Written Responses Each: 200 word minimum response required.Credible reference materials, APA Information - In-text and reference citations are required for all written responses.

1. Rewrite the following passage in an effort to achieve conciseness. Your corrections should address voice as well as language rules.

The highly pressured nature of critical-care nursing is due to the fact that the patients have life-threatening illnesses. Critical-care nurses must have possession of steady nerves to care for patients who are critically ill and very sick. The nurses must also have possession of interpersonal skills. They must also have medical skills. It is considered by most health-care professionals that these nurses are essential if there is to be improvement of patients who are now in critical care from that status to the status of intermediate care.

Along with your rewritten passage, provide a summary paragraph justifying the changes that you made.

Your response, including rewrite, should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as a source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

2. Compare and contrast the following two paragraphs taking into consideration the writer's style and tone:

Regarding the prices of our products, respondents to our recent survey were negative. One third of them stated that if they could buy from another supplier, they would.

Clearly we are making enemies with our high prices. Many customers can't stand it. An astonishing one third of the respondents to our recent survey would leave us if they could only find another supplier.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as a source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

3.William Penn, English religious leader, wrote: "Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood"(Penn, 1909). Evaluate his statement in regard to what you've learned about communicating effectively.

4. What would be an effective communication style for telling group members that they will be expected to work about 70 hours per week for the next five weeks? Justify your opinion with specific reasons. Create a message that might be used to relay this information appropriately. Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as a source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

5. How can one use feedback strategically? Give an example of the type of feedback you could use to alter the outcome of a strategy?

6. A key issue in perception and negotiation is framing. What is framing? Give an example of how framing could be used in a negotiation.