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Describe efforts made by the organization to achieve diversity, and evaluate whether the organization is truly diverse or just has differences.

 Organizational behavior is a field that draws heavily on the disciplines of psychology, anthropology, sociology, economics and political science. Using at least three specific scriptures to support your assertions, provide one or more unique perspectives that a biblical worldview would contribute to the field of organizational behavior and management. In other words, tell how a Christian or biblically-based worldview will cause one to think of management and OB differently from someone without these bases. 

 

250words

 

 

 

 

 

Locate Exercise 3.1 at the end of Chapter 3 in our text. Take the evaluation and summarize your results. After summarizing your results, discuss the following questions, taking care to utilize text concepts in your discussion.

 

  • Were any of the results surprising to you?
  • What are the implications of the results as you will be managing others, either now or in the future? How will these results influence how you may manage others?
  • Were the results in areas of concern to you? How can you intentionally develop or improve the areas that may be of concern?
  • How does this exercise influence your understanding of emotional intelligence? How may it help you become a better manager of yourself or others?
  • 250words

 

writing 1

 

 

 

  • Using Psalm 19:7-14, write a 500-word response on how the Bible guides us in the area of organizational behavior. Provide and explain relevant workplace examples. 

 

writing 2

 

 

 

  • Review the text section regarding diversity and the video on diversity vs. differences.
  • Regarding the organization with which you are familiar, describe any identifiable signs of diversity that you see, identifying multiple forms of diversity (if multiple forms exist).
  • Describe efforts made by the organization to achieve diversity, and evaluate whether the organization is truly diverse or just has differences.
  • Minimum of 500 words, 2 peer-reviewed or trade journal source in addition to your text. APA-compliant

Intelligence As A Malleable Construct

Extra Credit: Essay

 

Description

 

In this assignment you will read the chapter “Intelligence as a Malleable Construct” from Handbook of Intelligence (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and write a 500+ word essay. This assignment will have 3 parts: summary, reflection, and recommendations.

 

Specifications

 

Summary

 

In the summary, make sure to include:

 

· What is a fixed mindset?

 

· What is a growth mindset?

 

· How can mindset affect achievement?

 

· How are different mindsets cultivated in students?

 

· How can the delivery of praise impact performance?

 

· Describe several studies that support the claims about the malleability of intelligence.

 

· Can mindset be changed? How?

 

Reflection

 

In this section, describe how the contents of this chapter relate to your participation in this class or other experiences you’ve encountered during your educational career (or life in general). Give specific examples.

 

Recommendations

 

Give specific examples about how educators at UC Santa Cruz can promote a growth mindset in their students.

 

Access

 

This chapter can be accessed from this link:

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19-32usR_mpBDV2GJxP5muQSk48hH-eil/view?usp=sharing (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

 

Note: you must be logged in to Google with your UCSC credentials to access.

 

Submission

 

Submit your assignment as a text entry on Canvas by the deadline.

 

You may write the essay in paragraph form, or you may answer each question separately.

 

Grading Rubric

 

1 pt What is a fixed mindset? What is a growth mindset?
 1 pt How can mindset affect achievement?
 1 pt How are different mindsets cultivated in students?
 1 pt How can the delivery of praise impact performance?
 2 pt Describe several studies supporting claims of the malleability of intelligence.
 1 pt Can mindset be changed? How?

 

2 pt reflection

 

1 pt recommendations

Analyze the competitive environment to determine the corporation’s most significant competitor.

In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation (Apple) .

 

 

 

Research the company on its own website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University’s online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

 

 

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

 

Analyze the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to  determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the  long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a  good choice. Justify your opinion.

 

 

 

Analyze  the corporate-level strategies for the corporation you chose to  determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to  the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to  be a good choice. Justify your opinion.

 

 

 

Analyze  the competitive environment to determine the corporation’s most  significant competitor. Compare their strategies at each level and  evaluate which company you think is most likely to be successful in the  long term. Justify your choice.

 

 

 

Determine whether your choice from Question 3 would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets.

