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AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), the deadly disease caused by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) has plagued the Sub-Saharan African countries more than any other region in the world. From the statistical reports of 2006, it was found that almost two-thirds of the total HIV infected population of the world and three-fourth...
Introduction The recent outbreak of H1N1 began on April 13 2009 in Mexico when a new strain of H1N1 influenza A was reported. Within a short period of time, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic alert that changed from level 3 to level 6. Until the first week...
Proposal The right to die has been known from ancient times. Some primitive tribes have a custom according to which the elderly, who burden to the family, chose death to care for the tribe. Self withdrawal from life was promoted in Sparta, Ancient Greece, was allowed in ancient Rome but...
Social research is done for the in-depth investigation of a problem of health care or cultural behavior or society. Empirical social research is either qualitative or quantitative basically (Peters, 2008, p. 157). The choice of method, chronology, design selected, the sample of participants chosen, and the instruments used to evaluate...
Introduction Traditionally, most nursing theorists failed to recognize the importance of the strengths within nursing practice to appreciate the value of working with strengths. Currently, there is the steady growth of recognizing the importance of a strengths-based against a deficit-based approach to nursing but it had been observed that very...
Introduction Methamphetamine was synthesized in 1919 by Ogata, a Japanese scientist. In the 1930s, Temmler Werke’s pharmacists in Berlin developed the stimulant called Pervitin. Since 1938, the substance has been used systematically and in large doses, both in the army and defense industry: tablets of Pervitin were officially included in...
Electromyography (EMG) involves the documentation of the electrical activity of muscle tissue and relaying it as a graphical representation or an audible signal. When muscles contract, the ensuing action potentials are transmitted from the brain to the motor unit, thereby causing the contraction of muscle fibers (Ertl, Kruse, & Tilp,...
The greatest thinkers have made numerous attempts to give comprehensive definitions to the terms “good” and “bad.” In their works on moral principles and the essence of proper actions, John Mill and Jeremy Bentham defend the ideas of classical utilitarianism and focus on outcomes as the measure of appropriateness. This...
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly infectious disease that can be transmitted in almost any setting. Therefore, clinicians are to be aware of the dangers of the disease and the ways of controlling the associated issues. Careful control and prevention measures can minimize the risk of adverse events. The present...
The issue of moral actions can be reviewed from different perspectives. One aspect of it is the virtues of a person that guide his or her decisions and their connection to ethical behavior. The difference between norms and virtues is essential because the former is not subjected to changes due...
Introduction Asthma is a chronic airway disease that has a considerable impact on the population health of the US. According to Loftus and Wise (2016), 8.6% of people in the US have asthma in comparison with 4.3% worldwide. Moreover, the prevalence of the disease is increasing both in the US...
Executive Summary The topic of the project is the current state of rates of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) in US healthcare organizations. The problem of the project is the alarming prevalence rates of HAPUs in Kings County Hospital Center in comparison with the benchmark set by the New York State...
Research is a vital aspect of modern nursing practice. Nurses have become advocates for their patient’s safety and health quality. Nursing research is necessary due to its timely contribution to evidence-based practice with a priority set on the contemporary findings in the essential areas of health care. A nurse practitioner...
Undoubtedly, nursing is one of the most essential, irreplaceable, stressful, and complicated professions in the modern world. Every day, nurses help save hundreds of lives, provide psychological support and care for patients and families, improve their skills, and train other employees. This work brings tangible satisfaction, but also requires tremendous...
Ethical Theories Evaluation The chosen topic area is the elimination of pressure ulcers among patients in the emergency department. A protocol should be developed to remove associated complications for patients and the medical staff. To complete this task properly, certain ethical theories must be evaluated. Ethical Theory Rank (1=most important,...
Introduction Negotiations are the quintessence of nursing, the main point of which is to resolve a given problem and achieve a compromise. This process can remind of a game, when partners seat on opposite sides of the table and play with different levels of skills. A qualified nurse is expected...
The workflow of a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) nurse leader is rather extensive, especially if the setting of their work undergoes the organizational change associated with electronic health record (EHR) infusion. The key tasks that nurse leaders are busy with (aside from seeing patients) are concerned with promoting quality...
It is worth noting that the problem of medical ethics is becoming increasingly relevant. Modern technologies can prolong a person’s life, as well as interrupt it, and this is a person’s choice which decision to make (Scher & Kozlowska, 2018). Nevertheless, the case of each patient is unique, which does...
Quick development pace and globalization significantly alter human lives and industries, and there is almost no field that is left unchanged. In recent years, the nursing workforce has faced several challenges, among them being physician shortages and uneven distribution and an increasing rate of registered nurse retirements. The other significant...
