Healthcare Research Proposals Samples For Students

An Investigation into the Effective Transference of Medical Knowledge from Human Minds into Digital Minds
An Investigation into the Effective Transference of Medical Knowledge from Human Minds into Digital Minds
Introduction
Knowledge is a key resource in organizations, whether in business or in the field of medicine, where the proper management and development of knowledge can result in innovations and process improvements. This is especially important in the field of medicine or healthcare as the optimized utilization of knowledge can lead to improved patient care, in particular, and improved public health, in general. However, with the vast ...

Project overview

The principle objective of this project is to determine whether businesses should provide employees’ health insurance. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which will be in effect from 2015, requires that employers/businesses with 50 or more employees provide adequate healthcare insurance, or undergo assessment in case their employees are given premium tax credits to purchase their own healthcare insurance. There is a large volume of information concerning the legal requirements for businesses to give health insurance to their employees, but there is minimal research on whether businesses should actually give healthcare insurance to employees. This project will find information ...

Implementation of Information Technology in Healthcare Systems – Research Proposal

Abstract
The objective of this paper is to present a proposed study about the implementation of Information Technology in Healthcare Systems. Specifically, the authors focused on the use of Management Information Systems (MIS). The research proposal focuses on obtaining evidences and insights about the potential use of information technology in the management of healthcare organizations. For the research approach and design, the proposed paper is to be a qualitative exploratory study. For this proposal, it has been found, based on the discussions about problem description, justification of the problem, and the preliminary review of related literatures, that there is ...

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Implementation of Information Technology in Healthcare Systems

Problem Description
Today, the flow of information and integration of technology is a major concern to many firms and organizations, especially when it comes to healthcare system . A lot of countries, globally, are trying to deliver healthcare services in a more efficient, safe, and affordable way. However, in emerging markets, the lack of Information Technology (IT) infrastructures serves as hindrance to the growth and development of the healthcare industry. The use ...

Healthcare environments are significantly prone to the risk of infection. Apparently, given the many avenues for possible infection that are evident in healthcare environments, there is an urgent need for intervention that such places demand. Several studies have revealed that all the people who participate in such environments stand a risk of getting infected, an aspect that further raises concern on the way those in charge of such places conduct their activities. The current paper identifies where the risk stems from, the possible interventions that should be initiated to curb the involved risks and it provided a reliable model ...

Introduction to the organization

The organization that I have chosen for the purposes of the final project is the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). MUSC is the only comprehensive academic health science center in South Carolina (MUSC). The mission statement of MUSC is concerned with preservation and optimization of human life in South Carolina and beyond it. The main activities, conducted by the Medical University of South Carolina, include education of healthcare professionals and biomedical scientists; research in healthcare sphere, as well as provision of comprehensive healthcare services (MUSC).
Principles that are used by the University to govern its activities include ...

According to Carlson and Rice (2014), patient safety advocates have in the recent past called increased regulations on the safety of patients. The advocates lament that the nation’s lack of effective measures and regulations aimed at protecting people once they have entered the hospital premises. Medicare watchdog, a body concerned with the monitoring of patient safety situation in the US noted that adverse events within hospitals lead to about 15000 deaths every month. This body further asserts that over 130000 less-severe injuries occur as a result of the adverse events in the hospitals. This means that little has been done ...

Research outline

- Abstract
- Introduction
- Concept
- Research problem
- Research questions
- Research objectives
- Research justification
- Limitations of the study
- Assumptions
- Scope of the study
- Ethical considerations
- Literature review
- Research methodology

Introduction

As the country advances towards a complex integration of healthcare systems, healthcare providers will be required to have a workforce with health information technology (HIT) skills. The workforce will support the use of electronic health records in this complicated environment. There are concerns, and the need to develop health information ...

The survey targets healthcare workers in hospitals across the nation. They will voluntarily submit to the survey in order to expose their most recent knowledge concerning the nursing shortage. They have been allowed to volunteer at chance as no selected times were chosen for the survey. The respondents targeted could be from any category of the general healthcare community and as noted above will share one more characteristics that are shared and is relative to the nursing community and related by the claim of knowledge concerning the nursing community.
In the spirit of the quantitative simple designed research ...

