Depression as It Relates to Obesity

Introduction Obesity has been on the increase in the United States and many other Western countries (Herva, et al. 2006). Obesity brings about negative implications on the health of the individual since it is associated with conditions such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. It, therefore, reduces the quality...

Metaparadigm and Theoretical Framework in Nursing

Introduction The nursing profession has been seen to be directed by diagnostic related groupings, measures of patient acuity, quality statements, and measures of the quality. The profession further has to deal with issues of staffing, cost effectiveness, educational advancement, retention, recruitment, image, professionalism and autonomy (Parker and National League for...

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...

Heart Disease and Stroke: Project Proposal and Budgeting

Introduction This paper is a project proposal for the management of heart disease and stroke in Minnesota. It outlines a leadership and strategic plan for addressing the high incidences of the health conditions in the state. The first section of the paper describes the community’s health problems and explains why...

Strategies to Decrease Nursing Student Anxiety

Research Problem In her article “Interventional Strategies to Decrease Nursing Student Anxiety in the Clinical Learning Environment”, Moscaritolo focuses on the importance of support for students, who experience anxiety and doubts entering the clinical environment. The author introduces the problem of students’ inabilities to cope with their emotions during the...

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...

Breast Cancer: Research Review Paper

Introduction Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women. However, plenty of scholar’s investigations help doctors, nurses, and patients to take precautionary and care measures improving their physical and psychological condition. Gap analysis of the previous investigation In order to deepen the investigation, the so-called gap analysis...

Anova With Repeated Measures

Introduction The current paper provides a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with repeated measures of the data supplied in the file “TutorMarks.sav,” which accompanies the task #2 provided in the book by Field (2013, p. 589); the file can be found on the web page “Datasets” (n.d.). The analysis was...

Dental Public Health Project

Introduction The project revolves around reducing the incidence of dental caries in African American children aged between seven and 11 years. The high prevalence of dental caries among African American children demonstrates the existing oral health inequalities in the United States (Brocklehurst, Morris, & Tickle, 2012). As such, it is...

Synthesis of Information for Nursing Practice

Clinicians can improve their practices by embracing the new technology and the use of art and science in their operations. Most of the issues that affect nurses have their solutions in the literature, but practitioners rarely invest in the acquisition of information from written literature to inform their practice. On...

Screen Time and Pediatric Obesity in School-Aged Children

Introduction Obesity in school-aged children negatively influences their health, educational accomplishment, and quality of life. Children who have obesity have a high possibility of proceeding with the problem into adulthood, over and above the danger of chronic illnesses. Augmented screen time raises the probability of children developing pediatric obesity because...

Leininger’s Culture, Diversity and Universality Theory

Introduction Culcture and cultural diversity can e considered burning issues of contemporary society. People often think about cultural differences and discuss this issue in public in order to draw more attention to the importance of the matter and necessity of evaluating and implementing it in different sectors of human activity....

The Health Promotion Model by Nola Pender

Introduction The Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common dementia-related maladies that arise from damage or death of brain cells. Various health researchers have come up with theoretical frameworks that are aimed at alleviating the condition. This essay examines the health promotion model by Nola Pender with a view...

Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Alcohol Addiction

Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a highly adaptable approach to treating an array of disorders, and it has been used to address the needs of various patient groups. In the beginning, IPT was designed as a brief intervention to use as primary care; later on, it was tailored to treat adolescents...

Psychosis: The Patient’s Clinical History

Akin’s clinical history strongly implies that he might have psychosis. Although it is not evident if it is the main diagnosis and there is room for something else, analyzing its features and comparing them with the case might clarify the issue. This essay will address the current definition of psychosis,...

Evidence-Based Nursing Practice: A Literature Review

Introduction This review of literature attempts to examine various aspects of evidence-based nursing practice in nursing. It further attempts to describe the importance of literature materials in nursing practice. In addition, it attempts to describe the standards needs in evidence-based care in nursing. Within the last few decades, evidence-based nursing...

The Role of Chief Nursing Officer

Abstract A Chief Nursing Officer can only transform an organization’s vision using strong leadership skills. From bedside roles, nurses can grow into responsible boardroom partners tasked with the delivery of high-quality care. I have learned that strong leadership skills can help CNOs realize their vision for a care organization. With...

The Definition of Public Health Leadership

Introduction Public health leadership, just like leadership in any other field is based on such concepts as an influence, the situation, and the followers, and is based on the correlations between these factors (Vroom & Jago, 2007; Nahavandi, 2014). At the same time, Koh (2009) defines the leader in the...

Kennedy Class II Removable Partial Dentures Review

During the last few decades, technology has combined well with science and innovation to bring about sweeping changes in dental treatment. People who could never afford a smile due to the sorry state of their teeth have been offered a new lease of life, courtesy of emerging technologies such as...

Pediatric Nursing Overview and Analysis

At first, the nurse should mention that atraumatic care is supposed to minimize the physiological and psychological distress experienced by children and their parents (Perry, Hockenberry, Leonard, & Wilson, 2014). In particular, one should consider the impacts of hospitalization on families. Additionally, atraumatic techniques can help George and Martha overcome...

