Maternal and Paternal Factors of Fetus Development

There is a higher risk for an adolescent mother to have pregnancy complications including pallor, and hypertension. Gestational diabetes typically disappears after the mother conceives an offspring. If untreated, gestational diabetes can cause untimely birth, the child having breathing issues upon entering the world, jaundice, or low glucose. There are...

Medical Humanities and Their Impact on Medicine

Introduction Unlike most disciplines of medicine, medical humanity covers a wide range of fields, including social sciences, arts, and humanities. This field of study is the most complex, involving, and considerate because it seeks to strengthen the quality and practices of the involved activities of medical humanities. The discipline is...

Collaboration Problems in Nursing Practice

Introduction Interdisciplinary collaboration is a partnership between the patient and all healthcare workers involved in delivering personalized care. Interprofessional partnerships are instrumental in the implementation of health reforms and the improvement of patient outcomes. It is based on values like partnerships, sharing, and interdependency (Rosen et al., 2018). This paper...

Behaviors of Manipulative and Difficult Patients

Behavior that would make me label a patient as difficult is when a patient somatizes. This type of patient manifests all the psychological stress they have been going through physically. For example, a patient may decide to punch holes in walls and injure themselves when stressed. Other symptoms may be...

Hand Sanitizers: Pros and Cons

Introduction The increase in medical conditions has negatively affected the quality of life and wellbeing of the population due to their effects. This is because medical conditions reduce life expectancy and compel individuals to seek quality care to overcome them effectively. One of the fundamental topics related to medical conditions...

“Effectiveness of Hand Hygiene Interventions in Reducing Illness Absence”: Article Analysis

The research was conducted by 6 researchers from different medical specialties. The researchers were; Willmott, Nicholson, Busse, MacArthur, Brookes, and Campbell. All the researchers have a background in social and community medicine. Specifically, they are from the University of Bristol, School of Social and Community Medicine; thus indicating that they...

Incivility Within a Healthcare Setting

Introduction Incivility consists of all the behaviors that are rude, disrespectful, or insolent in a workplace. Incivility may lead to emotional pain, which might threaten the working conditions. Some workers decide to be impolite to fellow employees knowingly without considering their feelings, while others may be discourteous without their conscience....

Case Study of Pain Management: Chronic Pain Treatment

Chronic pain can be potentially debilitating, reducing a patient’s functional status and quality of life. Available treatments for this condition include either multidisciplinary interventions or single-discipline approaches with varying levels of efficacy. Various studies have evaluated the effectiveness of opioid use, alternative medicine, cognitive-behavioral rehabilitation, and other therapies for pain...

Nursing Leader and Manager as Different Roles

A nursing career is characterized by a number of interesting and sometimes challenging tasks and responsibilities, and, in the majority of cases, it requires the development of leadership and management skills. Either as leaders or managers, nurses have to make sure that patients receive high-quality care and that the environment...

Hospital Reimbursement Cycle

Introduction The effectiveness and efficiency of reimbursements in healthcare organizations are of extreme importance for all stakeholders. A model revenue cycle helps care providers offer services of the best quality, which positively affects patient outcomes and satisfaction. Timely reimbursements also help hospitals to create additional incentives for employees. In other...

Ischemic Stroke: Advances in Diagnosis and Management

Overview A stroke usually occurs due to decreased or interrupted blood supply to the whole or part of the brain, which prevents the brain from getting enough nutrients and oxygen. When this is not corrected immediately, brain cells begin to die within few minutes. A stroke is considered a medical...

Benefits of Vaccination against Coronavirus

Among the numerous recent healthcare advancements, vaccines occupy a specific place for their unique benefits for individuals and society in general. They constitute a relatively cheap measure which has allowed to prevent the outbreaks of many life-threatening diseases throughout the world. Moreover, they play a critical role in achieving herd...

Analysis of Alzheimer’s Disease

Introduction Throughout the lifespan of humans, there are many changes that occur and influence physical and psychological health. Notably, people who are in their late adulthood are likely to have more medical issues because the body organs weaken with time. One of the common issues affecting senior citizens is Alzheimer’s...

Healthcare Marketing and Its Evolution

Changes since the 1970s in healthcare marketing During the last several decades, much attention has been paid to the development of healthcare advertising. This process undergoes multiple changes because people find it effective to replace traditional principles of marketing with innovative ideas. American organizations are ready to spend billions of...

“Nurses’ Knowledge about Palliative Care”: Article Critique

Background and Significance The authors used the introduction to contextualize the problem using published research, stating the importance of palliative care and its need by the aging population. They discuss how the increase of chronic non-communicable disease and increased population aging leads to the global need for palliative care. Overall,...

Compensation Structure in Healthcare

Introduction The compensation structure is a necessary element that deserves exploration in every successful company. There are various other essential factors, yet the overall firm’s success depends directly on employee performance. The wage structure is a strategy that assists with evaluating the amount of financial gain an employee receives, according...

Medical Negligence in French and British Law

There are currently many myths surrounding medical negligence caused by incompetence in the professional field. Such European countries such as the United Kingdom and France are believed to have one of the highest levels of healthcare in the world. However during the last few years the amount of legal actions...

Theoretical Approach to ADHD: Case Study Analysis

Overview of the EF Theory In the case of Leko, the executive function (EF) theory by Russel Barkley is applicable in understanding and developing strategies to improve the child’s learning process. It is worth noting that there is adequate evidence to believe that Leko has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)....

