Essays on Chronic Diseases

How we view ourselves as male or female

Human beings have always viewed themselves as male or female through an individual’s genitalia and their reproductive organs. This is one way that has been used to describe humans for a long period. When the sex of a person is mentioned, the physical features are the main items that are checked to ensure the sexuality of the individual in the case. People therefore; think of their sexuality by linking it to their physical appearance and to their reproductive organs. This is taught from an early age and children can distinguish between males and females at such a young age. An example ...

In recent times all over the world, chronic diseases have become rampant and they are a real source of public health concern to the populace and health practitioners alike. Chronic diseases have been referred to as diseases which progress slowly, have long duration, are devoid of resolving spontaneously, restricts and limits the productivity, function and the quality of life of the person afflicted with such disease. A chronic disease has dire consequences on the life of the ill person. Also, it has the ability to distort the life of a healthy partner and also healthy relations. The nature of chronic diseases ...

Impact of Unhealthy Lifestyle in Developed and Developing Countries

Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases are the four chronic diseases (also known as NCDs or non-communicable diseases) that account for the majority of deaths worldwide (WHO, 2010). It is estimated that each year 7 million people die due to high blood pressure, 4.4 million die due to high cholesterol, 5.4 million die of tobacco, and 5.3 million die of physical inactivity and unhealthy diet (WHO, 2010). This rate of death due to NCDs has been widely regarded to be caused directly or indirectly by unhealthy lifestyle (Cecchini et al., 2010) and the traditional belief that it ...

Introduction

Nowadays, Telehome Care is a patient program that involves close monitoring of critical signs from a given distance through telecommunications tools or equipments as well as replacing the home or house nursing visits using videoconferences. This program is usually aimed at managing chronic diseases such as congestive heart failure, diabetes and chronic pulmonary illness which may occur when the patient is away from medical or health care facilities. However, it is very important for people to comprehend that this program it now in use and it comprises the assistance of ICU doctors who usually give directions (Glascock, & Kutzik, 2012). The ...

Taking the current meteoric and disturbing rise of lifestyle and chronic diseases into account, the shift from treatment diseases to chronic diseases will be a significant issue in the delivery of healthcare. Diseases and conditions such as obesity, diabetes, cancer, mental disorders, heart disease, pulmonary conditions, and stroke are projected to see a 42% rise by the year 2013. Chronic diseases cause about 60% of deaths worldwide. Most developed countries in the world are facing aging populations, and this will also affect the health delivery system because older people are more likely to be affected by chronic diseases. Older people are ...

Discussion activities

Comment one: Over the years there has been a rapid change of lifestyle activities associated with the nutritional status of individuals. This has been a consequence of industrialization, globalization as well as urbanization. The nutritional status of the population is a multidimensional aspect. The article postulates that the changes in the diets of many people across the world are due to the diversified sources of foods. It is true that nutritional status resulting from dietary adjustments have significantly contributed to the changes in the prevalence of chronic diseases across the world. In support of the proposed solution to prevention of chronic ...

Introduction

People in the developed countries are living longer with advances in medical science. The life expectancy, today, is much longer than it was in the previous generations. With the baby boomer generation now reaching the age of 65 years and people living longer as compared to the olden days, the population worldwide of those aged over 65 years is increasing day by day or is set to increase substantially in the coming decades ahead. With an increased life expectancy, there is also a rise in chronic diseases. Worldwide, over 22 million people die from chronic diseases every year (Free 2). ...

Projections indicate that chronic diseases could account for nearly 60% of deaths and disabilities by the end of this decade. Chronic diseases do not only cause illness to an individual but also affect their well-being and that of their close associates. Chronic diseases cause health complications that result to disabilities, functional impairment, high rates of premature mortality, mortality and prolonged illnesses. Controlling chronic diseases requires culturally and socially competitive approaches (Singh, D., 2008). This paper will seek to address the Tuberculosis diseases (TB), a communicable chronic disease, using the Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention and Management Model (CDPM). TB has ...

