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Executive Summary Health informatics is the scientific field that addresses biomedical information, insights and data as regards their maintenance, retrieval and use in the resolution of issues and decision making. The informatics website creates a dependable source of enterprise information technology resolutions and software development services. American Medical Informatics Association...
Clinical intervention studies (CIS) play an essential role in investigating the scientific problem, which needs to be addressed in order to form a concise and full knowledge base. There are three main approaches in CIS, which include pre-experimental, quasi-experimental, and true experimental research designs (Holly, 2014). Each methodology possesses unique...
Adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) require the inclusion of particular elements into a database. It is assumed that certain key data that are not connected to ARDS are already incorporated into relevant database tables. For instance, it is routine to consider gender and age, as well as...
Introduction Knowledge sharing is one of the most critical roles assigned to APRN-prepared leaders in the nursing area. The evidence-based decisions require them to ensure that their subordinates are equipped with pertinent practices and appropriately motivated to use them in their everyday workplace activities. Different levels of healthcare may need...
The nursing practice in the USA is a demanding profession that consists of daily care about the patients. Given the responsibility for human health and lives, nurses have to perform within the strictly defined rules in different dimensions, including organizational, professional, and ethical. The problem of moral behavior of nurses...
The topic selected for this discussion revolves around the issue of health informatics. Modern technologies have made it easier for nurses, physicians, and caregivers to provide exemplary services to their patient. The identified topic seeks to support the use of information systems in healthcare. The application of computerized provider order...
Introduction Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) is a terminology used to describe the process through which providers enter and send treatment instructions, especially with hospitalized patients. The commonly inputted treatment instructions include medications, admission, referral, laboratory, procedure, and radiology orders. The system is computer-based, and thus it replaces the traditional...
Introduction Effective leadership is a part of the success of any nursing intervention. Healthcare settings should have one strong leader who takes responsibility for all decisions and actions. In modern hospitals, perceptions of climate depend on managerial practices, as they determine how patients and healthcare experts are educated and how...
Introduction Healthcare providers’ actions and attitudes largely define the overall level of patient satisfaction. The manner in which practitioners behave is even more important when patients and their families are coping with the outcomes of severe conditions/events. The qualitative study by Brooten et al. (2013) is devoted to the investigation...
Introduction Promoting shared decision-making in patient-centered care is a chance for nurses and patients to establish trustful relationships and exchange necessary information. Planning and implementation of change cannot be ignored by project developers. This paper will focus on goals for improvement, measuring change, needed resources, the timeframe of implementation, mechanisms...
Solving ethical issues is critical in medical practice, especially in Clinical Oncology. Cancer is the hardest psycho-emotional test, both for the patient and their relatives. In our society, the cancer patient is often perceived as a person marked with special signs. It is good if the patient is adjusted to...
Introduction The analysis of current healthcare facilities shows that awareness on the part of nurses of shared decision-making practices determines the quality of patient-centered care. It is vital that nurses improve their skills and apply new models of communication with patients and their families. The need for change cannot be...
Introduction Healthcare professionals should consider the principles of care delivery to ensure that they maximize the outcomes of their patients. Unfortunately, issues to do with religion can affect the decisions both patients and practitioners have to make. This discussion applies the standards of practice and how caregivers can follow them...
Introduction The selected case presents the story of George who is suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This is a terminal condition that results in the loss of muscle control and coordination. Professionals providing services to patients with similar illnesses should focus on different issues to achieve their objectives, such...
Introduction The abortion debate remains one of the most controversial and sensational topics today. Since this issue has continued to attract numerous ethical and religious perspectives, many people encounter difficulty whenever deciding to embrace or reject the practice. This paper uses the case, “Fetal Abnormality” to discuss various theories of...
Name: LactMed Author: the Toxicology Data Network maintains LactMed. Endorsement: Yes, LactMed is a part of the National Library of Medicine’sMedicine’s (NLM) Toxicology Data Network, which is operated by the United States federal government. Operation: A web-based platform is more suitable for an app as it allows accessing the database....
Introduction Every occupation, which implies direct communication with people, requires a high level of an employee’s competence as he or she should be aware of the boundaries of such an interaction. However, among these professions, nursing is one of the most outstanding in terms of practitioner-patient communication as there is...
Healthcare industry represents a complex organism that has various branches and possesses numerous challenges and improvement possibilities. Various entities gradually incorporate technological developments into different sectors, such as finances, real estate, retail, and others. Blockchain technology is one of the advancements that can offer several benefits to the daily operations...
Introduction Ethics remains a powerful field for examining and studying moral issues, topics, or events in different parts of the world. One of the topics many philosophers, health professionals, and policymakers take seriously is that of euthanasia. Although many countries have specific laws regarding the issue of physician-assisted suicide, it...
