Introduction Public health initiatives exist and are being supported by societies and policymakers to address the healthcare challenges. These strategies are outlined to help local and state institutions create actionable plans, receive funding, and develop materials to solve problems aligning with the national goals (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Health care conditions and opportunities have dramatic distinctions in different countries, and while some have solid, workable systems and affordable services, others cannot develop the fundamental strategies. Policies play a crucial role in the global chasm, and Berwick et al. explore how the regulations for medical organizations are used in...
Summary Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a condition when the blood pressure is higher than normal. The changes are based on someone’s activities, and the issue may lead to a complicated lifestyle for the patient. When people have this ailment, they might experience headaches, shortness of illness,...
Introduction The actual human life is rising, and along with it, the proportion of persons reaching the age of 65 and beyond is fast increasing and will continue to do so over the next 20 years. Heart disease will remain the major cause of mortality in this age category, and...
Telemedicine provides patients with distance medical services and interacts with clinical workers with the help of remote technologies. With the development of telemedicine, patients can save their time and power, as the session is running online. For instance, it might be beneficial for older people who cannot come to the...
The concept of health care implies a certain number of practices introduced at the state level, the task of which is to protect the health of the country’s population. Health care systems focus on providing affordable health care to people to maintain and improve their health. Rebecca Orie, in a...
The present case demonstrates a medical intervention for a patient with Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria growth that justifies community-acquired pneumonia. The results of the blood test show no growth in blood culture, leading to the elimination of the blood infection option. According to the present clinical results, the treatment chosen for...
Purpose Any athletes are prone to aging and a decrease in aerobic fitness, including elite ones. This study aims to evaluate elite U.S. long-distance runners who were the best in their sport in the 1960s and 1970s. This study is also necessary to obtain data on the cardiorespiratory ability of...
Introduction As it is known, schizophrenia is a complex clinical chronic threat to individuals’ physical and cognitive well-being, causing damage to health. Schizophrenia is one of the most studied pathological conditions in which the splitting of the patient’s consciousness and thought processes is evident. Despite the general study of this...
While researching the aging brain, three highlights stood out. The first one was that regular physical activity in older adults could improve functional independence, immunity, reduce obesity, improve health metabolism, and overall quality of life (Santrock, 2019). More specifically, allocating more time to higher physical activity intensities while reducing sedentary...
Introduction There are three triage categories: immediate category, which requires instant life-saving treatment, urgent category, which needs significant intervention promptly, delayed category, which demands medical intervention, but is not as urgent as other types and expectant category (Burgess et al., 2019). This system is necessary to assess the damage done...
Breastfeeding refers to the general practice of feeding babies milk, normally from the mother’s breast. The practice is also known as nursing, and the decision on how to breastfeed and duration is a personal matter of the mother. However, the mother’s choice of breastfeeding method and time is sometimes influenced...
The following study analyzed the career development of Paralympic head coaches who had previously been Paralympic athletes. The study aimed to better understand the learning pathways within kinesiology coaching with a specific leaning towards parasport. The study was done through the format of a semi-structured interview which revealed three overlapping...
Introduction Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are a critical issue for public health. ACEs refer to traumas an individual goes through during childhood or adolescence, which impacts their lives negatively. Traumatic episodes include child negligence, broken families, child abuse, and environmental factors, such as economic hardships, which cause adverse experiences. Research...
Introduction Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) occurs as a collaborative practice between two or more healthcare professionals from different professional backgrounds. The objective of IPC is to develop effective collaboration between professionals to improve professional practice and healthcare outcomes (Reeves, Pelone, Harrison, Goldman, & Zwarenstein, 2017). Mutual understanding and working as a...
When it comes to addressing severe questions and acute problems, there are numerous vital phases of the process. For example, it is equally essential to create an effective and promising strategy and then make sure that all stakeholders recognize the necessity of solving the issues in the first place and...
Introduction Nothing exposes the many underlying issues in the healthcare sector better than the current pandemic. Hospitals and other points of care ought to be locations where people rush when ill. That happens because the public exhibits trust with the hospitals, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals providing the care...
