Use only these sources in the essay please.

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Rotstein, Arthur H. Books Are Out, iBooks Are In for Students at Arizona High School. St. Louis Post-Dispatch 19 Aug. 2005: C2. Print.The following is excerpted from an article in a local newspaper.

Students at Empire High School here started class this year with no textbooks but it wasnt because of a funding crisis. Instead, the school issued iBooks laptop computers by Apple Computer Inc. to each of its 340 students, becoming one of the first U.S. public schools to shun printed textbooks. School officials believe the electronic materials will get students more engaged in learning. Empire High, which opened this year, was designed specifically to have a textbook-free environment. Weve always been pretty aggressive in use of technology and we have a history of taking risks, said Calvin Baker, superintendent of the Vail Unified School District, with 7,000 students near Tucson. Schools typically overlay computers onto their instruction like frosting on the cake, Baker said. We decided that the real opportunity was to make the laptops the key ingredient of the cake . . . to truly change the way that schools operated. Used with permission of The Associated Press. Copyright 2008. All rights reserved..

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Delaney, Kevin J. Teaching Tools. Wall Street Journal17 Jan. 2005: R4. Print. The following is excerpted from an article in a national newspaper.

Pioneering teachers are getting their classes to post writing assignments online so other students can easily read and critique them. Theyre letting kids practice foreign languages in electronic forums instead of pen-and-paper journals. Theyre passing out PDAs to use in scientific experiments and infrared gadgets that let students answer questions in class with the touch of a button. And in the process, the educators are beginning to interact with students, parents and each other in ways they never have before. The issue is, how do we communicate with students today who have grown up with technology from the beginning? says Tim Wilson, a technology-integration specialist at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minn. Reprinted with permission of Kevin J. Delaney/Wall Street Journal. Copyright 2005 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.

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Dyson, Esther. Untitled essay. What We Believe But We Cannot Prove: Todays Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty. Ed. John Brockman. New York: Harper, 2006. 192-194. Print. The following is excerpted from a book about science and technology.

Were living longer and thinking shorter. Its all about time. Modern life has fundamentally and paradoxically changed our sense of time. Even as we live longer, we seem to think shorter. Is it because we cram more into each hour, or because the next person over seems to cram more into each hour? For a variety of reasons, everything is happening much faster, and more things are happening. Change is a constant. It used to be that machines automated work, giving us more time to do other things, but now machines automate the production of attention-consuming information, which takes our time. For example, if one person sends the same e-mail message to ten people, then ten people (in theory) should give it their attention. And thats a low-end example. The physical friction of everyday life the time it took Isaac Newton to travel by coach from London to Cambridge, the dead spots of walking to work (no iPod), the darkness that kept us from reading has disappeared, making every minute not used productively into an opportunity lost. And finally, we can measure more, over smaller chunks of time. From airline miles to calories (and carbs and fat grams), from friends on Friendster to steps on a pedometer, from real-time stock prices to millions of burgers consumed, we count things by the minute and the second. Unfortunately, this carries over into how we think and plan: Businesses focus on short-term results; politicians focus on elections; school systems focus on test results; most of us focus on the weather rather than on the climate. Everyone knows about the big problems, but their behavior focuses on the here and now. How can we reverse this? Its a social problem, but I think it may also herald a mental one which I imagine as a sort of mental diabetes. Most of us grew up reading books (at least occasionally) and playing with noninteractive toys that required us to make up our own stories, dialogue, and behavior for them. But todays children are living in an information-rich, time-compressed environment that often seems to stifle a childs imagination rather than stimulate it. Being fed so much processed information video, audio, images, flashing screens, talking toys, simulated action games is like being fed too much processed, sugar-rich food. It may seriously mess up childrens informational metabolism their ability to process information for themselves. Will they be able to discern cause and effect, put together a coherent story line, think scientifically, read a book with a single argument rather than a set of essays?

First published by Edge (www.edge.org).informational metabolism their ability to process information for themselves. Will they be able to discern cause and effect, put together a coherent story line, think scientifically, read a book with a single argument rather than a set of essays? I dont know the answers, but these questions are worth thinking about, for the long term.

