Patient education is described as any set of devised educational undertakings created to improve patients’ health. Its main objective is to conserve or to improve the health of the patient or‚ in some cases‚ to slow down the progression of the disease process. However‚ patient education goes beyond the main objective. An informed and educated patient can actively contribute in his or her own therapy‚ improve results‚ help detect mistakes before they happen‚ and decrease length of hospital stay
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Supplemental Instruction Leader is a great job opportunity for us undergraduate students to acquire leadership experience. It is an opportunity for us to gain experience leading and strengthen our communication‚ public speaking‚ and teaching skills. Personally speaking‚ that is one of the reasons why I would like to work as a supplemental instruction leader. The other reasons why I would like to become a SI leader is to gain practical experience for my future career and assist OSS. Last year‚ supplemental
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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Critically evaluate the extent to which patient-practitioner communication influences patient responses to the adoption of one health behaviour. Patients diagnosed with chronic conditions such as hypertension need to adhere to health behaviours and lifestyle changes such as stopping smoking‚ eating healthily‚ taking more exercise‚ reducing sodium
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Define stroke‚ differentiate between stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA). Classification of stroke by etiology and presentation. Identify risk factors for secondary stroke. Practical application of guideline recommendations for secondary prevention of stroke. Pharmacists’ role in preventing stroke reoccurrence. Stroke is defined as ‘abrupt onset neurological deficit lasting at least 24 hours”. It is the 5th leading cause of death in the United States. Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is
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Many events over the course of my life have had a large influence on me. The one that has had the greatest effect on me was my mother’s stroke. I came home from school one day and went to my friend’s house. At around six o’clock‚ my dad picked me up and we went to the car. We questioned him about where our mother was and he said that she was in the hospital. I initially had no reaction‚ as I did not know how to react to the news. Then I immediately began to worry about whether it would impact our
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Bob Wiley is a white male in his 30’s and suffers from multiple phobias and anxieties that are associated to the phobias. The patient Bob breaks client/therapist relationship from the start. However‚ the session that Dr. Marvin did not indulge in the ethical and confidentiality aspects to have the client be made aware. Patient Bob continues to violate personal boundaries. Dr. Marvin tries to utilize techniques to have Bob return home‚ however it does not have Bob return it makes him feel more connected
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Topic: Stroke Rehabilitation The aim of this assignment is to introduce the author (student) to the multifaceted role of rehabilitation‚ which affects most patients at some time in their treatment and to facilitate their awareness and understanding of the role of nurses within the team. The principles of rehabilitation will be approached through consideration of patient needs. The author will use the Rooper‚ N.Logan and Tierney model of nursing (2000) for daily activities of living. The author
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transforming our ability to collect accurate‚ reliable patient data through the use of Electronic Health Record (EHR) and patient portals. The EHR allows the provide to provide care efficiency while a patient portal empowers the patients to participate in care decisions. The ONC (2016) reported Health information technology (HIT) is a powerful tool that helps providers achieve better care‚ better communication and better outcomes. The use of patient portals has become a necessity for population health
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Cholesterol: A Patient Conversation Name SC121 October 27‚ 2014 Hello Mr. Brown‚ My name is Jane and I am your PA today otherwise known as a Physician’s Assistant. The doctor had ordered some test for you and I am going to go over your results and explain to you what each of them mean. If you have any questions please feel free to stop me at any time. First we will start off with your Triglyceride level and it was 145 mg/dl. Your Triglycerides is fat in the blood and they are used to provide
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Assignment Details See attached two cases and note the following instructions. Both cases carry equal marks. Question 1 – 50% of marks Question 2 – 25% of marks Question 3 – 25% of marks You are expected to show understanding of the process design course learnings and apply them to the case. Process flow‚ calculations of key metrics around process performance etc. You are expected to show critical thinking in analysing the current situation at‚ recognising bottlenecks‚ inefficiencies etc
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