Essays on Chronic Diseases

- Physical exercise is very important for pregnant women, as they help them to ease the state, prepare muscles to the stress of labor and to the loads of the last trimester of pregnancy. - Conditions in which physical activity should be avoided are also listed. - It is also a good idea to include the recommended types of physical activity into daily life, while excluding certain other types. The experience of previous generations is also described in brief.

Physical Activities during Pregnancy

General routine for women during pregnancy mostly remains the same as it was before it. However, a pregnant woman doesn’ ...

Abstract

This study analyzes the benefits and challenges of implementing an electronic medical system in both hospital and clinic environments. The overall research problem addressed in this study is determining how to effectively manage and communicate expectations associated with perceived benefits and challenges derived from a new install of an electronic medical record. The purpose of this study is to analyze perceptions associated with both the benefits and challenges derived from installing an electronic medical record system. This problem is relevant to many such as those who ...

Community health promotion

Introduction The Department Of Public Health in various states has done very little to put up constructive community health programs. The society expects the government (both county and central governments) to take charge of such programs but this has not always been the case. In most cases, county governments have very limited resources and therefore usually prefer to allocate these meager resources in curative programs rather than preventative one.

1. Examine three programs offered by the health department in your area to determine if the programs focus on primary, secondary, or tertiary prevention. Give an example of ...

InstitutionLeadership Learning Experience Project

- The Need for Interdisciplinary Teams

Interdisciplinary teams are important in nursing as they improve the quality and safety of care offered to patients. Interdisciplinary teams consist of professionals from different disciplines who work together and share expertise, skills and knowledge (Gardner, 2005). Collaboration and teamwork are imperative in healthcare which requires professionals with varied expertise. Poor collaboration between health professionals and lack of teamwork influences quality and safety of care (Gardner, 2005). Research linked poor collaboration with poor patient outcome and increase in medical errors. This is because patients do not get appropriate and timely care. Poor communication ...

Most of the uninsured American workers claim that the high cost of insurance is the main reason they fail to take cover. The inability to afford insurance is the problem that many workers have faced in the past. The 2008 recession led to many Americans to lose their coverage through their jobs. This situation increased the already rising number of uninsured people (in the previous decade) to 40 million. Although Medicaid and CHIP strove to control the highly rising rates of insurance, it was not until the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect that many low-income Americans and ...

Sexual orientation is an issue that has been topic of discussion over the world with it being accepted in some communities and rejected in others. In recent, years people have been allowed to engage in same sex relationship, a situation whereby a man is viewed normally despite being in an intimate relationship with another man or lady with a lady. Sexual intercourse, which contributes to a high percentage of the spread of the disease, is of an alarming rate among the African American male between the age of 13-24. The observation is contributed by several factors as a community-based research technique involving several parties ...

Healthy People 2020 is a program of the Department of Health and Human Services that benchmarks and monitors the health progress of the Americans with a 10-year national health objectives. Among its priorities is to identify health disparity issues among a diverse group of people in the community. Health disparity occurs when a health difference exists due to socio-economic and environmental disadvantages (Healthy People 2020, 2010). One of the current health issues from Healthy People 2020 that may be related to my practice area involves the lack of access to health care and services in the rural areas. About 20% of the US ...

There is a dramatic change in the demands and needs of the health care system and debates arise whether the current health care system has become a market failure and whether government intervention is needed in order to address the current health care reform needs. At the onset, this author believes that the current health care system is not a complete failure, however, it is flawed that can be corrected through proper legislative reforms that will address the current needs of the health care system. The cost of health care services is rising, and this has a chilling effect on the ability of ...

Annotated Bibliography Elder Adult Care

Chang, H. J. (2009). Preventive Care for Older Adults. AMA'S Journal of Ethics Vol 302, No. 24, 1.

According to this article, the population of older people in the United States at the age of 65 years is expected to be at 20 percent by 2030. The author stipulates that the risk of mortality will be determined by an individual’s ability to carry out daily chores necessary to accomplish basic needs. The author of the article lists some recommended preventive measures that can be carried out on adults and people over the age of 65 years. For ...

