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Etiology of Disease The disease is listed among the most common breast infections, and its causes remained unknown for many decades. In terms of classification, modern researchers single out two types of mastitis – lactational and non-lactational (Patel, Vaidya, Joshi, & Kunjadia, 2016). As is clear from the terms, the...
Obesity is a global issue requiring expansive populace-based interventions. Public policy methodologies have been distinguished as primary instruments in obesity intervention strategy as they support vulnerable patients instead of just changing individual practices. Obesity rates in the U.S. have dramatically multiplied in recent decades despite reports give empowering information proposing...
Introduction Nurse practitioners (NPs) have various responsibilities and tasks to complete. At that, they are not working on their own as they have to collaborate with other healthcare professionals and take into account various issues and aspects associated with organizational culture (Poghosyan, Lucero, Rauch, & Berkowitz, 2012). It is important...
Introduction Pressure ulcers are a growing issue in the world of medicine and the main research problem of the article. One of their worst aspects is that they can develop in hospital settings due to the prolonged recovery period of some patients. One of the proposed solutions is the use...
What is the role of the CHN/PHN in addressing unimmunized and under-immunized populations with communities? The role of the CHN/PHN in addressing unimmunized and under-immunized populations with communities cannot be ignored. Despite a number of positive achievements in the US health care and discussions about the importance of immunization and...
The IVF or In Vitro fertilization is a process that allows women to get pregnant even if they experience barriers or limits in this process or are infertile. IVF is a procedure where the woman’s egg is combined with sperm outside of her body (sperm can be obtained from the...
Introduction BRAF and RAS gene mutations that are often considered diagnostic or prognostic predictors of thyroid cancer (TC) generate skepticism among scholars in the last decade. However, a certain degree of confusion exists as some academics find in a sufficient number of patients with thyroid cancer mutations of BRAF V600E...
My current career and personal goals explain why I definitely fit into the IOM’s Future of Nursing recommendations. To begin with, the fourth recommendation focuses on the best ways to increase the percentage of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80 percent. After completing my current degree program, I will...
Chlamydia Trachomatis(male) Bacterial vaginosis(female) Medications Azithromycin – is taken orally, usually 1 g in a single dose.Doxycycline is another pill that is taken orally. A patient is prescribed to take 100 mg orally twice a day for 7 weeks (“Understanding chlamydia — the basics,” n.d.)Erythromycin is taken orally. The...
Discussion Question Nowadays, the number of older adults increases all over the world caused by longer life expectancy and lower birth rates. The aging population tends to be more prone to various chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular issues. The mentioned diseases are among the most critical conditions...
The presence of high HIV rates among the population is a concern that might lead to severe consequences. The problem of HIV can be viewed from multiple angles. First of all, one should consider biomedical interventions that deal with testing, implementing safety measures, and providing treatment (AVERT, 2017). Secondly, behavioral...
Introduction This paper is comparing the systems of nursing education in Saudi Arabia and China. I expected that nursing education in these countries could be under the influence of national and cultural peculiarities. The paper reviews the issues of political history and development of nursing education, government and nursing organizations...
Background and Significance of the Problem Today, obesity is one of the most significant health problems. By the relevant statistics, more than one-third of people living in the USA (36,5%) suffer from this problem (AAFP, 2013). At the same time, it could trigger the evolution of numerous heart diseases, stroke,...
Introduction In modern nursing practice, there are many patients who suffer from pressure ulcers that are also known as bedsores. These sores may be observed on the skin when a person has to sit in a chair or lie in a bed for a long period, so that tissue pressure...
Introduction The distinction in competencies between an associate-degree nurse (ADN) and a baccalaureate-degree graduate (BSN) is not often clear-cut. The reason for this relates to the similar educational requirements for licensure, which means that the RN license, not the academic pathway, determines practice roles (Matthias, 2015). Nevertheless, fundamental differences exist...
Research methodology is “a process of enquiry and investigation into a problem to find a practical solution to the problem and increase in knowledge” (Creswell 2013). Research “is a systematic, methodical and ethical process of inquiry into a problem and its solution” (Creswell 2013). This research aims to make an...
The prioritization of issues (from the least urgent to the most urgent) is as follows: skin rash, knee pain, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. All of the identified problems are related to the patient’s weight. According to Dunphy, Winland-Brown, Porter, and Thomas (2015), joint pain, rashes, and hypertension, as well as...
Abstract Anthem is an organization that provides health insurance plans to its clients and incorporates several subsidiaries. Based on the Balanced Scorecard model it can be argued that the insurer performs well in the domains of finance, customer satisfaction, and learning and growth. However, the internal processes can be improved...
