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Introduction of Community The city under the analysis is Miami, Florida. It has a dense and highly diverse population that is mainly represented by urban citizens. The city has both business and residential areas. Despite the fact that the popularity of business sectors is incomparably higher, there are also several...
Introduction of Community The community this survey is based on is Miami, Florida. It is the principal city and the seat of Miami Dade county. Miami is a significant port city located on the Atlantic coast. Miami is a developed community with a variety of educational opportunities. Windshield Survey Vitality...
PICOT: (P) In elderly patients of 60 to 75 years old suffering from hypertention, (I) does patient education intervention like routine 30 minutes walks and healthy diet, (C) compared with only medication treatments, (O) increase their health literacy about his diseases and improve their health status (T) in a 6...
Introduction Communicating to a few key employees working in City Hospital, I managed to become familiar with the most important problems in each department and the proposed methods that could help to ameliorate the situation. There were a few strategies presented by the specialists and it is possible to regard...
When considering the profession of a nurse, one might reflect on the following question: is it better to be skillful or caring? I have heard people mention this dilemma; in particular, my acquaintances were discussing the famous and notorious House, M.D. and paid special attention to this topic. I prefer...
The current international policy and the tendency towards the further deterioration of the situation in the Middle Eastern region result in the increased importance of the problem of immigrants. People who have to move from their motherland and look for a new home become one of the major concerns of...
The proper access to healthcare services is one of the most critical ethical issues associated with financing. In the US, a lack of insurance is seen as the essential factor that allows a person to maintain his or her health, and the situations when an ill person cannot afford the...
During the perioperative period, many health care professionals use the recommendations and instructions detailed in scientific studies. Because there are many scientific and unscientific ideas on how to care for patients, it is necessary to be able to determine the level of evidence for a particular method, as not all...
Health care leadership goes beyond the organization of workflows and ensuring that every practitioner works toward improving health outcomes as there are many more challenges to address. In the current discussion, it was chosen to focus on the issues of staff shortages and reduced job satisfaction rates that result in...
The significance of DNA, in addition to gene transfer, is due to its compact and precise form of storage. Unfortunately, as human beings age, DNA is stored less correctly, as shown by simple blood samples. Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) found in the blood, that is, DNA released into the bloodstream by...
Introduction Middle-range nursing theories are an essential part of successful and deliberate nursing practice, which ensures the efficiency and integrity of the overall procedure. For a family nurse practitioner, it is critical to understand the ultimate value of every nursing theory and its practical implications since they allow applying a...
Current Nursing Issues Related to Globalization of Healthcare Nowadays, the healthcare sector must face a lot of issues worldwide. One of the most significant reasons explaining such a tendency is the process of globalization, which equally affects the medical sphere. According to Jones and Sherwood (2014), “As nurses move within...
Data Analysis This section will report the analysis of the data gathered as a part of a project which investigates reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in older patients. The project had two samples: the staff, who were involved in CAUTI prevention training, and the patients, who were bathed with...
Introduction The most effective leaders are able to empower their followers, both emotionally and mentally. Choosing the most suitable leadership style for healthcare environment is crucial for ensuring better patient outcomes and creating a positive emotional climate in the team. Nursing professionals may benefit from transformational leadership as it fosters...
Introduction An opportunity to apply leadership skills in the healthcare sector effectively is the key to not only successful management but also patient positive outcomes due to the competent work of all employees. Regarding my personal aspirations, I strive to develop relevant attainments through ongoing training and interaction with colleagues....
Introduction In a modern healthcare environment, conflicts present an inevitable part of work since attitudes vary, and misconceptions occur. This course allowed preparing to conflict identification and resolution based on effective communication strategies and understanding critical issues pertinent to a specific misunderstanding case. Ethical conflicts may appear between nurses and...
Workplace bullying is defined as either short- or long-term deviant behavior towards peers, superiors, or subordinates. In the nursing areas, the persistent and deliberate negative actions to colleagues cause a hostile and unstable environment. The hospitals with a high level of bullying are characterized by increased burnout, dismissals, and conflicts...
Introduction The given case study focuses on the incident that occurred at the emergency department, where a physician and nurse, Cindy, worked in collaboration to examine patients. During the shift, the physician stated that he would go to the cafeteria, yet two hours later, Cindy found that he was not...
Nursing education gains popularity in the modern world and the United States, in particular, which results in the development of multiple doctoral programs and training courses. In general, there are two basic types of education: research-focused and practice-focused (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, n.d.a). Both of them have a...