Introduction Nursing as a science is largely determined by specific approaches used in the care of patients. Various models developed by theorists suggest different types of behavior and assistance. A vivid representative of the theory of systems is the model by Betty Neuman where nursing is defined as an action...
Technological advancements in the healthcare industry have made it possible today to detect abnormalities at the earlier stages of fetal development. The given technologies were primarily designed to assist families in staying informed and making the right decisions should one face the problem of a difficult choice related to a...
Introduction Epidemiological studies are done to determine whether exposure or the presence of a risk factor is associated with a particular disease. There are numerous examples of how these types of studies are helpful in medical practices. For instance, it is known that hypertension is associated with stroke, smoking can...
Pressure ulcers (also referred to as bedsores) denote the damage of skin due to friction or prolonged pressure (Lam et al., 2018). The condition mainly occurs among patients at the acute care unit since they are immobile. The possibility of developing pressure ulcers is reliant more on the condition of...
Introduction Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of the chronic conditions that most worries the health professional. Referring in particular to DM type II, we see that it primarily affects those over 65 years of age (Kirkman et al., 2012). According to several of research already carried out in this regard,...
Introduction The elderly are usually at a higher risk of falling at home and their respective nursing homes or clinics. These events are capable of causing both serious and non-fatal injuries. The affected individuals will have to be admitted in order to receive high-quality services. Both the affected institution and...
Introduction First, one must note that religion and healthcare often interact with each other due to their connected nature. While healthcare provides care about the physical condition of the body, faith gives the spiritual ways of understanding it. However, their interaction frequently produces unexpected negative results. In several aspects, religion...
The digital transformation of the healthcare sector has led to the emergence of information technologies such as computerized provider order entry (CPOE). The system development has been supported by federal funding which has focused on improving information technology in the healthcare sector. A majority of hospital networks utilize CPOE for...
Influences on the Health Status of the Community The health status of any community is influenced by a complex of individual, interpersonal, community, and environmental issues that comprise many factors. For the Miami-Dade community, which is the focus of this analysis, the following determinants influence the health status. The key...
Every ethnic group develops its heritage under the impact of diverse factors both inside and outside of the place they inhabit. In turn, cultural heritage including customs, traditions, and beliefs, influence different spheres of life of the ethnic group. Thus, traditional beliefs about health determine the healthcare behavior of people...
Discussion Prompt 1 Working in the field of healthcare involves the necessity for close collaboration with people from different cultural backgrounds, and this is why there are numerous links between healthcare and sociology. In particular, these links are related to the concepts of role, culture, subculture, and role conflict. In...
The nursing practice in the USA is a demanding profession that consists of daily care about the patients. Given the responsibility for human health and lives, nurses have to perform within the strictly defined rules in different dimensions, including organizational, professional, and ethical. The problem of moral behavior of nurses...
Introduction The work in a healthcare setting requires much educational and professional preparation, presupposes the possession of specific skills, and is rather demanding yet rewarding. In order to make the professional care about patients easier for nurses, several nursing care models have been identified and explained by scholars and nursing...
Introduction Permission of family members in a trauma bay is one of the controversial issues in contemporary medicine. Both supporters of family presence and their opponents provide evidence for their positions and reveal benefits as well as negative aspects of every point of view. On the one hand, family presence...
Introduction Nurses play an important role in the provision of care and tend to be the healthcare professionals who are in the closest contact with patients. The delivery of patient-centered care is one of the primary values in the clinical setting. Nursing practitioners are now encouraged to employ this approach...
Introduction The primary role of nurses is to take care of patients, but the scope of practice has expanded to address emerging needs. Research is one of the areas that have emerged and it contributes significantly to the overall care provision. In nursing, research is needed to advance the practice,...
Carbon Monoxide is a gas that has no Detectable Signs A product of burned fuels Has no color, smell, or taste Extremely poisonous, especially for infants Obstructs blood from transporting oxygen This leads to cell and organ death NOTE: Due to the fact that infants rely on their caregivers in...
The incidence of hospital-acquired infections can be listed among the leading concerns of healthcare specialists all over the world since infectious diseases often nullify the results of effective treatment strategies. Without exaggeration, the development of strategies helping to reduce the incidence of nosocomial infections is among the tasks of national...
Prescription drug policy will be examined in this paper. Prescription drug policy is a highly relevant topic dealing with both clinical practice and public health. This type of policy deals with various factors regarding prescription drugs such as methods of prescribing, cost, and the recent opioid crisis which ties into...
