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The Evidence Documenting Social Inequalities in Health The evidence of social inequalities in health has been documented in various platforms and sources. Firstly, evidence about social inequalities exists in various publications (Chokshi, 2018). They consist of books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, magazines, and other forms of literature. Secondly, research after research...
Introduction Cancer is a serious concern worldwide and the second-highest cause of mortality in the U.S. The coronavirus pandemic negatively impacted cancer screening and management in 2020. Due to a delay in the distribution of population-based monitoring data, it will require many years to calculate the outbreak’s present and other...
The current health IT has a positive effect on nursing, medicine and other disciplines at my institution. Nursing informatics helps these individuals integrate and communicate data to and from providers such as physicians, nurses, and pharmacists, eliciting coordinated care. It has connected varying departments and allowed these people to seek...
Contemporary consumers tend to practice a variety of eating habits caused by health, ethical, and sustainability issues. In particular, a versatile number of restrictive diets have become very popular in the recent past. They include vegan baking trends, vegetarian diets, gluten-free, paleo, nut exclusion, and others. These frequently observed consumer...
Types of Healthcare Providers The three main types of healthcare providers are; hospitals, nursing homes, and home healthcare. Hospitals are institutions that patients visit to acquire health services. Nursing homes, on the other hand, are used by patients who do not need to visit the hospital but require special care...
Article Summary The article Clinical relevance of paliperidone palmitate 3-monthly in treating schizophrenia discusses how the mentioned injectable antipsychotic (PP3M) improves non-adherence and prevents relapses in schizophrenia treatment using four injections per year. Paliperidone, the active metabolite of risperidone, is an antagonist of the D2 and 5HT receptors (Mathews et...
Introduction Human life expectancy has continuously increased in the past two centuries, closing in global aging. Multiple losses, such as financial, psychological, personal, health-related, and loss of autonomy, cognition, and functionality, have contributed to the anxiety that comes with advancing years. The cybernetic theory of stress, coping, and well-being holds...
Some of the deadliest diseases in human history include acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), cholera, influenza, smallpox, bubonic plague, and COVID-19. According to MPH Online (2021), the influenza pandemic of 1918 had the highest death rate of up to 50 million people. Another pandemic was HIV/AIDs identified first in 1976, but...
Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is a complex of disorientating neurological symptoms characterized by a wrong perception of the size and position of the body and violation of coordination. People who suffer from AIWS often see things smaller or bigger than in reality or feel their bodies changing in size...
Demographic metamorphosis leads to significant economic and social impacts affecting labor and capital markets, goods and services, social protection, health care, and pensions. The consequences of a shrinking working-age population are lower labor productivity and aggregate savings, and thus slower investment, demand, and economic growth. Therefore, population aging is a...
A Defense of Abortion is the most famous text by the American researcher in philosophy and ethics, Judith Thomson. It is interesting because Thomson is trying to bridge the gap between supporters of abortion, who believe that the fetus is not a person and a woman has the right to...
Why is this important? At present, the global community is concerned about the well-being and health of people, which is the basis for the harmonious development of society. Food insecurity is one of the most pressing public health issues relevant for both developed and developing countries. This problem is defined...
R. Wilder first used the ketogenic diet in 1921 as a way to treat epilepsy. Recently, the diet became popular as a new concept of rapid and effective weight loss. The diet mainly consists of high fats (55-60%), moderate proteins (30-35%), and very low carbohydrates (5-10%) (Masood et al., 2020)....
Mental and behavioral disorders constitute a significant proportion of the global burden of disease, yet only a minuscule fraction of those suffering from such conditions can access primary treatment. In developing countries, only a tiny percentage of persons with mental disorders see a doctor, and health care is often unable...
Introduction Strategic planning is a necessary practice without which competent management is impossible. The main priorities of strategic planning in the health sector are reducing mortality and expanding measures to prevent morbidity. Trinity Health in Pennsylvania was selected to review the improvements needed and implement strategic planning. Trinity Health is...
Introduction Drug misuse and abuse are increasingly widespread problems that lead to higher levels of morbidity and mortality in all groups of the population in the US. It is fascinating how the same active ingredients contained in medicines that help treat severe illnesses can become dangerous if taken in the...
Introduction Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by excessive anxiety and significantly affects the patient’s personal life, family, and work. People with generalized anxiety disorder feel excessive concerns about typical everyday activities. A generalized anxiety disorder differs from normal anxiety because the degree of disturbance is higher; it lasts longer and...
Classification of the Organism Tuberculosis has been a significant global health concern for centuries. This disease is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is a pathogenic bacteria belonging to the order Actinomycetales, family Mycobacteriaceae, and genus Mycobacterium (Bandaru et al., 2020). M. tuberculosis belongs to a group of obligate pathogens referred...
