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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....
Coaches frequently tell their players to drink a lot of water before they are thirsty. Some schools, like Mississippi State, do hydration tests before each practice to ensure their players are adequately hydrated. Walker Wilbanks’ untimely death as a football player may have been averted if he had not consumed...
It is critical for researchers, authors, and even consultants to know every cost linked to establishing a clinical research study coupled with the capability to document such expenses to authenticate budget requests. The group remains dedicated to the subject since there is a need to develop a clinical research budget...
Various types of parasites pose a severe threat to humans by causing diseases. Giardiasis is an illness appearing because of the parasite called Giardia duodenalis and leading to diarrhea, gas, abdominal pain, and dehydration (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2021). These unicellular protozoan parasites are also known as...
Professionals working in the healthcare industry, including clinicians, nurses, and managers, must implement a certain set of personal skills to ensure positive patient outcomes and improve the population’s health status. An essential part of those skills is associated with professional ethics and ethical leadership in the medical field. It is...
Introduction The current presentation aims to address the following objectives: Identify emergency-related needs and challenges of an older adult (OA); Identify necessary emergency supplies; Specify emergency preparedness measures; Develop a personal emergency plan for an OA; Specify the importance of independent OAs Emergency-Related Needs and Challenges of an OA Some...
Introduction to CAM The National Institute of Health has identified three groups of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) to determine the funding of research projects: Techniques recognized by insurance companies and medical professionals as effective, such as chiropractic, acupuncture, and others. Techniques based on faith that make them impossible to...
The United States Preventive Task Force (USPSTF) is an independent, volunteer body of national specialists in prevention and evidence-based medicine that offers recommendations on clinical preventive services such as screening tests, counseling, and drugs. They are intended to help primary care providers, and patients determine if a preventive intervention is...
Introduction As a people-oriented profession, dentistry requires the development of solid communication skills. Such abilities are indispensable to patient care to serve specific aims, including management of patients’ primary complaints, triage emergencies, setting a shared objective during treatment planning, and insurance of informed consent. Strong interpersonal communication abilities can enhance...
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...
Health Information Technology Health information technologies are vital in enhancing the efficacy of clinical interventions that promote a population’s wellness and disease management. Examples of health IT tools include Electronic Medical records (EMR), Electronic Health records (EHR), and Clinical Decision Support (CDS). EMRs are digital versions of clinical charts that...
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....
Introduction Preparing healthcare collection policies and procedures is a responsible task that involves different stakeholders. To receive competent and timely medical care, the relevant principles of payment for healthcare services are determined, and the responsible employees draw up appropriate protocols for receiving payments from the population. The importance of these...
Introduction High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is currently one of the topical health concerns in the US and other countries across the globe. This is largely due to the consequences and adverse health outcomes associated with it, such as stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. Some common causes of...
The American healthcare system has undeniably demonstrated its positive characteristics, such as quality, productivity, ingenuity, and creativity. Nevertheless, the problem of reforming the healthcare system for many years was one of the most important tasks for the American government (The Infographics Show, 2018). Having a health insurance policy became a...
Introduction The need for health literacy (HL) is always a present one, but depending on a particular population, it might be especially pressing. Thus, the Latino population in the United States (US) is experiencing a disproportionate level of issues related to healthcare, including negative outcomes, as well as medication errors...
Cellular immunity, also called cell-mediated, is an adaptive immunity in which lymphocytes of T type seek and attack diseased or foreign cells. The principal classification divides T lymphocytes into cytotoxic T (Tc), helper T (Th), regulatory T (Tr), and memory T (Tm) (Saladin, 2020). Tc cells are called the “effectors”...
Specific Objective & Current Data Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) stand among the leading death causes in the U.S. and the world. According to Pescatello et al. (2019), it accounts for approximately every third death in both cases (30.8% in the U.S. and 31% globally). Hypertension is the most common CVD risk...
Globalization and cooperation are significant factors contributing to the advent of a wave of sexual and identity orientation. The strides the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community have made reflect people’s ability to accept new societal changes. However, the community experiences more health disparities compared to their heterosexual counterparts....
The modern-day healthcare industry and care delivery pathways are affected by various forces that present significant challenges. In general, one can define two major forces impacting global healthcare. Firstly, the technological force produces rapid transformation, creating a push for the widespread implementation of digital and information technologies in healthcare. In...
