What are some of the nutritional challenges for emerging populations? What roles do nutritional deficiency and nutritional excess play in disease?

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  Topic 4 DQ 2

     Nutrition is an essential key to health promotion. Many diseases share the same nutritional factors that affect the patient health and wellbeing. Chronic diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, and many others, are often caused by poor dietary habits. Almost every diagnosis comes with a healthy meal plan to help promote healing. Even burn victims need a diet higher in protein to help them heal faster.

     Many populations struggle with a healthy diet. The American culture has gotten used to eating fast foods or quick processed meals. However, healthy, or organic foods are more expensive, so lower economic communities struggle to maintain efficient health standards. The obesity rates in families who reside in rural areas, tend to be way higher than those in urban areas (Increasing Healthy Food Access in Rural North Carolina Food Deserts – News & Events | Health.Gov, 2019). This could be due to the lack of knowledge, because honestly, some people may not know what’s good or bad for them. It could be because of the lack of resources, or both. That’s why it’s extremely important to educate your patients and not just assume. For example, CHF patients usually have a fluid restriction, and pregnant women should stay hydrated. What about a pregnant patient with CHF? There has to be a balance and that’s where the nurse comes in with the knowledge and educates the patient.

Increasing Healthy Food Access in Rural North Carolina Food Deserts – News & Events | health.gov. (2019). Health.Gov. https://health.gov/news/201912/increasing-healthy-food-access-rural-north-carolina-food-deserts

Responding by supporting the post using 250-300 words APA format with reference in discussions.

immigration officer NEED PLAGERISM REPORT

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Extradition Policy

You are an immigration officer assigned to the anti-terrorist investigative squad. The squad’s mission is to maintain a list of known terrorists and terrorist organizations. Part of your duties is preparing intelligence reports on information supplied to you by your counterparts, immigration officers in Canada and Mexico, regarding illegal alien terrorists entering their countries and destined to attempt to enter the U.S. You have been given the task of comparing and contrasting the US extradition concepts relating to illegal alien terrorists in a report to your foreign counterparts and your supervisor.

Create a presentation of 5 to 7 slides in Microsoft PowerPoint, which includes the following:

Explain the different statute(s) and procedures that pertain to the US extradition laws relating only to illegal alien terrorists.

Analyze who should detain the terrorist(s)–Canada, Mexico, or the U.S. Why?

What are the extradition treaty issues that need to be resolved, and how can they be resolved?

Do terrorists held in exclusion proceedings have constitutional due process rights? Why or why not?

Would it be possible not to extradite an illegal alien terrorist to Canada or Mexico? How? What extradition concept or statute does this possibility refer to?

In your opinion, explain, with reasoning, one way to change the current US extradition policy to make the extradition of illegal alien terrorists less complex (faster and easier).

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

IP Unit 4

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You have been tasked with reconfiguring the network for your company, which has grown considerably over the past year. You have used only static routing in the past, but you do not wish to spend the administrative time required to maintain the routing tables now that the network has grown. You have recently experienced numerous inaccuracies in the routing table caused by entries you made when in a hurry.

Criteria for the reconfiguration includes the following:

  • You would like to automate the entry and updating of routing information, but you are concerned about excessive memory and processor utilization if you implement dynamic routing protocols.
  • You also wish to minimize the use of network bandwidth.
  • You prefer that the most efficient use of bandwidth be made so that packets will travel to their destination over the truly shortest path, rather than just the path with the lowest number of hops.
  • You have heard that routing loops can be a problem and wish to avoid them. However, you are concerned that if a link goes down, there should be redundancy so that traffic will go through.

In 2-4 page summary, complete the following

  • How can you accomplish your objectives?
  • What routing protocols and protocol features will you use to do so?
  • Provide detailed examples.

Medical Surgical ll Gastrointestinal Disorders case study

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Case Study #1

Gastrointestinal Disorders. 

