Introduction It is encouraging to see that one airline, Southwest Airlines, is demonstrating its cultural values in widespread consumer contempt for the airline industry. Herb Kelleher, the airline’s co-founder and Chairman Emeritus, accurately characterized its entire philosophy when its core principle was described as the business of business are people....
Millerās Death of a Salesman is a play of a modern tragic heroās attempt to survive in a capitalist society where success is measured by the amount of money one possesses. This play is a modern tragedy since it differs from the classic tragedy that portrays āa fall of a...
The Healthy People 2030 program is a health care initiative in the United States of America. It was designed to āguide national health promotion and disease prevention efforts to improve the health of the nationā (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021, para. 1). The initiative was first enacted in...
The quality of medical care is closely connected with communication between a healthcare specialist and a patient. The fundamental elements of patient communication include respect, understanding, empathy, and support. The construction of an effective dialogue between a doctor or a nurse and a patient is a way to collect a...
Introduction The health and wellbeing of children are seen as the highest priority in the United Kingdom and the vast majority of countries in the world. According to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), every child has the right to access health services needed to...
For this assignment, I selected the Medical Social Work Assessment tool. Matrix Home Care (n.d.) offers this instrument to perform a biopsychosocial assessment of a client. This tool consists of a few sections focusing on the clientās āpersonal, psychosocial, and family functioning and financial informationā (Matrix Home Care, n.d., p....
Summary Over the past decade, diabetes has become one of the major health concerns despite the efforts to mitigate the disease of healthcare organizations. Globally, diabetes was registered among 8.5% of adults in 2014, causing around 1,500,000 deaths in 2016 (National Institute of Health, 2021). Moreover, between 2000-2016, a 5%...
The racial discrimination that has existed in the United States since ancient times continues to worry the population of the states to this day. Black people were belittled, not allowed to work, and develop, and they were under the yoke of the authorities and the white population of the country...
Introduction Efficient and quality healthcare is one of the most quoted principles of health policy. It includes continuously assessing and improving care for the patients. Health enterprises play a critical role in ensuring high-quality medical aid is efficiently provided to the people. Healthcare organizations are structured social systems and environments...
The Black Lives Matter movement is a prime example of society’s determination to fix the main social injustices of our generation. As a movement, it originated in 2013, following several extreme cases of police brutality concerning African-American citizens. Primarily, the followers of this movement listed battling racial discrimination as their...
Problem or Issue The staffing ratio is a policy, practice, education, or population problem that coincides with the defined organizational aims. According to Griffiths et al. (2018), nurse staffing levels have been linked to adverse clinical outcomes, such as in-hospital fatalities. Most hospitals in the US are organized into a...
Introduction Care providers analyse and enhance the quality of treatment through monitoring patient encounters. Clinicians significantly influence patient outcomes due to the number of hours they invest in patients. To improve patient outcomes of the quality of treatment, nurses must understand the elements that impact the clinical work atmosphere. Often...
It has been long established that the key to quality patient care is an integrated approach to health care services, assuming medical professionals pay attention to every aspect of patient care. However, whereas every medical professional has a defined range of responsibilities, lack of accounting for other clinical aspects serves...
āāIn modern organisations, gender diversity is a significant issue, and it represents both a healthy culture and inclusion. Despite efforts by human resource and employee management to include more women, disabled, blacks, and LGBTQ+ in the workplace, the corporate world remains a challenging place for women employees. The challenge, specific...
Mill developed such a concept as the principle of the greatest happiness or the principle of utility. This phenomenon consists of the fact that happiness is the highest criterion for determining what is moral and what is not. Thus, following this concept, an ideal moral society implies the correctness of...
Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory (SCDNT) Infographic Many theories can provide an efficient conceptual framework for nurses. The self-care deficit nursing theory (SCDNT) developed by Dorothea E. Orem focuses on the ability of the patients to perform self-care and the nursesā role in the initial guidance development of those abilities (Petiprin,...
Enterprise leaders are the most crucial link in the company’s work; the organization’s success depends on them. Today, humanity needs medicine and the high quality of services provided more than ever. It is essential for healthcare leaders to establish work within the team because the efficiency of employees and the...
