...University of Phoenix Material Week 1 Health Care Terms Worksheet Understanding health care terms is a prerequisite for both academic and professional success. This assignment is intended to ensure you understand some of the basic terms used in this course. Complete the worksheet according to the following guidelines: In the space provided, write each term’s definition. You must define the term in your own words. In the space provided after each term’s definition, use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry. You may wish to consider the following: o How has it influenced heath care? o What role has the term played as health care developed over the years? Save the completed worksheet as a Microsoft® Word document with your name in the file name. Submit the file to your facilitator. Submitted by: Brittany Wiggins |Term |Definition |Use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care | | | |industry. | |Example: Electronic |Electronic health records are digital forms of |My doctor entered the diagnosis into his laptop and told me that | |health records |entering and storing patient information. |the information would go into my electronic health record. | |HIPAA |Health...
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...9:00-9:50 AM in 1002 Huff Hall Wednesdays 12:00-12:50 PM in 429 Armory Thursday 1:00-1:50 PM in 1002 Huff Hall Course Description This course will take a community health perspective in introducing students to a wide range of issues in modern medical ethics. It will address research ethics and ethical issues in clinical practice. This course will inform issues of practical, philosophical importance for all members of our society. The Department of Community Health, which is involved in professional preparation and research in areas of health education, health behavior, health administration, and epidemiology, is uniquely equipped to present these issues from a biopsychosocial perspective. The rapid pace of change in clinical practice, basic and applied research, policy development, health law, and other related fields of medical ethics ensure a constant supply of new subject matter. All of us will participate in medical decision making in our lifetimes, as patients or as family members, so this class has the potential to be enormously influential. It will not be taught from a clinical or professional perspective, but rather from community-based approach. At this level of analysis, which examines personal decision-making, social dynamics, policy constraints, economics, and other factors, ethical issues can be viewed in their fullest...
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...University of Phoenix Material Week Two Health Care Financial Terms Worksheet Understanding health care financial terms is a prerequisite for both academic and professional success. This assignment is intended to ensure you understand some of the basic terms used in this course. Complete the worksheet below according to the following guidelines: In the space provided, write each term’s definition as used in health care management. You must define the term in your own words. In the space provided after each term’s definition, summarize a health care management scenario that illustrates the importance of the skill, concept, procedure, or tool to which the term refers. In the scenario, you may wish to consider the following: o Why the skill, concept, procedure, or tool is necessary for accurate record keeping, operational efficiency, excellent patient services, employee management, regulatory compliance, reducing costs, forecasting, and so forth o Successes enabled by an adequate understanding or appropriate application of the skill, concept, procedure, or tool o Risks or failures associated with an inadequate understanding or inappropriate application of the skill, concept, procedure, or tool Save the completed worksheet as a Microsoft® Word document with your name in the file name. Submit the file to your instructor. Worksheet Submitted By: Marianne Lewis |Term |Definition ...
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...University of Phoenix Material Week Two Health Care Financial Terms Worksheet Understanding health care financial terms is a prerequisite for both academic and professional success. This assignment is intended to ensure you understand some of the basic terms used in this course. Complete the worksheet below according to the following guidelines: In the space provided, write each term’s definition as used in health care management. You must define the term in your own words. In the space provided after each term’s definition, summarize a health care management scenario that illustrates the importance of the skill, concept, procedure, or tool to which the term refers. In the scenario, you may wish to consider the following: o Why the skill, concept, procedure, or tool is necessary for accurate record keeping, operational efficiency, excellent patient services, employee management, regulatory compliance, reducing costs, forecasting, and so forth o Successes enabled by an adequate understanding or appropriate application of the skill, concept, procedure, or tool o Risks or failures associated with an inadequate understanding or inappropriate application of the skill, concept, procedure, or tool Save the completed worksheet as a Microsoft® Word document with your name in the file name. Submit the file to your instructor. Worksheet Submitted By: [Type your name here.] |Term |Definition ...