As events that happen beyond a medical facility’s control and impede a planned health care delivery, emergencies require an immediate and appropriate response. Thus, in hospitals, administrators, chief nursing executives, nurses, and other medical staff are responsible for the development of specific plans dedicated to emergency management [7]. Being in...
Abstract Physiological, psychological, and structural factors that could impact these incidents are unclear, but many behaviors can be mapped to precipitate such cases of overdose or other alarming trends in the welfare of veterans. The individuals are susceptible to opioid misuse due to a myriad of possible mental disorders, often...
Introduction Recently, technologies have appeared in medicine, which greatly simplifies the process of providing care to patients and further care. They are intended for use in healthcare institutions to improve patient care and create value for the medical institution itself. One of such useful and advantageous innovations for patients and...
Introduction Market segmentation in the healthcare industry can offer insights into the behavior of consumers and thus impact patient engagement. This relatively new trend contributes to the provision of patient-centered care as it allows individuals to actively participate in their healthcare plan management (Berkowitz, 2016). In the given scenario, a...
Introduction Computerization and automation enable the creation of new tools for more effective interaction between healthcare workers and patients. At the moment, the predominant way of storing and exchanging information is the electronic health record (EHR). They allow doctors to receive up-to-date information about diseases, pathologies, and the patient’s condition...
Introduction Health inequalities today are due to increased socio-economic, political, and racial inequalities in the communities of Australia. These inequalities lead to the inability of indigenous people to receive appropriate medical services. Compared to the rest of the population, Aboriginal Australians are disadvantaged, and this limitation is exacerbated for the...
The healthcare system of Canada belongs to the world’s best-developed and most effective. Due to it, the patients have equal access to medical assistance and live long; in addition, it continues improving to adapt to their needs. Although one would argue that the system has particular disadvantages, the statistics show...
About Tetralogy of Fallot in Children Unfortunately, childbirth is not always successful and without problems, and sometimes children are born already sick. Many defects of newborns are heart-related, such as Tetralogy of Fallot, one of the most common types of heart defects (Liu et al., 2017). This disease is associated...
The plan below is the implementation of a hand hygiene program for different types of healthcare establishments where people are treated. This plan aims to incentivize the medical professionals and other personnel to ensure that they wash their hands regularly and efficiently before handling any medications or equipment while they...
Information technologies are widely used today in the healthcare system. Technology has enabled doctors and nurses to manage information better. Still, the use of different information systems requires appropriate skills to use the systems in a clinical setting to improve the quality of care (Warm & Thomas, 2011). Implementing initiatives...
Introduction Evidence-based practice is fundamental to the diagnostic work of doctors and nurses. Prevention of the patient’s suffering, alleviating the possible developing consequences of the disease, increasing professional risks determine the importance of a methodological approach to diagnosis. Timely but at the same time thoroughly substantiated diagnosis of the patient...
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), employers should provide adequate fire extinguishers at the workplace. Also, employers should provide appropriate training on how to operate them. It is essential to train employees to understand as well as determine how and when to use fire extinguishers. Training sessions...
The quality and safety of medical practice largely depend on the well-coordinated work of well-trained medical personnel. The HR issue is associated with the concept of human resources management (HRM), an area of knowledge aimed at providing an organization with personnel capable of performing the assigned labor functions and their...
Introduction Healthcare policies are established on the legislative level for helping the providers to work effectively and identifying how most of the operations must be performed at the facilities. The regulations are vital for the practitioners to be used as guidelines and assist in decision-making; however, many become outdated and...
Ever since the advancement of the digitalization of healthcare in the 1990s, robotics has been increasingly common. Robotics assistants are being utilized in many different sectors such as surgery, administration, healthcare enhancement, and patient support. However, many voices are criticizing the increased invasiveness of technology in the medical field. This...
Reviewing Sources on ‘The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Health Care’ ‘The Impact of Emotional Intelligence in Health Care Professionals on Caring Behaviour Towards Patients in Clinical and Long-Term Care Settings’ This study by author Nightingale et al. examines such an important aspect of health care delivery as emotional intelligence....