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Johnson, Steven. Interface Culture: How New Technology Transforms the Way We Create and Communicate. New York: Basic, 1999. Print. The following is an excerpt in which the author reflects on his early experience using a computer.

Fast-forward a decade or two, and I cant imagine writing without a computer. Even jotting down a note with pen and paper feels strained. . . . I have to think about writing, think about it consciously as my hand scratches out the words on the page, think about the act itself. There is none of the easy flow of the word processor, just a kind of drudgery, running against the thick grain of habit. Pen and paper feel profoundly different to me now they have the air of an inferior technology about them, the sort of contraption well suited for jotting down a phone number, but not much beyond that. Writing an entire book by hand strikes me as being a little like filming Citizen Kane with a camcorder. You can make a go at it, of course, but on some fundamental level youve misjudged the appropriate scale of the technology youre using. It sounds appalling, I know, but there it is. Im a typer, not a writer. Even my handwriting is disintegrating, becoming less and less my handwriting, and more the erratic, anonymous scrawl of someone learning to write for the first time. I accept this condition gladly, and at the same time I can recall the predigital years of my childhood, writing stories by hand into loose-leaf notebooks, practicing my cursive strokes and then surveying the loops and descenders, seeing something there that looked like me, my sense of selfhood scrawled onto the page. On a certain level these two mental states are totally incompatible bits versus atoms but the truth is I have no trouble reconciling them. My written self has always fed back powerfully into my normal, walking-around-doing-more-or-less-nothing self. When I was young that circuit was completed by tools of ink and paper; today it belongs to the zeros and ones. The basic shape of the circuit is unchanged.

Employ strategies to impact the development, implementation, and consequences of holistic focused healthcare policies at the institutional, local, national, and international levels using evidence-based practice principles

