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Abstract Myocardial infarction (MI) has been the leading cause of death in different parts of the globe. More American women have continued to record various symptoms associated with heart disease. This discussion gives a detailed analysis of the prevalence of MI among women. The major preventative measures for controlling the...
Abstract Clinical studies require the adoption of well-stated research questions, which are utilized to guide the outcomes of a clinical project. A summary of two research articles in this paper reveals that a study that does not focus on answering a question or a set of questions does not yield...
The take away for this teachable explore more is that I want you to remember medications that are on medication list, and what are they for, what are the side effects are and contraindications, and nursing consideration for each medication that is on that list. Now, let us do a...
A Management Program Edentulism is an oral health condition associated with partial or complete loss of teeth. According to medical experts, the problem is most prevalent among older adults from poor populations. As of 2010, over 158 million people suffered from edentulism in the world (Research in action, n.d). In...
The achievement of the most important tasks, such as improving the quality and relevance of health care for the population of the country, causes various ethical dilemmas. The development of specialized types of services and the implementation of broad preventive measures are largely determined by the observance of the principles...
Financial Implications of Patient and Family-Centered Care Initiative In today’s bad economic times, calls to reduce healthcare costs have been very loud. Indeed, the cost of healthcare has been rising constantly and all stakeholders are becoming concerned about people’s capability to meet these healthcare costs (especially among the lower-middle-income and...
Religion differs in significant ways from spirituality meaning that it is the role of the healthcare professional to distinguish between the two when offering services to those in need. Religion is mostly identified with several dogmas that its believers follow. This implies that the set rules and regulations must be...
MRSA is a strain of staphylococcal bacteria which is multidrug resistant and the infections caused by MRSA are difficult to treat. MRSA is an important entity in both community and hospital acquired infections. Over time, the rate of MRSA infections has increased and therefore there is a general concern amongst...
Developing a Strategy for Interdisciplinary Patient Care: SMART Goal Outline The paper outlines the fundamental principles of SMART goal building, which apply to the dimension of nursing. The work focuses on the idea of interdisciplinary work as the critical prerequisite for patient care delivery. The SMART goal for the plan...
The U.S. health care delivery system’s primary objective is to integrate people, institutions, and resources to meet various health care needs and preferences of the targeted group. Different factors may affect access to quality and timely care, especially among the poor (Butkus, Rapp, Cooney, & Engel, 2020). For instance, the...
This article is based on a study of how methodology quality and scientific activity affect the quality of nursing in educational research. It is a challenge to nursing as a professional community. This is owing to the fact that the nurses have the responsibility of improving the level of the...
Dixon, Ron. “New Guidelines Planned on School Vending Machines”. Washington. The New York Times. 2012. Web. Mr. Ron Dixon is a news reporter working for The New York Times and is based in Washington DC. In article which also appeared on the print edition of the newspaper, the reporter highlights...
Introduction Several severe medical conditions are considered very serious and can cause concern for doctors. What is more, some diseases are not extremely dangerous in adults, but when they occur in children and adolescents, additional measures and treatments are required since the kids’ bodies are much weaker. One such condition...
Advance directive form Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST) is one of the most common forms related to end of life care programs. This form lists the main options for doctors to intervene in a critically ill patient. In my opinion, this form describes various options for treating patients...
Abstract Disease surveillance involves the analysis of data provided by different agencies about a specific medical condition. Many health institutions participate in this process, especially where deadly diseases are concerned. The process helps in controlling a condition or finding a cure for a disease. The current paper provided information on...
Debate on public health and right to health in and outside United States has occurred over time and again. Cost implications are the main cause of these political debates. In countries where public health institutions are not developed, mortality rates are high (Gostin, &Powers, 2006). United Nations recognized the right...
It is imperative to mention that conscious sedation is a fascinating topic that has been actively discussed by scholars. The most significant problem that needs to be addressed is that this procedure is frequently associated with severe complications, and many authors have tried to get a better understanding of its...
Introduction Over the last few years, military personnel who were employed in Iraq, as well as Afghanistan, have experienced traumatic brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder. As stipulated by Caperhart and Bass (2012), IED (the improvised explosive device) is one of the commonly utilized weapons in both Afghanistan and...
Partial splenic embolization has been used for quite a while in the treatment of patients with cirrhosis. However, with a variety of factors affecting the treatment process, the threat of not only liver abscess but also kidney failure can be expected. By satisfying the patients’ specific nutrition needs, however, the...
Introduction The term pharmacology refers to the science of drugs; these comprises of its composition, properties, uses and their effects on the body (Mannfred, 2003). Drugs are chemical substances made to influence the physiological and pathological state of the beneficiary. Administration of drugs, usually by a pharmacist to treat respective...
