APA format for references remaining paper is not necessary. 1 or 2 pages.
Build a cost/pricing structure outline for a product of your choice.
Identify the product, and then outline the important elements that are needed to produce an effective structure.
Assignment 3: Website Migration Project
Tony’s Chips has recently been sold to a new independent company. The new company has hired you to manage a project that will move the old Website from an externally hosted solution to an internal one. The company’s leadership is very concerned about redundancy for their site, insisting that a back-up site be available as a failover in case the main site goes down. In addition, they want the site redesigned to allow customers to order products online.
As part of your job, you must complete a 10-to-15 page paper that follows this project through the system development life cycle (SDLC). This assignment will require you to do the following:
Discuss what it will take to build a Web architecture, move an existing Website with minimal downtime, and provide a disaster recovery solution to ensure the site is always available.
The Web architecture should describe and justify operating system choices (i.e., Linux, Apache, MYSQL, PHP, Windows, IIS, SQL, etc.).
Evaluate alternatives to the company self-hosting the site.
Build a Gantt chart using Microsoft Project or equivalent software, showing all tasks associated with implementing the Website.
The chart should include a minimum of five (5) tasks, each with three (3) sub-tasks.
Explain and justify the system architecture you have selected.
Illustrate the system architecture using Visio or equivalent software.
Create a use case that documents the event of a customer ordering a bag of chips from the new Website.
The use case should include a graphical representation using Visio or equivalent software and a text description of the events.
Discuss the support operations that the internally hosted Website will require after implementation.
Explain how you will evaluate the performance of the new site and the success of your projec
Using APA format, write a six (6) to ten (10) page paper (excludes cover and reference page) that examines culturally sensitive nursing care. The paper consists of two (2) parts and must be submitted by the close of week six (6).
A minimum of three (3) current professional references must be provided. Current references include professional publications and valid websites dated within five (5) years. Additionally, a textbook that is no more than one (1) edition old may be used.
Part 1 – Introduction
Address the following:
Using your own words, define culturally competent nursing care. Support your definition with a professional literature citation.
Identify four (4) guidelines the registered professional nurse may use to enhance the ability to provide culturally competent nursing care. Provide one example the culturally competent nurse applies to each of the four (4) selected guidelines. At least one example must address care of patient(s) not occurring in an acute care hospital.
Describe how the registered professional nurse evaluates if the patient’s cultural needs have been met.
Describe whether cultural practices must be accommodated in all aspects of health care. Provide a specific example and rationale to support your response.
Part 2- Demonstrating Culturally Competent Nursing Care
Address the following:
Select one of the following cultures and focus on the direct caregiving role of the RN at the bedside:
Asian
Native American
Hispanic
Select four (4) cultural features, associated with the selected culture that influence the provision of nursing care for patients with chronic illness and at the end of their lives. Describe how the four (4) cultural features influence the provision of care to the patients. At least one (1) feature must address chronic illness and at least one (1) feature must address end of life care.
Provide a total of four (4) nursing interventions that demonstrate nursing care, which reflect the respect for the dignity and uniqueness of those cultural features for patients experiencing chronic illness (2 interventions) and at the end of their lives (2 interventions).
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Using APA format, the information from this course, and your assigned readings write a six (6) to ten (10) page paper (excludes cover and reference page) addressing the application of the nursing process to a patient care scenario. Usethese directions and the scoring rubric as you develop the paper. Outlines and abstracts are NOT required with this paper. Do not include the scenario in the paper
A minimum of three (3) current professional references must be provided excluding a nursing diagnosis book. Current references include professional publications or valid and current websites dated within five (5) years. Additionally, a textbook that is no more than one (1) edition old may be used. Do not use abbreviations…write out everything.
The paper consists of three (3) parts:
The meaning and use of the nursing process in making good nursing judgments that effect patient care
The development of a plan of care using the nursing process for a specific patient situation
The preparation stage for a teaching plan to prevent a recurrence of a similar situation
The following sheet will assist you when composing the plan of care for the paper: Overview of the Nursing Process.
Part 1 (3-4 pages)
Review the required readings about the nursing process. In your own words, define each step of the process and provide an example for each step.
In the implementation step, what is meant by direct and indirect care as described by the Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC) project?
Discuss the three (3) types of nursing interventions (nurse-initiated, dependent, and interdependent) that applies to the patient care situation. Provide an example of each (refer to your textbook).
