Briefly describe the therapeutic actions of drugs affecting blood pressure (diuretics, ACE inhibitors, ARBs, CCB, sympathetic nervous system drugs).
The advanced practice nurse is updating the plan of care of nursing home patients with hypertension.Briefly describe the therapeutic actions of drugs affecting blood pressure (diuretics, ACE inhibitors, ARBs, CCB, sympathetic nervous system drugs).What important teaching points should be addressed for patients receiving antihypertensive drugs?Submission Instructions:Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 3 academic sources.
Examine some of the arguments used by the framers of the Constitution while debating the language of the document.
After reading Articles I, II, and III of the U.S. Constitution, in what ways might you argue that the Constitution was written to form a weak or strong central government? Provide three specific examples to support your position. Identify specific examples in the language of the text to support your position.Examine some of the arguments used by the framers of the Constitution while debating the language of the document. Include any philosophical underpinning that might have influenced the thinking of the framers of the Constitution.Please note that the U.S. Constitution brings a philosophical perspective that has helped to shape our jurisprudence that should not be lost as a result of casual reading of the Constitution. 1-2 pages
Explain the difference between diabetes mellitus type 1 and type 2.
Ms. Jones is 60 years old and obese. She has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and will be started on glyburide. She is very nervous about this diagnosis and concerned that she will need to give herself shots.Explain the difference between diabetes mellitus type 1 and type 2.How does glyburide help decrease blood sugar levels?What are the key teaching points for patients taking oral antidiabetic agents?Submission Instructions:Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 3 academic sources.
write a 2-page paper (double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 2 full pages) providing at least 1 example of how government has overstepped biblical principles in some form of economic policy.
You will write a 2-page paper (double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 2 full pages) providing at least 1 example of how government has overstepped biblical principles in some form of economic policy. Options include the following topics: A specific piece of legislation relating to business regulation or taxationThe party platform of either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party (or both)The role of the Federal ReserveThe budget process In discussing one of these topics, incorporate clear references from the required reading. The required reading and study material for Module/Week 8 must be cited, specifically: Hazlitt: IV, V, XI, XIV, XVIII, XXIIEither the presentation from Module/Week 8, or Lecture Notes 8.1Several (24) additional outside sources which provide specifics on your chosen topic
How do these sites track purchases or donations as users navigate the site?
Visit three different websites: an e-commerce site of your choice, a non-profit site, and then a government website. For each site, assume you want to accomplish an e-commerce task: make a purchase, a donation, or perform a government-related task (apply for a job, pay taxes, pay a ticket, etc.). Compare your overall experiences on each site, and note how easy it is to accomplish the tasks: How do these sites track purchases or donations as users navigate the site?Do all the sites use secure transmissions for e-commerce (https://)?What improvements would you recommend for these sites? Be sure to list the sites you visited and the type of task you tried to accomplish during your visit.Share your answers to these prompts in your initial post. Then scan your classmates threads and reply to at least TWO classmates whose answers interest you most. In your reply, comment on what you like about his/her sharing. Further the discussion in a direction you deem appropriate.
Discuss whether the Department of Homeland Security plays an important role in intelligence gathering.
Discuss whether the Department of Homeland Security plays an important role in intelligence gathering. Explain your position and provide specific example. (For instance a new story about a specific event)
You post should include in text citations since the points you make will come from what you read. I DO NOT want your personal opinion. Also each paragraph should represent a single thought. So that means each reason that supports your position should be a separate paragraph. I would suggest also using outside sources.
Remember submit your post FIRST. You MUST post in the Discussion thread on three separate days the deadline for post is 10:00 pm each Saturday which is the end of the online week. Copy and paste your discussion onto blackboard.
Also your post MUST be in composition format which means you should have an:
An Introductory paragraph(s)
A body
A conclusion
Due this Wednesday 8/27/14
In what ways will critical thinking help you to become a more successful student?
In what ways will critical thinking help you to become a more successful student? In what ways will critical thinking help you to achieve lifelong goals?In a minimum of 250 words, respond to the initial discussion question.
Demonstrate persuasive thinking as a solution then scientific thinking as a solution and differentiate the two methods.
