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Benefits of RFID Technology in HealthcareArticle 1: Ranasinghe, D. C., Torres, R. S., Hill, K., & Visvanathan, R. (2014). Low cost and batteryless sensor-enabled radio frequency identification tag based approaches to identify patient bed entry and exit posture transitions. Gait & Posture, 39(1), 118-123.  The author reflects on senor enabled RFID that are mainly cost effective as well as battery less. In this article, s...

QuestionsSedentary lifestyle is pivot for decrement in the quality of health among school children. Children in such tender age are suffering from various maladies and illness. As per Who, physical inactivity is one of the prevailing reasons among children that leads to lifestyle related maladies and illness among them. Some of the reasons for such physical inactivity are due to increment in study pressure, lack of zeal towards physical activi...

Factors contributing to homelessnessThe global downturn of the economy has to lead to the rise of extremely difficult and unprecedented economic conditions for multiple households, while the issues faced by the local vulnerable community are profound. Issues of homelessness have been highlighted in the recent past, and some cities have been in the limelight for the same. With more than 3200 people being homeless in Manchester, England, the are...

Objectives and PartnershipThe modern world with ever-changing trends and gradual shifts in the tastes and the preferences of the people worldwide have resulted to the situations that facilitates and involves the action of several institutions that help in improving and maintaining the standard of living of the people. Rehabilitation is into business due to the changes in the preference patterns and thereby depends on the needs and requirements...

Overview of NIB Health InsuranceNIB is an Australian financier and catalyst of health care in Australia, which provides insurance supports to the health care sector. They had begun their journey in the year 1952 as a health insurance provider to the workers at the BHP Steel works. They never looked back since then and continued to evolve as one of the solutions to the health care sector of Australia. It is also providing health coverage or ins...

Introduction to Middleville Regional HealthcareMiddleville Regional Healthcare is one of the most reputable healthcare facilities in the region. Since its establishment, the hospital has been doing a commendable job in providing healthcare services to approximately 350,000 people. Despite making tremendous milestones, the hospital is still lagging behind as far competition is concerned. Latest statistics show that the 575-licensed bed has a wo...

Importance of critical appraisal in evidence-based practiceFor an adequate evidence based practice, it is necessary to have the skills of critical appraisal. It is the systematic process of identifying the merits and demerits of the research paper. This systematic process helps to determine the validity and the usefulness of the research article (Gray et al. 2013). Research articles are appraised as one can obtain the sheer degree of informati...

Social Determinants of HealthThis essay recognizes and discusses the main health determinant which is affecting health among a selected population. Reorganization of the main factors influencing health among the population is essential to decrease health disparities and enhancing the health status of people. Social determining factor of health are the societal and economic aspects and their dispersal among the population that influences the diff...

Diabetes Mellitus and its complicationsDiabetes Mellitus is a medical condition that affects one's metabolism and is characterized by hyperglycemia. This condition is as a result of insulin secretion that is defective and/or action of insulin. Chronic hyperglycemia leads to long term dysfunction, damage, or failure of various organs especially the blood vessels, heart, nerves, kidneys, and eyes. There are several pathogenic processes that are ...

Clear research questionThe ability to successfully appraise scientific research studies is an important skill in clinical practice as it enables clinicians to apply the results of the scientific studies to individual patient’s circumstances, thereby enabling informed decision making (Young & Solomon 2009). The current paper seeks to examine the weaknesses and strengths of the research study ‘Endondontic Working Length Measureme...

Environmental ScanHealth has been termed as a crucial element which is essential in building sustainable human development, thus creating an association as a human right and an essential factor in stimulating growth of society as a whole.  Health is important in contributing to national development through productive nation building, however to achieve these, there needs to be a healthy work force that drives healthy nation in achieving pos...

New Federal Laws and Regulations on E-CigarettesAfter years of battling debate regarding the health risks of the electronic cigarettes, new federal laws have now come to effect for the regulation of e-cigarettes. It is presently illegal to sell electronic cigarettes to anyone less than 18 years of age. The federal laws also require the adults under the age of 26 to show photo identification for buying them.  The regulations were waited for ...

