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Week 5: Topic 5 DQ 1 What is a Student Learning Objective (SLO)? How can SLOs improve collaboration between teachers? How are SLOs different than IEP goals? How can SLOs improve your instruction?

SLOs is a long-term academic goal or set of goals created by a teacher or team of teachers using

data. Teachers are focus on student learning and collaborate with other teachers to make s...

Week 4: Topic 4 DQ 1 Co-teaching is challenging in an inclusion classroom. How might co-teachers maintain a united partnership in front of students and parents when they disagree?

Even if the teachers disagree, they still need to respect each other in front of students and

parents. Parents and students can see if there is a tension between the teachers. They need t...

GCU believes in carrying out our work within the public arena with compassion, justice, and concern for the common good. Using material from this topic’s readings and additional research of your own, describe three ways you can, as a general education or special education teacher, demonstrate compassion, justice and concern with parents or other IEP team members. Rationalize your choices.

One way to make sure you demonstrate compassion, justice and concern is by viewing the

parent as an equal partner and share information. Schools make parents feel they are getting in

Topic 2 DQ 2 Students may argue about fairness and ask why a student with special education needsor is treated differently in regards to behavioral discipline, accommodations, etc. Review the picture from the topic material, Chapel Hill Autism Resources and Tools “Fair vs. Equal”. What do you notice? Consider the statement, fair is not always equal, how will you, as a teacher, address this issue without divulging confidential information?

When you ask students if they think fair and equal are the same, they usually say yes. However,

fair and equal are not the same thing. What is fair for one student may not be fair for a d...

Topic 2 DQ 1 Identify and describe one effective strategy to de-escalate a student’s acting out behavior within the inclusive classroom. How can you provide positive behavior supports to the student to prevent unwanted behavior and increase desired behaviors in school settings?

The effective strategy I would use to de-escalate a student's acting out would be identify points

of agreement. By using this strategy, you can build a rapport with the student. Which...

What three or four teacher dispositions do you think are needed for teachers who work with students with disabilities? As a future teacher, how will you apply these dispositions in your classroom? Explain your choices.

The three or four dispositions I decided on when working with students with disabilities are,

respect for the diversity of others, compassion, dedication, and advocacy. I feel this four a...

Week 9: Women’s and Men’s Health/Infections and Hematologic Systems, Part I

As an advanced practice nurse, you will likely encounter many disorders associated with women’s and men’s health, such as hormone deficiencies, cancers, and other functional and structu...

Walden NURS 6521 – Women’s and Men’s Health, Infectious Disease, and Hematologic Disorders

Woman’s and Men’s Health, Infectious Disease and Hematologic Disorders

Health is important for both men and women. It is a state of comprehensive physical, social, and me...

Walden NURS 6521 – Decision Tree for Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders Student’s Name:

Case Summary

A 43-year-old white male presents with a chief complaint of pain. He is assisted in his ambulation with a set of crutches. The patient presents for a psychiatric evaluation a...

Walden NURS 6521 – Neurologic and Musculoskeletal Disorders

Multiple Sclerosis

From the case study, Sabrina is a 26-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The patient booked an appointment with her physician for the man...

Walden NURS 6521 Pharmacotherapy or Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Disorders

Acute Gastroenteritis Health providers need to ensure that they understand the HPI of a patient to make the correct diagnosis. Asking the patient questions regarding his/her condition is also impor...

Describe How Changes in the Processes Might Impact the Patient’s Recommended Drug Therapy

Describe How Changes in the Processes Might Impact the Patient’s Recommended Drug Therapy

The patient’s current prescription drugs are daily doses of Atenolol, Doxazosin, Hydr...

Walden NURS 6521 Ethical and Legal Implications of Prescribing Drugs

Advanced Pharmacology

Ethical Considerations

Several Ethical issues may arise from medicine prescription error. The nursing ethical principle of autonomy and right to self-deter...

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and selective serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors

(SNRIs) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and selective serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)are suggested as first-line medications because of their favorable benefit-...

Walden NURS 6521 Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

Case

Recently, there has been a growing interest in personalized medicine due to the genetic, age and other factors differences among patients. There is a need to consider some risk facto...

Walden NURS 6521 Pharmacotherapy or Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Disorders

Acute Gastroenteritis

Health providers need to ensure that they understand the HPI of a patient to make the correct diagnosis. Asking the patient questions regarding his/her condition is ...

Walden NURS 6521 – Off-Label Drug Use in Pediatrics Advanced Pharmacology Circumstances under which Children Should be Prescribed Drugs for Off-label Use

More than 50% of drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) do not contain labeling for children. Therefore, pediatricians have to decide the appropriate prescription based on their c...

Strategies to Make the Off-label Use and Dosage of Drugs Safer for Children from Infancy to Adolescence

The risk of adverse drug reaction is high in off-label use compared to approved medication. The risk is even higher for outpatients compared to hospitalized patients due to limited monitoring. Off ...

Walden NURS 6521 – Women’s and Men’s Health, Infectious Disease, and Hematologic Disorders Woman’s and Men’s Health, Infectious Disease, and Hematologic Disorders

Woman’s and Men’s Health, Infectious Disease and Hematologic Disorders

Health is important for both men and women. It is a state of comprehensive physical, social, and me...

Walden NURS 6521 – Decision Making When Treating Psychological Disorders Treating Psychological Disorders

Mental health issues are serious and do have debilitating outcomes, affecting normal functioning, increasing dependency levels, and not only affects the diagnosed person but also their loved ones. ...