400 word discussion due in 3 hrs

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The Learn material in this module discussed guidelines for the use of prayer and Scripture in your counseling. However, the course materials also suggested some “cautions” or possible negative impacts when using these spiritual interventions. Read the following case and discuss the following questions. What guidelines from the lectures/McMinn apply to this case? What would you proactively do? What would you not do in using prayer and Scripture with Danielle? From the course materials, what are the most important points to keep in mind when counseling clients like this?

Case Study

Danielle was the product of a highly chaotic home in which the mother was addicted to drugs and abused alcohol on a daily basis. The four children in the home were removed by Child Protective Services and placed in foster care; Danielle was five at the time of foster care placement. She never knew her father. The foster family was “religious” and took Danielle and her 5 foster-siblings to church each Sunday. At home, the foster father had little emotional interaction with the children—Danielle would later say that he was “in it just for the money.” The foster mother seemed overwhelmed with the responsibility of the children and would use excessive corporal punishment for slight infractions. During the beatings, the foster mother would recite verses such as Ephesians 6:1 and then would require the children to memorize passages that seemed to justify the harsh treatment. Danielle, now in middle school, was referred to the Christian social services agency where you are a therapist. She has exhibited both verbal and physical outbursts at school. You are eager to show Danielle that God loves her and can help her with her problems. For her part, Danielle seems pretty disinterested in “religion.”

Finally, although this case refers to a “Christian” social services agency, also briefly review what you can and cannot do if this were a public services setting, with regard to expressing your beliefs and faith.

Quiz 2B

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Ptolemy improved the geocentric model by …
Group of answer choice

sadding epicycles and deferents 
adding crystalline spheres
moving the Sun to the center
changing the circles to ellipses

Question 2
What is the angular diameter (in arcseconds) of an object that has a linear diameter of 75 cm and a distance of 2 km?

Question 3
Which ancient astronomer measured the radius of the Earth? 

Aristarchus
Eratosthenes
Aristotle
Pythagoras 

Question 4
According to the small angle equation, if an object at a fixed distance is suddenly shrunk to a smaller size, then the angular size will … 

stay the same
decrease
there’s not enough information to say for sure
increase

Question 5
Ptolemy’s improvements were important because they explained … 

lunar eclipses
retrograde motion
solar eclipses
the motion of the Sun in the sky

Question 6
Copernicus’ heliocentric model was able to predict the location of the planets more accurately than Ptolemy’s geocentric model. 

True
False

Question 7
If the Earth were flat, then the shadows of two towers at two different places on the Earth would …

be different lengths with the one further South being longer
be different lengths with the one further East being longer
be different lengths with the one further North being longer
be the exact same length

Question 8
If it takes a planet 1.2 years to orbit the Sun, how long (in years) will it take the planet to go all the way around our sky once? 

Question 9
One of the main objections to the heliocentric model was that … 

we do not feel the Earth moving
it put some planets closer to the sun and Earth farther away
it was more complex than the geocentric model
it did not explain retrograde motion

Question 101 pts
Copernicus was the first to be able to prove that the Earth orbited around the Sun. 

True
False

Question 11
In Ptolemy’s model, it is possible to have a planetary orbit without retrograde motion. 

True
False

Question 12
If it takes a planet 5 years to orbit the Sun, how long (in years) will it take the planet to go all the way around our sky once? 

Question 13
What is the angular diameter (in arcseconds) of an object that has a linear diameter of 5 meters and a distance of 3 km?

Question 14
What is the linear diameter (in meters) of an object that has an angular diameter of 22 arcseconds and a distance of 1,400 m?

Question 15
What is the linear diameter (in meters) of an object that has an angular diameter of 110 arcseconds and a distance of 25,000 m?

 

In this assignment, focus on one of the minority populations listed below and provide a complete overview of the population and the health issues they face.

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In Chapters 10–12 of the text, it is clear that the United States has a long way to go in terms of caring for and treating those in need. As you read, minorities in the United States typically have the most significant morbidity and mortality rates across all diseases. In this assignment, focus on one of the minority populations listed below and provide a complete overview of the population and the health issues they face. In your assignment you must address the following:

