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Prevention of Heart Disease in Adults Heart disease and its consequences are prominent health issues, both in the United States and worldwide. People with cardiovascular conditions have to limit their physical activities due to fatigue, lightheadedness, pain, and other issues. Moreover, heart diseases are associated with heightened risks of strokes...
Components of a Healing Hospital and Their Relationship to Spirituality There are three main constituents of a healing hospital that include a healing physical environment, a culture of deep-seated tender care and incorporation of technology. These factors play an important role in the success of a healing hospital. This paper...
The principal outcome of the future project is the solution intended to decrease the number of hypertension events among patients aged 50 years and older. However, the objective is not limited to the examination of hypertension and suggesting how to address this problem more efficiently. It would also lead to...
Program Description Nursing students will complete a clinical rotation that will last for two weeks (two clinical days per week) during their campus residency. A registered and qualified nurse preceptor will supervise and assess the performance of the students based on pre-defined learning outcomes (LO) This program has been designed...
Abstract The current study covers a patient from a case study requiring identification of the patient’s condition based on presentations to the physician. Based on the case, the analysis identified the top four differential diagnoses, namely depression, generalized anxiety disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, and insomnia. This is followed by the...
The population’s health depends on various factors, and social determinants are among the most crucial. It is common knowledge that emerging countries have low-quality healthcare services, whereas more developed regions exhibit higher health prosperity rates. Therefore, general determinants may be defined as the conditions a person was born and brought...
Introduction The quality of pre and post-operative care provided to adult patients determines the outcome of the condition, the speed of recovery, and the long-term results of their management. Nursing care for patients before any operation should be focused on making the patient comfortable in a bid to prepare them...
The MSN terminal objectives are used to show recent educational and professional standards. These objectives guided me through out my practicum and I was able to achieve the anticipated practicum learning experience. My learning experiences include; identifying the needs for developing infection control and management program for health care facilities....
The IOWA model is designed to introduce evidence-based practice into nurse practitioners’ activities to combine their practical knowledge, scientific theories, and each patient’s desires. Most other evidence-based practices do not consider the subtleties of treatment of patients and their preferences, thus being a mechanical and formalized “cookie-cutter approach” (Dontje, 2007)....
Type of Study The article is a primary research study focusing on the impact of supervised exercise on cancer survivors after treatment. It focuses on how exercise can be used to deal with various side effects experienced by cancer survivors after treatment. The research study draws conclusions from its findings...
An intervention is a means to health change. It is planned and targets a specific group such as the preschool children involved in the study. The study targets, eating and activity habits that are linked to the inappropriate weight gain, formed in early childhood. This study also targets health promotion...
Migraine refers to a painful headache that is heralded by sensory reactions such as vomiting, light flashes, nausea, and amplified sensitivity to light. Research has revealed that genetics and environmental factors are two of the main predisposing factors with regard to migraine headaches (Tepper, 2004). The real cause has not...
Introduction A theory is a concept or a group of related concepts that guides the nursing practice by proposing potential actions to be taken. According to Kerlinger, a theory is “a set of interrelated concepts that give a systematic view of a phenomenon especially an observable event or act that...
Abstract This research focuses on the way HIV treatment compliance is influenced by social support among African American women with HIV. This paper reveals some background information about the issue (statistics about HIV prevalence, risk factors, and justification for the study). It will focus on the sample represented by African...
COVID-19 is an emerging infectious disease and a pandemic affecting millions of people worldwide. The article by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2021) discusses several aspects of COVID-19, such as protection from the virus, prevention of the spread, and recommendations for testing and symptomatic treatment. According to...
The research process is one of the sources that derive theory development through the study of concepts and their related propositions. Notably, the research process answers many research questions and derives other research questions depending on the research outcomes. In the context of a study about Family Nurse Practitioner, we...
Introduction People do not always understand the severity of eating disorders and the difficulty of their treatment. Perhaps, that happens because, for the general public, food intake seems a natural and easily controlled action. Despite this misconception, Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and Bulimia Nervosa (BN) are serious psychiatric disorders. They usually...
The Role of a Nurse Peplau’s framework consists of four phases. On the orientation phase, the nurse provides essential information and guidance and establishes the communication channels. This phase is mostly one-directional and requires only a limited participation from the patient. The identification phase is where the patient involvement begins....
Three major elements of the electronic medical record (EMR) include patient call log, prescription management system, and patient management (Kelley, 2016). The patient management component is important in patient registration, transfer, admission, and discharge from a hospital. It affects safety measures if improperly conducted or used to generate information that...
