Category: Health & Medicine 13691

  • Testing and Comparing Two Self-Care-Related Instruments Among Older Chinese Adults

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Reference Introduction The modern healthcare sector is focused on the provision of care to all groups of patients, regardless of their age, race, culture, and gender. For this reason, with the growth in the number of older adults, the problem of the appropriate provision of care to this…

  • End of Life Care: Practice, Education, Research and Administration

    Table of Contents Practice Education Research Administration Conclusion References The duties of an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) vary in hospitals, but the major focus is to make sure that effective care is offered to patients. In this essay, attention will be paid to the quality and management of care that is required at the…

  • Evaluation of the Needs of the Crowley Park Neighborhood’s Senior Adults

    As older people are usually physically limited in their abilities to meet their basic needs, communities have to be evaluated on their capacity to help senior adults. The main needs of senior citizens correspond to the necessities of the younger population – they have to acquire food, medication, cash, visit the church, and doctors, and…

  • Pressure Ulcers: Causes and Treatment

    Table of Contents Introduction Definition Epidemiology Clinical Presentation Complications Diagnosis Conclusion References Introduction The risk of developing pressure ulcers in ICU patients is a rather severe problem; nevertheless, nurses and doctors regularly face it. In order to prevent it, it is necessary to determine what the cause of the development of pressure ulcers is, as…

  • Anaesthesia: From Its Origin to the Modern Times

    Anaesthesia is a Greek term whish refers to ‘minus feeling’ and analgesia refers to ‘without pain’. The modern anaesthesia is thought to date from 16th October 1846, when a Boston dentist called William Morton administered ether successfully to a young man whose operation for a tumor on his neck was done before an assembly of…

  • New Methods to Diagnose Glaucoma

    Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction Main body Conclusion Reference Executive Summary Early diagnosis of glaucoma enables an ophthalmologist to provide more effective treatment and control the progression of the illness. Patients notice the symptoms when the damage is significant; therefore, much research has been conducted on the diagnostic methods. There are several systems which…

  • Optimal Nurse Staffing to Improve Quality of Care

    Table of Contents Introduction Quality Aspect Clinical Aspect Financial Aspect References Introduction The proposal deals with the necessity to avoid the lack of experienced nursing professionals. It is emphasized that a range of critical changes are required in order to enhance the situation. The need to develop this evidence-based practice project can be proved by…

  • Five Federal Agencies in Medical Care

    Introduction The United States’ health care system is comprised of many agencies, authorities, and facilities that help to ensure adequate access to care for the entire country’s population, as well as high quality of treatment. Due to the high complexity of the system, there are multiple forces that govern the work of medical institutions and…

  • Restraint and Seclusion Effect on Patient Outcomes

    Outline Introduction Evidence-Based Solution Nursing Intervention Patient Care Health Care Agency Nursing Practice Conclusion Introduction Restraint and seclusion have been included in the treatment process for a relatively long time. However, the mounting body of evidence suggests that its use does not offer a therapeutic effect and in many scenarios introduces the risk of adverse…

  • Older Patient Education Issues: Interview

    Table of Contents Instructions Recommendations Assistance Services Conclusion References Today, much attention is paid to the worth of patient education and its impact on health care. Many researchers indicate the benefits in the fields of physiotherapy, postoperative care, and pharmaceutical services. During the late 1960s, healthcare practitioners recognized the need for patients to be fully…