Introduction

People in the developed countries are living longer with advances in medical science. The life expectancy, today, is much longer than it was in the previous generations. With the baby boomer generation now reaching the age of 65 years and people living longer as compared to the olden days, the population worldwide of those aged over 65 years is increasing day by day or is set to increase substantially in the coming decades ahead. With an increased life expectancy, there is also a rise in chronic diseases. Worldwide, over 22 million people die from chronic diseases every year (Free 2). ...

Analysis of Research & Technology in Nursing Practice

Introduction

Nurses are facing various challenges in the delivery of health care services such as an aging generation and the rise of chronic diseases. One way of improving the quality of care offered by nurse is by leveraging on technology and research. Technology gives nurses new tools to use in diagnosis, treatment, patient monitoring and patient education. Research is the basis of evidence-based care in nursing and improves quality by enhancing the use of safe and effective nursing practices. This essay analyses research and technology in nursing with an emphasis on how nurses should advocate for research, maintain competency ...

- Mobile technology in the form of smartphones and tablets poised an important technological advantage that alters the delivery and quality of patient experience on every level. Patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, autism, and other chronic diseases. The technology can help chronic disease patients in terms of reminding them to take medication at on time. Diabetes patients for example, would be able to monitor their sugar level through mobile applications that calculates and analyzes the results of glucometer tests by punching in the numbers into the mobile application. In addition, insulin dependent patients are given information regarding insulin dosage ...

There is enormous evidence that the reduction of exposure to risk factors leads to a decrease in the morbidity and mortality related to chronic diseases. Based on such evidence has lead to many demands for a systems approach to public health which allows the incorporation of many disciplines, communities and strategies with a common goal of reducing disease prevalence. The systems approach is based on the knowledge that disease and health are as a result of factors beyond the biological and individual human behavior. For KS and PCP an appropriate program will involve establishing units in existing healthcare facilities that specialize on the ...

Introduction

The health care sector is changing rapidly and to remain relevant, health care facilities must develop and implement strategic plans. A strategic plan incorporates historical values and current trends to determine a desired future position for an organization. In the health care sector, patient centered care is the latest trend in quality assurance.

Therefore, health care organizations need to align their strategic plans with the needs of their consumers. One of the situational management tool that managers use to align their organizations operations with the needs of their consumers is a SWOT analysis. SWOT is an acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities ...

Human/behavioral diseases are diseases associated with human behaviors and lifestyle. These diseases also referred to as chronic diseases are caused by human behavior such as smoking, drinking alcohol, poor diet and lack of exercise. Common preventable diseases in the US are cancer, hypertension, heart diseases, diabetes, obesity, and pulmonary diseases (Frieden, 2010). The economic impact of these diseases cannot be underestimated. Chronic diseases cause significant economic pressure in the United States due to increased health care costs and loss in productivity due to some individuals not working due to their conditions. For instances, direct medical expenditures credited to smoking ...

In recent times all over the world, chronic diseases have become rampant and they are a real source of public health concern to the populace and health practitioners alike. Chronic diseases have been referred to as diseases which progress slowly, have long duration, are devoid of resolving spontaneously, restricts and limits the productivity, function and the quality of life of the person afflicted with such disease. A chronic disease has dire consequences on the life of the ill person. Also, it has the ability to distort the life of a healthy partner and also healthy relations. The nature of chronic diseases ...

Medicare part (A) covers skilled nursing facility, hospice, home health facilities homecare, nursing home care and inpatient hospital care (Hess, 2012, p.560). Medicare part A will normally recompense for the charges during the first sixty days after one pays the deductibles.

Medicare part A willfully cover Mrs. Zwick’s impatient hospital care for the five days stay. It will cover fully the cost of the first 20days, and partially the cost of the 21st day. It fully covers the homecare services as well. This premium will cater for Mrs. Zwick’s medical expenses while at the skilled nursing facility ...

Research faces various problems as it tries to come up with conclusive evidence that describes the causes of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). A cardiovascular risk factor is associated with coronary heart disease. The association is nearly always a statistical one, and cannot be used as a foundation for conducting research. Equally, the fact that an individual does not have a particular cardiovascular risk factor does not guarantee protection against heart disease.

