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Identify the mode/genre of the poem and conduct a close reading that pays attention to the prosody, mode, and genre (the form) of the poem.

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  1. Identify the mode/genre of the poem and conduct a close reading that pays attention to the prosody, mode, and genre (the form) of the poem.

Annunciation: Eve to Ave

by Mary Szybist

The wings behind the man I never saw,
But often, afterward, I dreamed his lips,
remembered the slight angle of his hips,
his feet among the tulips and the straw.

I liked the way his voice deepened as he called.
As for the words, I liked the showmanship
with which he spoke them. Behind him, distant ships
went still; the water was smooth as his jaw—

And when I learned that he was not a man—
bullwhip, horsewhip, unzip, I could have crawled
through thorn and bee, the thick of hive, rosehip,
courtship, lordship, gossip and lavender.
(But I was quiet, quiet as
eagerness—that astonished, dutiful fall.)

What are three benefits of a diverse healthcare workforce? Name three barriers to a diversity in the nursing profession? How does a American Caucasion culture as a background affect nursing care provided by this culture?

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Why are culturally competent healthcare organizations needed? name 3 health disparities and if they can be decreased or eliminated ? What are organizational cultures? How can organizations develop cultural competency? How can you analyze diversity trends in the nursing health care workforce?

 Define diversity. What are three benefits of a diverse healthcare workforce? Name three barriers to a diversity in the nursing profession? How does a American Caucasion culture as a background affect nursing care provided by this culture?

Write a report which provides an overview of the current situation together with a roadmap outlining how the proposed changes to the business can be achieved to the benefit of the business.

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Part A: Analysis – Business Process Models and strategy analysis
In this section, you should develop
1. A series of at least two Business Process Models, which capture the existing and your proposed business processes. The models should follow the BPMN notation shown in the lecture slides. You can utilize Microsoft Visio, Word, PowerPoint, or appropriate alternatives to create the models.
2. Strategic analysis: You should use at least one recognized analysis technique such as SWOT, PESTLE

Part B: Open Source Software Comparison Table
In this section, you should conduct research into a suitable software solution. You should decide on the set of characteristics that you will use to evaluate the software and your research should consider 4-5 alternatives in detail. This section should be presented as a table.

Part C: Report
In this section, you should write a report which provides an overview of the current situation together with a roadmap outlining how the proposed changes to the business can be achieved to the benefit of the business. This should draw on your analysis in Part A, include your recommendation for software in Part B, and provide recommendations for ensuring that the strategy is effectively implemented, including consideration of the challenges ahead.

What is sleep-induced? What is the role of norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, and sleep? Does handling disrupt sleep? What are the various handling procedures? What is the normal sleep patterns of neonatal rats.

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What is sleep-induced? What is the role of norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, and sleep? – Normally, you need to suppress these systems in order to fall asleep and have a good quality of sleep.
• Norepinephrine (noradrenaline)- Epinephrine (adrenaline) – is tied to the sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight), stress (norepinephrine and epinephrine)
• Amphetamine increases norepinephrine and dopamine
• Ritalin (methylphenidate) increases norepinephrine and dopamine
• What are the recommended hours of sleep – 15-16 hours (14 hours) – be familiar with what is the recommended amount of sleep.
• Less than recommended sleep, results in norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotine more active than usual, and if this occurs during 0-3 years of age, it leads to a disruption of these systems – and long-term may be responsible for the symptoms you see in ADHD kids.
• Does handling disrupt sleep? What are the various handling procedures?
• What is the normal sleep patterns of neonatal rats
• What is the normal sleep patterns of the dam (mom)
• What age period in neonatal rats is equivalent to the first 2-3 years of life.
• What dose of AMPH produces sensitization in adolescent rats.
• For how long should the sessions be (the pretreatment phase and challenge phase) – 60 min? 90 min? 120 min?
• What behaviors change with AMPH administration
o Locomotor (the main one we can measure)
o Rearing, stereotypy (sniffing, grooming), etc.

Share an experience in which you have encountered an object that appeared to be one color initially and then another under different circumstances. How did it appear to you first? How and why did your perception change?

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Share an experience in which you have encountered an object that appeared to be one color initially and then another under different circumstances. How did it appear to you first? How and why did your perception change?
In that experience, what do you think the relationship between light adaptation and color perception was? How were they interrelated and which structures in your eye may have been involved?
Think about the “black and blue dress vs. white and gold dress” phenomenon or about those nifty new glasses that allow colorblind individuals to see color for the first time. What do these experiences indicate to you about the nature of perception?

Explain why insurance companies (which are considered payers) should or should not pay (reimburse) for injuries, extended costs, re-admissions, or death (mortality) from a hospital-acquired infection or medical error. Support your why or why not?

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Landmark studies To Err is Human (1999) and Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001) from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) identified medical errors are causing harm and death to almost 45,000 Americans and costing over $29 billion every year. Other studies have indicated preventable healthcare associated conditions (HACs) such as infections, sepsis, CHF, and pneumonia are main contributors for increasing the length of patient stays, the cost of care, and the likelihood of mortality (death).

