Analysis of Position Papers for Vulnerable Populations

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Analysis of Paper Position

Capella University

Alexander Ruche

March, 2021

The elderly is the most affected population in this country. People are expecting to live a longer life. Living for a longer life comes with opportunities not only to the families and society but to the older people. Staying for additional years is a chance to pursue activities with good opportunities including the advancement of technology. (Wanget al 2020). However, aging is associated with cellular and molecular damage leading to a decrease in capacity on physical and mental states. Therefore, the health risk vulnerability is high at this stage and conditions of health associated with aging are diabetes, osteopathy, depression, arthritis, and different type of cancer. The elderly tends to experience some health complex states and neither do they fall to any category of discrete state. These are delirium, falls, incontinence of urinary and associative ulcers. Comment by Dr. Loftus: Are – not is Comment by Dr. Loftus: Incorrect – (Wang, et al., 2020) – spaciing and punctuation! Comment by Dr. Loftus: Need citation for the source of this information. Comment by Dr. Loftus: Again, what is the source of this information?

Various factors are resulting in elderly diseases, some are related to genetics, some areas the results of the social and physical environment. Maintaining health behaviors has a great impact on the environment. Eating a balanced diet could be a result of some diseases because an inadequate intake of nutrients required by the body will lower immunity. A supportive environment is also good when it comes to maintaining. Globalization and development in technology could be affecting the elderly in one way or another. Comment by Dr. Loftus: All good information but what is the specific health issue for this population? You mentioned many issues but I would recommend focusing on just one and developing a specific position on what is needed to improve outcomes.

The interprofessional team in facilitating improvements

The interprofessional team is looking forward to providing efficient, quality, and improved care for elderly health. In this category, the health of the family is ideally designed to provide care to the elderly. (Martinet al 2018). Primary practitioners provide the necessary care to this population however there are challenges associated with this including insufficient facilities for the cancer patients. Due to the rising number of older people with difficulties in hospitals, the interdisciplinary approach is necessary to address their social and psychological issues. elderly require close attention, so the collaboration of family and the healthcare team is needed. The World Health Organization proposed integrated health care for the elderly. This includes an introduction, provision management, and organizing of health services like treating, diagnosing promotion of health, and even rehabilitation. Comment by Dr. Loftus: Yes – this is what is currently happening. The purpose of this paper is to identify a specific health issue experienced by a vulnerable population and to develop a position that will improve outcomes. Comment by Dr. Loftus: Alexander, the difficulty here is that you have not identified a specific health issue or a specific position on what is needed to improve outcomes. The discussion on the role of the interprofessional team should focus on facilitating outcomes for the specific health issue, in line with your position.

Corporations of the medical administration and the professional's affiliates will work towards the success of medical services. The research has shown a health improvement on the elderly when the interprofessional team is involved. However, the elderly might not be willing to participate in health engagement because of the increased rate of dementia as the age advances. The effectiveness of the team should be involved with competence in being social, negotiation, and problem understanding. Administering services in healthcare need frequent attendant and paying attention to the prescription given by the physicians. The interprofessional are needed to follow up with the elderly caregivers so that medication given is strictly followed and frequents checkups are done appropriately. Always the elderly is associated with many diseases and therefore, a thorough diagnosis should be established for them. Comment by Dr. Loftus: This does not relate to a specific health issue or your position on what will improve outcomes, nor is there any evidence-based information to support.

Evaluating evidence of others that could support team approach

According to today's system in health facilities, service delivery involves many processes from different health practitioners which varies basing on different education levels and training on the occupation. Team collaboration is becoming essential because elderly patients have to interact with different nurses and physicians. To safe on critical conditions of patients and to mitigate health risk to the elderly, professionals in health care need teamwork and communications. This is a way of avoiding medical error the vulnerable elderly people. According to the Institute of Medical, to err is to Human: Building a safer health system, suggested that are 48% of the deaths are caused by medical error including diseases such as diabetes, breast cancer, and Alzheimer's diseases. Comment by Dr. Loftus: This is a bit awkwardly written. Comment by Dr. Loftus: Need proper citation. This should all support your position on what will improve outcomes.

