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Experimental studies, also called interventional studies, are studies where the researcher arranges the conditions in which the participants are placed, or conducts an intervention on them to assess its impact and consequences and test a hypothesis. In experimental studies, the researcher has control over the specifics of an intervention, who...
This academic work is a laboratory report summarizing the results of a practical simulation of the epidemiological dynamics of a simulated population. Thus, the report’s central tasks are to summarize the data obtained, answer the questions posed, and analyze the results critically. Results This lab report’s main results were obtained...
Significance to Nursing Practice and Nursing Research Considering the necessity of helping people addicted to drugs to either fight this addiction or live with it healthier, it is likely to suggest that the qualitative proposed research findings on the phenomenon under study will contribute meaningful evidence in clinical settings and...
Introduction As the defining global health crisis of our time, Covid-19 has had a considerable impact on different aspects of life in the whole world. Since the first case of coronavirus that was identified in Wuhan, China at the end of 2019, over 130 million individuals have been infected with...
The United States is a country where multiple cultures coexist and interact while retaining their cultural identities. However, in some cases, cultural differences can lead to worse outcomes in health care. Chinese Americans are a significant ethnic group with unique health beliefs, which can impact their interactions with the health...
Introduction Technology has enhanced my learning through the introduction of equipment and instruction techniques that augment my grasp of salient course concepts. Multiple innovations such as simulation, telecare, electronic health records, wearable devices, and telehealth applications have revolutionized nursing practice. Innovations such as simulation have improved the learning process by...
Ethical Considerations and Protection of Human Rights Since the study involves an extended number of participants, it is essential to pay increased attention to the consideration of ethics. Even though the purpose of this research is exceptionally well-intentioned, there is always a possibility that interaction and communication with participants chosen...
The United States of America is experiencing high growth in the elderly population. With the increase in the aging group and the high incidence of chronic diseases, health facilities need to invest in technology to reach as many patients as possible (Fausto et al., 2020). Therefore, healthcare facilities must create...
Cancer is the abnormal growth of cells, and it prevents other cells from obtaining nutrients. If a person is genetically predisposed to the disease, it can be difficult to avoid getting it. However, individuals could still minimize their risk by practicing certain behaviors. For instance, it is essential to adopt...
Statistics are directly relevant to the planning of health promotion interventions because they are paramount for identifying the groups that need such interventions in the first place. Learning more about a given group is actually one of the main uses of statistics in public health (Bruce, Pope, & Stanistreet, 2018)....
Introduction Nurses are always expected to use evidence-based practices in their work as patients see them as the basis for quality healthcare delivery and reliability. Evidence-based practices might be excellent strategies for the treatment of complex diseases. However, many nurses face a problem of lack of knowledge and inability to...
Elaine’s case describes the situation when a young woman chooses adoption as an appropriate option to provide her child with two loving parents. The problem is in the fact that Elaine could not guarantee the proper care for herself and her baby (Tamparo & Lindh, 2016). In addition, the young...
Nurses are responsible for promoting quality in healthcare organizations by proposing improvement initiatives and accessing patient safety culture. Examples of patient-centered care initiatives include Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) and Team STEPPS, focusing on safety issues (Yoder-Wise, 2019). Furthermore, the organizational culture of a high-performing healthcare facility requires...
Introduction America is one of the world’s leading economies, with the highest Medicaid spending per capita. At the same time, the country cannot afford to give all of its citizens universal coverage. The governmental reform, stuck somewhere in transition between capitalist and socialist healthcare models, remains rather inefficient. Although there...
Introduction Babies usually die quietly and without evidence of a struggle. SIDS’s diagnosis is set when the infant’s death cannot be explained. It is the source of over 2,300 babies’ deaths every year. SIDS rates noticeably dropped between 1990 and 2018. Risk Factors Low birth weight Breathing and heart rate...
Introduction The following is a research proposal on the epidemiology of Hepatitis B infections in the dialysis units. The dialysis units are the sources of the Hepatitis B virus. This knowledge helps to look for ways of preventing kidney dialysis patients from hepatitis infection which will be the concern of...
Introduction Care coordination entails purposefully planning aspects of patient care and disseminating information among all parties involved in a patient’s treatment to provide better, safer, and more efficient care. A care coordinator is a trained health care professional who assists in the coordination of a patient’s care, such as the...
With just the mention of death, it is a real shock to the world. Then, it is surprising how one can comfortably walk into a medical center and demand to die. Michele’s case could not be the only one in the world but watching her die is flabbergasting (Bueller, 2012)....
