Describe the practice problem and why it is important to address within the context of nursing practice.

Abstract text must be double spaced with no paragraph breaks. Describe the practice problem and why it is important to address within the context of nursing practice. Summarize the practice-focused question(s) and the purpose for the doctoral project. State all concepts, models, and/or theories used to inform the doctoral project. Concisely describe the sources of evidence and how obtained and the analytical strategies used in the doctoral project. Concisely summarize the findings and implications (final doctoral project only). Concisely identify major products, conclusions, and/or recommendations as appropriate (final doctoral project paper only). Summarize potential implications for nursing practice and for positive social change. Here are some form and style tips: (a) Limit the abstract to one typed page; (b) maintain the scholarly language used throughout the project; (c) keep the abstract concise, accurate, and readable; (d) use correct English grammar and punctuation; (e) ensure each sentence adds value to the reader’s understanding of the project; (f) use the full name of any acronym, and include the acronym in parentheses if you use the acronym again in the abstract; (g) do not include citations in the abstract; and (h) per APA style, unless at the start of a sentence, use numerals in the abstract, not spelled-out numbers.

Discuss the influence of social media on the development of the self in the social world.

Attitude influences behavior, but this relationship is actually reciprocal. In cognitive behavioral therapy, clients are assigned specific behaviors that change the way they look at a situation. In 12-step recovery programs, one of the slogans, “Fake it ’til you make it,” is saying to keep doing a behavior until you believe in it. For this discussion, do one of the following:

  • Imagine you are a supervisor with an employee who believes that all homeless people are lazy. Rather than fire the person, you decide to give him or her a work assignment that will change his or her beliefs. What assignment would you give?
  • Discuss an attitude you had about a group of people prior to having direct contact with them. Describe the process you went through. How long did it take you to change your mind? Did you have any feelings about your former attitudes?
  • Discuss the influence of social media on the development of the self in the social world.

Analyze a difference and similarity in the methods chosen with respect to the health question being addressed in the selected articles.

In this journal, examine the methods section of each article. Completing a table will help you see similarities and differences.

  1. Use this section to compare and contrast the methods used in the articles you selected with an eye to assessing the quality and limitations of the findings and informing future research. Specifically, you should:
    1. Explain why the authors of each article selected the methods they did. How appropriate were the methods to the overall purpose of the paper? Justify your response.
    2. Analyze a difference and similarity in the methods chosen with respect to the health question being addressed in the selected articles. Explain your answer using evidence from the articles selected and information you have learned in the course.
    3. Assess a strength and limitation of the different approaches used in the articles you selected. Explain your answer using evidence from the articles you selected and information you have learned in the course.

Describe and compare the basic contributions of Maslow and Herzberg to the understanding of worker motivation

  • What is a matrix organization? What advantages and disadvantages are associated with this type of organization?
  • What is a cross-functional, self-managed team? Who would serve on such teams? Why do cross-functional, self-managed teams often lead to networking?
  • Describe and compare the basic contributions of Maslow and Herzberg to the understanding of worker motivation
  • Compare the assumptions Theory X makes about employees with those of Theory Y. How do these different assumptions influence management styles?
  • Describe the steps involved in the marketing process.

Describe the organization’s environment, and evaluate its preparedness for virtualization.

You have read about server virtualization and cloud computing in Chapter 6 of your textbook. For your written assignment this week, complete a case study of the organization you work for (use a hypothetical or “other” organization if more applicable) that will address the following prompts:

· Describe the organization’s environment, and evaluate its preparedness for virtualization.

· Explain Microsoft (or another product) licensing for virtualized environments.

· Recommend a configuration for shared storage; make sure to discuss the need for high availability and redundancy for virtualization for the organization.

· Explain Windows Azure capabilities for virtual machines and managing a hybrid cloud, including Windows Azure’s Internet as a Service (IaaS) and storage capabilities.

Make a recommendation for cloud computer use in the organization, including a justification for your recommendations.

Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice.

  • CO 1: Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO 7)
  • CO 5: Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice. (PO 7 & 8)

Discussion

Improving patient care and outcomes is paramount to the practice of nursing. As we conclude our learning journey through our world of research and evidence-based practice, it is important to reflect upon your time spent in the course:

  • Think about nursing practice and describe one barrier that you feel prohibits nurses from engaging in EBP; share one strategy you could use to facilitate the use of evidence to help improve nursing care for patients.
  • Reflect back over your time in the course and describe how your thinking has changed about nursing research and evidence-based practice; describe one new learning during this course that you believe was the most helpful.

Identify verbal messages you recall that suggested situational or dispositional attributions about you.

Write a paper in which you examine the concept of the self. Address the following:

  • Identify who was in the radius of significant others that shaped your development through your toddler, child, and adolescent years.
  • Identify verbal messages you recall that suggested situational or dispositional attributions about you.
  • Describe how you developed your current attitudes toward authority, competitors, subordinates, the opposite sex, or another generation.
  • Explore the effects your social world has had on your developing professional identity.

Post a description of the focus of your scenario. Describe the data that could be used and how the data might be collected and accessed.

In the modern era, there are few professions that do not to some extent rely on data. Stockbrokers rely on market data to advise clients on financial matters. Meteorologists rely on weather data to forecast weather conditions, while realtors rely on data to advise on the purchase and sale of property. In these and other cases, data not only helps solve problems, but adds to the practitioner’s and the discipline’s body of knowledge.

Of course, the nursing profession also relies heavily on data. The field of nursing informatics aims to make sure nurses have access to the appropriate date to solve healthcare problems, make decisions in the interest of patients, and add to knowledge.

In this Discussion, you will consider a scenario that would benefit from access to data and how such access could facilitate both problem-solving and knowledge formation.

Question

Post a description of the focus of your scenario. Describe the data that could be used and how the data might be collected and accessed. What knowledge might be derived from that data? How would a nurse leader use clinical reasoning and judgment in the formation of knowledge from this experience?

Explain the pressures associated with ethical decision making at Farrows Bank.

Hollow, M. (2014). The 1920 farrow’s bank failure: A case of managerial hubris? Journal of Management History, 20(2), 164-178.

Thomas Farrow had been evaluated as having been inflicted by managerial hubris at the time of the bank’s collapse in 1920. With this in mind, address the following questions, with thorough explanations and well-supported rationale.

  1. How did corporate culture, leadership, power and motivation affect Thomas’ level of managerial hubris?
  2. Relate managerial hubris to ethical decision making and the overall impact on the business environment.
  3. Explain the pressures associated with ethical decision making at Farrows Bank.
  4. Evaluate whether the level of managerial hubris would have been decreased if Farrow Bank had a truly ethical business culture. Could this have affected the final outcome of Farrow Bank? Explain your position.