Direct evidence, which stress, as well as other similar behavioral factors have a relation to cardiovascular disease is conclusive; However, the information collected, is not conclusive. This is partly due to the ...

Health care spending in USA has been reported to be high than most nations in the world. A greater percentage of the nation’s total income is spent on health care even though some people are not insured. It is the third largest public health care expenditure per capita due to the current high cost of medical care and utilization

The level of current health care expenditures

Health care costs have been increasing for many years. In 2008, health care expenditures surpassed $ 2.3 trillion which was more than the expenditure in 1990 that stood at $714 billion. In 1980 the nation spent $253 billion. The increase ...

While in their declining years, elderly people are naturally prone to chronic diseases capable of making their life difficult to live. Chronic illnesses often make their presence known through unbearable symptoms like pain or depression. This is where palliative care proves useful. Applying palliative care early on can help patients cope with symptoms, regain the quality of life and stable functioning. The approach covers a wide range of illnesses ranging from respiratory diseases to multiple sclerosis. Psychiatrists, massage therapists, and nutritionists are among a few specialist categories involved in treatment. Even chaplains can help patients, whenever necessary, addressing the problems of ...

Introduction

Although drinking tea has been said to have health benefits for many centuries, only recently have its medicinal value been investigated empirically. There are four general categories of tea. These are green, black, white, and oolong tea. Black tea and green tea are the most common types. Black tea, which is obtained after fermentation and oxidation through fermentation, is the most commonly consumed kind. However, recent research indicates that some nutrients and elements are lost through oxidation. Green tea, which is the least unprocessed kind of tea, contains antioxidant polyphenols, especially the catechins believed to contribute to health benefits. ...

Introduction

Currently, health care providers and policy makers in the United States of America are grappling with dramatic changes in the health care system. One of the major concerns is a protracted shortage of care providers, more so in primary care. Many experts advised that advanced practice nurses ought to play more considerable role in addressing the shortage of care providers. There have been dissenting voices suggesting that using advanced practice nurses to meet the deficit in care providers is rather inappropriate. With reports suggesting that physicians are shying away from careers in primary care, the future is grim at best. ...

Introduction

Most of the world’s chronic diseases are preventable by long term dietary behavior. Out of the ten major causes of deaths for Americans, diet is a contributing factor to at least five of them. These diseases are such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes. A report by the Joint World Health Organization on diet made in 2003 revealed that, most of the world’s chronic diseases can be prevented by regular physical exercise and maintenance of a healthy weight. This finding is valid up to date. According to this report, a person’s genome determined their susceptibility to disease while external ...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze alcohol abuse and its consequences. The reason why it is affecting the community is because it is a legal drug with dire consequences if abused. It is thus readily available among Canadian population. Alcohol statistics are also not widely publicized which further leads to more of its abuse. There is also not much as relates to policy limiting its abuse. The greatest personal harm is caused by alcohol. This is why I consider it a community health issue. 10% of disease burden is brought about by alcohol as compared to 2% from ...

Define Advance Practice Nursing in the state of California.

Advance practice nursing (APN) refers to the level of nursing that utilize high comprehensive skills, knowledge and experience in offering nursing care, United States. (2007). APN refer to registered nurses who gain specialized skills in offering expert nursing care who have master’s degrees in nursing. Advanced practice nurses include; certified nurse mid-wives, nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists, and nurse practitioners. Their mandate is to offer advanced or expert nursing services. These specialized or advanced nurses are registered and certified to practice by the California State Board of Registered Nursing. They provide expert services that include; consultations, direct patient ...

Chronic disease can be defined as a long-lasting state that can be controlled, but that which there is no cure. Chronic diseases can affect anybody throughout the world. Chronic disease has been recorded to be the main source of deaths and disability in many nations worldwide. Sick role is a term used in the medical field in relation to sickness, and the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of the affected (Sartwell 1952) Diabetes is one of the common chronic diseases that affects a large number of people worldwide, and thus encounters with diabetes patients is always common. Persons suffering from this disease ...

Now days there are many diseases that are spread worldwide. Among these diseases, there are some which have become chronic. These chronic diseases if not administered on time results in many severe problems. There are many types of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, asthma and many more. These all disease if prevented in its initial stages then they can be recovered, if not treated on time leads to numerous problems and health hazards. Among these chronic diseases, one is the obesity. Obesity is very common and long prevailing disease. Obesity means one who gets overweight and ...

