Screening Case Studies Samples For Students

A hospital administrator is tasked with the day to day running of the hospital (Sharma and Goyal, 2013). This means that the administrator bears responsibility for any breach of law that may occur during the discharge of their duties. The administrator must thus be aware of any legal requirements that relate to the hospital. One of the key laws to be aware of is the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). From a general perspective, the law prevents ‘dumping’ of patients out of emergency departments (Pozgar, 2012).

Dumping essentially means transferring patients to another hospital either because ...

Introduction

Sally Thomas is a twenty three years old mother and is comprehensively covered in this clinical scenario. The scenario covers aspects of her family history which are of essence to any medical decisions associated with any clinical procedure. The aspect of her past pregnancies will be comprehensively articulated in the case study. Her medical history will be analyzed and clinical solutions proposed for her problems. It is pertinent to note that the scenario will be comprehensive and will articulate each stage of the pregnancy. The scenario will be broken down into multiple sub section which includes the ante partum, fetal ...

1. Tell me whether each of the following statements is descriptive or normative, and briefly explain your answer:
a. Genetic screening could reveal an individual's tolerance for or susceptibility to chemicals used in the workplace.

First of all, it is important to understand that normative statements explain about how things should be. Conversely, descriptive statements give an opinion about what an individual or persons think about a certain thing or phenomenon. In the case of this statement, it is a normative statement because it explains about how things in workplace should be. The statement advocates the idea that genetic ...

Introduction

For an action to be tried under the false claim act, it must have some form of intents. In most cases, honest billing mistakes are not considered as fraud under the false claim act. For a healthcare provider to receive reimbursement, a physician must authorize all the services provided. It is imperative that the provider administers healthcare to the patient in the presence of an authorized physician. Any action outside the provisions of this can be tried in the court of law for payment under mistake fact, the false claim including fraud (Krause, 2015).

Issue

The eminent issue presented in ...

Pregnancy presents a unique condition and it is of utmost importance by the care provider to conduct all the necessary assessments not only for the purposes of securing the health of the mother but also that of the unborn (London et al., 2015). The first weeks of pregnancy present a unique phase of pregnancy since most birth defects occur during these initial weeks. Examples of the defects include; neural-tube and congenital defects. This makes it necessary to conduct thorough and comprehensive assessment of the unborn and the mother so as to prevent the occurrence of these conditions. As such, ...

Social Cognitive Theory appropriately applies in this issue of STI screening in Hispanic women. This theory recognizes that a person has the ability to learn not only from the theoretical or class work experience but also from the social aspects of life. A person does not have to learn everything through experience but through a replica of what others have gone through. Subsequently, these young women do not need to undergo the wrath of sexually transmitted infection in order to learn. Vigorous campaigns in San Antonio held through seminars, workshops as well as religious groups have created a great awareness to these ...

The airline has records of unending delays from incidences the management should be taking care of. Incidences such as unplugging of screening machines at the firm cause delays of up to two hours. Instead of having to content with such lengthy delays, the organization needs to have alternatives such as installing multiple screening locations to reduce delays. Service management at the firm is ineffective due to incompetence on the part of agents who are unavailable when passengers need them most and are unapologetic in spite of making travelers go through difficult times trying to find someone to guide them ...

Based on Youth Risk Behavior Studies (YRBSS) conducted during the past three decades, approximately 81.6% of teenagers enrolled in 9th to 12th grade, surveyed in 1991, responded that they had tried at least one alcoholic beverage in their lifetime (“Trends,”2013). That same year within this group, approximately 50.8 % admitted to having at least one alcoholic beverage during the thirty-day period leading up to the time of the survey. While these numbers appear to have declined according to more recent statistics (2013), 66.2% having tried a drink at least once and 34.9% admitting to at least one drink thirty days ...

This case pertains to Metropolitan hospital, a small 2 year old hospital that has a relatively tiny workforce of 235 people. It is a 60 bedded hospital and is very efficient. The hospital board has decided to increase its capacity from 60 to 190 beds within one year; they also plan to recruit the workforce that would be required to handle such an expansion. Clara Hawkins, the hospital administrator, is against this decision as she feels that this proposed expansion would reduce the efficiency of the hospital. She feels that it would be difficult to find such a talented, dedicated and hardworking team ...

