Develop a substantial initial post addressing all the points below: Explain the components of a nutritional assessment. What important subjective and objective assessment findings will assist a nurse in developing a nutritional plan? Explain the importance of macronutrients in maintaining nutritional health. Describe the pathophysiology of one disorder that affects the normal metabolism of a macronutrient.
Develop a substantial initial post addressing all the points below:
Explain the components of a nutritional assessment. What important subjective and objective assessment findings will assist a nurse in developing a nutritional plan?
Explain the importance of macronutrients in maintaining nutritional health. Describe the pathophysiology of one disorder that affects the normal metabolism of a macronutrient.
Vaccines were first introduced in the 20th century, and since then, several controversies have emerged regarding the safety of immunizations, such as who, when, and why people should be vaccinated. One of such controversies is vaccinating children before they go to school. Do you think parents should have the choice regarding vaccinating their children before they go to school and are around other children? Should religious and personal beliefs be considered?
Vaccines were first introduced in the 20th century, and since then, several controversies have emerged regarding the safety of immunizations, such as who, when, and why people should be vaccinated. One of such controversies is vaccinating children before they go to school. Do you think parents should have the choice regarding vaccinating their children before they go to school and are around other children? Should religious and personal beliefs be considered? Provide a rationale for your response.
Simple Regression Analysis looks at the relationship between a single independent variable and a dependent variable. Multiple Regression Analysis looks at the relationship between more than one independent variable and a dependent variable. 1) What measures may be used to evaluate the quality of the relationship between independent variables and the dependent variable?
Simple Regression Analysis looks at the relationship between a single independent variable and a dependent variable. Multiple Regression Analysis looks at the relationship between more than one independent variable and a dependent variable.
1) What measures may be used to evaluate the quality of the relationship between independent variables and the dependent variable?
2) What measures may be used to evaluate the relationship between all of the independent variables and the dependent variable?
Social determinants of health could be interrelated and could be the reason for unhealthy or risky health behaviors and attributes that lead to negative outcomes. Describe a social determinant of health in your community that has produced health risks and outcomes.
Social determinants of health could be interrelated and could be the reason for unhealthy or risky health behaviors and attributes that lead to negative outcomes. Describe a social determinant of health in your community that has produced health risks and outcomes.Public health officials must constantly look for ways in which they can eliminate some of these problems in society.
For the Unit VII Case Study, you will take on the role of a public health leader in your community and develop a plan for other officials that addresses the following.
1) Describe a social determinant of health in your community that has produced health risks and outcomes.
2) Based on your research, what do you see as the biggest issue facing your community?
3) Describe how the community is presently tackling the problem through the local public health department.
4) Propose a resolution for the health risk and outcome caused by the social determinants.
5) Explain how these unhealthy behaviors and attributes could be reduced or eradicated in the society.
6) How would you reduce medical costs in your community?
7) Explain how the government can implement your plan into law for the common good.
Your case study must be a minimum of three pages in length, excluding the title and reference pages. To support your ideas, use a minimum of three outside sources. Additionally, use a source that focuses on your community, such as a newspaper or journal article. Remember that all written assignments must be formatted using APA style, including in-text citations and references.
Imagine that you are carrying out a public health surveillance of obesity in your community, and you find out that one race and age group seems to have a consistent burden of disease compared to the other groups. If you were a public health official, what would be a logical next step you would take to address this?
For this assignment:
Imagine that you are carrying out a public health surveillance of obesity in your community, and you find out that one race and age group seems to have a consistent burden of disease compared to the other groups. If you were a public health official, what would be a logical next step you would take to address this?
This assignment must be minimum of 2 pages not including title page and the reference page.
Demonstrate the skills necessary to advocate for a variety of individuals and groups in order to promote social change
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HUMN 6000: Foundations of Graduate Study in Human Services
Outcomes and Alignment Chart
University Outcomes
1. Facilitate positive social change where they work, in their communities, and in society.
2. Use their knowledge to positively impact their profession, communities, and society.
3. Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning.
4. Apply their learning to specific problems and challenges in their workplace and professional settings.
5. Demonstrate information literacy.w
6. Demonstrate an understanding of the methods of inquiry used in their professional or academic field.
7. Practice legal and ethical integrity in their professional work.
8. Effectively communicate their ideas and the rationale behind them to others.
9. Support diversity and multiculturalism within their profession, communities, and society.
*Information literacy is defined as the ability to know when there is a need for information, and being able to identify, locate, evaluate, and
effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand.
