...2010 IOM Report and the Impact on Nursing The IOM Report and the Impact of Nursing The IOM (The Institute of Medicine) is trying to get nursing more toward a higher educational stand point. During the information on education they are pushing toward having the working nurse be at an 80% of the work force have their baclorets degree by 2020. While reading the article it continually talks about how the nurse with the bachelors degree is better prepared to take care of the patient. That the bachelor nurse critical thinking skills are more decide and sharp. The IOM also believes that “a nurse should practice to her fullest extent of her education and training” (IOM Pg. 85) the article also talks about how the nurse should be more of a partner with physicians and other health care workers. The IOM would impact nursing education by pushing for all nurses to have the bachelors degree. They also feel that the nurse who received a diploma or an associate degree in nursing are not as divers in nursing as the nurse who has the bachelors degree. They talk about the money that the government puts out for the diploma school should be better spent on the bachelors programs. They promote a nurse to get her education any way possible but you can tell that they favor a nurse going for her bachelors first and not going for the associate or the LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) degree first. There are many bridge programs out there. I fell that they should not put down all the different routes...
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...Personalized Medicine And Genetic Technology Introduction to Biology SCI 115 Merec Stances Personalized Medicine and Genetic Technology Genomic Technology or what is more popularly known as Personalize Medicine is the personalization of healthcare, with decisions and practices that are tailored to an individual patient. This involves the process of the use of genetic technology or other gathering of information of an individual patient’s preventative and therapeutic care. After more than a decade the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health received a decade of research which was gathered from the Genome Project, (2003). Under this project the Scientist were to learn the order of 3 billion units of DNA which goes into the making of human genome and also to identify the genes located in all this data. By 2003 there was enough chemical makeup that it was pronounced a success. The information received from the Genome project will forever transform the healthcare industry. Many believe personalized medicine is the future of medicine, just the next step in the world of human genetics. Genome is the whole entirety of an organism. It is encoded either in DNA or for different viruses in RNA. The genome has the genes and the non coding sequences of DNA and RNA. The prospects of examining a person’s whole genome and make individual health risk predictions and treatment is within reach. Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine along with researchers...
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...Assignment 2: The Current and Future Applications of Bluetooth Wireless Technology Student Name: Qian Hu Student No.: 300580795 Course Code: NET222 Introduction to Bluetooth People are always seeking for more efficient, more secure, and less expensive communication tools. Bluetooth is one of them, which is developed for years and used in various areas with many interesting functions and applications. Bluetooth is a wireless technology that is a combination of hardware, software, and interoperability requirements. Some characteristics and advantages of Bluetooth technology includes reasonably reliable, high simplicity, allow both data and voice communication, free of charge, has no physical installation required, more mobility and flexibility, and less power consumption. Some limits of Bluetooth technology is the distance and size of transmission. Of course, technologies are rapidly developing; Bluetooth 3 came up two years ago and allows the wireless transfer of large files and as videos. In general, all these characteristics provide it with strong potential in future development. Medical Industry In medical industry, the integration of Bluetooth on PC’s and PDA’s allows staff to access the patient’s detailed records updated in real time, and because less paperwork was needed, it also provides a faster diagnostic. Before, most of the devices in the hospital are fixed in a certain place, which limits the patient’s activities in that certain area. Now, more and more...
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...As described by the Rochester’s Dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, Dr. Taubman, “‘New knowledge and teamwork between scientists, physicians and others will open individualized treatments and cures that have, until now, been unimaginable.’” As an aspiring Rochester student, I deeply resonate with the principles expressed by the faculty, one in which innovative technology pushes the envelope for opportunities in patient care by physicians. Created by Drs. Engel and Romano, the biopsychosocial approach to medicine intrigues my interests and my goals as a physician to understand the entirety of a patient’s environment when considering care delivery options, rather than a highly narrow pathological approach to...
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...goal for this organization would be to open and maintain teaching hospitals in developing countries that suffer largely from the “brain- drain”. The brain drain is a phenomenon in which intelligent people that want an education leave their home country in search of a better life and prosperous education. These people would greatly benefit their native country if they could learn and practice medicine (often the occupation of choice) there instead of going to Europe or America where there is already an abundance of medical care facilitators. This is non-profit is different from organizations that already exist because existing programs bring in volunteers who come in and take up jobs from native people and as soon as resources are gone have to leave. This is unsustainable in many areas and often leaves the cities in more need then before outside sources had come in. This is not a “feel-good” organization; it is not supposed to make outsiders feel like they are helping and being good people. It is supposed to help the people that already have the ambition to practice and study medicine, be able to accomplish that with residencies and then inspire other people in the area to do the same. The first part of Drucker’s Managing the Nonprofit Organization explains what makes up a good mission and the benefits of sticking true to it. The mission statement for the organization that I have yet to create will probably fluctuate as it comes to fruition. The current mission state is:...