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...

Public Health and Health Care

Introduction The local government performs numerous public health functions. These functions cover pollution, sewage and sanitation, cigarette sales and smoking in public, fluoridation of drinking water, firearm licensure and prohibition, and drug paraphernalia sales. Moreover, local governments’ functions entail rodents and infestations, sanitary and food and beverage, housing codes, garbage...

Professional Nursing Practice and Leadership: Critical Pathways

Management Model: Managed- Care Critical Pathways Managed-care critical pathways are crucial for professional nursing practice and leadership. These are frameworks that facilitate coordination of teamwork and streamline service delivery. Significance of the care pathways is realized in a series of events, such as scheduling and execution of processes in healthcare...

The Development of Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that is on the rise in the current world. In America, around forty percent of the population suffers from osteoporosis. The disease can remain hidden in one’s body until a fracture happens. Osteoporosis is the reduction of bone mass and density, which eventually results in...

Dignity Health – A Non-Profit Health Care System: Case Study

Introduction Dignity Health is a non-profit health care system that operates a network of hospitals and other health care-related facilities in Arizona, California, and Nevada. The headquarters of the health care organization is located in San Francisco, California. Dignity Health was founded in 1986, and today the organization provides such...

A Mental Health Nursing Social Interventions for Patients With Schizophrenia

Introduction This assignment aims at exploring the psychosocial interventions for patients with schizophrenia. It achieves this by expounding on a case scenario of a patient named Geoff. The observed experiences of Geoff by both his parents and teachers clearly reveal that he is suffering from schizophrenia. The term schizophrenia is...

Professionalism and Professional Values of Nursing

Introduction Professionalism can be understood as the concept that demands special knowledge, as well as an elaborate academic experience in carrying out certain duties. In nursing, professionalism may entail the ability to have considerable skills in caring, diagnosing, treating, counselling, and imparting health education to individuals who require medical assistance....

Non-Invasive Ventilation Rewiew

The early use of non-invasive ventilation averts mechanical ventilation and intubation in adult patients that present acute respiratory failures. NIV reduces mortality in such patients. Over the past two decades, NIV has exhibited a tremendous reduction in the mortality of patients that suffer from respiratory failures. The treatment improves gaseous...

An Important Role of the Nasal Cycle

Introduction The nasal cycle is one of the physiological processes that take place within the body without a slight knowledge of a person. Josephson says that the nose has two parallel nostrils (breathing passages) which are separated by a septum (a wall of cartilage) (17). These two passages are joined...

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,...

Teamwork and Collaboration in Healthcare

Successful health outcomes are best attained when there are teamwork and collaboration among the individuals involved. It entails the passage of correct information across health professionals, consultations on best care practices, and sharing responsibilities to ensure quality service and optimal health outcomes. The paper, thereby, seeks to discuss some of...

Benefits and Disadvantages of Prone Positioning in Severe Acute Respiratory Distress: Article Critique

Introduction The selected article describes the major challenges and issues encountered by nurses while providing adequate care to patients with severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). The authors of the article identified that “earlier trials to provide proper support to patients with ARDS did not show the targeted benefits and...

Aspects of Curriculum Development in Nursing

The individuals selected to form a review group should be specialists in the given learning domain. For example, a curriculum for a health specialty degree such as dentistry can only be created or reviewed by persons with a strong background in dentistry. Hence, specialty checks and further training in curriculum...

Baxter Water Treatment Plants and Public Health

The Baxter Water Treatment Plant is the largest water treatment facility in Philadelphia, supplying about 60 percent of the city’s drinking water. The government of Pennsylvania invested $73.3 million for the reconstruction and modernization of the Torresdale Water Pumping station supplying tap water from the Baxter (Rademaekers, 2020). The photograph...

Reflecting on Bioethical Issues

Plot Summary and the Historical Context The film Miss Evers’s Boys examines bioethical issues through the enactment of a historical unethical study on Black Americans. The American government in collaboration with the Tuskegee Institute carried out a study about the evolution of syphilis among the black population. They used 600...

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...

Pathophysiology in Nursing – Case Study

Significant findings of the physical examination From the physical examination of the patient, it is derived that; dyspnea (shortness of breath) especially when talking is due to airway obstruction. The blood pressure is higher than normal (normal blood pressure is 120/80) indicating type1 hypertension. The respiratory rate is also higher...

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...

Incivility Within the Healthcare Metaparadigm

The healthcare system has always been an extremely complex phenomenon, as multiple spheres constitute its core. All medical workers encounter an enormous amount of stress daily. Therefore, it is of major importance to provide them with the opportunity to work in proper conditions which are free of excessive stress factors....

Assessing Body, Mind and Spirit

There exists a relationship observed between the interaction of the mind, body and spirit. Explorations have ascertained the link between negative emotions with particular physical conditions (Tyre, 2004). In the nursing practice, it is indispensable to understand this relationship and recognize situations when it can be aptly applied. A healthcare...