Executive Summary

Description of Organization
The Wexner Medical Center is run by Ohio State University. It was formerly known as the Ohio State University Medical Center. Although it has a number of branches, the main headquarters is located in Columbus, Ohio at the main campus of the Ohio State University. The institution boasts of a progressive performance that has seen it rank among the top healthcare providers in the United States of America. The institution offers a wide range of healthcare services through its multidimensional approach to healthcare. It is imperative to note that the institution also suffices for the teaching and training ...

Executive summary

The Advocate Samaritan Hospital intends to roll out a marketing plan that if successful would see it improve its capital base effectively doubling from the current two billion dollars to four billion dollars. The plan capitalizes on the strengths and opportunities while limiting the weaknesses and threats to the best extent possible. In this marketing plan, the objective remains service delivery to the community but with the realistic objective of raising revenues that actually fund the services delivered by the hospital. In addition, it is the intention of the institution to tap from the consultancy and referral departments that have ...

Chapter One: Introduction 1

Background 1
Statement of the Problem 2
Research Objectives 2
Research Questions 3
Significance of the study 3
Chapter Two: Literature Review 4
Introduction 4
Theoretical Literature 4
Empirical Literature 5
System Barriers 5
Healthcare Professional Barrier 7
Social Barriers 7
Patient Barrier 8
Chapter Three: Methodology 8
Introduction 8
Research Design 9
Model Specification 9
Study Area 9
Target Population 10
Data Type and data Source 10
Data collection 10
Data Analysis 10

References 11

Chapter One: Introduction
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Abstract

Owing to technological advances, health care providers have found it imperative to adopt an also use electronic health records to aid in the documentation of relevant data in its quest to facilitate the provision of better, efficient and less costly health care. The effective implementation of this process cannot be met without an adequate Health Information Technology workforce. Extant literature and research on the subject has tended to focus on the staffing ratios, job roles, leadership and educational qualifications, competencies as well as gap and growth whilst ignoring other salient parameters necessary in building the appropriate human capacity.
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Abstract

The Saudi Arabian government ensures that it focuses in the implementation of KM strategies to enhance improvements in service provision. The paper looks at the impact of introducing the strategies in the hospitals. It can be seen that KM supports knowledge and information sharing which boosts communication hence facilitating great improvement in hospital sector. Knowledge management helps to solve both existing and emerging issues in healthcare with a goal to improve hospital performance in Saudi Arabia.

Overview & Justification of the Research

Many organizations are applying KM strategies so that they can increase the capability and improve performance. There is need for integrating knowledge for the ...

With the advancement in technology, there have occurred a number of innovations and the healthcare industry has been one of the industries that have experienced technological innovations. The Medios EHR software is a system which is based on the internet connection, designed for healthcare practitioners to access patient records on any device which is internet enabled. Given a generation of technology and the need to reduce costs, this innovation comes in the medical practice hence making the topic on the EHR software worthy discussing. The Medios EHR software is an innovation which promises to empower healthcare providers enabling them to improve their ...

Health DisparitiesIntroduction

When there is a difference between groups of people, we refer it as health disparities. The differences between these groups always affect the frequency of diseases in attacking the group, how frequently death hits the group and the number of people getting sick (Porter, 2004). The populations that are victims of disparities comprises of ethnic and racial minorities, the rural areas cohabitants, children, elderly and women, with people with disabilities. Some countries describe health disparities as inequality within the healthcare. This refers to the gaps experienced in the healthcare and quality health across ethnic, racial, socioeconomic and sexual orientation groups ( ...

METHODOLOGY

This study is intended to be conducted prospectively in a 375-bedded educational hospital facility. This study will be carried out in a 6 month period running from November 2013 to April 2014. In regard to the methodology for this study, all patients admitted during this period will be examined and included in this research for every day detection of any form of Hospital acquired infection, also referred to as nosocomial infections, which ranges from Surgical site infections (SSI), Pneumonia (PNEU), Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), blood stream and Lung infections among many others (Warrell, 2003, p.17). Through a quantitative ...

INTRODUCTION

Every year, many lives are usually lost due to the spread of infections in the hospitals. Although all hospitals have infection control procedures and policies, the risk of infections seems to be impossible to completely eliminate. In the course of my clinical nursing experience, I have noted that these infections that are mostly picked up during a patients stay in the hospital mostly ranges from lung infections, urinary tract infections, Methicilin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), and blood stream infections among many others (Amos & Waugh,2010). These are commonly known as hospital-acquired infections (HIA). In this paper, I will expound on the ...

