Leadership in Nursing: Understanding Your Style

Introduction Leadership is an important aspect of nursing practice that enables nursing professionals to complete various tasks. Nursing leaders do not simply provide high-quality care to patients as nurses train and educate patients and their caregivers, collaborate with other healthcare professionals and contribute to the development of new practices and...

Nursing Leadership: Balancing Freedom and Control

Introduction Every person can utilize different tactics and activities in order to become a good leader. There are many styles of leadership, and each one has its advantages and drawbacks. In nursing, the position of a leader can be critical as this profession deals with the sphere of human health,...

La Sylphide Ballet Review: Atlanta Ballet’s Enchanting Performance

Introduction “La Sylphide” is a romantic ballet in two acts, created by the choreographer Filippo Taglioni and first staged by him in 1832 at the Paris Opera. The ballet now exists in two main editions: a production by Filippo Taglioni and a production by August Bournonville. I am going to...

Environmental Ethics: Key to Solving Land Use Issues

The development of environmental ethic as a possible solution of environmental problems Land use entails proper execution as well as adaptation of natural environment into finer fields, purposes of settlements and pastures. It can also be referred to as the arrangement of actions together with inputs that are undertaken by...

Managing Bipolar I Disorder: Lamotrigine Insights

The Case of Jeremy Stewart Jeremy Stewart is a 44-year-old, white, married father of three who sees you for a psychiatric evaluation. Jeremy is a college professor at a local college, where he teaches art. He also has a small art studio close to campus where he paints. You diagnose...

Critical Appraisal of LactMed’s Medical Application: Assessment and Evaluation

Name: LactMed Author: the Toxicology Data Network maintains LactMed. Endorsement: Yes, LactMed is a part of the National Library of Medicine’sMedicine’s (NLM) Toxicology Data Network, which is operated by the United States federal government. Operation: A web-based platform is more suitable for an app as it allows accessing the database....

Planned vs Market Economies: Differences & Business Regulation

Introduction Whereas there are diverse variations of economies, planned and market economies are considered the dominant ones. It is important to emphasize that they are contrastingly different: corporations in counties with the planned economy are owned by the government, and in-market economy societies, businesses are only regulated by state bodies....

Evaluating Kinser et al.’s Theoretical Framework on Awareness and Action

Review and analysis of the existing scientific articles is an essential step in creating new academic knowledge. Qualitative studies contribute to the exploration of specific fields of research, which is why it is paramount to pay attention to their findings. The article under analysis delves into the problem of finding...

Khrushchev’s Political Strategies: Analyzing Predictability in Leadership Decisions

Introduction The Cold War is a period that many politicians and global leaders continue to study and analyze today. It created tensions between the Soviet Union and the West. The events, happenings, and decisions associated with this political tension have become powerful models or lessons for many analysts, historians, and...

Kendall Regional Medical Center’s Quality Improvement in Nursing

Quality medical care should be the aim of every medical facility. The health services offered by the facilities should be in tandem with the desired health outcomes. However, recent reports show that there are widespread deficiencies in the services several hospitals offer. This has led to the need for tracking...

Managing Change and Conflicts at Kendall Regional Medical Center

The Role of Conflict in Change Management Conflict comprises wide-ranging emotional reactions to incompatible or divergent views or needs. It results from misunderstandings or a difference of opinion, professional values, or beliefs, which, if not managed well, degenerate into a dreadlock or inaction. Conflict in nursing roles originates from intra-group...

Kathy Castor’s Stance on Healthcare and Planned Parenthood

Current Health Care Bill Elected officials propose many bills related to healthcare, discussing various issues, and pressing problems. One of the most heated debates is the issue of abortion, which often reveals the polarized opinions of the elected officials. For example, one can see that a bill about defunding Planned...

Kaiser Permanente’s Initiative: Enhancing System-Wide Healthcare Practices

Introduction System-wide practice initiatives are common in healthcare. For permanent change to take place, organizations are using sweeping innovations across their entire networks. Typically, these practice initiatives involve the utilization of new methods, new materials, and improved strategies to achieve the desired goal. Nevertheless, such large-scale motions are not without...

Kaiser Permanente’s Plan to Combat Antibiotic Resistance by 2025

Kaiser Permanente has proposed a system-wide practice change that seeks to fight the current problem of antibiotic resistance. This organization intends to transform the field of healthcare by the year 2025. The outstanding goals are to promote and educate more people about the responsible use of different antibiotics and encourage...

Analyzing JFK’s Inaugural Speech: Effective Rhetoric

Introduction John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s inaugural address is one of the most rhetorically effective speeches performed by a United States president. It may not be the most famous speech by President Kennedy, but it contains a number of very powerful messages that address the majority of complex issues that concerned the...

Events of the Second World War: Germany’s Reconstruction and Holocaust Memorials

Summary of the Source When the Second World War ended in 1945, Germany was divided into four occupational zones controlled by the United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and France. The German society started the demanding task of reconstructing the country after the destructive war. As the country restructured...

Strategic Growth Planning for Jellio: Expansion and Innovation

Executive summary Planning for the growth of a company is important and managers should carefully look at available options before deciding on which growth strategies to introduce. In the case study being discussed, the company (Jellio) seeks to expand its operations because of the increase in the number of customers....

Nursing Safety as a Policy-Priority Issue in Miami, Florida

Unfortunately, there is a plethora of issues related to nursing staffing in many hospitals in the state of Florida at the present moment. People who work at medical institutions are concerned about their job safety due to various dangers that their workplaces present to the health of personnel. The policy-priority...