Quality Improvement Plan of the Emergency Department

Quality improvement has been described as the activities prepared via the use acquired date to facilitate the direct enhancement in specific aspects of the delivery of health services. Some of the activities included in quality improvement include nursing sensitive indicators, performance measures and compliance checks. Performance measures refer to the...

IOM Future of Nursing Report and Nursing

Robert Wood Foundation (RWF) Committee Work and IOM Report The Future of Nursing report was developed during a propitious period in the U.S health care – an era typified by the increasing need for modifications in the care delivery framework. First, the “IOM Vision of the Future of Nursing” report...

Interrelationships Reflection in Humanities

Studying humanities can help individuals make a better sense of the human experience by providing alternative ways of perceiving reality. In essence, being more understanding brings healthcare providers to a new level of sensitivity and self-awareness and cultivates professionalism as well as skills in therapeutic communication and critical thinking. Therefore,...

Interdisciplinary Issue Identification: An Interview With a Nurse

Interview Summary In order to provide an appropriate foundation for the following project, a detailed interview with a nursing colleague was conducted. The organization that was discussed during the conversation was a regional hospital that provides a wide range of healthcare services to the population. It is a for-profit community...

Application of Bioelectromagnetics in Medicine

Introduction The utilization of bioelectromagnetics has been a topic of discussion within and outside of the medical community. Due to the latest scientific findings, there has been a surge in the popularity of electromagnetic therapy integration to treat arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, various types of cancer, and diabetic neuropathy. The practical...

Evidence-Based Practice for Preventing Medication Errors

Introduction Despite numerous attempts at addressing the issue, medication mistakes remain one of the most topical issues on the current healthcare agenda (Cohen, 2015). Although the introduction of the human factor does not allow eliminating the possibility of a medical mistake completely, the incorporation of the principles of evidence-based practice...

Lupus Disease: The Causes, Symptoms, and Types

Introduction Immune system illnesses are a category of diseases that cause hyperactivity or dormancy to the system. In case it becomes excessively active, the body targets its own tissues and destroys them. Lupus is defined as a lifelong inflammatory disorder with a wide variety of clinical symptoms which impact different...

Cooper Green Hospital: Community Care Plan Implementation

Overview statement The case study discusses the question of necessity and existing opportunities for introducing new strategies and health care reforms in order to keep the Cooper Green Hospital open. However, the clinic faced numerous problems with providing services and diligent treatment to their patients. First of all, the healthcare...

Role of Family in Healthcare and How Culture Affects Health Beliefs

Culture impacts the way a person views life, values, social norms, and other aspects that constitute daily life, including health and diseases. Individuals’ families also play a role in the way health is perceived. Patient-centered care implies involving family members and incorporating care tailored to the patient’s culture. This paper...

Spirometry Test for Respiratory System

Respiration is one of the vital physiological processes required for a normal homeostasis. It is also a complicated process where various mechanisms are interconnected to ensure a smooth air flow through the relevant pathways (Guyton and Hall, 2006). A defect in the respiratory system could lead to various complications which...

Ethical Issues: Decision-Making Process in Medical Setting

Consequence-oriented decision-making and duty-oriented decision-making are two main types of choices that one would have regarding ethical issues. According to (Bedzow, 2020), consequence-oriented decision-making indicates an action is either right or wrong depending on its consequences. Thus, using this approach, one can decide whether to take action when they know...

Risk Management in Health Care

Introduction The history of risk management in health care organizations dates back to the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi. This code stipulated severe punishment for medical practitioners who through malpractice caused injuries or even death to patients. The escalated law suites occasioned by malpractices made health care providers face an unprecedented...

Professional Practice Scenario: Nursing

The roles and responsibilities of a registered nurse when delegating nursing care A registered nurse obtains a license from the Australian State or Territory Nurses Act or Health Professionals Act to practice in Australia. (ANMC, 2005). Of superior competence and reliability, she practices alone and interdependently. Accountability and responsibility makes...

Paracetamol Synthesis and Reactions

Paracetamol is an analgesic, originally discovered in the late 19th century. It was initially developed as a metabolite of phenacetin, a common analgesic at the time, but overlooked due to several research errors leading to its side effects being overestimated (Brune et al., 2014). It remained relatively unknown until its...

Leadership and Communication in Healthcare Setting

Introduction Leadership in healthcare is one of the most important issues which helps medical staff to ensure effective and high quality services delivered to patients. Task forces consistently identified significant and interdependent elements of leadership that are in dangerously low supply in their organization. An ineffective leadership process and the...

Developments in Global Tobacco and Alcohol Policy

The health of the nation is one of the major concerns of any state. Healthy populations guarantee the ability of a country to evolve and move towards the achievement of new goals. However, today the situation remains complex because of multiple problems and health issues linked to the environmental or...

