Introduction Violence in healthcare is a pervasive issue affecting healthcare providers worldwide, with human trafficking being a specific form often overlooked. Healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, are uniquely positioned to identify and respond to human trafficking. The indicators of human trafficking can be physical, behavioral, or psychological, with cultural and language...
Introduction A firm’s budget is an essential tool for managing and coordinating its financial resources. Conversely, budgeting pertains to the synchronization of both monetary and non-monetary planning to achieve the objectives of the organization. The basis of the budgeting process in healthcare institutions is grounded upon the coordination of financial...
Iron Deficiency Anemia The common type of anemia includes iron deficiency anemia, in which the body does not produce enough healthy red blood cells. Throughout the body, oxygen is distributed through red blood cells. As the name suggests, iron deficiency anemia is caused by a lack of iron in the...
Abstract High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease as a Result of Stress is a study on the links between stress, high blood pressure, and heart disease. It examines the physiological effects of chronic stress on individuals, with a particular focus on how it can contribute to hypertension and cardiovascular issues....
Introduction Patients who want to avoid suffering may request to end their lives through assisted dying. Assisted death is controversial and illegal in several nations globally. Interestingly, the Canadian government allowed assisted suicide in 2016 through a program known as Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). MAiD has been in effect...
Introduction As technology advances, almost every healthcare facility has an Electronic Health Record (EHR). This is a computerized system that stores patient records such as medical history, past medications, and next of kin. To make decisions, the health care facilities have to analyze the stored information. This is possible through...
As a nurse manager at an emergency department, I frequently face cases when discussing an issue with employees that may lead to the appearance of misleading information and conflict situations. The concept of the faulty recall of a shared experience was described in an experiment performed by Loftus and Zanni...
Understanding why GMOs are dangerous for health is of particular importance and interest to scientists and the public. Genetically modified food is derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) – plants, animals, or microorganisms. Genetically modified organisms acquire some new properties due to the transfer into the genome of individual genes...
The question of whether the health program they are investing in is effective is an essential matter for most stakeholders. They might not know much about statistics and different types of analysis, so it is imperative to be able to demonstrate them the results in a simple and convincing way....
A research design entails a framework within which research is conducted. Epidemiologic research is the type of study that entails collecting important data about causes, prevention as well as disease treatments. Researchers use different study designs to gather the required information. They use Experimental designs or observable studies like cohort...
Management of electronic medical records from different organizations and persons shall depend on the integrity of the computer systems being used. Google health, for instance, is a pioneering electronic medical records system that can facilitate entry, storage and retrieval of information from personalized health profiles with ease. Privacy concerns are...
Patient advocacy is a concept of nurses’ being a link between patients and doctors with a certain degree of involvement in the processes of decision-making. Whether nurses should, are supposed to, or are allowed to be patient advocates is a controversial issue nowadays. There are risks as well as benefits...
It is impossible for a very low-fat diet to bring down cholesterol levels to zero because the body also synthesizes it every day and uses it for various physiological functions. According to Tao, as the human body requires cholesterol for the synthesis of critical hormones, such as estrogen, aldosterone, testosterone,...
I would advise the pregnant woman that breastfeeding is better than formula feeding due to some advantages. The advantages of breastfeeding are that the breast milk contains a wide range of nutrients in the right proportions, does not trigger allergies, is easily digested by the nascent digestive system, boosts immunity...
Medicine has made massive progress in solving a variety of problems related to human health but has not answered all of them. Today, it faces challenges of no smaller scale than a century ago. Still, there is no cure for cancer, previously unknown viruses appear with enviable regularity, antibiotics are...
The first factor that affects the retention of Saudi nurses is the organization of shifts. It is difficult to schedule shifts and vacations at the workplace because scheduling is done by the nursing administration instead of the head nurse and the affected nurse. The nursing administration is dominated by expatriates,...
Healthcare systems require statistical data to monitor local variations in medical conditions and compare them to state, national, and international patterns. Statistics in the healthcare context provide empirical data to assist in the allocation of resources, funding projects, and making research. Health statistics are collected by researchers, experts from government...
