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Abstract The significance of breastfeeding, as opposed to the use of the formula, is crucial to the further physiological development of a child. An increase in the levels of breastfeeding across the globe has set as one of the critical initiatives of Health People 2020, yet the results of the...
A controversial practice by most nursing schools in the mandatory drug testing of nursing students. The nursing schools that endorse this practice insist that it is necessary to ensure that patient care is not compromised. On the other hand, opponents of this policy insist that it only tackles the symptoms...
Introduction This paper is aimed at the identification of the research question and hypotheses concerning the study of tooth decay conducted earlier. The research question is the following: What is the connection between the percentage of untreated tooth decay in the US among different ages, ethnicity, gender, and income groups?...
Introduction Nursing models are theoretical models that are made up of concepts and theories. The nursing field is one of the fields which determine the survival of an individual depending on the patient care given by the nurses or caregiver. Theories and concepts of nursing assist the health care providers...
Introduction Mental health includes human beings’ psychological, emotional, and social wellness. It relates to the way people act, think, and feel and assists in determining stress tolerance, decision-making, and relationship with others. Its definition extends to realizing an individual’s abilities, productivity, and contribution to the community. This topic in general...
Introduction The use of vaccines is generally seen as one of the biggest breakthroughs in medical science and public health, providing an effective, non-invasive, and relatively cheap method of protecting the public from deadly viral diseases. Since the first vaccinations by Edward Jenner in 1796, the method and technology of...
Pneumonia is one of the respiratory diseases that affect both adults and children. The condition is an infection that causes inflammation of one or both lungs. The illness’s seriousness ranges from life-threatening to mild, with children, individuals with weak immune systems, and people aging more than 65 years more susceptible...
Introduction In order to complete the medication regimen paper, Helen Evans and her medication story were chosen to be analyzed. The patient is female, and her age is 65 years old. The woman has serious problems with her health state, and her medical story contains the following diagnoses: hypertension, diabetes...
Evidence Supporting Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring In some life scenarios, mostly in the hospitals, human caring has been put aside, and the major concern of the stakeholders in such health fallibilities is pivoted on making a profit. Having read Jean Watson’s theory, I have learned that, for example,...
After considering various options as to what nursing specialty to choose within the MSN program, I have decided to pursue the MSN Nurse Executive degree. During the course of study, my goal is to develop strong leadership skills, learn to manage the budget and the process of change, and become...
Buttaro, T., Tribulsky, J., Bailey, P. & Sandberg-Cook, J. (2011). Primary Care. A Collaborative Practice. New York: Mosby. This book is written for practitioners and it provides brief overviews of all diseases of adults, their symptoms and tips of primary care. New edition includes such topics as obesity, genetics, emergency...
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...
Introduction The body’s immune system plays a critical role in preventing various body organs from diseases. However, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that is depicted by organs and tissues being damaged by immune complexes and autoantibodies (Harrison, 2008). According to Ben-Menachem (2010), SLE is a chronic inflammatory...
Introduction Leadership is reflected as a comprehensive process that is used to realize goals, motivate other members to work, and providing support and inspiration to accomplish communally negotiated goals. In the nursing profession, leadership is the process of coordinating day and night shifts, and controlling the nursing team to ensure...
Biopsychosocial History, Presenting Problems, and Symptoms The client of this case is Francisco, a 45-year-old Latino man, married to a Caucasian man. He was raised in a traditional Catholic family, the members of which became shocked after his sexuality acceptance at the age of late 30s. After three-month depression and...
Description of Community El Paso, Texas; on the border with Mexico Approximately 680000 population (El Paso, TX, n. d.) 82% is the Hispanic/Latino population (Quick facts: El Paso City, n. d.) Median age of 33 (El Paso, TX, n. d.) The Hispanic community is an ethnic group residing in El...
Qualitative and quantitative studies are the two main approaches to conducting research on a wide variety of topics. Quantitative research is usually deductive – that is, its conclusions are more specific and less encompassing than its base assumptions. It focuses on “measuring variables and testing relationships between variables” in numerical...
The health care system should be continuously evolving to keep up with the patient’s needs. Nevertheless, in the USA, there are several legislation pieces that may provoke the potential barriers to the improvement of medical services and the increase of the nursing practice efficiency. According to the report published by...