T.H., a 57-year-old stockbroker, has come to the gastroenterologist for treatment of recurrent mild to severe cramping in his abdomen and blood-streaked stool. You are the registered nurse doing his initial workup. Your findings include a mildly obese man who demonstrates moderate guarding of his abdomen with both direct and rebound tenderness, especially in the left lower quadrant (LLQ). His vital signs are 168/98, 110, 24, 100.4° F (38° C); he is slightly diaphoretic. T.H. reports that he has periodic constipation. He has had previous episodes of abdominal cramping, but this time the pain is getting worse. Past medical history reveals that T.H. has a “sedentary job with lots of emotional moments,” he has smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 30 years, and he had “two or three mixed drinks in the evening” until 2 months ago. He states, “I haven’t had anything to drink in 2 months.” He denies having regular exercise: “just no time.” His diet consists mostly of “white bread, meat, potatoes, and ice cream with fruit and nuts over it.” He denies having a history of cardiac or pulmonary problems and has no personal history of cancer, although his father and older brother died of colon cancer. He takes no medications and denies the use of any other drugs or herbal products.

 

. 1. Identify four general health risk problems that T.H. exhibits.

 2. Identify a key factor in his family history that might have profound implications for his health and present state of mind.

 

3.The physician ordered a KUB (x-ray study of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder), complete blood count (CBC), and complete metabolic profile. Based on x-ray and laboratory findings, physical examination findings, and history, the physician diagnoses T.H. as having acute diverticulitis and discusses an outpatient treatment plan with him.What is diverticulitis? What are the consequences of untreated diverticulitis?

 

4.While the patient is experiencing the severe crampy pain of acute diverticulitis, what interventions would you perform to help him feel more comfortable?

 

5. What is the rationale for ordering bed rest?

 

T.H. is being sent home with prescriptions for metronidazole (Flagyl) 500mg PO q6h, ciprofloxacin (Cipro) 500mg PO q12h, and dicyclomine (Bentyl) 20mg  4 tomes per day for 5 days.

6.For each medication, state the drug class and the purpose for T.H.

 7.Given his history, what questions must you ask T.H. before he takes the initial dose of metronidazole? State your rationale

 

8.What is a disulfiram reaction?

 

9. What are the signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction

Answer All questions in APA format with a separate reference page.

Evidence-Based Project

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Realtors rely on detailed property appraisals—conducted using appraisal tools—to assign market values to houses and other properties. These values are then presented to buyers and sellers to set prices and initiate offers.

Research appraisal is not that different. The critical appraisal process utilizes formal appraisal tools to assess the results of research to determine value to the context at hand. Evidence-based practitioners often present these findings to make the case for specific courses of action.

In this Assignment, you will use an appraisal tool to conduct a critical appraisal of published research. You will then present the results of your efforts.

To Prepare:

  • Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you selected in Module 2 and the four systematic reviews (or other filtered high- level evidence) you selected in Module 3.
  • Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you selected in Module 2 and analyzed in Module 3.
  • Review and download the Critical Appraisal Tool Worksheet Template provided in the Resources.

The Assignment (Evidence-Based Project)

Part 3A: Critical Appraisal of Research

Conduct a critical appraisal of the four peer-reviewed articles you selected by completing the Evaluation Table within the Critical Appraisal Tool Worksheet Template. Choose a total of four peer- reviewed articles that you selected related to your clinical topic of interest in Module 2 and Module 3.

Note: You can choose any combination of articles from Modules 2 and 3 for your Critical Appraisal. For example, you may choose two unfiltered research articles from Module 2 and two filtered research articles (systematic reviews) from Module 3 or one article from Module 2 and three articles from Module 3. You can choose any combination of articles from the prior Module Assignments as long as both modules and types of studies are represented.

