Case study: Mrs. Taylor Outcome is a 73-year-old female currently living at her own residence; however, her daughter is worried that Mrs. Outcome may be “losing it” after she left a burner on and caused a small fire in her house.  After this event, Mrs. Outcome’s daughter, Teresa, stayed with her mother to make sure she was “all right”.  Teresa noted that during the night her mother once yelled out “help me, help me.”  Teresa also noted some confusion between day and night evidenced by her mother sleeping in the day and staying up at night. Mrs. Outcome and her daughter arrive at your practice.  As is standard, you have the nurse perform some standardized tests. The scores on her tests are listed below: · FAQ = 13/30 · GAD-7 = 7/21 · PHQ-9 = 8/27 · MMSE = 20/30 · Clock drawing test = 2/5Based on the test scores above, do you believe that Mrs. Outcome does have dementia? What are the differences between delirium and dementia? What two categories of medications are often used to treat dementia and how do these medications work?

Unit 10 Medications for Dementia. 800w. 4 references. Due 10-28-23
Mrs. Taylor Outcome is a 73-year-old female currently living at her own residence; however, her daughter is worried that Mrs. Outcome may be “losing it” after she left a burner on and caused a small fire in her house.  After this event, Mrs. Outcome’s daughter, Teresa, stayed with her mother to make sure she was “all right”.  Teresa noted that during the night her mother once yelled out “help me, help me.”  Teresa also noted some confusion between day and night evidenced by her mother sleeping in the day and staying up at night.
Mrs. Outcome and her daughter arrive at your practice.  As is standard, you have the nurse perform some standardized tests.
The scores on her tests are listed below:
· FAQ = 13/30
· GAD-7 = 7/21
· PHQ-9 = 8/27
· MMSE = 20/30
· Clock drawing test = 2/5

Please answer the following questions about Mrs. Outcome.

1.
Based on the test scores above, do you believe that Mrs. Outcome does have dementia?

2.
What are the differences between delirium and dementia?

3.
What two categories of medications are often used to treat dementia and how do these medications work?

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis and include peer-reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with in-text citations and corresponding references in APA format.
Please only use this as a guide as the instructor checks for plagiarism. Use the textbook Thank you
Based on the results of the test scores above, Mrs. Outcomes have moderate dementia. This is clarified by the scores in the standardized tests above. For example, The FAQ(Frequently Asked Questions) indicates a score of 13 out of 30. According to the scoresheet, a score of between 13 to 20 indicate moderate dementia.
(Alzheimer’s Association, 2022). The GAD(Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Autoantibodies) tests of 7 out of 21 indicates moderate dementia. This is because according to the score tests of 21 any score between 6 to 10 indicates moderate dementia. PHQ-9 has a scale form 0 to 24. the scores are interpreted with cut points which has different interpretations for example, it has cuts points of 5, which is mild, 10, which is moderate, 15 which is moderately severe and 20 which is severe condition.
(Kurt Kroenke, et al. 2001). Therefore, in this case Mrs. Outcome has moderate dementia because her cut point scores lies at 10. Additionally, the MMSE(Mini-Mental State Exam) test is used to test the cognitive functioning of the elderly. In this case, the test scores indicates moderate dementia. That is, a score of 0 to 12 indicates severe, 13 to 20 suggests a moderate dementia and a score of 20 to 24 indicates 24 indicates mild dementia as explained by
Alzheimer’s Association(2022). Lastly the Clock-drawing tests is used to determine the mental performance by asking the patient to draw a clock and place all number in place. In this case Mrs. Outcome scores 2 out of 5 which  suggests mild to moderate dementia.

Question 2;

It would be important to note that Delirium and dementia are mental health conditions which different characteristics and manifestation. Delirium is commonly caused by factors such as drug toxicity or event of acute illness. In most cases, delirium manifests in signs and symptoms that occurs suddenly and changes frequently within a short time. This condition is reversible although it can be fatal if not managed early. 
on the other hand, dementia is a mental condition that occurs due to anatomical changes in the brain  which takes time to manifest. this condition is irreversible in nature and can only be managed and controlled. However, the manifestation of delirium could be mistaken as dementia but the main difference is that dementia is slow but regressive.
(Tamara G. Fong, et al. 2016).