Week 2: Identification of Healthcare Policy Concern Points 250 Submitting a file upload NR506_W2_Healthcare Policy Concern Purpose In this course, the students will have the opportunity to identify a healthcare policy concern and community healthcare concern which can be improved with a change in policy, ordinance or the language in existing law. The outcome would be the potential for improved health for a population group. Students will present a proposed solution or change to an elected official, and provide an analysis of the project. While students are not responsible for ensuring the implementation of their identified solution to the healthcare policy concern, the student is required to meet with an elected official to present the concern and proposed resolution. The purpose of this current assignment is to identify the community-based healthcare policy concern and provide an extensive evidenced-based foundation for proposing a policy change to an elected official. Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes: CO 1. Employ strategies to impact the development, implementation, and consequences of holistic focused healthcare policies at the institutional, local, national, and international levels using evidence-based practice principles. (PO 1) CO 3. Demonstrate professional and personal growth regarding the advocacy role of the advance practice nurse in healthcare policy for diverse healthcare settings. (PO 3) CO 5. Advocate for institutional, local, national, and international policies that influence person-centered healthcare, consumers, and nursing practice. (PO 5) Due Date Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 2 Students are given the opportunity to request an extension on assignments for emergent situations. Supporting documentation must be submitted to the assigned faculty. If the student’s request is not approved, the assignment is graded and a late penalty is applied as follows: Monday = 10% of total possible point reduction Tuesday = 20% of total possible point reduction Wednesday = 30% of total possible point reduction If the student’s request is approved, the student will be informed of the revised due date. Should the student fail to meet the revised due date, the assignment is graded and a late penalty is applied as follows: Monday = 10% of total possible point reduction Tuesday = 20% of total possible point reduction Wednesday = 30% of total possible point reduction Total Points: 250 points Requirements Description of the Assignment For this assignment, the student must first select a healthcare policy concern. The concern must be a community-based, public health policy concern. Student may not use healthcare entities or organizational concerns occurring within a private or public healthcare facility. Scholarly evidence supporting the concern must be presented that provides a comprehensive picture of the selected healthcare concern as well as the student-identified solution. The elected official whom the student will interview is also identified in this paper. Criteria for Content Overview of healthcare policy: This section introduces healthcare policy. It should contain the following elements: Define healthcare policy in general and its implications for the nursing profession Define the role of advocacy and how it can impact healthcare policy Explain how the role of advocacy is consistent with the responsibilities of an advance practice nurse Identification of selected healthcare policy concern: This section provides foundational information regarding the student-selected healthcare policy concern. It should contain the following elements: Specifically identify the selected healthcare policy concern Description of the impacted population group Provide a comprehensive description of the selected healthcare concern by including: How frequently does it occur? What impact does the selected healthcare concern have upon the community and population group? Description of student-identified solution to the selected healthcare concern: This section presents a comprehensive picture of the student-selected solution to the selected healthcare concern. It should contain the following elements: Identify, with specific detail, the solution to the student-selected healthcare concern Identify the following areas: What would be the positive outcome if the solution was implemented? What changes would need to occur in the community to foster implementation? What changes would need to occur in the population group to foster implementation? What measureable actions will demonstrate a positive outcome if the solution was implemented? What might be 2 (two) challenges to implementing the proposed solution and how can each of these challenges be avoided or resolved? Identification of elected official: This section identifies the elected official that the student will present the selected healthcare concern and its solution to. It should contain the following elements: The name of the elected official The position of the elected official Explanation of why this individual was selected Conclusion: This section provides a comprehensive and concise review of the key elements of the assignment. Preparing the Assignment Criteria for Format and Special Instructions The paper (excluding the title page and reference page) should be at least 6, but no more than 10 pages. Points will be lost for not meeting these length requirements. Title page, running head, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the current edition of the manual. This includes the use of headings for each section of the paper except for the introduction where no heading is used. A minimum of 6 (six) appropriate research-based scholarly references must be used of which 2 may be empirical evidence from state and county website data… (Check with your instructor regarding .org or .gov sites). Required textbook for this course, dictionary and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information may NOT be used as scholarly references for this assignment. For additional assistance regarding scholarly nursing references, please see the course Library Guide. Be aware that information from .com websites may be incorrect and should be avoided. References are current – within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them prior to submission of the assignment. Ideas and information from scholarly, peer reviewed, nursing sources must be cited must be cited within the text of the paper as well as appearing in the reference list with correct APA format. