Instructions – A Personal Reflection on Disasters or Mass Casualty Incidents

Course Objective met

1. Describe the human impact created by different types of disasters. 

Assignment Objectives met

-Describe possible effects on victims, families,   

     neighborhoods & communities

-Recognize societal factors that increase loss to

     life & property

-Describe possible effects on Healthcare

     providers & responders

-Recall nursing implications

OVERVIEW

Reflection is a method of thinking deeply. It allows us to ponder not only that which is obvious to our senses, but all layers of the event, even to the possible intangibles. At least three (3) of the following aspects of the event, should be used for the best possible grade: 

• physical [injuries, death],
• emotional [fear, loneliness, helplessness, etc.],
• spiritual [corporate worship, individual],
• environmental [human diversity, structures, access, etc.],
• various obligations [school, work, family care, etc.],
• and financial

 (Bogo, etal., 2011).

Option 1: Recollect a disaster or mass casualty incident that personally affected you (ie: you, your family, or your friends). If this is too painful for you to revisit, you may choose option two.

Option 2: If this has never occurred in your life, please consider a disaster or mass casualty incident that you are aware of by way of significant media/news exposure.

The subject matter may be recent or in the past. To refresh your memory, feel free to read old newspaper or internet reports. You must respond to all six (6) points below, and you must include at least 3 of the aspects mentioned in the Overview.

1. Describe what happened.

2. What were your thoughts and feelings as you lived the situation? (actual or vicariously)

3. What three (3 or more) aspects emerged throughout the event? (refer to the Overview above)

4. What did you learn about yourself or the event? (or those directly affected)

5. Why was the experience important to you?

6. Choose one thing you think would be helpful to those involved in the experience.

DIRECTIONS:

This Discussion Forum (DF) differs from what you are used to in the RN-BSN program. No references are ‘required’ (unless they apply), for this ‘one’ DF (see below). Something that has not changed is the skillful construction of your sentences, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and how well you spoke to the six (6) points above, and interjected at least three (3) of the possible aspects of the event (also shown above). 

This is a personal reflection and therefore, citations and references are not required. (However, citations and references are required “if” you are actually referring to someone else’s ideas. Ie: If you “quote” someone or use their “thoughts” about the event even in a newspaper, it is their idea.) Your response must be typed or copied and pasted directly into the discussion thread.  The maximum word limit is 400 (this is also different from a regular Discussion Forum). Please double space between paragraphs but do NOT use double spacing or indentions throughout your writing. No file can be uploaded. APA format “will” be graded if it exists.

      The same criteria concerning a personal reflection from the above paragraph, applies to the secondary posting. Your postings in response to your peers should be concise but facilitate a lively dialogue on the topic being discussed. Do NOT simply repeat information from your initial posting or your peer’s posting. The maximum word limit is 200. Please double space between paragraphs but do NOT use double spacing or indents throughout. APA format “will” be graded if it exists.

This activity is worth 10% of your total grade.  You can expect individual feedback within a week of the due date/time.

Reference:

M. Bogo, C. Regehr, E. Katz, C. Logie & M. Mylopoulos (2011).  Developing a tool for assessing students’ reflections on their practice. Social Work Education. 30 (2), 186-194.  DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2011.540392

Community Health Education.

Read chapter 5, 7 and 8 of the class textbook and review the attached PowerPoint presentations.  Once done answer the following questions,

1. Define epidemiology and describe the epidemiological triangle and other epidemiology tools in disease control and prevention.
2. Discuss the use of epidemiology in disease prevention.
3. Define and describe the concept “community as client.”
4. Describe and discuss the goals of health education within the community setting.

As stated in the syllabus please present your assignment in an APA format word document, Arial 12 font attached to the forum in the discussion board name “Week 2 discussion questions”.  A minimum of 2 evidence-based references is required (not counting the class textbook) no older than 5 years.  A minimum of 2 replies to any of your peers are required sustained with the proper references.  A minimum of 700 words without counting the first and last reference is required.

KINE 4304 – 001: Fall 2018

Guidelines for the document: 

1. Submit your class project in a word document

2. Your name, class, title, etc. on a cover sheet

3. Font: Arial 10, line spacing 1.5. Format: APA 

4. Include the page number (i.e., at the bottom of the page) after the cover sheet

5. Cite your references in the text (remember you must include professional peer-reviewed articles for section one)

6. The document has to be properly stapled and be free of grammatical and spelling errors

7. The reference list (i.e., APA format) should appear at the end of section I

The Class Project includes two (2) sections. 

First section: Literature review (60% of grade):

You are required to search information that addresses the following topic: “The potential effects of exclusive aerobic exercise training for the prevention and treatment of major chronic diseases.” 

The literature review must include ONLY peer-reviewed scientific articles. You need to cite at least five or more different scientific publications. You might use the link below when searching for peer-reviewed articles. 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

**The first section should address, report, discuss, explain, and summarize questions such as: what is known about the topic (e.g., inactivity, amount of physical activity, chronic diseases, etc.); the positive and/or negative effects of aerobic training, the potential assessments needed; the recommendations for program implementation (e.g., supervised or non-supervised), the potential benefits and outcomes, etc. **

Second Section: Case Study – Exercise Prescription (40% of grade):

Provide a prudent, yet effective and comprehensive exercise prescription (i.e., aerobic, resistance, and flexibility training) for losing weight for middle-age woman (age; 46 years old) whose physician has advised her to shed 20 pounds, of excess weight. You will need to explain in full detail the justification for the implementation of health appraisal and pre-assessments during an aerobic exercise training program. Be sure to address the FITT principle and then explain how you would apply the training principles (i.e., progressive overload, specificity, periodization, etc.) into her training program. 

Please be sure to provide the rationale (in other words, you are required to explain in full details each of your statements) for each of your recommendations and suggestions during the early stages of her potential exercise prescription (i.e., risk stratification, pre-assessments, exercise testing, starting point, etc.). In addition, please calculate and classify her BMI accordingly. Height = 5 feet 6 inches (1 foot = 12 inches; 1 inch = 2.54 cm); weight = 169 pounds

Background: Currently she doesn’t have to much free time during the week to engage in regular exercise training; however, she has decided that she needs to start doing something in order to take care of herself. She has been inactive for the past two years; however, she used to do some Pilates and yoga twice a week. Now she realizes that she needs to engage in a more comprehensive and structured exercise program.

Write a critical appraisal that demonstrates comprehension of two quantitative research studies. Use the “Research Critique Guidelines – Part II” document to organize your essay. Successful completion of this assignment requires that you provide a rationale, include examples, and reference content from the study in your responses.

Use the practice problem and two quantitative, peer-reviewed research articles you identified in the Topic 1 assignment to complete this assignment.

In a 1,000–1,250 word essay, summarize two quantitative studies, explain the ways in which the findings might be used in nursing practice, and address ethical considerations associated with the conduct of the study.

In previous weeks we have been reviewing the prevalence, mortality and morbidity associated with breast cancer. This is a topic of extreme public and personal interest. Primary care providers deal with the diagnosis, and the screening of breast cancer on a daily basis. Therefore, in this discussion we will discuss about the importance of understanding the advantages and limitations of its screening

200 apa style