Few clinical problems could become so urgent and relevant to the global agenda that their emergence led to radical changes in all spheres of human life. One of the main threats to the international health system remains the problem of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 caused by the pathogenic virus...
Introduction One of the most well-known and popular marketing concepts is 4P (Pi), or the concept of a marketing mix. This idea appeared in 1964 when Neil Borden published his article “The concept of a marketing complex” (Ray & Yin, 2019). He tried to combine all the elements that need...
Introduction Burnout in the workplace is one of the most critical problems in many areas of human activity. It can lead to a deterioration in the mental and physical health of the employee himself and worsen the atmosphere in the work team, leading to staff turnover. The problem is especially...
Introduction The current database project was elaborated in order to create a database for saving the screening results in patients affected by infectious diseases. This database project is designed to help nurses track the development of the diseases, record the screening results, and analyze the outcomes in a much easier...
Introduction Hypertension is defined as an abnormally elevated blood pressure, often above 140/90 mm Hg. The determinants of blood pressure are cardiac output and peripheral vascular resistance as heart pumps through the arteries. Blood pressure should be less than 120/80 mmHg. According to the Texas Heart Institute, hypertension is dubbed...
Social determinants of health represent a vast category of factors that inevitably influence individuals’ access to care as well as the quality of services they receive. The factors include socioeconomic status, race and gender, education levels, the physical environment, employment, as well as social support networks (Lundberg, 2020). Thus, individuals...
Banović, B., Turanjanin, V., & Miloradović, A. (2017). An ethical review of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 46(2), 173–179. This study focuses on the moral and ethical consequences of euthanasia application in a medical setting, utilizing survey data from professional physicians. The authors evaluate both theoretical...
Introduction: The Importance of the Compliance Officer to the Company Many industries operate under different regulatory requirements. Examples are pharmaceuticals, financial securities, and insurance. Not complying with standards is a risk of facing sanctions and further closure. Companies need a compliance officer. The purpose is to ensure compliance with established...
Introduction GERD is a digestive system disease that occurs when the acid-containing stomach juices from the stomach flow back up to the oesophagus. This occurs due to the failure of the valve at the lower esophageal sphincter to close properly during the arrival of food at the stomach (Kahrilas, 2008)....
Introduction Arguments are prevalent across the world; people take arguments as a way to conclude. True premises characterize good arguments and reflect positive feedback. Logical validity considers bearing relevant information to the concerned individuals. It is essential to listen to people’s arguments before coming up with a logical conclusion. The...
Having researched Ms. Jones’s situation, it is fair to assume that she would not want to pay for her bills even if she had enough money. She had been treated at the hospital while she was in a coma and received a sustainable bill from the healthcare institution. However, she...
Personality disorder attracts so many efforts at amateur psychology because an individual’s personality is influenced by experiences, environment, and inherited characteristics. A personality disorder is a way of thinking, feeling, and behaving that deviates from expectations of the culture, causes distress or problems functioning, and lasts over time. Personalities are...
The financial aspect that needs to be addressed within the proposal is the possibility of reducing the cost of medical services for the target population. This factor is significant as hospitals that are under financial pressure and shortage of resources provide lower-quality care, resulting in worse patient outcomes (Akinleye et...
Minor vs. Reportable Errors When applying rules to real-life situations, matters become increasingly complicated as actual cases possess a wealth of details to decide upon and take into account. Such is Karen’s case, in which she unintentionally set up the IV pump in an incorrect manner, which resulted in a...
Introduction Since the 1900s, the health care system in the United States has experienced a significant transition from the community institution to the corporation. Although this transformation aimed at increased quality of services for a decreased price, drug costs remain very high for a population, and not everyone can afford...
The study by Cayetano-Penman et al. (2021) deals with nurses’ attitudes toward euthanasia. The researchers performed a review of 23 studies on nurses’ perceptions of euthanasia. Cayetano-Penman et al. (2021) identified that nurses’ attitudes toward euthanasia were both positive and negative. Factors motivating nurses to support euthanasia included severe uncontrollable...
