Veracity, Privacy, and Fidelity in Biomedical Ethics: Obligations, Conflicts, and Justifications

Professional–Patient Relationships Veracity In biomedical ethics, responsibilities and virtues of authenticity were ignored. It was not recommended in the Hippocratic Oath or the Declaration of Geneva of the World Medical Association. It was defined for the first time in the Code of Medical Ethics of the American Medical Association. This...

Human Papillomavirus (HPV): Structure, Transmission, Prevention, and Clinical Significance

Introduction Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection. More than 79 million Americans, both men and women, live with this infection today (Luna & Upadhyay, 2022). About 150 types of HPV are known, but new types are constantly emerging due to various homologous characteristics (Xu et al.,...

Caffeine and Memory Retention: Experimental Study

Background Caffeine may be regarded as a commonly consumed natural stimulant or nootropic drug, peculiar for its ability to impact different aspects of people’s cognitive function. At the same time, its ability to influence memory is controversial, as there is no unified approach to this subject. Nevertheless, the importance of the...

The Hippocampus and Its Role in Memory, Emotion, and Neurological Health

Background The hippocampus is an area of the brain that is integral to the functioning of the human body. It is a structure located in the medial temporal lobe of the brain that plays a key role in forming, organizing, and storing memories. While there is a wealth of research...

Orthodox Judaism’s Role in Health, Healing, and Clinical Practice

Introduction Orthodox Judaism is one of the main branches of Judaism that adheres to traditional Jewish teachings and rituals. Within this religious tradition, there are many ways of expressing hope, change, and healing, as well as understanding physical and mental health. Expressions of Hope in the Religion Hope is one...

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): A Public Health Challenge in the United States

Introduction Chronic diseases are debilitating ailments with long-term effects on people’s health and public health systems. Due to their persistent nature, these illnesses frequently require long-term medical care and management and pose a risk to patients’ quality of life. Understanding and treating chronic diseases are crucial for healthcare professionals, politicians,...

Rudeness and Incivility in Nursing Education: Causes, Impact, and Solutions

Rudeness as an Increasing Issue in Nursing Education In the readings on handling student misconduct and rudeness, I discovered three that were intriguing or unexpected. First, I was shocked to see that rudeness is an increasing issue in nursing education. In a survey of nursing professors, nearly half said they...

Preventing and Managing Diabetes: Key Lifestyle Changes for Better Health

Introduction Diabetes is characterized by high blood sugar levels resulting from the body’s inability to produce or use insulin effectively (Nauck et al., 2021). As such, understanding the importance of treating diabetes and promoting healthy lifestyle choices to prevent its onset becomes paramount. In this speech, I will emphasize the...

Kidney Failure Diagnosis: Tests and Implications for Renal Health

Introduction Kidney failure, also known as renal failure, is a condition where the kidneys are unable to adequately purify waste products and excessive fluids from the bloodstream. This can result in a buildup of toxins and electrolyte imbalances, which can have severe consequences for the body (Toapanta et al., 2023)....

Challenges in U.S. Healthcare: Costs, Access, and Quality Issues

Introduction The U.S. healthcare system is a complicated and continuously fluctuating structure that has a massive impact on numerous individuals daily. Despite some benefits, various issues must be dealt with. The U.S. healthcare system struggles with four main topics: rising expenses because of technology, fragmentation of services, restricted access to...

Linking Neuroticism to Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Insights from a Prospective Cohort Study

Introduction It is essential to understand the relationship between neuroticism and the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and what is happening within the scope of this correlation. Neuroticism is a personality trait that showcases how emotionally stable a person is; thus, one can suspect that it can affect their CVD....

Examining the Impacts of Healthcare Privatization in Canada

Introduction People’s health is a public concern in many countries globally, but some nations propose that the privatization of healthcare is an effective solution. Canada is somewhat in the middle of this discussion and has both public and private providers. In the current essay, I explain the causes and consequences...

Comprehensive Family Assessment: Understanding Dynamics and Health Patterns

Introduction A family assessment reflects a complete effort to obtain insight into the dynamics of this familial unit. This evaluation strives to give a comprehensive and impartial review, recognizing not just the family’s concerns and issues but also its intrinsic strengths, deeply established beliefs, and ultimate ambitions. This assessment aims...

The Roles of Advanced Practice Nurses in Addressing Staffing and Patient Safety Challenges

Case Background Yolanda Pinellas, a 21-year-old music conductor student, was admitted for chemotherapy, receiving mitomycin via an infusion pump. During the evening shift, the pump began to beep due to an IV dislodgment. The RN discontinued the infusion, notified the physician, and treated the infusion site. The patient, feeling groggy,...

Risks and Rewards of Being a Radiology Technician: A Dual Perspective

Dangers of Being a Radiology Technician Summary The first point concerns the conflict between a radiologist and a patient whereby an individual will be in pain or nervous, causing complicated clinical procedures. Additionally, a radiologist will be at risk of getting airborne pathogens. The other issue is safety, where a...

Applying Servant Leadership in Advanced (MSN) Nursing Practice

Personal Leadership Philosophy: Selected Theory and Its Application in MSN Role Servant leadership is a theory of particular value to me and most closely corresponds to my personal philosophy and leadership stance. I believe that, especially in the profession of a nurse, it is essential to have an idea of...

Enhancing Patient Compliance: Key Strategies for Healthcare Success

Introduction Patient compliance refers to the measure in which a patient correctly follows the medical prescription, such as self-care, medical device usage, and therapy. In long-term care, such as nursing homes, patient compliance improves the quality of health, which means healthcare outcome is sustainable (Cook, 2020). Additionally, it reduces the...

