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Introduction In Philosophy, ethics refers to things involving a systematic defending and coming up with the concepts that define right and wrong behaviors in a society. The term originates from a Greek work ethos referring to habits and customs. Ethics defines the best way the society intends human beings to...
Telenursing is one of the emerging nursing practices that involve the use of information technology to provide nursing services to patients without necessarily interacting with them physically. According to Soar, Swindell, and Tsang (2011), telenursing is an interesting practice that allows the nurses to reach out to patients who are...
Family health assessment has proved to be an effective practice to find out the atmosphere in the chosen family that might be useful for choosing the right way to treat the patients. It is used for gathering a comprehensive understanding of the health status of each family member (Willemse &...
Introduction The use of prescription medicine is widespread, complex, and increasingly risky in the modern world. Advancement in medical research and technology means that clinicians currently have access to more than 10,000 prescription medications. Further, almost 33% of mature people in America consume five or more drugs. Although the advancement...
Introduction The demand for health and social care for older people (85 years and above) who suffer from dementia continues to rise in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, the government of the United Kingdom has not put in place adequate measures to cater for the high demand. Currently, the social care...
While implementing crisis intervention strategies to work with terminally ill patients, nurses and physicians can face a lot of ethical, moral, and legal dilemmas. One of the most problematic situations in this case is the patient’s plan to commit suicide. On the one hand, the terminally ill patient can suffer...
What is the purpose of the study (research questions, purpose and hypotheses)? The study focused on understanding the development and utilization of standard rules in relation to mechanical ventilation approaches within intensive care units in Sweden (Eldh, Vogel, Söderberg, Blomqvist & Wengström, 2013). How was the sample obtained? It is...
Introduction: Cancer and Its Leading Causes In 2014, cancer topped the lists of the leading causes of death in the world. Despite numerous treatment strategies, the instances of cancer development remain just as numerous. Because of the shift towards a more sedentary lifestyle and development of bad habits, as well...
Standardized Telephonic Case Management in a Hispanic Heart Failure Population The aim of conducting the research was to determine the effectiveness of a standardized telephonic protocol used as an intervention method for managing diseases. In this case, Riegel, Carlson, Glaser, Kopp and Romero (2012) focused on heart failure disease to...
Introduction Fall-related injuries lead to significant healthcare utilization and result in consistent pains and functional disorders in elderly patients. The relevant fall prevention program, “Multi-Faceted Prevention”, introduces the strategy aimed at reducing the risk factors of falling. The program was designed for a nursing home in South Florida, although proposed...
Introduction During the last several years, the field of nursing has been considerably changed and improved. There are more people, both, males and females, who want to become nursing and help people in hospitals and at home. They choose among the existing variety of academic institutions, consider their advancement opportunities,...
Introduction This paper educates nurses about how the practice of nursing is expected to grow and/or change by discussing the concepts of continuity or continuum of care, Accountable Care Organizations (ACO), medical homes, and nurse-managed health clinics. Finally, it presents feedback from my three nursing colleagues, namely Mary, Nick, and...
Purpose of the Nurse Practice Act The work of the nurse requires knowledge, skills, and the ability to make decisions. Nurses function in a changing society and focus on different therapy and rehabilitation approaches. As the matter of fact, there are certain risks that the unprofessional and incompetent nurse can...
Pork used to be the most popular meat on the territory of the United States up to the beginning of the twentieth century. This was happening because this meat was easier to breed for the families of farmers that grew grains and lived near the woodlands. Pigs gained weight easily...
Available nursing scholarship demonstrates that it is not uncommon for patients with terminal illnesses to express a desire to hasten their death (Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, 2011), and that such expressions present nurses with a multiplicity of ethical, legal, and moral dilemmas in large part due to the sensitivity...
Ethical Discussion Aging is the period of hard decisions, a variety of ethical approaches, and the inabilities to decide what is right or wrong with respect to a particular situation. As a rule, the elderly start planning their old age beforehand discusses their preferences and demands, defines the most appropriate...
Today, more than ever before, it is becoming increasingly clear that the nature and limits of end-of-life (EOL) decisions present the nursing profession with immense ethical, legal, and moral dilemmas (Tamayo-Velazquez, Simon-Lorda, & Cruz-Piqueres, 2012), and that the so-called right to die with dignity for the terminally ill may be...
A psychotic person is one who is out of touch with what is happening in life. Such individuals have very weird behaviors. For example, Ursula, who is super-hyper, has symptoms of insomnia. She is always anxious and also experiences paranoia. These are symptoms of an illness called schizophrenia. Antipsychotic medications...