The driving force for any organization is the maximization of profit. Healthcare services are usually provided while keeping in mind the sustainability of the process. Financial planning is essential when questioning the entire healthcare organization’s future survival (Ginter et al., 2018). Therefore, understanding the daily expenses and assigning resources for...
Florence Nightingale’s environmental theory of nursing is focused on the reparative and recovery processes, which are directly or indirectly impacted by the surrounding environment. Prior to the theory, the assumptions on care and recovery were centered around the disease itself, where the environment was not factored in. Florence Nightingale is...
Clinical Problem Statement Maintaining nursing services consistently effective and the extent of nurses’ responsiveness high is vital for handling public health concern, particularly, at the time of a health crisis, such as the Covid-19 pandemic observed currently. However, with the rise in the workload levels and a tremendous drop in...
The realms of modern science and debate pose a unique contradiction: as society gathers more knowledge, it seemingly becomes even harder to answer some of the fundamental questions one might have as a human being. In fact, public consciousness has transformed so much that it is now impossible to view...
The single-sex school system in the United States has been a controversial subject for decades. The proponents of single-sex schools had their reasons, most of which are based on the psychological and biological theoretical frameworks. The opponents have often based their arguments on legal and political opinions, especially in an...
Introduction The United States remains the most attractive country in the world for immigrants leaving their country for economic, political, or social reasons. Since the country gained independence in 1776, it has been attracting immigrants from all over the world because of government policies and growth opportunities. The Immigrant Act...
It is evident that Mexican drug cartels have firmly rooted in the modern world and are not going to disappear in the nearest future, although the authorities spend a lot of effort and money to destroy them. Consequently, since no strong empire can be built without smart decisions, it is...
Immigration is the act of traveling into a new country and settling permanently. People migrate for different reasons but majorly in search of better living conditions and greener pastures. On the other hand, emigration implies leaving one’s country. The two concepts are interrelated and happen simultaneously in that as one...
A person’s culture becomes a part of their group identity, something that defines them and people similar to them in concrete ways. Class, as it stands, is also part of a person’s identity. The influence of class on identity is more complex, and to understand it, one must first examine...
Emile Durkheim is one of the most influential thought leaders and scientists even in the modern era. His impact on sociology is immense and incalculable as he is rightfully considered one of the founding fathers of sociology as a separate discipline. The purpose of this paper is to examine social...
Sociology is the science of the formation, development, and functioning of social communities, processes, relationships, and the ways, forms, and methods of implementation of all of them. The main category of sociology is a community, so sociologists need to find interesting people. In the community, there are all the relationships...
Introduction Many contemporary sociology theories are based on the original theories as an attempt to answer the same social issues but in the modern context. For instance, George Ritzer has taken core elements of Max Weber’s rationalization that manifested in the bureaucratic social organization. As a response to changes in...
Abstract This paper presents the examination of followership in the context of leadership, focusing on the definition of the concept of a follower and its nature. The discussion begins with the identification of followers’ roles and types, including their potential positive and negative impact on leaders. Five types of followers...
Publishing research results is critical in science because it allows other researchers to access scientific journals and use the information or contribute. However, publishing findings does not mark the end of researchers’ responsibilities. They must develop ways to implement the research into practice and prepare to counter any arguments facilitated...
Introduction Feminism has become an important part of global discourse as various approaches are being developed to counter gender inequality. The three different feminist approaches are the basic needs approach, instrumentalist approach, and development approach. The basic needs approach to gender inequality is motivated by saving lives and reducing suffering...
Introduction In organizations, gender inequality is an intricate phenomenon visible in practices, processes, and structures. For females, gender inequalities are typically perpetuated in the context of human resources (HRs) practices. The reason for the pervasiveness of gender inequalities in this department is because HRs policies and decisions affect the benefits,...
I agree that professional presentations are an effective method of communication. In them, the speaker’s thoughts are structured in a system of slides to narrate the problem effectively. It is crucial to strike a balance between the way the information is shown in the presentation and the way the speaker...
Gender Identity at Birth Participation of girls in sports has been the subject of most news media articles recently. This trend may be partly attributable to the existing “Fairness in Girls’Girls’ Sports” Bill. Devan Cole, A CNN reporter, asserted that it was impossible to define a child’s gender identity at...
