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Exaggerated benefits of plans or products are on the rise as fictitious data that mimics noteworthy media information in appearance but not concerning the organizational progression or intention. It mainly occurs when some people purposefully overstate the gains of a plan, for example, medical research as a means of attaining...
One of the primary concerns of medical specialists in the United States is the increasing rates of childhood obesity. It is linked to numerous health issues that occur at the highest percentage among people with early obesity (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2017). According to the U.S. Preventive Services Task...
Introduction The significance of considering culture as a factor in healthcare is specifically important for multicultural countries. Ion that regard, the diversity of cultures result have a great impact on the health of those different cultures. Cultural background, heritage, and language “have a considerable impact on both how patients access...
While healthcare workers need to remember that spiritual care exists and may assist patients who practice any form of spirituality, it is equally crucial not to impose one’s views. Knowing a patient’s needs is essential, even if they are not particularly spiritual. However, certain groups of patients, such as terminally...
Introduction Building coalitions, alliances and consortiums are generally regarded from the perspective of mutual benefits and experience exchange. Moreover, the necessity to arrange cooperation is closely associated with the requirements for the further expansion of the organizations, as arranging the cooperation practices, these organizations hope for the extensive resources and...
Executive summary Despite their medical ability, stem cells have become the subject of controversy. For example, the Catholic Church objects to the destruction of embryos for the sake of stem cell research. On the other hand, the Islamic perspective of the research on stem cells is flexible and friendlier. In...
Why the Article was Chosen The study conducted by Müller-Engelmann et al. (2019) contains plenty of significant elements within the scope of research design. The authors seem to adhere to the best practices of the multiple baseline approach and apply it to the relevant issue. This is the primary reason...
Introduction One field which has made tremendous advances in modern times is the medical field novel discoveries and innovative inventions have resulted in the development of cures for a myriad of diseases that were once deemed as incurable. This has had the result of significantly lowering the mortality rate of...
Introduction Today’s healthcare paradigm has become highly dependent on the notions of ethics and respect for individual freedom and world perception. Despite decades of continuous struggle for adequate healthcare ethics application, there still exists a variety of issues both public and government are to reconsider in order to create an...
Fluctuations of mood are natural in humans as a reaction to internal and external stressors. However, recurrent mood swings that negatively affect a person’s social or professional life can be a sign of a psychological disorder. Bipolar disorder is a mental impairment characterized by abrupt changes from depressive state to...
Evidence-based medicine relies on research and evidence to implement any change in practice, which includes diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention. However, research and evidence that encompass all possible cases and scenarios is impossible, or, at least, impractically costly (Dreier & Löhler, 2016). Therefore, discovering gaps in the findings when researching...
Cervical cancer is a condition that affects the cells close to the vagina that can be located in the lower section of the uterus, which is called the cervix. The majority of cases of cervical cancer are caused by the human papillomavirus (Klügel et al., 2017). Overall, cervical cancer develops...
One of the difficulties of the doctor’s work, not to mention the technical part, is telling the patients and their loved ones about the diagnosis. The matter gets even worse when the patient has a severe disorder and is terminally ill. People in Asian culture believe that it is better...
The State of California has allowed medical doctors to assist terminally ill patients in killing themselves. Disputes about the moral and ethical side of this issue have been going on for many years (Emanuel 339). A lot of opposing opinions are expressed in terms of the law, human rights, medicine,...
Introduction Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt) is the organism that is responsible for causing tuberculosis (TB). This disease that existed as from the Neolithic era has been a quagmire to the medical field scientists even after the identification of the causative agent. This paper discusses M. tuberculosis with special focus on its...
Only a few decades ago, the patterns of diseases acquired at a particular age were almost precisely established, making it easier to anticipate certain dysfunctions before reaching their risk groups. However, lately, various external factors have contributed to the rapid increase in those patterns breaking, with children struggling with health...
Introduction As the areas selected for improvements include reducing patients’ length of stay in the community hospital and making sure readmission rates are not increasing, it is necessary to choose the necessary tools to measure these improvements. So, the main area of research is the VA hospitals that are facing...
Definitions and Symptoms Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a health issue that can affect anyone given the presence of respective circumstances, yet sex workers are under a particularly high threat. Due to the constant exposure to traumatic experiences and the lack of awareness of and access to healthcare services, the...
Introduction In their study, Patetta et al. investigate changes in US young adults’ nutritional choices based on socioeconomic status and food sources. Scholars note that young adults are the main consumers of fast food, which makes the investigation of this population’s nutrition habits rather significant. The key problem with poor...
