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The patient is a 57-year-old Mr. X, whose tests confirm pernicious anemia. This condition is an autoimmune disorder characterized by gastric mucosa atrophy and decreased parietal cells (Pandharkar & Thote, 2021). One of the reasons for this type is the absence of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) or folic acid in the...
Introduction Communication problems are characteristic of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Jack, for example, demonstrates these variances in language and speech acquisition through his lack of latency in spoken vocabulary and issues with engagement and mimicking. The following two strategies and interventions would help support Jack’s communication access. Augmentative...
Introduction Health informatics is a relatively emerging and interdisciplinary field within the healthcare sector that utilizes information technology to consolidate and scrutinize health records to enhance healthcare outcomes. The field relies on information science methods and technologies to solve emerging problems, make significant decisions, and promote quality care in all...
The news and entertainment media provide information and images that are distorted and dramatic about mental illness. Through such portrayals, the audience believes that people with mental disorders are unpredictable, have criminal intentions, and are dangerous (Srivastava et al., 2018). Further, as Srivastava et al. (2018) argue, the media also...
Introduction Daphne is a 13-year-old ninth-grader who was brought to the psychiatrist for assessment since she was struggling with her behavior and academics. Her challenges were linked to the difficulty encountered starting and completing her schoolwork and following instructions, which led to failing grades in math. Daphne has had challenges...
Nursing is an incredibly demanding profession, and the training of future nurses is equally challenging. Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice, a compendium of documents compiled by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, can be viewed as the cornerstone of contemporary nursing curricula. According to AACN (2008),...
Introduction and Definition of the Recreational Therapy Facilitation Technique Recreational Therapy or Therapeutic Recreation Is When Trained Providers Use Recreational Activities to Improve or Maintain a Person’s Cognitive, Emotional, Social, or Physical Functioning. People Who Receive This Therapy-Sometimes, Called Patients-Are, Are Often Ill, Have Disabilities, or Are Elderly. The Therapist...
Some people are born with particular physical or mental impairments, which often prevent them from leading a life on their own without the help of their carers. Those kids depend on their parents from an early age, and in some cases, they do so until they are adults, as it...
Wadia, R. (2022). Men working in dental hygiene. British Dental Journal, 232(10), 717. Web. The article by Wadia (2022) focuses on the need to teach the next generation of leaders who will work in dental hygiene. The primary point is that the dental hygienist profession is not popular among men, making...
Research The heart is one of the most important organs in the human body, responsible for all processes happening in the organism. The organ’s structure is complicated, making it even more powerful due to its diverse functionality. Interestingly, the heart starts developing during week 3 of pregnancy when many women...
Information technology is changing the way people work, learn, and interact in the world today. Artificial intelligence is at the center stage of machine and human surveillance, redefining the health systems on the ground. This change had to happen because of the existing flaws between the service providers and customers...
Abstract This paper aims to review and study the issue of professional and job burnout in nursing practitioners, as well as to identify the primary causes and the main consequences of this problem. The adjustments that have been made to the system and management have resulted in a new strain...
Introduction Situations, when people fight for the lives of their seriously ill relatives who have no chance to survive without medical support, are not rare. People hope that a miracle will happen and the patient in a desperate state will suddenly recover, which explains their inability to decide on the...
The Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), Continuity of Care Document (CCD), and Continuity of Care Record (CCR) are standards that are designed for medical data organization and sharing. Thus, the three formats are used in the field of healthcare for the documentation of relevant information about the patient, conditions, and treatments....
Mental disorders have long been considered to be the hardest to define and, consequently, difficult to cure health issues. Although few admit to having mental health issues, millions of people worldwide suffer from various symptoms of mental disorders. Therefore, it is crucial to encourage the perception of mental disorders as...
Each person experiences traumatic events during their life, and sometimes it impacts the mental well-being significantly, and the episodes from the past may still have consequences in the future. Acute stress disorder (ASD) is not widely common but still can regularly appear in individuals who have gone through terrifying incidents....
The prison system is a set of institutions and regulations that have major societal purposes. However, the facilities are not only helpful in terms of keeping dangerous people behind bars and maintaining safety and order in communities. Instead, they are meant to facilitate a safer environment through rehabilitation and opportunities...
Introduction The Joint Commission determined that the underlying cause of 66 percent of the sentinel events that occurred between 1995 and 2005 was inadequate communication. If the commission and other organizations had prioritized effective communication more, most of these events could have been avoided. As a result, businesses ought to...
