A Matter of Balance is an evidence-based health program that is geared towards the elderly population to help prevent falls and reduce the fear of falling (Smith, Quinn, Gipson, Wilson, & Ory, 2011). In order to cope with the fear of falling, the elderly population may reduce or avoid activities which could lead to muscle weakness and debility, making them more prone to subsequent falls (Haynes, League, & Neault, 2014). This health promotion program incorporates techniques to help reduce this fear
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Providing news and information to patients is part of the responsibility of healthcare providers in line with their service delivery roles. It is however notable that different news and information have different mental and or psychological health impacts on patients and as a result, they need to be communicated in a systemic way. For instance, breaking bad news in an unethical manner can have adverse health impacts on patients. Breaking bad news to patients is usually very difficult because of the
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Case Study: Medical Error in Tootsie’s Story In spite of the fact that to err is human, In health care settings there exist a great need to adapt to measures that prevent the occurrence of medical mistakes. Healthcare facilities should continuously employ and improve their structures, processes & outcomes through concepts such as data gathering and analysis. Structure Tootsie’s story tells of a case of the medical error that occurred due to Synthroid overdose. Structurally, I will focus on staffing:
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The purpose of this paper is to conduct a formal needs assessment to determine the learning needs of a group of certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) preceptors at a large teaching institution in Baltimore, Maryland. The mission of this institution and the department is “…to improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in medical education, research and clinical care. Diverse and inclusive, {the institution} educates medical students, scientists
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Death with Dignity Act Kleta Shinn HSC/430 September 26, 2011 Professor Smith Death with Dignity Act In Washington State, the people voted and passed a law to legalize assisted suicide, called Death with Dignity Act in 2009. This law is for terminally ill patients, diagnosed by their physician to have less than six months to live. There are several steps before the patient is allowed to receive the medication for assisted suicide .“The patient must be a resident of the state
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HCS/577 – Financial Management in Health Care Financial Data Analysis Introduction To have a full understanding we need to know what an operating budget is and it can be defined as the upcoming statement of profit and loss for the different divisions and units of a company as well as the company as whole for the upcoming year. To identify the variances as well
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Personal and Professional Health Care Communication Paper HCS/350 August 8, 2011 Personal and Professional Health Care Communication Paper Health communication is defined as any form of human communication that employs the process of assessment, delivery, or evaluation of health care and optimizes individual decision-making processes that affect health (Northouse & Northouse, 1998). It links the fields of health and communication applying concepts and theories that promote personal and
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Health Care Delivery Systems Ja*** Sta***** 04/12/2011 Health Care Delivery Systems Exam Paper The challenges faced in our most extreme healthcare facilities The Dialysis, Correctional, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse health care facilities are four very diverse settings in many ways. Yet in others they are similar. They represent many of the aspects of society that are orphaned, discarded, or swept under the rug, challenging both the caregiver and patient alike. Each represents an
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Communication Opinion Wanda Juhl HCS/320 November 13, 2012 Patricia Bird Communication Opinion Introduction Effective communication skills are vital in people’s personal life and in their professional lives. Communication is even more important when conversing with a patient regarding his or her health problems. Words are not the only manner in which we communicate. Successful communication starts as soon as a patient walks in the door, patients should be treated with
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From Chronic to Critical: A Latino Family Confronts End-of-Life Decisions By Karen Peterson-Iyer Gabriela Rivera is an 80-year-old Puerto Rican immigrant, who lives alone in her rent-controlled apartment in New York City. She has lived in the United States for almost 40 years and speaks some English, albeit somewhat hesitantly. Her primary language is Spanish. Although she is now retired, for years Gabriela worked in a factory where she was exposed to a variety of industrial chemicals now considered
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