HLT 306 Topic 5 DQ 1 Using the NIH website, how would you describe CAM and the typical person who uses CAM?     ADDITIONAL DETAILS  Describe CAM and the typical person who uses CAM Introduction CAM refers to Complementary and Alternative Medicine, used in conjunction with conventional medical practices. A typical cam user is […]

HLT 306 Topic 4 DQ 2 What part does negotiation play in patient education?     ADDITIONAL DETAILS  What part does negotiation play in patient education? Introduction Negotiation is a key part of the informed consent process. It’s an important part of any collaborative relationship between health professionals and patients, and it can be used […]

HLT 306 Topic 3 DQ 1 Discuss a patient of another culture. How can the health care professional communicate in presenting patient education? Consider language, family, cultural differences, and method of communication     ADDITIONAL DETAILS  How can the health care professional communicate in presenting patient education? Introduction The health professional should make sure that […]

HLT 306 Topic 3 DQ 2 Compare and contrast culture, ethnicity, and acculturation.     ADDITIONAL DETAILS  Compare and contrast culture, ethnicity, and acculturation Introduction Culture is all about shared values and traditions while race is all about physical differences between people. Culture You may have heard the term “culture” thrown around a lot, but […]

HLT 306 Topic 2 DQ 1 Sister Mary is a patient in Level 2 Emergency Department. She must have a neural examination, physical assessment, radiographs of her facial bones, and a computed tomography scan of the head. Taking into consideration that she is a Roman Catholic nun, what would be the ideal course of patient […]

HLT 306 Topic 2 DQ 2 What possible reservations could a health care professional have in working with Sister Mary? (Discuss the psychosocial responses the professional might have.)     ADDITIONAL DETAILS  Psychosocial responses by a professional nurse Introduction The nurse’s role in the psychosocial response to a patient or client is to listen carefully […]

HLT 306 All Weeks Discussions Package HLT 306 All Weeks Discussions Package HLT 306 Topic 1 DQ 1 Alma Faulkenberger is an 85-year-old female outpatient sitting in the waiting room awaiting an invasive pelvic procedure. The health care professional who will assist in her procedure enters the room and calls “Alma.” There is no reply […]

HLT 306 Topic 1 DQ 2 How would you use collaboration to assist in compliance with a patient as difficult as Alma?     ADDITIONAL DETAILS  Collaboration to assist in compliance with a difficult patient Introduction Patient compliance is not something you want to ignore. In fact, it’s really important for your practice and your […]

HCA 827 Topic 8 Literature Review Resources Successful completion of a doctoral dissertation requires significant amounts of independent reading on the research topic. By this point in the program, this reading should have allowed the doctoral learner/researcher to become familiar with the scope of the topic and to identify gaps or tensions within the existing […]

HCA 827 Topic 7 Benchmark – Stakeholders and Sustainable Quality Care Stakeholder feedback comes from a variety of sources in the contemporary, connected world including patient and employee perspectives as well as the views of community and government. There is a trend toward including patients on committees and boards, and the garnering of positive feedback […]