In the given case, the privacy and security issues arose because the nurse posted content on social media that contained details about patients and negatively commented on them. In particular, the nurse disclosed information about the patientās weight and health condition, which may be considered a privacy breach. The manner...
Abstract Healthcare management is a multifaceted phenomenon that involves the optimal use of technological resources to enhance the quality of care. One of the key challenges in the institutions is the administration of glucose among diabetic patients. It is a practice that negatively affects the quality of living among the...
Introduction The current conditions of the pandemic imply the need for elaborating effective measures for protecting the world population. They should be underpinned by moral considerations, which are vital for ensuring the acceptance of vaccination by all people. The necessity to make this initiative compulsory for everyone is supported by...
Introduction The lymphatic system functions similarly to the circulatory system. The structure extends into all the major regions of the body. It works together with the immune system because one of the functions of its function is to produce and release lymphocytes (Moore Jr & Bertram, 2018). The structure is...
Walt Disney Company is a leading diversified international family entertainment with major operations in studio entertainment, media works, parks and resorts, and consumer products. Studio entertainment includes producing and publishing motion pictures, music production, and live events, while Media works operations include domestic television stations, broadcast television networks, and radio...
While many people identify wellness with overall health ā diet and weight management ā it involves a far broader range of disciplines. Wellness is a holistic concept that encompasses physical, social, spiritual, and emotional wellness. It sustains the body, stimulates the intellect, and maintains the spirit. (Hosker et al. 171)....
Introduction The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) has been amended by Health & Education reconciliation act and fully implemented from the 1st of January, 2014. The Affordable Health Care Act is the public health policy of the US that assists vulnerable groups to access quality healthcare (Zhao...
Introduction Workplace harassment refers to offensive or prejudiced actions whereby an individual is periodically oppressed professionally, inflicting labor or emotional complications. People undergoing workroom nuisances are impacted in their confidence, raise their insecurity, and sometimes get into aggravated circumstances. These circumstances have a high probability of causing alteration or depression...
Organizational culture has indeed been its part for an extended time, though organizations’ members and staff do not always inherit their beliefs and values. Some people may join an organization because of their personal needs or compelled reasons, yet they do not wish to share its cultural importance. Teece (2016)...
Introduction Conducting an assessment of instructional materials is fundamental to achieving high standards of academic achievement. Reading followed by analysis allows one to summarize the knowledge gained and compare different sections of a book together and examine the literature critically. These statements are especially true of seminal works that have...
When consulting with a doctor, most patients have a mixture of physical and mental complaints that should not be overlooked and appropriately treated. The former is usually referred to as somatic symptoms or somatoform. The somatic disorders are defined by physical sicknesses, such as pain, dyspnea, fatigue, or sensory changes...
Apple competes with many similar brands, such as Samsung or Xiaomi, for the attention of consumers. The company has a clearly formulated development strategy that the company has been following for many years (Aljafari, 2016). Apple does not fight with competitors by setting a low price for a product. On...
Introduction Autism is commonly referred to as a pathophysiological condition of the patient that results in emotional and communicative dysfunction. Although the true causes of autism are still being determined and therapy methodologies are being developed, by now, it is clear that one of the most striking manifestations of psychiatric...
Hospital value-based purchasing program (HVBP) focuses on improving the quality of the healthcare services provided to Medicare patients. This program includes events on evaluating the quality of the services of different hospitals and creating the ranking of medical organizations people can visit. The hospitals with high performance get the award...
Introduction Tobacco use is a problem of current interest as it directly affects various significant indexes, such as morbidity and mortality rates. Although smoking is dangerous for anyone to a certain extent, it is an even more severe problem for individuals with mental health disorders. They can be more susceptible...
The electronic medical record (EMR) is a computerized record that keeps patientsā health information gathered, managed, and accessed by approved clinicians, staff, and other medical consultants within the healthcare organization. The EMR is significant in ensuring the quality of patient care is improved and facilitating workflow. An electronic health record...
