1. Determinants of Health The central concept in the category ‘Determinants of Health’ is deprivation. Deprivation is a complex construct with many different facets. It is influenced by socioeconomic and demo-graphic variables and there are indices of social deprivation to measure it. The socioeconomic status (SES) has an impact on health care need‚ since research detect-ed greater need for health care among groups with low socioeconomic status. But they do not only have greater needs‚ but these
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1. Why is understanding of health care financing important for nurses? Understanding the finances behind health care allows the nurse to compare cost to benefit of procedures with clients‚ which empowers the client to make a more educated decision about which route they should choose for their care. With this knowledge nurses must also understand the importance of providing quality care in a cost efficient manner by reducing the number of hospital acquired conditions‚ preventing readmissions‚ preventing
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Comprehensive Mental Health Assessment II Derek W. Booth Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis I: Identifying Data. Ashley K. is a 23-year old white female who was admitted to Warner Transitional Services on 11/21/12. II: Chief Complaint. “ I am a little anxious and upset right now. IDTC in Lafayette could not do anything for me”. III: Informants. Assessment information was provided by patient. Interview was conducted in a private room along with psychiatrist‚ and lead clinician
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Present Health The patient’s shared about the feeding habits and the recent health issues within the last one week. First‚ the patient alluded that the common cold was a problem for the past one week. In the discussion‚ the respondent kept clearing the throat‚ which was a sign of possible throat infection. The patient also disclosed that the inception of the common cold was a time when she slept on a mattress without bed sheets and the dust from the mattress caused the infection. Moreover‚ the patient
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: Current [Comprehensive Health History Name of interviewer:_____________________________ Date of assignment: _______________ Identifying data | Y | N | Name of interviewer | X | | Name of patient | X | | Date and time of interview | X | | Location of interview | X | | Source of data | X | | Reliabilty of informant | X | | Ethnicity/culture | X | | Age and gender | X | | Date/place of birth | X | | | | | Chief complaint | Y | N | Chief complaint | X |
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Evaluations In addressing the issues of competency and overall mental state‚ the evaluating practitioner used a myriad of tests. Discussing these based on the purpose of the case study will help simplify matters. With the primary referral question in this instance was whether Mr. Bumble is competent to stand trial‚ the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Criminal Adjudication. This is a tool specifically designed to assess and measure a defendant’s understanding‚ reasoning and appreciation of
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SUBMITTED ON 02/04/2013 CONTENT TOPICS | PG.NO | * Introduction * Medico-legal issues * Medico-legal issues in medical practice * Labelling a case as medico-legal case * Examples of Medico-legal issues * General guidelines for dealing with medico-legal cases * Precautions to be taken in medico-legal case * Consumer Protection Act and Medical Profession * Patient ’s rights and Consumer Protection Act * The Persons With Disabilities (Equal Opportunities‚ Protection
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Many people over look mental health issues and it’s kind of crazy when this has such a big role for problems in the world. I don’t believe in prescribing medications to people to try to fix their problems but‚ I think talking about problems is beneficial. Counseling has way more benefits to getting at an individual’s deepest core. Face it‚ we all deal with a bunch of shit throughout our lives. We need friends and family to talk to but‚ we also need someone that has no biased opinion or connection
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In providing Brittany with continue health upkeep‚ I will meet with her medical insurance providers and elaborate to them the importance of keeping Brittany insured. Will continue to work on getting a reliable transportation for Brittany and her family‚ I will visit the local agency in her community to collect more information and if possible‚ or I could accommodate her mother to the agency to collect the paper work and help fill them out. Moreover‚ in educating Brittany about the importance of having
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people‚ food‚ and manufactured goods can have such a negative impact on public health‚ should steps be taken to reduce these flows? What other options are there for lowering the spread of global diseases? How does increased trade in food lead to the spread of food-borne illnesses? What measures can be taken to reduce the incidence of these diseases? Yes‚ steps to reduce negative impact on public health definitely‚ in some ways‚ have to be taken to prevent diseases to spread out
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