Guideline Developers The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) clinical guidelines are the recognized standard and most synoptic evidence-based practice (EBP) policies. One of the guidelines is the NCCN Guidelines for Patients with colon Cancer. The guideline was developed by a multidisciplinary panel comprising members of the NCCN institutions. The evidence...
Introduction Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a medical definition of the condition closely associated with depression and the consequences of trauma. As a diagnosis, it was discovered and labeled in 1980 after the American Psychological Association incorporated it in its disease testing and Statistical Manual for mental health professionals (Crocq...
Therapy that is supported by scientific data is referred to as evidence-based treatment. As described in the video by Veterans Health Administration (2014), tests have been undertaken, and a substantial study on a specific treatment has been published, and it has proved to be effective. Moreover, the studies that demonstrate...
It has been found that people who identify as transgender, intersex, gender non-conforming, or gender diverse have exacerbated health disparities compared to other people. These disparities include physical and mental health issues, the development of which is brough about by a high level of stress, stigma and incomprehension these people...
Many variables can impact resilience; however, some significant ones incorporate a person’s adaptation to stress. The research around the impacts of COVID-19 reveal that a larger part of individuals has reported a negative effect on their psychological well-being because of COVID-19 (Liu et al., 2021). Nonetheless, there are few examinations...
Summary Strategic planning is an essential part of organizational development that allows a business to remain viable and sustainable in a dynamically changing world. This type of planning allows highly effective use of available resources and opportunities in order to optimize the organization’s future development (Teixeira & Junior, 2019). In...
Social care challenges Social care entails all aspects of individual and practical care and assistance. As much as social care is linked to medicinal situations, it is particularly focused on means of assisting people in ways that allow them to survive independently. Social care is usually dispensed in respective individuals’...
In their speech, the speaker raises the current problem of obesity in the United States and describes what health consequences it carries. The purpose of this speech is to inform people about the current issue, as well as what effect obesity can have on health. The awareness lies in the...
Introduction This study aims to identify the association between perioperative hypothermia and surgical site infection (SSI). I will begin by conducting some research to critically analyze evidenced-based data collected. My objective is to contribute some measures in my department in the management and prevention of perioperative hypothermia, thus reducing SSI...
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many social health problems have intensified. This paper is a discussion of the current situation in Ruskin Vale and the causes of factors exacerbating social inequality. Among the three aspects discussed, the authors distinguish poor housing, unhealthy or poor diet. Ruskin Vale plans...
Blackeney, E. R., Herting, J. R., Bekemeier, B., & Zierler, B. K. (2019). Social determinants of health and disparities in prenatal care utilization during the Great Recession period 2005-2010. BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, 19(1):390. Web. This article explores the question of why different racial and ethnic groups within the US...
Introduction Currently, diabetes is one of the most common non-communicable diseases globally; this factor threatens the entire population of the planet. Hence, it is vital to collect precise information about the health history of the patients with diabetes to explore the full spectrum of factors that might have led to...
The Uninsured Should Not Pay for Insurance Uninsured individuals should not be required to pay for the insurance. In 2020, 8.6% of the population in the United States, or 28 million individuals, lacked healthcare coverage at some moment during the year (US Census Bureau, 2021). In 2020, more poor children...
Galen’s works present one of the most prominent contributions to the development of modern medicine. Following the path outlined by Plato and Aristotle, Galen significantly influenced the direction of medical science development. Even though Galen supported an ultimately false humoral theory about the four senses of humor in the human...
The current healthcare system is plagued by economic challenges highlighted by increased spending. The economic challenges facing healthcare include a lack of price transparency, and adequate payment model, and monopoly power imposing substantial price hikes on medical products and services. As patients assume more significant financial responsibility for their healthcare...
The principles of healthy eating are the aspects discussed not only in the narrow professional environment of nutritionists but also among ordinary people since this topic affects everyone. Particular attention is paid to the nuances of child nutrition because the problems of obesity and related chronic problems at an early...
This work reflects on the earlier written projects on the topic of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV was once such a devastating illness that it was deemed a worldwide endemic. The works cover the issues of the impact of HIV on society, the fight against it, as well as statistical data...
Various socio-economic, health-related, biological, and behavioral factors may cause childhood obesity. They include unhealthy diet, insufficient physical activity and sleep, genetic predisposition, family lifestyle and eating habits, the use of certain medications, and the presence of certain diseases (for instance, Cushing disease) (Mayo Clinic, 2020). Moreover, a child’s psychological and...
