Application of Analysis of Variance in the Analysis of HIV/AIDS-Related Depression Cases

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is a commonly used approach in testing of the equality of various means using variance (Derrick, 2008). This analysis of often based on a number of assumptions including: independence of the samples, equal variance in populations and that the populations from which...

STIs: Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS

HIV diagnosis is associated with detecting particular particles in the blood called the retrovirus. These are the tiny viruses that penetrate the T cells of the blood and cause them to produce new copies of the virus: thus, the patient becomes a carrier of a potentially dangerous strain of the...

Fact Sheet: 21st Century Cures Act

The recent health care regulating policies are aimed at addressing the most tentative medical issues prevailing in the USA and the compliance of day-to-day procedures with technological advancement. 21st Century Cures Act was passed and signed by President Barak Obama on December 13, 2016, to guide the nation-wide health care...

The Impact of Medicare on Today’s Healthcare Ecosystem

Introduction Medicare is one of the government-funded health insurance programs in the United States. It offers health coverage for people older than 65 years, people of any age with specific disabilities, and people of any age with end-stage renal disease (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2019). As an effective...

Heritage Assessment and Health Traditions

Introduction The significance of considering culture as a factor in healthcare is specifically important for multicultural countries. Ion that regard, the diversity of cultures result have a great impact on the health of those different cultures. Cultural background, heritage, and language “have a considerable impact on both how patients access...

The Value of Building Coalitions, Alliances and Consortiums

Introduction Building coalitions, alliances and consortiums are generally regarded from the perspective of mutual benefits and experience exchange. Moreover, the necessity to arrange cooperation is closely associated with the requirements for the further expansion of the organizations, as arranging the cooperation practices, these organizations hope for the extensive resources and...

Stem Cells: Definition and Research Articles’ Analysis

Executive summary Despite their medical ability, stem cells have become the subject of controversy. For example, the Catholic Church objects to the destruction of embryos for the sake of stem cell research. On the other hand, the Islamic perspective of the research on stem cells is flexible and friendlier. In...

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Approaches and Symptoms

Why the Article was Chosen The study conducted by Müller-Engelmann et al. (2019) contains plenty of significant elements within the scope of research design. The authors seem to adhere to the best practices of the multiple baseline approach and apply it to the relevant issue. This is the primary reason...

Bipolar Disorder: The Diagnosis and Treatment

Fluctuations of mood are natural in humans as a reaction to internal and external stressors. However, recurrent mood swings that negatively affect a person’s social or professional life can be a sign of a psychological disorder. Bipolar disorder is a mental impairment characterized by abrupt changes from depressive state to...

Research Gaps in Evidence-Based Medicine

Evidence-based medicine relies on research and evidence to implement any change in practice, which includes diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention. However, research and evidence that encompass all possible cases and scenarios is impossible, or, at least, impractically costly (Dreier & Löhler, 2016). Therefore, discovering gaps in the findings when researching...

Cervical Cancer: Symptoms and Treatment

Cervical cancer is a condition that affects the cells close to the vagina that can be located in the lower section of the uterus, which is called the cervix. The majority of cases of cervical cancer are caused by the human papillomavirus (Klügel et al., 2017). Overall, cervical cancer develops...

The Legalization of Physician-Assisted Suicide

The State of California has allowed medical doctors to assist terminally ill patients in killing themselves. Disputes about the moral and ethical side of this issue have been going on for many years (Emanuel 339). A lot of opposing opinions are expressed in terms of the law, human rights, medicine,...

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: Pathogenesis and Epidemiology

Introduction Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt) is the organism that is responsible for causing tuberculosis (TB). This disease that existed as from the Neolithic era has been a quagmire to the medical field scientists even after the identification of the causative agent. This paper discusses M. tuberculosis with special focus on its...

End of Life (EoL) Care Awareness

Objectives The objectives of this presentation are linked to the specifics of end-of-life care. Since death and dying and the perception of them are linked with the person’s culture and their life experiences, it is essential for a healthcare professional to comprehend how patients may approach death. Hence, the links...

Staffing Issues Interactive Case Study Journal for Nurses

The nurse shortage in US healthcare facilities is a critical problem that can cause such outcomes as overtime working and fatigue for nurses, and the quality of care can decrease. The case study discusses the situation when nurses from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) were scheduled extra days each...

Major Depressive Disorder in Sex Workers

Definitions and Symptoms Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a health issue that can affect anyone given the presence of respective circumstances, yet sex workers are under a particularly high threat. Due to the constant exposure to traumatic experiences and the lack of awareness of and access to healthcare services, the...

Should Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal?

The practice of ending the life of a person suffering from an incurable disease and experiencing unbearable suffering as a result of that disease at their request is a subject of public debate and legal proceedings. Though many ethical and moral problems remain acute, euthanasia is now legal in many...

Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Syndrome

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) distresses a patient’s immune arrangement hence weakening the defence system against numerous infections encompassing some forms of cancer. With the virus destroying and impairing the operation of immune cells, an infected person progressively becomes immunodeficient. People’s immunity is characteristically gauged by the number of CD4...

Depression Treatment Variants in the US

Depression treatment in the U.S. varies based on health practitioners’ preferences. Some prefer drugs as the ultimate solution, whereas others embrace therapy. Regardless of the approach, severe ordeals of depression are treatable provided that the patients remain positive and are dedicated to adopting the different educational strategies as advised by...

How to Encourage Low Sugar Consumption Among Primary School Students?

