The Five R’s Approach to Ethical Nursing Practice

Important personal values for a nurse include autonomy, respect for an individual, commitment, integrity, sympathy, and accuracy. They are critical for nurses because these values determine the approach to caring for a patient. In society, similar values play a crucial role because community members also pay attention to honesty, dignity,...

Healthcare: Interprofessional Collaboration

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

Pain Assessment in Older Adults

Introduction Older adults often experience acute and chronic diseases associated with pain. Geriatric patients often take several medications to treat the symptom (Horgas, 2017). However, taking multiple pain management medications attributes to polypharmacy and may negatively affect the well-being of older patients (Horgas, 2017). Thus, it is crucial that clinicians...

Principles of Ethical Practice of Public Health

The modern health care sector is characterized by the increased level of attention given to patients and the conditions of the delivery of care. The evolution of the humanistic approach preconditioned the reconsideration of principles according to which this sphere functions and introduced new values that should be respected. For...

Children’s Health Insurance Program: The Role of Nurses

Healthcare Program The USA federal government has presently elaborated and introduced many programs that ensure the access of low-income families and different social classes, irrespective of their ethnic affiliation, to high-quality care services. In this regard, being at the forefront of healthcare delivery, nurses play an integral role in achieving...

Understanding the Teaching Strategies and Models With Regard to Nasogastric Tube Insertion

Introduction This essay paper reflects on my teaching effectiveness and efforts necessary in teaching students in the clinical setting. It takes into consideration learning theories, models, and strategies used in delivering content to learners. Much of the theories and models are discussed based on research conducted. These strategies helped improve...

Tuberculosis Infections and Healthcare in Brunei

Introduction Tuberculosis is a respiratory killer disease and it poses a health risk to the lives of many people in different parts of the world. Cases of tuberculosis are higher in the South East Asian countries. This assertion implies that Brunei, being one of southeast Asian countries, tuberculosis is a...

Risks and Benefits of Healthcare Technology Trends

Digital health care depends on the stability of the internet connection. However, even stable internet does not promise high-quality service because such care has to rely on specific technologies. System bugs are common with the use of internet-dependent equipment, and even a highly stable network connection does not guarantee that...

Speech: On the Importance of Blood Donation

Attention Getter Who among you likes needles? (Pause) To be honest, I hate needles. (Transition) But they can be a tool that makes you feel better and increases your happiness. And not by injecting any illegal substances! I am talking about blood donations. Thesis Statement (Statement of Purpose): I want...

Categorical Variables in a Healthcare Research

Introduction In a statistical analysis of research data, different variables can be used. They include various categories which are important for a researcher. Thus, in healthcare research, such categories as age, gender, height, weight, etc. can be applied. As a rule, several types of variables are used in statistical analysis...

The Concept of Nursing Informatics

Introduction The 21st century has seen significant progress in terms of computer technology growth and its practical applications in a variety of spheres. Modern informatics allows for efficient data storage and exchange, thus contributing to the quality of services. This factor plays a role of paramount importance in healthcare, as...

Outbreak Investigation: Global Issues

A disease outbreak is defined as the occurrence of incidences of diseases that appear to be more than what is normally expected in a particular community, geographic area, or season. On the other hand, a cluster refers to the occurrence of incidences of diseases in several people which is more...

The Ontological Basis for Participant Action Research in Healthcare

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...

Hopewell Hospital: Ethics Case Study

The case describes an event at Hopewell Hospital concerning one of the general surgeons, Dr. Cutrite. E. L. Straight is the director of clinical services at the hospital; he has been working in this position for two years, and he enjoys his job. Although his contribution to the hospital has...

Research Design: Quasi-Experimental Design

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...

Provisional Diagnosis and Intervention Plan

Introduction Post-divorce loneliness and depression are common among people of different ages and both genders. According to Kendler et al. (2017), spousal loss either through a divorce or due to physiological causes is frequently associated with the consumption of alcohol or other substances like cannabis or sedatives. In this paper,...

Organizational Structure of The Ambulatory Surgery Center

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

Endocrine Disorders: Diabetes Mellitus

Etiology and Pathophysiology Type 1 develops when the immune system denatures pancreatic cells and impairs insulin hormone production responsible for glucose regulation. In type 2, the body demonstrates insulin resistance, and the cells do not produce or utilize insulin in the body (Tilg et al., 2017). The main risk factors...

Shortage and Its Impact on Nursing

Introduction There are many contemporary trends that impact nursing in a variety of ways: new kinds of therapy, education, ethical diversity, etc. Still, nursing turnover remains to be one of the most burning and influential concepts nowadays. Though the reasons and outcomes vary considerably from those that have been identified...

