...Plan My Professional Nursing Development Plan aims to successfully navigate toward a Family Nurse Practitioner certification. As a Nurse Practitioner (NP), I will focus on patient-centered care and will attempt to maximize patient preference, as indicated by Core Competencies of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). I hope to develop my critical thinking and leadership skills and adhere to the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) Differentiated Essential Competencies (DECs). Role of the Baccalaureate Nurse The role of the baccalaureate prepared nurse extends beyond clinical skills and emphasizes evidence-based practice and holistic patient care. The Texas BON DECs outline...
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...ATTENDANCE AMONG HISPANIC FEMALE 11TH GRADE STUDENTS A Dissertation By Kelly J. Manlove BS, Stephen F. Austin State University, 1996 MS, University of North Texas, 2006 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION In Educational Leadership Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, Texas May, 2013 THE IMPACT OF EXTRACURRICULAR ATHLETIC ACTIVIES ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, DISCIPLINARY REFERRALS, AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AMONG HISPANIC FEMALE 11TH GRADE STUDENTS A Dissertation By Kelly J. Manlove BS, Stephen F. Austin State University, 1996 MS, University of North Texas, 2006 This dissertation meets the standards for scope and quality of Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi and is hereby approved. Kamiar Kouzekanani, Ph.D. Bryant Griffith, Ph.D. Chair Committee Member Jacqueline Hamilton, Ed.D. Pamela Meyer, Ph.D. Committee Member Graduate Faculty Representative JoAnn Canales, Ph.D. Interim Dean of Graduate Studies May 2013 © Kelly Jean Manlove All Rights Reserved March 2013 v ABSTRACT THE IMPACT OF EXTRACURRICULAR ATHLETIC ACTIVIES ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, DISCIPLINARY REFERRALS, AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AMONG HISPANIC FEMALE 11TH GRADE STUDENTS (March 2013) Kelly J. Manlove B.S., Stephen F. Austin State University M.Ed., University of North Texas Dissertation Chair: Kamiar Kouzekanani, Ph.D. The study examined the impact of participation in extracurricular athletic activities on GPA, reading and...
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...Academic Literacy in the Classroom Vincent Bordi Grand Canyon University: SED 535 February 6, 2013 Abstract Presented in this paper is a class and student profile concerning literacy traits as observed in a 9th grade health class at Lathrop High School. From classroom observations and personal research the class as a whole was analyzed on how they were able to read and write while also observing the strategies the teacher used to promote these literacy skills. To better understand literacy skills used by the teacher in the classroom there was a meeting between him and I where we discussed different strategies that he incorporates into his lessons. Attached are the observation summaries along with a Venn diagram that is based off one student that was individually observed. Introduction What do you need to know to become an educator for adolescents? It is obviously a requirement to master the content being taught and having the ability to manage a classroom; however educators are sometimes oblivious to one trait and that is teaching literacy. Most information in the secondary classroom is extracted from text and a common misconception is that it is not the responsibility of content instructors to teach literacy. It is often thought teaching how to read and write is up to English teachers while a content educator only needs to focus on their content. Observed Classroom as Whole From the little time spent observing the classroom a lot of information was...
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...TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY McCoy College of Business Administration Department of CIS & QM – Spring 2015 CIS 5318 – Information Technology in Digital Economy Monday/Wednesday 6:30 – 9:15 pm Instructor: Dr. Vivek Shah Office: McCoy 457 Office hours: Wen: 4:30 – 6:00 (Round Rock Campus); TTH: 3:30 to 4:30; M: 4:30 to 6:00 (San Marcos Campus) or by appointment Phone: 512.245.2049 (My office) 512.245.2291 (Dept. office) 512.413.5419 (Cell) Email: vs01@txstate.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is directly concerned with the management issues surrounding information and telecommunications systems. It presents the ingredients of management knowledge necessary for success in the management of information technology. This course views information technology from the perspective of managers at several levels--from the CEO to the first line manager. It provides frameworks and management principles that current or aspiring managers can employ to cope with the challenges inherent in the implementation of rapidly advancing technology. The course presents fundamental knowledge essential to managing an information technology successfully within a larger organization. It considers strategic and operational issues, the significance of rapidly advancing technology, and human and organizational issues related to technology introduction and use. The course describes management systems and models of successful behavior that capitalize on opportunities...
