Role of quality and risk management in healthcare outcomes Risk management is the limitation of mistakes. It seeks to reduce costly negative results towards an individual or organization. For an organization, this may be in form of reduction of gloomy financial performance. In an individual, management tackles bodily harm, anxiety,...
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a critical health problem in the United States and other developed countries. According to Massey, Feig, Duque-Serrano, and Huffman (2017), psychological distress and depression are frequent in patients with T2DM. Recent studies show that 13.8% of patients with diabetes are likely to have depression,...
Abstract It is understood that food is necessary for keeping alive but there are certain hazards associated with the way food is prepared. Several hazards and food borne diseases are associated with the food preparation practices. Cutting board is a significant tool used during food preparation and the intensity of...
Statistics on childhood obesity in the United States of America are startling indeed. When it comes to weight matters; anyone who is thirty percent heavier than their ideal weight is reckoned to be obese. Using data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Petrangelo observes that: “12.4 percent...
Background of PM Particulate matter (PM) is often comprised of organic and inorganic matter (Perez, et al. 129). Experts often use their mass and composition to categorize them into two main groups – fine and coarse particles (The University of Texas at El Paso 4). Generally, fine particles are PM2.5,...
Introduction In recent decades, diabetes has become a worldwide epidemic. According to the estimations of the World Health Organization, around 8% of adults around the globe have some form of diabetes, either type I or type II (par. 1-2). Because diabetes is a serious health concern, primary attention should be...
Packaging is one of the most crucial aspects of the food and drink industry. Food and drink should be packed in the most hygienic and safe techniques. Aseptic packaging lines play significant roles in ensuring that food and drink are packaged in technologies that inhibit the growth and spread of...
Introduction Writing a family history is a rather important procedure that can reveal key health concerns and enable someone to become more aware of any potential health threats. Such a history can show family members, as well as care providers, the areas that require greater attention. The determination of the...
Introduction The major problem facing the American people as far as health care is concerned is the cost and availability of health care (Kavilanz , 2009). Cost makes health care to be very elusive as most of the people cannot be afford it. Even as the education and the trade...
Introduction During the 19th century, not many people of the developing industrial era were in favor of restrictions and policies, which banned smoking. However, at the turn of the next century a number of moral and social reformers irritated and annoyed with the local people who used to consume tobacco...
Introduction Nutrition and fitness are fundamental parameters of a healthy body. The health status of a body does not only depend on the intake of nutritious diet, but also on the assimilation and utilization of the nutrients. Since a healthy diet supplies the essential nutrients to the body, proper and...
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant infectious disease that mainly affects the respiratory system (Ortblad et al., 2015). It is chiefly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria that are transmitted from one person to another through droplets generated via sneezes and coughs (Nardell, 2015). In the lungs, the mycobacteria induce a...
Breastfeeding a public health issue In the article “Breastfeeding a public health” issue posted in savvy consumer April 12 2010, the author Sally Greenberg looks at the importance of breastfeeding babies during their first six months. It could save up to 900 babies and billions of dollars every year. Many...
Farmer emphasized the creation of a public health system from “scratch” due to the realization that Haiti was just recovering from political turmoil. A public health system is primarily dependent on government policies. Developing countries like Haiti do not share the established private health sectors like most developed countries. Therefore,...
Introduction: CLABSI Causes and Consequences Bloodstream infections are becoming one of the most pressing problems in the modern health care environment. Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) invades the bloodstream in several ways: as a result of neglecting aseptic measures when placing the central line; because of a violation of maintenance...
Public Health Problem Identification Problem Description Today, the healthcare system of the United States has to deal with numerous concerns and find solutions to diverse problems that concern millions of people. Family planning and reproductive health are two fields in which the U.S. government has developed certain policies and laws...
Introduction Problem Background: Lack of Awareness Among the Target Audience The importance of oral hygiene cannot possibly be doubted, as it affects not only a patient’s digestive system, but also a range of other processes in the human body (Joseph & Shanila, 2014). However, due to poor economic and financial...
