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Nursing practice has always been associated with making various decisions within a limited period of time. The recent demographic shifts have led to a shortage of nursing staff, which results in nurses’ work overload and a high turnover rate. Nurses overwhelmed with numerous tasks, long working hours, and numerous consecutive...
Introduction and Significance of the Study Definition of Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes type 2 is a chronic disease that is characterised by high or low levels of sugar in the blood. The symptoms of this disease are frequent urination, excess thirst, constant hunger, and weight loss. The disease is mainly...
Introduction The article “U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective” by the Commonwealth Fund provides the reader with the information on the research of cross-national comparison in the health care system including such countries as Australia, France, Germany, New Zealand, United Kingdom, the United States, and some others. A Statement...
Introduction This is a review of an article, Relations Between Health Indicators and Residential Proximity to Coal Mining in West Virginia by Hendryx and Ahern (2008). The review focuses on the purpose of the study, methodology, strengths, weaknesses, presentation of the findings and implications. Purpose Hendryx and Ahern (2008) identified...
Introduction A care plan is essential especially to persons with long-term ailments. Under a care plan, a healthcare professional and a client enter into an agreement for provisions of healthcare services; for instance, nursing services on the day-to-day basis. Since these services are demand-focused, the clients are highly required to...
Introduction The persistent flexibility within healthcare institutions requires more robust empirical methodologies for monitoring as well as evaluating programs. These include both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures within the hospitals or other healthcare provision centers. The emergent public health problems within developed and developing nations have led to increased global monitoring...
The provision of high-quality care is often associated with certain risks and the use of potentially hazardous measures. Patients and healthcare professionals have to evaluate a myriad of possible benefits and hazards when choosing the most appropriate treatment. Radiation exposure is one of the risks people have to consider when...
Medical malpractices which occur in many healthcare facilities across the US have created challenges for the healthcare system. Erroneous tests and procedures done by doctors have exposed patients to harm. Some of the tests done by doctors are said to be unnecessary and they increase the possibility of erroneous treatments....
Introduction Healthcare systems in the United States and France are peculiar for the implementation of the latest technologies and theoretic findings. France is an international leader of in the field of the healthcare. However, both systems still face a number of complicated issues such as the growing number of the...
Description and Goals of the Organization Moms Connect foundation is a recently registered company limited by guarantee foundation. Its operations are currently based in Nigeria but focused in only a few states including Abuja, Lagos and Enugu. However with the growth of the company the focus is expected to expand...
Main Post Emergence of professional disputes and conflicts is inevitable because of existing cultural, social, and experiential discrepancies among employees and employers. To avoid such misunderstandings, a hospital should establish specific ethical and moral codes (Roussel & Swansburg, 2009). However, I had a bad experience of being involved into a...
Scientific and research concepts, methods, and tools of data collection A form of statistical analysis that is required for collecting, describing and examining the sample of public health data related to a variety of audiences relies on a number of concepts and tools. In terms of analyzing statistical data in...
Ethical Aspects of a Study The study was approved by an institutional review board. The ability of a study to give highly acceptable results is pegged on a researcher’s capacity to observe high ethical levels. The study by Gates, Gillespie, and Succop (2011) does not only incorporate willing participants but...
Introduction Managed care system controls the financing and provision of healthcare services to individuals enrolled in a specific type of health care plan. Managed care was established to harmonize healthcare and minimize costs. Managed care trends are continuously changing in America. Healthcare cover costs indicate varying trends in the past...
One of the most burning issues at Intermediate Care Unit (IMC) of Kendall Regional Medical Center is the turnover of nurses especially novice professionals. Brewer, Kovner, Greene, Tukov-Shuser and Djukic (2012) stress that the turnover of new nursing professionals is especially alarming as it negatively affects both the employees and...
Introduction According to the CDC, almost 6,000 babies in the US are born with severe disorders every year, most of which can be treated, and can be identified through newborn screening programs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013). Local, state and federal healthcare facilities play critical roles in newborn...
Abstract Stress is a risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD); which is found in women before and after myocardial infarction (MI). Unfortunately, very little is known about the insight of women’s daily life. This study aims at explaining and investigating women’s awareness of stress before, and after an MI....
Anemia is the most common blood-related diseases affecting a wide range of people in the world today. Anemia affects people of all ages, including children and adults. All genders are prone to anemia as well. Most people associate anemia with lack of blood, which is partly the cause of the...
Abstract Healthcare practice should focus on the physical, social, emotional, and psychological aspects of every patient. This paper identifies two organizations that have been promoting the concept of holistic health. The targeted organizations offer quality resources and information in order to support the needs of many people in the society....
