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Introduction There is an enhanced need for healthcare coupled with nurse staff shortages leads to poor documentation and maintenance of patient health records. In recent years, several hospitals have implemented electronic health records (EHRs) as a part of quality improvement efforts to enhance care quality (Rojas & Seckman, 2014). The...
Introduction Emerging technologies in the healthcare industry have improved the provision of healthcare services to patients across the world. Most health care centers have focused on improving telecare services within their organizations. The global health research agenda has also focused on improving collaboration between countries on identifying and testing new...
National Dynamics The role of nurses in the healthcare setting has greatly increased in the recent years, both due to the expansion of the range of responsibilities and in response to the changing national health care dynamics. The described impact is especially evident for family nurse practitioners (FNP). The primary...
How I Took Remedy When I received this assignment, I felt some dizziness, perspiration, and slight nausea. The search on ABC Homeopathy revealed that Ailanthus fits my symptoms (see Appendix 1). I ordered it from the same website and took in the form of pills once a day as the...
Contemporary globalization processes eliminate the boundaries used to restrict the spread of many diseases and make health preservation a global concern. Together with national and international organizations, nurses in cooperation with other healthcare practitioners can contribute to mobilizing “new approaches to education, healthcare delivery, and disease prevention” (Beck, Dossey, &...
One of the most persistent issues in psychiatry is ethnic and cultural bias. The article under the title “Mental health misdiagnosis twice more likely for socially disadvantaged groups” dwells upon this matter. It is noted that the recent research shows that therapists tend to misdiagnose people who have a different...
Solution The issue of fad diets is rather broad as it encompasses every cluster of the population regardless of their age, gender, socio-economic status, and other factors. To reach the goal of educating the population on healthy eating habits and eating behavior, a nurse can start with educating patients whose...
Introduction Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are common in many hospitals. Such infections tend to affect the health outcomes of different patients. In order to deal with these infections, healthcare practitioners should embrace various behaviors and practices (Iglehart, 2013). This essay uses the ideas gained from the “Partnering To Heal” video to...
To begin with, it is necessary to mention that both theory and research are interrelated. The main purpose of any study is to prove or refute a particular theory. In contrast, the primary goal of any theory is to develop a new approach to an existing problem. In turn, any...
History and Physical Examination The patient under analysis is a female, thirty-five years old. The woman has a rash on the face for approximately one week. The allergic reaction to soap, lotion, or food is excluded. The rash is over the face and is itchy and painful. The woman did...
Introduction Professionals who are occupied in nursing need to work in different environments due to the development in this and other spheres. To provide their clients with high-quality services, professionals should be aware of various roles that are awaiting them as they become graduate nurses. Knowing a diverse range of...
Introduction A current definition of the term ‘euthanasia’ suggests the bringing about of easy and calm death, predominantly regarding the people who are suffering from aching and irredeemable illness. Euthanasia is one of the most controversial issues in the modern health care environment. It can be performed in several assorted...
Summary of an Article Related to the Theory The research conducted by Ranheim, Kärner, and Berterö (2012) was aimed at bringing together the theory of nursing care created by Jean Watson, on the one hand, and the empirical discoveries made in three studies pertaining to the nurses’ caring intentions and...
The major change that occurred in my clinical settings is the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHR). The complexity of the change is explained by the fact that its success is largely predetermined by the willingness of the staff to accept the new technology. Otherwise its meaningful use cannot be...
Introduction Chronic bronchitis (CB) is one of the usual occurrences during chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It presents divergent clinical complications such as a risk of acquiring of airflow obstruction in people who smoke, and increased lung function decline, an inclination to infections in the lower respiratory tract, and higher...
General Aspects of the Topic Development of innovation in the medical sphere; The emergence of new treatment and care means; Importance of innovative resources in medical care; Influence of innovations on nursing practice; Advantages and disadvantages of new technologies; Development recommendations for the future. The main goal of the work...
Introduction The vulnerable population that will be examined throughout this paper is homeless people. The geographic scope is limited to the USA to facilitate data mining and analysis. This population has been selected since a recent study has determined “a drastic surge” in the number of entire families that have...
Teamwork and collaborations are essential for professional health care and nursing. These concepts are concerned with such tasks as collective planning, decision-making, problem-solving, goal-setting, taking responsibility, effort coordination, sharing of knowledge and skills, as well as establishing effective communication. The importance of collaboration in professional nursing is determined by its...
Anderson’s Research (2009) Conceptual Framework The measurement of kidney function in people of older ages is rather difficult due to age-related changes. Design/Method The end-stage of chronic kidney disease has been analyzed. Sample & Setting The members of the sampling were approximately 75 years old with pre-clinical kidney disease. Major...
