Ethical Decision-Making Issues for a QA Project Manager in the Department of Veterans Affairs Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) operates the country's largest healthcare system, and an important part of that system is overseeing the qua Continue Reading...
S. (Levine, 2008). One of the paradoxes of modern medical science and technology is the blurring of the line between life and death, something that was never an issue before modern medicine (Griniezakis, 2007; Levine, 2008). That was the case even b Continue Reading...
Nursing Staffing Problem Introduction 3 significant aspects play a vital part within the worldwide migration and recruiting of nurse practitioners together with "supply-demand", "globalization" and "push-pull" aspects. & Continue Reading...
Conservatives consistently argue for less and less support of the poor and those who cannot fully care for themselves, like children, the elderly, and those with disabilities while progressives argue precisely the opposite. Indeed, this is one of th Continue Reading...
Nursing Role in Patient Safety The nursing workforce is the biggest workforce in the health care industry. The nursing staff in hospitals is primarily tasked with patient surveillance in both ambulatory settings and care facilities (seldom termed as Continue Reading...
Ethics in Health Care The medical industry is filled with professionals who must be competent in many aspects of interaction in order to be successful and allow for patients to heal themselves in a positive manner. Professionalism is noted by a cert Continue Reading...
Leaders in Healthcare Facilities THE CAUSE AND ITS REMEDIES Lack of Leadership in Healthcare Facilities When clinicians provide care, they necessarily assume leadership responsibilities (Blumenthal et al., 2012). Existing evidence demonstrates th Continue Reading...
Compliance Manager THE COMPANY OVERSEER Compliance Manager in the Healthcare Industry Job Description The Compliance Manager oversees compliance throughout the healthcare company as an objective and independent function (ACHE, 2012). He makes sur Continue Reading...
Older people are associated with increased risk for hospitalisations due to illness or trauma (Seymore & Cannon, 2010). The nature and burden of the illness that the older person faces is related to the quality of health care services they may r Continue Reading...
.....nurse assigned to care for this patient, I would strongly advocate on behalf of the patient's autonomy. The clash between patient autonomy and the healthcare system and its representatives like nurses can only be resolved by being honest in Continue Reading...
Healthcare Policy: An Overview of the Uninsured and Underinsured in America An alarming number of people in the United States today do not have health-care coverage. Many of these people live in urban areas and their income is below the official go Continue Reading...
Marketing (Ethical Issues) Ethical Issues in Marketing Healthcare Products Ethical Issues Associated with the Marketing Strategy In the case presented above, there are the ethical and epistemic issues in direct-to-customer drug advertising, apart Continue Reading...
Cultural Values for Nursing There are several personal, cultural and spiritual values that I have which have made substantial contributions to my worldview and philosophy or nursing. Firstly, these values pertain to my belief in a higher power or Go Continue Reading...
Alternative Course of Action in Healthcare Organization In the healthcare environment, ethics are the morals, social values, and principles guiding the decent, good behaviors. Typically, ethical values direct people's conducts in their daily activi Continue Reading...
Translational ResearchCurrent Nursing Practice in the Healthcare Setting Requiring ChangeThere are numerous areas within nursing that demand change in everyday healthcare practice. More often than not, irrespective of the healthcare setting, an inven Continue Reading...
Translational ResearchCurrent Nursing Practice in the Healthcare Setting Requiring ChangeThere are numerous areas within nursing that demand change in everyday healthcare practice. More often than not, irrespective of the healthcare setting, an inven Continue Reading...
Benjamins, M., Whitman, S. (2014). Relationships between discrimination in health care and health care outcomes among four race/ethnic groups. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 37: 402-413. The researchers are based out of Sinai Urban Health Institut Continue Reading...
Job Stress and Burnout among Intensive Care Unit Nursing Staff In the last few centuries, we have witnessed major transformations in the health and nursing sector, especially regarding the scope of job and technological advances. The drastic change h Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Evolution of the Physician-Patient Relationship: Explore how the physician-patient relationship has changed over time, influenced by factors such as technology, patient autonomy, and changing so Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Evolution of Hospice Care: Tracing Its Historical Roots and Contemporary Practices: This essay topic would explore the historical development of hospice care, from its origins to the current models Continue Reading...
MY SISTERS KEEPER 1 MY SISTERS KEEPER 5 My Sisters Keeper: An Ethical Perspective X. Ample zzzzz Ethical Issue: Genetic Technology in Healthcare I was born because a scientist managed to hook up my mothers eggs and my fathers sp Continue Reading...
Health Resource Allocation and the Elderly Growing old is an undeniable aspect of life for all human beings. However, America has repeatedly been accused of being a nation which does not care adequately for its elderly population, instead focusing e Continue Reading...
Patient Autonomy The concept of patient autonomy, as opposed to medial paternity, is one that has gained much ground in recent years; "... about 30 years ago, issues began to appear that were difficult to solve using traditional ethics. New medical Continue Reading...
Ethics and Nursing One of the complexities of 21st century medicine is the evolution of nursing care theories in combination with a changing need and expectation of the stakeholder population. Nurses must be advocates and communicators, but must bal Continue Reading...
Applying "Ethical conflicts for new financial planners" to nursing The healthcare industry is increasingly faced with demands that it operate more like a for-profit business with a careful eye upon cutting costs. Reviewing managerial concepts intend Continue Reading...
The program focuses on building an ethical culture, but does not appear to specifically address fraud risk assessments, controls over fraud prevention or other SOX provisions. 3) the company currently focuses on training and enculturation to sensit Continue Reading...
ethical dilemmas surround surrogacy and the donation of egg and/or sperm? Because surrogates are paid, is this a practice that exploits the poor, such as surrogate mothers in India? Why or Why not? Egg donation and surrogacy raises ethical dilemmas Continue Reading...
Cares for Nurses" by Cecil Deans (2004) When people become healthcare practitioners today, perhaps one of the furthest things from their minds is the increasingly violent nature of their potential workplaces. In his article, "Who Cares for Nurses" Continue Reading...
Ethical and Legal Issues in Acting as a Client Advocate" focuses on issues facing the psychiatric nurse in his or her dealing not only with patients, but also with family members of patients as well as wider social and political issues. The article Continue Reading...
Health Care Reform Since his presidential campaign, President Obama has placed a priority on health care reform. He has consistently restated his intention to increase the public's access to quality health care, reduce overall costs, and improve the Continue Reading...
Merrill, in the UK. Following his experience with heart surgery using innovating surgical techniques, the physician noted the problems he experienced in understanding all of his alternatives compared to a simpler earlier procedure, and finally trust Continue Reading...
Professional Nursing THE RIGHT THING TO DO Two nurses are good friends to an in-patient. One of the nurses got so concerned with this patient that she accessed the patient's medical records and confided her findings to the other friend. Neither of Continue Reading...
Pharmaceutical Ethics Issues Generally, business ethics is a concept that has not been upheld or exemplified to any high standard by the modern pharmaceutical industry. It is an industry frequently plagued by unethical marketing decisions and practi Continue Reading...
Introduction Patient-centered care is the goal of many healthcare organizations, but the ability of an organization to deliver patient-centered care is influenced by a number of factors both internal and external. Business practices, regulatory requ Continue Reading...
Ethically, the social worker did everything in the correct manner. The NASW Code of Ethics states that "when social workers provide counseling services to families, couples or groups, social workers should seek agreement among the parties involved co Continue Reading...
