Duty of care

After researching various health care professions, I have realized that the career of “physician assistant” is the one for me. The ability to treat patients on extensive level while also building a personal relationship has always interested my path to the health care industry. The specificity to becoming a physician assistant appealed to me because of the patient care relationships that are more engaging than with medical doctors. To pursue this career, I realized it would be beneficial to work…

A nurse's main goal is to provide adequate care for patients so that they can heal both physically and mentally in the most comfortable and painless way possible. In the American Nurses Association, "Code of Ethics for Nurses," the welfare of the patient is first and foremost the most important aspect of the nursing code. The safety, health, and autonomy of the patients is what the nurses strive for when treating patients, and equal care is to be given disregarding race, ethnic background, or…

War has many repercussions – some good, some bad. While heroic men and women get called into duty, what does it mean for healthcare while the war is ongoing and importantly after the war for those men and women. The most recent war in Iraq has had its toll in overall healthcare. In 2003, when the war began, an average premium was $9,313.64 per year for family coverage and has since inflated 62 percent to $15,022 per year, in 2011 (Schoen, Lippa, Collins, Radley, 2012). Was this directly…

In the nursing field, there are different philosophies in how a nurse cares for their patients. Throughout the years since nursing inception, there have been many different philosophies that have contributed to the nursing practice today. For instance, Florence Nightingale was one of the first persons to address the philosophy, “What is Nursing?” She explained the difference between nursing and medicine (Black, 2007, p.331). As a nurse, the development of your own philosophy can model those…

Nursing care must be guided by the ANA’s Code of Ethics to determine best possible outcomes for Ting and resolve ethical dilemmas. Provision 2 of the Code of Ethics states, “The nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or community” (ANA, 2001, p. 9). For Ting, this means her needs must be the priority focus, but because she is Chinese and the family’s beliefs are based on Confucianism, these values and beliefs should also be incorporated into the care…

other group care situations. Some stay-at-home parents find that after a certain age, providing enough stimulation to promote a healthy development and learning is challenging (Staying at Home: Pros and…

I am interested in the research assistant position at CHOP, as advertised on the CHOP’s website. I am currently a second-semester senior at Eastern University, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry. I have made it my obligation to see the research assistant position as a wonderful privilege for scientific exposure and growth. Understandably, it requires a level of commitment and diligence and I believe I am motivated to acquire the necessary skills and expertise and use my professional…

I first noticed physical changes of aging as a young adult while working with an older co-worker. My boss asked me to take over one of her duties counting money, as she said: "it takes her too long to count the money." I knew this was discrimination but could not do anything about it. We treat the older generation different by talking louder, assume they have less intelligence and frail due to changes in physical appearance. Advertisements in magazines, television and the internet for…

Amy Freeman graduated from University of Georgia with a bachelor’s in social works. She currently works for the Division of Family and Child Services (DFCS) in Walton County. Walton County has 123 children in foster care during April, 2015 to March, 1015. The Division of Family and Children Services is the part of Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS). Division of Family and Child Services investigates child abuse; finds foster homes for abused and neglected children; helps low income,…

ANALYSIS OF JOB REDESIGN FOR EXPANDED HEALTH I NFORMATION MANAGEMENT (HIM ) FUNCTIONS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF MOTIVATION THEORIES. Introduction The use of electronic health records and the constant change in the organization and activities of health care delivery affected the level of health service offered by the health information service department. It cause advert effect in the level of hard work offered thereby causing undue stress which in turn yield little or no result in terms of job…