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Neonatal intensive care units (NICU) have in the past saved the lives of many babies who are born prematurely, with low birth weights or with different health conditions. Despite the survival chances created in the NICU, there are simultaneous risks especially as babies contained in the NICU have weak or...
HIPAA Security Rule In this paper, we will talk about HIPAA or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. First, it is necessary to mention the HIPAA security rule. It states that healthcare professionals are required to protect patient information that is stored electronically. To do this, they can use administrative,...
The pandemic of COVID-19 has affected the world drastically, changing the course of interactions between people, jeopardizing the global economy, and creating a significant political strain. Approaching the problem of COVID-19 from a philosophical standpoint, one will recognize several determinist stances that can be applied to the problem at hand....
Nursing understaffing becomes a growing concern today as the number of specialists reduces every year. The shortage in this type of care providers has a significant impact on patient outcomes. The lack of well-prepared health workers results in the inability to provide care appropriately and attain better treatment results (Hudson...
Introduction Population health is influenced by contributions of psychological, socio-economic, behavioral, and biological life exposure. In understanding social determinants and risk factors of population health, consideration is given to social distributions; the social determinants and risk factors of population health interact and accrue over an individual’s lifetime; this is also...
Introduction Since the initial years of studies in proton magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the field’s pioneers have made efforts to create stronger systems using higher magnetic field strengths despite arguments made by theoreticians that the maximum field strengths had already been attained. The first 8 Tesla (340MHz) MRI system created...
The USA Hispanic population is extremely vast, which has drawn attention to its health problems. About 55 million Hispanic representatives live in the US, which is more than 17% of the country’s population (Velasco-Mondragon et al., 2016, p. 1). As with any other ethnic minority, their community is shaped by...
Introduction Nursing practice as a profession reflects the changing needs of the society in terms of healthcare requirements. A few decades ago, nursing practice involved nurses acting as the immediate care-givers of patients in hospital settings. However, with the rapid changes experienced in the healthcare field, nursing practice has also...
Along with common mission of controlling the normal processes of human reproduction, the spheres of medicine and midwifery have different but overlapping purposes and philosophies. “Midwifery and medicine have different but complementary purposes, philosophies and perspectives” (Ament, 2006, p. 21). Theoretical concepts which are relevant for the present day midwifery...
Etiology Cystic fibrosis, also referred to as CF, is a genetic disorder that can affect the respiratory and digestive systems. This health condition is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene that regulates the corresponding protein (National Heart, Lungs, and Blood Institute [NIH], n.d.). This type...
Introduction Many advances in the approaches used in the treatment of illnesses affecting the circulatory system have been achieved in the last few decades. They include cardiac transplants from donors, lifestyles changes, bypass, and artificial heart transplants. Bells and Rhoades (2008, p. 209) describe the circulatory system as “a fluid...
Introduction ADHD is characterized by abnormally high levels of hyperactive and impulsive behaviors. Children affected by this disorder are notoriously difficult students: they can barely focus their attention on a single task or sit still for prolonged periods. In the last few years, there has been a significant increase in...
Introduction The risk factors involved in the development of the bipolar affective disorder (BAD) can include a multitude of components. These can range from basic hereditary predispositions associated with a number of genetic elements contributing to the BAD progression to ontogenesis. The latter is related to one’s overall upbringing and...
Introduction Nursing decisions are often debatable from the moral point of view. The patient’s wish and the medical necessity or a nurse’s morality may contradict each other and lead to negative consequences for both sides. Nurses’ decisions often have an irreversible impact on the patients’ health or lives and their...
Medicine and biomedical sciences are influenced by technological advances and digitalization of information in recent years. Biomedicine is concerned explicitly with building the data about diseases through the help of new technologies, medical applications. According to Highfill (2020), new medical analysis techniques provide opportunities to analyze medical statistics more thoroughly...
Introduction Public health is a societal approach that strives to protect and promote health. In other words, public health aims to enhance the well being of communities. It maintains environmental conditions under which people can live healthier lives, and reduce dangers to health, for instance; ensuring maintenance of steady water...
Definition of Ethical Nursing Practice An Ethical Nursing Practice is a decision-making challenge between two potential normative choices, neither of which is undoubtedly desirable to a nurse. Typically, nurses encounter the problem in almost every aspect of their personal, social, and professional life. Consequently, due to their complexity, it is...
Introduction The unhygienic food, which is due to bacteria, viruses and parasites, can put anybody under the weather. Several People have had food borne illness but they do not know the causes. There may be following symptoms due to this disease (E. coli O157:H7 Food Safety Facts: Preventing food borne...
