EBP and Research The evidence-based practice is aimed at the induction and deduction of proper decision making and argument through mathematical and scientific practice. Nonevident based practices solely rely on intuition, tradition, and unproven procedure. In nursing, EBP is a research evidence integration which encompasses the patient’s preference and clinical expertise. This practice influences nursing in the provision of customized patient care. Obesity is presently one of the global most massive health problems associated with different comorbidities. It is projected to affect close 700 million people by 2025. A journal on endocrinology and metabolic syndrome in a clinical research practice to finding an ideal procedure for calculating body fat in overweight people. The main aim objective for this research was to establish straightforward, reliable and simple procedures for calculation of body structure clinically while verifying the concordance amid body constitution by skinfold depth or thickness and its biometrical impedance analysis (BIA) in regards to their relation to anthropometric indices (de Menezes, Souza Lopes, Cunha, Jansen, & dos Santos, 2012). The article specifically addresses obesity as in people and proper ways…
How we can improve the responsiveness to prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases using an epidemiological approach in lower and middle-income countries? Given that the low and middle-income countries are characterized by low capital and poor medical infrastructure, there is a need to improve the responsiveness to the prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases. Therefore, the epidemiological approach helps health practitioners to evaluate the risk factors and the possible prevention strategies of non-communicable diseases. For instance, the epidemiological approach helps to determine the causes of chronic diseases such as diabetes, respiratory disease, and cancer-related diseases. According to Dart et al. (2016), regular physical exercises, and eating healthy food is an epidemiological approach solution used to prevent diseases such as diabetes, chronic kidney, and osteoporosis. Besides, avoiding exposure to risk factors such as cigarette smoke helps to prevent respiratory diseases. Reference Dart, H., Nguyen, N., & Colditz, G. A. (2016). Physical activity and chronic disease prevention. In The Young Female Athlete (pp. 163-179). Springer, Cham.
Effects of Marijuana on Kids Research Question: How does marijuana affects kids when they first start using it? Introduction Marijuana is a psychoactive drug obtained from a plant called cannabis, and it can be used for both medical and recreational purposes. As such, the drug can either be beneficial or harmful to children depending on its usage. With marijuana being readily available, it is important to review its benefits, negative effects, and permanent effects on children so that its use can be monitored appropriately. Body Paragraph: Medical Marijuana. Medical marijuana helps in the treatment of conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. Cannabinoids found in marijuana control nausea and vomiting during cancer treatments. According to Parmar, Forrest & Freeman (2016), a marijuana chemical called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) can inhibit the production of beta-amyloid proteins, thus treating Alzheimer’s disease. Medicines containing THC can be used in the treatment of cancer because the chemical kills cancerous cells as well as quelling nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy (Parmar, Forrest & Freeman, 2016). Medical marijuana reduces chronic pains and muscle spasms, thus improving the patient’s health. This characteristic…
Hormone therapy There are different disorders that one may suffer from. They range from hormonal to non-hormonal, and they thus have different treatment processes. Hormones play a different role in the treatment of both hormonal and non-hormonal disorders. The hormones play a role in the treatment of non-hormonal disorders, and an example is in cancer control and cure. Patients who have cancer undergo hormone therapy, which slows or stops the growth of cancer cells, which require hormones to grow. Hormone therapy has two groups which include, those that block the body from producing certain hormones and those that interfere with how hormones work and behave in the body. The use of hormone treatment in cancer patients is to interfere with the production of the hormones that encourage the growth of the cancer cells in the patient’s body. This thus lowers or slows cancer growth giving the patient a long time to live. The role of hormone therapy in cancer patients include, first, treatment of cancer. Hormone therapy is known and has been used to lessen that cancer will return, stop,…
Implementation of New Research in Nursing Importance of evidence-Based Practice in Nursing The combination of analysis evidence, clinician’s know-how, and the welfare of patients is known as Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). The application of evident research has significantly improved the expertise and science used while practising as a nurse. The analysis guides the practitioners to make sober decisions about the patients’ medical conditions. Additionally, the nurses get updated about the developing methods involved in patient care and, as a result, increase recovery chances of patients. According to Wright et al. (2016), patients get the confidence to open up about what they think about the treatment process. On the other hand, EBP helps the nurses to evaluate any potential harm or injuries on the patients. There are various steps included in EPB, which include the practitioner’s need to find out about the patient’s problem. As a result, the nurse can argue out the best treatment to give to the patient. However, the treatment should be supported in the clinical field before its application. After confirming the efficiency of the method, the nurse…
