DISCUSSION CASE financial statements

Craig Thorne works in a public accounting firm and hopes to eventually be a partner. The management of Allnet Company invites Thorne to prepare a bid to audit Allnet’s financial statements. In discussing the audit fee, Allnet’s management suggests a fee range in which the amount depends on the reported profit of Allnet. The higher its profit, the higher will be the audit fee paid to Thorne’s firm.

Question 1: Identify the parties potentially affected by this audit and the fee plan proposed.

Question 2: What are the ethical factors in this situation?

Question 3: Would you recommend that Thorne accept this audit fee arrangement? Why or why not?

Question 4: Describe some ethical considerations guiding your recommendation.

Required

a. Submit a substantive posting of at least 250 words that answers the questions above. This posting must be submitted by midnight Thursday.

b. Respond to at least (2) fellow students’ postings by midnight Sunday. These responses (of at least 125 words) should be substantive and should add to the discussion.

Grading Rubric

Substantively answered all questions in an original post of at least 250 words – 15 / 15

Substantively responded to two other students, each response a minimum of 125 words – 10 /10

Data Base Security

Overview

Overview

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is an information security standard designed to increase controls on personal data and to reduce fraud,  for organizations that handle branded credit cards from the major card schemes

Required Videos

Required Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6xplJbic6s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6JhhL2Kfdw

https://www.campuscommerce.com/new-pci-security-standards/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubeiOkXbWr4

Week 11 Discussion

Week 11 Discussion

In 500 words or more, explain PCI compliance to the database administrator at a large retailer. Consider the consequences for non-compliance.

Use at least three sources. Include at least 3 quotes from your sources enclosed in quotation marks and cited in-line by reference to your reference list.  Example: “words you copied” (citation) These quotes should be one full sentence not altered or paraphrased. Cite your sources using APA format.

Write in essay format not in bulleted, numbered or other list format.

Reply to two classmates’ posting in a paragraph of at least five sentences by asking questions, reflecting on your own experience, challenging assumptions, pointing out something new you learned, offering suggestions. These peer responses are not ‘attaboys’. You should make your initial post by Thursday evening so your classmates have an opportunity to respond before Sunday.at midnight when all three posts are due.

It is important that you use your own words, that you cite your sources, that you comply with the instructions regarding length of your post and that you reply to two classmates in a substantive way (not ‘nice post’ or the like).  Your goal is to help your colleagues write better. Do not use spinbot or other word replacement software. Proof read your work or have it edited. Find something interesting and/or relevant to your work to write about.  Please do not submit attachments unless requested.

Reply 1

Brown 3 postsRe: Topic 4 DQ 2

Nurse advocacy is essential in improving our profession and health care. This is because nurses can take part in political actions and advocacy to improve practice. One of the issues that nurse advocacy has played a role in the New York state is full practice autonomy for nurse practitioners (NPs). Nurse practitioner autonomy has been granted in several states as the result of nurse advocacy. Despite the fact that some states have granted NPs independent practice, some states such as New York still require nurse practitioners to have collaborative agreements with licensed physicians. New York State is a reduce practice state. One of the legislations that was a result of nurse advocacy is the Nurse Practitioner Modernization Action that was enacted in 2015.

Nurse Practitioner Modernization Action

The act allows nurses with more than 3,600 practice hours regardless of their specialty (“New York State Assembly | Bill Search and Legislative Information,” n.d.). This has given the NPs in New York to practice autonomously without the need for physician supervision or collaborative agreements. Currently, we have an ongoing bill Senate Bill S8936 that aims at make the Nurse Practitioner Modernization Act (“NPMA”) permanent and eliminating certain administrative obligations that create barriers to accessing healthcare (“NY State Senate bill S8936,” 2020). Nurses need to engage in advocacy initiatives to enhance their profession and welfare. This will eliminating the practice barriers and enhancing the provision of quality and safe care (Poghosyan, Norful, & Laugesen, 2018).

New York State Assembly | Bill Search and Legislative Information. (n.d.). New York State Assembly Assembly Home. https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A04846&term=2013&Summary=Y&Text=Y

NY State Senate bill S8936. (2020, September 9). NY State Senate. https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s8936

Poghosyan, L., Norful, A. A., & Laugesen, M. J. (2018). Removing restrictions on nurse practitioners’ scope of practice in New York State: Physicians’ and nurse practitioners’ perspectives. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 30(6), 354-360.

