Introduction The mature human skeletal system comprises of 206 bones. It also includes a system of sinews, muscles and cartilages that join them. The system executes essential functions that allow the performance of daily activities. It provides backings for other systems. It allows moving around and produces plasmatic cells. In...
Introduction Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Systemic lupus erythematosus are disorders of the immune system that trigger responses that promote their progression. This paper aims at discussing the two disorders with reference to their pathophysiology and responses triggered. Pathophysiology HIV HIV is a retrovirus that impinges on the immune system...
Introduction Nurses have the responsibility of taking care of patients (Arcangelo & Peterson, 2013). Some of the responsibilities assumed by these practitioners include prescription of drugs. The nurse should conduct a proper diagnosis before providing medication. They should review the medical history of the patient to make an informed decision....
Over the last few decades, health specialists as well as researchers in the sector have increasingly raised concern over the complications and concurrence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) (Goldrick, 2009). Despite this, the incidence of HAIs continues to be a problem and is increasing every year. The term âHAIsâ includes both...
Nurses are among health care providers required to deliver quality services to patients. The services are a continuum of care across many health issues. As much as they are answerable to the law, the same law puts them on a tight spot. The law in many instances threatens to curtail...
The quantitative cross-sectional study, titled âImplementation of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice: Nursesâ Personal and Professional Factorsâ, aimed at exploring the relationship between nursesâ personal and professional factors on the one hand and evidence-based nursing practice on the other hand. More specifically, the study explored the links between nursesâ personal variables (e.g.,...
Prevention of infections is a topical area in the field of nursing practice. Hospitals usually have infection controllers who offer different prevention services to hospitals. However, the only person who can directly prevent infections is the nurse, because he or she is the main caregiver who interacts with the patient...
Introduction Community health nurse plays a central role in enhancing the delivery of health care at homes by linking patients to health care system. Additionally, community health nurse enhances the capacity of individuals, families, and communities by providing relevant care that improves quality of life and functioning during illness and...
Introduction Antimicrobial agents refer to drugs used to cure bacterial infections (Scholar, 2000). They fulfill their function by killing or preventing proliferation of microbes such as fungi, bacteria, and protozoa. Proper prescription of antimicrobial agents can save lives due to their effectiveness. Their mode of action includes either killing bacteria...
Qualitative and quantitative research approaches are used to carry out studies in different fields of life. In quantitative method, a researcher conducts a study to prove a particular hypothesis. Qualitative research provides in-depth information on culture, lifestyle, attitude and values of persons or a community. However, qualitative research method is...
Overview of health issue being addressed Individuals are said to be obese if their Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 30 kg/M2. Obesity raises the chance of different sicknesses especially diabetes, cancer, and heart illnesses (Brandes, 2007). A mixture of too much consumption of energy (especially in fast foods),...
Nursing deals with the independent and collaborative care of all people, groups or communities without discrimination. It is a profession within the health care sector focused on the prevention of illnesses and the promotion of health services to all individuals without discrimination. The key roles in nursing include the promotion...
Introduction Background Information Justice is normally thought of more in the courts of law where it is used as a punitive measure for crimes committed. With respect to health care, justice is amongst the key health principles, but possibly the least debated. There are disputes that can occur in health...
Introduction The United States government has a moral obligation to provide universal health care to all citizens. However, there are no laws that require the government to offer universal health care. This makes it hard for the Americans to claim for their moral right. Instead, to accord all the Americans...
Introduction Nursing care delivery models have a great influence on achievement of the desired patient outcomes. The models determine patient satisfaction, quality of care, and job satisfaction among nurses. This paper will focus on the total nursing care model. It will begin with a description of the model by highlighting...
Introduction The national health care system is facing difficulties. Pressure to contain health care costs continues to grow. The public is concerned about the future of health care insurance and the quality of medical care. Not surprisingly, the federal government is proposing new strategies to improve the state of care...
