Ethical dilemma This essay will narrate a nurse’s ethical dilemma as experienced in a local emergency department. In addition, the paper will discuss the relevant codes of conduct and law and make recommendations based on the nurse’s ethi Continue Reading...
Evidence Based Practice University of Illinois Evidence Based Medicine Resources: Lessons Learned From the search resources I learned that in evidence based medicine, patient values comprising of their unique concerns, preferences, and expectations i Continue Reading...
Gastrointestinal Tract: Disorders of Motility 1. The secretion of acid by the stomach is promoted by three phases. These, according to Huether and McCance (2017) are the cephalic phase, gastric phase, and the intestinal phase. As the authors further Continue Reading...
setting, definition Sample/Setting Conclusions (Appraisal) Level of Evidence (Flagg, 2015) Implementing patient-focused healthcare within settings burdened by the combined challenges of scarce support systems, huge patient loads and constantly-g Continue Reading...
Organisational Development Current Situation Organisational Development Plan Implementation of the Development Plan Stakeholder Engagement Evaluation of the Development Plan Organisational Development at RSPCA Of all Queensland's societies and Continue Reading...
Nursing Shortage Risk Management Plan Nursing staff scarcity constitutes a widespread issue across several segments of the healthcare sector. It is often a challenge to find an adequate number of qualified nursing professionals for meeting staffing 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...
Geriatric Population What is the best way to assure that older people are well cared for in an acute healthcare setting? What are the roles that nurses should play when it comes to providing the best possible care to older, frail people? These ques Continue Reading...
Shift Work in the Hospital The shift work is a term used to define the situation where the employees work in recurring periods with each team of employees coming in doing the same work as the previous team that might have left. It is a mode that is Continue Reading...
communicable disease for discussion is HIV. HIV is the precursor to AIDS and is a virus with possible origins within the monkeys and chimp population of Africa. Some humans in certain areas of Africa ate these animals and may have been exposed to th Continue Reading...
Nursing Case and Care Plan William Smith is a 68-year-old man who was transferred to the Palliative Care ward from a surgical ward three days ago. The patient was admitted on January 26, 2013 for removal of a sacral abscess that had been a source of Continue Reading...
Mrs. X. Relationship of high cholesterol levels to the development of cardiovascular disease Diabetes, heart disease, and high cholesterol are all strongly correlated. Even when diabetes is being well-managed, the patient's risks factors increase f Continue Reading...
Healthcare We can compare the healthcare workplace to what is seen by a person when he/she looks through a kaleidoscope: since there are numerous different patterns that appear as the moments pass by. The shortage of nurses which has been publicized Continue Reading...
Randomized Study Acupuncture is one of the most popular alternative treatments in the world today. Traditionally the theory behind acupuncture indicates that there must be a threshold to generate the internal compound (de qi) to achieve the therapeu Continue Reading...
Nutrition John Frewin is a young child who lives with his parents. The 12-year-old is on a sustaining income of his parents. The parents of the child are low-income earners. The amount they receive can only sustain partial needs of the family thus a Continue Reading...
What treatments did the individual seek? Were any available at the time? Reeve had to have a major operation a few days after his accident to replace the shattered vertebrae through artificial means. After his operation, he was put through physical 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...
Hypothermia Treatment Using Radiant Heat Hypothermia Critique of Postoperative Hypothermia Treatment Using Radiant Heat by Yang et al. (2012) Critique of Postoperative Hypothermia Treatment Using Radiant Heat by Yang et al. (2012) Perioperative h Continue Reading...
Prescription Drug Comparison The rate at which Americans consume prescription or over-the-counter pharmaceuticals has increased significantly during the last two decades, and today "the number of prescriptions filled each year increased by 39% betwe Continue Reading...
Wound Healing Quantitative Research Critique Vogt, Uhiyarik, & Schroeder (2007) conducted a study that compared Aquacel dressing vs. standard wound care for primary closed vascular surgical wounds. The results of the study found that there was Continue Reading...
Crohn's Disease An Overview of the Most Pertinent Facts Relating to Crohn's Disease Crohn's Disease Affects the Digestive System (Journey with Crohn's, N.d.) Crohn's disease is a serious condition that afflicts roughly half a million people in Nor Continue Reading...
Health History Examination FUNDAMENTAL IN ADULT CARE Individual Client Health History Examination of an Older Adult Client/Patient Initials LNP Sex: F. Age Occupation: free-lance researcher- journalist Health History/Review of Systems Neurologi Continue Reading...
Pathophysiological Bacterial Infections Pathophysiological Infection refers to the alteration of body functions in response to effects by other living microorganisms such as virus and bacteria (McCance et al., 2009). Pathophysiological Infections oc Continue Reading...
Obesity and Health Problems The Solution, First Reason To ensure that the approach adopted in the management of obesity is workable and to avoid the adoption of a potentially discriminatory position against those who prefer a bigger body size; obes Continue Reading...
In these cases, it has been mentioned that only those diabetics can benefit from the use of aspirin that have had a heart attack in the past. Thus, the usage of aspirin can help in prevention of any future heart attacks3 (p. 2365). Analysis of Chos Continue Reading...
nurse-manager for a hospital floor and focuses on a proposed change to that floor: the addition of a certified wound care nurse. It begins by describing the benefits of a specialized wound care nurse, the existing conditions on the hospital floor, a Continue Reading...
Stress Factors in Law Enforcement This brief paper will look at some of the issues and circumstances that create stress in the lives of law enforcement officers. In particular some chronic stressors will be examined that contribute to higher than no Continue Reading...
Nursing Theory Analysis Theory-based nursing is the phenomenon that has been researched much during the past two decades. Nursing theory has become the foundation for nursing practice with its own knowledge base. The current paper is an analysis of Continue Reading...
Affective Distress and Its Impact Health Psychology: Affective Distress and its Impact Stress is a significant part of daily life for most people. It can take its toll on a person if he or she does not understand good techniques that can be used to Continue Reading...
A collaborative communication strategy is pursued in relational, supportive, symmetrical channel conditions; and, 2. An autonomous communication strategy is pursued in transactional, unsupportive, asymmetrical channel conditions (Varney 2002, p. 13 Continue Reading...
Poor dental health can be a portal that allows bacteria and other infectious organisms into blood stream. Poor dental health care can also lead to poor outcomes of dialysis. Heart disease patients have special needs when it comes to dental care. Spr Continue Reading...
Health Care Roles in Communication Communication is a fundamental piece of health care education and has been shown to improve health outcomes, patient compliance, and patient satisfaction. Quality health care emphasizes knowledge and utilization of Continue Reading...
Italian-Americans The standard history of the Italian-American experience, La Storia by Jerre Mangione and Ben Morreale, speaks of the "five hundred year" span of that experience. This is a somewhat whimsical reference to the Italian (specifically Continue Reading...
Translating Biomedical Innovation / Mental Health and well being Managing Ideas: Commercialization Strategies for Biotechnology This article by Joshua and Scott Focuses on the commercialization aspect of biotechnology and stresses how important it Continue Reading...
One that is in love will only recognize the good object of their love, and typically for a while at least be not capable or extremely reluctant to recognize the rest. This occurrence is called splitting, and is measured a much undeveloped defense in Continue Reading...