Environment plays a central role in the health status of a population because it comprises determinants of health that interacts in a complex manner. Owing to the complex interactions of the determinants of health, environmental assessment is necessary to establish major determinants of health that have significant influence on the...
Introduction Value in health care involves interplay of various important factors including cost, quality, safety, outcomes, and innovation. However, health care stakeholders are faced with challenges in striking a balance between these factors. In this light, this paper is based on the 2009 IOM’s report on Value in Health Care,...
Directions Making health insurance decisions may sometimes be challenging for an individual who is making an application for the first time. The Medicare plan options offered by the government vary in many ways. As Barry (2014) notes, people can choose to take insurance policy option A, B, C, or D...
Introduction Advances in cosmetology have led to the development of novel ways of dealing with skin issues such as acne, scarring, solar lentigines and wrinkling. Chemoexfoliation (chemical peeling) is the directed cutaneous ablation produced by precise caustic agents (Soleymani, Lanoue and Rahman, 2018). Conversely, microneedling is a dermaroller procedure that...
Statement of the Problem Human papilloma virus (HPV) denotes the most widespread sexually transmitted infection (STI). It is so widespread that almost every sexually active person acquires it at some point in the course of their lives (Giuliano et al., 2015). It can be transmitted even in cases that an...
Introduction The US health care system undergoes significant threats because of the increased number of medical errors. Negligence and poor services standards heavily influence patient safety and quality of treatment that has worsened significantly lately. Patience safety recession is largely caused by the growth of health care associated infections that...
Post-operative laparotomy situations entail acute pain and critical care concerns. The first 24 hours during the aftermath of an operation expose the patient to excessive agony which makes them struggle to regain normalcy (Cuvillon et al., 2020). The prescribed drug, oxycodone 10 mg every 4 hours, will help relieve the...
Sustainable human health relies on the capacity of the earth’s life-support systems. For human beings, attaining proper global environmental health is the primary aim of continuously achieving sustainability and accommodating social, economic, and environmental considerations. Nowadays, human-stimulated international environmental variations are known to cause hazards to health on extraordinary spatial...
Introduction Chlamydia in Women Chlamydia trachomatis, which is typically referred to as chlamydia, is a sexually transmitted disease that causes serious complications by permeating the reproductive system and damaging it, therefore, causing infertility. Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted diseases among the American population, as recent findings show (Centers...
Relative to the current issues in the healthcare sector regarding the need to improve clinical quality and the safety of patient care, there has been an increase in the use of different methodologies for the promotion and evaluation of performance practices and various quality metrics across different healthcare organizations. These...
Introduction Ebola is a viral disease that was first detected in 1976 in Central Africa. The disease is normally associated with high fever an hemorrhage. The disease has a fatality rate of nearly 90% when contracted by humans. The Ebola virus is said to have originated from animals before it...
Menopause is the duration of time marking the culmination of women’s menstrual cycles. Climacterics is identified twelve months after a lady has gone without a menstrual period (National Health Service, 2020). It usually happens when ladies are in the age 40s or even 50s among fertile women. Hot flashes form...
Teen pregnancy in the US is a major problem that impacts society in many ways. Adolescent pregnancy leads to serious health problems and underachievement in school for the teens and an increase in public expenditure for the government (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2019). The key factors contributing...
Introduction The proponent of this study will examine three articles. The first one is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ report to the U.S. Congress (Health Resources and Services Administration, 2003). The second one is a report generated by the combined efforts of the AARP Public Policy Institute...
Nurses in various practice environments are encouraged to engage in continuous professional development and make a personal commitment to pursue learning throughout their professional careers (Rishel, 2013). Participation in practice-relevant continuing professional growth enables nursing professionals to not only broaden their knowledge, expertise, and competence in care delivery, but also...
Introduction The author of this article was Michael Fell. He wanted to determine the cervical spine radiographic imaging practices that were used in more recent examinations. These were used on patients who were suspected to have neck injuries. The author also examined the various causes of the variations in dosage....
Introduction A concept refers to generalization of knowledge about a particular phenomenon. It can be either abstract or concrete. Concept analysis entails classification of ideas based on their attributes and relation to observable or intellectual phenomena. For instance, nurse competence is a concept that is essential for healthcare professions, and...
Summary There is no doubt according to Wallerstein, Yen, and Syme (822) that health inequalities have prompted researchers and practitioners to engage in activities aimed at reducing the same. Public health is the main branch hit by health inequalities. Precisely, social epidemiology and community-engaged interventions are the main areas of...
