African American Health Issues Eric Nordberg Grand Canyon University: HLT-305 9-28-2014 The African American population within the United States is a rising minority. There are 44.5 million African Americans in the United States, making up 14.2% of the population. It is projected that by the year 2060, that demographic will rise to 18.4 %( Black or African American Populations, 2014). Similar to any other demographic, the top three causes of death in the African American population are heart
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PROBLEM CASE 13: CHAPTER 5, PROBLEM CASE 11 CHAPTER 6 Julius R. Reed Grand Canyon University: Business 240: Ethical and Legal Issues in Business May 13, 2014 Chapter 5 – Problems and Problem Cases: Problem 13 Garelli Wong & Associates, Inc (GW) filed suit against Williams Nichols who was a former employer of their firm. GW claims that Nichols used confidential information that was in a database that the firm maintained. GW contended that Nichols was in breach of contract and referenced the
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Altered State of Consciousness Chuck Detwiler Grand Canyon University General Psychology PSY-102 February 06, 2014 Altered State of Consciousness There are multiple ways of obtaining an altered state consciousness, some of them are rather harmless and some of them can be extremely risky and even fatal. There are multiple reasons why a person wishes to achieve these altered states, some for relaxation and relief of stress and yet others simply to experience a euphoria. Hypnosis and
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I belong to is Nursing. This group shares the common interest of assisting others in managing and/or in achieving an optimal level of health and functioning to their fullest. Another phenomenological community in which we all belong to is Grand Canyon University. We are united with the common interest and goal of obtaining a higher level of learning and enriching our current nursing practice. An overall benefit and challenge to nurses working with specific communities is the ability to assist a diversity
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Educational Preparation Paper Erin A Smith, RN Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V-O103 July 10, 2016 There has been a debate for several years in the Nursing community around the difference, if any, amongst nurses who are baccalaureate trained compared to diploma or Associates degree level nurses. It can be argued that the technical or clinical skills of each group may not differ greatly, but exposure to knowledge that can only be granted through didactic education is inevitably
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READING STRATEGIES. Reading is essential source of information and learning. Reading helps the student to find or figure out what word is, comprehend what they are reading, acquire voluntary and understand the structure of the text. In this video, three strategies of reading were identified. THREE READING STRATEGIES; Preparedness Increase in reading strategy Improve your reading rate. PREPAREDNESS: Being prepared to read, get yourself organized be focused. Before you start reading ask
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The Big Debate Samantha Arreguini Grand Canyon University The Big Debate “Why should I get a BSN?” says the prospective nurse who is faced with a decision to spend more time and more money to get the same pay as those who spend less of both. It is a very good question. Honestly, it’s a question that I have posed to myself many times. And truthfully, I wasn’t sold on the idea, until recently. I think it all comes down to being prepared. The more prepared we are, the better we are able to
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Individual Week 1 Review Questions GLG/220 10/02/2013 Critical and Creative Thinking Questions Chapter 1 3. How do you think the principle of uniformitarianism accounts for occasional catastrophic events such as meteorite impacts, huge volcanic eruptions, or great earthquakes? The principle of uniformitarianism states the processes occurring on Earth today are very similar in manner as those throughout much of geologic times. In other words “the present is the key to the past.”(Murck
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Running head: The Understanding of Communication in Language and Diversity The Understanding of Communication in Language and Diversity Sabah Rawnak Grand Canyon University COM-101 Kimberly Thompson 1/24/2010 The Understanding of Communication in Language and Diversity Communication is a very important aspect in our life. It helps human beings connect with each other. Communications brings people together and acknowledge the different cultures. Today, we have so many different
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Research Summary and Ethical Considerations Michelle Parker Grand Canyon University Introduction to Nursing Research NRS 433V Nora Bazydlo April 8, 2012 Research Summary and Ethical Considerations The relationship between nurses and families is incredibly intricate. The intricacy of this relationship is shown whether the development is for a few hours in the emergency room or for a longer period of time in an intensive care unit or a skilled nursing unit. To understand the study reviewed
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