This document discusses guidelines for animal assisted activity, animal assisted therapy, and resident animal programs. It defines these terms and outlines the benefits they can provide such as emotional and physical health benefits for patients. It also discusses concerns, such as zoonotic disease transmission, and recommendations for veterinary involvement and key components for successful programs like animal selection, health screening, and supervision.
The document ranks and prioritizes three health problems for a family: 1) poor home/environmental sanitation due to breeding sites for disease vectors, 2) inadequate underwear for children posing infection risks, and 3) poor personal hygiene due to lack of access to clean water. It then outlines goals, objectives, and interventions for each problem, including educating the family on health risks and exploring low-cost solutions through home visits and community resources.
This document summarizes the results of a sabbatical exploring horticultural therapy. The author attended workshops, toured facilities, and conducted research to incorporate horticultural therapy into their curriculum. They found horticultural therapy benefits cognitive, psychological, social, and physical health. It can be used to treat conditions like addiction, depression, and stress. The author aims to integrate this research to better prepare students for careers in human services fields.
This document provides an overview of family nursing and home nursing. It defines family nursing as providing care to families and addressing health issues affecting the family unit. Home nursing is defined as specialized nursing care delivered in home health settings, such as visiting sick individuals at home. The document discusses different types of families and roles of nurses in family and home care, including as educators, counselors, and advocates. It also covers principles, approaches, theories, services, and barriers related to family nursing practice and home nursing.
This document discusses applying the Community Empowerment theory to socioeconomically disadvantaged urban African Americans with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. It notes that African Americans have higher rates of diabetes and poorer outcomes due to genetics, obesity, physical inactivity, and social/environmental factors. The Community Empowerment theory focuses on community involvement, lay workers from within the community, and reciprocal health to empower community members to address identified health issues. The theory could help address barriers African Americans face in diabetes management by bringing care into the community through lay educators and tailoring care to patients' lifestyles/cultures. Community health worker programs may help improve health behaviors and outcomes for this at-risk population.
Community diagnosis involves analyzing the health status, resources, and services of a community to identify priorities and goals for improving community health. It examines mortality and morbidity rates, nutritional status, healthcare access, and other social and environmental health indicators. The process involves listening to community members, observing health problems, reviewing available data, conducting surveys, and holding monthly meetings. The results are used to plan and evaluate community health programs and services.
Home health care involves providing medical care and services to individuals in their homes. It allows patients to receive skilled care while maintaining independence. The nursing process is used to assess patients' needs, develop care plans, implement care, and evaluate outcomes. Services typically include skilled nursing, therapy, and home health aide visits. Home health care allows patients to heal in a comfortable environment and reduces health care costs. It is a growing sector both in the US and India due to aging populations and increased chronic conditions.
Ader et al (2015) The Medical Home and Integrated Behavioral Health Advancing...Ben Miller
This document discusses recommendations for advancing the integration of behavioral health and primary care. It recommends:
1. Building demonstration projects to test integrated care approaches and evaluate them using standardized measures.
2. Developing training programs for integrated care teams, which typically include the patient, primary care provider, behavioral health specialist, and care manager.
3. Implementing population-based strategies to improve behavioral health and strengthen relationships between practices and community resources.
The document ranks and prioritizes three health problems for a family: 1) poor home/environmental sanitation due to breeding sites for disease vectors, 2) inadequate underwear for children posing infection risks, and 3) poor personal hygiene due to lack of access to clean water. It then outlines goals, objectives, and interventions for each problem, including educating the family on health risks and exploring low-cost solutions through home visits and community resources.
This document summarizes the results of a sabbatical exploring horticultural therapy. The author attended workshops, toured facilities, and conducted research to incorporate horticultural therapy into their curriculum. They found horticultural therapy benefits cognitive, psychological, social, and physical health. It can be used to treat conditions like addiction, depression, and stress. The author aims to integrate this research to better prepare students for careers in human services fields.
This document provides an overview of family nursing and home nursing. It defines family nursing as providing care to families and addressing health issues affecting the family unit. Home nursing is defined as specialized nursing care delivered in home health settings, such as visiting sick individuals at home. The document discusses different types of families and roles of nurses in family and home care, including as educators, counselors, and advocates. It also covers principles, approaches, theories, services, and barriers related to family nursing practice and home nursing.
This document discusses applying the Community Empowerment theory to socioeconomically disadvantaged urban African Americans with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. It notes that African Americans have higher rates of diabetes and poorer outcomes due to genetics, obesity, physical inactivity, and social/environmental factors. The Community Empowerment theory focuses on community involvement, lay workers from within the community, and reciprocal health to empower community members to address identified health issues. The theory could help address barriers African Americans face in diabetes management by bringing care into the community through lay educators and tailoring care to patients' lifestyles/cultures. Community health worker programs may help improve health behaviors and outcomes for this at-risk population.
Community diagnosis involves analyzing the health status, resources, and services of a community to identify priorities and goals for improving community health. It examines mortality and morbidity rates, nutritional status, healthcare access, and other social and environmental health indicators. The process involves listening to community members, observing health problems, reviewing available data, conducting surveys, and holding monthly meetings. The results are used to plan and evaluate community health programs and services.
Home health care involves providing medical care and services to individuals in their homes. It allows patients to receive skilled care while maintaining independence. The nursing process is used to assess patients' needs, develop care plans, implement care, and evaluate outcomes. Services typically include skilled nursing, therapy, and home health aide visits. Home health care allows patients to heal in a comfortable environment and reduces health care costs. It is a growing sector both in the US and India due to aging populations and increased chronic conditions.