Introduction The term stereotype has been defined in several ways in various contexts of applications. It depicts and judges fellow individuals in prejudiced, fixed, and compromising categories based on assumptions. Most of the presumptions are generated from the alleged attributes without tangible facts and truths. Stereotyping reduces individuals by assigning...
Introduction The United Kingdom has had to contend with a variety of migration-related issues. This country has experienced two significant kinds of migration: the internal and the international movement of people. When it comes to internal migration UK has to deal with the fact that those who belong to this...
Nonverbal messages play a vital role in human service and particularly in the helpers’ work. Hence, helpers need special knowledge about nonverbal communication and its components in order to understand nonverbal messages. It is necessary to highlight the benefits of the nonverbal communication messages for a specialist. Understanding the importance...
Being one of the most expensive healthcare systems in the world, U. S. health care is associated with various shortcomings. Racial inequality is one of the downsides of the system, as millions of people have limited or no access to high-quality healthcare services due to their socioeconomic status (Bowen Matthew,...
There are several organizations around the world that issue permits, accreditation, or certification for the healthcare sector. One of these non-profit organizations is The Joint Commission, when viewed in detail by which the clinic must meet certain standards. Accreditations differ depending on the segment of the medical institution. The standards...
With health care organizations constantly being filled with people, the priority measure to prevent the spread of infections is to keep all surfaces clean. However, since most of the surfaces can act as “reservoirs of microorganisms,” it may take a lot of time and workforce to keep them clean at...
The Tuskegee research was confidentially carried out by America’s U.S. Public Health Service to determine syphilis’ progression. Brown (2020) explains that four hundred black men who had the disease and two hundred others without were recruited to participate in the exercise carried out in 1932. The analysts convinced the participants...
Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HACs) include medical complications arising within the clinical environment. Medical practitioners collecting patients’ information during admission are expected to ensure accuracy, precision, and comprehensiveness during diagnosis (Lakomkin & Hadjipanayis, 2017). The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMSs) provides a list of conditions, including Urinary Tract Infection (UTI),...
The instances of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) increase annually throughout the world. All sexually active individuals are at risk of contracting an STI, regardless of their race, gender, or class (Moura & Ferreira, 2019). The selected research aimed to establish the seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C, syphilis, and HIV...
Evidence-based nursing practice is defined as a medical care approach that seeks to incorporate the best scientific information and data into the daily work of the workers (Camargo et al., 2018). However, many organizations face a number of barriers that hinder its widespread adoption (Duncombe, 2018). As for my organization,...
Raynor, H. & Champagne, C. (2016). Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Interventions for the Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 116(11), 129-147. Web. The paper presents the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics position concerning methods and techniques of...
Major depression (MD) is one of the prevalent disorders that affect most teenage adolescents. Twelve percent of adolescents aged 14 to 18 years will experience MD episodes, with potential negative impacts on behavioral health such as the increased risk of drug abuse, educational attainment, and interpersonal relationship (Leroy & Williams,...
Today, people live during a pandemic, where the issues of global safety, cleanliness, and treatment have come to the fore. Students, teachers, and visitors to a school should all be treated with respect and safety by following a logical and proportionate approach to ensuring that the school’s facilities are healthy...
Health Care-Associated or Hospital-Acquired Infections are critical bacterial, fungal, or viral infections that patients acquire within 48 or more after hospital admission or within 30 hours after receiving healthcare (Haque et al., 2018). Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs) are continually becoming a serious global health issue (Sahiledengle et al,, 2020). Healthcare facilities...
Nurses’ professional ethics are founded on moral principles, which also inform their arguments for and against euthanasia. These ethical standards that guide nursing practice are codified in global standards, and they place a premium on autonomy. The ethical standards emphasize the idea that the physician does not have to concur...
The main concepts learned in the priority setting framework in nursing included Maslow’s hierarchy of needs ordering it from the lowest to the top of the pyramid, starting with physiological needs, safety and security, love and belonging, self-esteem, and then self-actualization at the top. The second concept explored was the...
