changes affecting healthcare in the next five to 10 years. There are two specific areas, though, that will be the focus of these changes. These are the number of older adults who need care and the advances in technology. The idea that technology is Continue Reading...
Diabetes Umpierre, D. et al. (2011). Physical activity advice only or structured exercise training and association with HbA levels in Type 2 Diabetes. JAMA 305(17): 1790-1799. A connection between lifestyle factors in diabetes has been well establ Continue Reading...
Patient Falls and Nursing PICO Question -- Among acute care patients on a Medical-Surgical Unit, does hourly rounding, as opposed to only setting the bed alarm, significantly reduce patient falls (at least by 50%)? Modern healthcare and nursing are Continue Reading...
Leadership Discussions First Half Conflicting Obligations Identify at least two ethical dilemmas that occur when you are in a position of leadership. What makes the dilemmas ethical? Would you expect each person to react to the dilemma in the same Continue Reading...
This 1996 Act was part of a Civil Rights concern that as information became more electronically disseminated, it would lead to misuse of that information (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010). Certainly, one of the benefits of electro Continue Reading...
Intimidating communication is definitely present within my work place. Student nurses and new staff have often been the victims of bullying that is coming from actual nursing and facility staff that have been on location for long periods of time. Su Continue Reading...
The objective is to impede rumination. 3. In the third stage -- relapse prevention or rehabilitation -- Mr. Thomas will be encouraged to participate in activities (such as hobbies that he enjoys, listening to music, socializing, his work and so fort Continue Reading...
Horizontal Violence in Nursing Nursing and the Prevalence of Horizontal Violence in the Workplace The core of the nursing profession is undermined by Horizontal violence. Horizontal violence affects the quality of health care that is delivered in i Continue Reading...
Critical Thinking in Nursing Education For far too long nursing has been seen as a profession that requires compassion along with obedience to the orders of doctors who were traditionally considered to be the "real" medical professionals. Nurses wer Continue Reading...
This is important because the cost of hospital acquired infections run high. The cost to care for a patient with a hospital acquired infection is almost three times the amount to care for a patient without a hospital acquired infection (Hassan et al Continue Reading...
I must put aside the desire to have fun and instead study as hard as I possibly can. I must also focus on my career satisfaction, advancement, and financial stability in the future, despite the uncertainty of the present moment. Are you willing to Continue Reading...
Lack of accountability, transparency and integrity, ineffectiveness, inefficiency and unresponsiveness to human development remain problematic (UNDP). Poverty remains endemic in most Gulf States with health care and opportunities for quality educat Continue Reading...
Therefore, a nurse must be fully aware of these sensitivities when providing care to a patient, especially when the patient is a member of cultural group from outside the U.S. The third criteria is social organization. For example, most African-Ame Continue Reading...
References Brownlee, C. "The Bad Fight: Immune Systems Harmed 1918 Flu Patients." Science News, 30 September 2006, 211+. Grist, N.R. Pandemic Influenza 1918. 2009. Cape Town, South Africa: University of Cape Town. Online. Available from the Inter Continue Reading...
" (Jarvis, nd) Jarvis states that it is precisely "this movement along a maturity gradient that Mezirow regards as a form of emancipatory learning..." (Jarvis, nd) Jarvis states that according to Mezirow "emancipation is from libidinal, institutional Continue Reading...
By educating patients on early warning signs of hepatotoxicity, this rare but potentially fatal consequence could be detected early to allow appropriate intervention." (Wright and Vandenberg, 2007) it is extremely critical to understand the nature o Continue Reading...
Some of the most pressing problems in the world today are global health care needs. There are so many different health issues facing the world, from HIV / AIDS to tuberculosis and malaria in many third-world countries. We can wipe out these disease Continue Reading...
The nursing coursework I have taken so far focuses in particular on the second and fifth competencies, regarding information and technology. Courses like anatomy and physiology are fundamental information-gathering classes that provide a firm found Continue Reading...
Role as a Nurse/Life Helper in a Long-Term Care Facility Nursing in a long-term care facility would be the prescription for burnout and depression for many people. And yet, it is an essential activity in the current society. There are ways to appro Continue Reading...
Medical Management The primary goal of both private- and public-sector medical organizations is, of course, to provide the highest standard of medical care to their patients. This requires, of course, professionals who are trained in the latest scie Continue Reading...
