Category: Health & Medicine 13691

Table of Contents Theory and Author Background Theory Description Evaluation Application References Theory and Author Background A nursing theory can be defined as a systematized understanding of phenomena that a nurse faces in his or her practice. The systematization is needed to ensure that nursing practice follows comprehensive guidelines in which the connections are explained…

Introduction In times of the Covid-19 outbreak, immunization becomes even more crucial than before. Children who undergo a proper course of vaccination before six years of age have a stronger immune system (CDC, 2019). It develops infection-fighting antibodies capable of protecting them from multiple dangerous threats, including measles, pertussis, tetanus, mumps, rubella, and other vaccine-preventable…

Lipids are organic compounds that are present in most living organisms. Alcohols and bile acids represent simple lipids, and the molecule of complex lipids includes various compounds and atoms. Lipids are essential to humans. They are present in food, found in medicines, and are actively used in various industrial sectors. Lipids are present in all…

Medical technology such as telehealth is being rapidly developed and implemented as a potential complement or replacement to traditional visits to the healthcare professional. Often, patients are asked to come in for a follow-up appointment post-discharge from a hospital to ensure treatment adherence and to prevent rehospitalization. The use of telehealth for post-discharge follow-ups has…

Introduction Congestive heart failure, which is often abbreviated as CHF, is a condition that one’s heart is not able to pump sufficient blood to the other parts of the body (Kinchin 204). The condition can happen in a gradual process or a in a rapid process. The CHF conditions can be aggravated by a wide…

Introduction Falls create a number of problems for people of different ages. According to the investigations of the World Health Organization (2018), falls remain the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths around the whole world, taking about 650,000 lives annually. About 3 million people become the patients of emergency departments at local hospitals because…

The assessment of pain and home environments with the focus on possibilities of falls is important for understanding experiences of older persons and developing appropriate interventions. The purpose of this paper is to provide the results of the interview with an older female regarding her perception of pain. The paper also presents the findings of…

People having a different cultural heritage tend to have different views on health and health care. The US society is culturally diverse, which creates certain challenges for the provision of the high-quality healthcare services. The healthcare staff should take into account the patient’s (and often their family’s) views on health and health care as it…

The main figures in this case study are as follows: Jessica: A pregnant mother; Marco: The child’s father; Anna: Jessica’s aunt; Dr. Wilson: The treating physician. The case study begins by describing the situation in which Jessica arrives in the hospital on her 4th month of pregnancy to scan the fetus with ultrasound and ensure…

In the fall of 1811, Frances Burney went through a surgery to remove a growth that was identified by the doctors as a cancerous tumor. Prior to the operation, the woman had experienced pain in her right breast and was advised to perform it earlier. Unfortunately, she was rather reluctant until her husband and friends…