Ethic of Care Theory Ethic of Care is a theory of how we care for other people around us. It prompts us of the value of human relationship. Ethic of Care theory places moral value on communities as well as persons and asserts that one action take place in the context relationship. Our decisions should consider existing relationships and often carry out via social action. However‚ Ethic of Care does not support a dependency relationship between people but it is about maintaining a relationship of
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quality of care we delivery is very important not just to the patient‚ but also the nurse. When we care for patients it is important to make the patients the priority and make their clinical experience a good one. A nurse usually develops their plan of care to satisfy the patients needs‚ so we call that patient-centered care. Dabney and Tzeng (2013) describes patient-centered care as a therapeutic relationship that occurs among health care providers and the patients that are receiving health care services
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is one of the most substantial reforms in Medicare since 1965. This is now considered the law of the land according to Douglas Holtz-Eaton. The PPACA portrays a “coverage first” strategy. “Sadly‚ a review a of the state’s experience bodes poorly for the future of national reform.” (Point/Counterpoint 177) There are two major driving factors in which could propose a threat for this reform. The first factor is it costs too much. Many decades
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(lymph node dissection) (Tschudin‚ 1996). However‚ Irene expresses concern at this time that her surgery will cause her arm to swell (lymphoedema) and this will affect her interaction with her baby. Therefore as the nurse responsible for Irene’s care‚ a care plan of actual and potential postoperative complications of this surgery has been devised‚ this will include possible nursing interventions that would be implemented for Irene. However this assignment will concentrate on two postoperative problems
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Health care access refers to the means by which people obtain health care services (services concerning the identification & treatment of disease‚ as well as the advocacy & conservation of health). There are 3 steps which must be met in order to achieve reasonable health care access: 1. Earn entry into the health care system 2. Gain access to sites of care wherein patients can obtain the services they require 3. Locate providers who are capable of meeting the requirements of patients. Discrepancies
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Page Title: 8 Care Options for Alzheimer’s Patients | Qualicare Meta Description: When a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s it is wise to find the best care option early on. Get to know your care options in this helpful article. 8 Care Options for Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s The effect of Alzheimer’s will differ for each patient. However‚ you can expect that the condition can worsen over time and they will require round-the-clock care eventually. Family members who have this disease could
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failure to act by a medical professional that deviates from the accepted medical standard of care. Medical negligence does not always result in injury to the patient. Gross negligence is a more serious form of negligence that can be describes as simply carelessness. Regular negligence is seen as a person or company falling below an expected standard of care‚ gross negligence is seen as a complete failure to show care or willful disregard for safety and human life. Medical negligence becomes medical malpractice
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timeline of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23‚ 2010 and to discuss its potential impact on healthcare access‚ costs and quality‚ and insurance companies. . II. Healthcare Reform Timeline The PPACA includes comprehensive reforms that will take place over the next four years. It is intended to hold insurance companies more accountable‚ protect consumers‚ lower health care costs‚ increase the quality of care and provide
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Chapter I RAWLS THEORY OF JUSTICE 1.1) Introduction John Rawls‚ a modern and one of the most influential philosophers‚ who held the James Bryant Conant University Professorship at Harvard University and Fulbright Fellowship at Christ Church‚ Oxford‚ published several books and many articles. He wrote a series of highly influential articles in the 1950s and ’60s that helped refocus on morals and political philosophy on substantive problems. He is widely regarded as one of the most important political
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Once an idea for new policy or change in existing policy is floated‚ it becomes the responsibility of a legislator to form this idea as a bill and that is where the formal policy process begins. The trigger for the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 came from a sustained movement and public awareness campaigns by the organizations of community health workers in Massachusetts which focused on spreading awareness in public on the expansion of access to preventive services
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