Discuss how three principles of the care value base may be applied by staff in their work and how this impacts positively on service users. Promote service users’ rights and choices Service users have a right to dignity and freedom from discrimination. They should be treated with respect and that their feelings are considered in the care they receive. Service users should be empowered by being given choices and encouraged to make their own decisions. In the care setting a service user was being
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older adults move to retirement communities there are major life transitions that occur. While these communities vary considerably in their focus‚ the types of housing available‚ and the services offered‚ they are primarily designed in the United States for well elderly who are able to provide for their own basic needs. In Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs)‚ there is the option of moving from independent living to assisted living and then to skilled care. Residents move their personal
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Cultural Differences in Prenatal Care A Comparison of White versus African American Prenatal Care Ideally‚ a pregnancy is planned‚ and the appropriate pre-conception steps are taken to ensure a healthy pregnancy. But we all know that that is not always the case. So‚ we begin by asking ourselves‚ what is prenatal care? Standard prenatal care in an assumed‚ normal pregnancy basicly means seeing a health care provider once a month for the first 28 weeks; then every two to three weeks until 36 weeks;
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Aging Population Effects on Health Care Health care is a fast evolving field with advancements of technology and treatment options growing every day. The delivery of care has grown and often shifts direction over the years to accommodate changing population demographics and needs of patients. Many factors play a part in the role of health care and medical treatment‚ one of those factors being population demographic changes. When the demographics of a population change it can cause adverse effects
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How are the health care workforce and health care delivery affected by generational differences? Millions of generations have worked so hard to contribute to some of the challenges within the workforce. Every generation has inner deep values formulated by the era in which they were born and some life experiences. The work ethics‚ perceptions of others and communication styles are the inner deep values that affect experiences at work. According to research‚ the workforce transitioned from a two generation
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C228 Community and Population-Focused Nursing Task 1 Michelle Vives Western Governors University Identification of Community With 10.4 million residents‚ Los Angeles County surpasses the other 57 counties in the state of California in population. In fact‚ it is a population larger than any other county in the entire nation. Los Angeles consists of 88 cities and some unincorporated areas‚ in which over 10 million people live (US Census Bureau‚ 2014). Los Angeles is a 4‚084
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Task 1 Independent living is being able to live independently in the community with the same freedom of choices as other citizens without the dependency of someone or institution (Ratzka Adolf‚ 1992). This does not mean living by themselves but having the control of where they live. Clients‚ patients and whoever uses the health and social care services are considered as users of service; however disabled people also have equal rights to benefit from these services from schools‚ hospitals‚ clinics
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There are a several key differences between an ambulatory care facility and an inpatient hospital. Ambulatory care facilities consist of physician offices‚ walk in clinics‚ health departments‚ urgent care centers or a facility that provides medical treatment to patients who do not require an overnight stay (Gartee‚ 2011). Whereas an inpatient facility treats patients who require services longer than 24 hours but generally do not exceed 30 days and these facilities often are hospitals that provide
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cultural differences that you will encounter throughout your career. The Japanese culture is a culture this paper will focus on. From the differences in health care‚ pre-natal care‚ diet during pregnancy and post-partum‚ belief and behavior during pregnancy and in childbirth‚ and role of the father. It will also discuss the role of the nurse as part of the health care team and in the care of the patient and family. When it comes to healthcare and prenatal care there is quite a difference from Japanese
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it comes to health care‚ team based health care system is necessary for the best patient outcomes. Team based healthcare can improve the quality of the care‚ better understanding of the patients situation and it also helps to improve the patient satisfaction and thereby reduce the medical care cost. In this paper we further discuss about the importance and the benefits of team based healthcare delivery. And how to improve the quality of service through the team based health care delivery. Physician
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