This report aims at collecting and critically analyzing the information about the chronic diseases run in the family, with a focus on assessing hereditary patterns and risks of transmission to other members. After a short conversation with my family members according to the guidelines of the Surgeon General’s Health Portrait...
Introduction Recent scientific advances in the field of genomics call for the urgent redefinition of nursing practice. Now, when using a holistic approach toward health examination, healthcare professionals should account for the patient’s socioeconomic determinants and genetic predisposition to a disease. This paper briefly overviews the significance of a comprehensive...
Introduction An understanding of the scope of practice is an essential step in the professional development of a nurse practitioner (NP). As a rule, nurses are involved in different procedures, actions, decisions, and procedures, cooperate with other healthcare workers, patients, and their families, and continue improving their skills and knowledge...
Access to healthy food and nutrition is one of the basic human needs and largely defines the overall health of individuals. As stated by Ascend at the Aspen Institute (2019) in its recent policy brief, many families across the country currently have limited opportunities to maintain adequate nutrition and, as...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a statute that was enforced in 2010 by President Barack Obama. It can be considered one of the most significant reforms in the country’s approach to health care since the establishment of Medicaid and Medicare. The ACA was designed to increase the number of...
Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are expected to integrate their employees and lead them towards a common goal and vision. The first strategy that can be adopted by them is transformational leadership and continuous professional development as a way to remain competent in spite of the changing environment (Kapu& Jones,...
The workflow of a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) nurse leader is rather extensive, especially if the setting of their work undergoes the organizational change associated with electronic health record (EHR) infusion. The key tasks that nurse leaders are busy with (aside from seeing patients) are concerned with promoting quality...
Introduction The Human Papillomavirus Infection (HPV), a viral infection affecting both genders, is the most frequently encountered sexually transmitted disease (STD). It is so common that the majority of people that are sexually active may be infected during their life. Transmission is possible through the skin to skin contact. The...
Introduction The field of nurse informatics incorporates nursing and information science into a specific area of expertise that requires professionals’ understanding of their role in the process of information systems development. The model called the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) includes six steps that an informaticist needs to follow for...
Introduction The current nursing practice regarding nephrostomy is sufficient to produce positive outcomes for the majority of the patients. However, there is limited evidence to support that existing practice is the best possible one. Adopting an evidence-based Quality Initiative has the potential to produce better outcomes with less expense. Quality...
Introduction A clinical oncology unit typically handles patients receiving chemotherapy and/ or radiation. Aside from that, patients receive information on how their condition progresses and settle on the next steps together with health workers. Ideally, each case deserves the attention of an interdisciplinary team that could view it from different...
In many organizations, conflict forms a part of the daily interaction between various workers or groups of people. Misunderstandings can arise as a result of miscommunication, opposing views, immediate circumstances, or individual differences. While in some cases conflicts can be productive and help to improve organizational functioning, unresolved issues within...
Introduction Staff shortage and turnover rates are some of the greatest challenges that many hospitals around the world have to face. According to Hall, Johnson, Watt, Tsipa, and O’Connor (2016), staff shortage is connected with poor patient outcomes, medical mistakes, failures to rescue, and other negative effects. In many cases,...
There are several nursing care delivery models currently in practice, and each is furnished with its own distinctive set of advantages and disadvantages, which makes the choice of an appropriate care model important when providing different kinds of healthcare services. For Intensive Care Units (ICU) the primary model is the...
The article written by Velayutham, Chandra, Bharath, and Shankar (2017) is focused on the identification of the influence provided by the subclinical involvement of gait and balance parameters on the well-being of patients who are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia. To conduct their research, professionals gathered two groups...
All research studies are conducted to reach particular results associated with the issue selected by the professionals. For the readers to be able to understand them, it is critical to be aware of several rules, such as understanding the very purpose of the work, its variables, analysis, and measurement tools....
The study was conducted on mammals, in particular, the mouse model. The research question was whether resveratrol increases lifespan or only protects the human against the causes of death, for example, heart attack, increasing the average life expectancy. As a result, the authors revealed that it can protect against common...
The research is a cross-national comparison of the health care systems in such countries as Australia, France, Germany, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States, and some others and the definition of factors that might delay or speed up the enhancement of the health care system in the United...
Introduction Title Involving the Health Care System in Domestic Violence: What Women Want. Based on the topic, Usta, Antoun, Ambuel, and Khawaja (2012) are likely to discuss the strategic role of health care professionals in tackling the problem of domestic violence in order to ease the suffering of women. Also,...
