Introduction This paper examines how caregivers can handle conflicts in their workplaces. The targeted conflict is bullying. The paper describes the best approach to dealing with bullying. The essay also explores the benefits of using proper conflict management strategies. The discussion also explores how conflict management styles relate to effective...
Abstract The study by Sharma, Lebrun-Harris, and Ngo-Metzger (2014) sought to establish the link between quality of care, which they defined as health center penetration, and Medicare spending in low-income populations. They hypothesized that high penetration was associated with reduced Medicare spending. The study was successful in proving the hypothesis...
Introduction Pressure ulcers are localized areas of damage on the skin and tissues due to the applied pressure or friction (Nijs et al., 2009). The incidence of pressure ulcers in hospitals ranges from 2.7% to 29%. The incidence depends on the status of the type of care extended to the...
Accurate data makes it easier for doctors and nurses to provide evidence-based care to their patients. Caregivers “should use the best evidence to make accurate nursing decisions” (Eizenberg, 2011, p. 39). The collected data makes it easier for nurses to offer evidence-based support. Nurses should also use appropriate methods to...
Introduction The Ministry of Health’s Pharmacy and Supplies Services department is divided into the Pharmaceutical Control and the Pharmaceutical Suppliers sections. These sections operate concurrently within the ministry. Thus, this analytical paper presents a comprehensive practicum observation report of the two sections. Observation The Ministry of Health’s Pharmacy and Supplies...
Introduction Nowadays, the health care environment undergoes a number of changes and challenges. Medical workers face various ethical dilemmas, delivery systems should consider the last achievements of technological progress, and each country needs to pay attention to its own cultural, economic, and political issues to offer the elderly population the...
Introduction The US President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law on March 23, 2010. Commonly known as the Obama Care, it represents a major regulatory revamp of the US healthcare system. The ACA has various provisions that pertain to the improvement of the...
Diagnosis and staging of cancer Staging of cancer is the classification of severity of cancer. It is an important step towards evaluating the progress of cancer treatment and helping in devising a treatment plan for the patient (National Cancer Institute, 2015). The concept of cancer staging is founded on the...
This paper is aimed at discussing the Tuskegee Syphilis experiment which highlighted the importance of ethical norms that researchers should comply with. It should be mentioned that this study was supposed to examine the progress of this disease and possible complications. The main problem is that the patients were not...
Introduction Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia) due to insulin inadequacy or resistance. The high disease burden of diabetes is due to comorbidities and strain on financial resources. This paper aims to discuss diabetes mellitus with a special focus on type 2 diabetes. Types...
Introduction Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) play a key role in the future of healthcare (Holly & Salmond, 2011). The professionals include nurse practitioners, clinical specialists, and anesthetists. In Florida, they are the core healthcare providers. The reason is because they are at the frontline with regards to the provision...
Innovative Nursing Care Models Innovative Delivery Care Models (IDCMs) have made it possible for caregivers to become effective health coordinators (Sullivan, 2013). The first IDCM is “taking a team-leadership strategy to interdisciplinary care” (Sullivan, 2013, p. 28). This model encourages caregivers to embrace the power of leadership and teamwork. This...
Introduction Diabetes refers to a category of metabolic conditions that are characterized by an increase in the level of glucose/sugar in the body. Diabetes is mainly “caused by the body’s inability to produce insulin consistently” (Laureate Education, 2012). Insulin’s main task in the body is to facilitate the movement of...
Introduction Emergency healthcare centers are the most sensitive healthcare places of all the hospital departments across the world (Patrick & Puterman, 2008). In the hospital emergency centers, cases of increased waiting time are gradually raising concerns in the healthcare centers across the world. Waiting time makes the emergency health care...
Abstract Educational interventions for chronic kidney disease patients requiring dialysis treatments can result in a multitude of positive outcomes. This literature review has evaluated an existing body of evidence on the effect of educational intervention that influence the quality of life of dialysis patients. Many studies show that, patients have...
