NON-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION Name Class Institution Date For Profit v. Not-for- Profit A non-profit corporation is setup to help members of the community with no intention of benefiting from it; it is charitable organization for common good of all people, while for-profit organization is started for business purposes with intention of making profit. The non-profit corporation use the profits gained to finance their services so that they can achieve their missions. The profit
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Nurses are to provide the best care that they can give to patients. The nurse is the person who spends quality time with the patient and personally gets to know their likes and dislikes. And yes, those details are crucial in the care of a patient because that small amount of communication can help or hurt a patients’ mind set of wanting to get better and making their own decisions for their healthcare. If patients are being treated with respect while in the care of healthcare professionals
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States health care system has been controlled by various groups over the years. At one point physicians were known to have controlled the health care system. Their homes were once considered the hospitals in which patients would stay over if needed (Laureate Education Inc., 2008). Over time the control of the health care system transitioned to hospitals. Their role was to become service organizations and offer a continuum of care in the health system (Barton, 2010). Today the health care system is controlled
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immunologist and pulmonologists. I have learned to intertwine my primary focus of one-on-one patient care to being (unofficially) a social worker, financial counselor, educator, and even negotiator. Thus leading me to appreciate all disciples and know that there must be a continuum of communication and cooperation to reach the best outcome. I am a patient advocate, thus I must be a leader in assuring that optimum care is received. It takes a collaboration of devoted team members to build and sustain an infrastructure
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Describe how nursing theory has helped facilitate the development of nursing knowledge. The nursing profession has progressed greatly since it roots with Florence Nightingale, moving from reliance upon total medical direction for providing basic care and “the first duty of the nurse it that of obedience-absolute fidelity to his orders, even if the necessity of the prescribed measures is not apparent, you have no responsibility beyond that of faithfully carrying out the directions received” (Jennifer
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Bismarck, the first Chancellor of Germany, created the modern welfare state by building on a tradition of welfare programs in Prussia and Saxony that began as early as in the 1840s. Bismarck introduced old age pensions, accident insurance and medical care that formed the basis of the modern European welfare state. The United Kingdom, as a modern welfare state, started to emerge with the Liberal welfare reforms of 1906–1914 under Liberal Prime Minister Herbert Asquith. The passing of the Old-Age
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Health Care Management Student’s name Institutional Affiliation Abstract This article explores the health care management in organizations. The objective of the study was to assess the culture of the health care organization and how it influences organizational behavior, as well as productivity. The study also seeks to identify the comparisons of one organizations culture to the culture of the other. This paper will also examine the easiness to change an unhealthy or unproductive organization to
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Running head: NURSE MANAGER ROLE Nurse Manager Role Abstract The aim of this paper is to discuss the advanced practice nurse manger role. Discussion will ensue regarding the nurse manager role: historical development; original and current educational preparation requirements; licensing, certification, continuing education, value requirements, skill requirements, options in the employment setting; issues of concern; and future projections. Based on the informed understanding of the
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attractions, behaviors expressing them, and membership in a community of others who share them. Homosexuality is one of the three main categories of sexual orientation, along with bisexuality and heterosexuality, within the heterosexual-homosexual continuum (with asexuality sometimes considered a fourth). Scientific and medical understanding is that sexual orientation is not a choice, but rather a complex interplay of biological and environmental factors,[1][3] especially with regard to early uterine
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OH 1 Essay Questions: Forms They represent a continuum in how much freedom of response is allowed, ranging from restricted-response essays on one end to extended-response essays on the other. Restricted-response essay limits content and response to be given can limit via how narrowly question is phrased (e.g., as specific as a short-answer question) can limit via scope of the problem posed (e.g., with introduction like that of an interpretive exercise) therefore, can
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