Community Work Mandate in High Schools

Introduction There is no shortage of debate on whether community service must be compulsory for high school students in order to graduate. Educational institutions across the country require students to complete a particular number of hours of volunteer work. On the one hand, compulsory community service supporter claim that it...

Sexual Health: Teaching Plan for Students

Teaching Plan The topic of the class is sexual health. During this class, students will be presented an opportunity to improve their understanding of central challenges in sexual health promotion, racial and socioeconomic disparities in sexual health, and fundamental principles of health promotion. The class is suitable for first-year students...

What is the Value of a Master’s Degree in Nursing?

Introduction In the modern competitive job market, advanced knowledge and skills in particular spheres of activities are immeasurably required, and highly qualified workers are more attractive to employers in comparison with mediocre ones. That is why a master’s degree may significantly benefit a person’s career. It will provide the development...

Factors Influencing Breast Cancer Screening in Low-Income African Americans in Tennessee

Introduction This article focuses on understanding the factors that are associated with the decision and obstacles to breast cancer screening in African-American women living in Tennessee. In particular, the lifestyle and demographic factors are assessed based on the Meharry Community Networks Program (CNP) survey. Access to healthcare services for breast...

The Approach to the Care of Cancer

Introduction Cancer is considered to be the leading cause of death worldwide. The most common cancers are breast cancer, lung and bronchus cancer, and colorectal cancer. In 2018, the cancer incidence rate was 439 per 100,000 males and females, and the cancer mortality rate was 163 per 100,000 males and...

Clostridium Difficile: Methods and Analysis Section of EBP Proposal

Research Design for the Project As the project is based mainly on the evidence-based practice proposal, it will focus primarily on reducing and preventing Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection incidence among health care workers through the implementation of hand hygiene practices (Dubberke et al., 2014). The variables that could be...

Collection Methods in a SIEM

Introduction SIEM is referred to as the process of grouping data from multiple sources, including databases, network security devices, operating systems and applications, for security management (Amoroso, 2012). The SIEM technology performs a myriad of operations; nevertheless, the collection functionality is the most critical. The modern SIEM technology has been...

Discussion of Ethical Considerations

Introduction Business ethics is fundamental to management as it affects organizational culture and long-term success. Ethical decision-making is also essential for organizations to maintain the transparency and trust of their clients. Still, in making ethical decisions, managers must consider the consequences of various actions and alternatives. In the case provided,...

Nursing Challenges and Evidence-Based Policies

Introduction Nurses should monitor the major issues their patients face and consider appropriate procedures to empower them. The paper below outlines my challenges as a nurse and the best strategies to tackle them. It also describes my future objectives and how I will transform my community. The final part categorizes...

Martha Rogers ā€“ Science of Unitary Human Beings

Introduction Nursing is an evolving field since it borrows a lot from modern researchers and medical practitioners. The videos viewed in class present some of the leading theorists who managed to influence the quality of care available to many patients. The discussion below focuses on the video ā€œMartha Rogers ā€“...

Sunflower Inc.: Company Case Analysis

Loretta Williams was hired by Sunflower Inc., a large distribution company of alcohol and snack products, as the director of Pricing and Purchasing. She identified the problems with Sunflower and made a plan to counter them. The plans were: To standardize the pricing and purchasing decision in the short-run. In...

Leadership Styles and Theories in Healthcare

Introduction Leadership is a very important subject in nursing and healthcare. This process includes interacting and coordinating the efforts of various groups as well as serving as part of a coordinated effort. Knowing and understanding leadership theories is key for successful healthcare management. The article by Giltinane (2013) provides an...

Giltinane’s “Leadership Styles and Theories” Article

Introduction Numerous theories try to explain why leaders deploy different strategies for managing healthcare institutions. Leadership styles are classified based on qualities that managers exhibit. The objective of this paper is to provide a summary of a study by Charlotte Louise Giltinane titled ā€œLeadership Styles and Theories.” The goal entails...

ā€˜Beauty is Skin Deepā€™: Empty Words for Women

Society puts way too much emphasis on outward physical appearance. Women especially are impacted by this societal flaw. Women throughout history have dealt with significant barriers to their well-being and restrictions on their abilities. Although society has come a long way in terms of providing women with chances to express...

Leadership Styles and Theories in Nursing

Introduction The aim of the paper is the review the article “Leadership Styles and Theories” by Giltinane (2013). Firstly, the scholar’s main observations regarding leadership qualities and their possible effects on employee performance in clinical settings will be summarized. In addition, considering the evidence provided by Giltinane (2013), it will...

Istanbul’s Economy and Demographics

Economy of Istanbul Istanbul is an economically developed city that combines the industry, tourism, and transportation sectors. Its GDP in 2017 amounted to one-third of Turkey’s GDP, or 970 billion Turkish liras (Kistak, 2018). The beneficial geographical location of Istanbul, as well as the history of its economic development and...

Nursing: Rosemarie Parse’s Human Becoming Theory

Introduction The work of Rosemarie Parse has affected the modern perception of patient-nurse relations and expanded the role that nurses play in the healthcare system. She developed the theory of human becoming – a depiction of an ideal dynamic that nurses were to upkeep with their patients. The chosen video...

Hypertension in Elderly: Clinical Research Question

Aging is one of the inevitabilities of life, and it comes with physiologic decline together with high vulnerability to diseases. One of the common health complications that come with aging is hypertension. This condition is a common risk factor for different cardiovascular complications and chronic renal failure, especially in the...

