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Introduction Primary prevention is a public health concept of intervention that is used to eliminate the causes of a disease or a certain condition that could be affecting an individual and even a community. The concept is historically founded on the fact that removing the proven causes of a disease...
Introduction and Problem Identification It is impossible to imagine a competent medical system without adequate communication. Medical institutions whose leaders promote effective communication among their followers find it easier to solve emerging challenges and improve patient outcomes. Thus, the purpose of this project is to explain how to achieve effective...
Introduction The establishment of a nursing philosophy plays a crucial role in nursing practice and career growth. Even though all nurses study the same principles, theories, and regulations, each person shares specific beliefs and attitudes toward the environment, which provokes the promotion of unique approaches to care and treatment. The...
Introduction It goes without saying that nursing theories and conceptual models currently play an immeasurably essential role in the research and practice of any competent nurse specialist. In general, the nursing theory is a framework that was designed to support evidence-based nursing practice, organize knowledge, and explain specific phenomena in...
Standards of care as developed both in local organizations and through state and federal policy are critical to maintaining a safe and high-quality level of patient care. These standards of care are commonly based on evidence-based research or the experience of health care professionals. Healthcare organizations are expected to provide...
As noted in previous chapters, the chosen practice change for preventing pressure ulcers (PU) is repositioning and turning patients with decreased mobility. This task is one of the nurses’ duties, and the theory that may explain how nurses approach patient care is the Three Cs of Lydia Hall. According to...
Introduction Information technology has gained increased attention among scientists as it has become widely used in the healthcare sector. It possesses the capacity to change nursing practice (Jones, Rudin, Perry, & Shekelle, 2014). IT is discussed in the paper from the standpoint of its relevance, negative and positive impact on...
Introduction Background of the study The cardiovascular system is a part of the human transport system. It consists of the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries. It performs various functions especially when an individual is exercising (Turner, 2000, p. 309). Some of its functions include transporting oxygenated blood to the active...
Dear Madam, Re: Request to Re-take the ADN 151 Class and Stay in the Program. My names are DC and I was admitted into Rio Hondo’s Nursing program in the summer of 2011. Regrettably, I failed to obtain a passing grade in my AND 151 class. This has jeopardized my...
Introduction Communication is vitally important. This is one of the major tools used by human beings to establish interpersonal relationships. This is can be seen by how a person communicates his intentions and his desires. Without the ability to communicate, interpersonal conflict can easily arise but more importantly there can...
Introduction Nursing theories are powerful frameworks that guide practitioners to provide personalized and high-quality care to their patients. Hildegard Peplau is one of the professionals whose ideas continue to reshape healthcare practice. Her “Interpersonal Relations Theory” identifies the nursing process as a sequential procedure that focuses on the best problem-solving...
With the advancement of technologies, the opportunities to collect and share information improve, allowing users to achieve higher goals efficiently and productively. In the fast-evolving spheres like healthcare, informational technologies play a crucial role in the achievement of health-promotional, educational, strategic, and developmental goals. In particular, healthcare managers using PowerPoint...
Introduction Due to the complex, critical and dynamic nature of the health sector in the world today, health practitioners are being faced with new challenges and issues that call for attention. Organization and management skills are very critical in ensuring quality health services delivery. Best practice in nursing management and...
Traditionally, nurses did the caring while medication did the curing. However, this has changed since nurses started performing both the caring and curing processes. This gradually resulted in the distinctions made between healing and curing. Curing is primarily related to the scientific way of making a case recover from illness....
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is normally characterized by breathlessness, coughing and a wheezing sound that is normally heard when somebody breaths. These symptoms are caused by either chronic emphysema or bronchitis (Løkke, 2006 p.10). Patients with emphysema are normally plagued with persistent short breath where as those with chronic...
Introduction Teamwork is important in nursing profession as it determines communication and collaboration between different medical professions. Team work has always been very popular and important in nursing. Because self-managing members are working on permanent teams, the effort and expense involved in changing compensation structures is often justified. However, in...
Nursing is a science besieged by increasing challenges and complexity. As a career that deals with human beings, it requires utmost care and consideration of details, as lives may be at stake. Nurses need to be critical in their decision-making skills. This essay critically reviews two studies -one qualitative and...
From 1932 to 1972, the United States Public Health Service (PHS) conducted a clinical study that was aimed at observing and learning more about the natural process and history of untreated syphilis. The leakage of such a process resulted in numerous questions and criticism. It still remains one of the...
While Covid-19 is spreading around the world, authorities and healthcare professionals are trying to avoid a sharp increase in the number of cases. For this reason, as the experts say, flattening the curve is vital to avoid overloading the healthcare system and reduce mortality. The attempts to control the spread...
