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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Background/Definition/Epidemiology
Humans have a natural response to survival, stress and fear. Such responses enable an individual to pursue pertinent objectives and respond accordingly to the presence of danger. The ' Continue Reading...
Cardiovascular Alterations
From the information provided, the diagnosis would be mitral regurgitation that is possibly caused by dilated cardiomyopathy. Mitral regurgitation is a condition that causes the abnormal flow of blood back from the left ven Continue Reading...
RESPONSEResponseOranye J.Oranye J. makes an observation to the effect that quality and safety are fundamental components if an organization is to be able to achieve its corporate goals. Medical errors are among the leading causes of death in USA. Nev Continue Reading...
PID, Amenorrhea, and PCOS
An 18-year-old female presents to the clinic for evaluation of amenorrhea. She complains of having irregular menstruation cycles that started since menarche at age 13. While she lives with both parents, the patient express Continue Reading...
MANAGING AND SUSTAINING CHANGE Change Management and Change LeadershipChange management is a systematic method or process by which an organization implements change (Hao & Yazdanifard, 2015). It encompasses standardized techniques and procedures mean Continue Reading...
PICOT
As Karnik and Kanekar (2012) show, there are many interventions available to health care providers for childhood obesity, which has fast become a "global public health crisis" in the world (p. 1). These interventions include the promotion of f Continue Reading...
-Week Doctoral Term Plan & Capstone Stage GoalsStudent Name: Student ID:Student Walden Email: Student Phone #:Program and Specialization/Focus:Faculty Advisor:2nd Member (if applicable):University Research Reviewer:Date Started Program:Current Term S Continue Reading...
Sigma methodology to help lower patient length of stay while simultaneously improving financial and patient health outcomes. This paper first discusses the theoretical basis for this, outlining the Six Sigma methodology. Its history in health care a Continue Reading...
Strategic Planning May Successfully Aid the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model's Implementation and Value to Our Health Care System
How Using Strategic Planning May Successfully Aid the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model's Implementation and Valu Continue Reading...
causes for Medicare and Medicaid patients to be readmitted to hospitals within thirty days of a prior discharge. This is a fairly pervasive and major problem and it is one that demands solutions. As part of this capstone, there will be a number of f Continue Reading...
Health Literacy
CRITIQUE OF CONCEPT ANALYSIS (HEALTH LITERACY)
Significance of Concept to Presenter
Health literacy is very important to me because the concept is vital when it comes to health care in general specifically in nursing. It has a gre Continue Reading...
Quality of Work Life for Health Care Providers
The commitment of health professionals, nurses included, has been found to be profoundly influenced by their Quality of Work Life. Yet, there is limited information on QWL and intention of the turnover 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...
Health Psychology Issues
Health psychology is the field of study in which psychological and behavioral factors of health, sickness, and wellness are examined. This paper has three parts in which the first part is dedicated to an investigation of a h Continue Reading...
In this way, any concerns that could come up and be problematic will be avoided and the information contained in the study can be accepted as being reliable, valid, and unique.
As has been mentioned, limitations are too often overlooked in studies, Continue Reading...
Strategic Leadership and Future Delivery Models
The issue of life expectancy at birth is a relatively novel one. Before the 19th century for instance, the United Kingdom -- the country with the longest time-series of measured life expectancy -- had Continue Reading...
New Brunswick Extra Brunswick Program Evaluation Proposal
New Brunswick Extra-Mural Program Evaluation Proposal
The New Brunswick EMP (Extra Mural Program) works under the aegis and supervision of RHAs (Regional Health Authorities) to bring health Continue Reading...
Pathopharmacological Foundation
Asthma
Analyze the Pathophysiology of Asthma
The complex chronic inflammatory disease known as asthma, involves several inflammatory cells, more than a hundred distinct mediators of inflammation, and various inflamm Continue Reading...
Maxson, P.M., Derby, K.M., Wrobleski, D.M. And Foss, D.M. (2012). Bedside Nurse-to-Nurse Handoff Promotes Patient Safety. Medserg, Vol. 21/No. 3.
Maxson et al. (2012) in their study assert that in the clinical nursing practice the patient handoff am Continue Reading...
Financial statements are essential in measuring and assessing the real financial strength and position of a company. These financial statements provide quantifiable data for reports and help an individual to obtain an understanding of a company's for Continue Reading...
Health Policy Letter
The health policy being proposed
Medicines are primarily used to avert chronic ailments, infectious viruses and alleviate pain. If used incorrectly and without necessary instructions, medicines can instigate harmful outcomes in 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...
Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) accounts for the majority of nosocomial pneumonia which may lead to more extensive hospital stay and increased intensive care. Endrotachael tubes that provide continuous subglotic suctioning (abbreviated: CSS-ET Continue Reading...
Healthcare system is large, spending accounted for 17% of the GDP in 2011 and was expected to increase (Kaplan & Porter, 2011). By 2014 this had risen to 17.5% of GDP, with a monetary value of $3 trillion, equal to $9,523 per capita, employing ap Continue Reading...
Surgery Infections
When it comes to medical issues that can arise, one of the nastier things that can arise is an infection. Whether it be regular staph, MRSA or others, infections are things that can hurt, kill, maim or at least prolong suffering a Continue Reading...
Medical Ethics
Terrance Ackerman, in his article Why Doctors Should Intervene, presents some of the complicated affective influences that enter into the doctor -- patient relationship when a patient is facing a life threatening situation. Patient au Continue Reading...
Identifying Opportunities to Reduce Medication Error Rates by Nursing Staff
Today, one of the most challenging problems facing nurses practicing in any setting, but most especially tertiary healthcare facilities, is the adverse drug reactions caused Continue Reading...
Application Process Improvement Models Organizations Systems
A clinical practice improvement initiative
The strategy of treating patients with dementia must be dependent on a thorough neurological, psychiatric, and general therapeutic assessment of Continue Reading...
On the other hand, it is not always about the negative effects of cost cutting that is important to focus on during the analysis of whether the strategy is beneficial or more costly. There are researches and studies that also reveal the positive si Continue Reading...
However, the extent of discrimination and stigma on a HIV infected HCW is much higher creating severe health, economic and psychosocial consequences for the person. The risk of HIV infection is 100 times lesser than HBV infection and by following 'U Continue Reading...
Healthcare Organizations
Performance Studies
Effects of Performance Study in relation to Organization Performance
Performance Studies
An organization is a social entity. Most organizations have goals that have to be attained; hence, they must be Continue Reading...
Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ) Instrument Analysis
Research to evaluate interventions to promote sleep in critically ill patients has been restricted by the lack of brief, inexpensive outcome measures (Richards, O'Sullivan, & Phillips, 2000). Usuall Continue Reading...
Healthcare Leadership
Leadership and Management in Healthcare
Effective Leadership and Management
Leadership is much like communications in regards to the complexity inherent in these concepts. There are many different perspectives that are used t Continue Reading...