Sugar Consumption as a Serious Problem Sugar, or sucrose, is a natural molecule usually produced by plants.1 Chemically, it is a disaccharide consisting of glucose and fructose links. Since ancient times, humanity has learned to use this white crystalline substance as a food additive, and today sugar is an integral...

Prophylaxis Breast Cancer

Introduction Breast cancer is an enormous healthcare issue and is the leading type of cancer among women. It occurs because of various complex determinants: stress tendencies, harmful habits, genetics, obesity, among others. Researching the problem is a necessary step in defining the early stages of the illness and later curing...

Communication Modalities in Health Care Systems

Introduction Everyone would probably agree that health is a priceless gift to humans. However, in the modern world, even the notion of health has a commercial background. Indeed, the health care system cannot function without selling and buying medicaments, which is an essential part of marketing. In addition, health care...

Diabetic Neuropathy Effects on Foot and Its Treatment

Introduction Diabetes mellitus has deleterious effects on many systems of the body especially the immunity and the nervous systems. This article focuses on effects of diabetic neuropathy on the foot, its signs and symptoms and treatment. Effects on the foot The effects of diabetic neuropathy can be explained using parameters...

The United States Health Services System

Introduction The healthcare system in the United States of America accounts among the best healthcare systems in the world. The government has mandated several legal entities to aid in provision of health services in the country. The nation invests largely in healthcare, in the basis of per capita than any...

COVID-19 — Navigating the Uncharted

Summary of Article Key Points An article titled Covid-19 — navigating the uncharted relates to the subject of health and medicine, and, to be more specific, it explores the current epidemic of Covid-19. The authors review two academic works of Lee et al. and Guan et al., respectively, which examine...

Pharmacogenomics Impact on Individual Drug Effectiveness

This paper is a critical review of a position statement that discusses the impact of pharmacogenomics on individual drug effectiveness, specifically addressing the validity and sustainability of individual genotyping. The position paper identified three key issues regarding the validity of developing individual genotyping for drug effectiveness and a further four...

The Merits of Value-Based Care System

Introduction The approaches to the establishment and organization of healthcare systems may vary based on the selected central priorities. As opposed to fee-for-service systems, value-based healthcare or accountable care shifts emphasis from the volume of services to their quality and the extent to which the offered services promote health improvement...

Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People and Primary Healthcare Services

Introduction In an era when homosexuality is a tangible enough concern to merit religious, moral and legal debate (and two journals devoted solely to partnering without the possibility of procreation and natural offspring), Neville and Henrickson (2006) analyze a portion of the 2004 New Zealand Lavender Islands: Portrait of the...

The ANA Code of Ethics Overview

The ANA Code of Ethics is intended to guide nurses’ behavior in situations related to their work. In particular, it teaches the practice of independent creative making of decisions, a humanistic view of the patient, and protecting their rights. At the same time, using the ANA Code of Ethics in...

Herpes: Psychological, Physical, and Behavioral Effects

As Sternberg et al (964-973) argue, although the global prevalence of herpes has reduced, as compared to other sexually transmitted diseases, herpes is one of the least discovered sexually transmitted viral diseases, in its early stages of infection. This is the case primarily because, unlike other sexually transmitted infections that...

Managed Care Contract in Healthcare Setting

Introduction Contracts comprise an integral part of the health care system of the United States of America. Naturally, the managed care contracts are viewed as the core of this system as they regulate the relations between the medical facilities and patients at the legal level. As defined by the Dictionary...

Chronic Disease: Occupational Health Promotion Interventions for Individuals at Risk

Based on the information provided, for which chronic illnesses might you anticipate this vulnerable population to be at risk? Coal mining workers are exposed to numerous health threats due to their exposure to adverse substances at work and the lifestyle they lead associated with their occupation. Indeed, the coal mining...

Parent and Child Perspectives on Adaptation to Childhood Chronic Illness

The team critique that has been written in response to a proposed article has proved to be quite useful for my nursing practice. The conclusions that the team has reached contributed not only to the enrichment of knowledge on a specific topic, but gave a great opportunity to utilize this...

Medication Safety and Reconciliation in a Homecare Setting after Discharge from the Hospital

Introduction Medication errors are some of the factors contributing significantly to poor patient outcomes, such as morbidity and mortality. This problem is compounded further when patients are required to self-medicate once discharged from the hospital. Therefore, there is an overarching need to address this problem for improved patient outcomes. This...

Appendicitis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Introduction Appendicitis is an intestinal disease characterized by a painful, irritating, and inflamed appendix. The appendix is the narrow and hollow tube that stretches from the large intestines. According to Rush University Medical Center (2008), during the formative stages of life, the appendix functions as part of the immune system...

Challenging Behavior of Persons With Intellectual Disabilities

Introduction The challenging behaviors I am currently experiencing in my practice comprise those displayed by people suffering from severe intellectual disability and Alzheimer’s disease. Persons with intellectual disability find it difficult to learn and manage the skills of everyday living. Intellectual disability can be classified as severe or profound when...

Type II Diabetes: Treatments

This is a chronic disease that results from a high level of glucose or sugar within the blood. This disease also arises from the body’s inability to produce and utilize insulin effectively. Insulin is important within the body because it enhances the transportation of glucose to various body cells for...

