Criminal Justice Systems

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n 1996 the U.S. Congress passed the Female Genital Mutilation Act, which, among other things, criminalizes circumcision of females under 18, requires federal health agencies to educate immigrants on health risks, and impose economic sanctions on countries that fail to take steps to prevent practices. 

While many Americans are in agreement with the law, do you believe a country has the right to impose sanctions on another country for practicing a religious belief? Why or why not? And, at what point is intervention from perhaps another country or the United Nations warranted? Finally, do you believe it is possible to balance the sometimes competing interests between religious legal tradition and the pressures posed by modernization? Please provide examples to support your assertions!

For Sources use your textbook and an external source.

The neurotransmitter family

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  1. Imagine you are being chased through the woods by a hungry bear.
    a. Which nervous system would engage (parasympathetic or sympathetic)? Why is this?
    b. What would be the effects of this system on your:
    i. Eyes
    ii. Skin
    iii. Respiratory System
    iv. d. Skeletal muscles
    c. Describe the neurotransmitter family that is activated in this situation.

Sample Solution

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Respond #1

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Respond to your colleagues’ posts by sharing your thoughts on their specialty, supporting their choice or offering suggestions if they have yet to choose. 

At least 2 references in each peer responses! 

  

Nurses are crucial to improving quality and safety standards because they are the largest group of healthcare professionals (Glassman, 2017). Nurses care for patients and are responsible for identifying issues and implementing and adjusting care for each patient 24 hours a day (Mancieria et al., 2017). The growing use of electronic health records (EHR) has proven very helpful in monitoring and analyzing data (Mancieria et al., 2017). Not only is the EHR vital for improving patient outcomes, but it also shows the impact of nursing care on patients (Mancieria et al., 2017).

When recalling experiences and observations with nursing informaticists in my healthcare organization, the nurses in the Quality Improvement (QI) department come to mind. At my hospital, we have a team of nurses that work in the QI department reviewing data related to patient care to improve patient outcomes. A few examples of this data are restraint usage and documentation, catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI), central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), etc. These nurses are continually reviewing this data and working on ways to decrease the incidence of patient issues. The QI nurses use data to implement new policies on our unit and round frequently on our patients to ensure we are implementing these strategies.

Regarding Foley catheter safety, they ensure the stat lock on the foley catheter is dated and timed, there is a loop present, and a urine sample is sent before insertion. Regarding central lines, they must be dated for the last dressing change, have alcohol caps present on the ends, and be clean and dry. These are just two examples that the QI team monitors due to research for best practices. One way I do think communication can be improved is by explaining the rationale and the data behind these best practices and rather than just implementing a policy or procedure, teaching to those who will be applying it why or why not. Although the world has not fully grasped the full potential of big data analytics, I think most healthcare agencies are on the right path (Wang, Kung, & Byrd, 2018).

In conclusion, big data analytics and those who decipher the data are essential to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes. However, I do think it would be beneficial to have the nurses understand the data as well as they are the ones implementing care.

Anthropology Final Reflection

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This is a two-part assignment. Your initial post is due Friday, 3/13 and your responses are due Sunday, 3/15. It’s the standard rubric we’ve been using all quarter.

Take a look at the introductory discussion from the beginning of the quarter, where you discussed your understanding of the place of humans in the web of life.

  • Explore the ways your understanding of Human Evolution have changed and affected your perspective throughout the course of this quarter. Which readings, discussions, or assignments have most influenced your new insights (be specific here)?
  • Also, please explain if or how your understanding of the role of human beings in the environment and the web of life have shifted.
  • If you have gained any pearls of wisdom or understanding that will affect how you conduct your life, outside of school (these can concern parenting, community involvement, how we relate to others or the environment, etc), please share these. This portion is not required, as I really don’t want you to make anything up!

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, predict the future for humanity!

  • Where are we headed, what do we need to change, what do we need to protect, and what do we need to get rid of?  Will humankind colonize space, will we unlock the secrets and defy the limits of life and death?  Or will we find ourselves, like almost every other species that has ever existed, in the museum of extinction, nothing left but fossils…?

Yes, please, you can be creative.  You can be optimistic or pessimistic as you see fit, you can write your prediction in any style you like.  At the same time, your prediction should employ the scientific method, and your post should include at least one solid, clear reference to something we have studied this quarter.

Please read each other’s posts, and respond sincerely and substantively, to at least two of your classmates.

There is no right or wrong way to answer these questions and make these predictions, and your posts will be evaluated based on effort, thoughtfulness, engagement with course themes and material, and application of the scientific method.

Thanks for your reflection and consideration of one another. You all have done an excellent job on the d-board throughout the quarter.  I look forward to reading these…