In order to administer any type of care to an individual or an entire family, the health assessment is crucial. In this paper, the time was taken to assess and analyze the health of Nelson family that lives in Miami, Florida. The mother is a registered psychiatrist, and the father...
Extraneous Variables The extraneous variables that need to be addressed in the study include differences in the elderly patients’ demographic characteristics and external factors that can cause a possible readmission. In order to control the extraneous variables, it is important to use the effective division of the demographic data into...
The Cost-effectiveness of the Project Many countries have greatly suffered as a result of HIV and AIDS. Many of them have tried their best to completely finish HIV/AIDS to no avail. However, Thailand has shown the rest of the world that all is not lost in this fight against this...
Introduction of the source This paper is aimed at discussing the website maintained by California Pacific Medical Center. This organization provides information about the impact of Myasthenia Gravis on different stakeholders representing the community. In particular, one can speak about the article written by Jonathan Katz (2014) who examines various...
Health and well-being are the notions that stand in the middle of our society. These notions are guided by different factors like age, gender, ethnic heritage, previous history of diseases, economic status, geographic location, etc. Those involved in health promotion should pay attention to what the concept of health means...
Introduction Cancers are diseases that result from abnormal cell growth. Diagnosis involves the use of blood tests, CT scans, endoscopy and x-rays. Cancer may be categorised into different stages and this is important during the planning of treatment and management of the disease. These stages are described depending on the...
When taking a closer look at the American healthcare system, one will notice that it is, in fact, quite efficient. No matter what one may say about the lack of its consistency, the system still offers legitimate help. However, specifying the flaws of U.S. healthcare, one must mention that it...
Introduction The article is written by four scholars on the topic of the use of mental health services. The goal of the research was to find out whether a link exists between the public spending on mental health services and the state-level perceptions of these services, on the one side,...
Introduction In the framework of health care, health promotion plays a critical role. It educates individuals regarding activities that can improve their health condition, prevent diseases and even premature death. Health promotion is significant not only for individuals but also for the whole communities, as it can influence the health...
The issue of circumcision Human genitals is a matter that is to be treated with utmost care. Yet, history remembers many examples of genital-related surgery actions that are, today, a point of contradiction in the field of medical studies, human rights, and ethics. Genital mutilations are mainly referred to as...
Introduction The bipolar disorder (BD) is an austere, cerebral illness that forces an individual to have highly unpredictable and intense sensations. The identification of the real cause of the bipolar condition is still under research. Although there are several effects associated with the basis of bipolar occurrences. People are suffering...
Holistic Nursing Holistic nursing (HN) is a type of nursing practice that focuses on curing the whole person rather than just treating the biomedical problems. HN pays much attention to the relationships with the patient, caring for their “interconnectedness of self,” as well as their ties to “others, nature, and...
As the matter of fact, registered nurses are needed on the job market. There are a couple of reasons for it; however, the following ones seem to affect the nurses work significantly, namely the increase of the need for the patient care and decrease of the comfort in the workplace....
Abstract Cultural competence has been identified as one of the 21st Century challenges for nursing practice across the world. The contemporary health care work place environment is characterized by a desire to improve service delivery and reaching out to as many people as possible. Globalization has had a lot of...
Introduction Health informatics is the nursing discipline with the growing popularity nowadays. This discipline targets the information management issues such as the information processing effectiveness and elimination of the information leakage risks. This discipline has the direct link to the federal and state legislation regulating the patient personal data safety...
The Strengths of the Academic Work The study paper, which discusses the efficiency of two medication types that are used in adult individuals against non-valvular atrial fibrillation, presents an excellent model of academic work constitution. The paper has a correct structure, which provides a division between the backgrounds, the purpose,...
Introduction This essay reviews impacts of the IMO (Institute of Medicine) Report 2010 on nursing education, nursing practices, and nurse role as a leader. It provides critical, thoughtful insights on how students can improve or change their thoughts in order to meet the IOM Report recommendations. The Impact of IOM...
Introduction Musicians and other artists encounter multiple health problems that are unique to their lifestyle and occupation. Their level of risk varies considerably depending on several factors, including the features of individual performers, the kind of music that they play, and whether they use instruments in their performance. Many complaints...
Introduction Nursing is a profession that is growing at a fast rate. The kind of education that the nurses received during the twentieth century is no longer sufficient to handle the health care requirements of today. With influence from technology, the medical field has moved forward. Besides, technological advancement, the...
Synopsis Purpose of the Study The study carried out by Prior, Wilkinson, and Neville (2010) was aimed at assessing the attitude of nurses to the concept of evidence-based practice (EBP), their understanding thereof, and the adequacy of their EBP skills and their application to a specific case. Data Contribution Participants...