Nonverbal Communication Methods in Health Care

Communication has always been an essential part of people’s lives. Messages are exchanged during communication in order to achieve the goals of the conversation. People do not simply transmit data but inform, share knowledge about the difficulties of solving a problem, and discuss other aspects. However, due to unavoidable circumstances,...

Obesity in People with Intellectual Disabilities’: The Article Review

Introduction Mashall, McConkey and Moore (2003) seek to assess obese and overweight individuals and the steps taken after screening the individuals positively. In addition, the authors of this article seek to know how health promotion classes contribute to weight loss among obese and overweight individuals. The authors are compelled to...

Healthcare Among the Elderly Prison Population

Increase in the elderly inmate population The number of prisoners in the United States has kept surging over the years. It is estimated that the percentage of prisoners aged 55 years and above has increased by a margin of 33 % from 2000 to 2005. Within this period the prison...

IT in Healthcare: Barcode Medication Administration System

Use of information systems in healthcare In 1970’s computers were first used in the departments to support functions such as accounting, and general administration works just like any other department. In the 1980’s the cost of computers started going down allowing many people to be in a position to afford...

Memory and Awareness: Training One’s Brain

It is crucial to improve your everyday memory. How well memory is developed depends on how much information we can remember. A well-trained memory enhances concentration, increases productivity, and develops thinking and creativity. The brain works like a computer, but unlike the latter, it cannot be filled to 100%: it...

The Nursing Professionals: Professional Development

Nurses are the most significant force within the healthcare system because they spend more time caring for patients than any other medical professional. In 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a report titled “The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health.” This Institute outlined the main challenges that the...

Developmental Assessment of the School-Aged Child and Its Peculiarities

Introduction Physical assessment of the patient is one of the core skills of any nurse. As such, it is important to find the right approach for any age demographic, both adults and children. An assessment of a child usually consists of various practices, often depending on the child’s age and...

Antismoking Ads and Youth Smoking Prevalence

In the modern world, a significant amount of attention is paid to social problems, including youth smoking. The article in question elaborates on the influence of antismoking advertisements on youth smoking rates. It is believed that promoting a healthy lifestyle that excludes such habits can have an impact on people...

The Problem of Different Perspectives of Supervisors on the Same Issue

A management problem I have encountered during the experience in my work place in the Respiratory Department consists of different perspectives of Respiratory supervisors on the same issue. Respiratory supervisors in this department include a supervisor, a lead Therapist, a charge, and the seniority Therapist. As a consequence, I have...

Importance of Governance in a Private Practice

Millions of people strive for power and leadership without thinking about possible expectations and consequences. In health care, effective leadership cannot be ignored because it is the only opportunity to control employees and make sure that all clients’ demands are met. In this paper, Case 6 about governance and infrastructure...

Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnostics and Treatment

Introduction Of all deaths occurring in the United States, pancreatic cancer accounts for more than 6%. The article analyses the most recent techniques in diagnosis and management pancreatic cancer a malignancy with very poor prognosis. Pancreatic cancer has a very low 5-year survival rate with some studies showing levels below...

The Iron Deficiency Anemia: Causes and Treatment

Introduction Anemia, as defined by Moz (2006), is health condition that involves “an absolute decrease in red blood cells (RBCs) in proportion to total blood volume, or an absolute decrease in hemoglobin in relation to blood volume”. Iron deficiency or depletion in the body is significantly responsible for the emergence...

Terminal Illness Perception Overview

Terminal Illness Terminal illness refers to a human condition that can never be cured and may ultimately lead to death. The most common type of terminal illness is advanced colon cancer. The disease refers to the abnormal growth of the colon cells (Epstein et al., 2016). Presently, the main causes...

Reduction of Medical Supplies’ Wastage in a Hospital

The US hospitals lose much money through medical supply wastage yearly. According to Elizabeth McLellan, the creator of Partners for World Health, a non-profit establishment, which gathers infirmary supply “waste” from various sanatoriums around Portland Mane, the organization collects medical “fritter” worth $20 million per year (Allen, 2017). Therefore, it...

Evolution of Long-Term Care Systems

First, the factor influencing the disintegration of the joint family system is modern education as it inspires strong individualism among people, which contributes to their separation from their families. Second, developed means of communication and transport also affect the disintegration of joint families. In the past, there was significant difficulty...

Communication Links in Nursing

Academic works and evidence-based projects in the nursing sphere are an essential part of the profession. However, there are several difficulties both in receiving and sharing the latest information concerning significant issues. It is possible to assume that the awareness of healthcare workers has a direct impact on the level...

The Importance of Sterility in Pharmacies

The Risks and Problems Caused by Non-sterile Pharmacy Procedures On the whole, the risk to patients appears to spring from three main elements: quality of the compounding materials, non-compliance with compounding best practices, and non-sterile facilities. Fatalities Concerns about the health and safety of confined patients were heightened in the...

Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Digestion and Absorption

Research and Report Obesity and overweight are serious health issues that negatively affect the systems of the human body. To help people lose excess weight, healthcare professionals recommend patients undergo one of the three types of bariatric surgery: a gastric band, gastric sleeve, or gastrointestinal bypass. This paper will explore...

New Technology in Diagnosing Respiratory Diseases

The article under the headline “These Algorithms Could Bring an End to the World’s Deadliest Killer” was written by Apoorva Mandavilli and published in The New York Times on the 20th of November 2020. The article is dedicated to an app called qXR which is currently being used in rural...

