...section due to labor complications and meconium present in the amniotic fluid. The topic that must be taught to R.R. is proper incision care and to identify the signs and symptoms of infection for her cesarean incision. The patient is to be discharged today, and has had her staples removed. Educational Assessment R.R. is a 27 year old female who has a high school education and 2 years of community college education. No learning barriers were identified. R.R. stated that she prefers brief and to the point instructions with common terminology used instead of medical terminology. Spanish is R.R. first language, but she understands English well. The patient stated that she learns best by demonstration and written information. R.R. is currently a home-maker. She is married and this is her and her husbands’ first child. R.R. is very eager to learn and extremely cooperative. No learning barriers were observed. Psychologically R.R. seemed a bit restless and eager to go home and join her husband, but her attitude remained positive and cooperative. Based on the learning assessment of R.R., it is best for her to observe the proper care of her incision, and to have written information to refer back to and also to have written information on the signs and symptoms of infection. Cultural Assessment R.R. was born in Oxnard, Ca but has a strong Hispanic culture. When asked about any cultural practices, R.R. stated,” no, we are pretty average, my parents are old school, but not me” (R.R....
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...AMB200 Consumer Behaviour Tutorial Workbook Weeks 2 to 7 Semester 2, 2015 Tutorial 1 – Philosophical assumptions Activity 1 - What are your philosophical assumptions about consumer behaviour? Learning Objectives Upon successful completion of this tutorial, students should be able to: * compare and contrast the philosophical assumptions about consumer behaviour * use examples and theories to explain their own consumer behaviour Part A - Knowledge 1. Fill in the table below by circling the view that best reflects your opinion ACTING ON FREE WILL HIGHLY INFLUENCED Proactive Consumers mainly act on their own initiative Reactive Consumers mainly respond to stimuli from the outside world Uniqueness Consumers are unique and cannot be compared with other consumers Universality Consumers are basically similar Freedom Consumers are basically in control of their behaviour and understand their motives Determinism The behaviour of people is basically out of their control and determined by external forces A B Variation Consumer behaviour and attitudes change significantly through their lifetime Stability Consumer behaviours and attitudes are relatively stable and unchanging over time Nature Consumers inherit characteristics that influence how they behave Nurture Forces in the environmental are the key influence on a consumer’s behaviour A ...
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...scientific approach is the attitude of humility. Critical thinking requires the humble scrutiny of competing ideas. Students must understand that they may have to reject their own preconceptions (Myers, 2004). One must acknowledge the potentially biasing effects of preconceived ideas. Such ideas can evolve from a number of sources including culture and environment. In contemporary American culture, some regard the aging process view as being undesirable. For them, the term old connotes an inevitable future involving physical frailty, narrow-mindedness, incompetence, and loss of attraction. Adulthood is seen as a period of decline (Papalia et al. 2002). Hence, the potential influence of an ageist philosophy can influence the learning outcomes of an adult developmental course. Another concern involves how to enhance the retention of material and instill a positive attitude toward information presented in the classroom. Effective...
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...consider and purchase in frequently-purchased categories, but other heuristics are more relevant in durable-goods’ categories. Screening with recognition is a rational screening rule when advertising is a signal of product quality, when observing other consumers makes it easy to learn decision rules, and when firms react to engineering-design constraints by offering brands such that a high-level on one product feature means a low level on another product feature. Experience with applications and field experiments suggests four fruitful research topics: deciding how to decide (endogeneity), learning decision rules by self-reflection, risk reduction, and the difference between utility functions and decision rules. These challenges also pose methodological cautions. Keywords: Consideration Sets, Ecological Rationality, Evaluation Cost Model, Fast and Frugal Heuristics, Selfreflection Learning, Non-compensatory Decision Rules, Product Development, Recognition Heuristic. 1 A Marketing Science Perspective Marketing science provides a valuable perspective on whether and why consumers use recognition-based heuristics.1 This perspective is grounded by field experiments, the analysis of large data sets such as those obtained from supermarket-scanner panels, formal theory, prescriptive applications, and managerial experience. This perspective complements the theories and experiments in the...
