Prenatal Care for Expectant Mothers Proper prenatal care‚ nutrition and appropriate medical attention are imperative for a healthy pregnancy. However with ever increasing health insurance and medical costs‚ it is incredibly expensive to stay insured or cover pregnancy-related expenses out of pocket. The costs of delivery are increasing and the expense of insurance doesn’t seem much better. There are resources available which may be able to provide free or low-cost prenatal care. In the US
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Achievement of children and youth in foster care Joanna Bermudez Mercy College Summer 2013 Introduction and Problem Statement Approximately fifty percent of adolescents in this country’s foster care system are graduating from high school each year. In NYS‚ less than forty-four percent of adolescent’s in the foster care system graduate from high school yearly. The outcomes of youth who leave the foster care system between the ages of 18 and 21 are
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I. General Principles of Health Care Sickness - has been one of man’s greatest adversaries Medicine - Latin word “medicus” - it is a HEALING ART - Aims to help people become more active‚ live longer‚ live happier lives with less suffering and disability. - has become a part of the health care industry * AT THE TURN OF THE 20th CENTURY (1900): - men and women were frail at the age of 40. - life expectancy was 47.3 years. * BY THE AND OF THE 20th CENTURY: - Medical Advances - Life expectancy
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Los Angeles. Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved. 1997;8:70-82. 4. Craft-Rosenberg M‚ Powell SR‚ Culp K‚ Health status and resources of rural homeless women and childrea Western Journal of Nursing Research. 2000;22:863879. 5. Bassuk EL‚ Weinreb LF‚ Buekner JC‚ Browne A‚ Salomon A‚ Bassuk S. The characteristics and needs of sheltered homeless and low-income housed mothevs.JAMA. 1996;276:640-646. 6. Douglass RL‚ Torres RE‚ Krinke B‚ Dale L. Health care needs and services utilization among
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implementation of the Affordability Care Act‚ popularly known as Obama Care” (see‚ question). This act was officially signed into law on March 23rd 2010. “The Affordable Care Act is the result of a joint effort between all sides of the isle‚ health insurance companies‚ and law makers and has been in the works for decades. The law itself is based on ‘Romney Care’‚ The Massachusetts health care insurance reform law‚ St. 2006‚ c.58” (www.obamacarefacts.com). Obama Care is useful to the citizens of the
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Models of Care The purpose of this essay is to provide a review of the models which are Chronic Care Model and Patient-Centered Medical Home Model. Also to provide how both achieve quality and safety and add as much information on how both models benefit in providing care to the patients. In comparison and contrast between Chronic Care Model and Patient-Centered Medical Home Model‚ it is pertinent to know that Chronic is a condition which “requires ongoing adjustments by the affected person and
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4222-229 OUTCOME 1 1.Skin is the largest organ of the body covering its surface and it has multiple layers of tissue and guards the underlying muscles‚ bones‚ ligaments and internal organs and The skin protects us from microbes and the elements‚ helps regulate body temperature‚ and permits the sensations of touch‚ heat‚ and cold. Skin has three layers: The epidermis‚ the outermost layer of skin‚ provides a waterproof barrier and creates our skin tone. The dermis‚ beneath the epidermis
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Wound care (Pressure Ulcer) Descriptions During community placement‚ my mentor and I visited M (patient)‚ a 75years old lady‚ who was presented with a Pressure Ulcer‚ on the heel of her right leg. On arrival‚ my mentor asked me to manage M’s wound. However‚ I have observed and participate in carrying out this skill (wound care) with my mentor on several occasions. I explained the procedure to M and gained her consent to carry out the procedure. The preparation and application of aseptic technique
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Unit 40: Dementia Care P1: Describe types of dementia and common signs and symptoms. What is dementia? Dementia is a common condition that affects about 800‚000 people in the UK. Your risk of developing dementia increases as you get older‚ and the condition usually occurs in people over the age of 65. Dementia is a syndrome associated with an ongoing decline of the brain and its abilities. This includes problems with: memory loss thinking speed mental agility language understanding
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Care Plans. Care plan for a long-standing condition called myxoedema‚ which is a condition I had never come across before. Therefore‚ in order to compile an accurate and comprehensive care plan I had to look into what myxoedema was. Myxoedema is caused by hypothyroidism (under activity of the thyroid gland). Myxoedema refers to the buildup of mucoploysaccharide in the subcutaneous tissues of the skin (Kumar and Clark‚ 1998). Signs and symptoms of myxoedema include oedematous swelling of the
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