Today, obesity has become one of the key issues of public health. As reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 34.3% of adults were obese, and 32.7% were overweight in the US in 2006. These numbers increase annually, leading to deaths and comorbid diseases. Although some people consider...
Introduction Providing assistance to the milk bank is an essential condition for donor help that vulnerable recipients need. At the same time, not every woman can become a donor since the verification and preparation procedure requires a preliminary assessment of about one to two weeks. In addition, the number of...
Ensuring patient safety is one of the main tasks and responsibilities of the medical staff. The most common patient safety concerns include information security and EHR integration, hygiene and spread of infections, nursing staffing ratios and burnout, antibiotic resistance, opioid dependence, paperwork burnout, and drug shortages (“Top 7 patient safety...
Introduction Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most common illnesses affecting large populations across the world. AD is a form of dementia accounting for 60% to 80% of all cases of dementia. Others in the dementia category include Lewy bodies, vascular dementia, mixed dementia, and frontotemporal dementia among others....
Menstruation is essential because it plays a crucial role in a women’s reproductive health. Inadequate knowledge and education are the primary causes of adverse issues associated with menstruation. In this case, I would educate the girls about the importance of hygiene during periods. Genital areas’ cleanliness reduces infection incidents by...
Introduction Patients diagnosed with hypotension usually have a low level of water in the body. To solve this problem, it is typical to resort to intravenous fluid resuscitation (Kyriakides et al., 1994). However, it is often unclear when and how much additional fluid is necessary for maintaining cardiac functions. Passive...
Patient and personnel safety is critical for healthcare facilities’ proper functioning, and the committees are a profound solution to regulate hospitals’ risk reduction and security checking activities. In the long-term acute care organizations, welfare providence is administrated via several communities that contain nurses, physicians, and government representatives who meet several...
Introduction In nursing, revolutionary concepts have been established to investigate the phenomenon in different administrative backgrounds. Lewin’s three-step variation theory and Lippitt’s Phases and cognitive theory of Transformation model are examples of collective modification theories. This essay scrutinizes the efficiency of two revolution theories, social cognitive theory and Lewin three-step...
Implementing Evidence-Based Care Evidence-based practices (EBP) refer to the strategies that have been shown by clinical research to improve patient outcomes. They are medical or clinical interventions proven to have a positive effect on the health of patients. EBP is a patient-centered approach that can significantly improve nursing care delivery....
The American Nurses Association (ANA) Center for Ethics provides an explanation, justification and serves nurses as resourceful aids for nurses’ facing challenging ethical dilemmas. Other articles available in the clinical practice include social justice that renders protection by offering patients safety and health. End-of-life Issues is an online source that...
The primary function of the emergency management team is to prepare beneficial arrangements and protocols as a response to specific emergencies and other natural disasters. They are also helpful after emergencies because they coordinate with government agencies and other elected officials to reduce harmful effects. Some organizations have qualified to...
Health Outcomes in Japan Are Significantly Better Than Those in the US, Even Though the US Spends Much More on Health Care After the devastating consequences of the World War II the population of Japan was suffering from very poor level of health. Today this country turns out to have...
Introduction Purpose Statement Target Population • Cancer patients: Cultural Considerations Artistic Intervention Design Intervention’s Benefits and Challenges Goal of the Intervention: Promotion of Emotional and Psychological Health among Cancer Patients Effectiveness of the Health Promotion Intervention The Role of Aesthetic Knowledge in Nursing Conclusion References Bosman, J. T., Bood, Z....
In 2016, the Zika virus caused a widespread epidemic in several countries. The United States also suffered from this disease, as can be seen from the statistics published on the CDC website (“2016 case counts,” n.d.). To see a clear picture of the effects of Zika on the U.S. population,...
Introduction Life is full of ethical dilemmas and almost every day people have to make tough decisions to face their careers, professions, or callings. Whether one is a parent, clergy, spouse, or someone in a professional career like nursing, s/he has to make certain decisions to contain emerging circumstances. My...
Kurt Lewin developed the theory of change in patient care. The theory includes three main categories: driving forces, constraints, and balance or balance that is achieved as a result (Barto, 2019). This model includes actions such as defrosting, changing and subsequent freezing. Another approach in this paper will be the...
Healthcare is only a disease care system that focuses on soothing the pain instead of changing an individual’s habits. Chronic pain is an epidemic that is ravaging society because people have become dependent on health practitioners to make them feel better, instead of seeking knowledge and support on how to...
