Introduction Obesity has been present since time immemorial and through different civilizations. Through different eras and civilizations in history, obesity meant different things and was interpreted differently. In some societies and civilizations, obesity was reviled, while in others, it was admired and even considered a status symbol (Sanaie & Mohammadinasab,...
Cholera: Description of the Disease Acute infection of the small intestine caused by the gram-negative microorganism Vibrio Cholerae, which secretes a toxin that causes profuse watery diarrhea, leading to dehydration, oliguria, and vascular insufficiency. Spread by drinking water, contaminated food (Christian et al., 2017). WHO: more than 50 countries worldwide...
The following research is focused on correctional healthcare. The health of those in the criminal justice system is often worse than that of the general public. Men and women in prison are frequently diagnosed with mental health and substance addiction issues. Therefore, correctional healthcare organizations should offer the same level...
Introduction Banner Health is a volunteer health care organization that has a head office in Phoenix, Arizona. It is acknowledged and ranked as the peak health care organization in the United States, serving twenty-eight hospitals and various unique facilities in California, Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, and Nebraska (Cohen, 2017). The...
Social gradient in health refers to the difference in socioeconomic spectrum amongst populations. The World Health Organization (2009) states that: “social gradient means that health inequities affect everyone”. WHO further explains that in a country, it can be found that generally the lower an individual’s socioeconomic position the worse their...
It seems reasonable to state that the first crucial challenge that is a part of a director’s job is supervision and staffing. There are a plethora of individuals that require specific approaches, attention, and maintenance. In this regard, directors should demonstrate significant skills that imply the arrangement of methods that...
Sonography is a highly informative method of diagnostics which does not have any undesirable effects on the organism of a patient. Painlessness and harmlessness make it possible to use sonography in different age groups, including children. Various scientific data obtained over many years indicate that the ultrasound doses obtained during...
Introduction Many medical students face various concerns during their transformation from novice students to professional and well-qualified physicians. As a result, because of different stress factors, the academic burden can adversely affect students’ performance and often leads to substance abuse, mental problems, and suicide. This paper aims to review the...
While law controls numerous medicine capacities, medical practitioners should comprehend the legal context they need to perform ethically. Giwa (2018) states that there is a fallacy in the role of medicine and ethics in society. He resounded most with the misconception that ethics portrays an utmost concept of fairness and...
Introduction Conflict theory is one of the sociological theories that can be used in application to society’s various parts. Human society, as a whole, is understood as a complete system shaped by its smaller parts, a framework within which different people interact, fulfill their roles and live their lives. This...
Patient privacy is a fundamental right of any person admitted for treatment in any medical facility. There are many guidelines and regulations introduced to protect the confidential information people disclose within healthcare settings. Thus, one of the federal laws aimed at ensuring patient confidentiality is the Health Insurance Portability and...
On my first day in clinical practice at an operation section, I observed a circumstance where a patient refused to sign a consent form. He wanted to have a religious object attached to his body during surgery. The nurse could not decline or accept his request immediately before understanding the...
Over the years, the knowledge and care of nurses transformed from being based on traditions to relying on research that improved the capabilities of making sound decisions. Research has identified evidence-based practice (EBP) as a critical approach to solving long-term life problems related to the delivery of healthcare (Melnyk &...
I am a Charge Nurse at the Outpatient Dialysis Clinic, and my responsibility is to deliver quality care respectfully while remaining truthful about treatment plans and potential adverse effects. More particularly, I provide treatment, therapy, assessment, and education to 75 chronic dialysis patients continually. In other words, I have the...
A code of ethics is a set of specific principles guiding employees and the organization in their day-to-day operations and decisions to ensure appropriate professional behavior and promote the business and society’s prosperity. In E-MAGINE Biomedical, employees’ behavior is guided by the organization’s mission and standards and the following traits:...
