Although it is commonly perceived that drugs are legally banned substances, the use of which leads to impaired health and addiction, some of the products that most Americans regularly consume are classified as drugs as well. According to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) (n.d.), these substances are classified...
Carrie Williams is a patient at the Psychiatric Unit of Bayshores Treatment Facility. She is in a manic state, which is worsen by sleep deprivation and hyperactivity. Moreover, Ms. Williams is almost nine months pregnant, which makes her even more vulnerable. After a prolonged psychotic episode, a psychiatrist orders a...
Abstract With a high prevalence rate of smoking among pregnant adolescence, it is worthwhile to consider the consequences that result from smoking in this state (Punch, 2004). Not only does adolescent smoking lead to an increase in their morbidity rate and mortality rate, but they have also had long-term effects,...
Introduction Pharmacological treatment is one of the most common ways for people to manage their diseases and obtain relief with time. Still, as soon as people get access to various drugs, they should get some education and support from healthcare professionals to avoid undesirable outcomes. With aging, the need for...
Introduction Poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus has been positively associated with periodontal disease, which is characterized by loss of connective tissue and bone support, ultimately leading to tooth loss (Hu, Wallace, & Tesh, 2010; Mohamed et al., 2013). This paper demonstrates how the Precede-Proceed Model can be used to...
Introduction The cardiovascular system of the human body is particularly fragile, meaning that it requires additional attention in the current environment. Corresponding cardiovascular conditions are often discussed as the leading causes of death and incapacitation today. In this regard, public health communities worldwide have been searching for effective ways of...
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the mental health of Canadians in several ways but the most prominent of them concerns post-viral depression, which was particularly common among people who managed to recover from the disease. The COVID-19 remains a virus that has not been studied fully, but one of the common...
The Psychosocial Effects Likely to Occur in Various Types of Disasters The psychosocial effects can be divided into direct experiences during the disaster and reactions after the event. Immediate responses reflect the maximum magnitude of the catastrophe associated with severe physical damage and danger. It is also caused by the...
Argument The availability of contraception methods, particularly hormonal, is a significant challenge for many women in the world. In 2014, over 40% of women used oral contraception not only to prevent pregnancy but also to have other positive medical effects (Schrager et al. 937). In particular, hormonal birth control pills...
In 2017, Magtibay et al. (2017) published an article “Decreasing Stress and Burnout in Nurses” in the Journal of Nursing Administration. Magtibay and Chesak are assistant professors in the department of nursing, and Coughlin is an independent consultant in Minnesota, Consultant in General Internal Medicine and Professor of Medicine General...
The information provided in the executive summary suggests that the areas with high physical proximity, such as medical and personal care, or customer and travel services, were disrupted by COVID-19. The experts predict the decline in the middle- and low-wage jobs, while the number of high-wage positions demanding maximum productivity...
Patient Data Mr. X is a 51-year-old man of the African American race. He retired as a teacher 5-years- ago. He is not married but insured. The patient was born on January 01, 1969. The patient came into the clinic accompanied by the brother with whom they stay with. He...
Introduction to the program for a cardiac screening program for women For a long time, heart-related diseases had been thought to affect only men. However, research shows that more women than men die of heart-related diseases every year. The main cause could be that the symptoms of a heart attack...
Such modern life features as comfort, the development of science and technology, environmental degradation, and other various factors affect the human body. They led to a sedentary lifestyle, the spread of fast food, the low availability of quality products, and general health deterioration. As a result, obesity and excessive weight...
Introduction Because of the increasing importance of the programs providing health communications, it is necessary to realize what campaigns have the greatest effect on the health rates among the population. Therefore, the significance of the studies conducted in the given sphere cannot be denied. Once applying the comparative analysis of...
Bipolar disorder requires fundamental and precise diagnosis, comprehensive treatment, and continuous individual observation. Vieta et al. claim that “the implementation of early intervention strategies may help to change the outcome of the illness and avert potentially irreversible harm to patients” (411). Nursing professionals participate in the therapy from the initial...
