Outline Introduction – background of the problem of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, extent of prevalence of the disease, what is HIV/AIDS, the impact of the disease on the health system of the company and structure of the dissertation Literature review – epidemiology of HIV and AIDS in SA; demographic features;...
The article of Carey, Courtenay, James, Hills, and Roland discusses the influence of a diabetes specialist nurse (DSN) prescriber on the duration of a patient’s stay and their general state. The study’s importance is proved by its background, which suggests that “drug errors in diabetes care are a common cause...
The description of the healthcare setting This paper aims to show how the role of nurses has evolved over the last years. In particular, it is necessary to focus on the leadership styles, used by these medical workers. In addition to that, I would like to discuss those internal and...
Abstract Reporting patient abuse remains the prerogative of the abused patient or caregivers who witness the abuse within a healthcare facility. Usually, caregivers watch each other’s back, and hence the probability that they would report to their superiors on each other is almost nonexistent. Patients on the other hand fail...
Abstract The research paper will provide an overview of technology about the role of a nurse. As the days of manual charting become a thing of the past, new technology is paving the way into the 21st century. The research paper will explore the impact that technology has had not...
Nursing practice entails the real provision of nursing care to patients. In offering the nursing care, nurses implement the set nursing care plan for the patient which is based on the initial patient assessment. Nursing practice is enhanced by several concepts that help both the nurse and the patient to...
Introduction The article of Frank and Karioth concerns the issue of compassion fatigue risk in nurses. In the introduction of their study, the authors present the purpose of the research. Specifically, the research is aimed at studying the compassion fatigue level in nurses who worked with the victims of the...
Introduction Understanding the meaning of the concept of professionalism is of crucial importance for becoming a qualified specialist in any sphere. The issues of professionalism are especially significant for the spheres in which the clients’ personal information needs to be disclosed for the purpose of providing the services. Nursing is...
All employees, regardless of their positions, impact the organization’s development, but leadership has the principal contribution to the formation of corporate culture, affecting employees’ engagement and overall atmosphere in a company. Nevertheless, there are various views and approaches, each of which defines its own set of skills needed for creating...
For a nurse, professional commitment means a desire and an intention to stay in a nursing profession for the purpose of providing effective care and services to patients. As a complex phenomenon, professional commitment is associated with a nurse’s understanding and acceptance of their professional roles, duties, and responsibilities, as...
The article under analysis is called “Evidence-based skin tear protocol” and is dedicated to the evidence-based practice and unpredictable cases of skin tear. The author describes the negative experience of the patients and analyzes the problem of the nurse care more profoundly to prevent the relevant consequences. In the article,...
Introduction Preparation for surgery is often characterized by a variety of complications. Preparation of a list of things that must be done and those which must not be done is always necessary. Perioperative procedures are often aimed at improving outcome of an operation (Baeza, Fitzgerald & McGivern, 2008). Generally, they...
Nursing Theory is defined as one or more relatively concrete and specific concepts that are derived from a conceptual model. the statements that describe those concepts. and the statements that assert relatively concrete and specific relations between two or more concepts (kearney-Nunnery, 2008). All nurses have a nursing theory model...
Outline The modern nursing has evolved over time, with the care of the dying emerging as a primary concern to today’s medical fraternity. Many of the critically ill patients (80%) end up dying in hospitals, delegating such care process to nurses (Morris, 2003). Considering the fact that modern technology can...
Abstract The study is aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of palliative day care in improving the quality of life for end of life patients. This arises from the rise in cases of incurable diseases and conditions in the recent past all over the world. Despite the growth in day care,...
Introduction Health care is a vital element of modern human society. Different countries in today’s world treat the issues of health care in different ways. The U.S. health care system has always been a role model for less developed countries in the aspects of providing high-quality services to all people...
The article titled ‘No-Rinse, One-Step Bed Bath: The Effects on the Occurrence of Skin Tears in a Long-Term Care Setting’ is authored by Coggins and Birch. It begins with providing information on how the cost of care of long term residents in medical institutions increases due to skin tears occurring...
Introduction The teenage development stage is a period during which many changes take place. These changes may be physical, emotional, social, or even mental. There is a change in hormones at the onset of puberty. The milestone chosen regarding the teen developmental stage is going to speak on puberty. It...
