FIN 340 Module Six Journal Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: This journal activity is private between you and the instructor. This assignment will allow you to assess the impact of news on stocks and bonds. News
can affect stock and bond prices in significant ways. This is because news disseminates into the market at different speeds and with different levels of
importance. As investors, you need to think about how information flows through market participants and into securities. Surprise news can jolt the market up
or down, whereas gradual dissemination can result in a slow buildup or deterioration in prices/yields. Additionally, market participants sometimes build
expectations beforehand, and prices react differently than people expected because the news did not meet or exceed expectations. All of these dynamics can
supply important information to apply to an investor’s portfolio decisions.
Prompt: Complete both of the following scenarios:
1) Choose a stock from list below:
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
The Coca-Cola Company (KO)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY)
Oracle Corporation (ORCL)
3M Company (MMM)
Baxter International, Inc. (BAX)
Big Lots, Inc. (BIG)
Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM)
General Electric Company (GE)
Then, go to Yahoo! Finance or another website and find a news article that you believe would impact the company’s stock price.
Calculate the return of the chosen stock for:
The two weeks prior to the news
The day of the news
The two weeks after the news
Explain how the actual impact of the news on the stock price aligned with your initial expectation after reading the news article.
2) Choose a significant economic report (unemployment, GDP, etc.) or Federal Reserve Open Market Committee announcement.
https://finance.yahoo.com/
Then, use Yahoo! Finance to research the historical pricing of the CBOE 10 year treasury yield (symbol: ^TNX). Calculate the percentage change for:
The 2 weeks prior to the news
The day of the news
The 2 weeks after the news
Explain how the actual impact of the news on the bond yield aligned with your initial expectation after reading the news article. Be sure to show your work to
get full credit for these calculations.
Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Calculate the return of the chosen stock for the two weeks prior to the news, the day of the news, and the two weeks after the news. Show your work to
support your response.
II. Explain whether the news article had the impact on the stock price that you expected.
III. Calculate the percentage change of the CBOE 10 year treasury yield for the two weeks prior to the news, the day of the news, and the two weeks after
the news. Show your work to support your response.
IV. Explain how the actual impact of the news on the bond yield aligned with your initial expectation after reading t ...
Paper 106.docEco 106 Principles of MacroeconomicsTOPIC Rece.docxbunyansaturnina
Paper 106.doc
Eco 106 Principles of Macroeconomics
TOPIC: Recent US Macroeconomic Performance and Prospects
A short paper that sets out your view of recent US macroeconomic performance and the prospects for the US economy looking forward. The paper should be five pages in length, not counting any graphs or tables you attach.
I) Topic and Generic Outline
In this paper you systematically summarize the material you have been reading in the newspapers and online about the US economy. You will have read different authors, banks and blogs all of which present a particular view of the near-term prospects (or outlook) for the US economy. Which factors and policies seem like they will be the most important determinants of the future course of the economy?
You should note carefully the two quarter period that will be your “forecast period”.
Course Paper Forecast Sources. These sources all have tables that you can use to build your own forecast table. Many of these sources also have short discussions of the outlook for the US economy, although a few of them are just tables of predictions. Remember to put your own forecast numbers in your table!
Links:
(BMO Capital Markets Forecast Table
https://economics.bmocapitalmarkets.com/economics/forecast
https://economics.bmocapitalmarkets.com/economics/forecast/us/usmodel.pdf
RBC Economic Research (look for Quarterly Economic Update)
http://www.rbc.com/economics/
Northern Trust US Economic & Interest Rate Outlook
https://www.northerntrust.com/insights-research/market-economic-commentary/us-economic-outlook
Wall Street Journal: Economic Forecasting Survey (Updated Monthly)
http://projects.wsj.com/econforecast/#ind=gdp&r=20
Philadelphia FRB Survey of Professional Forecasters. Quarterly.
http://www.phil.frb.org/research-and-data/real-time-center/survey-of-professional-forecasters/
Philadelphia FRB Livingston Survey. Twice a year. June and December
http://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/real-time-center/livingston-survey/
US Government:
FRB Summary of Economic Projections, part of the FOMC minutes, four times a year
http://federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/
There is a link to the “Meeting Calendar” page that indicates which meeting minutes have the Summary of Economic Projections. This is the FRB’s forecast.
CBO Congressional Budget Office, Budget and Economic Projections
http://cbo.gov go to /topics/economy/economic-projections
Sources below are more specialized
Conference Board Forecast Table
http://www.conference-board.org/data/usforecast.cfm
(Do not let them trick you into paying for anything.)
Wells Fargo (Weekly) Macro Strategy Economy https://www.wellsfargoadvisors.com/market-economy/economic-market-reports/weekly-economic-analysis.htm
RSEQ Forecast Summary Memo (U of Michigan) Executive Summary ONLY.
http://rsqe.econ.lsa.umich.edu/?page=forecasts&name=US
NAHB National Association of Home Builders (homebuilding and its impact on the economy) https://www.nahb.org/en/res.
AssignmentResearch PaperYou are required to adhere to the fo.docxssuser562afc1
The document provides instructions for an assignment to write a 5-page research paper on health indicators and disparities of a cultural group. It specifies the required paper format, sections to include, and that references must be in APA style. A grading rubric evaluates students on clearly
ECO106 Dr. Berdell Course Paper OnRecent US Macroeconomic Perf.docxSALU18
ECO106 Dr. Berdell: Course Paper On:
Recent US Macroeconomic Performance and Prospects I) Topic and Generic Outline
In this paper you systematically summarize the material you have been reading in the newspapers and online about the US economy. You will have read different authors, banks and blogs all of which present a particular view of the near-term prospects (or outlook) for the US economy. Which factors and policies seem like they will be the most important determinants of the future course of the economy?
You should note carefully the two quarter period that will be your “forecast period”. It will be posted on D2L.
This is a generic outline. It is typical for the economic outlook papers written by banks and other institutions year in and year out. You should deviate from it in order to emphasize issues that are especially important right now or to accommodate one or two issues that caught your interest and you want to emphasize. You could reorder the material and insert a section or two. You obviously can’t write about everything that I mention in the generic outline, but you should say something that speaks to the major headings: Labor, Demand, Financial Markets, Supply and International.
I) Introduction: Where is the US economy in the cycle? (Starting an expansion? Ending an expansion? When was the last “turning point” of the US economy?) Are the forecasts for the US economy split between optimists and pessimists, or do they all seem to say pretty much the same thing? What growth rate do you think is likely for the US economy in the forecast period? (This will be based on your reading and synthesis of professional forecasts.) What are the key issues that you want to draw special attention to in the sections that follow?
II) Labor Market Developments: What has been happening to the growth of jobs and wages? (Strong? Weak?) What are forecasters expecting? What about unemployment and participation rates? Are there some other important things about the labor market you encountered that you want to note?
III) Demand. The GDP report, especially table two “Contributions to GDP growth”, will tell you exactly which sources of demand have accounted for recent growth. The Atlanta FRB GDPNow forecast (or Nowcast) will tell you what seems to happening right now. The Dismal Scientist will also do this and forecast into the future. The forecast sources document on D2L has additional sources. Have you read anything about why particular components of spending (C, I, G, NX) have been weak or strong? You may want to say that you will come back to some of them later. (For instance, NX net exports reappear later in this generic outline.) Fiscal Policy affects spending directly through G and affects consumption via taxes.
IV) Financial Markets and the FRB. What has FRB monetary policy been and what is it expected to be in the near future? What have some important interest rates been and how are they expected to change? ...
Part a problem description proposed problem is care managementJUST36
This document provides instructions for a proposed problem description paper for an evidence-based project. It outlines 7 parts for the paper: 1) describe the background and why the problem deserves attention, 2) identify stakeholders, 3) provide a PICOT question template, 4) state the purpose and measurable objectives, 5) provide rationale the problem is important to healthcare, 6) develop an initial reference list, and 7) include a completed PICOT template in an appendix. The majority of references should be research articles but national sources may be used for statistics. An abstract is not required.
Corporate Financial Strategy (BUSI4402) 2020/21
Individual Coursework
Part 1:
(a) What factors might determine the extent to which a firm has fixed rate debt on its balance sheet? Your discussion should include the firm specific and economy wide factors that might influence the percentage of fixed rate debt. (20 marks)
(b) Critically evaluate the survey and empirical evidence in relation to the fixed-floating interest rate structure decision. (20 marks)
Part 2:
(a) Explain the meaning of fair value risk and cash flow risk in relation to the use of debt by non-financial firms. (5 marks)
(b) Explain the meaning of fair value hedging and cash flow hedging in relation to the use of interest rate swaps by non-financial firms. (5 marks)
(c) Using data and information contained in the annual reports you have been assigned, describe and where possible quantify the interest rate risk faced by the firms. You should attempt to use data/information from annual reports over the period 2015 to 2020. You can also source data for your firms from a financial database. (20 marks)
Hints: Your discussion should include where possible the following:
(i) An assessment of whether the firm’s cash flows or profits are in any way correlated with market rates of interest and if so the sign of the correlation. No calculations required.
(ii) Does the firm have borrowings?
(iii) What is the relative size of these borrowings or other measures of the extent of the firm’s financial obligations? Does the firm disclose its leverage ratios? If not try to calculate them. How do they compare with the industry average?
(iv) Is the firm able to generate cash/profits so that it can pay its financial obligations? Does the firm disclose its interest coverage ratios? If not try to calculate them. How do they compare with the industry average?
(v) Is the interest payment on the borrowings a fixed or floating rate?
(vi) What is the percentage of fixed or floating rate debt before the effect of hedging? If possible provide this data from 2015 to 2020.
(vii) What are the trends in various financial obligations ratios? (Leverage, interest coverage ratios etc)
(d) Using data and information contained in your firms annual reports describe and explain the interest rate hedging strategy employed by the firms. (30 marks)
Hints: Your discussion should include where possible the following:
(i) Relate back to part 2 c) on the interest risk faced by your firm.
(ii) Does the firm have a target for the fixed-floating interest rate debt structure? What is this target ratio? Does the firm provide a reason for this target ratio?
(iii) Which types of interest rate hedging instruments is the firm using?
(iv) Explain whether the firm is carrying out a fair value or cash flow interest rate hedging strategy. Is the firm swapping into fixed rate or floating rate debt? Is it doing a bit of both? If you cannot determine then indicate this.
(v) Explain why the particular hedging stra ...
This document provides instructions and guidance for students completing several assignments for an online course on health care delivery in the United States (HCS 235). It outlines 5 weekly assignments that require students to:
1. Create a timeline of key events in U.S. healthcare history and their impacts.
2. Write a paper on factors influencing healthcare utilization and their effects.
3. Complete a worksheet comparing different healthcare services.
4. Write a paper on two healthcare providers and the services/products they offer.
5. Develop a PowerPoint presentation on a provider selected for the previous assignment.
IHP 610 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric Overview MalikPinckney86
IHP 610 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
Healthcare is a field dominated by complex regulation, limited resources, highly charged debates, changing reimbursement, expensive education barriers to
entry, and knowledge imbalances. Healthcare decision-makers often have to review information about an issue, analyze the applicable law, and make a decision.
Those decisions are often not founded on clearly right or clearly wrong “answers.” Nonetheless, after decision makers conduct or review a policy analysis and a
legal analysis and arrive at a conclusion, they must be able to support and defend that decision. Stakeholder values are often in conflict; decision makers working
in the field of healthcare and health law have many opportunities to defend their decisions!
The final project for this course will give you an opportunity to build policy and legal analysis skills. You will choose from one of three issue prompts at the
beginning of the course. Throughout the course, you will draft a memo containing an overview and analysis of your selected issue, as well as a series of
recommendations for a healthcare executive. You will experience some of the challenges of reconciling competing values, demands for resources, and
organizational needs. Each issue prompt is based on “real world” scenarios, so take this opportunity to practice developing health law and policy analysis skills.
This final project addresses your mastery with regard to the following course outcomes:
Assess the impact of stakeholder needs on decision making for ensuring effective implementation of health law and policy
Assess the impact of current healthcare laws, policies, and financing practices on affected key stakeholders for informing policy recommendations
Determine the extent to which legal risks and potential malpractice issues influence policy decision making
Recommend appropriate strategies for resolving value conflicts among key healthcare stakeholders
Analyze the role of key stakeholders in shaping, implementing, and evaluating health law and policy for improving population health outcomes
Prompt
You will write a policy memorandum, with recommendations, paper in which you will analyze a health law and policy issue and make a series of
recommendations to a healthcare executive. At the beginning of this course, you chose one of three issue scenarios. Now, you will create each section of the
policy memorandum using the tools and strategies you developed in this course. You have developed those tools and strategies in a stepwise fashion in each
module. Remember that the purpose of the policy memorandum is to analyze the issue scenario, make thoughtful arguments about the issue, and make
recommendations based on your analysis.
Your policy memorandum with recommendations paper must contain the following critical elements. Most of the critical elements align with a particular course
outcome (shown in brackets).
I ...
Him 410 Success Begins / snaptutorial.comMistryNorrisb
This document outlines the course project for an HIM 410 class, which involves researching and analyzing the demographic profile and healthcare needs of a specific geographic area, proposing a healthcare service to address identified needs, and developing a basic budgeting plan. The project consists of three parts submitted over weeks 3, 4, and 6, with a final compiled paper due in week 7. Part 1 involves a demographic analysis and identification of healthcare needs. Part 2 requires selecting a healthcare department and preparing a sample budget. Part 3 involves developing a budgeting plan with goals, objectives, and strategies. Guidance is provided on writing, formatting, citing sources, and submission requirements for the course project.