Introduction Preparing parents for the death of a terminally ill child is a subject that requires sensitivity and dignity. Whereas anticipatory grief for older patients such as parents or grandparents is relatively common, preparing for the death of a child can be significantly more impactful. Clear and honest communication is...
Introduction The treatment results are inextricably linked with the patient’s condition and emotional attitude to fight the disease and recover. Therefore, the role of nurses in monitoring and providing patient care that meets their needs is essential. The contemporary nursing theory focuses on developing individualized and flexible care practices responsive...
Daily Bread The Daily Bread provides hot meals, a place to shower, clean clothes, modest medical treatment, and social assistance to the homeless and destitute. The center assists those who require mobile phones, identity, and other forms of documents, as well as tax preparation, literacy lessons, and job searches. Donations...
Introduction Recently, challenges have emerged in the medical industry concerning the deficit of certain hospital workers. In order to solve these problems, state policy in the field of health care is aimed at enhancing the level of health and improving the quality of life of citizens. The HPSA indicator was...
Involved Neurotransmitters and Receptors Being a complex neurobiological issue, bipolar disorder has an intricate pathway that determines the pathology. Specifically, the interconnected limbic, striatal and fronto-cortical neurotransmitters are involved in the pathology of the disorder. Connected into a network, the specified systems contribute to the development of the disorder to...
The purpose of the study was to discover what substances students consume apart from nicotine and determine the potential danger of this activity by identifying the use of electronic cigarettes to smoke non-nicotine-based substances by college students. The research question in the study was: what is “the prevalence of e-cigarette...
Introduction The study deals with the worldwide problem of a medical personnel shortage and the negative consequences of this phenomenon on the level of care provided. The shortage of nurses is caused by an increased demand for medical personnel, a low level of motivation on the part of clinics, and...
Aspects of the professional process contribute to medical errors, safety measures, and policy violations. We can define the following elements of the problem according to human factors: time management, unsteady workload, burnout, and stress. Obstacles can result in a nurse’s wrong dose or medication, causing side effects or severe consequences...
What is Depression Every person can be subjected to depression, but the symptoms and the general condition might differ in individuals. Some doctors believe that it is more complicated to detect depression in men as they usually hide their real feelings (National Institute of Mental Health, 2017). The first symptoms...
Interview Summary An interview was conducted with the patient, during which his main characteristics were established. The person belongs to the male sex, 25 years old. The man is from Finland, and he speaks with a slight accent. Perceives health as a critical element for functioning and successful future building...
Cultural competency is necessary for comprehending and connecting individuals from different cultures. Coordination of care and its potential ethical and policy issues are crucial to understanding the context of special ethnical and religious domains. In this regard, nurses and care coordinators should possess cultural competence, which entails a desire to...
Similar to any other scientific area, healthcare and medicine have a vast knowledge background. Countless students, practitioners, and scholars consult with the healthcare database to improve their understanding, provide a better service and ultimately improve societal quality of life. The database is gradually improving thanks to the constant research; however,...
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a field of study with many controversial issues and is based mainly on people’s personal experiences. In this regard, the most effective way to understand the principles of such functional medicine can be an independent experiment on lifestyle changes. As part of a similar...
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are both eating disorders; due to the peculiarities of the course of disorders, it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish them. In both cases, it is possible to refuse to eat, excessive concern about body weight and appearance, depressive states. At the same time, the...
Nowadays, the field of healthcare has to face numerous issues that stem from high attrition rates, understaffing, increasing stress on healthcare workers, and other factors. Consequently, the quality of patient care tends to decrease, causing patient dissatisfaction with the services. While the government entities and medical establishments make an effort...
The NCBI article I read discusses the potential therapeutic advantages of hallucinogens. I learned that N, N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) functions by momentarily obstructing chemical system communication in the brain. Clinical studies on hallucinogenic substances as therapies to treat depression, terminal disease, and substance misuse issues have thus recently regained interest. Additionally,...
Factory farms have long been searching for various methods to optimize the production process as the competition continues to be severe. Only a few thousand large factory farms can enjoy all the benefits of economies of scale. The current approach to food production has serious drawbacks and leads to unexpected...
Introduction In the 1930s, Carl Rogers postulated a model that was aimed at guiding caregivers on how to respond to patients’ health conditions by using personalized care delivery procedures. The paradigm, identified as PCCNF (Person-Centered Care Nursing Framework), was later reinforced by Tom Kitwood, who incorporated concepts of interaction and...
