Veterans The need for more robust mental health care is acute worldwide. One specific client population that is currently underserved is that of American veterans of foreign wars. In the state of Hawaii alone, there are seven active military install Continue Reading...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that affects the lungs and other organs, characterized by the production of abnormally thick and sticky mucus that can clog the airways and obstruct the pancreas and other organs. This life-shortening diseas Continue Reading...
Telehealth and AI in HealthcareIntroductionThe integration of technology in healthcare helps by supporting accessible and personalized medical care. Telehealth has helped to break down geographical barriers by bringing healthcare to remote and unders Continue Reading...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is classified under the rubric of Trauma and Stress related disorders in the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). The rubric Continue Reading...
Concept of the Impaired NurseIntroductionImpaired nurses cannot meet the requirements stipulated by the code of ethics that governs the nursing profession and the standards of professionalism dictated. Typically, impaired nurses neglect their fundame Continue Reading...
Female Reproductive Health - Episodic Case Study: PreeclampsiaPatient Information:Initials: J.D.Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: CaucasianSubjective:CC: Headache and visual disturbancesHPI: Mrs. J.D., a 32-year-old Caucasian female, presents with a head Continue Reading...
Quality of Care Provided by Nurse Practitioners Cost and quality of healthcare access are two inter-related concepts that are central to the healthcare debate in the United States of America. The study will compare the effectiveness of quality and Continue Reading...
Dorrepaal, Thomaes, Smit, van Balkom, et al. (2010) address the topic of Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Complex PTSD) which often occurs following a history of child abuse. Complex PTSD has associated features in addition to the normal sympto Continue Reading...
Rejected Children Up to 15% of children can be classified as being rejected or rejected-aggressive based on their difficult peer relationships (464). Rejected children exhibit a number of behaviors and characteristics ranging from anxiety and concei Continue Reading...
Electronic Medical Records (E-SIHI) in King Khalid University Hospital on Patient Safety The objective of this study is to demonstrate the impact of e-SIHI (Electronic Medical Records) on patients with regards to their security and safety. The King Continue Reading...
Misconceptions and Confusion in Healthcare Coverage Among Elderly Populations A small podiatry practice in Northeastern Missouri becomes the scene of a tragedy which takes place in plain sight, as there is not a day that goes by where at least one o Continue Reading...
Treatments An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Psychological and Critical Incident Stress Debriefings The world in which we live today is an ever-changing, precarious environment. Many individuals, for these very reasons, experience stressful, lif Continue Reading...
Health Care Institutional Organization and ManagementQuestion 1: Tools of the TradeOne of the tools routinely used in strategic planning is SWOT analysis. SWOT is an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. In the words of Cole Continue Reading...
Social Status and Health Generally, people belong to numerous social categories that influence and shape their life in different ways. These categories are based on obvious characteristics such as gender and racial background. Nonetheless, there are Continue Reading...
Infant Mortality In today's day and age with the massive amount of resources to humanity, it is a wonder as to why infant mortality is still a problem. The impact of the healthcare system has made improvements in this area, but there are still issue Continue Reading...
health promotion strategies that can be implemented upon the predictive characteristics of the family. My health promotion strategy program will center around a Cuban-American family called the Garcias whose primary health issues center on hyperten Continue Reading...
Health Behavior The "Theories At A Glance" manual discussed a variety of healthy behaviors. Select two theories that can be used to explain why people behave the way they do. Discuss the basic premise and constructs of the theories you choose. Cite Continue Reading...
Anxiety and depression are the most commonly witnessed psychiatric disorders in adolescence. The prevalence of both anxiety disorder and depression increase in the adolescence period and progresses to young adulthood. The final result of these develo Continue Reading...
Treatment of Psychological Disorders The patient is a 46-year-old man who is experiencing difficulties at work to which he attributes the symptoms he is experiencing. Presenting symptoms include feelings of depression, difficulty sleeping, loss of Continue Reading...
