Diabetes and Drug Treatments
Diabetes is an endocrine system disorder that affects millions of children and adults (ADA, 2011). If left untreated, diabetic patients are at risk for several alterations including heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, neuropathy, and blindness. There are various methods for treating diabetes, many of which include some form of drug therapy. The type of diabetes as well as the patient’s behavior factors will impact treatment recommendations. In this Assignment, you compare types of diabetes including drug treatments for type 1, type 2, gestational, and juvenile diabetes.
To prepare:
• Review this week’s media presentation on the endocrine system and diabetes, as well as Chapter 46 of the Arcangelo and Peterson text and the Peterson et al. article in the Learning Resources.
• Reflect on differences between types of diabetes including type 1, type 2, gestational, and juvenile diabetes.
• Select one type of diabetes.
• Consider one type of drug used to treat the type of diabetes you selected including proper preparation and administration of this drug. Then, reflect on dietary considerations related to treatment.
• Think about the short-term and long-term impact of the diabetes you selected on patients including effects of drug treatments.
By Day 7
Write a 2- to 3- page paper that addresses the following:
• Explain the differences between types of diabetes including type 1, type 2, gestational, and juvenile diabetes.
• Describe one type of drug used to treat the type of diabetes you selected including proper preparation and administration of this drug. Include dietary considerations related to treatment.
• Explain the short-term and long-term impact of this diabetes on patients including effects of drugs treatments.

Reminder: The School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/57.htm). All papers submitted must use this formatting.

Practical Applications
Discuss a practical application—can be a home or workplace application—that you would like to see developed that makes use of wireless/hybrid networks. Why do you think that it would be useful? What problems would you foresee in the development? Note: If you can’t come up with a good application yourself or want to comment on someone else’s idea, you can respond to another person’s response.

THIS IS PARTS B: it has its own requirement and please label (Replies to peers. Demonstrated analysis of others’ posts; WHY YOU AGREE
and extends meaningful discussions by building on previous peer posts and offering alternative perspectives. Bring in ideas/comments and/or research not mentioned yet. Appropriate supporting information was properly cited and referenced. (100 or more words per posting).
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Charlie Thomas posted Sep 26, 2018 1:46 PM
A future application that I would like to see be designed is a one stop shop application for in home products and electronics. An application that can power on and off every appliance and electronic device in your household. I know that we currently have Apple products and Amazon Echos that integrate network devices together but I’m thinking on a bigger scale. A one stop shop that can operate and interact with all, not just company branded devices that are built to communicate with each other. Having my Samsung Phone able to communicate with an I-Mac, Sony TV, Whirlpool washer and dryer, etc. API will be needed when we are talking about devices communicating with each other. API is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications. They specify how software components should interact with one another (Beal, n.d.).
The main issue that I can see with developing this type of application is getting other companies to come together and not try to monopolize the market. For example, in my opinion Apple Inc does not like working with other agencies and insist on using only their application and their network for software interface. Additionally, all electronic devices and equipment must have computer chips installed to have the capability to interact and communicate with others. Lights, Lamps, vacuums, and other household devices would need to have chips installed which can be expensive. Smart houses are definitely the future.
Reference:
Beal, V. (n.d.) API – applications program interface. Retrieved on 26 September 2018, from https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/API.html

THIS IS PARTS C: it has its own requirement and please label each part(Replies to peers. Demonstrated analysis of others’ posts; WHY YOU AGREE and extends meaningful discussions by building on previous peer posts and offering alternative perspectives. Bring in ideas/comments and/or research not mentioned yet. Appropriate supporting information was properly cited and referenced. (100 or more words per posting).

Practical Application
posted Sep 23, 2018 10:48 PM
My practical application would be a modification of existing applications out there. Printers are in just about every home or office across the country, and many printers now are connected to some sort of network (Hoffman, 2013). This allows users to print from either their PC or even a mobile device on the network. How many times have you gone to print something and you get the low ink alert or a bad printout from low ink? I think a printer should be able to warn users through their app, since it’s on a network, that there needs to be a replacement. Not only a replacement alert but forwarning alerts such as 25% remaining or some form of countdown sent to the mobile app.
Along with the alert, a prompt of what type of cartridge to purchase. I recently started to keep a picture of my cartridge number on my phone, because I can never remember which one to purchase. Someone could be out doing their weekend errands and get a prompt from their printer application, which would remind them to pick up a new cartridge. With a mobile app that forewarned of low ink and gives the user the correct part of buying, I think would be a convenient feature for most users.
As far as problems foreseen, there will be modifications to coding on the printer software end maybe. The applications itself will become larger, as more code is added to conduct real-time updates to a mobile device. The printer may need more hardware also, to retrieve real-time ink levels, which could cause to price to increase potentially. Overall, I don’t think there would be too many problems in modifying current mobile applications for this type of printer. I have not recently purchased a printer, and have not seen such a feature when doing a quick search online. I can not say if such an app with this feature exists, but from my experience, this is something that would be convenient.

