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You will write a two-page policy brief on the issue you are researching for your final project. This paper must be uploaded on the assignment You are employed as a health policy analyst in the state Department of Health (this should be the same state that you are using for the final project). The Governor or other federal/state representative (please identify them as R, D or I/other) requested an analysis of the various options available to help communities better prepare their public health and private health care system for your portfolio project’s issue. The policymaker is willing to entertain a wide range of ideas but is unclear where changes in policy should be made. Please take into consideration the political environment, ideological leanings, and state and/or federal budgetary constraints and its leadership when creating your response. You are to prepare a two page brief containing: · identify the state (with appropriate background) and your position/organization · clearly state the problem · identify your stakeholders and discuss history of and potential for collaboration to address issue · Identification and justification of criteria for comparing your options · Identification and justification of options · Compare potential 3-5 policy options in a side-by-side table · Your recommendation and justification. • Provide 5-10 references for your paper.

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For this Assignment, I would like you to compose an answer the following questions under the two topics provided.Cell cycle proteins ″cycle″ in their expression levels meaning that at different points throughout the cellular division cycle they may be expressed very highly, and at others almost not at all. Cell Cycle: 1) What regulates the expression of these proteins? 2) Since several hundreds of proteins are involved and and exact ″formula″ of how much expression of each should be present is necessary at different stages, how does the cell recognize the protein expression levels necessary to either continue through the cell cycle or terminate/apoptize? Apoptosis: Apoptosis is utilized by human cells to terminate cell growth for and resorb appendages like vestigial tails in human development. 3) How does the body know where to resorb these structures and how far back to apoptize the cells that make them up? 4) How does the body know when to turn this apoptotic signaling on during development so these events don′t happen too soon or too late? Please no more than 4 to 6 pages for these 4 questions (that is 4-6 pages in total for the entire assignment, needs to be a short essay for each question no more than 3-4 paragraphs that succinctly address the questions asked). .

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Write a response (400-600 words) to the prompt below. Answer the prompt's questions in the first few lines then provide support. Follow the Toulmin method for arguments for the overall structure, and the rules of TUSCANY for each paragraph.

Upload your response to this assignment.

Also, be prepared to analyze your argument using the Toumlin model for arguments (the Toulmin model is found in the green Moodle book for this unit).

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David Hilfiker's essay, "Mistakes" is directed mainly at doctors and confronts the culture of secrecy surrounding medical mistakes. Yet, doctors are not the only source of mistakes within the medical community. Should other medical professionals, such as nurses, admit their mistakes to their patients? What procedures should be in place to provide support for medical professionals who make a mistake? 

If you use the readings or any other sources for support, you must cite them using either APA, MLA or Chicago citation style. You are not required to use outside sources.

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The 2018 trial of gymnastics doctor Dr. Larry Nassar has shone a light on sexual abuse and misconduct by medical professionals. After reviewing the background literature, discuss the following in a 3- to 5-page paper.

Choose a case focused on healthcare-related assault and/or sexual abuse from the background readings or from your own research and provide a brief synopsis of the case and the outcome.
After reviewing State Report Cards, provide an analysis of the current state of protections for victims as well as penalties for perpetrators for the state in which your case was located. Address the five main categories of review and be sure to provide specific examples to support your analysis.

State report cards retrieved from Datar, S. (2016). State report cards: How well does your state protect patients? The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved from: http://doctors.ajc.com/states/
What are the ethical responsibilities of other professionals (colleagues, medical boards, employers, etc.) who may be aware of improper conduct by a medical provider? Be sure to discuss ethical principles covered earlier in the course.


