Read the Peace Corps volunteer’s account below in “Jogging Alone” about the way in which persons in the Dominican Republic misunderstood an American volunteer who was doing something that in the United States is normal:
Jogging Alone
When I first arrived in my village in the Dominican Republic, I began to have a problem with my morning jogging routine. I used to jog every day when I was home in the United States, so when I arrived in my village in the Dominican Republic, I set myself a goal to continue jogging two miles every morning. I really liked the peaceful feeling of jogging alone as the sun came up. But this did not last for long. The people in my village simply couldn’t understand why someone would want to run alone. Soon people began to appear at their doorways offering me a cup of coffee; others would invite me to stop in for a visit. Sometimes this would happen four or five times as I tried to continue jogging. They even began sending their children to run behind me so I wouldn’t be lonely. They were unable to understand the American custom of exercising alone. I was faced with a dilemma. I really enjoyed my early morning runs. However, I soon realized that it’s considered impolite in Dominican villages not to accept a cup of coffee, or stop and chat, when you pass people who are sitting on their front steps. I didn’t want to give up jogging. But, at the same time, I wanted to show respect for the customs of the Dominican Republic – and not be viewed as odd or strange.
From: Building Bridges: A Peace Corps Classroom Guide to Cross-Cultural Understanding Coverdell World Wise Schools
Pretend that you are the Peace Corps volunteer in this situation and write a letter home to a parent describing the incident and how it was resolved. You must use the checklist below to compose a proper letter home.
Checklist for the letter home
o You described the jogging incident in a factual manner.
o You described your needs and feelings.
o You described the needs and feelings of the Dominicans in a way that is respectful of their culture.
o You explained what you did to resolve the problem in a way that is respectful to the Dominican culture.
o You used proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
o Your letter home must be a typed, single-spaced, one-page letter containing several paragraphs written in logical order.
o It must be composed as a formal letter, starting with your name and address at the top left corner, followed by the date, then the name and address of the recipient, then the salutation, then the body of the letter, then your name and valediction to close the letter.
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Read the Peace Corps volunteer’s account below in “Jogging Alone” about the way in which persons…
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A 52-year-old obese Caucasian male presents to the clinic with a 2-day history of fever, chills,…
A 52-year-old obese Caucasian male presents to the clinic with a 2-day history of fever, chills, and right great toe pain that has gotten worse. Patient states this is the first time that this has happened, and nothing has made it better and walking on his right foot makes it worse. He has tried acetaminophen, but it did not help. He took several ibuprofen tablets last night which did give him a bit of relief. Past medical history positive or hypertension treated with hydrochlorothiazide and kidney stones. Social history negative for tobacco use but admits to drinking “a fair amount of red wine” every week. General appearance: Ill appearing male who sits with his right foot elevated. Physical exam remarkable for a temp of 101.2, pulse 108, respirations 18 and BP 160/88. Right great toe (first metatarsal phalangeal [MTP]) noticeably swollen and red. Unable to palpate to assess range of motion due to extreme pain. CBC and Complete metabolic profile revealed WBC 14,000 mm3 and uric acid 8.9 mg/dl. The APRN diagnoses the patient with acute gout.
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A 21-year-old male college student was brought to Student Health Services by his girlfriend…
A 21-year-old male college student was brought to Student Health Services by his girlfriend who was concerned about changes in her boyfriend’s behaviors. The girlfriend says that recently he began hearing voices and believes everyone is out to get him. The student says he is unable to finish school because the voices told him he was not smart enough. The girlfriend relates episodes of unexpected rage and crying. Past medical history noncontributory but family history positive for a first cousin who “had mental problems”. Denies current drug abuse but states he smoked marijuana every day during his junior and senior years of high school. He admits to drinking heavily on weekends at various fraternity houses. Physical exam reveals thin, anxious disheveled male who, during conversations, stops talking, cocks his head and appears to be listening to something. There is poor eye contact and conversation is rambling.
Based on the observed behaviors and information from girlfriend, the APRN believes the student has schizophrenia.
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A 28-year-old woman presents to the clinic with a chief complaint of hirsutism and irregular…
A 28-year-old woman presents to the clinic with a chief complaint of hirsutism and irregular menses. She describes irregular and infrequent menses (five or six per year) since menarche at 12 years of age. She began to develop dark, coarse facial hair when she was 14 years of age, but her parents did not seek treatment or medical opinion at that time. The symptoms worsened after she gained weight in college. She got married 3 years ago and has been trying to get pregnant for the last 2 years without success. Height 66 inches and weight 198. BMI 32 kg.m2. Moderate hirsutism without virilization noted. Laboratory data reveal CMP within normal limits (WNL), CBC with manual differential (WNL), TSH 0.9 IU/L SI units (normal 0.4-4.0 IU/L SI units), a total testosterone of 65 ng/dl (normal 2.4-47 ng/dl), and glycated hemoglobin level of 6.1% (normal value =5.6%). Based on this information, the APRN diagnoses the patient with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and refers her to the Women’s Health APRN for further workup and management.
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Scenario 1: 74-year-old male with a history of hypertension and smoking, is having dinner with…
THIS MUST BE ASSIGNED TO DR. SK MEHTA
Week 8 Case Study
Scenario 1: 74-year-old male with a history of hypertension and smoking, is having dinner with his wife when he develops sudden onset of difficulty speaking, with drooling from the left side of his mouth, and weakness in his left hand. His wife asks him if he is all right and the patient denies any difficulty. His symptoms progress over the next 10 minutes until he cannot lift his arm and has trouble standing. The patient continues to deny any problems. The wife sits the man in a chair and calls 911. The EMS squad arrives within 5 minutes. Upon arrival in the ED, patient‘s blood pressure was 178/94, pulse 78 and regular, PaO2 97% on room air. Neuro exam – Cranial nerves- Mild left facial droop. Motor- Right arm and leg extremity with 5/5 strength. Left arm cannot resist gravity, left leg with mild drift. Sensation intact. Neglect- Mild neglect to left side of body. Language- Expressive and receptive language intact.