Social Change Features
1. ScholarshipThe ability to employ trustworthy, effective research strategies that could be used to find answers to
significant questions along with the ability to locate and assess the research findings and claims of others
2. Systems ThinkingThe ability to analyze a set of inter-related causes and effects that can be applied to finding
solutions to complex social problems
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3. ReflectionThe ability to examine and assess ones owns skills, strengths, weaknesses, and contributions and to
similarly evaluate ones team and partners in ways that can contribute to improved efficacy
4. PracticeThe skills needed to plan, execute, manage, and evaluate a practical project to improve conditions or
seize an opportunity that would advance the common good
5. CollaborationThe ability to identify and connect with stakeholders, resources, experts, useful networks, and
potential partners combined with the personal skills needed to work with others on joint projects
6. AdvocacyThe ability to deploy strategies and actions appropriate to raising awareness in others around an issue
or opportunity that calls for a response from them
7. Civic & Political EngagementThe skill to work with policy-makers at various levels in government, professional
organizations, and institutions to bring about improvement in rules, laws, policies, or practices
8. EthicsThe development of and commitment to a personal set of values, principles, attitudes, and personal
responses in relating to ones own responsibilities to others and to the wider world
9. LeadershipThe skill to guide, empower, facilitate, and assess the work of others along with the ability to inspire
and motivate their efforts toward the common good
Program Outcomes
1. Demonstrate the skills necessary to advocate for a variety of individuals and groups in order to promote social
change
2. Evaluate human services related scenarios in order to determine appropriate needs and solutions
3. Communicate effectively with diverse groups of individuals
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the history of the human services profession in relation to its impact on the
practice of human services
5. Analyze the appropriateness of human services practice for diverse individuals and groups
6. Advocate for the needs of diverse populations in order to promote positive social change
7. Develop a professional identity as a human service professional practitioner
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Course Outcomes
1. Review requirements for successful participation in an online curriculum
2. Apply strategies, resources, and tools for success in graduate studies
3. Develop a foundation for academic and professional success as an advanced human services professional
practitioner
4. Apply scholarly writing and research skills on human services topics
Weekly Objectives Alignment Chart
Week 1: Your Home in the
Classroom, Your Home in
the Profession
Met In
(D#/A#
/Other)
Course
Outcome(s)
Program
Outcome(s)
Social
Change
Feature(s)
University
Outcome(s)
Explain professional goals
and aspirations as an
advanced human services
professional practitioner
D 3 7 3, 8 3, 7
Locate academic and
technical policy information
for success in the online
classroom
Q 1 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9
Identify solutions to common
problems in online learning
Q 1, 2 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9
Week 2: Graduate-Level
Skills of the Practitioner
Met In
(D#/A#
/Other)
Course
Outcome(s)
Program
Outcome(s)
Social
Change
Feature(s)
University
Outcome(s)
Analyze the effects of
professionalism in behavior
and communication
D 3 3 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 9
1, 8
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Compare behavior and
communication standards in
professional and academic
settings
D 3 3 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 9
1, 8
Paraphrase the main points
of an article
A 2, 4 1, 3 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9
Apply APA style and
scholarly writing principles
A 2, 4 1, 3 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9
Analyze the scholarly writing
process
A 3 3 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 9
1, 8
Week 3: Research
as a Tool for Expanding
Your Reach
Met In
(D#/A#
/Other)
Course
Outcome(s)
Program
Outcome(s)
Social
Change
Feature(s)
University
Outcome(s)
Rewrite academic writing to
add supporting evidence
D 4 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9
Explain the purpose of
research-based support in
graduate education
D 4 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9
Describe database search
processes for scholarly
articles
D 2, 4 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9
Analyze professional
experiences in the context of
research
D 3 7 3, 8 3, 7
Summarize results of a
graduate skills assessment
A 3 7 3, 8 3, 7
Develop a plan for
addressing gaps in graduate
skills
A 3 7 3, 8 3, 7
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Week 4: Scholarly Writing I:
APA Paraphrasing
Met In
(D#/A#
/Other)
Course
Outcome(s)
Program
Outcome(s)
Social
Change
Feature(s)
University
Outcome(s)
Prepare questions about
scholarly writing and the
graduate experience
D 2 3 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
9
1, 8
Answer colleagues questions
based on research,
experiences, and knowledge
D 2 3 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 9
1, 8
Critically respond to a scholarly
article
A 4 3 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 9
1, 8
Analyze professional
experiences in the context of
research
A 3 7 3, 8 3, 7
Week 5: Scholarly Writing
II: Your Voice
Met In
(D#/A#
/Other)
Course
Outcome(s)
Program
Outcome(s)
Social
Change
Feature(s)
University
Outcome(s)
Critique colleagues on
scholarly writing using
constructive feedback
D 3 3 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 9
1, 8
Identify resources and
strategies to support scholarly
writing development
D 2 1, 3 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9
Analyze a human services
related problem through
scholarly research
A 3 2 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9
Write a scholarly paper A 4 3 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 9
1, 8
Week 6: Looking Back,
Looking Forward
Met In
(D#/A#
/Other)
Course
Outcome(s)
Program
Outcome(s)
Social
Change
Feature(s)
University
Outcome(s)
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Examine progress as an
advanced human services
professional practitioner and
graduate student
D 3 7 3, 8 3, 7
Analyze a scholarly identity D 3 7 3, 8 3, 7
Describe plans for continued
academic development
D 2, 3 7 3, 8 3, 7
Apply feedback and self-
editing skills to revise a
scholarly paper
A 4 1, 3 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9
Legend
D = Discussion
Q = Quiz
A = Assignment
Discuss what are considered to be some of the more common “Need Assessment Tools” that exist for consulting projects (name at least 2). What do the experts say you should look for in a Need Assessment Tool?
