Transforming patient care across the globe Improving the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care is a goal shared by health care organizations and countries around the world. Health care providers everywhere must keep pace with globalization and meet demand for high-quality, accessible care. Local needs vary and diverse cultures present unique challenges, yet Joint Commission International (JCI) stands alone as a consistent beacon for […]

Relate Systems and Diffusion of Innovation Theories to Healthcare Delivery Information gathering is critical in nursing; this is in that the processes involved improve the quality of overall nursing practice. Acquiring timely and accurate information improves the patient outcomes and the nursing practices. Research has indicated that search engines and databases in nursing/healthcare have different models of operations; this drives the necessity of the healthcare […]

Topic: Application: Product Strategy, Pricing, and Distribution Introduction In my coursework I chose to research on Bio-surgery. It is the use of a living organism to clean and disinfect wounds. The most appropriate organisms are the green bottle lavas; they feed on the dead decaying tissues and leaves the healthy ones. In aIDition they assist in the growth of new tissues by introducing natural antibiotics […]

Education and Democratic Citizenship: Capabilities and Quality Education MARTHA C. NUSSBAUM Martha Nussbaum is Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, USA   Abstract Public education is crucial to the health of democracy. Recent educational initiatives in many countries, however, focus narrowly on science and technology, neglecting the arts and humanities. They also focus on internalization of information, […]

Outbreak, Transmission and Control of Swine Flu Introduction The epidemiology triangle model has been advanced and developed by scientists to help in studying and understanding health problems such as the spread of diseases. By using this model, it becomes easier to analyze and implement preventive as well as stopping measures to the spread of diseases (Anderson, Fraser, et al. 2004; Bragazzi, et al. 2012). However, […]

Six Sigma as a Quality Management Tool Introduction Six Sigma as a quality management tool was originally developed as a quality management and assessment tool for implementation in different businesses and industries. As such the six sigma methodology was originally developed for cost reduction, eliminate defects and minimize variability during processing. It has five steps which are definition, measurement, analysis, improvement and control. Because of […]

Childhood Obesity: School Lunches should they be reformed Introduction Healthy living is vital to every individual; more so to school going children who have a future to live for. This means that whatever children eat is vital and should be greatly monitored to ensure a balanced diet. Living an all inclusive life should also be encouraged as health is a comprehensive plan that encompasses nutrition […]

The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Reducing Postpartum Depression in   Introduction Postpartum depression, which occurs in some women after giving birth, is documented in all ethnic groups in the United States, but is more prevalent among Latinas than white women (Brett, Barfield, & Williams, 2008). Cordero and Kurtz (2006) conducted a study with 74 Latina participants in the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) […]

Candles in the Wind: AIDressing Workplace Stress and Burnout Through Transformational Nursing Leadership Graduate nurses employed in acute care settings face increased workloads, higher patient-to-nurse ratios, fewer resources, complex demands, and a dwindling presence of and support from nursing leaders in their workplace environments; conditions oftentimes unprecedented in student clinical practice experience (Bloniasz, 2011; Marshall, 2011; Valentine, 2002, p. 1). Few graduate nurses are empowered […]

Program Development Target Community The target community which the mental health counseling agency will serve is from Port Saint Lucie, Florida.   Port St Lucie has a wide and diverse population in terms of culture and ethnicity with about 11.945 of the population speaking native languages with more than 170, 000 residents. Unemployment rate stand at 12.5% and is deemed to increase with 2.5% due to […]