Introduction Background According to the nomenclature suggested by the DSM-V, phobias are referred to as a specimen of anxiety disorders. Moreover, the specified phenomenon is often compared to the social communication disorders since most of the symptoms overlap (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). According to the commentary provided by the American...
Week 1: 1/3/19-1/19/19 During the first week, future nurses with the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) were required to understand the major principles of public health and recognize its mission in order to be ready to address various social health issues. After reading several credible sources, it was possible to...
Introduction The American healthcare system underwent major reform with the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 by the Obama administration. It was a fundamental shift in provider coverage to get affordable health care out to the population. Now, the majority of the costs lay upon the federal...
Connecting theory and practice is an essential task in nursing since this endeavor causes a nurse to address the needs of patients more effectively while managing cases that involve handling the health issues of diverse patients. The theory to be evaluated is known as the Middle-Range Theory of Chronic Sorrow...
Specifying a Clinical Problem A clinical problem of obesity is a global epidemic that prevails mostly in the Western world. In particular, the evidence reports about “641 million adults being obese in 2014 (266 million men and 375 million women) compared to 105 million adults in 1975 (34 million men...
In May 2017, Donald Trump’s administration tried to promote the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which had been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but it was not passed by the U.S. Senate. The AHCA was intended to restructure and limit resources...
Health care reform has had a long period of debate since the 1900s. The quality of health care has been in question, with many people being uninsured and others underinsured. This problem was more apparent in 2008, during the campaigns. Proposals on the reform agenda began to be put forward...
Convenient Care Clinics (CCC) are the solutions in providing quality health care at affordable cost and have been launched across the United States in helping to provide basic health care needs of the public. Such health care centers have been established in pharmacies and retail stores and are administered by...
Introduction Genetic counseling is important in cases where patients need to know about their predisposition to certain diseases depending on their family medical history. In addition, genetic counseling is often used when a family plans a pregnancy. This approach makes it possible for a person to understand different risk factors...
The payment methods for Medicare and Medicaid have over the years been criticized for being rigid and cumbersome. Physicians have faced numerous challenges in their attempts to get reimbursements. These challenges have affected the delivery of health services by physicians especially those in private practice. To normalize the situations, solutions...
Introduction According to Australian government (2010: para4) the healthcare in Australia is offered by both the government and the private sector. The health policy in Australia is set by the ministry of Health and Aging. In 1984, the government established a healthcare system known as Medicare. Medicare exists alongside the...
Introduction An operation manager is one among the different managers in any organization who deals with the daily running of the organization through the planning of the organization’s activities to ensure they run effectively and efficiently and also to direct and coordinate the staff to ensure proper communication channel in...
Introduction The issue of access to care is widely recognized as one of the most important problems related to public health (Perwira, 2014). Oral health is one of the fields where the challenges of poor access to care persist on the global scale. The problems linked to the insufficient access...
Introduction The potential project will address the issue of stress reduction among nurses. Stress is acknowledged as an inevitable component of nursing practice. However, it is a negative factor that can disrupt nurses’ work, affect their health, and ultimately damage the quality of provided health care overall. That is why...
Each of the two critiqued articles describes a study related to the issues of cultural competence and cultural self-efficacy in health care. Hendson, Reis, and Nicholas (2015) present a qualitative study exploring health care providers’ perception of culturally competent care. Data in it are collected in focus groups and analyzed...
The Diet vs. Recommended Servings The report showed that my diet slightly differed from the norm and did not correspond to the recommended servings in several cases. According to the attained data, I was not obtaining enough fruits and vegetables. Recommended nutritional patterns turned out to be rather hard to...
Introduction Health care communication may be described as a method of exchanging information between members of a health care fraternity and also their clients. This process which can either be verbal or non-verbal is very crucial in improving thought sharing among the health fraternity. One of the main functions of...