Job DescriptionsThe essay presents a brief overview of the job descriptions and it explains the significance of the job descriptions. It explains the job descriptions of clinical receptionist, community health registered nurse and emergency department registrar. Further, the paper explains the key selection criteria for the clinical receptionist, emergency department registrar and community health registered nurse. It describes the evaluation an...

HistoryI am a bug, a proud bacterium who like my other fellow parasites as you may want to call us, make you pretty sick and weak. My full name is Salmonella enterica typhi, a serovar of Salmonella enterica. This means that I belong to the genus Salmonella, a beautiful name which we did not inherit from our fore-fathers but acquired it from Dr Daniel Salmon, who first studied much about us (Chugh et al, 2008). Like my fellow S. enterica serova...

Tasks for the Proposed System1.1. Purpose At present, the exchange of medical data between the healthcare organizations for enhancing the excellence of health care services are more convenient through the development of information technology. The remedial intrusions are mostly reliable on the legitimate and the health prominent history of the patients. The requirements of doctors, medical staff, healthcare contributors, policy producers, pat...

The Concept of Occupational Therapy and Application of Model for Patient CareThe current assignment focuses on the concept of occupational therapy and the application of models for catering to the requirements of the patients. The present assignment focuses on the case study of Mr. Jozef who is a 51 year old mechanic by trade and had moved to England with his wife Teresa 25 years ago. The man had been adversely affected with rheumatoid arthrit...

The WHO Health Systems FrameworkHealth setting consists of institutions, organizations, resources, health care professionals and the care givers whose primary concern is to provide health benefits to the public. A health system should be able to deliver promotive, preventive, rehabilitative and curative interventions by a combination of a health care pyramid and actions of the public health, that deliver individual healthcare (Frieden, 2010). ...

BodyPhlebotomy or the process of drawing blood has been in practice for ages and still now the most effective and common process of health care.  The process of phlebotomy depends on the quality of specimen and thus it is most important to avoid any error and to store the samples for several tests. This plan is to establish a project on the collection of blood samples from the infants and kids of the age group of 1-5 years. This process ...

Similarities between Monopoly and Oligopoly MarketsMarket structures are a crucial component of every market economy. In the Australian economy, there are various market structures among them perfect competition, monopolies, oligopolies and even monopolistic competition. However, the most predominant market structures in the country are monopolies and oligopolies. A monopoly market structure is one in which there is only one seller, offering a...

Aging-Related Changes in the Central Nervous SystemStatistics shows that about 16 million people are attacked by stroke every year, and about 5.7 million deaths are reported every year. Stroke is ranked as the third largest killer disease among the neoplastic diseases and the second cause of death after heart disease in the developed countries. Various researchers have shown that stroke is the largest cause of adult disability. The patients wh...

Procedures for releasing information of minors to adoptive parentsIn most situations people are capable of taking important decisions related to their health and well being. However, under certain circumstances their capabilities are restricted such as in case of contracting diseases where one’s sound mental health and judgmental capacities are challenged.The similar observation could be made for underage children who lack sufficient kno...

Review of The Principles on Recovery Oriented ServicesMental health is a pertinent issue in the society which requires a harmonization of both living experiences, professionalism, technical competencies, and skills for mental health practitioners which in turn offers greater chances of dynamic cultural changes. In the long run, it will ensure not just diagnostic solutions but also the recovery of the patients (Australia, 2009, p. 14). In ...

Part A: Task 1In health and social care sector, the staffs are dedicated to serve the public, who need it. For doing this the health and social care staffs need to develop some specific skills and abilities, through continuous personal and professional development. Personal effectiveness is an integral part of social are, where besides the health care services, the caregivers plays an important role in improving the outcomes of service users (...

Problem JustificationHomelessness is one of the major community challenges in Australia’s capital city, Canberra. The city, which is located in Australian Capital Territory (ACT), was named as the best city to live in globally in 2014 by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (Riodarn, 2014). The Australian Bureau of Statistics have also shown that Canberra is the city with the highest average income in Australia ...

Clinical Presentation and ExaminationThe following assignment will utilize the elements of the Clinical Reasoning Cycle to carry out the physical assessment of the condition of a patient who has been admitted to the emergency department in a hospital setting with cholecystitis. All the steps in the cycle encompassing the consideration of the patient information, collecting cues relevant to the patient condition, processing of information will ...