The Zika virus, also known as ZIKV, is an arbovirus within the genus Flavivirus, a part of the Flaviviridae family. In 1947, the first isolated sample of ZIKV was taken from a nonhuman primate, and a sample was taken from mosquitoes in 19481. The ZIKV infections within humans have been...
Health Information Technology (IT) is a term that broadly explains the technology and infrastructure that is used to record, analyze, and share patient’s data. Health IT is meant to improve health care services by ensuring that an individual’s data is accurate and efficient. Health care information, such as health records,...
Abstract This paper is aimed at discussing the phenomenon of evidence-based practice in the context of nursing. Part A of the paper exposes the reasons why it is important for nurses to use evidence-based practice in the clinical setting. Part B scrutinizes the importance of knowledge of research methods for...
As a matter of fact, despite being serious though preventable occurrences, infectious disease outbreaks and armed conflicts have a considerable potential to destroy human societies. Directly after the First World War, in 1918, the “Spanish Flu” pandemic began (Flecknoe, et al., 2018). According to words initially received from Spanish sources...
This article investigates correlations between the levels of empathy and burnout among medical students. Occupational burnout has been a widely discussed subject both in professional and academic circles. This condition is characterized by three dimensions: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and reduced personal accomplishment (PA) (Bridgeman et al., 2018). Burnout...
In a Community Health Center setting, different conditions may influence revenue, both negatively and positively. Stage III and IV pressure ulcers are the two conditions that could lead to the center losing revenue because of the complications in which they result as well as the increase of the length of...
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Latin America has combated vaccine-preventable diseases, mainly smallpox and poliomyelitis. North and South America were the first regions to succeed along with the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and UNICEF campaigns (Guzman-Holst et al., 2020). The continent seeks 95% vaccination coverage for...
The advent of digital technologies has had a profound impact on the medical field. Since the 1950s, health informatics has transitioned from a concept to an independent discipline. The first generation of medical informatics (1955-1965) was largely experimental, as the potential of new technologies had yet to be gauged. Collen...
There are problems in today’s medicine that have been around for decades. Regular ways to go about these issues, such as stricter regulations and financial incentives, are difficult to implement, and they have been proved ineffective in many cases. The science of psychology provides insights into people’s minds that help...
Nursing is one of the most dynamic professions because of its wide scope. Excellence is attained by implementing and adhering to best practices that originate from evidence-based practice. In the past, nursing practice was not based on evidence but on theoretical knowledge that lacked any basis in research and practice....
Introduction It is a well-known fact that patient satisfaction is a factor that has a great impact on the healthcare organization’s position in the market. Therefore, hospitals strive to provide the highest levels of patient satisfaction. To do this effectively, it is necessary to analyze the most typical errors occurring...
Introduction With the development of policies specifically relating to rural health and health care provision, it seems appropriate to consider evaluating their outcomes. Although little has been done that specifically studies policy or processes, much of rural health research implicitly ‘measures’ policy effects; Given what is known about the policy-making...
Progress Notes: Patient’s Name: Mrs. White DOB: 12-08-76 Appl. /TPO Assignment: TPO-4-1 The Anxious Patient. Date Allergies: Aspirin Initials 3/26/21 4.00 PM The patient came to the clinic for her annual physical check-up. However, the patient appears to be fidgeting in her seat, evidenced by repetitive pacing movements. The patient...
Currently, the project dedicated to CAUTI reduction is in progress, and most patient data are not available. However, the staff data (demographics and pre-and post-training scores in CAUTI prevention proficiency) have been analyzed. The process consisted of collecting the data, inserting them in Excel and Minitab files, checking them, using...
Introduction It is advisable for nurses to reflect on their journey in the nursing field. This paper presents my life in this field. It begins by giving my nursing autobiography. It also presents a section on the various meta-paradigms that are highly applicable in nursing care. The expositions made in...
A 22-year-old woman visited the healthcare organization on Saturday complaining of headaches, weakness, high fever, fatigue, and swelling of the eyelids, which started six days ago. The physician realized that the woman’s eyes were pink during the examination. The healthcare provider questioned the patient about her diet over the past...
