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Introduction Climate change is as a subject of worldwide concerns because of its overarching effects on global health. It leads to increasing global average temperature and heat waves, consequently exacerbating cardiovascular diseases, stroke, and chronic kidney (Hess et al., 2020). Other threats to global health are pollutants from households, industries,...
Introduction Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a single gene condition that results from a homozygotic mutation at the beta-globulin locus of a single gene. Thus, it is a single genetic disease, but the phenotypic characteristics are complex due to a diverse range of clinical manifestations that might start early in...
As loved one’s age, they experience physical, social, and health changes. Quite often, their strength and health deteriorate, calling for close supervision mostly done by family members, enlisted friends, and other trusted parties (Walker et al., 2017). Taking care of the aged people is a responsibility that most of the...
Introduction Protein metabolism is an important property of the human body and largely determines the physical condition of a person. However, the body’s ability to restore protein proportions and maintain normal muscle tone can be slowed down or even weakened by external influences. The article by Saner et al. (2020)...
Abstract This paper is aimed at defining the appropriate sampling strategy and sample size for the study concerning relationship between HIV treatment compliance and social support among African American women with HIV. The paper consists of an introduction, the estimation of the population group, the analysis of the most appropriate...
Advance Directive Form An Advance Directive (AD) is a document containing the wishes of a patient in the event they are terminally ill and completely out of their consciousness. There are different Advanced Directive forms depending on the situation that may lead to that event. A good example of an...
Systems for financing healthcare are critical towards attaining health coverage universally. As such, developments in the sector determine the existence of proper health services and their availability to each individual when required. Therefore, raising funds can finance healthcare while focusing on significant barriers reduction. These barriers can be eliminated by...
Introduction Epidemiologic methods refer to various concepts applicable in finding the causes of illnesses and other health issues in a population. An infectious disease can be transmitted to other organisms upon their exposure to the host. Movement from one host to another relies on the theory that organisms are within...
Health-related lobbyists consist of health professionals, pharmaceuticals, and health associations responsible for agitating better policies and conditions for the health sector. Through their efforts, the country gives priority to challenges identified in the health sector. As a result, health-related lobbyists demand a substantial amount of finance to support their services....
Introduction In the given scenario, the nurse is faced with the choice of whether she should provide relief from choking because the patient has a DNR. A DNR order means that healthcare professionals cannot apply “chest compressions, defibrillation, endotracheal intubation, assisted ventilation, or cardiotonic drugs” to the patient (EMSA, 2018,...
Introduction The healthcare organization has requested vendors’ information on the products and services. This follows the fact-finding part of the system’s implementation and intends to help select the potential vendors. The request for proposal has been issued after the organization has screened potential vendors and gathered information. This paper examines...
Cases of suicide are increasing daily in many countries due to various issues, such as drug abuse and poor mental health. Efforts need to be put in place to curb this emerging issue. Despite this, suicide prevention strategies aimed at reducing the occurrences of suicide remain under-researched. What is available...
Abstract Nicotine addiction is a prevalent mental issue among black youth in America. The causes include low social economic statuses and racial discrimination. This intervention program aims to assemble a team of youth addicted to nicotine in Iowa for intervention. The team is further subdivided into smaller identification categories for...
Nurses are the first line of defense in the healthcare sector, patients’ advocates, and also a source of information on medical diagnosis and the course of care for relatives and the families of the sick. In some situations, decision-making requires principled considerations, and this requires nurses to know about delivering...
The award of my DNP at the South University, College of Nursing, Savannah, Georgia, marked the height of my nursing training. My DNP Evidence-Based Project on Reducing Recurrence of UTI in Older Adults in Long-term Care Facilities gave me deep insights into nursing practice. Before my DNP, my passion for...
The use of scientific sources in medicine is an integral part of the clinical practice of a specialist. This approach allows not only to achieve professional and personal growth of the medical professional but also to achieve a culture of evidence-based and justified decisions. In other words, referring to the...
Introduction The HR Metrics is a tool that enables assessing the performance of the Human Resources within the health care institution. It assists in measuring and analyzing the organization’s productivity and efficiency by defining meaningful gauges. Most importantly, it boosts decision-making and empowers the institution to find the most effective...
Approach of the Study The proposed study will adopt a quantitative approach. This approach would highlight the objective elements and statistical or numerical information regarding the relationship between education level and HIV transmission among alcoholics in California. The quantitative approach is instrumental to the study because the SPSS data analysis...
The purpose of the study and identification of the problem This article attempts to describe how studies have addressed issues of gender, race/ethnicity, and social class in studying stigma among HIV-positive women. Sandelowski, Barroso, and Voils look at HIV-related stigmas with gender and sexual orientation, race, class-related stigmas. They note...
