1. What is Palliative Care? (150 words) Palliative Care is a care provided when someone is living with‚ and dying from a fatal chronic condition where the primary goal is maintaining quality of life. It provides special supportive care for anyone who is suffering a life-threatening condition approaching the end of life. Palliative care is for any age‚ those with cancer or any other terminal diagnosis‚ people of any ethnic or cultural background‚ whether they may live in the countryside or the
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I. General Principles of Health Care Sickness - has been one of man’s greatest adversaries Medicine - Latin word “medicus” - it is a HEALING ART - Aims to help people become more active‚ live longer‚ live happier lives with less suffering and disability. - has become a part of the health care industry * AT THE TURN OF THE 20th CENTURY (1900): - men and women were frail at the age of 40. - life expectancy was 47.3 years. * BY THE AND OF THE 20th CENTURY: - Medical Advances - Life expectancy
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How are care values promoted in health and social care settings? Care values are a set of rules and guidelines that every health and social care practitioner has to follow in order to provide services to their clients. The seven principles are: - Promoting equality and diversity - Maintaining confidentiality of information –promoting individual’s rights and beliefs. In a day care setting the practitioners maintain confidential information as they follow the data protection act‚ the day care centre
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and Embrace the Differences in Cultures Mary Carnahan HA 499: Health Care Administration Capstone September 19‚ 2016 Introduction Given the various ethical differences of the American population‚ is it critical for health services administrators to understand and embrace differences in cultures? What will these population changes mean to health care providers‚ including you as an administrator? How do these changes in the population shape the field of health care? Administrators
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There are so many problems with our society’s health care. Everyone wants to find a solution‚ but no one has been able to come up with one yet. Many different things have been tried‚ but none have put a cease to the exorbitant costs‚ which most believe to be the main problem. Out of everything tried‚ the most recent and popular system is known as managed care. Managed care is the most common form of health insurance in the United States‚ and provides more a cost efficient coverage
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improving care for people with long term conditions information sheet 1 personalised care planning � an ‘at a glance’ guide for healthcare professionals � personalised care planning improving care for people with long term conditions � About this information sheet This information sheet describes what personalised care planning is and what good care planning looks like as well as what it means for individuals and healthcare professionals. Who should read it? Anyone
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Care for the Elderly The greatest challenge for health care is for the Elderly. The elderly population has been rising steadily for the past few decades. The elderly population is usually defined as people aged 65 years or above. However‚ a longer life span in the elderly population brings along poorer health. This involves an increased demand for health care services for elderly people. About two-thirds of the elderly population has limited or no monthly income and this generation will have
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dignity and privacy : Every health carrier must consider and pay attention at every person no matter its physical or psychological state‚ culture‚ origin‚ politic opinion‚ age… 2 . 2 - Non-discrimination principle : Every health care facility must allow equal access to care for every person whom state of heath need it. 2 . 5 - Information right : Information is a right‚ except if the patient express the wish to not being informed. It concern every aspect of the management of the patient: stay organization
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Kangaroo Care Brianna Jacobson JCBBRI009 Psychology 2009F 19 March 2015 Dr. Lauren Wild Infants born prematurely or at a low birth weight are at a higher risk for medical and developmental complications than full-term infants. Complications can affect the growing infant and family drastically with problems ranging from chronic lung disease to neurodevelopmental problems (Browne‚ 2003). Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) and health care providers attempt to provide around-the-clock
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Universal Health Care is defined as the belief that all citizens should have access to affordable‚ high-quality medical care (Anderson‚ 2013). Currently there are 46 million that do not have health coverage in the United states and this would drastically increase to 72 million if a health reform was not passed (The Economic Case for Health Care Reform‚ 2012)Why the United States is the last to adopt this government mandated insurance coverage‚ is possibly one of the most widely asked question around
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