Essays on Caretakers

Introduction

All people experience stress in all levels in their daily lives. Usually, there are some ways to deal with stress which allow people from recover and relax from these forms of stress. However, some stress factors take a long-term toll on the person in itself, especially if the stress is due to some work-related factors. This particular type of situation is called a burnout, and it is defined as a mental, physical, and emotional association that is associated with work (“Burnout”, n.d.) Some types of work have a greater chance of burnout than others. This is especially true in ...

Q.1 The elements of the plaintiff’s claim for damages against the hotel as the employer include loss of income/earnings or economic loss and pain and suffering. The complaint against the animal keepers as guests is a breach of the duty of care constituting negligence. Examples of animal diseases that one may contract as a result of being around or handling animals include zoonotic diseases such as anthrax, brucellosis, leptospirosis, arbovirus, and Campylobacteriosis. To avoid infection by these diseases, the care that one should include the use of personal protective equipment such as boot, aprons, overalls, goggles and gloves, ...

The role of primary caregivers is becoming more pivotal. This is happening at the time when the world is enterprising, and more career paths are opening up. According to Dwyer (2013), the US is going to experience an acute shortage of primary caregivers in the future. Nursing is an emotionally, physically and mentally demanding role that requires total dedication and absolute attention. The workplace is also changing, and the roles of a nurse are increasing daily. Despite being a very demanding job, nursing will offer an opportunity of impacting people’s lives in a manner that you wouldn’t ...

Introduction

The effects of child abuse are risk factors for later lifespan development. There are public policies in force about this issue. There are extreme risk factors associated with child abuse that may not be prevented by public policy. Both internalized and externalized problems that can result from child abuse often lead to overall adjustment issues (Leeson, 2011). Victims of child abuse often suffer an inability to accept their abuse, as well as having difficulties with transitioning through other life experience (Leeson, 2011). Intervention can also be harmful to child development. Ill-treatment and neglect is a public issue because children ...

Summary

According to philospher Justice in Swerissen and Duckett article a good death is about how individuals wish to die and reasons on the cause of good death. It makes pain life experiences to these people and family responses to the issue of terminating his life to avoid more pschological and cycological stress. The communirty at large has arole to play in ensuring that these patients are highly protected and care. Education and setting good standards for health services ensures that good life ending for these patients and their preferences maintained. A good death is one where an individual decides ...

ARTICLE REVIEW: Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in dementia

Tomlinson, E., Spector, A., Nurock, S., & Stott, J. (2015). Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in dementia: A qualitative study of the views of former dementia carers. Palliative Medicine, 29(8), 720-726. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269216315582143

Introduction

The interest on the topic of mercy killing or assisted dying for people suffering from dementia from media and the scholarly world, little has been done to research the perspective of the closest people who are affected by the act. Studies estimate that three people over the age of sixty-five years of age succumb to dementia, with most of them not in their right minds when they die. ...

Relationship between law and policy in healthcare

Health care law focuses on the judicial, executive and rules that govern the health care sector. The health care trade includes hospital systems, public and personal insurance system, pharmaceutical and drug making organizations; and therefore the individual practitioners who are involved in actual treatment of patients. All these various entities function inside a diverse and complicated rules and laws. All the practitioners, at one point or the other are trained in laws that guide the medical sector (Pozgar, 2011). The areas of focus include fraud and abuse, food and drug law, medical malpractice, and health care mergers and acquisitions. ...