Essays on Health

Section One Discussion Questions

- What significant events contributed to the evolving nature of clinical psychology in recent times? Whom do you identify as major contributors to the discipline? What are those contributions? - The increasing costs of health and mental health care have resulted to longer periods of care and greater levels of care for individuals. Additionally, the increasing use of pharmacotherapies has resulted to an increase in the population of individuals receiving mental healthcare. Major contributors include Sigmund Freud, Abraham Maslow, and Carl Jung. Sigmund Freud identified the influence of the subconscious mind on behavior, ...

- Should taxes on alcohol and tobacco be increased to help pay for rising medical costs?

Thesis statement

In this topic, we are going to analyse the reasons why alcohol and tobacco should be taxed. I am in full support of the taxation of alcohol and tobacco. I am targeting the policy makers who govern budget making and the general public as well.

Alcohol and tobacco related deaths have been on the rise with the improved levels of lifestyles in America. More people are earning more so they have more income to use and sometimes it leads to drug abuse such ...

Balko (par 1) assets that the three- day summit on obesity intends to find a lasting solution on the issue of obesity. This summit has members from the media, nutrition activists, policy makers, and state officials presiding over the event. The federal government considers the installation of sidewalks to enable students to walk to and from school to exercise their bodies. The government has also banned the sale of high calorie food within the school institutions. Balko (par 1) advocates for high tax on the snacks to stop their production. Congress is of the opinion of setting legislation that will ...

Dear Mrs. Stacey PattinsonRE: LETTER OF NOMINATION AS PATRON OF HARK FOUNDATION.

It is with great pleasure that Hark Foundation is pleased to nominate you as its Patron. On behalf of Hark Foundation, we would like to introduce our organization. The Foundation’s objectives focus on health, education and need for empowerment. Under health, we seek to improve accessibility and functionality through provision of basic treatment on malaria, hearing loss and other water borne diseases in rural area. Provision of mosquitoes net, hearing aid, wheel chairs, crutches is also under health program. Additionally, we rehabilitate people addicted ...

1.0 Introduction 1.1 Overview of the condition

Obesity is defined as having a sex- and age- specific body mass index (BMI) at or above the ninety fifth percentile of national growth standards. Obesity is directly linked to excessive/abnormal fat accumulation. The BMI is a ratio of the body weight and height and is the most common and accurate measure of obesity because it correlates to the amount of body fat. In terms of BMI, a person is considered to be obese if s/he has a BMI of over 30 (which is often ≥20% the normal body weight). A body mass index ...

Abstract

Abstract One The purpose of this article is to examine and interrogate the issues that pervade the entire system of Adult Health as well as lay a basis or theoretical foundations of adult health. Older adults now constitute the largest number of population in the United States majorly owing to the fact that the majority of them were born between the year 1946 and 1965, popularly known as the “baby boomers”. It is estimated that nearly 60 percent of this population which accounts for nearly 37 million people will be managing chronic illnesses by the year 2030. Some of ...

What the popular culture eats in this century depends on the ethnic groups in the nation. Each group has its own food habits and culturally based foods. Conversely, the mainstream culture affects cultural perspectives on food since it offers a wide variety of foods such as cuisines and pizzas. This paper focuses on three different articles representing their views on food in America. This paper argues that the American diet has the combination of many cultures in this decade.

Mary Eberstadt argues that people have trouble of mentioning food without by passing mention of sex. The human mind perceives ...

Business Ethics and the Commercialization of Transplant Organs

Business Ethics and the Commercialization of Transplant Organs Currently, commercializing organs from either deceased or living donors can be prohibited legally in many parts around the world. The objective is to prevent commercialization of organs as well as ensuring a certain level of equity in gaining access to transplantation of organs. Moreover, certain proposals presented recently suggest that some forms of compensation (for instance, direct payment, tax credit, reimbursement, or moral’ incentives like honorary medals) can be permitted and explored. An issue that emerged recently, which provides considerable attention, is public solicitation of those organs received from deceased or ...