Personal hygiene begins with washing hands. Florence Nightingale, who was the pioneer of standard hygienic procedures in healthcare, has noticed the importance of handwashing in doctors and patients as a means of improving outcomes (American Nurses Association, 2015). Handwashing is considered standard protocol in most, if not all, modern-day healthcare...
The importance of research skills, practical knowledge, and experience for developing leadership in the healthcare environment can hardly be disputed. However, emotional intelligence (EI) is a valuable social skill medical students, researchers, nurses, physicians, healthcare managers, and executives should possess to become effective leaders in their professional field. Many studies...
Despite the high level of development of modern healthcare, the medical community still faces problems that have a negative impact on patient outcomes. The tasks faced by doctors and nurses include not only the provision of qualified care but also the search for opportunities to exclude issues related to public...
Introduction The nursing practice involves a number of critical components that ensure that a nursing action is through interprofessional team support. The workplace setting is a geriatric unit, where a nurse plays an essential role in cooperation with the interprofessional team of medical specialists, nurses, and patient’s family members. In...
Community health nursing is an integral part of providing care to patients in different set-ups. This nursing discipline incorporates evidence-based research and other established scientific approaches to deliver quality and timely care to patients. The assigned community setting for this assignment is a home hospice. The primary role of a...
In any environment involving collaboration and communication between individuals, there is a likelihood of conflicts happening. Be it poor working conditions, a low level of someone’s responsibility, or personal misunderstandings, disputes occur rather frequently in all kinds of professions. In the healthcare environment, conflicts are not a rare occasion due...
Introduction A family in crisis stands at the turning point when its members face health problems and lack the instruments to cope with stress. In the given family, Juanita Brown is a single mother with three children and her mother who needs ongoing care. The family has no health insurance...
During the past decades, researchers have been questioning the regularities of human illness patterns in order to establish the main factors of disease development in the human body. At first, scientists had a tendency to compare human health conditions on the basis of the health state of other people. It...
The model of nursing care In the observed setting, nurses were working according to the primary mode of nursing care. Each of the nurses was assigned several patients for whom these professionals were responsible throughout their stay in the hospital. Nurses tended to their patients, including minor procedures such as...
Introduction In hospital settings, interdisciplinary teams (IPTs) are an alternative to single profession physician practices. Even though IPTs are associated with improved patient outcomes, satisfaction, and team collaborations, the present paper focuses on hospital settings are not introduced. The clinic can benefit from the introduction of an IPT concentrate on...
Nursing Theory in the Project: Self-Care Theory To support the implementation of the proposed project, it is imperative to define theoretical assumptions that best support decision-making and prevent potential problems from affecting practical results. The plan is to make both patients and staff members more compliant with standards and recommendations...
The ethics of advanced nursing practice often requires nurses to serve as advocates for their patients to provide them with high-quality care. Considering the complexity of a current healthcare system, people who apply for medical assistance find themselves overwhelmed by the enormous amount of information they receive from clinicians. In...
Introduction Communication is based on sharing information and fostering of actions. In terms of professional communication, the aim is to make the exchange as effective as possible. Interaction among health care specialists is vital for improving the health and wellbeing of patients. In a similar manner, nurse-patient communication can also...
The focus of the capstone project will be on low staffing of nurses in hospital settings. Low nurse staffing is a critical practice issue that is prevalent in the United States, as well as in Europe and Asia. The problem is of great importance to nursing practice, as it affects...
Introduction Healthcare facilities are integrated environments where multiple factors can influence the quality of care provided to patients. However, without the availability of a necessary number of nurses in healthcare facilities, practice settings will be unable to function the way they should. Because of this, it was chosen to focus...
Introduction The provision of high-quality health care is an integral part of contemporary society, and it is essential to observe that nurses are directly responsible for this task (Dyess, Prestia, & Smith, 2015). One of the primary contributors to the development of the modern healthcare system is Marlaine Smith, who...
Introduction The relationship between medical staff is an important aspect that determines the quality of work in a particular institution and the healthcare system as a whole. However, in the practice of even the most well-known and respected clinics, one can find cases of bullying, which often arise among nurses....
Nurses should collaborate and apply their competencies to meet the health needs of the greatest number of patients. Unfortunately, the current patient-practitioner ratio remains low in many parts of the United States. This issue explains why healthcare professionals continue to experience increased workloads. This project gives a detailed description of...
The theory of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs presents a five-tier model that can be applied to the nursing profession. The lowest tier is physiological needs: food, sleep, and shelter. In regards to nursing, it can be interpreted as the importance of maintaining physical well-being in the workplace. It is no...