Question 3;

The two commonly used drug category to treat dementia includes the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDA). For example memantine, amantadine and dextromethorphan. These drugs work by inhibiting the actions of glutamate by binding to the glutamate site in the N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonists receptors. This helps in opening the ion-channel
.(Mayo Clinic, 2022). Secondly, Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) is another category that is used to treat dementia in its moderate level. This category includes drugs such as galantamine, rivastigmine and donepezil. The ChEIs work to modify the manifestation of dementia conditions or the Alzheimer’s which is associated with dementia. This occurs when the ChEIs drugs inhibit the breakdown of acetylcholine chemical in the rain this chemical is an important components in neurotransmission which is associated with memory as explained by
Mayo Clinic(2022).

Step-by-step explanation
Additionally, dementia is condition that is progressive meaning that it would take months to years to start seeing the sign and symptoms of the conditions. However, the conditions progress in stages which starts from mild, moderate, severely moderate and severe depending on the characteristics of the manifestation and standard tests scores. In this case, the tests cores for Mrs. Outcome indicates moderate dementia. This is because in most scores of the standard tests indicate so as described above. However, these condition can be mistaken with delirium. This is because they have similar sign and symptom. The differential characteristics between the two is that, Delirium occurs suddenly and takes hours to days while dementia takes months to years to manifest. Delirium is most associated with acute mental illness and drug toxicity accumulation in the brain hence affecting how the brain functions when it it comes to its cognitive functions. On the other hand, dementia is caused with anatomical modifications and conditions such as the Alzheimer’s disease. This condition is irreversible is nature but can be treated and managed when realized earlier enough. 
Reference
1.
Medical Tests for Diagnosing Alzheimer’s By Alzheimer’s Association, (2022). Link: https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/diagnosis/medical_tests#:~:text=During%20the%20MMSE%2C%20a%20health,than%2012%20indicates%20severe%20dementia.

2.
The PHQ-9; Validity of a Brief Depression Severity Measure By Kurt Kroenke, Robert L Spitzer, and Janet B W Williams, (2001). Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1495268/

3.
The Interface of Delirium and Dementia in Older Persons By Tamara G. Fong, PhD, Daniel Davis, PhD, Matthew E. Growdon, Asha Albuquerque, and Sharon K. Inouye, (2016). Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4535349/

4.
Dementia By Mayo Clinic, (2022). Link: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dementia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20352019

Discuss the current issues in the debate on breastfeeding in public and what options are currently available for moms to breastfeed their children when outside of the home. Also discuss the guidelines for how long to breastfeed and some of the debates regarding moms who breastfeed children older than two.

DUE IN 8 HOURS
In this module, you have learned about prenatal development, childbirth, and infant care. Much research has pointed to be benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and infant, but American is still struggling to encourage more mothers to at least try breastfeeding. For moms who do breastfeed, America has a lot to say about it.  One big public debate involves mothers who breastfeed in public. Discuss the current issues in the debate on breastfeeding in public and what options are currently available for moms to breastfeed their children when outside of the home. Also discuss the guidelines for how long to breastfeed and some of the debates regarding moms who breastfeed children older than two. Cite at least two newspaper, magazine, or online articles in your discussion.  

 it was explained that sports are “contested activities” and that people sometimes debate and struggle about “Who will participate in sports and under what conditions will their participation occur?” Identify two issues over which people have debated and struggled when it comes to who participates in sports

 it was explained that sports are “contested activities” and that people sometimes debate and struggle about “Who will participate in sports and under what conditions will their participation occur?” Identify two issues over which people have debated and struggled when it comes to who participates in sports. Make your initial response by Wednesday with 10 sentences or more and respond to at least 2 peers with 5 sentences or more by Sunday. 

