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The problem of medical errors, and in particular medication errors, prompts an immediate attention from health care industries as it demands conservative actions from health care providers. Although many health-care providers value the importance of patient safety and quality health care, very few admit their faults at the occurrence of errors that could jeopardize the health of many individuals. “Medication errors represent the largest single cause of errors in the hospital setting, accounting for

This report is a compilation of our conversation with Karen Gordon - Sosby, associate director at the Texas State University Student Health Center made for an interview report. Ms. Karan has been working at Texas state health center for 23 years. She started her career with a public health degree in health education and a business degree in accounting and later moved to administration. Interestingly she has been working at a single place from the start of her health administration career; she made

Universities stemmed some of the biggest medical advances in the health care industry amongst the world. The educational platform for the United States spells long term success for health care, by growing the next generation of top health care providers. In comparison Germany and Canada also are represented amongst the top 50 medical schools in the world, but lack any representation of the top 10 prestige rankings. On top of that, both other countries lack volume and opportunity to receive a valued

level. The system also has environmental sensors that can track whether someone is in a certain room, indicate the use of house appliances and monitor whether doors and windows are closed. Moreover, it can connect her to her family, friends and healthcare professionals ("Robots Are Caring for Elderly People in Europe" 2). Operators of

Introduction The cost of healthcare is an unsettling factor for much of the world. The United States is known to have one of the most expensive healthcare systems in the world. Many people assume that the high cost of healthcare relates to the quality of care that we receive for the care. The Have a Heart video about bringing affordable healthcare to areas in dire need of experienced doctors and lifesaving treatments to an underserved population was pretty eye opening. I found it very interesting

given and received. Disrespect from any party can lead to miscommunication, difficult situations, and conflict. Respect for patients, coworkers, and one’s self are prerequisite of excellent care. Many healthcare facilities run on the mission of “putting patients first”. In the hospital, healthcare professionals see a wide range of patients varying in age, culture, health and environment. Respect must be maintained regardless of the situation. Age is one of the most important factors when it comes

However The Affordable Care Act enacted in March 2010 was designed to provide more than 30 million uninsured Americans with health care coverage (Sparer, 2011). The Affordable Care Act (ACA) set forth the strategy to ensure everyone had access to healthcare regardless of their income level. This pushed employers to provide insurance for employees, eliminate pre-existing conditions, provide a government subsidy for premium cost, and allowed children to remain on their parents insurance until the age

emerged because of a need for improved nursing education and nursing practice. The AACN continually recommends policies that develop nursing education programs. Subsequently, the AACN promotes exceptional patient care. Similarly, IOM assists healthcare facilities in both the government and private sector by providing evidence-based advice for health decisions (Wujcik, 2012). The IOM works to strengthen BSN curricula and to improve communication between health care team members. Correspondingly

In many industries there are problems that workers face but majority of these workers are nurses. Nurses play a vital role in our society but we face nurse shortages which lead to problems in the healthcare industry. When there are a shortage of nurses’ things can become frustrating because one nurse can only do so much. In nursing they have a triage. A triage is where a nurse decides what person to help according to their injury. Nurses check the person really quick and mark them either green, yellow

Every day nurses come into the health care setting not knowing what the day is going to bring them, and patients are from all different walks of life. This is why nurses have to learn how to be culturally competent and know how to communicate effectively with different groups and ethnicities to provide the best possible outcome for their patient. Nurses must learn how to disregard former stereotypes and treat each patient with the utmost respect and care no matter what they look like or believe in