Abstract The significance of breastfeeding, as opposed to the use of the formula, is crucial to the further physiological development of a child. An increase in the levels of breastfeeding across the globe has set as one of the critical initiatives of Health People 2020, yet the results of the...
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a disruption to the healthcare facilities across the world, making operations a challenge to many hospitals. Coronavirus disease spread to 198 nations, with currently millions of confirmed cases and deaths being recorded globally (Shaukat et al., 2020). COVID-19 pandemic has affected the health and life...
Introduction Nurses play a crucial role in protecting public health, and it is impossible to imagine a hospital without them. Their duties include preventing illnesses, helping doctors manage patients’ physical needs, and treating some health conditions. Bedside nurses stand on the frontline and are always ready to provide immediate care...
Orientation represents an essential aspect of an addiction counselor’s work. This process helps reduce the probability of miscommunication during the treatment. It is also critical to ensure that the client signs a form confirming that they are informed of the details of the program. The lack of an acknowledgment in...
Introduction Glaucoma is one of the diseases affecting broad populations a threat to the health of a nation. Normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) is one of the conditions representing the glaucoma family; however, it can also be viewed as an exception as the major factor preconditioning the emergence of issues, such as...
Healthcare in the US is provided by separate agencies, thus creating a problem in terms of ready access to health and medical facilities. Furthermore, regardless of the existence of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Americans, particularly individuals from the minority groups, are still finding it challenging to access care. This...
Brief History of African Americans In the United States Portuguese and Spanish explored America with Africans’ help, leading some to Mississippi. African American history started in early 1619 when they worked as servants for a specific white employer. Slave traders from the Portuguese kidnapped the black people and used them...
State campaigns prove extremely useful in drawing public attention to particular problems in society. Nowadays people are overwhelmed with abundant information from television and the Internet. Activists require support from the government to be heard by the public. People use various social media tools to find supporters and create communities....
Introduction Healthcare providers must be in a position to describe the healthcare system and available healthcare organizational structures in order to develop an adequate understanding of how to integrate all the elements and dynamics in meeting the needs of target populations. This paper uses the first two chapters of Longest...
Introduction The information space during the pandemic contains conflicting and overabundant information about the coronavirus in various forms, from reports to YouTube commentary. Regardless of age, gender, or education, patients may come to believe in conspiracy theories and false data. Some of it is potentially dangerous, further contributing to a...
The US health care system is a complex phenomenon that consists of many people, bodies, and organizations. Health care boards are among them, and these elements of the medical industry are essential because they deal with both patient care and the financial performance of organizations. That is why these boards...
Abstract The use of aromatherapy as a complementary medical practice dates back long in history. The use of essential oils in therapeutic activities became popular in the 11th century with the invention of the distillation process. Today the technique continues to draw interest from different stakeholders owing to its perceived...
Epidemiology of COVID-19 In order to gain an in-depth understanding of the epidemiology of COVID-19, it is crucial to define coronavirus as a disease. A coronavirus leads to an infection in the throat, nose, or sinuses, which is not dangerous. However, at the end of 2019, a new type of...
Introduction The development of technology has enabled the introduction of telemedicine in the health care system. One of the recent implementations of this field is real-time remote monitoring in triage and priority-based sensor technology. To assess its credibility, evaluate outcomes, indicate challenges, and provide recommendations for the improvement, an extensive...
Introduction Recent researches have confirmed that postpartum depression is one of the most common psychological complications after birth. According to Yonkers (2009), about 15% of women undergo postpartum depression, and this not only affects them but also their children and their families. Several women always develop some form of depression...
Nursing theory is an important aspect of nursing practice, which supports their daily activities. It provides specialists with insights into the core of their responsibilities and drives the further development of nurses’ knowledge. The modern healthcare environment requires care providers to understand and exhibit diverse skills and abilities, which should...
Introduction A pre-operative procedure in surgery is a step taken to prepare a patient for a procedure and their nature depends on the nature of disease or injury, the anatomical region involved, the urgency of the procedure, the general state of the patient among other factors (Hegner, 2004). There are...
Choosing the proper treatment for Native American patients seems to be a complicated task. Physicians have to compromise between the allopathic medicine that they practice and traditional medicine which constitutes an essential part of patients’ lives. Indeed, it is necessary to remember that the patients’ welfare is a priority, and...
The organs of the body, including the heart, stomach and intestines, liver, and kidneys, as well as gland and muscles, are regulated by the autonomic nervous system (ANS), the branch of the peripheral nervous system. The ANS adjusts the functioning of organs according to both external and internal stimuli; it...