Carl Robins and ABC Incorporated

Carl Robin
Carl Robins was promoted to a new recruiter position six months ago for ABC, Incorporated, and he was cognizant of the fact that this promotion would surely play an overwhelming impact on his life. In order to make Mrs. Monica Carroll’s Operations Department work smoothly, Carl appointed 15 more employees. However, Carl Robins himself was going through multiple issues that wanted his instantaneous attention and he was not getting any ideas in order to resolve the concerns as he was not geared up to handle all the responsibilities solely for his promoted position. Moreover, he also ...

Introduction

The movie ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest’ is acted with a sense of human life. It demonstrates humanity and features what happens in the human society in depth.

Even without showing any overt signs of mental illness McMurphy the main character and his colleagues avoid hard labor and spend their sentence in a relaxed hospital environment playing sick. This exhibits the behavior of pretence. McMurphy exhibits leadership and responsibility skills by establishing himself as a leader in the hospital. Billy refuses to leave the hospital because he is unwell. This highlights how responsible he is over his health conditions. Washington protects ...

Introduction

HIV is one of the most deadly viruses affecting the human immune system. Scientists across the globe work day and night to search for the cure of the HIV bit to date no solution has ever worked. Despite there no cure for HIV, scientists have developed various treatments to assist the victim live longer and fight opportunistic infections. The paper discusses the case of a young female who had other symptoms diagnosed with HIV.

Common modes of HIV transmission in the developed countries and the populations at a greater risk of acquiring HIV

The HIV infection is transmitted through open cuts and breaks in the skin. It is also transmitted through mucous membranes, such as the ones inside ...

Introduction

The essay will analyze the human resource strategies, policies, and practices as they pertain to JetBlue Airways. The JetBlue Airways case study offers numerous lessons in the field of human resource management starting with the three national equal employment opportunity laws that affect JetBlue’s hiring practices. Additionally, we can learn human resources strategies from the company’s recruitment efforts and its personnel selection. Examining the factors that influence JetBlue Airways’ performance appraisal system will also reveal some lessons about human resource strategies. Moreover, analyzing JetBlue’s Airways’ 360-degree feedback evaluation system will reveal its rationale and advantages for ...

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Care Plan Template

Patient Initials: N/A Age: 65 years old Sex: Female
Subjective Data:
HPI (History of Present Illness): According to the patient she started experiencing shortness of breath after any kind of activity. In addition, patient started developing dry cough two week prior to seeking medical attention. Two days prior to the history taking, patient had a fever recorded at 101°F.
PMH (Past Medical History—include current medications, any known allergies, any history of surgery or hospitalizations): Patient has bronchial asthma from her childhood. She was also diagnosed and treated for emphysema in the ...

Individuals found in possession of a dirty bomb and a rocket-propelled grenade in his baggage is classified as dangerous and linked to terror attacks. Especially after the 9/11 attacks that greatly affected the United States economy, the government through the Transport Security Administration have ensured that such suspicious activities are combated at the airports. Agent wolf should sound a security alarm to call for reinforcement in order to arrest the passenger, whose flight should be cancelled. Wolf should then alert the Criminal Investigation Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the office of Terrorism and Financial intelligence of the arrest for them ...

Arguably, in the past decades researchers have established program modes and intervention strategies that will help in promoting social development, as well as reducing juvenile delinquent behaviors. These programs and strategies have various objectives and goals in several states. Preventing juvenile delinquent behaviors saves life of young people from being wasted, prevents adult crimes in the future, as well as reducing the burden of crime on society and the victim. Perhaps, it costs the city a lot of dollars to prosecute, arrest, treat and incarcerate juvenile offenders. Hence, the use of delinquency-prevention programs saves a lot of taxpayers’ money, which is ...

Question 3

Instead of selecting country-markets on the basis of stand-alone attractiveness, managers need to consider how participation in a particular country will contribute to globalization benefits and the global competitive position of the business. Being a serious global player means much more than simply having a certain percent of your revenues from outside the USA and being involved in a certain number of countries. Being present in ten countries that include the United States, Japan, and Germany is far more important, in most industries, than is being present in thirty countries that exclude these three but include many small, less advanced countries.To have a global ...