Search terms, Reasons, and Article Citation To select a research article for this lab, the major search term used was “frequency distribution” since frequency distribution is the focus of this task. To narrow the search and approach the topic of interest, the term “diabetes” was included. Diabetes is a popular...
The application of knowledge is a task that remains troublesome to achieve for students, mostly due to the lack of practice. Virtual reality cases allow students to develop their grasp on educational material, at the same time linking together theory and practice in a natural manner. This is important in...
Abortion should be illegal because unborn babies are considered human beings by the US Government, making abortion murder. Many religions believe that life begins at conception. By terminating the pregnancy, one defies the word of God. From the very second, an embryo has its unique genetic identity, so if nothing...
Introduction Healthcare professionals have to face numerous ethical issues each day. In many cases, there are certain guidelines and principles shared by practitioners and patients that help in making moral decisions. However, some issues are still debatable, and no single opinion exists on the matter. Abortion is one of such...
Introduction Continuous technological progress can be observed in various spheres of society – education, culture and, certainly, medicine. The emergence of innovative methods of diagnosis and treatment is a natural and logical result of the development of contemporary science. The introduction of technological novelties into the healthcare system allows significantly...
Introduction Almost 20% of children between 2 and 18 years old affected Unhealthy lifestyle, inactivity, and harmful dietary habits Ineffective school-based interventions Efficient school-based programs are needed More physical activity during school hours The Spirit of Inquiry Ignited False beliefs concerning childhood obesity Comorbidity of obesity Parental lifestyles and dietary...
Clinical Situation Ethics is a crucial component of nursing since it is the responsibility of a nurse to ensure that a vulnerable population is safe and provided with proper services. However, to address patients’ needs properly, a nurse often has to face difficult dilemmas. A recent case involved a nurse...
Introduction Innovative technologies create a plethora of opportunities for improving the quality of healthcare services and meeting the needs of diverse patients. Therefore, encouraging innovation as the essential component of healthcare philosophy is crucial to the management of patients’ needs. In light of the specified concern, the idea of the...
The video under consideration highlights several technological advances that can be used in the ICU setting. The described systems are designed to address some of the most burning issues in nursing practice (Intelligent Hospital TV, 2014). Such areas as patient safety, privacy, as well as information management are put to...
A family nurse practitioner (FNP) is an advanced practice nurse who is primarily focused on providing care for patients during their lifespan (Hoyt & Proehl, 2015). This includes working with patients and their families in a close manner. Usually, FNPs are responsible for treating chronic diseases, but sometimes they also...
Research Problem/Purpose The problem statement is clearly presented in the article “Nurses and Nursing Assistants’ Decision-Making Regarding Use of Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Technology: A Qualitative Study” by Kanaskie and Snyder (2018). This study aims at exploring the use of safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) among registered health...
The problem of medication errors is one of the cutest in the healthcare system. Therefore, it is highly crucial to come up with solutions to eliminate such inaccuracies that can lead to serious negative effects on patients. The topic of the paper is bar code medication administration (BCMA), and it...
Bar code medication administration (BCMA) has been identified as a possible solution tool for addressing the issue of medication errors that lead to adverse health outcomes of patients. BCMA implies the scanning of barcodes to account for the five components of medication administration: right patient, dose, medication, time, and direction....
Being able to manage the available information is a crucial requirement for a healthcare expert in the modern era of information technology and innovative technological solutions. For this purpose, the active use of information systems is required since the identified concepts allow managing the available data and arranging it respectively....
Abstract The prevalence of pressure ulcers in immobile patients still presents an important issue in the field of health care. The given study uses a mixed methods design to contribute to the field and conclude on the effectiveness of improved PU prevention protocols. According to the research results, the use...
It could hardly be doubted that conflicts in the workplace have a considerably negative impact on the overall efficiency of any given organization. This assumption is particularly accurate when applied to clinical environments, in which healthcare workers largely responsible for the health and life of their patients, and yet nurses...
Culturally competent care is the newest trend in modern nursing. Medicine, as a holistic science, recognizes the individual cultural uniqueness of every patient in order to deliver a better quality of care. According to Jeffreys (2015), paying attention towards a patient’s culture, race, and background, as well as choosing the...
Background of Study The clinical problem that led to this study involves the high prevalence of pressure ulcers among hospitalized patients. Initially, there were no definitive known ways to reduce pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients, and thus this study sought to fill in this knowledge gap. According to the author,...
Introduction Permission of family members in a trauma bay is one of the controversial issues in contemporary medicine. Both supporters of family presence and their opponents provide evidence for their positions and reveal benefits as well as negative aspects of every point of view. On the one hand, family presence...