Introduction HIV infection is a slowly progressive infectious disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. This disease is characterized by damage to the immune and nervous systems, with the subsequent development of concurrent infections and neoplasms leading an HIV-infected person to death (Saag, 2021). The rapid spread of HIV among...
The patient has issues with remaining at the dining table during meals. Leaving means that Mr. Smith is communicating that he is not comfortable with the food due to heartburn which is often associated with people who have dysphagia. His stomach acid may be remaining in his throat, making him...
Term Abbreviation Meaning Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act HIPAA A set of regulations for the health industry, particularly emphasizing privacy of patient information and data sharing In-network INN A provider is contracted with the specific insurance provider used by the patient Out of network OON The provider does not...
The healthcare sector faces continuous reforms to deliver effective, safe, and high-quality care. Driving these changes calls for effective leadership at all levels of the health system to actualize the objectives of the reforms. Leadership in the health care system creates peculiar challenges since it is spread across clinical and...
Introduction Field study of global health is involved in health promotion and ensuring equality in providing medical care to all. Global health involves prevention measures of illnesses, determinants of health, and transitional health issues. The field has many career opportunities, and I am mostly interested in the physician career; the...
Introduction A gap in quality-related care coordination for individuals with chronic illness has embellished a heightened concern in healthcare organizations and the contemporary world. I believe empathy is a gap in quality-related care coordination for individuals with chronic diseases. Numerous individuals cannot acquire genuine care to manage their chronic illnesses...
Advance directives give much-needed assurance and peace of mind by allowing individuals to make decisions about their healthcare in advance. They also offer some security to healthcare practitioners who may face family members with opposing viewpoints on what is best for their relatives. The most morally troubling situations are directives...
Introduction In the context of frequent healthcare reforms, a consistent and well-thought-out strategy for managing changes in the healthcare sector is of particular importance. Therefore, it seems appropriate to use the concepts of change managemental, organizational and economic changes in healthcare represent. All of them contribute to the development of...
The discovery of mitochondrial DNA supports the endosymbiotic theory, which explains that an endosymbiont is a single organism that lives inside another organism. The chloroplast and the mitochondrion both represent organelles that used to be free-living cells, which ended up in host cells. Through rigorous study, scientists found that both...
Losing a child is likely the most painful thing that any parent can experience. In a Good Morning America (2020) feature, Kara Keough Bosworth opens up about losing a newborn son due to his shoulder dystocia. With this pregnancy, Kara had decided to have labor at home, which determined the...
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an uncommon condition in which the immune system targets the nerves in the body leading to muscle weakness, tingling in the extremities, and sometimes paralysis. GBS is a rare disease that affects roughly 1 in 1000 persons (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)). According to...
Introduction Medicare and Medicaid are state-sponsored initiatives that assist American citizens with healthcare expenditures. These two schemes, founded in 1965 and paid for by the public, have common-sounding names, which can cause misunderstandings regarding their operation and the media attention they offer (Fabius et al., 2021). Medicare covers healthcare benefits...
Introduction Nursing informatics is presently the discipline that combines computer science, nursing, and data systems to transmit information, knowledge, as well as intelligence in the nursing profession. Nursing informatics empowers health care institutions to convert data into information which allows healthcare workers, such as doctors and nurses, to provide the...
Introduction Alzheimer’s disease affects all aspects of the ill person’s life and those connected to the individual. This article provides a clear picture of the potential impact of the illness on family and personal relationships. It describes the extent to which the interrelationships between family members, friends, and partners may...
The way people eat and the lifestyle they lead is essential for their overall health and well-being. Thus, incorrect dietary patterns can lead to the emergence of such a severe disease as type II diabetes mellitus. To combat the symptoms of this disease and its consequences, it is necessary to...
As a dynamically developing industry, the healthcare system experiences several prominent challenges associated with its constant growth. In the video, the speaker defined three primary challenges for the modern healthcare industry: the cost of care, the quality of care, and data security (KonicaMinoltaUS, 2019). Thus, I think that the challenges...
Commentary and Analysis The section Standing on the Shoulders of Giants in Gerontology includes a short preface by Richard A. Settersten, Jr. and four chapters explaining the theoretical development of gerontology by Hayflick, Schaie, Bengtson, Estes, and DiCarlo. The four articles are described as “personal perspectives” from the outset and...
Introduction Health and its pursuit are greatly tied to the social and economic fabric of every country in the world. Out of the importance of the wellbeing of humans, many organizations that deal with public health have developed. Healthcare institutions, by and large, contribute to the wellbeing of the general...
The influenza virus is one of the major threats to the health of the population all over the world. It is considered to be one of the infections with the highest potential for mutation as it constantly evolves and adapts to living in a human body. The virus is also...