Violence

Violence is universally defined as the deliberate application of force, usually physical, against oneself, other people or a group of people, which causes physical harm or severe injury that may consequently lead to death. The act has to be intentional in spite of any of the premeditated outcomes. Any activity that presents injurious risk is depicted as violent.

Unfortunately, violence is not only present in my community but also globally. It is the cause of death for a little over 1.5 million people in a year (WHO, 2002). Theses violent acts range from suicides, homicides, wars, domestic violence, wars and many ...

Increasingly, consumers are becoming keen on information regarding the production of foods in making their buying decisions. This explains why international standards organizations, state and federal governments face a dilemma when labeling biotechnology products such as GMOs. According to Caswell (1), labeling is an adequate for process attributes that concern customers and may want or avoid. However, regulators are hesitant to label such attributes since they are of the opinion that labeling might be taken to indicate final consumer-level safety. While states are considering laws requiring the labeling of GMOs, food and biotechnology companies are waging a spirited battle against requirements ...

GE Healthcare’s Venue 40 changed the healthcare industry and allowed the company to bring healthcare to developing markets that were otherwise not accessible without a product that could be used with little to no training. Unlike the more expensive imaging devices such as CT and MRI, Ultrasound (US) offers detailed image quality at a fraction of the cost. US is also simple to use which makes it easy prey for non-healthcare practitioners that have non-treatment purposes as its intended use. The Venue 40 is portable and lacks knobs, keyboards and other germ collecting surfaces, therefore, making it ideal for ...

- The Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing Education

The nursing profession will experience a lot of improvement in proficiency with improvement in the education system that trains them into their profession. The education system ought to cater for constant improvement and advancement in the nursing career as the nurses proceed with their work. The IOM report recommends the need to ensure that nurses acquire sufficient in-care training procedures to help improve the care provided to patients. Furthermore, nursing education at various levels will allow for a change in the traditional roles assigned to a nurse by equipping them with ...

A just society is one that provides equal opportunities in every scope of life. A just society is characterized by certain features and values such as liberty, equality, security, equity, rule of law, good governance, and sustainability. It is these features and values that develop equal chances regarding access to amenities such as basic healthcare, quality education, and housing. Consequently, equal opportunities help to construct steady foundations and to prioritize the social issues while concentrating on advocacy. A just society seeks to enhance economic prosperity and the social welfare of nations and their citizens, particularly the vulnerable within the ...

The concept of social justice is defined as justice that is exercised within a given society and particularly if it is applied among and to different society classes. It is also the ability for people to realize their given potential within the society they live in. market justice on the other is an approach derived from concepts of individualism, personal effort, voluntary behavior, and self interest. These concepts denote situations that are different in a society but they share some characteristics. Market justice dwells on the creation of a situation or society where people are depended on their personal efforts and themselves ...

Psychology

Psychology In psychology there are three main types of parenting. They include Authoritative, Authoritarian, and the permissive parenting styles. The Authoritarian parenting style involves the parent feeling the need to control the actions of the child. The parent values highly obedience and respect and usually feels superior to the child. The child develops fear due to the harsh punishments given. Children of Authoritarian parent develop poor social skills and competences. In extreme cases the children may develop insecurities and have ant-social tendencies.

The Permissive parent has no control over the child. The parent avoids confrontation and does ...

In the case of Becton Dickinson and needle stick, we get to see how the large manufacturers step on the small manufacturers and how they take advantage of them. While doing this, they put thousands of lives in danger. They may have compensated the small manufacturers but still there are some situations that no amount of money can compensate. Nobody can fix a damaged life; therefore, it is important to protect it at all cost. It appears that the large scale manufacturers are not interested with people’s health. The fact that the agencies came up with methods that could ...

The effect of taking a DNA test is far more profound than just getting the information, it causes more harm than the medics portray. The following questions would help a person decide whether to take the test.

Are you prepared to make changes in your life and lifestyle if the DNA test results demand so? Genetic test results could change ones financial life and social identity. Many people cannot acquire the medical attention and change of eating habits that their newly discovered conditions demand. The American Academy of Pediatrics ...