Introduction The role of nurses in the American healthcare system has changed dramatically since the first part of the 20th century. Nurse practitioners provide a wide range of healthcare services and perform a key role in the process of communication with patients. Registered nurses (RN) have a set of responsibilities...
Introduction The field of healthcare and, in particular, nursing practice, provide for the application of various theoretical approaches and concepts aimed at studying the principles of helping people and analyzing potentially successful interventions. These procedures require calculations and making correlations, and in this case, statistics are a valuable method for...
Nursing is notoriously known as a profession with erratic scheduling and constant fatigue from a lack of or inconsistent sleep. This is largely due to shifting work which forces nurses to work long hours to meet the staffing needs of a hospital. There is a myriad of negative effects on...
Professional nursing organizations play a pivotal role in maintaining the high quality of services that patients in various settings receive. Apart from protecting the interests of nurses, such associations provide them with numerous opportunities for further training and access to new knowledge peculiar to the field. Using the example of...
Introduction Evidence-based projects improve nurses’ practical skills. They integrate theoretical knowledge into health care. The discussed issue is vaccinations. Vaccines are recommended for children (Alexander, Lacy, Myers, & Lantos, 2016). Some parents are afraid of vaccines. Education about vaccines’ benefits is vital. Importance of Evidence-Based Projects Master’s degrees focus on...
Nurse practitioners (NPs) can identify different theories and apply them in their respective units to deliver high-quality care. This nursing critique paper analyses Martha Rogers’ Science of Unitary of Human Being. It begins by presenting the theory’s meaning. The next parts examine the model’s origin, usefulness, and testability. The last...
Measures (Indicators) to Support the Issue In order to control medication errors and cope with this undesirable phenomenon in the field of healthcare successfully, it is essential to know the indicators of the problem. One of them is the time that the nursing staff spends on medication administration. According to...
NR 439 PICOT Worksheet Purpose: To identify a problem or concern that nursing can change and develop a PICOT question to guide the change project. Directions: Use the required form below to complete the Week 3 Assignment PICOT Evidence Worksheet. This includes filling in the table with information about your...
The importance of nursing in the contemporary healthcare environment cannot be underestimated. Nurses help to improve the quality of care in facilities, ensure adequate communication between patients and other care providers, and contribute to positive patient outcomes. Pressure ulcers are a critical nursing problem, as they affect patient health and...
Introduction The ultimate goal of nursing practice is to ensure that high-quality medical services are available to the greatest number of patients. Practitioners can use various care delivery models in their respective units or settings. Such approaches can be combined with evidence-based concepts to improve the health outcomes of different...
Different methodologies used in medicine allow impacting on patients differently and help them to restore both physical and mental health. Among the variety of nursing practices and approaches used to care for people, one of the most well-known is considered to be the Roy adaptation model. It is a theoretical...
The model that perfectly fits the objectives is team nursing. Within the framework of this model, healthcare professionals are divided into groups so as to provide care on a number of different levels at the same time (for example, acute care, nurse practitioners, inpatient setting professionals, and many others). Even...
A study provided by specialists of the Zurich University (Switzerland) helps to clarify the situation with epigenetic inheritance. Gapp et al. (2014) studied the molecular mechanisms of inheritance behavior in mice. To do this, they caused animals’ childhood trauma: they were taken away from their mothers within two weeks at...
Barriers Encountered In my journey to become a professional nurse, I have encountered numerous challenges. One of the main challenges was the conflict between professions. When I graduated from high school, I wanted to join a law school. I wanted to become a lawyer, just like my parents. However, an...
History and Physical Examination Jessica has come to the emergency room with a complaint about the decrease of vision in the left eye. She qualifies the decrease as sudden; it started in the morning of the day of her visit, and the vision continued to decrease for several hours; Jessica...
PICOT Question In elderly patients with chronic diseases, (I) do patient education intervention, (C) compared with only medication treatments, (O) increase their health knowledge and improve their health status (T) in a period of 6 months? To answer the PICOT question, it is necessary to conduct a study that will...
Introduction In the treatment process, it is important not only to provide a correct diagnosis and to organize treatment. A significant step in the treatment process is to assess the possible risks that a patient can face. Risk assessment is one of the patient safety components together with reporting, safety...
Introduction In order to operate efficiently and expand its operations Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield should have a strategy that reflects its vision for long-term development and responds to the difficulties that a company may encounter. The company’s mission, vision, and values statements offer an understanding of the strategic direction...
What Led You to Pharmacy? Goals One of my main goals is to make a difference in people’s lives with the skills I have acquired. Throughout my life, I have always wanted to help save lives. People suffer from various diseases, some of which are treatable. I would therefore consider...