Abstract In a health care setting, effective communication is vital. It ensures the provision of high-quality healthcare, which promotes patient safety and outcomes. Consequently, nurse practitioners are trained to practice teamwork, relate well with physicians, and communicate appropriately with patients. In fact, nurses engage in continuous learning to improve their...
Evidence-Based Nursing (EBN) has become an important approach in many medical facilities. Nurses and caregivers âmust use their personal experiences and clinical expertise in order to provide competent support to their patientsâ (Eizenberg, 2011, p. 36). Caregivers can obtain the best evidences from their personal skills and relevant research findings....
Introduction The health care reform bill aims to transform the whole of the American healthcare system. The bill is ratified into law and properly put into practice, supported financially and productively balanced within the private-public joint ventures will bring a huge transformation to the whole of the health care system...
Introduction The comprehensive quality management approaches of Total Quality Management (TQM) and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) are rapidly spreading and finding their way into the management of healthcare organizations around the world. Most healthcare managers and policymakers now agree on the need for the evaluation of quality improvement. However, there...
Introduction The provision of healthcare to patients requires the participation of a multidisciplinary team. Professionals who are involved in the provision of healthcare to patients are trained to work as a team. Different specialties interact to provide the best and up-to-date care to patients. Health and social care professionals and...
Diabetes Type 2 Causes Patient Readmission Researchers have established that the poor management of diabetes type 2 has caused an increase in the cost of managing the diseases, the number of diabetes 2 patients occupying health care facilities, and the frequency of readmitting the patients to the hospital after they...
Leadership is essential in nursing profession just as it is in other professions. Therefore, the nursing body should produce visionary leaders who should also portray good leadership qualities including being inspiring, courageous, risk takers, innovative and accommodative among other qualities. These kinds of leaders should be appointed to the governing...
Introduction According to CDC sâ statistics, more than 25.8 million Americans had diabetes in 2010 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). This number represented 8.3% of the countryâs population (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). The prevalence and health effects of diabetes are different for various age groups....
Introduction The finance department in Al Baraha Hospital has to perform the following functions: 1) allocation of budget; 2) the management of cash flows; 3) auditing; 4) the procurement of drugs and equipment; 5) estimation of future costs and revenues; 6) the development of cost-cutting programs. These activities are critical...
Introduction Today, United States, more than any other nation in the world is grappling with a series of weight related problems. Statistics, for example, point to the fact that approximately one fifth of the total number of children living in the United States are overweight. Due to this, many children...
Components of an evidence-based research study Evidence-based research studies are crucial in the healthcare industry because they promote patient safety and quality of care (Tappen, 2010). Evidence-based practice greatly relies on the adoption of crucial findings obtained from evidence-based research studies. Due to the importance of evidence-based research studies in...
The relationship between a nurse and patient is more than professional since a nurse has to be a friend of the patient. It is imperative for the nurse to encourage the patient at all times so as to enable the patient to recuperate faster (De Chesnay & Anderson, 2008). This...
Introduction Intimate partner violence (IPV) refers to a case in which pregnancy is linked to domestic violence, with increased threats on the victim’s health. Abuse against pregnant women includes emotional, verbal, or physical abuse and imposes various severe psychological and physical conditions on the mother and unborn child. Domestic violence...
Patient safety in the healthcare industry is an important matter that all institutions providing healthcare aim at achieving. Patient safety initiatives should ensure that high quality care is provided to patients in ambulatory and inpatient settings (Sullivan, 2012). Patient safety initiatives use reports and analyses in the healthcare institutions to...
The WHO’s statistics for 2012 indicated that approximately 35 million people were living with HIV/AIDS. Moreover, the number of new infections continues to rise (WHO, 2012). The increase in the number of HIV/AIDS patients is a serious challenge since it strains the limited healthcare resources. In particular, meeting the needs...
Qualitative research methods are more effective in understanding health research than quantitative methods. Compared to the latter, qualitative approaches receive more recognition in health care research. Many institutions that fund health care research develop ethical guidelines to help them assess qualitative research. This clearly shows that these research methods have...