  • Population size
  • Primary locations of residence (region, state, cities)
  • Projected growth
  • A brief history of this population (country/continent of origin, primary time of migration to the United States, key hardships faced from initial growth to today) *If you choose American Indian/Alaskan Native, https://perfectwriterblog.com/education-homework-help/in-this-assignment-focus-on-one-of-the-minority-populations-listed-below-and-provide-a-complete-overview-of-the-population-and-the-health-issues-they-face/ you can change country/continent of origin and primary time of migration to tribal areas in the United States and size of reservations.*
  • The rates of heart disease, stroke, and cancer in this population and how these rates compare to the U.S. average (As you read, heart disease, stroke, and cancer are the top three causes of mortality across the United States, so this comparison will demonstrate if your chosen population suffers more or less from these diseases.)
  • The suspected causes for the higher (or lower) rates of heart disease, stroke, and cancer compared to others not in this population
  • Aside from heart disease, stroke, and cancer, address the unique diseases and ailments that target this population (e.g., Tay Sachs disease has a higher incidence in the Jewish population.)
  • Why these unique diseases and ailments are suspected of affecting this population more than others
  • What programs exist to help this population with all of the above illnesses and diseases
  • What barriers exist to your population using these programs more
  • What program(s) you would like to see put into place to assist this population
  • Why you believe your program would be successful in areas where others have failed
  • Knowing the areas most dense with your population, the contact information for the nearest public health office

Minority population groups:

Asian/Pacific Islander.

The Minority Health Matters assignment

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

A Human Services Policy for the Community

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A Human Services Policy for the Community

For your final project assignment, write a policy evaluation paper that summarizes the process you completed in your home community during this project. Assume that your policy proposal is adopted by the relevant agency. Write your policy evaluation paper in no more than 2000 words, adding references, citations, and a bibliography. Include the following:

  1. State your policy proposal.
  2. Explain how you identified the social change problem.
  3. Describe how you decided on what problem(s) to be considered.
  4. Describe the key elements of your policy proposal development process with community members and agency representatives (in this case, represented by your course peers).
  5. Explain the key factors you took into consideration for establishing the policy with a business, non-profit, and/or government level.
  6. Identify what organizational unit in the business, non-profit, or government level will implement your proposed policy, and whether additional funds will be needed.
  7. Explain how you evaluate the potential effects of this policy proposal on your home community.

Assignment Requirements

  • Paper Length: Not more than 2000 words.
  • Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
  • Formatting: Present your paper in APA format. 
  • Written communication: Written communication must reflect graduate-level writing skills and successfully convey the message.

Week 1 Discussion PHE4055 Public Health Planning and Evaluation

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  • Week 1 DiscussionDiscussion Topic Task: Reply to this topic Due June 3 at 11:59 PMDiscussion Assignment
    The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered.
    For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
    To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use outside sources. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format
    Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.
    Disparities in Public Health Planning
    Certain ethnic and racial minorities as well as other underserved populations experience more negative consequences of illness and premature death than other groups.
    Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research the disparities in public health planning. Based on your understanding of these disparities, answer the following questions:

    • What do the terms “diversity” and “health disparities” mean to you? How are the two terms related?
    • How are these terms relevant to health program planning and evaluation?
    • How does the cultural diversity of populations affect the program planning and evaluation processes? Explain these in terms of the various stages of the planning and evaluation cycle.

Assignment 2: Cost Drivers – AU ACC202

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Assignment 2: Cost Drivers

By the due date assigned, respond to the following in the Discussion Area below:

Remember, the information you gather in this assignment will contribute to your final project due in Module 5.

This module you are learning about cost drivers. You will be adding costs to your budget. You want to consider several types of expenses.

  • What materials and labor will be necessary to produce your product for sale?
  • What overhead costs will be necessary?

Based on your estimates, continue your table started in your Module 2 discussion. Add a section for direct materials’ costs, direct labor costs, and overhead costs. At this point, you are only considering costs directly required to produce your product or service. You are not considering indirect costs, such as office rent and advertising expenses. Make sure you describe how you are determining each amount. For instance, with labor, how many employees do you anticipate needing and what will you be paying each employee? For materials, what materials are necessary, how much of each material will be needed, and what will the cost be? Once you have completed this section of your budget, your table should reflect the sales dollars anticipated and the direct costs necessary to earn those sales. At this point in the budget process, you are now able to add the projected gross profit to your budget (sales – cost of goods sold). Include your table as an attachment to your initial discussion response.

Be sure to cite any sources using APA style. You may use this APA Citation Helper as a guide.

Through the end of the module, provide substantive responses to at least two other students’ initial posts.

Assignment 2 Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsInitial Response20Discussion Participation20Writing Craftsmanship and Ethical Scholarship10Total:50 

Assignment 2: Making Ethical Choices

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Assignment 2: Making Ethical Choices

Be sure that you complete all required reading and watch the video “Making Ethical Choices” before participating in this discussion. Click here to view the text transcript of the video. By the due date assigned, submit your responses to the following questions to the Discussion Area.