Evidence-Based Practice Proposal: Seattle Primary Community Clinic

The setting for this project is a primary community clinic situated in Seattle. It serves the most part of the population living in this urban area and is visited by many patients seeking primary care for their chronic conditions. The clinic’s personnel have noticed that older patients’ non-adherence often stems...

Efficiency of Cortisone-Like Steroids

In general, cortisone is defined as an anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, and immunosuppressive hormone in the class of corticosteroids. It may be used as an efficient treatment of multiple serious disorders. Cortisone is especially beneficial for control over allergy attacks and asthma. The administration of cortisone-like steroids in acute asthmatic attacks, either...

Measles Disease Among Children Comprehensive Study

Introduction Historically, there was a very high infection of measles among children (95%-98%) by the time they reached 18 years, before the introduction of the vaccine against measles. The number of cases of measles has generally reduced since 1980 according to the WHO report (Figure 1). The viruses for measles...

Data Mining in the Medical Field

Introduction Data mining is the process of sorting out data in order to identify their patterns and to establish their relationships. Data mining deals with the use of complex data analysis tools to unravel previously unknown patterns and relationships in huge amounts of data sets. The tools used are mainly...

Clinical Uses of Ultrasound

Introduction The use of ultrasound in the field of medicine is one of the myriads of examples of the practical applicability of physics principles. Its use in this field actually began in the early 1930s and it has continued to advance in leaps and bounds. Ultrasound is actually a high-frequency...

Developments in Global Tobacco and Alcohol Policy

The health of the nation is one of the major concerns of any state. Healthy populations guarantee the ability of a country to evolve and move towards the achievement of new goals. However, today the situation remains complex because of multiple problems and health issues linked to the environmental or...

Ant-Kickback Statute and Physician Self-Referral Law

Dr. Samuel is an internal medicine physician. This practice does not have lab service. When Dr. Samuel orders lab work, she recommends the patient to Lucky Lab. Lucky Lab is very appreciative that Dr. Samuel’s patients use their lab. Lucky Lab is so appreciated that for every patient of Dr....

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Introduction Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders aims to classify the disorders according to certain criteria that are essential for reliable diagnoses (Paris, 2013, p. 70). Clinicians and researchers use the book as the guide for the essential characteristics of any type of mental disorder. The cultural background, gender,...

Analysis of Disease and Caring for the Nguyens

Caring for the Nguyens During the interview and physical examination of Mr. Nguyen, the nurse is able to gather enough information and identify the existing problems. Relying on the complaints of the patient and his family history, certain conclusions have to be made. However, the creation of medical and nursing...

Medical Innovations: 3D Bioprinting Artificial Intelligence

Innovations in health care play an essential role for people and all of humanity. TThe development and implementation of the latest technologies in medicine can significantly increase the duration and improve the quality of human life. Innovative technologies in medicine are now emerging at an unprecedented rate. For the successful...

Sources Credibility: The Case of Autism

Sources credibility is a burning issue of the information era the United States and the whole world are currently going through. Reliability of information can influence various spheres of life, and healthcare services are no exclusion. For instance, it is essential for evidence-based models addressing specific conditions and diseases. Autism...

Medical Ethics: Ron’s Hypertension Case Study

Introduction An eighteen year old is brought to the Emergency Department of a reputable hospital from a motor vehicle accident. The young man had his seat belt on at the time of the accident and he was driving. The patient’s name is Ron. He is awake, alert, and oriented. Initial...

Watson’s Theory to the Nursing Process

Introduction Nursing practice has continually improved over the recent years due to the integration of theoretical frameworks that advocate for more involving learning strategies and nursing process (Billings and Halstead, 2009, p.4). Furthermore, the embracement of community oriented and consumer driven system and its incorporation in learning has led to...

American College of Physicians Position Paper

Legalizing physical-assisted suicide has been providing a ground for debates in the scientific community for a long time. Some scholars assume that the legitimation of euthanasia is an ethically correct and necessary decision, while others firmly disagree that doctors should have a right to take a patient’s life. The papers...

The Challenges in the Continuum of Long-Term Care

Introduction The issue of staffing has been an ongoing challenge for the United States healthcare system. Nursing homes are facilities that provide long-term care for their residents, the majority of whom are older people. Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are employed in these healthcare establishments. This paper will explore the problem...

Social Barriers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Introduction When the world is under pressure from the COVID-19 infection, previously implicit public health problems became apparent to people. Without pointing out the rather spontaneous difficulties with the lack of personal protective equipment such as disposable gloves and masks, emphasis should be placed on an information system and the...

Translating Research Outcomes into Clinical Practice

Introduction The process of translating research outcomes into practice is an essential prerequisite for the effective functioning of any clinical setting. Indeed, implementation of findings “and revised methods of treatment can potentially save lives and improve the quality of life of patients” (Kristensen et al., 2016, p. 1). However, this...

Healthcare Reform: Affordable Care Act

Introduction The human body is a complicated walking-talking-thinking engine with mutually dependent systems and subsystems composing or representing the complex whole. The breaking down of any one of the body’s structures can lead to a rush down in big quantities of complex medical issues. Where there is a system breakdown,...

The Effects of Energy Drinks

An energy drink is a beverage comprising stimulating components, normally caffeine. These constituents serve as stimulants that can influence the body’s electrolyte balance by increasing the amount of fluid that comes out as sweat (Wassef et al., 2017). Other symptoms which may arise from consuming large quantities of caffeine include...

