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Introduction Various nursing care models characterize healthcare delivery in the contemporary healthcare centers. Some of the models that medical practitioners undertake as they deliver services to patients include team nursing, total patient care, functional, and primary nursing. During my time in a certain hospital that is near our home, I...
Introduction Nations work hard to ensure the lives of their citizens are protected and promoted. Some diseases cannot be cured easily while others are associated with old age; therefore, medical practitioners must work hard to ensure they offer proper care to victims of these conditions (Chang 2008). This discussion examines...
Hospital Selection This paper deals with discussion of the financial aspect of two selected Hospitals from the free area of American Hospitals. The list of American Hospitals belonging to this category is long, but this research narrows down to the selection of two that is, Harrison County Health Department and...
Abstract Environmental change, which is attributable to climatic variation, may create imbalances in the natural atmosphere. Such imbalances may have substantive health effects. This paper argues that climate change has had negative health effects, especially of urban dwellers who live in the European region cities. Environmental change exerts costs to...
Medical malpractice is an issue that affects healthcare establishments and insurance companies from both legal and ethical perspectives. The primary implication of the problem is its impact on the health of individuals and the reputation of the clinic as an accountable care organization (ACO) that provides high-quality services. It is...
Introduction The healthcare system of the USA has been a subject of constant debates for many decades. It is notorious for being one of the most expensive healthcare systems in the world. According to statistics, US healthcare spending has reached a point of 3.2 trillion dollars (“National health expenditures,” 2015)....
The Connection of PICOT Question, Research Articles, and Nursing Practice Problem Lifestyle interventions are among the components of overweight or obesity therapy. Adult populations can find these interventions complicated or unnecessary because adults accept changes less eagerly. Nevertheless, changes in diet and activity are possible interventions to deal with overweight...
Intermountain Healthcare’s Mental Health Integration model is one of the best frameworks that can be used by human service professionals to ensure care is delivered across the lifespan. The main objective of the model is to bring on board many professionals who can support the patient and eventually produce positive...
Introduction It should be noted that at the global level, millions of errors related to the appointment and distribution of drugs are predicted. This leads to several millions of preventable adverse effects and millions of dollars that represent the costs of the necessary subsequent medical care (Charles, Cannon, Hall, &...
Study Design The project focuses on reducing the incidence of falls among elderly patients in hospitals. The two main dependent variables that will be considered in the research are the incidence of falls and patient outcomes. As both of these variables can be quantified, the project would benefit from utilizing...
Overview Description of the Community History The targeted community in Miami Gardens. The community is located in “the northern-central part of Miami-Dade County” (Allender, Rector, & Warner, 2014, p. 21). Miami Gardens emerged in the 1960s when many middle-class West Indian and African Americans settled in the area. The region...
Introduction The major role of the nursing profession is to provide high-quality health services. The implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) is one of the most important strategies to achieve this professional role. EBP refers to the contentious, judicial, and explicit use of the current empirical or scientific evidence in informing...
Abstract This paper provides a cost and benefits analysis (CBA) and the evaluation of patient safety issues from the perspective of Anthem. In general, the problem can be affected by evidence-based education, which will improve the outcomes of care. It is estimated that the program implementation would cost $97,446. However,...
The IOM Report: Background The “nursing profession represents the largest percentage of the United States’ healthcare workforce” (Bleich, 2011, p. 169). Nurses and caregivers can play a critical role in supporting the diverse health needs of many Americans. However, some hurdles have been making it impossible for these practitioners to...
Innovation is impossible without a certain degree of risk. However, since every innovation is meant to improve adverse situations or conditions, the matter of risk management becomes increasingly important. SWOT analysis becomes in handy in addressing all types of risks as it allows health practitioners to identify major threats and...
Nursing Diagnosis The assessment results demonstrate that the primary nursing diagnoses and problems that can be found in the selected aggregate include the risk for development and progression of various chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The factors that may contribute to the deterioration of health in...
Problem Identification Alzheimer’s is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that cannot be detected in its early stages. Its slow development and fast worsening make people unable to treat it properly or get prepared. People usually suffer from disorientation, loss of memory, details confusion, and mood changes. It is hard to introduce...
The Scenario and Its Ethical and Legal Issues The present case study considers the issue of the lack of an appropriate tracking mechanism of certain reporting processes at a tertiary-care hospital. In particular, an audit has shown that it is impossible to determine the whether the reporting of the instances...
Introduction Vaccination is an important health policy issue in Miami-Dade County in Florida. At the moment, the state’s laws on vaccination require children to receive certain vaccines, including diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP), IPV, varicella, MMR, and others, before entering daycare or family daycare (FDH, n.d.). The set number of doses of...
