Essentials of Master’s-Level Nursing Education and Research Skills

Essentials in Nurse Practitioner Programs Nurses play an especially important role in healthcare delivery. Nowadays, the healthcare system is characterized by “explosion of knowledge, expanding technologies, increasing diversity, and global health challenges” (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2014, p. 3). Therefore, the current situation produced a necessity for high-quality...

APRNs in Healthcare: Benefits, Challenges, and the ACA

Introduction The role of the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is continuously evolving, gaining recognition and enabling superior standards of care. In particular, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has led to an increase in practice authority for APNs and higher wages for medical professionals overall. Nevertheless, there is significant opposition...

Innovating Health Information Technology: Leadership’s Role and Impact

Week 2 Assignment Leaders are instrumental to innovation (TEDx Talks, 2012), and healthcare information technology (HIT) leaders are not an exception. Among other things, HIT leaders promote the innovations that optimize and transform healthcare. The present paper will examine some of the key aspects that a HIT leader needs to...

Academic Medical Centre’s Quality Improvement Plan

Introduction Medical facilities need to maintain a high level of quality management system so as they can meet their patient’s medical needs appropriately. The medical facilities industry deals with life-threatening conditions thus there is much need for accuracy and timely delivery of services by both medical and support departments (Pollitt...

Complementary vs. Traditional Medicine: Understanding and Perspectives

What is complementary / alternative medicine and how does it differ from the traditional western approach? Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a medical approach, which combines varied medical products, and health care systems to alleviate pain (National center for complementary and alternative medicine, 2008, par.2). Authentically, CAM intertwines the...

Nursing Definition and Personal Philosophy

The Definition of Nursing On a bigger scale, nursing is a concept that includes the protection of human life and the promotion of healthy lifestyles. Nurses serve as a mediator of healing facilitation and are keen on preventing injuries and illnesses (Potter, Perry, & Stockert, 2015). The key objective of...

Patient Satisfaction in Health Care

Introduction The research problem that the authors of the selected article sought to answer in their research is on how to improve the level of patient satisfaction in the delivery of health care within medical homes and other health care organizations. The research questions that are addressed by the researchers...

Anthem Blue Cross: Strategic Healthcare Planning

Introduction The environment analysis and TOWS matrix both contribute to creating a strategic plan for an organization since they synthesize the factors that influence the operations. The external components of an industry (such as major trends) are crucial to consider when designing a strategic plan for a company. TOWS matrix...

iPhone Addiction in Hispanic Teens: Impact & Concerns

The American society, especially teenagers and young adults, are obsessed with iPhone, according to a research that was recently released by (Yan, 2015). Many people often wait for the release of the latest models because of the improved features. Apple Inc. has done a lot to ensure that its latest...

Effective Diagnosis of Diarrhea: Key Questions and Tests

The correct diagnosing of a particular medical issue is a complex issue that demands the high level of competence from a therapist and utilization of appropriate questions to ensure that all essential elements are covered and considered while examining a patient. The first consultation with a health worker is critical...

Colorectal Cancer: Factors and Prevention

Introduction Cancer is a serious healthcare concern both in the US and across the world. It is crucial to understand the specific prevention measures that can help individuals mitigate the risks of developing this condition. This approach is difficult to execute because most cancers do not present apparent symptoms in...

Assessing Risk Scales for Pressure Ulcers: A Qualitative Study

Introduction Taking into consideration the PICOT question selected for research, this paper will discuss the article that focuses on risks assessment scales that are used by healthcare professionals in order to predict and minimalize hospital-acquired pressure ulcers. For example, Ingwu, Ayanor, and Ohaeri (2015) published a research paper that fits...

Teamwork in Health Care: Boosting Quality and Conflict Resolution

Introduction Teamwork and collaboration in professional health care and nursing are regarded as the paramount elements in ensuring positive health outcomes in patients and increasing the quality of health care delivery. It is possible to collectively consider such issues as problem-solving, decision-making, and goal-setting. Also, teamwork allows knowledge and skills...

Implementing Evidence-Based Practices for HAI Management

Practitioners integrate patient values and new ideas in nursing to support the health needs of more patients. These practices will result in evidence-based practice (EBP). The problem of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) continues to affect many patients and health facilities. This paper explains how a HAI management practices can be embraced...

Enhancing Care Quality and Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare Settings

Discussion Chapter 8 Quality of care has always been a primary concern of institutions involved in healthcare. Studer (2014) in one of the chapters of The Healthcare Quality Book focuses on the issue of consistent quality delivery and its hardwiring. According to Porter (as cited in Studer, 2014, p. 193),...

Advancing Nursing Practice: The Role of Master’s Level Education

The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing provide a framework for all master’s degree programs in the field of nursing regardless of what sphere of performance a student may choose after graduation (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2011). In the following paragraphs, the important curricular elements, as well as...

Role of Advanced Nurses in Health Promotion and Collaboration

Health promotion has been a major priority for healthcare providers for several decades, but many nursing professionals still fail to understand their role in this process. Sharma (2017) stresses that an advanced nursing professional has responsibilities in such areas as planning and evaluating health services and promotion programs, communicating health...

Muslim Faith and Healthcare Relationship

Cultural backgrounds have a significant effect on person’s beliefs and attitudes toward health care. The Islamic religion is practiced by a large part of the world’s population, which is why it is critical to consider health beliefs and practices of this population. You have included a comprehensive analysis of the...

Nursing Process: Culturally Competent Care

Abstract The USA is a country that is currently a home for people of different nations. They have their own unique view, values, and beliefs. It is critical to provide patient-centered care for nursing professionals who are patient advocates. In this framework, they are also expected to reveal their cultural...