Skin-to-Skin Contact After Labor: Proposal Feasibility

Introduction In modern nursing, mother-infant separation is a common practice that may be characterized by a number of positive and negative outcomes. However, many researchers support the idea of skin-to-skin contact at birth compared to professional wrapping and cleaning in order to stabilize a mother and a child, create appropriate...

Involving the Health Care System in Domestic Violence

Introduction Title Involving the Health Care System in Domestic Violence: What Women Want. Based on the topic, Usta, Antoun, Ambuel, and Khawaja (2012) are likely to discuss the strategic role of health care professionals in tackling the problem of domestic violence in order to ease the suffering of women. Also,...

Drug Abuse Case: Jenny G

Presentation Jenny G., a 48-year-old recovering IV drug abuser, presents with general malaise, anorexia, abdominal pain, and slight jaundice. She is currently staying in a womenā€™s shelter and looking for a job. She is divorced, with two grown children whom she hasnā€™t been in contact with for years. CC: ā€œWhen...

The International Air Transport Association’s Analysis

Introduction Regulations and guidelines in the transport industry are essential since they ensure that corporations operate effectively and focus on stakeholders’ demands. Various governmental agencies implement and ensure that companies follow such policies. Some organizations go further to support or improve the performance of this sector. This paper gives a...

1-800-GOT-JUNK? Companyā€™s Global Expansion

Introduction Speaking about the expansion, business owners often focus on the pros and cons of new strategies for their companies. However, to get a full picture, it is also critical to evaluate such decisions with reference to positive and negative changes for new communities to be served. This paper discusses...

Chapter 13 of “American Government” by Jillson

Introduction The author touched upon various aspects of this theme, including the role of human rights, governmental activities, and the establishment of civil liberties and rights in politics. An understanding of the value of civil liberties in terms of imprisonment and the death penalty is also a crucial task for...

Constitution and Contract: Is the Spirit of Barbara Jordan Dead in Progressive Politics?

Many people consider US democracy to be incomplete due to the racial issues that still exist in contemporary American society, which is associated with a quite pessimistic perspective regarding progressive politics and the future of the nation. For instance, Coates (2014) believes that the damage caused by the unjust trends...

The Containment Strategy Against the Acceleration Strategy

Introduction In modern organizations, much attention should be paid to the role of Chief Information Officers (CIOs), who are responsible for establishing effective governance designs and security in companies. In the company under discussion, security issues have led to the problems in the work of the information system (IS) and...

Older Patient Education Issues: Interview

Today, much attention is paid to the worth of patient education and its impact on health care. Many researchers indicate the benefits in the fields of physiotherapy, postoperative care, and pharmaceutical services. During the late 1960s, healthcare practitioners recognized the need for patients to be fully informed about their condition...

Autism Universal Screening: Response to Media Article

This is the response to the recent article ā€œWhy Thereā€™s Disagreement over Screening Every Child for Autism?ā€ published in The New York Times. The latest recommendations of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) state that the universal screening of all autistic children should not be conducted. The article highlights...

Religion and Healthcare: Cases of Incompatibility

Introduction First, one must note that religion and healthcare often interact with each other due to their connected nature. While healthcare provides care about the physical condition of the body, faith gives the spiritual ways of understanding it. However, their interaction frequently produces unexpected negative results. In several aspects, religion...

Augustine’s Legacy: “City of Gods” as the Main Aspects of His Work

Introduction Augustine was one of the most influential philosophers in the fourth century due to his controversial prospect and his views on Christianity. Marino examines the main Augustine’s works and his thoughts on a person’s will, good and evil, faith, and God. The author demonstrates the main aspects of his...

Organizational Culture in Healthcare

Introduction In recent years, organizational culture has been receiving increased attention from the business research community. According to Valmohammadi and Roshanzamir (2015), healthy organizational cultures contribute to increased innovation, responsibility, quality, and performance in personnel. At the same time, an organizational culture enables individuals to succeed on a personal level....

Big Data and Data Mining in Healthcare Education

Introduction Information technology (IT) has become an essential component of many spheres of peopleā€™s activities. In health care, IT plays a particularly significant role due to enabling nurses and physicians to operate sets of data in a faster and more efficient way. The present paper examines the concepts of big...

Employment Law: Unfair Dismissal in the UK

In the UK, one of the main conditions for recognizing termination as legal is the criterion of reasonableness. For instance, an employment tribunal may consider that, despite the absence of a requirement for mandatory notification of dismissal in the law and the contract with the employee, the employer should nevertheless...

Major Components of Medicaid and Medicare

Introduction Government-sponsored insurance is a critical source of medical costs covered in the United States. Medicare and Medicaid are two main types of insurance available from the U.S. government, and each of them applies to different patient populations. Together with the Social Security program, they provide assistance to vulnerable populations...

Philosophical Approach to Addictions

Introduction For a medical professional, philosophical approaches, especially to various health conditions, should be based on evidence. The latter can come from peer-reviewed research, as well as the recommendations of relevant organizations, including the American Psychiatric Association [APA] (2013) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse [NIDA] (2018b). However, philosophical...

Opportunities in Logistics Outsourcing

Expediency of Transition to Logistics Outsourcing in the Manufacturing Industry Today, many enterprises involved in the manufacturing industry transfer the authority to perform their key logistics functions to outsourcing firms. According to Cortinhal, Lopes, and Melo (2015), this trend is due to the fact that such companies are ready to...

