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Hospice Care in America, 2004.
An investigative paper on hospice staff, volunteers, and hospice patients.
1,450 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 70.95
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This paper presents an introduction to hospice care in America. The paper examines the hospice services provided and their successes. A personal observation of hospice care is portrayed. Through a survey of hospice volunteers and staff, the paper succeeds in offering a clearer understanding of hospice care.
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"There are very few critics of the Hospice organization, and rightfully so. Who could criticize such a helpful, vital organization? Indeed, if Hospice wasn?t available to provide their pivotal services, then who would be there? A key reason for the value of the Hospice group is that there is a general acceptance among thoughtful people that Americans do not handle death very well. And when death hits someone in his or her family suddenly, or even when there is a long-term illness in the family, leading inevitably to death, most families are not prepared. Hospice delivers humanitarian care and nurturing to not only the terminally ill, but also to their loved ones, before and after the passing."
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Hospice Care, 2002.
An examination of the integrated clinical judgment model of hospice care.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 10 sources, AU$ 129.95
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This paper examines and addresses the integrated clinical judgment model of hospice care. This model shall provide a detailed examination of the aspects of this clinical model that distinguish it from other models of hospice care, with an emphasis on the aspects of this model that are most highly recommended when utilizing the hospice model. The strengths and the weaknesses of this model are also discussed.
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Hospice Care, 2007.
This paper discusses whether hospice care is the way to the future.
1,813 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 13 sources, APA, AU$ 85.95
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This paper seeks to better understand what hospice care entails in Canada. It reviews some of the barriers faced by patients, families and palliative nurses with end of life issues. It discusses how quality of care at the end of life has many significant issues. The writer notes that countless citizens who could benefit from palliative care do not receive it or obtain it during the last few days or weeks of their illness. The author touches on strategies for overcoming the existing barriers in community based hospice care as well as how nurses can be leaders in ensuring that appropriate palliative care is received.
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"Hospice care is not only for the patient; but for their family and friends as well. Emotional, spiritual, physical and social needs are addressed by the palliative team. Hospice provides tailored services in a caring community where patients and families attain the required groundwork for a death that is satisfactory to them. The nature of dying is one of a kind so that the goal of the hospice team is to be responsive and receptive to the special needs of each individual and family."
"Although hospice-palliative nurses bring expert knowledge and skills to the delivery of comprehensive and empathetic care to persons and families living with advanced illness, studies reveal that due to enormous barriers in end-of-life care in nursing homes and patients' residences, unnecessary suffering occurs at the bedside."
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Hospice Care, 2005.
An overview of the history and present concepts hospice care.
1,616 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 10 sources, APA, AU$ 76.95
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This paper delves into what the word 'hospice' means and the history of the program. It looks at the current concept of the program, costs involved, and the statistics relating to hospice care in the health industry. The author of the paper also uses personal examples.
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"Hospice care is not just for the patient; it also includes the whole family. Emotional, spiritual, physical, social needs, and practical care are provided following the patient's wishes and family needs (Aupperle, MacPhee, Strozeski, Finn, & Heath, p.430). Hospice provides personalized services and a caring community so that patients and families can attain the necessary preparation for a death that is satisfactory to them. The nature of dying is so unique that the goal of the hospice team is to be sensitive and responsive to the special requirements of each individual and family. Hospice provides continuing contact and support for caregivers for at least a year following the death of a loved one. Most hospices also sponsor bereavement groups and support for anyone in the community who has experienced a death of a family member, a friend, or similar losses".
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Hospice Care and Culture, 2006.
A discussion regarding the team effort required by the medical staff caring for a terminally ill patient.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 77.95
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This paper discusses how the hospice situation involving the care of the terminally ill patient, requires the team effort on the part of all those involved in order to provide quality care at the end of life. The paper further discusses how, with regard to nursing, this requires managed care that does not lead to cures, but that provides for the comfort and care of the patient in the immediate future.
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Home Health Care and Hospice, 2002.
This paper examines the topic of the management of chronic pain in home health care and hospice care.
2,442 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 12 sources, MLA, AU$ 108.95
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There has been a massive shift in thinking about chronic pain and pain management, from seeing pain as a secondary characteristic to the disease, to seeing pain as a primary problem. The writer explores the issue and the surrounding controversy. The paper looks at the ways in which financial cutbacks in home health care and hospice have led to fewer employees and a stronger reliance on pain medication.
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"In an article in the Columbian (Oregon leads quiet revolution, 1999), a graphic example of one of the ongoing problems in the management of chronic pain was illustrated in the story of a man who hurt his back in 1988. Although in chronic pain, his doctors hesitated to provide him with narcotics for long-term pain relief because of the fear of drug addiction. Despite the fact that things are changing, pain management in home health care and hospice has often been shaped more by politics than by scientific knowledge about the effects of pain and its management. Both doctors and patients still exhibit resistance to appropriate pain management, fearing addiction, acting from ignorance, or feeling that patients should simply be more stoic. In the following pages, the intention is to explore this issue in more detail."