NOTE: in-text citation is very important. 4 references, please

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Healthcare research paper. 2-State Health Care Analysis of Maryland and Mississippi This 2-state health policy report should be prepared according to the following instructions. This assignment requires you to address each of the points below. Please use the numbering in the instructions below to organize your papers. A minimum of 10 academic references is required for this assignment and a standard style for references and citations. Your paper will get extra points if you identify the style that you used for references and citations and adhere to it. Please place that information on the top of the References or the title page. 1. Choose 2 American states (Maryland and Mississippi) Make a table comparing their population sizes with that of the U. S. One state should be in the upper 25 states in terms of per capita income and one should be in the bottom 25. Make certain to cite the source(s) and years of your information. Hint: The state population data can be found in LEARN in a file called Populations of American Statesz The state per capita income and state rankings can be found in the LEARN class material in the file named State per capita income in the Term Paper Assignment folder. 2. Age and Sex Distribution. (1-2 pages) a. What is the median age of each of your states? Is there variation within your states? For example, are your states older or younger than the U.S. as a whole? Are there more men or more women in your states? Hint: Start with http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-03.pdf , also called median age.US states.pdf in the Term Paper Assignment folder in the class LEARN material. b. Look at the age dependency ratios between and within your states. Please discuss the differences as you see them. c. Using statehealthfacts.org, make a table of age distributions for both of your states and the United States. Examine the similarities carefully and describe what you see. You may add a graphic representation if you have a recent one (no older than 2010) that is not from a “.com” source. 3. Ethnic and Racial Composition (Draft due February 12) (1-3 pages) a. Compare your states’ racial and ethnic compositions with that of the United States as a whole. Go to statehealthfacts.org for this information. b. Are certain racial and ethnic groups younger or older than others? Look at median age by race and ethnicity in the LEARN folder, Term Paper Assignment. c. Have the racial and ethnic compositions of your states changed during the past two decades? Look at the Statistical Abstract of the US for 2002 and the Census Bureau’s Population Size Per capita income Ranking in Per Capita Income United States State 1 State 2 American Factfinder. https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml# d. What are the population projections for your states? How do these compare with those for the U.S. as a whole? This step requires some on-line research. 4. Mortality, Fertility, Migration (Draft due February 21) (2-3 pages) a. What are the 10 major causes of death in your state? Compare those to 10 major causes of mortality in the United States. b. How do the fertility rates in your states compare to the fertility for the U.S. as a whole? When developing your answer, please examine examine age-specific fertility rates. c. Discuss migration into and out of your state and compare to the U.S. as a whole. 5. Health Care Services (Draft due March 7) (3-4 pages) a. How many and what percentage of the population is covered by health insurance? (In developing your answer, separate private coverage from public coverage. ) Are certain age and ethnic groups more likely to be covered than others? How is coverage related to employment? Compare these state measures with those for the U.S. as a whole. b. Are your states setting up a state insurance exchange as mandated by the ACA? If so, describe how this insurance exchange will operate. c. How many hospitals are in your states? How many hospital beds per 1000 residents? What percentage of these hospitals are in urban areas? d. How many physicians and other primary care providers are in your states? How does this work out in terms of providers per 1000 residents? Are there urban/rural disparities? How do these measures compare to the U.S. as a whole? e. How many people in your states are covered by Medicare? Please elaborate. f. Are health care services more expensive in one your states than in the other? Please show the data and compare it to the health care costs for the U.S. as a whole. 6. Medicaid (Draft due March 12) a. What is the federal match for your state’s Medicaid program? How much does the state spend annually on the Medicaid program? b. What is the income cut-off for Medicaid in your states? 7. Partisanship of State Government (Draft due March 19) a. What is the governor’s political party? By what margin did he or she win in the last election? b. What is the partisan make-up of the legislature? http://www.ncsl.org/documents/statevote/legiscontrol_2014.pdf c. What is the position and political party of the state attorney general? Is the attorney general elected or appointed? 8. Recommendations to the Governors (Draft due April 4) The Governors of your states have asked you to prepare a 2-5 page (double-spaced) memo discussing your recommendations for state health policies for the next five years. As you develop your memo, think of the health services needs in your states, but also consider the budgetary constraints. The Governors have asked that you focus more on the needs of the states’ populations, particularly those without health insurance, than upon state politics. The Governors are turning to you for your knowledge of health policy, but they will certainly have to consider the politics of health policy after reviewing your memo. Make certain that you address the health insurance exchanges mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (PL. 111-148) Must numerically ordered (example: 2a., 2b. Etc) order and include graphics.

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1. Explain how substance use differs from substance use disorder 2. Create a short example that illustrates a substance use disorder and include a rationale why you believe this example meets the criteria of a substance use disorder. 3. read this article https://www.apa.org/monitor/jun01/cogcentral then write an article summary and your personal reaction to the article.

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 Kurt Lewin Change Theory and Nursing Practice

Introduction and origin of the theory; ***Using current articles less than 5 years old**** ***APA style format*** o Meaning of the theory o Logical Adequacy o Usefulness o Degree of Generalization and Parsimony o Testability o Conclusion Introduction: Name of theory and theorist • Type of theory: mid-range, behavioral, learning, holistic etc. • Use primary source • Year developed and revised if applicable • Analyze the most recent version of the theory • Why the theory was developed? • Describe the contexts and situation in which it can be applied • Identify the origins of the theory • What previous theories were used to inform the development of the theory • Describe the development of theory Inductive and/or deductive • What are the underlying assumptions Meaning; Identify the concepts • Define the concepts and categorize the type of definition • Identify the relationship among the concepts • Examine relationships Logical Adequacy: Logical structure and clarity of the concepts & propositions • Can predictions be made from the theory? • Is the same language used consistently? • Are the definitions consistently used throughout the desсrіption of the theory? • Are there any logical fallacies? Usefulness: • Is the theory important? • How practical & helpful is the theory to the scientist in providing a sense of understanding or predictable outcomes of the phenomenon? • Does it add significantly to the body of knowledge? • How much research has the theory generated? • To what clinical problem is the theory relevant? • Does the theory have the potential to influence nursing practice, education, administration, policy or research? Degree of Generalization and Parsimony: • How widely can the theory can be used in explaining or predicting phenomena? • How transferable is the theory to other settings, populations, health professions, and other disciplines? • Is the theory stated simply & briefly yet still complete in its explanation of the phenomenon? Testability: • Can the concepts of theory be observed and measured? • Has the theory been supported by empirical data? • How can the theory be applied to support a practice change? Conclusion: • Includes a summary paragraph indicating whether you would or would not use this theory in your practice. • Justify your decision based on the analysis. Grammar, Spelling, APA Format,