Introduction Wounds are breaks in the outer layer of the skin, epidermis, or any injury caused by physical means that result in disruption of normal continuity of tissues and structures. Wounds are surgical, distressing, vascular, associated with disease, or result from the forces of cut, rubbing, strain, and/or wetness. Wounds...
The policy of the Novant Health hospitals regarding the use of restraints has measures that prevent or minimize the use of restraints and seclusion. The policy also mandates that restraints should be used following individualized evaluation of the patient. The policy regarding the use of restraints has a number of...
Introduction The case of medical malpractice under examination describes the inappropriate actions of health care professionals that resulted in the patient’s death. In 2001, Arturo Iturralde went to HMC, a Hawaiian state-owned hospital. He was diagnosed with degenerative spondylolisthesis and scheduled for surgery after several days. The surgery went wrong...
The Structure and Function of the Three Types of Muscle Tissue The complexity of the muscular system is conditional upon the presence of various kinds of muscle tissue. They include skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscles which differ in their structure and function as well as in the way they establish...
“An Outbreak of the Irrational” The piece under analysis entitled “An Outbreak of the Irrational” is written by Sarah Dzubay. The article deals with the attitudes to vaccination that became a debatable issue several years ago. The primary point the author makes is the effectiveness of vaccination in establishing safe...
One of the most significant environmental problems of the modern world is global warming, which threatens the destruction of flora and fauna, changing the earth’s surface and natural disasters. The main harmful aspect of global warming is that all of the changes can significantly damage people’s health because it can...
Choosing a profession is one of the most crucial decisions every individual makes in their life. Various factors, such as personality traits, knowledge, skills, and opportunities have to be considered when pursuing a specific career path. In addition, specialization should be beneficial for the person and society and stay in...
Interview Summary The interviewee is a registered nurse working in the intensive care unit of a local hospital. The nurse is a female in her late twenties with five-year working experience at the hospital mentioned above. The interviewee provides a wide range of healthcare services to patients with diverse acute...
Introduction Both during one’s nursing education and career, it is essential to understand and remember the profession’s fundamental aspects. The most vital parts are the code of ethics and the scope of practice that nurses have to keep in mind to perform as competent medical professionals. As an integral part...
Nursing practice, as a professional discipline focused on the promotion of human health, derives from a broad pool of knowledge that comprises a plethora of theories, principles, and pieces of research evidence. In fact, theories and models drive the practice of nursing and substantially affect it. Theories significantly vary in...
At the beginning of his career, Brad Pitt worked for El Pollo Loco to pay the bills for his acting classes. The fast-food industry may have given the world one of the most talented actors, but is it enough to turn a blind eye to all the adverse effects it...
Introduction This paper will analyze the Schizophrenia along with its symptoms. It will also analyze an important scene in the movie “a beautiful mind” which was directed by Ron Howard. The main character in the move is John Nash who is played by Russell Crowe; he is supposed to be...
Smoking is considered to be one of the most dangerous problems of every nation since in many cases it leads to fourteen different types of cancer, including pancreatic, renal, bladder, mouth, stomach, liver and cervical cancer. Being the single biggest cause of cancer in the world, smoking causes about 70,000...
Introduction The heart is a vital organ in living animals due to its roles in the transport of oxygen, nutrients and hormones to the rest of the body. Other functions of the heart include the elimination of metabolic wastes such as carbon dioxide and nitrogenous waste. The heart achieves these...
The delivery of nursing care and service is essentially guided by principles of nursing professionalism. An essential role in the nursing profession relates to the autonomous practices that relate to self-direction in nursing care with emphasis on a system of professional functioning. Nurses need to imbibe leadership skills in view...
Abstract Because of their negative outcomes, catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are a significant and rather widespread problem in long-term care. One of the potential interventions is daily bathing with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate washcloths. This intervention was used in a 100-bed long-term care facility unit with the intent of reducing...
The proposed game simulates the process of searching for credible evidence to detect the source of the infection. For this reason, it includes all stages that are critical and demanding in real-life conditions. First, consultation with an epidemiologist to realize the current situation and the problem is required. Second, because...
Abortion should be illegal because unborn babies are considered human beings by the US Government, making abortion murder. Many religions believe that life begins at conception. By terminating the pregnancy, one defies the word of God. From the very second, an embryo has its unique genetic identity, so if nothing...
Introduction With the continuing expansion of healthcare systems, accommodating new patients, treatments, and technologies, education for medical professionals has become critical. Nurses, who are on the frontlines and facing new challenges, require additional knowledge. The management of chronic diseases and injuries requires sophisticated and modern methods or treatments. Therefore, the...
