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Reflection: Professional Development

Throughout your career so far you have gained expertise in certain areas of nursing practice. In transitioning to the role of nurse educator, you may find it challenging to be in the position of a novice again. To help you transition most effectively, you are asked to reflect on the main insights you have gained throughout this course and prepare a plan for your future professional development. The focus of this Reflection is to synthesize what you have learned in this course and program so that you can identify clear goals towards which to strive and plan how to achieve those goals.

Begin by reviewing the PDP document you completed in NURS 6000, in which you identified your goals for participating in this academic program. To what extent have you achieved, exceeded, or changed these? Then consider specific learning activities throughout this course, such as your Learning Experience, Role Socialization paper, and Discussion forums. Based on your experiences, what possible challenges and goals have you identified in your transition to the nurse educator role?

With these thoughts in mind, write a 2- to 3-page paper in which you reflect on the course and on your plans for your professional development.

I. Course Reflection

In 2–3 paragraphs, summarize how this course has prepared you to engage successfully in the roles, responsibilities, and relationships of the nurse educator and to transition to this career.

II. Professional Goals

Identify the kind of position you are seeking. Describe the specific steps you plan to take in the next 1–2 years to attain this position and thrive in your career. The following are some of the activities that should help you develop professionally before or after you attain a nurse educator position:

•Pursuing a PhD or other doctoral degree
•Taking the CHES, ANCC, NLN, or other certification exam for educators
•Pursing continuing education activities
•Finding a mentor
•Gaining a greater comfort level and confidence in your classroom and clinical teaching
•Arranging for and making use of peer evaluation
•Developing plans for self-evaluation of teaching
•Participating in scholarship activities
•Participating in service activities
•Managing stresses/strains of role
•Working with administration to establish goals, especially involving teaching, service, and scholarship
For each of the goals you identify, explain how these would help further your professional development and include a projected timeline for attaining each of the goals.

Summarize these thoughts in a 2- to 3-page paper and submit by the end of this week.

Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and any additional sources. Refer to the Pocket Guide to APA Style to ensure your citations in the text and reference list are correct.

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Partial Analysis for Your Employment Interest

The purpose of this assignment is for you to actively begin analyzing organizations and/or corporations to make employment decisions (i.e., do you really want to work for this organization or corporation based on the information you discover?) and to practice evaluating organizations or corporations. This allows you to enhance your research, analysis, and decision making skills as an international manager.

Select a multinational organization or corporation that interests you. If you do not have a favorite yet, consider an industry (i.e., communications, banking, broadcasting, entertainment, administration, etc.) that keeps your interest. Once you select an industry, use your favorite Internet search engine to help finalize your selection of a corporation.

Use the Internet and/or Online Library to research an international, multinational, or global organization or Corporation. Choose an organization or corporation that is, or appears to match, your dream job. What makes it multinational? What is the mission of the organization or corporation? What does the mission mean to you? Why do you want to work for them? To obtain and maintain a solid reputation at Multinational ABC, how should you proactively approach political, legal, and technological?
factors.

Prepare a two page report that describes the details of the organization or corporation and why it is your dream job.
Within the report, include the following details

1.Overview of the organization or corporation
a. Location
b. Industry
c. The mission of the organization or corporation
d. What makes it an international, multinational, or global?

2. Partial analysis of the organization or corporation
a. What are the political factors?
b.What are the legal and regulatory factors?
c.What are the technological factors?
d.What else did you discover?

3 The job or area of interest
a. Overview of the job or your area of interest
b.Describe why this job interests you

4.Conclusion
a.What is important to you versus what is important to the organization or corporation ?
b.How does your analysis of the organization or corporation influence your decision to work for this
Organization or corporation ?
c.What else influence your decision to work for this organization or corporation?

Format the report in your own words using APA style, and include citations and references as needed to avoid instances of plagiarism.

