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common communicable infectious disease

When you have a common communicable infectious disease like a cold or the flu, do you do anything to protect others, such as members of your family, from catching your illness? If so, what? Would you do anything differently after reading this chapter? If so, what? Would you use CAM to help “cure” your cold? […]

donation of organs when a person dies

Do you intend to donate your organs if you die in an accident? Why or why not? Have you signed an organ donor card or the back of your driver’s license, enabling survivors to donate your organs when you die? If you have not signed an organ donor card on the back of your license, […]

What is Deontology Theory and its principles?

Students will judgmentally appraise the readings from Chapter 1 and 2 on your textbook. This assignment is intended to help you assessment, examination, and spread over the readings to your healthcare ethics as well as become the foundation for all of your remaining assignments. You need to read the article (in the additional weekly reading […]

Socialization of Alcohol Use in Our Society

Module 13 Activity: Alcohol The purpose of this assignment is to help you understand the socialization of alcohol use in our society. Please answer the following questions: How and where are alcohol products advertised, and what images are linked to alcohol use (e.g., beer commercials during televised sporting events)? How is drinking alcohol viewed differently […]

Eating and Weight

Module 14 Activity: Eating and Weight The purpose of this assignment is to get students thinking about how to get kids and adults to eat healthier. Jamie Oliver, a popular English chef, starred in a short documentary-type TV show (http://www.jamieoliver.com/us/foundation/jamies-food-revolution/home (Links to an external site.)). Jamie Oliver went into a school district in West Virginia and […]

Prior Authorizations

Prior Authorizations You are interning at Dr. Smith’s family practice office. The practice manager for Dr. Smith tells you that tomorrow you will be working with Jane who does prior authorizations for this busy office. You are unfamiliar with the term prior authorization so you plan on researching this topic tonight. Prepare a document that […]