Developing an HIV Vaccine has proved to pose an unprecedented challenge to scientists in the past and even today. The HIV virus is spreading fast worldwide and the AIDS clinical consequences are clearly devastating therefore an effective vaccine is required to contain the situation. The introduction of the article “recognizing...
The United States and Canada are considered to be among the most developed countries in the world. They have many connections due to historical circumstances, shared culture, and geographical positions. Therefore, the population health of both states has many similarities. At the same time, it is possible to recognize several...
Introduction Business and corporations have significantly affected the medical practice over the last century. This historical progression occurred initially when the medical services were the privilege of the elites, with doctors catering for particular social classes. However, market expansion and emergence of corporations have seriously altered the model of interaction...
Abstract The problem of diabetes prevention in the community where I serve as a nursing profession continues to be the main health concern. The elaborated educational plans ultimately aim at assisting the vulnerable population categories to decrease diabetes risks with help from family members and healthcare providers. Introduction Diabetes remains...
Health Resources Although there is no evidence of a health department within the community, there are several public, proprietary and non-profit private hospitals that are easily accessible to the population of 51,003 as per the 2010 estimates (City-Data.com, 2013). These health institutions provide in-patient and mental health services to the...
Introduction Triage refers to sorting people’s needs for medical attention, and it is done in healthcare emergency rooms during disaster events and wars. Limited medical resources have to be allocated strategically to maximize the number of survivors. In it sense, triage originated during the First World War where wounded soldiers...
Prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among 65-year-old or older male patients is a complex task that requires the development of research skills, leadership competencies, and scientific knowledge. It is not enough to identify the chosen problem at the microsystem (family support), mesosystem (employees), and macrosystem (hospitals) and consider nursing...
Patient Education Plan Purpose of Patient Education Patient education was developed to increase the spirit of self competence and confidence of the client (patient). This helps the client to be responsible and prepared for self management. Patient education is also a transition phase that ensures the client change from being...
Introduction “According to the American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women after lung cancer.” (4) (Medical Assisting, 28 December 2008). Any form of cancer is deadly be it lung, mouth or for that matter breast cancer. The cancer starts in the breast...
Criteria for the Inclusion and Exclusion In this paper, the researcher chose African Americans as the group to focus on during this course. The criteria used for the inclusion were based on the level of health-related problems that the group faces. According to Finkelman, African Americans have a shorter life...
Lysosomes enable cells to fulfill their functions in a correct manner and support cells’ proliferation and growth. Concerning their structure, lysosomes can be described as small sphere-shaped organelles. Lysosomes contain dozens of different enzymes that enable them to act as the cell’s digestive system and transform unwanted substances into something...
Introduction Polio is a viral disease that paralyses the nervous system causing deformity of the limbs resulting in disability. The poliovirus infects an individual through the mouth and enters into the intestine where it multiplies rapidly. According to Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (1997), “acute onset of a...
Introduction Patient falls have been documented as a major area of concern for health institutions and the public due to the adverse outcomes associated with the incidents. Available literature demonstrates that patient falls may result in patient death and disability, pain, exposure to expensive lawsuits, and associated financial costs (Spetz,...
Introduction Currently, the issue of obtaining health insurance is increasingly complex since it demands specific eligibility. Medicare and Medicaid, the two most prominent federal health insurance programs, have set their standards for affordability and have offered their services for about half a century. Meanwhile, vulnerable groups are unlikely to acquire...
Introduction This paper presents the basis of health promotion policy and practices. It gives a background of the wider determinants of health that are addressed through promotion of healthy public policies, the challenges to incorporating the determinants of health in adoption of the strategy, action areas of the Ottawa Charter...
Background Numerous painful conditions of patients are caused by physical damage to the integrity of the body and the possibility of dangerous pathogens entering the internal environment. Overcoming the primary protective barrier of the skin, the pathogen activates its mechanisms of attacking human cells and suppresses the functioning of the...
Introduction Heart Failure (HF) is becoming one of the leading causes of deaths in the United States today. According to American Heart Association (2012), prevalence of some of the cardiovascular diseases has reduced significantly over the years, but cases of heart failure are still on the rise. Medical practitioners are...
Parkinson’s disease is characterized with a number of effects to its victims. These effects are sometimes transmitted to people who are close to the victims such as family members. From the impact of the disease that affects the neural system, victims suffer from problems that can include mental problems, changed...
With adequate and reliable revenue allocation to the overall well-being of people, the future of oral health benefits for children and adults is promising. Approximately 15 years ago, dental and oral diseases were identified as common silent epidemics experienced by poor Americans and black people. Because of these findings, the...
