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Picot Question For African Americans ages 18-35 with uncontrolled hypertension receiving care from a community health center (P), does ongoing education on lifestyle modifications (healthy eating habits and increased physical activity) (I), compared to medication therapy alone (C), contribute to a better control of blood pressure; therefore, reducing the incidence...
Question Background Today, people have access to a number of methods for smoking cessation. Some people are ready to try medical ways of treatment. There are also groups of people who believe in the power of psychological treatment. Besides, there are also cases when the effects of acupuncture make people...
Summary Research problem Nowadays, the issue of elder abuse remains to be crucial in the field of nurses. It is hard to detect the cases of abuse and prove the necessity to solve the problem. People can neither ignore the connection between high-quality nursing and elder care nor neglect the...
Discuss how the Theory of Interpersonal Relations relates to Essential IX? Are there any incompatibilities between this Essential and Peplau’s theory? Explain your answer. Essential IX of master’s education in nursing essentially outlines several nurse roles suggested in Hildegard Peplau’s theory. For instance, the requirement of nursing graduates to have...
Introduction It is quite hard to imagine a team that consists of members who have no conflicts and whose opinions on important questions are always the same. Nevertheless, there are a lot of ways to resolve the conflicts that occur between the co-workers and mitigate their negative impact on the...
Introduction Advanced Practice Nurses possess adequate competencies that make it easier for them to provide patient-centered and evidence-based healthcare (Ballard, 2015). The practitioners must have the required theoretical knowledge, skills, and academic qualifications. Successful candidates for the advanced nursing role should have a master’s degree. My competencies as an advanced...
Problem Statement It is possible to concentrate on the issue of nurse staffing impact on older adults’ health in the context of a certain hospital. Taking into account that health care delivery standards change according to the ever-changing world environment and need to be followed properly, it seems appropriate to...
Introduction The use of personal nursing philosophies as the foundation for nursing practice has attracted many scholars interested in establishing how these philosophies lead to positive patient care outcomes by not only enhancing the proper application of nursing knowledge but also stimulating the development of the nursing theory (Petrovskaya, 2014)....
History and Physical Examination Jessica has come to the emergency room with a complaint about the decrease of vision in the left eye. She qualifies the decrease as sudden; it started in the morning of the day of her visit, and the vision continued to decrease for several hours; Jessica...
Mrs. L was born in China and has been living in the United States for three years. She is 75 years old and was recently diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer. All the necessary treatment information has been provided to the patient as part of her nursing care and patient education....
The challenges in the future of health care as they relate to the concerns and needs of the elderly The elderly population of the US (or any other country) is specifically intending to be especially dependent on healthcare. The elderly people experience the so-called age-related health problems, many of which...
The modern nursing practice calls for cultural competence due to the vast diversification of the patients. Cultural competence in the nursing practice implies respect, inclusiveness, the valuing of cultural and religious differences, commitment, as well as equity (Canadian Nurses Association, 2009, p. 1). It is especially important since the cultural...
The article is qualitative research, as evidenced by the fact that there is no evidence of statistical data analysis. Indeed, the research is based on suicidal assessments, something that is hard to measure empirically. Its analysis is done in a narrative form or in words, as opposed to the use...
Peer Interview The interviewee started by introducing herself as an Operating Room (OR) nurse in a modern healthcare organization. Besides, she is involved in the execution of the functions of an assistant coordinator of orthopedic services. The respondent added that she was a member of one Operating Room Committee in...
This course has helped me understand that currently, nurse practitioners in an adult-gerontology primary care are in demand and more of them are needed to provide comprehensive healthcare for adults. Nurse practitioners in an adult-gerontology primary healthcare usually practice in many different institutions and therefore, have many options in choosing...
I believe that there is always a pressing need for organizations for nurses as they play a crucial role in providing all kinds of professional support, generating new ideas and innovative solutions, and organizing nurses’ collaboration (Williams, Fulbrook, Kleinpell, Schmollgruber, & Alberto, 2015). The importance of nursing associations can be...
Abilities Gained Throughout the course, I have encountered a variety of new tasks and assignments that have helped me to develop a range of abilities that I previously lacked. Some were relatively easy to develop, while others took more time. Overall, the abilities I have gained allow me to address...
Evidence-based project: Gerontology and suicide prevention The interest in gerontology and suicide prevention programs in gerontologic patients sparked because the importance of this particular area of nursing was realized only throughout the last two decades. This issue can be characterized as pivotal because the treatment of gerontologic patients majorly contributes...
Assessment 150.9 Heart failure, unspecified (“2017 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I50.9”, 2017). The patient has a CHF exacerbation. The woman may be experiencing it because of the accident that caused some defects that were not initially noticed or because of some situation that caused a sudden overload. It would be advantageous...
