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Value-driven health care strives to link reimbursement and quality of services provided to patients. The policymakers leverage public reporting as a way to improve care quality, making information open and accessible for all. For example, according to the recent research conducted by Kavanagh, Cimiotti, Abusalem, and Coty (2012), reporting strategies...
Introduction In the paper, the implementation phase of a randomized controlled trial will be described. The randomized controlled trial aims to research whether telephone-based and online care are more effective compared to standard nursing home visits in patients who are 36 years old or older and who undergo post-acute care....
Introduction The issue of an inadequate nurse-patient ratio is backed by a significant amount of studies. However, the findings of the studies often lack consistency and scientific rigor. The current literature review analyzes five studies on nurse staffing in order to identify the gaps in academic knowledge and suggest a...
Introduction Work environments can have a significant impact on the quality of the nurses’ work. In the article titled “Nurse Work Environment and Quality of Care by Unit Types: A Cross-Sectional Study,” Ma, Olds, and Dunton (2015) presented results of the quantitative cross-sectional study, according to which the higher quality...
Which would be the most appropriate researchable population for use in your research project? The researchable population should focus on delivering the objective of the study. In this case, the risks associated with early elective delivery would provide the objective of the study. Therefore, the most appropriate researchable population will...
Introduction While the birth of a child is generally considered as a happy event in people’s lives, it may sometimes be accompanied by negative issues such as physical or emotional complications of a mother. Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious psychological disorder that disables the woman to take proper care...
Community and Public Health Issue Sierra Leone is a West African country that has a population of more than 7 million people (Lahai, 2017). Emerging from a civil war that lasted more than a decade, the country has a poor health infrastructure characterized by poor access to health care facilities...
Two Concepts of Care Family-focused care also known as family-centered care (FCC) can be defined as a collaborative approach to making decisions related to health care (Kuo et al., 2011). FCC is a philosophy of care that has been recognized and held in high esteem by numerous medical societies, legislative...
Introduction Nowadays, information technology in the healthcare system provides the foundation for the future. The significance of modernization can be seen in retrospective by comparing healthcare provision now and thirty years ago. Most of these years were devoted to the development of computer technologies that improved patient care, whereas, for...
Introduction Facilitation of family health is considered to be one of the ultimate goals of nursing. The purpose of a family health assessment is to identify potential or actual problems of individual family members and of the family as a whole. The process includes assessment, diagnosis, implementation, and evaluation of...
I have chosen childhood obesity as the population health issue that interests me most as I believe it is one of the most pressing problems of the XL generation. The major controversy concerning childhood obesity is whether the condition is predetermined by genetics, individual behavior, or the social or physical...
Selecting a proper study design is very important in medical and scientific research. It can affect the quality, reliability, and usability of a study. Specifying the design is a requirement in all medical research papers (“Study designs,” 2016). Typically, the research topic determines what type of study is going to...
The federal policy that has a significant impact on the role of the advanced practice registered nurse is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The policy strengthens the privacy of the patients’ personal information by providing them with several sets of rights such as the right to obtain...
Abortion Argument and the Counterargument The argument about the legitimacy of abortion has been in existence for quite a while. The proponents of prohibiting abortions as a morally bankrupt concept are nowadays labeled as the pro-life movement, whereas their opponents are defined as the pro-choice one (Kaczor, 2014). Because of...
Under the Christian narrative and Christian vision, what sorts of issues are most pressing in this case study? The case study at hand contains several controversial issues that can be called pressing if regarded in the context of the Christian narrative and Christian vision. However, generalization is not applicable here...
Introduction It should be noted that The Future of Nursing Report was developed to cover several goals and objectives. Importantly, it intends to encourage healthcare practitioners and nurses to take on greater responsibility and exercise autonomy by taking on leadership positions. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has financed the evolvement...
Introduction The issue of stress in the workplace can concern people of different professions, but nurses are prone to this problem very often since they are forced to work directly with patients, and their communication is not always smooth. Moreover, additional factors that affect stress and burnout can arise –...