Change strategy 1: Empirical-Rational This type of strategy for facilitating alteration is suitable when implementing long-term change. It implies that the staff will be acquainted and educated in the new approach gradually and consecutively through personal motivation and stimuli. The core of this strategy is the exchange of information and...
Historical Perspectives on Health Care Financing The healthcare sector is one of the key directions for the development of any country since the health of citizens is an indicator of the success of the current policy. In the modern world, this area has been developed significantly because of numerous breakthroughs;...
Abstract The research on nurses’ burnout in acute care unit settings is suggested for submission to the International Journal of Nursing Studies. The study is explained in short by stating the problem of research, its purpose, defining the research questions and hypothesis, describing the methodology and the implementation steps, and...
Data Collection Methods and Needs Assessment The purpose of the needs assessment is to identify the level of awareness of a particular issue or area of interest in a target audience. The data collected in the needs assessment process is used to justify the design of educational programs and to...
The problem of a shortage of nurses who are in charge of elderly people in medical facilities has proven to be rather topical nowadays. It is faced worldwide and tends to cause problems to both patients and nurses. Therefore, it requires an effective and efficient solution. The project oriented to...
Introduction Healthcare delivery models always take into account several aspects. They clarify assignments and responsibilities and they delegate authority to nurses who can accomplish patient care at a high level. The main goal of different models is to maintain an effective patient-nurse ratio cost-effectively, and every model describes its methods...
Evaluating well-being within a family represents a unique challenge since a nurse has to address the needs of every family member. Therefore, the choice of an assessment tool defines the success rate of the process to a vast extent. The difficulty of the task intensifies in case an ethnically diverse...
Student 1 The Newman Systems Model implies that a client (patient) is an open system that gives responses to stressors present in the environment. Similarly, the Roy Adaptation Model applied the holistic perspective to a client as a system, which is defined as a “whole with parts that function as...
Introduction The modern healthcare sector is focused on the provision of outstanding care to all clients or patients. For this reason, the gradual improvement of the quality of suggested care acquires the top priority. Health workers should act in ways that promote enhanced outcomes, customers satisfaction, and their readiness to...
Introduction Health care in the United States is provided by a variety of governmental and business organizations (Himmelstein & Woolhandler, 2016). However, the government funds the bulk of the health care expenditures. According to the estimation of the Centers for Medicare and Medical Services, the government covers 64.3% of total...
The argument for the impermissibility of abortion The widely disputed argument about abortion being wrong has been a subject of heated debates. Still, an agreement between the opponents and the proponents of the position has never been reached. According to the argument made by Don Marquis, abortion is seriously wrong...
Abstract Hepatitis B is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and it causes inflammation or scarring of the liver, flu-like illnesses, abdominal pains, anorexia, and nausea among the affected individuals. The disease is majorly spread through the exchange of body fluids. The study reveals that the best way of...
Introduction Background Pressure ulcers (PU) remain one of the issues that prevent the provision of high-quality healthcare services. Goals The objective of the paper is to define the strategies that can help avoid the development of PU in patients. Problem Description The phenomenon of PU occurs in hospitalized patients quite...
Neurological Disorders The selected neurological disorder for this discussion is a brain tumor. Freberg (2015) indicates that a tumor can be secondary or primary. As the name suggests, secondary tumors usually originate from other body parts such as the kidney, the skin, or the lungs (Gage & Temple, 2013). Colon...
Introduction The evolution of mankind and changes in the social and ecological factors provoke the spreading of different diseases. Cancer is one of the most life-threatening ones nowadays. The modern healthcare does not have the medicines and methods of medical treatment of many types of cancer guaranteeing the 100% recovery...
Introduction The current state of knowledge concerning the theory and practice of nursing never stands still. Focusing on different problems, modern researchers whose works are published in well-known peer-reviewed nursing journals find new knowledge gaps that are to be filled in order to reduce the impact of problems that affect...
Research Problem/Purpose The article written by Cañadas-De la Fuente et al. (2015) is focused on the issue of burnout syndrome experienced by nursing professionals because it is seen as a trigger of various health problems. The researchers claim that “the burnout syndrome is beginning to be regarded as an occupational...
The implementation of various information systems in medical practice is in high demand in the globalized world where health care services are greatly valued. The paper below analyzes the three clinical systems that are effective but unfortunately are not used regularly by the medical staff in Kendall Regional Medical Center...
Etiology of the Diagnosis Margaret was diagnosed with nicotine addiction and contraception needs. Identifying the causes is the primary consideration in examining the diagnoses. Nicotine can be classified as a recreational drug; when consumed regularly, it can affect metabolism, interfere with other drugs and substances, cause CNS effects, and alter...
