The BSN Essentials (AACN, 2008) outline a number of healthcare policy and advocacy competencies for the BSN-prepared nurse. Reflect on the NUR4636 course readings, discussion threads, and applications you have completed across this course and write a reflective essay regarding the extent to which you feel you are now prepared to (choose 4):1.“Demonstrate basic knowledge of healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environments, including local, state, national, and global healthcare trends.Describe how health care is organized and financed, including the implications of business principles, such as patient and system cost factors.Compare the benefits and limitations of the major forms of reimbursement on the delivery of healthcare services.Examine legislative and regulatory processes relevant to the provision of health care.Describe state and national statutes, rules, and regulations that authorize and define professional nursing practice.Explore the impact of socio­cultural, economic, legal, and political factors influencing healthcare delivery and practice.Examine the roles and responsibilities of the regulatory agencies and their effect on patient care quality, workplace safety, and the scope of nursing and other health professionals’ practice.Discuss the implications of healthcare policy on issues of access, equity, affordability, and social justice in healthcare delivery.Use an ethical framework to evaluate the impact of social policies on health care, especially for vulnerable populations.Articulate, through a nursing perspective, issues concerning healthcare delivery to decision makers within healthcare organizations and other policy arenas.Participate as a nursing professional in political processes and grassroots legislative efforts to influence healthcare policy.Advocate for consumers and the nursing profession.Assess protective and predictive factors, including genetics, which influence the health of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.Conduct a health history, including environmental exposure and a family history that recognizes genetic risks, to identify current and future health problems.Assess health/illness beliefs, values, attitudes, and practices of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.Use behavioral change techniques to promote health and manage illness.Use evidence­ based practices to guide health teaching, health counseling, screening, outreach, disease and outbreak investigation, referral, and follow-up throughout the lifespan.Use information and communication technologies in preventive care.Collaborate with other healthcare professionals and patients to provide spiritually and culturally appropriate health promotion and disease and injury prevention interventions.Assess the health, healthcare, and emergency preparedness needs of a defined population.Use clinical judgment and decision-making skills in appropriate, timely nursing care during disaster, mass casualty, and other emergency situations.Collaborate with others to develop an intervention plan that takes into account determinants of health, available resources, and the range of activities that contribute to health and the prevention of illness, injury, disability, and premature death.Participate in clinical prevention and population ­focused interventions with attention to effectiveness, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and equity.Advocate for social justice, including a commitment to the health of vulnerable populations and the elimination of health disparities.Use evaluation results to influence the delivery of care, deployment of resources, and to provide input into the development of policies to promote health and prevent disease.” (pp. 20-21, 24-25).

After you finish the readings for Week 8, post a message (here) in the conference in which you complete the following:”Discuss the major similarities between the juvenile and adult systems of justice? In your opinion, should children continue to receive what many regard as preferential treatment from the courts? Why or why not?”2. reply to two student response . ————————— Kaitlyn GrissonOne major similarity between juvenile and adult court is that now juveniles are guaranteed many of the same procedural rights as adults (Schmalleger 2017). While there are many technical differences between adult and juvenile court proceedings, the main goal of both courts are the same which is to provide justice while also being mindful to not overstep on the rights of the defendant. “Similar to adult court, juvenile court has protections that provide consideration for youths charge with delinquency. Juveniles accused of delinquent acts have a right to a hearing in which they can confront their accusers. They can also call witnesses to offer testimony, offer testimony themselves or plead the Fifth Amendment, and they can question the validity and applicability of evidence against them.” (Joshua & Windy Ortega 2019). A lot of the times preferential treatment is justified under the reason that child offenders could be going through puberty and therefore their brain isn’t fully developed. That reason shouldn’t excuse what the did however, should be considered when deciding their sentence. Since youths usually are easier to imprint on than adults, rehabilitation programs should be provided to get the juveniles the help they need and hopefully prevent them from committing crimes as adults. Felony crimes however, shouldn’t be treated with an advantage. If the crime was so serious than they should be sentenced as an adult. Schmallager, Frank (2017). Criminal Justice 12th edition. Pearson Education.Ortega, Joshua & Windy (2019). Comparing Adult and Juvenile Criminal Court Cases. Ortega Law. https://www.ortegalaw.net/comparing-adult-and-juvenile-criminal-court/————————-Dulce Ruiz According to Criminal Justice 12th edition juvenile and adult justice has two common characteristics, “They all turn on due-process guarantees specified by the Bill of Rights, and they all make the claim that adult due process should serve as a model for juvenile proceedings.” Juvenile and adults both have a right to an attorney, they have the right to cross-examine and confront the witnesses against them. The differences between juvenile and adult justice systems are, however, adults are prosecuted for “committing crimes,” while juveniles are prosecuted for committing “delinquent acts.” If those delinquent crimes are serious, such as murder, then the court system will decide if the juvenile should be charged as an adult. Then the juvenile will get tried in the adult crime system. Another difference is that juveniles are tried in an adjudication hearing instead of a trial with a public trial with a jury. In an adjudication hearing, a judge hears all the evidence, then decides whether the juvenile committed a delinquency or not. While the goal in adult justice system is to punish, in the juvenile system the goal is for rehabilitation and doing what is best for the minor. Every state decides at what age minors should be charged as an adult. I feel like minors should be charged as adults in certain serious crimes like murder and rape for example. As a teenager, one is bound to make mistakes, however, no matter how old one is, murder and rape are not crimes that are committed without the culprit putting thought into it. Sources cited Schmallager, Frank (2017). Criminal Justice 12th edition.