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...put safety up front as the prime goal. Do that, and who would ever achieve anything of note?” Jack McDevitt Introduction The word “safety” is mentioned 46 times in the current guidelines: Word Frequency Rank Adjusted Rank trial 437 1 1 subject 256 2 2 sponsor 210 3 3 clinical 207 4 4 investigator 155 5 5 product 149 6 6 data 120 7 7 investigational 113 9 9 protocol 103 11 10 regulatory 103 12 11 monitor 97 14 12 IRB/IEC 88 19 14 inform 73 26 15 consent 68 30 16 procedure 61 34 18 investigator/institution 58 35 19 record 58 36 20 appropriate 52 37 21 requirement 50 38 22 review 49 39 23 safety 46 41 24 quality 43 44 25 adverse 38 48 27 authority 35 50 29 Interestingly, as can be seen in the above abbreviated table,...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |College of Natural Sciences | | |SCI/162 Version 7 | | |Principles of Health and Wellness | Copyright © 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course reinforces the concept that learning effectively and living well involves both the mind and body. It presents the fundamentals of wellness and preventive health including strategic planning to attain and maintain personal optimal health. In addition, physical and mental diseases are discussed along with the dangers of environmental pollution, stress, addiction, and other negative factors that can affect personal health. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University...
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........................ page 8 . Clarify Current Knowledge of the Process............................................................................ page 11 Understand Sources of Process Variation............................................................................. page 13 Select the Process Improvement.......................................................................................... page 15 Appendix Worksheet A: Identifying Areas for Improvement. .............................................................. page 16 . Worksheet B: Developing a Team Worksheet...................................................................... page 17 Worksheet C: Team Meeting Notes...................................................................................... page 18 Worksheet D: Goal Setting................................................................................................... page 19 Worksheet E: Process Analysis............................................................................................. page 20 Worksheet F: Process Improvement Plan....
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...living experience. Therefore the purpose of the Daily Goal group is to motivate a sense of daily purpose, and to build self-esteem. The group will center on creating small task that can lead to self-appraisal when completed. These goals will be person centered base on the individual needs. The task can be small steps to taking care of Adult Daily Activities (ADL’s) of self-care such as bathing, dressing, eating, cleaning their apartment, buying groceries. Other goals can be built on what the clients feel is necessary to add purpose, structure, or fulfillment. Clients can also come into the group with a goal already in place that they will like to break down to smaller steps, as example finding employment, working towards a GED or money management. The idea is that by working on these small goals it can lead to creating and attaining larger goals in the future. I will use both motivational interviewing and CBT to brainstorm goal creation of the day and to confront any thinking that might get in the way of completing the tasks. Recruitment and First Steps of the Group The first step is the screening process for potential group members. I will form a survey on a rating scale (1 to 10) that will ask general questions of clients previously group experiences. The purpose is to find out which clients are open to attending groups. For example, “how do you rate your previous experience in a group setting?” “Do you think you can benefit from a group structure?” “Will you like to...
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...UNIV/100 Career Exploration Plan Worksheet For this assignment, you will use the My Career Plan tools on eCampus. To complete this assignment, follow the directions provided in each section. You may refer to the completed example in the Week 3 Materials as a guideline. After you have completed all sections, submit this document to your Week 3 Assignment 1 link on your student website. Section 1: Career Interests Profiler 1. Complete the Career Interests Profiler, located in My Career Plan on the student website. To access the Career Interests Profiler in My Career Plan, complete the following steps: • Log in to the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu • Click the Library tab, then click the Phoenix Career Services link. • Click Career Plan. [pic] • Click the Start button to launch the Career Interests Profiler. [pic] 2. After completing the profiler for the first time, view your results within the profiler or by downloading the PDF version. If you completed the profiler before you started the Orientation Workshop, you can retrieve your results from the View Results button on the My Career Plan home page. [pic] 3. Complete the following table after viewing your results. You may describe each career in your own words or copy and paste the descriptions from your Career Interests Profile. [pic] |My Career Interest Areas |Description ...
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...While observing the three students in my clinical placement, I discovered the significance of determining student’s individual requirements, and instructing in a way that will allow all students to succeed. The completion of this case study had led me to realize the importance of differential instruction, but also how challenging it can be to accomplish. This assignment allowed me to focus on the similarities and differences in the behavior and life of students who are higher achieving, students who may need more support, and students who fall right in the middle. The student who is higher achieving is often the first student finished with the assignments given in class and when she’s finished she sits and reads until everyone else is done....
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...of Phoenix Material Health Record Worksheet In 150 to 350 words, explain the importance of a health record. Support your explanation using your assigned readings. Personal health records can help a provider's patient better manage their care. Having important health information, for example, immunization records, lab results, and screening due dates in electronic form makes it simple for patients to update and share their records. Patients can be more engaged with their wellbeing and health care. PHRs can advance better health care by offering patients some assistance with managing information from different providers and enhance care coordination. Having an online PHR can be useful if there should be an occurrence of crises particularly if a patient is traveling. Administrative expenses can be reduced utilizing a PHR to give patients simple access to electronic prescription refill and appointment scheduling applications. With PHRs, health care staff can invest less time searching for patient-requested information and respond to patient inquiries. Use the following table to identify and list at least five key components of a health record. Additionally, include a 50- to 100-word description of each component. Support your descriptions using your assigned readings. |Component of the health record |Description | |Patient Management |Required...
