Read the article on the Castrati then discuss the pros and cons of this period practice. Why was it so popular? What was the advantages or disadvantages of having male castrati singing lead roles? Example of a current day male soprano:
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Title: “The Castrati: Examining the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Controversial Practice”
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“The Dark Side of Performance Enhancing Drugs: A Comprehensive Look at their History, Effects, and Dangers”
Performance Enhancing Drugs, their history, their effects on users physical, mental and emotional health, why do people use them and what are the dangers?
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Discussion Forum 1/Examining QSEN Competencies: Patient-Centered Care
For Discussion Forum 1, the mentor will assign students to examine one of the 5 QSEN competencies. In Discussion Forum 1, post your response to the following discussion prompts. Please identify the forum in which you are participating in the subject line of your thread (e.g., “Discussion Forum 1/[Your Name]”). Post your response to the selected discussion topic by the date indicated in the Course Calendar. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the Course Calendar.
Describe the competency.
Why do you think this is an important element of providing high quality and safe care of clients?
How could you apply this competency to your practice as a nursing student?
Do you feel that you could disagree with a healthcare professional who was doing something wrong in the hospital setting?
For posting and grading guidelines as well as additional help with discussion assignments, please refer to the online discussion rubric located in the evaluation rubrics area of the course website and to the student handbook located within the general information area of the course website. [MO 1.1, MO 1.2] -
Title: The Importance of Leadership Skills in Air Force Pilot Training and Flight Operations
1) Why are leadership skills important in air force pilots? (1-2 pages)
2) How can leadership skills enhance piloting? (1-2 pages)
3) What are the most important leadership skills for student Airforce pilots, and how are these skills taught and developed during their training? (1-2 pages)
Ø Methodologies of Leadership Training
How do air force pilot training programs teach leadership skills, and how well do these methods work? (1-2 pages)
Ø Integration of Leadership Theory into Flight Training
4) How is leadership theory included in the flight training courses for student air force pilots, and how does it help them become better leaders in practice? (1-2 pages)
5) What impact does leadership training have on the flight performance and decision-making abilities of student pilots during critical flight operations? (1-2 pages) -
“Peer Workshop: Improving Comparison & Contrast Essays”
Comparison & Contrast Essay Writing Workshop
High Order Categories:
Introductory Paragraph/Thesis: Does the intro give you the reader full context to get you in the mindset to read the essay? How does it do so, or what does it need to do so?
• How does the intro provide context for the essay to follow?
• Underline the essay’s thesis. Identify the multiple portions of the thesis.
• What are the subjects being CCd?
• Does the thesis include at least one similarity and at least one difference?
Content: Line of comparison/contrast: How are each of these achieved, or what could help achieve them more effectively?
• The line of comparison and contrast is clear.
• The points about each subject are balanced.
• The points of comparison and contrast highlight an aspect or aspects of the work that is/are meaningful to discuss.
• Do the main points of the essay support the specifics claims of the thesis?
Conclusion: Does the concluding paragraph explain to you the reader what the importance of these ideas is? Does it establish the “so what” of the essay’s points? How does it do so, or what does it need to do so?
Organization
• A clear pattern of organization for a c/c essay is clear. Describe it.
• The order of ideas is logical and clear to the reader: the beginning has a strong lead, the details build on the main ideas, the end concludes the essay satisfactorily, and transitions take readers naturally through each of these.
• The progression of ideas aligns with the points of the thesis.
The expectations for the lower order categories are heightening as the quarter progresses based on continued practice and feedback on previous work:
Documentation
• The title and the author of the work are included; signal phrases and parenthetical citations are used correctly throughout the summary to give credit to the original source.
• Mark all signal phrases used with quoted/paraphrased material. If not signal phrase is used, does the author’s name appear in the parenthetical citation? If not, is there a good reason that it doesn’t?
• Review all documentation for accuracy.
• Is a Works Cited page included? Is it formatted properly?
Diction Choices:
• The word choices and level of discourse are not only correct but effective: no homonym errors, suitable for the college-level assignment in which they appear, fluent and easily understood.
• The tone created is a formal one to match the formality of the assignment—no “I. you, us, we, etc…”.
Conventions: mark any areas about which you have questions. Remember, you don’t have to correct the issue you think you identify—just identify and name what you think needs attention.
• Grammar conventions are correct: agreement (s-v & pronoun), modifier placement, parallel structures, etc…
• Punctuation is present, correct, and effective: commas, semicolons, colons, apostrophes, quotation marks, periods, exclamation points, question marks, hyphens, and dashes.
• The sentences are constructed correctly and varied in terms of length, openers, and structures. There are no comma splices, fused sentences, or sentence fragments.
Then, use the attached writing workshop worksheet to provide an essay response for each of the other members of your assigned group👆
Be sure to read carefully, offer thoughtful feedback for the purpose of improvement, and word that feedback tactfully. You will be using the thoughtful feedback you receive from you classmates to revise your own work.
Remember to consider the criteria for this essay, not for the purpose of assigning a grade (do not comment on grade level of the work), but for the purpose of addressing multiple aspects of the work from your point of view as a discerning reader who knows the course concepts. -
“The Importance of Collaboration in Community Nursing” In your post, you highlighted the crucial role of collaboration in community nursing. I completely agree with your perspective. Community nursing is a team effort that requires the involvement and cooperation of various stakeholders, including healthcare professionals
A 275 word forum post in response to a post that I have added in the requirements about community nursing. Two portions of the response are responding to their post and then the critical thinking question they posed.