Introduction Hispanics make one of the fastest-growing demographics in the United States. Most of the Hispanic population that is found in the United States comes from Mexico, but a significant portion also comes from other South and Central American countries. The presence of Hispanic clients has necessitated healthcare professionals to...
Comparison of Core Competencies Nursing professionals have different core competencies depending on the peculiarities of their profession. A lot of diverse features can be found when comparing those competencies that are developed for a nurse practitioner (NP) and for a nurse administrator. Differences can be observed already when focusing on...
Increased attention to the analysis and development of nursing concepts in the recent decade can be explained by the researchers’ aim to clarify any issues and inconsistencies that in the past were accepted as correct or common. Because some nursing concepts, including those regarded as essential, were defined by unclear...
Nowadays there is a tendency of increased patient-centered care, according to which the great importance is given to communication, mutual respect, and emotional interaction between healthcare professionals and patients. This implies a transition from the traditional model adopted in health care to the patient-oriented strategies and the engagement of patients...
Abstract This report aimed to present health literacy as an evidence-based intervention tool that could help in reducing readmission within 30 days following the discharge of acute myocardial infarction patients. Low health literacy was identified as a major factor that contributed to significant cases of hospital readmission within 30 days...
Family History and Brief Health Characteristics The interviewed family is a blended family, where the parents are married not for the first time, and their children come from previous marriages. The mother and father are 35 and 42 respectively, and the children are 8 and 10 (a boy and a...
The current thinking on whether to immunize has resulted into mixed reactions that have been obtained from the importance and negative effects of immunization. It is without doubt that immunization has been vital in healthcare delivery. There are several case4s when this practice has saved lives. Perhaps, it is necessary...
Introduction Depression is one of the most widespread mental illnesses in the world. Employees have to take sick leaves or even leave their positions due to the illness, especially if it remains untreated. More than 80% of people who have symptoms of clinical depression do not receive any help (Australian...
Differences in competencies It is obvious that the provision of the high-quality medical care and services is one of the main tasks of the modern healthcare sector. However, the increased complexity of the environment and new challenges result in the great level of demands to professionals working in the given...
Introduction Vanguard Health is a long-term care provider in the United States of America which was founded in 1997. The healthcare system is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee. The system has many facilities that provide rehabilitation and excellent nursing services to patients who are recovering from illness, injury, or surgery. Currently,...
Abstract Acute pancreatitis is a serious condition with increasing cases of hospital readmission following 30 days after discharge from inpatient settings. As such, interventions have been formulated and implemented to reduce cases of readmission. In this report, Acute Pancreatitis Clinical Activity Index (AP-CAI) was presented as an evidence-based, disease-specific intervention...
Introduction The community under investigation is a census-designated place Brownsville, Florida. The population is nearly 16,000. The majority of the population is healthy, not obese, and satisfied with the quality of their lives. The vulnerable population of Brownsville community is represented by disabled people. They are not provided with all...
Proposed Model Nursing unit managers are responsible for choosing nursing care delivery models that will benefit the practice of the team and will ultimately improve patient outcomes. A collaborative model of care can be chosen for enhancing communication between nursing professionals and promotes their responsibilities with regards to making sure...
Standards A consistent improvement in the quality of the nursing services provided to the target audience is the first step toward promoting wellbeing and meeting the essential responsibilities of a nurse (Kisokanth, Prathapan, Indrakumar, & Joseph, 2015). Therefore, the introduction of the latest technological advances is crucial to maintaining the...
The Concept of Health Care Fraud Health care fraud is the imposition of plenty of unnecessary treatments. According to Pyrek (2011), fraud is determined as “deceit or breach of confidence perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage” (p. 81). It is also should be noted that...
Introduction In the context of contemporary approaches to patient outcomes, there are a number of frameworks that support traditional and evidence-based practices. Evidence-based health care is often opposed to the sometimes practices inherent in the daily work of medical practitioners. It is also important to point out the fact that...
