Health & Medicine Essay Examples and Topics. Page 66

There is a lot of proficiency that can be gained in relation to reasoning and this is where critical thinking comes in.

The community nurse's role is to develop and participate in primary, secondary, and tertiary preventive strategies and to provide a wide range of nursing care services while maintaining the health and wellbeing of individuals with [...]

6% of the people living in Alamosa who are 25years and above have high school degree while those who are 25years and above who hold a bachelors degree are 27.0%.

The action of suctioning the patient to relieve her of the pain was within the rules, and I would do the same given the circumstance.

This is in contrast to type 1 diabetes in which there is a total failure of the pancreas to produce insulin.

This is because of the current patterns that show an increase in the prevalence of diabetes in offspring born to mothers with GDM.

Some of the crucial questions that were asked included: What are some of the critical health complications in men? What are some of the measures taken to encourage men to attend regular medical checks?

The basic focus of the proposed project is to support systems and develops capacities. The proposed project is to be located within the city.

The nervous system coordinates all the activities of the body and therefore a sudden change in the operation of the system can cause adverse changes in the human body hence leading to UI. This is [...]

In a way the advent of this particular type of technology could be thought of as a medical milestone, the future of medicine so to speak; wherein doctors, EMTs, nurses and various other medical personnel [...]

One of the major concerns worth considering is the issue of aspirin failure. In summary, aspirin failure is a symbol of increased risk to coronary heart diseases.

The hospital thinks of all the possible routes that may lead to critical test miscommunication, and then establishes pathways that would prevent the occurrence of such a problem.

The current rise in numbers of patient and a decline in the number of qualified professional nurses in the United States have created a necessity to hire nurses from foreign countries.

One of the policies of improving the provision of healthcare to the population of US has been the implementation of community healthcare programs.

The End Stage Renal Disease involves failure of kidney's ability to filter waste and fluids from the blood in the body.

At the top of the organizational structure is the owner who has the full control of the facility. The nursing director takes care of the nurses and the nursing services in the facility.

Indeed, through my interactions with the preceptor, I have come to realize that nurses are the face of the care of which the patients are most aware, but continue to be regarded as subordinate and [...]

In this report, I will aim to discuss the discursive significance of UNCRPD, to identify the qualitative aspects of how UNCRPD relates to the themes and motifs, contained in the 'Labor of love' video, and [...]

The number, distribution and the balance of the workforce in the field are the main factors that affect the efficiency of the workforce.

This paper explores the economic, political, sociological, epidemiological public health factors affecting the implementation of the NDIS, and their effect on the health policy in response to the growing needs of the community.

Shin, Park & Mijung found that a quarter of the participants practiced breast self-examination and a half had knowledge regarding breast cancer.

The purpose of the research study is to determine the level of racial disparities in accessing health insurance in South Carolina. Access to health insurance is important as it improves the health and wellbeing of [...]

The project is aimed at finding out whether the influenza vaccine helps in the reduction of morbidity and mortality due to the influenza infections among the vulnerable groups particularly the elderly.

It is also necessary for the participants to know the benefits of the research either to society or to them as individuals.

On the other hand, the state, which has accumulated a lot of debt over the last decades cannot allocate the financial means to provide health care to the people who need it.

The article "The relationship between nurses' perceptions of empowerment and patient satisfaction" by Donahue et al.has a number of inconsistencies with respect to the issue of nurses' empowerment and patient satisfaction.

In such a network, all the equipments used in the network such as routers as well as the media for transmission, are entirely owned by the campus.

The information may be provided to researchers and government officials for analysis during planning, in addition to the use by the patients for treatment and management during decision making.

In the North American society, individuals attaining the age of sixty-five are expected to retire to pave way for the new generation to manage the economy. In other words, the project would have a number [...]

In the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis, the physician requests for patient history regarding alcohol consumption and symptoms of gallstones. The patient was however advised to cut down on his alcohol consumption and atorvastatin was restarted [...]