Choose a real-world problem you have encountered. We encounter real-world problems every day, be it at the work places, social places or even in school. These problems require constant solutions so as to make life better. In this exercise I choose the problem of sexuality and to be specific, female genital mutilation and gender based violence. FGM and gender based violence is a problem that I have encountered basing on the experiences of my friend and that needs persuasive thinking solutions as well as the scientific thinking solutions to curb this vice in communities that still practice it. Government leaders will find the application of these solutions very important. Question 2 Demonstrate persuasive thinking as a solution then scientific thinking as a solution and differentiate the two methods. Persuasive thinking as a solution Persuasion refers to the use of persuasive thinking so as to win people to your way of thinking and opinion. For persuasive thinking to remain a solution to a problem, it should be used by credibly by appealing to peoples emotion and logic towards a certain issue or problem at hand. This is achieved by making people or your audiences believe in what you advocate for by supporting facts by other useful information and features and turning them into desirable benefits. Scientific thinking as a solution Herbert & Simon proposed that scientific thinking is a form of problem solving and that problem solving is a search in a problem space. (Newell & simon, 1972). Scientific thinking uses cognitive processes and operations to offer solutions by establishing causal reasons. Scientific thinking also establishes explanations and solutions by asking critical questions obtained from factual evidences and apply them to real world problems. Research on scientific thinking involves investigating thinking that has scientific content that is based on actual truth, or available evidence, that is free from prejudice and beliefs. Therefore while scientific thinking refers to the mental processes used when reasoning about content of scientific activities and reasoning, persuasive thinking on the other hand, uses logic to appeal to peoples emotions and bring about change in opinions. Question 3 An explanation of using scientific thinking to solve the problem We encounter problems every day that need solutions from us so as to survive in the current dynamic world. These solutions vary in terms of the methods used or applied to the problem in question. One method is to apply persuasive thinking while the other is to bring out solutions by the use of scientific thinking. Persuasive thinking takes a stand in pointing out the informal rewarding effects of the solution for the individual (Blair, 2006). Scientific thinking on the other hand, takes a formal stand in pointing out the formal objective effects of the comprehensive solution (Freeley Steinberg, 2008). While Persuasive thinking is more limited in its approach, because individuals are often able to be persuaded to take action if there is an immediate personal benefit, without taking into consideration the entire context, scientific thinking is more comprehensive in its approach, because all objective facts of the problem are considered in context. Recently, I have been faced with problems that needed the application of the two solutions separately. An old friend witnessed gender based violence action differed with me about a certain opinion on governments efforts towards combating gender based violence and FGM. I believed that governments have to do much in shaping the choices of its citizens towards sexuality matters, while he on the other hand held to the fact that individuals can decide their own fate in terms of sexuality issues. In this issue I had to make good use of my persuasive techniques to convince him that a government that supports its citizens social and health matters is a government that will most likely get the highest rating. By using several examples basing on facts that governments that support its citizens against FGM are better equipped governments in supporting women empowerment, I tried to convince my friend to change his opinion towards the issue. Here, persuasive thinking took the shape of an informal and personal appeal to the ideology of another person. By offering solutions to the problem aimed at personal welfare of victims of gender based violence, I attempted to help him to come to the realization that the victims could personally benefit from having direct government help. My arguments were based on convincing my friend of the personal needs of victims for government services. In this regard I appealed to his emotional appeal to empathize with the plight of the victims by first ensuring that I was credible enough by mentioning examples of government assistance that is meant to offer help to such victims during the time of crisis. This is because varied strategies have to be employed including rational strategies where proof or apparent proof is used to justify choices as well as emotional strategies. For me to be a persuasive thinker I had to be able to translate my friends personal positions to persuasive arguments in a social setting. First, I made sure that I had established credibility before acknowledging the position in which he stood for as I tried to persuade him to adopt this solution and advocate for what I stood for, that indeed governments need to protect its citizens in such instances. I do not mean that the government should be responsible for all petty things that happen to its citizens, but instead am trying to bring to attention that governments have an upper hand in handling social issues than particular individuals. I also asked questions basing on the problem of gender based violence to elicit a response from him and make sure that he had a change of opinion. Another situation came at hand once again about the campaigns advanced by the government to end FGM and gender based violence, and this time I was of the opinion that individuals should be the very first in safeguarding their own rights as opposed to the response by the government. He believed that the government has done a lot in curbing FGM and gender based violence. By using the scientific thinking techniques, I pointed out to him the rights advocacy that human rights activists and the government has put in place to curb FGM and gender based violence is not enough if the citizens will not change their attitudes from the grass root level. By relating between what is scientifically viable and what is objectively needed by individual citizens to