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Create a mitigation action plan for the future based on lessons learned from this event. In the mitigation action plan discuss the mitigation techniques, policies and procedures, and necessary stakeholders that would be implemented if the crisis event occurred again.

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M2A1

Using the information you have learned in the Homeland Security and Emergency Management program, and from the completion of the FEMA Independent Study Course IS 393b Introduction to Hazard Mitigation, write a paper on policies, procedures, and planning in homeland security and emergency management. Specifically, your paper should include the following:

1.Select a real-world crisis event occurring in the past 5 years.

2.Summarize the scenario. What made it a crisis event?

3.Analyze in detail how the event prompted changes in policies, procedures, and planning.

Create a mitigation action plan for the future based on lessons learned from this event. In the mitigation action plan discuss the mitigation techniques, policies and procedures, and necessary stakeholders that would be implemented if the crisis event occurred again. Remember, you are mitigating for a better outcome than the original event.

Write a 5–7 page (1250-1500 word) paper Word format. Use the American Psychological Association (APA) style (7th ed.) for writing your assignment.

Briefly discuss the first-line treatment recommendations from JNC8, and the AHA/ACC for a patient with no other major comorbidities. What are the recommended medications to start this specific patient on? Provide the drug class, generic & trade name, and initial starting dose.

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Week 3

Mrs. Lyons is a 57-year-old African American female who recently developed headaches and had an elevated blood pressure reading at her work health fair. When she had her blood pressure taken at the health fair the reading was 168/99. She has gone back to the drug store 3 other times to take her blood pressure. The readings have been: 145/90, 150/89, 140/88. At the health fair she was told her BMI is elevated. Her cholesterol levels were also done at the health fair. The results were: total cholesterol level of 250, LDL 138, HDL 48, and Triglycerides 170.

She has not been to see a primary care provider in over 5 years. At her last office visit, which was 5 years ago, her blood pressure was (135/95). Her LDL and triglycerides were also elevated at that time. The patient was supposed to monitor her blood pressure at home and trial diet and lifestyle changes. She was supposed to return for a follow-up with her blood pressure log and for a recheck of her labs. She, unfortunately, did not do this.

Today in the clinic her vital signs are:
BP 146/92, HR 90, Temp 98.4, RR 12, O2 98%, Height 5’5, Weight 220 lbs, BMI 36.6

She is not currently taking any medications. She has NKDA. Family history: her brother and sister both have been diagnosed with hypertension and DM. Diagnoses for the patient are HTN, Obesity, and Hyperlipidemia.

Q1. Briefly discuss the first-line treatment recommendations from JNC8, and the AHA/ACC for a patient with no other major comorbidities.

Q2. What are the recommended medications to start this specific patient on? Provide the drug class, generic & trade name, and initial starting dose.

Q3. Discuss the mechanism of action of each of the drugs you listed.

Q4. Discuss the side effect profile of each medication you listed.

Q5. Are there any interactions between any of the medications you prescribed?

Q6. What other non-pharmacological interventions would be suggested?

Identify/describe a local healthcare organization which would receive funding/operate a program under this operating division.

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Discussion 1: Heath Care Operations and Program

In the world of human services, healthcare and human services programs often intersect and overlap. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the largest governmental regulator and funder of the health and human services program. HHS has eleven operating divisions, which are known as agencies. These agencies provide oversight and regulations for millions of dollars for human services and healthcare programs. As future human services leaders, it is important to know which regulatory agency is responsible for the various healthcare programs and services. The HHS 11 Operating Divisions are:

  1. Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
  2. Administration for Community Living (ACL)
  3. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  4. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
  5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  6. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  7. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  8. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
  9. Indian Health Services (IHS)
  10. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  11. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Directions

For this discussion board, you will be randomly assigned to one of the eleven operating divisions.

Utilize the Department of Health and Human Services website (Links to an external site.), where you will find the organizational chart and eleven operating divisions (agencies).

Initial Post

In your initial post, and based on your assigned operating division, submit the following information:

  1. Operating Division Name and History: Reason for operating division creation, i.e., in response to what healthcare issue, and annual budget.
  2. Mission and Area of Responsibility: Identify and summarize the agency division mission. Give an example of programs/services provided.
  3. Within your assigned operating division, select one (1) program, center, office, institute, or bureau within the operating division and provide the following information:
    • Apply the information obtained in items a and b and identify/describe a local healthcare organization which would receive funding/operate a program under this operating division (include your personal experience/knowledge about the organization).

Describe the concept of social class Explain the types of families that are included in each social class position described in your textbook:professional-managerial class, working class, and underclass. Analyze the impact that social class has on your assigned family generation.