Working through the Assessment To assess one’s emotional intelligence, the following aspects need to be tested: awareness and management of emotions, the ability to motivate oneself, empathy, and interpersonal skills. Discussing the emotional intelligence as a concept and a skill Stein and Book (2010) characterize it as one’s ability to...
Introduction Public health provision in the UK continues to face a myriad of challenges which have impacted quality, access and cost. As a result, there are so many issues which need to be addressed to enable the country to attain its short-term and long-term healthcare goals. The ‘Healthy Lives Healthy...
This paper critically analyzed a research study that was conducted to identify the various side effects of haloperidol on delirium patients receiving hospice care. The researchers largely followed the scientific method in conducting and presenting their study. Success was registered by the researchers because they were able to identify the...
Examining the public health delivery system in the United States, it can be concluded that its complexity does not hinder the considerable amount of its activities. Both governmental and non-governmental health agencies are active participants of the processes of public health delivery at different levels. For the purpose of improvement...
Proposal Population addressed This paper addresses middle-aged women: the women who are from 35 to 65 years old. During this period of their lives, women often encounter similar health problems, which brings forward the importance of health teaching with respect to this group. Importance During their middle-age women go through...
Introduction Twinkle Health Centre is a private organization whose main objective is to provide health services to the society. It was established in 2005 and has been running smoothly in its operations particularly in offering health services to patients. However, in the recent past, the organization has had problems with...
Evidence-based research model for acute and chronic diseases Nursing concerns have been reported in the literature on acute and chronic care (Dewing, 2007). Evidence-based literature revealed that nursing education improves the wellness of patients (Kerr, 2007). However, clinical reports revealed that health care need is a growing concern in nursing...
Introduction An ethical dilemma in nursing occurs when a nurse is faced with conflicting options. There may either be a hindrance to do what the nurse knows is right or uncertainty of the consequence of the action which the nurse may take (Scribd, 2011). Nurses must ensure that they have...
The presented case can be considered as an example of an eating disorder. Being focused on success in ballet and becoming a recognized dancer, Swan demonstrates anxiety because of the possible weight gain. The high level of stress because of expectations and the need for the perfect shape to remain...
Osteoporosis is a widespread skeletal disease distinguished by reduced bone strength and quality. The disease increases the likelihood of bone fractures in the patients. Even though men do get the disease, 80% of those suffering from the illness are women (Compston & Rosen, 2009). Other factors that may increase the...
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental illnesses in the U.S. Recent statistics show that approximately more than 10 million people suffer from severe depression each year in the U.S. It is further predicted that at least 5 million people suffer from subsyndroma depression which is a precursor to...
Available literature underscores the need for researchers to develop a comprehensive understanding of statistical terms and methodologies if they are expected to develop evidence-based public health policies, achieve optimal social and health outcomes, as well as minimize health inequalities affecting populations in contemporary contexts (Dancey, Reidy, & Rowe, 2012). Although...
Abstract Aims and objectives. To define, explore, and alleviate the factors that contribute to the phenomenon of burnout among nurses for in Sydney, as well as expand on the theories of workplace burnout among nurses. Background. The significance of resilience among nurses that tend to the needs of aged people...
Researchers have affirmed the existence of a relationship among tests, scales, populations, reliability, and validity (Kolen & Brennan, 2014). Scales often rely on unidimensionality because they use one item, which defines the unit of the construct. Franzen (2013) defines this unit as the level of severity within the construct under...
How Stress Affects the Quality of Patient Care Nurses work in extremely sensitive environments. This means that if one works under stress, then they are bound to make errors. Stress can be attributed to many factors in the nursing profession, the principal one being extended work schedules. In the medical...
Introduction The website offers useful information about the common brain disorders and conditions affecting mankind today. The website achieves this goal by listing some of the best health and neuroscience resources. The provided links can equip the reader with new ideas about some of the major brain diseases. The selected...
The Evercare Care Model is a care coordination program that operates in 38 states as a part of Ovations or a “division of UnitedHealth group” (Health Workforce Solutions [HWS], 2011). Within this program, nursing specialists offer primary and preventive care to aged clients with long-term disabilities and diseases (HWS, 2011)....
This is a critique of a qualitative study in nursing of the article Missed Nursing Care. The critique attempts to investigate whether the nursing research journal about the study is effective in the presentation of the findings, biased, and relevant in the nursing field. However, a better critique requires the...
Introduction Teenage college students are mostly living away from their families for the first time. These students have to balance their social life and study life in a challenging environment. Apart from getting used to the new environment, the students have to handle the pressure of finding a favourable profession...