Introduction This paper studies one of the most practiced nursing theories, the self-care deficit theory introduced by Dorothea Omen. The review explains its meaning and origins, providing insight into its ideas and purposes. The paper also revises its usefulness and testability, presenting an example of the study based on the...
Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections are a significant issue that can result in patient deaths (Barker et al., 2017; Boyce & Zingg, 2017). They are also incredibly prevalent in healthcare settings. Among care-associated infections, C. diff can be responsible for about 12% of the cases, and every year, it leads...
Introduction In the modern world, the development of pressure or decubitus ulcers is among the key skin problems faced by patients in different departments whose opportunities to stay physically active are limited. Many hospitals in the country develop their own guidelines and protocols to avoid PU complications, but their effectiveness...
Following the Nursing Code of Ethics: A Personal Experience Making an ethical choice in a nursing setting is often difficult due to the presence of a moral dilemma. However, following the Nursing Code of Ethics helps distinguish between making a sensible choice and a misguided attempt at doing so (American...
Abstract This paper focuses on the examination of sexual and reproductive health literacy’s role in the social adaptation of women. Based on the critical literature review, the importance of the topic is introduced from the point of the current situation. Many young girls and women tend to lack basic knowledge...
Information Pertinent to the Client’s Case The patient in the case under consideration suffers from a respiratory disease that occurs several times during the year. Also, there is no evident connection to season change. The patient does not confirm the major cause of respiratory disease, which is tobacco consumption, because...
Role Description and Education Level Informatics is significant in any clinical setting because it provides an opportunity to code data so that it can be processed in different ways. As a result, healthcare professionals obtain a possibility to receive meaningful and understandable information. If a person is willing to be...
Introduction With the continuing expansion of healthcare systems, accommodating new patients, treatments, and technologies, education for medical professionals has become critical. Nurses, who are on the frontlines and facing new challenges, require additional knowledge. The management of chronic diseases and injuries requires sophisticated and modern methods or treatments. Therefore, the...
Introduction The research problem of the study under analysis is to reveal opportunities that telehealth technology provides for support and better coping of caregivers. The research question is to investigate the effects that telehealth can have on caregivers. In fact, this study is a systematic review of evidence regarding the...
Ethical Considerations Heart failure is a serious health condition that requires researchers that study the problem to be aware of potential ethical issues. There is a problem of systematic differences “in the treatment of patients of different race, sex, and socioeconomic status with heart failure” (Kini & Kirkpatrcik, 2013, p....
Introduction Nursing is one of the most challenging and most interesting fields in health care in the 21st century. On the one hand, it is necessary to consider recent progress, technological achievements, and human rights to make sure that high-quality care and assessment are offered. On the other hand, it...
Literature Review Prevention of readmissions and repeated hospitalizations is a primary task of contemporary healthcare. This issue is related to both the improvement of the quality of care and reduction of costs spent during repeated hospitalizations. Early hospital readmissions occurring within a 30-day post-discharge period are of the greatest interest...
Scholarly Activity Overview On June 8, I have attended the International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, which was held in Miami, Florida. This conference was aimed at hospital nurses, teachers, social workers, and pharmaceutical representatives with the purpose of enlightening the participants about the latest findings, practices, and...
Introduction Nurses play an important role in the provision of care and tend to be the healthcare professionals who are in the closest contact with patients. The delivery of patient-centered care is one of the primary values in the clinical setting. Nursing practitioners are now encouraged to employ this approach...
Problem Because nurses participate in all phases of health delivery and are the ones who closely communicate with the patients, they have the most capacity to mitigate preventable injuries. Despite this possibility, unintentional injuries are a significant concern in contemporary nursing. An example of such preventable injuries is pressure ulcers,...
Using social media in nursing practice may be a productive activity, but before introducing this approach, it is essential to carry out preparatory work. Firstly, as Milton (2016) states, a provider needs to make sure that the content published online and sent to patients does not contain information that can...
Introduction A professional development plan is an important planning tool that plays a central role in the setting and achieving of specified career goals. As an Advanced Professional Nurse (APN), a development plan is a contract with oneself detailing personal career direction together with goals and objectives that should be...
Rationale for the Monitoring Program The quality of care in Florida hospitals has been a contentious issue for several decades, mostly due to insufficient staffing and the associated issues. However, a new problem has emerged recently as the issue of administering prescribed drugs to patients in the hospital setting became...
Rationale for the Reform The process of providing healthcare services has been filled with internal issues in Florida due to financial, resource-related, and other types of constraints. However, the problem of addressing the needs of patients facing terminal diseases has been recently added to the state’s healthcare agenda (Wachterman et...