Introduction Trinity Hospital is found in the southeast area of the United States and has up to 89 professional staff members. It offers all the basic life support services, as well as different medical solutions, which comprise general surgery, neurology, pharmacy, radiology, internal medicine, and gynecology, among others. In addition...
The article “Relationships among resilience, stress, and persistence in prenursing students during COVID-19″ provides information about the impact of the recent pandemic on the well-being of prenursing students. The primary finding of the research by Urban et al. (2022) is that the on-campus prenursing students who participated in the study...
Dynamic changes in the world have a massive impact on the healthcare sector. These changes bring the issues of digitalization, enrollment of patient information, the transfer of this information, and its clever use. Paper documentation in modern healthcare is a burden that complicates employees’ work and slows down the processes...
Decision-making in the healthcare environment is often complicated, with it being tied with the results of such decisions — whether the patient will live or not, become disabled or not, and similar tough questions. In institutions such as the National Department of Health, each decision could lead to horrible long-term...
Introduction Work in the health care sector is inseparably connected with interaction with patients, which means that conflict situations increase significantly. Different worldviews, national-ethnic and cultural differences, and specific human behavior often become initiators of practical communication problems. This is especially true in the context of working as an emergency...
Introduction American health insurance has been a common topic for discussion during the last several decades because of various internal and external factors affecting care quality and access. In this paper, attention will be paid to the history of the U.S. health care system, current reimbursement methodologies, technological advancements, costs,...
A health information system is a software data files, retrieval, and analysis method. It is intended for use with a period, online central processing unit CPU for the quick and easy production, management, and evaluation of generic data files. It is widely characterized as a system that combines data collecting,...
The purpose of the research study was to analyze how professional health institutions have suggested reducing surgical site infections. The interventions told included both actions to be taken before the operation was conducted and after it had been conducted. The suggestions included pharmacological and non-pharmacological ways to help care workers...
Introduction There is a fundamental difference between the Kantian theory and consequence act utilitarianism. Kant’s theory is a deontological framework in that it states that the morality of an action or decision is a function of the actor’s motivation rather than the consequences’ goodness or badness (Johnson & Cureton, 2022)....
In general, all objectives of the improvement of the access to health care provided at Healthy People 2030 are highly essential as they contribute to the well-being of every person in the United States. However, from a personal perspective, the objective called “Increase the proportion of people with a usual...
Summary A project is an endeavor that focuses on accomplishing planned objectives that can be grouped in terms of benefits or outputs. It is termed success if it has attained the goals within the budget ad set timescale. Project management utilizes the skills, knowledge, techniques, and tools that aid in...
It is hard to disagree with the need and use of the Wellness plan. As Nicola demonstrated, TWP in Detroit appeared from community needs to provide access to healthcare and improve medical care standards for people who cannot pay. It was shown in the discussion post that lack of this...
Introduction With increasing age, the chances of developing an irreversible neurological illness, like Alzheimer’s disease, increase dramatically. Statistics say that more than 55 million people worldwide have dementia nowadays, and the number is growing by around ten million every year. The illness detrimentally affects an individual’s cognitive functions, including memory,...
Identification of the Underlying Issue In July 2014, two American citizens named Dr. Paul Gingrey (a retired obstetrician and gynecologist and a former member of the congress in the United States) and Linda Poon (a staff writer at CityLab Bloomberg) have both illustrated their perspective on the healthcare policy in...
Heart attack is an acute pathology that can occur in people of all ages and genders. Women are usually in the minority in the company and having a specialized heart attack first aid team is helpful. In addition, recognizing the signs is also helpful, so a campaign should be created...
Introduction This study’s central focus was the current vaccination issue in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the world. It is known that large numbers of patients worldwide refuse vaccines for religious, ethical, medical, or personal reasons. Among the most unexplained factors are often cited conspiracy aspects, whether the world...
Introduction Medicine has developed throughout the centuries, and the current level of medical science is dramatically different from the past decades. Treatment reflects the culture and the current status of the country’s development. It is connected both with technological progress and attitudes to personality, spirituality, and historical heritage. For instance,...
A crucial part is played a gig in cancer prevention and control via public health by detailing the distribution of cancer and finding cancer risk components. The three main epidemiologic procedures are ecological, analytical, and experimental. Hypotheses are possibly caused by risk elements and sources of illness by descriptive epidemiology....
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) occurs when the lungs have trouble loading blood with oxygen or removing carbon dioxide from it. Similarly, It is also defined as the inability of the body’s pulmonary system to meet its metabolic needs in blood oxygenation and co₂ removal (Choi et al., 2018, p....
Introduction Nursing is a broad field that consists of several specialties. One of the critical categories of nurses is the nursing practitioners. This group of nurses has evolved to become significant medical practitioners that many people rely on for their medical needs. On average, at least 1.6 billion Americans visit...