Mental Health and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Mental Health and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is an advanced specialty in nursing. It involves nurses who are certified to work with groups, communities, individuals, or families, assessing their health needs. Mental Health and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners evaluate and diagnose patients with psychiatric disorders, provide psychotherapy and prescribe medication for them. They develop a plan of care, implement the nursing process, and evaluates it for effectiveness. Using their therapeutic skills, they treat patients with diagnosed disorders or with the potential risk factors that may cause a dysfunction such as family histories and other aspects. Mental Health and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners often work in correctional facilities, corporations, residential treatment facilities, public health agencies, psychiatric clinics, or pediatric clinics. They usually own private practices as well as serve as consultants for businesses, groups, or communities. Their duties in the various areas include assessing, diagnose, and treat mental health illnesses like dementia, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and other risk factors or conditions. In providing diagnosis, they keep up with their holistic approach in educating and informing…
Mental Health Courts The mental state of a person is critical in determining the likelihood of deviant behavior in an individual. People with mental instability are more likely to be involved in criminal behavior. This implies that there is a higher likelihood for mentally unstable people to be incarcerated in comparison to their mentally stable counterparts. Sending a mentally sick person to jail does not help in achieving the goals of the criminal justice system; to rehabilitate criminals. This has created the need for countries to devise ways of ensuring that mentally ill people are treated and rehabilitated while serving their sentences. Countries, such as the United States, have adopted the use of mental courts in rehabilitating mentally ill offenders (Snedker, 2018). There are several reasons that have accounted for the emergence of mental courts. The leading factors are the need to reduce overcrowding in local prisons and the presence of drug courts. Often, mentally ill offenders have a history of involvement in drug abuse. The need to rehabilitate offenders in drug courts has given rise to the need for…
Mental Health Week Section A I have chosen the subject of eating disorders as a mental disorder because about 30 million people in the US suffer from the condition. The mortality rate of people with eating disorders is 0ne per hour. Therefore, I felt there is an urgency to understand if people actually know of the existence of eating disorders. I will be using the Healthline website and an article by Hudson et al. (2007) to research me on my subject. Healthline. (n.d). Anorexia vs. Bulimia: What’s the Difference? Retrieved from https://www.healthline.com/health/eating-disorders/anorexia-vs-bulimia I chose this source because it deeply analyses the subject of eating disorders. It highlights two types of eating disorders, which are anorexia v. Bulimia. It covers its signs and symptoms, causes, diagnosis, complications, and support. This will provide the necessary information I need when interviewing my target population; I can use this information in the formulation of my interview questions. I trust this source because it has been medically reviewed, therefore I believe that the information provided is reliable and variable.. Hudson, J. I., Hiripi, E.,…
The narrative family therapy The narrative family therapy adopts a psychiatric context that is founded on two key hypotheses. Families are always affected when a child succumbs to a mental disease. The impact is ordinarily such that the whole family requires psychiatric help. A necessary component in implementing the therapy is that the parents need to master and comprehend their child’s mental disease to effectively contribute to treatment. The narrative therapy, which was propounded by Michael White and David Epston, does not directly focus on mitigating symptoms but rather addressing a person’s attitude towards the problem and changing their story about the problem faced. The crucial outcome expected is that a patient needs to experience a greater sense of responsibility towards improving their inclination towards the primary problem from one of negativity to positivity. As a therapist seeking to utilize this approach, one needs to take into account that people’s historical background shapes their lives and identity in society. The Client seeking treatment in this case is a family of three that is a father, mother, and daughter who is…
Personal and Supervisor’s Leadership Traits, Behaviors, and Styles Leadership and management involve distinct traits. In particular, leadership includes features that are not the same as those needed in management. However, the two roles require a person to exhibit important characteristics to be competent. Besides, a person may be a manager and a leader at the same time. Personal Vs. Supervisor’s Roles Reflecting on my current role in my workplace, I perform leadership responsibilities. According to Hiriyappa (2009), a leader usually focuses on aspects like interpersonal behavior and is keen on change, future, and development. Notably, I am concerned with such elements that leadership involves. Leadership is also an open position and includes the aspect of influence over others. Notably, nobody made me a leader but has come about because of the experience I have had over the years of influencing people to follow. Focusing on my supervisor, he has a managerial role. As a manager, the supervisor is involved in orderly structures every day, getting work done, and assessing the efficiency and outcomes of various tasks. Prominently, the supervisor reports…