Health is a fundamental aspect of every nation. As technology continues to take a grip of the globe, so has the development of modern healthcare facilities. Various hospitals offer respiratory care services. The number of modern hospitals has increasingly grown in the last decade as a result of the increased...
Introduction The contents of this material present propitious information on the hormone insulin in relation to this pernicious condition. It is also useful to patients seeking to be enlightened on the management or prevention strategies of the ailment. Patients most affected by diabetes are the aged, therefore the material targets...
Technological advancement is an inevitable aspect that should be adopted by every individual and organization that aims at achieving success and prosperity in activities undertaken. Information is an incredibly essential tool in an organization and its utilization affects its performance greatly. Health care information systems entail a set of electronic...
Introduction A portfolio is a tool that is being implemented by various groups of people who participate in learning that allow documenting and subsequently assessing their performance (Birks, Hartin, Woods, Emmanuel, & Hitchins, 2016; Kim & Yazdian, 2014; Loeb, 2011; Ryan, 2011). Apart from that, it is apparent that a...
Introduction The term hypertension is also referred to as high blood pressure. The term high blood pressure refers to a measure of the pressure exerted on the walls of blood vessels as the blood pumped by the heart flows through the human body. The measurements of high blood pressure are...
Some quality improvement efforts have focused on the prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Balbale et al. (2015) aimed to prevent MRSA in Spinal Cord Injury and Disorder (SCI/D) Centers (p. 130). Hence, the purpose of their research was to assess the Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Systems...
There are nine AACN Essentials of Masterâs Education that deal with the practice, leadership, quality, technologies, policy and advocacy, collaboration, and other significant components of knowledge and skills. They are connected with the CCN mission, philosophy, and MSN program outcomes in different ways. The CCN mission is to âeducate, empower...
Over the last decade, the industry of health care has undergone massive and rather noticeable changes that were driven by a multitude of advancement in the fields of science and technologies (Smith, 2016). Change of Technology Some of the new areas that have developed throughout the last ten years include...
According to Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (2011), the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a respiratory illness associated with progressive difficulties in gaseous exchange. The airflow impediments are often associated with the destruction of lung parenchyma. COPD is composed of diseases such as asthma and emphysema. At an...
Introduction There is no use denying the fact that modem age can be taken as the era of humanism where a human being is considered to be of the greatest value. However, things not always were the same. Throughout centuries, society has been changing its attitude towards a human being...
Description and Analysis of the Healthcare Facility Healthcare Setting The selected healthcare facility for this exercise is Craig Hospital. This facility is located in Denver, CO. It is an âacute rehabilitation hospital for traumatic and spinal cord injuriesâ (Karpur, 2013, p. 4). The non-for-profit facility serves individuals above the age...
Introduction Paradise Hospital is an organization, which is aimed at delivering healthcare services to clients. Nonetheless, despite the extended years of operation, the medical entity did not prioritize the constant improvement of the services since the hospitalâs establishment due to the lack of knowledge about modern strategies. In this case,...
To become a career nurse, there are certain characteristics and personal qualities that define one as successful in pursuing the career. One has to communicate effectively, be caring, and show a sense of responsibility (Cowan, Norman, and Coopamah 3). A caring person can improve patient care by developing the desired...
Typical IT implementation process A typical IT implementation process requires a high level of support from members of senior management. In this case, the organization has to devote sufficient resources, time and staff, to ensure the successful completion of the project. Some of the fundamental activities required in any IT...
Nursing documentation is an important part of nursing practice. Studies have shown that 50% of each nurseâs time at work is used for documentation. The patientâs notes are used for various purposes like communication between health professionals, compensation by Insurance, medical research and education, and legal evidence in courts of...
Introduction Over the last few decades, Australian healthcare systems have experienced unprecedented changes that have resulted in a reduced life span of information that is deployed in evidence-based practice. This reduction has affected the education of healthcare professionals who must be prepared for continuous learning in an environment of sophisticated...
