Category: Health

The role of the major public health personnel, including the public health nurse, involved in the disaster As soon as a disaster strikes, public health personnel and public health nurses should report to their stations and assume their various roles. Floods can be foreseen several days or hours before they take place. The major role…

Peru This paper focuses on Peru, a country in South America. The paper first explains location, population, government and economy before exploring the status of health in the country. Aspects of Peru’s health under scrutiny include determinants of health, health indicators, the burden of disease, healthcare system and delivery, health priorities and nursing implications. The…

Table of Contents State Comparison Coordination of Care Public Health Initiatives Evidence-Based Research Conclusion References Health information exchange (HIE) is a significant part of healthcare data systems. Wager, Lee, and Glaser (2017) argue that HIE “serves as a building block for improved patient care, quality, and safety” (p. 117). HIE facilitates the accessibility of relevant…

Table of Contents Summary Recommendation and Rationale Recommended Alternative Evidence Evaluation References Summary Health workers integrate clinical experience with external evidence from systematic research. They also consider patients’ values and circumstances when deciding on the best wellness approaches. EBD takes into account the characteristics of the practice in which caregivers work. For instance, working in…

Effective health care organizational leadership is required to ensure smooth operations during the process of hospital mergers or acquisitions (Longest & Darr, 2014). Such leadership is based on the knowledge of essential functions and components of health services management, including the function of organizing and universal design factors. Leadership is recognized as behavior that guides…

Hispanics are an ethnic group that is disproportionately affected by obesity. The health disparity requires the immediate attention of the members of the health community because the condition is associated with a wide range of comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, and cancer (Agne, Daubert, Munoz, Scarinci, & Cherrington, 2013). Multiple sources of the investigation point…

Introduction Quality measures for improving health care services provided The situation concerning the health care services provided by the staff members of the Health Science Center described in the case study suggests that quality improvement measures should be implemented about the needs and expectations of the organization and its staff as well as patients that…

Table of Contents Introduction Health Disparities Plan to Improve Care for Terrell Wallace Conclusion Reference Introduction Functional ability and health disparity are some of the challenges experienced by many individuals in most developed countries. However, only a few studies have been conducted to examine the trends of these challenges. The main aim of those studies…

Table of Contents Purpose of Article Relevancy of Article List of Key Concepts Strengths and Weakness Resources Conclusions Reference List Purpose of Article From the article, it is clear that the authors wanted to insinuate that access to breast health services among populations, especially women, is of fundamental importance in fighting breast cancer. The article…

Introduction As human health is a multi-faceted phenomenon that is the subject of study of an array of disciplines, healthcare informatics does not comprise all the knowledge and instead divides it between different areas that can cater to the needs of every separate field of study. However, despite the fact that all the disciplines are…