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Research Design for the Project As the project is based mainly on the evidence-based practice proposal, it will focus primarily on reducing and preventing Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection incidence among health care workers through the implementation of hand hygiene practices (Dubberke et al., 2014). The variables that could be...
Introducing Positive Change The development of nosocomial or hospital-acquired infections (HAI) poses a massive threat to the well-being of patients due to multiple complications and extended recovery time. The issue of HAI is especially problematic among patients in the medical-surgical setting, where the exposure to numerous infections becomes even more...
In the previously submitted work, the clinical importance of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections was evidently identified by referencing statistical data and reputable sources on the topic (Boyce & Zingg, 2017). The prevalence of the disease in clinical environments and the need for the elimination of negative consequences of C....
Local, State, National, and Global Communicable Disease Group Trends While the treatment of HIV, gonorrhea, and syphilis is feasible only with therapy and antibiotics, measles, pertussis, and smallpox require a different approach, such as immunization. The broad implementation of vaccines has historically curbed the spread of communicable diseases if a...
Introduction Cancer represents a group of diseases afflicting various parts of the body that are characterized by an abnormal growth of cells. This results in adverse health effects for the patient and can be fatal. Cancer has a tremendous impact and continues to be a burden for societal health. As...
Introduction HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is a virus that attacks and damages the immune system. HIV infection has become an acute problem in the past thirty years. Even though there are prevention methods and strategies, a growing number of people become affected by the virus every year. In some...
Introduction Among the variety of communicable diseases, there are those that are typical for certain population groups. One of the problems of modern medicine is measles, mostly a child’s ailment. Despite the fact that the treatment of this disease meets the quality standards of modern medicine, the danger for patients...
Introduction The problem of HIV as a severe communicable disease that significantly affects the population of the United States could hardly be overlooked. As it is stated on the HIV.gov website, an estimated 1 million people in the country are currently infected with HIV. Also, one out of every seven...
Introduction The influenza virus, also colloquially known as “the flu,” is one of the most widespread diseases in the world. It is comprised out of several strains that share similarities based on their structure, biology, and effects on humans but differing in responsiveness to treatments and other factors (Wang &...
Introduction The problem of treating cancer patients, including children, has always been relevant and important. One of the stages of intervention is chemotherapy as the method of helping people to avoid malignant tumors and eliminate the consequences of the disease. Different practices and methods aimed at studying this field of...
Introduction The modern healthcare sector faces numerous challenges that come from the complexity of the contemporary environment and increased levels of demands on the quality of provided services. However, there are issues that have always been topical, and that should be given specific attention to improve outcomes and attain high...
Introduction Managing pain is one of the acutest problems in health care since it significantly affects patient outcomes. Additionally, the complexity of pain management approaches may impact nurses’ job satisfaction. Thus, scholars frequently focus their research on this aspect of nursing care, paying attention both to patients’ and nurses’ perspectives....
Introduction Workplace bullying is a persistent behavioral pattern of mistreatment that an individual or a group of individuals direct at others with an intention to cause physical or psychological harm. Lately, this phenomenon has been drawing much attention from researchers, for more and more employers are starting to heed not...
This case study is a home visit with Ms. Sallie Mae who is an 82-year old widowed female patient, who lives alone and was recently discharged from the hospital for exacerbation of her congestive heart failure (CHF) with breathing difficulties, weight gain of 8-pounds, and pain in the chest. Ms....
Introduction Nurses should monitor the major issues their patients face and consider appropriate procedures to empower them. The paper below outlines my challenges as a nurse and the best strategies to tackle them. It also describes my future objectives and how I will transform my community. The final part categorizes...
The nursing profession suffers from a shortage of well-educated, experienced professionals that can fill a variety of roles. The question of improving teaching and learning methods becomes relevant, as nursing education is still developing. This essay discusses appropriate theoretical and practical approaches for the situation in the present and future....
Daily activities of nurses are essential for enhancing patients’ well-being and improving the quality of care. This issue is stressed in The Future of Nursing report published by the National Academy of Medicine (2011) that was previously called the Institute of Medicine (IOM). This paper will first discuss the work...
Introduction Diabetes on the whole and type 1 diabetes (T1D) in particular is a burden for American health care. Consequently, its management is one of the major concerns in clinical practice. Since T1D can lead to undesirable complications that result from ineffective care, strict blood glucose control is vital for...
Introduction The goal of healthcare frameworks in all countries is to ensure that citizens and non-citizens receive quality and affordable medical services. Many countries, including the U.S., have established systems that are meant to help in achieving this objective. Hence, it is crucial to examine the structure of the U.S....
