Category: Health & Medicine 13691

Introduction Florence Nightingale, the great humanist and the sister of charity, is one of the most prominent figures of nursing theory and practice. After attending the Deaconess Institute at Kaiserswerth, Germany, Nightingale decided to become a sister of mercy while the Crimean War made her a national heroine. The soldiers returning from the front told…

Table of Contents Introduction Research Question Research Resign Study Sample Data Collection Method Limitations of the Study Findings Summary Reference Introduction The research article seeks to assess and determine the importance of nurse care and self-care intervention programs in the management and improvement of patients’ health conditions and quality of life. Nurses are the primary…

Table of Contents PICOT Question Evidence-Based Solution Nursing Intervention Patient Care Healthcare Agency Nursing Practice References Personal hygiene begins with washing hands. Florence Nightingale, who was the pioneer of standard hygienic procedures in healthcare, has noticed the importance of handwashing in doctors and patients as a means of improving outcomes (American Nurses Association, 2015). Handwashing…

Introduction Falls have recently become one of the most documented cases in hospitalization, especially when it concerns acute medical units. Although falls can touch all groups of the population, most of them happen to geriatric people (Murphy, Labont, Klock, & Houser, 2008). Falls are known to bring about higher mortality, morbidity, functional decrease, and premature…

Pressure ulcers (also referred to as bedsores) denote the damage of skin due to friction or prolonged pressure (Lam et al., 2018). The condition mainly occurs among patients at the acute care unit since they are immobile. The possibility of developing pressure ulcers is reliant more on the condition of the patient than the attitude…

Table of Contents Introduction Definition Epidemiology Clinical Presentation Complications Diagnosis Conclusion with PICOT Question References Introduction The present project aims to identify the epidemiology and clinical presentation of pressure ulcers as one of the most disturbing issues that may develop in patients staying in bed for a long time. The definition of pressure ulcer, as…

Feeling of powerlessness The feeling of powerlessness is a rather common complaint among employees who are dissatisfied with their jobs. First of all, the feeling usually accompanies stress in the workplace. While sometimes it is the defensive reaction of the human psyche and thus appears as a result of stressful situations not connected with power,…

The Problem Malaria is a dangerous disease caused by a parasite through the bite of mosquito. Half of the population of the world is at risk, especially in poor countries, because of malaria. According to the report of World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 2.7 million deaths occur every year, and in every thirty seconds a…

Introduction Advanced practice nurses are believed to play a crucial part in the current process of healthcare system transformation. At present, medical organizations tend to invest in improving patient care and developing the culture of nursing practice. To improve the quality of medical services, nurses should advocate for evidence-based and patient-centered health care. They are…

Introduction In the sphere of health care, the situations associated with a fetal abnormality are regarded as complex and controversial because of the difficulty of the choice to be made by parents. In the present case study, the fetus is diagnosed with a rare condition of not developing arms. Furthermore, there is a high risk…