Introduction Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease. Symptoms include coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. It can be brought about by genetic and environmental factors (Arcangelo, 2013). It is the most common chronic disease. Over six million children and twenty-two million adults are affected by the condition in the USA....
Introduction Modern healthcare centers are frequently experiencing challenges relating to the ethical and legal dilemmas involving the overall mandate of the physicians in handling uninformed patients. Whereas some people perceive marijuana as an effective psychoactive drug that may be useful in relieving certain pains and emotional anxieties, there is a...
Introduction Every health care provider need to be concerned about burnout and compassion fatigue because of the detrimental effects on the well-being. Compassion fatigue, a special type of burnout, does not only affect the physical well being of the caregiver, but also emotional, psychological, economical, and social aspects of health....
Definition of Health Promotion Health is the complete physical, social and psychological well being of a person within any environment that he or she lives in. Therefore, health within the aspect of fitness promotion has been described as the existing resources within a particular community, which give a person an...
Introduction People may experience mild stages of distress over time brought about by loss; it could involve family, job losses and even broken relationships. Sadness may diminish over time, while clinical depression may persist over longer periods of time. Depression is a disorder in an emotional state just like sadness;...
Introduction A mental health disorder can be classified as a psychological state of being that manifests itself as an altered, inhibited or otherwise thoroughly abnormal thought process, behavior or method of action (Greeson, 2011). Examples of this range from the severe such as: mental retardation, psychotic behavior (i.e. behaviors displayed...
Human health is very crucial for the proper functioning of any economy in the world. Consequently, every government tries as much as possible to secure the health of its citizens. In this regard, a lot of investments have been made in the health care sector to enhance research into proper...
Problem Scenario A new born Native American female infant was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit the same day the mother had delivered the baby. Infant’s data indicated that she had low birth weight. As per records, the infant was a prematurely born baby and was admitted to the...
Diabetes is a disease that attacks the endocrine system and affects both children and adults. If there is no medical attention, it can lead to loss of vision, stroke, kidney failure, and high blood pressure. Diabetes occurs when the body fails to produce insulin. Notably, diabetes is of three types:...
Public health in the U.S. is facing a lot of challenges. It has, however, withstood and adapted to some of these challenges. The challenges have been handled by proper legal frameworks, and the creation of functional institutions to carry out public health policies. The institutions that implement these policies formulate...
Introduction Advanced practice nurses often encounter patients who present with vein and artery disorders, which could be life threatening. The most common diseases in this context are chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT). Due to the difficulties that are associated with the diagnosis of the disorders, it...
Introduction Immune responses play an important role in preventing the body from damage, which might be caused by both internal and external factors (Huether & McCcance, 2012). Maladaptive responses are biological mechanisms that are aimed at compensating effects of body damage. However, the responses might cause further damage to the...
The opportunity to get knowledge about evidence-based nursing practice (EBP) has been exceedingly good. Prior to this, my original perception was that, only professionals in biochemistry, chemical science, biology, and genetics conduct evidence-based research in medical labs. Insights from the course have made me realize that optimal nursing care depends...
Introduction Information systems play a crucial role in the effective application of various health care processes. Health care organizations go through a tedious process when selecting and acquiring a suitable information system that meets their needs (Wager, Lee & Glaser, 2009). Organizations have numerous options to choose from when it...
Introduction Diabetes mellitus refers to a metabolic disease that is characterized by elevated blood sugar in the body. Diabetic patients develop symptoms such as a frequent urge to urinate, increased hunger and thirst. Medical experts have warned that, if diabetes is left untreated, then it can cause other serious health...
Political Barriers Politics plays a greater role in the hindrance of medical provision in the United States. The issue of health care reform revealed different views of the White House and Congress on how it is going to be implemented. Congress is against the health care reforms that were proposed...
Introduction The completed floor plan presents the results of redesigning the local Ambulatory Care Clinic which usually provides the services for dozens of outpatients a day. The design of the Ambulatory Care Clinic’s building can be discussed as appropriate for completing the necessary renovation. The reason for selecting the Ambulatory...