Needs Assessment A needs assessment can be defined as a systematic approach to exploring the attitude, interest, ability, and state of knowledge of a particular group or audience involving a given subject (McCawley, 2009). In healthcare, needs assessment is the systematic approach to the review of health issues that face...
The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) is an advanced practice nurse (APN) who aims at delivering the family-oriented care. Focusing on a family unit, FNPs should operate in accordance with certain ethics and legal, regulatory statutes. In particular, a policy issue should be identified to develop a personal nursing philosophy. The...
Family Genetic History Family Member Description Paternal grandfather First and last initials: JL Birthdate: 1915 Death date: 1971 Occupation: Hoistman Education: 6th grade Primary language: English Health summary: He had cardiac arrhythmia and died from heart attack Paternal grandmother First and last initials: RL Birthdate: 1921 Death date: 1989 Occupation:...
The Description of the Capstone Population of Interest The POI under consideration is people with acute myeloid leukemia. As the American Cancer Society (2016) estimates, 19950 new cases of acute myeloid leukemia will be registered in 2016, and the mortality rates associated with acute myeloid leukemia are high: 10430 deaths...
Introduction Medication errors are a widespread patient safety issue: in fact, it is the most common medical error, which illustrates its significance for nursing practice (Gorgich, Barfroshan, Ghoreishi, & Yaghoobi, 2015; Vito, Borycki, Kushniruk, & Schneider, 2017). The adverse outcomes of medication errors range from distrust towards the healthcare institution...
Strength and Weaknesses According to the analyses and interviews, the chosen aggregate has more strengths than weaknesses. The main strength of the aggregate is that it is located in a favorable place, namely in Downtown Miami, where there are many professional healthcare institutions. Another major strength is that the people...
Introduction Background Comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.) is a perennial plant with long rough leaves and white, creamy yellow, or light purple flowers. Several chemical compounds are responsible for the pharmacological effects of comfrey extracts. Allantoin, a compound that increases cell proliferation; rosmarinic acid, an anti-inflammatory constituent; polysaccharides (local soothing effect);...
Introduction The central nervous system is made of the spinal cord and the brain. The human nervous system, particularly the brain and its cognitive abilities, makes the most impressive and distinctive characteristics of humans. There exists little or inadequate understanding of the changes in the human nervous system and the...
Purpose of the Study Many Americans die yearly while on the organ waiting list. Understandably, organ selling is prohibited in the U.S. despite the need rising and even projected to be higher in the future. Presently, fourteen people die in the U.S. daily while on the waiting list (Crevedi et...
The definition of the “executive function” Executive function is the theorized cognitive function in psychology that is in charge of and deal with the cognitive processes (Lux, 2007). The cognitive functions are normally being performed by the frontal and the prefrontal lobe of the brain. Moreover the executive function involves...
Introduction The present paper considers the introduction of a mechanism for reporting staffing issues, concerns, and suggestions as a planned change intervention for the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Nursing [BWHDN] (2016). This change should contribute to the solution to the ever-present problem of nurse shortage (Maenhout & Vanhoucke,...
Statement of the Problem One of the prevailing issues in the long-term care facility for the elderly is the prevailing incidences of ulcers in elderly patients. Pressure ulcers result in unbearable pain, which significantly reduces comfort for patients; hence, solutions to the issue should be established. The purpose of this...
Change Proposal Patient safety is the key priority of all health care professionals since no mistakes are allowed in this area. Regardless of the level of technological support of the unit, safety policies require ongoing improvement as they must respond to the ever-changing environment (Healy, 2016). The problem is that...
When studying the ways of health assessment and physical examination, it is necessary to have an appropriate learning environment that would encourage students’ critical thinking (Jarvis, 2016). During the course, we learned about the core assessment tools and nursing theories such as Watson’s theory of human caring and Leininger’s transcultural...
Problem Description Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is type 2 diabetes (T2D)-related complication associated with the problem of high morbidity and lower quality of life among geriatric diabetics. It manifests as recurrent wounds or painless surface lesions attributed to sensory/motor neuropathy or ischemia (Hampton, 2015). Globally, T2DM is projected to affect...
Introduction The primary research question that the study will address is, “What is the preferred intervention to reduce the rate of teen pregnancies in the local community?” This question can be answered using a qualitative methodology to review both primary and secondary data. For instance, secondary data would include previous...
Introduction Assessment and dissemination of research results are significant steps of any study. They allow measuring the effectiveness of the proposed intervention and appraising the benefits that the research can bring to the existing body of knowledge and evidence. Also, they ensure that the scientific community and other healthcare institutions...