Paper 106.docEco 106 Principles of MacroeconomicsTOPIC Rece.docxbunyansaturnina
Paper 106.doc
Eco 106 Principles of Macroeconomics
TOPIC: Recent US Macroeconomic Performance and Prospects
A short paper that sets out your view of recent US macroeconomic performance and the prospects for the US economy looking forward. The paper should be five pages in length, not counting any graphs or tables you attach.
I) Topic and Generic Outline
In this paper you systematically summarize the material you have been reading in the newspapers and online about the US economy. You will have read different authors, banks and blogs all of which present a particular view of the near-term prospects (or outlook) for the US economy. Which factors and policies seem like they will be the most important determinants of the future course of the economy?
You should note carefully the two quarter period that will be your “forecast period”.
Course Paper Forecast Sources. These sources all have tables that you can use to build your own forecast table. Many of these sources also have short discussions of the outlook for the US economy, although a few of them are just tables of predictions. Remember to put your own forecast numbers in your table!
Links:
(BMO Capital Markets Forecast Table
https://economics.bmocapitalmarkets.com/economics/forecast
https://economics.bmocapitalmarkets.com/economics/forecast/us/usmodel.pdf
RBC Economic Research (look for Quarterly Economic Update)
http://www.rbc.com/economics/
Northern Trust US Economic & Interest Rate Outlook
https://www.northerntrust.com/insights-research/market-economic-commentary/us-economic-outlook
Wall Street Journal: Economic Forecasting Survey (Updated Monthly)
http://projects.wsj.com/econforecast/#ind=gdp&r=20
Philadelphia FRB Survey of Professional Forecasters. Quarterly.
http://www.phil.frb.org/research-and-data/real-time-center/survey-of-professional-forecasters/
Philadelphia FRB Livingston Survey. Twice a year. June and December
http://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/real-time-center/livingston-survey/
US Government:
FRB Summary of Economic Projections, part of the FOMC minutes, four times a year
http://federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/
There is a link to the “Meeting Calendar” page that indicates which meeting minutes have the Summary of Economic Projections. This is the FRB’s forecast.
CBO Congressional Budget Office, Budget and Economic Projections
http://cbo.gov go to /topics/economy/economic-projections
Sources below are more specialized
Conference Board Forecast Table
http://www.conference-board.org/data/usforecast.cfm
(Do not let them trick you into paying for anything.)
Wells Fargo (Weekly) Macro Strategy Economy https://www.wellsfargoadvisors.com/market-economy/economic-market-reports/weekly-economic-analysis.htm
RSEQ Forecast Summary Memo (U of Michigan) Executive Summary ONLY.
http://rsqe.econ.lsa.umich.edu/?page=forecasts&name=US
NAHB National Association of Home Builders (homebuilding and its impact on the economy) https://www.nahb.org/en/res.
AssignmentResearch PaperYou are required to adhere to the fo.docxssuser562afc1
The document provides instructions for an assignment to write a 5-page research paper on health indicators and disparities of a cultural group. It specifies the required paper format, sections to include, and that references must be in APA style. A grading rubric evaluates students on clearly
ECO106 Dr. Berdell Course Paper OnRecent US Macroeconomic Perf.docxSALU18
ECO106 Dr. Berdell: Course Paper On:
Recent US Macroeconomic Performance and Prospects I) Topic and Generic Outline
In this paper you systematically summarize the material you have been reading in the newspapers and online about the US economy. You will have read different authors, banks and blogs all of which present a particular view of the near-term prospects (or outlook) for the US economy. Which factors and policies seem like they will be the most important determinants of the future course of the economy?
You should note carefully the two quarter period that will be your “forecast period”. It will be posted on D2L.
This is a generic outline. It is typical for the economic outlook papers written by banks and other institutions year in and year out. You should deviate from it in order to emphasize issues that are especially important right now or to accommodate one or two issues that caught your interest and you want to emphasize. You could reorder the material and insert a section or two. You obviously can’t write about everything that I mention in the generic outline, but you should say something that speaks to the major headings: Labor, Demand, Financial Markets, Supply and International.
I) Introduction: Where is the US economy in the cycle? (Starting an expansion? Ending an expansion? When was the last “turning point” of the US economy?) Are the forecasts for the US economy split between optimists and pessimists, or do they all seem to say pretty much the same thing? What growth rate do you think is likely for the US economy in the forecast period? (This will be based on your reading and synthesis of professional forecasts.) What are the key issues that you want to draw special attention to in the sections that follow?
II) Labor Market Developments: What has been happening to the growth of jobs and wages? (Strong? Weak?) What are forecasters expecting? What about unemployment and participation rates? Are there some other important things about the labor market you encountered that you want to note?
III) Demand. The GDP report, especially table two “Contributions to GDP growth”, will tell you exactly which sources of demand have accounted for recent growth. The Atlanta FRB GDPNow forecast (or Nowcast) will tell you what seems to happening right now. The Dismal Scientist will also do this and forecast into the future. The forecast sources document on D2L has additional sources. Have you read anything about why particular components of spending (C, I, G, NX) have been weak or strong? You may want to say that you will come back to some of them later. (For instance, NX net exports reappear later in this generic outline.) Fiscal Policy affects spending directly through G and affects consumption via taxes.
IV) Financial Markets and the FRB. What has FRB monetary policy been and what is it expected to be in the near future? What have some important interest rates been and how are they expected to change? ...
Part a problem description proposed problem is care managementJUST36
This document provides instructions for a proposed problem description paper for an evidence-based project. It outlines 7 parts for the paper: 1) describe the background and why the problem deserves attention, 2) identify stakeholders, 3) provide a PICOT question template, 4) state the purpose and measurable objectives, 5) provide rationale the problem is important to healthcare, 6) develop an initial reference list, and 7) include a completed PICOT template in an appendix. The majority of references should be research articles but national sources may be used for statistics. An abstract is not required.
Corporate Financial Strategy (BUSI4402) 2020/21
Individual Coursework
Part 1:
(a) What factors might determine the extent to which a firm has fixed rate debt on its balance sheet? Your discussion should include the firm specific and economy wide factors that might influence the percentage of fixed rate debt. (20 marks)
(b) Critically evaluate the survey and empirical evidence in relation to the fixed-floating interest rate structure decision. (20 marks)
Part 2:
(a) Explain the meaning of fair value risk and cash flow risk in relation to the use of debt by non-financial firms. (5 marks)
(b) Explain the meaning of fair value hedging and cash flow hedging in relation to the use of interest rate swaps by non-financial firms. (5 marks)
(c) Using data and information contained in the annual reports you have been assigned, describe and where possible quantify the interest rate risk faced by the firms. You should attempt to use data/information from annual reports over the period 2015 to 2020. You can also source data for your firms from a financial database. (20 marks)
Hints: Your discussion should include where possible the following:
(i) An assessment of whether the firm’s cash flows or profits are in any way correlated with market rates of interest and if so the sign of the correlation. No calculations required.
(ii) Does the firm have borrowings?
(iii) What is the relative size of these borrowings or other measures of the extent of the firm’s financial obligations? Does the firm disclose its leverage ratios? If not try to calculate them. How do they compare with the industry average?
(iv) Is the firm able to generate cash/profits so that it can pay its financial obligations? Does the firm disclose its interest coverage ratios? If not try to calculate them. How do they compare with the industry average?
(v) Is the interest payment on the borrowings a fixed or floating rate?
(vi) What is the percentage of fixed or floating rate debt before the effect of hedging? If possible provide this data from 2015 to 2020.
(vii) What are the trends in various financial obligations ratios? (Leverage, interest coverage ratios etc)
(d) Using data and information contained in your firms annual reports describe and explain the interest rate hedging strategy employed by the firms. (30 marks)
Hints: Your discussion should include where possible the following:
(i) Relate back to part 2 c) on the interest risk faced by your firm.
(ii) Does the firm have a target for the fixed-floating interest rate debt structure? What is this target ratio? Does the firm provide a reason for this target ratio?
(iii) Which types of interest rate hedging instruments is the firm using?
(iv) Explain whether the firm is carrying out a fair value or cash flow interest rate hedging strategy. Is the firm swapping into fixed rate or floating rate debt? Is it doing a bit of both? If you cannot determine then indicate this.
(v) Explain why the particular hedging stra ...
This document provides instructions and guidance for students completing several assignments for an online course on health care delivery in the United States (HCS 235). It outlines 5 weekly assignments that require students to:
1. Create a timeline of key events in U.S. healthcare history and their impacts.
2. Write a paper on factors influencing healthcare utilization and their effects.
3. Complete a worksheet comparing different healthcare services.
4. Write a paper on two healthcare providers and the services/products they offer.
5. Develop a PowerPoint presentation on a provider selected for the previous assignment.
IHP 610 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric Overview MalikPinckney86
IHP 610 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
Healthcare is a field dominated by complex regulation, limited resources, highly charged debates, changing reimbursement, expensive education barriers to
entry, and knowledge imbalances. Healthcare decision-makers often have to review information about an issue, analyze the applicable law, and make a decision.
Those decisions are often not founded on clearly right or clearly wrong “answers.” Nonetheless, after decision makers conduct or review a policy analysis and a
legal analysis and arrive at a conclusion, they must be able to support and defend that decision. Stakeholder values are often in conflict; decision makers working
in the field of healthcare and health law have many opportunities to defend their decisions!
The final project for this course will give you an opportunity to build policy and legal analysis skills. You will choose from one of three issue prompts at the
beginning of the course. Throughout the course, you will draft a memo containing an overview and analysis of your selected issue, as well as a series of
recommendations for a healthcare executive. You will experience some of the challenges of reconciling competing values, demands for resources, and
organizational needs. Each issue prompt is based on “real world” scenarios, so take this opportunity to practice developing health law and policy analysis skills.
This final project addresses your mastery with regard to the following course outcomes:
Assess the impact of stakeholder needs on decision making for ensuring effective implementation of health law and policy
Assess the impact of current healthcare laws, policies, and financing practices on affected key stakeholders for informing policy recommendations
Determine the extent to which legal risks and potential malpractice issues influence policy decision making
Recommend appropriate strategies for resolving value conflicts among key healthcare stakeholders
Analyze the role of key stakeholders in shaping, implementing, and evaluating health law and policy for improving population health outcomes
Prompt
You will write a policy memorandum, with recommendations, paper in which you will analyze a health law and policy issue and make a series of
recommendations to a healthcare executive. At the beginning of this course, you chose one of three issue scenarios. Now, you will create each section of the
policy memorandum using the tools and strategies you developed in this course. You have developed those tools and strategies in a stepwise fashion in each
module. Remember that the purpose of the policy memorandum is to analyze the issue scenario, make thoughtful arguments about the issue, and make
recommendations based on your analysis.
Your policy memorandum with recommendations paper must contain the following critical elements. Most of the critical elements align with a particular course
outcome (shown in brackets).
I ...
Him 410 Success Begins / snaptutorial.comMistryNorrisb
This document outlines the course project for an HIM 410 class, which involves researching and analyzing the demographic profile and healthcare needs of a specific geographic area, proposing a healthcare service to address identified needs, and developing a basic budgeting plan. The project consists of three parts submitted over weeks 3, 4, and 6, with a final compiled paper due in week 7. Part 1 involves a demographic analysis and identification of healthcare needs. Part 2 requires selecting a healthcare department and preparing a sample budget. Part 3 involves developing a budgeting plan with goals, objectives, and strategies. Guidance is provided on writing, formatting, citing sources, and submission requirements for the course project.
HIM 500 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: In this milestone, you will submit an analysis of how the company in the case study is noncompliant and the strategies (general, not specifics) to move
it toward compliance.
Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:
II. Health Regulations and Laws Ramifications: In this section of your final project, you will finish your preparation by reviewing and explaining the
ramifications for the organization if it decides to wait on addressing its recent violations regarding technology use.
A. Determine how violating health regulations and laws regarding technology could impact the finances of the institution if these violations are not
addressed. Be sure to support your response with examples.
B. Determine how violating health regulations and laws regarding technology could impact the daily operations of the institution if these violations
are not addressed. Be sure to support your response with examples.
C. Determine how violating health regulations and laws regarding technology could impact the security of the health information in the institution
if these violations are not addressed. Be sure to support your response with examples.
Guidelines for Submission: This milestone must be 1–2 pages in length (plus a cover page and references) and must be written in APA format. Use double
spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. All references cited in APA format.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Health Regulations and
Laws Ramifications:
Finances
Determines how violating health
regulations and laws regarding
technology might impact the
finances of the institution if these
violations are not addressed,
supporting response with
examples
Determines how violating health
regulations and laws regarding
technology might impact the
finances of the institution if these
violations are not addressed,
supporting response with
examples, but explanation is
cursory or illogical, or supporting
examples are misaligned
Does not determine how violating
health regulations and laws
regarding technology might
impact the finances of the
institution if these violations are
not addressed
30
Health Regulations and
Laws Ramifications: Daily
Operations
Determines how violating health
regulations and laws regarding
technology might impact the
daily operations of the institution
if these violations are not
addressed, supporting response
with examples
Determines how violating health
regulations and laws regarding
technology might impact the
daily operations of the institution
if these violations are not
addressed, supporting response
with examples but explanation is
cursory or illogical, or supporting
examples are misaligned
Does not determine how violating
health regulations and laws
regarding technology might
impac ...
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General Information
Throughout the session, you will create the components of a research paper, which will be submitted in its entirety during Week 7. The paper will involve researching the demographic profile of a specific healthcare entity in your area (for example, where you live), identifying healthcare needs based on that profile, proposing a specific health service to be analyzed based on those needs, and developing a basic budgeting plan for that healthcare entity. You want to concentrate specifically on an essential healthcare department to do your budget planning.
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The document provides feedback on a student's presentation assignment on the US healthcare system. It instructs the student to address issues in their work based on the feedback and grading rubric. The feedback notes some strengths but also identifies areas for improvement, such as limiting bullet points on slides to 5 words each and providing more detail on stakeholders' roles. The student is directed to incorporate the recommendations into their final paper.
