Health & Medicine Essay Examples and Topics. Page 78

The colon refers to the longest section of the large gut and the most low-down section of the digestive arrangement in the human body.

High BMI characterizing overweight and obesity is a risk factor for According to Key et al, healthy eating is second to lack of smoking in the prevention of cancers.

Yet, in the absence of viable legal mechanisms of vaccine allocation, declaring a Public Health emergency can give the Department of Health a strong advantage in its fight against the risks of H1N1 pandemics.

The risk of the disease was found to reduce more progressively with the increase in the level of coffee consumption. Some observers argue that the level of reduction in cases of PD amongst coffee drinkers [...]

In point of fact, Medical imaging provides the most perfect task of diagnostic to Ultrasound, whereas, the main usage of therapeutic Ultrasound is to treat the numerous types of diseases and disorders in human beings.

The modern study of clinical nutrition has come up with dietary reference intake that sets the daily nutrients required by the body to ensure optimal health and reduce the risks of chronic sickness.

Public health informatics is "the organized application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice, research, and learning to enhance and facilitate public health activities".

According to the International Journal of Obesity, mechanisms behind the acquisition of muscle strength and reduction of cardio-metabolic risk are likely due to changes in body composition.

Thirdly, the number of instructors will be increased to cater to the increase in the number of nurses under the comprehensive education program.

To undertake the process, the risk management program has the following areas to address; The fact that the major patients of the facility are old people means that there are high chances that they have [...]

This is because the needs of veterans are diverse and hence, they tend to be complex, but all the same, the program has managed to meet the needs of its members.

The main agendas of the system are as follows: Making their services quality through their members (members according to the company include staffs, community, suppliers, experts, and family of the patient; the definition also extends [...]

Veninga provides facts and assumptions to justify the importance of communication in nursing. Roman adds to this body of knowledge and provides recommendations to improve communication in the most problematic nursing situations.

Objectives to be derived through this include analyzing lifestyles factors responsible for emergence of periodontal and cardiovascular diseases; how increase of factors in one of the diseases may increase chances of the other disease emerging; [...]

In order to make a decision on which treatment option to apply, the practitioner has to conduct an analysis of the harms and benefits of each of the available options.

Most importantly, the essay begins with a background analysis of diabetes prevalence in Australia and Middle East as well as the Pathophysiology of the disease.

Tricare has other services like Prime remote and Overseas that cater for service members when they are in areas not accessible to the care.

The hospital should therefore create a policy that ensures all nurses, both new and current, are trained on the basic Tracheostomy management which should enable them to understand the definition as well as the purpose [...]

In general, the pathogenesis of sickle cell anaemia is by haemolysis, which is the rupture of cells within the spleen as a result of their distorted shape.

The mechanisms underlying the genetic predisposition to a particular disease are manifold and this concept is the challenging one to the investigators since the advent of Molecular Biology and database resources.

As is the case with other policies aimed at undertaking risk assessment for ACS, this policy comes with a flow chart demonstrating the steps to be followed in the therapeutic management of ischemic chest pain, [...]

The author of this book is the best person to have written a book in humanities. The book is mainly a managerial skills book and it is written with such care that the readers will [...]

There is also a need to give caregivers the chance to ask questions, and give answers to problems in hand offs; together with change-of-shift reports.

The emergency room department is the most affected department and many lives have been lost due to the many challenges facing the department in many healthcare facilities.

Researchers have shown that extracts from Swiss apple, Malus domestica, have regenerative effect on skin, and thus have utilized them in the production of apple stem cells from adult cells.

The city was chosen because of its strong cultural attachment to their environment and the strong belief of its inhabitants in traditional medication to cure their ailments.

The school acted as a representative of the other elementary schools in the country and the findings and recommendations are therefore applicable to other elementary schools.

The studies of Foreyt et al.and Olstad and McCargar both present the idea that childhood obesity begins from the ages of 2 to 5 and can actually be prevented provided that it be detected early [...]

Research is important in identifying the best solution to a problem since it provides the evidence of existence of the problem and the best way to solve it.

As such, my objectives under this domain will be to demonstrate that i have the required knowledge base, i can account for my practice and function in a manner that conforms to the legal and [...]