Introduction There are individuals in life that have difficulty when it comes to forming or sustaining relationships with other people. In this case, there is a client who is male and has issues making or maintaining relationships with women. The client reports that he faces anxiety at the thought of...
Introduction Social epidemiology focuses on the social factors that affect the health outcomes of people in different communities. The health status of individuals in the United States is unequal, as some communities have better access to social amenities based on where they are located. There are marginalized communities within the...
Understanding the nature and composition of a group or an individual requires proper analysis that encompasses various approaches to extract the right information. A researcher should comprehend the features of the subject in order to design the appropriate method. For situations that require deep insight into the person or event’s...
Blueslopes Private Hospital is one of the leading privately-operated healthcare facilities in Australia. The Sydney-based organization was started in 2010 and boasts substantial growth over the years. The facility is known for managing rare conditions such as cancer and other chronic issues affecting humanity. Blueslopes has over one thousand employees,...
Background International Medical Corps was selected for healthcare innovation because healthcare advances were at the heart of the initiative. The organization’s goal is to enhance the individuals’ lives in the communities through health programs and related initiatives that build local capacity, and prevent by offering medical care, as well as...
Social determinants of health refer to the environment and conditions that directly affect the birth, growth, work, livelihood, and aging of groups or individuals. These factors are predominantly influenced by the distribution of wealth, money, resources, and power from the local to the global level (RNAO, n.d. ). The national...
According to Tom Beauchamp, informed consent has two philosophies. In his first explanation, Beauchamp describes informed consent as the patient’s absolute autonomy and authority (Sutrop & Lõuk, 2020). This informed consent focuses on sovereign authorization and client rights. The patient must have a substantial understanding of the condition and intentionally...
Mental stability and psychological health are essential for an individual and the maintenance of an appropriate level of his well-being. According to the guidelines, developed by the American Psychiatric Association, therapists can identify particular mental issues with the help of differential assessment. In this situation of Melissa, it is possible...
Summary The importance of trust between patients and healthcare experts, particularly professionals representing a specific healthcare field, is often underrated. However, people trusting in a certain medical profession often defines the extent to which they take pieces of advice dispensed by experts in question into account (Yuan et al., 2020)....
Introduction In the medical field, there are many internal and external factors that define the quality and effectiveness of offered care. The relationships between the personnel and patients may be discussed through the prism of functionalist, conflict, and symbolic-interactionism perspectives. Some forces like technology, standards, and practices strengthen and stabilize...
Mental health problems have been concerning issues that need considerable attention from healthcare providers. Patients with mental health illnesses such as stress and related disorders need to be taught approaches to reduce the latter. The article by Ramos-Sanchez et al. (2021) evaluates the way exercise impacts anxiety symptoms and those...
The case of Agnus and Kitty is an interesting one because the former did not have any mental health illness prior to this visit to a care provider, while the latter has had a history of treatments and therapy sessions. To properly diagnose this couple, the therapist has to collect...
Abstract This report explores the context and current situation related to the prevalence, morbidity, and epidemiology of stress in the UK. The document contains a discussion of statistics on the scope of the issue, its influencers, and the rationale for initiating behavior change. The World Health Organization’s strategy for stress...
Abstract The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders provides a practical diagnostic approach for numerous mental disorders. Schizophrenia is among the disorders that the DSM-5 offers an outlook for. This study evaluates the diagnosis of schizophrenia in a high school teenager, focusing on their background history, including medical conditions...
It is important to note that any dilemma or problematic situation can be viewed differently depending on the ethical perspective used. The three normative ethical theories are deontological, consequentialist, and virtue theory. The former focuses on the action, the second emphasizes the consequence, and the latter is about a person’s...
Introduction Elderly patients in general, and individuals aged 70 years and older in particular, face a distinctive set of risks associated with age-related changes. The issues within physiological and physical health, economic status, social and environmental well-being, and functioning are characterized by particularities that are different for the elderly in...
This study hypothesizes the use of metal ions to suppress the RNA polymerase activity as the most effective therapy against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Once any microbes attack the body of a human, the proteins are used to replicate the virus (Scientific Animations 00:00:23-00:00:52). Thus, the virus relies on proteins to...
G.R. is a 55-year-old white obese male brought to the hospital by his wife. The chief complaint of this patient is erythema, scaling, and skin thickening on his torso and extremities several months ago after a mild upper-respiratory tract infection. G.R. is afraid that he may have developed the same...
