As nurses you have all learned the importance of clinical decision making, critical thinking and clinical judgement to making effective and safe patient care decisions in practice. As you move into your role of advanced practice nurse whether that is leadership and management or NP, how does this change? Does it? This week read through some of the articles provided about how nurses and advanced practice nurse make decisions in practice.  Is there a difference between the skills required by the bedside nurse and those needed by APN?

As nurses you have all learned the importance of clinical decision making, critical thinking and clinical judgement to making effective and safe patient care decisions in practice. As you move into your role of advanced practice nurse whether that is leadership and management or NP, how does this change? Does it? This week read through some of the articles provided about how nurses and advanced practice nurse make decisions in practice. 

Is there a difference between the skills required by the bedside nurse and those needed by APN? Support the discussion with rationale and readings. 
As you transition to your role as an APN what clinical decision-making skills do you feel are needed for nurses planning to be NP? Nurse leaders? Support this with course readings and other academic literature. Are these different, if so why or why not? 
What standardized decision-making tool has been created to guide nurses at all levels to make practice decisions? Why was this created, what is the purpose of the tool? How would this be used in your role as an APN; be specific and describe how to apply this tool. Are there other standardized clinical decision-making tools to guide NP/APN to make decisions in practice? Should these be employed and/or are they employed in all care setting for NP? Provide a rationale. 
Explain your rationale. Describe the role of the Consensus Model for APRN. 

It is important to recognize that there are viable alternatives to conventional medicine. Understanding alternatives help one gain a better grasp of the fact that conventional medicine follows one paradigm of health and medicine but that there are other paradigms. You are to select one of the alternatives (homeopathy, chiropractic, acupuncture, you may choose one that is not listed.) and write about the approach you chose. This should include an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. Within be sure to discuss whether you agree with the paradigm and explain why or why not.

It is important to recognize that there are viable alternatives to conventional medicine. Understanding alternatives help one gain a better grasp of the fact that conventional medicine follows one paradigm of health and medicine but that there are other paradigms. You are to select one of the alternatives (homeopathy, chiropractic, acupuncture, you may choose one that is not listed.) and write about the approach you chose. This should include an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. Within be sure to discuss whether you agree with the paradigm and explain why or why not.
This assignment submission must be between . You are expected to use the APA format for the assignment submission. This includes but is not limited to citations and reference lists. You will be graded on Grammar and structure.  Abstracts are not needed.  All work must be double-spaced and typed using Times New Roman 12-point font.  You must use at least one credible source, which should be referenced in your writing.  Please note: Wikipedia is NOT a credible source. 

Long-term care services must be individualized, integrated, and coordinated.  Elaborate on this statement and use literature support, pointing out why these elements are essential in the delivery of care.   

Long-term care services must be individualized, integrated, and coordinated.  Elaborate on this statement and use literature support, pointing out why these elements are essential in the delivery of care.   
A minimum of three scholarly sources are required for this assignment.  (Approved scholarly sources are webpages that end in edu. or gov., books, peer reviewed journals, professional organizations, and anything published by the U.S. Government Printing Office .)

· You have been assigned as the project manager of a critical software project for your firm. Your firm wants to use the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) as a framework for project management. PMBOK is based upon five process groups. Identify and discuss one challenge your team will face in each of the process groups. Justify your response.

  
· You have been assigned as the project manager of a critical software project for your firm. Your firm wants to use the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) as a framework for project management. PMBOK is based upon five process groups. Identify and discuss one challenge your team will face in each of the process groups. Justify your response.

veteran teachers can provide preservice teachers with invaluable information: advice, practical tips, and guidance. Directions:Develop a list of questions (you may use the questions below) to ask the veteran classroom teacher.Your paper includes the following:Background information on the teacher interviewedSummary/reflection of the information elicited during the interview processSuggestions:Do you prefer homogeneous or heterogeneous grouping? Why?What does individualized teaching mean to you?How can you tell students are learning?

veteran teachers can provide preservice teachers with invaluable information: advice, practical tips, and guidance. Directions:Develop a list of questions (you may use the questions below) to ask the veteran classroom teacher.Your paper includes the following:Background information on the teacher interviewedSummary/reflection of the information elicited during the interview processSuggestions:Do you prefer homogeneous or heterogeneous grouping? Why?What does individualized teaching mean to you?How can you tell students are learning? Which evaluation techniques do you use?How do you individualize the learning process in your classroom?What are some ways that a student in a group can show you they have mastered a concept?In which curriculum area are you particularly strong?If you were asked to obtain in-service experience in one area of the curriculum, which area would you choose?Classroom Management:How do you set standards for acceptable performance in your class at the beginning of the year?Compare negative and positive reinforcement and describe the effects of each.Describe a typical student in your class with reference to his/her developmental stage, study habits, attitude towards learning, and his/her behavior characteristics.Why did you want to teach?Describe an “ideal” teacher.What kind of students do you like to work with? What type of students could you teach most effectively?How would you deal with a student who ridicules a given assignment?

