Introduction Laryngeal cancer is among the life-threatening conditions that affect the head and neck region. The larynx is a structure that actively participates in the production of speech and facilitates the processes of respiration and swallowing, and malignancies that affect it have a significant impact on these functions. This paper...
Public health issues affecting communities and populations require rapid action and continuous efforts of policymakers and medical professionals, including nurses. Prevention-oriented and community-focused practice can facilitate the decision-making for public health providers, improve healthcare funding, and promote prophylaxis (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2020). Brilliant (2006) noted that the key measures that...
Introduction Systemic illnesses are those that affect several organs or even the whole body. A higher percentage of these diseases affects the eye, which is among the vital organs of the body. In many cases, the examination of the eye is a diagnostic approach to many systemic diseases. One of...
Introduction Finding hospital information is easier and convenient when using the Hospital Compare Website. It provides beneficial details explaining how hospitals perform compared to others in the state and nationally. It provides information on the quality of care for Medicare-certified facilities, including military hospitals and Veterans Administration medical centers. Data...
HIV is a retrovirus that attacks and weakens the defence capacity of the human body.So,following HIV infection,one’s body becomes increasingly incapable of defending itself against infectious diseases The immune system becomes weak following destruction of particular white blood cells by the HIV virus. These white cells are known as CD4+...
FedEx company overview FedEx Corporation was incorporated in Delaware on October 2, 1997, to serve the parent holding company of FedEx Express and other operating companies. FedEx Corporation provides a portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services through companies working independently, competing collectively and managing collaboratively under the FedEx brand....
Critical health disparities between people distinguishing as a sexual minority and heterosexual people have been shown universally. This is seen in psychological wellness, with higher prevalence of anxiety, self-damage, and social isolation, just as more common physical health harming practices as smoking and drinking among the LGBT people group (Adam,...
5 Ways in Which Healthcare Will Change in the 21st Century Similar to other areas, the realm of healthcare has been changing rapidly over the past couple of decades, mainly due to the inclusion of innovative information and communication technology (ICT) into it. However, apart from the quick pace of...
Population addressed This paper addresses middle-aged women: the women who are from 35 to 65 years old. During this period of their lives, women often encounter health problems, which makes health teaching particularly important in this respect. Importance During their middle age women go through natural aging processes along with...
Public health services are an integral part of the homeland security sector responsible for the well-being of the individuals at times of an emergency. In recent years, the quantity of natural and man-caused disasters has considerably risen; correspondingly, the demand for the rapid and efficient response to them of public...
Introduction It is becoming widely accepted in modern nursing practice that theory is a pillar of nursing. It influences theory and research by acting as both a framework and a driving force for further investigation. Each theory is built from conceptual components and relationships between them – statements (McEwin &...
The expenditures of the national budget are influenced by the demands of the country’s current state on a federal level and the GDP-related possibilities. However, the economic principle of opportunity cost constrains the assets utilization possibilities and requires an accurate distribution of finances across multiple sectors. The opportunity cost principle...
In order to make ethical decisions, health care providers may use various perspectives that include the ethics of care and the ethics of justice. The ethics of care implies an ethical approach in nursing that emphasizes the significance of the members’ interdependence, harmonious relationships, and involvement within a team for...
Introduction: Emergency Management Emergency Management includes: Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery. Preparedness and response in emergency situations are crucial parts of emergency management. The key factor that needs to be taken into account when serving the population during the hard times that our county is experiencing now is the cooperation....
Clinical Implications for Patients , Who Receive Unneeded Tests and Stay Long in Hospitals When patients extend their period of stay in hospitals, they incur medical costs that burden the hospital. High medical expenses transpire because the hospital has to address issues that relate to bed occupancy, food and drinks...
The instrument used for assessing bipolar disorder is the Cognitive Complaint in Bipolar Disorder Rating Assessment (COBRA). Description To assess the condition of the patients with bipolar disorder the COBRA is used. As cited in Toyoshima et al. (2017), “The Cognitive Complaints in Bipolar Disorder Rating Assessment (COBRA) is a...