Harmful Alcohol Use

Alcohol is an integral part of the society. Being a mood-altering drug, it impairs a person’s judgment and the ability to do a routine task. Abuse of alcohol has a severe effect on health that can result into chronic liver disease and increase the risk of one suffering from cardiovascular disease. Statistics shows that even moderate alcohol use increases the risks of accidental injuries (Powel, 2011). The paper discusses a health promotion program that focuses to address alcohol abuse. Different effects and harm of alcohol on the consumers are discussed as well as analysis of effects on the consumer’s family. The paper ...

Abstract

The SMS system is an essential tool in effective communication in various fields of life. The SMS system therefore plays a crucial role in transmission of information among people while carrying out their operations. Transfer of information among many people is enhanced through sending the bulk messages to the people. The SMS system is essential is among the fastest tools of communication of written information to a large number of people in different location. The SMS system also facilitates faster and efficient transmission of information among people. The use of mobile phones in sending SMS is common and they enable effective ...

Life Long Health Plan to promote Health among African American Adults

Introduction According to research done by Ward (2013), the rate of occurrence of chronic diseases among African Americans adults in United States have increased. Diseases like cancer and heart attacks are on the increase among them. Most are being reported either suffering or likely to suffer from chronic diseases. One of the reasons as to why the prevalence of chronic diseases has increased is the lack of a proper health plan (Ward, 2013). The rise has created increasing costs and need for healthcare plan. If the prevalence of these diseases is to be reduced, then a health plan that promotes ...

Abstract

The government has been engaging actively in health promotion in the past. Health promotion is empowering people to control and improve their health. The government has an obligation to take care of its citizens. Through the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion the government has been involved in health promotion. Chronic diseases are diseases that last for a long period of time and they are never cured immediately. Examples of chronic diseases are cancer, diabetes, obesity, arthritis and heart disease. The body conducts research in order to influence legislation. Secondly they are concerned with the health of ...

Introduction

Why was the plan proposed? Lack of enough health care facilities offering unique services contributes to the poor state-of-health care practices experienced today. Most countries concentrate on improving health care services in urban areas and forget people in the rural areas who lack necessary health care services. The advanced practice of nursing plays a significant part in meeting the future health care demands of the State of Florida in the most effective manner. The rate at which chronic diseases shorten lives of people in Florida is worrying. In order to reduce the number of deaths from chronic diseases in ...

A country’s healthcare plays a significant role in ensuring the growth of the economy as a whole because people who are sick have low productivity. As a result, government has to allocate funds for the healthcare system so that people can access treatment easily and at an affordable price. Through the allocation of funds, the health care system can account for everyone in the country, rural and urban. This has not been the case. The management of health care system is precisely low compared to those living in the urban areas. Those in the urban areas can enjoy good healthcare whereas ...

Part 1:- Health Promotion

Introduction - Application of Health Indicators to estimate Community and US health Status

- Analysis of how determinant os health influence quality of life of older adults

- Evaluation of effectiveness of Health promotion Message

- Identify risk factors that create disparities

Part 11: Common Health Problems: Causes, Prevention, and Treatment

Introduction - Description of Chronic disease and risk factors (Type 11 diabetes mellitus)

Estimate my chances of developing chronic diseases as I age

Describe preventative plan – primary, secondary and tertiary - Discuss age at which prevention should begin

Abstract

This presentation embodies discussions on two major aspects of health related to older adults. They are ...

The U.S government sponsors a national health insurance program managed by the social security administration. This national health program is referred to as Medicare. The Medicare is generally available to all U.S citizens aged sixty five years and above and the young disabled persons. Since Mrs. Zwick has Medicare part A she will therefore get service benefits on the cost of her stay in the inpatient hospital, the skilled care nursing home and the rehabilitative services she received from the skilled nursing home. She will also get benefits on the cost of pain relief and symptom management during her stay ...

Health care spending in USA has been reported to be high than most nations in the world. A greater percentage of the nation’s total income is spent on health care even though some people are not insured. It is the third largest public health care expenditure per capita due to the current high cost of medical care and utilization

The level of current health care expenditures

Health care costs have been increasing for many years. In 2008, health care expenditures surpassed $ 2.3 trillion which was more than the expenditure in 1990 that stood at $714 billion. In 1980 the nation spent $253 billion. The increase ...