Introduction

The United States of America, together will some developed and third-world countries such as India, Iran, and Brazil utilizes a decentralized model of healthcare system. Meaning, the healthcare and other materials supplementary to the delivery of healthcare such as drugs, and medical materials are governed by a higher governing body, usually a national state department such as the Department of Health, or any other government department whose authority is bestowed by the president or prime minister of a state. In the U.S., they have a general surgeon, or in a more politically appropriate term, a surgeon general (Diamond, 2002).
The surgeon general works as the ...

Abstract

The research highlights the reasons why the role of Transitional Nursing Services has become increasingly important of late. The particular focus of the research is on determining the potential benefits that an elderly patient can receive from a Transitional Nurse, which will in turn, automatically improve their overall health and well-being.
The limitations of the physician in actively engaging in transitional medical care has also been emphasized, in order to establish that it is the Transitional Nurse who is in a unique position to act as a bridge between the physician, the patient as well as the patient’s ...

Abstract

Background: Middle Eastern population has demonstrated a clear shift in smoking habits in the recent years. The smoking habit is dominated by waterpipe smoking whose pervasiveness continues to increase at a disturbing rate. Patients consider healthcare professional as role models, therefore they play a significant role in the prevention of smoking.
Objective: The aim of this study is to establish the prevalence of smoking, smoking-cessation knowledge, and attitude among healthcare professionals in PHC centers in Qatif and assess the smoking-cessation analysis methods of these healthcare professionals.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed at 80 PHC centers in ...

Introduction

Acute myocardial infarction is a complication of the heart that in which patients complain of heaviness or discomfort of the chest area. This complication is mainly as a result of a decrease in blood flow into the lungs or increase in perfusion. Diagnosis of this complication is done with great detail of the family history as well as physical examination to ascertain the levels of complication (Kapfhammer et al., 2004). In most cases, the treatment involves combating the possibility of re-infarction with much focus being given on the need to reduce any further damage of the cardiac tissue.
Treatment procedures in ...

LIMITED UNDERSTANDING OF THE PERCEPTION OF AFRICAN WOMEN IMMIGRANTS IN THE UK AS THE RESULT TO THE CURRENT TREND OF INADEQUATE CLINICAL INTERVENTION FOR POSTNATAL DEPRESSION PATIENTS
Limited understanding of the perception of African Women Immigrants in the UK the Cause of the Current trend of inadequate Clinical Intervention

Introduction

Over the recent decades, the number of immigrants settling in the UK has grown exponentially to give the country a new outlook on cultural diversity. With these social changes, new demands have been imposed on the healthcare sector to provide health services in ways that promote social justice. According to ...

Diabetes in America: Research Proposal

Given the recognition and on-going research into the disease of diabetes, there has probably been thousands and perhaps millions of books and articles written on the subject. The most commonly recognized types are type 1 and types 2 diabetes, but others include gestational, monogeneic, and cystic-fibrosis related diabetes (NIDDK, 2017). It is impossible to determine how many people in the world have diabetes or how many will develop it. The estimates of the amount of money spent in patient care and research are only guesses, and the suffering by diabetes and their loved ones is incalculable. However, this paper ...

The purpose of this paper is to present a research proposal for nurse hand hygiene practices in a hospital setting. The paper will provide an introduction and literature review in order to identify gaps in the literature with respect to hand hygiene practice in hospitals. Finally, the paper will present a research project to address the issue.
1. Introduction
The relationship between nosocomial infections and hand hygiene has long been understood and established with Larson’s publication in 1988. Although hand washing had been established as a cornerstone of nursing practice, by 2003 compliance in hand hygiene in hospitals ...

The passing of the new law, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has provided new opportunities and direction for the troubled healthcare industry. In this instance, the healthcare industry has been plagued by the continuous increase in healthcare costs while at the same time, affected the quality of healthcare offered to individuals (Emanuel, 2015). The most vulnerable groups in the society comprised of the elderly and the poor, are the most affected by these adversities. Therefore, the PPACA has been seen as the right step in the right direction in the industry. In this instance, the provisions as ...