The interviewee was as System Administrator at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. As a system administrator, the person had been charged with the responsibilities of setting up and maintaining user accounts, maintaining and monitoring system performance, developing security and privacy policies for users and creating data backup and recovery policies. Other responsibilities included managing password and identities, installing and upgrading software, scheduling hardware repairs and auditing the system. He joined the hospitals in February 2010 as Assistant Network Administrator before getting a promotion to his current position in July 2013. He had worked Broadway Supermarket as a database administrator for a period ...

Change is necessary for any institution and people need to learn to live with it. In all institutions, there is a threat of competition and to remain relevant change is necessary. In health care change is common, and nurses with their busy schedules and their need to provide quality in caring for the ailing can cause them to be anxious. It is significant to create plans to include the staff in nursing, in the change process from the start. Nurses require understand because the changes and involving them in the process from the beginning to the implementation.To adjust to change, ...

This case study is about Genentech which was founded in 1976 with a mission of discovering, developing, manufacturing and commercializing life enhancing and lifesaving medicines for patients with unmet needs. It has become one of the leading biotechnology company known for its development and commercialization of new bio-therapeutic products. Genentech has been recognized as one of the best companies to work with in US due to their proactive approach to developing and operating programs that support their employees. The company has invested in extensive programs that promote a safe and healthy workplace as well as healthy lifestyles for their employees. One ...

This paper is a response to the views of a university professor; Seyyid Hussein Nasr, who tried to explain to his student the relationships between the biblical and scientific points of view about God’s creation, and especially the negative effects of what science has brought to the world. The paper also explains my point of view about Professor Hussein’s explanations. I totally agree with Seyyid Hussein’s point of view. Foremost, he talked of the retreat taken by the different religions especially the Christians, the Hinduism and the Muslims, whereas science has taken few steps ahead. This is ...

- Considering the demand of the citizens, America has toughened its stand on the criminals and put them into prisons. However, this step has caused a different problem. The American prisons are overcrowded and the government faces the ire of judiciary as well as several human rights organization that demand a human treatment for the prisoners. An easy option before the American government is to privatize the prisons to provide the prisoners a comfortable life. The american government is exploring every option to look into the probaility of privatizing the prisons.

Privatization of prisons does not mean that the government is ...

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Asthma is considered as a chronic lung inflammatory disease that is exemplified by persistent complications in breathing, bronchial hyper-responsiveness, and impediment of the airflow. These characteristics of asthma determine the clinical symptoms and severity of asthma and also the degree of response to asthma (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009).

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Looking at the current statistics, about 22 million persons in the United States are affected by asthma; putting it on a note of being the most common chronic diseases that is affecting many people. While trailing the existing trends that are associated with the occurrence ...

Abstract

Blood sugar medical conditions have plagued the world over centuries and mankind has developed several measures to the cope with this metabolic dysfunction occurring in their bodies. Even when medical science had no answers reports were that people used various herbs to cure the disease which doctors have subsequently determined is incurable. In the following pages of this presentation an account of one such blood sugar disorder would be presented I terms of assessing ...

The advent of HIPPA Act in 1996 provided for security and provision of health electronic record (EHR) or personal health record (PHR). PHR are records entered by patients through certain software and hardware (Al-Ubaydli, 2010). PHR are different from EHR where the latter are used by health care providers while the former used by patients themselves. Hence, this presentation will discuss the data ranges, solution types, and benefits of PHR in advancing information security of a hospital in accordance to the HIPPA act.

Common data ranges of PHR are: family past, daily living annotations, immunizations, Lab ...

Abstract

The 1956 US Presidential election in was a similar contest to the former contest in the year 1952 and pitted Republican Dwight Eisenhower and Democrat’s Adlai Stevenson. Republican’s Dwight Eisenhower beat Stevenson in a similar manner to the year 1952. This happened despite the intense speculation in the winter of the previous year the incumbent Dwight Eisenhower would not run owing to his failing health. His failing health emerged as a campaign issue in the electioneering period and was used by the opponents to fight him. The year 1956 was also the year that television commercials were used a great deal ...