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing. This assignment must be submitted to TurnItIn (TII) as required by the TurnItIn policy. A Similarity Index of 24% or less must be obtained; this is the benchmark for CCN graduate nursing students. Any other level of similarity index requires the student to revise the assignment before the due date and time. To allow sufficient time for revision, early submission of the assignment to TurnItIn is highly encouraged. The final submission will be graded by faculty. If a TurnItin report indicates that plagiarism has occurred, the Academic Integrity policy will be followed. Rubric W2 HealthCare Policy Concern (NOV18) W2 HealthCare Policy Concern (NOV18) Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOverview of Healthcare Policy 20.0 pts Presentation of information was exceptional and included all the following elements: • Define healthcare policy in general and its implications for the nursing profession • Define the role of advocacy and how it can impact healthcare policy • Explain how the role of advocacy is consistent with the responsibilities of an advance practice nurse 18.0 pts Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all the following elements: • Define healthcare policy in general and its implications for the nursing profession • Define the role of advocacy and how it can impact healthcare policy • Explain how the role of advocacy is consistent with the responsibilities of an advance practice nurse 16.0 pts Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in the all the following elements: • Define healthcare policy in general and its implications for the nursing profession • Define the role of advocacy and how it can impact healthcare policy • Explain how the role of advocacy is consistent with the responsibilities of an advance practice nurse 8.0 pts Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations: • Define healthcare policy in general and its implications for the nursing profession • Define the role of advocacy and how it can impact healthcare policy • Explain how the role of advocacy is consistent with the responsibilities of an advance practice nurse 0.0 pts Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in two or more of the following elements: • Define healthcare policy in general and its implications for the nursing profession • Define the role of advocacy and how it can impact healthcare policy • Explain how the role of advocacy is consistent with the responsibilities of an advance practice nurse 20.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIdentification of Selected Healthcare Policy Concern 60.0 pts Presentation of information was exceptional and included all the following elements: • Specifically identify the selected healthcare concern • Description of the impacted population group • Provide a comprehensive description of the selected healthcare concern by including: o How frequently does it occur? o What impact does the selected healthcare concern have upon the community and population group? 53.0 pts Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all the following elements: • Specifically identify the selected healthcare concern • Description of the impacted population group • Provide a comprehensive description of the selected healthcare concern by including: o How frequently does it occur? o What impact does the selected healthcare concern have upon the community and population group? 48.0 pts Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in the all of the following elements: • Specifically identify the selected healthcare concern • Description of the impacted population group • Provide a comprehensive description of the selected healthcare concern by including: o How frequently does it occur? o What impact does the selected healthcare concern have upon the community and population group? 23.0 pts Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations: • Specifically identify the selected healthcare concern • Description of the impacted population group • Provide a comprehensive description of the selected healthcare concern by including: o How frequently does it occur? o What impact does the selected healthcare concern have upon the community and population group? 0.0 pts Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in two or more of the following elements: • Specifically identify the selected healthcare concern • Description of the impacted population group • Provide a comprehensive description of the selected healthcare concern by including: o How frequently does it occur? o What impact does the selected healthcare concern have upon the community and population group? 60.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDescription of Student-identified Solution to the Selected Healthcare Policy Concern 70.0 pts Presentation of information was exceptional and included all the following elements: • Identify, with specific detail, the solution to the student-selected healthcare concern • Identify the following areas: o What would be the positive outcome if the solution was implemented? o What changes would need to occur in the community to foster implementation? o What changes would need to occur in the population group to foster implementation? o What measureable actions will demonstrate a positive outcome if the solution was implemented? o What might be 2 (two) challenges to implementing the proposed solution and how can each of these challenges be avoided or resolved? 62.0 pts Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all the following elements: • Identify, with specific detail, the solution to the student-selected healthcare concern • Identify the following areas: o What would be the positive outcome if the solution was implemented? o What changes would need to occur in the community to foster implementation? o What changes would need to occur in the population group to foster implementation? o What measureable actions will demonstrate a positive outcome if the solution was implemented? o What might be 2 (two) challenges to implementing the proposed solution and how can each of these challenges be avoided or resolved? 56.0 pts Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in the all the following elements: • Identify, with specific detail, the solution to the student-selected healthcare concern • Identify the following areas: o What would be the positive outcome if the solution was implemented? o What changes would need to occur in the community to foster implementation? o What changes would need to occur in the population group to foster implementation? o What measureable actions will demonstrate a positive outcome if the solution was implemented? o What might be 2 (two) challenges to implementing the proposed solution and how can each of these challenges be avoided or resolved? 27.0 pts Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations: • Identify, with specific detail, the solution to the student-selected healthcare concern • Identify the following areas: o What would be the positive outcome if the solution was implemented? o What changes would need to occur in the community to foster implementation? o What changes would need to occur in the population group to foster implementation? o What measureable actions will demonstrate a positive outcome if the solution was implemented? o What might be 2 (two) challenges to implementing the proposed solution and how can each of these challenges be avoided or resolved? 0.0 pts Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in two or more of the following elements: • Identify, with specific detail, the solution to the student-selected healthcare concern • Identify the following areas: o What would be the positive outcome if the solution was implemented? o What changes would need to occur in the community to foster implementation? o What changes would need to occur in the population group to foster implementation? o What measureable actions will demonstrate a positive outcome if the solution was implemented? o What might be 2 (two) challenges to implementing the proposed solution and how can each of these challenges be avoided or resolved 70.