Patient Safety in Dental Hygiene

Patient safety is important in the field of dental hygiene. Medical procedures involving dental care have numerous health risks, even though they are not perceived as high risk by the popular opinion. According to the study by Choi et al. (2019), “various health risks accompany many of the frequently performed...

Case Formulation in Psychiatry

Case formulation allows doctors, nurse practitioners, and nurses to see each patient’s unique story that led to their psychological breakdown. Nurse practitioners peer into the behavior of the patient and notice different details. Case formulation also takes into account the details of each patient’s past and teaches nurse practitioners to...

Project Management in Healthcare

Project management in healthcare involves several skills and techniques that improve the efficiency of operations in medical facilities. The two important concepts that were learned in the course are the process of creating a project timeline and the utility of an outline for creating a review/plan/paper and proposal. Both of...

Opinions About Euthanasia: For and Against

Introduction The practice of mercy killing or euthanasia is dated from ancient Greece. However, its spread was attributed to the advancement of medicine, which facilitated the creation of ether and morphine, which made medicalized suicide a possibility. These developments made medical practitioners start advocating for analgesics to relieve the pain...

Mental Disorders: Preliminary Care Coordination Plan

Health is not merely the absence of disease and bodily defects. It is a state of complete physical, mental and social condition. Therefore, it is apparent that three health segments: body, soul, and society, are closely interconnected and affect well-being. Individuals who are balanced and resistant to stress are wholesome...

Interprofessional Teamwork in Healthcare

Interprofessional teams are best suited to dealing with complex dynamic and challenging medical issues. Through an interprofessional approach, expertise and perspectives may be exchanged by healthcare providers to achieve the common goal of improving one’s health and outcomes while effectively using resources (Wei et al., 2020). Interprofessional education (IPE) is...

Biomedical and Biopsychosocial Model

The biological model is a health and illness structure that intellectualizes disease in which prognosis, diagnosis, treatment, and cause are based on the physical and biological elements. In this framework, little or no attention is given to an illness’s environmental, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects. The biomedical model explains the...

Private Hospitals’ Health Facility Capacity

In the Australian healthcare system, private facilities are owned by companies or a collection of corporations. Private hospitals are notable from the public facilities that can offer services under the government bills at the service centers. Company-owned healthcare institutions provide a wide range of options for patients to choose the...

Discussion of Medical Terminology

Medical terminology is as a specific language utilized by healthcare personnel to describe the components of a body, illnesses, and medical interventions. The basis of medical terminology is the Latin language, and in some cases, these words have little or nothing in common with the modern English words. Nurses, physicians,...

Schizophrenia of John Nash in “A Beautiful Mind”

The article “An Assessment of Five (PANSS, SAPS, SANS, NSA-16, CGI-SCH) commonly used Symptoms Rating Scales in Schizophrenia and Comparison to Newer Scales (CAINS, BNSS)” by Suneeta Kumari and Mansoor Malik was published in the Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy on 11th May 2017. The authors are psychiatrists who...

Japan’s Food Patterns and Nutrition Habits

The name of the country and foods and/or beverages commonly consumed I chose Japan as the country of choice for the assignment. The most commonly consumed foods among the Japanese people include sushi and sashimi, ramen, Tempura, Kare-raisu (curry rice), and okonomiyaki (Murakami et al. 108). Under MyPlate, sushi and...

Cultivating Praxis Through Chinn and Kramer’s Emancipatory Knowing

Introduction: Article Summary The article “Cultivating Praxis Through Chinn and Kramer’s Emancipatory Knowing” was written to describe Chinn and Kramer’s Emancipatory Knowing model as a meaningful way to develop nursing praxis. The authors, Peart and MacKinnon, outline the history of the theory’s development. In 1978, Barbara Carpenter published her article...

Coordination and Continuum of Care in Nursing Homes

Understanding continuum and coordination of care Care coordination has various meanings depending on whose scholar is describing it. However, the basic understanding is that it refers to the appropriate delivery of healthcare services through the organization of several participants, including patients, their families, nurses, physicians, and other medical professionals (Swan...

Dental Care: Problems and Perspectives

Bridging the Gap in Affordability of Dental Services Nowadays, the gap between the poor, healthcare-deficient populace and the affluent, who can afford proper, regular dental care, has significantly increased. The growth of inflation has led to a rise in the costs of dental services, significantly reducing the number of people...

Nurse Turnover as a Crucial Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicator

It is exceptionally important for new hires to navigate the intricacies of quality management and improvement, both of which are integral to the operations of any healthcare organization. The National Database of Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators is a national database which provides in-depth reports of nursing-sensitive quality indicators in an effort...

Nursing Care Plan for Left Middle Finger Tenosynovitis

Introduction The patient for the care plan is a 68-year-old female of height 162.56 centimeters ailing from left middle finger tenosynovitis. She is allergic to NKFA foods and penicillin medication and always wears glasses. The finger tenosynovitis is also referred to as trigger finger, which is a condition that occurs...

Medical Social Work and Teamwork

The philosophy behind teamwork is based on the assumption that the efforts of various professionals could create a synergy providing more effective treatment for the patients. Cooperation creates a fusion of multiple perspectives on the patient’s case, increases the efficacy of assessment involving diverse knowledge, and addresses health disparities and...

Obesity as a Disease: Arguments For and Against

Today, obesity has become one of the key issues of public health. As reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 34.3% of adults were obese, and 32.7% were overweight in the US in 2006. These numbers increase annually, leading to deaths and comorbid diseases. Although some people consider...

