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Introduction Family Nurse Practitioners need to have specific qualifications and obtain licenses to provide practice. In order to understand what scope of practice FNPs have, paper aims to focus on the nurse practitioner who has been interviewed before. The answers to the interview questions will also be addressed in this...
Key Information: Authors and Topic Alleviating pain in patients with oncology issues is one of the crucial tasks faced by nurses in the modern healthcare setting (Paice et al., 2016). In their study, Bakitas et al. (2015) compare early and delayed palliative care management techniques. Primary quantitative analysis was conducted...
The Shape Up Somerville community-based prevention program is a campaign initiated in Somerville, Massachusetts in 1998 and targeted at the issue of childhood obesity. After more than fifteen years of collective community effort, the campaign has resulted in measureable improvements in the area of public health, community engagement, and interaction...
The healthcare system in America is faced by different challenges. These challenges affect the quality of services provided to patients and their health conditions continue to worsen. There is need to improve the health care systems to ensure that the patients get the necessary services (Guagliardo 3). Some of the...
Introduction The nature of the nursing profession requires nurses to make numerous decisions based on careful consideration of laws and ethical standards. Taking into consideration that nurses are confronted with dozens of ethical challenges in their practice daily they have to be familiar with the codes of ethics outlining how...
Managing customers’ personal information is a rather tricky task, especially in the era of digital technology, when information management has become considerably less secure due to the Web-related threats (e.g., cyberattacks) (Seo, Park, Kim, & Eom, 2016). Therefore, it is imperative to draw the line between the acceptable practices in...
Introduction The Right-to-Die bill is a proposed law that is aimed at giving authority to terminally ill patients to end their lives through the assistance of a physician. Currently, six American states allow citizens to opt for physician-assisted suicide rather than continue suffering. In addition, to the six states, the...
Studies have recurrently highlighted the fact that endometrial cancer is more common in women in the postmenopausal period. However, there has been an increase in the number of women being diagnosed with endometrial cancer at a significantly earlier age. It is also apparent that the younger women being diagnosed with...
Abstract The development and adaptation of simulation and games in corporate training and learning is a modern tendency that is based on the fact that such tools are effective to make learners develop their skills and apply knowledge to real-life situations. Today, simulations and games are also actively used in...
Introduction Since 2000, the Hispanic population, i.e., persons of Latino descent, in the U.S. has grown by 43%, raising the demand for culturally appropriate nursing care for this cultural group (Sobel & Metzler, 2016). A disproportionate risk of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, TB, and HIV/AIDS has been observed among...
Introduction In Miami, people have different perceptions of health and illness. Latinos, African-Americans, and Asian-Americans constitute some of the ethnic minorities who are highly vulnerable to inequalities when it comes to healthcare accessibility. This paper focuses on the perception of health and illness among African-Americans in Miami. Statistics on Healthcare...
Asthma is one of the most widespread chronic diseases. Moreover, children are prone to it. Despite various medicines, corticosteroids, which are hormones in its essence, appear to be an effective way of treatment. However, many specialists are inclined to think that this type of medicine might harm the child’s health....
In her article, Gardner (2011) claims that Americans need affordable health care because it is their right. Furthermore, politicians should focus on benefits associated with the promotion of the Affordable Care Act in spite of the fact that it violates the norms of the modern healthcare market. Finally, nurses also...
Introduction There is an enhanced need for healthcare coupled with nurse staff shortages leads to poor documentation and maintenance of patient health records. In recent years, several hospitals have implemented electronic health records (EHRs) as a part of quality improvement efforts to enhance care quality (Rojas & Seckman, 2014). The...
Introduction Emerging technologies in the healthcare industry have improved the provision of healthcare services to patients across the world. Most health care centers have focused on improving telecare services within their organizations. The global health research agenda has also focused on improving collaboration between countries on identifying and testing new...
National Dynamics The role of nurses in the healthcare setting has greatly increased in the recent years, both due to the expansion of the range of responsibilities and in response to the changing national health care dynamics. The described impact is especially evident for family nurse practitioners (FNP). The primary...
How I Took Remedy When I received this assignment, I felt some dizziness, perspiration, and slight nausea. The search on ABC Homeopathy revealed that Ailanthus fits my symptoms (see Appendix 1). I ordered it from the same website and took in the form of pills once a day as the...
Contemporary globalization processes eliminate the boundaries used to restrict the spread of many diseases and make health preservation a global concern. Together with national and international organizations, nurses in cooperation with other healthcare practitioners can contribute to mobilizing “new approaches to education, healthcare delivery, and disease prevention” (Beck, Dossey, &...