Introduction The lifespan perspective is a conceptual framework, which considers a person’s development along his or her course of the lifetime. There are several key principles, which need to be considered to have a comprehensive understanding of the underlying ideas behind the notion of the given concept. These include lifelong...
Exercise and physical activity have been one of the most discussed topics in recent decades. A wide range of experts in healthcare, fitness, beauty and wellness industries constantly speak of benefits that people can have once they start to exercise regularly. The types of exercise can differ according to the...
Maintaining a healthy environment is the obligation of everyone working in the care setting. The owners and managers at the workplace are primarily responsible for ensuring their employees, visitors, and clients’ safety. It is their managing duty to hire someone who will carry out continuous risk assessments at the job...
There are several health problems in general and the cardiovascular system in particular that affect heart rate. The most common issues are bradycardia and tachycardia, meaning too low or too high a heart rate per minute. However, their treatment can be complicated if the patient reacts negatively to the prescribed...
Introduction Accumulating necessary knowledge regarding health care issues can be a difficult task for any individual. In the current age, numerous populations are susceptible to chronic illnesses linked to obesity, and such dangers should be highlighted and discussed with the community members. To present the knowledge in a transparent and...
One of my greatest strengths in nursing presentation is public speaking. Public speaking is the ability to converse with others and deliver what is needed efficiently eloquently. Eloquence in speech is among the essential aspects of effective communication and presentations. Hence, I am always on the quest to improve my...
The Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) is vital in assessing adults’ health literacy. The domains evaluated by the instruments include prose and pronunciation in health promotion. The valid sample population and size while using REALM is 207 adults aged between 18 and 64 (REALM, 2021). The tool...
The success of any evidence-based change proposal depends mainly on the chosen methods of dissemination. For the purpose of this discussion, the internal and external methods selected are the hospital board and American Nurses Association (ANA), respectively. The Hospital board, as an internal method, comprises nurses, physicians, and doctors. For...
Despite the fact that all registered nurses are expected to follow the same code of ethics and adhere to moral and professional norms and standards, nurses’ ethical decisions and actions usually depend on their values. If registered nurses have dissimilar values and views regarding ethical actions, they approach dilemmas differently....
Different workplaces have recorded an increase in the number of incivility cases today. Bambi et al. (2019) explain that the nursing profession is among the worst-hit careers. This industry plays a crucial role in enhancing the well-being of sick people; therefore, bullying might seem odd (Bambi et al., 2019). However,...
Although many factors and changes occurring both from the physical and cognitive side can be classified as impairments, the later years of a person’s life are still associated with human development. However, without a doubt, the development at this stage largely depends on people’s past, on how they lived before...
The purpose of nurse-managed health centers is to provide needed care to the most disadvantaged groups of the population in remote locations. When these centers and clinics are established at more convenient locations, there are many possibilities for low-income or uninsured individuals to receive high-quality care. However, it is important...
Introduction The healthcare workforce shortage is a major concern and a challenge in most hospitals in the United States of America. There are several attributes affecting healthcare providers, including the forces of demand and supply, the retirement of healthcare practitioners, population growth, insurance coverage expansion, and service providers’ aging. Access...
Introduction The Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act or the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act is a Medicaid provision aimed at addressing the Opioid Crisis in the American Society (“H.R.6,” 2018). Background In recent years, the United States has continued to...
Autism makes a person unable to experience sensory inputs. However, Szczerba (2016) contents that most of these people within the spectrum usually have a profound hypersensitivity to the sounds and light. As a result, it is hard for them to concentrate perpendicularly to the standard expectations, which may increase their...
Introduction: Overview of Patient Advocacy Patient advocacy within nursing involves speaking up for patients’ rights based on their care and safety. The patient advocate acts in a way to help both the client and their families. Advocate’s work is related to such tenets as representing the patient Patient Advocacy and...
Among other healthcare providers, nurses play a critical role in the policy development model, being able to initiate the discussion of issues and collecting important data on certain issues. It is important to note that, in the policy development process, nurses often play the role of advocates for patients’ interests...