Introduction Interaction is one of the remarkable features of group counseling. It is also an important premise and a type of therapy that helps participants to solve certain issues. All groups go through four major stages such as forming, storming, norming, and performing that are characterized by different kinds of...
Introduction In this reflective journal entry, I would like to elaborate on some issues that nurses face in their daily practice (specifically in the case of Natalie) as well as what theories can support them when resolving the arising problems. The Conflict Theory will be given some consideration with regards...
Organizational Values Hospitals provide high-quality care while maintaining efficiency. Focusing on patients’ well-being and safety. Respectful environment supporting differing opinions and perspectives. Integrity in upholding legal and ethical standards. Ensuring availability of treatment and quality of service. Transparency and responsibility in any operational practices. Organizational values in a medical facility...
Introduction Every patient might have several differential diagnoses due to the symptoms that may be common in each of the considered cases. Medical workers must be able to see the major differences between several possible illnesses to identify and prescribe appropriate medications and develop an efficient healing course. The following...
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) in healthcare refers to a structured quality management process that necessitates the active involvement of personnel in both planning and execution of policies aimed at the improvement of experience and outcomes of care (Sollecito, & Johnson, 2011). The existence of the quality chasm in healthcare calls...
Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a major health concern in the United States. According to Akingbola et al. (2016), the introduction of hydroxyurea (HU) was a major relief to patients as it has been proven to alleviate symptoms of the disease. Adewoyin, Oghuvwu, and Awodu (2017) argue that this...
Introduction A comprehensive history and physical examination is a tool developed by and for health care providers for an integrated and evidence-based approach towards evaluating a patient’s health and determining what factors contribute to his or her condition (Benner, Hughes, & Sutphen, 2008). This paper will include a comprehensive history...
Introduction The growth of technology use, especially advancements associated with data processing with the help of computers, presents significant Human Factor Engineering issues in terms of health. For most employees who work behind their desks to enter data in computers, such issues as poor posture, neck discomfort, pain in hands,...
Meaning Jean Watson is a nursing living legend, who developed a theory and proved the importance of a transpersonal caring-healing moment in nursing (Clark, 2016). The main idea is to put the care of science as a core value in nursing. Caring should not be defined as a discipline that...
Introduction Seeking help from specialists with a complaint about a sudden decrease of vision in one eye is a serious reason for nursing intervention since the patient experiences discomfort and is temporarily forced to adapt to a new lifestyle. As the subject of intervention, thirty-two-year-old teacher Jessica is considered. She...
The Concept of Caring The concept of caring is one of the main concepts in nursing. Many theories describe caring and what it must be, and all of them have approximately the same idea regarding this process. In general, caring is considered an ethical obligation and the primary responsibility of...
At some points in their careers, nurses may face serious ethical dilemmas in which there is a threat to them of losing their jobs or harming their patients. However, ethical considerations are something incorporated into nurses’ work, and there are smaller ethical dilemmas that nurses may face every day. For...
Introduction Poland and Ireland have a singular historical background: over the XIX century, Poland experienced wars and Soviet domination; Catholicism shaped Ireland, and a deep anti-British movement led to the foundation of the nation. The proximity of Ireland to Western culture would have suggested a more modern system there than...
Abstract The field of environmental health is one of the most important in health care. It has a wide variety of definitions due to a large number of factors that can affect a person’s health externally. It is possible to predict an increased occurrence of a disease when the environment...
Background One of the prevailing issues in the nursing profession is reducing pain during the care delivery process. It is apparent that the primary role of nursing professionals is to enhance the wellness status of patients by alleviating physical and psychological pain, but the current models of practice have failed...
Introduction There is no doubt that communication between nurses and patients can influence the process of treatment, and this is why it has to be studied. Among other things, nurses are supposed to be ready to provide the patient with emotional support because it is also a factor contributing to...
Type of Data A community health assessment can be conducted using different types of data. Primary data is needed to obtain first-hand information that is not biased by the perception of other people. It can be gathered with the help of observations and interviews. Secondary data can be advantageous as...
In nursing, theories play an important role, showing what has already been achieved, and what kind of work must be done. Dorothy Johnson is one of the prominent nursing theorists, whose behavioral system model is frequently implemented in various clinical and healthcare settings. In this paper, Johnson’s theory will be...
Introduction Healthcare organizations require leaders that combine knowledge of approaches and practices that contribute to improving people’s health and managerial competencies that contribute to the growth and continuous improvement of an establishment. Additionally, it is crucial to understand that the external environment of the industry evolves, requiring alterations in approaches...