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...
A tumor is a mass of tissue that originates with different causes, such as trauma. The tumors made of well-differentiated cells grouped together in a single structure are called benign (Norris, 2019). As a general rule, benign tumors do not cause death. The only exception is if their location hurts...
Introduction There is no formal definition for anxiety disorders in the DSM-IV-TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). Anxiety is a normal stress response and a fundamental part of everyday life. The development of anxiety disorders is thought to be due to environmental and genetic factors. Anxiety disorders affect...
The Pender Health Promotion Model is used to initiate behavioral change. The central feature of this prevention model is that it emphasizes the proactive interventions people should adopt to avoid illness in general. This model describes the important role of nurses in supporting patients in preventing disease through self-care and...
Introduction Maternal death is the death of a woman occurring while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy. It results from some cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or management but not from an accident or accidental reason. Maternal deaths are divided into two groups, the...
The World Trade Organization is an integration organization established on 1 January 1995 to liberalize international trade and regulate its member states’ business and political relations. It is responsible for developing and implementing new trade agreements, oversees their performance, and monitors trade quality. The WTO was initially created based on...
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...
The Use of Electronic Health Records The introduction of electronic health records (EHR) is changing the paper records system for many healthcare workers. EHR can alert the nurse on a patient’s potential issues, such as allergies or intolerance to a specific medication. The latest technology in data mining and record-keeping...
Rohypnol Rohypnol is a generic drug known as flunitrazepam which contains lorazepam, diazepam, and alprazolam. This type of drug is a strong muscle relaxer, approximately ten times Valium. It is mostly used for the treatment of insomnia, seizures, and anxiety (Oluwole et al., 2020). In addition, it is used before...
The United States is one of the countries with the strictest policies, rules, and regulations against the peddling and abuse of illicit drugs. Unfortunately, the classification of illicit drugs in the US is largely flawed and influenced by external factors that do not acknowledge individuals’ well-being or benefits. In the...
When people age and can no longer perform daily tasks on their own, they tend to rely on other people for support services. These services help them live as safely and independently as possible as they pay for medical and non-medical care. Long-term care, therefore, encompasses a wide range of...
Healthcare is an important aspect that guarantees that good quality of life is maintained and alleviates people from illnesses. Healthcare currently is not accessible to everyone, but this should not be the case because everyone should have access to healthcare. Various advantages can be seen if healthcare was provided to...
Professionals have to deal with multiple psychological and clinical issues of different degrees regularly. However, sometimes it can be tough for the specialist to diagnose a person if they have several problems simultaneously that might affect each other. For instance, psychological illnesses often are supplemented with addiction, and in some...
Introduction Good communication skills of health practitioners are critical to providing effective patient care and can result in favorable outcomes such as decreased stress, guilt, discomfort, and illness symptoms. Furthermore, they have the potential to promote patient experience, acceptance, adherence, and collaboration with the medical team. However, poor communication happens...
Subjective Findings The subjective data used in nursing diagnosis typically refers to the visual examination of patients and their reported symptoms. In this case, subjective data included in the diagnosis was the reported shortness of breath and difficulty breathing that the patient indicated upon admission to the emergency department. The...
Introduction Decision-making is the essence of nursing practice, as nurses must make choices about treatment and patient care countless times a day. Levett-Jones et al. (2010) note that nurses make 1428 decisions during a 12-hour shift in critical care. In turn, according to Razieh et al. (2018), about one hundred...
Introduction Hyperlipidemia is a condition caused by a high level of fats in the bloodstream. The fats are cholesterol compounds, phospholipids, cholesterol and triglycerides that travel through the vascular system as parts of lipoproteins (large molecules). It influences the production, usage and carriage of lipids in the blood and their...
Introduction Clinical case management has come a long way to its current definition, interpretation, and scope of activities. The concept of case management and the procedures associated with it are century-old, as they were mentioned by Mary Richmond in 1922 as “social casework” (Kanter, 2010). The key issue in the...
Introduction PICO is a structure for formulating a sound clinical research topic before conducting a study. It is a short word for the four components of a practical interventional foreground question. According to Harris and Turner (2018), the topic should specify the patient or demography to be studied, the treatment...
Introduction Patients should be targeted to their specific requirements, not those of the healthcare workers who are providing it. An overhaul of the healthcare sector is necessary to accomplish this. Health care reform will necessitate a significant change in the duties of many health workers, especially nurses. When it comes...
