Discuss current issues in healthcare human resources from a global perspective, countries such as the USA, Canada and Germany just to name a few. Select 2 countries and compare the current state of healthcare human resources for each you have selected. Your response should be 1 - 2 pages.

1. Are the styles of servant leadership, transformational leadership, and contingency leadership beneficial to a healthcare organization?

Identify technical and clinical factors that limit the application of data-mining tools in the EHR.

Project Paper:

Subject: Descriptive Epidemiology of a Selected Health Problem (10 pages, single spaced)

Select one health problem from those listed below to explore in detail by using a descriptive epidemiologic approach.

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS

Anthrax

Escherichia coli (EHEC) Infection

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

Lyme disease

Malaria

Rabies

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Smallpox

Syphilis

Yellow fever

Any other

How you should organize the paper:

1. Define the problem (nature, extent, significance, etc)
2. Describe the agent.
3. Describe the condition briefly.
4. Examine the above sources for data on morbidity and mortality for the selected problem.
5. Summarize these data on the distribution of the selected health problem according to the following factors, using tables, graphs, or other illustrations whenever possible:

1. Host characteristics
   1. Age
   2. Sex
   3. Nativity
   4. Marital status
   5. Ethnic group
2. Environmental attributes
   1. Geographic areas
   2. Social and economic factors
      1. Income
      2. Housing
   3. Occupation
   4. Education
3. Temporal variation
   1. Secular
   2. Cyclic
   3. Seasonal
   4. Epidemic
4. Any additional characteristic that contributes to an epidemiologic description of the disease

6. Summarize any current hypotheses that have been proposed to explain the observed distribution.
7. List the principal gaps in knowledge about the distribution of the health problem.
8. Suggest areas for further epidemiologic research.
9. Critically appraise the data as a whole, consult primary sources and important original papers.

What are the effects of masturbation on childhood and later adult health?

What are the pros and cons of sexual activity during adolescence

Describe the steps that occur when the blood glucose is greater than 180 mg/dl.

Which of the following group are more likely to have a disability?

• A. People with poor health
• B. Men
• C. Older persons
• D. Hispanics

1. The following health statistics are available on the Internet for country Z about two disease outcomes. Disease A has an annual incidence rate of 225 per 100,000 population and an annual mortality rate of 150 per 100,000. Disease B has an annual incidence rate of 500 per 100,000 population and the same annual mortality rate as Disease A. Neither disease has a cure. What would you conclude regarding the burden of these diseases in country Z?
   1. The proportionate mortality is higher for disease A than disease B.
   2. Disease A has a higher prevalence than disease B.
   3. Disease B has a higher prevalence than disease A.
   4. The case fatality ratio is higher for disease B than disease A.
   5. Years of potential life lost (YPLL) is greater for disease B than disease A.

A 78-year-old man was admitted with pneumonia hyponatremia. Plasma Na concentration was initially 129 meq/L, decreasing within 3 days to 118-120 meq/L despite fluid restriction to 1 liter/day. A chest CT scan revealed a right 2.8 x 1.6 cm infrahilar mass and post obstructive pneumonia. The patient was active smoker. Past medical history was notable for laryngeal carcinoma treated 15-yearsprior with radiation therapy, renal carcinoma, peripheral vascular disease, and hypothyroidism. On review of system, he denied headache, nausea and vomiting. He had chronic hip pain, managed with acetaminophen. Other medications include cilostasol, amoxicillin, digoxin, diltiazem, and thyroxine. He was euvolemic on examination, with no lymphadenopathy and a normal chest examination.

Laboratory Results:

Na-120

TSH-2.6

K-4.3

Uric acid-2.7 mg/dl

cl-89

Bun-8

Crea-1.0

Glucose-93

Mg-2.0

Phos-2.8

Ca-8.9

Alb-31

The patient was treated with furosemide 20 mg PO BID and salt tablets. The plasma Na concentration increased to Na meq/L with this therapy: How ever the patient developed orthostatic hypotension and dizziness. He was stated on demeclocycline, 600 mg PO in the morning and 300 mg in the evening, just before discharge from hospital. Plasma concentration increase to140 meq/L with Bun of 23 and crea of 1.4 at which point demeclocycline was reduced to300 mg POBID. Bronchoscopic biopsy eventually showed small lung cancer. The patient declined chemotherapy and was discharged.

Create a conceptual map using the case scenarios as guide. Conceptual map should include pathophysiology, medical diagnosis, signs and symptoms, and risk factors, if any. Nursing diagnosis, nursing interventions, medical management (medication and procedures), expected outcomes.

OLD TESTAMENT

1. State the word “integrity” definition using 3 Hebrew terms.

2. Show 3 verses using the word “integrity”.

3. Analyze each concept in context.