Understanding the Financial Language of the Practicum Site

Along with the competence in motivating employees and ensuring high-quality care, leader nurses are expected to be conversant in financial issues related to health concerns. As proposed by the American Nurses Association (ANA), financial awareness promotes a greater understanding of the ways to improve care and reduce costs (Halladay, 2015)....

Uncontrolled Hypertension: Evidence-Based Project

Many people live with hypertension today and cannot control its signs and development because of different reasons. Hypertension is defined as a public health problem that many people around the whole world experience (Villarreal, Nielsen, & Samudio, 2018). Uncontrolled hypertension causes serious damage to the body, and it is expected...

Intersex and Race Formation

Introduction The term “intersex” refers to people who have certain biological variations that do not fit into the traditional male and female classification. The list of variations that constitute intersex varies greatly, and there are no set criteria for identifying a person as intersex. In this way, the concept of...

Self-Care in Elderly as a Nursing Concern

Introduction The purpose of this paper constitutes several principal aspects. It is essential to overview the principles of research and evidence-based practice. Further, based on the identified nursing concern, it would be appropriate to develop a Population-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome-(Time) (PICOT/PICO) question that will serve as the basis for the development of the...

Low Workforce Diversity in Technology

Contemporary trends demonstrate a slight shift in the gender imbalance in various career spheres, including, but not limited to, science, business, and healthcare. However, the technological industry remains heavily dominated by males, disregarding modern principles of diversity in the workplace. This assignment will examine the ways diversified labor, rich in...

Nurse Understaffing and Change Proposal

Nursing Theory Utilized In order to address the problem of nursing staff shortage, one will need to consider the use of the transitions theory (TT) since it allows embracing change in the selected setting and encourage its active promotion for the sake of patientsā€™ well-being. Designed by Meleis, the specified...

Gordonā€™s Functional Health Patterns in a Community

Resources for Proper Assessment In the community under consideration, there are certain resources that could help assess its needs, strengths, weaknesses, and other necessary details. In particular, the community is extremely homogenous when it comes to the system of beliefs and values about health. Despite the variety of nationalities and...

Project Funding Sources and Methods

Introduction Project financing is an essential aspect of project success. A detailed and well-incorporated process should be applied in the planning, controlling, and managing records of a project. It is not easy to attain the goals and objectives of a project since the process is constrained by challenges in finance...

Women’s Health: Nursing Care for Lesbians

The scenario presents several significant challenges for a healthcare provider. The patient’s biophysical environment is critical to consider, as it provides a framework for further explorations of her well-being. The fact that Betty, the patient, lives alone indicates a potential challenge of coordinating the support for her health care. However,...

Breast Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention

In the United States, breast cancer takes the leading position in female mortality from cancer. With age, the incidence of this disease tends to increase significantly. The occurrence of breast cancer also depends on genetic factors, radiation treatment, and the start of period before the age of 12. This paper...

Obesity in African-American Women: Methodology

Introduction The problem of obesity in African-American women aged between 40 and 65 continues growing and challenging many nurses and public health workers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2017), approximately 56% of black women older than 20 are obese and required additional medical help to manage...

Responsibility Accounting, Managerial Action and ā€˜a Counter-Abilityā€™ Article Critique

Summary Responsibility accounting has a direct effect on the direction and outcomes of decision-making in the corporate environment. Therefore, studying how it influences a managerial action and how it can be utilized to improve decision-making in the organizational environment is critical. The study by Lennon (2019) seeks to research the...

Social Media Impact on Customers

In the contemporary world, free access to a large amount of information transformed customers from passive buyers to active consumers searching for the best ways of satisfying their needs. Therefore, social media have become a significant factor influencing customersā€™ choices since these technologies supply people with relevant data throughout the...

Undergraduate Surgical Nursing Preparation

The article written by Foran (2016) presents the results of research aimed at studying the connection between guided practical tasks performed by nursing students and their knowledge related to surgery and the basics of nursing care. The article outlines the results of a quantitative study involving the statistical analysis and...

Strategies and Knowledge Dissemination in Nursing

Introduction Knowledge sharing is one of the most critical roles assigned to APRN-prepared leaders in the nursing area. The evidence-based decisions require them to ensure that their subordinates are equipped with pertinent practices and appropriately motivated to use them in their everyday workplace activities. Different levels of healthcare may need...

Motorola: Absorption Costing and Variable Costing

Motorola is a manufacturer of smartphones, which it supplements with a unique system of accessories. As such, it uses cost-based pricing, with each unit costing a set amount of money to produce and selling at a fixed price. It can use either absorption or variable costing for its financial statements,...

“When They See Us” TV Mini-Series’ Analysis

The mini-series titled ā€œWhen They See Us,” directed by Ava DuVernay, released in 2019, tells the story of five young men falsely convicted of rape and assault of a young woman in Central Park. The collision of genuine desire to support a friend with the cruel and unjust reality of...

Street Art, Graffiti, and Instagram

The modern digitalized world provides humanity with a plethora of social media resources by which a user might search and consume diversified information. Nowadays, each intelligent citizen tends to be an active part of society by expressing his position or supporting somebody else’s one. Hence, platforms and methods that may...

