Students are required to participate in scholarly activities outside of clinical practice or professional practice.

Throughout the RN-to-BSN program, students are required to participate in scholarly activities outside of clinical practice or professional practice. Examples of scholarly activities include attending conferences, seminars, journal club, grand rounds, morbidity and mortality meetings, interdisciplinary committees, quality improvement committees, and any other opportunities available at your site, within your community, or nationally.

You are required to post at least one documented scholarly activity by the end of this course. In addition to this submission, you are required to be involved and contribute to interdisciplinary initiatives on a regular basis.

Submit, by way of this assignment, a summary report of the scholarly activity, including who, what, where, when, and any relevant take-home points. Include the appropriate program competencies associated with the scholarly activity as well as future professional goals related to this activity. You may use the \”Scholarly Activity Summary\” resource to help guide this assignment

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

Scenario 1: A 16-year-old boy comes to clinic with chief complaint of sore throat for 3 days. Denies fever or chills. PMH negative for recurrent colds, influenza, ear infections or pneumonias. NKDA or food allergies. Physical exam reveals temp of 99.6 F, pulse 78 and regular with respirations of 18. HEENT normal with exception of reddened posterior pharynx with white exudate on tonsils that are enlarged to 3+. Positive anterior and posterior cervical adenopathy. Rapid strep test performed in office was positive. His HCP wrote a prescription for amoxicillin 500 mg po q 12 hours x 10 days disp #20. He took the first capsule when he got home and immediately complained of swelling of his tongue and lips, difficulty breathing with audible wheezing. 911 was called and he was taken to the hospital, where he received emergency treatment for his allergic reaction.

Post an explanation of the disease highlighted in the scenario you were provided. Include the following in your explanation

The physiologic response to the stimulus presented in the scenario and why you think this response occurred.

The cells that are involved in this process.

How another characteristic (e.g., gender, genetics) would change your response.

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 9 in your textbook, the required articles, Why the Opioid Epidemic May Have Fueled America’s Murder Spike and Opioid Epidemic So Dangerous, Says CDC, It’s Finally Killing More People Than Guns, and watch the video: Warning: This Drug May Kill You. The opioid crisis has become a controversial issue but one that is becoming harder and harder to ignore. In the context of the relationship between psychology and criminal behavior, substance abuse is one of the leading risk factors for criminal behavior. Therefore, the opioid crisis is an issue that criminal psychologists, public health professionals, and our community-at-large are examining the implications, the most crucial of which appears to be a relationship between homicide/violent crime rates and opioid abuse. In your discussion,

Conduct additional research on the opioid crisis using the University of Arizona Global Campus to ensure you are aware of the latest issues in the opioid crisis national debate. Then, briefly debate the issue with your classmates. Your instructor will assign you to one of the two prompts. Please debate the issue from the perspective that:

• Prompt 1: Physicians have caused the opioid crisis by over-prescribing pain medications that are highly addictive, and
• Prompt 2: From the perspective that the person taking the opiates is responsible for the person’s own behavior and doctors should be able to prescribe whatever they want in any quantity they deem medically necessary. Remember to provide your insight into whether rising violent crime rates stems from the opioid crisis as asserted in your assigned readings.

Guided Response: Review several of your peers’ initial posts and, in a minimum of 100 words each, by Day 7, respond to at least two of your classmates posts who espoused the opposing viewpoint. Be sure to provide constructive feedback; ask follow-up questions to your peers regarding their assessment of the opioid crisis, its relationship to violent crime, and what should be done about it. Are your classmates’ responses supported by scholarly, credible evidence or mere speculation? Gently remind those who speculate that in academic work, opinions must be supported by credible and/or scholarly evidence. Respond in a substantive manner with specific examples to extend their thinking. Support your claims with examples from the required materials and/or other scholarly or credible sources, and properly cite any references. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful and interactive discourse in this discussion forum. Continue to monitor the discussion forum until 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) on Day 7, and respond with robust dialogue to anyone who replies to your initial post.

[WLOs: 1, 3, 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment and your discussions in Weeks 1, 3, and 4 that pertain to this Final Paper.

For the Final Paper, you will take on the role of a death penalty mitigation expert hired by the defense attorney to work as a sentencing advocate on behalf of the client/defendant. Based upon the chosen case from the attached list (that was selected in Week 1), you will create a comprehensive case study report arguing against the death penalty for your client (the perpetrator). This report will contain an analysis of the psychological factors that may have contributed to the commission of the crimes in the chosen case study and how these psychological factors should be considered a basis for a prison sentence less than the death penalty.

Review the Killer Bios: Professional Resources List to learn more about these infamous murderers. The list contains several University of Arizona Global Campus Library sources on each murderer. In addition, there are some starter links listed below under each name in the following interactive. 

In your paper,

• Summarize the chosen case.
• Evaluate the biopsychosocial factors that led the client to commit his or her crimes.
  • Explain the psychological, situational/social, and biological factors that you believe led to the offender’s criminality.