Aging Issues and Challenges the Elderly Face

Individuals in the contemporary world are living much longer and therefore, many of them experience aging and the issues associated with it. The improved living conditions and good health services are the reasons for this. Nevertheless, the aged are facing challenges in society and they need more attention to make...

Determining Pros and Cons of Physician-Assisted Suicide

Abstract This paper discusses the ethical issues related to the legalization or forbiddance of physician-assisted suicide (PAS). It identifies various stakeholders that are involved and presents their arguments in support of or in opposition to medically aid suicide. The author argues that patients should have the freedom of choice concerning...

Falls among Patients: Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement Plan

Quality Improvement Plan The current quality improvement plan aims to reduce the rate of falls among patients within the Med-Surg/COVID/Cardiovascular unit. The plan involves three crucial steps to be carried out in the effort to help both patients and healthcare providers in the designated department alleviate the burden of falls,...

Leadership Styles & Qualities in Healthcare Field

Introduction To understand the differences between leadership and management, an individual should consider his own experience with the terms. The concept of leadership always includes one individual’s influence on a person or a group of people. The influence could occur as a sequence of multiple aspects that include trust, care,...

Coloring Mandalas Reducing Nurses’ Anxiety

Purpose of the Study Nursing stress and anxiety related to their responsibilities and workload is a common problem. A study by Maguire (2020) aims to determine the effect of coloring mandalas on reducing nurses’ anxiety. Consequently, the study researches a connection between mandala coloring, physical indicators such as heart rate,...

Breast Cancer: The Story of One Patient

Michelle has always been the funniest person with the most contagious laugh at every family meeting until she was diagnosed with cancer six months ago. I loved visiting my aunt as she would always have a little gift for me – jewelry, which she is obsessed with. Michelle still has...

Performance Appraisals in Healthcare Settings

Performance appraisal is an annual examination of the results of the personnel’s performance that provides the chance to find the methods to improve operations and understand the role of each member in the organization. Although the purposes of this assessment are honorable, it often fails to follow this strategy. It...

Operation Management and Value Chain in Healthcare

Operation management is essential for any organization to ensure effective administration and maximize operating profit. Supply chain management and the value chain of any industry require planning and management of production, logistics, and collaboration with partners (Yanamandra, 2018). Indeed, supply chain management was proven to be helpful in cost reduction...

Permanent Pacemakers and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump

Introduction Chronic heart diseases affects the structure and functionality of the heart and must be managed properly to ensure that a patients regains a normal health. The use of medical devices has been crucial in the management of chronic heart conditions and improvement of the functionality of the organ. Most...

Formal Employment for Advanced Practice Nurses

Advanced practice nurses (APNs) are highly qualified professionals in the healthcare field who have high demand. Many positions are available to them, including those of leadership. However, some prefer to be independent practitioners, working as contractors. It allows for flexibility and negotiations, but being formally employed also has its benefits....

Dental Public Health Policy Making Process

Competency refers to a set of skills, abilities, knowledge, understanding, and professional values that enable a person to act effectively and efficiently in a particular profession or job. One can achieve competency through training and experience in their field of work. Policy competency, thus, refers to coming up with a...

Comparing the American and Australian Healthcare Systems

Introduction Every country does its best to provide its citizens with a highly effective healthcare system. This phenomenon is essential because it ensures that the population’s health is at a decent level, leading to a better quality of life. However, various approaches and unequal access to material resources imply that...

Hidden Dangers of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications

Unfortunately, there is still a no better and more effective treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder than medications. Such stimulants as methylphenidate and dextroamphetamine allow people with ADHD to control their symptoms like hyperactivity, impulsiveness, and distractibility. However, many researchers and ordinary people are concerned with the hidden dangers of...

Nursing Shortages and Effect on Patient Care Outcomes

Providing care for patients in home-care is multifaceted and requires a joint effort from all the healthcare workers. The nurse-patient ratio has been used to show that there is a shortage of nurses leading to burnout and reduced performance (Marć et al., 2018). Self-management and autonomy among patients have been...

Maternal Healthcare Overview

Maternal health is a field that focuses on the well-being of women while pregnant, during, childbirth, and throughout the postnatal period. Professionals in the fields of nursing and maternal health should be aware of the ever-changing cultural issues and trends. The nursing theory identifies cultural competence as an evidence-based practice...

Sociological Analysis of Health and Illness

Sociology refers to the study of the origin, development, and structure of human societies and the behavior of individual people within the society. On the other hand, health is defined by the World Health Organization as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence...

Nursing Shortage: A Critical Discussion

Issue Definition Although there are persistent accounts of labor shortages in many other professional domains, nursing seems to enjoy the dubious distinction of perennially suffering from this condition. Nursing literature, however, demonstrates that there is no single definition or measure of nursing shortages (Buchan & Aiken, 2008), thus the need...

The US Healthcare Delivery System and Role of Nurses

The health care delivery system in the U.S. has undergone significant changes within the past decades to meet the ever-growing demand for medical care. Economic, social, and cultural factors, along with emerging technologies, influence patient care services. As primary care providers, nurses are affected by the transformation and expected to...

Individuals Should Not Be Allowed to Sell Their Body Organs

Introduction Organ donation encompasses an individual’s deliberate choice allowing their body part(s) to be removed and transplanted to another person. It is a legal process whose legitimacy is obtained through such means as the donor’s consent given when alive or dead or by the assent of their next of kin....

