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The notion of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) stands for a health condition the patient struggles with when having faced a stressful experience that later affects one’s cognitive-behavioral patterns. In the following case scenario, Sam is dealing with mental health issues due to his traumatic experience during the Vietnam War, where...
Introduction This paper investigates the influence of socioeconomic status on people’s health. According to literature, socio-economic status refers to a measure of an individual’s rank in terms of income, occupation and education. Research has established a positive correlation between health and socioeconomic status. That is, people who are in lower...
Introduction Healthcare professionals consider emerging concepts and ideas to improve care delivery. Some combine traditional practices with evidence-based medical procedures to meet the demands of more patients. These practices would be essential when providing patient education. This paper describes the major issues surrounding complementary alternative medicine (CAM) and its place...
Introduction Cholera is an acute diarrheal infectious disease caused by Vibrio cholera bacteria. The disease characteristics are acute rice water, severe diarrhea and vomiting, which may lead to dehydration, shock, and eventually death within hours if not treated. In underdeveloped countries, the disease is seasonal mainly in summer because of...
Nephrotic Syndrome refers to the condition of collective symptoms caused by kidney damage such as the presence of proteins in the urine, reduced albumin levels in the blood, increased lipids, and noticeable swelling. The condition occurs as the patient loses 3 grams of proteins in a day through the urine...
Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a complicated insult that has diverse ranges of signs and restrictive conditions. Therefore, TBI effects can be devastating to the patient and relatives. Studies attempt to highlight management processes from shock and despair when a brain injury occurs and provide coping mechanisms and solutions...
Introduction The nursing practice in Australia has been evolving over the years. The recent changes in client demands and government regulations concerning the healthcare industry have had a great impact on the role of nurses in Australia and the world in general (Australian Nursing Federation, 2005). Technological advancements and need...
The interaction between team members in the health industry is extremely important as it might have an impact on the life of the patient. Healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses, laboratory assistants, have to act together to perform in the most efficient way and to achieve the required results. The purpose...
The article under review was published in the 39th issue of the International Journal of Epidemiology in 2010, and it was written by two researchers from the North Carolina’s Duke University. The authors’ research problem is the link between physical and mental health, or, more specifically, the adverse impact that...
In fact, every nurse has to look for elderly patients in their professional practice. However, only geriatric advanced practice nurses have the special preparation for elderly care; the other nursing specialists often lack it (Melillo & Houde, 2011, p. 31; Touhy & Jett, 2014, p. 11-13). Therefore, for a nurse...
Main post The concept of quality management embraces a bulk of aspects and perspectives that are not always presented on data collection agenda. In particular, there are services and daily responsibilities that nurses should undertake and that are not specified in the officially compiled codes and policies. It is obvious...
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common condition that occurs more often in women than in men. Symptoms include painful urination, lower abdominal pain, nausea, and fever however, they can differ depending on the type of infection.UTI is treated with antibiotics that fight bacteria and reduce inflammation in the bladder....
At present, medical diagnosis includes multiple examinations that allow for better precision and more positive patient outcomes. Probably, the most significant tests that help with differential diagnosis are blood and urine tests. As seen from the term, blood test is a scientific test that examines a blood sample, typically for...
Introduction The heavy nursing workload is one of the central problems in the modern system of American healthcare. Nurses have to cope with too many tasks, that is why the overload takes place. It is obvious that something should be done. The main purpose of the paper is to identify...
The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) The NDNQI was founded to provide a reference point that could focus on processes, structures, and outcome indicators to assess the care provided by nurses at the setting level. The database has been used successfully to correlate the number of nurses in...
Symptoms Pain in the chest and other parts of the body like the left arm are the most common symptoms of myocardial infarction. The patient was also out of breathe, and he looked weary, and these are also symptoms associated with MI. The pain associated with MI emanates from the...
Introduction Theory in nursing provides the framework of defining the field of nursing, determining when nursing is needed, and exploring the objectives of the nursing activities. Concepts and propositions “form the basic elements that build a particular nursing theory” (Watson, 2008, p. 112). Propositions are elements that manifest how concepts...
Effectual health promotion initiatives assist persons uphold and advance health, lessen disease risks, and control persistent illness (State of Victoria, 1999). They can enhance the interests and independence of persons, family units, businesses, and societies. Regularly, such achievements necessitate behavior change at numerous stages. It should be noted that not...
Analysis and Application Effective prevention of chronic kidney disease (CKD), clearly, requires different approaches to lessen the number of deaths in the world. Health promotion deals with empowerment of people to make healthy lifestyle selections, as well as encourage them to become better self-supervisors (Raingruber, n.d.). Before discussing the health...