Theory Background Theoristâs background The Comfort Theory was developed by Catherine Kolcaba in the 1990s. In her research, she was trying to find ways the nurses could help create comfort among patients who are under their care. Kolcaba was born in Cleveland, Ohio on 8th December, 1944 (March & McCormack,...
Introduction President Obamaâs government has succeeded in introducing the new Obamacare health reform. Contrary to earlier health reforms, Obamacare includes the contentious individual mandate that necessitates most citizens to take health insurance from 2014 or incur penalties. The inclusion of the individual mandate in the health reform has elicited mixed...
Introduction The healthcare system has undergone an evolutionary process in terms of the use of computer-based technologies and machines. The move has led to a paradigm shift in health care. The situation has forced healthcare workers to learn and adapt to working with the system, particularly with regard to meeting...
The basis of obesity When one begins to gain extra weight, there is always a call for changing the diet or lifestyle as this indicates that they could tend to gain weight fast (Basset & Perl, 2004). Children, in this case, will only be deemed obese when their weight is...
Background Information Nursing Administration instructional program, which aims to equip registered nurses with the required skills and competencies to lead and manage nursing staff and healthcare facilities to provide quality care, was chosen for this task. Management of the instructional program should be done during the plan implementation process to...
Introduction Diabetes is a chronic disease associated with excess sugar in the blood, and it has truly become a global problem as it affects both developed and developing nations. According to Fonseca, Kirkman, Darsow, and Ratner (2012), approximately â26 million Americans have the disease, including over 10% of the total...
Description of the Issue âOn the whole, people with higher levels of education and wealth tend to enjoy better health and longer lives, partly because they can afford the costs of insurance and regular medical evaluations but also because they confront fewer stresses associated with the struggle for survivalâ (Fernandez-Kelly...
Introduction Health care is an expensive affair that often requires the cooperation of various players to guarantee equitable accessibility to quality care. Hence, organizations in the healthcare sector have financial constraints that may emerge from the increased healthcare costs. This paper focuses on various issues that influence home care services...
Introduction There is a lot of factual evidence that the lack of physical activity in elderly contributes to a great number of health problems. Health is relevant to all elderly people aged 65 and more, in addition, prevention of injuries and cardiovascular diseases is the most important issues, According to...
Introduction Family nurse practitioner has gained massive popularity in the United States over the past few decades. It is one of the oldest nursing practices and has increasingly become very popular. Family nurse practitionerâs role is classified as clinical. One of the most popular family nurse practices is that of...
Introduction Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and frequency of health problems and diseases. It also focuses on their determinants in human populations. The study mainly considers features of a population because, as a methodology, it is suited for such work. It answers four questions about the problem or...
Introduction Medication errors are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among the medical errors reported in the United States. In fact, reports from the Institute of Medicine (IoM) indicate that medication errors harm over 1.5 million individuals in the US besides causing substantial costs in production, wages, and provision...
Governing Boardâs Role Middleville Regional Health Care has been focusing on the best approaches in order to offer quality services. The facility has enough caregivers and physicians to support the needs of different clients. The governing board of the institution undertakes various strategies in order to promote the best outcomes....
Introduction In the most of the world’s countries government possess control the healthcare system. Government support of the system can take two different forms: mandatory coverage and mandatory cross-subsidies. In the UAE, the Ministry of Health and emirate-level authorities control the medical system. The government intervention in the health system...
Introduction Sharjah hospital is one of the health care institutions found in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that uses Trackare information system. Because the hospital is enabled on the Trackare information system, it captures a wide range of data on patients from different parts of the world to enable doctors...
Introduction Cases of childhood obesity have been on the rise in the contemporary world, thus necessitating policies that seek to address the issue. This medical condition specifically affects children and adolescents implying that their health status is at risk of standard functionality due to the accumulation of weight that is...
Some many multifaceted issues and trends confront Americaâs nursing practitioners in the delivery of healthcare services. The issues that never seem to change include workforce staffing, nurse-to-patient ratios, and ever-increasing costs of healthcare. The demand for nursing services is steadily growing and it is estimated that by the year 2020...
