Information Systems in Healthcare: Overview

Being able to manage the available information is a crucial requirement for a healthcare expert in the modern era of information technology and innovative technological solutions. For this purpose, the active use of information systems is required since the identified concepts allow managing the available data and arranging it respectively....

Improving Outcomes by Implementing a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program

Abstract The prevalence of pressure ulcers in immobile patients still presents an important issue in the field of health care. The given study uses a mixed methods design to contribute to the field and conclude on the effectiveness of improved PU prevention protocols. According to the research results, the use...

The Conflict Resolution and Moral Distress in Nursing

It could hardly be doubted that conflicts in the workplace have a considerably negative impact on the overall efficiency of any given organization. This assumption is particularly accurate when applied to clinical environments, in which healthcare workers largely responsible for the health and life of their patients, and yet nurses...

The Pressure Ulcers Clinical Problem: Ethical Considerations

Background of Study The clinical problem that led to this study involves the high prevalence of pressure ulcers among hospitalized patients. Initially, there were no definitive known ways to reduce pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients, and thus this study sought to fill in this knowledge gap. According to the author,...

Permission of Family Members in a Trauma Bay

Introduction Permission of family members in a trauma bay is one of the controversial issues in contemporary medicine. Both supporters of family presence and their opponents provide evidence for their positions and reveal benefits as well as negative aspects of every point of view. On the one hand, family presence...

The Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing

Introduction This paper studies one of the most practiced nursing theories, the self-care deficit theory introduced by Dorothea Omen. The review explains its meaning and origins, providing insight into its ideas and purposes. The paper also revises its usefulness and testability, presenting an example of the study based on the...

The Use of Protocols for Pressure Ulcers in Emergency Departments

Introduction In the modern world, the development of pressure or decubitus ulcers is among the key skin problems faced by patients in different departments whose opportunities to stay physically active are limited. Many hospitals in the country develop their own guidelines and protocols to avoid PU complications, but their effectiveness...

Ethics in Nursing: Addressing Hypothetical Dilemmas

Following the Nursing Code of Ethics: A Personal Experience Making an ethical choice in a nursing setting is often difficult due to the presence of a moral dilemma. However, following the Nursing Code of Ethics helps distinguish between making a sensible choice and a misguided attempt at doing so (American...

New Dimensions in Women’s Health

Abstract This paper focuses on the examination of sexual and reproductive health literacy’s role in the social adaptation of women. Based on the critical literature review, the importance of the topic is introduced from the point of the current situation. Many young girls and women tend to lack basic knowledge...

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...

Health Informatics: Impacts on Patient Safety and Care

Role Description and Education Level Informatics is significant in any clinical setting because it provides an opportunity to code data so that it can be processed in different ways. As a result, healthcare professionals obtain a possibility to receive meaningful and understandable information. If a person is willing to be...

Nurse Education Today: Professional Improvement

Introduction With the continuing expansion of healthcare systems, accommodating new patients, treatments, and technologies, education for medical professionals has become critical. Nurses, who are on the frontlines and facing new challenges, require additional knowledge. The management of chronic diseases and injuries requires sophisticated and modern methods or treatments. Therefore, the...

A Systematic Review of Telehealth Tools and Interventions to Support Family Caregivers

Introduction The research problem of the study under analysis is to reveal opportunities that telehealth technology provides for support and better coping of caregivers. The research question is to investigate the effects that telehealth can have on caregivers. In fact, this study is a systematic review of evidence regarding the...

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....

Nursing Process-Personal Nursing Philosophy

Introduction Nursing is one of the most challenging and most interesting fields in health care in the 21st century. On the one hand, it is necessary to consider recent progress, technological achievements, and human rights to make sure that high-quality care and assessment are offered. On the other hand, it...

Heart Failure: Preventing Readmissions and Repeated Hospitalizations

Literature Review Prevention of readmissions and repeated hospitalizations is a primary task of contemporary healthcare. This issue is related to both the improvement of the quality of care and reduction of costs spent during repeated hospitalizations. Early hospital readmissions occurring within a 30-day post-discharge period are of the greatest interest...

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...

