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Re: Discussion 7 | Hospitals by Ashley Hicks - Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 6:49 PM Hello Class, We are almost at the finish line!l! The hospital, in its form today is little similar to what it initially used to be. It has evolved from a shelter for sick and poor people to a big institution that has become an intrinsic element of the health system in general. In the historical perspectives, the hospitals were tied religiously and were much related to charitable institutions. Their operational scope was providing shelter and care services for indigent people, HARRISON et al, 2012. With the advancement of medical science and changes in the perspectives of public health, the role of hospitals expanded over time. In the 19th and 20th centuries, hospitals began adopting a more structured approach to patient care, leading to specialized medical services and the establishment of nursing as a professional discipline (Crawford, 2015). The rise of modern medicine and technological advancements also played crucial roles in reshaping hospitals into centers of innovation, research, and specialized treatments. Today, hospitals are central to community health, providing everything from acute care to outpatient treatments, and increasingly focusing on preventive care and patient-centered approaches, which also make them key players in promoting overall public health. As such, Baker et al. (2018) note that the role of the hospital patient differs from Talcott Parsons' sick role in several ways. The "hospital patient role\" reflects the expectations and behaviors associated with being an inpatient in a contemporary hospital environment. This role has often been framed in terms of the active participation of the patient in their care, such as communicating with health care providers, adhering to treatment plans, and participating in decision-making processes (McCormack et al., 2015). Patients are expected to be proactive: asking questions, understanding their conditions, and engaging with the medical staff. While the modern conceptualization above is active, for instance, Talcott Parsons' "sick role," proposed in the middle of the 20th century, is defined more in terms of a passive status of the patient. Through Parsons, in being ill, an individual was freed from their normal roles of behavior expectations; they were obliged to consult medics. The sick person is not held responsible for their illness but must also comply with medical advice and focus on recovery (Parsons, 1951). This role reinforces the idea of iliness as a social phenomenon that requires cooperation between the patient and the health care provider. In other words, the hospital patient role focuses on an active orientation and equal partnership in the curing process, whereas Parsons's sick role was described rather passively with the compliance aspect and seeking of care. Notice how both roles include reference to the patient-provider relationship; however, this hospital patient role represents an evolution and movement toward an empowered model and collaborative approach to health and healthcare