Human Endogenous Retroviruses

According to research, viruses are the major causes of the greatest shocking diseases in the world today. However, many people are only aware of H.I.V. which has been the most spreading virus over the years. Viruses are very fast reproducing micro organisms. They are basically packages of genetic material that...

Health and Medicine: Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy is a profession in medicine that is concerned with the promotion of health and the well-being of individuals with various limitations in life such as physical impairments. According to the American Occupational Therapy Association, occupational therapy can be defined as making use of work, self-care, and other activities...

Evidence-Based Practice, Paradigms, and Theories in Nursing

Introduction Like any science, nursing is based on a set of paradigms and theories that validate and guide the research efforts undertaken within the nursing field and practice implications for better patient outcomes. Scientific Paradigms of Nursing Science Nursing is an emerging science that evolves according to the theoretical and...

Human Transport Systems: The Lymphatic System

Introduction Background of the Study The lymphatic system is part of the cardiovascular transport system which aids in fat digestion and its transport into the liver and other storage sites in the body. In addition, the lymphatic system supports other body immune functions. It is also involved in the transport...

Orem’s Self-care Nursing Model (OSCNM)

Introduction The theoretical and conceptual work of nursing development activities through various clinical practices have left many role models for us in the nursing and patient care community. This research paper presents the development of Orem’s Self-care Nursing Model (OSCNM) which is widely used today as the accomplishment of Dorothea...

Diagnosis and Treatment of Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders

Introduction Mental health is crucial for the overall well-being of an individual. Stress-related disorders contribute negatively to people’s health outcomes, and therefore, early diagnosis of psychiatric disorders and the initiation of proper treatment plans are critical. One of the most common stress and trauma-related conditions is Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder, commonly abbreviated as...

VTE: Finding the Research Evidence

Introduction Evidence-based nursing, which combines research data with clinical expertise, is essential for improving patient outcomes. The issue of non-compliance with VTE prophylaxis negatively affects the quality of care and requires adequate research evidence. The purpose of the following work is to discuss two articles representing different types of evidence,...

Nutrition Research With Reference to Colorectal Cancer

There is a growing research interest in the Health aspects of Nutrition. Methods of alleviating the diseases or potentially life-threatening conditions without any side effects could be possible with Nutrition. The present description is concerned with evaluating the validity and reliability of Nutrition research with reference to colorectal cancer. This...

US Health Care: Organizational Responsibility and Ethics

Introduction The health care system of the United States of America is considered to be one of the most effective around the world, but this system also has its drawbacks and problems that serve as obstacles on the way of its development. First of all, the health care system is...

Irish Healthcare System: HR Management and Financing

Introduction The management of the healthcare sector requires using not only adequate leadership practices and approaches to monitoring employee performance but also appropriate funding for innovation and industry development. In the work process, medical specialists of various fields, including physicians and nurses, face various problems and issues that need to...

Schizophrenia Versus Schizoaffective Disorders

Over time, people have faced difficulties as they try to comprehend the symptoms of psychological disorders. Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that impairs an individual’s thinking, understanding, and behavior, leading to delusions and hallucinations (Boerrigter et al.). If not treated earlier, it can lead to lifelong disability. Besides, the...

Spirituality in Health Care Analysis

Introduction Spirituality describes a relationship with God (Spirituality Information, 2010). It is the inward spirit away above or greater oneself. The greater power and Spirit is God (Live strong, 2009) Spiritual needs Assessment Organizations need to describe spiritual content and capacity for her assessment and the individual requirements taking the...

About Burnout Syndrome Among Healthcare Professionals

Introduction Burnout syndrome is a problem commonly seen at various healthcare facilities among medical workers. The article by Lahana et al. addresses the manifestation of this phenomenon among nurses working in social welfare centers for mentally challenged persons in Greece. The study’s purpose was to examine the syndrome and identify...

Healthcare Bill and Its Impact on the Community

Introduction One of the recent and the most successful achievements by the current President of the United States, Barack Obama, is his improvements of the health care system. Mr. President promised to take a number of actions to provide the Americans with appropriate health care, and he kept his promise....

Medical History Patient With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is among the leading causes of death globally and is estimated to be the fourth leading cause of morbidity and mortality in 2030. Even though the obstruction of airways characterizes COPD, it is linked to metabolic disorders, which include obesity, cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, and...

Maintenance of Health and Nursing Intervention

Introduction In accordance to my medical experience, health maintenance is necessary for any individual, and most importantly, to persons suffering from chronic conditions. This is because of several unpleasant conditions that persons disregarding health maintenance, can possibly face. A common example in my line of expertise is metastatic breast cancer,...

Model of Nursing Care and Patient Safety

Introduction Healthcare professionals especially those in the nursing field, apply different types of models in order to execute their roles professionally. These models are beneficial to patients and help to promote code of ethics and patient safety. Thus, a nursing model is a conceptual framework connecting particulars and phenomena, which...

Effects of Music Therapy on Depressed Elderly People

Purpose of the Study The study sought to “determine the effect of music therapy on depression and physiological parameters in elderly people who were living in a nursing home” (Gök Ugur et al., 2017, p. 1280). Music therapy has been shown to have positive effects among people, and thus the...

Managed Care: Containing Costs and Improving Access to Quality Health Care

Introduction Containing costs and improving healthcare capture the very essence of healthcare operational principles. The paper shall look at five arguments that support the latter statement with particular emphasis on recent researches and surveys. Whether managed care is containing costs and improving access to quality healthcareIt maximizes profitability It is...