The Future of Healthcare Informatics with Use of Innovations

Introduction Since its early years, nursing has continuously been at the forefront of healthcare, with technologies heavily impacting it. Nurses are directly involved in practically adopting cutting-edge technologies and novel techniques. In the last few decades, healthcare informatics has become one of the leading development directions, relying on modern digital...

Discrimination in Nursing Practice

Discrimination against a nurse is one of the most acute problems in the relationship between employees and administration or patients. The phenomenon manifests itself in many aspects, and first of all it concerns sex and ethnic origin. Nurses are still mostly associated with women, and in some cases this makes...

Medicaid Expansion: Addressing Financial Barriers

Introduction Financial barriers to healthcare are a significant public issue that limits access to quality and efficient healthcare services. This social determinant of health significantly affects populations living below the poverty line (Bindman, 2020). The healthcare quality provided to marginalized groups in the United States varies widely. Racial and ethnic...

Patient Health Information Record Retention

Policy Factors influencing retention periods include legal issues and compliance with federal and state laws. Further, bodies associated with health care, such as The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), provide recommendations for retention standards. Record retention entails ensuring patient health information is available for care and specifying what data...

Benner’s Novice to Expert Theory

As a nurse educator, I consider Benner’s theory fundamental for nursing and healthcare. This theory offers a framework for describing, explaining, and controlling the phenomena associated with the professional activities of nursing staff. Competence, skills, acquisition, experience, and clinical and practical knowledge are some of its key concepts. The core...

Aspects of the Nursing Work Environment

Introduction Workers in the healthcare industry, especially nurses, are among the first responders during a pandemic because of their responsibility to care for patients. They carry out their duties despite the increased danger to themselves, including increased risk of infection and psychological discomfort, exhaustion, and trauma. Employees, employers, and society...

Blood Pressure Screening as the Major Preventive Measure in Adult Primary Care

High blood pressure may be one of the most common chronic diseases in the adult population. Nurses and doctors need to conduct screenings to catch the disease early and change the patient’s lifestyle to prevent worsening the condition. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is the most accurate method. An alternative to...

Nursing Profession’s Origins and Modern Issues

In the Middle Ages, the Christian church was concerned with health issues. Temples welcomed the sick and infirm within their walls, and deacons cared for them. They were assisted by women who were called deaconesses. In the eleventh century, in the European states, for example, in the Netherlands and Germany,...

Advanced Nursing Practice vs. Advanced Practice Nurses

Introduction Nursing has recognized several misconceptions about the differences between advanced nursing practice (ANP) and Advanced Practice Nurses (APN). The public should be notified of the distinct responsibilities of APNs and ANPs within the healthcare system and the significance of the advanced practice. The importance of advanced practice techniques to...

Evaluation of the Intervention

Introduction The nurse must become more relevant to the population’s needs, namely her patients. She should become a well-educated professional, an equal partner, working independently with clients and contributing to the community’s health. The nurse currently plays an important role in providing medical and social help to the elderly and...

Pros and Cons of Abortion: The Importance of Women’s Rights

For decades, abortion has been a hotly debated subject, eliciting strong and often firmly entrenched beliefs on all sides of the political spectrum. While some say that a woman’s freedom to choose what happens to her own body is a basic human right, others think that it is a moral...

The Healthcare System in England

Introduction England’s medicine and healthcare are among the most efficient, innovative, and advanced in the world, based on the National Health Service (NHS). The NHS works productively and promptly in assisting at the main stages of citizens’ lives. Notably, this system is not at the expense of medical insurance but...

Teen Pregnancy as Public Health Concern

Introduction Teen pregnancy is a significant public health concern that can have long-lasting implications for both the mother and child. In many cases, teen pregnancy can lead to an increased risk of medical complications during pregnancy and childbirth and a higher likelihood of preterm birth and low birth weight. Teen...

The Healthcare System in Ghana

The healthcare system is among the most vital sectors in any country since it maintains public health. Similarly to other fields, the healthcare domain relies on specific guidelines and principles, which are often regulated by specific agencies or the state. However, while in some countries, these principles are undeniably adhered...

Nursing Practice and Future Trends

Introduction The United States healthcare system has a high extent of division across several sectors, which increase barrier substantially to offering quality: and accessible care at an affordable price. Diverse strategic transformations have been progressively transforming the nursing practice in the context of America. The paper examines the work of...

A Podcast on the Problem of Diabetes in India

India is one of the most populous countries in the world. Despite free outpatient and inpatient care being available to its citizens, the nation is disproportionately burdened by the disease of diabetes (The Commonwealth Fund, 2020) in the Data Point podcast episode dedicated to the issue of diabetes in the...

Pain Management and Treatment

Defining Acute Pain: Acute pain can be defined as rapidly developing, reaching peak intensity, and subsiding quickly. Chronic Pain as a Persistent Condition: In contrast to acute pain, chronic pain persists after the acute pain has passed and may be better seen as a sickness (Cohen et al., 2021). Breakthrough Pain in...

Scientific Research Process Step by Step

Developing a research question and hypothesis, reviewing the relevant literature, planning and carrying out the study, analyzing and interpreting the data, sharing the findings, carrying out additional research by replicating the study, generalizing and applying the results, and assessing the study’s impact are all steps in conducting a scientific research....

Civility Guidelines in the Healthcare Workplace

Civility is formal politeness when all social agents treat each other with respect, dignity, and ethical considerations. It plays a vital role in nursing by building trustful relationships among employees, employers, and clients. In contrast, incivility includes disrespect, self-centered behavior, irresponsibility, and dishonesty of the workers. Since nurses interact with...