Presentation Jenny G., a 48-year-old recovering IV drug abuser, presents with general malaise, anorexia, abdominal pain, and slight jaundice. She is currently staying in a women’s shelter and looking for a job. She is divorced, with two grown children whom she hasn’t been in contact with for years. CC: “When...
Introduction Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) turn out to be an urgent topic for discussion for the citizen of the United States. If these diseases remain untreated, they can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which results in difficulties while getting pregnant and other health complications (The Centers for Disease Control and...
Discussion of the Practice The risk of falling in people after 65 is a significant concern in healthcare practice. Since the issue is omnipresent and exposes numerous older patients to injuries due to falling, it is imperative to find an effective solution and ensure valid preventative measures application. Many research...
Though not frequently utilized in quantitative research, comparative research is a widespread practice in qualitative studies. Aiming to compare two or more objects, phenomena, or incidents, the research attempts to discover something new about one or all of the variables compared. Taken a multidisciplinary approach, the research, summarized by Piovani...
In terms of nursing, the economic concepts of supply and demand are associated with the services care providers may offer and the needs of patients with regard to their health. Equity, one of the basic principles of economics and ethics, proposes that scarce resources should be allocated fairly among all...
Introduction A nephrostomy is a form of a catheter that is used to prevent the buildup of urine in kidneys thereby protecting against kidney damage. It is usually inserted through the skin on the back to the kidney. Urine from the kidney drains into a bag that can be emptied...
Colon cancer, also referred to as colorectal cancer, is characterized by a high incidence in the USA, especially among men above 50 years old. It is estimated that one in nineteen Americans will develop this disorder if preventive procedures are not improved (Gould & Dyer, 2014). In the majority of...
It is worth noting that the problem of medical ethics is becoming increasingly relevant. Modern technologies can prolong a person’s life, as well as interrupt it, and this is a person’s choice which decision to make (Scher & Kozlowska, 2018). Nevertheless, the case of each patient is unique, which does...
Ethical issues arising in the process of nursing practice and the interaction of junior medical staff with patients often concern not only the insignificant nuances of communication but also serious aspects of professional activity. The ability to make the right decisions is an important component of the work of specialists...
In nursing, the perception of patients is identified as the patient’s reality. Patients’ view of the care provided acts as a fundamental pointer of excellence and has become significant for quality enhancement. Every patient in search of medical services desires not only personalized, first-rate care, but also comfort, which is...
It should be noted that, in the past few years, some of the problems and challenges observed in primary care have been addressed; nevertheless, many of them remain critical. Overall, the difficulties in healthcare are related to variable quality, decisions made on different levels, shortage or burnout of the personnel,...
The healthcare system of the US can be regarded as unique since it was changed from the national to the private type, while the programs of the government cover only vulnerable populations. In the course of its evolution, the system reconsidered the policies regarding elderly and unemployed people, giving them...
Advanced practice nurses have to move beyond the essential competencies of their profession and incorporate advanced science-based theories into their work. Zaccagnini and Pechacek (2019) discuss Neumann’s system model, which depicts people and groups as systems that have to remain stable and healthy. The theory analyzes wellness from several perspectives...
Introduction The health needs assessment, and the research of the available interventions in similar contexts provides a solid basis for developing a specific intervention and health promotion plan for a chosen population. As has been identified during the assessment procedure, the most crucial health problems of the Hispanic community in...
Introduction One of the crucial elements of the successful work of a health care professional is the ability to benefit from experience exchange with other organizations and specialists. Broad implementation of evidence-based practice and the application of past results achieved by others might enrich one’s scope of health care skills...
The future public health concerns are closely correlated with tendencies that become apparent in the present. According to Frieden (2015), in the future, the cost of healthcare will rise without changes in its quality. The problem is associated with the aging population and increased burden of chronic conditions, such as...
As a nurse, one has to work continuously on the improvement of health management systems utilized to cater to patients’ health-related needs. The notion of a complex adaptive system (CAS) as a tool for keeping the continuity of care and connecting nursing processes into a single framework for managing patients’...
Interview Summary The problem of HIV management has recently become one of the major points of concerns for a local health organization. Due to the drop in health literacy levels among vulnerable groups, along with restricted access to the necessary healthcare resources, the levels of HIV have risen among the...
Introduction Individual sets of beliefs and attitudes have a profound effect on all dimensions of a person’s life: physical, social, religious, and professional. Distinctive environments, individual interactions, and different perceptions of health and illness – all together help healthcare providers to formulate their unique philosophies toward nursing. This paper briefly...
