Job opportunity

Resumés and cover letters are 2 ways writing is used in the professional world. These documents are often a potential employee’s introduction to a prospective employer and can be key in career advancement.

For this assignment, you will identify an employment opportunity you are interested in. This might be a job you are currently considering or a job you hope to obtain in the future. You will create both a cover letter responding to your desired job opportunity and a reflection about the process you used to gather information about that job and the company.

This assignment shows how effectively you are able to construct a piece of writing appropriate for a career- or discipline-specific situation.

 

Locate a job opportunity that interests you.

Research key information about your chosen job opportunity and the company (e.g., mission statement, hiring manager, past accomplishments, etc.). You may find this information by visiting the company’s website and searching social networking sites (e.g., LinkedIn®) or job boards.

Before you complete your cover letter, consider these questions:

• What duties might this position require?
• What education or experience is expected of applicants?
• What is the company’s reputation, goal, or mission? How would hiring you help the company achieve that goal or mission?
• What salary might you expect? Is it comparable to the same position within other companies?
• Is there a possibility to grow or advance within this organization?

Before you complete your letter, consider these questions about your unique qualifications and work history:

• What makes you an effective employee and person that others want to work with?
• What qualities, habits, and career skills make you a good candidate for this position?
• How might your cover letter reflect any of the following traits: curiosity, openness, engagement, creativity, or metacognition (self-awareness)?

Complete a minimum 350-word cover letter for your identified job opportunity that incorporates the suggestions, format, and tone from the Cover Letter Guide you reviewed at the beginning of this assignment.

When your cover letter is complete, use 1 of the following methods to create space at the end of your cover letter:

• Insert a page break at the end of your cover letter.
• Use the keyboard’s enter/return button to create several spaces at the end of your cover letter.

Complete a reflection addressing the following questions in at least 1 sentence each:

• What was your research process? What did you find and how did you find it?
• How did you determine the credibility of your sources?
• How did your research influence the cover letter?
• When you looked at websites, job postings, and other resources related to this career field, what did you notice about how people in this profession communicate? Were any words, ideas, or phrases prominent?
• To whom did you address your letter? Why did you select this person?
• What are some examples from your letter that demonstrate a respectful and professional tone?

Bench mark Assignment

 Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Assignment Instructions

The purpose of this assignment is to identify a clinical practice guideline in your specialty area. You will be challenged to evaluate this guideline and discuss its use in clinical practice. This assignment is due at the end of Week 8 but can be completed anytime during this course. This assignment requires a considerable amount of time for completion. Do not wait until week 8 to begin this assignment.

Choose a health problem that you may commonly see in primary care nurse practitioner practice. Describe the health problem and recommended medical management for it. Research published clinical practice guidelines and evaluate the practice guideline you have selected based on the components listed in the Clinical Practice Guideline Template below.

Clinical Practice Guideline Prompts:

HEALTHCARE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED: Briefly describe the health problem you have identified. Include a discussion of morbidity, mortality, epidemiology and pathophysiology related to this health problem

PRACTICE GUIDELINE: Describe the clinical practice guideline used for this problem. Reflect on the questions included. Expand on your answer using support from evidence

· Does the clinical practice guideline adequately address the health problem? Describe.

· Is this practice guideline based on current evidence (within 5 years)? What is the strength of this evidence?

· Does this clinical practice guideline adequately direct the healthcare provider in the management of a patient with this problem?

· How effective is this clinical guideline in the management of patients with this healthcare problem? Think about how you would assess the effectiveness of patient management.

ANALYSIS: Think about future healthcare needs of patients with this problem, changing demographics, and changes in healthcare policies. Address these questions.

· Does this clinical practice guideline need revision(s)? Please explain your answer in detail.

· If you were going to revise this clinical practice guideline, what would you change? What evidence would you use to base your changes on?

· How might changes in US demographics and healthcare reform affect this clinical practice guideline?

· What strategies would you use to increase the likelihood that a new or modified clinical practice guideline would be adopted and used in clinical practice?

EVALUATION How would you determine its effectiveness of this revised clinical practice guideline in directing care for patients with the identified health problem? Outline the steps you might employ.

LEARNING POINTS (3-5 bullet points outlining key learning in this case.)

REFERENCES (APA formatting, current within past 5 years.)

Presidential Agendas

Rather than focus on the treatment of chronic disease, policies that influence population health tend to emphasize prevention and wellness; the reduction or elimination of waste and the eradication of health disparities based on race, ethnicity, language, income, gender, sexual orientation, disability and other factors. The reasoning is that good health belongs to the whole, not just an individual. (New York State Dept. of Health, n.d.)

Regardless of political affiliation, every citizen has a stake in healthcare policy decisions. Hence, it is little wonder why healthcare items become such high-profile components of presidential agendas. It is also little wonder why they become such hotly debated agenda items.

Consider a topic (mental health, HIV, opioid epidemic, pandemics, obesity, prescription drug prices, or many others) that rises to the presidential level. How did the current and previous presidents handle the problem? What would you do differently?

Reference: New York State Department of Health. (n.d.). Making New York the healthiest state: Achieving the triple aim. Retrieved June 21, 2021 from https://www.health.ny.gov/events/population_health_summit/docs/what_is_population_health.pdf

To Prepare:

· Review the Resources and reflect on the importance of agenda setting.

· Consider how federal agendas promote healthcare issues and how these healthcare issues become agenda priorities.

Post your response to the discussion question: Consider a population health topic that rises to the presidential agenda level. How did two recent presidents handle the problem? What would you do differently?

 

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Nursing ethics

As nurses gain experience and learn more about the science of nursing and nursing theory, the expected outcome is that nurses will have a deeper understanding of the discipline of nursing that will inform their decision-making. Nursing ethics are driven by the values that nurses hold as a collective, but the context of the situation will dictate how those ethics are applied.

How has your worldview or philosophy of nursing changed or expanded based on what you learned in this nursing theory course?

The Four Ps of Marketing

As a future MSN-prepared nurse, you need to be aware of how to market yourself. Marketing your skillset helps you obtain and retain a position that matches your skillset.

What are the four Ps of marketing and how can they be applied to marketing nursing advanced practice roles? Consider how marketing can promote cost-effective care.