Healthcare as a Human Right: Addressing Access Disparities

The healthcare system in the United States faces several challenges, including inequalities in access to care and health outcomes. Although the system is complex and multifaceted, many citizens struggle with receiving the medical care they need. Given the limited resources available to the American healthcare system, it is essential to...

Micro Policy Advocacy for a Pregnant Teenager

Teenage pregnancy is an acute issue all around the world. When analyzing the topic of teenage pregnancies, one can see the detrimental impact of poor sex education and how it can result in low quality of life for parents and children. Thus, when facing the issue of teenage pregnancies, authorities...

The Public Health Milestone in the US

The Public Health milestone is the first significant step in creating what is known today as the U.S. healthcare system. This milestone saw the development of a more organized way of handling health problems and the introduction of new systems. These systems are still used today to deal with public...

Pharmacology and Medicines Optimisation

Introduction The chosen scenario involves a 46-year-old male with seasonal rhinitis. Martin has been treating the symptoms with the over-the-counter (OTC) drug Piriteze 10 mg once daily. Following his recent diagnosis of hypertension, Martin was administered 10 mg of Enalapril. To ensure that Martin’s prescriptions do not interfere with his...

Medical Error: Permanent Brain Damage After Heart Surgery

Medical error is a substantial issue affecting thousands of patients and parties related to the healthcare system. According to approximate estimations, medical error is counted as the third leading cause of death in the United States (Makary & Daniel, 2016). In particular, between 210,00 to 400,00 patients die each year...

Nursing: Witnessing Death at Work

Introduction Providing psychological support to an incurable patient and his relatives is a difficult test for the medical staff who accompanies the patient at all stages of dying. Therefore, professional burnout syndrome is widespread among medical workers in this category. Although I rarely face death, given the specialty of a...

Core Values: Sexual Health and Wellbeing

The topic of human sexuality is gaining more and more recognition and awareness in modern society. As individuals grow older, they form their own views on this topic. Of particular importance in the formation of these beliefs are upbringing and the society with which they interacted. As part of the...

Associations between Healthcare Utilization Factors and Diabetic Retinopathy

In his dissertation, Adesanya, (2019) focused on Associations between healthcare utilization factors and diabetic retinopathy among adult African Americans. The second paragraph of the paper states: “Uncontrolled DM, irrespective of its type, can lead to macrovascular (large vessel) disease affecting the heart and arteries, and microvascular (small vessel) disease affecting...

Patient Autonomy in Nursing Practice

The first people affected by the patient’s decisions are the family members. Even though the patient has a malignant intestinal tumor, it is complex to understand why the patient does not want to be resuscitated. They are stressed and pressuring the nurses to do everything to keep their loved one...

Urgent Care in Low-Income Communities in New York

Urgent Care centers have been around in the United States since the 1970s when they were first introduced as a more cost-effective alternative to traditional emergency rooms. In recent years, urgent care centers have become increasingly popular due to their convenient hours and wide range of services. These centers offer...

Continuous Glucose Monitoring PICOT (Nursing) Project

Discovery The topic and the nursing practice issue related to the topic Modern technologies of continuous monitoring of glycemia: developing possibilities of control and management. The information obtained during long-term monitoring allows nurses to determine the outpatient glycemic profile, which reflects a complete picture of the patient’s diabetes status. The...

Public Health Efforts to Support Mothers During Pregnancy

Introduction Obesity, hypertension, bleeding, malnutrition, and mental health issues are some of the common problems a woman may face during and after pregnancy. Unfortunately, some women cannot carry their pregnancies to term and may experience miscarriage or fetal loss. Because giving birth is a matter of life and death for...

Occupational Health Safety for Nurse Practitioners

Introduction Nurses frequently face health risks due to the prevalence of dangerous substances in the healthcare sector, which is widely regarded as one of the most hazardous work environments. Increasing knowledge and understanding of the importance of nurse practitioners’ workplace safety is an immediate need. Therefore, this study aims to...

Holistic Approach in Medicine: CIM Practitioner

Introduction The term holistic applies to many branches, referring to a whole set of phenomena and features. The holistic approach forms the basis of much scientific knowledge and practices, allowing the development of a broad perspective on problematic theories or phenomena. Within medicine, the term holistic refers to an approach...

Nursing: The Importance of Patient Satisfaction

Introduction A nurse must have a clear understanding of the standards of care and base the practical approach on evidence from scientific research. Practical success should be shaped by medical personnel’s broad knowledge of reliable theoretical literature. To form an evidence-based approach, the nurse must critically evaluate and analyse scientific...

The Rorschach Inkblot Test: Complexity and Cognitive Engagement

Introducing the Test The Rorschach inkblot test is a psychological questionnaire which was designed by Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach in 1921 (Choca & Rossini, 2018). This test is used to examine a person’s mental health and personality. It is also used to evaluate a person’s response to various situations. People...

The Role of a DNP-Prepared (Doctor Degree) Nurse

The DNP stands for Doctor of Nursing Practice and is the highest nursing degree obtainable and equips nurses for tasks outside of direct patient care that focuses on systems or clinical practice. After completing the required qualifications, nurses from DNP programs can work in clinical settings or leadership positions. This...

Orem’s Self-Care Implemented in Today’s World

Orem’s self-care is a nursing theory that offers direction to the nurse practitioner on how to identify a patient’s deficit needs in getting well. The different levels of care range from educating the patient’s family to giving total attention. The theory explains how nurses can intervene to help patients maintain...