Introduction The occurrences of plagues and pandemics can be traced way back to medieval times. COVID-19 is a virus infection produced by SARS-CoV-2 that causes what physicians refer to as a respiratory infection and can impact an individual’s upper respiratory tract or the lower respiratory tract (Ciotti et al., 2020)....
Summary The field of health care ethics addresses the wide variety of moral decision-making situations that can arise in medical practice. The areas of moral concern can include the clinical relationship between medical professionals and the patient, human subject research, the harvesting and transplantation of human organs, euthanasia, and abortion...
Problems such as chronic anxiety and depression are common among Hispanics because the region’s conditions are typically characterized by hard physical labor. The stigma and cultural conditions of the parts contribute to mental illnesses that often interfere with habitual activities. It is especially prevalent among the adult male population, who...
Rohypnol Rohypnol is a generic drug known as flunitrazepam which contains lorazepam, diazepam, and alprazolam. This type of drug is a strong muscle relaxer, approximately ten times Valium. It is mostly used for the treatment of insomnia, seizures, and anxiety (Oluwole et al., 2020). In addition, it is used before...
Introduction As opposed to the earlier perceptions that older people encounter massive challenges, Loe acknowledges that they practically navigate those living obstacles, making them stay independent and healthy. Old age is not a social problem, as the elders have experiences for improving their former versions, thus being connected and comfortable....
Introduction Many caregivers rely on various technological advances for wellness diagnoses and prevention, and medical technologies are rapidly becoming a core aspect of care propagation. Preventive care among many healthcare entities, such as community programs, is critical for improving medical outcomes. Obesity is a complicated condition characterized by an overabundance...
Introduction Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental illness that affects those who have experienced or witnessed a horrific tragedy. Catastrophic incidents, accidents, terrorist acts, war assaults, death, sexual brutality, or injuries are examples of terrifying events (American Psychiatric Association, 2020). Family and individual functioning may be disrupted due to...
dos Santos Nunes, E.P., da Conceição Júnior, V.A., Giraldelli Santos, L.V., Pereira, M.F.L., de Faria Borges, L.C.L. (2017). Inclusive Toys for Rehabilitation of Children with Disability: A Systematic Review. Universal Access in Human–Computer Interaction. Design and Development Approaches and Methods. UAHCI 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 10277, 503-514. ...
When making medical decisions, three significant key components of evaluation and management services are considered: history, examination, and medical decision-making. History, the selected critical components highlighted, is critical in medical decision-making since treatment heavily relies on the patient’s records (Buhmann et al., 2018). Specific to chronic health problems, the information...
Introduction Medical sterilization refers to any birth control methods that intentionally make a person unable to reproduce. They can be surgical or non-surgical and can be performed on both males and females, and they are intended to be permanent. Sterilization can be done in various ways, but the common one...
The theory is vital in every business, process, or activity. It provides the initial knowledge, experience, and theoretical characteristics that a person must have to act. With the help of theory, a person learns the initial stages of any business, which, in consequence, plunge him into the depths of his...
Introduction People with troubled pasts often conceal their adverse experiences out of the fear of social stigma. Their health issues are often being taken into consideration without addressing the entire complex of existing comorbidities, especially mental ones (Atkins, 2021). Substance use disorders, in particular, present a challenging topic for analysis,...
Health specialists and nutritionists identify many types of vitamins. Those named after the first five letters of the English alphabet are the most important for the functioning of the human body. According to experts, “vitamin A helps form and maintain healthy teeth, bones, soft tissue, mucous membranes, and skin” (Vitamins,...
Introduction Deaths from cardiopulmonary arrest occurring outside of a healthcare setting are the primary cause of death in developed countries. Even after being revived by emergency medical personnel, many people die each year in Britain and the United States. It takes 8-9 minutes for emergency medical services to arrive at...
The knowledge-sharing process in nursing often has many barriers that the researcher should overcome. The research in the nursing sphere always includes the interactions with the patients, which involves the difficulties related to their safety and rights protections. Another problem can be associated with the reliability and validity of the...
The Gauteng Department of Health is a public health department for the Gauteng province located in Johannesburg, South Africa. As a province-level department, the department is responsible for the costs related to the delivery of health services, while personnel costs are assigned to the national government. This paper will present...
Definition Definitions of the concept of depressive disorder have evolved over the centuries since ancient Greece, where melancholy descriptions were associated with excessive amounts of black fluid in the body. From that time to the 19th century, the basic concept of the symptoms of depression was formulated. As a result,...