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...As you are aware, Barbara Norris has recently been promoted as nurse manager in the General Surgery Unit (GSU) here at Eastern Massachusetts University Hospital (EMU). She has inherited a unit with the lowest employee satisfaction scores and highest employee turnover rate among all the departments at the hospital. GSU is known for its culture of confrontation, blaming, and favoritism. Additionally, the staff that has remained is dissatisfied, unmotivated and does not function as a team to deliver care. As a result of the lack of unity, GSU’s patient satisfaction scores, although average, have been declining steadily over the past few years. One of Barbara’s main objectives for accepting the position was the challenge to try to turn the unit around. While Barbara has a tough job ahead of her, she is off to a good start in showing the staff that she is genuinely interested in hearing their problems and concerns. The purpose of this memo is to analyze the main issues in the unit and offer recommendations to solve them. The Off-site In an off-site workshop that Barbara conducted earlier this week, the GSU staff revealed to her several problems in the unit. Megan Mahoney, who had only been on the unit for one year, expressed her disappointment with some of the senior nurses. She said, “You make me feel like I am doing everything wrong but won’t address me directly or in a straightforward manner” and “you said you were tired of me and all of my questions and called me a pest...
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...particular society. For others it can be seen as a source of conflict particularly when issues surrounding gender, class and ethnicity are put under the sociologists, ‘microscope’. It also provides an excellent indicator of how political ideology affects social policy, with the changing of governments impacting on educational policy. Some questions sociologists are interested in about education are: * Why do some pupils achieve more than others? * What is the relationship between education and the economy? * What is the purpose of education? * Do pupil’s school experiences vary? Assessment The course will be assessed by examination only. The examination will consist of various short answer question and essay style questions. Date of Exam: June 2010 Duration: 2 hr The Unit 2 exam is worth 60% of your final AS level grade. There will be 90 marks available on the paper. You will answer one question on the chosen topic, one question on sociological research methods in context and one question on research methods. Assessment Objectives AO1 Knowledge and understanding of the theories, methods, concepts a) The nature of sociological thought AS and A Level candidates are required to study the following concepts and theoretical issues: • social order, social control • social change • conflict and consensus • social structure and social action • the role of values • the relationship between sociology and contemporary...
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...I. Table of Contents I. Table of Contents 2 II. Intoduction 3 III. Company Background 3 IV. Customer Profile - Fashion Conscious 4 - Price conscious 4 - Product feature conscious 5 V. Buying Behaviour - Fashion Conscious 5-8 - Price conscious 8-12 - Product feature conscious 13-16 VI. Recommendation 16-17 VII. References 18 II, Introduction This project works on a well-known cosmetic brand – Shiseido. In the following parts, the project will evaluate the positions of SHISEIDO, the competitions within the industry, customer’s buying behavior (including their personalities) and their decision making process. We separated the customers mainly into three groups. They are (a) fashion followers, (b) price-conscious consumers and (c) consumers who focus on product features. Recommendations are made referring to the consumers’ profile. III, Company Background SHISEIDO is established in 1919, by a pharmacy launched in 1872. SHISEIDO then tried to develop different brands. It includes IPSA, CLE DE PEAU, ETTUSAIS, AQUA LABEL, MAJOLICA MAJORCA. In 1989, SHISEIDO make up was awarded with Marie Claire Prix d’Excellence／Astir Magazine Astir Award. It becomes one of the most famous global cosmetic brands in the world. The core values of the company are “RICH”, “HUMAN SCIENCE” and “OMOTENASHI”. “RICH” means enriching our hearts and minds. “HUMAN SCIENCE” means enhancing beauty and Wellbeing. “The spirit of OMOTENASHI” means providing social and human care services...