Introduction Personal health record (PHR) is a useful electronic service that is used by patients to store and access their medical information. PHR presents a unique opportunity for patients to store all their medical information electronically and manage it if required. PHR is entirely managed by patients and contains information...
Introduction Today, the health care sector passes through the stage of its reforming. Numerous attempts to improve the situation are performed. The fact is that the current state of the sector remains far from perfect. The state of the nation deteriorates every year, and threatening tendencies could be observed. Additionally,...
“Effects of a three-month therapeutic lifestyle modification program to improve bone health in postmenopausal Korean women in a rural community: A randomized controlled trial.” by Oh et al. What were demographic variables measured at the nominal level of measurement in the Oh et al. (2014) study? Unlike ordinal and interval...
Introduction The analysis and study of disease distribution and determinants of illness condition in various populations are significant for forming a healthy nation. Increasing risks of infectious diseases and other illness conditions caused certain efforts to conduct appropriate surveillance and prevent some diseases. Thus, it is important to review the...
If a person has HIV, it is essential to get a better understanding regarding the impact the virus has not only on the health status and condition but on the life-expectancy as well. The primary purpose of the paper is to address an urgent issue, namely the differences and similarities...
Planned change is an essential component of medical practice for a great number of reasons. However, implementing change in a particular environment can present a challenge. A manager has to possess the knowledge and understanding of change theory frameworks to succeed in this effort. One of the major obstacles in...
Organization Profile Huron County Health Department (HCHD) is a non-profit small organization located in Huron with a mission to promote and protect people’s health by providing a variety of quality health, environmental and human services to the residents of Huron County. The organization seeks to collaborate with the Board of...
Abstract The role of a nurse in promoting the appropriate eating behaviors and habits among patients, in turn, is often underplayed. Therefore, there is a need to reconsider the current approach toward building awareness among patients and introduce the target population to proper eating habits with the help of educating...
Introduction to the Problem Obesity is a global epidemic associated with financial burdens, and poor lifestyles. It is also a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. The incidence of obesity is around 35 percent of the US population. This bracket includes individuals who have a body mass index...
Introduction A strong academic background has a strong and important effect on all the fields of health science sin the modern times. It is the principal qualification requirement for all the professionals involved in the healthcare sector, including clinicians, physicians, laboratory technicians, biomedical specialists and pharmacists. To be a registered...
Introduction Patient satisfaction is considered to be among the main determinants of care quality. Nurse communication is a significant factor contributing to the decline in patient satisfaction. Furthermore, communication issues can lead to medical errors and impaired treatment outcomes. According to Pierce and Dietz (2013), the process of patient handoff...
Introduction Anemia is defined as a condition that makes it impossible for the hemoglobin to be at regular or high levels, which means that the red blood cell count is predominantly less than normal. For women, anemia is of particular concern due to the losses of blood during menstruation. Common...
Selecting the Aggregate Location, Demographics The selected aggregate is the Jewish community of Miami, Florida. This population has been growing rapidly for the past decade (Varn, 2014). Varn (2014) states that the Jewish population has increased by approximately 10% during the past three decades. The western part of the city...
Introduction, Problem, and Purpose The article “Are We Failing to Prepare Nursing and Midwifery Students to Deal with Domestic Abuse? Findings from a Qualitative Study” is a qualitative study conducted by Bradbury-Jones and Broadhurst (2015). This research article explores the issue of nursing and midwifery students recognizing abuse in practice....
Answer It is rather difficult to answer unequivocally the question of whether eliminating funding on Family Planning Services would have a positive budgetary effect compared with the impact on individuals utilizing these services. Firstly, comparing the impact on the budget with the influence on people is not easy. Secondly, the...
Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a significant problem that lowers the quality of life in patients; it can also have complications, which result in increased mortality (Sullivan & Schoelles, 2013). Apart from that, the prevention and management of PUs require complex and costly interventions that do not always demonstrate desired results...
Abstract The important stage in using the simulation and social media in training is the determination of the facilitation activities and logistics. While using the simulation and social media in the field of healthcare administration and healthcare ethics training, it is important to provide a detailed discussion of the facilitation...
Introduction Ayurveda is defined as a part of Indian medicine that has been practiced for more than five thousand years. It includes such methods of treatment as diet, yoga, herbal medicine, massage, and others. It is a general opinion that Ayurvedic medicine has gained special attention nowadays as the number...
ABC healthcare organization provides its employees with affordable and competitive benefit and compensation package. It is willing to improve this package for the staff members constantly to receive as much advantage as possible. This brochure reveals an overview of those benefits that are offered to all employees. In case of...
