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Introduction The world would not have been as safe and immune to numerous diseases if pandemics did not occur in the past. Although major historical virus outbreaks fastened the development and resulted in the advanced modern healthcare and medicine systems, many people continue to suffer from well-known illnesses. The World...
Introduction Over the past two decades, the healthcare system especially in the United States has seen a significant increase in healthcare costs. As a result, the issue has raised an alarm for health care reform before healthcare costs become unsustainable. Building strategies for reform will lower health care costs and...
Case Description Presenting Condition History Patient X is a 62-year-old member of the senior citizens working on a Dairy Farm. While eating his supper, he experienced sudden onset speech slurring, developed facial droop on his right hand, which subsequently developed weakness in the left side of the lower and upper...
Significance and Background Healthcare Problem Pain is an unpleasant sensation that is linked to illness or potential tissue damage. Acute pain occurs in response to inflammatory responses, thermal, chemical, or mechanical impetus, surgical procedures, or physical injury and often subsides within a few days or weeks. Conversely, chronic pain persists...
The question of leadership is one of the most urgent issues in current nursing care as there is a burning need for effective leaders to organize properly the professional and personal lives of society (Murray, 2004). In this paper, the article by Eric Harris and Kristen Maceli (2010) about health...
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is normally characterized by breathlessness, coughing and a wheezing sound that is normally heard when somebody breaths. These symptoms are caused by either chronic emphysema or bronchitis (Løkke, 2006 p.10). Patients with emphysema are normally plagued with persistent short breath where as those with chronic...
Accountability entails measures and procedures that are taken to ensure justification and assumption of responsibilities for various actions in an organization. In other words, it means that an individual is ready to assume responsibility as a result of any negative impacts or due to errors of commission or omissions with...
Introduction A considerable number of patients in acute and intensive care settings are normally subjected to physical restraints. This number is said to range between 7% and 17% according to a research study done by Akansel (2007). Common types of physical restraints include: wrist restraint, ankle restraint, chest restraint, chest...
Introduction The purpose of writing this essay is to fulfill the requirements of the module “Contemporary Nursing Practice” in the MSc program that the author is undertaking. The author chose this concept to investigate looking back into the problems he faced with the nurses being moved from one institution to...
A professional nurse is an individual who does not only care for patients but also acts as an advocate of a broad range of people of all ethnic backgrounds, religions, colors, or socioeconomic statuses. Becoming a professional nurse also means educating the population about how they can be effective in...
The creation and membership in professional organizations is a common practice in various fields as they contribute to the development of the skills of participants and the system of their work in general. However, nursing associations are especially important and necessary because people’s life depends on constant communication and obtaining...
Abstract Millions of individuals are obsessed with controlling their weight and losing pounds. There are many weight loss diets for people with different opportunities and health conditions. For example, several years ago, about 3% of Americans, 2% of British adults, and 10% of Germans officially reported their desire to eat...
The client in the study seems to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as she experiences the symptoms for several years. This diagnosis is made based on the DSM diagnostic criteria (Paris, 2015). It looks as if the woman experiences stress because she is extremely afraid not to be successful...
Etiology Cystic fibrosis, also referred to as CF, is a genetic disorder that can affect the respiratory and digestive systems. This health condition is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene that regulates the corresponding protein (National Heart, Lungs, and Blood Institute [NIH], n.d.). This type...
The discharge with a newborn leads women and their families to significant changes in their daily lives, and it is crucial to teach them the basics to maintain well-being. Firstly, the mother must be educated about possible body reactions, such as bowel and urine difficulties, swelling, and mood switches. Secondly,...
Clinical reasoning is an essential skill in clinical practices and medicine at large. The skill is particularly emphasized in both nursing education and clinical practice because of its substantial influence on the ability to provide safe, high-quality care (De Carvalho et al., 2017). Clinical reasoning involves collecting and evaluating data...
Coronavirus, or Covid-19, is a contagious virus that began in December 2019. It causes an infection on the upper throat, sinuses, and nose. Coronavirus’s highly infectious nature has made it increasingly difficult to prevent it from continuing spread (Driggin et al., 2020). The illness is transmitted through contact with infected...
At the beginning of the 21st century, healthcare system has changed dramatically because of new technologies and new treatment methods available for millions of patients. The latest trend in healthcare field is nanotechnology. This innovative approach proposes great changes in treatment and support of patients in different fields of medicine....
Introduction Teamwork is important in nursing profession as it determines communication and collaboration between different medical professions. Team work has always been very popular and important in nursing. Because self-managing members are working on permanent teams, the effort and expense involved in changing compensation structures is often justified. However, in...