Introduction Burnout syndrome is a serious issue that negatively affects many workers in any profession, especially nurses. The syndrome is associated with a number of psychological distress forms, such as the sense of low personal fulfillment, emotional exhaustion, and depersonalization (Dde, Magnago, Sakae, & Magajewski, 2009, p. 1559). To resolve...
The sources of pediatric primary care in the United States The US government has tried to develop the healthcare system that will be characterized by efficiency and universal coverage (which means addressing the needs of the entire population). Pediatric primary care is the area of considerable concern as the number...
Introduction The quality of modern health care delivery can be significantly improved with the adequate utilization of patient care technologies (Cassano, 2014). The evolution of IT industry provided the basis for the continuous drive for innovation in the medical field. Health care organizations (HCOs) recognized the need for the development...
Outcomes Description Introspect into the issues faced during the transportation of patients from the operation room to another setting, and vice versa, has shown that there is a need for introducing a more efficient tool for identifying the needs of target demographics during the transfer. Indeed, the outcomes of the...
Introduction Health care is one of the fastest-growing fields in the US economy. Nurses are one of the main medical workers that promote development and growth. They create standards, improve the environment, and promote the importance of health care. It is not enough for nurses to know what safe systems...
Introduction The community studied within the frame of the project is the population of a suburban area in Miami, Florida. In reference to the specific features of the chosen community, it is important to note that a large part of it is presented by older adults and couples with one...
Introduction Leadership belongs to one of the phenomena that have been in existence for ages yet are very difficult to define due to the increasingly large number of concepts, notions, and ideas that they embrace with the introduction of innovations into the realm of the target area, nursing being no...
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is often referred to as a severe medical condition, and it is associated with the development of thrombus in deep veins (Thompson, 2015; Vedantham et al., 2016). It could be said that DVT is discovered as a result of injury, surgery, changes in hormones, and a...
The growth of informatics in the nursing field has been integral in facilitating the efficient management of information and communication processes in the delivery of healthcare services (Van Weert & Munro, 2013). This paper compares the different informatics policies developed by varying organizations before identifying the aligned laws and the...
Workplace My workplace is a mixed Intensive Care Unit or ICU. It is a relatively large unit with 12 beds. The unit stations high-risk, low-risk, and rising-risk trauma, medical, and surgical patients. The unit has three central nursing stations, two separate utility rooms (one clean and one dirty), and two...
Abstract It was estimated that nicotine affects the human’s reward system. As a result, smoking cessation might lead to depression and other mental disorder. However, a meta-analysis of existed researches demonstrated that smoking quitting does not lead to depression. On the contrary, cigarette cessation can improve the mental health state...
Changes in policies can be achieved by advanced practice nurses with the help of different approaches. One of these methods is belonging to a union (Yoder-Wise et al., 2014). As a result of participating in union activities, nurses can unite their efforts to achieve concrete goals (Mason, Leavitt, & Chaffee,...
Introduction Purpose of Medicaid and Medicare Medicare and Medicaid are programs designed to ensure that low income and elderly Americans access health insurance. The programs ensure that the financial burden of low-income Americans is shared among all citizens (Cubanski et al., 2015). The main goal of the programs is to...
Introduction The increasing diversification of the United States’ population has led to a situation where, according to the recent estimates, up to 36 percent is comprised of ethnic and racial minorities (CDC, n.d.). It has also been established that due to a wide range of health disparities, these minorities are...
Dental caries is a bacterial infection that occurs on organic matter and hard tissues of the teeth such as the dentin, the enamel and the cementum leading to their demineralization which is as a result of the production of acids by the bacteria (Levine et al. 465). The acids accumulate...
Discussion Healthy People 2020 is a project that comprises numerous recommendations related to health care and health promotion among Americans. The topic is related to access to medical insurance among the citizens of the United States. In fact, researchers working with statistical data related to the problem were using a...
Introduction The representatives of the general public refer to the healthcare facilities in order to receive some help. They entrust their lives and lives of people they care about to healthcare professionals but are not always treated decently because of attempts to circumvent the law. Such cases are considered by...
