Privacy, Security, and Confidentiality To recap, “The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, n.d., para...
Innovative technologies in health care improve the quality of services provided and patient safety. Electronic health records (EHR), computerized physician order entry (CPOE), and other systems work together to provide quick and effective care. One such system is the barcode medication administration (BCMA), which uses technology to prescribe and administer...
Background and Evidence Despite the intention to predict the development of negative postoperative outcomes, achieving the desired goals is impossible, and surgical site infections (SSIs) remain common in many patients. This type of infection usually occurs after surgery in the place where the operative intervention took place (Centers for Disease...
Before exploring the effects of epilepsy on the human brain and the current treatment options, it is essential to provide a basic overview of the condition. Epilepsy constitutes a type of non-communicable brain disorder which causes individuals to experience unprovoked and recurring seizures (Beghi 186). Essentially, epilepsy is a neurological...
Description of the Tests and Assessments The first assessment is the evaluation of a client’s suicide history. If the client has already attempted to cease their life, there is a higher chance that it will repeat again than in cases when there is no suicide history. It is important to...
Spinal cord injury (SIC) rests as one of the most overwhelming conditions affecting trauma patients. After the patient completes the acute phase of injury management, rigorous monitoring follows to avoid the development of countless complications associated with the disease. Urinary tract infections are among the most common complications stemming from...
Common effects of nursing informatics refer to the transition to modern EHR and EMR systems and changes to care coordination. IT advancements allow keeping all patient information in an easy-to-use electronic format while maintaining data safety. This paper discusses IT-related nursing competencies, the role of nursing informatics in changing practice,...
Introduction In 2008, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) introduced the Triple Aim framework. Its primary goal is to improve three aspects of healthcare: the experience of care, the health of the population, and reducing per capita costs. Triple Aim was subsequently adopted as the National Strategy for Quality Improvements...
Definition of Depression Depression is a prevalent mood illness that can have significant ramifications. Later, the disorder’s name was altered to “Depressive States.”By the year 1880, the idea of clinical depression, which is a psychiatric condition, had evolved into its entity. The clinical description of the illness remained the same....
The CMS-1500 is a Medicare claim form for reimbursement that should be submitted with significant attention to detail and accuracy since many potential issues can lead to claim rejection. One of the reasons to deny the form is a contractual obligation, meaning that the claim lacks some information required for...
Introduction Common accessibility of medical assistance is an essential factor not solely for public health but for the social, political, and economic well-being of the population as well. Therefore, the question of what funding channels the medical industry should utilize to fulfill its functions productively remains of great importance. In...
Introduction Pay for performance (P4P) means that a healthcare practitioner is given extra monetary incentives after completing a successful clinical procedure. Hypertension means that the force of the blood against artery wall is high. As a result, it leads to blood pressure which is a condition that many patients experience....
Individuals with mental health problems belong to a specific category of patients requiring a special approach in terms of care and treatment. Therapeutic communication with such patients should include methods that promote self-care, facilitate cooperation, allow them to feel comfortable and relaxed, and, most importantly, reduce misunderstandings and confusion. In...
It is challenging to overestimate the role of data in the healthcare industry. It is possible to analyze available information to improve the quality of care and reach better health outcomes. According to Balestracci (2019), “the role of statistics in quality improvement is to expose variation and to reduce inappropriate...
Brief Background and History of the Disease In general, intestinal problems are common in society at different stages of development, but conditions such as constipation are the scourge of the civilized world. Constipation should be very carefully classified as a disease, as the medical associations of different countries conclude that...
Background Effective talent management approaches to HR dictate that staff members should be provided with a comfortable workplace environment and opportunities for effective performance. However, when staff members become physically or mentally incapable of handling the workload or the type of tasks to which they are assigned, ethical dilemmas arise....
Introduction Nursing practice has been structurally modified over the past few decades, with new theoretical perspectives and functional meanings. The nurse’s role with respect to clinical relevance is also being changed, as the nurse is rapidly becoming an independent member of the health care organization, serving the patient and family...