Given the usefulness of visual effects in passing across an important message, movies have become an integral part through which society is educated on various issues. In modern days, entertainment scene, for instance, filmmakers use their skills to tell historical events, celebrate famous people, pass across political messages, or conduct...
Introduction Medical state structures and commercial organizations have daily access to any personal data, including date of birth, first and last name of patients and staff, and marital status. The issue of security is particularly acute in front of medical institutions, where data such as diagnoses, research results, and medical...
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD) are among the most commonly diagnosed behavioral health disorders prevalent in children. Children with the oppositional defiant disorder are at risk for eventually developing other problems besides conduct disorder, including anxiety and depressive disorders (Association, 2013). The symptoms of both these conditions...
The world’s population is aging, and advances in modern health care have meant that people are living longer. However, at the same time, the number of people suffering from non-communicable diseases is increasing. One of the essential tasks of today’s health care system is to preserve the older generation’s health...
The OpenEMR system has three different interfaces to suit the needs of different users. The first user interface is designed for patients or clients. The clients’ UI is simple to ensure a good customers experience while using the system. It has bright colors that blend into each other to enhance...
Occupational stress is one of the most widespread problems related to the issues the employees face at the workplace. There are numerous causes of occupational stress such as occupational burnout, toxic workplace, psychological stress, and unsafe occupational environment, which may include workplace violence. Therefore, the scholars emphasize the importance of...
Each year, hundreds of thousands of individuals worldwide suffer from strokes, and many may endure speech difficulties as a result. Some individuals believe that those who have problems speaking also have trouble thinking. However, following a stroke, a person’s capacity to understand and interact is influenced by the section or...
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,...
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...
Summary Nursing professionalism is a holistic concept that provides healthcare services to community members to mitigate health disparities. Nursing roles require nurses to practice positive ethics that will enhance proper behavioral practice within the healthcare system, which is gained through an educational experience. In this case, the preferred Master’s prepared...
Along with the development of new technologies and methods of patient care, modern medicine is characterized by progress in the field of prevention. The interest in this problem is connected with the fact that there was an awareness of the individual’s health as one of society’s values. It plays a...
Almost every day medical professionals face obstacles and challenges in their job. They should take a responsible approach to the treatment of patients and competently solve any issues. The life and prospects of the client depend on them, so each step should be considered and acknowledged. It is especially difficult...
Before the utilization of computer technology within healthcare, several issues were prevalent and directly impeded the quality of patient care. Records were organized in non-universal and non-permanent structures and were not always easily accessed. Similarly, individuals in remote locations had little access to medical consultation and treatment. Patients with ongoing...
Introduction Smoking is generally considered to be one of the most harmful habits. Moreover, it continues to poison billions of people worldwide despite the numerous policies that aim at reducing its popularity. In many societies, smoking has become an essential part of traditions and one of the favorite leisure activities....
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...
In the interview, the mentor was asked many questions related to the mental health of medical staff when working with critical patients. A good theme for the project could be the policy issues that the hospital promotes to support the team. Moreover, questions about analysis and data collection can help...
Introduction Since hospitals are social institutions, nurses must be aware of social justice issues affecting their society and places of work. One specific topic of social justice that influences nursing is inequality in healthcare access. The American Nurses Association (ANA) has created a code of ethics to guide nurses into...
Health communication is the study and practice focused on spreading promotional health information to improve the population’s health by influencing personal health choices. The efficiency of health communication is one of the most important points for the healthcare system because it determines the overall state of the healthcare system and...
Introduction This research paper is aimed at a comprehensive and detailed study of two health systems – in the USA and the UK. Moreover, this work explores both the pros and cons of each of the systems. In addition, the paper provides concepts regarding the introduction of new and relevant...
Introduction The provision of qualified and timely medical care is one of the most important aspects of a person’s life. The American healthcare system is often subjected to criticism and proposals for reform. To do this, it is proposed to take into account the experience of foreign countries. This is...
Introduction In the busy and interconnected world of today, sleep is often a commodity not every person can afford. The importance of sleep as a resource and a human need can often be undervalued, especially with the raising needs of many workplaces and the social requirements each person bears. In...
Treating PTSD: A Review of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Interventions Watkins, L. E., Sprang, K. R., & Rothbaum, B. O. (2018). Treating PTSD: a review of evidence-based psychotherapy interventions. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 12, 258. Web. Summary: The article reviews recent guidelines for PTSD treatment and discussed each methodology through evidence-based analysis....
