Essays on Patient

In low and middle income countries, burns pose a significant dander to children and adolescent groups with statistics indicating that up to 95% of burn victims within this group ultimately die from the effects. Apparently, the management of burns in this group has been limited to the period immediately after the burn incident with no continued physiotherapy programs for the victims. This paper seeks to focus on the PICOT question “For children and adolescents who are victims of burns, does continued physiotherapy until full growth and development as compared to standard care reduce the risk of scoliosis and future ...

Patient’s Personal and Medical History, Drug Treatment, and Follow-up Care

Cindy Wachenheim was an ordinary woman who was a loving aunt to her nieces and nephews. She was competitive lawyer who worked for the State Supreme Court (Belluck, 2014). Cindy had been longing to be a mother, which finally happened in her 40s. It was a happy moment for Cindy, as she had been dreaming of being a mother. However, things have changed when her baby turned few months old. Cindy thought that her baby had a brain damage, which can no longer be treated. Because of this event, Cindy became obsessed and always blames herself for what happened ...

The case presented below concerns a four-year-old boy, accompanied to the clinical office by the mother. She reported that the boy had endured illness for five days, manifesting symptoms such as fever, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, and pain in the leg. Despite the reported leg pains, the child seemed to walk with no difficulty. System review presented fevers, myalgia and chills. The mother also explained that the child experienced a running nose and occasional coughs. Further, the mother also ruled out dizziness, hearing impairments and headaches. The patient reported a stomachache, witnessed by a lack of bowel movement. ...

The Expanding Roles of Advance Nurse Practitioners

The roles of advance practice nursing have continued to develop around the globe in response to the need for specialized nursing care offered at advanced practice levels (Kleinpell, Scanlon, Hibbert, Ganz, East, Fraser, Wong & Beauchesne, 2014). Kleinpell et al., (2014) also acknowledge the development of roles for advance practice nursing to encompass components such as to perform diagnosis, prescribe treatment regimens, prescribe drugs, perform and interpret tests to aid in diagnosis. These expanded roles are also recognized by the International Council of Nursing (2013). Their definition of advance practice nursing is the practice by a registered nurse who poses ...

Quality and Safety Practice: Prevention of Patient Falls - Literature Review

Introduction Whether an elderly person is living alone, with others, within a nursing home, or under care in a medical facility, falling is a major threat. For seniors older than 65 years of age living in a community situation, one in three will suffer a fall every year; for individuals over 85 years of age, the rate climbs to half of all residents (Cameron et al., 2010; CBO, 2004; Neyens, 2007; Tinetti, 2003). If an elderly adult is institutionalized, the possibility of falling in a year rises to 1.5 to 2 times (Dijcks et al., 2005) and a serious ...

The health care sector in the U.S has had predominant influences from the improvement of technology. This is one of the major reasons that has led to more involvement in the medical science field which is directly associated with the education of the health care practitioners. The health care system need to improve has been rising due to various goals and strains that have faced the American people. They include the need to check the costs of health care that are soaring, improve the quality of health care and cater to the increasing number of Americans in need of ...

The provision of quality healthcare whose value matches the health and safety needs of patients remains the biggest challenge for most health care organizations and centers. With dynamics in the healthcare sector and the introduction of healthcare legislation such as the Obama Care Act that emphasize on the provision of quality and equitable healthcare to consumers of healthcare services, most healthcare organizations have had to device strategies and come up with initiatives for ensuring quality in healthcare delivery to patients. Višnjić, Veličković and Jović (2012) define quality healthcare as one that meets and satisfies that health and ...

Introduction

Pressure ulcers (PU) are also known as decubitus ulcers occur due to the presence of pressure on a particular location of the body for an elongated period of time leading to scarring or other skin injuries. They have been one of the major concerns for several years for nursing professionals especially in the intensive care units because the physical consequences associated with it ranges from mild to severe tissue damage. The major risk factors of HAPUs are long term immobility, old age, sensory deficiency, abnormal circulation, inadequate nutrition, dehydration and other comorbidities . Internationally, PU is a patient safety issue ...

