emphasized in this week’s media presentation, all nurses need to be familiar with the laws and regulations that govern their practice: their state’s Nurse Practice Act, ANA’s Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, specialty group standards of practice, etc. In addition, basic ethical principles guide nurses’ decision-making process every day. ANA’s Code of Ethics and ANA’s Social Policy Statement are two important documents that outline nurses’ ethical responsibilities to their patients, themselves, and their profession. This said, there is a dilemma: The laws are not always compatible with the ethical positions nurses sometimes take. This week’s Discussion focuses on such a dilemma. To prepare:

• Review this week’s Learning Resources, focusing on the information in the media presentation about the relationship between the law and ethics.
• Consider the ethical responsibility of nurses in ensuring

During weeks 3 and 6, you will complete a nursing theorist video analysis/reflection of one of the nursing theorist videos provided in the course. We highly recommend that you watch as many of these videos as you can throughout the course. This is a great opportunity for you to see and hear directly from the actual theorists that you are reading about in the text. Click on the Nursing Theorist Video Link in the main menu on the left to see the collection of videos. After watching one of the theorist videos, reflect about what you have learned. Compose a paper that addresses the following: Explain why you chose to watch this particular theorist’s video. Describe the parts of your personal philosophy where you agree or disagree with this theorist. Is there anything that surprised you in the video? If so, what surprised you? Would you recommend this video to another student? If so, why would you recommend it? What value did you receive from watching it?

Select one of the two questions from the discussion questions listed below.

Be sure to respond to the question using the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading. Justify your answers using examples and reasoning. Support your answers with examples and research and cite your research using 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’ posts. 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.

Discussion Question 1

MP is a sixty-five-year-old male who has recently retired. He is coming in today for a complaint about pain in his back, knees, and hips. He reports that h

For this discussion, you will: (post at least 150 words with at least one APA formatted reference)  

• Locate a qualitative study on one of the areas of patient or staff impact listed below, such as satisfaction or efficiencies in care. Only one study on one topic is required, but the study needs to be qualitative in nature.
• Make your selection from this topic list.
  • Impact/effect/perception of communications technology such as call centers, telemedicine, hand-held devices (phones, Blackberry, voice-activated systems) on care or satisfaction.
  • Impact/effect/perception of information systems such as Internet/Intranet information or searches, online access to records and information by consumers, ele

Some of the most significant current information on patient care in nursing comes from scholarly, peer-reviewed journals and articles. Within this category of information sources, we can further divide studies into qualitative and quantitative sources, each with their own set of methods and standards. Within each of these categories, nurses must be able to differentiate between sources of published data that are used to develop evidence-based practice. For this assignment, you will:  

• Choose a topic or issue that informs nursing practice and has been researched quantitatively. (Note: Meta-analysis and systematic review of literature studies may not be used for this assignment).
• Select one nursing quantitative research article, published in a peer-reviewed journal, on your chosen topic and follow the steps below.
  • Summarize the research study to include the following:
    • Prob

An article (less than 5 years old) of being a public health nurse in the health department. Summary of the article including the title and author. The relationship among causal agents susceptible persons and environmental factors (epidemiological triangle). The role of the nurse I addressing the outbreak. Possible health promotion/health protection strategies that could have been implemented by nurses to mitigate the outbreak. Imagine you are the PHN and have been asked to investigate an outbreak at this facility. What questions would you ask? What suggestions could you make to avoid a disease outbreak at the facility? What would your role as a change agent be for any deficiencies you find in your on-site inspection?

An article (less than 5 years old) of being a public health nurse in the health department. Summary of the article including the title and author. The relationship among causal agents susceptible persons and environmental factors (epidemiological triangle). The role of the nurse I addressing the outbreak. Possible health promotion/health protection strategies that could have been implemented by nurses to mitigate the outbreak. Imagine you are the PHN and have been asked to investigate an outbreak at this facility. What questions would you ask? What suggestions could you make to avoid a disease outbreak at the facility? What would your role as a change agent be for any deficiencies you find in your on-site inspection?

Milestone one: All financial calculations should be complete. Your paper must be submitted as a four- to five-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and two to three sources cited in APA format. Round all answers up to the nearest dollar value in any calculations. Note that this milestone is a rough draft and the submission guidelines are different for the final project. The final paper will be 8–10 pages in length with at least five sources. Refer to the guidelines for submission in the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document. DUE 02/01/2017 11:00 PM Milestone two: Your paper must be submitted as a two- to three-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format. Round all answers up to the nearest dollar value in any calculations. Note that this milestone is a rough draft and the submiss

Based on the news headline, outline and explain (2) Other types of business may be liable for and explain why. Then, explore some of the steps a company make take to avoid liability for the torts you discussed. Be sure and provide legal support for your analysi.

Assignment 3: Diversity in Organizations

Management practices differ, depending on the diversity within the organization. In this assignment, you will research the demographics for your area or city and apply those demographics to business operations.

This assignment has two parts. Complete both parts.

Part I

Research the population demographics in the area or state where you live. Use the following guidelines for your research:

• Look up government reference sites such as the US Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/.
• Conduct an Internet search using keywords such as ‘demographics for YourCity.’

Complete the following:

• List and describe the population demographics. Be sure to cover gender, race, national origin, age, disability, a