Primary health care

education or greater, such as a Doctorate, the setting for practice and role in the health care industry do differ. According to the website Healthleadersmedia.com, the nurse practitioners role is to “focus on health promotion and maintenance, disease prevention, and diagnosing and managing acute and chronic illnesses (Olson, 2014). While some may equate nurse practitioners as solely functioning in community based primary care situations, advance practice nurses can…

chapter 9, which explains the organization of care. We have compared how the health care system worked in the past, while examining the new ideas and concepts, which may be applied to deliver better service. In class we looked at a video about the patient-centered medical home, and what this will bring to the health care field. The patient-centered medical model has a lot of great ideas, it will reduce our problem of fractured, incomplete, or unnecessary care. The way the patient-centered model…

individuals with chronic health issues experience higher admission rates along with high emergency department utilization, they experience premature death, disability, and increased cost of health care. These individuals are difficult to manage; however, by using a collaborative approach, with evidence-based practices, and a population-based philosophy, it can reduce the impact of chronic illnesses. Nurse practitioners may play a key role in improving quality and access to care, for…

The Mission The United States Veteran Healthcare Association (VHA), consolidated in 1930, today is a one of the largest health care systems in the country. The mission statement for the Veteran Healthcare Association is to “Provide professional care to promote, protect, and restore the health of all who have and shall borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s veterans,” (U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, 2014). The principal…

Health literacy is defined as an individual’s ability to use cognitive, social and navigational skills to obtain, process and understand health information and services in order to make appropriate and beneficial health decisions (Lambert & Keogh, 2014; WHO, 2015). The concept of health literacy is a major determinant of a population’s health, meaning it is an important concept to grasp from an early age. Therefore, strategies on how to improve health literacy of the population will be discussed…

treating Soldiers under fire. He took an active role in stability operations by assisting the Minister of Health for the Diyala Province, providing key medical assessments for the Baqubah General Hospital to help improve health service capabilities. Upon his return CPT Meyering served as the Medical Director, US Army Health Clinic in Grafenwoehr. He made significant contributions to improve patient care by overseeing the reconstruction of the clinic’s emergency, treatment and isolation rooms. He…

Medicine (IOM) in 1972 with the consent and responsibility of training every workforce in the health category required in the country. It had developed 12 university grounds within the first decade all over the country. The objectives of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) included production of human resources for health services, using its health institutions to provide health services, and conduct research in health sciences. The World Prosperity Organization is a global reform movement for…

Health disparities among African Americans in prenatal care is an unspoken dilemma in the media that our society is facing. There are a multiple of disparities that the African Americans community faces. I considered the root of problem to start in utero. There is a major gap between socioeconomic status and the education of prenatal care that African Americans receive. Therefore, there is a greater risk for lower birth weights and mortality of infants in the African American community.…

Prescribing Law: A State by State Summary, prescriptive authority (independent prescribing) “is the ability of Advance Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to prescribe, without limitation, legend (prescription) and controlled drugs, devices, adjunct health/medical services,…

Due to a never ending demand in health care occupations, the growth in job opportunities will continue to occur for nurse anesthetists. For example, the growth rate for APRNs like nurse anesthetists is predicted to grow 31% from 2012 to 2022. “Several factors, including health care legislation and the resulting newly insured, an increased emphasis on preventative care, and the large, aging baby-boom population will contribute to this demand” (“Nurse”). Bureau of Labor Statistics expect the…