This proposed research will use a retrospective longitudinal methodology to describe the differences in those patients treated over extended periods with benzodiazepines in comparison with age and socioeconomically matched controls that were not exposed to this drug. Indicators of health and illness will include frequency of hospitalizations, concurrent self-reported substance...
Malaria: a major global killer A number of articles have been produced concerning informative research about various pathogen borne diseases. One such article is Malaria: A Major Global Killer (2011) by Katie Fraser. The article is about the importance of malaria in the world. The great impacts of Malaria on...
Abortion is one of the oldest problems in medical ethics and philosophy, jurisprudence, and theology. The awareness of the value of the embryo itself is associated with the emergence of Christianity. In the era of early Christianity, abortion was already identified with the murder of a person. Basil the Great...
In nursing, a protocol is often a set of criteria and rules that nurses should follow in their practice. Nurses apply certain interventions and procedures according to protocols, in which a series of actions is usually described. On the contrary, a standard of care delivery in the field of nursing...
The Endocrine Functions of the Kidney to Regulate BP The endocrine system has the renin axis which acts as the source of primary defense. The axis prevents the depletion of sodium volume and also hypotension. Moreover, the endocrine system excretes the atrial hormone which is meant to counterpart all activities...
Many people currently refuse to vaccinate, arguing that it can harm human health more than the flu itself. However, it is believed that preventive vaccinations help to avoid this virus altogether, and even if this disease occurs, it can be handled more effortlessly. The main arguments against vaccination are that...
Abstract Nursing plays a significant part in society, considering its role of ensuring that people get quality health care. As it would be observed, a typical day of a nurse is fraught with many challenges and constraints. However, nurses can always adopt key professional values and behaviours that can be...
The quality of dental care is a multidimensional concept that can be perceived differently by patients. As it was already noted, indemnity and Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) plans present different opportunities as the former does not limit patients in the selection of oral services, and the latter reimburses dentists for...
Introduction Depression in the elderly population is common in most parts of the world. The older persons are twice as likely to develop clinical symptoms of the disease condition compared to children and young adults with depression. The geriatric population tends to experience an incident of depression in the course...
Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a severe condition affecting the lungs and an individual’s ability to breathe, commonly resulting in hypoxemia. One of the most common practices in clinical settings during acute exacerbations of COPD is oxygen therapy for short-term effects in maintaining oxygen blood saturation at appropriate...
The first screenshot demonstrates that malaria is a severe disease in Africa. In particular, nations from Central Africa are more subject to this illness, and Kenya is a suitable example. The data depict that 27,896 people die from malaria on average. This number is significantly higher when compared to 1,303...
Introduction Using social determinants of health to improve community health outcomes is a new approach of public health promotion. It focuses on broader social, economic, and political issues that shape our environment and affect how we grow up, how we live, how we work, and how we manage our illnesses...
Introduction The healthcare industry is an example of compliance with ethical standards, which are sometimes criticized by non-professionals and go against their thoughts. Being ethical and wise at the same time might not always be possible as there is constantly someone who will suffer from healthcare workers’ decisions (Tannsjo, 1998)....
Dr. Bertolami’s Argument According to Charles N. Bertolami (2004), a typical healthcare ethics curriculum has several weaknesses that jeopardize its effectiveness and contribute to the students’ disregard for the norms of ethics and morals expected from a healthcare provider. These weaknesses include the failure of the courses to evoke the...
Introduction Infection by HIV causes damage to the immune system by attacking the immune cells called the CD+ cells. Before destroying the CD4+ cells, the virus utilizes the cells’ DNA to replicate. Destruction of the immune system means increased susceptibility to infection by bacteria and other viruses (Ricci et al.,...
Policy Health Issue Climate change has brought about a gradual increase in temperatures during summer both in the US and abroad. The last several summers in the US have featured abnormally high temperatures, droughts, and other similar conditions that affect the US population (Daanen et al., 2021). Heat is particularly...
