Introduction to Professionalism in Healthcare There are numerous key qualities a health professional must possess in order to deliver the best care to their patients. Professionalism is extremely important when it comes to dealing with patients and colleagues in a professional practice. Throughout this assignment, key qualities and the importance of professionalism for health professionals will be explored. This assignment...
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Synopsis of “The story of Dax Cowart”: In 1973 Donald 'Dax' Cowart, a 25-year-old, and his father were victims of a pipeline explosion in east Texas. From the earliest moments following the explosion, Cowart insisted on being permitted to die ._Dax was rushed to the Burn Treatment Unit of Parkland Hospital in Dallas. As the result of a freak accident...
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According to the Death with Dignity website Physician-Assisted Dying or their preferred terminology death with dignity is defined as “Death with dignity statutes allow mentally competent adult state residents who have a terminal illness with a confirmed prognosis of having 6 or fewer months to live to voluntarily request and receive a prescription medication to hasten their inevitable, imminent death.”...
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When you hear the Baker Act, what are your initial thoughts? One who is unfamiliar with the meaning may think the you’re referring to tasty baked goods. But that is far from what the Baker Act entails. The Baker Act is a Florida law, also known as the Florida Mental Health Act, which allows for involuntary evaluations for individuals who...
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Located in Southeast Asia, Vietnam has become one of the fastest-growing economies and has plans on becoming a developed nation within the next decade. With a population of 96.1 million, Vietnam is a densely populated developing country that has been adjusting since 1986 from the rigors of a centrally planned, urban economy to a more industrial and market-based economy, and...
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Nowadays, many people are aiming to lose weight. Some of them are doing a diet or eating less and others are doing exercise. Exercise requires physical effort to sustain or improve your health and fitness. Exercise not only helps you to be healthy but it also makes your body proportion. Dieting refers to restrictions or limits on eating food which...
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Sanitation refers to public health conditions related to safe drinking water and adequate treatment and disposal of human waste and sewage (Oxford Dictionaries, n.d.). Nigeria is located in West Africa and has the largest population of approximately 200 million in Africa (UNDP, 2019). Nigeria has a Human Development Index of 0.534, which ranks the country as 158th in the world...
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined healthcare as, ‘A good health system delivers quality services to all people, when and where they need them. The exact configuration of services varies from country to country, but in all cases requires a robust financing mechanism; a well-trained and adequately paid workforce; reliable information on which to base decisions and policies; well...
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How Nurses Should Deal with Patients with Malaria Without Contracting the Disease Abstract Malaria is one of the major health issues faced on a global level and must be dealt with utmost care. Malaria can progress at a very fast rate, and patients can subsequently become too sick to even take medication by mouth. But if certain precautionary measures are...
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Prostitution is known to be one of the oldest professions, and today remains an active professional in countries all over the world. Despite its prevalence, prostitution is an ongoing source of public, academic, and moral debate (Benoit, Jansson, Smith & Flagg, 2018). Prostitution can be defined as “the trade of sexual services for items, money or a place to stay”...
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The term assisted suicide is defined as a situation when a terminally ill patient voluntarily made a suicide request from a doctor and he will assist him by supplying equipment and lethal drugs to hasten the patient’s death. Eight states in the United States of America namely California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and Montana have...
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Abstract My inspiration for this essay is from a critical incident that occurred in my practice. Mrs. O. was admitted to the ward with complaints of Shortness of breath, chest pains, and syncopal episodes. A diagnosis of NSTEMI (Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction) was given after an ECG (Electrocardiogram) and blood cardiac protein levels were checked. she was then swabbed for coronavirus...
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During my second student nurse community placement, I was caring for a 63-year elderly of Caribbean descent with a history of smoking addiction. For confidentiality to be upheld in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council ‘The Code’ (NMC 2018), the patient has been given the pseudonym of Mr. Smith. He lived in a very cluttered terrace house in a...
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Universal health care is prominent in 32 out of the 33 first-world countries (Regoli, n.d.). Though the United States is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, our “great” nation is divided when it comes to adopting such a policy. The topic of universal health care is so divided in our country that it has become one of the...
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Title of Essay: “Healthy mouth means happy life”. Discuss the effects of dental disease on the welfare of domestic cats. Include in your discussion the causes of dental disease in cats and how we, as owners, can contribute to promoting oral health and welfare in our pet felines. Dental care involves the cleaning and maintaining of the teeth, gums and...
