Role of a Nurse Leader in Budgeting

Introduction Healthcare organizations operate within a predetermined budget prepared by the financial department and the nurse manager. Primarily, the expenditure estimates are based on the experiences from the past years and expected activities for the current year. Mostly, a bigger percentage of the budget goes to staff payroll and recurrent...

Nurse’s Communication Quality Improvement

Introduction Good communication skills of health practitioners are critical to providing effective patient care and can result in favorable outcomes such as decreased stress, guilt, discomfort, and illness symptoms. Furthermore, they have the potential to promote patient experience, acceptance, adherence, and collaboration with the medical team. However, poor communication happens...

Emily Jerry’s Death: The Root Cause Analysis

Emily Jerry was a two-year-old patient who died during her stay in a hospital due to mismanagement of medical equipment and hospital staff incompetence. She was scheduled to receive chemotherapy but died of detrimental brain damage (Hope, 2020). A series of events that included missing fundamental understanding of solution concentration,...

King’s Conceptual System Theory in Clinical Practice

Introduction Imogene M. King coined conceptual system theory to help nurses care for patients. The theory is known as the goal attainment theory and was introduced in 1968-1971 and then expanded since 1981, focusing on the nurse-patient relationship to obtain set health goals (Friend & Sieloff, 2014). The theory contains...

Critical Thinking: Linen Management Process Analysis

Introduction Efficient linen management in the healthcare sector contributes to quality patient care. Linen affects the healthcare aspects of hygiene, comfort and environment. The Bible in Leviticus recognizes linen as a possible carrier of infections and directs priests on how to manage contaminated linen (New Living Translation, 2004, Lev 13:47-59)....

Should Vaccinations Be Required for Public School Students?

Vaccination of the population today remains the most acute and discussed problem in light of the events associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Large-scale immunization programs are one of the most successful public health interventions, especially in the United States, overall vaccination coverage is very high. Kindergarten students fulfill these requirements...

PICOT Question: Postpartum Hemorrhage as a Care Issue

Summary Bleeding during pregnancy and childbirth remains one of the leading causes of maternal death in the world. Pregnancy-related blood loss can occur in women in all trimesters of pregnancy, in the first and postpartum periods of childbirth, as well as in the early and late postpartum periods. Often, postpartum...

Cardiovascular Disease: General Information

Introduction Health is one of the determinants of well-being in society. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is rated among the common health conditions affecting people globally. CVD is linked with heart and blood vessel problems and includes heart attack, heart failure, and stroke, according to Zhao et al.(1). With the rapid lifestyle...

Public Health. Precaution Adoption Process Model

Description of Health Condition and Selected Article Breast cancer is a leading cause of death among women in the United States. Research has shown that prevention is the best way to manage this disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). The assigned article highlights the main problem preventing many...

Gene Therapy Overview and Advantages

The use of gene therapy is expected to replace or fix mutated genes to cure diseases. The key advantage of this therapy is that it provides the possibility of treating diseases that cannot be cured by traditional approaches. For example, leukemia, hemophilia, or severe immune deficiencies can be potentially treated...

Medical Informatics: Role and Importance

Introduction Modern trends and the high population seeking medical attention have influenced the healthcare industry today. The health organizations therefore have to adopt the new protocols in order to offer efficient services to the public (Myers, 1986). The need for effective management of information and organization in general has therefore...

Children’s Health Insurance Program: The Role of Nurses

Healthcare Program The USA federal government has presently elaborated and introduced many programs that ensure the access of low-income families and different social classes, irrespective of their ethnic affiliation, to high-quality care services. In this regard, being at the forefront of healthcare delivery, nurses play an integral role in achieving...

Healthcare Organizations’ Mission, Vision and Values

Introduction In the contemporary world, organizations are experiencing rapid changes emanating from globalization and the advancement in technology. Different sectors including the health industry have to understand the fluctuations in the markets to meet the customers’ expectations. Changes within an organization comprise alterations in the structure, operation methods, strategic plans,...

Epidemiology: Definition, Objectives, Subspecialties

Definition of Epidemiology Epidemiology is a medical terminology that is used to refer to the process of studying the causal factors as well as the spread of diseases (Last, 2000). From a careful review of literature, it is certain that the concept is very wide since it tends to answer...

Normal and Abnormal Urine: Composition and Characteristics

Urine, one of the main waste products of the human body, can be an indicator of health and abnormal changes to the body. The first important subtopic is the composition of the discussed by-product of metabolism. Normal urine contains about 96% water, and the remaining 4% is presented by different...

The Biopsychosocial Model in the Context of Dentistry

There is no community that has not been affected by oral diseases. It is the responsibility of dental health specialists to evaluate the oral health status of the communities they serve, and based on the feedback, design and develop effective strategies and models to ensure that the oral health needs...

Medication Errors: Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing

Introduction Medication errors can have grave implications such as possible harm to the patient and loss of life (Burkhardt & Nathaniel, 2013). Nonetheless, at the Centura St. Anthony Hospital, medication error has led to a terrifying new way of dealing with the issue and punishing health professionals on the wrong:...

Strain-Stress Shielding in the Proximal Tibia of a Stemmed Knee Prosthesis

Introduction The knee is an important joint for daily movement. In cases of trauma or fall, one may have to undergo surgery which might include the replacement of the knee (prosthesis). The prosthesis has been used as a form of clinical treatment for a long time. To date, researchers and...