The paper summarizes a current nursing research article in terms of its aim, methods, results and conclusion, before examining how the authors have used the ANOVA statistical tool to inform its conclusions and recommendations. The aim of the study by Florin et al (2012) “was to investigate Swedish university students’...
As the Baby Boomer generation starts to age and exit the workforce, the job market is likely to experience deficits in skilled workers. However, the nursing field seems to face an additional challenge as the need for such professionals continues to grow. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Projections 2019-2029...
Prevention-oriented health policy is a modern medical practice, the main goal of which is to prevent chronic diseases. It is possible due to early detection and timely correction of imbalances in the body, which would lead to various conditions and pathologies, and their complications. In the past centuries, the main...
There is a positive correlation between nursing education and patient outcomes established by numerous studies. They claim that the efficiency of evidence-based practice (EBP) in healthcare is significantly dependent on one’s qualification (Melnyk et al., 2018). The link between these two notions is frequently considered as a combination of intertwined...
The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report on To Err is Human increased awareness of the importance of improving healthcare services quality. The IOM developed a framework that underscored the need to establish healthcare strategies that emphasize safe, patient-centered, effective, efficient, and equitable healthcare to all patients (Robertson-Preidler, Biller-Andorno, & Johnson,...
Literature Review Breastfeeding is a crucial process that allows infants to receive the nutrients needed in the future for developing immunity to specific diseases, as well as maintaining good health, in general. However, numerous mothers prefer to use a formula instead of breastfeeding, thus abstaining from it (Shepherd, Walbey, &...
Health Care Initiative and Rationale for Choice India is a low-middle-income country, as its GNI per capita calculated using the Atlas method was around 1,900 current US dollars in 2020 (The World Bank, 2020). At the same time, in 2020, India ranked 131 out of 189 participants in HDI, being...
For this assignment, I picked two reference materials for evaluation. Their score for every parameter from the Information Source Evaluation Matrix are listed below. Who? What? Where? When? Why? TOTAL Bio-based materials as applicable, accessible, and affordable healthcare solutions 2 3 2 4 4 15 “Accessible and affordable healthcare? Views...
Diagnosis Bulimia nervosa The patient has been showing the tendency to vomit after every instance of food intake, which is the primary sign of bulimia (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). According to the existing definition, the diagnosis of bulimia aligns with the observed symptoms fully (Miller et al., 2021). Therefore, the...
Introduction Communication in a hospital setting is a highly intricate and delicate process, which requires a collaborative effort from each party. The stakeholders in the given environment are mainly patients, medical professionals, and nursing professionals as well as administrators. The latter three comprise the hospital unit, which needs to communicate...
The dynamic increase of social media platforms and their impact on human life pose critical concerns and challenges for nursing students and nurse professionals. With the digital takeover of the modern lifestyle, nurses might become less mindful of the ethical and cautious use of their social media accounts. However, social...
NIH Stroke Scale is a tool that is primarily used internationally to assess the cognitive effects of stroke. It can scientifically be described as the quantitative measure of stroke-associated neurologic deficit. Before this scale, other scales were in use, but with the help of videos available on how to efficiently...
Description of the Organization United Healthcare (UH) is an incorporated public firm in the US known for offering healthcare products and insurance services. The organization is based in Minnesota and was the second in terms of revenue and net premiums in 2019. UH had a revenue of close to $260...
Introduction Northwell Health Care System is a healthcare institution that provides health-related services to a consortium of at least 800 hospitals and care centers. Northwell Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA), a constituent of the Northwell Health Care System provides a range of professional home health services to its clientele. Medication...
Purpose To ensure the safety of medical personnel and patients during various radiologic procedures. To meet the objectives of Healthy People 2020, C1-C11, C-20, GH-3, GH-4, and GH-5. The goals of those objectives concern global health and the rates of cancer among the population, including the influence of irradiation on...
TeamSTEPPS strategies and tools are designed to enhance team performance and patients’ safety across the healthcare system. Some elements of the TeamSTEPPS are used on a daily basis, like brief and debrief meetings, mutual support with the task assistance, and providing feedback to team members to improve team performance. The...
Nowadays, the medical field is constantly developing, and various proposals are advanced in order to improve health outcomes. One of the recent implementations regards patient education, which implies shaping the information while sharing it with a patient in accordance with his or her health behaviors for improving health status. This...