Clinical nursing leadership is a new role in the paradigm of nursing developed by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing mainly to prepare nurses with the necessary knowledge, skills and competences to operate in [...]

The count for S.aureus using the spread plate method was 1. It was positive in the S.aureus and negative in S.epidermidis.

The etiology of BBS is considered to be a recessive inherited disorder; in some cases, the parents may never exhibit the symptoms of the syndrome despite carrying the recessive genes which eventually transmits the disease [...]

Food poisoning instances in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia peaks in the months during the summer when the Hajj season is going on. The main goal as stated earlier is to raise awareness of food [...]

The impact that they have to the health industry is monumental and the World Health Organization confirms that nurses make a substantial contribution to health-delivery systems all over the world.

Regardless of whether it is a religious, mental, social, or physical treatment, this concept is important because it will ensure that they have a humble time to think, analyze the individual situation, and digest what [...]

The patient, a female aged 67 years, presents with signs of stenosis coupled with pain over the fibrocartilaginous mass at the defect, and facet pathology at the L5 level of the lower spine.

The third section outlines the Management plan and the fourth part evaluates the effectiveness of the care given to Danny and his family during the whole process.

Simply put, the practice of nursing exist too, among other things: promote the health and quality of life of individuals, families, and communities; prevent illness; provide care to the sick, disabled, and dying individuals; provide [...]

According to the ethical principle of non-maleficence, the risks associated with the sale of organs can be reduced by regulating the process to benefit both the donor and the recipient of the organ.

The details of the limits of these regulations are explored followed by practical aspects of sampling, quality control, control measures and the interpretation of sampling results.

She further claims that the pain rotates around the chest and on the lower side of the inferior angle of the scapula.

The AIDS scourge is at the center of this study because this paper seeks to address AIDS as a special health concern affecting the gay community in the Montrose area, with a clear aim of [...]

Goal five will be discussed in a broader perspective in this paper to illustrate the outcomes used in measuring the progress of millennium health goals. In order to measure the progress of the millennium health [...]

The government reluctance is the greatest contribution to the problems facing the United States in terms of the Health Care System.

In most countries, the issue of language barrier presents some difficulty in education delivery, and this requires educators in the nursing industry to consider different languages to nurture their students, especially in a multicultural environment.

The curve takes a sigmoid shape The NOAEL is the upper limit which courses no adverse effects and for vitamin D it is 100 mg/L.

Therapeutic Goods Administration is a regulatory body charged with the responsibility of assessing and monitoring activities to ensure that therapeutic goods available in Australia are of an acceptable standard and pose no threat to the [...]

The aim of using data in decision making is to develop a strategy that will assist in giving adequate care while meeting the requirements of the patient to improve their health and make the right [...]

The nursing process is a systematic process that is used in the provision of care to patients. In the nursing process, the first step is assessment and involves the systematic collection, verification, organization, interpretation, and [...]

The older population in the western US is disproportionately compromised because the climate has a great impact on the health of older people, yet these older people's adaptability is compromised.

It is therefore very important that all health caregivers understand the culture of each client to enhance good and sensitive care.

On completion of the course, one has to register with the board of certification of obstetrics and gynaecology which entails first taking both oral and written examinations of the board to get the certificate.

Being aware of the fact that the received orthopedic chairs are out-of-date and out of service for necessary repair, I have to inform healthcare staff about the shortages of new products, and our administrator is [...]

The lack of such a team would lead to the misappropriation of funds and hence poor performance of the managed care enterprises.

Title Report 1. Japan nuke risks are minimal The World Health Organization has sent alerts to global health experts to travel to Japan to prevent health hazards caused by radiation. WHO reported the health risks arising from the incident is very low and the current radiation level has no great risk on public health. In […]

The argument presented in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, is that technological progression is the main induction of the weight growths because of the inactivity of the home food production of [...]

This is because the impact of the disease on the patient and family and friends are intense. The two main and related challenges facing the PD patients are the cost of medical treatment and the [...]

In light of this, it would be a worthwhile endeavor to explore the conflict that exists between research and ethics in the medical sector.

The self-care behavior should be observed since it leads to the improvement and preservation of one's health. The history of health behavior can be traced to the last two decades of the 20th century.