Introduction Abortion is an act that entails the termination of a pregnancy through the removal of a fetus from the uterus. It is a controversial aspect and, at times, requires a personal decision of the woman. Abortion could be induced where the person carrying the pregnancy decides deliberately to terminate...
Introduction Despite the fact that nurse practitioners are obliged to inform their patients, provide medical services, and make various records, they also have to be competent in the sphere of health promotion and education. Nurses are expected to explain basic standards of a healthy lifestyle to people who might not...
Introduction The article “Pressure ulcers in critically ill patients: Incidence and associated factors” is written by Borghardt, Prado, Bicudo, Castro, and Bringuente (2016, p. 460). It appeared in the Brazilian journal of nursing just several months ago. The work is focused on the issue that is faced by many patients...
Introduction Models of nursing care delivery characterize skills, leadership concepts, decision-making procedures, quality improvement methods, outcome measures, and initiatives used in a particular nursing care setting to address patients’ needs. This assignment will focus on reviewing the literature on existing nursing care models, analyzing observations of the nursing environment for...
Is the Problem with the Ventricle Rate? The irregular ventricular rate can be used in the medical examination as a major indicator allowing diagnosing a patient with atrial fibrillation (January et al., 2014). A way to detect the ventricular rate is to administer ECG. Mr. Martinez’s ECG showed such irregularity,...
Nurse as a Leader: Reporting the Quiz Results Although it has been confirmed by numerous studies that leadership skills are not hereditary and can be fostered successfully, being at the helm of a team is a nonetheless challenging task (Cherry, 2016). The absence of the ultimate leadership style that is...
Background The modern healthcare sector faces numerous challenges that result from the complexity of the environment and living conditions. Therefore, there are multiple attempts to align the gradual improvement of the state of the health and eliminate factors that could be found in hospitals, and that might result in the...
Topic Childhood obesity in the USA: What are the possible causes of obesity in children? What are the associated problems? How does childhood obesity affect USA as a whole? How can we reduce childhood obesity in the USA? What has the USA government done to reduce childhood obesity? Topic Importance...
Introduction The question of whether circumcision is a medical right or a human right issue has been discussed for many decades in various forums by numerous scholars. Medical researchers and social scientists have focused on the different aspects of the issue to come to a conclusive answer as to the...
Until recently, nursing policy organizations failed to take notice of the numerous health issues encountered by LGBTQ people. The American Academy of Nursing declared its support of the community only in 2012, which was two years after the Institute of Medicine had advocated for LGBTQ-related research (Shattell & Chinn, 2014)....
Pharmacological Effects of Trimethoprim in the Treatments of UTI and Nursing Implications Description and action of Trimethoprim Used for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections Precaution for chronic recurrent urinary tract infections Blocking action for the bacterial folic acid synthesis Bactericidal action against susceptible organisms Effective against gram-positive and...
The financial statements for Moreno Medical Center are from the year 2012 to the year 2013. They indicate the financial status of the company. They are also helpful to make decisions for the future of the company. The financial ratios will help to explain further how the company has been...
What was the article about and what purpose did it have? The article written by Fleehart and her colleagues is focused on the suicide ideation. This work was published in a peer-reviewed medical journal and is said to be original research, which proves that the information mentioned in it is...
Introduction Postpartum depression is a serious mental health problem that can impair the quality of life of young mothers. According to O’Hara and McCabe (2013), the prevalence of postpartum depression in the general population ranges between 13 and 19 percent. Antidepressant therapy is considered to be effective in treating the...
Introduction The PICO question guiding this paper is; in nurses working 12-hour shifts, do strategies to control stress, compared with doing nothing, reduce nurse errors, and improve patient outcomes, in a period of one year? The paper is a critique of a quantitative study examining effective interventions for stress reduction...
How to Fix the Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act is considered by some to be the Obama administration’s greatest success, while others brand it as its greatest failure. While the systems have plenty of flaws, its successes prevent both the Congress and the President from abolishing it outright,...
A sixty-five-year-old man by the name of MP comes to the hospital with a complaint of pain in his back, knees, and hips. He has experienced these symptoms for the last six months. To subdue the pain, he has been taking OTC Advil. MP describes the pain as stiffness and...
HIV/AIDS Only several decades ago, HIV was regarded as a disease that could only strike minority or marginalized groups of the population (which concerned mostly homosexuals and drug addicts). This partially accounts for the fact that there was not enough research done on the topic. Very little attention was paid...