The Importance of Health Care Policy in Society

Introduction The core function of any hospital setting is to provide society with complete healthcare. To achieve this, they require strategies to govern them. Hence, health care policies are formulated to offer healthcare practitioners guidelines on how to carry out their daily activities and for making decisions. These policies have...

The Importance of Movement

Being sedentary for a long time can lead to issues and diseases in multiple organs and body systems. As far as the skeleton is concerned, excessive sitting causes permanent imbalances in one’s neck, makes the spine inflexible and herniated, and is responsible for the development of osteoporosis (Berkowitz & Clark,...

Nursing Shortage Effects on Patient Outcomes: Annotated Bibliography

Nurses play a critical role in the delivery of healthcare services. They are a vital component of team professionals who ensure patients’ wellbeing. Nurses spend considerable time with patients while in healthcare facilities, administering treatments and assessing their progress. Therefore, the nurse-patient ratio can significantly influence the quality of care...

Psychotherapy and Counselling Approaches

For years, the terms psychotherapy and counseling have been used interchangeably due to the fact that the notions share many similarities. Notably, both disciplines involve developing a safe, therapeutic, and healing relationship between a patient and a therapist. Conversely, one of the key differences between the two fields is that...

Staffing Process in Healthcare

Recruitment is the procedure of persuading individuals to apply for a job in the organization. The staffing process in healthcare includes three stages. All of them are equally important to human resources management and the benefit of the organization (Cable, 2013). These three stages are acquisition, retention, and separation. The...

Impact of Leisure and Recreation on Mental Health

Leisure and recreational activities are pastime engagements freely chosen in order to add value to one’s life (Palen, 2008). In general, involvement in leisure and recreation has a great positive impact on the overall quality of the life of a person. In a study by McLean, Hurd, and Rogers (2007),...

Kaiser Permanente Company and Its Strategies for the Future

Kaiser Permanente is an integrated health care organization that was established in 1945. It is based in Oakland, California, USA. It consists of three entities. These are Kaiser Foundation hospitals, Kaiser Foundation health plan and its groups, and regional Permanente medical group. Kaiser Permanente vision is to be a leader...

Importance of Collaboration in Healthcare

Healthcare is a complex and multifaceted system of vital importance within today’s society. In recent years, the idea of interprofessional collaboration in this sphere has become a matter of intense interest for professionals and scholars. According to Schot et al. (2020), proper cooperation within a clinical team is essential, as...

Advanced Practice Nurse Professional Development

Introduction Scope of practice defines the range of possibilities within the professional framework for nurses, and it is important to understand it properly. In turn, NP competencies determine the extent of professionalism of a nurse; hence, it is important to develop these competencies continually. Finally, leadership skills serve as a...

Mintzberg’s Configuration in a Healthcare Organization

The management of a healthcare organization is a constantly evolving concept. For this reason, there is no definitive answer to the question of the best organizational configuration. For instance, the traditional approach to governance with a strict hierarchy would certainly require a simple structure. However, it is mostly viewed as...

Mandated Nurses Patient Ratios for California

A mandated nurse-patient ratio is a legislative regulation that was passed as a law in the state of California, about thirteen years ago. The idea of the minimum nurse-to-patient ratios was first proposed and implemented in the State, where it was enacted into law. The enactment would facilitate significant changes...

Healthcare: Interprofessional Collaboration

Describing the Changes of Attitude to Health Professionals The matter of quality services improvement as well as patient safety enhancement has been the major concern of health care professionals. In this respect, the introduction of interpersonal collaboration as well as nurse reforms can greatly contribute to educating nurse specialists because...

Dementia of Alzheimer’s Type and Diagnostic Criteria

Background Alzheimer disease is one of the major debilitating brain diseases whose effects are loss of memory and important mental functions among patients, a consideration which impacts on their social skills, ability to think and make judgment. Crooks et al. (2008) indicate that this form of dementia has varied ways...

The Diagnostic Process: Differential and Priority

Abstract The current study covers a patient from a case study requiring identification of the patient’s condition based on presentations to the physician. Based on the case, the analysis identified the top four differential diagnoses, namely depression, generalized anxiety disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, and insomnia. This is followed by the...

Care Conditions in Nursing Practice

Introduction The quality of pre and post-operative care provided to adult patients determines the outcome of the condition, the speed of recovery, and the long-term results of their management. Nursing care for patients before any operation should be focused on making the patient comfortable in a bid to prepare them...

Patient Safety and Quality of Care

Health equity is the foundation of patient safety, quality of care, and improved health outcomes for vulnerable populations. A Triple Aim is an approach for optimizing the performance of healthcare systems offered by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). The initiative was developed to enhance the patient experience, improve the...

Preventing the Flu During Winter

The flu is an infectious respiratory disease caused by influenza viruses. The outcomes of the illness can be mild to severe, mostly depending on people’s age and health conditions. The symptoms may include muscle pain, fever, runny nose, fatigue, sore throat, and cough, subsiding within a week. However, influenza can...

The Impact of Nursing Informatics on Patient Outcomes

Introduction The purpose of this paper is to propose a nursing informatics project based on the use of natural language processing (NLP) to analyze adverse events and incidents in the hospital setting. The implementation of the proposed project will allow for monitoring risk factors for adverse events and incidents, which...

Rational Emotive Therapy in Counseling

Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) is an exceptionally important tool in counseling since it helps a client accurately identify self-defeating thoughts, challenge their rationality, and successfully replace them with healthier feelings. REBT primarily focuses on the present as the main task of this approach is to recognize unhealthy patterns of...