The elements I intend to add to my leadership capabilities will enable me effectively develop my team and serve patients under my care in a better way.

Gullatte suggests that the Nurse Manager is a leader who is in charge of a specific number of subordinate staff members. These scholars suggest that the role of the staff is determined by the Nurse [...]

In this article, Carthwaite tries to bring out the economic value of drugs in the enhancement of the quality of life.

The Food and Drug Administration re-approval of the restricted use of Lotronex by women with severe diarrhea condition was because of the potential benefits of the drug over its adverse effects.

By understanding the causes of this stress, policy makers can design appropriate means of reducing the stress level and hence implicating positively on the performance of the nurses which would result to improved patient care.

The check list forms facilitate the giving out of answers by the subjects while the tables allow for easy recording of the numerical data collection from the recorded forms, and this would translate to lessening [...]

Intervention into the program to enable continuous education from preadmission, admission and post admission should be done to determine the effects of providing knowledge to the patient and the post operative management to pain.

The revision reemphasized the three major components of the theory: the symptoms, the influencing factors which affect the symptom experience, and the consequences of the symptom experience.

Due to the latest changes in the health care system in the context of the reforms, patient centered care is reflected in professional nursing standards, positively impacts the quality of the nation's health, incorporated into [...]

The research question is: in pediatric departments how can the recognition of acute and chronic pain of patients compared to the settings where the children's pain is underestimated affect the pain management strategies.

The cardia lies between the esophagus and the stomach which is the most dilated part of the digestive tract. The epithelium from the stomach to the anal tract is columnar.

This paper is a review of the skills, knowledge and practices that nurses currently possess and use in their duty of making observation and recording the situation in critical care setting.

Infrared radiation is a kind of radiation that lies on the electromagnetic spectrum between the visible and the microwave region, beyond the red light.

Despite the population being a minority in the United States, there is a rapid increase in population of the community calling for medics to consider the health concerns of the Hispanic-American community.

For the state government to assist in paying Medicare bills, they consider the age of the patient and the amount of money that he/she earns.

In May, the meeting for discussing the results of the implemented changes and the outcomes of the improved coding for the clinical setting in general will be conducted.

Taking into account the impact of the cultural environment and the level of the practitioners' competence and professional knowledge upon the quality of the medical outcomes, this paper explores the perceived and real barriers to [...]

Reluctance of medical staffs also contributes to inefficient services, some times staffs lack the calling, the drive or the motivation to offer quality services, and they offer the service as a norm and forget the [...]

Before making a decision on who is mostly on the wrong side in an instance of these errors, it would be important to first look at some of the causes that lead to these errors. [...]

Apart from this, the man leaves in rural Victoria Gippsland with a family that is certainly a weight on him, if he cares to afford a provisional life to them.

The goal of this study will be to assess the rationale for health promotion, planning and evaluation activities by focusing on the health issue of obesity in young children and teenagers from Saudi Arabia so [...]

Alcohol can alter the metabolism of various drugs, hence narrowing the choice of drugs that can be used on the patient and this should be explained. The possibility of recurrence should be mentioned and the [...]

It is common for antibiotics to be prescribed for the treatment of viral infections like flu, colds or gastroenteritis. Other interventions should be considered first such as boosting the immune system before resorting to use [...]

The medical service industry is highly dependent on the quality that patients can derive from the facility, to enhance efficiency, then management should ensure every department or sector maintain a high level of efficiency and [...]

The rigorous methodology along the lines of the EPUAP increased the relevance of the study. At the time of admission the Braden scale was used to identify risks of ulcers and the Norton scale was [...]

The paper evaluates the pros and cons of the nursing issue and possible ways to resolve it. The goal of the paper is to create an objective picture of healthy work environments and its implications [...]

Elizabeth Harris is an executive director for a center that specializes in providing services to the uninsured segment of the population.

The overall goal of this study is to develop a more complete description of the phenomenon and the process that the individual undergoes after a Motor Vehicle Accident.

The organization's administration act as collaboration between the governing board and clinical staff, and is answerable for implementing a strategic scheme for sustaining the task and objectives of the institution.