White, D. W., & Lean, E. (2008). The impact of perceived leader integrity on subordinates in a work team environment. Journal of Business Ethics, 81, 765–778. The main idea of the article is that working in a team requires certain skills, attention, and implication of requirements provided to each separate...
Clever nurses are those that possess the knowledge and skills acquired from a wide range of fields which include; medicine, psychology, and science. They are therefore smart enough to care. Nursing knowledge can therefore be defined as acquiring technical competence, skills, and professional experience helpful to the nurse in building...
Introduction Expanding the range of technological developments and effective innovations used in nursing education is an important aspect of successful and productive learning. Digital applications, virtual simulators, and other similar tools contribute to a deep immersion in the care environment and offer unique mechanisms for accumulating valuable experience. As an...
Introduction The role of a nurse is to provide quality care to the patient so as to bring suffering to an end. This ensures that the patients recover with minimal discomfort and wellness of life is restored. However, nurses are always faced by many challenges like wrong diagnosis, lack of...
The main purpose of this essay is to discuss the peculiarities of discharging plan, in particular, after the Cesarean section. It is of crucial importance for us to identify the major steps or probably, it is better to say evaluation criteria, on which medical workers base their judgment. Our task...
History According to the National Association for Home Care (2001), about 7.6 million individuals are served by more than 20,000 home health agencies in the United States alone today. It is also estimated that home care expenditure in 2000 is $32.4 billion and predicted to grow to about $87.0 billion...
The choice of the research design and method to be used depends on the nature of research questions stated and also the development of the research theory. There exist several research designs and methods. The fact that nursing is holistic calls for a diversified research approach hence the need for...
In many cases, nurses can be viewed as lobbyists because they tend to represent the interests of patients and community members when lobbying for the improvement of services and practices. Furthermore, it is also possible to agree that nurses performing as lobbyists play an essential role in the advancement of...
Introduction Uncontrolled hypertension is emerging to be a frequent clinical issue, with 10% of the hypertensive complication found to be uncontrollable (Beckett, Peters & Fletcher, 2008). This condition may lead to severe damage to renal, cerebral and cardiovascular organs of the body (KSchirpenbach & Reincke, 2009; Perera, 2005). It is...
The first article to be considered in the present research paper is the work of Carol L. White, Nancy Mayo, James Hanley and Sharon Wood-Dauphinee (2003) titled “Evolution of the Caregiving Experience in the Initial 2 Years Following Stroke”. The purpose of the study of the present article is to...
Nursing is not merely a profession that can be obtained as a result of long-lasting education and practices. It is a calling that makes young people consider their skills and potentials and choose health care and medicine as their future. In my opinion, to be a nurse is not just...
Introduction Diabetes is a chronic clinical condition that occurs whenever there is failure or disturbance in insulin hormone production and thus the blood sugar regulation in the body, which is also known as blood sugar homeostasis. The progressive disease clinically manifests itself when there is improper body production or utilization...
Statement of the Phenomenon of Interest The research conducted by Smith, Pope, Goodwin and Mort (2008) is titled “Interprofessional handover and patient safety in anaesthesia: Observational study of handovers in the recovery room”. The researchers begin the article by describing the handover phenomenon in hospitals. They argue that patients in...
The issues selected for analysis related to healthcare delivery in nursing homes and psychological help for the elderly. The article “Improving Psychosocial Care in Nursing Home Settings: The Next Challenge” by J. Zlotnik, B. Vourlekis and C. Galambos, C. (2006) describes the problems and challenges faced by nursing homes and...
Occupational profile – Goals Santo was very active with his church, community, and his college. When Santo was injured he was a sophomore in college working toward a degree in computer science. He was also living in his apartment. Santo has expressed a desire to return to school and independent...
Introduction The drastic change in lifestyles all across the world and the increasing incidences of dietary diseases have led to an increasing wave of interest in preventive health care over the last few decades. This has led to a rise in research on dietary diseases hence contributing to the growth...
Introduction Medical knowledge is in a state of continuous change every day. This is due to advances in technology, innovations, and the ever-ending demand to find solutions to our health problems. Many diseases which were thought to have been eradicated from the world have in the recent past re-emerged while...
