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Locate a minimum of 15 peer-reviewed articles that describe the problem or issue and that support the proposed solution. Eight of the 15 articles must be research-based (e.g., a study which is qualitative, quantitative, descriptive, or longitudinal).

Hint: Begin your search for literature by utilizing the databases located in the GCU Library. Contact your faculty member, the librarian, or library staff for additional researching tips and key word suggestions.

Preview each of the 15 articles chosen by reading the article abstracts and summaries.

Hint: Article abstracts and summaries provide a concise description of the topic, research outcomes, and significance of findings.

Hint: Refer to “RefWorks” and “Topic 1: Checklist.”

Perform a rapid appraisal of each article by answering the following questions (one to two sentences are sufficient to answer each question):

1. How does each article describe the nature of the problem, issue, or deficit you have identified?
2. Does each article provide statistical information to demonstrate the gravity of the issue, problem, or deficit?
3. What are example(s) of morbidity, mortality, and rate of incidence or rate of occurrence in the general population?
4. Does each article support your proposed change?

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

1 NRS441v.10.0R RefWorks.docx 2 NRS 441v.11R.Module1_Checklist.docx

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PICO question

P-PACU patient

I-Music along with standard pain management care

C-standard pain management

O-decrease in pain scores

In PACU patients (P), does music along with standard pain management (O) result in lower repor

Description for Human Resources Research Proposal and Paper

1. Select a concise, narrow, and well-defined topic (Age and Discrimination)that can be covered in five pages
2. Submit a 1-2 page Human Resources Research Proposal in Module 2 which

contains the following:

1. Title of research paper
2. Background Information: a 150-200 word overview of the topic you intend to

prove, analyze, or explain

1. The Saint Leo University core value of respect integrated into your paper in

some form

1. List of five sources for references to be used in your paper
2. You may choose from any one of the hundreds of topics listed in your textbook, but the

topic must be narrow and concise enough to cover in five pages

4. Your research paper must be divided into logical headings and the layout should

adhere to the following suggestions:

1. Title Page – case name, course name, your name, date, and professor’s

name

1. Introduction and/or Background (use one and/or both in separate headings) c. Current Situation, Statement of Problem, Issues Addressed (use one and/or

both in separate headings)

1. Analysis of Issues, Addressing the Problems, Answering the Questions (use

one and/or both in separate headings)

1. Conclusions and/or Recommendations (use one and/or both in separate

headings)

1. Reference(s) heading
2. APA format used for complete document
3. Your research paper must make sound conclusions and/or recommendations based on

your research findings about the topic. Make sure your conclusions or

recommendations present something unique or profound in nature and are not a rehash

of information in the textbook.

6. Your research paper must include significant reference to Saint Leo’s core value of

respect, which is defined as: “Animated in the spirit of Jesus Christ, we value all

individuals’ unique talents, respect their dignity, and strive to foster their commitment to

excellence in our work. Our community’s strength depends on the unity and diversity of

our people, on the free exchange of ideas, and on learning, living, and working

harmoniously.”

Choose a specific health care organization that has been in existence since the 1980s (e.g., a for-profit hospital by name; nonprofit hospital by name; governmental clinic; military or VA health care facility by name; private health care clinic by name; ambulatory surgery center by name; diagnostic imaging center by name; nursing home by name; assisted living facility by name). Describe the organization and the basic health care services it provides.

Part 2

Analyze how this organization has changed since the 1980s as a result of economic and political forces (i.e., ethical and legal). You should identify a minimum of 3 significant changes from the 1980s to today that should include considerations for technology, personnel and professionals involved, patient demographics, supply and demand imbalance, and so on.

Part 3

In summary, evaluate how these changes have impacted the organization’s efficacy (negatively and positively) from the administrator’s viewpoint. Then, proffer the influence of these changes on the U.S. health system overall (negative and positive).

Your paper should be 2 3 pages excluding the cover page, abstract page, and reference page (common assessment). Be sure to support your work with at least 3 academic or professional peer-reviewed source

Research a top multinational company in the world including its international strategy over the last 10 years. Using your research, write a report explaining its strategy, including a discussion of the following questions:

1. How do management practices, HR policies, and strategy decisions differ between multinational companies and local companies?
2. Identify some cultural, legal, political, and financial issues this multinational company may have based on their environment.
3. What sort of international orientation does it have?
4. Do you think it is ethno-, poly-, or geocentric?
5. What were the decision factors for the locations it chose to expand in?
6. Did it have the core capabilities to succeed in those markets?
   1. Think about its objectives, how it chose its countries, what opportunities and constraints were apparent at the time, and what it needed to do to succeed in those markets.
7. If you were going to compete with this company what would you use as an international marketing entry strategy (licensing, franchising, exporting, joint ventures, etc.) and justify your answer
8. Define what a value chain dispersal and integration strategy is, and then describe how the strategy is organized around it.

The Trait Model of Personality

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 8 in your text as well as the article by Allemand, Steiger, and Hill (2013), and view the The Big Personality Test video. In addition to the required resources, go to the Ashford University Library and research a minimum of one scholarly source on the trait model of personality and one scholarly resource on the big five theory of personality.