Regardless of all attempts to improve the situation, AIDS remains one of the most topical issues for humanity nowadays. The current crisis means the need for actions to struggle against the further spread of the diseases. Under these conditions, the installation of condom dispensers in restrooms of the campus is...
The pancreas is a unique and multifunctional part of the human body. It simultaneously acts as the only gland in the human body in which exocrine and endocrine functions are performed. The pancreas consists of a wide variety of cells; therefore, there are many risks of cancer lesions. The most...
Even though measles’ disease was almost eradicated due to the invention of vaccines, its outbreaks still manifest in the modern world. A simple vaccination procedure saved lives and raised the standard of living of a person. Nowadays, people do not face this disease and its consequences, and for this reason,...
Outline Working together in multidisciplinary as well as multi-agency is an issue that has been discussed and debated extensively over the last four decades, especially in healthcare management. This is largely an effort to address the issue of service failures, lack of clinical effectiveness and efficiency, and the growing economic...
Introduction With the rapid growth of modern society and the wide range of technological advancements, people have more opportunities to access challenging procedures, especially in the field of medicine. Technological progress in robotics and artificial intelligence provides countless future prospects for addressing current healthcare issues. Some of these challenges include...
The Structure and Function of the Three Types of Muscle Tissue The complexity of the muscular system is conditional upon the presence of various kinds of muscle tissue. They include skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscles which differ in their structure and function as well as in the way they establish...
Introduction There are different approaches to nursing and its importance in modern healthcare. Two of the most famous models are Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory and Duffy’s Quality Caring Model. Both of them emphasize the importance of improving the existing system by introducing new standards of care. The purpose of this paper...
Patient safety is among the primary concerns in healthcare settings, and one of the safety issues is patient falls. A fall is defined as “an unplanned descent to the floor (or extension of the floor [e.g., trash can or other equipment]) with or without injury to the patient and with...
Introduction Small cell carcinoma of the sigmoid colon was considered to be very uncommon as more than 500 cases have been documented so far with 40 % confined to the rectum in origin (Scherwitz, Lindenfelser & Krüger, 2009).There is a controversy regarding the etiopathology of this disorder with some feeble...
Introduction Breast cancer is a multifactorial, complex illness that demands proper clinical understanding and a multidisciplinary way to determine diagnosis and treatment. Over 250,000 females in the US are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer every year (Watkins, 2019). The overall mortality rate for such patients has decreased; the disease remains...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a global issue that can have a negative impact on healthcare and social dynamics. It leads to the development of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS, which emerged during the last decades of the 20th century. It is a major epidemiological disease that severely damages an...
Introduction Myasthenia Gravis (MG), a neuromuscular autoimmune disease that causes varying degrees of muscle weakness. The disease usually affects the patient’s face and eye muscles, causing problems with talking, breathing, and vision. Research has been made to develop multiple treatments and diagnosis methods, with various levels of success. This paper...
The principal measures taken by doctors for the treatment of depression are connected to the prescription of antidepressants. It is critical to understand the way they work in order not to harm patients. Such antidepressants as MAOIs can be useless in patients with Parkinson’s disease, whereas selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors...
Introduction It seems reasonable to state that person-centered care has become a crucial element within the scope of high-quality and developed healthcare systems. It involves adapting the services of a healthcare organization to patients’ unique needs and requirements. Such an approach indicates respect to their individual views regarding which therapy...
Introduction In recent decades, with escalating healthcare costs and shortening resources for public health programs, the prospect of the cooperation between healthcare organizations and the business sector attracts the growing attention of healthcare professionals and officials. In this context, the journal Preventing Chronic Disease published an article titled “Public Health’s...
iCARE Assignment The interprofessional teams are currently present and developing in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). According to ANA (2015), interprofessional care stands for care implemented by a healthcare team, which includes professionals with different expertise. Their roles and obligations are overlapping in practice, while everybody has a unique contribution....
Introduction The ability of face masks to reduce infection is a matter of great concern during this pandemic period. The goal of Gray’s (2020) article is to teach people the importance of wearing a face mask in public. Thus, the reason for wearing a mask is the argument presented by...
Critical thinking refers to the ability to independently and rationally estimate the actions, arguments, and other information. Critical thinking should become an unalienable skill of a person who wants to make sound decisions. As Claywell (2018) puts it, the only way to learn how to think critically is to constantly...
