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The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report in 2010 that called for a transformation in the U.S. health care system. The IOM Future of Nursing report outlined eight recommendations to address the changing needs of patients and the nursing workforce. The first recommendation is to increase the proportion of nurses with baccalaureate degrees to … Read more
Cultural repatterning is a process of change that helps individuals and groups adapt to new cultural norms. This can be done through education, training, and exposure to new cultures. It can also involve changes in the way that institutions function. For example, a hospital might change its policies and procedures to better accommodate patients from … Read more
Medicine is one of the most important and demanding professions. Physicians have to make ethical decisions on a daily basis. They are responsible for the lives of their patients. Medicine is a complex field, and there are many different ethical issues that can arise. Some of the most common ethical issues that physicians face include: … Read more
Service line development is a process that helps hospitals to improve the quality and efficiency of their services. It involves creating new service lines or expanding existing ones, and developing policies and procedures that ensure patients receive the best possible care. Hospitals must always put the patient first, and service line development is one way … Read more
With nearly $60 million stockpiled by opponents, the ballot measure was denied and failed in every California County. The failure left lawyers with their backs against the wall and the anticipation of prospective increases in pain and suffering payouts in medical malpractice became dim. Lawyers reported the limit on these awards make it economically impossible … Read more
Although the pacemaker can be used by everyone, physicians who recommend permanent pacemaker implantation must consider “comorbidities, surgical risks, quality of life, and patient preference” (Bains 2017). Before we begin the surgical procedure, we need to understand the difference between the 4 types of pacemakers. External (transcutaneous) pacemakers are outside of the body, but the … Read more
Male wrestler, from high school league, arrives at the PT clinic with an MD prescription for treatment. He was diagnosed with a grade II MCL knee sprain yesterday. A medial collateral ligament (MCL) is known as common knee ligament injury, additional with low-grade sprains often going unreported. MCL sprain often occurs for an athletic population … Read more
For hundreds of thousands of years now, different plants were able to be of use for drinks, antibiotics, dyes, beauty cosmetics, etc. to upgrade quality of life. The Panax Ginseng, found in mostly Korea and China, is regarded as one of the most important and useful herbs around the world, particularly in Asia. When its … Read more
All I wanted to do was use a cell phone and suddenly I could feel the air being sucked out of my body, I struggled trying to get the stranger off of me as I raced to the front door. I pounded against the floor until my fingers felt scraped on the cement and as … Read more
Neuropathy: Get the Facts on This Little-Known Nerve Disorder Neuropathy or peripheral neuropathy afflicts millions of people across this country. If you suffer from this disorder, your symptoms may include unexplained pain, tingling, numbness or muscle weakness. The symptoms will appear in the legs, feet, arms, hands and other parts of your body depending on … Read more
A great many people today suffer from adrenal fatigue to some degree or another. Often, they have no idea. Because this condition can develop gradually and begin causing problems well before it qualifies for an official medical diagnosis of an ailment recognized by conventional medicine, it frequently goes unrecognized. Even if people go see a … Read more
American Nurses Association defines nursing as the “protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations” (American Nurses Association, 2017). The 2013 Gallup Poll identified … Read more
I took off running at top speed, hit my mark, and was airborne into my first tumbling pass at the 2014 State Tumbling Championships. I completed my first back flip and went into the second and I felt my left forearm shatter. Instead, of a position on the podium I was on my way to … Read more
Skin grafting is a surgical procedure to cover an area of damaged or missing skin with a piece of healthy skin from another area of the body (donor site) or from a donor. You may have a graft using skin from: • Another part of your body (autograft). • The body of another person (allograft). … Read more
Parkinson’s is a degenerative disorder of the nervous system affecting the motor system. The brain has a degeneration of basal ganglia and a lack of dopamine. A person with Parkinson’s experiences different kinds of symptoms like: Tremors, bradykinesia, pore posture, loss of balance, stiffness and hallucinations or delusions. Scientist are still unsure how Parkinson’s develops. … Read more
What is Radiology? “Radiology is the science dealing with x-rays and other high-energy radiation, especially the use of such radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. ” (Goergen). Most radiologists’ work in public or private hospitals or private radiology practices. Radiologists’ are there to help doctors determine the illness and how to treat it. … Read more
Introduction of AB 1300 Mental Health: Involuntary Commitment AB 1300 the Mental Health: Involuntary Commitment bill was introduced to the California State Legislature on February 27, 2015 by Assembly Member Ridley-Thomas. The bill was developed in conjunction with the California Hospital Association (CHA) and the California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (California … Read more