Heritage Assessment Tool The interviewee is a 63-year-old woman; I will call her Mrs. N. She gave answers to some questions that allowed the evaluation of the family heritage in respect of health practices, which are used to maintain, protect, and restore health. The interviewee told about her actions aimed...
Introduction Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex condition, and genetics play an important role as one of its causes. The current research shows that complex interactions involving genes and the environment are responsible for ASD (Yoo, 2015). The concordance rate of this disorder in monozygous twins is approximately 60-70...
Health care informatics standards are established in order to collect, maintain, and transfer data between computer systems. Not only do the standards provide interoperability that supports effective communication and facilitates decision making, but they also improve the overall quality and continuity of patient care. Interoperability makes possible seamless care delivery...
Presentation A 70-year-old white woman presents with a 2-week history of asymptomatic, intermittent gross hematuria. She has no history of urinary tract problems. Her urinalysis shows 4+ heme, trace leukocyte esterase, and a small number of WBCs. Repeat urinalysis the next day shows persistent hematuria and a negative urine culture....
Introduction According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, more than ten thousand cases of spinal cord injuries occur each year.1 The figure is higher if the reported cases include those who succumb to spinal cord injuries or SCIs at the scene of the accident.1 Vehicular accidents account for...
Introduction Hialeah Gardens in Dade-County, Florida, will be the focus of the study. The community can be described as rather peaceful and quiet. According to the recent data on the identified community, it is represented largely by Hispanics (57.3%), whereas the White and the Black members of the population constitute...
Introduction Differentiating between the competencies of associate-degree (ADN) level nurses and baccalaureate-degree (BSN) can be hard because both levels of preparation require dedication, passion, as well as imply the passing of the same licensing examination – NCLEX RN (American Association of College of Nursing, 2015). Nevertheless, there are still some...
Medical institutions should implement powerful strategies and procedures that can ensure every targeted patient receives exemplary care. In order to support the sustainability of such procedures, hospitals should have competent nurses, physicians, and caregivers. Adequate staffing is therefore critical in such health institutions. Unfortunately, many healthcare organizations are grappling with...
Abstract According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, addiction to prescription drugs is on the rise because of the availability of drugs, and increased use in the medical field. The three major classes of prescription drugs that cause addictions include stimulants, central nervous system depressants, and opioids. Continued use...
Pneumonic plague develops in a person when transmitting airborne droplets through the respiratory system. In the body of the sick, the primary reaction is characterized by the rapid development of multiple foci of inflammation in the lungs (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014). The standard control practices, in this case, are keeping...
Cells It is important to pay attention to the fact that muscle cells have more mitochondria than other cells, including bone ones, because of the necessity to preserve and use a lot of energy while responding to stimuli. From this perspective, muscle cells need many energy resources in the form...
Introduction It is worthy of noting that nurses should aim to make the practice environment more welcoming and safe. It implies the inclusion of sensitive population groups. It is important to educate both patients and the residents to be health literate and to promote safe practices for better patient outcomes....
There is the tendency of increasing readmission rates in hospitals. Due to it, hospitals’ costs are increasing too. According to Verhaegh et al. (2014) the reason has something to do with the fact that there are “a poor communication between inpatient and outpatient clinicians, medication changes during hospitalizations” (p. 435),...
Organ transplantation (OT) is a means for saving lives and restoring the health of patients, and the rules of OT implementation should be based on respect for legislation and individual human rights. The decisions in favor of OT should be made inconsistency with humanitarian principles enshrined by the international community...
Introduction Due to the fact that diabetes is most frequently met in people over 65, there is a common delusion that it can be classified as an age-related disease. However, more than 200,000 children and adolescents in the United States currently have the same diagnosis (Hamilton, Knudsen, Vaina, Smith, &...
Quality Literature Review Doing a thorough and careful literature review is essential in any research. By providing a literature review, authors tell readers that they do not neglect the basic rules of their research and rely on other researchers to ensure the quality and relevance of their work (MacDonald, 2014)....
Introduction The system of healthcare in the United States is dominated by fee-for-service model. However, the issue of rising healthcare costs and low quality of care led to the development of other payment models, some of which are claimed to have a positive effect on patient outcomes while reducing costs....
Nursing leadership is marked by a range of theories, models, and frameworks that are beneficial in planning, designing, and implementing changes. Based on my current nursing practice, it seems that the transformational leadership theory and patient-centered care as an organizational behavior theory should be discussed. In particular, I work for...
Experimental Research The article by Shackelford, Weyhenmeyer, and Mabus (2014) is based on the study of 586 participants of different ages and ethnicity from nine counties of Illinois. The research confirms the fact that women, belonging to different racial and ethnic groups can have a diverse risk of developing certain...