The Concept of Humor in the Healthcare

Importance of the Concept Contemporary medical care does not limit the positive effect of cure to mere medical treatment. The humor used is a very important condition for the patients and terminally ill patients especially. It is proved that people who have an opportunity to voice their fears and feel...

Biostatistics in Public Healthcare Sector

Introduction It is no doubt that biostatistics is applicable in all sphere of life, the public healthcare sector not being an exception. Public health has been thought of as the science that encompasses protecting as well as improving the health status of a given group of individuals (Sullivan, 2007). This...

Price Setting and Price Regulation in Health Care

Identify a problem or concern in your state, community, or organization that has the capacity to be advocated through legislation. Research the issue and complete the sections below. For each topic that requires the listing of criteria, a minimum of two criteria should be identified and discussed. Add more rows...

Saline Instillation in Endotracheal Suctioning

Introduction Patients admitted to an intensive care unit need to be intubated to keep their airways patent. This procedure is called endotracheal suctioning and implies inserting a tube into the patient’s trachea and connecting it to a ventilator. The suctioning is performed to remove secretions that tend to accumulate in...

Nursing Practice: A Science or an Art?

Introduction In recent decades, there have been widespread deliberations in the nursing literature about the art and science of nursing practice (Parker 52). As the conflict on whether nursing is an art or science still persists, academics suggest that nursing is seeking to articulate itself as a discipline in its...

Health Care is a Birthright

The provision of healthcare services for the world population is a challenging task. It is complicated by insufficient coverage of people, whereas this circumstance is a clear violation of their rights. As follows from the World Health Organization’s principal conclusions, the observance of access to medical facilities should be a...

The Poster Analysis and Critique

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

Paired and Independent T-Test in Healthcare Scenario

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

A Community Health Action Plan

Introduction Health People 2010 constitute major health goals and objectives that the Nation formulated and its achievement was framed to be realized during the first decade of the new century. As a comprehensive health plan, Health People 2010 contain wide and systematic health promotion and prevention framework that has about...

Case Management Models in Care Delivery

Introduction Case management models are nursing concepts that encompass the delivery of satisfactory care to the patients in both hospitals and the community. This type of management has been noted to entail immense advantages that satisfy both patients and nurses in the healthcare system. The model is seen as that...

Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis Pathophysiology and Management Comparison

Introduction Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are the two main conditions that occur under the umbrella of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Both diseases involve airflow obstruction, which interferes with the normal breathing process in the lungs. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are the most important diseases of COPD. According to the...

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) Assays

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...

Head to Toe Overview and Assessment

Head How to conduct the assessment The researcher performed a complete head-to-toe assessment on Mr. Joe, a 75-year old neighbor. The assessment of the head focused on the issue of shape and symmetry, the condition of his hair and scalp. The process involved physical assessment of the entire head. Review...

Preparing and Presenting Research Posters in Nursing

Miracle, V. (2003). How to Do an Effective Poster Presentation in the Workplace. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 22(4), 171-172. Many researchers complete different studies while undertaking their career roles. This practice is relevant in the nursing profession because it delivers evidence-based ideas. Such ideas make it easier for practitioners...

Pregnancy, Fetal Development and the Mother

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

Social Determinants of Health

Introduction The question that often comes into the minds of researchers when examining the issue of health revolves around the ability to create social structures that can prevent the emergence of diseases. This is what translates into a healthy society. This paper presents an analysis of social determinants of health...

Health Promotion for Obesity in Adults

Introduction This is a health promotion proposal for preventing obesity among adults in the US. People get obesity when they acquire a given body mass index. People with 25-29.9 BMI are considered overweight, whereas others with 30 or more BMI are considered obese. Obesity is related to several chronic conditions...

Statistical Analysis: Independent Samples T-Test Explained

Introduction This paper contains the solutions to week 8’s application assignment, namely, Independent-Samples t Test with SPSS. In that assignment there are nine tasks to be done. The first task is to state the statistical assumptions that underlie an independent-Samples t Test test. The second task is to select a...

Risk Pooling in Medical Care Analysis

Risk pooling is a method used by insurance companies to control the risk involved in insuring against dangerous scenarios or offering insurance cover to businesses or individuals who makes big claims. In case a claim occurs from a natural disaster for example an earthquake, the insurance companies share the loss...

The Nightingale Pledge by Lystra Eggert Gretter

The Nightingale Pledge was written in 1893 by a committee chaired by Lystra Eggert Gretter (American Nurses Association, 2013).The committee was from a nursing school, Farrrand Training School in Detroit. It is modeled from the Hippocratic Oath which is an oath usually taken by physicians who promise to practice medicine...