Lately, there has been a dramatic escalation in the prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight around the world. It is a highly dangerous problem that depends mostly on two factors. The first one includes heredity and predisposition, the formed set of genes derived from parents. The second aspect includes environmental...
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs is one of the most important ex-slave narratives written by a woman is the memoir. The history of slavery in the United States was well documented as early as the 19th century, primarily in the writings of former slaves,...
Introduction The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of millions of people, hitting minorities and those with a low socio-economic background especially hard. For example, according to Murty and Payne, the rate of COVID-related deaths among African-Americans is 2.5 times higher than among White Americans (2021). Furthermore, in light...
Introduction Electronic health records can be a useful function that can improve the health of the whole population. Electronic copies of documents are more comfortable to handle and allow the medical professionals dispersed in time and locations to get access to the same data. That is why it is important...
Introduction Managed care or managed healthcare represents a set of frameworks and principles designed to control the healthcare market. The primary objectives are to reduce the cost of the services, provide the citizens with health insurance, and improve the quality of care. Managed care utilizes various programs in order to...
Introduction Healthcare organizations normally provide incentives to healthcare professionals while also monitoring their performance and impact on the patients to improve the populationās health. This is achieved through the use of pay-for-performance and value-based purchasing techniques. Pay-for-performance offers financial inducements and rewards to healthcare providers according to their productivity. In...
Abstract The problem requiring a practice change was the low nurse retention at my clinical setting, the Abbott MidWestern Hospital. RNs at the orthopedic unit were overwhelmed with clinical responsibilities given that the facility serves patients with critical care needs, including those with COVID-19 symptoms. As a result, they were...
The Concept of a Knowledge Worker Knowledge workers are employees who use their knowledge as their main asset in the workplace. Peter Drucker was a famous Australian management consultant who coined the term in the middle of the 20th century. According to Drucker (1959), knowledge and power are the āmeans...
One could claim without a doubt that the healthcare industry has changed tremendously over the course of a couple of decades. However, certain aspects certainly remain true even as years have passed. For instance, medical professionals often face dilemmas in regards to various competing needs related to patient safety, quality...
Executive summary According to statistics, it is explicit that E-commerce has increased significantly over the recent past. The fast, extensive use of the media coupled with the high purchasing power of individuals can be attributed to its expansion. It is anticipated to further expand with an approximate 1% by 2024....
Introduction Coca Cola Company is a leading universal brand in the sale of beverages and other consumables. The company was started in 1892 as an American corporation. Today, the company has operations in more than 200 branches globally selling more than 2800 products, including soft drinks and other carbonated beverages....
Introduction By definition, nursing is a career that requires kindness, compassion, and excellent behaviour toward clients, as it is the positive practices and mindset that are crucial in ensuring that the patient’s wellbeing is prioritized. As a result, nurses are required to conduct themselves civilly as part of their work...
Introduction Social justice is a concept that involves five main principles, including human rights, diversity, equity, access to resources, and participation. Social justice investigates how these rights are exhibited in people’s lives, intending to rectify inequalities based on age, gender, religion, and race, among other attributes (Centers for Disease Control...
Abstract Childhood obesity is a catastrophic condition in the 21st century affecting children and adolescents. It is the excessive and uncontrolled increase of body mass by fat tissues accumulation and metabolism failures, leading to the inability of their digesting. Given the technological advancements and the sedentary lifestyle embraced globally, this...
Introduction Assault is almost always emotionally and physically challenging, which is why it leaves the victim traumatized on multiple levels. Whether an individual has experienced physical or sexual abuse, the damage may be irreversible and cause mental health problems for the rest of their life. However, there are certain differences...
Essentially, risk management is a fundamental aspect of every project. At work, we experience handling risks to mitigate negative consequences. Risk management is crucial to investigating the current situation and making essential predictions concerning the future. Risk management is a practice used not only to ensure project success but also...
A child becomes obese once the body mass index (BMI) shift to more than 95%. A BMI below 85% is considered normal; however, between the range of 85% and 95%, a child is deemed overweight (An et al., 2020). These two variables of being overweight and obese affect the well-being...