Importance of Theory in Health Promotion

Effectual health promotion initiatives assist persons uphold and advance health, lessen disease risks, and control persistent illness (State of Victoria, 1999). They can enhance the interests and independence of persons, family units, businesses, and societies. Regularly, such achievements necessitate behavior change at numerous stages. It should be noted that not...

Family Health Assessment Using Gordon’s Patterns

This family health assessment was conducted on the family of the Browns based upon the Gordon’s functional health patterns. The family is composed of three adults, the father Christopher Brown, the mother Mary Brown and their eldest son Martin. There are also two minors, Chris and Paul. The thesis of...

IOM Future of Nursing Report and Nursing

Robert Wood Foundation (RWF) Committee Work and IOM Report The Future of Nursing report was developed during a propitious period in the U.S health care – an era typified by the increasing need for modifications in the care delivery framework. First, the “IOM Vision of the Future of Nursing” report...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Symptoms, Risk Factors, and Treatment

Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is normally characterized by breathlessness, coughing and a wheezing sound that is normally heard when somebody breaths. These symptoms are caused by either chronic emphysema or bronchitis (Løkke, 2006 p.10). Patients with emphysema are normally plagued with persistent short breath where as those with chronic...

Diabetes: Types, Causes, Symptoms and Cures

Introduction Diabetes is one of the major metabolic diseases, which affects a large portion of the population. It is a severe systemic heterogeneous disease in which absolute or relative insulin deficiency develops. Diabetes is an endocrine disease characterized by a syndrome of chronic hyperglycemia, which is a consequence of insufficient...

Mental Health Advocacy for Children

Mental disorders are increasingly becoming rampant due to an array of issues affecting all individuals across the lifespan. As defined by the World Health Organization (n.d.), “health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” (para. 1). Individuals’ mental...

Quality Improvement and Safety in Nursing

Ensuring a safe environment for patients is among the primary concerns for nurses. It could be difficult, as many factors impact safety within the health care setting. One of them is connected with medicine administration, which is an essential part of a nurse’s job. While it may feel routine, the...

Community Health Nursing: Concept and Scope

Community Health Nursing that may be called Public Health Nursing as well is a specific field of nursing characterized by the combination of public health, nursing skills, and some elements of social assistance. It is a part of the general public health program that focuses on health promotion, the improvement...

Nursing Metaparadigm Concepts Analysis

It goes without saying that for nurse practitioners, the understanding of fundamental patterns of knowing in the field of nursing is immeasurably significant for efficient health care delivery and the development of leadership skills. The practical application of patterns helps to avoid further mistakes in nursing practice as a professional...

Healthcare Problems of Modern Society

Introduction Human health depends not only on medical care, but also on social, economic, psychological, industrial, environmental, and other factors. They all are interconnected and, in recent years, are changing in an unfavorable direction. This led to a significant deterioration in public health and the negative dynamics of demographic processes....

Health-Illness Continuum Relevance on the Patient Care

Introduction The health-illness continuum is a graphic illustration of well-being, first proposed by John W. Travis and Regina S. Ryan (LeMone, 2017). It goes beyond the physical aspect of health and concentrates on well-being or wellness as more than just an absence of illness. This paper aims to discuss the...

Maternal Health Nursing Theories and Practice

Introduction Maternal health nursing is one of the most important nursing practices currently developed. This type of nursing helps mothers to build the proper system of interactions between themselves and their newborn children. Such practice is essential for the institution of family and society in general. That is why it...

Developmental History Research of a Child on a Specific Example

Introduction Filling and analyzing the developmental history of a child, the main critical purpose of such analysis is the identification of any disorders and deviations of the development, at the earliest stage possible. Such identification can be seen as a function of primary and pediatric care. The significance of analyzing...

Quantitative Research in Nursing Practice

Although nurses work in a variety of settings, and each carries different responsibilities, the primary goal of any nurse is to provide high-quality care based on the latest evidence obtained through research. Nursing research has a tremendous effect on the current and future nursing practice. However, recent evidence suggests that...

Nightingale’s Environmental Nursing Theory

Introduction The study of nursing theory has always been a key aspect of nursing education. The evolution of theory over time-based on the available knowledge and technologies allows us to determine its practicality and usability in nursing practice. Nightingale’s environmental theory is a vital nursing theory that discusses the impact...

Nursing Operating System, Its Types and Features

Nursing departments have been performing different crucial functions in their daily operations. One of the functions is taking care of those patients who have some injuries in their bodies. To carry out their activities perfectly, they have not been ignorant of the new technologies that are coming up in these...

Research Utilization and Evidence-Based Practice

Introduction Nursing research aims to answer questions about nursing practice. There is also research utilization and evidence-based practice that determines the best practices based on the research conducted. The named research kinds help to improve nursing practice by discovering and providing the most effective decisions. The purpose of the research...

Importance of Effective Communication in Nursing

Introduction Workplace communication is a critical component of professional interaction among colleagues as its effectiveness directly impacts a variety of performance indicators. In nursing practice, effective communication affects a wide range of competency and healthcare outcomes. Oral communication among staff helps to eliminate misunderstandings and mitigate conflict. Productive communication enables...

Change Management Strategies for Healthcare Organizations: Case Study of LHSC

Abstract London Health Science Centre (LHSC) is among the major hospitals in Canada that offer health care services to seriously ill patients. The hospital, together with other healthcare facilities has recorded a high rate of medical errors for decades. The lack of coordinated operations between physicians, nurses, and other medical...

Applying Statistics in Healthcare: Practical Uses and Benefits

Introduction Statistics are essential to all forms of healthcare, from elaborating individual treatment plans to executing regimens for preventing and detecting disease on a large scale. The complexity of the human body and psyche and their interactions with their environment requires ongoing collaboration between statisticians and nurse researchers. The main...

