Quality in Healthcare Quality healthcare directly affects patients. The ever-changing environment in healthcare calls for improved delivery systems that meet the needs of patients (Cantiello, Kitsantas, Moncada, & Abdul, 2016). Notably, the improvement efforts have been continuous, as aided by stakeholders in the industry, to the benefit of patients globally. Quality in healthcare, a global issue, has steadily improved over the years, benefitting patients in several ways, such as high safety, satisfaction, and affordable treatment Healthcare has evolved over the years, leading to better care. In the early 1900s, healthcare facilities relied on strategies, such as the Shewart Cycle, whose elements included plan, do, check/study, and act (Cantiello et al., 2016). Most of these strategies aimed at quality care and resource efficiency. Soon, associations like the American College of Surgeons created minimum standards to which the practitioners adhered. In addition, these associations and bodies championed quality programs at organizational and industrial levels. The public and private players also collaborated to boost quality through the formation of clearinghouses, benchmarking, data review, measuring improvement efforts, and forming institutes (Cantiello et al., 2016).…
approaches that can be used to reduce the stroke prevalence and its side effects Introduction Stroke is a leading health concern in the US and across the globe. Its prevalence is anticipated to increase owing to demographic changes, such as increased aging. A stroke is commonly known as a brain attack and takes place when blood supply to the brain is blocked, causing brain damage or death. A stroke can result in long-term disability, brain damage, and mortality. Demystifying stroke leads to a better understanding of the brain. The brain requires oxygen to perform its functions efficiently, including controlling body movements and functions and storing individuals’ memories. When the blood flow is blocked, the brain cells begin to die, leading to a stroke. Two types of stroke manifest differently (“About stroke,” 2019). First, an ischemic stroke takes place when blood clots and other particles block the blood vessels leading to the brain. Second, a hemorrhagic stroke is caused by a blood build-up that can be attributed to blood vessel burst in the brain. The effects of the disease are fatal,…
Chinese Students under Exam Oriented Approach The examination system is one of the essential tools that compel students to learn deeply in the fear that they would end up being evaluated on various concepts of learning. In the endeavors to acquire education, and successively become recognized globally under certain threshold levels, schools have for centuries existed to ensure that proper ways of disseminating skills and expertise amongst leaners have fully adhered. The examination has since time immemorial become the best way of evaluating the extent to which leaners have understood particular concepts within certain levels of education. While good grades being the primary focus for any exams done, most institutions have found themselves in a particular trend that focuses more on how to pass exams other than developing critical and essential understanding techniques of the educational concepts within specific fields of specialization. As a result, some institutions have not been able to produce graduates who deem competent within their area of specialization since passing exams has always been the primary focus. Not only has the exam-oriented approach become the way…
Article Review: Epigenetics inheritance Nucleic acids are compounds made of simple organic molecules that are in charge of storing and transferring genetic information throughout the central dogma. Genetic information is coded in DNA- Deoxyribonucleic acid- stored in the nucleus of each cell. Healthy individuals have DNA packed into nucleosomes and larger chromosomes, a total of 23 pairs of chromosomes representing the DNA of the person. The 23rd chromosome, sex chromosomes differ between males (Y) and females (X) during conception, the next generation acquires 23 chromosomes from each parent to make up the total of 46 (Rehman, Basit, and Malik 2). DNA, therefore, allows genetic information to be carried to the next generation. Slow growth period The slow growth period refers to the period just before children get into pre-puberty. This takes place mid-childhood just before the growth spurt associated with puberty begins. For children at this stage, environmental factors significantly impact the child’s growth and development. For different periods in history, this age is different due to generational differences in the age of puberty. For girls, however, this age is…
A Better Self It had been a fantastic night. The whole family poured praise on me for the success of my new business, “Matilda’s Pudding,” encouraging me that it was a guaranteed success. My mother, wiping tears of happiness using a silk tablecloth, took my hands, and said, “I am extremely proud of you, sweetheart. You are going places.” I could not help but cry and laugh at the same time. My uncles and siblings also spoke encouragingly, and it was not until 11:00 p.m. that we called it a night. Alone in my room, I lay on my bed, looking up at my ceiling, and could not help feeling proud of myself. I had not always been this positive and goal-oriented. Frankly, I owed my turning point to an unfortunate incident that changed me for the better. June 15th, 2018, is unforgettable for me. I received a call from a man called Joe. Panic-stricken, he told me that the phone owner had been involved in an accident, and he was taking her to a hospital. I immediately knew that…
