996 Search Results for Current Issues in Health Policy and Health Reform
Currently, there are approximately five to six special interest group lobbyists working on behalf of the private health insurance industry for every single publicly elected representative in Washington, D.C. (Reid, 2009). The breakdown of political Continue Reading...
Diversity and Child Abuse Prevention
Diversity and How Child Abuse in Handled in New York Compared to Other Countries
There is developing debate regarding the suitable combination of programs and polices needed to react to concerns of child abuse a Continue Reading...
shortage of physicians overall, or only in key areas? If the latter, what policies might encourage more physicians to enter important fields like primary care and geriatrics?
The answer to both questions is 'yes.' While overall there is a shortage Continue Reading...
Today, health care in the United States is characterized by growing demand combined with skyrocketing costs and critical shortages of qualified health care practitioners. In response to these challenges, there has also been a growing consensus among Continue Reading...
Public Hospitals are facing imperative challenges offered by the fast growth of communication, as well as biomedical technology; the necessity for cost-control; as well as the spotlight on efficiency and competence; the augment of populations' strain Continue Reading...
Medical Ethics and Decision Making
Do Doctors Need More Guidelines?
New Revolution in Ethics
In 1988, what many called the 'third revolution' in medical care came about (Dunevitz, 1999). The first revolution was after the Second World War, and thi Continue Reading...
Sociology Discussion Responses
Response to Post #1
The issue your raise in terms of the long-term negative consequences on the lives and well-being of caregivers is an extremely important one. As you mention, there are various sources of significan Continue Reading...
Nursing Research in Future
Hallberg, I.R. (2006). Challenges for future nursing research: Providing evidence for health-care practice. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 43: 923-927
Nursing research has become a question of practicality. Is Continue Reading...
S. directly. Evidently, the long-term objectives indirectly face the smooth running of the U.S. government. Priority should be given to those aspects that will pull the resources of the country to extreme levels. The U.S. As a super-power is privileg Continue Reading...
Catholic church and public policy have remarked that the members of American clergy in general, without even excepting those who do not admit religious liberty, are all in favour of civil freedom; but they do not support any particular political syst Continue Reading...
From this broader perspective and in their planning and operations they have changed the term 'stockholder' to 'stakeholder' to cover employees, customers, suppliers and the community at large. With the growing complexity and dynamism brought about Continue Reading...
One can be certain that many millions of dollars will flow through the hands of right wing fundraisers like Karl Rove into attack ads against Obama's reform legislation, called "Obamacare" by many who oppose it and even by some who have embraced it. Continue Reading...
International Issues and National Security
Due to increased telecommunications, e-commerce and globalization, the world is becoming more and more of a global community everyday. However, research suggests that due to these changes in society, econo Continue Reading...
Social equity is a key issue of public administration and forms the basic theme of the 2013 "Social Equity Leadership Conference," in June. This white paper discusses the key goals of the conference based on the conference issue for social equity as Continue Reading...
Cuts in defensive spending, minor reductions to social security and the aforementioned tax measures will significantly improve the economy, whereas some of the options the U.S. has pursued in recent times are doing the opposite, as the following quo Continue Reading...
Regional Development
The differences in the level of development in the world regions emanates from the regional disparities in the individual country economies. This result in regional inequality within that country; therefore, regional inequality Continue Reading...
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the average American lifespan was 46 years; now it is 77 years. A 1928 government study forecast that the "natural" lifespan would ultimately rise to the unbelievable level of 65 years. When Social Securit Continue Reading...
Ethical Problem(s)
Relevant Values
Stakeholders
Decision Making
Utilitarianism
Problems with Utilitarianism
Deontology
Rawlsian Ethics
Ross's Ethical Theory
Natural Law Theory
Ethical Analysis
Scenario
A Pennsylvania hospital is faced wit Continue Reading...
Primary Care: Advanced Nurse Practitioners
In recent years, there has been a notable shortage of primary care physicians due to a number of systemic factors within the healthcare system, including the rising cost of medical school, which is driving m Continue Reading...
Nursing Tasks, Methods, And Expectations
State of the Industry
The Art and Science of Nursing
Relative Pay Scales
Male Nursing Roles
Sex Stereotypes
The Influence of the Nationalized Healthcare Debate
Proposed Methods toward Recruiting Nurses
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To protect themselves, many Americans chose to avoid working with or becoming friends with those who immigrated. A lack of trust permeated everything that the Americans did in regards to the immigrants, at least with the men. This was not always tr Continue Reading...
2010 IOM Report
The Impact of 2010 IOM Report: "The Future of Nursing, Leading Change, Advancing Health"
One 2010 report of the IOM (Institute of Medicine) advised the profession of nursing that it needs to change in order to meet growing demands Continue Reading...
Africa so Poor?
Why is it that Africa, despite the aid and help and support that she gets from different sources all over the world, is still very much impoverished and in a state of poverty even now? It is a fact that this continent has been avail Continue Reading...
The judge must choose a sentence from within the guideline range unless the court identifies an aggravating or mitigating circumstance that was not adequately considered by the Sentencing Commission. In mandatory minimum drug cases, judges can depar Continue Reading...
Function of the American Government
The American government has had a long-standing checks-and-balances efficiency within its three-branch system. Because of the separate governable powers within the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of Continue Reading...
Other Congressional Democrats too are withdrawing their support of the president, including Senator Paul Kirk, Jr. Of Massachusetts. Health care reform too has seen a parting of the ways for some Democrats and the president.
Health care reform was Continue Reading...
So the economy is stuck in an equilibrium well below its production and employment potential, even as gross domestic product resumes modest growth" (p. 3).
As a public sector employee for the State of New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, this m Continue Reading...
It is believed for every dollar that flows into Africa in the form of foreign loans eighty cents flows out as capital flight. One of the significant constraints to the growth in Africa is the low savings and investment. Trade and current account def Continue Reading...
The fair / unfair distribution of school resources. In 2000, the ACLU filed suit (Williams et al. v. State of California et al.), claiming that the obligation of the state to provide all students with "basic educational necessities" was not fulfill Continue Reading...
Consolidation of Financial Statement Analysis
In the wake of the Enron collapse, the chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) repeated his calls for the nation's securities laws to be updated in an effort to avoid another such case. In a Continue Reading...
Establishing an NP Led Wellness and Recovery Center for Deinstitutionalized Individuals
Historically, nursing, and medicine professions have been loath to utilize tools commonly linked with mercenary aspects of business, such as market research and Continue Reading...
Cross-Country Capital Flows and Currency
International Project
overseas investment .
GLOBAL INSTITUTES IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE .
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION .
WORLD BANK .
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL MONTARY FUND .
INTERNATI Continue Reading...
Not only is a challenge present for Muslim teachers in attempting to standardize this curriculum but as well "this is compounded by the fact that curriculum materials related to teaching about Islam produced overseas - even for Arabic language studi Continue Reading...
public administration and considers the effect of their writings and theories on the field of public administration. It has 6 sources.
An analysis of the core areas of public administration and how these areas interrelate with one another; taking i Continue Reading...
Common sense and compassion in the workplace has been replaced by litigation.
The topic deals with many issues regarding the employee at the workplace. While about two decades ago the employees were at the mercy of the employer and the wage contract Continue Reading...
Parent's Selection for Supplementary Tutoring Centre in Hong Kong - Primary School Level
With reference to the above discussion, it can be apparently observed that the education industry in Hong Kong is quite expanded. However, the performance of s Continue Reading...