A nine year old girl appears at the school nurse's office at least three times a week in the morning. She complains of nausea and weakness. The school nurse's assessment is negative and the girl usually recovers fully in about 20 minutes of resting. What more does the school nurse need to learn to be able to assist this girl? ...continues
A parish nurse for a church congregation has learned that the members of the congregation are requesting an ongoing blood pressure screening one-time, monthly. There will be some expense obtaining reliable blood pressure equipment and forms. As you request the needed money from the church board, you are asked how you will determ ...continues
Community Health Education Programs
Acute care hospitals and health maintenance organizations are increasing the number of community health education programs they provide. What are some of the benefits of this practice as well as any concerns you may see in this approach?
Changing approach to antibiotic use
Should health care facilities be changing their approach to antibiotic use?
Creative approach to eradicating or fighting pediatric obesity
but what new approach can be brought to the commotion of fighting pediatric obesity? What are your personal recommendations with justifications that we have not really seen yet? What is the likelihood that these "better ideas" will be pursued? What are the barriers to real change? What is a critical appraisal of the situat ...continues
I am doing a presentation and need help with population susceptibility rate and preventive roles of diet.
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 ...continues
You have recently accepted a promotion to work in the cancer registry of the hospital. You had to take some additional educational classes, but you feel the transition was worth the effort. The hospital has decided to seek accreditation of the cancer registry from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Approved Ca ...continues
A primary care physician and her partner, who have just opened their practice, newly employ you as a medical assistant. Instructions You have been asked by one of the physicians to set up a process for doing chart audits. You know that one component of chart audits is to determine what is to be audited and the criteria for ...continues
I wanted to know if there is a certain diet that can prevent celiac disease? if not, how can the disease be prevented? What vitamins or foods can we eat?
