Title of Assignment: 

Module 2 assignment: Immune system disorders

Purpose of Assignment:

Apply knowledge and understanding of the pathophysiology of immune system disorders. Autoimmune disorders are generally considered the host attacking itself, which manifests in different types of disorders. 

Course Competency(s):

Determine the cellular functions required to regulate homeostasis.

Instructions:

Content:

Identify a person you know who has a cancer or an immune system disorder. Review the disorders outlined in your readings for potential types of disorders. 

Identify the pathophysiology of the immune system disorder

Discuss the treatment for the immune system disorder

Interview the affected person and write a 3-5 page paper identifying your findings.

Questions to guide your interview:

1. Which immune system disorder do you have?2. How long have you had this disorder?3. How has this disorder changed your life (home and work)?4. Are you able to carry out daily activities independently?5. What therapies are you using to manage this disorder?6. What, if any, side effects does the treatment have?

Use 2-3 evidence-based articles from peer-reviewed journals or scholarly sources to support your findings or identify therapies that may be new or different from what the affected person may be using.

Format

Be sure to cite your sources in-text and on a References page using APA format. 

Resources:

Have questions about APA? Visit the online APA guide: https://guides.rasmussen.edu/apa

You can find useful reference materials for this assignment in the School of Nursing guide:https://guides.rasmussen.edu/nursing/referenceebooks

 Reflect on Florida’s current health education programs such as Zika Free Florida, Tobacco Free Florida and consider what part the media plays in such disease prevention programs. Identify a specific public health issue that you believe needs to be highlighted in health policy and based on your textbook readings discuss how social media can be used as a health promotion tool to improve public awareness on the selected topic. 

 As a reminder, all discussion posts must be minimum 250 words, references must be cited in APA format, and must include minimum of 2 scholarly resources published within the past 5-7 years. 

“Our Sense of Self” project for Social Psychology 

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 3

Lesson

Minimum of 3 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook)

Instructions
This week we explored the topics of self-concept, self-esteem and self-presentation. Take some time to reflect on your own self-concept. Who are you? How do you define yourself? How do you feel about your abilities to be successful and accomplish your goals? What image of yourself do you currently, or do you wish to moving forward present to the world. Keep that introspective reflection in mind as you move through this assignment, considering how your own understanding of these ideas has evolved over the years to your present level of development.

Now, pretend that you have been asked to speak to a group of middle school students on the topic of bullying as it relates to self-concept, self-esteem and self-presentation. Create a PowerPoint presentation that addresses the following:

Keeping in mind your audience of 12-14 year olds, define self-concept, self-esteem and self-presentation.

Analyze and explain the possible causes of bullying in the context of these three concepts.

Analyze and explain the impact of bullying (on the victim and aggressor) of these three concepts.

Provide specific actions or behaviors kids in your audience can use to stop or respond positively when they see bullying, are bullied, or are tempted to bully.

As you complete your presentation, be sure to:

Use speaker’s notes to expand upon the bullet point main ideas on your slides, making references to research and theory with citation.

Proof your work

Use visuals (pictures, video, narration, graphs, etc.) to compliment the text in your presentation and to reinforce your content.

Do not just write a paper and copy chunks of it into each slide. Treat this as if you were going to give this presentation live to a group of middle school kids – be relevant, engaging, and focused.

Presentation Requirements (APA format)

Length: 8-10 slides (not including title, introduction, and references slides)

Font should not be smaller than size 16-point

Parenthetical in-text citations included and formatted in APA style

References slide (a minimum of 3 outside scholarly sources plus the textbook and/or the weekly lesson for each course outcome)

Title and introduction slide required

Use weekly prompts to guide your reflections each week by Saturday 2359. Provide details of your thinking, including insights, challenges, paradigm shifts, and goals. Identify previous course topics, readings, or research that relate to the prompt. Upload and submit the response entry for your Journal prompts by Saturday 2359.

This week’s journal entry response is for Module 1 prompt: Reflect on 3 key points from this module.

You are the school nurse in your community.  The teacher of the 6th grade class comes to you with concerns about the bullying that is occurring in her class directed toward one or two students.  The bullying has expanded from the classroom to social media. 

Answer all of the following questions in your post: 

1. In addition to yourself, who should be involved in planning a school-wide program to decrease the incidence of bullying in the classroom? 
2. What evidence-based intervention(s) might the planning group employ to address this bullying problem? 
3. What are the potential physical and psychological health effects of bullying in the classroom and social media? 
4. How might the effectiveness of the intervention(s) you planned, be evaluated?

Must include your personal opinion as well as at least one peer reviewed nursing journal article and must be in APA

Tuberculosis (TB) rates have increased worldwide. A local prison facility has just completed their yearly TB screening of inmates and employees. The screening program resulted in identification of 3 inmates and 2 staff members with positive Mantoux tests. In your post:

• Discuss the associated causality, risk, and current rates of prevalence for Tuberculosis in your community.
• Explain the linkages between epidemiology and communicable diseases
• What placed these inmates at high risk for TB?
• Identify which government agency must be notified immediately.
• Discuss what would be the next nursing action for both those infected and not infected.
• Must include at least one nursing journal article in APA 

Read the following articles, which can be accessed in the Trident library:

Purcell, N., & Cutchen, L. (2013). Diabetes self-management education for African Americans: Using the PEN-3 model to assess needs. American Journal of Health Education, 44(4), 203-212.
Lindberg, N. M., Stevens, V. J., & Halperin, R. 0. (2013). Weight-loss interventions for Hispanic populations: The role of culture. Journal of Obesity, 2013, 542736.
Choose ONE of the articles' topics to focus on for the rest of the SLP. You will use the information in the
selected publication as you go through the phases of applying the PEN-3 model to develop a hypothetical health education program.
Write a three-page paper that includes the following:
1.Provide a brief overview of the health issue among the population in the article selected above, statistics about the scope of the problem, and its implications for health.

Find more details at BHS414 MOD 1 SLP: HEALTH, CULTURE, AND IDENTITY

State Strategies (20% of grade)

The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize students with health reform strategies adopted by states. Students will select a state health policy reform innovation and describe the rationale, how it was adopted (e.g., federal waivers, passage by state legislature), the funding structure, and (to the extent statistical data are available) its impact. Students should summarize their findings in a 1-2 page, single-spaced memo.  

Sample memo attached.  A memo is required, see attached sample.

A few examples of state innovations include Vermonts single payer system, Massachusetts health reforms and Kentuckys Medicaid healthcare program (none of these can be used).

Paper 1

Work with your preceptor to assess the organization for required resources needed for the strategic plan if the change proposal were to be implemented. Review your strategic plan and determine what resources would be needed if the change proposal were to be implemented. Write a list of at least four resources you will need in order to implement your change proposal.

The assignment will be used to develop a written implementation plan.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Paper 2

Professional Capstone and Practicum Reflective Journal

Students are required to submit weekly reflective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a final, course-long reflective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and inquiry into current practice.

This reflection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses, and additional resources that could be introduced in a given situation to influence optimal outcomes. Each week students should also explain how they met a course competency or course objective(s).

In each week’s entry, students should reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout the course. Journal entries should address one or more of the areas stated below.  In the Topic 10 graded submission, each of the areas below should be addressed as part of the summary submission.

1. New practice approaches
2. Interprofessional collaboration
3. Health care delivery and clinical systems
4. Ethical considerations in health care
5. Practices of culturally sensitive care
6. Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of      all patients
7. Population health concerns
8. The role of technology in improving health care      outcomes
9. Health policy
10. Leadership and economic models
11. Health disparities

While APA style is not re