Medicare Funding: Research Questions and Confounding Variables

In the last couple of years, the federal government has cut Medicare funding because of the increased adoption of cost-savings measures. For example, it has reduced funding to the aged care and health workforce by more than $1 billion this financial year (Herman, 2015). Herman (2015) adds that most doctors...

Individuals Should Not Be Allowed to Sell Their Body Organs

Introduction Organ donation encompasses an individual’s deliberate choice allowing their body part(s) to be removed and transplanted to another person. It is a legal process whose legitimacy is obtained through such means as the donor’s consent given when alive or dead or by the assent of their next of kin....

The Usefulness of Urinalysis in Toxicology

Introduction Urinalysis is concerned with determining the type and amount of substances in the urine of human beings. Toxicology is a branch of biology that concentrates on determining the poisonous effects produced to body organs by substances. The substances may either be legal or illegal. Toxicology is concerned with determining...

Theories in Epidemiology. Stress and Heart Disease

Introduction Experts have long puzzled over the fact that many victims of heart attacks do not have risk factors such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Arguments have thus been made about the important role played by not only physiological but also behavioral factors. In the last three decades,...

The Production and Consumption of the Medical Care: An Economic Perspective

Aim of the Paper The healthcare industry is one of the biggest and most influential in the United States as of today. Its complex structure and billion-dollar turnover facilitate the complicated relationship between medical care system and the economic environment. The objective of this paper is to explain the structure...

Health History and Physical Examination

Subjective Data Demographic data Name: Kerri Ross; Birth Date: 26/07/1991; Age: 25; Sex: Female; Resident: Colorado; Race: Caucasian; Language: English; Marital Status: Married; Occupation: Office Clerk; Education: University. The reason for care She is overweight and at risk of being obese. Present illness: No illness symptoms or signs. Perception of...

Clinical Reasoning in Nursing

Clinical reasoning is a critical practice in every medical practice. The practice focuses on the concerns, preferences, and clinical trajectories of different patients. Caregivers “should use clinical reasoning to form the best medical conclusions or decisions depending on the patients’ expectations and sensitivities to health interventions” (Banning, 2008, p. 179)....

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

Problem Cather-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are the main causes of secondary infection in the blood stream, making up around 76% of all UTIs, due to the wrong use of urinary catheter (Kuriyama et al., 2017). There are three types of catheters, as indicated by the World Health Organization [WHO]:...

Medical Ethics: A Do-Not-Resuscitate Order

Introduction In the given scenario, the nurse is faced with the choice of whether she should provide relief from choking because the patient has a DNR. A DNR order means that healthcare professionals cannot apply “chest compressions, defibrillation, endotracheal intubation, assisted ventilation, or cardiotonic drugs” to the patient (EMSA, 2018,...

Reviewing a Request for Proposal: Organization’s Needs

Introduction The healthcare organization has requested vendors’ information on the products and services. This follows the fact-finding part of the system’s implementation and intends to help select the potential vendors. The request for proposal has been issued after the organization has screened potential vendors and gathered information. This paper examines...

Suicidality. Suicide Prevention Strategies

Cases of suicide are increasing daily in many countries due to various issues, such as drug abuse and poor mental health. Efforts need to be put in place to curb this emerging issue. Despite this, suicide prevention strategies aimed at reducing the occurrences of suicide remain under-researched. What is available...

Discussion of Community Mental Health

Abstract Nicotine addiction is a prevalent mental issue among black youth in America. The causes include low social economic statuses and racial discrimination. This intervention program aims to assemble a team of youth addicted to nicotine in Iowa for intervention. The team is further subdivided into smaller identification categories for...

Ethical Issues in Nursing Practice

Nurses are the first line of defense in the healthcare sector, patients’ advocates, and also a source of information on medical diagnosis and the course of care for relatives and the families of the sick. In some situations, decision-making requires principled considerations, and this requires nurses to know about delivering...

Improving the Quality of Dental Services

The use of scientific sources in medicine is an integral part of the clinical practice of a specialist. This approach allows not only to achieve professional and personal growth of the medical professional but also to achieve a culture of evidence-based and justified decisions. In other words, referring to the...

Psychopathic Serial Predator

Introduction Psychopathy is personality disarray characterized by distinguishing behaviors and secondary personality traits that the society perceives as derogatory. For instance, some serial killers can qualify to be psychopathic serial predators while others do not. In this case, there are no clear criteria of classifying one as psychopath or otherwise....

Stigma in HIV-Positive Women Article by Sandelowski et al.

The purpose of the study and identification of the problem This article attempts to describe how studies have addressed issues of gender, race/ethnicity, and social class in studying stigma among HIV-positive women. Sandelowski, Barroso, and Voils look at HIV-related stigmas with gender and sexual orientation, race, class-related stigmas. They note...

Improvement of the Exclusivity of Breastfeeding Rates

Abstract The significance of breastfeeding, as opposed to the use of the formula, is crucial to the further physiological development of a child. An increase in the levels of breastfeeding across the globe has set as one of the critical initiatives of Health People 2020, yet the results of the...

Leadership Theories Applied in Northwell Health Care

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a disruption to the healthcare facilities across the world, making operations a challenge to many hospitals. Coronavirus disease spread to 198 nations, with currently millions of confirmed cases and deaths being recorded globally (Shaukat et al., 2020). COVID-19 pandemic has affected the health and life...

Providing High-Quality Care Despite Nursing Shortages

Introduction Nurses play a crucial role in protecting public health, and it is impossible to imagine a hospital without them. Their duties include preventing illnesses, helping doctors manage patients’ physical needs, and treating some health conditions. Bedside nurses stand on the frontline and are always ready to provide immediate care...