Down syndrome (DS) is the most common and leading cause of the intellectual deficiency. Patients diagnosed with DS address various health concerns, such as “congenital heart diseases(CHD), Alzheimer’s diseases (AD), leukemia, cancers, and Hirschprung disease (HD)” (Asim, Kumar, Muthuswamy, Jain & Agarwal, 2015, p. 1). It is a complex and...
The Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) is part of the alphaherpesvirus subfamily consisting of HSV-1 and HSV-2, it has a nucleocapsid that covers the inner core. The core has the linear DNA genome that is double-stranded with the protein tegument separating the capsid from the lipid envelope. After the initial exposure to...
The current situation on the market demands healthcare organizations to apply modern tools to improve its performance. Additionally, the growing cost of care demands healthcare organizations to optimize all the resources while improving the quality of care. Statistical process control (SPC) is one of the methods that can be used...
Subjective Data My past three weeks have been characterized by coughing, fatigue, sneezing, and wheezing throughout the day and night. In my childhood, I was diagnosed with chickenpox, at the age of 8, and asthma. For this reason, I have been using SABA when the need arises. However, I stopped...
Define Approved Patient Scenario A patient is a forty-year-old man suffering from diabetes. Although his glucose level is normal, he has been smoking heavily and plans to quit. He is keen to receive the relevant guidance to record positive results. Presently, he is unaware of the most appropriate process to...
Introduction The coronavirus pandemic is not the first major epidemic in the 21st century. In 2009, the H1N1 virus, which is a subtype of influenza A1, caused a swine flu epidemic (Jilani et al.). In addition, the same virus was responsible for one of the largest outbreaks of the 20th...
It should be noted that obesity is a chronic condition that can be characterized by excessive accumulation of adipose tissue, which poses a threat to the health and overall well-being of individuals. World Health Organization (WHO) considers obesity a major risk factor for heart disease and other chronic conditions (Katz,...
The development of health information (HI) technology and its adoption in health care settings have led to certain changes in the practice of nurses, as well as other healthcare providers. Firstly, it is important to accentuate key alterations in the documentation and the flow of files in medical environments. It...
Introduction The decontamination process mainly seeks to eliminate and reduce the level of all unwanted and contagious materials from reusable medical devices. It is for this purpose that steam sterilizer type B has been invented in order to facilitate the decontamination process. The decontamination process includes cleaning, disinfection and sterilization...
There are three bodily energy systems, namely glycolytic, immediate energy, and oxidative. All of them work together; however, if any of the systems needs improvements, it is necessary to choose a proper training program. The glycolytic system is responsible for dissolving glucose, removing lactate, and providing ATP during the intense...
Various non-governmental organizations and governmental agencies contribute to the improvement of people’s lives in different areas, including health care. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a governmental agency that aims to improve public health through research and dissemination of information regarding potential and current health and security...
Introduction There are some variables in experiments besides the independent variables that usually cause a variation or a change to the dependent variables. These variables are referred as extraneous variables in research parlance. For instance, when studying patients and their response to medication, the researchers could realize that age affects...
Nutritional behavior is a general term that is used to refer to a system of activities aimed at satisfying a person’s need for food. Although it is associated with the satisfaction of a vital need, psychological and socio-cultural factors play an important role in its formation. Eating behavior can be...
The purpose of this study is to describe the consequences of antenatal contact on the health of people due to the Dutch Famine and to determine how to improve the health of their future generations. It also determines the impact mothers with malnutrition have on the size, weight, and health...
While focusing on the contemporary developments in the healthcare industry and looking for the best doctors to improve physical well-being, people forget about the essential role of nurses. These professionals are important agents in healthcare since they are the ones who care for the patients, create appropriate treatment plans, and...
Becoming a full partner in service development and policy formulation processes can ensure that the right representatives are present in the office. This role requires healthcare providers to become facilitators of service improvements and reform (Higgins et al., 2018). I would take responsibility for identifying problems facing their facilities and...
Introduction Much attention from healthcare providers and healthcare agencies is dedicated to the problems of obesity. Still, not many professionals discuss the risk of being overweight, including the potential consequence of becoming obese in the future. In terms of prevention, it is easier to help patients who have some excess...
Area of Conflict Collaborative interactions with co-workers and patients are a hallmark of nursing practice. Due to a diversity of perspectives, these relationships are bound to be strained. One potential area of conflict relates to the ambiguity surrounding advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) roles. Completion of graduate-level education prepares APRNs...
Introduction Marijuana use for medicinal purposes has been one of the most topical and discussed topics over the last years. However, only recently, “scruffy hippies getting high on their supply in a disorganized underground economy” started to be replaced by specialists with the industrial and scientific approach as the use...