What the Nursing Profession has gained from HIT The use of health information technology (HIT) has made nursing more efficient. Today more nurses are using different health information technologies. These HITs can improve the quality of care provided to a patient. These technologies integrate different skills and competencies to provide...
Society is getting used to the situation when terminally ill individuals openly express their strong willingness to die. Most of them are not brave enough to commit suicide. Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide give some hope to those, whose pain is too strong to let them function normally. Yet, the problem...
Definition of “family” The family is a system with both a functional and a structural aspect. The structural aspect refers to the organization of different family members and the relationship patterns among them. The structural dimension focuses on “the value systems, communication patterns, power structures, and role relationships in the...
Healthcare is an important area of human existence in contemporary society. In recent days, there has been intense discourse with regard to its essence and stature in social contexts. This is evident through numerous legislative undertakings that seek to streamline its operations (Garber, 2013). In most cases, stakeholders strive to...
Introduction Mental health disorders have become common globally, thus mental disorders are an issue of concern. About 44 million adults and 14 million children are affected by mental illness annually in the United States (Russell, 2010). The cost of meeting the needs of the mentally ill has increased significantly. Virtually...
Introduction The nursing shortage remains one of the key problems facing health care systems in the developed world. Not surprisingly, more hospitals are focused on developing effective strategies to attract and retain highly qualified nurses. Hospital leaders act from a variety of perspectives to cure the nursing shortage crisis. The...
Introduction The current rate of technological development has led to an increase in the number of people accessing the internet today. This has resulted in significant improvements in service delivery. The efficiency generated by technological advancements has a great impact on economic growth and service delivery in the United States...
Ethical Dilemmas Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) remains a controversial issue, especially regarding its legality and morality. Several ethical issues shape the medical policies and laws guiding PAS in states such as Oregon. One apparent ethical dilemma relates to the ethical principle of autonomy, which gives a patient the right to choose...
Introduction Health care communication can be defined as a tool that employs communication strategies and programs as a means of influencing the decisions and behaviors of various people in health issues. Health care communication is an element in the health care system that has been used to ensure effective and...
Healthcare is a controversial issue in US politics and public policy. Many Presidents before Obama established various health care reforms. There have been several proposals made to facilitate healthcare reforms during President Obama’s administration. Many of the reforms are intended for facilitating changes within the health care industry. Some of...
Background Although there is substantial evidence to support the fact that there is a relationship between nurse staffing and nurse/patient outcomes, less effort has been directed towards improving nurse-patient ratios in hospitals. Nurse dissatisfaction, turnover, and poor patient outcomes are often attributed to heavy workloads and understaffing in hospital units....
Recently while on a visit to a nursing home caring for the elderly, I happened to witness a case where a nurse refused to offer CPR to an elderly woman who had collapsed. The patient was an 87 year old lady resident at the nursing home. She did not only...
Introduction Healthcare refers to the general “diagnosis, treatment, and the prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments” that affect human population (Shortliffe and Cimino p.24). It involves practices and policies that enable combating of both the major and minor ailments that commonly affect individuals’ health. Human...
Human resources are identified as key elements in the health care sector. Human resources under health care can be identified in two categories: the nurses and physicians. In order to achieve an efficient provision of health care, the two categories of people are required. The personnel are also supposed to...
Introduction HIV is a lentivirus (belongs to the retrovirus family) that causes AIDS, a medical condition in man characterized by low immunity levels that gives rise to opportunistic diseases and various forms of cancer. The HIV virus enters the body when infected fluids enter the human blood circulatory system and...
An ongoing quality improvement initiative in my clinical setting is aimed at minimizing the number of pressure wounds in patients in the nursing home or long-term care. The management of the healthcare organization started the quality improvement initiative last year. Summary of the initiative It has been shown that pressure...
Nursing research helps to underscore the relationship between the number of nurse staffing and adverse nurse related health outcomes. This concept discloses factors that contribute to inadequate nurse staffing and the appropriate nurse-patient ratio. Stanton (2003) observes that, low nurse staffing levels lead to higher rates of poor patient outcomes....
