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Posted by Melanie D HSC Module 4

In Utah the leading cause of infant deaths is from sleep related issues (Utah Department of Health, n.d.). Utah’s Safe Infant Sleep initiative promotes babies sleeping in the same room with their caregivers but not in the same bed (Utah Department of Health, n.d.). Their slogan Safe Infant Sleep is culturally sensitive as it relates to all infants and does not show any bias. I think that it speaks to the issue effectively promoting the safer sleeping arrangements for infants.

The National Institutes of Health launched their Safe to Sleep initiative in 2012 (Kridel, 2012). The initiative aimed to highlight all sleep related causes of deaths in infants (Kridel, 2012). The slogan Safe to Sleep aimed to show that the environment in which an infant sleeps in is vital to its survival. The slogan is culturally sensitive and does not show bias toward any community because every baby has to sleep. I think that the slogan effectively promotes the proper sleeping arrangements for infants.

A slogan that might also be useful is Safest Sleeping Babies because the safest sleeping arrangements for infants are not always the ones that parents use.

References

Kridel, K. (2012). NIH targets all causes of sleeping infant deaths. Chicago Tribune.

Retrieved from: https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-x-1024-sids-campaign-20121024-story.html

Utah Department of Health (n.d.). Violence & Injury Prevention Program: Infant Sleep.

Retrieved from: http://health.utah.gov/vipp/kids/infant-sleep/

Posted by Crystal J HUS Module 4

Individuals diagnosed with cancer often have multiple options and experience a sense of personal uncertainty about a best course of action (Stacey & Legare, 2015). This statement has weight and truth. The personal uncertainty has many factors. What does this diagnosis mean? How long does one have to live? What are the treatment options? Do I tell my family? Does one need a living will? Will the family be financially stable? And most importantly, what is the quality of life going to be like. The patients are ultimately at the doctor’s mercy of conventional treatments if they are not well informed on alternative treatments. Only about half of patients are actually involved in decision making and the other half agree to the treatment recommended by their practitioner (Kiesler & Auerbach, 2006). Shared decision making is the process by which a health care choice is made between a patient and a health professional (Stacey & Legare, 2015). Shared decision making is not only between the doctor and the patient, it can also be between the husband and wife, etc. The final decision is related to the doctor. It is important that the doctor recognized the wishes of the patient. The patient must be comfortable and satisfied with their options during these difficult times.

Stacey, D., & Légaré, F. (2015). Engaging patients using an interprofessional approach to shared decision making. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal, 25(4), 455–469. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.db24.linccweb.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=111414886&site=eds-live

Posted by Brittanie L. HUS Substance abuse lesson 10

If a coworker came to me and said “I don’t understand why it is so important to document in the charts” this is what I would reference. One thing that is well known in the medical field as I know from working in traumatic brain injuries unit that if its not written down it didn’t happen. Not just in medical but many industries use this quote. Another thing to understand about documenting is that the more information you write down on a client the more you can understand. You can reference back to refresh what your memory on that client because there will be so much going on you can’t remember everything in your mind you have to document it. If a surgeon has many clients and needs to operate on you would you want him to go based off his memory or the documents that he wrote down in reference to you. Another good reason to document and do it in detail is because you can review the entire chart and see if there is progress or if you can pick up on any patterns that could benefit in someone’s treatment or recovery. there are so many reasons to take the time not just to chart but to make sure you document as much information as possible. I could give many examples of why some one would want this done. I also would want to ask the coworker why they feel it isn’t necessary to document accordingly so I can understand where their mind is at.