Hospice care in the United States

What is culture? Culture carries a different meaning for different ethnicities. Generally, culture means a set of values, standards, beliefs, art and practices shared by a particular group. Puerto Rico, being the third largest island in the United States, resides 3.548 million citizens with Hispanic/Latino being the primary ethnicity group. Although some people confuse Hispanic/Latino as being two separate ethnicities, they are fairly the same and share same beliefs and practices. Hispanic…

Accreditation is proving to an official organization that has authority to state if your organization meets the demands that are set for facility to show the team of accreditors that you are competent and have met a set of standards. When your facility gets accredited by the official organization the stakeholders are ensured that the facility meets a set of standards in quality and safety. Being an accredited facility means you have reached the gold seal in quality and safety for your patients…

debated over time in the United States. Americans have very strong and opposing views when it comes to their opinions on this subject. Supporters state that permitting euthanasia gives suffering patients an option to end their suffering, brings financial relief to the families of the patients, and brings relief and closure to terminally ill patients’ families. Opponents argue that permitting euthanasia would enable mentally unstable people to end their own lives, they also state that euthanasia…

and helps in improving operational efficiency and transparency. In the year 2004, the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee in the United States issued its report, which focused mainly on how to resolve the problems of healthcare delivery in the US by incorporating information technology into healthcare. Furthermore, the United States president in 2014 laid out plans to implement electronic medical records a standard in the healthcare industry. Healthcare industries were mandated…

Healthcare costs in the United States are higher than those of any other country yet the evidence does not point to superior outcomes in relationship to the cost of care [Institutes of Medicine, 2010 (IOM)]. To address this ongoing concern the Patient Protection Affordable Health Care Act [PPACA (2010)] provides structure for fundamental reform in health care delivery. This new paradigm in health care delivery includes three integrated models of care that are patient centered spanning across…

want to die, or does everyone just want to live forever? Some people also have an idea of an answer for this question. When people are diagnosed with terminal illnesses, or get into a horrific accident that has put them in a vegetable, or brain dead state, they, and their family members, think the hardest about the answers to these questions. In some places, such as Oregon, The Netherlands, Belgium, Montana, California, etc., this could be an easy answer, thanks to physician-assisted…

is not the situation when the person suffering cannot bare the pain any longer and living is rather horrifying than happy. Evidently others feel that PAS is not a good solution because we now have technology to manage pain like palliative, and hospice care. This makes them believe that the pain when going through death is manageable and PAS should not be an option. Both sides however, will agree that physicians should first ask the patient whether or not they want to continue living, and not to…

informed and critical decisions that best suit the needs of patients, directing and teaching nursing aids, promoting health through education and counseling, administering drugs and medications, researching ways to improve patient outcomes, and directing care. Since I am studying to attain my Bachelors in Nursing, there is more opportunity for me to specialize and work in sometimes more critical environments. BSN’s are able to work in the ICU, Pediatrics, Obstetrics…

highly specialized hub for an assortment of health care activities that reach outside of its brick and mortar to encompass the community, affiliating with other institutions/providers thus providing complex care to critically ill along with an array of outpatient services (Williams & Torrens, 2008). The heart of the hospital services is to provide acute care but provide ambulatory care thereby providing services with a complex base of patient care, higher acuity and higher cost (Williams &…

controversial ethics topics in society today. Many believe that physician assisted suicide should be legalized across the U.S because of the positive impact it could have on those with terminal illness who want to avoid prolonged suffering in hospice care. Suicide with a medical professionals assistance is also justifiable as a person 's right because it in no way affects or endangers another person 's rights. If physician assisted suicide is legal for those who are mentally competent it…