Health promotion is one of the duties of every nurse practitioner. Most importantly, patients should be encouraged to take responsibility for their health and demonstrated how their initiative reduces health costs and improves their well-being (Evans, Coutsaftiki, & Fathers, 2014). The three levels of health promotion are sufficient in curbing...
Women’s Health Factors Operating in the Situation Being a middle-aged widow who identifies herself as a lesbian can be challenging as the individual faces psychological, biophysical, behavioral, sociocultural, and healthcare issues. The woman is aging, and her body is undergoing significant changes that affect her psychological and emotional states. Being...
United Healthcare United HealthCare Services, Inc. (UHS) that was founded in 1977, is a part of UnitedHealth Group, Inc (UHG). UHS provides a wide variety of healthcare services, including “Medicare plans, Medicaid plans, medical plans, consumer-driven health plans, dental plans, vision plans, disability plans, life insurance plans, critical illness plans,...
This discussion outlines the strategic measures at the community level to address increased prevalence of HIV cases among Caucasian, African American and Latino gay men. Although the prevalence among African American is higher in comparison to the other groups, addressing the health challenge in a holistic manner is inevitable. The...
Introduction The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Committee Initiative on the Future of Nursing in cooperation with the Institute of Medicine has implemented extensive research that revealed challenges as well as opportunities of the future of nursing. The report provided contains valuable insights on the matter. According to this report, key...
Introduction Vulnerable populations encompass racial and ethnic minorities, economically disadvantaged, homeless, the elderly, those with HIV, as well as those with other chronic health conditions such as severe mental illnesses (“Vulnerable populations,” 2006). In addition, individuals in remote areas who encounter barriers while accessing healthcare services are part of vulnerable...
Pitch Reducing the inducers of stress in the workplace environment is essential in developing the workforces’ team spirit, cultural interaction, and the reduction of health costs (Seaward, 2015). Physical exercises and body or mind practices have been proved as effective strategies towards the management of stress in the workplace situation,...
Falls are the prominent cause of injuries among adults aged 65 and older. Because more than ten thousand American citizens turn 65 every day, the prevention of injuries connected with falls is an issue that should not be ignored. The promotion of health and well-being in elderly is provided by...
Individual, Interpersonal, Community, and Environmental Influences The area we live in has a high rate of cultural diversity. As noted by Healthy People (2016), the Hispanic and Latino residents in Miami-Dade county estimates about 65.5% of the whole population, and African-American community occupies 19% of it. One of the main...
It is important to consider some factors when making plans for the recruitment of people to work at St. Patrick’s Nursing Home in order achieve the good results. According to Nazarko (2002, p. 112), the process of recruiting employees can be very complex at times. There are some factors that...
Summary The article written by Myron Tong et al. (2011) is aimed at discussing the management of chronic hepatitis B in Asian Americans. The authors note that this group of people has the highest prevalence of this disease in the country (Tong et al., 2011, p. 3144). Researchers point out...
Introduction Similar to other professions, the nursing vocation has an ethical rubric used as a guideline in the profession. This template of character is codified in the Nightingale pledge in honour of one of the most outstanding personalities who have had a positive impact in the nursing profession, Florence Nightingale...
Complementary and alternative medicine is still a topical issue. Mischoulon (n.d.) claims that many people resort to alternative medicine when traditional therapies have failed. At that, Barnes and Bloom (2008) note that different ethnic groups have different views on alternative therapies. For instance, 50.3% of Alaska Native adults, 43.1% of...
Everyone looks forward to good health in life. However, it is important to note that one must also be able to manage his or her health status. There are very many serious health conditions. Anemia is one of the most serious diseases. The paper would cover the condition on Ms....
Background Vaccinations have led to the prevention of many childhood illnesses. Prior to the introduction of vaccines many of these illnesses, such as polio, measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, pertussis, flu, diphtheria, and pneumonia ranked as the leading cause of death in children. Today, the vaccination coverage of children in the...
Abstract The use of research evidence to support clinical decisions is a growing trend in the healthcare field. Evidence-based practice (EBP) describes the systematic search, appraisal, and utilization of current research findings to guide clinical decisions. It has been fuelled by the advancement in technology that has improved the practitioners’...
Introduction Cancer refers to any dangerous and abnormal mass of tissue caused by hysterical dissection of cells in the body. It spreads to various parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream (Borg & Rosenthal, 2006). Cancer affects the functioning of various body parts depending on...
Immunity Humoral and Cellular Immunity In contrast to the cellular immunity, the humoral one presupposes that the B cells should identify specific pathogens in the blood. The cellular-level response, in its turn, implies that T cells should be involved in the response to any hostile element in the bloodstream. The...
