Category: Health & Medicine 13691

Kyle, P.M., Coghlan, P., Matthews, J., de Ryke, R. and Reid, R. 2009. Accuracy of prenatal diagnosis in a tertiary fetal medicine unit. NZMJ 122(1288): 50-61. Since the main purpose of the introduction section is to furnish the theoretical basis of the paper, it should include a research hypothesis, statement and a research question (Branson,…

Population/Patient Problem The healthcare system of the United States experiences a shortage of qualified nurses. The situation will only worsen with time. By 2020, the country’s health care industry will lack about 1 million of the qualified nursing personnel (Krans, 2015). Intervention The situation requires immediate intervention as the shortage of qualified nursing personnel would…

Table of Contents Introduction Ethics of the Situation Review of Potential Actions Selection of an Ethical Action Engagement in Ethical Action Review of the Action Conclusion References Introduction To address the interests of patients, nursing care should be not only high-quality but also ethical. New technologies, medications, and approaches to treating patients are actively developed…

Introduction Ghana is one of “the developing nations in Africa” (Larson, 2014, p. 3). Larson (2014) indicates that “Ghana’s infant mortality rate has reduced significantly within the past two decades” (p. 16). However, statistics show that the number of children dying before the age of 5 is still quite high. The “country’s infant mortality rate…

A human’s body depends on oxygen to function and red blood cells enable this by carrying the oxygen molecules to the different organs and tissues. Anemia is a condition caused by a lack of healthy red blood cells. This condition can be very dangerous, however, there are different solutions to this problem that medical professionals…

Table of Contents Introduction Model 1: First Casual Theory for Sjogren’s syndrome Model 2: Second causal theory for Sjogren’s syndrome Prediction of both Model 1 and Model 2 Data from both Models Evaluation References Introduction Sjögren’s Syndrome refers to an autoimmune disorder due to which a person experiences both dry mouth and dry eyes. In…

Executive Summary As we all are aware, it is planned to reduce hospital payment based on the readmission of patients to the hospital setting (mcare.gov, 2010). The hospital may very well lose an average of $500 per readmission. The Care Transition Program is meant to decrease readmissions and provide patients with a better quality of…

Table of Contents Type of Research Purpose and Problem Hypothesis and Research Questions Quality of Literature Review Framework Reference Type of Research Serpa, Santos, Peres, Cavicchioli, and Hermida are the authors of the article written in 2011 about the validity of the Braden and Waterlow subscales that are used to predict pressure ulcer risk among…

Table of Contents Differential Diagnoses Physical Examination Findings Diagnostic Testing Treatment Guidelines References Differential Diagnoses Crohn’s disease exacerbation is a severe chronic inflammatory issue in the human gastrointestinal tract that can affect all its parts from one’s anus to the oral cavity (Lemberg & Day, 2014). The examined woman said that she had been feeling…

The avoidance of medication error is vital to quality care and safety of the patients. Medical error denotes an avoidable, undesirable result of healthcare, whether apparent, concealed, harmful, or harmless to the patient. A medical error may entail a wrong or imperfect diagnosis or prescription of illness, parturition, syndrome, contagion, or any other disorder. A…