Reply 2

COVID-19. Hospitals were not prepared and one of the issues was the scarcity of PPE. Insufficient PPE meant that nurses and other hospital employees were no adequately protected. According to California Legislative Information (2020), “Existing law requires an employer to furnish employment and a place of employment that is safe and healthful for the employees and to establish, implement, and maintain an effective injury prevention program, as prescribed.”

Bill number 2357 would require that there is not only sufficient PPE, but that it is utilized, and that there is a three-month supply on hand at all times. This bill is a direct result of nurses publicizing insufficient protection, and demanding protection for themselves, their patients, and their families. I am sure that we all experienced the atrocities of not being adequately protected at work over the last year.

I worked on three different COVID units at three different hospitals and all but the last did not have enough PPE, yet we were still asked to purchase special respirators out of our own pockets if we were concerned for our safety, think it will be easy for administration to forget the crisis and risk they put their personnel at once the worst of this pandemic is over.  For this reason it is vital that nurses continue to advocate, make noise, and remind administrators that we demand protection.

Bill 2357. (2020). Retrieved from https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB2537

issue and the cultural assessment

Review your problem or issue and the cultural assessment. Consider how the findings connect to your topic and intervention for your capstone change project. Write a list of three to five objectives for your proposed intervention. Below each objective, provide a one or two sentence rationale.

After writing your objectives, provide a rationale for how your proposed project and objectives advocate for autonomy and social justice for individuals and diverse populations.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Mass Incarceration as a Public Health Issue

Would Approaching Mass Incarceration as a Public Health Issue Improve Health Outcomes for The Mentally Ill?

From a Future Nurse’s Prospective

May 5th, 2021

Name

Institution

Origin of Injustice: Mass Incarceration

In this section you are going to give a brief history of your injustice. Not more than a paragraph. The writing style is formal and must have fluidity. You need a strong introductory sentence that describes what the section will be about but without vague/weak language and is not painted with too broad a brush. You also need transition sentences and summary sentences. Use credible sources in this part because you cannot make up information. The citations will go after the last sentence with information from that source. Each paragraph must have at least ONE in text citation otherwise this is plagiarism.

You should have several paragraphs to ensure organization of content and to help your reader follow your logic. You also need to write formally, meaning NO PERSONAL PRONOUNS (we, our, my or you). This is no place for personal opinions either so the word should or need, should not be used. Look at my full list of words and phrases in my Writing Style handout that make your writing juvenile (get/ing, a lot, huge, big, “when it comes to” to name a few). If you use them I will know you did not look at the videos and are not participating in class. NO QUOTATIONS either. Information needs to be paraphrased and cited correctly in your own words. This is also a form of plagiarism. The last sentence should transition into the causes.

War on Drugs

In this section you will discuss one specific causes to your injustice not a medical condition. This paper is not about your medical condition, it is about the injustice. Use evidence to back up your claim. There should be studies used here to back up your claim. All same writing rules apply.

Longer Sentencing for Minor Crimes

If you have another specific cause to your injustice discuss it here and back it up with evidence. There should be studies used here to back up your claim. Last sentence needs to transition into the next section. All same writing rules apply. The next three sections can be in the order you choose to allow for smooth transition and fluidity in your paper.

Money Bail

If you have a third cause to your injustice include it here.

Money Power and Control: For-profit prisons

In this section you will find a specific organization or institution that benefits from your injustice and works to keep it in place. You will need to find different ways that they maintain power. Each of those tactics should have their own paragraphs. Use the site open secrets to find out how much this industry lobbies congress to protect their interests if you are dealing with American politics. You will need to find several sources to prove the point that this group of people do not want to allow change prevent progress. All the same writing rules apply for this section. Make sure to have a transition to the next section. The next section does not have to be legislation. The three middle sections can be put in the order you want.

Legislation: Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act

In this section you will find a law or a bill that directly impacts your population regarding your injustice. Once you find one look it up on congress.gov. It has a summary of the actual bill and its history. You probably will not find studies about this section but it is possible depending on the discussion you want to have, want to include the specific information about the bill as well as its history and the people that proposed it. You need to have a smooth transition to the next section. Again, the three middle sections can be in the order you need them to be for fluidity.