Introduction: A career in medicine asks a lot of any person; individuals must be well-rounded and academically capable with a clear work-life balance. From day one of medical school, I believe culturing resilience and reflection is vital. The NHS (no date, para. 1) defines resilience as 'our bounce-back ability in the face of difficulty or challenges. Resilience is the ability to adapt and grow following adversity'. This supports students with the pressures of study, their transition into a doctor, and...
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Introduction Healthcare professionals are being challenged to find new ways to organize care and develop systems that hold providers accountable for the quality, cost, and patient experience of care (Ricketts & Fraher 2013). Nurses play an important role in providing quality and safe care because they are the frontline connection with the patient and are present in most settings where health care is delivered (Hickey and Giardino 2019). For many years patient safety and safety culture was mainly studied in...
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Healthcare is ever evolving; since the US Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 emphasis has been placed on providing affordable, accessible, safe, quality, patient-centered care (PCC). The US healthcare has been transitioning from a fee-for-service model to a value-based model which focuses on patient preferences and satisfaction of care received, with reimbursements reliant on patient satisfaction surveys. Barriers to access to healthcare persist, however, a study by Hong et al. (2019) found that these barriers can be mediated by PCC....
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This work is a reflective commentary on the factors that influence an individual's health from the poster developed for Health, life, and social science unit by analyzing the presentation. The Gibbs reflective cycle will be used as this is a popular model of reflection for describing, and identifying feelings that could have influenced my practice, identifying strengths, and weaknesses of my performance as well as creating an action plan (Gibbs, 1988). For the purpose of this assignment a pseudonym, Jason...
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Patient-centered care Is being hailed in many areas as revolutionary in the healthcare space. Patient-centered care as defined by The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is the provision of care that respects, and responds to, individual patient preferences, wishes, and values, by ensuring that patient values guide clinical decisions. (Institute of Medicine; Committee on Quality of Health Care, 2001). Patient-centered care has had a profound impact on healthcare operations, quality, and results. Physicians and other care providers need to address patient...
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A fundamental debate in the field of medical ethics and English medical law has been finding the right balance between the principles of medical paternalism and patient autonomy. While there are commonly used definitions of medical paternalism, such as “treating of others in their best interests, regardless of their own view of what their best interests are”, as well as a wider societal consensus that it generally refers to the idea of ‘doctor knows best’, there is less agreement on...
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In this essay, a patient’s journey from diagnosis to completion of treatment will be discussed. The topics dealt with will include causes, to life after treatment. The text below will suggest the best possible actions and care for the patient. Etiology and Epidemiology Intraductal Carcinoma of the breast is classified as an in situ tumor where the lining of the duct mutates and become cancerous but does not spread (Cancer Research UK, 2017). In 2015, this accounted for around 7,900...
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Palliative care is a term not unheard of. Bringing exposure to these two words are mainstream media such as television, or more conventional mediums in the form of written language in books and newspapers. Palliative care refers to helping those with chronic illnesses — usually nearing the end of their lifespan — live out their last days with dignity and improving their quality of life. It is when a group of people within the professional field work together to provide...
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Caring for every patient’s nutritional status is crucial when it comes to the role of a nurse. This is crucial for the nurse and their patient because the patient’s life could be in danger if they do not have a healthy diet or they are not provided with instructions on how to maintain a healthy diet. Every patient needs a different diet, and nurses need to be educated on what each of their patients need nutritionally to enhance their health...
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Discourse analysis is an exploration strategy for considering composed or communicated in the language in connection to its social setting. In other words, it is to search beyond what the sentences and words say. Under the title of discourse analysis, we have conversation analysis which is a particular type of examination or enquiry. Also, under the title of conversation title we have adjacency pairs which requires a person to direct a question and a person who responds to the question....
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Abstract A patient’s medical record identifies the patient and contains information regarding the patient’s case history information such as medical history,care or treatments received,testresults,diagnoses and medications taken.These information regarding the patient records can be misused or stolen or even lost because of the third party access.At times insurer may not have the updated medical information and hence may refuse to pay for the treatment.So to overcome these issues we store the patient records on the blockchain.By implementing the patient records...
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The physician William Osler once said, “the good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.” The patient-doctor relationship plays an important role in the treatment process. Each patient represents a story that includes their disease, their social situation and their beliefs, which need to be considered during check-ups and diagnosis. A good relationship is not only important for social factors, it is also essential for their treatment process. For instance, a good patient-doctor...
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Abstract Today’s Indian peoples are smart. So they required less paper work and perfect solution of problem. So here consider medical industry. At traditional way Doctor and Patient communicate directly with prescription on paper but when patient going to Medical shop so pharmacists not aware about Doctor Handwriting as well as Medicine. Our research project connects three different peoples like Doctor, Patient and Medical Shops. Digital Health is being launched because a need for a destination that is beneficial for...
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Being a Muslim is actually one of the best gifts and nikmah that a person got from his Creator. As a Muslim physician who are practicing Islamic basis in the daily life, we are basically practicing the same practice and share the same knowledge with the other doctor or physician in this field. The only thing that makes us differ is our religion and faith. This one thing is the most valuable criteria of a Muslim doctor that brings us...
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The global problem of Myocardial Infarction more commonly known as a “heart attack” is well documented within the world health organisation; they have completed numerous studies within this sector to indicate areas for improvement in the of quality care in a prehospital setting. This case study evaluates the management of care approiate to scope of practise for paramedics on treating such conditions and their roles in meeting “the standards of proficiency that are relevant to their scope of practice” in...
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Nurses are skilled and trained professionals who take care of people when they are sick. Nurses are entrusted with the duty of performing treatment and procedures as prescribed by the physician. A nurse advocate is a nurse who works with a patient by helping them make informed decisions about their health, translating medical terms to them when they are in need, and also, nurses help them make ethical decisions, because they are considered the closest to the patients, so it...