Improving the quality of care in a hospital is a major concern for the hospital administration. Devising a strategy that would lead to health care improvement requires an overall analysis of the present quality of hospital services. It is necessary to isolate the factors that are essential for the purposes...
The book “Your Pocket is What Cures You: The Politics of Health in Senegal” written by Ellen Foley presents serious research on the theme of global public health and its connection to economical matters. Ellen Foley is an assistant professor at Clark University; she is engaged in the studies of...
Introduction The article, Stem cells: what’s all the fuss about, delves into the current stem cell debate by focusing on the many misconceptions regarding stem cells and the general reactions of people towards their use in the medical field. This analysis supports the presented notion that too much appeal has...
Introduction MMR is a popular vaccine developed to treat measles, mumps and rubella (“MMR Vaccines ” par. 1). The vaccine is generated from a mixture of three known live attenuated viruses. MMR vaccine was specifically developed for young children who are about 12 months old. The mode of administering the...
Vaccination is a demonstrative example of how new technologies can save millions of lives. The first vaccine was invented by Edward Jenner more than 200 years ago, and now different vaccines are given to children throughout the country against 14 dreadful diseases (Bloom & Lambert, 2016). However, vaccination of newborns...
Introduction The purpose of this study will be to assess ethical practices and principles within the field of shift work in the law enforcement industry. The study will seek to address the ethical practices that are used in governing the work duties of police officers who work in shifts and...
Research questions and study rationale The rationale for conducting the study was to use the Trans-theoretical model to examine the factors that are associated with the movement by high-risk adolescents towards or away from engaging inconsistent condom use behavior. The study aimed at narrowing the literature gap that exists among...
From recent studies and research it has been proved and justified that an individual can improve their brain through the use of health related measures, which ensure that the chemical balance and functionality of the brain are at their optimum level. Some of the causes of lowered mental capabilities especially...
General information Fatal alcohol spectrum disorder has been thought of as a continuum of persistent effects acquired during birth as a result of the mother consuming alcohol during pregnancy. This problem is at the forefront causing mental retardation. For that matter, both behavioural and neurological issues linked to prenatal alcohol...
Introduction Clinical trials were conducted in 63 different sites where the study aimed at comparing the effects of two different antibiotics in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis. In one of the trial sites there were twenty specimens where the sputum had a rare organism and the antibiotic resistance patterns were...
Introduction The US healthcare system is considered to be the best in the world. However, as illustrated by the article it turns out to be the most expensive and complex one in the world. Though vast funds have been spent in the improvement of the system, it has not been...
The article “Effective Health Behavior in Older Adults” by Leventhal, Schaie and Willis, was written in 2002. This article provides detailed information on the importance of exercise for an individual. It also clarifies the physical and psychological benefits of exercise. According to Leventhal, Schaie & Willis (2002), acute cardiovascular disease...
The article focuses on the principles which can help a medical facility to overcome health inequity. As a matter of fact, the biggest challenge for a public health field is the lack of access to the health care services (Grenadier & Holtgrave, 2018). Some clinics might struggle to find a...
Introduction For many people, psychotherapy takes a long time to complete (Hoyt, 2001). As psychoanalytic thinking became more complicated, therapists adopted techniques and strategies that require lengthy treatment sessions (Budman, Hoyt & Friedman, 1992). The aforementioned conventional treatment modality forces clients to undergo therapy sessions regularly without a clear end...
The practice of medicine has been one of the most intriguing forms of science because it deals with the complex and intricate anatomy of human beings. Initially, the physiological aspect of human beings remained a mystery as religion and other sociological aspects attempted to explain the complexity in terms of...
One of the areas within the U.S public policy administration sphere which is affected and defective; is that of healthcare administration and healthcare policy administration. As was noted in the New York Times publication some times back; the real problem with the U.S health care system; and which is leading...
Introduction The issue of abortion has elicited one of the most heated debates in U.S history. On one side of the debate, there are those who support the legalization of abortion while on the other side there are those who support the outlawing of the same. The anti-abortionists claim that...