The purpose of the toolkit providing relevant and up-to-date instructions on safe and effective medication administration. The reason behind implementing the initiative is the need to establish best practices in medication administration and prevent errors to ensure patients’ safety and well-being and avoid adverse health outcomes associated with ineffective and...
Every educational institution has a canteen that provides complete meals. In theory, everything is organized, and students should not feel any discomfort because they spend most of the day away from home, but things are quite different in practice. Statistically, about 60 percent of people suffer from stomach problems, which...
Background Collaboration among staff members is one of the vital requirements for effective management of key tasks and responsibilities in the healthcare environment. Owing to the necessity to manage patients’ information continuously and share the relevant data with fellow healthcare staff members, one must ensure that none of the information...
In today’s world, the Internet is a vital source of information and interaction with society. Medicine is not considered an exception but has a specific character due to its uniqueness. It is necessary to consider this issue from the programmer who creates a site for the clinic. A specialist must...
Leadership plays an integral role in the function of all fields and systems, and public health is no exception. The public health field is challenging to manage and navigate, but a collaborative and supportive team environment can help immensely. A person in the role of a leader can become the...
Introduction COVID-19 is a new infectious disease and became a pandemic that caused havoc to the lives and livelihoods of many people. The WHO declared the disease a global pandemic on 11th March 2020 (Sallam, 2021). The March 2020 declaration pointed to over 120,000 confirmed cases of the disease that...
Post-implementation evaluations (PIE) are critical in ensuring a project’s success. The PIE reports direct the senior managers on how to improve the outcomes of an implemented project further. Post-implementation reviews also provide an overview of a completed project’s success, challenges, outcomes, and lessons. This, in turn, provides a framework within...
Montefiore Medical Facility is a teaching hospital in New York City that mainly serves low-income patients. They have built a strong patient-centered culture via their use of Montefiore Medical Center’s hospitals, healthcare locations, and school-based clinics. They are always on the lookout for new methods to improve the services to...
Drug abuse amongst youths is the leading problem facing society in almost every region of the world. This problem is severe and widespread amongst the young in our communities. Drug addiction begins with using a specific drug for pleasure, but as time goes on, the pleasure gradually decreases and leads...
Women’s healthcare has a crucial role in the dissemination of comprehensive gynecological and obstetrical care. Women’s care began long ago with pioneers such as Elizabeth Blackwell and Margaret singer during the 1860s to 1880s. They focus on disseminating information relating to the female body as well as public hygiene and...
Nowadays, many people related to anesthesia are concerned due to the recent executive order, which occurred in 2019. Because of the possibility of canceling the strict anesthesia requirements and inclusive implementation of a new medical unit in this market, some of the medical representatives noticed interesting possibilities for professional growth....
There is a higher risk for an adolescent mother to have pregnancy complications including pallor, and hypertension. Gestational diabetes typically disappears after the mother conceives an offspring. If untreated, gestational diabetes can cause untimely birth, the child having breathing issues upon entering the world, jaundice, or low glucose. There are...
An emergency medical technician (EMT) is a member of the first-aid crew. In their duty, they are responsible for the cleanliness of the ambulance, for the availability of the necessary equipment in it, and for its serviceability (Russ-Sellers & Blackwell, 2017). EMTs perform different tasks including lifting patients and equipment,...
Behavior that would make me label a patient as difficult is when a patient somatizes. This type of patient manifests all the psychological stress they have been going through physically. For example, a patient may decide to punch holes in walls and injure themselves when stressed. Other symptoms may be...
Introduction The increase in medical conditions has negatively affected the quality of life and wellbeing of the population due to their effects. This is because medical conditions reduce life expectancy and compel individuals to seek quality care to overcome them effectively. One of the fundamental topics related to medical conditions...
The research was conducted by 6 researchers from different medical specialties. The researchers were; Willmott, Nicholson, Busse, MacArthur, Brookes, and Campbell. All the researchers have a background in social and community medicine. Specifically, they are from the University of Bristol, School of Social and Community Medicine; thus indicating that they...
Introduction Incivility consists of all the behaviors that are rude, disrespectful, or insolent in a workplace. Incivility may lead to emotional pain, which might threaten the working conditions. Some workers decide to be impolite to fellow employees knowingly without considering their feelings, while others may be discourteous without their conscience....
