Discuss the purpose of death certificates.

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Discuss the purpose of death certificates. Can advanced practice nurses complete death certificates where you are living? What are the ramifications if they can or cannot?

Discuss the concept of notifiable diseases.

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Discuss the concept of notifiable diseases Describe how incubation periods differ from latency periods? Choose 5 infectious diseases and identify the typical incubation periods for these diseases. In your state and county, where and how does one report on these? Provide a link to this information if can.

Discuss, on the basis of Mrs. Brown’s comment and the fact she is Appalachian, what view of human nature is she likely to have?

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Martha Brown is a 27 year-old-woman who lives in the hills of northern Kentucky in a small log cabin that has no indoor plumbing. She lives with her husband and 6 small children. The public health nurse makes a home visit after three of the children have been diagnosed by the school nurse as having lice. While the nurse is explaining the use of Rid (lice treatment) to the mother she notes, that Mrs. Brown has a persistent cough that she has had for two years. The nurse notes the cough is productive, that Mrs. Brown looks emaciated, and her color is extremely ashen. She tires easily. Although health insurance is a benefit of her husband’s job in a nearby mine, Mrs. Brown’s children were born at home, and she has never had a complete physical. When asked the reason she has not gone to a nearby free clinic Mrs. Brown replies “Sickness is God’s will, and he will cure me if he wants to. Anyway my family comes first and I don’t have the time. Besides, doctors can’t be trusted. My Aunt Jane went once, and she died the next week.”

The next 5 questions related to the case study.

Based on the fact that Mrs. Brown is Appalachian and taking into consideration the fact that every individual is unique, discuss whether Mrs. Brown is more likely to “being” orientated or “doing” orientated in regard to activity orientation.
Discuss what the relational orientation is for Mrs. Brown based on her reply to the public health nurse about the reason she has not sought treatment.
Based on Mrs. Brown’s reply to the public health and the fact she is Appalachian, what people-to-nature orientation is she likely to have?
Discuss, on the basis of Mrs. Brown’s comment and the fact she is Appalachian, what view of human nature is she likely to have?
Articulate at least three reasons why Mrs. Brown may be apprehensive about seeking medical help.

Discuss at least two things in relation to the perception of time and culture that may be contributing factors in Susie Jones tardiness for appointments.

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Ms Susie Jones, a 37 year-old-black American client who has been coming to the hospital’s out-patient clinic because she has brittle diabetes. Ms. Jones’s diabetes was diagnosed 6 months previously; however, the diabetes remains uncontrolled by insulin. The client was placed on a regimen of 40 units of lente insulin with 5 units of regular insulin at 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM. When Ms. Jones comes to the clinic today, she has an episode of “blacking out,” or an insulin reaction because she forgot to eat after taking her morning insulin. This morning, as frequently in the past, Ms. Jones is at least one hour late for her scheduled appointment. The following 5 questions relate to variable time and its significance in relation to Susie Jones.

Discuss at least two things in relation to the perception of time and culture that may be contributing factors in Susie Jones tardiness for appointments.
Articulate at least two things the nurse could suggest to Susie Jones that would assist her in being on time for future clinic appointments.
Describe two factors about time that contributes to Susie Jones’s nonadherence to the medical regimen.
Identify ways the nurse could assist Susie Jones in developing an understanding about time and its relationship to important mediations such as insulin.
Discuss a contributing factor to insulin reaction that was described to the nurse by Susie Jones.

Examine cross-cultural contact that police officers and civilian employees have with citizens, victims, suspects, and coworkers.

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Read the scenarios below and write a 2–4-page paper (excluding cover page) that addresses the following:

Examine cross-cultural contact that police officers and civilian employees have with citizens, victims, suspects, and coworkers.

Cultural differences may lead to erroneous conclusions about Asian/Pacific American behaviors. These misunderstandings can cause the entire system to become involved in a family’s life (courts, district attorneys, police, child protective services, etc.).