Probability theory and mathematical statistics emerged in the middle of the 17th century due to the development of society and commodity-money relations. The first who successfully combined anthropology and social statistics methods with the achievements of probability theory and mathematical statistics was the Belgian statistician L. Kettle. It followed from...
It is vital to differentiate memory impairments in clinical cases as they take two different forms, causing different abnormalities. An immediate and discrete memory failure that may result from an accident that resulted in head injuries is one of the ways that could lead to memory impairments. In addition, medical...
Migration processes significantly determine the state of the labor market. Canada is one of the most popular countries for immigration, and about 20% of its population was born abroad. For this reason, part of the workforce in the health care sector is represented by internationally educated nurses (IENs). This concept...
The Canadian health system and Medicare program are known for accessibility to citizens, which highlights them among other countries that have severe difficulties in obtaining care. However, researchers, health officials, and citizens see increasing shortcomings, especially in the face of new challenges such as the nation’s aging and the spread...
The kidney is a little bean-shaped organ around the size of a fist. In a healthy kidney, half a cup of blood is filtered in about a minute. Filtration is the first step in urine formation, which occurs in the glomerular of the kidney. In this process, the excess fluid...
Schizophrenia is a chronic disorder with symptoms that are classified as either positive or negative. Schizophrenia symptoms normally start appearing when an individual is an adolescent, but early signs develop during childhood. The positive symptoms are associated with the behavior and thoughts of the individual. They include delusions, hallucinations, thought...
Clinical history is a crucial variable that the caregiver uses to identify the symptoms of a given disease and the patient’s past medical, social, and psychological history. The basis for diagnosis is through communication with the patient. The caregiver must have good communication skills that will enable one to acquire...
The volume of air in the lungs at various stages of the respiratory cycle is called lung volumes and lung capacities. According to Plantier et al., there are five standard types of lung volumes, namely, Tidal Volume, Inspiratory Reserve Volume, Expiratory Reserve Volume, Residual Volume, and Vital Capacity. TV refers...
There is much debate over mental illnesses; some believe that they can be prevented and cured, while others consider mentally ill people to be born like that. Unfortunately, there is still no way to avert major psychiatric disorders caused by biological reasons, namely, autism, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. However, according...
As people age, many of them experience unpleasant changes in hearing and vision, which makes their everyday lives more challenging. Some of these changes are defined as presbycusis and macular degeneration. To begin with, there are numerous signs and symptoms of presbycusis, also known as age-related hearing loss, and some...
Science is an integral part of the nursing profession, and as a leader, I made use of it to find the most reliable practices. One of the ways I used science in my practicum is the deciding on the shifts for the nurses. In order to provide the high-quality services...
When people have diabetes, their bodies either do not produce enough insulin or do not use it as effectively as they should. When the body does not produce enough insulin or even when cells stop responding to insulin, much more blood sugar remains in the circulatory system. The large amount...
The duration of symptoms and the time it takes to reach peak impact are the same for all doses, big and small. The amount determines the length of insulin production; for instance, some units may last for 4 hours or less, whereas 25 – 45 units could last from 5...
Vivien Lee describes a model developed by Chen Med and sees it as an illustration of an effective healthcare system. Chen Med chose to concentrate on prevention rather than addressing acute issues, which provides a valuable lesson for the American healthcare system. They devote more time to every patient as...
It is hard to disagree with the statement that Americans’ wages stagnate due to the rising healthcare costs to a considerable extent. The current financial constraints make companies reduce their costs. It is also obvious that employers have to pay higher fees to insurers due to the increasing healthcare package...
Currently, SSRI antidepressants are recommended as first-line drugs to treat depression in children and adolescents. Fluoxetine (from 8 years of age) has proven clinical efficacy for use in children. This drug, along with escitalopram (approved for use since the age of 12), is recommended by the U.S. Food and Drug...
