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The information provided in the proposed case study is insufficient to draw accurate conclusions and propose effective solutions to address Rick’s malnutrition problem. As additional data to obtain from his mother, one should inquire about whether the child has chronic diseases or other health problems. According to Adamson and Morawska...
Quality improvement models Healthcare organizations aim at improving the quality of care so that they could have better patient outcomes that result in improved patient lives (Hines & Yu, 2009; Kelly, 2007; Kouzes & Posner, 2009). The following six models are applied in healthcare settings to improve the quality of...
The case for the evidence-based research is a 23-year-old female patient with spine osteoporosis, a diagnosis that is not common for that age. As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse supervising clinical staff nurses, I would need to explain that evidence-based practice is required to determine the correct treatment. First of all, I...
Children are the most affected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) because their body organs are still fragile, yet the disease affects the immune system. Aside from the physical health impacts of the illness, young ones are also more prone to HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination-related problems. Consequently,...
Functions of the Head Supports the face Provides communication network Protects the skull Monitors the five senses Facilitates signal processing and interpretation Manages the five sense organs Abnormalities of the head Brain tumor Neural pathway disorder Symptoms of brain tumor Headache Memory loss Speech defection Visual failure Personality changes Nursing...
Being healthy is crucial for a productive population. Efforts to provide quality, reliable, and affordable medical care are in most cases directed to the whole family. International bodies, national governments, and different medical institutions have adopted different methods of promoting health among community members. However, the globe has not yet...
Introduction Unhealthy patterns of alcohol use and poor impulse control when dealing with potentially addictive substances have negative influences on all aspects of life. In the case of Thomas, alcohol abuse exacerbates his pre-existing psychological issues even more. This paper discusses his case with attention to symptoms, treatment, goals, and...
Exercise programs are usually recommended for patients suffering from illnesses because it helps them remain physically fit or lose some weight. Sometimes it is challenging for a patient to stick to an exercise program. However, there are several strategies they can employ while exercising. The following are some of the...
The theory I found most helpful was the Health Belief Model. I was fascinated by its ability to focus on future behaviors using the current attitudes and beliefs of an individual (Glanz, Rimer & Lewis, 2012). I think it is very helpful in the fight against oral disease as it...
Patient Scenario Anxiety is considered to be one of the most widespread mental health conditions; Anxiety should be regarded as an umbrella term for the various related condition instead of one complex disorder; Some of the widely recognized conditions, such as an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), are also preconditioned by anxiety...
Meningitis Meningitis is a disease that occurs due to the inflammation of the meninges, which surround the central nervous system: the brain, and the spinal cord. Meningitis is a very serious neurological disease that damages important membranes that cover the spinal cord and the brain, which aid in transmission of...
Introduction Abortions can be regarded as one of the oldest health-related procedures that remain common across the globe but quite controversial in the vast majority of countries, including the USA. Abortions were conducted in ancient Greece and Rome and were not rare in European countries in the Middle Ages (“Roe...
The evidence-based approach is a central topic of discussion in modern healthcare practice. The benefits of evidence-based practice cannot be overstated because it has significantly improved health outcomes. The best evidence in nursing research is formed through extensive literature analysis and data evaluation from clinical studies (Grove & Gray, 2018)....
Introduction Timely medical interventions have always been considered one of the major pillars in terms of successful healthcare management. However, in order to secure the intervention’s quality, it is of crucial importance to properly evaluate both objective and subjective data regarding the patient’s health condition. Thus, according to the researchers,...
The stigmatization of mental health, indeed, plays a significant role in the life of a person suffering from mental disorders. First, stigmatization affects how a person identifies their psychological disorder. Second, the stigma affects whether a person eventually seeks help from specialists to receive treatment. To understand the extent to...
American Psychiatric Association (2013) defines PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) as a psychiatric disorder that can manifest itself in people that witnessed or experienced a traumatic event. What counts as a traumatic event is often contingent on individual perception. However, some of the most common categories of traumatic events include natural...
The United States government initiated the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to minimize health disparities by lowering costs and improving the accessibility of healthcare. The introduction of ACA highlighted the fact that the healthcare industry is in the need of reforms in order to improve its cost-effectiveness, quality, and accessibility. Healthcare...
