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Compare and contrast the role (or figure) of the poet in ‘Point Rash-Judgement’ by William Wordsworth (lines 1–86) and ‘Ode to the West Wind’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley (lines 29–70), referring closely to the extracts during the course of your discussion.

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Role (or figure) of the poet

Compare and contrast the role (or figure) of the poet in ‘Point Rash-Judgement’ by William Wordsworth (lines 1–86) and ‘Ode to the West Wind’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley (lines 29–70), referring closely to the extracts during the course of your discussion.

Which medications on her list may you call into the pharmacy and which would you need a written script or electronic order? What are some elements required to include on the prescription form (paper or electronic signature) for the scheduled medications?

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Week 2

You are a new FNP in a restricted state and you have your DEA license and state furnishing for schedule II-V controlled substances. You are working at a busy family practice group and you have a patient, ML, that is establishing care for the first time with your practice, and comes to you with the following scenario:

ML is a 54 y.o. Hispanic female with hx of chronic shoulder and back pain that began 10 years ago when she was in a boating accident

She lives in both US and Mexico, making regular visits across the border; lately, she has stayed in US due to Covid border crossing constraints, living with her daughter’s family

She had rotator cuff surgery in 2011 and reports to you that due to a long operation and poor positioning, she has suffered from not only pain, but also chronic numbness and tingling in her R shoulder

As “la abuela” (grandma) she is the primary caregiver of the children and homemaker for her family and her pain is exacerbated with housework, and especially with the prolonged carrying of her grandchildren; one of which is 10 m.o.

Currently, her med list is as follows

Losartan 50 mg BID for HTN

Gabapentin 300 mg po BID for pain

Atorvastatin 40 mg daily for cholesterol

Diazepam 5 mg po up to TID prn pain

Norco 5/325 mg – takes up to two, sometimes up to 4-5x a day, prn pain

She is a smoker, only smokes outside the house, and drinks 2-3 cans of beer on the weekends, but more on family celebrations

Denies recreational drugs and denies past overdoses

Recently moved to CA more permanently to stay to take care of children during Covid/school closures

She asks you to refill all her meds for 6 months like her doctor in Mexico did so she doesn’t have to make another co-pay and come back and see you so often; it’s hard for her to get an appointment, and with Covid her daughter has to take off of work to watch the kids just so she can come to you by bus since there is only one family car

Here VS are 135/75, 80, 97.5, 20 and PE unremarkable other than R shoulder exam with pain with ROM, but full ROM, no tenderness, otherwise normal, back exam including SLR are normal/neg

 

In 600 or fewer words, but a minimum of 250, please describe your approach with this patient. In your paragraphs, include the following:

What concerns do you have about her current regimen, and what alternatives will you discuss and offer? What other screenings might you apply? What are your own ethical standards on this case that you might consider in addition to legal standards?

Provide a sample of an appropriate pain contract that would suit this patient and address her specific safety concerns (cite it and attach the actual contract you found – you do not have to make your own – there are plenty online)

Include your steps to ensure safe prescribing. Include the registry you will search prior to any prescribing; name the CA registry and if you are in a different state, you should name that registry also.

If you were to keep her current list, what are the laws surrounding refills and the amounts you are allowed to dispense with the schedule II and III medications in the state of CA? In your own state?

Which medications on her list may you call into the pharmacy and which would you need a written script or electronic order? What are some elements required to include on the prescription form (paper or electronic signature) for the scheduled medications?

After you prescribe, how, when, and where would you (or your staff) go about making a report of your scheduled prescription in the state registry so that other prescribers and pharmacies could be aware?

In restricted states, APRN prescribers must follow a standardized procedure or protocol for furnishing schedule II and III controlled substances with a patient-specific approach. Please outline the minimum required components of a protocol. You may outline this in bullet form. Alternatively, you may find an appropriate protocol, clinical guideline, or standardized procedure from a literature search and attach it in lieu of outlining your own protocol.

Write an essay showing a coherent and comprehensive understanding of a range of sociological and anthropological theories and their application to the analysis of fashion and culture.

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Fashion can be ephemeral or it can be profound

“A 2500-word critical essay showing a coherent and comprehensive understanding of a range of sociological and anthropological theories and their application to the analysis of fashion and culture. Students will critically address the next social, cultural, ethical or environmental shift and its impact on the global fashion culture. Fashion can be ephemeral or it can be profound. Through referencing existing structures (social, political, historical, artistic, etc.) compose a critical essay that addresses fashion’s cultural position as an instigator of social change, artistic endeavour or as an extension of the entertainment industry (choose one or any combination).

Was this a violation of Peter’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel? Fully explain your answer.

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What is assistance of counsel?

For example: Two college friends, Richard and Peter are arrested by the Capital City police. They are accused of murder for setting fire to the Capital City University administration building one night and causing the death of a janitor in the fire. Both Richard and Peter were members of a student organization that claimed that the administration of the University was corrupt, and at a rally they carried signs outside the building that read “Burn it to the ground.”

Richard’s father is very rich. He hires a team of the most expensive lawyers in the country, and after an eight-day trial, Richard is acquitted by a jury. Richard’s lawyers sought and received a separate trial for him.