This assignment is intended to help you learn how to apply statistical methods when analyzing operational data, evaluating the performance of current marketing strategies, and recommending actionable business decisions. This is an opportunity to build critical-thinking and problem-solving skills within the context of data analysis and interpretation. You’ll gain a first-hand understanding of how data analytics supports decision-making and adds value to an organization.
Scenario: 
Pastas R Us, Inc. is a fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in noodle-based dishes, soups, and salads. Since its inception, the business development team has favored opening new restaurants in areas (within a 3-mile radius) that satisfy the following demographic conditions:

Median age between 25 – 45 years old
Household median income above national average
At least 15% college educated adult population

Last year, the marketing department rolled out a Loyalty Card strategy to increase sales. Under this program, customers present their Loyalty Card when paying for their orders and receive some free food after making 10 purchases.
The company has collected data from its 74 restaurants to track important variables such as average sales per customer, year-on-year sales growth, sales per sq. ft., Loyalty Card usage as a percentage of sales, and others. A key metric of financial performance in the restaurant industry is annual sales per sq. ft. For example, if a 1200 sq. ft. restaurant recorded $2 million in sales last year, then it sold $1,667 per sq. ft.
Executive management wants to know whether the current expansion criteria can be improved. They want to evaluate the effectiveness of the Loyalty Card marketing strategy and identify feasible, actionable opportunities for improvement. As a member of the analytics department, you’ve been assigned the responsibility of conducting a thorough statistical analysis of the company’s available database to answer executive management’s questions.
Report: 
Write a 750-word statistical report that includes the following sections:

Section 1: Scope and descriptive statistics
Section 2: Analysis
Section 3: Recommendations and Implementation

Section 1 – Scope and descriptive statistics

State the report’s objective.
Discuss the nature of the current database. What variables were analyzed?
Summarize your descriptive statistics findings from Excel. Use a table and insert appropriate graphs.

Section 2 – Analysis 

Using Excel, create scatter plots and display the regression equations for the following pairs of variables:
“BachDeg%” versus “Sales/SqFt”
“MedIncome” versus “Sales/SqFt”
“MedAge” versus “Sales/SqFt”
“LoyaltyCard(%)” versus “SalesGrowth(%)”
In your report, include the scatter plots. For each scatter plot, designate the type of relationship observed (increasing/positive, decreasing/negative, or no relationship) and determine what you can conclude from these relationships.

Section 3: Recommendations and implementation

Based on your findings above, assess which expansion criteria seem to be more effective.Could any expansion criterion be changed or eliminated? If so, which one and why?
Based on your findings above, does it appear as if the Loyalty Card is positively correlated with sales growth? Would you recommend changing this marketing strategy?
Based on your previous findings, recommend marketing positioning that targets a specific demographic. (Hint: Are younger people patronizing the restaurants more than older people?)
Indicate what information should be collected to track and evaluate the effectiveness of your recommendations. How can this data be collected? (Hint: Would you use survey/samples or census?)

You have read a great deal about ethical theories and principles, and you are now in a position to evaluate your own ethical principles and/or biases.  After reading the Brown University work entitled “Making Choices: A Framework for Making Ethical Decisions,” (Links to an external site.) as well as any of the other assigned and optional readings and viewings from the first two modules of the course, carefully review the questions here below. 
Before pondering these 5 questions, you should think of an example of a decision you had to make personally at some point in your life, one that would likely affect others as well as yourself.  After bringing this moment back from your own experience, review these questions about how one could evaluate the relative ethical merits of making any decision. If this seems too personal or otherwise inhibiting, you may strip as much personal information from the example as you deem fit, or state it in terms of a third party; whatever helps you evaluate your own ethical preference(s).
Consider your ethical decision-making options and primary ethical orientation by evaluating the following questions in light of the decision choice you faced:

Which      action will produce the most good and do the least harm?
Which      action respects the rights of all who have a stake in the decision?
Which      action treats people equally or proportionately?
Which      action serves the community as a whole, not just some members?
Which      action leads me to act as the sort of person I should be?

