surrendered to the U.S. On September 2nd, 1945, World War II was over.

 Did Harry Truman make the right decision to use atomic bombs to end the war?  Civilian cities had been targets throughout the war.  The Germans bombed British cities, Japan bombed Chinese cities, the British and U.S. bombed German cities.  The German city of Dresden was fire bombed by the allies in 1945 that resulted in over 40,000 deaths. However, there is something frightening about one bomb and 80,000 people in Hiroshima killed instantly (Nagasaki-40,000).  Another difference is the radiation fall out that kills days, months, and even years after the incident.   

In one paragraph, voice your opinion over the notion of the justification of the decision to use the atomic bomb.  This is a subjective response and I would ask everyone to be comfortable with disagreement as students are to respond to comments from their fellow students.  This is meant to be a productive place to voice differing conclusions while considering the opinions of others.