Background and context During the literature review phase, it was established that pelvic inflammatory disease is a serious chronic disorder affecting female patients regardless of their age, marital status, level of income, or any other factors. The symptoms of the disease diversify, although most studies agree upon abnormal vaginal discharge...
Introduction There is a variety of nursing care models, each of them presenting specific attitudes to the process of looking after a patient and reaching the highest patient satisfaction level. All models, despite divergences between them, aim at encouraging nurses to arrange the most favorable working environment, which will inevitably...
Introduction Cultures around the world differ in their approaches to the delivery of healthcare. The past several decades saw a substantial increase in the acceptance of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the West (Park, Beckman-Harned, Cho, Kim, & Kim, 2012). Growth in the number of Ayurvedic practitioners points to...
Advancements and innovations in public health practice helped to increase longevity, but the aging population tends to live longer with various chronic and acute health problems (Davitt, Madigan, Rantz, & Skemp, 2016). In the context of Adult-Gerontology Acute Care settings, nurse practitioners are responsible for the provision of high-quality care,...
Introduction The purpose of the educational program is the provision of secondary intervention for the female adolescent of 14 years old with congenital vascular dysplasia of a lower limb (Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome). The patient complains about the progressive swelling of the right lower limb. The talocrural area is increased in volume....
Introduction Information systems are a rapidly developing technology being integrated into the healthcare sector, which seeks to modernize the operational and clinical capacities of medical facilities and its staff. A technology known as the clinical decision support (CDS) system can combine research, protocols, informatics, and patient data into databases. Its...
It is worth noting that the concept of transgenderism implies a state of internal imbalance between the real and desired gender of an individual. This phenomenon has been studied in detail by researchers from different fields of science; however, it has been proved that the rejection of one’s natural sex...
Introduction Transgender individuals are, at present, one of the underserved population groups. Although there is a tendency to decrease discrimination of transgender people in society, they still face many challenges in different spheres of life, including education, employment, and healthcare. Although gender incongruity and gender-nonconforming behavior are not considered pathologic...
The first chapter in “Health quality and the patient” provides an overview of the concept of healthcare quality. According to the authors, despite significant improvements made in the recent decade, the quality of healthcare in the U.S. is below the expected level (Joshi & Berwick, 2014). The chapter contains a...
The plan for minimization of PICC-related complications and the reduction of catheter reinsertion rates at KRMC involves negotiations with several stakeholders. Patients or their families permit the PICC line insertion procedure. If they are not willing to provide their consent, it is important to overcome non-acceptance with the use of...
Communication Strategy The research team has suggested a communication technique that is based on the principle of an individualized approach. It implies that communication should be as simple and positive as possible. Importantly, the approach implies avoiding a neutral form of interaction since research has evidenced that it produces a...
The Role of Conflict in Change Management Conflict comprises wide-ranging emotional reactions to incompatible or divergent views or needs. It results from misunderstandings or a difference of opinion, professional values, or beliefs, which, if not managed well, degenerate into a dreadlock or inaction. Conflict in nursing roles originates from intra-group...
Newly graduated nurse educators such as Aminah Rachedi face myriad challenges in focusing on what nursing students need to know and connecting to them in ways that enhance individual learning needs (Sorrell & Cangelosi, 2015). It is clear from the interactive case study that Rachedi’s volunteer students have diverse learning...
It should be noted that being culturally competent is particularly important for healthcare workers since they need to provide care that will be holistic. The Heritage Assessment tool is an instrument, which care providers may use to meet the needs of patients with different cultural and ethnic backgrounds more effectively....
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, purpose of the proposed EBP project is to investigate the impact of an intervention for gathering additional information from...
Introduction It is imperative to mention that healthcare industry has to go through numerous changes because of the introduction of new policies and other factors. The understanding of current and future trends is incredibly important for specialists in this area because it will be possible to develop a set of...
Introduction The addressed problem is nausea and vomiting from which patients with such diseases as cancer who receive chemotherapy suffer, and these conditions significantly decrease their quality of life, which is already damaged due to their diseases. To reduce the negative effects of nausea and vomiting on patients’ state, it...
Introduction In the sphere of nursing, nurse practitioners, supervisors, and managers are expected to demonstrate developed leadership qualities to complete their tasks, cooperate with colleagues and patients, and promote health care goals effectively. To understand what qualities are associated with good nurse leaders, it is important to focus on studying...
In the recent past, the U.S. government has been focusing on various measures to restructure the country’s healthcare sector. One of the targeted areas is that of nursing. It is agreeable that practitioners form a significant percentage of the country’s health workforce. Due to their massive numbers, the implementation of...
