Primary health care

It is many of these watch-outs that have most nations with some level of regulation. A government’s ability to regulate medical practice can help ensure everyone has the right to care. It can provide for standardized billing practices, ensure ease of access to patient files. The U.S. is currently embarking on standardization of electronic medical records (EMR). An EMR is a digital version of a paper chart in a clinician 's office…

suffered from multiple head injuries during his 22 year boxing career. Three years ago Mr. Ali saw his primary health care provider because he was having difficulty writing because of rhythmic shaking in right hand when relaxed in resting position. The doctor refer him to an inpatient clinic for further testing but he ignored his efforts. Mr. Ali lives alone, and his daughter is worried about his health because Mr. Ali has recently fallen in his home. His daughter has accompany him to the…

Relationship The strength of the trust between a nurse and the patient determines how streamlined the care can be. For example, a patient who doesn’t disclose their entire health history to a nurse that they don’t have confidence in may experience more obstacles that could have been avoided. Trust is something that needs to be earned; it is not necessarily present because someone requires medical care. Patients become more trusting of nurses in a variety of ways: the capability to perform…

graduates. Regardless of their educational credits from other colleges and universities, their previous medical knowledge and skills, besides the cultural diversity needed to take care of the growing minorities; these national and foreign nursing students face many barriers in their attempt to continue studying a professional health career in the US. One of the bigger obstacles has been supported by the private’s nursing schools, which are mostly for-profit rather than nonprofit institutions;…

high quality, safe, effective, and patient-centered care. Quality and Safety Education of Nursing (QSEN) is a great source to evaluate nursing competency; Safety, teamwork…

wellness checkup with six-year-old Dr. Villanueva. Ever since I can remember I have wanted to be a doctor. Through my childhood years and my undergraduate career my ambition to become a doctor has remained and deepened my interest in medicine and health. All through…

there is clinical breast exam or self-breast exam available for 20-30 years old americans every three years and once a year for over 40s. Mammogram is recommended every year starting from 40-year olds until they are in good health. The screening process is mainly through health insurance. However, there are also funding aids for low income and uninsured women through National breast and cervical cancer early detection program. In the UK, national breast cancer screening programme commenced in…

According to CDC Center of Disease Control nearly 70 million American adults are suffering from hypertension. According to mayo clinic staff Hypertension is condition where the force of the blood against the artery walls is high enough, which could cause health complications such as heart diseases. Blood pressure is measured by the amount of blood the heart pumps and the amount of resistance of blood flow in your arteries. The more blood the heart pumps and the narrower the arteries get, the…

Analyzing the Genetic Gap in Nursing Education The World Health Organization states that “the role of genetic research is indispensable in the ever challenging fields of diagnosis and treatment of genetic disorders, infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases” (WHO, Genetic Research, para 1, n.d). While the importance of genetics in disease and illness management is apparent, the translation into nursing practice remains unclear. A study conducted showed that although nurses and midwives…

(FNP) at a family practice primary care clinic. Specifically, I will serve in a federally qualified health center (FQHC). According to Hamric and Taylor’s seven identified phases of development1, I will progress from orientation to frustration, implementation, and integration, as well as possibly frozen, reorganization, and complacent phases in my role development. During orientation, I may feel especially optimistic about my new role and potential impact in improving the health of my patients.…