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he assignments in this course are interrelated and based on a practicum experience. The assignments culminate in a final presentation submitted during week 10. As a nurse, you understand the challenges facing under-served populations. For this practicum assignment, you will identify a vulnerable, at-risk population in your community. You will examine the challenges currently facing members of this group and the resources available to assist them. You will gather information from a variety of sources and interview a professional who is involved in the provision of services to this group. A vulnerable or at-risk population can be defined as a population with a common identified risk factor or risk exposure presenting a threat to health. Examples of at-risk populations include, but are not limited to the following:
Urban or rural individuals and families living at or below the poverty line
Immigrants and non-English-speaking individuals
Stigmatized or marginalized groups
Undocumented workers
Incarcerated individuals
The homeless
The mentally ill
This five-part assignment is submitted in weeks 3, 5, 8, and 10. Please refer to the Practicum Assignment link on the navigation pane for an explanation of all steps. Please read it in its entirety before starting.

You will work on this assignment over weeks 1-3. It is submitted at the end of week 3. In this assignment, you will:
Identify your vulnerable, at-risk population of interest.
Complete a needs assessment, analyzing data available through scholarly references that is specific to the identified population. At least 3 references should be used to complete the needs assessment
Present your needs assessment data by filling out the attached worksheet below. Fill out the chart and answer the questions listed on the worksheet. Attach a reference page to the worksheet to list your references utilized in step 2.
Save and submit your assignment to the Week 3 Drop Box.
Use this document. Do not change the formatting. This is not a formal, APA style research paper, although you are expected to cite sources as needed using APA format.
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Select a patient with some health illness and complete the following document:
Abdomen
Renal
Musculoskeletal
Reproductive
Submit the completed form on history, physical and health prevention/promotion for these areas. Highlight or star significant information. Give a summary of your findings.

This is a 3 page double spaced essay (APA 7)that is a critique on an article based on the research regarding tai chi. I will attach the article, the questions that need to be answered in the essay and an example essay of what it should be like. Please do not plagiarize! Also do not use or cite any other websites just the tai chi article
And it must answer ALL of the following questions:
1. What is the study problem? Is study problem clearly stated?
2. What is the study purpose? Is it clearly stated? does it reflect the variables being measured in the study? What are the research objectives and/or questions? Are they clearly listed?
3. Are relevant previous studies described (what is known and what is not known about the research problem)? Are the references current (number and/or percentage of sources in the last 5 and 10 years)?
4. Is the theoretical framework or study framework explicitly expressed? Does it describe relationships among variables of interest? Is there a map or figure provided?
5. What is the design of the study? Is there an intervention? If Yes, describe it? How many groups used in the study?
6. What is the sampling method used? What is the sampling size?
7. Is the study ethical? Describe the informed consent process in this study if reported? What about institutional review board (IRB)?
8. What type(s) of instrument(s) used in this study (e.g., Likert scale, physiological measure,)? Do the measurement methods, used in the study, adequately measure the study variables? Do the measurement methods, used in this study, have adequate validity and reliability?
9. How was the data collected in this study? Is the data collection process clearly described? Is the training of the data collectors reported?
10. Are the study findings/results discussed in relation to each research question or study purpose? Are significant and non-significant findings reported? Does the conclusion fit the findings?