The mission and vision adopted by the organization largely determine the principles of its functioning and the quality of delivered care. The following paper presents the analysis of the Baptist Health South Florida, a faith-based organization. The mission is compared with the formulated personal nursing philosophy in order to detect...
Introduction The impact of medical technologies on the costs of hospital care is usually thought to be quite significant. As explained in the Literature Review, most researchers agree that both the introduction of new technologies and their use for patient treatment often account for a steep growth of the hospital...
Introduction The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010 (often referred to as ObamaCare) has been a subject of heated debate because many people argue that this initiative is completely unfair and harmful for the country’s economy. Clearly, various negative aspects need further consideration or even complete elimination...
Over the last decades, quality and safety within healthcare delivery have risen to become major concerns in health policy and research. Medical errors remain the primary cause of injuries, and the relations between nurse staffing and quality outcomes have been highlighted by several studies (World Health Organization, 2016; Waring et...
Improvement of healthcare quality and provision of patient safety are the primary concerns of healthcare providers. There are some solutions that are applicable to diverse healthcare scenarios. For example, information management solutions can be useful to provide patient care of high quality and increase patient safety thus reducing the incidence...
Introduction The nursing role has evolved to be at the forefront of primary and clinical care in the health care system. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) have roles in research, administration, and providing high-quality patient care. The advanced nursing role requires skilled and highly motivated individuals that influence the nursing...
Nowadays, cancer is still considered to be one of the most dangerous diseases that involve numerous complications and significantly reduce people’s chances to return to normal life even after the expensive treatment. Despite the fact that medical scientists have made a range of important discoveries that can help patients to...
My initial impressions after watching the video by NASEM health and medicine division (2012) on health literacy were those of shock and alarm. Although I have always realized that some patients may have difficulty understanding the prescriptions of their physicians, it has never occurred to me that the problem grew...
This project is based on an interview with one of the employees at Mercy Miami Hospital. The peculiar feature of this site is that its people underline the importance of cultural differences and use them as one of the main strengths of the organization (Careers at Mercy Miami hospital 2016)....
Introduction Social determinants of health are a set of factors that form a framework for the investigation of different social groups’ conditions of living (“Social determinants of health,” 2018). For this paper, the homeless population is chosen for the investigation as the problem is highly significant: as of the end...
Introduction Chikungunya is an infectious viral disease caused by mosquitoes (Chretien & Linthicum, 2008). The first case was reported in Africa in 1952. Since then, the virus has spread to other regions of the world. Its major symptoms include headache, rash, muscle pain, fever, and joint pain. The disease has...
Discussion and Conclusion The purpose of this study was to examine risk factors predicting asthma among adult foreign-born African Americans in California. The study was premised on the backdrop of the failure of past researchers to investigate the health status of adult foreign-born African Americans as a significant minority group...
Introduction This paper is aimed to consider the situation of a 45-year-old nurse practitioner who has changer her workplace after 10 years of work. She has been experiencing certain problems. This paper will advise how these problems might be solved. Consideration of R.T.’s Situation To start with, R.T. should try...
What is IRB? The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is the committee charged with the responsibility of approving federal-funded studies involving human subjects. The institution was created as a solution for the rising cases involving the violation of participants’ rights by various research teams in the course of conducting biomedical studies...
Writer background: All authors–Adrienne N. Bruce (School of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA), Alexis Battista (MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD, USA), Michael W. Plankey (School of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA), Lynt B. Johnson (Division of General Surgery Department of Surgery, MedStar Georgetown...
The concept of normal science seems to be crucial in the realm of nursing since it promotes the further improvement of patient outcomes and the enhancement of knowledge and skills acquisition among nurses. The emphasis on the exploration of the existing opportunities and the use of research as the tool...
Introduction The American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN] (2006) offers a comprehensive overview of the essentials of Doctoral Education for nurses. In particular, the Essential VIII, which is termed “Advanced Nursing Practice,” states that a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program needs to develop the following competencies in its...
Introduction By far, one of the most famous people in the history of Nursing, Florence Nightingale, inspired a countless number of people, contributing to the fast-paced progress of nursing and the development of new strategies. Helping nurses build their experience and use it successfully to address patients’ problems, Florence Nightingale...
Introduction The case of Judie reveals a pressing issue that many nurses may experience in their workplace. The situation when one’s personal and professional values do not align with the strategy of the organization can result in various conflicts and have an adverse effect on the quality of care and...
Introduction Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) are one of the most feared cancer treatment procedures due to its severe side effects (Cohen, Moor, Eisenberg, Ming, and Hu 497). The treatment is classified as an anticipatory because it is a conditioned response. This means that an individual undergoing CINV is exposed...