Demographic shift and morbidity trends in United States: Implications for health systems

Introduction The proportion of population requiring different types of medical and health care services is a fundamental input for strategic health care planning. Moreover, the evolving demographic profile and relative burden of key morbidities in different age groups are important considerations in designing health care delivery systems. The ongoing demographic transition in developed countries is bringing about profound changes in their morbidity patterns with significant increases in burden of chronic ailments, diseases linked to aging and lifestyle-related disorders like obesity. The long term costs associated with treatment and rehabilitation support for an increasingly aging population is a serious constraint that ...

Introduction

According to the World Health Organization, Health Promotion entails and includes the process through which people are enabled to have more control over their health and the determinants to their health. Essentially, through the health promotion, individuals get the capacity to improve their health. Primarily, health promotion is achieved through the process of creating a public policy, addressing the requirements of health. Such prerequisites may include food security, housing, income among many more other factors that determine the quality of life an individual may live. In the recent past, several attempts have been initiated with the aim of incorporating health ...

Personal Health Risk Assessment

My family has a history of blindness, as my great grandfather was blind. Apart from blindness, deafness is similarly a condition that poses risk in my family because my sister and I are both deaf. I therefore, face a health risk of blindness in the future. Diabetes has a strong relation with blindness. Meningitis on the other hand, is connected with deafness. In this respect, aging and genetic inheritance are the main risk factors that are likely to determine my state of health in the future. Some others risks that I can manage with positive health choices include high blood pressure, diabetes, high or ...

Introduction

Although drinking tea has been said to have health benefits for many centuries, only recently have its medicinal value been investigated empirically. There are four general categories of tea. These are green, black, white, and oolong tea. Black tea and green tea are the most common types. Black tea, which is obtained after fermentation and oxidation through fermentation, is the most commonly consumed kind. However, recent research indicates that some nutrients and elements are lost through oxidation. Green tea, which is the least unprocessed kind of tea, contains antioxidant polyphenols, especially the catechins believed to contribute to health benefits. ...

Chronic disease can be defined as a long-lasting state that can be controlled, but that which there is no cure. Chronic diseases can affect anybody throughout the world. Chronic disease has been recorded to be the main source of deaths and disability in many nations worldwide. Sick role is a term used in the medical field in relation to sickness, and the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of the affected (Sartwell 1952) Diabetes is one of the common chronic diseases that affects a large number of people worldwide, and thus encounters with diabetes patients is always common. Persons suffering from this disease ...

Identification of Health Issues from the Movie “Sick around the World” and the Reaction

The movie entitled, “Sick around the World” reported by Thomas Roy Reid features the way healthcare system operations occur from five other capitalist nations in the World. Reid visited United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan and Switzerland to help America improve its health care system from the lessons learned from these nations. Health issues that came out evident from the movie include poor management of chronic diseases, low health practitioners’ motivation, high cost of healthcare services, little research in health care system and unequal health care provision amongst citizens. The movie begins by featuring the healthcare system in United Kingdom. ...

Question 1: environmental health

- What were the main themes that first emerged after the spill? The first themes from the newspapers that were covered touched on the chemical spill from Kooragang Island Orica Plant. They all touched on the chemicals that were spilt at the plant and the area in which the chemical covered. The carcinogenic chemical exposure was communicated to the residents of the area three days after the event took place (Johnson 2011, p. 1). According to all the articles, the chemical that glided on seventy homes in the area for half an hour was hexavalent chromium (Fairfax Media ...

The aging population of the baby boomers and chronic diseases has increased the need of health care services. The baby boomer effect describes any person who was born between 1946 and 1964(Gott & others, 2011). Most of the ageing health care personnel such as physicians, nurses and pharmacists belong to the baby boomers demographics in the United States. Also, the looming labor shortage is facing the healthcare industry in the coming years especially nurses, physicians and pharmacists. For example, the nursing profession is facing the biggest challenge of retaining young employees. Furthermore, it is estimated that more than fifty-five ...

