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In the case study examined, the patient was vomiting intermittently in postoperative care while receiving Morphine intravenously. The patient’s nurse Pamela is not responsible or trained for prescribing medication, so she decides to seek advice from a senior nurse. The senior nurse Jane orders Pamela to cease the Morphine administration and changes the protocol to 10mgs of Metoclopramide. While Pamela stops the Morphine administration, she refuses to administer Metoclopramide without a prescription. Despite the warnings against administering regulated medication, Jane proceeds to act on her decision and administers the Metoclopramide intravenously, which causes the patient to respond with an allergic ...

Introduction

Nursing is a dynamic profession that calls for proper preparations and planning during practice. Realizing the best nursing outcomes requires the nurse to apply evidence-based practices, collaborate with their peers (Anne-Marie, Ann, Jens and Lars, 2013), engage in critical thinking to make sound clinical decisions (Edelson, 2012) and be an effective nursing manager to spearhead the healthcare delivery process and achieve optimal healthcare outcomes for the patients (Harris and Roussel, 2010). In this paper, I will explore my future goals as a hospice nurse, my plans to achieve them, sources of ne knowledge, and future scholarly aspirations in the field. I ...

Is the author associated with a reputable institution or organization?

Mikael Nilsson and Jan Ostergren are members of the Department of Medicine in Karolinska University Hospital of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden while Uno Fors is a member of the Department of Computer and Systems Science in Stockholm University in Sweden and Annette Rickenlund, Lennart Jordeldt, Kenneth Caidahl, and Gunilla Bolinder are members of the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery in Karolinska University Hospital of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.

Is the research timely or current?

The article Does individual learning styles influence the choice to use a web-based ECG learning program in a blended learning setting? (Nilsson et al., 2012) was received by the BMC Medical ...

Genetics has progressed over the recent years. Very sophisticated methods of studying genes and researching how species have evolved from one cell into complex animals. The purpose of the research by Lee, Lai, Malik, Saldarriaga, Kelling, and Slamovits at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University was to observe and gather more information about The Oxyrrhis marina (O. marina). The species is very good for studying about the development of two taxonomic groups of “protists, dinoflagellates and apicomplexans” (1). The molecular structure is simple, so it is at the ...

Managing and maintaining a hospital, and ensuring that the patients get the highest quality medical services possible at the same time is, in reality, more complicated than how most people think it is. In fact, this is one of the biggest ethical dilemmas that not only hospital administrators but also allied medical practitioners face in this era of contemporary medicine.

Hospitals are technically classified as businesses because they would not be able to exist, operate, and offer medical services to patients that require them without money. Like businesses, these medical institutions cannot do without revenues and profits; they have a financial ...

Introduction

The hypotheses identified for purposes of this assignment is “Sustained middle ear infections among children from birth to 5 years will have a detrimental effect on language development.” The hypotheses states that middle ear infections have a significant impact on the ability of the infant to acquire the necessary information to inform the development of language. That has the effect of leading to language disorders that may spill into adulthood. The assay will discuss various articles that seek to approve or disapprove the above-stated hypotheses. The articles seek to identify the full impact that middle ear infections has on the language ...

THE HEALTH BEHAVIOURS OF THEIR PEERS

Sociology Abstract The research evaluated the perceptions of students in health related undergraduate programs towards the activities of their peers like smoking and alcohol use that risk health. Studies have shown that students in health-related subject areas observe the risky behaviors of their peers and those observations affect the perceptions they have about their own health (Zhang, 2011; Ridder et al., 2010). The purpose of this qualitative research was to examine emerging themes and develop a deep knowledge about the health related practices and the perceptions (Seidman 2013). A phenomenological methodology was used in order to identify ...

X-ray Reading

X-ray Reading Figure 1 The patient in this x-ray image is centred with both lungs apices. The image has also captured the costophrenic angles but some of the bones are invisible in the picture. The reason some of the bone structures are invisible is because of poor reproduction. Additionally, the medial ends of clavicle are invincible thus it is impossible to assess rotation using this image. Another observation is that the trachea is patent and deviated to the right. The image also shows that the heart is deviated to the right. The heart of the patient has a ...

Smoking cessation is among the best life choice any person within any age group or gender can make (West, 2010). The health benefits for such a choice are almost immediate. All over the United States today, smoking remains to be the single leading cause of death that is preventable. According to Stanczyk et al (2014), the US alone has more than 43 million people using tobacco. This is a significant portion compared to the global 1.2 billion smokers (Stanczyk et al, 2014). As a result, smoking alone accounts for more than 0.4 million deaths in the US every single year and contributes ...

