Essays on Midwives

Impact of Technology on the Nursing Profession

Introduction Registered nurses sometimes work alone or in collaboration with doctors to provide health care services to patients. The roles of registered nurses include taking and recording patients’ symptoms, diagnosing health problems, and administering drugs and treatment (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015). To be successful in the nursing profession, every registered should perform theses role efficiently. Just like all other industries, technology has revolutionized the healthcare industry. These technological advancements do not change nursing fundamentals but rather make the jobs of nurses easier. As such, a nurse should be aware of these methods and be willing to incorporate the ...

Introduction

Teenage pregnancy refers to the pregnancy in human females that are aged twenty years and below. Pregnancy in girls is caused by sexual intercourse after the girl has become viable, that can ovulate, which can even be before her first menstrual period but most cases occurs after the onset of her periods. This issue has many menaces alongside it, following the fact that most of the girls in this age bracket have not developed thus experience many obstetric issues. Moreover, many risks are associated with teenage pregnancy some of which include: premature labour, low birth weight, anaemia, and pre-eclampsia, ...

The paper deals with comparing and contrasting health care reform data for the two states of Minnesota and Arkansas.

Lack of Health Insurance According to the last data recorded, Minnesota had 7 percent of its total population without any private health insurance, neither their employer nor the government has it for them (State Public Health Statistics, 2016). This percentage has decreased only by 0.9% in last one decade. For Arkansas, it is the state that ranks 35 when it comes to having health insurance for the state’s population. 13.9% Arkansas population lacks health insurance, privately, through the government or the employer (State Public Health Statistics, 2016). Lacking health insurance privately put people in having difficulties accessing the ...

Introduction

Access to quality, safe, and affordable healthcare is a priority of every person worldwide. Most countries in the world, especially, the United States of America (USA), have continued to put more efforts towards improving the delivery of care to ensure every citizen enjoys quality and safe health outcome. Health disparities act as one of the major issues affecting the delivery of health in the U.S. Health disparities affect different groups of people in the country, but it's more common among racial and ethnic minorities and underserved communities. The increasing documentation of disparities in healthcare calls for an urgent need ...

Ministry of Health

Oman Specialized Nursing Institute Health Services Management Program 2015-2016 Research Methodology for Health Sciences I Identification of Causes and Consequences of Work- Related Stress among Midwives in South Al-Sharqia Region 4. Methodology

Research design

This study will employ a descriptive design to address the study questions. In this case, the researcher will conduct a survey to obtain data from the study participants. A descriptive design is used in studies that do not involve the manipulation of the study variables by the researcher (Valencia-GO, 2015, p. 97). This study seeks to identify the factors associated with work-related stress (WRS) and its consequences ...

Over the years, the nursing profession has undergone various changes that have expanded as well as reshaped the concept of nursing. The evolution of the nurses’ roles have subsequently led to changes in the scope of practice. For instance, most of the current nursing functions were initially within the domain of medicine and other related disciplines (Barker, 2015). As such, this metamorphosis is part of the gradual maturity as well as evolution of the profession over time. In the light of this, Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) is one the key nursing specialties that has significantly evolved to become one ...