Essays and Research Papers on Health Care

A 5 page examination of the considerations that autism entails from both a patient and a family perspective. This paper emphasizes that family involvement in the treatment plan is a critical component in enhancing not just patient but family welfare as a whole. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 9 page paper present a Wilsonian conceptual analysis of grief. Secions include questions, definitions and how the term grief is used, examples of Contrary, Related, Borderline cases, social and cultural context, feelings and anxiety underlying grief, practical implications, the importance of language and how the conceptual anslysis is useful. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 10 page paper discussing the ethical implications of development of personalized medicine at PAI, a fictional pharmaceutical company. Using Kant and Mill, the recommendation for PAI is to create alliances with teaching hospitals that obtain research releases from every patient admitted. PAI will be able to secure the unidentified patient data it ...

This 9 page paper examines the results of a survey taken of asthma patients. The paper examines the empirical evidence that supports or contradicts the findings and considers how each aspect may be improved. The paper examines factors such as sleep quality and disturbance in asthma sufferers, patients understanding of why they used inhalers, the ...

This 4 page paper provides an overview of health insurance planning for Saudi Arabia. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

4 pages in length. The ongoing debate over socialized medicine reinvents itself with every new presidential administration, inasmuch as there continues to be support behind the viability of a health care alternative significantly different from the one that has plagued Americans for decades. That myriad presidents have attempted to reform the foundation upon ...

A 4 page overview of the factors that enter into COPD rehabilitation The author emphasizes the importance of patient selection and program design. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page project plan enabling a hospital to charge reduced prices for prescription drugs for uninsured and underinsured patients. In the past it has been impossible for any hospital to charge reduced prices for prescription drugs for fear of charges of fraud by Medicare. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ...

10 pages in length. The fear, confusion and overwhelming anxiety the Medicare Part D prescription program has created throughout America is both grand and far-reaching; that seniors have come to rely upon their pharmacists to provide better and more accurate information regarding the precedent-setting system change speaks to the greater confidence the elderly population ...

A 24 page paper presenting a strategic plan for a home health and hospice provider of nursing care. HHH stands poised to enter a phase of growth that was not envisioned at the time of its founding. All of health care is in flux and continues to evolve. Even though there have ...

A 20 page overview of the various provisions that are necessary to prevent the spread of disease and exposure to toxic chemicals in the day care environment. This paper provides a step by step review of basic hygiene practices in response to specific questions and scenarios regarding those practices. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 4 page paper designs a test to assess if there is any link between the amygdale within the brain and the emotional of fear in human subjects. The paper looks at the best way to image the responses in the brain and then at how issues such as ethics can be overcome and how ...

A 6 page review of the factors that should be considered in well-baby checkups. The author emphasizes that while the specifics of these checkups can vary in accordance with race and culture, this variation must be determined on the basis of fact rather than stereotypical misperceptions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the medical condition known as "obstetric fistula" briefly. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page consideration of pain treatment in the elderly patient. This paper emphasizes a three-pronged approach to pain management. This approach includes adequate pain assessment, constant monitoring, and the willingness to use both pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention in pain treatment. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page discussion of the potential benefits of Yoga in treating this complicated condition. The author emphasizes that no definitive proof has been found that Yoga does benefit asthma. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at three different articles than consider the differences in access to treatment for depression among various patient groups in the US. The paper reviews the articles summarizing the content and interpreting the results. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 15 page marketing plan for a new concept in women's health care. WomensHealth is a startup women's wellness center providing service primarily from a mobile office that will travel to office buildings, factories, malls and anywhere there is a concentration of women needing fast and affordable access to basic health care as well ...

A 4 page paper examining some hospitals' approaches to implementing real-time database applications for patient information and care provider use. Included are examples from Duke, El Camino Hospital, VA San Diego Healthcare System. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This is a 10 page paper which discusses all the aspects of the antidepressant drug escitalopram. The bibliography has 6 sources.

Although this 10 page paper is a continuation of PGrrthsp.rtf, which discussed establishing a rapid response team in a hospital, it also stands on its own in terms of change processes. The writer defines what a Theory of Change is and explains two change theories, one by Conners and one by Lewin. The writer also ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of a reflective assessment of the process of carrying out safety audits. The development of compliance plans for health, safety and environment (HSE) auditing requires the creation of an effective management plan and the integration of a team approach. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 15 page paper provides an overview of the issue of presurgical anxiety. This paper uses a concept analysis format. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 4 page paper. The OTC pain relief market has begun to grow, following the problems with prescription drugs, such as Vioxx. This essay discusses this market, provides Tylenol's market share, how Bayer increased the market for Aleve and why Tylenol is a leader. Statistical data included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper providing the environmental analysis section of a larger strategic plan for HHH, a home health care company. Internal factors that can be expected to affect the business over the next decade are rising costs and uninsured patients; external factors are rising costs, the aging population and the diabetes epidemic. ...