Ader et al (2015) The Medical Home and Integrated Behavioral Health Advancing...Ben Miller
This document discusses recommendations for advancing the integration of behavioral health and primary care. It recommends:
1. Building demonstration projects to test integrated care approaches and evaluate them using standardized measures.
2. Developing training programs for integrated care teams, which typically include the patient, primary care provider, behavioral health specialist, and care manager.
3. Implementing population-based strategies to improve behavioral health and strengthen relationships between practices and community resources.
This document discusses various legal concepts relevant to nursing practice including:
1. The ethical and legal rights of individuals and communities which nurses must respect.
2. The legal limits of nursing practice including standards of care, registration requirements, and nursing council acts.
3. Potential legal liabilities nurses face including negligence, assault, and malpractice. Defenses against liability include dedication, demeanor, and thorough documentation.
4. Guidelines that establish nurses' legal responsibilities and lists of dos and don'ts to ensure safe nursing practice.
This document discusses medical nutrition therapy (MNT), which is the application of nutrition assessment, intervention, and counseling to manage disease and improve health outcomes. MNT is provided by registered dietitian nutritionists and involves a standardized process called the nutrition care process. This includes nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring. The nutrition assessment involves collecting information on diet, anthropometrics, labs, physical findings, and medical history. This information is used to determine a nutrition diagnosis and develop an individualized nutrition intervention plan to address any identified dietary contributors to disease. MNT has been shown to improve clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs for many chronic conditions.
1) Family medicine involves providing comprehensive healthcare services to patients in their own homes to promote health, minimize illness effects, and restore function.
2) It serves patients with chronic conditions, acute episodic illnesses, or who need medical supervision after being discharged from the hospital or who are terminally ill.
3) Care includes medical treatment, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, and coordinating community resources to support patients.
The document outlines an alignment matrix between program outcomes, course outcomes, learning outcomes, and content for a nursing course on caring for at-risk and sick adult clients. It maps concepts related to oxygenation, fluids, electrolytes, infectious and inflammatory disorders, immunologic disorders, cellular aberrations, and more. It also maps relevant principles including evidence-based practice, ethics, collaboration, lifelong learning, advocacy, culture and technology. The purpose is to ensure alignment between the broader program outcomes and what is covered specifically within this course.
Role and responsibilities of an allied health professionalNasreen Begum
The document outlines the roles and responsibilities of Allied Health Professionals in India. It discusses how Allied Health Professionals play important roles in health promotion, health improvement, and supporting those with long-term conditions or disabilities. It also outlines several guiding principles and standards that Allied Health Professionals must follow, including providing competent, safe care to clients; effective communication and maintaining professional boundaries with clients; and engaging in continuing professional development and practicing within their scope.
The document discusses the concepts of community health and development, primary health care, and the role of community health nursing. It provides definitions and principles of primary health care and community health nursing according to global organizations. The key points are:
- Primary health care aims to provide basic health services universally and affordably through community participation.
- Community health nursing focuses on health promotion, prevention and rehabilitation by considering various social, economic and environmental factors that influence health.
- The principles of primary health care and strategies of community health nursing emphasize accessibility, community involvement, self-reliance and addressing health's relationship with development.
The document outlines the phases of the family health nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The assessment phase involves collecting data on the family's structure, health history, lifestyle, and environment to determine health needs. The planning phase uses this data to prioritize problems and set goals and nursing care plans. The implementation phase carries out the planned nursing care. Finally, the evaluation phase assesses the outcomes and effectiveness of the nursing interventions.
The community health nurse performs various roles and functions within the community setting. These include serving as a care provider by delivering continuous comprehensive care with an emphasis on prevention. The nurse also acts as a health educator by teaching individuals and groups about health promotion, illness prevention, and care. Additional roles include counselor, resource person, sensitive observer, advisor, planner, care manager, and medical assistant by coordinating with physicians. Key qualities for a community health nurse are interest in community health, strong interpersonal skills, sensitivity, communication abilities, and qualities like initiative, patience and resourcefulness.
This document provides information about Medicare coverage of home health care services. It outlines who is eligible for home health care benefits, what services are covered including skilled nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy and more. It also discusses how Medicare pays for home health care through 60-day episodes of care. The document notes some services that are not covered like 24-hour care, delivered meals or personal care services.
This document discusses various types of healthcare settings and nursing roles. It begins by defining different care settings including ambulatory care, acute and critical care, home health care, and long-term care. It then discusses patients and the etymology of the word "patient." Various nursing roles are mentioned like direct caregivers, educators, managers, and researchers. Specific settings for critical and ambulatory care nursing are explored like hospitals, clinics, and community programs. Key aspects of critical care nursing practice and ethics are summarized.
1. The document defines stakeholders in the health care system as entities that affect or are affected by organizational actions. It identifies key stakeholders as government, health care providers, the public, hospital administrators, NGOs, and health insurance providers.
2. The roles and responsibilities of these stakeholders are described. The government oversees policy, funding, and administration of health services at central, state, and district levels. Health care providers deliver services. The public are beneficiaries of care. Hospital administrators and boards manage operations. NGOs supplement government work. Insurers provide coverage.
