Organizational Theory in Healthcare

The progression of the healthcare industry is inseparable from organizational development and theories – the fundamental aspects of management that help improve healthcare outcomes. The organizational system within healthcare is complex and involves changing reporting structures and relationships. Multiple types of specialists with different professional cultures work within a singular...

Mental Disorders: The Main Misconceptions

Misunderstandings of mental conditions have a long history involving fear or intolerance of people with disorders. Many misconceptions are ingrained in society and are still hard to refute. Such circumstances interfere with providing help to individuals suffering from disorders – they are afraid to seek treatment, and people’s misunderstanding only...

Aspects of Nursing Practice

The nursing profession is characterized by various expectations and norms. For instance, the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Standards (CLAS) overlap with some criteria that are distinct to nursing practice. In particular, CLAS’s core principle mandates that care should be responsive to all cultural backgrounds (U.S. Department of Health...

Ethical Dilemmas in Healthcare

Practioners that professionally operate in various fields of activity that are connected to ethical decision-making can face contradictory situations. In order to elaborate efficient and effective guidelines for specialists in the sphere of psychotherapy, it is obligatory to recognize the key theoretical notions and concepts. Ethics codes exist to ensure...

Health of North West of Edinburgh Community

This assessment handbook presentation is dedicated to the North West of Edinburgh and this community’s key issues related to healthcare. As this city district is characterized by a growing number of senior citizens and low-income immigrants, the issues of the growing number of mental health diseases and a lack of...

Depression and Anxiety Management

Assessment The facility’s medical staff will investigate the treatment modalities currently being utilized for the hospital’s large population of patients experiencing symptoms of anxiety and despair. It is possible to accomplish this objective by performing reviews of medical data and conducting interviews with people whose lives have been negatively impacted...

Mental Health in New York City: The Effect of COVID-19

Originating as a cluster of unexplained cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, China, the new coronavirus disease, officially designated COVID-19, was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in 2020. The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 has spread rapidly in China and other countries of the world. One of the...

The Cultural Formulation Interview Diagnostic Tool

Cultural Formulation Interview Culture is the system of rules, knowledge, practices, and concepts of a particular society learned and taught to new generations. They are categorized into lifestyle, religion, family structure, and languages. Therefore, a multifactorial set of overlapping concepts govern our daily lives (Jarvis et al., 2020). The CFI...

Rhinovirus and Its Different Variants

What is known as the common cold is an infectious viral disease that may have mild or severe consequences. Rhinovirus was first discovered in the 1950s when clinical laboratories investigated the pathogenic cause of this disease. Contact with micro-droplets from an infected person’s mucosal fluid in nasal mucus or saliva...

Student Suicide Crisis Handling

Introduction Mental health struggles and suicides among adolescents present a rising concern for society. Many experts suggest that the rise of mental health issues, such as anxiety among teenagers, is connected with excessive social media use (Dastagir, 2020). On the other hand, experts connect increased teenage suicide rates with the...

The Health Information Technology

Introduction Information systems technology uses processes, techniques, and tools to manage healthcare data. The healthcare sector deals with large amounts of data, needing a data management and analysis system. There are several methods and techniques for performing analysis depending on the purpose of the research and the nature of the...

The Patient-Oriented Model of Medical Care Organization

The creation of a new model of a medical organization providing primary health care is a set of measures aimed at respecting the priority of the patient’s interests, organizing the provision of medical care to the patient, taking into account the rational use of his time. Moreover, an important part...

Licensed Professional Counseling in Mental Healthcare

Introduction Licensed professional counselors are an important part of the healthcare team. Their skills are vital in ensuring that the population’s mental health issues are addressed in the most effective way possible. This paper will begin by reviewing an institution primarily focused on the delivery of mental health services. The...

Depression in Hispanic Culture

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

The Issue of Artificial Intelligence Integration in Private Health Sector

Overview of the Issue It is possible to develop a particular insight into the perspectives of Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration in the private health sector. The range of options through which AI-driven robots can enhance healthcare delivery is broad. An instance is AI machine learning that serves replacement for traditional...

Concepts and Trends in Occupation Licensing

Introduction Some professions require the practitioner to have a license usually given by the governing bodies in order to pursue their work known as occupational licensure. This authorization is particularly popular for health professionals mainly due to the risky nature of health business. To be given the license one is...