Caring for health is a lifelong and complicated process that has become diversified with the development of technology. Patients become active participants in treatment, which means balancing the efforts of the provider and the audience. Personal Health Record (PHR) is a promising technology because it combines EHR data and information...
Introduction Antibiotics have been used for the past seven decades to treat patients suffering from various bacterial infections. The antibiotics have been used for long and hence the bacterial organisms they are supposed to kill have been adapting to them. The result has been that the drugs are less effective....
Introduction Hearing is one of the five senses that humans use to study their environment. The active interpretation of information does this by transforming sound into meaningful information. Due to the increased use of personal listening devices globally, the hearing problem has become a common challenge globally, with 466 million...
Confidentiality in medicine is one of the main principles the medical workers should follow. There are a great many reasons for either following or breaking the promise of confidentiality, everything depends on the situation. Some cases are regulated by the country’s law, the others must just be related to the...
First of all, an area that demands some special effort from a clinician is mental health care. As Stanhope and Lancaster (2016) mention, “at some point, virtually all adults will experience a tragic or unexpected loss, a serious setback, or a time of profound sadness, grief, or distress” (p. 795)....
Older adults form one of the most vulnerable groups, requiring additional attention from the public health system. This situation stems from a range of chronic conditions, which are likely to develop as a person nears senior age. Instigated by the aforementioned conditions, such as impaired vision or the general lack...
Introduction Disease diagnosis is an ongoing examination to ensure the quality of health is preserved. Inadequate awareness of the illness or pathophysiology mechanism leads to misunderstanding and acts as a deterrent to correct management and slow recovery. There is a need to carry out a systematic study of the disease...
During my field experience at Vatsalya Adult Medical Daycare Center, I worked as an intern social worker student. Then, I faced a divorced woman, 55 years old, whose mother had unexpectedly died from a heart attack; it could be beneficial to employ the resilience theory in this case. The presenting...
Introduction A patient decides to terminate her counseling after a couple of weeks and asks the counselor to give her all records and notes that she made during sessions. According to the ACA Code of Ethics and the state board code of ethics, the counselor should grant the client access...
The study being evaluated in this case is implicit in the effect of lifestyle interventions by nurses. Like other studies in the medical field, the research leverages a standard format to explicate the effect of the intervention mentioned. It contains the conventional sections of a quantitative study that include the...
The Injury-Related Public Health Problem The injury-related public health problem that will be discussed is the high incidence of injuries among teenager restaurant workers. Because restaurants become first formal place of employment for young workers, the rates of incidences there are also high. Approximately 30% of all workers employed by...
Patient Information Name: James Lebron Age: 40 years Gender at Birth: Male Gender Identity: Male Source: Allergies: None Current Medications: None PMH Immunizations: The patient reports that all immunizations are up to date. Preventive Care: The patient reports not taking alcohol and foods low in fat content. Surgical History: The Patient...
The development and use of vaccines have allowed the global population to mitigate the spread of severe illnesses and significantly reduce child mortality. Still, there are groups of people who believe that vaccines are harmful and oppose immunization, not allowing their children to be vaccinated. The controversy regarding childhood immunization...
Advocacy for employees is one of the key responsibilities of nurses within a healthcare organization. Advocating on behalf of nursing professionals allows leaders to ensure recognition and respect, fair reimbursement, access to educations, as well an overall safer environment (Blackburn, Johnson & Chaveleh, 2020). Nurse leaders can use advocacy in...
One of the most pressing issues in modern realities, in which people are forced to choose one side depending on their interests, is medicine. Americans face incredibly high treatment prices in all areas of health care, from family therapists to optometrists. However, high prices are the reason for allocating most...
Subjective Chief Complaint: sudden decrease of vision in the patient’s left eye. History of Present Illness (HPI) Jessica, a 32-year-old female, developed blurred vision in her left eye in the morning. Progressive deterioration occurred over the past few hours. Denies traumas, injuries, tearing, redness, and exposure to chemicals. Experienced blurred...
Gestational age is a significant measurement during pregnancy with the help of which it is possible to track and control the changes of a mother and a fetus. The normal gestational age for giving birth is between 37 and 42 weeks. When a patient is at her 42 weeks, the...
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease which is traditionally considered a disease of poverty. It influences mainly adults of the productive age (McHugh, 2013). According to World Health Organization (2017), it is among the ten major causes of death worldwide. As of 2015, 10.4 million people in the world had tuberculosis....
