Future Direction of Health Care There are many challenges the health care system faces in the future. In moving forward in a strategic direction challenges they face are: access to health care, technology advancements, maintaining a skilled workforce, health care reform, legislation, and rising costs. These areas present challenges and there is much need for changes and reforms. In this paper I will address five areas with challenges in health care and strategies organizations can adapt to
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Spending HCS/440 Healthcare Spending United States healthcare spending exceeds healthcare spending in any other country in the world. These increasingly high figures of healthcare spending cost are influenced by several different reasons. An aging population, illegal immigration, and technology advancements are some of the few influences on rising healthcare costs in America. It is imperative that health care costs are managed and soon because the government is finding it quite difficult to
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midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and nurse practitioners. APN focus on critical thinking, educating the public, diagnosing and treating illnesses, and prescribing medications to name a few. This paper will discuss the future of the nurse practitioner and how I, as a future adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner, will advocate for my patient population. Philosophy and Beliefs of Nurse Practitioners Due to the fact that nurse practitioner is a branch of advanced practice nursing,
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Research Paper Diagnosis and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Challenges Prepared by Ms. Rawan Al-Juweed Introduction Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, is a degenerative disorder of the brain that leads to memory loss1. AD affects 5.3 million Americans and is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. There are two main forms of the disease. Familial AD affects people younger than 65, accounting for nearly 500,000 AD cases in the United
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about and hope to work as an advocate for in the future. The following information will address the special needs of senior citizens, programs and services for the aging, and the multicultural issues faced by this vulnerable population. The Senior Population The senior population usually refers to people who have reached the age of 65. This population is vulnerable because seniors typically are on predetermined incomes, live alone or with an aging spouse, have some form of debilitating disease
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Initially, I remember feeling a fear and high stress level, as a returning adult to graduate school, after 10 years. I was worried that I would not have enough time with my hectic schedule, worried that I would neglect other areas of my life, and worried that I would fail. However, I have learned to balance my life and I must admit its a sacrifice well worth it. I have learned to take it one step at a time, by managing 1 stressor at a time, as I have been doing, although had failed to recognize or
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Future Healthcare Needs of the Baby Boomer Generation Thomas Edison State College December 8, 2013 Introduction As the general population ages, the large group known as the Baby Boomer Generation has the potential to put enormous strains on the healthcare system. The Baby Boomer Generation is defined as those people born between 1946 and 1965 ("Baby boomer," 2013). The focus of this paper centers on the medical needs required for this generation and how the baccalaureate prepared
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Developmental Process of Aging Angel M. Perez Liberty University Abstract The cause of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is currently unknown. However, extensive studies using new technology has led to new ways of accurately identifying AD, an understanding of the mechanisms involved regarding the development of AD, and the damage it causes in the human brain. The general population is under the impression that AD is a result of the normal human developmental process of aging. The focus of this research
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biological predispositions of ageing which say that once our genes damaged then ageing process start and a specific action cause it, however in disengagement theory the main focus is on psychological site of it, which means how people changing through the aging process and how they are reacting to it.In biological theory, we cannot predict how and why our body will get older but we can take procurations to slow down this process, such as by having a good and balanced diet. Thomas Kirkwood argued that damaged
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According to Australia penetrates into the ageing society, a serious skilled labour shortage is occurred in many industries. {text:toc-mark-end} {text:toc-mark-end} {text:toc-mark-end} Especially, the nursing industry is mainly affected by the aging population issue. Because of falling mortality rate, life expectancy and declining fertility rate, demand for nursing workforce is rapidly increasing in number. So, the solution that the government came up with the shortage of nurses was the General
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