Exploring the Roots and Causes of Islamophobia

Introduction The focus of the research is the concept known as “Islamophobia” and its nature. Islamophobia is a neologism that was first used at the beginning of the 1990s. This term was introduced by the Runnymede Trust Report as the concept that referred to a groundless hostile attitude towards the...

Intrinsic Motivation in Professional Fulfillment: A Personal Reflection

This paper is a reflection of two incidences in my professional career when I felt fulfilled and unfulfilled. The goal of the overall assessment is to understand the power of intrinsic motivation on human work experiences. Through this introspective exercise, it is possible to understand what motivates workers to perform...

Interoperability in Health Information Systems

Informatics Specialty Area and Interoperability The concept of interoperability in health information systems is used to describe the extent to which systems may exchange and interpret healthcare data. Interoperability has become especially important due to the proliferation of the electronic health record (EHR) implementation. Creating one standard interoperability format for...

Global University Rankings: Shanghai, THES, and U.S. News Systems

Introduction Almost 30 years after the launch of the world’s first system for ranking international universities, the world has seen several international university ranking systems come to the fore. Each employs its methodologies to identify the best universities around the world. Global university ranking has today been transformed into an...

Improving US Education: The Role of Peer Review and Federal Support

Background The US educational system has been criticized heavily as there is a gap between secondary and post-secondary education. One of the major concerns is associated with graduates’ inability or rather poor readiness to enter a higher educational facility (Nelson et al. 199). The development of assessment standards has been...

Adherence Issues in Haitian Diabetes Patients: An Integrative Review

Topic Chronic kidney failure is a complex disorder that affects thousands of people every day. People from impoverished areas such as Haiti are especially vulnerable to the threat. Lacking the financial resources, as well as facing language difficulties and, thus, often being incapable of vocalizing their problem, they may face...

Impact of Institutional Violence on Human Services Workers

Introduction Over the years, human services professionals have been subjected to institutional violence. Usually, institutional violence is conducted systematically. Organizations or institutions are used to cause harm to professionals. Therefore, professionals are disadvantaged and find it hard to grow or develop under strict institutional policies or rules. There are several...

Nurses’ Role in Health Care Policy Implementation

Introduction Nurses form the largest portion of the nation’s health care workforce and can play a vital role in implementing the health care policy to ensure that all Americans have access to high-quality care. In 2008, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) partnered and...

Elements and Methods of Inquiry-Based Science Classrooms: Enhancing Student Engagement

Introduction Education is one of the major building blocks of our modern society. One subject in the educational system that has made significant contributions to the advancement of human civilization is science. In recognition of the importance of science, researchers have dedicated many resources to search for the most effective...

Nurse-Led Walk-In Centers Transform Primary Care in Rural Kentucky

Abstract This paper demonstrated that a nurse-led walk-in center model could transform and improve primary care delivery among underserved rural residents in Kentucky. The model is robust and evaluated from multiple perspectives to determine its effectiveness. An Overview: Walk-in Center In any healthcare system, primary care remains a vital point...

Inherit the Wind: Bridging Religion and Science in Cinema

Introduction Spirituality and scholarship, seemingly two irreconcilable sides when discussing the origins of humankind, have come surprisingly close over the last century and merged to produce a fascinating combination of ideas inside people’s minds. Christianity, as one of the major religions in the world and the USA, thus plays a...

Information Technology and System Types: Definitions and Applications

Definition In order to discuss different types of information systems, it is first necessary to define the discipline. Depending on the area of implementation, information systems can be defined differently. The most typical approach is to identify a range of hardware and software components used to collect, store, process, and...

Ethos & Logos in King’s “Letter From a Birmingham Jail”

On April 16, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote the famous “Letter From A Birmingham Jail” responding to criticisms leveled against the nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. On April 3, 1963, highly organized marches and sit-ins started in Birmingham in protest against racial segregation and racism in the city. These...

Enhancing Patient Outcomes with Education Technology

Apparently, patients seek information and to be educated regarding their health status. Moreover, it is imperative to note that educated patients are more likely to be cooperative, understand disease processes, and have augmented outcomes. Therefore, it is vital to improve techniques and methods of patient education (Werder, 2015; Pirhonen, Silvennoinen,...

Building Data Warehouses and ECM for Effective Data Management

Examples of Databases In reality, databases exist in almost every place where record keeping is necessary. Examples of databases in which personal information is available include the university database, hospital database and hostel or apartment database. Information in university database is captured for the first time during enrolment and updated...

Information Sharing in Supply Chain Management: Strategies and Benefits

Strategic sharing of information may be highly beneficial in a variety of business situations. Information sharing often happens in a supply chain when a retailer chooses to share information with a manufacturer, or alternatively, the retailer may choose to share the same information with a competing manufacturer if it benefits...

Observing Infant-Mother Interactions: Key Developmental Insights

Abstract This report aims at the representation of the controlled observation results. In particular, the study examined the mother and the reaction of 23 months aged female. To assess the observation, I used the percentage agreement and Cohen’s Kappa coefficient. Such variables as proximity and contact seeking behaviour, contact maintaining...

Conducting a Needs Assessment for the Indian Creek Foundation

Steps in Conducting Needs Assessment The report will focus on the Indian Creek Foundation, a non-profit organization that operates at a local level, which supports children and adults with physical and mental disabilities. The needs assessment conducted on this organization will help in determining the gap that exists between what...

Erectile Dysfunction: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Introduction In the current discussion, a case of a 58-year-old man with a history of a high cholesterol level and hypertension is discussed and analyzed. Erectile dysfunction is the diagnosis of the patient. Erectile dysfunction, unspecified (N52.9), also known as impotence, is an inability to keep erection enough for sexual...