Introduction Nowadays, many healthcare facilities and independent researchers admit the growth of childhood obesity as a global epidemic problem. The role of a medical worker is frequently discussed to underline a possibility to monitor a body mass index (BMI), evaluate co-morbidities, and give counseling (Dabas & Seth, 2018). Nursing knowledge...
Introduction While many healthcare policies currently exist in the USA, sometimes, they are not enough to reach the most beneficial outcomes for the public. In particular, the consumption of sugared beverages is an acute question since it leads to obesity and other dramatic health outcomes. In this view, initiating a...
Introduction The moment of the scientific discovery of microorganisms allowed scientists to answer many questions about the origin of life and the processes of interaction of living beings. According to Appana (2018), “microbes play a critical role in the development of both physiological and anatomical features of the living organisms...
Motivation in the workplace can be understood as a process that impacts employees’ behaviors and attitudes towards their responsibilities. In the nursing area, motivation morale is significant since the actions of nurses largely determine patients’ health outcomes and their overall well-being. The failure to achieve the standards set leads to...
Introduction In hospital settings, interdisciplinary teams (IPTs) are an alternative to single profession physician practices. Even though IPTs are associated with improved patient outcomes, satisfaction, and team collaborations, the present paper focuses on hospital settings are not introduced. The clinic can benefit from the introduction of an IPT concentrate on...
In medicine, research, experiments, and surveys are regularly conducted and serve as excellent tools for the development of new treatment methods, understanding patients’ needs, concerns, and so on. It also helps healthcare professionals to evaluate the effectiveness of new medications and medical procedures. One of the ways to conduct successful...
Practice concern/problem The practice problem selected for this project is that insufficient nurse staffing leads to medication errors. A medication error is a preventable occurrence in the hands of a healthcare provider leading to or causing inappropriate medication use, potentially resulting in patient harm. Medication errors in healthcare environments may...
Introduction Nursing is a profession that focuses on providing medical patients with proper care. It involves many aspects, including ethical standards, continuous learning throughout the career and even conducting research for improving the quality of care provided in the hospitals. In addition, nurses communicate closely with the patients and their...
Introduction Ensuring that the relationships among nurses and patients are friendly and confidential is one of the priorities of junior medical personnel involved in the care process. The use of various methods and practices aimed at providing qualified medical assistance allows finding a unique approach to almost any case, and...
Interprofessional teams are becoming the standard in healthcare due to their ability to address a variety of issues. The qualifications of individual members allow them to employ expertise from numerous fields, and they can use their strengths to improve treatment quality and correct potential mistakes. Long-term care units can benefit...
Introduction The emergency room setting is notoriously a high-stress environment where interprofessional teams must collaborate to ensure quick and efficient delivery of care to patients, particularly those who are in crisis. The emergency room consists of various teams such as physicians, front-end nurses, advanced trainees, paramedics, and medical students that...
Introduction To deliver proper healthcare services, a nurse has to be aware of culture-specific factors that affect a target group. Therefore, learning the essential components of cultural competence is critical to the management of people’s needs. For this paper, a representative of the Asian American community was interviewed and asked...
The model that perfectly fits the objectives is team nursing. Within the framework of this model, healthcare professionals are divided into groups so as to provide care on a number of different levels at the same time (for example, acute care, nurse practitioners, inpatient setting professionals, and many others). Even...
Introduction Individuals with poor mobility are at high risk of having pressure ulcers (PUs) that are defined as “localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure alone or in combination with shear” (Lyder, & Ayello, 2008). My proposal focuses on...
Introduction Johns Hopkins Hospital is one of the most recognizable health facilities in America. It is known for the diversity of medical services offered and a high number of patients who seek them. However, the daily operations of the hospital’s operations and the safeguard of its patients’ safety and quality...
Virginia Avenel Henderson was born on November 30, 1897, in Kansas City, MO. She graduated from the U.S. Army School of Nursing in 1921, completed her B.S. at the Teachers College in 1932, and her M.A. at the Columbia University in 1934. Then she taught at the Columbia University until...
Introduction Interaction is one of the remarkable features of group counseling. It is also an important premise and a type of therapy that helps participants to solve certain issues. All groups go through four major stages such as forming, storming, norming, and performing that are characterized by different kinds of...
Analysis of Systems and Structures of the Johns Hopkins Hospital In this part of the study, the reporting structure of John Hopkins Hospital is analyzed. A Board of Governors oversees the organization’s activities. It has authority over the hospital’s administration, which is the second-tier of management. Within this structure, the...