Introduction Many healthcare problems that harm patients are related to system deficiencies or the unsatisfactory performance of specific hospitals. For example, a lack of professionals creates a work overload for staff, leading to medical errors. At the same time, the solution to this problem requires systemic changes at the state...
Factors that drive change in health and social healthcare services The main objective of healthcare is to reduce the risk of infection, cross-infection, and secure the delicate lives of the sick. Factors that have to ensure that these changes occur are political, social, environmental, technological, economical, and legislative in nature....
Introduction This paper aims to analyze the Coronavirus database, which John Hopkins University Medical School maintains, to understand the general information regarding the virus and how it is spreading in various countries and at which rate. The data from the database will also help when answering the general questions regarding...
Premature children birth is still a significant problem even in the most developed countries of the world. The continuing technical progress in the medical sphere has increased prematurely born children’s chances of survival dramatically; however, these children may still suffer terribly in the long run from the outcomes of their...
Introduction Healthy People program is responsible for promoting health and prevention of diseases and focuses on the United States inhabitants. Healthy People has an interest in all age groups starting with infants and finishing with older people. One of the target groups of this program is young people (from 18...
Introduction Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is one of the options for a medical procedure, mainly used in the treatment of oncology and hematology, as well as some malignant tumors. Since gaining additional knowledge about these cells’ functioning increases the chance of a successful transplant, there is a need for special...
Introduction All psychoactive medications have an impact because of their associations with our endogenous neurotransmitter systems. Agonists and antagonists of a neurotransmitter receptor can be included in drugs. A neurotransmitter system’s function is facilitated by an agonist, while antagonists inhibit neurotransmitter activity. Depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens are the three major...
Life insurance plays an important role in the lives of the majority in society because life is full of uncertainties. An individual has no guarantee that he or she would live to maturity without facing challenges associated with diseases and accidents, which can perhaps bring about incapacitation and long-lasting illnesses....
Nurses’ resignation is one of the biggest problems that modern medical institutions face. According to Heidari et al. (2017) turnover rate in hospitals reaches approximately 14% for bedside nurses and 24% for medical surgical nurses over one year time period. Due to that fact, more than 57 countries experience serious...
This paper examines two sources that studied high-protein intake among professional athletes. The first article presents an extensive literature review to probe the impact of high protein consumption on professional athletes (Antonio, 2019). I chose this source because of its depth and breadth of literature synthesis, which helped generate nuanced...
Have you ever wondered why there are still high mortality and morbidity rates despite the innovations in healthcare? Being overweight is a significant wellbeing concern and is a developing problem worldwide. The American nation is frequently associated with detrimental lifestyles and the promotion of unhealthy food in the daily diet....
Purpose My research question is: To evaluate the frequency, with which participants experience emotional problems and difficulties with over-demanding families. I chose this topic because I am interested in investigating what part of society tends to experience problems with emotionality. It is also vital to reveal how many people consider...
Today’s perception of health has gone far beyond visiting medical check-ups and living a “healthy” lifestyle. By all means, these aspects are important, yet they are not exclusive in their nature, as health encompasses mindfulness and taking care of one’s inner self. Having gained immense popularity over the past years,...
Introduction The field of healthcare and nursing, in particular, remains subject to increased worker burnout, fatigue, and stress. This area of expertise is highly important for today’s society, as it remains one of the pillars, upon which healthy, sustainable communities are built. Within the healthcare system, nurses serve as one...
The nursing department and nurse leadership are very fundamental in healthcare. Nurse leaders oversee the activities of this department and the health care system. A nurse leader may not have an authoritative position; but can mentor colleagues toward specific goals (Arkansas State University, 2016). A nurse leader examines the treatment...
Introduction The military in any country has to carry out its operations with the full cooperation of women. Women participation in the military is an important aspect which should be taken seriously when it comes to personal effects. Currently the number of women withdrawing from the military is more than...
The findings on key characteristics of a stroke revolve around the post-stroke daily lives of the survivors. It is important to note that the results of studies suggest that there is a strong correlation between one’s cognition and independence (Caro et al., 2016). In other words, it means that the...
Health care strategies are targeted for curing the multitude of diseases. Some of the complications developed require surgical intervention at the earlier stage. Prior understanding the emergency care in relation to anesthesia is very essential. Most probably, the cases that need surgery require anesthesia before the actual process. It is...