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...
Introduction Nursing theories represent concepts and models that guide the nursing practice. The field of nursing has numerous theorists. Most of them attempt to advance and promote comprehensive care for the patients. Classical theories laid the foundation for contemporary theories and models. However, there has been a shift in theoretical...
Introduction Many deaths in the world today are attributed to cardiovascular diseases. In the United Kingdom alone, stroke and cardiovascular diseases combined claim the lives of more than 150,000 people every year. The disease is attributed to unhealthy diet policies. A continued intake of dairy products including meat and processed...
Humans are sexual beings in nature and depend on sex for pleasure and recreation. Unfortunately, some individuals might experience some forms of dysfunction that might affect their sexual responses or cycles. These problems have the potential to affect the level of satisfaction and make it impossible for the patients to...
Political History and Development of Nursing Education: Comparison of Kenya and Ireland The development of nursing in Kenya was greatly influenced by the country’s political history (Mule 1986, p. 83). Missionaries were keen to provide curative medicine to Kenyans and despite their efforts, they found it hard to provide treatment...
Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a complicated insult that has diverse ranges of signs and restrictive conditions. Therefore, TBI effects can be devastating to the patient and relatives. Studies attempt to highlight management processes from shock and despair when a brain injury occurs and provide coping mechanisms and solutions...
Introduction Research can be defined as a “thorough and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or confirm facts, theories and their applications” (Philippa 2005). There are several types of research that are identified depending on the nature and purpose of the study. Participant action research...
Health literacy and literacy are two closely associated terms. However, they differ in scope and meaning. For example, Healthy People 2020 (2011) defines health literacy as “The degree to which individuals could obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make right health decisions” (p. 1). Comparatively...
Introduction Ergogenic aids are substances that when used by an individual especially an athlete, lead to improved physiological, psychological as well as mechanical well being hence significantly improving the performance in sporting activities. Several substances can be categorized as Ergogenic aids with some being legal while others are banned for...
Abstract The paper evaluates how a pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design was used to undertake a quantitative study and the various types of validity that are important in this design. From the evaluation and discussion, it is evident that quasi-experimental designs can be effectively used in situations where it is neither...
Introduction A health care system is an arrangement in which stakeholders come together to mobilize resources to improve health. It involves quality service delivery by an effective and sufficient workforce. This can only be realized through effective funding, planning, and fair distribution of health care resources (Basu, et al., 2012)....
Introduction Throughout history, people have been using their reasoning to determine what is right or wrong in different circumstances and in justifying why it is so. This criterion is the basic foundation of normative ethics. In most cases, health care professionals encounter highly complex issues while dealing with their patients...
Health care is one of the most important parts of the U.S. social system (Kovner & Knickman, 2008). Yet, many perceive the system as vague and not accessible to the poor. With millions of U.S. citizens uninsured, health care cost escalating, access to health care difficult, and health disparities eminent...
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...
The interaction between team members in the health industry is extremely important as it might have an impact on the life of the patient. Healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses, laboratory assistants, have to act together to perform in the most efficient way and to achieve the required results. The purpose...
Research question Linear regression analysis is used to describe how a dependent variable (sometimes known as the criterion variable) is controlled by an explanatory variable (sometimes known as the predictor variable). The dependent variable Y is plotted against the independent variable X to obtain a scatter plot (Jackson, 2012). Plotting...
Introduction Florence Nightingale is regarded as the founder of the modern nursing profession. This pioneer started the first training school in the late nineteenth century where nurses could receive professional training. Her efforts led to the emergence of professional nurses, who are major players in the health care industry. Owing...
In their everyday professional life, nurses are faced with the challenges of making difficult decisions about precarious issues such as good and evil or life and death. Ethical dilemmas arise in such cases more so when dealing with patients with psychosocial disorders. Thus as Baker (2009) states, professional ethics in...
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...
Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) refers to the measurement of chemical or biochemical parameters in the lab to inform drug prescribing procedures. The precise parameters that are measured in TDM include drugs and their metabolites (Baktir 2017). These measurements are usually taken at predetermined intervals following the administration of a drug...