Include common stereotypes and communication styles that affect cross-cultural contact that police officers and civilian employees have with citizens, victims, suspects, and coworkers.
Analyze how important cross-cultural knowledge is for police officers and civilian employees.
Scenario 1

Seng Chang and Kaying Lor were glad to learn Monday afternoon that their family’s journey through the courts was over. Police took away the couple’s four children on April 30 after employees at Sherman Elementary School noticed marks on the youngsters’ bodies. The marks had been produced by a traditional Asian healing technique commonly called coining. The children were returned to their parents on May 3 but officially remained in state custody. Prosecutors Monday dropped the case against Chang and Lor after medical experts reviewed the case and determined that there was no evidence of child abuse… The family is Hmong, and ethnic group from the hills of Laos. Lor said he and his wife will continue using the coining remedy when their children are sick. The technique involves rubbing ointment into the skin with a coin or spoon. He said he hopes those who investigate abuse allegations have learned a lesson and will listen more carefully to what parents are saying before removing children from their homes. Six other children were taken from a Vietnamese couple in a separate but similar case. Prosecutors dismissed that case last week (Morton, 2002, p. B1).

Scenario 2

In northern Wisconsin, 36-year-old Chai Vang is sentenced for the murder of six deer hunters in 2004. The shooting followed a racially charged trespassing confrontation. Vang is Hmong, and the killing sparked racial tensions in both Wisconsin and Minnesota, where more than 100,000 Hmong have settled after fleeing Laos (npr.org). In retaliation, almost 3 years later in 2007, 28-year-old James Nichols is charged in connection with the killing of a Hmong hunter, Cha Vang, who was found shot and stabbed to death in a wildlife area near Green Bay, WI. The complaint against James Nichols also alleges that he made disparaging remarks about Hmong people to the investigators who questioned him. Relatives of the man who was killed have speculated that the slaying was racially motivated and may have come in retaliation for the 2004 murder of six white hunters at the hands of a Chai Vang (Wilcoxen, 2007).

Discuss what being gay in our society was like in the past

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Research and discuss what being gay in our society was like in the past.

Discuss how the situation is in the present and how the LGBT rights will change in the future.

You should include at least one article or video that reflects the past and another article or video that speaks to the current LGBT situation.

Next, share 2-3 differences between the feminist and the LGBT movements

After you have watched the Documentary film, Berkeley in the SixtiesLinks to an external site., find one policy area that you find interesting in the film and do a brief search to learn more about the policy

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After you have watched the Documentary film, Berkeley in the SixtiesLinks to an external site., find one policy area that you find interesting in the film and do a brief search to learn more about the policy.

1- What is the one specific policy you have selected after viewing the film? (You most probably need to do additional research to learn about what public policies were in fact passed)
2- Explain how and why the public policy emerged in the 1960s or 1970s?

What is ethical monotheism? Identify and compare the culture of social obligation instilled by Hebrew law to that of Babylon. How do Hebrew laws differ from those in Hammurabi’s Code? How do you think the laws of these respective civilizations dictated these differences?

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1. What is ethical monotheism?

2. Identify and compare the culture of social obligation instilled by Hebrew law to that of Babylon.

3. How do Hebrew laws differ from those in Hammurabi’s Code? How do you think the laws of these respective civilizations dictated these differences?

We have discussed the idea of identity and how our three different thematic elements—place, education/language, and media/culture—have impacted identity. Choose one of the themes from one of the papers to expand upon.

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Throughout this course, we have discussed the idea of identity and how our three different thematic elements—place, education/language, and media/culture—have impacted identity. This paper will proceed thematically from one of the papers written previously. In other words, you will choose one of the themes from one of the papers to expand upon, to see again, to rewrite. The Critical Research Essay is not be an “add-on” project where you will simply write more pages onto a previous topic paper. Rather, this project requires a complete overhaul approach that may use a basic thematic element of a previous paper, but develops an entirely different direction and structure. As you’re thinking about your direction for this paper, consider an interesting idea you mentioned in a previous paper but did not have a chance to develop more completely or take a major idea that you want to explore in an entirely new way.

The Critical Research Paper will require many of the skills that we have developed throughout the course, such as composing a thesis, developing a complex argument, creating a clear sense of direction within the papers, limiting the focus of the paper, and integrating outside sources

Synthesis what was learned and how it may affect professional 
practice (i.e. managing personal biases and values) State what was gained from the assignment and how it be 
useful to one’s process of truly becoming a culturally competent.