Introduction Over the years, there have been numerous debates and opinions over the connection shared by Canada and the United States of America. The two countries have a long history of trade partnership that has helped to boost their economies. The two neighboring countries share the worldâs longest unguarded border...
Individualized Care Plan In providing for long-term care to elderly people, the caring nurse needs to develop an individual care plan to ensure that he or she follows all the protocols of nursing care and that he or she takes care of all the needs of the patient. An individual...
Introduction At least, every individual has a personal philosophy regarding certain issues. This draws me to my personal philosophy of teaching and learningâthe framework of beliefs and values about nursing education. I consider this philosophy paramount because it forms the basis of my values and beliefs that guide my decisions...
Background Clinical trials in America have faced quite a number of challenges whereby a large population of African American citizens is not accommodated into the tests. However, the population of African American people is uneven with about 13% represented in America. During clinical trials, this population tends not to be...
Introduction Nursing has been in existence since time immemorial. The annals of ancient societies indicate that caregivers existed long before nursing science emerged. During antiquity, there was a major shift in nursing practice. The first known nurse, Phoebe, emerged courtesy of the early Christian church. However, nursing remained a prejudiced...
Introduction Nursing is a professional field with the goal of establishing and maintaining, as well as improving healthcare environments. It also advocates for conditions of employment that are fit for provision of high quality health care. As a result, individual and collective actions of nurses are vital to achieve this...
Introduction Many people suffer from cholesterol-related complications. However, very few people know about the predisposing factors. This research paper will expound on the causes of high cholesterol levels in the human system and how this anomaly can affect activities in the body. Cholesterol naturally appears naturally in the human body...
Abstract One of the main challenges facing diverse health-care settings is the development of evidence-based nursing. The incidence and prevalence rates of pressure ulcers, combined with the cost of treatment, have proven to be a huge burden on the existing health-care system. According to studies and research that have been...
Background Information Long-term care has been the top priority of the United States of America government. This was evidenced when the 2008 presidential candidates campaigned on the platform of reforming the health care system. When President Barrack Obama was elected the president of the USA, the health care reform system...
Abstract One of the main challenges facing diverse healthcare settings is the development of evidence-based nursing. The incidence and prevalence rates of pressure ulcers, combined with the cost of treatment, have proven to be a huge burden to the existing healthcare system. According to studies and research that have been...
Introduction Quality assurance forms an integral component of health care management in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Scientists have developed various models and tools for accomplishing quality improvement. LTC facilities often require a standardized method to involve their administrators and personnel in problem-solving to enhance patient care and organizational outcomes. Various...
Introduction Politics may be defined as activities that involve the governing of society. Social life and public policy are directly influenced by the political process, which considerably relates to the objectives and direction of a society. A policy can be proposed through individual or pressure groups, who use extant mobilizing...
In the current world, the health care sector faces many challenges including rising costs, inadequate staff, and poor access to health care. This situation has called for the need for Advanced Nursing Practice (APN). The International Council of Nurses (2003) defines an Advanced Nursing Practice (APN) as, âa registered nurse...
Use of Systems to Increase Quality of Care Information technology has in the recent past been observed to revolutionize the way the world operates. The nursing profession is not any different. Nursing is bound to enjoy the benefits of information technology through the efficiency of operations in the healthcare institution;...
Research Support The need to provide a feasible solution to the problems affecting the nursing care of mentally impaired patients is not only urgent but also critical. The solution to be applied should vividly and fully address the problems affecting the provision of sufficient health care to patients with mental...
Introduction Old people are those individuals who are past the age of 65 years. On most occasions, this is the age that an individual starts to receive his/her pension benefits. As a matter of fact, there is no specific age that can be used to describe an old person because...
Introduction There are barriers for patients who are seeking mental health care and this are issues that need to be looked at. On the other hand, people should know that primary care providers play an important role in the delivery of mental health care. In this case, there should be...
