Fifty years ago, a California gangster named Mickey Cohen shocked people on both sides of the law when he went forward in a Billy Gra- ham crusade and made a profession of faith. After several months, how- ever, people began to notice that Cohen’s life showed no sign of the changes that should have been…
The types of issues and concerns that children, and adolescents, present to social workers are as varied as the people themselves. Understanding how individuals behave in their particular environment will shed some light on their current challenges, but this alone is not enough. Social workers must know how to ask the right questions, as the…
Select an adolescent or young adult client on whom to perform a health screening and history. Students who do not work in an acute setting may “practice” these skills with a patient, community member, neighbor, friend, colleague, or loved one. Complete the “Health History and Screening of an Adolescent or Young Adult Client” worksheet. Complete…
Read the following scenario from the text (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2011, p. 482): Twelve-hour shifts are problematic for patient and nurse safety, and yet hospitals continue to keep the 12-hour shift schedule. In 2004, the Institute of Medicine (Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine, 2004) published a report that referred to studies…
In the introduction for Chapter 1 of our text, the author states that there are many ways in which literature can benefit children and help shape who they become. Think back to your own childhood. What were some of the ways that literature influenced you and helped shape who you are today? What role did…
Racism is rooted at its core with logics of control, elimination, and evisceration of racialized others. In this course we have learned that racism in Latin America goes beyond narratives of individual feelings or racial slurs. Racism throughout the Western Hemisphere has been essential to establishing and maintaining national identities, borders, and civil society. For…
Complete the Duke Quality Modules titled (A) What is Quality Improvement, (B) The How’s and Why’s of Chart Audits, and (D) The Evolution of Quality and Safety in Healthcare. Based on the completed Duke modules, how is quality improvement utilized within the nurse’s organization?
Any Alcohol Use During Pregnancy Is Harmful Alcohol , 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders,” www.cdc.gov, May 2, 2006. “There is no known safe amount of alcohol to drink while pregnant.” In the following viewpoint, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains that any alcohol consumption during pregnancy…
A 21-year-old woman presents to your practice with a number of complaints that have become increasingly problematic over the last several weeks. This patient is new to your practice. She has been having frequent headaches, has been having increasing difficulty getting out of bed in the morning, and feels that “something is terribly wrong” with…
For a moment assume that Descartes’ argument works in proving God’s existence, does the ultimate conclusion follow as stated in premise 6? Can Descartes be certain that God would not allow an evil demon or computer to systematically deceive humanity? Maybe God has a reason or needs to teach humanity a lesson. To get full…
Compliance Topic 1: 1.Clinical staff members are not washing their hands between patients. Compliance Topic 2: 5.Employees are not knowledgeable in the use of fire extinguishers. It’s time to describe the monitoring tools for your two compliance plans in a way that all employees will understand at a large medical facility where you are the…
draft a letter of proposal outlining a recommended course of action, directed to executive management. Revise your previous milestones based on instructor feedback, compile these components, and add your fully developed introduction and conclusion to submit your final proposal in the form of a letter. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of…