Category: Health & Medicine 13691

Falls, especially in older adults, is a significant problem, the solutions to which are still being researched. In this paper, a synthesis of the literature that is relevant to education-based fall prevention is presented (see Appendices A and B). Since recent articles that consider fall education in isolation is not very numerous, some of them…

Introduction The healthcare sector is rife with patients’ complaints about the poor quality of services according to them. This is evidenced by the incidences of medical errors reported such as misdiagnosis, administration of wrong treatment, negligence by the health care providers, all of which have adverse effects on the patients such as death and permanent…

A scholar has to meet a vast range of responsibilities and play several key roles that require substantial efforts and high levels of professionalism. As a DNP, one has to not only ensure that the needs of patients are met but also advocate for vulnerable groups on a larger scale and introduce changes to the…

Proper health care can be achieved when there are enough finances to support the costly diagnostic tests and processes, and lengthy stays for inpatients. Insurance is one of the healthcare system service components that protect individuals against dangerous risks when needing costly health care services. Insurance covers in this context determine the extent to which…

The Issue or Problem Sarcomas of soft tissues and bones are comparatively rare, which leads to rather complicated management of the issue. In order to arrange optimal care for patients suffering from such sarcomas, multidisciplinary expertise is needed. According to Pan et al. (2016), the in-person tumor board in the Mercy Hospital in Miami, Florida…

What is the extent of non-compliance with handwashing protocol among health care workers during routine care for breast reconstruction patients who have had mastectomies? P – Health care workers who wash their hands during routine care for breast reconstruction patients who have had mastectomies I – Handwashing C – Health care workers who do not…

Clinical significance as a component of the research process is the value that makes it possible to determine the differences in specific effects and, thereby, implement appropriate interventions. In some cases, the application of this practice does not require additional statistical correlations, for instance, when certain determinants of health and their effects are compared in…

Introduction Notification Date and Time On the morning of March 11, the Texas Department of Health (TDH) in Austin received a telephone call from a student at a university in south-central Texas. The student reported that he and his roommate, a fraternity brother, were suffering from nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Both had become ill during…

Table of Contents Difficult patient encounters Educating patients to follow the doctor’s instructions Educating staff members about patient privacy and confidentiality Opening and closing the office (safety concerns) Difficult patient encounters Despite the fact that difficult patients do not occur so often in practice, medical staff should be prepared for their appearance. A difficult patient…

Introduction The recent progress in medicine, healthcare, and pharmacology provides millions of people with an opportunity to avoid dangerous viruses, bacteria, and deaths. The prevention and control of diseases by means of well-timed immunization practices and vaccinations gain popularity in many countries. Despite the fact that until the 1980s, Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) was…