Great University

Background
In this study, we plan to conduct an audit of medical practices at London University Hospital to determine how well the quality and evidence-based practices are being followed at the hospital regarding the common flu or allergic rhinitis symptoms. In this observational study, we plan to randomly select patients who have been regular to the hospital in the past two years. Further, we plan to evaluate whether they had been provided with evidence based care. This we primarily plan to do by evaluating the health records of the randomly selected patients, and evaluating if they have been ...

Survey monkey tool was used facilitate responses of the questionnaire instrument. This has its unique data analysis technique. Specific to Monkey Surveys’ retrieval and processing of data are five steps, which ought to be followed distinctly. First it is viewing the survey responses. All responses pertaining to each page are saved. They are then displayed in the analyze section when the navigation button is clicked by respondents. After this mechanism the next survey page shows up. Here three types of data are be scrutinized. They are the response summary; individual responses (where the research has access to soft that ...

- Introduction
The pharmaceutical industry is one that has been seeking to enhance efficiency in customer relationship management through strategies that involve a transition from the traditional sales force to Key Account Management. However, the transition requires organization changes and is subject to several factors. In that respect, this analysis refers to the case of pharmaceutical companies in Greece for the purpose of analyzing change management that relates to the transition. To achieve the objective, the analysis will provide a literature review and an empirical analysis seek that seeks to answer a number of questions that define the research thesis. Those ...

Abstract

Collecting blood culture samples is an important part of data collection for the process of diagnosis. The results of such a test can provide information regarding the presence of bacteria within the patient’s blood with great certainty. Therefore, it is integral to the verification of a prognosis. Unfortunately, there are a variety of factors that can lead to false positives on these tests. One way this can occur is through improper collection practices. This is seen amongst emergency room nurses to varying degrees. Because of the great risk associated with diagnoses and future medical treatments based on incorrect test results, it ...

Background

Since the implementations of the Affordable Care Act, hospitals have started seeing the impact of less than impressive customer satisfaction scores have on their financial bottom line (“Shining a Light Health Insurance Rate Increases.”). Mercy hospital has not been spared by this unfolding development in the health sector. According to Press Ganey surveys, the customer service score for Mercy hospital was in the 6th percentile in 2011. With a renewed focus on excellence in the areas rated, healthcare leaders are focusing on key areas of quality and satisfaction improvement, since even small changes can have an impact (“Kaiser Health News”) Some ...

Health Care

Introduction
Research question, aims and objectives
Literature search strategy
Appraisal of key study
Identification of key themes
Literature search strategy

Action plan

Conclusion
Introduction
The national framework for people survey document provides data supportive of a need pertaining to primary health care alignment of strategies when planning medical interventions for elderly populations across the world. Oman is no exception since every geographic location has its peculiar aging characteristics that must be addressed in designing health promotions programs and planning health care interventions for this vulnerable population(Department of Health, 2000)
Hence, the role of ...

U.S Congresswoman,

6th District of Tennessee
RE: Support for the Affordable Health Care Act
It is with great appreciation for your work as a Congresswoman that I decide to write this note to you with the regard to the above mentioned issue. I have read and understood your complaints concerning the Affordable HealthCare Act (Healthcare.gov, 2013). I understand your point of argument and the reasons as to why you introduced the Healthcare Conscience Rights Act. However, I beg to differ with you on two grounds.
Secondly, you argue that your experience as a family physician makes you believe that the ...

Background

Hemodialysis is one of the most effective treatments or therapies administered for patients with either an acute or chronic renal problem. This renal therapy is most commonly administered to patients who have primary renal failure and secondary renal failure due to another condition such as cancer or a blood infection. The objective of a hemodialysis treatment is to extract and dispose waste products such as urea and mineral ions from the patient’s bloodstream to avoid the complications and morbidities that will surely come as a result of a bilateral kidney failure.
Technically, the hemodialysis machine does the job of the kidney. ...

The main aim of this research proposal is to show that the clinical question warrants investigation. The clinical question asks whether toileting patients every hour reduce the incident of falls. Included in the paper are PICO question and evidence proposal. The paper uses Johns Hopkins Nursing EBP Model and Guidelines.

Change model overview

John Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Process is an approach used to solve problems related to decision making, and it contains tools that give guidance to users. John Hopkins Nursing Evidence-based practice model involves the PET process which includes practice question, evidence, and translation. Application of the PET process includes ...