Address the following points in your response for this reading assessment:

Provide an original response to the question below from the reading.  Your response should be:

  • A minimum of 250 words
  • Create your response in word or some other text editor so you can check spelling and grammar.
  • Be in your own words! Even if you are using information from the text, you should rephrase it so that it is not a copy paste.  I would rather you put things in your own words than be exact – this is intended for you to evaluate the topic and gain experience with talking about biological concepts!
  • Include terminology from the text (without copying it directly)
  • Link of the book:  https://openstax.org/details/books/concepts-biology 

In section 2.3: Biological Molecules of the Concepts of Biology text, we learn about the four categories of macromolecules that form biological organisms.  Address the following points in your response for this reading assessment:

  • In viewing the molecular structure of these four different types of macromolecules, highlight some similarities and differences in the elements and associated chemical bonds that make up each substance (section 2.1 is about bonds).  
  • As you will find in later sections, chemical bonds store potential energy (which is kind of like energy in a battery that isn’t being used – the energy is in there, its just not being used for anything yet).  When you break those bonds, you release energy that can be used to do various types of things.  The purpose of carbohydrates and some lipids (fats) is to provide short term and long term energy to the body.  Take a look at the molecular structure of these molecules – why do you think some molecules are designed for short term energy storage while others are useful for long term energy storage? 
 
 
 

How has your healthcare experience and/or community service activities influenced your decision to become a Physician Assistant?

How has your healthcare experience and/or community service activities influenced your decision to become a Physician Assistant?

 

How has your approach to your academic coursework prepared you to be a successful PA student? 

 

Describe your greatest strength and your greatest weakness as it pertains to becoming a PA student and a graduate PA.

 

Describe your exposure to PAs in clinical practice. 

 

Why did you choose to apply to the RBHS – SHP PA Program? 

Heat intolerance is associated with what secretion of the thyroid gland?

THERE ARE 4 ASSIGNMENTS NURSING RELATED. WILL PAY 20 TO COMPLETE NEED TO BE ANSWERED WITH 2-3 SENTENCES EACH. 

 

 

 

1) Answer the following questions related to abnormal assessment findings of the endocrine system.

 

a. Heat intolerance is associated with what secretion of the thyroid gland?

 

b. Striae are associated with excessive secretion of what gland?

 

c. Moon face is associated with the secretion of what of the adrenal gland?

 

d. Exophthalmos is associated with excessive secretion of what gland?

 

e. Hyperpigmentation is associated with hypofunction of what gland?

 

 

 

2) Determine whether each description is characteristic of type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

  

_Type 1 or Type 2

 

 

Description

 Insulin resistance

 

 

Beta cell secretory exhaustion

 

 

Inherited defect in insulin receptors

 

 

Production of islet-cell antibodies

 

 

Genetic susceptibility for antibody production

 

3) What five signs and symptoms are found in patients diagnosed with DKA that are not found in HHS?

 

4) What is a thyroid storm and provide four clinical manifestations?

 

5) Name four effects aging have on the endocrine system.

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b.  

c.  

d.  

 

6)  What are two primary laboratory findings used to confirm the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism and what test is used to differentiate Graves’ disease from other thyroid problems?

 

7)  Describe the difference between hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism. Provide a nursing intervention for each.

 

8) Describe the difference between hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. Provide a nursing intervention for each.

 

 

#2    ASSIGNMENT     Patient Profile: A 48-year-old female patient is scheduled for an incisional biopsy to evaluate a lump in her left breast. You are the nurse in the ambulatory care center where the procedure will take place.

Critical Thinking Questions: Answer each question completely and thoroughly.

1) How ill you describe the surgery to the patient when she arrives at the clinic?

2) If the biopsy is malignant, list three nursing diagnoses for this patient.

3) How could breast cancer treatment effect sex and intimacy for the patient?

4) What steps would you take when helping the patient decide what treatment to undergo for breast cancer?

5) How would you describe a modified radical mastectomy to the patient?

