Archive for month: January, 2021

Directions: Answer ONE of the questions in a 7-10 page essay, using proper essay structure and technique (identifiable thesis statement, concrete examples, etc.). You MUST cite at least 3 different sources in compiling your answer (lecture notes, articles, etc. are all fair game) and you MUST use proper citation techniques (APA or MLA) for full credit.

If you use articles, you must provide a minimum one paragraph discussing what your search strategy including what databases you used (Google Scholar, Medline, PsycInfo, etc.). Tell me what keywords you used that were either successful or unsuccessful and why they worked or not.

You MUST also use this specific font: Times New Roman, 12 point, with 1 inch margins, DOUBLE SPACED.

Your papers will be due May 20, 2019, 11:59 PM. The TurnItIn link will open up starting May 13, 2019. No late papers will be accepted!

1. Discuss the health concerns of the LGBTQ Asian American communities. In particular, discuss how intersectionality can be used to explain the difficulty in addressing health concerns unique to these communities (for example, gender confirming medications and treatments for transgender, non-binary or gender-nonconforming folk; HIV among men who have sex with men; or increased rates of alcoholism and illicit drug use among queer women’s communities). In your analysis, look up examples of queer Asian American focused nonprofits (for example, San Francisco Community Health Center; Asian Pacific Islander American Health Form; Office of Minority Health; APICHA Community Health Center in New York) to explore unique ways these groups are addressing health disparities along the axes of gender and sexuality in combination with race and ethnicity.

2. Explore ONE of the following diseases that affect the Asian American communities disproportionately:

· Hepatitis B

· HIV

· Diabetes

Explain how the disease affects the body in YOUR OWN WORDS. Talk about why this disease affects the Asian American communities uniquely, exploring the social,

economic, and cultural issues that make this disease difficult to treat. You MUST use at least ONE NIH or a .gov website and ONE article from the Handbook.

3. Discuss aging within the Asian American communities. What are unique issues of the Asian American elderly, especially with regards to providing culturally competent health care? What role does isolation—cultural, linguistic, familial, etc.—play in limiting access to care? How do cultural expectations also limit access to care?

4. Discuss the unique challenges of Asian American women with regards to health. What are specific issues when looking at Asian American women’s health issues? How do the issues of patriarchy, religion and shame help to keep Asian American women quiet about their health concerns, and how do these and other vectors make it difficult for Asian American women to seek advice on health issues? What are health issues that affect Asian American women more than others?

5. Explore the impact of cancer within Asian America. Depending on which Asian American community you reference, each is impacted in particular by one type of cancer (liver, bowel, stomach, breast/gynecological, etc.). What are some of the reasons why a particular form of cancer affects one Asian American community more than the other? (Hint: you will need to reference the Handbook in explaining this answer, and you’ll probably need to go to the American Cancer Society webpage as well)

Even though it is unlikely that a medical assistant will have to interpret the results of a gram stain, it is important to know what the different types, shapes, and colors of bacteria are and what it means when they are reported out.

1. When bacteria are present in the blood, they are identified by their shapes. The three main shapes for the structural categories of bacteria listed below:
   • Cocci
   • Bacilli
   • Spirilla

1. Research the three structural categories of bacteria and give an example of a disease that could be diagnosed if they were identified during microscopic examination.

Please read the following scenario:

An 86 year old patient presented to the ER with severe body shivers/chills. Her initial blood results are normal including her CBC. The physician orders blood cultures and the patient is admitted for observation. After 24 hours the patient is told that the initial blood culture shows gram positive and gram negative rods in her blood stream. It will take another 24 hours for the test to show exactly what type (species) of bacteria is in her system. The following day, the infectious disease doctor walks into the patient’s room and tells her that she has MRSA and will have to be on antibiotics for 4 weeks.

1. If the patient had gram positive and gram negative rods in her blood stream, should the diagnosis of MRSA be questioned, why or why not?

Use the resources provided in class discussions, any other reputable sources you may find to support your arguments — i.e., from NASA, NOAA or other government agencies, published scientific journal articles, or from published articles in reputable news sources to completely answer the following five (5) questions regarding global climate change. Each essay must be identified individually (e.g. Essay 1, Essay 2, etc.) and should be at least 500 words in total (but no more than 700), for a grand total of at least 2500 words; staple all together. Get ready to think like both a physical and a cultural geographer!

Questions:

1) Consider the various examples of evidence that show that global climate is changing, and that humans (including their greenhouse emissions) are primarily responsible for this change. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issues reports detailing how climate change will affect people globally. What evidence do scientists in this group use to support their predictions? On the flip side, what evidence exists to promote predictions which state that humans are not causing climate change?

