Many people have been using antibiotics without doctor’s prescription since time in memorial. This is because of the healthcare challenges that we face worldwide. According to Hussain and Tiwari (2015) people mostly assume that because they see the same symptoms and have had earlier prescriptions from the doctor, that they...
Patient record keeping functions as a legal document addressing all that was completed during the medical consultation process by the practitioner. That being said, embedded in such a document are legal, ethical, and professional requirements which must be met. A patient record must be clearly written using the commonly accepted...
Catheterization is a tube which is placed in the patient body to collect and drain urine from the bladder (Medical Affairs Scientific Review, 2016). Multiple types of catheter are available in the contemporary healthcare system, and the healthcare establishment can decide which one to choose. It is well-known that catheterization...
DiscoverThe selected problem is sharp injury among the health care workers. This is indeed a critical issue, at least according to the American Nursing Association. The agency reports that sharp injuries within a healthcare facility usually expose the medical staff to bloodborne pathogens (ANA, 2016). CDC confirms the seriousness of...
Reality shock refers to a situation whereby new nurses face the challenge of implementing the ideal within a constrained work environment. New nurses may become disenchanted during the reality shock period. According to Nagelkerk (2006, p. 15), there are four phases of reality shock, which are the honeymoon, shock, recovery,...
1. Sickle cell disease is characterized by red blood cells that are abnormal and shaped as a rigid sickle. The disease is a genetic disorder. The formation of sickle cells is increased by low oxygen partial pressure. A mutation in the HBB gene causes the disease as it results in...
When I was a child I remember being fascinated by the human body, how it worked and how it could heal itself. Like almost all children, I would frequently injure myself in small ways and would come home from school with bumps and cuts on different parts of my body....
It is remarkable to consider how, a century after Nightingale defined nursing as the caring and skilled profession it must be, a need arose for another nurse theorist/leader to reaffirm these basic values. This is the achievement of Jean Watson who, beginning in the 1970s, emphasized the humane values innate...
Sally Besnick is a newly promoted charge nurse with a BSN degree. The nurses she supervises all have A.A. degrees in nursing, considered a lower level degree. This could make for strained relations between a charge nurse and those she supervises due to a sense of superiority. However, in this...