Introduction In an attempt to build an appropriate and impeccably skilled health care team within a health care organization, training and development of the employees stands out as a critical endeavor for the organization. This in particular is important especially upon recognizing the fact that some of the regions across...
It is important for all organizations to continuously improve their products and services in order for them to remain competitive in the current market. The quality of products and services provided by a particular organization depends on how the organization puts emphasis on Total Quality Improvement (Anderson, 1991). Continuous Quality...
All Muslims, exception pregnant women, are expected to fast during the holy month of Ramadan. The survey don by Joosop, Abu and Yu explored how pregnant women in Singapore practice fasting in relation to socio-economic and parity factors. The study also examined factors that affect expectant womenâsâ choice to fast...
Definition of primary health care (PHC) The concept of primary health care began in late 1940s and the concept was first practiced in South Africa by two health practitioners namely; Dr. Sidney and Emily Kark (Ashcroft, Dawson & Draper, 2007, P. 359). The two practitioners developed a health care system...
Introduction Converting a topic into a policy is carried out in hierarchical stages, all of which depend entirely on each other. Policies comprise of all the established principles that guide the process of making decisions. They give a framework of which activities or rather proposals may be tested by providing...
Introduction The ability of a country to provide for health care needs of its population requires well set strategies and optimized priority on healthcare delivery. It is also imperative to note that expenditure on health care is influenced by myriad of factors such as prevailing political environment and financial abilities...
Abstract This essay explains the benefits of medical informatics and how it has transformed healthcare. The essay will provide insight into medical informatics, the advantages, and challenges experienced in the implementation process and how these challenges can be addressed. Introduction The healthcare system in the United States is considered the...
Introduction Most nursesâ practitioners are likely to encounter an aged person in the course of their duty. Studies conducted indicate that more than two-thirds of the in-patients in most hospitals are over sixty five years of age (Jones, Endacott and Crouch, 2002). The studies further indicate dissatisfaction by older patients...
Background Information Organizations often experience some hold-ups in the systems. Therefore, leaders of an organization usually devise or employ some tools to address this problem in the system. Failure mode and effect analysis is one such a device. This essay discusses the application of FMEA by healthcare organization to establish...
Introduction According to research findings, cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains to be one of the greatest causes of death and disability in Australia, killing at least 1 Australian every 10 minutes (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), 2010). It has also emerged that the disease is the leading killer of...
Introduction Hand hygiene is a practice that nurses and other health workers in hospitals need to comply to. There s great need to establish compliance levels so that the reasons for non compliance can be researched on. From previous research findings, contaminated hands of physicians can contaminate their patient when...
Abstract Healthcare providers are subject to many legal and ethical issues in their profession. In general, the legal and ethical issues relate to the patientâs autonomy, respect of the patientâs confidentiality, and the recognition of the physicianâs duty of care. In practice, health practitioners constantly face challenges and situations where...
Introduction Primary Health Care and Primary Care are commonly confused, and most people use them to mean the same thing. This is since both sectors offer basic services related to health care. It is relevant to distinguish the two service providers to determine the causes of inequities and propose valuable...
How prevalent is outsourcing in the healthcare industry? To provide quality, timely, and affordable health care, health facilities need to have managed their affairs strategically. The main core of health facilities is the provision of medical services; other functions in the institution can be seen as secondary or supporting services....
Introduction Nursing is the field in medicine that focuses on the care of individuals, families, or communities to help them to achieve, maintain or regain optimal health as well as the quality of life throughout their lives. Consequently, it forms an integral part of the health care system that helps...
We have become more successful in supporting and maintaining life for premature babies who would not normally survive outside the uterus. Please describe the positive and negative aspects of this ability. What are the bioethical principles involved in these cases? The use of sophisticated technology has enhanced the development of the fetus...
Background information The cost of health care in the United States has increased through the past several years to the present. Kimbuende, Ranji, Lundy, and Salganicoff (2010) affirm that health care expenditures in the U.S. were over 2.3 trillion dollars in 2008. As a result, cutting this growth has become...
