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Strategies for the Community Health Nurse Empowerment It is necessary to develop and try to introduce appropriate strategies to expand the rights and opportunities of junior medical personnel in clinics and hospitals. In municipalities in the state of Miami, it is possible to organize study rooms for those wishing to...
Introduction The health of minority groups often requires additional attention due to a variety of socio-political, cultural and socioeconomic factors. The health status of each minority group needs to be examined separately, and a proper approach to health promotion should be utilized. Various organizations such as the Center for Disease...
Introduction Focusing on improving healthcare service quality for a diverse population is a crucial element of the modern healthcare. Indeed, with the shift of the focus to the patient-centered approaches and the propensity for an increase in diversity levels in communities, there is a necessity to identify the specifics of...
Introduction Improved patients’ outcomes, the quality of life, and reduced readmissions is a goal that any health care system would strive to achieve. Stavrianopoulos (2016) emphasizes the need for a proper disease management program to patients with heart failure (HF) using nurse-led telephone intervention programs. Through an empirical study, the...
Introduction There is constant debate on whether autistic people should be accepted by the community as a diversity of the society or a cure should be researched upon and developed. This debate is intense especially among the autism community itself. To be able to appreciate this rift, one has to...
Introduction The study by Perkins et al. (2014) “Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibition and glycemic control in type 1 diabetes: results of an 8-week open-label proof-of-concept trial” is a peer-reviewed article that summarizes the results of the comprehensive research work and is published in a scholarly journal with a high reputation...
Introduction An implementation plan is one of the most important aspects of medical intervention. It is necessary to determine and develop comprehensive and multifaceted strategies that address existing challenges. Such a plan is made up of several steps that describe the major aspects of a medical program. The main goal...
Introduction This paper will explore the issue of antibiotic resistance. It will also provide a brief discussion of different types of antimicrobials and their influence on the creation of superbugs. Overview of the Issue Antibiotics are the type of drugs designed to treat bacterial infections. Even though they are fairly...
Introduction The Healthcare system in the United States of America is rather complicated, and, nowadays, Medicare and Medicaid programs assure the availability of the healthcare for every person while ignoring their social status, nationality, and the level of income (Williams, 2015). Nonetheless, health care plans tend to be different. In...
Introduction Nowadays, different medical institutions highly focus on leadership to avoid and resolve conflicts at work, as they may have a negative effect on the quality of the provided services and well-being of the patients (Finkelman, 2006). Apart from their sufficient training, they continue to arise. To understand the nature...
Initial Evaluation First of all, it is necessary to assess the wounds of the patient, examining them in detail. The additional information, including previous injuries, hospitalizations, and family history are required to identify potential allergy and predispositions. The blood test is necessary to eliminate blood poisoning and reveal any other...
Surrogacy is a complicated matter, both legally and ethically, because of the variety of aspects that factor in, each of which is complex enough on its own. Both the advocates and opponents of surrogacy have appealed to cultural and social tradition, law, psychophysiology, and religious belief, without coming close to...
Discussion Prompt 1 Making moral and ethical decisions is one of the challenging tasks that nurses have to face every day. It remains apparent that the profession of a nurse is associated with several obligations since a nurse is responsible for the lives of the patients. In the context of...
Introduction The self-care deficit nursing theory was introduced by Dorothea Orem in 1971. The theory was based on the author’s comprehensive experience in various fields of nursing and influenced by the existing theories at the time of writing. Its main premise is the leading role of the patient’s need for...
Change and Negotiation Plan and Summary The role of managers in the organization is crucial since their work affects the levels of income and expenses, the implementation of organizational objectives, and they are responsible for personnel management. When a health care institution is to experience significant changes, the role of...
Patient issue Organizational behavior management (OBM) concentrates on what certain individuals do, investigates the reasons for such behavior, and then employs an evidence-based intercession policy to make the individuals’ actions more proficient. The significance of OBM to refining health care is apparent (Cunningham & Geller, 2008). While badly planned administrations...
The following research critique is aimed at critically reviewing Prochaska et al.’s quantitative study “Efficacy of initiating tobacco dependence treatment in inpatient psychiatry” to determine its validity and thus assess its value for the nursing practitioners. The scientific rigor, minimization of research bias, and logical interpretation of the results are...
Introduction The health promotion model (HPM) developed by Pender in 1990 relies on behavioral science and nursing approaches in order to gain an understanding of “the complex biopsychosocial processes that motivate individuals to engage in behaviors directed toward enhancing health” (Pender, Murdaugh, & Parsons, 2015, p. 74). HPM is a...
Review of Literature Callahan et al. (2012) argue that transitional care model is best for preventing the prehospitalization of critically ill patients. There are a lot of things that have to be considered when looking at transitional care for any patient. An all-inclusive discharge plan should be drafted and communicated...
Background and Significance of the Problem As stated in the research performed by Ogden, Carrol, Kit, and Flegal (2014), the number of obese people in the United States (US) exceeded one-third of the population in 2011-2012. However, between 2003-2004 and 2009-2010 obesity rates were stable. Another research performed by Ogden,...