Introduction Transitional care is of interest to many researchers and healthcare professionals. There have been numerous attempts to improve current practices in follow-up care. For instance, the Transitional Care Model (TCM) was developed to prevent the rehospitalization of patients with chronic illnesses by ensuring adequate supervision after hospital discharge (Hirschman...
Introduction The readmission of patients with heart failure is a critical problem for the healthcare sector. The quality of treatment and the utilized methods of care delivery significantly impact outcomes and the quality of treatment; however, the question remains as a high number of patients have to return to medical...
The overall quality of healthcare in the United States continues to deteriorate over time due to the significant shortage of nurses. According to Glette, Aase, and Wiig (2017), with the lower than average patient-practitioner ratio, healthcare professionals are forced to have increased workloads, experiencing chronic fatigue, sleep deprivation, and anxiety....
Introduction The word ‘transgender’ refers to a person whose gender expression or identity differs from that which was assigned at birth. Transgender individuals face widespread economic and social marginalization. Intriguingly, discrimination, harassment, and rejection ensue even from the healthcare sector, which ranges from routine check-ups, and emergency room visits to...
Introduction In numerous approaches, the world is progressively turning into a transgender-affable place with enhanced awareness and reception. Nevertheless, among the many problems that transgender patients experience is obtaining suitable medical care. Almost 30% of transgender patients report denial of healthcare services and approximately 50% experience delayed medical attention because...
Introduction The primary role of nurses is to take care of patients, but the scope of practice has expanded to address emerging needs. Research is one of the areas that have emerged and it contributes significantly to the overall care provision. In nursing, research is needed to advance the practice,...
The Advance Health Care Directive The analyzed advanced directive (AD) form was obtained from my current organization. This document is usually available to patients receiving medical services from different health facilities across the state of Florida. After analyzing it carefully, I observed that it was prepared in accordance with the...
The transitional model of nursing care included a wide variety of services and processes targeted at ensuring the secure and timely transfer of individuals between different levels of healthcare or health care settings. One of the most critical challenges in this context is ensuring the safety and well-being of patients...
Limited access to healthcare services has been on the agenda of the modern healthcare system for quite a long, warranting the status of critical concern. Therefore, creating the Critical Access Hospital Accreditation Program as an inseparable part of the National Patient Safety Goals 2020 project was inevitable and indispensable (The...
In general meaning, human flourishing can be defined as an attempt to achieve self-affirmation and perfection within the framework of a larger group of individuals, with an opportunity to pursue personal methods of such attempts. As a concept, human flourishing focuses on a virtue theory developed by Aristotle, who emphasized...
Nursing is one of the oldest professions in the world that revolves around caring for the sick and bringing them back to health. Despite the differences in cultures, timelines, and geographical locations, the basic principles of nursing appeared to have transcended the borders of space and time. Evidence-based nursing identifies...
Healthcare in the United States is widely criticized for its low efficiency and high cost. As a result, the American government is spending billions of dollars on healthcare with little improvement for the situation in the medical system. The goal of this paper is to discuss advocacy and political interventions...
Introduction Societies across different countries become more ethnically, racially, and culturally diverse as the processes of globalization and mass immigration are gathering momentum. Thus, it is essential for medical practitioners to obtain multicultural competence and be able to implement culturally sensitive tools to provide high-quality healthcare services and improve patient...
Introduction Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs), including hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and surgical site infections (SSIs), are health concerns that can be avoided with timely intervention. Arguably, one of the easiest and cost-effective solutions to tackle HCAIs is to promote compliance to hand hygiene standards by both patients and health workers. While HCAIs...
Introduction Leadership is critical in nursing and other healthcare professions since it defines the degree to which the provided services meet clients’ needs. For young specialists, learning from experienced professionals who have dealt with multiple difficult situations at work is a priceless opportunity for self-improvement. For this assignment, a 35-year-old...
Introduction The availability of healthcare services administrations is an essential aspect that should be subject to evaluation. Among the criteria of evaluation should be straightforwardness in the advancement of the social insurance standard in the network. The National Center for Health Statistics (2016) presents that the instances of openness of...
Introduction Nurse staffing is one of the burning issues in the US healthcare system that needs effective solutions and proper legislation. The bill H.R.2581 entitled “Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2019” dwells upon the standards concerning nurse staffing in all American hospitals (Congress,...
Sample/Setting The study involves 110 12-14-year-old racially diverse children of both genders who are diagnosed with obesity, as well as their parents. The criteria for inclusion are the following: children should be diagnosed with obesity during the recent two years; they have not taken medication treatment for their obesity problem;...
