Patient Research Proposals Samples For Students

Introduction

Acute myocardial infarction is a complication of the heart that in which patients complain of heaviness or discomfort of the chest area. This complication is mainly as a result of a decrease in blood flow into the lungs or increase in perfusion. Diagnosis of this complication is done with great detail of the family history as well as physical examination to ascertain the levels of complication (Kapfhammer et al., 2004). In most cases, the treatment involves combating the possibility of re-infarction with much focus being given on the need to reduce any further damage of the cardiac tissue.
Treatment procedures in ...

Implementing Standard Practice for Collecting Blood Cultures Among ER Nurses

Abstract
Collecting blood culture samples is an important part of data collection for the process of diagnosis. The results of such a test can provide information regarding the presence of bacteria within the patient’s blood with great certainty. Therefore, it is an integral procedure for the verification of a prognosis. Unfortunately, there are a variety of factors that can lead to false positives of these tests. It mainly occurs due to the improper collection practices. This is most seen among the emergency room nurses. Because of the great risk associated with diagnosis and future medical treatments based on incorrect test ...

Introduction

Medical Case Reports (MCRs) are medical recounts of a pathological condition about a single patient (Helan, 2012). Authors of the medical case reports, who are doctors, tend to experience unusual, unique or interesting medical aspects in patients' pathology about diagnosis, treatment and adverse reaction to the treatment. Therefore, they are purported to write medical case reports which represent unique or rear patient conditions that can influence new studies and hence increased medical knowledge. Although the medical case reports have for a long time been regarded as much inferior compared to medical research articles, they are becoming recognised as just equally important. Since ...

According to Carlson and Rice (2014), patient safety advocates have in the recent past called increased regulations on the safety of patients. The advocates lament that the nation’s lack of effective measures and regulations aimed at protecting people once they have entered the hospital premises. Medicare watchdog, a body concerned with the monitoring of patient safety situation in the US noted that adverse events within hospitals lead to about 15000 deaths every month. This body further asserts that over 130000 less-severe injuries occur as a result of the adverse events in the hospitals. This means that little has been done ...

Abstract

Collecting blood culture samples is an important part of data collection for the process of diagnosis. The results of such a test can provide information regarding the presence of bacteria within the patient’s blood with great certainty. Therefore, it is integral to the verification of a prognosis. Unfortunately, there are a variety of factors that can lead to false positives on these tests. One way this can occur is through improper collection practices. This is seen amongst emergency room nurses to varying degrees. Because of the great risk associated with diagnoses and future medical treatments based on incorrect test results, it ...

Abstract

Nursing is an evidence-based practice. Nursing research provides evidence for nursing theories and concepts. In the proposed study, the role of hourly rounding in improving the quality of healthcare and patients’ perception is evaluated. This practice is proactive in nature; instead of nurses waiting for patients’ to press the light call button, they visit the patients’ and address their needs. If hourly rounding is not executed, the quality of care will go down, nurses’ health and wellbeing will be compromised, and patients’ satisfaction levels will shrink. A reduction in patient satisfaction rate, as well as a deterioration in the quality ...

Health care disorders contribute to severe distress of various degrees among patients. Especially, a pain developed while suffering from a disorder or condition could induce severe concerns. Apart from this, it is essential to realize that one should experience some kind of pain at some stage in life.
Problem: There are some failures among nurses and other health care professionals in measuring and responding to the patient’s pain.
Background: The area of precise pain management has become understudied in terms of its control, treatment, assessment and evaluation of harmful effects. So, pain management continues to present several challenges ...

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Unlike in other business activities, the customer in a health care set up tends to behave differently. This is said because in other businesses the customer has to be active and do things and get involved in some kind of action or the other. For instance, in a restaurant business, the customer has the onus of placing an order and relishing the food served while possibly enjoying the ambience. In the case of a car garage it is the customer who drives on a vehicle, explains ...

Ethics

Lack of Equipment Failure and Potential Resolution
A major problem within a clinical trial is an equipment failure. In a clinical trial related to cardiovascular diseases, Electrocardiogram (ECG) is a major equipment used to study particular heart defects. Failure or inaccuracy of the equipment may lead to improper treatment or even lead to fatal issue and death in rare cases. EKG readings form the basis for interpretation of a particular hear defect. ECG is required for detecting electrical activity in the heart, this in turn if not functioning properly may produce inaccurate results. ECG malfunctioning was reported due to battery failure as ...

