Define critical thinking in your own terms. Then explain why critical thinking is an important trait for health unit coordinators to master.
Question 1:
Identify two patient rights and two patient responsibilities. Then, choose one of each (patient rights and patient responsibilities) and explain their purpose and effects in detail, providing examples.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. Word cited and references listed.
Question 2:
Differentiate between the two forms of advance directive, and then explain the health unit coordinators responsibilities when a patient brings an advance directive to the health care facility.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. Word cited and references listed.
Question 3:
Define the term discharge and explain the health unit coordinator’s role when patients are discharged to another facility.
Your response should be at least 75 words in length. Word cited and references listed.
Question 4:
Define the term admission process and describe the admission process for a direct admission.
Your response should be at least 75 words in length. Word cited and references listed.
Question 5:
Define the term verbal communication, then compare and contrast formal and informal communication. Please provide an example of each type of communication in your response.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. Word cited and references listed.
Question 6:
Define critical thinking in your own terms. Then explain why critical thinking is an important trait for health unit coordinators to master.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. Word Cited and references listed.
Question 7:
One of the focuses of Unit VIII is orientating and training personnel. An important aspect of orienting and training personnel is to understand the principles of adult learning. The textbook mentions the Malcom Knowles model. For this essay you are asked to research additional adult learning theories. Once you sufficiently researched an additional adult learning theory (other than Malcom Knowles model) compare and contrast the model with the Malcom Knowles model. How would you apply the model to orientation and training?
Your response should be at least 400 words in length. Word cited and references listed.
Question 8:
Constructive feedback is information-specific, issue-focused, and based on observations. For this essay, you are asked to prepare a conversation between a health unit coordinator and an employee that they oversee which demonstrates constructive feedback (the feedback can be positive or negative feedback). You will need to define the situation and provide a transcript of the conversation. In your first sentence, identify the topic or issue that the feedback will be about.
Your response should be at least 400 words in length. Word cited and references listed.