of long-term care (LTC) services. Two current needs are (1) post-surgery aftercare and (2) for individuals who require medical attention over an extended period that does not warrant a stay in the hospital. Presently the two common uses of LTC are (1) to assist with daily activities and (2) rehabilitation services. LTC is available for a myriad of reasons and is based on the person’s needs and health care requirements and is not limited to a specific age or medical condition. Long-term care services
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Ethical Issues Facing Health Care Paper Surgery has become commonplace in hospitals around the world. Even the smallest of hospitals have at least one operating room. Surgeons operate in theses operating room. They operate on all types of people. From other doctors to high school dropouts‚ the opportunity for surgery does not take into account the amount of education a patient has obtained. Before any surgery occurs consent must be obtained. Consent is usually in the form of a preprinted letter
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health care is to deliberate and rectify complicated and unusual matters involving issues that affect the care‚ and treatment of patients within the health care institution (Morrison‚ 2014). Members of the ethics committee should be chosen on the elements of their concern for the welfare of the sick and interest matters‚ and their reputation in the community and among their peers for integrity and mature judgment. Ideally‚ the purpose of the ethics committee should be curbed solely to ethical matters
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PUBH 6134 – Health Services Administration Fall 2007 Prerequisites: None Web-CT Address: Georgia Southern WebCT Portal Catalog Description: This course examines the structure and functioning of the health care delivery system. Health care organizations including hospitals‚ long-term care‚ ambulatory care‚ managed care‚ private and public insurance‚ public health‚ integrated delivery systems‚ and other health care providers will be reviewed
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Continuum of Care- Long-term Care Long-term care has and is continuing to become an important part of the continuum of care. Years ago Long-term care (LTC) was considered only to be for the elderly‚ but as time passes it is for anybody and everybody who needs it. Barton (2006) stated‚ “Regardless of the length of time (i.e.‚ from weeks to years)‚ long-term care is an array of services provided in a range of settings to individuals who have lost some capacity for independence due to injury‚ chronic
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Long-term care includes nursing home facilities as well as home care agencies and assisted living facilities. Who uses long-term care services? Why do they use them? Mainly the elderly (considered age 65 or older) population uses long-term care services; however‚ there are those who are younger and mainly physically or mentally handicapped. However‚ those who use long-term care services are those who require additional assistance or recovery time. Examples of some situations in which an individual
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Running Head: ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care [Writer Name] [Institute Name] Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care Pharmacists offer various intermediary and vital services in medicine. Throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first‚ their scope of practice‚ duties and responsibilities have shifted dramatically‚ as have the situations in which pharmacists practice (Pharmacists Defence Association‚ 2008‚ p. 2). The laws
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FALSE 8. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when both federal and state courts have the power to hear a particular case. ANSWER: TRUE 9. Any lawsuit involving a federal question can originate in a federal court. ANSWER: TRUE 10. Venue is the term for the subject matter of a case. ANSWER: FALSE 11. The federal equivalent of a state trial court is a U.S. court of appeals. ANSWER: FALSE 12. Alternative dispute resolution refers to any method for resolving a dispute outside the court
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Nurses make legal and ethical decisions when caring for patients; decisions that need to be made carefully because the decisions could possibly change a patients ’ life. There are theories to explain how to problem solve ethically and the theories are not based on emotion (Guido‚ 2006). This paper will discuss the relationship between legal and ethical issues and ethical theories‚ examples will be provided. Ethics can be described as principles and standards that are a guide to conduct used to elevate
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Long-Term Care Jacquetta Kelley HCS/310 September 12‚ 2010 Shannon Packard Long-term care is one of the options an individual has when it comes to care and treatment needed when one becomes older‚ disabled or develops a chronic illness. With the possibility of needing to receive such services in the future there are certain things one must ask them self‚ such as: What is this delivery systems role in providing services? What type of contribution‚ or lack of contribution‚ does it make
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