Introduction In the contemporary world, organizations are experiencing rapid changes emanating from globalization and the advancement in technology. Different sectors including the health industry have to understand the fluctuations in the markets to meet the customers’ expectations. Changes within an organization comprise alterations in the structure, operation methods, strategic plans,...
Introduction The prevalence of diseases is one of the current global challenges. However, the provision of superior medical services has remained a significant challenge in many countries. Thailand is one of the Asian countries that have made tremendous developments in health services (Sanguan, 2009, p. 245). Before the introduction of...
Introduction and Background With spiraling medical costs and poor quality of health care services, government and private payers sought the need to improve the quality of health care delivery. In the early 1970s, the science of quality measurement and improvement first emerged as an organized field. Studies show a high...
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...
In modern society, there is still a negative attitude towards the mentally ill and a peculiar fear of psychiatry. Most countries in the world are experiencing an acute shortage of nursing staff in the psychiatric service. The nurse mainly performs his or her duties in an automated manner. Work is...
Introduction The primary objective of the philosophical analysis is to evaluate logic and create theories of sense. A majority of the philosophers consider the commonalities of patient, nurse and environment in the bid to create a consequential philosophy of nursing practice. There are numerous approaches to creating philosophy. They include...
This paper explores the effect of the movement control order implemented during the spread of COVID-19 on the mental health of the population in Malaysia. The report described in the paper is based on the testing procedure of a group of respondents consisting of 4 adults of different age groups....
Social Stratification in Modern Industrial Societies Since its emergence, the human society has been heterogeneous, being divided into different layers based on the particular criteria of the particular historical era. Unlike slavery and feudal societies, industrial society is characterized by easier movement by social strata and more democratic principles of...
Introduction Gastrointestinal Tract (GI) or the so-called digestive tract is a long tube, which has a different width in some of its parts as well as a large number of flexures. Several sphincters are also the essential fractions of this system. Some sections of the digestive tract can be distinguished...
Introduction Engagement with resource family provides nurses with opportunities to apply perspective theories learnt in class. Scientists have developed theories to govern the domain of family nursing. Doane and Varcoe (2005) posit that experience with family is the best source of knowledge for family nursing (p.4). However, a nursing student...
Introduction An ethical dilemma in nursing occurs when a nurse is faced with conflicting options. There may either be a hindrance to do what the nurse knows is right or uncertainty of the consequence of the action which the nurse may take (Scribd, 2011). Nurses must ensure that they have...
There is no community that has not been affected by oral diseases. It is the responsibility of dental health specialists to evaluate the oral health status of the communities they serve, and based on the feedback, design and develop effective strategies and models to ensure that the oral health needs...
Introduction Chlamydia is a common bacteria infection which is mainly spread through sexual contacts with infected persons. The bacterium that transmits this genital infection is known as Chlamydia trachomatis and when this bacterium is transmitted sexually, it can infect the reproductive and urinary organs. Generally, Chlamydia trachomatis is an “obligate...
Holistic caring process is one of the core values of holistic nursing (Morgan & Yoder, 2012). According to Dossey, Keegan, and Co-Director International Nurse Coach Association (2012), holistic caring is the core element of nursing of future. The following paper will observe the selected core value of holistic caring process...
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...
Nurses are an integral part of the healthcare system and these professionals use their skills to care for patients and promote positive health outcomes. The role of nurses in the healthcare industry has changed significantly over the decades. Clarke (2014) notes that historically nurses were only required to read and...
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,...
Cholera is a highly contagious disease. It could cause death and widespread human suffering as manifested during the 2012 cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone, where thousands of people lost their lives and many more were infected in the latest outbreak to ravage the country (World Health Organization, 2012). Owing to...
Today, more than ever before, it is increasingly becoming evident that advanced practice nursing (APN) has gained immense popularity in the United States and globally as healthcare systems the world over attempt to address the rising healthcare needs (Kotzer, 2005). This paper not only attempts to compare and contrast the...
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...
Ethical problems often arise in healthcare practice, since the health and lives of patients depend on the decisions of medical staff. For this reason, national associations create guidelines and ethical codes to guide and help doctors and nurses make the right decision. In this paper, I will examine three ethical...