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Throughout the session, you will create the components of a research paper, which will be submitted in its entirety during Week 7. The paper will involve researching the demographic profile of a specific healthcare entity in your area (for example, where you live), identifying healthcare needs based on that profile,
Him 410 Exceptional Education / snaptutorial.comBaileya60
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Throughout the session, you will create the components of a research paper, which will be submitted in its entirety during Week 7. The paper will involve researching the demographic profile of a specific healthcare entity in your area (for example, where you live), identifying healthcare needs based on that profile, proposing a specific health service to be analyzed
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40.0 %Identification, Analysis, and Discussion of the Set of Elements Discussed in the Module as Applied to Two Studies. Assessment of how the Findings of the Two Studies are Supported
Failure to demonstrate the ability to identify and analyze the set of elements in the studies. Failure to assess how the elements support the findings.
Demonstrates only minimal ability to identify and analyze the set of elements of the studies. Demonstrates only minimal understanding of how the elements support the findings.
Demonstrates ability to identify and analyze set of elements of the studies, but has some slight misunderstanding of the implications and meaning. Provides a basic understanding of how the elements support the findings.
Demonstrates ability to identify and analyze the set of elements in the studies (in student's own words). Understands the ways the elements support the findings.
Describes clearly the ability to identify and analyze the set of elements in the studies (in student's own words). Clearly describes a thorough understanding of how the elements support the findings.
30.0 %Integration of Information from Outside Resources into the Body of Paper
Failure to use references, examples, or explanations.
Provides some supporting examples, but minimal explanations used and no published references included.
Supports main points with examples and explanations, but fails to include published references to support claims and ideas.
Supports main points with references, explanations, and examples. Analysis and description is direct, competent, and appropriate of the criteria.
Supports main points with references, examples, and full explanations of how they apply. Thoughtfully analyzes, evaluates, and describes major points of the criteria.
20.0 %Organization and Effectiveness
7.0 %Assignment Development and Purpose
Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.
Thesis and/or main claim are insufficiently developed and/or vague; purpose is not clear.
Thesis and/or main claim are apparent and appropriate to purpose.
Thesis and/or main claim are clear and forecast the development of the paper. It is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose.
Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive. The essence of the paper is contained within the thesis. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.
8.0 %Argument Logic and Construction
Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses noncredible sources.
Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some sources have questionable credibility.
Argument is orderly, but may have a few inconsistencies. The ar.
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please read the attached file cearfully before telling me you can do it.
I need a complete
power
point presentation (that incloud outlines and pictures) that pointing
3 main points
on the
topic
that is mentioned in the attached file + the speech for the slides that must be 5-7 min lon.
.
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please read my post carefully.then place handshake
i have the work already but i want u do
introduction, background, and conclusion
for it.
and some changes on the paper that already written.
you just need to
add three pages on my paper
.
deadline 20-24 hours.
i attached my paper,
.
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Please read the attachment.
Please write a pure Essay Paper. Please read the instructions. Then follow the grade sheet. Please fully understand both attachments. Also, the essay will be scanned before student upload it for a final grade. Please make sure error is free. And references are given with cited.
.
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Please read first because this Assignment is for correction.
Please, read through the corrections before sending me messages. Because, if you don’t I will not response to your messages. Also, I will attached two more articles for whoever I choose to help me with this assignment. In addition, please, remove the introduction, and also attach a sample of a “Needs Assessment”
Topic Needs Assessment
Title: HIV among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men
Section 1: Background Information
All of this is opinion and needs to come out.
Sex is seemingly as old as the world is. However, sex among men, and especially young men having sex with men has not always been in the books of history. This is arguably one of the latest practices, although some sources have claims of sex among men after the antediluvian period. While sex has positive effects such as procreation, there are some negative effects which include contraction of deadly sexually transmitted diseases.
One such disease is HIV/AIDS.
HIV/AIDS is an acronym for
Human ImmunoDefiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
not capitalized
. Da
ta
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015) sho
ws
that
while
over one million people aged above 13 years of age were living with the disease in the US by the year 2014
,
with
an average of 40,000 new infections are recorded each year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015)
when you use the word while...it indicates as opposite statement coming..and that is not what this sentence did
. The high number of people who are ignorant about their HIV status
and
those who purposely choose to ignore it
has
continued to increase the risk levels for other uninfected people in the world, among them being young men who have sex with men
isn’t it possible that they are one of the above?
.
In this areas and/or introduction...you should be discussing morbidity, mortality,....you need to highlight incidence is higher in this group than in others
Introduction
The issue of young men having sex with other men has continued to be a thorny issue for a number of years, dividing the society between those who support this practice and those who oppose it. Supporters of young men having sex with other men argue that people have a right to decide their sexual orientation and preferences without undue pressure from external forces. However, those who oppose this practice argue that it emanated from social decay and as such should not be supported. One common point of agreement between these two camps is that the practice of young men having sex with men is risk and has the capability to cause grave danger to these men.
opinion
Although sex even among heterosexual could turn out to be risk and a cause of contraction of dangerous sexually transmitted diseases and infections, the risk of contraction of such health complications is doubly higher among young men who have sex with other men.
There are several reasons that c.
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Please read below, and write esaay.
I need 3 pages.
Overview
Many people are unaware of just how much they use media. It is important for us to have an awareness of the various types of media that inundate our culture and the degree to which we use those media. This is a component of media literacy.
Instructions
For this assignment, you will keep 3 days of media logs and then write a reflective essay. Please keep a daily journal that records your media use for three days. Track you use of all of the following (even if you don't use something, please make a note of that). Keep track of the time periods when you use it and what you are using it for.
Computer—online
Computer--offline
TV
Newspapers/Magazines
Radio
Stereo/CD
Books
Telephone
Other
For each day, keep a detailed record of how much time you spend using each different medium, and the purpose of the media use (e.g., talking to parents, playing music while studying, recreational TV, etc.) Keep daily logs; you may turn in your "Media Logs" as a list, a table, in columns or in whatever format you choose.
In addition to the 3 days of logs, please write a reflective essay (about 2-4 pages, double spaced) that comments on what you learned about your media use by doing this assignment. For the essay, you may want to think about: what did you learn? did anything surprise you? did you notice any patterns in your media use? has your media use changed? why do you use some forms of media more or less? what role do you think media plays in most people's lives?...)
By Sunday at 11:59 pm PST, please submit:
the 3 days of media logs, AND
your essay
.
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I need assistance with a well thought out, well written AWP essay the Essay must use evidence (concrete details from the story) to support your answer. Five paragraphs.
http://www.ciaranhinds.eu/pdf/crucible3.pdf
.
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Please provide response to the below post.
Topic #1) You are an administrator for the Contoso Corporation and you are responsible for multiple Hyper-V hosts. Often, the developers need to create virtual machines so that they can test their applications. Describe the steps you should take so that developers can create and manage their own machines yet not have direct access to the Hyper-V hosts.
Topic #2) You are an administrator for the Contoso Corporation, which has approximately 400 servers running Windows Server 2012 R2, 50 servers running Windows Server 2012, and 200 servers running Windows Server 2008 R2. You also have several virtual machines running Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 and you have approximately 15 domain controllers. From time to time, you field requests in which you need to specify when a user has logged in and when a user has accessed confidential documents. Describe how to handle such requests.
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Please provide an annotation for the two articles attached AND identify three common themes in both articles.
Note the purpose of the article, the participants/subject of the study, the conclusions drawn by the author(s), and the validity of the conclusions. Evaluate the article: is it a credible source? Describe the credibility of the author – are there any biases? How well did the author support his or her assertions? Did they provide an adequate literature review? Were there any limitations?
Due tomorrow, 02/07/2017 at noon.
Note the purpose of the article, the participants/subject of the study, the conclusions drawn by the author(s), and the validity of the conclusions. Evaluate the article: is it a credible source? Describe the credibility of the author – are there any biases? How well did the author support his or her assertions? Did they provide an adequate literature review? Were there any limitations?
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Please provide a statement that addresses your reasons for transferring and the objectives you hope to achieve. You can type directly into the box, or you can paste text from another source. (250-650 words). I'm a Bachelor Student, who wants to transfer to another university, so they need this essay.
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Dr. Herskovits' discoveries about African cultural practices supported Dr. Woodson's beliefs that Eurocentric thinking distorted understanding of African history and culture. Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop believed that African people were responsible for Egyptian culture and civilization, which he supported through evidence but was a controversial Afrocentric perspective.
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PLEASE NOTE OF SOURCES/MATERIALS ALSO INCLUDED---USE THEM
TWO ASSIGNMENTS
TWO ASSIGNMENTS
TWO ASSIGNMENTS
TWO ASSIGNMENTS
TWO ASSIGNMENTS
TWO ASSIGNMENTS
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Please note that the following vignettes represent samples of the types of questions you will be asked to respond to on the comprehensive exam. You will NOT receive these questions on the comprehensive exam; they are for study purposes only. Vignette Please compose a well-written and organized essay in response to each of the following questions. When writing your essays, please 1.Use APA (6th edition) Style, with 1-inch margins, double-spaced, 12 font, with a reference list at the end. 2.Write clearly and concisely. 3.Cite appropriate, and especially current, literature (empirical and/or theoretical). 4.Avoid all sexist idioms and allusions. 5.Remember to demonstrate your multicultural competence where appropriate. Vignette: Utilize this scenario for all of your responses A 42-year-old African American woman was brought to the emergency room by police officers for evaluation prior to going to jail to await disposition. She reported that she had been shopping when "something happened." She said that she had no recollection of events between the time she entered the store and an hour later, when she was arrested for shoplifting in a nearby department store with a considerable amount of stolen property on her person. She protested her innocence and became so agitated, belligerent, and profane that the arresting officers took her to the hospital for evaluation. At the hospital she reported that two years previously she had been arrested for shoplifting and had had amnesia for the act. The charges against her were then dropped because she explained that both the shoplifting and the amnesia resulted from her forgetting to eat after taking her insulin. Of note, her blood-sugar level on testing in the emergency room was elevated. The patient calmed down appearing asymptomatic after the evaluation and was transferred to jail pending a preliminary hearing. When she learned that her release was planned for the next day and that the charges against her would not be dropped, she became extremely agitated, angry, and abusive to the officers. Shortly thereafter, she complained of a headache and said she had no recollection of her abusive behavior. Later that evening she accosted an officer angrily. When the officer responded and addressed the patient by name, "Naomi," the patient said that her name was "Oprah" and that she would not allow herself to be called "Naomi," whom she described as a "wimp and a loser." "Oprah’s" voice and movement were somewhat different from those of "Naomi." She claimed that she had done the shoplifting and stepped back so that "Naomi" could be caught and humiliated, and that if she had wanted to, she could have evaded detection easily. She was returned to the ER and subsequently admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit for observation. For the next two days, the patient had many apparent switches of personality, accompanied by conspicuous changes in dress, makeup, and demeanor. On several occasions "Oprah" was disrupti.
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Please no plagiarism. I have attached an example to go by. The population I chose and currently work with are incarcerated juveniles, so at-risk youth.
Boundary Issues
It may not be possible or reasonable for counselors to always avoid dual relationships with clients. For example, counselors who live and work in small rural communities may attend the same religious institutions as their clients, or use the same libraries, doctors, or other services. In these multiple-relationship situations, counselors would not be in violation of ethical standards if they took reasonable steps to protect their objectivity and efficacy, and to avoid possibilities of exploitation or harm.
Counselors and supervisors usually consider dual relationships on a continuum of risk. As you work through the notion of dual relationships, you should consider the relationship with your client and the context of the situation. It is also important to consider the impact of dual roles on the power dynamics of the therapeutic relationship. For example, clients, students, and supervisees have less experience, knowledge, and power compared with licensed counselors and supervisors. Consequently, they are less likely to recognize inappropriate boundary crossings or to express their concerns about these crossings. It is your responsibility as an ethical practitioner to monitor and ensure appropriate boundaries across all related counseling situations.
For this Discussion, review the
Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Boundary Issues
media and consider the population that you are interested in working with as a professional counselor. Then, review the Learning Resources for this week and explore potential boundary issues you may encounter while working with this population. Reflect on potential benefit or harm related to boundary crossing. Finally, consider potential consultants who might be able to address any boundary issues.
Post by Day 3
a brief description of the population you selected. Then, explain any potential boundary issues you anticipate may be challenging in working with this population and explain why. Explain the potential benefit or harm associated with boundary crossing with this population. Finally, explain who you might consult with to address this boundary issue and why.
Be sure to use the Learning Resources and the current literature to support your response.
Respond by Day 5
and expand on your colleague’s posting by providing an alternate perspective on how you would work with your colleague’s selected population. Provide potential boundary crossing challenges that your colleague did not discuss and offer potential solutions for addressing these challenges.
Required Resources
Note:
To access this week's required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the
Course Materials
section of your Syllabus.
Readings
Herlihy, B., & Corey, G. (2015).
ACA ethical standards casebook
(7th ed.). Alexandria, VA: American Cou.
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Women have long faced inequality compared to men, but the women's rights movement in the mid-late 20th century improved women's status by opening positions traditionally held by men. While some feel women have achieved equality in the 21st century, others disagree. The document asks how one would describe current gender equality in Western culture and whether there are still major areas of large-scale discrimination against women, requesting two examples if so or a rationale if not.
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Please Paraphrase the following into a more scholarly tone:"
"I feel like after reading these excerpts I feel like the first answer clarified what exactly Gus Casely-Hayford was really trying to figure out about Ethiopian history. It was clear that he was trying to figure out its history, however, it was difficult to put the pieces together and pinpoint things that could lead to it's past. I don't think it was a specific sentence it was really just how they answered it that helped me put it together.