Introduction There are several nursing care models in medical practice. The leaders of nursing teams must evaluate the best method to be implemented in their settings and educate their auxiliaries by the standards of the chosen option. Primary nursing is one of the oldest and the most reliable techniques as...
Introduction Research is a complex and multi-phased process that can utilize various methods and approaches. Qualitative studies are known to apply an emergent design that can vary depending on researcher reflections on the collected knowledge and data. Polit and Beck (2015) specify that qualitative studies are based on a wide...
Introduction The distinction in competencies between an associate-degree nurse (ADN) and a baccalaureate-degree graduate (BSN) is not often clear-cut. The reason for this relates to the similar educational requirements for licensure, which means that the RN license, not the academic pathway, determines practice roles (Matthias, 2015). Nevertheless, fundamental differences exist...
Abstract Anthem is an organization that provides health insurance plans to its clients and incorporates several subsidiaries. Based on the Balanced Scorecard model it can be argued that the insurer performs well in the domains of finance, customer satisfaction, and learning and growth. However, the internal processes can be improved...
Introduction In the light of recent reforms of health care aimed at improving the quality and accessibility of health care services, the application of patient care information technology, or e-medicine, can be seen as a viable solution to overcoming current health care issues. E-medicine is defined as the integration of...
Introduction Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex condition, and genetics play an important role as one of its causes. The current research shows that complex interactions involving genes and the environment are responsible for ASD (Yoo, 2015). The concordance rate of this disorder in monozygous twins is approximately 60-70...
Introduction Differentiating between the competencies of associate-degree (ADN) level nurses and baccalaureate-degree (BSN) can be hard because both levels of preparation require dedication, passion, as well as imply the passing of the same licensing examination – NCLEX RN (American Association of College of Nursing, 2015). Nevertheless, there are still some...
Introduction Palliative care is a multidisciplinary field that specializes in providing relief and assistance to people with life-limiting conditions. In most cases, palliative care is provided to patients with untreatable conditions. Thus, its main objective is the improvement of the patients’ quality of life rather than the curative effect. Life-limiting...
Nursing theories are meant to improve patient health and quality of life by implementing certain nursing practices. It is essential to examine, evaluate, and utilize nursing theories as it helps to feel the gap between practice and theory. Smith and Parker (2015) note that the theories are useless if they...
Introduction In the TED Talk “Prepare for the Good End of Life,” Judy MacDonald Johnston discusses the process of preparing for one’s death. She argues that this preparation can not only help an individual to pass away without any remaining problems but also preserve the quality of life until the...
Introduction Health in Latin America can be broken into two sections, viz. healthcare for the indigenous people and for the immigrants. The indigenous are prone to diseases due to poverty and poor living standards. Latin America is one of the regions in the world where plants are used for medicinal...
Evidence-based medicine, also known as EBM, relies on evidence to make a decision. EBM engages the hierarchy of evidence to evaluate and assess the evidence that it has; five levels will be examined below. Case Report Case reports and case studies are considered to be the weakest level of the...
Introduction The issue of multiple drug prescriptions poses a significant threat to patients’ well-being. Polypharmacy may have far-reaching consequences and negatively affect individuals’ health through various side effects and other unfavorable drug events. The problem mainly occurs because patients are either prescribed with inappropriate medications or when they refer to...
Introduction The issue is one of the most common problems in contemporary nursing. In particular, the phenomenon under discussion is mandatory overtime for nurses. This issue is the result of another common problem – the shortage of nurses. In that way, the current policy supports the nationwide practice of mandatory...
Introduction The subjects of withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatments are one of the most ethnically and morally complex issues in the healthcare industry. Advances in technology and medical sciences have raised several ethical dilemmas. The most common issues raised include the concept of the sanctity of life, the definition of...
Regulation is an extremely important function that guarantees the observance of the main rules and laws introduced to maintain quality and assure that individuals will be able to enjoy the advantages of using the most efficient and modern approach. For this reason, the given aspect is important for the existence...
Asiel Case Study Introduction The patient, Mary, has presented the list of complaints that allowed me to suspect Lyme disease, discoid lupus erythematosus, and systemic lupus erythematosus in her. The last diagnosis was confirmed by physical examination. I have developed a nursing care plan to address Mary’s problems and a...
Introduction Having been liberated from apartheid, the population of South Africa is now going to overcome other obstacles. The success of the country’s further development requires strong leadership from the government and commitment from people (Skolnik, 2012). The impact The impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic is hard to overestimate. The...