Introduction Restraint and seclusion are often considered a failure of nurses to provide quality care for the patients (Kontio et al., 2012). This is why an evidence-based proposal for additional nursing training was created. However, it touches upon a variety of aspects that may be financial, quality, and clinical in...
Health information exchange (HIE) is a significant part of healthcare data systems. Wager, Lee, and Glaser (2017) argue that HIE “serves as a building block for improved patient care, quality, and safety” (p. 117). HIE facilitates the accessibility of relevant patient information, thus helping companies to avoid duplication of services,...
Introduction As human health is a multi-faceted phenomenon that is the subject of study of an array of disciplines, healthcare informatics does not comprise all the knowledge and instead divides it between different areas that can cater to the needs of every separate field of study. However, despite the fact...
Hispanics are an ethnic group that is disproportionately affected by obesity. The health disparity requires the immediate attention of the members of the health community because the condition is associated with a wide range of comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, and cancer (Agne, Daubert, Munoz, Scarinci, & Cherrington, 2013). Multiple...
Organs Damaged by Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) The greatest negative effect of NSAIDs is produced on the liver and kidneys. The most common NSAIDs-related negative outcome on the kidneys is fluid retention (Woo, 2016). The explanation of this occurrence is that NSAID metabolites are excreted chiefly by the kidneys. That...
Information technology (IT) has become an essential aspect of any healthcare organization, which results in the necessity to have IT specialists in these establishments. According to Wager, Frances, and Glaser (2017) the roles of them differ, as they can be engaged in activities “from customizing a software application to setting...
Introduction The complexity of modern tasks promotes the need for the increased efficiency of health workers and their ability to make tough choices and act under pressure. Under these conditions, nurses, who work with patients and who satisfy their needs, become the most vulnerable group. Advanced practitioners have enough autonomy...
Introduction A family health assessment helps identify family and nursing diagnoses and develop nursing interventions. In this paper, a health assessment will be performed on a nuclear Caucasian family, the Johnsons, using open-ended questions touching on 11 functional health domains related to the family. The paper also includes a summary...
What comparisons can be found between the GCU Mission and Domains/CON Mission and Program Competencies with the AACN’s Essentials for Master’s Education for Advanced Practice Nursing? Explain your rational. The College of Nursing and Health Care Professions (CON) at Grand Canyon University has a Mission that is accessible on the...
Introduction The American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed on May 4, 2017, provoked a strong public reaction. The proposed reform aims to reverse the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), decrease taxes, and reduce the budget deficit. Despite all the discussions about expenditures and shortcomings associated with the ACA,...
There are several population focused roles authorized by the Nurse Practice Act. In Florida, the Nurse Practice Act considers the following roles: certified nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse practitioners, psychiatric nurses, and certified registered nurse anesthetists (Nurse Practice Act, 2018). An advanced practice registered nurse may prescribe and...
Health Problem Under Analysis Cancer was once regarded as a health issue of the elderly, but it is now a significant health concern for younger people. When it comes to women’s health, breast cancer is one of the most serious health problems associated with various psychological and emotional issues. The...
A patient has the right to receive timely and efficient healthcare services. If the patient is denied the identified right, the specified scenario can be viewed as a legal issue. From a legal perspective, the regular delay of the surgery in Sue’s case can be deemed as an instance of...
The figure below illustrates a financial concept map that has been designed on the basis of an interview with a nurse manager. As it might be seen in the figure above, a nurse manager carries out four major functions: planning and development, monitoring, reporting, and communication. As such, first and...
According to the statistics, almost 1 million Americans identifies themselves as transgender, making it a numerous population subgroup that is likely to expand in the future. At the same time, transgender people face an enormous amount of discrimination in our society. They are much more likely to fall victim to...
Abstract The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) identified nine expected outcomes of master’s-level education in nursing. It is recognized that master’s-prepared nurses are expected to be able to translate their academic and scientific knowledge into clinical practice, to integrate scholarly findings of topical research into the operation of...
Introduction Innovative technology in clinical settings remains one of the primary factors for both increased efficiency and rising costs in the United States health care system. Practitioners and industry alike have critical roles in the development, implementation, and utilization of modern technologies. However, while there are federal agencies that monitor...
Description of the Health Promotion Problem Healthy People 2020 (2017) program encourages healthcare systems to pay increased attention to the health of the elderly population. The US citizens start living longer, which leads to the increased number of older adults who require additional assistance and care. While three years ago...
Florida’s Elderly (60 and Older) Within the state of Florida, the population of the elderly from 60 and older is growing with each year. Furthermore, the state is the top on the national list about the percentage of the population aged sixty and older (Florida Health, 2013b, p. 1). When...
Introduction The paper presents the findings of an interview with a nurse manager who works in a setting that integrates shared governance (SG). SG models imply that representatives from distinct units and/or every nursing role will participate in the process of change, and they may be of tremendous help in...
