Surgical site infections (SSIs) are defined as infections occurring within 30 days after surgical operation or within one year if an implant is left in place and affecting either the incision or deep tissue at the operation site (Owens and Stoessel 2008). SSIs are reported as the major cause of high morbidity and mortality among…
Reducing HIV Stigma Among Nursing Students
1 Reducing HIV Stigma Among Nursing Students: A Brief Intervention The journal article being critiqued is a study of HIV stigma and a study’s intervention at reducing that stigma among nursing students. First, stigma is introduced, the type of stigma’s seen with HIV, and then how those are interpreted in nursing practice. The purpose of…
Lifestyle modification among patients with diabetes mellitus
The study is conducted to evaluate the knowledge regarding lifestyle modification among patients with diabetes mellitus. The discussion in this chapter is based on the findings obtained from the statistical analysis and interpretations in the previous chapter. Paired ‘t’ test is used to test the significant difference between the pre test and post test, chi-square…
Pathophysiology of the Digestive System and Treatments for Dietary Diseases
Diagram of digestive system Pharynx Mouth Oesophagus Stomach Liver Pancreas Gall bladder Jejunum Ileum Duodenum Large intestine Small intestine Rectum Anus Colon Caecum Appendix Anal canal Functions of the digestive system’s features Mouth The mouth is the start of the digestive system. The mouth is where food is chewed and broken down into very small…
Comparison of Biomedical and Biopsychological Models of Disease
For some time, researchers have struggled to find a model that explains the prevalence of a disease within individuals or a community of people. Some of the models that have been in existence, such as the biomedical model and the biopsychosocial model have been used by medical practitioners to examine the prevalence of diseases in…
Alzheimer Disease: The Untouchable Presenile Dementia
One of the most accelerating neurological disorder among the elderly population, Alzheimer disease serves as the common cause for presenile dementia hitting the number of 13.8 million by 2050. (Herbert L.E, et.al). With increasing in ageing population the neurodegenerative disease rises while enhanced and magnified research has been conducted but no productive answer has been…
Case Study: Socio-Economic Influences on Health
<!–Content Start–> Zivile Mikucioniene Introduction In the year 2005 the health promotion has been defined by World Health Organization. This program enables people to pose control over their health and its determinants. Through a healthy public policy the health promotion program can be occurred. Income, employment, housing, food security and quality working conditions are the…
Development of Innovation in the Clinical Setting: Hydration in Nursing
Introduction This assignment will identify an innovation idea within a clinical setting, exploring different aspects, including the model used, feedback from service users and carers and why this innovation idea may be of use. Innovation is the action or process of transformation. The healthcare industry is constantly growing and transforming. It is crucial that today’s…
Womens Health and Gender Bias in Healthcare
Introduction When a patient enters the healthcare system, we assume that the person will be treated with sound judgement and treatment will be based on objective, evidence-based practice parameters set by reliable research. We rarely, if ever, anticipate that the clinical decision making may be influenced by the patient’s attributes such as religion or socioeconomic…
Relationship between Gender Inequality and Hunger
Relation of Gender Inequality and Hunger Hunger, malnutrition and poverty are natural human phenomena, but they are often discussed in ways that are far removed from people’s experiences and thus cannot explain their engagement in food systems. There is more than enough food in the world to feed everyone, but the number of people affected…