Business Issue

According to the management records, it has been observed in the past few months that there has been a substantial increase in the sickness absenteeism. The management also perceives that the sickness leaves are higher in Bradley Hotel and Conference Centre as compared to other organizations in the same industry. The arising issue is not apparently very logical to link with job dissatisfaction, as our organization divides and distributes tasks according to the working capacity of the individuals. However, there is a dire need to adopt different measures to reduce and monitor the sickness absenteeism. It is proposed that significant ...

A physical impairment refers to a dysfunction that limits an individual’s ability to move. Physical impairments limit the academic capability of individuals. In addition, physical impairments are either acquired or congenital. Impairments are medicinally diagnosed. In contrast, disability depicts an individual’s limitation or loss of an opportunity to get involved in the usual community life on the same level with the rest because of social or physical hindrances. The definition of a physical impairment relates to the perceptions of the society regarding an individual’s potential. The unequal circumstances and classification of people guided by their physical impairment opens ...

Chapter 6

Introduction Discussion - Brief about the ageing problem and problem statement - Policy to protect elderly, compare to Oman - Finding of the elderly health condition? - Finding of health care needs for elderly, is adequate and accessible in Oman? - Human resources ( shortage – qualification – skills – training ) - Other services provide from other sector - Obstacles and limitations

Recommendations Introduction This chapter of the dissertation will discuss important findings related to questions of this research. General conclusions based on the findings of a literature review are presented according to the ...

Projections indicate that chronic diseases could account for nearly 60% of deaths and disabilities by the end of this decade. Chronic diseases do not only cause illness to an individual but also affect their well-being and that of their close associates. Chronic diseases cause health complications that result to disabilities, functional impairment, high rates of premature mortality, mortality and prolonged illnesses. Controlling chronic diseases requires culturally and socially competitive approaches (Singh, D., 2008). This paper will seek to address the Tuberculosis diseases (TB), a communicable chronic disease, using the Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention and Management Model (CDPM). TB has ...

Introduction

Quality of life is the quality of an individual’s daily life indicates the assessment of quality of wellbeing and lack of wellbeing. Wellbeing of a person maybe in terms of physical and psychological aspects. In healthcare, health related quality of life (HRQL) is the assessment which shows how the wellbeing of an individual may be affected in the future by any disease, disorders or disabilities. This paper is a concept analysis of health related quality of life in young people who are suffering with chronic illness. Concept analysis is a way of deriving conceptual hierarchy from a collection of objects and their ...

Introduction

Diabetes mellitus is a serious metabolic disorder, with a complex of symptoms, such as hyperglycemia, as a result of dysfunction in producing of the insulin, its synthesis or secretion. (Stöppler, 2014). This disease may lead to serious complications. The major risk factors that raise the prevalence of diabetes are hypertension, obesity, pressed immune resistance to the infectious illnesses and even cancer. (Bilous, 2002.) Patients with diabetes are more probable to develop neuropathic vascular diseases (National Diabetes Education Program NDEP 2000). Self-management and educational programs for this group of people can greatly increase their level of life. (Department of Health, 2005). According ...

Taking the current meteoric and disturbing rise of lifestyle and chronic diseases into account, the shift from treatment diseases to chronic diseases will be a significant issue in the delivery of healthcare. Diseases and conditions such as obesity, diabetes, cancer, mental disorders, heart disease, pulmonary conditions, and stroke are projected to see a 42% rise by the year 2013. Chronic diseases cause about 60% of deaths worldwide. Most developed countries in the world are facing aging populations, and this will also affect the health delivery system because older people are more likely to be affected by chronic diseases. Older people are ...

Are Fast Food Outlets in Hospitals Ethical?

Hospitals are defined to be places where the ill or sick or infirm individuals are supposed to get well in order to return to their life before they got sick. However, today, one notices that there are many fast food outlets mushrooming around hospital premises, and sometimes within hospital premises! This short paper posits that having fast food outlets around or within hospital premises is unethical, and should not be practiced. Fast food outlets are known for serving high-calorie, high-sugar and high-cholesterol food. There is evidence already that those who regularly patronize fast food outlets are at risk ...