Discovery: topic and practice issue The topic and the nursing practice issue related to this topic The topic chosen for this task is promoting patient safety within hospital set-ups. Errors are common occurrences in nursing practice, and they come with adverse effects by affecting patient safety and health outcomes (Lawati,...
Introduction Smoking is probably one of the most common bad habits to have with a prevalence of 14 per 100 adults in the United States. While smoking may present some personal benefits for the smoker, be it stress relief or social bonding, its health hazards outweigh them by a large...
Observed Healthcare Setting The healthcare setting chosen to observe staff in the delivery of nursing care is the nursing care home. Nurses delivered personalized primary care to patients, paying significant attention to establishing a positive relationship with them. There are named nurses responsible for the care delivery to an individual...
Introduction Bullying has been an issue for many years, discussed both in media and on television. However, the primary focus is usually on high school students and bullying among schoolchildren, which is not the only domain where this problem exists. Despite the fact that nursing as a profession implies compassion...
Overview The selected healthcare policy is the Health Insurance Abortion Ban in South Dakota which prevents Medicaid funding for any abortion procedures unless the patient’s life is in danger. This directly contradicts federal law of the Hyde Amendment to the Affordable Care Act which allows insurance funding under Medicaid for...
Jackson Health System (JHS), a collection of care facilities residing all over the city of Miami, provides a wide variety of services. The hospital claims to deliver “world-class care” to anyone who comes through its doors, assisting patient requests ranging from emergencies to plastic surgery (“About Jackson Health System”, n.d.)....
Chemical dependency, also known as substance abuse, is one of the world’s leading death causes. Addiction to substances does not only pose a threat to the individual’s physical and mental well-being but also deteriorates one’s social connections. A brief overview of the essence of chemical dependency and current statistics rates...
The modern healthcare industry, particularly in the United States, is guided by market forces. Therefore, many of its elements are inherently affected by globalization and international trade agreements which can impact supply and demand, costs, and availability of certain technologies or pharmaceuticals. This report will examine the aspect of the...
Overview of healthcare policy According to the WHO (2019), healthcare policy is defined as the decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to ensure that specific health objectives within a society are attained. An explicit healthcare policy outlines the priorities and accepted roles of different people. Problems arising in the...
General Points It should be noted that the primary purpose of the research was reached. The efficiency of the EHR system has been assessed by the two parties, which were healthcare specialists and patients. In the course of the study, all workforce members who use EHRs took part in the...
The prevention of hospital readmissions among patients with chronic or congestive heart failure (CHF) was chosen as the focus of the course project. According to the process thoroughly described in the third phase, the effectiveness of post-discharge patient visits and telephone support was measured. This essay is aimed at describing...
Data on Trends in Lung and Bronchus Cancer Rates American Indian / Alaska Native (includes Hispanic) Asian / Pacific Islander (includes Hispanic) Black (includes Hispanic) Hispanic (any race) White (includes Hispanic) Year of diagnosis Rate per 100,000 Rate per 100,000 Rate per 100,000 Rate per 100,000 Rate per 100,000 2000...
Broad Topic Area/Title The use of opioid and nonopioid medications in chronic pain treatment. Problem Statement The evidence regarding the impact of opioid treatment in comparison to nonopioid drugs for chronic pain is lacking. Purpose Statement To compare the pain-relieving effects of opioid and nonopioid medications for patients with hip...
Introduction Transitional care is a process that seeks to establish the continuity of care by providing education to patients and their caregivers as well as by enhancing communication between providers (Czarnecki et al., 2019). The project will focus on the effectiveness of transitional care in improving patients’ long-term health outcomes....
Introduction Initiating an intervention always requires a solid implementation plan in order to successfully achieve the goals and objective of the research. Chronic heart failure (CHF) is one of the major causes of death in the US and the rest of the world, thus deserving the attention and additional studying...
Introduction to the Problem Bedsores are frequent in long-term care Continuous pressure on the skin Problems related to proper blood circulation Sepsis and bacterial infections (cellulitis) A review of PU aversion methods PU protocols to be improved Pressure ulcers (PU) belong to the most common wounds associated with long-term hospital...
Ethnicity is a complex and sensitive subject that requires greater attention in the sphere of healthcare when trying to achieve health equality for the entire population. Minority ethnic groups, in general, have poorer health outcomes compared to the general population, with reasons being many and debated. While the racial and...
Mental distress during pregnancy is very common, and it might lead to a wide range of negative consequences for women and their children. It gives rise to a major healthcare problem that has not been solved yet. Developing evidence-based approaches that combine different methods to reduce maternal stress might have...
The modern healthcare sector faces a set of problems that should be solved to improve the quality of care and guarantee better outcomes for patients. Low medical caretaker staffing, which is also one of the complex questions, is one of the current issues deteriorating results in the USA. The scope...