The Epidemiology of Obesity

Problem Statement Obese and overweight people who would like to lose weight but lack the awareness of healthy options that may be implemented to achieve this goal may often be misled by the excess information about fad diets. Nowadays, these weight-loss strategies are promoted in modern media as the quickest...

Pressure Ulcers and Newer Modalities of Treatment

Problem Because nurses participate in all phases of health delivery and are the ones who closely communicate with the patients, they have the most capacity to mitigate preventable injuries. Despite this possibility, unintentional injuries are a significant concern in contemporary nursing. An example of such preventable injuries is pressure ulcers,...

Pressure Ulcers Protocols: Literature Review

The population that is at high risk of developing pressure ulcers includes critically ill patients who experience problems with taking care of themselves. Therefore, these patients usually require specific care and the implementation of certain interventions to prevent the development of pressure ulcers. One of the approaches to preventing pressure...

Social Media in Nursing: Pitfalls and Opportunities

Using social media in nursing practice may be a productive activity, but before introducing this approach, it is essential to carry out preparatory work. Firstly, as Milton (2016) states, a provider needs to make sure that the content published online and sent to patients does not contain information that can...

Drug Monitoring and Florida’s State Strategies

Rationale for the Monitoring Program The quality of care in Florida hospitals has been a contentious issue for several decades, mostly due to insufficient staffing and the associated issues. However, a new problem has emerged recently as the issue of administering prescribed drugs to patients in the hospital setting became...

End-of-Life Care and Florida’s State Strategies

Rationale for the Reform The process of providing healthcare services has been filled with internal issues in Florida due to financial, resource-related, and other types of constraints. However, the problem of addressing the needs of patients facing terminal diseases has been recently added to the state’s healthcare agenda (Wachterman et...

Transitional Care Preventing Rehospitalization: Study Design

Introduction Transitional care is of interest to many researchers and healthcare professionals. There have been numerous attempts to improve current practices in follow-up care. For instance, the Transitional Care Model (TCM) was developed to prevent the rehospitalization of patients with chronic illnesses by ensuring adequate supervision after hospital discharge (Hirschman...

Heart Failure Readmissions: Nursing Study Design

Introduction The readmission of patients with heart failure is a critical problem for the healthcare sector. The quality of treatment and the utilized methods of care delivery significantly impact outcomes and the quality of treatment; however, the question remains as a high number of patients have to return to medical...

Nursing Understaffing and Evidence-Based Solution

The overall quality of healthcare in the United States continues to deteriorate over time due to the significant shortage of nurses. According to Glette, Aase, and Wiig (2017), with the lower than average patient-practitioner ratio, healthcare professionals are forced to have increased workloads, experiencing chronic fatigue, sleep deprivation, and anxiety....

Transgender People’s Challenges Within Healthcare

Introduction The word ‘transgender’ refers to a person whose gender expression or identity differs from that which was assigned at birth. Transgender individuals face widespread economic and social marginalization. Intriguingly, discrimination, harassment, and rejection ensue even from the healthcare sector, which ranges from routine check-ups, and emergency room visits to...

Transgender Care by Healthcare Professionals

Introduction In numerous approaches, the world is progressively turning into a transgender-affable place with enhanced awareness and reception. Nevertheless, among the many problems that transgender patients experience is obtaining suitable medical care. Almost 30% of transgender patients report denial of healthcare services and approximately 50% experience delayed medical attention because...

Patients’ Healthcare Directives in Nursing Context

The Advance Health Care Directive The analyzed advanced directive (AD) form was obtained from my current organization. This document is usually available to patients receiving medical services from different health facilities across the state of Florida. After analyzing it carefully, I observed that it was prepared in accordance with the...

Transitional Care in Geriatrics: Nursing Study Planning

The transitional model of nursing care included a wide variety of services and processes targeted at ensuring the secure and timely transfer of individuals between different levels of healthcare or health care settings. One of the most critical challenges in this context is ensuring the safety and well-being of patients...

Pediatric Asthma Readmission: Nursing Study

Despite the intentions to improve the quality of life and create the best control and treatment approaches, asthma remains a significant problem in the United States. Statistical data from various credible sources show that about 10% of American children (7 million) have asthma as a diagnosed chronic disease (Johnson et...