If local governments and members of any given community will be made aware of the nature of the cholera bacterium and how it is transmitted from person to person then the morbidity and mortality rate [...]

From the study, it is evident that the researchers provide an objective account of the Hmog's immigrants' perceptions of their traditional healthcare practices and beliefs about western medical care based on a critical review of [...]

When a nurse is dealing with liver problems, the main issue to consider is how to intoxicate the liver, some foods can be used alongside the medications to facilitate the healing process, they are foods [...]

However, many researchers have defined it as a modern disease caused resulting by the pressure associated with the use of computers and technology with a reflection of human upset, anxiousness, and fear in an unhealthy [...]

The nurse even placed her hand on the patient and listened to him and she showed interest in understanding the patient's trouble.

The purpose of this research is to point out the various risk factors for the elderly developing hypertension. Similarly, the research will seek to find out how prevalent is the problem and the advantages associated [...]

The subject of the analysis is the financial statements of 2006 and 2007. The Asset Turnover ratio is the major ratio in this category.

The topic mainly revolves around supporting the statement that paramedics need higher education, considering the trends occurring in health care as well as the changes in the patterns of diseases and injuries and the expanding [...]

For instance, a village laboratory worker must have the necessary skills and knowledge to be able to efficiently provide laboratory services.

Having said that we have a dependency also indicates that there is a certain part of our body that we tend to use a lot less because of it.

When using the E-prescribing method all that doctors are required to do is to enter drug prescriptions in a computer that should be in their offices, after which this information is relayed to the pharmacy [...]

The overall objective of this action was to defraud the public through false claims submitted to the Government by the company.

The free radical theory has it that the radicals produced by body cells can also destroy them, and as a result, the aging of cells occurs.

The incorporation of evidence-based design in the healthcare sector dates back to the era of Archie Cochrane, an epidemiologist who insisted on the evaluation of evidence and the importance of practicing medicine based on the [...]

Health disparities are defined as the dissimilarity between groups of people in terms of disproportion in health status, the spread of various diseases, and access to services.

9 new cases of AIDS were recorded for every 100000 Americans with the highest incidence occurring in African Americans and the least in the Asian populations.

Noting that the proposed plan to support breastfeeding is based on the health belief model and hence focused on the influence of the environment and the subject's belief, the program's evaluation focuses on the factors [...]

Details of a donor and recipient should be held confidential, the donor must not know the person going to receive his/her blood and likewise to the recipient.

EMRs can support better follow-up information for patients for example, after a clinical visit or hospital stay, instructions and information for the patient can be effortlessly provided, and reminders for other follow-up care can be [...]

If the reason is due to a perceived lack of "self-efficacy" in doing the physical assessment, it can be controlled, if not eliminated, through constant practice.

My study of the leadership roles and management functions in nursing theory and applications both in class and in the clinical preceptorship is enabling an advancement of my skills and nursing practice by the knowledge [...]

The plea of the majority of Americans for the reverse of healthcare budget allocation is well because it is wrong to interfere with services offered to children with autism. With childcare initiative in place, the [...]

This led to over occupancy of the Emergency Departments of most of the hospitals in the region such as at the Flinders Medical Center Australia.

The chapter Nursing Work Force and Health Policy by Linda O'Brien and Laureen Hayes focuses on the shortage of nurses that resulted from the intensive restructuring and downsizing of the Nursing sector in the 1990's [...]

The purpose of this paper is to review and reconsider a Major Depression case through the lens of the Tidal Model of nursing.

As such, the reader is able to understand the difference between the tailored and the untailored interventions used in this study.

It is important to first define the meaning of diabetes and point of care testing before determining the advantages and limitations of point of care testing.

Medical Imaging helps in detecting and diagnosing diseases at its earliest and treatable stage and helps in determining most appropriate and effective care for the patient."Medical imaging provides a picture of the inside of the [...]

Lack of a working environment that is healthy and positive is one of the major causes of staffing problems in nursing.

Considering the weight of such precise statement and the persistent disregard of the congress to enact quality these stringent measures for violation of this staffing act requirement, it is then up to the nurses to [...]

She was made aware of the risks likely which come with having sex and in her case the risks she was going to face for the first time. She was advised to advise her partner [...]