Introduction

The current technology with wireless sensors network has created a better opportunity for the growth and expansion of many industries in the world. The wireless sensors network industry is the latest in the data network family. Organizations that implement wireless networks have realized a decrease in most challenges associated with communication of company staff, clients, and stakeholders. One of the sectors that has benefited from the wireless sensors network is the healthcare industry. Healthcare industry faces a great challenge when it comes to communication between health workers, physicians, patients, and other healthcare centers. Many organizations have started offering wireless services in order ...

Today, childhood obesity is the greatest and most concerned health challenge. This issue is increasing at an alarming rate that has made it a widely debated issue. Since 1980, the childhood obesity has tripled. This issue has internationally affected most children particularly of middle income and low income countries. Besides this, the problem is more commonly found in urban settings where children seem to be less active than those in rural areas. According to 2010 estimates by World Health Organization, the children who are obese and under five years of age is expected to be more than 42 million internationally, ...

Discuss the impact of chronic medical conditions on adolescents (12-18 years) and identify ways of promoting resilience or positive development.

Introduction Many adolescents live out their daily life suffering from a chronic illness. This can be both physical and mental. Chronic illness can become an emotional burden on an adolescent’s life, which can lead to negative impacts on an individual’s psychosocial and cognitive development before they reach early adulthood. An adolescent is a person from the age of 12-18 years old. Chronic illnesses within an individual between 12-18 years old can have negative impact on the psychosocial wellbeing. This paper will analyze the social, psychological, psychosocial, and cognitive growth influences of chronic illness in adolescents. Adolescents who ...

Abstract

Home Health Nursing has been a dedicated profession since the introduction of visiting health nursing profession in 1916. The practice has been widely appreciated; particularly in treating those patients who suffer with some chronic ailment and prefer their medical aid to be taken at their homes. Home health nurses visit their homes and meet their needs, as required and desired by them to soothe themselves. The profession is now supported with proper guidance teams which include physicians, social workers and technicians, and thus there is a good scope of home health nursing in the coming future too.

Meeting the Needs of Chronically Ill by Home Health Nurses

Nursing has been a dedicated ...

The health care sector is responsible for offering quality health care that is efficient, effective, timely, accessible, equitable and patient centric. This can be achieved only when the players in the health care sector interact and have goals which are aligned to deliver quality services. The health care sector is guided by policies which control the interactions of the players in the health care sector. Health care policies should be evaluated occasionally to ensure that they are effective in promoting quality health care. This essay considers policy decision regarding the reimbursements Nursing Practitioners (NPs) receive from Medicare, Medicaid and ...

Abstract

New advances in medical science and technology have decreased the global burden of disease. However, low-income countries lack the necessary resources to provide for the healthcare needs of all their people. E-health systems have the potential to help low-income countries tap into the richer healthcare resources of more affluent countries, by providing cost-effective tools that can link them to global data management banks, clinical decision support organizations, and care-at-a-distance programs. However, to be effective, these resources must be used with care. The first step in prioritizing healthcare resources is to estimate the burden of disease. High-income countries have reliable ...

Writing and Communication in Health Science: Chronic Disease and the Internet

This article dated 24th March, 2010 offers perspectives concerning chronic disease and the internet. The authors Susanna Fox (2010) and Kristen Purcell (2010) are both research specialists attached to the Pew Internet and American Life Project. It would appear that the researchers’ aim was to show a relationship between chronic disease and internet as it pertains towards accessing information that would enhance their quality of life when living with these conditions. Topics covered included Americans with chronic disease profile, chronic disease footprints, internet access by condition; demographics of chronic disease, family status related to chronic disease; the effects of ...

Abstract Every society has its own share of health risks and they eventually carry with them sociological implications. They range from social dysfunctions such as domestic violence, sexually transmitted diseases like HIV/AIDS towards hazards in the community which include pollution of the atmosphere by toxic substances; gases and odor from carcasses. Recent studies have shown where even road accidents are community health concerns. As such, in truly conducting a Community health assessment all of these contributory factors ought to be considered in the process. Various changes in the environment also carry with them a number of health disruptions. Earthquakes; flooding; ...