3. Effective stakeholder management involves identifying and classifying stakeholder relationships, formulating strategies, and evaluating outcomes. Stakeholder analysis
The document discusses various aspects of justice in healthcare, including distributive, legal, and rights-based justice. It notes that distributive justice involves fair distribution of limited resources according to principles like need, effort, and merit. The document also discusses concepts like triage in emergency situations and debates around rationing healthcare resources. While many policies aim to consider efficiency and cost, ethical concerns also need to be addressed, such as ensuring access to life-saving care regardless of cost or ability to pay. Overall, the document examines different frameworks for justice in healthcare and debates around fairly allocating limited resources.
Unit iv family health nursing b.sc -iv yearanjalatchi
family health its content like meaning, terminology, goal, objectives, principles, advantages, disadvantages family health assessment , approach, family nursing process, family risk assessment, family care plan , role of community health nurses in fhn
The document discusses key aspects of patient-centered care. It notes that the top 3 concerns of patients are dismissal of their voice, lack of caring attitudes from providers, and lack of continuity in care. It then discusses realities around the limited time providers spend with patients and factors that intimidate patients from asking questions. The document proposes meeting patients with empathy, plain language, access, inclusion in decisions, respect for preferences, and caring attitudes. It emphasizes implementing patient-centered care for every patient every time.
The document discusses community-based nursing practice and factors that have increased the need for it. Changes to federal legislation, tighter insurance regulations, and decreasing health revenues have pushed more care to community settings. Community-based care focuses on self-care, preventive care, continuity of care, and collaboration. Nurses working in communities must be self-directed, flexible, and able to make independent decisions with cultural competence.
This document outlines the key aspects of providing home care services for patients. It discusses delivering comprehensive medical care, rehabilitation, counseling and other services to patients in their own homes. Some examples of patients who may receive home care include those on enteral nutrition, respiratory therapy, or needing supervision after being discharged from the hospital. It also covers the roles and responsibilities of home care professionals, developing a home care program, conducting home visits, legal and ethical considerations, and the financial arrangements for home care services.
A home visit is one of the essential parts of the community health services because most of the people are found in a home.
Home visit fulfils the needs of individual, family and community in general for nursing service and health counseling.
Health care institutions include hospitals, clinics, medical professionals, and other facilities that deliver health services. Hospitals provide preventative, diagnostic, curative, and rehabilitative treatment and conduct community outreach. Clinics offer outpatient services from private practitioners or government-run health centers. Other facilities include medical residences, drug stores, and laboratories that examine specimens to identify illnesses. People can prepare for future medical needs through public health insurance programs, private health maintenance organizations (HMOs), or purchased health plans.
The document discusses visual thinking as an approach to education that allows students to lead their own learning. Visual thinking involves combining students' ideas and making them visible and understandable. It also lets students participate by providing their knowledge and applying experiences to tasks and topics taught by educators, rather than simply explaining theories. The goal is for students to take ownership of their learning process. Visual thinking is a research-based approach that enhances students' thinking skills and self-motivation to learn by integrating mental models and challenging perspectives. It allows students to contribute ideas from their prior knowledge and be problem solvers. The benefits of visual thinking in the classroom include gaining better perspectives, emphasizing opinions, encouraging thinking, improving quality of interaction, supporting new ways
This document appears to be a resume for Fabio Lopez, an English professor currently working at Universidad Dr. Jose Matias Delgado in El Salvador. It lists his work history, education, skills in English and being bilingual in English and Spanish, and interests in education in English and obtaining a master's degree in education.
This document discusses various legal concepts relevant to nursing practice including:
1. The ethical and legal rights of individuals and communities which nurses must respect.
2. The legal limits of nursing practice including standards of care, registration requirements, and nursing council acts.
3. Potential legal liabilities nurses face including negligence, assault, and malpractice. Defenses against liability include dedication, demeanor, and thorough documentation.
4. Guidelines that establish nurses' legal responsibilities and lists of dos and don'ts to ensure safe nursing practice.
This document discusses medical nutrition therapy (MNT), which is the application of nutrition assessment, intervention, and counseling to manage disease and improve health outcomes. MNT is provided by registered dietitian nutritionists and involves a standardized process called the nutrition care process. This includes nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring. The nutrition assessment involves collecting information on diet, anthropometrics, labs, physical findings, and medical history. This information is used to determine a nutrition diagnosis and develop an individualized nutrition intervention plan to address any identified dietary contributors to disease. MNT has been shown to improve clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs for many chronic conditions.
1) Family medicine involves providing comprehensive healthcare services to patients in their own homes to promote health, minimize illness effects, and restore function.
2) It serves patients with chronic conditions, acute episodic illnesses, or who need medical supervision after being discharged from the hospital or who are terminally ill.
3) Care includes medical treatment, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, and coordinating community resources to support patients.
The document outlines an alignment matrix between program outcomes, course outcomes, learning outcomes, and content for a nursing course on caring for at-risk and sick adult clients. It maps concepts related to oxygenation, fluids, electrolytes, infectious and inflammatory disorders, immunologic disorders, cellular aberrations, and more. It also maps relevant principles including evidence-based practice, ethics, collaboration, lifelong learning, advocacy, culture and technology. The purpose is to ensure alignment between the broader program outcomes and what is covered specifically within this course.
Role and responsibilities of an allied health professionalNasreen Begum
The document outlines the roles and responsibilities of Allied Health Professionals in India. It discusses how Allied Health Professionals play important roles in health promotion, health improvement, and supporting those with long-term conditions or disabilities. It also outlines several guiding principles and standards that Allied Health Professionals must follow, including providing competent, safe care to clients; effective communication and maintaining professional boundaries with clients; and engaging in continuing professional development and practicing within their scope.