Occasionally, there are situations when nurses have to take up doctors’ work when communicating with patients. This paper reviews the case of Mr. Alcindor that happened to visit a medical center when a doctor was out of town. A nurse should provide him with information about his PSA results, the...
Introduction The article under analysis is written by Lucha-López et al. (2014). It is focused on diabetic patients with excess weight and the risks of having cardiovascular issues. Diabetes is a health issue that is experienced by numerous people all over the world. Today, the severity of this disease is...
Introduction The use of technology in healthcare has become very important. According to a report by Cowen and Moorhead (2014), many health experts currently rely on technology to manage various medical problems. Doctors and nurses alike currently rely on technology to enable them do their work in an efficient manner....
Introduction In the United States of America, the mortality rates that relate to cancer have been on the decline since 1990. The declines have been attributed to the measures taken to reduce the risk factors such as early detection and early treatment (Lansdorp-Vogelaar et al., 2012). Despite the recorded declines,...
Introduction Pharmaceutical industry presently undergoes a sluggish growth with the intensification of pricing policies, sluggish growth of prescription drugs. This trend led to increased competition in the generic drugs market. The global health market is expected to have a single digit market growth through 2014 (Zacks Equity Research, 2011). One...
The present paper considers the process of translating evidence into practice, using the example of the implementation of pressure ulcer management practices, which are based on high- and moderate-quality evidence. It is suggested that the engagement of the staff is crucial for the successful implementation of the practice. It is...
Introduction The sphere of nursing has altered dramatically over the last ten years. The significant changes in the structure of society, scientific progress, and the rapid development of technologies resulted in the reconsideration of the approach to several traditional activities. Nursing is not an exception as it is also impacted...
Abstract Omeprazole is available in the market under the brand name Prilosec and Losec. It is a medication that is used for the treatment of reducing acid levels in the body. It was discovered in the year 1979. It was later introduced in the marketed in the United States in...
Apart from the main expertise, the job of a nurse requires effective communication skills that are especially important when discussing such sensitive issues like nursing homes and long-term care facilities. The task of the nurse is to provide informational support to patients and their families about all aspects of this...
Currently, health information technology gains more and more popularity all over the world. The research problem of the reviewed article consists in the fact that new technologies transform the process of care and introduce large-scale changes to this area of practice. The majority of the efforts are aimed at improving...
Introduction The treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in America has become one of the key issues of public health care. This ailment causes a significant number of deaths, and it affects not only adults but also children. Today, patients can find a sufficient number of medical centers...
The memory issues are common among the aging population. Many of those who experience problems with memory and thinking address the health and social care services for help. However, it is observed that often patients fail to receive the timely diagnosis for different reasons. The recent research has proved that...
Healthcare organizations (as any other organizations) have to manage their revenues to function properly. First, it is critical to take into account all types of revenue the healthcare facility under analysis receives. Langabeer and Helton (2015) state that there can be various sources of revenue when it comes to healthcare...
The teaching plan for the patient’s nutritional needs should focus on realizing maximum metabolic outcomes associated with glycemia, lipid profiles and blood pressure levels by maintaining a healthy diet comprising manifold servings of fruits, low and intermediate carbohydrate vegetables, whole grains, bread, low-fat dairy products, fish, lean meats, and poultry....
Statistical Tools and Descriptive Data During the 3rd phase of the research, the researcher supposed that there is no need to implement any statistical software into the research process. On the contrary, it is needed to review the literature that is in line with the research question and objectives and...
The placebo effect This is the improvement in the general health of a patient even without taking administered medication. The improvement may be either observable or felt. It is facilitated by factors like classical conditioning, the expectations of the patient, or even a regression to the mean, among others. The...
Introduction Circumcision is a relatively popular procedure that is prevalent in certain cultures and communities. In males, circumcision is performed in the infantry and involves the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis. Female circumcision, on the other hand, includes “partial or total removal of the clitoris, labia minora,...
