What bearing does the age and religious requests have on the patient’s case? Are there medical and ethical laws that supersede the parent’s requests? 

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A strategic plan is a document used to structure and communicate organizational goals. It is also used to mitigate risks and alleviate the potential for legal cases. Barbara receives information that there is an additional, more pressing issue at a satellite clinic that is not documented in the original UCCO case. This issue relates to the emergency care clinic, which is used to treat patients with trauma-related injuries. The clinic has been over-utilized for the past year, resulting in stressed staffing, overwhelming costs, and decreasing quality of patient care and customer satisfaction. Staff productivity is affected by use of personal cell phones and clinic equipment is often used for social media.   In one particular case, a 13-year old patient was seen for trauma care by the UCCO Emergency Clinic. The patient’s parents make it clear to the staff that they are not willing to give consent to any procedure involving blood products or transfusion. The risks are explained to the parents. The patient arrived unconscious but shortly regains consciousness. After the parents leave the room, the patient tells the nurse that she is afraid of dying and would like any care, including blood procedures and products, to save her life. The nurse later finds out that the rejection by the parents was due to religious reasons. The nurse quickly discusses the case with fellow employees, one of which posts comments on her social media page using a clinic-owned computer. The nursing director give a verbal warning to all involved nurses and staff.   Visit the Rasmussen online Library and search for a minimum of 3 articles covering the topics of ethics, healthcare professionalism, and federal legislations.

In the databases use basic search languages (controlled vocabulary/keywords) to determine ethics laws specific to this situation. Some keywords to consider are healthcare professional code of ethics. Then, refine your searches based on your search results. Make sure to include a minimum of 3 credible, academic sources in your paper.  Using your research, address the following points in a minimum of 3-page report and reference page with at least 4 references:

•Was the nursing manager legally compliant with to protect patient information? Explain the legal risks and support with federal legislations and professional expectations, such as HIPAA and professional codes of ethics.  

•What bearing does the age and religious requests have on the patient’s case? Are there medical and ethical laws that supersede the parent’s requests? 

•What is the role and importance of communication among UCCO facilities, particularly in reference to compliance and ethical standards? 

•What are the ethical and professional factors of using social media? 

•Were the reactions to the patient’s case illegal, or just unethical? How does this align with UCCO’s mission, values, and strategic action plans? How does it compare to your own personal beliefs and values?  

Remember to integrate citations accurately and appropriately for all resource types; use attribution (credit) as a method to avoid plagiarism. Use NoodleBib to document your sources and to complete your APA formatted reference page and in-text citations.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

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In this assignment, you will be given a classroom scenario that will allow you to practice your ability to foster collaboration between a classroom teacher and an assisting paraeducator.

Ms. Neeser is a first year special education teacher working within an inclusion classroom of 30 students. Four of her students have learning disabilities and two have emotional disabilities. She is very excited about her placement and is even more excited that there is a paraeducator assigned to her classroom. The paraeducator, Ms. Taylor, has been working for the district for over ten years and is approximately 25 years older than Ms. Neeser. In their first interaction, Ms. Nesser felt Ms. Taylor was not taking her seriously and seemed to disregard any suggestions that she had about organizing the classroom, making comments like, “Oh, that never works!” and “That’s cute that you think the kids are going to listen!”

Based on the scenario, devise a plan for Ms. Nesser to address the situation with Ms. Taylor that fosters collaboration. Describe your plans for Ms. Nesser in a 1,000-1,250- narrative that is supported by three or more scholarly articles and includes the following:

  1. Goals for collaboration.
  2. Roles and responsibilities of the teacher.
  3. Roles and responsibilities of the paraeducator.
  4. How communication will be conducted.
  5. How supervision of the paraeducator will be handled.
  6. How conflicts will be resolved.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Describe typical and atypical patterns of speech and language development.

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1. Create a graphic organizer to share with families and colleagues that illustrates the typical and atypical patterns of speech and language development in children ages 4-8 years.

The graphic organizer should:

  • Describe typical and atypical patterns of speech and language development.
  • Show which sounds are appropriate at each age from ages 4-8 years.
  • Include how speech affects literacy.
  • Include an educational activity or exercise that could be used at home to foster the development of those sounds at each age from ages 4-8.
  • Additional local/community resources for families to support speech and language development.

Support your information with 3-5 scholarly resources.

Include a 250-350 word description of how you would present this graphic organizer to your general education colleagues.

Submit your graphic organizer and description as one deliverable.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

2.  Children’s literature can be used to foster a child’s early speech development.  Name two children’s books you could use in your classroom to build a child’s articulation skills and language development.  Describe how the books you reference can enhance your instruction in these areas.

1. Select one (1) of the approved topics from the www.procon.org ( Im choosing The National Anthem Protest as my topic and I am for it. (https://www.procon.org/headline.php?headlineID=005323)).

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When looking for information about a particular issue, how often do you try to resist biases toward your own point of view? This assignment asks you to engage in this aspect of critical thinking by playing the “Believing Game.” The Believing Game is about making the effort to “believe” – or at least consider – the reasons for an opposing view on an issue.

The assignment is divided into two (2) parts.
In Part I of the assignment (due Week 2), you will first read a book excerpt about critical thinking processes: “The Believing Game and How to Make Conflicting Opinions More Fruitful” at http://www.procon.org/sourcefiles/believinggame.pdf. Next, you will review the Procon.org Website in order to gather information. Then, you will engage in prewriting to examine your thoughts.
Note: In Part II of the assignment (due Week 4), you will write an essay geared towards synthesizing your ideas.

Part I – Prewriting: Follow the instructions below for this prewriting activity. Use complete sentences and adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.
1. Select one (1) of the approved topics from the www.procon.org ( Im choosing The National Anthem Protest as my topic and I am for it. (https://www.procon.org/headline.php?headlineID=005323)).

Website and state your position on the issue.
2. From the Procon.org Website, identify three (3) premises (reasons) listed under either the Pro or Con section – whichever section opposesyour position.
3.For each of the three (3) premises (reasons) that oppose your position on the issue, answer these “believing” questions suggested by Elbow:

  1. What’s interesting or helpful about this view?
  2. What would I notice if I believed this view?
  3. In what sense or under what conditions might this idea be true?”

The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:

  • Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.
  • Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
  • Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Identify the informal fallacies, assumptions, and biases involved in manipulative appeals and abuses of language.
  • Create written work utilizing the concepts of critical thinking.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in critical thinking skills and informal logic.