Chronic illness

benefits of opioid pain medication. The survey consisted of three questions which were taken from recommendations by the states board of health. These recommendations are: 3 day supply of opioids is enough for acute pain, Avoid opioids in non-cancer chronic pain, and avoid high dose prescriptions. The study looked for improved knowledge and improved prescribing practices through the provider’s response to these three questions. Overall there was a 26% increase in the number of providers who…

In this assignment I will clearly state the mission, vision, values and stated goals of my organization Ohio Health. Examples will be provided to demonstrate my understanding of these items. In addition, the nursing mission and philosophy will be described. I will discuss my own role in meeting the mission and stated goals of my work unit. A connection between the nursing department, nursing unit, and Ohio Health’s mission and philosophy will be made. The structure of the nursing department in…

In order to obtain optimal functional health for an individual it is essential to evaluate their health requirements from many different vantage points. By interplaying the underlying philosophies of the micro focused Biomedical, and macro focused Social Models of health, both pathogenic (Biomedical), and salutogenic (Social model) factors can be taken into consideration in forming a comprehensive overall picture of the social, environmental, physical, and psychological determinants that could…

There has been drug shortages of chemotherapeutic agents, which is an issue that has been affecting patients with cancer. The article Drug Shortages and the Burden of Access to Care: A Critical Issue Affecting Patients with Cancer, brings awareness about pharmaceutical drug shortages in the United States. Shortages of drugs have affected how health care is delivered, which has caused many problems to arise with patient care. The article brings attention and targets the public about the impact…

There are two types of stigmas that are present within stereotypes self-stigma and structural stigma. The community’s position portrays people with mental illness as being precarious, impulsive, liable for their sickness and incompetent. This thought process is a prime example of how discrimination can and will occur, for example rejecting people with mental illnesses from occupational, social, or scholastic opportunities. Inside curative situations, negative stereotypes can cause providers…

EMTALA: Ant-Dumping Law The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) was established by Congress in 1986 and is considered the only universal legal right to health care in the United States. EMTALA was establish to prevent hospitals from “patient dumping”. Patient dumping occurs when hospitals deny treatment and transfer patients that cannot pay to public hospitals for emergency care services. The law was developed to rid communities of the unethical practices of private hospitals as…

Spiritually is a “lifelong process of growth” (Wilkinson, 2016, p. 327). This process can have a positive or negative effect on health as it permeated the nurses approach on wellness and illness. With that in mind it is important for the nurse to know thy self. This helps them to come to terms with their own spirituality and prevent its infringement on client care. According to the Minnesota Board of Nursing a client has the right to choose…

Knowing the importance of evidence based practice in the nursing profession; various guidelines has been established in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre with a systematic of review of the literature, critical clinical appraisals and expert opinion which provides the supporting evidence. One of such kind of guidelines was generated for the management of hypertension in CKD patients. Hypertension is one of the conditions for which guidelines generated by different organizations…

‘The Making of a Nurse’ by Tilda Shalof is an interesting, informative and thought-provoking book. From Tilda’s perspective, one is able to navigate through the life of a nurse in the ICU section. While reading the book, there were a lot of interesting parts that struck me but three most important ones to me include the general treatment of nurses, the issue of nurses working harder and faster and futility treatments. To start with, I was sadly touched by the way nurses were being treated in…

Ambulances are imperative to save a life of human being. It is intrinsic entail of our society. These vehicles play a dominant role to rescue injured and ill peoples and to dispense them a transportation facility so that they can reach safely, efficiently and inescapably in time in the hospital. One of the most malignant and hazardous factors is that our people of society are benighted about the main objective of ambulances. When a human being is injured, it has many traffic hurdles to reach…