Based on the description of Ms. A’s condition, the patient has the most common type of anemia – iron deficiency anemia, “particularly microcytic anemia, which is characterized by the small number of red blood cells” (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2016, para. 2). It is important to mention that microcytic anemia can...
Introduction The modern nursing practice deals with health issues that are affecting the majority of the American population. While the past problems included such things as epidemics from bacterial illnesses, nowadays most of them are controlled by medication. Even the most severe cases can be cured in inappropriate conditions. Nowadays,...
Although Flovent is considered an effective drug to treat asthma, it is rather expensive, as it is a brand name and does not have a generic alternative. However, there are other drugs used to treat asthma that are cheaper and often sell at discounts. The first alternative for Flovent and...
Introduction: Asthma as the Most Common Chronic Disease in the 21st Century Background Asthma is considered one of the greatest scourges of the 21st century for a reason (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Despite the fact that it is no longer a death sentence for the patient, it...
Introduction In the article “The challenge of predicting pressure ulcers in critically ill patients: A multicenter cohort study”, Ranzani, Simpson, Japiassú, and Noritomi (2016) focused on the risks of having pressure ulcers that are faced by patients with severe health problems. Professionals underlined that even though these preventable events are...
Introduction Postpartum depression is a pressing clinical problem that affects new mothers, infants, and other family members. According to O’Hara and McCabe (2013), the estimated prevalence of postpartum depression ranges between 13 and 19 percent. There is a variety of risk factors that can affect the development of postpartum depression...
Research suggests that patients with medical comorbidities often fail to articulate the concerns related to their mental health, which tends to make these issues untreated. For instance, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] (2018), approximately 30% of cancer survivors do not share their psychological health problems...
Introduction Cultural variations in environment and biology influence prevalence rates of diseases and disorders among diverse ethnic groups. Moreover, culture has a significant impact on attitudes to traditional medicine on the whole and treatment in particular. For example, some cultural groups prefer folk medicine and do not believe in the...
Selecting an Existing Instrument for a Study When a researcher selects an existing instrument for application in a study, several major factors must be taken into account. In the first place, preference should be given to instruments that ensure the validity and reliability of the collected data. Furthermore, the results...
Update of Table 15.1 State Specific Median Proportion Range Objectives 1992/1993 1996/1997 2002 2010 2020 Current Cigarette smoking by adults 23% (15.7%-30.7%) 23.2% (13.8%-30.7%) 23.1% (16.4%-32.6%) 20.6% (20.8% – 15.3%) <12% Adults (aged 18years) who engage in no leisure-time physical activity 27.4% (17.1%-48.1%) 27.8% (17.1%-51.4%) 24.4% (15.0%-33.6%) 20.4% (16.3%-34.1%) <20.1...
Spiritual beliefs affecting the health policy reform process Spiritual beliefs and political ideologies are inextricably linked to each other since the former impact the latter. In particular, the majority of people associate certain beliefs with social benefits, prosperity, and other positive phenomena (Ernecoff, Curlin, Buddadhumaruk, & White, 2015). It is...
Abstract The age of 40 and 60 years is the time when a female organism undergoes several changes. It is usually called menopause and characterized by such symptoms as irregular or no periods, uncontrolled hot flashes, sleep problems, mood and weight changes, and unpredictable headaches. In this paper, the researcher...
Literature Review Researchers have invested in studying the effectiveness of telephone-based and online care in monitoring patients’ conditions in post-acute care. For example, McMahon, Fonda, Gomes, Alexis, and Conlin (2012) explored how telephone-based care and online care can improve patients’ adherence to treatment in the context of poorly controlled type...
One of the behavior change theories that have been employed in advanced nursing practice is the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT). SCT considers the complexities of human behavior, suggesting that multiple internal and external factors are at play when a person learns something new (Middleton, Hall, & Raeside, 2018; Spear, 2016)....
Introduction The modern healthcare sector faces numerous challenges that include diverse diseases deteriorating the quality of life of the nation and resulting in the appearance of complex problems among the population. Moreover, the sophistication of these issues increases every year due to the tendency towards the further worsening of the...
The Concept of Adaptation The modeling and role-modeling (MRM) and the transitions theories have contributed a lot to the development of the nursing profession. These patient-centered models focus on the best approaches that can be used to manage health concerns. One of the outstanding concepts in the modeling and role-modeling...
In order to successfully address the issue of injuries associated with the falls among the elderly, a systematic approach needs to be maintained throughout the project. The following paper describes the process of project implementation. The areas covered in the paper are the detailed description of project phases, the allocated...