In nursing, understanding all phenomena is a critical step for all nurses and other participants of a working process. The structure of the theory is how nursing knowledge is developed and learned through programs. First theories were introduced in the middle of the 19th century (e.g., Nightingale’s notes on nursing...
The development of nursing theory has become one of the fundamental factors contributing to the emergence of useful and valuable approaches to patient care and conducting relevant research. However, according to Tobbell (2018), significant changes in the practice of nurses occurred only in the 1950s when educators and scholars were...
Public health consists of the entities that promote the delivery of vital public services in a voluntary, private, or public nature. The mentioned concept ensures that the contribution of all the involved entities is recognized among the efforts of increasing the well-being of communities. Policy development, assessment, and assurance are...
Introduction Health professionals in leadership positions apply their skills to mentor others, solve emerging problems, and support the delivery of exemplary medical services. A short interview was conducted whereby the targeted individual was a Nursing Director (ND). The male professional is aged 40 years, has a family, and manages a...
One of the major healthcare problems that manifest significant racial disparities is obesity. In the US, research suggests that African American children have increased risks of developing the issue (Rogers et al. 2015). Data mining has been employed to investigate the patterns of obesity in children and adults (Abdullah et...
As a future leader, an advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP) is expected to provide excellent care and serve as an example of a qualified professional. The forces of magnetism that include organizational structure, quality of nursing leadership, care, and improvement, interdisciplinary relationships, and other related points should be targeted by...
Health communication is imperative in all facets of disease prevention, promotion of well-being, and fitness education (Farzadnia & Giles, 2015). The African American culture suffers a more disproportionate impact of lung cancer with respect to prevalence and survival than other cultural groups in the US. Apart from poor communication with...
Introduction The investigated research paper delves into the topical problem of cancer and attempts to improve patients states by using multiple approaches, tools, or devices. Precisely, the authors cogitate about the use of photographic art to distract individuals from their current states and problems. In this regard, the pivotal aim...
Introduction Prolonged hospital stays are associated with various psychological complications, which include depression, fatigue, and boredom as well as degradation of social skills and mental acuity. A healthcare setting must not only provide comfortable means of prolonged hospital stay but also address the patient’s socio-emotional needs through stimulation and therapy....
Radiation exposure can have negative effects, including the development of cancer. Consequently, it is important to establish if computed tomography (CT) can induce cancer. This information is necessary to develop reasonable programs for screening high-risk populations because CT is an effective screening tool (Miller et al., 2016). Excessive fear of...
In the United States, breast cancer takes the leading position in female mortality from cancer. With age, the incidence of this disease tends to increase significantly. The occurrence of breast cancer also depends on genetic factors, radiation treatment, and the start of period before the age of 12. This paper...
Introduction Breast cancer is a prominent variation of the condition, as the body part is generally considered to be among the most common targets for the illness. As such, it is essential for nurses to understand all aspects of the condition, as they will likely have to care for patients...
Abstract The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing, as explained by AACN (2011), serve as the foundation for Master’s programs in nursing. Using the original document, as well as other relevant sources, the paper attempts to review and explain Master’s essentials while also examining their effect on nursing practice. The...
Nurses need to facilitate their clients and benefit them that is why it is vital for them to have enough knowledge and well-developed skills (Chamberlain College of Nursing, 2016). All patients are different that each of them requires appropriate and unique care (Manley, Hills, & Marriot, 2011). Being a student...
Introduction Tuberculosis is one of the ten leading causes of death around the globe. Its air transmission, and the inability to recognize the symptoms at early stages make this disease dangerous for millions of people. Each country has a number of organizations that deal with tuberculosis and other health problems...
Introduction There is a variety of problems and risks patients may encounter when receiving care. For the purpose of the current paper, the focus on the issue of access to care among vulnerable populations was selected. The purpose of this assignment is to review relevant literature that addresses the problem...
There are multiple approaches to providing nursing care, and different practitioners and theorists can offer a vast array of models that organize knowledge and practices into systematic understandings of what nurses do and how they should do it. To better understand the role of nursing models and theories in nursing...
The article written by Foran (2016) presents the results of research aimed at studying the connection between guided practical tasks performed by nursing students and their knowledge related to surgery and the basics of nursing care. The article outlines the results of a quantitative study involving the statistical analysis and...
Samdal et al. (2016) conduct the systematic review and meta-regression of 48 studies, focusing on behavior change techniques (BCTs) in the overweight and obese adult population. The authors consider the change in eating habits and healthy lifestyle as the key factors, leading to weight loss. The purpose of the article...