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...
Introduction Globally, nursing education is distinct among the nations. The nursing education of Poland is obviously different from that of Sri Lanka. This essay chooses the two nations because of their variations in economic development, educational growth, nursing management systems, and historical backgrounds. In presumption, the nursing education systems of...
Common Health Traditions Based on my Cultural Heritage Nigerians prefer taking healthy food, particularly vegetables. Food is grown naturally and has to be served hygienically because the handshake is a common greeting method. Nigerians believe in sex after marriage and not before. This makes the elderly be against boy-girl relationships....
Introduction Kidneys have many tasks in the body and endocrine functions are some of the most important functions that they perform. The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone mechanism helps the body to fight against chronic ailments as will be discussed in this essay. This paper seeks to discuss the endocrine functions of the kidneys...
Poor clinical waste management is a common problem in Africa and other developing parts of the world. Ineffective clinical waste treatment methods put many people at risk of contracting waterborne diseases and blood-borne pathogens (Chang & Wey, 2006). Uncontrolled and substandard burning of clinical waste also increases environmental pollution and...
Achievement of Healthy People 2030 objectives is vital for the improvement of the health of the nation. For this reason, today, specialists should be prepared to be ready to function within the proposed framework and facilitate the achievement of the primary goals (Thomas, 2017). Health educators also play an important...
Introduction Cancer is a life threatening disease characterized by the development of malignant tumours in various parts of the body. Ravichandran (2009) reveals that this disease is the number one killer in the world. It leads to suffering in the patient and if untreated causes death. Scientists and doctors have...
Background and description of neurovascular impairment compartment syndrome This nursing essay explores various aspects of neurovascular impairment compartment syndrome as an exemplar of the neurovascular condition of musculoskeletal (Wright, 2009). It covers pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, treatment modalities, and nurse role in the collaborative setting particularly in critical care clinical...
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...
Introduction and Definition Individuals exist in different personalities, exhibiting different capabilities and interests. The differences in people’s behaviors and attitudes have been studied in the area of education and the learning process. As a result, studies note that different people have different ways of efficiently learning and retaining new information....
Reasons for Categorisation The quantitative design focuses on numerical data, while qualitative designs concentrate on narrative information (Polit & Beck, 2012). The two articles in question can be seen as examples of these two types of designs. The quantitative research dwells upon the use of computer-based self-management of diabetes among...
Developments made in the UK concerning sex education are due to an increase in the number of Sexually Transmitted Infections, teenage pregnancy rates and relationship violence. Parents, teachers, politicians, healthcare providers and young people alike agree that there is a need to sort out issues facing sex education. However, religious...
Voluntary movement patterns The process of the reflex actions transforming into voluntary movement patterns is a complex issue to examine. The passage from infancy to toddlerhood is evidenced by the acquisition of walking, which is the first “fundamental movement skill” (Dunn and Leitschuh 30). The voluntary movement patterns throughout the...
A Definition and Description of the Four Theories The theory of reasoned action, health belief model, theory of planned behavior, and the trans-theoretical change model are the most commonly used theories in public health (Glanz & Bishop, 2010). The theory of reasoned action predicts human behavior by analyzing human attitudes....
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....
Abstract This paper is a critique of the article, “Leadership styles of nurse managers in ethical dilemmas: Reasons and consequences,” whose authors are Zydziunaite and Suominen (2014). The authors carried out quantitative research with the purpose of creating comprehension on the reasons and outcomes of leadership styles in ethical dilemmas,...
The relevance of a healthy lifestyle today is caused, on the one hand, by an increase and change in the nature of loads on the human body due to the complication of social life, an increase in the risks of a technogenic, environmental, psychological, political and military nature. There is...
Introduction In the modern world, medical personnel’s awareness of the latest technologies is one of the significant points in the development of healthcare. Electronic resources are increasingly used instead of physical libraries, due to high availability, access to data anytime and anywhere, and mobility, meaning the ability to store a...
Introduction For many people, the use of wearables is a necessity, but the tendency of wearing these technologies can also be associated with their promotion in media. In the article titled “When Your Health Depends on a Wearable,” Greene (2020) discusses the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing a wearable. Although...
