Because of the serious detrimental effects of smoking, education about quitting smoking is a priority for nursing interventions when caring for patients who smoke. Major organizations that emphasize the role of nurses in helping patients quit smoking include the American Nurses Association, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and The Joint Commission on […]

Elected officials draft and enact legislation that shapes our society. Policies that directly impact healthcare, such as the Affordable Care Act, can transform people’s access to medical care. However, the decisions community leaders and politicians make about public policies in other areas still have significant effects on people’s health.   When examining the intersection of […]

Explain how culture influences crime. How do poverty and lack of opportunities influence the different cultures that emerge in different areas?

Bullet Background Paper   This assignment is an exercise in  condensing a lot of information into a hard hitting, need to know,  compact format.   It is the kind of communication an executive might ask for in preparation for an important meeting or decision.  The challenge is to choose that information which is the “essence” of […]

Select 2 new or existing media, instructional tools, or pieces of software to thoroughly research and evaluate teaching math and science to elementary students. Use the following to research:   1. Socrative: Enriching Teaching and Learning   2. Lumio   Using the information in the article and your research, make sure to cover the following […]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please read Chapters 5 and 6 of the course textbook and the  Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance – United States, 2019Links to an external site.  (YRBS) report. After your readings you should be more familiar with the power of organizing individuals within a community and the effect it can […]

View this short video about the continuum of special education services for school-age students with disabilities: San Juan Unified School District (2018)  Special Education overview– Continuum of Services (1:31).   Beside student achievement towards the standards, unfortunately, other factors often play a role in special education services. View this video: ColorinColorado (2016)   How culture may […]

As budgets and funding are essential to any emergency and emergency plan, students will have to locate funding sources and write a grant proposal for a grant they identify based on their research. The format for the grant proposal is included below. This writing assignment is worth 50 points and will be graded using the […]

Why learn to write effectively? decorative image What is the cost of poor communication? It is difficult to know exactly, but estimates suggest the cost could be billions of dollars and worker hours. Poorly-worded or inefficient emails, incessant text messages, memos and emails that go unread due to poor structure and writing, snoozy slide presentations, […]

Create a traditional outline with Roman Numerals or the creative flow of a Venn Diagram or Concept Map, The key is to use this outline as a springboard for your ideas.   Minimum of 300 words, or a detailed equivalent in the format you choose.   This assignment is for you—to help organize your thoughts […]