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Clinical Question The object of our study is the issue of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among adolescents. Many scholars have researched the level of teenagers’ knowledge of the threat presented by STDs (Ezeokoli, Ayodele, & Olaleye, 2014; Trejos-Castillo, Treviño-Schafer, Brice, & McPherson, 2011). Other researchers (Kottke et al., 2015) have...
The case study presents a medical dilemma. Joanne and Mike encounter a unique problem arising from their son’s health condition. James has been diagnosed with acute glomerulonephritis and is in need of a kidney transplant. James’ physician suggests that immediate dialysis is needed to address his health needs. However, the...
Background of Study Older adults are the fastest-growing population globally. Obesity occurs in 20 to 30% of this population. Obesity in this age group is a big health problem because of its connection to chronic health problems such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, which lower the quality of life (Flegal,...
We live in the humanistic society that is expected to be tolerant and cultivate such values as democracy, equality, etc. The results of this shift of priorities could already be seen. Depressed minorities became able to demonstrate their unique peculiarities and eliminate barriers that previously limited their lives. Moreover, we...
The problem of burnout and a high turnout is a frequent issue in the nursing profession. One of the major drivers for such situation is the work time division. While the accepted shift duration for the nurses has always been 8 hours, some modern approaches suggest changing it to a...
The Process of Communicating the Plan The current project presupposes the implementation of a plan aimed at the improvement of health care quality. This plan will be communicated during special meetings organized by the Chief Quality Officer. The key objective of the plan is to optimize the use of the...
Critique is an analytical process that aims to identify strengths and weaknesses of a study in an objective manner. Given that a study comprises abstract, hypothesis, aims, questions, sampling, methodology, data analysis, discussion, and conclusion, an objective analysis of each section offers coherency and flow of the paper. A central...
Introduction It should be noted that both the direct and indirect care should be based on the obtained baccalaureate degree in nursing. It would ensure that the care specialists are prepared to perform in a multiplicity of roles in the varied healthcare setting and furnish the best of service. The...
Introduction In the last decade, nursing has undergone rapid and drastic changes to accommodate the evolving views on patients and the development of patient-oriented policies in health care. The profession is undeniably maturing, with the roles of nurses and their range of responsibilities changing and growing in response to the...
Introduction Most nursing jobs, regardless of specialization, take place in highly intense environments and are connected with much pressure, many tasks and responsibilities on a daily basis. As a result, conflicts may arise in many different situations between nurses or groups of nurses. Very often, such conflicts may affect a...
Introduction Given that a fetus is a developing human being, it ought to have a moral status that is equal to that of other humans. However, the moral status of a fetus is dependent on its health condition and that of the mother. Greasley (2017) asserts that the balance between...
As a matter of fact, HIV and AIDS can be considered as a major threat to human life. The primary purpose of the paper is to examine the symptoms and the effects that HIV and AIDS have on a human being. HIV is a type of virus that can transform...
Introduction It is a rather known fact that transgender individuals are faced with harsh discrimination in a wide array of settings, including the health care setting. It appears highly likely that such discrimination may have a profoundly negative impact on the life of transgender people. This paper investigates the discrimination...
Introduction Physician-assisted suicide is one of the issues that characterize provision of health care in the contemporary world. The practice is very common among patients who choose to take their lives with the help of a physician (Battin, Rhodes, & Silvers, 2004). Physician-assisted is closely related to euthanasia in terms...
There are many principles according to which nurses and patients can develop their relations. Each principle is a unique combination of ethical and legal aspects. They help to define the way for nurses to react to different patients’ behaviors and choose the most appropriate solutions to the possible problems and...
Abstract This executive brief instructions paper aims at investigating the challenge of obesity and finding the ways to overcome it employing the newest technologies and technological education programs. The paper will focus on increased popularity of cellphones, tablets, and social media and the opportunity to use them as the tools...
Abstract In the 21st century, the issues of environmental health and the health effects of environmental climate change became a pressing matter for the international health community. Climate change, natural and human-made disasters, as well as the pollution of water, earth, food, and air has the potential of dramatically increasing...
Abstract The current paper explores the essentials of Master’s education in nursing as provided by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. After a brief introduction, each of the essentials is discussed individually; the meaning of these essentials is explained, and their effect in the practical setting is elaborated. It...
Introduction The community in which a windshield survey was conducted in Little Havana, a neighborhood located in the city of Miami, Florida. It is a community in which a large number of Cuban exiles, as well as immigrants from various parts of South and Central America, live (Fernandez, 2015; Grenier...