Introduction The unequal distribution of labor and the unethicality of the working conditions in the realities of the contemporary economy is a significant issue for numerous people worldwide. As the global population continues to grow, the demand for textile products considerably increases, resulting in elevated pressure on the industry’s workers....
The rapid appearance of e-scooter in European cities caused significant controversy among people, as the attitude towards them was uncertain. On the one hand, people embraced e-scooters as they are an eco-friendly alternative to the inner-city mobility option that allows users to get to their destination without getting stuck in...
Introduction Physicians and nurses were required to document every clinical detail regarding their patients. They can, however, quickly enter all of their information into the Electronic Health Records (EHR) system. EHRis available via smartphone or computer is the cherry on top (Rajkomar et al., 2018). Additionally, it enables clinicians to...
Negotiation is an important part of any communication, including those that occur in business. As negotiation refers to an act of bargaining between different parties, it can happen in international, formal, and informal settings, with various minor and major contexts (Shumskaya, 2018). Negotiations can be characterized by verbal (VC) and...
Introduction Over the years, companies have incorporated integrated information systems in their duties because they affect the business’s ability to produce and analyze customer feedback and communication flow. Integrated information systems are a combination of various databases to make one system flow of information within the organization (Baskerville et al.,...
Diagnosis and Staging Cancer is a highly complex medical condition whose development happens due to rapid progression on a cellular level. When looking at the available national statistics for cancer incidence, it becomes evident that the incidence rate for cancer gradually decreased from 2015 to 2018 (Centers for Disease Control...
A study by Olusegun Emmanuel Afolabi (2014) analyzes the impact of domestic violence against children on their mental and physical health. Nowadays, there are many works about the effect of violence and parentschildren’s relationships. However, few works deal with the influence of a child’s growth in the negative familial environment...
Chronic pain syndrome is a form of disease affecting an arm or a leg. It usually grows when one is injured, when they undergo surgery, because of stroke, and prolonged physical, emotional, and social stress. There are several evidence-based treatment modalities for this syndrome that helps in reducing the chronic...
Relevance of EBP Model and the Health Care Plan The use of the Evidence-Based Model (EBP) has been in the advancements of technology to help develop The Health Care Plan. The changes happening in technology have significantly improved remote collaboration and this led to the improvement of the Villa Health...
During the Obamas administration, the president established policies and programs to protect immigrants from deportation. The programs provided a ādeferred actionā approach to immigrants, which involves temporary staying permits instead of deportation. However, the Trumps administration and Texas State were against the idea and fought to eliminate the programs and...
The Emergence of Gender Inequality Gender inequality is a social problem that affects gender relationships in society. It is considered to be described by subjective and objective principles that differ over historical periods and cultures. Mooney et al. (2017) maintain no absolute or general definition of a social problem. Therefore,...
Introduction Gambling occurs when someone participates in a game of possibilities or skills in which one wagers anything precious in exchange for the possibility of winning an award. Therefore, Casino gambling is betting that occurs in commercial establishments that encompass games of chances and skills played at tables and machines,...
Summary The article asserts that effective communication is the center of social work. Excellent communication is fundamental to professional relationships that demand compassion (One Education, 2021). Successful communication helps us understand people better, and it also allows us to recognize diversities and build both respect and trust. It can also...
The UN Special Rapporteur on Health Rights, Ph.D. Tlaleng Mofokeng was summoned to the United States Supreme Court. He was forced to choose between protecting a right that had been abused in the United States and undermining international human rights law and jeopardizing that right elsewhere in the world. Mofokeng...
Health care economics is a term used to describe the various elements that play a crucial role in converging, significantly influencing healthcare costs, expenses, and spending. The healthcare sector is responsible for understanding the individual parts, the healthcare providers, insurers, the government agencies, and the roles that both the public...
In recent years, the U.S. has adopted significant approaches to improve healthcare among its citizens. Nonetheless, recent studies have highlighted that less than seven percent of U.S. citizens are contented with the healthcare system (Bombard et al., 2018). This concern results from specific factors, including high costs, fragmentation of services,...