Nursing Theoretical Frameworks: Joyce Travelbee’s Human-To-Human Relationship Model

In contemporary nursing science, there are numerous theoretical frameworks of various types, each describing a unique approach to caregiving. However, it is essential to notice that the development of nursing theory took a relatively long way, and it comprised many scientists’ contribution (Butts & Rich, 2015). Each scientist contributed to...

Bone Marrow Donation: Ethical and Legal Standpoints

Abstract The paper discusses various legitimate standpoints, issues of moral, ethics and interprofessionalism that emerge in the bone marrow donation process and eligibility conditions. Some emphasis is put on how these factors shape the public, societal and judicial approach on the subject of bone marrow donation. The impact of these...

CVI vs. DVT: Pathophysiology and Key Differences

The Pathophysiology of Chronic Venous Insufficiency According to Santler and Goerge (2017), chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a well-known disorder associated with a variety of symptoms in later disease stages, which is reported to be considered common within the population of the U. S. Most notably, varicose veins with or...

Nursing as Both Science and Art: Bridging Care and Expertise

Nursing is a very complex field that is comprised of a multitude of components, aspects, and layers. Nursing has its own philosophies, beliefs, and culture that include a variety of rituals, perceptions, and beliefs. At the same time, nursing is based on the scientific methods of health care delivery, evidence-based...

Nursing Theories Differences: High-Range, Middle-Range, and Low-Range Nursing Theories

Nursing is a constantly developing profession. Nowadays, nurses obtain unique knowledge and skills that are based on profound scientific research. This knowledge forms a complex system composed of various theories and concepts. Three main categories are high-range, middle-range, and low-range nursing theories. The main goals of this paper are to...

Importance of Professional Relationships in Effective Healthcare Delivery

Health care providers should be in a position to develop healing and helping relationships in their clinical settings. The nursing process becomes a powerful model for ensuring that the needs of different individuals or colleagues are met. This essay describes how I will establish a helping relationship with my patients...

The Value of a Master’s-Prepared Nurse

Introduction Although both the BSN and MSN are important, students who pursue a Master’s degree in nursing are going to be more qualified for specific jobs (such as a nursing educator, an information technology specialist in nursing, a nurse administrator, a nurse leader, etc.). The preparation for the Master’s degree...

Grand Nursing Theories: Enhancing Nursing Support

Grand nursing theories are created to enhance the quality of nursing support and provide nurses with a structuralized view of health care practice. The self-care deficit nursing theory is a grand theory, developed by Dorothea Orem. This theory argues that patients want to care for themselves and can recover with...

Watson’s Care Theory and Its Application in Nursing

Introduction Nursing as a science experienced significant development in the past 50 years. The sheer expansion of medical care efforts across the world and the overall increase in the number of active nurses solicited the development of numerous nursing frameworks to help guide them in their practice. One particular framework...

Disturbed Sensory Perception as Nursing Diagnosis

Introduction A nurse should determine the presumptive nursing diagnosis that furnishes details of the concrete symptoms of the illness and defines the patient’s problems. It is defined after collecting the essential information about the health condition and the personal data of the patient. The suppositional nursing diagnosis is required to...

Telenursing: Pros & Cons for Patients and Nurses

Abstract Telenursing is a contemporary method of providing care services to patients in remote locations using information and communication technologies (ICT). The main advantage of telenursing is that it reduces the cost of accessing nursing services by reducing hospitalization rates. It also improves health outcomes by equipping patients with the...

Quality Improvement in Professional Nursing

Introduction Quality in nursing and health care is one of the most fundamental concepts. Though it is frequently compared with safety and positive outcomes, it is wrong to search for similarities or contradictions of all these issues in order to grasp their essence. Quality is a complex and multidimensional aspect...

Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory in Nursing Practice

Orem’s Theory: Essay Introduction Nursing theory is an important component of nursing education and practice. At the moment, there are many useful nursing theories that are used in a variety of settings and practice areas. Nursing theories are important as they provide a useful framework for understanding the nurse’s role...

Madeleine Leininger’s Transcultural Nursing Theory

Nursing Theory: Name of Theorist and Background Nurse Practitioners (NPs) can borrow numerous concepts and elements from nursing theories to improve the health outcomes of their clients. It is appropriate for healthcare workers to be aware of some of the grand and mid-range nursing theories. I believe that I can...

Personal Nursing Philosophy: Assumptions, Beliefs, and Domains of the Nursing Metaparadigm

Nursing can be defined as an act of providing and maintaining people’s health and capabilities, preventing illnesses, performing the treatment, educating patients about proper self-care, and increasing the level of health care quality in general (by contributing to the well-being of each person in particular). It is a constantly changing...

Heritage Assessment: Trends, Issues, and Effective Management Strategies

Heritage Assessment A heritage assessment is very useful for healthcare professionals because it provides them with an opportunity to find out a lot of health traditions that particular cultures have and then apply them to meet the needs of their customers (Kelly & Weber, 2013). As nurses are initially taught...

Importance of Using Nurse Burnout PICOT Question Frame

Introduction Most nurses face different levels of stress levels associated with the burnout they experience in the places of work. The primary cause of burnout in nurses that predisposes them to stress is workload (Gulavani & Shinde, 2014). Once nurses are faced with such stressful events, they react through the...