Introduction A shift to electronic recording from the familiar paper-based format can be challenging for employees. Practice shows that older adult healthcare learners are particularly exposed to emotional discomfort associated with the implementation of digital systems (Furlong, 2015). As such, the paper at hand aims to describe two tools that...
What change in practice do you intend to implement? Progress in genetic studies has raised discussions concerning the necessity of introducing prophylactic mastectomy for preventing breast cancer and reducing the death rates among women from 18 to 40. This age category is under specific focus because these women having a...
Introduction Information Technology governance is one of the key factors that establish the structures on which the Healthcare Businesses line up with Information Technology policies with business policies, certifying that any Healthcare Organization remain in line to accomplish her goals and visions, as well as employing better ways to gauge...
Executive Summary Infant and child mortality is a global issue that affects many developing countries in the world. In India, these rates have been exceeding the average number of death per 1000 citizens for many years. Although recently the country officials announced that they were able to reduce the number...
Introduction Cervical cancer is one of the most common types of cancer for the female population of the United States. However, its negative outcomes have decreased dramatically in recent years due to preemptive measures available to women. The following proposal will examine the issue, and how it may be reduced...
Introduction The lack of qualified staff in the environment of contemporary healthcare clearly is a reason for concern (Karanikola et al., 2013). Making the managers of healthcare facilities assign the available staff with an excessive amount of roles and responsibilities, the identified phenomenon leads to an array of negative effects,...
Introduction The work environment and working conditions are important factors that have an impact on staff performance. Negative work environment and unfavorable working conditions can lead to work-related stress and even burnout. These outcomes are not desirable in all spheres of activity and even dangerous in nursing because of nurse...
Introduction Health studies have often highlighted a relationship between asthma and smoking (Lee, Forey, & Coombs, 2012). Indeed, some researchers claim that most people who have asthma and smoke, at the same time are in double jeopardy because, as if tobacco smoke is not bad enough, their asthmatic condition could...
Documentation and Mandatory Reporting Mandatory reporting implies that nurses and other service providers are required to disclose an occurrence or an individual’s behavior that may put someone at risk. The study by Petschnig and Haslinger-Baumann (2017) reveals that reports can result in sustainable corrections in medical institutions and contribute to...
PICOT Question In elderly patients with chronic diseases, (I) do patient education intervention, (C) compared with only medication treatments, (O) increase their health knowledge and improve their health status (T) in a period of 6 months? To answer the PICOT question, it is necessary to conduct a study that will...
Introduction A Care Clinic, hereinafter known as CC is a healthcare facility operating in Summerville, Florida. As part of the management and improvement of the said facility, the administrator and investors established the Executive Team, hereinafter known as ET. The ET’s primary function is to perform an annual review of...
Introduction FPE (family psychoeducation) is one of the most popular approaches to the treatment of schizophrenia and reducing patients’ families’ daily burdens. The following paper is intended to summarize the two articles that describe how FPE intervention methods differ in Iraq and India. Therefore, the information below will identify whether...
According to recent statistics, about 3% of all hospitalized patients suffer from adverse events associated with medical errors, and over 50,000 people die due to them annually (Guillod, 2013). The numbers make it clear that medical errors pose a serious issue in the U.S. health care system as they significantly...
Background: Physicians and Nurses In the environment of the contemporary nursing, the line between the domains to which the range of a registered nurse’s (RN’s) responsibilities belongs and those of a primary care physician (PCP) is often blurred. The propensity toward consistent information sharing and cross-disciplinary decision-making also contributes to...
Introduction Meta-analyses have become common in nursing and medical fields because they make it easier for scholars to combine and analyze results from different studies. The statistical analysis of various results is capable of delivering integrated findings. Since different studies might be unable to offer a conclusive concept or treatment,...
Introduction The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes has evolved considerably since 1996 when California passed Proposition 215, which allows the practice. Currently, Guam and Puerto Rico, the District of Colombia, and twenty-nine other states have legalized the use of medicinal marijuana. The growth of cannabis use for medicinal purposes...
The present paper reviews the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] (2016) in the regulation of healthcare informatics. CDC (2016) is a state agency that, among other things, is relevant from the point of view of the healthcare legislation of the US, including the regulations that...
It has been established that working with children requires specific assessment and interview techniques that differ from those employed with adults. It is true for multiple disciplines, including psychiatry (Smith & Handler, 2015), which is my specialty. At the same time, successful, accurate assessment is required for successfully establishing the...
Introduction: CPOE Implementation The results of the SWOT analysis reveal that the major organizational strengths of CPOE implementation include a high level of practitioners’ compliance with professional standards and a smooth team collaboration. The opportunities include a possibility to improve knowledge management, assess employee skills, and develop an awareness of...