Introduction Nursing is an evolving field since it borrows a lot from modern researchers and medical practitioners. The videos viewed in class present some of the leading theorists who managed to influence the quality of care available to many patients. The discussion below focuses on the video “Martha Rogers –...
Rationale Expanding access to qualified healthcare was the key condition of the state Medicaid program, and Kentucky was among the first country’s states to implement the terms of this reform (Benitez, Creel, & Jennings, 2016). One of the basic provisions was to provide freer access to health insurance services since...
Introduction The assigned topic seeks to examine the role of effective leadership in nursing practice. The discussion is a case study focusing on the article “Leadership Styles and Theories” by Charlotte Giltinane. The purpose of this paper is to offer a succinct summary of the selected article and how the...
Introduction Leadership is a very important subject in nursing and healthcare. This process includes interacting and coordinating the efforts of various groups as well as serving as part of a coordinated effort. Knowing and understanding leadership theories is key for successful healthcare management. The article by Giltinane (2013) provides an...
Introduction The work of nurses in oncology departments is characterized by not only professional challenges but also other nuances. In particular, adherence to safety measures when using chemotherapeutic drugs is the essential aspect of the activity, which is not always respected. The article “Nurse Adherence to Safe-Handling Practices: Observation Versus...
Introduction Nurses working in oncology units may not realize the negative impact of their practice on their health. The problem is evident since many caregivers do not adhere to safety recommendations aimed to prevent occupational exposure. The article by Colvin, Karius, and Albert (2016) investigates the topic and proves the...
Introduction Cancer has become one of the major burdens in the healthcare system, leading to high mortality rates and significantly decreasing the quality of life of the surviving patients. In many cases, healthcare professionals manage to save their patients’ lives through surgical operations. However, there exists a considerable risk of...
Introduction Organization of care delivery is a complex process that is dependent on a variety of factors such as policy and economics. However, it is also influenced by the evidence presented by nursing care models which improve the quality of care and patient safety, critical factors in medical decision-making. Care...
Research Problem The research conducted by Orzechowska, Zajaczkowska, Talarowska, and Galecki (2013) explored the problem of the adverse impact of stress on depression. The scholars indicated that the issue has started gaining increased attention in psychology and psychiatric research, as well as became important for healthcare providers to address. The...
Introduction Nursing shortage and turnover is a significant problem that has to be addressed and eliminated. There are several reasons associated with the issue that include the lack of caregivers’ education and dedication, as well as the increase in their age. To approach the problem, it is necessary to implement...
Introduction Nurse shortage is one of the national-scale problems that need to be solved at all levels. Governmental policy is not enough to address the issue, although political measures and proper budgeting may contribute to creating a healthy working environment. Both leaders and managers of health organizations are to provide...
An appropriate setting for this type of research would be a practitioner’s office. The two types of intervention require specific resources for implementation. The medication approach calls for a qualified physician to have the necessary tools for the diagnosis of the child and subsequent treatment. Meanwhile, parental education consists of...
Introduction Leadership is a complex concept that may refer to a plethora of skills, qualities, and competencies simultaneously. According to Giltinane (2013), it comprises the provision of support to team members, motivation, communication, emotional intelligence, and so forth. At the same time, different leader qualities and skills are associated with...
Introduction While often overlooked, transitional nursing (TN) plays a crucial role in providing proper care. The phenomenon of TN involves the set of strategies and approaches used to make the process of transferring a patient from one setting to another as carefully and seamlessly as possible (Brumm, Theisen, & Falciglia,...
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a widely spread disease both among the adult population and children. Since this type of diabetes demands regular insulin injections, it can negatively influence the quality of life, which is particularly undesirable for young patients. Moreover, children are less responsible and careless about their health,...
Aging is one of the inevitabilities of life, and it comes with physiologic decline together with high vulnerability to diseases. One of the common health complications that come with aging is hypertension. This condition is a common risk factor for different cardiovascular complications and chronic renal failure, especially in the...
Introduction In modern nursing, mother-infant separation is a common practice that may be characterized by a number of positive and negative outcomes. However, many researchers support the idea of skin-to-skin contact at birth compared to professional wrapping and cleaning in order to stabilize a mother and a child, create appropriate...
What is the purpose of this research? The purpose of the research is to measure balance and gait in patients with frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s diseases. What is the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit The research questions are: Are there differences in balance and gait...
Executive Summary Patient safety is a challenge in many healthcare settings, including primary care (World Health Organization, 2017). Among other conditions, diabetes mellitus requires the consideration of patient safety (Haltbakk et al., 2019). In this proposal, a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project dedicated to the engagement of diabetic patients...