A windshield survey is a useful tool for evaluating the situation regarding various societal issues and corresponding trends. It implies systematic observations conducted by professionals from a moving vehicle (“Windshield and walking surveys,” 2019). Their principal objective is to understand the specificities of life in a certain setting for further...
In this article, Kunutsor, et al. (2016) examine the impact of aspirin for the primary prevention of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events on patients with diabetes. The purpose of their research is determined by a considerable risk of cardiovascular events in people with diabetes that promote inflammation and atherosclerosis die...
Main Post Although the concept of global health is frequently addressed, there is still no accurate definition of this phenomenon. It is often considered as a combination public health and international health activities, adhering to the common standards of medicine and health care delivery (Koplan et al., 2009, p. 1993)....
Wrong Delegation of a Task In the department where l was working, the certified nursing assistant (CNA) reported to a registered nurse (RN) about a patient whose nasogastric tube had come out. The RN informed the CNA that the patient should be screened and the nasogastric tube inserted. The CNA...
Introduction The three main health care delivery system concerns include the aspects of fairness, objectivity, and transparency in the residential aged care environment (Austrom & Lu, 2009). Objectivity minimizes biasness and prejudice when drawing the health care policy. On the other hand, fairness involves collective consultation with stakeholders and adopting...
Introduction The American society is concerned with the growing population of elderly individuals and how to help them practice successful aging. Moreover, modern society especially the American society views aging as something that should be either denied or concealed. However, according to Moody (2010), society should put in place models...
Introduction Pandemics and health management strategies may have significant effects on daily living. The recent wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in significant disruptions in the way of life of individuals (Lesser and Nienhuis, 2020). For instance, most...
Introduction To prove one is solely responsible for expenses means that evidence of negligence has to be produced. Any injury suffered does not necessarily entitle filing a personal injury claim. For the claim to win the monetary award, five elements of negligence, including duty, breach, because, in fact, proximate cause,...
Public morality is one of the most dynamic social constructs that characterize the degree of development of a population. The impermanence and non-conservatism of ethics respond to the lack of unambiguity that exists between the ethical question and the answer (Kruijtbosch et al., 2018). Indeed, decisions to help a poor...
In the recent past, there has been a rise in the number of new infections. Even as the globe moves towards achieving global quality healthcare, these illnesses impede on the scientific advancements made towards this goal’s attainment. Worse still, these outbreaks vary in nature and finding cures is the only...
Introduction Considering the existing healthcare setting, where financial facts play a vital role in corporate decision making, it is important that executives at all ranks comprehend the rudimentary facts of healthcare finance. It is also important for managers to understand how these facts are used to improve the financial position...
Introduction A comprehensive literature review helps to build the logic of the research. In addition, it provides an opportunity to evaluate the existing body of knowledge and determine the gaps that exist in it. The purpose of this paper is to review the articles related to the approved change topic....
Mechanism of Action There are several pharmacological effects of male drugs that could be discussed. First, androgens promote the normal growth stimulation and the development of primary (male sex organs) and secondary sex characteristics. Besides, male drugs could stimulate RNA at the cellular level and slowdown the decay of amino...
Introduction Nurse informatics focuses on the integration of modern technologies to gather, process, analyze, and use information to address the health needs of patients (Lavin, Harper, & Barr, 2015). This essay gives a detailed summary of two major informatics trends transforming healthcare practice. The safety issues affecting the use of...
Introduction Like many other systems in the world, the American healthcare system is in a mess. It exposes people to high level health risks with close to 46% of the population lacking health insurance while millions are underinsured (DeGrazia, 2008). This is according to DeGrazia in his 2008 article, The...
Introduction The healthcare system is a complex structure where one cannot make decisions without consulting various parties involved. Even a relatively minor organization such as a local blood center has many factors and opinions to consider. The case under consideration presents a complicated situation related to the issue of supplying...
Background and the Purpose The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is at the forefront of innovations concerning telehealth to ensure every veteran has access to healthcare from wherever they are. Services of telehealth are changing the way veterans can receive quality healthcare which VA provides. VA, through its...
Introduction The changing lifestyles and the busy schedules that characterize modern societies have led to several challenges. Unhealthy eating habits comprise one of the challenges associated with modern lifestyles. The modern individuals grapple with poor and unhealthy diets as well as busy schedules. In the light of these developments, a...
Understanding the cultural practices of a given group of people is always important when providing care for these patients. According to Purnell (2012), it is important to understand some of the cultural practices of a given group of people to be able to offer patients of that particular group a...