2) Climate change, and the resulting rise in sea level, is likely to flood many parts of the world while generating weather extremes like extended droughts and heat waves in other places. You’ve been randomly assigned–your choice–a location on the planet. How will climate change affect this region, and how is it already affecting the region? How should the government prepare for these changes, and what kinds of climate change preparedness plans are already in place?

3) Climate change is happening right now, and many experts say this is the time to prepare and take action both here in the United States and around the world. Using the same location you used in #2, propose realistic ways to prepare for the projected effects of climate change (i.e., increased drought and wildfire, spread of insect-borne diseases, etc).

4) Many of the world’s poorest nations contribute the least to the fossil fuel emissions largely responsible for climate change, yet these places will bear most of the consequences due to their physical and societal vulnerabilities. Do nations whose emissions contribute the most to climate change have a moral responsibility to pay for the effects of those emissions? And if so, how would they pay, and who would determine the kinds of damages those nations should be responsible for?

5) Read this op-ed piece from the New York Times (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Do you agree with the following statement?

“Perhaps now the deniers will cease their attacks on the science of climate change, and the American public will, at last, fully accept that global warming is a danger now and an even graver threat to future generations.”

Why or why not? Fully back up your opinion with sources and well-informed points.

**Adapted from suggestions by the New York Times/Jennifer Cutraro/The Learning Network

This assignment is completed, I need revisions as the quality is poor and because it’s been turned it the assignment itself needs to be revised.

PREPARATION

Your organization is undertaking a population health improvement initiative focused on one of the pervasive and chronic health concerns in the local community. Examples of health improvement initiatives include nationwide concerns, such as type 2 diabetes, HIV, obesity, and Zika. However, your organization has asked you to determine which widespread health concern should be addressed in a population health improvement plan for the community in which you practice and has entrusted you with gathering and evaluating the relevant data.

REQUIREMENTS

Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide, so be sure to address each point. In addition, you may want to review the performance level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.

Data Evaluation

Evaluate community demographic, epidemiological, and environmental data.

• Identify the relevant data.
• Describe the major community health concerns suggested by the data.
• Explain how environmental factors affect the health of community residents.

Health Improvement Plan

Develop an ethical health improvement plan that effectively addresses the population health concern that you identified in your evaluation of the relevant data.

• Base your plan on the best available evidence from a minimum of 3–5 current scholarly or professional sources.
  • Apply correct APA formatting to all in-text citations and references.
  • Attach a reference list to your plan.
• Ensure that your plan meets the cultural and environmental needs of your community and will likely lead to some improvement in the community’s health related to this concern.
  • Consider the environmental realities and challenges that exist in the community.
  • Address potential barriers or misunderstandings related to the various cultures prevalent in the community.
• Justify the value and relevance of the evidence you used as the basis of your plan.
  • Explain why the evidence is valuable and relevant to the community health concern you are addressing.
  • Explain why each piece of evidence is appropriate and informs the goal of improving the health of the community.
• Propose relevant and measurable criteria for evaluating the outcomes of your plan.
  • Explain why your proposed criteria are appropriate and useful measures of success.
• Explain how you will communicate with colleagues and members of the community, in an ethical, culturally sensitive, and inclusive way, with regard to the development and implementation of your plan.
  • Develop a clear communications strategy mindful of the cultural and ethical expectations of colleagues and community members regarding data privacy.
  • Ensure that your strategy enables you to make complex medical terms and concepts understandable to members of the community, regardless of language, disabilities, or level of education.

We can choose any Case study. Paper needs to be 4 pages, have at least sources and in APA format.

MN551-1: Integrate knowledge of advanced physiology and pathophysiology across the lifespan with the clinical implications for the advanced practice nurse.

Case Study: Cell Biology and Genetics

Below are several case studies. Your instructor will either assign you a case study or have you select one. If all of the case studies have not been covered, your instructor may assign a case study that no one has covered. Be sure to integrate your knowledge of advanced physiology and pathophysiology across the lifespan with the clinical implications for the advanced practice nurse.

Assignment Requirements:

Before finalizing your work, you should:

• Ensure you have written at least four double-spaced pages.
• be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
• consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
• utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.
• follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
• be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
• display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and
• use APA 6th Edition format.

Case Study Posting Requirements

1. Make sure all of the topics in the case study have been addressed.
2. Cite at least three sources; journal articles, textbooks, or evidenced-based websites to support the content.
3. All sources must be within five years.
4. Do not use .com, Wikipedia, or up-to-date, etc., for your sources