Prior to conducting studies, it is critical to give necessary consideration to the potential ethical issues and the degree to which they are safe and ethically appropriate. The Institutional Review Board (IRB) was established to protect human rights by reviewing planned research on human subjects and giving approval to organizations...
The 21st Century Cures Act is one of the most recent healthcare informatics regulations implemented by the government. This policy’s main objective is to modernize the process of the development of medication by incorporating multiple perspectives, such as nurses’ input and patient case information into the review process. Alexander (2018)...
Introduction Different approaches to leadership exist, and their appropriate use in healthcare is critical. Among other things, surgical settings need suitable leadership approaches (Aufegger, Shariq, Bicknell, Ashrafian, & Darzi, 2019). Shared leadership (SL) presupposes a horizontal approach to leadership, in which entire teams share tasks and responsibilities (D’Innocenzo, Mathieu, &...
The significant part of every DNP’s mission is to bring positive changes into the healthcare system both on the local and state levels. That is why doctors of nursing practice (DNPs) need to get a complex education on various aspects of public health. Waxman (2018) believes that economic literacy is...
Complex adaptive systems are regarded as the systems in which the parts ad processes are not interdependent. In other words, the understanding of individual components does not automatically implicate the understanding of the whole system’s processes and behavior. The majority of people have realized or unperceived experience in complex adaptive...
Introduction Health literacy skills require functionality to understand risk, sort out conflicting information, and make healthy decisions. The problem has significant financial and medical and social consequences for society as a whole. Fundamental measures are required so that patients can understand complex healthcare systems. In this regard, the task of...
Qualified nurses possess adequate competencies that can make them effective practitioners or administrators. Such professionals are able to address the diverse needs of different populations and improve their health outcomes. They can apply their competencies to ameliorate disparities in medical services and promote human wellbeing. This paper explains what master’s...
The duties of an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) vary in hospitals, but the major focus is to make sure that effective care is offered to patients. In this essay, attention will be paid to the quality and management of care that is required at the end of life. According...
In terms of the increasing complexity of healthcare issues and technology, leadership becomes one of the pivotal instruments nurses may utilize to keep their employees organized. In this connection, nurse leaders should clearly understand their managing styles and be aware of the available options to guide change at the workplace....
This study uses the article by Williams, Oke, and Zachary (2019) entitled “Public Health Delivery in the Information Age: The Role of Informatics and Technology”. The decision to choose it was informed by its rich content with respect to the effective means of obtaining, studying, and managing medical information, and...
Practice problems can take different shapes and influence the experiences of both caregivers and patients. Obesity remains a critical issue affecting many citizens and communities in the United States. This condition is a risk factor for a wide range of illnesses, such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, and stroke. The...
The leadership style is highly dependent on the skills of a leader and the goals to be achieved. There is a variety of leadership strategies that allow for building a proper working environment, integrating people in cohesive groups, and providing the best care possible. This paper focuses on the examination...
Introduction Healthcare reforms are regularly developed and improved in different countries regarding the needs and possibilities of the population and the government. In the United States, the major healthcare reform is the Affordable Care Act (ACA), signed by the president in 2010. This document covers a number of crucial aspects...
Main body Patient-centered care is a frequently mentioned concept in modern health care. Its main idea is to consider patients’ needs and achieve desired health outcomes by inviting patient input into making specific decisions. This type of care promotes improved self-management, patient satisfaction, and adherence to medication (Elwyn et al.,...
Introduction Patient falls are one factor posing a threat to an individual’s health due to the high likelihood of injury from the effects of falling. Although it may seem that patients in hospitals are under constant observation and they should not be at risk of falling, such incidents occur frequently...
Falls have become common at homes, and this has impacted the health of many people. The high rates of falls in residential places have resulted in high morbidity, increased dependency, and high mortality rate, among others. When a person falls, they may become disabled for the rest of their lives,...
Introduction The modern healthcare sector is focused on the provision of care to all groups of patients, regardless of their age, race, culture, and gender. For this reason, with the growth in the number of older adults, the problem of the appropriate provision of care to this cohort acquires a...
Many older people of different occupations receive the ‘dementia’ diagnosis nowadays. As a rule, dementia develops after the age of 65 and has three stages – early, moderate, and advanced (Khachaturian & Radebaugh, 2019). The development of the disease may be hard to prognosticate, while the average life expectancy after...
Today, much attention is paid to the worth of patient education and its impact on health care. Many researchers indicate the benefits in the fields of physiotherapy, postoperative care, and pharmaceutical services. During the late 1960s, healthcare practitioners recognized the need for patients to be fully informed about their condition...