Introduction The proposed study would aim to explore alternative techniques to incarceration for persons with mental health needs. This aim will be tested using a set of hypotheses and research objectives. The underlying rationale for this topic is that many people with mental health needs do not necessarily benefit from...
Introduction At the present day, there is a wide range of tasks connected with the need for improvement of the existing health care system. The Quality and Safety Education for nurses aims at the integration of quality and safety competencies into nursing education. There is an urgent need for the...
It is no secret that good organizing is a key to success. Medical care is not an exception. For a long period of time, patientsâ files were stored in folders and boxes, numbered and alphabetized. This was done in order to bring order to the chaos that would otherwise make...
Summary Family nurse practitioner plays a very critical role in society. The duties of a family nurse practitioner may vary based on the area of assignment. Some of the common roles include offering care services to inpatients and outpatients, diagnosis of common chronic diseases and their management, administering of drugs,...
Introduction Tobacco use is one of the key causes of health complications. According to Jones, Waters, Ota, and McGhee (2010), smoking of cigarettes is the most avoidable cause of death in the U.S., which leads to approximately 400,000 fatalities annually. Globally, tobacco use leads to the demise of more than...
Introduction Medical systems have progressed due to the development of technology and the improvement of medical skills, which has increased the quality of life for patients across the world. However, the development of life support machines has resulted in debates on when to terminate the life of a terminally ill...
Introduction Healthcare has initiated research-related programs geared towards effective and efficient quality and performance usually done through periodic assessment. The use of clinical IT systems is necessary to drive organizations into achieving operational excellence, reduce readmission, increase safety and provide appropriate settings. The indicators of quality assessment in the healthcare...
Introduction Achieving equitable access to health care is a universal dilemma that is raising concerns among many nations across the world. Whereas the individual right to access good health care remains a significant issue that countries are fighting to achieve, the problem of eliminating health care disparities persists (Lasser, Himmelstein...
Introduction Ethical principles in nursing ensure that clients receive the best care that is in line with their rights. Most health care facilities have principles of professional nursing and ethical frameworks that guide nursing practice. Besides, the practice of nursing is influenced by several ethical and legal guidelines. The case...
Health care database systems refer to a collection of databases that store health data and related information for easy access and retrieval (Zielinski & Ingram, 2004). The increased use of information systems in the health care sector has necessitated the development of management systems to manage medical information. For instance,...
Emergency Departments (EDs) are often the first point of contact for patients when they interact with the health care system. Across the country, EDs are associated with the provision of low standards of care due to patients having to wait for extended periods before receiving treatment. These long waits result...
Description of the Facility and Its Quality Assurance Program Mount Sinai Hospital is one of the oldest medical facilities in the United States (Mount Sinai Hospital, 2015). The hospital is located in Manhattan, New York. It is also affiliated âto different facilities such as Brooklyn Hospital Center and Mount Sinai...
Abstract This paper describes an evaluation study that will examine a quality program of a 500-bed government hospital. The study is motivated by the need to evaluate the achievements of the quality program since its implementation five years ago. A trigger event often prompts the development of a quality program....
Introduction Although the US is one of the countries that have profuse resources and superior technology, it still lags behind when compared to other developed countries on issues pertaining to health provision. The crevice that persists between the wealthy and the underprivileged people, the insured and uninsured Americans, bucolic and...
Introduction A good proportion of American citizens are reasonably afraid of the dentist (a condition that is known as a dental phobia). Some individuals voluntarily restrain themselves from going to the dentist unless it is necessary. Statistics indicate that between five and eight percent of the American population suffers from...
Introduction Childhood obesity is posing a threat to the well-being of several Americans. It is causing a grave impact on the economy as the government and the state spend billions of dollars to settle health expenses that are associated with obesity. The increasing cost of health in the US is...
Abstract Stem cells have attracted a lot of interest from many scientists in the recent years. The discovery of the cellsâ ability to differentiate into daughter cells is fascinating and promising. Scientists argue that the discovery is a solution to many challenges facing the human race. However, many studies conducted...
