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Week 3: Paper #1 Due

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is becoming increasingly common in the United States and the rest of the western world. Most of nursing education in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia—often referred to as Western countries—has been under the umbrella of biomedicine, and thus Western nurses are familiar and comfortable with its beliefs, theories, practices, strengths, and limitations. Fewer nurses have studied alternative medical theories and practices and as a result may lack information or even harbor misinformation about these healing practices. Unlike the profession of medicine in general, however, the profession of nursing has traditionally embraced two basic concepts embodied by alternative therapies—holism and humanism—in its approach with clients. Your assignment is to write a 2-3 page paper discussing how nurses can incorporate alternative medicine into a holistic approach to patient care. Please use references within the last 5 years and submit the work in APA format.

You are a practice manager for an Internal Medicine physician. Up to this point you have had a secretary that has served as a secretary, doing billing, ordering, etc, and as receptionist. However, as the practice has grown, it has become necessary for the secretary to focus on the financial and organizational needs of the practice. There is now a need for a person to serve as the first person to interact with the patient either by phone or in-person.

Prepare a Job Description for the position that will be the person to receive call from patients, make appointments and will greet and process the patients that are seen in the office.

Refer to the PowerPoint posted and remember that the Job Descriptions should include:

The Job Heading of title, location, supervisor

A Job summary

• A description of the Duties and Responsibilities
• The Job Specifications

Discussion

Appropriate Reactions

As a helping professional, you will face issues of divorce, child abuse, homosexuality, house husbands, spousal abuse, elder abuse, dependency, and so forth. Watch each of these six segments from Films on Demand. In a 250-300 word post discuss how you would contain or express your perspective on these issues in a setting where you personally had strong reactions in the negative.  What is your identified role and how do you fulfill that while allowing clients/patients to have their own personal beliefs? Respond to at least two of your classmate’s posts.

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hello Everyone,

Conflict is an unavoidable part of life, globally, nationally, professionally, or personally. It is undeniable in the human administrations, where clashes are standardizing side-effects of assisting individuals with issues and attempting to change on close to cultural, professional, and personal levels. However, a significant issue for some laborers is their powerlessness to dissent, introduce differing perspectives, reject a request, examine an emotionally stacked problem, or say “no” invaluable manners. On account of these feelings, laborers might deal with stacked circumstances with avoidance, assault, or bogus lack of involvement. (Moffat, C. T. (2011) According to our coursebook, individuals who try to utilize themselves successfully in a discipline and knowledgeable way involved with others should endeavor to foster individual objectivity dependent on such characteristics as attention to self and personal requirements, shortcomings, and qualities, capacity to relate unreservedly and not let previous encounters cloud their judgment, transparency and opportunity to see with clarity and connect with trustworthiness, paying little mind to how unique or comparative others might be, and capacity to see and assess qualities, mentalities, and examples of conduct of the gatherings which they view themselves as separated of or vary and remain solitary when fundamental. (Moffat, C. T. (2011).

My expertise objectives incorporate working with grown-up defensive administrations. I would assess reports of abuse and evaluate whether these circumstances meet the standards for neglect, abuse, exploration, or neglect (Moffat, C. T. (2011). Then, at that point, I would figure out what service, assuming any, would be advantageous to the customer’s prosperity and autonomy. As indicated by our reading material posing inquiries, for example, Am I alright with struggle? Or on the other hand, Do I realize how to deal with labor in productive ways that lead to change and development? They are critical in figuring out how to know and utilize oneself. I imagine that each circumstance is distinctive, as displayed in the recordings for this conversation. Yet, it’s about having the outlook to be level-headed, socially mindful, self-assured, and productive in these circumstances.

Reference

Moffat, C. T. (2011). Helping those in need: Human service workers. Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 55(3), 22.32. Retrieved from the Academic Search Premier database.

Genesis Robles

Nov 17, 2021 at 3:50 PM

Working in human services there will be many issues such as divorce, child abuse, homosexuality, house husbands, spousal abuse, elder abuse, dependency and so on. Working in this field you have to have tough skin and have the ability to put your emotions to the side when dealing with clients, because you don’t want to worry or upset them more than what they already are. My identified role would be a therapist or a counselor, so having this authority, I would fulfill my duties while allowing clients to have their own personal beliefs on a situation they have that I had strong reactions in the negative to by allowing them to speak more than myself and giving input as needed. You are trained to keep your composure in this field, so if I ever feel overwhelmed I would never express that to a client, If anything I would excuse myself from the situation momentarily without disclosing any information as to why, or even fabricate that I need to run to the restroom. It is our job to assist our clients the best way that works in their favor, and sometimes we can become clouded by our own opinion that we may want to direct things recklessly our of anger, it is very detrimental to ourselves and our clients that we keep things professional at all times in order to avoid these type situations. The health of our client comes first, therefore excusing yourself from a negative moment you cannot handle would be best and it also refrains from any biased opinions on your end. 

Introduce yourself to the class.  Also include what has drawn you to the field of human services and the types of roles in which you see yourself involved in the future (refer to Chapter 1 in your text). Provide welcome replies to a minimum of three peers.

My name is Brenna Norman I am from central Illinois 

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Donita Dent

Nov 13, 2021 at 4:04 PM

Introduction

Hello classmates and Professor, my name is Donita. I currently live in Tennessee, but I am from Greensboro, N.C. I have two daughters; one is getting ready to graduate college in December, and my youngest graduate high school next year. I will be graduating next year myself. I have so much to look for this year as well as next year. My husband has been in the military for 32 years, and he finally retired. Now he works with the soldier and currently going back to school for his Ph.D. We are a family who believes in education and instilling that to our girls.

