EVALUATION TITLE: WHAT IS POP CULTURE?

One way to identify changes in popular culture is to examine new terms and concepts that arise and quickly become prevalent in society. For example, you may be familiar with the new phrases that arose with the use of smartphones (LOL! OMG! YOLO!) and the new meanings for already familiar words such as text, data, refresh, application, etc. We use “Google” as a verb today, “Spam” used to be a canned meat product, and “Amazon” no longer first brings to mind a river in South America.

Oxford Dictionary (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/ (Links to an external site.)) takes on the challenge of the ever-changing English language by providing definitions for newly adopted and used words in the English language and even selects a “Word of the Year” – a word that takes on a certain significant meaning in the context of current events and culture. In 2015, it was notable that the “word” of the year wasn’t even a word at all, but instead an emoji! No one 10 years ago could have predicted this, and it demonstrates clearly the role that communication via technology has in today’s culture.

WHAT IS POP CULTURE

For this assignment, you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation about popular culture and this year’s Word of the Year. Look up Oxford Dictionaries’ most recent Word of the Year and consider the cultural influences and events that drove this word selection. What events are related to this word and what are their significance? How does this word present itself in your own thoughts, experiences, and beliefs? What is the connection between the “Word of the Year” and the concept of Popular Culture?

Specifications:

Submission: A 10-12 slide PowerPoint presentation or Prezi to address the questions posed above. Include speaker notes or a voice-over, images, and videos where applicable. If you choose the voice-over option, you will upload your recording web link (URL).

In your presentation:

• Clearly explain the meaning of the Word of the Year.
• Provide 4-5 examples of cultural events that led up to or evolved from this word usage.
• Reflect on thoughts, experiences, and beliefs regarding this word’s usage in society and your own life.
• Provide speaker’s notes or a voice over on the PowerPoint to accompany each slide. If you choose speaker’s notes, the total word count of your notes should be 750-1000 words. If you choose to create a voice-over recording your presentation should be 4-6 minutes long.
• Include a title slide and include your references page in APA format on the last slide of the presentation.

Helpful Resources:

• Screencast-o-matic is an easy, free tool to use to create your voice over. Get free access at https://screencast-o-matic.com/ (Links to an external site.)
• If you are new to using Screencast-o-matic, tutorials are available at http://help.screencast-o-matic.com/ (Links to an external site.)
• For information on using PowerPoint speaker notes, see: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Add-speaker-notes-to-your-slides-26985155-35f5-45ba-812b-e1bd3c48928e

Different Types of Healthcare Research Methodologies Hospital Acquired Condition

INTRODUCTION
Note: The assessments in this course build upon each other. Therefore, you are strongly encouraged to complete them in the order in which they are presented.

When conducting research, it is possible to move in multiple directions rather than toward a specific focal point. These multiple directions create components of the research that do not align with one another.

It is particularly a problem for novice researchers. For this final assessment, it will be critical to ensure that all parts of your submission: problem statement, purpose statement. Research questions, and data collection or sampling are aligned. This review will help lead to a focused research plan, that is more likely to be successful at addressing the research question.One important considerations is the validity and reliability of data and collection tools for a research plan.

qualitative studies

For reasons of expediency, researchers find a sample of a specific population, as it is not possible to research an entire population. In quantitative studies, statistical formulas are used to determine the number required from the sample to ensure validity of the study results. In qualitative studies, the simple rule of 12–20 participants is accepted based on the total population.

They must meet the criteria outlined as specific for the study. The sample comprises individuals who can represent the total population. From the data gathered, the researcher can determine causation, correlation, or inference.Remember, reliable data are data findings than can be repeated. In other words, the results are from the data collection are consistent across different samples and time periods. Valid data are data findings that accurate and relevant.

DEMONSTRATION OF PROFICIENCY
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Explain the different types of health care research methodologies.
Explain a chosen data collection method in the context of a research plan.
Describe a contextually valid data collection method.
Competency 2: Develop a research question based on a hospital-acquired condition.
Explain a given research problem in the context of a research plan.
evaluate a given purpose statement in the context of a research plan.
discuss a given research question in the context of a research plan.
Competency 3: Plan a research project.
Explain contextual measurement reliability and validity.
Align the separate parts of a research plan into a unified whole.

expectations of health care professionals.

Competency 4:Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with the expectations of health care professionals.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.
INSTRUCTIONS
The purpose of a research plan is to provide a brief overview of the key components of a planned research study. It helps to build quality into the research process. During this course, you have, step by step, developed an abbreviated research plan contributing to a process improvement focused on decreasing the incidence of a hospital-acquired condition (HAC) of your choice.

