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with this thought, but having a grandfather who was an RN I thought I’d changed my mind, but I did definitely keep some of the cultural views of nursing buried in my head. Flash forward 3 days later and I began History, Trends and Issues in Health Care and if I had to condense what this course taught me, it’s that without nurses many, many more people would be dead. This course rivaled my beliefs that nurses are secondary in the medical landscape,…

Long Term Care Facilities Long term care is for an individual who requires assistance with physical or emotional needs over an extended period of time (Day, n.d.). The individual would need support with activities daily for healthy living. The individual would require this type of help due to illnesses, diseases or age preventing the individual from doing daily activities (Day, n.d.). “Estimates by experts are that at least 60% of all individuals will need extended help in one or more of the…

Due to confidentiality the media cannot report all the circumstances surrounding the tragedies of the five youth who died shortly before or after aging out of the foster care system. Children are in care in order to ensure their safety and well-being, Plecas (2015) pointed out that 1000 recommendations were provided as a result of a number of inquiries. Further research is needed in order to identify if these recommendations are being…

Many of the times when we here “Social Worker” we think Child Protective Services and from that they have to remove the child off their parents home. Social Workers have various of positions that they have to be. For others they just think it is just taking away the child but it is not, they try to help you from any substance abuse, mental illness with your child, or when a sick person is about to die and they want the family to appear to listen about their will. Another thing that Social…

risk of costly health diseases and conditions, society forces them to buy two seat tickets for airplanes or trains, their clothing costs more money and fewer sections, among others. This is alarming to an individual of normal weight who loves and cares for individuals who are obese, because they do not have the same opportunities to prosper in our society as others. For the purpose of this health disparity action plan, the writer will look at the social justice issues concerning the stigma of…

consists of goals and objectives to each target audience, whether it is employees of Henry Ford Hospital, childhood and family wellness in Detroit and surrounding areas, and virtual wellness. Wellness and Prevention programs are crucial for health care organizations to promote healthy lifestyles, and to educate the…

One of the components of this act will create specific measures for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBH). These criteria include staffing, availability and accessibility of services; care coordination, scope of services, quality and other reporting, and organizational authority. These criteria will allow CCBH’s “to serve individuals with serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders that provide intensive, person-centered, multidisciplinary…

expected to increase to approximately 79.7 million by the year 2040. Of these older adults, ages 65 and older, about 14.1 million is will be 85 or older. As this population is increasing, health care professionals, especially nurses need to be aware of their specific needs so they can provide quality care. I had the opportunity to interview a 75-year-old male resident at Golden living nursing home on a warm Saturday afternoon. I interviewed him at a nursing office to maintain privacy and…

emerged as a common employer-sponsored benefit (Matte, Liu, Caloyeras, Huang, Van Busum, Khodyakov & Shier, 2013). Health care costs in the United States are incredible and is on the rise as more Americans rely on health care. By incorporating healthy lifestyles, many of the most prevalent chronic conditions and illness could be mitigated altogether, thus reducing health care costs. Furthermore, according to Noelcke (n.d.), healthy employees tend to be happier and more productive. As employers…

analysis of how the facility is reimbursed for the services, their methods of funding and any research issues. The quality and ethics portion will discuss the facility 's accreditation, awards, regulation and any ethical issues regarding who receives care at the organization. An analysis of the reimbursement status of the state of Washington and the federal government programs such as the Medicare and Medicaid services. In Washington there was a legislation procedure that allowed for an…