Design for Change Proposal: Reducing Falls in Orthopedic Patients

Design for Change Proposal Every year, approximately 30-40% of orthopedic patients identify falls as the reason for why they address the emergency departments of their local hospitals (Hill et al., 2015). Besides, nowadays, falls are the frequent causes of mortality and morbidity among older adults (Ambrose, Paul, & Hausdorff, 2013)....

Why People Avoid Flu Shots: Side Effects and Misconceptions

Introduction Flu vaccinations are considered to be an important part of population health programs in most developed countries. However, the published statistics on flu vaccinations reveal that many people opt against flu shots. For instance, according to Petty, only 48.6% of Americans obtained flu vaccinations in 2016, which means that...

Missed Care in Relation to Nurse-Sensitive Indicators

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) initiatives necessitate the focus of healthcare professionals on the following dimensions of practice: overuse, underuse, and misuse (Sollecito & Johnson, 2013). The occurrence of any of these quality problems undermines the quality of delivered care, thereby creating the chance for the occurrence of medical errors. Under...

Data Collection Methodology in Qualitative and Quantitative Studies

Introduction The analysis of the effectiveness of data collection methods used by authors for carrying out certain studies is an important procedure. It helps assess the relevance of the information obtained and their reliability. As the objects of such an analysis, two peer-reviewed articles are examined with different ways of...

Evaluating Patient Education Technologies for Better Engagement

Introduction Within recent decades, it has been widely recognized by health care researchers and practitioners that the quality of care largely depends on patient engagement, and patient education is one of the main instruments for such engagement (Koh, Brach, Harris, & Parchman, 2013). With technological development, the number of patient...

ARNPs in Miami-Dade: IRB-Approved Research Proposals

Introduction There are many ARNPs (advanced registered nurse practitioners) living in Miami-Dade County who submitted their research proposals to IRB (institutional review board) and were accepted by the commission. Jessica Maclntyre who occupies the position of director of clinical operations at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of them. The...

Prevention of Breast Cancer

The Introduction of Study The present proposal offers a study that will examine the possible effectiveness of consultations performed by advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) in promoting the use of mammography in high-risk populations. The problem of the study is a major one because it is connected to one of...

Mid-Year vs. End-Year Population Estimates in Epidemiology

Nowadays, epidemiologists are concerned with the correlation between population growth and healthcare issues. The measurement called the “total mid-year population” is most frequently employed instead of the “end-of-year population” because it provides a more comprehensive statistical picture than the latter approach. The correlation with death rates, birth rates, marriage rates,...

Readiness and Barriers to Change in Nursing

Introduction Just like in any other field, the implementation of change in nursing designed to facilitate an organizational improvement may result in a disruption of operations and confusion of the staff. That is why the planning and implementation of organizational change are to be carefully planned before putting into practice....

Outcomes Research and Patient-Centered Care

Outcomes research is an area of public health research that focuses on studying the results of the impact healthcare processes and structures have on the health outcomes of individual patients or populations. Since health outcomes can vary from complete recovery to mortality, studying these tangible events concerning the processes that...

Children Obesity Prevention Proposals

Introduction A plethora of scholarly studies proves that obesity in children may be treated using healthy nutrition, adequate physical activity, and a stable psychological condition. At the same time, little attention paid to the formulation of evidence-based practices, and many nurses encounter problems with stimulating children to practice healthy lifestyles...

Lexicomp Online: Comprehensive Drug Information for Healthcare Professionals

In the epoch of the Internet, prescribers have access to multiple sources of information about medications that can assist them in making the safest and most effective decisions for patients’ needs. For the resource to be trustworthy and facilitate a problem-solving process, it needs to be comprehensive, concise, and up...

Florida’s Medicaid Program: Rationale, Funding Structure, and Impacts

Rationale Florida’s Medicaid reforms initiated in 2006 aimed at statewide coverage expansion of the managed care system. In 2005, former governor, Jeb Bush, signed into law a federal waiver proposal to move recipients from the fee-for-service model to managed care (Senior, 2016). The rationale for this healthcare reform was to...

Assessing Pressure Ulcer Risk: Insights from Balzer et al. Study

Analysis of the Article For this assessment, I have selected the publication What Patient Characteristics Guide Nurses’ Clinical Judgement on Pressure Ulcer Risk? A Mixed-Method Study by Balzer et al. (2014), and it focuses on defining diverse aspects that nurses tend to use when determining risks of pressure ulcers’ occurrence....

Heart Failure & COPD Discharge: Patient Perspectives on Care

Introduction The article under analysis is written by Doos et al. (2014) and entitled “Heart Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Multimorbidity at Hospital Discharge Transition: A Study of Patient and Carer Experience.” The article focuses on hospital discharge transition as seen by older patients. This study unveils the value...

Master’s Prepared Nurse and Leading Change

Introduction Advanced practice nurses are believed to play a crucial part in the current process of healthcare system transformation. At present, medical organizations tend to invest in improving patient care and developing the culture of nursing practice. To improve the quality of medical services, nurses should advocate for evidence-based and...

Resolving a Recurring Conflict Between Two Nurses

Introduction Conflict resolution refers to the method whereby two or more warring factions find a diplomatic and harmonious solution to their disagreements. Conflicts may occur between physicians, the healthcare team, the patient’s family, the patient, or between physicians and the staff members. The majority of health amenities may be exposed...

AANP vs. ANCC: FNP Exam Certification Resources

Passing an FNP national certification examination for nurse practitioners may be a difficult process. Most graduates have an option to take the examination at either the American Association of Nurse Practitioners or the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Both organizations are equally valid but present themselves differently. One of the ways...

