Socialized medicine

Analysis AF healthcare service and delivery measures look at current trends with patient care regarding lifestyle risks and behavioral health during routine visits. Outcomes prove that AF’s performance is steadily improving with comparable results to Health Care Data and Information (HCDI) 90th percentile benchmark and a mission to meet and exceed Healthy People 2010 goals (NIST, 2006). In contrast to nationwide trends in chronic illnesses, AF has seen consistent improvements in BMI figures,…

3. Explain how the United States has both market and social justice of health care. Market justice assumes that consumers are financially stable and are willing to purchase health care services at market prices. Under market justice, the distribution health services are significantly based on the consumer’s ability to pay for adequate services (Shi & Singh, 2013, p. 41). The problem with market justice is that without adequate income or health insurance through employment people find themselves…

Luc de Clapiers once said, “The greatest achievement of human spirit is to live up to one’s opportunities and make the most of one’s resources.” Life is full of beautiful experiences and opportunities. People just need to recognize them. I believe that each day presents opportunities for achievements. However, the most meaningful experience of my life is when I first did my volunteer work at Clear Lake Regional Hospital in the summer of 2013. Working with the health-care professionals was a…

Civil War Medical Technology Civil war medical technology was not very good during the awful war of 1861-1865. With small shanty medical kits that were not adequate for the job that surgeons had ahead of them tools in the medical kit helped transmit diseases that were lethal. Weapons were being engineered to become more lethal and or more painful [also built to explode so it was harder for medical surgeons to save the soldier]. Transportation was also dominant problem that hurt both the…

Reflection and reflective practice are increasingly described as essential attributes of competent healthcare professionals who are prepared to address clinical challenges1. The iSAP scenario provided the opportunity to develop a Clinical Action Plan (CAP) to identify client needs and discuss professional behaviours of clinician’s involved affecting the quality of healthcare received. An expert CAP was then released identifying the main issues to be considered. This report will compare and…

running outpatient clinics and post-surgical follow ups, they must spend time proving themselves worthy. Tasks they perform include medical history taking, interpreting EKG and puncture/blood draws, among others. Only some PA’s can legally prescribe medicine, or controlled substances. Each of the 50 states has different laws regarding the prescription of medications by mid-level practitioners within that particular State through the Drug Enforcement…

One in four adults in the United States (61.5 million) is affected by a mental illness (McEnaney). Of the 61.5 million adults suffering from a mental illness, only 40% (24.6 million) are getting the proper treatment for it (Nieves). Additionally, 1/3 (250,000) of homeless people in the U.S. suffer from serious mental illness, and that number increases every day (Nieves). While health care for mentally challenged individuals in the United States has improved since colonial times, their care today…

Wellness programs “are designed to maintain or improve employee health before problems arise; encourage self-directed lifestyle changes, including reduced cholesterol and heart disease risks and individualized exercise programs and follow-up” (Jackson, Mathis, & Valentine, 2014, pp. 506-507). Many companies provide these types of programs to enhance participation within the organization while offering incentives to participate in a volunteer based program. With various options to choose from,…

Children and Mental Health Research suggests that family income affects the mental health of children (Kuruvilla, 2007). Children that come from low income families tend to have higher rates of depression, cheating, and anti-social behaviour such as bullying, telling lies and breaking things (Kuruvilla, 2007). If the family is chronically poor, a child has an increased tendency to have a lower cognitive performance (Kuruvilla, 2007). As they reach adolescence they are more likely to engage in…

Marijuana Legalization: A Bad Idea Countless people have come to the conclusion that marijuana cannot be harmful, but little do they know, it can have a huge impact on several aspects of your life. Marijuana users who think they are just having a fun time with their friends, are shaping their future in a negative way. Marijuana has become more of a popular drug lately as a result of of the huge debates over legalizing it for medical use. Although several people are for this idea, they have no…