Nursing Staffing Levels’ Impact on Patient Outcomes

Introduction Nurses serving in health care facilities are obliged the provision treatment and care services for several patients admitted and those who seek outpatient services. However, due to the greatest acuity level, the number of nurses performing such services has substantially decreased across the US (Tawfik et al., 2020). When...

Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks on Healthcare Organizations

The introduction of electronic health records (EHRs) has facilitated easy collection, analysis, access, and mass storage of patient data. The digital transformation has led to enhanced patient care, patient cooperation, and disease diagnosis. However, the presence of technology has brought forth cyber security healthcare risks (Dias et al., 2021). Therefore,...

A Plan of Care for Obese Patients

A Chronically Ill Group and Rationale for Selecting This Illness and the Participants Obesity is the excessive accumulation of fats that may lead to severe health and medical conditions. According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2021), in 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 years and older, were overweight;...

The Existential Nursing Intervention Effects

Introduction Nurses are the primary healthcare providers who have acquired the skills necessary for treating patients. They play critical roles in hospitals, especially in their coordination with doctors. Patients in intensive care units need special monitoring for better healing. Positive communication between nurses and doctors creates a conducive environment for...

Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Processes

The practitioner’s knowledge of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes plays an important role in medication treatment prescribing and contributes to overall patient health outcomes. The patient’s individual characteristics can significantly influence the medication’s absorption and distribution capacities. Furthermore, inefficient drug excretion can present a threat to the patient’s health depending on...

Homeostatic Imbalance and Diabetes Symptoms

Scenario J.S. is an 8-year-old male who is short in stature. His parents have become concerned as J.S. has been wetting his bed, drinking a lot of water, and appears sluggish. The doctor orders several blood tests after J.S.’s urine test was positive for glucose and ketones. Diseases That Should...

Health Promotion: Ms. Sally’s Case

Introduction Ms. Sally, the client, is 83 years old and resides with her sister and cat at home. She has had spinal stenosis and types two diabetes for 15 years. To control her condition, she takes Humulin N 20 u SC every morning before eating breakfast. Due to her inability...

Working With Geriatric Patients: Nursing Philosophy

The metaparadigm of nursing is characterized by nursing, person, health, and environment. My nursing philosophy is providing optimal holistic care to every patient, showing compassion, and being empathetic and culturally sensitive. It is important to me that I advocate for my patients, treat everyone with respect and dignity, and coordinate...

Diversity in Healthcare Organizations

Introduction In order to improve the quality of care provided to patients, healthcare organizations must practice equity, diversity, and inclusion. The company can promote multiculturalism by ensuring that all patients receive unbiased care. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stated, “of all forms of inequity, injustice in health care is the...

Stroke: Risk Factors and Preventive Measures

The presented case shows a woman who had suffered the symptoms of stroke, but after a while, her condition returned to normal. According to the CT of the carotids, the blockage rates are within the norm. The blood pressure can be considered high and corresponding to Stage 1 hypertension, which...

Vila Health’s Management and IT Sector Improvement

The central issue of the Vila Health activity is inadequate team management; the attempt to save money on EHR systems and IT specialists resulted in dysfunctional technology, which affected nurses’ quality of care and wasted the organization’s money. The key reason for the multidisciplinary team’s ineffective collaboration is a lack...

The DNP Role: Module Reflection

Throughout the past semester, an insightful and transformational journey occurred to me since I improved my theoretical understanding of the DNP role and the importance of nursing research in constructing evidence-based practice. Moreover, I was encouraged to explore the theories of nursing and the importance of transformational and implementation science...

Cultural Diversity and Sensitivity in Healthcare

Proper communication is a rather crucial aspect in healthcare for a number of reasons. When it is effective and proper, it shows the professionals’ respect for the patient and may lead to successful results. Understandably, this leads to an interesting aspect related to the matter: cultural diversity and sensitivity. The...

The Clinical Systems’ Impact on Outcomes and Efficiencies

Introduction The healthcare sector deals with human life and hence quality in service delivery is of uttermost importance. Stakeholders in this field have embraced the use of various clinical systems for easy operations and better patient outcomes. Improvement in technology has helped the health sector in advancing its procedures especially...

Standardized Terminology Within the Electronic Health Record

Patient data is one of the most important aspects of healthcare. Nowadays, the number of different methods of diagnosis and treatment in healthcare has increased significantly. The amounts of information about the patients’ health, prescribed medications, laboratory test results, and other necessary indicators, which must be memorized and processed by...

Sunny Valley Medical Center’s Accreditation

Any medical institution must undergo specialized checks to obtain accreditation and continue working. This process is of particular value, as it directly affects the quality of healthcare and the level of well-being of the population. In the case under study, an example of Sunny Valley Medical Center was provided, which...

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners’ Key Functions

A primary mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) plays a crucial role in providing mental health services. Psychiatric nurse practitioners frequently function as educators to patients, their caregivers, medical peers, and communities, promoting the concept that mental health is an important part of overall health. The function of a PMHNP is...

Nursing Informatics Policy and Its Influence on Healthcare Delivery

The development of nursing information structures is an essential factor in improving the delivery of health services. It includes the development of regulations that will make the mechanisms of the individual and the healthcare institution interaction safe and convenient. In addition, the goal is to provide patients with confidence in...

Comprehensive Treatment Plan for Hoarding Disorder

The client seemed absent-minded, strongly attached to irrelevant things, unconcerned, had an extreme level of anxiety and nervousness, and had no shame. These physical presentations give an impression of a mental-related issue, particularly a hoarding disorder. The client had and valued a huge possession of irrelevant things and felt no...

Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Views on Healthcare

Introduction The view of Jehovah’s Witnesses is slightly different from the perspective most people in the United States share. The topic of the paper focuses on the perspectives Jehovah’s Witnesses have on healthcare-related topics are vital for nurses and physicians who treat them. The subtopics include their views on life...

Ethics, Morals, and Values in Healthcare

In healthcare, ethics, morals and values play a rather crucial role. It is important to be able to differentiate between the concepts and understand their influence on the field. Ethics in healthcare refer to a set of principles that assist medical professionals with providing care. It features both one’s moral...

Impact of Clinical Systems on Nursing Efficiency and Practice

Introduction Clinical systems are becoming essential tools for improving the procedures implemented to improve patients’ health outcomes. Informaticists, information technology (IT) specialists, and physicians collaborate to identify emerging technological models and equipment that can transform care delivery. The purpose of this paper is to offer a succinct annotation of four...

The Role of the Leadership in Nursing

Introduction Nursing involves making important decisions that can affect patients’ treatment. Nurturing leadership and appropriate knowledge can lead a nurse to be able to implement new approaches and practices in everyday work. This article will discuss how to use theoretical foundations and academic literature as the knowledge that nurses can...

Heart Disease in the Elderly: Risks, Pathological Changes, and Solutions

Heart conditions or cardiovascular diseases are highly prevalent among elderly individuals and are considered a leading cause of mortality among individuals over 65 years. However, most causes of coronary conditions are associated with high-risk lifestyle behaviors that individuals can choose to avoid. Heart diseases can result in severe illness and...

Episodic or Focused SOAP (Nursing) Note on Rhinitis

Patient Information: 28-year-old KJ Asian female S CC itchy eyes, a runny nose, ears felt full HPI: 28f-year-olde male suffers from discomfort caused by a runny nose, itchy eyes, and sensation of a blockage in ears. The symptoms started 9 days ago and included production of clear and boggy mucus, photophobia,...

Metformin in Pharmaceuticals and Medicine

Metformin or Glucophage is an oral hypoglycemic drug from the group of biguanides (dimethyl biguanide). Metformin’s capacity to inhibit gluconeogenesis, the production of free fatty acids and fat oxidation is linked to its mode of action. The medication improves the sensitivity of peripheral insulin receptors and cellular glucose uptake. There...

Wound Healing: Treatment Interventions

Understanding the physiology of wound healing and the functions of the available dressings are prerequisites for accurate wound assessment and efficient wound treatment. For optimum wound healing, it is crucial that a continuous process of assessment, clinical judgment, intervention, and recording take place. As a healthcare professional working in the...

Application of Normative Power in Global Health Leadership

Introduction The term normative power refers to a type of authority derived from standard norms and beliefs. In the current society, diverse cultural practices exist that differentiate one community from another. In addition to the intrinsic benefits, culture also provides important economic and social benefits. This type of power is...

Analysis of Ebola Virus Disease

Abstract Ebola is one of the most severe viruses in the world. It was discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976 and has continued to spread worldwide. The virus has caused several outbreaks in Africa, including Sierra Leone and DRC. Scientists are working on extensive research to learn...

Water Intake and Output: Mechanisms of Regulation

Did you know that more than 60% of the human body is water? Likely yes, it is one of the well-known anatomical facts, but the extent of it and complex mechanisms which regulate water in the bodies are often underestimated. It is important to start with statistics, with 73% of...

Expanding Medicare and Medicaid into a National Health Insurance System

Introduction The Medicare and Medicaid systems are among the most important elements of the US health care system, although they are often subject to excessive criticism. The advantages of these systems are more significant than the disadvantages, and a detailed analysis of the included processes and the results and consequences...

Leadership Versus Management: Healthcare Leadership

Organization heads play a major role in determining the success of an entity. Such heads include business leaders and managers serving at different levels of the organization. The world often confuses the two positions; a business leader and a manager. Often, people with the role of leading businesses adopt the...

Third-Party Payers in Healthcare Reimbursement

Third-party payers play an important role in providing the foundation for healthcare organizations’ financial stability, the overall healthcare system, and the population’s well-being. Third-party payers’ activity in reimbursement of healthcare services focuses on payment of medical claims on behalf of the person receiving the services. Thus, the most common third-party...

Personality Disorders: Common Issues

Personality disorders are common as everyone has specific traits that can develop to the level of them being an actual condition. Unfortunately, it may be challenging for people who do not deal with the same problems to socialize with those who suffer from the aforementioned state. Personally, I have experience...

Health Aspects of Young Adulthood

Young adulthood is better characterized as a period of health-impairing lifestyles. This stage is defined as the period between 18 and 26 years, a time when youth have resources and a lot of time. This point in life is usually dubbed a transition period because people are moving from underneath...

Food-Borne Salmonella Epidemiologic Triad

Diseases emerging in the population do not occur randomly but usually have prerequisites and conditions for development. Epidemiology studies influence factors and disease patterns to elucidate causes for subsequent control and treatment. One of the models for studying causal relationships in disease development is the epidemiologic triad, which includes agent,...

Hair and Nails: Structure and Functions

Introduction Hair and nails belong to the integumentary system of the human body. This system provides the body with a waterproof protective shell, elastic and resilient, which defines external individuality. It also affects the harmonious work of the entire body. What is also interesting is that keratin, a tough protein,...

Hypothalamus and Body Temperature

The autonomic nervous system and hypothalamus are primarily responsible for maintaining a constant temperature of the human body. Body temperature depends on the intensity of bioenergetic processes. Therefore, for example, in children, it may normally be higher than in the elderly, since metabolism slows down with age. The body perceives...

