Nurses are the professionals who encounter the patients the most. They should have more comprehensive conceptions about severe illnesses, including HIV/AIDS, than general society members. In the article “Nursing Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Willingness to Care Toward People with HIV/AIDS,” Gulsah Kok, Gulten Guvenc, and Zeliha Kaplan (2018) analyzed the...
In multiple professional fields, specialists are expected to engage in constant communication and bear responsibility for all consequences of their actions for other individuals. The RN BSN program and new information about nursing delivered by professional instructors have encouraged me to take a critical look at my goals and philosophical...
For many centuries, humanity has been struggling with various epidemics, such as the plague, yellow fever, and others. During this time, people have developed many measures and tools that can reduce the risks of the disease and stop the spread of it. However, one of the main difficulties is that...
Statistics are a crucial part of the healthcare industry because gathering information is essential for qualified and safe healthcare. The data collected often helps in bettering the medical treatment of people with deteriorating health. Statistical data is commonly used as a tool of development; medical workers look at the information...
Summary In this paper, I will be discussing the peculiarities of iCARE in application to medical work. The use of collective effort and teamwork alongside particular care strategies can lead to better results and patient outcomes. The work setting that I will be discussing is my previous workplace. Working in...
The creation and promotion of a safe nursing environment contain several steps and obligations. Due to current changes and innovations, the nursing staff should be ready to implement changes, understand the work of all the necessary systems, and perform their roles. The healthcare system consists of multiple elements, and stakeholders...
Introduction In the absence of a strategic professional collaboration in the health profession, numerous medical errors are bound to occur. With this in mind, it is imperative to encourage different departments in the health profession to embrace professional collaboration. Professional collaboration ensures an error-free health practice by creating an environment...
Spiritual care is an important aspect of healthcare provision, as it allows both the providers and patients to cope with stressful environments. In addition, spiritual wellness plays a central role in people’s lives as it offers hope through the thought that a higher being can influence various life outcomes. In...
It is a common idea that employees’ health and safety in the workplace depend on leaders and managers (1). However, all workers should be aware of occupational safety and health (OSH) regulations to protect themselves. This issue is particularly important in laboratory work, where there are many hazards and dangerous...
This paper will focus more specifically on the reasons for implementing evidence-based practice. Positive results of using the evidence-based practice and possible negative results of failing to address it properly will be the focus. Indeed, there are several possibilities that this approach may lead to in health care. However, the...
The quality of treatment in healthcare organizations is largely based on the effective data management. Similar statement can be made regarding the quality of the medical personnel’s work. Thus, it is important to identify the obstacles, barriers or pitfalls that may prevent effective work of data management strategies and technologies...
Life and death have always been topical matters for the humanity. While each person may consider his or her own mortality at some point in life, terminally ill patients begin to look at the matter from a different perspective. Some of such patients become desperate enough to resort to suicide....
Introduction While medical science has continued to develop extensively in recent years, negligence in health care still takes its place quite frequently. According to Morgan & Morgan’s attorneys, negligence is defined as “the failure to act with the same amount of care that a reasonable medical professional would have acted...
Introduction One of the most important aspects of successful work in any sphere is proper management of one’s time. It is impossible to say that in some professions time management does not play an important role. However, it would be appropriate to say that in some spheres, it is more...
There are various measures of association applicable for this kind of study. With weighted reasons and definite conclusions drawn, an epidemiological measure of association is the suitable method. Various aspects of the epidemiological measure of association make it more appropriate for this study (Stewart, 2007). This is because, in this...
One of important daily matters for every person is the care for one’s health. People strive a lot in order to improve it; however, this is closely connected to material matters as good health is impossible without due financial supply. Nowadays the world is built like this – money matters...
Practice Issue According to the National Institute of Mental Health, bipolar disorder mostly occurs in adulthood; however, children can be affected, too (“Bipolar disorder,” 2016). The disorder was previously known as manic-depressive illness; it is characterized by shifts in mood and emotional condition: people with bipolar disorder experience elated energized...
Introduction Obesity among children is regarded as one of the top health issues to address. It has been estimated that approximately 17% of American children and adolescents are obese or overweight, which is an alarming figure since adolescents with excessive body weight are likely to have major health issues in...
Introduction The use of evidence-based practice (EBP) has gained great popularity in healthcare facilities in general and in laboratory settings in particular. Having a variety of examples supported by evidence allows medical workers to make better decisions concerning the patients’ health and solve medical cases more efficiently (1). In laboratories,...