Inclusion Training: Enhancing Teacher Skills with MOOCs

The Context Due to the growing demand for mainstream students with disabilities, many general education teachers are forced to become inclusion teachers without appropriate training and experience. Students with special needs often disrupt the learning process, which negatively affects the learners’ outcomes. Additionally, teachers become frustrated with the matter due...

The Impact of Nurse Staffing Levels on Patient Safety and Health

Understaffing is widely considered a primary nursing issue globally, with many nursing leaders and scholars claiming it to be detrimental to patient outcomes. However, in this context, it is not considered that there are many other professional factors at play that lead to poor results in inpatient care. Low levels...

Impact of IOM Report on Nursing: Leadership & Workforce

Introduction The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has cooperated with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to develop an initiative that will drive the development of the nursing profession (Institute of Medicine, 2011). IOM Future of Nursing Report is the important result of this cooperation that has an impact on the...

Future of Nursing: The IOM Report & Action Coalitions

Introduction The nursing profession forms an integral part of the United States’ healthcare workforce. In 2010, there were over 3 million practitioners and clinicians in the country. When these nurses are empowered, supported, and guided, they can respond competently to most of the health predicaments facing many Americans. This paper...

Improving LGBT Care: Evidence-Based Nursing Project Results

Introduction The aim of this paper is to present the results of the implementation of a nursing project directed by evidence-based practice (EBP). The paper will discuss an educational intervention, evaluate its impact, and identify activities necessary to sustain the change and support quality improvement. Evidence-Based Scholarly Project The project’s...

Interpersonal Communication in Diverse Workforce: Avoiding Prejudice

Diversity Leads to Prejudice According to Allen (2009), interpersonal communication in a diverse workforce is susceptible to prejudice. Consequently, organizational leaders and workers are required to choose their words correctly and structure a message in such a way that it is void of ambiguous phrases. Beamer (2007) maintains that jargon...

Historical Perspectives on Immigration, Race, and Labor in America

Introduction Immigrant workers play a crucial role in the development of the United States’ economy. Historically, slaves were brought into this country to work on farms, which contributed largely to economic development at the time. After the abolishment of the slave trade, domestic work became the largest single employment avenue...

Impact of Immigration on American Society: Utilitarian & Kantian Views

Introduction The acceleration of hostility towards “foreigners” among the old-line Americans became rapid towards the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century as American consciousness transformed into racial and anti-Semitism ideologies. The wave of nativism was then grounded in fear of foreigners who might challenge...

Issues in U.S. Immigration Enforcement and ICE’s Role

Immigration enforcement issues have continued to grow in severity and complexity over the past several years. With the advent of new technologies, criminals obtain more possibilities to arrange and expand their illegal activity. The key task of the Department of Homeland Security is to protect the country and its citizens...

Challenges for Immigrant Children: Language Barriers & Acculturation

Immigrant families meet a number of challenges when moving to the USA, including a language barrier, the lack of a job, social insecurity, and others. While adults struggle to overcome these obstacles on the way to acclimatizing to a new environment, children face their own struggles. Specifically, many school-age immigrants...

Imagination, Illusion, and Sublimation in the Pursuit of Happiness

Introduction Happiness as an e ethereal and elusive yet constantly desirable concept has been the object of pursuit since the dawn of humankind. The phenomenon of happiness as a state of being has a special place in Western Philosophy. The subject matter has been explored by Kant, Tocqueville, Du Chatelet,...

Analysis of Year 1 Student’s Reading Development and Improvement Strategies

Introduction This case study report examines Lilly, a Year 1 student, and her reading development. The data set contains Lilly’s reading of the book “Room on the Broom,” her retelling summary, and her responses to comprehension tests. Regarding the goals and content of the NSW English K–10 Syllabus (2022), Lilly’s...

Efficient HR Selection: Key Methods for Quality Staffing

The Human Resource Selection process is very important. It determines the kind of candidates who will pass through to become employees of the Organization. The paper would examine the combination of three selection methods. After the job applicants have gone through the recruitment stage, they now enter an important stage...

Effective Communication Strategies: Insights from John McDermott’s Work

Introduction “How to Have a Conversation” is a masterpiece article by John McDermott, and it appeared in “Financial Times” on March 10, 2012. The author explores how the art of having a good conversation has evolved with time especially in modern times where people prefer to interact through social media...

Deadweight Loss: Taxes & Market Efficiency

Cause Deadweight loss is the loss in social surplus that occurs when a market produces an inefficient quantity (Hall and Lieberman 454). In other words, a deadweight loss can be characterized as the costs that the market’s inefficiency imposes on society. A deadweight loss might be applied to any deficiency...

Enhancing Expatriate Support: Host Country National Willingness and Strategies

The focus of this paper is the article titled “Host Country National Willingness to Help Expatriates: The Role of Social Categorization and Exchange” by Arup Varma, Shaun Pichler, and Pawan Budhwar. The work was published in 2016 on the Research Gate database and is a part of Global Talent Management...

Implementing Evidence-Based Practices for HAI Management

Practitioners integrate patient values and new ideas in nursing to support the health needs of more patients. These practices will result in evidence-based practice (EBP). The problem of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) continues to affect many patients and health facilities. This paper explains how a HAI management practices can be embraced...

Understanding Presbycusis: Causes, Effects, and Solutions for Age-Related Hearing Loss

Introduction In the symphony of life, sound plays a captivating role, allowing people to connect profoundly with the world. The magic of sound unfolds through a series of remarkable processes where the brain interprets it. However, the enchanting symphony of sound can be disrupted by the relentless passage of time,...

