Lessening the Incidence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation The issue of reducing or preventing atrial fibrillation (AF) after cardiac surgery has been the subject of numerous studies. Existing studies sought to establish which agents are effective Continue Reading...
ADDRESSING THE DIABETES EPIDEMIC IN PATERSON, NJ Addressing the Diabetes Epidemic in Paterson, NJ: A Comprehensive Case StudyA. IntroductionDiabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by elevated blood glucose levels resulting fro Continue Reading...
Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Problem-Solving Courts in Addressing Mental Health Issues within the Criminal Justice SystemThe National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) has raised concern about the state of mental health in the United State Continue Reading...
INTRODUCE CLINICAL SITEIntroduce Clinical SiteClinical SitePathlight Mood and Anxiety Center is the dominant provider of multidisciplinary care in 13 states in the United States. Pathlight Mood and anxiety Center is a healthcare center that was desig Continue Reading...
Assessing and Treating Patients with Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder, also referred to as manic depression, is an episodic or chronic mental disorder characterized by fluctuating and often extreme changes in energy, mood, and activity levels, thus Continue Reading...
Critical Appraisal of Research Studies: Surgical Site Infections (SSI)Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a serious source of concern worldwide. They are not only a health risk to patients but also pose a significant risk in terms of an increase in a Continue Reading...
Prescribing for Older AdultsSome psychiatric disorders are more prevalent in older generations as compared to the younger generations. This is due to cerebral-neural degeneration. Often, these disorders are not recognized in good time and are thus no Continue Reading...
Tricyclic antidepressant use to mitigate chronic low back pain has been investigated by researchers as a form of treatment for decades. Some articles go as far back as 1986. The types of antidepressants tested for efficacy in treatment of chronic low Continue Reading...
Volume 2 Case Number 21 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects clients across the lifespan, although it is more common in children. Data from the Center for Diseases Prevention and Control (CDC) indicates that approximately 6.1 milli Continue Reading...
Diabetes and Drug Treatments Diabetes Types Type 1 diabetes is also called juvenile diabetes because it tends to occur in young people and children. It happens when the person’s body fails to produce adequate amounts of insulin. Insulin is the Continue Reading...
Sickle Cell Anemia: Ethical Considerations The only known cure for sickle cell disease is hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Survival rates after HSCT are high, almost 100%, with cure rates of more than 90% (Nickel, Hendrickson & Haight, Continue Reading...
When people experience aches, pains, or strange rashes, their first line of defense has become the Internet. Each month, 74 million people visit WebMD, the number one website portal for healthcare (Bogart). Older than Google itself, WebMD is one of m Continue Reading...
Cystitis and Its Management in Primary CareCystitis, a common type of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), primarily involves bladder inflammation and is more prevalent in women (Rosenthal & Burchum, 2020, p. 695). Differentiating it from other types of UT Continue Reading...
My Work1The course provided a thorough understanding of the basic mechanisms of neurotransmission, including the different types of neurotransmitters and their functions. The course also explained how psychotropic medications target specific neurotra Continue Reading...
Focused SOAP NotePatient Information: The patient is a 9-year old boySUBJECTIVE.CC: Patient feels worriedHPI: XX is a 9-year-old boy who presents with anxiety and worry. The patient reports that he is worried and anxious most of the time. The patient Continue Reading...
Outbreak Management: The SARS Outbreak in Epiville D. Background of the Epiville SARS Simulation outbreak The case definition is a list of specific criteria used to decide whether or not one has the disease under investigation. The case definition of Continue Reading...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Overview Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) happens to be the most common of all the other kinds of sleep apnea – with the other types of OSA being mixed sleep apnea and central sleep apnea. Garvey, Pengo, Drakatos and Kent ( Continue Reading...
The study by Flynn et al. (2013) is a quantitative retrospective cohort study conducted to determine what types of patients were visiting the primary care, express care and emergency department of a group practice facility over the course of a year. Continue Reading...
Quality Improvement Program Needs Assessment and Quality Improvement Plan Paula Stechschulte, PhD, RN Quarter This paper discusses the process of drafting a quality improvement plan at a community level medical facility, a plan that is aimed at Continue Reading...
Hourly Rounds Effectiveness as a Solution The proposed solution of increasing and monitoring hourly nursing rounds to help reduce falls, prevent ulcers and increased call light use is being brought into question in this essay to highlight its effec Continue Reading...
Validity, in essence, has got to do with the extent to which a given research study measures the accuracy of a specific concept – effectively meaning that a study can be said to have passed the validity test if it accurately mirrors that which Continue Reading...
Suicide rates are remarkably high worldwide and nationally, making suicide one of the leading causes of death (Schwartz-Lifshitz, Zalsman, Giner et al, 2012; Tillman, 2014). Although most suicides do not occur in the hospital setting, psychiatric dis Continue Reading...
Clinical Practice Guideline - Surgical Infection Issue Surgical Infection Issue Clinical Practice Summary: National Collaborating Centere for Women's and Children's Health. (2008, October; reaffirmed in 2011). Surgical site infection: prevention a Continue Reading...
Health Information Management SystemSelecting and implementing an EMR system involves a range of stakeholders, adherence to regulatory standards, and significant financial investment. This paper discusses the various aspects of this process, includin Continue Reading...
Placebos in Clinical Practice REINFORCING MIND-BODY LINK Medical dictionaries define placebo as a non-medication substance, prescribed or given to reinforce the patient's expectation to get well. Research on the effect of placebos is of great signi Continue Reading...
NP HEALTH PROBLEM Common Health Problem in Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Practice and Recommendations for Its Medical Management Nurses are the initial point of contact for the patients in many medical settings, and the nurse practitioners (NP) are Continue Reading...
Healthcare Innovation Healthcare is one of those industries and fields of work where the promotion of innovation and change management is key. It is also one of those fields where managing that change through tried-and-true practices such as evidenc Continue Reading...
Mooresville Like many of the small towns throughout the United States, Mooresville offers a variety of residents. The groups that were observed during the window survey includes a lot of young and middle-aged families with a mixture of grandparents Continue Reading...
Medical Management of Adolescent Athletic Knee Fractures is a 13-year-old middle school student who was admitted to Antelope Valley hospital complaining of severe pain in the right knee while playing football in his Physical Education class at schoo Continue Reading...
What are Bacteria and Viruses? The most basic difference between bacteria and viruses is their size. Whereas both bacteria and viruses are too tiny to notice with the naked eye, most bacteria are about one micrometer in length and can be perceived w Continue Reading...
nursing research findings into clinical practice. Nociceptive Pain at the end of life Conduct a Medline/PubMed & CINAHL search to identify 2 (two) PRIMARY SOURCE research articles that were published within the last 5 years that are not cited Continue Reading...
I had to broaden my understanding on medication and diagnostics test in order to treat and diagnose patient with CHF. This insight not only helped me better design my EBP clinical pathway, but taught me much in the way of pedagogical instruction vis Continue Reading...
Best Practices in the Management of Congestive Heart Failure In recent years, diagnostic testing and treatments for cardiovascular diseases have improved survival rates and the quality of life for many patients, with the sole exception of congestive Continue Reading...
tests (CRTs) and scales vs. norm-Referenced Criterion-referenced tests (CRTs) are often the preferred method of assessing the performance of many practitioners in the healthcare and 'helping' professions such as nursing. An example of a criterion-b Continue Reading...
Faith influences attitudes toward health, healing, and the role of healing practitioners in the lives of individuals and their communities. Because of this intersection between faith and wellness, it is critical for nurses to be sensitive to diverse Continue Reading...