Introduction Some of the materials covered in this course include the respiratory system and its diseases, such as asthma. When I was young, I had a friend called Brian, who always walked with the asthma inhaler. Other children used to make fun of him when he had asthma attacks, and...
Introduction A nurse’s profession is challenging, and those who have chosen it are presented with at least four types of requirements: professional competence, physical endurance, decency, and constant improvement of skills and knowledge. Professional competence is essential for successful work, continuous improvement of skills and expertise provides an opportunity to...
Introduction Nurses undergo years of training to become certified nurses, yet ethical dilemmas are still becoming more complex than solving common issues. Ethical dilemmas occur when choices need to be made, but the options are not ideal, and the answers are not precise. These ethical dilemmas could undermine the quality...
Abstract Cancer mortalities in the United States of America have been on the decline for the past two and half decades. The trend has been due to the adoption of measures that reduce the risk factor for the development of cancer such as increased, awareness campaigns, screening, testing and advanced...
Introduction Occupational health and safety (OHS) management systems are employed by several institutions in the United States and globally. Most institutions run their occupational health and safety management systems (OHSMS), while others apply systems that are conventional to existing guidelines. The utilization of management systems may develop performance in the...
Data Analysis As the chosen technique of the data analysis, the researchers decided to use a number of critical elements from systematic steps of Krueger that help to analyze focus group data. It is hard to disagree that data management and methods were rather adequately described. In this article, there...
No One Has Time for Flu is an advertising campaign aimed at promoting flu vaccination across the United States. It was launched last year in November to address the importance of having a flu shot, especially in terms of the ongoing pandemic, which would reduce the number of medical resources...
Cytomegalovirus, also known as CMV, is the leading cause of congenital infection, with morbidity and mortality at birth and sequelae (Lazzarotto, et al., 2011). Each year, approximately 1–7% (Rev Med Virol 2010; 20: 311) of pregnant women acquire a primary CMV infection. Of these, about 30–40% transmit the infection to...
Since the smoking rate has been decreasing for over a decade, the prevalence of complications and comorbidities has declined. Studies have indicated that the rate of smoking reduced from 24.1% to 19.0% in over a decade in the United States (Hackshaw et al., 2018). Despite the decline, smoking’s negative impacts...
Reginald Williams makes the case that the American view of healthcare as a privilege rather than a right is fallacious. He provides examples of the police and the fire department, which also deal with threats to human health that can often spread yet are funded by taxes and provided free...
Introduction Providing quality health care for every person who requires it may be a part of the ideal society system. However, this is currently the utopia, as the government cannot adjust the budget in a way to satisfy everyone’s medical needs. The financing is scarce, yet much of it is...
The healthcare reform has helped change the focus of the system from orientation on diseases to promoting wellness. Salmond and Echevarria (2017) state that this improvement was achieved through better coordination of care. Hence, different providers share access to information that allows them to mitigate the patient’s unnecessary visits to...
The current situation I intend to impact is making hospice residency and interaction a pleasant experience for all patients and family. Since hospice care involves making a patient near the end of life comfortable, there are various issues that family and caregivers should address to make the process smooth (Center...
Conserving human dignity is amid the outstanding ethical obligations in medical sciences, especially nursing. It is a human right and foundation for health in clinical environments, and this right needs to be acknowledged (Winter & Winter, 2018). Respect for human dignity has been emphasized throughout history by various religions and...
Tele-home nursing seems to be beneficial for those patients who do not have an opportunity to get to the hospital, but I, for one, would not consider a tele-home health nurse as my future career. Though the technology use has become extremely beneficial for nursing lately and offered numerous alternative...
It is important to emphasize the difference between negligence and malpractice with reference to the specifics of nursing practice. Negligence is associated with acting carelessly, and the consequences of such a behavior can be negative and undesirable for patients. These harmful actions or the absence of actions are usually not...
About 20% of healthcare workers get infected, with the vaccination rate among them remaining unacceptably low. Therefore, after informing the employees about the benefits of flu shots, I would ensure that each worker gets a vaccine every flu season. Educating the workers reduces their opposition against the flu shots. However,...
Once antibiotics start being used, resistant microbes appear. This marks the start of the journey to the end of the antibiotic’s usefulness. This resistance cannot be prevented and scientists have tried to research on its causes. The resistance occurs in both harmful and harmless bacteria. Most bacteria are found in...
Introduction: Mr. M’s Clinical Manifestations The analysis of the health conditions of Mr. M. reveals that he has Alzheimer’s disease. This neurodegenerative disease is incurable and is usually associated with memory loss and decline of cognitive abilities (DeTure and Dickson, 2019). The early stages of Alzheimer’s disease are marked by...
