Category: Health & Medicine 13691
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I Can’t Stop Coughing’ Case Review
Table of Contents Introduction Test Results Prescribed Medications Conclusion Reference Introduction Prevention and management of asthma as a chronic condition is a challenging task that requires appropriate assistance form a healthcare expert. The case of Mike from Minnesota illustrates the symptoms of cold-induced asthma: “a lingering dry cough and difficulty catching his breath” (I can’t…
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The Concept of Bar Code Medication Administration
Table of Contents Example of Bar Code Medication Administration Personal Experience Conclusion References Bar code medication administration (BCMA) has been identified as a possible solution tool for addressing the issue of medication errors that lead to adverse health outcomes of patients. BCMA implies the scanning of barcodes to account for the five components of medication…
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Clinical Nurse’s Professional Capstone and Practicum
Approaches to Clinical Practice During the Professional Capstone and Practicum course, I received new knowledge and skills regarding my future profession and learned how to integrate them into practice. I discovered new practice approaches such as transformational leadership and evidence-based management. The combination of the mentioned approaches leads to the effective patients’ treatment and suggests…
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Role Re-Organization Among Registered Nurses
Registered nurses (RNs) continue to complete non-nursing tasks because of a lack of sufficient ancillary personnel and organizational role deficiencies in the healthcare system. Nursing work’s actual meaning is misunderstood because RNs lack an appropriate lexicon to define their specific roles (Grosso et al., 2019). Non-nursing tasks imply performing medical care functions outside the treatment…
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Physical Health Care During Treatment for Substance Use
The research work that is going to be analyzed and discussed covers the topic of treatment methods for the use of addictive substances, such as alcohol, cannabis, and other. The article is published in the Drug and Alcohol Review journal in May of 2021. The title of the article is: “Facilitators and barriers to integrating…
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Bedtime Insulin Supplementation and Effects
Research Article The research article selected describes a quantitative study performed to assess the effect of bedtime insulin administration as a supplement in the glycemic management of hospitalized patients (Vellanki et al., 2015). The quantitative approach is appropriate in examining the corrective benefit of insulin administration at bedtime in hospitalized hyperglycemic patients. Petznick (2011) holds…
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Reducing BMI Measures in School-Aged Children
Introduction Almost 20% of children between 2 and 18 years old affected Unhealthy lifestyle, inactivity, and harmful dietary habits Ineffective school-based interventions Efficient school-based programs are needed More physical activity during school hours The Spirit of Inquiry Ignited False beliefs concerning childhood obesity Comorbidity of obesity Parental lifestyles and dietary habits BMI explained Effectiveness of…
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Hemodynamic Stability via Crystalloid or Colloid Solutions
Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Literature Search Reference List Introduction A great number of disorders and mortality cases are due to sepsis, an extreme clinical issue following complications of an infection, caused by inflammatory processes. “Bad bloodstream distribution is said to be the essential consequence of this ailment, which causes an incendiary reaction of…
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The Problem of Violent Behaviors in Patients
Table of Contents Introduction Literature Search Historical Evaluation of Theory Conceptual, Theoretical, and Methodological Research Issues Summary of State of Sciences References Introduction Ineffective management of life stressors and the incapability of handling aggression represent a complex problem that requires a profound analysis and a well-developed strategy for a behavioral change. Aggressive outbursts toward other…
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Group B Streptococcal. Brenda Patton: Case Analysis
Brenda Patton’s case is an outstanding demonstration of the key dangers of Group B streptococcal (GBS), which is one of the major causes of morbidity among infants. The simulated experience invoked feelings, such as concern and fear as well as confidence. The former two emotions are the result of the severity and seriousness of the…