Part 3B: Critical Appraisal of Research

Based on your appraisal, in a 1-2-page critical appraisal, suggest a best practice that emerges from the research you reviewed. Briefly explain the best practice, justifying your proposal with APA citations of the research.

wk10 ct dis

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  • Review this week’s DVD program, “Application of Psychological Research – Court Settings.”Think about how psychological research can guide the practice of forensic psychology relative to various issues presented in court settings.
  • Review the article, “The Effects of Pretrial Publicity on Juror Verdicts: A Meta-Analytic Review.” Pay particular attention to the studies reviewed in this meta-analysis and think about how a forensic psychology professional working in a court setting might use this information.
  • Review the article, “On the ‘ General Acceptance’ of Eyewitness Testimony Research: A New Survey of Experts.” Focus on how experts in the field of psychology evaluated eye witness testimony in a court setting. Consider how the results reported from the questionnaire given to the expert psychologists might be used or applied by professionals working in a court setting.
  • Using the Walden Library, identify a psychological research study that could be used in a court setting by a forensic psychologist or forensic psychology professional.
  • Review the methods and results sections of this research study and think about how this study might be used by forensic psychologists or forensic psychology professionals working in a court setting.

Post a brief description of the research study you selected. Then, explain the parts of this study that you believe might be important for a forensic psychology professional working in a court setting. Finally, explain how a forensic psychology professional might use the results of the study in a court setting.

https://web.williams.edu/Psychology/Faculty/Kassin/files/kassin_tubb_hosch_memon_2001.pdf

https://web.williams.edu/Psychology/Faculty/Kassin/files/kassin_tubb_hosch_memon_2001.pdf

http://www.adjj.org/downloads/9805issue_brief_1.pdf

http://www.drjamesbow.com/publications/critical.review.CCE.AFCC.article.pdf

http://www.adjj.org/content/index.php

Global Healthcare Comparison Matrix and Narrative Statement

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If you talk about a possible poor health outcome, do you believe that outcome will occur? Do you believe eye contact and personal contact should be avoided?

You would have a difficult time practicing as a nurse if you believed these to be true. But they are very real beliefs in some cultures.

Differences in cultural beliefs, subcultures, religion, ethnic customs, dietary customs, language, and a host of other factors contribute to the complex environment that surrounds global healthcare issues. Failure to understand and account for these differences can create a gulf between practitioners and the public they serve.

In this Assignment, you will examine a global health issue and consider the approach to this issue by the United States and by one other country.

To Prepare:

  • Review the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global health agenda and select one global health issue to focus on for this Assignment.
  • Select at least one additional country to compare to the U.S. for this Assignment.
  • Reflect on how the global health issue you selected is approached in the U.S. and in the additional country you selected.
  • Review and download the Global Health Comparison Matrix provided in the Resources.

The Assignment: (1- to 2-page Global Health Comparison Matrix; 1-page Plan for Social Change)

Part 1: Global Health Comparison Matrix

Focusing on the country you selected and the U.S., complete the Global Health Comparison Matrix. Be sure to address the following:

  • Consider the U.S. national/federal health policies that have been adapted for the global health issue you selected from the WHO global health agenda. Compare these policies to the additional country you selected for study.
  • Explain the strengths and weaknesses of each policy.
  • Explain how the social determinants of health may impact the global health issue you selected. Be specific and provide examples.
  • Using the WHO’s Organization’s global health agenda as well as the results of your own research, analyze how each country’s government addresses cost, quality, and access to the global health issue selected.
  • Explain how the health policy you selected might impact the health of the global population. Be specific and provide examples.
  • Explain how the health policy you selected might impact the role of the nurse in each country.
  • Explain how global health issues impact local healthcare organizations and policies in both countries. Be specific and provide examples.

Part 2: A Plan for Social Change

Reflect on the global health policy comparison and analysis you conducted in Part 1 of the Assignment and the impact that global health issues may have on the world, the U.S., your community, as well as your practice as a nurse leader.

In a 1-page response, create a plan for social change that incorporates a global perspective or lens into your local practice and role as a nurse leader.