Problem Statement Available literature demonstrates that major depressive disorder (MDD) is commonly underdiagnosed and undertreated in patients suffering from heart disease or diabetes even though it is usually linked to undesirable clinical and psychological outcomes. More importantly, current research reveals that patients with MDD and heart disease or diabetes are...
Chronic pulmonary obstructive disease (COPD) is a serious chronic condition among millions of Americans that is characterized by airflow blockage and various breathing-related problems. In the majority of cases, patients who are diagnosed with COPD have to be hospitalized in order to receive appropriate treatment and management of the disease...
Introduction Emotional trauma represents the damage to the psyche following a greatly distressing or terrifying occurrence and might lead to problems in coping or operating normally after the incident. Emotional trauma affects the brain and could be caused by the psychological reaction to distressful events such as natural calamities or...
Background: Theory Description Catering to the needs of patients from multicultural backgrounds is a challenging task. To improve the process of managing diverse patients’ health issues, a nurse will have to consider using the principles of multicultural communication. However, to apply the framework successfully, a nurse must encourage a reciprocal...
PICOT: in nursing staff at VEGA Medical Center, how does the implementation of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2016) guidelines affect the accuracy of diagnosing and management of depression in the geriatric population within 10 weeks? Clinical scholarship refers to a variety of activities that a Doctor of...
Regulatory Accountability: The Boundaries of the Nurse Practice Act Seeing that a nurse must strive to meet the needs of the target population and deliver the services of the finest quality, attempting to provide the services that lie beyond the scope of a nurse’s competence is not only illegal but...
Introduction Skin cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer in the United States. Moreover, the statistics show that the majority of patients have melanomas of the skin while non-epithelial skin cancers make up only 7% of those tracked by central cancer registries (Centers for Disease Control and...
Patient Satisfaction Factors High level of patient satisfaction indicates at an excellent quality of healthcare delivery. Therefore, every formal and informal medical setting needs to strive to achieve it. It is possible to say that the attempts to increase patient satisfaction should begin with the identification of internal organizational factors...
Introduction The witnessed complication of health care services and the call for providing specialized medical attention have played a huge role in triggering the need for effective teamwork. As a member of a clinical team, I have had the opportunity to interact with my colleagues in the course of serving...
When two and more people need to cooperate while performing their duties, conflicts are inescapable. It is vital for employees to be able to recognize and resolve them because they can lead to the loss of productivity, preventing appropriate cooperation and collaboration in the future. Effective conflict-resolution strategies can provide...
Do you feel that The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) achieves its fundamental purposes? Why or why not? Considering the fundamental purposes of the SCHIP, it was designed for “uninsured children under age 19 living in families with income that is low but above Medicaid’s threshold, children living in...
The health status of different population groups largely depends on their cultural and socio-economic factors, including values, beliefs, and attitudes to health care practices, as well as the level of access to medical services. When speaking of the Latino population in the United States, its representatives are predisposed to the...
Introduction Abortion has always been a controversial issue, dividing both the caregivers and the general public into two distinctive categories: pro-life and pro-choice. The U.S. has many abortion laws and limitations; furthermore, the procedure is widely frowned-upon in American society. Women who decide to undergo the procedure want it to...
Older Workers in the Workplace Many healthcare facilities are usually defined by the presence of different groups of workers. Age is a common characteristic, which separates most of them (Outten, 2012). The same is true for the Orchard Healthcare Center in Alabama (a nursing facility for the elderly), which has...
Introduction At present, nurses are equal participants in the process of treatment together with physicians and other health professionals. Moreover, they fulfill some vital functions to facilitate health care and to improve its outcomes. Activist’s and advocate’s roles are crucial for contemporary nurses. They have opportunities to influence the quality...
Why employer should not be responsible for healthcare coverage According to managed care organizations criteria, post-stabilization services that are offered to a patient with a medical condition are covered services (Medicaid, 2015, p. 7). Furthermore, the health care provider is forbidden to discriminate against those individuals with a serious medical...
Goals Accomplishment in the Project The goal of the program “Reducing door-to-balloon time for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction in the primary percutaneous intervention” was to develop practical strategies to reduce the door-to-balloon (D2B) time among STEMI patients (Ellahham, Aljabbari, Mananghaya, Raji, & Zubai, 2015). The unique feature of this program...
Introduction It is evident that the healthcare industry is changing, and the factors impact the decisions regarding service lines of labor and delivery (L&D) centers as well. Marketing is crucial in this competitive niche, mainly because St. Anthony Medical Center aims to build a relationship with clients, who choose their...