Executive Summary The initial strategy developed for Blue Shield contained the four primary objectives that required improvements. The feedback, provided by peers and colleagues highlighted some essential parts of the plan that need adjustments. Firstly, it was advised to define more accurately the scope of technological development that the company...
Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a major health concern in the United States. According to Akingbola et al. (2016), the introduction of hydroxyurea (HU) was a major relief to patients as it has been proven to alleviate symptoms of the disease. Adewoyin, Oghuvwu, and Awodu (2017) argue that this...
Introduction Advanced practice nurses are believed to play a crucial part in the current process of healthcare system transformation. At present, medical organizations tend to invest in improving patient care and developing the culture of nursing practice. To improve the quality of medical services, nurses should advocate for evidence-based and...
In this paper, the core competencies of a nursing practitioner (adult-gerontology NP) and a nurse informaticist will be compared and contrasted. Competencies: Similarities and Differences Depending on the competencies model, nursing informaticists can have different core competencies, but they frequently consist of these three parts: basic computer competencies, information literacy,...
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...
The Pathophysiology of Chronic Venous Insufficiency According to Santler and Goerge (2017), chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a well-known disorder associated with a variety of symptoms in later disease stages, which is reported to be considered common within the population of the U. S. Most notably, varicose veins with or...
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...
Assessment of Data Subjective A 10-year-old female reports ear pain that has worsened during the past three days. Fever and discharge from the ear are not observed. A good appetite is present. The patient does not provide a clear description of pain expect, stating that it is of a reproducible...
Literature Review This literature review focuses on significant issues in nurse-led interventions for the management of chronic illnesses. A central goal of chronic illness management is to support patient participation in self-care. Self-efficacy can be achieved through nurse interventions that involve health literacy programs geared towards improving functional capacity and...
Healthcare practitioners should be aware of different procedures, tools, and guidelines that amount to evidence-based practice. Caregivers and clinicians who use them will provide exemplary and high-quality medical services to their patients. This paper gives a detailed analysis of the differences between these tools: clinical guidelines, practice standards, and algorithms....
The success of a health care organization depends primarily on the extensive understanding of accounting and financial management by its executive and managers. Finance and accounting are both used to monitor and manage the financial resources of an organization. Finance and accounting are important aspects of an organization’s long-term attainment...
Introduction Holistic care is a model of patient care, which can be regarded as core to the science of nursing in general. According to Zamanzadeh, Jasemi, Valizadeh, Keogh, & Taleghani (2015), “the philosophy behind holistic care is based on the idea of holism which emphasizes that for human beings the...
Depression is a state where a person has low moods and a person’s concentration is derailed. This affects a person in several ways including thoughts, behavior, personal well being, and feelings. People in such situations usually feel sad and worried. At times, they may feel helpless, restless, and worthless. Depressed...
Research Problem/Purpose The article written by Cañadas-De la Fuente et al. (2015) is focused on the issue of burnout syndrome experienced by nursing professionals because it is seen as a trigger of various health problems. The researchers claim that “the burnout syndrome is beginning to be regarded as an occupational...
Little Havana is a neighborhood that has sufficient health facilities but lags in terms of health educational programs. The high poverty rate of the region further aggravates the issue, restricting the population from the health insurance and affordable medical services. Community Overview Little Havana is a central neighborhood of Miami-Dade...
Metformin is an oral biguanide antihyperglycemic agent prescribed to patients suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus (non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus), which rates among the first-line medications across the globe and can be used both as a monotherapy or combined with several other drugs used for treating diabetes. The medication can also...
Introduction In their work, nurses should apply theoretical principles of nursing to their practice depending on the settings and specific needs of patients whom they serve. Much attention should be paid to identifying differences in needs and expectations typical of various groups of patients (Wetzig & Mitchell, 2017). The purpose...
Introduction McLaren Health Care is a network of healthcare facilities that provides the citizens of Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsular with high-quality medical service (“Company overview of McLaren Health Care Corporation,” 2017). It was created in 1981 and is located in Flint, Michigan. The company states its mission as...
What is Ethinomics? The term ethinomics was first introduced by scientist Marrill Mathews at the end of the last century, and the main essence of this concept was the unification of ethics and economics definitions (Rambur, 2015). The main essence of this phenomenon is to describe a certain term from...
Introduction Several organizations make terrible errors while undertaking their various activities such as marketing and selling of their products (Frederick, 8). This does not exclude the medical and pharmaceutical organizations, which also engage in dishonorable activities for monetary reasons. However, sources indicate that these disreputable acts are primarily sparkled and...
