Why do you think a CIO survey is important for the HMIS industry? The role of a CIO requires a professional leader that is able to have different skills to do this job. One of the most important skills is communication, the abilities to communicate with others is essential for this role. Another skill is being a good leader by earning respect and trust of the organization. A good essential point of a CIO is to learn from his/her own mistakes and understand that sometimes it is not possible
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Grant Proposal Introduction Statement: The We Care Foundation is a private charitable organization, dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in poverty in North Carolina. It also serve as a direct-service child abuse prevention and treatment program as well. Every day, children across the country are subjected to abuse or neglect by the very people they rely upon for safety and security--their parents or caregivers. Because no
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Falls and Risk Management Margaret Simon NUR 492 April 25, 2016 Dr. Rachel Gonzales Falls and Risk Management In the hospital setting falls are prevalent for various reasons. According to Sullivan (2013), “Risk management is a component of quality management, but its purpose is to identify, analyze, and evaluate risks and then develop a plan for reducing the frequency and severity of accidents and injuries” (p. 77). This paper will address falls as a risk management issue; discuss methods
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Health Advocacy on Childhood Obesity Janeane Horan Walden University August third, 2014 Introduction According to the Center of Disease Control approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2—19 years are obese. Since 1980, obesity prevalence among children and adolescents has almost tripled (CDC, 2012). Today’s nurses are faced with a growing trend in overweight and obese children and have the responsibility to be the patient advocate and help. Health promotion is
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affect on human development due to early childhood experiences, acquired intelligences and socialization throughout their life. Early childhood is the most and rapid period of development in a human life. The experiences gained from birth to the four years of age are critical to the complete and healthy cognitive, emotional and physical growth of children (Collins, 2012). The conditions in the house greatly impact how a child develops. Having violence in the house affects the child. Regardless
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Care Plan Elements of Hypertension Susan Salby American Sentinel University Care Plan Elements of Hypertension Worldwide, hypertension is the most common contributor to death of any medical risk factor. HTN contributes to the development of heart disease, heart failure, chronic renal failure requiring dialysis, stroke, peripheral vascular disease and cognitive decline. The risk of cardiovascular events doubles for every 20/10mmHg rise in blood pressure above 115/70mmHg. Untreated HTN
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Activity Interventions Theoretical Framework: The Social Ecological Model In the field of Health Education and Promotion, health educators seek to address problems across a broad spectrum, which involves working on multiple factors to improve the overall health of the target population. The ecological perspective focuses on both the importance of individual and social environmental factors as targets for health promotion interventions (McLerory et al., 1988)). The Social Ecological Models explains
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stage, for any reason, and without penalty. Coercion is one way in which the right to self determination could be violated. People can be coerced when they believe that their care will suffer if they refuse to participate in a study. For instance, a cancer patient without insurance may join a chemotherapy study to receive care that would otherwise be unavailable. • Right to anonymity and confidentiality-incorporates
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Historical Development of Nursing Timeline Person may represent an individual, a family, a community or all humankind. Health represents a state of well-being as defined by the individual or mutually decided on by a individual and a nurse. Environment represents the person’s physical surroundings, the community, or the universe and all it contains. Nursing is the practice of the science and art of the discipline (George, 2011). Metaparadigm pertains to the core concepts of a particular discipline
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all patients. The relationship between humor and health dates back to the bible: “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones” (Proverbs 17:22, New International Version). Research across many disciplines has shown humor to be an important tool in facilitating these coping skills Humor is an integral part of everyday life and, therefore, also a component of the care and treatment of patients in the modern health care system. The purpose of this paper is to examine
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