Medically supervised detoxification or withdrawal For example, opioid withdrawal symptoms can be treated with pharmacological intervention. Currently, there is a drug called lofexidine which is FDA approved for these symptoms treatment. This drug is an alpha-2-adrenergic agonist; it has a predominant effect on vegetative manifestations and alleviates withdrawal pains, and...
Endogenous cannabinoid neurotransmitter systems, which are the main target of cannabinoids, have recently become the subject of fundamental research by neurochemists, neuropharmacologists, narcologists, and immunologists. The designation of the systems comes from the name of the exogenous ligand of cannabinoid receptors ∆9 -tetrahydrocannabinol, the most active alkaloid isolated from cannabis....
Community-based development is an integral part of many human processes, including healthcare services and support for the population. The promotion of an asset-based approach, also known as a strengths-based approach, to social care is required. Its main rule is to identify the existing strengths (assets), needs, and difficulties of people,...
There are several ways in which community nurses can promote advanced and anticipatory care planning for Jim. The Scottish Government offered the policy of palliative and end-of-life care in its strategic framework to support patients’ well-being in regard to their diagnosis, age, and socio-economic background. First, the nurse has to...
The identification of patients who have palliative and supportive care needs is one of the nurse’s responsibilities in the current healthcare system. One should understand that palliative care is not the same as the end of life care because the offered services differ from those offered in hospice. The main...
The responsibilities of nurses in medication administration vary, and in this case, Jim needs to cooperate with a healthcare expert to understand that treatment is effective for his long-term conditions. He is diagnosed with adverse prostate cancer, and the tumor does not respond to the offered treatment. Besides, he is...
The management of medicines is a significant part of nursing duties in modern health care. When people get their diagnoses and treatment plans, they need professional assistance in understanding medication effects. That is why nurses have to manage medicines to promote safe and cost-effective use with maximum benefits and minimum...
The provision of insurance cover is an important role of the employers of large companies. It is a legal requirement for companies to provide health coverage to their employees to avoid attracting penalties. The managers of organizations with more than fifty full-time or part-time employees should provide insurance cover to...
Community nursing plays an essential role as these professionals promote the population’s health and well-being outside a hospital. The complexity of the scenario is that people from different age ranges need special care and support in regard to their health needs, social characteristics, and chosen lifestyles. Nurses are challenged by...
Quasi-experiments include certain control over variables and are used to test causal hypotheses. The main goal of quasi-experiments is to reduce bias and other factors that can threaten causal inference. Since the participants of quasi-experiments are not aware of the fact that experimentation is being conducted, the factor of bias...
Under the United Nations framework, the World Health Organization is the directing and organizing authority for health. It is in charge of setting the global health research agenda, establishing norms and criteria, articulating evidence-based policy alternatives, providing technical assistance to countries, and tracking and evaluating health patterns. The Strengths of...
The clinical recommendations are that every patient over the age of 50 should be assessed. Thus, every patient 65 years of age and older should be regularly screened for risk factors for osteoporosis and fragility fractures. This applies to both females and males. Screening starts at 65 years with the...
A Framework for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Effective HIV Prevention and a Gateway to Improved Adolescent Boys’ & Men’s Health in Eastern and Southern Africa by 2021 Traditional male circumcision in Eastern and Southern Africa plays a significant role in people’s lives. For many African residents, it is crucial to...
Although quality nursing care has various definitions, knowledge of the concept is essential for a nurse to provide effective and safe treatment and help. “Quality nursing care is a multidimensional concept,” and defining it is a significant step in a nurse’s learning process. Quality nursing care is the provision of...
When considering how botox affects communication between neurons, it should be essential to remember that there are four different sites in the human body that can be influenced by it. These include postganglionic parasympathetic nerve endings, neuromuscular junction, postganglionic sympathetic nerve endings, and autonomic ganglia. The process of binding between...
The Coronavirus is transmitted through the droplet process, where droplets from surfaces or air are touched or inhaled. When a person is infected, the virus travels within the body and attacks organs such as the lungs and spleen. In the lungs, it attacks the epithelial cells, which form the lining...