Explain how the nursing process provides the basis for the registered nurse to make a nursing judgment that results in safe patient care with good outcomes.
Discuss how the registered nurse evaluates the overall use of the nursing process. Identify three (3) variables that may influence the ability to achieve the desired outcomes for the patient.
How is the plan of care modified when the outcomes are not met?
How does the RN use the nursing process to make decisions about the priority of care?
Part 2 (3 pages)
Patient scenario
A 78-year-old man is living in an assisted living facility. He is able to walk very short distances and uses a wheelchair to transport himself to the communal dining room. He administers his own medications independently and bathes himself. Over the last year he prefers to remain in the wheelchair even when in his room. He has a history of CHF, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and lower extremity weakness. He is able to state his current medications include metoprolol (Lopressor) 50 mg once daily by mouth, furosemide (Lasix) 20 mg once daily by mouth, Quinapril (Acupril) 20 mg once daily by mouth, atorvastatin (Lipitor) 20 mg once daily by mouth. During a routine examination, his physician noted a pressure ulcer over the ischium on the right buttocks. The wound is oval about 10mm x 8 mm, with red and yellow areas in the middle and black areas on some surrounding tissue. It has a foul odor. The patient had been padding the area so “it doesn’t get my pants wet”. The physician arranged for him to be admitted to the hospital in order for intravenous antibiotic therapy and wound care to be initiated. After being admitted to the hospital his medications are: metoprolol (Lopressor )50 mg orally every 12 hours, furosemide (Lasix ) 40mg once daily by mouth, quinapril HCl (Accupril) 40 mg once daily by mouth, cefazolin (Ancef)1.5 Grams in 50 mL 0.9 % Normal Saline intravenously three times a day. The result of the wound culture identified Methicilin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. After a surgical debridement of the black tissue a SilvaSorb® (antimicrobial gel) dressing was ordered daily.
Develop a Plan of Nursing Care for this patient that includes all steps of the nursing process:
One (1) actual NANDA-I nursing diagnosis statement addressing the priority problem the patient is experiencing. You need to provide the entire nursing diagnosis statement. For example: Acute pain, related to tissue trauma, as evidenced by patient rating pain at 7 on the 0-10 verbal pain scale. Provide a rationale, with evidence, why this nursing diagnosis is the priority for this patient.
What is the assessment data that supports the use of this nursing diagnosis? These are the assessments you will collect to determine if the patient has this nursing diagnosis. For example: Will assess the patient’s pain using the 0-10 verbal pain scale.
One (1) expected outcome (realistic, measureable and contains a time frame). that addresses the diagnosis and meets the criteria for an expected patient outcome. Discuss whether the outcome is a cognitive, psychomotor, affective or physiologic outcome. Discuss why the time frame selected for the evaluative criteria was selected. Use evidence as the basis for the time frame and criteria. You need to be specific to this particular patient. For example: Patient will rate pain at 3 on the 0-10 verbal pain scale. Of course, you would also need to answer the rest of the items in this section.
Four (4) nursing interventions that includes at least one (1) nurse-initiated, one (1) dependent, one (1) interdependent intervention. Label your interventions as above. Provide a rationale for each intervention that is evidence-based. Lastly, your interventions must be able to move the patient toward the achievement of the outcome. Select interventions, you as the RN can perform, that could reduce the pain and provide the rationale as to why; be sure they are evidence-based. For example: Teach patient guided imagery to distract attention and reduce tension.
Part 3 (1-2 pages)
To assist the patient in preventing a recurrence of a similar incident once he returns to the assisted living environment, the RN needs to develop a teaching plan. Use the nursing process to consider the information the RN would need prior to development of the plan. Respond to the following and be able to support your answers. You will not be developing a teaching-learning plan but demonstrating using the teaching-learning process to prepare for an individualized plan.
How does the RN decide the format of the teaching plan, i.e., written, verbal, or other?
How does the RN know which information needs to be included?
When does the RN determine how and when to evaluate the teaching-learning process?
Using a company of your choice, determine the strategic business goals. Develop an IT strategy that aligns to the business goals. You can use the balanced scorecard approach or you can develop your own method for defining and aligning the IT strategy to the business strategy. You will need to cite at least two credible sources that will provide justification for your strategy or approach.
Finding a company: If you are employed, it is best for you to use your current place of employment so you can practically apply the concepts in this assignment. Alternatively, you can use a nonprofit organization or any other organization you may have ties or access to.