The blindness of justice is a subject challenged by the investigation of biases and patterns found in criminal justice systems worldwide. Australia’s Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders constitute an example of how economic and social discrepancies that colonialism entails can manifest in incarceration rates. Indigenous Australians are disproportionately imprisoned...
Introduction Effective decontamination of dental instruments is very critical for the safety of patients as well as management of infections within the premises of dental clinics. The decontamination is essential to ensure that all dental instruments reflect the highest quality for usage as well as reflecting modern day standard for...
Stakeholders Stakeholders are persons of interest in a project. The opinion or actions of stakeholders would affect the success, decision processes, and failures of a project (Garrett, n.d.). This means that all the stakeholders must be brought on board for the proposed project to be successful. In relation to the...
Abstract Isolation precautions and personal protective equipment are the two most common methods of infection control in most hospital settings. This literature review analyzes the data from 5 qualitative and quantitative articles, each dedicated to a particular part of the PICOT: effectiveness of IP and PPE in reducing HAI in...
Introduction Health disparities among the different populations pose a great threat to the progress of all countries in spite of their constant effort to minimize them. Reasonable access to health care has become very critical because of this. In the USA, even though it is the most developed country in...
Mental Health Problems and Gender Admittedly, cultural and gender differences affect the course of such mental problems as depression. Thus, females usually suffer from depression because of issues related to their children, marriage, housing, romance, etc. (Afifi, 2007). However, males usually suffer from such mental problems because of crises concerning...
Among the range of illnesses that can affect the health of the population, cancer is among the most challenging and multi-dimensional. Cancer is characterized as a group of diseases associated with the abnormal growth of cells with the capacity of invading and spreading to other parts of the human body....
Types of Crises Crises have different types: sociocultural, adventitious, situational, and maturational. Some people can experience different types of crises, as listed below. Maturational crisis can happen during any period of transition in biopsychosocial development and growth. A maturational crisis occurs when a person cannot envision their new roles and...
Introduction Leadership is reflected as a comprehensive process that is used to realize goals, motivate other members to work, and providing support and inspiration to accomplish communally negotiated goals. In the nursing profession, leadership is the process of coordinating day and night shifts, and controlling the nursing team to ensure...
The nursing philosophy, in general, can be referred to as the conceptual mold or framework; which nurses utilize in making a guide to their practice, interpretation of phenomena, observation making, and in general thinking. In general terms, the philosophy of nursing views both the client and the profession as a...
Introduction Older adults often experience acute and chronic diseases associated with pain. Geriatric patients often take several medications to treat the symptom (Horgas, 2017). However, taking multiple pain management medications attributes to polypharmacy and may negatively affect the well-being of older patients (Horgas, 2017). Thus, it is crucial that clinicians...
Introduction The concept of nursing was established many centuries ago; nonetheless, the modern conception of nursing had been enacted only since the beginning of the nineteenth century. The name of the first present-day nurse was Florence Nightingale, and she became known as a woman who had altered the whole perception...
Introduction The lower body muscles are divided into five categories, Quads, Hamstrings, Gluteals, Hip Flexor, and Calves. A good exercise plan would begin with a leg press with a set of about 10 15 repeats then followed by leg extension with three sets of the same repeats as the leg...
The American Red Cross was founded on May 21, 1881, by Clara Barton, who was a hospital nurse during the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War. Despite the lack of formal nursing education, she managed to perform perfectly under various conditions and was determined to create a US affiliate...
Low Vision Optometry Rotation 1 Low vision is described as a bilateral impairment of one’s ability to see. The impairment has a significant impact on the functionality of the affected individual. The condition cannot be adequately reversed or corrected with conventional interventions, such as contact lenses and standard glasses. As...
Introduction Chronic illness is a term used to describe a group of long-lasting health conditions. In the current world, chronic diseases are comprises of various types of health conditions. Even though chronic diseases such as chickenpox and cold are short-term illnesses, the majority of chronic diseases don’t go away that...
Media publication The Disparities Report Highlights: Health Care Challenges for Racial and Ethnic Minorities is a media publication by the Kaiser Family Foundation that contains a health message. It is notable that this publication is aiming at addressing the issue of health facing racial and ethnic minorities. Apparently, it is...
Introduction Decisions in life are sometimes influenced by the pedigree from which a person comes from. Sometimes certain families exhibit a distinct pedigree which is manifested in various ways including hereditary diseases, vocations, professional ambitions, talent characteristics and many other characteristics. Having been born and bred from a family with...
Abstract Medical institutions and healthcare facilities encounter challenges in recruiting and retaining qualified medical technicians, nurse aides, and other support staff members. The institutions do not provide competitive wages to these staff members making them hop from one institution to another in search of better wages. Others quit the profession...