Biomedical Model: The Nurses and Midwives Council Code

Introduction Several models have been derived to look at health-related theories but biomedical model brings out an interesting coverage of the topic. Biomedical model looks at health from an individual point of view. In this case, the body is a machine with constituent parts that could be repaired or manipulated...

Leadership Theories in Nursing Practice

Contingency leadership and transformational leadership theories both focus on investigating components of relative climate, which may impact the productivity of administration. They base on other two hypotheses to broaden the examination of the initiative. Accordingly, they are more unbiased and significant than other leadership theories. In a nutshell, these theories...

Importance of Getting Immunized

Introduction Human body functions properly when it is in a good state of health. The body has mechanisms within itself that help it maintain a good state of health by defending it against attacks from diseases and infections. The white blood cells are known to defend the body against such...

Comparing the American and Australian Healthcare Systems

Introduction Every country does its best to provide its citizens with a highly effective healthcare system. This phenomenon is essential because it ensures that the population’s health is at a decent level, leading to a better quality of life. However, various approaches and unequal access to material resources imply that...

Nursing Shortage: A Critical Discussion

Issue Definition Although there are persistent accounts of labor shortages in many other professional domains, nursing seems to enjoy the dubious distinction of perennially suffering from this condition. Nursing literature, however, demonstrates that there is no single definition or measure of nursing shortages (Buchan & Aiken, 2008), thus the need...

Staffing Problem Solution: HR Metrics and Workforce Analytics

Introduction HE metrics program and workforce analytics will play a significant role at Regional Hospital, especially when it comes to improving quality of care and performance efficiency. According to Kassick (2019), HR metrics “are data (numbers) that provide descriptive detail about given processes or outcomes” (p. 55). Therefore, the metrics...

Lack of Staffing and Training in Healthcare

Introduction Inadequate staffing and training of nurses is a serious problem that causes nursing shortage in health care organizations. Most health care facilities do not meet the recommended nursing staffing levels. It therefore becomes difficult to provide quality health care as there are fewer nurses in each section or to...

Understanding the Teaching Strategies and Models With Regard to Nasogastric Tube Insertion

Introduction This essay paper reflects on my teaching effectiveness and efforts necessary in teaching students in the clinical setting. It takes into consideration learning theories, models, and strategies used in delivering content to learners. Much of the theories and models are discussed based on research conducted. These strategies helped improve...

Nursing Care: Differentiated Practice Model and Patient Safety

Introduction The practice of nursing is the most challenging and demanding as compared to other jobs since nurses are also called upon to provide patients care in hospitals and homes. This requires nurses to put their patients as their priority in order to ensure quality service delivery and guarantee quality...

Influence of Regulatory Agencies on Curriculum Development

The national council of state boards of nursing is national organization whose membership includes boards of nursing in 50 U.S states and the recognized territories of United States of America. The US territories include American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marina Islands, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. The state boards of nursing...

Health Belief Model of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Introduction Health Belief Model is a theory that the health care practitioners use in health education and promotion. According to Carley (2009), the theory was developed in 1950s to explain why many people did not utilize the screening programs particularly for tuberculosis. The underlying principle of Health Belief Model is...

Measurement Level in Nursing Practice

Introduction Nursing research involves exploration of best practices, which are aimed at improving service delivery. To achieve best practices, nursing incorporates research on evidence-based practice. Additionally, nursing research explores new areas to find possible inputs in care giving. Consequently, nursing practice is part of research. Moreover, research involves analysis of...

Diabetes Management in Primary Care

Introduction According to Burns, Richardson, and Brady (2010), type-2 diabetes is classified as one of the common lifestyle diseases known to be more prevalent among the elderly. This does not necessarily mean that children cannot fall victim to the disease. Type 2 diabetes is becoming increasingly common not only in...

Alberta Health Services: Organizational Structure

Introduction For any institution to operate effectively there must be some sense of leadership. Leadership is normally hierarchical in the sense that all managers, supervisors and any other form of authority in place cannot be operating on the same level. There has to be a sequential flow of authority from...

Social Determinants of Health

Introduction The question that often comes into the minds of researchers when examining the issue of health revolves around the ability to create social structures that can prevent the emergence of diseases. This is what translates into a healthy society. This paper presents an analysis of social determinants of health...

Public Dental Health Policies: Allocative and Regulatory

Introduction Various policies have been developed to guide dental public health. This is aimed at ensuring that each is taken care of regarding their dental health. However, these policies are designed while having the interest of general health in mind and not specifically the dental aspect. It then becomes the...

Epidemiology: Definition, Objectives, Subspecialties

Definition of Epidemiology Epidemiology is a medical terminology that is used to refer to the process of studying the causal factors as well as the spread of diseases (Last, 2000). From a careful review of literature, it is certain that the concept is very wide since it tends to answer...

Practice Change Using Rosswurm and Larrabee’s Model

Introduction There is a high rate of patients’ readmission to health facilities soon after being discharged which is rather expensive. Avoiding unnecessary hospital readmissions is imperative for patients, payers, families, as well as health care providers. The proposal entails the use of Rosswurm and Larrabee’s Model for change. The proposal...

Developing an Implementation Plan

Method of obtaining necessary approval and securing support At first, it is necessary to submit a written report to the administrators of the hospital since they should decide whether an intervention can be launched. This report will include several elements. In particular, one should explain the nature of the problem...