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... A PAPER SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NURS 5013 – THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS IN THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING BY HARSHAL THOMAS, BSN, RN HOUSTON, TEXAS March 3, 2014 DeMonica Junious, PhD, RN, CNE INTRODUCTION This paper is a systematic presentation of nursing theories based on literature review. The purpose of this paper is to describe how nursing theories are applied in administrative practice. It will help to generate further nursing knowledge. Nursing theory can help patients, managers and other healthcare professionals to recognize the unique contribution that nurses make to the healthcare service. The First stage is introducing the paper. The Second stage is the body of paper which consists of six different articles from pages three to eight. Each article starts with brief description about the study following with concise review of the selected theory. About who formulated the theory and also describes the components of the theory. The middle part of the article states the reasons for using the specific theory by the author. Also describing how the theory was used and illustrates the results of the study. The article ends with explaining how that particular theory can be used in my own nursing administrative practice. The Last stage is summarizing the paper and listing the references in alphabetical order. Pressure sore and skin tear prevention...
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...Prepared for: Assistant Professor English Department Date: 10 August 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I wish to acknowledge and express my deepest gratitude to the following people, who, in many ways, have contributed and inspired me to complete my research paper. First person in order is to Dr. AQB for providing his guidance and support in the preparation of the research paper. I am very much grateful to the NSU students, who have cooperated and taken their time to participate in answering my research questions. To my family and friends who have extended their efforts and understanding by helping me find respondents for the questionnaires, albeit some of them were prodded into doing so. A special mention goes to my dear friend, SK, who lent me her laptop when my own laptop sadly stopped functioning in my time of need. Lastly, to Almighty Allah for giving the strength to compile information needed to input into completing the research paper in due time. It has been a difficult topic to research on. ABSTRACT Writing has been playing an essential role in our lives since we learnt how to read and write. This research paper, hence, emphasizes on how writing has influenced a person and how it has managed to change his or her life. The research highlights the points on the origins of writing and how an author’s style of writing affects our personality. My hypothesis consists of how inspiration derived from other writers has given them the courage to face or help them in certain situations...
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...Skeleton in W.’s Closet 21. Shock and . . . Oil? 22. Deflection for Reelection 23. Domestic Disturbance 24. Conclusion Afterword Author’s Note Acknowledgments Notes Foreword When a governor or any state official seeks elective national office, his (or her) reputation and what the country knows about the candidate’s background is initially determined by the work of local and regional media. Generally, those journalists do a competent job of reporting on the prospect’s record. In the case of Governor George W. Bush, Texas reporters had written numerous stories about his failed businesses in the oil patch, the dubious land grab and questionable funding behind a new stadium for Bush’s baseball team, the Texas Rangers, and his various political contradictions and hypocrisies while serving in Austin. I was one of those Texas journalists. I spent about a decade trying to find accurate information on Bush’s record in the Texas National Guard. My curiosity had been prompted by his failure to adequately answer a question I had asked him as a panelist in a televised debate with Ann Richards during the 1994 gubernatorial campaign. Eventually I published three books on Bush and his political consigliere, Karl Rove. During Bush’s presidency, many other...
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...Quick Guide Job-Hunt ® Linkedin for new Graduates By Laura Smith-Proulx Executive Director of An Expert Resume US News & World Report Top Site for Finding Work Job-Hunt.org FOLLOW @JobHuntOrg Like JobHuntOrg JOin Linkedin Job-Hunt Help Group Forbes Best of the Web for Job Hunting Job-Hunt.org PC Magazine Best of the Internet for Careers Job-Hunt.org Job-Hunt® is a registered trademark of NETability, Inc. © 2012, NETability, Inc. All rights reserved. Not for commercial use or modification without prior written permission. Quick Guide: LinkedIn for New Graduates www.job-hunt.org Table of Contents Chapter 1: Why Use LinkedIn? .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2: Getting Started.............................................................................................................2 Chapter 3: Using LinkedIn Effectively .........................................................................................5 Chapter 4: How to Continually Leverage LinkedIn..................................................................12 Chapter 5: How to Maximize Your Use of LinkedIn.................................................................14 Chapter 6: LinkedIn for Your Career ..........................................................................................15 © 2012, NETability, Inc. All rights reserved. Not for commercial use or modification without prior written...
