Compose an analytical essay in which you offer an interpretation of a literary element in one of the assigned short stories.

 
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Compose an analytical essay of at least 1,200 words in which you offer an interpretation of a literary element in one of the assigned short stories. Write your analysis focusing on one of the following elements in one of the assigned stories:
Character
Theme
Symbolism
Imagery
Setting
Start by selecting one of the short stories assigned by your instructor. Brainstorm to identify the literary element that you would like to explore in the story. Choose from character, theme, symbolism, imagery, or setting. Then, develop a thesis that offers a specific interpretation of this element. If you have trouble coming up with a thesis, contact your instructor, who will help you. Do not do any outside research at this point. When finished, the draft should be at least 1,200 words (approximately four double-spaced pages).
Tips for the Essay
Open your introduction with an engaging opener, such as a question, quote from the story, or interesting idea. Then, connect to the short story and mention the title and the author. End your introduction with a thesis statement that interprets one literary element of the story (such as theme, symbolism, or characterization).
The body paragraphs should support your thesis. Present specific aspects of the short story that help to illustrate your points. Make sure to quote from the story and analyze specific lines that support your argument.
Include a strong concluding paragraph that summarizes your main points and explains the significance of the thesis.
APA Reminder
Use APA style for formatting the essay and for source citations. Begin with a title page. Include a running header, and use proper font and spacing. End with a separate references page. Refer to the Week 1 lecture on avoiding plagiarism for an APA essay template and additional resources.

Comprehensive Patient Assessment

 
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Assignment 1: Application – Comprehensive Patient Assessment
When completing practicum requirements in clinical settings, you and your Preceptor might complete several patient assessments in the course of a day or even just a few hours. This schedule does not always allow for a thorough discussion or reflection on every patient you have seen. As a future advanced practice nurse, it is important that you take the time to reflect on a comprehensive patient assessment that includes everything from patient medical history to evaluations and follow-up care. For this Assignment, you begin to plan and write a comprehensive assessment paper that focuses on one female patient from your current practicum setting.
By Day 7 of Week 9
This Assignment is due. It is highly recommended that you begin planning and working on this Assignment as soon as it is viable.
To prepare
Reflect on your Practicum Experience and select a female patient whom you have examined with the support and guidance of your Preceptor.
Think about the details of the patient’s background, medical history, physical exam, labs and diagnostics, diagnosis, treatment and management plan, as well as education strategies and follow-up care.
To complete
Write an 8- to 10-page comprehensive paper that addresses the following:
Age, race and ethnicity, and partner status of the patient
Current health status, including chief concern or complaint of the patient
Contraception method (if any)
Patient history, including medical history, family medical history, gynecologic history, obstetric history, and personal social history (as appropriate to current problem)
Review of systems
Physical exam
Labs, tests, and other diagnostics
Differential diagnoses
Management plan, including diagnosis, treatment, patient education, and follow-up care
Note: Refer to the Comprehensive Write-up Guide in this week’s Learning Resources for a detailed outline with additional guidance.
Note: The School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available athttp://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/57.htm). All papers submitted must use this formatting.
FOLLOW THIS GUIDE. HEADINGS SHOULD BE LIKE ITS ON THE GUIDE. SETTING IS A OB/GYN OFFICE. SO SCENARIO HAS TO BE OB/GYN RELATED
Comprehensive Write-up Guide
Week 2 Assignment:
Comprehensive Patient Assessment When completing practicum requirements in clinical settings, you and your Preceptor might complete several patient assessments in the course of a day or even just a few hours. This schedule does not always allow for a thorough discussion or reflection on every patient you have seen. As a future advanced practice nurse, it is important that you take the time to reflect on a comprehensive patient assessment that includes everything from patient medical history to evaluations and follow-up care. For this Assignment, you begin to plan and write a comprehensive assessment paper that focuses on one female patient from your current practicum setting. To complete: Write an 8- to 10-page comprehensive paper that addresses the following:
1. General patient information a. Age b. Race/ethnicity c. Partner status
2. Current health status a. Chief concern/complaint and history of present illness (include a complete symptom analysis of chief complaint(s) utilizing OLDCART for a sick/problem focused visit) b. Last menstrual period or year of menopause c. DES exposure (if born between 1948 and 1971) d. Sexual activity status e. Barrier prevention f. Sexual preference g. Satisfaction with sexual relations
3. Contraception method (if any)
4. Patient history a. Past medical history • Major medical events (including pediatric events) • Psychological and mental health • Surgeries and/or hospitalizations if pertinent • Medications, including prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, home and herbal remedies, calcium, and vitamin supplements • Allergies, including drug, food, and environment © 2013 Laureate Education, Inc. 2 • Health maintenance/screenings, including results of patient’s last Pap and mammogram as appropriate, as well as previous vaccinations (HPV, MMR, hepatitis B, last dT, and pneumovax/influenza as appropriate) b. Family medical history c. Gynecologic history • Nullipara vs. multipara • History of sexually transmitted infections and sexually transmitted diseases • Menarche and menstrual patterns • Menopause or peri-menopausal symptoms (if applicable) d. Obstetric history • Gravida and parity status (TPAL) • Pregnancy history, including history of preterm or low birth weight, other pregnancy complications, history of sexually transmitted diseases, and any pertinent negatives e. Personal social history (as appropriate to the current problem) • Cultural background • Education and economic condition • Abuse history including assault and forced sex (past and current) • Occupational health patterns • Environment • Current health habits and/or risk factors • Substance use (must include for every patient) • Tobacco including frequency and longevity • Alcohol including results of CAGE unless patient has never used • Recreational drug use (past and current) • Exercise and physical activity • Diet and nutrition • Sleep • Caffeine
5. Review of systems (ROS) a. Must include reproductive system as well as other pertinent systems (systems relevant to HPI should be included under HPI)
6. Physical exam a. General exam, including vital signs, height, weight, and BMI on every patient b. Physical exam focused on episodic complaint (include numbers of weeks gestation, fundal height, and fetal heart tones for OB patients)
7. Labs, tests, and other diagnostics © 2013 Laureate Education, Inc. 3 a. Pertinent labs, test, and other diagnostics (include routine tests such as triple screen and urine dip for OB patients)
8. Differential diagnoses a. Explain why this set of differential diagnoses should be considered and why each diagnosis should be ruled in or ruled out.
9. Management plan a. Diagnosis b. Treatment c. Patient education d. Follow-up care .
Reminder: The School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/57.htm). All papers submitted must use this formatting. Please contact the course Instructor with any questions regarding this Assignment.