One of the most persistent issues in psychiatry is ethnic and cultural bias. The article under the title “Mental health misdiagnosis twice more likely for socially disadvantaged groups” dwells upon this matter. It is noted that the recent research shows that therapists tend to misdiagnose people who have a different...
Solution The issue of fad diets is rather broad as it encompasses every cluster of the population regardless of their age, gender, socio-economic status, and other factors. To reach the goal of educating the population on healthy eating habits and eating behavior, a nurse can start with educating patients whose...
Introduction Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are common in many hospitals. Such infections tend to affect the health outcomes of different patients. In order to deal with these infections, healthcare practitioners should embrace various behaviors and practices (Iglehart, 2013). This essay uses the ideas gained from the “Partnering To Heal” video to...
To begin with, it is necessary to mention that both theory and research are interrelated. The main purpose of any study is to prove or refute a particular theory. In contrast, the primary goal of any theory is to develop a new approach to an existing problem. In turn, any...
History and Physical Examination The patient under analysis is a female, thirty-five years old. The woman has a rash on the face for approximately one week. The allergic reaction to soap, lotion, or food is excluded. The rash is over the face and is itchy and painful. The woman did...
Introduction Professionals who are occupied in nursing need to work in different environments due to the development in this and other spheres. To provide their clients with high-quality services, professionals should be aware of various roles that are awaiting them as they become graduate nurses. Knowing a diverse range of...
Introduction A current definition of the term ‘euthanasia’ suggests the bringing about of easy and calm death, predominantly regarding the people who are suffering from aching and irredeemable illness. Euthanasia is one of the most controversial issues in the modern health care environment. It can be performed in several assorted...
The major change that occurred in my clinical settings is the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHR). The complexity of the change is explained by the fact that its success is largely predetermined by the willingness of the staff to accept the new technology. Otherwise its meaningful use cannot be...
Introduction Chronic bronchitis (CB) is one of the usual occurrences during chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It presents divergent clinical complications such as a risk of acquiring of airflow obstruction in people who smoke, and increased lung function decline, an inclination to infections in the lower respiratory tract, and higher...
General Aspects of the Topic Development of innovation in the medical sphere; The emergence of new treatment and care means; Importance of innovative resources in medical care; Influence of innovations on nursing practice; Advantages and disadvantages of new technologies; Development recommendations for the future. The main goal of the work...
Teamwork and collaborations are essential for professional health care and nursing. These concepts are concerned with such tasks as collective planning, decision-making, problem-solving, goal-setting, taking responsibility, effort coordination, sharing of knowledge and skills, as well as establishing effective communication. The importance of collaboration in professional nursing is determined by its...
Anderson’s Research (2009) Conceptual Framework The measurement of kidney function in people of older ages is rather difficult due to age-related changes. Design/Method The end-stage of chronic kidney disease has been analyzed. Sample & Setting The members of the sampling were approximately 75 years old with pre-clinical kidney disease. Major...
Introduction Personal health record (PHR) is a useful electronic service that is used by patients to store and access their medical information. PHR presents a unique opportunity for patients to store all their medical information electronically and manage it if required. PHR is entirely managed by patients and contains information...
“Effects of a three-month therapeutic lifestyle modification program to improve bone health in postmenopausal Korean women in a rural community: A randomized controlled trial.” by Oh et al. What were demographic variables measured at the nominal level of measurement in the Oh et al. (2014) study? Unlike ordinal and interval...
Introduction The analysis and study of disease distribution and determinants of illness condition in various populations are significant for forming a healthy nation. Increasing risks of infectious diseases and other illness conditions caused certain efforts to conduct appropriate surveillance and prevent some diseases. Thus, it is important to review the...
If a person has HIV, it is essential to get a better understanding regarding the impact the virus has not only on the health status and condition but on the life-expectancy as well. The primary purpose of the paper is to address an urgent issue, namely the differences and similarities...
Orem’s Background: How the Philosophy Appeared Merely providing the patient with nursing services is often not enough. Although offering regular assistance is part and parcel of a nurse’s job, offering round-the-clock assistance does not seem a possibility. Therefore, it is crucial to make sure that the patient is encouraged to...
Planned change is an essential component of medical practice for a great number of reasons. However, implementing change in a particular environment can present a challenge. A manager has to possess the knowledge and understanding of change theory frameworks to succeed in this effort. One of the major obstacles in...
Organization Profile Huron County Health Department (HCHD) is a non-profit small organization located in Huron with a mission to promote and protect people’s health by providing a variety of quality health, environmental and human services to the residents of Huron County. The organization seeks to collaborate with the Board of...