The current shortage of nurses across the New York state is currently endangering our public health care centers. This has made it difficult for the few remaining ones to take care of the increasing number of patients during the day and night duties without having a good rest. The shortage...
Introduction The human papilloma virus otherwise referred to as HPV is one of the most common types of viruses that affect families around the world. HPV is one the worlds most common sexually transmitted diseases. The virus is transmitted through skin to skin contact with a person suffering from the...
Nursing-sensitive indicators refer to the processes, outcomes, and structures that are applied in nursing in order to provide quality nursing care to patients. The nursing care structures are dependent on whether there are adequate and potential nursing staff and the level of qualification of the staff. The indicators of the...
The practice of ending the life of a person suffering from an incurable disease and experiencing unbearable suffering as a result of that disease at their request is a subject of public debate and legal proceedings. Though many ethical and moral problems remain acute, euthanasia is now legal in many...
The topic of the opioid crisis is inherently connected with the substance abuse disorder problem overall, which is one of the main directions of Dr. Bersamira’s work. The articles written by Bersamira and colleagues do not only discuss high number of substance misuse cases in the USA but also concentrate...
Vision statement Our team intends to use the knowledge acquired from the coursework to incorporate healing therapies in nursing practice. Team members will collaborate to produce scholarly work on this course work by integrating alternative therapies into conventional medicine that is increasingly being implemented by many registered medical practitioners. These...
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) distresses a patient’s immune arrangement hence weakening the defence system against numerous infections encompassing some forms of cancer. With the virus destroying and impairing the operation of immune cells, an infected person progressively becomes immunodeficient. People’s immunity is characteristically gauged by the number of CD4...
Depression treatment in the U.S. varies based on health practitioners’ preferences. Some prefer drugs as the ultimate solution, whereas others embrace therapy. Regardless of the approach, severe ordeals of depression are treatable provided that the patients remain positive and are dedicated to adopting the different educational strategies as advised by...
Sugar Consumption as a Serious Problem Sugar, or sucrose, is a natural molecule usually produced by plants.1 Chemically, it is a disaccharide consisting of glucose and fructose links. Since ancient times, humanity has learned to use this white crystalline substance as a food additive, and today sugar is an integral...
Introduction Breast cancer is an enormous healthcare issue and is the leading type of cancer among women. It occurs because of various complex determinants: stress tendencies, harmful habits, genetics, obesity, among others. Researching the problem is a necessary step in defining the early stages of the illness and later curing...
Introduction Everyone would probably agree that health is a priceless gift to humans. However, in the modern world, even the notion of health has a commercial background. Indeed, the health care system cannot function without selling and buying medicaments, which is an essential part of marketing. In addition, health care...
Introduction Diabetes mellitus has deleterious effects on many systems of the body especially the immunity and the nervous systems. This article focuses on effects of diabetic neuropathy on the foot, its signs and symptoms and treatment. Effects on the foot The effects of diabetic neuropathy can be explained using parameters...
Introduction The healthcare system in the United States of America accounts among the best healthcare systems in the world. The government has mandated several legal entities to aid in provision of health services in the country. The nation invests largely in healthcare, in the basis of per capita than any...
Summary of Article Key Points An article titled Covid-19 — navigating the uncharted relates to the subject of health and medicine, and, to be more specific, it explores the current epidemic of Covid-19. The authors review two academic works of Lee et al. and Guan et al., respectively, which examine...
It is understood that policymakers describe public health as an immeasurably significant national priority. From the threat of epidemics and infectious diseases to the problems of an aging population, obesity, and chronic illnesses – all challenges related to the health and well-being of Americans traditionally fall on public health professionals...
This paper is a critical review of a position statement that discusses the impact of pharmacogenomics on individual drug effectiveness, specifically addressing the validity and sustainability of individual genotyping. The position paper identified three key issues regarding the validity of developing individual genotyping for drug effectiveness and a further four...
Background/Introduction Surgery leadership and its effects are barely investigated in recent literature (Barling, Akers, Di Lena, & Beiko, 2017; D’Innocenzo, Mathieu, & Kukenberger, 2016). Also, the methods of the introduction of SL in healthcare settings are rarely studied (Brún, O’Donovan, & McAuliffe, 2019). However, the existing literature suggests that SL...
Summary Diabetes mellitus is a disease that affects many systems in the body; it has both anatomical and biochemical consequences which are manifested in various ways. In simple terms, diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease mainly resulting from insulin deficiency or reduction in the body to an extent that metabolism...