Introduction This assignment aims at exploring the psychosocial interventions for patients with schizophrenia. It achieves this by expounding on a case scenario of a patient named Geoff. The observed experiences of Geoff by both his parents and teachers clearly reveal that he is suffering from schizophrenia. The term schizophrenia is...
Introduction The use of physical and chemical restraints in acute and intensive care began ages ago. Of these two restraint methods, physical restraint has attracted the most negative attention and criticism from both the health care sector and the human rights organizations. However, both chemical and physical restraints continue to...
Agarwal, R. (2005). Hypertension and survival in chronic hemodialysis patients-past lessons and future opportunities. Kidney International, 67, 1-13. This study review looks at reverse epidemiology between hypertension and mortality among chronic hemodialysis patients. The author conducts a critical analysis of the most recent research studies, which show that there is...
Introduction The promotion of good health is one of the major governmental contributions to society’s development. During the last centuries, certain attempts were made to stabilize healthcare services and choose between universal and single-payer care types. Governments worldwide find it necessary to spend billions of dollars annually to ensure their...
Introduction The purpose of writing this essay is to fulfill the requirements of the module “Contemporary Nursing Practice” in the MSc program that the author is undertaking. The author chose this concept to investigate looking back into the problems he faced with the nurses being moved from one institution to...
Any hospital has an adequately organized structure, consisting of specific components without which the healthcare organization will not function for its patients’ benefit. Thus, any hospital has a board of directors responsible for each healthcare department’s decision-making (Rivier University, 2020). The hospitals that are religiously affiliated usually have clergy or...
Introduction Diabetes is one of the major metabolic diseases, which affects a large portion of the population. It is a severe systemic heterogeneous disease in which absolute or relative insulin deficiency develops. Diabetes is an endocrine disease characterized by a syndrome of chronic hyperglycemia, which is a consequence of insufficient...
Introduction Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication technology to provide medical services to people remotely, but sometimes can be used to provide medical information between doctors in different places. This type of technology can be as simple as two medical doctors discussing over the phone, or as complicated as the...
Who is the nurse theorist we associate with the five stages of grief? Elisabeth Kübler-Ross is the nurse scholar identified with the five stages of grief. She intended to learn what the patients were contemplating while they were dying. With her first-hand study, she developed the famous five-stage theory popularly...
Outline Health psychology deals with the enhancement of the whole personality identifying and eliminating the biopsychosocial causes that lead to disease. This paper presents various perspectives of health psychology, emphasizing on the stresses that which cause for the psychological and physiological illnesses. Methods for the stress management and the consequences...
Introduction Nowadays, nurses have to work hard and learn from different sources in order to meet all professional expectations and personal demands. Wills and McEwen (2014) underline that experienced nurses should know how to focus on the practical application of their evidence-based knowledge and demonstrate high skills in generalizing and...
Introduction Human health depends not only on medical care, but also on social, economic, psychological, industrial, environmental, and other factors. They all are interconnected and, in recent years, are changing in an unfavorable direction. This led to a significant deterioration in public health and the negative dynamics of demographic processes....
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN] (2006) offers its perspective on the essentials that a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) education should take into account. The resulting document can be employed as an evaluation tool for one’s preparedness to fulfill the role of a DNP (Gerard, Kazer, Babington,...
Introduction The human body is composed of an intricate system of cells, tissues and organs. During the embryonic stage, the cells undergo a complex process of differentiation to form more specialized tissues. A tissue is composed of various cells from a common origin which are not necessarily the same. These...
Diabetes is a common disease that is found in all parts of the world. Its defining feature is the accumulation of excessive sugar {glucose} in the bloodstream. There are 2 kinds of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. At present, approximately 23 million people suffer from diabetes in the United...
The delivery of nursing care and service is essentially guided by principles of nursing professionalism. An essential role in the nursing profession relates to the autonomous practices that relate to self-direction in nursing care with emphasis on a system of professional functioning. Nurses need to imbibe leadership skills in view...
Introduction and Problem Statement Obesity has been a growing concern for health professionals for the past few decades. Its prevention and management are difficult, especially because of the specifics of the lifestyles that are prevalent nowadays. In this paper, a specific case of chronic obesity will be considered. As an...
Economic theory mainly studies how people make decisions in strict financial and resource-dependent circumstances. Because contemporary nursing involves not only providing health services but also caring within the constraints of budgetary conditions, knowledge of economic theory will significantly improve the decision-making capabilities of practicing nurses. It will also facilitate the...
Issue of Hand Hygiene Washing hands properly is a health requirement so basic that it barely warrants discussion, yet the recent increase in the demand for high-quality care has defined stricter guidelines and standards for care. Thus, the problem of hand hygiene has risen as one of the issues that...