Certified Public Accountants of Benefit Corporations

The article ā€œThe CPAā€™s role in forming benefit corporationsā€ by Benson, Thomas, and Burton revolves around the benefit corporations and the role CPA plays in their formation and further evolution. Social benefit enterprises can be considered an essential feature of the modern business world as they are focused on the...

Product Design in Food Industry: A McDonaldā€™s Case Article Critique

Summary Creating a new product that is expected to fascinate customers in the food industry is both exciting and challenging. Numerous opportunities for combining existing flavors and creating new ones, as well as exploring different cuisines, are barely possible to embrace, yet the competition and restrictions that product development in...

Adaptive Leadership Theory Analysis

Adaptive leadership is a leadership concept that implies effectively responding to change that impacts the industry that a leader works in to ensure sustainability and development. The adaptation in regards to the requirements of the environment implies anticipating the changes and preparing the followers to ensure that they can respond...

Nurses’ Commitment to Respect Patient Dignity

Introduction The first selected tenet is that a nurse must practice with compassion with respect for human dignity and worth with each person. Under this aspect, the concepts of building a rapport with patients and colleagues, respecting their right to dignity and self-determination, understanding the nature of health are included....

Racism Against Afro-Americans in Wilson’s “Fences” Play

Fences is a play by August Wilson, an American playwright, a Pulitzerā€™s laureate, who wrote about the life of African Americans in different periods of the 20th century. He chronicled the African-American experience through a series of 10 plays. In the 1950s, the South was still officially segregated, and in...

Positive and Negative Reinforcement

Introduction The question of how to make people behave correctly has always been significant for numerous scientists. Some of them believe that this result can be achieved with the help of punishment, while others consider the effectiveness of reinforcement. This term stands for those conditions, either internal or external, that...

Nursing Care Issue: Medication Error

Nursing Care Issue and Outcome Medication errors constitute one of the most common nursing care issues that can lead to negative health outcomes for patients. Since nurses’ most crucial professional aim is reducing the possibilities of adverse events for patients, it is necessary to avoid such errors and work hard...

Thwarted Love in Anton Chekhov’s Literature

Born in 1860, Anton Chekhov wrote extensively on the complexities of human nature and the hidden importance of how day-to-day interactions impacts human life (Kirk 43-56). He is famously known for such stories as ā€œThe Steppeā€, ā€œThe Lady with the Dogā€, ā€œThe Seagullā€,ā€ A living Chattelā€, andā€ Uncle Vanyaā€. Even...

Preventing Occupational Respiratory Disease

Information Pertinent to the Client’s Case The patient in the case under consideration suffers from a respiratory disease that occurs several times during the year. Also, there is no evident connection to season change. The patient does not confirm the major cause of respiratory disease, which is tobacco consumption, because...

Ethical Challenges in Advanced Heart Failure

Ethical Considerations Heart failure is a serious health condition that requires researchers that study the problem to be aware of potential ethical issues. There is a problem of systematic differences “in the treatment of patients of different race, sex, and socioeconomic status with heart failure” (Kini & Kirkpatrcik, 2013, p....

The International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence

Scholarly Activity Overview On June 8, I have attended the International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, which was held in Miami, Florida. This conference was aimed at hospital nurses, teachers, social workers, and pharmaceutical representatives with the purpose of enlightening the participants about the latest findings, practices, and...

The Leadership Model in Nursing

Introduction Nurses play an important role in the provision of care and tend to be the healthcare professionals who are in the closest contact with patients. The delivery of patient-centered care is one of the primary values in the clinical setting. Nursing practitioners are now encouraged to employ this approach...

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Pros & Cons

Introduction Rapidly advancing artificial intelligence technologies are gradually changing health care practices and bring a paradigm shift to the medical system. While increasing the availability of data and enhancing analytics techniques, they facilitate practices that were previously considered to be an area only for human experts. Although there are several...

Curve Distribution Company and E-Commerce

In the wake of e-commerce becoming popular, Curve Distribution has to make a significant decision about serving the new market. On the one hand, almost all necessary facilities for the implementation of the solution are already possessed by the company. However, it is vital to carefully assess the feasibility of...

Qantas Airline’s Frequent Flyer Recommendations

Although the impact of frequent flyer programs still needs further investigation, Qantas can benefit from the focus on the following solutions and improvements. The frequent flyer program of Qantas is characterized by a considerable variety of partnerships, which is highly valued by customers. This dimension should be further developed and...

Nurse Supervisor’s Professional Identity and Stewardship

Introduction Leadership is critical in nursing and other healthcare professions since it defines the degree to which the provided services meet clientsā€™ needs. For young specialists, learning from experienced professionals who have dealt with multiple difficult situations at work is a priceless opportunity for self-improvement. For this assignment, a 35-year-old...

Skepticism and Unreliable Knowledge Sources

Skepticism is associated with doubts about knowledge and its reliability. Skeptics stress that it is impossible to make sure that any source of knowledge is reliable enough, so people are likely to be mistaken all the time (Vaughn, 2018). The best illustration of this perspective is Platoā€™s assumption that the...

Freudā€™s Ideas in Hitchcockā€™s ā€œRear Windowā€ Film

One of the themes that Freud finds in the relationship between humans and society is that “taboos, laws, and customs impose ā€¦ restrictions, which affect both men and women” (27). According to the philosopher, there exists a constant struggle between one’s drive to reach happiness by means that may clash...