I am writing this letter to discuss a major issue that is likely to become a contentious issue for Florida citizens, posing a major risk to their well-being. Specifically, I would like to bring up the fact that the current statewide mandate on wearing PPE masks in public transportation is...
The reviewed video, presented on the YouTube channel ReviewRegisteredNurseRN, describes the main features of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. In the beginning, the speaker describes the key biological properties of the coronavirus and focuses on its effects and main symptoms (“Coronavirus COVID-19” 00:00:12-00:00:28). She also pays particular attention to the...
Project Proposal Medical errors are the most common form of preventable adverse healthcare-associated accidents that can be emotionally devastating and costly because of the more extended hospital stays. For example, U.S. hospitals report more than 250,000 deaths due to preventable medical errors annually, making it the third leading cause of...
Introduction Government policy and ethical considerations have a significant impact on care coordination. They indicate the types of care that must be provided and the minimum conditions that must be met by healthcare organizations (Rajamohan et al., 2019). Nurses working at nursing homes depend on the policies and code of...
Nurse leaders are responsible for recruiting and firing nurses, organizing professional trainings, and preparing budget. Nurse educators are the ones who combine their professional and academic experience to train future nurses. Both positions are crucial to the nursing organization and operation, thus some people may consider them as advanced practice...
Introduction The case involves a 34-year-old female client named Amelia. She presents to the session because her mother believes Amelia has a drinking issue. Amelia works as an administrative officer, is divorced, and has a seven-year-old son living with her. She self-referred to counseling and, during the session, does not...
Introduction The use of technology is essential in the fight against the pandemic. All funds must be devoted to stopping the spread of the virus (Vargo et al., 2021). Opportunities provided by improvised means must be used due to their high efficiency (Goldschmidt, 2020). Using the application, an individual receives...
Types of Performance Management Healthcare organization need to consider their patients’ needs and implement evidence-based practices to deliver results. Performance management (PM) refers to the process of formulating objectives, improving accountability and responsibility, and implementing the relevance governance structures to maximize service delivery (Spurling et al., 2017). Some of the...
Introduction The health problem considered in this paper is the epidemic of influenza, a small enveloped virus that is highly contagious. To date, the continuous circulation of influenza viruses and the emergence of reassortant strains of animal origin pose a constant danger to the health of the population of all...
Introduction This paper will address the difference and similarities between nonprofit healthcare and for-profit healthcare organizations. However, to understand more about each organization, this report will discuss both impacts and factors that entail the operation in each organization. Options to improve operation and financial performance concerning the nonprofit organization will...
The overarching purpose of a community health nurse, briefly CHN, is to attain the most excellent level of health possible for the people and community concerned. Suprapto and Lalla (2021) state that community nurses play a vital role in community health promotion and prevention, as well as health development. Health...
Current Usage Of Features Of Telemedicine Technologies In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Individuals Telemedicine refers to the provision of medical services such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases using telecommunication technologies and electronic information. It has been used in the medical field to facilitate healthcare workers in delivering care...
Boston Medical Center is a large-scale non-profit 514 bed urban hospital located in Boston, MA. It is considered the largest safety-net hospital as well as a level-1 trauma center in all of New England. Despite its reputable facilities and high-level expertise, the hospital has faced a significant organizational problem. The...
Introduction Neurological alterations are mainly characterized by the numerous difficulties resulting from acute illnesses such as brain and spinal cord injury. The changes have made it hard to provide effective care to people with other underlying health disorders worldwide (Bohmwald et al., 2018). Therefore, this paper will discuss medical management,...
Introduction Health insurance coverage has always been a topical problem for the United States since the country does not have a universal health care system, unlike other countries such as the UK. As a result, on several occasions, different policymakers and political parties, as well as individuals, tried to offer...
