AIDS: The Silent Killer Introduction AIDS is one of the most commonly known sexually transmitted diseases. The last stages of HIV‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ are what we know as AIDS‚ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV is similar to other viruses like the flu or common cold except the human immune system cannot destroy the virus. The virus can hide in the cells of the body for long periods of time and attacks important parts of the immune system like T-cells or CD4 cells. Once HIV destroys
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and even more to generate the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) by Congress in remedy to its torts‚ patient dumping still appear to be an issue in our society today. In fact‚ patient dumping occurs when hospitals deny treatment to emergency patients -- often because those patients can’t pay. As Patient dumping is the practice of refusing to treat patients who cannot pay for healthcare services. Federal anti-dumping law‚ initiated by Congress as part of the Consolidated Omnibus
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take the medication my health care provider gave me. I do not want my wife of anyone else to know. If she begins to show signs of not feeling well‚ then I will tell her. I just can’t tell anyone. What will people think of me if they know I have AIDS?” 1. Briefly discuss how the HIV is transmitted and how it is not. How can Mr. Thomas prevent the transmission of HIV to his wife and others? In infected people‚ infectious HIV is present only in cells and in some bodily fluids. HIV can
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NUR 353: Information Management in Healthcare Please use this document to supplement the information in the course syllabus: 1. There are two multiple choice examinations‚ each worth 100 points. Each exam consists of 35 questions and each question is worth 2 points and you have 90 minutes to complete the open book exam. Please note this course and the test questions are based on the 5th edition of the Hebda & Czar textbook(2013). Exam review will be for three days and will begin
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Confidentiality and making patients feel confident in giving us their information. Confidentiality is taken advantage of every day by healthcare professionals. HIPAA states that healthcare professionals should not give information such as date of birth‚ patient name‚ or social security number. What about talking to your significant other or best friend about a patient you examined today with an ominous skin malady? You apprehend it every day in the healthcare field. Nurses talking to one another
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Preventing Patient Falls in Inpatient Hospital Settings Introduction For the most part‚ hospitals are places where one comes for healing and it is place where our clients should feel safe and away from harm. Nurses have an important role as a patient advocate and are to provide all clients with safe‚ compassionate‚ and quality care at all times. Nonetheless‚ the hospital can also be a dangerous place for inpatients. It is a foreign environment to clients and there may be alterations in their
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This critique is about an article on patient fall in an acute care hospital setting and why and what are the leading causes to these fall incident. The definition of a fall is described as any event in which the patients are found on the floor; it could be an observed or unobserved fall. There are various types of equipments and special devices to prevent falls; however‚ many falls still take place‚ and it is a serious problem in hospitals. Protection of Human participants: This research involves
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Patient Safety at Grand River Hospital & St. Mary’s General Hospital Most patients would like to think that safety is a major priority at the hospital they are visiting. They would like to believe that the hospital actively engages in practices that should nearly diminish any possibility for an accident or mistake to occur. However‚ the premise of patient safety is relatively new. Medical errors remain a sensitive topic with patients‚ physicians‚ and hospital administrators. Physicians and
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History of Nursing Research Worksheet Jose Zepeda NUR/443 January 9‚ 2012 Deborah Mc Coy History of Nursing Research Worksheet There have been many influential publications‚ agencies‚ and people in the field of nursing research. Write 1–3 sentences in each cell of the table below to describe the importance‚ goal‚ or influence of each item. Publications First publication date and importance: Nursing Research First published: 1952 Importance: “Research conducted by the ANA and other specialty
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Patient Care September 17‚ 2013 Citation: www.webmed.com Medical Terminology Text book The Medical profession isn’t all about treating illness it’s also about enhancing patient care in any way possible. Patient care has a variety of benefits and all can improve the quality of life for both practical and vocational nurses and the people they care for. Patient care involves the sharing of information with patients that is tailored to their particular
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