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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...
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,...
Introduction Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of the chronic conditions that most worries the health professional. Referring in particular to DM type II, we see that it primarily affects those over 65 years of age (Kirkman et al., 2012). According to several of research already carried out in this regard,...
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, &...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 The case study presents the situation Jessica and her husband Marco encounter when they discover that their fetus has abnormalities, due to which it is unlikely to develop arms. In addition, it has a high chance of having Down syndrome. The couples’ aunt Maria is against abortion while their...
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...
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...
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 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...
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,...
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 Information technology (IT) has become an essential component of many spheres of people’s activities. In health care, IT plays a particularly significant role due to enabling nurses and physicians to operate sets of data in a faster and more efficient way. The present paper examines the concepts of big...
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 Robotics, as a branch of engineering science that constructs and designs machines capable of performing certain actions, has the potential to add significant value to health care. Due to the proneness of humans to errors arising from internal and external factors, robots that are capable of relatively flawless and...
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...
Leave Behind The attempt by the Republican Party to modify the existing Affordable Care Act passed under President Obama is incompetent. Attempts to bend regulations to benefit health insurance companies and large employers. Existing loopholes for state waivers for higher premiums for individuals with pre-existing conditions. States have the ability...
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...
Oncology nurses encounter numerous legal and ethical issues whenever providing services to their patients. The selected article reveals that the common ones include patient care, end-of-life, and human rights issues (Park, 2009). These challenges make it impossible for them to formulate evidence-based or timely decisions throughout the care delivery process....
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...
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 The concept of cultural competence empowers nurse practitioners (NPs) to develop personalized care delivery models. They should also take their patients’ needs, expectations, and religious backgrounds seriously. The selected case study reveals that George is suffering from a condition called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The paper presented below describes...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 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 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...
As a future professional in the field of psychology, knowing the code of conduct as well as the general principles of ethics is essential for ensuring that patients receive the care they deserve. After reviewing the American Psychological Association, APA (2016) Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, the...
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...
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...
Introduction The work in a healthcare setting requires much educational and professional preparation, presupposes the possession of specific skills, and is rather demanding yet rewarding. In order to make the professional care about patients easier for nurses, several nursing care models have been identified and explained by scholars and nursing...
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...
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...
