Medical errors are a severe problem on the US social agenda. They are the third leading cause of death in the country, claiming more than 250,000 lives annually (Sorrell, 2017). Death due to medical error is recognized as clinical death caused by inadequately qualified personnel, error of care, systemic defect,...
The main idea of the first chapter titled An International Approach to Helping concerns the fact that social work is a mediator between the client and social surroundings and systems that are important to him. The topic’s main idea relates to the social work profession since it provides the students...
The comparison between Inova Mount Vernon Hospital and Abbott Northwestern patient safety goals and improvement strategies. According to the Joint Commission (2021), the accreditation and certification show how the two hospitals can continuously learn modern performance improvement strategies to patient safety goals. There are various parameters on the selected site...
Walmart is collaborating with others to improve the need for ethical recruiting methods to address possible hazards to the dignity and safety of workers in their supply chain. In addition, the organization strives to promote safe working conditions and gender equality. They promote projects in essential areas and supply chains...
Background Individuals frequently tend to avoid conflict emergence at all costs to isolate themselves from the duty of resolving such situations in the future. However, it is of paramount importance to realize that the existence of conflicts serves as an integral constituent of a democratic society that facilitates changes and...
Learned helplessness is a state of an individual in which a person does not attempt to improve his condition, although he has such an opportunity. It is characterized by passivity, depression, depression, refusal to act. This phenomenon occurs when a person makes several unsuccessful attempts to deal with a problem....
Introduction The government campaigns are designed to address specific issues and contribute to their tackling. Furthermore, they can be related to gender discrimination, migration, educational problems, and in the modern world, mainly to global epidemics. The campaigns tend to be different in each country since they are created for people...
The book The Tortilla Curtain, written by Thomas Coraghessan Boyle, is a story of two couples with massively different origins and challenges. The story intricately reveals how each couple views others, which enriches the overall perspectives offered by the author. The given collision analysis will primarily focus on familial and...
Excessive drinking is considered a deviant act that is not encouraged by the majority of the communities across the globe. The deviant and disruptive behavior associated with the huge consumption of alcohol may harm not only the person who is under the influence but other people too. People who participate...
Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville, is a complex, intellectually dense story about the basis of compassion, the transparency of other individuals, and the way confederate social constraints increased concerns about humankind’s metaphysical equivalence. Readers have stressed Bartleby as a representation of incomprehensibility, of the final openness of language or...
Introduction In every professional sphere, it is necessary to demonstrate skills and knowledge corresponding to the standards of this particular practice. In the field of social work, these requirements are presented in the form of nine competencies adopted by the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE). These standards cover different...
Heroic tales and legends of the Middle Ages are now thought to have been completely masculine. However, it would be wrong to consider all works of this genre identical as long as there existed different target audiences who wanted different characters. For instance, the French epic The Song of Roland...
The play A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen premiered at the end of the nineteenth century and evoked a heated debate. Although it seemed a feminist play, the author stressed that he did not intend to explore the associated themes. Nonetheless, his renowned work unveils diverse issues females have faced...
The Renaissance, a period in European history that marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity, was characterized by moving from religious dogmas to a more human-centered approach to philosophy, literature, and art and a revived interest in Greco-Roman legacy. It is traditionally considered that the Renaissance reached its...
Introduction Emily Dickinson is presently regarded as one of the most prominent and fruitful American poets that ever exist, even though the world saw only about ten of her poems during her life. Although Emily Dickinson led a calm and secluded lifestyle, she was, at the same time, vividly interested...
The story Sonny’s Blues, written by James Baldwin, is narrated by an African-American man working as an algebra teacher, whose name is not revealed by the author. At the beginning of the story, the narrator is worried after reading the newspaper, from which he finds out that his brother, Sonny,...
Many literary works reflect real-life events in a compelling and relatable manner. A short story Shiloh by Bobbie Ann Mason is an exemplary piece of literature since, through the narration of the main character’s transformation, the author portrays a broken marriage and encourages female self-empowerment. Norma Jean is a character...