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Title: Security Goals for the Protection of Human, Physical, and Cyber Targets Security goals are essential for ensuring the safety and protection of individuals, physical assets, and digital information. They serve as a framework for designing and implementing security measures to prevent
Define security goals aimed at the protection of human, physical, and cyber targets. Give one relative example for each!
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Risk Mitigation Plan for Technology-Driven Practice Change in Healthcare Environment “Risk Management Plan for Implementing a New Technology in a Health Care Organization” Introduction: Technology plays a vital role in the healthcare industry, providing various benefits such as improved efficiency, better patient outcomes, and enhanced communication. However, with the implementation of
Create a risk mitigation plan and a 2-4 page explanation of your plan.
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Introduction
As a DNP-prepared nurse, it will be important for you to develop the knowledge and skill necessary to conduct a risk analysis. Understanding risks is important for effective practice, organizational performance, and positive patient safety and outcomes. For this assessment you will use a risk matrix to note the potential occurrence of identified risks (frequent, sometimes, never), and the potential for harm [(patient or organization) (severe, mild, none)]. You will then list what action will be taken to reduce the occurrence and/or severity of the risk, noting the resultant change in occurrence and/or severity. By using the tools and guidance in this assessment you will be able to complete your own risk analysis that is relevant to the health care environment and technology you have been using throughout your work in this course. This in turn will prepare you to carry out such analyses in your current or future practice.
Preparation
In the previous assessments, you:
Observed opportunities to use technology/informatics to make practice changes.
Reviewed organization or provider-type performance.
Identified real or potential risks associated with the technology/informatics-driven practice change.
In this assessment, you will use your SAFER Guides findings and resources to create a risk mitigation plan. You will complete this assessment using the Risk Mitigation Plan Template [DOCX] Download Risk Mitigation Plan Template [DOCX].
If you are not familiar with risk mitigation planning, the What Is a Risk Matrix? | Effective Risk Assessments [Video] may help you get started.
Instructions
For this assessment:
Use the table in the Risk Mitigation Plan Template [DOCX] Download Risk Mitigation Plan Template [DOCX]to list the risks identified by the SAFER Guides, the potential occurrence of the risk (frequent, sometimes, never), the potential for harm [(patient or organization) (severe, mild, none)].
Additionally, state what action will be taken to reduce the occurrence and/or severity of the risk and identify the resultant change in occurrence and/or severity.
Write a 2–4 page report (below the table in the template) that addresses any ethical or legal issues that could arise from not addressing the identified risks, justify your proposed actions to address the identified risks, and identify change management strategies that could help others implement the proposed actions in their practice.
Overall, your assessment will be assessed based on the following criteria:
Complete all sections of the risk management plan table.
Explain any ethical or legal issues that could result from not addressing identified risks.
Think about not only what the potential ethical or legal issues, but also the impact on patients, practitioners, and institutions that could result from them.
Justify proposed actions to address identified risks.
Make sure you support your justification with cited support from peer-reviewed literature or evidence-based practice.
Identify change management strategies that could help others implement the proposed actions in their practice.
Think about who would be implementing your proposed actions and their relevance to your chosen health care environment when selecting strategies.
Convey purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
Additional Requirements
Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
Length: A completed Risk Mitigation Plan Template [DOCX] Download Risk Mitigation Plan Template [DOCX], plus a 2–4 double-spaced page APA-formatted paper and reference list.
References: 3–6 scholarly or professional resources, no more than five years old.
APA format: Submission should follow current APA style and formatting. Review the Evidence and APA section of the Writing Center for guidance.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Defend the selection of a technology to meet the needs of a health care organization.
Justify proposed actions to address identified risks.
Identify change management strategies that could help others implement the proposed actions in their practice.
Competency 2: Evaluate technology and its effect within a health care organization.
Complete all sections of the risk management plan table.
Competency 3: Evaluate and solve ethical and legal issues relating to health care technology.
Explain any ethical or legal issues that could result from not addressing identified risks.
Competency 4: Address assessment purpose in a well organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
Convey purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
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Title: Understanding Internal and External Validity Errors in Research Studies Internal and external validity are two important aspects that researchers should focus on while conducting a research study. Internal validity refers to the extent to which the study accurately measures what it intends to measure
Discussion Question: Discuss “internal and external validity errors that researchers should focus while conducting a research study”. Instructions for Completing the Discussion Questions:
Post your original response by Wednesday at 11:59 PM. Your response should be a minimum of 5 sentences but should not exceed 250 words. Appropriately cite the references.
Respond to at least 2 of your classmates by Saturday at 11:59 PM. Your response to your classmate should be substantive in nature for example:
a) State agreements and provide additional supportive evidence or examples
b) Ask additional questions for clarification or provide additional ideas or perspectives on the answer
c) Advance the participant’s ideas further by providing additional references or support and providing feedback on the participant’s experience or perspectives.
d) State disagreements, if any, but provide evidence or support, using professional tone and netiquette.