Carbon monoxide poisoning is a potentially fatal condition that results from a person inhaling, or absorbing through other means carbon monoxide gas. Because carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, gas that forms from the incomplete combustion of carbon, it is difficult to detect, so people should be aware of the signs of poisoning to prevent at worst death. Many modern day appliances emit carbon monoxide as a result of their operation, and so carbon monoxide poisoning is an environmental health issue which could potential affect almost anyone living in the modern, urban world. The United States Government’s site for The Center For ...

Introduction

Health providers especially in Labor and Delivery (L&D) need to enhance their skills and competence in a dynamic teamwork situation given the erratic nature and various complications during labor. There is no knowing when emergency beckons and if the systems and processes can deliver quality health care.

Identification of problem or process to be changed

Bleeding after childbirth in excess of 500 ml blood (postpartum hemorrhage) can be life threatening if the intervention is not adequate or timely. PPH can be triggered from any of these reasons: the failure of uterus to contract after delivery, genital tract tears, or placental tissue retention.

Need for the change or enhancement, including driving forces such as: Regulatory, such as OSHA mandate

- Postpartum visits ...

A Diet After All

Revised Article:

Older people who are struggling with excess weight or obesity are often pressurized by family and friends to take up diets resulting in intentional weight loss. However, a recent study has revealed that weight loss among the elderly may not necessarily prolong their lifespan. Never the less, the researchers who published their findings in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition also noted that there is no apparent harm in weight reduction either.

Weight loss among older citizens has traditionally been a cause of concern as it is often a symptom of ...

Introduction

Johnson & Johnson Corporation an international leader in the manufacture of health care products. The company is divided in three major business segments namely consumer products, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, and diagnostics. Therefore, being one of the biggest companies in the health care market, it has annual sales of over $ 50 billion (Johnson & Johnson Services, 2012). This has been attributed to the strategies adopted by the management. The following paper aims at presenting the strategic audit of the company through an analysis of its numerous strategies.

Corporate-level strategic selection

Johnson & Johnson has a moderate to high level of diversification, since the entire business segments share ...

The Researchers, Project Focus and Project Completion

The article entitled Effects of Serious Mental Illness and Substance Abuse on Criminal Offenses is an inquiry on the possible relation of serious mental illness and substance abuse on behavior that is potential for criminalization. It its authored by four Doctors of Philosophy who are deeply involved in the field of psychology – Dr. John Junginger, Dr. Keith Claypool, Dr. Ranilo Laygo and Dr. Annette Crisanti. The authors exacted their focus on potential linkages between serious mental illness and substance abuse (independent variables), on one hand, and criminalization of people ...

Article Analysis

The article analysis of this week focuses on the inclusion of older employees within a company’s workforce. The inclusion of such employees had a two way impact. For instance, the existence of older employees in the workforce can help the organization assess its requirements for talented employee shortages, unwanted turnover and other recruitment related shortages. In certain industries the older workforce is playing an important role. For example, in the hospital and health care industry, older workers and even the retired people are often employed to help them run their operations more smoothly. This is mainly due to the severe ...

Abstract

The various circles of sleep take about eight hours to be fully completed. This paper analyses each night cycle, the period of time it takes, associated metabolic activities, transition to another cycle as well as the effect they cause to the body. These cycles fall in two major groups called Rapid Eye Movement (REM) and Non Rapid Eye Movement (NREM). The cycles of sleep examined include; - The first stage - The second stage - The third stage - The fourth stage, and - The ...

Article Abstracts Small Business

Insurance The Obama’s administration completely buried the report of some people paying more for health care charges. The government waited on Friday afternoon and then dumped the news just late at the end of the week. This paper outlines a detailed article entitled What Obama Won’t Say. It was reported on 25th February 2014 that a total of eleven million workers who were engaged in small business were likely to pay an extra amount compared to others to cater for their health insurance under the Act of Affordable Care. This was a report conducted and analyzed from the ...