National Patient Safety Goals: Critical Care Access

Limited access to healthcare services has been on the agenda of the modern healthcare system for quite a long, warranting the status of critical concern. Therefore, creating the Critical Access Hospital Accreditation Program as an inseparable part of the National Patient Safety Goals 2020 project was inevitable and indispensable (The...

A Chief Nursing Officer’s Impact on Nurses

The job of a chief nursing officer (CNO) involves a variety of duties and responsibilities and requires a number of professional skills, such as leadership, communication, and knowledge. Although much of the CNOs’ work is done behind the scenes, the value of these professionals in healthcare organizations cannot be overestimated....

The Perspective on the Four Nursing Metaparadigms

Nursing is one of the oldest professions in the world that revolves around caring for the sick and bringing them back to health. Despite the differences in cultures, timelines, and geographical locations, the basic principles of nursing appeared to have transcended the borders of space and time. Evidence-based nursing identifies...

US Medical Systems: Advocacy and Political Interventions

Healthcare in the United States is widely criticized for its low efficiency and high cost. As a result, the American government is spending billions of dollars on healthcare with little improvement for the situation in the medical system. The goal of this paper is to discuss advocacy and political interventions...

Cultural Differences in Patients

Introduction Societies across different countries become more ethnically, racially, and culturally diverse as the processes of globalization and mass immigration are gathering momentum. Thus, it is essential for medical practitioners to obtain multicultural competence and be able to implement culturally sensitive tools to provide high-quality healthcare services and improve patient...

Hand Hygiene and Healthcare-Associated Infections

Introduction Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs), including hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and surgical site infections (SSIs), are health concerns that can be avoided with timely intervention. Arguably, one of the easiest and cost-effective solutions to tackle HCAIs is to promote compliance to hand hygiene standards by both patients and health workers. While HCAIs...

Health Issues Caused by Climate Change

Introduction Climate change is induced by the rise of Earth’s temperature. In recent years, it has globally increased by almost 2ºF (“Climate changes allergies and asthma,” n.d.). Its main reason is the burning of fossil fuels, which produces heat-trapping toxic agents and carbon dioxide and creates the greenhouse effect on...

Access to Health Services in Miami-Dade County

Introduction The availability of healthcare services administrations is an essential aspect that should be subject to evaluation. Among the criteria of evaluation should be straightforwardness in the advancement of the social insurance standard in the network. The National Center for Health Statistics (2016) presents that the instances of openness of...

Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety

Introduction Nurse staffing is one of the burning issues in the US healthcare system that needs effective solutions and proper legislation. The bill H.R.2581 entitled “Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2019” dwells upon the standards concerning nurse staffing in all American hospitals (Congress,...

Pediatric Obesity Study Methodology

Sample/Setting The study involves 110 12-14-year-old racially diverse children of both genders who are diagnosed with obesity, as well as their parents. The criteria for inclusion are the following: children should be diagnosed with obesity during the recent two years; they have not taken medication treatment for their obesity problem;...

Patient Safety Promotion as Nursing Practice Issue

Discovery: topic and practice issue The topic and the nursing practice issue related to this topic The topic chosen for this task is promoting patient safety within hospital set-ups. Errors are common occurrences in nursing practice, and they come with adverse effects by affecting patient safety and health outcomes (Lawati,...

Primary and Team-Based Care Models in Nursing Home

Observed Healthcare Setting The healthcare setting chosen to observe staff in the delivery of nursing care is the nursing care home. Nurses delivered personalized primary care to patients, paying significant attention to establishing a positive relationship with them. There are named nurses responsible for the care delivery to an individual...

Nurse Bullying and Legal Interventions

Introduction Bullying has been an issue for many years, discussed both in media and on television. However, the primary focus is usually on high school students and bullying among schoolchildren, which is not the only domain where this problem exists. Despite the fact that nursing as a profession implies compassion...