Abstract COVID-19 has made hospitals face the challenge of inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE) supply to guarantee the safety of medical workers. This problem should be examined from two perspectives: scientific and analytical ones. From the scientific perspective, it is necessary to address the questions on the nature of physiological,...
Biceps Biceps brachii is a two-headed muscle located anterior to the humerus. The long head of the muscle originates from the supraglenoid cavity of the scapula while the short head originates from the cubital fossa. The two heads insert distally on the radial tuberosity. They also insert into the fascia...
For this laboratory I would like to focus on some assessment tools that can allow us to greatly enhance our prescription of exercise. There are a multitude of assessments that can be utilized in fitness and wellness to assess function. We have discussed several throughout this course and recently you...
Essential oils are considered to be the medicine for everything from headaches to depression; thus, not many bother to research the benefits and contraindications of aromatherapy, primarily to using it. Limited research on the effectiveness of aromatherapy and therapeutic use of essential oils; however, some empirical studies refer to benefiting...
Introduction Dental health is linked in a great way to the general health of the whole body. The idea behind good oral health is not just in having sparkling white teeth. Studies have linked bad body health to oral problems. This then calls for each one of us to cultivate...
Introduction Individuals’ health state changes throughout life and determines their satisfaction with it. Various modifications in well-being of people are caused by specific triggers connected to the environment, nutrition, age, genetics, and psychological problems. In order to illustrate the process of change and adaptation, medical specialists developed a specific concept...
Abstract Virtual Colonoscopy is constantly becoming more and more popular, in comparison with the traditional approach and conventional colonoscopy in particular. Despite the fact, that VC is not fully researched at the moment, most patients prefer it for increased comfort, and doctors have an opportunity to perform the extensive study...
Clinical reasoning is an essential skill in clinical practices and medicine at large. The skill is particularly emphasized in both nursing education and clinical practice because of its substantial influence on the ability to provide safe, high-quality care (De Carvalho et al., 2017). Clinical reasoning involves collecting and evaluating data...
Introduction This project has several different objectives and aims to satisfy each of them as completely as possible, with none of them having a higher priority than any of the others. As such, it is critical to understand the distinctions between the various goals and the methods that can be...
The article suggests that binge drinking can be associated with the increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease which is one of the most known and common illnesses of the nervous system. This claim is based on the researches of the professionals from Feinstein Institutes of Medical Research who propose that...
Sentinel City is a community mainly occupied by business units. The majority of houses in the city are two-storeyed and made of brick or concrete. Some of the old buildings appear to be in bad condition, while others are properly maintained. The city does not use sources of sustainable energy,...
Seborrheic dermatitis is a common integument impairment which causes are still not known. There are different factors that may predispose to this disease such as male sex, winter season, light skin color, and Malassezia yeast1. Because the effect of topical corticosteroids and antifungals is temporary, it is crucial to identify...
In her news article titled “Are Epidurals Linked to Autism Spectrum Disorder? New Study Says Maybe, The Medical Community Says No,” Michelle Lampariello captures the uproar that followed after a recent study attributed autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to labor epidural analgesia (LEA). The author reports that the research findings published...
Patient’s rights are a growing concern for both patients and health care organizations. The rights of patients for the confidentiality of information about the fact of turning for the medical help and other information, which is given to the medical care organization, is secured by the law of the country....
Agenda of the In-Service Program An in-service program is an executive training and a follow-up discussion of the outcomes with other staff members. It is a crucial instrument for the professionals and beginning staff members in the field of health care and nursing in particular. During the session, the staff...
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Coronavirus, or Covid-19, is a contagious virus that began in December 2019. It causes an infection on the upper throat, sinuses, and nose. Coronavirus’s highly infectious nature has made it increasingly difficult to prevent it from continuing spread (Driggin et al., 2020). The illness is transmitted through contact with infected...
The article on the topic of the role of nurses in an interdisciplinary team that will be summarized is “Teaching nurses teamwork: Integrative review of competency-based team training in nursing education” by Barton et al. It concerns the measures that are taken by the educational facilities to prepare future nursing...
The first recommendation for nurses regarding the appropriate use of the CDC website is to refer to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The section is critical for healthcare professionals because it covers a wide range of topics on occupational health and safety. More specifically, it is...
A cohort study is referred to as a medical type of research that studies the cause of an illness and explores connections between risk factors and health outcomes. As the word cohort implies a group of people, the type of study focuses on a group of individuals (MacGill, 2018). Moreover,...
