Essays on Noncompliance

Introduction

Hypertension is among the most progressive and widespread health problems that contributes to significant negative outcomes including increased mortality as well as morbidity rates especially among the African-Americans. Typically, African-Americans usually develop the disease in their early stages of life, have higher blood pressure levels on average and experience various severe hypertension-related illnesses as compared to the other racial groups (Ferdinand, 2013). Although hypertension is untreatable, the illness can be effectively managed through the use of medications and establishing the relevant lifestyle changes. Nonetheless, management of hypertension is suboptimal among the African-Americans due to various factors such as poor ...

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Globally, an alarming increased rate of diabetes diagnosis has been reported with over 380 million diabetic cases reported in 2015. Diabetes has been found to cause death, stroke, amputations, or kidney failure. The increased rate of this global epidemic has been fueled by urbanization and lifestyle. It is projected that by 2030, over 600 million people will be suffering from diabetes (Henderson & Barry, 2014). Based on the findings of the American Diabetes Association that examined the cost of diabetes treatment released in 2013, an estimated total cost of the diagnosed diabetes rose to $245 billion in 2012 compared to $ ...

Hypertension is one of the chronic illnesses whose presence within the communities in the last one decade has been significantly felt. The morbidities, mortalities and costs incurred in management and treatment are issues that have impacted on individuals, families and communities (Ferdinand, 2013). Within the US, there are significant disparities especially from a racial perspective in the cases of hypertension. As at present, it is estimated that 41% of African Americans have hypertension which is a high figure as compared to the 27% of Whites who have hypertension (Flack, Nasser & Levy, 2011). Further, up to 28% of African Americans ...

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The outcome of the treatment process in health facilities is dependent on several factors among which is the safety of the facility. There is a need to ensure that all the systems and facilities in the health facilities are safe to enhance the treatment procedures, services delivered and the quality of care. The principles behind the accreditation process are very influential to achieving the status described above. The purpose of the accreditation process is to ensure that the health facilities can not only identify but also formulate resolutions for the problems identified. The accreditation process also aims to inspire ...

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Organizations, companies, educational institutions, and governments, face different challenges and threats every day, and the need to plan for undesirable future events is a critical requirement for any organization (Berg, 2010, p.80) There are times when the risk factors are unforeseen, catching the organization by surprise. Other instances are beyond human control, like disaster strikes and natural phenomena. In most cases, however, the risk areas are known, and management carries out the task of planning for the risk by creating contingency plans or determining ways to avert the risk. In extreme cases, the organization might choose to absorb the ...

Medical compliance in schizophrenia is important for mental status and social position in the future. Also medical compliance is important for the timing of the psychotherapy and social rehabilitation activities. According to retrospective studies, schizophrenia correlates with less favorable outcome of the disease over a longer period for patient whom did not have prescribing medical therapy. Despite the fact that many patients achieved remission of symptoms, medical noncompliance adversely affect the patient's quality of life. The authors believe that the recovery criteria are important as the absence of acute symptoms and restoration of adequate social functioning. The patients with ...

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The purpose of this paper is to explore the differences and challenges to diabetes symptom and condition management. By identifying the risks and practical implications of diabetes it is possible for this study to provide valuable insight into the care process at large. These details contribute to a deeper understanding of this chronic condition as well as the subsequent requirements for adequate nursing and care. Several search engines were used in order to acquire information and studies relevant to the topics. JSTOR as well as Pubmed were consulted to identify studies and care procedures that have been previously identified ...

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Effective management of the HR risks is one of the most important roles that HR officers play in ensuring that there is increased productivity and performance in any given company. The essay focuses on the HR risk issues that are common in some of the large companies like Toyota and the corrective measures that can be taken to diffuse such risks. The HR risks that are discussed in the paper include compliance with regulations, carrying out operations, human capital risks, ethics and behaviors, and succession planning risks.

Compliance with Legislation Risk

There is much legislation that a business is required to strictly adhere ...

The objectives of the week entailed one knowing the definition of the terms motivation, compliance, and adherences. Besides the definition, there were discussions on the concepts and theories of compliance, and motivation as well as other related aspects. Lastly, the one would appreciate the role the health educator play in the healthcare system. From the discussions, several salient issues were evident. First, compliance, the submission to the recommendation of the medical educator originates from one’s motivation that in turn leads to adherence. Although compliance and motivation have fundamental differences, the two are directly related. Motivation may be a ...