Technological innovation is having a big impact on the field of health sciences. There is a high growth that is being experienced in health informatics, which is transforming the way health procedures are done. The use of advanced technological procedures is making health systems incorporate health informatics, which guarantees efficiency...
Biopsychosocial History, Presenting Problems, and Symptoms The client of this case is Francisco, a 45-year-old Latino man, married to a Caucasian man. He was raised in a traditional Catholic family, the members of which became shocked after his sexuality acceptance at the age of late 30s. After three-month depression and...
Introduction Bipolar I, which is also sometimes referred to as manic depression or manic-depressive disorder, is a mental illness. The main feature of this condition is at least one manic episode during a lifetime. Researchers claim Bipolar I disorder to be “a recurrent chronic disorder characterized by fluctuations in mood...
Do you believe in today’s medicine, its possibilities, and treatment potentials? Doctors help us to stay healthy for long, in such a way, giving us the opportunity to lead our daily life without worries. We all know that modern medicine is the fruit of research lasting for centuries, multiple attempts,...
Cerebral palsy (CP) constitutes a group of severe neurological conditions caused by brain damage that affect children and impact their movement and motor skills, as well as their coordination. Other common symptoms include delays in the development of speech, tremors, difficulty swallowing and walking, seizures, blindness, and problems with muscles,...
Patient fall prevention is an important topic when it comes to hospital care. In addition, there are a lot of factors in a hospital setting that contribute to patient falls, such as slippery floors, the amount of time spent lying down, and possible side-effects of medication. It is important to...
Description of Community El Paso, Texas; on the border with Mexico Approximately 680000 population (El Paso, TX, n. d.) 82% is the Hispanic/Latino population (Quick facts: El Paso City, n. d.) Median age of 33 (El Paso, TX, n. d.) The Hispanic community is an ethnic group residing in El...
Reflection on the strategies for developing teams The healthcare industry is dynamic and quite complex and it requires the participation of different healthcare providers. Healthcare personnel works in teams so that they could improve the quality of healthcare outcomes (Clarke, 2010; Frawley, 2009; Kelly, 2007). The following strategies would be...
Pati et al. (2010) carried out an empirical research study in Philadelphia to find out how maternal health literacy influenced child’s participation in social welfare programs. The sample under study showed that 20% of mothers had limited or no knowledge on their maternal health which in turn, influenced their children’s...
Diagnosis of any disease and assessment of symptoms in conjunction with risk factors is the first step to successfully determining the condition. Evaluated factors should assess a patient’s life, including the environment, psychology, and human physiology. This essay aims to evaluate the situation provided and make a comprehensive diagnosis. First...
Introduction In the context of present-day developments, medicine plays a crucial role, as it directly influences the standards of living and the average life span among the population. For this reason, the development of this field presents a matter of extreme importance, and the latest innovations introduced by researchers are...
Physician-Assisted Death Physician-assisted death refers to the process where a physician facilitates the patient’s death by providing the required information or materials necessary to end their life. Patients facing chronic conditions, debilitating illnesses or suffering in pain, may opt to end their life by seeking assistance from their physicians (Quill,...
Natural disasters, such as tsunami, which affected Japan in March 2011, caused the loss about 28,000 lives, injured thousands of Japanese, displaced thousands of families, and destroyed infrastructure utterly (National geographic, 2011). Since the injured and displaced populations had diverse needs, the situation of the tsunami depicts a scenario where...
The health issue and the intervention The article centers on the mental health of adolescents in schools. Mental health issues affect a teenager’s potential to live a full and productive life and lead to stigma, isolation, and discrimination. To execute a viable and feasible well-being advancement program in the auxiliary...
Introduction The HIV/AIDS pandemic has caused significant global threats. These threats are imminent within most developing nations. The nations have encountered severe consequences of HIV infection. South Africa is one of the most affected states. Observably, the country has continuously faced the impacts of the disease. The country has struggled...
Virginia vs. Texas In 2018, Virginia passed a bill that visibly extended the scope of practice for APRNs. House Bill 793 established relative freedom for nurses in the framework of basic practice – starting from obtaining a health history and ending with diagnosing a patient. APRNs are allowed to treat...
Introduction Modern technologies have the potential to transform medical procedures and nursing practices to maximize patients’ experiences. These innovations can guide practitioners to guide and provide timely information to more people within a short time. Emerging medical systems and inventions are overcoming most of the challenges associated with the current...