“Normal-Tension Glaucoma” by Killer

Introduction Glaucoma is one of the diseases affecting broad populations a threat to the health of a nation. Normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) is one of the conditions representing the glaucoma family; however, it can also be viewed as an exception as the major factor preconditioning the emergence of issues, such as...

Promotora Model in Health Care: Promoting Healthy Living

Healthcare in the US is provided by separate agencies, thus creating a problem in terms of ready access to health and medical facilities. Furthermore, regardless of the existence of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Americans, particularly individuals from the minority groups, are still finding it challenging to access care. This...

Respiratory Compromise and Pneumothorax

Introduction Respiratory compromise due to pneumothorax could occur due to various causes. Two types of pneumothorax were described: spontaneous and traumatic (Porter, 2008). The former was characteristic of young men who were otherwise healthy. Six times more young men had a primary spontaneous pneumothorax. Older men usually had the secondary...

Telemedicine in the Health Care System: Article Review

Introduction The development of technology has enabled the introduction of telemedicine in the health care system. One of the recent implementations of this field is real-time remote monitoring in triage and priority-based sensor technology. To assess its credibility, evaluate outcomes, indicate challenges, and provide recommendations for the improvement, an extensive...

Digital Health Interventions for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

Description of the study “Digital health interventions for adults with type 2 diabetes” written by Pal et al. (2018), is qualitative research that involved the data collected from four focus groups of twenty patients. This study aimed to determine the patients’ perceptions about the diabetes self-management education (DSME) limitation in...

The Parasympathetic Nervous System and Blood Pressure

The organs of the body, including the heart, stomach and intestines, liver, and kidneys, as well as gland and muscles, are regulated by the autonomic nervous system (ANS), the branch of the peripheral nervous system. The ANS adjusts the functioning of organs according to both external and internal stimuli; it...

Community Assessment: Public Health

A windshield survey is a useful tool for evaluating the situation regarding various societal issues and corresponding trends. It implies systematic observations conducted by professionals from a moving vehicle (“Windshield and walking surveys,” 2019). Their principal objective is to understand the specificities of life in a certain setting for further...

Overview of Aging Concepts and Controversies

Introduction The American society is concerned with the growing population of elderly individuals and how to help them practice successful aging. Moreover, modern society especially the American society views aging as something that should be either denied or concealed. However, according to Moody (2010), society should put in place models...

Nurse Staffing and Differing Managerial Approaches

Introduction Healthcare in the United States faces a range of challenges that affect the effective management of patients. The high workload of nurses due to their low number compared to the number of patients seeking care is one of those healthcare problems. Nurse leaders and policymakers have essential roles in...

Elements of Negligence in Healthcare

Introduction To prove one is solely responsible for expenses means that evidence of negligence has to be produced. Any injury suffered does not necessarily entitle filing a personal injury claim. For the claim to win the monetary award, five elements of negligence, including duty, breach, because, in fact, proximate cause,...

Case Study: The Clinical Moral Dilemma

Public morality is one of the most dynamic social constructs that characterize the degree of development of a population. The impermanence and non-conservatism of ethics respond to the lack of unambiguity that exists between the ethical question and the answer (Kruijtbosch et al., 2018). Indeed, decisions to help a poor...

Financial Management and Quality of Healthcare

Introduction Considering the existing healthcare setting, where financial facts play a vital role in corporate decision making, it is important that executives at all ranks comprehend the rudimentary facts of healthcare finance. It is also important for managers to understand how these facts are used to improve the financial position...

Falls in Elderly Patients: Prevention

Introduction A comprehensive literature review helps to build the logic of the research. In addition, it provides an opportunity to evaluate the existing body of knowledge and determine the gaps that exist in it. The purpose of this paper is to review the articles related to the approved change topic....

Male Health Drugs:Overview and Effects

Mechanism of Action There are several pharmacological effects of male drugs that could be discussed. First, androgens promote the normal growth stimulation and the development of primary (male sex organs) and secondary sex characteristics. Besides, male drugs could stimulate RNA at the cellular level and slowdown the decay of amino...

Food Supplements in Preventing Long-Term Illnesses

Introduction The changing lifestyles and the busy schedules that characterize modern societies have led to several challenges. Unhealthy eating habits comprise one of the challenges associated with modern lifestyles. The modern individuals grapple with poor and unhealthy diets as well as busy schedules. In the light of these developments, a...

Asthma in the Modern World

Introduction Some of the materials covered in this course include the respiratory system and its diseases, such as asthma. When I was young, I had a friend called Brian, who always walked with the asthma inhaler. Other children used to make fun of him when he had asthma attacks, and...

Nursing Leadership, Care, and Evidence-Based Practice

Introduction A nurse’s profession is challenging, and those who have chosen it are presented with at least four types of requirements: professional competence, physical endurance, decency, and constant improvement of skills and knowledge. Professional competence is essential for successful work, continuous improvement of skills and expertise provides an opportunity to...

Should Patients Have Access to Truthful Information?

Introduction Nurses undergo years of training to become certified nurses, yet ethical dilemmas are still becoming more complex than solving common issues. Ethical dilemmas occur when choices need to be made, but the options are not ideal, and the answers are not precise. These ethical dilemmas could undermine the quality...

Public Health Initiative on Prostrate Cancer Among Maryland’s Blacks

Abstract Cancer mortalities in the United States of America have been on the decline for the past two and half decades. The trend has been due to the adoption of measures that reduce the risk factor for the development of cancer such as increased, awareness campaigns, screening, testing and advanced...