Yvonne, a 38-year-old housewife and mother of three, complains that she has a hard time closing her jaws. In fact, she says that she is unable to close her mouth completely. She says that this started 2 days ago when she opened her mouth really wide and yawned, right after...
The COVID-19 sparked concerns about an approaching economic crisis and possible recession. Moreover, social distancing, quarantining, and travel constraints have led to a reduced workforce across all business sectors and prompted countless lost jobs (Nicola et al., 2020). Educational institutions have shut down, and the demand for goods and manufactured...
California State Regulations regarding Nurses After the case study scenario is considered, it is obvious that the major issues that the nurse faces during the case of Mr. E include professional ethics matters, as well as legal regulations for nursing practice. First, the nurse is to participate in deciding on...
At the beginning of the 21st century, healthcare system has changed dramatically because of new technologies and new treatment methods available for millions of patients. The latest trend in healthcare field is nanotechnology. This innovative approach proposes great changes in treatment and support of patients in different fields of medicine....
In modern medical practice, nurses and patients can be in a variety of forms of social interaction. As a consequence, in the current stable system, the course of such events should be built by the application of certain ethical principles. In particular, it can happen by respecting the patient’s personality,...
Introduction Renal failure is also called kidney failure and refers to a condition where the kidneys become dysfunctional. It can be divided into chronic and acute renal failures that occur due to a wide variety of medical problems. The detection of renal failure can be done using measurements of serum...
Introduction Vaccination plays an essential role in the arsenal of preventive healthcare. Vaccines have significantly reduced the incidence of once widespread childhood diseases, nearly extinguished malaria and polio, and eradicated smallpox (Hussain et al., 2018). However, an increasing number of people have come to oppose vaccination on personal or ideological...
Introduction: Brain dead and its technical aspects The total and permanent nonexistence of all the activities of the functions of a brain can be defined as brain dead. Here all brain functions cease to exist and the patient starts to demonstrate apnea and coma and all his brain stem reflexes...
Healthcare organizations face various problems that affect the quality of care. In my workplace, two problems appear to be crucial for patient outcomes and the success of our organization. First, there is a significant shortage of nurses in or our hospital. According to Haddad and Toney-Butler (2019), the shortage is...
Mental Disorders Mental disorders are conditions that impact the behavior, moods and thinking of the patients. The disorders consequently affect daily routine practices in which individuals are engaged. Mental health for a long time has been ignored, with the focus set on physical conditions (Cherry, 2020). However, recently psychiatric illnesses...
Replication is a crucial step in scientific research which is commonly a repetition of the same experiment to determine whether the results are consistent. The regularity in the results in turn determines if the efficiency and reliability of the test under question (Resnick, 2018 par.1). Some experiments in the medical...
In (post)modern society, there is a return to alternative medicine practices, which puts researchers to explain this phenomenon and determine its consequences, and state systems health care are encouraged to establish control over activities of alternative healers, taking into account the interests of patients and ensuring their safety. The World...
Introduction In the United States, the incremental movement towards providing and securing healthcare has pushed the state and federal governments to finance various programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid. These two government-sponsored programs are designed to cover healthcare costs for eligible American citizens who enjoy a wide array of specific...
Introduction Teamwork is important in nursing profession as it determines communication and collaboration between different medical professions. Team work has always been very popular and important in nursing. Because self-managing members are working on permanent teams, the effort and expense involved in changing compensation structures is often justified. However, in...
Introduction Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) is a regulatory body in the sphere of Medicare that is responsible for the training and provision of nursing services nationwide. In this respect, the idea of healthcare protection and stimulation is outlined in the paper using paying attention to competency standards of...
In their paper ‘One vision, one voice: Transforming caregiving in nursing’, Zagger and Walker (2005) propose the use of a “clear” “vision statement” to guide and “empower” the future transformation of the nursing fraternity. It proposes the wide adoption of a common vision that is “widely shared by all specialties...
Introduction and Historical Perspective Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a group of bacteria that colonize the digestive tract of healthy animals and human beings. Most strains are harmless. The Escherichia coli O157: H7 (designated by its somatic, O, and flagella, H, antigens) was first discovered as a human pathogen during...
Regardless of all attempts to improve the situation, AIDS remains one of the most topical issues for humanity nowadays. The current crisis means the need for actions to struggle against the further spread of the diseases. Under these conditions, the installation of condom dispensers in restrooms of the campus is...
Introduction The modern health care sector is focused on the delivery of high-quality care to patients and guaranteeing a high level of their safety. For this reason, there are multiple efforts to create an environment characterized by the increased effectiveness of specialists and improved outcomes that are achieved due to...