The nature, epidemiology, and health implications of oral diseases have changed significantly within the past four decades. The prevalence of caries in childhood has increased in the United States. Additionally, the increase of caries is strongly associated with health disparities in different parts of the world (Ezer, Swoboda, & Farkouh,...
The issues of HIV and STD have been on the global health agenda for quite a while. Even though new problems have emerged, toning down the gravity of the HIV- and STD-related ones, there is still the necessity to educate young people about the threat of STD. For this purpose,...
Analgesics are a collection of drugs that are used to relieve pain or in medical terms “attain analgesia.” These drugs reduce pain by acting on the central and peripheral nervous system of the body; examples of analgesic drugs include acetaminophen or paracetamol, opioid drugs, and NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs). The...
An in-depth performance study, implemented through functional benchmarking of a company’s internal processes, is part of a successful strategic analysis to identify potential development paths for an organization or department. The object of the study in this paper is the HIM Department of a hospital that is planning to develop...
Introduction Mergers and Acquisitions are becoming a common trend within the corporate arena and the same may be said of the health industry. However, poor strategic planning may fail these trends unless the human resource management plays its contributory role in such engagements. The paper shall look at what these...
Limitations of the approach Over the years, various changes have been made on nursing policies to suite their working environment. These changes have had adverse effects on their duties and such includes the expansion of hospitals which have exerted pressure on the number of nurses, who could barely manage the...
Introduction Tuberculosis is a respiratory killer disease and it poses a health risk to the lives of many people in different parts of the world. Cases of tuberculosis are higher in the South East Asian countries. This assertion implies that Brunei, being one of southeast Asian countries, tuberculosis is a...
Abstract Leadership may be defined as the process of socially influencing people to follow ones’ way. It can also be taken as a group of people who are influenced by a common goal to achieve a collective gain together. In nursing, leadership is very important as it sets out a...
Clinical Problem Falls in older patients is one of the critical clinical problems that can frequently be faced in the current nursing practice. Despite the efforts made by nurses and other healthcare specialists, the evidence suggests that falls are the main cause of fatal injuries among senior individuals (Centers for...
Digital health care depends on the stability of the internet connection. However, even stable internet does not promise high-quality service because such care has to rely on specific technologies. System bugs are common with the use of internet-dependent equipment, and even a highly stable network connection does not guarantee that...
Abstract Meningococcal meningitis is a serious health condition. It is characterized by inflammation of the brain and spinal cord membranes. The two form the central nervous system. As such, the disease causes serious neurological problems. The condition is caused by a bacterium commonly known as meningococcus. In most cases, it...
Introduction Evidence-based practice is significant in nursing practice. Evidence-based practice provides the base for acquisition of best practices. For instance, advanced practice nurses (APNs) are tasked with the responsibility of analysing research materials to come up with the best nursing practices. In this regard, APNs needs to explore best practices...
Children who survived cancer are generally believed to be weaker than their healthy peers. It means that they are more likely to have health issues, including dental ones such as caries. In order to see whether having cancer in the past and suffering from caries are connected, professionals conducted several...
How Dental Care is organized at the Local Level Dental care at the local level is organized around several institutions and programs, namely local city and county governments, local foundations, nonprofit organizations, school departments, dental and dental hygiene schools, dental residency programs, and private dental practice. Local city and county...
The epidemiology of injuries in the society, both occupational and not, are conditioned by way of life of the citizens. That is why the lifestyle approach is suggested to analyze the epidemiology (Krieger, 2011). The lifestyle means the choice of behavior strategies by a person. In the context of health...
Core Competencies of Clinical (Nurse Practitioner) In a typical healthcare system, nursing practitioners perform the actual provision of healthcare services to the patients. There are particular competencies required for any nurse practitioner to deliver quality services to patients and the general healthcare industry. Such competencies undergo periodical reviews to guarantee...
Efficient management and leadership depend on a wide spectrum of factors and conditions, including theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence. While working in hospital, a good manager and a nurse leader should learn the peculiarities and approaches to enhancing communication between nurses and patients, as well as between managers and their...
The flu is an infectious respiratory disease caused by influenza viruses. The outcomes of the illness can be mild to severe, mostly depending on people’s age and health conditions. The symptoms may include muscle pain, fever, runny nose, fatigue, sore throat, and cough, subsiding within a week. However, influenza can...
Several administrative challenges are currently facing the development and operation of programs that provide a continuum of long-term care services. Most of these challenges are attributed to the ever-rising number of the elderly population which is often associated with increased cases of disabilities and dependence. For example, a major challenge...