Health Traditions in Different Cultures

Different cultures are characterized by following various health traditions based on the aspects of the cultural heritage. The role of the heritage assessment in the health care practice is significant, and much attention should be paid to the cultural differences of such groups as the Indians, Chinese people, and African...

Financial Analysis in Healthcare Organizations

Introduction Principal Financial Statements Statement of Operations Useful Statement of Income Metrics Statement of Operations Issues Balance Sheet Useful Balance Sheet Metrics Balance Sheet Issues Statement of Cash Flows Useful Statement of Cash Flows Metrics Statement of Cash Flows Issues Statement of Changes in Net Assets Useful Statement of Changes...

Health Promotion to Reduce Lung Cancer: Grant Proposal Template

Executive Summary The grant proposal covers reducing lung cancer among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults in South Australia. Indigenous people had slightly high rates of lung cancer than non-Indigenous. Hence, the project aims to reduce the rate of lung cancer infection and deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...

Social Cognitive Theory in Public Health

Possible Interventions Recycling has become an important part of citizens’ daily life in many major cities because today citizens are more aware of their impact on the environment and climate change. Moreover, people also recognize the impact that the environment has on their health. One of the most popular interventions...

Medical Negligence and Malpractice in Nursing

Introduction The prime concern in nursing is to promote the welfare of the sick, the injured or vulnerable members of the community. In particular, nursing is primarily concerned with the protection and restoration of individual health, preventing disease-related sufferings, and prevention of illnesses. Nurses play an important role in the...

Research Proposal: Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease

Introduction Chronic kidney disease and hypertension are two serious disorders that are closely connected. This connection has not been fully researched yet. Thus, it has been found that up to 63% of people suffering from chronic kidney disease are hypertensive (López-Novoa, Martínez-Salgado, Rodríguez-Peña & López Hernández, 2010). It is also...

Improvement of Nursing in Psychiatric Hospitals

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...

The Primary Objective of the Philosophical Analysis

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...

Exploration of the Nurse Care Plan of Elderly Patients

Patient care is the major concern for health care professionals where nursing intervention is mandatory. Attending to patients during a long stay in hospitals involves a lot of expertise. This is better addressed by nurse care in an evidence base practice approach. Patients suffering some acute conditions are often a...

Diabetic Teaching, Self-Directed Learning Theory

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

The Importance of Theory in Nursing

Nursing is a field of study and a profession that has been in existence for years. Consequently, there are various theories that have been developed in an effort to understand the discipline in a more in-depth way. The theories provide a means by which a person can get to understand...

Leukemia: the Definition and Treatment

Abstract Leukemia is an abnormality in the growth of white blood cells. Normally, cancer develops into different kinds of blood cells resulting in the classification of the disease. Types of leukemia range from acute lymphocytic leukemia to chronic myelocytic leukemia. Several methods have been applied in the diagnosis of leukemia....

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Introduction The acute injury of the lung is referred to as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In this condition, the amount of oxygen diffusing from the air sacs to the bloodstream is usually very low, thus the disease is highly life-threatening. Direct or indirect insults are the two broad mechanisms...

Human Papilloma Virus Infection

Statement of the Problem Human papilloma virus (HPV) denotes the most widespread sexually transmitted infection (STI). It is so widespread that almost every sexually active person acquires it at some point in the course of their lives (Giuliano et al., 2015). It can be transmitted even in cases that an...

Developing an Implementation Plan

Method of obtaining necessary approval and securing support At first, it is necessary to submit a written report to the administrators of the hospital since they should decide whether an intervention can be launched. This report will include several elements. In particular, one should explain the nature of the problem...

The German Healthcare System: Key Aspects

The German Health Care System is among the most advanced healthcare systems that provide quality healthcare services, which are not only accessible, but also affordable. What makes the German Health Care System unique across the world is the nature of social health insurance that it offers to Germans. In Germany,...

The Austrian and the American Health Care System: Comparison

Background The nation chosen for this study is Austria. The Austrian health system is one of the unique health systems in the world. The approach in which Austria has chosen to handle its health matters has proven a success so far. The major challenge of health care systems across the...

US and French Health Care Systems Comparison

Introduction The US health care system is highly sophisticated (Holtz, 2008). However, it is ineffective in meeting the health care needs of the American population. To understand the problems of the US health care system, this paper compares the US and French health care systems because they share the same...

Definitions of Advanced Practice Nursing

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...