DEMONSTRATION OF PROFICIENCY

As you have progressed the course, you may have improved your ideas and revised your writing based on new information and the expertise you have gained.To complete this final assessment. Combine relevant work from your previous assessments into one seamless research plan. Be sure to incorporate any useful feedback suggested by your instructor, and be sure to properly cite all resources used to support your plan.For this assessment it is suggested that you build upon the work that you did in the Research Problem and Purpose Statements assessment, as well as the research question and methods assessment that fits the method you chose.This assessment has four distinct parts:

Part 1: Problem Statement
Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria:
Explain a given problem statement in the context of a research plan.
Align the separate parts of a research plan into a unified whole.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.
For this section, present your revised and finalized problem statement based on your work in the Research Problem and Purpose Statements assessment.Additionally, you will explain how the purpose statement is grounded within the context and evidence of your chosen hospital-acquired condition (HAC) and the health care setting that is being used as the basis for your research plan. Additionally, you should point out the ways in which the problem statement will help to establish the alignment of other parts of the research plan.This section should be about one page in length.

DEMONSTRATION OF PROFICIENCY

Remember, the checklist below when finalizing your problem statement.Problem Statement ChecklistIdentify the problem that led to the research.
Is it easy to determine?
Were there identifying words provided that justify the problem?
Was the rationale or justification of the problem clearly stated?

Do the words in the problem statement indicate the kind of study performed? Which words in particular?
Was the evidence for the problem provided in the literature?
Part 2: Purpose Statement
Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria:
Discuss a given purpose statement in the context of a research plan.
Align the separate parts of a research plan into a unified whole.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.

methodological choice

For this section, present your revised and finalized purpose statement based on your work in the Research Problem and Purpose Statements assessment.Additionally, you will explain how the purpose statement is grounded within the context and evidence of your chosen hospital-acquired condition (HAC) and the health care setting that is being used as the basis for your research plan. Additionally, you should point out the ways in which the purpose statement is aligned with you problem statement, as well as how it will help inform an aligned methodological choice for other parts of the research plan.

This section should be one to two pages in length.Remember to use the checklist below when finalizing your purpose statement.Purpose Statement Checklist:Identify the purpose that led to the research study.
What does the study hope to accomplish? What are the desired outcomes?
Was the rationale or justification of the purpose clearly stated?
Do the words in the purpose statement indicate the kind of study performed? What words in particular?
Was the item cited as evidence for the purpose published within the last five years?

Epidemiology (Community Health)

Discussion Question:

Discuss social determinants of health. What are they and how do they contribute to the development of disease? Describe the chain of infection. What are some ways community health nurses can break this chain? Provide specific examples.

Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook.

Mental Health Care Plan

• Physical Assessment Section
  • Do not leave anything blank, put not available (N/A), within normal limits (WNL), or “Unable to assess due to…..”
• Psychosocial Assessment Section
  • For Erikson’s stages of development, use the client’s age to determine what stage they are in. If a previous stage has not been successfully passed, add a description of this stage as well. For example, “Although the client is currently in the generativity vs. stagnation stage, he has not completed the intimacy vs. isolation stage as evidenced by ….
  • Write complete sentences in the section.
• Pathophysiological section
  • Refer to resources in the course shell for APA help. Use a database for the article, do not use Google. Databases will give you a scholarly article, and Google will send you elsewhere.
  • Do not forget to list references and use at least one in-text citation.
  • You may use your textbook as a secondary reference; however, one outside source (scholarly article) is required. Webpages such as WebMD are not considered scholarly articles. A scholarly article is peer-reviewed and published in a journal.
• Nursing Process Section
  • Use critical thinking skills to determine the priorities for the client. Safety is usually at the top of the list, but not always.
  • Use quotes for the “subjective data” if possible.
• For SMART outcomes
• The timely component is often missed. Make sure there is a measurement of time included such as: “By time of discharge, Q shift, Q HS, Q AM, etc.…”
• Make interventions timely as well: “for 10 minutes Q shift, By discharge, etc.…”

An African American Child Suffering From Depression

The Assignment: 5 pages

Examine Case Study: An African American Child Suffering From Depression (Link: https://cdnfiles.laureate.net/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6521/05/mm/decision_trees/week_02/index.html). You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.

At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before selecting your decision and moving throughout the exercise. Before you make your decision, make sure that you have researched each option and that you evaluate the decision that you will select. Be sure to research each option using the primary literature.

Introduction to the case (1 page)

• Briefly explain and summarize the case for this Assignment. Be sure to include the specific patient factors that may impact your decision making when prescribing medication for this patient.

Decision #1 (1 page)

• Which decision did you select?
• Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
• Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
• What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
• Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

ethical considerations

Decision #2 (1 page)

• Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
• Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
• What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
• Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

Decision #3 (1 page)

• Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
• Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
• What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
• Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

Conclusion (1 page)

Summarize your recommendations on the treatment options you selected for this patient. Be sure to justify your recommendations and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.