Aims of the Project The issue selected for this paper is focused on the reduction of the mortality rate among dialysis patients. This problem has been one of the major global concerns for many years. That way, its research is relevant and could be beneficial for public health in the...
Definition Lewy body dementia (LBD) is ranked as the second most frequently observed type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. LBD occurs as the so-called Lewi bodies, i.e. alpha-synuclein aggregates of protein, start developing in nerve cells in the substantia nigra or cortex of the brain (Walker et al. 519). As...
Introduction Osteoporosis is defined as a condition that causes the structure of bone to weaken and leads to fragile bones that have higher risks of fractures. The condition has been classified into several types based on their etiology; localized and generalized osteoporosis are the two initial classifications, which are further...
Initial Differential Diagnoses On the whole, the patient’s heart “skipping a beat” may be associated with the following conditions: heart palpitations, atrial fibrillation (AF; a type of supraventricular tachycardia, SVT), and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT, another type of SVT; Chopra, Chandra, Wander, & Kumar, 2017; Peritz, Howard, Ciocca, & Chung,...
Title Due to the alarming rates of cases associated with patient safety in the delivery of nursing services, conducting a study on the elements that trigger the trend is essential. As such, I am interested in endeavoring on an inquiry on the topic: The Patient Safety in Nursing Practice. Research...
Introduction Cervical Cancer is one of the illnesses that have been associated with a high level of mortality among women, and the health care system has partnered with various organizations focusing on cancer to create awareness of the risk factors associated with the disease. It is apparent that most researchers...
The efficient cooperation between all members of a team is a key to the improved final outcomes and significant increase of the overall efficiency of any collective. Especially important enhanced cooperation becomes in spheres where peoples lives depend on the ability to collaborate and provide in time assistance. These could...
Manual therapy is a physical treatment method that uses hands-on practices for the diagnosis and cure of joint and soft tissue problems and pains with the aim of enhancing motion, decreasing swelling, facilitating relaxation, boosting tissue repair, and promoting function (Bishop et al., 2015). Manual therapy practitioners choose, set, and...
Introduction Nowadays, the nursing profession is not simple since it not only enhances patient’s medical condition but also requires treating them with respect. To ensure a high-quality patient-centered care, the nurses have to understanding the importance of law and ethics when resolving the conflicts. Nonetheless, nurses and customers have to...
Introduction The global workforce of nurses faces a wide range of issues and tendencies in the contemporary world. Some of the most prominent trends in global nursing are the high rates of the nursing shortage and turnover, the expanding roles of nursing practitioners, and the issues of education and migration...
Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Nursing Practice The state law Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, adopted in 2010, defines rather significant changes in the American health policy (United States Congress House Committee on Health Care, 2010). Among those changes that occurred as a result of its introduction,...
Introduction Therapeutic hypothermia is widely used to enhance the survival of patients. This technique is used to protect the brain after successful resuscitation. Health care specialists perform body hypothermia up to 32-34° C using a cooling catheter that is typically administered into the femoral vein. In addition, external cooling can...
Introduction Adverse drug events (ADE) are associated with unplanned hospital admissions, patient dissatisfaction, a financial burden on the US healthcare system, and even high mortality rate. Jordan, Vaismoradi, and Griffiths (2016) note that even events regarded as non-life-threatening tend to have adverse effects on patients’ health and wellbeing as well...
Introduction Contemporary nursing is a multifaceted field that incorporates elements from a wide range of disciplines. Due to significant improvements facilitated by the reliance on evidence-based approach, it is tempting to classify nursing as a science. On the other hand, many of its important elements, such as compassion, originate from...
Introduction Heart failure (HF) is a clinical symptom that occurs when impairment of ventricular filling prevents the heart from properly maintaining blood flow (ACCF/AHA, 2013). A recent report issued by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2016) reveals that almost 5.7 million American adults suffer from the disease. Moreover,...
Introduction The reduction of the risk of patient harm resulting from falls was always on the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations’ agenda (Cooper & Nolt, 2007). Following the National Patient Safety Goals, Cooper and Nolt (2007) define patient falls as “sudden unexpected descent from a standing, sitting or...
Introduction The health care industry has many areas that may seem unrelated to the health care services’ provision. Nurse administrators, nurse informaticists, and many other positions are not related to the provision of the health care services, and they are called indirect care providers. Direct care providers are occupied in...
PICOT Question In a group of participants ages 18 to 25 (P), does the provision of education regarding the importance of exercising 300 minutes per week (I), compared to a similar group that does not receive the education (C), increase their level of activity by 30% (O) by the end...