Patient Issue Thomas and Galla (2013) define patient-centered care as “the provision of care that is in accordance with the patient’s needs, values, and preferences while at the same time ensuring such attributes guide every clinical decision” (p. 395). For very many years, physician-centered care has failed to improve the...
Introduction Nurse-Managed Health Centers (NMHCs) are organizations that could become a significant part of the solution to the problem of restricted access to health care. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the shortage of primary care practitioners will reach 44,000 by 2025 (as cited in Esperat, Hanson-Turton,...
Introduction and Identification of the Problem The transitional nursing or transitional care model is focused on various types of patients, including chronically ill, elderly, adolescent, and other vulnerable individuals. The model focuses on preventing readmissions and repeated hospitalizations; it also provides patients with detailed instructions and follow-ups that evaluate their...
Overview of the Program The Healthy People 2020 program was initiated by the Department of Health and Human Services at the end of 2010 (CDC, 2015a). The campaign aims to reduce disparities in health outcomes across all social groups. It has set a goal of achieving high standards of life...
Description of Public Health Research Study The published public health report selected for this paper is a study by Shegog, Lindley, Thompson-Robinson, Simmons, and Richter (2010) aimed at identifying HIV and STI risk factors among African-American students attending predominantly white higher institutions of education. The study emerges from statistics that...
Introduction Aging can be regarded as a complex combination of processes affecting both the physical state and psychological condition of people. Many age-related changes can be observed in individuals who are classified as older adults, i.e. are 65 years old or older. These changes inevitably affect the lifestyles of older...
Nurse Manager Skill Inventory is a tool used to evaluate the skills and expertise of a nurse manager in three primary areas: managing the business, leading the people, and creating the leader in yourself. Each skill is marked out of four points where one is novice level of experience, whereas...
Introduction This paper seeks to examine the case of the Baptist Hospital based on a critical evaluation of the information available on its website. The different insights, experiences, and attributes of the workforce, the community, and suppliers, among other stakeholders, will be explored to weigh their perceptions regarding diversity. The...
Problem The authors of the article under analysis admit that the topic of HIV infections is widely spread in the United States and underline the fact that Hispanic women aged 50 are under a serious threat of having this disease despite numerous discussions and social practices. Therefore, they suggest focusing...
Introduction Answering the question of whether nursing is a science or art has always been complex because this issue is usually perceived differently. However, the main argument for this paper will be that both perspectives on nursing usually intertwine because the main goal of this discipline is to achieve patient...
Obrador, Mahdavi-Mazdeh, and Collins, in their 2011 research dwelled on the worldwide civic health association dedicated to inspiring the efforts to upsurge the cognizance and acknowledgment of kidney disease, perceive it rapidly, and deliver treatment to avert illness development and reduce expenses. This paper shows great evidence of the fact...
Introduction Health promotion is an essential element of the modern healthcare sector as it helps to improve outcomes and decrease the number of diseases that emerge every year. In this regard, health promotion becomes an extremely significant area that is used by specialists with the primary aim to attain better...
Introduction Conflict is a process that occurs as a consequence of differences between common goals, values, actions, and beliefs of two or more individuals (Higazee, 2015). It is a highly volatile situation that can halve either positive or negative result for all involved parties. Conflict is an inherent feature of...
Nursing career is synonymous with nurturing abilities of an individual. For this reason, a desire to help others and a knack for anatomy is a prerequisite in the field of nursing. In particular, critical thinking skills make an individual a topnotch nurse. To achieve these prerequisite conditions, one has to...
Introduction My city is Miami, Florida, and its zip code is 33193. The information about the health condition of its population, provided services, and other related things can be found on several authoritative websites. For example, according to Florida Health (2016) and CDC (2015), the city faces several issues with...
Introduction Modern technologies and informatics are transforming how medical care is delivered to different patients (Lee, 2014). The intensive care unit (ICU) is one of the departments that can benefit from the use of informatics to support the health needs of more patients in need of critical care. Using the...
Abstract The study on communication strategies to tailor the needs of dementia patients is proposed for submission to the International Journal of Nursing Studies. The research will cover the problem field and purpose of the study, the research questions, and hypotheses, methods, and results. Following this structure, the effect on...
Topic of Interest Cardiovascular (CVD) disease is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the United States as well as worldwide (Dickson et al., 2013). Minimizing the risks of CVD in the affected populations could significantly improve their quality of life and public health in general. The...
Abstract In this paper, the topic of environmental health and its connection to different environmental changes is discussed using the report offered by Healthy People 2020 in 2017. In addition to such environmental factors as air pollution, water contamination, indoor environment, climate change, surveillance, and infrastructure, the role of nurses...