Background Artificial ventilation has served many patients who were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Normally, artificial ventilation is achieved through positive pressure ventilation, which results in gas delivery and expansion of the alveoli and gas exchange. However, artificial ventilation was non-physiological and presented several challenges. Moreover, it was...
Introduction There exist a number of definitions of health promotion (HP); one provided by the World Health Organization states that HP is “the process of enabling individuals and communities to increase control over the determinants of health and thereby improve their health” (as cited in Dawson & Grill, 2012, p....
Situation Mrs. Claudia Swanson is 69 years old. She has dementia of the vascular type; previously she was admitted to a hospital, where she spent over a year. Mrs. Claudia Swanson was put in the hospital after several attempts to maintain her while she was not able to stay in...
Introduction In order to avert heart failure and various heart diseases, it’s critical to approach the menace factors with caution. Nevertheless, in comparison to the white population, African-Americans frequently possess less admission to health care, according to the research. Not only are they less probable to get an appointment with...
Introduction Registered nurses (RNs) contribute to one of the largest groups in healthcare practice. However, analysts have identified the existence of nursing shortages in the United States and other parts of the world (Buchan & Aiken, 2008). Such shortages are usually impossible to project. The outstanding fact is that the...
Introduction This paper highlights nutritional health as an important aspect of geriatric care. Geriatric care involves managing health issues among elderly people. Mainly, it encompasses prevention and treatment programs when managing health care needs. Nutritional health is at the center of such programs. For example, the proper management of a...
DMAIC vs. IMAGES: Differences and Similarities Promoting quality is crucial to the customer satisfaction rates and the performance of the staff in any business, not to mention the environment of healthcare and the related services. Therefore, the incorporation of quality management tools is an essential step toward managing the operational...
Introduction The health situation in Miami community varies from one area to another. In a similar manner, there are different issues to attend concerning the nutrition and weight status in the community. The most significant ones of them include obesity and over-weight problem, the issue of malnutrition, type 2 diabetes,...
Introduction The entire nursing profession is expected to experience developmental, critical, and drastic changes in the future. These changes will emerge because the government intends to restructure the healthcare system (Neill, 2013). In this regard, the government seeks to reorganize and improve the system in a manner that will involve...
Identifying the Type of Anemia Anemia comes in several key types depending on the speed of red blood cells production, the rates of hemoglobin, and the related factors. According to the existing nomenclature, there are thalassaemia, sickle cell anemia, pernicious anaemia, Fanconi anaemia, iron deficiency anaemia, aplastic anaemia, and haemolytic...
Introduction The end-of-life phenomenon has always been a complicated issue for health care practitioners, families, and patients. This is because each of these parties has different interpretations in relation to the appropriateness of the available treatment alternatives. According to practitioners, changing the families’ and patients’ decisions from curative to palliative...
The article discusses the use of specialized information technology (IT) solutions in providing quality care to patients with serious medical conditions that require emergency and acute care. In particular, the authors talk about the use of the Acute Cardiac Ischemia Time-Insensitive Predictive Instrument Information System (ACI-TIPI-IS) in the improvement of...
Introduction The electronic health record is a digital register of a patient’s health information that is gathered from the experiences at a particular care delivery center. The demographics of the patient, past medical history, immunization, and radiography reports are some of the crucial information elements that are contained in the...
Disability According to the WHO, disability is “an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions” (Disabilities 2015). It is a “complex phenomenon” that includes characteristics of an individual and the peculiarities of the society he/she lives in (Disabilities 2015). According to the ICFHD classification, disability is an umbrella...
In the 21st century, the nursing practice is characterized by the more complex character in comparison with the situation observed several decades ago. From this point, today the role of nursing practice in the society is changed with references to the new nurses’ functions and expanded nurses’ duties. In spite...
The Scenario Concord Hospital is a non-profit community hospital located in Concord, New Hampshire. This hospital has 295 beds and handles and treats approximately 250 patients annually in its cardiac surgery program. Despite the success that the facility has been enjoying, its main challenge has been issues related to medication...
Fall prevention is an important healthcare issue in the United States. Fall prevention is a critical issue if one considers the aging population in this country. Effective fall prevention strategies are established after a scientific inquiry revealed current practices and the reason why the elderly are prone to fall from...
Introduction Diversity is a vital piece of South Africa and also the key reason I chose this country. This is because South Africa recognizes 11 languages as formal. Public administration in South Africa includes Jewish priests, tribal chiefs, rugby athletes and returned deportees. Conventional healers pursue their trade in places...
Introduction In essence, vulnerable populations are viewed and identified on three critical bases. Firstly, it can be used to refer to people whose options in life are overtly few due to the conditions in which the find themselves. Understandably, these conditions might be either natural or artificially encountered. Secondly, they...
