Technology has proven effectiveness in speed of information transmission, which leads to prompt healthcare service delivery, prompt treatment of illnesses and better health outcomes. Policies drive the success of health technology through practice standardization. However, cost, safety and security, ethics, and legality have all been target areas of health technology policies. In a minimum of …
A US prison inmate who had complained of stomach pain was scheduled for a visit to a general practitioner a week after the initial symptoms occurred. The general practitioner prescribed him medication for acidity, but his stomach pain continued. The inmate continued to complain about his stomach pain for another three weeks, but was told …
If you talk about a possible poor health outcome, do you believe that outcome will occur? Do you believe eye contact and personal contact should be avoided? You would have a difficult time practicing as a nurse if you believed these to be true. But they are very real beliefs in some cultures. Differences in …
Review the steps of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) as presented in the Resources.Reflect on your own healthcare organization and consider any steps your healthcare organization goes through when purchasing and implementing a new health information technology system.Consider what a nurse might contribute to decisions made at each stage of the SDLC when planning …
You have decided you would like to work in a foreign country as a health care financial professional. Choose the country and the type of position within health care finance or health care management. You would like to know how medical education, job duties, and pay in the country of your choice compares to the …
The design and oversight of health and safety programs in an organization is an important human resources function. Explain how these programs help an organization succeed in meeting OSHA requirements. What are the benefits of having effective health and safety programs in the workplace?
Imagine you are an HR learning development specialist and are advising leaders about a new health care training and development program. They ask you to present the most effective training and education tools to build a robust learning environment. Respond to the following questions: Which training and education programs are vital for health care managers? …
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Discuss the following: A 6-year-old has a yellow vaginal discharge. The examination is otherwise normal. What are key points in the history and physical examination?How would you approach differ if the patient were a sexually active 16-year-old?What are similarities and differences in the approach?
O.P. is a 43-year-old female patient who is seeing at the office because she is complaining of vaginal bleeding after sexual intercourse for about two months now. She stated she has been married for 4 years now but has multiple sexual partners in the past. As positive history in her last cervical cancer screen (two …
Review the Determinants of Health website and view the short video and content. Healthy People content site: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Determinants-of-Health Video Link at site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yb3B75eqbo For this discussion, you will identify and define determinants of health for an at-risk individual or family, including social, environmental, and global factors as applicable. How you approach the discussion is your …
