...Most cultures have religious practices and some form of prayer. Healing hospitals are a way to help change the cold aseptic hospital environment into a warm and caring environment through a concept of healing both the spirit and the body. There are several factors that go into making a hospital a healing hospital, a spiritual loving environment, advanced technology and medical practices and the physical design of the hospital. The Healing Cultural People tend to think that their way of life and their rituals, are the only way or at least the only true way. With the advent of many cultures immigrating to the United States, there has been an awakening of cultural awareness that helps healthcare professionals work to ensure that the religious or spiritual philosophy of a patient is respected as well as encouraging a more loving and caring environment to help in healing the spirit as well as the body. A Spiritual Loving Environment An environment where there is a loving caring attitude will give patients a feeling that the healthcare professionals caring for them are concerned, not only about the medical aspect of their care, but also about them as a an individual This form of a healing environment is one that has to be supported by the hierarchy in the hospital. When the staff is working in a loving and caring environment, this assists them to pass that on to their patients. Refreshed spirits are better prepared to provide spiritual care regardless of the setting (Dunn...
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...C228 – Community Health Nursing – Task 2 Renee Todd Western Governors University Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a severe acute respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus named MERS-CoV. It is believed that the virus is found in camels and passed on to humans who are in contact or around infected animal. These camels are mainly located in Egypt, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia (WHO, 2015a). Those infected with MERS exhibit fever, cough, and shortness of breath, pneumonia, and diarrhea. Severe cases require patient to be put on mechanical ventilation or in an intensive care unit. It is also known to cause kidney failure and septic shock. The elderly, persons who are immunosuppressed, those who have diabetes, cancer, or chronic lung disease are at an increased risk of contracting MERS. It can be transmitted to anyone who is in close contact with the infected person (WHO, 2015a). MERS has been reported in 26 countries throughout the world. In May of 2015, there was an outbreak in Korea that began with a 68 year old male who had recent travel from the Arabian Peninsula. The time line is as follows (WHO, 2015b) 1st Case: Reported May 24, 2015. (WHO, 2015b) • Patient: 68 year old male • Travel history o April 18-29, 2015: Bahrain o April 29-30, 2015: United Arab Emirates o April 30- May 1, 2015: Bahrain o May 1-2, 2015: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia o May 2, 2015: Bahrain o May 2-3, 2015: Qatar o May 4, 2015: Flew from Qatar...
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...am pursuing a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in the career field of Health Services Administration Management. I currently have a GPA of 3.46. I began working in the healthcare field as a Medical Records Clerk and after almost 10 years was promoted to an Administrative Assistant Supervisor. Although patient healthcare has always been important, I feel that the degree field of Health Services Administration Management is so important in today’s society because of the world of automation and the continued development of technology. I believe that the caring that was once involved with the administration side of healthcare has either been shown or is perceived to be less because patients today have less interaction with the administration and therefore do not receive that feeling of compassion. I am pursuing a degree in Health Services Administration Management because with my caring heart, I feel as though I would be able ensure that the patient and their family are happy and feel as if their needs are being met. I started in the health care profession because of my passion for caring for others and I feel as though this passion has led me to pursue a degree in Health Services Administration. During my four (4) years in the University of Phoenix’s healthcare program I have learned a great deal about healthcare. For example, my mother got sick two (2) years ago and the emergency doctor at first thought she had Tuberculosis and she was admitted into an isolated room. Everyone...
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...United Hospital Ltd was borne out of a vision to provide a complete and one-stop healthcare solution to the people of Bangladesh. Opening its doors in August 2006 and situated besides the picturesque Gulshan Lake, this hospital is one of the largest private sector healthcare facilities in Bangladesh. With a capacity to house over 450 patients and established across a total covered area of over 400,000 sft, the hospital has 11 state of the art operation theatres to cater to the needs of our varied patient base. Our departments of cardiology, gynecology, orthopedic and pediatrics are staffed by the most esteemed doctors in their respective fields. As an example, a glimpse at our cardiology department would reveal that till date we have conducted over 5440 open heart surgeries and over 22169 angiograms and angioplasty operations. That’s over 12 heart related surgeries per day alone since our inception. With our technology and their expertise, and with the support of our friendly staff, we strive each day to be the number one healthcare provider, not only within Bangladesh but within the Asia-Pacific region. Mission Statement Our number one priority is to provide you with high quality healthcare in a friendly and compassionate environment. We are committed to..... • Quality : Operating at the highest standards of safe and ethical practices and demonstrating continuous improvement. • Effectiveness : Selecting the most appropriate services to produce the desired health outcomes...
