In the roles of social change agent, leader, and advocate, human services professionals have many responsibilities. At the regional level, multiple or missing standards, guidelines, laws, and regulations may pose challenges to human services professions. As a human services professional, you should be aware not only of your responsibilities, but also of any regional-level challenges…
Consider the following scenario: Marcus recalls the beginning of his career, when he started as a nurse at Grand View Hospital. He had heard the organization was soliciting proposals from various companies so they could weigh the pros and cons associated with adopting a new health information technology system. He has been curious about the…
A strong literature review not only plays a foundational role for setting up a research proposal and/or dissertation but also plays an important role in the results and discussion sections that are presented after the data has been collected and analyzed. As you move into this module’s discussion, consider all you have learned about the…
Consider the following excerpt from an article in Managed Care: A disruptive technology, or technological enabler, is a new technology that unexpectedly displaces an established technology, but only if it is accompanied by an innovative business model. The enabler is generally cheaper, simpler, smaller, and frequently more convenient to use. It is initially embraced…
Explain socialization processes and practical reflection,also also required estimation involes in the handling of conflict co-workers
Epidemiologic surveillance is used in public and global health. Locate a recent article about an outbreak of an infectious or communicable disease. Write a 3- to 4-page paper including the following: Summary of the article The relationship among causal agents, susceptible persons, and environmental factors Role of the BSN nurse in addressing the outbreak Possible…
As noted in the textbook, “measles is one of the most contagious human infections,” (Levine, 2007, p. 127). Many children still die from this preventable infectious disease. Vaccinations have been developed that can greatly reduce the spread and threat of many infectious diseases such as measles. To prepare for this Discussion, review the readings and…
Select a high-risk family type; for example, homelessness, family violence, teen pregnancy, suicidal ideation, or with drug or alcohol abuse issues. **Obtain an article or articles on common health problems and mortality data for a specific high-risk family type either from the Electronic Reserve Readings or from the University Library. The article or articles need to…
As in any nursing specialization, informatics and database design has its own pedagogy and vernacular. Terms such as primary key, relational diagram, or entity integrity might seem unfamiliar at first; however, this Assignment familiarizes you with such terms and develops your informatics skills as you apply database concepts. To prepare: Review the information on relational database models in the…
Introduction When someone has a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, they are considered to be obese (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2016). According to the CDC (2011), obesity is the second highest health issue among adult Latinos. From the United States Census Bureau (2015), Hispanics represented 17.6% of the United…
What about COWS or computers on wheels, how has that assisted physicians and nursing when traveling from room to room charting patient medications inputs and outputs for the EHR? Has that improved efficiency or cycle times and is it effective?