residents living in a long-term care facility‚ 60% of hospitalized older adults‚ and an estimate of 5%-10% of older adults living in community settings are malnourished (Maher and Eliadi‚ n.d.). These statistics sadly show that hospitalized and long-term care patients are more likely to become under nourished compared to the elderly population in the community. According to the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI‚ 2007)‚
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as a Primary Care Provider There are Emergency rooms all over the United States that are being utilized as primary care provider.‚ by patients covered by private insurance‚ Medicaid‚ Medicare as well as the uninsured.(Baker‚ August 13‚ 2008) Some patients call their primary care provider and are told‚ they cannot be worked in for several days or weeks. The option given is to go to the Emergency room for treatment. Other reasons are people who do not have a primary care provider or insurance
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In the healthcare professions‚ it is imperative to keep up to date with current health care‚ expanding research‚ and ways in which patient care and treatment outcomes can be improved. This is especially important in the nursing field‚ in which the main focus is holistic and patient-centered care. There are constant research studies being conducted which introduce new ways to treat and approach patients. Three articles that talk about prevalent healthcare issues in modern society are: The Primary
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My main point was to focus on the cons of Managed Care Organizations (MCO) and their impact on how and where nursing care is provided‚ after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Potter and Perry (2017) claim that the ACA will force more nurses to provide service in community-based care settings‚ potentially required to relocate or begin jobs in order to “practice in community care centers‚ schools‚ and senior centers” (p. 7). With the ACA‚ it is now the requirement of a nurse to
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: First Draft Grand Canyon University Foundations of Spirituality in Health Care HLT-310V October 06‚ 2012 Abstract In this paper the author will explain what is faith and religion‚ and compare the philosophy of Sikh‚ Buddhism‚ and Jewish religions with that Christian and the author’s religion‚ include spiritual perspective and elements of healing‚ how necessary is to permit patient to practice their religious beliefs and rituals‚ and last
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The chief feature of a health care organization’s philosophy is patient-centered care. The industry focus is to ensure that they provide a high standard of care to ensure the meet the needs of the patients which is more vital than making profits because if the care is substandard‚ they will lose patients and will be unable to generate money. Since patients are at the forefront facilities ought to support the execution of an integrated delivery system. According to Kreidler (2017)‚ the integrated
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Australians at some stage will be a patient or have a significant other as a patient in a health care setting. It is the right of every individual to receive safe and quality in health care regardless of the health care setting. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the elements that constitute patient safety and the assessment of quality in health care provision within health care institutions‚ including organisational and nursing strategies for care delivery and evaluation of standards of care in relation
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towards these children have adverse emotional consequences including low self esteem‚ negative body image and depressive symptoms. • This destructive treatment does not only come from peers but also adults‚ including teachers‚ parents‚ and health care providers. • Overwieght and obese people are likely to have fewer friends and suffer ongoing peer rejection which has been proved to to reduce pshycological function in adult hood • Obesity in adults is co related with long term social and economical
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Autonomy which is within the context of patient care has replaced paternalism which was the formal approach to patient care in healthcare practice (DH‚ 2010). The respect for autonomy which advocates for patients’ decision making rights (Gillet‚ 2008; Walker‚ 2009; Beauchamp and Childress‚ 2009) and discourages paternalism which has been the norm in the nurse-patient relationship for decades‚ permits Miss KK to decline surgery which she considered more of a concern and a burden than beneficial (Davies
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was held responsible for the care of the patient. 4 The Head Nurse help the most powerful position on the unit and was responsible for scheduling‚ staff performance appraisals‚ and making rounds‚ but did not have budget responsibilities Negatives: 1 Nurses wanted more responsibility for patient care 2 The Head Nurse‚ (not the attending RNs)‚ spoke to the physicians about all patients’ medical conditions Positives: 1 A physician decided on a plan of care and it was the nursing staff’s
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