Introduction Bipolar disorder is one of the less understood and well-researched mental illnesses humans can suffer from. The condition was previously known as manic depression and it is estimated that 3 to 5% of the population suffer from it worldwide. The disorder is mostly categorized by sudden variations in the...
The review of the most recent journal articles in the Journal of Nursing Education, The Journal of Nursing Research, and The Journal of Nursing Administration have indicated the active discussion of urgent issues. Articles in the current issue of the Journal of Nursing Education address such problems as nursing students’...
The Data Collection Procedure in a Systematic Overview Data collection entails gathering and measuring data on specific variables relevant to the study in a systematic manner to ensure that research questions can be answered, hypotheses can be tested, and results can be evaluated. While various methods of data collection are...
Nursing practices are anticipated to develop and change with ongoing reforms and demands for healthcare facilities. These changes are most likely to result from drivers of change and regulations. As many Americans age, experience increased cases of chronic diseases, shortage of physicians, and other challenges in the healthcare system, the...
Introduction: A brief History African Americans generally refer to the Africans that settled in America. It also refers to the black Africans that are born within America (Bennett 24). By 2000, African that were born in America had made up to 30% of all blacks in NY City. Notable persons...
Introduction There are several major public health issues that have attracted healthcare specialists’ and researchers’ attention over the past few decades, such as food safety, obesity, drug overdose, alcohol consumption, and others. This list changes continuously depending on various factors and events happening in the world. The most recent pandemic,...
Scatter plot A scatter diagram is a graph that plots two variables on a Cartesian plane. The diagram tries to establish if there exists a linear relationship between the two variables plotted. This can be observed by looking at the trend of the scatter plots. The independent variable is plotted...
Patients with chronic illnesses form a substantial proportion of the population and the number of these patients continues to rise. Reports indicate that come 2020, the U.S will have 157 million people living with chronic illnesses (Solomon, 2008). This calls for proper chronic illness management systems. This paper gives a...
Researchers and medical scientists continue to grapple with cases of disease outbreaks long after innovations and inventions took place. The endless struggle to reduce or control mortality rates leads to continuous research that aims at inventing new ways and measures of saving human lives (Roche 2010). Despite these efforts, people...
Introduction The purpose of this research is to determine whether hospital errors and infections are the leading causes of preventable death. As it was stated by various studies that will be examined below, hospital and medication errors might significantly contribute to the fatal outcomes of patients. These errors are common...
Introduction Marketing is a strategic method used for selling goods or services to consumers. Healthcare marketing is the process of boosting and improving the community’s health through communication, delivery, development of health-related information or products, and intervention strategies. The primary purpose of healthcare marketing is to create effective systems that...
The case surrounds the management of Brendan hospital where Mr. Don Wherry is the CEO. Mr. wherry is going through a rough time after he lost favor with the board Of Trustees, doctors, and nurses. Many allegations are made against him including negligence of his duties, lack of professionalism, and...
Part 1 Literature review Introduction Despite tremendous development in the treatment of patients suffering from acute coronary syndromes, the incidence of cardiogenic shock has not declined significantly (Goldberg, Samad, and Yarzebski, 1999). Indeed, the rate of occurrence of cardiogenic shock has been stable in the last three decades. Cardiogenic shock...
Ethics plays an important role in the field of public health as healthcare professionals have to make numerous decisions every day. These decisions are often related to ethical dilemmas. Therefore, medical schools have to incorporate ethics in their curriculum to make future healthcare professionals ready to make correct decisions. Ethics...
What Factors May Influence Variability in Health Outcomes Health indicators often help us to understand the goals of national health care systems (Broyles, 2006). However, different parts of the world have different health outcomes. Many reasons may explain the variations. For example, economic factors explain variations in health outcomes between...
Introduction Many people believe that wealthy nations often experience better health outcomes than poor nations (Biggs, King, Basu, & Stuckler, 2010). However, this paper disputes this argument by evaluating the health outcomes of one rich and poor state (the United States and Cuba). Through this assessment, this study shows that...
Introduction Health care resources are represented by the facilities, personnel, funds, and all the elements used for providing medical services. Medicine is necessary for everyone, thus creating an unlimited demand for limited resources. For example, until the beginning of the 20th century, the United States allocated their health care assets...