The title of the present study is “Smoked Marijuana for HIV-Associated Anorexia and Wasting”. It is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation of the effect of smoking marijuana on the appetite of HIV patients, conducted in an inpatient setting. The primary objective of the study is “To evaluate the safety and...
The professionals in any occupation are exposed to a particular level of conflict inside the workplace. The tension and psychological oppression, or bullying from the side of managers or co-workers often become a reason for leaving the place of employment or the profession in general. When viewed from the perspective...
Rationale and Importance of the Study The study is based on the rationale that the migrant Chinese women, share common health patterns with their counterparts from Mainland China. Given that cervical cancer is significant health challenge in Mainland China and is further compounded by lower testing rates, Chinese women born...
Introduction Cardiovascular diseases are a common problem of modern cardiology, and the whole sphere of medicine since the number of people who suffer from this ailment is increasing every year. In order to cope with the consequences of damage to the heart muscle, doctors have to constantly look for new...
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...
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 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...
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 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 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 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...
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...
Introduction Most people currently live a life full of problems. Their life is full of stress consequently, suffering from various health problems. Some of these problems could be solved through exercise. However, most people are busy to an extent that they can not afford to spare some time for exercise....
Introduction A large population of the world today has in one way or another been affected by one mental health illness or the other. Among the most common forms of severe mental illnesses are the schizophrenia and psychosis. According to Shaw (2005, p.29) Psychosis is a symptom or rather a...
On the modern scale of diseases obesity appears to be one of the most alarming occurrences. Traditionally obesity has been defined through the BMI (body mass index) — the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters — with the BMI over 30 classified as obese,...
Bartonella quintana is a gram-negative bacterium (Popa, et al., 2007). Bartonella species is an intracellular bacterium that is linked with several anthropozoonoses and has widespread vertebrate hosts such as humans and mammals. Bartonella Quintana is classified as a gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium and belongs to the phylum Proteobacteria. Since these cannot...
Introduction We may define Health Care in terms of prevention, cure, and treatment of an illness or disease and the prevention measures and services offered to counteract such illness by the medical health profession. By quality health care, we mean that correct treatment at the right time is being provided...
Multiple, complex factors are associated with the rise of health care spending, and Health Care Delivery in the United States is criticized for being less cost-effective, compared to other developed countries. Though Medicare is a popular health care program with high satisfaction levels among seniors, it is indicated that there...
Greg Crister in his article “Too much of a good thing” has discussed the problems related to childhood obesity, and had come out with very interesting issues in relation to obesity in children. Some critics believe that his arguments have a lot of flaws in examining the issues concerned. Crister...
In recent years, childhood obesity becomes the main health problem that affected all social groups in the US. The articles selected for analysis, “Effectiveness of a Cardiovascular Health Promotion Education Intervention on the Attitudes of Urban African American School-Age Children” by Fleming et al (2000) and “Culture, Obesity Stereotypes, Self-Esteem,...
Abstract The purpose of the study was to determine whether reducing dietary salt intake potentially would improve pulmonary function and airway responsiveness in individuals with asthma; i.e. whether the severity of asthma could be reduced by reducing dietary salt intake (Mickleborough and Gotshall, 2004). For this the authors have relied...
Introduction The article chosen for critical analysis is Halm et al, 2005, ‘Hospital Nurse Staffing and Patient Mortality, Emotional Exhaustion, and Job Dissatisfaction’, from the Clinical Nurse Specialist. Summary of the Article The article is based on an in-house study at United Hospital in St. Paul Minnesota, similar to the...
Introduction The nursing profession entails giving care be it physical, biological, or psychological to those with deficiencies in society. Nurses, therefore, need to have a sincere devotion to addressing their patients with compassion. Savings lives and reducing pain are some of the major objectives of nurses. Although the first nurses...
Effectiveness, efficacy, and sustainability are critical issues in the delivery of medical services in every country. Unfortunately, different variations in the quality of healthcare outcomes continue to be recorded in the United States. A detailed analysis of such gaps can make it possible for stakeholders and policymakers to implement superior...
The article by Ferguson et al. (2018) “Factors associated with elevated blood pressure or hypertension in Afro-Caribbean youth: A cross-sectional study” provides information on risk factors for high blood pressure (BP) among Afro-Caribbean young adults. It is a cross-sectional study involving data analysis of relevant variables, including anthropometric and BP...
Introduction With increased competition in the field of health care, medical organizations have begun to apply marketing tools to dissociate from their rivals and attract more clients. To remain competitive, a healthcare organization sometimes needs to rethink its marketing strategy and make some necessary changes. One of the recent improvements...