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...chronically ill grandmother. During this period of time, the idea of playing nurse never crossed my mind; rather, care giving was a way of life. The magnitude of influence that caring for my grandmother had in shaping my career decisions is immense; although it was unknown to me for quite some time. A distinct correlation was made early in my employment as a Clinical Assistant at Seton Medical Center. While holding the hand of a patient, as he passed through the stages of a stroke, I recognized the tone and delivery of my words as that which I used when comforting my grandmother during a similar event. Amidst the chaos of the medical team, I became overwhelmed with a sense of complete wholeness that I had not felt before. I become acutely aware that my childhood care giving role had provided me with a unique ability to invest myself fully into the health and wellbeing of others, in the very same way that I had done with my grandmother. In addition to caring for patients, I also maintain an affinity for teaching. The delight I found while playing “schoolteacher” as a child derived from the act of sharing new information with imaginary students. My thirst for knowledge and the desire to share is no less prevalent now as it was then, however my knowledge is based in scientific method, holistic healthcare promotion and nursing theory. Nursing...
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...belief of inter-professional practice, the roles and responsibilities of healthcare team members and the importance of inter professional communication in health care. Firstly, inter-professional practice has been discussed along with its significance for quality health outcomes. This is followed by the roles and responsibilities of a healthcare team member, which in this essay is a nurse. Lastly, the utilization of inter-professional communication has been described. Inter-professional practice in a healthcare setting refers to the relationship shared by the health professionals to get outcomes in the best interest of their patient as explained by my teacher. To provide a safe, caring and effective patient care the communication between health care members should also be effective and for this it is essential for them to understand communication concepts and techniques like, attending listening and probing (Berman, Kozier & Erb, 2012). The basic reason behind most of the medication errors, adverse reactions and near misses is due to inadequate communication between different health professionals be it oral or written, also the conclusion of many health care quality improvement investigations state that there is a lack of Inter-professional communication and hence suggest to improve it (Berman, Kozier & Erb, 2012). This collaboration between the professionals forms an integral part of the healthcare setting because the whole process of the treatment is based on communication...
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...elderspeak and strategies that could potentially enhance communication. No research studies can be identified that include Registered Nurses (RNs) and their understanding and use of elderspeak. Educating nurses about elderspeak may serve to enhance the development of a positive relationship between the Registered Nurse and the older client, which could result in an improved therapeutic relationship and improved health status. Social interactions, in all healthcare settings, can potentially make the difference between an individual who is able to be self-sufficient and the one who becomes a dependent member of the community. Social relationships have been described by Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which “places the human need for affiliation second only to survival and safety” (Williams, Kemper, Hummert, 2004). Some older adults rely solely on health care providers for social contact, and therefore it is extremely important that nurses be sensitive to the social needs of patients while providing healthcare and promoting health. The literature reports that not all patient...
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...Running head: HEALING HOSPITALS: A DARING PARADIGM Healing Hospitals: A Daring Paradigm Kimberly Howell Grand Canyon University Foundations of Spirituality in Health Care HLT-310-0101 October 13, 2012 Healing Hospitals: A Daring Paradigm The healing hospital paradigm is a hospital model that focuses on the recovery and wellness of patients as a whole. Unlike other hospital settings this one focuses on the person as a whole body, mind, and spirit. Also included in the paradigm is the setting of the aesthetics of the hospital, which include things like being pleasing to the eye and the noise level of the facility. This paper will present the components of a healing hospital and the role spirituality plays in the recovery. It also will include the challenges faced while trying to provide a healing environment. Nurses today are being mandated by professional and regulating organizations (American Holistic Nurses’ Association 2005, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health-care Organizations 2005) to incorporate spiritual assessment and interventions into their practice (Miner-Williams, 2006). In order to do this there must be a definition or an explanation of what spirituality is. Spirituality can‘t be wrapped up in a definition; it is the human part of humanistic. It consists of compassion, safety, trust, respect, support and creating positive outcomes in people’s lives and health. (Ashcraft 2010). Laura Mancuso stated, “Spirituality is highly personal...