Introduction In an era when homosexuality is a tangible enough concern to merit religious, moral and legal debate (and two journals devoted solely to partnering without the possibility of procreation and natural offspring), Neville and Henrickson (2006) analyze a portion of the 2004 New Zealand Lavender Islands: Portrait of the...
Case Study Melissa Moser, a female aged 22 years indicated symptoms of unconsciousness and shortness of breath when she was first admitted in the community hospital. The patient data as recorded on admission showed that she was 70kgs heavy, 66 inches tall and her BSA was 1.81m2; two weeks ago...
The ANA Code of Ethics is intended to guide nurses’ behavior in situations related to their work. In particular, it teaches the practice of independent creative making of decisions, a humanistic view of the patient, and protecting their rights. At the same time, using the ANA Code of Ethics in...
As Sternberg et al (964-973) argue, although the global prevalence of herpes has reduced, as compared to other sexually transmitted diseases, herpes is one of the least discovered sexually transmitted viral diseases, in its early stages of infection. This is the case primarily because, unlike other sexually transmitted infections that...
Introduction Contracts comprise an integral part of the health care system of the United States of America. Naturally, the managed care contracts are viewed as the core of this system as they regulate the relations between the medical facilities and patients at the legal level. As defined by the Dictionary...
Based on the information provided, for which chronic illnesses might you anticipate this vulnerable population to be at risk? Coal mining workers are exposed to numerous health threats due to their exposure to adverse substances at work and the lifestyle they lead associated with their occupation. Indeed, the coal mining...
The team critique that has been written in response to a proposed article has proved to be quite useful for my nursing practice. The conclusions that the team has reached contributed not only to the enrichment of knowledge on a specific topic, but gave a great opportunity to utilize this...
The aspects of epidemiology are closely associated with the matters of epidemic spread, the control of the threat, or forecasts of the tendencies, associated with the common dangers for lives, caused by epidemics. As for the research by Mullan, who stated that the health care principles and epidemiology approaches of...
Introduction Writing in 2006 and leveraging a background as an oncology nursing practitioner and professor attached to a Department of Physiological Nursing, Viale assembled critical updates on adjuvant therapies to manage the long-term remission of colon cancer. Colon cancer remains the third most prevalent for both genders in both Europe...
Introduction Medication errors are some of the factors contributing significantly to poor patient outcomes, such as morbidity and mortality. This problem is compounded further when patients are required to self-medicate once discharged from the hospital. Therefore, there is an overarching need to address this problem for improved patient outcomes. This...
The present description is concerned with the critique of a research article related to the comparison of surgical stabilization of the lumbar spine with intensive rehabilitation for patients with chronic low back pain. This condition was reported to enhance the economic concerns in patients leading to a difficult management task....
This is a chronic disease that results from a high level of glucose or sugar within the blood. This disease also arises from the body’s inability to produce and utilize insulin effectively. Insulin is important within the body because it enhances the transportation of glucose to various body cells for...
Grief is one of the strongest and overwhelming emotions inherent to people as a result of some kind of loss, misunderstanding, or sorrow. Many people admit that grief is a natural reaction of people, and this is why it is always interesting and educative to investigate this emotion and define...
Communication has always been an essential part of people’s lives. Messages are exchanged during communication in order to achieve the goals of the conversation. People do not simply transmit data but inform, share knowledge about the difficulties of solving a problem, and discuss other aspects. However, due to unavoidable circumstances,...
Introduction Mashall, McConkey and Moore (2003) seek to assess obese and overweight individuals and the steps taken after screening the individuals positively. In addition, the authors of this article seek to know how health promotion classes contribute to weight loss among obese and overweight individuals. The authors are compelled to...
Increase in the elderly inmate population The number of prisoners in the United States has kept surging over the years. It is estimated that the percentage of prisoners aged 55 years and above has increased by a margin of 33 % from 2000 to 2005. Within this period the prison...
It is crucial to improve your everyday memory. How well memory is developed depends on how much information we can remember. A well-trained memory enhances concentration, increases productivity, and develops thinking and creativity. The brain works like a computer, but unlike the latter, it cannot be filled to 100%: it...
Nurses operating within the rural or remote setting sometimes find themselves with a hefty workload of attending to patients’ healthcare issues in addition to other duties which go beyond their normal schedule. A case in point is the continued training needs of these rural staff especially in third world or...
Introduction The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act can restructure the health care systems by increasing the accessibility of health cover. The Act also controls coverage and streamlines the delivery mechanisms to the population. This also includes payment of these services. The Act seeks to cut down the number of...
Nurses are the most significant force within the healthcare system because they spend more time caring for patients than any other medical professional. In 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a report titled “The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health.” This Institute outlined the main challenges that the...
