Chronic illness

that are performed as a right of passage to death. Culture is the instrument that engraves specific meaning upon perceiving illness suffering and dying. Long term care especially for those that are older like geriatrics often times can rove to be one of the greatest challenge in numerous families today. Taking care of anyone that is sick especially with a terminal illness commands dedication, commitment and patients towards those that are providing care. Therefore it is very import that…

A person admitted to a health care facility expects to receive medical and nursing care appropriate to his or her particular illness (DeSpelder & Strickland, 2010). In the American health care system, a dying patient is shaped by rules, regulations, and conventions written and unwritten. A patient’s experience in the system is also based on the health care coverage that is provided by the government to assist them during their illnesses. In certain situations that involve dying patients, the…

avoid them at all cost. With increased medical knowledge in the 1900’s, hospitals changed into more of what they are today. Today’s hospitals are medical institutions that offer varying ranges of acute, convalescent and terminal care for acute and chronic conditions that arise from disease processes and/or injury. Hospitals are reliant on technology and clinical medicine to…

As the human body ages, so does the immune system. The body will begin to struggle the fight off viruses and bacteria that cause illness. An 88 year old resident in Sunrise Nursing home, Mrs Rosa Turay has become infected with influenza and an associated chest infection. It will be discussed the modes of spread and the risk in relation to the elderly and the relationship with the patients and professionals in relation to Mrs Turay. Precautions needed in nursing home settings and why it is…

Canada’s demographics are changing. The baby-boomer generation is getting older, and the senior age group of the population ages 65 and older outnumber the youth demographic (fourteen years and younger). This is according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (2011). The Institute also states that the senior’s population requires the most healthcare and they also require the most funding due to the frequency of visits to hospitals and clinics (Canadian Institute for Health Information…

“A healthy body is a guest-chamber for the soul; a sick body is a prison.” said Interviewee Francis Bacon. Healthy lifestyles are not just exercise, it actually involves healthy foods such as grain and meat. Many other factors attribute to having a healthy lifestyle and this can lead to treating depression. There is a problem with the people’s health and this is because many men and women disregard the idea of exercising because it either wastes their time or the person just does not have enough…

difficult issue both for the person nearing the end of their life and their family. Death is inevitable, people hope the end of a person’s life will come with peace and very little, or no pain. Unfortunately, that is not the case for many people. Chronic diseases and cancer are common today which may lead to suffering and pain prior to death. This has caused more discussion and interest regarding physician-assisted suicide. Assisted suicide is defined by Eliopoulos (2018) as, “Suicide…

and Poverty: A Study of Clinic Users,” stated that “as compared with the poor who have homes, homeless persons were more likely to have dermatological problems (32% vs 21%), functional limitation (median, 2 vs 0 per person), seizures (14% vs 6%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (21% vs 12%), social isolation, serious vision problems (22% vs 12%), foot pain, and grossly decayed teeth (median, 1 vs 0 per person)” (Gelberg et al.). This, paired with the lack of appropriate healthcare, becomes…

more than the physical aspects of patient care. Emotional wellness impacts how a patient responds to and recovers from an illness (Positive Emotions and your Health, 2015). The term “caregiver” includes more than the patient; nurses spend time talking with the patient’s family members and acting as a sounding board to assist with the emotional impact the patient’s illness has on the patient’s family. Advocate The caregiver role spills over to serving as a patient advocate. When needed,…

The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is not being used as intended by the U.S. Department of Labor and is often used improperly. Employers are overwhelmed with determining eligibility and often are found misusing the medical leave. There are practices if implemented which can help to avoid misuse of the process. After meeting with Human Resource representatives it has been determined a process for the reason the employee needs to use FMLA. The reasoning needs to be specific in order to determine…