Entries by Daphne Hanson

The Vendor selection process

How have you been involved in the vendor selection process? This could involve vendor selection for an EHR, a voice recognition system, computer-assisted coding (CAC), or even for HIM consulting services. QUESTION What are some pitfalls in selecting a vendor? How do you evaluate vendor proposals? Should information provided by vendors be accepted at face […]

Beliefs and attitudes

Identify and explain why you chose one video over the other two. Has to watch the video changed, broadened, or challenged your beliefs and attitudes? Explain your answer. 2. Reflect on two (2) determinants you think would be least helpful in supporting the individual in the video and explain why. 3. Reflect on two (2) […]

The treatment of mental health

Is targeting neurotransmitter systems a potential route for the treatment of mental health and should research and intervention development be focused on combined therapies, in the context of the complexity of the structures and neurotransmitter systems?

PATIENTS WITH DEHYDRATION, FEVER

3-3 PATIENTS WITH DEHYDRATION, FEVER, DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE ORDER. “The patient was admitted today for dehydration. She is 88 years old and has a stage IV pressure ulcer on her sacrum. A wet-to-dry dressing is clean and intact. A pressure ulcer with eschar is on her left heel. She weighs 90 pounds and she refused her lunch. […]