Primary health care

Article Critique In the article, Case management to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease in a county health care system, Ma et al. (2009) acknowledge that given the hundreds of billions spent in addressing the cardiovascular disease (CVD), embracing innovative approaches is necessary to supplement the conventional healthcare models. Besides, they recognize that the CVD, along with its causative factors, affects individuals across different ethnic, social class, and racial groups. However, they…

provide best quality of care to its residents and their families. One way to provide best quality of care is to avoid fall incidents in the facility. As of year 2015, there were 120 residents in Kamehameha Nursing Home who suffered physical injuries because of falls. The aim of this paper is to perform fall risk and prevention needs assessment for Kamehameha Nursing…

developed in the 1970’s by Yale University and is continually evolving. The MS-DRG system involves seven hundred and thirty-five Medicare-severity diagnoses related groups. This system was created to help regulate the cost associated with inpatient care for Medicare beneficiaries and establish uniformity in charges provided by healthcare facilities. The MS-DRG system is continually being re visited and changed due to the continued evolvement of healthcare. These groups are used for inpatient…

Applicants who go into this field are required or some times already have health care experience as either a registered nurse, EMT, or paramedic. Another thing required is 2-4 years of undergraduate course work in science or some programs offer healthcare ethics, statistics, quantitative methods, and medical terminology (Learn…

sedentary lifestyle (50%), smoking (31.4%), junk foods with added salt (86.4%) and hypertention was (58.9%). Research demonstrates that behavioral factors have great relationship with the diabetic complications, which need to be controlled by providing health education. Oliveira, D. M., Schoeller, S. D., de Almeida Hammerschmidt, K. S., de Oliveira Vargas, M. A., & Reis Girondi, J. B. (2014). Nursing staff knowledge in relation to complications of diabetes mellitus in emergency…

Have you ever been a patient in the hospital and wondered what it would be like to be the doctor or a nurse? Doctors and nurses face many different challenges everyday. They are hard workers and they have dedicated their lives to save and improve other lives of many people. One type of a hard working nurse is a RN. RN stands for Registered Nurse. This type of nurse can work in many settings. What’s so great about RNs and what they do? RNs have and learn many skills. Not just medical skills, but…

different aspects of life that affect an individual’s perception of health such as lifestyle choices, living conditions, socioeconomic status, or social support networks. It important to define the terms health and episodic health challenge to have a better understanding of the content of this paper. What does the word health mean? According to Reutter & Eastlick Kusher (2014), the World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and…

Code of Conduct of Nurses (2012). Therefore, it is expected of them to deliver care safely and competently within current guidelines and policy. Children are at the stage where they cannot understand the information, therefore, there are legislations developed that safeguard their welfare and best interests (Ministry of Health, 1998). One of these legislations is the Care of Children Act 2004. The purpose of the Care of Children Act (2004) is to promote children 's best interests and welfare.…

Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital strives to improve their services every year, some years have been lean, such as 2007 and 2008. The health system has been steadily making strides since this time period, to implement the needs we may have had to put off for a while. When we look at the strengths of Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, it is clear that the employees who work there are a great asset to the company. The employees are very dedicated, caring, dependable, and must be accurate in the services…

There are many different jobs in the medical field, and they are all equally important, but for my project I decided to shadow pediatric nurse practitioner. A nurse practitioner is a registered nurse the serves as a primary health care provider under the physician that is. Just like a pediatrician, they work with young patients from infants to young adults. They are also responsible for diagnosing conducting exams, and prescribe medication to the patient. They usually work with the pediatrician…