Synthesis of Information for Nursing Practice

Clinicians can improve their practices by embracing the new technology and the use of art and science in their operations. Most of the issues that affect nurses have their solutions in the literature, but practitioners rarely invest in the acquisition of information from written literature to inform their practice. On...

Eating Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment

There is a significant number of severe diseases that are recognized and respected by all people. It is hard to disagree that no one will claim that, for example, pneumonia, herpes, and asthma are not illnesses but just a way to get attention. However, some diseases are still believed to...

The Clinical Waste Management in Cameroon

Poor clinical waste management is a common problem in Africa and other developing parts of the world. Ineffective clinical waste treatment methods put many people at risk of contracting waterborne diseases and blood-borne pathogens (Chang & Wey, 2006). Uncontrolled and substandard burning of clinical waste also increases environmental pollution and...

The Cobalt-60 Machine in the Fight Against Cancer

Introduction Cancer is a life threatening disease characterized by the development of malignant tumours in various parts of the body. Ravichandran (2009) reveals that this disease is the number one killer in the world. It leads to suffering in the patient and if untreated causes death. Scientists and doctors have...

Levels of Disease Prevention

Disease prevention is designed to improve a person’s health, reduce the chance of diseases, and prolong life. This process has several levels, namely primary, secondary, and tertiary. Prevention is essential not only for the individual but also for the country where he or she lives. c For this reason, it...

Palliative Care in Nursing

Introduction Palliative care refers to specialized care given to people suffering from terminal illnesses in order to improve their quality of life and reduce suffering. Generally, people suffering from terminal illnesses are incapable of supporting themselves, either physically or psychologically, thus tending to require a lot of support from family...

Family Safety Guidelines: The Safety Measures

A home is meant to be a place where people find peace and security (Hockenberry, 2012). However, careless handling of certain household equipment can pose a great risk to children. Home safety is vital especially when young children are involved. Careless mistakes can easily compromise their safety. This essay seeks...

Behavior Intervention Plan for Tantrums

Abstract E.J. is an 8-year-old boy who was diagnosed with autism and referred to the Functional Behavior Analysis that revealed tantrums as interfering behavior. It is suggested that his tantrums occur when he fails to obtain peers’ attention to satisfy the need for sameness. This paper presents the behavior intervention...

Pathophysiology in Nursing – Case Study

Significant findings of the physical examination From the physical examination of the patient, it is derived that; dyspnea (shortness of breath) especially when talking is due to airway obstruction. The blood pressure is higher than normal (normal blood pressure is 120/80) indicating type1 hypertension. The respiratory rate is also higher...

Mental Health in the Community

Introduction Mental health is a state of mind that allows for successful brain performance and results in productive activities, successful relationships, and the ability to deal with problems. Health organizations set goals for improving mental health among the population. Two of these goals are to reduce suicide attempts by adolescents...

Cost, Access, and Quality in Healthcare

The health care system nowadays is entirely concentrated upon such factors as quality, access, and cost. Each element helps to provide patients and society with high-quality medical care. The paper is aimed at defining the role of each aspect of modern healthcare. The purpose is to decide which point is...

PICO Format in Nursing

Evidence-based practice is essential for nurses to enhance patient outcomes and provide high-quality evidence. Although clinical experience is an essential part of nursing, it is vital not to ignore recent developments in guidelines and research that offer modern, practical solutions for patients. In the chosen scenario, the nurse was instilling...

The Role of Nurses in Enhancing Patient Safety

Introduction Patient safety has become an everyday terminology in the healthcare sector. This is due to the growing attention that the concept has received not only from patients and their families but also from policymakers and the healthcare sector itself. In the clinical practice, the improvement of patient safety necessitates...

Occupational Health Nursing Theory and Model

Introduction Whitaker and Baranski described occupational health nursing as “a frontline role involving a range of aspects, namely: clinician, specialist, manager, coordinator, advisor, health educator, counselor and researcher” (Oakley, 2008, p.1). At the same time, the discipline can be seen to be at the forefront in addressing the question of...

“A Mask on the Face of the Death” by Richard Selzer

In the” Mask in the Face of Death” Sezler calls upon the government refusals in the words of foreign tropical rites like carnival and voodoo. Sezler uncovers the truth on how the Aids pandemic ravages the Haiti as the government watches helplessly. Here, he tells to his audience the truth...

Should Abortion Be Banned?

Introduction The issue of abortion has led to divergent opinions in the US with the pro-life activists advocating its illegalization and their pro-choice counterparts arguing in its favor. Pro-choice crusaders assert that a pregnant woman ought to be accorded the right to either sire the child or carry out an...

Nursing Process and Plan of Care

Phase 1: Assessment This phase is the initial start to the nursing process consisting of gathering information about the patient, their disease, and physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, spiritual, and environmental information. Nurses can obtain subjective data such as observations and patient communication or objective data through examination and measurable vital...

Community Health: Assessment of New York’s Chinatown

Introduction Good health is a necessity for all individuals because it determines their quality of life and productivity. The government takes necessary measures to ensure that the community has healthy living. Nevertheless, health disparities among communities living in New York, a city that contributes significantly to the American economy, continues...

The Problems of the Older Adults

A topic of older adults is extremely significant, especially in our time. The older people require more attention than the young generation. The group of older adults has a much higher risk of developing dangerous chronic diseases, which have a great destructive impact on health. The seniors often feel defective...

Capstone Project Change Proposal in Healthcare Sector

Healthcare is a sector that is the most intensively exposed to stress and emotional exhaustion or burnout. Medical workers deal with patients’ health problems that imply constant mental pressure and a high level of responsibility for a professional. The problem of low staffing in the industry depends on the emotional...