Comfort food has been described as those food preferences developed during childhood which evoke pleasant memories in adults (Stein 412). Stein in his article explores the reasons behind these comfort food preferences as to how they are developed and what makes them evoke pleasant memories. According to the article, often either physiological or psychological needs are at play when an individual craves for a specific food. Certain food, when eaten, releases trace amounts of mood elevating opiates. Physiology comes into play here. Similarly, psychology also affects our food choices. Childhood experiences play a vital role in determining an individual’ ...

Take Away Messages

A cancer registry is an information bank developed for collation, management and interpretation of data pertaining to persons diagnosed with malignant or neoplastic disease. Three primary types of cancer registries include hospital registries, state registries and special cancer registries. Cancer registries gather, store and assess the data from cancer patients. They serve as an information bank for cancer research and offer information to aid public health officials and agencies. For instance, physicians access this data to gain more information and understand the cancer better prior to diagnosis . Cancer registries utilize coding applications and manuals to collate and abstract their ...

The contemporary world has seen the exponential rise of cancer prevalence in the aging population to somewhat alarming levels. This segment consists of individuals aged 65 years and above and is the fastest growing age group in the United States. Recent statistics indicate that one in every eight people in America aged 65 years, and above develops cancer, with women accounting for 58% of all cancer cases (Browner, n.d.). Since cancer risk increases with advancing age, the elderly account for 56% and 70% of all new cancer diagnoses and mortalities in the country (Browner, n.d.). The cancer burden in ...

Theory Application

Introduction: In introducing the main assumptions and tenets of both psychoanalytic and cognitive-behavioral theory it is important to account for the underlying principles that each is built upon. In order to contrast and compare these basic principles and how they focus on the underlying changes that are evident in the clients there is a need to develop an effective method for considering the cases that are available. The challenge in doing so is indicated by the underlying tenets of each theory. In regards to psychoanalytic theory, there is a need to understand the unconscious mental processes that occur. In ...

____________ University In recent times, Americans have experienced an increase in health care cost which has made it difficult for many citizens to gain access to medical care. Furthermore, the recession has raised the number of Americans who do not have access to health care because they are uninsured due to the reduction in their benefits or the loss of their jobs. Experts predicted that the number of uninsured citizens will continue to increase if there is not a solution in place that would help struggling Americans. As a result, America would face an economic crisis if there was ...

In Low and High Income Families

In Low and High Income Families The last quarter century has presented a new and very challenging epidemic that seems to have an effect on every population group throughout most of the modern world. Obesity, and more specifically childhood obesity, has become almost as detrimental to world health in developed nations as any other disease. In fact, childhood obesity, which almost always leads to adult obesity, typically plays a role in every natural cause of death, from heart disease, to cancer and especially diabetes type 2. If we want to continue to see newer generations outlive those that came ...

Statement of the problem

Individuals with severe mental illness need to be able to access proper care and attention so as to overcome the numerous challenges that such conditions present them with (Gomory, 2013). The need to offer continuous care and rehabilitation for such patients has resulted in the shift from institutional-based care to a more recent and generally accepted community-based care. The setup of the ACT allows for the patients to recover within their community setting with the support of a mobile and well-organized team of mental health workers (Gomory, 2013). The team of health professionals must: be available throughout the day, ...

Sjogren Syndrome(SS) is an autoimmune disease that causes lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands, primarily lachrymal and salivary glands. Simply put, it is a chronic immune disorder in which white blood cells of the patient attack saliva and tear glands. At times, glands that keep the vagina moist are also attacked resulting in vaginal dryness. In normal cases, humans' immune system generates antibodies to attack harmful material as virus and bacteria. Putting the cart before the horse, the immune system in SS patients starts producing autoantibodies and autoreactive cells that start attacking those very body parts that they are ...

Reflection

Reflection 1. How does living in a multicultural society impact mental health and its treatment? And how does this relate to the principles of community psychology you have learned about? Multicultural society is a positive consequence of the globalization of society as a whole. The fact is that every society has its own strict rules, values and prohibitions. And when the different cultures not only exist, but also live together, this has a positive effect on human thinking. In order to get people from different cultures live together, it is necessary teach them treat each other`s rules, values ...