Healthcare researchers and scientists have succeeded in presenting numerous concepts and procedures to improve the quality of medical services available to more patients. Within the past ten years, healthcare technologies have become common in different facilities across the globe. Consequently, more patients are receiving high-quality health services due to these...
Fostering the development of health programs in specific areas is a significant challenge for any country. While the activity of international health organizations, for instance, the World Health Organization, substantially contributes to health promotion all over the globe, it is equally important to set goals in the national and local...
Abstract Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the leading causes of increased hospital stays, morbidity and mortality rates. Many health institutions have been conducting improvement projects in order to reduce the incidence of VAP. Good oral care is one of the practices that can reduce the occurrence of VAP. Despite...
Introduction Worldwide, a significant number of families face problems ranging from marital challenges, mental disorders, and financial issues to conflicts between siblings and parents. Sometimes, the struggles they attempt to overcome are too big for them to handle. Regardless of the complexity of situations, people are dealing with, family sessions...
Overview Health care is an essential aspect of the contemporary world. As asserted by Levett-Jones (2012), a family that does not have a proper medical plan can easily find itself in financial constraints in an event of a medical emergency. It is due to this fact that many nations around...
Because Frederick Herzberg’s Motivation–Hygiene Theory is a theoretical model widely used in different organizations, it can also be effectively applied to nursing administration and management. In addition, it is also necessary to refer to Abdellah’s theory of a patient-centered approach (McEwen & Wills, 2019). While performing the roles of nurse...
Introduction The hospital is a 2.8 million-square-foot campus, located in North Texas. It had been rebuilt to become twice the original size and opened its doors in 2015. The reconstruction was designed to meet the ever-changing needs of Dallas County, one of the largest, fastest-growing regions of the country. The...
Every person is expected to have specific developmental milestones at a certain age. When discussing developmental milestones for a 3-year-old boy, it is important to mention his social and personal development, language development, as well as fine and gross motor development. As to social and personal milestones, a 3-year-old is...
Introduction The issue of APRNs practicing without adhering to the requirements is critical. This is because once caught, the consequences are severe, and it can lead to suspension from work. Commonwealth requires that APRNs should have a valid registered nurse license, good moral character, and a graduation certificate from an...
Statistical Evidence Prior to recent studies, statistical evidence has suggested that there have been significant gender disparities in CRC screening. CRC screening rates are far lower than the rates regarding other cancer types, but the issue has been considered to be even more drastic for females (Callcut et al., 2006)....
What is the role of free association in psychoanalysis? Free association is a therapeutic technique employed to create a free interaction between a counselor and the client to facilitate the expression of the unconscious motives of the client. It is strongly believed that the unconscious part of the mind contains...
Introduction Approximately 40%-60% of all lower-limb amputations are conducted in patients suffering from diabetes mellitus (Apelquist & Larson, 2002). Unfortunately, more than 85% of these cases are the result of a diabetic foot complication that has been caused by deep infection and gangrene (Apelquist & Larson, 2002). The risk of...
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening lung condition, which is characterized by problems with oxygen provision of the organism’s vital organ. According to the statistics, in the United States, the number of people facing the problem range from 64.2 to 78.9 cases/100,000 a year (Diamond et al., 2021)....
Abstract Usher syndrome develops as a result of genetic mutation inherited in an autosomal recessive manner (Yan & Liu, 2010). It is observed that mutative transformations in a set of genes can provoke the development of two major pathology components: sensorineural hearing loss determined by the structural damages in the...
Biopsychosocial History, Presenting Problems, and Symptoms In this case, Denise, a 26-year-old single woman, is a patient. During the last seven days, she was treated in the psychiatric unit, and now, her case manager delivers her to this examination. One of the evident complaints of the patient is that she...
Dialysis and health centers offering dialysis services should be held to the same safety standards. The maintenance of such principles is important because errors in the process of dialysis can cause death or harm. Dialysis equipment is not a major cause of morbidity but the human factors while using the...