I took part in the performance of two endoscopy procedures; esophagogastroduodenoscopy or EGD and colonoscopy. The procedures involve the passage of a camera either down the esophagus or into the colon respectively. Endoscopy is a diagnostic and exploratory procedure intended to identify abnormalities which caused the patient to seek medical...
The activity of daily living (ADL) analyzed in this paper is the dressing, namely, fastening the buttons on a shirt. A typical performance of the activity is the subject of the analysis. The critical physical goal of the action is to grasp small objects and maintain control of hands and...
Introduction COVID-19 is an infectious viral high-contagious disease with predominant damage to lung tissue. Pathognomonic clinical signs are respiratory failure and distress syndrome (Cennimo, 2020). In addition to these symptoms, patients complain about a dry cough, fever, and weakness. Although the first wave of coronavirus is already behind and the...
Introduction Clinical rotations form a major requirement for medical students, as it remains an avenue of actual application of what the students learn in the classrooms and further learning experience. In addition, clinical rotations offer an opportunity for the students to gain diverse experiences through working in different medical institutions...
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....
The orientation of the United States’ healthcare facilities on the promotion of population health is explicitly seen in the first months of children’s lives. Hence, infants are provided with a variety of medical services to ensure the proper functioning of their bodies. In this case, the most critical aspect addressed...
Teaching Hospital Employees The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the primary legislation that regulates how personal health-related information is managed by healthcare institutions. Because of the increasing number of privacy-related issues concerning this data, it is imperative that all employees have the necessary knowledge and training to...
Introduction The healthcare system of a given country dictates the quality of services available to its citizens. The American government offers adequate resources and support to ensure that more people receive high-quality services. This report gives a detailed summary of the responses obtained after interviewing one of my family members....
The year 2019 will forever be engraved in many people’s hearts and minds as the time when a deadly virus known as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) invaded almost all the sectors, thereby disrupting daily activities. It is described as a communicable respiratory illness which is triggered by a new...
Postpartum psychological disorders include mild conditions, known as “baby blues,” postpartum depression, and postpartum psychosis. The risks of complications increase due to the history of psychological disorders, labor complications, unintended pregnancy, unmarried status, or marital discord (Perry & Hockenberry, 2018). Postpartum psychosis requires significant attention as “infanticide and suicide are...
It should be admitted that there are many diseases related to environmental conditions, health habits, and work routines. However, lung cancer seems to be among the most severe ones in this regard. A plethora of chemical substrates provides carcinogenic effects on lung tissues – starting from a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon...
The cost of living a healthy life is a sensitive matter to talk about, but we can’t keep turning a blind eye to it. The crisis of the current US healthcare system takes its root in the organizational factors, which formed throughout the 20th century. Unlike consumer-driven health insurance in...
The Veteran Affairs (VA) health care organization deals with veterans that have been brought to the community hospitals. The key problem experienced by the organization and parties concerned includes poor quality of health care services provided to patients and escalating costs that can be considered one of the reasons for...
“Work stress among newly graduated nurses in relation to workplace and clinical group supervision” by Blomberg et al. (2016) is an experimental cross-sectional comparative study aimed to investigate occupational stress among newly graduated nurses. The dependent variable measured in the research is the perceived amount of stress experienced by nurses....
A healthy diet is certainly important for the proper functioning of the body. In modern conditions, one can find many factors that somehow negatively affect the body and the state of human health. Adequate nutrition ensures quality of life, including the level of health and the body’s ability to cope...
According to the statistics provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (2019), one in five US citizens suffers from mental disorders. Besides, the common knowledge shows that rather often, problems with mental health remain unidentified and are attributed to the character of a person. The critical aim of the...
Introduction Hypertension-related problems are frequently observed in adults, and the task of medical workers is to take preventive measures and reduce their blood pressure to normal limits. The application of antihypertensive drugs is one of the common therapies that can be offered to patients, but this intervention has to be...
The physician is a well-educated professional, so he knows which complications James has, and is aware of possible negative consequences in case of refusal to undergo a kidney transplant. It seems that the doctor has to take a firm position and urge parents to do all the needed procedures, but...