The interaction between nurses and patients is greatly enhanced in an environment where information and communication technology has been put in place. Besides, nurses are in a position to exchange communication more conveniently than before when ICT had not been embraced. This has improved the way nurses deliver healthcare to...
Portions of the gastrointestinal tract affected Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease that has been shown to affect only the rectum and colon parts of the gastrointestinal tract. It has been demonstrated that inflammatory bowel disease attacks the innermost parts of the colon and rectum (Schoelmerich, 2006). On the...
Comprehensive nursing care unites a combination of various measures such as a thorough plan, excellence assessment, and philosophy of therapy. At the same time, high-quality interventions on certain points depending on the specific disturbance of the patient are no less vital. As a consequence, having an exhaustive knowledge of assistance...
Introduction HIV was discovered in the 1980s and has since spread all over the world. It has been established that the disease is more prevalent in women and people of low social standing. In North Carolina, the distribution of the infected people is skewed towards the minority populations such as...
Vision loss is a common health care problem among the elderly in different countries. Research shows that one in every three individuals aged 65 years and above may be experiencing visual loss. The aim of the paper is to discuss the three main causes of vision loss among the elderly...
Introduction The World Health Organization (2009) regards dengue haemorrhagic as well as dengue fever as critical arthropod borne viral disorder. Annually, there are about half a million individuals who are admitted to hospitals because of the disorder and 50 million new cases of dengue infections. In the Middle East, the...
The concept of how biological compounds influence the health status of an individual is intriguing for research. For instance, how assimilated substrates such as glucose and amino acids induce obesity and other metabolic disorders make in-depth knowledge of nutritional biochemistry important. The article’s topic captivates attention since it informs the...
Representative Michael McCaul is a republican currently serving in the 10th district of Texas state which includes Hempstead and Bellville (Congressman Michael McCaul, 2011a). He has served in the same position since the year 2000. As a public figure, his political and leadership record are outstanding especially on matters related...
Evidence-Based Practice Strategies to Reduce the Door-to-Balloon Time in STEMI (ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction) Patients: A Needs Assessment Adams, J., Wong, B., & Wijeysundera, H. C. (2015). Root causes for delayed hospital discharge in patients with ST-segment Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): a qualitative analysis. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 15, 107. It was...
Introduction Mental health has become a significant issue in the modern world. Thus, different approaches have been introduced to help people improve their psychological health. Outdoor therapy is one of the strategies used to treat cerebral disorders. Consequently, one can analyze outdoor education to determine how it can help improve...
This study focuses on the Sierra Leone Ebola crisis as the main public health issue in this paper. The pandemic started in May 2014 and has so far claimed more than 10,000 lives (Fox, 2015). Health experts believe that the deadly disease emerged from an incident where a small child...
The article “An overview of the past, current and future trends for cervical ripening in induction of labour” by Chodankar, Sood, and Gupta sought to discuss the benefits and risks of pharmacological and mechanical methods of labor induction (Chodankar, Sood & Gupta, 2017). The authors used a methodology almost similar...
Allergies are treated in various different ways and sublingual immunotherapy is one of them. The exact way the sublingual immunotherapy works is not yet known but evidence show that it activates action of cells. Administration of SLIT induces secretion of interleukins by sublingual cells. At the same time, Dendritic cells...
Introduction Clans, societies, countries, continents, and the entire world have faced a lot of pressure and need of solving health problems and health-related issues. This problem has seen the world, continents, countries, societies, and clan’s loss their beloved ones because of the poor state of health and the emergence of...
Introduction Many deaths in the world today are attributed to cardiovascular diseases. In the United Kingdom alone, stroke and cardiovascular diseases combined claim the lives of more than 150,000 people every year. The disease is attributed to unhealthy diet policies. A continued intake of dairy products including meat and processed...
The peer’s thoughts concerning the significance of patient education are grounded. It is so because modern technology provides almost everyone with easy access to much medical information. If people are not educated on how they should treat these data, adverse consequences can emerge. For example, individuals can misinterpret their symptoms...
Polio is a very contagious disease that is caused by the poliovirus. In most of the victims, the disease affects the nerve cells, especially those of the spinal cord. As a result, the muscles that control voluntary movement are affected usually resulting in paralysis. Another name for polio is poliomyelitis....
Mental or psychological disorders affect a person’s feelings, mood, and thinking, leading to distress. Bipolar disorder (BD) is a mental illness associated with shifts in mood and changes in activity and energy levels. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one in four people has a mental disorder (as cited...