Innovative Change Proposal

Innovative Change Proposal

It is undeniable that complaints are intrinsic aspects in every working environment in an organization (MetricStream Inc, 2016). In healthcare services, however, complaints are highly critical and always require an immediate resolution. Apparently, the number of patient complaints in our health care quality department continues to rise, and no amicable mechanisms are implemented to resolve this issue. This proposal aims to develop an effective patient resolution policy that will help address this critical concern.

Solution/Benefits: Recommendations

Ideally, the patient resolution policy will promote fast capture and categorization of patient complaints. Also, it will create an efficient system that ...

An Electronic Medical Record is a digital record of a patient’s chart and it contains their medical history. The computerised system implementation has been unsuccessful in some health care facilities. In most cases, user resistance has been the main factor why the systems have failed. The advantages of the systems are numerous ranging from improved quality care, increased patient satisfaction, financial savings, and decreased time spent on paper records. The following paper will evaluate the benefits of EMR in matters of cost, quality, and patient satisfaction.
Electronic medical records have a number of benefits like prevention of medical ...

Introduction

The modern day business environment requires that people and organizations become more diversified in their quest to remain competitive in the market and globally at large. It will involve acceptance and acknowledgment of the differences that employees have regarding any characteristics. Age can be considered diversity, so is culture, race, disability, as well as gender. The 21st century has seen the global interaction between people from all cultures of the world in search of fortune in both globally and locally. People have mixed in different styles, and everyone has the different culture, but is employed in the similar job ...

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Medical Regulatory Body

The Government,
HEALTH PEOPLE2020 PROGRAM TO BE EXTENDED TO THE PRISONS
In Writing Assignment 1, We looked at the health of the imprisoned in the United States jails, prisons and found that among the prisoners there are many incidences of STI’s. For instance, among the prison people there are those living with HIV/AIDS that compounds the health problems affecting the uninfected prisoners. Numerous of such individuals contract the disease before they are passed through the prison system. The inmates are therefore faced with high risks factors of contracting as well as transmitting the disease while ...

Part 1

Many theoreticians and practitioners of health care, along with patient advocates are currently emphasizing the need to shift from a provider-centered model to the one, which will concentrate on patient’s wellbeing (Earp, French& Gilkey, 2008, p.241). Such a need puts healthcare industry under significant pressure to demonstrate continuous improvement of quality of provided services (Lloyd, 2004, p.11). In this regard it is worth referring to the need to develop an understanding of what the term “quality” actually means and which aspects may be considered within its scope. Lots of definitions of quality exist. However, for the purposes of the following ...

Abstract

The transformation of the Primary Care Practices (PCP) into The Patient- Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model is expected to improve patient’s care, comprising even the ones with complex needs. According to Rich et.al (2012), PCMH is expected to reduce the risks associated with fragmented care and poor outcomes. The paper will also address factors as whether or not patient health care needs and even preferences are being met, whether the care is appropriate for the illness, timeliness, and procedures involved. Moreover, it will comprehensively address the state of provider contracting and its direction in the future. Nonetheless, the ...

Introduction

Affordable Care Insurance is one of the recent reforms in the insurance and health care sectors in the United States of America. The issue of health care insurance is a complex and challenging tasks for the government and health policy makers in the United States of America (Gruber&Newquist, 2011). As a result of the risks associated with health care and the uncertainties of life, it is only prudent for individuals or American citizens to have affordable care insurance.This because the reforms will address treatment of chronic diseases, issues of primary care workforce, and changes in health care delivery. This calls for ...

Implementing Integrated Clinical Pathways

Clinical pathways refer to anticipated recovery pathways or care pathways integrated and coordinated, in an effort to describe the expected clinical course of a patient's clinical problems (Li, Kecheng, Yang, & Yu, 2013). They identify the shortfalls associated with the adopted medical standards (Lenz & Reichert, 2005). The paper clinical pathways have challenges that can be eliminated by integration of information systems in the clinical pathways procedures. These shortfalls arise from inaccurate communication involved in paper-based clinical pathways (Mathe, 2009). This paper proposes integrated clinical pathways with an aim of embedding knowledge into existing hospital information systems and treatment policies.

Research Questions

- What ...

