Scenario: Martha, an RN that has been working at XYZ hospital for the last 20 years as a nurse and is very familiar with many aspects of the hospital at various levels of operation. She has served in administration when the hospital needed the coverage and also spent many years as a nurse working in the unit where she is working now.

Recently the hospital administration announced a 2% pay increase for all employees. Several of Martha’s colleagues believe that this is a generous raise especially considering the economy of the country which has been fairly poor lately. Others consider the raise a slap in the face considering the hard work that they all have contributed to in the last year.

Also, a successful JCAHO survey accreditation with accommodation only 3 months ago and several community awards pointing out the great work the nurses have done both in the hospital and in the community. Although these all demonstrated the dedication and outstanding nature of the nurses in the hospital, it has been a sticking point for many of the nurses because they feel that the 2% raise is being shared among other employees in the hospital, and, a 2% raise after taxes and divided by 2080 hours is about 25 cents an hour for most of the nurses in the hospital.

Furthermore, Martha being a trusted individual among administrators and nurses alike has found herself in a difficult position because many people in the hospital are asking her to weigh in on the recent raise.

Instructions:

1. Read the scenario above.

2. Then, answer the following questions below:

a. How do you feel Martha should handle it when she is asked about the recent raise?

b. Is there any action that administration could find to recognize the nurses and the hard work they have performed in the last year?

c. Is there any problem with these solutions that you might anticipate?

d. Summarize what you have learned about internal/external rewards from the readings in the textbook, and then, discuss how this might fit into the scenario at XYZ hospital.

Argue your case/reflections:

1. Your state’s sole nuclear power plant is shutting down, and you are attending a

hearing on sources of replacement power. Options on the table include building a

coal-fired plant or a combined-cycle gas plant. Make your choice and formulate an

argument to defend it. (use the book chapters on coal and Nuclear energy as needed)

2. Your friend dismisses either a Carbon tax or Cap-and-trade scheme as just another

example of government taking the people’s hard-earned money. How do respond?

3. Read the “Energy Extra” (pages 97-98) and share your views on fracking.

Fracking a single natural gas well utilizes 20 million liters of water.

In a typical single-family residence, how long this water will last?

4. Evaluate indirect (forest) sequestration, and other direct CO2 sequestration

techniques mentioned in the textbook (pages 142-145) in terms of cost etc.

Scenario – As a staff member who serves on the Quality Improvement Planning Committee, you are at a meeting to discuss the best way to share information about recent CQI data so that staff in the hospital can appreciate the value of the data. You need to identify pros and cons of methods the committee might use to assess and describe data for planning purposes.

The committee is mostly new, some members have limited experience. You and two other members have the most experience, so you three volunteer to help the others get up to speed as quickly as possible so that decisions can be made about steps to take with the data, and you can get to decisions about strategies. You make clear to the other committee members that 1) this is a team effort and 2) the team must engage hospital staff at all levels. “You comment, “We have tried to keep this to ourselves, thinking only we knew the best approaches, and we failed.” Staff do not feel engaged in CQI and complain about the extra work for which they see no value.

Instructions:

Read the scenario above and then, answer the following questions:

What are some of the barriers that could be influencing limited staff engagements?

What strategies might be used to overcome these barriers?

What are the pros and cons of the methods used to assess and describe the need for change?

What are the common reasons staff members resist change?

Are standards of practice valuable sources of data for such a committee? Why or why not? Which ones might be of particular use?

Please answer this question, “In what ways do normative values influence compliance (or non-compliance) in terms of international law?” this should be around half a page. (international Law)

Then there are some attachments attached. A student response, then the professors response to the students response. I need a half page of discussion to answer one of the professors response. (comparative public admin)

Choose an advertisement and analyze it using at least four of the concepts that were discussed in the readings for this module. In addition, explain how media literacy awareness impacts how we receive information from media. Remember to include a link or image of the advertisement that you analyzed.

In recent years, the implementation of evidence-based practice has been identified as a priority across nearly every nursing specialty (Prevost & Ford, 2020). In addition, nurses are increasingly accepted as essential members and often as leaders, of the interdisciplinary health-care teams. To effectively participate and lead a health-care team, nurses must have knowledge of the most effective and reliable evidence-based approaches to care, increase their expertise in critiquing research, and apply the evidence of their findings to select optimal interventions for their patients (Prevost & Ford, 2020).

Instructions:

Read the infomation above, and then answer the following questions:

Identify at least five (5) things you might do to increase your knowledge and use of evidence in your practice? (explain each suggestion and how it fits in the practice)

What are the most significant and driving and restraining forces to make this change?

Would you expect covert or overt resistance to your efforts?