Interview Summary For this interview, my nurse colleague working for the Geriatric Care clinic was selected to clarify the challenges faced by this organization. The role of the chosen interview lies in managing routine care for older adult patients, including their nutrition, hygiene, medication intake, and other services. As stated...
Introduction Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is a reliable tool for assessing how well a facility meets its goals. Calculating KPI is especially relevant for medical practices since accountability has become one of the important concepts of modern healthcare. For this assignment, KPI analysis was conducted at Temple University Hospital, Pennsylvania....
The USA insurance system has a unique history and structure. The rapid growth of the economy and accumulation of capital created all the necessary conditions for the insurance institution development. The insurance system, which directly depends on both the economy and welfare of citizens, is an indicator of the overall...
Introduction People who think that homelessness is a personal problem of individuals subject to it are completely wrong. It has been estimated that 20-25% of the homeless in the U.S. have severe mental illnesses, compared to 6% of severely mentally ill people among the general population (Normore et al. 135)....
It is worth noting that several tasks were set for the U.S. healthcare system to improve public health. They include achieving an increase in life expectancy and a decrease in the overall mortality rate and specific goals for improving the system itself (Goldsteen, Goldsteen, & Goldsteen, 2017). In particular, it...
Introduction The United States has introduced and implemented different health policies within the past three decades to transform the quality of medical services available to the American population. Healthcare leaders (HLs) should be aware of emerging guidelines and identify the ones to introduce in their respective facilities. They should also...
Introduction Many diseases, including diabetes, are a result of unhealthy nutrition and lifestyle. These medical conditions affect millions of people in the United States, and older people in rural areas of the country are in a risk group for such diseases. Food and Life is a nutrition program that combines...
Introduction Innovation becomes an integral part of all spheres of human activity as it helps to achieve higher performance levels and better outcomes. These advantages are critical for the healthcare sector as its primary goal is to promote the health of the nation and improve the quality of people’s lives....
Telehealth technology can change the strategies that hospitals use to deliver care to their patients. The introduction of video- and Internet-based devices provides many benefits to people who cannot access treatment in traditional ways. For example, many individuals live in areas without hospitals and have to spend significant time and...
Healthcare policies are becoming more and more debated nowadays, as this topic is one of the top 3 concerns. A healthcare policy represents a set of methods and rules aimed at shaping health delivery. Such a system covers many long-term issues concerning financing health programs, public health, chronic and mental...
Introduction Diabetes is a severe health concern both in the US and globally, and due to this reason, it is necessary to examine the specific aspects of this condition. There are two distinct types of diabetes, which differ in manifestations and prognosis. This paper aims to investigate type 1 and...
Introduction Team management and development are vital for Behavioral Health (BH) UM because the project targets people’s mental health and requires input from professionals experienced in medicine who can provide sufficient support to the participants. Criteria that can be used to evaluate this plan are its applicability to the vision...
Paper Review: Purple Group The interest in interoperability and its features are explained in detail, and one can understand that interoperability has many potential benefits for the healthcare industry. However, there exists a lack of information about standardization – an essential requirement not only for separate programs but for the...
Introduction Many people that pay attention to their nutrition know about antioxidants. Antioxidants are known as compounds that defend individuals’ bodies from harmful molecules found in foods and environments. This report will provide information about the aspects of antioxidants and the foods that contain them. Moreover, the significance of such...
E-cigarettes gained prominence in 2003, and they have been marketed as an alternative means of quitting smoking. The current debate is on whether e-cigarettes should be allowed or banned in public spaces. With proponents and opponents of this topic taking hard stances based on their convictions, there is a need...
The current situation shows that despite serious technological advancements, the quality of healthcare is considered to be poor in the United States. As Joshi, Ransom, Nash, and Ransom (2014) admit, the cost of care varies greatly across the country, making medical services inaccessible for particular social groups. To create a...
Introduction Professional associations in nursing contribute considerably to the development of nursing practice, as well as the professional growth of nurses. Healthcare professionals share experiences and gain access to diverse resources that are instrumental in obtaining new skills and knowledge. They also build their resilience through their participation in different...
Introduction According to Mike Pence (n.d.), “adult stem cell research has produced some 67 medical miracles” over the last couple of years. The method is derived from the usage of cells retrieved from embryos that are in the capacity of forming one of the different types of tissues in the...
The social contract between society and the healthcare industry is crucial for the overall health of the country population. Its features define not only particular processes of obtaining and providing medical treatment but determine relationships between patients and healthcare professionals. The level of trust and satisfaction of patients’ needs depends...