The Role of Technology in Socio-Economic and Cultural Change

Introduction Throughout the past 70 years, humanity’s successes or failings have been explained or blamed on technology. After the Second World War, technology significantly altered the planet’s face, bringing solutions to many problems and issues, such as child mortality, long-distance communication and information sharing, food production, and others (Misa 19)....

Essential Leadership Traits for a Regional Manager in Cybersecurity

Introduction XYZ is a cyber-security company offering computational services to business enterprises globally. The company has its headquarters in San Francisco but operates in over 75 countries globally. The company has been experiencing exponential growth since its inception in 2005 and is known for its leadership strategy of awarding excellence....

Addressing Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Anthem’s Compliance and Improvement Strategies

One major issue that affects healthcare providers, insurers, regulators, and patients is illnesses that patients acquire while being in a healthcare facility. In many cases, those are preventable. However, costs associated with treating those as well as legal and ethical implications affect establishments. This paper aims to provide an assessment...

Homelessness & Depression: Myths and Research

Introduction There are various myths people have about homelessness and depression. For example, many people believe that only illiterate people can be homeless. Coohey and Easton (2016) confirm that there is a significant percentage of the population that is literate but still homeless. The US has one of the lowest...

Homelessness in the US: Addressing Vulnerability, Health Needs, and Solutions

Introduction The vulnerable population that will be examined throughout this paper is homeless people. The geographic scope is limited to the USA to facilitate data mining and analysis. This population has been selected since a recent study has determined “a drastic surge” in the number of entire families that have...

The Gilded Age of American Society: Historical Overview and Key Developments

Along the Railroad to the New American Society Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner wrote the book The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today. This book depicted an “American Society that despite its appearance of promise and prosperity, is riddled with corruption and scandal.” Today in American history this is...

Great Recession Overview: Causes, Effects, and Key Takeaways

The Great Recession The great recession started in December 2007 and ended in June 2009. The recession started when the 8 trillion housing bubble tumbled. There was lots of wealth loss that reduced consumer spending. There was financial chaos due to reduced consumption and the business investments collapsed. Due to...

Nursing, Clinical, and Public Health Informatics

Introduction As human health is a multi-faceted phenomenon that is the subject of study of an array of disciplines, healthcare informatics does not comprise all the knowledge and instead divides it between different areas that can cater to the needs of every separate field of study. However, despite the fact...

Miami-Dade Obesity Issues: Health Programs & Future Needs

My county is Miami-Dade that ranks 23 out of 67 counties in the state of Florida. 67.3 percent of the population is Hispanic and encounters several chronic diseases, among which obesity may be noted as one of the most critical health problems. The recent report shows that 35.8 percent of...

BSN and MSN Degrees: Importance of Evidence-Based Research

Challenges during the evidence-based capstone project To acquire the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), one must be comfortable and experienced in researching topics. Indeed, evidence-based research is hard to overestimate, as it is the primary source of reducing unnecessary risks...

Hiring Construction Staff: Recognition, Safety, and Compliance

Introduction The process of hiring and managing staff for a construction site includes many details that should not be overlooked by the project manager. Although one’s decision to hire subcontractors offers the supervisor an opportunity to employ workers with specific knowledge and skills and reduce possible expenses, some procedures should...

Nursing Leadership in Improving Healthcare Access: Policy Change

Health care organizations require new concepts and ideas to maximize the experiences and medical outcomes of every patient. Leaders of such institutions should possess adequate competencies and apply them efficiently to empower their followers. The introduction of quality improvement (QI) models will transform the initiatives of nurse practitioners (NPs) undertake...

New Tool for Assessing Neurotoxicity in Cancer Chemotherapy

The use of medicines is an integral part of an adequate modern treatment for cancer patients. More than half a century of clinical chemotherapy along with data on the effectiveness of antitumor agents and their combinations has been enriched by the extensive experience in identifying complications of drug treatment. However,...

Heritage Assessment of Latino, Asian, and European American Families

People having a different cultural heritage tend to have different views on health and health care. The US society is culturally diverse, which creates certain challenges for the provision of the high-quality healthcare services. The healthcare staff should take into account the patient’s (and often their family’s) views on health...

Heritage Assessment Tool: Evaluating Family Health Traditions

Introduction In this paper, we will look at three families that I have selected and evaluate their heritages via the Heritage Assessment Tool. We will also discuss the usefulness of applying the said tool to evaluate the needs of families and develop plans for health maintenance, health protection, and health...

Cultural Family Heritage Assessment in Relation to Healthcare

Belonging to a particular cultural group often explains the traditions and habits of people, their way of life, and, in particular, their attitude towards health. When assessing the heritage of representatives of different nations, it is possible to learn much about their opinions regarding religious, ethnic, linguistic, and other preferences....

Hedging and Risk Management in Banking: Strategies and Challenges

The choice of the strategy for risk management is one of the essential steps that a bank must make in order to excel in the target environment. Hedging, in its turn, has been viewed as a tool for managing the financial risks that may emerge in the process of managing...

Heat Transfer Rates in a Hot Jet: Experimental Findings

Abstract The experiment is aimed at determining the heat transfer rates in a hot jet. The reasons for the hot jet to have different heat rates in different areas will be determined. The experiment has shown that, due to convection issues caused by impingement, heat conduction did not occur properly....

Evaluating Larsen & Pedersen’s HF Rehab Study Validity

Palle Larsen and Preben Pedersen’s quasi-experimental study entitled The Effectiveness of Individual Rehabilitation on Health Status in Patient with Hearth Failure must go through a validity and relevance test to determine its value and implications in the development of health care intervention strategies aimed at patients suffering from heart failure...