Leininger’s Theory in Undergraduate Nursing Studies

Introduction The nursing theory provides nurses with the necessary frameworks that allow them to provide high-quality healthcare services. These theories address various aspects of contemporary nursing (Alligood, 2014). For instance, they equip nursing professionals with approaches to the provision of health services associated with particular clinical procedures, psychological support, social...

Lean Waste Reduction Opportunities in US Healthcare

It should be noted that the US healthcare system with its unique features implies the possibility of producing waste despite the fact that organizations strive for eliminating or preventing it. In addition, some inefficiencies are an integral part of the process of delivering care. Nevertheless, hospital setting requires removing those...

Cultural Competence in Beginning Nurses: Reyes et al.’s Insights

Introduction The American population is characterized by many ethnic and social groups. The current level of diversity influences the performance of different healthcare professionals in an attempt to deliver quality care. This issue of “cultural diversity faces all healthcare practitioners across the globe” (Loftin, Hartin, Branson, & Reyes, 2013, p....

Enhancing Clinical Decision-Making with Multi-Agent Systems

Clinical Informatics and Multi-Agent System Whenever it comes to the description of clinical informatics, the theory of a multi-agent system (MAS) arrives as the most suited to cope with the mentioned task. The major advantage of a multi-agent model is that it considers the whole cycle of a clinic’s decision-making...

Professional Ethics in Nursing Practice

What are the skills necessary for the provider to identify, address, and assess this clinical ethical issue? Professional ethics cannot be ignored in providing health or nursing care. It is hard to give some general guidelines and recommendations on how to stay ethically correct in all cases. A provider must...

The New Regulation Model for Advanced Practice Nurses

Introduction At present, local laws regarding advanced practice nurses (APNs) vary widely between different states and countries. As a consequence, specialists with the same degrees of knowledge, experience, and competence would receive different treatment depending on the state, including restrictions on the scope of their activities. The introduction of a...

Mandatory Health Reporting: Child Abuse & Security Breaches

Health data aggregation is a crucial process of information gathering for future research and analysis. However, there are cases where health information should be reported immediately to the state or federal authorities to prevent possible adverse effects. The present paper provides an overview of two instances of mandatory reporting in...

Cardiac Patient’s Nursing Care Plan

What additional history would you obtain from this patient? In the case under discussion, the patient has no significant cardiac, hypertension, and dyslipidemia history. After the placement of a drug-eluting stent (DES), slight lipid elevation and high blood pressure are observed. Therefore, it is required to pay attention to additional...

Critique of Ong et al. (2016): BEAT-HF Study on Heart Failure

In order to implement evidence-based practice in the modern health care setting, it is paramount to use evidence gathered by scholars and reported in articles published in peer-reviewed journals. The current paper criticizes one such article that was written by Ong et al. (2016). The article by Ong et al....

The Geriatric Population’s Depression

PICOT: in nursing staff at VEGA Medical Center (Miami, FL), how does the implementation of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2016) guidelines affect the accuracy of diagnosing and management of depression in the geriatric population within 8 weeks? The analysis of the data of my project is still...

Sleep Apnea and Nursing Management

Introduction The article discusses obstructive sleep apnea, a chronic disorder characterized by the obstruction of the upper airways resulting in sleep disruption that could lead to fatigue during the day and the required management. This paper will seek to review the article and evaluate its application to professional nursing practice....

Low Back Pain: Diagnostics and Treatment

The additional history that should be obtained is whether this episode of pain is similar to the current episode and whether the patient sought medical attention that time; if yes, what diagnosis was made. Previous treatment (medications or other interventions), surgical history, any history of arthritis or osteoporosis, any past...

Public Health Nursing in Afghanistan: Challenges, Progress, and Future

It is unlikely that the medicine and healthcare will be at a decent level in a country where the war and destruction have been carried out for many years. At present, the level of the medical care in Afghanistan is gradually increasing; however, not in all the parts of the...

Telenursing: Benefits, Limitations, and Privacy Issues

As of 2015, 36 countries around the world utilize telenursing for a wide variety of outpatient procedures (Johnson, Wilhelmsson, Börjeson & Lindberg, 2015). Whether it’s a telephone call, a video conference or through data sent via medical equipment from a patient, a doctor or nurse is no longer limited by...

HIV/AIDS Treatment Obstacles in Mumbai: Research

Introduction The present article dwells upon the major issues concerning HIV/AIDS treatment in India’s lower-middle class. Naik et al. (2009) claim that the reduction of medication costs and educational programs concerning the disease and its treatment can improve the situation in the region. Kinds of Research The present article is...

Meeting the Need of AD Patients

Problem and Purpose Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has become one of the leading death causes according to a recent report (Alzheimer’s Disease International, 2016). AD affects people on a cognitive level, causing them to lose their memory skills and reasoning abilities (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). To provide proper palliative care, it...

Healthcare Standards in England

Three stakeholders The term stakeholder refers to a person who has an interest in an organisation or a firm. Stakeholders are affected by the major decisions a firm or an organisation makes in the course of executing business operations (Paeglis 2012). In a hospital setting, the stakeholders include the healthcare...

Financial Operations in Healthcare: Insights from a Financial Analyst

Managing financial operations within a healthcare facility is one of the jobs that are not related directly to addressing patients’ needs yet are critical to the functioning of a facility. In an interview with M., who is a Financial Analyst at a local hospital, a range of factors that affect...

Co-Occurring and Substance Use Disorders Compared

Mental disorders cause a highly dangerous state in the patient’s organism. Psychological disorders may impact people of any age or social group. While a disorder alone makes a hazardous impact on a person’s health, there are frequent cases of co-occurrence of these conditions. Substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders present...