Background Obesity has become one of the most significant health problems of the modern age. According to statistics, more than 1 in 3 adults are considered overweight (Ferrer, Cruz, Burge, Bayles, & Castilla, 2014). For this reason, different approaches to solve the problem are suggested. Lifestyle intervention is one of...
Medical Problem Pneumonia is an infectious disease that irritates the air sacs in one or both lungs. The affected air sacs are filled with fluid or purulence that causes a cough, difficulty breathing, chills, and fever. Pneumonia can be caused by many organisms, including viruses, fungi, and bacteria (Musher &...
Introduction Nursing care models differ across facilities and depending on the circumstances of the patients. Nursing care models are divided into two categories, task-oriented and patient-oriented. The two most important task-oriented task models include team nursing and practical nursing. On the other hand, the patient-oriented models are primary and total...
According to the case, Ms. Robaczynski had to disconnect her patient’s respirator because Mr. Gessner had no chance to survive. The nurse explains that there was a need for the mercy killing, but the opinions of experts in the field on this case tend to vary. Realizing that the actions...
How to Obtain Necessary Approval Before choosing the best procedures to follow in getting the approval to undertake the health research, I would investigate all relevant health bodies involved in the implementation of the health plan and find out all legal frameworks governing the process. After doing so, I would...
Introduction Nurse leaders in the modern society face numerous challenges in the provision of health care for they have to keep abreast with dynamic political, social, cultural, and technological changes, which have a considerable impact on patients, nurses, and healthcare organizations. For nurse leaders to overcome these numerous challenges, they...
There is no doubt that practices applied by nurses have a significant influence on the quality of lives of patients. In his article, Stavrianopoulos (2016) evaluates the effectiveness of one of the methods utilized by nurses working with patients who suffer from heart failure – regular telephone conversations between patients...
Nowadays, technological progress affects the development of almost every professional area. Nursing is one of the oldest professions, but within recent decades its concepts and ideas have been revised, challenged, and redefined. One of the factors that heat the discussion about what nursing should be like is the introduction and...
The USPSTF is considered to be an independent commission of the experts who aim to outline recommendations for the preventive services based on the review of their effectiveness. The fundamental idea of the Task Force is to improve the health status of people in the United States. The recommendations are...
Description of the Communicable Disease Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB) is one of the common communicable diseases in different parts of the world. This disease “affects the human lungs and is characterized by the growth of tubercles” (Allender, Rector, & Warner, 2013, p. 12). The cause of this communicable disease is...
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...
Introduction Approximately one-fifth of elderly patients are readmitted within 30 days after having been discharged from American hospitals, and almost 50 percent of these readmissions are considered to be preventable (Verhaegh et al., 2014). The cost of readmissions after hospitalization amounts to $12-$44 billion annually (Verhaegh et al., 2014). Overview...
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...
Introduction The community in question is that of the city of Miami, Florida. It is a vibrant, dynamic, and quite active community. From the windshield survey that was conducted earlier, it is evident that the elderly and disabled individuals comprise a vulnerable population in Miami. This paper is aimed at...
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 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...
Technology has revolutionized many sectors by introducing new ways of doing things that enhance efficiency. One such technology is electronic health records (EHR), which is used in the health care system to store patient information (Clinical advantages of Electronic Health Records (EHR), n.d.). Since its introduction, the system has benefited...
Turing Pharmaceuticals, a start-up run by Martin Shkreli, appeared in many headlines in 2015 (Pollack). The business received so much media attention due to an overnight increase in the price of the drug Daraprim from $13.50 per a pill to $750 (Pollack). Despite the fact that the activity was unethical,...
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...
Introduction Nursing theories form a crucial foundation for nursing practice and education as they review the key nursing concepts and provide tools to improve patient care. Today, there are many nursing theories available to practitioners, so that each person can practice by a nursing theory that suits his or her...
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...
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...
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...
The Hispanic population of the Allapattah neighborhood in Miami, Florida, is one of the most vulnerable groups in the region. Even though this community has the higher living standards compared to other Hispanic populations in the country, it is still exposed to various social problems. The poor economic situation of...
Introduction For this assignment, it was chosen to compare an Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) specialty of Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM) with the specialty of Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) that fall under the category of Primary Care Providers (PCP). Educational Requirements To qualify for the position of a CNM, a nurse should...
Introduction and Background Many diseases and especially chronic conditions require self-care from elderly patients. However, a range of factors affects their ability to provide self-care appropriately, among the most essential of which there are social, environmental, and genetic ones. From the view of nursing, it is critical to explore 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...
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...
Setting Regarding the fact that the given project is focused on the investigation of the issue of obesity among children and the impact parents education might have on reducing excess weight, the following sampling procedure could be suggested. The total number of participants could be limited to 20 children and...
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...
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...
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: 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...
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...
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 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 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...
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...
Definition of Public Health and Epidemiology The conducted web research has presented adequate definitions for public health and epidemiology. Public health is the science of improving and protecting the health needs of a community by promoting positive lifestyles, health environments, and implementing powerful programs to prevent diseases (Ku, Steinmetz, Brantley,...
International Council of Nursing indicates that the shortages of pediatric nurses are associated with issues related to work environment (Aiken et al., 2014). There will be increased number of nursing professionals if the environment under which nurses work is improved. The involvement of the current professionals in the development of...
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....