Share about a personal experience when you used an effective strategy with a student with ADHD Students with ADHD require special attention to their needs, which implies the support of professors. There is a number of strategies useful in the case of educating such students, and their proper choice results...
Brief History Harm reduction is a domain that focuses on reducing the negative impacts and side effects of substance use. The practice began in the 1980s in Liverpool and the USA mainly due to an HIV emergency (Des Jarlais, 2017). Contaminated injections increased the risk of transmitting HIV among people...
Introduction Organization’s Vision and Mission Statement Northwell Health Care System is an organization that serves a network of more than 800 hospitals and care centers. Northwell Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA), which is part of the Northwell Health Care System, provides a range of home health services, including home health...
Bill Overview The “Nurse Training and Retention Act of 2009” is aimed at developing and funding a comprehensive nurse educational program that will create a steady supply of qualified nurses to ease the nursing shortage that is projected to hit most healthcare facilities in the United States in the next...
Introduction For a long time, human mental ability has remained unparalleled in the world. People exhibit multifaceted thought processes that cannot be compared to any other living organism. Indeed, the only available competitor to human intellectual capability is an invention called the computer. Since the inception of computers, humans have...
Representatives of professions related to communication are most prone to professional emotional burnout. As a result of external and internal factors, a person becomes indifferent to others and no longer feels the value of life. A medic not only performs his job worse, but he also has problems with mental...
The Health Resources and Services Administration is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It provides a wide variety of services in order to improve access to health care for uninsured citizens, people with low income, or medically vulnerable people. There is a concrete list of...
The field of health care is successfully developed in the United States and the state of Georgia in particular. The work of one of its famous healthcare organizations, Grady Hospital, is the best evidence. This memorial hospital has a strong vision to become a leading public and academic healthcare system...
The healthcare system is an essential part of any country since it directly relates to the health of nation. The quality of the services depends not only on infrastructure and technologies being used but also on the professionalism and skills of the healthcare providers. Nurses are one the most important...
Introduction During my work as a dialysis nurse in the past, I came across a difficult situation. I was the charge nurse for the dialysis unit on weekends that was operated by five staff nurses. One day while all 12 dialysis patients were receiving their dialysis treatment, the technician came...
The reviewed study published in 2014 is written by Verweij et al. (2014) and is concerned with medical error reduction. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of wearing drug round tabards in terms of medical error incidence. Verweij et al. (2014) utilized the mixed-method design to...
Every profession is guided by a set of principles that facilitate smooth services cape. Tenets can be defined as principles that make a given career be what it was meant to become (Butts and Rich, 2016). Butts and Rich (2016) critically lay the nine principles which guide ethics in nursing....
Abstract One of the quality nursing necessities in nursing training and curriculum development is the incorporation of leadership skills teaching amongst nursing students. The present study reviews the previous research studies on the role of nursing leadership curriculum development and performance appraisals in the nursing educational systems based on articles...
The care provision for older adults began with the option of poorhouses. These were the institutions where the adults encountering mental or physical disabilities could find shelter and food. Although these houses were a significant contribution to the solution of the problem with the placement of older adults, they provided...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), passed early last decade, has generated controversial responses from politicians and the public in the United States. A comprehensive assessment is needed to understand its impact on society and health facilities. One of the advantages of ACA is that it “covers many screenings and preventive...
Introduction Cancer is a severe condition that causes multiple complications and leads to death if untreated. According to WHO (n.d), 9.6 people have died from different types of cancers in 2018 globally, and for the United States economic burden from cancer is estimated at $1.16 trillion. The topic discussed in...
Introduction The Massachusetts General Hospital’s case study is an example of operative inefficiencies, which are caused by a multitude of factors. Although the improvements can be made through the usage of additional resources, there are plausible solutions that might not require them. One should note that PATA plays a critical...