A sentence in another paragraph that clarified what the answer was at number two when it said "After this, Ethiopia switched to Christianity, which has a direct link with the history of the kingdom. The Patriarch claims that the Ark of the Covenant was brought to Ethiopia". It clarifies what the patriarch really meant when he said that they had accepted the old testament.
These excerpts can help when I am doing homework because they can be used as a structure when answering questions for my future homework. In my next homework, I will aim to have more references and actually pinpoint what the answer is because I feel like I do not fully answer the question I only answer it partially. So I can turn in something rather than nothing. It is sometimes difficult to understand the main idea or interpret what some people are saying in the documentaries. The readings, however, are easier to understand.
.
HIM 500 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: In this milestone, you will submit an analysis of how the company in the case study is noncompliant and the strategies (general, not specifics) to move
it toward compliance.
Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:
II. Health Regulations and Laws Ramifications: In this section of your final project, you will finish your preparation by reviewing and explaining the
ramifications for the organization if it decides to wait on addressing its recent violations regarding technology use.
A. Determine how violating health regulations and laws regarding technology could impact the finances of the institution if these violations are not
addressed. Be sure to support your response with examples.
B. Determine how violating health regulations and laws regarding technology could impact the daily operations of the institution if these violations
are not addressed. Be sure to support your response with examples.
C. Determine how violating health regulations and laws regarding technology could impact the security of the health information in the institution
if these violations are not addressed. Be sure to support your response with examples.
Guidelines for Submission: This milestone must be 1–2 pages in length (plus a cover page and references) and must be written in APA format. Use double
spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. All references cited in APA format.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Health Regulations and
Laws Ramifications:
Finances
Determines how violating health
regulations and laws regarding
technology might impact the
finances of the institution if these
violations are not addressed,
supporting response with
examples
Determines how violating health
regulations and laws regarding
technology might impact the
finances of the institution if these
violations are not addressed,
supporting response with
examples, but explanation is
cursory or illogical, or supporting
examples are misaligned
Does not determine how violating
health regulations and laws
regarding technology might
impact the finances of the
institution if these violations are
not addressed
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Health Regulations and
Laws Ramifications: Daily
Operations
Determines how violating health
regulations and laws regarding
technology might impact the
daily operations of the institution
if these violations are not
addressed, supporting response
with examples
Determines how violating health
regulations and laws regarding
technology might impact the
daily operations of the institution
if these violations are not
addressed, supporting response
with examples but explanation is
cursory or illogical, or supporting
examples are misaligned
Does not determine how violating
health regulations and laws
regarding technology might
impac ...
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General Information
Throughout the session, you will create the components of a research paper, which will be submitted in its entirety during Week 7. The paper will involve researching the demographic profile of a specific healthcare entity in your area (for example, where you live), identifying healthcare needs based on that profile, proposing a specific health service to be analyzed based on those needs, and developing a basic budgeting plan for that healthcare entity. You want to concentrate specifically on an essential healthcare department to do your budget planning.
The following files have been attached to your feedback Please m.docxoreo10
The document provides feedback on a student's presentation assignment on the US healthcare system. It instructs the student to address issues in their work based on the feedback and grading rubric. The feedback notes some strengths but also identifies areas for improvement, such as limiting bullet points on slides to 5 words each and providing more detail on stakeholders' roles. The student is directed to incorporate the recommendations into their final paper.
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Throughout the session, you will create the components of a research paper, which will be submitted in its entirety during Week 7. The paper will involve researching the demographic profile of a specific healthcare entity in your area (for example, where you live), identifying healthcare needs based on that profile,
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Throughout the session, you will create the components of a research paper, which will be submitted in its entirety during Week 7. The paper will involve researching the demographic profile of a specific healthcare entity in your area
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General Information
Throughout the session, you will create the components of a research paper, which will be submitted in its entirety during Week 7. The paper will involve researching the demographic profile of a specific healthcare entity in your area (for example, where you live), identifying healthcare needs based on that profile, proposing a specific health service to be analyzed
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Coyne and Messina Articles, Part 1 Analysis
1
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Less Than Satisfactory
65.00%
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Satisfactory
75.00%
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Good
85.00%
5
Excellent
100.00%
70.0 %Content
40.0 %Identification, Analysis, and Discussion of the Set of Elements Discussed in the Module as Applied to Two Studies. Assessment of how the Findings of the Two Studies are Supported
Failure to demonstrate the ability to identify and analyze the set of elements in the studies. Failure to assess how the elements support the findings.
Demonstrates only minimal ability to identify and analyze the set of elements of the studies. Demonstrates only minimal understanding of how the elements support the findings.
Demonstrates ability to identify and analyze set of elements of the studies, but has some slight misunderstanding of the implications and meaning. Provides a basic understanding of how the elements support the findings.
Demonstrates ability to identify and analyze the set of elements in the studies (in student's own words). Understands the ways the elements support the findings.
Describes clearly the ability to identify and analyze the set of elements in the studies (in student's own words). Clearly describes a thorough understanding of how the elements support the findings.
30.0 %Integration of Information from Outside Resources into the Body of Paper
Failure to use references, examples, or explanations.
Provides some supporting examples, but minimal explanations used and no published references included.
Supports main points with examples and explanations, but fails to include published references to support claims and ideas.
Supports main points with references, explanations, and examples. Analysis and description is direct, competent, and appropriate of the criteria.
Supports main points with references, examples, and full explanations of how they apply. Thoughtfully analyzes, evaluates, and describes major points of the criteria.
20.0 %Organization and Effectiveness
7.0 %Assignment Development and Purpose
Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.
Thesis and/or main claim are insufficiently developed and/or vague; purpose is not clear.
Thesis and/or main claim are apparent and appropriate to purpose.
Thesis and/or main claim are clear and forecast the development of the paper. It is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose.
Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive. The essence of the paper is contained within the thesis. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.
8.0 %Argument Logic and Construction
Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses noncredible sources.
Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some sources have questionable credibility.
Argument is orderly, but may have a few inconsistencies. The ar.
please read the attached file cearfully before telling me you can do.docxChereCheek752
please read the attached file cearfully before telling me you can do it.
I need a complete
power
point presentation (that incloud outlines and pictures) that pointing
3 main points
on the
topic
that is mentioned in the attached file + the speech for the slides that must be 5-7 min lon.
.
please read my post carefully.then place handshakei have the wor.docxChereCheek752
please read my post carefully.then place handshake
i have the work already but i want u do
introduction, background, and conclusion
for it.
and some changes on the paper that already written.
you just need to
add three pages on my paper
.
deadline 20-24 hours.
i attached my paper,
.
Please read the attachment.Please write a pure Essay Paper. Plea.docxChereCheek752
Please read the attachment.
Please write a pure Essay Paper. Please read the instructions. Then follow the grade sheet. Please fully understand both attachments. Also, the essay will be scanned before student upload it for a final grade. Please make sure error is free. And references are given with cited.
.
Please read first because this Assignment is for correction.Plea.docxChereCheek752
Please read first because this Assignment is for correction.
Please, read through the corrections before sending me messages. Because, if you don’t I will not response to your messages. Also, I will attached two more articles for whoever I choose to help me with this assignment. In addition, please, remove the introduction, and also attach a sample of a “Needs Assessment”
Topic Needs Assessment
Title: HIV among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men
Section 1: Background Information
All of this is opinion and needs to come out.
Sex is seemingly as old as the world is. However, sex among men, and especially young men having sex with men has not always been in the books of history. This is arguably one of the latest practices, although some sources have claims of sex among men after the antediluvian period. While sex has positive effects such as procreation, there are some negative effects which include contraction of deadly sexually transmitted diseases.
One such disease is HIV/AIDS.
HIV/AIDS is an acronym for
Human ImmunoDefiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
not capitalized
. Da
ta
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015) sho
ws
that
while
over one million people aged above 13 years of age were living with the disease in the US by the year 2014
,
with
an average of 40,000 new infections are recorded each year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015)
when you use the word while...it indicates as opposite statement coming..and that is not what this sentence did
. The high number of people who are ignorant about their HIV status
and
those who purposely choose to ignore it
has
continued to increase the risk levels for other uninfected people in the world, among them being young men who have sex with men
isn’t it possible that they are one of the above?
.
In this areas and/or introduction...you should be discussing morbidity, mortality,....you need to highlight incidence is higher in this group than in others
Introduction
The issue of young men having sex with other men has continued to be a thorny issue for a number of years, dividing the society between those who support this practice and those who oppose it. Supporters of young men having sex with other men argue that people have a right to decide their sexual orientation and preferences without undue pressure from external forces. However, those who oppose this practice argue that it emanated from social decay and as such should not be supported. One common point of agreement between these two camps is that the practice of young men having sex with men is risk and has the capability to cause grave danger to these men.
opinion
Although sex even among heterosexual could turn out to be risk and a cause of contraction of dangerous sexually transmitted diseases and infections, the risk of contraction of such health complications is doubly higher among young men who have sex with other men.
There are several reasons that c.
Please read below, and write esaay.I need 3 pages.Overvi.docxChereCheek752
Please read below, and write esaay.
I need 3 pages.
Overview
Many people are unaware of just how much they use media. It is important for us to have an awareness of the various types of media that inundate our culture and the degree to which we use those media. This is a component of media literacy.
Instructions
For this assignment, you will keep 3 days of media logs and then write a reflective essay. Please keep a daily journal that records your media use for three days. Track you use of all of the following (even if you don't use something, please make a note of that). Keep track of the time periods when you use it and what you are using it for.
Computer—online
Computer--offline
TV
Newspapers/Magazines
Radio
Stereo/CD
Books
Telephone
Other
For each day, keep a detailed record of how much time you spend using each different medium, and the purpose of the media use (e.g., talking to parents, playing music while studying, recreational TV, etc.) Keep daily logs; you may turn in your "Media Logs" as a list, a table, in columns or in whatever format you choose.
In addition to the 3 days of logs, please write a reflective essay (about 2-4 pages, double spaced) that comments on what you learned about your media use by doing this assignment. For the essay, you may want to think about: what did you learn? did anything surprise you? did you notice any patterns in your media use? has your media use changed? why do you use some forms of media more or less? what role do you think media plays in most people's lives?...)
By Sunday at 11:59 pm PST, please submit:
the 3 days of media logs, AND
your essay
.
Please Read Before RespondingI need assistance with a .docxChereCheek752
***Please Read Before Responding***
I need assistance with a well thought out, well written AWP essay the Essay must use evidence (concrete details from the story) to support your answer. Five paragraphs.
http://www.ciaranhinds.eu/pdf/crucible3.pdf
.
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Please provide response to the below post.
Topic #1) You are an administrator for the Contoso Corporation and you are responsible for multiple Hyper-V hosts. Often, the developers need to create virtual machines so that they can test their applications. Describe the steps you should take so that developers can create and manage their own machines yet not have direct access to the Hyper-V hosts.
Topic #2) You are an administrator for the Contoso Corporation, which has approximately 400 servers running Windows Server 2012 R2, 50 servers running Windows Server 2012, and 200 servers running Windows Server 2008 R2. You also have several virtual machines running Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 and you have approximately 15 domain controllers. From time to time, you field requests in which you need to specify when a user has logged in and when a user has accessed confidential documents. Describe how to handle such requests.
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Note the purpose of the article, the participants/subject of the study, the conclusions drawn by the author(s), and the validity of the conclusions. Evaluate the article: is it a credible source? Describe the credibility of the author – are there any biases? How well did the author support his or her assertions? Did they provide an adequate literature review? Were there any limitations?
Due tomorrow, 02/07/2017 at noon.
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Dr. Herskovits' discoveries about African cultural practices supported Dr. Woodson's beliefs that Eurocentric thinking distorted understanding of African history and culture. Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop believed that African people were responsible for Egyptian culture and civilization, which he supported through evidence but was a controversial Afrocentric perspective.
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Please note that the following vignettes represent samples of the types of questions you will be asked to respond to on the comprehensive exam. You will NOT receive these questions on the comprehensive exam; they are for study purposes only. Vignette Please compose a well-written and organized essay in response to each of the following questions. When writing your essays, please 1.Use APA (6th edition) Style, with 1-inch margins, double-spaced, 12 font, with a reference list at the end. 2.Write clearly and concisely. 3.Cite appropriate, and especially current, literature (empirical and/or theoretical). 4.Avoid all sexist idioms and allusions. 5.Remember to demonstrate your multicultural competence where appropriate. Vignette: Utilize this scenario for all of your responses A 42-year-old African American woman was brought to the emergency room by police officers for evaluation prior to going to jail to await disposition. She reported that she had been shopping when "something happened." She said that she had no recollection of events between the time she entered the store and an hour later, when she was arrested for shoplifting in a nearby department store with a considerable amount of stolen property on her person. She protested her innocence and became so agitated, belligerent, and profane that the arresting officers took her to the hospital for evaluation. At the hospital she reported that two years previously she had been arrested for shoplifting and had had amnesia for the act. The charges against her were then dropped because she explained that both the shoplifting and the amnesia resulted from her forgetting to eat after taking her insulin. Of note, her blood-sugar level on testing in the emergency room was elevated. The patient calmed down appearing asymptomatic after the evaluation and was transferred to jail pending a preliminary hearing. When she learned that her release was planned for the next day and that the charges against her would not be dropped, she became extremely agitated, angry, and abusive to the officers. Shortly thereafter, she complained of a headache and said she had no recollection of her abusive behavior. Later that evening she accosted an officer angrily. When the officer responded and addressed the patient by name, "Naomi," the patient said that her name was "Oprah" and that she would not allow herself to be called "Naomi," whom she described as a "wimp and a loser." "Oprah’s" voice and movement were somewhat different from those of "Naomi." She claimed that she had done the shoplifting and stepped back so that "Naomi" could be caught and humiliated, and that if she had wanted to, she could have evaded detection easily. She was returned to the ER and subsequently admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit for observation. For the next two days, the patient had many apparent switches of personality, accompanied by conspicuous changes in dress, makeup, and demeanor. On several occasions "Oprah" was disrupti.