Preface Medical professionals attribute the problem of balance in the human body to heart failure. This condition of the heart is usually chronic or long-term. However, in other cases, it can develop suddenly. The heart is prone to many problems including the left and right side effects of the heart....
What Impact Did an Undescended Testicle Have on This Young Man’s Risk for Developing Testicular Cancer? Men with undescended testicles are at increased risk of developing testicular cancer. If the undescended testicle is not in the groin but in the abdomen, the risk is even higher (Cheng et al., 2018)....
Low and middle-income countries that are still developing pay a lot of attention to their healthcare system. The well-being of the population plays a critical role in the overall development and growth that is why various steps are undertaken to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of weaker health systems. Some...
Problem Statement Women are 2.5 times likely to be victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) than men (CDC, 2020) Indigenous women are disproportionally affected compared to other women (Chmielowska & Fuhr, 2017) Cultural difference between Indigenous women and healthcare providers impede education on the matter (Varcoe et al., 2019). Intimate...
Introduction This paper is a windshield survey of Tailgate community, Kansas. The community exists in a public space, which makes it easier for outsiders to observe its characteristics without many inhibitions (Rabinowtiz, n.d.). It consists mostly of buildings, as opposed to open areas, because most of its architectural landmarks are...
A medical practice requires effective communication both between patients and healthcare workers and within the team of healthcare workers. However, medical errors often occur because of miscommunication. In the clinical case analyzed in this paper, a medical error happened due to a lack of communication. In this case, the nursing...
Proposal In the past 200 years, women’s roles and influence on culture have evolved. For centuries they were considered the property of men and after overcoming many challenges, women’s importance in culture is being acknowledged. Across the lifespan, women have various struggles and things to overcome. From child to teenager,...
Aetiology Dyslexia is a learning disability in children which persists throughout life when not treated at early stages. It hinders one the ability to write, read and speak. It’s a diverse neurological disorder with a complex hereditary and environmental aetiology. Dyslexia is classified in to three subtypes that are, auditory,...
In spite of the major improvements introduced by ages of evolution, the human body remains subject to an array of conditions, varying from minor inconveniences to lethal diseases. They attack different systems of the body, disrupting its normal functions and causing pain. Osteoarthritis is a highly widespread condition, which affects...
Interview Findings In order to ascertain the reasons for polypharmacy, an interview was conducted with a client who takes several medications at once. Every precaution was taken to ensure the interviewee’s comfort, including the lack of recording equipment and information privacy. A client is a man struggling with Type 2...
There is a number of community resources that may assist in the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity. According to the CDC (2020), the initiatives advocating for healthy diets, such as Salad Bars to Schools, may be employed at the community level to tackle obesity/overweight in school-age children. Schools can...
The purpose of the present review of literature is to gain a more in-depth insight into the causes of the insufficient influenza immunization rate among low-income communities and the existing solutions to managing the identified problem. The most effective interventions for overcoming low anti-flu vaccination levels will be singled out...
Public health nursing is the practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations. Identification of a specific disease or condition and how nurses play a role in the preventive care of that disease or condition. Classmate Post #1 The promotion and protection of health fall under the scope of...
The Sources of Funding for Vatsalya Adult Daycare Center The Adult Health Care Center requires financial resources to achieve its goals. In most agencies, funding comes from government spending, private spending, and external assistance. The primary source of funding for the Vatsalya Adult Daycare Center is Social Services Block Grants...
Introduction Diabetes is a significant public health problem in the United States (US). According to the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, over a tenth of the population has diabetes and related conditions, and the number of new cases continues to rise rapidly (Diabetes statistics, 2020). The US is not alone in...
The article ‘Factors Influencing Men Entering the Nursing Profession, and Understanding the Challenges Faced by Them: Iranian and Developed Countries’ Perspectives’ by Zamanzadeh, Valizadeh, Negarandeh, Monadi, and Azadi (2013) is a descriptive-based research study that was carried out to determine the factors that influence men to get into the nursing...
There are diverse reasons why individuals sit for long, such as watching television or working. However, it is essential to understand that sitting for long causes damage to the body. Therefore, people should implement various measures to ensure that they remain healthy and prevent diseases. Muscles are the primary consumers...
Introduction Mental health includes human beings’ psychological, emotional, and social wellness. It relates to the way people act, think, and feel and assists in determining stress tolerance, decision-making, and relationship with others. Its definition extends to realizing an individual’s abilities, productivity, and contribution to the community. This topic in general...
