Healthcare

Preterm Births in Latin Americans Prematurity or preterm birth occurs when a child is born before the lapse of the 37th month of pregnancy. It is the most common problem in obstetric medicine in the United States. Preterm birth occurs when a baby is born before the end of the full pregnancy term.  Prematurity is associated […]

Workarounds Workarounds are alternative methods through which providers bypass standard healthcare procedures and rules in order to achieve a goal(Seaman &Erlen, 2015). An example of a workaround is when doctors use pen and paper to write their orders and have the nurses enter them into the Computerized Patient Record System and then sign the orders

Patient Safety: Walkarounds Workarounds occur when healthcare providers use alternative approaches to bypass standard operating healthcare procedures in a bid to accomplish a goal (Seaman & Erlen, 2015). For example, instead of collecting and entering patient data into the Computerized Patient Record System themselves, doctors have been known to use pen and paper to make

Hispanic Americans’ Health Hispanic Americans constitute the largest minority group in the United States. This population is disproportionately affected by poor daily life conditions that are shaped by cultural values, education, income, social support systems and occupation, among others. The leading causes of death among this population include cancer, cardiovascular diseases and accidents (unintentional injuries)

How Anticholinergics Relate To COPD Anticholinergics are acetylcholine activity impeding medications. Acetylcholine is a chemical courier that transmits messages that affect the function of the body between certain cells. These drugs constrain cholinergic-arbitrated bronchomotor tendency, resulting in bronchodilation by rivaling acetylcholine for postganglionic muscarinic sensory organs. Anticholinergics also prevents the binding of acetylcholine to its

Interdisciplinary Care As healthcare technology advances over time, different methods to treat what were once considered fatal medical problems also increase. Since its introduction in the 70s, (ECMO), Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation has recently become a fairly common therapy alternative for newborns experiencing respiratory failures (Rehder et al., 2014). For example, the procedure can be used

Health Informatics Standards Developing health informatics standards is crucial to improving patient care and health outcomes, defining our healthcare roles and as a guideline for best care practices. Every level of government has a role to play in preserving and promoting the safety and health of the public (Frieden, 2013). The development of healthcare informatics

Complex Adult Health Supporting the welfare of a patient’s family is a vital agenda in cancer care and is part of a global initiative to improve family-centered care. Working with families in such settings has been linked to improved health outcomes for patients (Zaider et al., 2016). A successful partnership means that the nurse is

Barriers to Communication At some point, I was caring for a patient that had soiled her diapers. The patient did not want any male changing her, but there were no female attendants that would change her immediately. I explained the situation to the patient, but she reiterated that she would wait until a female caregiver

Care Improvement Constant assessment and modification of processes is necessary in order to improve and maintain quality within healthcare systems. Any improvement interventions have to consider all healthcare systems i.e. the care team, the patient, the organization and the environment of care. Another way to improve healthcare systems and outcomes is the use of information