Abstract Recent studies have shown that the endocannabinoid system (CBS) plays a major in the control of certain physiological processes in some areas of the body such as the gastrointestinal tract, brain, and the adipose tissue. Several studies have shown that the CBS plays an important role in the control...
Introduction Research has played a major role in improving the health standards of human beings and animals in general. In the past, epidemics used to rein terror on human beings and animals. Diseases like measles, chickenpox and plaque claimed the lives of many individuals. However, successful researchers provided cures for...
Managed care is comprised of long term programs aimed at providing medical services to individuals who are challenged either mentally, physically or in terms of development. Managed care plays varying roles in ensuring that patient attain expected health results within duration of time. It focuses on supporting and working together...
Introduction Cultural diversity is the state whereby people differ in culture, ethnicity, and race. People may live together but differ in one of these and this is what is termed as cultural diversity. Cultural diversity has great influence on health care today. People still hold on to their culture, beliefs,...
Abstract The composition of air in different localities varies depending on its constituents. Air pollution occurs when foreign elements enter into the atmosphere. These elements may be gases, particulate matter or some organic volatile particles. Inhaling polluted air risks an individual’s life. Air pollution is increasing at a very high...
Overview of the Medicaid Program Eligibility The eligibility of candidates in the Medicaid program is variable, depending on the requirements of every American State. However, the program is subject to financial and categorical eligibility requirements because only people with low incomes are supposed to be beneficiaries of the program (Health...
Abstract The United States expenditure on its health care systems has risen to very high levels in the recent past. However, the nation has not attained the sufficient levels of health care. Many Americans have lost access to health care services because of the escalating costs of the services and...
Culture Culture refers to the unique behavioral patterns and lifestyles that are shared by groups of individuals, people and such patterns distinguish and provide clear cut differences between the variety of groups. Any culture is characterized by the totality of a varied set of beliefs, views, values, customs, life ways,...
Introduction This paper analyzes the Houston gay community in Texas, USA as a special group requiring health programs for HIV prevention. For purposes of this study, focus is given to the Montrose area because it bears the highest number of gay people in Houston. Montrose is located in Harrison County....
Abstract Training is vital for every employee as it contributes to the development of skills and improved performance. Healthcare is not an exception as its workforce deals with the delicate issues of protecting lives. Therefore, effective training is important to avoid mistakes. In addition, training can work as a motivation...
Introduction Diabetes is a disease that has been of global concern in the recent past. Several types of diabetes have so far been diagnosed. These types include diabetes mellitus, diabetes inspires as well as brittle and gestation diabetes. Gestation diabetes is highly associated with pregnant women while brittle diabetes is...
The emerging trends in health care include: Electronic health records Individualized medicine Integrative medicine Medical home, and Telehealth. The two pertinent trends in health care delivery are integrative medicine and electronic health records. The former trends are gaining popularity because conventional medicine may fail to meet the patient’s expectations. These...
Is it ethical difference between ending a terminally ill patient’s life and letting nature take its course? This form of “assistance” is also known as Euthanasia and has been the center of controversy for the longest time. It has been surrounded by ethical as well as religious deliberation, especially in...
Introduction Case management focuses primarily on facilitating care delivery for vulnerable clients including the elderly and people with chronic illnesses. The condition of these patients, coupled by the fragmentation in the healthcare system, makes case management a necessary healthcare service. Compared to the traditional care, the current case management offers...
Introduction Different children cope differently when exposed to the stress of hospitalisation. When children have been separated from familiar figures following an admission at the hospital, this may cause them to become emotionally upset (Bonn, 1994, p. 21). The most vulnerable group is children of between 6 months and 4...
Introduction The cost of health care in the U.S. has skyrocketed over the last two decades. This expense has markedly increased the burden on health care payers and providers. Consequently, health care stakeholders have devised various means of limiting health care cost. Concurrent utilization review (UR) is one such strategy....
Introduction Breast cancer is usually uncommon amongst young women, and only about 5 percent of women are diagnosed with breast cancer at an age of 40 years old. However, the disease may strike at any age (Chitale, 2011). In women between ages 35 to 54 years, breast cancer is reported...