Lifestyle of children is one of the most important environmental factors that determine some of the traits that they will develop later in their lives. Whether a child’s lifestyle is healthy or not is the question that must be answered. Knowing the effective lifestyle for children as well as the ineffective one is helpful in creating the best environment that will shape their pro-social traits. Regarding this matter, many issues have risen and one of the most controversial and recent is the issue on whether structured activities are good or bad for children’s development. But, as we will ...

Identification of Health Issues from the Movie “Sick around the World” and the Reaction

The movie entitled, “Sick around the World” reported by Thomas Roy Reid features the way healthcare system operations occur from five other capitalist nations in the World. Reid visited United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan and Switzerland to help America improve its health care system from the lessons learned from these nations. Health issues that came out evident from the movie include poor management of chronic diseases, low health practitioners’ motivation, high cost of healthcare services, little research in health care system and unequal health care provision amongst citizens. The movie begins by featuring the healthcare system in United Kingdom. ...

Patient face myriad safety issues while admitted to hospitals. These issues are of great concern to nurses and other parties involved. There have been significant sentimental events occurring continuously in healthcare whose bottom line base serious arguments since no one wants a patient to be injured or hurt in any way. It has become a responsibility to nurses and other participants in hospitals to provide proper healthcare for efficient tracking of severe sentiments that can cause harm. The frequent modernisations of hospitals such as the use of safety systems and enhanced technology in clinical record keeping have substantially lowered the causes ...

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Introduction

The United States currently is experiencing escalating rates of chronic diseases. In the past few decades, the influx of diseases such as diabetes, arthritis, heart diseases, obesity and cancers is alarming. According to CDC records in 2012, it was proximate that about 177 million people in the U.S which is approximately half of all adults had one or more of the chronic diseases. The statistics also established in every four adults one has two or more chronic conditions. Out of the top 10 causes of mortality in the U.S, 7 of the cases were chronic health conditions. ...

Demographic shift and morbidity trends in United States: Implications for health systems

Introduction The proportion of population requiring different types of medical and health care services is a fundamental input for strategic health care planning. Moreover, the evolving demographic profile and relative burden of key morbidities in different age groups are important considerations in designing health care delivery systems. The ongoing demographic transition in developed countries is bringing about profound changes in their morbidity patterns with significant increases in burden of chronic ailments, diseases linked to aging and lifestyle-related disorders like obesity. The long term costs associated with treatment and rehabilitation support for an increasingly aging population is a serious constraint that ...

Introduction

A sustainable diet is the diet that has a good taste, and enjoyable to an individual such that an individual might not abandon it. The diet needs to be affordable and able to supply all the nutrients required for normal growth, reach and maintain good health at all times and also for the vitality. A sustainable diet can be continued over a long period. On the other hand, unsustainable diet is a diet that can make one feel too fat, fatigue or ill. Unsustainable diet leads to diseases if one follows it for a long period. In western countries, there is a concern over ...

How we view ourselves as male or female

Human beings have always viewed themselves as male or female through an individual’s genitalia and their reproductive organs. This is one way that has been used to describe humans for a long period. When the sex of a person is mentioned, the physical features are the main items that are checked to ensure the sexuality of the individual in the case. People therefore; think of their sexuality by linking it to their physical appearance and to their reproductive organs. This is taught from an early age and children can distinguish between males and females at such a young age. An example ...

Introduction

The natural disasters, health, medicine and the environment form the bases of the history of vulnerability. In the present world, the young population is more vulnerable based on some issues like early parenthood, homelessness, lack of education, and engagement in crimes. In most cases, vulnerability is associated with poverty because poor people are at greater risks of experiencing vulnerable conditions. A vulnerable population is that at higher risks for poor psychological, physical, or social health. These groups of people have greater-than-average risks of developing health issues. The major health issues associated with a vulnerable population include chronic diseases, high morbidity ...

