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Kamehameha Nursing Center is part of ITO Healthcare Group. Other ITO Healthcare Group facilities are Honolulu Care facility, Waipahu Nursing Home, and Pearl City Nursing Home. Kamehameha Nursing Home is Medicaid and Medicare Certified and state licensed for 132 residents. The facility also accepts most health…

Immigrant health issues, including: lack of access to health care, lack of insurance, lack of education, language barriers and fear of prejudice all have an effect on our communities, the United States as a whole and how we deliver proper treatment to those individuals. The main issue that I will talk about is the communication barrier, its issues and some solutions. The high level of immigrants without insurance is partially explained by the lack of or low levels of education. With low…

Why have you chosen to pursue nursing as a career? I grew up in a neighborhood where people often misunderstand the term caring in a situation where care is needed. The concept of caring for an individual does not simply entail knowing that he or she is emotionally or physically stable, but rather has more to do with utilizing my personal experiences to instill the notion of hope. There are still people in the world who care and want to help out. Many times when I receive the…

Introduction: Healthcare workers who are focused on providing the best care possible to their patients are exposed to a wide variety of workplace hazards. Some of these hazardous exposures include infections, needle sticks, sharps injuries, back injuries, allergy causing substances, violence, stress, and radiation. “Worldwide, approximately three million needle stick or sharps injuries occur annually during healthcare procedures” (Zaidi, 2012). As a healthcare professional the first goal is to…

The Veteran Administration Healthcare Directional strategies provide a framework that focuses on the business efforts of health care organizations. Quality of care is an important part of that business when it comes to any healthcare organization, the Veteran Administration Healthcare has been plagued with scandals that puts this theory to the test. This is a support in guiding the various business decisions and the activities of the health care organization, can adversely affect the public…

Introduction The healthcare debate is ongoing, more so now than ever. At its core is a fundamental question: is healthcare a right or a privilege of the American people? A news article I read in the LA Times compared the experiences of a married couple, both of whom needed urgent care for a similar health problem. While they were traveling in England, the wife fell ill, and as a result she went to an English hospital. Her total healthcare bill was $37; all she had to pay for was the…

Assessment Task 3B: Written Reflection Revisiting the Situation As part of an assessment piece, I conducted an interview with person who I did not know prior in order to simulate a scenario I may encounter with a client in the future as a health professional. In the ten minutes I was given, I directed a sustained interview supported by effective listening, questioning and responding skills to initiate an understanding of the interviewee’s profile and to establish a professional rapport with the…

administrative data/information to measure, assess, control, and improve the quality and productivity of their operations” (Reid, P., Compton, D. W., Grossman, J. H., Fanjiang, G. 2005). Financial information is especially important for managing healthcare organizations. The primary use of financial information is evaluation of organization’s financial condition. The financial data can answer a question regarding achieving goals, the viability of the entity, and its solvency. Financial…

commonly referred to as quality improvement. This is where information is gathered by various means to improve the quality of safe care to be provided. This is performed on the basis of a reporting system. When an error or near miss takes place, healthcare staff must revert back to holding each other and their selves accountable by reporting the action. Once the action is reported by the party, a group of people such as risk management, quality improvement team, and many others gather to analyze…

The horizontally Integrated Health System that I chose is Sunrise Senior living. Sunrise Senior living is a new approach to senior care for the quality of life for all seniors. They understand the various wellness needs and assistance that seniors may benefit from as they age. Sunrise Senior Living communities offer a range of personalized services and care levels, including Independent Living, Assisted Living & Personal Care, Alzheimer’s & Memory Care, Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitative Care,…