Category: Health & Medicine 13691
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Birth Control Compliance and Economic Impact
Table of Contents Introduction Risk Factors Budget Control Compliance and Economic Impact Community Impact Conclusion References Introduction Birth control is the use of devices, drugs, agents, and sexual practices to prevent pregnancies. Availability of this method over the counter will make them easily accessible. According to Sonfield and Barot (2014), birth control methods include the…
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The Roles of an Advanced Nurse
Table of Contents Roles of Advanced nursing practitioners Reasons for taking a degree in advanced nursing (NP option) How the degree will improve my career in nursing References The roles that advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) play in the clinical field have been expanding with time since the first graduates of masters in nursing started…
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Prevention and Treatment of Cholera in Congo
Table of Contents Summary Background of the Topic Assessment of Exposure Assessment of Public Health Impact Status of Action or Proposed Action Recommendations References Summary Cholera is a highly contagious disease with potentially fatal outcomes (Maponga et al., 2015). Since medical experts first documented it, in the 19th century, many researchers and health organizations have…
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Percentage of Medical Errors: Assessing and Minimizing
Table of Contents Analysis of the Article Level and Quality of Evidence Applicability of the Study to My Practice References Analysis of the Article For this assessment, I have selected the publication What Patient Characteristics Guide Nurses’ Clinical Judgement on Pressure Ulcer Risk? A Mixed-Method Study by Balzer et al. (2014), and it focuses on…
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Interviews With Advanced Nurse Practitioners
Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion References Introduction There are many ARNPs (advanced registered nurse practitioners) living in Miami-Dade County who submitted their research proposals to IRB (institutional review board) and were accepted by the commission. Jessica Maclntyre who occupies the position of director of clinical operations at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of…
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Applying the Concepts of a Complex Adaptive System to Individual Patient Care
As a nurse, one has to work continuously on the improvement of health management systems utilized to cater to patients’ health-related needs. The notion of a complex adaptive system (CAS) as a tool for keeping the continuity of care and connecting nursing processes into a single framework for managing patients’ needs is a comparatively new…
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Osteoporosis: Diagnosis and Treatment
Table of Contents Background Signs and Symptoms Causes Risk Factors Treatment Living with Osteoporosis Prevention References Background The Osteoporosis condition is often prevalent among the elderly. Osteoporosis makes the body absorb more of the bone tissue than it produces. As a result, the bones become weary and weak (Porter & Varacallo). Some of the bones…
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Dysthymia: Diagnosis and Treatment
Dysthymia is a kind of depressive disorder, but it is characterized by less pronounced severity and a much longer course. It drastically reduces quality of life and therefore requires scientific consideration, but in a more practical way. Qualitative analysis may seem appropriate enough to describe dysthymia and even to find solutions applicable in therapy and…
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Computerized Patient Order Entry: Risk Mitigation Plan
Introduction: CPOE Implementation The results of the SWOT analysis reveal that the major organizational strengths of CPOE implementation include a high level of practitioners’ compliance with professional standards and a smooth team collaboration. The opportunities include a possibility to improve knowledge management, assess employee skills, and develop an awareness of information security. The process of…
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Scientific and Mathematical, Analytical Perspectives of Inquiry
Abstract COVID-19 has made hospitals face the challenge of inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE) supply to guarantee the safety of medical workers. This problem should be examined from two perspectives: scientific and analytical ones. From the scientific perspective, it is necessary to address the questions on the nature of physiological, pathological, and epidemiological issues and…