Abstract This paper is a valuable summary of the critical foundations of pharmacology theory. Throughout the essay, both the fundamental conceptual concepts of science and the science-based properties of drugs are described. In particular, the paper discussed the beneficial properties of probiotics, onion, and elderberry extracts. Natural Medicine Paper The...
Introduction At present, HIV and AIDS are among the burning problems of humanity. Despite opportunities for prevention, the disease strikes many people. National minorities constitute one of the most vulnerable categories when it comes to HIV incidence. In the United States, the situation with African American women with HIV is...
Introduction The medical field provides clear and concise career paths for nurses that wish to aspire to become better at their jobs by acquiring knowledge and skills necessary to help people in the most complicated of health nurses. The next step from being an RN to becoming an APN involves...
Description of the Steps Taken to Conduct Data Analysis The relationship between KS and HIV has become increasingly ambiguous because of modern treatment methods for HIV (American Cancer Society 1; Bowling 7). In this paper, I sought to find out the relationship between the two variables. To do so, I...
Project Background A cross-functional collaboration among professionals in various fields of practice is essential to improve the quality of their work. Particularly, this statement is relevant for integrating project management skills in healthcare where the role of process planning is obscured with the sense of urgency and the need of...
Introduction Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a term in the medical field that refers to the emergency process involving a combination of chest comprehensions using artificial ventilation. The purpose of CPR is to preserve intact brain operation manually before other steps are taken to restore the normal breathing and circulation of...
Personal and professional experiences of the Gourleys are common among military officials in practice or retired. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) occurs when an individual is exposed to life-threatening incidents attributed to extreme trauma (Friedman, 2015). Military personnel are deployed in conflict zones such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen to...
Introduction Pressure ulcers are areas of necrosis and ulceration on soft tissues that happen due to pressure or pressure in combination with shear. Pressure ulcers lead to significant patient’s pain level, adversely affect the patient’s quality of life, resulting in a continuous economic burden on the health care system. The...
Patients in assisted living facilities are vulnerable to healthcare-related infections (HAIs). The transmission of the diseases results in a poor quality of life for patients. As a result, the problem causes an increasing trend of hospitalization. Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are a common infection in nursing care homes. Hence...
The first article on overweight in low-income communities written by Jin & Jones-Smith (2015) exposes socioeconomic variables that influence obesity. This research aimed to evaluate the relationship between family earnings and physical activity and overweight rates of children for 8 different communities divided by race or ethnicity. The study design...
Many natural and human-made disasters occur across the surface of the planet every day. Forest fires, tsunamis, earthquakes, oil spills, hurricanes, and other kinds of cataclysms pose a significant danger to human and animal lives (“Disaster nursing,” 2011). In a case of an emergency, medical institutions are expected to provide...
Stress has become a serious issue, especially considering the way of life of an average person in the contemporary world, which elevates different disorders because of imbalance and constant pressure. It is a typical response the body has when changes happen, bringing about physical and mental reactions. Stress reactions assist...
The mental health and well-being of people worldwide have been significantly affected by COVID-19. The pandemic led to the governments of many countries introducing strict measures to prevent the further spread of the virus. However, the imposed social distancing and bans on socializing at home and public spaces resulted in...
Emergency Situation: Bacterial Meningitis Bacterial meningitis (BM) is an infectious disease that can be caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Group B Streptococcus, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae, and Listeria monocytogenes. The incubation period of the disease is around several hours, which makes it very hard for epidemiologists to encourage the right behavior...
Introduction The bacterium, Vibrio cholerae is the etiological agent, causing acute and a diarrheal illness by infecting the intestine (Daniels & Shafaie, 2000). This illness is called cholera. Severe cholera cases are common with high-dose exposure, blood-group-O and low gastric acidity (Daniels & Shafaie, 2000). Its incubation period ranges between...
Introduction The cost of healthcare has been on the increase globally in recent years. In a bid to cut costs, most health care organizations have deemed it appropriate to understaff their facilities. In addition, training of health care staff has also become an expensive affair and health care organizations have...
The incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has declined since the 2010s, but it is still the highest in the world, according to the United States Renal Data System (USRDS) (2020). In 2018, the number of ESRD patients in the USA reached 131,636 (USRDS, 2020). The prevalence of ESRD in...