Introduction Social justice in the nursing practice is very critical to ensuring quality and equitable care. In recent years, the topic of ethnic diversity and cultural competence has attracted much attention in the nursing field. Healthcare studies have constantly found problems with cultural competency and racial disparities in the delivery...
The term āstrategic planningā often refers to the management mechanism, as well as the process of choosing the goals of the organization and ways to achieve them. Thus, this mechanism provides a fundamental basis for management decisions and actions aimed at achieving specific goals of the organization, motivation, and control....
Thesis statement: universal health care should be free to everyone because health is a right, it saves lives, improves health care equality, and creates a healthier workforce. Introduction Do you know that deaths associated with lack of health care access now exceed those caused by common killers like kidney disease?...
Abstract Mental health considers individuals’ behavioral, cognitive, and emotional well-being, focusing on how they conduct themselves, think, and feel. Exploring the history of mental health theories, biases, and ethical and legal aspects associated with it is instrumental in understanding challenges linked to caring for patients and families in this field...
Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) operating in acute care settings are well placed and equipped to ease the financial burden for patients, providing the opportunity for career advancement for caregivers, addressing healthcare concerns, and offering improved treatment. APNs play a critical role in guaranteeing that hospital patients receive evidence-based treatment and...
Abstract Diabetes is a significant public health challenge that affects populations of all ages, ethnicities, and socioeconomic groups. The disease requires daily self-management, and their caregivers’ control frequently influences the related habits developed by the affected individuals in childhood and adolescence. This paper explores if regulating parental involvement can result...
Sound is one of the environmental influences for all living organisms, including humans. Machines, propagating systems, and transport systems are easily argued to be the grassroots sources of loud sounds (Morillas 214). In nature, loud sounds are rare, and the noise is relatively weak and short-lived. The combination of sound...
The objective of the Hospital Quality Initiative is to improve the healthcare quality offered in hospitals and compute data about hospital performance. This gives consumers more confidence to discuss and come up with the best ideas for improving the care offered in hospitals. The CMS website has various tools used...
How Medical Error Impacts a Nurseās Need to Use High-Level Clinical Judgment Clinical judgment is one of the excellent strategies that reduce medical errors in healthcare matters. Clinical assessment influences the ability of healthcare workers to provide safe and high-quality medical services to their clients. However, this is based on...
A chronic disease refers to a condition that lasts one year or more and needs ongoing medical treatment. Examples of such diseases include heart disease, diabetes, and cancer (Cardoso et al., 2017). In the U.S., chronic diseases account for the death of many individuals. About three trillion dollars, most of...
The United States of America is the pioneer in biomedical research, medical problem solving, medical technology, and hospitals. The country is focused on ensuring that every citizen has access to the healthcare system and is provided with quality care. This issue is of great concern to both the general public...
Introduction Fast food restaurants have become a prevalent source of nutrition for millions of families worldwide. The popularity of such businesses is growing exponentially depending on location, customer demand, and other factors. There are differences when it comes to the development of the fast-food industry based on countries, areas, and...
Introduction Safety and health care quality directly affect treatment success and patient satisfaction. This presentation discusses the medication errors issue as one of the health care and patientsā safety problem. Initially representing an overview of this issue, other questions are considered, such as necessity in nursesā high-level critical judgment, current...
Introduction Within the hospital metaparadigm, incivility alludes to inappropriate, harassing, violent, and disrespectful workplace actions that negatively impact workplace practices and result in emotional distress. On the low-risk end of the spectrum, incivility may include uncomfortable and unpleasant procedures that can also be irritating, such as intimidation, extortion, unfair conduct,...
The average modern person can hardly believe that in the 21st century, people may still be enslaved, and human trafficking exists even in developed countries. However, the numbers and facts suggest the opposite: for instance, in several states of America, there are enough cases of human trafficking, the victims of...
Slavery was common in the United States as early as the 17th century. However, in 1790, there was a discovery of the cotton gin machinery, which led to extensive slavery to cater to the cotton industry. Other plantations also saw the need for slaves to cater to their needs, including...
Euthanasia is an issue in medicine that poses imminent controversies cause of the dynamic ethical overview. The practice enshrines physician-assisted suicide among individuals to solve the ideological terminal illness condition. According to Callahan, it is offensive to implement the policy since it reflects allowance on conditional murder (52). The researcher...