Evidence-Based Practice, Paradigms, and Theories in Nursing

Introduction Like any science, nursing is based on a set of paradigms and theories that validate and guide the research efforts undertaken within the nursing field and practice implications for better patient outcomes. Scientific Paradigms of Nursing Science Nursing is an emerging science that evolves according to the theoretical and...

Health Maintenance Plan for Diverse Developmental Stages

In the current paper, health maintenance plans for different developmental stages within the primary care practice will be proposed. The stages of life include the following: toddlers, school-age children and adolescents, young adults and middle-aged adults, and older adults. Suggested plans will be assessed, developed, and recommended according to evidence-based...

Vegetarianism. Literature Review

In recent years, vegetarianism and veganism, especially its stricter form, have been gaining popularity around the world. Some people adhere to a vegetarian diet for ideological reasons, whereas others feel its effectiveness and are exceptionally healthy. This is due in part to the possible benefits of this diet and growing...

Nurse Informaticist’s Role and Opportunities

Nursing Informatics and the Nurse Informaticist Today, there is a number of healthcare specialties that improve technically gifted people’s ability to contribute to the quality of care, patient safety, and positive treatment outcomes. Nursing informatics is among these relatively new and rapidly growing fields of study. In general, it can...

Government and Private Health Insurance

Nowadays, most American people receive health insurance from private health insurance companies. According to the Census Bureau, government insurance plans have 38% of Americans in comparison to 67% of people who get private health insurance services (Berchick et al., 2018). Nevertheless, managed care models and primary types of insurance businesses...

Hypovolaemic Shock: Term Definition

The four features Reduction in intravascular volume is classified as a hypovolaemic shock (Urden et al, 2006). Low blood pressure, hypoxemia, reduced urine output, and raised pulse rate are features of hypovolaemic shock. Hypovolemic shock “is an emergency condition in which severe blood and fluid loss makes the heart unable...

The Issues of Insurance of Health

Introduction People’s health depends on multiple factors, including diet, exercises, sufficient sleep, general well-being conditions, and other factors. However, income is the driving mechanism behind the striking health inequalities faced by many minorities. Revenue inequality has increased significantly in recent decades, which may perpetuate or worsen health inequalities. Moreover, the...

Type C Personality as a Risk Factor for Cancer

Abstract This section of the research drive presents a synthesis of the consulted literature on the subjects of the relationship between Type C personality and the cancer risk factor. The presentation comes in the background of a protracted focus on the Type A and Type B person types researches while...

Nursing Shortage: “Growing Your Own” Article by Allen

Introduction Nursing practice as a profession reflects the changing needs of the society in terms of healthcare requirements. A few decades ago, nursing practice involved nurses acting as the immediate care-givers of patients in hospital settings. However, with the rapid changes experienced in the healthcare field, nursing practice has also...

Cystic Fibrosis: Genetic Disorder

Etiology Cystic fibrosis, also referred to as CF, is a genetic disorder that can affect the respiratory and digestive systems. This health condition is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene that regulates the corresponding protein (National Heart, Lungs, and Blood Institute [NIH], n.d.). This type...

Effects of Obesity on Human Lifespan Development

Introduction Obesity is a widespread disease, and it has multiple adverse effects on different stages of human development. Being obese means having body mass index, which is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared, “at or above the 95th percentile for height and age” (Kuther, 2018,...

“Making the Case for Nursing Specialty Certification” by Blozen

Introduction Nurses possess adequate competencies that make it easier for them to provide high-quality medical support to patients with diverse needs. After completing school, these professionals need to identify specific organizations that can support their career aims. The idea of certification is also essential since it prepares them for additional...

Transition to Professional Practice

Introduction Teamwork is important in nursing profession as it determines communication and collaboration between different medical professions. Team work has always been very popular and important in nursing. Because self-managing members are working on permanent teams, the effort and expense involved in changing compensation structures is often justified. However, in...

Medical Assistant’s Actions in Challenging Situations

Difficult patient encounters Despite the fact that difficult patients do not occur so often in practice, medical staff should be prepared for their appearance. A difficult patient is one who causes unpleasant feelings in the doctor, which can become an obstacle on the way of treatment – anger, fear, guilt,...

Stages of Life and Influence of Age in Healthcare

Life occurs in different stages from birth, childhood, teenagehood, youth, and adulthood, after which death occurs as the end of life. As people transition from one stage to another, they interact with the healthcare system to cater to their different health needs. In this process, individuals experience care differently. For...

The Incident With Wolterman: The First Line-Of-Duty Death in the History of Hfd

Introduction The City of Hamilton, Ohio, is not marked by any significant historical events. It is not a very large city, occupying only about 22 square miles. The City of Hamilton is inhabited by 63,000 citizens, served by the Hamilton Fire Department (Hamilton Fire Department [HFD] 2019). HFD provides 24/7...

Quality Improvement and Safety in Nursing

Ensuring a safe environment for patients is among the primary concerns for nurses. It could be difficult, as many factors impact safety within the health care setting. One of them is connected with medicine administration, which is an essential part of a nurse’s job. While it may feel routine, the...