The CEO of a fictional company wants to increase the pace of technology innovation. Your task is to show them how the implementation of business intelligence and data analytics will support their goal. Research different organizations. You will develop a presentation that highlights the following for a minimum of one organization for each requirement listed below (do not use the same organization more than once): How other organizations have used business intelligence and data analytics to predict future trends. How other organizations have created new products before the competition even knew there was a need.

Instructions
The CEO of a fictional company wants to increase the pace of technology innovation. Your task is to show them how the implementation of business intelligence and data analytics will support their goal.
For this assignment, you will research different organizations. You will develop a presentation that highlights the following for a minimum of one organization for each requirement listed below (do not use the same organization more than once):

How other organizations have used business intelligence and data analytics to predict future trends.
How other organizations have created new products before the competition even knew there was a need.
How the application of similar techniques will speed innovation within your organization.

Length: 3-6 slides, not including the title slide and reference slide
References: Include a minimum of 3 scholarly resources.
The completed assignment should address all of the assignment requirements, exhibit evidence of concept knowledge, and demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the content presented in the course. The writing should integrate scholarly resources, reflect academic expectations and current APA standards, and adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.

You work for the town recreation department and need to develop an instructional program (of interest to you) to offer to the community. Outline the reasons why you chose your delivery method, each session’s objectives, and the overall objective for the program.

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5-2 Presentation: Richmond City Recreation Department
You work for the town recreation department and need to develop an instructional program (of interest to you) to offer to the community. Outline the reasons why you chose your delivery method, each session’s objectives, and the overall objective for the program. Also, present a tool to evaluate the program (e.g., a survey). Your presentation should be about 10–12 slides (10 minutes) long and include voice narration (refer to the links in the Module Resources for more information).

Which aspects of medical care are most international and why? Which are the most parochial and why? Please provide evidence, examples, and research to support your response.

Which aspects of medical care are most international and why? Which are the most parochial and why? Please provide evidence, examples, and research to support your response.

You are a medical professor in charge of creating college assignments and answers for medical college students. You design and conduct lectures, evaluate student performance and provide feedback through examinations and assignments. Answer each question separately. Include and Introduction. Provide an answer to this content

Which aspects of medical care are most international and why? Which are the most parochial and why? Please provide evidence, examples, and research to support your response.

. Do not write who you are in the answer.

Explain a change theory and a leadership strategy, supported by relevant evidence, that is most likely to help an interdisciplinary team succeed in collaborating and implementing, or creating buy-in for, the project plan. Explain the collaboration needed by an interdisciplinary team to improve the likelihood of achieving the plan’s objective, including best practices of interdisciplinary collaboration from the literature.

Assessment 3 Instructions: Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal
Top of Form
Bottom of Form
· PRINT
· For this assessment you will create a 2-4 page plan proposal for an interprofessional team to collaborate and work toward driving improvements in the organizational issue you identified in the second assessment.
The health care industry is always striving to improve patient outcomes and attain organizational goals. Nurses can play a critical role in achieving these goals; one way to encourage nurse participation in larger organizational efforts is to create a shared vision and team goals (Mulvale et al., 2016). Participation in interdisciplinary teams can also offer nurses opportunities to share their expertise and leadership skills, fostering a sense of ownership and collegiality.
You are encouraged to complete the Budgeting for Nurses activity before you develop the plan proposal. The activity consists of seven questions that will allow you the opportunity to check your knowledge of budgeting basics and as well as the value of financial resource management. The information gained from completing this formative will promote success with the Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal. Completing this activity also demonstrates your engagement in the course, requires just a few minutes of your time, and is not graded.
Demonstration of Proficiency
· Competency 1: Explain strategies for managing human and financial resources to promote organizational health. 
1. Explain organizational resources, including a financial budget, needed for the plan to be a success and the impacts on those resources if nothing is done, related to the improvements sought by the plan.
· Competency 2: Explain how interdisciplinary collaboration can be used to achieve desired patient and systems outcomes. 
2. Describe an objective and predictions for an evidence-based interdisciplinary plan to achieve a specific objective related to improving patient or organizational outcomes.
2. Explain the collaboration needed by an interdisciplinary team to improve the likelihood of achieving the plan’s objective. Include best practices of interdisciplinary collaboration from the literature.
· Competency 4: Explain how change management theories and leadership strategies can enable interdisciplinary teams to achieve specific organizational goals. 
3. Explain a change theory and a leadership strategy, supported by relevant evidence, that are most likely to help an interdisciplinary team succeed in collaborating and implementing, or creating buy-in for, the project plan.
· Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based communication strategies to impact patient, interdisciplinary team, and systems outcomes. 
4. Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling.
4. Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references, exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.
Reference
Mulvale, G., Embrett, M., & Shaghayegh, D. R. (2016). ‘Gearing up’ to improve interprofessional collaboration in primary care: A systematic review and conceptual framework. 
BMC Family Practice, 
17.