Introduction Today, we will relate the novel COVID-19 pandemic to mental health. According to Cullen, Gulati, and Kelly (2020), there is a need for health facilities not to overlook the mental aspect of coronavirus (p. 311). Notably, the disease is peculiar in many ways, including the inadequacy of resources stating...
Both Chapter 5 of Psychology 2e and the associated video cover the difference between sensation and perception and the inner biological workings of human senses. They describe the biological functioning of vision, from the light passing through the cornea, pupil, and the lens and reaching photoreceptor cells – cones and...
The portfolio is quite essential in today’s world, especially when evaluating one’s performance and accomplishments. Milestones on the path to success are chances for progress that must be relied on when reached (Maloney & Woolforde, 2019). The portfolio will assist in achieving a higher position among other qualified candidates, stand...
The article called ‘Developing Maximal Neuromuscular Power’ is written by professional physiologists and medical workers who are patinate about their world and the industry in general. The article’s main idea is to present the importance of neuromuscular function in human’s everyday life and the activities people complete. There are two...
Introduction Patients with mental health issues face a variety of challenges when trying to blend into society. Stigma, as it pertains to mental health care, is among such challenges, and this discussion will focus on this concept. The chosen concept is closely related to one practice problem that my colleagues...
Executive Summary This paper aims to focus on Macmillan Cancer Support’s big data analysis and potential improvements that would allow it to ensure effective decision-making. Currently, this organization lacks a clearly defined vision related to big data usage, which is caused by insufficient design development and paying little attention to...
Abstract The research is aimed at investigating how the surgical personnel in ambulatory surgical centers in the northeastern part of the United States who learn new, advanced medical-surgical technology through in-services and the acquired level of skill competency perceive their skill level or competency with medical-surgical technology following training. The...
Introduction The continual development of the healthcare industry is essential to maintain a good level of public health and ensure a high level of quality of life. Furthermore, it is critical to make healthcare accessible to as many people as possible regardless of their wealth and status. The Affordable Care...
Bowel cancer is located at the lower end of the digestive tract, and it highly affects the quality of living due to the discomfort within the rectum area. It is a disease that mainly affects old-age individuals, and the expected behavioral changes include inconsistency in the stool, abdominal pains, and...
It is well known that a certain guarantor of the effectiveness of the professional activity of any specialist is the presence of a safe working environment. That is why the problem of creating safe conditions both for the patient and the medical staff is of great importance for modern medicine....
Globally, the aging population is rapidly increasing, making maintaining health in old age a priority on the international agenda. Healthy aging has sought to improve measurement and research regarding aging. The healthcare sector has experienced the need for new models of collaboration for optimizing disciplinary scholars’ inputs and advancing their...
Abstract Of the wide range of activities that healthcare includes, the marketing of medical services is a common but insufficiently studied area. The promotion of products and procedures in this sector differs from that in trading markets due to the lack of the ability to focus on capitalizing profits exclusively....
Introduction The differences in access to insurance coverage and the availability of high-quality medications cause health disparities. Veterans have several difficulties, one of which is a lack of equal access to mental health care. Socioeconomic position, age, and other factors contribute to a widening disparity between the various categories. Post...
The self-identified delegation scenario includes the RN (registered nurse) delegating the task of performing a fingerstick glucose test on the post-operative patient before receiving food to a CNA (certified nursing assistant). The delegation process is justified under the Texas Board of Nursing Rule 225.12. The key players in the delegation...
Summary Social justice is a way of thinking that solves many inequalities in life. It generally refers to the ideology that everyone, regardless of their race, gender, status, or sex, deserves equal economic, political and social rights and access to opportunities (Miller et al., 2016). Social justice and health care...
Topic I want to create a persuasive that will increase the rate of college students seeking treatment for mental health. Goal The goal of the campaign is to destigmatize, educate, encourage, and stimulate mental health aid for students on campus. The primary objective is to increase mental health service utilization...
Problem Statement Over the years of nursing practice, many professionals tend to feel exhausted and emotionally drained from the workload, interaction with patients, and providing support to others. According to Galanis et al. (2021), emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and lack of accomplishment were only some of the contributing factors to the...