Abstract Cystic fibrosis, a chronic disease that develops gradually is a disease that would cause one to have a reduced life expectancy. This is a disease that affects some systems in the body specifically the digestive, reproductive, and the respiratory affecting young adults as well as children. This may also...
Difficult patient encounters Despite the fact that difficult patients do not occur so often in practice, medical staff should be prepared for their appearance. A difficult patient is one who causes unpleasant feelings in the doctor, which can become an obstacle on the way of treatment – anger, fear, guilt,...
Mechanisms Colorectal Cancer (CRC) occurrence is connected to environmental factors, hereditary factors, and individual ones. CRC has a genetic heterogeneity that makes it a challenge to understand individual cell mutations and their clinical implications (Thanikachalam & Khan, 2018). The current essay explores and critically analyses the manifestations of genetic mechanisms...
Caring for patients with such symptoms as obesity, high blood pressure, and other manifestations of an unhealthy lifestyle requires a wide range of laboratory tests. The causes of specific manifestations may be distinctive because individual body systems may function poorly, and to determine the exact prerequisites for the development of...
Patient issues have become more complex recently, and a strain on the healthcare system has increased significantly. Bower (2016) suggests several reasons for these changes: aging of baby boomers, a growing number of people with chronic illnesses, a dramatic increase in outpatient surgery, and a greater reliance on self-care. Under...
Introduction A medical emergency refers to a disease or harm which is acute and presents a great risk to the life of an individual or the long-term health. These emergencies might need help from personnel who must be appropriately and ideally qualified to carry out the exercise, though some of...
In different medical settings, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is regarded as a critical element of contagion or infection management and control. PPE is used to protect healthcare workers, patients, and visitors from infections by mechanically preventing the spread of germs and viruses. In healthcare facilities, there is a high risk...
Recognizing both health and disease is an integral part of the care process. Health pertains to the condition in which the body can normally perform its vital functions while the disease is the opposite of such a state. The knowledge obtained regarding such important healthcare concepts is vital for professionals...
It is clear that the levels of health satisfaction in Australia differ drastically. Indigenous people living in Australia showed the higher mortality rate and the low number of elderly people, and poor general state of wellbeing compared to other citizens of Australia. The given paper is aimed to examine and...
The older people are individuals whose age almost reaches the average lifespan of humans. Traditionally, they have always been the custodians of the authority and dignity of the family. Today, however, they are becoming economically, physically, and mentally inactive, making them more dependent on their children. They are commonly faced...
Mr. C is a patient in the hospital for consultation for bariatric surgery but is displaying many other concerning clinical manifestations that highlight his health status. At his height and weight, Mr. C. has a high BMI of 45, which indicates morbid obesity but could be expected considering the initial...
Introduction Training is a process through which job-related skills are passed to the employees. It involves undertaking a set of activities aimed at preparing an individual to work in the real world. It is appropriate for new employees and experienced workers who desire to improve their skills and meet job...
The disease under consideration, small bowel obstruction, is a blockage of the small intestine, which implies a disruption of the digestive system. Its development is characterized by the accumulation of swallowed air instead of intestinal fluids, in contrast to the normal intestine functions related to the absorption of nutrients, electrolytes,...
Selected Disease Being diagnosed with scleroderma is often viewed as a crisis, even when its overall impact can be positively influenced by compassion, input, and education from the medical team. When patients diagnosed with scleroderma are equipped with knowledge about the disease, it becomes easy for them to act as...
Definition of Dementia and Personal Experience Dementia is not, despite widespread belief otherwise, a specific illness. Instead, Dementia is a term used to collectively describe a wide range of conditions that lead to cognitive decline, memory impairment, and other brain disorders [1]. The most prevalent form of Dementia is Alzheimer’s...
The current demand for nurses in US healthcare facilities is so considerable that it cannot be addressed within a short period of time. Therefore, even if the authorities in the United States and other developed countries focus on resolving issues associated with the nurse shortage, positive outcomes will be observed...
My goal entails achieving proficiency and competence while implementing assigned nursing responsibilities within the next five years. I am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree, aiming for 1 to 2 years of experience after obtaining higher education. I also intend to enroll in a Family Nurse...
Introduction Mental health in adolescents is an important topic for research. Bullying, substance abuse, and adverse childhood experiences can substantially impact young people’s mental health and well-being and affect their adult life. Many mental health care programs aimed at teenagers are currently being implemented. However, most of them focus on...
Introduction Ann Stanley is a nurse leader who is currently employed as a nurse manager in the Obstetrics Department of North Shore Medical Center in Miami, Florida. Mrs. Stanley has received a Master’s degree at Northcentral University (Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Management and Organizational Leadership). Prior to that,...
