Case: Ledina Lushko The case of Ledina Lushko, a patient enrolled in a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois individual plan, highlights many of the issues that have plagued the United States healthcare system for some time. As an insurance plan provider, BCBS of Illinois takes pride in the health outcomes of our members and has a responsibility to contribute positively to their care. The fractured, ineffective care Mrs. Lushko received is disappointing, however, this case provides strong
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Practice & Pharmacological Issues in Mental Health Nursing By Neil Drummond Essay 3048 words Care Plan 1676 words Overall wordage 7186 The aim of this essay is to show how I have formed, maintained and disengaged from a therapeutic relationship within a practice setting. This will include a profile of the client from their perspective. For the purpose of this essay, the therapeutic relationship was formed within the community mental health team. Their role is the primary intervention service
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The main campus of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) is located in a strategic area of 1,177 hectares in the Iskandar Development Region, Johor.UTM has another campus known as the UTM Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Semarak with an area of 18 hectares. The history of UTM began in 1904 as a Treacher Techical School and was later upgraded to a Technical School in 1906. In 1942 the Technical School was upgraded to a TechicalCollege located at High Street (now known as Jalan Bandar) before moving to Jalan Gurney
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population verifies an important fact that must be implemented within the health care system: the statistics reflect the cultural diversity of potential clients. From previous experience, I can concur that approximately one-third of the patients I saw belonged to a minority group. Health care professionals are expected to provide individualized care to their clients. In doing so, we must be aware of what makes them an individual. A person’s culture is a huge part of that. In order to fulfill our
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University of Central Florida College of Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship Revised 5/4/11 lab 1 | P a g e University of Central Florida College of Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship Revised 5/4/11 lab 2 | P a g e TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 4 RECOMMENDED TEXTS/RESOURCES ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
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Clinical Case Study Assignment 2014 Jennifer Ahonen Cambrian College a00050951 BSN 2144: Nursing Practice Frances Carvalho & Jillian Smythe March 21, 2014 Clinical Case Study Assignment 2014 The purpose of this paper is to utilize the data collected in the Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns Assessment Tool (Appendix A). After data collection, it will be analyzed and a priority nursing diagnosis will be used to make a care plan (Appendix B). Patient X is an 82 year old male, who presented
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CONSENT FOR EVALUATION AND TREATMENT I hereby consent to and authorize U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group, its affiliates, physicians, employees (USHW) to perform a physical examination and/or medical treatment deemed necessary. Treatment may include, without limitation, any required examination, medical, diagnostic or laboratory tests and medical procedures ordered by the physician(s) to be performed by the designated USHW staff. I understand I may refuse treatment at any time. If
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made me curious about how civilians deal with American with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is a civil rights law that protects employees with disabilities. The law prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals with physical and mental disabilities and the chronically ill. The Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was the first law to prohibit the discrimination of disabled in federally funded activities. This law did not protect the disabled under the
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Gujarat Technological University Syllabus for New MBA Program effective from Academic Year 2011-12 (Also applicable to 2nd Year Students of 2010-12 Batch MBA Program) COMPULSORY COURSES MBA-II Semester-IV Sub Name: - Comprehensive Project Report – Industry Defined Problem (CP-IDP) Sub Code: - 2830004 In addition to Major Specializations, there will be over sixty Sectorial / Industry Areas for Practical studies in which theoretical papers / books are not to be taught in regular classroom sessions
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The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN, the national voice for baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs, believes that education has a significant impact on the knowledge and competencies of the nurse clinician, as it does for all health care providers (American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN], 2013, para 1). It is an understandably debatable subject amongst the nursing community regarding the differences between an associate’s degree nurse (AND) and the baccalaureate-degree
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