Nursing and Healthcare Essays

Hip Prosthesis Simulation for Total Hip Replacement
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Sep 2024
Introduction: In this report, the hip prosthesis is tested with the force 500 N, normal to the femoral head, with fixed femoral stem using simulation in SolidWorks 2018....

Acute Inflammation - Bacterial Meningitis
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Oct 2021
Introduction: The report highlights the cause of bacterial meningitis and generally covers the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease....

Personal Account of a Day as a Care Home Healthcare Assistant
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Oct 2021
Introduction: A summary of health and safety in a healthcare setting and a report on activity selection for care home residents....

Multiple Sclerosis Overview: Symptoms, Causes and Treatments
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Jul 2021
Introduction: An overview of Multiple Sclerosis including the symptoms, causes, and treatments. ...

Women's Heart Health Promotion
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Jul 2021
Introduction: In this paper, a health promotion plan on Heart Disease in Women, which is one of the objectives of the New Zealand Health strategies will be presented....

Implementing Healthcare Policies
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Jul 2021
Introduction: Health policy is a series plan of action assumed by governments or healthcare groups to achieve a desired health outcome....

Essay on Spinal Cord Injury
Example essay. Last modified: 7th Jul 2021
Introduction: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a sudden and debilitating event, with life-changing consequences including loss of motor function, often resulting in paralysis, for which there is currently no adequate treatment....

Vitamin K and Cardiovascular Health
Example essay. Last modified: 7th Jul 2021
Introduction: Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be found in many foods. The two natural forms of vitamin K in food are phylloquinone (vitamin K1) and menaquinones (vitamin K2)....

Essay on Mobile Phones and Cancer
Example essay. Last modified: 6th Jul 2021
Introduction: The claim “mobile phones cause cancer” has a variety of topics that can be researched. The first aspect is ‘What type of radiation does a mobile phone emit?’...

Essay on Male Victims of Sexual Violence
Example essay. Last modified: 5th Jul 2021
Introduction: Sexual assault is an on-going epidemic issue with no end in sight.  Healthcare providers are in constant search for opportunities to improve prevention through education and response to sexual assault. ...

Critical Appraisal Using CASP
Example essay. Last modified: 5th Jul 2021
Introduction: This treatise critically appraises a published research paper, specifically relating to trauma in the pre hospital environment. I have utilised the CASP tool (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme)...

Research on Disability Discrimination
Example essay. Last modified: 5th Jul 2021
Introduction: Research into North Africa, Egypt and Jordan provided several resources into the cultural background which includes religion and traditions, views of disabilities, and lack of health care. ...

Essay on Opioid Agonist Therapy
Example essay. Last modified: 5th Jul 2021
Introduction: The opioid crisis is a troublesome public health issue that has widely spread across the United States. Opioid use disorder (OUD) is associated with HIV and HCV infection, addiction, criminal behaviors, and even death ...

Essay on Parkinson's Disease
Example essay. Last modified: 30th Jun 2021
Introduction: Parkinson’s Disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, after Alzheimer’s. Onset typically occurs late in life, affecting approximately 1% of 65 year olds...

Essay on Catheter Related Bloodstream Infections (CRBSI)
Example essay. Last modified: 30th Jun 2021
Introduction: Up to 25% of catheter related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) result in death. In addition to increased treatment cost and overall hospitalization stay this type of hospital acquired infection can be detrimental to patient outcomes...

Immigrant Policy and Healthcare
Example essay. Last modified: 30th Jun 2021
Introduction: Early and consistent prenatal care (PNC) is one of the most important things that an expecting woman can do to protect the newborn from complications. Prenatal care is provided in various healthcare settings and it focuses on the health of the mother and the fetus....

A Comparison of Healthcare Systems
Example essay. Last modified: 30th Jun 2021
Introduction: Singapore is an interesting nation in which to compare to the United States in regards to health care for several reasons. Singapore’s government is a Parliamentary Representative Democratic nation. The United States is a Federal Republic and a Constitutional Democracy....

Essay on the Opioid Crisis in the Workplace
Example essay. Last modified: 30th Jun 2021
Introduction: Prescription drug abuse has skyrocketed over the past decade, especially from Opioid analgesics, and has become a serious epidemic in today’s society....

Essay on Antibiotic Resistance
Example essay. Last modified: 30th Jun 2021
Introduction: The advent of antibiotics not only modernized health care system but also enhanced longevity. Earlier, both patients and doctors were helpless against infectious diseases and antibiotics proved to be a wonder drug for them....

Essay on the Prevention of Gastrointestinal Cancer
Example essay. Last modified: 30th Jun 2021
Introduction: The association between dietary modification and the prevention of gastric cancer is very high. Avoiding processed meat such as red meat which are high in n-nitroso compounds and food sources which are high in dietary salt can prevent damage to the mucosal lining of the stomach and prevent mutations....

A Study on a Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Example essay. Last modified: 30th Jun 2021
Introduction: Association of selected risk factors and the number of grafts at Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery: A preliminary study...

Essay on Healthcare Informatics
Example essay. Last modified: 30th Jun 2021
Introduction: In healthcare, interoperability is the ability of different information technology systems and software applications to communicate, exchange data, and use the information that has been exchanged ...

A Study on Stress Urinary Incontinence Treatment
Example essay. Last modified: 30th Jun 2021
Introduction: The long-term objective and subjective results of female patients who were previously randomized in a single blind study to two arms, TVT or PVS, between 2000 and 2004, were evaluated....

Critical Analysis of a Randomised Controlled Trial
Example essay. Last modified: 29th Jun 2021
Introduction: The following essay aims to critically analyse a randomised controlled trial; ‘Effect of IV alteplase on the ischemic brain lesion at 24-48 hours after ischemic stroke’ by Mair et al.,(2018)....

Alcoholism and Gabapentin Treatment
Example essay. Last modified: 29th Jun 2021
Introduction: Gabapentin was designed as a GABA analog. Currently, used for its antiepileptic and analgesic properties, most likely antagonizes high-voltage-gated calcium channels....