Blockchain and Other Artificial Intelligence Systems

The recent years the importance of technologies has been increasing, and their role in various spheres of human activity becomes more and more significant. At the same time, artificial intelligence systems, as one of the methods to increase performance and achieve better results in accomplishing multiple tasks, have also become...

Untreated Dental Caries: Health Education

Introductory Details of the Article The article reviewed in the scope of this paper is titled ā€œEffect of school-based oral health education in preventing untreated dental caries and increasing knowledge, attitude, and practices among adolescents in Bangladesh.ā€ It was written by Haque et al. and published in BMC Oral Health...

Forensics of Fire and Explosions Critique

Reading the work by Professor Fred Smith on the forensics of fire and explosions compelled me to gain deeper insights on the field and the scientific community around it. First and foremost, the paper was eye-revealing in regards to the importance of scientific evidence in the criminal justice system. To...

Professional Nursing Accountability and Ownership

Introduction The issue of accountability remains critical in the field of nursing since it supports the provision of exemplary patient services. Practitioners who own their decisions and actions find it easier to empower more individuals and join care delivery teams. This paper gives a detailed summary and analysis of the...

The Role of Managers in the Workplace

The role of managers in the workplace is one of the most significant when it comes to influencing organizational performance and meeting corporate goals. They have a direct impact on the employees they manage while are also expected to carry our various responsibilities targeted at aligning their department’s performance with...

Approaches to Childhood Obesity Treatment

There is a multitude of approaches to childhood obesity treatment. According to Kumar and Kelly (2017), the first stage of standard childhood obesity treatment focuses on dietary recommendations and physical activity. These include eating more fruits and vegetables and limiting the use of the computer. The second stage involves a...

Infant Feeding Practices and Early Childhood Obesity

Socioeconomic status, infant feeding practices and early childhood obesity Gibbs and Forste (2014) analyze correlations between obesity onset in children, their familiesā€™ economic status and mothersā€™ feeding practices. The authors note that ā€œchildren from with low socioeconomic householdsā€ may be exposed to early obesity development (Gibbs & Forste, 2014, p....

Stages of Life and Interview

As a person ages, one undergoes various stages of life. The most common are infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood (aging). Each stage in life is relevant to individual health as age can impact certain factors which also vary amongst genders. Specific subset categories exist to...

Decision Tree Theory Analysis

Introduction A decision tree represents a visual support tool targeted at helping its user to make a conclusion on the basis of available data. It is a tree-like graph that shows a consequence of decisions that are made with the help of information on outcomes, costs, and utilities. Each branch...

Concept of Strategic Decision

Summary In the context of strategic planning, organizations are expected to make decisions targeted at achieving profitability and maximizing their operations. Thus, by making clear the long-term goals and visions of a company, the management has the opportunity to align the short-term tasks and responsibilities with a broader mission. This...

Linear Programming Models Review

Summary In business, linear programming models have the potential to be used in profit optimization. As evidenced in the article by Maurya, Misra, Anderson, and Shukla (2015), linear programming can be used to facilitate the integration of effective quantitative techniques to predict the need for profit optimization. Using the example...

Zero-One (0-1) Integer Model

Summary Zero-one (0-1) integer linear programming represents a mathematical method that uses a set of binary answers (yeas and no) to solve with two mutually exclusive options (Anderson et al., 2016). The method has a wide application in different areas of life, ranging from the world of finance to everyday...

Error Measures in Forecasting

In forecasting, error measures play important roles because of their potential in helping to identify the forecasting method that would be the most appropriate in a given context. Each error measure can have certain limitations and thus lead to the inaccurate evaluation of forecasting results, which contributes to the increased...

Role of Risk in Change Management

Introduction The identified risk is the fact that teller connects are currently being implemented in SunTrust Bank to allow clients to access banking services remotely (Santana, 2015). Traditional banking allows clients to physically visit a bank and do their transactions. However, through SunTrust’s teller connects, the clients can use just...

Racial Stratification

Wealth and Racial Stratification in the United States The main implication of racial stratification is that it is an inseparable part of the culture in the United States. As DiAngelo explains in his article ā€œWhite Fragility,ā€ as a white person who spends years examining the race theory, the author concludes...

The Value of Evidence-Based Management When Proposing Change

Introduction To answer this question, it should be ascertained what exactly is evidence-based management. It is a framework that organizations are using to correctly measure, manage and improve the value that they get from their products. Evidence-based management focuses on improving the results that the company gets, be it PR,...

Pressure Ulcers Study: Literature Review

Pressure ulcers (also referred to as bedsores) denote the damage of skin due to friction or prolonged pressure (Lam et al., 2018). The condition mainly occurs among patients at the acute care unit since they are immobile. The possibility of developing pressure ulcers is reliant more on the condition of...

Urban Chinese Family Life in the “Shower” Film

The reason for choosing this article for the research is its consistent arguments, analysis, and conclusions about the peculiarities of urban Chinese families. Furthermore, it has substantial parallels with the movie Shower and can be a good background for its understanding. The author discovers differences between Chinese and Taiwan family...

Cloud Computing For Business: What is Cloud?

Even though cloud computing is regarded as an effective solution for businesses because of the higher flexibility of activities and better manipulation of data, the shift to this practice is associated with a lot of challenges. The role of cloud computing in business is significant as companies can store and...

ā€œThe Effect of Oremā€™s Self-Care Model on Fatigue in Patients With Multiple Sclerosisā€ the Article by Afrasiabifar, A., Mehri, Z., Javad Sadat, S., & Ghaffarian Shirazi, H. R.