The document discusses the concepts of community health and development, primary health care, and the role of community health nursing. It provides definitions and principles of primary health care and community health nursing according to global organizations. The key points are:
- Primary health care aims to provide basic health services universally and affordably through community participation.
- Community health nursing focuses on health promotion, prevention and rehabilitation by considering various social, economic and environmental factors that influence health.
- The principles of primary health care and strategies of community health nursing emphasize accessibility, community involvement, self-reliance and addressing health's relationship with development.
The document outlines the phases of the family health nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The assessment phase involves collecting data on the family's structure, health history, lifestyle, and environment to determine health needs. The planning phase uses this data to prioritize problems and set goals and nursing care plans. The implementation phase carries out the planned nursing care. Finally, the evaluation phase assesses the outcomes and effectiveness of the nursing interventions.
The community health nurse performs various roles and functions within the community setting. These include serving as a care provider by delivering continuous comprehensive care with an emphasis on prevention. The nurse also acts as a health educator by teaching individuals and groups about health promotion, illness prevention, and care. Additional roles include counselor, resource person, sensitive observer, advisor, planner, care manager, and medical assistant by coordinating with physicians. Key qualities for a community health nurse are interest in community health, strong interpersonal skills, sensitivity, communication abilities, and qualities like initiative, patience and resourcefulness.
This document provides information about Medicare coverage of home health care services. It outlines who is eligible for home health care benefits, what services are covered including skilled nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy and more. It also discusses how Medicare pays for home health care through 60-day episodes of care. The document notes some services that are not covered like 24-hour care, delivered meals or personal care services.
This document discusses various types of healthcare settings and nursing roles. It begins by defining different care settings including ambulatory care, acute and critical care, home health care, and long-term care. It then discusses patients and the etymology of the word "patient." Various nursing roles are mentioned like direct caregivers, educators, managers, and researchers. Specific settings for critical and ambulatory care nursing are explored like hospitals, clinics, and community programs. Key aspects of critical care nursing practice and ethics are summarized.
1. The document defines stakeholders in the health care system as entities that affect or are affected by organizational actions. It identifies key stakeholders as government, health care providers, the public, hospital administrators, NGOs, and health insurance providers.
2. The roles and responsibilities of these stakeholders are described. The government oversees policy, funding, and administration of health services at central, state, and district levels. Health care providers deliver services. The public are beneficiaries of care. Hospital administrators and boards manage operations. NGOs supplement government work. Insurers provide coverage.
3. Effective stakeholder management involves identifying and classifying stakeholder relationships, formulating strategies, and evaluating outcomes. Stakeholder analysis
The document discusses various aspects of justice in healthcare, including distributive, legal, and rights-based justice. It notes that distributive justice involves fair distribution of limited resources according to principles like need, effort, and merit. The document also discusses concepts like triage in emergency situations and debates around rationing healthcare resources. While many policies aim to consider efficiency and cost, ethical concerns also need to be addressed, such as ensuring access to life-saving care regardless of cost or ability to pay. Overall, the document examines different frameworks for justice in healthcare and debates around fairly allocating limited resources.
Unit iv family health nursing b.sc -iv yearanjalatchi
family health its content like meaning, terminology, goal, objectives, principles, advantages, disadvantages family health assessment , approach, family nursing process, family risk assessment, family care plan , role of community health nurses in fhn
The document discusses key aspects of patient-centered care. It notes that the top 3 concerns of patients are dismissal of their voice, lack of caring attitudes from providers, and lack of continuity in care. It then discusses realities around the limited time providers spend with patients and factors that intimidate patients from asking questions. The document proposes meeting patients with empathy, plain language, access, inclusion in decisions, respect for preferences, and caring attitudes. It emphasizes implementing patient-centered care for every patient every time.
The document discusses community-based nursing practice and factors that have increased the need for it. Changes to federal legislation, tighter insurance regulations, and decreasing health revenues have pushed more care to community settings. Community-based care focuses on self-care, preventive care, continuity of care, and collaboration. Nurses working in communities must be self-directed, flexible, and able to make independent decisions with cultural competence.
This document outlines the key aspects of providing home care services for patients. It discusses delivering comprehensive medical care, rehabilitation, counseling and other services to patients in their own homes. Some examples of patients who may receive home care include those on enteral nutrition, respiratory therapy, or needing supervision after being discharged from the hospital. It also covers the roles and responsibilities of home care professionals, developing a home care program, conducting home visits, legal and ethical considerations, and the financial arrangements for home care services.
A home visit is one of the essential parts of the community health services because most of the people are found in a home.
Home visit fulfils the needs of individual, family and community in general for nursing service and health counseling.
Health care institutions include hospitals, clinics, medical professionals, and other facilities that deliver health services. Hospitals provide preventative, diagnostic, curative, and rehabilitative treatment and conduct community outreach. Clinics offer outpatient services from private practitioners or government-run health centers. Other facilities include medical residences, drug stores, and laboratories that examine specimens to identify illnesses. People can prepare for future medical needs through public health insurance programs, private health maintenance organizations (HMOs), or purchased health plans.