Professional Mentorship in Nursing

Through positive interaction with my field instructor during the practicum experience, I learned professional knowledge and skills related to nursing. I had the opportunity to judge and handle patient cases, actual hands-on care for patients, participate in health education and apply nursing knowledge to clinical patients. Prior to the practicum...

“Living Downstream” by Sandra Steingraber

With the prevalence of cancer increasing every year in the United States, several health, environmental and social enthusiasts have stepped up campaigns to fight this problem. In particular, scientists have raised concern over the increasing level of carcinogens in the air, water, soil and foodstuffs. In her film “living downstream”,...

Advantages and Disadvantages or Becoming a Registered Nurse

Introduction All careers have certain advantages and disadvantages. Becoming a Registered Nurse (RN) is one of the potential avenues of developing a nursing career. RNs are the most common type of nurses (Temple 10). The other well-known group of nursing professionals is Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) (Temple 10). The choice...

The Relationship Between Breast Cancer and Genes

Introduction Cancer in general is a disease caused by genes that have mutated or adapted in a different way that was intended. When the genes that control the reproduction and division of cells become damaged, cell replication and division takes place at an uncontrollable rate. Growths begin to develop in...

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: Causes and Treatment

History of the Organism According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), evidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) has been found in ancient Egyptian mummies (par. 3). Tuberculosis (TB) was also a prevalent disease in the ancient Roman and Greek civilizations. Overcrowding in 17th-century cities made TB a...

The Clinical Waste Management in Cameroon

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...

National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators

The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) The NDNQI was founded to provide a reference point that could focus on processes, structures, and outcome indicators to assess the care provided by nurses at the setting level. The database has been used successfully to correlate the number of nurses in...

Glycemic Control in Cardiac Surgery

The rationale for Selecting the Article I selected the article glycemic control in cardiac surgery: implementing evidence-based insulin infusion protocol. The article was authored by Joelle Hargraves. My passion for the care of critically ill patients prompted the selection of the article. Nurses that work in the critical care units...

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...

Acme Medical: Validating Cleanroom Biocontamination

Introduction Medical devices decontamination services for re-processing re-usable invasive medical devices used by several hospitals is a very important undertaking in view of the critical role that these medical devices play in the lives of human beings (ISO 14971:2000). Consistency of contamination control within the clean room is therefore of...

Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care

Introduction Culture care theory derives its principles from the dispositions of Leininger on nursing and cultural orientations. According to Leininger, transcultural nursing precepts involve an analysis of different cultures with a view to understanding cultural practices across various human groups. This comparative approach to studying cultures of human constructs is...

Mental Illness: The Case Study

This document presents the results of John Doe’s mental illness assessment histories. The interview was conducted to collect information about the client’s mental health condition. It contained open ended questions about John Doe’s mental history. The first part of this document highlights the assessment histories that will be performed while...

Nightingale’s Environmental Theory

Introduction It is evident to a modern person that treatment of patients should be accompanied by a versatile and careful medical intervention, which involves not only surgical operation or prescription of drugs, but also post-clinical examination. Not least, the environment surrounding the patient plays a role in overall recovery. Examples...

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...

Health Problems in Children Analysis

Introduction Vulnerable populations imply the groups of people with increased exposure to risk factors or the susceptibility to health conditions. Vulnerability to a particular health condition is marked by a relatively higher mortality rate, shorter longevity, low access to health care services, and reduce life quality. The vulnerable populations attribute...

Strain-Stress Shielding in the Proximal Tibia of a Stemmed Knee Prosthesis

Introduction The knee is an important joint for daily movement. In cases of trauma or fall, one may have to undergo surgery which might include the replacement of the knee (prosthesis). The prosthesis has been used as a form of clinical treatment for a long time. To date, researchers and...

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...

Prevention of Pressure Ulcer

Introduction A pressure ulcer can be described as a site of localized damage to the skin and the fundamental tissue caused by pressure, cut, rubbing and/or a mixture of these (EPUAP, 2003). Although it is typically preventable, pressure ulcers are frequently unfavorable events and correspond to a very serious health...

Voluntary Movement Patterns: From Infancy to Childhood

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...

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Pathophysiology

Times of antiquity were characterized by reduced cases of medical disorders. The few that existed were either managed by traditional or less sophisticated technologies. Today, medical concerns such as cancer, diabetes, and other cardiovascular disorders have become common in the medical fraternity. Poor eating habits and lifestyle changes have been...