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Please no plagiarism. I have attached an example to go by. The population I chose and currently work with are incarcerated juveniles, so at-risk youth.
Boundary Issues
It may not be possible or reasonable for counselors to always avoid dual relationships with clients. For example, counselors who live and work in small rural communities may attend the same religious institutions as their clients, or use the same libraries, doctors, or other services. In these multiple-relationship situations, counselors would not be in violation of ethical standards if they took reasonable steps to protect their objectivity and efficacy, and to avoid possibilities of exploitation or harm.
Counselors and supervisors usually consider dual relationships on a continuum of risk. As you work through the notion of dual relationships, you should consider the relationship with your client and the context of the situation. It is also important to consider the impact of dual roles on the power dynamics of the therapeutic relationship. For example, clients, students, and supervisees have less experience, knowledge, and power compared with licensed counselors and supervisors. Consequently, they are less likely to recognize inappropriate boundary crossings or to express their concerns about these crossings. It is your responsibility as an ethical practitioner to monitor and ensure appropriate boundaries across all related counseling situations.
For this Discussion, review the
Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Boundary Issues
media and consider the population that you are interested in working with as a professional counselor. Then, review the Learning Resources for this week and explore potential boundary issues you may encounter while working with this population. Reflect on potential benefit or harm related to boundary crossing. Finally, consider potential consultants who might be able to address any boundary issues.
Post by Day 3
a brief description of the population you selected. Then, explain any potential boundary issues you anticipate may be challenging in working with this population and explain why. Explain the potential benefit or harm associated with boundary crossing with this population. Finally, explain who you might consult with to address this boundary issue and why.
Be sure to use the Learning Resources and the current literature to support your response.
Respond by Day 5
and expand on your colleague’s posting by providing an alternate perspective on how you would work with your colleague’s selected population. Provide potential boundary crossing challenges that your colleague did not discuss and offer potential solutions for addressing these challenges.
Required Resources
Note:
To access this week's required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the
Course Materials
section of your Syllabus.
Readings
Herlihy, B., & Corey, G. (2015).
ACA ethical standards casebook
(7th ed.). Alexandria, VA: American Cou.
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Women have long faced inequality compared to men, but the women's rights movement in the mid-late 20th century improved women's status by opening positions traditionally held by men. While some feel women have achieved equality in the 21st century, others disagree. The document asks how one would describe current gender equality in Western culture and whether there are still major areas of large-scale discrimination against women, requesting two examples if so or a rationale if not.
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"I feel like after reading these excerpts I feel like the first answer clarified what exactly Gus Casely-Hayford was really trying to figure out about Ethiopian history. It was clear that he was trying to figure out its history, however, it was difficult to put the pieces together and pinpoint things that could lead to it's past. I don't think it was a specific sentence it was really just how they answered it that helped me put it together.
A sentence in another paragraph that clarified what the answer was at number two when it said "After this, Ethiopia switched to Christianity, which has a direct link with the history of the kingdom. The Patriarch claims that the Ark of the Covenant was brought to Ethiopia". It clarifies what the patriarch really meant when he said that they had accepted the old testament.
These excerpts can help when I am doing homework because they can be used as a structure when answering questions for my future homework. In my next homework, I will aim to have more references and actually pinpoint what the answer is because I feel like I do not fully answer the question I only answer it partially. So I can turn in something rather than nothing. It is sometimes difficult to understand the main idea or interpret what some people are saying in the documentaries. The readings, however, are easier to understand.
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Please note this is 2 ASSIGNMENTS ......Please only orginial work only and please follow the instruction provided
Assignment 1: Week 3 COURSE PROJECT
Week 3: Create the Database
Create the database and associated tables in your database environment.
Assignment 2: Week 3 ILAB
iLab 3: Database Creation and Table Manipulation
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Distinguish between various factions/denominations within Christianity (Catholic/Protestant/Orthodox/etc) and their impact on mainstream (dominant) expression of how Christianity is viewed by those on the "outside."
Consider the viewpoints we saw represented in
Once I Was a Beehive.
How does it differ or compare to popular or mainstream faith as you know it? Of course, it is one interpretation of faith in Jesus and how it impacts daily life (and during troubling times, as seen in the film).
For example, if I walked into one church, I might find folks picking up and handling snakes, singing rather loudly and outwardly in their expressions of worship. If I went to the congregation next door the following Sunday, I might find a church that barely whispered, used no music at all, and perhaps simply followed a monotone lecture/sermon style delivered over the course of an hour, or two, or three! Both representing the same organism/religion...
Please respond with no less than 200 words, and respond to at least one of your classmate's post.
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Please no plagiarism and make sure you are able to access all resource on your own before you bid. I need this completed by 10/21/17 at 12pm.
Application:
Applying Theoretical Interventions for Clients Experiencing Life Transition and Developmental Issues, Part II
Marriage, couple, and family counselors have varying caseloads. What they all have in common is that their group of clients—whether large or small—represents the variety of human experience. Even those counselors with a specific clinical focus see variety in the ways in which specific issues manifest in different relationships. Part of the goal of your counseling program is to expose you to varying scenarios so that when you are faced with differing client situations, you will have the evidence-based research knowledge, flexibility, analytical skills, and theory-integration practice to know the best course of action to take with a particular couple or family.
To prepare for this Application Assignment, select and view one movie from the list provided in this week’s Learning Resources. Begin to conceptualize the couple's or family’s problem through your theoretical orientation and identify interventions that you might use. Finally, begin to locate articles in the Walden Library that could be used to justify the interventions you selected.
The assignment (2–3 pages)
Identify the movie you selected and the life transition/developmental issue present in the couple/family.
Conceptualize the couple's/family's problem through your chosen theoretical orientation.
Describe two interventions you would use to address these couple/family issues and how you would use them. (
Note
: The interventions may not emerge from your chosen theoretical orientation.)
Justify the intervention you selected with two evidence-based research articles.
Support your Application Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course.
Submit your assignment by
Day 7
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Media
Please select, obtain, and view one of the following movies to use with this week’s Application Assignment:
Please note:
These films are
not
available through Walden Library. Contact your instructor if you are unable to obtain a copy independently.
Movie: Rydell, M. (Director). (1981).
On golden pond
[Motion picture]. [With K. Hepburn, H. Fonda, & J. Fonda]. United States: IPC Films.
Movie: Demme, J. (Director). (2008).
Rachel getting married
[Motion picture]. [With A. Hathaway, R. DeWitt, & D. Winger]. United States: Sony Pictures Classics.
Movie: Redford, R. (Director). (1980).
Ordinary people
[Motion picture]. [With A. Sutherland, M. Tyler Moore, & J. Hirsch]. United States: Paramount Pictures.
Readings
Article: Haggan, P. S. (1998). Counseling adult children of aging parents.
Educational Gerontology
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Discuss the ways in which Confucianism can or may weave into our everyday lives, given what you've read and watched/reviewed. Consider the ways you saw Confucianism as a religion and/or as a philosophy displayed in the film
Confucius
, focusing on the themes of bravery, self-sacrifice, respect, and loyalty. As you've been reading through the text, you'll find multiple arguments suggesting that Confucianism is less religion, more philosophy. What are your thoughts? Use examples from the film and text to support your conclusions.
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LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
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তাই একজন নাগরিক হিসাবে এই তথ্য গুলো আপনার জানা প্রয়োজন ...।
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Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
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You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
Walmart Business + (https://business.walmart.com/plus) is a new shopping experience for nonprofits, schools, and local business customers that connects an exclusive online shopping experience to stores. Benefits include free delivery and shipping, a 'Spend Analytics” feature, special discounts, deals and tax-exempt shopping.
Special TechSoup offer for a free 180 days membership, and up to $150 in discounts on eligible orders.
Spark Good (walmart.com/sparkgood) is a charitable platform that enables nonprofits to receive donations directly from customers and associates.
Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
How to Fix the Import Error in the Odoo 17Celine George
An import error occurs when a program fails to import a module or library, disrupting its execution. In languages like Python, this issue arises when the specified module cannot be found or accessed, hindering the program's functionality. Resolving import errors is crucial for maintaining smooth software operation and uninterrupted development processes.
This presentation includes basic of PCOS their pathology and treatment and also Ayurveda correlation of PCOS and Ayurvedic line of treatment mentioned in classics.
How to Build a Module in Odoo 17 Using the Scaffold MethodCeline George
Odoo provides an option for creating a module by using a single line command. By using this command the user can make a whole structure of a module. It is very easy for a beginner to make a module. There is no need to make each file manually. This slide will show how to create a module using the scaffold method.
Strategies for Effective Upskilling is a presentation by Chinwendu Peace in a Your Skill Boost Masterclass organisation by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan on 08th and 09th June 2024 from 1 PM to 3 PM on each day.
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1. FIN 340 Module Six Journal Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: This journal activity is private between you and the
instructor. This assignment will allow you to assess the impact
of news on stocks and bonds. News
can affect stock and bond prices in significant ways. This is
because news disseminates into the market at different speeds
and with different levels of
importance. As investors, you need to think about how
information flows through market participants and into
securities. Surprise news can jolt the market up
or down, whereas gradual dissemination can result in a slow
buildup or deterioration in prices/yields. Additionally, market
participants sometimes build
expectations beforehand, and prices react differently than
people expected because the news did not meet or exceed
2. expectations. All of these dynamics can
supply important information to apply to an investor’s portfolio
decisions.
Prompt: Complete both of the following scenarios:
1) Choose a stock from list below:
-Cola Company (KO)
-Myers Squibb Company (BMY)
tflix, Inc. (NFLX)
Then, go to Yahoo! Finance or another website and find a news
article that you believe would impact the company’s stock
price.
Calculate the return of the chosen stock for:
Explain how the actual impact of the news on the stock price
aligned with your initial expectation after reading the news
article.
2) Choose a significant economic report (unemployment, GDP,
etc.) or Federal Reserve Open Market Committee
announcement.
3. https://finance.yahoo.com/
Then, use Yahoo! Finance to research the historical pricing of
the CBOE 10 year treasury yield (symbol: ^TNX). Calculate the
percentage change for:
Explain how the actual impact of the news on the bond yield
aligned with your initial expectation after reading the news
article. Be sure to show your work to
get full credit for these calculations.
Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Calculate the return of the chosen stock for the two weeks
prior to the news, the day of the news, and the two weeks after
4. the news. Show your work to
support your response.
II. Explain whether the news article had the impact on the stock
price that you expected.
III. Calculate the percentage change of the CBOE 10 year
treasury yield for the two weeks prior to the news, the day of
the news, and the two weeks after
the news. Show your work to support your response.
IV. Explain how the actual impact of the news on the bond yield
aligned with your initial expectation after reading the news
article.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your journal assignment should be
two to three paragraphs in length and address all of the critical
elements. It should also cite at
least two sources using APA format. Consider utilizing the
required readings, as well as recent news articles. Submit
journal assignment as a Word document.
Critical Elements Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not
Evident Value
Return Calculates the return of the chosen
stock prior to the news, the day of
the news, and after the news,
supporting each calculation by
showing the work involved with no
errors (100%)
Calculates the return of the
chosen stock prior to the news,
the day of the news, and after the
news, but calculations contain
5. errors, or work to support
calculations is not shown (75%)
Does not calculate the return
of the chosen stock prior to the
news, the day of the news, and
after the news (0%)
20
Impact Meets “Proficient” criteria and
demonstrates a deep
understanding of the topic
(100%)
Explains whether the news article
had the impact on the stock price
that was expected (85%)
Explains whether the news article
had the impact on the stock price
that was expected, but
explanation is inaccurate and/or
incomplete (55%)
Does not explain whether the
news article had the impact on
the stock price that was
expected (0%)
25
https://finance.yahoo.com/
6. Treasury Yield Calculates the percentage change of
the CBOE 10 year treasury yield for
the two weeks prior to the news, the
day of the news, and the two weeks
after the news, supporting each
calculation by showing the work
involved with no errors (100%)
Calculates the percentage change
of the CBOE 10 year treasury
yield for the two weeks prior to
the news, the day of the news,
and the two weeks after the
news, but calculations contain
errors, or work to support
calculations is not shown (75%)
Does not calculate the
percentage change of the CBOE
10 year treasury yield for the
two weeks prior to the news,
the day of the news, and the
two weeks after the news (0%)
20
Bond Yield Meets “Proficient” criteria and
demonstrates a deep
understanding of the topic
(100%)
7. Explains how the actual impact of
the news on the bond yield aligned
with the initial expectation after
reading the news article (85%)
Explains how the actual impact of
the news on the bond yield
aligned with the initial
expectation after reading the
news article, but explanation is
inaccurate and/or incomplete
(55%)
Does not explain how the
actual impact of the news on
the bond yield aligned with the
initial expectation after reading
the news article (0%)
25
Articulation of
Response
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
is presented in a professional
and easy-to-read format
(100%)
Journal assignment is well-organized,
clear, concise, convincing, and free
of errors in spelling, syntax, or
grammar, with relevant sources that
are authoritative and properly cited
(85%)
8. Journal assignment has major
errors related to citations,
grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that negatively
impact readability and
articulation of main ideas (55%)
Journal assignment has critical
errors related to citations,
grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that prevent
understanding of ideas (0%)
10
Total 100%
FIN 340 Module Six Journal Guidelines and Rubric Rubric
PH4160: Research Methods and Technical Writing for Public
Health
Instructor: Wai Ping “Athena” Foong
Research Article Reading Guide and Discussion Questions
Article in APA citation:
Chin, D. L., Nam, S., & Lee, S.-J. (2016). Occupational factors
associated with obesity and leisure-time physical activity among
nurses: A cross sectional study. International Journal of Nursing
Studies, 57, 60–69.
