Motivational Theories and Education Amanda R. Davis Grand Canyon University: EDA- 575 April 16, 2013 Motivational Theories and Education Creating a plan that can motivate and encourage students is necessary for any teacher in today’s day and age. Most teachers are extremely busy and always striving to have their students achieve their goals and meet the standards, while at the same time monitor behavior around the room. Having a motivational plan that works in the classroom and/or school
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Running head: DIFFERENCES IN COMPETENCIES Differences in Competencies Between ADN and BSN Prepared Nurses Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V July 6, 2012 Differences in Competencies Between ADN and BSN Prepared Nurses “Nursing is the nation’s largest health care profession with more than 3 million registered nurses (RNs)”(AmericanAssociationofCollegesofNursing[AACN], 2012). As healthcare rapidly evolves and becomes more complex, debates regarding the minimum educational requirements
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Review of Literature Brittany M. Warnke Grand Canyon University: NRS- 429V May 12, 2014 Review of Literature According to the World Health Organization, “Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health” (2014). It is no surprise that a large cause of death in the United States is often a combination of genetic and environmental factors, as well as lifestyle choices (Chiverton, Votava,& Tortoretti, 2003). Health promotion has always
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Negative Reinforcement Kevin Freeman Grand Canyon University: SPE-522 October 2 20126, Reinforcement is an essential part in identifying and encouraging a certain behavior. In the most classic definition, positive reinforcement is a method of identifying to children which behaviors are acceptable and appropriate and which are not (Sigler, E. & Aamidor, S, 2005). Reinforcement is often given as praise for doing a certain task. As educators, saying “great job” or a simple word like “fantastic”
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Vark Analysis Paper Colleen Kayser April 19, 2015 Grand Canyon University: Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429v Renita K. Holmes, DNP, RN Vark is a designed questionnaire which helps individuals to determine which types of learning strategies would be most beneficial to their success. It analyzes an individual’s answers to several questions and computes a score in each strategy area. These strategy areas are as follows: visual strategies, aural strategies, read/write
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Nursing Competencies: ADN versus BSN Suzi Roberts Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V Brittney Grabill May 2, 2015 Nursing Competencies: ADN versus BSN According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), nursing is “the largest health care profession, with 3.1 million registered nationwide.” The AACN states on their website, in 1980, 22 percent held the bachelor’s degree and 18 percent held an associate’s degree (American Associate of Colleges of Nursing
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patient ratio has been shown to reduce medication errors, and patient complications; decrease patient mortality rates as well as nurse fatigue and burnout rates. All while improving patient satisfaction with care and nurse satisfaction with their job. (ANA, n.d). These are all reasons why this subject should be studied in depth, but there is no easy way to determine what ratios for patients to a nurse should be. In this practice, generally, the fewer patients a nurse has the more time he or she
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Running head: Motivational Plan Motivational Plan Jennifer McCreight Grand Canyon University: EDA 575 August 28, 2012 “Motives are sometimes defined as needs, wants, drives, or impulses within the individual and are directed toward goals that may be conscious or subconscious.” (Hersey, et.al 2008) A working definition of motivation can be “giving a reason to act: the act of giving somebody a reason or incentive to do something” (www.bing.com) It is important to have a
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Running Head: REALITY THERAPY 1 2 REALITY THERAPY Reality Therapy: A Case Study Thomas J. McCarthy Grand Canyon University: PCN-500 May 4, 2016 Reality Therapy: A Case Study The counselor will choose the Reality Therapy in this case study because it focuses on relationships and how we choose to establish or re-establish new, satisfying relationships. (Murdock, 2013, p. 365) And in this case, the counselor
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VARK Analysis Paper Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V August 11, 2013 VARK Analysis paper VARK analysis is a method through which a person identifies his favored method of learning. VARK is the acronym for Visual, Aural, Read/write, and Kinesthetic. In this VARK method there is a questionnaire which a person has to complete in order to determine his/her favored learning method. The writer of this paper has completed the questionnaire and the results showed that she
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