Health Care Annotated Bibliographies Samples For Students

Gordon, Michael, Jack Mintz, and Duanjie Chen. "Funding Canada's health care system: a tax-based alternative to privatization." (1998): Print.
In this journal the authors cry that the health care which used to be funded by the government is currently under attack. Even though the Canada Health Acts mandated the government to provide a universal, comprehensive and equally accessed public administration, there are certain strains which are affecting the efficacy of the system which had served the Canadians so well (Gordon, Mintz, and Chen, 1). The healthcare is facing problems because of the governments urge to do away with the ...

Lake, J., W. (2007) Textbook if integrative mental healthcare. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Western medicine has been leading the medical advances in the treatment of mental health for ages, but recently a revision of the of mental healthcare is required, for defining a more compelling and integrative treatment. This is the main substance of James H. Lake’s study – “Textbook of Integrative Mental Health”. The author explains how the western medicine, considered the most advanced healthcare provider due to its technological integration and scientific research, is currently not enough for treating patients suffering of mental problems. Besides, Lake ...

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Clark, Rebecca, Culver, and Lisa Allison-Jones. "Investing In Human Capital: An Academic Service Partnership To Address The Nursing Shortage." Nursing Education Perspectives 32.1 (2011): 18-21.

The article explains why the current nursing education programs are challenged to increase student enrollment since many of the college universities are faced with problems such as limited financial infrastructure, lack of qualified faculty, and difficulty establishing clinical sites needed to support additional students. As a result, many of the qualified students have been turned down.

The article discussed why the national strategies that were implemented in order to improve the nursing workforce ...

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Brewer, N.T., Chapman, G.B., Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., McCaul, K.D., and Weinstein, N.D. "Meta-analysis of the relationship between risk perception and health behavior: The example of vaccination." Health Psychology, 26(2) (2007): 136-145.

The study examines the relationship between perceived risk of flu and health behavior shown by the people. The study informs how higher perceived risk can increase the immunization rate and result into positive health behavior of the people. The source is very useful in understanding health behavior shown by different groups of the people, and also in understanding how rate of flu immunization can ...

Aday, L. A. (2001). Who are the vulnerable? In At risk in America: The health and health care needs of vulnerable populations in the United States (pp.1-15). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers

Each chapter of this book has a question that needs to be explored with regards to the health care of vulnerable populations. The author begins by defining vulnerable populations as those groups that are under risk of poor psychological, physical, or social health, consistent with the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of health. The book highlights several groups to indicate and analyze how the framework for studying vulnerability may ...

Conklin, T. P. (2002). Health Care in the United States: An Evolving System. Info: Ann

Arbor, MI: MPublshing, University of Michigan Library, 7(1).

This article not only cover the changes that the health care system has endured over the years but also elucidates more on the future expectations that are perceived to take place in health care owing to the technological advances and the many specialized fields in healthcare that are perceived to develop in the near future. In this article, the motives and drive factors behind the changes in health care systems are well dealt with.
As a research source, this article offers insights on the ...

Annotated Bibliography Elder Adult Care

Chang, H. J. (2009). Preventive Care for Older Adults. AMA'S Journal of Ethics Vol 302, No. 24, 1.

According to this article, the population of older people in the United States at the age of 65 years is expected to be at 20 percent by 2030. The author stipulates that the risk of mortality will be determined by an individual’s ability to carry out daily chores necessary to accomplish basic needs. The author of the article lists some recommended preventive measures that can be carried out on adults and people over the age of 65 years. For ...

Introduction

Universal protection generally involves taking precautionary measures within health care to prevent infections that can be caused by coming into patient body fluids, open tissues and organs. In this journal, Alison is of the opinion that heath caregivers should be very concerned about their own health while handling patients. It is the biggest kind of favor that they can do to themselves and the community as a whole. He asserts that it is vital to strictly implement and always observe the Universal Precautions. These are known to all health care givers and ignorance plays a big part in the rate of ...

Bird, C. E. (2010). Handbook of medical sociology. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press.

Gabe, J., & Monaghan, L. F. (2013). Key concepts in medical sociology. London: SAGE.

The writing Gabe and Monaghan is relevant to the topic of interest since it addresses the key concepts on the subject area. The main subjects of concern here is that sociological studies have become more oriented in not only social status of a community but further relate that to the health, illness and state of health care facilities in a society. It further lays emphasis on how the social distributions in health or disorders have ...