Abstract The role of a nurse in promoting the appropriate eating behaviors and habits among patients, in turn, is often underplayed. Therefore, there is a need to reconsider the current approach toward building awareness among patients and introduce the target population to proper eating habits with the help of educating...
Introduction to the Problem Obesity is a global epidemic associated with financial burdens, and poor lifestyles. It is also a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. The incidence of obesity is around 35 percent of the US population. This bracket includes individuals who have a body mass index...
Introduction A strong academic background has a strong and important effect on all the fields of health science sin the modern times. It is the principal qualification requirement for all the professionals involved in the healthcare sector, including clinicians, physicians, laboratory technicians, biomedical specialists and pharmacists. To be a registered...
Introduction Patient satisfaction is considered to be among the main determinants of care quality. Nurse communication is a significant factor contributing to the decline in patient satisfaction. Furthermore, communication issues can lead to medical errors and impaired treatment outcomes. According to Pierce and Dietz (2013), the process of patient handoff...
Introduction Anemia is defined as a condition that makes it impossible for the hemoglobin to be at regular or high levels, which means that the red blood cell count is predominantly less than normal. For women, anemia is of particular concern due to the losses of blood during menstruation. Common...
Selecting the Aggregate Location, Demographics The selected aggregate is the Jewish community of Miami, Florida. This population has been growing rapidly for the past decade (Varn, 2014). Varn (2014) states that the Jewish population has increased by approximately 10% during the past three decades. The western part of the city...
Introduction, Problem, and Purpose The article “Are We Failing to Prepare Nursing and Midwifery Students to Deal with Domestic Abuse? Findings from a Qualitative Study” is a qualitative study conducted by Bradbury-Jones and Broadhurst (2015). This research article explores the issue of nursing and midwifery students recognizing abuse in practice....
Answer It is rather difficult to answer unequivocally the question of whether eliminating funding on Family Planning Services would have a positive budgetary effect compared with the impact on individuals utilizing these services. Firstly, comparing the impact on the budget with the influence on people is not easy. Secondly, the...
Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a significant problem that lowers the quality of life in patients; it can also have complications, which result in increased mortality (Sullivan & Schoelles, 2013). Apart from that, the prevention and management of PUs require complex and costly interventions that do not always demonstrate desired results...
Financial Management Issue The financial problem that my organization is currently trying to address is connected with inadequate expectations of patients as per value-for-money factor in proposed medications and interventions. Satisfaction of the majority of the patients depends on the costs of treatment since they are convinced that cheaper health...
Introduction Ayurveda is defined as a part of Indian medicine that has been practiced for more than five thousand years. It includes such methods of treatment as diet, yoga, herbal medicine, massage, and others. It is a general opinion that Ayurvedic medicine has gained special attention nowadays as the number...
ABC healthcare organization provides its employees with affordable and competitive benefit and compensation package. It is willing to improve this package for the staff members constantly to receive as much advantage as possible. This brochure reveals an overview of those benefits that are offered to all employees. In case of...
Introduction Abortion is an act that entails the termination of a pregnancy through the removal of a fetus from the uterus. It is a controversial aspect and, at times, requires a personal decision of the woman. Abortion could be induced where the person carrying the pregnancy decides deliberately to terminate...
Introduction Despite the fact that nurse practitioners are obliged to inform their patients, provide medical services, and make various records, they also have to be competent in the sphere of health promotion and education. Nurses are expected to explain basic standards of a healthy lifestyle to people who might not...
Introduction The article “Pressure ulcers in critically ill patients: Incidence and associated factors” is written by Borghardt, Prado, Bicudo, Castro, and Bringuente (2016, p. 460). It appeared in the Brazilian journal of nursing just several months ago. The work is focused on the issue that is faced by many patients...
Introduction Nurse understaffing is an important healthcare problem that is associated with poor patient outcomes, burnout, high turnover, and other problems faced by healthcare organizations. The objective of the change project is to test whether increasing staffing levels will have a positive outcome on employee retention, the incidence of medical...
Revenue Sources Health care organizations operate in an environment requiring an intricate system of financing. Hospitals generate revenue from both private and public sources thereby ensuring that health care services are being delivered to communities in an efficient manner. The majority of revenues for the provision of medical services comes...
Research and present on the local, state, national, and global trends such as incidence, prevalence, and populations at risk for their communicable disease group. Good health and well-being are among the SDG goals aimed at transforming the world by the year 2030 (World Health Organization, 2015). The progress towards the...
Is the Problem with the Ventricle Rate? The irregular ventricular rate can be used in the medical examination as a major indicator allowing diagnosing a patient with atrial fibrillation (January et al., 2014). A way to detect the ventricular rate is to administer ECG. Mr. Martinez’s ECG showed such irregularity,...
