There have been many people who come home with permanent injuries and have to wait months for a surgery. About 13 percent of America’s homeless veterans. Thousands of veterans have developed stress disorders. They are brave enough to know the many risks that they are taking. They may possibly see other Americans get killed.
According to a study published in Nurse Leadership in September 2006, an estimated 58 percent of nurses and 54 percent of nurse managers suffer from some level of burnout. And among new nurse graduates, 66 percent experience severe burnout (Nurse Connect, 2012). Burnout is a gradual process that occurs over
| |The issue I selected is the nursing shortage. | |In your own words, write at least one paragraph that describes the effect of this issue on the health of the public and the future of professional | |nursing. | |The nursing shortage is a real concern. The average age of a nurse is 43 years old which mean a large group of nurses will retire in the near future. | |There is a significant decline in admissions to nursing programs.
This affects approximately 5 million Americans. (Levine, 2003) This paper will examine three articles that reflect differently on elder neglect and abuse. The first article estimates the prevalence and extent of elder abuse. The second article discusses signs and symptoms of elder abuse and what clinicians should be looking for and acting on when abuse is suspected. The third article focuses on a case study in which an elderly woman was abused and no proper investigation was completed within a nursing home setting.
Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse Even though many of us may have to struggle with putting a loved one into a skilled nursing facility, there comes a time when elders can no longer take care of themselves due to physical, emotional or mental problems. Skilled nursing facilities can provide a wide range of personal care and health services so when you’re deciding on a health care facility for them, don’t settle for anything but the best. One bad judgment call and your loved ones could end up being victims of abuse. Many families lose their loved ones every year as a result of nursing home abuse and according to the best available estimates, between one and two million Americans age sixty five or older have been injured, exploited or otherwise mistreated by someone on whom they depended for care or protection (National center on elder abuse, 2011). Nursing home abuse and negligence is any physical, sexual, verbal, psychological, or financial abuse perpetrated against residents of a residential care facility.
Failure in Health Care Reform 3/9/2010 Failure in Health Care Reform Since 1994, inaction has governed U.S. health policy, with the predictable result that both health care spending and the number of uninsured Americans have reached record levels. Indeed, worsening conditions in the health care system have triggered renewed interest in comprehensive health care reform. (Relman pg 857) Signs of change in the health care debate are everywhere in the formation of coalitions by business and labor groups to pursue reform, the launching of advertising campaigns by the American Cancer Society and the American Medical Association to highlight the plight of the uninsured, the pursuit of ambitious plans by states such as Massachusetts to expand insurance coverage, and the unveiling of an array of health care reform plans by candidates in the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries. Health care reform is even the subject of an attention grabbing movie, Michael Moore's Sicko. (Relman pg 857) It is tempting to believe that the moment for reform has finally arrived and that we stand on the verge of historic change.
Introduction The numbers tell the story of the coming nursing shortage. In 2007, there were an estimated 8.5% of unfilled nursing positions and that number is expected to triple to 29% by 2020 as 80 million baby boomers retire and are added to the ranks of Americans needing care (Herbst, 2007). Among nurses in field 28% say they are dissatisfied with their job and 51% say they are somewhat dissatisfied (Buerhaus, 1987). Labor shortages can happen in any field but when there is a shortage of nurses to care for patients the quality of care, safety, and patient satisfaction can be compromised to a dangerous level. Since the late 1980’s the demand for nurses has been escalating as the numbers of nurses in the field have dropped (Buerhaus, 1987).
Sutter Health’s Retooling of Accounts Receivable October 18, 2010 An increasing issue within healthcare is the inability to collect debt from the rising levels of uninsured or underinsured and patient payment obligations which have put increased pressure on hospitals to maximize up-front cash collections. Today in the United States there are nearly 47 million Americans uninsured and 80 percent of those come from working families. Hospitals incur over $60 billion dollars in bad debt annually because they typically collect only ten to twenty percent of a total uninsured patient balance after service. This is due to a number of reasons, including poor accounting practices, a lack of correct patient information and a lack of generated reports. This paper will discuss how one company, California’s Sutter Health,
Today, it is estimated that over 45 million Americans lack health insurance. Of those uninsured, over eighty percent are working, middle class families. The rising costs of healthcare has caused many American’s to just simply “do without”, and employers are struggling to provide adequate coverage for employees. Of those employers who are able to provide insurance, many of the plans cover only a small number of doctors visits’ a year, and fractional percentages of total prescription costs. It is no secret that the United States has a flawed health care system that needs to be changed drastically.
Nearly 47 million Americans, or 16 percent of the population, were without health insurance in 2005, the latest government data available (DeNavas-Walt). In 2005, nearly one in 20 people between the ages of 18 and 64 said they were unable to get necessary prescription drugs during the past 23 months due to cost (National Center for Health Statistics, 2007). National surveys show that the primary reason people are uninsured is the high cost of health insurance coverage (The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Employee Benefits: 2007). Unfortunately, even the insured are feeling a burden of health care costs.