Childhood obesity is a major healthcare challenge among several households in the modern world. Despite the magnitude of health problems associated with obesity, several health professionals are still not willing or ready to create a close and cordial working relationship with the parents of the affected children. To a large...
Executive Summary In the last decade, development within the University City of Sharjah has increased as many learning institutions and other organizations are set up in this region. As a strategy of managing the rising need for health care services, the proposed Sheik Abdul Hospitalâs quality management department had an...
Introduction The Nurses and Midwives Board of Australia has the responsibility to protect the public by ensuring that all registered nurses or midwives are qualified and competent enough to practice (Brookes, Davidson, Daly, & Hancock, 2004). All the nurses should, therefore, strive on their own to satisfy these standards. The...
Leadership is an important aspect in nursing because apart from offering motivation to staff members, it also affects patient care. Every nursing department is composed of various mini-departments that seek to fulfill various roles around the hospital and this makes leadership in nursing to be an important undertaking. Before becoming...
Introduction Ethical standards are essential in all employment settings. Consequently, nurses should be conversant with nursing codes and ethics. Additionally, nurses need to be familiar with acceptable ethical standards in caregiving (Walsh, 2010). This would enable nurses to provide quality services to patients. Additionally, it would enable nurses to work...
Introduction A number of nursing theories have been developed and promoted by scholars to enhance the nursing practice. They entail frameworks that define and describe various aspects of the nursing profession. One of these models is the need theory, which was selected for this paper. The theoretical framework was developed...
Abstract Many medical laboratory technicians think of quality management and ways of making their laboratories become state-of-art that offers better and improved services. The world is advancing technologically at a fast rate, and everything is almost becoming digital. Engineers and scientists have come up with advanced equipment and techniques to...
Insurance Covers Self-pay insurance cover refers to a payment plan that enables people to pay directly for medical services and stop relying on third parties for sponsorship. The scheme is popular among people who are self-employed and think that they deserve better medical services (Topol, 2010). Self-pay health insurance cover...
Introduction According to Frank & Kibbe (2000), HMO is a maintenance organization in the health care sector. It provides insurance together with the contracted providers of health care as well as facilities. People, who have subscribed pay money to be able to access the network. The network in HMO is...
Introduction The stakeholders in the field of health need to understand some of the economic concepts. These concepts have a direct impact on this field in various ways. Economic concepts will define the accessibility of healthcare products to the people in terms of cost. The resources needed in this field...
Abstract Due diligence can be considered as the implementation of a certain standard of care when it comes to the performance of duties. One application of such a practice comes in the form of investigating possible issues of food related illnesses caused by improper storage and sanitary procedures. The reason...
Introduction Antimicrobial agents is just one category of therapeutic agents in which many individual agents are comparable. In fact, antibiotics are not so comparable; each agent has different potentials, especially in terms of clinical indications defined by the causal microorganisms and ecological impact. Thus, proper identification of the cause of...
Nursing Care Delivery Models The nursing care delivery model refers to a method or an approach used to offer care to patients (Yoder-Wise, 2014). Different nursing care delivery models fit in different settings. In this study, the researcher will look at a number of nursing care delivery models, their advantages...
Introduction The notion of health for all Americans is contained in the Title 1 provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was passed into law in March 2010 and has so far demonstrated immense potential in revolutionizing healthcare delivery in the United States (McMorrow, Kenney, & Goin, 2014). This...
Research Report Title:Â Liminality and transfer to adult services: A qualitative investigation involving young people with cystic fibrosis Critique with rationale Mark Title The title of the article introduces a clear picture of what is going to be discussed in the article. The main focus of the study is the introduction...
Introduction Nurse-patient communication has become an issue of concern in modern clinical facilities. Effective communication promotes the exchange of information and ideas amongst healthcare professionals and patients. This situation eases the understanding of diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases. This essay elaborates on nurse-patient communication, interdisciplinary communication, and patient safety...