Will you need to enlist support from others or acquire additional resources for this planned change to occur? (be specific as in administrative support or scientific journals, etc)

For this threaded discussion, we’re going to analyze an article or advertisement from the past week that you find online. Go to the Yahoo homepage (www.yahoo.com) and click on an article that gets your attention. Put the URL (web address) of the article you are analyzing at the top of your response, and then answer the following questions:

1. Who created this message?

2. Why is this message being sent?

3. How did it get my attention?

4. How might someone different understand this message?

5. What values, lifestyles, and points of view are represented?

6. Which ones are left out?

There are no right or wrong answers for this analysis and discussion, only personal interpretations of the article you select. Please write as the professor is asking, add references, required material attached.

Complete the following:

Develop a video presentation for nursing colleagues highlighting the fundamental principles of care coordination. Include community resources, ethical issues, and policy issues that affect the coordination of care. To prepare, develop a detailed narrative script. The script will be submitted along with the video.

Note: You are not required to deliver your presentation.

Presentation Format and Length

Create a detailed narrative script for your video presentation, approximately 4–5 pages in length. Include a reference list at the end of the script.

Supporting Evidence

Cite 3–5 credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications to support your video. Include your source citations on a references page appended to your narrative script. Explore the resources about effective presentations as you prepare your assessment.

Grading Requirements

The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the Care Coordination Presentation to Colleagues Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.

Outline effective strategies for collaborating with patients and their families to achieve desired health outcomes.

Provide, for example, drug-specific educational interventions, cultural competence strategies.

Include evidence that you have to support your selected strategies.

Identify the aspects of change management that directly affect elements of the patient experience essential to the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care.

Explain the rationale for coordinated care plans based on ethical decision making.

Consider the reasonable implications and consequences of an ethical approach to care and any underlying assumptions that may influence decision making.

Identify the potential impact of specific health care policy provisions on outcomes and patient experiences.

What are the logical implications and consequences of relevant policy provisions?

What evidence do you have to support your conclusions?

Raise awareness of the nurse’s vital role in the coordination and continuum of care in a video-recorded presentation.

Fine tune the presentation to your audience.

Stay focused on key issues of import with respect to the effects of resources, ethics, and policy on the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care.

Adhere to presentation best practices.

Additional Requirements

Submit both your presentation video and script. The script should include a reference page. See Using Kaltura for more information about uploading multimedia files. You may submit the assessment only once, so be sure that both assessment deliverables are included.

The following case study presents issues related to the steps a criminal defendant may go through in the American criminal justice system from arrest through sentencing.

Case Study:

You have just been hired as a lawyer at a small criminal defense firm. On your first day, Louis Steele enters the office and asks to speak to an attorney. All of the other lawyers are at lunch so you speak to Mr. Steele. Mr. Steele states that he is worried about being arrested for an armed robbery of a gas station that occurred the night before. Mr. Steele explains the following to you after you assure him that anything he tells you will be protected under the attorney-client privilege.

Mr. Steele states that he has been out of work and owes money for gambling debts; that he was desperate for money and robbed a gas station last night located a couple of blocks from his house. Mr. Steele states that he used a BB gun but admits that it looks like a real gun. Mr. Steele took a total of $130.00 during the robbery. Mr. Steele states that he was not wearing a mask and that the attendant got a good look at his face. This morning, Mr. Steele heard that officers had stopped by his apartment looking for him. Mr. Steele tells you that the only person at the apartment this morning was his 13-year-old nephew. Mr. Steele did not know whether the 13-year-old let the police in or if the police forced themselves in, but states that the police found the BB gun he used under Mr. Steele’s bed. Mr. Steele wants to know what is going to happen to him should he be arrested — from arrest to sentencing. Mr. Steele has no experience with the criminal justice system and has never been arrested before.

Please prepare a PowerPoint presentation as follows:

Include 10 substantive slides and a maximum of 15 substantive slides, not including cover slide, legal term slide(s) or reference slide(s).

As Mr. Steele’s lawyer, explain the advice you will give him both pre-arrest and post-arrest.

Identify all major steps you will take to prepare a defense for Mr. Steele, including investigation of evidence and witnesses, should Mr. Steele be arrested for a felony such as armed robbery.

Explain to Mr. Steele the pre-trial process and any motions you would file on his behalf (including your reasoning for filing these motions).

Describe to Mr. Steele his trial options.

If this case goes to trial, discuss with Mr. Steele the possible sentence he could face based upon a review of your own state’s criminal laws.

Define key legal terms to Mr. Steele so he has an understanding of the legal principles involved.

Cite all legal authority used in giving advice to Mr. Steele.