Introduction Pain can be defined as a distasteful sensory or emotional feeling that is linked to possible tissue damage as a result of physical, chemical, mechanical, or thermal stimuli. It is a common symptom that accompanies many illnesses and is responsible for many hospital visits (Drazin et al., 2016). Pain...
Introduction The ability to reproduce, that is, the formation of new generations of individuals of the same species, is one of the main features of living organisms. Species transfer the genetic material from one generation to the next in the process of reproduction. This process ensures the survival of this...
Risk assessment is an important tool that helps to quantify the risk associated with an investment in a certain project. According to Gapenski and Pink (2015), there are three methods to quantify risk, including sensitivity analysis, scenario analysis, and Monte Carlo simulation. The most comprehendible way to assess associated risk...
Introduction As time goes by, people are more likely to encounter memory problems. This can be both a natural sign of aging or illness. In most cases, cognitive changes that are connected with growing older do not cause serious problems in daily life. However, if lapses in memories begin to...
Background Statement The case presents the apparent issues within the healthcare system that are related to the inefficient mandatory implementation of the Unified Medical Record System (UMRS). It is vital to understand the current position and value of electronic medical records within the healthcare setting. Glied and Sacarny (2018) state...
In the case study, a patient was misidentified with another patient with a similar name. As a result of a series of small errors, a costly and dangerous procedure was performed on a wrong patient. In order to identify the reason for the matter root cause analysis can be applied....
Introduction The health care industry is a complex phenomenon that includes numerous professionals. Each of them should perform their duties responsibly and adequately to make the whole system work efficiently for patients. The given requirement also refers to separate medical departments, and various radiology teams are among them. These units...
Program goals and objectives The main goal of the proposed program evaluation is to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the Parks Rx 4Health project that was launched for preventing child obesity. The first objective is to compare the level of physical activity of children before and after the project...
The patients with the diagnosis of Diabetes type 2 require complex care of the professionals in different spheres, of the so-called diabetes care team, as the psychological, sociological and physiological causes of the disease are interconnected and interdependent, and it is impossible to separate them. The care plan is to...
Research Question The development of waterborne illnesses is a serious global dilemma because of millions of cases related to infecting people by contaminated fresh water. This is of particular concern to such widespread diseases as botulism caused by the bacteria living in contaminated water. Because water is considered the main...
Introduction The health care fraud and abuse are activities which involve a fraudulent acquisition of healthcare programs’ funds or property. The abuse is an unintentional practice resulting in the overpayment by a healthcare program. Such activities are widespread and common. They include billing for services not provided, providing unnecessary service...
Introduction The “Practical Decision Making in Health Care Ethics” has been at the focal point of research across the many fields of studies, precisely in the disciplines of Religion and Theology, Bioethics, Medicine, and Nursing. Raymond Devettere, one of the most renowned researchers and authors in this field, contends that...
Quality care throughout the healthcare continuum is critical in achieving optimal patient outcomes. Nurses contribute towards ensuring accessible and high-quality care (Coruh, Robertson-Wiley, Wright, & Kritek, 2015). In this regard, as a prospective APRN, my goal is to utilize my strengths and available opportunities to provide high-quality care. I also...
Introduction Contemporary medical analysis reveals the existence of biomedical replica of a disease. This has largely been possible by using a new system of psychosomatic model. The Multiaxial Approach for psychiatry treatment allows the diagnosis to be confirmed as a procedure of alteration in the environment. The DSM-IV-TR approach is...
The knowledge acquired in the advanced nursing course is essential and valuable for every student to develop their professional philosophy in the future. The participants of the class were taught to differentiate between direct and indirect care providers. However, the following paper is intended to explain the right perception and...
Introduction Health Care management is a very essential tool in the overall successful running of the institutions which offer health care services to patients. The Health Care administrators have a major role in the operation of the hospital facilities as they participate in coordinating and organizing the financing and delivery...
Outline Diabetes is a very common disease among children in Canada. Several studies have shown that genetic factor and inactive lifestyle plays an important role in the prevalence of the disease among Canadian children. Several programs have been initiated at the community level that has proved successful in preventing the...
Electromyography (EMG) involves the documentation of the electrical activity of muscle tissue and relaying it as a graphical representation or an audible signal. When muscles contract, the ensuing action potentials are transmitted from the brain to the motor unit, thereby causing the contraction of muscle fibers (Ertl, Kruse, & Tilp,...
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly infectious disease that can be transmitted in almost any setting. Therefore, clinicians are to be aware of the dangers of the disease and the ways of controlling the associated issues. Careful control and prevention measures can minimize the risk of adverse events. The present...