References
Hoffman, T. (2013, July 22). 10 Most Common Printer Problems Solved. Retrieved from pcmag.com: https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2422039,00.asp

Each student will compose, write, and submit a unique essay of a minimum of 1500 words (in the body of the essay’s text), properly documented and formatted per MLA guidelines (with absolutely no exceptions allowed, even in the draft phase) an essay responding effectively to the following prompt for analysis:

Using Ngugi wa’Thiongo’s “Decolonising the Mind” from The Norton Reader, you will commit analysis of the structure of the essay and how the author’s text strategically affects and impacts an audience. Your analysis must be grounded in the original text, and you must teach me HOW the structure works. You must have a provable thesis that sets up analysis, claims that can be proven, evidence to support those claims, and analysis of how the evidence does the thing you’ve claimed AND why the way that works helps to build the case for your thesis.
Remember that everything about your essay and its presentation impacts YOUR ethos. Following MLA formatting and citations standards matters, as does proofreading, as does the organization of your essay. Remember to check on the Purdue OWL site for current MLA citation requirements, as The Norton Reader was published before the changes occurred, but you are responsible for adherence to the latest version of MLA. Transitions are your friends when used effectively. This essay, to be considered analytical and persuasive (your job is to teach me to understand what you’re positing), must be a minimum of 1500 words in length. Egregious quotations will not count towards the required length.
The Questions Regarding Your Essay
1. does the essay have a PROVABLE thesis?
2. is the thesis appropriate to the assignment?
3. does the essay have CLAIMS to prove said thesis?
4. does the essay have evidence to support the claims?
5. is the evidence analyzed to explicate the claims and the thesis?
6. is the conclusion an actual conclusion or just a restatement of the introduction (hint: any time a conclusion begins “In summary” or “In conclusion,” it is a bad sign)? A good conclusion is a mic-drop.
7. does the essay conform to MLA standards of formatting & citation?
8. does the essay have mechanics that do not interfere with comprehension?
9. does the essay make its case persuasively?
Tips to Remember
1. an author doesn’t “say” anything; the author writes, argues, posits, demonstrates, proves, etc.; only a character “says” anything.
2. in an analytical essay in academia, “I” is not appropriate; by the time your final, revised, edited, and proofread essay is submitted, there should be no such language as “I think that” or “I believe that” or “It seems to me that” – the actual idea appears after “that” in each of these instances; do not give your reader an easy out by making your analysis “just” your idea
3. if you don’t feel the need to explain and explicate your claim, it’s not a claim (it’s just a statement)
4. lack of correct citations and works cited entries is plagiarism; no excuses will be accepted
5. formatting errors will result in a 10 point deduction from the grade the essay would have earned if there had been no such errors.

Select ONE of the following topics for a fully developed essay of 800-1000 words. You may use the two articles provided in this unit; however you should not use any additional sources to write this essay.

-Has digital technology connected or disconnected people from their communities? In what ways can communities use technology to connect with others? Does technology divide or unite us?
-Though today’s students are surrounded by technology, does this help or hinder their thinking and learning processes? In what ways are modern learners at an advantage due to the technologies available to them?

Guidelines

Your essay may not use first or third person pronouns (I or we). Instead, use academic voice third person (he/she/they). For example: “students,” digital natives,” “professors”. . .
While your essay does not need to address all of the questions in the prompt, it should make a clear argument that addresses the subject and topic you were given.
You may not use any additional sources beyond those that have been provided in the course.
Your essay should contain a title and be formatted according to current MLA guidelines. Ask your instructor if you have questions.

Instructions
Drawing upon the readings for this week’s class, answer the following questions about the Southwest Airlines case. In your answers, make sure to repeat the specific question being addressed or keywords from it, and then provide your response. Provide specific data from the readings and/or the case to support each answer.