Introduction Technology has contributed to immense improvement in almost all areas including the health care sector. Communication is important in this sector because it provides a platform for interaction between health care providers, patients, and their families. In addition, it ensures patients understand their problems and measures that will be...
The article that will be discussed in this paper studies the effects of wearing a face mask for controlling the spread of COVID-19, which falls under the category of health policy. The researchers conducted an epidemiological analysis of confirmed cases of infection. The study outlined a list of mask-on and...
Introduction Conflict and change are commonly occurring issues in any organization where people interact in the working environment. Nursing is not an exception because a fundamental dependence of the healthcare field on evidence-based practice, research, and policies implies continuous updates and changes. However, the changes as the basis of development...
The job of any specialist who belongs to the healthcare sector implies a number of ethical issues that might appear while communicating with patients or delivering health care services to them (Seyed, Seyed, & Mohammad Esmaeil, 2013). For this reason, a person should have good conflict resolution skills to be...
Pursuing higher education at the age of 48 – an insurmountable challenge or a novel chapter of life? As an already experienced practicing licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), and a practicing psychotherapist working with Veterans for the last 10 years, I firmly believe that continuous improvement is a crucial part...
Introduction CHF stands for congestive heart failure. This comes about when less blood than normal is pumped by the heart, leading to excess fluid’s accumulation in the body. This excess fluid causes congestion in the lungs due to leakage, and can result to swelling of the feet (Albert et al.,...
Introduction The patient was admitted with hypotension, hypoxia, and ventilator dependent respiratory failure. Upon initial examination, septic shock was assumed as the diagnosis, which was subsequently confirmed through the failure to maintain the patient’s blood pressure by intravenous fluid administration, which is a sign of resistance to hypotension treatment characteristic...
The Los Angeles Medical Center is one of the Kaiser Foundation hospitals operating in Los Angeles. The institution offers a wide range of healthcare services to the community. The Los Angeles medical center offers both general medical care as well as surgical services. The American health industry encourages linkages and...
The essay was written to address the United States’ controversy to stop funding the World Health Organization (WHO). The purpose of the writing is fulfilled because the author provides a possible explanation of the current situation, which causes controversy. The essay structure is sensible in terms of intention, but the...
Introduction Organizational change is a powerful process many institutions consider when they want to transform operations and meet the demands of more clients. Medical facilities that embrace the idea can solve their challenges and be prepared for some of the emerging challenges in their respective sectors. Baptist Health South Florida...
At a time when globalization has taken a central position in determining the global cultural affiliations and consumerism patterns, the ability to address adolescents’ health problems is indeed a key to future sustainability strategy. This is due to the vast adolescents’ health-related problems which have a direct bearing on their...
Metformin is an antihyperglycemic drug prescribed to patients with type 2 diabetes to increase their glucose tolerance. The drug acts by lowering hepatic gluconeogenesis and decreasing glucose absorption in the intestines. It accumulates in the mitochondria and inhibits Complex 1 in the mitochondria’s respiratory activity (Rena et al., 2017). This...
A definition of neuromodulators and how they work A neuromodulator is a chemical agent that influences the behaviors of neurons or effecter cells by modulating their interaction with neurotransmitters in the central nervous system. There are several types of neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin (Bryant & Knights 2011, p....
This paper is written to deliberate on a condition known as pressure ulcers, also called pressure sores or bedsores. They are injuries to the skin and underlying tissue, caused by prolonged pressure on the skin area. They can occur to anyone, but usually affect patients who lie in bed or...
The APA Citation Kapil, R., Bhavsar, H. K., & Madan, M. (2015). Hand hygiene in reducing transient flora on the hands of healthcare workers: an educational intervention. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 33(1), 125. Web. Problem Statement The healthcare environment is ironically not the safest of places as may be...
Mammography is one of the most delicate processes involving vulnerable tissues. There is a need to consider several factors such as device sensitivity, resolution, and ease of use before buying the equipment. In most cases, every manufacturer provides some data associated with the machine’s functionality (Suleiman et al., 2017). However,...
I understand social justice as the fair distribution of resources among the members of society. Stanhope and Lancaster (2020) view social justice as a reasonable allocation of benefits and burdens among individuals. Socialized healthcare is a controversial topic because it ensures universal access to care but eliminates the competition between...
Introduction This was a study carried out to investigate the self-management habits of people suffering from chronic pulmonary disease. The study was informed by the knowledge that this disease is associated with higher levels of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Considering the increased risk factors such as smoking and the higher...