It is recommended that you go to the The Big Five Personality Test and complete the free, confidential personality test that is based on the big five theory. The results of this test may be used to aid in the completion of this assignment. Please note that you do not need to register or give any personal information to obtain your results from this website. After you have completed the assessment, click on the “No, just give me my results” link. This link will take you to a page that will tell you how you scored on each of the five traits in this theory.

In the first part of this assignment, you will provide an overview of the trait model of personality in which you identify at least one principal theorist associated with the model. Briefly compare and contrast the basic assumptions of this model and the psychodynamic model of personality regarding the difference between healthy and unhealthy personalities. Use your research as well as this week’s required resources to support your statements.

The Big Five Model (also known as the Five Factor Model) is the prevailing theory in the trait model of personality. In the second part of your paper, identify and describe each of the five traits included in the big five model: extroversion, agreeableness, conscienciousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience. If you chose to take the online The Big Five Personality Test, reflect on your results from the test and discuss how you scored on each of the five traits. If you chose not to take the online test, use the assigned readings, video, and your research to explain how the five trait theory describes your personality.

The assignment:

• Must be five to six double-spaced pages in length (not including the title page and references page) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library in addition to the required resources for the assignment.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignm

Discuss the following statement: “Women are not necessarily rare participants in rock music. They are not seen because of the way gender and race inflect the story told.” To support your answer, discuss the careers of Janis Joplin and Betty Davis.

 

Your answer should consider the relationship between rock and masculinity, and the problem that creates for women, before moving on to a discussion of Joplin and Davis.  You will need to consult the required readings on Joplin and Davis.

 

Your answer will be marked out of 15 and added to your test mark.

 

Parameters:

 

• Your answer must be typed, 12 point font, and double spaced

• Your answer must be no less than 2 pages

Assignment 2: Evaluating Sources

Two criteria you may use for evaluating sources are the validity and the relevance of the source to your topic. Read pp. 375-387 the Handbook as well as this link: Valid and Invalid Sources to learn more about what makes a source valid. Find one source in the library database on your book. Cite it and tell us why you would consider it valid. Find a source online. Cite the source accurately, and then tell us why you think this source would or would not be considered valid. To clarify: you should find a source from both a library database and an online source. Post to the dropbox by Sunday night.

Assignment 3: Poetry Analysis Questions

We are preparing for our mid-term exam, which will include a poem to analyze in an in-class essay. In order to practice this analysis, choose a poem from our text (other than one we have already read), and answer the following questions with a well-developed answer for each question giving examples from the text. Submit this assignment to the dropbox by next Wednesday.

1. What is the poem about? Describe the action of the poem.
2. Who is the speaker of the poem? It is not the author necessarily. What can you tell about the speaker from the poem?
3. What is the organization of the poem? Look at lines, stanzas, sentences, and/or rhyme schemes. How does that affect the meaning of the poem?
4. How is language used in this poem? Do you find metaphors, analogies, symbols, alliteration, figures of speech that carry connotations as well as denotations. (Connotations would be the suggested meaning as opposed to denotations which would be the literal meaning—see glossary for literary terms in The Norton.)
5. What do you have problems with or do not quite understand in this poem? Be as specific as possible, and look at what the section might possibly mean. (Hint: use a dictionary if a word isn’t clear; sometimes poets use a word or phrase with a different meaning than the common one.)

Write a paper that includes the following elements:

 

• Provide a thorough analysis of managed care, and discuss how it, as a delivery method, has facilitated the transfer of health services to outpatient and other nontraditional settings of care.
• Discuss the impact managed care has on the access, financing, and delivery of health care in the United States.
• Discuss managed care’s role in promoting health.

Note: Use APA style and 3 scholarly references.

Antimicrobial agents are essential components in the treatment of various bacterial infections as they help to kill or prevent the growth of microbes such as bacteria, fungi, and protozoans. Prior to the discovery of antimicrobial agents, treatment options for patients with bacterial infections were limited. For many patients, treatment often resulted in the amputation of limbs or even death. Today, treatment options for bacterial infections typically have a more positive prognosis. Due to the various types of infections presented in patients, it is essential to be able to identify the underlying cause of the infection—whether bacterial or viral—before recommending drug treatments. This will help you identify whether or not an antimicrobial agent would be appropriate and which specific agent would target the infection. In this Assignment, you consider the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents for infections.

To prepare:

• Review this week’s media presentation on principles of antimicrobial therapy, as well as Chapter 8 of the Arcangelo and Peterson text.
• Consider the categories of antimicrobial agents.
• Think about differences between viral and bacterial infections.
• Reflect on why proper identification of the infection is key to selecting the proper antimicrobial agent.

To complete:

Write a 2- to 3- page paper that addresses the following:

• Describe the categories of antimicrobial agents.
• Describe differences between viral and bacterial infections.
• Explain why proper identification of viral and bacterial infections is key to selecting the proper antimicrobial agent.

MEDIA to help you.

• Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012). Antimicrobials. Baltimore, MD: Author.

  This media presentation outlines principles of antimicrobial therapy.