Designing and Planning a Hospital

Introduction Hospitals are institutions that provide health treatment and nursing care for injured or sick people. A hospital needs clinical and non-clinical employees to perform various everyday duties. Staffs work in different areas to maintain hospital premises, handle administrative responsibilities, and mainly care for the sick. Doctors use medical tools...

The Rehabilitation Center Visitor’s Experiences

A place that has a special significance to my loved ones and me is a rehabilitation center. Accordingly, the present essay focuses on describing such a facility with the purpose of explaining the dominant impression of an individual upon setting foot in the institution’s lobby. When a person first enters...

Nursing Profession and Its Historical Roots

Introduction Nursing, like any other science, has a millennia-long history. The origins of medicine are linked to the early phases of human evolution and civilization. It is true that, in the beginning, medicine was the realm of everybody rather than a chosen few. Following that, the woman, the leader of...

The Hispanic Cultural Group Healthcare

Introduction The United States of America is home to people from diverse cultural backgrounds from different parts of the world. There are about seven classes of cultural groups in the country. Hispanics or Latinos constitute the second largest and most expanding cultural group in the United States. The Hispanic cultural...

A Diabetes-Related PICOT (Research) Question

The study of the PICOT question involves the search and systematization of sources to find the most relevant evidence. The Evaluation Table includes the date of creation, the conceptual framework, the design and method of the study, the sample and setting, the main variables studied, the way the data were...

Family Ecomap and Genogram Analysis

The objective of this study is to question a household and then create a genogram and ecomap to highlight their interfamilial links along with their environmental support networks and stresses. In addition, the essay will evaluate the ecomap and genogram by examining a family’s connections, support programs, and concerns during...

Nursing Staffing Levels’ Impact on Patient Outcomes

Introduction Nurses serving in health care facilities are obliged the provision treatment and care services for several patients admitted and those who seek outpatient services. However, due to the greatest acuity level, the number of nurses performing such services has substantially decreased across the US (Tawfik et al., 2020). When...

A Reflection on Leadership Skills in Nursing

Introduction Leadership competencies encompass most factors that regulate how well a leader serves. Various inclusive factors must be considered, such as attitudes and the knowledge that make a practical leadership style. This kind of leadership skill requires authentic communication in addition to the act of empowering other people. I always...

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in Mississippi

Advanced practice registered nurses are an important resource in the healthcare industry because they contribute to disease management and prevention. However, institutional, regulatory, and state barriers to APRN practice persist today leading to increased healthcare costs limited access and compromised quality of care offered. Regulatory Barriers State laws and regulations...

Public Health Career Opportunities

Introduction Public health is an important aspect of modern reality in the whole world. With the ecological situation changing for the worse, while vital medicals are rare, it is important to help provide society with necessary healthcare. Public health may have a positive effect on students’ development and accomplishment of...

Comprehensive Treatment Plan for Hoarding Disorder

The client seemed absent-minded, strongly attached to irrelevant things, unconcerned, had an extreme level of anxiety and nervousness, and had no shame. These physical presentations give an impression of a mental-related issue, particularly a hoarding disorder. The client had and valued a huge possession of irrelevant things and felt no...

Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Views on Healthcare

Introduction The view of Jehovah’s Witnesses is slightly different from the perspective most people in the United States share. The topic of the paper focuses on the perspectives Jehovah’s Witnesses have on healthcare-related topics are vital for nurses and physicians who treat them. The subtopics include their views on life...

Post-Intubation Acute Encephalopathy in Patients

Introduction In recent years, there has been an increase in cases of post-intubation acute encephalopathy (PAE) in patients with hypercapnic and hypoxia respiratory failure. PAE is a potentially fatal condition that can occur when a patient is intubated and placed on mechanical ventilation. Most cases of PAE are caused by...

American Nurses Association and Its Significance

Over three million nurses in the United States are represented by the American Nurses Association (ANA), established in 1911. It has grown from having fewer than twenty members to millions of nurses since its founding and has become a leading organization for improving health care and nursing practice. There are...

Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

Introduction Registered Nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs target RNs looking to advance their education. As a BSN-prepared nurse, I have more opportunities and job options coming in handy than I would with an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN). With detailed research about BSN including its...

The Role of the Leadership in Nursing

Introduction Nursing involves making important decisions that can affect patients’ treatment. Nurturing leadership and appropriate knowledge can lead a nurse to be able to implement new approaches and practices in everyday work. This article will discuss how to use theoretical foundations and academic literature as the knowledge that nurses can...

Cultural Sensitivity in Nursing

Nursing is primarily associated with such values as kindness, compassion, and empathy. However, in the age of globalization, cultural competence, open-mildness, and respect for cultural traditions also became necessary for nursing staff. Furthermore, in addition to being respectful and informed about cultural differences, nurses should also know how to implement...

