Describe the instrument- how many questions, reliability- consistency with test-retest, Cronbach Alpha, inter-rater reliablity; validity with content validity, face validity.

PICOT: In patients with heart failure, is there evidence that suggests educating the patients before discharge, compared to not educating, will improve 30 day hospital readmission.

Instructions:

This assignment will require you to take the PICO, 5 research articles and place them in a table for analysis. You will critique each article and identify the most important parts of the research, analysis, and findings.

Then you will summarize the articles by grading the research, and identifying gaps in the literature as well as possible interventions

Identify your PICOT or research question of interest
Gather 5 research articles on your topic: be sure to save them and submit them along with the matrix; please make sure they are PDF documents.
Do not use clinical guidelines or Cochran Reviews, abstracts, or poster presentations. You can search for research only by indicating “research” when you do an advanced search. If you can’t answer a lot of the questions, it is probably not a research article.
We do not recommend that you use more than one systematic review or meta analysis. These are harder to evaluate because they have so much more information in them. Remember it is not individuals in these studies- it is there articles. Use the articles to find individual studies that may be easier to understand and use.
Review sample matrices and summaries
Use matrix table- one for each article and critique the parts of the article using the rubric
Be sure to identify the evaluation tool used to grade the evidence such as (See below for grading the evidence tools)
Identify where there are issues with the articles and what gaps were not addressed with the research; be prepared this may change the way you look at your topic or may result in a slightly different direction for your area of interest. This is ok- that is what you want to accomplish with this assignment. It will really assist you as you move forward with your project.
For this assignment you will turn in the matrix tables, summary, references and pdf copies of your 5 articles.
Key definitions:
Level of evidence: the process used to evaluate the level of evidence of your articles- such as Jones Hopkins, Cincinnati Children’s evaluation etc,
Evaluation tool: use the method and describe how you arrived at the scoring or knowing that the article included all content it needed to- such as CASP;
Instrument: What type of instrument or tool was used in the article? This could be a depression screening tool, Nurse satisfaction tool etc. Describe the instrument- how many questions, reliability- consistency with test-retest, Cronbach Alpha, inter-rater reliablity; validity with content validity, face validity.

What friendships would you say represent close relationships?

Essay questions. Please answer in as much detail as possible. Most answers are taken from the text, but you may research from the internet as well if needed.

1.As a man or woman, do your friendships seem to follow the gender-based patterns that are described in the chapter? Explain how so, or how your friendships are different than typical for your gender.

2. In meeting new acquaintances and forming new friendships, what caused you to like or dislike a person in your initial encounters with him or her? How did proximity, familiarity, physical attractiveness (and matching up), and desirable personality characteristics play a role? Was your experience comparable to or different from the trends described in this part of the chapter?

3. What friendships would you say represent close relationships? Did you experience the paradox of close relationships?

4. It’s been suggested that traditional gender roles make marriage a “better deal” for husbands than for wives. Do you agree? Can you think of specific examples in which an individual (husband or wife) can get a “better deal” than the other in a marriage?

5.What do you think are the biggest adjustments a person has to make when entering a marriage? Can you think of any strategies that could be used to minimize the stress associated with these adjustments?

You can write short paragraphs if you would like. It doesn’t have to be elaborate. Thank you.

What challenges do you think you might face and how would you address these challenges?

PART ONE:

Please read the following article: Link (Links to an external site.)

https://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/practice/Working_With_the_Developmentally_Disabled_Population/

(Working With the Developmentally Disabled Population) and then address the following questions in correct canvas assignment format:

1. Reflect on three things you learned from this article.

2. How difficult would it be for you to work with a developmentally disabled individual? What challenges do you think you might face and how would you address these challenges?

3. How did this article impact you both professionally and personally?

PART TWO – Days in the Lives of Social Workers:

1) Read Ch. 40 and address the questions located at the end of the chapter.

A) Have you ever visited a nursing home? What do you think of? Think of the smells, the sounds, the sights. What is your reaction?

B) Do you work better in an autonomous role, such as that of the social worker in this chapter, or in one where you are given more direction by supervisor? Explain.

Read Ch. 42 and address the questions located at the end of the chapter.

A) Some social workers work in an office, some in the community, some out of their cars. Which do you prefer, and why?

B) Compare home health social work to hospice social work.

Discuss two benefits and two challenges to using this technology tool in this scenario.

picking one out of the education scenarios and write the paper base off that

Assignment Scenarios
Using the required Applying Digital Fluency Download Applying Digital Fluency template, choose one of the scenarios to complete your final paper:

Health SciencesBehavioral SciencesEducationLiberal ArtsGeneral
Education

K-12 Education:

For the purpose of this assignment, visualize yourself in the role of an elementary teacher. The school district you work for is initiating a new learning management system such as Schoology. As part of this initiative, teachers are encouraged to integrate more digital activities into their classrooms. You have been asked by your principal to share at the next faculty meeting an example of an inclusive web-based tool that teachers could utilize to incorporate student digital activities. As you consider the technology you will use to share this example, use the template to answer the questions about the digital fluency required to accomplish this task.