Complementary and alternative medicine continues to gain popularity. It is worth noting that most of the adults reports using complementary and alternative medicine. Doctors embrace the use of complementary and alternative therapies. In fact, the medical practitioners combine the mainstream medical therapies with complementary and alternative medicine. The alternative medicines tend to be dynamic as treatments undergo various testing before moving to mainstream medication. Complementary and alternative therapies are medical practices that are not in the standard care. The claims that complementary and alternative therapies providers make seem to be promising. Critical study is carried out to determine the ...

Harmful Alcohol Use

Alcohol is an integral part of the society. Being a mood-altering drug, it impairs a person’s judgment and the ability to do a routine task. Abuse of alcohol has a severe effect on health that can result into chronic liver disease and increase the risk of one suffering from cardiovascular disease. Statistics shows that even moderate alcohol use increases the risks of accidental injuries (Powel, 2011). The paper discusses a health promotion program that focuses to address alcohol abuse. Different effects and harm of alcohol on the consumers are discussed as well as analysis of effects on the consumer’s family. The paper ...

InstitutionUnderstanding Lifestyle Modification: My Personal Experiences in Managing Chronic Back Pain through Healthy Diet and Physical Exercise

A. Personal response However escapist I may sound, I did have a host of factors contributing to my poor eating habits and lack of exercise. On top of being a mother of two small kids (2 and 5 yrs old), I am working part time and studying in school full time. Due to busy schedule, I have little or no time for exercise and paid no attention to healthy eating regimen. On and off, I did attempt to follow healthy eating regimen, but intrapersonal challenges made it hard for me to adjust and stay with healthy eating habits. Perhaps ...

Introduction

Why was the plan proposed? Lack of enough health care facilities offering unique services contributes to the poor state-of-health care practices experienced today. Most countries concentrate on improving health care services in urban areas and forget people in the rural areas who lack necessary health care services. The advanced practice of nursing plays a significant part in meeting the future health care demands of the State of Florida in the most effective manner. The rate at which chronic diseases shorten lives of people in Florida is worrying. In order to reduce the number of deaths from chronic diseases in ...

Introduction

Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory, which is a middle range theory, is a holistic theory based on patients’ needs (Kristen, & Swanson, 1991). It is a theory on comfort management or palliative care where seriously ill patients and families are given specialized healthcare for them to have improved quality of life (that is, by reducing or eliminating the patients’ pain, anxiety, etc.). Comfort management is a core part of Kolcaba’s theory especially in nursing practice that seeks to ease discomfort, relieve pain, alleviate symptoms and assuage stress in patients with chronic diseases such as cancer. In comfort management, comfort or palliative care may be ...

Impact of Unhealthy Lifestyle in Developed and Developing Countries

Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases are the four chronic diseases (also known as NCDs or non-communicable diseases) that account for the majority of deaths worldwide (WHO, 2010). It is estimated that each year 7 million people die due to high blood pressure, 4.4 million die due to high cholesterol, 5.4 million die of tobacco, and 5.3 million die of physical inactivity and unhealthy diet (WHO, 2010). This rate of death due to NCDs has been widely regarded to be caused directly or indirectly by unhealthy lifestyle (Cecchini et al., 2010) and the traditional belief that it ...

Introduction: Genetic mutations are associated with changes in the genomic sequence that are the main cause of diversity among organisms. The changes in genetic sequence can occur at any instance and are known to have different consequences. Mutations are often associated with a change that affects the nucleic acids in most organisms. Nucleic acids are considered as the building blocks of DNA. On the other hand, DNA are associated with the storage of information that is transferred to the offspring during reproduction. Mutations are associated with diversity and considered as an essential part in evolution. Genetic mutation is considered to ...

Introduction. Values are the guiding principles that people use to give direction to their daily lives and behaviors. It varies from culture to culture as it is the distinguishing factor, which gives judgment and perspective to between what is good or bad, what is considered beautiful or not, and all other spectrums in life. Values, shaped by one’s culture is what influences varying personalities, and helps people to function in accordance with the unwritten principles of society. Issues that tend to be guided mostly by one’s values are relationships, both sexual and personal, gender identity, social class ...

