Introduction The United States healthcare system has been a source of great concern to policy-makers, healthcare providers, and patients alike. Despite being one of the wealthiest nations in the world, the U.S. has not been able to provide its citizens with universal access to quality healthcare services. The current healthcare...
Increasing Public Health Public education about COVID-19 and its impact on mental health is critical in raising public awareness and drawing attention to existing issues. Gruber et al. (2021) note that a lack of education in this area is often the cause of mental health issues. Patients and healthcare providers...
Health literacy reflects how easily an individual can find, comprehend, and use information related to health and medical care. Ensuring physical and mental health and taking timely treatment measures are vital for every person. One should understand that poor health literacy affects not just a person’s state of health but...
Introduction COPD entails various diseases that contribute to breathing issues and airflow blockage. Remarkably, COPD is a common fatal respiratory tract pathology affecting approximately half a million individuals worldwide (Szalontai et al., 2021). This disease manifests through enduring provocative triggers to irritations such as tobacco smoke. COPD is considered the...
Introduction Paradigms influence the development and progress of scientific disciplines. In this context, clarifying the fundamental thesis of metaparadigm concepts facilitates a nuanced understanding of the scope of nursing and attitudes toward nursing staff (Deliktas et al., 2019). Additionally, Fawcett proposed the conceptual framework as an aspect of the structural...
Introduction Patients with Alzheimer’s need care as they lose some of their bodily functions. The government has assigned resources that can be used to provide care for them. These resources may be given to the patients themselves or their caregivers. Whichever way they are administered, these resources enable the patients...
Euthanasia is the act of ending a life to relieve pain or suffering; a medical professional often does it through drugs. Ethical issues surrounding euthanasia are relevant on both ends: it can be difficult for terminally ill patients to know how their final days should go, and doctors are also...
Introduction CVS Health is a global provider of healthcare products, services, and solutions with various healthcare divisions, such as “MinuteClinic.” While the company has created a competitive advantage over the years, a lot needs to be done to ensure it maintains this position amidst growing competition. Therefore, the organization needs...
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that the healthcare system is not ready for such crises. It is necessary to create unique units capable of responding in time to a rapidly changing situation to prevent similar disasters in the future. In this letter, I want to emphasize the need for the...
Introduction The health care problem I have selected is medication errors. Medication errors constitute a common cause of mortality and suffering worldwide and can happen at any stage of the medication reconciliation process (Manias et al., 2020). Since medication errors can potentially occur in every part of the healthcare system,...
Executive Summary As a result of increased budgetary funding for healthcare, the United States is now one of the countries with the greatest outlays for medical services globally. The healthcare system faces enormous management issues that restrict the quality and accessibility of care while raising prices, notwithstanding the significant spending...
Since the pandemic, there has been a debate about which masks protect against infection sufficiently. A vast number of people believe that surgical masks are effective because they are made of synthetic material, and their middle layer has a filtering function (Gandhi, 2020). However, it does not protect the person...
Cardiovascular disorder or hypertension is a chronic disease that is caused by increased blood pressure in the arteries, forcing the heart to strive to pump blood in the blood vessels. The disease does not have any apparent symptoms making it a silent killer. This disease is caused by modifiable conditions...
Surgery site infection is the type of infections which are acquired after surgeries. These infections are caused by the bacteria and they develop in the part of the body where the surgery was earlier performed. This hospital acquired condition’s most common symptoms include pain, redness and bad smell from the...
Introduction The nursing operations budget serves as a blueprint for the department’s income and spending forecasting and planning. It is usually for a period of one calendar year. Preparation and control of the operational budget are two of the most time-consuming aspects of most nurse administrators’ engagement with financial management,...
The health information technology revolution begins, and as it advances, the reorganization of health information management organizations, procedures, and information management will leave the industry dramatically altered. The electronic health record (EHR) has sparked a radical transformation in HIM that is changing the industry on a daily basis in a...
Psychological measurement and testing are vital processes in examining the nature of specific mental health issues faced by a patient and determining the available treatment options, the course of therapy, and other relevant concerns. However, the process of testing may be muddied significantly by the presence of biases associated with...
Many people are experiencing a disturbance in their body weights based on self-valuation. The scenarios are common in people of different ages and genders across communities. Such individuals have complex relationship with food, body image, and eating. The conditions are a result of severe physical and mental health that either...
