In most health care settings, it is unlikely that you would hear the terms “ad hoc” or “matrix” as you walk down the hallway. Although it is helpful for any organization to delineate pathways of responsibility and authority in an organizational chart, the lived experience of these structures is most apparent through the inquiries and behaviors people share everyday.

There is growing concern among health officials that infectious disease outbreaks are on the rise and will continue to escalate in the United States. This upsurge is not due to climate change, globalization, zoonotic pathogens jumping species or antibiotic resistance. It is due to a rising number of parents electing not to vaccinate their children because they are questioning the safety of the vaccines. The […]

On the Week 5 Discussion Board, post on or before Day 3 a description of a group with which you have been or are currently involved. Assess where the group is in terms of the four stages of group formation. If you are reflecting on a past experience, explain if your group moved through all four stages. Describe the task or group-building role you typically […]

 . Watch out for words that biologists borrow from society in general and then use differently! What is the difference between the way society uses the word community and the way biologists use it? 2. Life is Information Expressed. What sort of biomolecule contains the information for the functioning of an organism within its structure? (What sort of biomolecule represents the most common form of […]

Write a 4-5 page (350 words per page) paper in APA format describing the types of trends that have occurred or are occurring with the technology you selected by addressing two of the four specific topics below. You should also include as part of this paper any acknowledgements and resources used (e.g., websites, textbooks, articles). Each written assignment should include four or more references.

A great idea is to join a group of likeminded people who want to lose weight so you can commit yourself to each other and support each other whenever you meet barriers and challenges on your way. Losing weight is not necessarily going to take you a lot of time, but it will take some planning and spending 5-10 minutes in the morning where you […]

 Part B: Change Control Based upon the given/approved case study, in groups or as an individual, develop a report on change control. In the report: 1. Identify what processes are involved in submitting a request to deal with the changes necessary from your understanding of the case study. 2. Identify and critically analyse changes required and the impacts on scope, time, cost and quality of […]

The testing and assessment process is often a struggle for educators. For many, finding the balance between a seemingly “hard” or “easy” question takes much practice. Furthermore, the development of question formats and stems can be a difficult concept to master. To aid in quiz development, nurse educators can use models such as The 3Cs(illustrated below) to focus more on the content of their questions and […]

Instructions:  Technology makes vast amounts of information (and misinformation) readily available. The challenge is navigating this sea of information. Our goal for your general science education is to develop your scientific literacy. A critical skill you must develop is the ability to find reputable sources for scientific information.  There are many sources of high-quality scientific information on the open web; you just need to learn […]

The goal of this discussion forum is to offer you an introduction to the field of cognitive psychology. Cognitive psychology is a discipline within psychology that is concerned with the scientific study of the human mind. The mind is responsible for a variety of functions and abilities, including perception, attention, consciousness, memory, reasoning, and decision-making. Most of our mental life is unconscious. If the objects […]