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    Child Abuse across Cultures

    Identify a form of child abuse referenced in the first of these articles, and discuss the role of the health educator in preventing this specific type of abuse. In the U.S., a majority of parents admit to spanking their children on a regular basis, yet in Scandinavian countries, corporal punishment is banned in both public an

    Student and instructor clinical performance

    List three assessment strategies you would use to evaluate the effectiveness of a clinical instructor. What are some alternatives for working with a student who receives an unsatisfactory performance review in a clinical setting?

    What if you inherited a large sum of money?

    Your physician has just told you that you have a fatal and incurable illness. You have just eight weeks to live. On returning home from the physician's office, you decide not to go berserk today (perhaps tomorrow), at least not until you open your mail. There is an envelope with a strange return address on it, foreign stamps in

    Negotiating and Contracting in the Managed Care Setting

    Managed Care Organizations have legal departments or law firms that zealously represent their interests. Consequently, in the managed care environment, practitioners need to have some savvy when it comes to negotiation and contracting. The focus will be on the basics to negotiating and contracting in the managed care setting.

    Ramifications of maternal smoking during pregnancy

    Maternal smoking during pregnancy has been implicated in various problems with infant health. Develop a research question on the health of babies born to smoking versus non-smoking mothers and devise a testable hypothesis related to this health issue. List as many problems as you can identify and anticipate in interpreting

    Healthcare policies in America are debated

    Who shares the burden in containing the cost of healthcare? Is access to healthcare a right? Do all individuals currently have access to healthcare? These questions are considered.

    Secondary Level of Prevention

    2. Levels of Prevention Prepare a 1,400 word paper in APA format addressing the level of prevention assigned to you by the faculty member in week one. The paper should include the following: a. Explain the level of prevention. b. How might this specific level of prevention be addressed in a community experiencing increasi

    Evidence based practices (EBP)

    I need help sorting out exactly what is (EBP) Evidence based practice? And also discuss the significance of EBP to occupational therapy practice. Please provide references. The process of evidence-based practice in occupational therapy: Informing clinical decisions By Sally Bennett and John W. Bennett http://www.otseeker.co

    Childhood Development, Behavior and Media Influences

    Please answer the following questions: 1. Discuss how watching television and playing video games contribute to the development of aggression and other antisocial behaviors. 2. Discuss the nature and significance of rough and tumble and sociodramatic play during the play years. 3. Differentiate four types of aggressio

    Case Study Burn Injury

    Case Study Burn Injury: 1-6 PLEASE IN OWN WORDS, if any references used please provide citation in paragraphs and reference page. Jennie, a 28 year old female, was involved in a motor vehicle accident on her way to work. She is a RN at the local acute care hospital. Jennie sustained partial thickness and full- thickness bur

    A case study about myelomenigocele

    I need help with this case study. Please answering the following (6) questions in own words, and as much information as possible, if you use references please include. Thank you. Your help is greatly needed. Case Study: Melissa is an 8-year-old girl with a diagnosis of myelomenigocele. Melissa's mother had a difficult

    Discrimination in the Workplace: Internal Promotion and Hiring

    Background: Nancy is a ten year experienced registered nurse working the evening shift in the post-operative ward at Haig Memorial Medical Center. Nancy wants to finish her graduate degree requirements and the needed courses are only offered in the evenings. Nancy 's supervisor, informs the staff of an upcoming opening in t

    The pros and cons of obtaining medical information from the internet.

    The Internet has become a very popular research tool for patients to research different health care conditions and possible treatment options. Now, more than ever, patients are becoming more informed of their medical conditions from sources other than their physicians and other medical professionals they might encounter. From a

    ICD codebook usage

    Your friend Mary works in the medical records department at the local hospital. She is in charge of making sure that the correct diagnostic codes are being recorded for the procedures performed at the hospital. She tells you that she occasionally comes across a code that she does not know, so she looks it up. Mary tells you that

    Discuss the importance of communication

    Explain the basic process of effective communication, discuss the importance of communication in providing excellent customer service, and also discuss advantages and disadvantages of effective communication in the medical environment. Demonstrate effective communication skills in interacting with patients, healthcare profes

    HIPPA compliance and examples

    Identify the federal law that governs Protected Health Information (PHI) and briefly discuss the elements of compliance. Describe two specific examples of improper privacy disclosure and discuss the challenges of maintaining strict confidentiality in a medical office setting

    Mercury and Arsenic Poisoning

    Can you help with the following question? What symptoms exist between the effects of exposure to mercury and arsenic? How could you distinguish the difference?

    What are the common elements of most definitions of terrorism?

    Please help with the following: 1. What are the common elements of most definitions of terrorism? 2. What are the debatable criteria and why? 3. International law has established limits on warfare, referred to as the just war theory. Describe these limitations and the difference between "jus ad bellum" and "jus in

    Medical terms related to breast cancer.

    Our aunt Jane has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. You are going to be attending a family function in the near future, and you think that some of your relatives will ask you the meaning of medical terms they have heard or read about breast cancer. Instructions What terms do you think they might ask you about?

    Professional Liability and Negligence as a School Counselor

    Professional Liability Select an allied health (non-physician) profession; this can be yours or another type. Discuss a situation where an individual in this profession might be held liable for negligence, as well as ways to proactively avoid or prevent that negligence. I need three pages of information double spaced. I n

    Knowledge of medical terminology

    You are a front office medical assistant. You are storing a patient record after a visit with the physician. You read the following note. Instructions You want to practice your knowledge of medical terminology, so you decide to rewrite the note without using medical terminology. This 40 YO F pt c/o epigastric pain. Lab te