Summary Utah’s mental health statistics have been higher than national data in the last two years. The state reported 20.7% of adults with mental illnesses in 2019 when the U.S. had 20.2% (Mental Health America [MHA], 2020). The 2020 prevalence data shows that 19% of Americans experienced mental illnesses while...
Collaboration is an essential factor for the success of any organization. The silo mentality is when employees become hesitant to share information, ideas, and resources with their counterparts from a different department. This toxic attribute reduces the organization’s productivity and, in worst cases, leads to a damaged corporate culture. It...
Introduction The target population is comprised of teenagers suffering from excessive weight and obesity. The health topic is focused on promoting physical exercise and healthy eating to combat the obesity epidemic. Obesity is a serious medical and social problem. The issues of obesity in children and adolescents have acquired particular...
The HIPAA was implemented more than twenty years ago to improve health information flow. Protecting patient data for the reduction of fraud was another critical purpose. Based on the evidence from the research literature and statistical reports, this paper argues that the HIPAA is not very successful in promoting the...
The Program Evaluation section of the organization’s website can be extremely useful for program planning and evaluation endeavors. Regarding planning, the online resource promotes the development of step-by-step outcome measurement procedures peculiar to community health programs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Program Performance and Evaluation Office, 2021). Aside from...
Introduction Strong leadership is essential, especially when the transformation of the healthcare system is achieved. Many nurses begin their careers without thinking that later they could be involved in the management process. Their profession, however, requires leaders who can spearhead activities to serve and collaborate with other partners in the...
Primarily identified at the end of 2019 in China, severe acute respiratory syndrome, also known as SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, or the coronavirus, has rapidly spread across the globe and affected almost all countries, industries, and people’s lives. The purpose of this work is to examine how the global pandemic has already...
Introduction To most people, medicine is the physical drug taken either orally or through other appropriate routes, under specific dosages, formulation, and prescription. However, physical activity and exercise never occur to many people as an aspect of medicine same as all the others. In this regard, it is timely to...
Introduction Candida Auris is an emerging Candida species that originated in Japan and was discovered in 2009. This fungus is resistant to antifungal drugs hence they pose threat to health globally. The contagion outbreak causes symptoms of bacterial infection, which are fever and chills that are not reduced by antibiotics...
Health care is one of the most advanced sectors when it comes to the application of AI. Over the time, we continue to experience technological revolution that is aided by AI applications. In todayÂ’s health sector, one doesÂ’t necessarily have to visit a hospital or see a doctor physically to...
Sonoma Valley Hospital is a small rural hospital located in Sonoma, California. The 2010-2012 strategic plan aimed to address the hospital’s development in many areas of interest, including physicians recruitment, facility improvement, and competitive position advancement. The key goal of the strategic plan is to expand the hospital’s inpatient market...
It is a common occurrence that mental health providers struggle to separate themselves from their work. Helpers must examine how their professional activity affects them to maintain their psychological health while supporting their clients. Gerald Corey and Marianne Schneider Corey (2014) see therapy as “an avenue for continuing to deepen...
Ethics involves the application of principles, the acknowledged guidelines, and customs in the medical field. These values are formed from morality, which is knowing the difference between what is right and wrong. Moral concepts are the ideas that affect our thoughts, and they include freedom or love. Therefore, in nursing,...
Introduction Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) is a community-driven process that has significantly improved community health. Many public health leaders have used the plan to address health issues in communities. MAPP has also been used to support the growth of healthcare providers in their personal and professional...
In the beginning, I underrated the Montgomery Cares Behavioral Health Program (MCBHP). I was under the impression that the MCBHP program has a relatively lower capacity, serving fewer clients and with an operational structure that is not well-established. I also thought that agency might lack sufficient support for social work...
Specific Purpose The general purpose of this speech is to inform listeners on the negative consequences of sitting for a long period. General Idea The central idea of the speech is to point out the three main damages that sitting for a long time can cause in the human body....
Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are often diagnosed with the inability to pay attention, self-control, and sitting still. It is a medical condition that affects the brain and is commonly diagnosed in children below the age of 12 but may develop to adulthood in some cases. According to...