Executive Summary

Executive Summary

Over the past few years, there has been a notable increase in the number of car accidents on our road leading to an increase in Emergency cases in the hospitals. The emergency section of the hospital has proven to be a little bit small for these increased cases; as it was not designed to suit that high number of patients at once. With this in mind, the purpose of the project would be to create a wing that would be specifically designed to handle such cases. This will result in effective health care delivery to the patients and utilization ...

In recent years, the health sector has become a very competitive field. Health institutions have been forced to develop effective strategies to counter the competition. The only solution has been to improve the quality of health care and create a good rapport with the customers. Gaining ground on the market is not an easy affair in health care as it is a delicate balance between ethical issues and business strategies (Ward, W. J., 2004). Krona Community Hospital is on a mission to remain competitive in the health care sector within this region through ensuring effective delivery of quality care. A comprehensive business strategy ...

Information systems security survey

The University of Nebraska, Medical Center is a public university in the state of Nebraska that offers training and research on health care programs. This is the only public academic institution that deals with health sciences in Nebraska. The motivation of the institution is to offer training for healthcare staff so that they are able to handle the challenges posed by today’s healthcare staff. The hospital also has the mission to provide solutions for diseases that are devastating to the public. They strive to offer services to the state and to the general public through outreach programs that are ...

Overview of two selected special populations found on the U.S. Department of Health and Human

Chart drawn with information from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality websites.

The chart above is a pictorial representation of an assessment of exclusive health indicators including health behaviors, exploitation of health services, and certain health conditions. The basis of which is to indicate the level of disparity that exist in American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) community. This is evaluated alongside data from Hispanic, Black White and Asian natives in ...

Analyzing the film “Sicko”, by Michael Moore, one can identify that there are some problems of the U.S’ health care system that are being portrayed: the fact that there are many Americans, in a number that reaches almost fifty million people, that aren’t even covered/insured by the health care system; and the fact that the part that is covered are, in general misinformed by the insurance companies and led to cases of fraud, or even of red tape, thinking they have full coverage and then, when in need of health care, not receiving it for not being entitled to ...

Introduction

Hydraulic fracking, also referred to as hydraulic fracturing is one among the procedures that have prominently been associated with negative impacts both on the economy and the environment. While different stakeholders perceive the effects differently, we are going to focus on the effects of the extractive procedure with regard to the environment. Speaking of the environment, water, air and human health are given prominence (Capitol.Net, Inc, 2010). While the effects of hydraulic fracturing have been the topic of main political concerns in most countries across the world today, people do not fully comprehend what the procedure entails. For ...

Enthusiastic, newly graduated registered nurse with excellent people and communication skills and dedicated work ethic. Possess demonstrated medical procedure competency. Over 9 years responsible customer service / interaction.

- 6+ years experience as a Criminal History Records Specialist for the Arizona Department of Public Safety; - Adept at prioritizing/managing deadlines. Excellent time management; minimal supervision needed; - Computer literate. Proficient with MS Windows Operating Systems; - Efficient service provider with high levels of accuracy; - Dedicated to providing excellent care and highly effective as a team worker. Thorough physical assessments; - Strong communication skills, written ...

Application: The Ethics and Legalities of Medication Error Disclosure

When making an unintentional error in prescribing a drug to a patient, and considering the ethics of disclosure and nondisclosure, there are many implications that can come as a result of such an action. From an ethical standpoint, the ANA Code of Ethics is quite clear; in the case of an error, “nurses are expected to follow institutional guidelines in reporting errors committed or observed to the appropriate supervisory personnel” (2010). From a legal standpoint, errors are equally maligned; in the state of Texas, the Texas Board of Nursing states their belief that “protection of the public is not enhanced by the reporting ...

Petrecca, L. (2012). 'Supersized' drinks on the way out in NYC. Accessed From http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012/09/13/supersized-drinks-on-the-way-out-in-nyc/57775970/1

This form of law is almost impossible to regulate on individuals considering that even if the supersized drinks are reduced to the 16-ounce cap, consumers still have the choice to consume more than one cup. A person may also opt to buy sugary drinks from the grocery and convenience stores which would not be affected by such law. To drink or not to drink is solely a personal choice. As such, a law seeking to reduce the quantity of supersized drinks as a way to improve health is myopic. Instead the government should endeavor to change the mentality of the consumers through ...