Cholelithiasis or gallstones is complex depositions that could form gallbladder. Mainly cholelithiasis occurs due to excessive amounts of cholesterol in the bile stored in the gallbladder. Characteristics that are usually accomplished by a high level of cholesterol in the bile, such as obesity or a high level of bilirubin, cause...
Hepatitis is an inflammatory condition of the liver triggered mainly by a viral infection. Besides viral infections, autoimmune hepatitis and hepatitis could occur as an outcome of medications, toxins, and alcohol. Here, autoimmune hepatitis refers to a condition when the human bodies create antibodies against liver tissue. There are five...
Delegation is the process of the direction of nursing tasks to another person. This process involves at least two people, a delegator and a delegate. Delegation can be divided into five steps or things that have to be understood to delegate the tasks appropriately. They are also called the “five...
According to HIPAA, a patient can see and receive copies of their medical and other health records upon request. It provides the individuals with necessary information concerning the state of their health and to be aware of the decisions made by the doctors. Due to modern technologies, patients can access...
While the worldwide vaccination is continuing to spread, some developing countries continue to struggle far worse than others. The uncurbed growth of COVID cases presents a significant potential threat to the global anti-COVID battle: new virus variants that frequently appear due to a large number of instances. The debate about...
Huntington’s disease is an autosomal dominant disease, which develops due to a defective gene in a person transmitted from one of the parents. Symptoms include involuntary movements and body twitches, decreased cognitive abilities, and psychiatric disorders. Diagnosis is based on a genetic test that shows the presence of a defective...
Governments should legalize the payment of women by fertility clinics for their eggs to compensate for their physical and psychological inconveniences through the process. For instance, egg harvesting is riskier than sperm donation since it involves surgery with potentially dangerous side effects and psychological impacts after the procedure. However, the...
A method used in eugenics is pre-planting genetic testing. This method is used in identifying desired embryos in invitrofertilization before transferring them to the mother’s uterus. This technique may involve screening the embryos on their own even in cases where the parents are considered genetically normal. It may also involve...
Nurses on several medical occasions face incompetence from their fellow peers, which often results in struggles to speak up or stay silent at that particular time. At this point, the fidelity and nonmaleficence principles are considered. There may be competing suggestions like covering up for staff members and at the...
Several principles lie under the decisions the nurse should make in a particular situation with a patient and their families. The first principle is the Anatomy principle which focuses on the decisions made by oneself. Each individual, either a competent adult or an emancipated minor, has the democratic right to...
Capillary fluid exchange is when nutrients, gases, wastes, and other substances are swapped between the capillary blood and internal body cell tissues. It occurs within the capillaries, and microscopic blood vessels with arterial and venous ends. The heart pumps and sends blood through the arteries to the capillaries, where the...
The cardiac cycle refers to the process when the heart moves blood throughout the entire body, supplying it with oxygenated blood (OB) and returning deoxygenated blood (DOB) to the lungs. The organ has four chambers: two atria in the upper half and two ventricles in the lower one. They, along...
The body uses automatic control systems that recognize changes and activate mechanisms to reverse them to ensure homeostatic stability, which is called negative feedback. For instance, blood glucose participates in tissue energy production, and its normal range is within 4–8 mmol/L. Pathological states include hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, which are below...
Several modes of ventilation exist, spontaneous pulmonary ventilation being one of them. Waugh and Grant (2018) define it as breathing involving air moving into the lungs and out of them during inspiration and expiration, respectively. The action depends on such processes as the contraction and relaxation of intercostal muscular tissues....
Many institutions are gendered just like social groups and individual people are. Gender is found in ideologies, distribution of power, processes, images, and practices in multiple facets of social life. A gendered institution refers to the whole pattern of relationships in gender, such as interpersonal relations, stereotypical expectations, and women’s...
In the contemporary healthcare environment, care providers are required to communicate and collaborate continuously. The increased number of players in healthcare teams can be good for patients due to the benefits of shared knowledge and experience. However, it can also lead to inadequate care coordination, resulting in adverse events, increased...
Workplace violence (WV) manifests itself in different shapes and forms yet has the same detrimental effect on both nurses and patients in the environment of modern healthcare. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, WV represents “violent acts, including physical assaults and threats of assault, directed toward...
