NUR 2075 = Diversity in Health Care (3 credits): Focuses on variety of cultures‚ ethics and beliefs within the health care field. Students will learn the benefits of cultural sensitive and adapting to differences of others. Students will learn meaning of egocentricity and how it may affect one’s day to day operations. Rationale: Health care settings today tend to patients with various cultures‚ races and religions aspects. Students will benefit from recognizing differences and diversity that patient
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currently exceeds 20 million‚ with most of the population located primarily in the cities and along the coast; it also spreads to rural and remote indigenous communities. The Australian Government spends in excess of 66 billion dollars per year on health care‚ averaging out to approx $3‚300 per person. (Medicare Australia 2009) This essay will discuss the structure of Australia’s healthcare system‚ known as Medicare. It will also discuss the role of the Government and Non-Government agencies‚ and Medicare’s
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hospitals all compete for money in a cutthroat fashion. This jungle for the acquisition of money by playing with people’s lives is a terrible idea to dwell on. The U.S. is the only major industrialized nation in the world that does not provide health care for its citizens. Being a first world country‚ we produce groundbreaking technology in the medical field; yet ignore the needs of our indigent children. Therefore‚ if healthcare was free
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Health care has always been a growing industry from discovering new illnesses and new vaccines. I will create a Health Care Hall of Fame Museum. In this museum I will have five exhibits that have changed health care‚ which include: the discovery of germs‚ vaccines‚ surgery‚ childbirth‚ and Medicare. I will give a brief description of each exhibit and their role in health care. Germs Louis Pasteur‚ born in Dole‚ a small town in eastern France had an interest in scientific subjects. In 1847‚ he received
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marginal benefits do not outweigh the costs companies are deciding to do away with the premium plan and look for one that meets the government’s thresholds. The government has made marginal changes with regard to its action plan for the Affordable Care Act and companies have been utilizing rational thought processes by evaluating the marginal costs and benefits of the 40% tax that will
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Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals organization takes the work of the original hospital standardization program started by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) (Carroll‚ 2004). Year | Event | Event’s Influence on the Type of Health Care Organization | 1850-1870 | Industrial Revolution reigning ideology | Business is competitive‚ linear‚ behavioral‚ measurable‚ and quantifiable | | Florence Nightingale Out come and process | Hospital drop in mortality rate | 1905-1912
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Today’s health care system is in a constant state of fluctuation and commotion. It is sometimes difficult for the health care consumer to identify a valuable resource when they need one. The purpose of this paper is to explore one of the many health care resources that are available in the greater Philadelphia area and then visit this site to learn more about it. Philadelphia‚ in itself is an outstanding resource to the people of the area. In terms of healthcare resource implications this is true
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effectively provide care for patients. Reading Noah’s story from an ENT specialist point of view‚ there were a lot of communication barriers that could be avoided to prevent this tragedy from happening. I did notice that four of the sub-competencies of the Core Competencies for Interprofessional collaboration practice were not strictly adhered to on the part of the ENT specialist. These sub-competencies are RR6‚ CC1‚ CC2 and CC3. Clarification of each team member’s role in providing care to Noah was not
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implementing specific medical therapies and providing nursing care to meet the child’s physiologic and psychosocial needs” (London‚ Ladewig‚ Ball ‚ and Bindler‚ 2007‚ p. 1430‚ para 2). Respiratory therapy treatments‚ medications‚ and the diet are coordinated in order to promote optimal body function of the child. According to London et al (2007) psychosocial support and reinforcement of the child’s daily care needs are important in preparation for home care. Respiratory therapy treatments‚ including chest
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the youth‚ they are at the lowest of their life and they need all of the help they can get to turn their lives back into the right direction. The biggest reason for all of these negative outcomes would be placement instability. As a child in foster care‚ they are never ensured that they will live in one home. More often than not‚ youth are bounced through several different homes. Transitioning to many different homes brings the emotions of feeling unloved to an all time high. The more a
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