  • Explain how you would advocate for the incorporation of a global perspective or lens into your local practice and role as a nurse leader.
  • Explain how the incorporation of a global perspective or lens might impact your local practice and role as a nurse leader.
  • Explain how the incorporation of a global perspective or lens into your local practice as a nurse leader represents and contributes to social change. Be specific and provide examples

Watson Theory

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The theorist I have chosen to write on is Jean Watson. Since I was in nursing school, the Watson theory of caring has been a fundamental part of my practice. I tailor my nursing care to this theory, and I have decided to discuss this theory. According to Wei and Watson (2019), Watson’s theory was founded on a holistic perspective and transpersonal psychology. It has a deep value system built on a continuing ethical-epistemic-ontological and unitary worldview. The main gist of Watson’s human caring theory is the transpersonal relationships and the human-to-human caring moments. Interventions based on Watson’s Human Caring Theory show promise in promoting patients’ psychological health, nurse job satisfaction and engagement, and nursing students’ confidence in clinical performance (Wei & Watson, 2019). Wei and Watson (2019) also explain that Watson’s Human Caring Theory includes Ten Carative factors, which evolve to Ten Caritas Processes. The Ten Caritas Processes include: practicing loving-kindness to self and others, being authentically present to enable faith, hope, and the inner-subjective life world of oneself and others, fostering one’s spiritual practices, developing trusting interpersonal caring relationships, forgiving and showing empathy to self and other, using all ways of knowing, engaging in genuine teaching-learning experiences, creating a caring-healing environment for all involved, valuing humanity, and embracing the unknowns and miracles in life (Wei & Watson, 2019).  

Watson’s theory can also be applied to healthcare workers, especially nurses. Griffin et al. (2021) suggest that an important way of supporting team members is to incorporate the theory-based practices of Jean Watson’s Caring Science in the hospital. Watson’s Philosophy and Science of Caring is a nursing theory-based practice paradigm that speaks to the distinct stress nurses experience as they tend to their patient’s physical body, mental state, and emotional needs. Caring Science is a theory, an ethic, and a practice that reminds care providers why they chose the profession and offers micro-practices that allow care providers to cope with the unique emotional labor faced throughout a professional career. Watson reminds care providers to have an intentional approach to understanding the complexities of care and consider/reconsider a living theory of caring with our conscious living and working. These intentional practices help transform the care provider, so they understand the need to be whole individually first to be able to care for the patient (Griffin et al., 2021). 

Reference

Griffin, C., Oman, K. S., Ziniel, S. I., Kight, S., Jacobs-Lowry, S., & Givens, P. (2021). Increasing the capacity to provide compassionate care by expanding knowledge of caring science practices at a pediatric hospital. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 35(1), 34–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2020.10.019 

Wei, H., & Watson, J. (2019). Healthcare interprofessional team members’ perspectives on human caring: A directed content analysis study. International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 6(1), 17–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2018.12.001 

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Benchmark – Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management

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In this assignment, you will be writing a 1,000-1,250 word paper describing the differing approaches of nursing leaders and managers to issues in practice. To complete this assignment, do the following:

  1. Select an issue from the following list: bullying, unit closers, and restructuring, floating, nurse turnover, nurse staffing ratios, use of contract employees (i.e., registry and travel nurses), or magnet designation.
  2. Describe the selected issue. (NURSES TURN OVER) Discuss how it impacts the quality of care and patient safety in the setting in which it occurs.
  3. Discuss how professional standards of practice should be demonstrated in this situation to help rectify the issue or maintain a professional conduct.
  4. Explain the differing roles of nursing leaders and nursing managers in this instance and discuss the different approaches they take to address the selected issue and promote patient safety and quality care. Support your rationale by using the theories, principles, skills, and roles of the leader versus manager described in your readings.
  5. Discuss what additional aspects mangers and leaders would need to initiate in order to ensure professionalism throughout diverse health care settings while addressing the selected issue.
  6. Describe a leadership style that would best address the chosen issue. Explain why this style could be successful in this setting.

Use at least three peer-reviewed journal articles other than those presented in your text or provided in the course.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

RN to BSN

1.1:       Exemplify professionalism in diverse health care settings.

1.3:       Exercise professional nursing leadership and management roles in the promotion of patient safety and quality care.

3.4:       Demonstrate professional standards of practice.