Your IT strategy should include:
Business Goals and Objectives
List at least two or three specific business goals for the next year or two with an explanation of the business’ rationale for the goal.
List an objective for each business goal to explain what the company needs to do to achieve the goal.
IT Strategies aligned with business goals and objectives
List one or two IT strategies for each business goal
These should be recommended strategies that would enable the business goals and objectives to be achieved.
If your company already has IT strategies, you may provide an analysis and justification or new recommendation for each of the strategies
Organizational Structure
Describe the structure of the organization including:
Organizational design
Organizational culture
Leadership factors (the types of leadership displayed within the company)
Business processes
Physical layout (i.e., how many offices, virtual offices, international locations)
IT Infrastructure
Describe the current IT infrastructure including:
Hardware
Software
Network
IT resources
This should be a high-level overview
IT Challenges
Describe internal and external challenges IT faces in meeting the business needs
Include social and/or ethical considerations
Risks
Describe risks IT might face when implementing change
As you develop your strategy, you may want to consider the following:
An effective IT strategy will enable the business operations, helping business leaders achieve business goals more efficiently and effectively.
Focus on top priorities. Take the time to understand organizational issues, how they are related, and how they affect performance. Determine what will happen if nothing changes and where IT can have the greatest, positive impact.
Identify how IT supports business processes. The business is relying on their capabilities to achieve the business goals. The IT strategy should include a plan for supporting those business capabilities, creating efficiencies, and competitive advantage for the business.
Define IT priorities and governance for IT. Without priorities and a process for IT governance in place, progress will be slowed. An agreed upon plan for governing IT will enable the decision process.
Understand the challenges. Improving processes and increasing efficiencies through IT implementation also requires behavioral and sometimes organizational change. With these changes come inherent challenges. Understanding and planning for those challenges will increase the chance of success in meeting the business goals.
Write an 8–12-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you define the functions and role of law in business and society. Discuss the functions and role of law in your past or present job or industry. Properly cite at least two references from your reading
In this assignment you will demonstrate your understanding of the following learning objectives:
Analyze ways to create a collaborative school culture to promote professional growth and leadership;
Determine some of the causes of education-based conflict.
Evaluate problem solving and negotiation strategies to resolve education-based conflict.
Recognize the importance of knowing personal strengths and weaknesses in conflict resolution.
Justify the collaborative role of transition team members who actively participate in transition meetings.
Additionally, the assignment represents your mastery of Course Learning Outcomes 1, 2, & 3.
Providing tools for academic success to students with disabilities is a collaborative effort. Sometimes however, individuals within the collaborative team face conflict due to a strong emotional or professional investment from a particular member. Examples of education-based conflict include disagreements over the allocation of limited resources and funding, differing curriculum delivery methods, class behavior management styles, misinterpreted conversations (due to cultural differences, communication styles, personal or professional backgrounds, and other differences), and misunderstanding of professional roles, school policy, and other school or district-based guidelines. Chapter 9 in your Murawski and Spencer (2011) text outlines the causes of conflict and how to problem-solve through negotiation strategies with peers and in a collaborative team setting.
Instructions:
Content
The collaboration steps, as defined by Windle and Warren’s (n.d.) Collaborative Problem Solving: Steps in the Process, are listed below. Use the headings named in this section within your paper.
Before the Meeting – Interests and Options (1 point): Windle and Warren (n.d.) suggest that interests are the “underlying need, want, or desire that we are trying to satisfy with our position (solution)” Consider that statement, then:
Identify each team member’s interest in Lily’s post-graduation goals, including options that may be available given each team member’s point of view.
During the Meeting – Perception/Emotions (1 point): Remember that by sharing why your perception is important and relevant, the team will understand why each member has a certain perspective. In this section of your assignment:
Hypothesize each team member’s perceptions and the emotions tied to those perceptions, including an explanation that supports your rationale for the perception and associated emotions.
During the Meeting – Define the Issue (2 points):Windle and Warren (n.d.) suggest that an issue “may be defined as an element of the dispute that represents a party’s need or interest.” Consider that statement, then:
Identify one issue that the team will discuss, including a supporting rationale for your choice of this issue over others.
During the Meeting – Generate Options/ Brainstorming (2 points): Windle and Warren (n.d.) suggest that “Most of us are not accustomed to inventing options and we slip easily into critiquing and judging as soon as possibilities are put on the board.” Consider this statement, then:
Using each team member’s ideas, perceptions, and the overall issue, describe at least five options that may satisfy the interest of all the team members, including a rationale for your chosen options.