Lean Management: Jidoka and Poke-Yoke Principles

The constant improvement of various facets of an organization’s functioning is a fundamental aspect of its work. At the same time, it is vital to ensure the absence of critical mistakes or their effective management when they emerge. Under these conditions, the concept of lean management acquires the top priority....

Theory of Interpersonal Nursing

Introduction Nursing theories bridge the gap between knowledge and practice thus influencing the patient outcomes. They are commonly applied in guiding education, research, and clinical activities. Specifically, the theories are used to evaluate care interventions and provide a rationale for decision-making. However, their application can only produce positive impacts if...

“How to Cope With Anxiety” TED Talk Analysis

Anxiety has already become a part of our lives and is present in everyone. Each person experiences such a feeling differently; for some, stress is more pronounced; others less. Often, anxiety can destroy life and interfere with living in general, so it is essential to know how to properly deal...

Ethics of Using Experimental Drugs

Experimental drugs are certain medicines not officially approved to treat specific illnesses. The use of unproven therapy might be unsafe, as the effect of such a cure is unpredictable. As a rule, doctors prescribe and document treatment that is counted in the official medical database. Indeed, incurable patients might use...

Causal Relationships Between Variables

The methodological basis of the proposed study is based on a quasi-experimental approach that allows the study of causal relationships between variables. It should be recalled that the independent variables in this study are the fact of cooperation between a general educator and a paraeducator and the socio-demographic characteristics of...

The “Palliative” Documentary Film

Introduction The “Palliative” describes the work of Doctor Nadia Tremonti. The woman’s primary goal is to help parents and other relatives survive the deaths of children who have long struggled to live. The movie traces the female’s role not only as a palliative care physician but also as a psychologist...

Nurses’ Role in Patient-Centered Care

Introduction The treatment results are inextricably linked with the patient’s condition and emotional attitude to fight the disease and recover. Therefore, the role of nurses in monitoring and providing patient care that meets their needs is essential. The contemporary nursing theory focuses on developing individualized and flexible care practices responsive...

The Human Factor as a Cause of Medication Errors

Aspects of the professional process contribute to medical errors, safety measures, and policy violations. We can define the following elements of the problem according to human factors: time management, unsteady workload, burnout, and stress. Obstacles can result in a nurse’s wrong dose or medication, causing side effects or severe consequences...

Nursing Theory in Practice Examples

The profession of a nurse requires specialists to possess certain knowledge to direct their practice. Nursing knowledge has developed through several eras since the 1900s and is now characterized by the theory utilization era (Alligood, 2014). In the current period, nurses are meant to use philosophies, models, and theories for...

Drug Addiction and Best Treatment Practices

Drug addiction Drug addiction becomes a serious obstacle to leading a healthy and happy lifestyle. It is characterized by an irresistible and uncontrollable craving for drug use, which subsequently affects the brain’s functioning and impairs memory, motivation, and control over behavior (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2018). Patients need long...

Teratogens and Their Effect on Mothers and Children

Introduction Teratogens are substances, such as medications, chemicals, or diseases, that can induce aberrant development in the womb. Teratogens are ambient substances that, when introduced to the mother, can disrupt normal fetal development, culminating in gestational maldevelopment or mortality (Tsamantioti and Hashmi, 2020). There are billions of possible teratogens, but...

Role of the DSM-5 Classification in Psychiatry

The DSM-5 classification is written and used in order to help psychiatric professionals within the industry more universally understand, diagnose and describe mental disorders. The classification contains many common and rare conditions, each of which are properly separated into types and categories. The book is extremely useful to any practicing...

Public Schools and Vaccination of Youth

Vaccines could be described as safety measures to prevent illnesses by stimulating an immune system to produce a prepared defense against a particular sickness. Although vaccines have been highly associated with protecting from COVID-19 since the recent pandemic, their variety is more comprehensive than some may assume. This essay investigates...

Project Management in Healthcare

Project management in healthcare involves several skills and techniques that improve the efficiency of operations in medical facilities. The two important concepts that were learned in the course are the process of creating a project timeline and the utility of an outline for creating a review/plan/paper and proposal. Both of...

Evidence-Based Culturally Sensitive Practice With Jehovah’s Witnesses

Abstract It may happen that a patient refuses some treatment or intervention, referring to their cultural, ethnic, or religious prohibitions. For example, the Christian denomination Jehovah’s Witnesses does not allow its followers to accept blood transfusions, making leukemia treatment and surgical interventions quite challenging. Chaer and Ballen (2020), Garoufalia et...

Application of Environment Theory

Nursing theory is a complex discipline designed to answer the most common questions of nursing science and practice. It studies the history and philosophy of nursing, its role, and its place in medicine and society. Also, this theory investigates the patterns of organization of nursing care and scientific research in...

Deep Venous Thrombosis: Bed Rest vs. Early Ambulation

Introduction Also known as blood thinners, anticoagulants are the recommended approach in the treatment of Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT). In post-op DVTs, however, debate has arisen over the effectiveness of early ambulation in comparison to bed rest. Bed rest, often recommended in a hospital setting with the attention of healthcare...

Registered Nurses and Physicians Comparison

Introduction Nowadays, the healthcare field is extended and involves numerous medical professionals that are required to perform specific duties. Among such healthcare professionals are registered nurses (RNs) and physicians. While the first group gathers valuable medical data, conducts tests, treats sicknesses, and cares for the needs of patients, the second...