InstitutionLeadership Learning Experience Project

- The Need for Interdisciplinary Teams

Interdisciplinary teams are important in nursing as they improve the quality and safety of care offered to patients. Interdisciplinary teams consist of professionals from different disciplines who work together and share expertise, skills and knowledge (Gardner, 2005). Collaboration and teamwork are imperative in healthcare which requires professionals with varied expertise. Poor collaboration between health professionals and lack of teamwork influences quality and safety of care (Gardner, 2005). Research linked poor collaboration with poor patient outcome and increase in medical errors. This is because patients do not get appropriate and timely care. Poor communication ...

Healthy People 2020 is a program of the Department of Health and Human Services that benchmarks and monitors the health progress of the Americans with a 10-year national health objectives. Among its priorities is to identify health disparity issues among a diverse group of people in the community. Health disparity occurs when a health difference exists due to socio-economic and environmental disadvantages (Healthy People 2020, 2010). One of the current health issues from Healthy People 2020 that may be related to my practice area involves the lack of access to health care and services in the rural areas. About 20% of the US ...

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

The health care sector is changing rapidly and to remain relevant, health care facilities must develop and implement strategic plans. A strategic plan incorporates historical values and current trends to determine a desired future position for an organization. In the health care sector, patient centered care is the latest trend in quality assurance.

Therefore, health care organizations need to align their strategic plans with the needs of their consumers. One of the situational management tool that managers use to align their organizations operations with the needs of their consumers is a SWOT analysis. SWOT is an acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities ...

Medicare part (A) covers skilled nursing facility, hospice, home health facilities homecare, nursing home care and inpatient hospital care (Hess, 2012, p.560). Medicare part A will normally recompense for the charges during the first sixty days after one pays the deductibles.

Medicare part A willfully cover Mrs. Zwick’s impatient hospital care for the five days stay. It will cover fully the cost of the first 20days, and partially the cost of the 21st day. It fully covers the homecare services as well. This premium will cater for Mrs. Zwick’s medical expenses while at the skilled nursing facility ...

Introduction

Currently, health care providers and policy makers in the United States of America are grappling with dramatic changes in the health care system. One of the major concerns is a protracted shortage of care providers, more so in primary care. Many experts advised that advanced practice nurses ought to play more considerable role in addressing the shortage of care providers. There have been dissenting voices suggesting that using advanced practice nurses to meet the deficit in care providers is rather inappropriate. With reports suggesting that physicians are shying away from careers in primary care, the future is grim at best. ...

Define Advance Practice Nursing in the state of California.

Advance practice nursing (APN) refers to the level of nursing that utilize high comprehensive skills, knowledge and experience in offering nursing care, United States. (2007). APN refer to registered nurses who gain specialized skills in offering expert nursing care who have master’s degrees in nursing. Advanced practice nurses include; certified nurse mid-wives, nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists, and nurse practitioners. Their mandate is to offer advanced or expert nursing services. These specialized or advanced nurses are registered and certified to practice by the California State Board of Registered Nursing. They provide expert services that include; consultations, direct patient ...

Now days there are many diseases that are spread worldwide. Among these diseases, there are some which have become chronic. These chronic diseases if not administered on time results in many severe problems. There are many types of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, asthma and many more. These all disease if prevented in its initial stages then they can be recovered, if not treated on time leads to numerous problems and health hazards. Among these chronic diseases, one is the obesity. Obesity is very common and long prevailing disease. Obesity means one who gets overweight and ...

Introduction

Quality of life is the quality of an individual’s daily life indicates the assessment of quality of wellbeing and lack of wellbeing. Wellbeing of a person maybe in terms of physical and psychological aspects. In healthcare, health related quality of life (HRQL) is the assessment which shows how the wellbeing of an individual may be affected in the future by any disease, disorders or disabilities. This paper is a concept analysis of health related quality of life in young people who are suffering with chronic illness. Concept analysis is a way of deriving conceptual hierarchy from a collection of objects and their ...

Are Fast Food Outlets in Hospitals Ethical?

Hospitals are defined to be places where the ill or sick or infirm individuals are supposed to get well in order to return to their life before they got sick. However, today, one notices that there are many fast food outlets mushrooming around hospital premises, and sometimes within hospital premises! This short paper posits that having fast food outlets around or within hospital premises is unethical, and should not be practiced. Fast food outlets are known for serving high-calorie, high-sugar and high-cholesterol food. There is evidence already that those who regularly patronize fast food outlets are at risk ...