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIdentification of Elected Official 30.0 pts Presentation of information was exceptional and included all the following elements: • The name of the elected official • The position of the elected official • Explanation of why this individual was selected 26.0 pts Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all the following elements: • The name of the elected official • The position of the elected official • Explanation of why this individual was selected 24.0 pts Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in the all the following elements: • The name of the elected official • The position of the elected official • Explanation of why this individual was selected 11.0 pts Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations: • The name of the elected official • The position of the elected official • Explanation of why this individual was selected 0.0 pts Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in two or more of the following elements: • The name of the elected official • The position of the elected official • Explanation of why this individual was selected 30.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConclusion 25.0 pts Presentation of information was exceptional and included all the following element: Provides a summary of key elements from the assignment 22.0 pts Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all the following element: Provides a summary of key elements from the assignment 20.0 pts Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in the all the following element: Provides a summary of key elements from the assignment 10.0 pts Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations: Provides a summary of key elements from the assignment 0.0 pts Presentation of information is unsatisfactory: Provides a summary of key elements from the assignment 25.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePaper Specifications 15.0 pts This section included all of the following: Paper meets length requirements of 6 to 10 pages. Minimum of 6 (six) appropriate research scholarly nursing references A dictionary, required textbook for this course and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information, may NOT be used as scholarly references for this assignment. References are current – within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them prior to assignment submission. 13.0 pts This section included three of the following: Paper meets length requirements of 6 to 10 pages. Minimum of 6 (six) appropriate research scholarly nursing references A dictionary, required textbook for this course and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information, may NOT be used as scholarly references for this assignment. References are current – within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them prior to assignment submission. 12.0 pts This section included only two of the following: Paper meets length requirements of 6 to 10 pages. Minimum of 6 (six) appropriate research scholarly nursing references A dictionary, required textbook for this course and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information, may NOT be used as scholarly references for this assignment. References are current – within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them prior to assignment submission. 6.0 pts This section included only one of the following: Paper meets length requirements of 6 to 10 pages. Minimum of 6 (six) appropriate research scholarly nursing references A dictionary, required textbook for this course and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information, may NOT be used as scholarly references for this assignment. References are current – within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them prior to assignment submission. 0.0 pts This section included none of the following: Paper meets length requirements of 6 to 10 pages. Minimum of 6 (six) appropriate research scholarly nursing references A dictionary, required textbook for this course and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information, may NOT be used as scholarly references for this assignment. References are current – within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them prior to assignment submission. 15.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA Format 10.0 pts APA guidelines, as per the 6th edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the • title page, • running head, • body of paper (including citations and headings), and reference page One deduction for each type of APA format error 0 to 1 APA error was present 9.0 pts APA guidelines, as per the 6th edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the • title page, • running head, • body of paper (including citations and headings), and reference page One deduction for each type of APA format error 2 – 3 APA errors were present 8.0 pts APA guidelines, as per the 6th edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the • title page, • running head, • body of paper (including citations and headings), and reference page One deduction for each type of APA format error 4 – 5 APA were are present 4.0 pts APA guidelines, as per the 6th edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the • title page, • running head, • body of paper (including citations and headings), and reference page One deduction for each type of APA format error 6 – 7 APA were are present 0.0 pts APA guidelines, as per the 6th edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the • title page, • running head, body of paper (including citations and headings), and reference page One deduction for each type of APA format error 8 or greater APA errors were present 10.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCitations in Text 10.0 pts There were 0-1 errors in the crediting of ideas, and information that contributed to knowledge 9.0 pts There were 2-3 errors in the crediting of ideas, and information that contributed to knowledge 8.0 pts There were 4-5 errors in the crediting of ideas, and information that contributed to knowledge 4.0 pts There were 6-7 errors in the crediting of ideas, and information that contributed to knowledge 0.0 pts There were 8 or greater errors in the crediting of ideas, and information that contributed to knowledge 10.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting Mechanics 10.0 pts 1–2 errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation and other aspects of formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual 9.0 pts 3 – 4 errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation and other aspects of formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual 8.0 pts 5 – 6 errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation and other aspects of formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual 4.0 pts 7 – 8 errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation and other aspects of formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual 0.0 pts 9 or greater errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation and other aspects of formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual 10.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLate Deductions 0.0 pts 0 pts lost – submission met deadline 0.0 pts Student does not meet the deadline for submission 10% per day up to 30% total (3-days) 0.0 pts Total Points: 250.0

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