curb FGM and gender based violence, I was able to paint the picture of the disparity between the availability of government resources against individuals choices. Here, scientific thinking took the shape of a factual and rational appeal to known resources and needs of society in general. By offering solutions to the problem aimed at calling attention to my friends formal responsibility as a member of a society which is rich with actual resources and possibilities, I attempted to help him come to the realization that there are certain educational capabilities that one can take to curb the vice of gender based violence that has been on the rise, considering that violence against women increased significantly in the last decade. Persuasive thinking is more aligned to convincing a person based on the benefit to the individual, while scientific thinking is more detailed and comprehensive and free from prejudice, religious and cultural beliefs. Basing on this situation therefore, I used persuasive thinking to convince my friend that governments play a key role in solving the social injustices in the society. On the other hand I used scientific thinking to convince my friend that it was up to the individual to use the government machinery at their disposal to avoid social injustice and harm caused to them, basing on what occurred and what is scientifically viable. Conclusion When answering problem solving questions, the best strategy is to be honest, base your answers in facts, make sure your analysis is comprehensive, yet concise, and provide examples when possible. REFERENCES Austin J., Steinberg, David L.. (2008). Engage Learning.12th Edition Blair R.J.R. (2006). The development of psychopathy. Online publication. Volume 47 Jossey-Bass, (1987). Developing Critical Thinkers: Challenging Adults to Explore Alternative Ways of Thinking and Acting. Brookfield, S. Newell, A., and Simon, H. A. (1972) Human problem solving Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall Use the problem situation above. Prepare a 12- to 17-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes according to the following criteria: A description of the problem situation A problem-solving technique ?Identification of the technique ?Explanation of why the chosen technique works best for the problem Offer a solution to the problem. Reconstruct the decision-making process you used to come up with the solution. ?What criteria were used to make the decision? ?Is the decision emotional, logical, or both? Explain your answer. ?Identify the factors used in the decision-making process. Evaluate your decision. Was the decision logical? Why or why not? Did the decision solve the problem? Why or why not? Is there a way to evaluate the effects of the decision over time? Why or why not? Include photos, illustrations, graphs, diagrams, animations, videos, or audio clips, as appropriate. Document the source of each media item you include. Format your references consistent with APA guidelines. Include citations and references on a References slide. Deliver your presentation and submit your presentation file.For Online Campus, provide detailed speaker notes in the presentation file or in a separate document
Compare and contrast methods of evaluation and prescription in terms of time and the types of claims produced by each.
Question 1 Evaluating Policy Performance Please respond to the following: Compare and contrast methods of evaluation and prescription in terms of time and the types of claims produced by each. Provide examples to support your response Question 2 Question 2A From the e-Activity, select two different states and locations (city or county) to compare the living wage estimates and poverty wage for a family with one adult and one child designated for the two states and selected locations. Make sure to find two states that have more than $2.00 difference in living wage estimates. Suggest at least two reasons for the differences. Question 2B From the case study, Case 7.1., explain at least two reasons many consider the adoption of a living wage a moral and ethical issue. Discuss the implications that morality and ethics have to analyzing and developing public policy. E-ACTIVITY Go to the Living Wage Calculator Website, located at http://livingwage.mit.edu/, and select two different states and locations to compare their living wage estimates and poverty wage levels Case 7.1 The living wage movement is considered by many to be the most important grassroots political mobilization since the U.S. civil rights movement. Issues surrounding the adoption of a living wage are economic as well as moral and ethical. Economists are divided on the effects of the living wage on poverty, inequality, and employment; the majority of religious and community leaders have supported the living wage for more than 100 years. The following calculations have been extracted from a website (www.livingwage.geog.psu.edu) developed by Dr. Amy K. Glasmeier of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The living wage shown is the hourly rate in 2011 that a full-time employed person (2,080 hours per year) in New York City (Queens County) must earn to support families of different sizes. In New York City, the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour is the same for all persons, regardless of the number of dependents. Although the poverty rate is typically quoted as gross annual income, for purposes of comparison it has been converted into an hourly wage. Wages that are less than the living wage are italicized. Municipalities such as San Francisco, Detroit, and Chicago set the minimum wage higher than the federally mandated 2011 minimum wage of $7.25. The minimum living wage for an adult with one child and larger families also differs. In Pittsburgh, the living wage for an adult with one child is $34,244 per year, whereas in Los Angeles it is $45,235. Typical Expenses These figures were used to calculate the 2011 living wage in New York City. Numbers vary by family size. For typical expenses, living wages, and salaries for different occupations across the United States, see www.livingwage.geog.psu.ed. ?
discuss whether you think that COUNTER-TERRORISM or COUNTER-INSURGENCY is a better policy.
your own opinion discuss whether you think that COUNTER-TERRORISM or COUNTER-INSURGENCY is a better policy.Make sure to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of both approaches. Also, discuss the problems associated with combining the two approaches at the same time.Your response should be your own but it should also cover the Ukraine crisis and crimea