Change Proposal: E-Prescribing Technology

Numerous changes and technological advances are being continually introduced to the medical field worldwide. These improvements or new developments help modern medicine to progress and provide high quality patient outcomes. However, every implementation needs to be adequately analyzed and assessed. This change proposal will describe e-prescribing technology, its patient safety...

The Human Heart as a Pivotal Organ in Human Anatomy

Introduction The medical field has made significant advances over the years which have resulted in the provision of detailed information about the human body and how it works. Through various research efforts, medical and biological experts have successfully studied various human organs to present a conclusive argument on how each...

Diabetes Mellitus Overview and Analysis

Introduction Diabetes which is medically referred to as diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder that occurs due to the lack of production or action of insulin in the body. Insulin is a hormone that enables blood sugar in form of glucose to generate energy in the body. It is a...

Choice of Career: Health Information Management

It is impossible to underestimate the role of a healthcare practitioner in the process of establishing the quality standards of provided medical services. However, it is not limited to caregiving and implies a range of other tasks that are equally important for a positive outcome. The present-day world dictates conditions...

Brittany Maynard Case: The Suicide Dilemma

Brittany Maynard was a terminally ill patient who decided to end her own life by taking a lethal dose of prescribed medication. On November 1, 2014, Mrs. Maynard dissolved 100 capsules of a sedative in a glass of water and drank it around her friends and relatives (White, 2014). She...

Wellness Assessment: Patient Case Study

STAR Situation Luciana Gonzalez – 32-year-old female patient – Hispanic. Came in for comprehensive health assessment for new employment insurance. Background The patient requires a comprehensive physical. Height: 5’4 Weight: 185lb BMI 31.8. No known allergies. Family history – no known diseases. Social history – Works a stable job. Denies...

Young Athletes’ Concussion Knowledge

Young athletes’ concussion knowledge and belief descriptives table: For my first search, I used the word “concussion.” On the Advanced Search page, I limited the search to peer-reviewed articles in English published in the last three years, for which full text is available. I chose this article because I found...

How Health Informatics Impacts Patient Safety: Telemedicine and Virtual Visits

Health delivery methodology is changing with the rise of innovation and technology. First of all, care is becoming more diversified as monitoring, treatment, and prevention are divided into multiple processes with a specific sequence of interventions. Besides, a customer-centric approach is a fundamental assistance model to meet the needs of...

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Key Issues

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that affects the lymphatic system. Since lymphoid tissue is present in the spleen and digestive tract, it can also strike the digestive system. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is dangerous because it targets white blood cells. These cells are present in lymph nodes all over...

Childhood Obesity in Ocean Springs Mississippi

Introduction Obesity can be defined in simple terms as having too much fat than the amount required by the body and it occurs when you consume more calories than is required by the body. This imbalance between the calories getting in and out of the body may be a result...

Are Tight Pants Healthy?

In this day and age, skinny jeans seem to be one of the most popular clothing items among young people. Nevertheless, since this fashion is relatively modern, there is not enough research on the impact that it has on the human body. Researchers and medical professionals, however, do not recommend...

Sickle Cell Anemia and Its Symptoms

Infant healthcare has always been one of the most extensive fields of scholarly research, as professionals are eager to define all the possible predispositions for all the possible health conditions as early as possible. However, one of the fascinating aspects of research concerns the investigation of genetic disease development, as...

Medical Centers Financial Management

Sharp Healthcare Sharp Healthcare in San Diego has not afforded the opportunity to acquire financial capital through equity markets since it is not a profit making hospital. As a result of this it enjoys the advantage of accessing tax-exempt debt markets. Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code permits...

Chronic Kidney Disease: the Evaluation Plan

Introduction Chronic kidney disease is one of the most burning issues of the modern society, and the program to fight its occurrences and eliminate the disease as such is vital. Such a program is especially important today when the incidence of the chronic kidney disease is on the dramatic rise...

Qualitative Research on Maternal Mortality

Abstract This paper explores the issue of maternal mortality through qualitative research. The matter is vital because women globally die during or right after childbirth due to preventable reasons. Various reputable organizations and scholars have considered maternal mortality crucial for global health, while others believe that the measurements influence the...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Symptoms and Causes

Introduction Coronavirus disease (2019) is an illness triggered by a brand new virus that can infect an individual in case he or she inhales the droplets of coughing, sneezing, or particles generated by breathing. Another way of becoming infected is touching a contaminated surface and then touching oneself (especially, eyes...

Nutrition Education and Public Health Promotion

Public health is among the areas of concern for governments across the globe. Early prevention is rather inexpensive and may lead to the avoidance of grievous and expensive health problems. Government accountabilities for public health transcend past voluntary endeavors and services to encompass other authorities such as quarantine, compulsory immunization,...

Computerized Equipment in Operating Room

The introduction of computerized equipment in an operating room marked a fundamental milestone in the field of medicine. This has greatly improved the care and safety given to patients during the operation process; it also improves on management and efficiency of operating surgeons. A computerized operation room reduces time lost...

Pandemics in History

Introduction The world would not have been as safe and immune to numerous diseases if pandemics did not occur in the past. Although major historical virus outbreaks fastened the development and resulted in the advanced modern healthcare and medicine systems, many people continue to suffer from well-known illnesses. The World...