What are the perceptions of students in health-related undergraduate programs of the health behaviours of their peers (e.g. alcohol consumption, smoking) ? Undergraduate students taking courses related to human health have various perceptions of the behavior that may affect their health, if this behavior is exhibited by their peers (Zhang, 2011, n.p.). Ridder, Heuvelmans, Visscher, Seidell, & Renders (2010) argue that there is a relationship between the actual behaviours reported about students and perceived behaviour by the medical students in Netherlands. The authors used a sample of 1608 students issued with questionnaires regarding the number of students engaged in alcohol consumption. ...

Amongst mentally ill patients at high risk for early readmission, does the utilization of a multi-component transition care plan as compared to usual care help to improve early readmission rates?

Abstract

The early hospital readmission rate in a 30-bed psychiatric unit in California is 25%. This figure is higher than the 13% reported in the literature for high-income countries like the US (Vigod et al., 2013). Early readmissions are problematic as they are costly and disruptive to the personal and professional lives of patients and their family members. In addition, they are construed to be negative patient outcomes and negative indicators of ...

Introduction

Overweight and obesity are terms that are used to describe abnormal or excessive fat accumulation to such a level that may negatively affect the health and well-being of an individual (Rossouw, Grant and Vilihjoen, 2012). Over the recent decades obesity and overweight has developed to be a global issue with more and more individuals developing this condition. According to Bahia, Silvia, Barufaldi, de Azevedo, Alves, Pepe and Vianna (2012), in 2005, the World Health Organization indicated that an approximately 1.6 billion adults were overweight and 400 million adults were obese. Additionally, they provided an estimate that by 2015 this figures would ...

Introduction

The case dwells upon a decision, which is to be taken by the Global Positioning System Navigator (GPSN) Manager Wally Wizard at the largest automobile manufacturer in the United States, Behemoth Motors Corp (BMC). The scope of the decision looks at two alternatives: 1) in-house production of 8,000 units of GPSN per months to be installed on the Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV), and 2) outsourcing of this production volume to reasonably new Far East Enterprises (FEE) Company under the terms of two-year contract. There are three critical aspects that should be considered as part of the decision-making process: financial ...

Advantages of Utilizing a Research-Based Technique to Problem Resolution

Evidenced-based care or approach entails the integration of evidence from clinical expertise, research, as well as patient preferences in making decisions regarding the patients’ health care (Goldenberg, 2010). Evidence-based care ensures health care is efficient, effective, and satisfy the needs of patients. Evidence-based approach helps in determining what works and what does not, moreover, with whom as well as where it operates best. Evidence-based approach root decisions from findings as well as proven techniques of investigation. Besides, makes a decision on earlier evidence and proceeds onto other procedures via innovations reliant on the experience. Consequently, this increases chances of ...

Abstract

Childhood obesity is a problem that has faced the United States for over two decades. With so many health issues associated with obesity and so many children becoming obese the problem is in need of a solution. It has been found that children from low socioeconomic status areas are more likely to become obese. Between their families and schools lack of ability to provide healthy meals and not enough resources to fix the issue many children are not learning ways to beat obesity for their future. This study aims to find out if there is a strong correlation between low socioeconomic status in ...

Hawkins, T. Charlotte., Flynn, L., & Clarke, P. S. (2008). Relationships between registered nurse staffing, process of nursing care, and nurse-reported patient outcomes in chronic hemodialysis units. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 35(2), 123- 145. Cho, S. H., June, J. K., Kim, M. Y., Yoo, C. S., Yun, C. S., & Sung. H. Y. (2009). Nurse staffing, quality of nursing care and nurse job outcomes in intensive care units. Journal of clinical nursing, 18, 1729-1737. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. The main aim of this study was to scrutinize the relationship between nurse staffing and nurse-rated quality of nursing care and the ...

Discussion

Breast cancer continues to be the primary cause of cancer morbidity and mortality among women. Significant variation is observed in breast cancer survival rates from one geographic area to another (Jemal et al., 2010, Curado, 2011). Interestingly, while the Middle East, along with sub-Saharan Africa and Asian countries have the lowest rates of breast cancer in the world, the incidence has been rapidly increasing over the last twenty years, as it has been with other cancers (Amoori et al., 2014). Some of the factors that play a role in early detection include improved screening practices and education (Curado, 2011). .In ...