Episodic or Focused SOAP (Nursing) Note on Rhinitis

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

Impact of Outdoor Activities on Mental Health

Rationale for Research The need for the present study emerged from the researcher’s observations of people whom they guided in the mountains during hikes and treks as a mountain leader and scout leader. The majority of individuals coming to the natural setting complain of having chronic stress in the environment...

Caregiving for Children With Disabilities

Some people are born with particular physical or mental impairments, which often prevent them from leading a life on their own without the help of their carers. Those kids depend on their parents from an early age, and in some cases, they do so until they are adults, as it...

Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Health Records

Advantages EHRs, particularly those equipped with Clinical Decision Support (CDS) capabilities, have been experimentally related to greater compliance to evidence-based medical recommendations and improved care. Despite the best intentions of physicians, patient interactions may not comply with the best management recommendations due to several issues. Some explanations for this noncompliance...

Leadership at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Introduction Organizational leadership is crucial for routine decision-making and business management. The leadership is mandated to develop policies that guide the daily interactions among the employees among other stakeholders. Big corporations such as CHOP have an effective leadership structure with definitive roles at each level. CHOP is a children’s hospital...

Health Informatics and Its Definition

Introduction Digitalization and the integration of information and communication technologies in all spheres of human life are omnipresent; health care benefits from such a technological shift as well. Health informatics is an intersection of computer and information technologies with health systems that are aimed at facilitating healthcare opportunities (Hurley, 2012)....

Evidence-Based Nursing Case Study

Understanding the nature and composition of a group or an individual requires proper analysis that encompasses various approaches to extract the right information. A researcher should comprehend the features of the subject in order to design the appropriate method. For situations that require deep insight into the person or event’s...

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Care Planning

Fact Gathering Tyler has had Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) since he was born while his mum was an alcoholic addict while pregnant. The most immediate assessment needs include offering support services to the client and applying family oneness to ensure a change in the behavioral activities of the client....

Benefits of Physical Activity on Old People

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...

Caring for Patients With Diabetes

Most people with diabetes cannot take care of themselves, so they need outside help. In the presence of a complicated form of the disease, professional care is required. The main tasks of care are the systematization of medication intake, preparing a competent diet, providing moderate physical activity, and monitoring the...

Drug Misuse and Its Effects on Children

Introduction Drug misuse refers to using a substance in a manner, not per applicable legal or medical guidelines. Health and body functioning are negatively affected, and the condition may manifest itself in drug dependence or an array of other harmful and problematic behaviors. A person’s toxic or chronic use of...

Mental Disorders: Preliminary Care Coordination Plan

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

The Importance of Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Healthcare

Interdisciplinary cooperation has been on the rise in the last few years in healthcare system and its impact has been substantial. The increased focus on preventative healthcare services and demand for holistic patient-centered care has led to the integration of human services in healthcare to ensure the delivery of top-notch...

Interprofessional Teamwork in Healthcare

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

Aspects of Maternal Child Health

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...

Emily Jerry’s Death: The Root Cause Analysis

Emily Jerry was a two-year-old patient who died during her stay in a hospital due to mismanagement of medical equipment and hospital staff incompetence. She was scheduled to receive chemotherapy but died of detrimental brain damage (Hope, 2020). A series of events that included missing fundamental understanding of solution concentration,...

Healthcare Social Issue for Indigenous People in Canada

Nowadays, there are many different social issues throughout the world, some of which are difficult to solve. It is formulated by the fact that the solution of these issues often is not beneficial for a certain group of people, usually for authority bodies. The reason for this is the necessity...

Nurses Turnover and Nurses Retention

Introduction Nurse shortage refers to the situation in the healthcare field when there is an insufficient number of nurses. Several factors contribute to the nurse shortage situation, which changes from time to time, making nurse shortage a relative term. The first scenario contributing to the shortage of nurses in healthcare...

Nurse Turnover as a Crucial Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicator

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

Analysis of Limited Access to Healthcare

Introduction It is important to note that while the quality of healthcare service is critical, its accessibility is as relevant. Therefore, the emphasis of the paper will be put on addressing and assessing the problem of interest by analyzing its critical elements, considering and studying various solutions alongside their ethical...

Childhood Obesity: Quantitative Annotated Bibliography

Childhood obesity is a problem that stands especially acute today, in the era of consumerism. Children now have immense access to Internet where they are enraptured by bright and colorful advertising. The problem of obesity is hot topic for research, and there are many scientific articles that review various aspects...

Promoting Healthy Lifestyles and Losing Weight

The health issue chosen for the assignment was losing weight by increasing the level of physical activity and cutting down on junk food. The main problem was that I could not lose weight due to neglecting my health habits. Besides, adhering to the new healthy habits would be beneficial for...