Care coordination serves as an essential practice in patient-centered care, targeting patients’ needs, preferences, and values and ensuring access to care and holistic treatment. In this key, a care coordination plan (CCP) entails the proper arrangement of patient care activities and tight collaboration between respective stakeholders to promote efficient and...
Chronic pain can be potentially debilitating, reducing a patient’s functional status and quality of life. Available treatments for this condition include either multidisciplinary interventions or single-discipline approaches with varying levels of efficacy. Various studies have evaluated the effectiveness of opioid use, alternative medicine, cognitive-behavioral rehabilitation, and other therapies for pain...
A nursing career is characterized by a number of interesting and sometimes challenging tasks and responsibilities, and, in the majority of cases, it requires the development of leadership and management skills. Either as leaders or managers, nurses have to make sure that patients receive high-quality care and that the environment...
Overview A stroke usually occurs due to decreased or interrupted blood supply to the whole or part of the brain, which prevents the brain from getting enough nutrients and oxygen. When this is not corrected immediately, brain cells begin to die within few minutes. A stroke is considered a medical...
Introduction The various technological innovations have entirely changed the world. Moreover, these advancements have lead to rise in medical conditions. However, appropriate handling of these medical conditions; it is mandatory that the medical practitioners have appropriate information, and expertise to ease the amount of energy that they require in handling...
Among the numerous recent healthcare advancements, vaccines occupy a specific place for their unique benefits for individuals and society in general. They constitute a relatively cheap measure which has allowed to prevent the outbreaks of many life-threatening diseases throughout the world. Moreover, they play a critical role in achieving herd...
Introduction Throughout the lifespan of humans, there are many changes that occur and influence physical and psychological health. Notably, people who are in their late adulthood are likely to have more medical issues because the body organs weaken with time. One of the common issues affecting senior citizens is Alzheimer’s...
Introduction Nursing homes, also known as residential nursing homes or care home with nursing, are facilities that provide health care for people with distinct conditions or various types of disabilities. A Nursing home focuses on providing such care for individuals who may have struggled with daily life and may need...
Experimental studies, also called interventional studies, are studies where the researcher arranges the conditions in which the participants are placed, or conducts an intervention on them to assess its impact and consequences and test a hypothesis. In experimental studies, the researcher has control over the specifics of an intervention, who...
The United States is a country where multiple cultures coexist and interact while retaining their cultural identities. However, in some cases, cultural differences can lead to worse outcomes in health care. Chinese Americans are a significant ethnic group with unique health beliefs, which can impact their interactions with the health...
Introduction Multiple Myeloma is the phenomenon, which requires continuous attention, as it changes over particular time. Doctors were trying to find the possible cure for the disease since 1960s1. Additionally, it could be said that this blood disease is widespread, as it is “the second most frequent blood malignancy” in...
Quality Improvement Plan The current quality improvement plan aims to reduce the rate of falls among patients within the Med-Surg/COVID/Cardiovascular unit. The plan involves three crucial steps to be carried out in the effort to help both patients and healthcare providers in the designated department alleviate the burden of falls,...
The radiology department has a professional and legal responsibility of ensuring the safety of patients receiving imaging services. Radiation helps in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. However, inappropriate exposure can lead to health hazards for the patient exposed. Every profession in the radiology department has a moral responsibility of...
Introduction To understand the differences between leadership and management, an individual should consider his own experience with the terms. The concept of leadership always includes one individual’s influence on a person or a group of people. The influence could occur as a sequence of multiple aspects that include trust, care,...
Performance appraisal is an annual examination of the results of the personnel’s performance that provides the chance to find the methods to improve operations and understand the role of each member in the organization. Although the purposes of this assessment are honorable, it often fails to follow this strategy. It...
Operation management is essential for any organization to ensure effective administration and maximize operating profit. Supply chain management and the value chain of any industry require planning and management of production, logistics, and collaboration with partners (Yanamandra, 2018). Indeed, supply chain management was proven to be helpful in cost reduction...
Introduction Chronic heart diseases affects the structure and functionality of the heart and must be managed properly to ensure that a patients regains a normal health. The use of medical devices has been crucial in the management of chronic heart conditions and improvement of the functionality of the organ. Most...
Engaging the Target Audience The proposed public health campaign aims to stop the spread of Ebola in Sierra Leone. The target audience is Sierra Leone citizens. There is no demographic distinction of this population because the disease could affect anybody in the country. Sensitizing everybody about how to prevent new...
