Nursing and Healthcare Essays

Application of Groupwork Theory to Discharge Group
Example essay. Last modified: 14th May 2020
Introduction: Identify an intervention with a service user or service users from your own practice. Discuss the theories for practice that informed the chosen intervention. Illustrate your answer with examples from...

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Causes, Risk Factors and Treatment
Example essay. Last modified: 14th May 2020
Introduction: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Sally Sanchez Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Abstract Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a respiratory disease that is rare and, effects 13 to 20 per 10...

Impact of Occupational Therapy on the Global Burden Of Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Example essay. Last modified: 14th May 2020
Introduction: The burden of mental and substance use disorders exists globally whether reported or not. According to many global surveys and longitudinal studies, populations with mental and substance use disorders...

Causes, Effects and Impacts of Hypertension
Example essay. Last modified: 14th May 2020
Introduction: Hypertension (HTN) also known as high blood pressure, is diagnosed when the force of systolic pressure which is defined as the force of blood being pumped out of the heart into arteries and the pressu...

Importance of Development Measures to Address Dementia
Example essay. Last modified: 14th May 2020
Introduction: More must be done to address the growing impact of dementia Dementia, which is recognized as a syndrome of multiple-domain cognitive impairment and a brain dysfunction caused by impaired brain, causes...

Social Isolation in the Older Adult
Example essay. Last modified: 12th May 2020
Introduction: Social Isolation in the Elderly Introduction When considering community health nursing, the nurse is responsible for addressing multiple issues and concerns of the population at risk (PAR). The nurse ...

The Biology and Social Implications of Hormonal Replacement Therapy
Example essay. Last modified: 12th May 2020
Introduction: Hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, is a type of therapy that may have major benefits such as relieving menopausal symptoms, which may include vasomotor instability, osteoporosis and fracture risk, u...

Trichomoniasis: Pathophysiology, Clinical Evaluation and Diagnostic Testing
Example essay. Last modified: 12th May 2020
Introduction: Trichomoniasis Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection frequently encountered in the emergency department setting that is caused by Trichomonas vaginalis.  According to Patel, Gaydos, Pack...

Implications of the Opiod Crisis on Healthcare Administration
Example essay. Last modified: 12th May 2020
Introduction: Abstract Over the past decade, the opioid crisis in the United States has reached a fever pitch. The sharp increase in opioid pain reliever prescriptions has correlated with a significant increase in ...

ABCDE Structure Assessment of Patient with Cystic Fibrosis
Example essay. Last modified: 11th May 2020
Introduction: The ABCDE structured assessment will be discussed throughout this essay. The ABCDE approach is a tool which Healthcare Professionals use to assess a deteriorating patient quickly and effectively. The ...

Benefits of Birth Defects Research: Case for Studying Environmental Factors
Example essay. Last modified: 11th May 2020
Introduction: Introduction Most human diseases have a genetic component. For some, a genetic alteration is the primary or direct cause. In this category fall chromosomal conditions, which are due to a change in the...

Critical Evaluation of Adverse Events in the Acute Environment
Example essay. Last modified: 7th May 2020
Introduction: The aim of this essay is the critical evaluation of adverse events in the acute environment. Adverse event (AE) can be defined as an unattended and harmful effect which is caused by healthcare managem...

Evaluation of Childhood Immunisation Programmes in New Zealand
Example essay. Last modified: 7th May 2020
Introduction: Introduction Childhood immunisation can be a contentious political issue in many countries (Smith et al., 2019), despite the prevalent acceptance of the benefits as a public health measure (cite bunch...

Prescribing Management for Asthma in Children
Example essay. Last modified: 5th May 2020
Introduction: Prescribing Essay 1. Declarations Throughout this essay, all names of patients, clinicians and the hospital trust have been changed to maintain confidentiality as per the General Pharmaceutical Counci...

History of Funding the NHS and Differing Political Views
Example essay. Last modified: 5th May 2020
Introduction: BASHIR IBRAHIM KHALIFA INTRODUCTION Over the last 60 years, the National Health Service (NHS) has become an intrinsically innovative form of healthcare in the United Kingdom. The NHS holds three core ...

Care for Individual that has Suffered Acute Stroke
Example essay. Last modified: 5th May 2020
Introduction: Introduction The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate care that is provided for an individual who has suffered an acute stroke . In this instance, the scenario that will be considered ; is about a ...

The Implications of Social Issues in Health and Social Care
Example essay. Last modified: 5th May 2020
Introduction: The Implications of Social Issues in Health and Social Care This essay will discuss how society can impact health and wellbeing through the influence of socio-economic factors. These factors will be u...

Nutritional Factors for Patients with Crohn's Disease
Example essay. Last modified: 4th May 2020
Introduction: According to Hart & Ng (2011), “Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)”. Kavic (2015) explained, “This disease is characterized by periods of relapsing symptoms caus...

Significance of Assessment in Adult Nursing
Example essay. Last modified: 4th May 2020
Introduction: The following essay will highlight the significance of assessment in the field of adult nursing. It will bring out issues on when and to what degree it is carried out working on examples and structure...

Nursing People with Acute Conditions
Example essay. Last modified: 4th May 2020
Introduction: Examine and reflect on a nursing problem relating to caring for a patient experiencing an acute condition The purpose of this essay is to provide a critical analysis and examine and reflect on a nurs...

Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Behaviours in Nurses
Example essay. Last modified: 4th May 2020
Introduction: Nurses are caregivers whose role in healthcare is essential to restoring health of the patient. This role is expected around the clock for as long as the patient is hospitalized or is unwell, sometime...

Influenza: Epidemiology, Structure and Diagnostic Methods
Example essay. Last modified: 30th Apr 2020
Introduction: Influenza continues to be a major public health concern despite significant advancement in vaccination and viral research. Influenza is a communicable viral disease that is known to affect the upper respiratory tract including lower and upper respiratory passages....

Effectiveness of Restraint Use for Preventing Falls and Injuries in the Older Adult
Example essay. Last modified: 30th Apr 2020
Introduction: The focus of this review is to examine the effectiveness of physical restraints in preventing falls and injuries in the geriatric population. Falls are the most reported incidence in acute care settings, often resulting in injury, decreased level of functioning, and psychosocial decline among adults....

Professionalism in Nursing Practice
Example essay. Last modified: 30th Apr 2020
Introduction: The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council is an autonomous and independent accrediting body for Midwifery and Nursing under the national accreditation as well as registration scheme. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council first published the national competency principles and standards for the Registered Nurses in 2006....

Staff Retention in Nursing
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Arlena Davis, Stephanee Thurman STAFF RETENTION IN NURSING Introduction Staff retention is one of the strategies nurse administrators employs in preventing high rates of nurse turnover. Currently, ...