Introduction The issue of improving the process of labor and mitigating the post-labor consequences is a significant healthcare concern. Waterbirth remains to be a controversial approach, mainly because not many studies were conducted to examine this method. Some evidence suggests that waterbirth has many benefits both for women and neonates,...
Carroll et al. (2017) examined the current tendencies in applying mobile apps in modern health care. The present research is relevant, since mobile app analytics, aimed at monitoring and exploring “the behavior of mobile app users, is at its nascent stage” (Han et al., 2016, p. 984). Moreover, over the...
The field of medicine is not restricted to patients’ direct treatment and involves the constant expansion of medical research. Compassionate use programs provide critically ill patients with no other treatment options with an access to experimental new drugs (Munson, 2014). The issue of whether they have a right to use...
Introduction The main purpose of federal anti-kickback laws is to provide protection to federal healthcare programs and patients from fraud relating to corruption on decisions of healthcare. “Straightforward but broad, the law states that anyone who knowingly and willfully receives or pays anything of value to influence the referral of...
Introduction Technological advances are crucial for the development of healthcare around the world, as they help to improve treatment and diagnosis methods of various conditions. According to a recently published article in Forbes magazine, there are at least nine current trends in technology that will transform medicine and healthcare in...
The UnitedHealth Group is an American-based health care company that offers insurance services and healthcare products. It was founded in 1974 by a group of physicians and healthcare professionals. This company headquarters is in Minnetonka, its purposes include building and shaping the health workforce, rewarding effective and quality care, reducing...
I obtained my Advance Directive at an acute care hospital in the state of California. In this state, Advance Health Care Directives are legal documents detailing the desires of a person regarding their health, should they become unable to make such decisions. California does not recognize the term living will,...
While the healthcare sector has to treat every patient in the same manner, the reality is far from these statements. Factors like race, gender, sexuality, and age have a determining effect on the quality and overall process of medical care. Thus, it can be argued that every person experiences healthcare...
Introduction This paper chooses a particular healthcare accounting issue or problem, the disposition of which requires special skills of healthcare leaders. The issue is contained in the article entitled “US city budgets stable – but decisions loom” by Marks, Alexandra (2007). The paper will also discuss the budgeting or accounting...
Surgical technologists arose historically from assistants whose primary role was restraining patients undergoing procedures. With the lack of anesthesia, the overwhelming pain required several assistants to do so as the process continued (Rouse, 2018). Apart from that, the role of box men rose, requiring staff who mainly only carried the...
The post demonstrates the three levels of prevention in tuberculosis and practices that can reduce the risk of diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and ischemic heart disease. The example of tuberculosis and its prevention effectively proves that to eliminate infection, it is recommended to control one’s lifestyle and environment....
Even though measles’ disease was almost eradicated due to the invention of vaccines, its outbreaks still manifest in the modern world. A simple vaccination procedure saved lives and raised the standard of living of a person. Nowadays, people do not face this disease and its consequences, and for this reason,...
Evaluating the different health behaviors is the number one approach to collecting, analyzing, and interpreting the information regarding population health patterns. The measurement provides reliable estimates of the national state of the behaviors and the possible changes that may occur. Consequently, these results are powerful in making informed decisions regarding...
Coagulation disorders are abnormal bleeding or clotting, which can lead to life-threatening conditions such as blood loss from minor injuries or thrombosis. Although some of these disorders are congenital, they can also be acquired and be comorbid with pathological conditions. For instance, vitamin K plays a significant part in the...
When entering a particular career field, researching the requirements and the legal framework that regulate the area of interest is essential for successful studying and hiring process. Regarding personal training, laws associated with the sphere differ between states. As it concerns the state of Kentucky, Werner (2017) claims that there...
Life occurs in different stages from birth, childhood, teenagehood, youth, and adulthood, after which death occurs as the end of life. As people transition from one stage to another, they interact with the healthcare system to cater to their different health needs. In this process, individuals experience care differently. For...
The elderly populace is generally predisposed to numerous non-communicable diseases such as diabetes. Owing to a lack of vital knowledge concerning these diseases and the risk factors associated with them, the menace associated with such ailments has heightened leading to its puffiness impediment and transience. The endeavor of this review...
Introduction The foundational principle of the value-based care approach is the focus on the quality of medical care provided in healthcare organizations rather than its volume. It was designed to serve the double purpose of promoting cost-efficiency and increasing the effectiveness of care. The approach was implemented as the opposition...