In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with family and friends. I love to travel and learn about different cultures and their foods. I am very thankful for the military we traveled to other countries, and I found those countries very interesting and love, love the food in Korea, Germany. I love working with children and making the best expression on their little minds. I was encouraged to go back to school because I wanted to help children and their families. Working on an Army installation, I have witnessed how some children change due to deployed parents. I love talking to young 3-5 years old they say anything, sometimes too much, but I love giving young children the tools to learn and receive the help they need. Going back to school to further my education, I felt my hands were tied and could not do more for children with special needs and educate the families. So currently, I am studying Cognitive studies, which should help me work for Behavior Health so I can continue to work with military families.

I chose to go into human services because I felt the need to help military families and their children find resources for the client. I was setting up a plan that would allow the family and the child—put the plan in action for the client and put it in effect.

Donna Garrett

Nov 16, 2021 at 6:44 AM

Hello, my name is Donna Garrett, and I am originally from Philadelphia, but I now live in the suburbs of New Jersey. I have been with my husband for 26 years and we just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary this past summer. We have 4 children; 2 sons and 2 daughters, ranging in age from 29-15 and we also have 2 grandchildren, ages 5 and 21 months. I work for a well-known insurance company and have been with them for 14 years and have been working from home for 13 of those years. I worked from home before it was the “norm”. I enjoy cooking, shopping, playing word games, cards, and watching HGTV, The Food Network, and ION. I am working hard to earn my degree in Healthcare Administration and will be finish in April of 2023.

I’m not quite certain that I will take a role in human services yet, but I have worked in healthcare for over 20 years, so I feel that this is where I can excel. I wish to explore more career options within the company that I currently work after I receive my degree.

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How do the informatics skills you are now developing/expanding upon and validating help you meet current informatics skills levels? How did the TANIC self-assessment change your impression of your current informatics skill levels?

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West Nile Virus has emerged in recent years throughout the temporate zones of Europe and North America. Causing a variety of conditions in its hosts, the most serious manifestation of WN virus infection is fatal encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in humans and horses, and many birds. Discuss the history of the West Nile Virus. 

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This week, complete the Aquifer case titled “Internal Medicine 02: 60-year-old woman with chest pain”

Apply information from the Aquifer Case Study to answer the following discussion questions:

• Discuss the history of present illness that you would take on this patient in preparation for the clinic visit. Include questions regarding Onset, Location, Duration, Characteristics, Aggravating Factors, Relieving Factors, Treatment, Severity (OLDCARTS).
• Describe the physical exam and diagnostic tools to be used for Ms. Johnston. Are there any additional you would have liked to be included that were not?
• What plan of care will Ms. Johnston be given at this visit; what is the patient education and follow-up?

I’m stuck on a Health & Medical question and need an explanation.

Mike is a 46-year-old who presents with a complaint of “heartburn” for 3 months. He describes the pain as burning and it is located in the epigastric area. The pain improves after he takes an antacid or drinks milk. He has been taking either over-the-counter (OTC) famotidine or ranitidine off and on for the past 2 months and he still has recurring epigastric pain. He has lost 6 lb since his last visit.

Assessment

His examination is unremarkable. His blood pressure (BP) is 118/72. Laboratory values are normal complete blood count (CBC) and a positive serum Helicobacter pylori test.

1. What would you prescribe initially?
2. How long would you prescribe these medications?
3. What other possible meds could you prescribe to assist with the side effects from the medications prescribed?
4. How would the treatment vary if the patient has GERD instead?

Discussion Question 2

List differential diagnosis that would help confirm GERD while ruling out other diagnosis. Which medication is the best medication for treatment of GERD and why? What labs or other diagnostic tests that are used to confirm GERD? Your response should be at least 350 words—APA FORMAT

Medical Device: Mitra-Clip

• Description: The MitraClip Delivery System is indicated for the percutaneous reduction of significant symptomatic mitral regurgitation (MR ? 3+) due to primary abnormality of the mitral apparatus [degenerative MR] in patients who have been determined to be at prohibitive risk for mitral valve surgery by a heart team, which includes a cardiac surgeon experienced in mitral valve surgery and a cardiologist experienced in mitral valve disease, and in whom existing co-morbidities would not preclude the expected benefit from reduction of the mitral regurgitation.

Materials

• Cobalt chromium construction
• Polyester cover designed to promote tissue growth  

Evaluate the materials of the device you were assigned and complete a Risk-Benefit evaluation.  To perform a risk/hazard assessment the following information should be collected for all materials used in the device:

• Correct chemical identity including molecular formula, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry number, common synonyms, trade names, and a structural diagram. Gosselin et al. (1984) and Ash and Ash (1994, 1995) are excellent sources of information on existing commercial products, their components, and uses.
• Chemical composition (if a mixture) and major impurities.
• Production and use information.
• Chemical and physical properties (physical state, vapor pressure, pH, solubility, chemical reactivity, etc.
• Any structurally related chemical substances that are already on the market or in production.
• Known or presumed biological properties.

Your Risk Benefit Evaluation Paper must include the following four (4) sections:

• Description Overview – describe and explain the modification you made to the device. Include details of
  • material used in the modification,
  • composition of the material(s), and
  • what is known about the material(s).
• Explain the benefits of the modification 
• Explain the risks related to the modification
• Provide additional factors – Depending on the device and the modification these might include:
  • Risk Mitigation
  • Substantial Equivalence Analysis
  • Uncertainty
  • Post market Data
  • Benefit for the Patient
  • Benefit for the Healthcare Provider or Caregiver
  • Characterization of the disease/condition