Scenario In the case under analysis, a nurse must address the needs of a woman who has recently lost her husband to a heart attack. After a sudden heart failure, the man was brought to the hospital but died almost instantly. It was expected that his wife would say goodbye...
Fostering dynamic relationships between nurses and patients’ families is a matter of communication improvement as well as approaching nursing as a profession that goes far beyond treatment, prevention, and diagnosis. The specific issue that should be addressed pertains to the lack of awareness of the communicational needs of patients. The...
Introduction Nursing research is an important aspect of nurses’ professional practice since the possibility of studying a specific topic or problem in detail makes it possible to improve individual qualifications. For employees of this profile, it is essential to be aware of the key principles of work in this direction...
Hinduism Healthcare professionals should be aware of the beliefs, norms, and values of their patients. This means that they should have adequate cultural competencies in order to offer exemplary and timely medical services to them. This paper provides a detailed literature review on healthcare providers and Hinduism from the Purnell...
Clinical Nursing Practice Problem Non-pharmacological interventions are beneficial in reducing labor pain, with minimal or no damage to mother and fetus, as well as the overall progress of labor. Such methods are simple and cost-effective, however, their application is not yet fully examined in clinical settings, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa....
Introduction The moment of the scientific discovery of microorganisms allowed scientists to answer many questions about the origin of life and the processes of interaction of living beings. According to Appana (2018), “microbes play a critical role in the development of both physiological and anatomical features of the living organisms...
Introduction Nursing is a profession that focuses on providing medical patients with proper care. It involves many aspects, including ethical standards, continuous learning throughout the career and even conducting research for improving the quality of care provided in the hospitals. In addition, nurses communicate closely with the patients and their...
Meaning Patient education and awareness are crucial to the successful delivery of healthcare services. As long as a target demographic is capable of identifying a health threat and managing available resources, the possibility of complications or a rise in mortality rates drops significantly (Pelicand, Fournier, Le Rhun, & Aujoulat, 2015)....
Community health has become a critical part of overall public health policy and strategies. It is necessary to protect the safety of populations within communities through disease protection and health interventions. The impact that nurses carry on influencing both policy development and patient behavior provides a need for community health...
Nola J. Pender’s Health Promotion Model Nola J. Pender’s Health Promotion Model presents powerful action plans that can increase a client’s wellbeing. Health is defined as a positive dynamic that can be experienced in the presence of a disease (Rahimian, Mohammadi, Mehri, & Rakhshani, 2016). Every patient has his or...
Introduction The witnessed complication of health care services and the call for providing specialized medical attention have played a huge role in triggering the need for effective teamwork. As a member of a clinical team, I have had the opportunity to interact with my colleagues in the course of serving...
I feel the professional obligation to bring some concerns to your attention concerning the prevalent problem of obesity in Clark County of Vancouver, Washington. The county has had a history of obesity. The problem, which has been persistent over a period of time, has been occasioned by the lack of...
Presentation Mrs. C., 62 years of age, is brought to your office by her husband. She states that she hasn’t slept because of a productive cough and slight continuous chest pain. Her chest pain increases with coughing and taking deep breaths. Her past medical history includes type 2 diabetes which...
Policy and Politics The case studies show that private initiatives can be crucial for changing existing policies for the better. For example, Margaret Sanger was a public health advocate whose contribution to healthcare was vital. To make changes in the existing system, she organized protests, demanded services for the poor,...
Introduction A plethora of scholarly studies proves that obesity in children may be treated using healthy nutrition, adequate physical activity, and a stable psychological condition. At the same time, little attention paid to the formulation of evidence-based practices, and many nurses encounter problems with stimulating children to practice healthy lifestyles...
From an interdisciplinary perspective, researchers have drawn contrasts between nursing and strategic planning (Carney, 2009). However, there is little evidence explaining the role of nurses in strategic management. Based on the failure to understand the interplay between nursing and strategic planning, this paper highlights the major areas of similarity and...
Introduction Nursing models involve special approaches to work that differ from one another by the target audience, the nature of the interventions, the technologies used and other aspects of the activity. As the concept for analysis, the Orem’s model of nursing will be considered. Its second name is The Self-Care...
Summary This case study examines a 15-year-old female, who suffers from dyspnoea and non-productive nocturnal cough. The patient denies pains in her chest and other symptoms. Three differential diagnoses identified for the given patient are as follows: asthma, COPD, and pneumonia. Taking into account that COPD is more attributable to...
To provide high-quality patient-centered services, a leader needs to ensure that the interprofessional collaboration in the given care setting is effective. The key concern lies in the readiness of nurses to change their attitudes and practices, which may be caused by multiple factors. Nevertheless, the pivotal goal of the leader...