Chapter five of Yoder-Wise's book Leading and Managing in Nursing concentrates and explores the legal and ethical issues pertaining to the practice of nursing.

Cirrhosis is a liver disease that destroys the tissue of the liver thereby affecting the functioning of the liver in an adverse manner.

The gadget used to do the operation has a fabric which is used as a dressing material and is attached to the wound with the help of a tube.

In conclusion, the clinical trials and the reviewed data have shown that the rise in the rates of myocardial infarction is alarming.

It is, therefore, important for health care workers to have leadership qualities to ensure that good health care is administered to patients.

The treatment offered to the victims is of low quality compared to the high risk of bone fractures they face. The existence of the treatment gap can be attributed to limited access to diagnostic methods [...]

The impact of organizational change is dependent on three factors; the stage of organizational development, the degree of flexibility, and the history of response to change.

Thus, the p value is used to determine whether the variables of a given study are within a desired range to accept or reject the null hypothesis.

In the t-test for the weight loss after the treatment, the independent t-test will be the most appropriate to be used since the groups will be divided randomly and subsequently they will be given different [...]

In the study which was carried out in United States in 2009 amongst the children and adults to show the prevalence of Asthma, a sample of 38,815 and confidence interval of 95% was used.

The children from lower SES compared to those from higher SES, may also become less sanguine about their future resulting in the creation of an illness environment in their bodies.

Research suggests that social networks have been regarded as a group of individuals who struggle to keep their social identity, receive emotional support, and social identity. The efficacy of social networks has been investigated to [...]

The choice of the variables to be tested in the study along with the method for establishing the relationship between them have a significant impact upon the study outcomes and the value of the research [...]

The American Association for Clinical Chemistry defines Pharmacogenomics as "the study of how drugs are metabolized in the body and the variations in the genes that produce the metabolizing enzymes".

Previous studies have focused on the impact as well as the key determinants of nurse turnover The purpose of this study, therefore, is to use the method of grounded theory research to discover and analyze [...]

This article shows that a well strategized skin care management plan is bound to register effectiveness in pressure management as compared to integration of nutrition in the entire process."Thompson C.& Fuhrman P.

Many researchers have argued that workplace violence is a cumulative set of actions that destroy the physical, mental, and psychological status of an individual in a working environment.

This report is drawn to present an evidence-based change process, to address the problem of ventilator-associated pneumonia, through identifying the safety concerns of the patients, presenting the plan of the evidence-based change, and the setting [...]

The study of 'low back pain in the Ullensaker' is one of the public health examples. In Sullivan, L.M.the use of multiple comparisons brings a statistical problem, because there is the likelihood of an uncontrolled [...]

The level of measurement applied, and distribution of the data influenced the use of stacked bar charts because the data was collected in the same period.

Clinicians and patients have different views in regard to medication schedules. This article intends to evaluate the similarities between clinicians' and patients' supposed reasons for clopidogrel discontinuance by patients.

In the following account of research on ischaemic heart disease, the researcher conducts qualitative research and qualitative analysis of the data obtained to determine the cause of the disease.

Industry Explanation of the career Examples in the industry Role of personnel in the Health Care industry Manufacturing (Equipment/Supplies) Manufacturing processes in the healthcare sector involve developing consumer products to a greater extent than helping people facing healthcare problems. The industry is large enough, and legal measures have been established to patent the products developed […]

There is fear among the members of the community that the problem might be escalated to their health especially pregnant mothers and children below the age of two years.

Since there is a deductible of $140 for Medicare part B she will have to pay all the costs up to the time she meets the early deductible for part B before the share belonging [...]

The senior center is a facility that deals with the provision of national leadership and public health concerns with an aim of facilitating healthy aging, and prevention of diseases and injuries in the aging population.

The willingness of the donor countries to cooperate with the United Nations in the funding of the projects determines the fate of the MDGs.

The consumption of fatty fish and a reduction in the consumption of unhealthy fats can reduce the risk of colon cancer that is brought about by the consumption of animal fat.