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...knowledge to the United States. The diversity of population is affecting the healthcare delivery system in the country. Nurses play a major role in the delivery of healthcare. Nurses are the direct caregivers to patients and spend maximum time with the patients and their family. “As the demographic composition of Western industrialized countries continues to diversify, the need for nurses to practice with cultural competence becomes essential” (Canales & Barbara, 2001, p. 103). Culturally Competent care Culturally competent care values diversity and respect individual differences regardless of one’s own race, beliefs, and cultural background. Culture can be defined as beliefs, values, customs and lifeway of a group of people that influence their choices in choosing health care practices. These behaviors are primarily learned in the family and are transmitted in the family. Culture is mostly unconscious and has strong influence on health practices. Subcultures, ethnic groups differ from the dominant culture and may have different values and beliefs. People from a given racial group may not necessarily share the same culture. Healthcare providers must recognize, respect and integrate patients’ beliefs and practices into planning patient care. Culture influences the healthcare providers. Each healthcare provider shares the responsibility of providing culturally competent care. It is essential for healthcare...
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...Personal and Professional Healthcare Communication HCS 350 May 12, 2014 Kristina Alums Personal and Professional Healthcare Communication Communication is the act of using words, signs, sounds, technology, symbols, or emotions to express or exchange information about one’s ideas, thoughts, or feelings to someone else. Health care communication is information that can be exchanged in the same ways but its main point is to enhance health. It is a necessary element of interaction between nurses, physicians, patient’s, and family members. The communication helps to enhance health by including information about disease prevention, diagnoses, treatment, health promotion, and health care policies which can ultimately improve a person’s quality of life. Effective Healthcare Communication “There has been evidence that communication between providers and patients, directly and indirectly, determine the extent in which patients experience fewer adverse medical events, exhibit higher levels of adherence to their treatment regimens, trust their care and their providers and nurses, are satisfied with their care and their providers, practice effective self-management behaviors, experience less symptom severity, suffer less morbidity and mortality, and access and utilize available health resources” (Marram, G. 2009, p3). Physician-Patient Communication When a patient and their family members understand the information that is being received about their care they are more likely...
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...Running head: RELATIONSHIP TO SPIRITUALITY Module 1 Healing Hospitals and their relationship to spirituality Vern Warter RN Grand Canyon University HLT 310 v Module 1 Healing Hospitals and their relationship to spirituality The purpose of this paper is to describe the components of a Healing Hospital and the relationship to spirituality. With today’s advanced technology, science, and new medications the health care setting provides a unique opportunity to help patients with curable treatable disease and illnesses. Developing a healthcare system with a loving, caring, healing environment that every patient and every employee has the desire to be associated with is the ultimate challenge. When Mercy Gilbert Medical Center was built in 2006, the focus was placed on having a healing environment as well as having a healing facility, and healing culture. They were awarded the Healing Hospital designation secondary to three key components. They were awarded this by the Baptist Healing Trust, in Nashville, Tennessee (Eberst, 2008). The components are listed as 1) A healing physical environment, 2) The integration of work design and technology, and 3) A culture of “Radical Loving Care” (Eberst). A healing environment includes more than just the patient, but also encompasses the knowledge to help the family members and others that may be involved with the support of the patient. As the patient is cared for, there is support for not only...