Introduction The paper aims at analyzing the article describing a potential implementation of unified cybersecurity standards for healthcare organizations. The analysis provides the rationale for choosing the topic, explores the positive influence of suggested changes in nursing practices, identifies potential difficulties and adverse effects of the proposed innovation, and discusses...
Khankeh’s Study Citation Khankeh, H., Khorasani-Zavareh, D., Azizi-Naghdloo, F., & Hoseini, M. (2013). Triage effect on the wait time of receiving treatment services and patients satisfaction in the emergency department: Example from Iran. Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 18(1), 79-83. Type of Study, Design Type, Framework/Theory Type of Study:...
Healthy People 2020 Overview The Healthy People 2020 initiative adopted in 2010 embraces a wide range of topics related to health care. The program includes forty-two topics, each of which has specific objectives and goals. Initiated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the program aims at providing...
Pregnancy can be defined with respect to time and as a condition. With respect to time, it is the period from conception to childbirth (Hale, Saunders & Margham, 2005). It is vital to understand the physiological concepts that revolve around pregnancy and their implication in human development and heredity. Below...
Introduction When people suffer from high-level chronic illness, which is mostly accompanied by excruciating pain, the notion that medical technology can reinstate their life is incredibly enticing. In recent times, the majority of people have been succumbing to chronic illnesses. However, they are currently entrusting their wellbeing in healthcare institutions,...
What is the differential diagnosis for this scenario? In the case under discussion, the patient suffers from pain in her pelvis. It is also characterized by post-coital bleeding and some thin gray vaginal discharge. No dysuria, GI symptoms, and defecation problems are reported. Regarding the current complaints of the patient,...
The end-tidal capnography is used to monitor the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) (Kerslake & Kelly, 2016). No use of capnography can result in adverse situations or severe damage, even death. To ensure that patients’ life is not at risk, medical personnel need to use capnography more often. The equipment...
Asthma in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Demographics Asthma affects a vast number of people, with each population group being nearly as vulnerable to it as the others are. According to the World Health Organization (2016), there are 235,000,000 asthma patients. Therefore, it is crucial to create strategies that could help not only...
Introduction A role of a Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) as an agent of change has been long recognized by influential healthcare organizations such as the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the American Nurses Association (ANA), and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) (Clavelle, Drenkard, Tullai-McGuiness, & Fitzpatrick, 2012). By empowering staff...
Obtaining Approval The key stakeholders involved in the process are the patients who will form a focus group, the nursing personnel, and the institution’s administration. To obtain approval and commitment from the patients, the issue needs to be described comprehensively but in a simple and approachable way to make sure...
Introduction The contemporary health care setting is aimed at providing high-quality care for its patients using the limited resources available for this purpose. However, there exist a number of problems that impair the ability to provide such care. The proposed project will focus on one such issue. The current paper...
Introduction The US healthcare system has experienced huge economic changes in the last few decades. However, there has not been a conclusive and consistent solution to the elementary problem of cost control. The per capita expenses on health increases at about 6% per year, with cost on health care, increasingly...
Key Ethical Concerns Promoting the active acquisition of knowledge and skills that are necessary for managing health-related issues is a crucial step toward meeting the needs of patients with heart disease (HDPs). HDPs need to be able to recognize essential risk factors to which they may be exposed and, therefore,...
Introduction The present paper considers the missions, visions, and values of two healthcare organizations and discusses the implications of their similarities and differences. The organizations are the Brigham and Women’s Hospital [BWH] (2017) and the Huntsville Hospital [HH] (n.d.). The hospitals’ websites contain detailed information on their missions, visions, and...
Introduction Nurses are exposed to numerous hazards at the workplace, but some of them can be averted or prevented to a significant extent. Musculoskeletal injuries related to patient handling (MIPH) are among such avoidable dangers. Musculoskeletal Injury Case Zwerdling (2015) describes MIPH as a type of injury that can be...
Who is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner An advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) is a professional that has a full capacity to work as an advanced generalist as well as offer help and care to patients whose social needs and healthcare needs span across a variety of types and levels. In the...
Research Literature Support PICOT Question Restated What was the experience and impression of hospital staff such as practitioners, and its effect on the promotion and implementation of best practices to improve health outcomes and improve end-user/staff satisfaction and care efficiency? Observation of Academic Sources The first article under discussion is...
Introduction The present paper is devoted to a literature review on the following PICOT question; the references used in the paper are summarized in Literature Review Summary Table. The majority of the articles are systematic reviews, which makes them a good source of synthesized information (Katapodi & Northouse, 2011). PICOT:...
Metformin is an oral biguanide antihyperglycemic agent prescribed to patients suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus (non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus), which rates among the first-line medications across the globe and can be used both as a monotherapy or combined with several other drugs used for treating diabetes. The medication can also...