Introduction Physical restraint and seclusion tend to be used by healthcare professionals because they are believed to be beneficial when there is a necessity to control patient aggressiveness. In this way, they seem to be a great measure to prevent harm to both staff and other patients. However, some professionals...
Nowadays, many researchers and health care workers identify the Zika virus as a serious global health issue for pregnant women (Tharpe, Farley, & Jordan, 2016). For a long period of time, this mosquito-born flavivirus was limited to the territories of Africa and Asia. In 2015, it emerged in Brazil and...
Introduction The US healthcare system has faced substantial criticism as people are not satisfied with the quality, costs, efficiency, and so on. Health-related organizations’ failures also contribute to people’s dissatisfaction making them believe that health care has become a very expensive product marketed by corporations (Desselle, Zgarrick, & Alston, 2016)....
Clinical Question The clinical question in the current project proposal is “Is the patient education intervention for elderly patients with chronic diseases able to increase the patients’ health knowledge and improve their health statuses?” The Proposed Intervention The intervention will consist of three phases: pre-experimental, experimental, and post-experimental. The participants...
The parking zones of Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) cannot be discussed as zones of fresh air appropriate for recreation. During several weeks, it is possible to observe the situation when the only available places for resting can be found at Kaiser Parking Lot or Willard-DiLoreto Parking Lot, places for...
Introduction Nutrition and pregnancy are the terms that are closely related to each other. The foods that a woman eats during her pregnancy have some effects on her child’s health. For instance, Arrish, Yeatman, and Williamson (2014) state that such adult illnesses as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and issues associated with...
Progress in modern medicine has resulted in the amount of information related to the health of patients to grow exponentially. This capacity of data has grown beyond the capabilities of manual input of individual physicians. As a result, health information technology was designed to work with corroboration with electronic health...
Intended audience: The author’s intended audience is comprised of educators, policymakers in the field of healthcare, students, and parents affected by the impact of having obese children in the family. In addition, the secondary target audience is the stakeholders that are directly or indirectly affected by the effects of childhood...
Health Care Insurances in Florida Access to health insurance is one of the most critical issues of concern in the modern US health care system. Another interrelated problem is the availability of information regarding health insurance programs. However, it is easy to cope with due to launching the website offering...
When it comes to providing high-quality and affordable care for the US veterans, it is crucial to consider all aspects of this multi-faceted issue. On the one hand, using the expertise of Nurse Practitioners in giving health care to veterans is a viable decision while on the other hand, there...
The Capital Veterinarian Clinic is one of the top medical facilities for the different kinds of the animals in California. It is strongly customer-centered by working 24/7 and having required screening and surgical equipment while focusing on offering internships. Apart from that, the organization has a well-developed structure and the...
Introduction In 2011, the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report on the future of the nursing profession, education, and practice. The report outlined some of the key issues in contemporary nursing and suggested possible areas for improvement. The report has made a significant contribution to the development of...
The Article The article that has been chosen for the analysis is called “Analysis of a sample of type 2 diabetic patients with obesity or overweight and at cardiovascular risk: A cross-sectional study in Spain” and it has been written by Lucha-López et al. (2014). Three years ago, the work...
Avera Health is a non-profit health organization that spans across a number of US states such as South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Iowa. This healthcare system was founded in 1897 by two religious orders – the Presentation Sisters of Aberdeen and the Benedictine Sisters of Yankton (Avera Health,...
Introduction There has been continuous research in almost every part of health practice just like in many other areas of knowledge. The area of hearing research might pass unnoticed for most people as it is something that does not conspicuously cross their way now and then. However, there have always...
Abstract The paper provides the proposal for the talent development program the parts of which can be implemented in the National Institutes of Health. The paper presents the evaluation of the current talent development program that is used in the organization with the focus on the analysis of employees’ needs...
Lung cancer is a class of heterogeneous and multifactorial malignancies with diverse pathophysiological features. In terms of pathological characteristics, the small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC), a subtype of lung cancer, is more common, accounting for 20% of the cases (Brugger et al., 2011). The progenitor stem cells for this carcinoma develop...
Introduction The United States’ health care system is comprised of many agencies, authorities, and facilities that help to ensure adequate access to care for the entire country’s population, as well as high quality of treatment. Due to the high complexity of the system, there are multiple forces that govern the...
In October 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) embarked on a major reform to review and introduce new regulations to the discharge planning requirements that all healthcare facilities, including critical care facilities, long-term care facilities, nursing home agencies, and inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, must observe in order to...
Nurse Leaders (NLs) can use various models to empower their followers and ensure the targeted patients receive quality care (Gray, Sarnak, & Burgers, 2015). The targeted nursing model was observed in my working environment. The NL in our department has always been embracing the power of team nursing. The leader...