Physicians as the main users of the health information There are many physicians at Sharp HealthCare with a number of goals and duties to be met. For example, Dr. Marcos Borrero, underline the necessity to provide effective care including the attention to the ethical aspects of family medicine (Sharp, 2016b)....
The Healthcare industry cannot but change in response to the evolution of the marketplace and the accelerated development of science. Lately, several trends have been established. Some of them are the promotion of the so-called soft skills as the primary hiring requirement and having knowledge and experience of working with...
My county is Miami-Dade that ranks 23 out of 67 counties in the state of Florida. 67.3 percent of the population is Hispanic and encounters several chronic diseases, among which obesity may be noted as one of the most critical health problems. The recent report shows that 35.8 percent of...
Apparently, patients seek information and to be educated regarding their health status. Moreover, it is imperative to note that educated patients are more likely to be cooperative, understand disease processes, and have augmented outcomes. Therefore, it is vital to improve techniques and methods of patient education (Werder, 2015; Pirhonen, Silvennoinen,...
Introduction Christian teachings play a huge role in informing decision-making processes when one is exposed to some critical situations whose manner of addressing seems to compromise the person’s faith. However, it sounds imperative to crosscheck or weigh the options available, including the repercussions that a Christian may end up facing...
CDC CDC is the abbreviation for the Centers for Disease Control. The given regulatory agency remains one of the most important institutions related to healthcare in the United States as it the range of its responsibilities is definitely broad (“About CDC 24.7,” 2017). The agency is headquartered in Atlanta, and...
Heritage The cultural heritage of three families has been assessed in the context of health care traditions and practices. The goal of the assessment was to evaluate the impact of the families’ cultural background on their approaches to health care, including the way they prevent health problems, receive treatment, and...
Introduction: Peru The mortality rate is an indicator of the population health within a country. It provides the first cue for the situation of the health care system and allows identifying possible inequalities among different social groups. The choice of illustrating the case of Peru stems from cultural, professional, and...
The important elements of the description of depression The client is concerned about her mood swings, cyclic aggressive behavior, unwillingness to communicate with other people, and severe problems with the sleep-wake cycle. These elements to the description of the client’s condition are extremely important because they indicate the lack of...
Overview of the Project Implementation Phase The stage of the project implementation will be based on the results of the preliminary investigation. The data obtained during the literature review will be used to certify the research methodology for the project (Burns, Grove, & Gray, 2016). This project will be based...
The relation of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes’ mutation to the development of cancer is now actively studied by scholars in many countries of the world. The detection of a declined development of these genes might be a useful tool to prevent mortality caused by cancer. In spite of the relatively...
Introduction This paper discusses the study by Donaho et al. (2015), which is entitled “Protocol‐Driven Allied Health Post‐Discharge Transition Clinic to Reduce Hospital Readmissions in Heart Failure.” An assessment of the methodology employed by the authors of the said study is proposed. The provided questions about the research article are...
Introduction Mandatory vaccination of children is a controversial topic in the United States, where many people have negative preconceptions about vaccination and are unwilling to vaccinate their children. However, achieving a high percentage of vaccinated children is essential to ensuring the well-being of this population and preventing outbursts of various...
Introduction Nowadays, many different manufacturers and businesses specialize in producing formula feeding for infants. There are also many controversies as to these products’ ability to provide healthy and nutritious meals to little children that might not have access to breast milk regularly (due to health issues of their mothers or...
Wasted resources in health care I have encountered several cases where resources were wasted due to either overuse or underuse of certain resources such as hospital beds and certain drugs. The issues were caused not only by the need to provide quality care to patients but also due to the...
Abstract The fee-for-service payment model is a well-established and recognized way of organizing payments for healthcare services that are still in use today. Despite being a synergy of previously introduced models aimed at simplicity and transparency, it currently favors the number of services over their quality, which is unacceptable in...
A Pipeline of Talent for Population Health The unceasing movement for improvements in the quality of care can be deemed as the defining characteristic of the contemporary healthcare environment. The shift of the focus toward the increase in the levels of patient satisfaction along with the speed of the recovery...
Nutrition, Exercise, Stress Management: Clinical Prevention Intervention and Evaluation Physical changes associated with aging include loss of muscle tissue and an increase in body fat, dehydration, and alteration of metabolism and absorption of particular nutrients. As older adults struggle to manage their aging process and stay healthy, economically vulnerable seniors...
Introduction The article “Predictors of Postpartum Depression” by Katon, Russo, and Gavin (2014) focuses on the identification of risk factors related to postnatal depression, including sociodemographic, psychosocial, psychiatric issues along with birth outcomes. This paper aims at an in-depth exploration of the mentioned research article to determine its relevance, limitations,...