Introduction The main objective of the empirical study was to measure the effects of Dorothea Oremā€™s self-care model on fatigue and its self-management in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). As such, fatigue is defined as a subjective MS symptom yet it is one of the most prevalent in patients with...

Nursing Research and Its Components

Introduction Nursing research is an important aspect of nursesā€™ professional practice since the possibility of studying a specific topic or problem in detail makes it possible to improve individual qualifications. For employees of this profile, it is essential to be aware of the key principles of work in this direction...

Team Nursing and Synergy Models in Primary Care Unit

The model of nursing care In this instance, I observed a group of nurses working in the primary care department. In this particular case, there was a team consisting of three nurses, one of whom was the leader. Upon talking to these nurses, I found out that they decided to...

Non-Pharmacological Pain Management Interventions

Clinical Nursing Practice Problem Clinical nursing practice problem: non-pharmacological interventions for pain management. Pain is defined as the perceived and hurtful response to actual or potential damage. Pain is a broad concept with many subcategories, including character (chronic, acute), severity (mild, moderate, severe), and location (body part). The term acute...

Handwashing Noncompliance: PICOT Statement

Personal hygiene begins with washing hands. Florence Nightingale, who was the pioneer of standard hygienic procedures in healthcare, has noticed the importance of handwashing in doctors and patients as a means of improving outcomes (American Nurses Association, 2015). Handwashing is considered standard protocol in most, if not all, modern-day healthcare...

The Issue of Low Staffing in Nursing

As stated by the report of The World Health Organization “A Universal Truth: No health without a workforce,” made at the Third Global Forum on Human Resources for Health in November 2013, noted that in 2035 there would be a shortage of 12.9 million workers in the world health. Modern...

The Concept of Longest’s Model of a Policy

Introduction While many healthcare policies currently exist in the USA, sometimes, they are not enough to reach the most beneficial outcomes for the public. In particular, the consumption of sugared beverages is an acute question since it leads to obesity and other dramatic health outcomes. In this view, initiating a...

Veteran Treatment and Florida’s State Strategies

Rationale The accessibility of health management services has been an issue for numerous vulnerable groups in Miami, FL. Therefore, considering the reform that was expected to handle the described concern and propose a solution to it seems quite legitimate. The needs of veterans living in Miami, FL, have been addressed...

Hunter Harrisonā€™s Corporate Governance and Shareholders

Analysis The phenomenon of risk is inseparable from the business environment. Therefore, the distribution of power in the business setting and the subsequent decision-making process have to occur very carefully, with maximum awareness among the key parties. For this reason, the power of shareholders may be limited due to the...

Why Cameras Should Be Placed in Public Places

Introduction Privacy is one of the rights people living in a democratic country enjoy. They are free to do or think whatever they wish until it does not violate other peopleā€™s rights, of course. Therefore, this right is highly valued as the members of a democratic society place the highest...

Media and Its Impact on American Politics

Introduction In modern society, the news constitutes an important part of peopleā€™s lives. The public wants to know as much as possible and has enough information that can determine their present concerns or affect their future lives. There are many opinions and attitudes towards news and its distribution via the...

Critical Analysis of Sources for Academic Research

Critical analysis assists researchers to think through the appraisal of information from different sources. This necessitates bearing in mind that analyzing sources does not merely concern the determination of whether they are reliable or not. Moreover, the critical aspect signifies that the process is not simple or straightforward (Morse 1212-1215)....

Understanding the Driving Forces Contributing to Skills of Prepared Nurse Leaders

The leadership style is highly dependent on the skills of a leader and the goals to be achieved. There is a variety of leadership strategies that allow for building a proper working environment, integrating people in cohesive groups, and providing the best care possible. This paper focuses on the examination...

Healthcare for Hindus: Purnell Model for Cultural Competence

Hinduism Healthcare professionals should be aware of the beliefs, norms, and values of their patients. This means that they should have adequate cultural competencies in order to offer exemplary and timely medical services to them. This paper provides a detailed literature review on healthcare providers and Hinduism from the Purnell...

Diagnosing Dementia in Older Patients

Many older people of different occupations receive the ā€˜dementiaā€™ diagnosis nowadays. As a rule, dementia develops after the age of 65 and has three stages ā€“ early, moderate, and advanced (Khachaturian & Radebaugh, 2019). The development of the disease may be hard to prognosticate, while the average life expectancy after...

An Elderly Patient’s Diseases and Interventions

According to her medical history, Mrs. J. suffers from four diseases at once: smoking, hypertension, obesity, and heart rate disorders. Clinical manifestations of these diseases include rapid breathing and coughing with thick sputum and heavy bleeding. This is also confirmed by the bilateral expansion of the jugular vein, pulmonary cracks...

Age in the Modern Society: Fighting Social Prejudices

Greeting Cars and Ageism With the recent focus on innovations and the rapid-fire nature of cultural changes, the perception of age has shifted significantly. While elderly people are still mostly seen as generally wise and experienced, age-based discrimination has started to permeate global society. The notion of ageism needs to...

Family in Health Crisis

Introduction A family in crisis stands at the turning point when its members face health problems and lack the instruments to cope with stress. In the given family, Juanita Brown is a single mother with three children and her mother who needs ongoing care. The family has no health insurance...