The Colon Cancer: Main Aspects

Introduction Colon cancer is characterized by cancerous growth of tumor in the colon. The growths are benign but can progress into cancer as time progresses. Colonoscopy is normally used to diagnose colon cancer found in specific regions. Surgery can be used as a curative measure for invasive cancers. When invasive...

Diabetes in Children: The Prevalence and Prevention

Outline Diabetes is a very common disease among children in Canada. Several studies have shown that genetic factor and inactive lifestyle plays an important role in the prevalence of the disease among Canadian children. Several programs have been initiated at the community level that has proved successful in preventing the...

Parental Refusal of Medical Treatment for Children

Parents refusing medical treatment for children the tendency towards the increased level of refusals deterioration of the healthcare sector image poor quality of suggested services the unreasonably high price of treatment nurses inability to meet diverse demands cultural and religious issues Today, we could observe the tendency towards the increased...

Ethical Dilemma: Handling a Request for No Further Cancer Treatment

It is worth noting that the problem of medical ethics is becoming increasingly relevant. Modern technologies can prolong a person’s life, as well as interrupt it, and this is a person’s choice which decision to make (Scher & Kozlowska, 2018). Nevertheless, the case of each patient is unique, which does...

Quality Improvement Paper on Hand Hygiene

Issue of Hand Hygiene Washing hands properly is a health requirement so basic that it barely warrants discussion, yet the recent increase in the demand for high-quality care has defined stricter guidelines and standards for care. Thus, the problem of hand hygiene has risen as one of the issues that...

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Pros & Cons

Introduction Rapidly advancing artificial intelligence technologies are gradually changing health care practices and bring a paradigm shift to the medical system. While increasing the availability of data and enhancing analytics techniques, they facilitate practices that were previously considered to be an area only for human experts. Although there are several...

Leininger’s Culture Care Theory in Nursing Practice

Leininger’s Culture Care Diversity Theory or the Culture Care Theory (CCT) is a concept that defines transcultural features of different natures. By applying this model, nurses can gain a better understanding of their patient’s perception of medical care, allowing a medical professional to be more sensible regarding patient needs. This...

Duffy’s Quality-Caring Model in Family Practice

The model of nursing care The observed nursing model is Duffy’s Quality-Caring Model focuses that caring relationships which are often lacking in modern professional nursing due to overwhelming responsibilities. The model views health as a dynamic state that encompasses physical, emotional, and spiritual factors, thus providing nurses with value-based methods...

Shift Work: Negative Effects on the Health and Performance of Nurses

Nursing is notoriously known as a profession with erratic scheduling and constant fatigue from a lack of or inconsistent sleep. This is largely due to shifting work which forces nurses to work long hours to meet the staffing needs of a hospital. There is a myriad of negative effects on...

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

The advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) consensus model is a model that presents regulations and recommendations for accreditation, licensure, education, and certification across America. Its purpose is to support Aprn’s ability to provide high-quality care to the full extent of their skills. This report reflects on the model, its applications,...

Future Goals in Nursing

The healthcare environment is witnessing a new set of ever emerging patient conditions. In light of this, nurses should be versatile with a wide array of healthcare tasks, including but not limited to drawing proper health policy, providing visionary leadership in the healthcare scenario, incorporating research to the planning process...

Patient Assessment, Health Patterns and Family Characteristics

How should you use Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns to assess individual health? What health screening interventions do you regularly participate in? Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns present a valuable framework for evaluating a patient by a nurse. An individual’s health assessment may begin with the identification of living conditions, background, and...

Database System Design for Clinical Tests Analysis

Data aggregation in healthcare is a vital process that facilitates medical research and analysis, as it provides access to the latest evidence acquired in hospital settings. Collecting many different types of information into one consolidated data asset is crucial for both scientists and managers. According to Longhurst, Harrington, and Shah...

Johnson’s Behavioral System Model in Nursing

In nursing, theories are used as systematic explanations of a certain event and concepts which may be identified in terms of their relations and possible impact on people. Each nursing theory is the possibility to structure and organize nursing knowledge in a proper way (McEwen & Wills, 2014). It is...

Callista Roy’s vs. Betty Neuman’s Model in Nursing

Conceptual Differences While both theorists (Roy and Neuman) define the metaparadigm concepts of person, environment, health, and nursing and use the reciprocal interaction worldview, their key assumptions are fundamentally different. They differ concerning their perspectives on the goal of nursing, health, and definition of the environment. Goal of Nursing In...

Water Quality Improvement for Global Health

Executive Summary This proposal aims to determine the necessity of water quality from the perspective of global health. For this refugee camp with 5,000 inhabitants, it is necessary to set up a safe water source that will enable access to 19,000 gallons per day through 50 community taps. The funding...

Importance of Leadership and Accountability in Nursing

Introduction Professionalism in the activities of nurses-leaders is the key to success not only in the work of nursing services but also in the entire health care system. The examples of successful practice in this area indicate a high ability of employees to take a leadership position both regarding everyday...

Professional Portfolio in Nursing

There are numerous ways to implement professional portfolios in professional nursing practice. For instance, they can be used for professional development and effective job applications. Also, portfolios can be used to conduct performance appraisals and track employee performance. Nurses can make the best use of portfolios when applying to educational...

