Single-payer health care

“I would never want to be kept alive artificially,” 39 year old quadriplegic French man, Vincent Lambert stated to his wife before his motorbike accident in 2008. However, Vincent has remained in a vegetative state since, causing controversy about his condition and whether he should be allowed to choose to end his life. According to French Law, his wife has the capacity to make a decision about her partners’ life; causing controversy between his family and furthermore reignites the debate on…

will discuss my experiences at the Beddington Carewest Adult Day Program (ADP), where I was able to analyze the culture surrounding QOL. Using a focused ethnography approach, I was able to discover the impact of social relationships and access to health care on the client’s QOL. Furthermore, I will use scholarly literature to analyze the culture. Use of Ethnography By using a focused ethnography approach, I was able to shape my experience through the collection of data. Cruz and Higginbottom…

Why are people overweight these days? One answer I think is it’s expensive to eat healthy. Why are salads so expensive when most of the ingredients are from the ground? Why is everything on the dollar menu unhealthy for you? It’s hard to eat healthy, when you can go to a fast food restaurant like Taco Bell for an example and get full on 5 dollars’ worth of food but if you look at the calorie intake you probably exceeded your max carbohydrates for the day just in one sitting. Now let’s say you…

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…

the organization was a scheduled three weeks in Haiti, helped provide basic medical care and education to the underserved communities of “Cotes-de-Fer” and “Petit Goave.” The experience was eye opening in the sense that it helps me understand some of the logistics that are required to render a minimal level of care. That experience is unique from the position of working as a medic because we have not just provided care, but were deeply involved with the local population daily routine. That level…

at a faster rate. Since there are no physician networks or a set of providers that the German population are tied to, the continuity of care is not substantial. The German population suffers setbacks from physician and clinician inconsistency. Also, this makes the previous medical records non accessible since none of the providers are linked. Redundancy of care becomes a big issue because physicians order repetitive test not knowing or having the ability to see if other providers have already…

hazardous to human health; mercury that is released to the environment can be transformed into its most dangerous form known as methylmercury. This form of mercury has been found by scientist to accumulate in fishes in varying degree depending on the species. Due to the nutritional benefit of the fish to humans, it is imperative that health advisory agencies such as the FDA and EPA educate the public on how to utilize fish for its nutritional value without compromising their health status. The…

nurses to the fullest extent of their education and training is essential for the growth of nursing. Nurses should be partners of doctor’s and they should work together to solve problems that arise with their patient which would lead to overall better care. Physicians need to be able to trust the nurse’s education and training and feel confident that they can provide as much insight to a potential problem as a doctor. Speaking from experience there is nothing worse than a doctor who is…

them will suffer a mental illness, such as anxiety, depression, or other mental health ailment according to Scientific American website, updated in 2016 (Scientific American). Although 50% of Americans will experience a mental illness, mental illness is not a subject society is well educated about. Subsequently, America is currently undergoing a powerful stigma towards mental illness. Similarly, America’s mental health epidemic is causing obstacles in social situations, and America needs to…

fall of 2013, I became a research assistant at Children’s Hospital Oakland at the Family Information and Navigation Desk (FIND) where I investigated the relationship between social and environmental issues and children’s health. Alternating between the emergency room and primary care clinic, I interviewed diverse families, primarily in Spanish. If the occasion arose, I had the privilege of helping a family by connecting them to resources. During my time at FIND, I sometimes headed home with a…