Article Citation in APA format Beelen, R. et al. (2008). Long-term effects of traffic-related air pollution on mortality in a Dutch cohort (NLCS-AIR Study). Environmental Health Perspectives, 116 (2), 196-202. Research Question Is there a relationship between the death rate and exposure to air pollution from traffic? Health Outcome of...
Introduction Laser is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulating Emissions of Radiation. It is an optical source of light that is mechanically manufactured to emit protons. The light produced by the laser is of a single wavelength which enhances its use in various industries. One significant use of light...
Given the current situation, interest in articles on the subject of COVID-19 is logical. First of all, it is necessary to obtain relevant information regarding the disease. The study shows that almost 20 percent of employees do not have sufficient knowledge (Rathore et al., 2020). However, an equally important factor...
Introduction Presently, policymakers have continued to advocate for the development and application of the eHealth technique in health care. The aforementioned technology can be used in many areas, such as patient monitoring, the surgery process, and electronic health records (Sieverink et al., 2017). Despite the above progress, the trend has...
Brief Presentations of the Articles The article under analysis is called Transformational Leadership to Nurses’ Extra-role Performance: The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy and Work Engagement (Salanova et al., 2011). The research focuses on the analysis of psychological mechanism that explains the influence of transformational leaderships on extra role performance of...
Introduction The subsequent discussion focuses on the connection between hypertension and kidney disease. It will also discuss why controlling blood pressure (BP) is a requisite aspect in slowing the advancement of renal damage. Many Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients struggle with hypertension. High blood pressure (HBP) eventually deteriorates human health...
Today’s society, despite having constant access to new information, still has issues with a basic understanding of widespread diseases and viruses due to a lack of proper sanitary education and the inability to critically analyze the information provided. Thus, some of the most common blood-borne viruses today are HIV/AIDS and...
Patient Privacy Privacy is an integral right of any person fixed by the main legislative statutes of all developed democracies. In the case of healthcare, this concept acquires additional importance due to the delicate nature of issues faced within this context. In the clinical setting, the range of private information...
Alzheimer’s disease is a neural-degenerative condition that is slow in progression and irreversible. It triggers the degradation of neurons in the brain that control cognition and memory. The body cannot reproduce the nerve cells after damage. Hence, the disorder causes dementia, which is attributed to the mild loss of memory,...
The International Classification of Diseases regards smoking addiction as a disease. This highlights the need for regular treatment of the disease due to the occurrences of relapse. As such, the psychological aspect of the disease requires treatment. The transtheoretical model (TTM) is considered as a comprehensive and integrative behavioral change...
Abstract The problem under investigation is the low rates of influenza vaccination in low-income communities. Based on the literature review, the proposed solution includes a combination of patient education performed by healthcare providers and a reminder call system. The first part of the intervention is a face-to-face discussion between the...
The selected healthcare program is an educational campaign aimed at sensitizing community members about the dangers associated with obesity. This condition remains a risk factor for various illnesses, such as stroke, hypertension, heart diseases, diabetes, and cancers. As a nurse, this project is essential since it will meet the health...
Introduction Advocacy is one of the most important concepts in nursing practice. It means the support of an individual to promote their well-being as they understand it, preserving human dignity and equality of all patients. Nurses have the responsibility to recognize and identify ethical issues that affect both staff and...
Introduction Risk reduction is one of the four key strategies of risk management that healthcare system can implement to protect its workers. Given the current COVID-19 pandemic, infectious disease centers are racing against time to put up measures of mitigating the exposure of the virus to their workers. Due to...
Summary Today’s modernized world developed many interesting technologies; one of them is Personal health record systems. “Over the past year, several payers, employers, and commercial vendors have announced personal health record projects.” (Halamka, et al, Early experiences with personal health records, 2008). Some of these projects have got wide acceptance...
Similarities At the outset, both theories can be applied in today’s technologically changing healthcare settings where computer-assisted devices are used in scanning and recording among other functions. The two nursing models reveal that the anxiety that arises can lead to resistance to change. When the idea is implemented persistently, the...