Recovery audit contractors (RACs) and electronic health records (EHRs) include highly sensitive information that should be managed carefully to avoid adverse outcomes. Careless management of this information can lead to leaks of private data, which may lead to significant legal and image problems. Thus, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
It is apparent that the issue of nutrition and health in the United States of America has gained concern in recent years (Radimer et al., 2004). This is due to the fact that the growing population in the USA has increased significantly over the last decade, a factor that raises...
Abstract This paper provides comprehensive information pertaining to the incidence of bloodstream complications that are associated with central venous catheters (CVCs) in hemodialysis adult patients. It focuses on the effects of bloodstream-related complications and central venous catheters (CVCs). The study adopted the topic since intravascular catheters complications are becoming indispensable...
Dear Professor, I suppose that health reform in the USA still remains one of the most discussed issues in the medical sphere. Too many changes were made that touched all spheres of medicine, and this issue will be considered until all the misunderstandings are removed and all the problems are...
Introduction Male adolescents with depression are usually reluctant and unwilling to seek help from adults or even healthcare institutions. They tend to associate the act of seeking assistance with their problems as childishness this end up finding different ways of coping with the situation. One of the ways that most...
Managed Care Patient safety has become a priority in many hospitals globally. There has been general awareness among health care providers and policymakers, to strengthen the management of healthcare provision. Many hospitals have adopted appropriate centralized adverse event reporting systems, although most of them still differ. There is still evidence...
Climate change poses considerable public health risks in developed and underdeveloped countries. It affects human welfare by intensifying existing environmental stressors and introducing new threats to global health (CDC, 2020). The changing climate results in periods of temperature extremes worldwide, which cause disruptions in the infrastructure sector, agriculture, and ecosystems...
Executive Summary This report will analyze malpractice suits and their impact on the cost of medical care. It will specifically target the aspect of self-interest in the field of medical care practice. The main areas of concern are the options available to both the patients and the physicians. Defensive medicine...
Introduction Care planning systems have transformed the way nursing care is conceptualized and delivered. The technology provides a direct link between evidence-based information and knowledge. Evidence-based research is an essential strategy that is applied in addressing critical healthcare issues. It promotes quality access to information and provides timely interventions to...
Introduction The government through relevant federal agencies evaluates the capacity to provide public health services. In this context, the government ensures that its capability to handle public health issues is maintained at high levels (Gostin, 2008). Therefore, regular monitoring of public health capabilities at state and local level is delegated...
Patient Satisfaction and Hospital Incentives Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey can provide decision-makers with information that will impact the amount of Hospital Value-Based Purchasing incentives awarded to medical institutions (McFarland, Ornstein & Holcombe, 2015, p. 503). Thus, the patient-satisfaction indicator is widely used for assessing...
Introduction Effective communication has increasingly become essential for the hospital and social care settings where interaction between nurses and patients constantly occurs. Good communication ensures effective expression and explanation of problems pertaining to the diagnosis of diseases and treatment algorithms. Currently, most patients complain of being ignored by nurses who...
Introduction Quantitative research is a fundamentally significant tool in the nursing practice since it does not only facilitate the continual development of knowledge, but also generates rigorous, objective, and controllable information which helps define the distinctive role of nursing as a contemporary profession (Burns & Grove, 2005). In this perspective,...
Cockroaches, Bacteria with Antibiotic Resistance, and Prevention of Infestation The ability of cockroaches to harbor numerous infectious diseases and disseminate them, thus, contributing to a steep rise in the instances of diseases development, as well as the threat of epidemics (Pesquero & Carneiro, 2012). Therefore, there is a need to...
An Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) should complete his or her graduate-level education in an attempt to acquire appropriate skills for effective healthcare delivery (Hain and Fleck 6). I am currently focusing on the most appropriate practices that can support my program goals. Such activities are undertaken to develop the...
For a long time now, physicians have been denied a chance to make mistakes in their cause of duty. Although their work is delicate and a mistake can lead to loss of life, they are still human and thus can make mistakes at times. The way these mistakes are handled...
Research indicates that obesity is the global epidemic of the 21st century, especially due to its prevalent growth and health implications. In Mexico, the prevalence of overweight and obesity increased by 9%, from 61% to 70% from 1999 to 2006. The whole population, including both adults and school children, showed...
The concept of population vulnerability depends on the field of interest. In health, vulnerable populations are those susceptible to different diseases. Essentially, people from low-income families, often malnourished and exposed, the elderly, and those with inherent pre-existing conditions are considerably defenseless to illnesses. These groups have suppressed immunity and may...
Should other practices besides fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism be considered misconduct in your publications? To answer this question, it is useful to make a key inquiry: “What makes a specific behavior so wrong that it becomes misconduct?” A typical reaction to this query may list deliberate or intentional behaviors that...
