When developing and implementing a grant proposal, the grantee must consider the project structure and four models for proposal development. Understanding this framework helps to fine tune the proposal and ensure that consideration has been given to selecting the appropriate resources required to carry out the project. 

There are four models that can be used for proposal development and implementation: individual, consultative, cooperative, and collaborative. Working as an individual may be sufficient for smaller projects or a pilot. However, the consultative, cooperative, and collaborative models may be required to carry out more complex work. Each of these models involve careful consideration of the required level of resources, collaboration, and partnerships. 

In preparation for this Discussion, consider the four models of proposal development as well as when each type of design is appropriate. Review this week’s Learning Resources that focuses on these models. Reflect upon the characteristics of persuasive writing learned in Module 2.

By Day 3 of Week 3

Post the following to the Discussion board:

• In a 2- to 3-slide PowerPoint presentation with      recorded voiceover, compare and contrast the four models of proposal      development (individual, consultative, cooperative, and collaborative) and      how each model would work in your grant-funded project. Persuade your      classmates why your choice of one of these four models is most      appropriately aligned with your proposed project. 

Be sure to support your analysis and conclusions with citations and references in APA format from the Learning Resources and your own research.

By Day 5 of Week 3

Comment on at least three of your colleagues’ posts in one or more of the following ways:

• Ask a probing question about a colleague’s choice in      selecting their model. Clarify any assumptions and/or gaps that he or she      needs to address.
• Share a resource with a colleague that supports the use      of the model he or she has chosen.

Discussion 2: Writing Goals and Objectives for Your Grant

A goal is a general statement of what you hope to accomplish with your grant. In grant writing, there are 2-5 goals. Goals are broad generalizations and are abstract, not measurable. Each goal is about the outcome or impacts your grant-funded health education program is going to accomplish. In your goals, you want to catch the eye of the grant reviewers. Your goals must loop back to your needs statement. 

An objective is directly tied to the goal the grant seeker is trying to achieve through grant funding opportunities. Objectives are very targeted and include the outcome(s) that will help accomplish the goal the objective addresses. In grant writing, SMART objective writing application should always apply. SMART stands for specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-phased. There should be 2-5 objectives for each goal, and there should be enough objectives to accomplish the goal.  

Below is an example goal and an objective for a goal.

Goal #1: Increase physical activity in children and their parents in Wilmington, Delaware through the “Walking for Life” health education program.

Objective 1A: At the end of the first six months of the “Walking for Life” health education program, 100 parents and their children will increase their daily physical activity to walking at least one mile.
For this week’s discussion board, you will be sharing your health education program’s needs statement, two goals, and two objectives. Ensure all parts of the posting are aligned to guidelines and requirements contained in the RFP. 

Note: To be respectful of your peers, in providing feedback that will be useful to them as they finalize their Needs Statement, Goals, and Objectives for Assignment 1, you are encouraged to post your responses to your colleagues by Day 5.

By Day 3 of Week 4

Post the following:

• Your Needs Statement, Goals and Objectives.

Please use the following templates to develop your goals and objectives.

To develop a goal, use the template below and fill in the blanks and create a sentence:

__________________
(Increase or decrease)

__________________
(what)

__________________
(in whom)

__________________
(where)

__________________.
(in the name of your health education program).

To develop SMART objectives, use the template below and fill in the blanks and create a sentence:

By_____/_____/_____,
WHEN—Time bound

_____________________________________________
WHO/WHAT—-Specific

from _____________________ to __________________________.
MEASURE with a number, rate, percentage of change, or baseline—Measurable

Be sure to support your analysis and conclusions with citations and references in APA format from the Learning Resources and your own research.

Gitlin, L. N., & Lyons, K. J. (2014). Successful grant writing: Strategies for health and human service professionals (4th ed.). New York, NY: Springer.

· Chapter 5, “Common Sections of Proposals,” pp. 79–104

· Chapter 6, “Strategies for Effective Writing,” pp. 105–115

· Chapter 7, “Common Pitfalls in Proposal Writing,” p. 117–124

· Chapter 8, “Writing Considerations for Specific Research Proposals,” pp. 125–133

Blanco, M. A., Gruppen, L. D., Artino, A. R., Jr., Uijtdehaage, S., Szauter, K., & Durning, S. J. (2015). How to write an educational research grant: AMEE Guide No. 101. Medical Teacher, 38(2), 113–122. doi:10.3109/0142159X.2015.1087483

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Develop SMART objectives. Retrieved June 27, 2017, from https://www.cdc.gov/phcommunities/resourcekit/evaluate/smart_objectives.html

Community Tool Box. (n.d.). Writing a grant application for funding. Retrieved December 17, 2017, from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/writing-grant-application

Review the Institute of Medicine’s 2010 report “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.” Write a 750-1,000 word paper discussing the influence of the IOM report on nursing practice. Include the following:

1. Summarize the four messages outlined in the IOM report and explain why these are significant to nursing practice.
2. Discuss the direct influence the IOM report has on nursing education and nursing leadership. Describe the benefits and opportunities for BSN-prepared nurses.
3. Explain why it is important that a nurse’s role and education evolve to meet the needs of an aging and increasingly diverse population.
4. Discuss the significance of professional development, or lifelong learning, and its relevance in caring for diverse populations across the life span and within the health-illness continuum.
5. Discuss how nurses can assist in effectively managing patient care within an evolving health care system

Assignment 4 : Read, Research and Respond

Polypharmacy and malnutrition.-1.pdf

• Questions

1. Describe how low plasma protein can become problematic.
2. Research the BEERS/STOPP protocol and describe it. (This isn’t in the article, you will need to research and list your references). 
3. List some of the other side effects of drugs and the specific drugs that entice them

Opinion

1. Imagine you are explaining polypharmacy to a patient.  Using figure 1 as a guide, explain the progression of this problem.  

