December 13, 2024

Observation Setting

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Observation Setting

Part 1: Infants

Introduction: A brief overview of your observation setting. (1-2 paragraphs)
Summary of information from the teacher in the infant setting. (2-4 paragraphs)
Evaluation of infant routines and transitions you observed for safety, consistency, responsiveness, respect, and whether/how they fostered responsive and respectful relationships including attachment and/or autonomy appropriately. Be sure to substantiate your thinking with evidence-based resources. (2-4 paragraphs)
Three recommendations for enhancing or improving the opportunities in routines and transitions for infants’ healthy development specific to fostering respectful and responsive relationships and appropriate attachment and autonomy. Be sure to substantiate your thinking with evidence-based resources. (2-3 paragraphs)

Part 2: Toddlers

Introduction: A brief overview of your observation setting. (1-2 paragraphs)
Summary of information from the teacher in the toddler setting. (2-4 paragraphs)
Evaluation of toddler routines and transitions you observed for safety, consistency, responsiveness, respect, and whether/how they fostered responsive and respectful relationships including attachment and/or autonomy appropriately. Be sure to substantiate your thinking with evidence-based resources. (2-4 paragraphs)
Three recommendations for enhancing or improving the opportunities in routines and transitions for toddlers’ healthy development specific to fostering respectful and responsive relationships and appropriate attachment and autonomy. Be sure to substantiate your thinking with evidence-based resources. (2-3 paragraphs)

Observation

Part 1: Infants

Introduction: A brief overview of your observation setting. (1-2 paragraphs)
Summary of information from the teacher in the infant setting. (2-4 paragraphs)
Evaluation of infant routines and transitions you observed for safety, consistency, responsiveness, respect, and whether/how they fostered responsive and respectful relationships including attachment and/or autonomy appropriately. Be sure to substantiate your thinking with evidence-based resources. (2-4 paragraphs)
Three recommendations for enhancing or improving the opportunities in routines and transitions for infants’ healthy development specific to fostering respectful and responsive relationships and appropriate attachment and autonomy. Be sure to substantiate your thinking with evidence-based resources. (2-3 paragraphs)

Part 2: Toddlers

Introduction: A brief overview of your observation setting.,
Summary of information from the teacher in the toddler setting.,
Evaluation of toddler routines and transitions you observed for safety consistency responsiveness respect and whether how they fostered responsive and respectful relationships including attachment and or autonomy appropriately., Be sure to substantiate your thinking with evidence-based resources. (2-4 paragraphs)
Three recommendations for enhancing or improving the opportunities in routines and transitions for toddlers’ healthy development specific to fostering respectful and responsive relationships and appropriate attachment and autonomy., Be sure to substantiate your thinking with evidence-based resources., (2-3 paragraphs)

December 13, 2024

Performance management and career management

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Performance management and career management

Select any one of the following starter bullet point sections. Review the important themes within the sub questions of each bullet point. The sub questions are designed to get you thinking about some of the important issues. Your response should provide a succinct synthesis of the key themes in a way that articulates a clear point, position, or conclusion supported by research. Performance management and career management

Opinions in organizational literature about performance appraisals (PA) as part of performance management are mixed. Some suggest PA is a crucial feature for HRM. Others criticize PA as counter to other organizational goals.
- Assess the role of PA ., What are its potential benefits to both individuals and organizations?, What are some of its potential drawbacks?,
- How should we assess the difference between performance appraisal and performance management?, What are the best practices to consider? ,
- How might performance appraisal and performance management contribute to strategic HRM?,
Global economic forces, shifting preferences, and changing demographics are all presenting challenges to organizations and individuals trying to effectively manage careers. In this challenging environment, some suggest that employees are responsible for their own career management. Others suggest that organizations have responsibility for the career management of the workforce. Assess the responsibility of both employers and employees for career management.Performance management and career management
- What are the critical steps an employee needs to take to manage his/her own career?
- What are the critical, strategic factors an organization needs to consider when making decisions about how to support employees’ career management?
When organizations downsize or go through other dramatic events leading to a reduction in force (RIF), employees are often caught unprepared for the day when they receive their layoff notice. Defend at least three ideas for how employees can be prepared for a loss of their jobs (consider the performance and career management issues).
- What assistance should employers be expected to provide for terminated employees?
- How does the WARN Act affect employer responsibility?
- Justify at least three ideas for assistance that employers should provide to their laid off employees.
360-degree feedback has become an important part of many performance management systems. It provides employees with performance feedback from supervisors, co-workers, peers, and customers, and for managers, their direct reports. The performance feedback is usually a part of a developmental plan and is often a part of the organization’s performance appraisal process, as well. However, 360-degree feedback has come under criticism in many organizations.
- Evaluate the benefits and criticism that 360-degree feedback has encountered.,
- What are the pros and cons of the method as well as the organizational requirements for success?,
- If your company uses a 360-degree process, include your own personal experience with the method and your assessment of its value. If your company does not use a 360-degree feedback process, analyze whether you think that it could be successful in your organization.

