Week 1 Discussion 1
There are many challenges facing health care professionals in today's society. I will mention a few of them.
Lack of mentoring. Twenty-five percent of healthcare employees felt their organization offered too little mentoring. Only 37 percent of employees thought their organizations provided the opportunity to mentor others, compared to 59 percent of employers. This discrepancy suggests that mentoring opportunities are available but not well-publicized.

Poor personal fit with boss. Almost one-quarter of healthcare workers felt they suffered from a poor personal fit with their boss. The number was far higher for supervisors than for co-workers; only 10 percent of employees cited a poor personal fit with their colleagues as a major challenge.

Limited or not enough access to technology. As healthcare organizations struggle to implement technology while maintaining efficient operations, their workers may be suffering. Twenty-three percent of healthcare professionals felt they had insufficient access to technology; the number was slightly higher for registered nurses at 29 percent. Around half of all employees felt that their organization offered technology training; interestingly, the perception was more common among employees than employers. Only 38 percent of employers thought the facility offered technology training.

2) In state of Missouri certain disease given more intentions than others because of their extremely contagious nature or their potential for greater harm, or both, require immediate identification and control. Reporting of persons confirmed or suspected of having these diseases, shall be made immediately by the most rapid means available, preferably that of telecommunication (e.g., telephone, telephone transmitted facsimile, pagers, etc.) to the local health director or other professional employee of the department. I