Introduction Changes in local and national policies and guidelines, improvements in pharmaceuticals and medical technologies, and the care delivery pressure from society force nurses to apply new evidence-based practice in their work. Professionals currently provide health care on the basis of reliable research of evidence, experience, and medical expertise. The...
Introduction The article by Adrienne LaFrance is devoted to the description of well-known measles that might pose a threat to the health of the nation. In 2015, many states faced a new outbreak of this disease, which became a problem for the healthcare sector and was discussed by various authorities...
Asthma is a chronic condition that affects one’s airways and lungs. Treatment options for this condition have two purposes – to alleviate symptoms when they arise and to prevent new exacerbations from occurring in the future. Following the first approach to asthma, individuals can utilize quick-relief drugs during an asthma...
Introduction Nurses can make errors during their practice for different reasons – the lack of attention or time, tiredness, and stress. These mistakes can be small or substantial, potentially affecting patient’s health and hurting their well-being. Thus, if a nurse makes a mistake, their following actions are significant in resolving...
Discussions about whether or not the implementation of the legal market of human organs should take place have a considerable number of involved scholars and stakeholders. Scholars’ works cover a plethora of aspects within the scope of the issue. However, there is a distinguishable split in the academic dimension about...
Introduction Cultural competency is essential for a nurse working with a multicultural population. The psychiatry department is particularly exposed to the influence of cultural particularities of the clients due to the active intrusion of mental health interventions into the life of an individual. Therefore, it is important to ensure the...
Adhering to the principles of social justice and the provision of human rights, the United States aspires to provide all individuals with affordable, accessible, and effective health care, irrespective of their social, economic, or racial status. Over the last decade, the United States has progressively taken measures, such as the...
Obesity among the adolescents has become a nation-wide issue, which is comparable to cancer, hypertension, and diabetes. Studies from 2013-2014 indicate that “16.9% of children in the United States were classified as obese, with prevalence being highest at ages 12-19” (Cheung, Cunningham, Naraya, & Kramer, 2016, p. 1). Considering the...
Introduction Counseling is associated with various ethical issues that may lead to adverse effects for the client, the counselor, or a third party. Informed consent is often regarded as a method to address many problems closely linked to such areas as confidentiality, clients’ safety, and well-being, as well as other...
Introduction to the client situation Borrowing from the film The Suicide Tourist, one of the hardest things to do is to counsel a terminally ill patient. As Dierickx, Deliens, Cohen, and Chambaere (2017) note, many terminally ill patients often request to be euthanized. Many US states do not allow euthanasia...
Problem Statement It is worth noting that falls among senior adults are a common phenomenon. Most senior people who live at home fall at least once a year. Such a situation can be observed with those individuals who live in nursing homes as well. In the USA, falls are one...
Introduction A patient information system in mental health care is a necessary tool which maintains data of patients who suffer from mental health problems and the treatments they receive. World Health Organization claims that a mental health information system is “a system for action” (Mental Health Information Systems). Thus, mental...
Adhering to the principles of social justice and the provision of human rights, the United States aspires to provide all individuals with affordable, accessible, and effective health care, irrespective of their social, economic, or racial status. Over the last decade, the United States has progressively taken measures, such as the...
Workplace incivility in the nursing profession is a significant issue that contributes to stress, burnout, and turnover. According to the review provided by Mikaelian and Stanley (2016), external factors surrounding care, contribute to nursing burnout more than actual patient care. The examples of incivility include workplace bullying, rudeness, making unfounded...
Joe Biden Providing American citizens with affordable healthcare was the primary objective of Barack Obama. With his Affordable Care Act, he partially solved the issue. However, the challenge of receiving healthcare services persists because of high costs. Joe Biden, who is running for president, aims to use the Affordable Care...
Introduction Abortion is a controversial topic in numerous parts of the world. Concerns exist over the procedure’s safety and potential risks, but they are not significant enough to affect its popularity or legality noticeably. Most of the world’s governments, including that of the United States, permit the performance of the...
Introduction The debate regarding the benefits and risks of stem cell research has been ongoing, with special attention placed on the ethics of the technology. It was proven that stem cells have remarkable characteristics of renewing themselves and become tissue, which is highly beneficial for replacing and repairing organs and...
Introduction The sphere of medical care employs many various professionals, whose duties focus on their clients’ wellbeing. Nurses, doctors, pharmacists, and other specialists are devoted to helping people with their health-related needs. Nonetheless, each medical worker has duties and strategies that are individual to their occupation. For example, one can...
Introduction The field of psychiatry is quite complicated since there are no outlines laboratory tests that professionals can use to diagnose mental conditions. This gap explains why it usually impossible for practitioners to identify the possible cause of a specific psychological problem and the best initiatives to treat it. The...
