Identify whether state of Illinois requires physician collaboration or supervision for nurse practitioners, and if so, what those requirements are.

Review practice agreements in the state of Illinois for Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN).

Identify whether state of Illinois requires physician collaboration or supervision for nurse practitioners, and if so, what those requirements are.
Research the following:

How do you get certified and licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the state of Illinois?
What is the application process for certification in the state of Illinois?
What is the state of Illinois’ board of nursing website?
How does the state of Illinois define the scope of practice of a nurse practitioner?
What is included in the state of Illinois’ practice agreement?
How do you get a DEA license?
Does state of Illinois have a prescription monitoring program (PMP)?
How does the state of Illinois describe a nurse practitioner’s controlled-substance prescriptive authority, and what nurse practitioner drug schedules are nurse practitioners authorized to prescribe?

By Day 3 of Week 1
Post a summary of your findings on your state based on the questions listed above. Explain the types of regulations that exist and the barriers that may impact nurse practitioner independent practice in the state of Illinois. Be specific. Also, describe what surprised you from your research.

Analyze the market forces that would favor using one reimbursement method over another.

Current Trends and Issues in Managed Care
Compensation and reimbursement models are another method of controlling access, cost, and quality in a managed care environment. An MCO doesn’t have direct control over physicians or hospitals but through contractual agreements that set incentives for meeting agreed-upon standards, it can exert influence.
This week, you are required to write an essay on the following topics:

Managed care hospital reimbursement
Managed care provider reimbursement

Using South University Online library (e.g. CINAHL) or the Internet, review at least two articles for each topic and write a review for each source of information. Use the following guidelines for developing your essay:

Write a summary for each topic tying together the information learned about that topic.
Analyze the market forces that would favor using one reimbursement method over another.
Evaluate the key differences between different types of payment methodologies from the provider and hospital point of view.
Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the payment methodologies reviewed from the provider and hospital point of view.
Evaluate new payment methodologies resulting from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and discuss future changes in reimbursement methodologies.
Compare and contrast each article to the information discussed in the course textbook.

Based on your understanding, create a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document that includes the answers to the questions for the above topics.
Support your responses with examples.
Cite any sources in APA format.

Prepare a SWOT analysis of Panera Bread and discuss what your analysis revealed about the overall attractiveness of the company.

Assignment 3: Resource and Competitive Position Analysis
Using your text book, the AUO library and the Internet, research Panera Bread Company.
You have been hired by Panera Bread Company as a consultant to assess their internal and external environments in relation to their current competitive strategy. You are scheduled to meet executives at Panera Bread this week to discuss your assessment and recommendations. In preparation for your meeting, discuss the following in 2-3 pages

Prepare a SWOT analysis of Panera Bread and discuss what your analysis revealed about the overall attractiveness of the company’s situation.
Does the company possess core competencies or distinctive competencies? Support your response with examples.
What recommendations will you provide to the executives regarding the actions Panera Bread needs to take to strengthen its competitive position?

Assignment 3 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Provided a comprehensive SWOT analysis and explained the compan’s overall attractiveness of their situation.
40
Examined and explained the company’s core competencies and/or distinctive competencies.
30
Demonstrated specific recommendations based upon findings that strengthen their competitive position.
20
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
10
Total:
100

How is a thread different from a process? 

Please provide an elaborate answer to each of the following questions:
1. How is a thread different from a process?
2. What are the advantages of using multithreading instead of multiple processes?
3. List four design issues for which the concept of concurrency is relevant.
4. What is the key difference between a mutex and a binary semaphore?
5. What scheduling criteria affect the performance of a system? Justify your answer with facts.
6. What is the main function of a dispatcher? Give some examples of events when it is invoked. Think outside box.
Word Count: 5000 words (maximum)
Your work needs to be well written and have quality information. Your work must be clear and must be able to educate someone with no prior knowledge in the field of operating systems.
Assignment Evaluation Rules:
• • Overall presentation 10%
• • Structure 10%
• • Introduction 10%
• Main body: Critical analysis/evaluation 50%
o Recommendations 10%

o Conclusion 10%
Notes:
• • Please read and apply the rules for referencing.

Develop and design a final scholarly paper describing one specific national, local or regionally-based Minority Health or Cultural Competency focused organization

Develop and design a final scholarly paper describing one specific national, local or regionally-based Minority Health or Cultural Competency focused organization. Final selection of organization is to be confirmed by instructor. My approved topic/organisation is National Black Nurses Association
In other words I will be Assessing the National black Nurses Association
·        Gather as much information as possible about his/her organization by:
o   Planning a site visit to the organization’s headquarters or local/regional affiliate field offices, if feasible
o   Initiating an in-person, phone, or mail interview with the organizational leadership and staff, especially nursing (interviewing a regular member of the organization does not meet the requirements of this assignment)
o   Reviewing websites, newspaper articles, and scholarly papers regarding the organisation.