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...relevant for a manager. This course moves a step further and looks at the group and organizational level dimensions of organizational behavior. Work most often than not involves interactions between two or more people. It also implies that these interactions need to be managed for effective functioning of organizations. This course covers important sociological and psychological theories explaining group behavior and leadership, their implications for teams within organizations. We will also discuss some crucial aspects of organizational structure, culture and managing organizational change effectively. At the end of the course the students will be able to: * Understand the dynamics underlying group and team behavior within organizations and therefore be better equipped to deal with interpersonal dynamics at the workplace * Expose students to the concept of leadership and its relevance at the workplace * Understand and appreciate the complexities of the organizational context- specifically the structure and cultural dimensions * Become familiar with issues related to power and politics in the workplace in order to be able to deal with them effectively * Understand how to manage change within organizations * Develop oneself to manage and lead for higher performance in organizations Learning Goals: In addition to the course objectives...
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...lOMoARcPSD Summary - lecture notes Education: The Psychological Context (Macquarie University) EXAM: Part A: Kohlberg Piaget Humanism David Geary Part B: Humanism, Behaviourism, Constructivism Vygotsky Personal Perspectives & Intelligence Piaget & Problem solving Special needs students Gender o Male vs Female o Cognition & Behavioural differences Direct instruction & Discovery Learning Teaching Students with Additional Learning Needs Special Children Have special needs and require assistance at some stage in our schooling The notion of ‘fairness’ is not giving our students the same, but rather giving them what they need to learn and succeed. A look at the importance of resilience o Resilience is the ability to rebound, develop and thrive in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, hardship or even significant sources of stress. o How does resilience develop? Who are we talking about when we discuss children with special needs? o Those students with learning needs that are so diverse they need individual consideration and support. o A continuum of support in the classroom. Definition of Disability Social Model o socially created problem o not an attribute of an individual, but rather a complex collection of conditions o management of the problem requires social attention o collective responsibility of society at large o human rights issue of major concern o in the educational setting we ask...
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...national employment laws, as well as specific Texas laws we found relevant to your business that must be followed: * The Civil Right Act of 1964 * The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 * The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 * The Texas Minimum Wage Law Employment Laws The Civil Rights Act of 1964- Title VII In cases of racial discrimination where the employer is found guilty he or she is responsible for providing punitive damages as punishment for their conduct. The plaintiff will also receive a compensatory damages from the employer as reimbursement for injuries and/or harm. (Cascio, 2015) The plaintiff is also eligible for two years back pay of filling charges if employment was attained then with employer. To avoid civil right suits under title vii it is important that when interacting with employees everyone is treated equally. Personal relationships should be avoided and everyone should be treated the same. Try to avoid member-exchange styles of leadership, this will create in-groups and out-groups within the company which puts you in a position to be accused of discrimination. The law is a follows: “Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that...
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... and organizational concepts that must be taken into account if a leader is to be effective. Furthermore, as Christians we must be mindful of what we do. A Christian leader should heed the advice of the wise and never compromise their integrity. There have been theories and debates about whether leaders are born or created. Trait theories of leadership has discovered that many of history’s greatest leaders have some common denominators. According to these theories charismatic, enthusiastic and courageous people are more effective leaders. Meanwhile, behavior theories argue that leadership can be developed. Citing that leaders can effectively lead using learned techniques such as consideration and initiating structures. These leadership styles are effective and do not need to have the personality traits that are prescribed in trait theories. – (Robbins & Judge, 2010, p. 179-181). There have been managers that have all the ideal personality traits according to trait theories, but lack the will to govern...