The present report outlines the use of Rogers’ (2003) theory during an upcoming meeting with a group of nurses that is aimed at facilitating the implementation of a new electronic health records system (EHR) in their hospital. The nurses are reported to be rather reluctant to adopt the new EHR,...
Addressing health care politics has become an issue of paramount importance. As the present case demonstrates, it is not always evident for nurses how the process of policy-making develops and correlates with public health stakeholders’ consideration. To improve the situation, one should regard factors influencing the policy-making process, population health...
The Issue and Ethical Position The United States Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in the case of Ror v. Wade in 1973 legalized abortion in the United States. However, this did not stop the heated debate and deep division between the pro-choice and pro-life crusaders. In this paper, the researcher will...
Epidemiology is the technique exploited to detect the sources of health outcomes and illnesses in populaces. In epidemiology, the persons are regarded jointly. Epidemiology is the assessment (methodical, organized, and data-focused) of the dispersal (incidence, pattern) and determining factors (origins, risk factors) of health-associated conditions and proceedings (not only illnesses)...
Dear potential participant, you are invited to become a part of the research project dedicated to cancer treatment methods in Hispanic patients. You are welcome to discuss this invitation with your friends, relatives, or anyone else before accepting this invitation. Please, be sure to take your time to make an...
Importance of Subjective and Objective Data Medical workers have to know how to gather subjective and objective data of hospitalized patients and provide them with health care in a proper way. It is necessary to understand that in a hospital setting, a patient does not require a full portion of...
Introduction The selected periodical is Journal of Clinical Nursing, an international scientific edition the principal aim of which resides in providing opportunities for exchanging experience and knowledge in different nursing spheres. The key topics that the relevant journal elucidates are clinical research, patient and family experience, and nursing research in...
Hospice is not merely a specialized hospital for the dying people, the philosophical aspect of patients’ treatment plays one of the crucial roles there. The initial hospice philosophy is very simple – a dying person needs a special care while passing through the boundaries of life and death. The palliative...
Introduction The main goal of this project is to develop the activities with the help of which the prevention of complications and PICC line reinsertions could be possible. It is not enough for nurses to learn the rules and follow the given guidelines. It is necessary to comprehend the importance...
Public Health and Economic Principles Health care is closely connected with economic principles and depends on them heavily. In the health sector, the economic evaluation is performed in order to explore the cost of a study of various infectious, long-term or chronic diseases. The costs and benefits of the applied...
Introduction Research articles help the nurses to investigate the topic they are interested in and obtain information for further research and implementation of evidence-based practice. Thus, it is crucial to select appropriate articles and analyze them according to the set criteria. The purpose of this paper is to provide a...
Due to the rapid development of technology and innovations, specialists working in the field of healthcare are provided with an opportunity to improve the quality of life of their patients and reduce the manifestation of symptoms preventing the latter from fulfilling their everyday tasks successfully. Despite the seeming progress, the...
Introduction Theoretical frameworks in nursing provide guidance to nurses in various settings and situations. Theories and models are developed on the basis of extensive experience and research. One of these paradigms is transcultural nursing. It has been acknowledged that the process of healing depends on numerous factors, and it is...
The quality of healthcare services and the possibility to reach positive health outcomes depend greatly on various dimensions, and pressure ulcer rates are among them. They 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...
Introduction Euthanasia remains one of the most disputable subjects in bioethics because it raises numerous philosophical, legal, and ethical issues. Does a person have a right to manage his or her life and death freely, where is the boundary between life and death, is life an absolute value, is the...
Introduction In terms of ethics, healthcare and healthcare research issues seem to be among the most complicated ones to tackle. However, when it comes to choosing between the significance of a research and the importance of a human life, the priority should go to the last one. Although the Tuskegee...
Problem statement In the contemporary world that is typified by high levels of competition among various organizations, it is prudent for healthcare facilities to focus on how to improve their services. Patient satisfaction is important in healthcare facilities. Consumers have need to be treated with dignity and respect (Beach et...