Introduction Spirituality describes a relationship with God (Spirituality Information, 2010). It is the inward spirit away above or greater oneself. The greater power and Spirit is God (Live strong, 2009) Spiritual needs Assessment Organizations need to describe spiritual content and capacity for her assessment and the individual requirements taking the...
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is among the leading causes of death globally and is estimated to be the fourth leading cause of morbidity and mortality in 2030. Even though the obstruction of airways characterizes COPD, it is linked to metabolic disorders, which include obesity, cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, and...
Introduction In accordance to my medical experience, health maintenance is necessary for any individual, and most importantly, to persons suffering from chronic conditions. This is because of several unpleasant conditions that persons disregarding health maintenance, can possibly face. A common example in my line of expertise is metastatic breast cancer,...
Role of the mentor in developing professional practice Mentorship refers to the professional support provided by an experienced colleague to a practitioner or trainee towards “making successful transitions in work, knowledge and personal growth” (Allen 24). A mentor is a role model who is passionate about helping another person to...
Communication of nurses with patients is one of the most significant parts of their work since the emotional and mental state of a person is no less important than physical health. Communication between the nurse and the patient’s family is equally important because the anxiety of family members affects their...
Introduction The choice of profession is one of the most significant steps in the life of every person. And if a person decided to connect own life with nursing, it says much about personal traits, interests, and goals in life. Being a nurse cannot be compared to being a driver...
One of the most challenging situations in nursing practice is the necessity to provide ethical assistance and care for patients under the do-not-resuscitate order (DNR) and the members of their families. As it is presented in the case study, there can be misunderstandings regarding the DNR status of the patient...
The cultural background of an individual has a significant impact on access and utilization of healthcare in the United States. There are significant disparities and inequities in health, associated with elements such as racism or structural cultural barriers within health organizations that are connected to poor health outcomes. Culture oftentimes...
Community-based healthcare delivery has recently become the most popular approach among American medical institutions because it is crucial for the prevention of diseases, improvement of sanitary conditions, and successful recovery. It is usually mentioned with regard to low-income people who cannot afford insurance. Nurses are supposed to play an important...
Reflection In the dynamic society, it is vital for nurses to understand the occurring changes and the heritage of healthcare. The perspective that an individual has on the available healing therapies changes frequently as more scientific research continues on their effectiveness. It thus is imperative for the nurse to try...
The tuition reimbursement occurs when the employer pays for employee education expenses after he/she passes the classes. This practice used to be beneficial both for medical institutions and individuals as it increases the overall level of society’s healthcare, hospital performance, and reputation. In their turn, medical professionals use this employment-based...
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...
Writing goals is a popular technique used in psychology, human resource management, and career planning. Its efficiency has been proved by examples of successful specialists in different fields. Simple as it may seem, writing goals though has certain peculiarities and requires appropriate skills. If to represent goals as destinations, and...
Introduction Diabetes is one of the major metabolic diseases, which affects a large portion of the population. It is a severe systemic heterogeneous disease in which absolute or relative insulin deficiency develops. Diabetes is an endocrine disease characterized by a syndrome of chronic hyperglycemia, which is a consequence of insufficient...
Pre operative nursing care The nursing admission should obtain both objective and subjective data about the patient and should assess whether the patient is eligible for treatment. Subjective data involves patients experience about the disease or condition in question, for example pain. (WHO, 2010) reveals that hernia is non tender...
Introduction Individuals’ health state changes throughout life and determines their satisfaction with it. Various modifications in well-being of people are caused by specific triggers connected to the environment, nutrition, age, genetics, and psychological problems. In order to illustrate the process of change and adaptation, medical specialists developed a specific concept...
The health and general well-being of citizens should always be a priority for local authorities. It is hard to deny that it is not enough to give people equal access to the healthcare sector. Besides making the healthcare system simple and available for patients, it is also important to control...
Regardless of all attempts to improve the situation, AIDS remains one of the most topical issues for humanity nowadays. The current crisis means the need for actions to struggle against the further spread of the diseases. Under these conditions, the installation of condom dispensers in restrooms of the campus is...
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,...