The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in your initial response.Performance management and career management

Your posting should be the equivalent of 1 to 2 single-spaced pages (500–1000 words) in length.
Submission Details:

Due by 12/12/24 at 6:00pm CST

Requirements:

Make certain to include in text citations from your course text in addition to your outside leadership resources within your main post. This adds credibility to your argument. [Textbook]:Cascio, W. F. (2021). Managing human resources: Productivity, quality of work life, profits (12th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-1260681352
No plagiarism will be tolerated. Must be in 7th Edition APA format with cited sources within the last 5 years.
No AI support, score must be 0% and less than < 10% score on Turnitin

December 13, 2024

Self-Reflection Essay

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Self-Reflection Essay

The Self-Reflection Essay will reflect upon your experiences at your employment site during this internship course and what you have learned. Include how these experiences may have furthered your career or caused you to rethink your career goals. Your essay should include your experiences, observations, and key concepts based on the internship and business course experience. The Self-Reflection Essay will be a Turnitin paper of 3 to 4 pages.

While writing your self-reflection, consider the following points:

Describe your overall experience during the internship and internship course.
What do you now understand best about the focus of this internship course?
Where do you still have the most room to grow in the focus of this internship course?
What is the most important single piece of knowledge you have gained during this experience?
What new skills did you gain?
What old skills were improved? In what way?
How have your abilities to solve problems, think, reason, and research changed?

Your paper should be formatted in APA style. Include at least two (2) peer-reviewed sources related to courses from your academic program or scholarly journals.

Self-Reflection – Working as an accountant at the company

While writing your self-reflection, consider the following points:

Describe your overall experience during the internship and internship course.,
What do you now understand best about the focus of this internship course?,
Where do you still have the most room to grow in the focus of this internship course?,
What is the most important single piece of knowledge you have gained during this experience?,
What new skills did you gain?,
What old skills were improved?, In what way?
How have your abilities to solve problems, think, reason, and research changed?

Your paper should be formatted in APA style. Include at least two (2) peer-reviewed sources related to courses from your academic program or scholarly journals.

December 12, 2024

Madeline: Pain and Suffering

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Madeline: Pain and Suffering

Madeline S. is a 66-year-old German woman admitted to a home care agency for care related to end-stage cardiac disease and renal failure. She has complained of chronic generalized chest pain, frequent cramps in her legs, and worsening arthritis pain related to her immobility. The home care nurse has been in contact with Madeline’s physician almost daily for the past week and her analgesics have been steadily increased with little pain relief but an increase in nausea, constipation and sedation. The nurse feels frustrated as she observes Madeline declining rapidly with worsening depression, withdrawal and weeping. Madeline’s neighbor has noticed that her lights are left on 24 hours a day and the nurse has noticed that Madeline has several rosaries and prayer books now at her bedside. Madeline has refused referral to hospice but the home care nurse has requested a team conference with assistance from the local hospice affiliated with the home care agency. Madeline: Pain and Suffering

Discussion Questions:

What disciplines should be included in the case conference?
What additional assessment might the nurse obtain?
How can this patient’s pain and suffering best be treated?

Assignment #2

Ms. Smith: Anorexia/Depression/Anxiety

Ms. Smith is an 85-year-old woman with end-stage cardiac disease in a home hospice program. She has been very comfortable, not experiencing any other symptoms, and has been quite functional until the last two weeks. Her family contacts the home hospice nurse concerning her lack of appetite, “continual sadness,” and anxiety which they feel is affecting her ability to function.