It was not until 1950s that first nursing theories began to be formulated and applied to nursing practice after many centuries of tradition-based experimental learning. Since then, a whole number of theories manifesting different approaches, philosophies, and perceptions have emerged. These worldviews provide contrasting paradigms of knowledge comprehension and development...
Introduction There is ample evidence suggesting that lesbian, bisexual and transgender women experience unequal treatment by health care providers (Zuzelo, 2017). Taking into consideration the fact that nurses are on the frontline of the delivery of health care services to marginalized communities, they have to be able to use the...
Introduction Despite the attempts to raise awareness about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or infections (STIs), as well as the strategies for their prevention, STIs remain a common and quite burning issue on the contemporary agenda of healthcare worldwide (Henry & Hann, 2015). According to the WHO data, more than 1,000,000...
Description of the Intervention The intervention proposed in this research involves providing frequent 30-minute-long education sessions to patients with cardiovascular diseases as well as their relatives and caretakers. They will be taught useful techniques and practices of managing the disease in day-to-day activities, as well as in cases of emergency....
Various problems and issues that are relevant to the nursing field can often be corrected through a detailed analysis and effective interventions. One of such problems is understaffing in nursing as in many hospitals patients are inconvenienced because the management cannot provide the required number of junior medical personnel. This...
Health traditions vary in different cultural settings. The differences are conditioned by the geographical, religious, and socio-political peculiarities in each region of the world. The Japanese health traditions differ from the Latino health traditions as well as the European health traditions vary from the country to country of the European...
Millennium Goals and Nightingale’s Theory Although the Millennium Development Goals were supposed to be achieved in 2015, a range of issues regarding vaccination, identification of imminent health threats, and the overall level of health awareness remain unresolved (“News on Millennium Development Goals,” 2015). The post-2015 development agenda suggests that community...
Introduction Considering the necessity to provide clients with a high-quality service in a short period of time that exists in any sphere of human activity, there is a range of information systems used by specialists to improve working performance. Nursing information systems are used by healthcare specialists as they present...
Alternative medicine has become relatively popular in the recent years. While its effectiveness is often unconfirmed or proven to be insufficient, a great number of people risk their lives by using herbal remedies or other pseudoscientific solutions to their ailments. The patient in the case study is 48 years old...
Introduction It is agreed that health care staff should provide treatment to patients according to their wishes regarding consent. Legal documents proclaim that a patient has the right to refuse treatment or any other type of medical interference even if this would lead to his or her disability or death....
Nursing Practitioners make up the bulk of healthcare providers in the USA. They are very versatile and can be found in any area and healthcare setting. They practice acute care, outpatient care, and many other specialties. If required, they can serve in positions of management and leadership, conduct research on...
Qualitative Study The article selected for this paper is a qualitative study, which can be proved when paying attention to its goal and method. This work aims to “examine dental patients’ attitudes, beliefs, and perceived barriers to HIV screening to address these factors in an implementation plan” (VanDevanter et al.,...
The concepts of wisdom and professional nursing judgment in nursing informatics No sphere of human activity could exist without proper knowledge in the broad sense of this term. Nursing informatics (NI) is not an exception, and the task of paramount importance is to make use of different materials and sources....
Introduction The proposed practice change concerns the prevention of complications arising from foley catheter use in surgical patients at the Kendall Regional Medical Center. Available nursing scholarship demonstrates that evidence-based practice changes are often faced by a multiplicity of barriers that reduce the desire of nursing professionals to implement the...
Assessing the clinical situation in communities such as African American and Hispanic inevitably requires assessing their cultural situation. Culturally prerequisited Internet usage, for one, can prove a valuable asset in adopting an HIE: for instance, the overall rating of Hispanics using Internet through mobile devices is 10% bigger than that...
Introduction Today, medical institutions have a well-developed set of guidelines designed by the governmental authorities (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2017). Following these aspects helps improve the quality of the provided services and contribute to the sufficient screening of various illnesses such as cancer. Nowadays, apart from the continuous...
Sickle Cell Disease Case Study The purpose of this case study is to provide analysis of sickle cell disease (SCD), investigate the involvement of the family in making healthcare decisions, and determine the role of grants and FDA regulations in scientific and pharmaceutical advances. Sickle cell disease is considered as...
Introduction Evaluation is an indispensable part of any program development process, and various evaluation designs exist (Kinsey and Miller 477). In many cases, continuous evaluation can be needed, which is the case with the proposed project as the program is associated with extensive training and the change of several procedures...