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.01.009.
Instructions
1. As you read this article, go through and answer all questions
9. that are posted below in this reading guide.
· For questions with asterisks (*) next to them, you must
prepare written answers in complete sentences.
2. Once you have all your answers, save and upload this
document onto Canvas through the link called “Week 3 Online
Activity & Discussion – Part 1”.
3. Once you submit this document, move on to Part 2, where
you will post your own answer and review one of your
classmate’s.
Remember:
· Do not quote answers and do not plagiarize! Always
paraphrase your answers.
· Provide citations appropriately if necessary.
· You just need to answer all questions below to the best of your
ability. Your answers will not be graded for “correctness”, but
only for “Complete/Incomplete”.
1. Start with the article title. Does it tell you the topic of the
article, including the E, D/O, and P? Why do you think the title
of any research article should not be “fancy” or vague?
2. Next, read the abstract. What is the format of the abstract –
structured or unstructured? (hint: see page 287 of your
textbook). What do you think are the important information that
an abstract must have?
3. Then, read the Introduction section which starts on page 2 of
this file. There are 4 paragraphs under Introduction.
Paragraph 1:
a. * What are the two health issues discussed in Paragraph 1?
10. b. * In Paragraph 1, did the authors provide statistics for each
of these health issues, and if so, what are those statistics and
where did they come from?
c. * Throughout Paragraph 1, the authors described what we
currently know and understand about these two health issues.
Did the authors provide evidence of what they’re saying by
using appropriate citations in this paragraph? If yes, in what
format are these in-text citations?
Paragraph 2:
a. * In Paragraph 2, what did the authors suggest as possible
risk factors for the two health issues they had described in
Paragraph 1?
b. * In Paragraph 2, did the authors provide proof or evidence
of what they’re saying by using appropriate citations in this
paragraph? If yes, what are the sources of those evi dence (i.e.,
Are they published studies? Websites?) Why do you think so
many citations are necessary?
Paragraph 3:
a. * What was different about the information presented in
Paragraph 3 of Introduction compared to Paragraph 2? (Hint:
the information in Paragraph 3 was more specific about
something in particular.)
Paragraph 4:
a. * In your own words, tell us what is Paragraph 4 of
Introduction saying?
11. 4. With as much detail as possible, can you state this research
article’s:
a. Exposures:
b. Outcomes:
c. Population:
5. Now, move on to the Methods section.
a. There are 3 major subsections under Methods. What are those
3 major subsections?
b. They are further subdivisions under the second subsection
(2.2). Can you tell what they are? (hint: Write them all out to
visualize it yourself)
c. * From the description in the Methods section, how were the
participants chosen for inclusion into the study? What were the
criteria for exclusion? What was the final sample size for this
study?
d. * Within each paragraph under the subsection called
Measures, the authors described how they measured, assessed or
defined each variable that they wanted to study. In general, do
you think these descriptions are clear? Why or why not?
e. * Also under Measures, the authors provided citations for
some of the definitions or measures used. Why did they do that?
f. * Using the information stated in the subsection called Data
Analysis, briefly summarize in your own words (and as simple
12. as possible) what the authors described here. Next, make a list
of the statistical analyses listed in this paragraph that you are
aware of (or that you have already learned) and the statistical
analyses that are new to you (or that you may have heard of but
you have no idea what they are).
g. * Why do you think it is important to describe data analysis
with such details in a research article?
6. When you are ready, continue to the Results section of the
paper.
a. The Results section consists of written text in separate
paragraphs as well as several Tables. Firstly, can you spot
where each of those Tables were cited or referred to in the text?
Next, can you find the 4 Tables themselves?
b. * In the Results section, is there a logic behind how the
paragraphs and Tables were organized. How were they
organized exactly? (hint: look at how the subsections [3.1, 3.2,
3.3] were categorized).
c. * Tables 1 and 4 are very long and detailed. Did the authors
provide in-text discussion on all the information presented in
these tables? If not, what did they choose to describe in-text?
7. We are now almost at the end. Read through the Discussion
and Conclusion sections of the paper.
a. * In the Discussion section, what is your impression on the
citations and references that the authors provided here? Do you
think they did a thorough job with the background and literature
search on their topic? Why or why not?
13. b. * In your own words what are some limitations of their study
that the authors identified?
c. * Overall how similar or different are the findings in this
article regarding obesity compared to previous studies? (This
question is asking you to explain from the authors’ perspective:
how do the authors see their own results compared to results
from previous studies?)
d. * Overall how similar or different are the findings in this
article regarding physical activity compared to previous
studies? (This question is asking you to explain from the
authors’ perspective: how do the authors see their own results
compared to results from previous studies?)
e. * What do the researchers say is needed in the design of
related future studies? (the researchers’ opinion, not yours)
f. * Do you think there should be anything else that needs
further research when it comes to obesity, physical activity, and
occupational health? (now your own opinion)
8. Endmatters
a. * Who funded this study? Why do we need to care who was
the funder?
14. b. * Who gave ethics approval for this study? Why do we need
to be concerned about ethical issues in a research study
involving human subjects?
c. * In the References, can you spot the citation “CDC, 2013”?
What are the letters a, b, c for? Do you know if that’s also an
APA formatting requirement (to use letters a, b, etc. after the
year)?
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al Lae Chin a, Soohyun Nam b, Soo-Jeong Lee a,*
niversity of California San Francisco, School of Nursing, San
Francisco, CA, USA
ale University, School of Nursing, Orange, CT, USA
hat is already known about the topic?
16. The increasing prevalence of obesity is a major public
health problem in the U.S. and worldwide.
* The vast majority of U.S. adults does not engage in
regular physical activity.
* Research shows adverse working conditions contribute
to obesity and physical inactivity.
What this paper adds
* Nurses are faced with the high prevalence of over-
weight/obesity and their leisure-time physical activities
are far from optimal.
R T I C L E I N F O
icle history:
ceived 19 July 2015
ceived in revised form 25 January 2016
cepted 27 January 2016
ywords:
dy mass index
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cupational characteristics
17. ysical activity
A B S T R A C T
Background and objective: Adverse working conditions
contribute to obesity and physical
inactivity. The purpose of this study was to examine the
associations of occupational
factors with obesity and leisure-time physical activity among
nurses.
Methods: This study used cross-sectional data of 394 nurses
(mean age 48 years, 91%
females, 61% white) randomly selected from the California
Board of Registered Nursing list.
Data on demographic and employment characteristics,
musculoskeletal symptom
comorbidity, physical and psychosocial occupational factors,
body mass index (BMI), and
physical activity were collected using postal and on-line
surveys from January to July in 2013.
Results: Of the participants, 31% were overweight and 18%
were obese; 41% engaged in
regular aerobic physical activity (�150 min/week) and 57%
performed regular muscle-
strengthening activity (�2 days/week). In multivariable logistic
regression models,
overweight/obesity (BMI � 25 kg/m2) was significantly more
18. common among nurse
managers/supervisors (OR = 2.54, 95% CI: 1.16–5.59) and
nurses who worked full-time
(OR = 2.18, 95% CI: 1.29–3.70) or worked �40 h per week (OR
= 2.53, 95% CI: 1.58–4.05).
Regular aerobic physical activity was significantly associated
with high job demand
(OR = 1.63, 95% CI: 1.06–2.51). Nurses with passive jobs (low
job demand combined with
low job control) were significantly less likely to perform
aerobic physical activity
(OR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.26–0.93). Regular muscle-strengthening
physical activity was
significantly less common among nurses working on non-day
shifts (OR = 0.55, 95% CI:
0.34–0.89). Physical workload was not associated with obesity
and physical activity.
Conclusions: Our study findings suggest that occupational
factors significantly contribute
to obesity and physical inactivity among nurses. Occupational
characteristics in the work
environment should be considered in designing effective
workplace health promotion
programs targeting physical activity and obesity among nurses.
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Systems,
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476 3221;
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Overweight/obesity and leisure-time physical inactivity
among nurses were associated with occupational
factors, such as job title, full-time work, long work
hours, shift work, and high job demand.
. Introduction
The increasing prevalence of obesity is a major public
ealth problem in the United States (U.S.) and worldwide
legal et al., 2012; Ogden and Carroll, 2010; World Health
rganization, 2004). According to a recent study using
011–2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination
urvey data, two out of three adults in the U.S. are
verweight or obese (Ogden et al., 2014). Obesity is linked
22. type 2 diabetes, mental health, and cardiovascular
isease morbidity and mortality, which result in substan-
al health care costs (National Heart Lung and Blood
stitute, 2003; U.S. Department of Health and Human
ervices (USDHHS), 2001; Wang et al., 2008). The cause of
besity is multifactorial, including unhealthy eating, sleep
eprivation, psychological, genetic, environmental, and
ehavioral factors (Institute of Medicine, 2006; USDHHS,
001). Physical activity is one of the major factors targeted
obesity prevention and management and also produces
arious health benefits. Engaging in physical activity
ffsets the adverse health effects of overweight or obesity,
educing the risk of cardiovascular disease (Centers for
isease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2011; Li et al., 2006;
ofi et al., 2008; Thompson et al., 2003), and the protective
ffects of physical activity hold true even after controlling
r body mass index (BMI) (Kriska et al., 1993; Wareham
t al., 2000). However, the vast majority of U.S. adults do
ot engage in regular physical activity, and only 21% meet
ecommended levels for both aerobic and muscle-
trengthening physical activity (CDC, 2013a).
Research suggests that occupational factors contribute
obesity and physical inactivity. Adverse working
onditions such as long work hours, high job demands,
nd exposure to hostile work environments are signifi-
antly associated with obesity (Han et al., 2011; Jaaske-
inen et al., 2015; Luckhaupt et al., 2014). Individuals with
ighly stressful jobs require more recovery time and are
ss likely to engage in physical activity (Fransson et al.,
012; Lallukka et al., 2008a,b; McVicar, 2003; Sveinsdottir
nd Gunnarsdottir, 2008). Furthermore, studies demon-
23. trated that obesity is associated with high absenteeism
nd low workplace productivity, which lead to rising costs
businesses and society (Goetzel et al., 2010; Thompson,
007; Zapka et al., 2009).
In a recent study, health care employment was
ignificantly associated with increased prevalence of
besity (Luckhaupt et al., 2014). Nurses are the largest
ealth care occupation group, and the prevalence of
verweight/obesity among U.S. nurses ranges from 30% to
5% depending on geographical area, race and ethnicity, and
ork settings (Han et al., 2011; Miller et al., 2008; Tucker
t al., 2010; Zapka et al., 2009). Nursing jobs involve shift
ork and long work hours and are often reported as highly
tressful from physically and psychologically demanding
atient care (McVicar, 2003; Sveinsdottir and Gunnarsdot-
r, 2008). Also, work-related musculoskeletal injuries and
pain are common among nurses due to patient handling (Lee
et al., 2013). Such factors may be associated with reduced
leisure-time physical activity, which, in turn, contributes to
overweight/obesity among nurses (Atkinson et al., 2008;
Keller, 2009; Lallukka et al., 2008a,b; Zhao et al., 2012).
Previous studies of obesity among nurses have often
focused on the relationship between shift work and
irregular meal or disrupted sleep patterns (Field et al.,
2007; Geiger-Brown et al., 2011). There is limited research
on the effect of occupational factors other than shift work
on obesity among nurses. Also, little is known about
leisure-time physical activity among nurses and associated
occupational risk factors. The purpose of this study was to
describe the prevalence of overweight/obesity and leisure-
24. time physical activity among nurses and to examine the
relationships of occupational factors with obesity and
physical activity.
2. Methods
2.1. Study design and participants
This study analyzed cross-sectional survey data of
394 California registered nurses. The survey data were
collected through mail and internet from January to July in
2013. The study initially invited 2000 nurses randomly
selected from a list of actively licensed nurses by the
California Board of Registered Nursing by sending mail
surveys. Respondents were given an alternative response
option of on-line completion following log-on information
provided in the study information letter. A total of 526
nurses responded, and 394 nurses were eligible for the
analysis in the present study. Excluded were 102 retired or
not working, 14 currently on disability leave, and
11 employed less than one year. Additionally, three
subjects with more than 50% missing data, and two
subjects with missing data on both BMI and physical
activity were excluded.
2.2. Measures
2.2.1. Outcomes
2.2.1.1. Overweight/obesity. Overweight and obesity were
determined by using BMI, which is calculated by weight in
kilograms divided by height in meters squared (kg/m2).
BMI was categorized as underweight (<18.5 kg/m2),
normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2), overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2),
and obese (�30 kg/m2) (CDC, 2012). We divided the
categories into two groups as follows: underweight/
25. normal (<25 kg/m2) and overweight/obese (�25 kg/m2).
2.2.1.2. Leisure-time physical activity. Leisure-time aerobic
physical activity and muscle-strengthening physical activ-
ity were measured by questions from the Behavioral Risk
Factor Surveillance System (CDC, 2013b).
Aerobic physical activity was measured by the following
two questions: ‘‘During the past month, other than your
regular job, how many times per week did you take part in
any physical activities or exercises such as running,
calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?’’
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ose who reported at least one time were then asked
hen you took part in this activity, for how many minutes
d you usually keep at it?’’ Using the two questions, the
tal number of minutes per week of aerobic physical
tivity was calculated by multiplying the frequency of
ysical activity per week by the number of minutes spent
physical activity. Based on the 2008 Physical Activity
idelines for Americans (USDHHS, 2008), regular aerobic
ysical activity was defined as engaging in at least 150 min
r week of aerobic physical activity.
Muscle-strengthening physical activity was measured by
king, ‘‘During the past month, other than your regular
b, how many times per week or per month did you do
ysical activities or exercises to strengthen your mus-
s?’’ Regular activity was defined as performing muscle-
engthening physical activity 2 or more days a week
SDHHS, 2008).