According to her medical history, Mrs. J. suffers from four diseases at once: smoking, hypertension, obesity, and heart rate disorders. Clinical manifestations of these diseases include rapid breathing and coughing with thick sputum and heavy bleeding. This is also confirmed by the bilateral expansion of the jugular vein, pulmonary cracks...
Introduction The elderly are usually at a higher risk of falling at home and their respective nursing homes or clinics. These events are capable of causing both serious and non-fatal injuries. The affected individuals will have to be admitted in order to receive high-quality services. Both the affected institution and...
The purpose of this paper constitutes several principal aspects. It is essential to overview the principles of research and evidence-based practice. Further, based on the identified nursing concern, it would be appropriate to develop a Population-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome-(Time) (PICOT/PICO) question that will serve as the basis for the development of the MSN...
Greeting Cars and Ageism With the recent focus on innovations and the rapid-fire nature of cultural changes, the perception of age has shifted significantly. While elderly people are still mostly seen as generally wise and experienced, age-based discrimination has started to permeate global society. The notion of ageism needs to...
Loss of mobility is a prevalent age-related health topic that affects older adults and geriatric patients. Mobility is essential to maintaining an adequate quality of life, promotes independence, and is beneficial for health. However, many experience a decline in mobility with age, causing significant social, mental, and physical consequences. Immobility...
The consideration of health problems among older adults is an urgent and essential task of modern medicine. Particular attention should be paid to such common ailments as hypertension, diabetes, and other dangerous diseases. The number of patients suffering from these illnesses is significant, and the issue is aggravated by the...
Due to the fact that the risk of falls among elderly patients in emergency departments is high enough, it is necessary to find a way to reduce the number of victims. As a potential solution, the use of appropriate tools can be considered as a technique of effective intervention. As...
Hypertension, stroke, and diabetes are some of the most frequent diagnoses for elderly persons in the US. As it stands, healthcare professionals are favoring medical interventions over educational ones in managing these diseases. However, these practices are expensive and often inefficient without the follow-up educational intervention to ensure proper use...
Introduction The chosen study studies patients’ experiences after a fall and their views on fall prevention strategies in hospitals. The research used a qualitative methodology, with patient interviews as the main source of data. The analysis of the interview results suggested some common themes and attitudes, such as self-blame, reluctance...
Introduction Hypertension is one of the most common conditions that family health practitioners assess routinely in individuals of all ages and elderly patients, in particular. The prevalence of the given disease substantially increases with age. At the same time, certain factors define older persons’ ability to manage their disorders, as...
Project Purpose In elderly patients, falls as a multifactorial phenomenon represent a constant health risk. Therefore, a strategy for preventing falls in the target demographic is one of the primary concerns of contemporary nursing. At present, there is a vast range of approaches toward reducing the possibility of a fall,...
Introduction Falls create a number of problems for people of different ages. According to the investigations of the World Health Organization (2018), falls remain the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths around the whole world, taking about 650,000 lives annually. About 3 million people become the patients of emergency...
Introduction Hypertension is one of the common health issues affecting the aging population. This disorder has an adverse impact on people’s quality of life as its symptoms include visual impairment, metabolic syndrome, heart failure, aneurysm, cardiac arrest, stroke, and dementia (Currie & Delles, 2018). In 2014, the leading cause of...
Introduction America’s healthcare system is considered one of the most inefficient and expensive in the world. Due to overinflated expenses on nursing care, hospitals are looking for alternative avenues to reduce the rates of hospitalization, decrease costs, and prevent potential diseases from developing. Many prospective interventions and treatments measure patient...
The use of AI has increased over the past decades, making it easier for researchers to investigate the most complicated issues. In health care, AI may be employed to analyze sophisticated medical data. What is more, AI allows scientists to estimate conclusions without having to engage humans in their studies....
The main figures in this case study are as follows: Jessica: A pregnant mother; Marco: The child’s father; Anna: Jessica’s aunt; Dr. Wilson: The treating physician. The case study begins by describing the situation in which Jessica arrives in the hospital on her 4th month of pregnancy to scan the...
Introduction In the post-discharge period, patients require the attention of their healthcare providers in terms of effective follow-up procedures and overall monitoring. Physical examinations are an essential part of this process because they show a cohesive ‘picture’ of how a patient is recovering. Despite the usefulness of telehealth services in...
Introduction First, one must note that religion and healthcare often interact with each other due to their connected nature. While healthcare provides care about the physical condition of the body, faith gives the spiritual ways of understanding it. However, their interaction frequently produces unexpected negative results. In several aspects, religion...
