LEAD IN DRINKING WATER: A THREAT TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS Lead in Drinking Water: A Threat to Vulnerable PopulationsLead contamination in drinking water is a pressing environmental health issue that disproportionately affects vulnerable populations, Continue Reading...
Healthcare Problems in the CommunityThe most pressing problems that I see in my community today are limited access to healthcare, disparities in healthcare, and the high cost of healthcare. There are of course other issues, but they tend to be all in Continue Reading...
Communicable Disease: Influenza Description of the Disease Influenza or "the flu" is a common illness in the winter months, all throughout the United States and many other countries. Both birds and all mammals can contract influenza (Brankston, et Continue Reading...
Management Nursing -- Preparing for Management In order to make an optimal contribution to the medical institution and to his or her own career, a nurse must have a refined set of skills in the areas of leading, coaching, and motivating a team of Continue Reading...
Analysis of Quality Improvement in Healthcare-Patient AdvocacyProblem Area and Current ProcessThe quality improvement project I am planning to implement will focus on patient advocacy. According to Nsiah et al. (2020), patient advocacy is the process Continue Reading...
Assignment 2: Tools for Measuring QualityQuality measurement is important in nursing practice owing to the fact that it helps ensure successful assessment and hence delivery of quality health services. In the absence of quality measurement, there wou Continue Reading...
Legislator Communication Dear Representative Pigman, It is my great privilege to thank you for sponsoring CS/HB 7011: Health Care Access Bill (Florida Senate, 2017). I highly support this bill and encourage patients in our community of Lee County, Ca Continue Reading...
Transitioning Roles and Innovations for Future HealthcareResponse to JS (Discussion Prompt 7.1)Your vision of becoming a pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) or advancing into policy and leadership roles is inspiring. The emphasis on strategic preparat Continue Reading...
The Effects and Implications of Legislation on Health Care ReformAlthough the health care network in the United States is heavily privatized and reforms have historically been in response to changes in demand and the need for greater efficiencies in Continue Reading...
Diabetes in AppalachiaPart 1: Teaching PlanThe teaching plan focuses on the following areas, with the intention being to promote self-management of type 2 DM for the patient living in Appalachia.Leadership.For people living with diabetes in Appalachi Continue Reading...
Myocardial Infarction Minimizing Hospital Readmission Phase 1: EBP for Effective Patient Care Transition Donald, an acute myocardial infarction (MI) patient, has undergone angioplasty, a procedure in which a catheter is inserted into clogged arteries Continue Reading...
Application of Systems Theory Meyer & O’Brien-Pallas (2010) state that healthcare organizations are conceptualized as open systems characterized by various components including differentiation, coordination, negative entropy, energy transf Continue Reading...
Introduction Accurate measurement of blood pressure is critical for making appropriate clinical decisions in the management of high blood pressure in order to reduce cardiovascular risk and prevent organ damage. This is important because an inaccurat Continue Reading...
Access to Health Services is one of the main objectives of Healthy People 2020. As the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP, 2017) notes, acces to quality health care services is essential for sustaining and promoting healthy comm Continue Reading...
Communicable Disease - HIV Since its discovery as a wasting disease, "gay-related immune deficiency" and "slim" in the mid-1980's, HIV has posed a significant health problem for the United States and the World. Initially considered mysteriously deva Continue Reading...
The fast pace of technological change, advancements in campus policies and even a varying demographic makeup of revolving student bodies make for a considerable and interesting challenge to the leaders in the environment. It requires Barqeuo and his Continue Reading...
Discussion Topic #: Leading Health IndicatorsNutrition and Healthy Eating as a Leading Health Indicator in Healthy People 2030Nutrition and healthy eating are critical health indicators in the Healthy People 2030 agenda. Poor diet and nutrition are m Continue Reading...
Preliminary Care Coordination PlanPatient-CenteredHealth interventions for homeless individuals must be patient-centered in order to be successful. This means that each individual must be treated as a unique case, with a personalized care plan that i Continue Reading...
Reflection on Healthcare Delivery Models and Nurse’s Role in Public Health Since commencing this RN-BSN program at West Coast University, my perception of healthcare delivery models and the role of nurses in public health programs has evolved. Continue Reading...