Nowadays, it is critical to use universal ethical and moral dogmas as guidance, as it will help avoid conflicts and find effective solutions. This matter is highly important in dentistry and other branches of medical sphere since the safety of the patient is highly dependent on following these principles. Apart...
Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is an integrated public health framework for different stakeholders to take part in decision-making processes (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2004). The framework premises on fair partnerships among different stakeholders, such as community members and organizational representatives, in the health sector (Liu et al., 2011)....
Abstract The disparities in the American healthcare systems have been depicted in the form of discrimination, which takes place when people from different socioeconomic, cultural, and racial groups try to access the healthcare being provided. In most cases, the disparities in providing health services emerge when different or particular groups...
Introduction The study reflects the central ideas of the nursing manifesto that became an illustration of healthcare reforms. According to Kagan, Smith, and Chinn (2009), the concepts that were described by the authors did not evolve sporadically, but they were based on the theories of consciousness-raising, diversity and inclusivity, and...
According to tort law, the reform focuses primarily on personal injury issues that should be compensated in financial terms. Therefore, tort demands that people, who are responsible for harm or damage to another person, should reimburse the loss. The damages usually imply income loss, medical costs, and reimbursement for physical...
The models that apply family-centered care principles can result in the creation of positive changes among patients. According to Mackenzie, Carey, Sanson and D’Este (2012), models aligned with the family-centered care (FCC) normally reduce anxiety among the family members and lead to improved communication. Thus, the following paper is an...
Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis is among the common ailments destabilizing the community today. The disorder is autoimmune and provokes the body to attack the membranes lining of human joints mistakenly. This disease causes abnormal inflammation, which can be chronic, and even worse it primarily affects human joints. In the past, diseases...
Introduction It is necessary to mention that the role of labor unions in the healthcare industry has been rapidly increasing, and they are focused on the interests of nurses. The problem is that many institutions have to deal with resource shortages, and management teams are trying to minimize the expenses....
There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that the number of people suffering from obesity has been steadily increasing in recent decades. Many health organizations around the globe expressed their concerns regarding this issue, appealing for some measures to be taken in order to curb this trend. The growing...
Introduction Clinical information systems have played an important role in adding value and redefining patient care. This has been enhanced by various programs that can be shared among different facilities and healthcare providers. Many processes and activities are performed using these programs (Rais, 1991, p. 76). Such processes might include...
Event: Non-Polio Enterovirus The United States officials in the ministry of health are struggling to cope with the spread of Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), which affects the respiratory organs. The government reported the virus for the first time in mid August 2014 and it has affected slightly over one-thousand people to...
Preoperative fasting before undergoing surgical procedures that necessitate the use of anesthesia is meant to minimize the severity of complications. These complications are usually associated with regurgitation and aspiration. The ASA task force published practice standards, which dictate preoperative fasting procedures. These guidelines have also been approved by the CAS....
The quality of health care in the United States is a big concern for the public. Many times, you find people asking questions about the cost of the health services offered in hospitals, the quality and how it is affected by staff shortage, especially shortage in nursing staff (Lewis &...
Introduction The problem of nurse understaffing is a serious financial issue in the U.S. healthcare. Nurses working in understaffing conditions often experience stress and fatigue, and may suffer from burnout. Nurse understaffing increases the turnover rates and forces hospitals to spend more resources on nurse hiring and training. Nurse understaffing...
Different states suffer from various illnesses. It is apparent that they have a vital influence on the communities, as they change the lifestyles and attitudes of inhabitants. A primary goal of this essay is to analyze what illnesses affect the citizens of Miami, Florida (zip code: 33125). Three diseases such...
The research hypothesis (question) The research hypothesis of the article is to compare the serum concentration of neurotrophic factors in depression patients and healthy control. Besides, the article analyzes correlations between serum neurotrophin levels and clinical severity. The main study variable(s) The primary variables are serum level, brain-derived neurotrophic factor...
Kunadian, V., Qiu, W., Bawamia, B., Veerasamy, M., Jamieson, S., & Zaman, A. (2013). Gender comparisons in cardiogenic shock during ST elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. The American Journal of Cardiology, 112(5), 636-641. The research compares the gender intervention toward the hospitalized patients with acute myocardial...
Summary Most people experience traumatic events during their lifetime. For the first time, the phenomenon of post-traumatic stress disorder was examined among the participants of the different wars. Over the last decades, a certain amount of studies of this type of disorder was presented in the literature. The topic to...
A disease is any abnormal condition of the body usually caused by alien pathogens or viral infections. In other words, disease is any condition that tends to affect the normal functioning of the body. Contact dermatitis and atopic dermatitis are both infections related to skin disorders. They also have almost...