Introduction Hypertension appears to be one of the most crucial preventable diseases that contribute to the incidence and mortality rates in the contemporary population. Therefore, it is decided to review an evidence-based practice guideline that could decrease the negative impact of hypertension among adults. The guideline under consideration is developed...
Acute Patient Assessment Emergency Departments are dynamic healthcare settings in which time and effectiveness pose significant challenges to the delivery of the necessary level of care. Unlike other hospital wards, where nurses will have more opportunities to efficiently conduct patient assessments, acute settings require appropriate time management skills in addition...
One major issue that affects healthcare providers, insurers, regulators, and patients is illnesses that patients acquire while being in a healthcare facility. In many cases, those are preventable. However, costs associated with treating those as well as legal and ethical implications affect establishments. This paper aims to provide an assessment...
The provision of nursing care is a complex and multifaceted process that involves a multitude of elements and tasks. In particular, there exists a nursing metaparadigm that is comprised of four concepts such as a person, nursing, health, and environment. These components represent critical dimensions in the nursing philosophy of...
Executive Summary Virtual reality (VR) is a rapidly developing technology that contains significant potential for medical application. The ability to develop and deliver sufficiently realistic visuals augmented by auditory and tactile enhancements has been successfully utilized in a number of medical interventions. The areas of VR implementation include treatment of...
The conflict scenario involves the lead nurse and the hospital administrator on prioritizing expenditure in fall management equipment and training of nurses. The administrator feels that larger share of the expenditure should be allocated to fall prevention equipment while the lead nurse is of the opinion that equal allocation should...
Introduction Asthma is one of the highly prevalent diseases with about 25.7 million people suffering from it in the United States (Tietze, 2017). It is a cause of almost half a million annual hospitalizations and kills nine people every day. Asthma is defined as “a heterogeneous chronic inflammatory medical condition...
Introduction Health Information Technology (HIT) includes various modern technologies used in healthcare. First of all, HITs are used in order to improve the effectiveness and quality of healthcare. Second, they increase the accuracy of healthcare and prevent medical errors. Third, it helps minimize healthcare costs, increase its efficiency and productivity....
Introduction Obesity has become one of the primary health-related concerns in the USA as the number of obese or overweight people has increased substantially during the past several decades. This health issue is also persistent among US youth as over 20% of American adolescents are obese or overweight (Davis, Wojcik,...
Introduction In order to operate efficiently and expand its operations Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield should have a strategy that reflects its vision for long-term development and responds to the difficulties that a company may encounter. The company’s mission, vision, and values statements offer an understanding of the strategic direction...
It is possible to state with certainty that the concept of leadership plays an immensely important role in nearly every sphere of societal life. It is apparent that some people tend to have more impact on how other members of society behave or perceive themselves. Therefore, the role of a...
The ultimate objective of every health practice is to maximize people’s medical experiences and outcomes. Practitioners and professionals in the sector consider various approaches to diagnose, treat, or manage illnesses. The purpose of this discussion is to describe and discuss the major issues to consider when providing preventative care to...
Effectiveness of Family Psychoeducation Introduction Family psychoeducation (FPE) is education that is directed toward empowering clients and their families and providing them with coping tools to improve their adaptive functioning. According to Falloon, participation in FPE programs is associated with lower rates of relapse for individuals with addiction and mental...
Should an NP who is educationally prepared as an acute care NP work in an adult primary care setting? A nurse practitioner (NP) who is educationally prepared as an acute care NP should not work in an adult primary setting because of several reasons. All NPs have to be certified...
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a health issue that is often discussed by healthcare professionals because it is observed not only in those individuals who seek for care because of urination pain but also in those who are treated with Foley catheters. In this way, the disease becomes critical when...
Nowadays, due to the increase in average life expectancy, medics are under pressure to deliver a greater volume of health care services for patients. This often creates a lack of temporal and other resources among health care professionals. Therefore, such technologies as telehealth can prove useful to facilitate information transfer...
Symptoms of Depression Negative moods. Lack of interest in usual activities. Troublesome sleeping. Lack of appetite, which may cause weight loss. Fatigue usually accompanied by low energy. Slowed physical movements/inactivity. Low self-esteem. Reduced or complete lack of concentration. Hopelessness. Recurrent thoughts about death. Effects of Long-Term Depression on Health Long-term...
Analysis of Systems and Structures of the Johns Hopkins Hospital In this part of the study, the reporting structure of John Hopkins Hospital is analyzed. A Board of Governors oversees the organization’s activities. It has authority over the hospital’s administration, which is the second-tier of management. Within this structure, the...
What is the Chief Complaint? The patient’s chief complaint is shortness of breath. The patient also noted the presence of other symptoms, such as unproductive cough, fatigue, and obstruction of breathing at night. She denies other symptoms that can be associated with shortness of breath or cough, such as chest...