#1- #4, 75 WORD min for each POSITIVE FEEDBACK RESPONSE DUE 11/29 TODAY before 8pm CST

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Paper #1 (crim. justice)

 The video shows a lot of intense physical training at the police academy. In my opinion it focuses on the physical part a whole lot, as an officer’s body is the main tool on the job. I noticed the physical hands on, in dealing with suspects. This is very important as that officers will have to go hands on a lot in their careers. They need to be prepared in good effective writing skills, be able to take reports, and have good grammar. They also must understand the laws and what they fall under as an officer. The video shows driving course, classroom, defensive tactics, patrol, firearms, and a lot of physical activity. I feel that one must have a physical and mental ability and desire to complete an academy. The cadet must also be able to perform all tasks involved and be proficient with their firearm and weapons. I can see that in the academy video all training was for actual real life scenarios, in which I have encountered many of these first hand.

If my department was more oriented in community policing, I would definitely hit the streets and be visible more in the residential and business areas. This involves me more as one on one with the public. It builds a good report and trust. An officer can learn a lot by being visible. (Wycoff, 2020) states that this service can develop a better relationship between the police and the public. I have encountered this type of scenario personally before. I handled it this way: I held the juveniles until I could contact their parents. The parents then put me on the scene. The juveniles were cited to juvenile court and turned over to their parents.

The police culture is real and does exist. All of us officers are in the same boat. We do the same things on duty, and we meet basically the same issues. All officers share the common leap which is to come home safely. (Morin, R. et al. 2017) stated that many of the officers worry about a fatal attack or not making it home after a shift. Many will not think about it or choose not to think about it. Most all officers fall into this category as not only having a physically demanding job, but mentally stressful as well.

     My department is very family oriented and supports the family very much. As officers we have the ability to separate work and family, and it is encouraged. A lot of agencies such as mine will allow personal days each month, as well as paid time off. This allows the officers to have a normal outside life. I am all business at work, but after I clock out I leave it and go home. I used to not do that. There are programs and training available in today’s time to help officers deal with these issues.

References

Wycoff, M. (2020). Benefits of Community Policing. NCJRS. Office of Justice Programs. www.ncjrs.gov.

Morin, R. et al. (2017). Police Culture. Pew Research Center. www.pewsocialtrends.org.

PAPER#2 (crim justice)

 

” Gloucester County, New Jersey”

For an individual to be best prepared for a police academy, the individual should have a training regimen that focuses primarily on physical and mental fitness. The individuals should be prepared to push their bodies beyond their current physical limits and should commit to a good fitness routine. The individual should also attempt to prepare themselves mentally to accommodate any extensive study sessions that they may encounter while at the academy. Research has shown evidence of a police culture that can impact the social and domestic lives of police officers (Coombe, 2013). I believe that police culture would have to exist in their line of work. Police officers have a dangerous job and should be able to rely on their fellow officers when needed. In the military, we have a culture of our own. The military and police cultures make it easier to connect with fellow members of the same occupation and culture. The tasks in the video I watched seemed to be job-related and made perfect sense. According to our textbook, Dr. Neal Trautman created the “Code of Silence Antidote (COSA), this code has 32 standards to enforce and reward integrity for police officers, to combat officers protecting fellow officers expected of police corruption (Carter, 2018). The police culture would warrant officers to care for one another in times of need. The police culture could tempt officers to defend fellow officers who have committed crimes. The standards that Dr. Trautman created would begin implementation at the police recruit level and would be engrained in the recruit’s head early in his or her career.

References

Carter, J.S.D.L.S.F.S.B. (2018). An Introduction to Policing. [Savant Learning Systems]. Retrieved from https://savantlearningsystems.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781337671293/

Coombe, H. (2013). To what extent does police occupational culture impact on the social and domestic lives of police officers? Plymouth Law and Criminal Justice Review, 5, 229. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A433202631/AONE?u=tel_a_bethelc&sid=AONE&xid=95294741

PAPER#3 (HIS/Regligion)

 

The process involved in determining the books included in the canonization of the New Testament was lengthy, covered several years, and involved many leaders and councils(Harris, 2014). The four books of The Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, were included in that canonization of scripture. Questions have been raised regarding other books not included in the canon, such as The Gospel of Philip. Two of the most prominent non-canonical books include the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Judas; However, the first of these texts to be discovered was that of the Gospel of Peter(Foster, 2007).