The increased consumption of energy drinks by young people makes health care practitioners and researchers focus on studying the effects of these beverages on the people’s health (Rath, 2012). Much attention is paid to discussing the effects of energy drinks on changes in the heart rate because of threats of...
Problem Identification and Rationale The research at hand focuses on the emergency room setting as the primary area of interest. Emergency rooms are among the most operationally complex settings in the field of modern healthcare due to the concentration of procedures required for the successful delivery of care and the...
The work of an advanced nurse practitioner presents a complex system of rules and priorities to be followed for the delivery of high-quality services. Healthcare in its historical advancement is such a social institution in which many bioethical ideas were incepted and developed. To solve the problems that confront the...
The Problem Description Little Haiti in Miami has many health problems that are caused mostly by the lack of knowledge in people and the deficit of competent specialists in local hospitals. One of the most prominent health problems is hypertension. The most vulnerable groups that need support are elderly Hispanics...
There are numerous ways to implement professional portfolios in professional nursing practice. For instance, they can be used for professional development and effective job applications. Also, portfolios can be used to conduct performance appraisals and track employee performance. Nurses can make the best use of portfolios when applying to educational...
Abstract The paper provides the discussion of how the global training plan was developed for Tenet Healthcare Corporation in order to improve the intercultural competence of employees and enhance their communication. The analysis of the organization, as well as global issues and contexts that influence the development of Tenet, is...
End of life care is always associated with fundamental questions that can hardly be answered in many ways. Patients often feel depressed and unable to make decisions while healthcare professionals may also lack the necessary knowledge and health to ensure the high-quality end of life care. The insufficient knowledge of...
Introduction The present case study considers the situation of Mrs. H., who appears to have developed an adjustment disorder as a result of a series of negative events, which followed her immigration to the US. Mrs. H. lives with her husband, child, and the elderly mother of Mrs. H. The...
Introduction Nowadays, the development of medicine and medical treatment has experienced a considerable growth, which permitted representatives of health care professions to cure a large number of conditions that would have been lethal and incurable in the past, as well as to alleviate the suffering of patients who have less...
People at Risk When it comes to contracting tuberculosis from Jose, Jill’s patient, it is essential to take into consideration that the employees working at the farm where he is employed are at a higher risk because they did not have knowledge about their co-worker’s illness and thus did not...
Introduction The work of caring for the sick is very delicate and professionals are easily prone to making errors. Medical errors refer to an action by a nurse attributable to factors such as bad judgment, ignorance, or inattention resulting in the failure of an intended action (Armitage, 2009). They mainly...
Introduction The idea of adaptation is presented in many nursing theories and aims at describing the patients’ prospects of decision-making and self-managing various health problems. However, this concept was initiated by Erickson, Tomlin, and Swain (2005) in their modeling and role modeling theory. Erickson, Tomlin, and Swain’s Adaptation Theory The...
Evidence-based practice is a part of the collective triumph of an organization. The incorporation of research evidence requires being encompassed along with the knowledge and clinical proficiency. Research evidence and quality improvement are critical factors for the wellbeing of the hospital (Hall, & Roussel, 2014). Evidence-Based Practice Disadvantages of Evidence-Based...
Nursing education is a field that prepares and equips students with apposite dexterities and theoretical models that can be applied in different clinical settings. This scenario explains why nursing is subdivided into two parts. These include practice and education (Mohsen, Safaan, & Okby, 2016). Experts indicate strongly that nurses and...
Introduction Health is an important factor to achieve the appropriate quality of life, equal opportunities, and happiness. Health promotion strategies include many approaches such as behavior change and empowerment. Still, a nurse practitioner often meets challenges when using these strategies. Sometimes, a patient is not willing to change one’s life...
Introduction Nursing assessment is regarded to be an important part of the nursing process. Incorrect assessment can result in an inappropriate diagnosis and selecting the wrong plan of care, interventions, and patient condition evaluation. The purpose of this paper is to perform a complete head-to-toe assessment of one of the...
Abstract This essay discusses the venturi and vena contracta zone. The vena contracta is explained as the narrowest central flow region in a jet found in the orifice of a regurgitant valve. It determines the fluid flow velocity. The vena contracta occupies less area as compared to the orifice owing...
Introduction Nursing, as a modern profession, can trace its foundation to Florence Nightingale. This revolutionary figure started the first nurses’ training school at St. Thomas’s Hospital in London in the late nineteenth century. Due to her efforts, people who were interested in nursing could, for the first time in history,...