Air pollution. Smoking Secondhand smoking is a serious issue Harmful substances affect infants critically Dangerous composition of modern cigarettes Indoor smoking deteriorates the health critically the tendency towards the situation’s deterioration NOTE: Smoking remains a significant environmental problem that affects many people. Secondhand smoking can also be a dangerous issue...
Carbon Monoxide is a gas that has no Detectable Signs A product of burned fuels Has no color, smell, or taste Extremely poisonous, especially for infants Obstructs blood from transporting oxygen This leads to cell and organ death NOTE: Due to the fact that infants rely on their caregivers in...
Most of the minority ethnic groups in the United States tend to have poor health. This is true since they find it hard to receive high-quality services due to the disparities that have existed in the country for decades. This paper discusses the major health concerns African Americans face and...
Introduction In recent years, the LGBTQ community has been the subject of increasing attention in the United States. Nevertheless, it suffers from significant discrimination and unresolved issues, particularly in healthcare. As a result, people who belong to the group, especially transgender ones, tend to have worse access to care than...
Introduction When policymakers of a state identify an issue that is potentially detrimental to public health, they try to not only address it but also ensure maximum promotion. In the case of Florida, one of the public health hazards that have yet to be eliminated is smoking. An anti-tobacco organization,...
Introduction A hereditary predisposition, unhealthy lifestyle habits, and a lack of overall physical-wellness education are factors that lead to developing otherwise preventable conditions, of which obesity is one of the most popular. Through analyzing a family’s genetic history, the danger of becoming overweight was identified as one of the most...
Introduction The US medical facilities are known for delivering patient-centered care. Ever since the adoption of the course for the patient agency, the recipients of healthcare services have been increasingly informed about their care, capable of making well-informed choices regarding their health and lives. According to the federal law and...
The Advance Health Care Directive When investigating the topic of palliative care, I downloaded the Advance Health Care Directive (AD) for Florida from the official website where relevant documentation for all states was collected (National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, 2017). The information presented is consistent with existing legislation and...
Food insecurity and hypertension have been determined as the key problems related to public health in Miami, Florida. Referring to the population of Miami as the aggregate under discussion, it is necessary to concentrate on the implementation of a care plan to address the issues of food insecurity and high...
Over the last several decades, the healthcare system has taken social factors into consideration along with recommendations for regular medical treatment. Researchers and scientists have discovered that drugs usually guarantee a temporary effect in health improvement, while the continuous socioeconomic stability of a person is more influential. The case of...
Medical assistance to the population may concern not only scheduled inspections and help those who apply for it. In some cases, promoting health among certain categories of the population is an important task that allows reducing risk factors and mortality rate. The role of healthcare employees is essential since not...
Studies and surveys in the field of family lifestyle are of particular importance for the quality of health care, as their results determine the approach to treatment. Also, having an understanding of the family life details, specialists can arrange a more accurate course of guidance and support, if health problems...
Cultural Group: Asian American A Brief History of the Cultural Group Asian Americans are descendants of Asian immigrants. The largest immigrant population group in the U.S. Asian immigration rose after 1965. By 2014, there were 12.8 million Asian immigrants (Zong & Batalova, 2016). Asian American population expected to grow further....
Cultural Group: African American A Brief History the race initially emerged in Africa. ethnicities and societies developed continuously. African Americans were transported to America. racial discrimination largely shaped the group. African Americans represent a distinctive social group. Values and Worldview worldview determined by the cultural legacy. the uniqueness of being...
Cultural Group A Brief History Hispanic and Latino Americans are chosen. The long time of nations’ development. “The history of admixture and migrations” (Bryc, Durand, Macpherson, Reich, & Mountain, 2015, p. 37). Constant interaction among different tribes. A significant number assimilated among Americans. Values and Worldview Following the traditions and...
Cultural Group: Native American History Native Americans are the indigenous people. They occupied America before Columbus’ landing. 10 million Native Americans lived there (Rutherford, 2017). Americans despised the Europeans seeing greed. European colonization changed Native Americans. Values and Worldview Human-nature balance presence in relationships. The concept of “Mother Earth” (Barreiro,...
Introduction Developing a relevant care plan in a particular community is the task that requires an integrated approach to assessing all current factors affecting health and highlighting the most significant ones. Based on such characteristics as population, average income, and other indicators, it is possible to determine which interventions are...
Introduction Conflicts are common in any context as they involve various attitudes, behaviors, and events. Specifically to nursing, a conflict may occur in response to change or the process of the transformation of care provision methods. Therefore, it is essential for nurse leaders to be aware of conflict-handling strategies at...