Synopsis of Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry Special Issue Article

The concept of how biological compounds influence the health status of an individual is intriguing for research. For instance, how assimilated substrates such as glucose and amino acids induce obesity and other metabolic disorders make in-depth knowledge of nutritional biochemistry important. The article’s topic captivates attention since it informs the...

Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2 and Its Causes

Diabetes is a health condition characterized by extremely high levels of glucose in the blood circulation system. The body is therefore unable to deal with the high amount of glucose causing this chronic disease. There are two major forms of diabetes; Type 1 Diabetes (also known as Juvenile diabetes because...

Malignant Hyperthermia Background

Introduction Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) is a life-threatening pharmacogenetic condition that induces “skeletal muscle calcium regulation” disorder (Hopkins 48). The disorder was first detected in 1960 when an anesthetist managed to notice the symptoms. The anesthetist also managed to choose an effective treatment strategy. The case is now known as the...

The Controversy Around Morality of Abortion

Introduction Abortion is a medical practice that has been in use for hundreds of years. It commonly refers to intentional termination of pregnancy and extraction of the embryo or fetus from a woman’s uterus. The first historical evidence of abortion dates back to ancient times and civilizations such as Mesopotamian,...

Obesity in the World: the Prevalence, Its Effects to Human Health, and Causes

Introduction Over the years, the world has experienced increasing trends in the dominance of obesity and overweight characterized by excess body fats as well as body weighing more than the normal mass considering the ages and heights of the individuals. More specifically, the prevalence of obesity has been on the...

Pathology Report: Acute Coronary Syndrome

Executive Summary Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are documented as one of the world’s leading health problems and the most expensive cluster of diseases to treat and manage. Expenditure on ACS runs into billions of dollars each year due to high direct health costs, productivity losses and informal care for the...

Health Information Security Outline

Abstract For the sake of Identification, the hospital administration should be the only one with the right of issuing IDs, if Identification is not issued by the administration, then it should be irrelevant, Identification should include fields like, Name, ID number, and category for instance patient, cardiologist, General practitioner and...

The Disintegration of Damaged Muscle Tissue: Rhabdomyolysis

Introduction Rhabdomyolysis is a condition that leads to the disintegration of damaged muscle tissue. Through the disintegration of the muscle tissue, the skeletal structure of the body becomes weak. In addition, the residue from the disintegration process may accidentally be deposited into the blood stream giving the liver and the...

Medical Misdiagnosis: Causes and Preventive Measures

Introduction Medical misdiagnosis is a serious diagnostic error that healthcare practitioners encounter. It is one of the biggest patient safety challenges that the US health care system faces. Each year, approximately 12 million people suffer as a result of misdiagnosis conducted by healthcare practitioners in emergency rooms and outpatient clinics...

Continuous Professional Development in Contemporary Nursing Practice

Introduction This essay focuses on such a concept as Continuous Professional Development and its importance for contemporary nursing practice. It should be noted that the modern world is marked by technological innovations, which have served to improve the form of care provided. In addition, treatment procedures are constantly being improved...

Spiritual Considerations in the Context of a Disaster

Natural and manmade disasters can cause substantial challenges in the context of health service delivery. Such events are often associated with particular spiritual considerations due to their strong relation to such concepts as suffering and death. As people reflect on the nature and purpose of their existence, community nurses, as...

The Effects of Food on ADHD

Patient Introduction: patient care practice The issue of ADHD and its relation to food has been a concern for quite a while. In their recent study, Plesser et al. (2008) have raised the topic in question once again. According to the outcomes of the study, the daily intake of food...

About Salmonellosis: Causes and Treatment

Introduction Several infections that are naturally transmissible between vertebrate animal hosts and human beings exist. These infections result from being in direct contact with infected pets, or during daily activities. Ingesting foods or drinks that are contaminated with fecal matter can also lead to infections. Some gram-negative rods that are...

Concepts of Infection Control

Introduction Over the years human beings have suffered from various illnesses and diseases affecting their health. These infections acquired by humans have led to loss of life, poor health of people, and thus low production when it comes to human labour. Reductions of labour have eventually resulted to the current...

Organizational Structure of The Ambulatory Surgery Center

A Description of the Organizational Structure or Design of Your Practice Setting The Ambulatory Surgery Center I worked at was not sufficiently equipped with all technical devices necessary for performing daily operations. Though the Medical Director of this center was a good manager, the organizational structure left much to be...

The Essence of Palliative Care

Introduction Palliative Care is a form of medical care that tries to reduce the disease symptoms instead of providing cure to the disease suffered by the patient (Pathmavathy, 2004). It attempts to mitigate the severity of the symptoms rather than halting the disease itself to boost the quality of life...

Medical Importance of Vitamin D3

Introduction Vitamin D3, which is referred to as cholecaciferol is the form of vitamin D that is gotten when the human skin is exposed to direct sunlight (Adams & Hewison, 2010). This form of vitamin D is thought to be superior to the other form of vitamin D referred to...

Palliative Care: Trends and Issues

Introduction In the past few decades, Palliative Care (PC) has emerged as an important movement that addressed the needs of the sick in terms of relieving suffering and enhancing the quality of life. The World Health Organization defines palliative care as “an approach that improves the quality of life of...

