Final Project Public Awareness Melissa Silvia HCA 240 Instructor: Marnie Bingham 8/29/2010 Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is the condition in which the heart can ’t pump enough blood throughout the body. Heart failure does not mean that your heart has stopped working or is about to stop working‚ it is just an indicator that your body is no longer functioning at its full potential. CHF is most common among people 65 years old and over. The causes however‚ depend very much on the individual
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Social Problems Carla Linder HSM/240 March 15‚ 2015 Dr. Kevin Bottomley Social Problems Defining the word problem in context to human services I would have to say its meaning is a situation that causes issues in a certain area of life. An example of a problem would be unemployment causes the problem of having no funds for food. To define policy‚ in my own words‚ it is the rules and regulations that guide human service organizations and the people they help. An example would be the guidelines for
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Clostridium difficile is a major problem that is a growing concern in health care treatment facilities. Clostridium difficile is a type of bacterial infection that affects the intestines. Clostridium difficile is not really an infection‚ it is a very obnoxious bacteria. Clostridium is a bacterium that someone gets when their immune system is weak. Each year‚ more than half a million people get sick from Clostridium difficile‚ and Clostridium difficile has become very difficult to treat‚ severe‚ and
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Select a marketer of consumer goods with which you are familiar (no non-profits‚ please). Check this thread before you post‚ and don’t use a firm someone else has already used. How does the selected organization use the different components of the marketing mix? How does the marketing mix affect the development of the selected organization’s marketing strategy and tactics? How can the selected organization use quantifiable elements to evaluate‚ monitor‚ and control marketing effectiveness? What is
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This work of HCA 340 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 Managing Multidisciplinary Professionals consists of: Dr. White ordered an unusual dose of a medication for a patient. May Patterson‚ RN‚ sees the order and believes it to be the wrong dose. She is afraid to call Dr. White because he can be abrasive at times. Nurse Patterson asks the charge nurse who is not as familiar with the patient to call the doctor. The charge nurse calls Dr. White. He insists that he knows what is best for the patient
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DQ 1:Do you think that all six dimensions of health are equally important? Why or why not? As far as I’m concerned‚ ’health’ refers to the choices that we make each day that affect our bodies and minds. Our health changes according to everything that we do. This includes things like the food we eat‚ the people we spend time with‚ and the intellectual stimulation we give our minds. The effect that these have on our bodies are all included in the idea of ’health. ’’Wellness’ sounds
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Week 4 DQ 1 What is your evaluation of the effectiveness of the U.S. health care system in the context of delivery‚ finance‚ management‚ and/or sustainability? What are the issues that prompted a need for health care reform? Support your answer with a credible data reference. Do not use a reference already used by another student. Shortell‚ Gillies‚ & Wu (2010) states that the United States has the most expensive healthcare system in the world (16 percent of GDP)‚ but their health status indicators
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We have already attempted coming up with a solution to the sale and consumption of alcohol in the 1920’s the Prohibition which was a complete and utter disaster when it failed drastically but turning the sale and consumption of alcohol into an underground crime scene by illegally smuggling alcohol and selling it. With a failed attempt and history repeating itself the government cannot use scare tactics on society as a way to prevent crime within society. If there is a way people will find it to
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done to treat the disease because her sister did not understand the doctor’s explanation. Complete the interview and case study below. Post your response to the Individual forum. Part 1: Interview Form Cardiovascular Disease Interview Checklist for Symptoms and Signs of Cardiovascular Disease □ 1. Do you have swelling of the ankles on a regular basis?. □ 2. Do you suffer from shortness of breath?. □ 3. Do you suffer from abdominal pain or sensitivity to touch in that area? □ 4. Do
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[pic] Course Syllabus AAGH0XL9R5 HCA/240 - HEALTH & DISEASES: UNDERSTANDING PATHOS OF PATHOLOGY Course Start Date: 05/09/11 Course End Date: 07/10/11 Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due‚ please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about
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