Jean Watson’s theory consists of four steps and can apply to the fields of scientific research and medicine alike. At first, the person assesses the situation through observation, identification, and literature gathering. They conceptualize the framework and create a hypothesis. Then the planning stage can begin. During this step, the...
Introduction Chronic conditions such as diabetes and COPD account for the high 30-day readmission rates in US hospitals. The readmissions have implications for care quality and cost. However, evidence-based interventions have been shown to reduce up to 50% of potentially avoidable readmissions (Basu, Avila & Ricciardi, 2016). Patient education during...
Introduction Dissemination of studies results is an important stage of nursing research that contributes to the development of nursing practice. Nursing professionals working on their studies and articles should ensure their credibility and reliability. Fain (2017) claims that every nursing inquiry should refer to other researchers’ findings to put certain...
Introduction Before a woman conceives, it is important for her to seek preconception counseling for the acquisition of professional advice regarding potential pregnancy complications. Notably, Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes poses a significant threat to the health of women during and after pregnancy (Elsinga et al., 2008). The considerable...
Health Care Delivery Models and Barriers to Staffing Effective organization staffing is a challenge faced by the majority of health care organizations. Both nurses and unlicensed personnel make efforts to provide health care at the highest possible level. However, due to heavy workload, an adequate nurse-to-patient ratio is hard to...
Introduction The guideline “Assessment and management of foot ulcers for people with diabetes” comprises various recommendations for the selection and utilization of evidence related to the examination, staff education, improvement of appropriate organizational culture, and policy-making in the area of prevention and treatment of foot ulcers in patients with diabetes....
The report by Committee on the Work Environment for Nurses and Patient Safety (2004) that is now called the Health and Medicine Division proposes the importance of nurse working conditions as a premise for patient safety. Based on a series of national surveys, the report identifies specific guidelines for enhancing...
Parsons and Cornett (2011) believe that leadership is a meaningful aspect of every level of nursing. Leadership competencies make it easier for nurses to inspire others and promote the most desirable health outcomes. Graduate-level nurses should have specific leadership skills and attributes in order to become competent promoters of health...
Background The project focuses on the research on the influence of the transitional care model on older patients. More specifically, the influence of the distance between the patient’s home and the medical facility will be evaluated in the research. The sample size will be divided into three groups (patients, patients’...
Introduction Childhood obesity is a persistent problem faced by developed nations, including the United States. As shown by Ogden, Carrol, Fryar, and Flegal (2015), between 2011 and 2014, the average prevalence of obesity in youths aged 2-19 was 17%. In school-aged children, the rate of obesity was 17.5%, whereas, in...
An important topic is the factors and aspects that can affect the results of HCV screening. Thus, in most cases, the results of anti-HCV antibody screening are accurate and valid. However, it is important to note that in spite of the fact that patients do not need specific preparations before...
Explain the nature of your assigned CLC Business Plan. What challenges do you anticipate? What information or resources do you need to be successful? Your CLC Business Plan is based on a hypothetical situation. How can you produce a realistic document that maximizes learning in a simulated context? The assigned...
The human brain is one of the most gripping fields for research. However, it has not been studied in detail yet. The lack of thorough investigation of the brain has resulted from the lack of means to make the research possible. Nowadays, scientists have become enabled to look insight the...
Introduction The treatment of oncology in modern medical practice is the task that requires a responsible approach since cancer patients experience severe inconvenience caused by both moral depression and physical pain. The search for relevant methods of solving this issue is a current objective in most specialized healthcare facilities. Special...
The Problems and Key Contributors Overall, the situation can be described as a critical bottleneck that was affected by the inability of the stakeholders to reach an agreement. Therefore, it can be stated that the safety of patients with HIV was under pressure and there was no way to resolve...
Introduction In the TED Talk “Prepare for the Good End of Life,” Judy MacDonald Johnston discusses the process of preparing for one’s death. She argues that this preparation can not only help an individual to pass away without any remaining problems but also preserve the quality of life until the...
Introduction Health in Latin America can be broken into two sections, viz. healthcare for the indigenous people and for the immigrants. The indigenous are prone to diseases due to poverty and poor living standards. Latin America is one of the regions in the world where plants are used for medicinal...
Evaluation Goals Table 1. Evaluation Goals. Type of Evaluation Evaluation Goal Formative Evaluation To assess the need for the Ebola awareness campaign in Sierra Leone, relative to the social, political and economic issues that have made the community vulnerable to the disease. To investigate whether there is a need to...
