Medical Marijuana has become a popular subject in today’s society. Medical Marijuana refers to the use of cannabis and its cannabinoids to treat disease or improve symptoms. This substance is commonly utilized by many teens and adults for recreational and medical reasons such as dealing with depression. Many people overlook what this substance can do for us. Medical cannabis can change lives. It has shown positive results for people with serious illnesses and chronic pain. This substance has become
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death‚ human error is also unavoidable. When these two unavoidable factors come together in a medical institution where salvation is expected‚ the result is tragedy. Needlessly‚ thousands of lives have been lost due to simple human mistakes in the very place where the best chance of saving those lives could be found. Despite the expense and hurdles of implementation‚ the establishment of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) infrastructure is an essential key to saving lives and money over the long term
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Legalization of Medical Marijuana Tiffany Strangio-Knopp ENG103 Dana LaMantia January 30‚ 2013 Colorado Technical University Abstract Over time the use of medical marijuana has grown significantly. Research shows that the opposed opinions of well noted people and agencies have fought to both keep marijuana illegal as well as make it legal. Both sides stake claim to the use medically. This battle has been escalating greatly over the last 20 years. Marijuana has many uses‚ as well as
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Misdiagnosis Statistics related to Medical Malpractice Medical malpractice happens more frequently than reported‚ and many people may not even be aware that they are a victim of malpractice or medical negligence until it is too late. The most common medical error happens to be a diagnostic error either by misdiagnosis or a delayed diagnosis. When patients are rushed to the ER‚ doctors and staff are pressured to quickly diagnose and treat the problems and move onto the next patient. Unfortunately
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their patients. A well-known controversy in today’s society is the use of medical marijuana. Already 28 states of 50 have allowed its citizens to use medical marijuana when prescribed by a physician. However‚ it is still a controlled substance and a level 1 illegal drug. “In June 2011‚ the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) denied a petition to reschedule marijuana and reiterated that there was no scientific or medical evidence to support such a move (Marcoux‚ 2013).” Legislation has played
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Reflecting on class readings‚ lecture notes and class discussions‚ I became aware that medical model are not always the best practice. Medical model does not look at an individual holistically. Stubblefield (2009) explained that medical model looks at how individual function mentally and physically and based this on whether the individual is sane or insane. This practice seem not the best as it conflict with so many elements. An individual should be access holistically to evaluate any form of environmental
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as seen in the field of nursing. While discussions are being frequently had regarding professional behavior in the caregiver role‚ literature has not carefully examined the use of professionalism as it relates to documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR). Communication via the EMR is becoming more widely used as technology develops and facilities make the transition away from paper charting. The EMR is currently the most direct way‚ other than face-to-face conversation‚ in which to share
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had always tried to steer me towards a career in the medical field‚ specifically as a nurse. Being an individualist who loves to be unique in her on ways‚ time and time again my mother and I would disagree and argue about my career choice. Thankfully‚ she allowed me to spread my wings and find out on my own what it was exactly I was searching for. Back in 2008‚ I decided to pursue a career as a medical billing and coder. That was not exactly what my mom had in mind‚ but I guess it was my way of considering
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Electronic Medical Records In this article the author explains patients’ records at healthcare facilities may now be stored using electronic medical records (EMR) instead of the paper charts that have been used in the past. EMRs have several disadvantages and advantages. One of the biggest disadvantages to EMRs is the high initial start-up cost. The healthcare facilities have to buy the equipment to begin the process. They also have to hire people to convert their current files from paper copies
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Four medical cases that involve patients with bronchitis have been studied between the periods of 1866-1904. These cases can give an historian a large amount of information that can be used to understand more about the past. They give information surrounding the changes in treatment of bronchitis. They also give information about society such a class‚ religion and living conditions. Although‚ historians face challenges when trying to interpret old medical records‚ these can be overcome with perseverance
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