EHR Integration for Diabetes Risk Management

Introduction According to Baus, Wood, Pollard, Summerfield, and White (2013), “diabetes mellitus is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States and is a major contributor to decreased life expectancy, increased rates of heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, lower-limb amputations, retinopathy, and adult-onset blindness” (p. 1f). Moreno-Iribas et...

Nursing Care for Sudden Vision Loss: Jessica’s Case Study

Introduction Seeking help from specialists with a complaint about a sudden decrease of vision in one eye is a serious reason for nursing intervention since the patient experiences discomfort and is temporarily forced to adapt to a new lifestyle. As the subject of intervention, thirty-two-year-old teacher Jessica is considered. She...

Coordinating Care for Discharged Patients: Nurses’ Role, Strategies, and Impact

Introduction The article under analysis is entitled “Connecting the Dots: A Qualitative Study of Home Health Nurse Perspectives on Coordinating Care for Recently Discharged Patients” and was published in 2017. Jones et al. (2017) conducted a qualitative study that involved focus group discussions. Home health nurses and administrators shared their...

Public Health in the USA

Introduction At the moment, the U.S. healthcare sector is undergoing critical reforms aimed at the significant improvement of its functioning and increase of the care affordability for all populations living in the state. However, there are still numerous issues that should be addressed to achieve the final goal and ensure...

Comparing Negative-Pressure vs. Hyperbaric Therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Introduction Diabetic foot ulcers are among the most widespread complications of diabetes and a major nursing problem, as they are difficult to treat and may lead to amputation. The key problem with diabetic ulcers is that they are the primary reason for non-traumatic amputations (Sarinnapakorn, Sunthorntepwarakul, Deerochanawong, Niramitmahapanya, & Napartivaumnuay,...

Differential Diagnoses: Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea Analysis

Introduction A presumptive nursing diagnosis is at the center of nursing interventions; therefore, it is of utter importance to learn the process of analyzing diagnostic clues and symptoms (Herdman & Kamitsure, 2014). This paper aims to present three differential diagnoses for a patient who presents with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea....

Pathophysiology and Causes of Mortality in the US: Trends and Insights

Pathophysiology Each year, in the United States, millions of deaths are officially registered. Web sources like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and online journals like Journal of College Student Psychotherapy are defined as reliable because they introduce the statistical data at the governmental level and contain academic...

Impact of Sedentary Behavior on Health Outcomes

Sedentary Behavior as an Independent Factor Physical activity plays an important role in the overall health of an individual. It has been established that physical activity is beneficial for eliminating the risk of death related to the sedentary time (Ekelund et al., 2016). However, the lifestyle of modern people involves...

Boosting Employee Engagement: St. Anthony’s Internal Marketing Approach

One of the critical approaches to implementing a new marketing strategy is presenting it to the stakeholders – employees and patients. It is also crucial to address any concerns or different perspectives that they may have regarding the new offerings because it may help improve it and ensure the participation...

Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: Nurse’s View on Risks vs. Benefits

In every medical manipulation, it is crucial to evaluate the expected positive outcome and possible risks that can happen. It is also true when it comes to vaccination in general and HPV vaccination in particular. HPV vaccination provokes many discussions on its safety and comparability of risks of vaccination and...

The Problem of Tobacco Use in the United States

Introduction Tobacco use remains a major challenge in the United States. Smoking is one of the risk factors for lung cancer and premature death. Young individuals view the misbehavior as a ritual to adulthood. This paper seeks to analyze the issue of tobacco regulation and how some of the existing...

The Role of Information Systems in Modern Healthcare

Introduction In the contemporary world, the ubiquity of the information technologies is the reality and a necessity. Over the last few decades, the information and computer technologies have facilitated many dramatic changes in the ways in which health and nursing care are delivered. In the industry such as nursing, characterized...

Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality

The nursing profession was historically viewed as a subordinate and lesser medical profession. Over time, it has gradually become a well-established and respected job that demands a high degree of skill. Today, the issue of developing a theoretical basis for nursing has also become urgent. Many researchers have developed their...

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing: Enhancing Care Quality

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is discussed as an effective approach to integrating research into a practical setting related to nursing. As a result, many healthcare organizations try to apply the principles of EBP to the everyday work of nurses and healthcare providers in order to improve the quality of care (Black,...

Treatment of HF, AMI, and PNA: Impact on Health Outcomes

Treatment of various diseases determines health outcomes and influences the quality of life. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (2017), the measures for congestive heart failure (HF), acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and pneumonia (PNA) to include 30-day readmission help to make hospital care transparent and available and...

HIV and AIDS in India: Social Norms and Prevention Programs

Introduction This article is devoted to the problem of HIV and AIDS in India. In our days, the problem attracts national and international priority, as the rate of spreading the disease has been increased. “National HIV prevention campaigns focus on messages ap­pealing to individuals to adopt safe sexual behaviors” (Sivaram...

Florence Nightingale’s and Jean Watson’s Nursing Theories

To understand a nursing theory better, it can be helpful to explore the background of the theorist. This is particularly relevant for the founder of modern nursing as a separate discipline—Florence Nightingale. She was the first theorist to create a conceptual framework of nursing and to define key terms. Moreover,...

A Healthcare Professional’s Writing Knowledge Reflection

Introduction The available literature is consistent in that healthcare professionals should develop the required competencies in writing and research to succeed in solving everyday health problems and articulating detailed information, data, and thoughts in written format (Campanelli, Feterman, Keane, Lieberman, & Roberson, 2007). The present paper provides a reflective postscript...

