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O'Neill, K. E., Senapati, S., & Dokras, A. (2015). Use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist trigger during in vitro fertilization is associated with similar endocrine profiles and oocyte measures in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertility and sterility, 103(1), 264-269.

Comprehension

The comprehension phase of the quantitative critique process is characterized by the identification of the main terms and concepts of a quantitative study (Grove, Burns & Gray, 2014). The steps of the research process are also identified at this phase, including the purpose, design, methodology, analysis, and results. The comprehension phase of quantitative critique process was achieved by reading ...

Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: First Draft

Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Abstract During delivery of healthcare services, providers come across varied cultures and population of patients. Provision of health care requires the nurses to take care of their patients, not only for their medical needs but also for their spiritual and cultural needs. It means that a broad understanding of different cultures and faiths is required if one is to become a nurse or a healthcare provider. This paper analyzes two different religions, Christianity and Buddhism, along with the author’s own spiritual beliefs, and assesses their respective views regarding illness, prayer, medical care ...

Research and Evidence based Practices in Nursing

In the recent past, healthcare delivery system has witnessed tremendous changes which requires more than just caring for the patients and promoting proper wellness to members of the public but adopting new medical practices. In light of these changes, nurses are required to go an extra mile and deliver the best possible quality of care but at the same time lower the costs of treatment. Thus, to obtain this noble objective, health care practitioners should use available research evidence and integrate them to daily routines .Consequently, this trend has led to extensive academic literature on this subject and how ...

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A medication wallet card is a card that indicates a patient's medication names, doses and it’s easily kept in a patient’s wallet for easy retrieval and referral. A wallet card is very beneficial to a patient particularly in regards to creating awareness of the current patient's ailments, which will help improve the patient’s quality of life considerably and also lead to revenue generation by the clinic. Depression is an infringement to the normal way of life of an individual and does disrupt it in a major way. An amount in excess of $210 Billion has been ...

Informed consent for interview

I am a student at St. Leo University and for the assignment for the course Psychology, in which I am enrolled in, I am required to interview a professional marriage counselor about his/her work. As such, I am requesting your permission to conduct an interview with you. This interview will contain questions about your position, the responsibilities you have, and the clients you work with and the kinds of interventions you provide in your work setting. I will use this information to help me better understand the nature of the work in your agency, the roles of a professional ...

It is crucial to disseminate information on how an evidence-based change project will be rolled out to the responsible stakeholders to assist in achieving the intended objectives. The dissemination plan will employ three methodologies which are conducting seminars/conferences, printing out articles containing information on the program and uploading the information on the hospital’s website (Portney & Watkins, 2015). These three strategies are the best in regards to passing the information concerning the evidence-based change project to the wider audience. The use of seminars and conferences as a dissemination tool is essential since it is through these forums where any ...

Introduction

Nursing is a proper administration that helps people to distinguish and create approaches to help in the process of medical intervention and recovery (Blais, 2015). Orem's hypothesis supports a patient-nurse relationship, with consideration being the essential center and a definitive objective is wellbeing reclamation. In other words, it is essential in helping patients recover their health in a quick manner. In this case, it should be noted that patients expect to receive medication that best suits their needs, especially in advanced care. It is imperative to note that stakeholders in this case include patients, significant others, and the medical ...

Nurses have to face different concerns while on duty because they serve different patients from different locations and religions on a daily basis. To address these concerns, a majority of the issues considered as an ideal show that the community has a varied way of looking at everyday existence. The aspect of humanity is quite different from many, yet, they all agree that something higher and more supreme than humanity exists. The acceptance of this differs from one person to the other, an aspect that shows a different way of observing the concept of one’s life. Nurses must ...

Introduction

Hypertension is among the most progressive and widespread health problems that contributes to significant negative outcomes including increased mortality as well as morbidity rates especially among the African-Americans. Typically, African-Americans usually develop the disease in their early stages of life, have higher blood pressure levels on average and experience various severe hypertension-related illnesses as compared to the other racial groups (Ferdinand, 2013). Although hypertension is untreatable, the illness can be effectively managed through the use of medications and establishing the relevant lifestyle changes. Nonetheless, management of hypertension is suboptimal among the African-Americans due to various factors such as poor ...

