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 āfive...
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...
Huntingtonās 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 motherās 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 4ā8 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 womenās...
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 āviolent 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 bodyās 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 servicesā 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 nurseās 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 ācaused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and is part of a large family of coronaviruses (CoV)ā. 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 āthe systematic inquiry aimed at developing useful skills that can support the needs of nurses, patients, Nurse Administrators (NAs), and caregiversā. 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 āalways committed to rigorous scientific inquiry in order to acquire new competencies and practices that can advance nursing practiceā. 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 āAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the common disorders affecting small children and can continue through adulthoodā. Some of the common symptoms associated with this disorder include hyperactivity and behavioral problems. The patient might sometimes be unable to pay attention. The āthree 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...
In recent decades, the healthcare system has shifted its emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. This approach has more benefits for patients, since they can avoid the negative consequences of disease and their health, financial state, and social life. At the same time, this approach cuts the expenses of...
Introduction I would like to talk with you about the fundamental principles of care coordination. Care coordination does not have one set definition, as approaches may vary between individuals, organizations, and states. However, generally care coordination implies the organization of patient care in the most effective way, when all of...
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are most likely to experience gastrointestinal (GI) problems, although the underlying etiology is unknown. There is a clear association between GI issues and the intensity of GI symptoms, although the two have not been related to nutritional deficiencies or mental retardation. However, developmental and...
Heart disease includes several types of conditions that center on different disorders in the heartās functioning. Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and its main risk factors are high blood pressure levels, high blood cholesterol levels, and smoking (CDC, 2021). Furthermore, considering...
Introduction Medical/ health insurance denotes a kind of insurance that partially or entirely compensates for an individual’s healthcare expenses in the event of an occurrence. There are numerous benefits associated with health insurance for individuals and societies, leading to widespread calls for mandatory health insurance for all Americans. Despite the...
Individuals who require long-term care can rely on various services to suit their personal care needs. Long-term care can be delivered either through in-home healthcare services or through establishments such as assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and retirement communities that offer continued medical care. In addition to the elderly, people...
Introduction AIDS, which is an abbreviation, fully refers to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and is a sickness that attacks the immunity of a human beingās body preventing it from fighting illnesses and other infections. HIV/AIDS is a global community issue health-wise claiming approximately 36.3M lives (World Health Organization). Until now, since...
Introduction The following paper compares the US and England healthcare systems, the access to care, major services, and financial aspects. The second country is selected because of the high level of the sectorās evolution, its effective work, and specific approaches to financing. At the same time, there are radical differences...
Abstract Postpartum depression (PPD) is a mental disorder that affects women as most of them have challenges speaking about the issue. Various researchers have investigated the issue and how it varies between first-time and non-first-time moms. They have also investigated the effect of breastfeeding on reducing the level of PPD....
Introduction An accumulation of plaques or wax-like substances in coronary blood vessels is a primary cause of coronary heart-based disease. A personās cardiac arteries could become blocked due to the buildup, which would result in an unusually high amount of pressure across the affected arteries or veins (Putri & Budiarto,...
Short Subject Description Genitourinary disorders affect the reproductive system, urinary tract, and kidneys. Most sex organs in females and males are affected by these disorders. Although they can occur at any age, they are most common after middle age. The genitourinary system comprises the organs involved in producing and excreting...
Introduction Hospice care is a special type of care designed to give a quality life to terminally ill patients. Patients with an incurable disease or those at incurable levels might not be able to provide self-care. Therefore, various professionals in a hospice setting help these patients by giving personalized care....
A situation that can serve as a good option for the analysis within the scope of nursing leadership theory happened to me in a hospital setting. There was a patient ā Mr. Kane ā who was delivered to the surgery department in which my two colleagues and I were present...
The human body performs many functions and processes to ensure the proper functioning of all organs. The most crucial process is blood circulation. The blood circulating in the body is either full of oxygen or without oxygen. The circulation system is cyclic, with the lungs, heart, and kidneys forming the...
Introduction The Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains to be a leading public health issue in society. Since the outbreak of this epidemic, approximately 32 million individuals have died from HIV-related illnesses, and about 75 million are living with the virus (United Nations, n.d). High cases and mortality rates have been...