Introduction Among many ethical challenges, the bio-medical revolution is forcing upon individuals today is the question of euthanasia and the values that should be used to make ethical decision-making with respect to this practice (Dennis, 2009). Indeed, debates about the topic of euthanasia are grounded on moral and personal views,...
Boon, Heather & Smith, J. Micheal. (2004).The Complete Natural Medicine Guide to the 50 Most Common Medicinal Herbs. Robert Rose Publishers. p.25-33 If the book was a stop shop for all the information concerning the Aloe vera species as a traditional and non traditional medical remedy then it has undoubtedly...
Introduction The dynamic nature of the nursing practice has occasioned the integration of sophisticated and better interventions in offering patient care regardless of the medical department. Evidence-based nursing endeavors to utilize the best research findings in informing practice in all health care facilities. Its application into nursing practice is usually...
Introduction John is suffering from an advanced and progressive disease, which is lung cancer, and this is the reason his general practitioner referred him to the community palliative care service where he will be able to receive holistic care. ‘Palliative’ is a Latin word derived from the word ‘pallium’ which...
Abstract “Black and Healthy” is a nongovernmental organization that was started in 2001. The main focus of the organization is to reduce the burden of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States. Since its inception, the organization has been facilitating this kind of programs in the US (In Texas...
The Health Promotion Project All nations develop policies for ensuring effective health promotion. Government expenditures on programs that promote health within a state or nation are justified by the fact that a healthy nation is more productive. Health promotion seeks to respond to various known risk factors in a bid...
During pregnancy, the human body has to undergo certain physiological changes to create appropriate conditions for the fetus and to maintain a woman’s health. The placenta and an endocrine gland are responsible for the production of four significant pregnancy hormones that support the embryo (Perry et al., 2017). Human chorionic...
Advantages of recording patient information electronically An electronic health record is a coming-up technique that involves a well-organized collection of electronic health information, of personal patients or populations. This recording appears to be the current trend in health care in that one finds many doctors and any other health professional...
Introduction Managed care is meant to help in the provision of quality medical care at affordable costs. Those with individual insurance pay much but get low quality healthcare compared to those with employment plans. This article will discuss how the cost of managed care is rising and how it is...
Introduction As members of The Oncology Nursing Society project team for “Putting Evidence into Practice” concerning anxiety, the authors embarked on a mixed methods research essentially to inform colleagues what empirical research had to say about what works for managing inpatient anxiety. The research program of Sheldon, Swanson, Dolce, Marsh,...
Introduction of the Topic In their study, Lim et al. explore circular RNAs (circRNAs) in the heart and cardiovascular system. It is essential to note that Dr. Lim Teck Beng is an obstetrician & gynecologist from Singapore (“Dr. Lim Teck Beng,” 2020). Lavenniah Annadoray is “a graduate from the University...
It is quite natural that those people who know or suspect that the probability of them falling sick is high are most likely to buy insurance. On the same note, many people do not like paying high insurance premiums than the expenses they are likely to incur in hospitals. Therefore,...
The Millennium Developmental Goals were established in 2000 during the Millennium Summit of the United Nations (Stephen, 2008). The millennium Summit is composed of over 180 United Nations member states and international organizations. The MDGs were established as a blueprint following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration by...
Introduction The world changes to improve its economic, political and social development. However; not all developments occur in equal measure, as man overlooks other aspects for the sake of achieving their goals. Currently, political and economic developments are everyone’s priorities. Moreover, our social life is dwindling, families disintegrating and states...
Introduction In any consultancy procedure, it is important to identify areas that top the list of agendas. Considering that health care is most critical, it is important to identify major issues that stalls its provision. It is also important to note that Religious health care system has been performing as...
AORN I am a member of AORN. AORN stands for Association of Operating Room Nursing. AORN is a non-profit association with members throughout the United States. The organization is based in Denver, Colorado. AORN represents the interest of over 160000 nurses. Notably, AORN provides numerous benefits to its members. These...
Introduction Potential biases are likely to be present and affect epidemiologic research at the level of design, implementation, and analysis of a study. Bias is defined as systematic errors that affect the epidemiologic research, hence leading to invalid measures of association and altered study outcomes (Aschengrau & Seage, 2008). There...
Nursing certification programs have already established their importance and value among both nurses and the healthcare institutions that employ them. Admittedly, even patients realize the benefits of those. Certification is validated by the nongovernmental agencies regarding particular standards, qualifications, skills, and final assessment in a defined sphere of nursing (AACN...
Concept Map Medical Diagnosis:Decubitus ulcers(15 yr. old disabled/bed-bound, epileptic patient, who suffered neglect from parent) Pathophysiology: Decubitus ulcers, also known as pressure ulcers, are usually caused by inappropriate blood supply that results in interruptions of blood circulations, hypoxic tissue damage, and even necrosis (Liao, Burns, & Jan, 2013). The main...
