The Ford (2010) and the Noguera (2008) readings this week begin to provide some answers to the question, “What can be done to decrease economic and racial/ethnic achievement gaps in schools?”

The Ford (2010) and the Noguera (2008) readings this week begin to provide some answers to the question, “What can be done to decrease economic and racial/ethnic achievement gaps in schools?” Ford addresses the underrepresentation of students of Color in gifted education while Noguera addresses how students growing up in poverty and male students (often Black and Latino) are disciplined at higher rates than their peers, thus losing out on learning opportunities. Select one of the articles and first discuss how gifted education or school discipline can contribute to economic and racial/ethnic achievement gaps. Next, discuss and evaluate one of the suggestions/solutions proposed by the author in the article you selected. What do they propose and how might this work to reduce economic and racial/ethnic achievement gaps? Finally, what limitations might their suggestion/solution have (e.g., it only applies to relatively few students, it’s exceedingly expensive, etc.). 

What information parents should or should not have access to.Possible benefits and/or complications that this can present for the child’s health and/or the parent-child relationship. What is the Latino Paradox?What are factors contributing to the Latino Paradox?

Discussion IntroductionYour TasksTASK 1 – ORIGINAL POSTYour thoughts regarding this topic. Some ideas include:What information parents should or should not have access to.Possible benefits and/or complications that this can present for the child’s health and/or the parent-child relationship. What is the Latino Paradox?What are factors contributing to the Latino Paradox? 

· 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.

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. 

Identify a process or procedure that you perform routinely and wish to improve. Using a flowchart, delineate each step of the procedure. Identify the step in the flowchart where you would insert a change for quality improvement.

Use the following steps to apply quality improvement principles in your current clinical situation.

Identify a process or procedure that you perform routinely and wish to improve.
Using a flowchart, delineate each step of the procedure.
Identify the step in the flowchart where you would insert a change for quality improvement.
Design a new flowchart that now shows the improved process.

This paper requires the use of at least one professional resource.
You will need:

An introductory paragraph which explains what you would like to improve
Another paragraph which explains the step where you hope to change the pattern and insert a quality improvement process
Another paragraph explaining the new flow after you make the change.

Please add a cover page with the title of your Quality Improvement project.

Resource: Flowcharts are easily made in Microsoft Word. Here is a video explaining the process:

Negligence and malpractice continue to be major causes of action brought against nursing staff members and are often the result of not adhering to quality and safety standards. Nurse managers need to be sure staff are following standards of care, documenting and communicating correctly, and accessing and monitoring patients according to policies. Considering this please address the following prompts in your discussion: You are the nurse-manager for a skilled nursing facility that will now accept patients requiring long-term ventilator support What plan would you put in place to assure that the staff in the facility are educated in the care of ventilators and know how to respond if complications arise?

Negligence and malpractice continue to be major causes of action brought against nursing staff members and are often the result of not adhering to quality and safety standards. Nurse managers need to be sure staff are following standards of care, documenting and communicating correctly, and accessing and monitoring patients according to policies. Considering this please address the following prompts in your discussion:

You are the nurse-manager for a skilled nursing facility that will now accept patients requiring long-term ventilator support
What plan would you put in place to assure that the staff in the facility are educated in the care of ventilators and know how to respond if complications arise?
Describe a specific part of your plan which reduces risk of negligence or malpractice.
How will you determine the standard of care in this situation?

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references.

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 .)

Describe the necessary primary stakeholders to have a successful comprehensive plan. (What primary stakeholders are involved in a local government comprehensive plan? What do they contribute? What purpose do they serve?

Describe the necessary primary stakeholders to have a successful comprehensive plan. (What primary stakeholders are involved in a local government comprehensive plan? What do they contribute? What purpose do they serve? What are their influences and second order consequences of their involvement?). Additionally, describe the factors that can influence comprehensive plan development. (How do the factors affect a local government comprehensive plan? What purpose do they serve? What are the impacts and second order consequences?). Finally, determine a biblical viewpoint concerning planning. Please use scripture to support the position. Integrate Biblical verses rather than at the end. 

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?