Problem and Purpose The critiqued article was authored by Barbosa et al. (2013) who addressed the issue of stress among graduate health care students. The authors clearly state the problem: students experience significant stressors, which is practically important because it can affect their education and further practice. The purpose was...
Introduction Cost-effectiveness analysis is applied in the healthcare system to determine the ways of redirecting the reserves in order to attain better results. This analysis shows the advantage of designating the resources from inefficient to efficient programs, and it also demonstrates the benefit of designating the resources from cheaper to...
Introduction The advanced nursing role chosen for this project is that of a family nurse practitioner (FNP). These professionals occupy a crucial place in the sphere of healthcare since they take care of people across their lifespan (“Role and scope,” 2017). FNPs need to be graduate-educated and have a certificate...
Introduction Music therapy is a complementary means in psychotherapy and helps prepare patients for complex therapies and interventions. Music can be used in the course of treatment and rehabilitation of both children and adults suffering from somatic and mental illnesses. Systemic use of music applies to the treatment of physiological...
Introduction The present paper discusses a study which intends to improve the awareness of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) in nurses and correctional officers working at a correctional institution. Modern research indicates that medical and other personnel tends to demonstrate an insufficient understanding of BPSD and its...
The nursing field does not include only the direct patient care. There are several specializations that require additional skills apart from the medical knowledge. The nursing specialists include practitioners, educators, administrators, and informaticists. Each of these groups carries out a different task. Nursing practitioners are engaged in the direct patient...
Abstract The paper provides the steps of the training needs analysis that was developed for the National Institutes of Health. These steps are based on the frameworks to assess the needs of learners who are planned to be involved in training programs. The analysis includes the identification of learners, the...
The article by Burgess, Cornelius, Love, Graham, Richards, and Ramirez (2005) reports the results of a study which investigated the prevalence of and the potential factors of risk for anxiety and depression among females who have the early breast cancer during the first five years after the disease had been...
Introduction Proper nursing care is extremely important as it allows us to address the issues that can significantly decrease the quality of life of patients. Nevertheless, there are many important problems connected to the field that can hurt the quality of care and patients’ experiences. Speaking about these problems, it...
Introduction McLaren Health Care is a network of healthcare facilities that provides the citizens of Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsular with high-quality medical service (“Company overview of McLaren Health Care Corporation,” 2017). It was created in 1981 and is located in Flint, Michigan. The company states its mission as...
Medicaid Eligibility Fairness Every state has its conditions for people who want to receive coverage under Medicaid. In Florida, these criteria are established by multiple entities: the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Children and Families (DCF) (“Florida Medicaid,” n.d.). DCF is the source of all regulations for...
Changing Handoffs: The Shift is On The article by Costello (2010) describes the importance of listening to reports of previous nursing shifts, as this factor’s disregard might have an adverse impact on various healing processes in a hospital. Moreover, unlicensed specialists must adhere to the instructions provided by their team...
Innovation: Description Neurotoxicity is a serious problem affecting both the quality of life of cancer patients and the very possibility of antitumor intervention. A large group of modern highly effective cytostatics, including Cytarabine, induce clinically significant symptoms of neurotoxicity which may require modification of doses, delays in treatment cycles, and...
Introduction Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a very common adverse event in long-term care (LTC) facilities (Genao & Buhr, 2012). It is also often overdiagnosed and overtreated, especially in the elderly population, which is not beneficial for the patients because of unnecessary antibiotics exposure (Grigoryan, Trautner, & Gupta, 2014; Lim,...
People in Miami, FL Need Urgent Help Miami, FL is an urban community with rather dense population rates. The family houses by which the community infrastructure is represented heavily are mostly well-kept and in good condition, yet the health issues are getting out of hand. Particularly, the problem of homelessness,...
Introduction To effectively implement community health promotion programs, social workers have to acquire some practical skills that are necessary to get people’s attention. What is more, they are to be aware of several theoretical constructs. In the article, Promoting Breast Cancer Screening in Rural, African American Communities: The “Science and...
A sufficient number of nurses in a healthcare setting presents a factor that positively impacts the effectiveness of healthcare services. With that in mind, modern researchers are expected to pay close attention to the problem of occupational burnout in nurses and other healthcare specialists. More than that, high work-related burnout...
The journal chosen for submitting a publication is the Journal of Clinical Nursing, which is an international peer-reviewed source aimed at promoting high standards of nursing practice through evidence-based scientific inquiry. The publication incorporates knowledge and experience from different cultures to ensure the international exchange of ideas. The journal emphasizes...
