A decade ago‚ the debate over conscience protractions for health care professionals centered on abortions and birth control. Over the past few years new cases have emerged that drew the debate and raised questions about the tension between individual’s rights of conscience and the need to protect homosexuals against discrimination. These cases involve healthcare workers – one case in Michigan where a graduate student studying to become a counselor refused to treat gay and lesbian patients because
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A.S. Course: Health Policy $ Ethics in Public Health April 8‚ 2013 Health care as a right or privilege Our moral duty is to take care of each human been regardless the cost. There is nothing more valuable that we possess rather than our health as well there is nothing that should be more costly and more protected then life itself. On the question “whose responsibility is to protect” our personal health‚ the right answer‚ about the individual or society responsibility most probably “lies somewhere
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Health Care Providers Respiratory therapists care for people of all ages with restricted breathing problems such as emphysema‚ chronic obstructed pulmonary disease and asthma. Respiratory therapists may work in hospitals‚ long term care facilities‚ physicians’ offices‚ and home health services. Respiratory therapists must have an associate’s degree‚ although most have a both an associates and bachelor’s degree from an accredited college. They are licensed in all states except Alaska (Bureau of
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: First Draft Nicole Lewis GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY Spirituality in Health Care HLT - 310V Ms. Patricia Mullen October 9‚ 2010 Abstract Faith diversity and nursing care are the two issues‚ which have to be evaluated as one whole. Many patients with different faiths have to pass treatment at one hospital. It is necessary to evaluate whether spiritual conditions may influence the success of patient’s treatment and how helpful
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should be allowed to have prescriptions privileges or not has been going on for awhile now. There are many arguments for both sides. Individual differences and opinions come into play here. Individuals who have made a name for themselves in the world of psychology‚ may have their opinions be more valued than others who are maybe not so well known. Psychology is a big field and psychologists work with many different types of professions which may have some influence. The issue of prescription privileges
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Benchmark Assignment Grand Canyon University Spirituality in Health Care HLT-310V Benchmark Assignment Healthcare is forever changing testing professionals to provide excellent care to the communities it serves. Seeing hospitals as healing environments and not as the customary place of curing an illness is an example of a present paradigm shift in health care now. By seeing hospitals as a healing environment instead of the current curing environment can change the way most moral issues and current
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HIPAA is a very important health care law that all health care providers are required to comply with and is designed to simplify administrative aspects of health care. Established in 1996 HIPAA is used to protect and secure the privacy of patients’ health care information and health insurance portability. It also standardizes electronic data transactions(Austin‚ Wetle‚ & Wetle‚ 2012). Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA is a federally enacted law‚ although if the state
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important not only in homes but also in the work place because it helps the job to be more successful. Effective communication is essential in health care because it allows individuals and teams to have access to adequate and timely information necessary to perform their role effectively and appropriately. Effective communication is essential in health care. Information sent from one party to the next must be properly interpreted or else there will be errors in the communication process. The elements
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Prescription Drugs A pharmacist is a person who is professionally qualified to prepare and dispense medicinal drugs. Pharmacists work in a hospital‚ clinic or community drug store. Pharmacist duties include constantly studying and learning about the properties and side effects of new drugs and communicating this information to doctors and patients. According to Mike Johnston in "The Pharmacy Technician Foundation and Practices" book pharmacy is the art and science of preparing and dispensing
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: References References Barber‚ C. (2012). Spirituality within non-Christian faiths: HCA/AP approaches. British Journal Of Healthcare Assistants‚ 6(10)‚ 484-487. retrieved from http://ehis.ebscohost.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=8&sid=18f3e2fd-4b14-4a0b-81a6-7e0fdd68cdc8%40sessionmgr15&hid=116 Campbell‚ A. (2006). Spiritual care for sick children of five world faiths. Paediatric Nursing
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