Introduction Public Health Nurses (PHNs) should be ready to assist their clients. My current job is to provide quality health services to different elderly citizens. The Centerville Area Agency on Aging (CAAA) empowers many elderly citizens using various services. The agency uses its âfoot clinicâ and âcongregate meal siteâ to...
Introduction Available scholarship demonstrates that the family is an important component in nursing practice, as health and illness are mainly construed in terms of family events due to their capacity to affect the functioning of individual members and the family as a whole (Friedman, Bowden, & Jones, 2003). Indeed, it...
The performance of any organization directly or indirectly depends on how the organization competes with its rivals. Therefore, it is upon the management of the organization to ensure that it is run in a proper way to stand the stiff competition from its competitors. To achieve this, the management must...
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) Pathophysiology GERD is also known as heartburn, sour stomach, or acid indigestion. This disease is the reflux of gastric secretions (hydrochloric acid and pepsin) into the esophagus. GERD is attributed to delayed gastric emptying, weak lower esophageal sphincter, tight-fitting clothes, bingeing, and escalated acid secretion. Epidemiology...
Abstract Healthcare professionals use various strategies in order to reduce the number of medical errors. Some common strategies entail the use of conscientiousness, leadership, teamwork, and diligence. The most interesting thing is that modern technologies can make every medical practice much safer and faster. This research paper will analyze the...
Identifying a Change Project The kind of change that an organization wishes to adopt is significantly influenced by its leadership framework. Any institution that has visionary leaders is bound to make changes that will transform it to the better as opposed to organizations that are steered by self-centerd leaders. Northhouse...
The healthcare market is changing fast. Therefore, the sector needs to respond quickly to the changes for it to continue operating normally. As healthcare is one of the vital sectors of the economy, monitoring it with care will help the government to manage health issues well. Current and Future Economic...
Background The delivery of high quality care should be the core concern of all healthcare organisations and practitioners (Scally & Donaldson, 1998). In the past, the attention of healthcare organisations was predominantly occupied by financial and other resource management matters as well as activity targets (Heyrani et al., 2012). This...
Purpose Today, more than ever before, the nursing profession is faced by many challenges that require to be effectively addressed to ensure patient safety and facilitate optimal care delivery in healthcare settings. While it is true that some of these challenges require concerted efforts across a multiplicity of stakeholders to...
Climate influence the occurrences of diseases throughout the globe. It does not only localize some diseases within some regions in the globe, but also create barriers in the prevalence of others. The purpose of this paper is to establish an argument linking between global climate variations and health. Health Concerns...
Introduction Healthcare industry comprises various sectors such as hospitals, homecare agencies, and independent living centers. The current economic environment does not segregate the healthcare industry. Similar to other industries that support the US economy, various economic factors influence the healthcare sector. Medicaid and Medicare are the backbone of the US...
Executive Summary Junk foods can be found in many fast food shops globally. Nevertheless, the question of junk foodâs value is rather controversial. It is possible to concentrate on such advantages of junk foods as the taste, convenience, and quick source of calories to cope with peopleâs hunger. However, the...
The 21st century is characterized by longevity in lifespan that has been brought about by the industrial revolution. The rate of birth around the world is also on the decline. This means that the older portion of the population is on the increase. The old members of the population have...
Introduction Evidence has been produced as pertains to the contribution that tobacco smoking has on the overall mortality and possibility of extending life through the cessation of tobacco smoking. Smoking has been associated with adverse outcomes in the health of an individual, not only disabling the health but also the...
Abstract Nursing professionals, owing to their close interactions and the time they spend with patients in the provision of care, have an instrumental role in the prevention of healthcare associated infections (HAIs). The present paper demonstrates that the nursing roles include: wearing of personal protective equipment under the universal precautions,...
Cancer remains one of the major health problems in the world (You and Jones, 2012; Velerken, Hurt, and Hollingsworth, 2012). For a long time, the basis of cancer development was taken to be genetic imbalances brought about by various factors some of which were environmental. However, from the mid-1940s, advanced...