Nursing Care Delivery Model Patient-centered care is a model of nursing care that encompasses a patient’s values, needs, preferences, and experiences in the planning, coordination, and delivery of care. It seeks to include patients and family members as active participants in the decision-making process rather than passive recipients of treatment....
Brief Explanation of a Leadership Issue Arranging a proper level of unit collaboration Increasing overall job satisfaction of units Raising the morals of the nursing staff Building backgrounds for effective teamwork Creating a comfortable environment in a hospital Providing a stable operation of all units Note: For many people, job...
Introduction Nurses have a variety of responsibilities when providing care for their patients. In particular, one such responsibility is advocating for the patient if a need to do so arises. In this paper, a hypothetical situation in which a patient is threatened will be identified; the bioethical decision-making model will...
Introduction The paper aims to assess data collected during the interview of a family. The family consists of four members: M., a 46-year old male who is a spouse of L., a 42-year old female, S., a 20-year old female, and H., a 15-year old male (who are the children...
Background and Significance Congestive heart failure remains one of the important health issues that result in the death of thousands of people all over the world. As for the nature of the given problem, congestive heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to perform its functions properly and, therefore,...
Introduction: Phases of Critical Thinking in Nursing Critical thinking in nursing practice is a reasoning process that enables the nurses to generate and implement approaches for dealing with patients. Critical thinking should be applied to all phases of the nursing process. Critical Thinking in Nursing Process: Assessment Phase During the...
Introduction Evidence-based practice (EBP) implies the rational application of current evidence related to clinical expertise and core patient needs to direct decisions in health care. To ensure the efficiency of EBP and its best outcomes, the implemented evidence should be recent, credible, and of high quality. It may not always...
Introduction Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a condition that can appear in patients suffering from diabetes mellitus (both type 1 and type 2) and, in most severe cases, may turn out to be fatal if not addressed in due time. Although this type of a hyperglycaemic crisis is rather infrequent, its...
Introduction Communication is an essential part of life. No institution can operate without communication between its staff, leaders, and customers. In nursing, leaders have to utilize effective communication strategies to ensure professionalism in the workplace. This paper will examine various aspects of effective communication and conflict resolution in nursing settings....
Introduction Florence Nightingale was deemed the initiator of learned and scientific nursing and is broadly identified as “The lady with the lamp” (Murray & O’Neil, 2016). Her efforts act as the foundation of nursing research and practice. She is recognized as the first nursing theorist with one of her theories...
Abstract The purpose of this dissertation is to identify the present situation and future trend regarding privatisation of public healthcare system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; in addition, it aims to suggest a right direction to carry on public healthcare privatisation in the KSA in order to reduce governmental...
Meaning The main concepts of Dorothy Johnson’s Behavioral System Model include human beings as identities consisting of two major systems, the behavioral and the biological systems. At the same time, the patient’s behavioral system is divided into seven behavioral subsystems, such as eliminative, affiliative, dependency, ingestive, aggressive, sexual, and achievement....
Introduction Nursing is the profession that changes many lives, improves the quality of a human life, and promotes the development of personal and professional skills. Nursing is also a discipline that should be organized in accordance with some principles and rules. Therefore, it is important to identify and understand nursing...
Introduction The paper aims to examine, compare, and contrast the health care systems of the United States and Austria. Austria possesses one of the most advanced health care systems in Europe, which includes a complex and supported system of social security services, accessible and affordable health care facilities; Austrian social...
It was not until 1950s that first nursing theories began to be formulated and applied to nursing practice after many centuries of tradition-based experimental learning. Since then, a whole number of theories manifesting different approaches, philosophies, and perceptions have emerged. These worldviews provide contrasting paradigms of knowledge comprehension and development...
Introduction Anemia is a condition that develops as a result of low hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (HCT) contents, as well as a low erythrocyte count. Hb is a protein contained in erythrocytes. It is responsible for the reception of oxygen in the lungs, its transportation to various body cells, and...
Ethical Dilemma Invisible Patients is a touching and powerful documentary that describes the work of a nurse practitioner who helps the most vulnerable patients to live and struggle with their illnesses. Every case described in the documentary is unique and reveals certain problems peculiar to the modern healthcare sector. However,...
Definition of the Meta-Paradigm of Nursing in the Maternal Role Attainment Theory and the Parent-Child Interaction Model The meta-paradigm of nursing in Ramona Mercer’s Maternal Role Attainment Theory is concerned with the health of nontraditional mothers who have an insufficient maternal identity (“Maternal role attainment theory,” 2016). The theory may...
