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The Progressive-era stands out as a time when reformers sought to address social ills brought about by a rapidly changing society. Debates surrounded issues such as political corruption, the regulation of business practices, racial equality, women’s suffrage, and the living conditions of impoverished immigrants overcrowded into urban slums.
When it came to the issue of suffrage, did all women agree? Explain.
Constitutional amendments exist to correct a perceived problem within the existing document. In previous weeks, you examined the Bill of Rights and the process for constitutional amendments. For this assignment, you will consider a possible constitutional amendment.
Choose 1 of the issues listed below. Some are noncontroversial issues for the general public, while others are more controversial. Regardless of the option you choose, your assignment must be based on constitutional and legal arguments — NOT on opinion.
Issues:
Should the Constitution be amended to limit Congress members to 12 years of total service?
Should the Constitution be amended to give voters the right to recall federal officials before their terms expire?
Should the Constitution be amended to protect the right to have an abortion?
Should the Constitution be amended to legalize marijuana?
Should the Constitution be amended to give the president a line-item veto (instead of being required either to sign an entire bill) or veto the entire bill?
Should the Constitution be amended to include the right to health care?
Should the Constitution be amended to remove the birthright citizenship clause currently contained in the 14th Amendment?
Should the Constitution be amended to include Washington, D.C. as part of the statehood?
Case Study to Promote Critical Reasoning
Julio works at a large teaching hospital in a major metropolitan area. This institution services the entire geographical region, including indigent clients and, because of its reputation, administers care to international clients and individuals who reside in other states. Similar to all health-care institutions, this one has been attempting to cut costs by using more NAP. Nurses are often Aoated to other units. Lately, the number of indigent and foreign clients on Julio’s unit has increased. The acuity of these clients has been quite high, requiring a great deal of time from the nursing staff.
Julio arrived at work at 6:30 a.m., his usual time. He looked at the census board and discovered that the unit was filled, and Bed Control was calling all night to have clients discharged or transferred to make room for several clients who had been in the emergency department since the previous evening. He also discovered that the other RN assigned to his team called in sick His team consists of himself, two NAP, and an LPN who is shared by two teams. He has eight patients on his team:
•Two need to be readied for surgery, including preoperative and postoperative teaching, one of whom is a 35-year-old woman scheduled for a modified radical mastectomy for the treatment of breast cancer.
• Three are second-day postoperative clients, two of whom require extensive dressing changes, are receiving IV antibiotics, and need to be ambulated.
•One postoperative client is required to remain on total bedrest, has a nasogastric tube to suction as well as a chest tube, is on total parenteral nutrition and lipids, needs a central venous catheter line dressing change, has an IV, is taking multiple IV medications, and has a Foley catheter.
• One client is ready for discharge and needs discharge instruction.
• One client needs to be transferred to a subacute unit, and a report must be given to the RN of that unit.
Once the latter client is transferred and the other one is discharged, the emergency department will be sending two clients to the unit for admission.
1. How should Julio organize his day? Think about how you would set up an hourly schedule.
2. Make a priority list based on the ABC plus Maslow method.
3. What type of client management approach should Julio consider in assigning staff appropriately?
4. If you were Julio, which clients or tasks would you assign to your staff? List all of them.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of collaborating with physician organizations when pursuing FPA legislation.
Watch the short videos posted for the week and write a half of a page addressing the issues. What can law enforcement do to combat the crime spikes we are seeing across the U.S.?
Watch the short videos posted for the week and write a half of a page addressing the issues. What can law enforcement do to combat the crime spikes we are seeing across the U.S.?
Enter Sentinel City® and get on the virtual bus. Since this is your first tour, select the slowest
speed and stay on the bus the entire time.
Learners will survey the suburban neighborhood of Lake View.
As you take the tour, write down your observations, specifically those that align with the
following demographics and/or subsystems.
Describe the characteristics of the people you see in the Lake View Suburb.
What is the race/ethnicity distribution, age ranges, and gender mix?
Are there signs of poverty or wealth? What are they?
Is the area well maintained or in disrepair?
Who do you see on the streets? Parent with a child, teens, couples, disabled persons?
Is there anyone in the suburb you would not expect to see?
Are there homeless persons, beggars, etc.?
Are the dogs on or off-leash? Are there other animals?
What are stores (grocery, retail, drug, dry cleaning, etc.) in the area?
How do residents travel?
What services are available in the community – health care, social services, schools,
employment offices, etc.?
What types of occupations are evident?
Are there churches, and what are their denominations?
Select a target population of interest and discuss relevant demographic data and health status
indicators for this population group.
Identify significant health concerns for this target population. Include a discussion of significant
health concerns in relation to a global health issue.
Apply Healthy People 2030 objectives to the identified population health concerns.
Enter Sentinel City® and get on the virtual bus. Since this is your first tour, select the slowest
speed and stay on the bus the entire time.
Learners will survey the suburban neighborhood of Lake View.
As you take the tour, write down your observations, specifically those that align with the
following demographics and/or subsystems.
Describe the characteristics of the people you see in the Lake View Suburb.
What is the race/ethnicity distribution, age ranges, and gender mix?
Are there signs of poverty or wealth? What are they?
Is the area well maintained or in disrepair?
Who do you see on the streets? Parent with a child, teens, couples, disabled persons?
Is there anyone in the suburb you would not expect to see?
Are there homeless persons, beggars, etc.?
Are the dogs on or off-leash? Are there other animals?
What are stores (grocery, retail, drug, dry cleaning, etc.) in the area?
How do residents travel?
What services are available in the community – health care, social services, schools,
employment offices, etc.?
What types of occupations are evident?
Are there churches, and what are their denominations?
Select a target population of interest and discuss relevant demographic data and health status
indicators for this population group.
Identify significant health concerns for this target population. Include a discussion of significant
health concerns in relation to a global health issue.
Apply Healthy People 2030 objectives to the identified population health concerns.
Reflect on your level of preparedness for the national board certification exam (PMNC-PMHNP) on psychiatric. Develop a strategy for board preparation and time management utilizing the prompts below. Respond to the questions below in complete sentences.
• Discuss at least 3 realistic and attainable strategies that you would implement to prepare for the national board certification exam. What is your plan for implementing these strategies?
• Discuss how you plan to manage your time to include the additional preparation needed.
• Describe what challenges you anticipate as you prepare for national boards. How do you plan on overcoming these challenges?
Create an action plan in a PowerPoint presentation. Include the components listed below
the plan is to assist managers with identifying how performance appraisals (PAs) are used to demonstrate the success of training efforts. Analyze how performance appraisals are applied to training efforts. Then, identify three different types of PA, which could be used in your action plan, and include the rationale for your choice of each PA. Include the strategies for reaching the goal including what the trainee must do, what resources will be needed, and the type of support from managers and peers that will be necessary.
Include the strategies for receiving feedback, which will be used to demonstrate the success of the training efforts.
Define the expected assessment results and how the results can be used to improve training.
Begin your action plan by stating the goal. Next, identify at least three strategies for reaching the goal. Briefly explain your chosen strategies with supporting data in the speaker notes section of the PowerPoint presentation.
For the third part of the action plan, develop a 10-question survey that could be used to demonstrate the success of the plan.