A community newsletter was the most preferable media. From the beginning of the existence of human beings, they have always preferred to form and live in communities. While dwelling as a community, they can be able to learn collectively and accumulate their knowledge and new ideas, information, and rules into...
Abstract Health care provision in the United States is carried out by numerous and independent legal organizations with the authorization of the Federal government. The country has identified the importance of personal health and that is why it spends a lot of resources on personal health care schemes than any...
Introduction Nurses play a crucial role in Palliative Care Setting providing communication and patients’ support for diverse patients groups. Palliative care has grown rapidly during the last two decades. Stimulated by the development of life-saving and monitoring techniques requiring specialized personnel and equipment, palliative care units developed in a relatively...
The current healthcare environment is complex and interconnected. Organizations have to remain innovative to improve access, cost, and quality outcomes. Large hospital systems or networks are formed as a response to mounting pressure to provide optimal patient care and share risk. This paper examines United Healthcare’s readiness to address changing...
Undoubtedly, nursing is one of the most essential, irreplaceable, stressful, and complicated professions in the modern world. Every day, nurses help save hundreds of lives, provide psychological support and care for patients and families, improve their skills, and train other employees. This work brings tangible satisfaction, but also requires tremendous...
The sixth edition of ethical and religious directives for Catholic healthcare services was created under the patronage of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and sought to guide Catholic doctors and nurses in their work. The document provides insights about social and spiritual responsibility, professional-patient relationships, issues in care...
Both DNP and PhD degrees are considered the highest level of nursing education, which demonstrates that a nurse is a clinical expert in her or his field. However, there are crucial differences between the two rooted in the focus of studies. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing...
Change is a critical element of nursing that helps to reconsider a problematic situation and introduce an effective solution to achieve positive results. The importance of this process can be evidenced with the help of the following scenario. A specific health unit is characterized by an unacceptably high level of...
Public health consists of the entities that promote the delivery of vital public services in a voluntary, private, or public nature. The mentioned concept ensures that the contribution of all the involved entities is recognized among the efforts of increasing the well-being of communities. Policy development, assessment, and assurance are...
Social Media Campaign Objective Since children’s health is a great concern of their parents, the campaign will be designed in a way that will attract both parents and children’s attention. The rates of childhood obesity in the US are alarmingly high: the prevalence of childhood obesity has grown by over...
The pressure a patient faces when he or she is suggested to pray before a surgical procedure varies, depending on an individual’s beliefs. It can be argued that such a suggestion can imply a high possibility of adverse outcomes that would follow a procedure. It is the case, especially if...
Hypertension is a health condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is continuously increased. Also known as high blood pressure, this phenomenon is crucial in the modern world. According to Baker et al. (2018), approximately 874 million people worldwide had hypertension in 2015 (p. 1). At the same...
Epidemiology is a key pillar of any public healthcare system. It ensures optimal health for human populations through surveillance, data-driven health promotion, and prevention. Epidemiological tools are used to screen for disease-causing agents, their natural hosts, and means of transmission for effective interventions. This paper applies the concepts of epidemiology...
Introduction Many practitioners use different nursing theories to develop superior care delivery models and meet their patients’ medical needs. A proper application of emerging concepts in this field can empower clinicians to transform the United States’ health care sector. The paper below gives a detailed analysis of Patricia Sawyer Benner’s...
In terms of the increasing complexity of healthcare issues and technology, leadership becomes one of the pivotal instruments nurses may utilize to keep their employees organized. In this connection, nurse leaders should clearly understand their managing styles and be aware of the available options to guide change at the workplace....
Introduction The chosen study studies patients’ experiences after a fall and their views on fall prevention strategies in hospitals. The research used a qualitative methodology, with patient interviews as the main source of data. The analysis of the interview results suggested some common themes and attitudes, such as self-blame, reluctance...
The modern healthcare sector is focused on effective ways of care provision to achieve better results and meet patients’ diverse demands. This approach is considered the key to the further successful development of the sphere and improvement of the health of the nation. In this regard, communication, as one of...
Introduction Workplace communication is a critical component of professional interaction among colleagues as its effectiveness directly impacts a variety of performance indicators. In nursing practice, effective communication affects a wide range of competency and healthcare outcomes. Oral communication among staff helps to eliminate misunderstandings and mitigate conflict. Productive communication enables...
Introduction The purpose of this paper constitutes several principal aspects. It is essential to overview the principles of research and evidence-based practice. Further, based on the identified nursing concern, it would be appropriate to develop a Population-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome-(Time) (PICOT/PICO) question that will serve as the basis for the development of the...