What demographic variables were measured at the nominal level of measurement in the Oh et al. (2014) study? In the study presented by Oh et al. (2014), several demographic variables were not measured by numbers but were presented at the nominal level, which included other types of measurement. In particular,...
Problem Statement Patients with COPD are exposed to an array of threats even after the treatment process is completed (Cruz, Brooks, & Marques, 2014). Because of the nature of the disease, the propensity toward health problems such as flair-ups, and the subsequent need for another hospitalization, it is crucial to...
Introduction Modern society centralizes health promotion and advances it within different spheres of life. Whether a person sees an advertisement of a fitness club or an annual hospital screening, all of this is targeted at promoting wellbeing. Health promotion can be defined as a process that makes people choose healthier...
The application of information engineering in the field of health is making it possible for practitioners and physicians to improve patient outcomes. Such systems reduce medication errors, transform care delivery, and minimize costs. This discussion gives a detailed analysis of health information technologies (HITs) and their importance in medical practice....
People have different explanations of why they fall, including their age, poor vision, bone conditions, or inattentiveness. When a patient is older than 65 years, the list of reasons is considerably enlarged, and much attention should be paid to fall prevention strategies. In this paper, the goal is to create...
Introduction Sugar is essential for energy balance and can be found practically in all plants and animal products. However, in modern supermarkets, people buy dozens of varieties of goods with added sugar and consume large quantities of them, which causes various diseases associated with metabolic disorders, cardiovascular problems, and caries....
The current study focuses on the problem of inadequate school-based physical activity among children, which has a direct impact on the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity. Therefore, there is a need for reform and interventions that have the potential to contribute to problem resolution. This research project deals with the...
Childhood obesity is a persistent problem that poses a threat not only to the US but to the global system of health care. Researchers that studied the issue have all reached a consensus that the condition has reached the levels of an epidemic in both developed and developing countries (Koyuncuoğlu...
Introduction Large-scale work on the topic of childhood obesity conducted in the last eight weeks allows making valuable conclusions regarding this problem and proposing relevant solutions. Skills acquired make it possible to continue research on public health issues and describe new areas that deserve attention. In order to evaluate the...
Socioeconomic status, infant feeding practices and early childhood obesity Gibbs and Forste (2014) analyze correlations between obesity onset in children, their families’ economic status and mothers’ feeding practices. The authors note that “children from with low socioeconomic households” may be exposed to early obesity development (Gibbs & Forste, 2014, p....
Introduction The problem of childhood obesity is viewed today as an epidemic that is typical of many developed countries. The reason for concentrating on this issue is that “obesity affects 34% of children in the USA, and is considered a top public health concern due to the high level of...
Introduction In the modern world, there are two popular opinions concerning the appropriateness of abortions. Crudely speaking, some people are convinced that pregnancies should always be controlled by women, whereas others tend to equate abortions with crimes. However, apart from these extremities, there is a number of intermediate positions that...
With age, the independence of individuals can decrease, affecting their physical and mental health. People who maintain their autonomy, however, can also overlook problems that may occur as a normal part of aging or as an outcome of one’s changing health. Thus, it is vital to monitor older patients’ wellbeing...
Nursing Care Issue Patient falls are sentinel events that result in prolonged hospitalization, increased medical costs, poor health outcomes, and premature deaths. The selected issue for this discussion is that of fall prevention in elderly patients. Medical professionals should collaborate and present evidence-based strategies to ensure that more people receive...
Assessing an Elderly Person Brief Introduction and Background information The interviewee was introduced through a friend because this older man is his grandfather. Their family consists of three children, two parents, and two grandparents. Philosophy on living a long life He believes that being happy and surrounding yourself with few...
Introduction Assessing the standard of living and the conditions in which a certain category of the population lives makes it possible to identify the key problems that people of this social stratum face and propose relevant interventions. As an object of analysis, older adults will be considered, in particular, their...
The modern demographic situation leaves no doubt that caring for older adults is a requirement of time. The aging of the population increases the economic and social burden on society, making it clear that new ways of geriatric care are needed. One of the main features of older adults is...
Alzheimer’s disease is among the most widespread forms of cognitive impairments impacting older adults’ quality of life and success in everyday tasks. The needs of patients with this diagnosis require close attention since gradual mental changes increase the risks of accidents and unintentional injuries. Utilizing the interview with K. L.,...