Healthcare Errors, Risks, and Project Management

In healthcare, project management may be defined as an organizational process designed for the improvement of medical facilities’ functioning. It aims to facilitate current operations at resolving problems related to them, implement policies or regulations that may enhance health care delivery, and establish positive relationships between stakeholders (Gordon & Pollack,...

The Impact of ‘Anomie’ on Vulnerable Populations

Over the last two decades, our knowledge of the critical factors for juvenile suicidality, suicide ideation, suicidal tendencies, and death has grown significantly. The role of psychiatric or mental diseases in the pathophysiology conducts leading to perversity is supported by findings from prospective and retrospective investigations, randomized society trials, and...

Analysis of Nursing and Physician Shortage Impact

Discussion The research topic will be nursing and physician shortage across the globe. Generally, in order to have quality care services, there must be professionals that ensure the needs of patients are met. Healthcare is critical and every nation has prioritized ways of making the services universal to allow citizens...

Healthy Dietary Habits and Healthy Weight in Adults

Body The article presents a narrative review summarizing consistent evidence concerning healthy dietary habits and maintaining a healthy weight in adults and more aged adults. The information was examined based on data from previous research conducted in North America and Europe. The analysis indicated that mean intakes of such elements...

Congenital Hypothyroidism and Myxedema

Research One of the most important pertaining to the endocrine system is the thyroid gland. With a weight of roughly 25g, the thyroid gland is the biggest adult gland focused solely on endocrine activity (Saladin et al., 2021). The thyroid consists of sacs termed thyroid follicles on a histological level...

Discussion of Asperger Syndrome

Stephen M. Edelson published the article on 30 January 2022. The hypothesis of this study was to examine if there is proof that this diagnosis needs to be restored. The study adopted a quantitative research design and involved people with behaviors and symptoms related to the existing diagnostic standards of...

Thyroid Cancer as a Public Health Issue

Due to the explosion and fire at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a huge quantity of radioactive iodine and caesium penetrated into the air. During the accident, emissions of iodine isotopes were noted, which pervaded into food, and then into the human body. The thyroid gland is extremely susceptible to...

The Covid-19 Pandemic Impact on the Family Dynamic

Introduction Since its emergence, COVID-19 has had an immense impact on all areas of human life and wellness. After over two years, the virus has spread worldwide and become a daily consideration for most, causing an unprecedented social and economic uproar. Despite stabilizing measures having taken place, and several vaccine...

Trinity Orthopedic Centre’s Management

Introduction. Local and General Building Codes One of the most heavily regulated building types is the one that houses medical facilities and related services. It, too, is subject to the requirements of any applicable local or state building ordinances. State and local codes have no bearing on the operation of...

Technology and Social Services

The objective of multidisciplinary human services research is to enhance the lives of service users by identifying and addressing issues. Due to this process, individuals, families, and communities gain from social and service technologies such as methodologies, models, and theories (Fichtenberg et al., 2020). In terms of relevance, it enables...

Borderline Personality Disorder: Description, Diagnostics, and Management

Introduction Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition that impacts emotional control leading to intense anxiety, impulsiveness, mood swings, and personal isolation. BPD is a chronic condition common in both the general population and clinical settings. Intensive fear or distress during childhood and past emotional, physical, and sexual...

Mental Health Nursing, Interventions and Strategies

Mental health nursing is a multi-component and complex process requiring specific training and knowledge. The foundations are based on the fact that recovery from mental disease must focus on the patient’s life experiences, health concerns, abilities, and goals. The primary purpose of nurses is to help with emotional trauma and...

Explaining the Emergence of Coronavirus Rituals

The worldwide spread of Covid-19 caused a kind of mental pandemic − anxiety, depression and panic attacks became the main mental problems in quarantine. To get rid of them, many people engaged in various relaxation techniques, including rituals. They became the basis for psychological self-assistance during the coronavirus epidemic. In...

Health Care Ethics for the Incarcerated

Introduction Places of incarceration have characteristics that have a profound impact on the behavior and health of prisoners. Being imprisoned is often the cause of increased risks and vulnerability to hazards. Moreover, inmates often experience physical and psychological problems due to their acts of isolation. All of this raises the...

Adult Smoking in Hatch, New Mexico

Community Description Hatch is a small village located in New Mexico, and it sit on an area that is 3.1 square miles. As of 2021 there were approximately 2000 residents living in this village. Originally Hatch was known as Santa Barbara, there were many relocations of the residents due to...