Obesity at different ages is a community health issue that bothers millions of people around the whole world. In the United States, obesity prevention is one of the main goals established by local hospitals, healthcare facilities, and social organizations. Nowadays, the American government spends approximately $145 billion each year to...
Introduction In many developed nations, the incidence of dangerous infectious diseases is minimal because of high vaccination rates. When the vast majority of the population are immunized, there is a low risk of epidemics, and the medical costs go down due to a reduction in infections. However, for the past...
Despite the intentions to improve the quality of life and create the best control and treatment approaches, asthma remains a significant problem in the United States. Statistical data from various credible sources show that about 10% of American children (7 million) have asthma as a diagnosed chronic disease (Johnson et...
Introductory Details of the Article The article reviewed in the scope of this paper is titled “Effect of school-based oral health education in preventing untreated dental caries and increasing knowledge, attitude, and practices among adolescents in Bangladesh.” It was written by Haque et al. and published in BMC Oral Health...
Increased job stress is a characteristic feature of many care facilities, which is largely experienced by nurses in their daily practices. A lack of proper management of triggering factors as well as an imbalance between necessary care quality and staff training create an additional threat of burnout (Gulavani & Shinde,...
Introduction Nowadays, many healthcare facilities and independent researchers admit the growth of childhood obesity as a global epidemic problem. The role of a medical worker is frequently discussed to underline a possibility to monitor a body mass index (BMI), evaluate co-morbidities, and give counseling (Dabas & Seth, 2018). Nursing knowledge...
While the requirements for healthy sleep vary from one person to another due to their schedule and the quality of life, considering sleep health in the context of a Healthy People 2020 objective is essential for addressing several limitations. One of the main issues associated with sleep health refers to...
Tobacco regulation is an important and challenging policy topic that must balance the health and interests of smokers. The purpose of this analysis is to focus on the impact of tobacco regulation on public and social health. It is significant because tobacco and smoking are strong risk factors for several...
Clinical Nursing Practice Problem Clinical nursing practice problem: non-pharmacological interventions for pain management. Pain is defined as the perceived and hurtful response to actual or potential damage. Pain is a broad concept with many subcategories, including character (chronic, acute), severity (mild, moderate, severe), and location (body part). The term acute...
Introduction The sphere of health care is among the fastest-growing in the United States economy, which points to the need for recognizing its key problems and improving the quality of care provided to a large population of patients. In the assignment, the topic of safe and high-quality care environments was...
Introduction Cultural ancestry determines the behavior of its bearers in every sphere of life. People of different cultures demonstrate discrepancies in sharing thoughts and feelings, personal space, eye contact, gestures, and many other specific features. However, cultural ancestry becomes crucial in healthcare when the knowledge of the patient’s cultural background...
The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report has become a document that offers the most comprehensive range of recommendations and changes for improving and transforming healthcare. Its main points are aimed at reforming the education and practice of nurses since they are the most numerical in medicine and have the broadest...
Meaning The main idea behind Orem’s theory is that the vast majority of the patients desire to be able to care for oneself and the individual members of one’s family. Some of the major assumptions behind the theory are as follows (Alligood, 2017): Every patient is a distinct individual with...
Meaning For the purposes of this assignment, Dorothea Orem’s self-care deficit nursing theory is chosen. It is based on several principal assumptions, which are the following: a “theory created for a practical science such as nursing encompasses not only the What and Why, but also the Who and How;” nurses...
Introduction Caring for patients is a core element of practice in nursing. Not only can the lack of caring behaviors in a hospital lead to individuals’ dissatisfaction with rendered services and ways of treatment, but it also may threaten the healthcare quality in general. The Theory of Human Caring developed...
Introduction As it is stated on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) website, “nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient care” (“Patient safety and quality,” 2008, para. 1). It is also of high importance to notice that the role, which is played...
Introduction The relationship between medical staff is an important aspect that determines the quality of work in a particular institution and the healthcare system as a whole. However, in the practice of even the most well-known and respected clinics, one can find cases of bullying, which often arise among nurses....
Uniting forces is of extreme importance in the medical field, where excessive self-reliance may lead to adverse patient outcomes. A nursing leader should accept that building team cohesion is not an easy task, and conflicts are a natural part of it. A good understanding of key factors influencing team familiarity...
Nursing practice, as well as the practice of medicine in general, has been evolving throughout the course of the history of humankind. The individuals dedicated solely to the practice of care for the sick, injured, and the afflicted were the first nurses, even if a dedicated word for the profession...