According to the data, the researchers report that getting the flu vaccine reduced the chances of testing positive for COVID-19 than those who did not receive the flu shot by 24% (Duhnam, 2021). The study found that flu-vaccinated residents are less likely to need hospitalization or mechanical ventilation and have...
Abstract One of the quality indicators presented in the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators is focused on the issue of nursing hours per patient a day (Montalvo, 2007). This is the indicator selected for the clinical question development presented in this paper. The indicator is determined by such contributing...
Interruption of the mental status of the mother during pregnancy and its effects on the unborn child is today a subject of great concern. Most of the studies that seek to ascertain the relationship between prenatal anxieties and the child’s subsequent growth are often subjected to a lot of criticism...
The article chosen for this posting is “Nurse managers implementing the lean management system” by Udod, Duchscher, Rotter, McGrath, and Hewitt. The report explores a need in professional, educational, and improvement-oriented management that can be implemented by executive nurses to enhance the quality of healthcare and ensure effective collaboration among...
Introduction The modern society has recently discovered the kind of uniformity that exists between religion and science. Many scholars have written articles about the mainstream science and how it is entrenched in the religion (Chapman & Hutton, 2008). Many scholars say that scientists fail to come up with ideas of...
Introduction The purpose of this project is to review the current quality measures for the management of hypertension. The condition is prevalent throughout the United States, which is problematic because it can lead one to develop other cardiovascular diseases. To that end, the author has gathered data regarding the incidence...
Providing benefits to employees, such as health insurance, disability insurance, pension plans, and other supportive services, shows that organizations are invested not only in the overall well-being of their workers but also their future. The UnitedHealth Group offers insurance services by providing workers to have a health savings account that...
The serious problem is that there is no clearly defined government nutrition program for Australian older people. In fact, according to Shine (2019), there is no diversity of health centers for older people that allow patients to receive counseling or assistance. Indeed, several organizations provide this service, but to receive...
Introduction The nursing profession is one of the most crucial parts of healthcare and comprises the largest section of this vocation. Today, there are more than 3 million registered nurses who work in American facilities, and this number is expected to increase by 7% in the next decade (American Association...
Medical robotics is a big step in the development of medicine. The Da Vinci Robot is a technological innovation named after the artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci. The use of this robot-assisted surgical system has become an essential stage in the development of minimally invasive surgery, primarily in cancer...
Introduction Health Profile Assessment is a way of understanding health conditions of individuals and families. It aids individuals to make decisions relating to their health. There are certain issues that can be used to assess the health standards of individuals and families. In assessing the wellbeing of families, the assessor...
Risk Factors Associated with Salmonella Salmonellosis is a condition related to the gastrointestinal illness that the genus Salmonella causes. Various risk factors are associated with the condition of Salmonella. Mainly, human beings can get infected with the condition by consuming foods contaminated with animals’ feces (Indar-Harrinauth et al., 2001). In...
Numerous people in the United States have some variety of disability that is associated with difficulties in everyday life. Some issues may be physical, such as blindness, deafness, non-functioning or absent limbs, or other varieties of permanent damage. Others are intellectual, most prominently represented by learning disabilities, which create special...
Summary Acetylcholine is an acetic acid and choline ester neurotransmitter, which plays a somatic nervous system. This chemical is released into the brain during learning and new memories acquisition, it facilitates NMDA receptors and protein activities involved in connecting brain nerve cells activities. The nicotinic and muscarinic acetylcholine receptors encode...
Introduction Culture is a multidimensional and complex concept with varying definitions by different scholars and practitioners. It includes the shared way of life of a community that includes beliefs, values, customs, and behavior that are regarded collectively by particular people or society. Competence refers to a multidimensional concept that includes...
The motivation for American citizens to lose weight and adopt healthy lifestyles can be found everywhere including public health advertisements, popular media, and social settings. However, obesity among American adults is still on the rise across the country. In order to motivate individuals to adopt the proper diet and lifestyle,...
In the recent past, health insurance coverage has become a legal mandate to all U.S citizens and legal immigrants courtesy of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Act has various provisions that set the new guidelines for the health insurance industry, ensure the expansion of the health insurance market, and...
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) can be characterized by a weakened state of the immune system. It usually manifests when a person’s T-cells bearing CD4 protein, which are responsible for regulating immune responses, become fewer in number, below the threshold of 200 cells/mm (Akase et al., 2017). Consequently, the loss of...
What is postoperative fever? It is temperature rise above the normal temperature (38 C) on two consecutive days after the surgery. The systematic approach and differential diagnosis help institute proper management and narrowing down differential analysis. Possible causes of Postoperative Fever Also known as Rule of W, they include: Wound...