Describe two (2) ethical principles in conflict for the RN in the scenario.

Scenario:
A 70 year-old patient has experienced a devastating stroke and is comatose in the intensive care unit on a ventilator. A family meeting was held. The hospital physician explained the irreversible damage to the brain, and discussed end of life care and withdrawal of life support. Family members acknowledge understanding and return to the patient’s room. As the RN was preparing to enter the room a family member is overheard to say, “Mom always said she didn’t want to be attached to a bunch of machines.” Another family member replies, “Don’t tell anyone she signed forms on the last admission, I don’t think we should take her off life support.”
Initial Discussion Post:
Address the following:

Describe two (2) ethical principles in conflict for the RN in the scenario.
What should the RN do in this scenario?
Refer to the 2015 American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics to resolve this dilemma. Provide a rationale that goes beyond your personal opinion.

Base your initial post on your readings and research of this topic. Your initial post must contain a minimum of 250 words. References, citations, and repeating the question do not count towards the 250 word minimum. With at leasts 2 references in APA format.

Identify a couple of the names and/or titles used for God within the New Testament of Christianity. Present what each of your selections mean and why are they used. 

Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are known as the Abrahamic Religions because each traces it’s genealogy beginning with the Prophet Abraham. Because of this background, there are beliefs and practices that are common to all three. In fact, they each worship the same God, even if they use different names and/or titles. For this topic explore some of the different names and/or titles for God that are used by each faith and provide an explanation for their use. Follow these steps:
– Identify a couple of the names and/or titles used for God within the Tanak of Judaism. Present what each of your selections mean and why are they used.
– Identify a couple of the names and/or titles used for God within the New Testament of Christianity. Present what each of your selections mean and why are they used.
– Identify a couple of the names and/or titles used for God within the Quran of Islam. Present what each of your selections mean and why are they used.
– This is to be accomplished in at least 200 words of content and is followed by at least 2 MLA.

Why do school shootings resemble each other so much? (i.e., they seem ordered)

Read the New Yorker article by Malcolm Gladwell on school shootings.
Link:https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/10/19/thresholds-of-violence
Then write a short memo (graded) of about 200-350 words. You should provide a brief account of the main argument(s) of the article, plus think and write about how the topic discussed speaks to some or all of these topics:
How is a school shooting socially constructed?
Why do school shootings resemble each other so much? (i.e., they seem ordered)
How much agency do individual shooters exercise?
Why does nothing much change over time, in terms of policy-making?
What could we do to remedy this social problem?
Just to be clear, your essay will be submitted through the “Assignments” function in Canvas in a text-entry box.  Don’t send it to your instructor as an attachment, and don’t try to upload a Word document.  You might find it useful, though, to write your draft in Word and then copy and paste your memo into Assignments.

Free trade with poor countries is often blamed for the rise in wage inequality in the rich countries, but the real culprit is technological change that is biased in favor of skilled workers.  Do you agree or disagree?

There is no right or wrong answer to a question. Your answers will be judged based on the quality of your analysis and reasoning, not whether you agree or disagree with the propositions in the questions. A high-quality answer will focus on concepts, arguments, and evidence (whether qualitative, quantitative, or both), and not on merely stating opinions that fail to be backed up by analysis. A high-quality answer will refer not only to the lecture videos but one or more of the suggested readings and/or additional references your own research turns up. Refer to the exam writing tips shared previously by the announcement.

Free trade with poor countries is often blamed for the rise in wage inequality in the rich countries, but the real culprit is technological change that is biased in favor of skilled workers. Do you agree or disagree? Discuss critically.
Jagdish Bhagwati has argued that democracy provides a necessary “safety value”; for public discontent that an authoritarian system does not, thereby making democracy a better option for developing countries.; Do you agree or disagree? Discuss critically.
Sam Peltzman showed that the potentially beneficial effects of well-intentioned government policy can be “offset”; by a behavioral response of the public, that, in the end, may nullify any beneficial effects and lead to no benefit or even make matters worse. Do you agree or disagree? Discuss critically.
Most developing countries emerging out of colonization opted for inward-looking and state-led development models. On balance, these models failed to achieve their goals and it is good that they were replaced by outward-looking and market-led approaches thereafter. Do you agree or disagree? Discuss critically.

Provide at least two (2) specific examples of CEM framework that apply within a health care organization with which you are familiar.

Examine the potential mutual benefits that are afforded to health care organizations and their respective customer populations when health care organizations design and manage all-encompassing customer experiences. Provide an example of such potential mutual benefits to support your rationale. Appraise the value of the innovation guidance for the assembly and management of customer experiences provided by Bernd Schmitt’s CEM framework. Provide at least two (2) specific examples of CEM framework that apply within a health care organization with which you are familiar.