Annette Shifflett POL 210 J. Pedigo The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act‚ which was signed by President Barack Obama on March 23‚ 2010‚ put into place healthcare and insurance reforms intended to assist all Americans in their endeavor to obtain affordable healthcare and insurance. Those Americans‚ who had been previously unable to obtain even basic healthcare because they made too much money for Medicaid but could not afford to pay insurance
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After witnessing the impact of cancer treatment‚ I recognized that my family lost a personality that unified us. Although my grandfather’s diagnosis was non-lethal‚ his character is permanently altered by the physical strain he endured. When I was in the fifth grade‚ I overheard my mother mentioning that my grandfather started radiation. Unaware of what radiation meant‚ I immediately asked about its meaning. In the moment‚ I remained more upset that my parents hid my grandfather’s diagnosis from
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Thirty years ago‚ people may have defined health primarily in doctors‚ hospitals and drugs. Today people have a much broader image of what it means to be healthy. People’s views of healthiness include; healthy eating‚ taking vitamins and regular exercise‚ to therapy‚ sensible drinking and healthy social relationships. Sociology of health is not confined to the narrow‚ area of medicine. According the World Health Organisation(WHO)‚ health is ‘a state of complete physical‚ mental and social wellbeing
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Coagulation disorders occur when the blood does not form clots properly. Blood clots are clumps of different types of blood cells and clotting factors that stop bleeding after an injury. Patients with coagulation disorders may develop too many blood clots that eventually block blood vessels‚ while others may not clot enough and have excessive bleeding in the body. Both of these conditions range from mild to severe and life threatening. The process of blood clotting is called coagulation or hemostasis
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) signed into law by president Obama on March 23‚ 2010 is arguably the most extensive reform of health care law ever to be enacted in the U.S. It will impact the way professionals practice health care‚ the way insurance companies handle health care as a product‚ and the way consumers purchase and use health care as a service. The Affordable Health Care Act is primarily aimed at reducing the number
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Patient Safety/Quality Care/Improvement Case Study 1. Overview of what are medical errors and possible consequences of such errors? The Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines medical errors as “the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim.” Medical errors do not all result in harm or injury. Medical errors that cause injury or harm are sometimes called preventable adverse events – that is the injury is thought to be due to a medical intervention
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surgery ward to receive treatment for her cancer. It has been arranged that Irene is to have surgery involving a wide local incision to remove the breast lump and any surrounding malignant tissue as well as an auxillary clearance (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
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illness. As the search of treatments for enduring diseases is growing faster than ever before‚ I find it exciting that through the knowledge we gain from research we can build a greater understanding of how the human body functions and develop treatments and initiatives that will improve the health of people all over the world. With this being said‚ I have come to the conclusion that my career must involve research as a major component in conjunction with patient care. Biomedical Science appeals to me
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Although the issue of Patient Safety is on growing evidence‚ it cannot be considered as a novelty. More recently‚ we have followed the disclosure of news involving errors during health care in the media‚ with the connotation that they are always associated with neglect or lack of preparation‚ as well as with bad professional practices. Although errors are undesirable‚ there is no denying that they occur and have an impact on patients‚ professionals and institutions. Contextualizing patient safety in the
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guide and support my learning through exhibiting professional qualities in her patient care and communicating effectively (Blevins 2016). leadership is important for student nurses… (Endecott‚ et al 2015) It is worthy that I was aware of the importance of communication and this situation highlighted the consequences of how a lack of leadership‚ communication and trust could impact the dynamics of caring for a patient in a emergency situation (ref). This incident was a great learning curve for me
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