Introduction This paper aims to show how new concepts and approaches to healthcare delivery are going to influence the work of registered nurses. In particular, we need to focus on such notions as population health and primary healthcare, which have changed the role of nurses and enlarged the scope of...
Introduction Nursing is one of the professions that are asymmetrically represented in terms of gender. This may be due to several factors including legal restrictions, exclusionary policies, social stereotypes, and self-induced restrictions. The history of nursing dates back as far as 250 BC when the first nursing school was established...
All workers, regardless of their positions, impact the organization’s development, but a leader has the principal contribution to the formation of corporate culture, employees’ engagement, and their overall performance. Nevertheless, there are different approaches and views, each of which determines its own set of skills and functions needed for effective...
What are the nurse’s priorities for this patient? The nurse should provide a woman with all the needed care in terms of a patient-centered approach. It presupposes assistance in physical and psychological recovery during the post-partum period (Soma-Pillay et al., 2018). Because of the symptoms that are observed in the...
Modern research in genetics and genomics is being used widely in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, but recent study findings reveal that it is also being used in an attempt to enhance human performance. The legally accepted means of using this gene modification technology to treat patients is referred...
Introduction The skin is the barrier between the human body and the environment. Its functions are to prevent microorganisms from entering the body, ultra-violet radiation from affecting the body and water loss from the body (Ravid, 2002, p 525). The continuous regeneration of the terminally differentiating keratinocytes constitutes the barrier....
Leadership Budget Nurses are leaders in general and their leadership subsists in all spheres of their practice. Apportioned leadership bestows excellence in the function of healthcare provision. Available resources should support the operations within any organization, and this does not preclude nursing. This implies that there has to be proper...
Introduction Humanity is continuously faced with many problems and diseases that complicate the life of an individual. These can be some small viruses or dangerous conditions that leave an imprint on a person’s entire life. However, diseases associated with the human psyche are far more terrible and problematic than anything...
There are many myths about the personality and the accomplishments of Florence Nightingale. These myths have been followed for many years, as these are comprehensive. However, the personality and the accomplishments of Florence Nightingale are much more complex. She was a towering figure in the Victorian age and still, there...
Recently, the world has seen an increase in the need for nurses. According to scientists, the US will need at least 260,000 more registered nurses by 2025 (Oermann et al., 2017). Despite the increased interest in the profession from people under 30, about one-third of the workforce are nurses over...
Confidence might not be the very first quality that comes to mind when describing a professional nurse. Its surplus has been systematically negatively correlated with expertise and is currently known as Dunning–Kruger effect (1). Nevertheless, numerous studies dedicated to measuring confidence among the nursing staff and the ways to enhance...
Introduction With many parts of the world under political turmoil, the waves of the impetus are causing effects on the neighboring countries. With security threats, more people are fleeing their countries to their bordering neighbors to ensure personal safety. Although their original perception is of a good life free from...
Introduction Introduction and Background of the Problem Currently in Washington, the health care debates continue. President Obama is hoping to eventually sign into law a new plan that is geared to overhaul the current health care system. As the bill passed through the Senate, several Republicans were geared to “slam...
Abstract A concept is a general common idea created in the mind and expresses a complex mental envision of an experience. Hope is an essential element in holistic nursing theories, being a common human experience, hope is defined by many disciplines and in different perspectives. The aim of this essay...
Outline Patients are given care in the hospital by nurses who are experienced so that their health can be taken care of effectively. The number of nurses available should be large enough to take care of the increasing demand of patients who need their care all the time. When a...
Healthcare Policy Issue/ Concern Nurses have historically been at the forefront of revolutionizing healthcare. However, in today’s United States, their potential might not be used to the fullest due to too many challenges faced by the nursing workforce. Buerhaus et al. (2017) state that the dire situation can be broken...
Today, changes related to natural disasters or pandemics turn out to be critical issues for discussions around the globe. Many healthcare facilities try to get themselves prepared for changes and protect the staff, as well as patients. Safety in hospitals may gain a variety of forms, and one of them...
