long-term care market, one must stop and thing how far back this goes. The factors may not been looked at years ago and no competition for the long-term market needed to be looked at. Today, looking at long-term care we think about the rising cost of health care, who will provide the coverage, and if we must look at what type of care one is needing. “Although Medicare and Medicaid are still the most significant buyers of long-term care services they are no longer the only buyers. Managed care has become
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January 4, 2013 Competency Differences Between RNs Prepared at ADN Versus BSN Level Nursing education in the United States offers many levels of competency falling under the licensed title of registered nurse (RN). These levels offered in a continuum, begin with nursing as a vocation in the form of licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) followed by an associate degree (ADN), baccalaureate of science degree (BSN), masters of science degree (MSN) and doctorate. All have curriculums that
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and a multidiscipline team to educate patients to prevent disease and promote optimal health. Nurses advocate to assist patients, families and communities to receive the most from the health care system and promote patients to advocate for themselves, this further allowing for high quality, cost effective care (Edelman & Mandle, 2010). Ill-health prevention and health promotion is a challenge in the medical field, this covers a wide variety of activities including holistic strategies that encompass
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Accountable Care Organizations: Key to Transforming Healthcare? The Talia Goldsmith, MHA Candidate 2011 Suffolk University Sawyer Business School HLTH 890AE: Healthcare
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the ideal strategic direction is paramount for long lasting growth and revenue of Life After Community Living. The residential recovery community is extremely competitive, however there is a smaller market for service providers that can offer after care residential services for the masses. This company must analyze the trends of the community and the population that it serves to make strategic choices that have value for the stakeholders. A value discipline will be identified to set a proper foundation
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Johnson Personal and Professional Healthcare Communication Paper “Health care communication may be defined as a process that facilitates interdependence among members of a health care unit or group. It occurs either verbally or non-verbally and is a process that enhances the sharing of ideas. Health care communication is essential in coordinating activities within a health care unit if it encompasses health care administration and staff members. It is also crucial in therapeutic groups or support
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central part of the healthcare system to provide high quality and safe patient care. Nursing in the US is the single largest segment of the healthcare workforce with almost 3 million nurses working in different areas across the county. The changing conditions in the healthcare system and new legislations to make the system more patients centered will place many demands on the healthcare professionals. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was enacted into law in 2010, is expected to add another 32
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clearly shows that the personality that we have defines the learning style that we adopt as an individual and is termed Constructivism in learning. I have found I do prefer the processing approach continuum that translates into the “doing” action as opposed to the watching. On the perception continuum I fall under the Concrete experience or “feeling” realm and not the “thinking “or abstract conceptualization. This leads onto to the further definition of an “accommodating” learning style but I also
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illness care. The professional nurse is must exhibit responsible supervision of patients requiring skill and surveillance of symptoms, reactions and expected outcomes. The registered nurse must advocate health promotion, restoration and maintenance of health, administer medication and treatments, and prevention of illness. Other skills, the professional nurse must possess are counseling, managing, supervising and teaching of patients, family and other members of the healthcare continuum. The Tennessee
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Homelessness is abundant in any community, more so in some communities than others. Regardless of what kind of community you live in, homelessness is a growing issue especially with the current economy situation. Most define a homeless person as someone who is uneducated, dirty or mentally ill, that shows how uneducated those who have a roof over their head can be. Many of the current homeless are families where the main supporter has lost their job because of cutbacks. They are educated, healthy
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