Atopic Dermatitis and Eczema Relationship

The terms atopic dermatitis and eczema are used interchangeably to refer to noncontagious skin conditions characterized by itchy, red, dry and rough skin since both conditions cause inflammation and irritation (Drucker et al., 2017). Though their use may overlap, eczema is technically different from atopic dermatitis since the latter is...

The Poster Analysis and Critique

The poster under analysis is called The Lived Experience Of Registered Nurses Navigating An RN-to-BSN Degree After 10 Years or More Away From Formal Education: A Phenomenological Study. Author The author of the poster is Clare E Owen. Author’s Affiliation The researcher is Master of Science in Nursing and registered...

Paired and Independent T-Test in Healthcare Scenario

A t-test is used to determine, compare or asses whether the mean of two groups / samples statistically differs from each other. This analysis is significant when comparing the means of two groups. It is most suitable for analysis of two group’s post-test experiments. There are two types of t-test...

Analysis of Health Care Around the World

Introduction A health care system is the totality of people, resources, and other means that healthcare organizations provide to satisfy health needs of the target public. Each country has its own historically formed and developed way to attract economic resources for the provision of health care, preservation, and promotion of...

“Aging Well” by Vaillant Review

Discussing generativity and aging, Vaillant (2002) states, “If the task of young adults is to create biological heirs, the task of old age is to create social heirs” (p. 114). Hence, the statement describes the tasks of adult life by Vaillant. When presenting his six adult life tasks, Vaillant placed...

Quality and Risk Management in Healthcare

Introduction Management of risk in health care institutions seeks to reduce any potential negative occurrences to all stakeholders such as patients, staff and, generally the entire organization (Lighter and Fair, 2000). This is done by engaging the nursing department to identifying quality improvement initiatives in nursing. One of the initiatives...

Palliative Care for Terminal Illnesses

Introduction Being diagnosed with a terminal illness is perhaps one of the most foreboding nightmares for mankind, young or old. Terminal illnesses refer to malignant conditions that cannot be adequately treated thus resulting in the death of the sufferer (Zimmerman, 1985, p. 65). The realization that you are going to...

Mental Health Diseases: Diagnostic Assessment

Case # 1 Diagnosis In the case under analysis, the patient, Zev, is a 45-year-old man who is obsessed with performing specific rituals many times each day, explaining this need as a possibility to prevent terrible things. Focusing on repetitive behaviors to reduce anxiety and persistent thoughts, it is possible...

Health Belief Model of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Introduction Health Belief Model is a theory that the health care practitioners use in health education and promotion. According to Carley (2009), the theory was developed in 1950s to explain why many people did not utilize the screening programs particularly for tuberculosis. The underlying principle of Health Belief Model is...

Innovations and Consumer Experience in Health Care

Introduction The ultimate goal of health care is to bring the patient through his or her medical condition and ensure full and swift recovery as efficiently as possible. As a result, patient experience is one of the most essential criteria allowing to evaluate the effectiveness of health care. A possible...

The Five Types of Meningitis

Types of Meningitis Viral meningitis is the most common and usually goes away without any specific treatment. Bacterial meningitis is another type of this disease; it is rather contagious, dangerous, and even fatal if left untreated. This type is caused by infection from particular bacteria (Lights, 2019). The third type,...

Pregnancy, Fetal Development and the Mother

Introduction In any society, the continuation of the human species or generations is a compulsory factor, which all humans must endeavor to achieve; a factor that depends on women’s ability to give birth. In this regard, the childbearing is one of the greatest abilities that any female must have. Although...

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Nursing Practice

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is widely debated as one of the controversial and less-researched medical conditions. The prevalence of GDM is at an all-time high of 15%, which is expected to grow significantly due to the increasing amount of obese women of reproductive age (Mensah et al., 2019). The reason...

Nursing Philosophies, Models, and Theories in Preventing Respiratory Complications

The project ‘Preventing Respiratory Complications on Patients Undergoing Interventional Radiological Procedures under Conscious Sedation at Kendall Regional Medical Center’ will relate to Martha Rogers’ Unitary human being theory, Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, and Madeleine Leininger’s Transcultural Nursing Theory. Nursing Philosophy Main concept of Philosophy Project significance Martha Rogers’...

The Pathophysiology of Amenorrhea

Introduction From a clinical viewpoint, amenorrhea can be defined as a health condition that is exemplified by the absence of menstruation. Nevertheless, a patient can only be diagnosed with amenorrhea if she misses more than two menstrual periods in a consecutive manner (Gould, 2002). Clinically, there is a difference between...

Health Information Systems: Using and Importance

Health information systems (HIS) are unique technological solutions that have been created for specific medical processes. They replace paper patient records and bulky file folders and speed up information transfer inside and outside the hospital. In this case, the problem is not the knowledge to use technology, but the ability...

Breast Cancer: Pathophysiology, Types and Treatment

Abstract Breast cancer is a common malignant neoplastic disease in women and mostly develops in the stage of women postmenopausal. Introduction Breast cancer is the most disseminated cancer disease and a primary cause of death among women. Though, a substantial number of younger women are grievously affected, commonly in families...

Electronic Health Records: A Review of the Literature

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. (2018). Use of Electronic Health Record Data in Clinical Investigations. Web.  A guidance document was issued by the American Food and Drug Administration to assist various parties in effectively utilizing Electronic Health Records in clinical circumstances. The guidance gives recommendations on whether a particular...