Pressure Injuries in Acute Care

A number of steps must be taken to ensure zero pressure injuries in an acute care setting over a one-month period. First of all, a clear and constant patient assessment must be conducted no later than 8 hours after patient admission to the acute care facility (Hommel & Santy-Tomlinson, 2018)....

COVID-19: Prevention Strategies

While Covid-19 is spreading around the world, authorities and healthcare professionals are trying to avoid a sharp increase in the number of cases. For this reason, as the experts say, flattening the curve is vital to avoid overloading the healthcare system and reduce mortality. The attempts to control the spread...

“Obstetrician Suspended After Research Inquiry” by Dillner

The main idea of the article “Obstetrician suspended after research inquiry” is an outrageous scandal or fraud that involves a compromised research study in health care, particularly in obstetrics and gynecology. Consequently, a number of key points that should be considered via the analysis were detected. Then, some crucially important...

Transformational Leadership Approach to Conflict Management in Emergency Care

Introduction For the healthcare sector to function efficiently and effectively, it is essential to foster excellent communication among various specialists and medical professionals to ensure that care and treatment are provided properly. Nevertheless, problems are an inherent part of any hospital environment, and often the challenges that may arise during...

Screen Time and Pediatric Obesity

Pediatric obesity negatively influences children’s health, educational achievement, and quality of life. Obese and overweight children have a high likelihood of proceeding with the problem into adulthood, in addition to the threat of chronic illnesses. Decrease of screen time, consumption of a balanced diet and minimal high-calorie foods, and augmented...

The Effect of Music Therapy on Depression

The study’s objective was to “determine the effect of music therapy on depression and physiological parameters in elderly people who were living in a nursing home” (Gök Ugur et al., 2017, p. 1280). The available literature shows that music therapy could alleviate depression, and thus the authors of this study...

The Role of Chief Information Officers in Healthcare

The role of a chief information officer (CIO) is crucial for many organizations. In healthcare, a sphere that is constantly changing and stays vital for society at any time, CIOs must not only adapt to transitions but ensure that technology and information processes benefit the patient and health care providers....

Ethical Considerations Supporting Euthanasia

Introduction The questions of life and death have always worried humanity since the time of its creation. Recently raised considerations concerning the rights of people to terminate their lives have provoked a debate that is marked by strong arguments on both the supporting and opposing sides. Philosophers, legislators, ethicists, healthcare...

Influence of Cultural Beliefs on Health Behaviors and Use of Health Services

Cultural Beliefs When we study different cultures and try to understand different cultural situations, we learn the people’s beliefs on health and of different areas. As we move from one culture to different cultures we have in mind that there is something good in every culture, which means that cultures...

Discussion Board Post on the Huntington’s Disease

If Huntington’s disease were present in my family, I would opt for genetic testing for varying reasons. The condition is inherited, and mostly occurs when one gets to the age of 30 or 40. Ideally, the illness results from the breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. An individual from...

Donepezil for Dementia Due to Alzheimer’s Disease by Govind

What is the article about and which drug is discussed? The article provides the investigation concerning the implementation of donepezil for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in general. According to Govind (2020), “dementia is a syndrome of acquired deficits in multiple domains of cognition” (p. 148). It was...

Banning Tobacco Sales: Arguments For and Against

Tobacco is the world’s most prevalent plant used for smoking. It also happens to be one of the most significant preventable causes of death and a powerful industry with considerable economic interests. Consequently, banning or restricting tobacco sales would benefit public health and hurt the economy, but the health outcomes...

System-Wide Support for Person-Centered Care

Introduction It seems reasonable to state that person-centered care has become a crucial element within the scope of high-quality and developed healthcare systems. It involves adapting the services of a healthcare organization to patients’ unique needs and requirements. Such an approach indicates respect to their individual views regarding which therapy...

“Health Care Reform and Equity” by Fiscella

Article Review The given article review will primarily focus on two main domains, which are access and national quality strategy informed by research. The healthcare system in the United States is among one of the most expensive and unaffordable ones across the globe. In addition, it is evident that the...

Insomnia and Sleep Disorders Prevention and Management

Goals of Therapy To cure insomnia and to achieve a healthy sleeping pattern To raise the awareness of self-treatment and OTC and to notify S.H. about their possible harmful consequences To educate the patient about the perimenopausal period, its symptoms and the ways of handling it effectively Drug Therapy Low...

Comparison and Contrasting of Nursing Theories: Elisabeth Kubler-ross and Hildegard Peplau

The philosophy of nursing The philosophy of nursing, which underlies all nursing and non-nursing theories, describes a system of views on the relationship between a nurse, a patient, society, and the environment. The philosophy of nursing is a theoretical foundation of the nursing profession, revealing the main provisions that determine...

The Concept of a Health Maintenance Organization and Its Types

The value of a health insurance in modern society cannot be overestimated. Common health insurance plan implies payments to a health care organization, in which the patient has received treatment, by an insurance company, with which the patient has a contract. In such a case, the insurance fees are rather...

A Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)

Ms. P. C., a young white female patient, reported a history of a heavy, malodorous vaginal discharge, lower abdominal pain, emesis, and nausea. On the basis of patient data, patient intake, clinical manifestations, and the vaginal discharge’s microscopic examination, it is possible to conclude that the most probable diagnosis for...

Case Study of Biomedical Ethics in the Christian Narrative

Medical Indications (Beneficence and Nonmaleficence) James has a critical form of acute glomerulonephritis, which resulted from complications associated with a strep throat infection (streptococcus infection). This condition requires immediate treatment, as the patient has high blood pressure and needs temporary dialysis to relieve fluid build-up. James’s parents rejected the dialysis;...

Pros and Cons of Living Arrangements for the Elderly

As people get older, they often face the decision of where and how to live since they might need help in simple everyday actions. There are multiple options for the seniors, benefits, and drawbacks of which will be considered here. Living in their own home is applicable for relatively independent...

Human Reproduction: Reproductive Development Process

Introduction The ability to reproduce, that is, the formation of new generations of individuals of the same species, is one of the main features of living organisms. Species transfer the genetic material from one generation to the next in the process of reproduction. This process ensures the survival of this...

Leadership Skills of Graduate Level Nurses

Introduction Democratic leadership is my leadership style as it was described in the quiz results. This style encourages intense participation among group members. Every decision is made by a leader. However, it is based on a thorough analysis of different opinions. It increases the effectiveness of a working process as...

Impacts of Grand and Middle-Range Theories on Nursing Practice

Nursing practice, as a professional discipline focused on the promotion of human health, derives from a broad pool of knowledge that comprises a plethora of theories, principles, and pieces of research evidence. In fact, theories and models drive the practice of nursing and substantially affect it. Theories significantly vary in...

The Work Expectations Analysis

Introduction The recent advancements in medicine and the passage of the Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act mean that the demand for qualified medical professionals is going to grow across the US (Hofer, Abraham, & Moscovice, 2011). As a nurse practitioner, I expect to be working in an outpatient...

Project and Study Design of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Teeneagers

The clinical issue for the current project is sexually transmitted diseases. Sexually transmitted diseases, commonly known as STDs, are acquired through sexual contact with an infected person. STDs are caused by viruses, bacteria, yeast, or parasites, and some of the most well-known STDs are herpes, HIV, gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia....

Nurses’ Educational Preparation

Nowadays, the importance of academic education keeps growing every year. Regarding nursing, it is also considered necessary for every nurse to acquire at least the bachelor level before starting to work. However, getting an associate degree and gaining professional experience after it often occurs to be more efficient for a...

Decriminalizing Marijuana: Pros and Cons

Introduction Several countries throughout the world are working to decriminalize or legalize less harmful drugs such as cannabis (marijuana). It has been suggested, and in some cases demonstrated, that legalizing or at least decriminalizing marijuana can help to reduce violent crimes and significantly decrease the number of people incarcerated for...

Veterans Affairs Healthcare System: Marketing Research and Segmentation

Introduction The Healthcare system is one of the most important facilities in society. Being the marketing representative at a local hospital, the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System is the main focus of the activity provided. Act as the marketing representative, the statistical data should be analyzed to consider whether the services...

“Chinese Restaurant Food” : The Article Review

The article ‘Chinese Restaurant Food’ educates the general public about the hidden dangers and harm of eating too much Chinese food. Hurley and Liebman (2009) explain that the notion of Chinese food being healthy could be contrary to the fact. While Chinese cooking does actually “deserve credit for keeping a...

Proper Education Through Music for Youth for HIV, AID Prevention

Youths love music whether gospel or secular. It is noted that American young people spend about four to five hours each day watching and listening to music. This is more time than the youths spend in the company of their friends. Music is highly valued by adolescents and older youths...

Shouldice Hospital: The Success Rate

Introduction and case history The hospital is extremely successful which can be seen from the fact that, while initially, the total number of available beds was just eighty-nine, during 1982, the hospital was capable of carrying out nearly “6850 operations”. (Hooksett, 1983, p.2). This speaks volumes for the growth of...

Linear Accelerator in Radiation Therapy

Introduction Radiation therapy, more commonly known as radiotherapy, is the application of radiation as a mode of treating cancer, according to Dobbs et al. (1999). As a curative therapy, the method promotes survival and can eventually cure. As a palliative medication, the therapy can not offer cure, but it controls...

Nurses in Handover Communication Analysis

Abstract The study represents the evaluation of communication between nurses in handover reports in ward setting. This present the guide and design to improve and develop of flow nursing communication. The information takes place between the nurses is to be said complex. Furthermore, it is not yet known how the...

McGill University Model of Nursing

Introduction Traditionally, most nursing theorists failed to recognize the importance of the strengths within nursing practice to appreciate the value of working with strengths. Currently, there is the steady growth of recognizing the importance of a strengths-based against a deficit-based approach to nursing but it had been observed that very...