The article under analysis is dedicated to the topic of cardiac surgery in elderly patients and the role of nurses in organizing and developing care programs needed by elderly patients after cardiac surgeries. In more detail, Rosborough (2006) argues that the proportion of people aged 80 and older is growing...
Leadership Strong leadership is critical in the provision of safe and quality patient care in the healthcare system. The primary role of nurse leaders is to foster collaboration in the interprofessional team, oversee the integration of EBP in clinical care, and support frontline workers in achieving positive healthcare outcomes. The...
Introduction The Primary dentition in children needs to be as close as possible to the ideal in order that during future adulthood, children may exhibit normal dental features like normal mastication and appearance, dental space and occlusion for proper and healthy functioning of permanent dentition. It is well known that...
Introduction The regulation of medical devices is considered to consist of some of the most important legislation written by governments. This is clearly due to the number of disciplines involved in the production of a single medical device. Medical device regulations affect both the safety of their users and the...
Introduction The use of wheelchairs has several effects on its users. Researchers have conducted several studies and found that users using wheelchairs could experience some of the following effects: Change Position Effect Seating Function Effect Habits Effect Mechanisms Effect Psychological Effects Effect of Reaction (Tropp, Nylander, Gerdle & Samuelsson, 2004;...
The article being summarized is titled “The Making of a Butterfly: Reflective Practice in Nursing Education,” written by Jessalyn F. Barbour and published in the International Journal of Human Caring in 2013. The article elaborates on the necessity of reflective practices in nursing and sustains for them to be included...
The paper titled A practice development initiative supporting care home staff delivers high-quality end-of-life care reflects upon the nurses’ role in older adult care. There is of great importance to meet the needs of the elderly population living in nursing homes. However, end-of-life practices still require improvements and concrete nursing...
Maintaining the consistent quality of care and meeting the established clinical guidelines is vital for effective care delivered in a timely fashion. Therefore, a proper understanding of IOM competencies and strategies for quality improvement is a crucial requirement for any nurse. By focusing on teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration, as well...
The nurse is the main person in charge of patient care in the US model of care. Needless to say, there were great women who contributed to reaching this level and pioneered the nursing care that the world knows today. This paper aims at considering Linda Richard’s contribution to modern...
Errors in the administration of medications remain a pervasive practice problem. Modern quantitative studies that explore the role of training programs for nurses in reducing medication mistakes can help to answer the previously identified PICOT question. This essay aims to critique two peer-reviewed quantitative studies, thus concluding on their uses...
Introduction Scope and Specificity Among the neurodegenerative diseases that occur in mammals, the prion diseases are unique for being transmissible, for manifesting in diverse phenotypes from just one etiologic factor, and for the pathological phenomenon of “spongiform” damage to the affected tissue. In humans, the transmission also occurs genetically and...
Abstract Alzheimer’s disease is a multifactor neurodegenerative disorder characterised by dementia, cognitive and behavioural changes and has no treatment. The turn from neuropathological and psychological description of the disease to studying the molecular, genetics, and biochemical causes of neurone degeneration enhanced the scientific knowledge on possible new treatments. Stem cells...
The World Health Organization (WHO) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have been instrumental in helping many countries to fight different kinds of diseases through resource mobilization and capacity building initiatives. However, the globalization of economies, coupled with the extensive international commerce and travels between countries, has forced both the developed and...
Introduction Over the past several years, the prevalence of vaping among young people has increased considerably. According to a study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 37% of 12th graders reported vaping in 2018 (Shmerling, 2019). These numbers are quite alarming, as scientists do not know much...
History, Physical Examinations and Investigations In simulation 1, the history and physical examination suggests that the patient could be having diabetic coma as a result of hypoglycemia. Features that would favor hypoglycemia include syringe found next to patient, cold skin, rapid pulse, blood sugar of 21mg/dl and unresponsiveness. The findings...
Introduction Medical malpractice has always been one of the most complicated investigation subjects due to a variety of pitfalls when resolving a court case. As a result, a single case can be addressed in court for several years, followed by a number of appeals. A prime example of such a...
Abstract Digital technologies are one of the outstanding achievements of our time. In particular, they can and should be applied in the field of healthcare. They can be useful in collecting statistics on the status of patients and their data. Technologies also make treatment faster and more effective. Sometimes, thanks...