Examine how might nurses and nursing organizations improve policies to encourage the judicious use of antibiotics in humans? 

  
1. Examine how might nurses and nursing organizations improve policies to encourage the judicious use of antibiotics in humans? 
2. Identify the correlation between global disease surveillance and domestic disease surveillance, and the significant role the family nurse practitioner plays.
must be minimum , references must be cited in APA format, and must include minimum of 2 scholarly resources published within the past 5-7 years.

Discuss the history of the gay rights movement, especially the protections in place before the Bostock case. Discuss how courts have circumvented the exclusion of gay rights in terms of Title VII. Discuss workplace same gender and transgender sexual harassment in the workplace.

Discuss the history of the gay rights movement, especially the protections in place before the Bostock case.
Discuss how courts have circumvented the exclusion of gay rights in terms of Title VII.
Discuss workplace same gender and transgender sexual harassment in the workplace.
List and discuss ways that employers can address LGBTQ issues in the workplace.
Assignments for Chapter 10:
Assignment #1-Read Chapter 10 carefully and completely.
Assignment #2-On page 536 , of your text, look at the case of Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia.  Use the rubric to answer the questions regarding this case.  Copy and paste this link to get a Wikipedia summary of this case.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bostock_v._Clayton_County#:~:text=Edit-,Bostock%20v.,they%20are%20gay%20or%20transgender.

One of the most fundamental issues in business law involves the question of when a company can be held liable for the acts of an individual person, whether this involves a contractual obligation or a personal injury (meaning a tort).  Choose one of the scenarios below and explain whether or not you think the business is liable for the acts under the principles of agency law.

One of the most fundamental issues in business law involves the question of when a company can be held liable for the acts of an individual person, whether this involves a contractual obligation or a personal injury (meaning a tort).  Choose one of the scenarios below and explain whether or not you think the business is liable for the acts under the principles of agency law.

A real estate agent hires a handful of local kids to do the landscaping of homes that he is trying to sell.  In addition to the general payment, he reimburses them for the cost of gasoline for lawn mowers and other equipment.  While mowing a lawn, one of the kids loses control of a lawn mower and it mows down a neighbors very expensive collection of lawn gnomes.
In a hurry to get his apartment complex painted, a homeowner hires three people he meets at the local home improvement store to do the work.  Since they’re not professional painters, he provides all of the equipment and paint needed to do the work.  While at the apartment complex, one of them breaks into an apartment, assaults the resident and steals a wallet.
An entrepreneur decides to open up his own car-for-hire business, and creates an app allowing anyone to connect with people who need a ride.  The passengers pay the entrepreneur, who in turn pays a percentage to the driver.  Other than the app, the entrepreneur has no other involvement between the driver and the passenger.  One night, a driver who is intoxicated picks up a passenger and then gets into an accident, and the passenger is severely injured.

Describe the CQI method/model you will use to develop a plan for reducing patient falls.

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In  a recent meeting with the Director of Risk Management, you have been  informed that the patient falls on your unit have increased by 15% over  the last 12 months. You are asked to develop an immediate plan to reduce  the incidence of patient falls.
 Question #1
a) Describe the CQI method/model you will use to develop a plan for reducing patient falls.
b) Provide an example for each step of the method/model.
 Question #2
a)  As the Nurse Leader, examine how to address the occurrence of patient  falls on your unit by using an evidenced-based approach.

 Read the HBR case study Time Value of Money: The Buy Versus Rent Decision and calculate the best route for the graduate’s housing situation, developing your understanding of time value of money (TVM) concepts and calculations. Describe your assumptions, methodology, and results in your discussion narrative, and attach a simple spreadsheet supporting your analysis    

 Read the HBR case study Time Value of Money: The Buy Versus Rent Decision and calculate the best route for the graduate’s housing situation, developing your understanding of time value of money (TVM) concepts and calculations. Describe your assumptions, methodology, and results in your discussion narrative, and attach a simple spreadsheet supporting your analysis