Rationale Florida was one of the last states that adopted Medicaid. The state did it as late as in 1970, in comparison with many other states that did it in 1966 (Norris, 2017). The latest reform of the program was initiated in 2013. The rationale for the program is to...
Introduction Obesity among children has become a matter of concern in present-day society. This research aims to consider some probable improvements in the situation. This paper considers the extraneous variables, instruments, description of the intervention, and data collection procedure. Extraneous Variables It is important to note that, apart from dependent...
Introduction Miami Hospital is currently facing a financial management issue that deals with failure to meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention standards on infections. Even though the majority of healthcare facilities in South Florida reveal good performance, a lot of them still require improvement so that they receive...
This paper presents an analysis of five scholarly articles on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children. Article 1 The first article reviewed is based on the study of long-term effects persistently present after a 14-month treatment of ADHD children using Multimodal Treatment Study of children with ADHD (MTA) (Molina...
Introduction The modern healthcare sector is focused on the provision of outstanding care to patients and significant improvement in their quality of life. For this reason, individuals safety and health become the central values that should be protected and cultivated by all health workers. There is a wide array of...
Telehealth has increasingly become vital for hospitals and patients in the healthcare delivery processes, allowing providers to connect with patients irrespective of the distance and consult effectively. As such, most hospitals have adopted telehealth platforms because of the inherent benefits, including cost-effectiveness and virtual consulting, monitoring, individualized care, and convenience....
Introduction Any medical establishment faces a number of complex problems in the course of its functioning. The appearance of these problems is conditioned by the nature of services provided to people and by the dual character of results. The fact is that very often specialists fail to help a person...
Introduction This exercise is an opportunity for me to examine the education system of China and Poland. China’s economic and population growth rates can be used to outline the unique aspects of its education system. Poland’s healthcare sector has been growing steadily over the past two decades (Sztembis, 2006). My...
Introduction The case study of ‘Healing and Autonomy’ demonstrates how Christians can make inappropriate decisions regarding the treatment of their children. In the case study, Mike and Joanne are parents who have an ailing son, James. The parents contemplate providing the best care for their son, according to their Christian...
Introduction The topic selected for the Health Promotion Project is the motivation of patients with emphysema to strictly adhere to their treatment plans. The target audience associated with this project includes adult patients with emphysema who demonstrate non-adherence to treatment plans because of internal and external factors. The reason for...
After completing another course, students have gained specific nursing knowledge that they are intended to demonstrate in practice. This course was useful for understanding and grasping such material as health care delivery, health policy, economic models in nursing, and other useful information. The following paper will discuss and cover various...
Abstract The journal for which the submission is proposed is the International Journal of Nursing Studies. The presented study tested the practice of asking nurses who work with cancer patients to regularly gather for open discussions of their stress-related issues and coping strategies. The proposed practice was tested in a...
Introduction There is no doubt that obesity at an early age causes a variety of health complications. Worse still, it is known that high body mass in children leads to a greater risk of chronic disease comorbidity. Its etiology relates to the consumption of junk food and decreased physical activity...
Introduction The adoption of technology within the healthcare sector has played a significant role in improving the quality of services delivered to patients by nurses (Blumenthal, 2009). There is a common belief among individuals that the adoption and implementation of various technologies in healthcare has a potential to reduce the...
Clinical Question Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) affect the world’s population greatly nowadays. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about a million of them are acquired every day (WHO, 2016). Rather often, people are not even aware of their condition until the moment they experience adverse effects. Thus, it is...
Differences and Similarities of Adaptation The Modeling and Role-Modeling Theory is founded on the key characteristics of patients as social human beings and builds upon their interactions and functions. Thus, it employs several fundamental premises regarding the similarities and differences between individual patients and offers solutions for nurses based on...
Introduction The results obtained using Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns framework reveal that Miami faces various health risks such as climate hazards, sedentary lifestyles, accidents, water and food contamination, drug abuse, and homelessness. This community assessment paper gives a detailed analysis of these health risks. The discussion also outlines the resources...
Johnson, S., Cooper, M., Jones, T., & Davis, E. (2013). Long-Term Outcome of Insulin Pump Therapy in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Assessed in a Large Population-Based Case-Control Study. Diabetologia, 1(1), 1-9. Article’s Main Idea for Children The article “Long-Term Outcome of Insulin Pump Therapy in Children with Type 1...
Introduction The legacy of Janet Florence Nightingale, a pioneer of nursing who became famous for her social reforms, helped shape healthcare as it is known today. A century after her death, medical professionals all over the world are still faced with the same challenge of improving the quality of medical...