Introduction Physical assessment of the patient is one of the core skills of any nurse. As such, it is important to find the right approach for any age demographic, both adults and children. An assessment of a child usually consists of various practices, often depending on the child’s age and...
In the modern world, a significant amount of attention is paid to social problems, including youth smoking. The article in question elaborates on the influence of antismoking advertisements on youth smoking rates. It is believed that promoting a healthy lifestyle that excludes such habits can have an impact on people...
A management problem I have encountered during the experience in my work place in the Respiratory Department consists of different perspectives of Respiratory supervisors on the same issue. Respiratory supervisors in this department include a supervisor, a lead Therapist, a charge, and the seniority Therapist. As a consequence, I have...
Millions of people strive for power and leadership without thinking about possible expectations and consequences. In health care, effective leadership cannot be ignored because it is the only opportunity to control employees and make sure that all clients’ demands are met. In this paper, Case 6 about governance and infrastructure...
Background Obesity in children is a risk factor in the development of Type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Most studies show that the prevalence of T2DM is directly proportional to age (Adams & Lammon, 2007). As a result, there is evidence to suggest that the development of insulin resistance disorders at an...
Introduction Of all deaths occurring in the United States, pancreatic cancer accounts for more than 6%. The article analyses the most recent techniques in diagnosis and management pancreatic cancer a malignancy with very poor prognosis. Pancreatic cancer has a very low 5-year survival rate with some studies showing levels below...
Introduction Anemia, as defined by Moz (2006), is health condition that involves “an absolute decrease in red blood cells (RBCs) in proportion to total blood volume, or an absolute decrease in hemoglobin in relation to blood volume”. Iron deficiency or depletion in the body is significantly responsible for the emergence...
Terminal Illness Terminal illness refers to a human condition that can never be cured and may ultimately lead to death. The most common type of terminal illness is advanced colon cancer. The disease refers to the abnormal growth of the colon cells (Epstein et al., 2016). Presently, the main causes...
Alcoholism of fathers is one of the most critical factors influencing the development of their children. Its effect has long been ignored due to the complexity of such a study and seeming impossibility to prove the hypotheses but finally confirmed by researchers based on an animal model (Cicero, 1994). The...
Tucker, J., Whitehead, L., Palamara, P., Rosman, J. X., & Seaman, K. (2020). Recognition and management of agitation in acute mental health services: A qualitative evaluation of staff perceptions. BMC Nursing, 19(1), 1-10. Web. Tucker et al.’s (2020) research article Recognition and management of agitation in acute mental health services:...
The increase in morbidity and mortality levels of cardiovascular diseases has resulted in the embracement of lipid management as a key component of secondary prevention. According to Cox (2009, p. 592), this scenario resulted in the publication of guidelines that stipulated how the secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases will be...
The issue of public health is one of the most important questions as it involves the wellbeing and health of every individual. Public health is a science and art because it is based on traditional medicine and healthcare issues but requires a personalized approach to every citizen. It is important...
The healthcare environment requires a fundamental focus on the patient’s safety, independence, and a sound healing environment. Such background may only exist where there are evidence-based practice and effective decision-making. Max’s case study provides a practical demonstration of how medication choice and self-response may affect a patient’s safety and recovery....
Spirituality, according to Wallace (2007) is “the essence of our being, which permeates our living and infuses our unfolding awareness of who and what we are, our purpose in being, and our inner resources; and shapes our life journey”. There has been a renewed interest in the healthcare profession about...
The US hospitals lose much money through medical supply wastage yearly. According to Elizabeth McLellan, the creator of Partners for World Health, a non-profit establishment, which gathers infirmary supply “waste” from various sanatoriums around Portland Mane, the organization collects medical “fritter” worth $20 million per year (Allen, 2017). Therefore, it...
Interpreters are necessary for providing quality care to patients. Individuals with limited proficiency in English and people that have hearing or speech impairments may have trouble communicating their condition to health providers. Conversely, providers may not be able to explain complex topics to patients. This discrepancy in communication imminently leads...
Academic works and evidence-based projects in the nursing sphere are an essential part of the profession. However, there are several difficulties both in receiving and sharing the latest information concerning significant issues. It is possible to assume that the awareness of healthcare workers has a direct impact on the level...
The film Girl, Interrupted describes the clinical pictures of several female characters, and one of the most striking is the portrait of Lisa Rove, who was diagnosed with sociopathy. The film vividly describes the symptoms of her illness, such as aggression, lack of sleep, distorted perception of reality, and absence...
