Analysis of a Pertinent Healthcare Issue The selected pertinent health issue is quality of care. Quality of care is determined by various factors including accurate diagnosis. Statistics indicate that the quality of care deteriorates upon misdiagnosis. In the United States 12 million patients are misdiagnosed, a condition which increases the cost of treatment and in […]

Pharmacology The ethical and legal implications of the scenario involve various stakeholders including prescriber, pharmacist, patient, patient’s family. The ethical implications include failure of the pharmacist to disclose full information the patient and failure of the prescriber to accept responsibility of the mistake (Gorgich, Barfroshan, Ghoreishi & Yaghoobi, 2016). The patient has the responsibility of […]

Case Management and Care Management Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Course Professor’s Name Date Case Management and Care Management Introduction Case management and care management are vital areas in the delivery of care to the public. Care management focuses on improving the quality of care to help patients with diverse diseases to cope with the conditions […]

Policy and Regulation Fact Sheet Name Academic Institution Policy and Regulation Fact Sheet • Medicaid is a healthcare policy in the United States that helps in reducing the cost of treatment for low-income families. It is a joint program funded by the state and federal government (Wherry & Miller, 2016). It has expanded since the […]

Evidence-Based Practice Name Academic Institution Evidence-Based Practice Discovery The nursing practice issue of interest is the preventable surgical errors that occur due to the lack of mandatory time-out and briefings. The number of surgical errors has increased over the years leading to poor patient outcomes. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a solution that can […]

Current Health Issue Name Academic Institution Current Health Issue Nurse workload is a critical issue in healthcare settings due to long working hours, burnouts and lack of adequate support. Statistics indicate that over 3,000 nurses are overworked and stressed according to a 2014 survey (Bittner & Bechtel, 2017). During the survey, there were 3.9 million […]

Research Proposal Name Academic Institution Research Proposal Chapter One: Introduction The chapter will outline the introduction and background of the study topic. Patients who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes are likely to go through psychological stages similar to those of bereaved individuals according to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). Emerging adults with […]

Application of Data The healthcare scenario involves the poor allocation of nurses during shifts that have more patients that require to be attended to. The poor allocation can lead to missed treatment due to the few nurses who are overwhelmed by the high number of patients who need treatment (Hayes, Douglas & Bonner, 2015). It […]

Healthcare Issue Quality of care is a national healthcare issue that is affecting patients with various diseases. One of the causes of poor quality of care is misdiagnosis which occurs as a result of poor technology or medical malpractice (Newman-Toker et al., 2019). Statistics indicate that approximately 12 million patients are misdiagnosed annually in the […]

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a structured method of identifying weaknesses in the design of a process (Spath & Kelly, 2017). In this case, the approach is to prevent things from happening by sealing the appropriate weaknesses that may be evident in the design or process. The 5-why […]