Many factors have been proven to influence human health and well-being through research and experiments. These factors are mind-triggered, genetically inherited, or learned and believed to work. Although there is a controversy between spiritual life and its effects on health, there is no clear proof and concluded research that has...
Overview Someone can get infected through contact with an infected individual’s blood. Nowadays, majority of the people get it after sharing needles used to inject or prepare drugs. For some, the condition is short-term whereas for others, it is long-term to the extent it is referred to as chronic. At...
Digestive enzymes are compounds that ensure the proper digestion of foods consumed. Among the organs that help produce digestive enzymes are the salivary glands, small intestine, and pancreas. These organs do so by breaking down the significant, complex compounds that create proteins, carbs, and lipids. This permits the micronutrients in...
It is important to note that various nations and cultures care differently about their elderly members of society. Some, more individualistic and westernized ones, rely on nursing homes to provide the necessary elderly care for the older groups. Whereas others, more collectivist and conservative ones, consider it as a child’s...
The most obvious and essential benefit of using the electronic health records is keeping every medical history piece in one place. This is a plus for a patient, as they will receive a more distinguished diagnosis based on their previous deceases and treatments. It is also a benefit for the...
Rationale for the Policy The prime reason to implement PIM strategies considers the linkage and quantity of electronic healthcare data. Currently, approximately three out of four office-based physicians in the United States use some form of electronic health records (EHR), and this number is growing rapidly due to relevant incentive...
African American children and adolescents are among the most marginalized groups of people in the United States of America, considering their age and race. These children are exposed to various life problems such as racism, poor households, and consistent violence, negatively affecting their mental health. Nonetheless, other subjects look into...
The United States must implement value-based care and public-private partnership strategies to attain universal health coverage. As indicated by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the World Health Organization’s global health coverage goals, most people support universal health coverage (UHC) (Galvani 16). Despite rising domestic healthcare spending and accumulating...
Many say that acknowledgment of an issue is the first step to its resolution. However, merely recognizing the issue is not sufficient for healthcare services to construct a suitable intervention. A concrete plan for a disorder treatment process is the key to its success, yet it is impossible to compose...
Statistics Related to Access to Health Care Entities in Rural America Paradoxical things and processes are taking place in the relationship between public health and the population in the United States (US). Quality in terms of technology and personnel is steadily increasing. However, access to essential and standard treatments and...
The performance criteria I wish to improve on is functioning within an ethical framework. Nurses are obligated to provide quality care while navigating complex relationships with patients, families, and colleagues, wherein ethical conflict commonly occurs. Existing frameworks help nurses maintain integrity in these morally complex situations, and a lack of...
Introduction Do life and death begin and end with an individual, God, or medical practitioners? The discussion on medically assisted suicide, MAS, has been taking unprecedented directions over the last few years, making it a controversial legal and ethical issue. According to the ProCon organization (2022), 66.3% of patients used...
Thank you for your insightful post. I can see you took your time to conduct ample research to find arguments for your discussion. You have focused on simulation training as the most effective method of developing and training healthcare staff. I concur that simulation training relies on learning from actual...
The United States is one of the countries with the strictest policies, rules, and regulations against the peddling and abuse of illicit drugs. Unfortunately, the classification of illicit drugs in the US is largely flawed and influenced by external factors that do not acknowledge individuals’ well-being or benefits. In the...
An assessment of the exacerbation of Asthma (Shortness of Breath and cough) provides one with the necessary experience in analyzing critically ill patients and selecting the appropriate nursing management for the condition. The problem’s process revolves around identifying the vital signs that explain the changes linked to the altered physiology....
Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), mainly acquired through sexual contact, be it oral, anal, or vaginal sex, have immense impacts on the reproductive health of the affected if not addressed as early as possible. Some STIs cause significant damage if not treated, but others are not that harmful. STIs include...
The COVID-19 Vaccine Dilemma What are the characteristics of the coronavirus? COVID-19 is easily transmissible and can have rather grave complications, affecting several body systems and increasing the chances of mortality. The dilemma of whether to use a vaccine is especially agonizing for healthcare employees, who have professional obligations, personal...
Introduction In general, the medical field very often faces the problem of the confidentiality of its patients. One of the pillars of medical ethics has to do with the aspect of secrecy that must remain between doctor and patient. Revealing this secret under different circumstances can harm patients’ family life...
Topic Statement: Pediatric obesity is often the result of unhealthy nutrition and the lack of control from parents but not of health issues or hormonal imbalance. Annotated Bibliography Chung, S. T., Onuzuruike, A. U. & Magge, S. N. (2018). Cardiometabolic risk in obese children. Annals of the New York Academy...
Vision is an extremely complex functional mechanism that people take for granted. It begins with the passage of a stream of light from objects through our eyes, with the conversion of the energy of light quanta into a nerve impulse carrying information to the brain. Our eyes are organs like...