Introduction Depression, or depressive disorder, is one of the wide-spread mental disorders. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) (2017), more than 300 million people all over the world, or 4.4% of the population are diagnosed with depression. The prevalence of depression depends on some factors. For example, unemployment, poverty,...
Background Information The Healthcare industry is characterized by some of the highest turnover rates in the public sector. On average, turnover rates in US hospitals vary between 10% and 25% (Henry, 2014). This creates an issue of understaffing, especially in long-term care and frontline nursing positions. As a result, the...
Artistic Representation: Shorty Story Jimmy has been providing evidence-based nursing care to his patients. He believes strongly that the role of a nurse is to maximize the health outcomes of more people. One day he was supposed to provide medical care to a deaf patient. Some of his colleagues were...
Introduction There are many nursing fields that medical workers might be involved in after graduating from specialized colleges. Hence, a nurse practitioner provides necessary care to patients, whereas administrators are responsible for the professional development of their colleagues and auxiliaries. The following paper is intended to evaluate the role of...
Evidence-based medicine, also known as EBM, relies on evidence to make a decision. EBM engages the hierarchy of evidence to evaluate and assess the evidence that it has; five levels will be examined below. Case Report Case reports and case studies are considered to be the weakest level of the...
Introduction Patient satisfaction and timely access to healthcare services remain the key priorities in healthcare. Given the existing shortage of qualified nurses in the United States, healthcare providers in the country can be interested in using the fruits of globalization to deal with this problem. This position paper proposes a...
Introduction There are a lot of different models of care delivery in nursing, which is explained by the fact that healthcare units have their specific needs and must adapt their practices to be able to satisfy all of them. Therefore, deciding which model to select largely depends on its ability...
Immunization can be discussed as one of the most efficient prevention methods to improve the health status of pediatric and adult populations (Kao, Schneyer, & Bocchini, 2014). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provide different types of immunization schedules oriented to increasing the public’s awareness and rising immunization...
Introduction Cultural competence has become a major initiative that is essential in the delivery of health care; it involves a multidisciplinary approach in the provision of care to people based on their cultural orientation (Purnell, 2002). Purnell’s Model of cultural competence provides a framework that can be used to design...
One of the main causes of hospitalization is a congestive heart failure (HF). This is a world-scale problem. However, most heart-failure patients are readmitted after discharge. The main goals of this paper are to review the key aspects of congestive heart failure and analyze the measures that prevent readmissions. Article...
What Constitutes Nursing as a Science? How Does It Differ from Medical Science? An existing extensive theoretical foundation supported by practical experience puts nursing professionals in a remarkable position, wherein they should coincidentally combine both medical expertise and a certain degree of social exemplarity. Merely stating that “the nursing profession...
Introduction Selection of an appropriate model of nursing care coordination is interrelated with the management of such diverse organizational issues as cost-efficiency, customer satisfaction increase, achievement of positive treatment outcomes, and provision of high-quality healthcare service to all patients. When an efficient model is implemented, the internal communication among nursing...
Introduction The issue of multiple drug prescriptions poses a significant threat to patients’ well-being. Polypharmacy may have far-reaching consequences and negatively affect individuals’ health through various side effects and other unfavorable drug events. The problem mainly occurs because patients are either prescribed with inappropriate medications or when they refer to...
The article discussing the issue of violence against women is built around the Conservation Model (Netto, Moura, Queiroz, Tyrrell, & Bravo, 2014). The general idea of the article is that violence against women causes them to suffer both physically and psychologically. Females who were interviewed provide claim that they have...
Problem Statement The lack of standardized protocols for the prevention of pressure ulcers (PU) in ICUs and other emergency departments compromises patient safety and induces prolonged hospital stay as well as increased treatment costs. Developing and implementing effective standards would significantly reduce the risk of PU in immobile bedridden patients....
Introduction Childhood obesity is a central problem that will be discussed in the context of this research paper. Simultaneously, it is of critical importance to find an answer to the main research question that states “Does parent education about a healthy lifestyle increase the positive outcomes and prevention of childhood...
Currently, transgender population is one of the most underserved groups. Despite the adoption of policies aimed at limiting discrimination, transgender people still face daily challenges in the aspects of employment, education, and healthcare access. Healthcare disparities are particularly dangerous, because gender dysphoria is considered to be a mental disorder and...
Communicable Disease Three examples of organisms that can be used in bioterrorist attacks to create epidemics are smallpox, anthrax, and botulism. Today, smallpox is considered eradicated (“The threat,” 2016); only two laboratories in the world have the smallpox virus for research purposes. However, the concern persists that smallpox can be...