Diversity Project Kickoff: Diversity in Health Care

Introduction. The Necessity for a Diversity Project Promotion of the population’s access to healthcare services. The outcomes of culturally competent: The better public acceptance of nurses; Meaningful client-provider communication. Aims of the Project Forming a Workforce Diversity Council. Appointing a person responsible for the inclusiveness policy. Raising the committee’s awareness....

Abortion: Comparison and Contrast of Arguments

Abortion has been a controversial issue for many decades, with both sides of the argument often feeling very strongly about it. Nevertheless, regardless of the stance one takes on it, most people agree on prioritizing safety of the procedure if it must happen. It can be difficult to ensure safety...

Sexual Health Nurses: Functions and Responsibilities

Sexual diversity is a term used to describe the diversity of sex characteristics, sexual orientation and gender identity. However, there is no need to indicate each of such statuses, roles or features, which shape this plurality (The United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2016). Diversity of cultures can...

Career Burnout in Nurses Serving Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

Outline In this article, I use the phenomenon of Alzheimer’s neurodegenerative disease to study the syndrome of professional burnout in nurses who provide care to such patients. This is a comprehensive project that consists of two key sections, namely the study of Alzheimer’s disease and the study of nursing burnout...

Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Female 35-Year-Old Patient

Patient Information Jane Doe was a female 35-year old patient who presented to the clinic for the first time as the records indicated. She was white, stood at 172 cm in height, and weighed 57 kilograms. Jane initially came to the clinic with her husband and was assigned to a...

How Digital Literacy Skills Will Help Me in the Healthcare Setting

Nurses and internet health-related information: Review on access and utility by Ahmad, M. M., Musallam, R., & Allah, A. H.: Training nurses to use information technology is essential for their continuous professional development. This article serves as an overview of the literature on nurses’ use of and access to health-related...

Patient Pathway Aspects

Introduction The patient pathway or journey, also called the clinical pathway (CPW) is a medical jargon. It refers to the route followed by a sick person from the first encounter with a healthcare provider through referral to treatment completion (Aspland, Gartner, and Harper, 2021; Rogers, et al., 2019). In the...

Cuban Cultural Communication in Relation to Healthcare

My Cultural Ancestry Cultural affiliation forms a person’s way of thinking. My cultural background is Cuban; it was developed over the years of revolutions and gathered from Latin American, European, African, and American cultures. Social diversity has allowed this culture to be incredibly vibrant and combine many principles, customs, and...

Nursing Ethics: Reflection on the Survey

The survey has allowed focusing on ethical and legal issues that need further investigation and discussion to guarantee a nurse can make confident decisions. In most cases, it was rather difficult to be decisive and choose strongly agree or disagree answers because of lacking additional data for consideration. Therefore, most...

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection

Bloodstream infections take a tremendous toll on patients’ health and reduce their chances for recovery by a large margin, which is why the problem of CLABSI needs to be addressed in the clinical setting. Typically caused by intravascular devices, CLABSI represents a significant health concern, which is why the proposed...

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare

Introduction Racial and ethnic disparities affect the provision of quality healthcare in managing chronic conditions for minorities. With a significant portion of the American population consisting of minority groups, their plight in the matter concerning healthcare is a national issue. These disparities are mainly caused by implicit biases by providers,...

Leadership Theories in Nursing Practice

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

Postoperative Breast Cancer Care

The chosen articles support the implementation of risk reduction strategies for depression in post-operative breast cancer patients. The studies by Kim et al. (2017), Heidari and Ghodusi (2015), Jones et al. (2015), Salibasic and Delibegovic (2018), and Leser et al. (2021) provide a comprehensive overview of depression in breast cancer...

Programs Effective at Reducing Juvenile Recidivism

Introduction Juvenile recidivism is a major concern in the United States Justice system. Powell et al. (2019) define juvenile recidivism as the tendency of a minor to repeat an offence or antisocial behavior after going through the juvenile justice system. For a long time, the Department of Justice has been...

ADHD Awareness

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is a disorder characterized by excessive activity and difficulties with regulating emotions and focusing on specific tasks. Recently, there has been a lot of debate about whether ADHD is a disorder or a different cognitive ability. Indeed, ADHD causes behavioral problems in children and...

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

Problem Cather-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are the main causes of secondary infection in the blood stream, making up around 76% of all UTIs, due to the wrong use of urinary catheter (Kuriyama et al., 2017). There are three types of catheters, as indicated by the World Health Organization [WHO]:...

Nursing-Quality Indicators and Their Role

Nursing quality indicators are commonly unit-specific measurable indicators which reflect correlation of certain elements of staffing, direct patient care, and quality outcomes. Nursing quality indicators ultimately exist to ensure data is tracked and evaluated in an appropriate manner, usually in comparison to other organizations nationally. The nursing quality indicators were...

Nursing Theory: The Health Belief Model

Introduction Nursing theories strongly support specialists in their practice. Also, a purposeful application of nursing theory to research is essential since it allows making the study more credible and reliable. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the nursing theory relevant to the approved clinical issue, which is the...