Contemporary Issues in Operating Room Care

Introduction Any surgical procedure involves many practitioners from the operating department as well as practitioners from other departments. In short, such procedures require a multi-disciplinary team and the ultimate result relies on the practitioners’ harmonious collaboration and precise work as a team. Mazzocco et al. (2008) suggest that many research...

Gender Effect on the Growth of Nursing as a Knowledge-Based Profession

Introduction In today’s society, nursing is perceived as an excellent career of choice. How nurses are currently educated has contributed greatly towards nurses’ autonomy within their area of expertise. But despite these changes, many barriers surround the development of a knowledge base in nursing. Most of these barriers are related...

Migraine Headaches: Diagnosis and Treatment

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

Mental Illness: Nursing Care Plan

Depressed Moods Intervention Identification of the level of risk for potential suicide will be done through asking of direct questions such as, “Do you still think about killing yourself?” The potential for suicide will be assessed at regular intervals and at key points in the course of treatment such as...

End-of-Life Care

Introduction The article by Ranse, Yates, and Coyer (2012) explores the perceptions and practices of Australian nurses caring for patients with terminal illnesses under critical care. The study aimed to examine the views and experiences of nurses providing end-of-life care to patients under intensive care1. The study involved RNs with...

Educational Practicum Experience in Nursing

Introduction Patients’ health and safety is an issue of great concern in the healthcare system because varied statistical studies reveal that negligence and ignorance of healthcare professionals cause unnecessary loss of many lives in healthcare institutions. According to Leape and Berwick (2005), it became evident in the year 2000 when...

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...

Chronic Kidney Disease: Causes and Treatment

Theoretical framework Various studies have suggested a strong link between diabetes and kidney diseases. As described above, more than 44% of the incidences of kidney disease are associated with diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010). Diabetes is known to cause chronic diabetic nephropathy due to the damages caused...

Root Cause Analysis of Refusal of Immunization

Contracting a disease, especially a severe one, and not being able to afford the necessary treatment is considered to be one of the most acute fears of a great number of people. Governments and healthcare providers have acknowledged the danger of contagious diseases and launched a mandatory immunization program, which...

Reduction of Kidney Failure Due to Diabetes

The main symptom of chronic kidney disease is the gradual loss of kidney function over a sustained period (CDC, 2010). The disease results in the accumulation of waste materials in the body thus affecting the proper functioning of organs and tissues. Common complications include nerve damage, anemia, and high blood...

Human Physiology: Homeostasis and Coordination

Abstract Homeostasis is a major process that implements a feedback mechanism aimed at regulating the body temperature, water level and sugar level. Homeostasis uses hormones secreted by the endocrine glands in making this corrective process successful. Once the endocrine system has released these hormones into the blood, action is triggered...

Nursing: Identifying a Problem

Introduction During the process of education, the students have to learn new material and identify the problems which are observed in the sphere of nursing. However, the theoretical aspect of the problems is not always similar to the practical one. The point is that many students learn about population and...

Primary Prevention: Public Health Concept

Introduction Primary prevention is a public health concept of intervention that is used to eliminate the causes of a disease or a certain condition that could be affecting an individual and even a community. The concept is historically founded on the fact that removing the proven causes of a disease...

Patricia Brenner’s from Novice to Expert Model

Ozdemir, N. G. (2019). The development of nurses’ individualized care perceptions and practices: Brenner’s novice to expert model perspective. International Journal of Caring Sciences, 12(2), 1279-1285. This article analyzes the relation between individualized nursing care as a quality indicator in nursing conducive to positive outcomes. The article’s central premise is...

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...

An Effective Communication With Adult Patients

Introduction Patient satisfaction with the quality of services provided and the degree of care taken by the medical staff towards the patient is cited as a problem that was selected for analysis. Improving patient satisfaction with medical care is the most important task of the modern healthcare system in general...

Nursing Metaparadigms and Culturally Proficient Care

Nursing is a discipline and a practice profession that requires individuals involved in it to practice holistic health care that is guided by the principles of human freedom, responsibility, and choice. It is expected that nurses would use clinical judgment and critical thinking in order to facilitate evidence-based care to...

Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management: Addressing Nurse Turnover

Employee turnover remains one of the biggest challenges to many organizations’ success, and it is more calamitous in the healthcare sector. The quality of care and patient safety are affected, both directly and indirectly, by nurses entering and quitting their jobs at a high rate. Nurse leaders and managers have...

Nurse Manager’s Role in Conflict Resolution

Workplace conflicts occur in all organizations, requiring managers to develop conflict resolution skills. Conflicts among health care providers pose an especially urgent problem, as they can adversely affect patient outcomes. The causes of conflicts can range from simple misunderstandings and communication failures to more profound clashes of values, personalities, or...