Myocardial Infarction in the United Kingdom

Introduction Myocardial infarction is one of the best-known heart issues, yet, ironically, the levels of awareness about preventing it are drastically low in vulnerable groups. In the case under analysis, the patient, Mr. Vlog could use the support of a nurse who would not only provide the necessary treatment but...

Hospital-Acquired Conditions Based on Surgical Site Infections

Problem Statement Post-operative surgical wound infections or surgical site infections are the conditions that develop after surgery due to insufficient post-operative care or negligence that obligates additional medical attention other than the issues initially presented. SSIs are the second most common hospital-acquired infections after urinary tract diseases. Nevertheless, they are...

Trinity Healthcare’s Internal and External Barriers

Trinity Health is committed to delivering exemplary care services to patients to improve their health outcomes. The organization is driven by the core values of integrity, stewardship, reverence, justice, and safety. The health care facility’s mission plays a leading role in improving the community’s health. Trinity’s mission is to serve...

Importance of Education for Healthcare Professionals

Impact of Healthcare Professionals’ Education on Healthcare Service Delivery Education plays a significant role in promoting quality healthcare services by providing healthcare practitioners with the necessary knowledge and skills in handling different healthcare conditions that people in the community experience. Additionally, education enables healthcare professionals to create a conducive relationship...

The Problem of Maternal Mortality: Research Descriptions and Findings

Introduction Maternal mortality is caused by pregnancy, independent of its duration and location, the death of a woman, which arises during pregnancy or within 42 days of its termination. According to the World Health Organization, the United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any developed country. The rise...

Role of Case Management in Care Delivery

Case management Case management plays a highly important role in care delivery as it aims to assist in the achievement of the most appropriate patient results. The responsibilities of a case manager include “assessment, intervention, coordination and monitoring of services, advocacy, outreach, and referral” (Campinha-Bacote & Munoz, 2001, p. 48)....

Nursing Levels of Practice, Legal and Regulatory Issues

Introduction The APRN’s scope of practice depends significantly on the regulations in the particular state. Certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurses belong to the category of APRN. The demographic tendencies show that the population in the United States will become older, and the expected need for...

Leadership Action Research Case Study: Hospital

Introduction When appropriate leadership is used, it becomes possible to constructively address the given complication, ensuring that the necessary changes are introduced effectively and remain in place for a significant amount of time. In the Hospital case study, the difficulty with encouraging a collaborative and patient-centric working environment among the...

Effects of the Gut Microbiome on Immunity and Human Health

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

Social Media for Fitness Trackers

The time after the rigorous lockdowns amidst the COVID-19 pandemic presents a great market for fitness trackers. Without access to proper equipment, impacted by the possible mental issues, the average US young adult is likely to invest in proper workout gear and assess the current body condition. Thus, the target...

Methodological Flaws in Studies of Air Pollution and COVID-19 Death Rates

The research reviews the considerations related to studying the correlation between ambient air pollution and its effects on the symptoms of COVID-19. There were numerous studies that claimed that there are certain connections between death rates from COVID-19 and the issues related to the quality of air. As researchers claim,...

Pediatric Occupational Therapy for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

This is a systematic review of quantitative research studies and occupational therapy interventions for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Firstly, Nielsen et al. (2017), provide a short introduction to the prevalence, symptomatology, and treatment of school-aged children with ADHD. ADHD is a chronic neurodevelopment disorder that affects 11%...

Eating Disorders and Programs That Address Body Image Issues

Introduction Eating disorders are mental health diseases in which a person’s attitudes toward food, motor activity, physical image, or other self-image hurt their health. They are accompanied by physical hazards and complications that stem from abnormal eating behaviors. Lifelong emotional cycles and low self-esteem, a tendency to ignore feelings and...

The Current Trends of Patients With Diabetes

Introduction All forms of diabetes affect numerous individuals across the nation and remain the most prevalent non-infective disease among patients. The following study would focus on the age group that is predominantly affected by life-changing diabetes, individuals aged sixty-five or older (LeRoith et al., 2019). Information can be primarily gathered...

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Transmission Involving Drug Use

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have become a significant issue in the twenty-first century. Studies show that most of the infections can be traced to drug addicts and sex workers (Abad et al. 1705-1706). The high prevalence of STDs is often a result of sharing syringes to insert drugs and an...