Margaret Atwood’s “Happy Endings” represents a unique literary work, as it raises multiple issues and challenges numerous standards and writing rules in just a few paragraphs. The author admits that in the beginning, she did not know what kind of story she was writing. Moreover, readers can only guess what...
Introduction Substance use is the world’s most pressing problem. World society at the turn of the millennium faced a new reality when dangerous addictions, which primarily gripped the young population, began to progress rapidly, increasingly shifting from the medical to the social sphere. Modern medicine has developed a drug testing...
The text that was selected for the assignment is “You’ve got to find what you love” by Steve Jobs. Steven Paul Jobs, the chief executive officer (CEO), chairman, and co-founder of Apple Inc., was an American serial entrepreneur, product designer, investor, and media mogul. In addition to founding the company...
Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Soldier’s Home” focuses on the setting of an average town somewhere in Oklahoma. It is the early 1920 and the protagonist, Harold Krebs, returns home from World War I almost two years after its end, and such a late arrival plays an essential role in his...
Workplace violence in healthcare is a recognized hazard in the industry. WPV in the US has been on the rise in recent decades. It is estimated that between 70% to 75% of the violence is recorded from the healthcare facilities (Mento et al. 2020). WPV could come in the form...
Education is a critical process aimed at preparing students for life and being active and productive members of society. Nevertheless, students from varying backgrounds and attending different schools do not receive the same education. There is an educational disparity between social classes, in particular between the affluent and marginalized communities....
In the “Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds” article, James Clear explores the topic of why people tend to maintain their opinions on a given subject even if shown these are factually wrong. He posits that people need to feel accepted just as much as, and sometimes more than they...
Poverty is one of the key social issues that need to be addressed on a comprehensive level so that multiple disparities and issues causing the increase in poverty rates could be managed. In the U.S., poverty remains a major socioeconomic concern (UluÄź et al. 2). The phenomenon of poverty should...
Ageism is the biased discrimination of an individual or a group due to their age bracket. In most societies, age discrimination is often taken lightly, but it has severe effects as other forms of discrimination like racism and sexism (OHRC, 2019). The media define the roles of society and portray...
Each society has a certain structure, which represents stable patterns of human interaction. In particular, the social structure is determined by what positions people occupy in society, what roles they perform, and how their relations are formed. The basis for building a social structure is social interaction, which describes what...
Summary The interviewee is Betty P Lindley, and she is the founder/executive director of the West Park Cultural Center. This non-profit organization is located in Philadelphia, and the purpose of conducting this project is to verify the feasibility of ethnic and cultural programs developed by this entity and the applicable...
Introduction Many media representations of the elderly reflect unfavorable societal views about aging. Youth is revered and celebrated in North American culture since it is seen as a sign of attractiveness. The elderly are often depicted in comedic works as grouchy or antagonistic. Older people’s jobs seldom represent the variety...
Introduction Company, Vision, Mission, and the Purpose of Existence Job, place, the position are the questions of every young professional interested in a professional career. The choice of a job in a professional field often determines further personal and career development. Nowadays, there are enough professions that require both low...
De Luca, L., Nocentini, A., & Menesini, E. (2019). The teacher’s role in preventing bullying. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1830. Web. The authors provide the ways schools can assist educators in handling bullying in school. First, they mention that educators should react in several ways when bullying occurs. They could...
The case of Kitty Genovese is a significant incident that raised many questions in American society, such as morality, duty, indifference to another human being and the Samaritan law. Back in times when the situation had happened, the neighbors were judged for their lack of actions and apathy towards the...
Introduction Immigration practices become more frequent in the modern environment, prompting the occurrence of various ethnic phenomena. The process of racial self-identification is currently considered a prominent research topic that encompasses multiple cultural issues and allows to establish the factors contributing to an individual’s ethnic account of themselves (Mowen and...
The trusting relationship between the client and the counselor is based on honesty and descriptive consent. A person’s attendance and all communications between a patient and a service provider are confidential and are not released without the person’s signed consent. Authorization forms about release information should be available for this...
