primary care physician takes weeks or sometimes months. Or even worse‚ imagine if there were no primary care physicians in your area at all. These are realities many people in rural areas of the United States face. According to the Bureau of Health Professions‚ there are “2‚100 rural underserved areas in the United States” (Health Resources & Services Administration‚ 2001) with roughly “20% of the U.S. population residing in a primary medical care Health Professional Shortage Area.” (Health Resources
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Principles of safeguarding and protecting in health and social care. Describe in your own words what is meant by the following types of abuse. Physical abuse Physical abuse is defined as the use of physical force that may result in bodily injury‚ physical pain‚ or impairment. If anyone slaps‚ pinches‚ pushes someone else also throwing things at someone‚ if unexplained bruises appear or black eyes. Sexual abuse Sexual abuse is unwanted sexual activity‚ with perpetrators using force‚ making
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PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute What works* Healing the healthcare staffing shortage *connectedthinking Table of contents 01 02 03 04 Executive summary l Key findings l Future Forces l Recommendations l About the research 05 Background: Business policy issues around the supply of nurses and physicians 11 The challenges of inadequate supply 20 Overcoming the disconnect 22 23 25 27 31 Strategies for developing a workforce
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HOW UPHOLDING ETHICAL VALUES HELPS AN ORGANIZATION THAT USES INFORMATION SYSTEMS? INTRODUCTION In order to understand the role of ethical values and the related ethical codes of conduct with regard to information systems in organization performance‚ there is need to put the‚ whole affair in a broad context as to the rise of ethical issues and dilemmas in the management of systems for organizational performance and development. Information systems has been defined as “a set of interrelated components
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WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT NURSING PROGRAM NURSING CARE PLAN General Information: Postop pt undergone a cholecystectomy Patient intials: R.M. Confidential Marital Status: SINGLE Student’s Name: Hanadi Abdou Age: 61 Birthdate: 12/3/1950 Religion: not specified (pt nonverbal) Clinical Instructor: Mary Servey Admittance date: 3/12/12 Interest: not specified (pt nonverbal) Date: 3/21/12 Class: Med Surg Diagnoses: Impaired skin integrity Diet: NPO Allergies: None
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Vincent Mazzaro One of the most controversial subjects in the news today is health care. The problem is not that the doctors can’t cure all of their patients‚ but it’s about how costly it is to cure all of these patients. The cost of helping these patients is paid for through Obama’s new national health care‚ which people’s taxes pay for. However‚ these taxes are sometimes not afforded by a certain majority of people. This makes matters even worse because all the procedures performed on these non-paying
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How progressivism is related to curriculum? Progressivism is based largely on the belief that lessons must be relevant to the students in order for them to learn. The curriculum of a progressive school is built around the personal experiences‚ interests‚ and needs of the students. No preference is shown for curriculum materials. A progressive teacher does not rely solely upon textbooks. When he uses a textbook‚ it is usually in a selective way. He does not feel compelled to cover it all. The
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users • Promoting equal opportunities for service users and carers Example: If encounter a disabled patient that needs to take a bed bath you and he/she cannot manage to give bath to his/herself‚ first of all you need introduce yourself to them‚ and explain why you are going to give them a bath and make sure to close the door/curtain for their privacy and always put a cover them if you are going to give them a bed bath. Example: in some schools there are disabled people who are willingly to learn
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Professional Career Action Plan Renika Johnson HCS/449 October 22‚ 2012 Urmi Bhaumik Professional Career Action Plan The professional career action plan gives in details my career goals‚ rather than the personal goals. This professional career action plan will give an insight into the professional strengths and weaknesses‚ the health care organization to work at‚ and the knowledge gaps that exist‚ and professional resume. In this paper will speak on professional
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Explain how human activity can affect water availability and quality. (10) Agriculture plays a significant role in the quality of water and three factors come into play when considering agricultural effects: pesticides‚ fertilizers and the waste produced by farm animals. When pesticides or fertilizers are applied to crops the excess materials will either run off the land‚ or seep into the groundwater‚ with an eventual ending in bodies of water such as lakes‚ ponds‚ or streams. The excess nutrients
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