Who am I? I am the youngest of four daughters, no sons, born to my parents Harriett Cole and Joe Harney; they divorced when I was very young (I really do not remember my dad at home, the only memory is riding in dad’s squad car, he was a sheriff deputy, after eating a bottle … Read more
Evenings, weekends or overnight (Diagnostic Medical). Although hospitals continue to be the leading employer for diagnostic medical sonographers, work is expected to increase in physicians’ offices, and in medical and diagnostic laboratories (Diagnostic Medical). Responsibilities in Job Sonographers follow orders given by a doctor or radiologist (Romanosky). By answering questions and collecting a patient’s history … Read more
1. Review the UMUC Family Clinic Case Study and identify two types of external organizations (e. g. , hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, laboratories, pharmacies, etc. ) with which the UMUC Family Clinic needs to communicate and the purpose of the communication. An external organization Dr. Tom office must communicate with is a hospital. The … Read more
The eager research subject one Dr. Jane Beringer’s background raises key concerns for the Institutional Review Board members either to vote for or against. Top on the consideration points are the factors that might have lead and influenced her to offer herself as a subject for the research. Importantly, it is crucial to note that … Read more
Guided Reading Questions: The Outliers Introduction “The Roseto Mystery”: 1. What is the Roseto Mystery? What overarching idea is Gladwell establishing in his introduction? The author in the novel explains the concept of the Roseto Mystery to be a phenomenal time in history. During the 1950’s where the leading cause of death in the United … Read more
ACA Medicare Incentive Payments INTRODUCTION: United States expenditure on the healthcare system is much more than any other developed country in the world. Despite spending trillions of dollars there are more than 29 million Americans who lack the health insurance. US healthcare system works as a market place where multiple stakeholders including government agencies, public … Read more
Love Medicine Examination Section A: (Remember) – 5-10 minutes, (10 points, 1 points each statement) Denote whether the below statements are true or false. If wrong, underline and fix the mistake. Marie being stabbed through the hand is construed by Leopolda to be an act of God. Directly after the death of her husband, Beverly … Read more
Step 1 Thave been asked to compare and contrast my own definitions of health and illness compared to the definitions I would provide for a group of low socio-economic people living with a disability. I was told to use the Gibbs Reflective Cycle (1998), for this exercise. I decided to focus on Indigenous Australians living … Read more
Abstract Background There are many challenges associated with health care among indigenous communities in remote and rural areas in Australia. Aim This paper overviews three challenges faced by indigenous people while getting health care in remote and rural communities in Australia. It describes present approaches to solve these alarming health issues and evaluates the approaches. … Read more
April Raintree was born daughter to Metis parents in Winnipeg in 1955. We are first introduced to April’s life when she is six years old. April Raintree describes her father, Henry as being” a little of this, a little of that and a whole lot of Indian” and describes her mom, Alice as “part Irish … Read more
During the Civil War medical practice was in one of its earliest stages. This meant that medicine was not well practiced, things were not sterile, and doctors and nurses were not knowledgeable enough for the task at hand. Two thirds of men in the war died from disease rather than gunshots or weapon related injuries. … Read more
“The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” the book by Anne Fadiman is an interesting book that contains different situations where different cultures and traditions clashes as a result of different barriers. In this brief work I tried to shed light on some of these barriers that could exist in our clinical practice and … Read more
[Section l] Mission Vision The vision of Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas (CSVS) is dedicated to providing quality comprehensive healthcare to men, women and children with an emphasis on farm worker families and the agricultural community. CSVS expects to meet their mission by expanding access to their services and increasing patient base by … Read more
“Persistent vegetative state is a specific clinical diagnosis for a patient who is permanently unconscious. All thought, all memory, all ability to interact with the world around them in any way is gone” (LLP). William H. Colby who argued the case for Nancy and her family stated this in his opening statement during the hearing. … Read more
Scientific experiments are performed as a way for humans to understand more about the world in which they live and themselves. However, the thirst for such knowledge has often resulted in ignoring the ethical implications of such experiments and thus has resulted in some of the worst human rights violations. In 1973 the Senate Subcommittee … Read more
CHIEF COMPLAINT: Leg pain upon exertion HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: Pat Donelson is a 67-year-old female who presented today with complaints of pain in her left lower calf. The pain started about 3-4 months ago as an “aching/cramping” pain that she described as mild in nature. She noticed the pain while walking and with adequate … Read more