According to Rodgers’ approach to concept analysis, this process involves seven stages (Foley & Davis, 2017). The third of these phases involves choosing a suitable realm (sample) of data collection. For the selected concept, the process was realized through the review of the literature. Such professional medical databases as MEDLINE,...
Introduction Modern healthcare embraces a vast range of issues related to changes in people’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Therefore, public healthcare has to encompass several areas that may affect people’s health or serve as the source of improving it. Herein lies the need for Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) to...
Introduction The article by Bernhofer is devoted to the issue of pain management, which the author characterizes as elusive. The reason being, the perception of pain severity and the necessary amount of medication are strongly subject to assorted biases on the patients’ and the practitioners’ behalf. The author calls for...
Importance of the Article and Purpose The article drafted by Günthard et al. in 2016 on ‘Antiretroviral Drugs for Treatment and Prevention of HIV Infection in Adults 2016 Recommendations of the International Antiviral Society–USA Panel’ is vital in the study of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and their importance. The article delves...
Abstract This paper focuses on the principal factors which contribute to the adverse environmental change. The purpose of this study is to investigate the possible outcomes of these changes for environmental health. The scholarly literature is used to provide statistics and support to the arguments. Also, a personal perspective on...
Introduction Cultural background and heritage are essential aspects when discussing familial health traditions. Every culture has an array of beliefs and values that influence healthcare perception and behavior. To understand the view of health in a particular culture, it is necessary to examine several aspects that constitute a particular cultural...
Working in the nursing field may be tremendously demanding and emotionally draining and on some occasions, push nurses to use of substances. Among other risk factors of alcohol and drug intake in nurses are family history and coexisting mental illnesses. When uncontrolled, recreational use may escalate to substance abuse which...
Introduction The Institute of Medicine (“IOM”) created a report after an extensive study that identified gaps in healthcare delivery services. The report was crafted with an eye on the role of nurses in improving the health care delivery process. The IOM report highlighted the key recommendations in improving the education,...
The problem of colon cancer among male Hispanic population in the United States is a major cause of concern. According to Gorin (2014), about 140,000 people are diagnosed with cancer every year in the United States, out of which 50,000 succumb to the disease. Colon cancer was one of the...
Informatics Specialty Area and Interoperability The concept of interoperability in health information systems is used to describe the extent to which systems may exchange and interpret healthcare data. Interoperability has become especially important due to the proliferation of the electronic health record (EHR) implementation. Creating one standard interoperability format for...
Errors during the medication administration process remain among the leading causes of compromised care quality. An ongoing transformation of care is expected to minimize the adverse impact associated with the activity. The following paper provides an overview of possible applications of a transformation process to the practice of home health...
The transgender population became visible at the end of the twentieth century when more and more people started openly reveal their gender identity as well as address healthcare professionals with quite specific issues. Transgender people can be defined as individuals “whose gender identity or expression differs from their sex designated...
Abstract The roles of a surgical nurse in a healthcare setting have not been extensively studied despite that surgical nurses are crucial players in surgical procedures. This library research is targeted at searching for literature relevant to the topic. In the course of the research, the core competencies of a...
Introduction Treatment of ectopic pregnancy (EP) with drug therapy is a relatively new decision since a surgical operation was considered the only way to eliminate the anomaly of the fetus. The preferred method of administering methotrexate in the treatment of EP is an intramuscular injection (Cecchino, Júnior, & Júnior, 2014)....
Introduction Canada is one of the countries characterized by the most efficient healthcare systems. The Canadian healthcare system is often regarded as a model for reforming the US system of health care. The system has certain downsides and Canadians admit that there are many points to improve. However, the benefits...
Description, Background, and Stakeholders The role of a nursing care provider encompasses many types of support for patients that ensure that not only the patient receives proper treatment, but also his or her health-related issues are fully addressed by health care providers (Husso et al., 2012). This support includes screening...
Differences between Genomics and Genetics The terms genomics and genetics refer to the study of genetic material. In many cases, the words are erroneously used interchangeably. However, they have distinct meanings. Genomics refers to the study of the genetic material that makes up an organism’s genome in its entirety. The...
The introduction of Medicare and Medicaid, popular insurance programs for social groups that need additional governmental support, is a part of the plan to reduce the number of uninsured citizens. Eligibility requirements are not the same for different states due to various concerns related to financial costs and effectiveness. With...
Introduction Certain racial and ethnic minorities often may tend to be at a greater risk of developing adverse health conditions than the general population. Therefore, it is paramount to take steps aimed at reducing the incidence of disease among these people. The current paper discusses the health issues that African...
Animal-assisted therapy is a type of therapy that employs animals for motivational and educational purposes, to facilitate treatment and improve social, emotional, or cognitive state of patients. However, there is also a number of scientific works pointing out the gaps in research concerning animal-assisted literature, which are made worse with...