Instruction:
we have covered sections on Asian empires, the spread of colonialism and imperialism from the 17th century on, and the formation of new states in the post-colonial era. In addition, we had discussions about social science perspectives and the development of social science narratives. The answers you give, therefore, represent succinct summaries of your findings. For each answer, you should restate, and usually narrow the focus of, the research question that you will be answering. You should also cite the sources you use to develop your answer. These sources should appear as endnotes at the end of the worksheet, and you should provide a bibliography that lists all your sources in alphabetical order.

HERE’s THE QUESTION for the research paper:

In the matter of a relatively short period in the 13th century, the Mongols, under the leadership of Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan, conquered much of what is now known as Asia. In class I discussed some concepts relating to patrimonialism. Using some of these concepts as your perspective and based on your research, develop a narrative how a relatively small group of invaders was able to govern, for a short time at least, a vast empire.

One of the growing challenges for managers is managing personal happiness and life goals. At times of managers feel they have to give up too much of their personal lives because of long hours or travel, and they don’t always enjoy constant activity that management entails. Explain why this is an increasing challenge in today’s managerial environment and discuss how you think managers can most effectively implement strategist to deal with this challenge. Describe your strategy.

Our group open a company which sells phone cases and our target country is south Korea. In this paper, you just need to talk about this question.
What should a business person avoid doing or saying? You should include dining etiquette since business is often conducted over meals in many cultures.

Product Development

Health services continue to affect the gross domestic product, and this dramatic transformation has great demands on each dollar spent to deliver patient-centered products. Health care marketing must be repeatedly applied and practiced strategically to include environmental dimensions, such as technology, socioeconomics, competition, and regulatory.

That being said, in today’s global economy, investors and potential entrepreneurs must tap into the so-called “unexplored” market. In this aspect, health care establishments must utilize marketing, advertising, as well as sales strategies when pursuing new customers (e.g., suppose a health care investor wanted to build a small hospital in a rural community); this would entail exploration and logistical experimentation to determine who will patronize the facility. In an impoverished neighborhood, the feasibility of having lucrative profits may see diminishing returns, and so the venture may be not worth the effort. Also, suppose that the potential investor wants to sell mosquito deterrents (e.g., bedside netting in malaria-infested regions of Asia or Africa); then it would be wise to investigate the number of beds that are actually in the village, and who would be willing to purchase them. These activities take into account the investor portfolio, as well as the feasibility of marketing and selling the product. Such exploration also examines competitors, cultural differences, and—most important—identification of the customer.

Identify a local health care establishment (e.g., hospital, rehabilitation center, emergency medical center) and determine its product development practices. Utilize concepts from previous weeks to substantiate information, as needed. You may develop the discussion based on the ideas presented here, but feel free to inject any salient marketing strategy that you believe might support your presentation.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Justify the purpose of the selected health care establishments’ product(s) / service (s) and their associated life cycle(s).
2. Suggest one (1) strategy to improve the marketing mix of the selected health care establishment. Support your strategy by highlighting one (1) benefit of (1) portfolio analysis and providing two (2) examples that display differential advantages.
3. Assess the importance of technology in providing patients with clear and accessible information about health care organizations and the product(s) / service(s) that they provide.
4. Outline a survey to capture patients’ expectations regarding the delivery and / or accessibility of product(s) / service(s) identified.
5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze how products evolve through the four stages of the product life cycle.
• Determine the appropriate product succession planning efforts of health care services.
• Examine the marketing research process and market segmentation strategies in the health care industry.
• Evaluate marketing research tools involved in the marketing process.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health services strategic marketing.
• Write clearly and concisely about health services strategic marketing using proper writing mechanics

 

Details:

Use the articles provided in the readings for this module. The Joint Commission provides some guidelines for creating spiritual assessment tools for evaluating the spiritual needs of patients. Using these resources and any other guidelines/examples you can find, make up your own tool for assessing the spiritual needs of patients.

• The spiritual-needs assessment tool should include a minimum of five questions that can either be answered by the patient and/or by your observation of the patient. The information can be presented in a Word document, in a table, or in questionnaire format.

Using your assessment-tool questions, practice completing a spiritual assessment with a patient, family member, or friend.

