The Continuum

as evil incarnate, as Satan, as depravity in human form” (Begley 1). This proves that you can commit crimes but at the end of the day we are just humans. Some evils are perhaps greater than others but being or doing bad is just wrong. “There is a continuum of evil, of course, ranging from ‘trival evils’ like cutting someone off in traffic, to greater evils like acts of prejudice, to massive evils like those perpetrated by serial sexual killers”(Begley 2). This shows that by crimes higher up on…

“The secular end of the continuum is “religiously sensitive therapies” that blend traditional treatment approaches with sensitivity to the relationship of diverse religious/spiritual beliefs and behaviors to mental health” (Fisher, 2013, p. 335). The Secular–Theistic Therapy Continuum does not promote ideology or religion but, when it becomes appropriate within a clinical setting, using both spiritual and…

competent practices. My Analysis: The reading “Cultural & Linguistic Competence in Health Promotion Training: Cultural Competence Continuum” states, “Cultural competence is a developmental process that evolves over an extended period of time. Both individuals and organizations are at various levels of awareness, knowledge, and skills along the cultural competence continuum” (p. 2). This quote emphasized my own journey of cultural…

Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom Continuum Nursing informatics is the integration of computer science and data science of nursing to recognize, manage and process significant information to cultivate knowledge that foster nursing practice (American Nurses Association, 2015). The development of innovative technology has bestowed nurses with wider ability to research quandary areas to make intelligent judgments for their patients through evidence-based practice principles. According to…

On a nature vs. nurture continuum, nature should be followed by humanistic, social cognitive, behavioral, psychoanalytic, and finally nurture. Humanistic is defined as someone that has strong interest or concerns aimed at human morals and self-respect (Humanistic, 2002). Maslow believed we are detached from other animals because of our volume for self-actualization (Rathus, Humanistic Theory, 2014). Maslow and Rogers say “humanists and existentialists survive on the meaning of life” (Rathus, The…

The second style of leadership that I used was based off of Tannenbaum and Schmidt 's leadership continuum model. This model ranks leaders on a single dimension between autocratic (1), and participative (7), with each increasing number introducing more participation into the decision making process (Lussier & Achua, 2007). Several factors in this model help to determine what level of participation should be employed, and they are the leader, the subordinates, and the situation (Lussier & Achua,…

Reimbursement for group medical care continues to be problematic in private sector (Dickman, 2012). As of current, Medicare and many insurers do not reimburse SMAs (Dickman, 2012). Policy makers play a key role in realigning financial incentives so that group visits are reimbursed for public and private insurance as routine part of primary care so that all people have access to SMA services. The SMA approach addresses how to implement chronic care management when faced with a shortage of…

(1) Where does action research fall in relation to qualitative-quantitative research continuum- justify why. Action Research is a combination of both qualitative and quantitative research. According to Mertler's book Action Research chapter 5 Collecting Data, both qualitive and quantitative research are acceptable way to achieve a full picture for an Action Reasearch project. By using quantitative data, the researcher can attain efficient data from numerous points. The depth of the…

The use of Force Continuum has five different levels. It consists of Officer Presence, Verbalization, Empty Hand Control, Less Lethal Methods, and lastly Lethal Methods. According to NIUJ.com the Force Continuum is defined as… “Most law enforcement agencies have policies that guide their use of force. These policies describe an escalating series of actions an officer may take to resolve a situation. This continuum generally has many levels, and officers are instructed…

In Frank Beddor´s The Looking Glass Wars, the author puts a twist on the story of Alice in Wonderland. Beddor writes the tale from the perspective of Alyss, the princess of Wonderland who had to escape her queendom when her evil aunt Redd attacks the palace. She ends up alone in the middle of England taken in by the Liddles until she returns to Wonderland with Dodge Anders to reclaim the throne. When these changes were made to the story, real significance was provided with meaningful themes…