Reflective Journal on Ethical Issues for Case Studies Angela Cleveland HCS/478 July 27‚ 2013 Lynda White As nurses‚ we encounter ethical situations everyday regarding patient care. How we handle these situations promote equality while seeking rationality. After reading the two case studies presented‚ I will discuss in my reflective journal how the ethical issues were presented‚ the steps taken in the decision-making process to ethically address the issues‚ the lenses
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HIPAA Tutorial University of Phoenix Health Care Communication Strategies HCS 320 March 27‚ 2013 HIPAA Tutorial The tutorials on HIPAA‚ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act‚ is a reminder that there is constant need for improvement on the part of health care individuals. There is a need among health care workers to know the rules and guidelines to stay within the laws set forth by the federal government. What did you learn from the HIPAA tutorial? There is a lot of
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References: olam v. Feirn Hospital Management Committee (1957) 1 WLR 582. Document No:C1745651‚ From Lawtel DatabaseBrazier‚ M. (1992) Medicine‚ Patients and the Law. 2nd ed. Penguin books: London‚ UK. Chatterton v. Gearson (1981) 3 WLR 1003. Document No: C11260‚ From LawtelDatabaseDepartment of Health and Welsh Office (1994) Code of Practice; Mental Health Act (1983). London. HSMO. Devi v. West Midlands AHA (1980) 7 CL 44. Cited in: Mkee‚ D. (1999)‚ The Legal Framework for Informed Consent. Professional Nurse
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HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATION METHODS – OPTION 2 Phoenix StudentHCS/320 October 6‚ 2014 University of Phoenix Health Care Communication Methods Communication Coordinators manage their company’s communication strategies. This includes internal (coworkers) and external (public) communication methods. They are in charge of releasing information and responding to any inquiries regarding the information. Communication Coordinators also manage event planning‚ communication budgets‚ and social media outlets
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and type II errors as the former can be reduced by setting a very low significance level‚ but this increases the likelihood that a false null hypothesis will not be rejected. Neutens‚ J. J.‚ & Rubinson‚ L. (2010). Research techniques for the health sciences (4th ed.). San Francisco‚ CA: Pearson Benjamin
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Debate Stephanie J. Murray HCS/478 Monday‚ November 12‚ 2012 Dr. Lora Lee Debate Life sustaining treatments should be continued for patients in persistent vegetative states. All life is sacred and worthy of preservation‚ no matter what the condition is. There is currently no evidence that supports patients in persistent vegetative states do not feel pain or process sounds and discussions that are occurring around them. “. Descriptions of nonpurposeful behaviors as purposeful—smiling‚ laughing—can
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Results and Conclusion of Research Process HCS 465 June 3‚ 2012 Results and Conclusion of Research Process The purpose of this paper is to further analyze the study done on trends in teen pregnancy rates from 1996-2006‚ a comparison of Canada‚ Sweden‚ United States‚ and England. The items of discussion include data collection methods‚ data analysis procedures‚ qualitative‚ quantitative data‚ and study findings. Results: Data Collection Methods The data collection methods used in this
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Community Health Care Issue Article Review Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs Public and Community Health HCS 457 Dee Martinez‚ RN‚ MSN March 23‚ 2014 Community Health Care Issue Article Review A growing concern in community health care is the need of people to be able to buy food to feed themselves and their families. Food insecurity is described by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as “the food intake of one or more household members was reduced and their eating patterns were disrupted at
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Ethical Issues of Wrongful Conception Enisse Woodall HCA 322: Health Care Ethics & Medical Laws Instructor: Dolores Thomas Date: December 12‚ 2011 Ethical Issues of Wrongful Conception When it comes to the decision of the health care system‚ there are many things that a person needs to look into such as the elements of autonomy‚ fidelity‚ and confidentiality. Also one needs to know the diversity when it comes to making ethical decision and the “Patient’s Bill of Rights
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and Conclusion of the Research Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs Health Care Research Utilization HCS 465 Cindy Laub‚ PhD January 26‚ 2014 Applying the Results and Conclusion of the Research • Results: data collection methods The results were taken from the physician’s claims database identifying physician encounters occurring in the emergency departments that had a principal diagnosis of asthma. Also used for data collection were the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan registry and the 1996 official
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