Chronic illness

Introduction Medical Imaging is a revolutionary in medical diagnosis. With the advent of micro-electronics and computer science, there is a lot of ease in identifying and treating the diseases as never before. Medical imaging is a technique helpful in idenfying the possible diseases and disorders. Using different radio spectrums, different images of an organ can be captured. It comes under a medical test, these days depend on the type of the disease patient undergo this test. After image…

supply. Finally, it will lead to unhealthy skin and becomes damaged. As we speak of epidemiology of pressure ulcer, the major problem for the patients is being unable to make movement from a place to another because of this pressure ulcer illness plus old ages. Another cause of pressure ulcer is the bony part of body having less padding due to weight loss. When pressure is applied to some area, the blood supply is disturbed by action of being only in the bed or sitting on the chair.…

The purpose of this paper is to discuss nurse Witte problem with communication among the healthcare team when she is trying to put plans for patients who were on a ventilation at the hospital to go home with home health care. she communicates with them in a firm but encouraging way. Nurse Witte speaks in a clear message about her expectations about the project and the different Leadership and Management Strategies she incorporates Problem Outlined (centered and bold " The problem is that…

Meditation could greatly impact my personal life. Through all of the various studies of meditation it can be noted that it significantly impacts brain functioning as well as over all well being. Meditation can help me as I transition from nursing school to working as a nurse. Through using this technique, I will be able to think more clearly and increase my performance in my nursing practice. It will help me to think critically and respond quickly to emergent situations. This can also…

enabled human beings to live for a longer period of time, therefore they are faced with different diseases and ailments that were not very common a century ago such as cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. When struck with any of this terminal illness patient are sometimes faced with end of life decisions. End of life decisions have legal and ethical concerns based on patient autonomy, beneficence, and the loss of decision making (Peirce & Smith, 2013). Euthanasia and physician assisted…

“The European American culture is a blended culture resulting from early immigrants in the United States, primarily Caucasians from Europe, who adapted to and adopted on another’s culture and, over time, have formed their own distinct, new cultures.” ( Purnell,214). The term European American is normally shortened to American. American culture are considered to be middle- class whites, others from out of the country believe that all Americans are rich, spoiled, drive fancy cars, and no poverty.…

During my undergraduate studies, a professor presented me with a quote I’ve remembered over the years. He defined vocation as, “the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” This quote has challenged me to find a vocation where these two points meet. I have come to realize providing quality healthcare to those in need fulfills my deep gladness. I believe my desire to provide that care, coupled with my skills and academic achievements have led me to pursue this career…

Introduction Medical errors and unexpected side effects occur relatively often in the hospital setting, where in 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) reported that medical errors resulted in roughly 98,000 deaths per year, becoming the eighth leading cause of death for patients (Phillips-Bute, 2012). While this number is very alarming, the amount of public concern toward medical errors are nearly nonexistent, resulting in patients having little understanding of their rights when their health…

Clinical Challenges for the NP “Noncompliance is major health problem accounting for 10% of all hospital stays and causes about 125,000 deaths per year” (Stelmach, 2015). As health care providers we run into troublesome patients all time in our different clinical areas. As a nurse, I have seen and continue to receive long lists of the same non-compliant patients come through our unit because they did not taking their blood pressure medicines and now in hypertensive crisis, or did not show up for…

Numerous studies have shown that critically ill psychiatric patient 's lifespan is significantly impacted by amendable medical comorbidities (Pope, 2011; Nankivell et al., 2013). Moreover, it has been predicted that their lifespan may be reduced by 25 years in comparison to the general population (Pope, 2011, Nankivell et al., 2013). Besides, other research reveals that health care providers ' negative attitude can considerably affect these patients ' treatment outcome as well as their overall…