Planning the Presentation: An Oncology Nurse

Headline 1 Certification Description: An oncology nurse is an individual who works with blood-borne and solid cancer diagnoses in populations that require treatment and remission. Details about certification: Process to obtain clinical certification: First, the nurse will be required to achieve a Bachelor of Science in nursing or an Associate’s...

Dental Radiology: Critical Review of Journal

Introduction Direct (CCD or CMOS) and indirect (storage phosphor plate) digital systems for intra-oral radiography are now commonplace not only in dental research but also across diverse research fields. A recent article investigated the image quality and radiation dose of the two systems. This paper gives a critical review of...

Pros and Cons of Universal Healthcare in the US

Introduction Medicare and Medicaid are healthcare programs that were established in the 1960s in the United States of America making medical services affordable for defined categories of the population including the elderly and the poor. The financing of Medicare in the United States has come a long way and has...

The Evolution of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

The impact of evidence-based practice (EBP) The impact of evidence-based practice (EBP) on the development and constant improvement of modern health care cannot be overestimated. EBP enables healthcare professionals to standardize their work by scientific evidence, which results in eliminating adverse health outcomes. In this respect, it is viable to...

Nursing Process: Approach to Care

Introduction Such a severe disease as cancer often appears unexpectedly in a person’s life. Cancer treatment consumes significant biological and financial resources of a person. There is no universal cure for cancer, and cancer tends to recur. In this situation, the task of nurses is to make life easier for...

The Iowa Model of EBP

In this discussion post, the committee’s approach presented in the video will be evaluated according to the Iowa Model, and additional steps will be offered for the improvement of evidence-based policies. Evidence-based practice (EBP) committees are often established by healthcare agencies to ensure patient safety and promote quality care through...

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...

Environmental Trends and Family

The world around a person is continuously changing due to the emergence of new technologies. Each of these changes affects a person’s life and health. For example, increased urbanization is reducing air quality, which leads to various diseases. Therefore, at the moment, there are widespread forecasts and proposals designed to...

Organizational Design of Johns Hopkins Hospital

Introduction and background Community development and welfare is a chief component of the society and healthcare and hospitals are fundamentally responsible for the development. (Lieber, 2008) The Johns Hopkins Hospital was opened in late 19th centaury, in 1889, at Baltimore, Maryland, when the medical education community of American was in...

“A Mask on the Face of the Death” by Richard Selzer

In the” Mask in the Face of Death” Sezler calls upon the government refusals in the words of foreign tropical rites like carnival and voodoo. Sezler uncovers the truth on how the Aids pandemic ravages the Haiti as the government watches helplessly. Here, he tells to his audience the truth...

Law and Medical Ethics: Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Death

Introduction Euthanasia (which means “good death” in Ancient Greek) refers to bringing life to an end in a way that eliminates pain. According to the ancient Greeks the transition from life to death ought to be peaceful and noble, not an excruciating experience. The patient’s ‘right to die’ has sometimes...

Artifacts Produced on the Images During CT Scans

Introduction The term artifacts as used in computer tomography (CT) refer to any inconsistency that occurs between the CT numbers in the rebuilt image and the actual shrinkage coefficient of the image. As images developed through Ct technology are obtained from numerous autonomous detector measurements, they are susceptible to artifacts....

Ethical Dilemma in Palliative Care Nursing

Introduction Medical approach to management of patients with chronic diseases has changed over time due to changes in technology, the fact that people acknowledged new rights of all human race, scientific advancement in the health sector and the use of patient advocacy. These have also influenced decision making and care...

End of Life (EoL) Care Awareness

Objectives The objectives of this presentation are linked to the specifics of end-of-life care. Since death and dying and the perception of them are linked with the person’s culture and their life experiences, it is essential for a healthcare professional to comprehend how patients may approach death. Hence, the links...

Antioxidant’s and Vitamin C

Antioxidant’s functions Different kinds of antioxidants act as defensive organism against oxidative-stress. “Antioxidants are classified by function into four categories; Preventive antioxidants; radical scavenging antioxidants; repair and de novo antioxidants; and adaptation antioxidants” (Noguchi, Watanabe & Shi, p809). Their functions are as follows: Antioxidants protect against cell injury They are...

The Iron Deficiency Anemia: Causes and Treatment

Introduction Anemia, as defined by Moz (2006), is health condition that involves “an absolute decrease in red blood cells (RBCs) in proportion to total blood volume, or an absolute decrease in hemoglobin in relation to blood volume”. Iron deficiency or depletion in the body is significantly responsible for the emergence...