Recent attempts to reorganize the delivery of health care services, along with cost reduction, has resulted in the deterioration of working conditions for staff nurses (Gormley, 2010). Not only do the negative changes in the working climate have a serious impact on the retention of both new and experienced employees,...
Introduction Education provides a set of particular skills of learning, teaching, and applying theoretical knowledge to practice. The theory is formed by a number of common principles that account for certain facts and phenomena that are generally accepted and commonly used to make inferences and predictions. On the contrary, practice...
Overview and Guiding Propositions It should be noted that the theoretical construct of the future research would be built around the principles of humanistic theory. Its main guiding proposition lies in the understanding that people are not a collection of body parts and functions but complex beings in whom all...
Disasters and emergencies are associated with the need for sufficient staffing in healthcare organizations or facilities. In the healthcare facility under discussion, a disaster response plan is developed according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations. The plan for emergency preparedness is designed to include the policies for...
Introduction The leadership and structure of a nursing department can significantly influence not only the patients’ level of satisfaction but also the quality of care and nurses’ retention rates. Thus, many aspects should be considered in creating a comfortable and stable environment in a hospital. One of the issues that...
Introduction Current nursing philosophies tend to place a specific issue at the helm of the nursing process, be it communication, knowledge management, identification of patients’ needs, etc. (McKenna, Pajnkihar, & Murphy, 2014). However, globalization as the continuous process of knowledge dissemination has reinvented the realm of nursing, hence the demand...
Conflicts Between Ethics and Obamacare / Trumpcare The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was introduced by Obama to improve access to health care services and promote their quality, focusing primarily on adults aged between 19 and 64 years. It allowed more than 25 million previously uninsured persons to...
Importance of Planning to the Effectiveness of the Program “Safe Driving Education Programs at School: Lessons from New Zealand” It is important to plan effective public health programs because it helps health care practitioners to understand critical issues in the improvement of individual health outcomes (Fertman & Allensworth, 2017). It...
Nursing Education A report titled The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health (FON) issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) stresses the importance of the nurse’s role as a leader in the process of creating a “better integrated patient-centered health care system” (2010, p. 14). The FON report outlined...
Introduction It is important for nurses to develop their competencies and refer to the standards of nursing in order to provide high-quality care. The focus on core competencies and realization of nursing standards in daily practice is necessary to guarantee that nurses promote health and deliver the appropriate care to...
Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most spread illnesses among the US population. Not only is this health condition dangerous, but it also may lead to rather serious complications such as cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, and other severe conditions. Patients suffering from CKD have different types of...
Nursing quality models have been in use for several decades as a way of guiding activities of nurses in institutions of care. Emerging environmental forces are redefining position of nurses in healthcare institutions. Nurses currently find themselves in a position where they have to make critical decisions without directions from...
Although the healthcare sector has seen substantial regulatory changes in the last decade, deficiencies in the quality of care still persist. In order to improve the quality of healthcare, it is important to consider the role of quality initiatives in improving patients’ outcomes. Incentives should be implemented to increase patient...
Introduction Information technologies (IT) are widely spread today. They are frequently used in the sphere of healthcare to maintain everyday operations. The most benefit can be obtained when those healthcare information systems that are implemented are also interoperable. They allow various departments within one healthcare organization to share information and...
Research Question and Qualitative Method Research question: What are the best practices that could mitigate the adverse effect of Alzheimer’s disease on aging patients and how these practices influence the existing practices of geriatric nurses and patient outcomes on a long-term scale? Within the framework of the current research, the...
Introduction The rate at which young people around the globe are contracting HIV and AIDS is alarming. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2017), youths in America alone accounted for almost 25% of HIV cases in 2015. The situation is expected to be worse in Mississippi where...
Introduction There is a range of mental disorders that may interfere with the process of understanding events and reacting to them based on the peculiarities of a particular situation. Among the most common mental disorders that have a negative impact on the quality of life of patients make they disconnected...
One of the primary health care staff trends relates to the high need for registered nurses. The need for advanced practice nurses licensed vocational and licensed practical nurses is increased due to the fact that the generation of the Baby Boomers is growing up thus directly affecting the need for...
