Category: Health & Medicine 13691

Kendall Regional Medical Center: Prevention of Complications Forces whether internal or external delay the application of changes in the health sector on ways of administering health services. Rycroft-Malone et al. (2013) state that one challenge facing the realization of quality care based on evidence in health care involves coming up with effective ways of care…

Skin Tears in a Long-Term Care Facility This paper is a research critique on the article, Prevalence of skin tears in a long-term care facility, by LeBlanc, Christensen, Cook, Culhane, and Gutierrez. The article is a quantitative research, which was conducted to investigate the prevalence rate of skin tears amongst residents in a long-term care…

Effectiveness of Sepsis Bundles: Danger of Sepsis and Septic Shock Table of Contents Introduction Sources of Evidence Evidence of Findings Analysis of Findings Conclusion Recommendations References Introduction Over the past decades, the world communitys interest in the sepsis problem has increased significantly. Despite the achievements of modern fundamental and clinical medicine, sepsis is still characterized…

Healthy People 2020: Promoting Positive Outcomes Introduction Healthy People 2020 is the US governments prevention agenda, which aims at building a healthier nation by identifying and addressing the most significant preventable threats. According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP, 2020), one of the central problems in US healthcare is Healthcare-Associated Infections…

Invasive Carcinoma of the Breast Ms. Barkers breast mass is described as firm, non-tender, non-mobile. On this basis, several benign conditions that have possibly caused it may be considered. Still, traumatic fat necrosis, fibroadenoma and fibrocystic breast disease seem to be among the most evident ones. As the patient did not mention any traumas and…

The Surface Features of the Heart Research The heart is one of the most important organs in the human body, responsible for all processes happening in the organism. The organs structure is complicated, making it even more powerful due to its diverse functionality. Interestingly, the heart starts developing during week 3 of pregnancy when many…

Dengue Fever Prevention: Epidemiological Analysis The severity of the Dengue fever has sparked multiple discussions and studies regarding its prevention. To combat this disease, locations like Indonesia, Taiwan and Ethiopia have conducted studies on the matter. For these important measures, the scientists from these areas have reviewed the information and approach towards the required prevention…

Developing a New Clinical Decision Support Tool Table of Contents Introduction End-Users Role Project Implementation Elements Testing and Project Success Conclusion References Introduction Building a proposed information technology solution, for example, developing a new follow-up clinical decision support (CDS) tool for integration into a general hospitals current EHR system to provide reminders, facilitate nurse-led follow-up…

Components of Maintaining Healthy Boundaries Between a Counselor and a Client Boundaries in Therapy The basis for counseling forms a fundamental part of the contact between a client and a counselor. Therapists tend to use their clients information to develop a sense of the patients difficulties and have various methods to reveal and overcome such…

Examining Evidence-Based Interventions to Prevent Inpatient Falls: Article Summary The Major Points of the Article Inpatient falls are common in many hospitals. Such falls account for the largest number of accidents in different health facilities. The article Examining Evidence-Based Interventions to Prevent Inpatient Falls explains why hospitals should prevent inpatient falls. Such inpatient falls have…