According to Longest (2004) and Longest (2010), the main idea embodied in the M2 conceptual model is how dentists can promote the general welfare and dental health of the people based on the strategic planning goals of the Dental Public Health (DPH) as embodied in the mission statements of the...
Introduction Addicted patients are among the most delicate types of patients as far as pain management is concerned. Addiction is characterized by the continued use of a substance despite the harm that such a substance poses to one’s health. Research has shown that more than 15% of the world’s population...
This research study aimed at investigating the relationship between children of specific age enrollment in social programs and the level of maternal health literacy by seeking to establish the impact that maternal health literacy programs has on such enrollment. To investigate this, the research study applied cohort research study in...
Introduction It is essential for individuals in the field of nursing to pursue a graduate degree. This makes them to be more experienced, skilled and competent in their respective fields. To determine this, an interview was conducted on a random candidate from the 2009 graduate list of Kaplan University. Random...
According to Glover and Mitchell, for an individual to effectively communicate Biostatistics data, he had to first understand the public to which he wanted to convey the message. It was almost impracticable to alter the pre-existing values of the public except through addressing the matters unambiguously. Coming up with information...
Undoubtedly, telemedicine is becoming extremely popular nowadays due to the developments in the field of technology. Besides, a multitude of individuals lacks the time to visit hospitals and wait for their turn. Moreover, it seems to be extremely useful for people living in remote geographic areas or being detained in...
A disease outbreak is defined as the occurrence of incidences of diseases that appear to be more than what is normally expected in a particular community, geographic area, or season. On the other hand, a cluster refers to the occurrence of incidences of diseases in several people which is more...
Abstract The article explored the psychological stress experienced by mothers who have cancerous children. The author proposed that support groups are advantageous in stress reduction among mothers of cancerous children. The author did an experimental research to establish his findings. The research is current and relevant to contemporary health issues....
Evidence-based policy is based on a well-informed research and factual evidenced. However, evidence-based policy is established for the benefit of the public. In addition, evidence-based policy utilizes scientific methodologies to improve and validate the outcomes. Therefore, the use of random controlled trials to ascertain the reliability of variables and sample...
SWOT Analysis SWOT analysis is a commonly used method to analyze the internal and external environment of any company, including Hospital Corporation of America (HCA). A SWOT analysis evaluates strengths and weaknesses (internal factors) together with opportunities and threats (external factors). HCA Healthcare Inc. is one of the leading healthcare...
Exploratory research is a specific type of inquiry intended to define a phenomenon. It is used in cases when the problem at hand has not been studied sufficiently, lacks clarity, or is not supported by systematized operational definitions (De Chesnay, 2015). Exploratory research can be based on primary data, such...
Introduction Hospitals nurse staffing levels affect patients and nurses outcomes. Several researches have established a relationship between low nurse staffing levels and negative patient outcomes in hospitals. A study by Aiken et al, for example, presented in their article Hospital nurse staffing and patient mortality, nurse burnout, and job dissatisfaction,...
Introduction With limited resources to allocate, healthcare providers often have to make decisions about patients’ life and death. Especially with the covid pandemic, which places a significant burden on the healthcare system, it is essential to correctly assess the patient’s chances of recovery and the outcome of the decision. Thus,...
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines a pandemic as a worldwide disease outbreak that is mainly characterized by high infection levels, a perceived lack of immunity against the disease-causing agent, and a high rate of spread and survival among human populations (Chiras, 2010). In the light of this definition, examples...
Project Completion The patient and family engagement approach by Smith et al. (2017) was applied to a group of 30 people with diabetes. Upon their recruitment and the relevant ethical procedures, blood glucose was measured for them before the intervention; then, the intervention was carried out with the help of...
Epidemiological research studies usually utilize different study designs, including cohort study, case-control study, and cross-sectional designs. These designs differ about the period during which the phenomenon and health outcomes are studied and about the used sample (Farrell et al., 2013, p. 3; Ibrahim, Alexander, Shy, & Farr, 1999, p. 1)....
Introduction Schnipper (2012) believes that medication-related errors are among the main challenges in primary care. More so, medication-related errors are more profound in the outpatient setting, where medication reconciliation challenges the reduction of medication errors. The occurrences of medication-errors have increased medication-related morbidity and mortality. In fact, Schnipper (2012) reports...
Arab Heritage Case Study Mrs. Nasser arrived at the urgent-care center with her 16-year-old daughter, who had been experiencing burning upon urination, itching around her genital area, and a high fever. Mrs. Nasser appeared very anxious, explaining to the nurse that her daughter had never had these symptoms before. The...
