Critical Appraisal of Quantitative StudiesEvidence-based practice (EBP) has become an integral part of nursing care, and developing the ability to identify the respective strengths, weaknesses and limitations of peer-reviewed studies concerning EBP r Continue Reading...
Information on a Person with Chronic Illness: Mr. Barnard WestToday, approximately 300,000 adults in the United States, representing less than 1% of the American adult population, suffer from ankylosing spondylitis, also known as inflammatory back di Continue Reading...
Mental Health Treatment Approaches for Older AdultsOverview of mental health issues in the elderlyOld age is a natural occurrence for every human being, a stage in growth accompanied by several changes, which can be negative and identified as problem Continue Reading...
Since commencing my path of formal nursing education, my personal nursing philosophy has evolved, strengthened, and matured. Core theorists such as Magdaleine Leininger and Jean Watson continue to provide the underpinnings of my nursing philosophy, w Continue Reading...
Combating the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in South Africa Although Swaziland has the highest incidence rate for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at 27.7%, South Africa suffers from the largest number of people living with HIV in the world (6. Continue Reading...
Cultural Values for Nursing There are several personal, cultural and spiritual values that I have which have made substantial contributions to my worldview and philosophy or nursing. Firstly, these values pertain to my belief in a higher power or Go Continue Reading...
Budget: Reducing Risky Behavior Among African-American Female Adolescents The membership of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) is almost 200,000 in number (AANP, 2014a), but sending a survey to all members would be prohibitively Continue Reading...
Communicable Disease/Community Nursing 2003 SARS Outbreak In November 2002, the first case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was reported in the Guangdong Province in China (Lau and Peiris, 2005). Over the next few months, SARS cases were Continue Reading...
Children with AIDS Population Demographics The Centers for Disease Control estimate there were 217 children with HIV below the age of 13, in 2010 in the 46 states. The report indicates that seventy-five percent of these were infected prenatal. By t Continue Reading...
Admission Essay: Master of Science in Nursing-Family PractitionerIve always wanted to serve in the helping professions. This is where I feel most accomplished as both an individual and professional. To be more specific, I happen to be specifically ex Continue Reading...
Racial Inequity in Health CareThe care received by black people from their providers contributes significantly to their high morbidity and mortality rates. Numerous studies have been conducted looking into racial inequity in health care, and the stud Continue Reading...
Workplace violence can be prevented by creating a workplace environment and organizational culture that prevents the problem, protects employees, and pursues strategies for change. The presence of official policies or codes of ethics in the workplace Continue Reading...
HIV patients. Identify and Describe the Aggregate This paper focuses on a particular section of HIV patients - that of men having sex with men, in the United States. There is also an identification and description of the aggregate, its needs and r Continue Reading...
Long-Term Nursing Facility Management Risks FACILITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS Long-Term Nursing Family Management Risks The major risk management issue of our hospital is the spread of nosocomial infections, more popularly known in the medical circle a Continue Reading...
Creating and Sustaining a Culture and Environment for Evidence-Based PracticePart 1Using critically appraised and scientifically proven data, nurses can utilize evidence-based practice (EBP) to give high-quality health care to a specific population. Continue Reading...
Healthcare has gained exceeded attention in the past few years since all over the world, diseases and their intensity have been witnessed with an increase in population. Hygiene and sanitation have been associated with an increase in illness, thus co Continue Reading...
Overview Working at the Primary Care Clinic at the Veterans’ Administration (VA), nurses are exposed to a range of diagnoses and patient care concerns. The experience helps evolve core competencies in a range of practice areas. The VA calls the Continue Reading...
Clicking on the links reveals that some of the topics provide more information and information in different formats than others. For example, the Aging Driver topic lists the following clickable PDF files: Tips for Safe Driving, How to Help the Ol Continue Reading...
Moreover, the specific cause of transmission are the low compliance rates of hospital personnel with basic antiseptic protocols such as simple hand washing. Surprisingly, the worst offenders were those with the highest degree of formal training: na Continue Reading...
