What Is Nursing Theory? Nursing theories are the creative products of nurses who seek (or sought) to thoughtfully describe the many aspects of nursing in ways that could be studied, evaluated, and used by other nurses. In other words, theory is an attempt to explain patterns and relationships found in nursing phenomena. Nurse theorists are people who are or have been nurses, have thought deeply […]

  Legal aspects of nursing, element of malpractice Two important terms used in medical field related to legal aspect are medical negligence and malpractice. Medical negligence refers to a situation where there is a commission of an act that a sensible individual would not engage in or the omission of a duty that a careful person would have fulfilled, leading to a serious injury or […]

Based on documented studies, the prevalence of alcohol dependence in medical settings indicates that as many as 1 in 5 patients may require treatment for alcohol withdrawal (AW) while hospitalized for a concurrent illness. Research has indicated a definitive problem in recognizing and treating those patients at risk for AW. Symptom-triggered treatment, based on the use of appropriate assessment tools and treatment protocols, has been […]

Evidence Based Practice and Applied Nursing Introduction Provision of quality healthcare should be the ultimate goal of any health practitioner and institution. The process begins when a patient entrust their wellbeing to the practitioner. Be it a nurse, medical doctor, surgeon or pharmaceutical. One of the most important stages during surgical treatment is the perioperative stage. At this stage, the patient is prepared for treatment […]

Pathophysiological process and the pharmacological treatment Those in the clinical profession are supposed to have a thorough understanding of how numerous health conditions not considered to be a disease are treated and how the drugs administered work. All these refers to pathophysiology which is concerned with the study of disorder of normal mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions, either caused by a disease, or resulting from […]

Topic: Effectiveness and Side Effect of Atypical Antipsychotics Introduction An antipsychotic is demonstrated as psychiatric treatment which is used to coordinate psychosis mainly in bipolar and schizophrenia disorders. The first generation of antipsychotics was exposed in 1950s where it was depicted as typical antipsychotics. However, there was developed other drugs named as atypical antipsychotics and being applied in the treatment of similar ailment. Unfortunately, clozapine […]

Introduction Chronic kidney disease is closely related to both hypertension and diabetes. Lack of proper management of these conditions has in fact been singled out as the greatest contributor to the prevalence of kidney disease. Other factors that cause chronic kidney disease include a family history of kidney disease, smoking; history of kidney stones as well as high-risk ethnic communities. It is clear that when […]

Topic: Microbiology Antimicrobial Therapies Introduction Extensive and wide use or prescription of antibiotics has resulted in the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria especially in beta (b) lactam antibiotics. Over the years, bacteria have developed different strategies with which they deal with the antimicrobial activity of (b) lactam antibiotics (MajiduIDin, Materon & Palzkill, 2002). These mechanisms include; drug permeation reduction through the bacterial membrane, making […]

KWASHIORKOR AND GENETIC MODIFIED FOODS This is an unhealthy condition caused by malnutrition from lack of proteins and amino acids in the diet despite a reasonable intact of calories. It is regular in babies and the young ones alike. Symptoms are commonly evidenced by edema or a swollen abdomen due to retention of fluids. Other key diagnosis’s are skin pigmentation, hair discoloration, anorexia and stick […]

Sample Budget for a Health Promotion Activity Nurses play a very big role in promoting healthy lifestyles both in hospitals and outside the hospital environment. Health promotion concept focuses on individuals and their actions with the aim of preventing and reducing health related diseases to improve both mental and social health which contribute to physical health (Groene and Garcia-Barbero, 2005). Health related diseases such as […]