Work Process Organizing Organizing the work process performs a vital role in any company. Since health institutions are responsible for people’s welfare, managing them needs to be effective to the greatest extent possible. There are two kinds of organizational structure: centralized and decentralized. The former one is more traditional. It...
Background The Mount Sinai Hospital was founded in 1852. It is now one of the best hospitals in the USA. It is a 1,171-bed tertiary care facility located in New York. The major focus of the facility is geriatrics. This is a very complex sphere where all employees should have...
Issue The emergency wards in public hospitals are overstretched in terms of the physical space and staff who should attend to the patients. According to a recent survey by MacQueen (1), patients are always forced to wait for close to one hour before they can get critical services at the...
Influenza A Influenza A is a highly contagious communicable disease that severely affects the population of the US and the state of Florida in particular. An estimated 36,000 people die from the disease each year, and more than 100,000 are admitted to the hospitals. The Florida Flu Review shows a...
Introduction The concept of healthcare fraud assumes unlawful actions that an individual may carry out intentionally for a purpose to obtain benefits under a health care program to which this individual is not eligible (Rudman, Eberhardt III, Pierce, & Hart-Hester, 2009). The knowledge of fraud and abuse situations, as well...
Cardiovascular diseases are one of the primary causes of mortality among patients in the United States (Wilson et al., 2013). Kendall Regional Medical Center in Miami, Florida, provides high-quality cardiac health services for different groups of patients, including ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) patients. This group of patients is the...
The purpose of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was to ensure all citizens in America had access to affordable and quality health care (Giovannelli, Lucia, & Corlette, 2014). The Act was designed to transform the country’s healthcare system by containing costs (Hall, 2014). The proposed reforms are...
Introduction Ayurvedic treatment grew in India and is well-thought-out to be the world’s firstborn healthcare organization. It is labeled for the Sanskrit term Ayurveda, which may be interpreted as the “knowledge of life.” It is a comprehensive classification. Ayurvedic medicine is completely all-inclusive. Its supporters attempt to produce synchronization between...
The chosen change plan is connected to Preventing Pressure Ulcer Occurrence in hospitalized patients at Intermediate Care Units. Achieving positive change regarding pressure ulcers is crucial since it is an injury that breaks down the integrity of the skin or any other underlying tissue. Pressure ulcers of pressure sores are...
The worksheet presented below is targeted as describing two educational frameworks of perennials and positivism. Its analysis will be beneficial for understanding the key principles as well as the way in which both frameworks are used in education and can be used in the nursing curriculum. Perennialism – A Traditional...
The common information security themes are prioritization of information security and privacy, appropriate and uniform use of telecommunication and computer resources, user’s duty of utilizing information and data in an ethical, responsible, legal and professional manner, and disciplinary measures taken in case one violates any policy on security and privacy...
Introduction Psychological disorders are of great concern to medical workers who want to understand their origins and long-term implications. Furthermore, healthcare professionals attempt to develop treatment methods that help patients overcome such illnesses and avoid risks to their health. This question has been chosen because psychological disorders can affect a...
Case Study The patient in the present case is E.B. – a 21-year old female who had arrived at the hospital with the following chief complaint: “I feel sick”. There was a set of symptoms displayed by the patient that came along with her main complaint. During the assessment, the...
Introduction The journal selected for the research project is International Journal of Nursing Studies, which is an international forum for publication. It accepts scholarly papers that reveal scientific excellence, contribute to the field and are focused on the significant issues. The papers should be related to nursing, midwifery, and other...
Developing an Evaluation Plan This section discusses how the proposed solution (education and follow-up) will be monitored and evaluated to assess its effectiveness in reducing congestive heart failure (CHF) readmission rates in geriatric patients. The section will also detail the variables that will be assessed when evaluating project outcomes. Available...
Proposed change Empowerment of nurses from minority groups. Currently, it is exceedingly difficult or almost impossible for nurses from minority groups to acquire leadership positions in nursing. Strengths Comprehension of the varying social behavior of the society concerning enhanced interaction Before becoming leaders, nurses seeking promotion to executive positions have...