Question 1:

Managed care has had a significant effect on the service delivery in the US. First of all, it has given the general population a chance to choose the kind of service they wish for and who they prefer to give the services to them. As such, the citizens have a chance to access the services of their choice. This is very important as it makes the people have both physical and psychological relief after getting teh services. This facilitates quick recovery. Managed care system has also helped in raising the standards of service care delivery. The different health personnel ...

Discussion 1

Judicial review of competency or reasonability in regard to defendant mens rea (mental state) at issue in case involves four general rule elements where 1) waiver of rights is determined accord to the 2) capacity of a party to plea and 2) stand trial, the criteria to 4) defense. Defendants “pleading not guilty by reason of insanity” forsake criminal responsibility in exchange for state mental health incarceration (Meyer & Weaver, 2006).

In the cases State v. Bates and State v. Stiller no assignment of incompetency should occur. If temporary insanity is determined to be in question, hospital ...

Question One

Private Prisons Private prisons were banned in the Mid-20th Century because they were views as the new form of slavery. During the progressive era, the last private prison was closed down. Commercialization of Prison system was demonized by religious groups and Human rights activists. The business revived again in the 20 the century. This was as a result of the increased incarceration efforts by the criminal justice system. In order to reduce the crime rate, the courts opted to adopt tough sentencing rules. Currently, the United States of America has incarcerated over two million inmates. The phenomenon creates a situation ...

Implications of cultural patterns on health

Introduction Communities have distinguishable characteristics that make them different from the rest of the society around the world. Such cultural patterns are transferred from one generation to another for a very long period of time. According to Edberg (2013), every society across the world, has unique cultural practices as well as belief. However, some beliefs and practices are rewards to some members of that community, and a punishment to the rest of the community members. Such beliefs and practices include; female genital mutilation, early marriages and some religion practices and beliefs (Edberg 2013).

Female genital mutilation is the removal of ...

The US is experiencing a shortage of primary care physicians. It is projected that by 2020, there would be a shortage of 45,000 primary care doctors (Novak, 2012). Current graduates prefer the subspecialties due to the compensation, working hours, and challenges in the profession. The annual income of primary care physicians ranges from $140,000 to $150,000, however, specialists earn as much as three times this amount (Novak, 2012). Primary care doctors are burdened with more work, especially administrative tasks (Chen, 2012). Medical students may feel that primary care is not as challenging as the cases they discuss inside ...

IMPROVEMENT IN THE HEALTH (NURSING) SYSTEM

Improvement in the health (nursing) system Nurses are an important part of the society. According to Dorothy Johnson’s behavioral systems design, the human being is a system that when disrupted, nurses assist in restoring the system to normal functionality (Johnson 1990). According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), the nursing profession is faced with several challenges that hinder the full dispensation of the duties as a nurse should. Some of these challenges include staffing problems, mandatory overtime and lack of security when handling patients. All these problems can be tied to management of the organizations. If the management at ...

Introduction

In the US, the responsibility of covering healthcare has largely been left to the private sector. The private sector is able to achieve this through employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI). However, the ESI is marred by a number of problems, which have hampered its effective implementation. As such, the US has introduced certain reforms as well as observing the principle of justice to ensure that the health sector carries out its roles smoothly.

Problems caused by employer-sponsored health insurance

The first ethical concern is that employer-sponsored health insurance hampers transparency and accountability. Despite the fact that there are significant increases in insurance premiums, employers make only small ...

Educational institution

In the times of highly sophisticated computers, there are several fields in our everyday life that need the implementation of such technology. Healthcare system is among those primary ones that could greatly benefit from the development of information systems for an additional optimization, and further development of its own.

As the amount of health-related information is constantly growing, public health organizations will soon require well-designed information systems to simply function, and make optimal use of that stacking data. Healthcare system will rely on information systems in managerial decision making, program and clinic administration, public health planning, policy analysis, ...