Introduction Epidemiology is a scientific subject that assesses the elements and distribution of illness and injury in people groups through space and time. Epidemiologic methods refer to the various concepts applicable in finding the causes of diseases and other healthcare concerns in a community (Huremović, 2019). The epidemiologic models and...
The concept of cultural competency in nursing refers to the awareness of traditions and peculiarities of patients cultures, understanding of their values, and respect to their beliefs and views even if they differ from ones of a nurse. According to Sharifi, Adib-Hajbaghery, and Najafi (2019), cultural competency consists of “cultural...
Leadership styles in the healthcare sphere are an important issue that needs to be thoroughly studied so as healthcare workers to be ready to follow innovations and adapt to various situations. While working with other health personnel and being crucial for patients’ safety and comfort, nurses are considered to be...
Tina Cassidy provides a historical account on the issue of childbearing. The author offers lively, informative, and well-researched cultural history of childbearing. While the childbearing practice is present in every culture, each culture has adopted unique ideas on the best way to give birth. Central issues present in her discussion...
Introduction Multiple Myeloma is the phenomenon, which requires continuous attention, as it changes over particular time. Doctors were trying to find the possible cure for the disease since 1960s1. Additionally, it could be said that this blood disease is widespread, as it is “the second most frequent blood malignancy” in...
The global coronavirus pandemic has turned people’s lives upside down since last year. Since then, the situation has seemed to improve as people have learned to adjust to circumstances, but it still causes much discomfort in society. Despite all the real-world tragedies, COVID-19 will long be evaluated by sociologists as...
Nursing Theory Utilized As it has been already mentioned in the preceding parts of the proposal, the great role in the prevention of sepsis lies upon nurses. They should be able to notice the early signs and symptoms of this condition and immediately take appropriate measures. Thus, to provide patients...
Elder abuse was largely ignored because it was seen as a social welfare issue. However, it has evolved into a public health and criminal justice challenge owing to the fact that it involves the violation of fundamental rights. It is an important matter to consider since this segment of the...
Network with Purpose Networking with a purpose implies behaviors Communication is the cornerstone of a network with purpose in nursing. Effective communication involves the nurse’s knowledge and ability to apply a specific set of behaviors. Amyx (2018) notes that “networking on purpose is about authentic connection” (para. 3). There, one...
Introduction Pharmaceutical companies that are involved in the markets in third-world countries perform drug tests within the population of these countries. Clinical trials require sufficient trial costs, therefore, these trials are performed on humans without their consent and knowledge. Surely, these experiments are inhuman, sometimes painful, and deadly, let alone...
The first article includes literature reviews of a book that analyzes the perception of nurse long-term care from first-hand sources. The book focuses on ethical issues for specific populations to assist nursing students, educators, researchers, staff, administrators, and others who may interact with long-term care patients. The text is organized...
Sleep has great general biological significance, playing an important role in the function of the brain. During sleep, metabolic rates and muscle tone decrease, contributing to the restoration of physical and psychological resources. Due to the most common sleep disorder — insomnia, there is great exposure to heart diseases such...
Background Aromatherapy has been used for thousands of years and is documented in biblical accounts for spiritual rituals and burials (Smith & Kyle, 2008). Hippocrates, the founder of modern medicine, used lavender in baths and massages. Rene Maurice Gattefosse, a French chemist, used it for healing burns in 1930 and...
The study of clinical states in cancer patients is of fundamental importance for medical sciences. For example, it is well established empirically that one of the central manifestations of cancer development is pain. Research data show that more than half of cancer patients report pain (Dalal & Bruera, 2019; Durham,...
Contingency leadership and transformational leadership theories both focus on investigating components of relative climate, which may impact the productivity of administration. They base on other two hypotheses to broaden the examination of the initiative. Accordingly, they are more unbiased and significant than other leadership theories. In a nutshell, these theories...
Introduction Healthcare professionals play an essential role in society because they treat the sick, assess risk factors, advise the public against unhealthy behaviors, and mitigate outbreaks, among other roles. Jobs in healthcare include pharmacy and surgical technicians, sonographers, doctors, and nurses. A shortage of health workers in one sector makes...
Personal data protection is a concerning issue in almost all spheres of human life because most modern technologies can track nearly all people’s activities. However, medical data privacy and confidentiality are a particularly complex and significant issue, since the current policy leaves many gaps and controversies. This topic of protecting...