Leininger’s Theory of Transcultural Nursing: Introduction Nursing was hardly defined as an academic discipline or even as a profession in the 19th century (Alligood, 2014). In the 21st century, the recognition of nursing was observed in different practice areas, including education, leadership, informatics, and management. Nursing frameworks and theories start...
Principles and Essentials of Holistic Nursing Care Holistic nursing care refers to a patient as a whole. According to the principles of holistic nursing care, a nurse integrates self-care, responsibility, and spirituality based on such concepts as mind, spirit, body, emotion, and environment (Dossey & Keegan, 2016). A range of...
Chapter I of the book Health Care Ethics is entitled “Understanding Ethics and How We Approach Ethical Decisions.” It comprises of three sub-parts. The part that should be summarized is “How We Approach Ethical Decisions.” In the following chapter, the authors discuss aspects that influence the making of moral decisions....
Quality planning and organizational performance enhancement initiatives concentrated on distinct measurable focus areas have the potential to bring substantial positive changes in the healthcare system (Weston & Roberts, 2013). However, to ensure that a meeting is conducted effectively, it is important to write meeting minutes capturing the essential information discussed...
The US healthcare system is facing a lot of criticism nowadays. Some people claim that it is not as effective as billions are allocated, but people still receive poor-quality and costly services. It is important to evaluate some components of the system to identify the gaps that should be addressed....
The current paper is designed to review the existing nursing philosophies. I thoroughly describe the two theories that are consistent with my outlooks. I also enumerate the factors that majorly influence the overall development of the nursing philosophy. My thoughts concerning the concepts of the nursing metaparadigm are also presented...
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...
Concepts of healing hospitals The concept of healing hospitals is based on the core principle of providing healthcare services in well-coordinated and humane manner. In this regard, the concept of healing is attributed with three major components. A healing physical environment In order to improve efficiency and quality of health...
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 Since its inception in the 19th century, Nightingale pledge has been recited in various nursing schools within and outside the United States. However, the pledge has also raised controversies around the world. Consequently, the pledge has been modified severally since its creation in 1893. Opponents of the pledge have...
Nurses working with, and caring for patients suffering from dementia will oftentimes realize the difficulty of the task. It can be an exhausting and frustrating work. One of the reasons why it is extremely challenging to work with patients suffering from Alzheimer is that they do not retain explanations or...
“Nurse Manager Skills Inventory” provides nurses with a good opportunity to evaluate their leadership skills in such areas as personal and professional accountability; career planning; skills assisting in developing a leader; and preferable practices and behaviors (Nurse Manager Skills Inventory, 2006). Focusing on personal strengths and weaknesses in developing mentioned...
Nursing theory and practice has changed tremendously since the inception of nursing as a profession. The changes often occur under the auspices of nursing theories and models, which have been posited by various nursing professionals over the years. Despite all the existing nursing theories and models having contributed to the...
Introduction Mental health forms a significant aspect of human health because it determines the general health of a person. Mental illnesses are common disorders that affect how humans behave, think, or feel. Usually, people with mental illnesses exhibit unique behaviours, nurture strange thoughts, and have irritable emotions. Depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder,...
Teenage pregnancy has become a major problem both in the developing and the developed world alike. It is both a social and health problem that every government is trying to address. Some worlds’ governments have allocated financial support to the relevant ministries and departments in their national budgets. The government...
Introduction Progressively, individuals the world over are finding themselves depending on the internet as a source of health-related information. For example, in the United States alone, over 52 million adults are believed to have accessed the internet as a source for medical and health information (CMAJ, 2008). Consequently, there has...
This paper is focused on verbal and nonverbal elements of communication in nursing profession. It also assesses the importance of effective nursing communication process with patients in healthcare. Five Elements of the Communication Process The five elements of the communication process include the sender, message, receiver, channels, and feedback. Finkleman...
Healthcare in the US vs. Other Developed Countries The first fact that can be pinpointed about US healthcare compared to other countries’ systems is the high expenditure required to meet the population’s needs. For example, in 2016, the US spent almost 18% of its gross domestic product on healthcare, compared...
Introduction A 5-year-old, Brittany, suffers from inborn sickle cell anemia and was recently hospitalized with acute pain. It is the most prevalent form of sickle cell disease, characterized by vascular inflammation and accelerated blockage by sickled red blood cells. As a result, there is no blood flow to nearby tissues,...
Gate Control Theory and the Transformation of Pain Perception Mechanisms The article by Melzack and Wall, entitled “Pain Mechanisms: A New Theory,” significantly altered the understanding of pain mechanisms. The authors articulated the new hypothesis of pain perception and its psychological determinants and mechanisms in 1965 (Melzack & Wall, 1965)....
