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The Importance of Ethical Theories and Principle in Decision Making for Nurses The Importance of Ethical Theories and Principles in Decision Making for Nurses As nurses, we are put in many different situations in the workplace. Sometimes, we are assigned to care for a patient that we may have different beliefs or values from. Other…

Value-based payment models: HHS efforts to transform current healthcare systems Executive summary In this research article written by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services News Division, measurable goals and timelines are clearly defined to enhance the Medicare program, as well as the overall healthcare system. Essentially, the main goal of this article is…

Introduction The most frequent way of germ spreading is by people’s hands. Most of the times germs are harmless but sometimes they can also be reason for illnesses like flu, cold and gastroenteritis. Washing your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water is one of most important thing you can do to avoid spreading infections…

Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) and Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) are abnormalities that occur during the development of a fetus’s heart during gestation (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 2019a; Ni, Lv, Ding & Yao, 2019).  Because of the advances in medical technology, individuals with CHD are surviving into adulthood at larger rates…

What makes mental disorders overdiagnosed? How can we, as a society, define a mental disorder? And what dictates a mental disorder? A mental disorder is a condition that affects one’s mood, thinking, and behavior. This, in today’s society, a social stigma and discrimination has worsened towards mental health and has impeded on treatment and recovery….

Background With increasing life expectancy, diseases associated with old age have increased in growing proportion in recent decades. (1) The integration of frailty measures in clinical practice is crucial for the development of interventions against age-related conditions (in particular, disability) in older persons. Multiple instruments have been developed over the last years in order to…

Introduction At the 13 th year of her life, she was worried due to the recently started bleeding from her vaginal area without any manifested injury. She ran to her mother and asked that what is happening to her. Her mother scolded and asked her to put some piece of cloth over there so that…

Pregnancy is a beautiful journey for a Women, however, it can also be a stressful or even a life threating experience.  A mother’s anticipation for her new baby carries her through the fear of numerous possible complications that can affect herself or her baby. When a life threatening complication such as preeclampsia develop, many become…

Proposed solutions Over the past few years, violence against health care workers has gained attention. Every day health care workers are faced with the possibility of both physical and verbal abuse from patients and family member, coworkers. Organizations must find a balance between creating a safe work environment and offering care that is accessible for the patients they…

My aim of this essay is to reflect on my learning outcome pressure sore care and management. Pressure sores also known as decubitus ulcers. Benbow (2006) defines it as areas of localized tissue damage as a result of excess pressure, shearing or friction forces. To reflect on my learning process, I am going to apply…