Introduction

Palliative care has become a necessity for nursing professionals among critically-ill patients. Patients suffering from immense pain need palliative care management. Doctors are said to act as technical guides in the intervention of a diseases while nurses can manage the overall process of healing in patients. Thus palliative care forms the basis for pain management. Nurse practitioners ensure planning, implementation, coordination and evaluation in palliative care for pain management. This paper addresses the data collection and analysis done by a nursing professional in palliative care for pain management. (Eduardo B and David H, 2012)

Data collection procedures

Collection of data for conducting a study is crucial ...

Introduction

Patient health outcome is influenced by different factors. One of these factors is the nursing staff-patient ratio. Nurse staffing and how it affects the patient and nurse outcomes is of major concern to the hospital administrators and policy makers. This can be linked to the findings of several researches done relating to the outcomes of nurse-patient ratios. Since delivery of high-quality patient care is a key motivating factor for managers, understanding this myriad of issues and providing key solutions will be a beneficial step towards restructuring the nurse-patient relationship within the health care system. The review paper by (Patternson, 2011) pointed ...

The aim of this study is to quantify ED-generated follow-up adherence rates amongst white, Black American, and Hispanic patients discharged from the ED of a managed care system.

Problem Statement

Previous studies have established that the adherence rates to ED-generated referrals are below par. These rates range between 26% and 56% amongst different ED populations (Kyriacou et al., 2005) even though higher (68 and 71.4%) and lower (17%) rates have been reported (Friedman, Dios, & Hannenman, 2010; Saroff, Dell, & Brown, 2001). The reasons for the poor compliance have also been identified. Amongst the commonly cited reasons is the problem of accessibility due to ...

When preparing a patient for surgery, the preoperative process mostly involves the removal of hair around the surgical site. Numerous studies have shown a direct relationship between surgical site infections and the removal of hair (Herbst, 2006, p9). However, this question is largely debatable on the basis of the most appropriate method of hair removal to be applied. Traditionally, shaving was the most common method of hair removal prior to a surgery (Ancheril, 2004). Conversely, after reviewing various medical journals on what would be the best preoperative method of hair removal that reduces the risk of surgical site infection, I came to a ...

- Introduction and Purpose
- Human Factors are responsible for a high number of preventable accidents in Anesthesia practice. It is important that procedures insure the successful transfer of patient care information to different providers for various reasons such as: breaks, meals, and shift changes (Wright, 2013). An ineffective handover programs impacts patient care negatively, due to avoidable error resulting from lack of, or incorrect communications (Klim, et al, 2013)
- Practitioners agree that appropriate handover procedures are usually clinical decisions decided at the bed side (Klim, et al, 2013). Errors can likely be avoided if procedures are ...

Part 1

Many theoreticians and practitioners of health care, along with patient advocates are currently emphasizing the need to shift from a provider-centered model to the one, which will concentrate on patient’s wellbeing (Earp, French& Gilkey, 2008, p.241). Such a need puts healthcare industry under significant pressure to demonstrate continuous improvement of quality of provided services (Lloyd, 2004, p.11). In this regard it is worth referring to the need to develop an understanding of what the term “quality” actually means and which aspects may be considered within its scope. Lots of definitions of quality exist. However, for the purposes of the following ...

Abstract

Nursing Process Theory as deliberated by Orlando looks at the interaction existing between a patient and a nurse, validation of perception and how the nursing process can be used to come up with outcomes that are positive or improvement in patients. The main focus that Orlando had in mind was to provide a clear definition of the function of nursing. The theory has been one of the most effective theories that can be practiced by nurses. The use of this theory enables the nurse to keep her focus on the patient alone. It comes out as a very concise, clear and a theory that ...

According to information from the "CIA Factbook, 2012" there are just about 6,744 deaths in the National Health Service hospital facilities in the United states. This is roughly 41% of the number of patient admissions in the year 2011. On the other hand 12% of the patients pass on at home and other institutions not associated with the health sector. From the CIA Factbook, 23% die in hospice institutions. The office for national statistics (2012) indicates that 24% of patients pass on in community health facilities.
According to psychologists, the death of a person is likely to impact ...