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...Professional Presence and Influence Katie Douglas 4/10/16 A. Professional Presence 1. The body-mind model came about in the 1950’s and focused on powering your mind over your body to promote health and healing. This is when medical personnel began to look past just the physical aspect of the person’s illness. Body-mind medicine includes a “wide range of behavioral and lifestyle interventions, on an equal basis with traditional medical interventions” (Moss, n.d.). Instead of focusing solely on medicine to treat a patient, there are a variety of techniques that can be used to treat the whole patient. Meditation, relaxation techniques, cognitive behavioral therapy and hypnosis are all therapies that are used. The next model, body-mind-spirt, captured the idea that the consciousness can extend beyond the body (Dossey, 1999). It is thought in this model that the brain and the mind are completely separate. It was thought that, even if you are unaware, outside factors could be present affecting your overall health. This is the first time where practitioners started taking in consideration the patients community, cultural preferences and spiritual ideas into account when treating their patients. It was found in this era that outside variables needed to be taken into account when treating patients. 2. I work on a general medical unit. I feel like my professional presence focuses more on the body-mind-spirit model of health and healing. When a patient is admitted to my...
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...theory places an emphasis on the ethical standing of the source. It examines whether the person committing the act is behaving in a manner that exhibits good character and is of high moral standing. A common display of where virtue ethics have a place can be found in a student standing up for his or herself and others by pushing away a bully who was tormenting others. While the specific action of pushing another student may be ethically questionable, most would likely find virtue in the courage displayed by standing up to the bully. Utilitarianism takes the approach that the greater good is best served when the majority benefit from an action. As such, actions that provide positive outcomes for a larger group than those that feel a negative burden are deemed to be ethical under utilitarianism. Utilitarianism can be easily seen on almost every commercial for pharmaceutical drugs. Each medication promises to cure major issues for patients, ranging from depression, to restless leg, to seasonal allergies. Most also list a small number of side effects that will impact a portion of the populous - but, because the majority of those who take the medicine will benefit, its production and promotion is permitted. A third way that ethics can be viewed is displayed through deontoogical ethics - or ones commitment to adhering to his or her ethical duty. It is...
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...Brandy Eberly of Mackinaw Administrators Insurance Company referred this file for medical case management. Instructions were given to meet with Frederick Holtslander and assist with coordination of appropriate and related medical care, and identify needs to facilitate recovery. INTERVIEW SETTING On 3/16/17 I met Mr. Holtslander at the Genesys Occupational Medicine clinic. Mr. Holtslander arrived alone. He is alert and oriented. He agrees to work with a nurse case manager. MEDICAL FACTORS Mr. Holtslander said that while at work patching roads with heated asphalted, he attempted to lift a sliding gate with both hands. There needed to be force since the asphalted was hot and sticky. When pushing the gait upwards he felt a pop in the left...
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...also threats (more discriminating purchasers) • the need for global presence to achieve adequate return on escalating marketing capabilities and R & D costs: • a strong focus on healthcare cost containment, such that new treatments must be justified on cost-benefit grounds, adding to development costs; • to command price premiums, new products must offer unique benefits, yet information leakage means that most products are imitated rapidly; • IT developments provide greater access to detailed healthcare information for both providers and patients, also pushing forward cost-effective treatments: • Educated consumers demanding advances in therapy; • There are opportunities to change organisational models but no-one has yet found a feasible alternative; • Continued industry consolidation. Step2 Identify and list forces likely to have an high impact on the industries future development. a) Increasing concentration of buyers b) Increasing power of distributors (parallel trade) c) Generic substitutes d) Scientific advances leading to new drug discovery processes and greater targeting of treatments e) Government pressure on costs and intervention f) Harmonisation of healthcare practice g) Globalisation, greater harmonisation and entry into Japanese markets by European and North American firms h) Growth of pharmaceutical sales in developing markets i) Continued mergers and acquisitions leading to more rapid...
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...Why are drugs so expensive to make? For over 20 years popular discussion has been made over the sky rocketing cost of medicine and the fact that a major contributor to the problem are the drug manufacturing companies. The cost of drugs are astronomically high. So high in fact that most insurance coverage of medications requires supplemental coverage to absorb out of pocket costs for clients. Even the social programs Medicare requires Part C or D for coverage of drugs which grew in 2013 by 2.5 percent to 271 billion dollars of Medicare/Medicaid Spending. (CMS) In looking for answers for the steadily increasing cost of drug making, who’s annual increase rivals or exceeds increases for the average household income, media flourishes from speculation on the cost of promoting new drug products and points to indicators that most people see on a regular basis on TV, in magazines and in flyers or trial prescriptions at their doctors office. Direct Marketing The PEW research center, in 2012 pointed out that the global drug industry spent a combined 27 billion US dollars on promotion and advertising. $24 billion went to direct marketing aimed at educating and familiarizing physicians, using 72,000 pharmaceutical sales representatives in the US alone. Salesmen provided samples and educational material in meeting physicians were invited to attend. These, like most seminars come with amenities for attending. ...