Selected population and a specific public health Issue In a community, a public health issue might be detrimental hence causing prominent debates on its remedies. This paper has selected an obese population (individuals suffering from obesity) and discusses obesity as the specific public health issue in this population. Additionally, it...
Introduction The communication process in the health care process is regarded as one of the most important factors that help to define the requirements of the treatment process, as well as coordinate the health care processes in general. The outcome evaluation is closely associated with the entire communication process, as...
With the rapid changes taking place in the sphere of nursing, contemporary leaders should adapt to the ongoing changes and question the appropriateness of traditional practices. The critical evaluation of the long-established routines and thinking outside the box is crucial for choosing the style of leadership which is most relevant...
Abstract The paper discusses issues related to effective communication to the youth in regard to sexually transmitted diseases. The youth are the most prone to these diseases, and a campaign aimed at the reduction of their prevalence would be handy in sensitizing them about the existence of these diseases as...
Introduction Cystic fibrosis (CF) affects mainly the lungs and pancreas; however, there is also a risk that organs of the digestive and reproductive systems, as well as kidney and bladder, will be damaged (Di Lullo et al. 36). With the development of the disease, the patient acquires different symptoms, and...
This memo seeks to analyze two different writing perspectives on a similar topic. The article by Ken Flieger is a periodical in the popular general audience FDA Consumer magazine (19). Meanwhile, the technical research paper by Emmerson is a scientific publication in a respected academic New England Journal of Medicine...
Introduction The purpose of this report is to determine which hand sanitizer should be provided for the administrative staff of Langara College returning to the on-site work in September 2020. Background As a student assistant, I have been tasked with researching sanitization products for the partial campus’ reopening for the...
Nurse informaticians, leaders, and managers are involved in all stages of systems development and implementation. The systems development life cycle (SDLC) is a “standardized approach used to develop and implement information technology” (McBride & Tietze, 2016, p. 192). McGonigle & Mastrian (2017) compare the SDLC to the nursing process, where...
Introduction Over the years, cancer has developed into a serious chronic problem that affects a significant proportion of contemporary society. Cancer entails the uncontrollable growth and development of cells that attack and induce damage to the surrounding tissues (Petersen, 2009). Oral cancer, which is also referred to as mouth cancer,...
Introduction Earlier in 2019, UK health officials declared obesity a chronic national health issue, with childhood obesity a potential ‘timebomb’ that could have significant societal impacts and devastate the National Health Service (NHS). It is a concerning public health threat as “younger generations are becoming obese at earlier ages and...
A 32-years-old female patient is presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of green, foul-smelling vaginal discharge accompanied by fever, nausea, vomiting, and lower back pain. A physical exam reveals no abdominal rigidity but reddened cervix, bilateral adnexal tenderness, and chandelier sign. Based on the presenting symptoms, the...
Health care is a large sector of the American economy, and medicine is a priority area of the US government’s interest. Health policy affects the essential interests of almost all groups and classes of society (Green & Bowie, 2018). It means that the sphere is constantly evolving and undergoing certain...
Movie Review Nowadays, obesity problems bother a number of people around the whole world. Still, the citizens of the United States remain to be one of the most vulnerable groups of people, who cannot even understand how dangerous and harmful their innocent decisions to buy chocolate could actually be. The...
Introduction This paper discusses the oil spillage issue in the Gulf of Mexico in terms of the reactions it has elicited both locally and internationally. The Oil spill has had devastating effects both on the environment and aquatic life. The massive water pollution resulting from the spillage is threatening aquatic...
Majorly, the Indians adhere to Hinduism as a religion composed of beliefs and practices which lead to permanence or impermanence in faith. Historically, Hinduism emerged from the cultural traditions and beliefs in dharma designed to shape society. It consists of karma and other societal standards used to define morality in...
Introduction Background Information According to the Transparency International, European countries are some of the least corrupt nations in the world. In fact, out of the 10 countries classified as least corrupt in the world, 6 are from Europe (Jardine, 2011). According to Jardine (2011), there is no country in Europe...