Diabetes mellitus in itself is considered an endocrine issue. When determining the priority diagnoses for an admitted patient, however, it is important to consider taking an all-encompassing perspective with regards to the pathophysiology of each patient and address each issue accordingly. The priorities in the selected aggregate for diabetes mellitus are as follows: Firstly, there is the situation of unbalanced nutrition often evidenced by increased urinary output (or dilute urine), recent weight loss and a decrease in muscle tone, disinterest in eating, diarrhea and an increase in ketosis. Some of the pathophysiological factors that may have led up to ...

Application of Integrated Theory of Health Behavior Change (ITHBC) in Health Promotion Challenges

Application of Integrated Theory of Health Behavior Change (ITHBC) in Health Promotion Challenges

Introduction

Theoretical models of Nursing encompass a broad scope when it comes to applying such theories into a certain issue or concern. A nurse practitioner would be able to achieve his or her professional goals when applying the theories involved towards a better outcome of the patient. Thus, these theories may also be used to address various issues and concerns within the Nursing practice based which category the theory belongs to. However, outside the categorical scope of nursing theories, there is one theory that can be used ...

Introduction

Osteoporosis is a health condition that affects bones. Osteoporosis condition makes bones thinner and weaker. The thinness and weakness of the bone increase risks of fall that may cause a fracture since a mild stress can easily bend and break the bone. Bone fractures associated with Osteoporosis occurs in wrist, spine, and hips. The condition affects both male and female of all races, but Asian and White women above the age of menopause are at greater risks of acquiring the disease. According to Peña & Perez (2012), the disease affects more women than men. More than 40 million Americans ...

Touted as solution to globally access patient safety, healthcare records and support and enhancement of quality measures for evidence based care provision, electronic medical record advent began with less reviews from all healthcare practitioners sectors. Nurses, who have been protecting their paper documents, have shown resistance to the change of abandoning papers for computers. We have many reasons for the difficulty of this transition, providing educators and administrators with both opportunities and challenges to expand comfort levels and knowledge base of nurses. Therefore, methods for enhancing computerization skills together with clinical software systems development and implementation involvement of staff ...

Abstract

PRN narcotics combined with massage therapy represent a typical clinical practice used to manage acute pain. Nonetheless, PRN narcotics have come under increasing scrutiny because of their association with safety and dependence problems. The present study presents a review of current literature on the use of massage as a pain management technique. Researchers have identified the effectiveness of foot massage, touch massage, vibration therapy combined with adjunctive massage, and rhythmical massage in the control of stress and postoperative pain. In a recent study, patients with back pain have reported experiencing chronic pain for about one to eight years following ...

“Cognitive Behavioral Techniques used to Complement Mediation for Improved Pain Control in Cancer Treatment” is a research that focuses on the implementation of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to manage pain in cancer patients while complementing medications and surgery. The research evaluates the impact of varied techniques to balance pharmaceutical therapy and adapt to particular patient needs. The research question is what the effect of combining imagery, PMR (Progressive Muscle Relaxation) and counseling methods with pain medications is as opposed to using pain medications alone to improve pain control in adult patients suffering from cancer. The research results showed positive ...

Though often forgotten by the nursing community and the medical community in general, major depressive disorder is important to address for several reasons. Firstly, it is the most common mental disorder among older adults residing in the United States, as well as worldwide. It is also associated with a handful of other debilitating impairments related to physical and psychiatric health that may be considered more serious. These side effects often force major depressive disorder to take a backseat when a patient is being diagnosed; a doctor may not notice the symptoms. If nurses are trained to notice the signs, ...

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Critics have questioned the authenticity of medical-related to industries support towards reforms in healthcare reforms. One might argue that these industries have decided to forgo profits in the future to gain in regarding public relations rather than support the efforts being made towards providing healthcare services access to all. According to Brody (283), a conflict of interest can be seen clearly by examining the reaction of medical professionals to these reforms. Professional medical organizations have made no promises towards reducing medical costs. Ironically, some physicians have offered to support the reforms on the condition that their income is not ...