Importance of Family Nursing The importance of family nursing practices was not recognized until late twentieth century when the need for family nursing became a burning issue for the system of health care. In this respect, the family became an integral part of the health care system because the family...
Human exploration guidelines ensure that people are treated ethically without causing harm to research subjects. Moral rules that oversee the application of human subjects under examination are a genuinely new development. After 1906, administrative bodies, for example, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Institutional Review Board (IRBs) were presented...
Different food products have different nutritional composition thus the need for food labeling. The ingredients that food processors use bring about this change. Additionally, the process of preparing foods before consumption may also alter the nutritional constitution of foods (Alias, and Mohd 66). It is important to go through the...
Community-Based Teaching on Diabetes Diabetes is a human disorder that is brought about by the miss-production of insulin that helps in the breakdown of blood sugars in the body. Diabetes is known to be very fatal. It can cause serious problems to the human body depending on the type and...
Identifying the Aspects of the Plan that Should be Changed On the one hand, the idea of dividing an organization into smaller departments can provide better management to separate units. Introducing changes to each of the organized entities will be much more effective and easier (Kovner, 2009). On the other...
The reduction in maternal mortality is one of the major goals of international public health. It is considered a critical issue worldwide since about 585,000 women die each year due to pregnancy-related complications (Center for Global Development, 2007). The program on maternal health in Sri Lanka, which began in the...
Health Policy Paper Health Care Delivery and Practice Assessment The quality of healthcare delivery in the United States is often influenced by a range of socio-cultural, economic, legal, and ethnic disparities. The distinction gives birth to inequalities, which hinder a status of the health-care policy. Specifically, according to the health...
Introduction Two proposals of investments by Health Care Medical Center are different in nature not only in their functioning but also so far as initial outlay is concerned. Three methods used for evaluating the proposals and for taking a decision between the two investments are breakeven point method, payback period...
Introduction In the world today millions of people are suffering from severe and complex diseases that are terminal or chronic in nature. The aftermath of these diseases is normally pain, distress, suffering, early death and grief to the people affected. Some of these diseases are “cancer that is chronic, terminal...
Abstract HIV/AIDS is a major healthcare problem in modern correctional setting. In order to counteract it, various educative, preventive and treatment measures are undertaken. However, research shows that in order to efficiently combat the disease, emotional and ethical measures are vital promoting cooperation between the patients and the prison staff...
Abstract Direct and non-direct care providers have specific core competencies. The definition of these competencies and their successful implementation ensures effective teamwork of the care providers and qualitative health care service as a result. Both direct and non-direct care providers should be competent in theoretical and clinical knowledge, communication and...
Effective Assessment Practices in Nursing Education This paper analyzes application of OSCE as an effective clinical skills in nursing education. the main focus is on the use of OSCE as an effective assessment practice in nursing education. it also describes advantages and disadvantages of OSCE as an effective assessment tool...
Heart related diseases are caused by many factors and they are becoming common in pregnant women. The presence of cardiac disease during pregnancy poses a challenging clinical situation to medical doctors because they are also supposed to concentrate on the wellbeing of the unborn baby (Perry etal. 2011). During this...
Pathophysiology Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a disease that affects the lungs and leads to massive inflammation of the tissues that make up the lungs (Barnes, 2000). Generally, this disease condition results in the blockage of the air passages in the pulmonary compartments. It has been noted that the...
Theory Description and the Rationale for Selecting the Theory There are many different nursing theories that aim at explaining the peculiarities of the health care system and the conditions under which people are able to get the required portion of help and assistance from nurses. Unfortunately, the cases of nurses’...
A reflection on personal health records (PHRs) and patient portals A PHR is an online record that contains a patient’s health information and is accessed, edited and maintained by the owner of the information (patient). The VA maintains PHRs that offer veterans a flexible and scalable platform to maintain their...
Introduction The purpose of this essay was to develop a care plan for Kendall Lakes Windshield Community based on the public health issue of Chlamydia. A public health nurse approach has been selected for the care plan. Community health nursing focuses on care provided to patients outside healthcare facilities, but...
Introduction In our society presently, immunoassay techniques used in data analyses have assumed a place of high significance, particularly as it is applicable to pure/applied researches; where the techniques are adopted for such developments as ultrasensitive enzymatic immunoassays in antigenic and antibody analyses. Ultrasensitive/rapid enzyme immunoassays, have presented more current,...
Introduction Healthcare has been a crucial component of humanity for a long time. However, healthcare organizations have consistently experienced problems with their balance sheets (Mannino, 2009, p. 3). These problems are caused by several factors but partly, the increased costs of healthcare and lower rates of reimbursements are attributed to...