The Risks and Problems Caused by Non-sterile Pharmacy Procedures On the whole, the risk to patients appears to spring from three main elements: quality of the compounding materials, non-compliance with compounding best practices, and non-sterile facilities. Fatalities Concerns about the health and safety of confined patients were heightened in the...
Research and Report Obesity and overweight are serious health issues that negatively affect the systems of the human body. To help people lose excess weight, healthcare professionals recommend patients undergo one of the three types of bariatric surgery: a gastric band, gastric sleeve, or gastrointestinal bypass. This paper will explore...
The article under the headline “These Algorithms Could Bring an End to the World’s Deadliest Killer” was written by Apoorva Mandavilli and published in The New York Times on the 20th of November 2020. The article is dedicated to an app called qXR which is currently being used in rural...
The setting for this project is a primary community clinic situated in Seattle. It serves the most part of the population living in this urban area and is visited by many patients seeking primary care for their chronic conditions. The clinic’s personnel have noticed that older patients’ non-adherence often stems...
In general, cortisone is defined as an anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, and immunosuppressive hormone in the class of corticosteroids. It may be used as an efficient treatment of multiple serious disorders. Cortisone is especially beneficial for control over allergy attacks and asthma. The administration of cortisone-like steroids in acute asthmatic attacks, either...
Introduction Historically, there was a very high infection of measles among children (95%-98%) by the time they reached 18 years, before the introduction of the vaccine against measles. The number of cases of measles has generally reduced since 1980 according to the WHO report (see appendix 1). The viruses for...
Introduction The use of ultrasound in the field of medicine is one of the myriads of examples of the practical applicability of physics principles. Its use in this field actually began in the early 1930s and it has continued to advance in leaps and bounds. Ultrasound is actually a high-frequency...
Working in emergencies poses not only professional but also ethical challenges for healthcare employees, and the notorious Hurricane Katrina is an example of such a situation. While imagining myself as a direct participant in those events, I realize that I would have to face severe pressure caused by the dire...
Dr. Samuel is an internal medicine physician. This practice does not have lab service. When Dr. Samuel orders lab work, she recommends the patient to Lucky Lab. Lucky Lab is very appreciative that Dr. Samuel’s patients use their lab. Lucky Lab is so appreciated that for every patient of Dr....
Introduction Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders aims to classify the disorders according to certain criteria that are essential for reliable diagnoses (Paris, 2013, p. 70). Clinicians and researchers use the book as the guide for the essential characteristics of any type of mental disorder. The cultural background, gender,...
Caring for the Nguyens During the interview and physical examination of Mr. Nguyen, the nurse is able to gather enough information and identify the existing problems. Relying on the complaints of the patient and his family history, certain conclusions have to be made. However, the creation of medical and nursing...
Numerous investigations prove the idea that the vast majority of medical writings and studies are biased (Leavitt, 2003), and even more, it is very difficult to eliminate all biases in a study. This is why it is better to take some other steps to solve the problem and guard the...
In this project, healthcare organizations will be considered, i.e., the hospitals and medical clinics are the major areas of research. The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York is the best example of hospitals that needs telemedicine. A significant number of hospitals has ignored the positive impacts of technology on the...
Sources credibility is a burning issue of the information era the United States and the whole world are currently going through. Reliability of information can influence various spheres of life, and healthcare services are no exclusion. For instance, it is essential for evidence-based models addressing specific conditions and diseases. Autism...
The healthcare industry is undergoing several changes that are brought about not only by modern technology and shift of patients towards specialized providers but overall changes in the US healthcare system, such as, implementation of new legislation. Therefore, today’s healthcare administrators are faced with new and unprecedented barriers (Figueroa, Harrison,...
Everyone knows that American society is challenged by a variety of diseases. Some of them could be predicted, controlled, and treated, and some illnesses remain incurable because even the most advanced technologies are not effective and helpless. Diabetes is one of such public health concerns, with no particular cure. People...
Within the medical and clinical sciences, community health is a significant area of research focusing on the preservation, safety, and enhancement of demographic groups and communities’ health status. Primary healthcare services seek to decrease risk factors and strengthen the promotion of a healthy society. This essay explains how a nurse...
Introduction Nursing practice has continually improved over the recent years due to the integration of theoretical frameworks that advocate for more involving learning strategies and nursing process (Billings and Halstead, 2009, p.4). Furthermore, the embracement of community oriented and consumer driven system and its incorporation in learning has led to...
Legalizing physical-assisted suicide has been providing a ground for debates in the scientific community for a long time. Some scholars assume that the legitimation of euthanasia is an ethically correct and necessary decision, while others firmly disagree that doctors should have a right to take a patient’s life. The papers...