(ACS Publication June 2006 A Growing Crisis In Patient Access to Emergency Surgical Care at (http://www.facs.org/ahp/emergcarecrisis.pdf) Statement of Problem There is a growing problem in the ability of individuals and communities to receive care Continue Reading...
CULTURAL AND MENTAL HEALTHCultural and Mental HealthIt would be prudent to note that culture - which includes various aspects which are inclusive of, but they are not limited to nationality, language, religion, class, and gender - can impact many asp Continue Reading...
Using Technology in Diabetes Management HealthCare in Long-term Healthcare Facilities The long-term care facilities most often deal with the aging population in the society. This group of people has a low immune system that predisposes them to variou Continue Reading...
Bacterial Meningitis) Namani, S. A., Koci, R. A., Qehaja-BuAaj, E., Ajazaj-Berisha, L., & Mehmeti, M. (2014). The epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in Kosovo. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 8(07), 823-830. The article aim Continue Reading...
Chronic Health: Comprehensive Case Study Part A Setting: Skilled nursing facility. The facility largely offers residential care for senior citizens – mostly from the age of 65 and above. The patient is a 72-year-old Caucasian male who has been Continue Reading...
Introduction Why are patients with Medicaid coverage not receiving the best quality of health care? One of the reasons is that physicians do not want to participate in the Medicaid program because the rate of payment from either the state or the fede Continue Reading...
Introduction The delivery health care system takes into account the assimilation of physicians, healthcare facilities, together with other medical services with plan to facilitate the provision of the total continuum of medical care for its consumers Continue Reading...
CVS Renames Itself CVS Health as it Ends Sale of Tobacco Products (1) Who are the major winners and losers in this story? Why do you think so? The new CVS strategy definitely seems more consistent relative to health promotion. Promoting health and Continue Reading...
Milo's Framework Modern healthcare is so complex, so rife with new technologies, new procedures, and new expectations from stakeholders, that the contemporary nurse and physician need all the tools possible to pull for varied situations. Milo's fram Continue Reading...
The list of ethical relationships continues to include procurement and communicability, behond the space for the present report. There is probably no way to include all stakeholders in this decision since that group includes future applicants as ye Continue Reading...
Budgeting and Cost Control Health Care Budgeting and Cost Control in Health Care: Significance of Diagnosis-Related Groups and Defenders and Critics of the Current DRG system Diagnosis-related groups, otherwise known as DRGs, are considered to be o Continue Reading...
LETTER OF INTENTI write this letter of intent to the DDA with the objective of enrolling as a HCBS Medicaid Waiver Provider operating within the ............................ area. The company is committed towards ensuring the best outcomes among per Continue Reading...
Anxiety, Stress & CopingStudy Title: Young Adults Experiences with Mental Health ServicesThe authors whose names are listed below certify that they are neither involved nor affiliated with any entity or organization, and have neither non-financial (e Continue Reading...
Health Information Exchange The U.S. government established Health Information Exchange (HIE) to help improve patient care across the country. This mandate was created on the premise that sharing health information across, between, and within health Continue Reading...
The widespread health disparities between quality and cost are mainly used to determine existing inequalities within healthcare services. In 2016, studies examined healthcare’s relationship with quality and cost relating to lifespan (Chetty et Continue Reading...
Evidence hierarchy exists as a means of evaluating the strength of the evidence that has been provided in a study. The highest order of evidence, for example, is a meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) that have clear results. The lowe Continue Reading...
Nurses Do? Many people, tropical countries Third World, die preventable, curable diseases. . . . Malaria, Of the many challenges related to providing adequate health care in nations that are still developing, one of the most prominent is the fact t Continue Reading...
Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) in Home-Based Care Introduction UNAIDS HIV/AIDS statistics indicate that while HIV/AIDS morbidity has declined, the prevalence of AIDs has increased over the decades with 37 Million people living with HIV/A Continue Reading...
