Imagine that you are a psychologist at a local mental health center. Meet Timothy, a fictitious client who is visiting a psychologist for the first time. During his visit, Timothy shares a series of symptoms and experiences that are having a negative impact on his...
For this week’s assignment, you will prepare a PowerPoint presentation on the consumer informatics pillar of health informatics, including the e-patient movement (i.e., the widespread use of the internet or other technologies that allows patients to have more participation in their medical care) and the personal health record...
Case 2 Cases R.T. is a 35-year-old female patient who was seen in the clinic because she has been trying to get pregnant for about 7 months but she has not been successful. Only positive gynecologic history for R.T. has been three episodes of pelvic inflammatory disease...
Select one moral philosophy (teleology, deontology, relativist perspective, virtue ethics, or justice) that has influenced the outcome of an ethical dilemma that you have witnessed. Provide one example of the way in which this moral philosophy influenced the outcome of an ethical dilemma in a past...
A medication error refers to any preventable event that may lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm. These errors can occur at any stage of the medication use process, from prescription and dispensing to administration and monitoring. Medication errors encompass a wide range of mistakes, including incorrect...
Does the use of a drug sniffing dog during a routine traffic stop violate the Fourth Amendment? Would the result be different if an individual had to be transported to a location where a drug sniffing dog was available? When does the Fourth Amendment require warrants...
Harrison Pharmaceuticals released a revolutionary new cancer drug with the potential to change the entire health landscape. With the need to promote the drug in new and existing territories, it had to increase its sales staff and train on all aspects of the drug’s efficacy....
Reflect on your experiences as a member of a clinical team. What makes a team effective or ineffective in terms of achieving expected outcomes for the patients? (Saunders, 2014)...
Pulmonary Function: D.R. is a 27-year-old man, who presents to the nurse practitioner at the Family Care Clinic complaining of increasing SOB, wheezing, fatigue, cough, stuffy nose, watery eyes, and postnasal drainage—all of which began four days ago. Three days ago, he began monitoring his...
A 72-year-old male presents to the clinic with 4 weeks of productive cough. He has a 10-year history of diagnosed COPD. He has a 45-year history of two packs a day cigarette smoking. He states he quit smoking due to financial needs about 6 years...