 Safe Prescribing

There is probably no greater responsibility that the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner assumes than the responsibility of prescribing medications. While someone can be harmed by psychotherapy, the level and intensity of the harm generally does not come to the same level of harm that can occur from improper prescribing. The PMHNP must understand his/her responsibility both at a state and federal level when it comes to prescribing medications.

In this Practicum Journal Assignment, you will explore the legalities associated with prescribing controlled substances, as well as what a DEA number is, how to obtain one, and, most importantly, how to prescribe controlled substances in your state.

Students will:

• Analyze roles of the Drug Enforcement Administration
• Analyze PMHNP responsibilities when issued a DEA number
• Analyze DEA number application procedures
• Analyze state requirements for safe prescribing and prescription monitoring
• Analyze PMHNP responsibilities for safe prescribing and prescription monitoring
• Analyze Schedule II-V drug levels

To prepare for this Practicum Journal:

• Review the Learning Resources.

In 2-3 pages:

• Describe the role of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as it pertains to the PMHNP.
• Explain your responsibilities when having a DEA number.
• Explain how you apply for a DEA number.
• Explain your state’s requirements for a safe prescribing and prescription monitoring program. Explain your responsibility as a PMHNP to follow these requirements.
• Provide an example of a drug you may prescribe from each of the Schedule II-V drug levels.

LINKS:

https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/drug_of_abuse.pdf

https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/manuals/pract/pract_manual012508.pdf

Assignment Instructions

Speech Assignment

Communication is used to inform, to persuade and to analyze. In this assignment, you will write a speech that provides your audience information about a topic. Your presentation will be submitted in the form of a Power Point presentation.  Your speech should be a minimum of 1000 words long, including the total from the Power Point slides, and either the text of your speech in the Notes section of Power Point, OR in an audio recording that you attach.

Your speech should include an introduction which identifies your main point, a body in which you provide support for your main point, and a conclusion that wraps up your presentation and says something about the significance of what you’ve presented, just as you would do in a paper.

• PURPOSE:   To inform
• LENGTH:   1,000 words or a speech that lasts 8 minutes
• AUDIENCE:   A general audience of people interested in the topic, peers in the classroom
• SOURCES:   Total of 3, with 1-2 from the Library and 1-2 from discipline specific websites
• FORMAT:   The citation style that is appropriate for your discipline and is appropriate for a speech

Requirements of this assignment:

1) Watch a TED Talk. or another ~20-minute educational video lecture.

2) Annotate the resource, using a common citation format (doesn’t matter which one, but you must have all of the information necessary for us to find it). No urls. Use Easybib. or another web-based resource if nothing else.

Your “notes” in the annotation must be directed at answering two questions:

A) What was/were the speakers’ main points, using 2-3 examples? Use the transcript to identify the appropriate timestamp – these can be used in-text (ex. 5:15), or as a footnote.

B) How might this talk connect to topics or issues we have focused , or will focus, on? topic is related to: Geography of the western world

(any of the content, module headings, skills, or the larger issues about education or life on the planet more generally)

3) Evaluate the resource. What was compelling about it? Did it change your understanding about something? How and why, or why not? Did it have anything to do with material or ideas from our class? Did you get interested in the story? Was it an effective talk/video from a performance and public speaking perspective? Would you recommend it to your classmates, peers, anybody?

Answer each with 150-200 words. 

-Is the current growth rate of the human population sustainable?  Explain, using the concept of carrying capacity.

-Using an internet search, provide a timeline of important events in the modern environmental movement since 1960.

-Perform an internet search using one of these topics: car, electronics, water bottles, plastic grocery bags, food choice, home size, commuting and incorporate the “environmental impact” they may elicit.  

Read one of the articles you find and explain:

• The environmental impacts of that item or activity.

• How you as an individual can reduce your impact on the environment as it relates to this item or activity.

-Explain the relationship between three aspects of science: hypothesis, research/experimentation, and theory.

REFERENCES

1-Provide a critique Kristen Swanson’s Theory of Caring, making sure to identify benefits, consequences and feasibility of application in clinical practice as a family nurse practitioner. 

2-Provide evidence using 2 (two) scholarly articles in order to support your critique. 

APA style. 250 words. 2-3 references. 

Instructions

Ethics in business relationships include both the external and internal relationships that develop around the organization. For this assignment, you will focus on the internal relationships that develop inside the organization. Studies have indicated the more positive the environment within the organization, the more productive the employees.

Research one or a combination of these job-related topics found within organizations: job discrimination; sexual harassment; bullying or unsafe working conditions.

1. Briefly describe the issue.
2. Analyze the impact on overall morale, relationships within the organization and ultimately overall productivity levels.
3. Research a minimum of one company that was caught up in this type of issue.
4. What best practices might a company implement to avoid negative behavior within their organization?
5. How would you rate the ethical practices of the company that you chose (excellent, fair or poor)? Explain.

Your response should include an introduction, thesis statement, and a clear discussion of the questions/topics above. It should be a minimum of two double-spaced pages. You are required to use at least two credible references. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations and be cited per APA guidelines.

Your essay response should be formatted in accordance with APA style.