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Find 3 ‘Ready to Wear’ fashion collections from any seasons in the past that you can relate to Jasper Johnson’s work/art philosophy. Write 500-750 words on the 3 chosen collections and how you find them to relate to his work/art philosophy.

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JASPER JOHNSON- 3 RTW COLLECTION

Find 3 ‘Ready to Wear’ fashion collections from any seasons in the past that you can relate to Jasper Johnson’s work/art philosophy.

Write 500-750 words on the 3 chosen collections and how you find them to relate to his work/art philosophy.

Describe your role as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse supervising clinical staff nurses with regard to communication and collaboration in locating evidence for application to a nursing practice scenario.

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BSN Program Library Research Guide.

Instructions
The purpose of this assessment is to understand where to find evidence that can be applied to clinical scenarios and to learn effective communication and collaboration with clinical staff during the process of evidence location. As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you will not only use research for self-improvement in your clinical role, but you will also serve as a mentor to supervised nursing staff. Therefore, you will need to be able to communicate and collaborate effectively to guide them toward resources to find research, as well as support them through the initial evidence location process. In doing so, nurses can gain access to evidence that can be analyzed and utilized to stay current on best practices. This allows them to provide safe, patient-centered care and improve patient outcomes.

For this assessment:

Describe your role as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse supervising clinical staff nurses with regard to communication and collaboration in locating evidence for application to a nursing practice scenario.
Compile a list of five online databases or other online sources (that is, websites, journals, facility policies or guidelines, et cetera) that can be used to research evidence to apply to this scenario or clinical practice issue/diagnosis and describe to which of these you would direct a nurse colleague to search for evidence.
Describe where you might go in the work place to complete this research and how you would access the desired, relevant research within research databases or other online sources.
Be sure to address the following in this assessment, which correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Please study the scoring guide carefully so that you will know what is needed for a distinguished score.

Describe communication strategies to encourage nurses to research the diagnosis/practice issue, as well as strategies to collaborate with the nurses to access resources.
Describe the best places to complete research and what types of resources you would want to access to find pertinent information for the diagnosis/health care issue within the context of a specific health care setting.
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/practice issue.
Explain why the sources of online information selected should provide the best evidence for the chosen diagnosis/health care issue.
Communicate using writing that is clear, logical, and professional with correct grammar and spelling using current APA style.

Note: While you are not selecting and evaluating specific evidence to help with the clinical diagnosis/practice issue, you should still be citing the literature and best practices to support your description of your communication and collaboration approach. Additionally, it is appropriate to cite best practices related to EBP and evaluating databases to support your explanation as to why you selected the five sources of online information that you did.

Explain how the theory helps to understand their development and their situation.

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Human Development – Application of Theory

Instructions

Using the scenario and theories you selected,  complete the Human Development Worksheet [DOCX] by addressing the following:

  • Give a brief overview of the chosen scenario in your own words.
  • Describe the stage or stages of each theory that are most applicable to the current phase of life of the person discussed in the case study. Describe in some details the stage of life according to the theory. (For example, in Erikson’s psychosocial development theory a child who is four years old is in the stage of “initiative versus guilt.”)
  • Explain how the theory helps to understand their development and their situation.
  • Search the library for at least two scholarly (peer-reviewed) articles (or search for the library for one and use one from the list above) that provide research about the concerns faced by the person in the chosen case study.
  • Describe how the research from the articles applies to the person in the scenario you selected.
  • Apply the theories to describe how they help us to better understand this particular person at the current point of life based on the concerns and their impact on the person’s well-being.

Is the writing clear? Does the author’s writing style make his /her argument clear, or does it create unnecessary confusion?

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Literature Critique

When writing a critical Review your essay must include the following components :

1. Introduction: Your first paragraph must familiarize your reader with the book /article you will discuss, as well as your own evaluation of the book/article. Here you will mention the book’s title and author and provide a brief overview of the author’s argument. Then give your own argument about the book/article’s effectiveness. Be specific. Also, give the reason for your evaluation (critique) of the book /article.

2. Summary: Use this section to familiarize your reader with the author’s argument. Explain the author’s stance on the topic, and the main points he or she makes in order to back up the argument. Describe the author’s conclusion of the topic.