Description of the issue

The provision of quality healthcare is an integral part in the management of all progressive societies. Unlike in the ancient days when most societies were largely dominated by solitary cultures, the modern societies are extensively multicultural. Hosting significant populations of all nationalities in the world, the US is a classic melting point of nearly all cultures in the world. The intermarriages between these cultures have only served to create a complex multicultural society. The uniqueness of each culture in such a society presents challenges to governments and non-governmental agencies in the provision of services such as healthcare and education. In spite of ...

Introduction

Pedigo, W., Turner, L. T., Williams-Paisley, K., Pratt, J., Hence, S., & Emigh, M. (2011). Children's health crisis: Prevention. Nashville, TN: NPT.

The documentary talks about the cost of health care in United States that surpassed 2.3$ trillion in 2008 is expensive than any other state. It tries to explore how to improve the health standards of children through health care that goes beyond the common medical care. It addresses the problem of high cost of health care and the author tries to explain how accessible and affordable healthcare can be achieved. The issues of cost of health ...

Derickson, Alan. Health security for all: dreams of universal health care in America. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. Print.

Derickson tries to explore the options of inventing or reinventing one fundamental goal of the American social policy-universal health care. In Health Security for All, the author examines the coming up of diverse ideas for all-encompassing health reform since the early twentieth century. This study discovers not only a number of imaginative arguments for extending health services but also an unexpectedly wide array of passionate advocates for universalism. A new move to one of the great unresolved political and social challenges of our time. Socializing medicine will be of interest to people from different walks of life.

Gratzer, David. "Where would you rather be sick." The Wall Street Journal 12.1 (2006): 24. Print.

The article starts ...

Basel, G. I. (2006). Military Medical Care: A Brief History. Green Bee Review, 12, 1-9.

Basel offers an accessible history of Military Healthcare. Although it is brief, as the title warns, the information given is relevant, interesting, and easy to cross-reference with other sources. This source will provide a valuable starting point for researching the subject.

Best, R. A. (2005). Military Medical Care Services: Questions and Answers. Congressional Research Service. Retrieved from http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/IB93103.pdf

This credible source provides a substantial overview of the Military Healthcare Services and answers a number of questions such as: What Is the Purpose of the Military Health Services ...

Kusuda, Yoshihiro. “Medical Robots in Japan.” Industrial Robot: An International Journal 30. 1(2003): 35-37. Print.

The article features robot production and application in Japan, the country that produces two-thirds of all robots in the world. It explores the use of medical robots around the globe featuring two hospitals in Japan that have had a wide application of medical robots for rehabilitation purposes. It also gives the challenges facing the robot manufacturing and application industry as far as their use is concerned in the healthcare and medical institutions. Additionally, it provides information concerning the new inventions in the development of robots for medical or rather health care purposes. It gives an overview of the technology used ...

Burns, Tony, et al., eds. Rook's Textbook of Dermatology, 4 Volume Set. Vol. 1. John Wiley & Sons, 2010.

Dermatology refers to the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders. However, during study most students do not specialize on intrinsic problems of the skin only. They also study internal medicine as well as various environmental and occupational factors that are main causes of skin problems. Proper knowledge on internal medicine helps to solve skin problems which may be mainly caused by internal infections. The dermatologist must also be well aware of the medicine ...

Introduction

Poverty is a condition in which a community or an individual lacks financial resources and the essentials that are crucial to enjoy a standard of life that is minimum and well being which is considered as acceptable in a society. Poverty status in many countries is actually assigned to the people who fail to meet a given threshold level that is set by health and human services department in that particular country. In less developed countries especially those that are found in Africa, poverty is identified as a state symbol. Poverty is actually not an economic construct but it is regarded as a human condition.

Therefore, ...

How it is produced, maintained and challenged by particular people in a hospital.

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Anderson, Cameron & Brown, Courtney E. (2010). The functions and dysfunctions of hierarchy. Research in Organizational Behavior. Retrieved from www.ScienceDirect.com with doi: 10.1016/j.riob.2010.08.002. (Published online but not yet in print)

This paper used a literature review methodology to address the hierarchy in power of many organizations with respect to functionalist organization. It offers a better understanding of five variables that determine the effectiveness of moderation on the strength of hierarchal-powerful obstacles: (a) the type of a group’s work, (b) if the choice of group leader is appropriate, (c) how a leader’s ...

Introduction

It has been observed that, the world is changing a lot from the technological perspective. Hence, it is important for the organizations dealing with large data sets to implement strategies regarding security of these data sets. Big data sets can be referred to as large pieces of information stored in servers, or rather server farms. The traditional means of processing all these data sets will not be useful, and even, there would be a risk of security breach within these data sets. Hence, we are required to implement security analytics that will help in increasing the security of this data and, ...