Sinclair, H. (2010). Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Challenges and Strategies. 42nd Annual New York Cardiovascular Symposium. Summary of the article This scientific paper describes the causal relationship that exists between diabetes mellitus (DB) and cardiovascular diseases in a study dubbed ACCORD. Throughout the paper, the author provides an overview of key...
Case A thirteen year old girl presented at the outpatient department with a one month history of paroxysmal episodes of seizures. Family history showed that the patientâs siblings have had similar experiences in the recent past and had been put on medication. Examination of the organs showed neurocutaneous disorders especially...
Introduction Deducing the actual correlation between alcohol dependency and depression could be a hard task though there are many case of depression among the alcohol dependent individuals. This problem is posed by some investigations that have based their arguments on the assumption that the nature of depression in alcohol -dependent...
Introduction The healthcare systems of across the world for instance in France and the United States are facing serious catastrophes that can be said to be of unprecedented scope. The US and France have increasing number of elderly population and this group is becoming a threat to the pace of...
Introduction There is a growing concern over the recruitment of participants into medical research programs as participation is very poor and the whole process is a challenge. The problems of recruitment are more evident in the urban African Americans who are considered a minority group in the US. The reduced...
Patient Description This patient is a 68-year-old white female who was referred to us with a Pap smear of invasive cervical cancer. She had initially noticed occasional itching in her vulva and superficial dyspareunia. Her past history revealed that she had her first sexual contact at the age of 19;...
The issue of sexual harassment is controversial. Some believe that sex has no place in the workplace and aim at making the work environment as asexual as possible. The human resource managers have to deal with the issue of sexual harassment at the workplace as they deal with the other...
Introduction A Healthcare delivery system refers to the designed healthcare mechanisms that facilitate effective delivery of basic healthcare needs to the specific targeted group of individuals. Healthcare delivery systems are designed in different varieties globally. For instance, in some countries, the delivery system is equally disseminated to market participants and...
The present article reports the results of a study comparing home care for the elderly with proactive nursing health promotion. The rationale of the study can be seen through the fact that there are trends shifting towards the delivery of healthcare services for the elderly on demand. Such shift is...
Abstract Basic communication skills and cultural awareness are the most important learning experience of a nursing assistantâs internship in order to comprehend their role in the health care faculty. Besides, nursing assistants are significant members of the nursing team (one part of the interdisciplinary health care team that plans and...
The decision to buy a new X-ray machine will be accepted by shareholders of the company because of the following reasons; Sustainability The machine has a long life the capital invested in it can be recouped and result in profits to the hospital. The operational cost of the machine is...
Sources Review The American Academy of psychiatrists through their article titled âDiagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Mediaâ arrived at several recommendations regarding the diagnosis of Otitis Media. This was done through systematic grading of the excellence that the evidence had and the potency of the commendations advanced. Expert consensus...
Health care system in the United States is considered as one of the poorly organized and managed worldwide. The system is more of interest based rather than policy based with most of it being controlled by the market forces. The distribution of health insurance within the US is considered discriminative...
Introduction Anabolic steroids are man-made substances that are meant to promote the growth of muscles and the development of male sexual characteristic though lately they have been used by women too (Roberts 1). They are simply synthetic hormones that support body growth and repair damaged body tissues since they have...
Introduction Patients in long-term care facilities have a right to quality services and safety and this ensures that they are protected from the risk of injuries or death while in hospital. To achieve this, these facilities have laid down initiatives that cater to the elimination of such eventualities. They avail...
Background Information This paper is going to give an in-depth report analysis of Cold Virus strain that is linked to Childhood Obesity. Cold virus strain is a viral contagion that affects the upper part of the respiratory system. The main parts of the human body that show vivid signs and...
Introduction The role played by the nursing profession cannot be overemphasized. For instance, acute critical care nurses are very instrumental in the provision of healthcare services which are often demanding both physically and psychologically (Robichaux & Parsons, 2009). They employ a lot of their intellectual capacity in providing the much-needed...