Physiological Process Anorexia nervosa has an effect on practically every organ in the body especially in the major body systems including the endocrine system, reproduction, renal, gastrointestinal cardiovascular, and the neurologic systems (Miller & Golden, 2010, p. 111). Anorexia nervosa causes the body to starve and therefore suffer deficient nutrients...
The Law makers in the United States have passed major health reform legislation. Employees, American families and employers will be able to obtain health care coverage in the country. The reform that was passed by Law makers was known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and was...
Human beings are both individually distinct and communally similar in their perspective expectations and nuisances. As such, Secord (2015) defines culture as the belief and behavior characteristics of a given ethnic, social, or age group. The African American is an example of a social ring whose heritage is of interest...
Introduction Pain management in the intensive care units is a major concern not only to accredited organizations but also every hospital in the United States. Most critically ill patients go through excruciating pain due to invasive procedures, injury, or primary illness. The study indicates that at least 80% of critically...
It is essential to collect detailed subjective history to narrow down to diagnoses that are more accurate. The current subjective history is insufficient, and it could have been improved if the practitioner had asked more targeted questions about his pain. First, the practitioner should have asked the patient to explain...
The CMOP-E model has been chosen to apply to the client who had a motorbike accident. The CPFF is a generic tool to guide therapists’ work. It is designed by eight actions that occur in societal practices and frames and frame of reference contexts. The process is connected with solid...
In the modern world, the problem of stress is relevant and is actively expressed among the professions of the humans’ interaction system, including in medicine. The daily work of a medical worker is associated with constant difficult professional situations, often requiring quick adoption of vital decisions, and, as a result,...
Introduction Cervical spondylosis is an age-related complication (Modic, Masaryk, Ross, and Carter 181). This occurs as the cervical discs degenerate with time. Studies suggest that at least 10% of the whole population is likely to suffer from this complication (Kolstad, Myhr, Arne, Nygaard, and Leivseth 415). The major interventions have...
Introduction Research into the safety of drugs traditionally used in clinical practice has been unfairly neglected by the scientific community. In this sense, the justifying logic is based on the assumption that medications that have been tested over time and have been prescribed by several generations of physicians have hardly...
Introduction Magnetic resonance imaging uses magnetic force to check whether the structures of the body are functioning well. Radio technology is also used in this process. The results are shown through a computer. The force from a magnet is used to hold the protons in their rightful place. Radio waves...
Abstract Nursing educators play an important role in the healthcare system since they provide the necessary skills to students who plan to work in the healthcare industry. A nursing educator assumes the function of a professional nurse and an educator/teacher who has further qualifications in nursing education. The roles and...
Public opinion on ACA has been polarized for the past decade, and the Trump administration has made several attempts to repeal it. However, quite a few Republican governors have not supported the changes. Thompson et al. (2018) note that all the governors who voted against the proposed legislation represented Medicaid-expansion...
Understanding the Socioeconomic Influences on Health Effects of socioeconomic influences on health Socio-economic factors have a major effect on the health of individuals within society. This may be in terms of healthcare services they can receive or the kind of life they lead due to their socio-economic status. It is...
Introduction The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic around the world has impacted all nations and induced severe consequences for health care systems, employment, and the economy. As the epidemic continues, repeated waves of outbreak emerge, requiring an innovative response from governments and health care institutions. High morbidity and mortality rates associated...
Introduction Some stakeholders in nursing think of the discipline as particularistic and structured; however, Newman believed that the holistic approach would be more transformative. In order to understand this assertion, it is necessary to dissect her values and principles. Short history of Margaret Newman’s life Margaret Newman was a primary...
Introduction The impossibility to predict fluid responsiveness in hypotensive patients leads to negative outcomes and affects the quality of care. To address this problem, it is important to implement such intervention as passive leg raising (PLR) that can be used to maintain cardiac function (Rex et al., 2004; Teboul, Monnet,...