Introduction Anxiety is an emotion that is considered an ordinary part of life that is caused and explained by human experiences, unstable environments, and many other internal and external factors. However, there are situations when anxiety becomes a disorder with its specific symptoms and implications for health. In such cases,...
Experimental research design as a part of the scientific method is vital for ensuring the reliability of obtained data. It allows researchers to make a causal statement by observing the relationships between variables. This report presents the concepts associated with experimental research, providing their definitions. Also, the paper shows examples...
Introduction Access to healthcare is one of the inalienable human rights, and today, the principle of freedom in relation to receiving competent medical assistance is a significant aspect of civilized society. However, in American history, there is much evidence that this practice has not always been followed, and a number...
Introduction Experimental research is commonly used in scientific fields such as psychology, chemistry, biology, and medicine. The term refers to a range of research designs that employ manipulation and controlled testing to discover and describe causal processes. Typically, the end goal of experimental research is to identify what effect one...
Introduction Human beings continue to grapple with numerous health challenges that make it impossible for them to lead high-quality lives. Some of these conditions include tuberculosis, cancer, HIV/AIDS, and malaria. When the government provides timely and sustainable health services, it can be possible for more people to achieve their potential...
Introduction In Need of Improvement? describes a situation of the hospital that experiences some challenges in relation to organization and management. The administrative staff specialist is required to improve its operating efficiency. In this paper, the “sales pitch” will be developed and proposed to improve the situation, as well as...
Traditional medical ideology not only does not disappear but develops and deepens on a new basis. A number of classic philosophical questions remain in the doctrine of medicine, such as the question of the essence of medicine as a science, the purpose of health care as a system, and the...
Introduction Being a member of joint work aimed at discussing topical issues is of importance not only for research but also for practical activities. Recent participation in a three-day academic Congress is an example of how productive the exchange of experience with colleagues may be. This high score is due...
The hospital that will be reviewed within the framework of this paper is Bath Community Hospital located in Hot Springs, VA. From the information that was found it can be concluded that there are several issues that have to be addressed as soon as possible in order to stabilize the...
Health information exchange (HIE) is a process that uses electronic resources for allowing healthcare providers and their patients to share, store, and manage health information safely. It has been concluded that the use of paper to store health information was unsafe and inefficient, and the use of HIE technologies could...
Ulcerative colitis is often referred to as inflammatory bowel disease, and it affects people’s digestive system. It has been acknowledged that the disorder is predominant in the Western hemisphere, but there is an apparent shift as the illness is becoming more common in Asian countries (Samuel & Loftus, 2014). It...
Discuss the differences between research, research utilization (RU), and evidence-based practice (EBP). You may want to link this to the historical evolution of research in nursing Research, research utilization, and evidence-based practice are integral aspects of contemporary nursing. Both RU and EBP are interconnected concepts that presuppose the extraction and...
Proposed Core Team of Change Champions Effective nursing leadership is an important part of change management (Marquis & Huston, 2017). Particularly, effective leadership is essential in assembling a core team of change champions. According to Sare and Ogilvie (2010), managers could use different strategies to develop these core teams. However,...
Adhering to the principles of social justice and provision of human rights, the United States aspires to provide all individuals with affordable, accessible, and effective health care, irrespective of their social, economic, or racial status. Over the last decade, the United States has progressively taken measures, such as the Affordable...
Primary Diagnosis – Asthma Asthma is an inflammatory disease that affects one’s airways (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2017a). It is caused by inhaled substances that lead to the inflammation of the large and small airways, their swelling, and increased mucus production. Asthma is followed by such symptoms as...
I agree with the idea that the portrait of the family presents how a “perfect” household can appear as dysfunctional. However, I believe that the theme at the end of the film is not that psychotherapy exclusively helps to treat mental illnesses. It was not the only factor influencing Conrad’s...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a bill passed into law by the U.S. president Barrack Obama in the year 2010 (Goodson, 2010). This act is normally referred to as Obamacare. The act collectively with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act symbolizes the most important government development...
Adhering to the principles of social justice and provision of human rights, the United States aspires to provide all individuals with affordable, accessible, and effective health care, irrespective of their social, economic, or racial status. Over the last decade, the United States has progressively taken measures, such as the Affordable...
With the implementation of the Affordable Health Care Act, there is a growing number of people to be given cost-effective healthcare. Healthcare providers and government are promoting online health services, including electronic health records (EHRs) and patient portals (PPs) to give high-quality care to active and more demanding people. The...