Nurse as a Leader: Reporting the Quiz Results Although it has been confirmed by numerous studies that leadership skills are not hereditary and can be fostered successfully, being at the helm of a team is a nonetheless challenging task (Cherry, 2016). The absence of the ultimate leadership style that is...
Introduction of a Modifiable Risk Factor The patient has been diagnosed with renal failure. The modifiable risk factors of this disease include anemia, dyslipidemia, metabolic perturbations, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease (Parikh et al., 2006). The present assignment shall focus on hypertension as a modifiable risk factor for kidney disease. Important...
Background The modern healthcare sector faces numerous challenges that result from the complexity of the environment and living conditions. Therefore, there are multiple attempts to align the gradual improvement of the state of the health and eliminate factors that could be found in hospitals, and that might result in the...
Topic Childhood obesity in the USA: What are the possible causes of obesity in children? What are the associated problems? How does childhood obesity affect USA as a whole? How can we reduce childhood obesity in the USA? What has the USA government done to reduce childhood obesity? Topic Importance...
Introduction The question of whether circumcision is a medical right or a human right issue has been discussed for many decades in various forums by numerous scholars. Medical researchers and social scientists have focused on the different aspects of the issue to come to a conclusive answer as to the...
Until recently, nursing policy organizations failed to take notice of the numerous health issues encountered by LGBTQ people. The American Academy of Nursing declared its support of the community only in 2012, which was two years after the Institute of Medicine had advocated for LGBTQ-related research (Shattell & Chinn, 2014)....
Pharmacological Effects of Trimethoprim in the Treatments of UTI and Nursing Implications Description and action of Trimethoprim Used for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections Precaution for chronic recurrent urinary tract infections Blocking action for the bacterial folic acid synthesis Bactericidal action against susceptible organisms Effective against gram-positive and...
The financial statements for Moreno Medical Center are from the year 2012 to the year 2013. They indicate the financial status of the company. They are also helpful to make decisions for the future of the company. The financial ratios will help to explain further how the company has been...
What was the article about and what purpose did it have? The article written by Fleehart and her colleagues is focused on the suicide ideation. This work was published in a peer-reviewed medical journal and is said to be original research, which proves that the information mentioned in it is...
Nursing Care Model Healthcare organizations utilize different nursing models in order to organize their work so that it managed to benefit both professionals and patients. Depending on a particular model selected by a facility, nurses receive an opportunity to enhance the quality of provided care and make team collaboration more...
Introduction Postpartum depression is a serious mental health problem that can impair the quality of life of young mothers. According to O’Hara and McCabe (2013), the prevalence of postpartum depression in the general population ranges between 13 and 19 percent. Antidepressant therapy is considered to be effective in treating the...
Introduction The PICO question guiding this paper is; in nurses working 12-hour shifts, do strategies to control stress, compared with doing nothing, reduce nurse errors, and improve patient outcomes, in a period of one year? The paper is a critique of a quantitative study examining effective interventions for stress reduction...
How to Fix the Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act is considered by some to be the Obama administration’s greatest success, while others brand it as its greatest failure. While the systems have plenty of flaws, its successes prevent both the Congress and the President from abolishing it outright,...
A sixty-five-year-old man by the name of MP comes to the hospital with a complaint of pain in his back, knees, and hips. He has experienced these symptoms for the last six months. To subdue the pain, he has been taking OTC Advil. MP describes the pain as stiffness and...
HIV/AIDS Only several decades ago, HIV was regarded as a disease that could only strike minority or marginalized groups of the population (which concerned mostly homosexuals and drug addicts). This partially accounts for the fact that there was not enough research done on the topic. Very little attention was paid...
Aims of the Project The issue selected for this paper is focused on the reduction of the mortality rate among dialysis patients. This problem has been one of the major global concerns for many years. That way, its research is relevant and could be beneficial for public health in the...
Definition Lewy body dementia (LBD) is ranked as the second most frequently observed type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. LBD occurs as the so-called Lewi bodies, i.e. alpha-synuclein aggregates of protein, start developing in nerve cells in the substantia nigra or cortex of the brain (Walker et al. 519). As...
Initial Differential Diagnoses On the whole, the patient’s heart “skipping a beat” may be associated with the following conditions: heart palpitations, atrial fibrillation (AF; a type of supraventricular tachycardia, SVT), and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT, another type of SVT; Chopra, Chandra, Wander, & Kumar, 2017; Peritz, Howard, Ciocca, & Chung,...