Do you believe you have the traits to be an effective leader? Perhaps you are already in a supervisory role, but as has been discussed previously, appointment does not guarantee leadership skills.
How can you evaluate your own leadership skills and behaviors? You can start by analyzing your performance in specific areas of leadership. In this Discussion, you will complete Gallup’s StrengthsFinder assessment. This assessment will identify your personal strengths, which have been shown to improve motivation, engagement, and academic self-conference. Through this assessment, you will discover your top five themes—which you can reflect upon and use to leverage your talents for optimal success and examine how the results relate to your leadership traits.
To Prepare:
Complete the StrengthsFinder assessment instrument, per the instructions found in this Module’s Learning Resources.
Please Note: This Assessment will take roughly 30 minutes to complete.
Once you have completed your assessment, you will receive your “Top 5 Signature Themes of Talent” on your screen.
Click the Download button below Signature Theme Report, and then print and save the report. We also encourage you to select the Apply tab to review action items.
NOTE: Please keep your report. You will need your results for future courses. Technical Issues with Gallup:
If you have technical issues after registering, please contact the Gallup Education Support group by phone at +1.866-346-4408. Support is available 24 hours/day from 6:00 p.m. Sunday U.S. Central Time through 5:00 p.m. Friday U.S. Central Time.
Reflect on the results of your Assessment, and consider how the results relate to your leadership traits.
Download your Signature Theme Report to submit for this Discussion.
Post a brief description of your results from the StrengthsFinder assessment. Then, briefly describe two core values, two strengths, and two characteristics that you would like to strengthen based on the results of your StrengthsFinder assessment. Be specific. Note: Be sure to attach your Signature Theme Report to your Discussion post.
Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by making recommendations for how they might strengthen the leadership behaviors profiled in their StrengthsFinder assessment, or by commenting on lessons to be learned from the results that can be applied to personal leadership philosophies and behaviors.

For this assignment, list the parts of a comprehensive mental status examination (MSE) for mental health patients. Give examples of each and describe the significance to the advanced practice nurse.
Submission Instructions
The paper is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation, and misspelling.
The paper should be formatted per current APA and 3-4 pages in length, excluding the title, abstract, and references page.
Incorporate a minimum of 5 current (published within the last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.
Mental Exam Rubric
CriteriaRatings
Identification of Main Issues/Problems
Identify and demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the issues/problems.
Analysis and Evaluation of Issues/Problems
Presents an insightful, thorough analysis and evaluation of issues/problems.
Demonstrates a Conceptual Understanding
Provides a thorough, competent, and interpretive responses to all issues/problems, and shows a high level of conceptual understanding.
Use of Citations to Course Readings and Additional Research/Literature
Effectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Exceptional use of citations and extended referencing.
Writing Mechanics and APA Formatting Guidelines
Demonstrate a high level of clarity, precision, and attention to detail. APA style is correct and writing is free of grammar and spelling errors.

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At the beginning of this course, you were asked to give your immediate reactions to the Pixar video below and relate what you knew about interpersonal communication to it. Let’s do so again, recognizing that you know a lot more about how interpersonal communication really works (and thus are seeing through different eyes!).
Step 1: (Re)watch the Pixar short film: For the Birds
Clips Hay. (2012). [HD] Pixar – For The Birds | Original Movie from PixarLinks to an external site. [Video]. YouTube.
Step 2: Write a 1000-word essay addressing the prompts below:
Addressing the following (adhering to the writing requirements below):
Thinking back to our M1 Curious and Creative Communication exercise where you initially reacted to this video, compare and contrast your reactions.
In what ways has your ability to understand interpersonal communication changed and grown more complex?
Now, apply a least 5-course concepts or theories to the video. Explain how they relate to the video’s contents.
Make sure to define and cite concepts by name.
As relevant, reflect on any additional ways your understanding of interpersonal communication has changed in general, especially as it relates to the video.
Writing Requirements
Title your paper COMM 210 Final Exam Essay.
Write an introduction that includes and highlights your central or main point.
Organize your paper, writing full paragraphs with effective transitions between paragraphs.
Provide evidence and use details to support your claims, referring to explicit concepts or theories by name from the textbook.
Develop a conclusion that summarizes the main points of the paper.
Online tips for using APA style may be found at the Excelsior Online Writing Lab.Links to an external site.
Step 3: Submit your essay via Turnitin
To the Canvas assignment dropbox via TurnItIn (see Submission Guidance below). Do not submit via TurnItIn.com.