The Importance of Movement

Being sedentary for a long time can lead to issues and diseases in multiple organs and body systems. As far as the skeleton is concerned, excessive sitting causes permanent imbalances in one’s neck, makes the spine inflexible and herniated, and is responsible for the development of osteoporosis (Berkowitz & Clark,...

The DASH Diet for Blood Pressure Management

Background and Significance A dietary approach to stop hypertension, popularly known as the DASH diet, is often recommended by nutritionists and doctors as a good way of managing high blood pressure without the use of medication. The nutritional approach to managing hypertension has gained massive popularity not only in the...

Multidisciplinary Team Meeting: A Social Workers’ Role

A social worker Social workers are involved in activities that are geared towards helping people who have different problems. They work with members of other professions. These include physicians, nurses, teachers, counselors, and police officers, among others. Social workers help people with various problems with the aim of enabling them...

Speech: On the Importance of Blood Donation

Attention Getter Who among you likes needles? (Pause) To be honest, I hate needles. (Transition) But they can be a tool that makes you feel better and increases your happiness. And not by injecting any illegal substances! I am talking about blood donations. Thesis Statement (Statement of Purpose): I want...

Nephrotic Syndrome: Diagnosis and Nursing Care

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...

Ethics in the Healthcare Industry: Armando Dimas’ Case

Armando Dimas’s case presents different issues that medical professionals in the healthcare industry face. Armando Dimas, a Mexican immigrant who comes to the hospital, raises essential moral and ethical questions about gender, race and ethnicity, class, patient’s right, choice, hospital’s control, and connection (Belkin, 1993). The case highlights the crucial...

Nursing and its Ethical Issues: End-of-Life Care

Introduction Health care across the world has arguably become one of the integral departments with significant advancements in the health care delivery and nursing practice becoming more eminent and increasingly imperative. As Hebert, Moore, and Rooney (2011) note, “Throughout history, nurses have sought ways to improve the quality of life...

Why Family Planning Services Are Essential for Adolescents

Introduction The rate of adolescent pregnancy is currently on the increase. According to recent research, approximately half of the people in the universe are below twenty-five years old. Therefore, their decisions about childbearing are crucial for the future population. Even though many people become sexually active at teenage, they do...

On the Importance of Advanced Training in Nursing

The professional development course in nursing is vital for equipping nurses with knowledge and skills. These skills and knowledge are extremely significant in career advancement and personal development. Therefore, professional development involves all sorts of learning chances, which vary from informal learning chances to conferences, formal class work, and university...

Pregnancy, Fetal Development and the Mother

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

Social Determinants of Health

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

Dentistry: Code of Ethics and Professionalism

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

Breast Cancer: Pathophysiology, Types and Treatment

Abstract Breast cancer is a common malignant neoplastic disease in women and mostly develops in the stage of women postmenopausal. Introduction Breast cancer is the most disseminated cancer disease and a primary cause of death among women. Though, a substantial number of younger women are grievously affected, commonly in families...

Frequency Resolution Ability: Psychophysical Tuning Curves Measurement

Background Frequency resolution refers to the ability of the ear to filter one particular sound frequency from other competing sound(s) occurring in different frequencies (Lutman & Wood 1985, p. 1). In most cases, the masking/competing sound may be presented in much higher intensities relative to the target sound without necessarily...

Leukemia: the Definition and Treatment

Abstract Leukemia is an abnormality in the growth of white blood cells. Normally, cancer develops into different kinds of blood cells resulting in the classification of the disease. Types of leukemia range from acute lymphocytic leukemia to chronic myelocytic leukemia. Several methods have been applied in the diagnosis of leukemia....

Effects of Alcohol on Pregnant Women

People consume alcohol for different reasons such as when they want to celebrate their achievements while others drink to forget about their problems. Whatever the reason, the alcohol that they hold dearly has side effects on their health, and women especially those who are expectant are the ones who are...

Medication Errors: Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing

Introduction Medication errors can have grave implications such as possible harm to the patient and loss of life (Burkhardt & Nathaniel, 2013). Nonetheless, at the Centura St. Anthony Hospital, medication error has led to a terrifying new way of dealing with the issue and punishing health professionals on the wrong:...

Disseminating Evidence

Such public health concerns as the catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are important to be discussed at several levels, and the results or outcomes associated with different projects, studies, and researches on the topic should be disseminated effectively in order to develop strategies of coping with the stated problem. The...

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: Causes and Treatment

History of the Organism According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), evidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) has been found in ancient Egyptian mummies (par. 3). Tuberculosis (TB) was also a prevalent disease in the ancient Roman and Greek civilizations. Overcrowding in 17th-century cities made TB a...

The Cobalt-60 Machine in the Fight Against Cancer

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

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Description of Pathology Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a medical condition characterized by a frequent flow of stomach acid back into the esophagus. The backwash is known as acid reflux or acid indigestion irritates the lining of the esophagus and can cause a number of physiological issues as well as...