During a routine home visit by the hospice nurse, the patient relates she has no appetite and is quite comfortable just having occasional “snacks” when she pleases. However, her family remains adamant that she requires better nutrition, and they request an IV be inserted. In addition, the family believes Ms. Smith is depressed and “too antsy,” and these contribute to her lack of appetite. Mrs. Smith states that she has had trouble with depression for many years, but has always tried to find “the brighter side” to fight off the sadness. She also acknowledges that she becomes anxious when her children come to visit, as they “don’t want to admit I am dying,” she says. She reports that she does not always sleep well at night, because she is afraid to die and leave her family behind. She says, “I wish I had raised my children better. If I had, there might not be all of this fighting going on about my care. I wish they would leave me alone, so I can die the way I want to.” Madeline: Pain and Suffering

Discussion Questions:

How might the hospice nurse incorporate interdisciplinary care for this patient?,
What additional assessments would be needed?,
What interventions might be considered?,

Assignment #3

Case Study

Perhaps the one case study that best depicts the effect that therapeutic jurisprudence might have involves the case of Theresa (Terri) M. Schiavo. Ms. Schiavo suffered a cardiac arrest in February 1990. She was without oxygen for approximately 11 minutes, or 5 to 7 minutes longer than most medical experts believe is possible to sustain without suffering brain damage. At the insistence of her husband, she was intubated, placed on a ventilator, and eventually extubated and received a tracheotomy. The cause of her cardiac arrest was later determined to be a severe electrolyte imbalance caused by an eating disorder, as Ms. Schiavo had lost approximately 140 pounds, going from 250 to 110 pounds, in the months before her cardiac arrest.

Ms. Schiavo was in a coma for the first 2 months after her cardiac arrest. She then regained some wakefulness and was eventually diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state (PVS). She was successfully weaned from reflexive behaviors. Characteristic of persistent vegetative state, Ms. Schiavo was not able to eat food or drink liquids, and a permanent feeding tube was placed so that she could receive nutrition and hydration.

Once the media became aware of Ms. Schiavo’s condition, court battles regarding the removal or retention of her feeding tube were initiated. During these hearings and trials, sufficient medical and legal evidence to show that Ms. Schiavo had been correctly diagnosed and that she would not have wanted to be kept alive by artificial means was introduced. Laws in the state of Florida, where Ms. Schiavo resided, allowed the removal of tubal nutrition and hydration in patients with PVS. The feeding tube was removed, but was later reinstated following a court order.

Questions:

What legal issues concerning the scenario do you see?,
Do you see how the families desires conflict with Terry’s intended wishes? ,Identify the legal issues involved with this situation and then instruct a group of nurses about advanced directives and the lessons learned from Terry Schiavo.,
Finally, if you could make a law and put it into the Florida Legislation, what kind of law would you write that gives tribute to the suffering that Terry went through? Let’s call it Terry’s law in respect for her…

December 11, 2024

Past Forensic Case

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Past Forensic Case

You have been asked to conduct research on a past forensic case to analyze how digital data was used to solve the case Scott Tyree (2002).
Summarize the case, pertinent actors, evidence, and facts.

Outline the specific digital evidence used in the case.
Describe the procedures and tools used to acquire potential evidence.
Describe the obstacles faced in the investigation.
Provide links to two modern tools that could have assisted with the collection of evidence.
Integrate into the assignment at least five quality professional and/or academic resources, written within the past five years.

You have been asked to conduct research on a past forensic case to analyze how digital data was used to solve the case Scott Tyree (2002).
Summarize the case, pertinent actors, evidence, and facts.
Outline the specific digital evidence used in the case.
Describe the procedures and tools used to acquire potential evidence.
Describe the obstacles faced in the investigation.
Provide links to two modern tools that could have assisted with the collection of evidence.
Integrate into the assignment at least five quality professional and/or academic resources, written within the past five years.

You have been asked to conduct research on a past forensic case to analyze how digital data was used to solve the case Scott Tyree (2002).,
Summarize the case pertinent actors evidence and facts.,
Outline the specific digital evidence used in the case.,
Describe the procedures and tools used to acquire potential evidence.,
Describe the obstacles faced in the investigation.,
Provide links to two modern tools that could have assisted with the collection of evidence.,
Integrate into the assignment at least five quality professional and/or academic resources written within the past five years.