Do patients feel satisfied by the services from pre-operative to post-operative area?

Introduction
My desire and quest to determine whether patients are satisfied by the services provided by the hospital before and after surgery pushes me to plan to carry out a study that will give the answers. I will carry out a research in a health institution to find out whether the services are satisfactory or not. The services in both the pre and post-operative area will be my major concerns as I move around hospital collecting my data. First, as an introductory requirement, it is important to fully understand the nature pre-operative and post-operative activities and how to prepare patients for ...

Introduction to SPSS in Psychology

Purpose of the Paper
The purpose of this research proposal is to introduce the SPSS technology in the field of psychology. The methodology used would be through the BECK 'S DEPRESSION INVENTORY and the results obtained would establish theta who is more under depression men or women and at what age.

Introduction

In 1968, the first version of the SPSS or the Statistical Package for Social Sciences was introduced and since them it has been the most widely accepted and popular program for the statistical analysis of social sciences like psychology. The SPSS found applications in a diverse range of ...

Problem

Diabetes has become a major health concern throughout the world; Lewis et al. (2007) state that in the United States (U.S.), an estimated 20.8 million people (7% of the population) have diabetes mellitus, and 41 million more people have pre-diabetes. It has become the fifth leading cause of death in America. The major goals of diabetic management are the reduction of symptoms, promotion of well-being, prevention of acute complications of high glucose levels, and the prevention or delaying of onset and progression of long-term and lasting complications. These goals can only be reached with patient compliance to prescribed treatment regimens. ...

Patient falls in inpatient settings

This paper will focus on the following components of the study, data collection and measurement, expected outcomes of the study, implementation of change, and evaluation of the impact of the change.

Data collection and measurement

Data will be collected via a semi structured interview. The study participants will be asked to provide demographic data such as gender, age, working experience, and level of education. The questions contained in the interview guide will be designed to acquire information related to the organizational system, attitudinal and other factors that prevent the successful adoption of evidence-based fall prevention practices by nurses. The interview questions will be framed ...

Patient falls in inpatient settings

In this paper, the experimental design chosen for the study will be discussed briefly, and the choice of nurses as the sample for the study justified. The method of recruitment of the study participants will also be described.

Experimental design

The study will be cross-sectional and descriptive in nature. This is because it will be conducted at one place and at one time. Additionally, it seeks to describe the factors that hinder the implementation of fall prevention strategies by nurses. The proposed study will, therefore, not utilize any experimental designs. It will be devoid of the characteristic features of an experimental ...

Patient falls in inpatient settings

In this paper, the purpose and use of review of literature in a nursing research proposal will be explained. The research problem statement and hypothesis relating to the issue of patient falls in inpatient settings will be also be described.

Purpose and utilization of a literature review

A literature review is an objective, critical analysis and comprehensive summary of available, relevant research and non-research literature on a topic being studied. A good literature review critiques and summarizes the current body of knowledge and draws conclusion on a topic. The body of knowledge referred to consists of relevant studies as well as non-empirical literature on the specific subject area. In a ...

Background

Hemodialysis is one of the most effective treatments or therapies administered for patients with either an acute or chronic renal problem. This renal therapy is most commonly administered to patients who have primary renal failure and secondary renal failure due to another condition such as cancer or a blood infection. The objective of a hemodialysis treatment is to extract and dispose waste products such as urea and mineral ions from the patient’s bloodstream to avoid the complications and morbidities that will surely come as a result of a bilateral kidney failure.
Technically, the hemodialysis machine does the job of the kidney. ...

Care giving for a patient living with dementia

Majority of patients suffering from dementia are cared for in community settings either by their spouse, children or significant others. Care giving has its merits and demerits on both the persons with dementia and on the caregivers. Whilst in some few cultures it is viewed in positive light and as something that brings satisfaction for the caregivers, care giving especially for the elderly is a strenuous responsibility and families which are involved in care giving feel this strain. Nevertheless, members who participate in giving care to those who are terminally ill must not let their burn out affect the quality ...

Abstract

Making assignments is a strategy which every manager must develop for accurate allocation of staffing in health care facilities. Due to the necessity for twenty four hour care it is most important that each shift has the correct patient staff ratio. However, this is easier said than done since so often it is difficult to please every category of staff on the clinical areas. This difficulty is not exclusive to nursing homes, but affects every level of health care delivery. In this research paper the writer will outline methods involved in making assignments in nursing homes; role of persons responsible ...