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Asda is one of the largest retailers in the British market. Asda is willing to liquidate its flaws in order to ensure customer satisfaction and increase consumer base connection to the brand. Improvements manifest themselves through an increase in the number of stores and the enhancement of the quality of services provided, including the online ordering of home delivery, email sending, and club cards.

Improvements are expected to convert customer satisfaction into stable repurchase behavior.

Asda is taking great pains to generate new ideas stimulating the happiness of consumers following their purchase experience. With readiness to change and openness to new ideas in mind, the company will most likely be ...

Introduction

Pharmaceutical wastes contain ingredients that are designed to have pharmacological effects and provide benefits to the society (WHO, 2012). Pharmaceutical wastes include illegal drugs, pharmaceutical products, and pharmaceutical ingredients. Regulations dealing with pharmaceutical wastes resulted from studies indicating that fish and wildlife were suffering from an increase in the content of drugs in the water resources. A study conducted by the Geological Society in the United States, in 2002, indicated an increase in the percentage pharmaceuticals released to water streams (Smith, 2002). This indicated a clear lack of a proper disposal system for pharmaceutical wastes.

RCRA

This refers to Resource Conservation and ...

Among patients with chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, renal disease and cancer, mental conditions such as depression and schizophrenia, as well as acute illnesses such as infections, patient adherence to both short-term and lifelong treatment regimens is a common problem (Graziottin et al., 2011). There are several barriers to patient compliance, namely insufficient knowledge about his or her own health condition, the perception that treatment leads to little or no positive effect, unrealistic expectations regarding outcomes, low self-efficacy in relation to self-management, increased frequency of medication dosing, depression, stress and anxiety, poor provider-patient relationship, lack of social support, ...

Abstract

Accidents are an inevitable element of the air carriage industry; however, a good number of these could have been avoided given proper human resource management efforts. The task of these specialists is to recruit, to train, and to evaluate industry employees like pilots. Instead, they often overlook health issues and psychological disorders leaving the wellbeing and lives of passengers exposed to mortal threat. Owing to HR specialists’ miscalculations, pilots with insufficient qualification, those willing to ignore the guidelines of dispatchers and act carelessly received their coveted positions. The liberalization of workplace regulations did the industry an ill favor allowing individuals ...

On Depression is a Risk Factor for Noncompliance with Medical Treatment: Meta-analysis of the Effects of Anxiety and Depression on Patient's Adherence On Depression is a Risk Factor for Noncompliance with Medical Treatment: Meta-analysis of the Effects of Anxiety and Depression on Patient's Adherence

Background

Depression and anxiety are among the most common affective disorders in the field of medicine. These disorders have been associated with deteriorating health status and more spending on the use of health care. It has been established in some research that depression and anxiety further complicate medical treatments of patients. However, the cause of these complications ...

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The environment of operation is one of the most significant factors that companies focus on when they are seeking to be established in a given area. The environment may be either in the form of external or internal factors. External factors are the ones that are outside the business, and it may be hard to control while internal factors are the factors within the company and may be regulated by the company. The environment may influence business in different ways following consideration of various elements in the environment that may have extensive, impact on the operations of the company. The ...

Evidence Based Research Paper

Hand Washing Adherence Evidence Based Research Paper Hand Washing Adherence

Introduction

The concept of cleaning the hands with antiseptic agents originated in the early 19th century. For the subsequent generations, there has been a profound consideration of the practice of hand washing as a depiction of personal hand hygiene in the hospital settings. The issue of hand hygiene emerged with different physicians and pharmacist conducting various studies on the same. For instance, in the early 19th century, a French pharmacist demonstrated the effectiveness of using solutions of soda or chlorides of lime in eradicating foul odors from human corpses. In the ...

Research Question: Do health care workers comply with hand washing strategies at the hospital level?

Annotated Bibliography Asare, A., Enweronu-Laryea, C. C., & Newman, M. J. (2009). Hand hygiene practices in a neonatal intensive care unit in Ghana. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 3(05), 352-356. In this study, the researchers sought to assess hand hygiene practices and the nature of patient contact in physicians and nurses at a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Ghana. The study was descriptive and cross-sectional, lasted two weeks, and the amount time of observation daily was 5 hours. The researchers assessed compliance to alcohol rub as well. Compliance to hand washing before and after patient contact ...

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Aviation legislation has a central role in any company since they govern the operation of aircrafts as well as the maintenance of all aviation facilities. In addition, the legislation of aviation are mandated with the creation of acceptable Air worthiness standards as they given by the law of the land. A majority of such legislation is Federal governed with state governments prohibited from enacting and creating administrative agencies regulating air traffic laws that are federal based. Worth noting is the fact that there is a difference between regulations (legislation) and requirements Houck, 2006. For instance, legislation are the aviation laws that ...

