Category: Health & Medicine 13691

This course has helped me understand that currently, nurse practitioners in an adult-gerontology primary care are in demand and more of them are needed to provide comprehensive healthcare for adults. Nurse practitioners in an adult-gerontology primary healthcare usually practice in many different institutions and therefore, have many options in choosing their career. After this course,…

Table of Contents Extraneous Variables The Instrument The Intervention Data Collection Procedures References Extraneous Variables Considering that the proposed study is aimed at defining the factors that may influence readmission rates of patients with congestive heart failure, the extraneous variables to be used in the study can be presented by the consumption of fats and…

Immunity passports would be an excellent measure that allows individuals who are immune to the virus to break the set lockdown protocols. This would be an important step in the prevention of the spread of the virus while still boosting the economy of a country. Essential services would still be available to the public even…

As a psychiatric nurse, I encounter many situations that prompt me to reflect on the relationships among different factors that affect my work. I am primarily involved in administering interventions to patients with various mental illnesses. One of the situations I have encountered regards the use of restraints. I have noted that patients tend to…

Introduction Millions of people worldwide visit emergency departments with abdominal pain as their chief complaint and are diagnosed with one of the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). As soon as chronic inflammation reaches a colon, there is a risk of having IBDs, either ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease (Roberts-Thomson et al., 2019). Ulcerative colitis is one…

Table of Contents Introduction Organ Trafficking Statistics Causes of Trafficking Solutions and Conclusions References Introduction Organ trafficking is a problem that has been overlooked for decades, which led to the worsening of the situation. Kidneys and the liver are the two most commonly traded organs; the trading is differentiated into three categories that describe the…

The case of Agnus and Kitty is an interesting one because the former did not have any mental health illness prior to this visit to a care provider, while the latter has had a history of treatments and therapy sessions. To properly diagnose this couple, the therapist has to collect some additional information. Also, it…

Table of Contents Introduction Frequency of HgbA1C Testing How HgbA1C Helps to Indicate Blood Glucose HgbA1C Patient Education Strategies to Control HgbA1C Levels References Introduction Glycated hemoglobin (HgbA1C) is the primary indicator used by physicians to determine the average glucose concentration in a patient over a prolonged period. HgbA1C is a crucial pointer of the…

The United States of America is famous for different sports organizations conducive to arranging for the protection and strengthening of the health of a community. They can be national, regional and local. The most important and well-known organizations are SEC (the Southeastern Conference) and ACC (the Atlantic Coast Conference). The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is…

The problem of pressure ulcers is one of the most central issues that always arise in the emergency department. A specific plan in the form of a protocol can be introduced to try to reduce the incidence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers. In order to determine the success of the implementation plan, the following variables should…