Methamphetamine Addiction and Interventions

Introduction Methamphetamine was synthesized in 1919 by Ogata, a Japanese scientist. In the 1930s, Temmler Werke’s pharmacists in Berlin developed the stimulant called Pervitin. Since 1938, the substance has been used systematically and in large doses, both in the army and defense industry: tablets of Pervitin were officially included in...

Contributing Factors of Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental condition that affects the way a person communicates and socializes. In 1943, Leo Kanner was the first psychiatrist who coined the term “infantile autism” to explain children’s obsession with objects and resistance to change (Baron-Cohen, 2015). The contributions of Steve Silberman and...

Moral Character in “Principles of Biomedical Ethics“ by Beauchamp and Childress

The issue of moral actions can be reviewed from different perspectives. One aspect of it is the virtues of a person that guide his or her decisions and their connection to ethical behavior. The difference between norms and virtues is essential because the former is not subjected to changes due...

Critical Review of Rhabdomyolysis

Rhabdomyolysis has been defined as the dissolution that leads to a “nonspecific clinical syndrome causing extravasation of toxic intracellular contents from the myocytes into the circulatory system” ((Alterman, 2007, p 64). I am pursuing this subject for my critical review. Searching for the matter related to rhabdomyolysis was interesting and...

Adult Asthma: Symptomps and Treatment

Introduction Asthma is a chronic airway disease that has a considerable impact on the population health of the US. According to Loftus and Wise (2016), 8.6% of people in the US have asthma in comparison with 4.3% worldwide. Moreover, the prevalence of the disease is increasing both in the US...

Impact of Stress on Performance

Stress is an individual’s physiological response to an internal or external stimulus that makes the body to respond as if one is in danger. “The fatigue occurs when one has to handle more than they are used to.” (Williams, 1998, p. 135) According to the way Robert is behaving and...

Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers in US Healthcare Organizations

Executive Summary The topic of the project is the current state of rates of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) in US healthcare organizations. The problem of the project is the alarming prevalence rates of HAPUs in Kings County Hospital Center in comparison with the benchmark set by the New York State...

The Health Care System in the United States

Abstract Health care provision in the United States is carried out by numerous and independent legal organizations with the authorization of the Federal government. The country has identified the importance of personal health and that is why it spends a lot of resources on personal health care schemes than any...

Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Quantitative Methods

Research question Obesity in children and adolescents has increasingly become prevalent in the recent past and is now a major problem in most developed countries. In what ways can we determine the main causes of obesity in this age group and whom should the blame be placed on? The Problem...

Nursing Skills and Behaviors Assessment

Undoubtedly, nursing is one of the most essential, irreplaceable, stressful, and complicated professions in the modern world. Every day, nurses help save hundreds of lives, provide psychological support and care for patients and families, improve their skills, and train other employees. This work brings tangible satisfaction, but also requires tremendous...

Effective Delegation in Nursing

Effective delegation is one of the most important components of the RN’s practice. Unfortunately, the delegation model is still neglected or employed improperly. There are various barriers to effective delegation but they can be removed, and the delegation model can be utilized. First, it is necessary to consider major elements...

Patient Falls and Teaching Program in Nursing Home: SWOT Analysis

Introduction Staff training is an essential part of the responsibilities that are assigned to advanced practice nurses since it provides the opportunity to educate nurses and improve care services. In order to ensure the proper implementation of the educational program for identifying the risk factors that lead to patient falls,...

Nursing Workforce Challenges in the United States

Quick development pace and globalization significantly alter human lives and industries, and there is almost no field that is left unchanged. In recent years, the nursing workforce has faced several challenges, among them being physician shortages and uneven distribution and an increasing rate of registered nurse retirements. The other significant...

Using the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model in Designing a Community-Based Health Program

Introduction The PRECEDE-PROCEED planning model (PPM) is widely applied by public health professionals as a framework to improve health and solve community issues. The model describes factors influencing health outcomes and provides a comprehensive strategy for health needs assessment, and implementation of health promotion programs. It can be used to...

Limited Access to Health Insurance for Low-Income Families

Introduction Even though many people in the US have access to health insurance, there is a significant number who have no coverage and cannot take advantage of that. Therefore, the potential for a crisis, especially for needy families, remains. There is a problem with the high rate of uninsured low-income...

Research Utilization and Evidence-Based Practice

Introduction Nursing research aims to answer questions about nursing practice. There is also research utilization and evidence-based practice that determines the best practices based on the research conducted. The named research kinds help to improve nursing practice by discovering and providing the most effective decisions. The purpose of the research...

Fall Prevention Issues: Strategies and Key Concepts

Falls, especially in older adults, is a significant problem, the solutions to which are still being researched. In this paper, a synthesis of the literature that is relevant to education-based fall prevention is presented (see Appendices A and B). Since recent articles that consider fall education in isolation is not...