Nurses are responsible for providing patients with adequate care, empowering them, and supporting their rights. According to the American Hospital Association (AHA) (2003), hospitalized individuals expect high-quality hospital services, clean and safe space, involvement in care, financial assistance, and privacy protection. Moreover, the AHA (2003) claims that unasked and unanswered...
Abstract Changing health lifestyles in society has predisposed many people to diabetes and diabetic foot. Trends in diabetes mellitus are alarming since type II diabetes, which was an exclusive disease of the adults, is gradually becoming dominant in young adults and adolescents. Since diabetes type II is the major predisposing...
Introduction The link between environmental destruction and adverse health is ambiguous (Bryan & Ejumudo, 2011). However, many governments have strived to minimize environmental damage in the hope of improving human health outcomes (Bryan & Ejumudo, 2011). This case characterizes the environmental damage in the Niger Delta region because the problem...
Introduction Medical disparity is an old concept that is prevalent in the healthcare system of the United States of America. Disparities refer to the differences in access to quality health care among different population groups. People of color have suffered the most as indicated by surveys involving the incidence, mortality,...
Patient care and the growth of a successful healthcare system depend on the trust between providers and patients. However, historical events, current prejudices, and the perception of stigma can prevent patients from receiving the care or proper treatment. Medical misconceptions can have a significant impact and perpetuate continuing health inequities....
Introduction Hazardous waste refers to non-biological items, which are harmful to human beings, including hospital staff and patients. Examples include radioactive materials and nonfood chemicals. The United States occupational health and safety administration (USOHSA) demands that all information regarding harmful substances should be readily accessible to all individuals in the...
Introduction The Healthy Schools program conducted by the Alliance is being evaluated in this paper. The program is jointly implemented by the American Heart Association and the William J.Clinton Foundation with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation assisting with funds (Deck and Block, 2008). The Healthy Schools Program is just one...
The caring and morally responsible reaction to peers’ incompetence is to try to help them as much as possible without intruding into their personal affairs. However, policing would be the direct approach as a supervisor because of the professional obligation to oversee the competency of those under their management. Hence,...
Health promotion is a rigorous process of encouraging community members to take control over their health and its determinants. The primary goal of health promotion is to improve the health of the target community. There are several steps followed in the health promotion program including developing a public policy, which...
Introduction Healthcare system is one of the most important social institutions in every state. Its development and up-to-date technologies have a great impact on health of individuals and their well-being. The United States and Great Britain are two developed countries which good healthcare systems which allow the state to treat...
In the present day, the increasing shortage of primary care providers across the United States may be regarded as one of the most disturbing and time-critical issues of public policy. According to the data from the latest reports, the shortage of primary care physicians in the country is currently more...
Introduction The complexity of surgical procedures contributes greatly to postoperative infections though other factors like the age of the patient and health history cannot be ruled out. Other aspects that play a role in postoperative infections include iatrogenic immunosuppression as well as reduced immunocompetence. Infectious agents like staphylococcus aureus, streptococci,...
Diabetes is an illness that attacks one’s body and affects its ability to turn food into energy, and it is widely spread in the modern world. The state of Florida has been struggling in terms of providing quality and accessible healthcare. A recent survey found that the main problem with...
Hysterectomy has its origin in pre-historic times, with the first operation performed as early as 120 AD by Soranus in Greece. One historian claimed that Themison of Athens performed hysterectomy 50 years before Christ (Lameras, 1975 as cited in Sutton, 1997). Alsaharavius, a physician in the 11th century, made a...
Cultural care in nursing involves incorporating skills, knowledge, and attitudes in caring for people across different languages, values, and beliefs. The number of black Americans has significantly increased in the past decades; therefore, I would focus on this population. In 2015, United States Census Bureau estimated African Americans to be...
Abstract Just like any other profession, a perioperative nurse must strive to become an expert. The ability to master perioperative care will undoubtedly increase patient satisfaction and at the same time minimize the risk of error. A Zen master was able to put it succinctly when he said, “In the...