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Child Center Care Vs. Care by Family, 2007.
This paper discusses child care options and looks at the development of children who attended child care centers compared with those in family care.
3,054 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 12 sources, MLA, AU$ 130.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the question over who should care for children is once again being debated throughout North America, with many advocating that very young children be raised with either their mothers or a close member of the family instead of attending child care centers. The writer discusses research indicating that the poor quality of care given in existing centers throughout the United States is the reason for problems within the classroom, as children who attend these care centers are believed to have both development and social problems. The writer concludes that the important point of the debate over child care should be how to ensure quality care for children whose parents have to work, or have chosen to work, through understanding and enabling effective and positive child development and growth within center-based childcare.
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Introduction
An Overview of Child Care in the United States
Contemporary Childcare in the United States
Towards an Effective Child Care System
Conclusion
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"The changes in society over the past few decades have completely transformed the contemporary world, mainly through the consequences of warfare and the recent advancements in technology, which has also changed the lives of women. Accounting for almost half of the nation's workforce, a vast majority of them either are already mothers or will be, which means that something needs to be done about the childcare situation in America. Although center-based childcare is not, perhaps, the ideal situation for mothers and their children, most parents have little choice."
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Health Care and Managed Care, 2002.
Shortcomings of health care with the implementation of managed care.
4,150 words (approx. 16.6 pages), 17 sources, AU$ 220.95
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This paper discusses the shortcomings of the American health care system with the implementation of managed care. The risks and future trends in the system are looked at as well as examples of what the system has faced.
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Health Care Managed Care and Fee-For-Service Plans, 2000.
2,790 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 11 sources, AU$ 121.95
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This paper focuses on the quality of care delivered by various forms of managed care organizations and fee-for-service organizations as reported by numerous recent studies.
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"There is a current climate of distrust and frustration with managed care which has led many people to question whether health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and other forms of managed care really are looking out for the best interests of their patients. Managed care plans have incentives in place which reward physicians and other health service providers for providing fewer services or less costly solutions. With American society?s negative feelings toward managed care medical practices, questions about the quality of care provided by various managed care institutions have been raised. The fact that managed care enrollment has been increasing while at the same time growth in total healthcare expenditures has been declining only serves to increase the frequency of questions about the quality of healthcare provided by managed care organizations. This paper will focus on the quality of care delivered by various forms of managed care organizations and fee-for-service organizations as reported by numerous recent studies."
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Living the Life of a Hospice Worker For a Week, 2002.
This paper presents an immersion essay about ?Alive Hospice?, an organization catering to the needs of the dying.
1,745 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 82.95
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The following paper provides understanding of the organization, ?Alive Hospice?, an organization that provides care while the patient enters end stages of disease and then goes through the process of dying. The writer examines what its volunteers provide for the terminally ill patients that it serves.
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?In recent decades, medical science has advance to the point that people are living longer than ever before, and with that life comes a quality of life that is enjoyed well into the golden years. For those who are among the living the world is a beautiful place. However, for those whose lives are ending, the world can be a place filled with fear and uncertainty as one goes from doctor to doctor in search of hope and miracles. Then, when they announce the final curtain, that the patient is all out of options and the only path now is death, there are decisions to be made. Many people are afraid of dying in the clinical setting of a hospital, but they are not sure there are options. There are.?
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Hospice Services, 2004.
An overview of hospice services and evaluation of the advantages of setting up a program in Egypt and Morocco.
2,726 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 118.95
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This paper examines how hospice is a much needed service that has revolutionized the care and treatment of terminally ill patients during the final months of their lives. It also looks at how Egypt and Morocco are faced with rising populations, tight health care budgets, and a need to care for the dying. It discusses how allowing hospice services to set up services in these nations would alleviate many of the current dilemmas being faced in the industry and how the large numbers of volunteers would reduce the cost to treat terminally ill patients. It also looks at how the education about dying would assist families to accept the inevitable and show them how to support the patient during this final transition of life. It shows how hospice is changing the way dying is viewed, and moving the organization into Egypt and Morocco would be an excellent start by providing a pilot program in the countries for other nations to observe and evaluate.
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"The medical care in Morocco has not progressed as quickly as the population needs it to. The past few years have seen budget problems nationwide when it comes to the needed medical care in the country<Healthcare & Medical Market in Morocco http://www.tradepartners.gov.uk/healthcare/morocco/profile/overview.shtml>. Implementing a Hospice service in Morocco will help alleviate some of that need as the Hospice organization depends heavily on volunteers. The use of volunteers and nurses to handle the care and education of the terminally ill and their family members will go a long way in cutting down the financial strain currently placed on the health field in that country."
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Health Care and Managed Health Care: The Need for Sweeping Reforms, 2002.