Occupational Health Safety Management in the USA

Introduction Occupational health and safety (OHS) management systems are employed by several institutions in the United States and globally. Most institutions run their occupational health and safety management systems (OHSMS), while others apply systems that are conventional to existing guidelines. The utilization of management systems may develop performance in the...

Krahe Health Care Facility’s Quality Data Analysis

The staff needs to review information on patient satisfaction, quality, and likelihood to recommend because it will improve Krahe Health Care personnel’s understanding of how their work impacts the patient’s perceptions of this facility. For example, Thapa and Joshi (2019) report that patients recognize quality based on the nurses’ explanations...

No One Has Time for Flu: Visual Media Analysis

No One Has Time for Flu is an advertising campaign aimed at promoting flu vaccination across the United States. It was launched last year in November to address the importance of having a flu shot, especially in terms of the ongoing pandemic, which would reduce the number of medical resources...

The Asymptomatic Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection in Newborn Babies

Cytomegalovirus, also known as CMV, is the leading cause of congenital infection, with morbidity and mortality at birth and sequelae (Lazzarotto, et al., 2011). Each year, approximately 1–7% (Rev Med Virol 2010; 20: 311) of pregnant women acquire a primary CMV infection. Of these, about 30–40% transmit the infection to...

Reginald Williams on the American View of Healthcare

Reginald Williams makes the case that the American view of healthcare as a privilege rather than a right is fallacious. He provides examples of the police and the fire department, which also deal with threats to human health that can often spread yet are funded by taxes and provided free...

The Healthcare Reform: The Wellness Initiative

The healthcare reform has helped change the focus of the system from orientation on diseases to promoting wellness. Salmond and Echevarria (2017) state that this improvement was achieved through better coordination of care. Hence, different providers share access to information that allows them to mitigate the patient’s unnecessary visits to...

3D Printing and Its Role in Medical Applications

Abstract 3D printing has gained more interest and popularity in the healthcare industry. The improved quality of the application has warranted its use in healthcare. Their scarcity of knowledge on applying knowledge on the application of 3D printing in healthcare The paper focuses on the merits and demerits of the...

Making a Hospice Experience Pleasant

The current situation I intend to impact is making hospice residency and interaction a pleasant experience for all patients and family. Since hospice care involves making a patient near the end of life comfortable, there are various issues that family and caregivers should address to make the process smooth (Center...

Human Dignity in Patients’ Care

Conserving human dignity is amid the outstanding ethical obligations in medical sciences, especially nursing. It is a human right and foundation for health in clinical environments, and this right needs to be acknowledged (Winter & Winter, 2018). Respect for human dignity has been emphasized throughout history by various religions and...

Computerized Clinical Documentation System

Tele-home nursing seems to be beneficial for those patients who do not have an opportunity to get to the hospital, but I, for one, would not consider a tele-home health nurse as my future career. Though the technology use has become extremely beneficial for nursing lately and offered numerous alternative...

Income as a Social Determinant of Health

Introduction Socioeconomic status (SES) affects different aspects of human well-being. However, its impact on health is profound. Many researchers understand this fact and seek to understand the relationship between the two variables. This paper joins this quest by investigating the findings of a documentary titled, In Sickness and in Wealth,...

An Analysis of the Health Conditions of the Patient with Alzheimer’s Disease

Introduction: Mr. M’s Clinical Manifestations The analysis of the health conditions of Mr. M. reveals that he has Alzheimer’s disease. This neurodegenerative disease is incurable and is usually associated with memory loss and decline of cognitive abilities (DeTure and Dickson, 2019). The early stages of Alzheimer’s disease are marked by...

Plastic Surgery: The History, Definition and Characteristics, the Advancements

Abstract Plastic surgery is a procedure, aimed at reshaping or reconstructing different body parts for medical or cosmetic purposes. The phenomenon appeared as a result of a constant desire of people to look better. The first techniques of improving the appearances are traced back to ancient times and became the...

The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Case Study

The notion of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) stands for a health condition the patient struggles with when having faced a stressful experience that later affects one’s cognitive-behavioral patterns. In the following case scenario, Sam is dealing with mental health issues due to his traumatic experience during the Vietnam War, where...

Mental Health & Burnout Prevention in Nursing Training

Problem Statement Patients at hospitals mostly interact with nurses and hence share their mood and energy. If nurses are stressed or burnt out, it adversely affects the treated individuals’ situation worsening their mental state and the practical completion of necessary procedures. As a result, the subjects get disengaged in the...

Psychosis and Confabulation Disorder: Causes, Symptoms, and Management

Introduction The behaviour described in case scenario 2 is a clear case of psychosis. Jack gets agitated and appears to have a serious feeling of nervousness. He appears to be so disoriented and does not allow anyone to touch or cool him down. However, amidst being caught in the feeling...

Health Behaviors & Attitudes in Middle-Aged Women

Proposal In the past 200 years, women’s roles and influence on culture have evolved. For centuries they were considered the property of men and after overcoming many challenges, women’s importance in culture is being acknowledged. Across the lifespan, women have various struggles and things to overcome. From child to teenager,...

Dyslexia: Causes and Treatment

Aetiology Dyslexia is a learning disability in children which persists throughout life when not treated at early stages. It hinders one the ability to write, read and speak. It’s a diverse neurological disorder with a complex hereditary and environmental aetiology. Dyslexia is classified in to three subtypes that are, auditory,...