Like in the canonical Gospels, the Gospel of Peter gives an account for the life of Jesus prior to, during, and after the crucifixion; moreover, the larger part of the text focuses on events after Jesus’ death. The portion of the texts recovered is not long with about 56 verses and the text begins and ends in the middle of a sentence (Gregory, 2009). The text begins at the end of the Jesus’s trial and before the crucifixion. The account of Jesus’ torment and ridicule is much like that described in the canonized Gospels and Peter records the words of Jesus on the cross: however, there is a difference in the words recorded. The 19Th verse in The Gospel of Peter records Jesus’ words as “My power, the power, you have forsaken me” (Brown, 2020) . . . . Another difference in the text is in the recorded trial. The final decision in Herod’s hand, rather than Pilate’s and it appears that Pilate is not the blame for Jesus’ crucifixion, but rather Herod and the Jews(Foster, 2007).

In the question regarding the adding of non-canonical books to the current canon of scripture, one should again consider the lengthy and timely process of the canonization of scripture. Some of the non-canonical books are not complete; furthermore, some do

not convey the same gospel message of those canonized books (Gregory,2009). Arguably, those books included in the canon have been reviewed and “tested” through time giving the conclusion that no other books should be added.  

References

Brown, R. (Trans.). Gospel of Peter. http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/gospelpeter-brown.html.

Foster, P. (2007). The Gospel of Peter. Expository Times, 118(8), 318-325. https://doi-org.bethelu.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/0014524607077127

Gregory, A. (2009). The non-canonical gospels and the historical Jesus — some reflections on issues and methods. Evangelical Quarterly, 81(1), 3-22.

Harris, S.L. (2014). The New Testament: A student’s introduction. (8th ed.). McGraw Hill Education.

King James Bible. King James Bible Online. https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org (original work published 1769).

PAPER #4

 

“We do know that a host of other Gospels were circulating by the second century CE—accounts ascribed to prominent New Testament figures such as Peter, Thomas, James, or Mary Magdalene” (Harris, 2014). The four main book of The Gospels are known very well, but we there were many other non-canonical books the were not included. Many of the non-canonical books were the Gospel of Peter, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Judas, and the Gospel of Phillip. “Most of the noncanonical Gospels survive only as titles in later church writings denouncing them and/or in badly preserved manuscript fragments” (Harris, 2014). I thing the Gospel of Thomas. “Unlike the canonical Gospels, the Gospel of Thomas contains no narrative of Jesus’ miracles or other deeds; it consists solely of 114 sayings” (Harris, 2014). “Although this Gospel does not even mention Jesus’ death or resurrection, the “living” speaker in Thomas is the risen Jesus, who transmits enlighten spiritually to his disciples” (Harris, 2014). “Forexample, in talking about the fact that the soul or spirit has come into the body, Jesus says: “I do marvel at how this great wealth has come to dwell in this poverty!” Gospelof Thomas 28.3) (www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/bible-versions-and-translations/the-saying-of-jesus-in-the-gospel-of-thomas). The difference is that the gospel of Thomas does not tell the story of Jesus life. “This”secret sayings” gospel does not tell the story of Jesus’ life, but rather is a list of over 100 of his sayings, some of which are familiar to readers of the New Testament, others enigmatic and strange”(www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/maps/primary/gthomas.html). I really do not know if I would be in favor of adding more non-canonical gospels to the New Testament. I guess I probably wouldn’t because of how long it will be, and I would probably worry about any misunderstood sayings or stories.

www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/bible-versions-and-translations/the-saying-of-jesus-in-the-gospel-of-thomas

Harris, S.L. (2014). The New Testament: A student’s introduction. (8th ed.). McGraw Hill Education.

www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/maps/primary/gthomas.html