In this research work, we examine the state of dental health in Taiwan, Cambodia, and Australia and compare the state of dental health in these countries.

During the task, Fay makes a countless number of short calls and often takes water irrespective of the time of the day or the prevailing weather conditions.

The discussion presents personal reflections in life and their importance to my future career as a nurse, my future relationship with clients, and the merits as well as the inconveniences that are bound to occur [...]

This is similar to the analysis in the scientific peer-reviewed article, which has the view that the increased risk of CVD and cancer mortality in those people who consume processed red meat is higher than [...]

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft is a type of surgery performed to increase the efficiency of the flow of blood to the muscles of the heart.

The authors focused on identifying all published randomized medical trials examining the impact of aspirin in all doses versus placebo used for the major treatment of stroke and related conditions in people without medically visible [...]

The fact that the public have become conscious towards encouraging sound health and prevention of various diseases have led to creation of methods and techniques that ease the work of health care professionals towards understanding [...]

This discussion is a critique of a website in terms of the health information it offers to nurses. The main objective of this site is to provide relevant information to millions of patients regarding possible [...]

This causes a fall in the volume of the blood which returns to the heart. First, it is associated with dizziness which is brought about by a sudden drop in the blood pressure.

A stroke refers to a sudden loss of the normal functions of the brain that result from an anomaly in the supply of blood into the brain.

For instance, the presence of hair is known to affect the visibility and exposure of the incision. Besides these implications, it is believed that hair is commonly associated with insufficient cleanliness and hair removal is [...]

Overall, the study enhanced the proper understanding of the effectiveness through the analysis of the number of health specialists working in the Sydney Cancer Centre and the number of cancer patients attended per day.

The term is used to mean more than the migrant experiences of the members of the society, to refer to the contextual issues and intergenerational aspects.

This refers to the number of patients allocated to one nurse, about the type of diagnoses. This however is not the case, owing to the increasing number of patients in hospitals today.

They help in the facilitation of activities that aid the child in the course of interaction and communication with peers and caregivers.

Anthropometry has been defined as "the study of the measurement of the human body in terms of the dimensions of bone, muscle, and adipose tissue".

Occasionally, the patient was subjected to receive incentives in the form of praise and privilege from the students which was determined by the teacher.

The article by Felson and colleagues is the first of two summaries of a conference on osteoarthritis disease and its risk factors organized by the National Institutes of Health.

Some of the necessary precautions against Clostridium difficile include all staff and visitors washing their hands when entering and leaving patients' rooms.

It is a form of measurement that is used for calculating the fat content in the body of organisms. To gain this balance, it is important to have a check on the macronutrient intake rate.

The study investigated the influence of various variables, including place of upbringing and physical measurements, on the health status of an individual.

The following is an illustration of the nature of the population in the US as of 2010 and the prospected changes by the year 2050.

The research was will be carried out in African American population to find out what might be the real cause of hypertension among elderly people and how it can be prevented. The sample to be [...]

It is hard to calculate the rapidity of resistance in microorganisms as it is determined by among other things, the category of the drugs, the class of microorganisms, and the degree of contact the microorganisms [...]

The challenge of depression in the elderly is the recognition of signs and symptoms or the frequent underreporting of the symptoms of depression in adults over the age of 65.

Consequently, to do that, there is a need to ensure that the quality of the nutrients that the children get is aligned with the nutrients needs of the children.

The chain of infection of H1N1 influenza is hard to break because it is transmitted through the respiratory system and contact. When a human being is infected with the H1N1 virus, is mainly due to [...]

However, it is important to check the fiber content of the wheat components. It is the part of wheat that is tough and composes the outer shell.

The Correctional Medical Services and the Maine Department of Corrections assisted by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention conducted epidemiologic research to collect the data.

Depression is often identified as the most prevalent psychiatric disorder in the elderly and is usually determined by symptoms that belong to somatic, affective, and cognitive categories.

In women, the cervix and the urethra are the first organs to be infected. The article is detailed and presents the information in a way that makes it relevant to the field of microbiology.