Introduction Evidence-based healthcare refers to the use of standards that are based on concrete research inferences. In contemporary systems, scientific research is used to establish medical practices that are used to facilitate independence amongst disabled individuals. Evidence-based healthcare is usually achieved by formulation of precise information that is obtained from...
Clinical Question The clinical question of the proposed project is as follows: In patients that are identified as high risk for developing a pressure ulcer, does the implementation of a pressure ulcer protocol initiated in an emergency department, as compared to patients who receive usual care, reduce the incidence of...
Background 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. According to CDC (2016), the children aged between 6 and 11 years had an obesity prevalence...
The proposed potential research topic is focused on the exploration of techniques and methods of addressing the rates of falls among the older adult patients in the acute care units. This problem is one of the persisting issues in healthcare, and it also serves as an important quality indicator for...
The Best Job Openings: Description A registered nurse (RN) has a plethora of opportunities to explore as far as employment options are concerned. With a recent increase in understaffing and the resulting lack of competent nurses, a range of organizations is looking for qualified experts. Information about job vacancies is...
The purpose of the following paper is to develop a personal philosophy of nursing based on generally used practices. Such factors as sharing work experience and analyzing the widely used practical models of the present have led to the occurrence of the key concepts of the philosophy. In accordance with...
Considering that the population in the United States is aging, nursing managers need to ensure that hospitals and medical facilities are provided with enough equipment, effective staff, and specialized health care workforce who will be able to address the needs of elderly and frail patients. As Dall et al. (2013)...
PICOT: in nursing staff at VEGA Medical Center (Miami, FL), how does the implementation of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2016) guidelines affect the accuracy of diagnosing and management of depression in the geriatric population within 8 weeks? During the final week of the project, it was determined...
Introduction Nurse practitioners use their skills and philosophies to offer high-quality support and care to their patients. Concepts such as evidence-based practice and cultural competence are critical for caregivers providing support to individuals from different religious, social, and racial backgrounds. Such attributes make it easier for them to offer timely...
Introduction Medical professionals should use their competencies to empower people to control their health outcomes. They can achieve this objective by implementing powerful environmental, health, or social interventions. The purpose of this paper is to explore the importance of a powerful health promotion plan. Health Promotion Change The selected health...
The elderly population includes individuals aged sixty and older. With the decline in fertility, this population segment increases, which leads to the boosting ratio of dependency, an issue called the demographic burden by the World Health Organization (2018). Because of this burden, it becomes essential for healthcare providers to implement...
Fiber and Colorectal Cancer Soluble fiber in reducing the risk of colorectal cancer Colorectal cancer is one of the major threats to the overall health status of the population. Nevertheless, the etiology of this type of cancer has not been determined so far. Different researches have been carried out to...
In-hospital breastfeeding may imply significant challenges for mothers of infant patients. For instance, external factors that cause emotional and psychological discontent in patients may affect the efficacy of care and increase the length of their hospital stay (Folker-Maglaya, Pylman, Couch, Spatz, & Marzalik, 2018). The specified issue concerns both mothers...
Legal Issues Health care agencies can encounter many problems that impact every member and part of their structure. One of these concerns is the growing problem of hospital mergers and legal complications that follow it. Hospitals that decide to merge with other organizations face the challenge of following every legal...
This paper provides a visual presentation of information about the three systems that are used at Kendall Regional Medical Center. The use of these systems was unknown to me. That is why I had to speak with an expert to collect all the necessary information. Telemedicine System (TMS) Description Wu...
Introduction Asthma, like many other respiratory diseases, is often treated with corticosteroids. The inhaled type of this medication is considered the most effective as compared to other forms. However, while the adult organism has a developed defense system against the external drug threat, children are subject to various side effects...
Introduction The process of billing is crucial for the clinic in question because it allows physicians to receive payments for their services, enabling proper functioning of the establishment. However, because the healthcare provider adopted a system in which each staff member submits claims personally, controlling the reimbursements and minimizing the...
Introduction Nurse practitioners (NPs) should develop superior competencies to meet their patients’ health needs. It is also necessary for adult-gerontology acute care and primary care nurses (AG ACNPs) to expand their models and philosophies if they are to function efficiently in their respective healthcare units. This paper discusses the major...
When choosing the ethical perspective for the analysis of its options, the Trinity Hospital can decide to be guided by appropriate codes of ethics, which are produced by international or national organizations that specialize in healthcare informatics and medical information management. An example of such code is that by the...
The major focus of the proposed research is the prevention of nausea and vomiting in patients with gastric cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy. It is important to research this problem because the effectiveness of the treatment options for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting tends to differ due to a variety of...
