Healthcare and Wellness Services

The provided assignment covers various aspects of healthcare services, including endocrine disorders, cerebrovascular diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, and ischemic heart disease. It also discusses behavioral and biomedical risk factors for these conditions. Additionally, the assignment touches on alternative therapies such as aromatherapy, biofeedback, and acupuncture. The correct approach to advising a patient using Chinese traditional medicine is also emphasized, along with the importance of wellness being an agile process and one's responsibility. The document references several studies and publications in the field of healthcare and wellness.

Running head: ASSESSMENT TASK 1
Assessment task
Student’s Name
Professor’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Date

ASSESSMENT TASK 2
QUESTION 1
National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS)
QUESTION 2
To authorize and accredit standards and certification of research courses.
Approves the trained personnel who would wish to practice their profession in Australia.
The organization registers midwifery, Practitioners and trainees.
The organization deals with complaints, notifications, investigations and disciplinary
cases.
The board develops codes, standards, rules and regulations that guide midwifery and
nursing professions.
QUESTION 3
One of the benefits is to enjoy working with a vast number of midwives, personal care
employees. It’s also a good opportunity to interact with nurses from different
departments like mental health, child health and community health.
ANMF provides good exposure to professionals, industries and the legal
representations.
A trainee is able to get quality assistance and advice from ANMF qualified personnel.
Members of the ANMF enjoy a continuous professional development at fair fees through
workshops and seminars.
The members have good access to Library and other research materials.
QUESTION 4
Medicare scheme

ASSESSMENT TASK 3
Medicare scheme covers a range number of services while the patient is in hospital.
The services include drugs, meals, nursing services and other hospital supplies. The
scheme covers the doctor's visit and prescription of the drugs as well.
Private health insurance- highest coverage
The insurance covers the cost incurred in private or public hospitals. It is an affordable
method of coverage against unexpected innless. The insurance enables one to control
his or her health care. The client is put first by allowing him or her to choose the service
and doctor. The insurance covers enable one to have a peace of mind due to
confidence in acquiring the best and necessary medical care.
Veterans affairs gold
Veterans affairs gold card provides the insured with a broad access to treatment
services. These services include public hospital services, intensive care, theatre fees
and any referred specialist services. The holders also enjoy a vast range of
rehabilitation services and any medical travel service.
QUESTION 5
Benefits of private health insurance
1 private health insurance allow its members a high quality in case of emergency with
no extra cost.
2.It allows the holders to choose either to be treated in public or in the private hospitals.
3. Elective surgery's waiting time is highly reduced with private health insurance.
4. The insurance provides the holders with freedom of choosing the doctors or specialist
to perform their jobs (Chalmers et al 2016)
QUESTION 6
Private health insurance.
Three immediate impacts to health care

ASSESSMENT TASK 4
An increase of the risks factors like obesity resulting to high demand for private health
services.
Private health insurance has been faced with the challenge of supporting the ageing
people.
The increase of chronic diseases that demand more attention from Private health
sectors (Brazier et al 2017).
QUESTION 7
Four healthcare service
Inpatient care services
Emergency services
Aged medical care services
Community health care services
Three strengths of inpatient care and emergency services
The two services have acquired better geographical spread in the local area.
Have contributed in introducing mobile-based services especially for the outreach
areas.
The services are flexible in retaining and recruiting employees.
Three weaknesses of inpatient care and emergency services
The two services have failed in offering services where they are urgently needed.
They have a challenge of managing a high demand of the health services.
The two services failed to incorporate other health organizations in providing medical
services (Beauchamp et al 2016).
QUESTION 8
Using medicine inappropriate

ASSESSMENT TASK 5
A policy was developed due to an increase of inappropriate use of medicine.
I consider the policy effective. Many events have happened in support of using drugs in
the proper way. For instance, using non- steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) was
greatly improved. The improvement led to the reduction in hospitalization related cases
due to gastrointestinal ulcers (Tscharke et al 2016).
QUESTION 9
Health is a state of being completely well physically, mentally and socially. It is not just
being free from any diseases in the body.
QUESTION10
The following are the principles of primary health care.
1. The appropriate and the right technology should be used when addressing the health
issues
2. Community participation is very important and public health care should enable self-
reliance and determination in the community.
3 public health cares should be made affordable for all in the society.
4. Everybody should be able to access and accept the health care services offered.
5. Public health should have a good range of appropriate and essential activities.
6. Public healthcare should be aimed at the neediest communities.
7. Other health programs should be integrated with public health care to give the best
outcome.
QUESTION 11
Primary health care/frontline.it is the first place where the patient meets health officers
for the purpose of child and mother immunization, as well as treating common injuries
and diseases.