Medical technology such as telehealth is being rapidly developed and implemented as a potential complement or replacement to traditional visits to the healthcare professional. Often, patients are asked to come in for a follow-up appointment post-discharge from a hospital to ensure treatment adherence and to prevent rehospitalization. The use of...
A clinical decision support system (CDSS) is a type of healthcare technology that exists to assist professionals with clinical decision-making. CDSS is evidenced to reduce adverse medication events (AMEs), which is a very important care quality measure (Jia, Zhang, Chen, Zhao, & Zhang, 2016). The present paper will offer a...
Introduction The changes that Medicare and Medicaid introduced were supposed to secure the rights of vulnerable populations. However, reports show that a wide range of people still remain underserviced in regard to healthcare assistance (Olavarria et al., 2017). Because of multiple dents in the policies determining qualifications for receiving health...
Introduction Healthcare system practice guidelines represent systematically-developed statements intended to assist practitioners and patients in making decisions about relevant health care for a specific case or circumstance. Such guidelines provide a definition of relevant diagnostic and treatment aspects in the management of a health condition. These recommendations are based on...
The healthcare system’s ultimate aim is to meet the medical needs of all citizens without any form of prejudice. Unfortunately, this is not the reality in most regions or countries across the world. Since males dominate this field, the challenge of sexism affects the experiences of both caregivers and patients....
Electronic health records (EHR) system was envisioned as a way of addressing the many challenges associated with paper-based records in a bid to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes. However, this system comes with numerous limitations that may affect the quality of care delivered to patients hence negative...
Literature Review In the USA, chronic heart failure (CHF) is one of the most common causes of hospital readmission. Ziaeian and Fonarow (2016) report that medical therapies that are found to be beneficial for CHF outcomes and readmission rates are critically underutilized in patients. The authors highlight the following strategies...
It is worth noting that congestive heart failure is a pathology in which a patient experiences a violation in the circulation of oxygen. The heart of the individual cannot pump blood effectively, which leads to its status. With this pathology, the patient needs systematic monitoring and medical supervision from the...
Introduction Implementation science has emerged as a powerful framework for introducing new concepts and procedures in healthcare and maximizing patient outcomes. Integrating evidence-based practice (EBP) in a clinical setting can result in superior procedures and strategies for delivering high-quality services to different individuals. The consideration of emerging concepts and evaluative...
Abstract The Essentials prepared by the AACN are a set of documents, the goal of which is to give an idea about the required curriculum and practices for practical training of nursing staff at all levels. In other words, the essentials are unified and standardized guidelines that define all theoretical...
Introduction In modern healthcare, there are many practices that polarize society, and physician-assisted suicide is one of them. Since the practice involves what many associate with an act of killing, the universal legalization of PAS has implications for medical ethics. Judging from modern researchers’ works, PAS is considered as an...
Medical Indications: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence James, an eight-year-old boy, was accepted to a medical facility with kidney failure and elevated blood pressure. The condition was acute enough to suggest immediate dialysis as a temporary measure. The boy’s parents decided to forego the treatment, and the patient was let go. After...
Introduction The Person-Centered Nursing (PCN) Framework was developed by McCance and McCormack (2017b). Currently, it is one of the theories that can be used in nursing practice. This paper will offer an overview of PCN and its approach to the nursing metaparadigm, justify PCN as a nursing theoretical framework, and...
Introduction Understanding the differences between various nursing roles performs a vital function in the arrangement of successful collaboration within healthcare settings. Advanced practice nurses are some of the most skilled healthcare specialists who perform many duties to reach the best patient outcomes. However, a more recent specialty, forensic nursing, has...
The modern healthcare sector is focused on effective ways of care provision to achieve better results and meet patients’ diverse demands. This approach is considered the key to the further successful development of the sphere and improvement of the health of the nation. In this regard, communication, as one of...
NR392 Quality Improvement in Nursing Assignment Criteria Your Answers: (NOTE: See Milestone 1 Grading Rubric for details required in each area.) Nursing Care Issue and Desired Outcome 50 points Nursing Care Issue: Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) Despite the emphasis on quality in nursing and the importance of meeting sanitation norms,...
Introduction In recent years, organizational culture has been receiving increased attention from the business research community. According to Valmohammadi and Roshanzamir (2015), healthy organizational cultures contribute to increased innovation, responsibility, quality, and performance in personnel. At the same time, an organizational culture enables individuals to succeed on a personal level....
Implementation Steps The first step of the implementation phase of the project will require reconsidering the current standards for managing and preventing HAI in the hospital setting. Nurses will need to be given rigid quality guidelines and clear instructions that will inform their actions and allow reducing the threat of...