.2. Sociodemographics
Sociodemographics included age, gender, race/ethnici-
, and education.
.3. Musculoskeletal pain
Musculoskeletal pain was assessed by asking whether
ey had pain, aching, stiffness, burning, numbness, or
28. gling in the low back, neck, shoulders, and hands/wrists
the past 12 months (Lee et al., 2013). Pictograms were
ovided for each body region on the questionnaire.
.4. Occupational factors
Workplace and employment factors included type of
orkplace (e.g., hospital), work setting (e.g., rural), job title
.g., staff nurse), work status (e.g., full-time), work shift
.g., day), hours worked per shift, and hours worked per
eek.
Physical workload was assessed by the Physical Work-
ad Index Questionnaire (PWIQ) (Hollmann et al., 1999),
hich includes 19 items assessing the average frequency
specific body postures (trunk, arms, and legs) and
ndling weights (lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying of
ads) during ordinary daily work. All responses were
nstructed using a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from
never) to 5 (very often). The physical workload index was
lculated by summing weighted item scores (Hollmann
al., 1999).
Psychosocial work factors were assessed using the Job
ntent Questionnaire (Karasek et al., 1998). Job stress
estions included five items assessing job demand (e.g.,
nflicting job demands, excessive amount of work); three
ms assessing decision authority (e.g., little freedom to
cide); and six items assessing skill discretion (e.g., a high
el of skill, opportunity to develop special abilities). All
sponses were constructed using a 4-point Likert scale
29. nging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree). Job
ntrol was created as the sum of decision authority and
ill discretion subscales. Job demand and job control were
chotomized at the median. The two variables were
mbined and classified into four categories: (a) high-strain
bs (high job demand and low job control); (b) active jobs
igh job demand and high job control); (c) low-strain
jobs (low job demand and low job control). Job satisfaction
was measured by a single question, ‘‘How satisfied are you
with your job?’’ on a 4-point Likert-type scale (1 = not at all
satisfied to 4 = very satisfied).
2.3. Data analysis
Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20 (SPSS, Chicago,
IL). Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the study
variables. Values for continuous variables were presented as
means and standard deviations, and categorical variables
were summarized by frequencies and percentages. Preva-
lence rates of overweight/obesity and aerobic physical
activity and muscle-strengthening physical activity were
described by sociodemographics, musculoskeletal symp-
tom comorbidity, and occupational factors. Bivariate
analysis was conducted to examine differences in over-
weight/obesity, aerobic physical activity, and muscle-
strengthening physical activity by study variables, using
chi-square tests. Multivariable logistic regression analysis
was conducted to examine the relationships of occupational
factors with overweight/obesity, aerobic physical activity,
and muscle-strengthening physical activity. Sociodemo-
graphics and musculoskeletal pain were adjusted in the
multivariable logistic regression analyses. Odds ratios (ORs)
and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. A value
of p < .05 was considered to be significant.
30. 3. Results
3.1. Participant characteristics
Table 1 summarizes the characteristics of the study
participants. Participants were predominantly middle-
aged (mean 48.4 years), women (90.6%), non-Hispanic
white (61.2%), and 65.5% had bachelor’s degrees or higher
education. The majority of the participants (81.2%)
experienced musculoskeletal pain in the past 12 months,
most commonly in the lower back (61.8%). The majority of
participants were employed in hospital settings (67.5%) as
staff nurses (52.2%), working full-time (73.3%) on day shifts
(69.4%). About 43% of the participants worked more than
12 h per shift (mean 10 h), and 46.5% worked more than
40 h per week (mean 37.6 h). About half of the participants
(44.9%) were very satisfied with their job.
3.2. Overweight/obesity and regular physical activity:
prevalence and bivariate analysis
Of the participants, 31.1% were overweight and 17.6%
were obese. For physical activity, 41.3% engaged in regular
aerobic physical activity and 56.6% performed muscle-
strengthening activity 2 or more days a week (see Table 1).
Significant associations were found between BMI and
physical activity: the proportion of obese nurses was
significantly higher among nurses who did not participate
in regular aerobic physical activity (23.7% vs. 9.5%, p = .004)
and in regular muscle-strengthening activity (23.6% vs.
13.4%, p = .040), compared to nurses performing regular
ysical activity (see Table 2).
bs (low job demand and high job control); and (d) passive ph
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Table 3 presents the prevalence of obesity and regular
physical activity by sociodemographics, musculoskeletal
symptom comorbidity, and occupational factors. Nurses
who were older, men, non-Hispanic white, and had a
diploma or associate degree were significantly more likely
to be overweight or obese (p < .05). No sociodemographic
factors were significantly associated with regular physical
activity, but the proportion of regular muscle-strengthen-
ing physical activity tended to decrease with increased age
(p = .084). Nurses reporting musculoskeletal symptoms
tended to have a higher prevalence of overweight/obese
and lower prevalence of regular aerobic physical activity
compared to those without any musculoskeletal symp-
toms, but the findings were not statistically significant
(p > .05).
The prevalence of overweight/obesity was significantly
higher among nurses who worked full-time compared to
part-time or per-diem nurses (52.1% vs. 37.8%, p = .015)
and among nurses who worked �40 h per week compared
to those who worked <40 h per week (58.9% vs. 39.9%,
p < .001). The prevalence of regular aerobic physical
activity was significantly higher among nurses who
perceived high job demand (47.4% vs. 36.5%, p = .003)
while nurses in the passive job category had the lowest
prevalence of regular aerobic physical activity (29.3%,
p = .033). Nurses with low physical workload tended to
32. able 1
haracteristics of the study participants (N = 394).a
Characteristics Mean � SD
(range) or n (%)
Age (years) 48.4 � 12.1 (23–81)
Gender
Men 37 (9.4)
Women 356 (90.6)
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic 28 (7.1)
White, Non-Hispanic 241 (61.2)
Asian or Pacific Islander 89 (22.6)
Otherb 36 (9.1)
Education
Diploma or associate 135 (34.4)
Bachelor 180 (45.9)
Master or doctoral 77 (19.6)
Comorbidity: musculoskeletal
symptoms
33. Low back pain 241 (61.8)
Neck pain 191 (49.0)
Shoulder pain 164 (42.2)
Hand/wrist pain 163 (42.1)
Musculoskeletal pain
(any region)
319 (81.2)
Body mass index (kg/m2) 25.7 � 4.8 (16.0–41.6)
Underweight (<18.5) 5 (1.3)
Normal (18.5–24.9) 193 (50.0)
Overweight (25–29.9) 120 (31.1)
Obese (�30) 68 (17.6)
Aerobic physical activity
(minutes a week)
148.9 � 128.2 (0–900)
No activity 37 (9.5)
<150 min a week 192 (49.2)
150–300 min a week 109 (28.0)
34. �300 min a week 52 (13.3)
Muscle strengthening
physical activity
None 126 (32.7)
1 day a week 41 (10.6)
�2 days a week 218 (56.6)
Type of workplace
Hospital 266 (67.5)
Ambulatory
/outpatient clinic
52 (13.2)
Long term care/home health
agency/hospice
29 (7.4)
Other 47 (11.9)
Type of work setting
Rural 50 (14.0)
Suburban 125 (34.9)
35. Urban 183 (51.1)
Job title
Staff nurse 205 (52.2)
Charge nurse 40 (10.2)
Nurse manager/supervisor 40 (10.2)
Other 108 (27.5)
Work status
Full-time 272 (73.3)
Part-time/per-diem 99 (26.7)
Work hours per shift 10.0 � 2.2 (0–15)
<8 h 17 (4.7)
8–11 h 191 (52.5)
�12 h 156 (42.9)
Work hours per week 37.6 � 11.7 (0–85)
Table1 (Continued )
Characteristics Mean � SD
(range) or n (%)
<40 h 197 (53.5)
�40 h 171 (46.5)
36. Shift
Day 258 (69.4)
Evening 23 (6.2)
Night 76 (20.4)
Rotating 15 (4.0)
Physical workload index 35.0 � 13.3 (14.0–70.2)
Job demand 34.1 � 6.4 (18–48)
Job control 70.0 � 10.0 (42–94)
Job strainc
Low strain (low demand
and high control)
113 (29.0)
Passive job (low demand
and low control)
101(25.9)
Active job (high demand
and high control)
90 (23.1)
37. High strain (high demand
and low control)
86 (22.1)
Job satisfaction
Not at all or not
too satisfied
36 (9.2)
Somewhat satisfied 179 (45.9)
Very satisfied 175 (44.9)
a Sample sizes for variables may not add up the total due to
missing
data.
b Other: African-American, American Indian or Alaskan Native,
and
Other.
c Low vs. high of psychological demand and job control were
dichotomized at median.
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ve a higher prevalence of overweight/obesity and lower
evalence of regular physical activity, but the findings
ere not statistically significant (p > .05).
. Associations of occupational factors with obesity and
gular physical activity
Table 4 presents the associations of occupational factors
ith overweight/obesity and regular physical activity. All
nificant variables in bivariate analysis maintained
nificant associations in multivariable analysis, control -
g for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, and
usculoskeletal pain. Additionally, job title and work
ift showed significant associations with overweight/
esity or regular muscle-strengthening physical activity
multivariable analysis. Compared to staff nurses,
40. anagers/supervisors were significantly more likely to
overweight or obese (OR = 2.54, 95% CI: 1.16–5.59).
orking full-time (OR = 2.18, 95% CI: 1.29–3.70) and
orking �40 h per week (OR = 2.53, 95% CI: 1.58–4.05)
ere associated with 2–3 fold odds of being overweight or
ese, compared to working part-time/per-diem and
0 h per week, respectively. The odds of regular aerobic
ysical activity were 1.6 times greater among nurses
porting high job demand (OR = 1.63, 95% CI: 1.06–2.51)
d 51% lower among nurses on passive jobs (OR = 0.49,
% CI: 0.26–0.93). Compared to day shifts, working on
n-day shifts (OR = 0.55, 95% CI: 0.34–0.89) was signifi-
ntly associated with 45% lower odds of regular muscle-
engthening physical activity. In particular, nurses who
orked on night shifts were significantly less likely to
rform regular muscle-strengthening physical activity
R = 0.44, 95% CI: 0.25–0.77) and tended to be less likely
perform aerobic physical activity (OR = 0.59, 95%
= 0.33–1.05; data not shown in Table 4).
Discussion
Nurses are at high risk of both overweight/obesity and
sure-time physical inactivity, which may be associated
ith occupational and work environment factors. To the
st of our knowledge, this study is the first study that
mprehensively investigated the relationships among
cupational factors, obesity and leisure-time physical
tivity among nurses. This study found that increased risk
overweight/obesity was associated with being nurse
41. more than 40 h per week and that physical activity was
associated with working on day shifts and experiencing
high job demand.
4.1. Overweight/obesity
In our study sample of California registered nurses,
about half (48.7%) were overweight or obese; this
prevalence is similar to or lower than the reports of
previous studies of nurses (Han et al., 2011; Miller et al.,
2008; Tucker et al., 2010; Zapka et al., 2009). This finding
may be explained from the fact that our study was based in
California, which presents a lower obesity prevalence in
the U.S. (CDC, 2013c). Therefore, the obesity prevalence
reported in the study is likely an underestimate of the
prevalence among U.S. nurses.
This study found a significant association between
job title and overweight/obesity. Nurse managers/super-
visors presented a significantly higher prevalence of
overweight/obesity than staff nurses. A possible expla-
nation would be that nurse managers/supervisors tend
to be more sedentary at work during their shift, while
staff nurses, in general, perform more physically active
and demanding tasks by delivering direct patient care
(Trinkoff et al., 2001, 2003). Indeed, we found that nurse
managers/supervisors had a significantly lower physical
workload (PWIQ score: 30.1 vs. 38.5 score, p < .001).
Previous research suggested that more sedentary work
and low physical job demand were associated with
increased risk of total and central obesity in workers
(Choi et al., 2010b). A multinational study of nurses and
midwives in Australia, New Zealand and the United
Kingdom reported that those employed in administra-
tion and management positions were at increased risk of
42. overweight or obesity due to sedentary work practices
(Bogossian et al., 2012). In that respect, this high-risk
group of nurses should be targeted specifically for health
promotion interventions, enabling positive lifestyle
changes.
Another important finding of our study is the impact of
work status and work hours as risk factors of obesity.
Working full-time and working �40 h per week were
associated with increased risk of obesity. Similarly,
previous research showed that full-time workers had a
significantly higher prevalence of overweight and obesity
than workers with part-time or casual working status
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robic and muscle strengthening physical activity by body mass
index among California nurses.