Early Childhood Education:

For the purpose of this assignment, visualize yourself as an educator in a Head Start program within your community. You have found learning software designed for three- to five-year-olds, which has been recommended for developing vocabularies of diverse students. You share the idea with the Head Start director, who asks you to develop a proposal encouraging the acquisition of the software. As you consider the technology best suited to developing this proposal, use the template to answer the questions about the digital fluency required to accomplish this task.

Special Education:

For the purpose of this assignment, imagine yourself in the role of a special education teacher in a new elementary school. As part of the special education team developing the program for the school, you have been asked to identify a digital collaboration tool that will allow all special educators to share resources, observations, and teacher and student schedules. As you consider the technology required to report the identified tool to the team, use the template to answer the questions about the digital fluency required to accomplish this task.

Complete the following within the Applying Digital Fluency template:

Introduction:

In a minimum of two paragraphs,

Summarize the scenario you chose in your own words.Explain in your own words the task mentioned in the scenario.Identify the most appropriate digital tool to complete the task mentioned in the scenario.
Applying Technical Proficiency:

In a minimum of two well-developed paragraphs,

Explain how the selected digital tool can help address the task mentioned in the scenario.
Describe the basic features of the technology tool.
Explain your reasons for choosing this tool.
Discuss two benefits and two challenges to using this technology tool in this scenario.
Applying Digital Literacy:

In a minimum of two well-developed paragraphs,

Explain the digital literacy required to address the task in the scenario.
Explain how you will verify the accuracy and credibility of the sources used to create the content.
Identify the most appropriate social media site to share the task results and your reasoning for choosing it.
Describe a minimum of two safety, privacy, or security issues that should be considered when using the selected social media site.
Applying Social Competence:

In a minimum of two well-developed paragraphs,

Explain the social competence required to address the task in the scenario.
Describe who (the target audience) will receive what you create using your selected digital tool. Consider diversity and inclusion as part of your descriiption.
Discuss how to examine the process or use of the tool for evidence of bias.
Discuss potential accessibility issues when using this digital tool.
Conclusion:

In a minimum of one paragraph,

Explain the digital citizenship required to address the task in this scenario
Explain how being digitally fluent will help you be successful in the personal, academic, and professional areas of your life.
Note: You are encouraged to integrate any feedback from your instructor and upload this assignment to Folio. For assistance using Folio, review the Setting Up and Using Folio (Links to an external site.) guide.

The Applying Digital Fluency final paper

Must include complete responses to all sections of the Applying Digital Fluency
Must be three to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages).
Must contain the title page included in the template edited to provide the following information:
Title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
Student’s name
Instructor’s name
Due date
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.

What are some of the issues surrounding the funding of charter schools?

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What are some of the lies you’ve heard about universal health care?

h‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌ttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1nngKUJvsmPrp3cNVxpmQ7Dv43F2qjEB9/view After viewing the film: 1) Everyone featured in the film HAS health insurance, why is it so hard for them to get quality treatment? 2) Why is almost every other nation in the world able to provide quality universal health care for ~1/2 the c‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌ost of the US and the US is not able to provide it for its citizens? 3) What are some of the lies you’ve heard about universal health care? 4) Is health care a right that all human beings are entitled to OR is it a service like Sirius Radio or HBO that people should have based on their ability to afford it or not‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌?

What conditions saw the improved standard of living for many working class people?

h‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌ttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1SfQNQSj455watOOwcS9D4xhw8IzOPVIG/view After watching the film: 1) The film focuses heavily on a moral condemnation of capitalism. Do you agree with that approach? Many Marxists prefer what they call a scientific critique of capitalism? Which do you prefer? Which is more effective in touching the experiences of working-class people? 2) How does the film explain the development of the “middle class” in the mid-20th ‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌century? What conditions saw the improved standard of living for many working class people? 3) The film notes the Reagan era as a dividing line between the rise of the “middle class” and its current decline. What policies did Reagan usher in and why? What were the results? 4. Corporations repeatedly claim that cutting jobs will allow them to save money and stay in business. Why does this not seem to work much in the examples detailed in the film‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌?

What tip would you give to another student on the best practices of paraphrasing?

In this course, you will be writing annotated bibliographies and academic/professional papers. Practicing your skills to critically analyze and paraphrase what an author says is a valuable competency to develop as a manager who will constantly be seeking knowledge from noted published authorities. What tip would you give to another student on the best practices of paraphrasing? Lead with a thoughtful initial discussion and follow-up responses with your colleagues in a manner that creates a high level of participation.