Introduction Contemporary nursing practice has evolved into a complex and multifaceted domain of health care research and practice. Its significance for the delivery of health services to the population continues to increase due to the advancements of modern education. In light of this, the current essay will review contemporary nursing...
Drug prescriptions are one of the most complex healthcare delivery aspects, vital for the treatment process, and require significant resources to ensure safety. E-prescribing technology is a digital prescription system that helps to optimize and monitor the prescription process. This report will examine the E-prescribing technology, its benefits, and the...
The assigned paper topic is spirituality as a concept and its application in nursing. The article examined in this paper is “Spiritual Wellness: A Journey Toward Wholeness” by Hrabe, Melnyk, and Neale (2018). This paper summarizes the idea of spirituality and its connection to well-being. The text has a significant...
Introduction This essay will discuss forensic nursing and its role in a community setting described in an earlier windshield survey. Forensic nursing is a branch of the profession that concerns itself with public and legal matters as well as health care in the investigation of trauma or death. The community...
Introduction Public policy hearings are essential because they allow examining specific problems that affect the population of the US and locate solutions. The particular meeting that will be discussed in the following sections of this paper focuses on opioid addiction, rare diseases, and medical innovation approaches that can help mitigate...
Caring in Nursing When a child is sick, they turn to their mother To get medications and much-needed care. But when an adult is sick, they care for themselves, Get doctor’s prescriptions, cook, and work from home. Nurses are there when self-care is not enough, When people can no longer...
Issue and Solution The problem discussed in the present paper is workplace bullying in the nursing field. In this day and age employers and policymakers are starting to consider the wellbeing of the workforce as one of the major contributing factors to performance efficiency. It is unfortunate that bullying in...
Introduction Technological innovations expand the boundaries of healthcare to a great extent, allowing nurses to address the issues that used to seem impossible to resolve. For instance, the use of blockchain technology as a tool for improving healthcare services should be seen as a valid opportunity. By integrating blockchain technology...
Obesity is an essential health concern in the United States, where a significant share of adults and children have obesity. The main treatment methods for managing obesity and achieving a lasting weight reduction are diet and exercise. Research on exercise in overweight and obese adults is thus critical, as it...
Medical practice is associated with multiple challenges occurring in a working environment. Over the past decade, nursing managers have developed several strategies to address and resolve the issues that fall under their jurisdiction. No matter what kind of approach a leader takes, the goal of any intervention is to ensure...
The paper presents a mock interview with Marco Rubio, the U.S. Senator for the state of Florida. It features information about his background, as well as the past and present political involvement. Moreover, it presents the data about his policy agenda and views. The interview refers to the Veteran Urgent...
Nurses can and should be involved in the process of policymaking, which may need interaction with legislators. Therefore, nurses should be able to locate the policymaker who can help in developing bills and introducing new laws. The debate concerning the integration of mental health services into primary care is still...
Within the past ten years, the wave of digital transformation has managed to improve several fields and practices in healthcare. This technological development has made it easier for clinicians and nurses to place electronic orders automatically and transmit them within the shortest time possible. This discussion seeks to examine the...
The digital transformation of the healthcare sector has led to the emergence of information technologies such as computerized provider order entry (CPOE). The system development has been supported by federal funding which has focused on improving information technology in the healthcare sector. A majority of hospital networks utilize CPOE for...
Information technology has experienced significant leaps in its capabilities and operational capacity in recent years, making it a vital adoption in the healthcare system and practice. Computerized information systems are now the backbone of hospital operations, supporting clinical and administrative tasks conducted by staff. Technology has endless possibilities but has...
The introduction of information technology in nursing practice is a natural stage in the development of the healthcare sector. The use of the possibilities of technical progress in the care environment is welcomed, and certain innovative systems used as ancillary equipment allow for higher patient outcomes due to their merits....
Introduction Contemporary society appreciates humanistic values that are cultivated with the primary aim to protect the rights of individuals and guarantee that there are no barriers to their development. Regarding this paradigm, many stereotypes of the past are being reconsidered today. This statement is topical for the healthcare sector. It...
Many people live with hypertension today and cannot control its signs and development because of different reasons. Hypertension is defined as a public health problem that many people around the whole world experience (Villarreal, Nielsen, & Samudio, 2018). Uncontrolled hypertension causes serious damage to the body, and it is expected...
This paper presents a discussion on asthma and its aspects to provide a background for the project that discusses the role of nurses’ education in the reduction of asthma exacerbations in children. In the report, the disease is defined, and its epidemiology, clinical presentation, complications, and diagnostic methods are outlined....