Describe the key traits that have enabled Southwest’s success over the years.
Explain the importance of a successful power transition for a company that has such a strong and identifiable culture.
How have Southwest’s customers and role in society helped earn SWA recognition as an organically excellent company?
How does Southwest’s employee hiring and promotion methodology differ from traditional models of talent acquisition and growth?
Formatting
Style: Your paper can take a variety of forms (e.g., bullet points, short prose).
Length: Your paper should be approximately 2-3 pages in length. Points will be deducted for papers that exceed the specified length (see rubric below for more details).
Adapted APA: Please adhere to the USC Bovard College Adapted APA Style Guide (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for headers, spacing (double-spaced), and citations. You can also use the USC Bovard College Writing Essentials Checklist (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. as a guide for improving your writing.
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Watch “From Somewhere to Nowhere: China’s Internal Migrant Workers”. The video in on reserve for this class. Based on this week’s TNGF readings and the video, use 250-300 words to describe and explain the roles and experience of women, youth, and aging population in developing countries. You must cite this week’s readings in the text and format it as indicated in the rubric. The videos for this class can be streamed through CSUN’s Oviatt Library.

RUBRIC: For full score (up to 4 pts) on this assignment the student must fully comply with the following requirements:

Introduction (1 pt): Use 4-6 lines to introduce the roles and experience of women, youth, and aging population in developing countries, and spell the reasons supporting your choice . Your introduction should be clear, short, and precise so your classmates and I can follow your reasoning throughout your statement.

Body/Work Cited (2 pts): The text you are posting should not consist of one long paragraph block; use 2-3 short paragraphs instead! You must cite readings from W5 to support your argument (s). Citation format is required as follow (author (s) last name, TNGF chap #), and if using other source than TNGF use (author (s) last name, year of publication). You may cite the same TNGF chapter more than once but it will count as one work cited. Feel free to make references to or cite other readings materials, slide show, and web link, assigned for this week (W5).

Text Fluidity/Conclusion (1 pt): Clear links of the work cited and the passages in the video, transitioning between ideas, and writing flow. No generalizations! Duplication of somebody else’s postings is considered plagiarism. There is a 20-words cap for “direct quote” from the readings, and when doing so identify source’s page number as well. Write 2-3 lines conclusion. Thank you, De Oliveira

This is the book https://gpreview.kingborn.net/265000/bd63a6d57df64d23b13c6ce884715bdc.pdf

Complete Parts A and B for this assignment.

Part A: Kayla Christianson, CMA, has been employed six years by the cardiology practice of three physicians. She is a graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited school. Furthermore, Kayla received extensive hands-on training performing ECGs while doing her required externship.

Kayla has completed an ECG ordered by Dr. Hsu for Mrs. Warner, a 76-year-old patient. Dr. Hsu, Kayla’s boss, has telephoned her explaining that he was behind schedule doing rounds at the hospital. He asked her to do him a favor and interpret Mrs. Warner’s ECG, sign his name, and fax the report to Mrs. Warner’s referring internist who is expecting the results.

Provide detailed answers for each of the following questions. Your response should be two (2) pages in length.

• Given the scope of Kayla’s education, training, and years of experience as a CMA, would this favor fall within the AAMA guidelines of her responsibilities?

• Would any portion of Dr. Hsu’s request fall within the guidelines? If so, which portion(s)? Is an exception to these guidelines ever allowed?

• How should Kayla respond to Dr. Hsu?

Part B: For more than two years, medical assistant Linda Lewis had been employed by Drs. Norek and Klein, who are gerontologists. Also on staff are two registered nurses, a medical laboratory technician, and a medical social worker. The daughter of one of the doctor’s patients has just called the office. She is very distraught at the seemingly diminished capacity of her mother and insists on speaking to the doctor.

Linda explains that both physicians take only emergency calls during patient appointment hours, but that she will take a detailed message. This caller, however, suggests that not only should her call be considered an emergency, but that she will sue the doctor if the call is not handled accordingly.

Provide detailed answers for each of the following questions. Your response should be two (2) pages in length.

• What should Linda do immediately to diffuse the situation?

• Is this clearly a case when the call should be passed on to one of the registered nurses or the medical social worker?

• Is this a case when the physician should be called to the telephone because of the threat of an impending suit?

• How could Linda ascertain whether or not this is indeed an emergency? Is it up to her, as a medical assistant, to make such a determination?

• Because this is the patient’s daughter rather than the patient herself, does Linda have any reason to enter into a conversation with the caller? Could Linda be ethically bound by confidentiality not to admit the woman’s mother is a patient?

Read Case Study 5.2
Answer the four questions at the end of the case study.

-CASE 5.2

Why Aren’t They Listening?

Jim Anderson is a training specialist in the human resource department of a large pharmaceutical company. In response to a recent companywide survey, Jim specifically designed a 6-week training program on listening and communication skills to encourage effective management in the company. Jim’s goals for the seminar are twofold: for participants to learn new communication behaviors and for participants to enjoy the seminar so they will want to attend future seminars.