Preventing Medical Errors

Introduction Medication is an essential practice in every healthcare setting. Nurses and healthcare providers should administer the right drugs to their patients. However, this clinical practice is usually associated with numerous errors. Forni, Chu, and Fanikos (2010) argue that “medical errors are either systemic or individual” (p. 14). Healthcare institutions...

Benner’s Model for Advanced Practice Nurse’s Development

Introduction to the Professional Development Plan Benner’s Novice to Expert model is a powerful framework that can guide advanced practice nurses (APNs) to become competent providers of evidence-based care. The theory supports the concept of continuous improvement whereby APNs embrace new skills and lifelong learning. Nurses should implement powerful professional...

Telenursing Advantages and Disadvantages

Telenursing is the application of information technology and telecommunications in the nursing field with the sole objective of providing quality health services. Telenursing is common in cases where the nurse and the patient work remotely. The technology has become popular in a majority of the countries due to numerous reasons....

Susan Wolf on Euthanasia: Moral Obligations and Assisted Suicide

The article written by Susan Wolf urges the readers to reevaluate their views on euthanasia and assisted suicide. Certainly, people should look at this moral dilemma from the perspective of the patients who suffer from a painful and terminal illness. Yet, they should not forget about their immediate duties towards...

New Technologies in Nursing

Welcome to our Technology in Nursing essay sample! Here, you’ll learn the importance of technology in nursing and its impact on the healthcare. Get some ideas for your paper about technology and nursing! Technology in Nursing Essay Introduction The current nursing technologies have transformed how nurses conduct their duties. Evidently,...

Diabetes Management and Wellness Plans for Truck Drivers

Introduction Being behind the wheel for extended periods is an inherent part of the job of a truck driver. Spending a significant amount of time driving can make it challenging to care for one’s health. Diabetes has become increasingly common due to inactivity and a lack of affordable, nutritious food...

The Heart Meridian in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Introduction One of the most significant meridians in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is the Heart Meridian. It controls the movement of energy (Qi) throughout the body and controls emotions and mental wellness. It runs from the shoulder to the hands along the arms and chest and is connected to the...

Nursing Staff Shortage Impact on Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, and Workforce Challenges

Introduction Nursing is one of the essential services required in healthcare to provide high-quality and safe services to improve patient outcomes. Nurses comprise the largest group of professionals in the healthcare field and are the closest to patients due to the time they spend providing nursing care services. However, nursing...

Caffeine and Memory Retention: Experimental Study

Background Caffeine may be regarded as a commonly consumed natural stimulant or nootropic drug, peculiar for its ability to impact different aspects of people’s cognitive function. At the same time, its ability to influence memory is controversial, as there is no unified approach to this subject. Nevertheless, the importance of the...

Permitting MAID in Mental Illness in Canada: A Utilitarian Perspective

Introduction Each person is free to choose whether or not to live their final days. For Canadians whose medical illness is a mental condition, it should be their personal decision whether to seek medical assistance in dying (MAID). Although there is controversy surrounding this ethical and legal matter, a utilitarian...

Healthcare Systems: United States vs. Singapore – Outcomes, Expenditure, and Disparities

Introduction The provision of healthcare services is one of the government’s key objectives. The ability to respond to the population’s healthcare needs is crucial. The United States and Singapore have implemented distinct healthcare approaches with different levels of success. Each of the systems has specific merits and challenges that have...

Biological Factors Influencing Sexual Response and Arousal

Biological factors that influence sexual response and arousal include age, general health, hormonal and chromosomal statuses, and nutritional states. These factors are significant in regard to sexual desire but may not always contribute to the explanation of sexual responses. As such, it is vital to consider further biological factors that...

Pros and Cons of Abortion: The Importance of Women’s Rights

For decades, abortion has been a hotly debated subject, eliciting strong and often firmly entrenched beliefs on all sides of the political spectrum. While some say that a woman’s freedom to choose what happens to her own body is a basic human right, others think that it is a moral...

Calista Roy’s Adaptation Theory in Nursing

Introduction Sister Calista Roy is a nursing theorist, writer, and professor known for her exemplary contribution to nursing. Born in 1939, Roy went to school where she studied until she received a degree in nursing from St. Mary’s College, LA, in 1963 (Callis, 2020). She is known for her revolutionary...

Nurse Practitioner Program: Self-Assessment

Introduction Before completing the nurse practitioner program, nurse practitioner trainees should do a self-assessment. It will allow them to reflect on what they have learned throughout the program, assess their clinical competencies, and set the proper goals. They must understand their strengths, create a plan to build on them and...

Evidence-Based Population Health Improvement Plan

Introduction Multiple health issues affect communities, which results in the fact that residents of the same area are subject to similar problems. This information demonstrates that certain epidemiological and environmental factors contribute to this state of affairs. That is why it is possible to address all these risk factors to...

Antisocial Personality Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Introduction Mental illness is an issue that has a detrimental impact on an individual’s life. It includes symptoms that affect a person’s thinking, perception, mood, or behavior (Weiner & Greene, 2017). Dexter Morgan came for a therapy because he believes he has mental issues. Based on this, I carried out...

The Role of Nurses in Budget Planning

Introduction Modern health systems present health professionals as equal participants in the public health system. Nurses can overcome inequalities in access to health care and the provision of knowledge about health and medical education, using professional knowledge and competencies in the largest group of medical professionals. It is the professional...

Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Views on Healthcare

Introduction The view of Jehovah’s Witnesses is slightly different from the perspective most people in the United States share. The topic of the paper focuses on the perspectives Jehovah’s Witnesses have on healthcare-related topics are vital for nurses and physicians who treat them. The subtopics include their views on life...