Many groups and individuals are involved in the process of policymaking, and various methods to develop and implement policies exist. Researchers have come up with several models of policymaking that can guide practitioners in this process. According to Longest’s policy cycle model, for instance, the process of policymaking is divided...
Situation: Is This Something Than Can Be Legislated? The problem/concern The need for healthcare continues to grow as the population of the Baby Boomer generation reaches the age in which people require medical assistance (Florida Action Coalition, 2016). However, the state of Florida has limitations in the practice of Advanced...
Introduction The present study investigates the case of an attorney from Oregon named George who is in his fifties and has been recently diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). From the provided scenario one understands that the man fully realizes the seriousness of his disease and the outcomes it will...
Introduction Death and dying are essential notions in many belief systems. In some religions, death brings an end to a person’s existence, whereas, in others, the soul continues to exist in the afterlife. Hinduism and Christianity are among the most popular faiths in the world, although they vary greatly in...
The nursing practice problem under discussion is that nurses usually suffer from burnout that affects the quality of their work, and it is important to determine strategies that contribute to decreasing work stress and exhaustion. This problem is directly linked to the examined qualitative and quantitative articles, and it guides...
The PICOT question formulated for the project and the selected qualitative and quantitative articles are related to such a nursing practice problem as impacts of the duration of shifts on nurses’ fatigue and patient outcomes. The problem is that prolonged periods of nurses’ work (12-hour shifts) significantly contribute to their...
Practice Issue The topic Would post-op patients benefit more from using chlorhexidine pre-wash for 3 days prior to surgery compared to the standard cleansing technique to prevent surgical site infections? The nursing practice issue related to the topic The main nursing practice issue related to the topic is surgical site...
Introduction The United States Senate Special Committee on Aging met on June 19, 2018, to discuss the advancements in managing and preventing Alzheimer’s disease as well as raising awareness about this condition. The main participants of this hearing included public officials from state and federal levels of government agencies and...
Helping vulnerable populations is an important moral issue that is evident in contemporary society. While some people believe that it is their duty to help those in need, others say that disadvantaged people deserved hardship because they made wrong decisions at some point in their lives. Utilitarianism can be applied...
Introduction Religious beliefs play a crucial role in a person’s life, especially when there is a need to make a life-changing decision. In the case of George’s untreatable illness, the patient has decided to consider an option of voluntary euthanasia. A medical professional should respect choices that individuals make in...
Introduction Suffering from a disease is a challenge for anyone, but knowing that one’s condition is incurable is an entirely different experience. Frequently, people who know that their health will never be restored, decide to perform euthanasia and not be a burden for their caregivers. George, the person from the...
Introduction The purpose of this paper constitutes several principal aspects. It is essential to overview the principles of research and evidence-based practice. Further, based on the identified nursing concern, it would be appropriate to develop a Population-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome-(Time) (PICOT/PICO) question that will serve as the basis for the development of the...
Implementation Steps The transfer from the existing model of care to the one that implies the active education of the target demographic is fraught with several difficulties. As recent studies show, the specified phenomenon occurs due to the lack of self-care skills among patients (Acher et al., 2017). Therefore, a...
Change Model Overview The theory of planned change (TPC) is a simple strategy that offers a linear process for approaching change management. It describes three elements or stages that help to transform the urge for change into practical remodeling. The first stage is called “unfreezing” and represents the process of...
Review and analysis of the existing scientific articles is an essential step in creating new academic knowledge. Qualitative studies contribute to the exploration of specific fields of research, which is why it is paramount to pay attention to their findings. The article under analysis delves into the problem of finding...
Introduction The purpose of this essay is to review a scientific article that describes a medical study. The authors of the paper selected for the purpose aim to evaluate the effectiveness of vaccination concerning improving the health of children when compared to infants who did not receive immunization. To that...
Introduction The research problem the authors have stated in their study is the lack of teamwork between nurses and physicians (Muller-Juge et al., 2014). Among other issues that explain the relevance of the study is the concentration of studies in the field of intensive care or reanimation, while the present...
Introduction This paper presents the low staffing of nursing as an organizational issue that threatens patients’ safety and the realization of their health demands. Specifically, having inadequate nursing personnel compromises the quality of care accorded to ailing people. Hence, the U.S. government needs to take urgent measures aimed at providing...
Introduction The development of new technology is constantly transforming modern healthcare, helping to propel the quality of service in different aspects of care to the next level. Apart from that, technology integration is expected to protect and improve patient safety by ensuring the timely reporting of problems. Given the advantages...