Introduction Training is a process through which job-related skills are passed to the employees. It involves undertaking a set of activities aimed at preparing an individual to work in the real world. It is appropriate for new employees and experienced workers who desire to improve their skills and meet job...
Introduction Technological advances are crucial for the development of healthcare around the world, as they help to improve treatment and diagnosis methods of various conditions. According to a recently published article in Forbes magazine, there are at least nine current trends in technology that will transform medicine and healthcare in...
Introduction The importance of nurses in the health care system cannot be overstated and it is almost impossible to envision an operational health care facility that is devoid of nurses. Chitty (2005) hails nurses as the backbone of any hospital area and highlights the progress the field has made from...
Diseases such as epilepsy pose a significant risk to people’s well-being not only because of their symptoms but also because of the stigma surrounding the condition. According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2019), around three-fourths of people with epilepsy living in low-income countries do not get treatment. This high...
Introduction With the rapid growth of modern society and the wide range of technological advancements, people have more opportunities to access challenging procedures, especially in the field of medicine. Technological progress in robotics and artificial intelligence provides countless future prospects for addressing current healthcare issues. Some of these challenges include...
Background Wound care management has now become of the most challenging aspects of nursing on a global level due to the increasing pattern of wound incidence caused by various chronic diseases and accidents (Powers et al., 2016). Thus, the tendencies of would care between different facilities are now being modified...
The comparatively recent disaster (the derailment of an oil-tanker train) unveiled the vulnerability of the community and the weaknesses of the existing disaster recovery plan at Vila Health. Some of the barriers to the effective implementation of the disaster recovery plan are the lack of resources and people’s overall unpreparedness...
Introduction An objective comparison of approaches that Eastern and Western medicine takes toward health and treatment is necessary for conducting a further evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of Western medicine. The emergence of the Western approach to medicine in the developed world follows the way of hypothetical deduction, while...
Introduction Big cities are tourist attractions from all over the world. One of them is the City of Miami (ZIP code 33010-33299), which is a cultural, financial, and economic center of South Florida in the United States, located on the East Coast of the Atlantic Ocean with a population of...
Stem cell research disrupts embryo development since stem cells are extracted from its blastula. On the one hand, Huidu (2019) states that the embryo is not developed enough to be considered an infant, which justifies the practice. On the other hand, some scholars argue for unborn children’s moral status that...
Health information management system For this paper, the author will consider the implementation of an operational health information management system. This type of software focuses on the internal processes of the healthcare facility, including matters such as staffing and scheduling. Its purpose is to provide the management with accurate and...
Scenario Patient safety is among the top concerns for every healthcare set-up due to the associated negative consequences affecting care outcomes and other related issues, such as legal suits. One of the ways to ensure that patients are safe when being taken care of is by detailed documentation covering all...
The United States has experienced numerous changes over its long history, which has resulted in an essential impact on all spheres of life, including medicine. Before the Civil War, the American health care system was almost absent, and thousands of people suffered from different health issues. However, the gradual social,...
The completed interview in Phase 2 presented numerous ideas that nurse practitioners can utilize to expand their philosophies and become more proficient in medical practice. Clinicians who want to succeed in their respective fields should be aware of emerging changes and apply appropriate theories. The first section of this paper...
Abstract Maternal mortality is among the most preventable deaths, which can act as a precise indicator of the quality of healthcare in the region. Although the global trend has been showing steady and gradual improvement throughout the years, there are still several regions where spikes can be observed. One can...
Introduction Nursing is a noble but undoubtedly stressful profession, and certain interventions are necessary to keep the functioning of medical institutions steady and efficient. Therefore, researchers have expressed an interest in the techniques that can counteract the effects of pressure on healthcare workers. Two qualitative studies, “Can Nurses’ Shift Work...
In hospital policies, the approaches to resolving the issue when nurses request the same holiday time are usually described. However, in cases when units discuss holiday coverage separately, it is a responsibility of a nurse manager to address this problem effectively. The focus should be on meeting the interests of...
Research Question Within the scope of nursing, does servant leadership contribute to the significant performance of a team more than the other approaches? Tentative Claim/Thesis (Situated in a Valid Debate) Healthy relationships within a team are vital to productive work and depend on the managerial approach of the leader –...