The health-conscious consumer looks for nutrient-packed salad bars, natural foods, rare meat, and raw seafood at meal time but the microbes in fresh foods or in foods processed with minimal heat pose greater health risks than the nutrient loss that occurs in cooking or the chemical additives and pesticide residues...
Introduction The question of human life value has always been actual. For centuries people have been trying to find a good and complete answer to it. An idea that life is a gift from some supernatural powers is very common, and that is why people have no right to make...
Security Vulnerabilities in Centralized Digital Records First, EPIC’s centralized digital patient record storage introduces security vulnerabilities that threaten the privacy and reliability of patient information. Data leaks, hacks, and unauthorized access are all major worries. Robust security measures must be put in place to fix security flaws. Data encryption, permission-based...
Introduction Cultural awareness is among the pillars of quality treatment in healthcare. By considering each individual’s unique characteristics and background, it is possible to build trust between a healthcare professional and the patient. In my experience, I had an opportunity to interview J.C. J.S., who comes from Nigeria and has...
Introduction A colon cleanse and an anti-parasitic cleanse are two different types of detoxification methods designed to rid the body of harmful substances, toxins, and parasites. While these two cleansing procedures share the common goal of promoting health and wellness, they differ significantly in their purpose, method, and potential benefits....
Introduction The theories of the practice of nurses are valuable for study and understanding. These theoretical approaches provide an opportunity to gain knowledge about the nuances of the work of these medical specialists and improve the results of the provision of health services. Therefore, the theories by Ernestine Weidenbach, Virginia...
Introduction Just like in any other sector, healthcare leaders encounter various problems that can hinder development and progress. However, according to Manion (2011), “the more a leader understands these issues, the more likely it is that he or she can find the strength and courage to meet the test that...
Comparing the medical systems of other nations can reveal important information. This discussion compares the healthcare systems of Canada, the UK, and Germany to those of the USA. German Healthcare With a history extending back to the late 19th century, Germany boasts one of the oldest comprehensive healthcare networks in...
Introduction The stories of Ernest Hemingway can rightly be called the valuable heritage of humanity, bearing in itself moral and spiritual purity. The work, Hills Like White Elephants, is no exception and is a complex work with deep meaning that covers various moral and ethical themes. The author talks about...
Some illnesses are caused by how people live; hence, such infections are known as lifestyle diseases. For instance, cigarette smoking increases the risk of acquiring diabetes. The more a person smokes, the greater their risk of developing diabetes. Quitting smoking and taking the medication increases the chances of lowering diabetes....
Globalization is the phenomenon describing tight relationships between global cultures and economies. It increases the interdependence of the countries by promoting reduced tariffs, an expanded job market, and a competitive environment. As the technologies, information, and development of science become available for everyone, globalization speed increases rapidly. Its technology diffusion...
The healthcare system is among the most vital sectors in any country since it maintains public health. Similarly to other fields, the healthcare domain relies on specific guidelines and principles, which are often regulated by specific agencies or the state. However, while in some countries, these principles are undeniably adhered...
Introduction When I first watched the video of Utah Nurse Alex Wubbels being arrested for refusing to give a patient’s blood to the police, the initial reaction was one of shock and disbelief. One would expect the officers to respect her professional judgment, but instead, they disregarded her protests and...
Patients with learning disabilities need help and attention from a nurse as they have difficulty performing simple daily activities. While working with such a patient, it is necessary to maintain a careful balance between support and the patient’s autonomy. The Roper Logan & Tierney Model of Nursing aims to encourage...
To a great extent, a dental clinic is a facility where dentists and their subordinates perform oral health procedures and treatments for multiple patients. The dental clinic that will be established will be referred to as Alqassim Dental Clinic and will provide medical health and educational services to clients regarding...
The question of whether clinical reasoning expertise should be perceived as a skill, or a state is a complex issue that has reverberations on medical expert education. The phenomenon of context specificity (CS) and the situativity theory (ST) represent theoretical perspectives that oppose the viewpoint of professional expertise as a...
The nursing profession has come a long way of becoming, during which there were many difficulties and challenges for nurses of the past. However, overcoming these difficult periods of the formation of the profession led to what nurses do today. Nursing is one of the oldest professions, which means that...
Evidenced Based Practice (EBP), as used in healthcare, refers to the approach employed by practitioners in health centers to determine the most current, better-quality research that can be used to inform their service delivery. Nurses make use of EBP guidelines when evaluating appropriate care choice for patients. When this happens,...
Introducing the Test The Rorschach inkblot test is a psychological questionnaire which was designed by Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach in 1921 (Choca & Rossini, 2018). This test is used to examine a person’s mental health and personality. It is also used to evaluate a person’s response to various situations. People...