Depression in Hispanic Culture

There are different ways in which culture or ethnicity can impact the treatment of development of mental health disorders. One specific example is the treatment of depression in Hispanic culture. Depression is commonly defined as “a mood disorder involving a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest” (Morales-Brown, 2021,...

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Case Study

Case Scenario Mr. M., a 54-year-old white insurance employee, sees a urologist and complains of pain when urinating. He comes to the appointment with his wife, who was the initiator of the visit to the medical specialist. According to the patient, in the last two months, he began to go...

Effects of the Gut Microbiome on Immunity and Human Health

Introduction Human health is a sensitive state of complete physical and psychological well-being observed in the absence of cognitive and somatic diseases. Health as a whole should be viewed as a function of the many variables that determine a person’s final state: this includes biological parameters, mental functions, and the...

Content Model: Leisure and Well-Being Model (LWM)

The LWM is the Content Model that best captures my view of recreational therapy practice. According to Carruthers and Hood (2007), within health and human services, a fundamental paradigm change is taking place that has the potential to determine the future of therapeutic recreation. LWM was created by Carruthers and...

Healthcare Insurance in the USA

The healthcare policies on insurance coverage in the USA need to benefit all people. Based on the resources about the modern USA, many low-income individuals, basically immigrants, live unassured by the healthcare insurance program. More especially, the immigrants, both lower and higher-income persons, and individuals living with physical challenges. Besides,...

Relationship Between Brilliance and Mental Illness

Introduction There is a popular myth that no great genius can exist without a dash of lunacy. The history of genius is littered with the names of disturbed minds. For instance, one of the most distinguished artists of all time, Vincent van Gogh, was believed to be bipolar: after slicing...

Universal Health Coverage in the United States

The Uninsured Should Not Pay for Insurance Uninsured individuals should not be required to pay for the insurance. In 2020, 8.6% of the population in the United States, or 28 million individuals, lacked healthcare coverage at some moment during the year (US Census Bureau, 2021). In 2020, more poor children...

Aspects of Palliative Care in Healthcare

Introduction The following article observes and analyzes a number of themes and topics associated with palliative care. The report recounts the key concepts and principles that guide the appropriate use of palliative care in healthcare settings. Following this, the presence of palliative care in neurological practices is outlined, issues and...

Healthcare Information Systems

Dynamic changes in the world have a massive impact on the healthcare sector. These changes bring the issues of digitalization, enrollment of patient information, the transfer of this information, and its clever use. Paper documentation in modern healthcare is a burden that complicates employees’ work and slows down the processes...

Caring for Patients With Diabetes

Most people with diabetes cannot take care of themselves, so they need outside help. In the presence of a complicated form of the disease, professional care is required. The main tasks of care are the systematization of medication intake, preparing a competent diet, providing moderate physical activity, and monitoring the...

Action Plan for a Community: Educational Plan

The Healthy People 2020 outlines a number of priority areas that key agencies in the healthcare sector need to consider if the population is to record improved medical outcomes. Different diseases and conditions are presently affecting more individuals in this country. Medical practitioners, community workers, and general physicians need to...

The Nursing Practitioner: Skills, Opportunities, and Challenges

Introduction Nursing is a broad field that consists of several specialties. One of the critical categories of nurses is the nursing practitioners. This group of nurses has evolved to become significant medical practitioners that many people rely on for their medical needs. On average, at least 1.6 billion Americans visit...

Lady Gaga’s Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Introduction Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental illness that affects those who have experienced or witnessed a horrific tragedy. Catastrophic incidents, accidents, terrorist acts, war assaults, death, sexual brutality, or injuries are examples of terrifying events (American Psychiatric Association, 2020). Family and individual functioning may be disrupted due to...

How Vision Works as Complex Mechanism

Vision is an extremely complex functional mechanism that people take for granted. It begins with the passage of a stream of light from objects through our eyes, with the conversion of the energy of light quanta into a nerve impulse carrying information to the brain. Our eyes are organs like...

Mental Health Problems in the UK and the US

Introduction With the ongoing war in Ukraine and the sanctions against Russia, prices of fuel, electricity, water, and the rest has been increased, contributing to mental health problems for many individuals and families. Data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) indicate that Europe’s mental health care has...

Smoking Ban Ethical Considerations

Introduction Many cross-cultural taboos reflect the negative aspects of smoking in general. Moreover, the process usually has detrimental health and environmental implications, especially in the case of cigarettes. While the modernization of the typical smoking tools has allowed decreasing their unfavorable side effects, some still argue for a complete ban...

Opinions About Euthanasia: For and Against

Introduction The practice of mercy killing or euthanasia is dated from ancient Greece. However, its spread was attributed to the advancement of medicine, which facilitated the creation of ether and morphine, which made medicalized suicide a possibility. These developments made medical practitioners start advocating for analgesics to relieve the pain...

The Clinician Administered CAPS-5 Questionnaire

The Physician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) is a standardized diagnostic interview for post-traumatic stress disorder that is well-validated and frequently used. It was created at the National PTSD Center in the early 1990s using DSM-III PTSD criteria and has since been revised (Franklin et al., 2018). For example, behavioral anchors are...

Analysis of Freeman’s Promotion of Junk Food

Introduction In his paper “How Junk Food Can End Obesity”, David H. Freeman puts doubt on foods marketed as ‘healthy and wholesome’. He argues that people who commonly eat junk food should not be enticed to leave them for the purportedly healthier, more readily available foods. Instead, he proposes that...

Euthanasia: Physician-Assisted Suicide, Disability, and Paternalism

Voluntary euthanasia can be defined as a case when the person wants to die and requires assistance. Involuntary euthanasia, on the other hand, means that such a person would prefer to live but has a condition that would cause their death eventually, and the suffering from this condition cannot be...