Introduction Code blue âemergent care is a practice aimed at giving immediate help to patients possessing acute health conditions considered to have the capacity to threaten their life. The concern for this procedure arose in the 2006 due to of lack of emergency care systems and due increased issues facing...
Introduction The Obama care is also referred to as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or simply the Affordable Care Act. President Barrack Obama assented to this statute of the United States of America on 23rd March 2010. The bill became part of the Unites Statesâ laws. The Affordable...
Parents can inspire good health and behaviour change among children. Get to the parents to avoid children eating disorders The best method to influence your childâs eating habits is by your own healthy eating habits and behaviours. When your kids notice that you eat your fruits, vegetables, reduce your TV...
Introduction Nurses work hand in hand with doctors and other members of the healthcare fraternity to provide care needed by patients as individuals. Nurses provide a range of services to their patients ranging from advocacy to the role of collaborators among others. This paper seeks to tackle the different roles...
Introduction The need for safety and quality improvement schemes pervades health care. Lohr and Schroeder define quality healthcare as âthe degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledgeâ (2000, p. 1161). Many of the errors...
Introduction Enactment of appropriate public policies is incredible in aiding to reduce exposures of people to risks that may impair their health. Public policy comprises a systematic and detailed direction that is adopted by the respective administrative state bodies to deal with particular issues in a manner that is consistent...
Introduction Quality of health care is one of the major concerns of any nation in the world. Citizens need to be healthy for them to effectively contribute to national development. Quality health care ensures that time spent on health facilities is minimized since people do not have to keep on...
In spite of the extraordinary challenges faced in the nursing profession, the new Millennium has presented a number of growth opportunities as well as a vibrant reform agenda in the sector. The future nursing generation may indeed enjoy the vast opportunities that will be availed by the current reform agenda...
Introduction Health and wellness are important parts of our lives. This assignment is important because it gives insight into how to make personal decisions about health, physical wellness, and fitness. This study is vital in giving information that will guide me and other people in understanding health and wellness and...
Patient waiting time is a pertinent component of the quality of healthcare services in health institutions. This paper presents a review of literature relating to several issues that surround patient waiting time. The main issues covered in the literature review include conceptualization of patient waiting time and the impacts of...
Introduction This is a briefing paper which focuses on social media and their applications in healthcare. Social media have grown to be undeniable force in communication. It is a rapid and an informal system of communication that presents both massive opportunities and liabilities for healthcare providers. Effective policies of usage...
Introduction Georgia health care center (GHC) is a renowned institution that provides quality Medicare to patients who suffer from cancer and coronary-related complications in the US. The institution operates under best health practices that ensure timely and quality service delivery to patients. Since its inception, the hospital has been able...
As the American government focuses on the need to restructure the national healthcare delivery system, it is evident that many healthcare tasks will need accomplishment within the community, while reducing the volume of tasks in acute care hospitals. Therefore, this means that the community-nursing field will increasingly gain importance in...
Healthy People 2020 initiative offers scientifically based national objectives to improve the American healthcare system. One of the goals of the initiative is to bring into play health communication strategies and information systems with the aim of achieving health equity and boosting the character and outcome of health care in...
The global health care environment is changing at an unprecedented rate. Nurses, physicians, and caregivers should consider the best changes in nursing in order to support their patients. One of the best changes in this field is the use of evidence-based nursing (EBN). EBN is becoming necessary towards supporting the...
To provide high-quality nursing, nurses have to constantly improve their skills and knowledge. Nursing research enables them to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills. Nursing research is a âsystematic process of inquiryâ which exploits specific guidelines to âproduce unbiased, trustworthy answersâ to questions that can appear during nursing (Houser, 2015,...
Summary Issues pertaining to health are crucial in any society. One of the goals of this research paper is to evaluate the role of health care systems in the United States. The United States healthcare industry has consistently recorded minimal performance in terms of cost and quality in the past...