Title Due to the alarming rates of cases associated with patient safety in the delivery of nursing services, conducting a study on the elements that trigger the trend is essential. As such, I am interested in endeavoring on an inquiry on the topic: The Patient Safety in Nursing Practice. Research...
Introduction Cervical Cancer is one of the illnesses that have been associated with a high level of mortality among women, and the health care system has partnered with various organizations focusing on cancer to create awareness of the risk factors associated with the disease. It is apparent that most researchers...
The efficient cooperation between all members of a team is a key to the improved final outcomes and significant increase of the overall efficiency of any collective. Especially important enhanced cooperation becomes in spheres where peoples lives depend on the ability to collaborate and provide in time assistance. These could...
Manual therapy is a physical treatment method that uses hands-on practices for the diagnosis and cure of joint and soft tissue problems and pains with the aim of enhancing motion, decreasing swelling, facilitating relaxation, boosting tissue repair, and promoting function (Bishop et al., 2015). Manual therapy practitioners choose, set, and...
Introduction The safety of medicines used in the US has been a primary concern of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for more than one hundred years. It is important to assess the safety of drugs prescribed to patients to detect possible side effects, inefficiency, or danger for patients. There...
Introduction Nowadays, the nursing profession is not simple since it not only enhances patient’s medical condition but also requires treating them with respect. To ensure a high-quality patient-centered care, the nurses have to understanding the importance of law and ethics when resolving the conflicts. Nonetheless, nurses and customers have to...
Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Nursing Practice The state law Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, adopted in 2010, defines rather significant changes in the American health policy (United States Congress House Committee on Health Care, 2010). Among those changes that occurred as a result of its introduction,...
Introduction Therapeutic hypothermia is widely used to enhance the survival of patients. This technique is used to protect the brain after successful resuscitation. Health care specialists perform body hypothermia up to 32-34° C using a cooling catheter that is typically administered into the femoral vein. In addition, external cooling can...
Introduction Adverse drug events (ADE) are associated with unplanned hospital admissions, patient dissatisfaction, a financial burden on the US healthcare system, and even high mortality rate. Jordan, Vaismoradi, and Griffiths (2016) note that even events regarded as non-life-threatening tend to have adverse effects on patients’ health and wellbeing as well...
Introduction Currently, the new technologies are developing rapidly, and their implementation may prove effective in a variety of fields, including nursing. There exist several technologies that have not yet been widely introduced, but the use of which may significantly advance the quality of nursing care. In this paper, some of...
Introduction Contemporary nursing is a multifaceted field that incorporates elements from a wide range of disciplines. Due to significant improvements facilitated by the reliance on evidence-based approach, it is tempting to classify nursing as a science. On the other hand, many of its important elements, such as compassion, originate from...
Introduction The reduction of the risk of patient harm resulting from falls was always on the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations’ agenda (Cooper & Nolt, 2007). Following the National Patient Safety Goals, Cooper and Nolt (2007) define patient falls as “sudden unexpected descent from a standing, sitting or...
PICOT Question In a group of participants ages 18 to 25 (P), does the provision of education regarding the importance of exercising 300 minutes per week (I), compared to a similar group that does not receive the education (C), increase their level of activity by 30% (O) by the end...
Introduction Physical restraint and seclusion tend to be used by healthcare professionals because they are believed to be beneficial when there is a necessity to control patient aggressiveness. In this way, they seem to be a great measure to prevent harm to both staff and other patients. However, some professionals...
Nowadays, many researchers and health care workers identify the Zika virus as a serious global health issue for pregnant women (Tharpe, Farley, & Jordan, 2016). For a long period of time, this mosquito-born flavivirus was limited to the territories of Africa and Asia. In 2015, it emerged in Brazil and...
Introduction The US healthcare system has faced substantial criticism as people are not satisfied with the quality, costs, efficiency, and so on. Health-related organizations’ failures also contribute to people’s dissatisfaction making them believe that health care has become a very expensive product marketed by corporations (Desselle, Zgarrick, & Alston, 2016)....
Nursing can be defined as an act of providing and maintaining people’s health and capabilities, preventing illnesses, performing the treatment, educating patients about proper self-care, and increasing the level of health care quality in general (by contributing to the well-being of each person in particular). It is a constantly changing...
Clinical Problem and Associated Change The problem under discussion is central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI). These infections belong to the healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) group. Patients are likely to get such infections in the course of their treatment in health care settings. CLABSIs represents a critical threat to patients’ safety and...
The parking zones of Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) cannot be discussed as zones of fresh air appropriate for recreation. During several weeks, it is possible to observe the situation when the only available places for resting can be found at Kaiser Parking Lot or Willard-DiLoreto Parking Lot, places for...