The article represents a reflection on the drinking problem as well as its social and nursing implications. According to the primary assumptions, it was offered to investigate a connection between shyness and alcohol-addictive problem motives. The tendencies of drinking ill-use were verified every six-month period during two years. The study...
Introduction Many people associate politics with the government and political aspirants. However, politics exists in the healthcare systems. In this case, we will consider the biased politics in the healthcare systems that oppress the nurses to an extent that they are unable to voice their pleas. In the contemporary world,...
Overview The African American community is the second-largest minority ethnic community in the United States after the Hispanics. It comprises of people whose ancestry can be partially or fully traced back to the Sub-Saharan African ethnicities (Anderson & Stewart, 2012). Although the group may appear as a one-dimensional cultural entity,...
Introduction Most healthcare providers have shown interests in demonstrating quality improvement (QI). According to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), QI is “an interdisciplinary process to raise the likelihood of the delivery of best practices for preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative care to maintain, restore, or improve health outcomes...
Introduction State laws have affected primary care workers, especially nurses, negatively over the years. State laws consider primary care workers as equals, despite their differences in education, training, and specialization. Thus, the nurses lack a chance to work based on their educational qualification. The realization of these problems resulted in...
Introduction Patient safety continues to draw global attention and different hospitals are focused at increasing effective patient safety programs (Spath, 2011). Almost all providers-from doctors, nurses, technicians, to pharmacists- have been in support for various system changes aimed at improving patient safety. Nevertheless, most health care facilities are still ill-equipped...
Introduction. The healthcare reform program enhances the improvement of the current healthcare process. The article focuses on the government’s healthcare reform. The article focuses on the nurses’ healthcare reform contribution. The partnership between the government and the nurses increases the success of the United States healthcare reform program. Summary. The...
Introduction Medication errors can occur at any stage of the medication therapy process. This article covers a review of literature on medication safety from a global perspective. It discusses how the drug therapy process has influenced, changed, and enhanced medication safety. It highlights medication safety in the nine stages of...
The recovery model is a fundamental principle within the nursing realms since it guides decisions focusing on case administration. Concurrently, the agenda associated with long-term ailments equally magnifies nursing aspects. According to Snoddon (2010, p 63) the agenda for addressing long-term ailments ought to focus on continuous learning. As a...
Drew’s situation The significance of gaps in nursing textbooks, hospital policy, and procedures, published literature, and actual practice hospital policy and procedures may differ from what textbooks teach nurses owing to several reasons. This may include the failure of nursing educators to connect with clinical situations due to too much...
High rates of abortion in the United States can be discussed as a challenge. The authors of the article “Reasons U.S. Women Have Abortions: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives” aim to answer the question about the reasons causing U.S. women to end a pregnancy while using the advantages of quantitative and...
The cardiovascular technologist was selected for a new job after conducting a meeting with the management team, as this position is critical for the sufficient functioning of the department. It remains apparent that this occupation is vital, as it ensures the clarity of results while depicting the functioning the functioning...
Abstract The study will focus on the way HIV treatment compliance is affected by social support among African American women with HIV. This paper identifies data collection tools used for research, including published (the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support) and creates (the questionnaire for treatment compliance measurement) ones. It...
Summary of the Articles The most common problem faced in hospitals today, and that has been occurring for a long time, is the issue of nurse understaffing (Davis, Mehrotra, Holl, & Daskin, 2014). Nurse understaffing is simply the inadequate number of nurses accorded to patients in a hospital. Several factors...
The health belief model (HBM) would outline the main framework for implementing the public health campaign. It posits that most people would adopt health-promoting behaviors if they perceive the cost of noncompliance to be higher than the cost of compliance (Westmaas, Gil-Rivas, & Silver, 2014). If we extrapolate this concept...
Introduction In recent decades, adolescents have increasingly been diagnosed with anorexia. They often have a nervous type of pathology, which is a psychological illness and is accompanied by an eating disorder. The disease is characterized by intense and stable weight loss due to an unreasonable and uncontrollable fear of obesity....
Comprehensive Education Program Current studies indicate that incidences of diabetes mellitus and diabetic foot are increasing within populations, especially among young adults and adolescents. According to American Heart Association (2010), the increasing incidences are due to changes in the lifestyles of young people relative to older people (Para. 4). Since...
This paper analyzes important health issues that have been bothering American society lately. As we know, the main functions of public health institutions are assessment, assurance, and policy development. Assurance includes evaluation of the community health issues, providing care, enforcing laws to work with the problems of public health, assuring...
Introduction This paper is an article review of ten documents explaining student perception about effective preceptors in the nursing workplace environment. In locating the ten articles to be used in this paper, an online search strategy was used. To find the right articles, key words were used in an online...