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Assignment: Family Life Cycle Fact Sheet

Introduction

Class position intensifies or alleviates the impact of crisis situations on families at each family life cycle. It influences whether family members receive higher education or life-saving surgery. It affects whether the family turns to paid helpers or unpaid relatives during times of need. It determines whether families immigrate together or separately. One member’s serious illness can also cause job loss and even homelessness if working-class relatives lose work time to care for their ill family member. In this assignment, you will explore how the family life cycle is impacted by social class position and will then develop a Fact Sheet for your assigned population. You will be assigned to research either the elderly or adolescent/teen population based on the 1st letter of your last name. (See Content Expectations for the assigned topic.)

Assignment Overview: What is a Fact Sheet?

Fact sheets are short reports that present information in a readable and interesting format. They enable scientists and researchers to concisely summarize the results of research, so it is shareable with the public or other professionals. A useful Fact Sheet has a clear organization and structure. It names the issue at hand, discusses relevance, gives data (usually numerical or statistical), describes interventions and makes recommendations. Because Fact Sheets summarize data in a report format, they must provide accurate citations and references for the sources. An example of a Fact Sheet is provided by the National Partnership for Women and Families: Healthy Families Fact Sheet (Links to an external site.).

 DIRECTIONS

 General Format and Audience

Most fact sheets are two pages in length. They should have a good balance of text (in a readable font), white space, and images or charts and graphs.

An effective fact sheet is informative and visually interesting. Many use a two-column format, as well as color fonts, headers and photographs.

It is important to keep your audience in mind, as you write the text for your Fact Sheet.

Use headings throughout the Fact Sheet to guide your reader through the Fact Sheet.

For the purposes of this assignment, assume you are working with an agency and are developing this Fact Sheet for distribution among the general public to share information regarding the impact that social class has on the family life cycle.

 

  1. Your fact sheet should:
  2. Describe the concept of social class
  3. Explain the types of families that are included in each social class position described in your textbook:professional-managerial class, working class, and underclass.
  4. Analyze the impact that social class has on your assigned family generation (For example: a premature baby being able to receive the medical treatment needed).
  5. List the possible challenges that face your assigned family generation as a result of social class position.
  6. Use 2 additional scholarly references (this is in addition to your required textbook). Scholarly references can include peer-reviewed articles, journals, government websites, and any course supplemental resources.

Format Expectations

Your Fact Sheet Must:

  1. Cite all information from the required resources/textbook plus the additional scholarly references you use in the Fact Sheet. Use APA style.
  2. Have two pages of content.
  3. Have a balance of readable text, images, and white space.
  4. Use headings to guide the reader.
  5. Use color in headings, charts, and graphs. Use Word to create a pie chart or a histogram to represent data on assigned social class age population.
  6. Avoid cut and paste text or tables from your sources.
  7. Be well-organized and free of spelling and grammatical errors.
  8. Use two additional scholarly sources besides the textbook.
  9. Not copy from any existing fact sheet or handout.

What are ethics and why are they important to the company selected? What is the relationship between information management, governance, and compliance? Why are epolicies important to your company? What is the correlation between privacy and confidentiality?

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Questions

For this assignment, select a company/organization of any type (for profit, non-profit) and complete the following using screenshots, images or diagram of sample products, processes, etc. to illustrate and address the items below (you may also consult YouTube.com as a source) This is not a research paper; however provide your source(s):

 

Answer Questions Below

  • What are ethics and why are they important to the company selected?
  • What is the relationship between information management, governance, and compliance?
  • Why are epolicies important to your company?
  • What is the correlation between privacy and confidentiality?
  • What is the relationship between adware and spyware?
  • What are the positive and negative effects associated with monitoring employees at your company?
  • What is the relationship between hackers and viruses?
  • Why is security a business issue, not just a technology issue at your company?
  • What are the growing issues related to employee communication methods and what can
  • your company do to protect itself?
  • How can your company participating in ebusiness keep its information secure?
  • What technologies can your company use to safeguard information?
  • Why is ediscovery important to your company?
  • What are the reasons why your company would experiences downtime?
  • What are the costs associated with downtime?

Critical response multi-paragraphs do not simply summarize the text or evaluate whether you like the text; they are a three paragraphs, persuasive, and focused analysis, argument, or interpretation about the text.

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Pursuit of happiness song through literary lenses

Literary Lenses
Literary Analysis
Musical / Poetry Analysis
Creativity
Reader Response Evaluation

Today is the first day of your preparation for the final. Here are some things you need to do so that when you write your paper, you will have all of the necessary evidence and prerequisites.

There are two parts to the final. You will be graded as a group.