December 11, 2024

Temple Run

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Temple Run 2 is set in an Asian-style temple with grassy paths through forests, rivers, slides, mines, narrow bridges, and aqueducts. You must skillfully move through obstacles to get as far as possible. The story is developed in a once above-ground temple; an ancient civilization built the temple but a disease killed them.

A cure saved the leader of the civilization, but since he did not die, the potion turned him into a large demon monkey that chases you away from the temple. However, before that, the civilization had mined the impressive blue gems. Believing them to be a gift from their gods, they built large and impressive structures with them. They built a temple for their supreme god and shortly after, the disease struck. You are one of those who come to the temple in search of treasure and blue gems despite the giant beast chasing you. The rest of the story depends on you. Temple Run

Temple Run 2 is set in an Asian-style temple with grassy paths through forests rivers slides mines narrow bridges and aqueducts., You must skillfully move through obstacles to get as far as possible. ,The story is developed in a once above-ground temple an ancient civilization built the temple but a disease killed them., A cure saved the leader of the civilization but since he did not die the potion turned him into a large demon monkey that chases you away from the temple., However before that, the civilization had mined the impressive blue gems., Believing them to be a gift from their gods they built large and impressive structures with them. ,They built a temple for their supreme god and shortly after, the disease struck. ,You are one of those who come to the temple in search of treasure and blue gems despite the giant beast chasing you. The rest of the story depends on you.

December 11, 2024

Employee Experience

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Employee Experience

Organizations seeking to attract and retain their top talent create programs that will improve the employee experience. Employee experience is a term used to identify the employee’s life cycle with the organization. Employees who feel that their organization is committed to diversity and inclusion are more likely to feel higher job satisfaction.

The vice president of human resources (HR) has asked for advice on putting a diverse and inclusive hiring process in place for the organization. Specifically, the VP is interested in training recruiters in the HR department. The VP wants to attract and select a more diverse applicant pool to diversify the workforce. You will be presenting your recommendation to senior management.

Your task is to provide a recommendation. Your advice must explain the steps that will facilitate the recruitment and selection of a diverse workforce. Your presentation must include the following points:

The role of recruitment and selection in developing a diverse workforce
At least 3 biases that may exist in this process
A detailed discussion of at least 5 different strategies that can be implemented in the recruitment and selection process to ensure that it is inclusive and free from bias

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.,
Length: 5 pages minimum
Body: This begins on the page following the title page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color bold type or italics except as required for APA-level headings and references., The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 5 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.,
Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper., The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing hanging indent italics and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. ,Remember the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.

December 11, 2024

Allied Health

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Allied Health

The purpose of this assignment is to help chemistry students use their scientific understanding and research to understand public issues that relate to chemistry.

Signature Assignment: Medicinal Use of Marijuana

Medicinal use of marijuana to treat conditions such as cancer, HIV, neurological disorders, inflammatory pain and autoimmune diseases has sparked numerous debates amongst therapeutic users and those who believe it should not be used medicinally. Marijuana is currently classified as a Class I controlled substance by the federal government. As of 2019, 33 states, the District of Columbia Guam and Puerto Rico have legalized the use of medical marijuana with each state requiring users to register but also deciding on the amounts an individual is allowed. Allied Health

Write a 6-page minimum paper (excluding the title page and reference list) discussing the benefits and challenges faced when using marijuana medicinally. You may use peer-reviewed research papers, academic journals, government sources such as science.gov, textbooks and other reliable resources. However, please be sure to support your positions with at least 2 academic journals to uphold the strength of your research.

Your paper must include the following as stated in the grading rubric (attached separately):

Image – Select an image from a reliable resource to include in your paper and explain how it relates to your content. The selected image must help the reader understand the topic better.,
Graph – Insert a graph (and corresponding data table) from one of your cited sources and show that you can interpret the information relevancy and importance. From the graph what generalization(s) can be made?,
Mathematical Equations/ Calculations – Use relevant mathematical formulas used in chemistry to calculate an unknown quantity in your paper such as molarity charge energy calories frequency mass slope y-intercept etc. In doing so you will demonstrate your ability to analyze quantitative data effectively.,
Be sure to thoroughly discuss both sides of the issue and present your position. Presenting both sides of the issue before you state your position demonstrates that you have critically analyzed the data and made a well-informed decision.,
Write your paper in third person even as you write your position. Use proper grammar and punctuation.,
Include in-text citations and cite sources on the last page. The APA 7^th edition guide has been provided below with examples to help you properly format your paper.