Nursing is a very important field and plays the role of defining the treatment which is to be given to a patient. Many hospitals in the world are faced with dilemma of dealing and providing total patient care and team nursing. This paper seeks to address the above issues and it comes up with a proposal of analyzing whether total patient care and team nursing is effective or non effective. The objective of the research will be to examine the concepts total patient care and the factors associated with its use in the team nursing.

Introduction

When it comes to maintenance of health, ...

Amongst mentally ill patients at high risk for early readmission, does the utilization of a multi-component transition care plan as compared to usual care help to improve early readmission rates?

Abstract

The early hospital readmission rate in a 30-bed psychiatric unit in California is 25%. This figure is higher than the 13% reported in the literature for high-income countries like the US (Vigod et al., 2013). Early readmissions are problematic as they are costly and disruptive to the personal and professional lives of patients and their family members. In addition, they are construed to be negative patient outcomes and negative indicators of ...

Chapter One: Introduction 1

Background 1
Statement of the Problem 2
Research Objectives 2
Research Questions 3
Significance of the study 3
Chapter Two: Literature Review 4
Introduction 4
Theoretical Literature 4
Empirical Literature 5
System Barriers 5
Healthcare Professional Barrier 7
Social Barriers 7
Patient Barrier 8
Chapter Three: Methodology 8
Introduction 8
Research Design 9
Model Specification 9
Study Area 9
Target Population 10
Data Type and data Source 10
Data collection 10
Data Analysis 10

References 11

Chapter One: Introduction
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An Electronic Medical Record is a digital record of a patient’s chart and it contains their medical history. The computerised system implementation has been unsuccessful in some health care facilities. In most cases, user resistance has been the main factor why the systems have failed. The advantages of the systems are numerous ranging from improved quality care, increased patient satisfaction, financial savings, and decreased time spent on paper records. The following paper will evaluate the benefits of EMR in matters of cost, quality, and patient satisfaction.
Electronic medical records have a number of benefits like prevention of medical ...

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the bruising of the brain due to an impact received on the head. The brain injury can be termed as primary if its caused directly by the impact blow or secondary if its caused by reaction processes such as swelling due to inflammation. Common types TBI include hematomas, contusions, diffuse axonal injury (DAI), concussion, and coup/contrecoup lesions. The type of injuries are characterized by symptoms such as dizziness, headaches, amnesia, loss of consciousness, going into a vegetative state or a coma or death in extreme cases. There is no clearly defined body of knowledge ...

Introduction to the organization

The organization that I have chosen for the purposes of the final project is the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). MUSC is the only comprehensive academic health science center in South Carolina (MUSC). The mission statement of MUSC is concerned with preservation and optimization of human life in South Carolina and beyond it. The main activities, conducted by the Medical University of South Carolina, include education of healthcare professionals and biomedical scientists; research in healthcare sphere, as well as provision of comprehensive healthcare services (MUSC).
Principles that are used by the University to govern its activities include ...

Abstract 3

Introduction 4
Statement of the problem 4
Literature Review 4
Research Question 6
Research Design 6
Study Instruments 7

References 8

Abstract
Visitation in the Intensive Care Unit in health facilities has been a controversial issue for a long time. There has been continuous wrangles between the health practitioners and the patient’s family and friends over the issue of visitation, which means that a solution has to be sought. The proposal is to seek an intervention method and policy that will ensure visitation is allowed and that it is carried out with necessary regulations. The proposal paper, therefore, seeks to ...

Part 1: Table

Part 2: Summary
Hospital readmissions are a perfect indication of the quality of care within healthcare settings. They are usually attributed to missing links in the nursing process which are attributed to professional neglect or ignorance, policy loopholes or even patient-based aspects that do not confine to the requirements of desired quality of care. In the contemporary healthcare setting, and more particularly within the US, the Affordable Care Act adoption led to a situation where readmission rates as well as hospital acquired illnesses were tied to the quality of care as key indicators. This was within the concept that ...

