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athletes. As optimistic as that sounds, the truth is that not everyone is cut out for those things just as not everyone is cut out for college. One famous Youtuber, known as KSI, gave an idea of how hard it is to become a Youtuber. In his book, “I Am a Tool,” KSI reveals all the hard work it takes to get recognized, and all the money that must be spent to make good-quality videos. “But often, it’s just down to luck,” says the Youtuber, which implies that Youtube is very risky to ensure…

Practice Tools Healthcare organizations utilizing the electronic health record definitely benefit from utilizing evidenced based practice tools during the planning, implementation, and review stages. Established healthcare organizations transitioning or enhancing the electronic health record must research and develop initiatives that promotes continuous, uninterrupted use. Clinical Decision Evidenced Based Practice Tool Fowler, et al., (2014) elaborates upon a clinical decision tool that…

of the leading indicators for food access deficiencies. This is demonstrated by the results of the USDA Food Access Atlas Indicator Tool shown in Figure 1.1. The following figure 1.2, highlights the difficulty that a lack of mobility presents for the elderly in terms of healthy food access. According to the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority bus schedule planning tool, this is the quickest route…

Cell phones in the Classroom: Tool or Distraction? Teaching at an urban school is already a difficult task, but to teach at a low-income urban school is another task to take on. Mrs. Kenny has been teaching Science to sophomore students for 5 years now and she could not be more passionate about her job and students. It has always been Mrs. Kenny’s first priority to do anything she can to adapt to every student in the classroom so that it can further help them in their learning. She is a firm…

There are many famous duos that are widely known. Everyone knows Mickie and Minnie Mouse, Barbie and Ken or Bonnie and Clyde. How about the Tool Box Killers or the Hillside stranglers? These twosomes are famous for quite the grim reason: the kidnapping, torture, rape, and murder of young women and children. Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris or the “Tool Box Killers” murdered over in the span of 5 months in 1979. Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono or the “Hillside Stranglers” also began their…

New technological tools have the capabilities of improving the healthcare of patients while simultaneously saving lives. One saved the life of my sister, who if was born before the days of the modern neonatal incubator would have had a harder time recuperating from her onset of breathing problems after birth. Not unlike mine, there are copious survival stories aided by the use of a tool which leads me to support the advancement of technological tools in medicinal practice, rather than those who…

Level 1 Reaction Tool Reasoning Level 1 assessments allow surveyors to achieve a general evaluation of core components in the course room. These include content, objectives, multimedia use, and instructor interaction. By placing the evaluation into a structured assessment, it can provide a quick, effective means to discover errors or issues within the course. Yet participants may feel hesitant to offer opinions regarding a topic. Kirkpatrick (2012) expands on this with the idea that…

The second ranking tool used to analyze Gantz et al., 2015 article is the USPSTF, Grade B- recommended for service. In assessing the study, it was determined that “the levels of bullying other nurses were low or moderate and level of prevention was weak or moderate. The result of this study suggest that the higher the level of bullying, the lower the level of prevention” (Gantz et al., 2015, p. 509). According to the USPSTFS the obtain benefit is of moderate certainty. The UPSTFS level of…

(Tools) The origin of tools was nothing more than simple rocks that were broken down slightly. They had very little dimension to them, having no real purpose. They were used to kill and maim animals but were not as precise as more modernized societies. This is where the most difference is shown between the hominid species. It is clear to an archaeologist which tool comes from which species of people or from which time period based off physical presence of it. Was the tool banged up on other…

Six-Word Stories – A Simple, Powerful Portfolio Reflection Tool Introduction The legend of the six-word story goes back to a challenge issued to Ernest Hemingway to author a story in six words, Hemingway met the challenge with the story “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” Today you can find examples of six-word throughout the Internet. A project of note in the six-word community is Michele Norris’ “The Race Card Project” Ms. Norris uses six-word stories to explore and dialogue issues around…