Category: Health
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Cigarette Smoking Role in Public Health
Cigarettes are among items president Obama plans to use in raising a half trillion dollars through tax hikes. The government plots to make seventy-eight billion dollars from an increased tax on cigarettes over the next ten years (Hargreaves). As a result, the cigarette tax is anticipated to rise by 94 cents per pack. According to…
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Male Dominant Healthcare Field and Women’s Health
Table of Contents Introduction Statement of the Problem Conclusion Reference Introduction In recent years, much attention has been paid to gender relations. Indeed, interpersonal relationships of people largely determine their activities. Over the years of humanity’s existence, people have formed particular attitudes toward the roles and characteristics of men and women in society. For this…
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Implementation of Commercial-Off-the-Shelf Electronic Health Record
Table of Contents Pros and Cons of EHRs Barriers to Adopting Benefits of Adopting Most Appropriate EHR References Pros and Cons of EHRs In the present day, there are multiple commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) EHRs in the market, which increased popularity is determined by availability and efficiency. That is why the functional department was chosen for the…
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Health Information Technology Role
Table of Contents Review of healthcare terminologies Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) Systematic Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) Health Level 7 (HL7) RxNorm References Review of healthcare terminologies Healthcare terminologies play crucial roles in healthcare institutions in enhancing the interoperability of data across systems. Healthcare institutions could realize the benefits of…
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Healthcare Team Model and Transitional Care
Introduction There is a variety of nursing care models, each of them presenting specific attitudes to the process of looking after a patient and reaching the highest patient satisfaction level. All models, despite divergences between them, aim at encouraging nurses to arrange the most favorable working environment, which will inevitably lead to the best patient…
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Communication Modalities in Health Care Systems
Table of Contents Introduction Emailing and its benefits Emailing as an effective mode of communication Comparison with other communication modalities Emailing in media and social networking Promotion through emailing Conclusion Reference List Introduction Everyone would probably agree that health is a priceless gift to humans. However, in the modern world, even the notion of health…
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Community Health Assessment Using CBPR
The purpose of the proposed study is to find out the relationship between HIV transmission and education levels among alcoholics in California. Stakeholders According to Minkler and Wallerstein (2008), research stakeholders refer to people or organizations that have an interest in a study. The following subsections of this report show how we would identify the…
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Moral Distress in Healthcare: Survey by Whitehead et al.
Table of Contents Introduction Overview of Study Aims, Methods, and Limitations Methodology Inspection Results Evaluation Research Influence Conclusion References Introduction Nursing research helps back up the practice itself but only if it is done correctly, an endeavor that constructive criticism puts to the test. Thus, examining the article “Moral distress among healthcare professionals: Report of…
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Healthcare in the United States: Timeline and Reforms
Health Care Timeline An analysis of important events, major figures and their contribution, the formation of health related organizations gives an insight into the history of U.S. health care ensuring better understanding of current health care system reforms. 1847 Foundation of American Medical Association (AMA) by Nathan S. Davis put a start for organized medicine…
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Mental Health and Ways of Its Maintaining
Mental health includes the emotional, psychological, and social condition of an individual. It influences people’s behavior, interpersonal connections, decision-making ability, and physical well-being. People’s traumatic life experience, lifestyle, and biological factors affect their mental health by causing stress, anxiety, and other disruptive conditions. Supporting mental health is crucial to preserve people’s ability to enjoy life,…