In your initial post, briefly describe the ethical decision choice you were facing, then please address yourself to these questions:

Which      ethical questioning perspective above (1-5) do you identify with most and      feel most exemplifies the considered approach you took to the ethical      choice you faced?
Which      ethical perspective do you identify with the least, find the least      compelling standard for basing any decision upon, including the one you      identified?

The basic ethical archetypes that flow from the 5 questions above are here below, and they should help you consider which ethical perspective you most and least identify with, as well as allow you to consider the decision choices of others in the class and those you will study throughout the course. 

Which      action will produce the most good and do the least harm? = The Utilitarian      Approach.
Which      action respects the rights of all who have a stake in the decision? = The      Rights Approach.
Which      action treats people equally or proportionately? = The Justice Approach.
Which      action serves the community as a whole, not just some members? = The      Common Good Approach.
Which      action leads me to act as the sort of person I should be? = The Virtue      Approach. 

Finally,      as you evaluate these ethical categories, do you recognize now another      approach that might have been better than the one you followed at the      time? If so, how; if not, why not?

Your initial post should be at least 250 words and must substantively integrate the assigned readings, viewings and other learning materials with proper APA style formatting with in-text citations and a list of references.
Resources:
https://www.brown.edu/academics/science-and-technology-studies/framework-making-ethical-decisions
Lucas, G. Jr. (2020). Ethics and military strategy in the 21st century: Moving beyond Clausewitz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obGLxV1cTCE&feature=emb_title) U.S. Naval War College, “Lecture of Opportunity” series. Newport, RI: USNA Stockdale Center. 

Instructions – Writing a Recipe
Summary of the Assignment:
• Task: In this assignment, you will write a set of instructions for Alice, a friend of yours.
The scenario for this situation is described below.
• Length: There is no minimum or maximum word count. However, your instructions
must have 15 or more steps.
o This does not mean that you need 15 main steps. Some steps can be nested under
other steps. More information on this strategy is given in the resources provided
in the class on writing steps for instructions.
• Graphics: You should include at least 7 original graphics.
o Graphics should not be borrowed from other sources. All graphics should be
original.
If your situation precludes you from obtaining original graphics for the recipe, you
may borrow photos from websites and cite them. Please inform your instructor if this
is your situation.
o All graphics should be labeled
The Scenario
Your friend, Alice, has contacted you for help.
Alice lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is engaged to be married in two months. Her fiancé,
Tony, lives in New York City.
Tony’s parents live in Salem, Oregon, and have never met Alice.
Next week, Tony’s parents are coming to Minneapolis for a work-related meeting. Alice has
arranged to have Tony’s parents over to her apartment for dinner while Tony’s parents are in
Minneapolis.
When Tony’s parents visit Alice in Minneapolis, Tony will not be there. The dinner will be
only the three of them—Alice, Tony’s father, and Tony’s mother.
Alice is a bit nervous about the visit. She wants to impress her future in-laws with a dinner she
will cook. However, Alice does not typically cook. She usually goes out for food when she
needs to have a meal.
Alice has asked you for help. She would like you to write a recipe that she can follow, a recipe
for a dish that she would feel confident serving Tony’s parents during their visit.
Brief Description and Strategies to Follow:
You must include the following:
• A brief introduction to Alice about why she would want to make this dish for her fiancé’s
parents.
• A list of ingredients
o Remember, this is a meal for three people. You want your instructions to be
specific for approximately three people.
o Note that Alice does not typically cook. She might not understand what certain
terms mean (e.g., the difference between tablespoon and teaspoon, the meaning of
au gratin, etc.).
• A list of equipment needed
• The instructions
o Number all the main steps, as the resources for the class indicate
o Provide a graphic for steps of the instructions that need a graphic
o Remember that Alice does not typically cook. She might not understand what
certain terms mean (e.g., broiling, baking, roasting, al dente, sauté, etc.)
• Warnings or statements of caution integrated throughout the set of instructions.
o Remember that Alice does not typically cook. She might not know basic safety
tips involved in using an oven, handling a chopping knife, etc.
Helpful Guides and Resources:
• The Tech Writing Handbook by Dozuki, which is one of the resources listed in our class,
has the following:
o an appendix that provides tips in writing instructions and incorporating graphics
into instructions.
o chapter 6, “Photographing the process.”
o chapter 7, “Using Other Visuals.”
• The Mayfield Handbook, which is also one of the resources listed in our class, features
excellent tips on writing instructions.
o Section 2.8.3 of the handbook, Instructions and Procedures, will be particularly
helpful.
Due Date:
Your instructor will notify you of the due date. You will write a first draft, your instructor will
comment on the first draft, and you will submit a second draft using the comments as your guide