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...Marketing Management 1.0 Executive Summary The main objectives of this study was to choose one determinant that have influence on consumer behavior. There are three sub sections of this study based on the main objectives. First is to discuss the origin and how the determinants influences the consumer. Second is the usefulness of the determinants for marketer in explaining consumer behavior. Third, the specific product that suited the determinant chosen. Next sections will explain in details work undertaken in completing each sections 1.3 Suitable product for the factors Last topic of this study is too choose suitable product based on the factors. In order to decide the product, I will analyze the factor in details to identify the most important aspect. Based on the analysis, I will choose the most suitable product. The aims for this sections is to analyze the relationship between the products and the determinants. In additions, I will choose product from Malaysia industry. This is done through sales and report status on Malaysia news and article. 1.4 Evidence To support subject and topic above, several examples will be given. This examples will be the supporting arguments to either denies or confirm the subject. Evidence will be collected from past research, event and study. Evidence will used to covers all sections of the study, especially on proving the theory and practicality of the determinant. 1.5 Observations and Commentary Observations and commentary will be conducted...
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...genders. Different applied sciences will also further their knowledge in treatment options for either tendency. The study used explored if any differences existed between genders with intensified levels of psychopathic traits in regard to psychopathy factor scores. The sample consisted of 2,500 people of both genders (52.6% women) (M=22.15; SD=1.38) from the generalized population, aged 20-24. Results displayed women with psychopathic personality traits had significantly higher levels of behavioral tendencies than men of the same. The genders did display a difference in aggressive behavior. The men showed a significant amount of aggressive behaviors compared to the women. The gender differences displayed in the seven psychopathic features show the variations needed for treatment options. Differences and Similarities in Generalized Characteristic Traits among Genders: The Sociopath and Psychopath by Evelyn J. Dotson MS, University of Phoenix, 2015 Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science Psychology University of Phoenix March, 2015 Dedication I would like to dedicate this thesis to my academic counselor, Alyce Groggs. She has been a pillar of support, guidance, and imparted...
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...COMPETENCE FOR CAREERS IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY Presented by Godwin-Charles A. Ogbeide A candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy And hereby certify that in their opinion it is worthy of acceptance. _____________________________________________ Robert Terry, Jr., Ph.D., Agricultural Education _____________________________________________ Bryan L. Garton, Ph.D., Agricultural Education _____________________________________________ Robert M. Torres, Ph.D., Agricultural Education _____________________________________________ James Groves, Ph.D., Hotel & Restaurant Management _____________________________________________ Seonghee Cho, Ph.D., Hotel & Restaurant Management ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to extend my boundless gratitude to many people. Let me start by thanking God for guiding me through this journey and for giving me the gift of faith, hope, knowledge, understanding, counsel, fortitude, and wisdom to choose wisely. I couldn’t have got this far without His advocate. Dr. Robert Terry, Jr., my major advisor, thank you for giving me hope when I was down, you have a...
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...Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become graduates. The graduation ceremony is a cultural tradition that is considered a rite of passage. The ceremony marks a transition from one stage in a student's life to another. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as grandaunts. The date of graduation is often called graduation day. The graduation itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. In case of study and education graduation is the meaning of getting a higher degree of three years after 10+2 from a university or college, but that degree must come under the degree of graduation. Quite apart from that though, the graduation ceremony fulfills an essential human function as a ritual of transition, in this case marking the move from student to worker. The whole idea of graduation is believed to have started in the 12th Century, introduced by scholastic monks who wore robes during the entire graduation ceremony. It has kept on evolving ever since. Gill, L. (2012, January 15). Convocation and its importance. Graduation. Retrieved August 7, 2012. Scholars, especially anthropologists, consider graduation to be a rite of passage. A rite of passage is a ritual that marks a change from one stage of life to the next in a person’s life. The pomp and ceremony of the graduation ceremony can lend itself to accusations of irrelevance and elitism. Such criticisms I think...