Part 1 – Paper guidelines (Do this first):

Critical response multi-paragraphs do not simply summarize the text or evaluate whether you like the text; they are a three paragraphs, persuasive, and focused analysis, argument, or interpretation about the text. They not only help you think critically about the texts you read but also help you formulate ideas that can be expanded into longer essays. There are four parts to a critical response multi-paragraph:

1) an argumentative topic sentence,

2) evidence in the form of quotations or paraphrases for the argument you are making,

3) interpretation of your evidence in relation to the argument, and

4) a strong concluding statement.

Create a paragraph for each song to talk about Tayo the protagonist. Each song must be accompanied by a paragraph explaining why you chose the song and why it fits Tayo.

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Ceremony Poster Project

This is about called Ceremony By Leslie Silko. You need to create a paragraph for each song (5 songs) to talk about Tayo the protagonist.
Featuring a title for the album, the title and author of the novel and your name
– Create a playlist (separate document with a proper heading)
– 5 songs picked for the story and characters, etc.
– Each song must be accompanied by a paragraph explaining why you chose the song and why it fits Tayo (or whatever character/part of the story you choose)

What do the cited two articles below tell us about the securitarian turn in European integration? Discuss by linking your derivations from these articles in an essay.

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Securitarian turn in European integration

What do the cited two articles below tell us about the securitarian turn in European integration? Discuss by linking your derivations from these articles in an essay (30 points):

Huysmans, J. (2000) “The European Union and the Securitization of Migration,” Journal of Common Market Studies, 38 (5): 751-777.

Bigo, D. (2014) “The (in)securitization practices of the three universes of EU border control: Military/Navy – border guards/police – database analysts,” Security Dialogue, Vol. 45(3): 209–225.

What do you want to find out? Why did you choose that topic? Why is the topic important and up to date? How does the topic relate to working life and usability in working life? How does the topic promote and support your own professional skills?

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Communicative difficulties in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and their effects on their integration within the mainstream

Summary:
Choose a nursing research topic / theme that interest you, which could also be a suitable topic for your thesis. Search for previous research information related to the topic / theme and use it as a basis for writing a theme analysis. The theme analysis is written according to the writing instructions of the thesis report. The length of the analysis is 4 pages (+ cover page).

Head over the topic analysis according to the headings below and reflect on your chosen topic and implementation using the questions provided. Don’t just answer the questions; write fluent text under the headings. The questions will only help you in your reflection.

1. Justification for the choice of topic

What do you want to find out?

Why did you choose that topic?

Why is the topic important and up to date?

How does the topic relate to working life and usability in working life?

How does the topic promote and support your own professional skills?

2. Background and previous literature

What are the key concepts related to the topic / theme?

How do the concepts relate to each other, ie what are the relationships between the concepts? -> Draw a concept map of the concepts as an appendix to the topic analysis.

What previous research has been done on the subject?

Find at least three to five related studies and describe how the studies relate to the topic.

3. Research

How could your chosen topic / theme be approached from a research perspective?

What research method could be suitable for researching the topic?

4. Ethical and reliability considerations

What ethical issues and aspects are related to your chosen topic / theme?

What kind of reliability issues and aspects are related to the topic / theme?

References

Carefully mark all the references you use and make the citations in the text according to the reporting guidelines. In addition to research data, use research method literature as sources.

Can you think of practice situations as a Nursing Professional that caused you moral distress? Do you consider yourself to be morally resilient? Which of the 12 traits of moral resilience discussed in Lesson 2.3 do you possess?

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INSTRUCTIONS

Are You Morally Resilient?

Consider the following questions:

  • Can you think of practice situations as a Nursing Professional that caused you moral distress?
  • Do you consider yourself to be morally resilient?
  • Which of the 12 traits of moral resilience discussed in Lesson 2.3 do you possess?
  • Which of these traits would you like to cultivate?

 Post

Share your responses to the discussion forum below. Your post should be two well-developed paragraphs (300–400 words). Use all the references 2018 and up

Here is the list of 12 traits which were mentioned above:

Trait 1: Rebounding / Reintegration

Trait 2: High Expectancy / Self-Determination

Trait 3: Positive relationships / Social Support

Trait 4: Flexibility

Trait 5: A Sense of Humor

Trait 6: Self-esteem / Self-efficacy

Trait 7: I stay true to myself even when I’m afraid to do so.”

Trait 8: “My deeply held values guide my choices.”

Trait 9: “I make decisions that are consistent with my beliefs.”

Trait 10: “I know what’s most important to me and this knowledge guides my life.”

Trait 11: “Make unpopular decisions.”

Trait 12: “Can handle unpleasant feelings.”