Abstract In the contemporary health care setting, pressure ulcers pose a serious health risk for individuals who cannot move on their own. Pressure ulcers may lead to severe complications and highly adverse conditions, and in some cases–even to a lethal outcome. Therefore, it is paramount to develop methods for more...
Introduction Dyslexia is often being mischaracterized as a childhood disorder. However, it is a lifelong condition; therefore, it has to be studied as a neurodevelopmental disorder that afflicts both children and adults (TED-Ed, 2013). Another term for dyslexia is reading disorder. Difficulties in reading in spite of the usual acumen...
Introduction to Population and Problem The identified problem associated with the launch of health policy is linked to access to dental health care among the low-income population of Miami, Florida. Without insurance, dental care is quite expensive, and with the rising wage gap and the increase of the federal poverty...
The nursing job requires a lot of different competencies depending on the work specifics. For instance, nurse administrators and nurse informaticists usually do not interfere with patients directly. However, all of them are required to be proficient in matters regarding the direct providing of health care. The paper analyses the...
Research Critique The Article Eaton, L. H., Meins, A. R., Mitchell, P. H., Voss, J., & Doorenbos, A. Z. (2015). Evidence-based practice beliefs and behaviors of nurses providing cancer pain management: A mixed-methods approach. Oncology Nursing Forum, 42(2), 165-173. Web. Research Problem The research problem addressed in the selected article...
Healthcare professionals, as well as patients, are concerned that the information related to the patient’s health is used in the most convenient and efficient manner. The aim of information systems is to provide convenient access to patient data, ensure privacy and protection of all the information. Despite the fact that...
Theory: Author’s Name and Background Registered Nurses (RNs) can use different mid-range and grand theories to design the best healthcare philosophies. Such theories present powerful ideas and concepts that can be used to improve the quality of patient care. The selected theory for this analysis is Dr. Katharine Kolcaba’s The...
Data encompass structured ideas and facts that can be used to generate important information capable of being communicated and interpreted in a series of processes. Data integrity refers to an important element of information security and can be defined as the consistency and accuracy of stored data in a database...
Differences between Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes mellitus can be discussed as a metabolic disorder of a complex character, which is associated with hyperglycemia (Zaccardi, Webb, Yates, & Davies, 2016). It is possible to distinguish between type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The pathophysiologic...
What are the key drivers within the healthcare industry today for which HIT leaders must align their mission, vision, and strategy? Nowadays, the healthcare industry finds itself in a rather turbulent environment, which shapes the decision-making process for HIT leaders. Some of the key industry-level drivers that should be taken...
Introduction The nursing diagnosis is a result of an appropriate assessment of the patient’s symptoms, medical and family history. In the given case study, a thirty-five-year-old female called Mary suffers from a rash that appeared on her face one week ago after camping and hiking. The purpose of this paper...
Abstract The essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) focuses on the continuous call to creative thinking and change in graduate education. Master’s Degree is expected to prepare nurses for the effective leadership and critical action by equipping with necessary knowledge and...
The healthcare sector nowadays experiences significant changes that result from the reconsideration of the traditional approaches and implementation of new technologies. These alterations impact all aspects of its functioning and condition the appearance of the new practices. For instance, the shift of priorities towards the appreciation of human life as...
Introduction Professional organizations for nurses can be seen as an appropriate platform for sharing knowledge, developing professional networks, and self-development. Many professional organizations exist, and they often focus on specific aspects of nursing. Registered nurses choose an organization that can best respond to their professional needs. This paper includes an...
Introduction Pressure ulcers are one of the health conditions with which nurses are constantly struggling since they can affect the health of patients to a significant degree. Even though contemporary evidence-based medicine offers many ways to prevent this undesirable phenomenon, the percentage of patients developing this severe condition is stably...
Organization and Its Clients The organization I would like to work at as a Family Nurse Practitioner is Holtz Children’s Hospital, a department of Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami (“Holtz children’s hospital,” 2017). The hospital offers a variety of pediatric services such as neonatology, neurosurgery, nephrology, dermatology, otolaryngology, intensive care,...
Introduction The present paper will consider the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Nursing [BWHDN] (2016) and its individual nursing units from the perspective of the open systems theory as explained by Meyer and O’Brien-Pallas (2010). This approach can be employed for organizational analysis to describe a hospital unit as...
Community Characteristics In Duxbury County, approximately 25% of the population are the people who are older than 65 years at this moment. In 25 years, it is expected that this number can be increased by up to 50%. The members of the community under analysis have several common characteristics such...
Program for Weight Management The inexplicable weight gain among college students has become a great challenge not only to the students but to the entire healthcare system. To overcome the challenge, a program that is aimed at creating awareness about healthy eating among the freshmen will be created. The name...