Dementia is a loss of cognitive functioning, and Alzheimer’s as one of its forms is diagnosed in the majority of cases. The prevalence of this disease among the elderly doubles every five years, while women are at a higher risk. In 2016, 5.2 million older adults (11 percent of this...
The provision of patient-centered care implies respecting patients’ cultural beliefs and ensuring the best health outcomes for this individual. In many situations, these two goals can be difficult or impossible to achieve. Johnstone (2015) notes that nursing professionals advocate effectively but still remember about their patients’ right to autonomy. This...
The “Healing and Autonomy” case study is complex and involves a variety of issues. The lack of understanding between parents’ and the physician of a child diagnosed with kidney failure leads to poor decision-making as a boy’s health continues to deteriorate. A dilemma of whether parents should be allowed to...
In the process of interaction with patients, the medical staff is forced to adhere to a number of rules that include not only professional but also moral and ethical principles. One of these conditions is culturally competent nursing that is based on a certain approach when interacting with patients. In...
Biomedical ethics is a field that many practitioners should take seriously. Healthcare providers should liaise with the targeted patients in order to provide culturally competent care. The paper presented below discusses a major medical dilemma that physicians can address using the Christian narrative to protect lives. Pressing Issues The presented...
Biomedical ethics cases allow looking at issues from different angles. In this case, the Christian parent’s Mike and Joanne, face the grave condition that befell their child and requires immediate medical attention. James’s condition deteriorated after his parents decided to refuse dialysis to help him alleviate the effects of kidney...
Technological advancements in the healthcare industry have made it possible today to detect abnormalities at the earlier stages of fetal development. The given technologies were primarily designed to assist families in staying informed and making the right decisions should one face the problem of a difficult choice related to a...
Abortion is a medical procedure that involves the surgical elimination of the fetus from a female’s womb with the purpose of ending a pregnancy. This procedure results in the fetus’s death. Although potentially dangerous to the woman, abortion has been advocated as a fundamental right in line with the agency...
Introduction Despite numerous intentions to create effective working environments and build trustful relationships between employees and clients, conflicts turn out to be inevitable in many care delivery settings. Some hospitals have good leaders and managers who are able to identify problems and predict negative outcomes. In some facilities, the process...
Introduction One can state with certainty that the occurrence of conflict situations in the workplace has a considerable negative impact on the overall working process. In the public health sector, the emergence of such situations has particularly adverse outcomes since nurses are responsible for the health and life of their...
Applicable Change or Nursing Theory Utilized Addressing the current problem of understaffing in the United States will need a policy change. As explained above, the issue is aggravated by high levels of dissatisfaction among nurses in the country. Poor scheduling, workload, and poor remuneration are some of the issues that...
The process of joint decision-making is characterized by different features, including the distribution of roles in a particular team. As a target committee to analyze the interaction of participants, the meeting in the nursing community to help people with disabilities will be considered. The representatives of different medical institutions took...
Bar code medication administration (BCMA) is a system that was developed to reduce the number of medication errors in the healthcare industry. In 1995, Glenna Sue Kennick, a nurse at the Colmery-O’Neil Veteran Medical Center, created BCMA to improve patient safety and quality of care when administering medication (Shah, Lo,...
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) create a problem that negatively affects both patient health and the status of a medical organization. The number of HAIs is connected to the quality of hand hygiene practices and the antisepsis guidelines implemented in a hospital (Fernando, Gray, & Gottlieb, 2017). Therefore, these activities and policies...
Every disease and health problem has its management and care plan. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016) reports that heart failure is observed in 5.5 million people with half of these cases ended in death within 3-5 years. In this paper, the problem of discharge planning from hospitals...
Issue Substance misuse is a critical public health issue. It involves the use of illegal narcotics and the abuse of substances such as prescription drugs, alcohol, or tobacco. This inappropriate use of substances causes factors detrimental to health, both physical and mental. Furthermore, it has a negative economic impact, leading...
While American Indians and Alaskan Natives have been the first inhabitants of the land that is now occupied by the United States of America, today the population faces significant health care disparities. American Indians and Alaskan Natives had to withstand the immense pressure from the majority populations that have compromised...
Scenario Mrs. Sanders is a 45-year-old female recently diagnosed with type-2 diabetes. She has a family history of diabetes and worries that she will not be able to manage the disease. Mrs. Sanders has a college degree and has proficiency using technological devices due to her profession as a manager...
With the help of IT, healthcare professionals receive a great opportunity to benefit patients and improve their well-being. Technologies make it easier to communicate information about people’s condition and to minimalize the possibility of error. Unfortunately, some patients reveal their dissatisfaction associated with the increased use of IT. In particular,...
