It is also important to distinguish between the subjective or personal view of quality of life and the professional's objective evaluation of the health status of individuals (Tyrrell et al., 2005, p. 375). With regard to the patient's quality of l Continue Reading...
Reduce the Proportion of Adults with ObesityI. IntroductionGlobally, obesity is rising to epidemic levels. If current trends persist, it has been estimated that the percentage of overweight or obese adults worldwide will rise from 33 percent in 2005 Continue Reading...
A Link between Police Line of Duty Traumatic Events and PTSD DiagnosisIntroductionPolicing can lead to a number of situations in which officers experience a traumatic event. As Chopko and Schwartz (2012) show, there are a number of ways in which post Continue Reading...
Social Concerns Theory to Social Concerns or Human Behaviors The Theory of Social Concerns or Human Behaviors provides a broad framework into which more narrowly focused research can be viewed from. This analysis will consider three individual res Continue Reading...
Sociology Discussion Responses Response to Post #1 The issue your raise in terms of the long-term negative consequences on the lives and well-being of caregivers is an extremely important one. As you mention, there are various sources of significan Continue Reading...
Nurses expressed empathy when I complained of pain or discomfort and promptly advocated for me when the need arose. While hospitalized in an acute care setting, I feel that because I am a nurse, I did not receive the same degree of scrutiny a non- Continue Reading...
Patient-Centered Care for Native Patients Implications for Clinical Practice for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) form a heterogeneous population with varying sub-tribes; thus, different cultures, reli Continue Reading...
Medicine Throughout Human HistoryIntroductionFrom the ancient times to today, medicine and how it is implemented has changed in some ways and has stayed the same in others. In ancient times, it was customary for societies to view health from the lens Continue Reading...
Parkinson's disease impacts the human brain's dopamine-secreting nerve cells. Its symptoms include tremors, gait and speech modifications and muscle rigidity. The disease has no permanent cure; a patient of Parkinson's disease can only take treatment Continue Reading...
Nursing Health Promotion: Case Study Monica Monica is a 17-year-old African-American female with dangerous lifestyle choices. There are several major health concerns with the patient, including the fact that she has turned to prostitution and has a Continue Reading...
Diabetes Education What is Diabetes? Interventions Management Self-Care Diabetes Education Clinical Practice Recommendations Diabetes Education Diabetes is considered to be a chronic disease which really needs some kind of long-term nursing a Continue Reading...
physicians agree that managed care is not doing the job it was originally created to do. Although reform efforts have not worked in the past, many doctors believe now is the time to revisit reform to combat the lack of health care access to a growin Continue Reading...
Narrative AnalysisThis paper is designed to provide a narrative analysis of the Family Nurse Practitioner program and how I have adapted the program outcomes to my professional expertise within the field of healthcare. This paper will also identify h Continue Reading...
Retirement Planning 1. Most Americans over the age of 65 have the ability to enroll in Medicare part A and Medicare part B. Medicare Part A is what is known as “hospital insurance”, and “helps pay for inpatient care in a hospital or Continue Reading...
Alcoholism and IV drug use in Rural NJ There has been a dramatic spike in alcoholism and IV drug addiction over the past couple of months. This has been the leading cause of death in the rural community of Wantage, NJ. The health need identified alig Continue Reading...
Nursing homes and facilities that are somewhat less restrictive are needed and necessary in some situations so as to allow for the proper level of care and supervision. However, the isolation and removal from the outside world that people experience Continue Reading...
Caring for the Old The End of Life Care End of life care refers to the total care of a person that has an advanced illness that is incurable and does not equate with death. This end of life care can last for a number of weeks, months or even years Continue Reading...
The majority of communities in Alaska are separated by vast distances and the distance from many communities to the nearest medical facility is equivalent to the distance from New York to Chicago (Indian Health Service Alaska Area Services, 2011). Continue Reading...
" In fact, in the 8 years since she wrote her article, physicians and other professionals have been leaving the profession in droves, simply because of the rise in lawsuits, and the coinciding rise in malpractice insurance that doctors must carry to Continue Reading...
Building More Trust between Patients & DoctorsEncouraging empathy in the medical field to strengthen the bond between physicians and their patients is important in health care. As Casey et al. (2018) explain, patients often feel as though their docto Continue Reading...
aSSESSMENT TOOL ANALYSISUsing this template, you will identify an assessment tool you intend to incorporate into your clinical intervention with at least one client during the quarter. Once you have completed the initial review of your approved sites Continue Reading...
Anxiety Anxiety disorder is among the most prevalent mental health disorders in the U.S>.with approximately 18 of Americans suffering from some form of anxiety (NAMI, 2017). Different types of anxiety disorders include social anxiety, panic disord Continue Reading...
PICOT Analysis on Chronic Heart Failure One may describe heart failure (HF) as a complicated medical condition which may arise due to functional or structural cardiac disorders capable of hindering ventricular capability of ejecting or filling blood Continue Reading...
Clinical Research Process Advances in Research The Common Fund programs of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) include the PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) initiative (NIH, 2013). The PROMIS initiative seeks to Continue Reading...
Coordination of Care at Nursing HomesOverviewOne of the key ethical issues affecting the coordination and continuum of care for a nursing home community organization is the question of informed consent. Informed consent is important because it ensure Continue Reading...
Healthy People 2030 ObjectivesHealthy People 2030 is a national health improvement plan that will stimulate advancements in health for all people and communities. It has been created through collaboration and consultation with representatives from ma Continue Reading...
Definition of Quality Of Life Impact of Male Urinary IncontinenceQuality of life could be defined as the level of health and comfort in the lives of human beings as they would have experienced it, most relevantly being a positive impact on life. It s Continue Reading...
Immigration Reform The social justice implications of Immigration Reform Strangers are behind the formation of the beautiful land of America. The American land has flourishes because it is being by different sources. This rooted on the varied nouri Continue Reading...
Research that the authors report in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy -- a peer-reviewed journal -- shows that adolescents abusing substances cause "stress-related symptoms" in parents (Yuen, et al., 2011, p. 250). The stress Continue Reading...
Clinical Spiritual Assessment Instrument Spiritual Assessment Developing a Spiritual Assessment Instrument for Clinical Use Developing a Spiritual Assessment Instrument for Clinical Use The Joint Commission (2005) requires all healthcare organiza Continue Reading...
26). Two other writers note, "Nurses must be aware that there is no one right way for a patient to respond to dying. Nurses must adapt their care based on patients' current responses and needs and not expect them to always progress through defined s Continue Reading...
Who provides the care is dependent upon the patient and the type of care their illness requires. Also, some families are more active in taking care of end of life patients than other families. Indeed, hospice care providers have a significant numbe Continue Reading...
Working With the Aging Ladies and gentlemen, I stand here before you at a time in which the health care of older Americans has become a critical issue. Or should I say issues? We have more people needing more and more specialized care -- this is cri Continue Reading...
COVID- has illustrated the critical infrastructure needs within the overall healthcare system in the United States. The ability to provide relevant healthcare services in an affordable and convenient manner are not only critical to individuals but al Continue Reading...
Summarizing a Research Article Research Question The research question for the article by Rossi, Barraco and Donda (2004) was based on the fact that there had been no review of the meta-analyses published on Fluoxetine. Fluoxetine is an important dru Continue Reading...