Discussion Credentialing is a process of paramount importance. Specialists can undergo this procedure both on the state and local (institutional) levels. In regard to family nurse practitioners (NPs), this activity is related to the obtainment of a certain title and documentation that will provide a specialist with an opportunity to...
Abstract South Africa has a large population of more 50million people. Such a population necessitates effective systems to meet the healthcare needs of the people. The country suffers from a great burden of disease contributed by increased cases of accidents and injuries due to domestic violence, increased cases of tuberculosis...
Introduction Team-based approaches to health care are central to quality improvement and cost reduction initiatives in the medical field. A well-coordinated group of specialists can quickly and comprehensively respond to surfacing issues and provide a high degree of comfort to the patient through the combination of various specialties and viewpoints....
I feel the professional obligation to bring some concerns to your attention concerning the prevalent problem of obesity in Clark County of Vancouver, Washington. The county has had a history of obesity. The problem, which has been persistent over a period of time, has been occasioned by the lack of...
Differential Diagnoses Crohn’s disease exacerbation is a severe chronic inflammatory issue in the human gastrointestinal tract that can affect all its parts from one’s anus to the oral cavity (Lemberg & Day, 2014). The examined woman said that she had been feeling pain in her abdomen intermittently. Also, she mentioned...
The success of continuous quality improvement (CQI) efforts depends to a large extent on the level of the efficiency of clinical teams. General CQI approaches are underpinned by a host of philosophies that are specific to their applications in practical terms (Sollecito & Johnson, 2013). However, despite the availability of...
Type of Research Serpa, Santos, Peres, Cavicchioli, and Hermida are the authors of the article written in 2011 about the validity of the Braden and Waterlow subscales that are used to predict pressure ulcer risk among the patients who are hospitalized. The chosen article is based on a secondary analysis...
Population/Patient Problem The healthcare system of the United States experiences a shortage of qualified nurses. The situation will only worsen with time. By 2020, the country’s health care industry will lack about 1 million of the qualified nursing personnel (Krans, 2015). Intervention The situation requires immediate intervention as the shortage...
Introduction The aim of the project is to answer the following question: “What is the effectiveness of increased patient education and participation with regular exercise/physical therapy versus current hospital fall prevention programs with limited exercise/physical therapy, in promoting balance and stability thus minimizing falls and fall-related injuries, in senior patients...
Rising Costs of Health Care Currently, health care spending in the U.S. displays an alarming trend of a steady increase. According to the recent estimates, by 2021 the total cost of care can reach $5 trillion, which would comprise one-fifth of the country’s gross domestic product (Nickitas, 2013). It has...
Overview Miami is a city with a great history located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded around a century ago – in 1896, – it expanded to become the 44th most populated city in the United States. Still, long before it sprung up on the banks of Miami River, early indigenous...
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a critical health problem in the United States and other developed countries that have a high prevalence rate and a significant number of risk factors. Apart from the conventional therapy involving lifestyle changes and pharmacological treatment, bariatric surgery is also used to treat T2DM...
The role of nurses in ensuring patients’ health is great, especially when it comes to opioid-related overdose and drug prescription overdose in general. It seems to me that a nurse is expected to verify a physician’s prescription and provide the corresponding teaching to patients. In other words, all the stakeholders...
Encouraging a customer-oriented approach in nursing typically implies creating a sustainable framework for meeting diverse patients’ needs. The described characteristic of contemporary nursing goals is linked to the process of globalization and the increasing rates of diversity within communities all over the world (Ray, 2016). Promoting cultural awareness has become...
The authors of the selected article focus on determining whether a multi-strategy program developed on the basis of Pender’s Health Promotion Theory is efficient for preventing loneliness by enhancing social relations. As a research area, the authors have decided to pay special attention to the elderly women enrolled in Gonabad...
Introduction The monitoring of family health is performed concerning the family assessment and development of the nursing care plan. The procedure of identifying nursing diagnoses or problems related to the family that should be addressed in the care plan is based on the nursing process that includes such stages as...
Introduction The use of ICT has proved to be beneficial in the healthcare context as it diminished medical errors, ensures rapid exchange of information, enables healthcare professionals to make decisions more efficiently. Bowman (2013) stresses that Electronic Health Record systems (EHR) are crucial for the improvement of safety and quality,...
The Canadian health care system is funded by the state and can be described as a system of insurance and health plans for ten provinces and three territories. This system is known as Medicare and it provides free or almost free medical care and medical services to all Canadian citizens....
Introduction In their daily work, care providers, such as physicians and nurses, face numerous ethical challenges. Elder abuse and end of life planning are among the most critical topics that cause ethical issues and dilemmas. To understand how to resolve essential issues, care providers should have in-depth knowledge of these...
