Category: Health & Medicine 13691

Post-implementation evaluations (PIE) are critical in ensuring a project’s success. The PIE reports direct the senior managers on how to improve the outcomes of an implemented project further. Post-implementation reviews also provide an overview of a completed project’s success, challenges, outcomes, and lessons. This, in turn, provides a framework within which organizational leaders can work…

What is IRB? The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is the committee charged with the responsibility of approving federal-funded studies involving human subjects. The institution was created as a solution for the rising cases involving the violation of participants’ rights by various research teams in the course of conducting biomedical studies (Amdur & Bankert, 2010). The…

Table of Contents Introduction Ghana Health Factors Ghana’s health care priorities Role of Nurses Conclusion References List Introduction Stability and democratic governance, coupled with plenty of natural resources have played a critical role in strengthening economic growth in Ghana. The Total Growth of Domestic Product, GDP of Ghana in the period 1999 – 2000 and…

Overall, the United States has lagged behind other developed countries in providing accessible health care to its citizens. Explanation of why the United States is behind in this arena and how this lack of health care affects persons of color The United States lacks behind other developed countries in providing accessible healthcare because of political…

Introduction Anemia, as defined by Moz (2006), is health condition that involves “an absolute decrease in red blood cells (RBCs) in proportion to total blood volume, or an absolute decrease in hemoglobin in relation to blood volume”. Iron deficiency or depletion in the body is significantly responsible for the emergence of anemia which may be…

Summary Pressure ulcers are common problems for many patients and result in high costs related to usages of resources and negative impacts on the quality of life of the patient. Studies have demonstrated that hydrocolloid dressings result in effective management of pressure ulcers because they enhance healing, pain and exudate management and assist in autolytic…

Patient/family/client situation The roles of professional nurses continue expanding and changing relative to the rising populations in need of healthcare on one hand, and on the other hand, there is the philosophical shift in healthcare provision in that besides nurses curing illnesses, they are also required to promote health, take refresher courses, and advocate for…

Medication errors occasionally occur in the healthcare practice and cause safety issues for patients. Miscommunication leading to medical errors might occur in interactions between the practitioners or between a healthcare worker and a patient. In particular, medication errors most commonly occur in practitioner-patient communication due to mixed-up terminology or non-clarity of instructions (Shitu et al.,…

Gerontology is the science of age-related changes and persons throughout their lives. It includes the research of people’s body, cognitive, and social developments as they age and societal changes caused by elderly society. This understanding is then applied to policies and interventions. Gerontologists increase people’s standard of living and well-being as they get older by…

Introduction Healthcare is a rapidly evolving and significantly responsible field that requires continuous updating and upgrading of its evidence, professional knowledge, and skills. With the global advancement of technologies and digitalization, the sphere of healthcare faces both a need and an opportunity to facilitate care-related processes to benefit patient outcomes. In such a manner, the…