Introduction When the world is under pressure from the COVID-19 infection, previously implicit public health problems became apparent to people. Without pointing out the rather spontaneous difficulties with the lack of personal protective equipment such as disposable gloves and masks, emphasis should be placed on an information system and the...
Introduction People suffer many different health or mental issues, and most of the time, the main reason is some outside sources. Although it is true, there are also such aspects as Social Determinates that influence health positively and negatively. One such factor is a family whose problems affect the lives...
Introduction The process of translating research outcomes into practice is an essential prerequisite for the effective functioning of any clinical setting. Indeed, implementation of findings “and revised methods of treatment can potentially save lives and improve the quality of life of patients” (Kristensen et al., 2016, p. 1). However, this...
Introduction The human body is a complicated walking-talking-thinking engine with mutually dependent systems and subsystems composing or representing the complex whole. The breaking down of any one of the body’s structures can lead to a rush down in big quantities of complex medical issues. Where there is a system breakdown,...
Introduction Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common form of cancer affecting approximately one million people annually (Savci, 1999). The incidence of this liver cancer has increased over the years even though this cancer is generally regarded to be a malignancy of the aged because of its’ high prevalence (El-Serag, 2001)....
According to research, viruses are the major causes of the greatest shocking diseases in the world today. However, many people are only aware of H.I.V. which has been the most spreading virus over the years. Viruses are very fast reproducing micro organisms. They are basically packages of genetic material that...
Occupational therapy is a profession in medicine that is concerned with the promotion of health and the well-being of individuals with various limitations in life such as physical impairments. According to the American Occupational Therapy Association, occupational therapy can be defined as making use of work, self-care, and other activities...
Introduction The theoretical and conceptual work of nursing development activities through various clinical practices have left many role models for us in the nursing and patient care community. This research paper presents the development of Orem’s Self-care Nursing Model (OSCNM) which is widely used today as the accomplishment of Dorothea...
Introduction Evidence-based nursing, which combines research data with clinical expertise, is essential for improving patient outcomes. The issue of non-compliance with VTE prophylaxis negatively affects the quality of care and requires adequate research evidence. The purpose of the following work is to discuss two articles representing different types of evidence,...
There is a growing research interest in the Health aspects of Nutrition. Methods of alleviating the diseases or potentially life-threatening conditions without any side effects could be possible with Nutrition. The present description is concerned with evaluating the validity and reliability of Nutrition research with reference to colorectal cancer. This...
Introduction The health care system of the United States of America is considered to be one of the most effective around the world, but this system also has its drawbacks and problems that serve as obstacles on the way of its development. First of all, the health care system is...
The book, ‘cultural issues in end-of-life decision making,’ provide a better way of dealing with end-of-life decision making since it is one of the most difficult tests that patients and their families have to go through. Since there is inadequacy of helpful resources to assist clinicians to offer guidance in...
Over time, people have faced difficulties as they try to comprehend the symptoms of psychological disorders. Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that impairs an individual’s thinking, understanding, and behavior, leading to delusions and hallucinations (Boerrigter et al.). If not treated earlier, it can lead to lifelong disability. Besides, the...
Introduction Burnout syndrome is a problem commonly seen at various healthcare facilities among medical workers. The article by Lahana et al. addresses the manifestation of this phenomenon among nurses working in social welfare centers for mentally challenged persons in Greece. The study’s purpose was to examine the syndrome and identify...
Introduction One of the recent and the most successful achievements by the current President of the United States, Barack Obama, is his improvements of the health care system. Mr. President promised to take a number of actions to provide the Americans with appropriate health care, and he kept his promise....
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is among the leading causes of death globally and is estimated to be the fourth leading cause of morbidity and mortality in 2030. Even though the obstruction of airways characterizes COPD, it is linked to metabolic disorders, which include obesity, cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, and...
Regarding the fluid volume balance, some findings suggest the presence of hypovolemic status. As for physical assessment, relevant findings to support this conclusion include mucous membrane dryness and decreased blood pressure (Taghavi & Askari, 2020). Increases in heart rate, poor skin turgor, and confusion also support this suggestion (Taghavi &...
Introduction Death penalty is also referred to as the capital punishment and involves the executions of offenders through a judicial process. Historically, only capital offenders are liable for such punishments. Among the crimes identified as capital offences include murder, treason and espionage offences. In some countries, rape, adultery and incest...