The incidences of falls are a major impediment to the quality of care and the safety of the patients. It is important to recognize the role of previous literature that has explored how falls can be minimized and how the quality of care can be optimized. However, in research, the choice of literature for use in a study is a crucial element of the research process. It is the first point on which the researcher can expound on the topic and provide a background and justification for their study. Poor choice of literature will comprises the quality of evidence ...

Critique of a Quantitative Research Article

The critique of a research project is the objective and critical evaluation of the content of a research report for its scientific merit as well as application to practice. It entails asking questions about whether every step in the research process meets the set standards (LoBiondo-Wood & Haber, 2014). This paper will critique the research report by Caicedo (2014) entitled “Families with special needs children: Family health, functioning, and care burden.” It will examine the strengths and weaknesses of the study, identify the enablers and barriers to the project, discuss the expected outcomes of the project, and evaluate the overall ...

Abstract

The current government has consistently been trying to reduce the costs of healthcare and at the same time improve its quality. This paper focuses on the current state of healthcare through an extensive research on the population. The research uses a cross sectional design to collect data and come up with relevant conclusions. The research project aimed at using a homogenous population to come up with accurate results. Such a population involves participants who have the same knowledge about the subject. Such participants are easily obtained through a referral process where one participant refers another. A total of 50 ...

Abstract

There are various ethical issues that a counselor can encounter when conducting a group counseling session. Some of the issues are similar to those in the individual counseling, but there are others which are unique. There is an ethical issue of confidentiality where the therapist should not disclose any information about the group members. However, there are definite limits to confidentiality where the counselor can disclose the information. The counselor should uphold his/her professionalism in the session. They must have sufficient knowledge and information on the issues that the members are presenting. All the group members should have enough ...

Indescribable charm of the Rolling Stones is closely linked with a bright and multi-layered personality of Mick Jagger. Its importance for the group, so long staying on top of glory, not only limited to the fact that Mick almost single-handedly generates the energy that spurts from the stage during concerts the Stones, sings, writes lyrics and has been actively involved in the creation of new compositions. Surprisingly multifaceted and somewhat contradictory nature allows Jagger to perform at least significant duties and in the background. Rolling Stones do not use the services of the manager - because they have Mick ...

A. The preparation of Scarlet Hospital to compete with future challenges:

The main concern of the CEO Timothy led Scarlet Hospital was the opening of highway services in the area near to their operation between a limited community, Walnut Grove and the complicated metro city, Salem. The CEO was mainly concerned because the initiation of these services could lead the patients to move out of Walnut in lieu of sophisticated medical services in the metro area. This means that the exposure of the customers for choice is increased. Thus, with the announcement of a highway service, the CEO called upon a meeting for the senior management so that they could ...

Romanticism is an artistic movement which evolved at the end of the nineteenth century in different fields of art such literature, painting, and music. The artists of the Romantic era were influenced by the reaction to the Industrial Revolution, the revolt against the notions of the Enlightenment, and doubt against the rationalization of nature by science. The major characteristics of Romanticism were the emphasis of emotion and nature, a tendency towards the mystic and supernatural, attention to national identity. More specifically in music the important elements are the emphasis on the expressions of emotions, use of folk songs and ...

Methodology

Extraneous variables and how they will be controlled Extraneous are variables that are not of interest to the research or an experiment and have an effect of adding an error to the final research outcomes and findings (Burns & Grove, 2010). In this regard, it is imperative to control the effect of these variables in order to reduce the magnitude of their effect (Burns & Grove, 2010). Among the extraneous variables apparent to this study include; age, adverse effects due to medication as well as treatment duration. The purpose of this research is essentially to test the effectiveness of patient education ...

The Lemon Tree Film Review

The film is about the story of Salma as she fights for her lemon grove after the Secret Service views it as a threat to the Israeli Defense Minister Israel Navon and his family when they move into a house located on the border between Israel and the West Bank. The security forces set up a guard post and barbed wire fence around the grove after which they obtained an order to uproot the lemon trees in the land. Salma is facing the challenge along as her children have moved to another country and some of them are also ...

