Palliative care

lower coverage and one somewhere in the middle. Insurance Plans with a copayment offer more secruity to the employee rather than a high deductable plan. However, the high deductiable plans are increasing in populatity in recent years due to health care reform laws. Employees are required to either pick the best health insurance plan offered or forgo coverage through their employer. Forgoing coverage does not mean the employee will see an increase in wages; in turn, allows the employer to…

Source : Alspach, JG 2014, 'Harnessing the Therapeutic Power of Volunteering ', Critical Care Nurse, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 11-14. Available from: 10.4037/ccn2014239. [17 April 2015]. Key findings: substantial amount of health benefits, ‘the affirmation “It makes me feel good” represents a considerable understatement of the actual physiologic beneficence accrued.’ reported benefits range across career, social, and health dimensions. career benefits - work experience, skills, have greater chance…

Increasingly mental health issues are being raised in the workplace. Job stresses are being recognised as affecting the overall wellbeing of the registered nurse, which in turn affects the quality of care given to patients. This paper is going to critically discuss the impact of work environments on mental health, and the elements in the workplace that affect staff. This paper will also examine the early warning signs of poor mental health and risk factors that can lead to poor mental health.…

and mental health. The creation of separate health facilities towards the close o the 19th century was a clear indication that mental illness would be viewed differently in aspects including funding. The separation of mental health care from all other spheres of health care would, therefore, introduce a major bias and stigma in the handling mentally challenged…

Introduction My practical experience was at the Virginia Department of Health (VDH)- Peninsula District. Once I was able to discuss the goals and objectives with the preceptor Kevin Pearce, MPA, we agreed to focus on the emergency preparedness and response objectives, while also experiencing the other departments throughout the District. The goals and objectives agreed to were- to understand current and future risk assessment and their methods, use collaborative methods for achieving…

At what impact does obesity have on the rates of our health insurance premiums? Obesity is one of the leading causes of morbidity, disability, healthcare utilization, and healthcare costs because it’s a very pervasive, chronic disease (“What is Obesity?”). It is a complex subject that many stereotypically state to be caused by a person’s unhealthy lifestyle choices. However, they do not understand how it may be a result of uncontrollable medical conditions. Nevertheless, people should do their…

Environmental Assessment of Today’s Health Care Today’s health care system faces a number of challenges: from commercializing via various media, rising consumerism among patients, digitalizing medical records, and rising health care costs as well as demands. In other words, the health care system is in a constant evolution phase. As a result, there is an increasing focus on the environmental scan model, which uses the organization’s external environment factors to plan the organization’s future…

uniqueness as a nurse who can move between numerous roles with expert skill-sets assisting facilities to enhance health care outcomes for patients. The CNS is a notable advanced practice nurse (APRN), who contributes to delivery of population health care and quality improvement. The CNS is an interpreneurial nurse and pivotal to meet the increasing needs in rural population health care. Purpose Rural communities struggle to recruit and retain providers. There are multiple barriers beginning…

A recent article published on April 18, 2015 in El Paso Times newspaper mentions that two men on a motorcycle suffered injuries after being struck by a car. The driver of the car was an older woman (65 years old), she was driving a sport car on the east in Trowbridge. The person on the motorcycle who was driving suffered injuries in his hip and wrist and the passenger get really serious head injuries. Both persons were taken to the University Medical Center for treatment. El Paso Police…

practitioners in the diagnosis of disease, acute care, management of chronic conditions and more based on improving staff members work performance to enable proper cares and reliable productivity with the focus on improving patient and population health this was updated since in 2013 to 2018. The principle used in the work place is to target preventable health issues, promote healthy lifestyles, and to ensure that new work-force initiatives support health care needs. It has a basis that…