Osteoarthritis as a Topical Issue in Healthcare

In spite of the major improvements introduced by ages of evolution, the human body remains subject to an array of conditions, varying from minor inconveniences to lethal diseases. They attack different systems of the body, disrupting its normal functions and causing pain. Osteoarthritis is a highly widespread condition, which affects...

The Importance of Health Care Policy in Society

Introduction The core function of any hospital setting is to provide society with complete healthcare. To achieve this, they require strategies to govern them. Hence, health care policies are formulated to offer healthcare practitioners guidelines on how to carry out their daily activities and for making decisions. These policies have...

Evaluating Cultural Awareness in Nursing

There is a number of community resources that may assist in the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity. According to the CDC (2020), the initiatives advocating for healthy diets, such as Salad Bars to Schools, may be employed at the community level to tackle obesity/overweight in school-age children. Schools can...

Public Health Nursing and the Future of Health Care

Public health nursing is the practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations. Identification of a specific disease or condition and how nurses play a role in the preventive care of that disease or condition. Classmate Post #1 The promotion and protection of health fall under the scope of...

Funding Sources for Vatsalya Adult Daycare Center

The Sources of Funding for Vatsalya Adult Daycare Center The Adult Health Care Center requires financial resources to achieve its goals. In most agencies, funding comes from government spending, private spending, and external assistance. The primary source of funding for the Vatsalya Adult Daycare Center is Social Services Block Grants...

Factors Influencing Men Entering the Nursing Profession

The article ‘Factors Influencing Men Entering the Nursing Profession, and Understanding the Challenges Faced by Them: Iranian and Developed Countries’ Perspectives’ by Zamanzadeh, Valizadeh, Negarandeh, Monadi, and Azadi (2013) is a descriptive-based research study that was carried out to determine the factors that influence men to get into the nursing...

Depression: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

Introduction Depression is a kind of disorder that causes a lack of interest, anger, and persistent sadness. Clinical depression interferes with human feelings, thinking, and behavior that causes physical and emotional malfunctioning. Depression lowers self-esteem making the victim feel unworthy to live. Its persistence makes treatment difficult; long treatment is...

Common Mental Health Issues

Introduction Mental health includes human beings’ psychological, emotional, and social wellness. It relates to the way people act, think, and feel and assists in determining stress tolerance, decision-making, and relationship with others. Its definition extends to realizing an individual’s abilities, productivity, and contribution to the community. This topic in general...

Geriatric Depression Scale, Clock Drawing Test and Mini-Mental Status Examination

Geriatric Depression Scale Depression is a common condition among geriatric patients. According to Greenberg (2019), around 5 million older adults in the US experience significant morbidity from depression. Thus, it is imperative to screen geriatric patients for depression to avoid associated adverse events. Elizabeth M., a 77-year old female, was...

Skin Cancer Prevention in Australia

Skin cancer, or melanoma, is the abnormal behavior of skin cells that is mainly caused by prolonged exposure of unprotected skin to the ultraviolet rays. UV radiation from both the sun and sunbeds is equally harmful, and the chances to get this disease are based on several risk factors, such...

Communication Modalities in Health Care Facilities

Introduction Technology has contributed to immense improvement in almost all areas including the health care sector. Communication is important in this sector because it provides a platform for interaction between health care providers, patients, and their families. In addition, it ensures patients understand their problems and measures that will be...

Dealing with Obesity as a Societal Concern

This essay shall discuss the health issue of obesity, a social health problem that is, unfortunately, growing at a rapid rate. More people are becoming obese at present due to much easier access to unhealthy foods and less effort to maintain a regular exercise routine for fitness. For example, in...

Change and Conflict Management in Nursing

Introduction Conflict and change are commonly occurring issues in any organization where people interact in the working environment. Nursing is not an exception because a fundamental dependence of the healthcare field on evidence-based practice, research, and policies implies continuous updates and changes. However, the changes as the basis of development...

Ethical Issues While Delivering Health Care Services

The job of any specialist who belongs to the healthcare sector implies a number of ethical issues that might appear while communicating with patients or delivering health care services to them (Seyed, Seyed, & Mohammad Esmaeil, 2013). For this reason, a person should have good conflict resolution skills to be...

Mandatory Vaccination: Benefits and Reasons

Introduction The use of vaccines is generally seen as one of the biggest breakthroughs in medical science and public health, providing an effective, non-invasive, and relatively cheap method of protecting the public from deadly viral diseases. Since the first vaccinations by Edward Jenner in 1796, the method and technology of...

Diabetes Mellitus of Type I vs. Type II

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common diseases and causes of death in the world. Much attention is paid to this disease in the public and healthcare as there are measures for its prevention; however, drawing attention to these measures leads to misconception. Most often, people perceive diabetes as...

Comprehensive Care Plan for Critically Ill Patient

Introduction The patient was admitted with hypotension, hypoxia, and ventilator dependent respiratory failure. Upon initial examination, septic shock was assumed as the diagnosis, which was subsequently confirmed through the failure to maintain the patient’s blood pressure by intravenous fluid administration, which is a sign of resistance to hypotension treatment characteristic...

The US Issue of Funding the World Health Organization

The essay was written to address the United States’ controversy to stop funding the World Health Organization (WHO). The purpose of the writing is fulfilled because the author provides a possible explanation of the current situation, which causes controversy. The essay structure is sensible in terms of intention, but the...

Sensory System Case Study

A definition of neuromodulators and how they work A neuromodulator is a chemical agent that influences the behaviors of neurons or effecter cells by modulating their interaction with neurotransmitters in the central nervous system. There are several types of neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin (Bryant & Knights 2011, p....