Anaemia in Primary Health Care

Introduction Primary health care is a concept that is set to ensure quality healthcare for everyone and the WHO provide five elements to enable achievement of this goal. Reduction of social disparities, increasing stakeholder involvement, integration of medical services in all sectors, pursuing collaborative program and tailoring health services based...

Fundamentals of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Abstract Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a technology that has revolutionized the medical field. With this technology, high-resolution images of internal body parts are produced without the need for x-rays. The use of radiofrequency light during this procedure is said to be safe since it does not pose any known...

Advanced-Practice Nursing (APN) Philosophy

Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) are well known for the high degree of care and compassion that they usually offer to patients. In any case, all nurses are expected to offer a warm and welcoming environment to all categories of patients. My philosophy of nursing is geared towards offering caring and...

The Essentials of Nursing Informatics: Computer Skills

The article “Implications of the American Nurses Association: Scope and Standards of Practice for Nursing Informatics for Nurse Educators” deals with the essentials of nursing informatics emphasizing the fact that having advanced computer skills is as important for the nurses as pharmacy, anatomy, and physiology skills. The article begins with...

Practice Change Using Rosswurm and Larrabee’s Model

Introduction There is a high rate of patients’ readmission to health facilities soon after being discharged which is rather expensive. Avoiding unnecessary hospital readmissions is imperative for patients, payers, families, as well as health care providers. The proposal entails the use of Rosswurm and Larrabee’s Model for change. The proposal...

Diabetic Teaching, Self-Directed Learning Theory

Nature of the Learner The society provides people with diverse exposures to life so that various individuals respond differently to a range of situations often due to their experiences. During growth and maturation, it is a psychological need for a person to become less dependent on others and more dependent...

Researching Retail Pharmacy

Summary Pharmacology can be defined as the field of science that deals with the source, essential qualities or characteristics, chemistry, consequences and uses of drugs; or the analysis of the science and clinical application of medications; the detailed critical inspection of drugs, their sources, essential qualities or characteristics and properties....

Aspects of Nursing Education

Concept of Excellence as it Relates to Nursing Education The concept of excellence in nursing education refers to the practice of ensuring that nurses who graduate with diplomas, associate degrees, baccalaureate, master’s degree or doctoral degrees not only have the theoretical knowledge but also practical experience to handle patients (Wittmann-Price,...

Good Manufacturing Practices for Pharmaceuticals

Creating conditions for the safe production of pharmaceuticals is a practice that has evolved significantly due to the introduction of modern approaches to the manufacturing process. As effective measures aimed to establish control in this industry, various measures are promoted to ensure the operation of pharmacological enterprises. These practices include...

Practicum Project on Developing and Strengthening Leadership and Management Skills of Nurses

Brief Project Description The focus of the Practicum Project is made on developing and strengthening leadership and management skills. To sophisticate leadership skills and handle managerial procedures, such fields as knowledge management, technology innovation, training programs will be implemented (Chinn & Kramer, 2008). The practicum will involve direct interaction with...

Fry Method Assessing Readability of Documents

Fry Method Paper A readability test is essential to audience because it determines the level of difficulty in reading materials. Moreover, it ensures that reading material is prepared in accordance with the reading skills of the targeted audience (Center for Disease Control [CDC], 2012). This paper will calculate the reading...

Measurement and Instruments for the Quantitative Research Plan

Levels of Measurement that are Important for the Research Study There are different levels of measurement in research studies. They include nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio levels. The proposed study will use the nominal and ordinal levels of measurement to study the research phenomenon. The nominal level of measurement would...

Visit to Sterile Service Department (SSD)

Introduction Decontamination is a very important process at sterile service department because it is meant to ensure that reusable medical instruments do not pose any threat to medical personnel, and patients within a healthcare institution. Schultz and Crow (2008, p. 9) defines decontamination as “The physical or chemical process that...

Crime, Childhood Trauma, and Health

It goes without saying that both positive and negative events in the past may have an immeasurably substantial impact on the person’s life in the future. That is why the connection between health issues, crime, such as domestic violence or abuse, and childhood trauma is assumptive and widespread. In general,...

An Inguinal Hernia and Testicular Pain

According to Grossman (2013), an absence of cremasteric reflex and apresence of testicular pain are likely indications of inguinal hernia. An inguinal hernia is a swelling that occurs in the groins due to the weakness in the surrounding muscles. Testicular pain is mainly attributable to the reddening and swelling of...

Globalization and Health Systems in India

Abstract This research paper examines the effects of globalization on India’s healthcare system. It explores various areas such as healthcare delivery, acquisition, financing, and ethics. Globalization has significantly revolutionized healthcare systems worldwide. Evolution of healthcare systems has eased service delivery. Notably, globalization has brought about many improvements in India’s healthcare...

Leadership and Change in Healthcare Management

Executive Summary The system of caring is undergoing several changes in modern society. But the need for leadership in this sector is well recognized for further growth and development. Nursing is one of the most essential professions in the healthcare industry. The paper outlines the essence of leadership and change...

The Concept of Health Literacy

Introduction Limited health literacy has been noted among some patients in the US and therefore health literacy has gained significant recognition in the last two decades. The purpose of this formal concept analysis paper is to explore a chosen concept in nursing theory. The methodology applied in this concept analysis...

E-Learning and Its Advantages in Nursing Education

Introduction In the contemporary world, learning technology evolves together with the technological progress that facilitates more and more opportunities for the development of educational methods and strategies. Discussion In education, e-learning is often associated with other similar terms such as distance education and online learning, since all of these concepts...

