What are the three main reasons some individuals select CAM therapies rather than traditional allopathic methods of healing? What would be the profile of the most likely candidates to use CAM therapies?

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CAM theories and practices are being used today by majority of people these days. These theories relate to the ethnomedical practices, which is the study of traditional branches of medicine which may or may not have related written text. These practices include traditional Chinese, Ayurveda, and Unani practices being followed in various countries.

Using Online Library, search the article, “Health need and the use of alternative medicine among adults who do not use conventional medicine.”

This article attempts to understand the reasons that led some individuals to turn to CAM therapies rather than traditional allopathic methods of healing. The authors specifically wish to create a profile of the most likely candidates to use CAM therapies. Findings indicate that a wide variety of factors and attributes contribute to this decision.

On the basis of your research and understanding on the topic, answer the following questions:

  • What are the three main reasons some individuals select CAM therapies rather than traditional allopathic methods of healing? What would be the profile of the most likely candidates to use CAM therapies?
  • What demographic is more prone to using CAM therapies? What possible reasons contribute to this disparity?
  • How does this article contribute to the study of CAM practices?
  • Do you see any outstanding benefits or detractions from the modality discussed in the article in contemporary wellness environments?

Combine your responses in a Microsoft Word document. Your responses should be 4- to 5-pages long.

Support your responses with reasoning and examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Describe your answer in detail, citing references in APA format where appropriate. Your Journal entry should be at least 500 words.

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You are the president of a multi hospital system that is growing at a rapid pace. There are strains on resources, and pressures to find new ways to achieve an economic scale in operations. In a meeting with the staff, a suggestion was made to look overseas for two services the system normally did internally.

The first was to consider outsourcing the reading of radiological images to an India-based radiology company. They would have radiologists available 24/7, and the images can be sent to them digitally. There would be a 50% savings and would eliminate the need an on-call radiologist in the hospital. It would also call for a reduction in staff and a reduction in supply acquisition.

The second suggestion was to outsource medical records transcription to a Pakistani company. Voice transcriptions could be sent digitally in real time (as notes were dictated), at a cost of nine cents per line versus the current 22 cents per line that the hospital is paying with a local transcription company. The turnaround time was comparable. The negative aspect is that sometimes language differences could cause errors in transcribing. In addition, the decision to take business away from local companies would impact the local economy.

Weighing all the facts, what choices would you make? Keep in mind you want to move your organization forward, yet at the same time, you want to consider your working relationship with the present providers of these services. Defend your choices!

Describe your answer in detail, citing references in APA format where appropriate. Your Journal entry should be at least 500 words.

Analyze which area/areas have variances and their proposals for correcting this in the future.

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ou are in the midst of preparing the departmental budget for the year. The next portion of the budget is the coding staff development budget.  You currently have five coders in your department.

In a word document preparethe following:

  1. A staff development plan for the coding staff for the coming year.
  2. A budget for staff development.
  1. A. First step of this assignment is to assess the needs of your staff:
  • What resources will go for staying current with the new code changes, rules and guidelines?
  • What continuing education will keep staff current on the latest procedures and techniques done within your facility that may impact coding?
  • What resources will go training based on the feedback from the last peer-to-peer audit and also the last external audit.
  • What professional development do your coders need or want in the areas of topics like HIM, electronic health records, general computer skills, or supervisory or interpersonal skills.

Develop a prioritized list of what training is needed for your coding staff. Look at the training opportunities that may be available at low cost or no cost. D. Also consider the amount of time the coders will be away from their production responsibilities while attending these training events. Will your accounts receivable be impacted if all the coders are out at a two-day conference? Will you have to replace their productivity with temporary staff?

Prior-year Expenditures
Budget vs. Actual
Coding Area
Item Budget Amount Amount Spent
Supplies $1,200 $1,000
Travel $2,000 $2,500
Conference Fees $1,000 $1,200
Membership Dues $750 $600
Subscriptions $350 $325
Equipment $5,000 $3,000
  1. Analyze which area/areas have variances and their proposals for correcting this in the future.
  2. Along with each variance calculation, prepare a brief report justifying why there may be a variance.

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Describe the sample size appropriate for the population and how you would select participants.

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Planning for Data Collection .

Data collection is an important part of both quantitative and qualitative research. Although the actual approach to gathering information may vary, for either research design, researchers need to plan in advance how the data will be gathered, reported, and stored, and they need to ensure that their methods are both reliable and valid. As nurses review research when considering a new evidence-based practice, it is important to be familiar with sound collection practices in order to ascertain the credibility of the data presented.

 

 

Consider the following scenario:

Nurses and other health care professionals are often interested in assessing patient satisfaction with health care services. Imagine that you are a nurse working in a suburban primary care setting that serves 10,000 patients annually. Your organization is very interested in understanding the patient’s point of view to help determine areas of care that can be improved. With this focus in mind, consider how you would create a survey to assess patient satisfaction with the services your organization provides. You may wish to consider variables such as the ease of accessing care, patient wait time, friendliness of the staff, or the likelihood that a patient would recommend your organization to others.

 

 

 

For this Discussion, you generate questions and an overall plan for data collection that would be appropriate for a patient satisfaction survey in relation to the above scenario.

 

To prepare:

 

  • Consider the guidelines for generating questions presented in this week’s Learning Resources.
  • Review the scenario and formulate at least five questions that you could use to evaluate patient satisfaction.
  • Reflect on the different methods or instruments that can be used for gathering data described in Chapter 13 and Chapter 22 of the course text. Which methods or instruments would work well for the scenario?
  • Determine an appropriate sample size for the scenario.

 

Post on or before 1 PAGE with citation and references:  the questions that you created for gathering information about patient satisfaction based on the above scenario. Explain which method or instrument you would use to gather data. Describe the sample size appropriate for the population and how you would select participants. Provide a rationale for your choices, and explain how you can ensure high standard of reliability and validity

 

 

 

Course textbook:

 

Polit, D. F., & Beck, C. T. (2012).  Nursing research: Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.).Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

 

Chapter 13, “Data Collection in Quantitative Research”

 

Chapter 22, “Data Collection in Qualitative Research”

 

Other Resources:

 

Keough, V. A., & Tanabe, P. (2011). Survey research: An effective design for conducting nursing research. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 1(4), 37–44. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.