Innovative Change Proposal

Innovative Change Proposal

It is undeniable that complaints are intrinsic aspects in every working environment in an organization (MetricStream Inc, 2016). In healthcare services, however, complaints are highly critical and always require an immediate resolution. Apparently, the number of patient complaints in our health care quality department continues to rise, and no amicable mechanisms are implemented to resolve this issue. This proposal aims to develop an effective patient resolution policy that will help address this critical concern.

Solution/Benefits: Recommendations

Ideally, the patient resolution policy will promote fast capture and categorization of patient complaints. Also, it will create an efficient system that ...

Abstract

The research highlights the reasons why the role of Transitional Nursing Services has become increasingly important of late. The particular focus of the research is on determining the potential benefits that an elderly patient can receive from a Transitional Nurse, which will in turn, automatically improve their overall health and well-being.
The limitations of the physician in actively engaging in transitional medical care has also been emphasized, in order to establish that it is the Transitional Nurse who is in a unique position to act as a bridge between the physician, the patient as well as the patient’s ...

Hypothesis statement

There are many ailments that are often associated with old age. Reduced immunity and other factors lead to the susceptibility to diseases at old age because of increased risk factors. One of the most ailments in people of advanced age is Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer is the most common form of dementia which is a term that denotes sets of symptoms that causes problems in intellectual abilities coupled with memory loss, language, thinking and disorientation, lack of motivation, mood swings, and problem-solving abilities. In some cases, some behavioral issues can be observed in a person who is reporting symptoms ...

Part 1: Paper Proposal

The Patient- Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is a model of care delivery that ensures the coordination of patient treatment with the primary care physician to enhance the essential care when needed, and in a way that can be understood. The objective of the PCMH is to create a centralized setting that promotes individual patients and physicians partnerships. The care services offered is enabled by registries, exchange of health information, information technology, or any viable means that guarantees patients access to care when need. Care is offered in an accepted cultural and linguistic manner. PCMH is related to the future ...

Staffing Issues And Patient Satisfaction

Staffing issues and patient satisfaction are co-related with each other. Staffing issues affect the quality of health care provided to patients in the hospitals. In nursing, any negative issues delay the effectiveness in one way or another. Hospitals or health organizations when to have financial issues they balance it by decreasing the number of staff, which according to them is the easiest solution to their problem. It always affects the rate of patient satisfaction as they require staff attention.
P = how many studies will be conducted to highlight staffing issues?I = what measures should be taken to maintain patient satisfaction?C = ...

Senior seminar of Psychology

Fairleigh Dickinson University
The main point of this paper is to discuss how Cognitive behavioral therapy can be an effective treatment for Posttraumatic stress Disorder. In today’s world we are able to see how this topic is can be relevant to our lives. Not everybody has the misfortunate of having to go through such a tough disorder. But we never know if there will be a time where it might just hit us or significant others. Therefore having knowledge of this disorder is very important especially for those people that are frequently going through tough times in their ...

Abstract

The transformation of the Primary Care Practices (PCP) into The Patient- Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model is expected to improve patient’s care, comprising even the ones with complex needs. According to Rich et.al (2012), PCMH is expected to reduce the risks associated with fragmented care and poor outcomes. The paper will also address factors as whether or not patient health care needs and even preferences are being met, whether the care is appropriate for the illness, timeliness, and procedures involved. Moreover, it will comprehensively address the state of provider contracting and its direction in the future. Nonetheless, the ...

NR702: Project and Practicum I

Session,
Readmissions in Home Care
Readmission rates in hospitals and home care environments has become a major problem due to the reduction in reimbursement rates. There are several diagnoses that are shown to have higher readmission rates heart failure, pneumonia, and myocardial infarction. If a hospital performs poorly in preventing 30-day readmission rates for these diagnoses, there will be a financial penalty. This research will review the readmission issues with congestive heart failure (CHF) and delineate the significance of the problem with this specific issue. Further, the paper will outline a PICOT question, synthesize the literature related to CHF ...

Diabetes in America: Research Proposal

Given the recognition and on-going research into the disease of diabetes, there has probably been thousands and perhaps millions of books and articles written on the subject. The most commonly recognized types are type 1 and types 2 diabetes, but others include gestational, monogeneic, and cystic-fibrosis related diabetes (NIDDK, 2017). It is impossible to determine how many people in the world have diabetes or how many will develop it. The estimates of the amount of money spent in patient care and research are only guesses, and the suffering by diabetes and their loved ones is incalculable. However, this paper ...