Introduction Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is among the world’s most common neurodevelopmental disorders. In this context, substantial growing trends in the frequency of ADHD diagnosis and treatment cases were registered across the globe. For its main reasons, the research includes a different approach to its diagnosis previously and nowadays,...
Health facilities must comply with medical laws to provide treatment services to patients. Medical professionals ought to offer quality healthcare services to patients to protect them from legal problems due to non-compliance. Some of the most prominent ethical and legal issues in the provision of treatment services include: The absence...
Speaking of the importance of ethical considerations in medical care, it is worth saying that this applies to children and everyone in general. This point must be respected in any possible treatment and taken into account in the diagnosis and the simple communication with the patient. In addition, working with...
The Use Case Diagram In the present scenario, John reveals that he had issues breathing in the morning. The problem appeared insignificant as John thought it would go away with time. Moreover, he attributed the breathing issue to change in temperature and weather. On the contrary, John realizes that the...
Biological Variables The mother brought Demetri, her 39-year-old son previously diagnosed with schizophrenia, because of his deteriorating mental well-being. The mother claims that this was due to his discontinuation of the necessary prescribed drugs about a month ago. This stop in his post-hospital treatment is not the first. The interviewer...
Introduction Today, nursing and pedagogy have a rather deep, inextricable connection. It is no secret that a nurse with pedagogical talent and knowledge of competent interaction with a patient achieves tremendous success in the profession. Indeed, bringing wisdom and light is a responsible, complex task that requires specific skills, knowledge,...
Drug addiction Drug addiction becomes a serious obstacle to leading a healthy and happy lifestyle. It is characterized by an irresistible and uncontrollable craving for drug use, which subsequently affects the brain’s functioning and impairs memory, motivation, and control over behavior (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2018). Patients need long...
Research The study by Dzubur and Poronsky (2018) found a positive correlation between exercise therapy and heart failure disease. Patients, families, and healthcare systems all experience enormous costs as a result of heart failure (HF). The intricate pharmacologic regimens that serve as the cornerstone of HF care are insufficient on...
Introduction The following paper discusses premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and the use of meditation to alleviate negative symptoms. As most women experience PMS for most of their adult lives, this issue is prominent for billions worldwide. The recent studies included in this review include samples from researchers from different countries to...
The study of deviations in human health is valuable, as it will help to gain more profound knowledge about diseases. Moreover, it will help spread awareness and form ways to treat or relieve symptoms. Aphasia is characterized as a deviation that affects people’s perception of speech and interferes with the...
As a psychiatric nurse, I encounter many situations that prompt me to reflect on the relationships among different factors that affect my work. I am primarily involved in administering interventions to patients with various mental illnesses. One of the situations I have encountered regards the use of restraints. I have...
Abstract Autism spectrum disorder is a condition resulting from abnormal brain development. The key impacts of the disease are one’s inability to socialize with other individuals and altered perception of the surrounding social environment. Further, affected patients exhibit patterns of repetitive and limited behaviors. The first effects of the disease...
Immunity passports would be an excellent measure that allows individuals who are immune to the virus to break the set lockdown protocols. This would be an important step in the prevention of the spread of the virus while still boosting the economy of a country. Essential services would still be...
Acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter produced by the parasympathetic nervous system, goes to the brain, lowering heart rate. Taking calm, deep breaths decreases blood pressure if stress, coffee, or excitement raises the heart rate. Heart rate will stay elevated no matter how long one works out. After the parasympathetic stimulus is eliminated,...
The 253-bed healthcare facility in a city requires expansion by 150 beds due to the new business opening in the area and creating 7,500 new jobs. Therefore, the hospital’s management is expecting the city’s population to expand, and therefore, the capacity of the local hospital has to be increased as...
Introduction Veterans refer to people who served in military or disciplined forces. These groups are referred to as veterans after retiring from the disciplined forces. As of 2017, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) projected that 46.6 million adults have mental illness issues (Alexander & Wynn, 2018). From the...
The safety of administrating medication is influenced by nurses who have the authority to perform the job. They are expected to enhance safe care and facilitate a safe culture within a healthcare environment. When administrating medication, they must understand the order and ensure that it has all the necessary information...
Clinical research is conducted in humans and refers to a series of scientific studies that must be completed to develop new drugs or treatments. They are subject to strict regulation and are a critical step in registering a medicinal product and determining the methods of its optimal use to ensure...
Harlem Children’s Zone is an initiative aimed to assist families and children in Harlem in terms of improving health outcomes, educational measures, and career readiness. The project is centered around multiple areas that it covers, including reducing the rates of preventable diseases, providing academic support, helping parents with helpful information,...