Introduction While depression can develop as a result of various events, situations, and activities, one can attempt to prevent it or reduce its severity. According to the CDC (2018), in the United States, depression affects more than 15 million people annually. Patients with a family history of depression are at...
Introduction Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) is a concept that is gaining popularity in modern healthcare settings across the world. According to Brown et al. (2017), CPOE refers to an electronic method of entering medical orders of a patient instead of using the traditional paper method. The purpose of the...
Influences on the Health Status of the Community The health status of any community is influenced by a complex of individual, interpersonal, community, and environmental issues that comprise many factors. For the Miami-Dade community, which is the focus of this analysis, the following determinants influence the health status. The key...
Obesity at different ages is a community health issue that bothers millions of people around the whole world. In the United States, obesity prevention is one of the main goals established by local hospitals, healthcare facilities, and social organizations. Nowadays, the American government spends approximately $145 billion each year to...
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is one of the biggest public health crises nowadays. For this reason, prevention of this adverse health condition is of significant importance. The major activities utilized in the United States to stop the dissemination of HIV include targeted healthcare interventions, condom distribution through regional centers, promotion of...
Analyzing the health needs of specific minority groups is vital as it allows health care providers to address particular problems and target populations whose socioeconomic, political, and cultural characteristics may serve as barriers to health care. For example, currently, one of the fastest-growing minority groups in the U.S. is the...
Designed by Glenna Kennick, the Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) is an automated information technology tool that helps to prevent medication errors. This technology influences health service delivery and nursing care. It improves patient safety by ensuring that patients are attended to appropriately. As such, BCMA has been helpful because...
Community resource: Mount Sinai Medical Center Mount Sinai Medical Center is a hospital in Miami Runs a specialized Sleep Disorder Center The center is accredited with board-certified medical and technical staff Offers diagnostic and therapeutic polysomnography Conducts sleep studies to identify a wide variety of sleep disorders Offers information on...
Introduction The United States is a multinational country that became home to people of different cultural and ethnic background. Despite some assimilative processes, they have preserved their genuine traditions and beliefs, which have an impact on their contemporary life in different spheres including healthcare. This paper analyzes two different ethnic...
Introduction Cultural peculiarities of national minorities have the impact on the life of people in the United States. Being one of the most multinational countries, the US gives much attention to the cultural heritage of its citizens who represent different ethnic and racial groups. Cultural heritage is particularly important in...
Functional Health Patterns: Analysis The family under analysis belongs to the low middle class, with most of its family members being of Latin American descent. The assessment of the patient and their family, in general, will allow pinpointing the existing health issues, as well as identifying the sources of possible...
Discussion Prompt 1 Working in the field of healthcare involves the necessity for close collaboration with people from different cultural backgrounds, and this is why there are numerous links between healthcare and sociology. In particular, these links are related to the concepts of role, culture, subculture, and role conflict. In...
Cultural differences lead to one of the most widespread conflicts in healthcare settings since it is important to respect and promote diversity at the workplace. A conflict observed recently refers to communication between a nurse and a patient with a Hispanic background. This newly hired nurse had little awareness of...
Telehealth is a recent addition to the arsenal of tools available to health care providers. Its effects are currently a subject of scientific debate, and no implementation strategy distinguishes itself as excellent and an object for imitation by hospitals throughout the nation. However, many institutions in the United States and...
In this scenario, a patient has been discharged from the hospital after a rehabilitation course following open-heart surgery. The person may still be at risk and affected by a variety of issues, but it is inconvenient for him or her to visit the clinic or call an ambulance due to...
Introduction In many developed nations, the incidence of dangerous infectious diseases is minimal because of high vaccination rates. When the vast majority of the population are immunized, there is a low risk of epidemics, and the medical costs go down due to a reduction in infections. However, for the past...
Identify the population of interest and health condition/event to your practice. Specify how you define the population (e.g., age, gender, health status, etc.). The selected health condition for this assignment is coronary heart disease, medically identified as coronary artery disease (CAD) or ischemic heart disease (IHD). It is the most...
Introduction Preventive health care is a burning aspect to be discussed in modern American society. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2017), only half of the recommended rate of Americans chooses preventive services due to removed cost-sharing, co-payments, and co-insurance. In this paper, the peculiarities of cervical...
Introduction The present paper is dedicated to a critical overview of a systematic review “Evaluation of the Clinical Outcomes of Telehealth for Managing Diabetes: A PRISMA-Compliant Meta-Analysis” by Wu et al. (2018) published in a high-quality, open access journal Medicine. The major purpose of this study was to compare existing...