Introduction Quality measures for improving health care services provided The situation concerning the health care services provided by the staff members of the Health Science Center described in the case study suggests that quality improvement measures should be implemented about the needs and expectations of the organization and its staff...
Introduction We posit two research questions: Being overweight or obese is a high-risk factor for diabetes mellitus. Self-care among middle-aged diabetics is a function of education and income, irrespective of insurance coverage. Intergenerational obesity rates are worrisome and continue to rise in both North America and Europe. As of 2006,...
Blunders played a significant role in the early years of psychiatry and drug discoveries for psychiatric dysfunctions, largely because the process was highly random, functioning on ‘hit or miss’ procedures. Psychiatric patients were exposed to drugs and observed for effectiveness without much precautions or ethical standards, and if some effect...
Introduction Hospital-based in a rural area is significantly affected by Medicare laws and legislation (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2007). These legislations are enacted not only to create parity among the Medicare providers but also to show a clear guideline in payment of individual hospitals. A Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997...
Documentation Assignments Initial focused assessment of Jackson Weber. The initial focused assessment of the patient consisted of the questions regarding his parents’ allergies, pain levels on the FACES scale, blood pressure and temperature measurements, and breathing. It was concluded that all the specified indicators except for breathing were normal at...
Introduction Scientists who are new in the field of research can result in grievous mistakes if they adopt certain methods without first identifying the method in the context of a wider methodology concept. This includes an understanding of the philosophy and the related methods of study. The Chronic Disease Context...
Introduction Roughly three years ago, President Obama ratified the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’, alternatively referred as the healthcare reform act or Obama care, into law” (Flaer et al. 181). Among many other concerns of the act, the chief goal of the healthcare reform was to avail a healthcare...
This was qualitative research conducted to establish the pain of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Since children who suffer from CP cannot talk for themselves, the study was carried out by interviewing the parents of those children who were suffering from CP. This study was carried out by Umea University’s...
Accountable Care Organization as Described in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 Since ACOs are concerned with transforming non-financial and financial incentives as far as health care providers are concerned, it is anticipated that health care costs will gradually reduce. If ACOs use some of the provisions...
How does the ADA Plan Save Money for the Consumer/Patient? American Dentist Association Direct Reimbursement (DR) plan is one of the innovative programs advanced in the quest to improve the dental care and treatment received by individuals in the United States. The plan has a number of benefits that patients...
Central Nervous System (CNS) associated disorders represent one of the major health issues globally. In this regard, the present description is aimed at highlighting a research proposal related to Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Target Population Characteristics The target population that is in dire need of change in behavior and/or health...
Introduction According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there is a significant difference in the prevalence of oral diseases between the developing and developed countries (WHO, 2016b). Despite the substantial progress or advanced programs aimed at periodontal disease treatment, there is still a lack of preventive measures that would lead...
Abstract An epidemic, also known as a pandemic refers to a situation where new victims of a disease or infection occur in a specific human population at a given time. This is always devastating and is above the expected rate as indicated by statistics of the previous cases witnessed. A...
Organizational culture is one of the fundamental aspects that organizations need in order to improve their performance and quality. In the health sector, organizational culture is important because it helps employees deliver services that match the needs of patients. A good combination of organizational cultures is essential for any health...
Introduction Healthcare forms a large and irreplaceable part of every person’s life, supporting their well-being and ensuring that their needs throughout the years are met. Medical professionals make it their job to examine and aid people for the sake of improving public health and making sure that society stays operational....
Abstract Myocardial infarction (MI) has been the leading cause of death in different parts of the globe. More American women have continued to record various symptoms associated with heart disease. This discussion gives a detailed analysis of the prevalence of MI among women. The major preventative measures for controlling the...
The clinical environment provides additional stress factors for patients and medical practitioners, and hospital-acquired infections (HAI) augment the risks in already stressful situations. According to Giuliano et al. (2019), hospital-acquired conditions remain a serious issue, contributing to the increase in healthcare costs and postponing the patient’s discharge. Battaglia and Hale...
A Management Program Edentulism is an oral health condition associated with partial or complete loss of teeth. According to medical experts, the problem is most prevalent among older adults from poor populations. As of 2010, over 158 million people suffered from edentulism in the world (Research in action, n.d). In...
Religion differs in significant ways from spirituality meaning that it is the role of the healthcare professional to distinguish between the two when offering services to those in need. Religion is mostly identified with several dogmas that its believers follow. This implies that the set rules and regulations must be...
MRSA is a strain of staphylococcal bacteria which is multidrug resistant and the infections caused by MRSA are difficult to treat. MRSA is an important entity in both community and hospital acquired infections. Over time, the rate of MRSA infections has increased and therefore there is a general concern amongst...