The first group to be offered the program was middle-level managers in research and development. This group consisted of about 25 people, nearly all of whom had advanced degrees. Most of this group had attended several in-house training programs in the past, so they had a sense of how the seminar would be designed and run. Because the previous seminars had not always been very productive, many of the managers felt a little disillusioned about coming to the seminar. As one of the managers said, “Here we go again: a fancy in-house training program from which we will gain nothing.” Because Jim recognized that the managers were very experienced, he did not put many restrictions on attendance and participation. He used a variety of presentation methods and actively solicited involvement from the managers in the seminar. Throughout the first two sessions, he went out of his way to be friendly with the group. He gave them frequent coffee breaks during the sessions; during these breaks, he promoted socializing and networking. During the third session, Jim became aware of some difficulties with the seminar. Rather than the full complement of 25 managers, attendance had dropped to about only 15 managers. Although the starting time was established at 8:30, attendees had been arriving as late as 10:00. During the afternoon sessions, some of the managers were leaving the sessions to return to their offices at the company. As he approached the fourth session, Jim was apprehensive about why things had been going poorly. He had become quite uncertain about how he should approach the group. Many questions were running through his mind: Had he treated the managers in the wrong way? Had he been too easy regarding attendance at the sessions? Should he have said something about the managers skipping out in the afternoon? Were the participants taking the seminar seriously? Jim was certain that the content of the seminars was innovative and substantive, but he could not figure out what he could change to make the program more successful. He sensed that his style was not working for this group, but he didn’t have a clue as to how he should change what he was doing to make the sessions better.

-Questions

1. According to the SLII model (see Figure 5.1), what style of leadership is Jim using to run the seminars?

2. At what level are the managers?

3. From a leadership perspective, what is Jim doing wrong?

4. What specific changes could Jim implement to improve the seminars?

Textbook:
Document 20-2: The Conservative Order Prince Klemens von Metternich, Results of the Congress at Laybach (1821)

Answer the following questions in an essay form:

– What does this document reveal about the inner workings of the congress system and the reasons for its success?
– According to Metternich, what are the underlying principles that should guide the system and why? If applied in practice, what benefits do they provide for society?
– What specific aspects of the revolutionary legacy does Metternich target for criticism? What dangers does he think they pose? How should governments respond?

Chapter 20-2 for the questions:

2. The Conservative Order
Prince Klemens von Metternich, Results of the Congress at Laybach (1821)

Upon Napoleon’s defeat in 1813, the allied powers met at the Congress of Vienna in 1814–1815 to establish the political landscape of post-Napoleonic Europe. Here they adopted a two-pronged strategy firmly rooted in conservative doctrine. First, they determined the boundaries of European states and restored as many nations as possible to their former rulers; then they agreed to convene periodic meetings, or congresses, to confront any future threats to order. Austria’s chief negotiator, Prince Klemens von Metternich (1773–1859), was the mastermind of the congress system and a chief spokesperson for conservatism. In the excerpt that follows, Metternich assumes both roles as he writes to Tsar Alexander I of Russia about the results of the Congress at Laybach in 1821. The major powers had assembled at Laybach to discuss an uprising to secure a constitution in the kingdom of Naples. Along with Alexander, the Austrian emperor and the king of Naples also agreed to armed intervention to suppress the revolt. Metternich praises Alexander for his decision while clearly enumerating his own political principles, which favored monarchies over republics, tradition over revolution.

From Klemens von Metternich, Memoirs of Prince Metternich, vol. 3, 1815–1829, ed. Richard Metternich, trans. Mrs. Alexander Napier (New York: Howard Fertig, 1970; reprint of 1881 edition), 535–39.

Before the separation of the monarchs and their Cabinets, may I be permitted to place in the hands of your Imperial Majesty one word of gratitude and homage? Of gratitude, Sire, for you deserve it, not on my part, nor on that of Austria, but from society at large.

You must do me the justice to admit that I discerned long ago the evil which has been lately unmasked with such awful intensity. You must also remember, Sire, that, although I knew the evil, I did not despair of the remedy. This remedy has begun to take effect; it is the intimate moral union between your Imperial Majesty and your august allies, each being free in his actions. The merit, Sire, belongs to you: for your situation was the most free, and certainly not so near to the danger as that of the other monarchs. Your Imperial Majesty has done an immense good; your conscience must tell you so; and that is the only recompense which a good man earnestly seeks after; it is the only one which can reach the man placed by providence above other men.

