Community Health Needs Assessment Trinity Community Hospital AMT Task 2 Community Health Needs Assessment Trinity Community Hospital conducted a community health needs assessment (CHNA) to identify the needs of the local population. The assessment focused on oncology, orthopedic, and cardiovascular services. The following report will analyze the community health needs assessment by identifying the major risk factors in the community, and discussing if the needs defined in the evaluation
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C A.$£~ 3 Jack Brandon's initial idea has not panned out, and the cash is nearly gone. But he's got a new plan. Will you back him a second time? HBR CASE STUDY Good Money After Bad? by John W. Mullins From a rocky perch overlooking the sparkling lights of San Francisco, Christian Harbinson gazed across the bay to the hills above Sausalito. "There's nothing like a vigorous hike;' he thought, "to clear the mind before a crucial meeting:' It was a mild March evening, and
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Dale Gordon has been a patient in the ICU for 6 days after developing complications after open heart surgery. He is an 82-year-old African American who is disoriented to place and time. He lives with his daughter Claudia in her home. Claudia and her two brothers visit Mr. Gordon daily since he has been hospitalized. Mr. Gordon has not been eating well since the surgery and has lost 3 pounds. Mr. Gordon has type 2 diabetes and is on oral antihyperglycemic medication. Before he came to the hospital
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Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing In the article Combined Negative Pressure wound therapy and ultrasonic MIST therapy for open surgical Wounds: A Case Series, is a detailed summary about four different case studies that underwent colorectal surgical procedure, and healed through secondary intention. Secondary intention is when a wound is left open and allowed to close by epithelialization and contraction. Surgical wounds left to heal by secondary intention are at a greater risk for
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CASE STUDY: THE VETERINARY PRACTICE Background. Simon Harrison has run a successful veterinary practice for many years from a large Victorian semi-detached house in a smart suburb of a large English town, about 30 miles from London. The practice caters for small animals. There are two qualified vets in Simon and his son Joe, who joined the practice a few years ago, and is now a partner. There is a senior veterinary nurse Ros, and two trainee nurses Rukia and Kath, plus Simon’s wife Anna
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Assess the significance of war in influencing the transformation of approaches to medical treatment and surgery in the period 1870-1990 Throughout 1870-1990, warfare played a crucial role in transforming approaches to medical treatment and surgery as it; prompted more government responsibility in healthcare, innovated technological developments in medicine such as the establishment of blood transfusion services, contributed to individual breakthroughs by catalysing the development, and mass-production
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operating room and shadowed a surgeon at West Boca Medical Center. This opportunity allowed me to engage in conversation with the surgeons and see what a normal days work would consist of if I ever were to become a surgeon. The very moment I saw my first surgery, I knew that this was a profession I wanted to pursue. Throughout my studies Florida State University, I received a bachelor’s degree in Biology while successfully completing all the premedical requirements. Also, I was able to graduate with a Chemistry
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Complications after abdominal surgery: The term abdominal surgery broadly covers surgical procedures that involve opening the abdomen. Surgery of each abdominal organ is dealt with separately in connection with the description of that organ (see stomach, kidney, liver, etc.) Diseases affecting the abdominal cavity are dealt with generally under their own names (e.g. appendicitis). Complications of abdominal surgery include: * Bleeding * Infection - Local infection of the operative field
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Imagine being in a sack of amniotic fluid and feeling a long plastic tube that is connected to a suction tube device beginning to suction out. Abortion, the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo before viability during the first 12 weeks. Abortion has and will probably always be a very controversial topic which have caused people to either be pro-life or pro-choice. Before delving deeper into the history or current debates over an issue like abortion
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Demand is a buyer’s ability to pay a price for goods and services offered in the market. Law of demand states that: the demand curve is downward sloping because as price continues to be reduced, more and more people will continue to buy assuming all other conditions remain constant(Getzen,2013). An example of the law of demand would be the increased demand for laparoscopic procedures and other non – invasive procedures that is being offered by hospitals and outpatient surgical facilities. More health
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