Eating and Depressive Disorders and Their Treatment

Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia nervosa is an extremely serious eating disorder characterized by a distorted weight perception and a strong fear of gaining it. Medics note that “people with anorexia have abnormally low body weight and always control it and their shape” (“Anorexia nervosa,” 2018, para. 1). To achieve that, such...

Computerized Tomography Laser Mammography

Introduction The problem of cancerous tumors has affected civilizations across geographical localities for generations now. Women, mostly due to their physiological nature, have been on the receiving end, and many have succumbed to the cancerous tumors. According to figures adapted from the American Cancer Society (ACS), breast cancer is the...

About International Classification of Diseases

Abstract In general, the ICD may be defined as the standard diagnostic tool used internationally for health management, epidemiology, and clinical purposes. Designed, maintained, and published by the World Health Organization (WHO), the ICD-10 maps various health conditions to their corresponding generic categories with relation to specific variations through the...

AIDS Project Los Angeles Organization’s Strategic Planning Process

Introduction and overview Non profit organizations are often started to address various challenges faced by the society. In most cases the organizations are usually at grass roots level and with no formal structures. However, such small groups at times develop into large organizations responsive to the needs of thousands of...

Cardio Vascular Accidents

Introduction To begin with, it should be stated that cardio vascular accidents, which are usually called strokes is regarded to be rather dangerous pathology, which may cause irreversible consequences, and even death. The fact, that there are several types of cardio vascular make it difficult to diagnose and treat. The...

Diabetes Mellitus and Its Pathophysiology

Introduction Diabetes mellitus is a dangerous disease affecting people worldwide irrespective of gender and place. It is a state of the body when it does not produce sufficient insulin and shows high level of glucose in the body. This paper presents various facts on diabetes mellitus. The clinical manifestations, subjective...

Leadership Style and Change Advocacy Statement

My name is Roberto B[LAST NAME], and my credentials include [CURRENT EDUCATION LEVEL]. I have chosen to pursue the Executive Leadership Nurse specialty track of this Master of Science in Nursing program. I believe that this particular path will allow me to contribute to the field of nursing and advocate...

Evidence for Healing Therapy: Art Therapy

Women undergoing breast reconstruction experience pain after the surgical process (Consentino, 2009). Several preventive measures have been tried to remedy this situation. Stress and depression are other symptoms related to the diagnosis and treatment of the medical complication. Strategies to help women cope with such plastic surgery issues are therefore...

Depression in the Elderly: Treatment Options

Clinical depression mainly refers to the mental disorder which affects an individual’s feelings and thoughts, causing a negative shift in daily activities. While it can occur to any individual regardless of age, it can compound its effect on older adults. The failure to detect some of the symptoms associated with...

Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnostics: Mr. M.’s Case Evaluation

Alzheimer’s disease is a dangerous condition of the brain most common among older people. Scientists note that the disease is the third leading cause of death in the United States after cardiovascular disease and cancer (Bredesen et al., 2016). The treatment is usually aimed at alleviating the symptoms, as nowadays,...

Hypercholesterolemia: a High Level of Cholesterol

Hypercholesterolemia refers to a high level of cholesterol in the blood. This health condition occurs when the inner walls of blood vessels accumulate and store too much cholesterol, which is released to the bloodstream when it reaches excessive levels (Vettor & Serra, 2018). Coronary arteries, the blood vessels supplying blood...

Infant’s Health: Growth Problems and Solutions

Introduction Developmental issues are a sphere of concern for parents and medical specialists. Everyone may want their children to follow the average growth pattern, but certain obstacles may prevent it from happening. A standard measurement procedure may reveal concerning details about a child’s development, and both sides need to cooperate...

The High Cost of Specialty Drugs

Introduction Despite healthcare reforms and the introduction of methods to optimize the medical industry, individual aspects deserve particular attention due to the inability of stakeholders to address specific challenges. The high cost of specialty drugs is one of such barriers, which makes it impossible for many people to undergo a...

Ethical Principles: A Breach of Patient Confidentiality

The question of confidentiality in nursing is considered to be one of the most controversial and open-to-discussion points. In our case, a nurse, Hathaway, promised to maintain patient’s confidentiality to gain necessary trust and clarifications; however, with some period, patient’s problem is regarded as a disease the outcomes of which...

Nutrition Impact in Developing Type II Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a serious metabolic condition that is affecting large portions of the population and growing at an increased rate. The disease affects virtually all demographics but is associated with overweight and obesity as risk factors. Individuals with type 2 diabetes typically have issues with dietary...

Opportunistic Infections: HIV and Kaposi’s Sarcoma

What is the Single Most Important Action That You Can Take to Prevent Developing an Infectious Disease? Why? The main preventive methods of diseases I consider are a healthy lifestyle and hygiene. In this way, immunity is strengthened, and the possibility of stress is reduced. Moreover, compliance with hygiene rules...

Health Care Delivery Models and Nursing Practice

Introduction Over the past two decades, the healthcare system especially in the United States has seen a significant increase in healthcare costs. As a result, the issue has raised an alarm for health care reform before healthcare costs become unsustainable. Building strategies for reform will lower health care costs and...

Overmedication of Children With Psychotropic Drugs

Introduction Psychotropic drugs are responsible for treating disorders related to psychiatric. Examples of these drugs are antipsychotics, antidepressants and stimulants, which for the past two decades have been on the rise. The authenticity of psychotropic drugs is that the treatment moderates cognitive, emotional and behavioral symptoms, though this is not...