Telehealth is the use of telecommunications, including video and phone conferencing technologies and email, to deliver health care, information, and education to patients. The topic selected for the research in question is Telehealth. Telehealth is defined as the use of telecommunications in health care. It includes video and phone conferencing...
Introduction Identifying Need The vague language of the current Intermountain Healthcare (IH) description of primary care results in insufficient elaboration of specific nursing responsibilities such as quality of patient life, caregiver support, and non-discriminant patient treatment. A comprehensive primary care policy has not been adopted in the IH facilities, leaving...
Leadership plays an essential role in shaping organizational progress in all sectors. In the healthcare industry, leadership quality influences service delivery, forming a vital part of social welfare and community sustainability. Currently, the healthcare sector suffers from a myriad of challenges, both within and outside its control. First, inadequate labor...
Yoo, H. H., NunesāNogueira, V. S., Boas, P. J. F. V., & Broderick, C. (2019). Outpatient versus inpatient treatment for acute pulmonary embolism. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (3). In the article, the authors show the difference between outpatient and inpatient treatment. In their opinion, outpatient care is medical care...
Introduction Health promotion plans are built on ways to improve health through preventive measures, including hardening, muscle activity, and regular exercise. Medical staff uses them to create the conditions for developing a healthy body that will be able to cope with stressful situations and gradually strengthen the immune system. Among...
Rural Americansā challenges regarding mental health care Rural Americans are reported to face challenges regarding mental health care. There are high cases of depression and suicide registered in the region. Such cases occur due to a lack of access to mental health care services so that the problem can be...
Thesis Statement: This paper aims to provide the importance of monitoring the turnaround time in the anatomic pathology laboratory from an organizational management perspective. Research Question: Why monitoring the turnaround time in the anatomic pathology laboratory is important from an organizational management perspective? Background Information (2-3 Pages) Turnaround time (TAT)...
Introduction There is a problem related to emergency departments in Dubai governmental hospitals. Despite numerous models of care that have been developed to reduce overcrowding and processing time in the emergency room, the current situation is not as favourable as it can be. Therefore, this problem has a negative impact...
Introduction: Problem and Context Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a prevalent issue among the US population. According to the estimates provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2020), 34.2 million people, which is 10.5% of the population of the US, had diabetes in 2018, and the incidence...
Abstract The adoption of healthcare information technologies (HITs) such as electronic health records (EHRs) has become a necessity in modern healthcare settings. However, the pressure from the legislative regulations (HITECH Act and Meaningful Use Stages in the U.S. case) often forces healthcare organizations to implement EHRs without considering various factors...
Supply chain logistics in healthcare are a series of processes that entail the workforce. The workforce is involved across various movements and groups of surgical equipment, medicine, and other products that are of great importance to the healthcare professional as they function in multiple facilities and sectors. The core, primary,...
September 11th is a day that no one on the face of this earth will ever forget. This was the day when New York was crippled by terrorist attacks. On the morning of September 11th, at 08:46 local time, an American Airlines Boeing 767 hijacked by terrorists crashed into the...
Introduction The objective of eliminating the Human Immune-deficient Virus and Human Acquired Immune Deficient Syndrome HIV/AIDS epidemic is conceivably attainable. It would need addressing this catastrophe on both global and individual levels. HIV is the virus that fights the body’s immune system and can cause AIDS if left untreated. The...
When it comes to personal health information, privacy and security will always be paramount. Healthcare providers are, in a way, knowledge workers, and deal with confidential and oftentimes very sensitive information on a regular basis. A nurse is responsible for protecting their patientās privacy or, at least, avoiding any actions...
Introduction Nursing education aims to provide continuous, inexpensive, quality patient care. Considering that medicine should be patient-centered, it is essential to assure that they are cared for by highly qualified staff. Education is one of the main instruments to provide patients with crucial care from nurses and hospital teams with...
Abstract Stress in healthcare can affect the professionals’ well-being (emotionally and physically) by curbing their efficiency and negatively impacting their overall quality of life. This paper aims to investigate the impact that work environment stress can have on employees, organizational performance, and the delivery of patient care. The research will...