The Aravind Eye Care System’s Innovation Process

Introduction The Aravind Eye Care System is the leading ophthalmological hospital in India. It has numerous local and regional branches. Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy founded it in 1976. This paper examines the innovation process of the Aravind Eye Care System by providing an insight into its workability, transferability to other countries,...

Single-Parent Family Health Assessment

Introduction The family examined is a single-parent family with two children. After getting a divorce from the children’s father, Cayden, the mother, has been taking care of her two children, an 8-year-old boy Andres and a 10-year-old girl Aneesha. Cayden is a 35-year-old African-American female who is working as a...

Patient with Fatigue: History and Physical Examination

Comprehensive History Identifying Data: Ms. J. A.; 27 years old. Chief complaint: “Debilitating fatigue accompanied by shortness of breath, dizziness, and chest pain. Cannot spend too much time on my feet because I get lightheaded. Dizziness can get worse because of sudden physical activity such as standing up too quickly...

Stress and Burnout Among Nurses

Abstract This work presents research on the connection between stress and burnout syndrome among nurses and patient safety. It provides a review of the relevant literature and an analysis of key findings. In many cases, this syndrome resulted in a decrease in the level of healthcare. However, the practical implementation...

Diabetic Ketoacidosis Disease

Introduction Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a condition that can appear in patients suffering from diabetes mellitus (both type 1 and type 2) and, in most severe cases, may turn out to be fatal if not addressed in due time. Although this type of a hyperglycaemic crisis is rather infrequent, its...

Communication and Leadership in Nursing

Introduction Communication is an essential part of life. No institution can operate without communication between its staff, leaders, and customers. In nursing, leaders have to utilize effective communication strategies to ensure professionalism in the workplace. This paper will examine various aspects of effective communication and conflict resolution in nursing settings....

Nursing Standard Terminologies in Modern Hospital Settings

Standardized terminology, also known as standardized nursing language is a set of commonly used and understood terms that are used in clinical documentation such as diagnoses. The use of standardized terminology allows for a faster examination of data when multiple healthcare institutions collaborate with each other, as well as a...

Community Health Nursing: Chikungunya Threat

History of the Condition Though not quite well-known among the general audience, Chikungunya has recently become the scourge of humanity, as it is one of the diseases that no treatment can be provided so far and that triggers the eruption of vast epidemics. The disorder manifests itself in a fever....

Nuclear Family Health Assessment in Nursing

Family Composition The assessment of a family is important in identifying family health care needs for appropriate nursing interventions. This family health assessment will focus on a nuclear family that comprises Jim Smith, his wife of 15 years, Kelly, and their three children. The couple’s children include Jake, aged thirteen,...

Monopoly Drugs Versus Generic Drugs

Pharmaceutical Monopolies The importance of medical science innovation can hardly be overestimated and is reasonably appreciated by the government of most countries. As a result, when a pharmaceutical company creates a new drug it may apply for and be granted a patent that is a “legal protection that shelters an...

National Council of State Boards of Nursing

NCSBN Website and Ethics Sources The website of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is easy to navigate due to its comprehensive menus and searching possibilities. It contains a bulk of materials that are related to ethical nursing conduct. For example, it includes the NCSBN (2012) rules...

Fashion Affecting People’s Health

Introduction Reading fashion magazines can tell one a lot about fashion. Very often, magazines have pictures of slim girls wearing cozy clothing. Lots of people put much focus on such figures as well as their clothing, forgetting that there is some link between the fashions displayed and the health of...

Katharine Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory

Theory and Author Background A nursing theory can be defined as a systematized understanding of phenomena that a nurse faces in his or her practice. The systematization is needed to ensure that nursing practice follows comprehensive guidelines in which the connections are explained between nurses’ activities and outcomes, such as...

Patient Safety in Health Care: Ensuring Quality Services

Introduction The issue of patient safety plays a paramount role in contemporary health care as it defines the quality of services, prescribed medication, relationships between a nurse and a patient, nutrition, and so on. In this connection, it is important to ensure continuous improvement of patient safety, thus meeting the...

Evaluating the Use of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields for Managing Diabetes

This proposal seeks to address the issue of diabetic neuropathy among patients aged between 30 and 60 years. All the targeted patients suffer from the problem of refractory leg pain. The proposal suggests PEMF (Pulse electromagnetic field therapy) as an intervention Plan for treatment of diabetic patients who have a...

Organizational Behavior in the Nursing Settings

Introduction Leadership belongs to one of the phenomena that have been in existence for ages yet are very difficult to define due to the increasingly large number of concepts, notions, and ideas that they embrace with the introduction of innovations into the realm of the target area, nursing being no...

Transcultural Nursing and Hispanic Patient’s Outcomes

Introduction Background The essential aspect of developing and delivering healthcare to the patients is to improve the outcomes in terms of efficiency of the process, enhancing the rate of recovery, and improving the quality of life for the patient. Cultural competence is an important aspect of the patients within a...

Nursing in Israel: History and Changes

Nursing, as a profession in Israel, has grown through various stages to become what it is today. This paper looks at various issues regarding the state of nursing in Israel. It stresses on the history and changes in the nursing profession in Israel. The process of creating a nursing practice...

The Family Health Assessment in the Nursing Practice

In the professional nursing practice, it is important to be aware of the comprehensive information regarding the family assessment instruments. A high level of validity and reliability of assessment instruments for use with family members of different age assist the accumulation of the accurate data needed for the design of...

Evidence-Based Practice Role in Healthcare

Abstract Evidence-based practice (EBP) has revolutionized healthcare, and as such, this essay explores how it relates to research and global health. In Part A of the essay, the benefits of EBP, which make it one of the crucial pillars that underpin contemporary healthcare are examined. These benefits include higher quality...