Social implications of implementing electronic health records

Introduction Electronic health records (EHRs) are patient-centered records that provide access to information instantly and securely for authorized users. First, electronic health records store patients' medical histories such as diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, immunization dates, and test results. Secondly, electronic health records provide access to evidence-based tools that enable health care providers’ base their decisions about patient care. Thirdly, electronic health records automate and streamline health care providers’ workflow. In addition, electronic health records allow sharing of information with other providers and organization such as laboratories, consultants, pharmacies, as well as clinics.

Summary of the report

The report presents the following: ...

Leadership is essential to the successful management in the field of nursing. However, nursing leaders and employees have different views on the type of leadership style to be adapted for best results. Owing to the challenges in the nursing leadership, re-evaluation of current managerial tactics is necessary. A nurse leader must master delegation because it constitutes a critical portion of the effective leadership and success in the patient care. Since we live in a multi-cultural nation; good leaders should consider all aspects of a person including cultural diversity. Time management skills, self-efficacy and assertive communication are the other significant qualities of nurse ...

Implementation Plan

Implementation Plan This Capstone Project focuses on the fall of elderly patients in hospitals. The intervention proposed by this researcher is proper assessment and customizing fall prevention, and the measured outcome is decrease in fall rates. Below are details on how this project is going to be implemented.

This capstone project requires approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Grand Canyon University. This researcher acquires information for the documents needed in the application process and the procedures for review. Constant communication is maintained with the professor and adviser to ensure that the study is done according ...

Introduction

Physician shortage is an issue that contributes to the reduction in quality of healthcare. A reduction in the number of physicians, nurses, and pharmacists reduces access to direct healthcare. Certain factors have influenced the need to have technology in healthcare. For instance, the population growth is increasing at a high rate. The aging population is increasing and this is resulting in the increase in demand for healthcare services, which implies an increase in the need for medical staff. The aging population is highly affected by chronic diseases and illnesses such as heart diseases and strokes. According to Spekowius and Wendler ( ...

Introduction

In previous decades, epidemics were associated entirely with communicable diseases. However, a recent global phenomenon is the significant rise in incidence of chronic diseases linked to individual lifestyles. Unhealthy diet, inadequate physical activity, smoking, and alcohol intake all play a role in initiating the physiologic changes that lead to the development and progression of lifestyle-related conditions including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer (Strychar, Elisha & Schmitz, 2012). These are the top causes of death in populations as reported by many countries. Because of the association with lifestyle factors, such illnesses are largely preventable but require complex management once acquired. ...

GLECKMAN STUDY

HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN AMERICA Health care system in America is unique compared to those of the advanced industrialized countries. It does not have a uniform health system, has no universal health care coverage, and recent legislation mandating coverage is not yet implemented fully. U.S. health care system can be best described as a hybrid system. Rather than operating as a national health service, it operates as a single-payer national health insurance system, or a multi-payer universal health insurance fund. Programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, Children’s Health Insurance Program and Veterans Health Administration contribute almost 60-65% of the health care provisions ...

Discussion activities

Comment one: Over the years there has been a rapid change of lifestyle activities associated with the nutritional status of individuals. This has been a consequence of industrialization, globalization as well as urbanization. The nutritional status of the population is a multidimensional aspect. The article postulates that the changes in the diets of many people across the world are due to the diversified sources of foods. It is true that nutritional status resulting from dietary adjustments have significantly contributed to the changes in the prevalence of chronic diseases across the world. In support of the proposed solution to prevention of chronic ...

Giving a special care to individuals, families, and society as a whole to help them recover from a health problem of different types is the basics of nursing. Love and affection which gives the patient hope and emotional boost is one very important component of the healing process of a patient (Enelow & Kursmark, 2010). Special training is given to ensure quality delivery of the care services as it also involves administration of drugs when the physician is away, handling of wounds and emotional well being of the patient. With training and advanced studies, qualified nurses are licenced to set up their own clinics ...

Abstract

Obesity is a health condition that has increasingly gained world attention. It is a medical condition characterized by a high body fat, typically a BMI above 30. It is important to note that being overweight does not simply imply being obese. Notably, chronic diseases have been on the increase due to the changing lifestyle that many people have embraced in the world today. In fact, most people in the world today are suffering from lifestyle diseases, most of which are attributed to diet. This dissertation discusses obesity as a chronic disease that has increasingly become a major concern in most parts of the world. The ...