Key Research Question In their article, Mertzanis (2017) aimed to answer the question of what role social and cultural factors play in determining Islamic firms’ access to financial resources. As related to this research question, the researcher emphasized the role of family ties as a relevant cultural component. Having access...
The world states are continually facing the task of developing mutually beneficial relations with other actors of international relations. Close cooperation and mutual understanding are necessary for solving significant regional and world problems. However, the vision of the world can differ significantly among different countries and influence possible cooperation. Henry...
Introduction History, routines, and rituals influence the practice of nursing (Giger & Davidhizer, 2008). There are different dimensions of the Hispanic culture that affect personal life and health. The main feature of Hispanic culture is the social orientation that is based on interdependence, teamwork, and interpersonal relations (Galarraga, 2007). For...
Stare decisis is a term used in the legal field to describe a doctrine that obligates courts to make reference to historical cases when making rulings on comparable cases. It is important because it maintains uniformity and promotes fairness with regard to the rulings made in the judicial system. Moreover,...
All physicians swear by the Hippocratic oath before they start practicing medicine. The oath includes a strong admonition against the issuing of harmful and in fact deadly drugs to a patient. When it was being crafted, it did not consider that a physician would want to do anything other than...
Is citizen Engagement necessary for a democracy to function? Engagement in democratic government enables individuals to have the power to control government actions and also influence policy development. Civic engagement brings people from all social classes together, stimulates the change of policies that affect their daily lives, and controls government...
Introduction Flannery O’Connor wrote the chef-d’oeuvre book, Everything That Rises Must Converge, in 1961 during the rise of the American Civil Rights Movement. O’Connor’s book offers an account of the tensions that existed between the white and black Americans in the 1960s. O’Connor’s story is easy to understand and it...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, was enacted into law by President Barack Obama in 2010. It was an overhaul of the United States’ healthcare system that was aimed at increasing health care coverage among the citizens. It was the most extensive and significant reform since the...
Environmental sustainability is an issue that is associated with multiple layers of complexity and vast scales of political, social and economic involvement. In his book Greening Through IT, Bill Tomlinson explores how the methods and tools available for the field of information technology (IT) can help to deal with the...
Over time, the academic environment in which a child’s full personal and professional development takes place is being modified by current changes in the global approach to learning. Over the past decades, the fields of digital knowledge have become crucial for the learning industry, and the proper, careful use of...
Background and Significance It has been acknowledged that approximately 15% of the world’s population has a disability, and 1 in 10 students are identified as dyslexic (Maufuriyah, 2018). Historically, students with disabilities received special types of education that implied their isolation from the rest of the students (Westwood, 2017; Wibowo...
The documentary under the title ‘What the Health’ was first released in 2017 and has gained much attention from the viewers. In the movie, the author delivers a very strong message concerning health issues and their direct relation to the ways people consume food and what type of meals they...
Gardella, J. H., Fisher, B. W., & Teurbe-Tolon, A. R. (2017). A systematic review and meta-analysis of cyber-victimization and educational outcomes for adolescents. Review of Educational Research, 87(2), 283-308. The current study was written by three college teachers. Gardella, Fisher, and Teurbe-Tolon (2017) were rather interested in the fact that...
Introduction Electricity facilitated and changed the life of every person in the world. It is difficult to imagine a daily round without this significant element. However, it should be stressed that different types of electricity generation should be taken into consideration. The world develops and improves, so should the methods...
Introduction Many businesses around the world are exposed to risks and uncertainties. As a result, institutional managers and directors create risk mitigation strategies that enable business continuity in case of interruptions. These strategies include finding alternatives that would ensure normal business operations or that funds are available for the transition...
Introduction The concept of social stereotype was brought into scientific use by Walter Lippman, who considered it as the ordered, and schematic image or picture determined by culture of the world in people’s head. Lippman outlined the following principal causes based on which people resort to stereo-identification: first, based on...
Introduction It is hard to disagree that this world and its incredible innovations and development of an extended number of areas and fields are brilliant and astonishing. People continue improving healthcare, transportation, education, economics, and other social spheres. If one looks back hundreds and thousands of years ago, one will...