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic pressure, primary attention has been paid to urgent care and short-term solutions to the overburdening hospital beds and the staff’s burnout. As a result, when it comes to education and research, nurses and physicians are left with no desire to willingly dedicate their...
Introduction Nursing is a constantly developing profession in today’s health care. Qualified nurses pay special attention to safety concepts. Effective leadership is another element of successful nursing. Safety and leadership initiatives aimed at reducing medical errors, managing activities, and developing responsibilities. Workplace communication depends on how well the concepts of...
In the Caribbean, there was an acute salmonella epidemic, which was a catastrophe to the Healthcare System. In order to cope with the disease and bring the situation back to normal, it is necessary to identify the causes and sources of the harmful bacteria. Thanks to this study, we have...
Addressing nutrition issues in critically ill patients is a crucial task since the choice of a meal may define the patient’ chances for successful recovery or aggravate the condition to a significant extent. In their article, McClave et al. (2016) provide guidance for the dieting choices to be made for...
One of the most critical issues in healthcare that remains largely unresolved is the growing shortage of nursing personnel. As the average age among the population of many countries grows older, the need for highly trained nursing personnel continues to increase. There are several well-known factors that have an adverse...
Potomac Falls The selected healthcare organization is Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center, a rehabilitation center with both long-term and short-term care services. It is a middle-sized organization with 70 employees located at 46531 Harry Byrd Highway, Sterling, VA 20164 (Potomac Falls, 2021a). Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center offers...
The quality of provided healthcare and its outcomes are some of the most focused on aspects of the healthcare itself. Therefore, nurses’ actions are subjected to a system of measurements that determine the quality of provided care. The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators proves the link between patient outcomes...
In The Ethics/Advocacy Connection, Mary Atkinson Smith discusses the ethical leadership qualities nurses should possess to contribute to efficient and safe patient care. The topic relates to safety competency since the author repeatedly emphasizes that ethical leadership is crucial for the provision of direct and indirect care for patients. In...
Introduction The morality of abortion is one of the most controversial and essential questions that probably have no correct answer. People have different points of view regarding this concept, and they are generally divided into pro-life and pro-choice. Though this practice is allowed in Canada, there is no law regulation,...
Understanding the nature of tumors, particularly, malignant ones, and deciphering the mechanism of their development, represents a vital challenge for modern healthcare. Therefore, services such as the tumor/cancer registry serve to accumulate essential data needed for further research on tumors, their nature, and the means of curing them. By ensuring...
Introduction Abortion is one of the most intensely politicized debates in modern America. It has been transformed from a sensitive, emotionally complex moral conundrum to a piece of party politics. Opposing abortion is now considered a marker of being an antediluvian Republican —and supporting it signifies a bleeding-heart liberal. Both...
Burnout in nurses is a critical issue for the U.S. healthcare system, especially nowadays, due to an increased strain on its services. The discussion of this topic has been ongoing for many decades, yet the conclusive answer on how to resolve or efficiently alleviate this problem remains open. The work...
Most of the drug education campaigns that I have encountered in my life have centered on the complete prohibition of drug use, similar to the U.S. “Just Say No” advertising campaign. Addiction is presented as a moral failure rather than the result of mental illness and lack of institutional support....
Introduction The Covid-19 pandemic is undoubtedly one of the most serious health crises that humanity and the United States, in particular, have faced during the last decades. Along with the healthcare system, the general population also was and, in some cases, still is directly involved in containing the pandemic through...
Breast cancer is one of the most prevailing diseases in the world. Wu et al. (2021) investigate the problem associated with self-image in patients with breast cancer. The scientists hypothesized that changes in body image represent threatening events for women, especially those with breast cancer (Wu et al., 2021). Thus,...