Critique

The article titled: “Nursing and healthcare students’ experiences and use of e-learning in higher education” is critiqued using the structural framework and guideline suggested by Rebecca (Becky) Ingham in the paper titled, “A nurse’s guide to the critical reading of research”. Reading and critically analyzing research papers will help in improving and validating once knowledge on the topic. (Moule, Ward, and Lockyer, 2010; Broomfield, 2016) The title of the paper is simple and comprehensive. It suggests that the paper is on e-learning experience of students of in higher educational institutes (HEI). The topic can attract readers who are ...

Introduction

According to Beverly (2013, p. 1), parental alienation refers to the situation where one parent is irrationally rejected by their child, usually because the other parent has influenced the child negatively towards them. There are cases where the cases are severe that the case of Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) develops. In this scenario, the symptoms mentioned repeat themselves and the behavior are affected. The causes of this problem are usually triggered by both parents, especially those that provide the child with a hostile living environment. This environment could be triggered by parents who are undergoing a divorce or parents ...

Notably, the numbers of African American women reported to have hypertension in several genetic studies have been high. However, there have not been any efforts targeted at examining the attitudes of these women towards genetic testing for the condition (Taylor, et al., 2013). From he foregoing therefore, this study was aimed at examining the attitudes of these women towards the probable benefits and barriers concerning genetic testing for the condition through the application of triads that focus on different generations. This study was done to determine if indeed, there are differences in terms of their levels of education, their ...

Trotter, B., Conaway, M. R., & Burns, S. M. (2013). Relationship of glucose values to sliding scale insulin (correctional insulin) dose delivery and meal time in acute care patients with diabetes mellitus. Medsurg Nursing, 22(2), 99.

Introduction

This research critique demonstrates the aspects of protection of human subjects in the study of the relationship between glucose and insulin.

Thesis statement

The critique looks at the ethical concerns and how researchers adhere to these aspects in their studies. It is essential for researchers to adhere to ethical practices such as protection of human subjects in their studies. Lack of protection of human subjects ...

Critical appraisal using PEDro criteria

Conclusion The study provides valuable and reliable insights on self-management of osteoarthritis. In relation to this, the study results indicate that, the adoption OAK (Osteoarthritis of the Knee Self-Management Program) that incorporates healthcare professionals is an effective strategy that can be used to enhanced self-management especially among individuals with osteoarthritis (Coleman et al., 2012). As such, the information provided by the study can be used to create appropriate interventions to enhance the clinical outcomes of individuals with osteoarthritis. Moreover, the study utilized an appropriate study design that enabled the researcher to come up with reliable and valuable findings that ...

This paper is the first part critique of Bergquist-Beringer and Daley (2011)’s article on pressure ulcer (PU) prevention for use in home health care environments. It explores the following subsections.

Problem Statement

According to Grove and Burns (2011), a good problem statement describes the clinical and research problem as well as the study significance. These two elements introduce readers to the significance of the topic under analysis. It ensures a clear reader orientation to the problem as well as the framework that will be useful in the inference stage. Notably, Bergquist-Beringer and Daley (2011) have a clear clinical and research ...

Malcolm X was a very instrumental figure towards the establishment of the American Civil Rights Movements and in the fight for emancipation of Black people in that society. Through his most famous ‘Bullet or Ballot’ speech, he reminded African Americans about their place in the society and how they were being used by the political class as a stepping stone to acquiring power. This paper asserts that the speech sparked an array of activism which was then deeply rooted in the hearts of Black Americans up until now. The powerful words mirrored the events in the American society at ...

Alternatives

Spring Grove Hotel has existed in the market since the year 2002, and should know the value of hiring competent workers as a manager or an assistant manager. Steve only has an experience of three years and very little exposure which is not sufficient. The experience at Grove group did not equip Steve enough as to function as an assistant hotel manager. If the management must hire Steve in the same position, they were supposed to extend his internship to expand his experience. Adequate staff training is paramount in a Hotel environment. If Steve is expertly trained, he would ...