Debate on Abortion Insurance in South Dakota

Overview The selected healthcare policy is the Health Insurance Abortion Ban in South Dakota which prevents Medicaid funding for any abortion procedures unless the patient’s life is in danger. This directly contradicts federal law of the Hyde Amendment to the Affordable Care Act which allows insurance funding under Medicaid for...

Pressure Ulcers: Identifying a Clinical Question

A Clinical Question Related to the Area of Practice One of the most crucial clinical issues in the question of pressure ulcers since this type of injury is a prevalent burden in the healthcare system. Whereas major achievements have been gained in various spheres of care, no effective solution to...

Chemical Dependency: The Crisis of Addiction

Chemical dependency, also known as substance abuse, is one of the world’s leading death causes. Addiction to substances does not only pose a threat to the individual’s physical and mental well-being but also deteriorates one’s social connections. A brief overview of the essence of chemical dependency and current statistics rates...

Untreated Dental Caries: Health Education

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

Productive Ward Program for Quality Improvement

Increased job stress is a characteristic feature of many care facilities, which is largely experienced by nurses in their daily practices. A lack of proper management of triggering factors as well as an imbalance between necessary care quality and staff training create an additional threat of burnout (Gulavani & Shinde,...

Medical Devices Trade Agreements for Healthcare

The modern healthcare industry, particularly in the United States, is guided by market forces. Therefore, many of its elements are inherently affected by globalization and international trade agreements which can impact supply and demand, costs, and availability of certain technologies or pharmaceuticals. This report will examine the aspect of the...

Health Insurance Abortion Ban in South Dakota

Overview of healthcare policy According to the WHO (2019), healthcare policy is defined as the decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to ensure that specific health objectives within a society are attained. An explicit healthcare policy outlines the priorities and accepted roles of different people. Problems arising in the...

Electronic Health Record Implementation Results

General Points It should be noted that the primary purpose of the research was reached. The efficiency of the EHR system has been assessed by the two parties, which were healthcare specialists and patients. In the course of the study, all workforce members who use EHRs took part in the...

Hospital Readmissions: Preventive Project Results

The prevention of hospital readmissions among patients with chronic or congestive heart failure (CHF) was chosen as the focus of the course project. According to the process thoroughly described in the third phase, the effectiveness of post-discharge patient visits and telephone support was measured. This essay is aimed at describing...

Lung & Bronchus Cancer Rates in the United States

Data on Trends in Lung and Bronchus Cancer Rates American Indian / Alaska Native (includes Hispanic) Asian / Pacific Islander (includes Hispanic) Black (includes Hispanic) Hispanic (any race) White (includes Hispanic) Year of diagnosis Rate per 100,000 Rate per 100,000 Rate per 100,000 Rate per 100,000 Rate per 100,000 2000...

Chronic Pain Medications Research Critique

Broad Topic Area/Title The use of opioid and nonopioid medications in chronic pain treatment. Problem Statement The evidence regarding the impact of opioid treatment in comparison to nonopioid drugs for chronic pain is lacking. Purpose Statement To compare the pain-relieving effects of opioid and nonopioid medications for patients with hip...

Public Health Policies for Disease Prevention

Public Health Policies and Interventions: Effects on People’s Daily Life Public health issues have become more numerous, with emergent threats posing new challenges. Therefore, timely public health policies have a crucial role in preventing an epidemic from happening in a community. Health policies and interventions aimed at addressing public health...

Transitional Care Project Implementation

Introduction Transitional care is a process that seeks to establish the continuity of care by providing education to patients and their caregivers as well as by enhancing communication between providers (Czarnecki et al., 2019). The project will focus on the effectiveness of transitional care in improving patients’ long-term health outcomes....

Heart Failure Education: Implementation Phase

Introduction Initiating an intervention always requires a solid implementation plan in order to successfully achieve the goals and objective of the research. Chronic heart failure (CHF) is one of the major causes of death in the US and the rest of the world, thus deserving the attention and additional studying...

Pressure Ulcers and Recommended Care Techniques

Introduction to the Problem Bedsores are frequent in long-term care Continuous pressure on the skin Problems related to proper blood circulation Sepsis and bacterial infections (cellulitis) A review of PU aversion methods PU protocols to be improved Pressure ulcers (PU) belong to the most common wounds associated with long-term hospital...