Abstract The paper deals with the environmental health and health effects of the environmental change. The world has changed dramatically during the last century. Unlimited human activity in the sphere of industry and lack of protection of the environment caused a number of problems, such as greenhouse effect, global warming,...
Major Findings Dingley, C., & Roux, G. (2014). The role of inner strength in quality of life and self-management in women survivors of cancer. Research in Nursing & Health, 37(1), 32-41. This article dwells upon the role of self-management and inner strength in the life of women survivors of cancer....
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most contagious diseases. According to Kremer, Ballard, Estaquier, Poulain-Godefroy, and Locht, TB kills more people than any other infectious disease (1). An especially disturbing issue is that it has been on the resurgence in the recent past. This problem has been compounded by the...
The human body comprises approximately sixty percent of water (Westgard, 2011). The distribution of fluids in the body is not evenly balanced and is distributed into compartments known as intracellular and extracellular fluids. There are three important modes of homeostasis, which include fluid balance, acid-base balance, and electrolyte balance. In...
Communicable diseases are contagious because they are transferrable from one person to another. Clinicians and doctors use specific concepts of epidemiology to study these diseases. Some of the major concepts of epidemiology include “risk factors, mortality, and incidence of disease” (Rogers, Mijch, & Brotherton, 2013, p. 65). Such concepts are...
Florence Nightingale has influenced my line of thoughts as a nurse through her legacy. She was an innovative nurse whose core values were geared toward the development of a nursing program to counter the healthcare needs of the people in the 20th and 21st centuries. Nightingale engaged in advocacy for...
The socio-cultural diversity is one of the main features which can be used to describe the United States’ population. This diversity is associated with all the spheres of the social life that is why nursing and nursing education also depend on the necessity to respond to the socio-cultural diversity. As...
Interview Tools for assessment In the framework of the modern medical care, there are many challenges and aspects that need to be accounted. The aspect of the spiritual harmony and addressing the patient’s spiritual needs is the one that is often overlooked. However, the aim of the modern hospitals is...
Welcome to our sample essay about community nursing diagnosis examples for poverty and nursing interventions for poverty. Check it out to get some ideas for your assignment! Nursing Intervention for Poverty Essay Introduction Poverty is inextricably connected with global healthcare inequalities. According to the World Bank (2008) report, about 1.5...
Introduction Humanity is facing a significant demographic shift as in many countries of the world (the vast majority of them are developed countries) population is aging. Thus, it has been estimated that by 2050 in Japan the number of people in their 70s will have been twice bigger than the...
Different types of art therapy are actively used today in the health care system as effective methods to influence the patient’s psychological and physical state. Music is also an important tool to contribute to the patient’s successful treatment. Nowadays, music is used in the field of health care as the...
Today there are numerous hazards that put caregivers and health professionals at risk. “More people are becoming victims of oppression, torture, and abuse in different organizations today (Kerr, 2010)”. This explains why there is a need for adequate measures to address the issue. For instance, the American Psychological Association (APA)...
The world we live in today is filled with all kinds of technologies that are designed specially to help make our lives better, easier, and more comfortable. The technological progress that has been rapidly developing ever since the era of industrialization has affected people’s lives immensely. Several decades ago, people...
Improving the Nurse-Patient Ratio Reasons for Concern A sharp change in the nurse-patient ratio, which typically declines with the increase in the number of the latter, affects both parties significantly. First and most obvious, a drop in the number of nurses presupposes that the quality of the services provided is...
Introduction UnitedHealth Group is a healthcare organization with its head offices in Minnesota (Plourde, 2012). The organization provides healthcare insurance services to over seventy million individuals in the US. The organization aims to enhance medical insight, information resources, and healthcare technology. The organization’s business model is very flexible enabling it...
Introduction It is imperative to note that the process of nurse-patient communication is incredibly complicated most of the time, and an understanding of all the aspects is vital for every healthcare professional. A nurse should provide the patient with all the necessary information related to the current condition, progress, and...
Introduction Caregivers establish a care arrangement where they operate in partnership with medical doctors, counselors, the patients’ relatives, in addition to other parties to offer care services with the view of boosting the sick persons’ health. In many jurisdictions, nurses participate in support, endorsement of a secure atmosphere, study, involvement...
Family composition The health assessment was carried on an American nuclear family with permanent residence in Raleigh, North Carolina. The family consists of five members. The father is Thomas Haygood, aged sixty-one, and the mother is Samantha Haygood, aged fifty-three. Their first-born child is a lady, Joy Haygood, aged twenty-seven....
Introduction Substance abuse is, unfortunately, quite a common phenomenon in the 21st-century reality (Holmes 17). While, for the most part, drugs are rather hard to obtain, with prescribed drug abuse, however, the situation becomes more complicated, since the doctor provides the patient with open access to the drug. As a...