Introduction Learning theories are crucial in understanding how individuals absorb and retain information. Applying these theories can be particularly beneficial in enhancing the learning process in patient teaching. In a recent patient teaching situation, I encountered three principles of adult learning, also known as Andragogy, that were particularly relevant. Andragogy...
Introduction Being behind the wheel for extended periods is an inherent part of the job of a truck driver. Spending a significant amount of time driving can make it challenging to care for one’s health. Diabetes has become increasingly common due to inactivity and a lack of affordable, nutritious food...
Abstract The cardiovascular system is vital to human health because it mainly delivers oxygen to the cells and supports their functioning. Many disorders might challenge the work of this system, and coronary artery disease (CAD) is a specific condition under analysis in this paper. Attention will be paid to the...
Introduction Every year, billions are spent researching new treatments to save lives from various diseases. Despite significant advances in medicine, death is an inevitable part of life that needs a medical approach and evaluation. The film, Being Mortal, based on Dr. Gawande’s book, reflects on whether modern medicine can make...
Introduction Though cocaine is no longer abused as commonly as it would be several decades before, it remains one of the most commonly misused substances. Cocaine is a powerful and highly addictive stimulant drug that is derived from the leaves of the coca plant. It is classified as a Schedule...
Introduction Each person is free to choose whether or not to live their final days. For Canadians whose medical illness is a mental condition, it should be their personal decision whether to seek medical assistance in dying (MAID). Although there is controversy surrounding this ethical and legal matter, a utilitarian...
Introduction Research, evidence-based practice (EBP), and quality improvement (QI) are pivotal for ensuring high-quality care in an ICU (Intensive Care Unit) setting. This paper evaluates the culture, leadership, communication channels, and other aspects of the author’s ICU and recommends a model aimed at improving the quality of patient care. Based...
The Role of 18th & 19th Century Resurrectionists: Who Were They? The 18th century in Britain was a period marked by both enlightenment and shadows. Among the shadows lurked the clandestine activities of resurrectionists, a group of individuals engaged in the gruesome practice of body-snatching. Driven by a complex interplay...
Introduction Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is a topic that evokes deep ethical, moral, and practical considerations. The debate encompasses arguments both for and against legalization, touching on the sanctity of life, patient autonomy, the role of medicine, and the potential for abuse or slippery slopes. As a state legislator, the decision...
Subject Population: Pregnant Women and Rationale for Selection The population studied in the research is pregnant women. This population was chosen because the importance of physical exercise in normal pregnancy has long been debated by obstetricians, gynecologists, and their patients. Regular physical activity enhances the activity of the woman’s respiratory...
Influences of Cultural Values Regarding Healthcare on Oral Health Habits Cultural values play a significant role in shaping people’s attitudes and behaviors toward health care, including oral health habits. Different cultures have unique perspectives on what is essential when maintaining good oral hygiene. These values can shape individuals’ approaches to...
Introduction Because of the fast pace of change in the healthcare business, selecting a healthcare information system that is both effective and interoperable is very necessary in order to provide high-quality treatment to patients and maintain compliance with applicable regulations. This study intends to analyze and contrast three of the...
Introduction The deliberate taking of one’s own life has emerged as one of the leading causes of death globally, making it a critical issue. The prevalence of this problem is shown by the fact that approximately half of the population knows someone who has died by suicide, survived a suicide...
Introduction Mr. Smith is under the care of a registered nurse called Jane. During the assessment, the patient presented numerous illnesses, including diabetes, COPD, hypertension, and pneumonia. The nurse is responsible for attending to Mr. Smith and ensuring he is better and that his treatment has no complications. She has...
A News Story That Describes a Breach of Healthcare Ethics Overview of the Situation and Parties Involved A case of disability-based discrimination occurred in the NYU Langone Hospital. A deaf patient, Aneta Brodski, claimed that she was denied a sign language interpreter while being in labor (Saadah, 2023). She stated...
Introduction The field of nursing has evolved significantly over the years from a vocation primarily for women with limited education into a respected profession with high academic standards. Despite this evolution, a key barrier that continues to hinder nursing’s achievement of full professional status is the perception that nursing is...
Introduction Rubella is an acute viral disease caused by the rubella virus. It refers to a ubiquitous disease affecting many individuals. With the availability of vaccines and the knowledge of their potential risks, it is imperative that society prioritizes vaccination to prevent the spread of rubella and safeguard the health...
Introduction Over the years, many severe medical conditions, such as non-communicable and infectious, mental health, cancer, and many others, have been termed global health issues (Kelland, 2020). Among these, mental health has been reported as a challenge that needs urgent concern (Kelland, 2020). Mental health refers to a person’s mental...