Background of Study/Summary Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are some of the leading causes of prolonged stays, high costs of healthcare, and unprecedented mortality and morbidity rates among admitted patients. The clinical problem that led to the study was the role of observing hand hygiene among both patients and nurses in the...
The article discussed in the paper is devoted to the topics of patient safety and specific measures implemented to prevent the spread of infections in intensive care and surgical units. The qualitative study by Hor et al. (2017) was published in the BMJ of Quality and Safety, a peer-reviewed journal...
The incidence of hospital-acquired infections can be listed among the leading concerns of healthcare specialists all over the world since infectious diseases often nullify the results of effective treatment strategies. Without exaggeration, the development of strategies helping to reduce the incidence of nosocomial infections is among the tasks of national...
Probability is the likelihood that an event will occur in the future. The creation of the mathematical theory of probability by Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat was preceded by a gambler’s dispute in 1654 (Franklin, 2015). The point is, a well-known player Antoine Gombaud asked Pascal whether or not...
Introduction Nurse leaders possess adequate skills and philosophies that guide them to mentor their followers. They can consider various issues in practice to transform existing situations and maximize the health outcomes of the targeted beneficiaries. This essay compares and contrasts how leaders and managers approach the concept of Magnet Designation....
The article by Kaplan et al. (2015) focuses on one of the most common sleep disorders, hypersomnia. This condition is known to have serious side effects and to lead to numerous functioning problems, which necessitates its detailed analysis. Kaplan et al. (2015) pay particular attention to the possibilities of clarifying...
There are multiple trends that can be observed in modern nursing, and some of them pose unique and pressing challenges. One of such trends is the increased use of information health systems, which include Electronic Health Records (EHRs) (McLaughlin, 2017). EHRs can be very helpful to nurses, as well as...
Introduction Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) can be considered one of the most problematic issues of the modern healthcare sector because the corruption of treatment results under the impact of infectious diseases or other complications that might emerge in hospital settings. Regarding a significant scope of the problem, there are multiple attempts...
Abstract The shortage of nursing practitioners in the USA is one of the burning issues that have gained momentum due to the demographic peculiarities of American society and expected trends. The proposed educational program can contribute to solving this problem in several ways. The project aims at the development of...
Abstract The paper provides a thorough summary of research purposes, methods, results, and conclusions as described in the study by Canbulat, Ayban, and Inal (2015), “Effectiveness of external cold and vibration for procedural pain relief during peripheral intravenous cannulation in pediatric patients.” The first section, Purpose, explains the rationale for...
Research Literature This section aims to analyze the existing literature and develop an evaluation of the material to respond to the main PICO question. In pediatric patients in an acute health care setting (P) does the use of suicide assessment tool (I) as compared to a standards pediatric assessment (C)...
A community nurse may work in both clinical and non-clinical settings. For instance, in a hospital providing ambulatory care, they may play every role associated with the profession. As a clinician, they aim to promote health by applying their therapeutic skills and knowledge, striving to improve the overall community health...
Factors Defining Patient Health Health is largely determined by the environment in which people live and by the members of the community with whom they interact. When substantial support sources are missing, and if potentially harmful environmental factors are present, the involvement of community/public health nurses in an intervention is...
Primary Community and Resources It Has I spent community hours evaluating resources accessible for people beginning with pregnant women and ending with elderly citizens. The initial meeting was held with the representative from the Miami-Dade County Health Department. The agent informed me that the choice of focus areas is contingent...
The Diplomat Parkway neighborhood is located in the Broward County, Miami, FL. The county has multiple municipalities administering the communities that they comprise. The Diplomat Parkway neighborhood is a part of Hallandale PD. It is upscale and is mainly intended for the residential purposes. Nevertheless, it also comprises some commercial...
Disease Processes Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is transmitted through the contact with particular body fluids of an infected person. The major transmission pathways include unprotected sexual intercourse, sharing of needles and syringes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2018a). Less frequently, HIV can be communicated from a mother to...
Simulation-Based Training for Nurses in Sterile Techniques During Central Vein Catheterization Methods This prospective controlled study was conducted in 2009 in a 450-bed urban hospital with 23 medical CCU beds. The experiment took 1 month with a follow-up period of observation of 12 months (Gerolemou et al., 2014). Training simulations...
Leading Health-Care Indicators and Related Public Health Program in Florida Mental health is a leading health indicator included in the Healthy People 2020 national plan. Various mental disorders can equally affect individuals of differing multicultural backgrounds, and the prevalence of severe mental illnesses remains high in the United States. According...
Patient care is an integral part of the treatment process, which largely influences recovery terms and quality. At the same time, the nature of the assistance provided by medical personnel is regulated by the relevant legislative provisions and policies that determine the course of work. Some practices are valuable and...