The modern period of social development is characterized by a strong influence of computer technologies that penetrate into all the spheres of human activity and ensure the dissemination of information flows. Medicine is one of those areas where the introduction of appropriate equipment today is an essential and integral component...
Introduction The effect of heritage on people’s well-being is often underrated, yet it affects one’s understanding of health and, therefore, its management approach to an extensive degree. Thus, by performing a heritage analysis, one will be able to locate general trends regarding health management, its promotion, protection, and restoration, healthy...
The Commission on Social Determinants of Health was created in 2005 by the World Health Organization. Its function is to provide support for countries as well as global health partners in managing social determinants that cause health inequities. The Commission is expected to attract attention of governmental bodies and social...
Belonging to a particular cultural group often explains the traditions and habits of people, their way of life, and, in particular, their attitude towards health. When assessing the heritage of representatives of different nations, it is possible to learn much about their opinions regarding religious, ethnic, linguistic, and other preferences....
The problem of obesity regularly arises in modern society where people do not have enough motivation to control their weight because of a large number of opportunities to spend time with comfort. The issue of childhood obesity is particularly relevant since the emergence of excess weight at an early age...
Introduction With the ongoing integration of technology into medicine, a computer system has been designed to aid health professionals in decision-making at any given point. The clinical decision support (CDS) systems is an integral part of a net of IT systems that improves the quality of patient care, prevents human...
The evaluation of consumer healthcare websites is an important step in assessing the overall appropriateness of the patient education information provided online. The evaluation should be conducted according to such criteria like accuracy, design, authors (sponsors), currency, and authority (Bastable, Gramet, Jacobs, & Sopczyk, 2011). The purpose of this paper...
Introduction In recent years, reflective practice and person-centered care became highly essential in contemporary nursing. Social care and health budgets are currently under substantial pressure, while the number of senior citizens and patients with disabilities and long-term conditions are continuously growing. For instance, the person-centered approach is especially significant for...
Introduction Epidemiological studies are done to determine whether exposure or the presence of a risk factor is associated with a particular disease. There are numerous examples of how these types of studies are helpful in medical practices. For instance, it is known that hypertension is associated with stroke, smoking can...
Introduction Diagnostic testing remains one of the topical issues related to clinical practice and the entire healthcare system. Healthcare professionals sometimes overuse these procedures to ensure the diagnosis is correct, and the treatment they plan to assign will be successful (Merrill, 2019). At the same time, some tests are not...
Introduction Information technology has transformed many aspects of people’s day to day life, and the main benefit of it is improved access to information. In healthcare settings, clinical systems allow improving the workflow, providing better efficiency, and affecting the quality of care. Clinical systems are used in healthcare to connect...
Introduction The profession of a nurse requires constant growth and development. The completion of a master’s degree in nursing implicates that a specialist may choose an advanced practice nursing role for the further development of his or her career. Currently, there are four roles in advanced practice – the Certified...
Introduction In the modern competitive job market, advanced knowledge and skills in particular spheres of activities are immeasurably required, and highly qualified workers are more attractive to employers in comparison with mediocre ones. That is why a master’s degree may significantly benefit a person’s career. It will provide the development...
Introduction Nurses play a significant role in the identification of the health issues that determine the accuracy of patient care due to their position and relation to patients. They may influence the health care processes as they are closely related to patients and understand their needs and issues. Nurses are...
Primary care needs are going to expand worldwide, and there will be a significant shortage of physicians, nurse practitioners in the future. DNP-prepared nurses are intended to fill that void and make a substantial impact on evidence-based practice (EBP) culture. The DNP can teach a nurse how to apply various...
Being a healthcare officer means being a professional; therefore, there is a need for nurses to take measures and conduct researches to provide people with high-quality care and services. Medical workers need to create an evidence-based practice, and one of the ways to do it is through the implementation of...
Hypertension is a health condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is continuously increased. Also known as high blood pressure, this phenomenon is crucial in the modern world. According to Baker et al. (2018), approximately 874 million people worldwide had hypertension in 2015 (p. 1). At the same...
Falls, especially in older adults, is a significant problem, the solutions to which are still being researched. In this paper, a synthesis of the literature that is relevant to education-based fall prevention is presented (see Appendices A and B). Since recent articles that consider fall education in isolation is not...
Clinical significance as a component of the research process is the value that makes it possible to determine the differences in specific effects and, thereby, implement appropriate interventions. In some cases, the application of this practice does not require additional statistical correlations, for instance, when certain determinants of health and...