Ethnic Minorities’ Health Disparities and Promotion

Ethnicity is a complex and sensitive subject that requires greater attention in the sphere of healthcare when trying to achieve health equality for the entire population. Minority ethnic groups, in general, have poorer health outcomes compared to the general population, with reasons being many and debated. While the racial and...

Employee Value Propositions and Patient Outcomes

The modern healthcare sector faces a set of problems that should be solved to improve the quality of care and guarantee better outcomes for patients. Low medical caretaker staffing, which is also one of the complex questions, is one of the current issues deteriorating results in the USA. The scope...

Secondhand Smoking: Environmental Health Promotion

Air pollution. Smoking Secondhand smoking is a serious issue Harmful substances affect infants critically Dangerous composition of modern cigarettes Indoor smoking deteriorates the health critically the tendency towards the situation’s deterioration NOTE: Smoking remains a significant environmental problem that affects many people. Secondhand smoking can also be a dangerous issue...

Environmental Health: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Carbon Monoxide is a gas that has no Detectable Signs A product of burned fuels Has no color, smell, or taste Extremely poisonous, especially for infants Obstructs blood from transporting oxygen This leads to cell and organ death NOTE: Due to the fact that infants rely on their caregivers in...

Family-Centered Health Assessment and Promotion

Introduction Family-centered care is a medical practice aimed at helping all the members of the same family, which is often the case when several problems manifest themselves. The spectrum of intervention may involve different procedures and imply engaging both adults and children in collaborative activities. In the family in question...

Health Promotion in Minority Populations

Most of the minority ethnic groups in the United States tend to have poor health. This is true since they find it hard to receive high-quality services due to the disparities that have existed in the country for decades. This paper discusses the major health concerns African Americans face and...

Tobacco Free Florida and Health Promotion

Introduction When policymakers of a state identify an issue that is potentially detrimental to public health, they try to not only address it but also ensure maximum promotion. In the case of Florida, one of the public health hazards that have yet to be eliminated is smoking. An anti-tobacco organization,...

Adult Obesity Causes & Consequences

Introduction A hereditary predisposition, unhealthy lifestyle habits, and a lack of overall physical-wellness education are factors that lead to developing otherwise preventable conditions, of which obesity is one of the most popular. Through analyzing a family’s genetic history, the danger of becoming overweight was identified as one of the most...

The Advanced Healthcare Directive

Introduction The US medical facilities are known for delivering patient-centered care. Ever since the adoption of the course for the patient agency, the recipients of healthcare services have been increasingly informed about their care, capable of making well-informed choices regarding their health and lives. According to the federal law and...

Advance Health Care Directive and POLST

The Advance Health Care Directive When investigating the topic of palliative care, I downloaded the Advance Health Care Directive (AD) for Florida from the official website where relevant documentation for all states was collected (National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, 2017). The information presented is consistent with existing legislation and...

Care Plan Implementation for Miami Community

Food insecurity and hypertension have been determined as the key problems related to public health in Miami, Florida. Referring to the population of Miami as the aggregate under discussion, it is necessary to concentrate on the implementation of a care plan to address the issues of food insecurity and high...

Russian Immigrant Family Health Assessment

Over the last several decades, the healthcare system has taken social factors into consideration along with recommendations for regular medical treatment. Researchers and scientists have discovered that drugs usually guarantee a temporary effect in health improvement, while the continuous socioeconomic stability of a person is more influential. The case of...

Health Promotion in Latin American Immigrants

Medical assistance to the population may concern not only scheduled inspections and help those who apply for it. In some cases, promoting health among certain categories of the population is an important task that allows reducing risk factors and mortality rate. The role of healthcare employees is essential since not...

Health Assessment of a Family With Russian Background

Studies and surveys in the field of family lifestyle are of particular importance for the quality of health care, as their results determine the approach to treatment. Also, having an understanding of the family life details, specialists can arrange a more accurate course of guidance and support, if health problems...