Background Research on tuberculosis has a long history, but science does not allow humanity to stop its spread, and it still has a global incidence. Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by the bacteria M. tuberculosis, initially discovered at the end of the 19th century by Robert Koch (Churchyard...
Introduction Out of various autism spectrum disorders (ASD), one is ‘Asperger’s syndrome (AS) or ‘Asperger’s disorder.’ This paper aims to outline the characteristics of AS, its causes, and manifestations and then discuss diagnosis, treatment, and accommodations. Since the disease affects nearly 1% of the US population, it is vital to...
The topic that is to be examined is how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of individuals living in New York City. The subject was chosen due to the studies that show a major increase in mental health problems either related to the stress correlating with the virus...
Introduction In an acute care Hospital, does implementation of mandatory policies securing adequate nurse-to-patient ratios (1:5), compared to the current staffing model, decrease the patient length of stay in 1 year? Having inadequate or inappropriate nursing staff to meet patients also needs results in unsustainable workloads and negatively impacts the...
Patient-centered care implies the consideration of the individual needs, preferences, and abilities of each individual who seeks assistance. Based on this particular model, the patient and the healthcare provider both participate in the treatments and interventions as they cooperate, and both are included in the construction of the care plan....
Pharmaceutical mistakes are risky due to the volume and sophistication of medication delivery, and these errors have a high financial and human cost on the American healthcare system. There are various steps involved in the distribution of medications. During the distribution stage of pharmaceutical distribution, one-third of all medication mistakes...
Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis substantially contributed to the prevention of maternal mortality through the discovery of the connection between antiseptic procedures and puerperal fever. Appointed for practice in the First Obstetrical Clinic that provided educational services for medical services, Semmelweis noticed that there was a considerable difference between the rates of...
Introduction Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a collection of neurological conditions in which a person’s speech, motor motions, and social interaction are disrupted. ASD is categorized as a cognitive disorder as its symptoms usually develop within the first two years of life. Autism is classified as a spectrum condition since...
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed many challenges over the last three years, and significant research has been done regarding its health effects and factors contributing to positive or negative patient outcomes. Among others, obesity and high body mass index (BMI) have been identified as major aggravating factors in COVID-19 patients....
Introduction Depression is a mental health issue characterized by a bad mood, lack of motivation, and the feeling of being personally worthless. According to the data provided by the World Health Organization (2021), about 280 million people in the world suffer from depression. The present essay focuses on depression among...
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 Stomach cancer is a malignant neoplasm that develops in the organ’s gastric mucosa cells. The pathology is found in different organ parts, first affecting the epithelium and then growing into the stomach tissue and neighboring organs. The life expectancy of a patient with a tumor is 10-15 years and...
This literature review examines what heart disease is and the causes of heart disease. According to a study published in the American Journal of Nursing, the leading cause of heart disease is lifestyle choices (Coffey et al., 2021). Poor diet, lack of exercise, and smoking are all major contributing factors...
Many graduates feel a significant difference between how they perceived the work of a nurse before starting their studies and what they saw in practice in the hospital. Throughout my journey to the profession, I never had any illusions about this. I was aware of the duties of a nurse...
Nursing interventions are any actions registered nurses conduct to support their patients in recovering from any illness. Utilizing innovative technology, the introduction of telehealth has made it possible for nurses to care for their patients even when they are not physically present in the same room. Some of the devices...
There have been numerous attempts to analyze and categorize the issues that underpin the development of various health disorders. Histology and integumentary have recently proven to be instrumental in determining the initial causes of some of the most severe and widespread diseases nationwide. The advances in technologies that help examine...
Introduction Social epidemiology is a branch concerned with how society, institutions, and relationships between individuals, systems, and elements influence healthcare. It studies various determinants that affect the distribution and states of health in a populace, and societal influences constitute a significant part of that process (Krickeberg et al., 2019). Therefore,...
One key challenge in the healthcare system today is the continuously increasing cost of services that makes it difficult to provide care to the population and especially the vulnerable communities. The healthcare system has to balance the quality of services and the healthcare costs, which increase exponentially. According to Case...
Introduction Health and wellness is a field of science that has become a common healthcare practice functioning as a conduit for community or public health. Historically, researchers have tried extensively defining the terms health and wellness to establish a comprehensive understanding of the roles definitions and diverse types (Perlman et...