APA 7^th Edition

Your essay should be a minimum of 6-pages (excluding the title page and references) with words typed and double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5″ x 11″), with 1″ margins on all sides (top, bottom left and right margins).
APA recommends using Times New Roman for the format and a 12 point font size.
Your essay should include four major sections: Title Page, Introduction, Main Body, and References.

Title Page

Title of the paper, (12 words or less, use upper and lower case letter)
Include a page header (also known as the “running head“) at the top of every page and insert page numbers flush top right. Type “SHORT VERSION OF YOUR TITLE” in the header flush left using all capital letters. The running head is a shortened version of your paper’s title and cannot exceed 50 characters including spacing and punctuation. Allied Health
The words Running Head should only appear on the title page not the other pages, other pages should only have SHORT VERSION OF TITLE.
the author’s name, (your name)
and the institutional affiliation. (Dallas College – Cedar Valley Campus)

Title Page should look like the example shown

December 11, 2024

Marketing Topics

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Marketing Topics

Select any topic within the marketing of your interest and write a marketing report that compromises what you have found and what is the lastest development in that area. The paper should be 3-4 pages, single spaced that include any reference, citation, etc.

For report format write in the form of a “marketing white paper”., Below is a website that talks about what a white paper is and how to write a good white paper.,

https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/what-is-a-whitepaper-examples-for-business,

Below are some link to resources that might help you identify some topics/trends that might be interesting.,

https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/marketing-trends,

https://marketinginsidergroup.com/marketing-strategy/marketing-trends/,

The paper will be graded on Marketing Topics,

Topic and relevance to marketing – 20%

Discussion of the topic and its impact on consumers/marketing – 50%

Depth of coverage – 20%

Reference/citation – 10%

Complete by the end of 12/11/2024

For report format, write in the form of a “marketing white paper”. Below is a website that talks about what a white paper is and how to write a good white paper.

https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/what-is-a-whitepaper-examples-for-business

Below are some link to resources that might help you identify some topics/trends that might be interesting.

https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/marketing-trends

https://marketinginsidergroup.com/marketing-strategy/marketing-trends/

The paper will be graded on Marketing Topics

Topic and relevance to marketing – 20%

Discussion of the topic and its impact on consumers/marketing – 50%

Depth of coverage – 20%

Reference/citation – 10%

Complete by the end of 12/11/2024

December 11, 2024

Hospital Behavioral Department

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Hospital Behavioral Department

You are the head of the behavioral department in a hospital underperforming for the past 5 years. As head, you put some changes in place to transform the department into a high-performing one, meeting the expectations of the corporate office. You are now evaluating your work. In your change evaluation, please respond to the following:

What are Kotter’s eight steps for transforming an organization in dynamic situations?,
Are there any limitations or barriers to this process?,
Why is it necessary for organizations to be transformed especially health care organizations?,
What are some of the models that comprise the rational decision-making process?,
How would you describe the steps in the willful choice model (WCM)?,
Why should health care leaders follow the rational decision-making process in making decisions?,
What external environmental factors influence a strategic plan that should be made aware to the health care leader?,
What internal factors influence a strategic plan that should be made aware to the health care leader?

Deliverable Requirements

Your change evaluation should be 5 pages in length. Be sure to cite your sources using APA properly; include your references and in-text citations.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

Assignment Details

What are Kotter’s eight steps for transforming an organization in dynamic situations?
Are there any limitations or barriers to this process?
Why is it necessary for organizations to be transformed, especially health care organizations?
What are some of the models that comprise the rational decision-making process?
How would you describe the steps in the willful choice model (WCM)?
Why should health care leaders follow the rational decision-making process in making decisions?
What external environmental factors influence a strategic plan that should be made aware to the health care leader?
What internal factors influence a strategic plan that should be made aware to the health care leader?

Deliverable Requirements

Your change evaluation should be 5 pages in length. Be sure to cite your sources using APA properly; include your references and in-text citations.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

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Your paper must include the following as stated in the grading rubric (attached separately):

APA 7th Edition

Title Page

APA 7^th Edition