When discussing Parkinson’s Disease (PD), the patients’ care, both from the community and healthcare professionals, is concerned. Therefore, my topic of interest is the care and the treatment of people suffering from PD and how their lives could be improved. I chose this topic because it is empathetic seeing patients...
Introduction In the present day, the world has become reliant on technology. Consequently, it is essential for nurses to have information and technology (IT) skills. Health professionals, such as nurses, use IT to deliver care to patients. When applied correctly, IT facilitates the provision of safe care. IT skills are...
Nursing practice faces a problem related to a technicality and reducing caring substance because of the rise in complicated patient care and time limits. Caring promotes nurses’ focus on their relationship with patients by understanding, seeing, and assuming responsibilities. To reduce the potential for nursing to elicit purely technical traits,...
Alzheimerās disease is a progressive condition that disrupts the life of millions of adults worldwide. The abnormality causes dementia, and if diagnosed on time, the severity of the consequences can be decreased. The Alzheimerās disease pathophysiology includes multiple factors such as neuronal loss and requires examination of the patientās physical...
An ethical dilemma is a situation where an individual is compelled to make a difficult decision as a result of two or more conflicting choices. The choices in consideration in such circumstances can be justified as uncertain, equally bad, or equally good (Butts & Rich, 2016). As registered nurses, we...
Abstract Cardiac arrest poses a significant threat to patients in intensive care units (ICU) and can subsequently lead to a patientās demise. It was noted at the project site that capnography was not being used during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) despite recommendations and guidelines that supported its use in improving patient...
Introduction Taking this course pushed me to take action in overcoming my recent biggest problem: my eating disorder. For almost two years, I assumed that I could not overcome my problems and that food was my only source of comfort. I also thought that taking more food was part of...
In healthcare, pricing is a complex activity that creates confusion given the nature of products offered in healthcare and patient protection policies. Nevertheless, like any other industry, the healthcare industry engages in pricing strategies to meet different objectives. Different pricing strategies are employed in healthcare depending on the intended outcomes....
Introduction Presently there is a question about the quality and financing of care. More than 11 million Americans need some form of long-term attention due to chronic illness. Receiving the care needed is crucial to their quality of life, but long-term treatment and care require significant resources. Since people and...
COVID-19 has shaken the very basics of the healthcare system. The medicine was supposed to create epidemiological solutions for COVID-19 prevention and treatment quickly. In order to analyze the virus, the medical providers and epidemiologists had to work together to learn how the immune system responds to the virus and...
Introduction Nursing is one of the fundamental aspects of human civilization. Since ancient times, people have been trying to help others in need, reduce their suffering, and improve their well-being. For this reason, this field of knowledge evolved along with the development of society and science. The rise of nursing...
Qualitative Research Throughout the COVID-19 epidemic, the media, lawmakers, and the general people have rallied alongside frontline healthcare professionals worldwide. It is worth emphasizing that the hero story might be troublesome for nurses and other healthcare professionals. This article examines and discusses the repercussions of being declared a hero. In...
Although medical errors must be avoided due to their unfavorable outcomes for the patients, they sometimes happen. In that case, a medical professional who has made an error has to understand the ethical and legal implications of their actions. The nondisclosure of a mistake may lead to unfavorable health outcomes...
Introduction At ten, I began using marijuana or developing a cannabis addiction. Growing up in the streets of San Francisco, I began smoking marijuana at an early age to help me cope with the stresses of life. I started smoking with my uncle Jesse, who suffered from severe arthritis in...
Nowadays, technological progress has affected almost any area of human’s daily life. Many organizations from different fields are gradually implementing IT-based methods of work. In the medical field, in particular, in the United States, more and more hospitals use EHR (Electronic Health Record), EMR (Electronic Medical Record), and PHR (Personal...
Introduction Bipolar disorder is a serious mental disorder that is typified by drastic mood fluctuations between mania and depression. The lifetime prevalence of this disorder is about 2.4%.1 Bipolar disorder is a longstanding disease with affective incidents that may elicit substantial personal suffering, social dysfunction and negative outcomes on the...
Personal and Communal Ethical Factors In determining the moral positions of the two sides of the debates surrounding mandatory vaccination, personal and communal ethical factors should be explored. One personal factor is individual beliefs and values. Advocates of compulsory vaccination may think that immunization is the only way to stop...