  • As you watched the video, in your opinion, were characters in the scenario demonstrating unethical behavior? If so, what were the specific unethical behaviors?
  • In a professional setting, do you think that Brian’s ethical behavior is any of Regina’s business? Why or why not?

After you have made your initial post, be sure to respond to two or more of your classmates with substantive comments. Be aware that a substantive discussion post for this assignment would be at least 150–200 words. Be sure to elaborate on your thoughts, bringing in terms and ideas from your text and classroom materials to support your ideas. Use the criteria list below to guide your responses to your classmates.

Complete your participation for this assignment through the end of the module.

Guidelines for responding to your classmates’ posts:

Appropriate responses may include:

  • Asking a follow-up question
  • Furthering the discussion
  • Reinforcing a response
  • Adding another dimension

Inappropriate responses include:

  • Using simple statements of agreement/disagreement
  • Making personal attacks
  • Arguing without supportive evidence
  • Making off-topic comments

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Even with the best of memorization skills or mnemonic devices, it would be unlikely to remember all the different drug names on the market. Instead, the agencies and organizations that determine the names of pharmaceutical drugs have systems in place to help guide any healthcare worker through understanding what a drug is meant to treat by its generic name. Knowing these varying systems will help you navigate the vast world of pharmaceutical medications and make sure that patients under your care stay safe and receive the proper medication.

Background
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We’ve discussed the different names a single medication has and how it pertains to different people through the development of that drug. We learned that the chemical name of a drug indicates a drug’s chemistry or molecular structure, which is helpful for someone working to develop new medications in a lab. The generic and brand names are then chosen and undergo scrutiny and approval from agencies like the FDA and WHO. As we prepare for this week’s assignment, let’s delve a little deeper into the naming of pharmaceutical drugs, particularly generic names chosen. We’ll cover how these drugs might offer clues to their function or hint at potential adverse effects. https://intellectualessay.com/2021/05/08/element-of-learning-developed-my-knowledge-and-skills/

Drug Names According to Use
Even if you’ve never taken a Latin class, you’ve likely heard of connections between the dead language and our everyday communication. Greek and Latin roots, like aqua which refers to water, make up vocabulary like aquarium. This same idea can be applied to the generic or non-proprietary names of drugs.

The job of finding names that offer clues to a drug’s function lies with the United States Adopted Names Council (USAN). The council is made up of the American Medical Association (AMA), the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the FDA, and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP). The USAN also works with the WHO to make sure that a created drug name can translate across the globe.
The naming of drugs goes through this extensive scrutiny and review for patient safety. It’s estimated that over a million Americans fall ill, are injured, or even die because of errors with prescribing or dispensing of their medication.

Part of these errors is because of LASAs, which stands for look-alikes, sound-alikes. Creating names that are clearly distinct from each other is part of ensuring the safety of patients and a measure to prevent any mix-ups or errors in prescribing medicine or how much someone should take (Scutti, 2016).

Among all these organizations, the council works to take the complex chemistry of a drug and boil it down to standard stems that make up the prefix, suffix, or infix of the generic name. Let’s look at an example: the stem -oxetine is often associated with antidepressants:
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All these drugs share the same stem -oxetine and all function as “selective serontonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI)” (“What’s in a Generic Name?” 2017).
Let’s look at another example. A drug that is a beta-blocker is used to control heart rhythm by reducing blood pressure. Their stem is -olol.

