Effective Communication While you are focused on learning terms, phrases, abbreviations, and proper placement into sentences, the eventual goal is for you to become fluent in the language of health professions. Becoming fluent in English medical terms is not sufficient. Healthy People 2020-2030 clearly links health disparities, which include cultural and lingual differences, as a…

Select an older adult (at least 65 years of age) to interview. The older adult can be a parent, grandparent, other relative, friend, friend’s relative, neighbor, co-worker, church member, etc. Make sure to provide your interviewee with “informed consent,” explaining to them the purpose of the interview is to compare and integrate what you have…

It is very helpful to use the new words you are learning in the context they will be used. It helps you relate the terms to their meaning. The technique allows you to build upon what you already know. Each week you will practice using the new words. Add as much as you can to…

Each chapter of the text includes medication information related to that system. Pain medications are included. The medical term for pain medication is analgesic. There are several categories of analgesics, all with potential side effects and most with abuse potential. Opiate abuse is a topic you likely are hearing about regularly and is a top…

Describe a quantitative research project you would be interested in starting now or in the near future. Explain the problem and why this would be important for you to study. Why is a quantitative methodology an appropriate research strategy for your project? Then, select a peer post and evaluate the appropriateness of using a quantitative…

Last week of clinicals, patient came in for having itchy eyes and red eyes, has pink eyed. Describe your clinical experience for this week. · Did you face any challenges, any success? If so, what were they? · Describe the assessment of a patient, detailing the signs and symptoms (S&S), assessment, plan of care, and…

I. Innate Immune System 1. MicroAssessment a. Describe the two sensor systems and three effector action of innate immunity. b. Describe granulocytes, which type of them is the most abundant and why? c. Why can bone marrow transplants be used to replace defective lymphocytes? d. What is inflammatory response; describe the two general events tha…

Part 1: Growing as an Early Childhood Professional: Self-Assessment Reflect upon your strengths and areas of improvement in relationship to the five Early Childhood Professional Core Knowledge Categories listed on the Self-Assessment Chart. Then, for at least three of the five categories, complete a self-assessment in the following by explaining: · The knowledge and skills…

The patient is a college student, complaining with sore throat, feeling not really ill, and planning NOT to go to campus clinic. After arguing with her roommate (majoring in microbiology) she agree to visit the clinic. At the clinic, the nurse run a rapid strep test (RST). She swabbed the back of the throat and…

Putting It Together How might the use of qualitative and quantitative methods serve to provide answers for researchers regarding the challenges associated with articles provided this week? What can qualitative data provide that quantitative data cannot, and vice versa? How might a mixed methods approach fill in the gaps to provide a clearer understanding of…