Manufacturing and pharmaceutical are two types of firms that aggressively market the over-the-counter or prescription drugs they produce. This Discussion will focus on the impact that marketing strategies have on consumers as well as address your own purchasing experiences. To prepare for this Discussion, visit the Walden Library and find two articles about consumer buying […]
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What is the socio-medical profile of the typical resident?
5 Page Medical Sociology Paper on a visit to local Nursing Home to interview management and staff This activity requires you to arrange a visit to a nursing home in your community and interview management, personal care staff, and nursing staff. Your objective is to learn as much as you can about the services provided […]
Analyze the flow of data and information among disparate health information systems to support internal and external business processes
Case Study, Stage 2: Data Flow Among Health Care Systems Before you begin this assignment, be sure you have read the “UMUC Family Clinic Case Study”, the course readings assigned to date, and feedback on your graded Stage 1 assignment. Purpose of this Assignment This assignment specifically addresses the following course outcomes to enable you […]
What are the nurses’ ethical obligations after they have done everything mentioned in the text?
In each case, answer the questions at the end of the case and give researched references to support your assertions; also, explain what would be the ethical course of action and the legal requirements for action in the case. Case One Mary Stokes is in need of a kidney transplant, and her parents and siblings […]
Conduct research in the Walden Library and other reliable resources to determine strategies being used to address these challenges.
What Can Nurses Do? Many people, most of them in tropical countries of the Third World, die of preventable, curable diseases. . . . Malaria, tuberculosis, acute lower-respiratory infections—in 1998, these claimed 6.1 million lives. People died because the drugs to treat those illnesses are nonexistent or are no longer effective. They died because it […]
Using the Internet, the Walden Library, or other trustworthy sources, identify a resource that you could introduce to patients to help them evaluate the credibility of health information found online.
Health Literacy In order to effectively manage their own health, individuals need to have competencies in two areas—basic literacy and basic health literacy. What is the difference? Basic literacy refers to the ability to read, even simple language. Health literacy is defined as, “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and […]
Discuss the legal and ethical considerations that have influenced policy decision making regarding this issue.
Write a 5 page paper (excluding cover sheet and references) that clearly lays out policies that define health care and nursing practice with your selected issue or problem. ( I HAVE ATTACHED THE DOCUMENT) Include in your paper: Legislation. (in the U.S, or Florida) Executive decisions. Court decisions. Regulations that have defined this area of […]
What are some implications of security breaches of its health care data? Who might be impacted and how?
Application: System Security and Ease of Use For ethical, legal, and business reasons, the security of health care data must be a top priority in health care organizations. HIPAA, for example, requires that health care organizations safeguard patient data, and there are serious consequences for breaches of privacy. Yet organizations have many types of sensitive […]
Summarize security measures that might be taken as well as their potential impact on the staff’s ease of use of the information system.
Application: System Security and Ease of Use For ethical, legal, and business reasons, the security of health care data must be a top priority in health care organizations. HIPAA, for example, requires that health care organizations safeguard patient data, and there are serious consequences for breaches of privacy. Yet organizations have many types of sensitive […]
What is the evidence (research) that supports your proposed changes? (Note: use research articles for this section)
Select a problem in nursing practice that you believe needs to be addressed and write a 6 page paper. Gather evidence on practices that will address the problem. Use the following outline to prepare for submission of the project in Week 5: Identification of the problem. Why is it important? Why should there be a […]
