Discussion Question
Summarize the federal statutes that protect an employee, under certain circumstances, from being discharged or disciplined for refusing to perform an assigned task.
Provide approximately 200-300 words in your response and a citation for your source material. Cite some case law in your response.
Describe and discuss the employee rights under the OSH Act and its implementing regulations.
Provide approximately 200-300 words in your response and a citation for your source material.
1. Discuss the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Did it accomplish what it was meant to do? What documentation is there to either prove/disprove your answer? Be specific and provide examples.
2. Discuss at least five of the barriers and challenges to employee involvement in safety efforts. If applicable, do you note any of these in your place of employment?
Written Responses:
| Prepare: In preparation for discussing the importance of critical thinking skills, please read Chapters 1 through 3 of Think Smarter: Critical Thinking to Improve Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills, as well as the following articles: “Critical Thinking and the Challenges of Internet,” “Common Misconceptions of Critical Thinking,” and “Making Decisions in an Uncertain World.” | ||
| Reflect: Critical thinking gets you involved in a dialogue with the ideas you read from others in this class. To be a critical thinker, you need to be able to summarize, analyze, hypothesize, and evaluate the new information that you encounter. | ||
Write: For this discussion
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The treatment of anaphylactic shock varies depending on a patient’s physiological response to the alteration. Immediate medical intervention and emergency room visits are vital for some patients, while others can be treated through basic outpatient care.
Consider the January 2012 report of a 6-year-old girl who went to her school nurse complaining of hives and shortness of breath. Since the school did not have any medication under her name to use for treatment and was not equipped to handle her condition, she was sent to an emergency room where she was pronounced dead. This situation has raised numerous questions about the progression of allergic reactions, how to treat students with severe allergies, how to treat students who develop allergic reactions for the first time, and the availability of epinephrine in schools. If you were the nurse at the girl’s school, how would you have handled the situation? How do you know when it is appropriate to treat patients yourself and when to refer them to emergency care?
To prepare:
Post by Day 4 an explanation of the physiological progression that occurs in anaphylactic shock. Then, describe the circumstances under which you would refer patients for emergency care versus treating as an outpatient. Finally, explain how the patient factors you selected might impact the process of anaphylactic shock.
Write a 750-1,000 word paper analyzing Woterstorff’s reflctions in Lament For a Son. In addition, address Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief, as they are expressed throughout Lament for a Son, and respond to the following questions:
There are 10,000 individuals in City A, which is located in Massachusetts. Eight young individuals and 420 old individuals develop the flu over the course of a year.
How do your personality strengths and weaknesses affect your daily and long-term choices and goals at work, in your marriage or other romantic relationship, your relationships with friends or family, and/or your life as a student?
How can you apply this knowledge to improve your interactions with others; your ability to lead, manage, or persuade; and/or your personal habits and behaviors as an employee, manager, student, spouse, friend, parent, etc.?