ASSESSMENT TASK 6
Secondary sector health is the second meeting point for patients and health systems.
Patients from primary level are referred to the specialist in higher hospitals for
treatment.
Tertiary health care is the third level. Consultative care is offered on referral from
primary and secondary levels.it deals with intensive care unit and advanced diagnostic
services.
QUESTION 12
Nutritional diseases
Mental disorders
Accidental and war injuries
In order to address this challenge, the refugees should be provided with psychological
counselling services and good medical services like treating the injuries.
QUESTION 14
Coronary heart diseases
Endocrine disorders
Cerebrovascular diseases
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
QUESTION 15
Dietician's services
Physiotherapy services
(a) Involving the indigenous people in delivering the health services.

ASSESSMENT TASK 7
(b) Respect the culture of people and attend to their issues of concern in service
delivery.
(c)Design acceptable and well-organized services.
(d) Training non-indigenous staff in different important cultural behaviors of the people
(Burrow & Ride 2016).
QUESTION 16
Availability of good housing services
Religious and cultural beliefs.
Levels of education
QUESTION 17.
Ischemic heart disease was toping the list as the major cause of deaths in Australia.
QUESTION 18.
Two risks behavioral factor are; poor eating patterns and tobacco smoking.
Two risk biomedical factors are; high blood pressure and overweight and obesity.
QUESTION 19.
High blood pressure results in the disease like coronary heart diseases, chronic kidney
disease, stroke and heart attack.
Tobacco smoking results in health complications related to the respiratory system which
includes lung and mouth cancer.
QUESTION 20.
Aromatherapy. It is the use of essential oils from aromatic plants to enhance quick
healing. These oils may be taken through the mouth, inhaled or massaged into the skin
according to the purpose. They teat inflammation infections, promote relaxation, reduce
pain, depression and anxiety.

ASSESSMENT TASK 8
Biofeedback. It is a practical method applied to people for controlling involuntarily body
processes like heartbeat rates and muscle tension.it helps people to ameliorate
conditions like blood pressure, chronic pain and headache.
Acupuncture. This technique involves; controlled penetration of thin needles into the
skin by a practitioner. It helps to control depression and chronic pain (Wertz et al 2018).
QUESTION 21.
My role is to advise Mr Wong to stop using the Chinese traditional medicine. Then I
would conduct a diagnosis to note any of the side effects of the traditional medicine
before prescribing the correct medicine to Mr Wong.
QUESTION 22.
Placebo.
QUESTION 23.
Wellness is an agile process.
Wellness is holistic.
Wellness is determined by oneself.
Prevention votes off the treatment requirements.
Wellness is one's responsibility.
Surety is an empowerment.
Wellness is consequences oriented.

ASSESSMENT TASK 9
Refences
Beauchamp, A., Buchbinder, R., Dodson, S., Batterham, R. W., Elsworth, G. R.,
McPhee, C., ... & Osborne, R. H. (2015). Distribution of health literacy strengths
and weaknesses across socio-demographic groups: a cross-sectional survey
using the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ). BMC Public Health, 15(1), 678.
Burrow, S., & Ride, K. (2016). Review of diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people.
Chalmers, J., Ritter, A., Berends, L., & Lancaster, K. (2016). Following the money:
mapping the sources and funding flows of alcohol and other drug treatment in
Australia. Drug and alcohol review, 35(3), 255-262.
Tscharke, B. J., Chen, C., Gerber, J. P., & White, J. M. (2016). Temporal trends in drug
use in Adelaide, South Australia by wastewater analysis. Science of the total
environment, 565, 384-391.
Brazier, J., Ratcliffe, J., Saloman, J., & Tsuchiya, A. (2017). Measuring and valuing
health benefits for economic evaluation. OXFORD university press.
Wertz, F. J., Desai, M. U., Maynard, E., Misurell, J. R., Morrissey, M. B., Rotter, B., &
Skoufalos, N. C. (2018). Research Methods for Person-Centred Health Science.
Phenomenology and the Social Context of Psychiatry: Social Relations,
Psychopathology, and Husserl's Philosophy, 95.

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