Margret Spinner-Ramirez is a 66 y/o female Hispanic-American who speaks both Spanish and English fluently. She is retired, lives alone, and has Medicaid as her primary insurance. Ms. Spinner-Ramirez was scratched by a stray cat that she feeds on her back porch daily. She has been cleaning the wound daily; however, after 2 days she went to her local ER for increased pain, redness, and swelling in her left lower leg wound where she was scratched by the stray cat. Ms. Spinner-Ramirez explained she recently had her left knee replaced about 6 months ago and verbalized new difficulty with baring weight on that extremity to the point that she was having to use her cane again. Her vital signs at the ER visit were stable. Her left leg wound was cleaned and redressed. After 5 hours in the ER, Ms. Spinner-Ramirez was discharged to home on oral Keflex for her left lower leg infection and was instructed to call her primary care physician for a follow-up appointment. Five days later Ms. Spinner-Ramirez was taken back to the same ER via ambulance. Her neighbor found her lethargic, short of breath, and was experiencing difficulty being able to move. A CT scan and blood work revealed that Ms. Spinner-Ramirez’s knee replacement in her left leg was infected secondary to the cat scratch. She was admitted as an inpatient for sepsis. She needed to have a second left knee replacement surgery with wound irrigation and debridement, which extended her inpatient stay to 3 weeks. Once she was discharged to home, she required six weeks of IV antibiotics, extensive rehab, and home health.

If you were in charge of a healthcare insurance company:

Explain why insurance companies (which are considered payers) should or should not pay (reimburse) for injuries, extended costs, re-admissions, or death (mortality) from a hospital-acquired infection or medical error. Support your why or why not?
Describe two ways (initiatives) healthcare quality can be improved to help reduce errors and improve patient safety.
Discuss how creating incentives for providers (healthcare organizations) can improve quality and reimbursements (payments) for services/care.

Search online for support groups or discussion boards relating to a psychological disorder or disability. Describe what aspects about the post make it particularly compelling to you. What did this person say about their disease/disorder?

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You will begin by searching online for support groups or discussion boards relating to a psychological disorder or disability. Read through the boards and identify at least one post that you find particularly compelling. Then answer the following in a blank document:

Explain the purpose of the support group and/or discussion board. Is it for a specific psychological disorder/disability? Is it themed? If so, what is the theme?
Describe what aspects about the post make it particularly compelling to you. What did this person say about their disease/disorder? What are some of the behaviors that arise because of this disease/disorder? What are some ways they are coping? How does it influence their life?
Tell us about the probable biological underpinnings of this person’s behavior. What biologically is happening that causes their problems? The possibilities are numerous: multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, hippocampus damage and resulting memory problems, and schizophrenia, to name some examples.
Summarize how the person dealt with the situation.
How did this person’s story make you feel? Did you look at the person positively or negatively? How do you imagine your life would change if you experienced similar circumstances?

Write out five questions about aspects of human behavior that puzzle you, similar to the ones listed above in the assignment description. How would you test them using the scientific method?

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In a blank document, complete the following reflection and answer the questions. Your reflection should be about 300 words in total.
Brainstorm: Write out five questions about aspects of human behavior that puzzle you, similar to the ones listed above in the assignment description.
Reflection: Pick two of your questions. How would you test them using the scientific method? What do you think you would find? What ethical considerations must you contemplate as you design your test?

Everyone has his or her own personal beliefs about “the way people are” or “what makes people tick.” For example, you might believe that men are better than women at math but that this difference is a result of the way girls are treated in schools. You might believe that depression is the result of stressful life experiences.

Alternatively, you may simply be puzzled by certain aspects of human behavior and not really have an explanation for it. For example, why do such deep divisions exist between various ethnic groups? Why is it sometimes so difficult to remember people’s names? In this assignment, you will reflect on some of these questions

Select a story or a poem from the readings and write about a literary element or device that you think is important. Create a thesis analyzing the importance of the term to the literary work.

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Write a 500-750 word (double-spaced, MLA format) literary analysis. A literary critical analysis explains a work of poetry, by means of interpretations.

The goal of a literary analysis (as with any other analysis) is to broaden and deepen your understanding of a work of literature. Interpretations are developed by an in-depth examination of a text. An interpretation often will be the thesis of your paper.

Select a story or a poem from the readings and write about a literary element or device that you think is important. To help you organize your paper, review the Elements of Fiction and Poetry powerpoint lectures, and the two videos, Thesis and Essay. Create a thesis analyzing the importance of the term to the literary work.

Write a research essay on the comparative geography of two communities (sub areas) within a Metro Vancouver city of your choice. Your essay should answer which is the better of the two to settle in and raise a new family in the next 10 years.

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This is an individual and independent research to measure your understanding of the subject matter of this course. You must write a research essay on the comparative geography of two communities (sub areas) within a Metro Vancouver city of your choice. Your essay should answer which is the better of the two to settle in and raise a new family in the next 10 years. Your research essay should cover at least three elements from the following list to secure maximum marks:
Physical geography  Population characteristics  Social and cultural patterns  Urban and settlement patterns  Transportation and communication patterns  Main economic sectors