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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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Stakeholder Map Figure 1: Mapping of Headspace Project Stakeholders (Source: Created by Author) Patient case Record: The framework will have the capacity to store the patient story inside the cloud database. This story will be utilized for the inside reason as it were. A portion of the approved staff of headspace can get to the account of the patient. Distribution of patient story: The patient story will be shared among the staf...

Characteristics of an Oligopoly MarketMarket signifies an ideal place for exchanging goods and services between consumer and producers. Consumers come in the market place with demand of certain goods. Based on consumers demand sellers or producers supply goods. Transaction of goods occur when interest of buyers coincides with that of sellers’ interest. Different form of market exists each having their own characteristics. There are ...

DiscussionThe concept of vaccination was first introduced by Edward Jenner. Its contribution is well known for the treatment of smallpox (Kupper 2012). Vaccine is capable of generating both active and passive immunity. However, it is regarded as a potent medium to generate active immunity. However, there still remains a crying need to the production of vaccines against several deadly diseases, especially to those for AIDS (Picker, Hansen and L...

Background of Mr JozefJurikOccupational therapists provide special assistance so that people lead a productive, independent and satisfying life due to developmental, physical, emotional or social problems (Schell et al. 2013). In a similar way, in the given case study, Mr JozefJurik because of his rheumatoid arthritis is unable to complete his daily activities due to morning stiffness and joint pain.  As a result, he is dwelling in negati...

Issues of adaptation climate change that should be addressed in the state of QueenslandClimate is constantly changing in Queensland, the climate in Queensland is changing in a way that tends to influence several responsibilities and roles of the local government. The changes in climate change are because of many factors. It was stated by the Intergovernmental Panel that the average temperature of the world is expected to continue increasing from...

Performance Appraisal of Individuals and Healthcare System Performance  An individual performance assessment is an approach which involves the combination of oral and written elements where the management does an evaluation, and feedback is offered to the employee on the performance of the job. These will encompass the channels to make better or to redirect undertakings as required. By documenting the performance of a certain individual w...