Introduction The patient, in this case, is a seventy-seven-year man who has been admitted with a condition, which is perceived to be dementia. The reason why the man is perceived to have this condition is the symptoms that the patient was showing. Among them was the agitation and being emotionally...
The process for selecting and acquiring an organization health care information system Today’s information briefing identifies the process for selecting and acquiring a healthcare information system, the roles of every stakeholder, and how an organizational goal affects the selection and acquisition processes. The management of any health care organization in...
Introduction The health industry is very dynamic and constantly under pressure to deliver excellent services. Community demand for quality health care services is increasing and so is the cost of providing these services. Resources are also extremely scarce and governments, insurers, and owners are demanding value for money. Rapid advances...
Research Support There is an urgent need of providing an utterly feasible solution to the lack of handwashing problem among nurses. The practice is observed to be distributed to physicians in hospitals’ bedside nurses. Parts A and B emphasize the extent of the problem, particularly about opportunistic infections from contaminated...
Introduction Health disparities refer to differences established within a given population that lead to dissimilar exposure and prevalence to diseases. These variations may directly or indirectly lead to disparities in mortality and tolerance of common illnesses. As such, some disproportions exist within populations which may result in different health outcomes...
According to the World Health Organization, health promotion is defined as the process of creating awareness amongst people so that they can be able to increase control over their health. Health promotion encompasses all those activities that are directed towards developing public health policies and activities that will be used...
Introduction Health care communication is a relatively young field and has emerged as a result of health care experts analyzing the power of information in the health care industry. Health care professions have realized that human communication is one of the most powerful tools that can be used to tackle...
Abstract Comparative studies aim at bringing about better understanding of issues at hand (Dickson & Alakeson 2010; Kluge & Henner 2007). In this paper we look at the various health system issues in two countries namely Saudi Arabia and Romania. The selection of both countries is informed by their close...
Introduction Over the past decade, the world has witnessed a significant increase in technological applications and advancements. As such, technology has in most instances proven to be a valuable ally towards the provision of efficient and cost-effective means of operation. Key among these advances is the integration of Electronic Health...
Introduction Date of patient care ‑ Dec.12.2009. Care and all the contacts were arranged either in family apartment, or in the family nursing hospital department. Length of time spent in direct contact with family – 5 sets, 1-2 hours each (8 hours in total). Client J.C. Age 28. TPAL index...
Introduction Health care has not only been political but also an economic issue dominating most of the world’s agenda in the recent past. In the last forty years, for instance, health care spending has risen rapidly in the global arena and the health sector demonstrated a great deal of rationalization,...
Nursing research is broadly classified into two; quantitative and qualitative methods. Each bears its own features which make it applicable in various nursing studies. However, in some cases both methods are used depending on the nature of the study. Qualitative research is characterized by several types namely ethnography, phenomenology, grounded...
In every kind of research, research participants play greater roles and are exposed to greater risks which vary depending on their fields. It is in this context that different learning and research institutions, especially in the medical and nursing fields impose strict ethical guidance for the protection and guidance of...
Summary of the four elements of financial management The elements of financial management include; financial reporting, accounting records and source documentation, budget control, internal control, and cash management. Reports on Financial performance Financial reports serve various purposes within an organization; the reports are made from certain requirements retrieved from various...
Taxpayers as well as the investors requires sufficient and accurate information in order to make sound decisions and also safeguard their financial interests.Individuals and organizations requires to have confidentiality so as to ensure that competitors do not invade their privacy.Donors,Research agencies and the entire community have a legal right of...
Journal Critique/Review McKinley, C. et al. (2007). Practice: Reducing Falls in Hospital. Collegian, 14 (2), p 20-25. Research sections analysis The authors of the article referenced above touch on several research aspects including background information, literature review, methodology used in the research, data analysis/interpretation and conclusion (McKinley et al., 2007)....
