Category: Healthcare

Healthcare in the US is provided by separate agencies, thus creating a problem in terms of ready access to health and medical facilities. Furthermore, regardless of the existence of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Americans, particularly individuals from the minority groups, are still finding it challenging to access care. This led to the creation of…

Table of Contents Advance Directive Form Physical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Form Comparison between POLST and Advanced Directive References Advance Directive Form An Advance Directive (AD) is a document containing the wishes of a patient in the event they are terminally ill and completely out of their consciousness. There are different Advanced Directive forms…

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic presents a significant public health challenge. Stakeholders have highlighted prevention as the mainstay of controlling the disease. Consequently, the health institution I work in adopted several strategies to prevent infection among the healthcare staff, patients, and the public. For instance, at the outpatient department where I am stationed, the…

Table of Contents Discussion Post Reply to the 1st Post Reply to the 2nd Post References Discussion Post In spite of the fact that well-designed randomized trials (RCTs) are frequently appointed the most elevated level of proof, not all RCTs are conducted appropriately, and the outcomes ought to be deliberately investigated. An inadequately directed RCT…

Introduction Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a term in the medical field that refers to the emergency process involving a combination of chest comprehensions using artificial ventilation. The purpose of CPR is to preserve intact brain operation manually before other steps are taken to restore the normal breathing and circulation of blood when a person is…

The ever-changing working dynamics have led to the dire need to embrace delegation and supervision in different workplaces. According to Wagner (2018), delegation refers to the transfer of responsibilities from one person to another. In a nursing setting, it represents a clinical nurse directing another staff to perform nursing activities and tasks. Supervision and teamwork…

Table of Contents Introduction The Utilization of Golden Rule to Health Care Provision Conclusion Reference Introduction The Golden Rule directs people to do what they will choose for themselves for others. Works of compassion and caring that go above and beyond “business as normal” or “usual treatment” are based on the Golden Rule (Doherty &…

Oral health remains one of the most widely important health care spheres because the majority of people find themselves in need of dental care services regularly and repeatedly throughout their lives. Due to the cost of such services, many may not be able to afford them, and it should be recognized that this is not…

Medicare’s official website contains sets of different types of information with a focus on Medicare programs. The database of this agency also includes data helping people to choose the most appropriate healthcare facility (Medicare.gov, n.d.). Such variables as available services, sufficient staffing, and social components are highlighted as primary aspects to consider when choosing a…

When developing this in 2018, the Senate had failed to invalidate, exchange, or alter the Affordable Care Act (ACA); therefore, the market left did not change from a legislative appearance. Persistent change of market before and after implementing the ACA has left ACA exchange in trouble. The troubles are related to finance providers, encountering decreased…