Abstract Goals and objectives To identify the experiences of a patient that was not expecting results of her lung cancer diagnosis hence or otherwise determine the framework of the experiences and how they impact the nursing principles of practice. To determine elements or factors that form the basis of a...
Scope This research provides recommendations for the testing, evaluation, and management of chronic liver disease in adults. It focuses on the clinical conditions of ascitic cases of cirrhosis, its symptoms, and management of the liver condition. Background Clinical tests and medical records have revealed that cirrhosis, a medical condition resulting...
Separate legal entities are mostly involved in the provision of health care in the United State with Health Insurance being provided by the private sectors. A sizeable number of the population is uninsured while another significant percentage is underinsured. Even though several people are not covered, the United States ranks...
Definition of a Profession A profession is a calling that requires an individual to have specific skills and knowledge; it is a job which needs an advanced set of particular skills and knowledge. A profession grows out of the needs that have been identified in the society for special services....
Executive summary Healthcare organizations are entities whose main goals are to provide quality and affordable health services to the people who seek such services. Such organizations require a well-organized system to facilitate the delivery of services. A well-organized system is the one that ensures that all components of an organization...
Introduction Throughout history, quality has been the focus for all researches and developments in patient care. Hospitals around the world have been called upon to provide quality health services to their clients. Due to the nature of medical practice, the provision of quality service cannot be overlooked (Bokhoven, Kok, &...
Diabetes is no longer a disease for elderly as it was a case in the past decades. There are several types of diabetes which have so far been diagnosed. These types include the diabetes mellitus, diabetes inspidus, brittle and gestation diabetes. The gestation diabetes is highly associated with pregnant women....
In order to ensure that quality service is provided to the clients, the need for effective management is paramount in all forms of businesses including the healthcare business. The individuals who supervise, direct, plan as well as coordinate healthcare in a healthcare institution are known as health services managers. Owing...
Introduction Pain is defined as âa sensory and emotional experience that is generally associated with tissue damage or inflammationâ (Hatfield, 2006, p. 34). Assessment of acute pain, especially in cancer patients, requires special attention and strategies to assure that accurate information is collected on which to base a plan of...
Introduction Like any other common disease, asthma is a disease characterized by chronic inflation within the airways of the breathing system. Asthma symptoms vary in that, in some people, the disease affect air flow and in others, it causes bronchospasm. Some of the common symptoms associated with asthma include chest...
Introduction Healthcare services are the most beneficial part of any medical facility not only to the clients, but also to the practitioners as well. All the healthcare services including promotion, treatment, disease prevention, diagnosis and rehabilitation can also be done from home, at the workplace, and at healthcare facilities. Effective...
Discussion The main purpose of this project is to improve safety practices in medical institutions. Needle sticks appear to be a major threat for both the nurse practitioners and the patients (Eden, 2008).This can only be prevented by the healthcare workers through the implementation of a safe environment in the...
Introduction Studies carried out by different people and institutions in different countries have for a long time determined that prevailing social circumstances have an influence on peoplesâ health. These social determinants may either be found at an individual level, group or community level, depending on a personâs lifestyle. Most governments...
People use healthcare systems to cater to their health conditions. This is the reason why; every country has its own system of providing health care services to its citizenry. For example, some countries decided to have their healthcare system market-oriented while in others, central governments, insurance companies and professional bodies...
Abstract The aim of a research paper is to find out the policies implemented by the World Health Organization and nations in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. World Health Organization has established guiding principles and laws to help fight HIV/AIDS throughout the world. It has worked along with other...
Accreditation as an Unnecessary Ritual Scholarly views Accreditation can be understood as a process of the objective assessment of servicesâ quality or a health care organization. However, scholars like Roth and Taleff (2002) argue that the standards promoted by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) (Joint Commission of...
Introduction An integrated health care system may be defined as an organization, which has aligned its health care facilities to enable the delivery of integrated health care services, thus improving quality and reducing costs incurred relative to a specific region (Li-Ping & Timmer, 2008). This leads to better health care...