In each country, the ways to attract economic resources for the preservation and promotion of public health are formed and developed historically. The quantity and quality of resources allocated by the society and the effectiveness of their use in the health sector are determined by a complex system of economic,...
An interview with an IT representative helped explore the existing variety of different types of data collection and reporting tools that are available to be used by nurse leaders to clarify and comprehend quality performance process parameters. At the beginning of the conversation, it became clear that today’s healthcare organizations...
Family-oriented and family-focused nursing care The modern approach to the delivery of nursing care is focused on the significant improvement of peoples quality of life and the environment in which they live. For this reason, there are various models of care that are considered to be efficient under modern conditions....
Nowadays, nursing advocacy training becomes of paramount importance, as these specialists are considered not only as healthcare providers but also as political leaders. The latter can change healthcare legislation in a positive way (Tomajan, 2012). American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) highly supports these initiatives. It helps them find...
The appraisal of evidence from different sources is a necessary part of the evidence-based healthcare delivery process. It improves the reliability and trustworthiness of the sources and serves as a valuable tool in the process of improvement of clinical practice. The following case study aims at gathering, appraising, and ranking...
Changes in Health Care Delivery and Nursing System New approaches to the service delivery introduced the well-developed systems to monitor the performance. In this instance, the nurses have to be well-organized to provide services and expand the area of their operations. In turn, the new approaches of leadership improve the...
Scholarly Paper Analysis: “Improving Care for Depression in Obstetrics and Gynecology In the article developed by Melville et al. (2014), the theme of depression in obstetrics and gynecology is discussed. The authors use the statistical data and evaluate the impact of a certain depression care intervention that could be adopted...
Type of Organization The organization in which a Family Nurse Practitioner can offer his or her services is the Orlando Regional Medical Center. The facility provides medical, surgical, emergency, as well as the rehabilitative health care services. Apart from employing a highly professional team of qualified staff, the Orlando Regional...
Thesis statement In as much as the medical sector has continued to emphasize healthy lifestyles to reduce obesity, the need for more research in this area has become more eminent. The Idea of Child Obesity The United States has been ranked atop as having issues with the obesity world over....
The work of a nurse requires specialized education, considering the level of responsibility essential for health care system. Therefore, the need for the workforce having a quality education is rather high in modern hospitals and other facilities of such nature. Taking into consideration the peculiarities of associate-degree nursing and baccalaureate-degree...
Background and Significance of the Problem Pulsed electromagnetic therapy is a technique that involves repetitive exposure of electromagnetic waves to patients ailing from non-union fractures, failed fusions, congenital pseudoarthrosis, neuropathic pain, and depression (Pawluk, 2011). There is a reason to believe that the technique is useful when treating patients with...
The plan for reducing respiratory complications in patients undergoing interventional radiological procedures involves negotiations with several stakeholders. Registered Nurses at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Rationale for Support or Resistance These stakeholders are not essentially associated with Interventional Radiological (IR) Procedures. Therefore, their response to the change might be neutral....
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the importance of genograms and relationship maps as medical tools. The methodology and when these exercises can be introduced in the medical field, the advantages of the practices from an evaluative viewpoint and how the maps may be applied in treatment are...
The Independent Living Center, a care center in Missouri, acts as a technology demonstration center and gives resources and assistance to the disabled. In addition, the care center is mandated with the role of providing important information to researchers about the health of the patients admitted as well as any...
Screening for depression in patients suffering from long term conditions (LTCs) or persistent health problems of the body, could largely be erroneous (Sullivan, 2011). Additionally, when screening for depression in patients with with LTCs is not adequately done, the result may significantly trigger substantial worsening of the victim’s health. This...
Reasons why organ donation is not supported by the society in Pakistan The problem of organ donation has been witnessed worldwide because even when a family member needs an organ transplant, the relatives are not willing to donate. There are many reasons that lead to that such as age, gender...
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 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...