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Vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (VSAH) refers to delayed ischemic complications associated with the narrowing of major intracranial arteries following SAH. There are four different major clinical definitions for vasospasm, depending on how it is diagnosed. Symptomatic vasospasm is a clinical syndrome, defined as a clinical deterioration deemed secondary to vasospasm after other causes were eliminated. Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) includes both symptomatic vasospasm and infarction on CT attributable to vasospasm. Angiographic spasm is diagnosed by digital subtraction angiography. Transcranial Doppler...
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Withholding the truth about a patient’s health, health outcomes, or treatment can be taxing for families and medical providers. Doing so could also be in direct violation of a patient’s autonomy, their right to make rational decisions and choices regarding one’s overall well-being (Vaughn, 2013, p. 71). Based on the case study provided, the decision of the doctors and patient’s family members to administer a flu shot to Mr. Simpson without his informed consent is a clear form of medical...
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Introduction In their article, “Culture, Language, and the Doctor-Patient Relationship”, published in the May 2002 issue of Family Medicine and Community Health Publication and Presentation, Warren J. Ferguson and Lucy M. Candib present several reasons on how to determine the differences between physicians and patients in race, ethnicity, and language influence the quality of the physician-patient relationship. They cite the evidence for ethnic and racial disparities in the quality of doctor-patient communication and the doctor-patient relationship that can improve the...
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Have you ever experienced a combination of these symptoms: sore throat, coughing, rhinorrhea, body aches and a fever? The answer for most people would be yes, this means that for some they have contracted the disease known as influenza or as most commonly put, ‘the flu.’ The aim of this essay is to discuss what influenza is and mode of spread. Also, to identify knowledge of infection control practices, risk assessments, health team involvement and cultural safety. The essay will...
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Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the important causes of death within gynecological tumors in the western world, with a 5-year survival rate of approximately 30% in advanced-stage disease(152). About 10-15% of all OC patients report a positive family history of the disease and can be included as “familial ovarian cancer (FOC).(11,12) FOC patients were defined as those with a history of ovarian cancer in two or more family members or in combination with common cancer diagnosed at a young...
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Orthodox Jews are considered the most traditional members of the Jewish community. They live their lives by the Torah, which are the first 5 books of the Jewish Bible. Orthodox Judaism has made a point not to change its observances and has kept close practices such as daily worship, dietary laws, traditional prayers and ceremonies, regular study of the Torah, and separation of men and women in the synagogue. It also preaches strict observance of the Sabbath and religious festivals...
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Introduction A little over a year ago, there was a sweet 90 year old woman at a nursing home. Her name was Analisa Caroler. During her stay at this nursing home, she used to tell the most amazing stories of her past. However, a year ago, she began showing signs of Alzheimer’s. She was shocked. 20 years ago, she discovered she carried a genetic marker for Alzheimer’s. Because no symptoms ever surfaced before she was 85, her doctors felt that...
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Introduction Assessing and treating patients who have been diagnosed with psychosis and schizophrenia often creates a challenge to the PMHNP, as one has to choose the most appropriate treatment approach that would not cause any harm to the patient. This study involves managing a 34-year-old Pakistani female who had earlier been diagnosed with psychotic disorder, based on her symptoms, but was later discovered that she had paranoid schizophrenia. Patients with schizophrenia usually experience debilitating social, as well as occupational challenges,...
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Healthcare professionals are obligated to avail care to ailing patients by minimizing any form of suffering as well as alleviating pain. Because of this, every action taken by healthcare personnel or physician constitutes both a moral and ethical dimension. These dimensions are supposed to be in alignment with a set of ethical principles that aim at enhancing the quality of care. The ethical principles also play a significant role in the identification as well as the attempt to resolve issues...
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Introduction According to the report of the McKinsey Global Institute, “Notes from the frontier of the IA”, from April 2018, the impact of artificial intelligence on the value of companies by sector will affect tourism (128%), followed by transport and logistics. (89%); retail trade (87%); automotive and assembly, high technology, gas and oil , chemical industry , media and entertainment, raw materials, agriculture, and banking (50%); health, public administration and telecommunications (44%); pharmaceutical products, insurance, semiconductors, the aerospace and defense...
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Introduction The legal requirements and professional behaviours are set by the code of conduct for the nurses. The code of conduct for the nurses further describe the principles that are to be maintained in professional practice in order to maintain effective professional practice. This code is abided by the National law made for the nurses in Australia. The code principles apply in all situations to all kinds of nursing practice. This involves any job that a nurse utilizes, whether paid...
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Healing and Autonomy There exists a contradiction between spiritual faith and medical intervention, globally. The Holy Books of Christianity, for instance, have not offered the right direction on the illness intervention. It remains a hot topic whether Christians should follow their faith or seek medical treatment in case of illnesses. Healing and Autonomy case study offers a similar scenario where we have a prayerful father (Mike), sick son (James) and the doctor. Since James is too young, the debate of...
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Abstract Emergencies that happen within a maternity center can happen from maternal and fetal complications. The outcomes of theses situations can be largely influenced by the efficiency of the teamwork between members of the healthcare team. The purpose of this paper is research strategies that enhance teamwork between two units of a maternity center. The problem preventing these two units from performing efficiently is that these two units do very different things and members of each unit do not comprehend...
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Research report Claim: Stems cells have the potential to improve life. Research question: Does umbilical cord stem cells or 3D printed mini heart have the most potential to repair or replace damaged cardiac tissue in vascular disease patients? Rationale Cristy Lytal from the Keck School of Medicine of USC claimed that ‘if you lose a limb, it’s lost for life. If you damage a kidney, you won’t grow a new one. And if you have a heart attack, the scars...
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