This case study involves a 68-year old woman who is having some health issues. This case study will do an in-depth analysis of her health, social, and financial ability, and after that determine the measures that she should take to improve her quality of life. From the background information given, this woman lives alone and she is independent with all activities of daily living (Batsis, […]

Essay #1:  “Can unethical behavior occur for a leader who has proper values and intentions?” Why or why not? Yes, I believe unethical behaviors can occur amongst leaders with proper intentions and values. I will explore this using Cooper and Frank (1991) argument that six factors are likely to cause unethical behaviors. They include an individual’s moral standards and values, controlling bosses who may result […]

The physical assessments among school-aged children are supposed to be designed in a way that caters for the development of the child fully. The assessment techniques have to match the needs of the children as they grow up. It is important to understand what is expected of the children as per their age in correspondence to their ages. The stages of development for children change […]

Abstract Hospitals are known to be well-respected institutions in society, and just like any other institution, it is essential to have an organized criterion of functionality within the facility. Without organization and order, effectiveness in the hospital is likely to be undermined. In most hospitals that have a large capacity, there is a board which is responsible for the day-to-day running of the facility. The […]

Abstract Hospitals are known to be well-respected institutions in the society, and just like any other institution, it is essential to have an organized criterion of functionality within the facility. Without organization and order, the effectiveness of the hospital is likely to be undermined. In most hospitals that have a large capacity, there is a board which is responsible for the day to day running […]

The U.S. healthcare industry has the largest private healthcare system while UK healthcare has one of the largest public healthcare systems globally. Increased private coverage in the U.S. healthcare system has reduced coverage for people who cannot afford private insurance. In the UK, the introduction of universal health coverage has increased healthcare access for the majority of patients. in light of this, we compare and […]

Introduction Sepsis, commonly referred to as blood poisoning, is a debilitating, common, and deadly disease. Sepsis is a Greek word for putrefaction, decayed, and rotten flesh. From a clinical perspective, the term sepsis is used to refer to the system inflammatory response due to microbial infection associated with organ dysfunction. According to the World Sepsis Day (2015), sepsis has a higher probability to cause death […]

Brief Description of the Case Study and Ethical Issues In the case study, Mr. J. endures a poor quality of services from the hospital nurses. There are two issues in the case and the first is the mix-up on diet, where the nurses erroneously serve him pork yet his religious and cultural beliefs do not condone eating pork. The second is the presence of sunburn-like […]

Introduction  Cultural diversity refers to inherent differences between people. Examples of cultural diversity include dances, language, and clothing. The dynamism of culture and diversity establishes norms and status quo in a society. Culture is the general way of living while diversity relates to interaction and variety of features, elements, or ideologies in a given environment or situation. Cultural diversity is the etymology of beliefs, institutions, […]

Introduction Patients with chronic heart failure need a lot of follow up care due to the high risk of re-admissions they are exposed to at all times. Patients with chronic heart failure are thus, considered high-risk patients in health care. Nurses, in this case, are the most important part of the process because they are trained in caring for patients with chronic heart failure better […]