Developing a Strategy for Interdisciplinary Patient Care: SMART Goal Outline The paper outlines the fundamental principles of SMART goal building, which apply to the dimension of nursing. The work focuses on the idea of interdisciplinary work as the critical prerequisite for patient care delivery. The SMART goal for the plan...
The U.S. health care delivery system’s primary objective is to integrate people, institutions, and resources to meet various health care needs and preferences of the targeted group. Different factors may affect access to quality and timely care, especially among the poor (Butkus, Rapp, Cooney, & Engel, 2020). For instance, the...
The health care system should be continuously evolving to keep up with the patient’s needs. Nevertheless, in the USA, there are several legislation pieces that may provoke the potential barriers to the improvement of medical services and the increase of the nursing practice efficiency. According to the report published by...
This article is based on a study of how methodology quality and scientific activity affect the quality of nursing in educational research. It is a challenge to nursing as a professional community. This is owing to the fact that the nurses have the responsibility of improving the level of the...
Advance directive form Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST) is one of the most common forms related to end of life care programs. This form lists the main options for doctors to intervene in a critically ill patient. In my opinion, this form describes various options for treating patients...
Debate on public health and right to health in and outside United States has occurred over time and again. Cost implications are the main cause of these political debates. In countries where public health institutions are not developed, mortality rates are high (Gostin, &Powers, 2006). United Nations recognized the right...
It is imperative to mention that conscious sedation is a fascinating topic that has been actively discussed by scholars. The most significant problem that needs to be addressed is that this procedure is frequently associated with severe complications, and many authors have tried to get a better understanding of its...
Introduction Good nutrition is necessary for optimal nutrition status. The main purpose of this paper is to discuss nutrition analysis results of nutrition assessment conducted on a volunteer that involved dietary and anthropometric assessment to identify gaps and provide nutrition support. State whether volunteer’s weight is stable Volunteer’s weight is...
Introduction Over the last few years, military personnel who were employed in Iraq, as well as Afghanistan, have experienced traumatic brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder. As stipulated by Caperhart and Bass (2012), IED (the improvised explosive device) is one of the commonly utilized weapons in both Afghanistan and...
Introduction For automated cleaning, thermal or chemical disinfection, and drying of reusable general surgical instruments prior to sterilization in outpatient/same-day surgery departments, surgical centers, and ambulatory care centers, a variety of Washer-Disinfectors (WS) are in use. This audit report reviews a ‘Yearly Validation And Re- Performance Qualification Tests’ on a...
Partial splenic embolization has been used for quite a while in the treatment of patients with cirrhosis. However, with a variety of factors affecting the treatment process, the threat of not only liver abscess but also kidney failure can be expected. By satisfying the patients’ specific nutrition needs, however, the...
Introduction Risk management approaches were incorporated into the health sector following the increased malpractice crises. Hospitals were encountering increased compensation demands and more plaintiff verdicts leading to financial loss. Hospitals were faced with a decline in crucial specialists as well as higher insurance rates. Thus, risk management can be referred...
Introduction The term pharmacology refers to the science of drugs; these comprises of its composition, properties, uses and their effects on the body (Mannfred, 2003). Drugs are chemical substances made to influence the physiological and pathological state of the beneficiary. Administration of drugs, usually by a pharmacist to treat respective...
Introduction Business and corporations have significantly affected the medical practice over the last century. This historical progression occurred initially when the medical services were the privilege of the elites, with doctors catering for particular social classes. However, market expansion and emergence of corporations have seriously altered the model of interaction...
Health Resources Although there is no evidence of a health department within the community, there are several public, proprietary and non-profit private hospitals that are easily accessible to the population of 51,003 as per the 2010 estimates (City-Data.com, 2013). These health institutions provide in-patient and mental health services to the...
Introduction Triage refers to sorting people’s needs for medical attention, and it is done in healthcare emergency rooms during disaster events and wars. Limited medical resources have to be allocated strategically to maximize the number of survivors. In it sense, triage originated during the First World War where wounded soldiers...
Prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among 65-year-old or older male patients is a complex task that requires the development of research skills, leadership competencies, and scientific knowledge. It is not enough to identify the chosen problem at the microsystem (family support), mesosystem (employees), and macrosystem (hospitals) and consider nursing...
Introduction “According to the American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women after lung cancer.” (4) (Medical Assisting, 28 December 2008). Any form of cancer is deadly be it lung, mouth or for that matter breast cancer. The cancer starts in the breast...