Health policies and related procedures are targeted at establishing standardization in the common operational activities of providers. Through the decades working with policies and procedures, it has become increasingly apparent that they are imperative for providing clarity when dealing with problems and activities that are imperative for reaching high levels...
Introduction Osteoarthritis is a health condition that affects the joints and muscles around the knees. It is characterized by breakdown of joint cartilage over a period of time. In normal circumstances, cartilage allows bones to slide over one another, but patients with this condition experience pain around joints because there...
Electronic resources are information or data distributed online in formats ranging from online journals, personal information within workspace, books, and webpages. The online nature of such resources means nearly anyone can access or create their materials. However, the professional use of electronic resources covers topics such as the creation and...
Nurses should provide patients with assistance whenever it is needed. Standards and core measures as those presented in the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) are the key tools in data analysis that can enhance nurses’ performance and, consequently, outcomes. NDNQI is a quality database that collects and evaluates...
Topic Description The current healthcare setting represents a significant departure from past approaches, which were deemed as obsolete after improved methods of managing public health issues had been developed. However, the present-day healthcare context still needs improvements due to the inconsistency between the pace of technological development and the rate...
Introduction Nursing research conduction is considered to be a scientific process refining and validating existing knowledge and generating new knowledge which provides an impact on nursing practice. The paper “Developing a Research base for Intravenous Peripheral cannula re-sites (DRIP trial). A randomized controlled trial of hospital in-patients” by Joan Webster...
The article “Ways of Knowing in Nursing” is devoted to problems of knowledge and knowledge acquisition in nursing. In nursing, the process of knowing means a whole person approach based on the principle of moral values and personalized treatment of all patients. The nursing professional should develop his environment through...
Effective nursing practice is a fundamental component of the modern healthcare sector as it guarantees its stable functioning and positive outcomes. The complexity of challenges care providers face today, increased diversification of patients’ needs, and the growing demands to the quality introduce the need for sufficient measures to minimize the...
The program under consideration for this dissertation is Colorado Healthy People 2010 Initiative: Obesity Prevention carried out by The Colorado Trust which is a grant-making foundation committed to promoting the healthiness and well-being of the residents of Colorado. The literature for the study is provided by the Colorado Healthy People...
A recent study aimed at comparing the effectiveness of ultrasound-based diaphragmatic excursion (DE) and rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI) in weaning ICU patients from mechanical ventilation. A year cohort study that involved 90 ICU patients aged between 19 and 83 years who were ventilated mechanically during two days demonstrated the...
Take this short quiz to test your awareness of disability related language. Please place an “M” for medical model before those terms you believe are reflective of the model and a “S” for social model before those terms you believe are reflective of the model. S invalid S disfigured S...
A recent study implemented in a Swedish neuro ICU suggests that 30-34mmHg hyperventilation is beneficial for patients diagnosed with severe TBI due to potential improvements in pressure autoregulation. The study was carried out between 2008 and 2018 and included 120 patients whose arterial pCO2, PRx55-15, as well as the level...
Summary The literature review focuses on determining the biological, social, and psychological factors that can be associated with participating in resistance training. Engaging in healthy physical activity is crucial to sustaining a person’s mental and physical well-being. Cardiorespiratory exercise and resistance exercises are often advised as important to maintaining human...
Introduction The introduction of quality and highly reliable medical care in the conditions of clinical organizations is of primary importance. However, there is a range of views that express not only the belief that evidence-based policy has several advantages, but also fears about whether the use of practice will be...
Introduction The effects of aspirin and other substances having the same effect as aspirin have been known since the ancient Greeks recorded the use of the willow bark as a fever fighter thousands of years ago. It was discovered that the leaves and bark of the willow tree contain a...
Abstract A project to cater to the customer specifications for a first aid response system has been conceived. This was implemented using paging electronics in addition to the software that works in sync with it. The software was designed to gradually expand with the response of the people who are...
In nursing field, quality improvement involves monitoring of the care procedures results using the available data. It also involves the use of advanced techniques to design and test changes that will continuously increase the quality and safety of heath care system. The main purpose of improving the quality of health...