Choosing a profession is one of the most crucial decisions every individual makes in their life. Various factors, such as personality traits, knowledge, skills, and opportunities have to be considered when pursuing a specific career path. In addition, specialization should be beneficial for the person and society and stay in...
Trisomy 18 or Edwards syndrome is a genetic disorder that is diagnosed during pregnancy and usually results in miscarriage or infant death. It is traditionally considered lethal, with almost 95% of infants dying by one year of age. However, more life-sustaining and life-prolonging treatments have appeared recently, with the subsequent...
Introduction Politics has a strong influence on healthcare because major decisions that set the course for the whole range of specialists are made on higher levels (Patel & Rushefsky, 2014). Change of top-level executives and planners could result in shifts in healthcare policies, which can be either for the better...
Introduction Both during one’s nursing education and career, it is essential to understand and remember the profession’s fundamental aspects. The most vital parts are the code of ethics and the scope of practice that nurses have to keep in mind to perform as competent medical professionals. As an integral part...
Teleflex Incorporated is a US-based company specialized in the manufacturing of medical devices. It sells orthopedic surgical instruments under the brand name KMedic. The range of orthopedic instrumentation that is available under the brand KMedic includes osteotomes, bone cutting forceps, plate benders, shears, knives, mallets, screwdrivers, and other reusable surgical...
In mid-14th century, the Black Death plague swept across Europe, killing more than 40% of the population. While the continent experienced economic growth and a cultural flourishing in early years, towards the middle of the century, Europe was in crisis from war, famine and disease. However, cultural change continued to...
Background Human health is more important than all other aspects of life. Nations and individuals have different ways of preventing the spread of diseases and managing them to ensure they do not have serious effects on them (Gaad 57). This essay presents a report of the research conducted in Abu...
Introduction Various cultural beliefs across the globe have emerged to have a significant impact on health service deliverance in the community. These cultural beliefs seem to contradict healthcare delivery from professionals, thereby posing serious harm to the health conditions of their followers. However, some beliefs also promote healthcare provision across...
This is a business review of hospitals located in Alaska and comparing the way these different hospitals provide their services to the people who live in tense regions, as the way the patients are treated provide the patients with the will of going back to the health facility to acquire...
Introduction Breast cancer has emerged as the most common type of cancer amongst women in the United Kingdom, with the rate of incidence of this disease is more than double that of both cervical and colorectal cancers (The Breast 2007). Besides, the occurrence rate of breast cancer amongst women in...
Xanax is in the group of drugs referred to as benzodiazepine which is in short known as Benzo’s. This drug is a depressant that is mostly used to treat anxiety, panic attacks, as well as tension. It has been used for a long time as a tranquilizer and it is...
Introduction While discussing about automation in pharmacies, the duties of a pharmacist come to the fore. The pharmacist may be a retailer or the one attached to any hospital. In both the cases, they store and dispense drugs to inpatients and outpatients. In every case, the pharmacist has to maintain...
Introduction Since the first tube baby was born in 1978 there has been a lively debate about the ethics of assisting Mother Nature. The current Pope, Benedict XVI has opposed any scientific procedure, including genetic engineering, in vitro fertilization and diagnostic tests to see if babies have disabilities, because these...
Hospital services serve as indispensable tools in providing care to patients. The staff employed may play a prominent role in executing diverse roles during an emergency, intensive care, long term pre and post operative conditions or illnesses. In recent years, patient safety has become a serious concern. Investigations have revealed...
Introduction Pharmaceutical industries are responsible for the manufacture of drugs. Like any other industry that we know, they aim at making profits. However, they are not exempted from the challenges that other firms go through. Like any other firms, they face challenges. Environmental factors are part of those challenges. In...
Abstract The proposed Electronic health record systems (EHRS) change for the Vila Health Independence Medical Center will impact all aspects of the hospital’s operation. Due to this fact, this paper reviews the stakeholders that are significant for the alteration and determines their involvement and value of the proposed strategy to...
Abstract Because of their negative outcomes, catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are a significant and rather widespread problem in long-term care. One of the potential interventions is daily bathing with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate washcloths. This intervention was used in a 100-bed long-term care facility unit with the intent of reducing...
