Mortality rate

Overall, the death from lower respiratory infections is the leading mortality in developing countries with 91 deaths per 100,000 (World Health Organization, 2016). However, the age is not shown if these numbers pertain to individuals under forty or if the ages vary. Consequently, in developing countries the mortality rate is 4 out of every 10 children aged 15 or younger while the mortality rate is only 2 out of every 10 adults aged 70 or older (World Health Organization,…

Twenty million women and ten million men will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their life (NEDA, 2015). Eating disorders are among the most common diseases in young adults and adolescents. Eating disorders are characterized by abnormal eating patterns, unusual fatigue, and weight changes. There are many types of eating disorders. The most commonly known and practiced eating disorder is anorexia nervosa, often referred to as anorexia for short. It is the third most common chronic…

quality patient’s care for hospitals and healthcare organizations, it is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the ANCC (ANCC, 2008). Many research data indicate that there are lowered percentages of patient mortality deaths, higher nurse retention rates, and more patient’s satisfaction in Magnet hospitals versus non-Magnet hospitals. As of 2015, only 426 or approximately 8% of healthcare organizations out of nearly 5,000 healthcare organizations in the United States…

Franco, Enders, Wilson, Gajic, and Pannu (2016) conducted a retrospective study that reviewed the patterns and results of rescue techniques used in patients that suffered from severe hypoxemia. The researchers defined severe hypxemia as the failure to attain enough arterial oxygen while on oxygen or because of an injury due to the change in pressure, barotrauma. The article stated that previous studies have studied the techniques used in the rescue of the patients, however, none of the studies…

homeless people have extremely high mortality rate. According to Plumb, “In Philadelphia homeless people who had an age-adjusted mortality rate 3.5 times higher than the general population and in New York city had a rate of 2 to 3 times higher.”. “Among homeless men, using injectable drugs beforehand, incarceration and chronic homelessness is what adds up to death”. In addition, a study showed mortality rates among men using shelters in Toronto showed that the rates were higher than those…

diseases contribute to the leading mortality and morbidity rates in the World today. The effected group is everyone that is surrounded by someone or persons that smoke, or any tax payer. This statement will be addressing South Dakota, Minnehaha county young adults ages twelve to eighteen. Smoking effects the state of South Dakota and the world, by 1964 it was evident that cigarette smoking was a contributory cause to lung cancer and other morbidity and mortality rates. (General S.), Which in…

Végh, 2014). It also advances the arguments of public health experts on the danger of austerity to health (Bezruchka, 2009, Borisch, 2014, Burgard et al., 2013) . In fact, the crucial evidence on the cause-effect relationship between austerity and mortality stipulated in the book has provoked renewal on the debates that austerity is not only harmful but it also costs significant human lives. After all, Stuckler and Basu share the same idea with others who argue that austerity is never the right…

It will focus on statistical facts, including a cost analysis; CLABSI rates within and outside the organization; morbidity and mortality rates; evidence-based (EB) literature to support the ADC proposal; and how the proposal aligns with the organization’s mission and core values (Marshcall et al., 2014). Similarly, a second formal proposal presentation will…

the United States, nine occurred at "Higher than expected" rates in Rhea County (Rhea Medical Center, 2016, p. 30). This is disturbing as I have lived in Rhea County most of my life and have always considered it a safe and healthy place to live. Also surprising, were the mortality and premature death rates, which according to the CHNA are also both higher in Rhea County than the state and national averages. The female life expectancy rate in Rhea County is the 9th worst and the male life…

internationally. Short staffing can lead to dangers like medication errors, falls, pressure ulcers, increased mortality rates, and nurse burn out. Three studies will be discussed in this paper pertaining to nurse- to-patient…