purpose of this paper is to discuss a selected culture’s health care issues‚ analyze these health care issues from the nurse as educator’s perspective‚ and lastly state a health promotion intervention applicable to the selected culture. We as nurses care for a culturally diverse population of patients‚ especially in the Syracuse area. Consequently‚ it is crucial that nurses be culturally aware and competent‚ in order to provide the best patient care possible. In our local Syracuse area‚
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uninsured and those who have inadequate health care plans are the most vulnerable in my perspective. Usually‚ these people are from low-income homes‚ minorities‚ elderly‚ homeless‚ children‚ mentally ill‚ and people with chronic conditions. Raising awareness of the health effects caused by being part of the vulnerable population is one step closer to policy recommendations. Professional organizations should offer education and provide guidelines and goals for medical care for the vulnerable‚ who often have
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and Long-Term Care Facilities Laura Wilson HSA 500 Introductions to Health Services Dr. Rhonda Hill February 12‚ 2012 1. I will be describing the difference between nonprofit and for profit hospitals‚ also describing at least three major trends that have occurred within the hospital sector‚ plus describe and differentiate the roles of hospitals and nursing homes in providing long-term care and giving three examples‚ and last critique the current state of long-term care policy in the
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consider the major challenges facing the prison service over the next 5 years‚ are preventing the introduction of drugs into prisons and managing prisoners with drug problems. Drug finds in prison doubled over the last 5 years‚ i.e. approximately 6 drugs finds per day in Scottish Prisons. 69% of the prison population report drug use compared to 8% in the community. Research has identified defined routes into prison. The main routes being visits‚ mail‚ prisoners on admission‚ over the wall‚ prison staff
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Is speaking the most difficult skill? In my opinion it is hard to say. It depends on the age of the speaker‚ his level of English‚ how long is he learning and also what kind of English does he operates (possess). There is a big difference between a student of a university where he is studying English and a person (e.g. at the same age) who knows English from some courses. So that is why I am not sure about question whether is speaking the most difficult skill. From my own experience I would say that
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Ethical Issues in Health Care Name Professor Institution Course Date 1. Determine two (2) specific ethical issues that General Electric (GE) Healthcare faced when implementing its strategy to introduce low cost diagnostic equipment to developing countries. Recommend two (2) actions that GE can take to resolve these ethical issues. It’s the role of the health organization to ensure they are offering quality services to the general public. In this case‚ General electric will be
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Issues Facing Today’s Organizations Jessica Kemske June 3‚ 2012 Organizations today face many different challenges. Some challenges are based on the nature of operations and some challenges are more common and are faced by most organizations. A couple of the more common challenges would be technological advances and societal views. In my opinion‚ technological advances are the biggest issue that organizations face today. If we look back even just ten years ago we
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In "Education in America: The Next 25 Years" by Irving H Buchen‚ he predicts changes that will take place in the next 25 years. He believes that new techniques will solve budget problems facing schools‚ and also believes these new techniques will be more effective then the more expensive methods used today. Buchen says that changes will be made by choice and "fueled by changing roles for teachers‚ administrators‚ students and the entire communities." (Buchen 299) Buchen states if we could
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Running Head: ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care [Writer Name] [Institute Name] Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care Pharmacists offer various intermediary and vital services in medicine. Throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first‚ their scope of practice‚ duties and responsibilities have shifted dramatically‚ as have the situations in which pharmacists practice (Pharmacists Defence Association‚ 2008‚ p. 2). The laws
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2. Discuss the current health care problems of the American Indian and Alaska Native populations. American Indians and Alaska Native populations are faced with numerous health related problems and heath disparities today. It is interesting because they are caught in kind of a limbo between the “old ways” and the “new ways”. For the rest of the essay I am going to use the term “Native American” rather than American Indian. It seems more appropriate in today’s culture. The Native American
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