The Roles and Responsibilities of a Case Manager in Healthcare

Introduction The roles that nurses play in the healthcare sector increase concurrently with the overall requirements of the industry. In today’s healthcare scenarios, nurses perform tasks that they were not traditionally required to complete. Case management is one of the roles carried out by today’s nurses as the healthcare system...

Emergency Departments and Balanced Scorecard Assignment

Division Selection Emergency departments (EDs) provide services to patients that are brought in by ambulance vehicles, but those getting to the hospital on their own can also receive services in cases of emergency. These departments are established to help patients with a variety of acute life-threatening conditions, such as injuries,...

Affordable Care Act 2010: Mental Health Illness

Introduction The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, also commonly referred to as Obamacare, can be termed as the most progressive and inclusive piece of healthcare legislation ever to be implemented by the American federal government since the institutionalization of the Medicare and Medicaid programs in 1965. During its infancy...

Biology Food Chain

The animal brain contributes immensely to the normal functioning of an individual. Any impairment with its normal actions lead to drop of the expected goals due to halt of conductions of nerve impulses involved in the management of the organism system. The body coordination in an organism are carried out...

Surgical Technology and Equipment

Before a patient arrives, one of the factors of a successful and secure operation is to have the requisite materials and equipment in the working room for a surgeon and his or her team. Getting the correct instruments in hands of a proper surgeon often requires an excellent coordination of...

Crohn’s Disease Pathophysiology and Treatment

Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory disorder of the alimentary tract. It can affect almost all parts of the gastrointestinal tract. However, the ileum tends to be more affected than other parts of the alimentary tract. It is characterized by lesions affecting the entire thickness of the intestinal wall. The lesions...

The Roles and Responsibilities of a Case Management Nurse

Introduction Case management is a joint process that involves case management nurses working collaboratively with communities, and a vast array of medical and non-medical experts. Case managers promote quality health care both in hospitals and in communities. Occasionally, case managers work closely with community-based agents to deliver care services to...

Applying Ethical Frameworks in Practice

The Ethical Dilemma The targeted six-year-old child has been diagnosed with meningitis. The physician faces a major ethical dilemma because the child’s parents have different health expectations. The non-biological mother is a Christian Scientist (CS) who does not embrace the use of medicine. She insists that the child should not...

Ophthalmic Nurse’s Care of Diabetic Cataract Patient

Introduction Blindness is a disabling condition with different causes and etiologies. One of the commonest causes of blindness is cataracts, which is the leading cause of preventable blindness throughout the world (Rose 2009). This condition has multiple etiologies and can develop at any age. In addition, the cause and progress...

How to Develop an Effective Nursing Course Design

Introduction Developing a nursing course design requires an understanding of the fundamental concepts relevant to the changing nursing environment. It is clear from the analysis of the three assignments that the nursing environment has changed due to the changes brought about by technology. In order to develop an effective nursing...

Evolution of Healthcare Information Systems

Introduction A hospital information system is a management system which includes electronic financial data reporting, administration of hospitals, health care, patient data, staff billing as well as maintenance of the infrastructure and the equipments for smooth operation and auditing. Early information management systems were applied in maintaining data for patients,...

Online Education as an Alternative to Traditional Schooling

Introduction There has been a longstanding debated about whether online education is more effective than face-to-face learning. Technology has advanced to the point where students can take classes in the comfort of their own homes. The novel pandemic of COVID has led to the rise in online studying due to...

Healthcare System in the Republic of Panama

Introduction Panama has a classic social security system, which is run by the CSS hinged on two legal frameworks. These frameworks include the National Constitution and article 109, and they underscore the citizen’s entitlement to social security. In addition, the frameworks define the citizen’s right to the Organic Law of...

Sickle Cell Disease: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention

Introduction Sickle cell disease is a problem that can be encountered by newly-born individuals. This disease has been explored by scholars and has been reported to shorten life expectancy. The current report is aimed at producing an approximate plan of action for a definite patient who has been diagnosed with...

Nursing Intellectual Capital Theory

Intellectual capital is a theory that focuses on the collective knowledge of individuals and the structures that are present in a given organization (Stewart, 2001). This theory views the knowledge possessed by employees as an intangible asset that is critical to the success of a given entity. Additionally, this theory...

Quality Metrics for Chronic Disease Management

Review of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) report The management of chronic diseases is an essential healthcare approach that is aimed at reducing the negative impact of chronic diseases in patients (National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2010). The current trends show that the prevalence of chronic diseases is...

Annotated Bibliography to Health Literacy, Self-Care and Patients With Diabetes

Associations between health literacy, diabetes knowledge, self-care behaviors, and glycemic control in a low income population with type 2 diabetes The research problem focused on evaluating relationships among health literacy, patient knowledge, self-care, and control of glycemic in marginalized populations of low-income earners, primarily with type 2 diabetes. The purpose...

Emergency Room Triage in America

Introduction Emergency care and medical services are offered to play an important role in the life of every person, who is in need of professional medical help. The way how emergency care is offered in special rooms may define the quality of life and even the future of human life....

Situational Leadership Approach

Introduction A nurse’s position often requires the demonstration of effective leadership skills to be able to cope with a variety of tasks when working with patients and colleagues. The role of a charge nurse allows for developing and using different skills and abilities typical of leaders because job responsibilities include...