The drug addiction problem does not only affect those people who actually use illegal substances, but also their families, friends, and other members of the community. The victims of such circumstances are often unable to help themselves; thus, they rely on government representatives to provide the necessary guidelines and conditions....
The Maersk Group may be defined as an integrated transport and logistics corporation that possesses a number of brands, as well as an international leader in the framework of container shipping and ports. Given such a substantial scope of the business, the company is to pay attention to its corporate...
Autism is a typical widespread disorder that usually appears by the age of three in a child. Autism is characterized by very little or no verbal communication, a lack of social engagement and responsiveness, and the presence of repetitive ritual activities. Autism spectrum disorders are a broad phenotype, including the...
Introduction The 21st century has brought innovation to diabetology in the form of molecular genetic analysis in the diagnosis of diabetes, followed by a personalized, individualized approach to treatment. Not to the fact that the disease is extremely complex and at the moment, controlled but incurable, science and nurses are...
Diabetes represents a major health threat, which has been exacerbated by the increase in the number of adverse factors. With the levels of obesity rising rapidly, the threat of diabetes has increased, affecting not only adults but also children and adolescents. Therefore, immediate changes must be introduced to the current...
The healthcare sector is one of the most critical sectors to work in since it entails the involvement of fellow human beings. Individuals suffering from various health conditions need to be treated with utmost humanity when developing the appropriate intervention plan for their conditions. Healthcare institutions are required to ensure...
Health promotion is a diverse field that aims to include all interested parties involved in medical care. It refers to implementing a wide range of social and environmental interventions that empower individuals and communities to take greater control of their health and improve their health outcomes. It highly depends on...
Summary Currently, there are several crucial issues in the United States, including drug abuse and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. These problems have had far-reaching consequences on the American people threatening their livelihoods and affecting society, economics, and public health, which has suffered the most. To cope with these problems, effective...
Introduction A detailed preparedness plan is essential for a healthcare organization’s operation in emergency events. Lindell et al. (2006) defined emergency preparedness as “preimpact activities that establish a state of readiness to respond to extreme events that could affect the community.” (p. 244). Therefore, a healthcare organization with a developed...
Physiological Analysis Physiology entails the scientific study of the body processes and the overall system network that work together to ensure that different organisms survive. The living organism includes human beings and their ability, growth, and development. It shows more concern with the biological operations and the mechanisms of body...
Key Words Notes Main purposeVirus The purpose of this text Dozens of my friends have had coronavirus – here’s what they want you to know is to show people how terrible and dangerous this virus is and what harm it can cause to infected people. Why did the author group...
Introduction: The Issue Without a well-established mental health system, it is unlikely that a country’s population can exhibit positive levels of mental health. There is a lack of mental health professionals and treatment facilities in Nepal, which means that services are not readily available. With only one mental health hospital...
Most women take several weeks to fully recover from pregnancy and childbirth. This period is critical in not only the individual’s health but also their likelihood to be drafted. The Air Force Physical Training Test (AF PT Test) is a routine procedure of evaluating the physical performance of airmen and...
In the healthcare system, the times of business as usual are passed. All over the world, every medical system is suffering from growing prices and unequal quality despite the challenging work of well-intentioned, well-trained professionals. Health care professionals have explored numerous incremental changes and policymakers—fighting fraud, decreasing mistakes, enforcing practice...
It can be stated that what mainly differentiates the health care system in America from that in Australia is the fact that the latter country is one of the 32 OECD states that have Universal Health Coverage. This means that Australia, like the rest of the OECD member countries with...
Medical law and ethics are based on the principles of non-malpractice, meaning that no harm should be caused to a patient due to the interventions performed by medical workers. Nonetheless, human error and the complexity of the health care provider practices imply common cases of adverse outcomes of care that...