Introduction Missed care is “nursing care that is delayed, partially completed, or not completed at all” (Patient Safety Primer, 2016, par. 2). It is a problem that is usually faced by professionals because they need to interact with a great number of people who are supposed to remember about all...
Introduction One of the most discussed areas of the health care industry is the payment and pricing systems that it utilizes. Their complexity often becomes a serious issue for patients, health care providers, and the government. However, these systems are extremely difficult to change due to their reliance on government...
Literature Review Fall risk in acute care is one of the primary causes of the appearance of a wide range of complications. The latter may significantly decrease the quality of lives of elderly patients and deprive them of an opportunity to recover. Realizing the importance of the discussed topic, many...
Ana de Castanedo The main learning objective of the clinical experience at Catholic Hospice is targeted at demonstrating the role of community health nurses in family-centered care. Community health nurses focus on broader goals of improving health outcomes of not individual patients but communities in general (“Becoming a community health...
Artistic Expression: A Poem The things worth doing are the things demanding, The jobs much valued are most often daring. The work we do not always give much money, But we help others through support and caring. I am a nurse, and I am proud to say so, My colleagues...
Introduction At the beginning of October, a proposal to organize an effort within the Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings to repeal or amend the upcoming changes in Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule rates was created. The proposal was approved by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David P. King shortly...
Abstract This evidence-based project aimed to demonstrate if light physical exercises are effective than multiple short breaks as a method for stress release and reduction of burnout. The PICO question used to guide the practice change was as follows: Do medical-surgical nurses (population) using light physical exercises as a stress-reduction...
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer are the most common diseases of the genitourinary system in men, which occurs in every second man over 60 years of age. Still, they can also occur at the age of 40-50 (Chang, Kirby, & Challacombe, 2012). The key manifestations of BPH are...
Asiel Case Study Introduction The patient, Mary, has presented the list of complaints that allowed me to suspect Lyme disease, discoid lupus erythematosus, and systemic lupus erythematosus in her. The last diagnosis was confirmed by physical examination. I have developed a nursing care plan to address Mary’s problems and a...
Using a shared governance approach in decision-making involves deploying an entity’s administration through stakeholders’ partnerships. In healthcare systems, service to clients forms the basis of most decisions. However, complete service delivery involves a long process that includes healthcare’s ‘outsiders’ and ‘insiders’. Shared governance in nursing settings is expected to lead...
Introduction Bipolar disorder is a medical condition characterized by unusual shifts in one’s mood, activity levels, energy, and the ability to undertake various tasks (Mondimore 21). The condition is also known as manic-depressive illness. Individuals suffering from this health problem are always unpredictable even to themselves. Sometimes they may be...
Introduction Patients diagnosed with heart failure or HF experience a significant reduction in their quality of life experience. Also, the disease takes a tremendous toll on their financial resources. Furthermore, HF patients form part of a state’s significant financial burden. For example, the researcher documenting the study revealed that nine...
For the majority of men who are not older than 50, prostatitis is the most prevalent urological verdict. At least one warning sign of prostatitis can be found at more than 30% of men, and more than 15% have symptoms hinting at chronic prostatitis. Prostatitis is an imperative contemplation in...
The research provides valuable results, and these results are discussed in the sections below. The main three questions of the research were the following: what transitional nursing strategies need to be developed to address patients with cancer, how can transitional nursing improve the life of patients with cancer and cancer...
Introduction Providing healthcare to different individuals is critical in the modern world. Despite a substantial focus on equality and tolerance, a high level of disparities exists, and not all social groups receive equal attention in healthcare (Coelho & Nguyen, 2012). In this case, Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers tends to...
Nowadays, nurses play an important role in the healthcare segment, as they assess the patient’s health and propose appropriate interventions (Sellman, 2011). This profession is challenging since the nurses have to consider theoretical knowledge, environmental support, patient’s conditions, and expectations simultaneously (Mason-Whitehead, McIntosh-Scott, Bryan, & Mason, 2008; Chambers & Ryder,...
Introduction Nurse Leaders (NLs) should use their competencies to address the unique challenges affecting the healthcare sector. Most of the issues affecting the industry can be handled by nursing leaders who are willing to deliver quality services to more patients. Reinhard and Hassmiller (2014) believe strongly that different leadership approaches...
Introduction Pressure ulcers are skin injuries that appear in patients with limited mobility as a result of continuous pressure. The introduction of changes in skin management practices in intensive care units (ICU) is a response to this persisting clinical problem (Sving, Idvall, Högberg, & Gunningberg, 2014). The pressure ulceration acquired...