People look forward to spending time for rest, recreation, and leisure. In contemporary times, there are diverse choices of recreational activities that individuals, groups, or family members could select from. One affirms that the choice of recreation or vacation endeavors depend on the person’s concept of what constitutes a satisfying vacation. The current discourse hereby aims to present a description of the elements that create a satisfying vacation from one’s perspective.

First and foremost, one of the elements that would create a satisfying vacation is to presence of loved ones or a special someone. One affirms that any endeavor ...

About the assurance on the benefits of some pharmaceutical companies discussed, I believed that it would be improper to generalize that all pharmaceutical companies’ only intention is to make money; some companies are pursuing science and health. For example, the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law or PAL is applicable to the medical devices and drugs. Specifically, it measures geared toward medical devices. One of the goals of the PAL reform effort is to build up distinct regulations for medical devices as opposed to the rules that are currently applied to the devices and pharmaceuticals. ...

Labor Relations Review Questions

2. Using the hospital as a setting, give two examples of what would violate the NLRA. One of the provisions of the NLRA is the right to self-organization. Section 157 of 21 US Code, also known as the National Labor Relations Act, provides, among others, that employees have the right to organize themselves, either by forming, joining or assisting unions and bargain with their employers as a group through the union. This provision would be violated under healthcare setting, when a hospital management, for example, would deal directly with its employees for the setting of terms of their contracts. This happened ...

Blogging Survey

Media Summary Part 1

Most of the posts (52%) in this story are supportive of Obamacare. Only 22% of the sampled posts are against the plan. In addition, a sizeable number (24%) gives neutral opinions. It is apparent that even those who are opposing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) do not have concrete arguments but are only opposed to the plan because it is from a government which is run by the Democratic Party. The general message in these posts is that Obamacare is achieving what Republicans thought it would not. The five million people and counting who ...

More often than not, globalization is associated increase in development due to the interdependence between economies. Increased flow of information and technology as a result of globalization has led to the emergence of new economies. From one place to another, globalization has also been associated with the degradation of the moral fabric in some societies. This is especially when more liberal lifestyles from developed nations impact on the conservative lifestyles that people in less developed nations lead. It is surprising that as much attention has not been given to globalization and disease.

Owing to globalization, diseases travel faster than ...

Trust and mutual understanding between the healthcare professional and the patient can be developed by following the important features of empathy such as listening and communication. Healthcare requires that the professionals understand the considerations and emotional state of the patients. To ensure that the problems of the patients are understood the providers must convey their understanding back to the patients. Some factors of listening that relate to empathy are paraphrasing, responding with positive body language, and finally, summarizing the facts collected by the patient. The information provided by the patients would be related to their illness and the way ...

United States of America President Mr. Barack Obama guided in the formation of a health care bill, officially known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and known as ObamaCare Bill, signed on 23 March, 2010. The bill has received constant speculation and scrutiny. Here is reviewed the article Crucial Rule Is Delayed a Year for Obama’s Health Law posted to the website The New York Times by Jackie Calmes and Robert Pear on 2 July, 2013. This article describes recent development in the implementation of the ObamaCare Act, the delay of a mandate ...

Celiac disease is a condition where the immune system reacts to gluten, a type of protein in barley and rye. It is an autoimmune disorder, this occurs when the immune system do not function well, and starts to attack the organs and the tissues. The immune system of the body is designed to guard against foreign invaders. When people with this condition eat foods with gluten, the immune system create antibodies to this protein attacking the lining of the intestines. The causes of the inflammations in the intestines end up damaging the villi on the ...

Introduction

In Ontario Canada, the use of technology in nursing has advanced with developments in ICTs where nurses are continuously taking advantage of the opportunities that ICTs present in improving the quality of service delivery in the nursing profession. According to the Registered Nurses of Ontario e-health refers to the leveraging of information and communication technology to enhance professional practice in the promotion and the facilitation of the health and wellbeing of individual and families or patients (Registered Nrseses' Association of Ontario, 2009). The importance of ICT knowhow development in the nursing profession in Ontario is in the development of ...