Asian and Russian Heritage and Health Beliefs

Cultural Group: Asian American A Brief History of the Cultural Group Asian Americans are descendants of Asian immigrants. The largest immigrant population group in the U.S. Asian immigration rose after 1965. By 2014, there were 12.8 million Asian immigrants (Zong & Batalova, 2016). Asian American population expected to grow further....

African and Haitian Heritage and Health Beliefs

Cultural Group: African American A Brief History the race initially emerged in Africa. ethnicities and societies developed continuously. African Americans were transported to America. racial discrimination largely shaped the group. African Americans represent a distinctive social group. Values and Worldview worldview determined by the cultural legacy. the uniqueness of being...

Hispanic and Mexican Heritage and Health Beliefs

Cultural Group A Brief History Hispanic and Latino Americans are chosen. The long time of nations’ development. “The history of admixture and migrations” (Bryc, Durand, Macpherson, Reich, & Mountain, 2015, p. 37). Constant interaction among different tribes. A significant number assimilated among Americans. Values and Worldview Following the traditions and...

Native Americans and Navajo Heritage and Health Beliefs

Cultural Group: Native American History Native Americans are the indigenous people. They occupied America before Columbus’ landing. 10 million Native Americans lived there (Rutherford, 2017). Americans despised the Europeans seeing greed. European colonization changed Native Americans. Values and Worldview Human-nature balance presence in relationships. The concept of “Mother Earth” (Barreiro,...

Care Plan Development for Miami Residents

Introduction Developing a relevant care plan in a particular community is the task that requires an integrated approach to assessing all current factors affecting health and highlighting the most significant ones. Based on such characteristics as population, average income, and other indicators, it is possible to determine which interventions are...

Conflict Handling in the Healthcare Environment

Introduction Conflicts are common in any context as they involve various attitudes, behaviors, and events. Specifically to nursing, a conflict may occur in response to change or the process of the transformation of care provision methods. Therefore, it is essential for nurse leaders to be aware of conflict-handling strategies at...

Patients’ Hand Washing and Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infection

Background of Study/Summary Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are some of the leading causes of prolonged stays, high costs of healthcare, and unprecedented mortality and morbidity rates among admitted patients. The clinical problem that led to the study was the role of observing hand hygiene among both patients and nurses in the...

Beyond Hand Hygiene: Preventing Cross-Contamination on Hospital Wards

The article discussed in the paper is devoted to the topics of patient safety and specific measures implemented to prevent the spread of infections in intensive care and surgical units. The qualitative study by Hor et al. (2017) was published in the BMJ of Quality and Safety, a peer-reviewed journal...

Hand Hygiene Promotion in Hospital-Acquired Infections

The incidence of hospital-acquired infections can be listed among the leading concerns of healthcare specialists all over the world since infectious diseases often nullify the results of effective treatment strategies. Without exaggeration, the development of strategies helping to reduce the incidence of nosocomial infections is among the tasks of national...

Community Health: Obesity Prevention

Target Population: Children from low-income African American and Hispanic families living in Miami-Dade County aged between three and seventeen The Size of Population: according to the last census, 2,712,945 people live in the county (“Miami-Dade County profiles: American,” 2017). Geographical Location and Climate The community is located in the state...

Hypothesis Testing and Probability Theory

Probability is the likelihood that an event will occur in the future. The creation of the mathematical theory of probability by Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat was preceded by a gambler’s dispute in 1654 (Franklin, 2015). The point is, a well-known player Antoine Gombaud asked Pascal whether or not...

Magnet Designation in Nursing Management

Introduction Nurse leaders possess adequate skills and philosophies that guide them to mentor their followers. They can consider various issues in practice to transform existing situations and maximize the health outcomes of the targeted beneficiaries. This essay compares and contrasts how leaders and managers approach the concept of Magnet Designation....

Hypersomnia Subtypes, Sleep and Relapse in Bipolar Disorder

The article by Kaplan et al. (2015) focuses on one of the most common sleep disorders, hypersomnia. This condition is known to have serious side effects and to lead to numerous functioning problems, which necessitates its detailed analysis. Kaplan et al. (2015) pay particular attention to the possibilities of clarifying...

