Archive for month: December, 2020

Writing about one’s personal experience encourages self-reflection and improves self-awareness. In this

activity
students are invited to reflect, in writing, on their experiences related to managing clinical risks for patients. Students to write about an event they observed or were involved in during their nursing profession that they feel might have placed a patient at risk. Alternatively, students may want to write about an event that occurred to them as recipients of

healthcare
, or as an observer to their friends’ or family members’ experiences. The event may be one that they feel related to any of anticipation, recognition, or management of a patient safety risk. Safe patient care and reducing medical-legal risk requires nurse practitioners to be aware of potential risks and how to avoid them.

The narrative should include:

• a description of the event
• an explanation of how this event placed a patient at risk
• the student’s reflections on the event including:
• if and how the event was recognized
• why and how the event occurred, for example, was the event due to
  • action or inaction by an individual healthcare provider
  • system failure(s)
  • a combination of systems failure(s) and individual provider performance issues
• what changes or improvements they would
  
  make,
  if any
• how they felt at the time
• how they currently feel about the even
• Were you personally involved in the event? Discuss.
• What, if any, workplace factors contributed to the event? (e.g., Was it during a handover? Did it involve a medication?)
• How aware was the healthcare provider(s) of what was going on around them? (situational awareness)
• How did the health care provider(s) recognize the safety problem, and how did they respond?
• How did this event affect you?
• What did you take away that you will use in the future?
• I would do something differently next time because

Assignment Requirements:

Before finalizing your work, you should:

• be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
• consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
• utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

Your

writing
Assignment should:

• follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
• be
  
  well ordered
  , logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
• display superior content, organization, style; and
• use APA 6th Edition format as outlined in the APA Progression Ladder.

Please answer the following questions: PLEASE make sure the answers are correct: The notes attached might have some information that helps you with the assessment since they are in class notes but it is not everything, so using other resources is definitely necessary

1) The plant hormone strigolactone works by:

	a.	sensing light quality.
	b.	stimulating T-DNA transfer.
	c.	promoting the degradation of proteins that promote branching.
	d.	acting as a source of nitrogen.

Which of the following situations would disrupt phyllotaxy in Arabidopsis?

	a.	A mutation in the MAX2 gene.
	b.	A change in the gravity vector.
	c.	Growing the plants in deep shade.
	d.	A mutation in the PIN gene.
	e.	Both b and d.

If corn plants are grown at a high density, they will be taller. What is one reason for this?

	a.	They are more susceptible to Agrobacterium.
	b.	The air temperature will rise.
	c.	Shade conditions will result in a low Red to Far-red ratio of light reaching the stems.
	d.	Shade conditions will result in a high Red to Far-red ratio of light reaching the stems.

The Ti plasmid needed to be altered by plant scientists before it could be used to make transgenic plants. Why was this?

	a.	The original Ti plasmid did not promote transfer of DNA into plant cells.
	b.	The Ti plasmid transferred genes into plant cells that caused the formation of tumors
	c.	It was too small.
	d.	It did not work with plant species like Arabidopsis.

Suppose that you were trying to develop a new crop by domesticating a grass species (species Z) that had not been used in agriculture. One of the problems that you encountered is the seed pods shatter asynchronously leading to a big loss of seed. What approach would you take to solve this problem?

	a.	Try to identify the “species Z” version of the SHP gene and generate a mutation in the gene.
	b.	Give it up as a lost cause.
	c.	Lay a plastic tarp under all the plants to collect the seed.
	d.	Try to identify the “species Z” version of the FUL gene and generate a mutation in the gene.

Root gravitropism is primarily the result of:

	a.	Protein phosphorylation.
	b.	An increase in cell division.
	c.	An increase in strigolactone levels
	d.	Differential cell elongation between the lower and upper side of the root.

The SHP and IND genes are both required for valve margin identity. When you examine fruit from the shp mutant (lacks the SHP transciption factor), you find that the IND gene is no longer expressed in the fruit. What is your interpretation of this result?

	a.	The IND gene regulates expression of the SHP gene.
	b.	The fruit have shattered.
	c.	The SHP gene regulates expression of the IND gene.
	d.	Both a and b.

Which of the following does not occur in the pye mutant:

	a.	Too many stomata are produced.
	b.	Root growth rate is reduced compare to wild type.
	c.	Cell size in the root is reduced compared to the wild type when iron is absent.
	d.	Root hairs are mishapen

Expression of the FUL gene throughout the fruit results in:

	a.	Very large fruit.
	b.	Fruit with no seed.
	c.	Fruit with no valve margin.
	d.	Failure to develop fruit.