Discussion The patient case chosen for the assessment is the case of a sixty-seven-year-old male who reported continuous coughing that has been getting worse. Moreover, the patient requested an over-the-counter cough medicine that does not contain alcohol since he has been from alcohol for more than fifteen years. First, it...
Extraneous Variables The parental variable is the main confounding factor. Body mass index of parents and their socioeconomic status are important to consider when measuring the influence of the independent variables. These extraneous variables belong to the group of participant variables; therefore, the use of an appropriate strategy will help...
Introduction of Community I live in Miami, Florida. The community I will use for the assignment is the northern part of the city. Their atmosphere is friendly, and the community is largely peaceful. There are many families with children, middle-aged people, and also elderly citizens. Windshield Survey Vitality Since I...
Problem Statement The qualitative study by Singal et al. (2016) focuses on a rather important problem of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy resulted in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in children. The title of the article clearly identifies the key variables, including the target audience of women living in Manitoba,...
Introduction The problems of medication error and issues about drug reconciliation play a highly adverse role in the contemporary medical care setting. It is stated that adverse drug events take place in the percentage of cases that fall within the range from 5% to 40% for hospitalized patients, and within...
Introduction Pediatrics has its roots in preventive care, and vaccination stands out among the most imperative approaches in the avoidance of diseases in children. The decrease in illnesses and mortality over the previous century because of routine childhood vaccinations is extremely exceptional. Smallpox has been eliminated across the world, while...
Introduction Many theorists have considered the issue of adaptation and the aspects that are either beneficial or detrimental to patient’s successful progression. Notably, various concepts have been developed, and each of them views this process from different angles. The purpose of this paper is to review one of the main...
Background and Significance of the Problem Obesity is a critical problem in the United States. According to Ogden, Carrol, Fryar, and Flegal (2015), over 36 percent of American adults are obese. Moreover, middle-aged and older adult groups were found to have higher obesity rates, with 40.2 percent of people aged...
Narrowing the Networks Although the Affordable Care Act (or ObamaCare, as it was also called) was expected to make health care more accessible for all citizens of the US, it has still brought some problems that needed to be solved. The first conflict between ethics and the healthcare reform is...
Health promotion initiatives are associated with ethical concerns that affect their implementation and effectiveness. In particular, most health promotion activities could be perceived as limiting people’s rights to choose unhealthy behaviors over healthy ones. For example, although smoking has multiple negative effects on health, many people choose to continue smoking,...
Introduction Conflicts can occur in various settings, but in the workplace, their impact can extend to one’s performance and relationship with clients. In hospitals, disputes between members of the personnel can also affect patients, whose level of satisfaction significantly depends on the quality of care (Moreland & Apker, 2016). Therefore,...
Introduction Quality in nursing and health care is one of the most fundamental concepts. Though it is frequently compared with safety and positive outcomes, it is wrong to search for similarities or contradictions of all these issues in order to grasp their essence. Quality is a complex and multidimensional aspect...
Introduction: Describing Three Non-traditional Healthcare Practices The three cultures that will be examined in this study will consist of the Filipino, Chinese and Finnish cultures. These were chosen based on how their nontraditional health practices significantly diverged from one another and how their cultures also had considerable differences as well....
Introduction Pressure ulcers are a common condition for patients who require long hospitalization. The primary force of prevention for pressure ulcers is the nursing staff of the hospital. Pressure ulcers develop due to pressure being applied to an area of a person’s body over a long period of time. To...
Title: Comparison of Antioxidant Potency of Commonly Consumed Polyphenol-Rich Beverages in the United States. Authors probably aim to challenge the popular assumption of benefits of consumption of polyphenol-rich beverages based on their high antioxidant content. Intended audience: The primary audience is the medical professionals who deal with dietology. However, anybody...
The client in this case seems to suffer from Sick Building Syndrome (SBS), which is defined by WHO as suffering from some symptoms that can be related to exposure to building variables without other known etiology. Many factors can refer to this condition in this case. She is working in...
Introduction Nursing practice is associated with various concepts that reflect and help practitioners understand the nature of nursing. Bousso, Poles, and Cruz (2014) note that concepts can be divided into abstract and more concrete. The former group can help nurses improve their practice as the discussion of abstract notions results...
Performance appraisal is a complicated process that involves both objective and a subjective evaluation of a person or the staff in general. Despite the time-consuming nature and difficulty associated with it, successful performance appraisal translates into improved job performance (Hamric, Hanson, Tracy, & O’Grady, 2014). As the conversation with a...
