Coining One of the most difficult situations a physician may face is one in which a parent is doing actual harm to her child even though she has the best of intentions. In this instance, the mother is engaging in the practice of 'coining' or using c Continue Reading...
Introduction Every culture has its own unique set of values and ethics. For that reason, cultural approaches to teaching patients are important for the spread of health literacy, health promotion, self-care, and better preventative care (Jeffreys, 20 Continue Reading...
Vulnerable PopulationsIntroductionThe intersection of patient safety and quality improvement (QI) in healthcare is an important concern, particularly when addressing the needs of vulnerable populations such as the homeless, migrants, and prisoners. T Continue Reading...
Cultural Issues in End of Life Care In this age of increased social diversity the cultural aspects of end-of-life care have become increasingly important in the nursing profession. This importance is however complicated by technology and the cultura Continue Reading...
, 195-196). The web page on the website Health Resources and Services Administration has its own guidelines for cultural competency on behalf of health care providers. The domain that deals specifically with the patient population at Hospice House a Continue Reading...
Cultural Competency Health Professionals Canada This paper discusses cultural competency for health professionals in Canada. Defining cultural competence for healthcare as respectful awareness of cultural differences, the importance of this perspect Continue Reading...
" (a Manager's Guide to Cultural Competence Education for Health Care Professionals, nd) Cultural competence is a development process as no individual "becomes culturally competent overnight or with one or two hours of training." (a Manager's Guide t Continue Reading...
patient privacy, confidentiality HIPPA. Must answer questions: Describe issue impact population affects. What arguments facts article support proposed solution. Park, Alice. (2009, September 23). Are med-student tweets breaching patient privacy? Ti Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Evolution of Patient-Centered Care in Modern Healthcare: This essay would explore the history and development of patient-centered care, analyzing how the concept has changed healthcare delivery. It 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...
Cultural bias implies an emphasized distinction or preferential status that indicates a predilection for one culture, over another. It is often discriminative, and is characterized by an absence of integration in a group, in terms of social principle Continue Reading...
Cultural Competence Culturally competent care Cultural competence and the Old age homes The basic knowledge in nursing or medical studies in itself is not enough. As Watson puts it, there is need to instill the humanistic aspect into the career or Continue Reading...
Cultural Diversity and Nursing Using Leininger Model The concept of trans-cultural nursing came from Leininger and the principal goal was put as being to provide culturally specific care. The difficulties of this can be understood only when an indiv Continue Reading...
At one point or another in our lives, we are all beginners. We begin college, a first job, a first love affair, and perhaps a first dissertation project. We bring a great deal to these new situations, including our temperament, previous education, Continue Reading...
There are also some generalizations that do not include all, but some, Puerto Rican culture: conversations are usually very interactive and full of interruptions. Interruptions mean interest in the subject discussed; silence denotes disinterest rath Continue Reading...
One issue which has gained in public attention in recent years, first with the outbreak of SARS and avian flu, and more recently with the spread of swine flu, is that of public health epidemic. A failure to disclose health concerns properly or to al Continue Reading...
Improved quality of care is one of the major issues that has characterized modern healthcare practices. Ferreri et al. (2016) conducted a study to examine enhanced quality of life and decrease of traditional drugs in homeopathy treatment of allergic Continue Reading...
ANA Cultural Diversity Position CARE ACROSS CULTURES ANA's Position on Cultural Diversity of Nursing Practice Position Statement In its official position statement, the American Nurses Association recognizes the importance of cultural diversity i Continue Reading...
Running head: Biomedical and Psychosocial Treatments for Depression Biomedical and Psychosocial Treatments for Depression 8Biomedical and Psychosocial Treatments for DepressionMajor Depression is the second most significant source of disabilities and Continue Reading...
Introduction One of the goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to increase the practice of preventive medicine (Obama, 2016). As preventive care is less common in the health care industry in the U.S. than is the practice of treating patient Continue Reading...
Self-Reflection Nursing and culture sensitivity There are no cultures that are superior to others within the social setting and the practices of each given community has specific reason for their existence hence the need to uphold such even within Continue Reading...
Heritage Assessment Tool Benchmark assessment Heritage Assessment Tool: Cultural values and health beliefs Cultural sensitivity is an integral part of effective nursing. Although the definitions of concepts such as 'health' and 'wellness' might se Continue Reading...
This is a theoretical approach which assumes that the nurse will base all treatment decisions on an interest in achieving the patient's best overall health outcome. In light of this, there may be great value in approaching treatment with a cultural Continue Reading...
NURSING Nursing: Therapy for Patients with Bipolar DisordersBipolar disorder is one chronic illness that has gained emphasis over the past few decades. Depressive symptoms are included in this condition, which could be observed during adolescence or Continue Reading...
According to Illich (1968), hypocrisy is, perhaps, an instinctive trait shared by majority of Americans. They are mentally prepared to accept that the motives of potentially legitimizing the 1963 international volunteer action are not applicable when 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...
Reflection Paper on the Collaborative Nurse-Client Relationship Introduction The collaborative nurse-client relationship (CNCR) is vitally important in achieving high quality of care in the field of nursing. However, as Feo, Rasmussen, Wiechula, Conr Continue Reading...
Among the most important aspects to the health promotion plan will be the benefits associated with a care manager, who can ensure that all six core elements of CCM are implemented fully. If this is accomplished, there should be a significant reducti Continue Reading...
Sexual Orientation Issues Impacting Electronic Cigarette International Group The Board of Directors of Electronic Cigarette International Group (ECIG) is at the forefront of advancing vaping technology and dynamic changes in culture. The shift away Continue Reading...
Organizational Leadership in a Health Care Setting Current Practice Setting Recent work environments among practicing nurses show that the domain of personnel lacks in collaboration with patient and family in the job descriptions and policies durin Continue Reading...
Cultural Diversity Although I believe that I have critically met the objectives for a master's degree in working in many ways (particularly academically), I can honestly state that the area in which I progressed the most was in dealing with cultura Continue Reading...
African-Americans in Louisiana & Type 2 Diabetes Rates The poor will be always with us, we are biblically admonished. And for Americans we might add to this ancient maxim that the African-American poor will be always with us. Despite the many ga Continue Reading...
Consultant Pharmacists Impact on the Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia What is Cholesterol, and Why is it of Concern? Guidelines for Treating Hypercholesterolemia Management of Hypercholesterolemia Management of Hypercholesterolemia By Different Continue Reading...
Nurse-Patient Relations The main focus of this essay is going to concern the nurse-patient relationship idea, and why it is important. This was chosen because the researcher desired to achieve a better accepting of how a helpful nurse-patient relati Continue Reading...
Standards of Cultural Competent Care Emerging Standards of Cultural Competent This research paper is established to explore upon the emerging trends of culturally competent care in general organizational settings. However, the scope of this care w Continue Reading...
So the nurse has to understand, when giving directions as to medications or other therapies, what that culture's definition of "three times a day" or "first thing in the morning," etc. means to them. And explanations of which directions are flexible Continue Reading...