Since its discovery back in the second half of the 20th century, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have become one of the most challenging healthcare concerns in terms of immunology. Essentially, HIV/AIDS stands for an immunological complexity that affects CD4+ lymphocytes (Randall, 2018). These lymphocytes are,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has immensely affected livelihoods in America after the imposed government regulations to curb the spread of the virus leaving many companies closed with people forced to work from home or leave their jobs. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Food and...
Although the statistics of work-related injuries in Australia are still far from the desired level, it can be stated that a large number of current safety policies have played an important role in reducing those numbers. The majority of workplaces in Australia have realized the importance of health and safety...
Dashboard For this assignment, I used the Medicare government website to compare data from two hospitals in Arizona State, that is, Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital and Banner Baywood Hospital. Additionally, the data was compared against the average of all hospitals in the country. For the purpose of comparison of the two...
The COVID-19 pandemic devastated the world and the US in particular, where thousands of people fell victim to the disease. It is easily transmissible and can have rather grave complications, affecting several body systems and increasing the chances of mortality. Vaccination is a viable preventive measure, although skeptics either deny...
Political Politics is a vital component in matters of national health. It involves understanding the events taking place in the hospital environment and the overall management structure. This involves interdepartmental connection and the overall decision making in the entire organization. The administrator also needs to Help in drafting the health...
Introduction Nowadays, maternal death is still relevant, and an actively studied issue. Despite the decline of maternal death rate by approximately three times from 2010 to 2017, according to statistics of 2021, 810 women die each day by a complication of childbirth (World Health Organization, 2021, May 4). Studies concerned...
Falls in the elderly are common and pose a severe threat to their health. Older people who suffer from cognitive, sensory, and gait impairments are usually susceptible to falls. Thus, such a problem is common among those older people under the responsibility of health care institutions, such as nursing homes,...
Introduction The ongoing coronavirus pandemic underscores the impact of healthcare professionals on global health issues. In the United States and other countries over the globe, the delivery of healthcare services heavily relies on nurses. In particular, nurses play a vital role in the vaccination process (Cassidy et al., 2021). This...
Osteoporosis is a challenging health condition that affects one’s musculoskeletal functionality. According to Falkner and Green (2018), osteoporosis is a complexity characterized by the bones’ higher exposure to skeletal fragility and fractures. There exists a variety of risk factors that contribute to the development of osteoporosis, including genetic predisposition to...
Introduction Healthcare, like many other industries, is governed by state and federal legislation as well as industry standards. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is the most effective form of legislation altering healthcare (HIPAA). Healthcare providers are taught the importance of HIPPA laws regularly. However, with the current overwhelming...
One of the most critical roles of nurses is healthcare promotion through physical and, recently, virtual education. By creating awareness among communities, they contribute to emerging disease prevention, response, and management. Unlike in the previous centuries, the world currently has a more diverse population. Therefore, there is no one-fit-all strategy...
In recent years, the world has faced many severe epidemics that have claimed thousands of lives. Among them are both previously known diseases and their latest modifications. Most of these pandemics have had a heavy impact on humanity. One of the examples can be the largest outbreak of the Zika...
More than 25% of the world’s population aged 65 years and above has diabetes. Among the identified risk factors are excessive weight, age, and genetic influence. The elderly with diabetes are at risk of suffering cardiovascular and other acute complications. This calls for a well-formulated wellness plan that would help...
Introduction Healthcare providers and organizations can influence the quality and achieve sustainable progress in the industry through policy implementation initiatives. Furthermore, administrative institutions support the development of novel regulations to help professionals improve their skills and operations. The IOM Future of Nursing Practice Report Brief published the recommendations that address...
To guess the influence that certain food can have on the human body, it is necessary to identify its pH, which acronym historically stands for the potential, or power, of hydrogen. This is the quantitative measure of acidity or basicity of substances that reflects the concentration of hydrogen ions in...
The case is centered around two interdependent healthcare organizations, which are the Leonard Williams Medical Center (LWMC) and Williams Medical Services (WMS), where the latter is a captive professional corporation of the former. The main problem is focused on the electronic health records (EHR) installation process at WMS, which is...