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Geriatrics refers to the study of health and care of older population. It is a branch of medicine or social sciences dealing with special care to older people by preventing and/or treating their diseases and managing their disabilities, so that they would be able to live a good life. However, there is no standard rule for considering someone to be in geriatric population. A physician, who specializes in geriatrics, is known as geriatrician. Several studies have been done to improve the quality of life of older people having different diseases or disabilities. One of the most ...

Over the years, there has been a continuous effort aimed at meaningful use of Electronic Health Records. An Electronic Health Record (EHR) is sometimes referred to as Electronic Medical Record; however, the meaning is more or less the same Statistical. Electronic Health Record basically refers to a collection of patient’s information that is well organized and stored electronically; such information are stored in information systems in digital formats. The use of Electronic Health Records has seen to a tremendous improvement in the health sector all over the World. Currently, thorough research is being done on the subject to ...

Electronic Health Record (EHR): Literature Review

Changes pertaining to EHR in the health care industry affect an organization: Current developments pertaining to EHR include enabling patients to access personal information relative to their plan of care . There were expected positive benefits from patient accessible electronic health records (PAEHR); yet the study apparently generated varied results. The findings revealed that “patients believe that record access increases their perception of control; however, outcome measures thought to create psychological concerns (such as patient anxiety as a result of seeing their medical record) are still unanswered” . Moreover, in another study, the usability of EHRs were evaluated and problems relative ...

Emancipatory knowladge is the fifth foundation pattern in nursing, which presents the universal longing for liberation. Emancipatory nursing practice can be characterized by seven traits, identified by Joyce Fontana (2004). These traits are context, critique, politics, democratic structure, emancipatory intent, reflexivity and dialectic analysis. All the approaches to nursing care are essential for every nurse, who seeks to identify the forces that prevent the patients from recovering and give well-being for all the families. I have provided support for one person, who was a hospice patient. He was ill with cancer and could not recuperate. He knew it, but ...

It is widely known that to obtain the necessary medical care for certain population groups is problematic. This applies especially to the elderly and to the people living below the poverty line. Since such people are often unable to afford the paid medical treatment, they have to rely only on the state aid. And such instruments in need are the government programs Medicaid and Medicare. Although these programs are quite different, they are both controlled by the division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Together they performed a great help for the certain groups of people ...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a class of anxiety disorder, which has been experienced by people who went through traumatic event, such as car accident, sexual assault, combat trauma any traumatic event that affects the person day to day living after the event. PTSD is characterized by the re-experiencing of traumatic event, usually by having nightmares, intrusive thoughts, avoidance of the triggers or stimuli associated with the event and symptoms of extreme hyper vigilance The patients name is Carl, and he is middle age Native American Indian. He is married and has kids. He is currently working as a ...

One program that has been developed to help in the transformation of the work environment of nurses is Magnet Recognition Program. This program aims to establish a culture where excellence when it comes to nursing care and even professional practice is prioritized and valued. Survey results showed that there is higher satisfaction for nurses and a high performing work environment when a health care institution reaches the Magnet recognition (Morgan, 2007). There are 14 forces of Magnetism namely: Nursing Leadership Quality, Structure of Organization, Management Style, Policies and Programs, Professional Models of Care, Quality of Care, Quality Improvement, Consultation ...

Nurses play many roles in the delivery of patient care. One important nursing role is case management. However, consumers will not be able to optimize the health benefits of services from case managers if they do not understand this role and how to access related services. For this reason, access to information about case managers is paramount especially on the internet which has become a primary source of information for many consumers. However, it is important to appraise such information about case managers to determine the accuracy and ensure that patients have realistic expectations. The purpose of this paper ...

Governments’ ability to identify, finance, and provide desirable medical services is under increasing pressure from aging populations, consumer expectations, and escalating health-related technological costs. In the US, health expenditure is nearly sixteen percent of the GDP with bureaucracy consuming about thirty-one percent of the expense (Gorman, 2008). In addition, up to forty-five million Americans lack adequate access to quality healthcare. However, the principle obstacle facing the healthcare system is the shortage of well-educated medical doctors who are adequately prepared to handle the various challenges encountered in the profession (Gorman, 2008). Thus, improvements in the education and certification of doctors ...