Availability of Services Name Distance by car Type of services Available without driving Walgreens Pharmacy 2.4 miles (Walgreens Locator, n.d.). Mediation, vitamins, personal care, etc.Same-day delivery for online shopping and by callCompound medicationsDrive-thru service Yes – delivery Whole Foods Market 1.8 miles Fresh fruits, vegetable, organic and other productsDelivery service...
Diabetes Diabetes is a chronic condition characterized by high blood glucose levels and disruption in fat and protein metabolism. Because blood glucose cannot be digested in the cells due to a lack of insulin secretion by the pancreas or the cells’ inability to utilize the insulin appropriately generated, blood glucose...
Article Summary Ethical decision-making is an inevitable competence for every health care professional that provides care for people daily. The ability to critically assess the factors and incorporate ethical principles and values enables the professionals to make moral decisions driven by reasonable prioritization of beneficial solutions. The article by Sultan...
Diagnosing emotional eating habits helps an individual avoid the unhealthy cycles led by one’s yearnings. As a result, Sage developed a habit of eating that allowed her to be relieved, and this would at times make her feel she had done something wrong, thereby promising herself not to do it...
Modernization of educational standards aims at training a competent specialist capable of self-organization, constant formation and development of competitive advantages. Becoming a professional is impossible without the motivation to achieve goals, the ability to prioritize objectives, and the skills to focus on specific tasks. Sometimes it can be difficult to...
The term honor can be used in a variety of ways. Honor is all at once an adjective, a noun, a verb, and a way to address a person in a respectful manner. It encompasses a variety of qualities and values, codes and rules that are considered to be substantial...
Video games long ago came into the life of a modern person, and today it is one of the most popular among all recreation types. This phenomenon can be expounded: virtual reality inclines to offer unlimited capabilities, and developers never stop to enrapture game lovers with renewed products. As known,...
Introduction Personal identity is a factor with which most people struggle their whole lives. For myself and most as I imagine, personal identity is a concept that we are familiar with, since we recognize our character, preferences, personal morality, and other elements which make up an identity. However, it is...
Introduction Frantz Fanon is the author of the highly-praised book “The Wretched of the Earth” which was written in 1961. In this book, the author justifies violence as the main instrument of the third world peoples’ struggle against the colonialists. His radical concept was adopted over the years by such...
Renal Disease Case Danny Xiao is 18-year-old young male adult who has chronic kidney disease. His renal disease is thought to be a result of medication he had taken for the treatment of a solid tumor (cancer) when he was 5 years old. He has been cancer free (remission) since...
Nurses have a special place in the medical community because their qualifications and personal qualities determine the success of treatment and the patient’s quality of life during their recovery and the actual recovery process. A professional nurse needs to know a lot: the legal framework for health care, job responsibilities,...
The rationale for the Initiative Telehealth and virtual visit applications have rapidly become a primary way of improving healthcare and making it more widespread. With the development of the internet sphere, the reach and influence of medical organizations have had an opportunity to expand significantly, allowing for a range of...
Introduction Cardiovascular diseases are known as one of the leading causes of death all over the world. In particular, coronary artery disease (CAD) is a serious condition caused by atherosclerosis or plaque buildup in coronary arteries. Alternatively, it is called ischemic heart disease or coronary heart disease. Arteries’ thickening is...
Introduction Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is a metabolic ailment that causes high blood sugar. Diabetes is a fatal disease and is the major cause of end-stage renal disease, adult-onset blindness, and non-traumatic lower extremity amputations (Bermejo et al., 2020). Etiology Diabetes is caused by defects in insulin secretion,...
The most surprising part of the article is the fact that changes between 2019 and 2020 were not as significant as I expected them to be. In my personal experience, the occurrence of a worldwide pandemic drastically changed my handwashing habit to the point that I can confidently recall them....
A pressure ulcer is a localized region of injury to the underlying tissue or skin tissue caused by pressure or shear and pressure. A variety of other factors have been referred to as pressure ulcers; however, the importance of these factors has yet to be determined. This essay attempts to...