Introduction Nutrition and pregnancy are the terms that are closely related to each other. The foods that a woman eats during her pregnancy have some effects on her child’s health. For instance, Arrish, Yeatman, and Williamson (2014) state that such adult illnesses as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and issues associated with...
Progress in modern medicine has resulted in the amount of information related to the health of patients to grow exponentially. This capacity of data has grown beyond the capabilities of manual input of individual physicians. As a result, health information technology was designed to work with corroboration with electronic health...
Intended audience: The author’s intended audience is comprised of educators, policymakers in the field of healthcare, students, and parents affected by the impact of having obese children in the family. In addition, the secondary target audience is the stakeholders that are directly or indirectly affected by the effects of childhood...
Health Care Insurances in Florida Access to health insurance is one of the most critical issues of concern in the modern US health care system. Another interrelated problem is the availability of information regarding health insurance programs. However, it is easy to cope with due to launching the website offering...
When it comes to providing high-quality and affordable care for the US veterans, it is crucial to consider all aspects of this multi-faceted issue. On the one hand, using the expertise of Nurse Practitioners in giving health care to veterans is a viable decision while on the other hand, there...
Introduction Ethics is one of the major concerns of the modern word. The coherent society could be characterized by the significant shift towards the humanistic approach and appreciation of the basic values like tolerance, respect, dignity, etc. In this regard, we could now observe the tendency towards the increased attention...
The paper identifies stakeholders related to the project “Prevention of Pressure Ulcer Occurrence at Intermedia Care Patients in Kendall Regional Medical Center”. Organizational hierarchy Patients Patients are the center of care (and research). CDS Team Data management and networking. Physicians Communication and counseling. Pharmacists Prescriptions and administration. Nurses Test assistance,...
The Capital Veterinarian Clinic is one of the top medical facilities for the different kinds of the animals in California. It is strongly customer-centered by working 24/7 and having required screening and surgical equipment while focusing on offering internships. Apart from that, the organization has a well-developed structure and the...
Introduction In 2011, the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report on the future of the nursing profession, education, and practice. The report outlined some of the key issues in contemporary nursing and suggested possible areas for improvement. The report has made a significant contribution to the development of...
The Article The article that has been chosen for the analysis is called “Analysis of a sample of type 2 diabetic patients with obesity or overweight and at cardiovascular risk: A cross-sectional study in Spain” and it has been written by Lucha-López et al. (2014). Three years ago, the work...
Avera Health is a non-profit health organization that spans across a number of US states such as South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Iowa. This healthcare system was founded in 1897 by two religious orders – the Presentation Sisters of Aberdeen and the Benedictine Sisters of Yankton (Avera Health,...
Introduction There has been continuous research in almost every part of health practice just like in many other areas of knowledge. The area of hearing research might pass unnoticed for most people as it is something that does not conspicuously cross their way now and then. However, there have always...
Abstract The paper provides the proposal for the talent development program the parts of which can be implemented in the National Institutes of Health. The paper presents the evaluation of the current talent development program that is used in the organization with the focus on the analysis of employees’ needs...
Lung cancer is a class of heterogeneous and multifactorial malignancies with diverse pathophysiological features. In terms of pathological characteristics, the small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC), a subtype of lung cancer, is more common, accounting for 20% of the cases (Brugger et al., 2011). The progenitor stem cells for this carcinoma develop...
Introduction One of the most threatening health issues which have an impact on the Miami-Dade county community is obesity (“Community profile,” 2013). This serious condition affects various populations. The current paper is dedicated to the problem of obesity in children and adults in Miami-Dade county. Obesity in Children The problem...
In October 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) embarked on a major reform to review and introduce new regulations to the discharge planning requirements that all healthcare facilities, including critical care facilities, long-term care facilities, nursing home agencies, and inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, must observe in order to...
Nurse Leaders (NLs) can use various models to empower their followers and ensure the targeted patients receive quality care (Gray, Sarnak, & Burgers, 2015). The targeted nursing model was observed in my working environment. The NL in our department has always been embracing the power of team nursing. The leader...
Rationale Florida was one of the last states that adopted Medicaid. The state did it as late as in 1970, in comparison with many other states that did it in 1966 (Norris, 2017). The latest reform of the program was initiated in 2013. The rationale for the program is to...
Introduction Miami Hospital is currently facing a financial management issue that deals with failure to meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention standards on infections. Even though the majority of healthcare facilities in South Florida reveal good performance, a lot of them still require improvement so that they receive...
The interaction between the patient and the nurse is a key determiner of the quality of care process. The partnership between the patient and the healthcare provider is paramount as it helps in the development of effective therapeutic interventions. It is based on this concept that Hildegard Peplau developed Interpersonal...