 

 

#3  ASSIGNMENT        Patient Profile: C. S., a 60-year-old truck driver, has been diabetic and has required insulin therapy for the past 12 years. Diabetic neuropathy has led to several complications, including end-stage renal disease, which he developed two years ago. He now receives hemodialysis three times a week and has an AV fistula in his left forearm. Yesterday, C. S. presented in the ED with a respiratory infection and was hospitalized with pneumonia, hypertension, and fluid overload. He will receive dialysis while on your nursing unit.

Critical Thinking Questions: Answer each question completely and thoroughly.

1) Is it appropriate to administer an aminoglycoside antibiotic for his respiratory infection? Why or why not?

 

2) What changes would you expect to see in this patient’s blood glucose levels during and after hemodialysis? What nursing care would you provide during and after hemodialysis?

 

3) C. S. missed his dialysis treatment on the day of admission. How might this be evidenced in his respiratory status? What care would you expect to provide next and why?

 

4) His wife comments on the fruity odor of his breath. What complication would cause this sign? What should you do next and why?

 

5) C.S. complains of dry, itching skin. How would you explain this symptom to him? What nursing measures for skin care would you provide and why?

 

 

 

#4   ASSIGNMENT   Oncology/Immunology CASE STUDY: 

Answer each question thoroughly and completely.

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Patient Profile: C.W., a 35-year-old female patient, has just been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus and is concerned about the impact of this multisystem disease process. You are the nurse that has been assigned to take care of this patient.

Critical Thinking Questions

1) What background information can you obtain from C.W. that would help you determine how the patient is reacting to the diagnosis?

 

2) When C.W. asks you what “multisystem disease process” means, how would you respond?

 

3) What diagnostic tests would serve to establish C.W.’s immune baseline?

 

4) What measures could you include with regard to discharge planning for this patient?

 

5) What are two nursing diagnosis for this patient and provide a rationale for each?  

 
 
 

What is the functional goal for the completion of in-service training?

While much of the training focus within law enforcement lies with the officers in the field, many departments are now committing significant time and resources towards effective supervisory and leadership training. In looking at the role of officer versus that of supervisor/manager, categorize the focus and goals of training at each level. Identify the importance and impact of the two (2) areas of training on the community and agency. What impact does liability have on the actions of the supervisor or manager? Provide your opinion on the importance of leadership training and the level of supervision at which you deem it most important to ensure the success of the squad, unit, or division.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.    

 

Questions often arise regarding how to maintain a well-trained police force after the initial academy training. In your discussion, address the following:

  • What is the functional goal for the completion of in-service training?  
  • What is the importance of instructional methodology?
  • Provide an example of desirable methods of training for veteran officers.  
  • Why is instructional debriefing an important training technique?  
  • What does instructional debriefing accomplish with regards to effective training?

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. 

 
 
 

Disruptive Digital Transformation Timeline

Select one of the following industries: banking, logistics, oil and gas, or manufacturing.

 

Using Microsoft® Word, PowerPoint®, or various digital timeline sites, such as ReadWriteThink, Timeline JS, timetoast, etc., create a timeline of low-end and high-end disruptive digital transformations over the past 20 years. The timeline should focus on at least 10 major transformations in your chosen industry and identify how the new direction provided competitive advantages for the companies that used these emerging technologies.

 

Pick a technologically deficient company within your chosen industry, and write a 1- to 2-page summary of what you would do to develop a digital transformation plan to help your chosen company become technologically up-to-date.

 

Format your summary according to APA guidelines.

 

Submit your assignment

What advantages and/or disadvantages do you see in doing this project?

Essay should be no longer than three single-spaced pages. There is one significant analysis in Tool #1 that must be covered in the essay. Each student must discuss how the “Cheese” book relates to his/her leadership skills at this time and how he/she might improve his/her leadership skills over time to become a better leader.

 

As the course begins, each student should read the “Cheese” book to start thinking about his/her leadership skills. Each student may also want to start thinking about his/her approach – working as an individual — to complete the Service-Learning Project at Animal Friends and the Leadership Tools Marathon.