A look at role of primary care nurse practitioners in relation to health care reforms.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 129.95
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This paper investigates the role of primary care nurse practitioners in respect to health care and health care reform. The failure of primary healthcare is critically assessed, in the respect that health care is currently "managed" by independent "for- profit" organizations, where there is an emphasis on financial success rather than patient welfare. This paper also places a strong emphasis on the role of nurse care practitioners in the state of Florida and in community health care clinics.
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Health Care Managers and Health Care Delivery, 2004.
Examines the relationship that exists between health care players, how they perform their duties, and how they join their forces in health care delivery.
2,367 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 9 sources, APA, AU$ 105.95
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This paper examines and provides information on the roles and responsibilities that health care managers are tasked to accomplish in today?s health care systems. Moreover, this paper examines how a health care manager's job as a leader who ensures a smooth and organized management and operation of health organizations, influences his/her perspective on health care professions. The paper emphasizes the importance of understanding how health care managers perceive their duties in health care service.
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"The basic role every manager must be able to render is the task of providing good human relations to everyone at work. Through this role, the objective of accomplishing jobs in an environment where good work relationship is maintained can be made possible. In the field of health care, healthcare managers must have the ability to perform this basic responsibility. A healthcare manager should be a specialist in managing the condition of the healthcare staffs. Though this duty may be perceived as a simple task, it is critical that a good human resource management be delivered to a health organization to ease the stress and pressure that health care providers, such as the doctors and nurses, experience from their duties."
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Community Health and Hospice, 2005.
An analysis of the nursing profession and hospice healthcare.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, AU$ 51.95
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The paper examines the subjects of nursing, healthcare and the nursing profession in a hospice environment. The paper discusses measurable outcomes of a hospice agency and how the outcomes influence the nursing profession. The paper further examines the collaborative environment in hospice healthcare.
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"Having had an opportunity to review Brad Kirkman-Liff's article entitled "Keeping an Eye of a Moving Target: Quality Changes and Challenges for Nurses" (2002, November-December) that which impressed me most was the importance the author placed on the need for a sound operations management program within the healthcare environment. Although Kirkman-Liff does not label his analysis of quality healthcare as an operations management program, all the components listed (demographics, technology, financing, care management) are basic considerations in the delivery of healthcare services to the medical consumer. "
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Primary Health Care, Primary Nursing, and Primary Care, 2005.
A comparison of primary health care physicians and primary nurses.
2,154 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 15 sources, MLA, AU$ 98.95
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Nursing care was developed, in part, to provide services to patients with multiple needs and evolved with the initial goals of providing efficient and effective care. Among the delivery systems used to provide this care include primary nursing, primary care, and primary health care. Primary nursing originated in the United States and emerged because of concern about the fragmented care patients were receiving particularly in hospital settings. Primary health care follows many of the same principles and is concerned with providing comprehensive, individualized, patient care from point of contact to completion. Primary care may be defined as a service provided by primary nurses and primary health care physicians. The similarities and differences between these concepts are explored in detail.
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"According to Sergei Vinogradov (2002) primary health care or PHC is "based on family health teams, working in family health centers" whose goals include prioritizing prevention and addressing 90% of health problems and patient concerns (p.39). In primary health care systems, doctors bear the brunt of the responsibility, sometimes at the expense of efficiency according to some critics (Vinogradov, 2002). PHC teams are comprised of many individuals including medicine doctors, nurses and other relevant health professionals, but it is the doctor (usually a family doctor) that bears the brunt of accountability and responsibility in terms of patient care (Vinogradov, 2002).
Primary health care is often provided in a managed care setting which requires that a centralized medical decision be made by a primary care physician, thus enhancing according to some the 'attractiveness' of care, suggesting it is quality oriented and scientifically based (Brekke, et. al, 2002). Primary health care usually is offered in hospitals and primary medical offices, less so in community based settings."
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Living Wills, 2006.
Evaluation of options for end-of-life care, including hospice care and living wills.
764 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 40.95
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This paper examines different options for end-of-life care. In particular, hospice programs are described as well as different cultural attitudes toward euthanasia. The beliefs in the United States are compared to those in Europe and Japan. Living wills are discussed as a choice for one to advocate for his own care were he to become incapacitated. The paper ends with an example of a living will.
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"Although a good portion of the advances in health care made during the 20th Century surrounded the prolongation of life, it cannot be ignored that the last forty years have seen a significant increase in the amount of study and attention paid to issues surrounding end of life factors. There has appeared a more structured and linear approach to the management of terminally ill patients, as well as a greater acceptance and implementation of advanced directives. To add to this the greater availability of good quality palliative and hospice care, and death no longer becomes a passive and painful process, but rather a stage of life that requires certain steps and attendance to certain issues. This is not to say that end-of-life care is perfected. A good example would be to show that, despite the ready availability of hospice programs, they remain significantly underused by the patients who would qualify. It may be an issue of pride, but primary care providers are often slow to refer patients to hospice programs, and when it is done, then the length of time that service is provided until the time of death is often such a short time that the patients are not able to get the benefit that a full-spectrum hospice program could provide "
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