Category: Health & Medicine 13691

Physical exercise is an important aspect of human life. Several available pieces of evidence demonstrate how physical exercise correlates with brain plasticity, which impacts human cognition and wellbeing. According to Santrock (2018), physical exercise induces both structural and functional modifications of the brain, resulting in biological and mental benefits. In this regard, maintained physical exercise…

Table of Contents Introduction HIPAA Security Rule Safeguarding of PII, PHI, and ePHI Disclosures of PII, PHI, and ePHI Conclusion References Introduction HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act A federal law passed in 1996 (Ramli, 2021) deals with the privacy of patients’ data, including healthcare insurance coverage and uniform provider identity. PII: Personal Identifying…

Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction The process of translating research outcomes into practice is an essential prerequisite for the effective functioning of any clinical setting. Indeed, implementation of findings “and revised methods of treatment can potentially save lives and improve the quality of life of patients” (Kristensen et al., 2016, p.…

In the framework of community-focused nursing, professionals are expected to maintain a range of different roles. One of them is a role of an advocate and activist. Here, one is expected to be very attentive and sensible to the healthcare needs of the population and be aware of all available community resources as well as…

Table of Contents Student 1 Perspective Student 2 Perspective Student 3 Perspective References Student 1 Perspective The adaptive process model is a holistic system that facilitates the constant interaction of the patient with the changing internal and external environment. This model implies the optimum health wellbeing of the patient, adequate quality of life, and death…

Introduction The present paper is devoted to a literature review on the following PICOT question; the references used in the paper are summarized in Appendix A. The majority of the articles are systematic reviews, which makes them a good source of synthesized information (Katapodi & Northouse, 2011). PICOT: In long-term care patients with stage IV…

What are the assumptions for conducting a paired or dependent samples t -test in a study? Which of these assumptions do you think were met by the Lindseth et al. (2014) study? The assumptions for conducting such test are the following: the evaluation of variables on a continuous scale; a complex independent variable including two…

Forces whether internal or external delay the application of changes in the health sector on ways of administering health services. Rycroft-Malone et al. (2013) state that one challenge facing the realization of quality care based on evidence in health care involves coming up with effective ways of care delivery in the nursing practice. Implementation of…

Introduction Healthy People 2020 is the US government’s prevention agenda, which aims at building a healthier nation by identifying and addressing the most significant preventable threats. According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP, 2020), one of the central problems in US healthcare is Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), as they are a source…

Introduction. Medicare Parts A (Hospital Insurance): Eligibility Part A premium-free covers People aged 65 years or older A patient paid Medicare taxes for a minimum of 10 years when working (Grabowski et al., 2017) Must be enrolled for part B However, one is eligible for the cover without paying premiums if they receive retirement benefits…