The document discusses visual thinking as an approach to education that allows students to lead their own learning. Visual thinking involves combining students' ideas and making them visible and understandable. It also lets students participate by providing their knowledge and applying experiences to tasks and topics taught by educators, rather than simply explaining theories. The goal is for students to take ownership of their learning process. Visual thinking is a research-based approach that enhances students' thinking skills and self-motivation to learn by integrating mental models and challenging perspectives. It allows students to contribute ideas from their prior knowledge and be problem solvers. The benefits of visual thinking in the classroom include gaining better perspectives, emphasizing opinions, encouraging thinking, improving quality of interaction, supporting new ways
This document appears to be a resume for Fabio Lopez, an English professor currently working at Universidad Dr. Jose Matias Delgado in El Salvador. It lists his work history, education, skills in English and being bilingual in English and Spanish, and interests in education in English and obtaining a master's degree in education.
The document discusses visual thinking as an approach to education that allows students to lead their own learning. Visual thinking involves combining students' ideas and making them visible and understandable. It also lets students participate by providing their knowledge and applying experiences to tasks and topics taught by educators, rather than simply explaining theories. The goal is for students to take ownership of their learning process. Visual thinking is a research-based approach that enhances students' thinking skills and self-motivation to learn by integrating mental models and challenging perspectives. It allows students to contribute ideas from their prior knowledge and be problem solvers. The benefits of visual thinking in the classroom include gaining better perspectives, emphasizing opinions, encouraging thinking, improving quality of interaction, supporting new ways
The 45-minute lesson plan aims to teach 1st year bachelor students about direct and reported speech as well as passive and active voice. The teacher will provide a short introduction and lead group work activities including memorization exercises, group competitions, and written questions. Students will analyze pictures and images to relate them to words in different tenses. Active participation and performance will be evaluated through oral responses, participation, and written work.
The 45-minute lesson plan aims to teach 1st year bachelor students about direct and reported speech as well as passive and active voice. The teacher will provide a short introduction and lead group work activities including memorization exercises, written questions, and relating pictures to words. Students will be evaluated through oral responses, participation, and written and verbal assessments to ensure they can apply different voice tenses and express basic commands.
Gave a talk at StartCon about the future of Growth. I touch on viral marketing / referral marketing, fake news and social media, and marketplaces. Finally, the slides go through future technology platforms and how things might evolve there.
The Six Highest Performing B2B Blog Post FormatsBarry Feldman
If your B2B blogging goals include earning social media shares and backlinks to boost your search rankings, this infographic lists the size best approaches.
1) The document discusses the opportunity for technology to improve organizational efficiency and transition economies into a "smart and clean world."
2) It argues that aggregate efficiency has stalled at around 22% for 30 years due to limitations of the Second Industrial Revolution, but that digitizing transport, energy, and communication through technologies like blockchain can help manage resources and increase efficiency.
3) Technologies like precision agriculture, cloud computing, robotics, and autonomous vehicles may allow for "dematerialization" and do more with fewer physical resources through effects like reduced waste and need for transportation/logistics infrastructure.
Veterinarians play an important role in society through their work in animal health, public health, research, and environmental protection. As part of the "one health" approach, they collaborate with medical and environmental experts to achieve optimal health outcomes for people, animals, and the environment. Some of the main issues addressed through this approach include zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and food safety. It recognizes that the health of humans, animals, and ecosystems is interconnected.
Role of a Veterinarian in present society and one health approachDrJayKathiriya
Veterinarians play an important role in society through their work in animal health, public health, research, and environmental protection. As part of the "one health" approach, they work collaboratively with professionals in human medicine and environmental science to achieve optimal health outcomes for people, animals, and the environment. Key responsibilities of veterinarians include diagnosing and treating diseases in animals, addressing zoonotic diseases that can spread between animals and humans, and protecting human health through ensuring food safety.
The document summarizes a clinical trial that evaluated the impact of incorporating the Pet Wellness Report (PWR) health risk assessment into routine wellness exams. The trial found that combining PWR questionnaires, exams, and diagnostic testing identified new medical conditions in 36% of dogs and 28% of cats. It also found increased revenue, improved owner compliance with recommendations, and high owner and veterinarian satisfaction with the enhanced exam compared to conventional exams. The study demonstrates that more comprehensive health assessments provide medical, financial and perceptual benefits for pets, owners and practices.
cpcsea guidelines for laboratory animal facility-pptxANIKETH SURVE
The document discusses guidelines for the humane care and use of animals in research. It states that adequate veterinary care is required and is the responsibility of a veterinarian or trained person. Effective quarantine procedures should be used to limit the transmission of diseases between newly received and existing animals. All animals must be observed daily for signs of illness and abnormal behavior and receive proper medical care. Proper facilities and protective equipment must be provided to animal house staff.
Societal responsibilities of veterinarianTanmay Tewari
This document discusses the responsibilities of hospitals and veterinarians to society. It outlines both passive and active forms of social responsibility for hospitals, including abiding by laws, protecting human rights, and contributing to environmental protection. Principles of hospital governance are also presented, focusing on goals of performance, social responsibility, and transparency. The roles and duties of veterinarians with respect to public health, food safety, education, and serving as citizens are then defined. Qualities of effective veterinary practice management are identified, such as confidence, responsibility, motivation, communication, and having a support network.
The roles and responsibilities of a geriatric nurse include providing specialized care to older adults that addresses their complex physical and mental health needs. Geriatric nurses work in various settings like hospitals, nursing homes, and patients' homes. Their responsibilities involve assessing patients' health status, understanding health issues, educating patients and families, and linking patients to community resources to help older adults stay independent for as long as possible. Geriatric nurses play an important advocacy role in the care of older patients.