This work is an annotated bibliography for a research study on the topic “impoverished first Nations women in Canada”. Notably, for the proposed research, First Nations will be used to refer to Aboriginal peoples of Canada. In compiling this work, I used a general selection criteria drawing from a single text source, a Website and three peer-reviewed academic journal articles. The source drawn from text will be presented first, followed by the Web source and finally three peer-reviewed sources. The paper gives a succinct presentation of the main arguments in the given sources, and a critical assessment on the main points as well as ...

Browne, L. L., Mehra, S. S., Rattan, R. R., & Thomas, G. G. (2004). Comparing lecture and e-learning as pedagogies for new and experienced professionals in dentistry. British Dental Journal, 197(2), 95-97. doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4811484
Objective: To evaluate the relative effectiveness of e-learning versus lecture learning in VDPs and trainers. Design: Experimental comparison of two groups'learning retention. Setting: VDPs and trainers from two regions were assessed by independent researchers.Method: One region's VDPs and trainers received e-learning; another's received a traditional one hour lecture. Retention and understanding were tested and compared. Personal preference was assessed in group interviews. Results: Significantly greater retention ...

Rockel, K. (2006). Stedman's guide to the HIPAA privacy rule. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
The HIPAA privacy rule puts in place the national standards that are meant to protect patient's personal medical information and other health records. The rule applies to health care clearinghouses, health plans as well as the health care providers that conduct specific health care transactions electronically (Powell 2001).

Powell-Woodson, D. H., & Practising Law Institute. (2001). The new HIPAA privacy rule: Guiding your clients through the implementation process. New York: Practising Law Institute.
The Rule states out the appropriate safeguarding ...

Annotated Bibliography: Cloning

Ahlberg, Jaime, and Harry Brighouse. "An Argument Against Cloning." Canadian Journal Of Philosophy 40.4 (2010): 539-566. Academic Search Complete. Web. 7 Nov. 2013.

Ahlberg and Brighouse argue that the animals and human beings that emerge as a result of cloning are extremely disadvantageous as they are expected to experience particularly short lifespans and vulnerability to disease. While this is the case, they say, cloning is one of the most detrimental inventions of modern technology, as it poses high risks of defect and potential mental complications arising from the impending genetic failures and defects. Ahlberg and Brighouse compare human ...

MacDonald, M. & Bourgeault, I. (2009). The Ontario Midwifery Model of Care. In Davis-Floyd, R., Barclay, L., Davis, B., & Tritten, J. (Ed.), Birth Models that Work (pp. 89 - 118). Carlifornia: University of California Press.

Canadian Midwifery as a profession was not formally recognized until 1994, when it developed into an autonomous profession for many midwives in Canada. Margaret and Ivy set out to study “Practicing Midwives” in Ontario and the successful integration of midwifery in the province of Ontario from its days as a grassroots social movement to its present status as a full profession. This midwifery model is devoted ...

Ascano-Martin, F. (2008). Shift Report And SBAR. Nurse Educator, 33(5), 190-191.
In this article the reference guides for adult learning to be employed by nurses in the service are outlined. These guidelines are emphasized on as being extremely strict and thus the adherence of nurses to these guidelines is of the utmost importance. In this particular article, the guidelines entail nurses building a personal relationship with the adult in question in order to ensure that optimum service is offered by the nurse to the patient. This personal relationship will also endear the nurse to the patient in question ...

Introduction

When the concept of poverty is mentioned, most people envision the economic dimension of poverty. While this is the most common dimension, the concept of poverty transcends past its basic definitions. Poverty is a concept with a myriad of definitions. The threshold for poverty is defined differently by different institutions and varies between different economies. For instance, the World Health Organization classifies an individual as poor if he lives for less than one United States dollar per day. This is a more accommodating classification as it factors in the economic conditions in third world countries.

However this threshold cannot be used ...

Doob, Christopher B. Social Inequality and Social Stratification in US Society. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. 2013. Print
The article aims to address the inequalities in the society, for instance, in the journalism arena. Despite some women being highly qualified than men, they are not offered the opportunity to progress with their careers. Recent research have revealed that there is an aspect of gender bias towards female news anchors due to the misguided perception of being less competent than males. The landscape of news anchoring has traditionally recognized the male figure, much to the demerits of ...

THEME 1: Culture, Gender and Social Norms

Haught, John. Making Sense of Evolution: Darwin, God, and the Drama of Life. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2010. Print.