The main aim of this research proposal is to show that the clinical question warrants investigation. The clinical question asks whether toileting patients every hour reduce the incident of falls. Included in the paper are PICO question and evidence proposal. The paper uses Johns Hopkins Nursing EBP Model and Guidelines.

Change model overview

John Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Process is an approach used to solve problems related to decision making, and it contains tools that give guidance to users. John Hopkins Nursing Evidence-based practice model involves the PET process which includes practice question, evidence, and translation. Application of the PET process includes ...

Introduction:

In addition to the physiological factors, there are a number of psychological factors that play a major role on musculoskeletal pain that can lead to disability. After the patient has healed from the physiological factors that led to the experience of pain, there are still fear avoidance beliefs that can take the form of chronic pain in the mind, so that the patient resists increases in physical activity levels. Ironically, the decision to reduce physical activity levels in response to this combination of physical pain and psychological fears keeps the back pain chronic, as the patient never overcomes the ...

Abstract

Objective-To study under treatment of pain in dementia patients living in assisted care and nursing homes.
Design-Randomized controlled trial. Dementia patients with a pain related diagnosis once identified, ten random patients among them identified to be subjected to the study
Setting- A home for assisted living hosting dementia patients picked at random and the required study population among the patients chosen
Participants-Ten residents who have pain related diagnosis such as arthritis picked at random using the randomized controlled trial method of sampling.
Intervention- Qualify patients on a mild pain reliever dose routinely for two weeks. After the ...

The purpose of this paper is to present a research proposal for nurse hand hygiene practices in a hospital setting. The paper will provide an introduction and literature review in order to identify gaps in the literature with respect to hand hygiene practice in hospitals. Finally, the paper will present a research project to address the issue.
1. Introduction
The relationship between nosocomial infections and hand hygiene has long been understood and established with Larson’s publication in 1988. Although hand washing had been established as a cornerstone of nursing practice, by 2003 compliance in hand hygiene in hospitals ...

Telemedicine to Manage Hypertension, Diabetes and Asthma

Introduction
With the growing population of different societies, health care practitioners are gradually being required to render medical services to minority and underserved groups in the society. Health care practitioners have to deal with a lot of substantial health disorders and illnesses among racial and cultural minority groups. The expansive diversity of the population conveys different challenges for the healthcare industry in providing and delivering services uniformly to every community and social group, and to be assisted in health care needs. This undertaking is also a big opportunity for many different health care providers to provide services to those communities ...

Abstract

The safety of the healthcare provider (s) and that of its clients (patients) remains to be of uttermost importance. The increasing incidence of acquired infection within the health facilities due to the use of contaminated materials as well as transfer of communicable diseases is become notably identified scenario. Dealing with the incidences of acquired infection through the process of healthcare delivery is becoming a world health organizations’ (WHO) major concern, (Weston, 2013). Over the past decade the rising complains on the diseases related from acquired infection was identified. This shows that there is need to draw a close attention towards saving ...

The global burden of diabetes is high and the prevalence of diabetes is increasing. Diabetes is a major disease with significant side effects and complications resulting in shorter lifespans. The problem is greater with type 1 diabetes because this type of diabetes cannot be prevented and there is no cure for the disease. However, clinical studies have shown that education, adapting to the disease, and nutritional therapy can reduce the complications of type 1 diabetes. Parents are the most important members of the diabetes management team in pediatric patients and any impact on the quality of life of the parent ...

Introduction

Throughout their lifetime, about sixty percent of men and fifty percent of women in the United States experience some form of traumatic events. This predisposes them to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that results when the body remains alert to any other possible cause of trauma that may reoccur (Marion, 2010). This has resulted to a situation where about eight million people suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, commonly known as PSTD. The disorder results when the body is too shaken to withstand the shock form the traumatic events, and instead of a person getting over the event, the body keeps all ...

The passing of the new law, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has provided new opportunities and direction for the troubled healthcare industry. In this instance, the healthcare industry has been plagued by the continuous increase in healthcare costs while at the same time, affected the quality of healthcare offered to individuals (Emanuel, 2015). The most vulnerable groups in the society comprised of the elderly and the poor, are the most affected by these adversities. Therefore, the PPACA has been seen as the right step in the right direction in the industry. In this instance, the provisions as ...