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While drugs with this stem can be used for many different reasons, a healthcare worker familiar with these stems might see the -olol stem and recognize these drugs are primarily used to treat heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, and hypertension. At the same time, a healthcare worker might see the stem and also understand the adverse effects a patient might experience from taking these medications: https://educatoressay.com/2021/05/08/sbm1201-project-scope-time-and-cost-management/ bradycardia (abnormally slow heart rate) and hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure).
Drug Names According to Classification
Not only can a drug’s function or use be found in the clues of its name, but it can help define the classifications of drugs. A classification of a drug refers to the groups of drugs that share similarities. According to the FDA, there are a few methods that help determine these groups or classifications (“Pharmacologic Class,” 2018):
Mechanism of Action (MOA)
Physiologic Effect (PE)
Chemical Structure (CS)
The mechanism of action can refer to the “specific biochemical reaction that occurs when you take a drug,” and the physiologic effect refers to the body’s response to the drug (Bihari, 2020).
The WHO also created a multi-layered method for classifying pharmaceutical drugs called the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System (ATC). It’s broken into five levels (Bihari, 2020):
Level One: Describes the organ system the drug treats
Level Two: Describes the drug’s therapeutic effect
Level Three: Describes the mechanism or mode of action
Level Four: Describes the general chemical properties of the drug
Level Five: Describes the chemical components that make up the drug (essentially the chemical name of the drug)
Thirdly, the USP (the United States Pharmacopeia) also has a broad list of therapeutic classes. This classification system is based on:
Therapeutic use
Mechanism of action
Formulary classification (a formulary refers to a list of drugs covered within a healthcare plan)
This broad classification produces almost fifty classes for a drug to fall under:
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(Bihari, 2020)
Because there are hundreds of thousands of drugs on the market and new ones being developed all the time, there’s no single, rigid classification system that holds every medication. And in some cases, certain drugs can fit into multiple classifications or be used “off-label.” This means that a drug can treat something other than what it was approved for. An example of this is the drug levothyroxine. It’s approved to treat hypothyroidism (low thyroid function), but it can also be a treatment for depression (Bihari, 2020). The classification systems we’ve discussed here are still helpful tools no matter what path your healthcare career takes you. They offer you clues to find the right drug in an ever-expanding and diversifying world of pharmaceutical medications.
References
Bihari, M. MD. (2020, March 26). Drug classes: making sense of medication classification. Verywell health. Retrieved June 23, 2020. https://www.verywellhealth.com/drug-classes-1123991 (Links to an external site.)
Scutti, S. (2016, November 25). ‘Creation engineering’: the art and science of naming drugs. CNN health. Retrieved June 23, 2020. https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/25/health/art-of-drug-naming/index.html (Links to an external site.)
What’s in a generic name? clues about the drug’s use and possible adverse effects. (2017, March 9). ISMP. Retrieved June 22, 2020. https://www.ismp.org/resources/whats-generic-name-clues-about-drugs-use-and-possible-adverse-effects (Links to an external site.)
Sources of Information
Beta blockers (2019, August 16). Mayo clinic. Retrieved June 23, 2020. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/in-depth/beta-blockers/art-20044522 (Links to an external site.)
Collier, R. (2014, October 7). The art and science of naming drugs. CMAJ. Retrieved June 23, 2020. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4188646/ (Links to an external site.)
Prompt
As a healthcare worker, you will need to understand how drugs will impact your patient population and employees. For this assignment, you will create a training plan for your staff on how to properly handle medications that would be found in a stock cabinet (samples and acute care). Research common acute care medications in your field and create a PowerPoint presentation of the top ten medications with their Brand Name(s), generic name, and the approved use to present to your employees. Be sure to identify how the drug name can give insight into the class or use.
Your presentation should be a minimum of ten slides with at least two references and images with author’s notes. Each slide is required to have author’s notes that provide an explanation of the information presented in the PowerPoint.
Your file submission should be named Lastname_Firstname_Assignment_1

week 1 assignment new class

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In this week, your task for the project is to research in the South University Online Library and on the Internet to identify a case study of your choice with a pertinent information system application.

Some examples could be: a health care organization, such as a health care insurance company, a major hospital, or medical laboratory; an academic institution, such as a university or a professional institute; a commerce and transportation center, for example a major airport, or maritime port; a transportation carrier, such as an airline company, a railroad company, or even a car transportation service; a network service provider, such as a telecommunications service carrier/provider, an Internet and voice digital service provider, or a cloud service provider; a major media organization, such as television network, or a multimedia service operator; an industry firm that manufactures products, such as a computer products manufacturer, a car manufacturer, or a hardware manufacturer; a major retailer, for example a food retailer, a home maintenance retailer, or clothes outlet; an entertainment complex, such as a hotel, a vacation resort, or a large recreation and entertainment complex; a financial institution, for example a banking system, a credit card service, or an investment trading service.

The above are examples to guide you with your research, but you are not limited to these areas. It is important that you arrive at your own case study, based on your personal interests, and one that is well suited to explore from an information systems analysis for this course. Some criteria that you should consider in arriving at your case study are listed below:

  1. Your case study may be based on an actual company, or organization, using facts from research, or it could be fictional, in the sense that you could entirely define it yourself as a hypothetical case, with your own assumptions.
  2. Your case study must require an underlying information system as an essential element for its operation.
  3. The information system must be reasonably complex. One way to determine whether an information system is reasonably complex is to think in terms of entities and relationships that you will need to model. Even without knowing exactly how the data model will look, having some early notion of how many entities and relationships you should expect to model the information in your case will give you an appreciation for your case’s complexity. A reasonable complexity would be at least ten entities and ten relationships.
  4. At some point in your research you must be able to think in terms of use cases for your information system. Think of use cases as transactions that different end users will invoke when interacting with your information system. At the time you select your research area and define your case study, you need not know exactly the use cases you will be working with, but you should have some appreciation for the types of scenarios that you will explore as you progress with your project.
  5. Finally, you must submit your area of study to your instructor via e-mail and have your instructor’s approval that you may go ahead with your selection.

