Category: Health

A Consensus Model is a document that was developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) and the Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) Consensus Work Group. The key purpose of the Consensus Model is to foster the collaboration of APRN educators, regulatory bodies, and other professionals across the US. This paper focuses…

Sheida White, Jing Chen and Ruth Atchison, 2008. Relationship of Preventing Health Practices and Health Literacy: A National Study. American Journal of Health Behavior 2008;32(3): 227-242. This particular study has been stated as one of the first exclusive studies to assess health literacy levels among the American population. Termed as National Assessment of Adult Literacy…

Table of Contents Policy Changes Discussion Conclusion References Policy Changes Forward-looking nurses should be cognizant of the fact that their influence on health promotion and disease prevention can be amplified by political actions. Given that health reform in the US, in addition to cost, coverage, and quality, should address prevention, it is impossible to overemphasize…

Table of Contents Introduction Main Body Conclusion References Introduction The significant feature of the health care organizations is that they must be carefully certified and the licensing must be also provided according to special requirements. The government of every country guarantees the quality of the health care services and to insure this quality the special…

Health care leadership goes beyond the organization of workflows and ensuring that every practitioner works toward improving health outcomes as there are many more challenges to address. In the current discussion, it was chosen to focus on the issues of staff shortages and reduced job satisfaction rates that result in a turnover. Both of these…

The U.S. health care delivery system’s primary objective is to integrate people, institutions, and resources to meet various health care needs and preferences of the targeted group. Different factors may affect access to quality and timely care, especially among the poor (Butkus, Rapp, Cooney, & Engel, 2020). For instance, the high cost of health care…

Introduction and Overview of the Nursing Theories The role of nurses in institutions of healthcare is changing as they find themselves in positions where they have to make critical decisions that can save the lives of the patients under their care. According to Butts and Rich (2016), nurses were traditionally considered assistants to the doctors…

The current international policy and the tendency towards the further deterioration of the situation in the Middle Eastern region result in the increased importance of the problem of immigrants. People who have to move from their motherland and look for a new home become one of the major concerns of the modern age. The fact…

The Canadian health care system is funded by the state and can be described as a system of insurance and health plans for ten provinces and three territories. This system is known as Medicare and it provides free or almost free medical care and medical services to all Canadian citizens. In Canada, as stated by…

Table of Contents Selected Combination of Organizational Cultures Importance of the Cultures in Improving Quality and Performance Conclusion References Organizational culture is one of the fundamental aspects that organizations need in order to improve their performance and quality. In the health sector, organizational culture is important because it helps employees deliver services that match the…