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The Joint Commission (TJC) is an independent, nonprofit organization that evaluates and accredits health care organizations in the United States. Their purpose is to improve general health care by evaluating these organizations and making sure they provide safe and effective care of the highest quality (The Joint Commission, 2017). The Joint Commission created the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) in 2002 to help recognize areas of concern in patient safety. The NPSG is developed and updated…

Introduction For many centuries, cranberries have been the focus of interest owing to their beneficial effects in preventing Urinary Tract Infections (UTI). Cranberry juice has been used to treat UTI by natives of North America since 1683 (Dan et al, 2004). American Indians used the berries to treat kidney and bladder ailments, calm nerves and draw poison from arrow wounds. American mariners and whalers consumed cranberries to deter scurvy while on voyages in high seas (Yu, 2011). The term…

The following chapter is an account of the available literature on the transport of acutely unwell and critically ill patients. It will begin by outlining the search strategy used to obtain the literature in this review. The literature review will present the history of patient transport, with a focus on the adverse effects suffered by patients. It will then present the need for specialty trained staff to undertake critical care transportation. Finally it will present how the role of nursing can…

1. What clinical findings are likely in R.S. as a consequence of his COPD? R.S., the patient, has many diagnoses, findings like his history of coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial vascular disease, irregular ABG, chronic bronchitis- COPD, and of course that leads to the possible diagnosis of pneumonia. Therefore, this leads to a very long list of signs and symptoms. The signs and symptoms of COPD type B, which is classified as a “blue bloater” (Copstead, & Banasik, 2010, pg. 483), is…

the segment can regenerate (Fausto, 2004). Despite this, there are still some issues associated with liver transplant such as surgery complications (reaction to anaesthetics) and the increased chance of infections caused by immunosuppressive drugs (Medline plus,…

Running Head: PICOT and Scholarly Project - Elderly Falls in the Nursing Home 1 PICOT and Scholarly Project - Elderly Falls in the Nursing Home NSG- 603: Application of Nursing Research Maneca Jean-Baptiste, MSN, FNP-C Wilkes University PICOT and Scholarly Project - Elderly Falls in the Nursing Home 2 PICOT and Scholarly Project - Elderly Falls in the Nursing Home Introduction One of the major issues faced by healthcare organizations is…

Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are chronic and debilitating conditions. [1] Antipsychotic medications are the first line of treatment for psychosis and traditionally they have focused on reducing the frequency and intensity of psychotic symptoms without being fully effective in functional improvement. [2, 3] Many patients continued having positive symptoms (auditory hallucinations and delusions) and negative symptoms (apathy, emotional and social withdrawal) due to lack of treatment…

I grew up - way back in the 60’s and 70’s - when it was easy to count the number of “fat kids” on one or two hands. Looking back through my high school yearbook, I calculated that out of a graduating class of 257 the number of obese teens in my class was statistically less than ten percent. That number is a far cry from today’s statistics. Research shows that one in three of American teens are overweight (nih.gov). Teen obesity has become a major concern as many of these young people suffer…

knowledge dissemination activities are integral parts of all nursing roles” (Sewell, 2016, 189). TMC library for example is a powerful tool to perform evidence-based nursing research. For example: CINAHL is an excellent source for nursing topics, Medline/PubMed is great for healthcare disciplines, Cochrane Library excellent for nursing students and research, etc. Therefore, I think that informatics should be implemented during the early stages of nursing in-order to save time writing…

As one ages, new and more difficult physical and mental health problems arise. Among those issues are diseases such as arthritis, dementia, and osteoporosis. In particular, Dementia is a syndrome that results in the loss of memory and other intellectual capabilities occurring most often as one ages, “affecting 1.4 million people and their families” (LBD Association). Lewy Body Dementia is the second most common type of dementia following Alzheimer's. The disease causes degeneration of the brain…