Introduction Diabetes mellitus{DM} is broadly divided into two categories, the type I and type II diabetes and they are all categorized based on the levels of blood sugar found in the body. About 24 million people in the US are suffering from diabetes and unfortunately it’s estimated that about one-third...
Introduction Healthcare professionals especially those in the nursing field, apply different types of models in order to execute their roles professionally. These models are beneficial to patients and help to promote code of ethics and patient safety. Thus, a nursing model is a conceptual framework connecting particulars and phenomena, which...
Introduction Containing costs and improving healthcare capture the very essence of healthcare operational principles. The paper shall look at five arguments that support the latter statement with particular emphasis on recent researches and surveys. Whether managed care is containing costs and improving access to quality healthcare It maximizes profitability It...
Numerous changes and technological advances are being continually introduced to the medical field worldwide. These improvements or new developments help modern medicine to progress and provide high quality patient outcomes. However, every implementation needs to be adequately analyzed and assessed. This change proposal will describe e-prescribing technology, its patient safety...
Introduction The medical field has made significant advances over the years which have resulted in the provision of detailed information about the human body and how it works. Through various research efforts, medical and biological experts have successfully studied various human organs to present a conclusive argument on how each...
Introduction Diabetes which is medically referred to as diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder that occurs due to the lack of production or action of insulin in the body. Insulin is a hormone that enables blood sugar in form of glucose to generate energy in the body. It is a...
Avşar, Orçun. “Orthorexia Nervosa- As an Eating Disorder.” Edelweiss Psychiatry Open Access, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 11-13. Eating disorders that include bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa are regularly diagnosed and addressed by health professionals. Orthorexia nervosa ought to be categorized either as a novel neuropsychiatric or an eating...
Every health care organization while restructuring its functions and corporate structure has to consider the implications of Human Resources Management on recruitment and retention, training and development, employee performance management, regulatory compliance, and compensation and benefits. It is imperative for every organization to carefully chalk out its HR strategy in...
Introduction The development and implementation of health policy fellowships are highly relevant when addressing important medical issues and helping certain populations. In the field of gerontology, the involvement of stakeholders who are able to assist older adults may be organized by offering participation in special training programs. Fellowships promoted to...
Brittany Maynard was a terminally ill patient who decided to end her own life by taking a lethal dose of prescribed medication. On November 1, 2014, Mrs. Maynard dissolved 100 capsules of a sedative in a glass of water and drank it around her friends and relatives (White, 2014). She...
Introduction There is a need to guarantee safety to the users of medical products. To achieve this the manufacturing processes must be free from any viable microorganisms be it bacterias, fungi or other moulds. These problems have been reduced through the establishment of a Central Decontamination Unit (CDUs) which provides...
Young athletes’ concussion knowledge and belief descriptives table: For my first search, I used the word “concussion.” On the Advanced Search page, I limited the search to peer-reviewed articles in English published in the last three years, for which full text is available. I chose this article because I found...
Health delivery methodology is changing with the rise of innovation and technology. First of all, care is becoming more diversified as monitoring, treatment, and prevention are divided into multiple processes with a specific sequence of interventions. Besides, a customer-centric approach is a fundamental assistance model to meet the needs of...
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that affects the lymphatic system. Since lymphoid tissue is present in the spleen and digestive tract, it can also strike the digestive system. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is dangerous because it targets white blood cells. These cells are present in lymph nodes all over...
Introduction In this paper, I seek to prove that the Universal healthy care plan is ineffective and ill-advised at its best. The plan has elicited a spate of heated debate since it was proposed by President Obama. Right from its introduction, it was received with mixed reactions from various sides...
Introduction Obesity can be defined in simple terms as having too much fat than the amount required by the body and it occurs when you consume more calories than is required by the body. This imbalance between the calories getting in and out of the body may be a result...
In this day and age, skinny jeans seem to be one of the most popular clothing items among young people. Nevertheless, since this fashion is relatively modern, there is not enough research on the impact that it has on the human body. Researchers and medical professionals, however, do not recommend...
Infant healthcare has always been one of the most extensive fields of scholarly research, as professionals are eager to define all the possible predispositions for all the possible health conditions as early as possible. However, one of the fascinating aspects of research concerns the investigation of genetic disease development, as...
Sharp Healthcare Sharp Healthcare in San Diego has not afforded the opportunity to acquire financial capital through equity markets since it is not a profit making hospital. As a result of this it enjoys the advantage of accessing tax-exempt debt markets. Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code permits...
People have come to appreciate the importance of having medical insurance, especially in emergency cases. In response to this need by consumers, many insurance providers have flooded the market hence presenting a host of choices for the people. This essay seeks to find out whether PPO, HMO, or PHO is...