Methods Study Design This study was conducted using a quasi-experimental design. The qualitative data derived from the academic literature was used to develop several interventions to be tested. The five studies reviewed in the scope of this research suggest two different approaches to reducing CLABSI among patients: by either providing...
It could be hardly doubted that the employment of quality improvement models in the contemporary public health sector is of significantly high importance. There are numerous approaches to the improvement of organizational processes (Renedo, Marston, Spyridonidis, & Barlow, 2015). The purpose of this paper is to compare two particular models,...
Timeline Analysis Political climate has a high impact on healthcare. The first events included in the timeline, the enactment of NMHA and HBA, took place a few months after the end of the Second World War. Both decisions were implemented during the presidency of Truman, the Democrat. The goal of...
Proper job climate is among the key factors that make healthcare providers’ work more effective and patient-oriented. Speaking about nurses, it is necessary to mention that being a nursing professional always involves being dedicated to patients and performing the work with regard to high standards. Even though every nurse understands...
The Role of Community/Public Health Nursing Community and public health nursing is an effective power in promoting health and human dignity (Muntean, Tomita, & Ungureanu, 2013). Thus, community nurses can be helpful in the case of the analyzed family community. Due to the lack of access to quality health care,...
Abstract London Health Science Centre (LHSC) is among the major hospitals in Canada that offer health care services to seriously ill patients. The hospital, together with other healthcare facilities has recorded a high rate of medical errors for decades. The lack of coordinated operations between physicians, nurses, and other medical...
The target population is likely to be exposed to a multitude of threats that jeopardize its health and quality of life. First and foremost, the target population consists of miners: their professional field implies certain occupational risks and the possibility of developing numerous adverse conditions. The most common concern for...
Introduction of Student, Individual Being Assessed and Purpose of Assessment The interviewed individual comes from the mainland of China and belongs to the Han Chinese ethnic group, which is the biggest in the country. The culture of the individual is versatile: it includes conservative and modern traditions, as well as...
Health promotion is an approach that aims to enable people to control their health and its social determinants. Often, gender, race or ethnicity, education, income, disability, geographic location, and sexual orientation factors have a decisive influence on the level of health care accessibility. The nurse’s task is to identify and...
Step 1: Identify the model of nursing care that you observed. Be specific about what you observed, who was doing what, when, how and what led you to identify the particular model. When I started observing a unit in the hospital, I have noticed that there was a fluctuating demand...
There are many categories of people in the world that can be categorized as medically and socially vulnerable. Such people tend to be less fortunate than others. The category of people with disabilities requires additional attention as it has two significant risk factors: social and medical. Being blind or chained...
The human environment and health patterns predisposition serve as major factors in terms of health assessment. People, depending on their relationship with family, lifestyle, and genetic health patterns, can frequently predefine various health issues by assessing the overall health conditions of the family members. When identifying the health status of...
Clinical Nursing Practice Problem Patient satisfaction is an important indicator to assess to pursue the strategy of improving the quality of care provided. According to Coutinho et al. (2019), satisfaction is considered as the patient’s reaction to the experience of the healthcare received or purchasing a product according to their...
Introduction It is hard to underestimate the importance of population health assessment: relevant and objective data helps to bridge the gap between policymakers and citizens. In a world where large-scale decisions become overwhelmingly data-driven, health assessment lays a foundation for thoughtful, comprehensive initiatives. The present paper provides scientific findings regarding...
While the requirements for healthy sleep vary from one person to another due to their schedule and the quality of life, considering sleep health in the context of a Healthy People 2020 objective is essential for addressing several limitations. One of the main issues associated with sleep health refers to...
Contemporary nursing practice is becoming increasingly theory-based, as scholars learn that a comprehensive framework is necessary to address the patient’s health as a complex network of related factors. The focus on the medical aspect of health promotion, in particular, makes it less effective by restricting the effects to environments where...
Communication is the ultimate key to success, collaboration, efficiency, and best outcomes in practically every industry. It is especially relevant in healthcare which focuses on human interaction and has complex mechanisms of care as well as a number of involved stakeholders and professionals, applying to everything from a simple doctor’s...
Tobacco use is one of the most significant health threats in the modern world. A reduction in tobacco consumption is not possible without clear legislative regulation and long-term anti-tobacco programs. Due to the considerable medical and social consequences, primarily due to the premature death of smokers, as well as a...
Introduction The main objective of the empirical study was to measure the effects of Dorothea Orem’s self-care model on fatigue and its self-management in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). As such, fatigue is defined as a subjective MS symptom yet it is one of the most prevalent in patients with...