Leadership Strategies for Conflict Management in Nursing

Introduction Nursing is a stressful profession by its nature and also one where nearly every decision can be vital. As a result, conflicts frequently arise in it, with nurses possibly confronting their colleagues, managers, or patients. If not resolved, these conflicts can cause substantial damage to the organization and the...

Improving Public Health. Leading Health Indicators

Introduction Health care of the citizen is a major concern of every developed country. Hence researchers and policy makers need to focus on implementing new policies in the field of health which would assist the public to live a healthier life now and in the future. Though health care system...

Impacts of Stroke on the Nervous and Sensory System

Stroke is a severe pathology of the brain, which is caused by the violation of the blood supply and is fraught with dangerous implications for both the nervous system and the sensory system. The manifestations of impairments in patients with stroke may vary depending on the severity of the brain...

Stroke and Rehabilitation Among the Elderly People

Case Description Presenting Condition History Patient X is a 62-year-old member of the senior citizens working on a Dairy Farm. While eating his supper, he experienced sudden onset speech slurring, developed facial droop on his right hand, which subsequently developed weakness in the left side of the lower and upper...

Diagnosis and Clinical Management Strategies of Congestive Heart Failure

Introduction Modern world is quick, rush and depressive and people cannot always follow it. The main organ in people’s organism, which suffer from such style of life, is a heart. People’s heart is in the highest danger then other organs, because of different stresses and constant pressure, and specialists from...

Primary Hemifacial Spasm: Research and Treatment

Abstract Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a movement disorder that presents with sudden, involuntary contractions of muscles connected to the seventh cranial nerve (facial nerve). It typically takes the form of twitching that progressively expands from the lower eyelid to other ipsilateral facial muscles. The primary form of HFS (pHFS) is...

Health Care Financing: Evidence-Based Practice

Rapid and complex changes in healthcare financing might have a negative impact on nursing practice and health outcomes. Healthcare financing includes taxation, government funding, insurance, voluntary aid, and donations (RAND, 2020). Since the nurses are responsible for regular documentation of daily, weekly, and annual productivity results, reoccurring changes in the...

The Definition of Blood Transfusion

Introduction Blood transfusion is a technique that replaces blood that was lost after injury or surgery, or it can be used to replace blood, which does not maintain its function properly. A person might need a blood transfusion in case of sickle cell disease, anemia, and clotting disorder such as...

Mental Health Disparities Among LGBT Community

What is the health problem? LGBT people are at higher risk of suicide, anxiety, substance abuse, and eating disorders (Cigna, 2017). LGBT people are 2 to 3 times more likely to attempt suicide (HealthyPeople.gov., 2020). Depression and anxiety are often the result of fearing of coming out and social discrimination...

The Use of CAM Therapy to Manage Pain in Children

Significance and Background Healthcare Problem Pain is an unpleasant sensation that is linked to illness or potential tissue damage. Acute pain occurs in response to inflammatory responses, thermal, chemical, or mechanical impetus, surgical procedures, or physical injury and often subsides within a few days or weeks. Conversely, chronic pain persists...

Nursing Leadership and Management Styles Analysis

The question of leadership is one of the most urgent issues in current nursing care as there is a burning need for effective leaders to organize properly the professional and personal lives of society (Murray, 2004). In this paper, the article by Eric Harris and Kristen Maceli (2010) about health...

The Concept of Organizational Culture in Health Care

In today’s nursing practice, much attention is paid to the promotion and management of a working environment, also known as culture. The development of a safe environment plays an important role for employees and patients to choose helpful educational resources, prevent harm, and make positive changes (College of Nurses of...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Symptoms, Risk Factors, and Treatment

Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is normally characterized by breathlessness, coughing and a wheezing sound that is normally heard when somebody breaths. These symptoms are caused by either chronic emphysema or bronchitis (Løkke, 2006 p.10). Patients with emphysema are normally plagued with persistent short breath where as those with chronic...

Responsibility of Healthcare Leaders to Be Culturally Competent

Introduction Positive changes in the global demographic situation became the reason for particular concern about cultural issues in medicine. Many countries are becoming more multicultural, physicians are increasingly accepting patients from different sociocultural backgrounds, and consequently, health leaders are responsible for being culturally competent. Becoming multi-ethnic, the population expects an...

Radiation Safety at an Organization

Abstract This paper concerns radiation safety at an organization that operates hazardous equipment, causing potential health issues for the employees. The exposure rates to which they are subjected will be determined for the test equipment and repair and the radar facilities using the applicable formulas. For the former, a comparison...

Burnout Among Nursing Personnel: Article Review

“Burnout-related effects of emotional labor and work-related stressors among psychiatric nurses in Japan” (2017) The first article to be analyzed is Burnout-related effects of emotional labor and work-related stressors among psychiatric nurses in Japan by Sakagami, A., Aijo, R., Nguyen, H. T. T., Katayama, M., Nagata, K., & Kitaoka, K....

Health Maintenance Plan for Diverse Developmental Stages

In the current paper, health maintenance plans for different developmental stages within the primary care practice will be proposed. The stages of life include the following: toddlers, school-age children and adolescents, young adults and middle-aged adults, and older adults. Suggested plans will be assessed, developed, and recommended according to evidence-based...

Accountability in the Healthcare Industry

Accountability entails measures and procedures that are taken to ensure justification and assumption of responsibilities for various actions in an organization. In other words, it means that an individual is ready to assume responsibility as a result of any negative impacts or due to errors of commission or omissions with...