The hereditary information of the cell is recorded as the nucleotide sequence of DNA. There are mechanisms to protect DNA from external influences in order to avoid a violation of genetic information. However, such violations occur regularly, and they are called mutations. Mutations are changes that have arisen in the...
The problem of human experimentation was established in the wake of WW II when records of inhumane studies carried out by Nazi Germany were discovered. Some may argue that despite their origin, the results of such research might be beneficial for saving lives and thus can be utilized. Yet, in...
The healthcare system in the US operates under three primary reimbursement models, each of which targets a different aspect of service delivery and has specific issues connected to its nature. The fee-for-service system implies that a patient has to pay for each medical procedure, test, or treatment separately upon receiving...
The functional organizational structure is considered to be the most common in healthcare. It is defined by the pyramid-shaped hierarchy in accordance to which each managerial position is identified together with the specific functions. Additionally, it is necessary to consider the context of organizational operations, such as the size and...
There is a significant difference between health promotion and education despite the common impact of enhancing the high quality of living among people. On the one hand, the campaign encapsulates the optimal utilization of dynamic techniques and practices to enhance the body’s immunity through the establishment of policies and codes...
Listing the factors that may entail PTSD in individuals, one should mention that the range of key contributors to PTSD development is quite high, with the probability of trauma and the resulting PTSD occurring mostly being dependent on an individual and their unique characteristics. For instance, among the key causes...
The presence of trauma is expressively high in military veterans for a number of reasons, the exposure to violence and the act of witnessing death frequently being the main ones. Due to the presence of the specified stressors in the members of the military, they are highly prone to developing...
Obesity is one of the most common preventable diseases in the world. According to the WHO (2020), nearly 650 million adults and 340 million children were obese in 2016, while 39% of the population were overweight. The primary causes of obesity and overweight are excessive intake of fat or sugar...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) was meant to support minorities receiving the necessary medical help through the insurance system. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACA benefits for African Americans have been questionable, as the proposed insurance plan was obligatory for a while, and the...
In the contemporary world, people value their health more than they value anything else. The formation of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) fulfilled the desire to have access to quality and affordable health care. HMOs enrolled millions of Americans to access insured medical care; however, as the number of people enrolling...
The state of Florida has formulated comprehensive laws that deal with medical malpractices in a comprehensive manner. The laws that deal with medical malpractices have evolved for many years, owing to the contributions of insurance companies, medical institutions, and the government. The concerted efforts of all stakeholders have created complex...
The existence of so many levels and types of care providers poses great challenges to the healthcare system and the delivery of quality healthcare services. One of the challenges that the existence of numerous levels and types of care providers brings is confusion among patients. Given that healthcare services are...
The period of 2003-2013 can be examined and discussed with references to the significant pieces and events in the sphere of health care legislation in the United States. Thus, in 2004, President Bush proposed to focus on the implementation of technologies in the health care industry in order to reduce...
Risk-based insurance is a highly debatable question because of its controversial effects on insurance companies and its positive effects on patients. Risk-based insurance depends on the idea of guaranteeing the provisions of the services for clients even if these services’ costs can often exceed the sum of the provided premiums....
President Obama signed a healthcare reform bill in March 2010 that stated that the federal government has an obligation to fund Medicare. Therefore, millions of uninsured American citizens would access healthcare services at affordable rates. The bill affected the American hospital systems in one way or another. With the ease...
Every American citizen has a right to access healthcare at affordable rates. The American government has played a great role in ensuring that the poor and the elderly individuals access Medicare at affordable rates (Harrington, 2010). With the advent of government funding for the poor and elderly, most Americans foresaw...
In the nursing profession, values are described as the feelings of nurses towards patients. It can also be viewed as those actions that nurses should take when handling a patient. Values are thoughts and perceptions that nurses develop during the process of treatment or while providing healthcare to sick people....