Introduction Neurotransmitters are chemicals in the brain that have the power to regulate and control both emotional and physical processes in the body. In other words, neurotransmitters act as the messengers of the brain as it works to control all the functions of the body. However, they do not work...
Introduction of Community (20 points) The selected community for this survey is Miami Gardens. This is a suburb are located in Miami City, Florida. Most of the people in the community are African Americans and Latinos (Allender, Rector, & Warner, 2014). Windshield Survey (75 points) Vitality The majority of the...
The question of pain management is associated with such issues as patients’ and nurses’ fears related to addiction, appropriate and inappropriate approaches to pain management and dosage, as well as the treatment of addicted patients among other aspects. Furthermore, the question of managing pain also allows for speaking about the...
The manifestation of leadership qualities is a feature that management often encourages at any team. Nursing, in this case, is not an exception. However, to ensure that these properties do not contradict some ethical norms, an employee should take into account several factors. For example, the ability to manage the...
Summary Directed by Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind is a chef-d’oeuvre film centered on the life and mental illness of the renowned mathematician, John Forbes Nash. The movie is based on a biography with the same name written by Sylvia Nasar. The storyline starts in 1947 when John Nash, the...
Introduction Judie, who has served as the nurse manager for the past ten years, has been experiencing irritation and dissatisfaction due to certain administration issues at her working place. In spite of the initial priority for the patient’s needs, Judie has to ignore some of them for organizational matters, which...
Introduction In the case study “Fetal Abnormality”, four characters face the same problem that is an abnormal condition of a fetus and the necessity to decide if to save a child or to consider abortion as the only appropriate solution. Each character takes a certain position and finds it necessary...
It has recently become evident that health policies and practices should be based on the most reliable empirical evidence that can be found across the globe. This principle is the foundation of the so-called evidence-based health care. When the required data is obtained, it is to be translated into action,...
Introduction A case of a female patient with the symptoms of anemia will be discussed in this paper. There are many anemia types, including iron deficiency, vitamin B12 deficiency, aplastic, hemolytic, and chronic disease. It is expected to evaluate each symptom and laboratory test to understand what type of anemia...
Introduction Diabetes mellitus is a dangerous disease that affects the health outcomes of many patients. In order to record positive health outcomes, patients can utilize some of the existing national and community-based resources (Alva, Gray, Mihaylova, Leal, & Holman, 2015). This discussion identifies three major resources that can support more...
Introduction The functions of nurses have changed in recent decades. Unlike the past, when nurses were merely helpers and sanitary workers, they now perform a wide range of duties depending on the role specification. However, there is still some confusion about the list of activities that have to be done...
Shortage of Physicians and Its Implications The introduction of the restrictive licensing policy has led to the lack of competent healthcare experts in Miami, FL (Budryk, 2014). The identified health policy has understandably negative effects on the quality of care, as well as patient outcomes, in general (Association of American...
Evaluation Plan The main purpose of this project is to assess the importance of the promotion of healthy lifestyles by nursing professionals via educational programs for patients, their families, and communities. The following clinical question was formulated to guide this project: In a group of participants ages 18 to 25...
Introduction While conducting or analyzing an evidence-based practice (EBP) study, it is necessary to have the skills of differentiating between statistical significance and clinical significance. Significance is a statistical term that shows a low probability that any relationships or divergences in a study occurred by chance (Keele, 2011). In research...
Introduction Health information technology (IT) is receiving more and more interest from scholars who investigate the threats and opportunities presented to the healthcare industry by innovations. The current paper aims to analyze a current and relevant issue related to health IT and outline in what ways this topic may impact...
Selected Article The selected article for this critique is “An Examination of Transformational Leadership among Graduating Baccalaureate Nursing Students and Practicing Nurses” by Lizy Matthew. The article presents a quantitative study that was aimed at examining the five skills of transformational leadership among nursing students and practicing professionals. The author...
Nurses utilize their competencies and leadership dexterities in different healthcare settings. Nurse practitioners should also engage in lifelong learning to develop new concepts and improve their care delivery models. This paper begins by describing my leadership strengths and weaknesses. The discussion outlines the best approaches to promote change and improve...
Title: Childhood Obesity: A Global Public Health Crisis. Karnik and Kanekar try to show the threatening tendency towards the deterioration of childrens health and the actions that should be performed to change the situation. Intended audience: The article could be used by professionals working in the sphere of childrens health...
Over the years, the healthcare sector has grappled with numerous challenges such as nursing shortage, chronic conditions, and sentinel events. These obstacles continue to affect the quality of health services available to different populations across the country. Such issues explain why the Institute of Medicine (IOM) presented its findings in...