Discuss what are considered to be some of the more common “Need Assessment Tools” that exist for consulting projects (name at least 2). What do the experts say you should look for in a Need Assessment Tool? What measures would you recommend for the Industry Snapshot (11.1 – Burn or Learn, Biggs p. 246)? Justify your answer.
Explain what is a spot market and why it is important in foreign currency trade D
D 5.1
Explain what is a spot market and why it is important in foreign currency trade
D 5.2
Making a lending decision to a party residing in a foreign country is a two-step decision. What are the two steps involved in such a decision?
Case 5.1
Due: Sunday, End of Module by 11:55 p.m. EST
What are four FX risks faced by FIs?
What is the spot market for FX? What is the forward market for FX? What is the position of being net long in a currency?
Refer to Table 13-1.
a. What was the spot exchange rate of Canadian dollars for U.S. dollars on June 15, 2015?
b. What was the six-month forward exchange rate of Japanese yen for U.S. dollars on June 15, 2015?
c. What was the three-month forward exchange rate of U.S. dollars for Swiss francs on June 15, 2015?
4. On May 15, 2015, you purchased a British pound-denominated CD by converting $1 million to pounds at a rate of 0.6435 pounds for U.S. dollars. It is now June 15, 2015. Has the U.S. dollar appreciated or depreciated in value relative to the pound?
a. Using the information in part (a), what is your gain or loss on the investment in the CD? Assume no interest has been paid on the CD.
5. On May 15, 2015, the exchange rate of U.S. dollars for Canadian dollars was 0.8095. It is now June 15, 2015. The U.S. made Chevrolet Tahoe costs $65,000 over the entire period. Has the U.S. dollar appreciated or depreciated in value relative to the pound? Is it cheaper or more costly for a Canadian citizen to buy the car (converting pounds into U.S. dollars) on June 15, 2015? What is the Canadian citizen’s C$ gain or loss on the purchase of the car if he waits to buy on June 15?
Week Sum 5.1
Each week you will write and submit a brief summary of the important concepts learned during the week. The summary will include a summary of the instructor's weekly lecture including any videos included in the lecture.
Explain how nursing practice has changed over time and how this evolution has changed the scope of practice and the approach to treating the individual. Compare the differentiated practice competencies between an associate (ADN) and baccalaureate (BSN) education in nursing. Explain how scope of practice changes between an associate and baccalaureate nurse.
Explain how nursing practice has changed over time and how this evolution has changed the scope of practice and the approach to treating the individual.
Compare the differentiated practice competencies between an associate (ADN) and baccalaureate (BSN) education in nursing. Explain how scope of practice changes between an associate and baccalaureate nurse.
Identify a specific client care situation and describe how nursing care, or approaches to decision making, differ between the BSN?prepared nurse and the ADN nurse.
Discuss the significance of applying evidence?based practice to nursing care and explain how the academic preparation of the RN?BSN nurse supports its application.
Discuss how nurses today communicate and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and how this supports safer and more effective client outcomes.
Review the APA Formatting Tutorial, located in Class Resources. Utilize the APA paper template and the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center, to ensure correct paper formatting when preparing applicable assignments.
You are required to cite a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be appropriate for the assignment and relevant to nursing practice.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance
Discuss on whether children in elementary school become depressed?
Can children in elementary school become depressed? After studying Module 3: Lecture Materials & Resources, address the following in a well-written discussion post:
What makes childhood depression difficult to assess?
Identify your ethnicity and culture, then explain your answer by comparing your cultural beliefs regarding depression and anxiety and those of another ethnicity and culture.