InstitutionUnderstanding Lifestyle Modification: My Personal Experiences in Managing Chronic Back Pain through Healthy Diet and Physical Exercise

A. Personal response However escapist I may sound, I did have a host of factors contributing to my poor eating habits and lack of exercise. On top of being a mother of two small kids (2 and 5 yrs old), I am working part time and studying in school full time. Due to busy schedule, I have little or no time for exercise and paid no attention to healthy eating regimen. On and off, I did attempt to follow healthy eating regimen, but intrapersonal challenges made it hard for me to adjust and stay with healthy eating habits. Perhaps ...

Introduction: Genetic mutations are associated with changes in the genomic sequence that are the main cause of diversity among organisms. The changes in genetic sequence can occur at any instance and are known to have different consequences. Mutations are often associated with a change that affects the nucleic acids in most organisms. Nucleic acids are considered as the building blocks of DNA. On the other hand, DNA are associated with the storage of information that is transferred to the offspring during reproduction. Mutations are associated with diversity and considered as an essential part in evolution. Genetic mutation is considered to ...

Implementation Plan

Implementation Plan This Capstone Project focuses on the fall of elderly patients in hospitals. The intervention proposed by this researcher is proper assessment and customizing fall prevention, and the measured outcome is decrease in fall rates. Below are details on how this project is going to be implemented.

This capstone project requires approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Grand Canyon University. This researcher acquires information for the documents needed in the application process and the procedures for review. Constant communication is maintained with the professor and adviser to ensure that the study is done according ...

Introduction

Physician shortage is an issue that contributes to the reduction in quality of healthcare. A reduction in the number of physicians, nurses, and pharmacists reduces access to direct healthcare. Certain factors have influenced the need to have technology in healthcare. For instance, the population growth is increasing at a high rate. The aging population is increasing and this is resulting in the increase in demand for healthcare services, which implies an increase in the need for medical staff. The aging population is highly affected by chronic diseases and illnesses such as heart diseases and strokes. According to Spekowius and Wendler ( ...

GLECKMAN STUDY

HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN AMERICA Health care system in America is unique compared to those of the advanced industrialized countries. It does not have a uniform health system, has no universal health care coverage, and recent legislation mandating coverage is not yet implemented fully. U.S. health care system can be best described as a hybrid system. Rather than operating as a national health service, it operates as a single-payer national health insurance system, or a multi-payer universal health insurance fund. Programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, Children’s Health Insurance Program and Veterans Health Administration contribute almost 60-65% of the health care provisions ...

Giving a special care to individuals, families, and society as a whole to help them recover from a health problem of different types is the basics of nursing. Love and affection which gives the patient hope and emotional boost is one very important component of the healing process of a patient (Enelow & Kursmark, 2010). Special training is given to ensure quality delivery of the care services as it also involves administration of drugs when the physician is away, handling of wounds and emotional well being of the patient. With training and advanced studies, qualified nurses are licenced to set up their own clinics ...

Syringes are the familiar glass or plastic items nurses use to inject vaccinations or medicines. Plastic disposable syringes represent a huge and growing market, projected as $12 billion worldwide in 2015 (GIA, 2008). First used in 1853, syringes might be considered a mundane, mature product. However, the syringe market is undergoing a disruptive change, which gives opportunities for new market entrants (Wood, 2013). A disruptive change is a technology or behavior change that totally upends the traditional market. For example, digital photography virtually eliminated the old film photographs. Great film companies like Kodak failed (Disalvo, 2011). New electronics companies like Panasonic grew rapidly. ...

- Introduction Amayatakul writes that “electronic medical record (EMR) is a digital version of a paper chart that contains all of a patient’s medical history from one practice. An EMR is mostly used by providers for diagnosis and treatment (Amayatakul, 2012, p.19).” This indicates that Electronic medical records will act as a supplement to nurse practitioners in that healthcare service will be efficient, which will be beneficial to both the patient and the staff members (Anderson, 2005, p.123). In addition, a nurse practitioner need electronic medical record as a way of keeping track of the patient’s past records. This will help the ...

