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Introducing Professionalism

When you were younger, did your parents tell you to "act professionally" when you were out in public? If you have ever attended a formal event, did the invitation say to "dress professionally?" Perhaps in either of these instances you were not exactly sure what doing something professionally meant.

Acting professionally involves more than showing up for work on time and dressing in formal attire. Professionalism also deals with how you carry yourself in conversations and other interactions with coworkers. It also includes how you spend your time while on the job and if you approach each task with maximum effort and efficiency. Though you may still be unclear as to what exactly it means to be professional, examining the value of exhibiting professionalism and what it means to do so will help develop your understanding. It will also help you gain a better understanding of particular attitudes and behaviors to help you be more successful in the workplace and in everyday life. Personal strengths and weaknesses may foster or hinder professionalism, so look at ways you can develop professional behavior in yourself. Ask yourself this question: what is professionalism?

This resource provides instruction for users to:

  • Describe professionalism
  • Analyze the value of professionalism
  • Analyze attitudes that affect professional success
  • Analyze behaviors that affect professional success
  • Recommend strategies for developing professional behavior
  • Determine personal strengths that foster professionalism
  • Determine personal weaknesses that may hinder professional success
Characteristics of Professionalism
The healthcare field presents an exciting opportunity for any new professional! In order to seize this opportunity, it is important to effectively prepare for your job search. By honing your resume and interviewing skills, you will certainly further your career, whether just getting started in this field or looking to advance from your current position. Each daily decision you make contributes to the impression of your work as a healthcare professional, whether you're an intern in a medical office or managing a successful practice. Each duty performed becomes a part of your overall experience and is essential to your overall growth as a professional. Moreover, all of these decisions affect your current or prospective employer's impression of your experience and your potential. Earners who acquire this badge understand how best to convey their successes to the next employer and they'll be well on their way to success in the healthcare field!. Specifically, this badge demonstrates the earner's ability to identify the characteristics and skills that exemplify an excellent healthcare professional.
Data Entry Using Flow Sheets and Anatomical Drawings

When patients have an ongoing health problem or chronic disease, it is useful for the clinician to compare the health data in the record from past patient visits. This is quickly and easily done using Flow Sheets. This resource discusses how Flow Sheets are used and how clinicians can quickly enter data during a patient encounter by updating similar data from a previous encounter. Additionally, clinicians often find it useful to be able to annotate an anatomical drawing of a body region to be clearer in describing the location of findings, such as dermatological conditions.

This resource discusses how to invoke anatomical drawings and annotate them using a variety of drawing tools.

After completing this resource, learners will be able to:

  • Use an EHR drawing tool to annotate drawings in an encounter
  • Create a Problem-Based flow sheet
  • Create a Form-Based flow sheet
  • Work with flow sheets in the EHR system
Fundamentals of Information Systems and Healthcare Records

Although a health information professional deals mainly with the information in the healthcare system, it is important to understand a fair amount about computer systems, including hardware, software, and electronic communications, and how they support the exchange of data electronically. You must become competent in many aspects of technology in order to use it efficiently and effectively.

This resource reviews the computer technology that is the foundation of the electronic health record. Additionally, it provides an overview of the health record itself.

After completing this resource, learners will be able to:

  • Describe the various forms of telemedicine
  • Discuss the functions of healthcare records
  • Explain the fundamental concepts of computers and computer networks
Pharmacy: The Cardiovascular, Circulatory, and Lymph Systems

Pharmaceuticals interact with the various body systems in interesting ways. Understanding the relationship between pharmaceuticals and the body is essential to ensure patient health. The cardiovascular system alongside the circulatory and lymph systems are affected tremendously by various medications and treatments. As a center point for these systems, heart health is something we all pay attention to.

For healthcare professionals, the ability to recognize diseases and disorders of these systems is imperative. Coronary artery disease, heart failure, high blood pressure and high cholesterol are just some of the conditions that can affect the functioning of these systems but also conditions that can respond particularly well to drug treatments. Proper treatment will always depend on severity, however, which is why it is imperative for health professionals to recognize these conditions and understand how to best to respond, particularly as these conditions are often presented in emergency circumstances.

After completing this resource, learners will be able to:

  • Diagram the basic anatomical structure and parts of the heart
  • Explain the function of the heart and the circulation of the blood within the body
  • Describe common diseases affecting the heart including the causes, symptoms, and pharmaceutical treatments associated with each disease
  • Describe the mechanism of action of anticoagulants, indications for their use, and antidotes of overdose
  • Differentiate between HDL, LDL, and triglycerides
  • List the total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglyceride ranges for an average adult
  • Describe the structure and main functions of the lymphatic system, as well as its relationship to the cardiovascular system