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Taking a glance over healthcare sector, we will find that there are number of patients who are victim of errors, on day to day basis. Some prove to be disastrous and others remain unnoticed. This has led to the introduction of patient safety measures and protocols in the healtcare sector to improve on the health of the patients, especially elderly ones. Patient safety is one of the nation’s most pressing health care challenges. A 1999 report by the Institute of Medicine estimates that as many as 44,000 to 98,000 people die in U. S. hospitals each year as the result of lapses in patient safety(2). Patient safety is defined as the prevention of harm to patients, where harm can occur through errors of commission and omission(1). To achieve patient safety as a standard for care, Fall Prevention Program has been launched to prevent fall among patients or residents under acute and long-term medication. It includes recognition, evaluation and prevention from […]

The spirituality in a healing hospital starts with the Chief Executive Officer and spirals downward toward management, and then the frontline employees. Healing hospitals must have a form of culture that serves the community. This includes the building, its contents, the CEO, the managers, and caregivers. This is what leads to the care that entails the spiritual mixture that takes into account a person’s whole body, which includes the mind and spirit. Healing and spirituality should be at the forefront of each patient’s stay . CEO’s of hospitals have become money hungry Gods. The most important part of the institution has been made into cold and calculating monotonous machines. Budgets are the largest worries of most CEO, s. (67%) stated that financial challenges were their # 1 worry, quality ranked fifth (23%), and patient safety sixth (20%). Spirituality and loving care did not make the list at all. (Chapman, 2010). No wonder most people do not want their loved ones […]

Abstract This paper will include the spiritual perspective and critical components of healing within Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islamic cultures. This paper will include these cultures views on spiritual perspective on healing, the critical components of healing, such as prayer, meditation, belief, and the important issues when cared for by health care providers whose spiritual beliefs differ from their own. Then, how do these patients view health care providers who are able to let go of their own beliefs in the interest of the beliefs and practices of the patient? The writer will then compare these beliefs to the Christian philosophy of faith and healing. By educating each other about other cultures and religions, it helps healthcare workers show respect towards their patients. Becoming educated and making adjustments for different faith expressions and religions, it will help healthcare providers in giving quality cultural and holistic care. Faith Diversity In the Holy Bible “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the […]

Introduction: Questions: -Who in the classes turns to Advil or some sort of pharmaceutical when they have headache or are in pain? -Who in the class has ever tried listens to music when they have a headache or are in pain? Have you ever heard of the saying that music is medicine? Well, today I am here to tell you why musical therapy has been proven to be more beneficial then using pharmaceuticals, and how this ancient art form is rapidly developing into a new medicinal science. I want to begin by giving you a history of how music was used to heal in ancient cultures, and how it is used today in modern times. It has the potential to benefit you psychologically and physically without incurring most of the damages associated with chemical stimulants. Sound healing is a rich tradition that dates back thousands of years. The aboriginal people of Australia are the first known culture to heal with […]

This is the acute (immediate) response to stress (it uses electrical signals). Higher brain areas (Cortex) detect and perceive something as a stressor, triggering the Hypothalamus, which in turn activates the Sympathetic branch of the Autonomic nervous system, stimulating the Adrenal Medulla, producing two hormones, Adrenaline and Noradrenaline, which cause the Fight or Flight response, which causes bodily changes and has evolved for survival. Bodily changes may include: an increase in heart rate (to carry around oxygen around the body quicker); an increase in blood pressure (veins and arteries narrow so blood pumps faster); an increase in muscle tension (which increases reaction time) and the dilation of pupils (helps one to be more aware of one’s surroundings). · H. P. A (Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Axis). This is the chronic (slow, long-term) response to stress. Higher brain areas (Cortex) detect and perceive something as a stressor, triggering the Hypothalamus, which in turn release the hormone CRF, which activates the Pituitary gland […]