Universal Health Care is defined as the belief that all citizens should have access to affordable‚ high-quality medical care (Anderson‚ 2013). Currently there are 46 million that do not have health coverage in the United states and this would drastically increase to 72 million if a health reform was not passed (The Economic Case for Health Care Reform‚ 2012)Why the United States is the last to adopt this government mandated insurance coverage‚ is possibly one of the most widely asked question around
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OUTCOME 4 – Understand the use of materials‚ equipment and resources that are available when undertaking pressure are care. Identify a range of aids or equipment used to relieve pressure. Pressure relieving aids include‚ propad mattress/cushion or an airflow mattress/cushion can be used for individuals to sleep or sit on if they are not very mobile. For an individual with good mobility it is important that they move around often to help relieve pressure. For something with poor mobility
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Patient Educational Plan Karen Cortes NURS427 February 21‚ 2011 Shannon Smith‚ Facilitator Patient Description Pamela is 30 years old and a married Filipina with a two-year-old daughter. She was born in the Philippines and came to the United States at age 13. She has a high school diploma and she attended Cal Poly Pomona and received her degree in Electrical Engineering. She works Monday thru Friday at least eight to nine hours a day and still takes work home
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States of America‚ and they all need effective‚ affordable and accessible health care coverage and services. Within decades‚ the scope and cost of health care has changed dramatically with increased complexity and significance to the healthcare market. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the managed care industry and examine how organizations try to control costs. Managed Care Organizations is a partnership of health care providers whose purpose is to contract with an institution (Crosson & Tollen
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b Running Head: OBAMACARE The Obama Care Policy American National Government POL 201 Jacqueline Arnold Instructor Kimminau January 8‚ 2013 OBAMACARE 1 In this short essay about the “Obama HealthCare Policy‚” I will discuss the problems of the policy. I plan to explain the history‚ and the meaning of this policy. In this essay I will be discussing the pros and cons of the Obama HealthCare Policy‚ as well as the issue’s with the Federalism
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OBAMA CARE Obama Care and health care reform is the same thing. The official name for "Obama Care" is the Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act‚ a bill signed into law to reform the health care industry. Some aspects of Obama Care health care reform are already enacted. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law March 23‚ 2010. Over 100 million Americans have already benefited from the new health care law. The Obama Care insurance requires that all insurance
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Future of Health Care in America Shayna Garber Marylhurst University Abstract The one issue that all Americans agree on is we need to reform our health care system in some way; the part we don’t agree on is how to reform it. There will be no reform that will make every citizen happy‚ in truth I feel that either way we go‚ half of the country will be happy and half of the country will be disappointed. As a country we need to fix how the older citizens are treated‚ how our under privileged
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Disaster/Emergency Management Plan: The aim of a hospital disaster plan is to provide prompt and effective medical care to the maximum possible‚ in order to minimize morbidity and mortality resulting from any MCI. Objectives and goals of a Hospital Emergency Plan: The main objective of a hospital emergency/disaster plan is to optimally prepare the staff and institutional resources of the hospital for effective performance in different disaster situations. The hospital disaster plans should address not only
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Palliative care for a dying patient needs to be well planned and managed to ensure that all aspects of care giving are taken care of. The plan provides a reference for nurses and other practitioners who are involved in giving care to the patient. This is so as to ensure that they all know what needs to be done and does not. The plan also includes the relatives or family of the patient who need to be involved in the process not only to give emotional support but also physical support to the patient
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of care 1.1 1. Protect the rights and promote the interests of individuals‚ key people and others. 2. Strive to establish and maintain the trust and confidence of individuals‚ key people and others. 3. Promote the independence of individuals while protecting them as far as possible from danger or harm. 4. Respect the rights of individuals while seeking to ensure that their behaviour does not harm themselves‚ key people or others. 5. Uphold public trust and confidence in health and social care services
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