Even in ordinary times, stress issues are a common occurrence for pregnant women. Pregnancy is a particularly crucial time for the mental health of a woman. The coronavirus pandemic is a global health problem for modern history’s most extensive infectious illness. The ongoing pandemic has created numerous stressful conditions for...
Aldohaian, A. I., Alshammari, S. A., & Arafah, D. M. (2019). Using the health belief model to assess beliefs and behaviors regarding cervical cancer screening among Saudi women: A cross-sectional observational study. BMC Women’s Health, 19(1). Web. The study explores the phenomenon of cervical cancer prevalence using the Health Belief...
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...
Introduction Existing treatment guidelines for Hepatitis C formulated by specialist medical premises are primarily associated with people living in developed nations and cover only a particular population. The data collected is limited due to inappropriate reporting, treatment, and care for the Hepatitis C virus, as well as the asymptomatic nature...
Background Every human being faces numerous risks during his/her usual activities. These might include traumas because of physical impacts, such as hematomas, fractures, pain, cuts, and burns. The last one can be determined as the damage caused to skin, bones, muscles, and other tissues because of fire (Pathak, 2020). However,...
Introduction Multivitamin supplementation is the process of taking daily approved minerals and vitamins to ensure that one is getting the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of body nutrients. These are essential nutrients that play a vital role in maintaining our health and well-being. There are many reasons why adults may need...
Environment, Equipment, Description, and Purpose The environment for this activity may be various: office, home, park, gym, hall, etc., but it has to be calming. Free space of a few square meters is required for convenience. No special equipment is required, only a person’s desire and readiness. Squats are one...
Introduction From wearables and telemedicine to People’s Health Movement (PHM) and Electronic Health Records (EHRs) platforms, technology proceeds to transform the healthcare sector. However, communication and collaboration are needed to successfully implement health information technology. Often, the staff is not involved in the selection and review process when healthcare institutions...
Due to the increase in uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) usage, it is crucial to understand its impact on air traffic controllers’ overall mental health and performance. The goal of this study is to see how unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) flying in restricted airspace affects the mental health and performance of...
The present lecture provides information in regard to the process of data safety monitoring and the correct organization of a data safety monitoring board. As stated in the materials, safety boards oversee a number of factors during clinical trials. First, they ensure that the participants are under an acceptable modicum...
Introduction In spite of various cost optimization and effective resource planning/allocation initiatives, the U.S. healthcare system cannot be considered perfect. Coupled with the system’s intrinsic flaws, external finance-related concerns, such as the increasing prevalence of substance abuse, give rise to significant financial challenges to be addressed through appropriate large-scale policy...
Fact Gathering Tyler has had Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) since he was born while his mum was an alcoholic addict while pregnant. The most immediate assessment needs include offering support services to the client and applying family oneness to ensure a change in the behavioral activities of the client....
The quality of care provided at the Sunlight Hospital in California is currently suffering. As the administrator of Sunlight, it is fairly obvious what has to be done to strengthen the organization, and those improvements are pretty straightforward. The current project aims to enhance the level of care provided to...
Introduction The setting which will be analyzed in this proposal includes a nursing home within a metropolitan area. Currently, a group of twenty-five registered and unregistered members of staff are in need of improved education in regards to medication compliance. While the facility only includes eighty-bed spaces and limited staff,...
Introduction: Goal and Objectives of the Study Strategic plans for change always have a defined course of action that must be followed to achieve the goal quickly and successfully. In the case of oncology nursing practice, the problem of inadequate skills can become critical in the delivery of care and...
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...
Introduction Nicotine addiction is one of the most popular ones around the globe. This substance is highly addictive, and it is hard to quit. Nicotine can be a coping strategy for anxiety, stress, and depression, and it can help people make social connections. However, not everything is so explicit, and...
The proposed policy is mental health policy. Individuals with mental health illnesses will be protected in various situations, including the workplace, schools, and therapy, according to the mental health policy that the federal government will implement. Protecting people’s privacy and civil liberties will be the primary goal of this legislation....
New acts in the spheres of healthcare always entail both considerable challenges and opportunities for all stakeholders. As a result, every new act, especially those which imply major changes, gets subject to criticism. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted in 2010 became significant legislation which, to a large extent, reformed...
It is more appropriate to utilize quantitative analysis with a specific set of data gathering methods to collect data and evaluate the success of a project proposal on evidence-based practice. Quantitative data appears to be more essential in this respect, as the research will deal with a collection of parameters...