Introduction The belief that teachers ‘teach how they were taught’ is one logical explanation of how educators develop their own teaching philosophies and methodologies. In recognition of the fact that contemporary educators need to reach out to a more diverse group of students, they also need to expand their teaching...
Introduction The Magnet recognition program for distinction in nursing services is the most important and influential credentialing program for nursing services in hospitals, both nationally and internationally. The program was first created to distinguish facilities that provide outstanding nursing care and was called the Magnet hospital program. It also provides...
It goes without saying that both positive and negative events in the past may have an immeasurably substantial impact on the person’s life in the future. That is why the connection between health issues, crime, such as domestic violence or abuse, and childhood trauma is assumptive and widespread. In general,...
Lung cancer is one of the most degenerative diseases affecting the lungs. In order to understand how cancer develops, it is necessary to explore the structure of the lungs. No single causative factor is observed as patients include different categories of people. However, it is possible to lower the probability...
Holistic caring process is one of the core values of holistic nursing (Morgan & Yoder, 2012). According to Dossey, Keegan, and Co-Director International Nurse Coach Association (2012), holistic caring is the core element of nursing of future. The following paper will observe the selected core value of holistic caring process...
Abstract Socioeconomic status of people influences the health outlook of the communities. The socioeconomic status is a key factor that influences the allocation of resources for public health financing. Public health financing helps in the improvement of human welfare. However, public health financing is not just injecting funds into the...
In order to solve the problems that cause difficulties and are perceived as the sources of stress and conflicts in their careers, nurses are to be able to choose an upstream approach. In other words, instead of trying to deal with the issues at the workplace spending more effort and...
Electronic medical record (EMR) is “an enabling technology that allows physicians to pursue more powerful quality improvement programs than is possible with paper-based records” (Hede, 2013, p. 271). Nevertheless, realizing quality improvement does not come without a cost. Physicians encounter a myriad of challenges when using electronic medical records. The...
In the case under consideration, the principal issue is the conflict of interests of the patient and the doctors. It is clear that they both should be adequately addressed, but the needs of James and his proper treatment are a priority. From this perspective, the sooner the participants in the...
From 1970, there has been a problem regarding the standardization of nursing language to enhance communication amid nurses from dissimilar medical backgrounds and aid the initiation of nursing information on the electronic medical records of patients. This problem resulted in the creation of classifications for nursing judgments, interventions, and results...
Group Activity This analysis will dwell on the quarterly meeting of the AIDs (Immune Deficiency Syndrome) Monitoring and Support Committee held on August 13 2011 at the Medicare Hospice conference room. Type of Group This is a professional group that was mandated to oversee the implementation and evaluation of a...
Introduction Leadership in nursing as well as in any other sphere of life is all about making successful and effective ideas real and proving their worthiness. It is not an easy task to become a good nursing leader, make use of all skills and knowledge gained during the process of...
Hughes (1999) has offered ten strong reasons why social workers should be included in the behavioral health plan for community support. He is sure that social workers are close to mentally ill people and their intervention is helpful and promotes recovery. Being isolated from family and friends, in some cases,...
Skin cancers are frequently observed and diagnosed because of high risk factors for individuals, and they are usually divided into two main types: melanoma and non-melanoma cancer. In this classification, non-melanoma skin cancers cover basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma (Lai et al., 2018). These major types of skin...
Identifying and Explaining the Five Rs Changes and decisions are mandatory in every healthcare organization. Such changes can transform the behaviors, practices, and roles of different caregivers. The five Rs are therefore critical towards promoting change and making appropriate health decisions. The concept of reengineering focuses on appropriate practices and...
The application of nursing theories in practice has gained momentum in the last few decades due to the satisfaction and efficiency they bring to healthcare institutions and providers. This essay will critically appraise the Neuman theory in relation to the nursing practice, with emphasis given to specific cases on the...
There is plenty of health problems which practitioners fail to address. One of them is obesity and excessive weight, and they are treated with diets (Suarez, 2016). However, there is an apparent paradox in this situation related since the number of people in the United States suffering from these conditions...
Confidentiality in health care carries a duty of care and a legal obligation to the patient (Beech, 2007). According to Beech, the legal requirement to uphold patient confidentiality is not always explicit. In other words, there is no explicit obligation for the health care staff to either divulge, or fail...
Abstract This paper focuses on the resolution of health issues in the community of Copper City, a small (3000 residents) town in New Mexico. It discusses the health problems of the local population and provides a specifically created resolution program for the three most significant issues. Factors that impact health...