Health Risks and Community Resources for Miami’s Vulnerable Population

Introduction The community was chosen for the windshield survey, and this paper is Golden Beach in Miami, Florida. It mostly consists of families (same-sex or different-sex couples) with and without children. It is a small community located near Hollywood that appears to consist of mostly upper-middle-class and upper-class members. The...

Health Promotion Strategies for Native Hawaiian Populations: Effective Approaches

Health promotion is an approach that aims to enable people to control their health and its social determinants. Often, gender, race or ethnicity, education, income, disability, geographic location, and sexual orientation factors have a decisive influence on the level of health care accessibility. The nurse’s task is to identify and...

Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations: Effective Approaches and Impact

Introduction There is no doubt that the stable health situation of the population is among the factors that secure the well-being of the people. According to the key values of our society, all the people whose work is helpful for the country should be treated equally and provided with all...

Health Sector Career Choices: Diagnostic, Patient Care, Therapy

Introduction The health sector offers many career choices in the diagnostic, patient care, and therapy sections. However, individual interests and talents determine the perfect career choice. Some of the popular health professions include pharmacy technician, physical therapist assistant, radiologist, respiratory therapy technicians, and the licensed practical nurse (LPN). The paper...

How Foreign Nurse Recruitment Can Create an Imbalance in the Global Healthcare System

Understanding Nurse Migration Nowadays, more and more healthcare institutions tend to hire foreign nurses. The rapid growth in the popularity of this profession is one of the reasons for the global nurse migration (Li, Nie, & Li, 2014). In this case, Jessica Smith, a nurse from Florida Hospital Orlando was...

Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated Children: Review of Mawson et al.’s Study

Introduction The purpose of this essay is to review a scientific article that describes a medical study. The authors of the paper selected for the purpose aim to evaluate the effectiveness of vaccination concerning improving the health of children when compared to infants who did not receive immunization. To that...

The Prisoner’s Dilemma in Health Insurance: Challenges and Policy Implications

Total Administrative Costs and Cost of Medical Care per Prisoner According to the following list of overheard items (Table 1), the administrative costs for the Department of Prison Health are $4,420,300. Table 1. Total Administrative Costs. Administrative Items Administrative Costs in Dollars ($) Correctional staff positions 620,300 Correctional office equipment...

Navigating Health Information Technology and Ensuring Data Privacy

Electronic health records (EHR) system was envisioned as a way of addressing the many challenges associated with paper-based records in a bid to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes. However, this system comes with numerous limitations that may affect the quality of care delivered to patients hence negative...

Quantitative Study on Health Literacy Among Older Irish Adults

Description: Characteristics of a Quantitative Study Locating an entirely quantitative study is a rather challenging task. As a rule, nursing research tends to embrace a range of issues. As a result, a strong necessity to consider a specific problem from several points of view, including a quantitative and a qualitative...

Health Information Exchange in California: Systems and Benefits

Health information exchange (HIE) is a significant part of healthcare data systems. Wager, Lee, and Glaser (2017) argue that HIE “serves as a building block for improved patient care, quality, and safety” (p. 117). HIE facilitates the accessibility of relevant patient information, thus helping companies to avoid duplication of services,...

Evaluating Michigan’s Healthcare Cost-Control Policy: Impact and Alternatives

The desire of public services and heads of healthcare institutions to control costs is a natural desire since the ability to track spending allows efficiently allocating resources and assessing development prospects. That is why it is essential to find a suitable strategy that can help to make the process of...

Evidence-Based Strategies Applied to Hispanic Health Initiatives

Introduction One of the crucial elements of the successful work of a health care professional is the ability to benefit from experience exchange with other organizations and specialists. Broad implementation of evidence-based practice and the application of past results achieved by others might enrich one’s scope of health care skills...

Mercy Miami Hospital: Cultural Impact and Nursing Solutions

This project is based on an interview with one of the employees at Mercy Miami Hospital. The peculiar feature of this site is that its people underline the importance of cultural differences and use them as one of the main strengths of the organization (Careers at Mercy Miami hospital 2016)....

Cloud Computing vs. Business Analytics: Choosing the Right Solution

Introduction The contemporary business environment is highly competitive, and an online presence is necessary to withstand competition. While companies can utilize various methods to promote their e-business, small brick-and-mortar enterprises must be careful in selecting due to having limited resources compared to more prominent, more experienced corporations. The current firm...

Preparing Nurses for EHR Implementation Using Rogers’ Theory

Introduction Nurse facilitators undertake numerous roles to support any form of change and empower clinicians to focus on the changing needs of their patients. The selected hospital in New York has planned to introduce a new electronic health records (EHR) system. This new initiative must be supported using a powerful...

Healthcare Finance Components and Decision-Making Factors

The functioning of any healthcare organization presupposes diverse financial challenges that might deteriorate outcomes and result in the significant decrease in the efficiency of health workers or provided services. Under these conditions, budget planning and accounting become critical activities that should be given much attention to consider all aspects of...

A Nursing Practitioner’s Work in a Long-Term Care Facility

Introduction All professionals should understand their roles as well as the peculiarities of the organization they work for. The nursing practitioner can work in a variety of settings, including acute and long-term care. This paper provides a description of some peculiarities of a long-term care facility and competences needed to...

Enhancing Public Hospital Infrastructure: EHR and Business Intelligence Solutions

Public hospitals infrastructure is the base that supports the planning, delivery, and evaluation of health activities and practices. The main elements of public hospitals infrastructure are security and building management systems, medical and administrative staff, departments, an operating theatre, facilities management, and data and information system. A building management system...

Fee-for-Service Payment Model and Its Alternatives in Healthcare

Abstract The fee-for-service payment model is a well-established and recognized way of organizing payments for healthcare services that are still in use today. Despite being a synergy of previously introduced models aimed at simplicity and transparency, it currently favors the number of services over their quality, which is unacceptable in...

