Critical Thinking/Application Prompts
Each week, you will be presented with a series of critical thinking prompts and application prompts. Please copy/paste the prompts into an offline document (Word, for example) and compose your responses offline (be sure to save your work). Then click on the “Submit Assignment” button above, copy/paste your work into the text box ( please […]
You are a student nurse at Rush Hospital and were recently chosen to be the student representative of the newly formed Holistic Nursing Committee
You are a student nurse at Rush Hospital and were recently chosen to be the student representative of the newly formed Holistic Nursing Committee. Hospital leadership has asked your committee to address inpatient complaints about the amount of general noise pollution throughout the hospital. The committee members feel this is a perfect opportunity to demonstrate […]
John Doe has decided to clone himself. He is sterile
John Doe has decided to clone himself. He is sterile. He cannot find anyone to marry him. He wishes to have children. He knows that he will not be able to love a child that is adopted or not connected directly to him biologically. He will be making use of a new procedure that involves […]
Business, Taxation, and Consumer Choice
This week, reflect on how businesses and consumers interact under the influence of taxation. Using ideas from Chapter 5 and Chapter 6: Explain how taxes affect a business’s decisions about pricing and production. Give a real example of a good or service that might be affected by a new tax. Connect the concept of consumer […]
How would you define implicit bias?
By now, you are beginning to learn more about biases and stereotypes. In many cases, these overgeneralized beliefs are not part of our conscious awareness. In fact, most of the implicit biases that we acquire are by-products of our environmental context and lived experience. For this discussion, you will explore the role of human nature […]