This work traces the origin of humankind and the underlying values that have often informed behavior of man. Ever since the emergence of evolution theory, many questions have been posed in regards to its viability and especially on how it impacted human behavior over time. Evolution gives a scientific account of the development of man and it is often at loggerheads with the theological account of creation. The author of this work has a similar professional background with the author in the previous entry. Both authors have strong theological backgrounds in the Catholic Church and they are accomplished historians. This book gives ...

Patel, P., & Sen, B. (2012). Ten motherhood and long-term health consequences. Matern Child Health J,16(5), 1063-1071. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21656056

In this article, the researchers, Patel and Sen, have tried to ascertain the association between teen motherhood and the long-term physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) health outcomes. They have used the physical and mental components of SF-12 Healthy Survey in the NLSY79 health module to evaluate the health outcomes of teenage mothers. Various other parameters such as familial, demographic and environmental have been used as comparison as well. The teen mothers have also been compared with two ...

Introduction

Everywhere I go I encounter children who are obese. Obesity is one of the most widespread nutritional complications today with 17 % of children being said to be obese (Jelalian and Steele 11). I think it is very important that we address this issue and explore avenues through which it can be curtailed because the future of our society is in jeopardy. What information is available on the causes, consequences and remedial measures of child obesity? If this information is available, why is child obesity on the rise?

Encounter with Child Obesity

Two weeks ago I was walking leisurely through a public park to get a ...

Introduction to Social Welfare - Impoverished Aboriginal women in Canada

Introduction
In this essay, the term impoverished Aboriginal women refers to the organic political and cultural entities (women) that originate from the first women of North America. In particular, it constitutes all the poor Aboriginal women in Canada, including both the non-status and status Indians, Inuit and Métis (Turner and Francis, 2009). Conversely, social welfare, being an organized function, is a body of activities that enable families, individuals, families and groups to cope with the changing conditions and social problems. In a larger sense, it plays a basic role in deployment and mobilization of material and human resources of the ...

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Fonseca, F., Gilchrist, G. & Torrens, M. (2012). Integrating addiction and mental
health networks to improve access to treatment for people with alcohol and
drug-related problems: a qualitative study. Advances in Dual Diagnosis, 5(1),
5 – 14

Fonseca, Gilchrist, & Torrens (2012) focused this study on improving the process of accessing treatment among individuals with alcohol and drug related issues. The methods used in this research was presented in such a way that the patients could access critical information regarding the alcohol and drug abuse. A sample of 47 staff members was randomly selected from three entry points to alcohol ...

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Lacey, D. (2005). Tube feeding, antibiotics, and hospitalization of nursing home residents with end-stage dementia: Perceptions of key medical decision-makers.

Retrieved 24 October, 2011 from http://aja.sagepub.com/content/20/4/211.abstract
The paper by Lacey describes the major challenges to the use of tube feeding including PEGT in neurological patients. The paper was based on selective evaluation of health care giver at 138 nursing homes that make use of tube feeding in relation neurological patients. Lacey also discussed the views of the health care giver at those nursing homes in relations to providing quality tube feeding as a form of palliative ...

Abstract

Elements of manipulation are strategic/sophisticated voting, and agenda setting. Strategic voting results into the Gibbard-Satterthwaite theorem (Gibbard) which is about a specific kind of decision mechanism for social choice functions--a function that specifies for each combination for possible preference orderings. The theorem states that “for any non- dictatorial and non-imposed social choice function, there is vulnerability to manipulation.” This means that expressing one’s true preferences is not a dominant strategy always; rather, there are preference profiles where at least one of the individuals has an incentive not to express his/her ‘true’ preferences. Also, it can be stated that the only ...

Managed Health Executive (October 2010). State of the Industry 2011. Managed Health Executive (October 2010) pp13-22

This study was carried out by MHE (Managed Health Executive) so as to forecast the future of the healthcare system’s future which is changing dramatically. This was done by carrying out a survey amongst readers of MHE. Approximately 650 readers took part in the 2011 State of the Industry Survey. This was carried out electronically using electronic invitations. The readers were from various sectors of the industry and included health plan consultants, providers, administrative firms, managers and employers in pharmaceutical and disease management ...

The article contains information about the differences in livelihoods between the heterosexual homeless families and the transgendered homeless families. The target was the mental and physical challenges that these two face when they come out in the open and the comparisons in terms of the magnitude on each group. The findings illustrated that the transgendered, lesbians, gays and the bisexual communities were prone to social vices and other physical assaults.

The findings illustrated that the minority groups were at an increased risk than the heterosexual homeless. This was especially once people got to know the correct status of these ...