Learning Strategies for Success
Part I: Introduce yourself to your classmates with your name, location, current employment, and future goals.Part II: Got goals? A popular phrase on the Internet is that your goals do not care how you feel. Although this is a layman’s philosophy of life, it possesses some great truths. What do you think about this outlook? How do you handle situations when your goals seem to get the best of you?
Unit II Discussion Board
What is your motivation? Michael Jordan, a retired NBA player, is often largely acclaimed for the six championships that he brought to the city of Chicago back in the ’90s. However, his die-hard fans know that he failed many, many times before he succeeded, but Michael did not give up. So, what about you? What is your motivation for learning? What keeps you going even when you feel like dropping the proverbial ball and going home?
Critical Thinking
Unit I Discussion Board Question
Part I: Introduce yourself to your classmates with your name, location, current employment, and future goals.
Part II: Chapter 1 of our textbook explains the difference between an argument and an assertion. Give your own example of an assertion. Our textbook author states that assertions do “…little other than impart information.” Why do you think assertions should be true? In other words, why does truth matter?
Unit II Discussion Board Question
As critical thinkers, we greatly benefit by determining what people assume. What people assume is not always said out loud. Briefly summarize a conversation that you recently had or have had in the past (note that this could also be a conversation that you heard). List at least two assumptions that were made during the conversations but were not said out loud. How did you know that these were assumptions (that they were taken for granted)? Were these assumptions true, or were they questionable? When do you think it is appropriate to point out that someone’s assumptions are false?
Anatomy & Physiology
Unit I Discussion Board Question
Part I: Introduce yourself to your classmates with your name, location, current employment, and future goals.
Part II: Have you ever encountered any type of prehospital neurological emergency? If so, is there anything you could have done differently based on the knowledge you have acquired in Unit I? If not, what did you learn from this unit that could help you in the future?
Unit II Discussion Board Questions
Some services use ( or have used) smelling salts for unconscious patients. Discuss the advantages and/or disadvantages of having smelling salts on hand in order to restore consciousness after a person has fainted. What is in smelling salts that would raise a person from the unconscious state?
Community Health
Unit I Discussion Board Question
Part I: Introduce yourself to your classmates with your name, location, current employment, and future goals.
Part II: Think about your own career path. Discuss the ways you believe the study of community and public health relates to your current or future career goals. Share an area of community and public health you are most interested in. Give an specific example of a component of that area you would like to either work in or conduct research on, and explain why.
Unit II Discussion Board Question
Select one particular health problem affecting your community that is of specific interest to you. Discuss what type of epidemiological studies could be useful in learning more about that particular problem. Which type of study would you prefer to conduct, and why?
Introduction to Current Procedural Terminology
Unit I Discussion Board Question
Part I: Introduce yourself to your classmates with your name, location, current employment, and future goals.
Part II: What part of the coding process do you expect to find most challenging, and why? As you respond to classmates, offer any tips you find useful that might help others.
Unit II Discussion Board Question
On page 477, your textbook states, “Flexibility is the first word that comes to mind when I describe the attributes of a medical coder.”
Name two other attributes you believe are essential to being an effective medical coder. Explain your rationale as you offer an example how each can contribute to your success as a medical coder.