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...had the power, in addition to dealing with problems set by the minister, to tender advice on their own initiative. The total number of education authorities in England and Wales was reduced from 315 to 146. The educational systems of Scotland and Northern Ireland are separate and distinct from that of England and Wales, although there are close links between them. The essential features of the Education Act of 1944 of England and Wales were reproduced in the Education Act of 1945 in Scotland and in the Education Act of 1947 in Northern Ireland. There were such adaptations in each country as were required by local traditions and environment. The complexity of the education system in the United Kingdom arises in part from the pioneer work done in the past by voluntary bodies and a desire to retain the voluntary element in the state system. The act of 1944 continued the religious compromise expressed in the acts of 1870 and 1902 but elaborated and modified it after much consultation with the parties concerned. The act required that, in every state-aided primary and secondary school, the day should begin with collective worship on the part of all pupils and that religious instruction should be given in every such school. As in earlier legislation there was,...
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...Cognitive Intervention: Cognitive Restructuring Theory BSHS/312 Elaine McCullough Marc Warren, Samantha Smith, Brandy Schneider, and Herlinda Rahn University of Phoenix Abstract This paper will examine the use of Cognitive Restructuring in regards to Stroke Victims and Adolescent Interventions. It will also identify questions regarding interventions. It is an in depth look into interventions too help assist the victims suffering from stroke and adolescent issues. The paper includes an introduction, in depth analysis of backgrounds and interventions associated with stroke and adolescent behavior, intervention questions, and the conclusion. Cognitive Restructuring Definition The cognitive restructuring theory holds that your own unrealistic beliefs are directly responsible for generating dysfunctional emotions and their resultant behaviors, like stress, depression, anxiety, and social withdrawal, and that we humans can be rid of such emotions and their effects by dismantling the beliefs that give them life. Thought challenging–also known as cognitive restructuring–is a process in which you challenge the negative thinking patterns that contribute to your anxiety, replacing them with more positive, realistic thoughts. The cognitive restructuring model is a proven model in addressing behavioral issues concerning stroke victims and adolescents. Our focus will be addressing the insights into these interventions. Cognitive Interventions for Stroke Victims ...
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...Chp 15 Notes Defining Psychological Disorders Psychological disorder - a syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior Disturbed, or dysfunctional thoughts, emotions, or behaviors are maladaptive - they interfere with normal day-to-day life. Understanding Psychological Disorders Medical Model Brutal treatments may worsen, rather than improve, mental health. Philippe Pinel opposed such brutal treatments. He insisted that sickness of the mind is caused by severe stress and inhumane conditions. Curing them requires “moral treatment’” including boosting patients’ moral by unchaining them and talking with them. Medical model - the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in more cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital Biopsychosocial Approach The biopsychosocial approach emphasizes that mind and body are inseparable. Negative emotions contribute to physical illness, and physical abnormalities contribute to negative emotions. Epigenetics - the study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change Classifying Disorders & Labeling People Classification aims to: * Predict the disorder’s future course * Suggest appropriate treatment * Prompt research into causes DSM-5 - the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of...
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...4/5 Rule – 80% rule – used to calculate how many of a minority class will need to be hired. Example: If 100 men were interviewed for a job and 20 were hired, according to the 4/5ths rule how many women must be hired if 75 were interviewed? 20/100 men were hired for a selection rate of 20%. You can't have a selection rate for the women less than 80% of the male selection rate. 80% of 20% = 16% selection rate minimum. 16% of 75 interviewed = 12 Railway Act – 1st federal law that dealt with labor relations – designed to ensure timely railway operations with minimum dispute between union and railway board. Mediators vs. Arbitrators - both are 3rd parties – Arbitrator – has the power to make a binding decision, Mediator – does not have that authority Evaluation methods: Manager or Supervisor Appraisal -- conducted by employees superior and is then reviewed by a more senior manager Subordinate appraisal – occurs when an employee carries out an appraisal on a manager (conducted for developmental reasons) Peer Appraisal – conducted by manager with input from peers. It is not common – there are concerns of stereotyping and fear the peer will find out Team Appraisal – based on Total Quality Management – stresses team achievements rather than individual performance. TQM sets performance standards derived from customer needs. Customer Appraisal – based on feedback from both internal and external customers with many managers setting Customer Service Measures as a performance...
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