Providing care to individuals living in remote areas has been an issue for healthcare providers for a long time. Fortunately, the emergence of new communication technologies, such as messaging and the Internet, has removed some barriers to healthcare access. Telemedicine, which is the use of communication technologies in healthcare, is...
In the age of digitalization, the operation of almost every sphere of humans activities is impossible without the application of technologies. Digital developments hardly affected healthcare by improving methods of treatment, diagnostics, and decision-making. The current paper discusses how cloud computing facilitates decision-making and describes the role of nurses in...
Experimental and Nonexperimental Research Design Research in nursing can be experimental and nonexperimental, depending on the researcher’s goal. The former involves manipulation with a variable to determine how it affects the outcome (Nieswiadomy & Bailey, 2018). An example would be researching how a nurse’s intervention impacts a mother’s breastfeeding efficacy...
Introduction Children with cerebral palsy possess complex and challenging needs that require proper management. Nutritional management is one of the issues that require adequate attention from health care providers, parents, and their communities. Eating a healthy diet is an important aspect of maintaining the overall health and quality of life...
Quality Improvement Plan The current quality improvement plan aims to reduce the rate of falls among patients within the Med-Surg/COVID/Cardiovascular unit. The plan involves three crucial steps to be carried out in the effort to help both patients and healthcare providers in the designated department alleviate the burden of falls,...
Effective infection prevention is one of the most pressing problems that emergency departments (ED) have to face. Since overcrowding is not a rare case in EDs, patients have to stay in close proximity to one another for a considerable period of time, which increases the risk of infection transmission. Acutely...
Introduction Historically, people have always encountered pandemics which led to numerous deaths; they were difficult to contain and lasted for several years. The COVID-19 pandemic became the first event in the twenty-first century that disrupted healthcare services worldwide. Today, official statistics which track new cases of the virus show that...
Background Evidence-based practice means to heighten the effectiveness of the nurse practicing. By gathering and analyzing evidence, an RN is enabled to define a customized care plan. Horntvedt emphasizes the idea in question, stating that EBP redesigns medical care to minimize possible risks. If RNs are allowed to access and...
Mary Ellen is a 38-year-old patient who lifts weights, and she has done so in the last ten years. On the 10th of October 2017, she presented with persistent pain on the posteromedial right knee. There were occasional effusions from the joint though the patient did not characterize the discharges....
Sodium is an example of an electrolyte that promotes the normal functioning of the body. In particular, sodium is essential for nerve and muscle function, with the entrusted health specialists emphasizing that the correct sodium level is key to ensuring an individual’s well-being. However, the lack of enough sodium results...
Since the prevalence of dementia tends to increase globally, it is critical to understand its cognitive issues and related evidence-based interventions. The cognitive changes caused by dementia include disorientation, short-term memory loss, and personal care challenges. To cope with these ambiguous losses, people with dementia can be offered mindfulness training...
The advancement in developmental neurobiology allowed scientists to establish the influence of early childhood experiences on violent behavior in adulthood. Brain imaging demonstrated that diminished fear response was present in those children who had an increased tendency for criminal behavior (Sterzer, 2010). The experimental studies demonstrated that exposure to chronic...
Introduction Human body functions properly when it is in a good state of health. The body has mechanisms within itself that help it maintain a good state of health by defending it against attacks from diseases and infections. The white blood cells are known to defend the body against such...
While being oriented toward the well-being of the American nation, it is necessary to provide all citizens with the right to receive healthcare services in spite of their social and economic status. The rationale behind this position is that only a healthy nation can contribute to the further development and...
Social media has helped me significantly during the pandemic. First, it assisted in locating those in need, especially during isolation, quarantine, and lockdowns. Most people could not access shopping centers to purchase supplies. Such individuals could air their grievances on social media, asking for help. Also, it facilitated the coordination...
Evidence-based research implies retrieving and analyzing objective data that is not based on researchers’ opinions or subjective vision but on numerical and impact-based findings. For that matter, the statistical and clinical significance of studies is essential to demonstrate the validity of results and their relevance to the clinical setting or...
Problem Description Mental illness and homelessness are related; Many homeless people have mental illnesses; Illness makes escaping homelessness more difficult; They struggle to receive adequate care. Mental illness and homelessness are related in a bidirectional manner; the former makes one more likely to lose their home and complicates escape from...
The problem of maintaining proper temperature for inpatients has been a concern in the operating room (OR) setting for quite a while due to several challenges. Specifically, due to the impact of anesthesia, patients are unable to maintain their temperature and adjust to the changes in the environment. Therefore, once...