This document discusses animal-assisted therapy and strategies. It summarizes two research studies that found animal-assisted therapy improved social interactions and behaviors in children with autism or who were at-risk. Animal-assisted therapy aims to support cognitive, emotional, physical functionality and social skills through interactions with animals like dogs, horses, and dolphins. It is gaining recognition for helping reduce anxiety and depression while teaching life skills.
Medical-surgical nursing (MSN) is a specialized branch of nursing that provides care to adult patients being treated medically, surgically, or pharmacologically. MSN nurses play a vital role at various stages of a patient's treatment before, during, and after surgical intervention. Their responsibilities include collecting patient information, developing care plans, ordering tests and procedures, and more. MSN is considered a foundation of nursing because it has led to several advanced specializations in areas like cardiology and oncology. To work in MSN, nurses must have strong clinical skills and knowledge to care for patients and advocate on their behalf as members of the healthcare team.
The document summarizes several studies on the effects of Animal Assisted Activity (AAA) on cancer patients. One study found AAA programs in pediatric oncology hospitals were consistent in having strict safety policies. Another study found AAA decreased fatigue and improved emotional health for cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment. A third study found hospital staff generally had positive views of an AAA program, believing it benefited patients. A final study examined found AAA improved the mood of terminal cancer patients in palliative care. Overall, the studies suggested AAA can have benefits for cancer patients' moods and symptoms.
Medical-surgical nursing is a specialized branch of nursing that provides care to adult patients being treated medically, surgically, or pharmacologically for various diseases and conditions. Medical-surgical nurses play an important role in caring for patients before, during, and after surgical interventions or other medical treatments. Their responsibilities include collecting patient information, developing care plans, ordering tests and procedures, and providing direct clinical care. Medical-surgical nursing requires specific competencies and skills in comprehensive patient assessment and management.
Taking history of animals is the most important part of the clinical examination as animals cannot describe their own symptoms. The veterinarian must carefully examine the animal and assess the accuracy of the owner's history. It is essential to handle the owner with diplomacy and use non-technical language, as livestock owners may not understand technical terms. Relevant history includes the owner's name, species/breed, disease history, present illness details, previous exposure, previous disease, and management history including nutrition, breeding, housing and handling. The goal is to determine if any changes preceded the disease appearance.
This study evaluated staff perceptions of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) in a hospital cardiovascular unit and outpatient clinic before and after exposure to AAT visits over 5 weeks. Surveys found that after the AAT experience, staff had significantly more positive views of how AAT could benefit the work environment by reducing stress and creating a happier, more relaxed atmosphere. Staff also had significantly fewer concerns about potential negative impacts of dogs in the healthcare setting. The results provide support for AAT as a strategy to address staff stress and burnout.
The document outlines the various roles and responsibilities of a nurse in providing care to patients. It discusses how nurses should physically and psychologically assist patients, provide emotional support, act as advocates, protect patient rights, help patients cope with problems, and promote health and comfort. Nurses also have responsibilities as leaders, educators, researchers, and administrators in coordinating care, developing staff, monitoring operations, and allocating resources. Key qualities of a good nurse include being self-confident, humble, honest, loyal, cooperative, a good listener and observer, and having good judgment.
This document outlines the various roles and responsibilities of a nurse in providing care to patients. It discusses how nurses should physically and psychologically assist patients, provide emotional support, act as advocates, protect patient rights, help patients cope with problems, and promote health and comfort. The document also lists qualities of a good nurse such as being self-confident, humble, honest, loyal, cooperative, and a good listener, observer, administrator, supervisor, and having good judgment.
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This document discusses the use of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) and presents several potential research objectives related to its applications in psychotherapy and medical settings. It introduces AAT and provides reasons why it is an effective therapeutic regimen. Some key benefits mentioned include helping clients develop improved social interactions and identifying improvements to mood and behavior. Example research objectives listed are measuring physiological indicators like serotonin/dopamine levels and oxytocin releases in participants. The document also notes safety considerations for using AAT in clinical settings and concludes by encouraging kindness towards therapy animals.
Being a wise health consumer involves building knowledge to make informed decisions. Sources of health information and products should be reliable experts with proper qualifications and research-backed claims. Unreliable sources lack expertise. Healthcare is obtained from various providers like physicians in different specialties, dentists, and facilities like hospitals, surgery centers, and nursing homes. Insurance and HMOs help pay for treatment costs. Consumers also consider complementary and alternative therapies like herbal medicine, acupuncture, and reflexology as additions to or replacements for traditional care.
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The document discusses visual thinking as an approach to education that allows students to lead their own learning. Visual thinking involves combining students' ideas and making them visible and understandable. It also lets students participate by providing their knowledge and applying experiences to tasks and topics taught by educators, rather than simply explaining theories. The goal is for students to take ownership of their learning process. Visual thinking is a research-based approach that enhances students' thinking skills and self-motivation to learn by integrating mental models and challenging perspectives. It allows students to contribute ideas from their prior knowledge and be problem solvers. The benefits of visual thinking in the classroom include gaining better perspectives, emphasizing opinions, encouraging thinking, improving quality of interaction, supporting new ways
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The document is a summary of Fabio Lopez's results from the Teaching Perspectives Inventory (TPI) test. [1] The TPI test helps educators evaluate their teaching perspectives, values, and beliefs. It also identifies their strengths and weaknesses. [2] Fabio found the test useful for reflecting on his own teaching practices and identifying areas for improvement. [3] The test results provide insight into an educator's beliefs, intentions, and actions within different teaching perspectives.