There is but one act of homage which I consider worthy of your Imperial Majesty. Placed as I am between the Emperor, my master, and your Imperial Majesty, grave duties rest upon me. The first is perhaps the most difficult—that of seeking and finding the truth. The day when I lose confidence in my own calculations I shall regard myself as guilty in the eyes of my master and those of your Imperial Majesty. My homage, Sire, must simply be to tell you all my thoughts.

Society would have been irretrievably lost but for the measures which have been taken during the last few months. These measures could not have arrested its fall unless they had rested on the most correct principles. Such being the case, the dawn of a better future begins to appear: the day will succeed if we continue to walk on in the path in which we have placed ourselves. One single false principle, and the night will be upon us, and chaos will succeed that night.

There are two means of enabling us to continue in this path:—Reciprocal and unrestrained confidence, and a frank understanding of the principles on which our conduct must be grounded.

This confidence, Sire, is what the mind has most difficulty in seizing. It has been, and would for ever have been, an insurmountable difficulty, if Providence had not created two sovereigns such as your Imperial Majesty and the Emperor Francis. You know each other perfectly, and this is ever necessary to a good understanding.

To establish for the future that perfect agreement of conduct so decisive for the fate of Europe, it is necessary to lay the foundation as simply as possible on clear, precise principles, and to secure their application by reciprocal engagements no less clear and precise. A great distance separates us, and this inconvenience we must remedy.

I will now state the principles, and point out the engagements to be made.

It is demonstrated that a vast and dangerous conspiracy has since 1814 acquired sufficient strength and means of action to enable it to seize upon a number of places in the public administration. This conspiracy was less evident to the eyes of the world as long as it did not court discovery, and contented itself with the domain of theory. In that domain nothing is surprising: discussions, pretensions, contradictions belong to it by full right. From the day that I saw sound doctrines attacked with impunity, and observed that they ran the risk of being suppressed altogether, I recognized revolution, with its inevitable consequences, disorder, anarchy, and death, where others saw only light fighting with prejudice. Up to that time the conspiracy had only reconnoitered its ground and prepared it. It has grown, and it must grow, thanks to the instruments which a too deplorable folly has allowed it to create for itself.

It has not been slow in descending from the intellectual sphere into that of material facts. One word was sufficient to gain public favor. That word was Constitution, of all words the least precise, the most open to variety of interpretation, and the easiest to make popular, for it acts on the mass of the people through their hopes. Tell men that by means of a single word you will ensure them their rights, a liberty which the mass always confound with license, a career for their ambition, and success in all their enterprises, and you will have no trouble in making them listen to you. The mass once agitated, they give up everything: they listen, but do not care to comprehend. When the people do really comprehend, they are the first to re-establish order.

This ground taken, as the last resource, authority has been attacked. The factious have had recourse to arms; triumph seemed to them quite certain.

The clear and precise aim of the factious is one and uniform. It is the overthrow of everything legally existing. The ambitious and successful are always impatient and ardent in their demands. Every day in a revolution is equivalent to the career of a man. The day past is nothing, the present day is everything, and that will be nothing tomorrow. Influence, place, fortune, all that human passions most covet, are suspended and attached to the tree of liberty like prizes on the pole at a fair. The people do not want urging to flock to it in crowds. Go to the fair they must, and to get there everything must be overturned.

The principle which the monarchs must oppose to this plan of universal destruction is the preservation of everything legally existing. The only way to arrive at this end is by allowing no innovations.

Your Imperial Majesty knows me well enough to be assured that no person is farther removed than I am from any narrow views of administration. It is simply the attainment of real good that I desire, and on every occasion consider my duty to maintain. But the more positive I am of this the more I am convinced that it is impossible at the same time to preserve and to reform with any justice or reason when the mass of the people is in agitation; it is then like an individual in a state of irritation, threatened with fever, or already yielding to its ravages.

Let the Governments govern, and authority be something more than a name, for it is nothing without power.

By ruling, it really ameliorates the situation, but let authority remove nothing from the foundations on which it rests; let it act, but not concede. It should exercise its rights, but not discuss them. It should be just (and to be so it must be strong), and should respect all rights as it would have its own respected.

In one word, Sire, let us be conservative; let us walk steadily and firmly on well-known paths; let us not deviate from those lines in word or deed: we shall thus be strong, and shall come at last to a time when improvements may be made with as much chance of success as there is now certainty of failure.

My major is business economic. I want to transfer to UCLA and UC Irvine. Write a personal statement for me.

1. Please describe how you have prepared for your intended major, including your readiness to succeed in your upper-division courses once you enroll at the university.
2. Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side.
3. Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced.
4. Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?