Introduction and Consumer Website Description The internet provides essential health information for people across all demographics. It is, therefore, crucial that the quality of information available to the general public is of impeccable standards. By assuring the quality of health website information, consumers can make informed personal health decisions. This...
In the fall of 1811, Frances Burney went through a surgery to remove a growth that was identified by the doctors as a cancerous tumor. Prior to the operation, the woman had experienced pain in her right breast and was advised to perform it earlier. Unfortunately, she was rather reluctant...
Clinical distrust mirrors the historical unethical acts experienced by socially and financially underrepresented groups. The Guatemala tests have been viewed as a dark side of the U.S. clinical examination’s set of experiences. The U.S. Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues tracked down the Guatemalan trials ethically off-base, close...
Introduction Depression is a crucial discussion point in this research since it is a prevalent mental condition afflicting millions. According to Stringaris (2017), it is a mental disorder that may continue for a period of time. Moreover, depression has been dubbed the “common cold” of mental diseases, and it looks...
Introduction Nursing is regarded as one of the most challenging and emotionally draining jobs. As is commonly acknowledged, many caregivers suffer from anxiety and sadness as a consequence of their employment. The PICO question for this research is: In mental health nurses (P), what is the effect of the exposure...
Introduction With the ongoing war in Ukraine and the sanctions against Russia, prices of fuel, electricity, water, and the rest has been increased, contributing to mental health problems for many individuals and families. Data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) indicate that Europe’s mental health care has...
Executive Summary The coronavirus pandemic in India has awakened one of the country’s top health problems, namely Tuberculosis (TB). Public clinics sacrifice other services to address the COVID-19 issue, while private medical facilities charge prices beyond the reach of the most damaged social groups. The problem was analyzed, and two...
Similar challenges occur during the observation and treatment of minors and adolescents. Besides communicational gaps that may arise, sessions with children imply a wide range of strict rules. Dealing with legal or ethical considerations slows down decision-making and diverts attention away from the treated issue. Nonetheless, the application of Gibbs’...
The United States is facing an influx in the senior population, hence the need to acquire and use available resources to maximize value and efficiency. Notably, most people in their late adulthood have physical and mental conditions that make them need assistance in daily living. The clients may not have...
In what ways can an APRN distinguish their role from other nursing roles and medical counterparts and why is this important? The APRN is the highest trained nurses, both by education and usually by clinical experience and skill (upon graduation). APRNs require at least a Master of Science in Nursing,...
The first step is to conduct a competitive analysis as well as an evaluation of the facility’s capacity for offering service to the public. The second stage is to link the telemedicine program’s aims with the clinic’s objectives. The third step is to plan the adoption of a telehealth system...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a relatively common condition affecting individuals who have experienced severe trauma. According to researchers, PTSD correlates with the individual’s repeated recollection and reliving of traumatic events that have affected mental well-being (Carmassi et al., 2020). Thus, an individual has flashbacks, dreams, and thoughts correlating with...
Introduction Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is a psychological disorder that causes a person’s brain to be abnormally hyperactive than usual behaviour. Different scholars have tried to differentiate between ADHD and hyperkinetic disorder, arguing that the two terms are not synonymous. However, WHO uses the two terms interchangeably to refer...
The change in medical policies in Canada significantly contributed to the apt distribution to the populace. The Canadian authority focused on the incorporation of policies that enhanced the scope of practice, affordability, and accessibility. Over the decades, one of the significant challenges that affect the quality of care involves healthcare...
The challenging case of the conjoined twins presents a situation that no parent should ever find themselves in. However, this case also presents clear outcomes that the twins’ parents were familiarized with. While the case did require an intervention from the court, the parents had a chance to make this...
In 2009, there were many gaps in healthcare related to nursing LGBTQIA+ patients. The healthcare providers and their staff were not well-informed about the specific issues they should address when working with such patients, as there were certain disparities that were more spread in that group compared to other adults...
The high variability of the quality of care delivery affecting mainly the uninsured, rural populations, ethnic minorities, economically challenged rural populations, and the elderly is a critical issue in the U.S. healthcare system. Chronic illnesses are the most expensive conditions to manage with regard to direct and care costs. The...
Alcohol addiction, also known as alcohol use disorder, is a chronic disease attributed to relapse and remission. According to Wang et al. (2020), alcohol addiction is defined as a brain disorder which involves the brain reward circuit. It is among the leading factors for individual death and disability. Like other...
Leadership is defined as the ability to be influential to an individual, a group or even a society towards achieving their desired or intended goals, besides, becoming best of their capabilities. Leadership can therefore be termed as a process and not just a one-day activity. To be a successful leader...