Introduction Technology today modifies many aspects of healthcare, and one of them is patient education. Various technological achievements have been applied to improving learning outcomes in patients regarding their health and treatment. Examples include the use of information systems that provide educational materials to patients through their own devices or...
Introduction Hepatitis could be considered one of the greatest threats of the modern world. According to the official statistics, one-third of Americans have experienced Hepatitis at some point in their lives (Overview and Statistics, n.d.) It means that the main aspects of this diseases treatment become the major concern of...
CHF and Atrial Fibrillation Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common and most studied arrhythmias, but its treatment is still an important issue. One of the causes of the development of AF is chronic heart failure (CHF). Frequent heart rhythm disturbances are almost always found in patients suffering...
Introduction Diabetes mellitus exists in two main forms, type I and type II. If the patient does not receive timely and effective treatment, the disease may lead to numerous complications (Alva, Gray, Mihaylova, Leal, & Holman, 2015). In the US alone, the economic cost of diabetes is around 240 billion...
Due to the increased number of health problems and the tendency towards the deterioration of the situation in the sphere new efficient methods to solve topical issues are needed. For this reason, we could observe the appearance of several new perspectives on the way care and most important services should...
The working environment is important for any occupation, but in nursing it becomes crucial. The matter is that nurses closely interact with patients and unfavorable work environment can cause undesirable outcomes. For example, scholars prove that workplace incivility is related to stress and burnout and the complex of these factors...
Childhood fever is a rather common condition. However, the parents of young patients recently discharged from the Emergency Room tend to overestimate this problem and bring the patients back to the facility. Due to the lack of sufficient information, parents do not understand the possibility of safe treatment of their...
Introduction The aim of this paper is to propose the need for the study of communication between health care providers and patients and its subsequent improvement based on six domains of quality elaborated by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). In particular, the concept of communication is one of the most...
Executive Summary The Purpose of the Program Nowadays, constantly growing Body Mass Index (BMI) is one of the major problems in the United States of America and globally, and many people are considered obese (Frank, 2015). There is a diversity of ways to deal with this issue. For example, this...
The Major Behavioral Risk Factor for COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the condition that affects patients’ lower airways and lungs and seriously damaging their respiratory systems. The major signs and consequences of COPD are the shortness of breath that appears alongside such symptoms as progressive coughing with the...
Introduction Across America, childhood obesity has become a national crisis. It is estimated that among the children aged between 2 and 19, one in every three children faces the problem of overweight or obesity (Ogden, Connor, Rivera, Dommarco, 2010). Overweight and obesity are leading risk factors for hypertension and diabetes....
Introduction To explain the main roles of a nurse practitioner, it would be proper to identify some requirements that one has to follow in order to occupy this position. A nurse practitioner is expected to have a master’s degree and a specific certification or a license for allowance of one’s...
Differences in Competencies between Nurses Prepared at the Associate-Degree Level versus the Baccalaureate-Degree Level In some cases, it may be challenging (especially for a non-professional) to differentiate between the baccalaureate- and the associate-degree levels of nursing preparation. This difficulty is aggravated by the fact that both programs require passing the...
Conflicts are an essential part of change management and they can either contribute or disrupt the process of project implementation (Saxton, 2012). Recognizing the indicators of conflict, revealing the motives and goals of the participants of the conflict, having methods of analysis of the conflict situation, and the establishment of...
Constituents of population health Population health is a complex term that refers to the health outcomes distributed among the nation. This definition is used to develop governmental health policy and execute healthcare management. To measure the distribution of health outcomes, such measures as mortality, morbidity, and life quality, are used....
Viral Pneumonia Evidently, viral pneumonia transpires when the body is affected by viruses. The latter are small-sized transmittable bacteria (Singh, 2014). The majority of the individuals that are active within the scientific community believe that viruses are non-living entities meaning that they only become active when they enter the human...
Transitional Care Management (TCM) is seen as an effective tool to decrease the rate of readmissions in patients with CHF. The TCM often involve some services provided within a month after the discharge but this period is rather long. This paper dwells upon an intervention that involves the provision of...
It is crucial that values of the organization promote such fundamental domains as integrity, appreciation of diversity, and commitment. It is especially important for the healthcare industry (Barbera, 2014). The alienation of nurse’s values with the organizational culture ensures high-quality care, safety, and job satisfaction experienced by the nurses. Organization’s...
Introduction The American Nurses Association (ANA) supports various policies and agenda issues that affect the performance of nurse practitioners (NPs). The agency has several programs aimed at examining the implications of different priority trends and issues. The organization informs more nurses about the major issues and policies that have the...