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are still somewhat of a mystery in the medical world. Most people believe that they are one in the same. More often than not, people use Alzheimer’s disease and dementia interchangeably, due to their similarities. This, coupled with the public’s lack of awareness of these subjects, contributes to mix-ups and misconceptions … Read more
“Real Power Essence raising the innate strength of the skin. Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence is created from nutritious, low-stimulation filtered snail mucin and other great ingredients, in order to improve damaged skin. The filtered snail mucin contained in Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence penetrates under the skin into the invisible, working against … Read more
The Standardized Language of the nursing practice (SNL) is an effective communication process that delimits professional nursing practice (Rutherford, 2008). The standardized language made contributions for the current care to another nurses, health care providers, and others members of the multidisciplinary health care team (Rutherford, 2008). This language was standardized with a purpose of the … Read more
My week at the Salvation Army educating clients about cholesterol was a great opportunity and I learned a lot. I never realized that the Salvation Army does that much for our community and we don’t even know about it. I think an individual really has to go and see what services the Salvation Army provides … Read more
Because I was always one of those kids that never felt comfortable doing any sport, when I discovered that I had a talent for dancing, I was overjoyed. I started dancing during my fifth grade year of school. Immediately I became infatuated with the art. Working very hard my sixth grade year enabled me to … Read more
Q 1. ) What should you do in response to Eric’s request for “light duty”? Would you grant his request? Why/Why not? Please be specific about the factors you would consider and the potential solutions. The first step in considering if Eric is entitled to a light duty accommodation would be to understand if he … Read more
Patrick Swayze once said, “I keep dreaming of a future, a future with a long and healthy life, not lived in the shadow of cancer but in the light. ” The career of a Medical Technologist is a hard and thoughtful career because other people depend on you to help better them. The research will … Read more
Andrew Bogenschutz Professor Rafaei ENGL 2089 Literature Review July 22, 2015 “Optimizing Utilization of the Respiratory Therapist” Traditionally the role of the respiratory therapist has been heavily dictated and rather limited by the physician’s orders. For seemingly as long a respiratory therapy has been a recognized medical discipline, therapist have had to endure working under … Read more
Purpose: To persuade my audience to control the habit of oversleeping because is detrimental to our physical health, affects our cognitive abilities and shortens our lifespan Thesis: the habit of oversleeping is detrimental to our physical health, and my audience can do their part in controlling the habit. Being aware of the effects of oversleeping … Read more
There was always a desire in me to opt for a profession in which I could contribute to the society and help the people in need. What better way to do this than to be a paramedic who tirelessly works to aid people in distress. On joining this profession, one must learn to apply theoretical … Read more
Electronic Health Records was developed around the 1960’s and 70’s. An Electronic Health Record is a digital collection of patient health information compiled at one or more meetings in any care delivery settings. A patient’s health record includes their vital signs, past medical history, demographics, their laboratory data, immunizations, progress notes, problems and medication. EHR … Read more
“Adelante, senora” | called out to the short and slender women who stood next to the clinic entrance. Clad in a bright, multicolored, traditional Mayan dress she entered the free, one-day only VIDA clinic hoping to receive medical attention for a headache in a rural part of Guatemala where medical care was more of a … Read more
With healthcare spending steadily on the rise in the United States, healthcare payers are beginning to make the shift from volume-based to value-based payment regimes. The main focus in doing so is to improve the quality of care while reducing the cost. One type of value-based approach is an Accountable Care Organization (ACO), which is … Read more
The advice that was given to me about writing my personal statement is that whatever I wrote, it must be a statement that came directly from the heart. I’ve found that in order to do this, I must actually write about my heart. When I was born, doctors discovered that I had a ventricular septal … Read more
Human Geography in the Life of a Pharmacist “How is the study of geography and geographic concepts going to be helpful in the study of pharmacy? ” The use of maps when tracking the outbreak of a disease has a direct impact on pharmacists and others in the medical field. For an example, maps can … Read more
Healthcare is highly sensitive and influenced by the established principles of a strict code of conduct. The established principles contribute significantly in the mode of operations and service delivery. Also, healthcare is associated with a wide range of tasks as well as decision-making procedures that are affiliated to the provided protocols. The US health care … Read more
So, your new employer requires you to have a hair drug test done – now what? The answer is that you should go ahead and take the test pronto! But before you do so, are you sure you’re going to pass the test? You’ve probably heard the rumor about how effective this particular test is, … Read more