Pete is a 24 year-old African American man who was diagnosed with sickle cell disease when he was 3 years-old. He has a history of acute chest syndrome, necrosis of the
hip, and has had recurrent chronic leg ulcers for 3 years. He had been receiving his treatment
from a Pediatric hematology group and recently transferred to the adult hematology clinic. Since the transfer, he has been hospitalized monthly for sickle cell pain crisis, with back, leg and chest pain which does not respond to his home pain regimen of Dilaudid. Pete has monthly pain crises at home, despite following an oral pain regimen that seemed to be working at home. After being admitted to the hospital via the ER, Pete is usually hospitalized for 1-2 weeks on an IV pain regimen, which he heard about from his peers with sickle cell disease. This specific combination of medication that he asks for is known to cause a temporary “high” and Pete reports it is effective. He has asked that the palliative medicine physician be removed from his case because they consistently push back on prescribing this combination of medication. Pete has a good relationship with the palliative care social worker and consents to them continuing to follow. Pete has been offered home health care services, but he refuses. He is cared for at home by his mother, who also cares for his two younger siblings, ages 14 and 17. He has good support from his mother. Pete is Christian and considers himself very religious. During one social work interaction, Pete revealed an incident of sexual harassment by an authority figure during his adolescence but refused to discuss further when pushed.
1. What additional information would you need to assess the client, including the family?
2. What NJ federal or state laws or regulations are relevant to this case?
3. How would you address them?
4. How do these affect the intervention that you have chosen for this case?
5. What are the palliative care issues presented in this case?
6. What interventions or decision would you recommend for this patient, (and family, if appropriate) based on the information included in the case and information that you would obtain? If information not included in the case is necessary to make a decision about treatment, discuss how the information you obtain would affect your recommendation for treatment.
7. What is the role of the social worker for this case?
8. What is the role of the other members of the Palliative Care Team? Why?
9. What is in the evidence base about how individuals from this cultural group approachserious illness and end of life, including:
a. Engaging in advance care planning
b. Preferred communication style about diagnosis and prognosis
c. Preferences regarding aggressive life-prolonging treatment
10. What are the ethical issues to consider in this case, including:
a. Relevant ethical values
b. Potential ethical dilemmas
11. What are the religious or spiritual issues that should be considered?
Include 7 peer reveiwed references about total pain in palliative care, existential suffering, and adolescents and adults living with a chronic illness experiencing palliative care

Detailed Grammatically correct Explanations and Answers are required in American English and APA 7 format. In-text citation and references in alphabetical order. Detailed instructions attached

In your initial post, address each of the following:
Pick one of the articles or other resources provided in this week’s learning materials and discuss the main objective of this resource and how it applies to education or your practice.
Review the articles provided and explain the main points of one article.
In addition to the article provided in the learning materials, be sure to include an additional two scholarly references to support your statements.
Be sure to include in your answer current evidence-based terminology and standards that you have researched (at least three references should be included). Please refer to the learning material articles to help you answer the discussion prompt.
Articles
Gray, A. C., Steel, A., & Adams, J. (2019). A critical integrative review of complementary medicine education research: Key issues and empirical gaps. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 19(1), 73.
Karim, S., Benn, R., Carlson, L. E., Fouladbakhsh, J., Greenlee, H., Harris, R., Henry, N. L., Jolly, S., Mayhew, S., Spratke, L., Walker, E. M., Zebrack, B., & Zick, S. M. (2021). Integrative oncology education: An emerging competency for oncology providers. Current Oncology, 28(1), 853–862.
Valentini, J., Klocke, C., Güthlin, C., & Joos, S. (2021). Integration of complementary and integrative medicine competencies in general practice postgraduate education—development of a novel competency catalogue in Germany. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 21(1), 1-10.

The SDOH framework suggests that health outcomes are contextualized within the wider social environment in which a person works, learns, and lives. It also incorporates a life course perspective, acknowledging that influences in early life can predispose an individual to poor health in adulthood and later life (Blane, 2006). The SDOH framework further acknowledges psychosocial processes, recognizing the relationship between external stressors (e.g., financial issues) and internal responses (e.g., biological responses such as raised cortisol; Brunner & Marmot, 2006). Since the original report on the SDOH in 1999, a growing body of research evidence supports the SDOH framework, which has been used to facilitate changes in policy and practice aimed at reducing inequality and improving health outcomes (Marmot et al., 2020). However, progress to address inequalities and improve the health of individuals and societies has been reported to be slow (Marmot et al., 2020).
The SDOH consider the context in which people live, work and learn as having major impact on health. Social and Community factors are one of the five components of the SDOH. How does that component impact the health of an individual or community?
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