Professional Context
This assessment will allow you to describe a plan proposal that includes an analysis of best practices of interprofessional collaboration, change theory, leadership strategies, and organizational resources with a financial budget that can be used to solve the problem identified through the interview you conducted in the prior assessment.
Scenario
Having reviewed the information gleaned from your professional interview and identified the issue, you will determine and present an objective for an interdisciplinary intervention to address the issue.

Note: You will not be expected to implement the plan during this course. However, the plan should be evidence-based and realistic within the context of the issue and your interviewee’s organization.

Instructions
For this assessment, use the context of the organization where you conducted your interview to develop a viable plan for an interdisciplinary team to address the issue you identified. Define a specific patient or organizational outcome or objective based on the information gathered in your interview.
The goal of this assessment is to clearly lay out the improvement objective for your planned interdisciplinary intervention of the issue you identified. Additionally, be sure to further build on the leadership, change, and collaboration research you completed in the previous assessment. Look for specific, real-world ways in which those strategies and best practices could be applied to encourage buy-in for the plan or facilitate the implementation of the plan for the best possible outcome.
Using the 

Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal Template [DOCX]
 will help you stay organized and concise. As you complete each section of the template, make sure you apply APA format to in-text citations for the evidence and best practices that inform your plan, as well as the reference list at the end.

Additionally, be sure that your plan addresses the following, which corresponds to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Please study the scoring guide carefully so you understand what is needed for a distinguished score.
· Describe an objective and predictions for an evidence-based interdisciplinary plan to achieve a specific goal related to improving patient or organizational outcomes.
· Explain a change theory and a leadership strategy, supported by relevant evidence, that is most likely to help an interdisciplinary team succeed in collaborating and implementing, or creating buy-in for, the project plan.
· Explain the collaboration needed by an interdisciplinary team to improve the likelihood of achieving the plan’s objective. Include best practices of interdisciplinary collaboration from the literature.
· Explain organizational resources, including a financial budget, needed for the plan to succeed and the impacts on those resources if the improvements described in the plan are not made.
· Communicate the interdisciplinary plan, with writing that is clear, logically organized, and professional, with correct grammar and spelling, using current APA style.
Additional Requirements
· Length of submission: Use the provided template. Remember that part of this assessment is to make the plan easy to understand and use, so it is critical that you are clear and concise. Most submissions will be 2 to 4 pages in length. Be sure to include a reference page at the end of the plan.
· Number of references: Cite a minimum of 3 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that support your central ideas. Resources should be no more than 5 years old. 
· APA formatting: Make sure that in-text citations and reference list follow current APA style.
Note: Faculty may use the Writing Feedback Tool when grading this assessment. The 

Writing Feedback Tool
is designed to provide you with guidance and resources to develop your writing based on five core skills. You will find writing feedback in the Scoring Guide for the assessment, once your work has been evaluated.

Portfolio Prompt: Remember to save the final assessment to your ePortfolio so that you may refer to it as you complete the final Capstone course.
· SCORING GUIDE
Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.

VIEW SCORING GUIDE

CRITERIA 

NON-PERFORMANCE 

BASIC 

PROFICIENT 

DISTINGUISHED 

Describe an objective and predictions for an evidence-based interdisciplinary plan to achieve a specific goal related to improving patient or organizational outcomes.