Discussion of Medication Errors

Background Medication errors are one of the most spread types of medical errors that remains a significant healthcare problem. According to WHO, medication errors kill one American every day and harm approximately 1.3 million people a year in the United States. Moreover, this problem is determined by a large number...

Using the PICO (T) Framework and Evidence for Developing Care Practices

Introduction In developing patient care practices, the PICO (T) study design is justified because it addresses the effectiveness of the care plan. Through this schema, patient satisfaction is improved. This paper presents a study of a practice problem related to the diagnosis of endometriosis. In addition, sources of evidence are...

The Mental Health Problem in New York City

Introduction If present mental health statistics are any indication, New York City is on the verge of a major catastrophe. Most stakeholders have always managed to find a way to minimize the relevance of mental health as a serious problem, and the facts have not always been as scary as...

The City Center Hospital: Improving Productivity

Introduction Defining the most beneficial activities that could aid in tackling the presented issue is a crucial element of the Organization Development (OD) approach. When appropriate instruments are used, it becomes possible to productively address the given complication, ensuring that the necessary changes are introduced effectively and will remain in...

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Robotic Surgeries

Robotic or robot-assisted surgery is a new technology that allows surgeons to operate with better control, precision, and flexibility. Since its introduction, it has been used for a wide range of procedures by hospitals in Europe and the United States. However, complications can occur despite the reports of surgeries’ better...

Type 2 Diabetes: Diabetes in Canada

Type 2 diabetes is a disease that presents a great danger to the life of a human being, and there is currently no cure for it. It has an array of symptoms and signs that help identify this ailment, and, in turn, ease its consequences through treatment. The specific causes...

The Ethics of Using Aborted Fetal Tissue

Latest advancements in transplantations of aborted fetal tissue portend an increase in demand for embryos as a resource of donor cells. Aborted fetal tissue is already being transplanted into individuals to manage health problems like diabetes and other illnesses. Such tissue has the potential to be effective in the process...

Health Economic Concepts and Implications

Healthcare is one of the most important spheres of society’s life. Any such large and global industry requires regulatory processes, especially from the financial side. Hence, for this, there is a healthcare economy that deals with the problems of efficiency, value, and behavior in the field of medical care. This...

The Challenges Faced by Healthcare Workers

Healthcare organizations have faced many challenges that remain unaddressed despite the promising innovations of changing healthcare service delivery. The challenges faced by healthcare workers include transitioning from volume-based healthcare to value-based healthcare, increasing costs and expenses, provider shortages (Alemian, 2016), and internet-connected medical device security. The highlighted four issues are...

Overworked Healthcare Systems: The Case of the US and Canada

Introduction In the 21st century, the world’s healthcare systems have been undergoing major transformations that stem from a variety of factors. First of all, the very understanding of medical care providers as a one-way avenue has been rendered obsolete. Today, this process is a dialogue between clinical experts and patients,...

Health Costs and Insurance in Healthcare

Article Summary on Health Costs Every month, U.S. citizens are required to pay Medicare premiums that go towards their medical expenses. Medicare has aided the access to health services to eligible U.S. citizens. Based on the income and prevailing situations, the government calculates an amount of premium for each employee....

Continuous Medical Education and Its Importance

Introduction The improvement and development of healthcare and the development, implementation, and development of new technologies necessitate the progress of the professional level and qualifications of medical workers. Both the administration and the employees themselves are interested in this, as the quality of medical services requirements are steadily increasing. The...

Clinical Career Ladders in Healthcare

Introduction and Background Nurses are and have always been an essential part of the health system; therefore, it is extremely important to provide them with continuous and high-quality education. Clinical Ladder Programs, or CLPs, are strategies that healthcare facilities use to enable working nurses to increase their professional roles, build...

Developing Your Identity and Role in Adult Nursing

The main reason why this research was done was to facilitate and maintain effective communication between patients who have cancers with their nurses. Effective communication is essential as it helps in improving the health results as well as the satisfaction that comes with the treatment (Arbour et al., 2022). This...

Advocacy in Mental Health Counseling

Introduction In many cases, mental health conditions may impede productive communication with others. It may be complicated to stand up for personal rights and express concerns. Individual advocacy for people with mental health issues may resolve the abovementioned problems. There is a wide variety of advocacy techniques with distinct implementations,...

“First, Do No Harm”: Tread Carefully Where Oral History

In long-term crises like Covid-19, Jennifer Cramer (2020) asserts that changes in oral history fieldwork in inevitable. Therefore, before engaging in any activity that might result in more harm, Jennifer shows that following the law might be the one thing that prevents or minimizes the effects of an ongoing crisis....

The Importance of In-Team Communication in Primary and Emergency Healthcare

Interprofessional cooperation and collaboration are some of the key instruments of providing high-quality medical services. It ensures the safety of both doctors and patients and facilitates the job of healthcare providers at all levels and settings (Reeves et al., 2107). The quality of the communication between the medical personnel, as...

Aspects of Dear Doctor Letter

Introduction The role of stressful events in childhood as risk factors for mental health disorders, particularly the formation of negative trends, has long been studied by psychiatrists and psychologists. It is essential to know that a traumatic event can be excluded from conscious memories or remembered as a shadow of...

Shared Decision Making in Health Care

Introduction The health care sector upholds the importance of shared decision-making in successful treatment processes. It is defined as the process through which health professionals collaborate with the patients in making critical decisions regarding the patient health and treatment (Kon et al., 2016). Another study by Hoffman et al. (2014)...