• Evaluate how these factors may have contributed to committing violent crimes.
  • Identify whether your client suffered from a mental illness.
  • Identify the diagnosis and how the diagnostic criteria was met.
• Evaluate the ACEs score you calculated for your client in the Week 3 Adverse Childhood Experiences discussion, to the extent that you were able to answer the questions based on what you could out about your client’s history.
  • Explain the impact of childhood trauma, abuse, and neglect may have on criminal behavior.
  • Examine whether your client had any events in life that could be considered traumatic such that this could have influenced the criminal behavior.
  • Explain what the scientific research says about the impact of trauma on criminal/violent behavior.
• Analyze any other mitigating factors that may provide a credible argument against a death sentence for your client.

(That is, was your client gainfully employed? Did your client lack a significant criminal history prior to the most recent offenses? Mitigating factors can be anything that humanizes your client and thus makes him/her seem like a candidate for a lesser sentence than death).

• Evaluate the mitigating circumstances found in this report.
• Propose a specific psychosocial intervention based on your evaluation of the client and case such as counseling, medication, restitution, and so forth. (This proposed intervention will serve as your argument that the death penalty is not appropriate for your client based on these mitigating factors.)
• Summarize your analysis and restate your intervention in the conclusion.

The Comprehensive Case Study Report

• Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center’s APA Style
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted

Anonymous. (2011, January 12). Loughner’s sickness. Wall Street Journal.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article speculates about Laughner’s possible mental health concerns and will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Arrigo, B. A., & Griffin, A. (2004). Serial murder and the case of Aileen Wuornos: Attachment theory, psychopathy, and predatory aggression. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 22(3), 375-393. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.583

• The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article describes a detailed case study analysis of Wuornos and will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

The Associated Press. (2001, June 10). Model soldier McVeigh is remembered as being funny, “good-natured” he left army embittered against the government. St. Louis Dispatch.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article describes McVeigh from his father’s perspective and will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Bragg, R. (1995, August 4). A killer’s only confidant: The man who caught Susan Smith. New York Times.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article tells the story of the Union County Sherriff Howard Wells and his success in getting a confession from Smith. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Bundy, Theodore Robert [Theodore Robert Cowell] (1946-1989): American murderer. (2002). In S. Phelps (Ed.), World of Criminal Justice, Gale.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the Credo Reference database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article provides a biographical narrative of Bundy. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Chapman, R. (2013). McVeigh, Timothy (1968—2001). In R. Chapman, & J. Ciment (Eds.), Culture wars in America: An encyclopedia of issues, viewpoints, and voices (2nd ed.).

• The full-text version of this article is available through the Credo Reference database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article provides a brief narrative of McVeigh’s background and eventual crimes. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Lamar, J. V., & Holmes, C. (1989, February 6). “I deserve punishment” killer Ted Bundy bargains and postures to the end. Time,133(6), 34.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article describes an overview of Bundy’s last days of life leading up to his execution and will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

McVeigh, Timothy James (1968-2001). (2002). In S. Phelps (Ed.), World of Criminal Justice, Gale.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the Credo Reference database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article provides a brief narrative of McVeigh’s background and eventual crimes. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Meyer, C. L., Oberman, M., White, K., & Rone, M. (2001). Mothers who kill their children: Understanding the acts of moms from Susan Smith to the prom mom. New York University Press. 92-125.

• This article discusses economic and sociological factors correlated with infanticide. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Muskal, M. (2012, November 9). Giffords attends Loughner sentencing. The Charleston Gazette.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article tells the account of the congresswoman attending the sentencing of Laughner, the man who shot her. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Orenthein, J., Packman, W., Jackson, R., & Bongar, B. (2010, November). Filicide: Gender bias in California defense attorneys’ perception of motive and defense strategies. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 17(4), 523-537.

• This article discusses a research study conducted on defenses used by attorneys to defend clients accused of filicide. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Ramsland, K. (2013). The many sides of Ted Bundy. Forensic Examiner, 22(3), 18-25.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article provides first-hand accounts from the view of Bundy’s family, friends, and lovers. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Slapper, G. (2011). Changing madness to badness. Journal of Criminal Law, 75(5), 337-340. https//:doi.org/10.1350/jcla.2011.75.5.719

• The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article explores the question of the compulsory medicating of Laugher, who was found unfit to stand trial due to mental illness. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Susan smith gets life; accused gasps at unanimous verdict; Susan Smith: A life. (1995, Jul 29). Edmonton Journal.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article details the final court sentencing of Smith and a brief timeline of her life. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Walker, A. J. (2006). Application of the insanity defense to postpartum disorder-driven infanticide in the United States: A look toward the enactment of an infanticide act. University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion Gender & Class, 6, 197-221.

• This article discusses the relationship between the insanity defense and postpartum depression in women accused of infanticide/filicide. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Wuornos, Aileen. (2008). In L. J. Palmer, Encyclopedia of capital punishment in the United States (2nd ed.).

• The full-text version of this article is available through the Credo Reference database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article provides a timeline of Wuornos’ life as a prostitute and serial killer. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Wuornos, Aileen Carol [Aileen Carol Pittman] (1956-). (2002). In S. Phelps (Ed.), World of Criminal Justice, Gale.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the Credo Reference database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article provides a brief narrative of Wuornos’ life and eventual crimes. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.