Madeline Leininger and Transcultural Nursing Theory

Introduction Nursing theories are powerful concepts that are combined to guide a given medical practice. The targeted project seeks to examine how theoretical concepts can be implemented to improve healthcare delivery. This paper gives a detailed analysis of two middle-range scholars and one non-nursing theorist. The major concepts presented by...

Advocacy Campaigns for Obesity Prevention: Strategies and Impact

The emergence of different health conditions that affect human beings explains why the issue of advocacy has been taken to the next level. This practice is embraced by different stakeholders and community members to take a position and initiate powerful strategies to influence every policy choice made in public and...

Factors Affecting Conscious Sedation in Radiological Procedures

Even though conscious sedation is considered to be the safest type of sedation, it might still imply severe respiratory complications (Blayney, 2012). To perform an effective intervention targeted to prevent these complications, it is essential to consider all the key factors that might further affect its course. The paper at...

Goals and Achievements of The Indian Creek Foundation’s Community Initiatives

Strategic Goals As an organization whose purpose is to help children and adult people with developmental and physical disabilities, the Indian Creek Foundation has to develop strategic goals that would drive its future initiatives and projects. One of the major weaknesses that characterize this organization currently is its plan of...

Quality Measurement in Nursing: Dashboards & Metrics Insights

Introduction The application of valid measures for the assessment of organizational performance is a critical function of a leader, which should be used to inform their decision-making process. This paper aims to discuss two chapters on quality measurement tools and metrics in the context of nursing. Dashboards and Scorecards A...

Five-Year Budget Plan for ABCBS Breast Cancer Screening Initiative

Introduction Breast cancer screenings can help diagnose the disease in its early stages and provide a more effective treatment to patients. The senior management of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (ABCBS) decided to proceed with the annual initiative of offering mammograms to their clients without additional payments in October. By...

Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing: Accountability and Care

At some points in their careers, nurses may face serious ethical dilemmas in which there is a threat to them of losing their jobs or harming their patients. However, ethical considerations are something incorporated into nurses’ work, and there are smaller ethical dilemmas that nurses may face every day. For...

HIPAA, HITECH, and the Future of US Healthcare Technology

Introduction Despite tangible progress made throughout the last few decades, the healthcare system of the United States of America is still facing numerous challenges. Recently, there has been a vivid discussion as to how modern technology may aid in enhancing the system and making meaningful changes. So far, there have...

Interprofessional Collaboration in Surgery: A Three-Tier Program

Introduction Interprofessional collaboration can have a direct influence on the improvement of patient care because teamwork facilitates the sharing of experiences and perspectives on the most appropriate treatment. Each healthcare provider involved in a collaborative relationship has unique skills, knowledge, and professional identity for enhancing care, yet there are still...

Nursing Resources for Managing Acutely Ill Children: Guidelines and Recommendations

Introduction When conducting nursing research, it is paramount to be able to choose an appropriate methodology so as to do the study properly. In this paper, a nursing article is considered. The methodology used in it is identified, and the likely reasons of its authors for choosing this methodology are...

Shared Governance Model in Nursing

Introduction At the moment, the sphere of healthcare in the United States is being subjected to significant challenges associated with changes in health care policies as well as the increase in patients’ demands for quality services. In such a volatile environment, there is a problem of underserved populations not receiving...

Euthanasia in Public Opinion and Policy-Making

Regardless of the context or setting, the topic of euthanasia has always been a controversial one. On the one hand, its proponents argued that euthanasia could be a solution for people diagnosed with terminal diseases that want to avoid the pain and suffering associated with it. On the other hand,...

Nursing Education in Poland vs. Ireland: Historical & Modern Insights

Introduction Poland and Ireland have a singular historical background: over the XIX century, Poland experienced wars and Soviet domination; Catholicism shaped Ireland, and a deep anti-British movement led to the foundation of the nation. The proximity of Ireland to Western culture would have suggested a more modern system there than...

Consumer-Driven Health Care Plans

Introduction Consumer-driven health care plans have experimented within the United States over the last ten years. The plan combines a highly deductible insurance plan policy with various accounts. It covers approximately eight million individuals (8 Million). The number has risen as compared to 2007 where the number of individuals covered...

Innovations in Nursing Education: Evaluation and Testing

Describe the testing process, preparation, assembling, and administration; its importance for students’ success and providing a positive learning environment Prior to developing a test, a teacher should detect the learning objectives and base the assessment in accordance with them. The appropriate type of evaluation should be chosen. Whereas some knowledge...

Reducing CLABSI with Post-Insertion Care Bundles and EBP

The Implications of the Findings on Clinical Practice The findings made have a significant implication for clinical practice. The findings show that using a multifaceted intervention may significantly reduce cases of central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) (Dixon & Caver, 2010). It means that nursing practice within the intensive care...

Cutler Bay Community’s Windshield Survey

The community chosen for the survey is Cutler Bay community in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Physical environment, people, and service will be assessed in this paper. Geographical Description The geographical boundaries of the community are SW 184th Street, SW 232 Street, and Biscayne National Park (Town of Cutler Bay, 2013). The...

Hypertension in Hispanics: Education & Health Implications

Hypertension (high blood pressure) is one of the current public health concerns in the United States. According to Rimando (2015), one is considered to have hypertension if the force exerted by blood against the wall of blood vessels is greater than normal. Medical guidelines often consider a blood pressure that...

WHO Health Goals: Interdisciplinary Approaches & Policies

The World Health Organization (WHO) undertakes numerous initiatives and activities to transform the medical outcomes of the greatest number of people. Its current global health agenda is aimed at addressing existing gaps in health care using innovative practices. This paper discusses available opportunities for developing interdisciplinary approaches to advance the...