Introduction In the modern world, a significant part of life goes online. That is why it is a typical scenario that people to access appropriate websites to use government services and find the required information. According to Gritsenko and Zherebtsov (2021), governments use web-based resources to provide citizens, businesses, and...
Abstract It is essential to assess, detect, and prevent the variety of risks to which vulnerable population groups are exposed. For this study, the homeless population group was selected. This paper aims to analyze the vulnerability factors, cultural issues, and unmet health needs associated with the selected group. Also, two...
Introduction The first stage of fundamental reform in the United Kingdom ended in 2001. Legal scholars point out that company law in the United Kingdom requires simplification for the promotion of business creation and growth, changes in corporate governance and the duties of the directors, and the institutional framework to...
The given paper will primarily focus on the application of major philosophical perspectives or views of Popper and Kuhn on the theory of positivism in sociology. Positivism is one of the leading trends in sociology, which played an important role in its formation and development. It proceeds from the fact...
In life there are changes that occur to human beings and in turn give a rise to how an individual reasons logically about ideas, activities and believe. These changes are brought about from an early stage of development of an individual. Piaget developed a standard measure to study the behaviors...
Achieving an integrated solid waste management system (ISWMS) is an important step towards the reduction of the municipal solid waste in a particular country or region. However, it could not be done without a research dedicated to the characterization of said waste. This study characterizes waste components according to their...
The work of prisoners is an essential aspect of re-education and the positive habits for subsequent socialization after release. Many prisons throughout the country make extensive use of the practice of introducing labor into the detention process. It should be noted that this process must necessarily be voluntary; otherwise, forced...
The question of whether to drill oil in the Arctic National wildlife Refuge (ANWR) or not to drill it at all has been one of the most controversial issues in the United States. Environmental conservationists hold one common view that, drilling oil in the ANWR will cause an irreversible damage...
Background Information The present paper discusses how Tableau can be used for visualizing data for key stakeholders. The report uses data provided by Dr. Hans Hofmann (no date) downloaded from the archives of the University of California. The data was expected to be used during a marketing team meeting to...
Edward Roscoe Murrow, born Egbert Roscoe Murrow on April 25, 1908, in Greensboro, North Carolina, was an outstanding radio and television broadcaster. He was working for CBS’s European Bureau and was known for his accurate and persuasive reports from Europe during World War II (Edward R. Murrow | American journalist,...
Purpose The first course will focus on teaching hemodynamic monitoring and hemodynamic instability in critically ill patients. The course will include a review of the cardiopulmonary system, appropriate methods for monitoring, causes of hemodynamic instability, and the nurses’ role within the team dynamic in regards to proper hemodynamic monitoring. The...
Human life is full of uncertainty and chance, which, as it often is, determines the course of being. Unplanned encounters, abrupt changes, accidents, injuries, or luck can significantly affect the quality of life, and even if an individual seeks only authorized and pre-modeled conditions, randomness cannot be eliminated. Strictly speaking,...
The purpose of the experiment “Growth and Resource Allocation of Water Hyacinth as Affected by Gradually Increasing Nutrient Concentrations” was to determine, whether the regular growth of nutrient concentration stimulates the water hyacinth growth and whether biomass allocation plays an important role in the resource acquisition process. The groups of...
Big Data management offers considerable opportunities in healthcare – for example, in refining the treatment procedures. The main appeal of Big Data is the fact that it allows for establishing previously unnoticed patterns within large amounts of information. In particular, data mining would allow accounting for more factors in treatment,...
Studying the action of plant growth under varying nutrient supplies to comprehend their survival tactics is enlightening. The purpose of the experiment by Xie et al. was to examine the influence of slowly increasing quantities of nutrients on the growth, nutrient acquirement, and resource apportionment of water hyacinth in aquaria...
Facts Ann is a graduate student at State University in the School of Economics. She received a scholarship from the University. Further, she works as a part-time teaching assistant in the Economics Department at the University. Further, she earns a salary of $7,000 from a part-time job and her tuition...
David Thorburn in “Television Melodrama” introduces the concept of multiplicity principle many producers are capitalizing on to win the heart of their viewers (601). Like many issues around the globe, Thorburn illustrates that the television melodrama series is also transforming with times to keep many viewers glued to the entertainment...