In 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report that set goals for changing the nursing workforce. The main focus of this document was on education that can serve as both a foundation for practice and its improvement tool (Pittman, Bass, Hargraves, Herrera, & Thompson, 2015). Currently, each nurse...
Understaffing is widely considered a primary nursing issue globally, with many nursing leaders and scholars claiming it to be detrimental to patient outcomes. However, in this context, it is not considered that there are many other professional factors at play that lead to poor results in inpatient care. Low levels...
Introduction The nursing profession is often associated with working long shifts and being available on-call. Even though having employees present for long hours may aid work processes at medical facilities, staff might be suffering from adverse psychological and physiological outcomes of such a schedule. Nursing practice requires a high degree...
Introduction The issue of nurse understaffing is a major problem in many healthcare facilities in the country and around the world. This problem is detrimental as it affects the quality of care that nurses can offer, especially when they are tired due to excess workload. A correlation has been established...
Extraneous Variables There are four main extraneous variables in the proposed study. First of all, parent’s health literacy might affect the success of education on lifestyle changes. Secondly, differences in medications used to manage childhood obesity could also influence the outcomes of the intervention. Lastly, the children’s lifestyle, such as...
Different methodologies used in medicine allow impacting on patients differently and help them to restore both physical and mental health. Among the variety of nursing practices and approaches used to care for people, one of the most well-known is considered to be the Roy adaptation model. It is a theoretical...
Introduction Patient safety is the core concept of healthcare, and the rising use of technology can be explained by healthcare establishments’ need to provide patients with a more comfortable and safe environment (Carayon et al., 2014). Such innovations as the Electronic Health Record (EHR) already make some hospitals’ information systems...
According to the study narrative and Figure 1 in the Flannigan et al. (2014) study, does the APLS UK formulae under- or overestimate the weight of children younger than 1 year of age? According to the narrative and Figure 1 in the Flannigan et al. (2014) study, the APLS UK...
Advanced practice role in nursing is associated with many responsibilities that affect the quality of patient care. According to Sincy (2016), SWOT is “is a tool that can provide prompts to the managers, clinical leads, nurse tutors, nurse mentors and staff” (p. 34). The method can help me analyze my...
Key concepts of the philosophy Some of the key meaningful elements of daily nursing philosophy that I would like to incorporate in practice are an empathic connection between nurse and patient, the relationships of care, relationships of trust, monitoring as with care, and cultural specifics of nursing care. An empathic...
Although much attention is given to educating nurses “on the law and their professional responsibilities”, nursing malpractice is still a burden of contemporary healthcare (Croke, 2006, p. 3). The major aspects that cause problems leading to cases of malpractice include duty, breach of duty, foreseeability, causation, injury, and damages. In...
The interviewee: profession or career, culture of origin The interviewee that agreed to participate in my course project is a migrant worker of Russian descent. For the sake of anonymity, I shall refer to the interviewee by his first and last name initials, which are A.D. He is a 36-year...
Involvement in policy creation can be crucial, as it can affect an individual’s work conditions and specific practices. My name is FirstName Last Name, and as an advanced practice nurse, I understand the importance of being involved in politics. More specifically, in my work, I try to analyze specific policies...
Introduction There has been growing awareness among many healthcare providers on the issue of culture and the need for health providers to develop appropriate skills necessary to respond to the diverse health needs of the society. Cultural backgrounds of clients and demographic changes have become some of the areas of...
What Are Some Initial Areas for Concern? The primary things to worry about are the patient’s body weight and a request for pills. The problem with concentration is most likely associated with these issues. Medical considerations involve anemia, thyroid disease, vitamin deficiency, and substance abuse. It is necessary to calculate...
Introduction Abortion has always been a controversial issue, dividing both the caregivers and the general public into two distinctive categories: pro-life and pro-choice. The U.S. has many abortion laws and limitations; furthermore, the procedure is widely frowned-upon in American society. Women who decide to undergo the procedure want it to...
Encouraging a customer-oriented approach in nursing typically implies creating a sustainable framework for meeting diverse patients’ needs. The described characteristic of contemporary nursing goals is linked to the process of globalization and the increasing rates of diversity within communities all over the world (Ray, 2016). Promoting cultural awareness has become...
Introduction The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term that defines the way objects (things) can be connected to the Internet, which provides them with the capability to transmit information (data) (Federal Trade Commission [FTC], 2015). FTC (2015) reports that by 2020, around 50 billion things are expected to become...
Executive Summary The initial strategy developed for Blue Shield contained the four primary objectives that required improvements. The feedback, provided by peers and colleagues highlighted some essential parts of the plan that need adjustments. Firstly, it was advised to define more accurately the scope of technological development that the company...