Aerobic physical activity Muscle strengthening physical activity
<150 min/week
(n = 229)
�150 min/week
(n = 161)
<2 days/week
(n = 167)
�2 days/week
(n = 218)
n (%) n (%) p n (%) n (%) p
43. ody mass index (kg/m2) .004 .040
Underweight (<18.5) 2 (0.9) 3 (1.9) 3 (1.9) 2 (0.9)
Normal (18.5–24.9) 105 (46.9) 87 (55.1) 70 (43.5) 118 (54.6)
Overweight (25–29.9) 64 (28.6) 53 (33.5) 50 (31.1) 67 (31.0)
Obese (�30) 53 (23.7) 15 (9.5) 38 (23.6) 29 (13.4)
mple sizes for variables may not add up the total due to missing
data.
ong nurses and midwives (Bogossian et al., 2012;
anagers/supervisors, working full-time, and working am
Table 3
Prevalence (%) of overweight/obesity and regular physical
activity by sociodemographics and occupational factors among
California nurses (N = 394).a
Overweight/obesity
(BMI � 25 kg/m2)
Regular aerobic physical
activity (�150 min/week)
Regular muscle
strengthening physical
activity (�2 days/week)
44. n (%)* p n (%)* p n (%)* p
Total 188 (48.7) 161 (41.3) 218 (56.6)
Age (years) .014 .818 .084
<30 9 (31.0) 12 (41.4) 19 (65.5)
30–39 31 (40.8) 28 (36.4) 50 (64.9)
40–49 34 (48.6) 29 (42.6) 43 (62.3)
50–59 66 (47.8) 62 (44.6) 74 (54.0)
�60 44 (64.7) 28 (39.4) 30 (44.8)
Gender .006 .945 .365
Men 26 (70.3) 15 (41.7) 23 (63.9)
Women 162 (46.4) 145 (41.1) 195 (56.0)
Race/ethnicity .001 .223 .865
Hispanic 15 (53.6) 11 (39.3) 17 (60.7)
White, Non-Hispanic 127 (53.8) 105 (43.8) 135 (57.2)
Asian or Pacific Islander 26 (29.9) 28 (32.2) 45 (52.9)
Otherb 20 (57.1) 17 (48.6) 21 (58.3)
Education .006 .388 .923
Diploma or associate 77 (58.8) 51 (37.8) 75 (56.8)
45. Bachelor 72 (40.4) 80 (45.2) 101 (57.4)
Master or doctoral 37 (49.3) 30 (39.5) 41 (54.7)
Musculoskeletal symptoms c .299 .090 .471
Yes 156 (49.8) 124 (39.1) 173 (55.6)
No 31 (43.1) 36 (50.0) 44 (60.3)
Type of workplace .880 .438 .669
Hospital 126 (48.1) 101 (38.5) 145 (55.8)
Ambulatory/outpatient clinic 27 (54.0) 23 (44.2) 30 (57.7)
Long term care/home
health agency/hospice
13 (46.4) 14 (48.3) 13 (50.0)
Other 22 (47.8) 23 (48.9) 30 (63.8)
Type of work setting .811 .930 .530
Rural 25 (50.0) 19 (38.8) 29 (60.4)
Suburban 63 (50.8) 52 (41.9) 64 (52.0)
Urban 83 (47.2) 74 (40.9) 103 (57.2)
Job title .106 .265 .281
Staff nurse 89 (44.3) 74 (36.6) 115 (56.9)
46. Charge nurse 19 (50.0) 18 (45.0) 22 (59.5)
Nurse Manager/supervisor 25 (65.8) 19 (47.5) 16 (42.1)
Other 54 (50.0) 50 (46.7) 64 (59.8)
Work status .015 .210 .293
Full-time 138 (52.1) 104 (38.7) 147 (55.3)
Part-time/Per-diem 37 (37.8) 45 (45.9) 59 (61.5)
Work hours per shift
<12 h 104 (51.5) .135 89 (43.2) .190 115 (56.9) .934
�12 h 67 (43.5) 56 (36.4) 87 (56.5)
Work hours per week <.001 .895 .160
<40 h 77 (39.9) 78 (39.8) 104 (53.3)
�40 h 99 (58.9) 68 (40.5) 100 (60.6)
Shift
Day shift 120 (47.6) .675 108 (42.4) .274 150 (59.5) .108
Non-day shift d 56 (50.0) 41 (36.3) 56 (50.5)
Physical workload index .055 .531 .229
Low 95 (54.6) 70 (39.1) 93 (53.8)
High 79 (44.4) 75 (42.4) 107 (60.1)
47. Job demand .282 .003 .247
Low 107 (51.2) 77 (36.5) 112 (54.1)
High 79 (45.7) 83 (47.4) 105 (60.0)
Job control .252 .195 .293
Low 84 (45.7) 70 (38.0) 100 (54.1)
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lson et al., 2014). Also, several cross-sectional and
ngitudinal studies found significant associations be-
een long work hours and weight gain, overweight or
esity (Han et al., 2011; Lallukka et al., 2008a,b;
ckhaupt et al., 2014; Solovieva et al., 2013). In the same
in, we expected that a 12-h shift might be a risk factor for
esity, but found no supporting evidence. Conversely, we
served the opposite pattern with lower prevalence of
erweight/obesity among nurses working more than 12 h
r day. Although our study results on work hours were
consistent, it appears that full-time nurses working long
urs may encounter more barriers in engaging in healthy
haviors such as regular physical activity. Further
vestigation is warranted to elucidate this relationship.
In regard to musculoskeletal symptoms, we did not find
significant association with overweight/obesity, but
ere was a tendency of higher prevalence of over-
eight/obesity as well as lower physical activity among
rses with musculoskeletal symptoms. Having musculo-
eletal symptoms may reduce physical activity engage-
ent and contribute to obesity. Therefore, it is warranted
emphasize workplace prevention of musculoskeletal
juries or disorders.
. Physical activity
For physical activity, despite its substantial health
nefits (CDC, 2011), most of the nurses in this study did
t perform recommended amounts of physical activities.
ly 41.3% met the recommended level for aerobic
50. ysical activity, which is lower than the prevalence of
.6% among U.S. adults (CDC, 2013a). For muscle-
engthening physical activity, 56.6% met the recom-
ended level and 32.8% did not meet both aerobic and
uscle-strengthening physical activity recommendations.
e also found that the low levels of both aerobic and
uscle-strengthening physical activities were strongly
sociated with obesity, consistent with a recent national
analysis (CDC, 2013a). The findings clearly indicate a need
to help nurses to achieve regular physical activity during
their leisure time. This need has a significant public health
implication because nurses are in a good position to
educate and motivate patients about healthy lifestyle
behaviors.
We found slightly different sets of risk factors among
occupational factors. Regular muscle-strengthening phys-
ical activity was associated with only shift work. Our
findings indicate that nurses on non-day shifts, especially
night shifts, are less likely to engage in regular muscle-
strengthening physical activity. Studies show that night-
shift work is associated with insufficient sleep quality and
quantity and chronic fatigue (Geiger-Brown et al., 2011; Han
et al., 2014; Huth et al., 2013). Also, shift workers generally
have fewer resources or opportunities for leisure-time
physical activity (Atkinson and Davenne, 2007; van
Amelsvoort et al., 2004). All of these factors may negatively
influence nurses working night or other shifts in performing
regular physical activity (Atkinson et al., 2008; Lallukka
et al., 2004; Persson and Martensson, 2006).
We also found significant associations between job
demand and aerobic physical activity. Interestingly, high
job demand was associated with increased regular aerobic
51. physical activity, whereas passive job, defined as low job
demand combined with low job control, was significantly
associated with less engagement in regular aerobic
physical activity. Previous studies have found relatively
consistent inverse associations between leisure-time
physical activity and passive jobs, but not with job
demands, and the relationship slightly varied by gender
and education level (Choi et al., 2010a; Fransson et al.,
2012; Gimeno et al., 2009; Kouvonen et al., 2005). For
example, in a prospective cohort study of British civil
servants (Gimeno et al., 2009), men who worked on passive
jobs over 5 years performed less leisure-time physical
activity than those who had never worked on passive jobs,
but the difference was not significant in women. According
ble3 (Continued )
Overweight/obesity
(BMI � 25 kg/m2)
Regular aerobic physical
activity (�150 min/week)
Regular muscle
strengthening physical
activity (�2 days/week)
n (%)* p n (%)* p n (%)* p
High 102 (51.5) 90 (44.6) 117 (59.4)
ob straine .303 .033 .284
Low strain 62 (56.4) 48 (42.9) 64 (59.3)
52. Passive job 45 (45.5) 29 (29.3) 48 (48.5)
Active job 40 (45.5) 42 (46.7) 53 (59.6)
High strain 39 (45.9) 41 (48.2) 52 (60.5)
ob satisfaction .671 .433 .165
Not at all or not too satisfied 15 (41.7) 12 (33.3) 17 (47.2)
Somewhat satisfied 86 (49.7) 72 (40.7) 96 (54.2)
Very satisfied 85 (49.1) 77 (44.5) 104 (61.9)
I (body mass index).
Row percentages by each category.
Due to missing data, the sample size was 386 for BMI, 390 for
aerobic physical activity, and 385 for muscle strengthening
physical activity.
Other: African-American, American Indian or Alaskan Native,
and Other.
Any symptom in the low back, neck, shoulders, hands or wrists
in the past 12 months.
Non-day shift: evening, night or rotating shift.
Low strain (low demand and high control); passive job (low
demand and low control); active job (high demand and high
control); high strain job (high
mand and low control).
53. Table 4
Associations of occupational factors with overweight/obesity
and regular physical activity among California nurses (N =
394).
Characteristics Overweight/obesity (BMI � 25 kg/m2) Regular
aerobic physical activity
(�150 min/week)
Regular muscle strengthening physical
activity (�2 days/week)
Unadjusted OR
(95% CI)
Adjusted ORa
(95% CI)
Unadjusted OR
(95% CI)
Adjusted ORa
(95% CI)
Unadjusted OR
(95% CI)
54. Adjusted ORa
(95% CI)
Type of workplace
Hospital 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Ambulatory/
outpatient clinic
1.27 (0.69–2.32) 1.26 (0.64–2.47) 1.26 (0.69–2.31) 1.10 (0.58–
2.11) 1.08 (0.59–1.97) 1.44 (0.75–2.75)
Long term care/
home health
agency
/hospice
0.94 (0.43–2.04) 0.88 (0.36–2.16) 1.49 (0.69–3.21) 1.55 (0.68–
3.54) 0.79 (0.35–1.78) 0.99 (0.42–2.33)
Other 0.99 (0.53–1.85) 1.00 (0.51–1.96) 1.53 (0.82–2.85) 1.47
(0.77–2.83) 1.40 (0.74–2.66) 1.66 (0.85–3.24)
Type of work setting
Urban 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Rural 1.12 (0.60–2.10) 0.89 (0.45–1.76) 0.92 (0.48–1.75) 0.90
(0.46–1.77) 1.14 (0.60–2.18) 1.02 (0.52–2.00)
57. Job strainc
High strain 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Active job 0.98 (0.54–1.79) 1.09 (0.58–2.08) 0.94 (0.52–1.70)
1.01 (0.54–1.86) 0.96 (0.53–1.76) 1.01 (0.54–1.89)
Passive job 0.98 (0.55–1.76) 1.06 (0.56–2.01) 0.44 (0.24–
0.82)** 0.49 (0.26–0.93)* 0.62 (0.34–1.10) 0.61 (0.33–1.13)
Low strain 1.52 (0.86–2.69) 1.48 (0.79–2.75) 0.80 (0.46–1.42)
0.74(0.41–1.36) 0.95 (0.53–1.70) 1.06 (0.58–1.96)
Job satisfaction
Very satisfied 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Somewhat satisfied 1.02 (0.67–1.56) 0.98 (0.62–1.54) 0.85
(0.56–1.31) 0.95 (0.61–1.47) 0.73 (0.47–1.12) 0.71 (0.45–1.12)
Not at all or not
too satisfied
0.74 (0.36–1.53) 0.81 (0.37–1.78) 0.62 (0.29–1.33) 0.69 (0.31–
1.51) 0.55 (0.27–1.14) 0.48 (0.23–1.03)y
BMI (body mass index).
a Multivariable logistic regression analyses adjusted for age,
gender, race/ethnicity, educational background, and
musculoskeletal pain
b Non-day shift: evening, night or rotating shift.
c Low strain (low demand and high control); passive job (low
demand and low control); active job (high demand and high
control); High strain job (high
58. demand and low control).
y p < .10.
* p < .05.
** p < .01.
*** p < .001.
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pooled data from 14 European prospective cohort
dies (n = 170,162) (Fransson et al., 2012), employees
orking on high-strain and passive jobs were less likely to
physically active during their leisure time, compared
ith those on low-strain jobs. Also, in a study of middle-
ed U.S. workers, higher educated men with passive jobs
rformed less leisure-time physical activity, while less
ucated women with passive jobs were less likely to be
ysically active during leisure time (Choi et al., 2010a).
ore research is needed to confirm the independent
sociations between job strain components and physical
tivity among nurses.
. Limitations
The study has several limitations. First, due to the cross-
ctional design, causal directions among occupational
ctors, obesity, and physical activity cannot be deter-
ined. Second, this study relied upon self-reported data
r BMI and physical activity; thus, there may have been
call or reporting bias, which may result in either the
derestimation or overestimation of the true prevalence.
cial desirability may lead to overreporting of physical
tivity and underreporting of body weight. Third,
hough this study used a random sample, a relatively
all sample size and low response rate (26.3%) may have
troduced selection bias. Along with this, a study sample
lected from one state in the U.S. limits the generaliz-
ility of the study findings. Finally, some potential
61. nfounders were not collected in this study, such as
etary habits, sleep patterns, other lifestyle factors (e.g.,
oking and alcohol use), and social support. These
measured or unknown factors may raise the possibility
residual confounding effect.
Conclusion
Nurses are a major health care workforce and are well
sitioned to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors for the
alth of the population. However, our study shows that
rses are also faced with the high prevalence of
erweight/obesity and their leisure-time physical activi-
s are far from optimal. Our findings suggest that
cupational factors, such as job title, work status, work
urs, shift work, and job demand, may affect physical
tivity or BMI. Accordingly, the findings indicate the need
consider the influence of working conditions in
veloping effective workplace health promotion pro-
ams targeting obesity prevention and physical activity in
mbination with individual-focused intervention strate-
es. Future research is needed to validate the findings and
termine causal relationships in a large prospective
hort of U.S. nurses and to further explore the longitu-
nal effect of occupational factors in work environment on
esity and physical activity.
nflict of interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
nding: This research was funded by the Southern California
tional Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Education and Research Center Pilot Project Re-
62. search Training Grant (Grant number: 2 T42 OH008412-08).
Ethical approval:The study was approved by the Committee of
Human Research of the University of California San Francisco.
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