Overview Ebola virus disease, also referred to simply as Ebola, is one of the conditions that are known as extremely deadly unless addressed within the shortest period. Because of its extraordinarily short incubation period, it is very easy to spot, yet the management of patients’ needs requires immediate actions, specific...
Introduction The article by Chiva-Blanch et al. (2012) focuses on the health issues that are associated with the consumption of red wine. The hypothesis stated by authors was the following: red wine’s polyphenolic content may positively affect the protective functions of the cardiovascular system. In the course of the study,...
As this reflection paper should be about a child’s disease, I referred to the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as it provides the most authoritative and current information. I found the report on seizures in children and selected an article, which is called First Look: U.S....
Abstract Medicare was a major issue during the 2012 American presidential campaigns. Mitt Romney and President Barrack Obama agreed that some crucial changes needed to be done on the program. Notable elements of the president’s Medicare plan included the proposals to increase premiums for seniors, the need to cut the...
Introduction Healthcare practitioners should provide adequate care to different members of the community. The targeted communities are affected by different health issues such as obesity, cancer, and diabetes (Ortega, Rodriguez, & Bustamante, 2015). Social and economic disparities in the communities influence the health outcomes of different clients. This exercise examines...
It is crucial for a new health care legislation to address the sensitive and relevant problems that exist in health care, namely accessibility and disparity, the rapidly rising cost of health coverage, and patient safety. In this paper, a plan based on evidence and research studies will be presented to...
Introduction Nowadays, many people are not insured, and the number of these people is constantly growing. In the same manner, the costs of health care are growing rapidly. One of the main reasons for this occurrence is the employment of medical technology, the costs for which are escalating annually. It...
The most important part of every health system is the workforce. Many health care providers, who have quite a mixed variety of specific responsibilities, are involved in the health care process. Nurses are the largest and one of the most important groups of these specialists. Some people consider the nursing...
Case Summary The patient’s profile: Patient name: L.N. Age: 49 years old Gender: Female Race: White Occupation: — Marital status: — Height: 5’4″ Weight: Ranging from 165 to 185 lb. Allergies: None Diagnosis: Type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, migraine headaches, increased exertional SOB, microalbuminuria Results of tests: a BP of...
Introduction Communicable diseases are frequently more dangerous than chronic because they are characterized by a quick spread and can develop into an epidemic which is difficult to control. Some of them can be controlled and prevented with the help of vaccination according to a national schedule. In fact, global attention...
Articles Appraisal Using Rapid Clinical Appraisal Tools Throughout the process of research, I have addressed several databases that contained many articles regarding the proposed topic of discussion. I have also found several search engines that helped me to discover quite a few medical articles that perfectly reflected the topic of...
There are two reasons why obesity is an important issue for consideration in Florida. First, the citizens of Florida, as well as the representatives of other states, need to understand that obesity is one of the main causes of health problems. Approximately 350,000 Americans die annually because of an unhealthy...
Abstract A master’s degree program in nursing equips students with appropriate competencies, skills, and concepts that make them proficient caregivers. Learners should acquire various concepts, ideas, and competencies to become skilled providers of patient care. Practitioners should also be prepared to meet the diverse health needs of many patients. These...
Nursing Shortage and Nurse Turnover In the United States of America, various factors influence the availability of registered nurses. The total number of licensed registered nurses in America exceeds 3.3 million (Rosseter, 2014). This number could be construed to be adequate for the health needs of the country. However, many...
Review of Medi-Cal System The California Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal) budget system focuses on low-income populations. Its costs are usually divided between the state and the government. It is expected that the government will cover 90 percent of costs by 2020. Medi-Cal contains the two types of payment such as...
Animal-Assisted Therapy Animal-assisted therapy is a type of therapy that employs animals for motivational and educational purposes, to facilitate treatment and improve social, emotional, or cognitive state of patients. However, there is also a number of scientific works pointing out the gaps in research concerning animal-assisted literature, which are made...
Burns, Gray, and Grove (2015, p. 3) provide a comprehensive definition of “research” in its connotation of repeated search or careful examination. At the baseline, research is a systematic inquiry wherein a hypothesis is formed and proved or disproved in a setting specific for the given area of study. Research...
Introduction The present study focuses on the provision of educational services to congestive heart failure patients and its effects on this population’s readmission rates. When conducting a study, it is essential to identify variables properly. Extraneous variables should also be detected and control methods outlined (Grove, Gray, & Burns, 2014)....
