BSCI A123F Sociology for Nurses: Principles and Application (September 2014) Term Assignment Student Name: WONG TSZ HEI Student No.: 11406017 Tutorial Group No.: T04 Tutor Name: Dr. Willkie Kwong Question : Examine how one’s health conditions are determined by social factors such as gender roles and economic positions. What would you suggest to tackle the issue of health inequality? Student’s Declaration This essay/assignment is my own work and aspects where collaboration has been involved
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I have worked in long term care for a number of years. There are specific challenges that Affect long term care differently than other health care delivery modes. Long term care serves a variety of cliental. It has moved away‚ in recent years‚ from the Nursing home stigma. Most long term care facilities‚ now care for much more acutely ill Patients than in the not so distant past. Long term care facilities‚ often called skilled nursing Facilities‚ are now geared towards
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Hope is a long term healthcare facility that is currently accommodates 100 residents. Our mission is to provide high quality long term care; therefore it’s important to deal with the issues that won’t allow us to achieve our mission. As a human resource manager I would like to elaborate a few critical problems we are facing. It has been a while that hiring and retaining qualified staff remained an ongoing challenge. Our annual turnover rate is 40 percent. In addition we are dealing with aging workforce
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Even in today’s complex society‚ the effects of past colonization can still be felt. The most obvious of these effects on society is a change in the culture of any colonized area or group of people. This is a direct result from the forceful tactics used during historical colonization. Colonization has occurred throughout history. In Europe‚ three of the most influential colonizers were the Spanish‚ the French‚ and the British. These three countries were driven by three very basic motives:
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Question 1 The evolution of Long term care (LTC) in the United States (U.S) has seen its evolution in three main phrases: financing‚ utilization‚ and quality. Financing being the various means of payment either through Medicare‚ Medicaid‚ Veterans Health Administration‚ private insurance‚ or out of pocket funds. In the past‚ nursing homes were considered as warehouses where residents were lifeless‚ depressed and the quality of care far below average. Residents were subjected
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patient’s condition may not allow for discharge from an acute care setting to their prior place of residence. Instead‚ the patient may be deemed more suitable for continued care in a long-term acute care facility (LTAC). I had the opportunity to care for a patient who underwent a complex discharge process‚ as he required long-term mechanical ventilation. To fully understand the intricacy of his discharge‚ it is important to recognize pertinent assessment data‚ interdisciplinary reports‚ and imperative discharge
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Long-term care includes nursing home facilities as well as home care agencies and assisted living facilities. Who uses long-term care services? Why do they use them? Mainly the elderly (considered age 65 or older) population uses long-term care services; however‚ there are those who are younger and mainly physically or mentally handicapped. However‚ those who use long-term care services are those who require additional assistance or recovery time. Examples of some situations in which an individual
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Infiltration and Extravasation. Preventing a complication of IV catherization. American Journal of Nursing. AJN. 107(8)9. Retrieved from http://www.nursingcenter.com McKnight’s Long Term Care News. Demystifying risk management in nursing homes. Retrieved from http://www.mcknights.com/demystify-risk-management-in-nursing-hones/article/164835/ Sullivan‚ E. J.‚ (2013). Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing‚ (8th ed.). Published by Prentice Hall. Retrieved from http://www.phoenix.edu.com.
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what caused this huge conflict. Germany used to be the sole one responsible for this war‚ but many controversial debates later‚ the blame was gradually put on the other great powers of Europe as well. In this essay‚ I will be analyzing the main causes of WWI‚ especially targeting the long-term causes. Most of these causes and events may be classified into 4 main themes: imperialism‚ the alliance system‚ militarism & nationalism. Imperialism contributed greatly to the outbreak of WWI. Imperialism
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technology and medical service specialties‚ they have grown to become healthcare meccas with many outlets. Long term care facilities and programs are defined as health‚ mental health‚ residential or social support provided to a person with functional disabilities on an informal or formal basis over an extended period of time with the goal of maximizing the person’s independence. The goal of long-term care is to help people achieve functional independence‚
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