Alive inside: the Story of Music and Memory is about the therapeutic effect music can have on patients suffering from Alzheimer’s and/or dementia and bipolar. The documentary hinges around Dan Cohen, a social worker who tours different houses and nursing homes for the aged with dementia, takes iPods to them,...
Introduction Survey research is one of the methods that a researcher can use to collect information about a given study phenomenon for the purpose of making comprehensive inferences about the subject being studied. As such, survey research is described as any research work that involves the collection of the required...
In the United States, there are several vulnerable groups, a particular social group in a population who have increased susceptibility to adverse risks because they have inadequate or completely lack resources to help them overcome the challenges that come with such risks, have higher relative risk, and lower habit of...
The study conducted by Arnaud Robitaille et al is aimed at comparing cervical spine movement during GlideScope videolaryngoscopy (GVL) and direct laryngoscopy (DL) by means of continuous cinefluoroscopy. The authors argue that videolaryngoscopy can bring the advantages of intubation and direct lanyngoscopy especially over flexible bronchoscope because it gives an...
Introduction and research summary This research paper covers the effects of the insulin resistance to the reaction of diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, and dementia. It covers diabetes as the risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, symptoms of diabetes, and misdiagnoses of diabetes. The lifestyle factors which are known to reduce Alzheimer’s disease...
Abstract Continuous support and care during childbirth is an essential element of obstetric nursing care that should not be neglected. The practice has been shown to have positive implications for the patient population. The implications include increased vaginal deliveries, reduction in the number of cesarean deliveries, lesser negative attitudes among...
Introduction HIV/AIDS are major epidemics affecting a large fraction of the US population. A great percentage of this [population is the blacks. These people are African American. Statistics have been carried out and there are factors about the spread of this epidemic. It has been found that 60% of the...
Introduction Even though the United States is one of the most developed post-industrial countries in the world, it still has many difficulties that are associated with the health care industry. The traditional approach of a capitalist economy does not favor much any kind of help from the government that is...
Functioning of the Human Body and its Systems The human body is an amalgamation of cells, tissues, and organs regulated by various systems (Thibodeau & Patton 2009). To appreciate its functioning, it is imperative to examine a number of elements. Information on the various systems and major organs is essential...
I should claim that I had substantial experience with communicating and interacting with nursing informaticists and/or data or technology specialists. I’ve been a staff nurse in the surgical department, I had many notifications from and scheduled rearrangements provided by a nurse-informaticist via the hospital’s electronic devices – starting from a...
Summary This article is titled “Succeeding in the First Year of Practice” and it is authored by Genevieve Chandler who has a Ph.D. in nursing. According to the author of this article, the process of transitioning from a nursing student to a nurse is ‘traumatic, shocking, and confusing for most...
In the health care setting, the role of quality management is to enhance care delivery and promote the satisfaction of the patients. Quality management plays an integral role in ensuring that the needs of the patients and expectations are met by focusing on patients, good leadership and improving the work...
Signs and Symptoms Carl, a retired soldier, remains haunted by memories of the events he witnessed during his career as a marine serving in various wars. In particular, he has flashbacks of his friend’s gruesome death during the war he served. As a result, he displays angry outbursts whenever he...
Overview of the Theory: Purpose and Rationale Contemporary development of healthcare delivery in the United States should not disregard, the idea of patient-centered care that is the core, multi-facet component embracing a number of important variables such as respect for client’s preferences, values, and expressed needs, integration and coordination of...
Ethical issues arise in everyday nursing practice and determine the ability of DNP nurses to address the emerging dilemmas and other issues that affect nursing services. According to Hoskins et al. (2018), DNP professionals rely on autonomy, informed consent, and advanced care planning for efficient service delivery. Other core nursing...
Descriptive Epidemiology The population chosen for this study is the smoking men and women living in the United States of America. Over the last several decades, lung and bronchus cancer has been one of the most often diagnosed cancers (Lin et al., 2019). In the U.S., it is the second...