Introduction The process of policymaking can be considered in terms of various approaches, reasons, and the primary beneficiaries. Some analysts believe the reasons and consequences to be the most important element while regarding the policymaking models; other political observers try to establish relations between the performers and the main beneficiaries...
Charles Dickens was a writer who focused on the lives of poor and unprotected people. He tried to provoke social and political changes by presenting the atrocities which people from the lower classes had to face on a daily basis. Hard Times is a novel that provides an insight into...
Animal ethics refers to the manner in which animals should be treated by human beings (Sandøe & Christiansen 2013). The term also refers to human-animal relationships. From a health care system perspective, the term involves various aspects, such as animal law, animal cognition and animal rights, among others (Korte, Olivier...
Abstract The future of healthcare in America looks bleak—but it does not have to be. Envoy Paul Ryan (R–WI) has proposed “A Roadmap for America’s Future”—the only complete plan in America that deals with the threatening pecuniary and economic crisis, driven by ever-increasing government spending on health care. Ryan’s Roadmap...
Introduction The use of marijuana in the United States of America has faced criticism from various institutions and lobby groups. This is because it is seen as a drug that has serious health problems on the life of its users. Marijuana is a ‘weed’ with green, shredded leaves from the...
Introduction Health planning is a meticulous field for the application of planning principles, has concerns about access, equity, effectiveness, efficiency, and quality. Health service planning contributes to health gain in population as life betterment through accidents and trauma services, immunization, cancer treatments, supporting aged care, and many more. Planning for...
Introduction Health care in rural and remote regions of Australia has been a priority of the government health department. Supply and retention of medical practitioners in remote regions has been an important area of concern for the health policy makers. This paper aims at evaluating the health care facilities available...
Introduction Health is critical for the normal functioning of human beings and hence needs to be managed well so that living is made more comfortable. All over the world, health concerns have risen considerably, mostly because of the fact that managing symptoms has dominated the field only for the disease...
The use of contraceptives has for a long time been a subject of contention between different groups of people. With sexuality being a closely guarded subject, many people feel that discussing the use of contraceptives in the open goes against the morals put down by society. This school of thought...
The Shawnee Indians of Ohio have become an important part of Ohio culture. Their numbers have multiplied to about 8000 over the past centuries since the first census in 1835. Their name comes from the Algonquin word “Shawun” which means Southerner and they are the largest groups living in Ohio...
Introduction World Health Organization abbreviated as (WHO) is the appointed organization by the United Nation (UN) that usually oversees public health worldwide, this organization has the authority to regulate and mandates that public health policies are applied for the welfare of the public all over the world. This organization also...
Nowadays, diabetes has become an epidemic. According to the World Health Organization, more than 422 million people worldwide are suffering from diabetes, and more than 8% of adults over 18 years old have this disease (par. 1-2). That is why the prevention of diabetes requires a multidisciplinary approach that is...
The lecture makes use of a number of clips. The first clip is used by the lecturer to illustrate the point that people with mental disorders react in unexpected ways. These unexpected reactions scare normal people, and therefore make them avoid mentally disturbed individuals. In the clip, a man teaches...
Introduction Feelings can differentiate people from other living beings because we may express our emotions on different event happening with us or people around with regard to rules of conduct and intellectual politeness. As the work of some people is connected to the interactions with others in terms of cooperation...
Introduction Schizophrenia is the disease that becomes extremely widespread in the modern world. People suffer from this disease more and more and there are great many of reasons for this. The increase of schizophrenia cases in the world leads to the growth of the interest to disease medication and other...
Donald is suffering from Schizophrenia and Ann has been counseling him for several months with no tangible results and both the patient and the counselor are complaining. The major issue, in this case, is that there is a cultural barrier that Ann has been unable to break due to perceptible...
Introduction Review and the Prevalence of Diabetes in the United Arabs Emirates Diabetes Mellitus represents a group of heterogeneous disorders characterized by high blood glucose levels. When the disease is not treated, a person can develop many complications such as blindness, kidney problems, heart problems stroke, and loss of limbs...
