Medicine

As an educational opportunity, briefly summarize a scholarly article related to the topics below  that provides additional information to the discussion. Reply  utilizing at least two scholarly references (the scholarly article you are summarizing and one additional reference) per peer post. Response One: Screening Tools Screening is an important part of preventive care. Screening typically […]

Pressure ulcers (also known as a pressure sores, decubitus ulcers or bedsores) are localized injuries to the skin or underlying tissue, or both. Pressure ulcers usually occur over a bony prominence and are caused by pressure, friction or shear forces(Arora M, 2016). Pressure ulcers are caused by a local breakdown of soft tissue as a […]

Introduction In this session, you have been considering moral-ethical dilemmas you yourself faced or that you know of that you either resolved or failed to resolve, but hopefully learned from. You may never have given much thought to ethical theory nor what ethical premises/paradigms you have unconsciously held. You will be focusing on this case […]

Consider the past achievements in public health as many have implications around the globe. Describe a global health concern that has impacted your community or those you care for. Discuss what surveillance data could be pulled from an electronic health record (EHR) you have used or currently use in your nursing practice. ORDER    NOW […]

I chose the career of Surgical Tech for several reasons. I’ve always wanted to be in the medical field in some way. As a kid I always said I wanted to be a brain surgeon. I was also in a car accident at the age of seven where I went through the windshield of the […]

1. The problem facing Scott Deeter and his company Ventria is that CRC advisory board and California Secretary of Agriculture is not being convinced to allow Ventria start planting genetically modified Rice in California. Even though Deeter and his staff offered numerous concessions to address the concerns of rice farmers and other parties involved, but […]

Medicaid and Medicare are two different government programs. Both programs were created in 1965 to help older and low-income families be able to buy their own private health insurance. These programs were part of President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” plan, a commitment to helping meet the needs of individual health care. They are social insurance […]

Since the beginning of man, there have been ailments that have plagued the human race without concern of who it is inflicting or why they occur. These ailments had to have been combated by some sort of medicine by each culture and their remedies must have been plenty. The plethora of different kinds of medicines […]

1. How can eliminating abbreviations reduce errors? Abbreviations are usually used for convenience, to save space and to avoid the trouble of spelling out the word fully. Abbreviations are used in medical records and in medical language. Though the usage of abbreviations do have some advantage and make the recording easy and faster, there are […]

Becoming a Medical Billing Specialist Keisha Marselis SLS 1105-65 Strategies for Success March 20, 2010 Becoming a Medical Billing Specialist I love working with people and on computers. So I looked for a career where I can do both. Deciding to become a Medical Billing Specialist was the perfect choice for me. When I first […]