Personal Narrative: Accretive Health Care

I fight for my health every day in ways most people do not understand I lay in bed struggling just to get up in the morning only to get faced with a new day of troubles. All I think about is the day that being a normal eighteen year old ended for me. I was responsible went to work every day, and was trying to figure out my first year of college until everything was flipped upside down.

Through my experience with the healthcare field, I have seen that low socioeconomic status, culture, and access are the major contributors to the health disparities today. Whether it is not being able to afford health insurance/medical costs, a culture that’s attitude and beliefs does not put much value on preventative care, or simply not having appropriate transportation to the doctor, all these factors work together against the patient. Medical professions can best tackle these issues by first knowing and understanding the needs of the population in which they practice. Theoretically, if one is aware of specific needs then those needs can be better addressed, whether they are financial or cultural needs. Also, medical professionals can work

I was first introduced to healthcare as a member of AmeriCorps in 1995. I learned in the corps as a family support worker that poverty and health disparity are interrelated. After the corps I went to work to a for-profit healthcare receivables company that taught me the business of healthcare. I transitioned out of healthcare for a short time before returning to a not for profit health care organization whose mission closely aligned with my own and I’m still there.

My second clinic rotation is internal medicine and I’ve had many encounters, both with patients and colleagues, which have made me pause and reflect. One of those encounters, in particular, will still be on my mind long after I finish typing this reflective journal. The patient at the center of it all is a lady I’ll refer to from here on as “Mrs. Flowers.” Mrs. Flowers is an 81 year old female with dementia and diabetes. She arrived on our unit with a diabetic foot infection that had progressed from a simple toe ulcer to wet gangrene. Over the last 2-3 months, gangrenous changes encompassed the distal half of her left foot. During pre-rounds, our medical team unanimously agreed that we would contact surgery for a consult. At time, it was obvious

By this document I, DANIELLE M. MOORE, of 13317 Wyngate Point, San Diego, California 92130, intend to create an advance health care directive under California Probate Code Section 4600 and following. This advance directive shall not be affected by my subsequent incapacity. All references herein to “my agent” refer to the agent acting at the pertinent time.

For the past 2 years with NCPA, I was involved multiple fundraising events such: philanthropy bake sales, fall carnival and spring fling. With PDC this year, I helped with multiple bake sales, all carnival, spring fling and worked at concession stands at American Bank Center. Last semester, I designed the tie bar and worked multiple vendors to find the best price. Fifty percent of the item was sold about during the 2-hour of merchandise exchange at Founder’s Day.

I went to Free Clinic on Wednesday in part to get away from all that is going on currently, and I quickly realized that I couldn’t escape the realities many face today in America.

I believed this is God's calling to me to join The Careline Team.The final confirmation was last Sunday when Gary Hone the Careline manager spoke and explained what the Careline is all about. It was been more than two years I have attending in One Community Church every Sunday. I'm looking for a work serving God aside from attending the church.I have heard The Careline Team before and their invitation to join.I said to myself this is what I want to do but I don't have a counselling background.I keep on thinking about this until finally Gary Hone give me an understanding about The Careline Team. It was just tonight after Gary Hone come to my place and interviewed me about my interest to join the team. I believe this is the right work for me

Though I have another year and a half before I complete my schooling, it is always important to find out as much information about my future field of work. Knowing what is to be expected when going in for a job interview will not only be a bonus for myself, but allow me to feel confident when giving answers.

I was denied access to health care after my Nurse Practitioner wrote up an order for my x-ray. I had stopped by the front office for patient registration, inquiring why I kept seeing the amount of my bill go up to the tunes of hundreds of dollars, even though I was clearly punctual in making my co-payments after each visit.

I have had multiple clinical practices, however, out of all the experiences during my shifts, there is one particular event that holds great meaning for me. This event happened on my fifth clinical day of this semester, which was the day I first dealt with two clients.

I was lucky enough to be able to do my intern at the same organization that I am currently

Well, this has been another busy week. I had the interview with Techquality Health 2.0 diversity in health technology mentorship program about what they could do to help me with my project. It turns out they are more interested in helping with research in healthcare technology that the scholar is developing, more on a PhD level. Anyway, I completed my eight-week course with Future Learn over two weeks because I had most of the work already done. I would not say it was a waste of time. It helped me to rethink my project from the beginning, and I learned things I had not known about the research process such as keeping a journal of my research process and making sure my project is achievable and the potential it has to contribute

Listening to Aspen’s light snores , I placed her on the cushioned bench placed in the hospital ‘s room which had sadly became our newfound home for a course of three long , dreary months since the horrible , life changing incident took place suddenly .

On 9th of September 2016, I went to my family practice practicum site. Today, I started to collect the subjective and objective data with minimal assistance from my preceptor. At nursing home, we had 2 patients for follow up. Before making plans, we reviewed patients’ labs, history and lists of medications taken by the patient. At nursing home, it is helpful talking to the nurses about the patient situation and if they had any concerns prior to going to the patient room. I found out that while dealing with elderly patient residing in nursing home, often more time is needed to interview and evaluate them. Also, patient should be given time to speak about things of personal importance. Moreover, diagnosis may be complicated and sometimes drugs