History of Public Health

Abstract Public health is a powerful practice towards understanding the development and cycle of diseases. The occurrence of pandemics forced communities to invent new methods towards dealing with them. This fact explains why different practices such as quarantine became common throughout the Middle Ages. This paper offers a concise summary...

Importance of the Middle-Range Theory in Nursing

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...

Public Health Efforts in Oral Health

Introduction Oral health is an important aspect of an individual’s health and well-being. Poor oral health causes many diseases among people of all ages (Martin, 2013). Regular oral healthcare services may aid in combating oral diseases and detecting other related problems. However, rural communities face disparities in oral health despite...

The Use of Personal Digital Assistants in Nursing

Introduction Nurses often experience challenges when they try to relate an assortment of knowledge in their brains to the clinical problems at hand. Because of the limitation of human brains, there is a high risk of errors in clinical practice and there is need for effective strategies that reduce chances...

Non-Invasive Ventilation Rewiew

The early use of non-invasive ventilation averts mechanical ventilation and intubation in adult patients that present acute respiratory failures. NIV reduces mortality in such patients. Over the past two decades, NIV has exhibited a tremendous reduction in the mortality of patients that suffer from respiratory failures. The treatment improves gaseous...

The Role of Religious Beliefs and Spirituality in Health Care

Spirituality and faith diversity are some of the important factors health care providers should keep in mind when caring for their patients (Young, 2006). Each religion has a varying knowledge-based perspective concerning health maintenance, adversity, and the certainty of death. The practical aspect of faith diversity may affect both the...

ADL: Comprehensive Activity Analysis

The activity of daily living (ADL) analyzed in this paper is the dressing, namely, fastening the buttons on a shirt. A typical performance of the activity is the subject of the analysis. The critical physical goal of the action is to grasp small objects and maintain control of hands and...

Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom in Hospital

The patient of 36 years old has been admitted to the hospital with shortness of breath, high blood pressure, and wheeziness. Upon accessing the EHR, it was discovered that the patient had been previously diagnosed with non-allergic asthma. When asked, she said that the prescribed medication, Ventolin, has not been...

Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge

Nursing as a professional has continued to evolve overtime. In the process of evolution, nursing cannot do so without involving advancement in information technology. Information is the main and valuable resource in the field of health care. It is a concept that is changing the manner in which healthcare organization...

The American Nurses Association (ANA): Pros & Cons

Introduction The American Nurses Association (ANA) is an organization that primarily conducts federal lobbying on important issues in nursing and healthcare. The ANA address all issues such as the development of the nursing workforce, safe staffing, and pay. However, the membership of ANA stands at 6%, which can be attributed...

Living With Disability: Medical and Social Models Application

The Medical Model of disability According to Scambler (2008:43), numerous medical analysts perceive this model as an antecedent of the social model of disability. This model exemplifies disability as a disease or a state of abnormality. This means a person lacks the normal features, which characterize other human beings. In...

Article Review Wall Street Journal

The article published in the Wall Street Journal is related to the course content and material, as it is about the stock value trends. Often, investors respond to the changes in stock value by buying or selling their shares. The article reports that Albert Bourla, the CEO of Pfizer, sold...

Nurse and Pharmacist Prescribing in the United Kingdom

Introduction Since time immemorial, administration of medications and drugs through prescription has always represented a paramount aspect especially in healthcare management. While prescriptions has served to lower the levels of morbidities and mortalities due to common illnesses, it has occasioned a jump in the cost of managing illness that is...

End of Life (EoL) Care Awareness

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

The Function of Respiratory System

Introduction The respiratory system is accountable for providing oxygen to the body since energy is required for life on day to day basis. Oxygen is required to obtain energy from the food that is consumed. We breathe in air that is rich in oxygen (Miller et al, 2005). Oxygen is...

Health Promotion Concepts and Factors

Health promotion is a complex process that involves different aspects of human life and relations with the environment. The healthcare model involves social, economic, and personal development issues important for every individual. Participation in healthcare promotion is intended not only to lead to a more efficient and effective delivery system...

The Prenatal Development: Three Stages

The timeline of prenatal development is a crucial part of the entire developmental process. It is concerned with the time during which drastic changes occur, helping to build a basis for further psychological development of a child. During the prenatal period, the brain of the child develops, which is crucial...

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

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

Healthcare in the United Kingdom

Introduction Healthcare delivery systems are aimed at resolving health problems and meeting the needs of the population, which makes research on this subject particularly valuable for assessment and improvement of healthcare quality. The search strategy for this paper involved keyword research among sources not older than five years. The purpose...

Diabetes: Types, Causes, Symptoms and Cures

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...