Topic Definition: Ableism in the 21st Century Although discrimination is recognized as a major social issue and has been addressed for quite a while, some of its forms persist in contemporary society (Nario-Redmond, Gospodinov, & Cobb, 2017). Ableism is one of these forms, and it affects people’s lives to a...
Introduction The currently proposed Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) rates have the potential to cause harm to the laboratory industry and to the Medicare beneficiaries that require lab testing. By informing and organizing the medical professionals whose work will be affected by the new CLFS rates, our hospital can...
Introduction Falls in the elderly are some of the most common issues that cause significant injuries. It has been estimated that around 30% of older adults fall each year (Tiedemann & Lord, 2013). It is necessary to note that researchers and practitioners have examined various aspects of the problem. Prevention...
Introduction Nowadays, the shortage of nursing workforce, as well as a discouraging prognosis for the years to come, leads us to believe it is necessary to develop new innovative nursing care delivery models. As the main health care focus shifts to the elderly and chronic disease (Norlander, 2011, p. 401),...
Methodology Sample To obtain the appropriate results, the study requires a specific sample carefully selected to match the criteria determined by the hypothesis (Hulley, Cummings, Browner, Grady, & Newman, 2011). The project aims to assess the effectiveness of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMT) therapy for the treatment of diabetic neuropathic symptoms...
Emotions evoked while considering the Colorado Board of Nursing case The Colorado Board of Nursing case presents a highly controversial situation that leaves the reader with a whole range of mingled emotions, some of which even contradict each other. First and foremost, the feeling of pity for the baby who...
Introduction The last several decades could be characterized by significant changes in the sphere of health. The implementation of the new technologies combined with the evolution of the scientific thought resulted in the numerous alterations of the basic aspects of human life promoting the improvement of its quality and increase...
Introduction Every hospital is obliged to conduct specialized pieces of training for people with heart diseases to make them aware of different actions that might have an adverse impact on their health. It is essential to identify whether education sessions (thirty minutes long) reduce the rate of hospital readmissions for...
Policies and Procedures for Maintaining Nursing Turnover Rate Low In the setting of a nursing facility, keeping the turnover levels low is crucial to the overall efficacy of the services provided to the target population (Jang, Choi, Park, & Lee, 2015). Furthermore, low turnover rates help reduce a range of...
SWOT Analysis and Organizational Direction The central emphasis of this report is the Indian Creek Foundation that specializes in offering help to children and adults with physical and psychological disabilities while the organization is non-profit and has local focus (Indian Creek Foundation, 2016). Nowadays, SWOT analysis is one of the...
Introduction The identification of the main points of health-related concern is essential for planning an intervention strategy and identifying the risk groups that should be primarily reached (Skolnik, 2012). The paper at hand targets to provide an overview of the burden of the most concerning diseases such as TB, HIV,...
Changing Reality of an Older Population The United States has recorded unprecedented demographic changes within the past three decades. The number of elderly people in the country is on the rise. Within the next 30 years, the number might double to over 80 million. The aging population will definitely change...
Pathophysiology of HIV and AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a blood-borne infection. It is transmitted through various ways. The modes of transmission include unprotected sexual intercourse, transfusion with infected blood, and sharing of syringes among substance users. It can also be transmitted from mother to her child either during...
Background of Study In the introductory section of the study, Bruce et al. (2014) pointed out that weight-loss is commonly associated with the decrease in rates of many different health issues of both physical (elevated blood pressure, high level of cholesterol, diabetes, hyperlipidemia) and psychological (depression, anxiety, low self-esteem) nature....
Introduction The controversy on stem cell research provides an ideal research ground to understand the views of the society on scientific developments that adopt holistic approaches. The selection of this topic was informed by the need to understand the society in terms of beliefs, norms, and views on scientific development....
The cost of healthcare, in most countries globally, is today extremely high due to the wasteful use of resources and efforts. For instance, the United States has among the highest per capita spending on health, yet has worse health outcomes relative to other developed nations. Precisely, more than 30% of...
The presented paper is devoted to Ignatia amara, a homeopathic remedy that was found with the help of abchomeopathy.com. The medication is described from the point of view of historical and personal experience and scientific research. Abchomeopathy.com Ignatia amara is a remedy for anxiety and related issues that is made...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) CDC is one of the leading agencies in the prevention and control of disease in the United States. It was established in the middle twentieth century with the initial goal of controlling the global influence of several infectious diseases such as malaria and...
Introduction: Background of study Problem The problem of rising cases of diabetes among adolescents has raised concerns within the healthcare sector, in terms of the cost of managing the diseases and its impacts of the health of the young adults. In fact, recent statistics suggests that about 4% of teenagers...