Mental health of a person is a complex issue because of the numerous factors affecting it and many diseases that might impact this aspect. In such a way, much attention is given to analyzing the psyche of a person and determining the major causes for the emergence of undesired conditions....
Introduction The main postulate of clinical epidemiology is that every clinical decision should be based on strictly proven scientific facts. This postulate is called EBP – medicine, which is based on evidence. The main principle of evidence-based medicine states that in the diagnosis, treatment, and direct prevention of various diseases,...
The rationale for the chosen topic and why this is a public health issue Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia is the podcast’s topic. Where the objective is to inform the aged group, which is the target group, about the disease. The explanation is given to describe fully what dementia and...
Introduction Kids Count is an internet site that compares the performance of children in various areas against children in many other areas. Over 4 million metrics and statistics on children’s and households’ well-being are housed in the cloud service (Kiryanov et al., 2017). The knowledge for the children’s data collection...
Introduction Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological condition that affects an individual’s mental health. Although symptoms start early in childhood, a practical diagnosis is made in adulthood. According to Posner et al. (2020), around 8% to 13% of all children around the world are affected by ADHD. This condition has...
Spontaneous Reporting Systems Polypharmacy refers to using multiple drugs by an individual for therapeutic reasons. Recently, the situation has been identified as a vital social problem because it induces adverse events (AEs) and increases the chances of AEs through drug-drug interactions (DDIs). Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions are two primary types...
Introduction Many cross-cultural taboos reflect the negative aspects of smoking in general. Moreover, the process usually has detrimental health and environmental implications, especially in the case of cigarettes. While the modernization of the typical smoking tools has allowed decreasing their unfavorable side effects, some still argue for a complete ban...
Introduction HIV/AIDS is a global public health concern that originated in Africa in the early 20th century. The deadly disease originated in central Africa from a chimpanzee, and it was known as the simian immunodeficiency virus (Odugbesan et al. 573). When hunters came into contact with the infected chimpanzee, the...
Introduction Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common conditions among older adults, and currently, it does not have any cure. Moreover, Parkinson’s disease negatively impacts people’s nervous systems and prevents them from functioning properly over time. At the same time, individuals with Parkinson’s disease also experience a certain social...
For older adults, hypertension remains one of the main causes of many adverse cardiovascular outcomes such as stroke and death. The burden of this chronic disease is feared to escalate given the world’s aging population. Accordingly, the present study focuses on T, an elderly patient with arterial hypertension. T is...
Macronutrients and micronutrients play an important role in the human body, which include but are not limited to supporting the healthy functioning of vital organs, promoting wound recovery, growth, and maintaining metabolic activities. These nutrients are distributed in different food groups in varying amounts. Additionally, the nature of the nutrients...
Introduction Nurse practitioners (NPs) are an essential part of the healthcare system. They provide high-quality, patient-centered care and are a vital part of the healthcare team. NPs play a key role in providing care for patients, especially those with chronic illnesses. Moreover, NPs are involved in providing education and support...
From the graph (see Figure 1), it is notable that a higher percentage of black individuals (35%) died in the hospital due to cancer compared to white individuals (20%). This means that a larger population of the black community suffering from cancer loses their lives while receiving treatment at the...
Family and cultural background are one of the most significant parts of a person’s life, as their perception of the world forms out of certain biases that their origins give them. Therefore, certain medical conditions can be related to the cultural background, as in every place, a certain cultural background...
Life expectancy refers to the projected average period of living among people within a particular region. It is a multifaceted phenomenon that mainly depends on the ability to improve certain variables such as healthcare services and governance. Although a country’s life expectancy determines the growth index, it is a matter...
The Physician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) is a standardized diagnostic interview for post-traumatic stress disorder that is well-validated and frequently used. It was created at the National PTSD Center in the early 1990s using DSM-III PTSD criteria and has since been revised (Franklin et al., 2018). For example, behavioral anchors are...
The article by Jesus et al. (2021) focuses on examining disparities that people with disabilities had to experience during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic because of social distancing and lockdown policies. The authors defined that the pandemic disproportionally affected people with disabilities and negatively influenced their health due...
Introduction Healthcare provision is an essential service required by humanity for survival. Most democratic nations use healthcare as a campaign tool to ascend to power. Therefore, healthcare policy is an essential tool that streamlines the sector to ensure that patients, healthcare organizations, and governmental regulatory entities relate well to the...
Advocacy Drivers and Factors Bethany Hall-Long practices and improved her advocacy through participation in different campaigning and volunteering activities. It helped her pave the way for a career in politics and keep advocating for improving the nation’s health and contributing to international research. It was important for Hall-Long to stand...