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) are highly qualified professionals in the healthcare field who have high demand. Many positions are available to them, including those of leadership. However, some prefer to be independent practitioners, working as contractors. It allows for flexibility and negotiations, but being formally employed also has its benefits....
Competency refers to a set of skills, abilities, knowledge, understanding, and professional values that enable a person to act effectively and efficiently in a particular profession or job. One can achieve competency through training and experience in their field of work. Policy competency, thus, refers to coming up with a...
Unfortunately, there is still a no better and more effective treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder than medications. Such stimulants as methylphenidate and dextroamphetamine allow people with ADHD to control their symptoms like hyperactivity, impulsiveness, and distractibility. However, many researchers and ordinary people are concerned with the hidden dangers of...
Identification of the Issue The paradigm of nursing interventions has always been closely associated with the development of long-term prevention care plans in order to anticipate negative patient outcomes. Patients with chronic cardiac conditions are at risk of struggling with disease complications triggered by the slightest change in their environment....
Providing care for patients in home-care is multifaceted and requires a joint effort from all the healthcare workers. The nurse-patient ratio has been used to show that there is a shortage of nurses leading to burnout and reduced performance (Marć et al., 2018). Self-management and autonomy among patients have been...
Issue Definition Although there are persistent accounts of labor shortages in many other professional domains, nursing seems to enjoy the dubious distinction of perennially suffering from this condition. Nursing literature, however, demonstrates that there is no single definition or measure of nursing shortages (Buchan & Aiken, 2008), thus the need...
The paradigm of nursing experience, although impossible to encompass at its fullest, has been currently explicitly described in a variety of textbooks and scholarly articles. Thus, prior to making a meaningful choice to dedicate oneself to the career of a nurse, it is of paramount importance to secure a careful...
Confidentiality in medicine is one of the main principles the medical workers should follow. There are a great many reasons for either following or breaking the promise of confidentiality, everything depends on the situation. Some cases are regulated by the country’s law, the others must just be related to the...
Racism and inequality in healthcare is a serious and complex issue of today’s society that must be widely addressed in order for it to be acknowledged and finally changed. The American healthcare system has been experiencing racial disparities for decades, depriving people of color of decent medical help and healthcare...
Patient Information Name: James Lebron Age: 40 years Gender at Birth: Male Gender Identity: Male Source: Allergies: None Current Medications: None PMH Immunizations: The patient reports that all immunizations are up to date. Preventive Care: The patient reports not taking alcohol and foods low in fat content. Surgical History: The Patient...
The health care delivery system in the U.S. has undergone significant changes within the past decades to meet the ever-growing demand for medical care. Economic, social, and cultural factors, along with emerging technologies, influence patient care services. As primary care providers, nurses are affected by the transformation and expected to...
Many natural and human-made disasters occur across the surface of the planet every day. Forest fires, tsunamis, earthquakes, oil spills, hurricanes, and other kinds of cataclysms pose a significant danger to human and animal lives (“Disaster nursing,” 2011). In a case of an emergency, medical institutions are expected to provide...
Introduction To prove one is solely responsible for expenses means that evidence of negligence has to be produced. Any injury suffered does not necessarily entitle filing a personal injury claim. For the claim to win the monetary award, five elements of negligence, including duty, breach, because, in fact, proximate cause,...
Public morality is one of the most dynamic social constructs that characterize the degree of development of a population. The impermanence and non-conservatism of ethics respond to the lack of unambiguity that exists between the ethical question and the answer (Kruijtbosch et al., 2018). Indeed, decisions to help a poor...
Introduction HE metrics program and workforce analytics will play a significant role at Regional Hospital, especially when it comes to improving quality of care and performance efficiency. According to Kassick (2019), HR metrics “are data (numbers) that provide descriptive detail about given processes or outcomes” (p. 55). Therefore, the metrics...
Introduction A nurse’s profession is challenging, and those who have chosen it are presented with at least four types of requirements: professional competence, physical endurance, decency, and constant improvement of skills and knowledge. Professional competence is essential for successful work, continuous improvement of skills and expertise provides an opportunity to...
Aetiology Dyslexia is a learning disability in children which persists throughout life when not treated at early stages. It hinders one the ability to write, read and speak. It’s a diverse neurological disorder with a complex hereditary and environmental aetiology. Dyslexia is classified in to three subtypes that are, auditory,...
Introduction The core function of any hospital setting is to provide society with complete healthcare. To achieve this, they require strategies to govern them. Hence, health care policies are formulated to offer healthcare practitioners guidelines on how to carry out their daily activities and for making decisions. These policies have...