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...This book has been optimized for viewing at a monitor setting of 1024 x 768 pixels. MADE TO STICK random house a new york MADE TO STICK Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die • • • C H I P H E AT H & D A N H E AT H Copyright © 2007 by Chip Heath and Dan Heath All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Random House, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. Random House and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Heath, Chip. Made to stick : why some ideas survive and others die / Chip Heath & Dan Heath p. cm. Includes index. eISBN: 978-1-58836-596-5 1. Social psychology. 2. Contagion (Social psychology). 3. Context effects (Psychology). I. Heath, Dan. II. Title. HM1033.H43 2007 302'.13—dc22 2006046467 www.atrandom.com Designed by Stephanie Huntwork v1.0 To Dad, for driving an old tan Chevette while putting us through college. To Mom, for making us breakfast every day for eighteen years. Each. C O N T E N T S INTRODUCTION WHAT STICKS? 3 Kidney heist. Movie popcorn. Sticky = understandable, memorable, and effective in changing thought or behavior. Halloween candy. Six principles: SUCCESs. The villain: Curse of Knowledge. It’s hard to be a tapper. Creativity starts with templates. CHAPTER 1 SIMPLE 25 Commander’s Intent. THE low-fare airline. Burying the lead and the inverted pyramid. It’s the...
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...The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0142-5455.htm Quality of work life and career development: perceptions of part-time MBA students Jessica Li College of Information, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA, and Quality of work life and career development 201 Received 19 April 2010 Revised 8 November 2010 Accepted 10 November 2010 Roland K. Yeo Kuwait Maastricht Business School, Salmiya, Kuwait Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine what employees perceive as positive and negative aspects of their work, and how these affect their perceptions of the quality of work life (QWL) and their career development decisions. Design/methodology/approach – This is a qualitative study using data collected from an online discussion forum. Thematic and textual analysis was performed to identify core themes associated with perceptions of QWL and career development. Data analysis was based on the researchers’ interpretations of narratives based on the online postings of 140 part-time MBA students and guided by the literature. Findings – Four major themes emerged as domains of tensions within which employees operated to construct meanings around their work life. These include: internal and external tension, private and public tension, self and otherness tension, and present and future tension. Career development support, flexibility and autonomy in job design as well as flexibility in career development...
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...T HIS HOW NRA E A BIGGER, RICHER, MEANER GUN-CONTROL S IS T HE ENDS MOVEMENT HAS ARRIVED. BY ALEC MACGILLIS 18 JUNE 10, 2013 THE NEW REPUBLIC buyers failed in the Senate, and the fatalistic shrugs in Washington were so numerous they were nearly audible. The legislation had been a modest bipartisan compromise, supported by 90 percent of the public and lobbied for hard by the president. A group backed by Michael Bloomberg had spent $12 million on ads pressuring senators to vote “yes.” When the bill fell short—by just ve votes—it seemed to con rm a Beltway article of faith: There’s no point messing with the National Ri e Association (NRA). And that, many assumed, was the last we’d be hearing about gun reform. But then something unexpected happened. Some of the senators who’d voted “no” faced furious voters back home. Even before Erica La erty, the daughter of murdered Sandy Hook Elementary principal Dawn Hochsprung, confronted New Hampshire Republican Kelly Ayotte at a particularly tense town hall, Ayotte’s disapproval rating in the state had jumped from 35 to 46 percent—half the respondents said her “no” vote made them less likely to support her. In Pennsylvania, which has the second-highest concentration of NRA members in the country, the bill’s Republican co-sponsor, Pat Toomey, saw his approval reach a record high. One of the country’s best-known gun-rights advocates, Robert Levy, said the NRA’s “stonewalling of the background-check proposal was a mistake, both...
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