Hand Hygiene in Reducing Transient Flora

Problem Statement The healthcare environment is ironically not the safest of places as may be generally assumed by many people. This is because of numerous reasons but most of which revolve around the high-risk condition of the hospital environment to disease-carrying organisms. As a result, the healthcare environment instead of...

Health Care System and Government

I understand social justice as the fair distribution of resources among the members of society. Stanhope and Lancaster (2020) view social justice as a reasonable allocation of benefits and burdens among individuals. Socialized healthcare is a controversial topic because it ensures universal access to care but eliminates the competition between...

Maternal Stress in Pregnancy: Effects on Fetal Development

Interruption of the mental status of the mother during pregnancy and its effects on the unborn child is today a subject of great concern. Most of the studies that seek to ascertain the relationship between prenatal anxieties and the child’s subsequent growth are often subjected to a lot of criticism...

Nurse Managers Implementing the Lean Management System

The article chosen for this posting is “Nurse managers implementing the lean management system” by Udod, Duchscher, Rotter, McGrath, and Hewitt. The report explores a need in professional, educational, and improvement-oriented management that can be implemented by executive nurses to enhance the quality of healthcare and ensure effective collaboration among...

Spirituality in Health Care: Healing Hospital Components

Introduction The modern society has recently discovered the kind of uniformity that exists between religion and science. Many scholars have written articles about the mainstream science and how it is entrenched in the religion (Chapman & Hutton, 2008). Many scholars say that scientists fail to come up with ideas of...

Determining Benchmarks for Hypertension Reduction

Introduction The purpose of this project is to review the current quality measures for the management of hypertension. The condition is prevalent throughout the United States, which is problematic because it can lead one to develop other cardiovascular diseases. To that end, the author has gathered data regarding the incidence...

Vila Health Nurse Staffing: The St. Anthony Medical Center

Introduction The nursing profession is one of the most crucial parts of healthcare and comprises the largest section of this vocation. Today, there are more than 3 million registered nurses who work in American facilities, and this number is expected to increase by 7% in the next decade (American Association...

Da Vinci Robotic Technology in Healthcare

Medical robotics is a big step in the development of medicine. The Da Vinci Robot is a technological innovation named after the artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci. The use of this robot-assisted surgical system has become an essential stage in the development of minimally invasive surgery, primarily in cancer...

Health Profile Assessment: Coronary Heart Disease

Introduction Health Profile Assessment is a way of understanding health conditions of individuals and families. It aids individuals to make decisions relating to their health. There are certain issues that can be used to assess the health standards of individuals and families. In assessing the wellbeing of families, the assessor...

Salmonellosis: Risk Factors, Transmission, and Prevention

Risk Factors Associated with Salmonella Salmonellosis is a condition related to the gastrointestinal illness that the genus Salmonella causes. Various risk factors are associated with the condition of Salmonella. Mainly, human beings can get infected with the condition by consuming foods contaminated with animals’ feces (Indar-Harrinauth et al., 2001). In...

Signs and Symptoms of Pneumonia

Pneumonia is one of the respiratory diseases that affect both adults and children. The condition is an infection that causes inflammation of one or both lungs. The illness’s seriousness ranges from life-threatening to mild, with children, individuals with weak immune systems, and people aging more than 65 years more susceptible...

Acetylcholine Involvement in New Learning Process

Summary Acetylcholine is an acetic acid and choline ester neurotransmitter, which plays a somatic nervous system. This chemical is released into the brain during learning and new memories acquisition, it facilitates NMDA receptors and protein activities involved in connecting brain nerve cells activities. The nicotinic and muscarinic acetylcholine receptors encode...

Application of Middle Range Theory to Problem in Nursing

Summary of the Problem The US healthcare system is now undergoing many changes and is facing numerous challenges. Nurse staffing is one of the most urgent issues to be solved in view of the contemporary challenges of the system. It has been acknowledged that inappropriate staffing leads to a slower...

“Alyssa’s Story: Including Patients and Families in Delivery of Care”: Case Study

Alyssa, a nine-year-old girl, died because of several medical errors performed by the hospital staff, as it was reported by her mother Carole Hemmelgarn and described in the case. Hemmelgarn’s main emphasis is on the fact that patient safety should be a priority for all medical settings. In this particular...

Strategic Planning: Nursing Shortage

Introduction Since the profession’s emergence in the medical field, the notion of nursing has been one of the most challenging aspects for both management and job description outline. According to the researchers, today’s medical paradigm generally struggles to provide nurses with the workforce fundamentals required for beneficial health care (Anupama,...

Magdelis Manual Therapy

Manual Therapy Manual therapy is the application of hand movements to control body tissues to reinstate movement, lessen pain, raise general health or bring relaxation. It also implies a course of procedures recommended by a medical therapist and is aimed at quick restoration of soft tissue or joints as well...

Democratic, Autocratic and Servant Leadership

The essence of democratic leadership can be defined by the three functions it is able to perform. These include the distribution of responsibility among the group, the empowerment of the members, and assistance or guidance of the collective’s decision-making process (Woods, 2020). As such, many members of a group are...

Virtue Ethics: “Wrong Operation Doctor” as an Integrity Case

Integrity as healthcare providers’ adherence to ethical and professional codes plays an important role in medical practice. The situation with a 15-year-old male teenager at Arkansas Children’s Hospital presented an example of the case when the principle of integrity was violated by a surgeon and other healthcare workers. Thus, needed...