This paper presents an analysis of five scholarly articles on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children. Article 1 The first article reviewed is based on the study of long-term effects persistently present after a 14-month treatment of ADHD children using Multimodal Treatment Study of children with ADHD (MTA) (Molina...
Randomized control trial (RCT) is considered “the gold standard” in the assessment of healthcare situations (Block, 2006, p. 102). RCTs have several major advantages such as attention to the probable sources of mistakes, decreased bias, and decline of confounding (Block, 2006; Loiselle, 2007). However, even with their abundant benefits, RCTs...
Introduction to the Problem The last several years could be characterized by significant shifts in the healthcare sector. The focus on the satisfaction of the main patients needs and improvement of their quality of lives resulted in the appearance of new challenges in the sphere that should be solved to...
Introduction The modern healthcare sector is focused on the provision of outstanding care to patients and significant improvement in their quality of life. For this reason, individuals safety and health become the central values that should be protected and cultivated by all health workers. There is a wide array of...
Telehealth has increasingly become vital for hospitals and patients in the healthcare delivery processes, allowing providers to connect with patients irrespective of the distance and consult effectively. As such, most hospitals have adopted telehealth platforms because of the inherent benefits, including cost-effectiveness and virtual consulting, monitoring, individualized care, and convenience....
Introduction This exercise is an opportunity for me to examine the education system of China and Poland. China’s economic and population growth rates can be used to outline the unique aspects of its education system. Poland’s healthcare sector has been growing steadily over the past two decades (Sztembis, 2006). My...
Coaching Model The nurse manager as a coach inspires, guides, and supports new nurses and addresses performance issues. A coaching session focuses on finding a solution to an identified clinical situation. Dressler (2015) writes that planning for a solution should be the focus of a coaching session from the outset....
Case Study Evaluation Hospitalized for four days with crushing chest pain, the 52-year old patient is dealing with angina, which is a type of pain in the chest, occurring in cases of reduced blood flow in the heart. This means that the patient’s heart is not getting enough oxygen to...
Introduction The case study of ‘Healing and Autonomy’ demonstrates how Christians can make inappropriate decisions regarding the treatment of their children. In the case study, Mike and Joanne are parents who have an ailing son, James. The parents contemplate providing the best care for their son, according to their Christian...
Introduction The topic selected for the Health Promotion Project is the motivation of patients with emphysema to strictly adhere to their treatment plans. The target audience associated with this project includes adult patients with emphysema who demonstrate non-adherence to treatment plans because of internal and external factors. The reason for...
Introduction With current advancements in healthcare technologies as well as the increased attention of healthcare facilities to the optimization of their operations, the topic of personal health records (PHR) has never been as relevant. PHRs refer to applications and tools that patients can use for securely managing information about their...
Internal and External Motivation Factors Categories Extrinsic (external) Intrinsic (internal) Job Content Characteristics 1) Challenging nature of work, 2) Opportunity of advance, 3) Explicit goals, 4) Effective performance appraisal, 5) Task significance. 1) Meaningful work, 2) Compliance with personal goals, 3) Creativity opportunities, 4) Sense of competence, 5) Increasing work...
After completing another course, students have gained specific nursing knowledge that they are intended to demonstrate in practice. This course was useful for understanding and grasping such material as health care delivery, health policy, economic models in nursing, and other useful information. The following paper will discuss and cover various...
Despite the overall improvements in healthcare of the South Africa, the advances are uneven and in some cases insufficient (Coovadia, Jewkes, Barron, Sanders, & McIntyre, 2009). Several challenges responsible for this can be identified, with at least three – the HIV pandemic and the public health response to it, the...
Introduction There is no doubt that obesity at an early age causes a variety of health complications. Worse still, it is known that high body mass in children leads to a greater risk of chronic disease comorbidity. Its etiology relates to the consumption of junk food and decreased physical activity...
Introduction More than two decades have passed since South African liberation from apartheid but to say that all challenges have been overcome would be an understatement. In spite of a number of progress reports stating South African progress towards the accomplishment of MDGs, the HIV/AIDS issue is still a problem,...
Introduction The adoption of technology within the healthcare sector has played a significant role in improving the quality of services delivered to patients by nurses (Blumenthal, 2009). There is a common belief among individuals that the adoption and implementation of various technologies in healthcare has a potential to reduce the...
Differences and Similarities of Adaptation The Modeling and Role-Modeling Theory is founded on the key characteristics of patients as social human beings and builds upon their interactions and functions. Thus, it employs several fundamental premises regarding the similarities and differences between individual patients and offers solutions for nurses based on...