Manual Therapy Techniques: Cases and Examples

Manual Therapy: Definition The phenomenon of manual therapy is typically defined as a method of affecting damaged tissues in a direct way (i.e., manually) so that their functions could be restored after an injury or trauma had affected them negatively and contributed to a partial loss of the functions mentioned...

Patient-Centered and Cultural Care in Type 2 Diabetes Nursing

Introduction Nursing theories provide an important foundation for decision-making in patient care. Thus, exploring relevant nursing theories can uncover valuable insights into care in patients with type 2 diabetes. Firstly, the theory of a patient-centered approach to nursing was introduced by Faye Abdellah in 1960 (Mudd et al., 2020). Main...

Nursing Care: The Ethical Issues

The situation that involves an ethical issue may be depicted as follows. An Arabic family has come for a medical checkup of their daughter. However, the parents state that their religion does not allow a woman’s body to be touched, and the clothes cannot be taken off. However, the daughter...

Types of Healthcare Organizations in the United States

There are different types of healthcare organizations across the United States that are known to assist patients at different levels. The types of healthcare organizations selected are hospitals and Ambulatory surgical centers. Healthcare facilities offer a service to their clients via a continuum of care and appear to be more...

Middle-Range Nursing Theory: Analysis and Application

Introduction The middle-range medical model provides a practical framework for dealing with complex issues. The hypothesis offers more precise facts, better empirical testing, and minimum abstract information. However, the theory provides descriptions, predictions, and interpretations of medical services. The approach provides viewpoints that instruct students on handling difficult and urgent...

Falls in the Elderly and Preventive Measures

Introduction As they are a primary cause of injury, illness, and mortality, falls are a major issue for elderly adults. As a result, research on fall prevention is crucial. Several recent research publications on the prevention of falls in older individuals will be examined in this review. In order to...

Patient Safety as a Responsibility of Nurses

Introduction Patient safety is a critical aspect of healthcare delivery, and the prevention of harm is the primary goal of healthcare professionals. Nurses are vital in providing safe patient care and have a professional and ethical responsibility to minimize or prevent safety concerns. Adverse events, unsafe acts, errors, and harm...

Human Vision: Physiological and Psychological Bases

Abstract This paper focuses on human vision and considers the various physiological and psychological bases of the system. It includes elements ranging from the structure of the human eye to an explanation of how each part of the organ performs a certain action. Ultimately, this analyzes how a person perceives...

The COVID-19 and Anxiety Disorders Infographic Analysis

Infographic Analysis I chose this organizational pattern to help people understand the concepts of anxiety and depression about COVID-19. The concepts of suffering from depression and anxiety is a global phenomenon that has increased due to COVID-19. According to Markel & Selber (2018) about 5% of adult populations worldwide experience...

Episodic or Focused SOAP (Nursing) Note on Rhinitis

Patient Information: 28-year-old KJ Asian female S CC itchy eyes, a runny nose, ears felt full HPI: 28f-year-olde male suffers from discomfort caused by a runny nose, itchy eyes, and sensation of a blockage in ears. The symptoms started 9 days ago and included production of clear and boggy mucus, photophobia,...

Discussion: Respiratory Assessment

Summary Breathing is one of the main physical processes without which the body’s functioning is impossible. Without sufficient access to oxygen, the human body cannot efficiently operate since the work of many organ systems is disrupted (Rolfe, 2019). Therefore, in the presence of even minor breathing problems, a complete respiratory...

Public Health Promotion in Everyday Life

One of the most common examples of public health promotion in daily life is the use of various types of educational signage, such as posters and labels. These are usually put in public places, such as parks, schools, shopping centers, public transport, hospital waiting rooms, and others, and meant to...

Food-Borne Salmonella Epidemiologic Triad

Diseases emerging in the population do not occur randomly but usually have prerequisites and conditions for development. Epidemiology studies influence factors and disease patterns to elucidate causes for subsequent control and treatment. One of the models for studying causal relationships in disease development is the epidemiologic triad, which includes agent,...

The Importance of Water for Body

Did you know that drinking water is an action much more significant than simply satisfying the desire to drink? Water is fundamentally important for all the structural elements of our body and their efficient functioning. A person is not able to feel healthy if he does not consume water. From...

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action

Canada is a country with a population of high cultural and ethnic differences due to a variety of communities that occupy the land. The Truth and Reconciliation commission follows a righteous mission of identifying the scope of issues that Canadian indigenous peoples face and developing strategies to address and resolve...

School Nursing and Its Importance

Introduction The profession of a school nurse is vital to the proper functioning of an educational establishment. The nurses need to provide adequate healthcare for students, and in the case of problems with nurses’ work or perception, a child’s well-being could be in danger. In order to provide such care,...

Patient Data Protection in Nursing Informatics

Through the advancement of science and technology, healthcare providers run functions efficiently – from treatment to information management. Ethical decisions are required during which the healthcare professionals need to be honest and trustworthy. Given that the world keeps on changing in terms of unique work ethics, new technologies, different healthcare...

Effects of Eating Bags of Microwave Popcorn for Years

Eating bags of microwave popcorn for years is claimed to cause “popcorn” lung from inhalation of the flavoring used on the popcorn. Plaintiffs with the medical problem sued the popcorn makers and the maker of the flavoring. The flavoring maker asserted it was not liable under the bulk-supplier defense. Daughetee...