The Dental Hygiene Profession

Wadia, R. (2022). Men working in dental hygiene. British Dental Journal, 232(10), 717. Web. The article by Wadia (2022) focuses on the need to teach the next generation of leaders who will work in dental hygiene. The primary point is that the dental hygienist profession is not popular among men, making...

The Novant Health Organization’s Structure & Management

Organizational Structure Novant Health is a network of clinics located in four US states. This allows us to conclude that the structure in the company is multi-step, and not a classic hierarchical one. So, first of all, it should be noted that the organization has a headquarters with its own...

Deep Venous Thrombosis: Bed Rest vs. Early Ambulation

Introduction Also known as blood thinners, anticoagulants are the recommended approach in the treatment of Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT). In post-op DVTs, however, debate has arisen over the effectiveness of early ambulation in comparison to bed rest. Bed rest, often recommended in a hospital setting with the attention of healthcare...

Effects of Poor Workplace Culture on Healthcare Organizations

Introduction The role of workplace culture cannot be underestimated nowadays, especially knowing that the diversity of employees continues to increase. The influence of different factors on employee performance and patient outcomes cannot be ignored either, as these may be linked to safety, health, and wellbeing (Rider et al., 2018). Therefore,...

The Benefits of Physical Fitness and Nutrition

There is considerable evidence of people striving for a healthier lifestyle by switching to more balanced diets and approaching daily exercise. Positive effects of these activities are sometimes doubted and considered to be perceived. However, researchers display statistical evidence of fitness and nutrition impacting people’s overall health status. This paper...

Eyewitness Testimony Overview

Eyewitness testimony occurs when an individual observes a crime or an accident; later, they reveal the details on the court’s stand to help investigate the case. Typically, it is a more complicated process than one might initially presume. Collecting testimony includes what happens during the crime scene, before, and after...

Case Study of Schizophrenia: Symptoms, Misconceptions and Diagnosis

Introduction Schizophrenia is a severe psychotic disorder with a large variety of subtypes and correlated complications. The current case study describes the appointment with Jasmine Mack, an African American 18-years old college student who has recently experienced several symptoms associated with schizophrenia. Therefore, it is essential to thoroughly examine the...

Shockwave Therapy: Alternative for Osteitis Pubis

Introduction Osteitis pubis is a painful condition and it is difficult to handle without a comprehensive treatment method. The majority of the people affected by this condition are young athletes. However, women also get this condition during pregnancy or after birth. Conservative and surgical methods are used to manage this...

Community Health and Its Impact on Maternal Child Health

Introduction Community health is a public health section that focuses on societal wellbeing, including economic and social interaction. It is an essential public health subsection that ensures health maintenance and improvement among the community members while preventing infectious illness spread and disaster management preparation. Additionally, it impacts crucial aspects of...

Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research Difference

Evidence-based practice (EBP) and nursing research are critical to the nursing practice because they provide the knowledge necessary to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of care and develop new, more effective practices. These two concepts have specific differences that nurses should understand to implement both them effectively in their...

Phineas Gage and Frontal Lobes

Neuroscience psychology involves an integrated approach that is aimed at understanding the brain’s effect on psychological responses. One of the critical aspects of learning to treat mental health and wellness challenges effectively is recognizing the link between physical responses and potential emotional issues. In this regard, in neuroscience, Phineas Gage...

Rational Emotive Therapy in Counseling

Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) is an exceptionally important tool in counseling since it helps a client accurately identify self-defeating thoughts, challenge their rationality, and successfully replace them with healthier feelings. REBT primarily focuses on the present as the main task of this approach is to recognize unhealthy patterns of...

The Nursing Professional Code of Conduct

Introduction The way professionals behave when they are on duty is referred to as professional conduct. When a person works at a professional level, he/she should behave or uphold exemplary standards of behavior (Forrester & Griffiths, 2005). The nursing profession outlines a mandatory professional code of conduct registered nurses should...

Shortage and Its Impact on Nursing

Introduction There are many contemporary trends that impact nursing in a variety of ways: new kinds of therapy, education, ethical diversity, etc. Still, nursing turnover remains to be one of the most burning and influential concepts nowadays. Though the reasons and outcomes vary considerably from those that have been identified...

Why Family Planning Services Are Essential for Adolescents

Introduction The rate of adolescent pregnancy is currently on the increase. According to recent research, approximately half of the people in the universe are below twenty-five years old. Therefore, their decisions about childbearing are crucial for the future population. Even though many people become sexually active at teenage, they do...

Nurse Practitioner Scientific Foundation Competencies

Introduction Nurse practitioner core competencies are imperative because they help prepare a nurse practitioner to be independent during the provision of care. The core competencies include scientific foundation, leadership, quality, practice inquiry, technology and information literacy, policy and health delivery system. The scientific foundation competency is one of the categories...

Leprosy (Hansen’s) Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment

Abstract Leprosy is a highly contagious disease that is caused by M. leprae. The disease affects the cooler parts of the body, especially acral parts of the body. Leprosy is endemic and mainly found in low socio-economic communities across the globe. Leprosy evolves from a local to a general form...

Practice Change Using Rosswurm and Larrabee’s Model

Introduction There is a high rate of patients’ readmission to health facilities soon after being discharged which is rather expensive. Avoiding unnecessary hospital readmissions is imperative for patients, payers, families, as well as health care providers. The proposal entails the use of Rosswurm and Larrabee’s Model for change. The proposal...

The Importance of Theory in Nursing

Nursing is a field of study and a profession that has been in existence for years. Consequently, there are various theories that have been developed in an effort to understand the discipline in a more in-depth way. The theories provide a means by which a person can get to understand...