 

Could your leadership approaches working with the people and the animals at Animal Friends be similar to the way the characters function in the book Who Moved My Cheese? Will you be like Sniff, Scurry, Hem and/or Haw? For some students, the notion and the possibility of volunteering at Animal Friends to complete the Service-Learning Project and the Leadership Tools Marathon may sound exciting and actually build individual enthusiasm for the project.

 

A template for this section includes six components for reflection and discussion within your response.

 

If you decide to work with Animal Friends, pull your thoughts together and write a short essay explaining why you would prefer to do this project. Include some of your past leadership experiences in completing large projects on your own at work, school, and/or home that relate specifically to this decision to do the project at Animal Friends, and the professional and/or personal improvements that you may need to make to become a better leader of people and/or animals down the road.

 

Some questions are provided to get your thinking started.

 

  • What advantages and/or disadvantages do you see in doing this project?
  • What skills and/or attributes give you the ability to do this undertaking on your own? Do you have these skills and/or attributes? Which ones? Describe at least three in top-down order.
  • Choosing to do this project on your own is not an indicator that you do not have leadership skills. People can be individual leaders. So, do people currently think of you as “leadership material?” Why or why not?
  • Have you had good work, school, and /or home experiences in the past as a team leader instead of working on a project individually? Please explain.
  • In terms of change, which character in the book do you currently identify with and why?       Explain whether or not this character is a leader. If not, what is this character lacking? What are your leadership weaknesses? Please explain.
  • Which character would you like to be in the future? List and describe three possible areas for improvement in your leadership ability/skills. In terms of your future as a leader, outline the steps that you will need to change today in order to become a leader of tomorrow.

 

SUMMARY ON HOW TO PROCEED:

 

Read Chapter One in the textbook. Your essay should include at least three reference sources from the first chapter in the textbook. (This is not a Self-Assessment Test Essay so the same reference requirements do not apply.) Read Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, MD in its entirety. Your essay should include at least three reference sources from Johnson’s book. Your essay must include thoughts and reflections on BOTH leadership and the “Cheese” book story and its characters.

 

It is not necessary to answer each question. However, it is important to weave your thoughts together in a cohesive essay — using no more than one short bulleted list of items. Your essay should include an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.

 

Learning is about managing multiple inputs and relating to the information to one sentence – which is defined as the introductory topic sentence of your essay. Start this tool by stating your topic sentence. Make a bold statement. What is the point that you want to make about yourself in relation to the leadership topic of change?

 

What do you really want to say in the body of your essay? Use the “assert and defend” style to make your point(s). “Assert” or “Make” a statement. Provide proof to “defend” it. Do it again and again. (Like the Self-Assessment Test Essays, use the five-paragraph format – introduction, body with three examples, and conclusion.)

 

Finish your essay with a strong summarizing conclusion. 

 

Be sure to provide at least three references from Chapter 1 in the textbook AND three references from the Cheese book.

Review the Resources and reflect on the web article Big Data Means Big Potential, Challenges for Nurse Execs.

When you wake in the morning, you may reach for your cell phone to reply to a few text or email messages that you missed overnight. On your drive to work, you may stop to refuel your car. Upon your arrival, you might swipe a key card at the door to gain entrance to the facility. And before finally reaching your workstation, you may stop by the cafeteria to purchase a coffee.

 

From the moment you wake, you are in fact a data-generation machine. Each use of your phone, every transaction you make using a debit or credit card, even your entrance to your place of work, creates data. It begs the question: How much data do you generate each day? Many studies have been conducted on this, and the numbers are staggering: Estimates suggest that nearly 1 million bytes of data are generated every second for every person on earth.

 

As the volume of data increases, information professionals have looked for ways to use big data—large, complex sets of data that require specialized approaches to use effectively. Big data has the potential for significant rewards—and significant risks—to healthcare. In this Discussion, you will consider these risks and rewards.

 

To Prepare:

 

  • Review the Resources and reflect on the web article Big Data Means Big Potential, Challenges for Nurse Execs.
  • Reflect on your own experience with complex health information access and management and consider potential challenges and risks you may have experienced or observed.
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