How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting organizational operations and how did COVID-19 affect the development of your project?

Everyone must complete the Part I and Part II discussion questions each week.

Part I:

Part I discussion this week focused on the DNP practice scholar.  The practice scholar is immersed in lifelong learning and knowledge sharing.  Please answer the following questions:

1.      How have you demonstrated your role as a clinical scholar in your current position?

2.      How do you anticipate integrating this role into your current or future career?

Part II: For Case Study Students

·       Please start stating your practice question in PICOT format.

PICOT question:

In overweight adult patients in a primary care clinic, what is the impact of implementing the American Heart Association Diet and Lifestyle recommendations, compared to standard care, on body weight in 8-10 weeks?

Please use the bullet points below as headings.

·       How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting organizational operations and how did COVID-19 affect the development of your project? *** with covid, people are more sedentary, eating more…

Explain the five stages of retirement. Which stage do you think is most important? Why?

Assignment 1: Discussion Assignment

The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered.

For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.

To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use outside sources. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.

Retirement

Retirement in the Unites States today forms a normal part of the life cycle. Most people will spend some time in retirement. Atchley and Barusch (2003) describe retirement as a series of stages. This five-stage model takes a life-course perspective on retirement. It shows the interplay between a person’s past, his or her current life, and external events.

The population of older adults in the United States has grown more than ten times in size from 1900 to 2003, from 3.1 million to 36 million people.

Projections show that this population will more than double from the year 2000 to 2050, increasing from 35 million to 86.7 million (Novak, 2009).

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research on retirement specifically in the context of United States. Based on your research and understanding, respond to the following:

  • Explain the five stages of retirement. Which stage do you think is most important? Why?
  • Describe the factors that a person has to consider when contemplating retirement.
  • Describe different factors that can have an impact on retirement.
  • Explore your own retirement plan. Describe where you are on the planning process. What is the stage of retirement that you current are at?
  • Explain the factors that you would consider while planning your retirement.
  • Describe how increasing numbers of retirees will affect retirement patterns.
  • Compare retirement conditions in the United States to another country of your choice.
  • Explain the techniques that other countries are planning for the new retirees’ influx.

References:

Atchley, R. C., & Barusch, A. (2003). Social Forces and Aging. (10th ed.).
Wadsworth Publishing.

Novak, M. (2011). Issues in Aging. (3rd ed.). Pearson.

Based on the duties of a Fire Investigator, what are some professional qualities that someone entering this field should possess?

After reading the article on career paths for fire investigators answer the following questions:

  • Based on the duties of a Fire Investigator, what are some professional qualities that someone entering this field should possess?
  • Outside of the fire service what experience, what education and training would build a good foundation for a career as a Fire Investigator?
Explain whether you will use an unstructured or a structured interview approach in hiring your workers.

Imagine you own a home improvement business that is trying to keep up with increased demand and is rapidly growing. You need to hire several new employees in key roles, including finance and human resources. You want to make sure you get the hire right the first time. Explain whether you will use an unstructured or a structured interview approach in hiring your workers. Explain your rationale and the expected effect on your business. What concerns do you have about the process?

Explain three ways you can critically analyze sources to determine if they are scholarly.
 
Reflect: When considering a research topic, consider an interesting topic that is worth further research. For instance, having a strong opinion on a specific topic may deter you from thinking more critically, and therefore the research might end up being one-sided. It is a good idea to pick a topic in which you can provide a good argument for both sides of the societal issue.  
Write: For this discussion, address the following prompts:

· Identify a global societal issue from the following list that you would consider researching further for your Week 5 Final Paper:

· Climate change

· Pollution

· Religious conflict and violence

· Rise of artificial intelligence

· Lack of education

· Unemployment and lack of economic opportunity

· Government accountability and corruption

· Food and water security

· International drug trafficking

· Poverty and income inequality

· Describe effective methods you used in identifying and narrowing down to just one of the topics to further research for your Final Paper.

· Explain three ways you can critically analyze sources to determine if they are scholarly.

· Summarize information from at least two scholarly journal articles from the UAGC Library that will support your claims for your chosen topic.

· Explain why scholarly sources should be used to support your writing on the selected topic.

· Download and attach a PDF copy of one of the peer-reviewed scholarly articles that you found from the UAGC Library to your answer using the “Attach” function located below your response.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length, which should include a thorough response to each prompt. You are required to provide in-text citations of applicable required reading materials and/or any other outside sources you use to support your claims. Provide full reference entries of all sources cited at the end of your response. Please use correct APA format when writing in-text citations (see  In-Text Citation Helper (Links to an external site.) ) and references (see  Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) ).