ENGL 1020: Composition/Analysis

University of Memphis

Individual New Media Writing Assignment

Overview:  

When we produce an argument, many of the decisions we make are determined by the rhetorical situation. Thus, when the rhetorical situation changes, so will our argument. In this major Multimodal Composition, you will be revising your researched argument using one of the digital apps we learned during the New Media Group Project.  

Process:

1. Review the New Media Group Projects posted in eCourseware.  
    
2. Choose the app that you assess to be the most effective for conveying your researched argument.  Consider:
    
   1. Who is my audience?
       
   2. What is the most persuasive information I need to convey to be persuasive?
       
   3. Do I need a lot of charts and graphs? Consider Piktochart.
       
   4. Will my audience be most persuaded using video? Imovie.
       
   5. Will humor work best for my argument? Powtoon or Pixton.
       
3. Outline your researched argument draft for the most persuasive information.
    
4. Revise your argument into a Multimodal Composition using your chosen app. Consider:
    
   1. What tone is appropriate for the non-academic audience?
       
   2. How can I best combine text, images, and sound to construct a sound argument?
       
   3. What appeals can I make using linguistic, visual, aural, spatial and gestural modes?
       

Length: If you make a video, it should be 3-5 minutes.  If you make an infographic, it should be two pages.

You will need to include an MLA citation page in your presentation.

Caution: You are completely revising your argument for a new rhetorical situation.  It will not be adequate to cut and paste from your Researched Essay Draft. Your tone, structure, word choice etc. should change to reflect the new situation. Also, be sure to check how long you have free access, so your trial doesn’t end before you finish your project.  

Assessment: Per the syllabus, this project is worth 20% of your overall course grade.

Identify a state health policy and the tools used to implement the policy. How do you think the political climate has affected the choice of policy tools and the behavioral assumptions by policymakers?  How have professional nursing organizations been involved in this policy issue? If they have not, what recommendations would you make for them to participate?  Develop a few talking points to inform other health care professionals regarding this issue.

Discussion Rubric

The initial post will be regarding the topic of the week and will be a minimum of 250 words. Make sure you provide appropriate references and utilize APA style and to use at least 2 references.

 please read this scenario and answer the 3 questions below in short paragraphs. APA citation and reference. no plagiarism 

Lillian fell when she was returning from the bathroom after the suppository. The nurse found her sitting on the floor complaining of pain on the left side of her rib cage. The nurse called for help and assisted Lillian back to bed. She notified the physician and completed the necessary reports. The physician ordered a follow-up chest X-ray that came back within normal limits. Lillian had a small bruise on her rib cage but no fracture. The physician gave the nurse the following orders over the phone.

• Acetaminophen (Tylenol): 325 mg po every 4 hours as needed for pain
• Zolpidem (Ambien): 5 mg po at bedtime for sleep
• Alprazolam (Xanax): 0.5 mg po as needed for anxiety

1. How would the nurse assess Lillian’s pain, and when would the nurse assess for pain when giving the acetaminophen?
2. How does zolpidem work? Be sure to include the drug category, mechanism of action, onset and duration of action, and safety considerations.
3. What are the factors that contributed to Lillian’s fall?

During your tour of the city, describe 1 observation related to the 3 selected determinants of health. (a total of 3 observations must be described). Note indicators of high or low employment. Consider education levels, number of female head of households, and median household incomes for example.  Finally, describe a total of 3 strategies or evidence based recommendations to help reduce or eliminate the selected observations noted during your Sentinel City® tour.  The 3 selected determinants are: 1) social economic environment 2) physical environment 3) Individual lifestyle.

All submissions must have a minimum of two scholarly references to support your work 

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COMMENT 1

primary intervention in disaster planning is the planning prior to the disaster (Davis, et al., 2010). In the case of the Haiti earthquake the disaster was present prior to the actual earthquake. The country was already stricken by poverty. This national poverty lead to infrastructure problems that were difficult for disaster response to overcome. 

Managing the problem of impoverished nations infrastructure prior to a disaster would slow the progression of disease after disaster strikes. The healthcare needs of Haiti were not being met prior to the disaster. Hospitals were underfunded and when disaster struck the hospitals and medical facilities that were not built to be earthquake resistant were severely damaged. Funding of proper facilities and education of disaster planning of healthcare workers and the community would have gone a long way in easing the extent of the Haiti disaster. 

Tertiary interventions directed at managing this disaster would be funding of programs to improve the economy and lessen the impact of poverty for Haiti. Once immediate healthcare needs are met, the process of rebuilding with a focus on overall improvement of economy so that it is sustainable for the future is needed. 

There are many organization and charitable foundations involved in improving the economies and infrastructures of countries to lessen the overall impact of poverty. International Action is a charitable foundation that currently has a focus on bringing clean water to Haiti. They are building sustainable supply of clean water. The organization is working the local population to provide affordable clean water. I would choose to work with this organization because they are making an improvement in an infrastructure that improves health and safety of a basic necessity, clean water. 

COMMENT 2

Primary prevention with patients who experienced the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, would focus on preventing disease from occurring. For Instance, the community health nurse could attempt to prevent patients from breathing in dust, and air contaminants by having them, and staff wear masks. Medical staffing was somewhat scarce, however staff available are to make sure to use universal precautions to ensure that patients are not exposed to illness, and disease, from other patients, by staff who did not take their time to wash their hands properly, and Don gown, and gloves when necessary.

An example of a Secondary Prevention, would be to require staff keep all patient wounds covered and clean. Patients that may have suffered injury, or loss of a limb would need proper wound care.  Although, water supplies were limited, making sure that patient wounds are cleaned with peroxide, or betadine, and keeping the wound covered with clean bandages so that patient’s wounds wont’s become infected. Also, if patients skin has been exposed to foreign objects (such a wood or nails) if the patient is not up to date on their shots they may need a tetanus shot or booster. Tertiary intervention would focus on reducing complications of disease. Patients that were suffering from Sepsis would need to be monitored closely, and treated with antibiotics or Patients with fever would be treated with antipyretics.

All three of the proposed interventions listed above fall under the Post Impact Phase. “The post impact phase has to parts, the emergency phase, and the recovery phase” (Mauer, & Smith, 2009 All the above listed interventions happened during the Post Impact Phase. The disaster had already occurred, and these are the steps to be taken after. In a disaster situation, I would work with organizations such as FEMA. FEMA’s (or the Federal Emergency Management Agency) “mission is to help people before, during, and after disasters” (FEMA, 2018)