Category: Health & Medicine

Weaver, M. S., Wichman, B., Bace, S., Schroeder, D., Vail, C., Wichman, C., & Macfadyen, A. (2018). Measuring the impact of the home health nursing shortage on family caregivers of children receiving palliative care. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 20(3), 260. The main point of the research is that the shortage of home nurses…

While the importance of participating in physical activity is certain, there are several barriers that prevent me from having an active lifestyle. One of the limitations that I have encountered is the lack of consistency. I can exercise for several days before having a one-day break that transforms into weeks of inactivity. Thus, the lack…

Table of Contents Introduction Article Search Article Findings Evidence for Practice Sharing of Evidence Conclusion References Introduction The article by Jung et al. (2019) is the most appropriate when answering the question about the relationship between nutrition status and health outcomes. The main topic of the study is physical and emotional state of patients has…

Table of Contents Introduction Pharmacokinetics of Nitroglycerine Conclusion References Introduction Knowing the pharmacokinetic effects of drugs is one of the advanced practice nurse’s responsibilities. As a significant branch of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics aims at describing and analyzing the conditions under which the body processes drugs (Pandit et al., 2021). Drug metabolism affects oral bioavailability, the way…

Table of Contents Introduction Improvement Plan Existing Organizational Resources Conclusion References Introduction Medication errors (MEs) seriously threaten patient health conditions and outcomes. Therefore, ME reporting is crucial for prevention efforts; healthcare personnel should report MEs routinely to improve patient safety and care quality. However, the real-life MEs reporting rate reaches only the 57-61% mark (Jember…

Table of Contents Introduction The Definition The Relevance of the Concept Conclusion References Introduction Nursing care involves close personal interaction with patients and nurses are expected to empathize with them and provide emotional support. However, a nurse may sometimes experience difficulties in his or her life or be affected by specific prejudices or biases and…

Medical organizations often face various kinds of problems because of environmental factors pressure. Poorly coordinated management can make it challenging to understand employee performance. Nurses are especially affected since their work should be coordinated and focused on the testimony of doctors. Medical institutions face problems like a staff shortage and a lack of adequate resources…

Professionally, the shortage of nurses occurs when the demand for skilled nurses exceeds its supply locally or internationally. At the same time, the economic definition refers to a situation where nurses are in demand, but the financial status of a given demographic region cannot support new recruitments (Glasper, 2018). The methods used in determining the…

Attributes That Form the Nursing Professional Identity Based on Professional Standards In the context of globalization, professional identity can be considered as the main determinant of the professional development of the individual and the main characteristic of the subject of labor. The work of a nurse is extremely complex and identity is formed by those…

Description of Change Model Change model used is the John Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Process (JHNEBP). Model uses “three-step process called PET: practice question, evidence, and translation” (Schaffer, Sandau, & Diedrick, 2013, p. 1201): Practice question – what is the identified research question? Evidence – what is the available evidence from research and non-research sources?…