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TEST BANK For Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 14th Edition by Bertram G. Katzung, Verified Chapters 1 - 66, Complete Newest Version.
TEST BANK For Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 14th Edition by Bertram G. Katzung, Verified Chapters 1 - 66, Complete Newest Version.
TEST BANK For Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 14th Edition by Bertram G. Katzung, Verified Chapters 1 - 66, Complete Newest Version.
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1. <br />CASE STUDY<br />INTRODUCTION<br />A case study is an intensive analysis of an individual unit such as a group, a person… stressing developmental factors in relation to context. Case studies may be descriptive or explanatory. The latter type is used to explore causation in order to find underlying principles.They may be prospective, in which criteria are established and cases fitting the criteria are included as they become available, or retrospective, in which criteria are established for selecting cases from historical records for inclusion in the study.<br />Guidelines for Animal Assisted Activity, Animal-Assisted Therapy and Resident Animal Programs(Oversight: CHAB; EB 04/99; Revised 04/06; Reaffirmed 04/11) Statement of PolicyWhen the AVMA officially recognized, in 1982, that the human animal bond was important to client and community health, it acknowledged that the human animal bond has existed for thousands of years and that this relationship has major importance for veterinary medicine. As veterinary medicine serves society, it fulfills human and animal needs. Animal assisted activities, animal-assisted therapy, and resident animal programs are included and endorsed by human healthcare providers as cost effective interventions for specific patient populations in various acute and rehabilitative care facilities. Veterinarians, as individuals and professionals, are uniquely qualified to provide community service via such programs and to aid in scientific evaluation and documentation of the health benefits of the human animal bond. Animal-assisted activities, animal-assisted therapy, and resident animal programs should be governed by basic standards, be regularly monitored, and be staffed by appropriately trained personnel. The health and welfare of the humans and animals involved must be ensured. Veterinarians' involvement in these programs from their inception is critical because they serve as advocates for the health and welfare of animals participating in these programs, and as experts in zoonotic disease transmission.Definitions1Animal-assisted activities (AAA) provide opportunities for motivation, education, or recreation to enhance quality of life. Animal assisted activities are delivered in a variety of environments by specially trained professionals, paraprofessionals, or volunteers in association with animals that meet specific criteria.Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a goal directed intervention in which an animal meeting specific criteria is an integral part of the treatment process. Animal-assisted therapy is delivered and/or directed by health or human service providers working within the scope of their profession. Animal-assisted therapy is designed to promote improvement in human physical, social, emotional, or cognitive function. Animal-assisted therapy is provided in a variety of settings, and may be group or individual in nature. The process is documented and evaluated.Resident animals (RA) live in a facility full time, are owned by the facility, and are cared for by staff, volunteers, and residents. Some RA may be formally included in facility activity and therapy schedules after proper screening and training. Others may participate in spontaneous or planned interactions with facility residents and staff.Human-animal support services (HASS) enhance and encourage responsible and humane interrelationships of people, animals, and nature.Benefits of AAA, AAT, and RA ProgramsInteractions with animals can provide emotional and physical health benefits for diverse human populations, including the elderly, children, physically disabled, deaf, blind, emotionally or physically ill, and the incarcerated. By serving as communication catalysts among residents, healthcare staff, and visitors, animals can socialize healthcare facilities. They also may serve as diversions during anxiety-provoking procedures, such as physical examinations. With proper training, animals can be taught to reinforce rehabilitative behaviors in patients, such as throwing a ball, walking, or verbal responses. Hippotherapy (therapeutic horseback riding) has been reported to improve posture, balance, and coordination. Sense barriers may interfere with human-human interactions and tend to isolate affected individuals; however, verbal communication and sight are not necessary for positive interactions with animals and these interactions may facilitate communication with human handlers or health care providers. Animals can be included in behavior modification programs as a source of support and diversion during threatening situations, such as counseling. Some therapists have suggested that animals provide a type of reality therapy (by empathizing with the animal's natural instincts, patients see their own lives more objectively). The training of animals provides troubled adolescents and the incarcerated with goals and an object of contact comfort. Residential pets provide opportunities for physical activity or rehabilitation through their need for routine care, such as the construction of habitats, feeding, grooming, and exercise. The responsibility of caring for animals may also provide residents with a sense of purpose and a perceived need to take better care of themselves.Concerns Related to AAA, AAT, and RA ProgramsOccasionally program participants become so involved with the animals that they become possessive of those animals, and an atmosphere of competition rather than social cooperation develops. Patients may perceive that an animal has rejected them, usually because of unrealistic expectations of the animal's behavior toward them, and this can exacerbate low self-esteem. Death of an animal may generate intense feelings of grief and sometimes guilt in patients and staff. Human injury may result because of inappropriate animal selection, handling, or lack of supervision; likewise, animals may be abused or accidentally injured. Zoonotic diseases may be transmitted if careful veterinary supervision and sound sanitation practices are not an integral part of the AAA, AAT, or RA program, and participants' potential allergic reactions to animal dander are always a concern.Veterinary InvolvementNo one is better able to monitor the health and welfare of animals involved in AAA, AAT, and RA programs than a veterinarian. Veterinarians can provide answers to fundamental questions concerning animal husbandry, health, handling, and behavior, and they are the recognized experts in zoonotic disease.Veterinarians may become active participants in AAA, AAT, and RA programs after being approached by a client, or the director of a health care