Baptist Hospital’s Organizational Analysis

Introduction In this paper, the organizational system of Baptist Health (BH) will be analyzed. Baptist Health is a community, faith-based hospital that serves the Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia community. The analysis of Baptist Hospital’s organizational system will be based on Collin’s framework for advanced organizational analysis. It will focus...

Nursing Care for Elderly Patients

In fact, every nurse has to look for elderly patients in their professional practice. However, only geriatric advanced practice nurses have the special preparation for elderly care; the other nursing specialists often lack it (Melillo & Houde, 2011, p. 31; Touhy & Jett, 2014, p. 11-13). Therefore, for a nurse...

Measurement and Instruments for the Quantitative Research Plan

Levels of Measurement that are Important for the Research Study There are different levels of measurement in research studies. They include nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio levels. The proposed study will use the nominal and ordinal levels of measurement to study the research phenomenon. The nominal level of measurement would...

The Clinical Learning Environment Inventory: Factor Analysis

In this article, the researchers’ main aim was to report on the psychometric test of clinical learning environment test inventory. The clinical learning environment inventory consists of 42 items which are classified into six scales. The scales are task orientation, personalization, innovation, satisfaction, and individualization and student involvement. These scales...

Globalization and Health Systems in India

Abstract This research paper examines the effects of globalization on India’s healthcare system. It explores various areas such as healthcare delivery, acquisition, financing, and ethics. Globalization has significantly revolutionized healthcare systems worldwide. Evolution of healthcare systems has eased service delivery. Notably, globalization has brought about many improvements in India’s healthcare...

Change Management in Nursing

Introduction Change is an indefinitely long time reality in both our activity directed toward making or doing something and personal lives. Consequently, our societies, our line of works, and our daily work lives are all changing, and the rapidity of this change appears to be speeding up, not decreasing in...

PICO Format in Nursing

Evidence-based practice is essential for nurses to enhance patient outcomes and provide high-quality evidence. Although clinical experience is an essential part of nursing, it is vital not to ignore recent developments in guidelines and research that offer modern, practical solutions for patients. In the chosen scenario, the nurse was instilling...

Barriers to Practice: Advanced Practice Nurses

Despite the 2010 report by the National Academy of Medicine (previously Institute of medicine) Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) continue to struggle against barriers of practice (Schober, 2019). APNs with the same national certification and educational preparation face various restrictions when relocating from one state to another, thus limiting their scope...

Spirometry Test for Respiratory System

Respiration is one of the vital physiological processes required for a normal homeostasis. It is also a complicated process where various mechanisms are interconnected to ensure a smooth air flow through the relevant pathways (Guyton and Hall, 2006). A defect in the respiratory system could lead to various complications which...

The Importance of Healthcare Management

Many people need healthcare services every day, and it is a big challenge for healthcare organizations to provide care to each of them. In order to address this challenge, the profession of a healthcare manager was developed. Healthcare managers have many responsibilities in healthcare organizations, such as coordinating stakeholders, managing...

Extraneous Variables in Experiments

Introduction There are some variables in experiments besides the independent variables that usually cause a variation or a change to the dependent variables. These variables are referred as extraneous variables in research parlance. For instance, when studying patients and their response to medication, the researchers could realize that age affects...

Nursing Leadership and the System of Christian Values

Efficient leadership in healthcare is a subject that, seemingly, attracts a lot of scholarly interest. It could be linked to several positive outcomes, such as elevated patients’ satisfaction with their visits or hospital stays and improved workplace relations between personnel. Nursing leadership and management is a complex domain that lately...

Nursing Code of Ethics in the Human Trafficking Victim Treatment

The paradigm of nursing responsibilities has already gone far beyond providing medical assistance to the patients and dealing with documentation related to the treatment. Nowadays, the notion of nursing encompasses direct care provision, allocation of the treatment resources, communication with patients, and collaboration with public health resources in terms of...

Grand Theory v. Middle Range Theory

Background of the Theories Dorothea Orem’s grand theory and Nola Pender’s middle-range theory are some of the most popular theories in the field of nursing. These concepts are often used to define the approach that nurses should take when caring for their patients. Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Theory is one of...

Adult Day Care for the Elderly

Effective leadership entails self-awareness, passion, and having a strong conviction in what one believes in. These convictions should be conveyed to the leader’s subjects. However, the leader needs to be tolerant and accepting of other people’s convictions (Reid, 2019). This paper discusses the organizational and personal vision for an adult...

Case Study of Biomedical Ethics in the Christian Narrative

Medical Indications (Beneficence and Nonmaleficence) James has a critical form of acute glomerulonephritis, which resulted from complications associated with a strep throat infection (streptococcus infection). This condition requires immediate treatment, as the patient has high blood pressure and needs temporary dialysis to relieve fluid build-up. James’s parents rejected the dialysis;...

Telomere Theory of Aging

Telomere Theory Classification The telomere theory of aging completely changed the way researchers approach the process of aging. In studies of different populations, it has been found that as people get old, they have shorter telomeres, which eventually leads to the inability of cells to replicate. As a result, fewer...

Conflict Stages and Its Resolution in Healthcare

Introduction Conflicts in healthcare settings are often the result of the lack of communication between employees because of weaknesses in leadership or the organization of teamwork and the personnel’s collaboration. However, the problem is that any conflict that can be observed in a hospital has potentially negative effects on patients...