Nursing: Learning Needs Assessment

Introduction The nursing profession is a very sensitive job and requires a lot of commitment on the side of the practitioners. This is because the jobs deal with life and some silly mistakes can lead to loss of life, permanent injury, or disability on the patient. As a result, many...

Nursing Leadership and the System of Christian Values

Efficient leadership in healthcare is a subject that, seemingly, attracts a lot of scholarly interest. It could be linked to several positive outcomes, such as elevated patients’ satisfaction with their visits or hospital stays and improved workplace relations between personnel. Nursing leadership and management is a complex domain that lately...

Influence of Cultural Beliefs on Health Behaviors and Use of Health Services

Cultural Beliefs When we study different cultures and try to understand different cultural situations, we learn the people’s beliefs on health and of different areas. As we move from one culture to different cultures we have in mind that there is something good in every culture, which means that cultures...

Self-Analysis: A Test of Personality

The results I received on the self-assessments show that I am open to changes, well-organized, enthusiastic, passionate, polite, although I can be irritable and moody. As for the productiveness, self-assessment confirmed that I have to increase my productivity levels and learn to prioritize my tasks better. I am not experiencing...

Fall Prevention among Older Adults

Aging is an inevitable process in the life of every human. From the physiological point of view, such a process is impossible to avoid or delay. Older adults are constantly at risk groups concerning many issues; however, one of the most serious and common is falling. With lower mobility and...

Alternative Medicine as a Healing Method

Introduction Since all people desire to be healthy, medicine is one of the most demanded services sectors. Over the past centuries, there have been many different ways of healing; some of them are common and accepted by everyone; others are rather controversial. In the 1990s, doctors started realizing that alternative...

Building Trust Within the Healthcare Setting

In the healthcare industry, trust is an important component because health involves risks and uncertainties from the patients. Since sick people purely depend on the intentions and competence of the healthcare workers for their wellness, their confidence is critical. High trust level has been associated with several benefits, which are...

Health-Illness Continuum Relevance on the Patient Care

Introduction The health-illness continuum is a graphic illustration of well-being, first proposed by John W. Travis and Regina S. Ryan (LeMone, 2017). It goes beyond the physical aspect of health and concentrates on well-being or wellness as more than just an absence of illness. This paper aims to discuss the...

Should the Sale of Human Organs Be Legalized?

An illegal organ trade preys on the healthy but poor people. In the black market, the people who give the highest price will get the live organ, and this appearance becomes the fodder of the black market. Therefore, many poor people sell their organs in exchange for pitiful amount of...

Vila Health Independence Medical Center: Stakeholder Communication

Abstract The proposed Electronic health record systems (EHRS) change for the Vila Health Independence Medical Center will impact all aspects of the hospital’s operation. Due to this fact, this paper reviews the stakeholders that are significant for the alteration and determines their involvement and value of the proposed strategy to...

Obesity Issue: Application of Nursing Theory

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...

Analysis of Economic Theory in Nursing

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...

Research Utilization and Evidence-Based Practice

Introduction Nursing research aims to answer questions about nursing practice. There is also research utilization and evidence-based practice that determines the best practices based on the research conducted. The named research kinds help to improve nursing practice by discovering and providing the most effective decisions. The purpose of the research...

Prominent Health Concerns in Developed Countries

Healthcare is now moving from the category of factors that determine the well-being of each person to the type of conditions necessary for the full successful development of the state. There are central health concerns in developed countries, such as healthcare system expenditure, whereas, in underdeveloped nations, they include mortality...

Adolescent Mental Health: Depression

Adolescence is characterized by numerous physical, emotional, and psychological changes in people. Sometimes, teens’ behaviors can be predicted by taking the necessary measures. However, in some cases, it turns out to be hard for children aged between 12 and 17 years to understand their emotional or physiological needs, which leads...

Healing and Autonomy: Four Medical Ethics Principles

Medical Indications: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence James, an eight-year-old boy, was accepted to a medical facility with kidney failure and elevated blood pressure. The condition was acute enough to suggest immediate dialysis as a temporary measure. The boy’s parents decided to forego the treatment, and the patient was let go. After...

AIDET Communication Process in the Healthcare

The modern healthcare sector is focused on effective ways of care provision to achieve better results and meet patients’ diverse demands. This approach is considered the key to the further successful development of the sphere and improvement of the health of the nation. In this regard, communication, as one of...

Pros and Cons of Abortion: Ethical and Practical Considerations

Abortion should be illegal because unborn babies are considered human beings by the US Government, making abortion murder. Many religions believe that life begins at conception. By terminating the pregnancy, one defies the word of God. From the very second, an embryo has its unique genetic identity, so if nothing...

Infection Prevention in Hospital Wards: Hor et al.’s Study Insights

The article discussed in the paper is devoted to the topics of patient safety and specific measures implemented to prevent the spread of infections in intensive care and surgical units. The qualitative study by Hor et al. (2017) was published in the BMJ of Quality and Safety, a peer-reviewed journal...