Mexican and European-American Culturally Competent Healthcare

Comparison of Mexican-American Culture and European American Culture It is factual that the American healthcare system is based on various dominant European American cultural standards, philosophies, and practices. Some of these values differ in a number of ways from those of other dominant groups, such as Mexicans who make up...

Overview of Person-Centered Counseling

Today, many people are faced with personal issues that they may struggle to understand and address without help. As an activity of a client and therapist engaging in a conversation, counseling can be beneficial for the patient and help them understand and resolve their problems. This post will focus on...

Treating Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

The treatment of people with a systematic condition tends to differ from common therapy. People with such health issues often have a weaker immune system or cannot receive some type of care (or medication). Cancer patients are often vulnerable due to the therapy they receive to address their health issues....

Orem’s Self Care Theory: Review

Introduction According to the provided article, health professionals have had gratifying experience when working with patients suffering from chronic diseases like arterial hypertension (Manzini & Simonetti, 2009). Currently, care for patients with chronic diseases is not well organized. It mainly focuses on medical assistance with no initial participation of nurses....

The Impact of Nursing Workplace Culture on Holistic Care Delivery

Nursing care for a patient includes multiple aspects, and in case one of them is missed, it may result in negative consequences for the health state of a client. In the context of present-day developments, it has become a common sight when a patient is delivered all the required care...

Spirituality as a Coping Mechanism for Chronic Illness

Introduction It is universally accepted that healthcare, including management of chronic illness, entails more than physical treatment of the sick. Healthcare relational models indicate that adequate care for the sick involves making sure that all the patient’s lifestyle relationships are taken care of. In other words, such issues as “biological,...

Mobilization Plan in Healthcare Institutions

The Major Stakeholders Affected by the Mobilization Plan The major stakeholders: nursing professionals and leaders organizational management staff and leaders investors Doctors pharmacists Patients Why the hospital is suitable for the mission highly qualified staff reputable healthcare organization experience in the treatment of contagious diseases Short-term medical missions are known...

Evaluating Electronic Disease Surveillance Systems

Introduction The growing interest and significant investment in electronic surveillance systems have fueled the demand for techniques that evaluate their effectiveness accurately. This paper will analyze issues associated with evaluating electronic disease surveillance systems. Besides, it will explain how one would address the interests of multiple constituencies. Moreover, the paper...

Germany, Canada, China, Russia: Health Care Systems

Health Care Issues Germany Germany is known for its universal healthcare system. This fact explains why the country provides insurance cover to its citizens. The system makes it easier for more people to receive quality care. However, the healthcare system is characterized by several problems (Roeder, 2012). For instance, the...

Personality Psychology: Relation to Nursing Home Residents

What is personality psychology? For this presentation, I have decided to talk about personality psychology and describe it specifically in relation to nursing home residents. Therefore, it is first necessary to understand what personality psychology is, what it does, and how popular it is. Personality psychology focuses on understanding normal...

Muscle Strength Assessment for Diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis

Muscle strength assessment is one of the widespread methods to diagnose multiple sclerosis. According to Jørgensen et al. (2017), muscle strength and force development are abnormal in patients with the mentioned disorder. Since the normal neurological condition implies full control over muscle movements, healthy patients do not demonstrate involuntary contractions,...

Simulation in Nursing: A Critical Appraisal

Sanford, P. G. (2010). Simulation in nursing education: A review of the research. The Qualitative Report, 15(4), 1006-1011. The author aimed at reviewing published articles that used both qualitative and quantitative research techniques to assess the use of simulation in nursing education. Specifically, the article concentrated on reviewing papers published...

Community Health Education Campaign in Facebook

Facebook Facebook has become the area for regular and unceasing communication among people all over the world. The platform also allows bringing the members of specific communities closer by creating groups in which the target population may participate. Therefore, Facebook should be viewed as the firsthand option for the New...

Epistemology of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

Introduction The Zaire Ebola virus is amongst the most contagious pathogens among the disease-causing hemorrhagic fevers, with reported case fatality rates of approximately 90%. EVD causes severe bleeding complications and multi-organ failure resulting in death. By October 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) had reported 5335 cases of EVD (probable,...

Bike Safety Promotion: Grant Application

Date: Addresser name: From: Destination: Address: Dear Senator, Please find our enclosed proposal for a grant for the promotion of bicycle safety among children. Any parent, regardless of where they live – in a city or the suburbs, knows how much children love riding their bicycles. This kind of leisure...

Medication Regimen: Helen Evans’ Case

Introduction In order to complete the medication regimen paper, Helen Evans and her medication story were chosen to be analyzed. The patient is female, and her age is 65 years old. The woman has serious problems with her health state, and her medical story contains the following diagnoses: hypertension, diabetes...

Pot for Pain: Medical Marijuana for Veterans

Introduction The question of legalizing marijuana is an urgent issue. The representatives of the US government, both Republicans and Democrats, have already established their positions in regards to removing barriers to scientific research and allowing marijuana to be used by veterans for medical purposes. Due to Republican behaviors and attitudes,...

Nursing Diagnosis at the HOPE Rehabilitation Center

Target Population This program targets women and children from the HOPE rehabilitation centre. A total of 30 women shall be recruited with the help of the rehab’s nurses. The women are aged between 16 and 35 years and they have small children. The targeted women hail from the local Foxford...

Crisis Intervention and Counseling Approaches

Counseling approaches that operate racial, ethnic, and national lines promote a strong multicultural view and approach Counseling approaches to racial, ethnic and national lines (generally referred to as multicultural counseling) define the premise that the same counseling and therapy techniques do not necessarily apply to all clients, owing to the...