Introduction Chronic kidney disease is one of the most burning issues of the modern society, and the program to fight its occurrences and eliminate the disease as such is vital. Such a program is especially important today when the incidence of the chronic kidney disease is on the dramatic rise...
The ongoing coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has taught many people additional lessons about personal hygiene. Hand washing emerges as an evidence-based practice for preventing the spread various bacterial and viral diseases. This initiative would be appropriate for the national hand washing awareness week in December. The move is capable...
Introduction Coronavirus disease (2019) is an illness triggered by a brand new virus that can infect an individual in case he or she inhales the droplets of coughing, sneezing, or particles generated by breathing. Another way of becoming infected is touching a contaminated surface and then touching oneself (especially, eyes...
The case study presented an issue connected to the prescription of asthma treatments to a 3-year-old Kim Phan. The child was diagnosed with the disease after evaluating presenting symptoms such as tiredness, fatigue, coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and nasal congestion. He was prescribed a five-day tapering course of prednisone,...
Public health is among the areas of concern for governments across the globe. Early prevention is rather inexpensive and may lead to the avoidance of grievous and expensive health problems. Government accountabilities for public health transcend past voluntary endeavors and services to encompass other authorities such as quarantine, compulsory immunization,...
The introduction of computerized equipment in an operating room marked a fundamental milestone in the field of medicine. This has greatly improved the care and safety given to patients during the operation process; it also improves on management and efficiency of operating surgeons. A computerized operation room reduces time lost...
Diabetes insipidus is a disease caused by malfunctioning of the kidneys due to a lack of the hormone vasopressin. Its main symptoms are often urinating, production of an unusually high amount of urine by kidneys, and extreme thirst (“Diabetes insipidus,” n.d.). Other symptoms are colorless urine instead of pale yellow,...
Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia nervosa is an extremely serious eating disorder characterized by a distorted weight perception and a strong fear of gaining it. Medics note that “people with anorexia have abnormally low body weight and always control it and their shape” (“Anorexia nervosa,” 2018, para. 1). To achieve that, such...
Abstract In general, the ICD may be defined as the standard diagnostic tool used internationally for health management, epidemiology, and clinical purposes. Designed, maintained, and published by the World Health Organization (WHO), the ICD-10 maps various health conditions to their corresponding generic categories with relation to specific variations through the...
Introduction and overview Non profit organizations are often started to address various challenges faced by the society. In most cases the organizations are usually at grass roots level and with no formal structures. However, such small groups at times develop into large organizations responsive to the needs of thousands of...
Margaret Newman’s theory of health as expanding consciousness is directly applicable today because it outlines a nursing paradigm built on the concepts inherent in healthcare and medical science. Its central assumption is that disease manifests as the result of the underlying pattern of the person, and this pattern as a...
Clinical depression mainly refers to the mental disorder which affects an individual’s feelings and thoughts, causing a negative shift in daily activities. While it can occur to any individual regardless of age, it can compound its effect on older adults. The failure to detect some of the symptoms associated with...
Alzheimer’s disease is a dangerous condition of the brain most common among older people. Scientists note that the disease is the third leading cause of death in the United States after cardiovascular disease and cancer (Bredesen et al., 2016). The treatment is usually aimed at alleviating the symptoms, as nowadays,...
Hypercholesterolemia refers to a high level of cholesterol in the blood. This health condition occurs when the inner walls of blood vessels accumulate and store too much cholesterol, which is released to the bloodstream when it reaches excessive levels (Vettor & Serra, 2018). Coronary arteries, the blood vessels supplying blood...
Introduction Developmental issues are a sphere of concern for parents and medical specialists. Everyone may want their children to follow the average growth pattern, but certain obstacles may prevent it from happening. A standard measurement procedure may reveal concerning details about a child’s development, and both sides need to cooperate...
Myopia is a visual dysfunction from which more and more people start suffering due to the development of computer technologies. Myopia usually occurs “when an eye is too long when the cornea is too steeply curved when the eye’s lens is unable to relax enough to provide accurate distance vision,...
Introduction Despite healthcare reforms and the introduction of methods to optimize the medical industry, individual aspects deserve particular attention due to the inability of stakeholders to address specific challenges. The high cost of specialty drugs is one of such barriers, which makes it impossible for many people to undergo a...
What is the Single Most Important Action That You Can Take to Prevent Developing an Infectious Disease? Why? The main preventive methods of diseases I consider are a healthy lifestyle and hygiene. In this way, immunity is strengthened, and the possibility of stress is reduced. Moreover, compliance with hygiene rules...