There are diverse reasons why individuals sit for long, such as watching television or working. However, it is essential to understand that sitting for long causes damage to the body. Therefore, people should implement various measures to ensure that they remain healthy and prevent diseases. Muscles are the primary consumers...
Background Statement Midtown Neurology has faced significant issues regarding governance and infrastructure management. Initially, the medical practice was founded by a single physician who had over 20 years of experience helping the community members. As the practice grew further, it has changed from a “mom-n-pop” operation to a more significant...
Introduction Health Profile Assessment is a way of understanding health conditions of individuals and families. It aids individuals to make decisions relating to their health. There are certain issues that can be used to assess the health standards of individuals and families. In assessing the wellbeing of families, the assessor...
Introduction Leaders that set high achievable goals are leaders who are willing and able to take responsibility for a task through giving appropriate education or experience to nursing students as well as the nursing practitioners. A nasogastric tube is one of the most sensitive equipment that calls for great care...
Healthcare is a complex and multifaceted system of vital importance within today’s society. In recent years, the idea of interprofessional collaboration in this sphere has become a matter of intense interest for professionals and scholars. According to Schot et al. (2020), proper cooperation within a clinical team is essential, as...
The management of a healthcare organization is a constantly evolving concept. For this reason, there is no definitive answer to the question of the best organizational configuration. For instance, the traditional approach to governance with a strict hierarchy would certainly require a simple structure. However, it is mostly viewed as...
A mandated nurse-patient ratio is a legislative regulation that was passed as a law in the state of California, about thirteen years ago. The idea of the minimum nurse-to-patient ratios was first proposed and implemented in the State, where it was enacted into law. The enactment would facilitate significant changes...
Background Alzheimer disease is one of the major debilitating brain diseases whose effects are loss of memory and important mental functions among patients, a consideration which impacts on their social skills, ability to think and make judgment. Crooks et al. (2008) indicate that this form of dementia has varied ways...
Abstract The current study covers a patient from a case study requiring identification of the patient’s condition based on presentations to the physician. Based on the case, the analysis identified the top four differential diagnoses, namely depression, generalized anxiety disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, and insomnia. This is followed by the...
Introduction The quality of pre and post-operative care provided to adult patients determines the outcome of the condition, the speed of recovery, and the long-term results of their management. Nursing care for patients before any operation should be focused on making the patient comfortable in a bid to prepare them...
The structure and the leadership of a health organization influence the motivation, work environment and the general feeling of the patients and health care workers. Therefore, the following paper is an analysis of organizational structure and performance in relation to improving the effectiveness of healthcare delivery. Curry et al. (2015)...
The modern health care sector is characterized by the increased level of attention given to patients and the conditions of the delivery of care. The evolution of the humanistic approach preconditioned the reconsideration of principles according to which this sphere functions and introduced new values that should be respected. For...
Health equity is the foundation of patient safety, quality of care, and improved health outcomes for vulnerable populations. A Triple Aim is an approach for optimizing the performance of healthcare systems offered by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). The initiative was developed to enhance the patient experience, improve the...
Digital health care depends on the stability of the internet connection. However, even stable internet does not promise high-quality service because such care has to rely on specific technologies. System bugs are common with the use of internet-dependent equipment, and even a highly stable network connection does not guarantee that...
The flu is an infectious respiratory disease caused by influenza viruses. The outcomes of the illness can be mild to severe, mostly depending on people’s age and health conditions. The symptoms may include muscle pain, fever, runny nose, fatigue, sore throat, and cough, subsiding within a week. However, influenza can...
Introduction The purpose of this paper is to propose a nursing informatics project based on the use of natural language processing (NLP) to analyze adverse events and incidents in the hospital setting. The implementation of the proposed project will allow for monitoring risk factors for adverse events and incidents, which...
When patients visit hospitals and other medical facilities, they expect doctors to have adequate knowledge on the best therapies. Unfortunately, that is not the case as explained by Ben Goldacre in the TED video. I was surprised that the health industry is not controlled by medics but by the political...
The concept of how biological compounds influence the health status of an individual is intriguing for research. For instance, how assimilated substrates such as glucose and amino acids induce obesity and other metabolic disorders make in-depth knowledge of nutritional biochemistry important. The article’s topic captivates attention since it informs the...