Globalization and Health

Globalization is a critical component in international public health. It is impacted by various patterns of migration, extensive trade, altering dietary practices, and ecological catastrophes; all of which affect the health of populations and contribute to the spreading of disease. Globalization has emerged concurrently with urbanization, which offers a variety...

Interprofessional Collaboration in Healthcare

The Importance of Interprofessional Collaboration in Healthcare Teamwork in healthcare contributes to better patient health outcomes. Clinical staff and administration of healthcare organizations must work collaboratively. Alignment with the guidelines for effective interprofessional collaboration is key to performance improvement. Adherence to four competencies of interprofessional collaboration sets high service quality...

Risk Management and Safety Protocols at Jackson Memorial Hospital: A Case Study

Introduction Quality of care and patient safety should be among the primary concerns of every healthcare provider. To achieve a high quality of care, hospitals work with Risk Management and Safety Officers whose primary duty is to develop, implement, and support various quality assurance initiatives. I have recently met with...

Healthcare for Hindus: Purnell Model for Cultural Competence

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...

Symptom Management Theory and Interventions

Introduction Among the most critical middle range models is the symptom management theory (SMT). Its importance is based on the fact that the majority of people visit health providers because of symptoms. Initially introduced in 1994, the SMT passed through several updates (Smith & Liehr, 2018). It describes the multidimensional...

The Concept of Orem’s Theory of Self-Care Deficit

Meaning The main idea behind Orem’s theory is that the vast majority of the patients desire to be able to care for oneself and the individual members of one’s family. Some of the major assumptions behind the theory are as follows (Alligood, 2017): Every patient is a distinct individual with...

Exploring Jean Watson’s Caring Theory in Today’s Nursing Practices

Introduction Ensuring that the relationships among nurses and patients are friendly and confidential is one of the priorities of junior medical personnel involved in the care process. The use of various methods and practices aimed at providing qualified medical assistance allows finding a unique approach to almost any case, and...

Patient Fall Prevention Study: Literature Review

The purpose of the literature review is to provide a synthesis of recent scholarly studies focused on the identified research problem. Since the research question is concerned with the potential of various educational programs to reduce the incidence of patient falls, the review of literature will revolve around this topic....

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield: Mission, Vision and Values

Introduction In order to operate efficiently and expand its operations Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield should have a strategy that reflects its vision for long-term development and responds to the difficulties that a company may encounter. The company’s mission, vision, and values statements offer an understanding of the strategic direction...

Integrating Nursing and Non-Nursing Theories in Healthcare Practice

The health of the population is the most valuable achievement of the society. Therefore, it’s maintaining and strengthening is an important task, in which all without exception must participate. The professional and ethical obligation of the nurse to provide, as far as possible, urgent medical care to any person who...

Afaf Meleis’ Transitions Theory in Nursing

Scenario To encourage the active recovery of a patient, a nurse must create a platform for changes in the former’s life. The identified step also implies that a patient‘s family members must accept and embrace the change that is required for the promotion of a patient’s well-being. However, the specified...

Chickenpox: Disease Control and Prevention

Introduction Chickenpox is one of the more common communicable diseases in the world. It is also known as varicella, and it is highly contagious. It includes a variety of easily identifiable symptoms, and complications could happen in certain cases. This paper will present a list of epidemiologic information about the...

Dorothy Johnson’s Behavioral System Model for Mental Care

In nursing, theories play an important role, showing what has already been achieved, and what kind of work must be done. Dorothy Johnson is one of the prominent nursing theorists, whose behavioral system model is frequently implemented in various clinical and healthcare settings. In this paper, Johnson’s theory will be...

Epidemiological Studies and Public Health

Introduction The wellbeing of humans is a state of health that is subject to various determinants of health and diseases. Often, most epidemiological studies present risk factors as individual non-independent elements due to complex interactions and synergistic associations in practice (Fletcher & Fletcher, 2012). These health-associated conditions naturally fall into...

Levels of Health Prevention

The types of care that are maintained in healthcare institutions largely determine the nature of a particular treatment plan, the features of recovery, and patient outcomes. Based on the analysis of a specific methodology used by medical specialists as the primary means of assistance, it is possible to determine the...

Anthem’s Balanced Scorecard: Performance & Improvement Insights

Abstract Anthem is an organization that provides health insurance plans to its clients and incorporates several subsidiaries. Based on the Balanced Scorecard model it can be argued that the insurer performs well in the domains of finance, customer satisfaction, and learning and growth. However, the internal processes can be improved...

Telehealth, Its Impact and Challenges

Introduction In the light of recent reforms of health care aimed at improving the quality and accessibility of health care services, the application of patient care information technology, or e-medicine, can be seen as a viable solution to overcoming current health care issues. E-medicine is defined as the integration of...