The Role of Microbes and Microbiology in Health

Introduction The moment of the scientific discovery of microorganisms allowed scientists to answer many questions about the origin of life and the processes of interaction of living beings. According to Appana (2018), ā€œmicrobes play a critical role in the development of both physiological and anatomical features of the living organisms...

Religion and Its Health Benefits

Patients and families in hospitals can often be seen praying for health and wellness. Religion and faith have been an integral part of healthcare historically and remain a key aspect of healing for many patients. Religious beliefs can have potential health benefits by reducing mortality rates, contributing to patient coping...

AIDET Communication Process in the Healthcare

The modern healthcare sector is focused on effective ways of care provision to achieve better results and meet patientsā€™ diverse demands. This approach is considered the key to the further successful development of the sphere and improvement of the health of the nation. In this regard, communication, as one of...

What Is a Philosophy of Nursing?

Introduction As a nurse, I believe since the time of Florence Nightingale, the goal of nursing has always remained the same, namely to provide a safe and caring environment that promotes patient health and well-being (Selanders & Crane, 2012). This goal forms the foundation of the nursing philosophy. In other...

American Exceptionalism and Social Policy

American Exceptionalism and Social Work The central idea of social work is that people from different communities may need support and assistance due to the plethora of internal and external factors. These aspects of peopleā€™s lives often depend on their background, culture, place of residence, and other elements that are...

Ethical Issues in Oncology Nurses’ Practice

Oncology nurses encounter numerous legal and ethical issues whenever providing services to their patients. The selected article reveals that the common ones include patient care, end-of-life, and human rights issues (Park, 2009). These challenges make it impossible for them to formulate evidence-based or timely decisions throughout the care delivery process....

Operant and Respondent Conditioning: Differences and Examples

Introduction A crucial component of behavioral analysis is the exploration of different types of learning. Operant conditioning (OC) and respondent conditioning (RC) are to be mastered by behavior analysis since these learning types allow teaching new behaviors with the help of specific stimuli. While OC and RC are two variants...

Dry Eye in Critically Ill Patients: Evidence-Based Study

Purpose of the Study The study’s objective is to determine which method of nursing intervention, liquid artificial tears or artificial tears gel, would be most effective in reducing or preventing dryness in ICU patients. Due to conditions and medications that patients have in the ICU, they cannot produce adequate moisture...

The Clayton Case Study Analysis

The current financial report indicates that the Clayton facility faces losses; however, according to the market analysis and current contract activities, the issue is temporary. From the company’s standpoint, the Clayton facility should continue to operate, as it is the only division in the area, which can conduct financial operations....

The Theory of Comfort in Nursing

Introduction Throughout times, various nursing theories have emerged within the healthcare industry, and each of them defined nursing and its major elements in its way. Smith and Parker (2015) define nursing theories as ā€œpatterns that guide the thinking about nursingā€ (p. 2). Different healthcare professionals imply the concepts into their...

The Link Between Business Structure, Size, Scale, and Aim

It is important to note that the business structure, size, and scale are in a direct relationship with a business aim because the leaders of companies determine their goals and strategies depending on their size and perspectives for growth. This tendency can be examined with reference to the example of...

Dry Eye in Critical Care: Evidence-Based Practice

Purpose of the Study A common problem for ICU patients is dry eye due to their conditions, such as being comatose or medications (diuretics, sedatives) that block physical mechanisms of maintaining moisture in the eyes. The dry eye conditions pose significant risks to damaging the ocular surface resulting in irritation...

Surgical Site Infections as a Nursing Practice Issue

Practice Issue The topic Would post-op patients benefit more from using chlorhexidine pre-wash for 3 days prior to surgery compared to the standard cleansing technique to prevent surgical site infections? The nursing practice issue related to the topic The main nursing practice issue related to the topic is surgical site...

Nursing Research Designs and Purposes

Introduction One of the essential tasks of nursing is to achieve the highest efficiency and quality of nursing care for the population. Nursing research is based on study of various phenomena with a scientific approach. Being a nurse means being a professional, and research is one of the basic premises...

Child Care as an Evidence-Based Practice Issue

Practice Issue The topic Care for children who are five years old or younger. The nursing practice issue related to the topic In children under the age of 5 years old will providing coordination of patient care activities through technology compared to not using technology improve care coordination and result...

Helping Vulnerable Populations: Utilitarian View

Helping vulnerable populations is an important moral issue that is evident in contemporary society. While some people believe that it is their duty to help those in need, others say that disadvantaged people deserved hardship because they made wrong decisions at some point in their lives. Utilitarianism can be applied...

Primary Care vs. Team Nursing Models

The model of nursing care In the observed setting, nurses were working according to the primary mode of nursing care. Each of the nurses was assigned several patients for whom these professionals were responsible throughout their stay in the hospital. Nurses tended to their patients, including minor procedures such as...

Primary Nursing Care Model in Geriatric Units

The model of nursing care I observed the essential elements of the primary nursing model, including its being oriented at establishing productive relationships between nurses and patients and facilitating individualized provider-patient interactions (Nadeau, Pinner, Murphy, & Belderson, 2017). Moreover, I was able to observe the provision of personalized education to...

Bedside Shift Reports and iCare Practice

Introduction Interprofessional teams constitute a crucial component of any hospital environment. Teamwork has been cited as an important factor in healthcare, since multiple specialists working in their individual roles all contribute to improved patient outcomes. Due to effective teamwork, ā€œteams that are considered to lack skill succeed where others failā€...

