The purpose of this assignment is to complete resource scheduling and cost problems.  Complete the following Chapter 8 exercises in the Larson and Gray textbook: Exercises 2, 5, 6 and 11.

Use Microsoft Excel and/or Microsoft Project to complete these exercises.  Provide requested short answer responses in a Microsoft Word file.

Submit your Microsoft Word file, along with your Microsoft Excel and/or Microsoft Project file.  Ensure that your last name is in your file names. My last name is: Farm

While APA is required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a scoring guide Please review the scoring guide prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Nursing knowledge is classified in a variety of ways, one of which is Carper’s Patterns of Knowing (Carper, 1978). Carper’s framework offers a lens through which the nurse can reflect upon insights acquired through empirical, ethical, personal, and aesthetic knowledge (Carper, 1978). Through intentional reflection using Carper’s Patterns of Knowing, nurses can process experiential learning and knowledge acquired through practice. The purpose of this assignment is to reflect upon a specific practice situation and better understand the professional knowledge and insights obtained through that experience.Think of a surprising or challenging practice situation in which you felt underprepared, unprepared, or uncomfortable.

Select an important nursing issue/topic that was inherent to the identified situation.

Briefly explain the situation

Identify the nursing issue inherent in the identified situation:

As a method of reflection, use Carper’s Patterns of Knowing to analyze the situation. In your discussion, address ONE of the following Patterns of Knowing:

What do you think was the underlying reason for the situation? (Esthetics)
What were your thoughts and feeling in the situation? (Personal)
What was one personal belief that impacted your actions? (Ethics)
What evidence in nursing literature supports the nursing importance of the identified issue? (Empirical)

What new insights did you gain through this reflective practice opportunity? How will this apply to your practice as a nurse practitioner? Be sure to use scholarly literature to support your position.