Quiz 1, Kill Chain (Intro) and Geopolitics (Ch 1, 1st 1/2)

Kill Chain, Introduction; Geopolitics, Ch 1, up to p 11 Important to keep in mind for this quiz and all quizzes going forward: You must work by yourself on these quizzes!  It’s open-book, and you can bring in other resources if you like (not in place of the books, but in addition to it), so long as you properly cite those OTHER resources.  Plagiarism, as you are already aware, will result in failure for this quiz and possibly the course: do not copy and paste from any other resource, ever.  Do not ever pass someone else’s work off as yours.  In fact, while an appropriately applied quote here and there is ok, it’s much better to use your own words to answer the following questions.  Too many quotations will lower your grade.  Be sure to note the page number from where you get any material for your answers, and use parentheses to show the page, like here for example (43).  In grading your quizzes, I will be using the Turn-It-In program, which analyzes all papers for plagiarism.  If you share your work with others and they just copy and paste from your work, you both fail for plagiarism.  Finally, PROOFREAD your answers before submitting.  Grammar matters!  Proper spelling, punctuation, and capitalization are all necessary to get good grades.  these are the questions On the first page of chapter 1, Dodds notes the ongoing relevance of geopolitics.  Why or how is it still relevant, according to Dobbs?   What is the topic of geopolitics preoccupied with?  What other concerns?   The author states that there are “two distinct understandings of geopolitics.”  What are they?  Explain. Kill Chain What experience does the author, Christian Bose, have?  Why does he believe he is qualified to write this book?   What country does he believe is the rising threat to the US?  What country is he worried about in writing this book?   Why is this country a formidable threat to the US?  According to Bose, why did the US allow itself to be challenged by this other country?  How did the US drop the ball?     On the one hand, it would sound great from an American perspective that the US has an almost perfect record in war games against this other country.  Why is that record not good for the US?   What is a “kill chain”?  The author says there are three steps to a kill chain.  What are they?   I know it’s early in the book, but so far what are your first impressions of Kill Chain?  What are the book’s strengths and weaknesses? 

When providing grief therapy, what information would you provide Joshua and his parents regarding Joshua’s perception of his terminal illness?

Anna (age 35) and Tom (age 36) Jones have an appointment with you for an evaluation of their son, Joshua, who is 5 years old. They bring all their children to the appointment, including Tommie (6 months), Joshua (5), Sally (7), Mari (11), and Janey (15). You quickly recognize that the entire family needs assistance, not just Joshua. Joshua was recently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, and he is not expected to live more than a few months. He has been withdrawn and irritable, is crying a lot, and has not been interested in playing or doing the things he used to enjoy before his diagnosis. Also since the diagnosis, his siblings have been fighting a lot at home with each other and their parents and refusing to do their chores. Mari and Janey, the two oldest, are refusing to go to school. In your initial post, answer the following questions from your perspective as their psychiatric nurse practitioner. 1-Based on Joshua’s presentation, how would you relate his developmental milestones to his clinical presentation and perception of death and dying? When providing grief therapy, what information would you provide Joshua and his parents regarding Joshua’s perception of his terminal illness? 2-Select one of the Jones’ children (except Joshua) and identify the normal developmental milestones you would expect based on their current age. Identify an age-appropriate national or community resource related to grief or a sibling with cancer and explain the benefit of the resource you provided. 3-What, if any, cultural considerations should you apply when working with the Jones family?