Introduction Acute asthma and chronic asthma are closely related variants of asthma, which is an inflammatory disease that affects the flow of air in the lungs. The obstruction of airflow in the lungs leads to different symptoms including wheezing, coughing, tightness, and pain in the chest, and shortness of breath....
Maternal Role-Attainment Theory and Parent-Child Interaction Model The Maternal Role-Attainment theory identifies the meta-paradigm of nursing as interactional and developmental procedures, attaching a mother to her infant (Masters, 2015). The key purpose of this theory is to ensure that a mother acquired the necessary skills and competence of caring for...
Fall prevention is a critical topic in the framework of healthcare because it is a considerable challenge that exists in this sphere and often leads to nonfatal injuries among the elderly population over 65 years old (Preventing falls in hospitals, 2014). This issue becomes more critical when paying attention to...
Introduction In healthcare, issues and problems should be addressed in the most effective manners to obtain optimal outcomes, satisfaction, and positive patient perception of the quality of care. Various techniques, especially on nurse practice, are employed to optimize performance in health care systems and facilities. For instance, King’s Theory of...
Both the theoretical framework and practical issues are significant in nursing. Newly employed nurses may have difficulties while applying their knowledge to real-life situations due to the gap between theory and practice. This challenge is thoroughly described in the present-day academic literature, but the problem remains. It is not uncommon...
Ethics-of-care and ethic-of-justice are the two approaches that are applied by health care providers in their practice, especially in ethical dilemmas. Among the non-interprofessional behaviors that may affect the mentioned approaches, one may note a lack of collaboration, disintegrated care, and negligence to colleagues’ actions and inquiries. While some nurses...
It is worth noting that values are the basis of any human culture. A person relies on traditions, norms, and customs established in their culture and gradually forms a set of fundamental and generally accepted values (Abitz, 2016). Each culture develops its unique system of values that reflects its position...
Introduction Nurses use different models to deliver care to their patients. Practitioners can select the most appropriate approach depending on the needs of the targeted individual. Other critical issues to consider include the nature of the health setting and the availability of resources. Experts in nursing practice have managed to...
Introduction There is a variety of changes that transform a woman’s body during pregnancy. The nutritional pattern followed by the mother will affect both her and her baby’s health. Eating healthy is an essential requirement during pregnancy. It is also important to stick to a balanced diet so as to...
Introduction Nurses need the expertise to analyze both qualitative and quantitative types of research. Since qualitative and quantitative research use different approaches to accomplish their mission, there is need to analyze them. The following discussion engages in critiquing qualitative and quantitative research in helping nursing understand the concepts relating to...
Depression is a state where a person has low moods and a person’s concentration is derailed. This affects a person in several ways including thoughts, behavior, personal well being, and feelings. People in such situations usually feel sad and worried. At times, they may feel helpless, restless, and worthless. Depressed...
The present paper is devoted to a case study of the Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) involvement in conflict resolution. As a leader, a PMHNP possesses many competencies that can help to resolve a conflict. Some of these competencies include decision-making and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to...
Research Problem/Purpose The article written by Cañadas-De la Fuente et al. (2015) is focused on the issue of burnout syndrome experienced by nursing professionals because it is seen as a trigger of various health problems. The researchers claim that “the burnout syndrome is beginning to be regarded as an occupational...
The priority diagnosis is Chlamydia trachomatis, a widespread disease that can hurt the reproductive health of the patient. The disease can go unnoticed but can cause severe damage to the reproductive system of a woman. Subjective Data Patient’s CC/HPI: symptoms similar to UTIs, started two days ago; severe lower abdominal...
Summary “Provision of culturally competent health care: An interim status review and report” is an article written by Carol Lynn Esposito for the Journal of the New York State Nurses Association in 2013. This article aims at reviewing the current nursing literature that relates to the recent progress of the...
My initial impressions after watching the video by NASEM health and medicine division (2012) on health literacy were those of shock and alarm. Although I have always realized that some patients may have difficulty understanding the prescriptions of their physicians, it has never occurred to me that the problem grew...
Nursing is not just an occupation, but rather a noble profession, which is exceptionally dynamic. Nurses can work in rehabilitation centers, schools, hospitals, etc. This diversity significantly appealed to my interest, since the career will also enable me to give back fully to the society, that is, directly get in...
Introduction McLaren Health Care is a network of healthcare facilities that provides the citizens of Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsular with high-quality medical service (“Company overview of McLaren Health Care Corporation,” 2017). It was created in 1981 and is located in Flint, Michigan. The company states its mission as...
