Category: Health & Medicine 13691

Table of Contents Executive Summary Context and Importance of the Issue Critique of Policy Options Policy Recommendations References Executive Summary The country’s population’s average age is increasing, which means that the number of older patients in need of constant medical care is rising, chronic diseases appear and spread. At the same time, a significant number…

Introduction For many years, health care sector has remained a very important aspect of a nation’s economy, creating the need for a well managed system and quality services. This can be attributed to its role in ensuring good health and overall welfare for the population. The sector has continued to experience rapid growth with the…

Table of Contents Introduction Theoretical Framework Review of Literature Methodology Data Analysis Applicability to Nursing References Introduction Improving the quality of life in elderly patients through a holistic approach towards quality of care has always been one of the primary goals of the US healthcare system. The USA sees an increase in the elderly population,…

With aging, the need for long-term care appears; therefore, for many people, the problem of financing such programs is currently essential. Long-term care services assume a wide range of health support and assistance, which are “needed by individuals over an extended period of time” (Congressional Research Service, 2018). Such medical assistance includes “home health care…

Table of Contents Massage Acupuncture Herbs and Dietary Supplements Yoga Meditation References Complementary and integrative medicine, briefly CIM, is a common term for healthcare treatments that have historically been excluded from conventional medicine. As proven efficacy and safety accumulate, complementary and alternative therapies are increasingly integrated with conventional treatments (Mayo Clinic, 2020). Consequently, by lowering…

The Identified Healthcare Issue One of the major goals of the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) is the elimination of the level of hospital readmissions. With this aim, the CMS has introduced the disciplinary punishment for those healthcare establishments the readmission rates in which are greater than expected. The prospect of such a…

Table of Contents Evidence-Based Solution Change Process Risks of not Making a Change References Recent attempts to reorganize the delivery of health care services, along with cost reduction, has resulted in the deterioration of working conditions for staff nurses (Gormley, 2010). Not only do the negative changes in the working climate have a serious impact…

Table of Contents Summary Analysis Key Elements Reflection Reference List Summary The article ‘Patient Referral Patterns and the Spread of Hospital-Acquired Infections through National Healthcare Networks’ by Donker, Wallinga, and Grundmann (2010) investigates the contentious issue of health acquired infections. The goal is to show how the infections are spread across national healthcare networks due…

Table of Contents Introduction Advantages of Breast Feeding Disadvantages of Breast Feeding Advantages of Formula Feeding Disadvantages of Formulae Feeding Impacts of Breast Feeding on Working Mothers Legal Issue Related to Breast Feeding References Introduction Breastfeeding is the most effective way of nourishing a baby in infancy, in all mammals, breast milk is secreted from…

The existing healthcare system has a considerable disadvantage of high costs of services, and Medicare for All is a viable solution to this problem. According to Bernie Sanders, Medicare for All implies covering primary care, hospital visits, lab services, medical devices, dental and maternity care, and prescription drugs (Kliff, 2019). Essentially, under Medicaid for All,…