Explain a change theory and a leadership strategy, supported by relevant evidence, that is most likely to help an interdisciplinary team succeed in collaborating and implementing, or creating buy-in for, the project plan.
Explain the collaboration needed by an interdisciplinary team to improve the likelihood of achieving the plan’s objective, including best practices of interdisciplinary collaboration from the literature.
Explain organizational resources, including a financial budget, needed for the plan to succeed and the impacts on those resources if nothing is done to make the improvements sought by the plan.
Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling.
Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references, exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.

Identify specific traits that made the leader unadmirable or difficult to follow. Identify the effects of this individual’s leadership

 In the workplace, we often are confronted with the reality that our leader possesses qualities or traits that we don’t admire. These can be simply annoying habits or quirks, or they may be styles, traits, or approaches that fundamentally deviate from our own. Although others may tell you that you could always quit or work for someone else, doing so is not always an easy or wise choice. The question then becomes: How can you follow someone you do not admire?
In last week’s Assignment, you incorporated ideas into your presentation for following unadmirable leaders, or leaders with different styles from those of their followers. For this Discussion, consider an actual situation from your own professional career in which you worked for a leader whose leadership style was inconsistent with what you desired, or for a leader whom you did not admire.
 
Post your analysis of the influence of personal traits on leadership and followership by including the following:

Describe the leader in question and the situation in which you worked with them.

Note: Do not identify the individual or the organization where they worked. If necessary, use fictitious names in your description.

Identify specific traits that made the leader unadmirable or difficult to follow. 
Identify the effects of this individual’s leadership.

Did the aspects that made them an unadmirable leader produce any negative consequences, whether for yourself, for another individual, or for the organization? 
If you were able to follow this individual, explain how you were able to do so.

Refer to the Week 6 Discussion Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use this grading rubric to assess your work. 
Read some of your colleagues’ postings.

Given future challenges described in the current higher education literature, what conflicts among administrators, faculty, and other stakeholders do you predict will continue?

ED5570_Week5Discussion2_EnvisioningFutureRoleConflicts-GoogleDocs.pdf

ED5570: Week 5 Discussion 2: Envisioning Future Role Conflicts

Given future challenges described in the current higher education literature, what

conflicts among administrators, faculty, and other stakeholders do you predict will

continue? What new conflicts can you envision arising, and why? Support your

response with the literature on current issues and future trends in higher education.

Note: Please see attached
Note: 1 reference required
Note: Minimum of 300 words

What is the purpose of hypotheses and research questions?Why is it important to develop workable hypotheses and research questions in conducting research?

consideringhypothesesandresearchquestions.docx

In this assignment, you will write a paper that analyzes a scenario and explains the purpose of hypotheses and research questions.

Step 1: Read the following scenario.

You are a nurse on 5 West who has concerns about visiting hours in the Critical Care Unit. The unit currently has a visiting-hours policy that allows patients to rest and the staff to provide care in an environment that protects patient privacy and modesty. However, many nurses now feel that family presence improves patient outcomes. You and other nurses on your unit have noted that vital signs are improved and patients are more responsive when family is present. You are considering whether to use a quantitative or qualitative study to research this topic.

Step 2: Consider the following questions:

· What is the purpose of hypotheses and research questions?
· Why is it important to develop workable hypotheses and research questions in conducting research?
· What type of research—qualitative or quantitative—would be most conducive to the scenario in Step 1? Why?
· Which would be more appropriate given the scenario in Step 1: the development of a hypothesis or a research question or both? Why?
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Step 3: Write a two-four page paper.

· Write a paper that describes the purpose of hypotheses and research questions. Articulate the importance of developing workable hypotheses and research questions in conducting research. Based on the provided scenario, describe whether a qualitative or quantitative research study would be most appropriate and why. Explain whether, and why, you would develop a hypothesis or a central research question for this scenario.

Construct your paper and cite any sources in APA format with link