How Can Climate Change Potentially Impact Global Public Health? While seemingly tenuous, the connection between climate change and health challenges is, in fact, rather strong. Climate change is likely to lead to the destruction of a range of habitats, drop in the amount of drinkable water, the rise in air...
Research in medicine is an essential factor in testing concepts and developing new knowledge. In nursing, research can be conducted in different areas, connected to the patients care and health outcomes. Blake (2016) argues that nursing research improves the quality of care that the patients receive. As the primary objective...
Introduction The largest hospital in a provincial municipality requires a new CT scanner since the old one is outdated and continues to experience technical malfunctions. A competent proposal to the executive board for the new equipment has to take a multi-step approach of presenting benefits from the perspective of finances,...
Project Problem and Terms In hospital settings, one of the major concerns to administering boards is pharmaceutical product management and utilization. According to recent studies, one of the leading causes of severe complications is adverse drug events due to unaccounted drug-to-drug interactions (Toivo, Mikkola, Laine, & Airaksinen, 2016). Moreover, improper...
Outcomes research is an area of public health research that focuses on studying the results of the impact healthcare processes and structures have on the health outcomes of individual patients or populations. Since health outcomes can vary from complete recovery to mortality, studying these tangible events concerning the processes that...
Introduction Advanced practice nurses are believed to play a crucial part in the current process of healthcare system transformation. At present, medical organizations tend to invest in improving patient care and developing the culture of nursing practice. To improve the quality of medical services, nurses should advocate for evidence-based and...
Introduction The article discusses obstructive sleep apnea, a chronic disorder characterized by the obstruction of the upper airways resulting in sleep disruption that could lead to fatigue during the day and the required management. This paper will seek to review the article and evaluate its application to professional nursing practice....
Introduction The present article dwells upon the major issues concerning HIV/AIDS treatment in India’s lower-middle class. Naik et al. (2009) claim that the reduction of medication costs and educational programs concerning the disease and its treatment can improve the situation in the region. Kinds of Research The present article is...
The Healthcare sector is undergoing a constant change that has created numerous human resource challenges. These trends in the healthcare sector are discussed in this paper. As the healthcare sector moved towards a performance-based care model, certain human resource activities such as recruiting, retaining, and engaging have assumed greater importance....
Health promotion is one of the key elements of nursing care that necessitates the identification of illness prevention opportunities during the course of care provision (Miller, 2013). The development health promotion programs by nurses can substantially improve the ability of patients to manage their conditions, thereby reducing the financial burden...
Healthcare Policy Priority I firmly believe that the major priority of any health care specialist should be patient safety. All health care institutions, no matter how well they are equipped and managed, must foster the ongoing improvement of safety policies. Each facility requires different ones that would align with its...
Background One of the prevailing issues in the nursing profession is reducing pain during the care delivery process. It is apparent that the primary role of nursing professionals is to enhance the wellness status of patients by alleviating physical and psychological pain, but the current models of practice have failed...
Patients with Medical Comorbidities The observation of the mental health needs of patients with comorbidities has shown the necessity of proper attention that needs to be paid to this population’s care. A lot of research has been conducted to investigate the relations between physical health issues and mental conditions (Alamri,...
Introduction Insulin-dependent diabetes (also called type 1 diabetes mellitus) has remained a major health challenge affecting many people in every corner of the world (Handelsman et al. 13). The chronic disease is defined as a condition whereby the pancreas produces very little (or no) insulin. Atkinson defines “insulin” is a...
The article explains the quantitative research performed to determine the effect of health literacy on the quality of care (Calvo, 2016). The title accurately describes the scope of the article because it highlights major variables (health literacy and quality of care), identifies study population (Latino immigrants), and locates jurisdiction of...
Introduction The current paper dwells on the elaboration of a care plan for type 2 diabetes patients. This chronic illness has been chosen for the reason that mortality rates connected to type 2 diabetes grow bigger with every other year (Zinman et al., 2015). The researcher picked a sample of...
Introduction Today, burnout and occupational stress are often associated with the nursing practice because of the number of tasks that nurses should perform daily (Khamisa, Oldenburg, Peltzer, & Ilic, 2015). Working in stressful environments, nurses experience significant physical and emotional pressure. Such stress leads to nurses’ burnout, and then, to...
People have always been caring about their health most of all. Since ancient time they have being trying to avoid dangerous situations which could lead to some damage or even death. That is why, the life instinct was one of the most powerful instincts. Being at the edge of death,...