Nursing Simulation Evaluation: Impact on Nursing Education and Practice

Introduction The selected nursing simulation was developed by the nursing program of Montgomery College. Its purpose is to educate nursing students about specific nursing care situations they would encounter in real-life practice using a simulated context (Montgomery College, 2013). The simulation scenario is on the physical assessment of a hospitalized...

Environmental Factors and Barriers to Health

Abstract The field of environmental health is one of the most important in health care. It has a wide variety of definitions due to a large number of factors that can affect a person’s health externally. It is possible to predict an increased occurrence of a disease when the environment...

Reducing Falls in Seniors: PICOT Analysis of Education vs. Standard Care

The following PICOT question is proposed for consideration: in patients aged 65 and older, who run a risk of falls and live either with a caregiver or alone (P), does an education effort directed at caregivers and patients (I) compared to a group of similar patients undergoing only standard fall...

The Patient Health Questionnaire

The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is one of the tools that are used to evaluate patients’ psychological state. The questionnaire is also usually applied to measure depression symptoms in adolescent patients (Richardson et al., 2014). The purpose of this paper is to discuss the PHQ-9 with the focus on its...

Healthcare System Practice Guidelines: Ensuring Quality Care

Introduction Nowadays, much attention is paid to healthcare services and the systems under which numerous people have to work and cooperate. The peculiar feature of any healthcare system is the possibility to unite people who have different professions and background knowledge and offer them an appropriate working environment, fair attitudes,...

Patient Education Reducing Readmission Rates

COPD as the Current Healthcare Concern Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common issue that affects a significant number of patients on a regular basis (Schaffer, Sandau, & Diedrick, 2013). Despite the fact that the current healthcare opportunities allow for rather fast and efficient treatment of COPD, the readmission...

Pain Management Issues in Cancer Patients

Pain is the most common and upsetting symptom observed in oncology practice. Pain has a significant effect on the quality of life of cancer patients, their view of the effectiveness of treatment, disease progression, and survival (Bhatnagar & Gupta, 2015). According to Bhatnagar and Gupta (2015), stubborn cancer pain that...

Nurse Educator Core Competency

Every medical worker has his or her core competencies. There are two types of care provider roles specified in this study (indirect and direct). Such professionals as nurse administrators, informaticists, and educators are considered to be indirect care providers, whereas nurse practitioners have to communicate, examine, and help their patients...

Health and Care Excellence in Depression Management

Ethical Considerations for DNP Projects PICOT: in community clinic nursing staff, how does the introduction of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2016a) guidelines within ten weeks affect the accuracy of diagnosing and quality of managing depression in the older population as compared to the staff’s performance before the...

Empathy Training to Reduce Restraint and Seclusion in Healthcare

Introduction Restraint and seclusion have been included in the treatment process for a relatively long time. However, the mounting body of evidence suggests that its use does not offer a therapeutic effect and in many scenarios introduces the risk of adverse health effects, undesirable psychological issues, disrupted emotional stability, and,...

Health Department Roles During Hurricanes

A hurricane is a tropical phenomenon that is formed by sustained winds of enormous velocity. Hurricanes rate among the most devastating of all the natural disasters, which means that timely preparedness for them (in the form of precautionary measures) is crucial for avoiding or mitigating their damaging effects and threats...

Change Management in Healthcare: Role of Change Agents and Leadership

The shift of priorities in modern society triggered dramatic changes in all spheres of human activity. Today we can observe numerous attempts to reconsider traditional approaches to increase their efficiency and attain better results. For this reason, numerous methods in management to provide organizations with a significant competitive advantage appear....

Nursing Care Models

In different medical facilities, nurses’ work, cooperation, connections to other members of the medical staff and employees, and their role in providing care may be organized and understood differently. The system that incorporates various aspects of nurses’ work and various concepts about their role is called a nursing care model....

The Evolving Role of Professional Nursing: Responsibilities and Ethical Considerations

Introduction Professional nurses should develop superior competencies and ideas that resonate with their patients’ changing needs. The discussion below examines a number of issues that clinicians and caregivers should take seriously. These include patient safety, collaboration, leadership, informatics, and professionalism. Collaboration The concept of collaboration is essential for promoting teamwork...

Addressing Tobacco Smoking Issues in Miami-Dade County

Introduction The issue of tobacco use has been an important health concern for decades. At present, it is a disturbing problem related to both youth and adults. Together with governmental interventions, communities pay attention to this issue because a tobacco- and smoke-free surrounding is crucial for the health and well-being...

Addressing the Growing Need for Diverse Blood Donors in the US

Abstract The research on the growing need for various blood donors in the United States of America is proposed for submission to the American Journal of Nursing. The information below is to address such points of this paper as research steps (problem, purpose, question, hypothesis, and methodology). Steps in implementing...

PICOT: Implementing NICE Guidelines at VEGA Medical Center

PICOT: in nursing staff at VEGA Medical Center, how does the implementation of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2016) guidelines affect the accuracy of diagnosing and management of depression in the geriatric population within 8 weeks? The role of an educator for a Doctor of Nursing Practice can...

Patient Care Improvement Strategies at King Fahd Military Medical Complex

Introduction This report discusses process improvement at the King Fahd Military Medical Complex’s accident and emergency department. In the last two years, there has been a rise in the number of cases of prolonged stay and reduced patient workflow within this department. Through observation of previously conducted studies by the...

Preparing Nurses for EHR Implementation Using Rogers’ Theory

Introduction Nurse facilitators undertake numerous roles to support any form of change and empower clinicians to focus on the changing needs of their patients. The selected hospital in New York has planned to introduce a new electronic health records (EHR) system. This new initiative must be supported using a powerful...