Introduction Dental health is a key ingredient to the general health of a person. Oral diseases and inequalities are constant occurrences that usually affect ones wellness. These inequalities also account for financial and other costs that in most cases lower ones standard of living. Tooth disorders in most cases do...
Modern tasks assigned to the nurse make this profession multifaceted and technologically complex. If, in accordance with the laws of dialectics, our society is now entering a new round of development of the attitude towards diseases, i.e., focusing on their prevention, it is necessary to accordingly form and develop a...
Introduction The importance of nurses in the health care system cannot be overstated and it is almost impossible to envision an operational health care facility that is devoid of nurses. Chitty (2005) hails nurses as the backbone of any hospital area and highlights the progress the field has made from...
Introduction The City of Hamilton, Ohio, is not marked by any significant historical events. It is not a very large city, occupying only about 22 square miles. The City of Hamilton is inhabited by 63,000 citizens, served by the Hamilton Fire Department (Hamilton Fire Department [HFD] 2019). HFD provides 24/7...
Introduction Addressing global health issues is a complex and multifaceted task since in order to determine the most severe problems, healthcare providers need to identify relevant trends and common threats. In the context of the availability of information exchange, the measures proposed by authoritative boards may be distributed among the...
Introduction Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs were formed inside the communities all over the States of America. The participants of the program are expert forensic nurses who underwent specialized training to provide round-the-clock, first-response medical interventions and crisis management to rape survivors in hospital and clinic settings. SANE programs...
Healthy People 2020 is 10-year goals and objectives by the US Department of Health and Human Services seeking to promote health among Americans and prevent the spread of diseases. It was unveiled in 2010, and it has various objectives and topics that are specifically created to increase public awareness concerning...
Diabetes, Chronic Renal Disease, and End-Stage Renal Disease Diabetes can result in mesangial expansion, structural glomerular changes (for instance, the thickening of glomerular membranes), and expansion of the afferent renal artery. The renal structural changes interfere with the kidney’s normal functioning, which can lead to the leakage of albumin from...
Introduction In the world of constant dangers for medical support, people are trying to be more conscientious about the appropriate medication without the drawbacks of the personnel. In other words, the idea of medicine should contemplate the idea of professionalism and the constant process of qualification improvement. The problem of...
Improving a healthcare facility can be a question of applying the right strategic management model. These models have been shown to work if implemented well, but they might need some readjustment to be applied in a healthcare context. The first model to consider is Management by Objectives, which has been...
In the case study, Katie Bent, CEO of Middle County Hospital (MCH), invited a new management intern to participate in the morning meeting. During the meeting, Katie announced that the Hospital Board had asked her to prepare a presentation on the status of continuous quality improvement (CQI). The program is...
Article In a world where there is a diversity of viewpoints on every phenomenon, the issue of abortion is of great importance. Much of the research literature is on the ethical side of abortion, but Hionidou’s work fully reflects the overall cultural and historical picture of models of abortion views...
Speed performance is a complex of a person’s functional abilities, ensuring the fulfillment of motor actions in the minimum time interval for these conditions. There are elementary and complex forms of speed performance. Primary forms include four types of speed abilities: the capacity to respond quickly to a signal and...
Nursing is a science besieged by increasing challenges and complexity. As a career that deals with human beings, it requires utmost care and consideration of details, as lives may be at stake. Nurses need to be critical in their decision-making skills. This essay critically reviews two studies -one qualitative and...
Cellulitis is a skin infection caused by bacteria called staphylococci and streptococci, which can manifest itself in the form of skin redness and swelling. Cellulitis usually affects the skin of lower legs, yet it can emerge anywhere on the body, including individuals’ faces (Rath et al., 2017). The common risk...
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory disease that affects different parts of the gastrointestinal tract. Crohn’s disease ruins the small intestines, but it can occur anywhere from the larynx to the anus. It is considered an immune disease and produces inflammation of the tract. The usual age of patients is 20-30...
Every day, doctors of various specialties make incredible efforts to save the lives of an extended number of people. Unfortunately, this is not always possible, and some patients die because of some severe factors. Perhaps the most challenging experience for healthcare providers is losing women during childbirth because initially, everyone...
Introduction Today’s business environment forces organizations to seek new ways to achieve competitive advantage. However, innovations in technology or products do not provide the opportunity for long-term advantage, as they can be copied by competitors. At the same time, organizational culture makes it possible to achieve increased efficiency and competitiveness...
Root-Cause Analysis Root-cause analysis (RCA) allows the researchers to discover the event’s fundamental flaws and prevent their repetition. RCA is a systematic approach to discovering the causes of sentinels to set preventative measures (Charles et al., 2016). RCA gives a perspective on the Heimlich value orientation error leading to radiographic...