Healthcare Insurance in the USA

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

Interventions Preventing Diabetes Development

Introduction The patient had been hospitalized with high blood sugar levels of 128 mg/dl on two separate tests indicating he had a diabetic condition. She had been pre-diabetic for the last few months. However, despite several interventions, the patient developed diabetes. Additionally, she also had an upper respiratory disease that...

Researching of the Global Health System

The U.S government is committed to advancing healthcare readiness across the U.S and the world. The federal government formed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services (CMS) to administer major healthcare programs in Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). CMS also evaluates the quality of health facilities, insurance...

Bhopal Disaster: Analytical Evaluation

Introduction The Bhopal accident occurred in India almost 40 years ago, on December 2, 1984. This disaster claimed the lives of 3800 people, tens of thousands were injured from contact with toxic substances, and 102,000 were disabled (Lucchini et al., 2018). The incident occurred when water entered a methyl isocyanate...

Autism: Child and Family Involvement

Introduction Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disability characterized by social interaction issues, restriction of interests, and repetitive behaviors. According to recent studies, the disorder prevalently manifests among children: approximately 2% of children acquire ASD in the United States (Shaw et al., 2020). Therefore, earlier identification of the disorder...

Anxiety Disorder as a Mental Health Challenge

Cognitive or Mental Health Challenge Anxiety is common in stressful events, such as delivering a speech or passing an exam. When sensations become overwhelming and all-consuming and conflict with everyday life, anxiety is just a symptom of the underlying sickness. There are various risk factors for anxiety that raise the...

Self-Determination Right and Euthanasia

In the current euthanasia-related discussion, identifying the moral rightness to kill or let a person die for the good plays an important role. On the one hand, doctors and nurses are obliged to preserve human life and relieve suffering at any cost (Vaughn, 2019). On the other hand, they need...

Medicaid Program and Non-Profit Medical Organizations

Introduction In the last century, the United States decided to exempt non-profit medical organizations from paying taxes. One of the main requirements of the tax service is the exemption of hospitals from taxes through the provision of charitable assistance to the population in the treatment. First of all, it considers...

Care Services for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease is common among elders aged 65 and older and is a neurological disorder affecting brain cells. Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common diseases among nursing home residents in the United States. According to data provided by the Joint Commission, in 2021, more than six million Americans...

Improving Health Using Social Determinants of Health

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...

Contradictory Health Information and Its Implications

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...

Benefits of Nursing Informatics in Health Sector

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...

Trends in Consumer Eating Habits

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...

How Health Care Receives Payments by Health Care Users

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...

Medical Terminology of Treating Schizophrenia

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...

Physiology of Stress and Its Effects on Aging Process

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...

Epidemiology of Deadliest Diseases in History

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)

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...

Population Aging and Healthcare Concerns

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” by Judith Thomson and Abortion Discussion

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...

Global Implementation and Expansion of Supplemental Nutrition Programs

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...

The Ketogenic Diet: Advantages and Complexity

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)....

Psychotropic Drugs Usage, Effects, Consequences

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...

Implementing and Evaluating a Healthcare Organization’s Strategic Plan

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...

The Problems of Drug Misuse and Abuse and Their Management

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...

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Epidemiology and Treatment

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...

Tuberculosis: Diagnostics and Treatment

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...

EBP Guideline for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

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...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder During and After World War I

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...

The Evidence-Based Treatment: Definition, Purpose, and Benefits

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...

Transgender Health Disparities and Solutions

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...

The Impacts of COVID-19 on Resilience

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...

Bionic EksoVest Occupational Exoskeletons

Occupational exoskeletons are mechanical constructs worn by humans to improve physical performance and reduce musculoskeletal diseases. Active exoskeletons employ actuators (machine components responsible for physical movement) to drive the system, whereas passive exoskeletons use human activity to power the system. Electric motors, levers, and pneumatic or hydraulic technologies are used...

Strategic Planning and Leadership in Healthcare

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...

Family of Service User Dissatisfied with Quality of Care

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’...

The Current Problem of Obesity in the United States

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...

Perioperative Hypothermia and Surgical Site Infections

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...

Ruskin Vale: Analysis of Case Study

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...

Infant Mortality Rate in Black Mothers in the United States

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...

Diabetes Health Care Information Collection

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...

Universal Health Coverage in the United States

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

Galen’s Experiential Philosophic Approach to Healthcare

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...