Critical Thinking and Analysis Developing critical thinking skills and using those skills to analyze the nursing practices, guidelines and standards provides the individual with the ability and capabilities to advance in a nursing career, helps the Continue Reading...
Nursing and Scholarship Will Two-Hour Turning and Positioning Decrease Pressure Ulcers in the Elderly Population in Nursing Homes? In order for a modern nurse to be both clinically and practically qualified to give exemplary patient care, they must Continue Reading...
Advanced Nurse Practitioner There are a number of differences explored by Hamric et al. (2013) throughout the chapter which helps differentiate the Advanced Nurse Practitioner from other nursing roles in healthcare. One that is important is the con Continue Reading...
Establishing an NP Led Wellness and Recovery Center for Deinstitutionalized Individuals Historically, nursing, and medicine professions have been loath to utilize tools commonly linked with mercenary aspects of business, such as market research and Continue Reading...
Name Class Professor Gaps occur in various situations. They can be in lesson plans or healthcare. When it comes to the MICU, practice gaps happen. To implement a quality improvement proposal one needs to see what works and how to use it to meet the Continue Reading...
Family Nurse Practioner Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) in family surburban clinic The paper provides information on an advanced nursing role (Family Nurse Practitioner). It consists of the requirements of the nursing role in terms of certification Continue Reading...
To a culture that didn't use calendars, giving a certain medicine at a certain hour of the day was incomprehensible. Neil and Peggy didn't consider that a somewhat less effective, but easier-to-follow drug regimen may have been better given the stat Continue Reading...
Piney Woods Hospital Satisfaction is the pivotal problem for Piney Woods Hospital to address. Satisfaction across all stakeholders has a substantive impact on the other key challenges the hospital is facing. When customers are satisfied with the ser Continue Reading...
hospital community group with high incidence of diabetes and low literacy presents to the teaching efforts of a hospital nurse. Description of the selected adult learner, learning topic and related hospital circumstances I am a registered clinical Continue Reading...
Communications Effective communications between doctors and nurses has always been a high priority in the medical field, especially in an arena such as a hospital, health clinic or hospice. Communicating effectively between the nurses and the doctor Continue Reading...
Nursing Research in Future Hallberg, I.R. (2006). Challenges for future nursing research: Providing evidence for health-care practice. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 43: 923-927 Nursing research has become a question of practicality. Is Continue Reading...
Community Analysis: Columbus, Ohio - Hilltop Area/Franklinton Identification and History The Franklinton/Hilltop area of Columbus, Ohio is located on the west side of the greater metropolitan area. Franklinton is in a river valley next to the Sciot Continue Reading...
Work/Other Experience I think that my work experience is the greatest asset that I bring to Walden. I came to the U.S. from Trinidad and Tobago, which gives me a unique perspective on an important population that many hospitals serve, which are pa Continue Reading...
The Democratic requirement is based upon the fact that it is necessary for healthy individuals who might not feel pressured to buy health insurance (like young people who feel immortal) to balance out the overall 'risk pool' for insurance companies, Continue Reading...
APNs have reported feeling greatly distressed when it comes to having to make end-of-life decisions because of a lack of support in this area. In conclusion, more effort needs to be put into making the lines less blurry for APNs so that they can mak Continue Reading...
Healthcare in the United States: Where We Have Been, Where We Are Going The current healthcare crisis in America is not one that happened over night. It is one that has been building for more than a quarter century. There was a time in America when Continue Reading...
Legacy Emanuel: A healthcare organization audit summary Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, at 2801 North Gantenbein Avenue, Portland, Oregon is is an IRS 501 (c ) 3 not-for-profit, tax-exempt corporation comprised of five full-service hospitals and a Continue Reading...
Lawsuit The Snow Storm Lawsuit Identify and explain at least three legal considerations. - falls - death due to improper medication weak disaster preparedness plan The main issue in this case is the snow storm. Is it the hospital's responsibili Continue Reading...
The infant mortality rate is of 8.97 deaths per 1,000 live births. This rate places Kuwait on the 160th position on the chart of the CIA. The adult prevalence rate of HIV / AIDS is of 0.1 per cent. In terms of economy, Kuwait is a relatively open, Continue Reading...