Introduction The modern medical practice continues to develop therapeutic and instrumental methods of treatment, which greatly facilitate and accelerate the process of patient recovery. There is no doubt that medical science has developed quite strongly over the past decades, and diseases that were considered untreatable before today can be inhibited,...
The Connection Between Academic and Professional Integrity Academic integrity is one of the most critical educational and ethical virtues that any student should possess. This principle is a manifestation of professionalism, self-control, and demonstrates the ethical behavior of a person (Devine & Chin, 2018). Academic integrity in the framework of...
Stem cell therapies are used to treat people with type 1 diabetes, spinal cord injuries, Parkinson’s disease, heart diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, osteoarthritis, stroke, burns, and Alzheimer’s disease. Stem cells can be used to test new drugs, but first, they have to be programmed into the tissue-specific cells to acquire...
A recent study by Cecilis-Morales et al. (2017) focuses on the main outcome measures of incident CVD (cardiovascular diseases) and cancer in geriatric patients. The research question of the analyzed article aims to explore the relationship between active commuting and cases of cancer, CVD, and all-cause mortality. A closer examination...
Health is, by all means, one of the major constituents of human life that should be treated with carefulness and respect. Although every human being is federally allowed to be provided with healthcare support, access to this system has now become purely individual. Various medical services across the US are...
Professional Development Goals My primary professional development goal as a family nurse practitioner (FNP) is to improve my standard of care for patients. As this is a complex and multifaceted task, working towards it requires developing multiple skills and areas of practice. The first and obvious area is receiving more...
Topic and Professional Practice The selected topic of interest for this analysis is that of cultural competence. The identified peer-reviewed article presents evidence-based ideas and concepts for transforming nursing practice. Medical practitioners need to “learn more about cultural diversity and become culturally competent” (Clarke, 2017, p. 53). They need to...
Nursing is a multifaceted profession that encompasses a wide range of tasks and responsibilities one of which is being a nursing leader. Until recently, nursing literature had primarily focused on executive and other formal leadership roles when discussing nursing leadership (Huber, 2017). However, in recent years, the nursing leadership discourse...
Socialization with colleagues means the development of effective professional networks of peers who can provide guidance and support for each other in a certain field. Socializing is extremely important in nursing because nurses usually cooperate in teams during their shifts, and they also develop as professionals when collaborating and communicating...
The EBP project investigates the problem of venous thromboembolism (VTE) treatment non-compliance since it is common in nursing practice and poses the risk of complications for patients admitted to the Medical/Surgical unit and post-operative patients. Hospital-acquired VTE causes about 25,000 preventable deaths annually and substantially increases hospital expenses (Nana et...
Medical assistants and members of healthcare teams need to take the issue of professional appearance seriously. Every individual should consider the right apparel and dress decently to appear smart. The professional can wear the required uniform and have the relevant badges to streamline patient-caregiver relations. Medical assistants should also consider...
Introduction Effective leadership is a prerequisite for any organization, and it is becoming increasingly important for the healthcare sector. Transformational leadership is an approach that is often recommended for application in healthcare settings. It allows influencing the basic attitudes and values of nurses by establishing a shared picture of reality...
Nursing is a critical profession within the healthcare sector that focuses on individual, family, and community care and health. Its main aim is to recover, maintain, and attain optimal health and subsequent high-quality of life among people in society. Understandably, nurses provide healthcare services independently, for example, the nursing professionals,...
Summary Nurse practitioners (NPs) should develop various competencies that can take them closer to their aims. Each role and position requires specific skills that can support the delivery of high-quality, culturally competent, and personalized services to their respective patients. The leading skills that define my expertise as a registered nurse...
The article “Tavistock Neighbourhood Nursing Network: Collaboration Across Settings” by J. Benniston analyses the experience of developing a Neighbourhood Nursing Network (NNN) in the English town of Tavistock. The project was intended to improve communication between nurses throughout the area and contribute to the implementation of the trust’s goals. It...
Introduction Background information In the past, Australia conformed to international convention in establishing policy related to cannabis. The import and export of cannabis was prohibited in the Commonwealth in 1925 in accordance with the Geneva Convention on Opium and Other Drugs (McDonald, Moore, Norberry, Wardlaw and Ballenden 1994). However, in...