Patient privacy has been a controversial topic in many health facilities both within and without the United States. One thing that is important to note is that patients go to hospitals and other facilities due to the confidence that they have in these institutions in terms of their recovery. However, hospitals have to create health records of their patients so that they can effectively deal with and treat the ailments that are facing various patients that visit various health centers. In spite of the fact that medical officers have access to the health records of patients, it is important to ...

QUESTION ONE:

This video mainly entails the treatment of the chronic diseases at the old age and the care given with respect to these diseases. It also gives more emphasis on the difficulties which patients experience at their old age which further leads to the death. The case gives a reflection of the main difficulties and complications at the old age which makes the old people not able to enjoy their life. The video gives the progress of the processes towards the end of their lives. In the video the old people are seen struggling with the heart related diseases making ...

(Name of Professor) SmokingSmoking is considered as one of the health risk factors that could result in the development of chronic diseases. The use of tobacco has been described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a risk for increasing deaths and the growing prevalence of lung and heart diseases. There are different causes why smoking could adversely affect the body’s normal function and alter its healthy state. As a consequence, there are significant effects produced by smoking to the body. While smoking is considered to be a behavioral health risk factor, it is highly preventable. It is ...

Literature Review on the Role of Social Support in Aids

- Background Despite the extensive research on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cure remains evasive and even with the development of more effective drugs to manage the disease; it remains a major public health concern. Since the emergence of HIV/AIDS in the early 1980s, more than 33 million people have contracted the infection. The disease has been known not only to affect the infected persons but their families as well. In some countries in the sub-Saharan Africa, it is a common saying that if you are not infected by HIV then you are affected. The HIV pandemic has particularly had ...

The Community under Discussion is Dallas, Texas

Planning Before Teaching: Epidemiological Rationale for Topic Most health programs claim that prevention is always better than cure. This is a justified statement considering the argument that a lot of resources are lost in attempt to cure an already established disease in an individual with the mention of the associated risk of losing lives. According to the files of patient taken from two teaching clinics in United States, people die due to neglect to the educational teachings and recommendations that they are given in relation to health and safety. Most research conducted in Dallas, Texas reveal that a large number ...

Discussion questions

The core of shared governance is partnership and partnering support. Many healthcare organizations are implementing shared governance to expand empowerment and partnership within the organization. Discuss ways in which shared governance enhances employee satisfaction. Describe ways in which shared governance may influence patient outcomes. Shared governance empowers employees by enabling them to exact more control over their work (Barden et al., 2011). This in turn enhances employee satisfaction and in health care settings translates into improved patient outcomes. Employee satisfaction is the outcome of the process via which an employee appraises his or her relationship with an organization. ...

New advances in medical science and technology have decreased the global burden of disease. However, low-income countries lack the necessary resources to provide for the healthcare needs of all their people. E-health systems have the potential to help low-income countries tap into the richer healthcare resources of more affluent countries, by providing cost-effective tools that can link them to global data management banks, clinical decision support organizations, and care-at-a-distance programs. However, to be effective, these resources must be used with care. The first step in prioritizing healthcare resources is to estimate the burden of disease. High-income countries have reliable ...

Disease Trends and the Delivery of Health Care Services

As at the year 2010, the estimated population of the United States of America was put at three hundred an eight million, nine hundred and thirty six thousand with 6.9% of the population being between the ages of 0 and 4 years with a figure of twenty one million, four hundred and twenty-six thousand children. the age bracket between 5 and 19 years make up 19.6% of the population with a figure of sixty one million, eight hundred and ten thousand individuals and the age bracket between 20 and 24 years taking up about 32.8% of the population having a figure of ...

Introduction

An aging population is the collective shift in the population, in terms of the age structure, towards an older age group making up most of the population. This shift is sometimes referred as an aging demography. This is a direct result of global shift in fertility, from a fertile population to a non-child bearing population. While in the last decade, it was honorable to bear several children in the household, current adults view children as major economic hurdle and thus avoid bearing children. Furthermore, the mortality rate has been on a steady decline due proper health service provision, reduced wars and eradication of ...