Applied Science

What is an “Initial Reflection?” It certainly implies that there will be a Final Reflection, and you are correct! There will be a final reflection at the end of the course. Reflective writing is one way for you to see how your knowledge, understanding, and goals evolve over time. This assignment is designed to give you an anchor point for who you are and what you know as you enter this course. You are “reflecting” on what you know – in other words, describing for yourself and me, a little of all the good things in your brain/heart at this point in time. Then, at the end of the course, you will have a similar assignment so you can “reflect” on what has changed and what has not. For this journal entry, you have three options on the formatting list below. We are all different so tend to have different ways we deal with stress, reflect, etc. So choose the option that best fits you! Keep in mind the final reflection at the end of the semester must be done the same way. 1) Write a minimum of 3 paragraphs (roughly 300-500 words) but you may have more than 3 if you wish in a narrative essay format.2) Write the paper in question/answer format. This needs to be a minimum of 300-500 word narrative (that is only counting your writing portion, not the question that is listed portion) or can look at it as a whole with the questions being included so at least 500 – 600 words listing the questions. You should still have an introduction paragraph and a summary paragraph. 3) You also have the option of doing it in video style similar to the way we did the “Intro discussion board assignment” where you are saying the question out loud then answering. Your writing/video should flow more like a story or the way you would speak in a conversation. The way that I am writing these instructions is an example of the style/tone I’m describing to you. In your paper/video incorporate all of the following items: What do you know about stress in yourself? What types of stress do you observe in your community? What are your biggest questions and/or concerns about stress in yourself and in your community? Is there a relationship? Describe how you handle stress in general. What would you like to change about the way you handle stress and why? What resources are you currently aware of that would help you make these changes? What do you expect to learn in this course? What would you like to learn in this course?

Now that Barbara has an understanding of the factors that influence clinic performance, it is time to set priorities and develop a preliminary strategy. A clear strategy helps to focus energy and resources, establish organizational direction, and strengthen operations where there are opportunities for improvement. For this project assignment on UCCO, complete a minimum of a 2-page report to describe a high-level strategy with associated action items for, to include the following concepts: Based on the results of the SWOT analysis, what should Barbara recommend as an overall strategy? How will the selection of the chosen EHR system contribute to the strategy? Further, explain why it was the best choice. On what basis should she develop action items? What should the action items be, as they directly relate to the strategy? What should the recommended outcomes and/ or long-term goals be, based on the action items?

A 27-year-old patient with a history of substance abuse is found unresponsive by emergency medical services (EMS) after being called by the patient’s roommate. The roommate states that he does not know how long the patient had been lying there. The patient received naloxone in the field and has become responsive. He complains of burning pain over his left hip and forearm. Evaluation in the ED revealed a large amount of necrotic tissue over the greater trochanter as well as the forearm. EKG demonstrated prolonged PR interval and peaked T waves. Serum potassium level of 6.9 mEq/L. Post an explanation of the disease highlighted in the scenario you were provided. Include the following in your explanation: The role genetics plays in the disease. Why the patient is presenting with the specific symptoms described.The physiologic response to the stimulus presented in the scenario and why you think this response occurred.The cells that are involved in this process.How another characteristic (e.g., gender, genetics) would change your response.

Watch at least 2 episodes of any television situation comedy. After watching the programs, identify any minority characters, and write one to two pages about how one of these minor characters are portrayed.  Detail if the portrayal was stereotypical and if the minority status alone was used humor.  For the third page of the paper, please discuss ways that stereotypes can sabotage counseling progress.  Give two ways that a counselor/therapist can limit the negative aspects of stereotypes in individual and group counseling.  The paper must be in APA format.  The page count does not include the title, abstract, or reference pages. 

Post a response to each of the following: Explain the agonist-to-antagonist spectrum of action of psychopharmacologic agents. Compare and contrast the actions of g couple proteins and ion gated channels. Explain the role of epigenetics in pharmacologic action. Explain how this information may impact the way you prescribe medications to clients. Include a specific example of a situation or case with a client in which the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner must be aware of the medication’s action.

 In your reply post, discuss whether or not you would choose to have LASIK surgery for the vision problem that your classmate explained. In your opinion, do the benefits outweigh the risks? If you or someone close to you has experience with LASIK, you may choose to discuss that here. What made you/them decide to go through with the procedure? Or, what stopped you/them from pursuing LASIK as a treatment option? Baylee Lindley Module 9 Discussion LASIK surgery is greatly effective for Myopia. Myopia is also known as nearsightedness and is a condition where you can see close or nearby things clearly, but things in a distance are extremely blurry.  Myopia is commonly caused due to having a longer eyeball than the average person. What occurs in Myopia is the light rays focus in front of the retina which causes blurred vision in a distance. During the LASIK surgery, some tissue is removed from the eyes to allow the light to properly focus on the retina and back of the eye. Due to the removal of some tissues, the eye will become thinner and admitting more light to the eye and result in better and clearer vision.References/Hyperlinks:https://www.nvisioncenters.com/nearsightedness/lasik/https://providenceeye.com/blog/what-lasik-cannot-correct

Read the historical benchmarking article provided:  Hughes, Gwen. “Using Benchmarking for Performance Improvement (AHIMA Practice Brief).” Journal of AHIMA 74, no.2 (2003): 64A-D.  This article is attached below under “Supporting Materials.” Assume you are a hospital HIM Manager and you need to work toward the part of the new strategic plan that indicates that your department will use benchmarking to improve coding production. Based on the concepts of successful benchmarking described in the article, describe how you will embrace, adopt, and implement benchmarking for your coding production. You may complete this assignment in a list or table type of format (rather than a research paper format) as long as you include thorough information and description of the steps you plan to take You completed assignment should be 1-2 pages, not including the title page and reference page.

Explain how Electronic Health Records (EHR) are used. Identify types of information found in an EHR. Describe 1 technology that has an impact on health care delivery. Include possible concerns or considerations regarding this technology and patient health data. Describe 1 regulation that has an impact on health care delivery. Include how this regulation affects the use of patient health data and technology. Include the consequences of non-compliance with this regulation. Describe 1 government agency with oversight of healthcare delivery. Identify whether this agency is available at the federal, state, or local level. Identify a healthcare structure that must comply with this agency. Describe the effect this agency has on health care delivery. Summarize the importance of compliance for patient health data and technology. Note: Provide speaker notes for each slide. Refer to the tutorial “Adding Speaker Notes to Your PowerPoint® Slides” from Microsoft® for more information on how to add speaker notes to your presentation.

You are a digital content developer and you own your own digital publishing establishment. You wish to expand your readers’ target audience reach base with another digital publishing establishment that has the audience you desire to reach and capture. The other digital publishing establishment envy’s online advertising reach for advertisers and the creative expertise you have for graphic designing. And you like to share the use of the other digital publisher’s servers as he/she has a data storage capacity of over 50 trillion bytes. Note that in the near future data management, data control, and data analysis are important factors to a digital economy. Employing your own creativity and imagination create an MOU document that will be a win-win for your partnership

How can we make art music and the arts more approachable to a wider audience? Why is art music not as popular as pop music? What part does the mass media play in the popularity of art music versus pop music? How can education foster the popularity of art music and the arts? Did you find satisfactory and eye-opening your exposure to art music and the arts in your high school education? Please mention specific examples and solutions. I have given you some clues to get started, but please expand the conversation to other factors as well.