In your first post, introduce yourself to your instructor and peers. Share who you are, where you are from, and what your goals are for taking this course. Then proceed to craft your response to the discussion questions below. Create one initial post and follow up with at least two response posts. For your initial … Read more
DISCUSSION OVERVIEW One of the primary responsibilities of medical social workers is to ensure that patients have access to health care services and essential resources. Given the excessive cost of health care in the United States, health insurance is essential in providing access to care for patients of all socioeconomic classes. In the United States, … Read more
DISCUSSION OVERVIEW Medical social workers must comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations, especially the Privacy Rule. HIPAA gives patients the right to access their medical records and ensures that identifiable health information is not shared without their written consent. In practice, medical social workers often face predicaments involving the disclosure … Read more
Healthy People is an initiative of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) that addresses health challenges and set projections every 10 years, with the main purpose of improving health indicators nationwide. Your discussion this week will focus on your topic 2 on the list created for week 1. Describe the objective or … Read more
Scenario You are a nursing case manager working in a 100-bed community hospital in a rural setting. Many patients are elderly with chronic health conditions and have several factors that impair their timeliness of follow-up appointments for chronic care management. The specific difficulties reported by patients include: Many of the patients are remote, the hospital … Read more
Supports SLO: 1, 2, and 4 For this assignment you will explore, critically analyze, and professionally reflect on a recent professional experience that you perceive as a significant issue that could impact patient outcomes and population health. Within the context of the professional experience, you will explore values, beliefs, and assumptions. Through critical analysis you … Read more
This week you will build upon the clinical problem presented in the class introduction forum. Be sure to review the Discussion Forum guidelines and rubric located in the Course Materials and Resources. After reviewing this week’s content, respond to the follow items. What is the link of your clinical problem to your own practice? How … Read more
This week’s content focused on patterns of knowing and the interrelationship of past, present, and future in knowledge development. Using the assigned readings and your professional experience as a starting point, answer the following: 1. In chapter 1 Chinn and Kramer discuss how nursing knowledge (on an individual level) can provide self-identity and confidence. In … Read more
Scenario As a BSN student you are shadowing a Nurse Informaticist to better understand their role and impact in making healthcare decisions. You have one day in this immersion and will be exposed to several Health Information Technologies and their impact on healthcare decision making. As part of the preclinical paperwork, you have been asked … Read more
Read the attached articles regarding the case of H.M. and write a 750-1,000-word case analysis that addresses the following questions: 1. Explain what happened neurologically in H.M.’s case. 2. Why did it impact his memory? How was his memory affected? 3. Explain the neurological reasons for his ability to learn other skills or tasks. 4. … Read more