Obesity Treatment in Primary Care: Evidence-Based Guide

Introductory Part Obesity is one of the major health conditions affecting people in every developed country. This disease has become a major problem because professionals and experts in the field of health do not take it seriously. Consequently, it has become a leading cause of many illnesses today. This paper...

Current Nursing Trends: Electronic Health Records

There are multiple trends that can be observed in modern nursing, and some of them pose unique and pressing challenges. One of such trends is the increased use of information health systems, which include Electronic Health Records (EHRs) (McLaughlin, 2017). EHRs can be very helpful to nurses, as well as...

Transformational Leadership in a Home Care

Abstract The shortage of nursing practitioners in the USA is one of the burning issues that have gained momentum due to the demographic peculiarities of American society and expected trends. The proposed educational program can contribute to solving this problem in several ways. The project aims at the development of...

Procedural Pain Relief During Intravenous Cannulation

Abstract The paper provides a thorough summary of research purposes, methods, results, and conclusions as described in the study by Canbulat, Ayban, and Inal (2015), “Effectiveness of external cold and vibration for procedural pain relief during peripheral intravenous cannulation in pediatric patients.” The first section, Purpose, explains the rationale for...

Suicide Assessment in Acute Pediatric Settings

Research Literature This section aims to analyze the existing literature and develop an evaluation of the material to respond to the main PICO question. In pediatric patients in an acute health care setting (P) does the use of suicide assessment tool (I) as compared to a standards pediatric assessment (C)...

Nursing Role in Community Health Practice Settings

A community nurse may work in both clinical and non-clinical settings. For instance, in a hospital providing ambulatory care, they may play every role associated with the profession. As a clinician, they aim to promote health by applying their therapeutic skills and knowledge, striving to improve the overall community health...

Community Health Factors and Plan of Interventions

Factors Defining Patient Health Health is largely determined by the environment in which people live and by the members of the community with whom they interact. When substantial support sources are missing, and if potentially harmful environmental factors are present, the involvement of community/public health nurses in an intervention is...

Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing

Primary Community and Resources It Has I spent community hours evaluating resources accessible for people beginning with pregnant women and ending with elderly citizens. The initial meeting was held with the representative from the Miami-Dade County Health Department. The agent informed me that the choice of focus areas is contingent...

The Diplomat Parkway Community’s Health Status

The Diplomat Parkway neighborhood is located in the Broward County, Miami, FL. The county has multiple municipalities administering the communities that they comprise. The Diplomat Parkway neighborhood is a part of Hallandale PD. It is upscale and is mainly intended for the residential purposes. Nevertheless, it also comprises some commercial...

Communicable Disease Health Education in Uganda

Disease Processes Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is transmitted through the contact with particular body fluids of an infected person. The major transmission pathways include unprotected sexual intercourse, sharing of needles and syringes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2018a). Less frequently, HIV can be communicated from a mother to...

Nursing Training to Reduce Nosocomial Infections

Simulation-Based Training for Nurses in Sterile Techniques During Central Vein Catheterization Methods This prospective controlled study was conducted in 2009 in a 450-bed urban hospital with 23 medical CCU beds. The experiment took 1 month with a follow-up period of observation of 12 months (Gerolemou et al., 2014). Training simulations...

Public Mental Health Program Planning

Leading Health-Care Indicators and Related Public Health Program in Florida Mental health is a leading health indicator included in the Healthy People 2020 national plan. Various mental disorders can equally affect individuals of differing multicultural backgrounds, and the prevalence of severe mental illnesses remains high in the United States. According...

Home-Based Healthcare Policy and Clinical Practice

Patient care is an integral part of the treatment process, which largely influences recovery terms and quality. At the same time, the nature of the assistance provided by medical personnel is regulated by the relevant legislative provisions and policies that determine the course of work. Some practices are valuable and...

Plan-Do-Check-Act vs. Lean Quality Improvement Model

It could be hardly doubted that the employment of quality improvement models in the contemporary public health sector is of significantly high importance. There are numerous approaches to the improvement of organizational processes (Renedo, Marston, Spyridonidis, & Barlow, 2015). The purpose of this paper is to compare two particular models,...