The aim of this study is to quantify ED-generated follow-up adherence rates amongst white, Black American, and Hispanic patients discharged from the ED of a managed care system.

Problem Statement

Previous studies have established that the adherence rates to ED-generated referrals are below par. These rates range between 26% and 56% amongst different ED populations (Kyriacou et al., 2005) even though higher (68 and 71.4%) and lower (17%) rates have been reported (Friedman, Dios, & Hannenman, 2010; Saroff, Dell, & Brown, 2001). The reasons for the poor compliance have also been identified. Amongst the commonly cited reasons is the problem of accessibility due to ...

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Introduction

Diabetes mellitus, simply known as diabetes, has the reputation of being one of the diseases most prominent among people in contemporary times. Genetic inheritance from relatives and a combination of risky lifestyle types and an imbalanced diet are among the notable causes that trigger a person to have high blood sugar. While there are not much controversial instances on the causes of diabetes, the fact that it does not have a definite treatment yet makes it a subject of concern in the study of public health. Facilitating proper treatment mechanisms requires a combination of factors pertaining ...

Implementing a Diabetic Education Program for Patients and Caregivers

Introduction Research Questions Background Conceptual Framework Literature Review Abstract Background: Diabetes mellitus is becoming prevalent in the United States of America across all ethnic, socioeconomic, and demographic lines. Precisely, children, elderly people, and pregnant women of childbearing age are at a high-risk of developing the disease. It is the fourth leading cause of death globally, and “currently affects 246 million peoplearound 380 million people will have diabetes by the year 2025” (Ricci-Cabello , Ruiz-Perez, deLabry-Lima & Marquez-Calderon, 2010 p. 572). Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of implementing a patient education ...

An Effective Alternative for Treating Lower Back Pain

Wayne State University Health Clinic 5200 Anthony Wayne DriveSuite 115Detroit, MI 48202

Heliotrope Enterprises

Executive Summary Lower back pain is a common symptom prompting clinic visits in the University. The standard treatment is pain-relieving medications and rest from exertion but current trends in health care point to the increasing use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the treatment of lower back pain. The use of CAM is motivated by patients’ desire to avoid the side effects of frequent pain medication use. However, many CAM modalities only result in short-term pain relief which decreases patient satisfaction with these treatments. ...

Problem

Diabetes has become a major health concern throughout the world; Lewis et al. (2007) state that in the United States (U.S.), an estimated 20.8 million people (7% of the population) have diabetes mellitus, and 41 million more people have pre-diabetes. It has become the fifth leading cause of death in America. The major goals of diabetic management are the reduction of symptoms, promotion of well-being, prevention of acute complications of high glucose levels, and the prevention or delaying of onset and progression of long-term and lasting complications. These goals can only be reached with patient compliance to prescribed treatment regimens. ...

Pediatric Case Study

Part I. Cultural and Family Assessment

Culture and family are oftentimes neglected during patient assessment, especially when the person is viewed only in terms of disease, causes and treatment. However, providing holistic care that encompasses all aspects of the patient’s life has the potential to improve patient outcomes. In nursing theory, Callista Roy and Madeleine Leininger refer to culture as a belief system, a worldview through which the patient perceives health, care, nursing and the world in general (George, 2011). It is transmitted from one generation to the next through interaction in social institutions such as the family, school and ...

Handwashing is the gold standard for the prevention of health care-associated infections (HCAI), yet the rate of handwashing compliance is universally low. This study reviews the role of hands in the transmission of HCAI, factors affecting compliance, and suggested strategies to promote compliance. One of the first things they teach you in nursing school is that hand hygiene is critical to healthcare; yet health care-associated infections (HCAI) continue to represent a significant safety hazard to patients. The World Health Organization estimates that each year hundreds of millions of patients all over the world develop infections associated with health care. It ...

Administrative ethics: the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HIPAA the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which was passed in 1996, was designed to provide federal government protection personally identifiable information, which is held by any of the organizations covered by the Act. Furthermore, the Act gives patients numerous rights in respect to their personal health information. Additionally, the Act is designed in such a way to allow the disclosure of personal information for such important purposes as patient care. However, the administration of the Act has posed a significant challenge to the healthcare providers. A majority of the healthcare providers has applied the Act overzealously; this has foiled ...