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Pneumonia in Elderly Patients Janet KuhaMidwestern State University Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lung parenchyma particularly the alveoli (Koh, 2015). My research ought to find out the reasons why the elderly are more prone to pneumonia. The reasons include co-morbid conditions-heart diseases, inability to strongly cough, contagious illness-common cold and infectious settings-nursing homes (Komiya, Ishii, Kadota, 2015). The common types of infectious organisms are viruses or bacteria. The research question of my paper: Why are the elderly more susceptible to acquiring pneumonia in the healthcare setting and what modalities can be used to lower the mortality rate and quicken their recovery...

Infection Control and Training Program Student’s name Institution of affiliation Date The infection control and training program I will implement in the health care facility have four components. These are the infection control measures, occupational health, healthcare personnel training and patient education. The program is meant to reduce the risk of spread of infectious diseases in the healthcare setting. The program also outlines the groups and individuals involved and their responsibilities. Also included are the impact of the program and performance monitoring and feedback. The infection control practices are divided into two parts. The first is the standard precautions which are...

Name Instructor Course Date Getting Along at Work To begin with, I am a charge nurse in XYZ healthcare centre. I used to convince myself of being capable of getting along well with everyone in the organization until I met a newly recruited colleague, Miss P. My coworker is not always ready to practice teamwork or even communicate to me about the main idea behind this issue. Though I have shared the situation with other nurses and the supervisors, it seems difficult for me to work peacefully due to her ignorance. Miss P reputation is difficult though she is very competent and an experienced nurse who the best skills to handle complex patients. As a charge nurse, I have to face unique...

Name Professor Course Date Alternative Care Setting The United States of America has different care settings that focus on the delivery of services to the members of the public. The healthcare organization and settings are dependent on the facilities available, the medical practitioners and the type of illness it may be focusing on. The discussion below will aim at focusing on the difference between the hospices and rehabilitation centers. The hospices specialize in the care for the people suffering from a long-term illness that may be limiting the lifetime of the individuals. Also, it focuses on their spiritual, emotional, physical and social needs of the patients and their close people such...

Hackensack Meridian Health-iTriageR Project Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Identification of the Project Following the successful implementation of the iTriageR smartphone application, HMH needs to expand the application to ensure that it contains all the medical information that customers want to know about illnesses, their symptoms, and treatment, as well as where to find the drugs. The paper provides a SWOT analysis for the initiative to allow the organization to use the project to adjust its operations and improve its functioning as observed by Valkanos et al. (2009). Internal and External Factors According to Gretzky (2010), the internal factors that would affect the...