Hib Vaccine: Prevention of Epiglottitis and Recent Advances

Introduction The recent progress in medicine, healthcare, and pharmacology provides millions of people with an opportunity to avoid dangerous viruses, bacteria, and deaths. The prevention and control of diseases by means of well-timed immunization practices and vaccinations gain popularity in many countries. Despite the fact that until the 1980s, Haemophilus...

Leadership Styles and Theories in Nursing

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

Pressure Ulcers Prevention: Literature Review

Introduction Nursing personnel faces many difficulties when working in intensive care units (ICUs). Despite the experience of employees, some of the challenges are hard to avoid, which forces the staff to resort to additional methods of providing care for those patients who cannot satisfy their daily needs independently. One of...

Adolescent Mental Health: Depression

Adolescence is characterized by numerous physical, emotional, and psychological changes in people. Sometimes, teens’ behaviors can be predicted by taking the necessary measures. However, in some cases, it turns out to be hard for children aged between 12 and 17 years to understand their emotional or physiological needs, which leads...

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Benefits, Challenges, and Ethics

The use of AI has increased over the past decades, making it easier for researchers to investigate the most complicated issues. In health care, AI may be employed to analyze sophisticated medical data. What is more, AI allows scientists to estimate conclusions without having to engage humans in their studies....

Ethics in Evidence-Based Practice

Introduction As the concept of evidence-based practice develops, the method begins distinguishing itself from other similar practices such as clinical research. Clinicians who would participate in either practice would submit their plans to the same ethics committees, which would, in turn, review them based on the same metrics. However, the...

Religion and Healthcare: Cases of Incompatibility

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

AIDET Communication Process in the Healthcare

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

Computerized Provider Order Entry in Examples

The digital transformation of the healthcare sector has led to the emergence of information technologies such as computerized provider order entry (CPOE). The system development has been supported by federal funding which has focused on improving information technology in the healthcare sector. A majority of hospital networks utilize CPOE for...

Nurse Understaffing and Change Proposal

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

Healthcare, Sociology, and Connection Between Them

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

Malpractice Action Brought by Yolanda Pinellas: Case Study

Case Overview The case with the 21-year old Yolanda Pinellas refers to an instance of malpractice that resulted in significant damage to the patient. During the intravenous (IV) therapy, infiltration occurred and, although the RN discontinued the infusion, Ms. Pinellas developed necrosis that required surgical intervention and ultimately led to...

Oncology and Ethical Dilemma

Solving ethical issues is critical in medical practice, especially in Clinical Oncology. Cancer is the hardest psycho-emotional test, both for the patient and their relatives. In our society, the cancer patient is often perceived as a person marked with special signs. It is good if the patient is adjusted to...

Professional Development Goals for Advanced Nurses: Key Considerations

Introduction A professional development plan is an important planning tool that plays a central role in the setting and achieving of specified career goals. As an Advanced Professional Nurse (APN), a development plan is a contract with oneself detailing personal career direction together with goals and objectives that should be...

Research Designs and Sampling in Nursing Practice

Introduction The primary role of nurses is to take care of patients, but the scope of practice has expanded to address emerging needs. Research is one of the areas that have emerged and it contributes significantly to the overall care provision. In nursing, research is needed to advance the practice,...

Medical Devices Trade Agreements: Impact on Healthcare Systems

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...

Advanced Healthcare Directives and POLST (Life Sustaining) in Florida

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...

Procedural Pain Relief During IV Cannulation: Methods and Effectiveness

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...

Critique of Population Health Intervention

Introduction Population-based health interventions are an essential part of the national health system, as they target not only individuals or small social groups but communities as a whole. It means that interventions cover groups at risk and promote healthy behaviors on a large scale. While there are multiple health intervention...

Team Nursing and Synergy Models in Primary Care Unit

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

Factors Influencing Health Innovations: Measurement and Impact

Introduction The healthcare system in the United States is constantly developing, requiring dynamic leadership and change to maintain quality, upkeep with medical breakthroughs, and manage the complex, multifaceted function of the hospital environment. In the recent decade, there have been significant calls from stakeholders for reforms in healthcare to ensure...

Change Management in Healthcare

Thesis Statement Changes in the healthcare field are always associated with difficulties since they affect the ways care is delivered, as well as medical professionals’ and clients’ experiences. For my research paper, I have chosen the topic of change management in healthcare. More specifically, I am planning to examine innovation...

Korean and Mexican Health Beliefs: A Comparative Healthcare Perspective

Introduction The heritage of a given group will dictate its cultural, religious, and healthcare practices. Medical professionals should be aware of the issues affecting or influencing their patients’ behaviors. This paper describes the heritage of the Mexican and Korean people and their respective healthcare beliefs. Discussions and Similarities The heritage...

Global Health Conceptual Framework: Challenges and Innovations

Introduction By definition, health is defined as the absence of illness or injury, but the World Health Organization and many medical professionals and theories suggest that health is a state of complete “physical, mental, and social well-being” (Huber et al., 2011). The modern health continuum has evolved to provide a...