Introduction The Magnet Recognition Program is an unpaid program for healthcare settings seeking the highest qualifications internationally for offering high-quality care and excellent nursing skills using evidence-based practices. Generally, Magnet Recognition’s goal is to build a healthcare culture that supports the environment of professional nursing care (Anderson et al., 2018)....
Abstract Economic principles are crucial in all sectors including the health sector. Principles such as scarcity, opportunity cost, and willingness to pay play an essential role in the delivery of healthcare services. The initiative to manage and control cancer is one of the public health initiatives, which have felt the...
Infectious diseases, including pneumonia and influenza, are on the rise among seniors, significantly affecting morbidity and hospitalizations (Duncan, 2017). Pneumovax 23 is an injectable vaccine indicated for immunization against pneumococcal diseases for adults older than 49 years and children of two years and below (Schafer et al., 2018). Pneumococcal pneumonia...
The fourth chapter form the book Intervention and Reflection by Ronald Munson talks about Reproductive Control. The chapter includes a large amount of information about the various ways that allow couples to have children in the contemporary society, includes examples and detailed explanations of advantages and disadvantages of these practices,...
Dear Senator, My name is, and I am a nursing student and future nurse concerned about the current situation on the frontline of the fight against COVID-19. I am writing to draw your attention to the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) in hospitals, necessary for staff safety while treating...
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is a structured procedure in a healthcare setting where physicians and other individuals collaborate to plan and implement proactive improvements during patient care to achieve positive outcomes. Johnson and Sollecito (2018) explain that CQI is implemented by identifying the areas that need enhancement, collecting and analyzing...
The symptoms, such as flushing, night sweats, and genitourinary issues, indicate that the 46-year-old female patient is in the perimenopausal period. Based on the health needs assessment, there are several problems that should be properly managed by the healthcare provider. Firstly, vasomotor symptoms (VMS) treatment is vital since VMS are...
Introduction The case study describes a series of events that followed an automobile accident. A 46-year-old male was delivered to an emergency department, where he was given 15 milligrams of morphine intravenously to treat for severe pain. The patient died the next morning from an overdose, as he had injected...
Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the airways and causes painful reactions. It is characterized by unpredictable and persistent symptoms, obstruction of the airflow which eases with time, and brochospasm. Brochospasm is caused by degranulation of substances from mast cells (cells which contain various tissues, histamine and heparin particles...
Introduction Existential therapy as a way of psychologists’ helping patients to overcome their life difficulties has resulted from a philosophical trend named existentialism. This sect appeared in the middle of the XIX century. Its founder was a young Danish philosopher, writer, and psychologist Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (Barnett, 2016). The man...
Abstract The term Intimate Partner Violence or IPV refers to the physical, psychological, sexual and coercive violence a person suffers from the current or former partner. IPV is among the most common forms of domestic violence across the world. Women are the main victims of IPV. The main contributing factor...
Being open to the culture of service receivers is crucial for advanced human service providers. According to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW, 2015), culture includes a wide variety of aspects, such as history, traditions, values, family systems, immigration and refugee status, religion and spirituality, sexual orientation, gender identity,...
For the purpose of this assessment, an interview with a patient of 78 years old was conducted. As a result, a number of different problems varying by their severity have been identified. First, the woman was reported to be mildly depressed while she can overcome this state from time to...
Executive summary This research explores research in stem cells by defining stem cells and explaining their potential in curing diseases. Moreover, a discussion of various controversies regarding stem cell research is also encompassed in this paper. Religious views, political views, views of researchers in stem cell research as well as...
Delegation is the primary process by which leaders establish formal relationships between people in an organization. However, it is one of the most misunderstood and misapplied concepts of governance. Without fully understanding the need for delegation or what is required to increase its effectiveness, many physicians and nurses fail to...
Biopsychosocial History, Presenting Problems, and Symptoms Parents brought their 11-year-old daughter, Callista, to the clinic with the main problem of the inability to meet expectations either at school or at home. The girl lags behind the group in such activities as calculations and reading. She makes careless mistakes and loses...
Introduction The phenomenological type of qualitative research has been utilized in an attempt to answer the problem raised in this study. Phenomenology research has been selected because it is the only method in qualitative research, which can give information on life experiences. The impact of the experience of living under...
