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Essays 511 - 540
goes way beyond the paradigm of nursing as simply a "handmaiden" to physicians. The nursing professional is required to know virtu...
a problem that is difficult to define adequately. There is much competition in the health field, and in the mental health field t...
back for treatment and who would be left behind and not treated. In the 1800s, unless a patient was dying those in the emergency r...
process is made more difficult by cultural and linguistic barriers (Murty, 2002). These women frequently bear the brunt of fulfill...
its critics -- has been a goal of the U.S. government for many, many years and, for the most part, has had the support of most of ...
providers fees be "normal and customary," and those care providers who have attempted to set lower fees for those without any safe...
responsible for most health care expenditures, merely because of their age and the increased need for direct care with advancing a...
the problem and to eliminate it where possible. Nester (1998) quantifies the extent of the problem relating that an estimated 1,2...
government and distort the issues by using unethical practices. Their dealings with government officials are sometimes damaging t...
at least not accessing the system as much as they could. For example, it was reported in BMJ that a telephone healthcare service o...
Hence, one sees in this example that patients and physicians demand the newest and latest technologies but many insurance companie...
Security system and others had begun to focus on the idea of a program aimed at insuring Social Security beneficiaries" (Anonymous...
characteristics of the group, interpersonal relationships within the group and the characteristics of the culture. The leader must...
into a receiving country, this population has the same entitlement to social benefits - such as health care - as the native popula...
(HMOs), the explosive growth of Medicare and Medicare abuses and the resulting "crackdown" on Medicare policies and procedures. T...
at where it was spent in 1997 20.7% was spent on inpatient care, 25.6 on out-patient care and 14% on pharmaceuticals (Anonymous, 2...
problems with its water supplies as extensive deforestation has taken place over the last century which have taken its toll on the...
people who are uninsured, while many more are underinsured (Reports Say Millions Getting Second-Class Health Care Treatment, 2003)...
The interplay of health issues with social policies is credited as being one of the reasons why the health indices in these countr...
professional specialties. Since autonomy is expected within the professional environment, programs which include student autonomy ...
industry and primary care access; homecare access; and the new legislation proposed in regards to the entire health human resource...
since 1947. The healthcare system is actually run by "its 10 provinces and three territories, but is governed by federal guideline...
of all of these organizations is to help provide quality behavioral health care while containing costs for its members. APS...
to body changes due to issues of self-image and acceptance speaks to a very vulnerable group of individuals whose focus is more up...
of the true nature of their illnesses. While keeping such facts from the patients may be considered merciful it does, at times, en...
the expansion of the industry was based on a business model-getting people well and making a profit doing it-rather than on doing ...
is relevant here is that the authors note that the goal of a CEO performance appraisal should be to link its results to the execut...
reveals these are two of their primary complaints (Koprowski, 2003). For example, the managers may offer nurses in this newly-merg...
justice to the battered victim, it is also to educate the health care industry about how to identify abuse and the steps necessary...
CUSTOMER SERVICE IN HEALTH CARE Customer service is the lifeblood of every business; from the mom and pop operations with 3 emplo...