Introduction Healthcare-associated infections are an actual problem of the medical sphere. Since the population grows, the number of patients demanding hospitalizing also increases, which leads to a more active development of this type of infections. However, a proper organization of work in a team of healthcare professionals can be one...
Each of us has ever experienced the desire to take a glimpse of the future – the grand, the mystique, the unknown. Surprisingly, certain issues concerning human activities have always been considered the same viewpoint. Although time passes, nothing changes in such cases, which offers a terra incognita for research....
Introduction All hospitals and other healthcare facilities have a responsibility of providing reliable, quality, fast, timely, and affordable services to patients. Therefore, the information management system is a crucial aspect needed by hospitals and other healthcare facilities to be able to carry out their services. Given that the medical records...
Introduction Among the very many diseases that affect the central nervous system of human beings is Parkinson’s disease. Persons suffering from this degenerative disorder have their motor skills, speech, and other central nervous system functions greatly impaired. Medics classify Parkinson’s disease under the class of movement disorders. This is because...
Professionals of healthcare and researchers have documented the importance of caring among the poor and disabled. Various circumstances such as old age, illness, pregnancy, natural calamities etc give the opportunity to understand the subject of caring. It can be perceived as a receptiveness of others’ wants for assistance and it...
Over the last 4 weeks, I have gained remarkable knowledge on strategies that need to be set when caring for a patient in a given region. Any service given to a patient undergoing surgery recovery process should be done in a systematic manner. This is based on the fact that...
As our modern life is full of frustrations, deadlines, and demands, it is not surprising that stress is regarded as a usual condition of many people. Unfortunately, stress is characterized by numerous effects on the body, and, as a rule, these effects are negative. To gather the proper information and...
Journal Utilization of the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) approach in nursing has been identified to have a profound impact on the cost and quality of care patients receive. Therefore, it is vital to encourage nurses and students in clinical practice to devise strategies that promote the approach’s application (Ellis, 2019). As...
Bill and Ted What the nurse should teach Bill and Ted about the psychosocial or cognitive development of a toddler to help them understand Victoria’s behavior? The nurse should teach the parents about overcoming Victoria’s behaviors and supporting her development. Observation is an effective method, and they should use it...
The United States faces a substantial number of issues and obstacles when it comes to the current condition of the healthcare system. It is reflected in a rather large uninsured percentage of the population, which is currently 10%, and some of the lowest life expectancy figures in the developed world...
EBP is the deliberate use of current and proven scientific medication data to diagnose and treat patients. Medical students use the EBP principle to understand patients’ problems, compare or determine suitable interventions, and evaluate the treatment outcomes. This treatment approach emphasizes the use of clinical experience instinct. Since the modern...
Being involved in different academic contexts has improved my basic understanding of nursing practice by acquiring vital health knowledge. As a student, I have obtained sufficient knowledge regarding concepts associated with mental health. The terminologies have been expounded and elaborated on in peer-reviewed online materials. Mental health concepts have been...
The coronavirus disease, which is also referred to as COVID-19, is a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. Generally, the virus is referred to as the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and is believed to have originated from Wuhan in China. COVID-19 is a highly transmittable deadly disease transferred by...
Introduction Skeletal muscles play a significant role in humans since they produce all the movements of body parts. Typically, these muscles are attached to bones by tendons, making them under voluntary control, unlike smooth and cardiac muscles. The skeletal muscles are also vital since they help in maintaining body posture...
Over one hundred years ago, another pandemic swept the globe, infecting an estimated one-third of the world’s population at the time, and killing over 50 million people globally – greater than the deaths associated with World War I (the Great War), which was happening at the same time. The Spanish...
Introduction Having a quality life while in a nursing home implies the ability to exhibit voice, choice, and control. However, working in nursing homes such as those whose residents have dementia may deny an individual the opportunity to practice several aspects of freedom like voice. The residents with dementia face...
In respiratory therapy, benchmarking is used to set standards for the process or quality improvement. Hospitals face many processes and quality challenges in this field, which include the misallocation of respiratory treatments. According to Kollef and Watts (2019), the Institute for Healthcare Improvement has developed a high-performance management system, which...