During the Meeting – Objective Criteria/ Reach Agreement (1 point): After you have generated a list of brainstorming options, in this section of your assignment you will:
Decide which option is the most agreeable to everyone, including a justification of how this agreement meets each team member’s interests, options, and perceptions.
During the Meeting – Self-Reflection (2 points):Using what you learned about yourself from the Week 1 self-assessment and other knowledge you have acquired throughout the course:
Write a self-reflection about the strengths and weaknesses you have in relation to the case study for this assignment. Be sure to consider what you know about how you can leverage your personal strengths as a team leader in the transition meeting in the role of special educator.
Lily Case Study
Lily was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at age eight when she started displaying ”typical behaviors” including misunderstanding social cues with girls her age, perseverating on Sponge Bob cartoons, and holding her ears every time a bell would ring to change classes. She has always been educated in an inclusive general classroom using the collaborative consultation model, receiving pull-out SLP (Speech & Language Pathologist) services where she learned social skills and how to communicate with peers. Lily’s teacher says that she loves writing stories about her favorite cartoons and has always loved Sponge Bob. She is an outstanding artist and works well independently because she gets overwhelmed very easily in a group. Her least favorite subject is social studies as she has a very difficult time understanding past events as the concepts are too abstract.
Now that she has turned 16, Lily’s transition team is meeting for the first time to discuss a post-graduation plan. They need to set realistic goals, discuss interest inventories, and evaluate Lily’s options. Included in this meeting is the lead special education coordinator, Lily’s mother and father (who are divorced), the general educator, the school psychologist, and the speech and language pathologist. Her past IEP meetings have been very challenging; although everyone has her best interest at heart, they have differing opinions of how “best interest” is defined. Lily’s parents want her to go to a 4-year college with a focus on computer animation. The special education coordinator supports Lily’s wish to work at a daycare center as an assistant, because she really enjoys children and doesn’t feel her usual social anxiety around them. The general educator and speech and language pathologist at this school don’t know her well enough to provide post-graduation input. The school psychologist says that Lily’s interest inventory identifies that her area of strength is in an engineering field working independently with concrete concepts.
Written Communication
Page Requirement (1 point): Five to seven pages, not including the title and reference pages.
APA Formatting (1 point): Use APA formatting consistently throughout the assignment.
Syntax and Mechanics (1 point): Display meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar.
Source Requirement (1 point): Reference five scholarly sources in addition to the course textbook that provide compelling evidence to support your ideas. All sources on the references page need to be used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.
Prepare a 700- to 1050-word paper in which you differentiate between the humanities and other modes of human inquiry and expression. Be sure to address the following items in your paper:
Define the term humanities.
Distinguish the humanities from other modes of human inquiry and expression.
List a current example of each type of the following humanities and explain why each example you provide reflects current developments in politics, socio economics, and/or technology:
Art
Music
Architecture
Philosophy
Literature
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Note: Use your Course Readings as a point of reference for this assignment. If you need additional sources, use the University Library. If you use the Internet to find sources, you should only access credible and reliable Internet sites such as those affiliated with a museum, magazine, newspaper, educational institution, or arts organization, for example. You should not use sites like Wikipedia, About.com, Ask.com, or blogs, for example.
For this assignment, it is important that you get a wide range of humanities definitions and not solely rely on a dictionary definition. Doing so will help you think about how to discuss the humanities examples you choose
The Potential Benefits of Genetic Engineering Essay
h on the topic you selected and write a short (245 words), essay in which you report your research findings.
The Potential Benefits of Genetic Engineering.
Essays that have less than the required 250 words will not be read, and will be assigned a grade of F (No points).
Professor reserves the right to submit all written assignments to Turnitin.com. Papers that Turnitin identifies as having more than a 10% rate of plagiarism after quoted material and small matches (10 words or less) are excluded will not be read and will received a grade of F (No points)
Write a 750 – 1000 word paper, in APA style, compare and contrast at least 2 pros and 2 cons to the death penalty for juveniles who commit capital murder.
After this comparison has been made, state whether or not you support capital punishment for juveniles and why?
In your paper include a title sheet and 2-3 references. Only one reference may be found on the internet. The other references must be found in the Grantham University online library. Only the body of the paper will count toward the word requirement. Please see rubric below.