Comparison of Healthcare Systems: The United States and Switzerland

Introduction The comparison of two separate healthcare systems of different countries can provide an opportunity to find similar and distinctive features in the delivery of medical care to the population. As the objects of analysis, two countries will be considered – the USA and Switzerland, and integrated assessment will help...

Nursing Mission, Vision, and Personal Goals

Walden’s and the School of Nursing’s Perspectives My academic and professionals have been reshaped significantly by the perspectives of Walden University’s School of Nursing. To begin with, my academic goal is to become a competent practitioner who can use evidence-based ideas to influence or promote patient care and wellbeing. As...

Socioeconomic Health Determinants in a Concept Map

Figure 1 demonstrates an example of a concept map for the socioeconomic determinants of health (SEDH), which is based on the information from the Healthy People 2020 project (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion [ODPHP], 2014). The map attempts to demonstrate the fact that there are complex interrelations between...

Patient’s Diagnosis and Treatment Plan

Summary This case study examines a 15-year-old female, who suffers from dyspnoea and non-productive nocturnal cough. The patient denies pains in her chest and other symptoms. Three differential diagnoses identified for the given patient are as follows: asthma, COPD, and pneumonia. Taking into account that COPD is more attributable to...

Perioperative Nursing and Patient-Centered Care

Introduction Nursing work cannot be built solely on an intuitive level, and certain theoretical bases should be used as a justification for specific interventions. For these purposes, today, in the healthcare system, it is customary to resort to special models of nursing care, which have different objectives and orientations and...

Energy Drinks’ Effects on Heart Rate: An Experimental Study

The increased consumption of energy drinks by young people makes health care practitioners and researchers focus on studying the effects of these beverages on the people’s health (Rath, 2012). Much attention is paid to discussing the effects of energy drinks on changes in the heart rate because of threats of...

Nursing Philosophy in Emergency Trauma Care

Introduction In their work, nurses should apply theoretical principles of nursing to their practice depending on the settings and specific needs of patients whom they serve. Much attention should be paid to identifying differences in needs and expectations typical of various groups of patients (Wetzig & Mitchell, 2017). The purpose...

Urinary Tract Infection Management: Action Flowchart

Introduction Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a very common adverse event in long-term care (LTC) facilities (Genao & Buhr, 2012). It is also often overdiagnosed and overtreated, especially in the elderly population, which is not beneficial for the patients because of unnecessary antibiotics exposure (Grigoryan, Trautner, & Gupta, 2014; Lim,...

Healthcare Quality Improvement Team Meeting Plan

Designing Interdisciplinary Team The concepts of HRM tend to revolutionize, and the development of the interdisciplinary teams is one of the consequences (Nancarrow et al., 2013). This HR practice is believed to have a positive impact on the organizational effectiveness as well as the quality of the provided care and...

Elderly Fall Prevention in Hospitals

Introduction Falls are considerably frequent causes of injuries and hospitalization among older adults. Inappropriately equipped hospital rooms and halls often result in fall injuries of the patients. The falls might have extremely unfortunate outcomes for a patient and may lead to legal procedures for a health care institution. Therefore, there...

Staffing Requirements Calculation for Nurses

Each patient needs a different amount of care according to the Patient Classification Systems (PCS). In the provided example, the nurses are needed for the day shift. There are one RN, one LPN, and one ward clerk present. The nurses work for 8 hours, and the clerk works for 4...

Robotic Surgery

Background on robotic surgery Robotics is a branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, and manufacture of robots and computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing. This is a rapidly growing field. New inventions have come up and new robots are being built to serve...

Family Health History Genogram Assessment

Introduction The analysis of family history by health care professionals is discussed as an appropriate way to determine diseases and conditions which are typical of this family. The focus on three generations in one family is appropriate for such an analysis. In order to prepare a genogram diagram and a...

Nursing: A Science or Art?

Introduction The debate over whether the nursing profession is a science or art has been ongoing, and the proponents of each point of view put forward contrasting arguments to support their opinions. As debates proceeded, it became evident that nursing has more apparent characteristics attributed to the scientific side of...

The Nursing Need Theory by Virginia Henderson

Introduction I chose to watch the video about Virginia Henderson as she was one of the most influential nurses in history (Group E, 2010), and her theory of nursing is interesting to me. The video addressed the life and work of Virginia Henderson, as well as provided information regarding her...

Conflict Management in Nursing Practice

Introduction Nursing practice is associated with a high level of collaboration among professionals working closely together to provide safe and efficient health care services. Interdependent work roles of nurses significantly contribute to the development of a conflict. A conflict is a dynamic process that occurs because of differences between peoples’...

Holistic Nursing Care’ Principles and Essentials

Principles and Essentials of Holistic Nursing Care Holistic nursing care refers to a patient as a whole. According to the principles of holistic nursing care, a nurse integrates self-care, responsibility, and spirituality based on such concepts as mind, spirit, body, emotion, and environment (Dossey & Keegan, 2016). A range of...

HIV/AIDS in Children of Nigeria

Outline Over the recent years, there has been a slow progress providing healthcare to children infected by HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Research indicates that, at least 30% of the children living with HIV/AIDS on a global scale die before they are one year old and most of them die before they...

Overcoming Barriers in Healthcare Change: Strategies for Success

Changes in the sphere of healthcare are required because they provide an opportunity to improve not only the process of healthcare delivery but also the patient’s health outcomes. For example, STEMI patients need efficient and effective treatment procedures, which presupposes the improvement of primary PCI. Unfortunately, professionals can face various...