Once you have selected your study area and case, and have received approval from your instructor, you may proceed to the next steps described below. Create a report that focuses on the IS used to support the operation of your organization in your case study and answer the following questions.

Week 1 Project Tasks

In this week, create a report that focuses on the current status of your IS. In the report complete the following tasks:

1. Create a scope for your application that you’ll design. The scope should consist of the following components:

  • General project information (name, sponsor, and project manager)
  • Problem or opportunity statement
  • Project objective
  • Project description
  • Business benefits
  • Estimated project duration for the whole development cycle of the project, not just the design

2. Identify the stakeholders for your project and identify at least five (5) key stakeholders’ needs. For each need, discuss the business problems to be solved

3. From your needs, determine at least seven (7) target-system features.

4. Produce a requirements management plan for your project. This plan will include:

  • Requirements criteria or categories
  • Feature request process
  • Methodology for collecting input into the requirements process
  • Traceability
  • Meta-data to track
  • Deliverables to produce
  • Processes, policies, and procedures

Submission Details:

  • Follow APA standards to create the scope and cite any sources.
  • Create the report in a single, 3- to 5-

Deliverable 7 – Narrated Presentation on Updated Business Practices 8- 10Slides PowerPoint

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NARRATED BY A MALE VOICE!!! 

Competency

This competency will allow you to demonstrate your ability to create a presentation for colleagues that will highlight the benefits of technological growth and how such growth impacts society’s structure, organizational structure, individual identity, and language.

 

Instructions

You have recently started working for a local department store in the Operations Department. Upon settling into your new position, you come to realize that they have outdated business practices. In your past work experience, you have utilized various forms of technology to complete daily job functions and have been part of updating technology to meet the demands of your organization. Technological advances can address all areas of the business including, but not limited to, how applicants apply for positions, the type of phone and computer systems operated, cash register functions, marketing methods, etc.

You have shared your thoughts with your supervisor, and he has tasked you with putting together a narrated presentation, with visuals for your peers, to share the overall benefits of utilizing modern technology to help improve overall efficiency for the business and help to expand the consumer base for the store.

For this narrated visual presentation, you are to reflect upon and include discussion of the following topics or categories:

  • Demonstrate how digital and technological growth can assist the organization:
  • Provide a definition for digital growth.
  • Explain how digital growth has impacted organizations.
  • Describe how digital growth impacts society as a whole and your store in the future.
  • Demonstrate how an individual creates their own digital identity, how it can impact organizational identity, and how these can be impacted by changes to technology:
  • Explain some key methods of identity development.
  • How can technology and digital forums help with personal or organizational identity formation?
  • What do individuals and employees as a whole have to do with developing the identity of an organization?
  • Demonstrate challenges and benefits to upgrading technological resources:
  • Describe main sociological theories that can describe an individual or a store’s ability to access technological resources.
  • Identify some key examples of societal change due to technology. What does this imply for your store?
  • What is the digital divide and how can this impact the use of technology in your store?
  • Examine your organization through a sociological perspective and explain benefits of change to the organization:
  • Conflict Theory – How is it defined and how would a Conflict Theorist justify upgrades in technology
  • Symbolic Interaction Theory – How is it defined and how would a Symbolic Interactionist justify or explain the need for upgrades to technology?
  • Outline additional theories that can help explain the need for technological growth at your store.
  • Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the evolution of language within online environments and with the use of enhanced technology:
  • Examine some of the changes to technology that have impact language and communication.
  • Discuss differences in access to and familiarity with technology such as generational differences, socioeconomic differences, etc. How might this impact your store?
  • Consider how communication could change within your store for employees and consumers with various types of technology.
  • Demonstrate how deviance in the physical and virtual world could impact your store:
  • Provide a definition deviance in both the physical and the virtual world.
  • Explain how deviant behaviors have led to changes at your store and what considerations should be taken into account when upgrading technology at your store.

Consider Conflict Theory and Symbolic Interaction theory and how they would explain deviance and a method to overcome it at your store. On your final narrated visual, provide a summary that directly ties together your visuals and discussion points, and provide an overall statement of the benefits of updating technological resources to help the store run more efficiently.

Before recording your final narration, rehearse your presentation as if you are delivering it to a live audience so that you are fully prepared. Your presentation should be fluent and fluid in nature so that it is clear that you are the expert on the material that you are presenting to your audience.