Article One: Nisha, J., Xavier, L., & Wilma, C. (2013). Is Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Stage and Independent Risk Factor for Altering the Periodontal Status of HIV-Positive Patients? A South African Study. BMC Oral Health, 13(69).

Credibility of the Article

The current article is a peer-reviewed article that based on an empirical study that was carried out with the intent of establishing the correlations that exist between HIV and periodontal disease. This article as co-founded by Nisha, John, and Xavier, Stephen. Wilma, Charlene also contributed to the contents contained in the current article. Apart from being a peer reviewed article, the credibility of the current ...

Research Question: Do health care workers comply with hand washing strategies at the hospital level?

Annotated Bibliography Asare, A., Enweronu-Laryea, C. C., & Newman, M. J. (2009). Hand hygiene practices in a neonatal intensive care unit in Ghana. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 3(05), 352-356. In this study, the researchers sought to assess hand hygiene practices and the nature of patient contact in physicians and nurses at a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Ghana. The study was descriptive and cross-sectional, lasted two weeks, and the amount time of observation daily was 5 hours. The researchers assessed compliance to alcohol rub as well. Compliance to hand washing before and after patient contact ...

Paper Due Date

Introduction Considerable research attention has been given to the problems that mentally ill individuals face in getting and keeping jobs. See, for example, Cook et al. (2007) and Gilbride et al, 2003. Little research, on the other hand, concerns outcomes for such individuals once they are employed. Job stress can affect any job holder. Does a history of mental illness or a current condition exacerbate the stress? Are individuals with a background of mental illness more vulnerable to job stress than colleagues without such a background? These are important questions for those of us who are part of the population with a history ...

Part One

Del Lago Partners, Inc. and Del Lago Partners, L.P., d/b/a Del Lago Golf Resort & Conference Center, and BMC-The Benchmark Management Co. v. Bradley Smith, No. 06-1022 is an appeal case that involved Del Lago Golf Resort and Conference Center as the petitioner and Bradley Smith as the respondent. Earlier, Smith had won the case and awarded $ 300, 000 in actual damages after deliberations made by a jury in a 6-3 decision. The majority made the decision on the basis that owners’ of premises have a duty to protect their guests against acts of aggravated assault made by third parties. In this ...

Screening for Tuberculosis is one of the most challenging, yet an imperative practice for enhancing community health. The article presents various recommendations for improving the screening procedure for the tuberculosis. Initially, the article highlights that a standard for determination of which migrant populations should be screened should be established across the nations. Furthermore, more nations should adopt the two-step approach in the screening process to back-up the one-step approach widely used. All screening programs also should be based at standardized interpretation of the results in order to limit the errors that occur due to a large number of interpreters. The specialists ...

The title of the research being analysed in this case is called EBSCOhost. For an individual to retrieve articles or rather utilize the use of this database, he or she can follow this link (http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/search/selectdb?sid=5f9d48a6-0f00-4226-98a5-2ba339557b87%40sessionmgr4001&vid=1&hid=4104). Upon following the above link, a researcher can go further and choose from the various options depending on the field or rather the subject of his or her research since the database has sections. The source of the article chosen and entitled Patient preferences for adherence to treatment for osteoarthritis: the MEdication Decisions in Osteoarthritis Study (MEDOS) is "BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders". From the ...

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease and the number of cases is increasing worldwide among the public. Each year worldwide, over More than 12 million people are diagnosed with TB and over 4000,000 people die due to the disease. The large population and poor standards of living can have a major impact on TB epidemics. Can there be a new alternative to traditional use of drugs for treatment of tuberculosis? Most of the drugs approved by the FDA have no lasting effect on patients with tuberculosis, since the strains of bacteria have acquired resistance leading to a state of Multi-drug resistance. An ...

A critical analysis of the different attitudes of mothers towards the immunization of their children in rural and urban area in Nigeria 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background information and justification for the study Child survival beyond the age of five in Nigeria is a great concern in both academic and professional circles with statistics indicating that only 194 out every 1000 children live beyond the age of five. A United Nations study revealed that the Nigeria ranked 15th among the nations with the highest under five mortality rates. High infant mortality rates in Nigeria are attributed to immunizable ...

Introduction

Palliative care has become a necessity for nursing professionals among critically-ill patients. Patients suffering from immense pain need palliative care management. Doctors are said to act as technical guides in the intervention of a diseases while nurses can manage the overall process of healing in patients. Thus palliative care forms the basis for pain management. Nurse practitioners ensure planning, implementation, coordination and evaluation in palliative care for pain management. This paper addresses the data collection and analysis done by a nursing professional in palliative care for pain management. (Eduardo B and David H, 2012)

Data collection procedures

Collection of data for conducting a study is crucial ...