Fluorine is a common element abundant in the earth’s crust. Naturally, the mineral occurs in the soil, rocks, and water with higher concentrations in places that have experienced geologic uplift1. Many industrial processes are dependent on fluorides due to their use. The primary source of systemic fluoride is exposure to...
The radiology department has a professional and legal responsibility of ensuring the safety of patients receiving imaging services. Radiation helps in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. However, inappropriate exposure can lead to health hazards for the patient exposed. Every profession in the radiology department has a moral responsibility of...
Introduction To understand the differences between leadership and management, an individual should consider his own experience with the terms. The concept of leadership always includes one individual’s influence on a person or a group of people. The influence could occur as a sequence of multiple aspects that include trust, care,...
Introduction Leadership is often confused with management, but there is a critical difference between them. While a manager works with resources and deals with planning and organization, a leader acts like a visionary, whose primary goal lies in the team’s inspiration. Transformational leadership means pushing for changes necessary for effective...
The vertebrate jaw is one of the essential developmental features associated with the crest cells’ changes. The history of jaws’ evolution in vertebrates can be traced to early fish species known as placoderms. Placoderms dominated the oceans, lakes, and rivers and lived for 80 million years before their extinction. However,...
Introduction The health information system is a system made to manage data in healthcare. It includes collection, storage, management, and transmission systems that deal with electronic records related to medicine. Healthcare facilities, rather than hospitals that are operational and support the health information system, are always overlooking and managing systems...
Introduction The purpose of this paper is to evaluate specific and credible information that pertains to understanding the nursing recruitment and retention process. This process is a very important tool in establishing proper and successful management of healthcare institutions in relation to the nursing profession. Moreover, this paper contains valuable...
Introduction Cancer results from the cellular disorder that involves a poorly characterized sequence of molecular events that comprise unrestrained cell propagation, morphological and cellular alteration. It may also result from deregulation of apoptosis, angiogenesis, increased invasive cell activity as well as succeeding confined and remote metastases. It has now been...
African Americans are more likely to suffer from certain diseases than white Americans, according to numerous studies. It is often due to the genetic predisposition of communities. Even though the genetic basis of disorders continues to be studied today, as many patterns have not yet been identified, some dependencies have...
The images that can be distinguished the most from the Topic 10 video are the posters from the book of Giambattista della Porta that show the similarity of human faces to animal faces. These posters illustrate the idea that a person whose facial features are similar to a particular animal...
Introduction Depression is one of the leading causes of various health problems in modern society. According to a recent report (1), depression will become the second most common health problem in the world because of the emerging lifestyle. The emerging technologies are changing the normal lifestyle and people are working...
Identifying Information Tina Turner, Nutbush, Tennessee, United States, Telephone: +1 888 000 000 November 26, 1939. Brownsville, Tennessee, Female. Tina Turner is an American-born Swiss Zelma, Tina’s mother, Eileen, Tina’s sister, and Ike Turner, Tina’s husband. Tina has a sour relationship with both Ike Turner and the mother. The sour...
Medication assistance programs are an integral element in providing quality healthcare services to the community. Every member should have access to healthcare; it is unthinkable and unfair that financial constraints can deny access to different forms of healthcare. Medication assistance programs serve as a safety net for those in communities...
Introduction Congenital heart defects (CHD) introduce a serious public health concern that may occur in the heart during the prenatal development of a fetus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2017) states that about 1% (40,000) of children are born with such defects in the United States annually, and...
Introduction Due to the ongoing technological breakthrough, social media has become part and parcel of everyday life. Furthermore, social networks have started to be viewed as the tools that can be used to improve communication processes in business and other domains of people’s lives (Kass-Hout & Alhinnawi, 2013). Healthcare is...
Health care is one of the necessary elements in the life of every individual; therefore, people are ready to pay a considerable amount of money for treatment. As a result, the demand for complementary and alternative medicine has recently increased due to the desire to stay healthy (Stanhope & Lancaster,...
The Importance of Medication Reconciliation Medication reconciliation refers to a formal procedure for developing the most accurate and complete listing possible of a patient’s recent medicines and comparing it to those included in the drug orders or patient records. The aforementioned process is done to avert medication errors such as...
Performance appraisal is an annual examination of the results of the personnel’s performance that provides the chance to find the methods to improve operations and understand the role of each member in the organization. Although the purposes of this assessment are honorable, it often fails to follow this strategy. It...