Introduction Although the healthcare system of Australia is considered one of the best in the OECD, it experiences certain challenges that need to be addressed by carefully tailored healthcare policies. For example, it faces the issues of increased demand for medical services, increased healthcare costs, complex health conditions, and inequities,...
Introduction A day in the life of someone suffering from diabetes is an exercise of will, masterful micromanagement skills, and self-motivation. After all, maintaining a daily regime consisting of dietary restrictions, compulsory physical activity, blood pressure monitoring, insulin injections, and heart rate measurements is rather hard. It is alarming that...
Introduction It is critical to ensure sterility and pathogen safety for patients in the clinical environment to prevent possible infections. This step is a necessary condition for the effectiveness of medical care because if these criteria are not met, the risk of harm to patient health increases. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)...
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the program I would like to discuss. The Veterans Health Administration system is designed to serve a particular patient population: individuals who have served in the military on active service (McFarland et al., 2020). Yearly appropriation acts fund the program, thus unlike a benefit...
Introduction Lack of identity, disconnection, anxiety about the future, fear of becoming a responsibility to others, and persistent bodily and non-physical ailments, all contribute to suffering especially towards the end of life. Many origins of suffering can be addressed and alleviated with excellent medical treatment, notably state-of-the-art healthcare services. Patients...
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a mental condition that has a detrimental effect on individuals’ day-to-day life. Notably, MDD impedes social mobility, worsens overall well-being, and often corresponds to other mental issues. The risk of depression is connected to genetics, sex, negative experiences, insufficient support from the surroundings, and even...
The national security exception in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), passed in 1996, was one of the crucial milestones in healthcare legislation in the US. This healthcare reform focuses on broad categories of change, such as a rise in the number of individuals with health insurance and...
Abstract: Purpose Statement The main goal of this work is that people pay attention to the problem that surrounds many of their lives, but they are not going to fight it. The problem of obesity for many people is not acute, and they have come to terms with their lifestyle...
Gross negligence, when a person is wholly and inexcusably responsible for failing to provide care that falls within their responsibilities, is the most severe type thereof. It is also frequently associated with healthcare and results in malpractice lawsuits claiming the failure to diagnose and treat. While the range of diagnoses...
The PPAARE question What is the highest level of evidence available to determine if there will be increased injury prevention in the elderly living in skilled nursing facilities with a cognitive impairment through fall prevention programs or pharmacological interventions? The problem of the study The problem of this study is...
It is important to note that physician-assisted suicide is a highly intricate and complex ethical issue, which requires a thorough analysis and understanding in order to draw any form of evidenced conclusions. Physician-assisted suicide PAS is an act where a physician assists a patient to conduct the life-ending action by...
Listening to a podcast or a YouTube video is one way that can quickly motivate an individual to develop practice and embrace it as a habit. Hardy’s (2020) podcast is fundamental in guiding a person towards developing a routine. The speaker says, “if you want to be among the healthy,...
Over the past week, I have once again found proof that continuous education and professional growth are essential tools in nursing. When receiving basic nursing education, many students expect to gain all the necessary knowledge in a few years, exploiting the knowledge later in practice. However, the more I became...
Introduction The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic has been significant, and in addition to the economic and social hardships accompanying the burden on the healthcare systems worldwide, the impacts on the population’s mental health outcomes have turned out to be extremely strong. Addressing this problem requires the full participation of...
Introduction Ethical dilemmas play an enormous role in the decision-making process at hospitals and directly influence the outcome of any treatment. Nurses have to comply with numerous requirements from the guidelines established by a variety of policies concerning ethical rules in medical care. Therefore, it is crucial for nurses to...
Introduction Successful and long-term practice change cannot be achieved without a well-managed project and the participants’ consistent involvement in all activities. The problem of the impoverished population skipping their follow-up visits has been identified in the practicum site and requires developing a complex resolution plan. Indeed, the number of missed...
Grants are an excellent tool for advancing science that enables young teams to develop their projects with outside funding. With the help of grants, scientists can realize their ideas and achieve results that can radically improve the world. However, as with any issue that involves financial support, using outside money...
A great example of a drug that acts as a partial agonist is cariprazine. Originally, cariprazine was approved to treat schizophrenia, both acute and maintenance, acute mania, and depression (Stahl et al., 2020). Cariprazine binds to D3 and D2 dopamines and several serotonin receptors with high and moderate potency (Stahl...