Borderline Personality Disorder: Description, Diagnostics, and Management

Introduction Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition that impacts emotional control leading to intense anxiety, impulsiveness, mood swings, and personal isolation. BPD is a chronic condition common in both the general population and clinical settings. Intensive fear or distress during childhood and past emotional, physical, and sexual...

Life Expectancy and Technology

Life expectancy has increased significantly with the development and discovery of new devices and medicine in the last century. Health technology played a substantial role in this process, making healthcare more accessible to people and improving the quality of life. For example, diagnostic tools, such as wearable trackers, x-ray machines,...

Gender Differences in Development of Schizophrenia

Gender-Related Factors Mental health characteristics differ among males and females from adolescence onwards. During development, gender dissimilarities have been discovered in various factors. Men are more likely than women to suffer from schizophrenia as they develop the illness at a younger age than women. Females appear to have stronger premorbid...

The Duality of the Nostalgia Phenomenon

Introduction Nostalgia has become an emotional reaction that influences individuals to prefer longing for the past more than living in the present. It is indeed much more than a concept of the past but rather an altered view of the current circumstances. With most cognition in global capitalism, nostalgia has...

Mental Health Problems in the UK and the US

Introduction With the ongoing war in Ukraine and the sanctions against Russia, prices of fuel, electricity, water, and the rest has been increased, contributing to mental health problems for many individuals and families. Data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) indicate that Europe’s mental health care has...

The Future of Disability and Inclusion

Introduction Individuals and communities do not have to accept disability as their fate. Positive decisions taken today can help avoid developmental disabilities, counteract their implications, and contribute to the creation of more appreciative social and physical environments for persons with disabilities. Disability is not a minority concern in the United...

Using the PICO (T) Framework and Evidence for Developing Care Practices

Introduction In developing patient care practices, the PICO (T) study design is justified because it addresses the effectiveness of the care plan. Through this schema, patient satisfaction is improved. This paper presents a study of a practice problem related to the diagnosis of endometriosis. In addition, sources of evidence are...

Financial and Management Problems in a Dialysis Center

Introduction Patients with renal failure need a life-saving supportive procedure known as dialysis, which allows filtering waste from their blood, the function that their kidneys can no longer perform. It is an expensive treatment covered by the Medicare end-stage renal disease (ESRD) program, implemented in 1973 (Anumudu & Eknoyan, 2020)....

Life Skills of Nursing Students and Clinical Nurses

The previously conducted study revealed my capability to cope with situations when it is needed to provide assistance for people with drug addiction. More specifically, it showed that some aspects of the matter were easier to address, whereas others remain a significant challenge on the way to making improvements in...

Traditional Public-Health Prevention Model

Summary Nowadays, the treatment of many common diseases is believed to be influenced by prevention. It is generally much easier to allocate resources toward the implementation of various properly functioning mechanisms that ensure that people do not get the disease in the first place. Therefore, new approaches have been developed...

Panic Disorder: Causes, Signs, Symptoms, and Treatments

Panic disorder is a condition where one experiences repeated unanticipated panic attacks. People who have the disorder stay in fear of experiencing panic attacks. One may have a panic attack when they experience sudden, overwhelming fright with no definite cause. A panic attack’s physical symptoms include sweating, having difficulty in...

Enhancing Patient Safety Through Interprofessional Teams

Introduction Teamwork is a complex and multi-dimensional phenomenon that is often studied from the perspective of team members’ relationships and their impact on outcomes. The more effectively teams work, the more their members can learn and live within the context of each other’s strengths, weaknesses, likes, and dislikes (Schmutz, Meier,...

The Impact of Technology on the Social Institution of Health

Today the health care industry is rapidly changing because of the necessity to adapt to the modern lifestyle and scientific progress. Technical advancements made possible health apps, physician portals, text reminders, as well as information and communication technology (ICT) (Gonzales 2017). Certainly, technology changed the approach to health care delivery...

Becoming a Culturally Competent Nurse

As described by Jana Lauderdale, cultural competence is a continuum with extreme humility on one end and extreme openness on another end. It implies keeping close to one’s own beliefs and concepts and being open to what patients may tell you if you ask. In other words, in terms of...

How Physical Activity Affects Heart Rate

Introduction Physical activity is one of the critical components of people’s lives enabling individuals to remain healthy for a longer period. The heart rate of an exercising person is accelerating as muscles need more oxygen. Good health is associated with lower heart rate during exercise and longer endurance, which is...

Health Information Exchange (HIE) Models

The management of the Memorial Hospital has faced the challenge of coordinating patient data between its different facilities, which has led to unnecessary tests, diagnostics issues, and poorer patient outcomes. Hence, this hospital has to implement a hybrid HIE model with a consumer-mediated exchange. This report will analyze the three...

The Diversity of the Rosalind Franklin University Community

I am firmly convinced that my life’s mission is to help people lead fulfilling lives, which is impossible without being healthy. Therefore, I would like to become a person who can treat people to increase their life expectancy and quality. I believe that every person deserves healthcare, both people from...

An Advanced Practice Nurse’s Main Role

Introduction The role of any medical worker is hard to overvalue; these people make an enormous input into the development of clinical organizations and patient treatment. In particular, nurses are a significant link between the patient and the doctor; thus, it is essential to look at how the nurse’s role...

COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Hospitals

Background Information Developed technological know-how directly relates to better-quality patient outcomes and safety. The use of upgraded technology in hospitals and healthcare facilities is growing significantly. Researchers predict an upsurge in global data to 44 zettabytes, with 80% being unstructured while 60% duplicating the original information (Mohamed, 2017, p. 4)....