Balancing Ethical Considerations in Nursing: Healing vs. Patient Autonomy

The case study presents a frequent conflict between conventional medical treatment and spiritual beliefs that affect medical decision-making. In this case, Mike’s decision to opt for prayer healing instead of temporary dialysis has influenced his son’s condition and created a need for a kidney transplant. Mike is now contemplating whether...

Hand Hygiene Strategies in Medical Institutions: Huis et al.’s Study

The article “Impact of a team and leaders-directed strategy to improve nurses’ adherence to hand hygiene guidelines” depicts the results of a quantitative study concerning the use of a hand hygiene strategy. Huis et al. (2013) carry out a cluster-randomized trial that focuses on the effectiveness of a team and...

Effective Hand Hygiene Guidelines to Reduce Infection Risks: A Change Model

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) create a problem that negatively affects both patient health and the status of a medical organization. The number of HAIs is connected to the quality of hand hygiene practices and the antisepsis guidelines implemented in a hospital (Fernando, Gray, & Gottlieb, 2017). Therefore, these activities and policies...

Trichotillomania: Symptoms, Treatment, and Therapies

The hair-pulling disorder also known as Trichotillomania (TTM) is a psychological condition associated with a compulsive removal of hair from the body. Not only may TTM result in significant hair loss but also cause a marked functional impairment similarly to other types of obsessive-compulsive disorders. Considering that this adverse mental...

Overview of Gun Control Laws in the USA: Legislative and Social Impacts

Epistemology of the Essays People’s knowledge and understanding of the facts are based on examining, analyzing, and referring to definite sources. These sources can be examined with the help of people’s senses, perceptions, and logic. Thus, the sources of knowledge are discussed as the objects of epistemology. From this point,...

Group Dynamics: Task Roles, Conflict, and Leadership Styles

Key Dynamics and Issues about Group Experience Since various groups pursue different interests, the dynamics that are witnessed in many sets of people are not new in terms of group experience, as discussed here. Task and Maintenance Roles Mostly, group task and maintenance roles in the organization, whether in the...

Understanding the Gospel: Gilbert & Faulls’ Perspectives

“From Dust to Destiny” by and “What is the Gospel?” are pieces of writing that empower in that they roll out on paper what is hidden in the deepest recesses of the human soul. Each text attempts at finding the answers to the questions that sometimes plague the mind of...

The Ethical Debate on Abortion: Perspectives and Moral Implications

Introduction Abortion has always been a disputable issue because of the numerous ethical issues associated with it. The parties supporting the legalization of the procedure and those insisting on its prohibition offer various arguments to support their claims. The moral permissibility of abortion depends on the perspective of the procedure...

GMOs and Obesity: Health Impacts in the American Diet

Introduction I am proposing to research the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the American diet. I want to find out about any potential health impacts on obesity in order to help my readers understand whether GMOs should continue to be actively included in food production. Despite the benefits...

Debates on Global Warming and Its Potential Threats

Defining the Topic The global warming phenomena has been traced to the continued release of greenhouse gases by factories, cars, and a variety of other industrial processes that have continued to grow unabated for the past century. As human civilization continues to expand it brings with it an ever-increasing demand...

Understanding Genetic Predisposition to Alcohol Dependence and Related Diseases

Introduction Alcohol dependence is one of the major challenges to the worldwide healthcare system. Approximately 6% of all deaths are attributed to alcohol misuse and associated diseases (“Statistics & information,” 2015). At the same time, more than 5% of all cases of all burdens of disease and injury are caused...

Genetic Counseling for Hypertension: Benefits and Strategies

Counseling is one of the most important parts of the nursing practice. It has been acknowledged that patients benefit from effective training and counseling since they manage to develop healthy lifestyles and habits that are the most appropriate in their health conditions (Madlensky et al., 2017). For instance, patients learn...

Challenging Gender Norms: Impact of Violating Male Roles

Introduction The concept of gender roles is a particularly stereotyped and sexualized issue to examine that plays a fundamental role in shaping modern society. The notion of gender is connected with social, cultural, and psychological characteristics, which relate to both genders in terms of social backgrounds. According to Hillard, gender...

Gender in the Arab Context: Modern Globalization Trends

Introduction Modern tendencies of globalization cause changes in all spheres of life. Gender does not remain unaffected as well. In this regard, it seems necessary to consider this issue in the context of the Arab world. This paper is aimed at contextualizing gender in the Arab context considering politics, state,...

Bruce et al. Study: Gender Bias in Surgical Training and Practice

Writer background: All authors–Adrienne N. Bruce (School of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA), Alexis Battista (MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD, USA), Michael W. Plankey (School of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA), Lynt B. Johnson (Division of General Surgery Department of Surgery, MedStar Georgetown...

Conservatives and Health Care: The Importance of the VUA Program

Promoting Conservative Values The conservatives are known for the careful consideration of their political actions and their consequences. One of the core goals of conservatism is to build a strong, sustainable society that would help to drive the country forward. The conservative ideology also stresses the importance of building unified...

Milton Friedman vs Keynesian & Other Economic Theories

Milton was a pre-eminent American Economist who earned accolades for his free-market economic theory (407). A free market economy is a system in which the prices of goods and services are determined purely by the demand and supply in the market. There is no government intervention to determine such prices....

Examining Free State College’s Role in Higher Education Access

Introduction Almost all countries in the developed world and an increasingly higher number of other nations in the developing world offer students access to free education at both the primary and secondary levels. This kind of education system is generally acceptable and as such, it does not attract a lot...