Breach of Confidentiality: Ethical Implications As a rule, a breach of confidentiality entails a range of ethical issues for both the patient and the therapist. The breach of the Hippocratic Oath, which the therapist took as they started their practice, as well as the violation of the patient’s right to...
The Sampling Procedure This paper reviews a qualitative study by Daelemans, Vandevoorde, Vansintejan, Borgermans, and Devroey (2013) that examined the physicians’ utilization of family history data inpatient treatment. The study identifies its target population as the family physicians in a Belgian university called the Vrije Universiteit Brussel or VUB. The...
The issue of using performance enhancing drugs by professional sportsmen or the question of doping can be discussed as socially significant because many people today orient to the athletic competition as the important element of the modern world. However, modern professional sports can also be considered as the great business,...
Introduction: Defining the Quality of Research Organization In the qualitative study carried out by Karin Egberg Thyme, Britt Wiberg, Berit Lundman and Ulla Hällgren Graneheim and titled Qualitative content analysis in art psychotherapy research: Concepts, procedures, and measures to reveal the latent meaning in pictures and the words attached to...
ObamaCare (The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) was signed by President Barack Obama in 2010; it is “a US healthcare reform law that expands and improves access to care and curbs spending through regulations and taxes” (ObamaCare Facts, 2015). In this way, the purpose of this reform is to...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health problem, and its prevalence has gradually increased over the years. This disease has a high prevalence among the blacks. The burden of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease is directly and progressively related to hypertension; 30% of the end-stage renal disease...
Introduction The Code of Ethics developed by the American Nurses Association is aimed at protecting the wellbeing of patients and promoting the improvement in the healthcare environments. It is a document that should guide the behavior and decisions of nursing professionals. In this case, ethics can be viewed as a...
Introduction When writing a research paper, researchers follow set guidelines and formats. Qualitative research is the process of collecting data from a targeted group and converting the data into a numerical form for statistical analysis (Denzin & Lincoln, 2000). The researcher should have a problem that he or she wants...
The fifth chapter of the book looks at the cultural implications of psychiatric mental health nursing. I expect that this chapter will look at the different cultures where nursing care is practiced and the relationship between this culture and nursing. The authors focus on areas such as global cultures and...
A vulnerable group or population is characterized by people who are economically disadvantaged, an ethnic minority, low-income earners, the elderly, racial minorities, those with HIV or those with chronic conditions of health, which may involve mental illness (Mechanic & Tanner, 2007). This group may also comprise of people living in...
Introduction One of the greatest challenges associated with parenting is dealing with teenage pregnancies. Health care experts have noted that the number of teenagers getting pregnant has increased a lot since the turn of the century (Gillham 13). Most teenage pregnancies are unintended and end up compromising the future of...
Introduction: Mysterious Charm of Zambia Zambia is by far one of the most peculiar African states. It has a unique culture and exotic nature. However, because of the health issues, Zambia will soon have to face a serious challenge. Taking the necessary measures, the state government can possibly prevent the...
Introduction Musical therapy refers to a process applied by healthcare practitioners to provide treatment through music. The aim of musical therapy is to meet patient needs through social activities that encourage communication through sharing and practice (Smith 38). A patient undergoes musical therapy only if a doctor recommends it. Numerous...
In the contemporary world, the new scientific discoveries and innovations often look promising and can lead to serious benefits in future. However, in is not rare that such innovations face the strong resistance of the public due to the ambiguity of their possible social outcomes, as well as their ethical...
Introduction The provision of quality health care services in America has become a headache for most presidents and governments (Halstead 78). There seems to be very little progress towards improving this sector even though the government has invested heavily in research, debates, and reforms to ensure its citizens get good...
Running head: Myasthenia Gravis Myasthenia Gravis is a neurodegenerative disorder that weakens the skeletal muscles. The disorder causes emotional stress on the family members because it is difficult to detect in early stages (Mehta, 2014). The diagnostic process of Myasthenia Gravis is a continuous process which is very expensive for...
This paper is a research critique on the article, Prevalence of skin tears in a long-term care facility, by LeBlanc, Christensen, Cook, Culhane, and Gutierrez. The article is a quantitative research, which was conducted to investigate the prevalence rate of skin tears amongst residents in a long-term care facility setting....
Cancer is one of the most significant health problems of the modern society. Annually, various types of cancer threaten or take the lives of thousands of people. As cancer is an extremely complex disease, the modern medical professionals attempt to provide a multidimensional care of cancer that is based on...
