Topic Name: HIV/AIDS: Issues and Attitudes In this essay I will explain why the following issues are most important to consider and keep in mind when caring for a person identified as being HIV positive or having AIDS. The issues that I consider most important are how this illness impacts on the patient psychologically; how to prevent HIV transmission and the interventions that are effective; what treatment is available; and the issues surrounding medication adherence and its importance.
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How Mosquitos Cannot Transmit HIV/AIDS Many people were concerned that diseases such as HIV and AIDS can be transmitted to another person by mosquitos. The media released the subject concerning the possibility of mosquitoes transmitting AIDS/HIV were common when the disease was first recognized. The media was quick to jumping into conclusions without having their facts straight. That’s why many people believe mosquitos are the main reason for spreading AIDS/HIV. However‚ it is not true. The
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Light in The Sight Of Tragedy: AIDS/HIV in Theatre The AIDS/HIV virus is a very destructive disease it sees no race‚ no age‚ no gender‚ and no economic background this can affect anyone‚ at any time. AIDS stands for what is called acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The virus causes the body’s immune system to break down and become useless in fighting illness and bacteria. In the 1980s and 1990s AIDS and HIV was a very controversial topic‚ but no one spoke about it and was usually swept under the
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heterosexual intercourse with her partner like so many other women have gotten HIV. She had obtained the disease through intravenous means. Mary’s husband and son are not HIV positive. Mary has been living with HIV for the past six years. Throughout the interview‚ Mary had a very wise and warm aurora about her. Her cheery and positive attitude and optimistic outlook on life was evident. I questioned Mary of her understanding of HIV/AIDS before and after her diagnosis six years ago. She had explained that
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Maintaining Confidentiality Course 117 TWO contact hours By: Monica Oram‚ RN‚ BSN Upon completion of this course the reader will be able to achieve the following objectives: 1. Define confidentiality and related key terms 2. Define the concepts concerning confidentiality 3. Understand what is considered confidential information 4. Understand the outcomes of breach of confidentiality 5. Understand responsibilities as a healthcare worker with private and confidential information
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Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)‚ was implemented by the Congress in order to improve access to health insurance‚ to promote standardization and efficiency in the healthcare industry‚ and to offer nationally standardized protections for individual health information The HIPAA Privacy Rule The HIPAA Privacy Rule was created so that the patients’ health information is protected and released only with the patients’
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IMPACT OF LIFE SKILLS TRAINING ON HIV AND AIDS PREVENTION. AN EVALUATION OF FOUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MASVINGO URBAN‚ ZIMBABWE. Abstract: The Zimbabwe schools’ curriculum stipulates that life skills and HIV and AIDS education programmes be taught in schools as a strategy to combat the spread of HIV and AIDS among school-going young people in Zimbabwe. This study sought to evaluate the implementation of this prevention strategy among four secondary schools in Masvingo Urban. This was a
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You Decide Activity Assignment Responses HIPAA Rules Privacy Rules: The privacy rule is a standard rule that addresses the use and disclosure of individual healthcare information. Your job as a health care organization is to implement‚ enforce‚ and protect the individual private information. They are important because it the organization responsibility to understand and control how the individual health information is well protected‚ while allowing the flow of health information needed
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Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. The HIPAA act is a law that was enacted by The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the Privacy Rule to implement the requirement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996‚ to keep the welfare of people’s health insurance and health care information confidential and private. In the case of an Indiana woman versus a Walgreen Pharmacist‚ the Pharmacist violated the HIPAA act. The Indiana Superior Court awarded
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HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. In 1996 the US Congress authorized this to regulate the disclosure of a person’s health information. Privacy Rule defines how covered entities use individually-recognizable health information or the PHI (Personal Health Information). Covered entities’ is a term often used in HIPAA-compliant guidelines. A covered entity can be a provider or insurance company. HIPAA laws are designed to simplify administrative side of the healthcare
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