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Designation Introduction The critical thinking paper begins with the discussion of health financing concept. The paper explains the process and techniques that will be used in designing the healthcare services package as well as health financing mechanism/s for Province A in country Y. Priority setting and Programme Budgeting and Marginal analysis techniques are discussed in a critical manner and recommended to be the techniques established for the health care package at Province A. Economic evaluation methods are discussed with Cost benefit analysis recommended for the case. The Strategies for implementation of health care system at Province A are ...

The first goal, which is personal organization, will be effective since it will enable me draw a workable plan and time-schedule to ensure that I can offer my nursing care at the right time when needed, consulting with my colleagues, superiors and the patients’ families (Harris et al., 2010; Anne, Ann, Jens and Lars, 2013). Good personal organization will also enable me to find time to implement evidence-based and patient-patient-centered nursing practices and void medical errors (Anne et al., 2013). Achieving the goal may be hindered by personal challenges such as time crunches and personal commitment, but I will strive ...

Smoking is a killer. This is a strong message that should be clearly adhered to and used to drive people towards the prevention of diseases related to smoking as well as death. Smoking has had very numerous negative effects on the lives of people as it attributed to financial, social and health factors (Beales, 2000). Many research institutes have for long been on the lime light to articulate the effects of smoking but people just do not listen. The irony in cigarette smoking is that, the cigarette packet is usually indicated that cigarette smoking is harmful to people’s health but smokers ...

Nursing Capstone

One of my goals is to adopt high levels of personal organization when performing my nursing duties to enhance efficiency and prevent avoidable medical errors. Personal organization is essential in nursing because it enables the nursing personnel to develop a systematic working framework by following laid-down procedures, making relevant nursing notes, effectively communicating with fellow nurses, physicians, patients and their families, and managing time efficiently (Beek et al., 2011). Being organized is essential in enhancing healthcare outcomes because the nurse is able to concentrate on the patient, as opposed to a scenario where confusion, rather than personal organization, is prevalent (Beek ...

Even though diabetes is a medical condition, its negative effects are observed only in an individual’s physical health. Diabetes also has far-reaching effects on the individual’s social condition, as well as on his or her financial and economic capacities (National Center for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2010). According to the National Center for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (2010), diabetes has been known to cause blindness among older individuals. Diabetes has been the leading cause of blindness among adults 20-74 years of age (National Center for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2010). Worldwide, diabetes is the ...

Literature Review on Mobile Healthcare

Literature Review on Mobile Healthcare In the field of health, the use of advanced technology is not anymore limited to highly specialized branches such as medical robotics or nuclear medicine. Different levels in the healthcare delivery system have utilized the benefits and convenience offered by mobile devices. Mobile healthcare or mHealth is slowly gaining ground in health facilities worldwide. The term mHealth refers to “the use of wireless communication devices to support public health and clinical practice” (Kahn, Yang, & Kahn, 2010, as cited in Barton, 2012). In the succeeding sections the terms mHealth and mobile healthcare will be ...

4.1 Main research questions and sub research questions used Main question: How can the current medical treatments data synchronization be optimized in relation to the hospital billing system for a more efficient and accurate billing system?

Sub question 1: Which medical billing systems is state-of-the-art in medical treatment data synchronization at this moment? (Literature)

Sub question 2: How could the current data processing and billing system be described? (Analysis) Sub question 3: What are the requirements for an efficient, effective and accurate billing system? (Redesign) Literature Review Introduction Recent literature shows that the development in technology brings numerous things that individuals have not had in many years, especially in the healthcare. The basis ...

Management of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Argumentative essay Management of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Introduction

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic conditions, affecting about 7% of the Australian population (Lamoureux et al., 2012). Many of the lifestyle habits and choices of people today – obesity, sedentary lifestyle, cigarette smoking, and hyperlipidemia, and low-fiber diet – are modifiable risk factors for diabetes (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2013). Environmental and social determinants for diabetes include family history, ethnic background, highly stressful lifestyle, low socio-economic conditions, adverse childhood experiences, and malnutrition in early childhood (Raphael et al., 2010). The management of diabetes includes, apart ...