Operationalization is used for turning abstract concepts into quantifiable values. This paper aims to analyze and assess the operationalization methods used to evaluate the levels of motivation, mood, anxiety, and happiness in different quantitative research papers. Two scholarly articles for each variable were chosen for the assessment. The selected articles...
Abstract This paper focuses on human vision and considers the various physiological and psychological bases of the system. It includes elements ranging from the structure of the human eye to an explanation of how each part of the organ performs a certain action. Ultimately, this analyzes how a person perceives...
Introduction The reliability of the sources used in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is an essential component of its overall success. It entails checking to see that the information in question is up to date and supported by facts (Balneaves et al., 2018). Acupuncture is one of the complementary and...
Introduction It is widely agreed that nursing theories provide the foundation for the discipline’s body of knowledge and facilitate the systematic gathering of information needed to define, explain, and predict nursing practice. Applying theory encourages systematic and rational nursing practice. They help nurses keep their attention on their work and...
Introduction Kotter’s change model theory posits that there are eight steps necessary in order to successfully bring about change in an organization. This model is an important tool for nurse leaders because it provides a framework for leading change in health institutions (Lv, 2017). Kotter’s Change Model through the Bedside...
Respect of Autonomy The necessity to ensure that the patient actively participates in their care and prognosis makes autonomy crucial. Respecting patient autonomy entails recognizing that patients who are capable of making decisions about their own care have the right to do so, even if those choices run counter to...
The presented case shows a woman who had suffered the symptoms of stroke, but after a while, her condition returned to normal. According to the CT of the carotids, the blockage rates are within the norm. The blood pressure can be considered high and corresponding to Stage 1 hypertension, which...
Introduction Mental illness is an issue that has a detrimental impact on an individual’s life. It includes symptoms that affect a person’s thinking, perception, mood, or behavior (Weiner & Greene, 2017). Dexter Morgan came for a therapy because he believes he has mental issues. Based on this, I carried out...
Introduction Delegation of authority should be understood as the transfer of a certain part of the responsibilities by the leader to other team members to achieve the goals of the organization. This practice allows to facilitate the functional duties of the leader and increases the responsibility of employees, as well...
The selected article, “Boldly go: Character drives leadership at Providence healthcare”, describes how the CEO and president of Providence Healthcare, Josie Walsh undertook to improve the institution’s performance. As the leader, Walsh “led Providence through massive change and turnaround, from potential crisis to financial health and innovation in four, short,...
Electrolytes are substances with a natural negative and positive electrical charge when dissolved in water. The main essential electrolytes in the body include potassium, calcium, sodium, Magnesium, Chloride, and Phosphate. Individuals may get their electrolytes by eating nutritious diets, mainly whole foods. Electrolytes help keep the body hydrated, regulate muscle...
Gibbs reflection cycle method consists of five steps that include a description of the event, feeling associated with it, evaluation of it, conclusion and further action. Therefore, I would like to reflect on the week one’s lab by implementing Gibbs reflection cycle method. During the labs students learned about the...
Young adulthood is better characterized as a period of health-impairing lifestyles. This stage is defined as the period between 18 and 26 years, a time when youth have resources and a lot of time. This point in life is usually dubbed a transition period because people are moving from underneath...
Introduction The Gap in Healthcare Delivery for Military Veterans Military men are a group of individuals who are required and responsible for guarding a country’s borders and intervening in conflicts. The globe is constantly at odds, and the military and police exchange gunfire and other explosives, which substantially impact the...
Introduction Attention to patients’ interests and characteristics is one of the key responsibilities of nursing staff. Among the many theories of care, Virginia Henderson’s concept called the nursing need theory is among the main ones. With its help, junior medical specialists can control and address the targeted needs of patients,...
Equipment The activity requires basic gardening equipment, such as seeds, pots, and tools. It is preferable to have a dedicated garden spot outdoors. The participants should be provided with simple gardening clothes — gloves, aprons, and sun hats for the outdoor therapy sessions in hot weather. In addition, it is...
Introduction Healthcare organizations operate within a predetermined budget prepared by the financial department and the nurse manager. Primarily, the expenditure estimates are based on the experiences from the past years and expected activities for the current year. Mostly, a bigger percentage of the budget goes to staff payroll and recurrent...
The Quadruple Aim is a framework based on the Triple Aim approach, which was, in turn, developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to create a more efficient system of health care delivery. The Quadruple Aim framework includes four major domains: “reducing costs, improving population health and patient experience, and...
The number of individuals depending on the intake of different substances grows exponentially. Up-to-date medicine struggles between treating humans’ bodies and spirit as sometimes spending more attention to the first aspect lead to an increase in humans’ addictions. By people’s nature, it is challenging to fight the feelings of craving...