Health Care (PHC) and Colorectal Cancer Authorities around the world have expressed the need for development of an incorporated health care system with augmented emphasis on primary health care, and integration of principles and practices of health Continue Reading...
Case Study: KBPatient Information: KB, 36, Female, BlackS.CC (chief complaint): \\\"My mother took my blood pressure and it was a little higher than it should be\\\"HPI: KB is a 36-year-old black female, who is 30 5/7 weeks pregnant. She presents wit Continue Reading...
Social-Environmental Context of Violent Behavior in Persons Treated for Severe Mental Illness Concept Introduction Society as a whole understands that two major demographic predictors of violent behavior are being male and being young. Two major Continue Reading...
Nursing Theory The theory of nursing is built in a dynamic process that develops from practice and is normally reproduced through research, by development and analysis of concepts and theories. There is need to investigate further the phenomena see Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Role of Preventative Care in Health Promotion: This essay would explore the concept of preventative care as a vital component of health promotion, discussing how interventions like vaccinations, Continue Reading...
fever and palpable cervical nodes indicates an infection. Jennifer appears to have bacterial tonsillitis. However, in order to confirm, a throat culture must be taken. Although mononucleosis is uncommon in toddlers, it is a possible diagnosis and ty Continue Reading...
Health History And Screening of an Adolescent or Young Adult Client Save this form on your computer as a Microsoft Word document. You can expand or shrink each area as you need to include the relevant data for your client. Biographical Data Patien Continue Reading...
Health Model and Healing Model The healing model and health model have influenced the human belief for several decades, and the health model defines health as robust physical human fitness that is free of disease. On the other hand, healing is a fun Continue Reading...
Health Care Reform Effecting Public Health United States Healthcare reform is an integral part of the United States healthcare system. Below is an evaluation of the effects healthcare reform has had on healthcare in the U.S. Internet sources as well Continue Reading...
Health Concept The Concept HEALTH Summarizing knowledge concept health identifying gaps knowledge. Based readings, literature find helpful, prepare a paper describes evaluates current level knowledge, approaches concept health significant discipline Continue Reading...
Health Care Reforms Legislation and Its Effect on Nursing Practice One of the milestone legislations that President Obama signed into law in 2010 was the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010 Continue Reading...
Healthcare Service Delivery Interpersonal communication in delivery of health communication Interpersonal communication is the form of communication that exists between two people and it is the type of communication that is deemed universal in many Continue Reading...
Prescribing Psychotropic Medications to Minors It is every parent's worst nightmare: the drugs intended to cure a child kill him or her instead. Since the development of drugs like Prozac and Paxil, drugs classified as SSRIs (selective serotonin reu Continue Reading...
Bipolar Disorder Symptoms Bipolar disorder has been studied for more than a decade after remaining undiagnosed in children and adolescents for many years. Much literature such as that by Pavuluri, Birmaher, and Naylor (2005b), and Kowatch and Debell Continue Reading...
Intervention for Mental Illness "Cognitive Therapy for Depression" What is the specific micro problem? The specific micro problem being addressed is mental illness. What is one specific intervention that has been researched to address this micro- Continue Reading...
Initial Phase of TreatmentInitial Phase Counseling Tasks1. Develop working counseling relationship.Diversity considerations: It is essential to consider cultural and linguistic differences while building a working relationship with the patient.Relati Continue Reading...
Health Policy Analysis for Maryland AC (Affordable Care) Act McLaughlin, & McLaughlin (2014) rank 11 areas of health innovation based on their impact on costs and quality of healthcare delivery. The process improvement is the highest ranking ite Continue Reading...
(1999) which are: 1) Those with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder with major depression and who use alcohol and drugs to self-mediate to cope with the symptoms; and 2) Those with borderline personality and anti-socia Continue Reading...
The study also revealed that 9% of those still in active military service developed psychiatric disorders. It concluded that many of them displayed psychotic symptoms other than flashbacks and dissociative symptoms. These symptoms are essential part Continue Reading...