A survey was performed to determine the demographic characteristics of the infected population. This survey involved 969 participants with a mean age of 29.06 years (SD=9.33). The youngest participant was aged 1 year, while the oldest was 72 years old. Most (63.8%) of the participants were female, while the rest...
Stress management has become almost a buzzword in the modern world, where various triggers exist in abundance. The human organism evolved to have a specific biologic response to external stimuli to maintain relative homeostasis (Russell & Lightman, 2019). The neuroendocrine system plays a crucial role in creating this response, involving...
Introduction Fentanyl also spelled as Fentanil, is from the opioid family and is considered the strongest form of opioid, mainly used to treat pain. With the help of other medications, Fentanyl is used for anesthesia. Fentanyl is considered to be a hundred times strong compared to any other form of...
Introduction Malpractice and abuse in medical facilities are relatively common phenomena that frequently appear in hospitals and nursing homes. Sometimes it can be an accident or neglect, but in certain situations, medical staff, nurses specifically, can purposely overuse their power and professional position to harm patients. Most of the time,...
As human beings, we can assume that everyone may feel depressed from time to time, however, from a personal perspective, it is highly important to differentiate between bad mood, especially if it is a particular reason and depression. Every person may have a bad mood and feel devastated due to...
Although sickle cell is not a common disease, it affects many people of African descent. It affects the Red Blood Cells (RBC). There is not much information on the disease and how to cure it, which results in many sickle cell patients being left to live through the pain or...
Research Many factors need to be considered when analyzing and thinking about the consequences and causes of this kind of disease. The most important may be the hereditary connection, which transmits poor blood circulation and suffers from more than one generation. The problem of this disease has been bothering humankind...
Introduction High blood pressure is a fairly common health problem in the modern population. This makes it essential to spread awareness about what serious consequences this disease can have for all age groups of the population. One of the ways to educate patients is to develop and familiarize people with...
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) is a collection of national databases in the field of healthcare. HCUP includes multiple sources of academic, empirical, and statistical information that could be used to improve the quality of federal policies and independent programs (AHRQ, 2022). The current flyer thoroughly examines the National...
At the moment, one of the most relevant and dangerous diseases for society is HIV. Despite the fact that information about the prevalence and negative consequences of this disease is widely known, HIV continues to lead. In order to increase the effectiveness of the fight against this disease, it is...
Abstract Bipolar disorder (BD) is a mental disease that affects around 1% of all people worldwide. In the US the incidence is at 2.8%. BD affects a person’s mood, forcing them to go through periods of manic anxiety and extreme depression. It may result in suicide attempts, which is the...
Coding procedures are an indispensable part of the work of anesthesiologists-practitioners. Codes are used to mark the duration and type of procedure, which will then be forwarded to the insurance company. In this paper, I would like to review two scenarios for anesthesiology procedures and recommend their coding. Consider the...
Cor Pulmonale Cor pulmonale is a cardiac ailment in which the right side of the heart fails. Long-term elevated blood pressure in the lungs’ arteries and the heart’s right ventricle can result in cor pulmonale (Penn Medicine, n.d.). Right-sided heart failure and pulmonary heart disease are alternative terms. Etiology Pulmonary...
Constituting three interrelated theories, the nursing system theory, self-care deficit theory, and self-care theory, Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory emphasizes an individual’s ability to conduct self-care. Therefore, the theory is defined as an individual’s own initiated activities that allow them to maintain well-being, health, and life (Akdeniz & Ozer, 2021)....
In the majority of cases, those parents who want to know their child’s gender during pregnancy have an opportunity to do so via gender reveal ultrasound. In general, gender reveal ultrasound, also called fetal ultrasound, fetal anatomy survey, or sonogram, is a specific test that involves sound waves to create...
The sentinel event deals with a 37-year-old woman named Sady with diabetes and high blood pressure complications during the intrapartum phase of pregnancy who started developing hypertension despite her efforts to keep glucose low. The patient’s physician was able to keep her hypertension stable by monitoring her glucose and BP...
When looking for a job, healthcare administrator leadership abilities are vital to demonstrate to potential employers. These leadership characteristics, in addition to the appropriate education and experience to match the qualifications and requirements of a position, will aid a healthcare administrator’s performance at work. A healthcare administrator can inspire employees...
