Professional nurses who either obtains their Associates degree or Bachelors degree have significant effect towards patient care. Education plays a vital role for nurses and other health care professionals to encompass their knowledge, skills and care to the patients. The discussion will be focused on the differences between an Associate degree nurse (ADN) and a Baccalaureate degree nurse (BSN). It will also explain a case scenario of which will demonstrate the differences in methods used in decision-making
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1) Distinguish the marketing approach that a health care marketer would take to handle products and services to a marketer of consumer goods. An approach to marketing is important to know and analyze the different views that marketers have about the future. This vision of the future will strongly condition the entire strategic planning of marketing for healthcare. In order to continue to thrive, companies must acquire and keep customers. As a result, marketing and sales has become an area of increasing
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Concurrent Disorders The combination of a substance use or gambling disorder paired with a mental health disorder is known as a Concurrent Disorder, and is sometimes referred to as “dual diagnosis”. There is no specific reason why people develop Concurrent Disorders. Substance use might cause negative changes to occur in one’s life, thus leading to a mental health disorder. Also, some people with mental health disorders use substances to self medication to cope with the symptoms of their mental disorder
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| Syllabus College of Natural Sciences HCA/240 Version 4 Health and Diseases | Copyright © 2011, 2009, 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course introduces the student to the basic principles of illness and disease commonly seen in the health care environment. Topics may include infectious and noninfectious diseases, environmental health, and the promotion of good health practices. In addition, students will be introduced to common disease and
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9/07/14 NRS-433V Introduction to Nursing Research Abstract Tuberculosis the second highest killer in the world. Tuberculosis an antibiotic resistant know disease could be stopped through the implementation of the recommendations of The World Health Organization. The WHO recommends the implantation of finances, testing, effective medication management, testing and evaluation. Introduction Tuberculosis, or more commonly known as TB is responsible for 1.3 million people deaths and 8.6 million
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Introduction Smoking is one of the biggest health problems seen throughout the United States. It is estimated that cigarette smoking contributes to around 450,000 deaths every year and cost the U.S. $193 billion annually in direct medical expenses and lost productivity (Porter 2013). Cigarette smoking is an addictive habit and for the majority of smokers is very hard to quit, especially by themselves. It is difficult if one is a non-smoker to grasp and understand the dynamics of the addiction and
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Question 1 Dr. Kristin Wright’s new and improved private dental practice faces her competition from health maintenance organizations (HMOs), which put upper limits on spending to maximize efficiencies and provide the lowest available cost to patients – health insurances cover all costs. Not only is higher quality service important to Wright as a personal value, but it is critical to patient retention; because patients pay extra fees to Wright, her practice’s quality must be substantially better
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Leininger’s Theory of Cultural Care Diversity and Universality (Debbies Portion) Major concepts essential to this theory. * Leiningers theory is culturally specific and congruent care “focused on culture care preservation, accommodations, or repatterning according to the patients’ needs” (Allison, 2006, p. 61). * The theory recognizes generic or folk care as well as professional nursing care. as a new kind of nursing in the 1950’s that focused on human beings in a multicultural world.
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Change Project NUR 492 November 10, 2014 Dr. Christine Markut Change Project Today’s healthcare providers are struggling more than ever to provide high quality care while controlling the costs of healthcare. The demands of an aging population and shortage of medical personnel have brought challenges to the medical office and physicians somehow need to improve their access. Instead of limiting the time patients are able to spend with their physician discussing their medical concerns, why not
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Case Study Paper University of Phoenix Erica Vazquez PSY 410 Annette Edwards October 10, 2011 Case Study Paper “Once upon a time, there was a little girl who dreamed of being a mommy. She wanted, more than anything, to have a child and knew her dream would come true one day. She would sit for hours thinking up names to call her baby. Eventually this little girl grew up. Though she'd met and married her Prince Charming, she was having trouble conceiving. She began to realize that her dream
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