An increasing variety of toothbrush types is available in the market today. Aside from traditional manual tools implementing different bristle design solutions, popular options for consumers include oscillating-rotating (OR) electric toothbrushes and tools that generate ultrasound to improve plaque removal. Dental care recommendations related to toothbrush selection may need to...
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental health condition that needs treatment due to its potential negative implications. The symptoms include repeated reliving (nightmares, flashbacks, hallucinations), avoidance (avoiding people, places, and situations reminding the traumatic event), increased arousal (insomnia, anger outbursts, excessive emotions, difficulty concentrating), and negative mood (bad...
The nursing shortage is a topical issue in modern health care, affecting nurses’ performance, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions. The major causes of nursing shortage include the aging nursing workforce and low retention rates of new nurse graduates (Cochran, 2017). Therefore, viable options to ameliorate the nursing shortage should be...
The source published by authors affiliated with the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) summarizes essential barriers to dental care optimization in the U.S. Basically, the document aims to apply systems thinking to propose viable paths toward positive change. From my perspective, the change-driver chart created by Rhea and Bettles (2011)...
Arthritis is a medical condition that affects the joints, causing inflammation and, to some extent, tenderness. In the U.S., close to 54.4 million individuals have been diagnosed with at least one form of arthritis, of which approximately 23.7 million persons have low work productivity as a result of the condition...
Introduction This article was written by Rodgers, Bradley and Michael. They were trying to investigate whether there was a need for several medical checks in terms of X-rays during the examination of accident victims. They had suggested that only one test was enough in order to avoid the hustles involved...
Ethics is a discipline of philosophy that deals with decision-making processes and helps in determining what is right or what is wrong. When doing academic research, it is prudent that one looks into the researcher’s values, study population, and the social importance of the community. The ethics of research should...
The rate of death among children worldwide is a global issue of concern. Children die from various causes. These causes include Malaria, Malnutrition, Pneumonia, HIV/AIDS, and measles (Wolter, 2007). Other potential but rare causes include psychological trauma, terrorism, earthquakes, civil wars, religious ideologies and food poisoning. In Africa and other...
An organization’s mission statement is its primary marketing tool in business. Alegre et al. (2018) explain that customers are among the critical components of this information because the organization outlines its clients. The company should also include the products and services provided. In addition, markets where the firm explains its...
Introduction In human society, it is natural that people united with a certain joint goal need some rules of regulations according to which they plan to achieve this goal. As well, the monitoring of results of their performance is also demanded to see how successful the work is and what...
Spontaneous and Procured Abortion: Difference and Ethical Impact Abortion is a medical procedure aimed at termination of pregnancy. It is defined as interruption of pregnancy “before the fetus can live independently in the extrauterine environment” (Nita & Ilie, 2020, p.283). Abortion can be induced, or, in other words, procured, which...
The growing rate of medication errors poses a serious threat to the hospital in question and requires a close examination of its roots to determine the steps required for its reduction. One of the universal solutions to the issue is the adoption of a digital framework that will help medical...
Introduction Chronic heart diseases affects the structure and functionality of the heart and must be managed properly to ensure that a patients regains a normal health. The use of medical devices has been crucial in the management of chronic heart conditions and improvement of the functionality of the organ. Most...
Leukemia or, in other words, cancer of the blood and bone marrow is a disease connected to the abnormality of white blood cells. At the initial stage, it can be unnoticed by the patients since the condition implies the growing weakness of one’s body, which can be ascribed to other...
Sunflower is a thermophilic plant that grows in the southern regions on fertile soils. The sunflower also needs proper hydration. This medicinal plant has long been used in traditional medicine recipes (Brennan, 2020). A characteristic feature of the plant is a tall woody stem, covered with stiff sparse hairs, with...
The system of public health pursues global objectives, addressing issues of immense magnitude on a nationwide scale. However, the field remains multifaceted, and meaningful efforts at a lower level should not be disregarded. Aside from global concerns, local communities demonstrate a range of varying hazards, the nature, and severity of...
Abstract The early discovery, classification, and treatment of neurophysiological conditions are vital clinical bolster errands for medical specialists in tweaking quiet treatment projects to better deal with the advancement and the movement of these maladies. Endeavours are being made to analyse these neurodegenerative issues before its complications. For sure, early...
Introduction The latest outbreak of COVID-19, short for “coronavirus disease of 2019”, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has had an undeniable permanent impact on a global scale. The pandemic has influenced the life of every member of the human society without any exception, whether in an irrevocable way or through...