Health Promotion Concepts and Factors

Health promotion is a complex process that involves different aspects of human life and relations with the environment. The healthcare model involves social, economic, and personal development issues important for every individual. Participation in healthcare promotion is intended not only to lead to a more efficient and effective delivery system...

Diabetes in American Society

Everyone knows that American society is challenged by a variety of diseases. Some of them could be predicted, controlled, and treated, and some illnesses remain incurable because even the most advanced technologies are not effective and helpless. Diabetes is one of such public health concerns, with no particular cure. People...

Community Health and Nursing

Within the medical and clinical sciences, community health is a significant area of research focusing on the preservation, safety, and enhancement of demographic groups and communities’ health status. Primary healthcare services seek to decrease risk factors and strengthen the promotion of a healthy society. This essay explains how a nurse...

Health and Medicine: Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy is a profession in medicine that is concerned with the promotion of health and the well-being of individuals with various limitations in life such as physical impairments. According to the American Occupational Therapy Association, occupational therapy can be defined as making use of work, self-care, and other activities...

Choice of Career: Health Information Management

It is impossible to underestimate the role of a healthcare practitioner in the process of establishing the quality standards of provided medical services. However, it is not limited to caregiving and implies a range of other tasks that are equally important for a positive outcome. The present-day world dictates conditions...

Qualitative Research on Maternal Mortality

Abstract This paper explores the issue of maternal mortality through qualitative research. The matter is vital because women globally die during or right after childbirth due to preventable reasons. Various reputable organizations and scholars have considered maternal mortality crucial for global health, while others believe that the measurements influence the...

Preceptorship in Nursing and Career Development

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...

The Issue of Ethics in Healthcare

Healthcare ethics is a set of basic principles and values that are applied when making decisions about medical procedures. These ideas include such bioethics notions as autonomy, justice, beneficence, and nonmaleficence. These important factors should be taken into consideration to make recommendations and decide on the best course of action....

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...

The Healthcare Manager’s Role in Information Technology Management

Introduction The current economic climate has influenced the use of information technology in almost all sectors of society. The current healthcare environment is becoming more complex and dynamic, thanks to the advancement of information technology. Quality and efficient service delivery are very critical for institutions to survive in the ever-competitive...

Cultural Barriers in Healthcare Management

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...

The Effects of Sleep Deprivation

For this assignment, I have watched a TED Talk video in which Wendy Troxel explains the impact of the lack of sleep on teenagers. The author argues that the role of sleep is significantly underrated, which leads to many issues with health, both physical and mental (Troxel, 2016). I agree...

Importance of Compliance Procedures in Pharmacy

Many of the health care compliance policies about health care are developed by the United States Food and drug administration agency together with various professional boards.they are meant to protect and promote the health and well-being of all people through the implementation of various initiatives meant to promote public health....

The Nursing Tuition Reimbursement

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...

Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators (NSQI)

Introduction Nursing is a complex practice consisting of diverse elements. In order to assess the effectiveness of the provided care, nursing sensitive quality indicators (NSQI) have been introduced. Several definitions of the concept exist, but they all involve a set of major components. For instance, Xiaoquan Xu defined NSQI as...

“My Stroke of Insight” TED Talk by Taylor

In the video, Jill gives an informative insight into the intricate workings of the human brain. She is a neuroanatomist who personally experienced the distinct characteristics of the brain’s two hemispheres after having a stroke. Since her incident occurred in the left cerebral half, Jill could not understand human language...

Decreased Appetite and Breathlessness: A Care Plan

Palliative care focuses on reducing pain and other related health problems due to life limiting diseases. For example, take the case of a cancer patient. The patient might have severe and unbearable physical pain and other symptoms. Here, palliative care takes care of the patient by helping to reduce the...

The Morality of Nursing Decisions

Introduction Nursing decisions are often debatable from the moral point of view. The patient’s wish and the medical necessity or a nurse’s morality may contradict each other and lead to negative consequences for both sides. Nurses’ decisions often have an irreversible impact on the patients’ health or lives and their...

Extraneous Variables in Experiments

Introduction There are some variables in experiments besides the independent variables that usually cause a variation or a change to the dependent variables. These variables are referred as extraneous variables in research parlance. For instance, when studying patients and their response to medication, the researchers could realize that age affects...

Postpartum Teaching Plan Assignment

The discharge with a newborn leads women and their families to significant changes in their daily lives, and it is crucial to teach them the basics to maintain well-being. Firstly, the mother must be educated about possible body reactions, such as bowel and urine difficulties, swelling, and mood switches. Secondly,...

