Hand hygiene and health care acquired infection Poor hand hygiene among healthcare workers and patients is the reason for high rates of transmission of infectious illnesses. This applies to child centers, health care setting, homes, schools and restaurant. Compliance with hand hygiene guidelines is poor and thus hand-mediated transmission remains the main cause of the high infection threats. In health care setting, there is association […]

Teamwork Effectiveness Introduction Teamwork is one of the most important aspect that any given firm or enterprise should seek to maintain within a competitive market. Teamwork requires equal participation towards a given task. Many arguments have however emerged concerning teamwork efficiency and effectiveness within an organization. Majority of firms have in the recent decades laid more emphasis towards efficient and effective teamwork, especially in health […]

Professional Roles and Values   Introduction Professional nurses need to be able to recognize the regulations and scope under which they practice and apply ethical principles in decision making. There are some ethical guidelines that have been laid down by the American Nurses Association, but this does not mean that in the course of their duty the nurses will not meet some ethical dilemmas. In […]

Evidence-Based Practice & Applied Nursing Research One of the outstanding preoperative procedures conducted during surgeries is the routine shaving of the surgical site. This involves the shaving of all the hair on the surgical site as well as cleaning the site with antibiotics (Kingsnorth&Bowley, 2011). This procedure is often conducted to ensure that the surgical site is clean so as to avoid any form of […]

Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care Scenario 1 According to Queensland Mental Health Act, there is much to talk about when it comes to making personal decisions. This essay tries to look into the first case, where Phillipa has a legal right that permits her to decide on her own concerning her health care choices. On the other hand, deprived mental health can endanger […]

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) […]

ABBREVIATED QUALITATIVE PLAN   Introduction It has been identified that the Hispanic community which constitute forty million people in the United States, have the highest percentage of individuals facing health related problems. Centers for Disease Control (2004), states that, the highest percentage of people experiencing overweight problems is Hispanic. However, amongst this group, the highest rate of overweight amongst the Hispanic community is the Mexican […]