Broniatowski, David A., Mark Dredze, and John W. Ayers. ““First Do No Harm”: Effective Communication About COVID-19 Vaccines.” (2021): 1055-1057. Web. The article by Broniatowski et al. explores the social media influence over the vaccine hesitancy despite the visible effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines available. Social media platforms demonstrated their intent...
Mental Healthcare for Children in Vietnam There are numerous nuances to consider with regard to the factors that affect the quality of mental healthcare for children in Vietnam. Government support, the level of expertise, and the state of training and infrastructure should be discussed. In addition, to improve the current...
Introduction The patient services manager is one of the key figures in delivering treatment and primarily provides access when providing services to patients. The patient care manager works directly with staff and patients to implement the best policy for the patient. Patient care managers make a significant contribution to the...
Broccoli is a green plan fit for human consumption found in the cabbage family and is eaten as a vegetable. This vegetable originated from Italy, with the leading producers being California, Oregon, Texas, and Arizona, although it is also grown on a large scale in the Far East, Europe, and...
Introduction COVID19 is a respiratory disease that affects the breathing system organs leading to difficulties in inhalation. Since it is a respirational infection, it manifests significantly in the lungs, especially in patients with a smoking history. Studies have been done concerning these patients to determine how well care can be...
The future of nursing practice depends on multiple factors, such as technological development, economic situation, and novelties in healthcare services providence, yet forecasts exist based on the current tendencies and practices. You mentioned the Institute of Medicine’s report and their recommendation regarding practitioners’ decision-making. I agree with your statement that...
Introduction The modern world rapidly changes, and it affects people’s physical and psychological health and well-being. One of the most crucial outcomes produced by various environmental problems and processes, increasing levels of pollution, and several other reasons is infertility. According to the World Health Organization, close to 15% of couples...
The obligatory practicum hours completion experience enables future practitioners to identify and address the issues of the selected healthcare organization and provides them with the opportunity to improve patient outcomes. Indeed, my work in the East Orange General Hospital Clinic included facing the challenge of increasing the attendance to the...
Introduction The CDC has developed a dedicated model for assessing program strategies in healthcare and disease prevention. This model includes six steps and is based on utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy (“A framework for program evaluation,” 2021). These steps include engaging stakeholders, describing the program, focusing on the evaluation design,...
A medical registry is a tool for collecting, organizing and displaying patients’ clinical information. The registry helps provide data that medical practitioners depend on to assess and improve health outcomes based on the patient’s or population’s particular circumstances, infection, or exposure. Data stored in the medical registries is mainly collected...
Type 2 Diabetes Diabetes is a real global epidemic whose management costs billions of dollars each year. About ten percent of the globe’s population suffers from a terminal condition (diabetes). Different types of diabetes include Type 1, Type 2, MODY, and Gestational diabetes. Diabetes affects both adults and children, with...
Summary Diabetes is a global problem that requires international prevention and mitigation measures in order for the condition to be well controlled. While there are three types of diabetes, T2D is the one that can be prevented since the other two depend on genetics or are related to pregnancy. It...
Summary Emotional burnout syndrome (BS) is a state of emotional, mental exhaustion, physical fatigue that occurs due to chronic stress at work. Workers in medical institutions often face increased sources of stress due to the peculiarities of their profession. It is especially true for nurses, who are regularly in close...
Dialogues between specialists in different fields and their clients are of particular interest for research. Through this method, it is possible to obtain valuable data. Conducting an interview analysis is an important aspect for a better understanding of the communication process between a doctor and a patient. Moreover, the analysis...
Introduction As per the American Medical Association, EHR innovation should: Enable a health care professional in their profession; enhance the quality of care; enhance clinical communication and synchronization, as well as the institution’s quality and practices; and support decision rather than obviate the need for vital analysis. EHRs and other...
Summary The incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) seems to be increasing globally. In fact, T1DM comprises 5-10% of all diabetes cases worldwide (Tauschmann & Hovorka, 2018). Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), glycated hemoglobin, is a long-term predictor of various complications that may develop in diabetic patients with poorly controlled glucose...
For the analysis of a persuasive essay, the work by Kofi Annan, “In Africa, AIDS Has a Woman Face,” was chosen. The author’s goal is that there is no effective development strategy in which women do not play a central role. In particular, they are the essential helpers in the...
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder identified by a failure to support normal body weight, dread of weight gain, eating behaviors that limit weight growth, and distorted proportions of body weight and shape. Atypical anorexia nervosa happens in people with significantly reduced weight but not at a dangerously low body...
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...