Summary Reducing burnout is an effective way of mitigating the issue of nurse shortage. The theory that addresses this challenge is Stamm’s Theory of Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue, which refers to the importance of nurse satisfaction when caring for patients and cooperating with colleagues (Merk, 2018). There are several...
A notable role among mental illnesses is played by syndromes (sets of symptoms) grouped under the obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which is named after the Latin terms obsessio and compulsio. In a broad sense, the core of obsessive-compulsive disorder is a condition in which the clinical picture is dominated by thoughts...
The Joint Commission oversees voluntary accrediting programs for hospitals and other healthcare organizations. The goals are specific activities that authorized organizations must follow to prevent medical errors, including caregiver misunderstanding, infusion pump misuse, and prescription mix-ups. The Joint Commission receives reports from patients, their families, government agencies, the general public,...
“HEALTH FOR ALL” encompasses a series of seminars culminating in the Global Health Histories program under the World Health Organization (WHO). It describes the development of healthcare coverage in various aspects, the economic, social, environmental, and political trends affecting how the Global Health Histories project runs (Sachs, 2015). It explores...
Background I chose telehealth technology because it encapsulates the digital healthcare platform. Telehealth technology promotes better healthcare outcomes, and patients can get instant help remotely. The current population has evolved, and the use of smartphones or tablets is on the rise. People are enlightened about technology, and using telehealth is...
Nurses who are conversant with the full scope of their responsibilities offer quality healthcare. Aside from excellent nursing skills, they are competent in public health and social assistance (Li et al., 2019). The duties and responsibilities of a nurse differ from one clinic to another. In hospitals that do not...
Gone are the shame and blame games played by managers in traditional organizations! Finger-pointing and labeling are the main characteristics of conventional organizations’ approaches to management. But conversely, contemporary organizations use a systematic approach to management, thereby reducing harmful possibilities and near-miss. By perceiving organizations in their totality, the system...
Future emergencies is a story about a city that was testing its preparedness in dealing with an emergency. The report focuses on two people, Victor, and the narrator, who live together. The author of the story expounds on how the city insisted on people collecting their masks. The masks were...
Introduction Selecting an optimal combination of drugs to promote health improvement is a challenging task. The reason for this is the existence of multiple factors, including specific health conditions, age, or sex, that might influence drugs’ effectiveness. The purpose of this paper is to explore the case of AO with...
Experimental research involves the impact on a specific object or phenomenon under controlled conditions and fixing the values of the intended parameters. As an example of such work, one can cite the article by Juras et al. (2019), in which the authors use special criteria for sample selection and create...
The Nomination The profession of a nurse, despite everything, has one of the critical values in the provision of medical care. These specialists do the most challenging work and make an immeasurable contribution to the profession of a clinical specialist. These persons have multiple skills that are also of particular...
Introducing the Patient: Oscar Oscar is a 2-year-old child born with a unilateral cleft palate. He was diagnosed with chronic otitis media with effusion and conductive hearing loss due to liquid accumulation in his right ear. The findings of the visual reinforcement audiometry indicate 41-55 dB HL hearing loss. Oscar’s...
Introduction Smoking is a widely discussed issue for hundreds of years. Every individual has their reasons for adopting this bad habit that is difficult to abandon, as it rapidly develops into an addiction. Despite the number of scientific researches, which prove the danger of smoking, this industry is growing from...
Teenage pregnancy is prevalent among adolescents who are the most socioeconomically disadvantaged. It further affects their depressed socioeconomic status, especially for the young mother, relatives, and the general public. Despite the poor socioeconomic condition, other social determinants of health play a crucial role in making teenage pregnancy a complex matter...
Impact on Education, Jobs, Food Insecurity, and Mental Health The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has posed severe problems to many sectors of the community. The spreading pandemic has led to a disruption of learning activities in many countries across the globe (Onyema et al., 2020). The governments shut down learning...