MRSA in Healthcare: Addressing the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Issue

The Problem Many patients check into hospitals and become colonized by methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which is considered the most toxic of all micro pathogens that are resistant to antibiotics, such as penicillin and methicillin. MRSA colonization is now a critical risk factor for later MRSA infection in the hospital....

The Nurses Role in Strategic Management

From an interdisciplinary perspective, researchers have drawn contrasts between nursing and strategic planning (Carney, 2009). However, there is little evidence explaining the role of nurses in strategic management. Based on the failure to understand the interplay between nursing and strategic planning, this paper highlights the major areas of similarity and...

Enhancing Patient Care Through Interprofessional Collaboration

Collaboration is an evidence-based practice that nurse practitioners (NP) can consider to provide high-quality services to their patients. This initiative guides professionals in the health sector to identify the unique needs of different individuals and offer personalized services. This paper presents ideas and insights that support the importance of interprofessional...

Hypertension: Understanding High Blood Pressure Risks and Prevention

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a medical condition in which a person’s blood pressure is continuously elevated above the norm. It is associated with a broad variety of risk factors that put most people into a potential danger group. Furthermore, the effects of continued hypertension can be...

Caring for TGN Youth: Key Issues for PMHNPs and Best Practices

Introduction Working with transgender and gender non-conforming (TGN) children and adolescents requires much knowledge and awareness. They may experience severe mental health conditions, lack support from their family, and show suicidal behavior. This paper discusses the issues a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) should be aware of when interacting...

Improved Transition Procedures After Patient Discharge

Introduction The current research proposal is aimed at investigating the impact of improving the transition procedures following a discharge of a patient from a hospital on the rates of hospital readmissions. Therefore, the purpose of the proposed EBP project is to investigate the impact of an intervention for gathering additional...

Impact of IOM Report on Nursing: Leadership & Workforce

Introduction The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has cooperated with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to develop an initiative that will drive the development of the nursing profession (Institute of Medicine, 2011). IOM Future of Nursing Report is the important result of this cooperation that has an impact on the...

Novice Medical Specialists’ Learning and Teaching

Identification of the Problems from Different Roles The possibility of clinical practice is important for novice medical specialists since relevant skills are acquired during this period, and students learn to apply their theoretical knowledge. Nevertheless, the issue of the lack of practical training can become a serious problem for both...

Headache Diagnostics and Treatment

Case Summary A 35-year old female patient reported to the nursing office, complaining about “bad headaches,” which have been present for the past two years, right after the birth of her first child. The headaches interrupt the patient’s sleeping patterns and cause enough pain to make the patient cease all...

Strategic Marketing Plan for Enhancing St. Antony Medical Center’s Patient Care

Executive Summary The St. Antony Medical Center aims to use its labor and delivery unit as a part of the marketing pull strategy. Therefore, while it may not contribute significantly to the overall profit of the organization in a direct manner, it has an impact on the number of patients...

Orem’s Nursing Model: Self-Care Deficit Theory

Introduction Nursing models involve special approaches to work that differ from one another by the target audience, the nature of the interventions, the technologies used and other aspects of the activity. As the concept for analysis, the Orem’s model of nursing will be considered. Its second name is The Self-Care...

Self-Care Health Promotion Plan

Health promotion is one of the key elements of nursing care that necessitates the identification of illness prevention opportunities during the course of care provision (Miller, 2013). The development health promotion programs by nurses can substantially improve the ability of patients to manage their conditions, thereby reducing the financial burden...

People With Disabilities: Health-Care Disparities

Introduction Individuals with developmental disabilities, including intellectual ones, usually experience more health-related issues than people without such disabilities. This phenomenon associated with being at risk of developing more medical problems in comparison to the general population is known as a health disparity (Krahn & Fox, 2014). However, the problem is...

Florida Nursing Board: Legal & Ethical Insights

Introduction The Board of Nursing website in the state of Florida contains useful information that the local population can access for free. This resource publishes professional data that medical personnel should read to be aware of new standards and laws. Moreover, regular citizens might find out about different events and...

Heritage Assessment of Latino, Asian, and European American Families

People having a different cultural heritage tend to have different views on health and health care. The US society is culturally diverse, which creates certain challenges for the provision of the high-quality healthcare services. The healthcare staff should take into account the patient’s (and often their family’s) views on health...

Medical Administration and Its Functions

When people think of hospital staff, they usually think only of physicians, nurses, or other caregivers. These healthcare professionals are a part of the staff needed to manage an organized hospital. However, behind the scenes, there is a hidden and extremely important role in health services delivery — medical administration....

Medication Administration Errors: Risks to Patient Safety and Prevention Strategies

Introduction The importance of studying medication administration errors (MAE) has been highlighted by many researchers, as it is recognized that such errors occur across countries and types of medical facilities bringing considerable risks to the safety of patients (Hughes & Blegen, 2008). Much academic effort has been applied to exploring...

Access of Healthcare: Factors Affecting the Access of Care and Barriers

What is access of care? Access of care within healthcare is associated with the availability of medical services, providers and institutions. Therefore, it determines whether patients and communities can use healthcare services when necessary. Access of care is often determined by such factors as “availability, price, and quality of resources,...

Community Health Status: Development, Gender, Genetics

Stage of development, gender and genetics appear to be the chief factors that influence the health status of the community. The selections that a person makes the matter as well, nonetheless, these selections are prejudiced by surroundings, involvements, principles and other various aspects (the determining factors of well-being). Moreover, for...

Effective Strategies for Preventing Pressure Ulcers

One of the most topical issues of pressure ulcers is to increase the efficiency and methods of their prevention. Pressure ulcers are areas of the skin of degenerative or necrotizing nature resulting from prolonged compression of the shear or displacement between the human and bed surface. Usually, pressure ulcers occur...