Depression and anxiety represent serious mental disorders that require immediate and prolonged treatment for patients of different ages. The undermined psychological state of oneself might lead to severe outcomes affecting the individual’s thoughts, feelings, daily activities, and mood, as well as causing eating and sleeping disturbances. Depression and anxiety are...
Healthcare is definitely one of the most essential industries in the U.S. because every citizen has a right to receive high-quality medical support. The topics of healthcare often become the fundamental discussions of presidential debates, and the candidates try to present the best and the most effective ideas and implement...
Introduction Effective leadership and management rely on the integral exploitation of strategies to boost productivity among medical practitioners. Over the decades, the healthcare department evolved along the gradient of increased interaction between people, professionals, and technology. As a result, it is essential to address the key problem that arises due...
Introduction Salmonella typhi is a rod-shaped, motile, gram-negative bacterium which causes typhoid fever in human beings. This pathogen is an issue of public health concern worldwide. It affects about 26 million people globally every year and contributes to economic burdens in terms of the cost of prevention, surveillance, and treatment...
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...
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...
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,...
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 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)....
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Abstract The use of aromatherapy as a complementary medical practice dates back long in history. The use of essential oils in therapeutic activities became popular in the 11th century with the invention of the distillation process. Today the technique continues to draw interest from different stakeholders owing to its perceived...
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...
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 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...
Wrong Delegation of a Task In the department where l was working, the certified nursing assistant (CNA) reported to a registered nurse (RN) about a patient whose nasogastric tube had come out. The RN informed the CNA that the patient should be screened and the nasogastric tube inserted. The CNA...
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...
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,...
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...
Nursing quality indicators are commonly unit-specific measurable indicators which reflect correlation of certain elements of staffing, direct patient care, and quality outcomes. Nursing quality indicators ultimately exist to ensure data is tracked and evaluated in an appropriate manner, usually in comparison to other organizations nationally. The nursing quality indicators were...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
It is important to emphasize the difference between negligence and malpractice with reference to the specifics of nursing practice. Negligence is associated with acting carelessly, and the consequences of such a behavior can be negative and undesirable for patients. These harmful actions or the absence of actions are usually not...
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...
Preface Medical professionals attribute the problem of balance in the human body to heart failure. This condition of the heart is usually chronic or long-term. However, in other cases, it can develop suddenly. The heart is prone to many problems including the left and right side effects of the heart....
Contribution of Community Health to Addressing the Causes of Death of Young People The health efforts the community makes can affect the leading causes of death for adolescents and the adults in many ways. Adolescents aged between ten and fourteen years have the lowest risk of death compared to other...
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...
A medical practice requires effective communication both between patients and healthcare workers and within the team of healthcare workers. However, medical errors often occur because of miscommunication. In the clinical case analyzed in this paper, a medical error happened due to a lack of communication. In this case, the nursing...
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,...
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...
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 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...
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...
There are diverse reasons why individuals sit for long, such as watching television or working. However, it is essential to understand that sitting for long causes damage to the body. Therefore, people should implement various measures to ensure that they remain healthy and prevent diseases. Muscles are the primary consumers...
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...
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, 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
At a time when globalization has taken a central position in determining the global cultural affiliations and consumerism patterns, the ability to address adolescents’ health problems is indeed a key to future sustainability strategy. This is due to the vast adolescents’ health-related problems which have a direct bearing on their...
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....
Background Statement Midtown Neurology has faced significant issues regarding governance and infrastructure management. Initially, the medical practice was founded by a single physician who had over 20 years of experience helping the community members. As the practice grew further, it has changed from a “mom-n-pop” operation to a more significant...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The motivation for American citizens to lose weight and adopt healthy lifestyles can be found everywhere including public health advertisements, popular media, and social settings. However, obesity among American adults is still on the rise across the country. In order to motivate individuals to adopt the proper diet and lifestyle,...
What is postoperative fever? It is temperature rise above the normal temperature (38 C) on two consecutive days after the surgery. The systematic approach and differential diagnosis help institute proper management and narrowing down differential analysis. Possible causes of Postoperative Fever Also known as Rule of W, they include: Wound...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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....
Problem and Model The problem of water scarcity has been actively discussed by the public for the last several decades. However, due to the issues that the global climate change has provoked, water scarcity and drought have become a serious problem for some of the states in the US. Changes...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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 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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