Models of transition are important notions in nursing since they help the nursing professionals cope with the change in different contexts (Buppert, 2011). The following paper will address different aspects of transition models with an objective to make the conclusions regarding their value for facilitating the nursing practice. My Models...
Diabetes Type II and Oral Hygiene PICOT Question In patients aged 30–60, how can maintenance of oral hygiene by developing an oral health strategic plan as opposed to merely maintaining good hygiene (e.g., flossing, brushing teeth, etc.) influence the reduction of the diseases such as gingivitis, periodontitis, etc., over a...
History of the Standard Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) is “a statistical system of classifying any inpatient stay into groups for the purposes of payment” created by Fetter and Thompson at Yale (Health Law Resources, 2011, par. 1). It was implemented at the beginning of 1980’s by the organization that is now...
Introduction In 2010, one of the most memorable events took place in the US healthcare system. President Obama approved the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, in order to provide all Americans with appropriate health insurance coverage. Many Americans accepted this idea as one of the most generous governmental...
Paul Whitaker is a scientist who has dedicated most of his life’s work towards the understanding of the human heart. Paul is thirty-eight years old and he works at Sacred Heart Hospital’s Cardiology Department. As the lead scientist in his department, Paul takes a lot of pride in his work....
Active and passive euthanasia Active euthanasia may be more preferable in those cases, when a person struggles with excruciating pain caused by some incurable illness. For instance, one can speak about people who struggle with cancer. By choosing this approach, a medical worker can end the suffering of an individual...
Selecting and implementing electronic health record (EHR) that will best meet the requirements and needs of an organization is an intricate process having many challenges that may emerge at every stage of the whole embodying journey. In general, there are three phases of EHR introduction: pre-implementation, implementation, and post-implementation (Lorenzi...
Research Critique The authors’ research problem is the prevalent increase in hypertension cases amongst children aged between ages five and fifteen (Purushotham et al., 2014). The research question, which the authors seek to answer, is the possibility of a direct relationship between obesity and hypertension amongst children whereby the former...
The implementation of new practices is a challenging task for any nursing community as it requires careful consideration of a suggested method, its scientific validity and the relevance of the research findings. Thus, in the framework of the analysis of Kim, Chung, and Kang ‘s insights, one needs to focus...
Introduction The American Continent has been in the headlines for the high prevalence rates of obesity among adults and children. Unhealthy eating habits have been cited as the main cause of this disease. Obesity was declared a national disaster since it was the major cause of deaths on the continent....
Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Introduction Healing Hospitals are institutions that support the principles of the holistic medicine. This type of medical care is base on the combination of the physical treatment with the belief in the spirituality as an important part of the treatment process. In the modern framework...
Introduction Nations invest a lot of money and time in ensuring that they establish the best ways of improving human health. Health care in the United Kingdom, especially England, is free at the point of delivery (Morrison 2012). However, the needs of individuals accessing provision have not been addressed adequately....
Cardiovascular diseases refer to the ailments that affect heart and blood circulation. These diseases are the most common causes of death in the UK, especially among the older population (Bonow et al. 120). Physical inactivity, lifestyle of individuals and unhealthy diet are among the key factors that increase a person’s...
Ethical Approval This paper reviews a research by Gelfman, Meier, and Morrison (2008) that explored the impact of palliative care (PC) on the patient’s family. The study gained the Institutional Review Board’s (Mount Sinai School of Medicine) approval prior to commencement, which allowed the researchers to proceed with the research...
Introduction The article, titled “Using Specialized Information Technology to Reduce Errors in Emergency Cardiac Care”, describes the development and implementation of information technology (IT) that incorporates the existing Acute Cardiac Ischemia Time-Insensitive Predictive Instrument (ACI-TIPI) decision-support technology into a patient safety/quality enhancement reporting Time-Insensitive Predictive Instrument Information System (TIPI-IS) database...
‘Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Activities of the Methanol Leaf Extract of Phyllanthus Amarus in some Laboratory Animals’ is an article devoted to the study of the therapeutic qualities of Phyllanthus Amarus. The authors suggest considering potential benefits of the plant in the framework of its application to such pathophysiologic condition as...
The topics raised in the article by Shonkoff, Boyce and McEwen are very significant and important nowadays. The research of the work is focused on finding the roots of the development of common adult diseases and addressing these roots at the early stages. The researchers are examining the idea of...
Introduction The research article written by Ginni Garcia, Thankam Sunil, Pedro Hinojosa (2012) is aimed at examining the relationship between the severity of obesity and the consumption of fast food. The scholars attempt to determine the influence of various behavioral factors on the degree of obesity. This is the main...