Euthanasia Pros and Cons

Introduction The question of human life value has always been actual. For centuries people have been trying to find a good and complete answer to it. An idea that life is a gift from some supernatural powers is very common, and that is why people have no right to make...

Prenatal Development Stages and Influencing Factors

Introduction To better understand prenatal development, it is vital to outline its primary stages. According to Lynch (2019), “there are three stages of prenatal development: germinal, embryonic, and fetal” (p. 30). Notably, every stage has its own period, measured in weeks, and has specific peculiarities regarding the woman’s body state...

Poor Access to Healthcare in Underserved and Rural Areas as a Healthcare Economics Issue

Introduction The lack of access to care and inadequate funding for healthcare in underserved and rural communities are among the economic issues I have found in the healthcare field. The problem affects these populations because they often have limited resources and, as a result, must overcome significant barriers to accessing...

Evaluating Epidemiologic Methods at Nominal, Ordinal, Interval Levels

Executive Summary Various health outcomes measurement levels are used when appraising epidemiologic and biostatistical research methods in the healthcare sector. The nominal level is the least precise, assigning a label or category to each group member. The ordinal level is more precise and allows for the ranking of group members...

Implementing Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model to Support Nurses in New Administration

Summary of the Nursing Scenario A local Los Angeles, California, facility has introduced a new administration. As the nurse manager, I am responsible for ensuring that the new management team has the support of the employed nurses at the facility. I have designed a plan with several steps to guarantee...

Comprehensive Nursing Care for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Abstract The cardiovascular system is vital to human health because it mainly delivers oxygen to the cells and supports their functioning. Many disorders might challenge the work of this system, and coronary artery disease (CAD) is a specific condition under analysis in this paper. Attention will be paid to the...

EPIC System Security Risks, EHR Interoperability, and the Role of Nurses in Healthcare IT

Security Vulnerabilities in Centralized Digital Records First, EPIC’s centralized digital patient record storage introduces security vulnerabilities that threaten the privacy and reliability of patient information. Data leaks, hacks, and unauthorized access are all major worries. Robust security measures must be put in place to fix security flaws. Data encryption, permission-based...

Evolution of Nursing Leadership: Historical Foundations and Modern Roles

Introduction The nursing job and roles these employees perform, including leadership, are evolving simultaneously with the healthcare sector. The profession began in the 19th century when nurses cared for the sick and wounded soldiers near their beds (“What is the role,” 2022). In the modern world, their competence includes care,...

Ethical Justifications for Euthanasia: Arguments For and Against Physician-Assisted Suicide

Introduction Killing can be described as the act of taking a person’s life, and typically, people think about doing it without consent. Therefore, the concept of killing is connected with assassination, which is the most widespread thought that individuals have. However, not all examples of taking another person’s life are...

Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Health Promotion Plan for Adolescent Education

Introduction Despite the intention to educate individuals from an early age and cover many risks, some situations are not easy to predict. Nowadays, many people consider adolescent parenting challenging because of the inability to finish high school, the importance of public assistance, or the inevitability of material hardship (Cone et...

Barriers to Advanced Practice Nurses in Florida: Policy and Legislative Insights

Practice Barriers for APNs in Florida Nurse Midwife: In Florida, nurse midwives should have an administrative relationship with a physician. Nationally, it can result in these professionals providing less timely and comprehensive care. Nurse Anesthetist: In Florida, nurse anesthetists should have a convention with a managing physician that frames the...

Nurse-Physician Conflicts: Barriers and Strategies for Improvement

Defining a Conflict Area in Advanced Practice Leadership: Background and Evidence Various sources can raise many conflicts in the medical industry. As a veteran nurse with ten years of experience in the emergency room, I have encountered many misunderstandings and interpersonal issues affecting healthcare practice. One significant area subjected to...

The Need and Transition Theories in Advanced Nursing Practice

Introduction My track is related to Advanced Registered Nursing Practice, specifically Family Nursing Practice. This paper will provide a conceptual framework, a theoretical model of the Need Theory – grand nursing theory, and transition theory – a middle nursing theory that is essential for my practice. The Need Theory defines...

Nursing Reflection on Patient Education Using Gibbs’ Cycle

Description As a student midwife working with my mentor in a hospital during my clinical practice, I am responsible for providing information and advice to a woman with a high-risk pregnancy due to diabetes. In this situation, it is important to provide information to the woman about the potential risks...

Nursing Shortage and Its Impact on Patient Outcomes

Introduction The shortage of staff in the healthcare system is a growing challenge that has a significant effect on the delivery of medical services and consequently, patient outcomes. Due to their low numbers after distribution to various facilities, nurses are faced with increased workload and long shifts. Overworking can result...

“Overweight and Obesity Statistics” by the USDHHS

In the article “Overweight and Obesity Statistics” by the USDHHS, the dire situation concerning excessive weight in adults and children is discussed. It is pointed out that various causes can increase the chances of an individual becoming overweight, of which environmental and individual factors are the most prevalent. Nevertheless, in...

A Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography on Substance Use and Abuse

Finding helpful material on how to conduct research and the effects of substance misuse was made more accessible by using ProQuest, ERIC, and Google Scholar and comparing their functionalities. Considering its comprehensive record, Google Scholar is the best search tool available. Nonetheless, toggling between the three different search engines facilitated...

Calculating Nursing Staffing for Hospital Units

According to Paulsen (2018), each patient needs extra care. The manager must consider the number of staff and the patient acuity and be aware of the staffing mix, which refers to the percentages of licensed or registered nurses (RN), licensed vocational nurses (LVN), and unlicensed assistive personnel or certified nursing...