or human service facility for assistance. Veterinarians may also initiate such programs as cooperative projects between human and animal health care providers and agencies.Key Components for Successful Use of Animals in AAA, AAT, and RA Programs2Interdisciplinary cooperation—Successful AAA, AAT, and RA programs are inherently interdisciplinary and present a wonderful opportunity for veterinarians, physicians, nursing staff, activity directors, therapists, and volunteers to work together toward a common goal.Planning—Establish realistic goals and expectations. Anticipation of possible problems and development of solutions prior to their occurrence can avoid conflicts that cause program failure.Supervision—Staff and administrative supervision of AAA, AAT, and RA programs are required to protect the welfare of human and animal participants. All personnel need to be made aware that the program is in place and that it is considered to play an integral role in patient care. If an animal becomes a permanent resident of a facility, one individual should be assigned primary responsibility for its care and management, including arrangements for weekend and holiday care.Animal selection—Animals should be selected on the basis of type, breed, size, age, sex, and, particularly, natural behavior appropriate for the intended use. Only animals with known medical and behavioral histories should be used, and medical and behavioral assessments should be performed prior to placing animals in a program. Animals should have been, and should be, trained by use of positive reinforcement. Animals must be chosen with the target population in mind. A boisterous, overactive dog may be friendly, but inappropriate for a nursing home in which many patients are using walkers. A visiting calf or lamb may be more effective with patients who have rural backgrounds than would a caged rodent.Animal health, human health, and environmental concerns—A wellness program should be instituted for animals participating in AAA, AAT, and RA programs to prevent or minimize human exposure to common zoonotic diseases such as rabies, psittacosis, salmonellosis, toxoplasmosis, campylobacteriosis, and giardiasis. Need for specific screening tests should be cooperatively determined by the program's attending veterinarian(s) and physician(s). Animals should also be appropriately immunized and licensed. With respect to immunization for rabies, the current Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control (prepared by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians and published annually in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association) and/or state guidelines should be followed. If the animal is to reside at a facility, provisions must be made for its feeding, watering, housing, grooming, and exercise. Associated noise and waste disposal problems must also be solved.Human animal interactions and welfare—During interactive sessions, the welfare of residents, animals, volunteers, staff, and visitors must be considered. Introductions of animals and human participants must be arranged and supervised, because some individuals may not enjoy interacting with animals or may have physical or emotional problems that contraindicate such interactions. Animals should be an integral part of a treatment program and not a reward for appropriate behavior on the part of the human participant. Animals should be monitored closely for clinical signs of stress and should have ample opportunity and space for solitude. Any problems or incidents that occur must be reported to appropriate supervisory staff.Laws Governing AAA, AAT, and RA ProgramsMost states allow animals in long term healthcare facilities and other institutions, with some restrictions. Animals are usually not allowed in food preparation and serving rooms or in areas where sterile conditions are maintained. Health certificates for animals may be required. Program organizers should check with state and local officials for specific regulations.LiabilityMost institutions should be able to include an AAA, AAT, or RA program as one of their operational programs without additional insurance riders. Individuals providing AAA, AAT, or RA programs for these institutions should be able to obtain protection for their work under their existing individual or agency personal insurance policy. They may also be covered under the institution's insurance policy as a welcomed visitor. In all cases, the institution, agency, therapist, and volunteers should consult their respective insurance agents to ensure adequate protection.Getting StartedAn AAA, AAT, or RA program should be implemented only after there has been adequate advance preparation and discussion by everyone involved. Program organizers should be familiar with AAA, AAT, and RA concepts, available animal certification methods and programs, and national, state, and local laws pertaining to use of animals in facilities. Good communication among all individuals involved is essential. Roles of participants must be clearly defined and basic standards must be established to protect human and animal health, ensure the safety of participants, manage associated risks, and appropriately allocate program resources.3 Workload for program and facility staff must be appropriately and carefully managed, and adequate training must be provided. Participants must understand and respect principles of confidentiality. All AAA, AAT, and RA programs should include a veterinarian as a key participant so the health and well being of humans and animals involved are protected.ChecklistAssess the need for an AAA, AAT, or RA program. Will it augment, and can it be readily incorporated into, existing treatment programs? Establish realistic and measurable goals and objectives. Evaluate staff, facility, and financial resources to ensure that implementation is feasible. Gain acceptance for your program by explaining its potential to key administrators and enlisting their assistance during development of protocols. Determine what animals will best serve the needs of program participants. Consider the population to be served and any physical and psychological limitations. Become familiar with existing health department regulations concerning animals in facilities, because certain animals may be prohibited. If animals are to be resident, their husbandry must be addressed. Develop protocols and training programs for staff, volunteers, and animals. Assess zoonotic disease risks and develop appropriate procedures for minimizing those risks. Measure the successes and failures of your program through medical record charting, case studies, questionnaires, videotapes, or formal research. ReferencesDefinitions Development Task Force of the Standards Committee. Generic terms and definitions. 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program: a guidebook for health care professionals. Colorado Springs, CO: The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region; 1998. International Association of Human Animal Interaction Organizations. The IAHAIO Prague guidelines on animal assisted activities and animal assisted therapy. Renton, WA: Delta Society; 1998. <br />