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 Telebehavioral health is explained as telehealth services provided by behavioral health experts including psychologists, social workers, and psychiatrists. There are instances where telehealth generates behavioral health, including psychotherapy, problem-solving therapy, behavioral activation, and cognitive behavioral therapy (Talbot et al., 2020). This study’s main goal was to determine how facility...
In this article, the formulation of the goal corresponds to the formulation of the problem, each of which touches on the topic of infections in places of surgical intervention, namely in the field of abdominal surgery. The exact words are used in the goal and the problem, which eliminates the...
Introduction “Obesity is considered to be caused by recent changes in the so-called obesogenic environment such as the highly processed and sugar-laden food supply and automated technologies that reduce or replace physical activity” (Meldrum et al. 833-834). Obesity has been recognized as a pandemic due to its scope, high prevalence,...
Abstract / Introduction The aging movement is altering the structure of our population, with more individuals reaching old age and becoming more vulnerable to pain and dementia. Pain is generally communicated through oral communication, which deteriorates with dementia. As a result, many people endure managed but unrecognized discomfort. Assessment of...
Introduction Affirmation action plays a crucial role in medicine and should be fostered. According to the Legal Information Institute (n.d.)., affirmation action is a collection of processes aimed at eliminating illegal discrimination among candidates, rectifying the consequences of such earlier prejudice, and avoiding future discriminatory actions. Ly et al. (2022)...
The collection, storage, and processing of patient and population care-related information have advanced in the contemporary World to include Electronic Health Records (EHR). Electronic records have the advantage of improved quality of care due to up-to-date, coordinated, quick, and complete access to patients’ health records. Unlike the conventional paperwork method,...
Introduction The profession of a school nurse is vital to the proper functioning of an educational establishment. The nurses need to provide adequate healthcare for students, and in the case of problems with nurses’ work or perception, a child’s well-being could be in danger. In order to provide such care,...
One important measure of the nutritional value of foods is the glycemic index. In general, it refers to the ability of carbohydrate-containing foods to raise a person’s blood sugar levels (Mayo Clinic, 2020). It is worth clarifying that carbohydrates are one of several important biological classes of substances that form...
The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) marks the first significant revision of this document since 1994 when the DSM-IV appeared. The changes in the DSM were primarily due to advances in the field of neuroscience, and identified problems related to the criteria that...
Introduction The skin has a lot of benefits in ensuring strong bones. It functions as a connection between Vitamin D, Calcium, muscles, and bones of the body. The skin allows calcium absorption from the sun (through Vitamin D production), which is essential for healthy muscles and bones. Additionally, the skin...
Watson’s care theory includes an approach to more holistic care and treatment of patients. Instead of using science only, care theory is based on more mindful and conscious interaction with the patient for a deeper personal connection. It helps to identify all the components necessary for the well-being of the...
Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) was employed for this investigation to compare the therapy with Functional Communication Training. RCT’s participants are randomly assigned to either an experimental or a control group. Testing the effects of a novel depression drug would serve as an example. In this situation, one group would get...
Introduction Ebola and Marburg virus are very deadly viruses that result in significant outbreaks with high fatalities. These viruses have been underestimated in the current society because their outbreaks have been experienced in a few parts of the world. However, the number of fatalities experienced by those areas is very...
Introduction The Ebola virus disease became one of the main concerns for medical specialists and scientists around the world in 2014. Particularly, Ebola-affected West Africa, starting in the rural regions of Guinea and then spreading to urban areas, as well as beyond Africa (Jacob et al., 2020). Eventually, Ebola became...
Comprehensive Healthcare Strategies Technology is among the environmental factors that affect the operations of Auburn Hospital. It is a tool that can ensure that the hospital’s operations are efficient. Technology automates the hospital’s operations to achieve its objectives (Mitchell & Kan, 2019). Despite the benefits, technology presents challenges, such as...
The Macronutrient Ranges report indicates that my protein intake is within the range recommended by the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) guidelines. It should be noted that my overall caloric intake is lower than recommended, with 1,654.157kcal of actual intake compared to 2264kcal. Nevertheless, the protein intake is within the recommended...
Introduction Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is an infection that causes lung inflammation and pneumonia. The virus causes lung airwaves in infants, affecting infants with weak immune systems. The disease affects the lungs and causes breathing problems, and the effects can range from mild to life-threatening illnesses. Several clinical trials have...
With substantial and quick changes in the market for inpatient treatment, the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) pandemic has put a burden on health systems on the planet. I was taking care of the disease patients during the summer period. A critical component of Waterside Hospital Trusts’ approach to this issue is...