Peter’s parents have no money, and Peter has massive student loans and works two jobs to pay for school. He is represented by a public defender who has 120 other cases. Though the public defender does his best with limited time and resources, Peter is convicted after a three-day jury trial.

Peter is now appealing his conviction, claiming that having a public defender with 120 cases effectively denied his right to counsel.

Was this a violation of Peter’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel? Fully explain your answer. Be sure to support your answer with scholarly sources and appellate court opinions.

Describe the impact of those factors of change identified in your discussion posting this week (technological & political). Identify key obstacles/opportunities that necessitated the changes and the nature of changes made in the related industry.

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Netflix Factors of Change

It is essential to understand the development of one’s own industry in context of the factors that drove change in the past. These may also be some of the same factors that will continue to drive change in the future.

Based on the business plan you created in MBA 560: Marketing and Strategy (Netflix), describe the impact of those factors of change identified in your discussion posting this week (technological & political). Identify key obstacles/opportunities that necessitated the changes and the nature of changes made in the related industry. The assessment should include a section on both the enabling factors and the inhibiting factors that drove the change.

Determine whether Hand was entitled to Miranda warnings. Explain whether the fact that Hand was not a citizen of the United States affects his rights in relation to the Fifth Amendment right to remain silent. Identify whether Hand’s questioning was custodial.

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The Right to Remain Silent paper

Read the following case scenario:

The former Sameer Shariff, a Saudi Arabian national who changed his name to “The Left Hand of God” and is known to his followers as “Hand,” is a suspected terrorist. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents believe that he is planning an imminent attack somewhere in Capital City. Under duress to prevent the attack, three DHS agents and three FBI agents storm into Hand’s house, burst into his bedroom, where he is in bed with a woman, and point shotguns at him. They demand to know what he is planning. No Miranda warnings are read. Hand tells them that he has hired Alex “Boom Boom” Jaxon, a known explosives expert, to plant a bomb in the Capital City Arena, with a timer to go off in three hours when the arena will be filled with over 20,000 people for a music concert.

Jaxon is known to the police and is in Central City, which is two hours away. He is arrested by Central City police and calls his lawyer in Capital City, who tells him he will meet him there and to remain silent. The lawyer then tells Central City police that they are not to question Jaxon until they arrive in Capital City and the lawyer is present.

Central City Police Officer McFadden drives Jaxon to Capital City. McFadden knows that DHS, FBI, and Capital City police are searching the arena, but McFadden is afraid they will not find the bomb in time. By the time that McFadden and Jaxon arrive in Central city, the concert hall is already full of audience members, and the show is set to begin in twenty minutes.

McFadden, who knows Jaxon’s family from previous police contacts, tells Jaxon that his mother and two brothers, who have been surveilled by the police for the last six weeks, are at the concert and will die if the bomb goes off. Jaxon leads McFadden to the bomb, which is defused. A crying Jaxon states that his purpose was to kill infidels, but he would never harm his family.

Research Fifth Amendment cases, including Miranda v. Arizona, 386 U.S. 436 (1966), which involves custodial interrogation and the right against self-incrimination.

In your paper,

Determine whether Hand was entitled to Miranda warnings.
Explain whether the fact that Hand was not a citizen of the United States affects his rights in relation to the Fifth Amendment right to remain silent.
Identify whether Hand’s questioning was custodial.
Explain whether McFadden’s statement abouthis family constitutes custodial interrogation.
Evaluate whether Hand’s statement can be used against him in a court of law.
Explain whether Jaxon’s statement be used against him in a court of law.
Determine whether Jaxon can testify against Hand.

What are your values and beliefs? How do you think they relate to social work? What leadership and personal qualities do you bring to the social work program and profession?

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What are your values and beliefs? How do you think they relate to social work?
What leadership and personal qualities do you bring to the social work program and profession?

The Montclair State University MSW program educates students to engage in anti-racist and anti-oppressive social work practice. How have you demonstrated your commitment to anti-racist and anti-oppressive practices in the past or how might you do so in the future?

The Montclair State University MSW program educates students to advocate for and to engage in clinical social work practice with children, youth, and families. Why is this program the best fit for you and your career goals?
Your experience as a student

How do you expect your academic and social performance in graduate school to compare with your academic and social performance as an undergraduate student? Give reasons for any differences you may anticipate.

Have you ever received low (D’s) or failing grades, been on academic probation, or been dismissed from or denied readmission to any college? If so, explain. Be specific.
If your overall GPA is below a 3.0, explain.
Your experience with others

Describe any social work experience in which you were supervised by an MSW professional.
Give an example of a work-related problem you experienced and how you were able to resolve it. What did you learn from this experience?
Describe your experience/participation in school and community activities.
Describe your experience in the helping role, such as family or other social or work experiences, in which you gave or received help.

Your time commitments

The program is academically rigorous, emotionally challenging, and time consuming. If you are a full time student, you should plan on devoting at least 40 hours per week to your coursework and 15 or 22 hours of field work per week. If you are a part time student, you should plan on devoting at least 25 hours per week to your coursework and 15 or 22 hours of field work per week.