Nowadays, nursing science is a rapidly developing area, and its achievements touch upon numerous aspects from specific medical issues to everyday life. As the term implies, nursing science is the type of science that integrates theory, actual nursing practice, and research. Just like any field, it is characterized by a...
Abstract Cervical cancer is a disease that is frequently observed in women regardless of their geographical location. It is usually characterized by the presence of human papillomavirus in the cervix or genetic changes that may promote the growth of this disease. Cancer cells are not always easy to recognize at...
Geriatric Syndromes The elderly are generally known to be a population that is rather vulnerable in the framework if its health. One of the reasons why such an issue is observed is the presence of geriatric syndromes. Unfortunately, professionals are not yet able to state if geriatric syndromes underlie chronic...
Abstract This paper focuses on reviewing the American Journal of Nursing’s guidelines and describes a rationale for researching the topic A Relationship Between Nurses’ Burnout and Fatigue and Levels of Patients’ Safety: A Quantitative Study with the help of quantitative methods. One of the critical reasons for reviewing it is...
Introduction Diabetes Mellitus is defined as “a chronic disease caused by a relative or complete decrease in production and secretion of insulin by pancreatic beta-cells, or by the diminished effectiveness of secreted insulin in consequence of the gradual loss of insulin sensitivity of target cells” (“Types of diabetes,” n.d., para....
A quality collaborative on Kendall Regional Medical Center to reduce the door-to-balloon time in STEMI patients is the issue for consideration in the paper. Several steps led to the development of this issue including the necessity to help and provide STEMI patients with treatment in a short period, the investigations...
Introduction In the sphere of nursing, nurse practitioners, supervisors, and managers are expected to demonstrate developed leadership qualities to complete their tasks, cooperate with colleagues and patients, and promote health care goals effectively. To understand what qualities are associated with good nurse leaders, it is important to focus on studying...
Introduction: Asthma as the Most Common Chronic Disease in the 21st Century Background Asthma is considered one of the greatest scourges of the 21st century for a reason (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Despite the fact that it is no longer a death sentence for the patient, it...
Metformin is an oral biguanide antihyperglycemic agent prescribed to patients suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus (non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus), which rates among the first-line medications across the globe and can be used both as a monotherapy or combined with several other drugs used for treating diabetes. The medication can also...
Introduction Cost-effectiveness analysis is applied in the healthcare system to determine the ways of redirecting the reserves in order to attain better results. This analysis shows the advantage of designating the resources from inefficient to efficient programs, and it also demonstrates the benefit of designating the resources from cheaper to...
Introduction Organizations change can be devastating for the management and the employees as it is indicated by Welford (2007 p. 409). The environment is changing to accommodate technology and also the increasing number of patients in the new institutions being established. Many reasons form a basis for the movement of...
The aim of this reflection paper is to give an overall picture of my accomplishments and experiences during my Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program. It includes an integrated reflection of my achievements, MSN opportunities that have impacted immensely on my professional practice as a nurse leader and my...
Introduction Humanitarian and ethical concerns of euthanasia (assisted suicide) are some of the most discussed points in the medical ethics of the 21st century. The societies around the world are divided on the subject, as it concerns many aspects of the existing legal, governmental, medical, economic, and religious systems in...
The “term industry standard refers to an obligation that must be followed by members of a specific industry” (Grealish, 2014, p. 23). Nursing is a unique career that is guided by a wide range of industry standards. Several agencies, stakeholders, and players ensure the industry delivers its promises to more...
There is no doubt that the use of graphs remains a very good way to illustrate quantitative data and, therefore, demonstrate certain trends related to different spheres of life of human society. Healthypeople.gov can be called one of the most important sources of information for those whose areas of expertise...
Introduction A theoretical framework is vital for every profession because it describes relevant concepts and ensures an understanding of the most critical topics, providing a background for practice. A nursing theory, in this way, discusses those concepts and assumptions that explain phenomena and interrelationships between different aims. It also consists...
Nursing is an ancient profession. It is as old as humanity itself. Even in the most primitive and ancient human tribes, there were individuals tasked with taking care of the sick and injured. A caring attitude is not something that could be transmitted on a genetic level from one generation...
Abstract The paper discusses the background, processing, and potential consequences of a Congress bill presented as H.R.1953: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017. The issue of the bill is to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act. The essence of the amendment is the coordination of programs aimed...
At the moment, nursing is one of the central aspects of the healthcare sector. Being responsible for the cooperation with patients and delivery of needed care, nurses should possess and outstanding competence in different spheres. Additionally, the tendency towards the further increase in complexity and enhanced sophistication of challenges health...