CVI vs. DVT: Pathophysiology and Key Differences

The Pathophysiology of Chronic Venous Insufficiency According to Santler and Goerge (2017), chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a well-known disorder associated with a variety of symptoms in later disease stages, which is reported to be considered common within the population of the U. S. Most notably, varicose veins with or...

Surgical Nurse’s Roles and Requirements

Abstract The roles of a surgical nurse in a healthcare setting have not been extensively studied despite that surgical nurses are crucial players in surgical procedures. This library research is targeted at searching for literature relevant to the topic. In the course of the research, the core competencies of a...

Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement Project

Introduction Today, burnout and occupational stress are often associated with the nursing practice because of the number of tasks that nurses should perform daily (Khamisa, Oldenburg, Peltzer, & Ilic, 2015). Working in stressful environments, nurses experience significant physical and emotional pressure. Such stress leads to nurses’ burnout, and then, to...

Nurse Practitioners: Balancing Evidence-Based Practice & Cultural Competence

Introduction Nurse practitioners use their skills and philosophies to offer high-quality support and care to their patients. Concepts such as evidence-based practice and cultural competence are critical for caregivers providing support to individuals from different religious, social, and racial backgrounds. Such attributes make it easier for them to offer timely...

Intravenous Catheter Insertion Improvement

One of the nurses’ common responsibilities in the workplace is performing venipuncture for intravenous injection which allows liquid substances to be distributed evenly and have the desired effect on a patient. There is evidence that a significant number of nurses lack appropriate training which complicates catheter insertion. One of the...

USA vs. Spain Health Care: Costs, Financing, and Statistics

Introduction The health care system is one of the main indicators of a country’s level of development (Thoumi, A., Drobnick, E., & McClellan, 2015). According to the statistics provided by the WHO, the USA’s health care system is not even among the twenty most developed ones in the world, whereas...

Affordable Care Act and Related Ethical Conflicts

Every major reform has its strengths and weaknesses, particularly when it comes to health care. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare or Trumpcare, was first initiated in 2012. Even though the Act was aimed at improving access to health care for underprivileged populations, it raised several ethical...

Imogene King’s Theory of Goal Attainment: Application in Nursing Practice

Student One Imogene King’s theory of goal attainment is a theoretical framework allowing nursing students to set specific health care goals with a patient and meet them through the close nurse-patient relationship (Wayne, 2014). A recent expansion of the scope of practice for nurse practitioners (NPs), nurse educators, and nurse...

Exploring Healthcare Ethics, Ethinomics, and the Role of the Commonwealth Fund

What is Ethinomics? The term ethinomics was first introduced by scientist Marrill Mathews at the end of the last century, and the main essence of this concept was the unification of ethics and economics definitions (Rambur, 2015). The main essence of this phenomenon is to describe a certain term from...

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Introduction Nurse training and specialization are vital in addressing various health care issues. Apparently, there are numerous issues associated with health care, including global nurse shortages, the need to provide quality care, and the necessity to reduce the cost of care while augmenting patients’ outcomes. Advanced training of nurses is...

Healthcare Disparities in the LGBT Community

Introduction Apart from the disparities representatives of the LGBT community face in everyday life, they also deal with some major challenges as to their access to appropriate health care services. Consequently, they are experiencing worse health outcomes, as stated by Kates, Ranji, Beamesderfer, Salganicoff, and Dawson (2016). Some of the...

Tympanic Membrane and Thyroid Gland

Introduction In this paper, two vital components of a human body will be discussed and assessed: the tympanic membrane and the thyroid gland. The tympanic membrane is an important segment of a human ear, also known as an eardrum (Hasso, 2012). This thin circular membrane exists between the middle ear...

Fulmer SPICES Tool in Patient Health Assessment

Introduction It is worth noting that holistic health assessment is a comprehensive approach towards evaluating the patient’s condition. In particular, individual health is viewed as a complex system, which includes not only the physical component but also the psychological and mental state of a person and the interaction of these...

Patients Safety and Needs in Healthcare Environment

In the contemporary nursing environment, patients are exposed to a number of risks form the possibility of their personal information being disclosed to a third party due to imperfections in the security system to the threat of developing a nosocomial infection as a result of inappropriate nursing strategy chosen by...

Understanding Neuman Systems Model: A Comprehensive Guide

Introduction Nursing is a complex process that is influenced by a variety of factors related to a patient, a nurse, and an environment. To understand the impact of these factors on a nursing process and to provide high-quality care, nurses need to act upon their knowledge of nursing theory. In...

Motivational Axiom, Health Behavior and Promotion

Discussion Healthcare professionals influence patients’ behaviors if they apply certain motivational axioms and health behavior models. Being able to explain patients’ behaviors and motivation with reference to these axioms and theories, educators can choose the most appropriate strategies to stimulate patients’ learning and behavioral change. The purpose of this paper...