Introduction

The Walter Widget Manufacturing plant risks the plight of being subjected to greater insurance premiums by its insurance cover Company. During this hard economic times that have been on a downwards trend, the impact of increased premiums would lead to crumbling financial muscles of the plant. The number of employees and the costs of production are likely to shoot thus agonizing any efforts made towards profitability. It thus means that diligent and carefully selected measures have to be undertaken for rectification of the situation. Therefore, the study adopted in this research paper is justified in trying to identify and enhance ...

Visual Impact Assessment- Airport Terminal

The consequences of visual transportation projects may either be a short or long term. The short-term impacts include visual degradation of debris, equipment, and staging the construction zone (Sinha & Labi, 2011). However, the facilities for construction influence the entire quality of the area through additional of physical elements on the landscape. The potential view catchment where there will be a visibility of the new airport terminal should extend longer distances to offer a direct view of the port due to the partial and complete screening effects of different elements of the landscape. According to the anticipation on the visibility, ...

Abstract

Prostate cancer is characterized by carcinoma of a gland in the male reproductive system and it typically develops in men over the age of 65. There is an assortment of treatment options in managing prostate cancer including: chemotherapy, hormone rehabilitation, surgical removal, brachytherapy, and external beam radiation therapy (Clinical Journal of Nursing). In external beam radiation therapy, it is essential for urologist to obtain consistency in the position of the prostate from the planning period before treatment to the initiation of radiotherapy to attain superior results. This study examines the efficiency of bladder filling and rectum emptying protocols and ...

The human resource management takes a leading role in enhancing the global competitiveness of an organization. One of its vital functions is to implement effective and organized procedures in the selection process of hiring employees. Selection involves the process of using instruments in choosing from a pool of candidates applying for a job (Tiwari, 2015). There are different selection methods involved when choosing the right candidate for a job position. These methods include the use of application form, psychometric tests, resume or curriculum vitae review, formal (structured) interview, informal (unstructured) interview, teaching observation, presentation of the candidates to a ...

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Care Plan Template

Patient Initials: N/A Age: 65 years old Sex: Female
Subjective Data:
HPI (History of Present Illness): According to the patient her cough started two weeks prior to medical attention. She also mentioned she experienced shortness of breath and feeling tired after physical activity. Two days ago, patient started to develop fever which registered at 101°F.
PMH (Past Medical History—include current medications, any known allergies, any history of surgery or hospitalizations): Patient recalled that as a child she had asthma. She was also initially diagnosed with emphysema, for which she was treated ...

1) What blood test would you order and why? (1 point)
- Quantitative hCG blood test: measures serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin levels (US FDA, 2013)
- Above normal hCG values: determines if patient is having a normal pregnancy and the number of fetuses as well as gestational age, or if amenorrhea is due to hydatidiform mole, choriocarcinoma, or ovarian cancer (Ratcliffe et al., 2008; US FDA, 2013)
- Below normal hCG values: indicates ectopic pregnancy, fetal death, incomplete abortion, or threatened spontaneous abortion (US FDA, 2013)
2). What is her estimated date of confinement (EDC) ...

Oncologist

An oncologist is a physician who uses ionizing radiation or other methods in the treatment of cancer. They help in the diagnosis, staging of cancer and grading the nature of cancer. The three specialties in the treatment of cancer are the radiation, medical and surgical oncology specialties and all are used in the treatment of cancer. The Royal College of Physicians is responsible for certifying candidates eligible for certification in oncology and this ensures that qualified individuals offer services in the most appropriate way possible. To become a medical oncologist one has to pass the medical oncology certification examination. Medical oncology ...

Question: - 1 Identify the likely disease process responsible for the patient’s manifestations. Explain the evidence to support your interpretation.
The likely disease process for this responsible for this patient’s manifestation is acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Supporting evidence from case study includes a HIV ELISA positive accompanied by a 5-day fever history, dyspnea, productive cough, and right sided pleuritic chest pain. Even though she does not admit to experiencing any chills, vomiting, headache or rashes there she experienced two pneumonia episodes within the past three years According to her reported history these pneumonias were not associated with ...

40 questions answered from two different books.

