Assignment 2: Nuclear Medicine

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Assignment 2: Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear medicine is a specialized branch of modern medicine that exploits the process of radioactivity for imaging, diagnosis, and treatment. Many imaging techniques inject small amounts of radioactive material into the body, which are then tracked by a sensing device specific to the type of radiation emitted from that material. Radiation has also been used to destroy diseased tissue, typically beyond the reach of standard surgical techniques.

Using the readings for this module, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, write a paper on nuclear medicine. Address the following:

  • Explain the scientific and technical concepts related to nuclear medicine. Consider the following questions when you construct your response:
    • What type of radiation is typically exploited in most nuclear medicine procedures?
    • How are patients prepared for nuclear medicine procedures?
    • What are the advantages and limitations of nuclear medicine?
    • What ailments are typically diagnosed and treated via nuclear medicine procedures?
  • Evaluate a minimum of three applications of nuclear medicine relating to any of the following topics:
    • Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans
    • Gallium scans
    • Indium white blood cell scans
    • Iobenguane scans (MIBG)
    • Octreotide scans
    • Hybrid scanning techniques employing X-ray computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
    • Nuclear medicine therapy using radiopharmaceuticals

Support your statements with examples. Provide a minimum of three scholarly references.

Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Memo Paper

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The nature of an organization’s business and the environment the business operates in will guide management in ensuring that decisions are both legal and ethical. In this project, you will expand your ability to make ethically responsible decisions by applying an ethical decision-making model to resolve a business ethics case. Begin with Step 1: “Ethical Analysis.”

When you submit your project, your work will be evaluated using the competencies listed below. You can use the list below to self-check your work before submission.

  • 1.4: Tailor communications to the audience.
  • 1.6: Follow conventions of Standard Written English.
  • 2.5: Develop well-reasoned ideas, conclusions or decisions, checking them against relevant criteria and benchmarks.
  • 5.1: Develop constructive resolutions for ethical dilemmas based on application of ethical theories, principles, and models.
  • 9.3: Apply the principles of employment law for ethical practices and risk mitigation.

Step 1: Ethical Analysis

The ethical aspects of King’s situation seem complex, and you realize that you need a structured way to think through the various possibilities and their implications. You know that there are many different schools of ethical thought and a variety of frameworks or approaches for analyzing ethical problems, but you decide that the best approach to this particular situation is Badaracco’s Right vs. Right Framework.

Work through the Badaracco ethical analysis, considering the various options for action and the winners and losers for each option. What are your recommendations for the best ethical course of action?

When you’ve finished analyzing the ethical aspects of this case, continue to the next step, in which you’ll consider any legal issues that could affect your decisions.

 

Step 2: Legal Analysis

In addition to the ethical aspects of King’s situation, there may be legal implications that the human resources department needs to account for before moving forward with any plan of action. You realize that you need to review any relevant information about fraud that might affect what could or should be done about King, including employment at will.

Now that you’ve  worked through possible legal implications and arrived at a recommended course of action for Friendly Digits’s HR department, it’s time to present your analyses, recommendations, and action plan in a memo to Mindy Wu, the director of HR.

 

Step 3: Write Your Memo

First, review how to write a memo. Once you have a sense of memos in general, use your outline and research notes to prepare your memo. Be sure to meet the following requirements:

  • Using the Badaracco framework and your legal analysis, prepare a memo for HR.
  • Format your memo following the library’s example. You must also include APA-formatted in-text citations and an APA-formatted reference list (do not format the body of the memo using APA style, just the reference list). See references and citations for details.
  • Include a specific recommendation on what actions, if any, HR should take based on your analysis and conclusions.
  • The memo should be  10 pages (double spaced, 12-point font; the reference list does not count towards page limit).

Step 4: Submit Your Memo

Submit your memo to the Embellished Résumé folder by the end of Week 5.

 

Before you submit your assignment, review the competencies below, which your instructor will use to evaluate your work. A good practice would be to use each competency as a self-check to confirm you have incorporated all of them in your work.

  • 1.4: Tailor communications to the audience.
  • 1.6: Follow conventions of Standard Written English.
  • 2.5: Develop well-reasoned ideas, conclusions or decisions, checking them against relevant criteria and benchmarks.
  • 5.1: Develop constructive resolutions for ethical dilemmas based on application of ethical theories, principles, and models.
  • 9.3: Apply the principles of employment law for ethical practices and risk mitigation.

Define all the roles and responsibilities for each function area that would be included in this scenario.

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Set up and diagram an Incident Command System for the following scenario.

Define all the roles and responsibilities for each function area that would be included in this scenario.

SCENARIO: At 10:05a.m. today, a hurricane/earthquake/tornado/flood hit the community of Edenton. The downtown area was hardest hit. People have reported damage to homes, and businesses have been affected as well. No fatalities have been reported. Three people with injuries have been taken to the Edenton Community Hospital, which is also reporting some damage. As many as 10 people are missing. The downtown fire station is destroyed/inoperable. Two other fire stations are operational. Other possible effects: A large fire has broken out in downtown Water mains are cut. 10 percent of the population has sustained injuries. Utility lines are down. Animals in the zoo have escaped from their cages. Looters are rampaging downtown. Sewers have backed up, endangering public health. Many houses are destroyed/inhabitable and shelters will be needed. A hazardous spill has occured. A major road has been affected.

Final Project Milestone Five: Draft Of Communication And Management Plan

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Instructions

Submit your draft of Communication and Management Plan (Section VI). In this section, identify strategies and practices to ensure stakeholder involvement and support for the project. Discuss models, theories, and/or methods to support the change management process, and specify details that address the post-implementation communication process.

Steps for Development (Try to do at least one of these steps each day throughout the week to help you complete this milestone):

  • Progress Communication: Discuss the strategies and practices that will be used to communicate progress with management, the board of directors, and other stakeholders within the organization.
  • Change Management Plan: Discuss the strategies that will be used to guide relevant parties through the changes that the initiative will require. This will need to include strategies for dealing with impacted employees, patients, clients, and even departments and outside stakeholders, depending on the type of initiative within your organization.
  • Post-Implementation Communication: How will results and ongoing communications be provided? Who will be the audiences for these various communications, and how will you ensure that each audience receives the correct information in an appropriate manner and time?

For additional details, please refer to the Milestone Five Guidelines and Rubric document and the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document.

 

  1. Milestone Five: Draft of Communication and Management Plan
    In Module Five, you will submit your draft of Communication and Management Plan (Section VI). In this section, identify strategies and practices to ensure stakeholder involvement and support for the project. Discuss models, theories, and/or methods to support the change management, and specify details that address the post-implementation communication process. This section should be at least three to four slides. This milestone is graded with the Milestone Five Rubric.
    Steps for Development (Try to do at least one of these steps each day throughout the week to help you complete this milestone):

    •   Progress Communication: Discuss the strategies and practices that will be used to communicate progress with management, the board of directors, and other stakeholders within the organization.
    •   Change Management Plan: Discuss the strategies that will be used to guide relevant parties through the changes that the initiative will require. This will need to include strategies for dealing with impacted employees, patients, clients, and even departments and outside stakeholders, depending on the type of initiative within your organization.
    •   Post-Implementation Communication: How will results and ongoing communications be provided? Who will be the audiences for these various communications, and how will you ensure that each audience receives the correct information in an appropriate manner and time?