The healthcare system has been undergoing transformation for the past two decades across technological, infrastructural, service provision, quality, safety and costs and research-based care techniques among other visible and hidden aspects. These changes have gradually led to a system that more than anything assures patients, families and communities of recovery, restoration and a high quality of life as well as prolonged lives as evident in the increasing population of senior citizens (Henriksen et al., 2008). Today, the aspect of patient-centered care has taken shape of how healthcare services are disseminated to patient groups. Within this perspective, the provision of ...

Question one

A dilemma refers to a situation where an individual finds him/herself in a position where they are supposed to make decisions concerning particular subjects and which in most cases will result in outcomes that may have challenging connotations (Post & Blustein, 2015). The case presented above presents an ethical dilemma in which urgent decisions need to be made to save the life of a 6-year-old child who has been affected by a bout of meningitis. However, there are challenges to the plan of care that is supposed to be given to the child since the parents have got conflicting views ...

Hepatitis B virus do not need presentation - its statistics tell about it more as there are more than two hundred million infected people in the world (Sundaram and Kowdley, 2015). In many patients hepatitis B infection leads to the development of the liver cirrhosis and other complications, can cause decompensation of the liver function and lead to death. Prevalence and malignant course of this infection make it a major challenge for modern medicine. Reviewed article lists and shows clinically proved and effective methods of the hepatitis B management. The discovery of a vaccine became the turning point in ...

The implications/justifications of the RN's decision about the application of transmission based

The RN’s decision to ignore the transmission based precautions are not in any way justifiable and they further dampen the spirit and obligation of the healthcare professional to assure of quality and safe care within the clinical setting. This decision and the subsequent actions predisposes the RN to a high likelihood of acquiring infections and further, in their role and service to other patients exposing them to contact or communicable infections (Treas & Wilkinson, 2014). With the HIPPA guidelines clear on the role of the healthcare profession al and the healthcare facilities on preventing health acquired infections, then the ...

An Explorative Analysis of the Use of Mobile Device App for Communication between Physician and Patient in the Context of a Private Sector Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Introduction:

Mobile technology has produced many opportunities to increase the quality of health care services. The opportunity to mobile communication could create bountiful improvements in patient care but there are many questions left unanswered. Before a mobile communication app can be implemented the risks and limitations of the software need to be carefully analyzed. A hasty implementation could cause a great opportunity for patient care to fail. The proposed research program will ...

Write a policy and procedure for determining eligibility for charity care.

Departments: Billing and Insurance Purpose of policy: This policy will determine who meets the requirements for charity care. Procedure: Patient makes an appointment. Evaluate the patient’s information to prove he/she cannot be able to afford the medication. Ensure that the medication does not exceed $150. Have the patient sign an agreement that any payments over the limit of the charity will be paid in full by the patient. Have the patient understand and commit him/herself in writing that the cost of transport or any other cost related to the treatment that need to be acquired from outside the ...

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Chronic diseases are the leading cause of deaths occurring in the country as far as the current statistics are concerned. The most common chronic diseases include; stroke, heart disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes and arthritis (CDC, 2016). Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that about 117 million people of the total adult population have at least one chronic disease (CDC, 2016). This statistic translates to one in every four adults having, at least, one chronic condition (CDC, 2016). In 2010, seven out of 10 disease-related death cases were as a result of chronic diseases (CDC, ...

As military veterans return back to the United States from the wars in Iraq and Afganistan, the public has become for aware of the medical condition of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As many as 13 percent of the men and women who are inflicted with combat positions demonstrate the symptoms of the mental disability, but the general population of America has more than 6 percent struggling with the illness (Friedman, 2014). The large number of patients that exist both inside and outside the ranks of military personnel makes PTSD a major public health issue (Keane, Marx & Sloan, 2009). Soldiers ...

The globalization phenomenon has led to increased diversity in regards to the type of patients that a nurse can come across while discharging his or her professional duties. Globalization has led to the breaking down of racial and cultural barriers which hitherto segmented various aspects of human interaction including the provision of health care services. With the increased patient diversity due to globalization, a need has thus emerged for cultural awareness training within nursing education and development realms (Campinha-Bacote, 2011). However, this is not the case as a majority of nurses who are churned out of the nursing education ...

