Category: Health & Medicine
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Nursing Theories’ Testability and Contribution
Table of Contents Introduction Testability Conclusion References Introduction Evaluation of theory is an essential element in competent work in nursing. This process involves researching the theory, identifying its features, and characteristics, and working with conclusions about its usefulness. The evaluation of the theory highlights its strengths and weaknesses, as well as whether the approach needs…
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Smart Watches for Cardiac Arrest Alerts in the Elderly
Table of Contents Introduction Engineering Response Conclusion References Introduction Cardiac arrest happens whenever the heart abruptly stops functioning. If the loss of blood supply to the brain is not addressed right away, an individual may lose awareness, become handicapped, or pass away. A major global risk of death is cardiac arrest outside of a hospital.…
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Medicare and Medicaid Programs’ Major Components
Both Medicaid and Medicare are government-sponsored healthcare programs for the disabled, uninsured, and the poor. Medicaid is a social protection or social welfare program, whereas Medicare is a social insurance program. President Lyndon B. Johnson approved amendments to the Social Security Act in 1965, which established these programs (Voort, 2017). As of November 2019, Medicaid…
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Incorporating the TLC Model into Nursing Daily Practice
The TLC model refers to two frameworks related to nursing and patients’ well-being. One view supports the definition of Tender, Loving Care, while another corresponds to Time for Living and Caring (Lund et al.,2014). Two different representations of acronyms present the same thing related to the ethical relationship between patients and nurses. The TLC model…
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Conway Medical Center and Integrated Delivery Systems
Integrated delivery systems allow medical institutions to use a wide range of services and resources. Moreover, IDS coordinates various clinical services, bringing together disparate hospitals. In this sense, the merger and coordination of different medical institutions lead to the creation of IDS. In turn, integrated delivery systems are designed to gain access to scarce resources.…
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Family’s Role in the Rehabilitation Process
Table of Contents Introduction Self-Determination and Empowerment The Role of Family Conclusion References Introduction Psychosocial or psychiatric rehabilitation of people with mental health problems is a complex process that involves various activities and takes a long time as it can span through one’s whole life. Currently, personal recovery-oriented practices are seen as more advantageous for…
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Treatment of African Caribbean Female Patient
When speaking of medical intervention patterns, there has always been a common conception that every patient should experience a unique approach in terms of assessment and treatment planning. However, the issue is especially significant in the cases of treating ethnic minority representatives, as besides personal factors influencing the treatment, different ethnic groups have different health…
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Philosophy
Table of Contents Introduction Comparison of Regulations and Oversight Differences in the Terms and the Role of Conventional Medicine The Philosophy of CAM Chiropractic for Low Back Pain Conclusion References Introduction People still often utilize complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), apart from conventional medicine. For example, a 2012 national survey showed that over 30% of…
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Hypothesis Testing in Healthcare Decision-Making
Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction Hypothesis testing plays a proficient role in the deductive and inductive derivation of insights across distinctive industries. Research indicates that developing a hypothesis in the healthcare sector is a statistical inference encompassing the comparative analysis of a causal or correlation perspective (Liu et al., 2022). Primarily,…
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Tackling Opioid Crisis with Evidence-Based Strategies
Table of Contents Introduction Literature Overview Conclusion References Introduction The plague of the 21st century in the U.S.A. was not Ebola or AIDS but the epidemic of opioid addiction. The growing number of deaths of Americans were registered as a result of overdoses of painkillers, heroin, and fentanyl which remain a critical problem of the…