Introduction Healthcare systems across the world are struggling to achieve the ultimate patient safety. One of the main factors in patient safety is medication errors as discussed in the previous assignment. Medication errors imply inappropriate use of medications by a patient under the care of a professional. The errors emanate...
Introduction Medication errors refer to the inappropriate use of medications, especially when the patient is under the care of a medical professional. Medication errors are a global healthcare problem common among medical professionals. They can harm the patient and, in extreme cases, cause death. The errors also introduce cost implications...
Introduction The health of any population depends on various factors, such as genetics, environment, economy, psychosocial aspects, and overall lifestyle tendencies. Consequently, epidemiological research about diseases must view the issue from several perspectives simultaneously to achieve considerable results. Diabetes, as one of the most significant modern health challenges, requires observational...
Introduction Since the 20th century, induced termination of pregnancy has become one of the global problems of our time. Today, the number of abortions worldwide has reached 55 million annually, more than half of which are illegal (Hurst, 2020). The number of women dying as a result of abortions and...
Euthanasia has been a non-ending debate that has been walking in society for many years. Individuals have argued from the religious, political, philosophical, and judicial approaches without an agreement (Barnett et al. 1). In a study on euthanasia among Turkish students, around 73% of them did not approve of it...
Social workers should assure that patients have access to health care through private or public health insurance. The majority of Americans obtain their health insurance through their employers (Darnell & Allen, 2019). However, populations of low socioeconomic status and senior citizens could use publicly funded health insurance if they are...
Introduction Federal legitimatization of marijuana usage is a topic that has raised a heated debate all over the USA. Several states have permitted marijuana for medicinal uses, others for both clinical and entertainment purposes, while others have totally prohibited it. However, in the entire US there are both opponents and...
Limited Access to Healthcare is a significant barrier that currently affects the Geriatric population for different reasons. As a Geriatrics home care nurse in Long Island, NY, I come across a handful of individuals who do not have transportation due to several factors. For instance, the issues include the inability...
Breastfeeding is the main way of getting the necessary nutrients for the newborn. Breastfeeding is also an act of communication between the baby and the mother, which strengthens their relationship and affection. Healthy breastfeeding practices have multiple positive effects on both baby and maternal health. At the same time, it...
Introduction Healthcare is an essential element of the social sphere and aims to preserve and strengthen the health of the population through preventive, curative, and other types of activities of medical institutions. The fundamental role of healthcare as an integral condition of society is recognized in the legislative acts of...
Introduction Once a person advances in age, their immunity is likely to decrease, hence, become exposed to various health challenges. Mental health issues in the aged are not a new phenomenon in the health care sector as they suffer from issues such as anxiety, depression, and stress. Due to an...
Overview of the Organization The Centers for Disease Control and Prevent (CDC) is a national public health agency of the US. It is a United States federal agency operating under the Department of Health and Human Services, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The main objective of the agency is to...
Introduction Nursing professionals face multiple stressful situations daily that substantially affect their physical and mental health. This paper aims to investigate the issue of fatigue and stress in nursing based on a peer-reviewed literature review. The significance of this study is determined by the fact that stress and fatigue experienced...
The racial and ethnic composition in the United States is projected to change by 2060. Asian, African-American, and Hispanic populations are expected to rise to 9.1 percent, 15%, and 27%, respectively, but non-Hispanic whites are expected to decrease to 44.3% (Vespa et al., 2020). As the country’s demography becomes highly...
The Covid-19 pandemic has undoubtedly exposed the healthcare sector to numerous situations that amount to an ethical dilemma. The nursing professionals have been on the frontline in the fight against the pandemic and as such have faced numerous ethical issues emanating from their line of work and societal demands. The...
The Coca-Cola Corporation is a soft drink company based in Atlanta, Georgia, that was established in 1892. The Coca-Cola Company has evolved to become the biggest coffee company since its foundation. It today has over 3,500 beverages and 500 brands in its inventory (DeMello et al., 2018). The Coca-Cola Business...