Lung Cancer Pathophysiology

Introduction Lung cancer is a disease manifested in malignant tumor located in lungs. Like any other type of cancer, tumors in lungs have a characteristic of an uncontrolled cell growth that takes places in lung tissues. Because of the effects of metastasis, lung tumors may spread far beyond tissues of...

Analysis of Alzheimer’s Disease

Introduction Throughout the lifespan of humans, there are many changes that occur and influence physical and psychological health. Notably, people who are in their late adulthood are likely to have more medical issues because the body organs weaken with time. One of the common issues affecting senior citizens is Alzheimer’s...

Health Teaching Plan Elements for Adolescents

Adolescence is a pivotal period of a person’s development, occurring between 10 and 24 years of age. During this period, adolescents experience many changes in their physical, cognitive, moral, spiritual, and emotional states. Given the significance of this developmental stage to the overall well-being of a person in adulthood, healthcare...

“Nurses’ Knowledge about Palliative Care”: Article Critique

Background and Significance The authors used the introduction to contextualize the problem using published research, stating the importance of palliative care and its need by the aging population. They discuss how the increase of chronic non-communicable disease and increased population aging leads to the global need for palliative care. Overall,...

Competence for Nurses: Why Is It Important?

Introduction Nursing competence is the skill set that is required to provide quality patient care. This concept includes direct skills of care providing and the ability to build trust with patients, their families, and other health care professionals. At the same time, the level of competence and requirements for a...

Bio-Psycho-Social Assessment of Tina Turner

Identifying Information Tina Turner, Nutbush, Tennessee, United States, Telephone: +1 888 000 000 November 26, 1939. Brownsville, Tennessee, Female. Tina Turner is an American-born Swiss Zelma, Tina’s mother, Eileen, Tina’s sister, and Ike Turner, Tina’s husband. Tina has a sour relationship with both Ike Turner and the mother. The sour...

Formal Employment for Advanced Practice Nurses

Advanced practice nurses (APNs) are highly qualified professionals in the healthcare field who have high demand. Many positions are available to them, including those of leadership. However, some prefer to be independent practitioners, working as contractors. It allows for flexibility and negotiations, but being formally employed also has its benefits....

Maternal Healthcare Overview

Maternal health is a field that focuses on the well-being of women while pregnant, during, childbirth, and throughout the postnatal period. Professionals in the fields of nursing and maternal health should be aware of the ever-changing cultural issues and trends. The nursing theory identifies cultural competence as an evidence-based practice...

Information Technology Policies of the Healthcare Setting

The primary goal of this document is to delineate the information and communication technology (ICT) procedures of the healthcare setting as well as the framework for communicating, reinforcing, and implementing these policies. The hospital consists of approximately 150 employees, including healthcare practitioners, ancillary workers, the administrative unit, and IT workers....

Tooth Decay Research Question and Hypotheses

Introduction This paper is aimed at the identification of the research question and hypotheses concerning the study of tooth decay conducted earlier. The research question is the following: What is the connection between the percentage of untreated tooth decay in the US among different ages, ethnicity, gender, and income groups?...

Hopewell Hospital: Ethics Case Study

The case describes an event at Hopewell Hospital concerning one of the general surgeons, Dr. Cutrite. E. L. Straight is the director of clinical services at the hospital; he has been working in this position for two years, and he enjoys his job. Although his contribution to the hospital has...

Women in Mississippi Undergoing Hysterectomy

Introduction The study focuses on women who undergo a hysterectomy in Mississippi without consent law. While hysterectomy is one of the complicated procedures that may result in serious damages to the reproductive systems as well as fatalities, most states including Mississippi have not instituted a comprehensive informed consent law. The...

The Nursing Professional Code of Conduct

Introduction The way professionals behave when they are on duty is referred to as professional conduct. When a person works at a professional level, he/she should behave or uphold exemplary standards of behavior (Forrester & Griffiths, 2005). The nursing profession outlines a mandatory professional code of conduct registered nurses should...

Paired and Independent T-Test in Healthcare Scenario

A t-test is used to determine, compare or asses whether the mean of two groups / samples statistically differs from each other. This analysis is significant when comparing the means of two groups. It is most suitable for analysis of two group’s post-test experiments. There are two types of t-test...

The Practice of Nursing Research: Drug Round Tabards

The article by Verweij et al. (2014) is devoted to the research of the effectiveness of drug round tabards with respect to reducing the cases of nurse interruptions and medication administration errors. Here, the results of the study will be considered in the light of the limitations, and possible conclusions...

Pregnancy, Fetal Development and the Mother

Introduction In any society, the continuation of the human species or generations is a compulsory factor, which all humans must endeavor to achieve; a factor that depends on women’s ability to give birth. In this regard, the childbearing is one of the greatest abilities that any female must have. Although...

Dentistry: Code of Ethics and Professionalism

Professionalism is always associated with professional ethics and the ability to respect client’s needs. Unsurprisingly, dentistry has its own Code of Ethics and, therefore, the perceptions of how a true professional should interact with the clients. Dentists commit to society and the society, in its turn, awaits high-standard help from...

Researching Retail Pharmacy

Summary Pharmacology can be defined as the field of science that deals with the source, essential qualities or characteristics, chemistry, consequences and uses of drugs; or the analysis of the science and clinical application of medications; the detailed critical inspection of drugs, their sources, essential qualities or characteristics and properties....