Abstract There has been a growing long-term care needs in modern America. This paper addresses the issue of long-term care and gives reasons as to why the average American citizen and family should be interested in this topic. It is particulary laying emphasis on regulation of the Long Term Care....
Background Information On 31st May this year during the World no Tobacco Day, the Dubai Ministry of Health (MOH) in collaboration with Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) and other stakeholders launched a smoking cessation program that was branded the “No Tobacco Campaign” (George, 2010). The objective of the smoking cessation program...
The provision of high-quality healthcare services is every nation’s endeavor for its people to ensure a healthy and productive nation. Community health nursing provides these services to a group of people living within a common geographical territory and hence similar experiences and characteristics (Lundy & Janes, 2009). It is concerned...
Introduction Professionalism refers to the demonstrating characteristics and attributes that reflect the demands of a certain profession with certain goals in mind; this means that a professional should deliver his/her services differently from a person who works for pleasure at expense of commercial gain. The role of medical work professionals...
Introduction Advanced practice nursing is a nursing aspect that utilizes expanded skills to asses, plan, implement, diagnose and measure the level of care required in medical condition that is beyond the traditional nursing practises.Most of the nurses practicing the APN are either generalist or specialist and are globally registered under...
Abstract Development in Technology has simplified every aspect of human life and it reflects more in the field of heath care. The improvement seen in the overall performance of medical care including laboratory testing is that much. However, the very development, instead of reducing the errors in the health care...
Billing Processes and Procedures Billing processes and procedures require assigning a participatory contract that outlines parties to a contract, type of service, billing, and reimbursement as well as how payments will be collected. According to Valerius, Bayes, Newby, & Seggern (2008), billing processes and procedures involve ten steps. The first...
Definition of terms Health According to WHO, health is defined as a general state of wellbeing especially in human beings whereby one is socially, mentally, and physically well. Additionally, health can also refer to a state whereby the physiological and metabolic functions of the human body are functioning optimally. Health...
The foremost objective of modern medicine is the creation of technologies that are capable of returning the body to its usual form after trauma or disease. In the recent past, technology has been bound to the use of donated organs, cultured grafts, and prosthetics. Over the past two decades, studies...
Over the last few years, the United States has seen its health care system undergo significant and rapid transformations (Shi & Singh, 2008). Changes in the various components like health insurance, industrial developments, and the general increase in the cost of health care providers have impacted heavily on both the...
Executive summary The purpose of this report is to look at the sexual health strategy for the Aborigine and Torres Strait Islander indigenous groups of Australia as well as the aspect of health care planning in the strategy. These indigenous groups are faced with poor health and lack or proper...
Abstract The theory of self deficit was put forward by Dorothea Orem. This is a general theory in nursing is one of the most widely used models in the practice today. (Fawcett, 2005) “The theory is composed of three constructs.” (Coldwell, 1995) which primarily interprets the basic health concepts of...
Introduction Health care is arguably one of the most pressing concerns among people all over the world. Our ability to interact, work efficiently and live longer depends mainly on our physical and mental health status. As such, it is always important to ensure that we have some time off from...
Introduction AIDS is a serious pandemic that still needs attention due to its devastating effects. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS varies from country to country. This prevalence is deemed to rise due to absence of massively expanded prevention, treatment and care programs in underdeveloped countries. This implies that impacts of AIDS...
Introduction Research shows that family presence during resuscitation is viewed differently by different healthcare professionals. Physicians, especially interns and residents, are generally less enthusiastic about family presence during resuscitation than are other medical professionals (Mitchell & Lynch, 1997). The same is true for nurses. Some nurses view family presence during...
Introduction “Pain is defined as a sensory and emotional experience that is generally associated with tissue damage or inflammation” (Hatfield, 2006, p. 34). Assessment of acute pain, especially in cancer patients requires special attention and strategies to assure accurate information is collected on which to base the plan of care....
The Facility of Choice The facility of choice is the Country Villa’s Woodman facility located in Los Angeles, California. The facility is a nursing home that provides long-term care to its residents. Quality Improvement Plan for Country Villa’s Woodman Facility The current quality improvement plan undertaken by the facility is...