Category: Health & Medicine 13691

  • Strategies for Nurses’ Academic Portfolios

    A portfolio is a document presenting a person’s education, skills, professional achievements, and work experience. Creating a portfolio is similar to building a brand in marketing and is the most efficient way to demonstrate one’s competencies and provide a record of one’s ongoing development to peers, employees, and educational faculty. In nursing, a well-designed portfolio…

  • Patient Identification Techniques

    Correct patient identification is critical for an effective treatment process. Identification is the process of matching patients with the treatment plans and transmitting data on their identity without errors throughout the process. In the United States, an algorithmic approach to identification is widespread, and in some institutions, a biometric one (Riplinger et al., 2020). Patient…

  • Anemia Case: Types and Diagnosis

    Table of Contents Introduction Types of Anemia The Patient’s Diagnosis Conclusion References Introduction This case describes the medical condition of a 26-year-old woman. She has recently begun to suffer breathlessness, the lack of energy, and depressing thoughts. The symptoms got much worse during menstruation. While the patient was playing golf in a mountainous area, she…

  • Little Havana’s Windshield Survey and Vulnerable Groups

    Introduction of Community The community is located in Miami, Florida. Its territory is about 1,898.6 square miles meaning that 1,418.5 people live per square mile (Census Reporter, 2017). However, it is not always possible to meet so many people outside in the daytime because many of them are in their offices or homes. Little Havana…

  • Cholera: Symptoms and Treatment

    Table of Contents Introduction Organism Cholera pathogenesis Epidemiology of cholera Vaccination against cholera Diagnosis of cholera Treatment of cholera Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Cholera is an acute diarrheal infectious disease caused by Vibrio cholera bacteria. The disease characteristics are acute rice water, severe diarrhea and vomiting, which may lead to dehydration, shock, and eventually death…

  • Bordetella Pertussis Bacteria: Signs and Symptoms

    Table of Contents Definition Signs and Symptoms Classifications Diagnosis Treatment Complications Preventions Statistics Works Cited Definition Bordetella Pertussis is classified as a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium. It is defined as an encapsulated coccobacillus and belongs to the Bordetella genus (Finger and Koenig par. 1-2). Signs and Symptoms The bacterium causes the development of Pertussis in people.…

  • Case Study About the Patient With Geriatric Syndromes

    Functions of the Head Supports the face Provides communication network Protects the skull Monitors the five senses Facilitates signal processing and interpretation Manages the five sense organs Abnormalities of the head Brain tumor Neural pathway disorder Symptoms of brain tumor Headache Memory loss Speech defection Visual failure Personality changes Nursing interventions for brain tumor Evaluate…

  • Plastic Surgery: The History, Definition and Characteristics, the Advancements

    Abstract Plastic surgery is a procedure, aimed at reshaping or reconstructing different body parts for medical or cosmetic purposes. The phenomenon appeared as a result of a constant desire of people to look better. The first techniques of improving the appearances are traced back to ancient times and became the basis for many types of…

  • Healthy Community Design and Policy Implementation

    Table of Contents Introduction Background Problem Statement Solutions Conclusion: Impacts on the Health Care Delivery System References Introduction Community design is one of the issues in a broader topic of environmental health. According to American Public Health Association (APHA, 2017), “the built environment is the human-made features of our communities” (including sidewalks, public transportation, housing,…

  • Cryptosporidium in “Outbreak at Watersedge” Game

    Table of Contents Introduction The Disease The Epidemiological Process Conclusion References Introduction The process of epidemiologic investigation can be used as a basis for an interactive game to teach students how the public health sector operates in the situation of an outbreak. The game “Outbreak at Watersedge” leads a player through a series of events…