Category: Health & Medicine 13691
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Epidemiology Assignment in Miami-Dade County
Table of Contents Introduction Problem 1: Nutrition and Sedentary Lifestyle Problem 2: Immunization for Human Papillomavirus Problem 3: Hepatitis A Outbreak Conclusion References Introduction The national initiative Healthy People is a research-based project that outlines goals for the United States’ health improvement for the next decade. With the start of the year 2020, the latest…
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Skin-to-Skin Contact After Labor: Proposal Feasibility
Table of Contents Introduction Tangible and intangible resources Expected outcomes and ROI Plan communication References Introduction In modern nursing, mother-infant separation is a common practice that may be characterized by a number of positive and negative outcomes. However, many researchers support the idea of skin-to-skin contact at birth compared to professional wrapping and cleaning in…
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The Institutional Review Board Before Implementing Dpi and Qi Projects
Prior to conducting studies, it is critical to give necessary consideration to the potential ethical issues and the degree to which they are safe and ethically appropriate. The Institutional Review Board (IRB) was established to protect human rights by reviewing planned research on human subjects and giving approval to organizations willing to conduct research (Takamura…
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Introduction of Legislative Policies
The African American faces a variety of challenges in terms of access to healthcare services. Compared to Caucasian Americans, they face a higher risk of being diagnosed with illnesses such as stroke, asthma, heart disease, diabetes, pneumonia, and HIV/AIDS. The health disparities are evidenced by higher disease incidences among blacks compared to whites in similar…
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Balance and Gait in Neurodegenerative Patients
What is the purpose of this research? The purpose of the research is to measure balance and gait in patients with frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s diseases. What is the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit The research questions are: Are there differences in balance and gait abnormalities among patients with FTD…
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The 21st Century Cures Act: Core Aspects
The 21st Century Cures Act is one of the most recent healthcare informatics regulations implemented by the government. This policy’s main objective is to modernize the process of the development of medication by incorporating multiple perspectives, such as nurses’ input and patient case information into the review process. Alexander (2018) argues that this Act aims…
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Trauma Nurse’s Personal Philosophy in Practice
Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion References Introduction To develop a personal nursing philosophy, it is essential to overcome particular challenges in one’s practice. Therefore, the following paper is to cover my experiences as a trauma nurse. Moreover, the following paragraphs are to provide some thoughts that I realized during my work in a hospital…
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Preventative Measures for Pressure Ulcer
Table of Contents Introduction Evidence-Based Solution Nursing Intervention Patient Care Health Care Agency Nursing Practice Conclusion References Introduction Pressure ulcers are the medical conditions of the surface tissues, resulting from the continued weight exertion on the area because of sitting or lying positions. This problem is frequently faced in hospital conditions where the patients are…
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Pressure Ulcer Occurrence Prevention: Stakeholders
Table of Contents Organizational hierarchy Roles Practicum project influence References The paper identifies stakeholders related to the project “Prevention of Pressure Ulcer Occurrence at Intermedia Care Patients in Kendall Regional Medical Center”. Organizational hierarchy Patients Patients are the center of care (and research). CDS Team Data management and networking. Physicians Communication and counseling. Pharmacists Prescriptions…
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Elderly Fall Prevention and Effective Education
The following PICOT question is proposed for consideration: in patients aged 65 and older, who run a risk of falls and live either with a caregiver or alone (P), does an education effort directed at caregivers and patients (I) compared to a group of similar patients undergoing only standard fall prevention interventions (C) help to…