Separation Anxiety Disorder in Adults: Sidney’s Case

Abstract The purpose of this study is to investigate the case of Sydney by using the DSM-5 criteria and other models for diagnosing psychopathologies. The symptoms described by the client indicate such differential diagnoses as paranoia, social anxiety disorder, and depression. However, the DSM-5 criteria and Beck’s cognitive model reject...

Myocardial Infarction: Case Study

Symptoms Pain in the chest and other parts of the body like the left arm are the most common symptoms of myocardial infarction. The patient was also out of breathe, and he looked weary, and these are also symptoms associated with MI. The pain associated with MI emanates from the...

Causes and Consequences of Osteoporosis

Introduction Osteoporosis is a condition in which an individual is often susceptible to bone fractures. It is a condition of decreased bone density leading to bone weaknesses. The condition leads to the abnormally porous bone that can be compressible as with the case of a sponge. This condition predisposes individuals...

Quasi-Experimental Design and Internal Validity

Evaluation of the choice of design and the author’s rationale for the design choice A quasi-experimental design is a design which is commonly used when it is impossible to implement the methods of experimental design. Such kind of design can be helpful in social, educational and behavioral research. One of...

Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

Introduction Formal regulation of medicines and medical devices in the United Kingdom started in the 1960s after the thalidomide incidence. Thalidomide was a prescription drug for relieving morning sickness in pregnant women used widely in the late 1950s and early 1960s before the discovery of unpredicted disastrous birth defects. Since...

The Concept of Healing Hospital Paradigm

Components of the Healing Hospital Paradigm The Healing Hospital Paradigm is a holistic approach aimed at providing effective medical support and care to different patients. This paradigm focuses “on the needs of the whole person” (Ashcraft, Anthony, & Mancuso, 2010, p. 1). This notion explains why “physicians should consider the...

Family Planning: Reproductive Health

The Cairo ICPD in 1994 considerably expanded and improved the status and health protection among women. This change is characterized by certain pros and cons in regards to limited financial and logistic resources, especially in some regions of sub-Saharan Africa where HIV/AIDS problems remain to be urgent. On the one...

Nursing Practicum Experience With Focus on Infections

Introduction Over the decades, there have been increasing cases of adverse health practices and cases of deaths, which have prompted healthcare systems to seek appropriate solutions. The practicum experience is an evidence-based solution to ensure that nurses are competent in their medical practices to avoid the occurrence of adverse health...

Migraine Headaches: Diagnosis and Treatment

Abstract This paper seeks to explore migraine headaches and provide current developments as far as their causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment are concerned. It introduces the new triggers that have come to be associated with the disease and hence the different treatment approaches. It concludes that migraine headaches...

Nursing: Management Concept

Introduction Ambulatory care has often been offered at places of work, clinics, and the out patient centers of health care institutions. Some ambulatory care is offered in educational institutions. The logic behind offering health care in places where people habitually spend their time instead of obliging them to go to...

Mediastinotomy and the Current Procedural Terminology Codes

An effective mediastinotomy combines the selection of the appropriate CPT Codes for the procedure and the comprehensive consideration of all relevant information. Mediastinotomy is an invasive diagnostic procedure where a doctor makes an incision on a patient’s chest to examine the organs and tissues located between the lungs, the breastbone,...

Impaired Nurses in Nursing Practice

In healthcare settings, impaired nurses are not praised because impairment is usually observed due to substance or alcohol abuse. In nursing practice, the definition of an impaired nurse is typically associated with a person who consumes alcohol and different types of drugs, and this behavior affects his or her performance...

Spaulding Hospital for Continuing Medical Care Cambridge

Spaulding Hospital for Continuing Medical Care Cambridge is a certified 180-bed long-term acute care facility where an extended number of professionals provide comprehensive support with every medical plan. It is located on a seven-acre campus at 1575 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02138, and has a rather comfortable entrance and parking...

The Placebo Effect in Medical Practice

Nowadays, medical treatment has become an advanced and complicated process that consists of many different steps and factors. One of the elements that can play a role in treatment is called the placebo effect, which is an interesting psychological phenomenon. Although the subject is not thoroughly researched, this effect is...

Behavior Intervention Plan for Tantrums

Abstract E.J. is an 8-year-old boy who was diagnosed with autism and referred to the Functional Behavior Analysis that revealed tantrums as interfering behavior. It is suggested that his tantrums occur when he fails to obtain peers’ attention to satisfy the need for sameness. This paper presents the behavior intervention...

Ringworm Infection: Description

Introduction Fungi are both plant and animal pathogens that can be harmful or beneficial to both organisms. Although fungi may be very few in type and number, they cause a spectrum of many infections and diseases. These infections and diseases have been found to be very difficult to treat as...

Typhoid Fever: Health Promotion Pamphlet

Introduction Reporting of communicable diseases to the public health department is fundamental in the control and prevention of infectious diseases. Health care providers are required to report either suspected or confirmed cases of reportable diseases as soon as possible. When infectious diseases and related conditions are reported, medical therapy and...

Organizational Quality Improvement Plan

Introduction General overview As the major issue concerning the managed care related to Veterans Affairs deals with the quality of services provided by the organization, it is necessary to analyze and evaluate the quality of services after the introduction and implementation of the managed care program to ensure that all...

Nutritional Status of Students Anthropometric Practical Report

Introduction Anthropometry is the utilization of body measurements in the evaluation of an individual’s nutritional status (WHO 2013). Anthropometry also gauges dimensions, proportions and constituents of the human body. Parameters such as Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC), Arm Muscle Circumference (AMC) and skinfold measurements among many others are used to make...