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Hospitals A recent definition of the hospital is an “institution where sick or injured are given medical or surgical care” (Niles, 2018). Hospitals are categorized in many ways. A public hospital is owned by the government, community hospitals are privately owned and are not for profit, a propriety hospital is also privately owned but are called a for-profit business (Niles,...
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The health, well-being and quality of life of human beings depend on good oral health throughout a lifetime, from infancy to adulthood. According to the World Health Organization (2018), oral health diseases such as dental caries (cavities) and periodontal disease, affect many people around the world and they are, for the most part, entirely preventable. Populations most vulnerable to these...
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What differentiates who deserves health care and who does not? Impoverished Americans are losing their lives from treatable diseases and they are living in agony when there is medication to lessen the pain. Common middle-class Americans are facing financial instability from medical bills from fighting cancer and other chronic conditions are filing for bankruptcy due to extensive medical expenses. To...
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Introduction Health is a crucial aspect of an individual’s life. Given the rise in lifestyle diseases, it has now become more important to monitor your health as a person by maintaining a healthy lifestyle (Kemper, 2013). Body health is what many people may focus on but there is more to health than just a healthy body. The human mind plays...
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When most people hear the term “assisted suicide”, they think of Doctor Jack Kevorkian. Doctor Kevorkian was an advocate for and practiced assisted suicide for nearly a decade before being thrown into prison for participating in a mercy killing of one of his patients. Among many other advocates, Doctor Kevorkian was by far the most influential in the eyes of...
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Evidence-based practice may be defined as a problem-solving approach that requires nurses to be conscientious in their clinical practice. Therefore, the practice is emphasized on the incorporation of best evidence in making decisions with regard to patient care, from well-designed studies, and the preference and values of the patient (Vaidotas et al., 2015). The use of feedback by health care...
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According to WHO (2016), midwifery-led continuity of care models in which a known midwife or small groups of known midwives support a woman throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum continuum, are recommended for pregnant women in settings with well-functioning midwifery programs. The phenomenon of women-centered care has been acknowledged as a maker of quality in maternity service and it has...
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Discussion The current study was designed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and skills among primary healthcare workers in health promotional settings and to determine the managerial interventions needed in health promotional settings in the Kalutara RDHS division. The knowledge among 70% (215) of the study participants of this study were categorized as 'poor' and only 30% (92) of study participants...
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Introduction Health Promotion is a rapidly growing field that has a wide variety of definitions. Above all these definitions, I like the one by (Kumar and Pretha., 2012) which adduces to the fact that health and well-being are determined by many factories outside the health system. They went further to list the following as factors that determine health, socioeconomic conditions,...
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The United Kingdom National Health Service refers to the government-funded medical and health care services that everyone living in the UK can use without being asked to pay the full cost of the service. Starting in 1946 as part of the Post-war consensus, it was very popular although some criticisms. They are 4 NHS, one for each constituent country of...
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Traditionally many people regarded a Professional as an individual who dressed appropriately within their working environment, or by simply carried out a skilled task efficiently within their chosen job sector. Although these factors do contribute towards professionalism, there are many more requirements needed to become a competent skilled Dental Care Professional (DCP). To be registered as a Dental Care professional...
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Service Outcome Satisfaction with service. Participants reported varying levels of satisfaction with dental service. On a quantitative question, about 30% rated their satisfaction level as either “very dissatisfied” or “dissatisfied.” One participant with Medi-Cal expressed a high level of satisfaction with dental services: I really like my dentist. She is like an angel. Her office is one of the few...
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Oral health is defined as “a state of being free from chronic mouth and facial pain, oral and throat cancer, oral infection and sores, periodontal disease, tooth decay, tooth loss, and other diseases and disorders that limit an individual’s capacity in biting, chewing, smiling, speaking, and psychosocial wellbeing.” (WHO, 2019) Unfortunately, access to oral health care in America is in...
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Abstract The purpose of this experiment was to determine which water temperature was most successful in the removal of pathogenic growth from handwashing. The experiment consisted of three participants which include: Taylor Pumo, Rebekah George, and Lexi Vendl. There were two procedures involved in this experiment. The first procedure was washing the left hand with bar soap in warm water....
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Introduction: Cachexia, meaning bad condition in Greek (4), is defined as “ a loss of lean tissue mass, involving a weight loss greater than 5% of body weight in 12 months or less in the presence of chronic illness”, like cancer (2,4,15,17,18,19,20,22,30,31). To be classified in a state of cachexia, 3 of the 5 criteria must be met along with...
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