Economic Issues Confronting Healthcare System

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...

Educating on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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...

Childhood and Adolescent Obesity and Its Reasons

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...

Natural History of Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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...

Communication Challenges in Vascular Dementia and Dysphagia

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...

Medical Terms and Their Abbreviations

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...

Doctor Michael R. Walker as Leader in Healthcare

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...

A Physician Career and Its Advantages

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...

Chronic Illnesses Care Coordination Quality

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...

Role of Advance Directives in Healthcare

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...

Organizational Development and Organizational Change in Medical Organizations

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...

Alzheimer’s Disease: Mitochondrial Dysfunction

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...

How War Trauma Evolved During World War I

Research question: How did war trauma evolve in clinical and scientific perspectives during World War I? Primary Sources “Letters from the First World War, 1915.” Trenches. This source is a collection of letters soldiers wrote in the First World War to their family members and friends. It is a primary...

Maternal Child Reflection Log: Losing a Newborn

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-Barré Disease and Therapy Options

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...

Medicare and Medicaid Programs and Beneficiaries

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...

Nursing Informatics: Healthcare Blockchain System

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...

The Impact of Alzheimer’s Disease on Relationships

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...

Reaching Optimal Health With Type 2 Diabetes

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...

“Top Challenges Facing the Healthcare Industry Today”: Three Challenges

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...

Gerontology: Theoretical Development

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...

Effects of Health Policies on Health Disparity

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...

Using Mobile Health to Manage Chronic Diseases and Empower Patients

Introduction Chronic Disease Management (CDM) in the elderly has become a serious public health concern due to the fast aging of the world’s population. Older adults may be unable to receive CDM because of a lack of health resources and costs. It is possible for patients and healthcare professionals (HCPs)...

Immunology: Influenza Virus Evolution

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...

An Analysis of a Research: Understanding Nursing Research

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...

Healthcare Information Systems

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

Health-Related Misconceptions Regarding Antiperspirants and Breast Cancer

Introduction There is a myth about the use of antiperspirants, especially aluminum-containing ones, as a risk factor for breast cancer. Concerning the rationale for choice, the myth requires close attention due to its possible contributions to bullying related to hygiene issues and distracting the at-risk population from actual precautions. This...

Improvement of National Department of Health

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...

Caring for Patients With Diabetes

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

Exploring an Ethical Incident in Nursing

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...

National Health Insurance in the United States

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,...

The Asylum-Madness: The Rise and Fall

Challenges The rise of the asylums happened in the 1800s, and at that time, it was a widespread type of institution for mentally ill people who had severe disorders and required special care from professionals. Eventually, when the patients were sent to the asylums, they usually stayed there for the...

Medical Information System and Its Issues

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,...

Reducing Surgical Site Infections

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...

Deontology Versus Act Consequentialism

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)....

The Significance of Primary Care Delivery

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...

E-Health System and Semantic Web

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...

Methodology and Data Analysis of Maternal Mortality

Introduction The research methodology determines the direction the study intends to develop, how the data are collected, and the type of research conducted. It also specifies the quality and reliability of the data gathered. The methodology can also identify the analytical tools that the researcher will use to analyze the...

The Wellness Plan Development

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...

Alzheimer’s Disease: The Challenges Imposed on Family Members

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,...

Immigration Policy: Impact on Nursing

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...

Vaccination Issue Concerning the COVID-19 Pandemic

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...

Cultural Progress and the Evolution of Medicine

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,...

Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention

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....

Respiratory Failure: Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

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....

Action Plan for a Community: Educational Plan

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

The Nursing Practitioner: Skills, Opportunities, and Challenges

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

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Black Plaque

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)....

Specific Needs for Chronic Anxiety in Latinos

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...

Aging Our Way: Issues Associated With Populace Aging

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....

Technology in Healthcare and Care Coordination

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...

Lady Gaga’s Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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

Equipment for Childrens’ Ward in a Nursing Facility

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. ...

Evaluation and Management of Medical Decisions

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...

Medical Sterilization and Its Implications

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 Most Important Types of Vitamins

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,...

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Practices

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...

Barriers to Research Spreading in Nursing

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: Financial Strategy

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...

Depressive Disorder: Definition, Symptoms, Origin, and Management

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,...

Spirituality, Faith, and Placebo Effects on Health

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...

Hepatitis C: Description, Diagnosis, and Treatment

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...