With the global health issue such as COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth is becoming a component of a daily nursing practice nurse practitioners. Telehealth is introduced as a commendable arrangement both for patients and. The spread of telehealth appears to involve a significant reshape of the existence connection that underlies the customary...
Introduction Pain is among the most common patient complaints, and thus, it is vital to address it in primary care. To identify treatment options and evaluate progress, initial and follow-up pain assessments are required. Clinical decision support systems can be used to make the process of pain assessment electronic, thus...
Introduction Salmonella is an epidemic that has caused several health hazards to various groups of people. It has claimed lives, and many resources have been spent to help control the spread of the bacteria. However, the only practical way that can help in controlling the bacteria is through prevention methods....
Introduction Obesity is a complex medical condition that affects human health adversely in various ways. Obesity rates have been increasing exponentially across regions and countries for at least three decades. Currently, around one-third of the world population is considered overweight or obese – double the prevalence of the disease since...
Introduction Fluorine is a common element abundant in the earth’s crust. Naturally, the mineral occurs in the soil, rocks, and water with higher concentrations in places that have experienced geologic uplift. Many industrial processes are dependent on fluorides due to their use. The primary source of systemic fluoride is exposure...
The healthcare code of ethics (HCE) instructs medical care experts on how to relate professionally with workmates and clients, just as the Second Letter of Peter prepares Christians to combat temptations in an evil world. Ethics guides medical experts on behaviors they should observe to be productive and respectable in...
During my nursing practice, I have observed several unwanted but hypothetically preventable situations where medical professionals committed errors. The vast majority of them were derivable one way or another from ill-organized communication between the personnel and the patients. Tiwary et al. highlight that insufficient interaction is likely to cause complications...
Salmonella Oranienburg Outbreak Investigators from the Center for Disease and Control (CDC) identified Cilantro as a possible source of a Salmonella outbreak. According to the CDC, there were more than 279 confirmed cases of the illness in 29 states in the United States as of September 21, 2021(Beach, 2021). The...
Medicine is a work field that demands a lot of responsibility and dedication. That is why every health care company should pay significant attention to improving the performance of its workers and assessing the results of these improvements. Moreover, as nursing can be tiresome in both physical and psychological sense,...
The present quantitative open research aims at defining the extent to which the use of the point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) alters the diagnosis procedure among general practitioners (GPs). With more than 500 patients participating in the trial, the change in diagnoses was examined in nearly half the cases. The alterations also...
Introduction Most people believe that the Canadian Healthcare system resembles that of the United States, even though they are very different in reality. The U.S. is a multi-payer and mostly private plan, while the Canadian is single-payer with essentially public service. The norms of the two approaches appear similar, which...
Introduction Pressure ulcers may be regarded as one of the major health problems all over the world. According to the definition formulated by the National Pressure Counseling Panel, a pressure ulcer is a localized wound on the skin or underlying tissue resulting from shear or pressure (Sayilan, 2019). In general,...
The coronavirus pandemic has affected the public health drastically, causing not only multiple deaths but also severe mental health concerns as a result of the pressure of the lockdown and the overall tension. Among the key mental health issues faced by citizens across the globe, development or exacerbation of the...
Epidemiology can be defined as a scientific field studying the causes and origins of diseases, as well as the patterns of their dissemination. Epidemiology practitioners are also responsible for the development of methods aimed to prevent and treat various epidemic diseases. Nowadays, multiple perspectives on the definition of epidemiology exist....
Introduction Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play a central role in public health by partnering with governments around the world to strengthen public health systems in various ways. The global human population has been growing at an unprecedented rate, which makes it difficult for governments to provide efficient and timely care services...
Introduction One way to determine the Skill Mastery And Resilience Training (SMART) treatment program’s effectiveness is to collect and evaluate data. The treatment program will be the independent variable, while the various outcomes (relating to the objectives listed below) are the dependent variables. The research goal will be determining the...
Culture serves as a determiner of a person’s life choices, including the considerations relating to medicine. Similarly, personal values affect the trust in particular types of medical practices, patients’ adherence to doctors’ instructions, and the use of alternative and complementary approaches as well. In research from Zörgő et al. (2018),...