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...Jennifer Heil HLT 05 Healthcare System and Transculture Daisy Savarirajan ,PH.D October 31, 2011 Trust Factor There are many elements that contribute to the specialzed populations’ distrust of the healthcare system. A few of them are trustworthiness, trans cultural communication, and cultural competence. Knowing more about these elements will help to break down the distrust of the healthcare system and help to build up more trust which is extremely important because when there is no trust, patients do not seek preventative care or specialty care. According to Cook, Kosoko-Lasaki, and O’Brien (2009) trust and distrust play significant roles in the interactions with in the healthcare system (p.16). This trust drives the frequency of the interactions between the culture and healthcare professionals. Trust can also be generational deriving from family members past experiences, also from others within the culture and this can affect future relationships within a particular group. Just like distrust can drive down interactions trust and increased understanding can increase a cultures competence. Trustworthiness can go a long way in helping clients and healthcare as a whole. Cultural competency has been attempting to improve starting at the caregiver and institutional levels. Policies have been made to heighten the sensitivity awareness when caring for others. “A big challenge to the adoption of cultural competency education is that no single method or body of knowledge...
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...to use them because it is essential to their survival. Therefore, health care and economics are connected in the sense of sharing the same terms such as resources, quality, and cost. The objective of this paper is to analyze how the terms of cost, quality and resources are similar and yet dissimilar in healthcare and economics. Resource The term resource is defined as the product, asset, or other service with limited availability utilized to generate commodities and services that convene to human requirements and desires (Gretzen, 2007). As a result of these resources can be restricted, many economists, decision makers, and health care providers are forced to find ways to efficiently allocate resources within their organization in order to maximize cost effectiveness. Economic resources are also found to have a substantial and considerable effect on the utilization of medical care (Chung, 2006). Healthcare services are provided to consumers by the utilization of resources such as personnel or work force, equipment, funds, and facilities. Consequently, economics and health care utilize different types of resources to produce services in order to meet people’s healthcare needs. As mentioned before there are many similarities in both in health care and economics when organizations deal with resource utilization (Gretzen, 2007). An example of this would be when...
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...Personal Philosophy of Nursing Jessica Pons NUR/391 January 28, 2013 Sharon Thompson Personal Philosophy of Nursing To formulate my personal philosophy of nursing, I had to look at what my core values were. I am a kind, compassionate, honest, and caring. I chose nursing as my profession because nursing is something that always has been in my blood. I believe human life is precious and is to be valued. Not only do I consider my patient’s wellbeing, but I also look at the wellbeing of the families. Families take care of the patient when they are discharged. I also look at my fellow health care workers. Without being able to work alongside them, I could not take care of the patient properly. Lastly, I consider my own health. An unhealthy nurse cannot properly do their job. Caring for patients and their families, working well with coworkers, and taking care of your own health is what makes a difference because no matter how small the task, little things add up to big things. That is why I believe the world will get better one small step at a time. My Patients My patients are human beings. They are people with feelings and souls, and they are to be treated with just as much respect as everyone does. It does not matter if they are on their deathbed or just coming in because they have a cough. Being a positive role model is an important philosophy. I was raised watching my mother be a nurse and always enjoyed going to work with her and helping with small things such as...
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...Values give an organization credibility in the eyes of its clients. Promotion of ethical values is a role of every stakeholder of the organization. At New South Wales (NSW) Health and private employers ensure promotion of value through adherence to their value statements. This reflection portfolio evaluates the said values assuming that one works within that organization. In order to perform this reflection, one has to make sure that personal values are not compromised by the employer. Compromise may hinder independent comparison of one’s personal values and those of NSW Health. This work will analyze the influence of these values on health teams and demonstrate how NSW Health leaders may use these values to impact effectively on patient’s healthcare. An independent evaluator needs to follow the criteria that ensure professional practice. I adopted my values in a collage characterized by strong family bondage and commitment, sharing, love, happiness and family pets. This collage values happiness, wealth and family bondage than other matters in life. I express my vision for a happy family, values and goals to measure progress. My vision aims to ensure family safety, health and togetherness. In order to have a happy family, one must attend to all their needs including shelter and food. One also has to try and be the best father or mother and thus promote common family values that ensure commitment, guidance, respect and openness in the family relationships. I upholds these values...
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