In 300 words or less, write on what strategy is to you and provide THREE examples of different types of strategies exhibited by health care organizations.
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Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health challenge. How do you think it is affecting our public health, support your statement with a peer-reviewed article. Include the link for the article in your discussion.
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discuss the importance of childhood immunizations and list the schedule for the first year of life.?
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Three-year-old Ravinkal exclaimed: Mummy, I can count to 9!
Cognitively, Ravinkal
demonstrating she is capable of:
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Mandy 57-year-old female who fell and hit her head. Mandy states she did not lose consciousness. Mandy past medical history includes hypertension and diabetes- on oral medications for both conditions. Never smoked. Admission vital signs: T- 98.8 P- 92 R- 20 BP- 132/94 Neuro exam: within normal limits
As you continue your assessment, Mandy is starting to have periods of confusion and becoming increasingly sleepy. Her neuro and vital signs are changing: BP- 186/64 P- 52 full and bounding R- 14
Neuro exam: Ipsilateral fixed and dilated R pupil, small L pupil responds slowly to light
Mandy is having what possible neurological disorder?
What signs and symptoms did she have that helped you identify this neurological disorder?
If her condition worsened, what additional signs and symptoms might you see?
What are possible treatments for her condition?
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Clinical Documentation
Please construct a situation that a patient would need medial attention due to Halloween. List the summary of what the patient is there for, a diagnosis code, a procedure code, and a HCPCS code. ( Pick a Medication if you can not think of a HCPCS Code) Please be advised that all three codes must be related.
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Consider what you have learned about collective behavior, social movements, and social change this week. How is the global expansion of social media likely to affect how people pursue social change? How has it done so already? Use specific examples from the media (including a link to information about a recent social movement) as you analyze social movements, social change, technology, and the media.
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A 58-year-old obese white male came to ED with the chief complaint of fever, chills, pain, and swelling in the right great toe. He states that symptoms came on very suddenly, and he cannot put any weight on his foot. Physical test reveals exquisite pain on any attempt to assess the right first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint. Past medical history is positive for hypertension and Type II diabetes mellitus. Current medications include hydrochlorothiazide 50 mg by mouth every morning, and Metformin 500 mg by mouth twice a day. The complete blood count is normal except for elevated sedimentation rate (ESR) of 33 mm/hr, and C-reactive protein (CRP) is 24 mg/L. Metabolic panel normal. Uric acid level 6.7 mg/dl.
In your Case Study Analysis related to the scenario provided, explain the following:
What are the neurological and musculoskeletal pathophysiological symptoms that the patient displays?
Are there any racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning?
How do these processes interact to affect the patient?
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Select a minimum of three types of health research methodology. Describe how each collects and evaluates research data and provide an example of how this type of research was used.
Explain what researchers conducting studies with human subjects must do to protect their participants and why.
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Paul Donovan, a Medicare patient, suffers from Crohn’s disease
and rheumatoid arthritis. Recently, he presented to County
Hospital
complaining of hip pain. How will the interoperability offered
under Accountable Care Organization models impact Mr. Donovan’s
care?
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Post a description of two agencies that advocate for the elderly in your community, including their current advocacy actions and/or campaigns. Then, explain new advocacy actions you might suggest to these agencies based on your experiences and observations at your practicum site. With these advocacy actions in mind, suggest at least one new policy that might improve the care of the population at your current practicum site.
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ournal Entry Part 2
For the second part of your journal entry, reflect on geriatric patients from your practicum site with disorders related to specialized areas of care, such as oncology, nephrology, urology, gynecology, and neurology. Describe a case of a frail elder patient who must make decisions related to specialized areas of care. Then, explain potential patient outcomes and include whether treatments would be beneficial and how they would impact the patient’s quality of life. Finally, describe the patient’s wishes in terms of treatments and interventions for the disorder (Was there an advanced directive?) and how the patient might want to spend any remaining time. Include how environmental factors, such as family, caregivers, ethnicity, culture, religion, and/or personal values, might impact decision making for treatments and interventions. If you did not have an opportunity to evaluate a patient with this background during the last 9 weeks, you can select a related case study or reflect on previous clinical experiences.
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Week 3 Discussion: Implementation of EHR
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Due: Post your initial response by Wednesday night at 11:59pm Pacific Time.
Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts by Sunday night at 11:59pm Pacific Time.
Implementation of EHR
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages associated with implementing and using a regional and national EHR.
Response Posts: In addition to your original post, be sure to provide a meaningful response to at least two of your peers’ posts by the end of the week. In your responses to your peers, you might contribute to the discussions with your own original opinions or interpretation of the course materials and include at least one citation from our textbook.
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If Manreen grasps the concept of the preservation of quantity,
she has now acquired the
principle of:
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