The personal values that give worldview and philosophy of nursing are the beliefs that it is an essential part of a nurse’s life. The nursing profession is all-inclusive, self-directed, and cooperative. It involves caring for all persons, regardless of their age, gender, race, or ethnicity, and it happens everywhere. This...
Claims representative has a role of ensuring that his or her client does not fall into the tricks that many insurance companies apply. However, he or she has to ensure that a balance is achieved between the insured and the insurer. Several techniques of negotiations exist, but the representative should...
Intrapersonal Level. This refers to the individual attributes, sexual orientation, age, values, and aspirations of a person. It may also include religious identity and health literacy. For example, a teenager who is ignorant of the consequences of sexual intercourse is likely to be a victim of teenage pregnancy. Interpersonal Level....
Each person faces an ethical dilemma in life, and adjusters are some of the business professionals who encounter challenges in their daily lives. They might be tempted to engage in unethical practices, especially when the stakes are high, but this would perhaps damage their image. Therefore, they have to maintain...
The world is currently battling an infectious condition known as coronavirus 2019, or simply COVID-19. It is “caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and is part of a large family of coronaviruses (CoV)”. Such viruses are transmitted from animal to human species, with COVID-19 originating from...
Today, society makes high demands on the higher quality of medical services, and it is vital for every patient to be in the hands of a real professional. In teaching at medical universities, a variety of methods are used, including practice and simulation, which have both advantages and disadvantages. It...
Nursing research has been a vital practice towards revolutionizing the nature of healthcare. Nurses Practitioners (NPs) who undertake various researches acquire new evidence-based skills that can be used to support the health needs of many patients. Nursing research identifies innovative practices and theoretical applications for improving the quality of care....
Mantzoukas defines nursing research as “the systematic inquiry aimed at developing useful skills that can support the needs of nurses, patients, Nurse Administrators (NAs), and caregivers”. This definition explains why many people are potential consumers of nursing research. Nursing research has also become a critical field in many countries. The...
Nursing research has specific differences from other disciplines. To begin with, nursing research is “always committed to rigorous scientific inquiry in order to acquire new competencies and practices that can advance nursing practice”. The other disciplines do not necessarily require such inquiries. The research also identifies new concepts that can...
Recent studies have indicated that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is common in different families. Nikolas and Burt observed that over 50 percent of parents with this condition would give birth to affected children. This observation explains clearly why ADHD is an inherited disorder. Chances are very high that some...
Nikolas and Burt argue that “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the common disorders affecting small children and can continue through adulthood”. Some of the common symptoms associated with this disorder include hyperactivity and behavioral problems. The patient might sometimes be unable to pay attention. The “three subtypes...
Under modern conditions, the role of a nurse in the process of recovery becomes more and more significant. That is why such an issue as advocacy is now very topical. Very often, a nurse is chosen to watch all the needs and demands of a patient to be fulfilled. Being...
There is no use denying the fact that a coherent society takes human life as the greatest value. That is why the modern healthcare system has achieved great progress. It helps people to live longer and more happily, curing complex diseases and helping people to live with some severe disabilities....
In the nursing profession, leadership and management are essential skills. Leadership is the action of leading people, while management is directing the organization to achieve the desired goals (Fulford & Coleman, 2021). Whether a person is a leader or a manager depends mostly on his/her character. Several personality assessment tools...
Introduction In the healthcare system, nurses are involved in a great number of important processes of patient care. One of the integral aims of academic research is to formulate coherent estimates of nursing care that may clearly show whether a patient outcome is beneficial. Koch et al. (2020) indicate that...
Diabetes mellitus is a disease distinguished by high blood sugar levels and leads to damage to the kidneys, nervous system, and impaired vision, affecting the nervous and vascular structures. Diabetes is a chronic illness in which the body cannot create or use the insulin it already has. Diabetes occurs in...
Tobacco is a herb which leaves are dehydrated and processed before being used to manufacture tobacco items. Desiccated tobacco leaves are utilized to produce snuff, chewing tobacco, as well as cigarettes and pipes. In terms of an overview, cancer, cardiovascular disease, lung illnesses, hypertension, and various chronic diseases, which encompass...