Discussions with the clinical site mentor about the actual performance of an organization have shown that primary angioplasty is much more effective in comparison with thrombolytic therapy when it comes to evaluating STEMI. It was also concluded that short door to balloon times dramatically improve the outcomes of primary angioplasty...
Executive Summary This report dwells upon the use of external and internal communication channels at Legacy Community Health Service. It has been found that both types of communication are utilized quite effectively. Employees of our organization also believe that these channels are rather effective and help them address all the...
Abstract This study is concerned with the rate of readmissions for patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), which happens within 30 days after one’s discharge from the hospital. The author examined whether an intervention of self-care education performed by nurses in the hospital before patients’ discharge could improve the outcomes...
Introduction The Aravind Eye Care System is the leading ophthalmological hospital in India. It has numerous local and regional branches. Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy founded it in 1976. This paper examines the innovation process of the Aravind Eye Care System by providing an insight into its workability, transferability to other countries,...
The nurse-patient relationship can be discussed as specific interactions between a person who takes a role of a caregiver, a provider of services, or a supporter and a client who needs to improve the health and cope with diseases. As a result, nurses should pay much attention to the impact...
Introduction The article “Interpersonal Care Processes, Falls, and Hospitalizations in Green House and Other Nursing Homes” forms part of Horn et al.’s (2016) work. The study investigates the problem of interpersonal care processes in various Green House homes and nursing facilities. The study claims the existence of a scholarly gap...
The attitude and approach toward euthanasia have always been complicated since the discussion of euthanasia itself can become extremely controversial. While some people perceive it as a suicide, others believe that euthanasia is the only way out of a difficult, unsolvable, and painful situation. Another problem arises when the public...
Applying the ANA Code of Ethics to the Case To facilitate the environment for fast recovery, nurses must administer medications to patients in a timely fashion. For this purpose, an efficient information management framework must be deployed. In the case under analysis, a nurse failed to use the available data...
Abstract This paper is about rheumatoid arthritis, its symptoms and signs, and the existing methods of treatment. This library thesis is based on documentary analysis as the main method of investigation. The evaluation of the literature from different sources helps to get a clear picture of what researchers, journalists, and...
The aim of this reflection paper is to give an overall picture of my accomplishments and experiences during my Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program. It includes an integrated reflection of my achievements, MSN opportunities that have impacted immensely on my professional practice as a nurse leader and my...
Identification of a nursing issue and the application of a nursing theory Introduction Falls among elderly hospital patients is a significant issue that has been widely addressed in research and practice. According to AHRQ (2013), “a patient fall is defined as an unplanned descent to the floor with or without...
Transcultural Nursing Theory Developer: Madeleine Leininger. Description of the theoretical perspectives The theory emphasizes the importance of examining such factors as culture-related values, beliefs, and other relevant characteristics of individuals for providing effective healthcare. The author of this theory believes that a deep understanding of the patient’s cultural roots is...
Setting The proposed project is going to take place at the VEGA medical center, which is located in Miami, IL. It is a primary care center that focuses on Family Medicine and Internal Medicine provided in a variety of settings from offices to hospitals. The vision of the organization is...
Introduction Prior to technology adoption, nurses would pass down information to each other verbally. Most documentation was defensive; it focused on protected the nurse or care institution from litigation, slow and difficult to access. However, with the use of computerized systems to record nursing information, it is now possible for...
Introduction Christian discourses have been applied world over by individuals when making vital life decisions. In particular, various issues that have a bearing on a person’s religious standing are better addressed in line with the biblical stance on the matter at hand. Nonetheless, some occurrences, for instance, health decisions, require...
Introduction Older adults with dementia especially those in the ages of 65 years and above have been identified as a vulnerable population to falling cases in nursing homes. Falls often lead to serious injuries causing the patient’s disability. According to Miake-Lye, Hempel, Ganz, & Shekelle (2013), “the reported rate of...
Assessment Optic neuritis (H46) is an eye disorder that is usually characterized by inflammation of the optic nerve (ICD10Data, 2016). It is one of the most common optic neuropathy that may affect young adults, develop suddenly, and touch one or both eyes at the same time (Toosy, Mason, & Miller,...
Examples of Standardization: Summary The first strategy used to standardize products, experiences, and service lines to enhance efficiency is personalization. This approach focuses on the ability to offer specific services or products that can address the diverse needs of individuals. The method ensures more clients receive suitable products. The second...
Brief Explanation of a Leadership Issue Arranging a proper level of unit collaboration Increasing overall job satisfaction of units Raising the morals of the nursing staff Building backgrounds for effective teamwork Creating a comfortable environment in a hospital Providing a stable operation of all units Note: For many people, job...