Implementing Standard Practice for Collecting Blood Cultures Among ER Nurses

Abstract
Collecting blood culture samples is an important part of data collection for the process of diagnosis. The results of such a test can provide information regarding the presence of bacteria within the patient’s blood with great certainty. Therefore, it is an integral procedure for the verification of a prognosis. Unfortunately, there are a variety of factors that can lead to false positives of these tests. It mainly occurs due to the improper collection practices. This is most seen among the emergency room nurses. Because of the great risk associated with diagnosis and future medical treatments based on incorrect test ...

Abstract

IntroductionMotivation The impression of globalization on health has made way for new challenges. Although the medical field has made advancements in technologies and communications, it is also experiencing a paradigm shift in global health governance. There is a more challenging and immediate threat to the global healthcare, and this is corruption in health care practices. It is a major concern (Mackey, & Liang, 2012) in all countries, especially in the developing and transitional economies, where it has become a critical problem. The study serves as background for further work to develop a methodology to strengthen the anti-corruption initiatives in the health sector
Previous approaches ...

Abstract

Nursing is an evidence-based practice. Nursing research provides evidence for nursing theories and concepts. In the proposed study, the role of hourly rounding in improving the quality of healthcare and patients’ perception is evaluated. This practice is proactive in nature; instead of nurses waiting for patients’ to press the light call button, they visit the patients’ and address their needs. If hourly rounding is not executed, the quality of care will go down, nurses’ health and wellbeing will be compromised, and patients’ satisfaction levels will shrink. A reduction in patient satisfaction rate, as well as a deterioration in the quality ...

Psychiatric mental health nurses (PMHNs) are responsible for assessing the mental health needs of individuals and developing a nursing diagnosis and plan of care. While PMHNs usually implement nursing processes relevant to the patients’ needs, advanced practice registered nurses in psychiatric care can also prescribe medicine and conduct psychotherapy. According to a study by Marks, Hallam, Philpott, and Connolly (1975), PMHNs who were trained in behavioral psychotherapy for neurotic disorders proved to be as effective as psychologists and psychiatrists working in the field. Although the nurses’ effectiveness in providing treatment has been confirmed, the experiences of patients who received treatment from ...

SITUATION: IS THIS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE LEGISLATED?

An identified community nursing issue is the need to protect public hospitals.
This follows the experience of nurses employed in public hospitals who are fighting to improve staffing, to win good contracts and to be able to stop work place violence. This calls for the establishment of a strong public health care system whereby the community can receive quality health care (Roux and Judith, 227). The strategy to achieve the same is via minimization of cuts and creation of more winnings on improvement.
Rather that spending more time blaming the existing policies, inadequate funds and the existing working environment, ...

The global burden of diabetes is high and the prevalence of diabetes is increasing. Diabetes is a major disease with significant side effects and complications resulting in shorter lifespans. The problem is greater with type 1 diabetes because this type of diabetes cannot be prevented and there is no cure for the disease. However, clinical studies have shown that education, adapting to the disease, and nutritional therapy can reduce the complications of type 1 diabetes. Parents are the most important members of the diabetes management team in pediatric patients and any impact on the quality of life of the parent ...

Statement of the Problem

The current Australian medical policy aimed to provide its citizens with cheaper healthcare services and products through the strategy of generic products manufacture, supply and distribution is of a disadvantage to the country and people’s socioeconomic development mainly because of the compromised set of standards and quality of the products and services.

Project Overview

Generic products have proliferated in Australia through legal government support both in policy formulations and financial means to reduce poor healthcare services for riskier diseases .

The introduction of the strategy was geared towards reduction of overdependence on expensive medical products by the poor in healing diseases which ...

Nursing Research

Research Implementation Phase
As mentioned earlier in the paper, in order to answer the five main research questions formulated for this research paper, four different types of data collection methods will be utilized; namely, secondary research of existing literature and primary research (survey-based questionnaires, interviews and direct observation). The implementation phase will include a brief overview of how the project will be executed on-ground, the expenditures that will be needed, as well as how the process of data analysis will be conducted.

Project Schedule and Timeframe

Tentatively, it is estimated that the research project’s completion, including the compilation of the data analysis ...