Team collaborations enable the exchange of ideas, thoughts, and opinions which can save one's life. In health care, it involves sharing of ensures cooperation's, responsibility sharing and complementary role when caring a healthy elderly. Interprofessional between the physicians and nurses increases the knowledge improvement and continued support towards the welfare of the elderly. The support provided by the interprofessional team enables the elderly to accept and adopt the plans on illness treatment. This is where psychological support is given to the family members and the elderly. Improved patience outcomes have been seen in various field of health care where the trained professional engage in collaborative activities Comment by Dr. Loftus: This is very generalized information and not supported with evidence.

Common age-related challenges which are not categorically described as diseases need to be handled with care. Here interprofessional teamwork is safe and quality care to the patient who is chronic to some diseases. This interpersonal team can be achieved if the health care doctors, nurses, and health officers are trained about the importance of working together. It involves all the caregiver team engaging together and share information about a problem. The techniques have the possibility of giving improved patient care and outcomes. (Lewin et al 2018).For example, a patient who works in a medical facility and complains of chest pain is checked by a doctor who suspects it is a heart attack, the patient can there proceed to a cardiologist who confirms the problem. If it was not for interprofessional teamwork the life of the patients could have been lost by just assuming some pain-relieving medication. Medication can be started immediately if the patient's case is emergency. By improving on error occurrence it facilitates the reduction of healthcare costs. When dealing with the elderly already the interprofessional team is aware of the diseases relating to the advanced age, the medication can be administering faster after a shorter period of the diagnostic process. Comment by Dr. Loftus: This is a bit awkwardly constructed sentence and not supported by evidence. Comment by Dr. Loftus: Alexander, your writing mechanics needs some work. Please take advantage of the resources available through Capella and enlist the assistance of your Tutor to improve.

Evaluating evidence and position of others that are contrary to the team approach

The contrary approach to dealing with elderly health care is the use of the multidisciplinary technique. This is where each person focuses on his/her discipline on the healthcare plan. this category-specific assessment is done by the individual rather than the joint assessment used in the interprofessional team. (Taylor et al 2018). According to the research, it states that the process is done hierarchically, every member is doing work on the same problem at a different. The technique has limitations toward disciplinary roles and communication among the healthcare specialist. Physicians, nurses, and other specialists are limited with the knowledge of the role. Giving an example of the elderly fighting with diabetes, the disease might be associated with pressure ulcers but the doctor treating diabetes may not concentrate much on the other illness unlike the interprofessional where the diseases could have been handled at the same time. Comment by Dr. Loftus: I do see your point here but this does not relate to a position on a different approach to improving outcomes for a specific health issue. Comment by Dr. Loftus: What research? You need to be specific about your sources of information.

Using the interprofessional way, the team is working on the same problem and even the elderly caregivers are involved. Effective communication between the team is continuous and that is the reason why the outcome of a treatment solution is quality. In the other disciplinary, occurrence of treatment error is common which can lead to loss of life, and administering of treatment takes time. Currently, Interprofessional Professional Education Collaboration (IPEC) is providing education on Interprofessionalism. This is preparing future health professionals for teamwork-based on care to the patients that will improve the health outcomes of the population. The World Health Organization is advising the same to health facilities when considering an acquisition of health professionals. It encourages the building of relationships among the team to enhance performances and improve the healthy life of the elderly.

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.Taylor, C., Munro, A. J., Glynne-Jones, R., Griffith, C., Trevatt, P., Richards, M., & Ramirez, A. J. (2010). Multidisciplinary team working in cancer: what is the evidence?. Bmj, 340.

Wang, L., He, W., Yu, X., Hu, D., Bao, M., Liu, H., ... & Jiang, H. (2020). Coronavirus disease 2019 in elderly patients: characteristics and prognostic factors based on 4-week follow-up. Journal of Infection, 80(6), 639-645