Alternative medicine is the term given for medicinal products or services that are not a part of a standard medical care. It means nonstandard treatments that can be used along with the standard treatment. Some examples of alternative medicine are herbal medicines, acupuncture, chiropractic medicine, energy therapies, magnetic field therapy, hypnosis, Reiki, Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Traditional Medicine, and healing touch therapies (National Institute of Health, n.d.). These have been around for many years, but in literature, there is a support as well as controversy surrounding it. In some cases, there has been considerable research done while in some other cases, there has ...

Implementing a Diabetic Education Program for Patients and Caregivers

Abstract Method: Research question: How does teaming with patients and caregivers to implement a diabetic education program improve adherence and healthcare outcomes? Overview of the Study The study will focus on patients and caregivers who help them manage their diabetes (DM) as outpatient in a clinical setting. The target population is adult patients of all age with type 2 diabetes. The population will also include patients with DM patients, with elevated random blood sugar (BS) above 200 mg/dl twice in one week. The intervention being tested is the educational program for patients with diabetes. The group tested ...

Implementing a Diabetic Education Program for Patients and Caregivers

Introduction Research Questions Background Conceptual Framework Literature Review Abstract Background: Diabetes mellitus is becoming prevalent in the United States of America across all ethnic, socioeconomic, and demographic lines. Precisely, children, elderly people, and pregnant women of childbearing age are at a high-risk of developing the disease. It is the fourth leading cause of death globally, and “currently affects 246 million peoplearound 380 million people will have diabetes by the year 2025” (Ricci-Cabello , Ruiz-Perez, deLabry-Lima & Marquez-Calderon, 2010 p. 572). Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of implementing a patient education ...

Article Review

Introduction Smoking is the most common drug dependence during pregnancy, and it is associated with a plethora of problems, which may encompass; fetal growth retardation, premature delivery, and low birth weight. In light with this, maternal smoking is not only harmful during pregnancy, but has a long term impact on the baby after birth. Over the decades, public health officials and the government have been in the fore front in the pursuit to control or correct the issue of smoking during pregnancy. Moreover, different medical researches on smoking during pregnancy have been carried out, and they have contributed monumentally to ...

Handwashing is the gold standard for the prevention of health care-associated infections (HCAI), yet the rate of handwashing compliance is universally low. This study reviews the role of hands in the transmission of HCAI, factors affecting compliance, and suggested strategies to promote compliance. One of the first things they teach you in nursing school is that hand hygiene is critical to healthcare; yet health care-associated infections (HCAI) continue to represent a significant safety hazard to patients. The World Health Organization estimates that each year hundreds of millions of patients all over the world develop infections associated with health care. It ...

Malaria is a tropical disease that has claimed many lives over the numerous centuries gone by (reference). It usually caused by the genus Plasmodium. The vector for this parasite is a female Anopheles mosquito which transmits the pathogen through bite (reference). One of the major challenges in disease vectors is insecticide resistance. Vector-borne diseases are usually a burden in developing countries because it is not easy to reduce/control disease. In many parts of Africa, Anopheles gambiae has developed resistance towards pyrethroid insecticides which is used to control the malaria vector (Kumar, Dudley, 2007). It is feared that there are high chances of ...

Recorded assessment

I will critique my performance during the procedure of taking vital signs identifying the areas which were perfectly executed as well as those that need to be improved on. In this procedure, I measured the patient’s temperature, pulse and respirations.

Body

In preparation for the procedure, I gathered all the equipment that I needed except for a hanging watch. I was thus forced to keep turning to look at the wall clock which was to my back which was a bit distracting. I therefore failed to capitalize on the advantages of adequate preparations. Preparation of the equipment needed prior to initiating a ...

"Are Protein-Protein interactions likely to be valid therapeutic targets for cancer therapy?" In her paper entitled “Protein-Protein interactions and cancer: small molecules going in for the kill” Michelle Arkin raises questions regarding the grooved and linear regions that permit protein-protein bonds, the binding peptides also found in those regions, if those interfaces are tractable for small molecule discovery and what compounds might serve as bonding agents. Further investigation of compounds would include if they are active, inhibiting, and do they help further characterize the target. She documents tubulin and several others that have potential. Her conclusion confirms that ...

1. Indian Council on Medical Research. Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research on Human Participants. New Delhi: Indian Council on Medical Research, 2006. The source provides detailed guidelines for any biomedical research on Human subjects. The central principle in these guidelines is the protection of the human subjects as well as ensuring that they benefit from the results of the research. The guidelines also provides for informed consent by the subjects where possible as a mandatory requirement for research on human subjects. Although the guidelines were developed for research in India the ethical principles and issues regard to research involving ...