Political History and Development of Nursing Education: Comparison of China and Poland Nursing in China was largely westernized because it was influenced by the Americans. The American missionaries took over the teaching and training of indignant nurses in China. The nationalist government founded the first secondary level school of nursing....
Introduction Aromatherapy refers to the practice of using oils and aromatic compounds to alter the physical, psychological, and cognitive wellbeing of individuals through procedures such as massage, topical application, immersion, and inhalation (Luo, Huang, Xia & Zeng, 2014). Essential oils can be used during the transition phase of labor in...
Abuhejleh, A., Dulaimi, M., & Ellahham, S. (2015). Using Lean management to leverage innovation in healthcare projects: case study of a public hospital in the UAE. BMJ Innovations, 2, 22-32. Web. The article showed that effective implementation of Lean Six Sigma management strategy resulted in vital implications for hospitals. It...
While the practice of the medical profession advocates for collective and individual responsibility and discretion in making a decision, it may be inappropriate to allow physicians to operate outside universally acceptable standards. There should be core values and principles that are shared by members of the medical profession. Working in...
After several months of the course of the epidemic process, specialists naturally forecast and build models for the development of a pandemic in various regions of the world. There are demographic, social, medical, and other differences that significantly affect the incidence of COVID-19. Severe infections and deaths are observed mainly...
It is always difficult to deal with patients and their data as the code of ethics should be followed. However, the research is one of the main guarantees of successful treatment in the future. To make sure that the research corresponds to the specific rules and ethical norms, it is...
Introduction One of the most common challenges among older people is falling. The main effects of falling include disability, poor quality of life, and economic constraints due to the financial costs of treatment and rehabilitation (Soriano, DeCherrie, & Thomas, 2007). America spends a lot of money on falls. Therefore, many...
Nurse Educators (NEs) are qualified professionals capable of transforming the health outcomes of many people. These practitioners should be aware of the eight core competencies of nursing (Iglehart, 2013). They should be conversant with different technologies, medical skills, and health informatics in order to delivery adequate patient care. NEs should...
The Dynamic of Suicide There are several suicide dynamics. The first dynamic is the precipitating condition. It entails the overwhelming of the suicidal individuals leaving them helpless and hopeless. The next dynamic of suicide is the search for a solution. Another dynamic is stimulus, which is an unendurable stress level...
Introduction Different healthcare organizations are embracing electronic health records (EHR) considering the present fast-moving technological world. Institutions are using technology to make their work effective and efficient, and the healthcare societies are equally traversing to ensure they improve the patient experiences as a way of enhancing satisfaction. Denotatively, electronic health...
Abstract The nosocomial infection rate is high in unsterile conditions that facilitate microbial transmission. Resident and transient microbes colonize the healthcare workers’ hands, making them effective vectors of bacteria that cause nosocomial infections. In particular, patients undergoing surgery are at a greater risk of nosocomial infection because of the invasive...
Introduction A study of drug allergy, iron poisoning, and abnormal bone mineral metabolism after a long-term anticonvulsant treatment was conducted and the effects of each case study were verified and documented. Each case study had different effects on the life of a patient but if the condition was not checked...
Coming closer to Election Day for presidential polls, American people face one of the most challenging times in deciding on an appropriate office bearer. The most probable candidate to face the incumbent president, Barrack Obama’s opposition in the race to the white house is Mitt Romney. This former Governor for...
Assessment Clinical Problem Client Goals/Desired Outcomes/ Interventions/Actions/Order Subjective: Patient has fallen prior to admission and was unable to get up from the floor. Objective: Patient appears weak. Patient holds on to objects to move from place to place. Risk of falls. Client will have no incidences of falls throughout stay....
Types of coalitions in rural public health Rural communities face different types of healthcare challenges. Coalitions are some of the approaches, which may help them to alleviate such challenges. There are different types of coalitions based on patterns of formation, structures, or functions (Kegler and Butterfoss, 2012). In most cases,...
Running a clinical institution can prove to be an elusive and challenging task for all the individuals mandated with it, as they have to ensure that there is a consistent harmony between the Ambulatory Surgery Center management and the patients who show up for cosmetic and other surgeries, for example,...
Executive Summary The case study about controversies surrounding refecoxib (Vioxx) reveals a number of unethical practices on the part of the firm’s leadership. The first mistake of the top managers of the firm was the decision to release a drug into the market without thoroughly checking its side effects. The...
The purpose of the proposed study is to find out the relationship between HIV transmission and education levels among alcoholics in California. Stakeholders According to Minkler and Wallerstein (2008), research stakeholders refer to people or organizations that have an interest in a study. The following subsections of this report show...