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Cultural Competence Practice Paper -The Cultural Competence Practice Paper is a compilation of course content covered and is the department’s Standardized Assignment for Cultural Diversity. In addition to a numeric grade, the assignment will be used to calculate scores for achievement of specific competencies. The instructor will provide students with a competency report before the end of the semester (see attached). 
The purpose of this is assignment is for students to (1) examine the dynamics of oppression and discrimination, especially for populations at risk, (2) apply knowledge of cultural diversity to individual development and behavior, (3) appropriately intervene in an advocacy role geared toward social change, and (4) develop the ability to demonstrate an understanding of values of diversity, human rights, and social and economic justice, and (5) understand from the various system levels (micro, mezzo, macro). Students will complete this assignment using their selected cultural group from the Diller (2019) textbook (Figure 1) and topic selections (Figure 2). The assignment expands the student’s awareness of both the cognitive knowledge and skill necessary to effectively interact with and serve culturally diverse populations utilizing the social work cultural competence framework (refer to Lum, 2011, chapters 4-7). The cultural competence framework has three functions: awareness, knowledge, and skill.

Figure 1.

Cultural Group Selection (Diller, 2019)

  1.  African Americans
Arab and Muslim Americans Asian Americans
Bicultural Americans Diverse Parents and Families Individuals with Disabilities Latinos/as Americans
LGBT Americans Men
Native Americans White Americans Women.

Student will complete this assignment in an APA format 6-7-page paper (excluding title and reference pages). The paper will include a minimum of five (5) professional references, and a minimum of eight (8) in-text citations. References should be from scholarly publications and peer reviewed. Articles and/or books must be published in the past ten (10) years (2010 forward).

Included in the assignment should be the most salient themes and issues reflective of the cultural group that have been researched. Student will discuss the learning from both Diller (2019) and Lum (2011) that will be useful to their professional practice endeavors, but especially with the members of the group researched. Students are encouraged to incorporate resources and course assignments.

Utilize the items in bold as headings:
Introduction (identify the population data as related to age, gender, etc. (i.e. LGBT, African Americans, etc.)

  1. Discuss major economic and health issues.

Historical Perspective.

  1. Provide a brief historical timeline of the major social experiences of the group (i.e. oppression, alienation, discrimination, etc.)
  2. Provide major historical milestones and/or social movements (i.e., Suffrage, Stone Wall, Civil Rights, etc.)

Dimensions of Health Factors.

  1. Discuss the major cause of morbidity and mortality.
  2. Discuss major health barriers.

Dimensions of Economic Factors.

  1. Discuss poverty, employment, and wealth gaps.
  2. Discuss major economic barriers.

Dimensions of Religion and Spirituality.

  1. Discuss major religion practiced by the group.
  2. Discuss similarities and differences with the dominant religion.

Traditions of the Culture
a. Discuss the lifespan characteristics of the group (i.e., marriage, childrearing, etc.)

  1. Discuss of ideology on death and dying, help seeking behaviors rearing, etc.)
  2. Cultural Competency Practice.
  3. Cultural competency practices to effectively serve the group such as counseling practices, individual and family approaches, perception of time, space, gender role, etc.
  4. Discussion of the limitations of the social work cultural competence framework
  5. Self-Awareness.
  6. Discussion of how you identify yourself racially/ethnically/culturally.
  7. Discussion of how your sense of race/ethnicity or culture has changed 
over time.
  8. Discussion of your reactions, feelings, thoughts, or concerns come to 
mind when you think about working professionally with members of 
this group.
  9. Discussion of what kinds of answers, information, learning 
experiences, contact, and so forth do you need to become more 
comfortable with members of this group.
  10. Conclusion –Students are required to include a conclusion paragraph that

Addresses the entire body of the essay.

  1. Discuss one strategy that social workers or human service 
professionals can use to promote social and economic justice rights.
  2. Synthesis what was learned and how it may affect professional 
practice (i.e. managing personal biases and values)
  3. State what was gained from the assignment and how it be 
useful to one’s process of truly becoming a culturally competent.