Patient Center Care as a Competency of Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Although nurses are usually viewed as well-educated and high-skilled professionals, specific quality standards for their practice were reformulated in the context of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project in 2007. The focus was on...
Mr. Lilly needed to receive an increased dose of morphine, but his condition made health care professionals doubt whether he was looking for painkillers just to overcome his pain or he wanted to satisfy his addiction. It was also important not to harm his health in this way. The nurse...
Why do not we do evidenced-based nursing? Recent researches prove that evidence-based practice significantly improves client outcomes. However, the results of the survey point out that nurses fail to implement evidence-based practices because nursing leaders are considered to have some barriers or show resistance. The fundamental reason for the leaders...
The development of cancer cells is associated with the halting of the process of cell generation and decay that may be considered one of the basic aspects of the physical health. On the contrary, the cancer cell division is the characteristic feature of the irregularity of the cyclicality within the...
Practice Problem Petrosyan et al. (2017) report a macro-level issue: they state that the detection of depression is currently not very effective, which they attribute to the fact that the clinical guidelines are rarely followed in practice. For example, a needs assessment at the VEGA medical center reports that the...
Introduction Storytelling is a powerful communication tool that can be applied to ensure an effective change promotion. According to Gill (2011), storytelling has persuasive, motivating, and inspiring effects on employees as it allows them to understand the reason for change through an experience-based narrative that tends to be more compelling...
Discussion The article “Pilot testing an educational intervention to improve communication with patients with dementia” states that one-quarter of all patients over 75 years old have a secondary diagnosis of dementia. Also, it states that by the year 2040, the diagnosis is likely to become twice as common. To assist...
Nowadays, almost every hospital in the US possesses a certified electronic health records (EHR) system; in particular, in 2014, 97% of them reported to do so (Gold & McLaughlin, 2016, p. 664). Does it imply that the EHR adoption is universal or near universal? Unfortunately, not: the possession of an...
Study Wound infections are extremely common among patients; sometimes, they can have symptoms similar to sepsis or cellulitis. It should also be noted that Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus also becomes more widespread. This infection is extremely resistant to antibiotics and often cannot be cured by them, which leads to complications. Case...
Introduction The whole healthcare system was created to help and protect people. Social justice is considered as a primary value for healthcare providers and, therefore, for nurses (Drevdahl, 2013). Social activists put their efforts to the system changing and development to make it more community-orientated and fair. It could be...
The word ‘diversity’, when used within an educational context, encompasses a large amount of concepts which describe different aspects of diversity education. These terms include multicultural education, antiracist education, ethnic studies, social justice education, multi-lingual education, integration, and many others, and together they propagate that all people, regardless of their...
Elements of malpractice and negligence in reference to nursing practice In general terms, malpractice denotes negligence in the way the medical personnel’s actions (or lack of them) inflict harm on the patient. The damage can be emotional, physical, or financial (Meehan, 2011). Malpractice is commonly associated with medical doctors’ misconduct,...
Introduction The key role of epidemiology is to protect public health by providing important information about causes, incidence, and risk factors for a disease. Therefore, it is crucial to explore the recent trends in this field. One of the current events in epidemiology is conducting an analysis of bladder cancer...
Diabetes in Older African Americans Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a disease that affects the quality of life of millions of people worldwide. This condition is characterized by the inability of the body to metabolize glucose that leads to such health problems as frequent urination, fatigue, increased hunger, and...
Introduction In medicine, as well as in general philosophy, there are different levels of philosophical thought. Without structure, understanding, and comprehension of various philosophical thoughts would be extremely limited. In this brief summary, we shall go over the four levels of philosophical thought, which are Metaparadigms, Conceptual Models, Theories, and...
In his discussion of Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) and Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Dr. Smith demonstrates their importance by considering their advantages in comparison to handwritten orders. For instance, he shows that CPOE has the potential of reducing the time required to communicate order information and the mistakes that...
Definition and description of the issue Nurse practitioners play key roles in health care services. Nurses facilitate interprofessional collaboration for medical practitioners. Barriers to nursing practice continue to exist. Many issues are results of physicians’ lack of awareness. Barriers impede the nurse’s ability to produce positive patient care outcomes (Clarin,...
Introduction The availability of affordable quality healthcare is one of the basic needs that every American should have. The country has made significant progress to ensure that every American, irrespective of the social status or any other demographical classifications, have access to quality healthcare. However, a report by DeLong (2014)...
Discussions with the clinical site mentor about the actual performance of an organization have shown that primary angioplasty is much more effective in comparison with thrombolytic therapy when it comes to evaluating STEMI. It was also concluded that short door to balloon times dramatically improve the outcomes of primary angioplasty...