Childhood obesity is one of the major public health concerns in the USA. It has been estimated that approximately 17% of American children and adolescents are overweight or obese (Schapiro et al., 2019). This health condition has negative effects on students’ physical and mental state, which can have negative effects...
Summary This is a critical evaluation of the article Peripheral refraction in myopic children wearing Orthokeratology and gas permeable lenses; it delves into the paper analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the authors’ arguments and even offers an opinion on how to eliminate the found weakness. The material used as...
Nurses play a critical role in the delivery of healthcare services. They are a vital component of team professionals who ensure patients’ wellbeing. Nurses spend considerable time with patients while in healthcare facilities, administering treatments and assessing their progress. Therefore, the nurse-patient ratio can significantly influence the quality of care...
Manual Therapy Manual therapy is the application of hand movements to control body tissues to reinstate movement, lessen pain, raise general health or bring relaxation. It also implies a course of procedures recommended by a medical therapist and is aimed at quick restoration of soft tissue or joints as well...
Brief Overview of the Author’s Main Idea The book under analysis is called Healthcare, Guaranteed: A Simple, Secure Solution for America reveals a comprehensive plan for restricting the quality of health care delivery in the United States. Ezekiel Emanuel suggests that eliminating employer-healthcare and introducing an independent program for assessing...
Adult daycare is being described as a gap filler between institutional and non-institutional care? Do you agree or disagree? Why? As the research of the information on adult daycare and home health services shows, these institutions come together as the inter-connected medical services that are capable of assisting adult patients...
Comparison of Mexican-American Culture and European American Culture It is factual that the American healthcare system is based on various dominant European American cultural standards, philosophies, and practices. Some of these values differ in a number of ways from those of other dominant groups, such as Mexicans who make up...
Today, many people are faced with personal issues that they may struggle to understand and address without help. As an activity of a client and therapist engaging in a conversation, counseling can be beneficial for the patient and help them understand and resolve their problems. This post will focus on...
The treatment of people with a systematic condition tends to differ from common therapy. People with such health issues often have a weaker immune system or cannot receive some type of care (or medication). Cancer patients are often vulnerable due to the therapy they receive to address their health issues....
Introduction According to the provided article, health professionals have had gratifying experience when working with patients suffering from chronic diseases like arterial hypertension (Manzini & Simonetti, 2009). Currently, care for patients with chronic diseases is not well organized. It mainly focuses on medical assistance with no initial participation of nurses....
The patient presented to the healthcare setting is a twenty-five-year-old woman with signs of physical abuse and concussion. She had several injuries on her face and body, claiming that she had been attacked in the evening by a burglar attempting to steal her purse and phone, and she also fell...
Problem and Model The problem of water scarcity has been actively discussed by the public for the last several decades. However, due to the issues that the global climate change has provoked, water scarcity and drought have become a serious problem for some of the states in the US. Changes...
A healing environment is a necessity in a modern fast-paced world where people are constantly exposed to new challenges. The word “healing” can be defined as “to make whole” (“What is a healing environment?,” n.d.). Hence, healing is the process of regenerating one’s energy, both physician and mental, to help...
Nursing care for a patient includes multiple aspects, and in case one of them is missed, it may result in negative consequences for the health state of a client. In the context of present-day developments, it has become a common sight when a patient is delivered all the required care...
Introduction The article under critique is titled “Asleep on the job: Can night shift napping provide more excellent safety for staff and patients?”, written by Jennifer Gamble and Paula Foran. The article discusses that those nurses attending night duties have the highest risk of fatigue and impairment in their thinking....
Introduction Inappropriate fluid administration can lead to negative effects on patients’ health, and much attention should be paid to using effective fluid therapy oriented to preventing fluid overload. Still, the prediction of patients’ fluid responsiveness is a challenging task, and the problem of determining the amount of fluid to administer...
Abstract Social media influenced communication greatly. People across the world are in a position to interact and learn from one another. Social media has also become part of most companies marketing strategies. One advantage of using social media as a marketing tool is that it promotes interaction between stakeholders in...
Introduction It is universally accepted that healthcare, including management of chronic illness, entails more than physical treatment of the sick. Healthcare relational models indicate that adequate care for the sick involves making sure that all the patient’s lifestyle relationships are taken care of. In other words, such issues as “biological,...
COVID-19 is an infectious viral disease spreading rapidly around the world at a higher rate than other Coronaviruses including MERS-CoV or SARS. Although the rate of people with the risk of death is only about 4.4%, many people are showing symptoms that require medical interventions including breathing support (Cowling &...