Abstract This paper provides a background understanding of research that is aimed at examining the legal and ethical environment restrictions and opportunities affecting health care provision at the Jackson Hospital in Miami. The literature review presents different perspectives, such as the effect of standardization, healthcare, legal issues, as well as...
Introduction The article under consideration dwells upon effectiveness of prandial inhaled insulin and basal insulin glargine compared to biaspart insulin used for treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes. The researchers aimed at comparing efficacy of the two types of treatment. They also note that contemporary insulin therapy often has...
Obesity is one of the most discussed health problems all over the world. The progress of obesity in the United States is closely associated with the population’s lifestyle and dietary habits. Effective diets and products which can reduce the obesity rates are actively discussed in the scientific world and in...
Anxiety disorders are one of the most common psychological issues of the contemporary world. Among the citizens of the United States, at least one of four people is likely to fit the profile for one or another anxiety disorder once during their lifetime (Shear, Cloitre, Pine & Ross 2005). The...
The study was approved by an Institutional Review Board as it is a requirement of the journal where it was published. Notably, the article is peer reviewed. Though it is not explicitly stated that the informed consent was obtained from subjects, participants were volunteers and competed questionnaires where ethical issues...
Abstract This critique reviews a quantitative study by Kerry Ellis-Jacob on the impact of patient satisfaction on rural hospitals’ revenue generation. The critique is structured under the following key areas: introduction, purpose and problem statement, literature review, research framework and hypothesis, sample size and design, research implications and recommendations, and...
Introduction Quantitative research entails objectivity as well as generalization of results (Moballeghi & Moghaddam, 2008). This research critique is a review of the article, Experience of adjuvant treatment among postmenopausal women with breast cancer: health-related quality of life, symptom experience, stressful events and coping strategies, by Maria Browall. The critique...
Introduction Michael Pollan in his essay talks about how the focus of food processing in America has been on individual nutrients rather than on dietary patterns or whole food that are beneficial to consumers. He speaks of a complex subject and simplifies it in a manner that his readers can...
Health care provision is increasingly becoming complicated. In modern-day health care provision, certain ethical issues have to be addressed. As such, there are ethical theories that inform health care providers in moral reasoning and judgment regarding the type and healthcare offered. These theories are also connected to legal statutes. In...
The evolution of animal rights has lead to improved animal healthcare. It is imperative to state that while modern medicine is intended to cure animals’ diseases, there are instances where the quality of a pet’s life is threatened by an incurable, irreversible and insufferable condition, injury or old age. In...
Physician assisted suicide is a term used to refer to the assistance given to a terminally ill patient by a professional medical practitioner who gives a prescription of a lethal dose that will terminate the life of the patient without suffering, but with request from the patient (Kopelman & De...
In different cultures, food is consumed not only to sustain life but also to give certain social meaning. Dating back to several centuries ago, some communities used certain foods in their diet to provide good nutrition and also as a type of medicine to prevent or manage various types of...
Introduction The research question was: “Are bottle fed babies introduced to solid foods sooner than breast fed babies?” The literature review process mostly centered on medical journals, but other journals that covered the research topic were also included. The literature search process The key words in the research question were:...
Introduction Problems related to childhood obesity, diabetes and heart problems are among the few problems currently plaguing our nation’s children as a result of unhealthy eating habits. In an effort to stem the tidal wave of a growing health problem among the nation’s children the LEA (Local Education Authority) has...
Introduction While working as a community public health nurse, a specialist in the field should understand the features of the community, and she or he should be able to address the needs of this diverse group. The exploration of the public health in the community is an important stage in...
Introduction The research question was whether children raised on vegetarian diets have different growth patterns than other children. The literature review process was mostly based on medical journals but book references accessed through the Web were also used. The Literature Review Process In identifying the appropriate material, the key words...
The Purnell’s Model can shed light on a client’s background and help nurses and other healthcare professionals to develop proper communication with him/her (Weiss, Tilin & Morgan, 2013). The model includes 12 domains. As for heritage, I am American and I live in Florida. I am 31 and I am...
Introduction Medical practitioners understand well the idea of strategy development. Within the Health care institutions, this is since it contributes to individual’s as well as community’s health. Implementation of right strategies assists in increasing the medical attention to communities. However, poor strategies often results into poor services which at times...
The understanding of the dynamics of suicide play a critical role in helping troubled individuals in coping with ideation and behaviors that are likely to cause suicide. Any person should make a concerted effort to help people who are likely to commit suicide by offering diagnostic services. Assessment of a...
Introduction HIV and AIDS is a disease that affects human beings. HIV is a virus that specifically transmitted through sexual contact, mother to child through during birth, or intravenous drug use using sharp objects (Stolley & Glass, 2009). This paper discusses the pathophysiology, clinical manifestation, nursing and medical management, and...
