MG is a 27-year-old graduate student, recently married, who comes into the student health clinic for a routine pelvic test and Pap smear. During the course of the check-up, the gynecology resident performing the test obtains the Pap smear, but also obtains cervical cultures for gonorrhea and chlamydia. The examination concludes uneventfully. Several weeks later, MG receives a postcard indicating that the Pap smear was normal, with no evidence of dysplasia, but that the cervical culture for gonorrhea was positive. The card instructs her to come into the clinic to discuss treatment, and that "public health authorities" have been notified for contact tracing, which refers to the identification and diagnosis of sexual partners, as required by law. The young woman is terrified that her husband will be contacted.
Is contact tracing ethically justified?
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descriptive evidence based epidemiological analysis of polycythemia vera that includes the 5 w's which include analysis of determinants of health (evidence from scholary sources)
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current evidence based surveillance and reporting methods for polycethemia vera
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impact of the hospitalisation on the child patient and family
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medical terminology
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Results:
The wife said, he has now changed towards the better by incorporating healthier meals and less junk food items. She mentions that he has had a difficult time in the past few years with diabetes, hypertension, gouty arthritis, etc. Change in lifestyle along with therapies and the addition of a service dog aided improvements along with his family support system. The patient spends lots of time outside with his dog and has started working on small projects, which keeps him active. She also states that the patient’s HbA1c (glycosylated hemoglobin) has not been tested for almost three months and that it needs to be tested as his RBS (random blood sugar) is high. The patient visits his podiatrist regularly for peripheral neuropathy and is on B vitamins q. daily; however, his neuropathy is on remission since undergoing transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). The patient’s wife is also doubtful about his mental status with increasing forgetfulness pointing towards dementia. She also remembered that he once complained of visual aura while doing gardening and after that he had photophobia for a while. She says he needs to undergo a dilated eye examination to diagnose retinopathy as he is complaining of blurred vision and floaters occasionally with some dry eyes. She says he uses over-the-counter Visine eye drops as a remedy, which she understood is for keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
Lessons Learned:
Teachings from this particular case study had information on CVA; symptoms, medications, diagnostic studies, etc. Additionally, the comorbidities were also given, which was helpful to understand the complications that could lead to CVA. If patients don’t have annual eye examinations, they can have visual complications. Psychological well-being is also of much significance when dealing with patients and their families. Complex information is given and the processing time is different from that of medical professionals, so more time should be given to formulate thoughts and doubts that will result in less confusion and better understanding. The likelihood of having a psychological impact on psychological symptoms can’t be disregarded. Overall, maintaining a good patient-caregiver relationship is of utmost significance to healthcare professionals for proper disease management as well as positive health outcomes.
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You are working at a community health fair performing
routine blood pressure screening and find that a 60-year-old
African-American woman has blood pressure of 150/90 mm Hg. The
woman is overweight and says she leads a sedentary lifestyle.
Besides cardiovascular disease, what other disease is the woman at
risk for? What preventive health measures should you encourage her
to pursue?
Please include the references
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medical termnology
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mental status with increasing forgetfulness pointing towards 40. dementia. She also remembered that he once complained of visual aura while doing gardening and after that he had photophobia for a while. She says he needs to undergo a dilated eye examination to diagnose retinopathy as he is complaining of blurred vision and floaters occasionally with some dry eyes. She says he uses over-the-counter Visine eye drops as a remedy, which she understood is for keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
Lessons Learned:
Teachings from this particular case study had information on CVA; symptoms, medications, diagnostic studies, etc. Additionally, the comorbidities were also given, which was helpful to understand the complications that could lead to CVA. If patients don’t have annual eye examinations, they can have visual complications. Psychological well-being is also of much significance when dealing with patients and their families. Complex information is given and the processing time is different from that of medical professionals, so more time should be given to formulate thoughts and doubts that will result in less confusion and better understanding. The likelihood of having a psychological impact on psychological symptoms can’t be disregarded. Overall, maintaining a good patient-caregiver relationship is of utmost significance to healthcare professionals for proper disease management as well as positive health outcomes.
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Give examples of an RN"s responsibility and accountability for nursing interventions, treatment outcomes, and the changes that occur during the provision of care.
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So though I was on question 3 as well, I'd like to
place in the discussion the patient portal access along with the
bar-code scanning and clinical alerts like Elsie mentioned in her
PowerPoint. The patient portal would be part of my top three only
because we are in a business that it's main focus is on patient
care and customer service, and of course the bottom line really is
to make money. Here are some benefits to having the patient portals
set up:
Better patient communication - ability for patients to
request appointments, referrals, and prescription refills directly
from the portal increases the efficiency of your clinical staff,
allowing them to keep their focus on assisting you with the
patients who have the most urgent care needs and
questions.
Streamline registration and admin tasks - allow
registration forms to be completed electronically prior to
appointment check-in, keeping front-office work efficient. This
translates into cost savings for the practice and improved care
delivery.
Better patient/physician relationships - ability for
patients to have 24-hour access to connect with their provider by
reviewing patient health information, asking and answering
questions, and reviewing notes.
what other information would you add to this
if you are able to add more information to this question
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The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity for students to apply the nursing process while planning education to meet the needs of patients.
Instructions:
Develop a teaching plan based on an assigned scenario or case.
Determine what elements you would include in your assessment of the
learner. Identify anticipated or expected learner needs. Select and
prioritize evidence based teaching strategies that would best meet
the needs of the learner. Describe the resources you would provide
to enhance learning. Explain methods that would be used to evaluate
learning outcomes. Provide rationales for elements of your teaching
plan supported by references from the required course reading
assignments. Use the teaching plan format assigned. The
competencies contained in the Teaching Plan Rubric will be assessed
through this assignment.
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What is cultural Competence? And how can it affect these evaluation steps: 1. Engage stakeholders, including those involved in program operations; those served or affected by the program; and primary users of the evaluation. 2. Describe the program, including the need, expected effects, activities, resources, stage, context and logic model.
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How do ethics interact with the evaluation steps? describe how
different ethical choices during them could affect the evaluation
process and/or outcome of the two steps below
1. Engage stakeholders, including those involved in program operations; those served or affected by the program; and primary users of the evaluation.
2. Describe the program, including the need, expected effects, activities, resources, stage, context and logic model.
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What expectations should we have for evaluators, in general around cultural competence and ethical decision-making? How should they be communicated/required/something-ed? self writing only please
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Provide 3 examples of how and why elderly drivers is a huge controversy. Explain fully on the three examples. Number the examples and explain as described below.
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