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Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) Systems
Complementary and alternative medicine systems are health care approaches that are characterized by a history of use or origins that are external to mainstream medicine or health care practices. These health care systems or approaches have lasted for centuries since different kinds of complementary and alternative medicines have been reported. According……
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"History of Naturopathic Medicine." (n.d.). North Carolina Association of Naturopathic Physicians. Retrieved August 17, 2015, from http://ncanp.com/about-ncanp/history-of-naturopathic-medicine/
Kramlich, D. (2014, December). Introduction to Complementary, Alternative, and Traditional Therapies. Critical Care Nurse, 34(6), 50-56.
Pongparadee et. al. (2012, August). Current Considerations for the Management of Musculoskeletal Pain in Asian Countries: A Special Focus on Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors and Non-steroid Anti-inflammatory Drugs. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases,15(4), 341-347.
Schulenburg, J. (2015). Considerations for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Interventions for Pain. AORN Journal, 101(3), 319-326.
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high-isk families? How can they be helpful?
The different techniques that can identify high risk families include: intake, investigation, case planning and continuing services. Intake is when there is a focus on gathering information and understanding the problems. Investigation occurs after there are possible signs that someone could be in a high risk environment (i.e. physical marks……
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Family Assessment in Child Welfare Services. (2005). University of California at Berkeley. Retrieved from: http://cssr.berkeley.edu/bassc/public/BASSC_FamilyAssessment_FULL_REPORT091406.pdf
Health Promotion Model. (2012). Nursing Planet. Retrieved from: http://nursingplanet.com/health_promotion_model.html
Friedman, M. (2003). Family nursing: Research, Theory and Practice. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall
Pender, N. (2011). The Health Promotion Model. University of Michigan. Retrieved from: http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/85350/1/HEALTH_PROMOTION_MANUAL_Rev_5-2011.pdf
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For example, and elder citizen may consider having the ability to sit and watch television or read all that is necessary to improve their quality of life, and thus demand healthcare services that would allow him or her to do just that.
There are no universal standards that are likely to be accepted by a majority of……
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Bergner, M., Bobbitt, R.A., Carter, W.B., & Gilson, B.S. (1981) the sickness impact profile: Development and final revision of a health status measure. Medical Care, 19: 787-805.
Drotar, D. (1998) Measuring health-related quality of life in children and adolescents:
Implications for research and practice. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Kaplan, R.M., Bush, J.W. & Berrgy, C.C. (1976) Health status: Types of validity and the index of well being. Health Services Research, 11(1): 478-507.
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Emergency Response Drill
DISASTER READINESS
The increasing need for emergency preparedness has been triggered by the rush of many kinds of emergencies (Adini et al., 2012). These include mass casualty events, mass poisoning events, and biological occurrences, such as pandemics and bio-terror events. Emergency preparedness in hospitals and other healthcare facilities stands out as……
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Adini, B., et al. (2012). Evidence-based support for the all-hazards approach emergency preparedness. Vol. 1 # 40, Israel Journal of Health Policy Research: BioMed Central.
Retrieved on March 29, 2014 from http://www.jhpr.org/content/1/1.40
Biddinger, P.D., et al. (2010). Public health emergency preparedness exercises: lessons learned. Vol. 125 Supplement 5, Public Health Reports: Association of Schools of Public Health. Retrieved on March 29, 2014 from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2966651
ESHQ (2013). Emergency response drills/exercises. ES & H. Manual: Environment
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Pressure Ulcers/Case Study
Bedsores are also known as pressure ulcers. They are lesions that are primarily caused when soft tissues are pressed against bone for a long period of time, restricting blood flow to the area. These often occur when a patient is immobile or reclining in a recovery bed for a long period of time. They……
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Coverage Information retrieved from http://www.medicare.gov
Medicare Nonpayment for Hospital Acquired Conditions. (2012). National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved from: http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/medicare-nonpayment-for-hospital-acquired-conditio.aspx
Medicare Will Not Pay for Hospital Mistakes and Infections. (2007, August 20).
Medicalnewstoday. Retrieved from: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/80074.php
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Patient ights
The major objective of informed consent is to give the patient an opportunity play a role in his health care decision. The law requires physicians to get an informed consent of their patients before any medical procedure. The patient has a right to be informed and to be made aware of the nature of the……
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Appelbaum, P.S. (2007). Assessment of Patients' Competence to Consent to Treatment. The New England Journal of Medicine, 357:1834-40.
Appelbaum, P.S., Lidz, C.W., & Meisel, A. (1987). Informed consent: legal theory and clinical practice. New York: Oxford University Press.
Edwards, K.A. (1998, April 11). Informed Consent. Retrieved from http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/consent.html
Grisso, T., & Appelbaum, P.S. (1998). Assessing competence to consent to treatment: a guide for physicians and other health professionals. New York: Oxford University Press.
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A strain on the Medicaid budged as a result of managed care can lead to raised healthcare costs and an increase in Medicaid bills (Shern et al., 2008).
The fair distribution principle in such a case is a difficult issue. On the one hand, patients receiving managed care benefit in terms of their health and keeping their……
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Baptist Health South Florida. Code of Ethics: A Guide to Ethical Standards. http://www.baptisthealth.net/en/about-baptist-health/Documents/code_of_ethics/104673676CodeofEthics2.pdf
Green, Ben. (2009). Medical Ethics. Medicine Online. Retrieved from http://priory.com/ethics.htm#Hippocratic
Shern, David L., Jones, Kristine, Chen, Juey Jen, Jordan, Neil, Ramoni-Perazzi, Josefa, Boothroyd,
oger A. (2008). Medicaid Managed Care and Distribution of Societal Costs for Persons with Severe Mental Illness. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 165:254-260. Retrieved from http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/reprint/165/2/254
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There is no other source for many patients who come through the private system to receive follow-up care other than the public health system. Where there was once virtually very little coordination between private and public systems, today we see extensive coordination because it is necessary. The cuts in Medicaid, and the loss of group health benefits has necessitated a……
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http://www.questiaschool.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=27467039
Birenbaum, a. (1997). Managed Care: Made in America. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. Retrieved October 29, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=27467039 http://www.questiaschool.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5023776607
Bolen, R.M., & Hall, J.C. (2007). Managed Care and Evidence-Based Practice: The Untold Story. Journal of Social Work Education, 43(3), 463+. Retrieved October 29, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5023776607 http://www.questiaschool.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=99221670
Zelman, W.A., & Berenson, R.A. (1998). The Managed Care Blues and How to Cure Them. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. Retrieved October 29, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=99221672
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These different elements are important, because they are indicating that Ms. Lee needs to seek out regular treatment. As a result, some kind of consistent assessment must take place, in order to ensure that she is not subject to having a serious fall. This is because, of the overt signs that she is exhibiting from the side effects of the……
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Henrich, A. (2007). How to Try This. American Journal of Nursing, 107(11), 50 -- 58.
Mark, J. (2011). Zolft. Medicinenet. Retrieved from: http://www.medicinenet.com/sertraline/article.htm
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Another use of the system: When a physician orders a radiological procedure that involves intravenous dye, the computer automatically checks to determine whether the appropriate blood tests on kidney functions have been completed.
The second most effective mode is that the integration of the integrated system into the floor communications. When a patient calls for a nurse,……
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