Schizophrenia has a broad range of indicators or symptoms. This is the explanation that can be given for the enormous size of the diagnostic material that is available. Excited catatonia or paranoid schizophrenia may be misconstrued to be the reasons for a panic attack that appears in both these cases...
Introduction to the Project There are several studies that have shown the benefits of the use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) for patients’ safety, as well as their ability to improve efficiency in primary care settings (Porterfield, Engelbert, & Coustasse, 2014). Regardless of the positive effects of the implementation of...
Topic and Background Medication errors are known to affect the quality and robustness of healthcare systems (NCCMERP, 2018). The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention describes a medication error as ” any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while...
Introduction Sweating is an essential body function that occurs spontaneously during exercise and other types of physical activity. The core reason for sweating is to assist the body in regulating temperature through the cooling effect of the excreted water (González‐Alonso & Kalsi 2015). In addition to water, sweat contains other...
In the last few days, the controversy on whether embryonic stem cell research should be federally funded reached a defined stage. Such stage is represented through the federal court overturning an injunction that banned federal funding of embryonic stem cell research (MassDevice Staff, 2010). Whether this stage is final or...
The recent success of a Human Genome(1) project proved that a clear understanding of genetics and its influence on human health could lead to a breakthrough in healthcare improvements in the future. (2). Geneticists have argued that the study of genes is not only for the future but also serves...
No matter how unique an organisation might be and how unprecedentedly its goals and strategies could be shaped, it needs to be based on a set of standards and notions that are deemed as generally required for any company. Particularly, it is crucial to establish a set of values based...
Abstract The concept of health and health practices vary from one culture to another. This report looks at the health practices of the largest minority group in American society. The minority group in this community comprises Italian-Americans and Jewish- Americans. This group has different beliefs about health, diseases and their...
Introduction to the Subject of the Study Introduction Libya is a relatively new and modern country that was developed after the Second World War. It is located in Northern Africa, bordering Egypt, Chad, Tunisia, Niger, Sudan, and Algeria, as well as the Mediterranean Sea. The country’s population has encountered poverty,...
Introduction In the recent past, the U.S has moved some strides toward providing affordable health care to all its citizens. Many efforts have been directed toward bringing some changes in health care insurance. The Obama administration wants health insurance reform that will cut costs, promising alternatives, and improve the quality...
Introduction The issue of universal health care has always elicited heated debates in several countries over the last few decades. Most of these debates and criticisms have been witnessed in the United States due to the country’s inability to offer universal health care for all her citizens. This has been...
Introduction Research on the impact of the location of EMS stations on EMS response time began almost 40 years ago. As the scope of the interest in EMS expanded, researchers were impelled to examine other spheres excluding location, which affect the response time. These included predicting the number of resources...
Marijuana is the processed cannabis plant that can be used as a psychoactive drug prohibited in most countries of the World. Nevertheless, it is still used by many people illegally, which stimulates the necessity to discuss the situation arisen. Marijuana legalization is an issue for perpetual discussion in modern society...
Introduction The article by David Kent (2010) “Just-as-good Medicine” published in American Scientist provides a scope of features concerning the methodology used in the research. The thing is that the whole work by David Kent represents itself in accordance with internal and external validity. This means that dependent and independent...
Introduction An efficient business organization has to develop and adopt theoretical framework models of operation that would yield maximum benefit to the organization. Operation management system as employed in running of businesses calls for good understanding of the operation processes so that customer satisfaction and business obligations of an organization...
The aim of this report is to present a proposal for reform in the US health care sector, based on Michael Moore’s award-winning documentary film, Sicko. In this film, Moore conducts a detailed investigation into the culture of fraud surrounding the health insurance and pharmaceutical industries, and advocates the implementation...
Executive Summary The Shouldice Hospital operating in Canada is a facility treating patients for external abdominal hernia in a unique way. The affordable charges coupled with speedy ambulation have earned a significant reputation among patients and the hospital is being recommended by word of mouth to others by the patients...