Introduction Individuals in the nursing profession often face difficult decisions that concern the health and wellbeing of their patients. Many of those choices and judgments also present an ethical problem to the nursing practitioners who have to follow the hospital protocols and guidelines and ensure that their clients’ wishes are...
The ethics of euthanasia, a practice of taking one’s life intentionally, has been a debated topic for an extended period of time in both philosophical and legislative discussions. At the present time, this procedure is prohibited in most countries and is also considered morally wrong by some of the most...
Among other things, the selection of organizational structure solutions can influence care providers’ success in providing exceptional value to customers and delivering top-notch services customized to clients’ physical, medical, and emotional needs. Nowadays, multiple types of structures, including client-centered and organic ones, informal hierarchies, and social networks, are regarded as...
Today, obesity is one of the most concerning health problems among the globe’s population. It is estimated that the obesity rate has tripled since 1975 (WHO, 2020). The latest statistics demonstrate that approximately 2 billion adults are overweight, and “over 340 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 were overweight or...
Introduction Working environment bullying is a type of offensive act performed by the aggressor towards one person or group. It tends to be enacted through different forms such as gossip spreading, verbal or even physical assaults towards the targeted person. Work environment bullying is definitely not a new issue, but...
Subjective Chief Complaint: A 32-year-old woman was admitted with a short history of visual acuity in the left eye lasting for a couple of hours. History of Present Illness: Jessica, a math’s teacher, had suffered a blurred vision related to getting heated, This condition improved when she got in a...
Meta analysis also known as statistical pooling is the methodical planned and well thought out assessment of a crisis. It involves use of arithmetical chart or analogous data form prior available and separately carried out research for a specific problem. It is frequently used to bring together the findings from...
Background Metabolism is a complex chain of chemical reactions that occur in living cells and, therefore, they allow those cells to properly function, grow, and reproduce. Such reactions also help the cells retain their structures and naturally respond to the environments in which they live (Satyanarayanaa and Chakrapani, 2020). More...
History of Public Health In the past 150 years, the factors that shaped the public health system include the rise of scientific knowledge and controlling diseases. The second factor includes public health acknowledgment that they control diseases and it is a public responsibility. In the past centuries, little knowledge existed...
Introduction The functional nursing model is a method that has been practiced by nurses for decades. It is supported by a hierarchical framework, with the most advanced, demanding jobs being handled by experienced, highly qualified nurses. Functional nursing is based on a team ethic and generates a list of processes...
Name and explain the levels of human sexual intercourse There are four levels of both men’s and women’s sexual intercourse. Firstly, excitement is the beginning phase when people’s skin becomes red, especially on the back and on the chest. Some muscles experience tension increases. Thereafter, during the second level, plateau,...
The Alma Ata declaration states that the international community should strive to provide universal and accessible healthcare across the world (Green, 2007). Quality healthcare is a basic need for the well-being and comfort of all citizens in our nation. Landsman (2009) points out that for human beings to have a...
Introduction Background Information Depression is a significant health concern that affects healthcare systems around the globe. Mental Health Foundation (MHF, 2016) defines depression as a common mental health condition associated with a feeling of being depressed, loos of interest or pleasure, feeling of guilt, sleeping problems, loss of appetite, and...
Introduction The total population size in Palm Beach County is 1,496,770 (“County Health Rankings and Roadmaps,” 2018). Although median household income is about $64,000, more than 11% of the population lives in poverty (“County Health Rankings and Roadmaps,” 2018). One of the pressing issues in this region is substance use....
Death is natural to all living things, including human beings, which means that individuals cannot avoid it. Since dying is inevitable, people must decide whether to bury or cremate the deceased. Both human remains disposal approaches have advantages and disadvantages. However, since society members have been seeking to make life...
Providing quality health services is a complex process that requires time and effort from hospital staff. Evidence-based practice (EBP) is an approach that combines the application of existing patient knowledge, staff experience, and patient preferences. Its use is designed to provide the most effective treatment and care for the patient....