How do you plan to manage your time and commitments to successfully complete the program?
If you are expecting to be employed while in the program, how you will ensure that you have at least one day available to complete your field placement hours?

Advise Moe as to the potential grounds upon which he might apply for judicial review against the decision of the Climate Commission and the Secretary of State for the Environment.

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Climate Change Act 2021 (fictitious)

The Climate Commission was created through the enactment of the Climate Change Act 2021 (fictitious). Section 5 of the Act gives the Climate Commission the power to fine any business operating within the United Kingdom that has a negative impact upon the government’s obligations under the Paris Agreement, where the greenhouse gas emissions for which they are responsible exceed an industry-based target. The Climate Change Act 2021 requires that the Secretary of State for the Environment approves any decision of the Climate Commission before issuing fines to any company.

Duff Beer is a brewery that operates within the UK brewing industry. The brewing industry has managed to keep within its agreed target for greenhouse gas emissions and Duff Beer have complied with their own targets for gas emissions. Moe Szyslak, the President of Duff Beer, learns that the Climate Commission intends to fine Duff Beer for failing to operate within their commitments for limiting the amount of gas emissions released into the air through their brewing operations.

Moe contacts the Climate Commission and sends them an independently audited report of Duff Beer’s greenhouse gas emissions. The report shows that Duff Beer is compliant and is operating within the targets. The report also includes an industry-wide report detailing that the whole brewing industry is compliant with the targets that have been set.

When the Climate Change Act 2021 was debated in Parliament, Moe appeared in television interviews to express his disagreement with the creation of the Climate Commission. He also organised several protests and petitions against the creation of the Climate Commission.

The Climate Commission’s decision to fine Duff Beer is authorised by the Secretary of State for the Environment following her meeting with the Prime Minister who reminds her that tighter control of greenhouse gas emissions was a fundamental principle of current government policy.

Advise Moe as to the potential grounds upon which he might apply for judicial review against the decision of the Climate Commission and the Secretary of State for the Environment

Sources in OSCOLA:
(https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxlaw/oscola_4th_edn_hart_2012quickreferenceguide.pdf )

What was the situation? What did the dilemma involve? What would a subjective moral relativist say is the right approach to the dilemma? Why would that kind of relativist say that?

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Week 1

For this assignment propose a scenario where you or someone you know are confronted with a moral dilemma relating to cultural diversity and multiculturalism.

Cultural diversity refers to religious, sexual, racial, and other forms of social difference. A moral dilemma is a situation in which one must make a decision between two or more options such that the options involve seemingly ethical and/or unethical conduct. Address the following questions:

What was the situation? What did the dilemma involve?
What would a subjective moral relativist say is the right approach to the dilemma? Why would that kind of relativist say that?
What would a cultural relativist say is the right approach to the dilemma? Why would that kind of relativist say that? Is that approach correct?
What did you the person confronting the dilemma decide to do? What moral justification did they give? Is that approach morally correct?
Was there an objective moral truth (the objectively right thing to do) in this situation? Why or why not?
Remember, the dilemma should be detailed with description and dialogue. Regard the questions as requirements. This is an essay, so rather than simply providing a list of brief answers to questions, provide an in-depth reflection regarding a difficult ethical situation..

Discuss which clotting factors the PT and PTT test evaluate and whether each test measures the intrinsic or the extrinsic pathways. Describe the common coagulation pathway.

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Coagulation

Jessie was a typical 2-year-old who liked to try and spread his wings. He would run and fall throughout the house. On several occasions, with minor falls, a bruise would develop on his legs or arms. Jessie’s parent would often worry about being reported for child abuse because of the easy bruising that Jessie experienced.

At three, Jessie would complain that his ankles hurt. This was especially true after a hectic day of running and playing with other kids at the playground. Jessie’s parents wondered if he was simply trying to get attention. Which he usually did being an only child.

When Jessie was four, he accidentally ran into a small tree, hitting his nose. The nose bled excessively. Jessie’s mother tried to stop the bleeding, first with paper towels, which Jessie soaked through quickly, and then with a cold washcloth. Nothing seemed to help. Nervous about the amount of blood that Jessie was losing, his parents rushed him to the emergency room.

The emergency doctor ordered some blood work that included a Prothrombin Time (PT)and a Thromboplastin Time (PTT) test for clotting deficiencies. The site of the venipuncture for the blood draw, also took some time to stop bleeding.

An hour after the blood draw, the physician returned to the ER room to discuss the test results. Jessie’s PT results were normal but his PTT results were abnormal with an extended clotting time. The PTT clotting time was much longer than normal indicating the Jessie may lack of or decreased levels of a clotting factor.

Provide a scholarly resource in APA format to support your answers.

Discuss which clotting factors the PT and PTT test evaluate and whether each test measures the intrinsic or the extrinsic pathways.
Describe the common coagulation pathway.
Based on Jessie’s test, which factor deficiency do you believe he has and why?
Jessie’s clotting factor disease is seen more often in males. Please explain why.
If both the PT and the PTT tests were abnormally long, which part of the coagulation pathway would be affected?