Introduction Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) is a life-threatening pharmacogenetic condition that induces “skeletal muscle calcium regulation” disorder (Hopkins 48). The disorder was first detected in 1960 when an anesthetist managed to notice the symptoms. The anesthetist also managed to choose an effective treatment strategy. The case is now known as the...
Introduction Abortion is a medical practice that has been in use for hundreds of years. It commonly refers to intentional termination of pregnancy and extraction of the embryo or fetus from a woman’s uterus. The first historical evidence of abortion dates back to ancient times and civilizations such as Mesopotamian,...
Introduction Over the years, the world has experienced increasing trends in the dominance of obesity and overweight characterized by excess body fats as well as body weighing more than the normal mass considering the ages and heights of the individuals. More specifically, the prevalence of obesity has been on the...
Introduction Research can be defined as a “thorough and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or confirm facts, theories and their applications” (Philippa 2005). There are several types of research that are identified depending on the nature and purpose of the study. Participant action research...
Executive Summary Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are documented as one of the world’s leading health problems and the most expensive cluster of diseases to treat and manage. Expenditure on ACS runs into billions of dollars each year due to high direct health costs, productivity losses and informal care for the...
Abstract For the sake of Identification, the hospital administration should be the only one with the right of issuing IDs, if Identification is not issued by the administration, then it should be irrelevant, Identification should include fields like, Name, ID number, and category for instance patient, cardiologist, General practitioner and...
Introduction As countries continue improving on the quality of health services, the mortality rate is drastically decreasing. Lack of access and/or poor health services are some of the factors that contribute to high mortality rates across the globe. Despite the improvement in healthcare services, the majority of the developing countries...
The national council of state boards of nursing is national organization whose membership includes boards of nursing in 50 U.S states and the recognized territories of United States of America. The US territories include American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marina Islands, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. The state boards of nursing...
Introduction Medical misdiagnosis is a serious diagnostic error that healthcare practitioners encounter. It is one of the biggest patient safety challenges that the US health care system faces. Each year, approximately 12 million people suffer as a result of misdiagnosis conducted by healthcare practitioners in emergency rooms and outpatient clinics...
Introduction This essay focuses on such a concept as Continuous Professional Development and its importance for contemporary nursing practice. It should be noted that the modern world is marked by technological innovations, which have served to improve the form of care provided. In addition, treatment procedures are constantly being improved...
Natural and manmade disasters can cause substantial challenges in the context of health service delivery. Such events are often associated with particular spiritual considerations due to their strong relation to such concepts as suffering and death. As people reflect on the nature and purpose of their existence, community nurses, as...
Patient Introduction: patient care practice The issue of ADHD and its relation to food has been a concern for quite a while. In their recent study, Plesser et al. (2008) have raised the topic in question once again. According to the outcomes of the study, the daily intake of food...
Introduction Several infections that are naturally transmissible between vertebrate animal hosts and human beings exist. These infections result from being in direct contact with infected pets, or during daily activities. Ingesting foods or drinks that are contaminated with fecal matter can also lead to infections. Some gram-negative rods that are...
How do social factors influence the approach to clinical assessment? Communication between the physiotherapist and patient will determine a diagnosis. The use of effective communication will facilitate accurate and precise diagnosis. The physiotherapist should have good communicating skills to be in a position to have a patient beneficial relationship. Effective...
Etiology and Pathophysiology Type 1 develops when the immune system denatures pancreatic cells and impairs insulin hormone production responsible for glucose regulation. In type 2, the body demonstrates insulin resistance, and the cells do not produce or utilize insulin in the body (Tilg et al., 2017). The main risk factors...
Introduction Palliative Care is a form of medical care that tries to reduce the disease symptoms instead of providing cure to the disease suffered by the patient (Pathmavathy, 2004). It attempts to mitigate the severity of the symptoms rather than halting the disease itself to boost the quality of life...
The interaction between team members in the health industry is extremely important as it might have an impact on the life of the patient. Healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses, laboratory assistants, have to act together to perform in the most efficient way and to achieve the required results. The purpose...
Introduction Vitamin D3, which is referred to as cholecaciferol is the form of vitamin D that is gotten when the human skin is exposed to direct sunlight (Adams & Hewison, 2010). This form of vitamin D is thought to be superior to the other form of vitamin D referred to...
Importance of the Concept Contemporary medical care does not limit the positive effect of cure to mere medical treatment. The humor used is a very important condition for the patients and terminally ill patients especially. It is proved that people who have an opportunity to voice their fears and feel...
