Entries by Daphne Hanson

The concept of cultural humility

In your experience, how have changes in healthcare affected nurses’ ability to provide person-centered, holistic care? As you think ahead to your future practice as a nursing practitioner, which of the concepts covered this week resonates most with you? Why? How do you anticipate that the concept of cultural humility will affect your practice? Explain. […]

Health Information Management

Explain why it is important for the Health Information Management (HIM) professional to be fluent in processes involving subpoenas, depositions, discovery, and eDiscovery. Provide an example of how you would apply a business record rule in cases of negligence, malpractice, corporate negligence, or breach of confidentiality

Medical device regulation

Medical device regulation in general is not as harmonized as drug and biologics regulation.  This is true for pharmacovigilance in the Medical Device world.  However, the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF; see: http://www.imdrf.org/about/about.asp (Links to an external site.)) was formed in October 2011 to play a role in the Medical Device world that is similar […]

Public health measures

What is an ongoing, real-time public health problem, such as the pandemic outbreak?  And how have public health measures addressed it? Please include a brief introduction to the health issue. Please include what public health and non-health issues are associated with this pandemic, what you would like to see changed, and what you would like […]

Mental health program

According to the Keiser Family Foundation, COVID-19 has negatively affected many people’s mental health. Continue to imagine yourself as the director of a large county health department. Describe the mental health program you would implement to help residents cope with the pandemic.

Advanced Care Plan

Siobhan is a 57-year-old female who has been diagnosed 18 months ago with Motor Neuron Disease. After discussions with her family, neurologist, and GP, Siobhan completed an Advanced Care Plan (also known as a health direction) 12 months ago, which clearly states that if her health deteriorates that she does not want specific treatments to […]

Medical device regulation

Medical device regulation in general is not as harmonized as drug and biologics regulation.  This is true for pharmacovigilance in the Medical Device world.  However, the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF; see: http://www.imdrf.org/about/about.asp (Links to an external site.)) was formed in October 2011 to play a role in the Medical Device world that is similar […]

Real-time public health problem

What is an ongoing, real-time public health problem, such as the pandemic outbreak?  And how has public health measures addressed it? Please include a brief introduction to the health issue. Please include what public health and non- health issues are associated with this pandemic, what you would like to see changed, and what you would […]