Discussions on Current Environmental Conditions and Health 1. Generally speaking, are you content about the current status of our local surrounding environment? No. The reason is that not everyone has embraced or adopted environmental care in society. That has posed a threat to a safe and conducive environment for survival and better health (Krystlevermes, 2015). Waste recycling, mainly plastic materials, has faced a significant challenge currently. Unaffordable recycling services have significantly made recycling difficult for most city residents and have made many individuals abandon the practice. Wavering support is another challenge toward effective waste recycling. Depending on the workloads and personal daily burdens and factors as sizes of cities, there are more issues given priority than recycling. Lack of education is also another challenge since about 13% of the Americans engage in recycling activities (Krystlevermes, 2015). Therefore, there is no enough focus on environmental care, which is critical for a healthier society. Are you aware of the current policy changes taking place that involves the E.P.A.? Since its establishment, Environmental Protection Agency has toiled to ensure effective and efficient…
Answering Question on Data Interpretation in the community Healthcare Sector Policies and strategies drafted and implemented in the healthcare sector are aimed at realizing optimal health standards are attained in the community. Emphasis is on access to not only affordable healthcare but also quality care services from the healthcare nurses and other medical practitioners. The goals set out by people twenty-twenty are stipulated as an intention to accord the people a chance to live a long quality lives devoid of preventable diseases, while also safeguarding them of having to deal with premature death and reduce mortality based on injury. Furthermore, the focus is strained on reducing disparities in the health sector while guaranteeing equal access to health among the public. Creating a conducive physical and social environment that is essential in support of excellent healthy practices is also a fundamental goal. Despite the statement of these ultimate goals by People Twenty- Twenty, there is a great gap of emergent issues no being captured. The main one being the chronic diseases scourge in the health sector with a specific focus on…
Cognitive Outline Study of Electroencephalogram Signal Patterns towards Monitoring and Analyzing Sleep Behavioural Disorders Abstract. A better consciousness depends on how well your sleep is. Study shows that sleep disorder is become a crucial problem day by day due to work pressure and other different causes. This continuous lack of sleep or uneven sleep pattern can cause to develop various major health issues in humans. These sleep patterns are challenging to detect, analyze and experience as they exhibit at the time when people are in their deep sleep phase. This research work is focused on studying, methods for analyzing and identifying different sleep patterns based on EEG patterns. Every stage of sleep shows a different electroencephalogram pattern. This EEG pattern shows that sleep can be observed as a combination of different cyclic sleep stages. This work shows different sleep stage patterns analysis found in different sleep disorders. Based on these patterns, monitoring of quality sleep can be performed. In this research work, authors have discussed, 10 – 20 electrodes systems to capture brain signals, electroencephalogram signals, and its categorization. This…
History and Preventive Strategy of Opioid Addiction Epidemic There is a myriad of contributing factors to the opioid epidemic, which poses a challenge in solving the healthcare issue. In the United States, for example, President Trump’s administration acknowledged the devastating impact of opioid use. Irrespective of the reduction of opioid prescription, there was an increased alarming mortality rate due to opioid overdose. As per 2016, approximately 64000 lives were claimed as a result of a drug overdose and over 42000 of such deaths were associated with opioid use (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). Subsequently, in October 2017, Trump’s government declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency (Ending America’s Opioid Crisis, n.d.). History of Opioid Epidemic addiction The history of the opioid epidemic dates back in the late 18th century when opioids became available in the United States. It was until the 1860s when they got utilized in the treatment of soldiers participating in the civil war. As a result, most of them got addicted to opioids. During the late 1800s, there was a rapid increase in opioid…
Nursing Case Studies ASSESSMENT TASK 1 – Case Study Scenario You are a nurse working in a surgical ward and are assigned to the care of Mrs. Smith, a 79-year-old female who has recently undergone surgery. Mrs. Smith has been on strict bed rest for five days, and on the assessment, you notice a grade one pressure injury on her right heel. As Mrs. Smith will be confined to her bed for at least another week, you want to take precautions to make sure the pressure injury does not progress further. You are aware that a specific type of mattress is best for preventing pressure injuries but can’t remember which. You do some research to determine which bed you should prepare for Mrs. Smith – a standard mattress, an air mattress, or a foam mattress? Pressure injury results from a breach of the integrity of the skin due to unrelieved pressure from soft tissues compressed between an external surface and the skeletal framework for an extended period. Besides poor blood circulation, friction, and ischemia of the muscles may also contribute…