The United States has a significant share of Hispanic populations, and it is expected that the number of Hispanic or Latino people will grow further in the future. Although a certain degree of cultural assimilation among Hispanic people is evident, there are a lot of sociocultural beliefs, practices, and issues...
Nursing professionals in the US possess the knowledge and practical experience for delivering primary care to patients, however, in most states the scope of their practice is limited due to legislation. The American Nursing Association (ANA) raises the awareness of this issue and cooperates with local authorities to mitigate it....
Introduction and Overview of the Nursing Theories The role of nurses in institutions of healthcare is changing as they find themselves in positions where they have to make critical decisions that can save the lives of the patients under their care. According to Butts and Rich (2016), nurses were traditionally...
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) are expected to act ethically and professionally whenever providing medical services to their patients. They should also apply the major standards of practice in their respective settings. The paper presented below discusses the issues surrounding a malpractice action filed by Yolanda Pinellas. The discussion examines the...
There are gaps in State Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP), which affect the health of Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) because they are vulnerable to chronic conditions and require continuous care (Hollar, 2012). However, few studies have investigated how these health gaps affect access to health care for this...
Introduction Strategic planning is crucial for any healthcare organization as it allows analyzing the environment and various factors (such as structure, culture, and design) that contribute to successful operations and reaching tactical goals. The establishment chosen for this analysis is Anthem Blue Cross, in particular, its division dedicated to telehealth...
The healthcare system in the US operates under several complex mechanisms that define the approaches to the financial management of its institutions. This aspect identifies the strategy for accounting, which is similar to that of any other for-profit or non-profit organization. Essential features that a financial manager should consider is...
Area 1: Degree of Supervision Before supervising and prescribing medications, a written protocol should be signed between a nurse practitioner and his or her supervisor. In particular, a certain nurse and a physician are to be specified in the protocol (“New Jersey scope,” 2018). This requirement coincides with those accepted...
Introduction Essential VIII proposed by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN] (2006) as a part of its Doctor of Nursing Practice Essentials is concerned with advanced nursing practice. It incorporates seven sub-competencies, including those related to health assessment, intervention development, evidence-based practice, and various interpersonal skills (relationship development,...
Policy Changes Forward-looking nurses should be cognizant of the fact that their influence on health promotion and disease prevention can be amplified by political actions. Given that health reform in the US, in addition to cost, coverage, and quality, should address prevention, it is impossible to overemphasize the importance of...
Introduction Nurses often undergo different types of sexual harassment in the workplace. Although understanding how to curb the vice is an important topic in the nursing field, even the most experienced professionals may find it difficult to detect or even affirm its existence (Cogin & Fish, 2009). However, this difficulty...
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) appreciates the challenges attributed to teenage pregnancy. Consequently, it has established laws that require governments and societies to look after boys and girls until they become adults. Sedgh, Finer, Bankole, Eilers, and Singh (2015) assert that any deviation from CRC principles...
Introduction The nursing practice operates within eight ethical elements. One of the most important ethical elements is confidentiality. However, confidentiality complicates ethical principles when nurses face the dilemma of disclosure to improve the quality of services and protect communities against imminent harm. According to Beech (2007), confidentiality plays an important...
The nursing practice operates under specific guidelines and standards of care to ensure positive patient outcomes, safety, and quality care. At times, nurses and other healthcare providers may make errors in the process of executing their duties, and the affected patient can sue for negligence. In Florida, nurses operate under...
What is the most likely diagnosis to frequently cause acute delirium in patients with dementia? Mr. White is an elderly patient whose chief complaints include increased confusion, restlessness at night, visual hallucinations, and urinary incontinence in addition to a history of hypertension, COPD, and modern dementia. Delirium and dementia are...
Introduction Roche Diagnostics Oman is one of the leading medical institutions in Oman. It offers a wide range of diagnostic services. The company has made impressive progress in penetrating the local market by offering a wide range of services to its clients (Beck & Cowan, 2014). Despite the high quality...
Introduction Globally, healthcare systems are under immense pressure to augment efficacy, manage cost, account for and document approaches adopted and validate the effectiveness of used methods. Furthermore, awareness among patients on care and medication has massively increased and, therefore, high expectations from care models are apparent. Moreover, nurses and health...
Being one of the two essential doctoral nursing degrees in the United States, the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) opens an array of opportunities for addressing both theoretical and practical aspects of nursing by using evidence-based practice (EBP). The position of a DNP allows arranging organizational, managerial, performance-, and leadership-related...
PICOT Question The PICOT question in this study is as follows: In African American children (P), will proper education on asthma management (I) compared to no education (C) help reduce the disruption of daily lives (O) over a one-year period (T)? The PICOT question presupposes the use of a control...