Rotavirus is a highly contagious viral agent, which directly target a person’s intestinal lining. The most vulnerable population are children. The virus causes a severe case of diarrhea. The complication is dehydration or lack of water within the body. The disease requires an immediate hospitalization. Statistics in India Rotavirus in...
Quantitative research collects observable data to answer a research question using statistical, computational, or mathematical methods. This is often considered more accurate or valuable than qualitative research that focuses on collecting non-numeric data. Qualitative research examines opinions, concepts, characteristics, and descriptions. The quantitative analysis looks at measurable, numerical relationships (Price,...
Introduction Healthcare professionals should apply their competencies to develop proper patient-practitioner relationships, solve emerging issues, and focus on positive experiences. Each expert operates in a specific field depending on his or her knowledge and extent of training. The establishment of effective interactions with the targeted patients becomes a superior model...
Introduction Euthanasia refers to the intentional discontinuation of one’s life through a lethal injection. Often carried out by a physician, the process remains one of the most disputable issues surrounding the medical field’s ethical and professional standards. Euthanasia can occur either through an active form or passive form. Active euthanasia...
Measles is an acute infectious disease that has a relatively high level of contagiousness and is characterized by various serious symptoms. In the winter of 2015, the California Department of Public Health received information about the possible spread of the measles epidemic. Thus, the first patient hospitalized with this infection...
Background of the Study Stemming from the difficulty of providing quality and affordable healthcare services, many countries have struggled to remodel their care delivery systems to minimize the effects of rising costs on access and delivery of services. Common cost drivers in current hospital management systems include lack of synergy...
Introduction The quantitative technique, which has its starting point situated in the logical strategy, depends on factual methods for information investigation. Interestingly, subjective techniques depend on the graphic story for information investigation. The blended techniques approach gathers and uses quantitative and subjective information in a similar report. Its focal reason...
Introduction It is nearly five years since one of my relatives survived pulmonary hypertension without undergoing the lung transplantation process. What surprised me most was the way she appeared physically fit and healthy until she collapsed at work. After being rushed to the hospital by some of her employees, she...
Nicotine is a type of nitrogenous chemical extracted from various plants containing nitrogen, such as the tobacco plant. Synthetically manufactured tobacco is also available as over-the-counter drugs or narcotics. Nicotine is a stimulant in many individuals through the smoking or chewing of tobacco. Research shows that nicotine is highly addictive...
Introduction Evaluation Plan An evaluation plan represents a framework or a ‘road map’ necessary for clarifying the needed steps for assessing the processes and outcomes of a program. Therefore, an effective evaluation plan is a comprehensive and dynamic tool that can be updated regularly to reflect any program changes and...
Nurses are the essential workforce in healthcare, and a shortage of nursing staff can lead to adverse outcomes. The estimated deficit of nurses is about to reach 13 million in the next fifteen years globally (Marć et al., 2018). The lack of enough healthcare workers results in increased workload, burnout...
Introduction Neurotoxicity of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) is actively studied by researchers because the examination of this toxin allows for concluding about the causes of Parkinson’s disease (Daroff & Aminoff 2014). To understand how MPTP can cause damages in the basal ganglia of humans, it is necessary to focus on examining its...
The video focuses on the health issue in America today, wondering why there are such unsatisfactory mortality statistics in a country with such a high income. Specialists speaking for the video follow a trajectory in which human development is determined not by its genetic predispositions but by immediate social realities....
Patient safety is one of the priorities of healthcare professionals as it ensures positive patient outcomes. Ambulatory care has been seen as a “more logistically complex and challenging” setting since nurses have minimal control over patient environments which has a considerable effect on the treatment and the overall healing process...
Healthcare facilities are complex and challenging to manage, which became apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patient satisfaction, which is the highest priority to hospitals, largely depends on staff performance (AMN Healthcare, 2021). Therefore, proper management of healthcare workers is critical to ensure good health outcomes and job satisfaction (AMN Healthcare,...