Because of the sample size in this study it was impossible to confirm that there was not a correlation between increase in rest position and decrease in EMG activity.

The title covers the whole research paper and is appropriate in the representation of the whole case study. The time of data collection was sufficient to conduct the experiment and make the observation.

Given the advent of hospitals, the need for midwifery decreased and eventually, the majority of women lacked the know-how on childbirth.

The nurse has to check the pain levels and sedation score of the patient as the fifth nursing care priority. A displacement of the catheter would lead to inadequate analgesia for the patient.

In this research, five Saudi students at the University will be interviewed for the study to represent the population being studied. In addition, the study will ensure anonymity and confidentiality of the participants for their [...]

Recall bias is one of the factors that affect the credibility or validity of the research. The correctness of the answer is usually dependent on the memory of the respondent.

The aim of the facility should be geared towards the promotion of the health of the old patients through the prevention and treatment of diseases and disabilities.

This is a feature that allows the signing of procedure notes. This feature comes with a medical history questionnaire that is filled by the patient.

The other latent problem in the healthcare facility, which the healthcare administrator has to deal with, is that of unattended patients or poor supervision of patients by the nurses.

The purpose of this paper is to define the term atrial fibrillation, explain the various classification of atria fibrillation, its signs and symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment.

From the definition of neurotransmitters, it is clear that schizophrenia is caused by the irregular functioning of neurotransmitters. Physical abnormalities in the brain have been suspected to be causes of schizophrenia.

This information, on the other hand, is helpful to Medicare since they use it to determine the group of cases being handled by a specific health facility; hence can know the types and amounts of [...]

Medical marijuana is used to refer to the use of marijuana as a physician-recommended form of medication in its natural or synthetic form.

Through occupational therapy, the therapists ensure that the individuals are assisted in the understanding, interpretation and application of the written and oral information.

In every part of the world, the health of a country's population is of critical importance for the development of the particular country.

The term metabolic syndrome which is provided in the current study is based on the recommendations derived from the international Diabetes foundation.

This law, which is from the database of the CDC or Center for Disease Control, is focused on the protection of the surrounding inhabitants of a certain state.

Formed in 1948, the organization is the leading authority in the coordination of health programs across the international territories, subscribed to the United Nations.

Although a good number of depressed elderly patients aspire to play an active role in the treatment decision-making process, some prefer to delegate this role to their doctors.

For instance, in the egalitarian society leaders exercise their political powers to ensure that people share their foods by discouraging the individual accumulation of wealth.

Factors such as the cost of conventional medication and side effects have led to the proposition of a range of alternative medications.

Sanitation and waste disposal systems were found to be in a good condition but the threat of a lead exposure in the area existed. Severe weather events posed a moderate risk and the residents in [...]

The reason is that the BMI indicates a figure that is outside healthy brackets. In addition, it is important to mention that his meal plan consists of high lipoproteins and cholesterol.

Begum is obese and considering that it is a major causative factor of diabetes, he is at risk of contracting the disease.

Adequately planned learning needs assessment, which plays a crucial role in the provision of quality services to patients and addressing the welfare of the members of the hospital staff.

For any emergence unit, it is important that the management should have a mechanism of prioritizing the needs of patients to minimize and manage risks. Training of staff, volunteers, and contractors is a good way [...]

The study design has a crucial role to play on the trustworthiness of the results achieved as well as the level of evidence it can portray.

Here, lack of the willingness to explore different aspects of the IT revolution, the complex issues regarding science and technology, the increasing number of chronic complications, and the poor organization of care delivery systems form [...]

The human psyche is a vulnerable system: the incredibly rapid rate of modern life often causes anxiety and stress, leading to various mental disorders.

Nurses that recognize and appreciate the cultural diversity among the patients have better chances to provide equal care for all the people.

The creator of this system is a part of the Royal Philips. The equipment that is used for specialized X-ray imaging requires radiographers who are highly skilled, and who have the competence to ensure that [...]