Infectious Disease Outbreak

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Part 1: Infectious Disease Outbreak
In an infectious disease outbreak, there is often an urgent need to control the outbreak and prevent the disease from spreading. An infectious disease outbreak can be costly—both in health risks and in healthcare expenditures. A common method to confirm that an outbreak is indeed occurring is to examine the surveillance data. Examining the surveillance data is also crucial throughout the outbreak to determine if the control measures were adequate.
From the assigned textbook readings this week, review the chapter, “Controlling an Outbreak of Shigellosis with a Community-Wide Intervention in Lexington County, Kentucky.”
Respond to the following:

  • Examine the infectious disease outbreak of shigellosis in Lexington County, Kentucky.
  • Based on the information contained within the case study, describe additional measures that could have been taken to identify and control the spread of the Shigella infection in a timely manner.
  • In addition to the standard laboratory surveillance, describe other surveillance measures that would have been useful to identify the continued number of shigellosis cases.
  • Suggest other strategies to monitor the potential for an outbreak of this particular infection.

Support your statements with appropriate examples and scholarly references.
Part 2: Surveillance Data and Health Implications
Surveillance systems are crucial in identifying trends both for infectious diseases and chronic diseases. The CDC maintains the Surveillance Resource Center that provides the most up-to-date data on numerous topics. Health educators and public health professionals can use this data to establish the need for health promotion programs to reduce the incidence of disease.
From the assigned readings this week, review the following Web site:

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2010). CDC Surveillance Resource Center. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/surveillancepractice/

Using the above CDC Web site, select a health topic from the interactive database system that is of interest to you. Based on this Web site and the data you have reviewed, respond to the following:

  • Briefly describe the various study designs, statistical findings, and their application in current public health topics.
  • Examine the trends you have noticed for your selected topic.
  • Recommend the type of health promotion program that would be effective in meeting the needs of the target population of your selected topic.

 

data Analysis Design

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data Analysis Design
The CDC is proposing to train public health professionals nationally on improving Influenza A prevention strategies targeting particular high-risk groups in the state. In order to prepare for next year’s flu season, the CDC needs to identify the locations where possible mass vaccination clinics need to be set up.
You are the head of a nine-member public health committee at the state public health department. You need to present the proposed data analysis design to the public health department chair. Your proposed data analysis design should include the following:

  • A proposal for the research design.
  • A sample, methods, and data analysis strategy that you would use for this study.
  • Specifics of your research.
  • Updated estimates on the number of influenza cases and related hospitalizations and deaths in your state in the previous years.
  • An analysis of data by geographical area.
  • An analysis of data by demographics.
  • Key flu indicators and their prevalence in your state.
  • Recommendations on the locations of future clinics.