Introduction

The focus of the research is on determining how the changing role of the field of Transitional Nursing can affect the quality of healthcare that is provided to the elderly population. Initial research has revealed that people above the ages of 50 are considered to be more at-risk for contracting chronic diseases, and also for relapses because of various demographic and lifestyle factors. The focus of this paper is on developing a study design and sampling methodology for the research, as well as formulating flow charts and maps in order to better understand the dependent and independent variables involved ...

Child Obesity

Health Promotion Plan
Childhood obesity has become an epidemic that is threatening more and more families in the USA. Overweight and obesity are used to describe a person who has excess body fat which can lead to adverse effects on their health and well-being. This occurs when the energy intake from food and drinks is greater that the energy that the body spends doing physical activities. It was revealed that children who are overweight are at greater risk of having health problems when they reach the adolescent and adult stages. Some of these conditions include cardiovascular diseases, type 2 ...

Abstract

One of the most prevalent addictions in our society that has far-reaching social, economic and psychological ramifications is alcoholism. At least 16.3 million Americans who are above 18 years have Alcohol Use Disorder as at 2014. However, not everyone who consumes or excessively consumes alcohol ends up with alcohol use disorder. This study speculates that persons with alcohol addiction have an inherently addictive personality and goes ahead to propose a study to investigate it. Using a random sample, a two group-study will be implemented. Personality test will be used to collect information on addictive personality. A t-test for two-groups ...

Therapeutic play for in center Dialysis Patients

The healthcare industry is dynamic, and it calls for continuous improvement in order to provide relevant care services to the general population. Quality improvement is essential in healthcare setting, as it ensures that the patient not only receive relevant care services, but also high quality services. My place of work has a significantly high number of inpatients receiving dialysis services. The patients are at a risk of becoming depressed as a result of the intensive treatment. Therefore, a therapeutic play program for the patients is recommended to help the patients and their families cope with the treatment.

The Purpose of the Program

The purpose ...

In order for proper implementation of the project, study participants, volunteers, and public representatives would have to be identified and recruited. The purpose of recruiting representatives/volunteers are to educate and promote the concept and importance of treatment and prevention of IAD among elderly women in acute care settings. The education and training of these volunteers should be kept as priority before the commencement of the project and the recruitment of study participants.
The volunteers would also act as a mediator between the study team and the scientific committee involved in the conduct of the study. Each volunteer and representative ...

The Proposal

Vulnerability increases the likelihood of particular persons acquiring illnesses. The susceptibility may arise due to genes, poverty, cultural practices, environmental factors, etc. In this particular case, this essay conceptualizes on the risks factors that make diabetes prevalent amongst minority populations. The burden of the illness is much greater amongst the disadvantaged groups. What increases their chances of suffering from diabetes? What measures can alleviate the groups’ vulnerability to the disease? The illness also presents a challenge to health care providers who are aiming to enhance the medical outcomes of diabetes and prevent the disease. Diabetes management and prevention require ...

Abstract 3

Introduction 4
Statement of the problem 4
Literature Review 4
Research Question 6
Research Design 6
Study Instruments 7

References 8

Abstract
Visitation in the Intensive Care Unit in health facilities has been a controversial issue for a long time. There has been continuous wrangles between the health practitioners and the patient’s family and friends over the issue of visitation, which means that a solution has to be sought. The proposal is to seek an intervention method and policy that will ensure visitation is allowed and that it is carried out with necessary regulations. The proposal paper, therefore, seeks to ...

Background

Over the last two decades, lifestyle related illnesses have become a problematic issue for the healthcare sector. The calls for primary prevention mechanisms have achieved remarkable progress sin minimizing the incidences. However, with an increasing population and the strain on the available resources to support health living, the prevalence has at some point remained stagnant. Diabetes is one of the most prevalent chronic illnesses that have been diagnosed substantially within the healthcare facilities (Chan & Woo, 2010). However, the emphasis on people to assume proactive roles in the management of health has also taken a significant stride. The justification for ...

IRB Submission

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The management of cancer and chronic illnesses in the early stage is regarded as a key element in enhancing the quality of life in the latter stages of the illness. However, the conventional or norm within the healthcare settings is that the palliative care has been designed for the serious cases and the late stages of cancer. In a majority setting, palliative care is provided within inpatient units meaning that patients in the early stages of their illness and those in preference of home care services with regular visits to ...