Organization Overview The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is a non-profit membership organization that focuses on promoting and improving women’s and newborns’ health while strengthening the nursing profession through research, advocacy, and extensive training. The association’s mission is “making a difference in the lives of women...
Nursing theory is a complex discipline designed to answer the most common questions of nursing science and practice. It studies the history and philosophy of nursing, its role, and its place in medicine and society. Also, this theory investigates the patterns of organization of nursing care and scientific research in...
Introduction This lesson will assist in educating mothers to young children on the important of good nutrition, how to prevent malnutrition and how to address it. Learners Identification Mothers to Toddlers: this is the main target group since they often interact with their young children and handle most of the...
Classification & Types When a Laxative Should Be Used A laxative should be used when the patient has a problem with fecal constipation: it is a medical condition when dense fecal masses move away with difficulty, and the stool is irregular and painful. Bulk Bulk laxatives, upon penetration into the...
Introduction Life expectancy has increased, and the main concern that follows this development is whether the extra years entail periods of health-related high quality of life for the old people. Physical movements and exercises are a great method for maintaining physical fitness and wellness. Physical exercise refers to any kind...
Introduction Individuals and communities do not have to accept disability as their fate. Positive decisions taken today can help avoid developmental disabilities, counteract their implications, and contribute to the creation of more appreciative social and physical environments for persons with disabilities. Disability is not a minority concern in the United...
Introduction Decision-making is the essence of nursing practice, as nurses must make choices about treatment and patient care countless times a day. Levett-Jones et al. (2010) note that nurses make 1428 decisions during a 12-hour shift in critical care. In turn, according to Razieh et al. (2018), about one hundred...
Introduction Nothing exposes the inequalities prevalent in America more than the existing unequal healthcare system. It is a mix of healthcare providers and public and private insurers responsible for creating barriers to accessing quality services for a large portion of the population. Access to lifesaving medical treatment usually depends on...
Introduction Over the past decade, the world has made some significant strides in improving global health. However, maternal and infant mortality rates particularly in low and middle-income economies are still proving to be a mirage. The well-being of mothers, children, and infants is not only a determinant of the status...
The world’s population is aging, and advances in modern health care have meant that people are living longer. However, at the same time, the number of people suffering from non-communicable diseases is increasing. One of the essential tasks of today’s health care system is to preserve the older generation’s health...
The article “An Assessment of Five (PANSS, SAPS, SANS, NSA-16, CGI-SCH) commonly used Symptoms Rating Scales in Schizophrenia and Comparison to Newer Scales (CAINS, BNSS)” by Suneeta Kumari and Mansoor Malik was published in the Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy on 11th May 2017. The authors are psychiatrists who...
The article authored by Kuhn (2007) analyzes the use of abbreviations and acronyms in healthcare and considers it a problem and a threat to patient safety. This problem implies abbreviations similar in sound and spelling, which lead to serious medical errors. In 2004, the Joint Commission created a list prohibiting...
There is considerable evidence of people striving for a healthier lifestyle by switching to more balanced diets and approaching daily exercise. Positive effects of these activities are sometimes doubted and considered to be perceived. However, researchers display statistical evidence of fitness and nutrition impacting people’s overall health status. This paper...
Introduction Madness and insanity challenge people at different times in their lives. Early civilisations did not have enough knowledge about mental health but related these disorders with something supernatural. Mental health services in England and Wales are determined by many social, cultural, political, and medical events between the 18th and...
Introduction Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is comprised of two segments, which are compulsions and obsessions. Compulsions are monotonous activities that a person tends to repeat to reduce the overall level of anxiety that may be generated through the interface of obsessions. The latter represent unwanted thoughts and doubts that affect a...
Introduction The Covid-19 pandemic is one of the biggest global challenges in the last 50 years. The virus has affected world economies, health, societal cohesion, and daily life. The mutation of the disease creates uncertainties for people, especially when knowledge about the illness is still shallow. The impacts on society,...
Introduction Burnout is emotional fatigue and complication resulting in a loss of personal success at work and distress. Drained by work, the emotionally distressed healthcare professional can no longer confront the challenges of the job and may not engage successfully with others. The burned-out physician may demonstrate a cynical alienation...
Depending on specialty and location, nursing staff turnover is one of the most serious problems of the profession. Nurses are changing careers due to the risks and problems they encounter at the workplace. This short paper aims to discuss specific challenges and risks that they experience in the work environments....
Introduction The scope of professional nursing has continued to evolve for the better, with the inception of modern clinical practice as well as the embrace of technology in healthcare provision for quality and safety. Nurses have remained the backbone of the healthcare system as the chief primary care providers whose...
