Category: Health & Medicine 13691

  • Cardiology Readmissions Study Implementation

    The implementation phase of the project will involve highlighting the relevant stakeholder groups and the influence of the project on them, the materials and resources required to start the research, various legal matters associated with medical research, and the actual implementation schedule. The research process will include 4 phases, which are the data collection, data…

  • Public Policy Opportunities in Epidemiology

    The level of public health of a nation is a result of the integration of various determinants of health, which fall under such categories as environment, socio-economic status, political environment, occupation, and others. However, since human health is a multifaceted and fluid issue, it is essential to analyze it in the context of a combination…

  • Vaginal Bloody Discharge in an Adult Female

    Chief Complaint “I have bloody discharge and pain.” HPICC A 43-year-old female with a past medical history of Chlamydia infection comes to visit for bloody vaginal discharge from the last six months. The vaginal discharge is dark red and has a smell. She decided to visit the Doctor because she started having painful intercourse three…

  • Personal Philosophy of Adult-Gerontology Care Practitioner

    Advancements and innovations in public health practice helped to increase longevity, but the aging population tends to live longer with various chronic and acute health problems (Davitt, Madigan, Rantz, & Skemp, 2016). In the context of Adult-Gerontology Acute Care settings, nurse practitioners are responsible for the provision of high-quality care, physical and psychological support for…

  • Transdisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Theorizing

    Aging is a complex and diverse process, and the complexity of the aging experience is rarely recognized. Gerontological research and practice often do not take into account key principles of interdisciplinary research and activity and the experience and involvement of actors such as the elderly. The traditional dualism of objectivity and subjectivity, and the idea…

  • Self-Care Management Education and Implementation

    Table of Contents Steps for Implementation Timeframe Budget Resources and Statistical Tools Conclusion References When patients move from one setting to another, it is appropriate for practitioners and physicians to have a seamless strategy in order to maximize health outcomes. Family members and relatives involved during the transition process should embrace appropriate ideas to meet…

  • Managed Care Organizations: Bonuses, Financial Incentives, and Sanctions

    Managed care organizations have in the recent past growingly become accustomed to the use of financial incentives, bonuses, and sanctions. Despite these techniques targeting cost savings and performance improvement, they may often lead to employee dissatisfaction, immoral behavior, low turnover, and jealously in the workplace. Therefore, these employees need to have guidelines to help them…

  • Chlorhexidine Pre-Wash Intervention as a Practice Change

    Surgical site infections are frequently found in post-operational patients. Shepard et al. (2013) state that healthcare-related infections are the primary cause of hospital-acquired complications and deaths in the USA. New ways of sterilization can have a positive effect on reducing post-operational infection rates. The purpose of this paper is to provide a design for change…

  • Implementation of the Future Institute of Medicine

    Table of Contents The Work of the Committee Importance of the Report The Intent of the Campaign for Action The Rationale for State-Based Coalitions California State-Based Action for Coalition The Initiatives of California State-Based Action Coalition References The Work of the Committee The work of the committee was to produce a report with recommendations on…

  • Nurse Turnover and Its Effects on Patients: Study

    Subject: High turnover of nurses Research Question: This paper will examine the underlying causes of nursing turnover and identify the effects that this problem has on patients. Claim: The ability of nurses to meet patients’ needs is largely dependent on their emotional and intellectual wellbeing; if their psychological state deteriorates, they are more likely to…