Introduction Background on the topic The law is an area common for various disciplines and professions. Most legal issues are aimed at considering conflicts on the violation of some rights and breaches in confidentiality. The ways of reasoning in law are different, while each country has a certain legal system...
Introduction Medical information systems refer to a collection of methods used in the medical field for the purpose of compiling, evaluating, storing, and retrieving required data about a particular patient. These systems are usually standardized in order to meet the requirement of the user as well as give the expected...
International Competition Evaluation of the challenge Despite the rapid and successful development of medical tourism in Jordan, international competition remains a serious challenge to deal with. The main competitors that the country faces within this industry are India, Thailand and Costa Rica, each of which is a well-known destination for...
Objective I am writing this memo to bring to your attention the need for universal healthcare for Americans. It analyzes the problems and providing necessary policy recommendations to address the needed changes in the general healthcare provision in the United States. Summary of Issue The weaknesses in the American healthcare...
Introduction The American Cancer Society, the umbrella body that brings together cancer patients and oncologist, prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States of America. Prostate cancer is most common in the United States of America than in other countries in the world such as...
Introduction A government-sponsored health insurance program does not exist in United States. As such, access to healthcare depends on the financial status of the patient. The forces of a free market play a major role in regulating drug prices (Gelband, Wiley and Laschober 10). These forces are determined by competition...
Investment in the health sector is heavy and therefore it is the responsibility of the government of the day to ensure that the perceived benefits are derived. Health is a basic commodity to every one and anything that seems to scuttle the equitable provision to health is a disaster. The...
Hospitality Management Hospitality management is taken as the academic study of managerial leadership how to run restaurants, hotels and tourism business by the concerning people. There are a lot of international institutes which are offering Bachelor and master degrees in Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) which has a great significance...
Quality in the context of health care and social services can be defined as working together in partnership with clients understanding their needs and meeting their needs for a mutual relationship. (Donabedian, 1980) Characteristics of quality health care Safety – this means that the services provided are free from injuries...
Culture There are wide economic and cultural gaps between patients and healthcare workers and hence moral judgments are often made in regard to the actions of patients. Essentially healthcare workers should not rigidly stick to the western health care system only in dealing with patients since there are other means...
For a harmonious full-blooded existence, the complex nature of human beings requires a whole range of factors. Those may include good health conditions, proper living environment, adequate social status, satisfying work, and many other possible elements. Among those, the significance of such factor as satisfaction with one’s sexual functioning cannot...
Introduction to Anxiety Anxiety is a combination of many symptomatic conditions, which generally lead to an excessively worried person, who is not able to perform optimally in everyday tasks (Robinson, Biley and Dolk, 2009). It is also defined as “an unpleasant complex combination often accompanied by physical sensations such as...
Problem St. Bruno is faced with the challenge of how to attain the institution’s already set objectives amidst the conflict amongst the employees. The hospital is faced with the challenge of how to form a formidable affiliation with other institutions for the benefit of the staff members. The hospital was...
Introduction Interconnection of spiritual, mental, and physical aspects of life is inevitable. Holistic health views these aspects as a whole and is aimed at working out approaches to treatment, which would be equally important for each of the aspects. Intergenerational communities are able to contribute to the holistic health of...
Executive Summary Pastoral care is an important aspect of our spiritual formation and plays a vital role in shaping our lifestyle and society at large. It encompasses all approaches that aim at helping an individual interpret his or her life and see the “meaning” of suffering. By embracing pastoral care,...
Introduction Quality for services has always been a concern for all professional services. It determines how customers respond to the services provided, and finally, the success of the whole thing. Healthcare providers in the public scene have tried to provide quality services, which are essential, not only for the well-being...
The Product Category Background This LCA investigates the general class of edible vegetable oils and, in particular, coconut/palm oils. Vegetable oils had gained in popularity in the latter part of the 20th century owing to dietary concerns about the high saturated fat content of animal fats like butter and that...