“It is the nurse that the child first hears‚ and her words that he will attempt to imitate” (Quintilian) This quote was said by Quintilian about being a labor and delivery nurse. Labor and delivery nurses are responsible for assisting‚ supporting and educating women during the four stages of labor. They also coach mothers through contractions and offer advice for pain management. Being a labor and delivery nurse is an exciting job because it’s mentally challenging‚ benefits society and has a positive
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Professional Responsibilities Emma Brown-Jessie Grand Canyon University TCH – 531 February 17‚ 2013 Introduction Domain I As a high school educator I am always trying to find new and innovative ways to improve my instructional style and student learning at all levels. Being able to retain‚ recall and transfer information effectively is important to me as a Career and Technology Education teacher. Making sure that I keep up with the latest instructional materials and equipment to enhance
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NORTHERN CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH AND NURSING DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Title: Ethics Portfolio Presented in partial fulfillment of the course: MTCH200: professional Ethics in Health Done by: Unknown April 12‚ 2013 Table of Content Page Acknowledgement ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Introduction ---------------------------------
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Being a new nurse educator‚ my teaching philosophy will include the plans and expectations I have for my professional teaching career. I believe that the students should be provided with clearly stated goals for learning. The goals should aim to enhance critical thinking‚ promote active learning‚ integrate evidence-based research into nursing practice‚ and deliver safe‚ quality‚ and compassionate care to the patients. As a nurse educator‚ it is my goal to help students achieve their goals and
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Financial Aspects of Health Care Delivery Lashunda Brown University of Phoenix HCS/310 Health Care Delivery in the U.S. Delores Usea June 18‚ 2012 With the high cost of health care today‚ health insurance continuation is an important consideration for many unemployed individuals‚ job changers‚ dependents of covered workers‚ and retirees who no longer receive employer-provided benefits. Despite several laws in effect that make it possible to extend employer-provided health insurance‚ some
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Perspectives of Health Care Services Delivery Health care cost has risen dramatically due to advancements in technology‚ proliferation of medical specialty‚ inflation‚ growth of aging population‚ and desires and demands of service users. In order to control the health care costs without jeopardizing the quality and access of care‚ the health care delivery system has been continuously changed‚ resulting in the increased independent specialty practices and the growth of managed care plans (DeNavas-Walt
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Characteristics of the U.S. Health Care Delivery System Introduction The U.S. health care delivery system can be best characterized as a loosely coordinated network of components that are interconnected. As noted by Shi and Singh (2008‚ p.4)‚ “the system is a kaleidoscope of financing‚ insurance‚ delivery‚ and payment mechanisms that remain unstandardized but loosely connected”. The system is a combination of both government run programs (Medicare‚ Medicaid‚ Schip) private carriers such as HMO’S
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Introduction Health care services in the United States are provided by numerous public and private organizations and a variety of professionals and paraprofessionals. This week’s readings and activities address the components of the health care system‚ identify the providers and services available in the system‚ explore medical education‚ and discuss the workforce and health care management from an industry perspective. The organization and management aspects of health care delivery in the United
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Three health care delivery systems in America are public‚ personal‚ and specialized such as behavioral health. These three are like a pyramid with the bottom being public health for its broadness and focus on the health of large populations. Personal health in the middle of the pyramid as its focus is on providing tertiary care to patients and finally‚ behavioral health at the top due to its focus being on individuals who require care for behavioral health problems only. All three care delivery systems
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The role of the special educator is to encourage learning. The techniques that the educator will apply may vary depending on the students needs. For example‚ students may need accommodations (tests‚ homework‚ and curriculum)‚ small group work‚ individual instructions‚ etc. They help students in their social‚ behavioral‚ academic development‚ life skills‚ and personal care. The responsibilities of the special education instructor will include helping develop individualized education programs (I
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