In my career profession of Healthcare Administration, the knowledge management system is essential in the analysis of clients, employees, and operational activities information. The patent’s data can be collected and accessed remotely by any medical practitioner who is attending to their needs. The management involves the design of a database...
Introduction The case presents a dilemma, with the doctor not sure what to do with the patient after two family members suggested specific proposals. The medic is not keenly considering the history of the patient and falls to the advice of the children. From the account published in Duquesne University...
Helpers, similarly to everyone else, experience stress, burnout, and breakdowns. I believe that such problems arise from the lack of proper self-care. Corey and Corey (2014) stress that if one hopes to “function effectively in a professional role”, it is essential that they “learn and practice the art of self-care”...
Introduction Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder leading to various negative consequences such as language problems, perceptual and motor skills defects, and socialization issues. ASD leads to a variety of impairments and capabilities. The main indication of the disorder is keeping a distance from others throughout all life...
Medicare is a federal health insurance program mostly focused on adult patients over the age of 65, patients with kidney failure, and certain groups of disabled patients of no specific age. From the early stages of its work, Medicare has set the standards that allow healthcare facilities to participate in...
Introduction As of January 2021, Emily is a 42-year-old woman suffering from breast cancer. In 2019, she visited her local clinic to undergo dermatological evaluation due to a history of skin changes in one of her breasts. Emily noticed that her breasts were asymmetrical four months prior to her initial...
John Snow, the father of epidemiology, as experts suggest it, gave a path to the development of modern epidemiology as a scientific discipline and improved public health for medical professionals in an epidemiology course. It should be noted that “epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related...
Abstract Different stress levels can be triggered by daily experiences and can affect human beings in several ways, such as emotional and physical. Smoking might be considered as one of the ways to cope with stress. This research investigates whether the perceived stress levels and smoking habits in middle-aged adults...
The human amygdala and its limbic structures play an incredibly important role in the processing and formation of emotional stimuli and pose considerable recent interest to researchers. Typically, the human amygdala is involved in response to negative emotions and the reaction is well understood, but not much is known about...
Summary Childhood obesity is often discussed in society because of its association with certain health-related risks. While there may be a genetic component to it, the problem often emerges due to a poor choice of lifestyle and eating habits. However, a combination of light workouts and healthy eating patterns can...
Diagnosis and Treatment of Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders Most people had experienced some type of trauma in their life, either when they were children or adults. While some trauma may be unnoticed and have no impact on a person’s mental health, experiencing violence or a threat of death can cause...
Following the Code of Ethics is an essential requirement for addiction counselors, as it benefits their practice and the profession as a whole. Comprehensive ethical guidelines contain a host of recommendations, from setting the physical space to interacting with colleagues. Counselors should abide by the ethical standards of the profession,...
The bill considered in this paper introduces the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). The latest version of this bill, updated in 2019, requests to amend the Public Health Service Act and increase the presence of palliative care in the healthcare sphere of the United States (Congress,...
Treatment Today, the primary treatment procedure for rheumatoid arthritis is based on suppressing the inflammation, which begins during the stage when patients’ have joint swelling. T-cell responses which cause the autoantibody production can be targeted by medications such as rituximab to prevent the disease from starting (McInnes & Schett, 2017)....
One should be aware of the fact that there are inherent distinctions between a nursing diagnosis and a medical diagnosis. Although they can be highly interlinked and interconnected, the general approach and focus are aimed at a different set of elements. In the case of nursing practice issues, the sole...
Background Suicide refers to a fatal or lethal self-injurious action linked to some proof of the intent to die. It is a severe public health issue, which disproportionately impacts young individuals within the U.S and globally (Breux & Boccio, 2019). Suicide among the youthful populace, including adolescents aged between 15-...
The movement you have described is an example of a reformation movement considering the military system. This movement has its origins in a critical incident that is beyond the moral limits of society’s approval. It raises the issue of reforming the military system as a whole and places great emphasis...