Introduction Polio is a viral disease that paralyses the nervous system causing deformity of the limbs resulting in disability. The poliovirus infects an individual through the mouth and enters into the intestine where it multiplies rapidly. According to Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (1997), “acute onset of a...
Introduction Patient falls have been documented as a major area of concern for health institutions and the public due to the adverse outcomes associated with the incidents. Available literature demonstrates that patient falls may result in patient death and disability, pain, exposure to expensive lawsuits, and associated financial costs (Spetz,...
Background Numerous painful conditions of patients are caused by physical damage to the integrity of the body and the possibility of dangerous pathogens entering the internal environment. Overcoming the primary protective barrier of the skin, the pathogen activates its mechanisms of attacking human cells and suppresses the functioning of the...
When patients visit hospitals and other medical facilities, they expect doctors to have adequate knowledge on the best therapies. Unfortunately, that is not the case as explained by Ben Goldacre in the TED video. I was surprised that the health industry is not controlled by medics but by the political...
Introduction Heart Failure (HF) is becoming one of the leading causes of deaths in the United States today. According to American Heart Association (2012), prevalence of some of the cardiovascular diseases has reduced significantly over the years, but cases of heart failure are still on the rise. Medical practitioners are...
Parkinson’s disease is characterized with a number of effects to its victims. These effects are sometimes transmitted to people who are close to the victims such as family members. From the impact of the disease that affects the neural system, victims suffer from problems that can include mental problems, changed...
The interaction between nurses and patients is greatly enhanced in an environment where information and communication technology has been put in place. Besides, nurses are in a position to exchange communication more conveniently than before when ICT had not been embraced. This has improved the way nurses deliver healthcare to...
Comprehensive nursing care unites a combination of various measures such as a thorough plan, excellence assessment, and philosophy of therapy. At the same time, high-quality interventions on certain points depending on the specific disturbance of the patient are no less vital. As a consequence, having an exhaustive knowledge of assistance...
Introduction Life expectancy in the developed world is improving probably due to the improved living standards over the years. Statistics show that in the year two thousand and eight, France had thirty two percent of its citizens with sixty five years of age and seventeen percent was above seventy five...
The concept of how biological compounds influence the health status of an individual is intriguing for research. For instance, how assimilated substrates such as glucose and amino acids induce obesity and other metabolic disorders make in-depth knowledge of nutritional biochemistry important. The article’s topic captivates attention since it informs the...
Adams, J., Wong, B., & Wijeysundera, H. C. (2015). Root causes for delayed hospital discharge in patients with ST-segment Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): a qualitative analysis. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 15, 107. It was noted that most STEMI patients were hospitalized for more than 48 hours, although reperfusion therapy had promised greater...
Introduction Mental health has become a significant issue in the modern world. Thus, different approaches have been introduced to help people improve their psychological health. Outdoor therapy is one of the strategies used to treat cerebral disorders. Consequently, one can analyze outdoor education to determine how it can help improve...
This study focuses on the Sierra Leone Ebola crisis as the main public health issue in this paper. The pandemic started in May 2014 and has so far claimed more than 10,000 lives (Fox, 2015). Health experts believe that the deadly disease emerged from an incident where a small child...
Introduction Clans, societies, countries, continents, and the entire world have faced a lot of pressure and need of solving health problems and health-related issues. This problem has seen the world, continents, countries, societies, and clan’s loss their beloved ones because of the poor state of health and the emergence of...
Introduction Many deaths in the world today are attributed to cardiovascular diseases. In the United Kingdom alone, stroke and cardiovascular diseases combined claim the lives of more than 150,000 people every year. The disease is attributed to unhealthy diet policies. A continued intake of dairy products including meat and processed...
Polio is a very contagious disease that is caused by the poliovirus. In most of the victims, the disease affects the nerve cells, especially those of the spinal cord. As a result, the muscles that control voluntary movement are affected usually resulting in paralysis. Another name for polio is poliomyelitis....
It is apparent that the issue of nutrition and health in the United States of America has gained concern in recent years (Radimer et al., 2004). This is due to the fact that the growing population in the USA has increased significantly over the last decade, a factor that raises...
Case Study The clinical nurse practice situation that I was faced with was unique and it was the first time I was faced with such a scenario. Patient JB was admitted to JH Hospital complaining of severe chest pain. The patient was mute and was only able to communicate with...
Dear Professor, I suppose that health reform in the USA still remains one of the most discussed issues in the medical sphere. Too many changes were made that touched all spheres of medicine, and this issue will be considered until all the misunderstandings are removed and all the problems are...
