Entries by Linus

Healthy Eating Patterns

Review the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans on page 38 of your text and address the components below. According to Table 2-1 in Chapter 2 of the text, evaluate the key recommendations of these guidelines and state how these recommendations compare to the realities of the U.S. diet. Based on these guidelines and your current […]

MEDIA AND INTERNET

Overview We all learn about medical information on the news and in media. At some point, we have all heard about health-related information in the media or looked up symptoms on the Internet; however, how do we know if our search is accurate? How do we know if what we hear is true? Part One: […]

How Did Workplace Health Programs Change Over the Years

How did workplace health programs change over the years? What were some of the key changes? Where does workplace health promotion fit in the current and ongoing discussion of how to reduce the nation’s healthcare costs? Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

Workplace Injury Prevention Aspect

A common element of a typical wellness program would be a workplace injury prevention aspect. Please describe its key strategies and policies. Why would having robust and effective policies and procedures related to this component (workplace injury prevention) be important for an organization to have? Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

Directions for Health Issues

Directions for Health Issues “Fact Sheet” – a (short) Research Paper There are many topics of concern in health and health education today. Information expands and at incredible rate and it’s impossible to include all important issues in this one-unit course. For this assignment, follow the steps outlined below: Step 1: Choose a topic – […]

Life Cycle and Transmission of Guinea Worm

Hello, Review the attached schematic for the life-cycle and transmission of Guinea Worm. What is the infectious agent for Guinea Worm?Please name it and describe (is it a virus, bacteria etc.). Briefly describe it’s life-cycle. Outline the chain of infection by identifying the reservoir(s), portal(s) of exit, mode(s) of transmission, portal(s) of entry, and factors […]

Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes

Please answer ONE of the following DQ’s. Please provide the questions that is being answered as the heading. Incomplete answers will be marked as “0.” Chapter 46 Sixty-two–year-old James White is accompanied to the clinic today by his wife and son. James has had increasing problems with his memory for the past several months and […]

Advanced Healthcare Law and Ethics Living

Competency Analyze ethical and legal dilemmas that healthcare workers may encounter in the medical field. Instructions You have recently been promoted to Health Services Manager at Three Mountains Regional Hospital, a small hospital located in a mid-size city in the Midwest. Three Mountains is a general medical and surgical facility with 400 beds. Last year […]

Soap Note for Abdominal Pain

This activity will apply information learned from the Primary Care I gastrointestinal modules to care for a patient with a specific complaint utilizing the DXR simulation program. Log in for the activity: https://regisc.dxrclinician.com/cgi-bin/DxR/label_authoring/refreshUnitFile.pl?dbdir=acastonguay_nu664b The convention for usernames / pw is: log in: ivalerio Password: Regis234 Objectives for this activity include: Elicit a focused history for […]

Advanced Healthcare Code of Ethics

Competency Assess current legal and ethical principles and the application of such principles in healthcare practice. Instructions You have recently been promoted to Health Services Manager at Three Mountains Regional Hospital, a small hospital located in a mid-size city in the Midwest. Three Mountains is a general medical and surgical facility with 400 beds. Last […]