Despite the progress the U.S. has made in managing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the last 32 years, the phenomenon has remained a major challenge for people infected with the virus, their relatives, the health system, and society in general. The epidemic was first detected in the U.S. in 1969 (Siplon,...
A Brief Description of your Practicum Project Area and Focus To provide efficient patient treatment and improve communication and cooperation between the staff and the patient, the specific focus of the project is made on the analysis of leadership and management (Chinn & Kramer, 2008). These dimensions shape the platform...
Introduction One of the emerging issues in the public debate is the large number of Associate Degree nurses who are not willing to go back to universities for further studies. Estimates indicate that nearly 80%, of nurses, do not return to institutions of higher institutions for a more advanced degree...
There has been increasing global changes in the nursing practice and was greatly influenced by the cultural diversity and the rising population. As the population increases, the number of people suffering from chronic ailments is expected to rise. With the rising number of people suffering from chronic diseases, the nursing...
Background Information Mexican Americans are citizens of Mexican origin or descent. There are over 34 million Mexican Americans living in the United States today. This represents 10.9% of the country’s total population. Majority of Mexican Americans have established unique personal relationships with people of their own descent. They also establish...
Problem Identification in the Professional Work Setting The problem is diabetes mellitus: Many clients suffer from diabetes mellitus and the incidence of this disease has been on the increase in the past ten years. A Description of the Importance of the Problem Diabetes mellitus is a problem that needs urgent...
Aging is a process of getting old and mature, and it cannot be reversed but it is possible to reduce its effects so that a person can live better health. The book Health in the Later Years written by Armada Ferrini and Rebecca Ferrini provides information on the process of...
Introduction Limited health literacy has been noted among some patients in the US and therefore health literacy has gained significant recognition in the last two decades. The purpose of this formal concept analysis paper is to explore a chosen concept in nursing theory. The methodology applied in this concept analysis...
Abstract Urinary tract infections (UTIs) constitute an important public health concern because they account for the largest proportion of all hospital-acquired infections. UTIs are more prevalent in nursing homes and affect the elderly disproportionately. Catheterization is the principal factor that increases the vulnerability of institutionalized patients to UTIs. As such,...
Introduction The pectoral girdle or the shoulder girdle is in essence made up of three major bones namely; scapula, clavicle and the proximal humerus and this include the two core joints acromioclavicular joint as well as glenohumeral joint. These features are interrelated in that they link the upper extremities with...
Under the influence of the process of globalization in the world many disciplines and fields started to change their attitude towards cultural diversity. Nursing is not an exception. Over the last several decades this field has undergone the influences of globalization and the specialists started to research and explore opportunities...
Introduction Public health leadership undergoes many challenges that have to be solved to achieve the best outcomes in practices (Hofstede, 2010). Global health leadership development cannot be stopped, and sufficient competencies are necessary (MacPhee, Chang, Lee, & Spiri, 2013). Among the problems in the chosen sphere, the challenge of bringing...
Linear Regression The classic regression analysis is probably the most popular method for predicting disease occurrence. The task of the regression is to find the unknown parameters and form functional relationships between the incidence and determining factors. There are two models of regression. Linear regression is the statistical method predicting...
Many factors influence the basic characteristic of the health care system in any country. These factors include the political climate of a country, technological and economic development, social and cultural values. Population characteristic such as health and demographic trends, physical population influences the character of the health care system. The...
Our world has entered an incredible era of technological development, which has significantly affected the level of medicine – new drugs and treatments have been created; some diseases have disappeared. Every day, scientists make many efforts to find a way to defeat new threats to human lives and make them...
Abstract The study explores the concept of obesity as evident among children in the U.S. For better understanding, the article began with the definition of obesity, reviewed the existing literature, highlighted the methodology used to conduct the research, and analyzed the research findings. Lastly, recommendations were made with the study...
The case of Canterbury and Spence introduces an isolated case of negligence in medical practice. The physician violated the rights of the patient by not informing him of the potential risks of laminectomy and that it can lead to paralysis. After the surgery, he was left unattended and fell in...
Abstract Malaria is a parasite transmitted disease that affects most countries in Africa, especially those located near the equator. Kenya uses traditional and modern surveillance techniques to combat this disease, even though a lot has to be done to put it at bay. Illiteracy, inadequate funds, ineffective equipment, and corruption...
Description Overall definition of hypertension implies “a rise in blood pressure of unknown cause that increases risk for cerebral, cardiac, and renal events” (Messerli, Williams, & Ritz, 2007, p. 591). Hypertension is not a frequent health concern among children and adolescents but the number of diagnoses increases. Both in adults...