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...Case Western Reserve University By applying to the Pre-Professional Scholars Program, you are applying to gain admission to professional school earlier than students who apply in the traditional way. Please indicate why you’re interested in your chosen profession. How do you see yourself being particularly suited to this field? What events and/or experiences have led you to your choice? This essay should be between 250 and 500 words in length. The summer before my senior year, I participated in Mechanisms of Human Health and Disease through Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which exposed me to various aspects of medicine. It gave me the opportunity to learn about subjects related to medicine, such as microbiology and the hallmarks of cancer,...
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...Health Promotion Prevention Adrianne Gorman Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V-0104 August 10, 2014 The health promotion includes strengthening the skills of individuals to encourage healthy behaviors, and it also includes constructing the healthy social and physical environments to support these actions (Green 1979). It includes any mixture of health instruction and associated organizational, economic, and political interventions designed to facilitate behavioral and environmental changes promoting to health (WHO, 2011). Health promotion involves all different countries from around the world to join together in collaboration to ensure that all the people from each and every community have the resources and information available to educate and further advance their participation in healthy lifestyle. This should be an opportunity available to all individuals even if they are financially dependent, old, uneducated, educated, affluent, or young to name just a few. The green health promotion gives the idea of improving the ecological health and sustainability of the community, school, or business. Green health promotion has been a term since 1986 when the Ottawa Carter for Health Promotion was involved in the ecological public health movement. Green promotion is heard throughout the country. Addressing the green health promotion in schools shows that there is a lack of collaboration between groups educating and the nursing professional. We must begin working on...
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...callous apathy toward me like the others, which made me feel so much better about myself”. I’ve been visiting Ronnie for a few weeks now and he has never been so comforted as he seemed then. This really obligated me to think about the extent of the impact a doctor can have on his patients by just empathizing with them. It also made me question, do your doctor’s words and consideration make you feel better than that of your friends or family at times? Is this what narrative medicine is about? Narrative medicine focuses on prioritizing patients needs, values and seeing the illnesses through their eyes. Doctors are well trained in their fields but a lot more can be achieved when doctors implement elements of narrative medicine in their practice along with reflecting upon it like we see in the works of David Watts, Oliver Sacks and Richard Selzer. One important aspect of narrative medicine, i.e. the expertise to listen to the patients is very well portrayed by David Watts in his essay, “What Literature Can Do for Medicine: A Starting Point”. Watts describes a case in his essay where a lady comes to...
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...Preparation Outline Introduction » Bees have a place in our world that is important beyond our understanding. > The small little insect, that some may swat away at, works tirelessly around us to pollinate and present the possibility of further human development on earth. » Did you know that bees pollinate the majority of our fruits and vegetables? > Global Research of CA has found that just within the last five years, “30% of the national bee population has disappeared and nearly a third of all bee colonies in the U.S. have perished.” (Statistic, Global Research Of California) • Bees are going extinct at this high rate due to climate change, pesticides, diseases, and parasites. > Honeybees and the other pollinators have the invaluable job of pollinating that provides us with “approximately one-third of everything we eat!” according to OneGreenPlanet.org (Statistic, Tucker) • Yet we still take advantage and continue to let their population decline. » Today I will be talking about how pollination works, the benefits bees have on our world, and what people are doing to prevent the decline of the bee population any further. Transition: The most important thing that bees do is pollinate. Pollination is needed for plants to reproduce, and so many plants depend on bees as pollinators. (Explanation) Body #1 » When a bee comes to collect nectar and pollen from the flower of a plant, some pollen sticks to the hairs of their bodies. > When the bee travels to the next flower...
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...Educational Preparation Lindsey Schnoor Grand Canyon University: NRS-403V Professional Dynamics August 23, 2014 Nursing is a profession that has been around for a very long time. While there was not a formal education program when nursing was in its infancy, the need for higher and continuing education has grown exponentially. There are many pathways to choose to enter the field of nursing. Healthcare has had many changes and much advancement. The field continues to evolve on a daily basis. The needs of people are more complex, nurses have a lot of responsibility, and the need for a nurse with a higher education is in demand. There are differences between nurses prepared at a higher level of education, and the care that is delivered may also be affected depending on level of education. There are many differences between the nurse who has been prepared at the associate degree level and the nurse who has been prepared at the baccalaureate degree level. One big difference is what is viewed as critical content in the curriculum. Nursing educators from both the associate degree and baccalaureate degree programs agreed that important content for curriculum include, “nursing process, caring, communication, ethics, accountability, aging, and cultural diversity” (Meyer, 1997). However, BSN nursing educators also included “critical thinking, health teaching, leadership, and professionalism as essential components” (Meyer, 1997). Patient outcomes are better when nurses have continued...
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