Inrtroduction Lung cancer is among the most common variations of the condition. It is extremely dangerous to the person affected by the illness, mainly due to the period in which he or she is most likely to seek medical assistance. Many lung cancers are first detected when they have reached...
Translation Models A powerful action plan is needed to address the problem of obesity in different settings. The best translation model for implementing the proposed solution is the Tyler Collaborative Model (Wilson et al., 2016). This theory supports the presentation of adequate resources, educating community members, and informing participants about...
A scholar has to meet a vast range of responsibilities and play several key roles that require substantial efforts and high levels of professionalism. As a DNP, one has to not only ensure that the needs of patients are met but also advocate for vulnerable groups on a larger scale...
Introduction The selected national practice problem for this discussion is obesity. From a global perspective, this health challenge impacts nurses by increasing the number of patients in need of exemplary medical services. Obesity triggers a wide range of illnesses and makes it impossible for many patients to record positive health...
A qualitative meta-analysis methodology is a coherent approach to analyzing data drawn from various qualitative studies. It can also be defined as an interpretive analytical technique that pools qualitative data reported in other studies as building blocks for understanding a certain phenomenon. Qualitative studies available in literature play an important...
Introduction In order to promote the change among the community members living in Wynwood (Miami, Florida) and educate them regarding Hepatitis C, it is necessary to implement the intervention according to the MAPIT model. The components of this model developed in the context of the Healthy People 2020 program are...
The Issue or Problem Sarcomas of soft tissues and bones are comparatively rare, which leads to rather complicated management of the issue. In order to arrange optimal care for patients suffering from such sarcomas, multidisciplinary expertise is needed. According to Pan et al. (2016), the in-person tumor board in the...
Introduction The recent progress in medicine, healthcare, and pharmacology provides millions of people with an opportunity to avoid dangerous viruses, bacteria, and deaths. The prevention and control of diseases by means of well-timed immunization practices and vaccinations gain popularity in many countries. Despite the fact that until the 1980s, Haemophilus...
Introduction Cancer is a disease that requires attention and research due to the unfavorable outcomes for the patients. Pain education and pharmacological treatment are used to manage the pain; however, pain education has not proven to be effective yet. The paper explores the background of cancer development, risk factors, and...
There are various diseases that men come across when getting older. One of them is benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) – a condition that occurs due to the growth of the prostate gland, which leads to blockage of the lower urinary tract (“Benign prostatic hyperplasia,” 2019). A case of L.L. patient...
Introduction This article focuses on understanding the factors that are associated with the decision and obstacles to breast cancer screening in African-American women living in Tennessee. In particular, the lifestyle and demographic factors are assessed based on the Meharry Community Networks Program (CNP) survey. Access to healthcare services for breast...
Introduction Cancer is considered to be the leading cause of death worldwide. The most common cancers are breast cancer, lung and bronchus cancer, and colorectal cancer. In 2018, the cancer incidence rate was 439 per 100,000 males and females, and the cancer mortality rate was 163 per 100,000 males and...
Introduction The interaction of medical professionals with cancer patients is a topic that is often addressed in the modern world since oncology is one of the most common causes of death. In this regard, care issues play an important role in discussions of potentially effective interventions aimed at minimizing the...
HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a prevalent community health concern in Miami. The identified causes are insufficient sexual education, rising cases of substance abuse, and potential transfers of HIV from mothers to children. It has been noted that the community does not offer proper facilities or educational curriculums...
The chosen scholarly activity for this course is the ACTHIV 2019 in Miami, Florida, on 11-13 April. The conference will be focused on the existing approaches to treating HIV and its prevention in different population groups across the USA; additionally, speakers will present the newest methods used in the sphere...
This paper reports on three Miami-based sources for patients living with HIV. They include AIDS Drug Assistance Program, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS, and South Florida AIDS Network. The research discusses their services, the eligibility criteria, and the enrollment processes. It also reflects on their advantages and possible disadvantages...
Introduction This paper addresses the human immunodeficiency virus and the aspects associated with it. It discusses the support needs of the interviewee who is living with HIV. The study also refers to the Healthy People 2020 objectives and investigates how they can be implemented to increase patients’ wellness. The paper...
Introduction HIV, which is human immunodeficiency virus, is a burden for contemporary society and a challenge for healthcare. It has a negative impact on human immune system and weakens it by ruining the cells that fight disease and infection (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017a). At present, there is...