Cost Plus Reimbursement: Cost plus Reimbursement means that a health care provider is paid for all incurred costs upward to a pre-defined limit, and then paid more to make a profit. Respite Care: Respite Care is provided by a type of so-called "nursing home" to the needy elderly, very ill, or disabled persons, in order to give their usual caregivers a break from their daily responsibilities. Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990: This Act, or law, (the PSDA), requires that patients of HMOs, nursing homes, hospitals, many hospitals, and even home health agencies, provide information about advance directives (which give ...

U.S has one of the largest and costliest health care system in the world. Healthcare is the second largest industry in the country. In spite of this achievement, the health status of the people in U.S, does not match the cost and infrastructure put into it (HealthCare.gov, 2016). Both communicable and non-communicable diseases still continue to harm a large sector of the population, when compared to other developed countries. Unlike other developed countries, people in U.S were expected to obtain individual health coverages and pay individually for health services. The right to health was not treated as a basic ...

Measuring Heart Beats (ECG)

The heart rate of an individual has been defined as the number of times a heart beats every minute (Edlin and Golanty, 2016). When a heart beats, it pushes a volume of blood into the circulatory system. At some points in the circulatory system where the blood flows near the skin surface, one can feel blood flowing as a result of heartbeat. It is at these points where heart rate is measured. Usually, the heart rate of a person is measured at the carotid artery in the neck, radial artery located in the wrist just below the thumb, or ...

In the DuPont Case, a substantial amount of ethical violations took place. When one compares this case to BSPS Code of Ethics, it is clear that the organization bypassed many established codes of conduct. Although DuPont was not initially certain that the C8 they were exposing their employees to was the most significant cause of the birth defects, they had great reason to suspect as such and continued to expose their employees to this condition. Throughout this process, one of the clear violations of the BSPS Code of Ethics was that the company was not “honest, fair, and impartial” ( ...

Introduction

Patient safety is undoubtedly linked to health care quality; patient safety may even be considered as the cornerstone of health care quality. That statement alone, makes the ethical and legal concepts that are required of health care organizations in the delivery of high quality health care highly important when talking about patient safety. Quality health care is an umbrella term that encompasses many aspects. Moreover, many also consider patient safety as indistinguishable from quality health care. Nevertheless, a quality health care has indicators such as safety, effectiveness, patient centeredness, time, efficiency and equity. The focus of this paper will ...

Introduction

This topic may seem like an oxymoron because physicians are supposed to heal not assist in death bit for more and more the ability to control your own death is a satisfying and welcoming experience. Since this topic deals with the terminally ill many times it is the wishes of the family members to determine the time of death of a loved one, which is not an easy responsibility by any means. There are many reasons why death is sought and in a few states it is legal but in n most cultures , it is still not accepted and ...

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Pathophysiology and Aetiology

Acute renal failure or ARF means any abnormality with the function of kidneys. Kidney performs multiple functions thus ARF is also termed as acute renal injury (ARI). Now medicine and healthcare have advanced to a higher level integrated with different drug therapies and dialysis treatments though the mortality rate with such condition is still high; that is 50% of kidney patients and up to 85% of patients with other co-morbidities (Doenges, Moorhouse & Murr, 2014). The Pathophysiology of ARF includes a rapid fall in Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) ...

In this final paper, I would like to summarize all the previous information about handoff process. First of all, it is necessary to remind the definition of handoff. “Handoff - is the transfer of patient care from one health care provider to another or from one health care facility to another” (Medical dictionary, 2009). There are many kinds of patient handoffs, including: “ physicians transferring responsibility for a patient; physicians transferring on-call responsibility; nursing shift changes; temporary responsibility for staff leaving the unit for a short time; anesthesiologist report to recovery room nurse, nursing and physician handoff from the emergency ...

ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF A HEALTH CARE FACILITY

Hospitals are complex business structures in addition to complex medical organizations. The structure of the hospitals is very important to ensure that all departments are properly supervised and functioning. Hospitals are sorted by bed count and on average a medium size hospital contains an inpatient unit of approximately 200 beds . Regardless of bed size all hospitals need certain departments functioning to be able to provide services and meet the overriding regulations that are required. The following organizational chart serves most hospitals well. Of course, larger hospitals may find that the departments need to be separated further and other managers ...

United Healthcare Group is the single largest health delivery service in the country offering insurance services to the bulk of the American population. The company is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota in the United States (Sandy et al., 2013). The company has received high ratings from Power and Associates and the Business Insurance magazine as far as employee satisfaction and best health plan provisions are concerned. United Healthcare for providing insurance services that fall into four categories namely united healthcare employer and individual which are healthcare programs that are not in any way connected to government entities (Sandy et al., ...

Literature Review

A pressure ulcer or a hospital acquired ulcer is one of the rising concern in healthcare. It is a condition characterized by damage in the skin or the underlying tissue due to unwanted pressure, friction, or moisture applied on the skin. More commonly, patients get this health condition when they are unable to move, when they have delicate and brittle skin while hospitalized, or when certain equipment is used on them making them more susceptible to pressure ulcer . A hospital acquired pressure ulcer is sometimes referred as bedsore in layman’s term. Pressure ulcer became a major concern in ...

The aim of the DNP program is to nurture and train nurses to become specialized in the field of advanced nursing practice which require them to have certain qualities necessary for a leader and clinician. Moreover, DNP-nurses are also expected to engage in evidence-based inquiries and research (California State University, 2014). Due to the dynamics of the health care system, experts who are skilled and trained with the highest level of scientific knowledge and practice expertise are necessary to be able to improve patient outcomes (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2006). Currently, a study by Nichols, et al. ( ...

Interprofessional collaboration has been one of the growing trends within the health care sector lately. It involves interdependence of the different health care professionals such as nurses, physicians, laboratory staff, and even patients. The complexity of the patient-care concerns that need to be tackled by these professionals can be efficiently and effectively addressed through appropriate collaboration among the professionals. However, the various evidenced provided by different researches on the benefits of collaboration are yet to be seen and applied in the activities in health care institutions (Porter-O’Grady, 2011). As mentioned, nurses are one of the stakeholders who are ...

Three healthcare information systems include administrative, clinical and subject/task based health information systems. Clinical information systems (CIS) focus on the collection, storage, manipulation, and access clinical of information that is essential for the delivery of healthcare process. Accordingly, CIS provide clinical data repository that contains information such as patient’s illness history as well as their interaction with healthcare providers (Wager, 2013). On the other hand, administrative information systems are widely designed to provide technical and programming support services to a health organization or institution’s administrative department. They support various accounting, payroll, human resource, and business functions. The ...

Overall score

After completing the game, I obtained and overall A grade for this case study.Decision This case presents a scenario of a unit that is faced with the dilemma of under staffed registered nurses. Even so, it would not be necessary to request and get approval from the CNO for one nurse to extend their working hours. Registered nurses are expected to have adequate time of rest; hence, making a nurse to work overtime would be subjecting them to the possibility of fatigues, which could hinder them in delivering their nursing care duties (Butts, & Rich, 2014). In this case, the ...

INTRODUCTION

In its most basic form, counseling is about helping other people to help themselves. Professional school counseling is a specialized form of counseling which focuses on the specific needs of students and helps them to achieve the highest and best levels of their potential. The purpose of this report is to provide a 3-step analysis of the career of professional counseling. It is a final project which synthesizes and presents a practical exegesis into the concept of school counseling and how it occurs in American high schools. This report will be focused on the state of New York and ...

Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder wherein an immune response targets the insulin-producing beta-cells of the pancreas leading to cellular damage sufficient enough to significantly reduce, and later on eliminate, the synthesis of insulin (Van Belle et al., 2011). It typically manifests in people below 30 years of age. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) (2016) estimates that 29.1 million or 9.3% of Americans are diabetics but of this number, only 1.25 million or around 5% have type 1 diabetes. The purpose of this paper is to describe the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment and management, and ...