The background and significance section of the piece indicated the reasons for the research’s conducting. The first reason is that, despite attempts to prevent medical errors, progress in this area is minimal, so effort should be aimed at their recovery (Gaffney et al., 2016). The second reason is that nurses...
Introduction Person-centered care defines a technique focused on more critical elements to the patients and families, such as treatment, support, and care. This method is an approach based on professionalism and a kind of thinking which views social and health services users as partners; in monitoring, developing, and planning clinical...
Any health care facility is a system where everything is functioning to deliver safe and high-quality care. Therefore, mission-oriented culture is the best characteristic of the health care organization (Sherwood & Barnsteiner, 2017). On this assumption, it would be highly useful to apply the transformational leadership model to a medical...
Introduction The incision and drainage method (I&D) is used by doctors as the primary treatment procedure for skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) caused by Staphylococcus aureus (SA). Yet, oral antibiotics have also been shown to produce a positive effect on the reduction of SSTI recurrence (Hogan et al., 2017)....
Introduction The shortage of qualified nurses is a truth in the global situation: the US, the UK, Australia and other nations. In the US alone, the shortage is expected to be 400000 over the coming twenty years (Perrine, 2009). Retention of registered nurses has become a dire necessity. A challenge...
Introduction With the significant and swift progress of many practical scientific fields such as nano and quantum physics, and information and computer technology, medicine has gained a broad prospect for enhancement. Indeed, although healthcare is slightly behind other high-tech industries, VR/AR, 3D-printing, artificial intelligence, robotics, and nanotechnology stand on the...
Introduction If a patient has no relevant information but is constantly asked to take tests, confusion and concerns start developing. A physical examination of the Nguyens provokes a number of additional diagnostic steps, and one of them is to have a mammogram for Yen (Trease et al., 2018). She does...
Disorders that affect host body may have various etiologies such as environmental, genetical and immunological. Understanding the immunological basis of a disease is gaining widespread importance due to the complexity involved. One such condition is autoimmunity where host body’s self defence machinery itself attacks ultimately leading to a deleterious condition.The...
Introduction The national initiative Healthy People is a research-based project that outlines goals for the United States’ health improvement for the next decade. With the start of the year 2020, the latest plan, Healthy People 2020, is coming to its conclusion, and many programs and strategies are being reviewed for...
Introduction Center for disease control and prevention (CDC) The centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) is a government-run agency that aims at promoting public health and awareness. Though this agency may at first glance have no allusion associated with the criminal justice system, deeper scrutiny suggests that it is...
Healthcare policies aim to promote public health and quality of care through cost-effective measures that impact various aspects of clinical practice. The integral part of any healthcare policy is adequate financing supported by cost-containment or cost-control strategies. The following paper will discuss the cost of the Affordable Care Act, analyze...
One of the most important goals of nurses is to contribute to positive changes in patients’ lifestyles, as well as to the improvement of their health behaviors. Much attention should be paid to motivating individuals to follow a healthy lifestyle or make necessary adjustments because of certain conditions (Carr, 2017)....
The human sleep structure includes two phases: non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. During the sleep period, these phases are in rotation and replace each other several times (Hassan & Subasi, 2017). Sleep phases changes primarily are characterized by different brain waves, which are recorded...
Carl Wernicke was the first scientist to describe conducting aphasia. It is manifested in the disruption of verbatim repetition with the relative preservation of expressive speech and understanding of it. Previously, this type of aphasia was associated with white matter pathways and left temporoparietal zones. The authors of the study...
Analysis of the Situation The subject of this analysis is the case of Corey Barnette. It can be said that there are two major reasons why Barnette’s business is experiencing underperformance. It is worth mentioning that underperformance here means that Barnette could not become a leader in the cannabusiness market...
Introduction Many aspects have to be considered while promoting health care for American patients. Decamp et al. (2018) underline the importance of following ethical principles of non-maleficence, respect, and justice to design efficient population health programs and enhance medical professional growth. However, the case of Cape Fear Endocrinology and Metabolic...
From 1932 to 1972, the United States Public Health Service (PHS) conducted a clinical study that was aimed at observing and learning more about the natural process and history of untreated syphilis. The leakage of such a process resulted in numerous questions and criticism. It still remains one of the...
With the development of various healthcare modalities, including community care, numerous care delivery models have emerged and adapted to these new approaches. The interdisciplinary method is among the most prominent because of its broad applicability and the potential to improve outcomes through effective collaboration. As such, it is increasingly becoming...