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...IDEA : 1 Ethical DecisionMaking Framework Guide & Worksheets 1 The IDEA: Ethical Decision-Making Framework builds upon the Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre Community Ethics Toolkit (2008), which was based on the work of Jonsen, Seigler, & Winslade (2002); the work of the Core Curriculum Working Group at the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics; and incorporates aspects of the accountability for reasonableness framework developed by Daniels and Sabin (2002) and adapted by Gibson, Martin, & Singer (2005). Introduction Ethics is about making “right” or “good” choices and the reasons that we give for our choices and actions. Ethics promotes reflective practice in the delivery of health care. Ethics addresses the question “What should we do and why?” Another way to describe ethics is as follows. It is about: • Deciding what we should do – what decisions are morally right or acceptable; • Explaining why we should do it – justifying our decision using language of values and principles; and • Describing how we should do it – outlining an appropriate process for enacting the decision. 2 Ethical issues arise every day in health care (See Appendix A). Everyone has a role to play in ensuring the ethical delivery of care, from bedside to boardroom. Trillium Health Centre is committed to providing quality compassionate care to the community it serves. Ethical principles and values are incorporated into the way that decisions are made and care is delivered...
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...A&M UNIVERSITY College of Nursing BASIC CONCEPTS PRACTICUM – NURS 3263 DATA COLLECTION TOOL Student’s Name Date April 5, 2011 Biographical data Client’s initials P.M. Unit/Room No. A735 Age 64 years old Gender F Ethnicity Black Religion Baptist Marital Status Widowed Occupation Unemployed Date of Admission March 31, 2011 Admitting Problem/Diagnosis Unstable Angina Chief Complaint (Why did the patient come to the hospital – in patient’s own words) “My chest was constantly hurting and I couldn’t figure out what was causing it and now my back is killing me.” Past Health History Asthma ________ Emphysema _______ Bronchitis ________ Pneumonia ________TB________ Angina ______ MI ______ Anemia ______ Hypertension _______ Rheumatic Fever _______ Pacemaker _______ Peripheral Vascular Disease _________ Blood Disorders _________ Stroke _________ Skin Disease ______ Bladder Infections _Kidney Disease ___________ Ulcers ________ DM _________ Dental Problems _________ Fractures _________Congenital Heart Defects Surgeries Family Health History Condition Family Members Condition Family Members Heart Disease Mom died of heart attack Tuberculosis Hypertension Asthma Stroke Mental Illness Diabetes Alcoholism Cancer Aunt died of mylethoma Kidney Disease Other Health Problems in Family:...
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...profession, licensing is mandatory prior to commencement of practice. As a future practitioner, I am interested in knowing the regulations governing this profession. My state is Virginia; therefore, I have accessed Virginia Board of Counseling website, and my state requirement worksheet source is this website. Required Courses and Hours To apply for a license in Virginia one must have acquired a graduate degree. This degree must not be undergraduate degree but Master’s or higher degree. For a graduate to be licensed he must have completed at least 60 hours of graduate study or quarter years not less than 90.The area of study should be in counseling, and the academic credentials must have been from an accredited university or college. The coursework contains thirteen core courses; the minimum for all coursework is three semesters. Internship (residency) Hours The residency requirement is of 3,400 hours in counseling practice. The residency hours are in various clinical problems, populations and theoretical framework in the following areas. Changes to these took effect as from 3rd July 2014. In a recap these areas encompass, diagnosis, assessment, evaluation, Appraisal, case management and professional ethics. It is a requirement that one has to have acquired at least 2,000 hours of direct client contact which are within the 3,400 hours of residency. It is also a requirement that residents must document at least 600 hours of internship experience whereby...
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...|[pic] |Course Syllabus | | |College of Natural Sciences | | |SCI/162 Version 6 | | |Principles of Health and Wellness | Copyright © 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course reinforces the concept that learning effectively and living well involves both the mind and body. It presents the fundamentals of wellness and preventive health including strategic planning to attain and maintain personal optimal health. In addition, physical and mental diseases are discussed along with the dangers of environmental pollution, stress, addiction, and other negative factors that can affect personal health. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University...
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