Enterococcus spp. normally inhabit the gastrointestinal tract of humans, but can cause pathogenic invasions in the case of disrupted gut microbiota. Enterococcal infections can lead to urinary tract infections, which can further “progress to bacteremia or endocarditis” if left untreated (Pontefract et al., 2020, p. 2). This is particularly unfavorable...
General purpose: To inform Specific purpose: To enlighten the audience about the impact of good nutrition on the human body Thesis: Good nutrition enhances optimal body function, growth, and development, combats disease, and improves health and overall wellbeing. Introduction Attention getter: a report by the WHO revealed that the typical...
Introduction One of the most critical characteristics of stroke is its classification as a neurological disorder and a cardiovascular disease. Because of poor blood supply, the brain is damaged, provoking certain disabilities. Donkor (2018) explains this condition as an issue of immense public health importance with a variety of economic...
Central Idea: Eating meat during weekends only curbs environmental pollution, declines the risk of dying by a third, lowers the number of animals slaughtered for meat, and, equally, improves water conservation. Introduction (Attention Step): Research has the devastating statistics that ten billion animals are slaughtered yearly for meat. The production...
Your discussion offers useful insights into the issue of big data in healthcare. The mitigation strategy caught my attention considering that risk management in big data is a serious concern. In addition to the strategy you have highlighted, it is important to acknowledge that several approaches can be adopted. Researchers...
Abstract Environmental health is a wide subject that encompasses biological and physical factors that affect a person. Similarly, it involves the chemical factors that affect human existence. Therefore, focusing on environmental health will extend the need to protect human life by potentially reducing health conditions and illnesses. Apparently, environmental health...
Introduction Yaws is an infection that is instigated by the Treponema pallidum bacteria. This infection is very infectious and is common to young people under the age of fifteen. Essentially, the disease is known to affect the skin, bones and cartilage. This infection is common in the rural poor areas...
Introduction A detailed analysis of nursing education is needed to show how its past has shaped its present. The current trends in nursing education are influencing and defining its future in different ways. Undoubtedly, nursing is among the fast growing professions in the healthcare sector. Nursing education is one of...
Currently, employees spend a sizable part of their lives at work, yet they are often unprepared for work accidents, which frequently lead to traumas or even fatal consequences. Employee awareness and knowledge regarding first aid and medical assistance are significant components of overall workplace safety and can be secured by...
Communication and partnership are the two paramount contributors to building teams. A team is a number of interdependent people integrated for a common purpose. The members of the team are expected to communicate and cooperate to achieve a single mission. The above issues are important as they allow the team...
The essence of nursing as a career is to provide the community members with adequate, competent, and timely health care practice. Nursing career development lasts throughout the entire life of the nurse and is expressed in lifelong learning. This occurs as a result of rapid and inconsistent environmental change as...
Introduction Medical knowledge has been increasing over the past few decades. Health care professionals have more options for investigating illnesses than before. Healthcare facilities are gradually adopting health information technology, changing operations and service delivery to the patients. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) systems are hospital...
Nowadays plenty of nurse graduates has encountered a lack of knowledge and skills. This is the result of insufficient education and attitude for the delegation that assumes safe and effective health care delivery. Therefore, the art of professional nursing refers to adequate delegation. Applying knowledge and experience, the nurse is...
Introduction A long-term population-based study, this article addresses the genetic causes of cognitive disabilities. After assessing the performance of young children in development and intelligence tests, researchers determine the potential cohort of participants with birth defect. With the analysis of environmental factors contributing to genetic mutations, this article lays the...
Introduction Dental health maintenance organizations also referred to as capitation plans accounted for eight percent of the benefits offered to the United States dental market in 2010. Under these agencies, dentists are contracted and pre-paid a given amount of money each month for every patient assigned or designated to them....
Introduction Health care is a very important part of every country, and it has to be improved according to the new standards, technologies, and medicine. It has to be effective and help people of all ages and nationalities, regardless of their income (Berwick, 2005). A lot of campaigns were launched...