Free Speech vs. National Security: Analyzing the Controversy and Legal Implications

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution states that the Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech. However, even though the freedom of speech does not directly affect national security, some argue that in times of conflict, the government should limit the freedom of speech to...

Impact of Market Forces on Coffee Prices: Demand & Supply

Most countries have a free market economy. The market forces of demand and supply determine the price of various products in a free market economy. There is usually very little interference from the government or regulatory bodies. High demand and low supply lead to a rise in the price of...

Finding Freelance Writing Jobs with Unconventional Methods

Unconventional Methods of Looking for Work Part One Successful freelance writers learn quickly how to become savvy marketers and self-promoters. However, finding work through conventional methods such as online searches do not always work as well as hoped. The main reason for this is competition; since online job searches are...

Free Market vs. Government Regulation: An Analysis

Introduction The ideas of the free market have dominated the economic discourse since the 1970s, in the aftermath of the Keynesian economic model, which favored heavy government regulation. The theory proposed by the neoliberal economists, led by Milton Friedman, is that markets have the ability to self-regulate and that economic...

Four Seasons Traffic Rank Drop: Analyzing the Decline

Traffic Statistics Traffic ranking Traffic Rank Changes 7 day 9,410 -1,045 ↑ 1 month 10,463 -875 ↑ 3 month 11,029 -461 ↑ From the statistics above, Four Seasons traffic rank has been experiencing a significant drop in the past 3-month period. From the statistics above, the company’s site had experienced...

Food Deserts and Health: Sociological Perspectives on Food Choices

The selected research is focused on the investigation of factors impacting healthy dietary habits and the availability of healthy food for individuals, with the authors conducting the study revealing that limited financial resources remain the central problem associated with so-called food deserts. Considering the outstanding importance of fresh products and...

FDA’s Role in Regulating Medical Devices: Safety and Standards Explained

Among the existing variety of regulatory agencies and accrediting bodies, the role of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) remains integral and indispensable. Healthcare organizations, nurses, and even patients may address it for help and evaluation. The medical marketplace continues developing, and the task of the FDA is to obtain...

Why People Avoid Flu Shots: Side Effects and Misconceptions

Introduction Flu vaccinations are considered to be an important part of population health programs in most developed countries. However, the published statistics on flu vaccinations reveal that many people opt against flu shots. For instance, according to Petty, only 48.6% of Americans obtained flu vaccinations in 2016, which means that...

Florida’s Medicaid Program: Rationale, Funding Structure, and Impacts

Rationale Florida’s Medicaid reforms initiated in 2006 aimed at statewide coverage expansion of the managed care system. In 2005, former governor, Jeb Bush, signed into law a federal waiver proposal to move recipients from the fee-for-service model to managed care (Senior, 2016). The rationale for this healthcare reform was to...

Nurse Shortage: Full Practice Authority in Florida

Introduction The shortage of the nursing staff is becoming more apparent with the growing population of aging people. Continuous cuts of state budgets and, as a result, hospitals’ budgets, makes people unable to access high-quality healthcare, especially when it comes to rural areas. The increased scope of nursing responsibilities is...

A Family Nurse Practitioner’s Workplace and Duties

Introduction While the roles of nurses of all types are similar in a way that they all deal with treating patients, some differences may be outlined. A family nurse practitioner (FNP) is an advanced practice nurse practitioner, whose duties include caring for patients of all age groups and promoting well-being...

The Legalization of Fire Weapons

Introduction Legalization of weapons has been a topical issue for discussion for a long time. Although the majority of the world population seems to be against the legalization of fire weapons, there exists an opposite viewpoint which justifies the legalization with rational and logical reasons. This paper aims to consider...

Organizational Change at Acme Corporation: Addressing Turnover and Profitability Issues

Introduction Acme Corporation is depicted in the scenario as having considerable issues, such as increased staff turnover and lower profitability. The company’s leadership is unaware of the underlying source of these issues and has a clear plan for dealing with them. The problem has been aggravated further by recent changes...

Medicare & Medicaid: Evolution and Impact on US Healthcare

The modern US health industry is market-based, inherently raising the subject of financial incentives and reimbursement for patients. As the fee-for-service traditional delivery of care is experiencing significant challenges, many healthcare providers along with relevant stakeholders are considered lower-costing value-based care. The most well-known programs are Medicare and Medicaid which...

Financial Accounting Principles for Enhanced Decision-Making

Use of financial ratios The first group contains the return on capital employed. It is a fundamental ratio used to assess the financial health of an institution and a suitable measure of profitability of an entity. Even though it is not adequate, it provides a good indication of how a...

Impact of TV File-Sharing: Value Shifts & Cultural Change

The Topic of the Article The article (or essay) “Free TV: File-Sharing and the Value of Television” by Michael Z. Newman is devoted to the topic of TV file-sharing (for example, with the help of BitTorrent) and its impact on the shifts in the TV’s value and status. Outline of...

Moral Dilemma in Abortion: Utilitarian vs. Christian Ethics

Introduction The presented study touches upon one of the most difficult and yet common dilemmas in the modern world. Jessica is a working woman with hopes and aspirations for a successful and financially stable future. Unfortunately, it is in jeopardy due to a fetal abnormality that her unborn child has...

Comparing Fascism and Communism Ideologies: Key Differences and Similarities

In rejecting comparisons between communism and fascism, one historian wrote, “to say that communism is as worse because it made more victims, or that term is shocking and obscene.” What are the similarities along these lines? If they were so similar, then why could not their adherents co-exist? In other...

Volunteering: Developing Competencies and Supporting Communities

Volunteering is an opportunity that makes it easier for learners and leaders to develop adequate competencies, support others, and achieve their potential. The experience guides them to associate with others, improve their philosophies, and address the challenges different communities or social groups face. This paper gives a personal reflection and...