Health status among the present-day American population has been significantly increased due to the recent technological advance in health care. More and more diseases are cured, and many complex questions are answered. However, despite the fact that the progress has led to the prolonged life of the population, African American...
Overview of Selected Evidenced-Based Practice Project Evidence-based practice is an approach to health care that ensures the best possible outcomes for the patients. In its currently accepted form, the approach is founded on three core principles: the values and expectations of the patients, the clinical expertise of the provider, and...
Any state organization for registered nurses is supposed to provide a set of standards encompassing all levels of nursing practice that can serve as a template of professional activity for nurses. Some aspects of performance are common for nurse practitioners, educators, and leaders whereas others may differ (LoBiondo-Wood & Haber,...
Introduction Overview Currently, innovation in medical science enables both life and death to be stretched (Biggs, 2001). Owing to this, a number of concerns about life and death in the society have been raised. Now, it is widely believed that modern-day medicine can force individuals to bear life past what...
Evaluation of the change plan To determine whether the change plan is effective or not, both intermediate and outcome assessments are required. In the course of the project realization, it is necessary to specify how well the initiative is implemented. It can be done through an assessment of stakeholder engagement...
There is a great number of different possible occupations which can promote development of the personality of a man and guarantee his/her further successful career. Pharmacy Technician is one of these occupations. With this in mind, it is possible to outline some existing programs which can help a person to...
Introduction The current paper is a literature review related to the issue of nurse staffing and nurse collaboration in hospitals. It is known that understaffing is a common problem in hospitals, which may lead to adverse patient outcomes. It is also known that low-quality nurse collaboration may also negatively affect...
Today, childhood obesity is one of the critical health concerns. Being an important factor impacting the future of the nation, childrens health should be cultivated. However, obesity in this group has reached epidemic levels and continues to grow especially in developed countries (Sahoo et al., 2015). That is why the...
Healthcare practitioners offer timely and quality medical services to more people from diverse backgrounds (Price & Khubchandani, 2016). I have been providing medical support and care to different members of our community. The neighborhood is composed by different populations with diverse cultural practices. Majority of the people in the community...
Feelings of guilt and worry among family members of patients in need of long-term care are a natural reaction. As a charge nurse, I would thus start from addressing the emotional part of the issue by explaining to Suzanne that the reason behind her mother’s condition is not in any...
Introduction Healthcare services in Florida target a population of about 19.5 million people residing in the state. The latest census data reveal it is the most populated state. Total healthcare spending in the state of Florida stood at $132.5 billion in 2014. When this figure is divided by the total...
Introduction Hodgkin’s lymphoma is one of the most common types of cancer in adolescent and young adults (Hollander et al., 2015). This type of cancer influences the work of lymph tissue that can be found in nodes, bone marrow, and other organs (Pham, Ressler, Rosenthal, and Kelemen (2017). This disease...
The article written by Katon, Russo, and Gavin (2014) is focused on women’s health. It discusses predictors of postpartum depression (PPD), including sociodemographic and clinic risk factors. This paper will analyze the research article under discussion in order to prove that it is an authoritative source of information that can...
Introduction Within the framework of this paper, the researcher will concentrate on the review of one of the key aspects of health IT. This technology is called the electronic health record and is used to store and generate the data regarding the patients’ state, safety, care quality evaluation, and possible...
Operational Plan The increase of the patient volume that is aimed at providing high-quality health care to wide populations and communities can be achieved by applying different approaches. Along with such beneficial objectives as the creation of the online platform for the patients and focus on their education, there is...
Prewriting What is your narrowed topic? Be detailed in your answer. You can use any of the versions you’ve developed for prior assignments. The narrowed topic is the incidence of childhood obesity in the United States: factors determining it and measures for overcoming this challenge. Who is your primary audience...
The health status of my community, Miami, is influenced by various factors. First of all, it is affected by individual characteristics of the population. Their knowledge, attitudes, and skills determine the way they interact with the healthcare system and treat it. For example, the majority of the population believes that...
Introduction Ethics are essential for the majority of work environments. In nursing, it is one of the most important aspects of practice. Patients expect nurses’ actions to be ethical. If nurses’ actions are unethical, they may bring physical, emotional, or psychological harm to patients, and this outcome should be avoided...
Introduction Wiegand and Funk (2014) explored the moral distress experiences of nurses, the causes of such experiences, and the effects they had on nurses’ practice, attitude, and future decisions and actions. The research questions were, “(a) What situations caused moral distress for critical care nurses? (b) What were the consequences...