Nursing: Learning Needs Assessment

Introduction The nursing profession is a very sensitive job and requires a lot of commitment on the side of the practitioners. This is because the jobs deal with life and some silly mistakes can lead to loss of life, permanent injury, or disability on the patient. As a result, many...

Overview of Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Education

Introduction In recent decades, medicine has advanced and provided patients with more opportunities for a healthy life. However, some diseases remain a mystery with inconclusive research and no specific, universal treatment. Alzheimer’s disease (AD), as a condition that mostly affects an older generation, is one of these few cases. With...

Economic Factors Which Affect Senior Citizens

The older people are individuals whose age almost reaches the average lifespan of humans. Traditionally, they have always been the custodians of the authority and dignity of the family. Today, however, they are becoming economically, physically, and mentally inactive, making them more dependent on their children. They are commonly faced...

Measuring Health Behaviors. Key Methods

Evaluating the different health behaviors is the number one approach to collecting, analyzing, and interpreting the information regarding population health patterns. The measurement provides reliable estimates of the national state of the behaviors and the possible changes that may occur. Consequently, these results are powerful in making informed decisions regarding...

Positive Teamwork and Retaining Graduate Nurses

Introduction The shortage of qualified nurses is a truth in the global situation: the US, the UK, Australia and other nations. In the US alone, the shortage is expected to be 400000 over the coming twenty years (Perrine, 2009). Retention of registered nurses has become a dire necessity. A challenge...

Medical Tricorder: Application and Functions

Introduction With the significant and swift progress of many practical scientific fields such as nano and quantum physics, and information and computer technology, medicine has gained a broad prospect for enhancement. Indeed, although healthcare is slightly behind other high-tech industries, VR/AR, 3D-printing, artificial intelligence, robotics, and nanotechnology stand on the...

Health Psychology and Stress: Correlations

Outline Health psychology deals with the enhancement of the whole personality identifying and eliminating the biopsychosocial causes that lead to disease. This paper presents various perspectives of health psychology, emphasizing on the stresses that which cause for the psychological and physiological illnesses. Methods for the stress management and the consequences...

A Discredited Vaccine Study’s Continuing Impact on Public Health

In the article “A Discredited Vaccine Study’s Continuing Impact on Public Health,” Clyde Haberman examines the history, motivations, and repercussions of the anti-vaccination movement. The article was initially published in the New York Times five years ago, prompted by an outbreak of measles (Haberman). Nonetheless, vaccine hesitancy did not cease...

Marginalized Women with Mental Illness

Introduction Mental health plays a significant role in humans’ daily life and drives their decision-making and opportunities. While people of all genders might be exposed to psychological problems, women with mental illnesses have been marginalized in various spheres, including healthcare. The complexity of social roles modern women has to perform...

Nursing Care at Different Life Stages

Caring for patients at different life stages usually differs due to distinct needs, which correspond to specific age groups. On the one hand, the health care system offers an individualized approach that considers the health status and the physiological and mental needs of people of different ages. On the other...

Analyzing the Notion of Wound Care through the Prism of SWOT

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...

Statistics on Food Disorders in the US and Puerto Rico

Weight-related problems have become acute in the modern world; due to a variety of reasons, a large number of people are suffering from bulimia, anorexia, and other eating disorders. As for obesity and extra weight, the major reason for it is the energy imbalance by which the calorie intake exceeds...

Malignant Melanoma: Symptoms and Treatment

Introduction Mr. J is a 42-year-old construction worker who has been diagnosed with malignant melanoma skin cancer. The first symptoms of the condition noticed by the patient included the changes in the size, color, and surface of the mole on the man’s face. In addition, the man reported having the...

Self-Analysis: A Test of Personality

The results I received on the self-assessments show that I am open to changes, well-organized, enthusiastic, passionate, polite, although I can be irritable and moody. As for the productiveness, self-assessment confirmed that I have to increase my productivity levels and learn to prioritize my tasks better. I am not experiencing...

Ethical and Legal Considerations of Physician-Assisted Suicide

Introduction The ethical considerations related to death have been at the center of the discussion of philosophers, policy-makers, health care providers, and other representatives of the involved spheres for many years. On the one hand, death is perceived as a phenomenon that does not depend on a person; on the...

Nutrition: Anatomy of a Supermarket Purchase

Introduction It should be noted that people are often unaware of the real motivational mechanisms behind their food choices in the supermarket. Advertising and product placement can affect the unconscious mind of consumers and influence their purchases. For instance, chocolate bars may cause associations with positive emotions because of advertising,...