A Christian patient with terminal cancer requests continued life-sustaining treatment despite a poor prognosis, believing that healing is possible through prayer and God’s will.
This could be offensive. Based on how it is written, it is assuming that a poor prognosis means you shouldn't get life-sustaining treatments.
mplications in Healthcare
Could this section be merged with the prior sections where these concepts are discussed?
standing these bel
Again, adding some specific examples would increase the reader's interest and knowledge
some cultures, religious leaders or elders may play a central role in important decision
Maybe give some specific examples of which ones and how that relates to healthcare.
ivity and inclusion.
Maybe tie this into healthcare a bit more. Give some examples of how cultural diets impact healthcare.
care facilities have administrative responsibilities as well as duties to physically and technologically protect client information. Often, a security officer is designated to oversee written policies and procedures, to identify potential cybersecurity threats and plan corrective actions, and to provide employee training on privacy and security practices. Physical measures include secure passwords, leveled authorized access (i.e., providers have access based on their role and licensure), employee access procedures (e.g., locking computers when away from them), and surveillance equipment to protect computer systems. Technical safeguards protect computer data through firewalls, encryption, high-tech access procedures such as facial or voice recognition, audit trails to track workers’ use of information, and frequent data backups to be able to recover files if the system goes down or is breached (Niedzwiecki, 2024).
Wasn't HIPAA and the safeguards discussed in a prior chapter? Maybe refer to that chapter and not repeat content.
height, and weight,
maybe delete this ... if he can hardly walk how is he going to step on the scale?
measure
maybe use "obtain" over measure
Fo
Maybe split up this long paragraph
Conflict
vocab word?
Psychological barriers:
This this a header?
or an example of personal space zones.
May want to provide more information about cultural changes and personal space.
Competing Priorities in Acute Care
Imagine a high school student reading this. They are some of the students reading this. Will they know what 8/10 pain or 2L nasal cannula, or what a good oxygen sat is? This is very high level.
How should the RN prioritize these competing demands? Which patient requires immediate attention and why?
Do the students even have enough information to know what each of these patients are dealing with? This seems very high level for an introductory textbook.
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Fix the punctuation
..
Looks like 2 periods. Delete one.
Yes (When it contains PHI/ePHI)
See above
Yes (When it contains PHI/ePHI)
HIPAA applies to the entire record. This is very confusing.
IV
Has this abbreviation been introduced/defined yet?
4b; WHO,
The abbreviations in the picture should be defined in the description below the picture.
implicit biases
vocab term?
ee below for defi
The way this following is written seems to be very different than the prior section of the chapter.
Initiative
Make a vocab word
telemedicine
vocab term?
Regulation
This entire page seems very high level for Chapter 1. Is there a way to decrease the readability level and simplify the content?
Agencies s
Encourage breaking up or bulleting this content.
0 allied health profes
This course is heavily taken by medical assistants. It would be important to briefly describe that field.
As have similar roles and responsibilitie
May want to indicate PA and NP roles and responsibilities may vary by state
healthcare providers
Encourage a revision on the definition of provider: Healthcare provider: A licensed person or organization that provides health care services. Examples include medical doctor, therapist, dentist, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant.
emergency room
Should be "emergency department"