1. The concerns Tonya and Lisa have regarding genetic testing raises several ethical questions that Dugas (2005) outlines. The right to self-determination is central in matters linked to genetic testing, and nurses do need to understand their role in Continue Reading...
Patients in hospitals often complain of pain regardless of the diagnosis. Several activities in a patient's life contribute to pain. Some of the activities include amount of sleep, daily chores and quality of life (Alaloul, Williams, Myers, Jones, &a Continue Reading...
UsingtheAACNSynergyModel AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care Case Study of a CHF Patient Sonya Hardin, RN, PhD, CCRN, CS Leslie Hussey, RN, PhD role as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS)/adult nurse practitioner (ANP). The advanced practice nurs Continue Reading...
Ethics and Nursing One of the complexities of 21st century medicine is the evolution of nursing care theories in combination with a changing need and expectation of the stakeholder population. Nurses must be advocates and communicators, but must bal Continue Reading...
Infection Prevention and Control Proposal for Clinical Experience and Project For this project, I elected to experience the leadership role in a clinical practice with a family nurse practitioner (FNP). Towards this end, my area of specialty will be Continue Reading...
Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Right to Die Abstract More and more patients in and end-of-life phase are expressing a desire for physician-assisted suicide (PAS) as an option that allows them to die with dignity and forego the pain and suffering ass Continue Reading...
Personal and Professional Accountability Personal Growth and Development The concept of professional nurse accountability has been defined by professional nursing bodies and nurse education credentialing bodies as an essential factor underpinning p Continue Reading...
Tuberculosis Communicable disease: Tuberculosis Tuberculosis is a widespread, lethal, and infectious/transmittable disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This bacterial infection usually begins in the form of innumerable strains of mycobacte Continue Reading...
This is reflected in the article under critique- Culturally competent psychiatric nursing care by Wilson (2010).As a consequence, the ever growing body of literature in this context is now extensively used in influencing the healthcare policy at bot Continue Reading...
Hypertension: PICOTPractice Issue (Foreground): HypertensionHypertension, or high blood pressure, is a prevalent condition that poses significant health risks, including heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure. It is often called the \\\"silent kil Continue Reading...
The SNAP (Saskatchewan Nursing Advanced Practice) model can be understood as a program design and a curricular framework of the CNPP (Collaborative Nurse Practitioner Program). SNAP was derived from the strong and advanced nursing practice model othe Continue Reading...
REFLECTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE TAXOL HSRS FLOW SHEET Reflective Analysis of the TAXOL HSRs Flow Sheet Using Gibbs ReflectionIntroductionIn this essay, the focus will be on a reflective exploration and analysis of the TAXOL HSRs flow sheet, a recently dev Continue Reading...
How Does the Use of In-home Monitoring for CHF Impact Re-hospitalization Rates? Impact on In-home Monitoring for CHF on Re-hospitalization Rates Congestive heart failure (CHF) is one of the major cardiovascular diseases with high global incidence and Continue Reading...
Problem Statement This case involves the cardiovascular unit at a large general hospital in a major American city. New equipment and new medications had been introduced within the past month. Healthcare staff received training on the new equipment an Continue Reading...
Nurses serve in many different roles throughout their professional careers. Professional registered nurses and nurse practitioners often work directly with patients as care providers, diagnosing and offering evidence-based practice interventions to a Continue Reading...
Healthcare InequityHealthcare inequity refers to the gap between those who receive care they need and those who do not and that this difference is unfair (Artiga et al., 2020). The distinction between equity and equality refers to different approache Continue Reading...
Vulnerable PopulationsIntroductionThe intersection of patient safety and quality improvement (QI) in healthcare is an important concern, particularly when addressing the needs of vulnerable populations such as the homeless, migrants, and prisoners. T Continue Reading...
The Greatest Challenge to US Healthcare The role is played by the government The role played by the government in healthcare is a divisive issue. Many healthcare organizations executives do support the idea of extending healthcare coverage to the uni Continue Reading...
Public Database: American Nurses Association (ANA) The purpose of the American Nurses Association (ANA) is to represent and exemplify the interests of over 3.5 million registered nurses in the United States. In particular, the American Nurses Associ Continue Reading...
