Complete the self-assessment of the eight core competencies for the academic nurse educator as outlined by the National League for Nursing (NLN) in individual professional practice.
Discuss your thoughts on your self-assessment results. Were your results what you expected? What surprised you the most about your assessment?
Identify your lowest scoring competency area and discuss why you think this was revealed in your self-assessment.
Land Without Bread (1933)
Land Without Bread Key Questions
In this film, Buñuel is playing a few tricks on the audience; while he really did travel to a rural, remote region of Spain, he also staged many of the more shocking shots. You may notice a plume of smoke before the mountain goat happens to fall from the mountain! Knowing this, do you still trust the narrator/film crew about the other events in the film? Could they, too, be staged or exaggerated? How so?
If Buñuel can so easily fool audiences in his time—and in our time, too— should we be more skeptical towards what modern media conglomerates, political parties, and journalists say? What are some ways we can try to protect ourselves from being manipulated?
Examine the fight by African American from 1950-present for greater rights and for America to live-up to the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution. Make sure you cite specific examples and that you are thorough in your analysis. In the final section of your essay, examine how far America has come in achieving the goals set forth by civil rights activists such as King, Malcolm X, John Lewis, Bobby Seale, etc. What has been the greatest accomplishments? Are there any specific areas that demand great attention?
Bipolar II Disorder
Cyclothymic Disorder
Discuss the history of the disorder. When did it officially become a disorder? What changes to the criteria or treatment of this disorder have occurred since it’s become a DSM diagnosis?
What are some of the symptoms?
What would this disorder look like in person? Make sure you relate this back to the DSM criteria.
Prevalence in the U.S. population
Your perception of potential impact on workplace performance
Discuss one type of treatment approach that has been shown to be successful in treating the disorder you selected.
Interview someone from the U.S. who has lived for at least a year in another country sometime in the last five years.What surprises did they encounter in the new country?
What differences did they notice? How did they adjust?
Focus on differences in human interaction and communication.