State Children’s Health Insurance Program

The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is a partnership program between the federal and state governments that provides comprehensive health care coverage to uninsured children from financially-challenged families (Ubokudom, 2012). The program insures children from families whose earnings are insufficient to afford private coverage and too high to qualify...

The Impact That Telehealth Could Have

Telehealth is defined as the transfer of medical information through electronic means to improve the health of the patient. The state allocates millions of dollars for the development of Telehealth to improve medical care for people living in rural areas. Despite the relatively long history of use and rapid technological...

Cardiovascular Disease Etiology and Prevention

Introduction Cardiovascular disease (CVD), also known as a heart disease, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality not only in the United States (Sharathkumer, Soucie, Trawinski, Greist, & Shapiro, 2011), but also in other advanced countries throughout the world (Perk, De Backer, Gohlke, Graham, Reiner, Verschuren & Zannod, 2012)....

Hiring and Keeping Quality Staff

Nurses are a fundamental part of healthcare, and they comprise the largest percentage of health professionals. However, there is a significant shortage of nurses in the United States and other countries. According to Haddad et al. (2020), United States has approximately 3.9 nurses, and an additional 11 million nurses are...

Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes

The racial disparities in access to healthcare services had become more evident during the COVID-19 pandemic when minority populations had a more significant number of cases and fewer opportunities to access proper care. The purpose of the study by Li et al. (2020) is to determine the number of COVID-19...

Benefits and Challenges of Faith-Based Nursing

Patterson, Wehling, and Mason (2008) argue that “faith-based nursing provides autonomy thus improving the level of flexibility and creativity” (p. 39). Parish nurses can collaborate with faith-based communities to promote the best health practices. The approach encourages more people to develop the new mind, interpersonal, body, spirit, and environmental connections....

Asthma Discharge Plan Overview

Extant nursing scholarship demonstrates that asthma remains the most common chronic childhood disease and one of the leading causes of childhood morbidity, school absenteeism, parent lost work days, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations not only in the United States but also globally (McCarty & Rogers, 2012; Toole, 2013). However, it...

Dentistry: Public Health and Clinical Health Care

Health care is one of the most important pillars of any society as it aims to improve the quality of human life and well-being. The institutions of public health and clinical health care, including those in the field of dentistry, are both designed to achieve this goal. However, their approaches...

Medical Device Directive vs Medical Device Regulation

Introduction The European Commission (EU) has decided that the current European Device Directive, or MDD, on medical devices is not strict enough. It has been rewritten in accordance with the rules defined by the European Union Regulation for Medical Devices, or MDR. This paper aims to investigate the peculiarities of...

Preadmission Videotaped Preoperative Information on Parental Anxiety

Introduction The distress that many children witness during the induction of anaesthesia has been identified as the major factor leading to the parent anxiety. Minimising the parent anxiety has been great challenges for clinicians. Typically, excessive parental anxiety may have risky implication during the induction of anesthesia (DAI) of children....

Myasthenia Gravis: Case Study Analysis

The issue under analysis features the case of a 45-year-old woman, who has been experiencing consisted fatigue, particularly, after making a physical effort such as a walk or any kind of physical activity. In addition, her speaking skills seem to be impaired as her speech turned unintelligible after a few...

Cleveland Clinic: Quality of Improvement Journey

A recent report by Sollecito and Johnson (2013) revealed that about 48000 lives are lost yearly because of the infection of Methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus Aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) bacteria. These two types of bacteria are known to resist some of the most effective antibacterial medicines which are currently in...

Dental Caries Among Adults: Resources Required for a Management Program

Introduction Dental caries is a major health condition affecting most people in industrialized nations. According to medical experts, 91% of Americans suffer from the condition (Lamont, Hajishengallis, & Jenkinson, 2013). As a result, it is important to develop programs to manage the problem. Various resources are required for such projects...

Pediatric Assessment: Children’s Developmental Stage

Introduction Despite the development of new high-tech diagnosis methods, physical examination remains one of the central procedures that help to understand the overall health condition of the patient. The general principles of physical examinations are similar for all age groups; however, there are numerous nuances that a healthcare professional should...

How Universal Health Care Fails Queer Communities

In “How Universal Health Care Fails Queer Communities,” Brianna Sharpe argues that the universal healthcare system does not live up to LGBTQ+ individuals’ needs because it has not alleviated the health outcomes gap between LGBTQ+ people and non-LGBTQ+ citizens yet, continues to discriminate against this population and give them no...

Living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Introduction Apart from having good relationships with friends and families, being able to spend a lot of money on traveling, and finding one’s dream job, it is also crucial for many people to be healthy in order to fully enjoy their lives. However, it is impossible for everyone as there...

Health Product Marketing in Houma, Louisiana

Introduction Houma, Louisiana is situated near the coastal region of United States with an elevation of 10 feet. It is among the principal cities of the state with a population density of almost 3000 people per square mile. The Houma-Terrebonne region was badly hit by the Hurricane Gustav and was...

Understanding Community Needs: A Case Study Review

The target setting selected for the analysis is the prison environment, which has been chosen due to the lack of support for the incarcerated and the necessity to provide them with access to healthcare as one of their basic human rights. The target communities are represented by African American female...

Patient Identification Techniques

Correct patient identification is critical for an effective treatment process. Identification is the process of matching patients with the treatment plans and transmitting data on their identity without errors throughout the process. In the United States, an algorithmic approach to identification is widespread, and in some institutions, a biometric one...

Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring and Nursing

Evidence Supporting Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring In some life scenarios, mostly in the hospitals, human caring has been put aside, and the major concern of the stakeholders in such health fallibilities is pivoted on making a profit. Having read Jean Watson’s theory, I have learned that, for example,...

General Purpose of the IT System

Introduction Cerner Ambulatory HER system is a very instrumental tool that facilitates effective delivery of services in various health institutions. This is evident since the system provides essential support incentives that contribute in minimizing clicks, promoting flexible documentation and automation of reporting processes. It also provides support incentives that enable...

Children and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Introduction This article plays a valuable role in studying my topic, which is the influence of coronavirus on children’s mental health. In their report, Phelps and Sperry (2020) discuss an extremely important but underestimated issue and try to draw people’s attention to it. A vast number of factors may harm...

Sanitation Workers and Compensation for Their Efforts

Sanitation workers usually ride, drive, or push garbage trucks while collecting trash and fecal matter from people’s residences and workplaces. They carry out valuable tasks of tidying up communities by collecting waste and ensuring its safe or proper disposal. Sometimes their job entails washing toilets, emptying septic tanks and dustbins,...

Dysarthria Diagnosis After Stroke

Response to the YouTube Video The video shows that the patient had a stroke (Dysarthria 1). This stroke must have affected several cranial nerves in the brain that control the face and the tongue. Damage in the hemispheres can result in dysarthria. This condition occurs when the brain parts controlling...

Health and Safety Concerns Among Nurses

Introduction Australian nurses face a wide variety of work-related threats that can have devastating impacts on their health and safety. Stressors such as high patient loads, familial and social disruptions, long working hours, and unhealthy sleeping routines associated with shift work are significant risk factors that cause injuries among nurses....

Goals and Objectives Paper of Prevention Dental Caries

Today, dental caries is one of the most prevalent and critical oral illnesses in the modern world. For instance, the majority of adults (94%) tend to experience problems with their teeth (“Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Dental Caries” par. 1). At the same time, the significance of the issue...

Hispanic Obesity in the Context of Cultural Empowerment

Introduction The incidence rate of obesity among members of the Hispanic population of the United States has reached an alarmingly high level. The problem consists of two integral stages, which contribute to its overall development. During the first one, the condition develops through unhealthy eating habits and a lack of...

Infant Feeding and Hospitalization Incidence

The first year of a newborn’s life is considered the most difficult for survival, as infants are vulnerable to different diseases and infections. The immune system of newborns and the possible health risks is an important subject for research, but the issue remains understudied. Predisposition to diseases may depend on...

Neuroscience of Schizophrenia: The Thinking Patterns

John Forbes Nash Jr. is one of the revolutionary minds in the field of mathematics during our times. By the time he shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science in 1994, Nash had contributed significantly to partial differential equations, differential geometry, and game theory. I know you are wondering...

Examining Nursing Specialties

After considering various options as to what nursing specialty to choose within the MSN program, I have decided to pursue the MSN Nurse Executive degree. During the course of study, my goal is to develop strong leadership skills, learn to manage the budget and the process of change, and become...

Disaster, PTSD, and Psychological First Aid

Insights on Psychological First Aid Psychological first aid includes strategies designed to help and support children, adolescents, and parents exposed to disasters and terrorism. The approach recognizes children and adolescents as more vulnerable to trauma and related stress due to their resilience weakness (Friedman, 2015). Psychological first aid is designed...

Behavioral and Cognitive Mental Health Theories

Mental health approaches attempt to explain the development of human beings socially, psychologically, and behaviorally. Early and Grady (2017) explain that researchers focused on suffering and pain alleviation for an extended period. Therefore, they aimed to understand what was wrong with an individual and how to solve the situation (Early...

Covid-19 Pandemic and Mental Health of American Population

Introduction The Covid-19 outbreak has brought the entire world to a standstill in a matter of mere months. The pandemic is an unprecedented public health disaster that has claimed millions of lives and harmed major economic sectors across the globe. At the moment, the virus has killed 2.8 million people...

Sources Affecting Nursing Practice Annotated Bibliography

Buttaro, T., Tribulsky, J., Bailey, P. & Sandberg-Cook, J. (2011). Primary Care. A Collaborative Practice. New York: Mosby. This book is written for practitioners and it provides brief overviews of all diseases of adults, their symptoms and tips of primary care. New edition includes such topics as obesity, genetics, emergency...

Validity and Reliability Discussion in Epidemiologic Study

Introduction For an epidemiologic study to have meaning and worth, the facts must be reliable and valid (Fletcher, Fletcher, & Fletcher, 2012). While reliability indicates the repeatability of events, validity seeks to prove the genuineness of the findings. Researchers have to be conscious of possible bias, random error, and confounding...

Individual and Community Physical Fitness Importance

Physical fitness has been proven to bring numerous health benefits to an individual because it enhances the body’s muscle strength. It has also been identified to be one of the most significant ways that enable people to reduce the risk of suffering from some non-communicable diseases such as high blood...

Patient Satisfaction: Ways of Measuring and Improving

Patient satisfaction is realized by seeking views from patients regarding their expectations and experiences when using healthcare services. Patient satisfaction helps healthcare providers to offer services that suit the individual preferences and needs of their patients. It makes health care more personalized to meet the unique needs of each individual...

Smoking Cessation and Increase in Quality of Life

Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ranks amid the most widespread chronic diseases across the globe and is currently the third major source of death in the United States. In the course of the last two decades, COPD-associated measures, including incidence and death rate, have augmented more rapidly among women...