Reducing Door-to-Balloon Time: Regulatory Requirements and Best Practices

Introduction The aim of this paper is to create a regulatory requirement proposal to reduce door-to-balloon (D2B) time in STEMI patients. It will outline the steps that must be taken to communicate and implement this regulation successfully. Moreover, the paper will provide a basis for ensuring regulatory compliance. It will...

NYP and CU HIPAA Breach: Analysis & Safeguard Solutions

The present paper considers the case of the New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) and Columbia University Medical Center (CU), which involves a major HIPAA Privacy Rule violation. The event is described, and the possible solutions are proposed. It is suggested that the violation was rather complex, which is why multiple...

Oxidative Stress and Cancer: Sosa et al.’s Study Review

Introduction The study research problem focuses on the relationship between reactive oxygen species (ROS) caused by oxidative stress and cancer cells. Reviewing the premises of stress, Sosa et al. (2013) reflect on several ways of ROS resistance, involving the glycolytic pathway into the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) along with the...

Healthcare Access for the Uninsured Including Immigrants

Problem The population at Risk for Healthcare Disparity In the USA, the main problem that is experienced by different deprived populations is the lack of insurance that can cover at least a part of health-associated expenses. However, those who have low income cannot afford it, which prevents them from obtaining...

Effective Leadership in Change Management: Key Practices

The process of change requires the utmost attention and the involvement of effective leadership practices. For the practicum project in question, the most feasible risks lie within the domain of teamwork and cooperation. To minimize the risks associated with it, the persuasive leadership practices are required, with storytelling being the...

Implementing and Sustaining Healthcare Change: Effective Program Strategies

Challenges and Barriers Upon implementing positive change in a health care facility and evaluating the outcomes, it is necessary to ensure that the change is sustained, i.e. newly adopted policies or practices are not discontinued. Successful change projects incorporate how change can be sustained as a major consideration included in...

Impact of COVID-19 on Adolescent Mental Health Statistics

It is hard to disagree that all parents and many other adults are trying to protect children and teenagers and make sure that nothing may hurt their lives. However, an extended number of external factors cannot be eliminated, and their influence on adolescents and their mental health is hard to...

ACA’s Impact on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Coverage

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that mental disorders and substance abuse problems continue to affect millions of American citizens (Golden & Vail, 2014). Most of the patients affected by these conditions do not have access to quality medical support and psychotherapy. Over 23 million of American...

Community and Public Health Nursing

Introduction Public health nursing refers to a specialized practice in nursing that utilizes interpersonal, organizational, analytical, and technical skills to deal with health challenges that affect society. Nurses liaise with other healthcare staff to offer extensive medical services to families and other groups (Allender, Rector, & Warner, 2014). On the...

“Nursing Practices…”: Powers and Candela’s Study Critique

Introduction This paper is aimed to provide a critique of a selected research article that is devoted to a relevant topic in the nursing filed. It is going to reflect on the following sections: 1) the research problem and purpose, 2) the review of the literature, 3) the theoretical framework,...

Burnout & Resilience in High-Stress Nursing Environments

The title of the article “Burnout and Resilience Among Nurses Practicing in High-Intensity Settings” by Rushton, Batcheller, Schroeder, and Donohue (2015) reflects the area and the population of the study: nurses working in high-stress environments. In the beginning, author affiliations and contact information are provided, showing that the investigators are...

Overview of Sharp Healthcare Medical Centers: Services and Impact

Sharp HealthCare is a group of medical institutions and centers. The non-profit organization’s mission is “to improve the health outcomes of every individual served” (Sharp HealthCare, 2016, para. 2). The health leaders at the institution use a wide range of resources to deliver evidence-based medical support. Medical technologies and health...

Communicable Diseases: Empowerment and Management

Strategies for Empowerment Strategies Despite the fact that the Miami-Dade community cannot be characterized by excessively poor economic growth rates or any other factors that affect health literacy of its population, the lack of awareness about some of the current health concerns is drastic in the specified area (Florida Department...

Leadership in Healthcare: Skills for Graduate Nurses

Introduction Organizing effective leadership is of outstanding importance for any organization. However, in healthcare institutions leaders play a more vital role than anywhere else because people’s lives and well-being depend on these leaders’ decisions. At all levels of the healthcare process, there are leaders who arrange and maintain the highest...

Current Strategies for Managing Supraventricular Tachycardia

The present case is focused on the treatment of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) in an adolescent patient. The patient reports chest pain and presents with high blood pressure, elevated heart rate, and left ventricular enlargement with pulmonary engorgement. Pharmacological treatment of the condition is required to manage the condition and relieve...

Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing: Challenges and Guidelines

Ethics is vital for the healthcare profession because it is the basis of the whole nursing practice. Nurses are expected to treat all patients equally and to provide unbiased services, which presupposes adherence to ethical standards (Mallari & Tariman, 2017). It is their ethical responsibility to follow the policies of...

Optimizing Cefazolin Use: CDSS for Reducing Surgical Infections

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are among the most common causes of postoperative illness. According to Heuer and Kossick (2017), SSIs account for nearly $3.5 to $8 billion per year due to prolonged recovery and up to 11 times longer hospital stay. However, about 60% of all SSI cases are preventable...

Diabetes in African Americans: Challenges and Solutions

Introduction Lately, diabetes became one of the most prevalent health issues in the world. There is an opinion that it happens because of the changing patterns in nutrition and the lack of willingness to engage in physical exercises (Trief et al., 2013). Nonetheless, there may also be a necessity to...