Cough in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Table of Contents Introduction Review of Evidence Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Conclusion and Recommendations References Appendix Introduction The “Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILDs)” is a diverse collection of parenchymal diseases of the lung that are categorised with respect to numerous degree of fibrosis and inflammation (Van Manen, et al., 2016). Some of these diseases…

Read More

Biopsychosocial Model of Health Case Study

Case Based Essay The biopsychosocial model of health (Engel, 1977) claims that health and illness are: the product of a combination of factors including biological characteristics (e.g. genetic predisposition), behavioural factors (e.g. lifestyle, stress, health beliefs), and social conditions (e.g. cultural influences, family relationships, social support). (Marks et al,2005). The biopsychosocial model takes into account…

Read More

Biopsychosocial Versus Biomedical Model In Clinical Practice

Pain can be defined as ‘an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage’ and is considered chronic when it ‘persists beyond the normal time of healing’ (Merskey and Bogduk, 1995). A recent survey studying 4,839 people found 20% suffered from chronic pain with many reporting a reduction in quality of…

Read More

Team Building and Leadership Self Assessment Paper

First of all I would like to thank Prof. Bob Marx for his valuable efforts, kindness and time over the 3 days of marvelous journey together. Objective of this paper Through this paper I am trying to describe my job related problem and implement either Four Frame Approach or Situational Leadership Theory to improve it….

Read More

Epidemiology Of Cholera John Snow Health Essay

It has been over a century and a half when John Snow undertook the study of the Cholera epidemic of 1854 in London. His work, which was published in the 1855 book On the Mode of Communication of Cholera, is considered a milestone in epidemiology. The observations by Snow of the water-born transmission of cholera…

Read More

Development of Psychiatric Nursing Theories

Nursing Theorists Nursing has changed drastically over the years from the beginning when Florence Nightingale began the basics of proper care. Nursing theory is the practice of using research and evidence-based practice to improve patient care and the working environment for the modern nurse. Nursing theory has shaped our profession by using practical nursing such as…

Read More

Literature Review of Reflexivity in Qualitative Studies

Every research study needs to be contextualised, understood within the background and context of its place within the theoretical and practice spectrum (Fink, 2005). Nursing research, as with every other aspect of nursing practice, should be ethically sound (Carrick, 2000), and should also be founded within sound methodological principles and developed along the lines of…

Read More

Evidence Based Practice And Community Psychiatric Nurses

Nursing is a profession accountable to society for providing high quality cost-effective care for patients and their families (Burns & Grove, 2007). This assignment will define evidence based practice and its significance in the nursing process. In addition, it will critically analyse the research article ‘Community Psychiatric Nurses’ experience of working with people who engage…

Read More

Essay on Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

The adoption of psychotherapy by psychiatric nurses when dealing with individuals with mental cases has been and always going to be effective only when the nurses has both compassion and respect for the individuals that seek help. Mental health, a term that refers to the state of a person which is dependent on their psychological…

Read More

Promoting Holism and Diversity in Mental Health Nursing

Holism is derived from the Greek holos meaning whole, this term was first introduced in 1926 by South African philosopher Jan Christian Smuts who described it as the tendency in nature to form wholes that are greater than the sum of individual parts through creative evolution (Poynton, 2010). The aim of holism is to view…

Read More