Interprofessional Care and Evidence-Based Practice

Introduction Nowadays, there are numerous methods that are implemented in order to strengthen the system of medical care, and interprofessional collaboration is one of them. Interprofessional collaboration is a joint effort of workers from various professional backgrounds aimed to deliver the highest quality of care to those who need it...

Community Nursing Roles in Occupational Health Settings

In the modern healthcare environment, nurses are critically important actors who guarantee the delivery of care to patients and their recovery. For instance, in the occupational health setting, these specialists also play a cruical role in achieving positive outcomes. The given environment can be determined as a field of nursing...

Incivility in the Workplace: Types, Examples

Incivility in the workplace is a specific type of corporate aggression that is characterized by abusive behavior from managers, supervisors, or colleagues against employees on a permanent basis. It includes the employers or co-workers’ constant ridiculing and berating of colleagues or employees, ignoring their requests and needs, avoiding conversations, addressing...

Nurse’s Role in the Occupational Health Setting

The classic image of a nurse sitting in a hospital with a clipboard has already been put aside. Nowadays, nurses are engaged in healthcare promotion among all the spheres of life. They serve as a bridge for the dialogue between people and healthcare systems as they directly communicate with workers...

Healthcare, Sociology, and Connection Between Them

Discussion Prompt 1 Working in the field of healthcare involves the necessity for close collaboration with people from different cultural backgrounds, and this is why there are numerous links between healthcare and sociology. In particular, these links are related to the concepts of role, culture, subculture, and role conflict. In...

Pressure Ulcers Prevention in Hospital Settings

Introduction Many patients suffer from various conditions that require prolonged hospitalization. This evidence-based practice has remained a risk factor for pressure ulcers. The purpose of this paper is to give a detailed description of this topic and its significance to nursing practice. It goes further to present three PICOT questions...

Transitional Nursing Care Model Implementation

Program Implementation To integrate the Transitional Model of Care into the nursing setting, one will need to plant the proposed technique into the setting of a local healthcare facility. The program will be launched starting with the evaluation of the current extent of success in managing patient handovers and similar...

Hospital-Acquired Infections and Handwashing Intervention

Introduction Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a prevalent cause of infection, disability, or death in hospitalized patients due to the presence of pathogens in healthcare settings. This results in decreased quality of care and negative outcomes. The PICOT statement for this project is: In ICU/post-op patients (P), what is the effect...

Pressure Ulcers Development and Nursing Care

Introduction The problem of pressure ulcers presents a significant challenge to health care delivery, and nurses dealing with it should have the most capacity to address it. Patients who are unable to move develop ulcers, which are areas of necrosis and ulceration that occur from the combination of pressure, moisture,...

Pressure Injury Prevention: Evidence-Based Solution

Introduction Pressure injuries are a hospital-acquired condition that frequently emerges in environments where patients stay immobile for extended periods, such as intensive care units. These wounds are generally preventable and associated with significant harm, extending the patient’s length of stay, worsening outcomes, and causing financial damage. Their prevalence mostly stems...

The Process of Policy-Making by Mead and Stone

The readings by Mead (1982) and Stone (1989) aim at discussing the issues of the development of specific policies that target urgent problems of the society to pursue the nationā€™s welfare. The main arguments presented by the authors address the social and political issues and the processes of their resolution....

Drop in the Number of Nursing Staff

Providing patients with instant access to high-quality healthcare services is one of the crucial responsibilities of nursing experts. However, the implementation of the specified task is becoming overly complicated due to the rising levels of understaffing in the nursing setting. Despite being scrutinized closely by global organizations such as WHO...

Nine Tenets in Nursing Practice

Introduction The nursing profession is of high importance as the main objective of it is to care for the patientā€™s health. Due to the seriousness that the nature of work has, it is crucial for nurses to uphold the highest standards of work. The way in which a medical worker...

The Epidemiology and Control of Clostridium Difficile in Hospitals

Introduction Nursing is currently in a paradoxical situation since there is an emphasis on interdisciplinary cooperation, but the core aspects of nursing practice are being scrutinized for utility by the economics of the health care market. Therefore, the reality of the devaluation of nursing creates a culture where physicians are...

Nurseā€™s Role in Influencing the Legislative Process

Nurses’ Influence on Different Stages of the Lawmaking Process The process of lawmaking in the United States is rather complex and involves multiple stages. According to Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, and O’Grady (2015), after the bill is introduced, it is referred to various committees and subcommittees before reaching the floor action...

Personal Philosophy of Culturally Competent Nursing

Personal philosophy is the cornerstone of any nursing practice. Without it, the effort becomes meaningless, leading to the loss of purpose, existential crisis, and burnout. My personal philosophy has been shaped by my studies as well as the overarching goals and missions of the educational facility. Barry University seeks to...

The Problem of Low Nurse Staffing in Hospital Settings

The focus of the capstone project will be on low staffing of nurses in hospital settings. Low nurse staffing is a critical practice issue that is prevalent in the United States, as well as in Europe and Asia. The problem is of great importance to nursing practice, as it affects...

Y Health and Wellness Studio: Technology Plan, Management, and Social Responsibility

Technology Plan Technology in Use Y Health and Wellness Studio business has integrated software and hardware technological devices to support its service delivery to its clients, who are young children. The hardware components include mobile phones, tablets, and computers with physical exercise apps installed in them. The company has also...