Once complete, analyze your results in 750-1000 words, with the following:

• Write a brief summary of your assessment findings.
• What significant discoveries did you make about the individual you chose to assess?
• What went well?
• What would you do differently in the future?
• Were there any barriers or challenges that inhibited your ability to complete the assessment tool? How would you address these in the future or change your assessment to better address these challenges?
• Describe the spiritual experience you had with your patient, family member, or friend using this tool. How does this tool allow you to better meet the needs of your patient?

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Submit your assessment tool, patient answers, and your analysis of how the assessment went to the instructor.

 

Read the articles listed in the readings for this module and use them as a starting point for researching the topic of compassion fatigue, caregiver burnout, and related issues. Evaluate your sources to make sure they are academically sound and useful to your study. Compile concepts and resources to help yourself when facing burnout as you care for patients.

In 1,250-1500 words, summarize your findings. Be sure to include the following:

• Identify the warning signs for at least five concepts of compassion fatigue.
• Present the nature of the problems and their causes.
• Explain the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the caregiver.
• Finally, give examples of coping strategies and resources you can use to help you, the caregiver.

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.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

 

The essay should be 2,500 words (+/ – 10%) in length.  Using the Harvard system of referencing, the essay should include a full list of references used during the analysis (see references format below).  Where direct quotes are taken from a publication the page number should also be cited as such (Mason and Brown, 2013, p. 12).   All essays must be word processed, fully spell checked and proof read with an exact word count outlined.

Thematic Focus

The main objective of the assignment is to critically assess the central arguments within a published academic paper within the international business literature.   Students are free to choose which paper they select but it must be a published paper within an academic journal, not a book or book chapter.  Students are free to either select a recent paper or to choose a well known seminal paper which has strongly influenced the field of global business strategy.  The paper selected must be oriented towards international business and have a connection and strong implications for global business strategy issues.  Papers can be either theoretical or empirical in nature.

The types of issues might be concerned with the following types of strategic international business issues, inter alia, theoretical concepts for understanding global business strategy; the current global business environment for FDI; foreign market entry modes; HQ-subsidiary issues; international entrepreneurship; ‘born globals’; nature of emerging markets; emerging market multinationals; and  ethical issues surrounding international business.  Here is a list of the journals from which to select a paper with the main journals in this field of enquiry highlighted in bold.

British Journal of Management

Business Strategy Review

California Management Review

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy & Society

Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice

Global Strategy Journal

Harvard Business Review

Journal of Business Strategy

Journal of Business Venturing

Journal of International Business Studies

Journal of World Business

International Business Review

Long Range Planning

Management International Review

Sloan Management Review

Strategic Management Journal

Regional Studies

Transnational Corporations

 Assessment Criteria

The main aim of this assignment is for students to demonstrate their understanding of the main arguments forwarded within their chosen text and to critically evaluate the merits of the author’s viewpoint.  Students should outline and provide a synthesis of the main arguments within the text and then critically assess the validity of these arguments in light of empirical evidence on contemporary globalization processes and those of other academic observers.  A simple repetition of the views of the authors is not encouraged.  A key aspect of the assignment is for student’s to critically reflect upon and evaluate the main strengths and weaknesses within their chosen text in light of their other module readings and current empirical evidence.  For those examining key or seminal papers, a key element of the discussion should concern an assessment of the continued relevance or otherwise of the paper.   Students are expected to draw upon additional literature to substantiate their arguments within their essays.

Format for References

Mason, C., Brown, R., 2013. Creating good public policy to support high growth firms, Small Business Economics, 40, 211-225.

 

Identify the components and interfaces that will be included in a hospital Systems Integration Project, and the advantages and disadvantages specific to the project. Lay out the framework for the project systems integration project. Include in your research report:

Table of contents

Requirement Specification

Describe the process you used to elicit the requirements

List of all of the stakeholders and their roles

Describe all the components and interfaces, including a schematic that depicts them (such as the various layers of integration)

Provide detailed and measurable functional requirements

Provide detailed and measurable non-functional requirements

List assumptions for the scope of the project

Discuss the pros and cons of proceeding with the project while giving consideration to the requirements defined