Explain what confirmation bias is, why it is important for researchers to be aware of it, and how its effects can be minimized. Identify at least one bias you have that may affect your research question. Explain specific steps you can take to minimize the effect of that bias.

Discuss how learning about confirmation bias has contributed to your growth as a learner and researcher. Your initial post must be at least 350 words and address all of the prompt’s elements. You must cite and reference any sources that you use in your posts, including your textbook or any other sources of information you use. Please refer to the Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper and Formatting Your References List for help with citing and referencing your sources.

Chapter 7 discussed intelligence and theories of intelligence. Visit the following website to learn more about Intelligence Theory and Testing: http://wilderdom.com/personality/L1-5KeyPlayers.html. After reviewing the information available, complete the following: Select your favorite theory. State which theory you believe has the best representation of human intelligence. Use outside research to back your claims.

Explain how a test would be designed to reflect this theory. If there is already a test for this theory, describe how it is used. This assignment is between 2-3 pages. You will need to have outside research and APA citations. Link for book: https://openstax.org/details/books/psychology http://content.ctcd.edu/courses/psyc2301oer/m19/ebook/psyc2301_textbook.pdf

Nurses often become motivated to change aspects within the larger health care system based on their real-world experience. As such, many nurses take on an advocacy role to influence a change in regulations, policies, and laws that govern the larger health care system. For this assignment, identify a problem or concern in your state (South Dakota), community, or organization that has the capacity for advocacy through legislation.

Research the issue and use the “Advocacy Through Legislation” template to complete this assignment. You are required to cite to a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice. THE ATTACHMENT THAT IS PROVIDED SHOULD BE COMPLETED. (THAT IS THE ASSIGNMENT)

Students are required to submit weekly reflective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a final, course-long reflective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and inquiry into current practice. This reflection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses, and additional resources that could be introduced in a given situation to influence optimal outcomes.

Each week students should also explain how they met a course competency or course objective(s). In each week’s entry, students should reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout the course. Journal entries should address one or more of the areas stated below. In the Topic 10 graded submission, each of the areas below should be addressed as part of the summary submission. THE TOPIC THAT I HAVE CHOSEN FOR THE RefLECTION PIECE IS – The role of technology in improving health care outcomes

Write a one page response discussing viral hot spots for COVID-19 in the United States and what is being done to control and prevent these hot spots. Using 2 sources and the link/information below. https://www.ted.com/talks/nathan_wolfe_the_jungle_search_for_viruses#t-710655 Virus hunter Nathan Wolfe is trying to outwit the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead:

discovering deadly new viruses where they first emerge — passing from animals to humans (zoonosis) among poor bushmeat hunters in Africa — before they claim millions of lives. He talks about viral chatter and viral hot spots. Viral chatter is the point at which viruses jump species, from wild animals into humans. In both HIV and Ebola, this chattering was going on for centuries, but no one was listening. Viral hot spots are geographical areas that have a high transmission rate of spreading a viral disease. In the United States, we have viral hot spots for COVID-19.