Hand hygiene is a critical process in ensuring patient safety and quality treatment outcomes in health care facilities. As such, it is necessary for health care facilities to initiate and implement hand hygiene proposals to help in the reduction of infections acquired at the hospital like Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection...
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) are highly qualified professionals in the healthcare field who have high demand. Many positions are available to them, including those of leadership. However, some prefer to be independent practitioners, working as contractors. It allows for flexibility and negotiations, but being formally employed also has its benefits....
The shortage of nursing personnel is an urgent problem in world healthcare. There are several reasons for this issue, such as the aging and retirement of medical workers, or their transition to higher-paid jobs, after which their positions remain vacant for a long time. At the same time, not enough...
Competency refers to a set of skills, abilities, knowledge, understanding, and professional values that enable a person to act effectively and efficiently in a particular profession or job. One can achieve competency through training and experience in their field of work. Policy competency, thus, refers to coming up with a...
The causes of diseases can be divided into many groups according to the type of impact. Iatrogenic refers to the reasons that arose as a result of a medical intervention due to a medical error in the diagnosis or treatment. The result of such intrusions can be violations of the...
The event that this reflection essay will focus on is the International Women’s Day that took place in Belmore Sports Ground. This gathering celebrated mothers’ and daughters’ roles in society by involving the local community in competitions, creative activities, life-skills workshops, and discussions. International Women’s Day in the city of...
Introduction There is a need for personalized health care, especially for older patients, through education programs that make them self-aware and care for themselves. As such, physicians should spend quality time with patients to improve the health care results. The manner in which health education is offered is key to...
Background People who suffer from a mental health problem can be a major burden for family members (Coon, 2005). Family members suffer in silence because society wants them to fulfil their obligations even if they are not equipped to handle the negative impact of stress (Alpert & Fava, 2005). Nevertheless,...
Introduction One of the primary tasks of a social worker lies in assessing. It not solely allows to be aware of the atmosphere in the family but also enables gathering essential information on each particular client. The data to collect may, notably, be related to “the client’s unique circumstances, social...
Abstract Cancer remains one of the major threats to human health. It occurs as a result of gene mutation. Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women. Additionally, breast cancer affects men, though in rare cases. The disease occurs as a result of mutations in breast cancer susceptibility genes...
Unfortunately, there is still a no better and more effective treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder than medications. Such stimulants as methylphenidate and dextroamphetamine allow people with ADHD to control their symptoms like hyperactivity, impulsiveness, and distractibility. However, many researchers and ordinary people are concerned with the hidden dangers of...
Conducting a literature search is essential for evidence-based nursing practice as it helps improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of care via the combination of current research evidence with clinical expertise. According to Gray et al. (2016), the focus of clinical research in the 21st century has shifted from the treatment...
Abstract Heart diseases claim many women’s lives though many women are not aware of cardiovascular risk factors. Survey was conducted on 534 women to determine the psychosocial factors that bar women realizing cardiovascular risk factors. The study revealed that few women are worried about developing heart diseases though a majority...
The public hearing was a session held by the House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs during which the state of things regarding telehealth provision at VA was discussed. The primary notion was that because of the pandemic, VA as an organization as well as its facilities and providers had to rapidly...
Introduction Nursing is a profession that is mainly concerned with the provision of health care services to patients. The nurses play these critical roles as they are trained with skills that enhance their job competence. Nurse education involves a series of theoretical and practical training that purposely prepares caregivers for...
Introduction Healthcare economics is the application of economic principles in solving healthcare issues. The production theory of healthcare economy principles can be applied in determining the efficient use of the hospital’s resources. Determining the value of healthcare services is not an easy task because of the nature of healthcare as...
Introduction It is imperative to note that the role of nurses in health promotion has been increasing over the years, and some of the interventions are viewed as incredibly efficient. It is understandable that health care providers have a broad range of responsibilities, and it is necessary to prioritize techniques...
Data is a crucial element in all decision making processes in the healthcare industry. Similarly, nursing is a science field, and therefore, the success of all related activities relies on the process of information collection and its application. However, the gathered data can only be classified as authentic and reliable...
Providing care for patients in home-care is multifaceted and requires a joint effort from all the healthcare workers. The nurse-patient ratio has been used to show that there is a shortage of nurses leading to burnout and reduced performance (Marć et al., 2018). Self-management and autonomy among patients have been...
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...