Health Care Ethics Principles and Problems (Medical Ethics)

Chapter 1
Briefly describe the differences among ethics, professional ethics and health care ethics.
Ethics is concerned with the way people ought to live their lives. It must not be confused with religion even though they may tend to advocate the same values. However, ethics are distinct interrelations among human which can be considered acceptable or unacceptable.
Professional ethics embody regulations pertaining to how persons function within a discipline. It specifies right and wrong actions based on morality. It does encompass principles of being, but the authors of this text ...

Caner care and the complications of chemotherapy have always created concerns in the nursing profession. Arguments have been that these complications are preventable since evidence based research has discovered strategies to limit burns and other adverse effects of the treatment. The following pages of this document present a case study of a patient suffering from chemotherapy complication. A synthesis of evidence based research interventions that have been recommended as prophylactic measures will be advanced as an appropriate nursing care is designed for this patient.

Mr. John was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and agreed to surgery. Adjuvant Chemotherapy was prescribed after surgery ...

A gunman killed six people Tucson, Arizona and in a similar incident, 12 people died after a shooting in Colorado. This is in addition to multiple school shootings, which captured the headlines in the country, and point to even bigger underlying problems related to gun ownership laws, punishment laws, gang culture and partisan politics. The gun-related murders reach as high as 16,000 annually, with more than five million crimes involving guns (Rogers 1). The self-defence and constitutionally enshrined rights to own crimes have for centuries been pitted against the need to create a gun-less society, which is thought to be multiply ...

Observations about Christopher

For the five-year-old Christopher, his ability adequately matches the Early Stage 1, whose traits comply with Christopher’s descriptions, which include:
He recognizes that words on a page have a meaning and can be read aloud.
He spends time looking at a book.
He recognizes and interprets print in his environment.
He recognizes words during shared reading of literary and factual texts.
He participates in the shared and guided reading of visual and written texts.
He reads a variety of texts matched to instructional level (Reading Outcomes and Indicators)

The text that was used for Christopher’s ...

Engaging Clients and other Systems in GSW Practice
Agency Setting

North Suffolk Mental Health Association provides mental health services to underserved communities in East Boston, Chelsea, Withrop, and Revere, Massachusetts. Among the primary mission objectives of the Agency is to provide people with institutional care, support community-based services in addition to helping people to achieve independence and fullness of life through the provision of a wide variety of community-based, person-centered treatment. North Suffolk Mental Health Association was founded in 1959 and has expanded into one of the leading and largest providers of mental health services in the State (North ...

Hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) exhibit genetic heterogeneity. Most of the HCC tumors are associated with activation of insulin/IGF-1/IRS-1/Ras/Raf/MAPK/Erk and a WNT/Frizzled receptors/β catenin signaling cascade which provides targets for therapy. All the pathways are mediated by genetic mutations and signaling compounds and the loss of regulatory proteins also contributes for tumor generation. Two signaling pathways are involved in the carcinogenesis which includes insulin/IGF 1/IRS 1/MAPK and Wnt/FZD/β catenin pathways.
The insulin/IGF-1/IRS-1/MAPK cascade plays a crucial role in regulating regeneration of liver and embryonic development. The constitutive activation of these cascades which is due to IRS 1 over expression leads to HCC ...

Introduction

In the modern world, genetic testing at workplace is slowly trending towards becoming a controversial issue. Well from one perspective, genetic testing is perceived to be beneficial (Howard, 2011). For instance, through genetic testing organizations are able to determine side effects and illnesses in employees that might result from chemical exposure. However, there is still fear related to the testing outcome. In many articles that have previously researched on this topic, the utilitarian perspective seems to be supported. From this perspective, gene testing is highly disqualified as an invalid method of determining the hereditary diseases. Hence, gene testing has been ...

Introduction

Successful new product development is the priority for all organizations and this is the section where most of the revenue is spent as well, however there are times when the products introduced to the market are not successful in attracting the customers and regardless of the efforts placed by the organization there is a huge hit to the cost, labor, time and motivation. [ CITATION Fin08 \l 1033 ]
There are multiple factors that can attract or detract the customers, and a small miss can lead to a great loss and negative voice of customer (VOC) so is there a way to know before ...