positions we occupy and the system of meaning we employ.” Thus, in this paper, I attempt to understand my interviewee Iris’s explanatory model centering around the concept of tiaoli, that is, a notion of health and wellbeing. tiaoli stands in contradistinction to biomedical scientific notions of health, since it does not perceive the body as a machine that needs to be fixed. Rather, tiaoli frames the body as a garden and the doctor as a gardener who will continuously nourish the body to strive…
that incorporate respect and commonality. Nursing encompasses many aspects of relationships including compassion, love, sadness, happiness, and hard work. All of these characteristics assist in starting relationships between nurse and patient. Key components of nursing are seen through Hildegard Peplau’s Interpersonal Relations Theory by exploring nurse-patient relationships (McEwen & Wills, 2014). Peplau explores the nurse-patient relationship through a common goal that feeds the motivation for…
differently. Much of his work is focused on patient relations and service excellence. In his Tedx talk titled, “Patient Satisfaction or Patient Experience?” he discusses the difference between satisfaction of care and patient experience. Excellent service has been the standard in healthcare since the principles of service were adopted in the 1980’s. He explains that originally it was thought that patient satisfaction would lead to all of the same positive outcomes of great service in the service…
documenting”. The authors also go into great detail in regard age, demographic, ethnicity and other factors associated with sexual identity and medical treatment. The authors also implement other factors such as criminal records that consist of mental health, domestic violence, and sexual assault of the LGBT patient. This source also mentions topics that LGBT try to avoid such as sexually transmitted diseases, immunization and cancer. According to the source, “a patient’s risk of STD infection…
(Finkelman & Kenner, 2016, p. 21). Incorporating the profession’s values and performing efficient, safe, and holistic care stimulates consumer (patient and family) trust. According to Yoder-Wise (2015), “The Code of Ethics for Nurses holds that the nurse's primary commitment is to the patient with the expectation that the nurse involves patients in planning for care” (p. 414). Care coordination is the…
(GDP) in 2013, about 50 percent more than any other country” (The Commonwealth Fund, 2015). In response to rising healthcare costs, policymakers have sought various methods to stunt the rise in price, “such as reducing the burden of lawsuits on the health care system, encouraging more competition among healthcare providers, and promoting greater use of information technology” (Mankiw, 2012, p.239). In 2010, Congress enacted and President Barack Obama signed into law the divisive and ill-fated…
Define the Ethics of Care Ethics of care are also called care ethics, it is a feminist philosophical perspective that uses a relation and context approach toward morality and decision making. The term itself “ethics of care” refers to two ideas that concern the nature of morality and the normative ethical theory. According to David Hume, contended that morality is founded upon and rooted in feelings on matters of morality, “that which renders morality an active virtue.” Which depends on…
Health Service Administrators are the healthcare providers behind the scenes that ensure that the health care field is running smoothly by planning, directing, and coordinating health services. The job description includes overseeing medical operations, organizing operations, and the financial aspects of healthcare. They also obtain careers in educating the community on healthcare and medical aspects, providing safety during emergencies and public threats. Just as many healthcare providers’,…
This economy promotes private markets with state oversight of the economy. Some of the main components of the social market economy in Germany are: Private property, freedom to exchange goods, and freedom to set prices. Some of the state sponsored components include health care, unemployment insurance, and pension insurance as well as education. This economy benefits the working class by guaranteeing their health insurance, pension, and increased job opportunities for employment through…
or with improper immunization techniques the patient can be at risk for adverse reactions or injury. Each individual has the right to have no harm done to them. Along with no harm each individual has the right to choose according to the ethical principle of…