3. Evaluation ( Critique) of book or article: This is the most important part of your essay. ( Remember you are not writing about whether you agree or disagree with the author). Instead, it’s your job to decide how effective the author’s argument is. The following are some criteria you can use to decide:

i. Is the writing clear? Does the author’s writing style make his /her argument clear, or does it create unnecessary confusion?

ii. How strong is the author’s argument? Do the Author’s main point back up his /her arguments effectively? is the argument organized in a logical way?

iii. Are there indications of bias? Does the author mention all sides of the issue or does he or she leave out important counter-arguments? what do you know about the author? Is there anything in the author’s background that may have caused bias?

iv. What is the author’s source? are they reliable? Does he or she use predominantly one type of source?

v. Which aspect of the author’s argument do you find convincing? Least convincing

What benefits have we gained from gene therapy? What are the downfalls of the smallpox vaccine? How can DNA profiling be used in positive and negative ways? Why did/are some people “all for” this topic? Why are some people dead set against it?

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Global Warming Research Paper

If your topic is relatively new, or something that is still being developed, you may want to include where the future is heading. Gene therapy isn’t commonly used now; why not? What needs to be perfected? How will that be done?
You should discuss the good and bad side of your topic (every topic has both!). What benefits have we gained from gene therapy? What are the downfalls of the smallpox vaccine? How can DNA profiling be used in positive and negative ways? Why did/are some people “all for” this topic? Why are some people dead set against it?

Explain a critical problem and a possible solution in education.

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Critical problem and a possible solution in education

Explain a critical problem and a possible solution in education. (Sample problem areas: Administration, funding, policy, standards, technology, teacher preparation, student achievement, urban education, motivation, school violence, assessment, 21st Century skills, subject area curriculum, tablet technology, social networking, international education, middle school and secondary education, etc.)

How does Dr. Feltmate’s article show the importance of how claims change over time and space? Why is it important to understand how claims change over time and how can you use that knowledge when evaluating claims today?

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The Humorous Reproduction of Religious Prejudice:

“Cults” and Religious Humour in The Simpsons, South Park, and King of the Hill1

1. How does Dr. Feltmate’s article show the importance of how claims change over time and space?

2. Why is it important to understand how claims change over time and how can you use that knowledge when evaluating claims today?

What are at least two implications (negative and/or positive) for providing these types of measures in some states/counties and not having them in others?

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Public health

This week’s discussion prompt was inspired by the textbook content covered in Weeks 1 & 2. You are encouraged to use supporting details from the textbook and other credible sources to support your points. Remember to cite the source (e.g., Introduction to Public Health textbook; website link that can be easily accessed; peer-reviewed article) using APA 7 formatting style. With the exception of terminology and data, avoid using quotes. Responses should be in your own words..

Public health measures such as sex education in schools and the provision of contraceptive services are not widely accepted. What are at least two implications (negative and/or positive) for providing these types of measures in some states/counties and not having them in others?

Thoroughly explain if this current event aligns with the function of this institution and how. If it does not, explain how different actions could be taken to ensure the institution is performing its function properly

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National Current Event Analysis Prompt


Introduction to Sociology
National Current Event Portfolio: Social Institution

Requirements: News story that occurred in the United States (outside of Massachusetts) and was published or posted in the last seven days; the entire analysis (summary and connection to course topics) must be 300-400 words. If requirements are not met, points will be deducted. Do not include celebrity or sports news unless it directly relates to our course topics.
Article title and author (include link): 1 point (must use articles that have names of authors)

Summary: 3 points
Where and when did this current event happen: 1 point
What exactly happened: 1 point
Include a quote or statistic: 1 point

Connection to course topics: social institution: 4 points
Which social institution is discussed in this news story: 1 point

Choose stories about the following: education, economy, family, media

Explain at least one function of this institution: (do not use the buzzwords; you can use a definition from the textbook and you must cite where your definition is from): 2 points

Thoroughly explain if this current event aligns with the function of this institution and how. If it does not, explain how different actions could be taken to ensure the institution is performing its function properly: 2 points

Bold the theory you chose and include the word count: 1 point

Suggestions for national news sources: CNN, The Conversation, The Atlantic, The New York
Times, The Washington Post

How much did you know about what you read about this week and how does this information change or reinforce your feelings about marginalized and vulnerable populations?

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Module 6: Exploring Culturally Marginalized and Vulnerable Populations

For this week react to the reading but also consider how the reading this week has expanded your understanding. How much did you know about what you read about this week and how does this information change or reinforce your feelings about marginalized and vulnerable populations?