Intensive care medicine

White House. “White House Precision Medicine Initiative.” National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and Record Administration, 26 May 2016. Web. 08 Feb. 2017. This article brings about former President Barack Obama effortful changes within the health care system through the creation of the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) in 2015. PMI main goal is to tailor treatment and prevention in illnesses and diseases on an individualized basis rather than a “one-size-fits-all”…

Porter Health Care System Porter Health Care System is a network of healthcare facilities. The company includes two hospital campuses, and seven outpatient facilities. They are located locally in the Northwest Indiana region. Campuses that are located in Porter, Lake, Starke, Newton, Marshall, and Jasper counties. They have over 350 physicians that represent over 50 different medical specialties. Porter Health Care System, is committed to medical excellence and patient-center care. Their…

that you can make such a big impact in so many people’s lives. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurses get to make a difference in not only the little patient’s life, but also their family that must leave the hospital without their little one; which can be one of the most difficult times for parents. NICU nurses are vital in the health care world. The nurses work hard to ensure that the sick/premature newborns receive the care that they need when they are there for days, weeks, and even sometimes…

Physician-Assisted Suicide There is one thing that you can be certain of your entire life; you are going to die. We had no choice to be born, so should we have no choice when we die? Oftentimes we do not even know when we are going to die, in instances such as car accidents or murders. Sometimes we do know, and the death process can be long and drawn out, with pain, suffering, and mountains of medical bills. When talking about having the choice of life or death, I do not mean the choice to…

in the care of the sick or infirm,” and are classified as respected members of the healthcare profession, and are often seen implementing social standards by providing assistance to fellow physicians; they help in administering medication and monitoring patient recovery…

Neonatal Intensive Care Units The first Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was established in 1965 at the Yale-New Haven Hospital. Neonatology is the speciality within pediatric medicine that provides for sick and premature infants or neonates. This is a very young area of medicine that was established in the 1960’s. The speciality of Neonatal wasn’t developed until the 1970’s(McGarth). In the 1970’s, there was finally jobs of the speciality of neonatal medicine. Even though it was not established…

BEST PRACTICES IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN THE UNITED STATES – U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT Although the present research aims at facilities for severe mental illness in the Houston area, we find it relevant to get an overview of some of the best practices in mental health throughout the United States. It provides a reference of what good facilities have to offer and what can be achieved in this field. To build our list of excellent services over the Country, we considered two primary sources. The…

As taboo as some alternative therapies can be, many patients began them because of a recommendation. Using the word of mouth is a popular way people learn about therapies. Friends and families play a big role during a dying person’s health by helping make decisions, being a caretaker, and suggesting new ways to improve the patients overall well-being. This may mean helping them look into therapies that have seemed to work for them in the past. Another popular reason for starting a new therapy is…

assessment 2 case study In this essay, Annie is a 44 year old lady having a female partner (wife) and a 3 year old son. Her partner is working in mines and living away from them. there is no body to help Annie and to take care their son in her absence. Annie is admitted to emergency department complaining of exacerbating pain in her right big toe from last couple of days. she explain that pain is so severe that she could not sleep for last two days as she had to sleep with her right foot on…

be able to save their lives. This job would also make me plenty of money to take care of my own family by being able to buy the necessities, such as, a house, food, water, clothing and etc. Now that you have learned why I chose nursing services for this project , you might be wondering what a nurse does? A nurse is in charge of weighing, checking height, checking temperatures, giving shots, prescribing medicine to their patient, and just checking their patients health. The related areas of…