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Effective learning and e-health

What accommodations must providers make to assure effective learning is done in an e-health environment?

e-health's impact on learning

How is learning facilitated or hampered in an e-health environment?

Traditional vs online learning styles are contrasted.

How are traditional learning methods (such as return demonstration, observation, discussion, question and answer) modified to accommodate an online learning experience? Ideas are presented.

Given the number of possible users, medical records can be very comprehensive and lengthy. In your role as medical assistant in a physician's office, the medical records you have seen do not have the kinds of detailed information that can be on the medical record of a hospitalized patient. You wonder if you and your colleague

What are the effects of computer technology on curriculum development?

Natural Substances

Your mother-in-law (for example) came to you and said she is now taking an Asian herb that she purchased on the Internet. What questions and/or concerns would you have about this issue? What might you do to find out more information about the herb? Do you believe that all natural substances are safe? Why or why not?

Orem's Theory - Change and Motivation

Are there any theories or concepts within Orem's theory that address change and motivation?

What is OREM situational self care requisites?

Policy Making

How does the external environment (stakeholders, regulations, accrediting agencies, etc.) affect the policymaking process? Please post references

Cardiorespiratory/cardiopulmonary

I am searching for someone to help assist me with the important factors in these cases. I have no experience with patients with serious cardiopulmonary issues. ANy key factos that i should have to consider in regards to the patient from a physical therapist point of view I would appreciate. My teacher is way over my head in the

What are antioxidants and phytochemicals and what are their actions on the body?

What are antioxidants and phytochemicals and what are their actions on the body? Give an example of each. What factors do you consider before taking dietary supplements?

Simple Solutions to Complex Problems

Are there simple solutions to complex problems? Can you give an example.

Changing approach to antibiotic use

Should health care facilities be changing their approach to antibiotic use?

Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Medical Record

You have been asked by your supervisor to speak at the next manager meeting about the following topic: What are the advantages and disadvantages of the electronic medical record for patients and for providers?

Fat and water soluble vitamins

What is the difference between fat- and water-soluble vitamins? What factors should you consider when deciding whether or not to use vitamin supplements?

Leadership

I agree with the thorough description of leadership in quality management and all of the philosophical components of strong leadership and management from various readings, but like so many institutions, our upper management falls so short of having those who possess leadership skills, that programs such as the CQI, which my fac

Radar Charts

What are radar charts? How are they used in relation to health care organizations? Give examples.

Human Cloning & Organ Transplants

1. All technology and new procedures can be used for positive or negative means. Therefore why should government arbitrarily choose one type of technology to prohibit? 2. What are the tangible things that a society has to fear from cloning? 3. Currently women have the right to choose to terminate a life by having an abortion

Looking for historical facts regarding absenteeism in the workplace

I need to find out some historical facts on absenteeism in the workplace. (Human resource law related issues for a nursing leadership and management class).

Mr. Kraemer's definition of Leadership

"Leadership, according to Kraemer, means setting clear values and expectations, focusing on the development of people, setting and communicating a clear direction, motivating people, and having a plan that includes execution, implementation, and measurement. And all of this should take place in an environment that promotes open,

Managers & Personality Characteristics

"The performance of nursing units is highly dependent on the effectiveness of the nursing managers, and effective managers use a broad repertoire of leadership styles to create high-performance work climates... They spent more time creating a vision for the group and gaining buy-in, were more democratic, and tried to maintain ha

What are the two most commonly used theories of discrimination for claims under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

What are the two most commonly used theories of discrimination for claims under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? This is a question posed in a nursing leadership and management class.

Leadership types are defined.

What are some differences and similarities between transformational and transactional leadership? This topic deals with nursing leadership and management.

differences between acute and chronic disease

I explain the differences between acute and chronic disease.

Making Unhealthy Choices

Question: If we have the knowledge of risk factors and approaches to risk reduction, why do people continue making unhealthy choices?

Bubonic Plague

1. What would you do if a person with the Bubonic Plague came to your facility? Did you know it still exists in the U.S.? About 10 to 20 people usually get plague each year in the United States, mostly in the West. One in seven cases is fatal. Plague is one of a handful of agents that federal health officials fear could b

Disaster Preparedness Kit

Last June 'O' magazine had a great article about the Avian flu including what to put in your preparedness kits. The idea is groceries, pharmacies, etc. may be shut down for a period of time so a kit needs to be created that would include a couple of cases of bottled water, supply of meds, protein bars, batteries as well as Tyle

Public figures often support a cause

The Archives of Internal Medicine and the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published interesting studies. Researchers documented what many doctors had reported (and I saw first hand in by business) following the broadcast: of Katy Couric having an colonoscopy on T.V. Rates rose from an average of 15 per month before C

State Entities in Investigations of Public Health Issues

The news is reporting Rhode Island has canceled school while public health officials research a possible connection between a new case of meningitis, and the recent death of a second grader from encephalitis. The public health department is conducting the research. What other State entities would you see being involved in this

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