Over the last ten years, service users have taken a greater role in mental health care, with rehabilitation being a central component of treatment. Many mental health policies require recovery-oriented practice, which has a global focus. The method advocates focusing on building resilience in people with mental illness and helping...
Introduction Technology is an integral part of the modern world, and healthcare uses it to improve professionals’ work and the quality of patient care. The main advantages of technology are that they allow organizations to systemize data, accelerate their acquisition and use, and access healthcare professionals and patients. Ultimately, these...
Introduction General practitioners have lots of responsibilities regarding maintaining of medical records. The length of time a doctor is supposed to retain medical reports vary from states to states depending with federal and state laws, type of medical report, medical board. Furthermore we have reasons as to why physicians should...
Introduction Nurses dedicate their lives to improving patients’ emotional and physical wellness. They also fulfill different functions delegated to them by the physicians. Role strain in nursing occurs when nurses associate incompatible behaviors, obligations, or expectations with their social roles. On its part, burnout emanates from mental or physical collapse...
In the healthcare setting, one can assess motivation through informal and formal avenues. The formal approach involves testing the patient for signs of the disease. If an illness appears to be resurfacing, then the patient is not motivated. Conversely, when the tests reveal no signs of the ailment, then the...
The health sector is one of the fields which serve the general public, meaning that people of various ethnicities, different political stands, religious, and cultural beliefs meet at healthcare facilities in search of medical attention. Humans deal with diverse health issues which require practitioners’ care making the sector a vital...
Introduction San Jose General Hospital Nursing Unit (SJGH) Strategic Plan of 2021 provides the draft to apply the hospital’s directive and roles for the next year. The strategy describes the role the hospital will partake in interpreting and renovating its vision and mission into actuality for the public’s benefit. The...
Introduction Medical errors in the healthcare systems have posed many ethical and legal consequences for the stakeholders involved. These have produced unwarranted pain for patients and a financial burden to families, prescribers, pharmacists, and even hospital management. The effects of treatment faults are dilemmas about disclosure and non-disclosure, which often...
Introduction A personalized code of ethics in the healthcare sector outlines practical standards that guide healthcare administrators’ reasoning when encountering moral dilemmas. Each organization has unique rules that each employee must follow to honor the occupation, colleagues, clients, and other people served. Established ethical conduct allows executives to implement consistent,...
The word “cancer” attracts a range of emotions from society. Some individuals view it as a battle or war which must be fought and use such terms as “battling” or “fighting” when talking about it. Approaching it in this manner mentally prepares the patient to face the illness. However, it...
Introduction Ethical precautions designs may not be suitable for evidence-based practice testing since they limit the space for collecting, analyzing, and making decisions. Furthermore, the legal protections placed on scientific-related data reduce data processing and usage based on individual subjects. According to Favaretto et al. (2020), medical researchers must comply...
Mission, vision, values and organization’s structure play a crucial role in its success. This is because these statements provide guidance and direction in the company. Warrick (2017) explains that they define the organization’s core values and the expected employees’ behaviors. As a result, everyone understands where the company is headed,...
The healthcare sector is a customer-focused segment, which indicates the need for knowledge about patients’ values and requirements. Women’s health clinic aims at multifactorial care to ensure a holistic approach to interventions. Audience segmentation should be based on psychographic ways of obtaining information about the supplier, or demographics. Each of...
Big data is a huge amount of structured and unstructured data of various kinds that are processed by software tools. This is a socio-economic phenomenon associated with the emergence of technological opportunities for analyzing huge amounts of data, including world data, and the resulting transformational consequences. Currently, the term includes...
World history demonstrates a variety of examples of how nations and their residents pool their efforts in order to achieve the desired effect. As a matter of fact, these unions are frequently caused by some global issues, increasing the necessity to act in a symbiosis. Hence, after the Second World...
Introduction Continuous development and change are natural processes that are inherent to the human body as a living organism. Since the human body represents an intricate combination of several systems functioning in tandem and supporting one another, understanding its development is quite challenging yet paramount to the appropriate management of...