Patient

Donovan et al. (2016) found that transitional care interventions that are meant to start following the discharge of elderly patients from a skilled nursing facility, but are delayed, are likely to be ineffective in lowering incidence of adverse events and re-hospitalization rates. There are several reasons why the risk of...

Positive expiratory pressure therapy (PEP) is a small device used by a patient to exhale using a mask. PEP Therapy device creates pressure in human lungs which keeps the airways from closing as illustrated by Lee et al. (2015). Therefore, the air that flows through the PEP device is useful...

Effective communication between a patient and the healthcare providers is critical in the development of a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship, which is essential to the delivery of quality care. The following report presents the principles of patient-clinician communication, the methods for enhancing interdisciplinary communication, and the ethical principles that can be...

Does enforcing nurse patient ratios lead to safer patient conditions? This is the clinical question that is being researched. In order to construct an effective analysis of this clinical question, one must firstly consider what is known about the topic and identify gaps in this knowledge. The second step in...

The case of Terry Schiavo made national headlines. The issue at the center of the case was whether or not Schiavo’s husband had the right to decide to end his wife’s death by refusing treatment. Her husband, as the next of kin, would normally not be questioned as to his...

Communicating with patients requires nurses to develop and maintain skills that will lead to effective interactions and nurse-patient relationships. This reflects the importance of developing communication skills that will positively impact interactions with patients and will support an environment in which patient care and treatment are optimized because of these...

Because nursing home residents often have cognitive deficits and complex health conditions, they are at increased risk for medical errors and adverse events (Castle, 2012). There are also the potential for errors in transferring resident information, which is frequently neglected during shift or institutional transitions (Castle, 2012). To further complicate...

Nurses play a critical role in the ever-changing landscape of modern healthcare practice, as they have many opportunities to change the quality and perception of healthcare in the 21st Century. It is important for nurses to have many options to improve the practice setting, to adopt evidence-based practice models to...

Patient empowerment is an experience of change in a patient’s personal aspect. It is more about who one is rather than what one does. Patient empowerment is continuous, patient-centered, related to the issue and acknowledged by the patient as well as the medical officer, the doctor (Aujoulat, D’Hoore, & Deccache,...

Patient-centered care has been a central issue in discussion of healthcare quality. The attainment of high-quality care in medicine and healthcare is an integrative objective for healthcare planners, healthcare institutions, hospital departments, and all stakeholders. In its essence, the concept of patient-centered care grounds on the moral implications that assume...

Acquisition of sufficient evidence is very crucial towards facilitating the success of a study. In order to promote validity and objectivity in a research activity, it is important that the researchers embrace strategic and procedural engagement of all the facets of medical and scientific research. This includes a standard way...

Abstract The use of patient records serves as a major tool in the collection of information for database use. However, healthcare providers must ensure that the collection process and the storage processes do not impede on the minimum requirements set forth by regulatory bodies. This report presents an Arizona based...

Social influences are elemental in determining the quality of health care service. These influences are caused by the gaps as a result of various alignments that exist in the society today. In the article ‘Health Equity through Action on the Social Determinants of Health: Taking up the challenge,’ Linda Reutter...

A physical examination begins with the doctor greeting the patient and taking vital signs (radial pulse, brachial blood pressure, breathing rate, temperature) with the patient sitting. This should be followed by a general visual inspection, then examination of the structures of the head, including cranial nerves. The neck should be...

The effect of the Patient Self-Determination Act on health care delivery has been marginal at best. Alexis Foster used the term “lackluster” to describe to performance of this act. She argued that “there is reluctance on the part of many physicians to discuss end-of-life care with patients” and that this...

Clinical feasibility is the process of evaluating the probability of conducting a particular clinical program in a given geographical location. The overall objective of the feasibility in the clinical field is to ensure the completion of the project within the timelines, costs and targets. The clinical feasibility is intended to...

Patient's rights to self-determination include the right to refuse life-saving procedures, should they become incapacitated. Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order are directives that limit treatment if the person should need it at any time. DNR orders pose a particular problem in the field of anesthesia. Anesthesia procedures sometimes require procedures...

Purpose Statement Opioids can be a very useful tool when treating short term chronic pain; however, using this type of treatment long term is not without some complications to a patient developing a physical dependency, developing a tolerance, or developing hyperalgesia. Outline Background Information “Opiates have been used for centuries...

Since it was signed into law in 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been a source of a tremendous amount of controversy, misconception, and opposition. This has occurred despite the fact that it has long been a goal in the United States to provide all citizens with...

How to treat stroke patients is one of the most important issues today for those who are concerned with the health of the global population. Strokes can occur at any age, but they typically afflict the elderly and lead to paralysis, lost speech as well as mental illness and many...