An emergency medical technician (EMT) is a member of the first-aid crew. In their duty, they are responsible for the cleanliness of the ambulance, for the availability of the necessary equipment in it, and for its serviceability (Russ-Sellers & Blackwell, 2017). EMTs perform different tasks including lifting patients and equipment,...
Introduction Teamwork is a complex and multi-dimensional phenomenon that is often studied from the perspective of team members’ relationships and their impact on outcomes. The more effectively teams work, the more their members can learn and live within the context of each other’s strengths, weaknesses, likes, and dislikes (Schmutz, Meier,...
Professional nursing organizations and associations are essential for generating the energy, flow of ideas, and diligent work required to maintain a good profession in nursing. The latter organization’s primary purpose is to advocate for nursing activities and other professional and ethical considerations (Veenema et al., 2019). The purpose of this...
Care coordination serves as an essential practice in patient-centered care, targeting patients’ needs, preferences, and values and ensuring access to care and holistic treatment. In this key, a care coordination plan (CCP) entails the proper arrangement of patient care activities and tight collaboration between respective stakeholders to promote efficient and...
Abstract Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a gene mutation that aims to impact the digestive and respiratory systems. It is a multisystem syndrome that damages mainly the lungs, but other organs such as the intestine, pancreas, and liver can also impact. The disorder of the disorder can be passed from one...
Introduction Lung cancer is a disease manifested in malignant tumor located in lungs. Like any other type of cancer, tumors in lungs have a characteristic of an uncontrolled cell growth that takes places in lung tissues. Because of the effects of metastasis, lung tumors may spread far beyond tissues of...
Introduction Background of the Study The term bacterial translocation (BT) first referred to a transmission of viable bacteria from gastrointestinal tract to the mesenteric lymph nodes. However, this notion was later widened and included the passage of non-viable bacteria or other products with the intestinal endotoxin. The intestine serves two...
Introduction A SWOT analysis represents a critical key approach used to assess the appraisal of the effectiveness of functioning templates. The SWOT analysis is widely and successfully used in business spheres and predictably became a part of robust analytical systems, which helps determine the impacts of even governmental approaches moves...
Introduction Nutri-ADD is a nutritional product administered to patients by Chiropractors to enhance their mental focus and attention. It is a formula containing specific nutrients that provide safe nutritional support to children having Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (“Thorne research nutritional supplements”, 2009). Each capsule of Nutri-ADD...
Background and Significance The authors used the introduction to contextualize the problem using published research, stating the importance of palliative care and its need by the aging population. They discuss how the increase of chronic non-communicable disease and increased population aging leads to the global need for palliative care. Overall,...
Introduction The compensation structure is a necessary element that deserves exploration in every successful company. There are various other essential factors, yet the overall firm’s success depends directly on employee performance. The wage structure is a strategy that assists with evaluating the amount of financial gain an employee receives, according...
Introduction Purpose Statement Target Population • Cancer patients: Cultural Considerations Artistic Intervention Design Intervention’s Benefits and Challenges Goal of the Intervention: Promotion of Emotional and Psychological Health among Cancer Patients Effectiveness of the Health Promotion Intervention The Role of Aesthetic Knowledge in Nursing Conclusion References Bosman, J. T., Bood, Z....
According to Carson (2002), it is evident that the environment has a close link to health. Notably, the publication gives a powerful framework that describes how the world used to exist in harmony until the time when man began to use excessive toxic chemicals. The author asserts that the advances...
Introduction Modern medical technology enables patients to recover more quickly than at any previous point in history. However, the human connection between patient and care provider remains the fundamental basis of recovery. “I am Here” is a personal story from the patient’s viewpoint. Marcus Engel’s book, Compassionate Communication in All...
Introduction Organ donation encompasses an individual’s deliberate choice allowing their body part(s) to be removed and transplanted to another person. It is a legal process whose legitimacy is obtained through such means as the donor’s consent given when alive or dead or by the assent of their next of kin....
Aetiology Dyslexia is a learning disability in children which persists throughout life when not treated at early stages. It hinders one the ability to write, read and speak. It’s a diverse neurological disorder with a complex hereditary and environmental aetiology. Dyslexia is classified in to three subtypes that are, auditory,...
Nurses play a critical role in the delivery of healthcare services. They are a vital component of team professionals who ensure patients’ wellbeing. Nurses spend considerable time with patients while in healthcare facilities, administering treatments and assessing their progress. Therefore, the nurse-patient ratio can significantly influence the quality of care...
Introduction Education is an essential condition for any profession requiring specialized knowledge. In healthcare, all medical staff working with the patients must have relevant training and qualifications to provide high-quality care. This essay will examine the importance of education for nursing and argue that continuing it should be mandatory as...