Democracy has always been associated with social inclusion and a closing gap between the rich and the poor. However, theory and reality change in the historical perspective – so does the situation with inequality. Undoubtedly, a deeper insight is needed to study the relations between democracy and inequality. The purpose...
Introduction Confucianism and Daoism are among well-known Eastern philosophical and religious doctrines. These teachings have both similar and distinctive features, and the long history of their formation and development explains specific approaches to the interpretation of universal human values and norms. The religious foundations of statehood promoted by the two...
Introduction The film presents several interactions between the natives and the tourists. It is evident that while the tourists feel elated about their presence in the village, the locals are ‘doing what they have to do’. The general attitude among tourists is that they have come to experience an exotic...
For several years now, Canada has been both recognized and praised by many parents is for its unique ability and for converting its multicultural population into a mosaic. This approach to multiculturalism is preferred, rather than emulating the idea of the melting pot which has been the experience in the...
Introduction The success of any study depends on the selection of the research methods. They are selected together with the research design and are grounded on the purposes of the research, types of data and variables (Creswell & Poth, 2017). Every research design has advantages and disadvantages. Thus, its effectiveness...
Buddhism, which is one of the main religions in the globe, encompasses a wide range of traditions, beliefs, and practices. It is classified as an Indian belief system and most of its teachings are accredited to Siddhartha Guatama (Buddha) who lived in Northern India. The Buddha (Pali/Sanskrit “the awakened one”)...
Amazon is a worldwide sensation, a huge international corporation that once was just a small site for the resale of books. Such an active and successful development would not have been possible without well-planned management. The purpose of the essay is to analyze the electronic business model of the corporation....
Instruction and assessment are important parts of any lesson, and the educator has to utilize different techniques to make sure that learners can achieve their academic goals. Students are engaged if the teacher is positive and supportive, so the provision of feedback should always be detailed and engaging (OfficialTPSD, 2016)....
Introduction: Gradual Emancipation in the Era of Slavery There is no need to stress that any relationships based on inequality of the participants involved in social, economic, or political interactions are doomed to be inefficient and unethical. By allowing a specific segment of the population to exploit others, one subverts...
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) was an American statesman, conservationist, historian, writer, and naturalist. He served as the 26th President of the United States between 1901 and 1909 (West, 2020). He was the youngest person ever to become president and earned a reputation as a progressive reformer throughout his political career. Theodore...
Turner’s “The significance of the frontier in American history” is known as one of the most influential texts in the American historical tradition, and rightfully so. While it is no doubt controversial in many respects, and many of its assumptions can be corrected or outright denied, the sheer cultural importance...
Introduction Socialism constitutes various economic, social, and political ideologies that are applied in the governance of states. These systems are guided by principles of social ownership of property and democrat control of all means of production (Mills 2005). Despite the existence of different varieties of socialism based on their political...
The notion of moving forward as quickly as possible is not related to rushing through the whole process. Instead, it is about validating a business idea at the earliest stage of launching a business. In place of spending an enormous amount of time and money on developing a product and...
Cast in the Asian country of china, the Good earth is a detailed account of a young Chinese farmer Wang Lung whose rise from poverty to rich land ownership is quite dramatic Wang Lung manages to acquire property through his land dealings but almost crashes by the wayside when the...
Introduction For calculating my ecological footprint, I used a calculator at http://www.earthday.org/footprintcalculator. According to the results, 3.8 Earths and 16.8 productive land acres are required to provide enough sources for supporting my lifestyle. It corresponds with the national average value (3.9 Earths). The largest part of my ecological footprint derives...
Introduction The success of a business requires proper financial management. This can be achieved by having a correct understanding of the financial performance of an entity. However, the reported financial statements do not give an in-depth analysis of the financial results. Therefore, the financial strengths and weaknesses of the company...
Introduction It can be said that society is a construct that serves as the core of human civilization. Within and outside of a community, people communicate and interact with each other. It gives rise to many such phenomena as personal identity, politics, and class differences. Moreover, these phenomena also have...