Key Responsibilities of Family Nurse Practitioners

It is commonly accepted that the roles of advanced nurse practitioners in the sphere of health care can greatly vary in accordance with the location of the practices. The responsibilities of a nurse practitioner can include the diagnosis and treatment of chronic disease, the performance of minor procedures and surgeries,...

Design for Change Proposal: Reducing Falls in Orthopedic Patients

Design for Change Proposal Every year, approximately 30-40% of orthopedic patients identify falls as the reason for why they address the emergency departments of their local hospitals (Hill et al., 2015). Besides, nowadays, falls are the frequent causes of mortality and morbidity among older adults (Ambrose, Paul, & Hausdorff, 2013)....

Fall Prevention Programs for Elderly in Nursing Homes: Implementation and Impact

Introduction The elderly are usually at a higher risk of falling at home and their respective nursing homes or clinics. These events are capable of causing both serious and non-fatal injuries. The affected individuals will have to be admitted in order to receive high-quality services. Both the affected institution and...

Exploring Wound Healing Through a Case Study of a Foot Injury

Introduction The case of 6-year-old Carlton, a child who suffered a severe cut on his foot while playing on a sandy beach, presents a chance to investigate the complex systems governing the body’s reaction to damage and the subsequent wound-healing procedure. The next day, Carlton’s injury, which his mother had...

Addressing Facial Pain After Whiplash: Peterson’s Insights

The article by Peterson (2015) presents a clinical case of facial pain after whiplash. The patient, a 41-year-old woman, was treated primarily with deep neck flexor and proprioceptive training, which was proved to be effective. The patient was symptom-free for months after ten intervention sessions for eight weeks. The case...

Training Needs Assessment at Fabrics Incorporation

Introduction Training needs assessment is a prerequisite for functional performance in an organization, irrespective of its size. Training needs assessment encompasses processes such reward, job design, and performance among others. This paper will explore the strengths and weaknesses of the training process model with regards to the Fabrics Incorporation case...

Nursing Workplace Bullying: Critique of Etienne’s Study

Introduction Workplace bullying is a persistent behavioral pattern of mistreatment that an individual or a group of individuals direct at others with an intention to cause physical or psychological harm. Lately, this phenomenon has been drawing much attention from researchers, for more and more employers are starting to heed not...

Storming Phase in Group Process: Key Strategies for Leaders

Introduction The commonly used framework of the group process, which, for example, is presented by Pessagno (2013), includes the storming (or exploring) stage as its second element. This stage (or phase) is difficult to navigate since it refers to the uncertainty period that is characterized by members experiencing conflicts in...

Navigating the Storming Stage in Group Counseling

Introduction Interaction is one of the remarkable features of group counseling. It is also an important premise and a type of therapy that helps participants to solve certain issues. All groups go through four major stages such as forming, storming, norming, and performing that are characterized by different kinds of...

Experimental and Descriptive Studies in Healthcare Research: Methods and Findings

Experimental Research The article by Shackelford, Weyhenmeyer, and Mabus (2014) is based on the study of 586 participants of different ages and ethnicity from nine counties of Illinois. The research confirms the fact that women, belonging to different racial and ethnic groups can have a diverse risk of developing certain...

Executive Team Roles in Developing and Implementing Effective Training Programs

The executive team that works in the organization can contribute to the development and implementation of training programs significantly. It is important to note that the leaders’ knowledge and experience can be used actively when it is necessary to design or improve training programs in a company (Lee-Kelley & Blackman,...

Current Research Insights on E-WOM and Its Role in Service Supply Chains

Electronic or online word of mouth can be listed among the promising concepts in business management that are currently underresearched. As for the general definition, the term “word of mouth” or WOM is used to refer to either positive or negative statements made by people who have the experience of...

History of Nymphomania: Changing Views on Female Sexuality

Throughout history, views and scientific theories regarding female sexuality have been changeable and controversial. In her article, Carol Groneman examines the history of the phenomenon of nymphomania and the major changes in its perception by society, as well as its diagnosis and treatment by contemporary doctors. The author argues that...

Evidenced-Based Practice in Nursing: Motivation vs. Barriers

Introduction The major role of the nursing profession is to provide high-quality health services. The implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) is one of the most important strategies to achieve this professional role. EBP refers to the contentious, judicial, and explicit use of the current empirical or scientific evidence in informing...

Evidence-Based Diabetes Management Practices and Their Efficacy

The prevalence of onset type-II diabetes remains the major health concern in the Eatonville population. The rate of the disease and its diagnosis remains at approximately 24.4 percent. Overall, this level of morbidity in a population is particularly high for disease and can be technically considered an epidemic. Towns around...

Overcoming Barriers in Evidence-Based Nursing Practices

For successful advanced nursing practice, it is essential to establish a proper environment and empower nurses to utilize evidence-based practice (EBP) that is based on scholarly research. Even though the advantageous role to patient outcomes is recognized as one of the pillars of the healthcare area, many nurses still struggle...

Managing Retirement Plan Risks with Evidence-Based Strategies

Background Meeting the needs of employees and maintaining their engagement levels high is a crucial step toward improving the overall performance quality within an organization. In the case under analysis, the threat to the retirement plan can be viewed as a significant obstacle on the way to building trust-based relationships...

Evaluating Evangelical Theology: Transcendence vs. Immanence

Stanley Grenz and Roger Olson explored modern theology through the grid of “divine transcendence and divine immanence” (Grenz, & Olson, 1992). They pointed out that “One significant theme that provides an interpretive tool and a means of bringing to light the unity and diversity of theology in the transitional century...