An Investigation into the Effective Transference of Medical Knowledge from Human Minds into Digital Minds
An Investigation into the Effective Transference of Medical Knowledge from Human Minds into Digital Minds
Introduction
Knowledge is a key resource in organizations, whether in business or in the field of medicine, where the proper management and development of knowledge can result in innovations and process improvements. This is especially important in the field of medicine or healthcare as the optimized utilization of knowledge can lead to improved patient care, in particular, and improved public health, in general. However, with the vast ...

There is a growing need for the education of healthcare workers, for them to efficiently cover and treat wounds and prevent contamination. Thus, there should be an evidenced approach in evaluating differences in the approach of treatment that medical practitioners use in various spheres. For this, it is important to examine some evidences on the different treatment of wounds that are being used nowadays in healthcare. This is crucial for medical practitioner training, while providing opportunity for developing proficiencies with regards to proper wound care, which may avert undesired patient outcomes in hospitals.

Evidence Review

Based on the article of Aalaa et ...

Anna Maria CollegeNursing ProgramsNUS 314 - Essentials of Nursing Research

The Abstract
Nurses enter the medical field with the belief of changing the lives of their patients by providing quality care and helping them overcomes their health concerns. However, most of them do not anticipate the challenges that may arise from taking care of patients with special health concerns. In this case, nurses are prone to experience various issues that arise from taking care of patients. This study aims at identifying the risk factors that icnr4ease the chances of nurses experiencing compassion fatigue. Many nurses in practice experience secondary Post traumatic stress disorder that arises from taking care ...

METHODOLOGY

This study is intended to be conducted prospectively in a 375-bedded educational hospital facility. This study will be carried out in a 6 month period running from November 2013 to April 2014. In regard to the methodology for this study, all patients admitted during this period will be examined and included in this research for every day detection of any form of Hospital acquired infection, also referred to as nosocomial infections, which ranges from Surgical site infections (SSI), Pneumonia (PNEU), Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), blood stream and Lung infections among many others (Warrell, 2003, p.17). Through a quantitative ...

There are numerous disorders that plague the world today. There is so much that individuals are expected to interact with and understand that it can be staggering and overwhelming. The sad truth is that there are people who suffer; they must struggle on a daily basis with a problem that they have no true understanding of. Beyond that, people in the medical world are expected to understand these problems on a different level, exactly what is causing the problems that their patients are dealing with. Yet how can one really and truly understand what a person is going through ...

Nursing: Critiquing a Quantitative/Qualitative Study

A quantitative assessment of patient and nurse outcomes of
bedside nursing report implementation

Introduction

This quantitative research critique encompasses an evaluation of the research problem and purpose. An evaluation of the hypothesis and research questions will be undertaken too along with an assessment of the literature review and theoretical framework. The entire methodology will be reviewed. Quantitative research studies unlike qualitative apply statistics in explaining a phenomenon. These features of the research design will be fully explored.
Study # 1: Sand-Jecklyn, K., & Sherman, J. (2014). A quantitative assessment of
patient and nurse outcomes of bedside nursing report implementation. Journal of Clinical

Nursing; 23(19 - 20); 2854–2863

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Problem statement for research purpose: Hypertension can be a cause as well as a consequence of chronic kidney disease (CRD). A number of clinical studies have identified the harmful effects of uncontrolled hypertension on the kidney function (Kokubo, 2012; Berlowitz, 2016)). According to NIH statistics, 23.3% individuals without CKD had hypertension in a representative sample. On the other hand, 35.8% of individuals in stage 1, 48.1% in stage 2, 59.9% of stage 3 and 84.1% in stage 4-5 CKD had hypertension (National Institutes of Health, 2010). In stage 4 CKD, the glomerular filtration is the lowest at <15 ...

All across the care spectrum, fall and injuries remains a significant challenge as Ganz, et al., (2013, pp. 390-396) documents. In the United States for instance, 700,000 to 1,000,000 people are documented to fall in hospitals (Kalisch, Tschannen, & Lee, 2012). A patient fall in this regard refers to an unplanned floor descent with or without resultant patient injuries. For older persons in the USA above 65years, unintentional falls account for the commonest cause of nonfatal injuries (Ambrose, Paul & Hausdorff, 2013). Additionally, accidental falls are among the commonest reported hospital incidents which complicates approximately 2% of all ...