PSYC203: Assignment: Impact of Culture: Interviewing a Person from a different background

PSYC203: Assignment:  Impact of Culture: Interviewing a Person from a different background    The textbook for this class takes a multicultural approach to development. For this assignment, you will be interviewing someone who was born and grew up in a different country than the one you grew up in and comparing your experiences to each other and to research in our text. The person you chose needs to be at least 18 years of age, as someone younger than that cannot legally consent to be interviewed.   Before starting, be sure to read this assignment in total, so you are clear what needs to be done. Assignment Value: 75 points   Your report should focus on differences in developmental practices in at least five areas (e.g things like parenting, attitudes towards things like breast feeding, early childhood education, gender roles, value of education, mating and courtship standards, attitudes toward jobs/careers and cultural expections etc) between your culture and that of the person you are interviewing.      Your report should begin with a short biographical sketch of the person you interviewed (this means things like their age, gender, family of origin, where they grew up, how old they were when they left if appropriate and so forth).     Then you will present the findings of your interview. Along with covering at least five developmental areas as noted above, if the person you interview has emigrated to this country, what do they see as the key differences? If you were born and raised in another country, and interview someone who was born and grew up in the U.S., what do you see as the major differences? You will then present your own conclusions about similarities and differences in developmental between your culture and that of the person interviewed while linking to our text. Do the theories we have been covering make sense for both cultures? Why or why not? You will need to provide academic support for your analysis.   Before you conduct the interview, you should make a list of topics you wish to cover in the interview and then construct a series of specific questions you wish to ask the person to make sure all topics are covered.  This will help you use your time efficiently, and you don’t want to run out of questions. Some interviewees will give very brief answers, others will be more forthcoming. Use the information in the second paragraph to generate your list of questions.    How did information from our text help you with this assignment? Be sure to correctly acknowledge that information with proper citations in the body of your writing.   Also, do not write this up as question and answer, but instead as an integrated essay, where it is clear as you move from paragraph to paragraph, what areas you are covering.    Length? This should be 4-5 pages, and in APA format which means double spaced Times New Roman 12 pt font. Title page does not count as a page, nor does your reference page. Also, basic writing mechanics (spelling, grammar, complete sentences) count so be sure to proofread. If this is an area of weakness for you, you can make use of the MC Writing Center to be sure your writing mechanics are not going to cost you points.    Note: The page length is a guide. I grade on quality of your work not quantity of words.

Aggressive Behaviors in Patients with Dementia

Directions Review the case study and then answer the questions that follow. Case You are rounding on the inpatient geriatric unit. Your first patient is Eva Harold, who was admitted late yesterday after being discharged from her nursing home because of assaultive behavior. Intake Note Eva Harold, a 78-year-old female, has been a resident of Carrot Patch Assisted Living for about two years. Her husband initially admitted her because of Alzheimer’s disease, associated memory decline, and progressive need for assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) that could not be met by her family or community-based programs. She had a history of osteoarthritis but was otherwise healthy. She had a Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) =18 (moderate cognitive impairment) on admission last night. Meds on admission were galantamine 24 mg daily and celecoxib 200 mg daily. Nursing staff describe Eva as a sweet lady. However, recently she began having confrontations with staff and has become increasingly restless and agitated. She even started hitting staff. These behaviors are especially prominent during the evenings. She also seems sad and has been expressing helplessness and hopelessness in comments to staff. She recently shouted for an aide to leave her room—for unclear reasons—while the two of them were looking at pictures in one of her photo albums. She was restless and tense that day and, as the sun began to set, another resident approached her in her room, voices were raised, and Eva struck the other resident. Eva is now being assessed for her new onset of behaviors. Physical examination, blood work, and medication review are negative. The short form GDS=8 (above 5, positive screen for depression). She also appears sad and expresses helplessness and hopelessness. Her pain scale score is 0 out of 5 (zero being no pain). Questions From your perspective as Eva’s psychiatric nurse practitioner, answer the following questions in a  double-spaced paper (not including the reference page) in APA format. Include at least three peer-reviewed, evidence-based references. 1-What assessment and screening tools would you use with Eva? 2-What medications would you start? Please include the rationale for each medication you chose and starting dose, medication education, side effects, and any special considerations. 3-What are the steps to get her placed into a different nursing home? Please remember that she has a history of aggressive behavior and note that she has Medicare. 4-What resources and education would you give her family?