Category: Health & Medicine 13691

These days internal interconnection plays a pivotal role in nursing. The pandemic situation forced people to communicate with the help of different channels, such as social media or internet-calling applications. Moreover, when trying to cope with an unstoppable stream of patients, nurses need help at some moments so that mutual benefit may be reached only…

Table of Contents Confirmation bias Representativeness Heuristic Hindsight Bias Conclusion Cognitive bias is a continuous pattern of deviation from what is rational. There are many types of cognitive bias. The paper would discuss the confirmation bias, representativeness heuristic, and hindsight bias. Confirmation bias It is a way or method of searching for and or interpreting…

Human beings are unique creatures with many strengths but are prone to be affected by various diseases. The field of epidemiology can be defined as the study of health-related factors that can influence specific populations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2018). Epidemiology explores causes of illness, disability, and death, analyzes communities at risk…

Background A member of the United States House of Representatives has introduced a bill that aims to compel the federal government to provide funding and personnel for a countrywide toothbrushing program targeting young children in the 3-6 years age bracket. This bill has been triggered by the realization that a substantial number of children in…

Introduction As an individual grows older, neuromuscular deficits become a reality and may affect the physical performance leading to increased dangers of falls, especially in the hospital environment. According to the Center for Disease Control, the number of older adult falls in the US alone was 46 million in the year 2014 and is projected…

Introduction The addressed problem is nausea and vomiting from which patients with such diseases as cancer who receive chemotherapy suffer, and these conditions significantly decrease their quality of life, which is already damaged due to their diseases. To reduce the negative effects of nausea and vomiting on patients’ state, it is proposed to apply a…

Table of Contents Data Collection Analysis Evaluation Dissemination of Results Conclusion References Data Collection The evidence-based practice (EBP) research project is devoted to the exploration of how various factors affect self-care quality in people of advanced age. Considering this, the formulated PICO question is as follows: in elderly patients from 60 to 80 years old…

Introduction The main idea of the book “The ghost map” (2006) by Steven Johnson, although focusing on the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London, was in that science develops in accordance to the problems that it has to face. Accordingly, the book traces the way the knowledge is born in progressive relation to the scale…

This is a business review of hospitals located in Alaska and comparing the way these different hospitals provide their services to the people who live in tense regions, as the way the patients are treated provide the patients with the will of going back to the health facility to acquire medical attention whenever they fall…

The contribution to maintaining a high level of healthcare depends not only on caregivers but also on those officials who control this sphere of life and, in many respects, influence current changes for the worse or, the better. An opportunity to influence legislators is the prospect that allows attracting the government representatives to specific healthcare…