Cytokinin and auxin are two plant hormones that play important roles in plant growth. If you place a piece of a tobacco stem on agar medium, which conditions will result in the formation of roots.

	a.	High levels of both auxin and cytokinin.
	b.	Infection with Agrobacterium tumefaciens
	c.	High levels of auxin and low levels of cytokinin.
	d.	High levels of cytokinin and low levels of auxin

Growth of the shoot apical meristem is:

	a.	Inhibited by auixn.
	b.	Not affected by auxin.
	c.	The same in all plant species
	d.	Responsible for formation of all above ground post-embryonic organs

Which of the following is NOT used as a mutagen in Arabidopsis

	a.	T-DNA
	b.	blue light
	c.	ems
	d.	fast neutron radiation

Domestication of maize began:

	a.	2,000 years ago
	b.	6,000 to 10,000 years ago.
	c.	in Asia
	d.	both b and c.

Which of the following is a good reason to invest in algae as a bio-manufacturing platform?

	a.	Algae can be used to produce diverse products such as colostrum and polyurethane.
	b.	Algae have a high biomass yield compared to other crops.
	c.	Algae are rich in protein.
	d.	All of the above

Florigen was identified by which of the following approaches

	a.	A genetic approach that involved the isolation of mutants.
	b.	By isolating proteins from plant extracts.
	c.	By grafting.
	d.	By treating plants with auxin.

NOW, THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS (SHORT ANSWERS)

The photoreceptor phytochrome switches between two forms depending on the type of light it is exposed to. What is the active form of phytochrome and what wavelenght of light switches it to this form.

What is the connection between maize domestication and regulation of branching in Arabidopsis

In Arabidopsis, what gene functions in both the strigolactone and karrikin signaling pathways?

What is the phenotype of a plant that has a max2 scion and a wild-type stock?

What structure is required for FT to move from the phloem companion cell to the sieve element?

What experiment demonstrated that expression of CO in the phloem companion cells was sufficient for flowering?

What is a short-day plant.

What are the functions of the AUX1 and PIN1 proteins?

How long ago did domestication of our crop species begin?

Domestication of maize resulted in a reduction in the number of shoot branches. Why do you think this was important?

FOOD LOG SUMMARY

PART B – 50pts

Utilizing your recently completed food log, please write a 3pg, double spaced, and 12 pt font paper on some of questions provided below. You do not need to answer all the questions; these are just some examples. The main point is to reflect and write about your tracking experience. I encourage you to add pictures/labels of food you ate (good or bad) and explain them (Do not have a 3 pg document with more pictures than text).

• What did you find most difficult and about tracking your food for a week?
• How did you feel after revisiting the food choices you made?
• Did tracking your food influence your food choices?
• What trends did you see from your tracking? (eating out, high carbohydrate intake, met protein goals, poor food timing)
• If you skipped breakfast, what were your reasons for doing so?
• If you were to make a diet change, what would you do…besides eat better. (Be specific)
• Did your food choices get better or worse on the weekend?
• Did any food choice surprise you with the amount or lack of Pro, CHO, Fat, or Cals?
• Do you see a benefit of tracking food as a first step in realizing what you eat? (become aware of mindless eating?)
• If you were to help a friend or family member with their diet, what advice would you give them? Knowing what you do now about nutrition

The 3rd page does not have to be descriptive, you have just have to have photos of food I provided in the excel spreadsheet.

*Tracking experience log is attached

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity in the U.S. population increased from about 12% in 1991 to about 34% in 2006. The highest increase occurred in 18- to 29-year-olds. Although part of the reason is our increasingly sedentary lifestyle, the principal cause is our overconsumption of abundant processed food products, many of which are high in fat and sugar content. Why do you think fat tastes good to so many people, and is difficult to resist? Consider the fact that our appetites and digestive systems evolved over time under very different circumstances. Are there advantages to our tendency to eat too much that would have been selected for in the course of human evolution? How can we, as a society, deal with the problem?

Discussion Question:

For this week’s discussion, please read, “Cathedral” found in your textbook on page 417. Its attached!

This short story explores the problem of limiting people based on physical disability. As you read, consider how this literary work presents irony in a subtle way. In a response of 250 or more words, step into the role of the narrator and create a journal entry where you discuss the revelation you have experienced through the blind man.

Include a short quote from the text to support your insights. (Remember to create in-text citations in APA format and include a reference at the end of the post.)

This part of the assignment is due by Wednesday by 10:00am.