Importance of controlled terminology and standards in healthcare Many healthcare organizations have adopted electronic health records to share data and improve the quality of healthcare provided to patients. Standardization of data involves the use of similar data codes across systems (Halley, Sensmeier & Brokel, 2009). For example, an IT department...
Long-term care for elderly people is provided by the LTC institutions initiated by the government through the US department of health and human services. The services are provided by a health practitioner with the help of the nurses that care for the elderly in these institutions. The nurses have the...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is nowadays, spreading widely across the globe. COPD is increasingly becoming a natural burden and anticipated to as the rank third cause of mortality by 2020. There is a need to establish an early diagnosis for the disease. Similarly, clinical context and risk factors that...
Introduction Written by Ramachandran, the book The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Quest for What Makes us Human is a must-read research on the main incredible and contentious topics in the field of neurology specifically the human brain. Ramachandran presents an eye of a teller of tales for compelling case learning...
Dementia can lead to a wide variety of psychological disorders, including depression and anxiety. The symptoms of depression are apathy, isolation, social withdrawal, impaired thinking, and concentration on the negative side of life (Kitching, 2015). The symptoms can be managed both pharmacologically and non-pharmacologically. The usual pharmacological treatments include anti-depressants;...
Introduction Throughout its history, nursing has turned out to be an important discipline, especially in care-giving scenarios. Like other professional disciplines, nursing mainly focuses on human health and several approaches of healing through caring. In general, the science of nursing encompasses models, theories and research findings, which are specific to...
Introduction Without a doubt, there is an increasing shortage of nursing professionals not only in the United States but also globally, with the trend anticipated to worsen in the coming years (Goodin, 2003; Zori, Nosek, & Musil, 2010). Nursing shortage and nurse turnover are fundamentally related to the concepts of...
Introduction Homelessness affects many people in Newham, London, and it has health challenges to the affected populations. People who are homeless are at high risk of premature deaths and may experience several health complications. These health challenges may include “seizures, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, musculoskeletal disorders, tuberculosis, and skin and...
Introduction Sarcoidosis is a disease that is characterized by abnormal development and the gathering of chronic inflammatory cells. These cells develop into nodules that collect in a variety of organs. The syndrome is also referred to as sarcoid or Basnier-Boeck-Schaumann. The disease is common in various parts of the world....
Proposed Methodology Overview The study will be conducted because specific, reliable and predictable diagnostic tests for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are lacking (Niewold, Harrison & Paget, 2007). Yet, studies have shown that RA is the most common form of autoimmune rheumatoid illness and affects thousands of people in the US and...
Abstract For the sake of Identification, the hospital administration should be the only one with the right of issuing IDs, if Identification is not issued by the administration, then it should be irrelevant, Identification should include fields like, Name, ID number, and category for instance patient, cardiologist, General practitioner and...
Consumption of prescription drugs in a manner that has not been prescribed by the doctor is an outstanding community health issue. This can be more harmful than people understand. In reality, it is drug abuse and is just as illegitimate as consuming street drugs. Overindulging in drugs is not the...
Introduction There is a suspicion that there is an association between reserpine use and the risk of breast cancer development. According to the table of Annual age-adjusted incidence of breast cancer per 100,000 women by body weight and reserpine status, this prediction may match reality. It depicts that people, who...
Introduction The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2010) indicates that Gerontology nursing is a specialty of nursing practice that is evidence-based. It manages the unique physiological, financial, formative, social, and profound needs of the process of aging (p. 10). It encompasses the application of the knowledge and skills of...
There are different contemporary issues in the United States healthcare system that professionals have to face. As discussed by C-suite and director-level executives that are the members of HealthCare Executive Group (HCEG) organization, some of the problems are costs and transparency, consumer experience, data and analytics, and holistic individual health...
Introduction When it comes to leadership I am a participative leader. Participative leadership employs democratic principles of inclusion whereby colleagues, peers, subordinate members and other stakeholders are duly involved in decision making and other roles of leadership. Leadership aims at furnishing goals and forging ways towards achieving preconceived goals. It...
Purpose The purpose of the research is to analyze and evaluate the results of the Pharmacists’ Action on Smoking program and to consider whether its impact on society in the relation to smoking cessation is higher than in comparison with casual pieces of advice from pharmacists. Rationale Cigarette smoking is...
Introduction Rhabdomyolysis is a condition that leads to the disintegration of damaged muscle tissue. Through the disintegration of the muscle tissue, the skeletal structure of the body becomes weak. In addition, the residue from the disintegration process may accidentally be deposited into the blood stream giving the liver and the...