Introduction Natural resources are essential to humans because they provide them with vital needs. They include the access to clean water, which supports breathing, nutrition, development, expected growth and all physiological processes. With this component, the population’s quality of life is greatly improved. Providing clean water is one of the...
Introduction The counseling services People First San Diego provide promote mental health and boost social support, respectively. The Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), respectively, are evidence-based tools that may be used to assess these outcomes. A 14-item self-report questionnaire called the...
Introduction Nursing theories provide an important foundation for decision-making in patient care. Thus, exploring relevant nursing theories can uncover valuable insights into care in patients with type 2 diabetes. Firstly, the theory of a patient-centered approach to nursing was introduced by Faye Abdellah in 1960 (Mudd et al., 2020). Main...
Introduction Nurse shortage is one of the major challenges that face the health care system today. The nursing shortage has severe consequences that affect the well-being of nurses and their ability to provide quality care. In addition, it affects hospital capacity, health care processes, the efficiency of health care systems,...
Abstract This paper discusses the self-care deficit theory by Dorothea Orem. According to this concept, people are individuals who are capable and willing to provide care for themselves and who also need to be treated. Thus, people want to preserve their life, health, and well-being. This theory requires a functional...
Introduction The nursing practice continues to grow with the passing years making progress in one way or the other. The paper seeks to identify how nursing theories relate to professional nursing practice. The nursing theories have continued to guide resolutions made to ensure that the professional practice grows steadily. In...
The body’s severe response to an infection is sepsis – a potentially fatal condition that must be identified quickly and treated immediately. Research revealed that the global mortality rates of around 60% were lower than those for sepsis and septic shock (Myrstad et al., 2020). Moreover, its incidence and severity...
Healthcare organizations must manage costs, maximize revenue, and maintain legal and regulatory compliance, among other financial challenges. Two essential aspects of financial management in healthcare enterprises are compliance and reimbursement. While reimbursement refers to the money that healthcare companies get paid for giving people medical care, compliance refers to following...
Introduction Human long-term health outcomes are particularly reliant on the daily nutrition choices and diet regimens one follows. Food is an essential element of human survival that is necessary on a daily basis. Being a source of nutrients, vitamins, fiber, and important elements, food helps human bodies generate power, resist...
Introduction Owing to the various aspects associated with professional identity formation, the nursing profession must comprehend how nursing students construct a professional identity and connect with universities and institutions that offer nursing education. Education has been deemed essential for nursing students to develop their professional identities. Creating a professional identity...
A place that has a special significance to my loved ones and me is a rehabilitation center. Accordingly, the present essay focuses on describing such a facility with the purpose of explaining the dominant impression of an individual upon setting foot in the institution’s lobby. When a person first enters...
Introduction Nursing has recognized several misconceptions about the differences between advanced nursing practice (ANP) and Advanced Practice Nurses (APN). The public should be notified of the distinct responsibilities of APNs and ANPs within the healthcare system and the significance of the advanced practice. The importance of advanced practice techniques to...
While the basic recommendations for a healthy lifestyle remain the same, including a healthy diet, good sleep, sufficient physical activity, and avoiding stress, the actual cost of such a lifestyle becomes increasingly high. While high-income people can afford it, many citizens struggle to satisfy their basic needs. 91% of British...
Introduction Delivering equal opportunity for medical treatment for all people, irrespective of their specific traits is essential in healthcare and is referred to as social justice. Social justice, according to the AACN, is the equal manner in which individuals are treated despite their socioeconomic situation, race, ethnicity, age, nationality, impairment,...
The purpose of this assignment is to examine a patient case of a middle-aged man with multiple health issues due to poor lifestyle choices in relation to Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) model. Three strategies will be discussed to assist the patient based on EBP: providing education and evidence-based information, assessing and...
Defining Acute Pain: Acute pain can be defined as rapidly developing, reaching peak intensity, and subsiding quickly. Chronic Pain as a Persistent Condition: In contrast to acute pain, chronic pain persists after the acute pain has passed and may be better seen as a sickness (Cohen et al., 2021). Breakthrough Pain in...
Current and innovative practices in nursing are essential for providing high-quality patient care and ensuring that healthcare professionals are equipped with the latest knowledge and skills. In particular, monitoring the quality of education practices among diverse learners is critical for ensuring that all individuals have equal access to quality education...
Introduction Evidence-based practice (EBP) is an approach to healthcare that involves making decisions about patient care based on the best available evidence. In order to engage in EBP, healthcare professionals need access to relevant and reliable sources of information. A critical source of information is databases, which can be used...