Introduction The media as tool of communication has become one of the most important source of information in the world today. For this reason, it ability to improve people’s health is evident around the globe. Even though some people are still skeptic of the use of media as a primary...
What is the difference between family-oriented and family-focused nursing care? Family-oriented and family-focused nursing care are two interrelated concepts. The first one refers to the responsibilities a health practitioner has towards a family as a subject of assessment and treatment. The framework of family-oriented nursing provides the instruments for collection,...
The assessment of pain and home environments with the focus on possibilities of falls is important for understanding experiences of older persons and developing appropriate interventions. The purpose of this paper is to provide the results of the interview with an older female regarding her perception of pain. The paper...
The article “Long-Term Outcome of Insulin Pump Therapy in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Assessed in a Large Population-Based Case-Control Study” describes how insulin pump therapy can be used to monitor hypoglycaemia, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), and glycaemic control in children. After conducting the study for seven years, the researchers observed...
There is a clamor for greater efficiency in the field of health care. This desire for greater productivity and cost-efficiency is due in large part to rising medical costs. One of the popular strategies utilized by health care institutions to achieve this particular goal is the application of IT-based solutions...
Introduction The legacy of Janet Florence Nightingale, a pioneer of nursing who became famous for her social reforms, helped shape healthcare as it is known today. A century after her death, medical professionals all over the world are still faced with the same challenge of improving the quality of medical...
Overview Ebola virus disease, also referred to simply as Ebola, is one of the conditions that are known as extremely deadly unless addressed within the shortest period. Because of its extraordinarily short incubation period, it is very easy to spot, yet the management of patients’ needs requires immediate actions, specific...
Introduction The article by Chiva-Blanch et al. (2012) focuses on the health issues that are associated with the consumption of red wine. The hypothesis stated by authors was the following: red wine’s polyphenolic content may positively affect the protective functions of the cardiovascular system. In the course of the study,...
Abstract Medicare was a major issue during the 2012 American presidential campaigns. Mitt Romney and President Barrack Obama agreed that some crucial changes needed to be done on the program. Notable elements of the president’s Medicare plan included the proposals to increase premiums for seniors, the need to cut the...
Introduction Healthcare practitioners should provide adequate care to different members of the community. The targeted communities are affected by different health issues such as obesity, cancer, and diabetes (Ortega, Rodriguez, & Bustamante, 2015). Social and economic disparities in the communities influence the health outcomes of different clients. This exercise examines...
Abstract Schizotypal Personality Disorder is a disorder that most people are unaware of. This disorder affects individuals’ thought patterns and it causes delusional images and discomfort. Most people who suffer from Schizotypal Personality Disorder do not realize it. This is because it affects people in different ways and its severity...
It is crucial for a new health care legislation to address the sensitive and relevant problems that exist in health care, namely accessibility and disparity, the rapidly rising cost of health coverage, and patient safety. In this paper, a plan based on evidence and research studies will be presented to...
Introduction Nowadays, many people are not insured, and the number of these people is constantly growing. In the same manner, the costs of health care are growing rapidly. One of the main reasons for this occurrence is the employment of medical technology, the costs for which are escalating annually. It...
The most important part of every health system is the workforce. Many health care providers, who have quite a mixed variety of specific responsibilities, are involved in the health care process. Nurses are the largest and one of the most important groups of these specialists. Some people consider the nursing...
Case Summary The patient’s profile: Patient name: L.N. Age: 49 years old Gender: Female Race: White Occupation: — Marital status: — Height: 5’4″ Weight: Ranging from 165 to 185 lb. Allergies: None Diagnosis: Type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, migraine headaches, increased exertional SOB, microalbuminuria Results of tests: a BP of...
Introduction Communicable diseases are frequently more dangerous than chronic because they are characterized by a quick spread and can develop into an epidemic which is difficult to control. Some of them can be controlled and prevented with the help of vaccination according to a national schedule. In fact, global attention...
There are two reasons why obesity is an important issue for consideration in Florida. First, the citizens of Florida, as well as the representatives of other states, need to understand that obesity is one of the main causes of health problems. Approximately 350,000 Americans die annually because of an unhealthy...
Abstract A master’s degree program in nursing equips students with appropriate competencies, skills, and concepts that make them proficient caregivers. Learners should acquire various concepts, ideas, and competencies to become skilled providers of patient care. Practitioners should also be prepared to meet the diverse health needs of many patients. These...
Nursing Shortage and Nurse Turnover In the United States of America, various factors influence the availability of registered nurses. The total number of licensed registered nurses in America exceeds 3.3 million (Rosseter, 2014). This number could be construed to be adequate for the health needs of the country. However, many...
