Historically, social movements and technological advancements have been major events promoting the growth in nursing. World War II create one of the major changes in healthcare, women played a major role in the military medical units. Consequently, there was a shortage of nurses in America, so a two-year associate degree in nursing (AND) was developed in desire to quickly train nurses to acquire a minimum skills level. Koernig & Hayes (2016) stated that ADN programs since then have increased at…
participate in interdisciplinary education and distance learning daily. I am comfortable and experienced with collaborating in an interdisciplinary team environment. The distance education experience can be challenging, however it translates to telehealth communication. The use of technology as a communication tool to connect remotely to patients will continue to increase in our changing world. As I continue my education at OUHSC, I will participate in quantitative and qualitative research…
Strengths PMH has an extraordinary amount of local support. For example, community members have assisted with fundraising to ensure PMH has proper facilities and equipment. Additionally, residents donated funds to help build the new PHM hospital that opened in 1995 (Pocahontas Memorial Hospital, n.d.a). Further, in 2014, a local resident replaced all hospital beds with state of the art beds (Pocahontas Memorial Hospital, 2014). PMH also has high patient satisfaction ratings. According to…
The ConXus Wellness & Benefits Hub provides each participant with a personalized wellness program, benefits information, and the tools for a healthier lifestyle. The white-label portal solution can include themes, logos, colors, and images to support your brand. The personal portal helps every participant succeed by promoting the right tools at the right time based on the user’s health risks, wellness goals, incentives earned, benefits available, and interests. The personal dashboard drives…
members in gangs are foreign born nationals. What should Congress do to help Obamacare? First we need to address how to tweak Obamacare such as lowering the annual cost. Along with the secondary insurance issue and preexisting issues in a patient. Telehealth Access for Enrollees could help for constituents to enroll. Firm believer in a good education therefore perhaps the United States should provide a two year education after high school. There are a lot more issues to cover such as long…
Megha you wrote a very clear and an excellent discussion post. I enjoy reading it. To answer your question: Medication adherence has been very evasive and difficult to decipher due to multifactorial challenges. According to Haugh (2014, p. 183-199), adherence can be broken down into two types: Intentional versus unintentional nonadherence. For the intentional nonadherence, the person has a deliberate decision not to take the medication due to his/her belief system. The individual may think…
monumental impact of the Mental Health Care Revolution is an increase in the accessibility of health care for mental health patients. One of the reasons of this dramatic increase is a new idea that is gaining popularity called telepsychiatry, or telehealth. Simply put, telepsychiatry using technology, often video calling services, to increase the range of area that psychiatric services are offered in. The usage of telepsychiatry has been advertised as a way to increase access to mental health…
As the health care system has become more complex, Ongoing advances in technology, including computerized medical databases, telehealth, online payors and other Internet-based technologies, have increased the likelihood of potential and unintentional breaches of private/confidential health information; therefore making it increasingly difficult to protect patient confidentiality. This led Dr. Marc Siegler [University of Chicago] to wonder whether confidentiality had become a decrepit concept,…
I am continuing to enjoy my internship experience. I have taken on more responsibilities, and feel as though I am fully immersed. However, I continue to learn new things daily. I am gaining great feedback from my supervisor. I am continuing to go on the psychiatric unit each morning to participate in the Interdisciplinary Treatment Plan Meetings. Towards the end of last week, we had three patients in the same day that experienced extreme cases of psychosis. The effects of listening to those…
For most older adults, low adoption rates for home-based health IT are not necessarily related to lack of technology access, interest, or skill. In 2014 The Pew Research Institute found that 59% of seniors (age 65 and older) report going online as compared to 89% of all adults. Pew also reports that 23% of seniors do not and have not used a cell phone. Wealth and education levels also correlate to higher levels of internet use in seniors. 90% of seniors with a household income of at least…