This paper relates to a shadowing exercise that took place in a mid-sized hospital. The hospital is about five years old and is in the process of expanding to regional markets. I spent an afternoon shadowing the nurse and at the end of the day, we sat down for a...
The musculoskeletal system consists of such major elements as the skeleton and the muscles. No doctor specializes in one of these components as they are closely connected and function in terms of the processes taking place in this complex system. At that, it could be important to specialize further to...
Introduction Male adolescents with depression are usually reluctant and unwilling to seek help from adults or even healthcare institutions. They tend to associate the act of seeking assistance with their problems as childishness this end up finding different ways of coping with the situation. One of the ways that most...
Abstract The process of enabling increased control over one’s health and improving health is called health promotion. It is frequently carried out in schools to create awareness of certain health issues. Hand washing has a major impact on public health, and this seemingly trivial activity significantly reduces two leading causes...
Executive Summary This report will analyze malpractice suits and their impact on the cost of medical care. It will specifically target the aspect of self-interest in the field of medical care practice. The main areas of concern are the options available to both the patients and the physicians. Defensive medicine...
The rapid development of technologies has led to the inability of young people to imagine life without social media. There is a whole generation of adolescents who grew up with gadgets in their hands, and this situation caused concern among their parents and teachers related to the possibility of mental...
Introduction The government through relevant federal agencies evaluates the capacity to provide public health services. In this context, the government ensures that its capability to handle public health issues is maintained at high levels (Gostin, 2008). Therefore, regular monitoring of public health capabilities at state and local level is delegated...
Patient Satisfaction and Hospital Incentives Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey can provide decision-makers with information that will impact the amount of Hospital Value-Based Purchasing incentives awarded to medical institutions (McFarland, Ornstein & Holcombe, 2015, p. 503). Thus, the patient-satisfaction indicator is widely used for assessing...
Introduction Effective communication has increasingly become essential for the hospital and social care settings where interaction between nurses and patients constantly occurs. Good communication ensures effective expression and explanation of problems pertaining to the diagnosis of diseases and treatment algorithms. Currently, most patients complain of being ignored by nurses who...
Introduction Quantitative research is a fundamentally significant tool in the nursing practice since it does not only facilitate the continual development of knowledge, but also generates rigorous, objective, and controllable information which helps define the distinctive role of nursing as a contemporary profession (Burns & Grove, 2005). In this perspective,...
Cockroaches, Bacteria with Antibiotic Resistance, and Prevention of Infestation The ability of cockroaches to harbor numerous infectious diseases and disseminate them, thus, contributing to a steep rise in the instances of diseases development, as well as the threat of epidemics (Pesquero & Carneiro, 2012). Therefore, there is a need to...
An Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) should complete his or her graduate-level education in an attempt to acquire appropriate skills for effective healthcare delivery (Hain and Fleck 6). I am currently focusing on the most appropriate practices that can support my program goals. Such activities are undertaken to develop the...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a disease caused by defective chloride transportation. The defect in chloride transportation is a result of metamorphosis within the cystic fibrosis gene leading to abnormalities of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). Six categories of defects due to gene mutations include: total lack of gene synthesis; defective gene...
Binge-Eating Disorder Definition: Binge-eating disorder is characterized by eating, in a discrete period (for example, within any 2 hours), an amount of food that is larger than what most people would eat in a similar period under similar circumstances (American Psychiatric Association, 2013, p. 350). Moreover, a person suffering from the...
Should other practices besides fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism be considered misconduct in your publications? To answer this question, it is useful to make a key inquiry: “What makes a specific behavior so wrong that it becomes misconduct?” A typical reaction to this query may list deliberate or intentional behaviors that...
Humans are sexual beings in nature and depend on sex for pleasure and recreation. Unfortunately, some individuals might experience some forms of dysfunction that might affect their sexual responses or cycles. These problems have the potential to affect the level of satisfaction and make it impossible for the patients to...
Boon, Heather & Smith, J. Micheal. (2004).The Complete Natural Medicine Guide to the 50 Most Common Medicinal Herbs. Robert Rose Publishers. p.25-33 If the book was a stop shop for all the information concerning the Aloe vera species as a traditional and non traditional medical remedy then it has undoubtedly...
Introduction John is suffering from an advanced and progressive disease, which is lung cancer, and this is the reason his general practitioner referred him to the community palliative care service where he will be able to receive holistic care. ‘Palliative’ is a Latin word derived from the word ‘pallium’ which...
Abstract “Black and Healthy” is a nongovernmental organization that was started in 2001. The main focus of the organization is to reduce the burden of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States. Since its inception, the organization has been facilitating this kind of programs in the US (In Texas...