Mild to moderate dysarthria. Able to protect airway.
Develop a 2-page case study analysis, examining the patient symptoms presented in the case study. Be sure to address the following:
1. Explain both the neurological and musculoskeletal pathophysiologic processes of why the patient presents these symptoms. The response accurately and thoroughly describes the patient symptoms. The response includes accurate, clear, and detailed explanations of both the neurological and musculoskeletal pathophysiologic processes of patients who present these symptoms and is supported by evidence and/or research, as appropriate, to support the explanation.
2. Explain how the highlighted processes interact to affect the patient. The response includes an accurate, complete, detailed, and specific explanation of how the highlighted processes interact to affect the patient and is supported by evidence and/or research, as appropriate, to support the explanation.
3. Explain any racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning. The response includes an accurate, complete, detailed, and specific explanation of racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning and is supported by evidence and/or research, as appropriate, to support the explanation.
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Discuss the following situation and need to write dialogue for it. Remember to include…
Discuss the following situation and need to write dialogue for it. Remember to include appropriate functions and expressions such as greetings, introductions, asking for information, clarifying and closing the conversation.
Situation 1
Your friends and you have decided to spend your mid-semester break by going for a short holiday. You decide to stay at Tioman Hilton Resort. After finalizing your plans, call the Room Reservation Department and make your booking. Include the following information in your conversation.
• the number of persons travelling in your group
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You are contacted by a small Club owner who wants you to help with making a Website for an online…
You are contacted by a small Club owner who wants you to help with making a Website for an online
Booking System that will help the club in managing the bookings for their 10 function rooms.
Currently, Club maintains a manual booking system that is increasingly becoming difficult to manage
for the staff. The current system is erroneous and time taking.
Current System:
Currently, for Booking a function Room, a customer calls or comes in person to the club. The club
admin helps them to choose the function room based on various factors – Day, Time, Number of
hours, Number of people and availability.
The staff will then suggest them if the booking is available and if it is available then Customer will
need to pay a 10% deposit to confirm the booking. But currently, a lot of time is spent to find a suitable
function Room as well as to be sure that the function room is available for the whole time as per the
customer request.
The customer will pay the rest amount on the Booking day after the function Room has been used.
The customer is also liable to pay for any damages (if any) made to the room during their occasion.
The main objectives of this New Booking system are:
Book for a function – This system will help customers in making a booking for a Function Room.
Every function room has a different capacity and rates per hour. Function rooms need a booking for
minimum two hours.
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Critically analyse how top private sector organisations proactively respond to issues….
Word Count:
2000 words (+/- 10 %)
Weighting:
40%
Please note:
This is an individual assignment.
Essay Question
Critically analyse how top private sector organisations
proactively
respond to issues.
A private sector organisation = a company or for-profit organisation.
Your essay must demonstrate the following:
a) Select at least one private sector organisation and investigate issues they have responded to in the past.
b) Select and identify one current issue, where they demonstrated responsibility and sought to resolve the problem.
c) Describe the nature of the problem and how this impacted the organisation’s stakeholders.
d) Critically evaluate how they addressed the current issue/problem and how successful their response was.
e) Include a minimum of four (4) academic journal articles.
Overall, your essay will need to demonstrate an understanding of theories/concepts covered in this unit from weeks 1 – 6.
Please note, the four academic sources must discuss theories/concepts discussed in this unit. The reading list and materials within the ALR704 site are your starting point. -
Discuss what you believe are the key elements of a well-written set of hypotheses….
An important part of beginning a research project is being able to review literature and analyze the implications of already completed research methods, data, and findings. Therefore, researchers must have a solid foundational mastery of differences between research methods, data collection, and reporting. For this discussion board, discuss the differences between quantitative and qualitative research. Specifically, you should complete the following: ? Give a definition of a hypothesis and a null hypothesis and identify the method of research that uses a hypothesis. ? Discuss what you believe are the key elements of a well-written set of hypotheses. Support your opinion with appropriate peer-reviewed sources other than the textbook. ? Give a definition of a research question or problem and identify the method of research that traditionally uses a research question or problem. ? Discuss what you believe are the key elements of a well-written research question or problem. ? Support your opinion with appropriate peer-reviewed sources (other than the textbook). ? Discuss how selecting a sample to study differs between quantitative and qualitative methods. ? Describe 2 data-collection instruments, and determine whether the instrument will be used to collect quantitative or qualitative data. ? Explain how analysis of quantitative data differs from analysis of qualitative data.
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Describe key agencies, institutional structures, political processes, influences on and…
B. Describe key agencies, institutional structures, political
processes, influences on and challenges for environmental
health.
D. Understand the way in which globalisation and the
social, economic and political determinants of health
influence disease, including identification of vulnerable
groups.
E. Understand the concept of sustainable development.
F. Identify and critique ethical elements relevant to
environmental health protections, policies, and industry
practices, from global to local scale.
G. Critically analyse the relationships between
environmental risk factors and social, economic and
political determinants of illness and injury from global to
local scale.
H. Apply skills in conducting an environmental health
assessment and designing an intervention to mitigate
environmental health risks.
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