Nursing Literature Reviews

Reducing the risk or development of HAIs of Critical Care ICU patients
22nd Oct 2020
Introduction: Clinical Problem: Patient’s admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are critically compromised and have higher risk of Healthcare Associate Infections (HAIs)....

Attitudes of Nursing and Science Students to Inteprofessional Learning
8th Oct 2020
Introduction: Interprofessional education (IPE) intends to improve training and communication among health professions, and prepare practitioners to provide effective patient-centered collaborative care...

The Use of CRISPR-Cas9 as an Alternative Therapy to Combat Antibiotic Resistance
6th Oct 2020
Introduction: Antibiotic overuse coupled with the rapid evolution of bacteria in response has resulted in the spread and increase in antibiotic resistant infections worldwide....

Maternal Characteristics Associated with Social Support in At-Risk Mothers of Premature Infants: A Research Critique
5th Oct 2020
Introduction:  Support is an important factor in managing a lifestyle change or event. For new mothers, support can be as invaluable resource as they transition into their new role of parent to the newborn....

Annotated Bibliography: Effect of Social Media on Teen Mental Health
24th Sep 2020
Introduction: This annotated bibliography will introduce five scholarly articles regarding research on social evidence of the need of further research that needs to be done. In order to fill in the gaps additional research needs to be sufficiently demonstrated on how social media sites promotes or declines the mental health of teens....

Early, Accurate Diagnosis and Early Intervention in Cerebral Palsy
24th Sep 2020
Introduction: This paper focuses on Early, Accurate Diagnosis and Early Intervention in Cerebral Palsy; Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment. It was said that Cerebral palsy could be diagnosed as early as 12-24 months, but an infant can show clinical signs of CP as early as the 6th month of age....

Impacts of Cancer on Mental Health
24th Sep 2020
Introduction: There are two articles that are going to be discussed in this paper. The research conducted by Fraser, Chapman, Brown, Whiteford, and Burton (2015) was qualitative. The research conducted by Millman, Galway, Santin, and Reid, (2016) was quantitative....

Health Promotion and Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Exposure
21st Sep 2020
Introduction: Alcohol in the mother’s blood immediately passes to the baby through the umbilical cord and can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, and a variety of lifelong physical, behavioral, and cognitive disabilities...

Women’s Health and Gender Bias in Healthcare
25th Aug 2020
Introduction: When differences in healthcare and treatment are due to gender bias, a more pressing concern calls for our attention owing to the potential to harm patients....

Case Report: Stiff-limb Syndrome and a Variant of Stiff-person Syndrome
25th Aug 2020
Introduction: Introduction Stiff-person syndrome is a spectrum of rare autoimmune neurological disorders resulting in muscle rigidity and episodic muscle spasms. The classical case of stiff-man syndrome is characte...

Effects of Diabetes Mellitus on Root Canal Treatments
22nd Jun 2020
Introduction: Research Topic:Effects of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) on Root Canal Treatments (RCT) conducted in the Griffith University Dental Clinics: A Clinical Audit.  1) Abstract:  Amy  Introduction: Diabetes Mel...

Rounding to Prevent Falls
22nd Jun 2020
Introduction: Rounding to Prevent Falls Falls are considered an accidental rest on the ground or to a lower level. Falls are a problem in all health care organizations. Falls are the largest number of reported adve...

Limited Access to Healthcare in Rural America
18th Jun 2020
Introduction: Limited Access to Healthcare in Rural America Access to health care and utilization of primary and preventative care services in rural communities across America is a national concern. The Nation...

Peer Recovery Coaches in the Emergency Department: A New Resource
15th Jun 2020
Introduction: Introduction  Peer recovery coaching in the emergency department is critical in supporting patients with substance abuse disorders. They facilitate recovery through development of individualized ...

Annotated Bibliography: Montessori-based Activities for Patients with Dementia
15th Jun 2020
Introduction: 1. Ploeg, E. S. V. D., Eppingstall, B., Camp, C. J., Runci, S. J., Taffe, J., & O’connor, D. W. (2012). A randomized crossover trial to study the effect of personalized, one-to-one interacti...

How does Vitamin D affect Diabetes?
10th Jun 2020
Introduction: The common endocrine disorder diabetes is most prevalent in today’s day in age due to the rise in the populations’ weight, poor diet choices, and lack of physical exercise. Personally, I know of m...

Multiple Sclerosis: Causes, Diagnosis, Types and Treatments
10th Jun 2020
Introduction: Abstract This paper provides a review and summary of current knowledge and literature of the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS). This paper seeks to define MS and provide statistics about its ...

Evidence for the Use of Rivaroxaban Following an EKOS Procedure for PE
8th Jun 2020
Introduction: Evidence for the use of Rivaroxaban following an EKOS procedure for PE Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 Therapeutic problem……………………………R...

The Future of Cancer Treatment
8th Jun 2020
Introduction: ABSTRACT Cancer comprises several diseases that are characterized by abnormal cell growth. There are over one hundred varieties of cancer usually named for their cell or organ type. Cancer is the root...

Teach-Back Method and Readmission Rates in Congestive Heart Failure Patients
8th Jun 2020
Introduction: Teach-Back Method and Readmission Rates in Congestive Heart Failure Patients Clinical Problem Hospital readmissions are considered an admission within thirty-days of being discharged from the same con...

Exercise versus Dietary Modifications in Type II Diabetes Management
8th Jun 2020
Introduction: Abstract Diabetes management is being further studied as the prevalence of the disease keeps increasing.  To achieve better management of diabetes, research is conducted to ensure the most up to date...

Significance of Drug Repurposing in the Future of AML Treatment
8th Jun 2020
Introduction: The significance of drug repurposing in the future of AML treatment A Layman’s Literature Review for the project “Characterisation of repurposed drugs as novel therapies in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia...

Role of Interpersonal Relationships in the Healthcare Team
8th Jun 2020
Introduction: Introduction Looking at the Collaborative aspect of the Professional Attributes of the Nurse Anesthetist, one would expect that as baseline, the Nurse Anesthetist should be equipped with tools do thei...

Intentional Rounding: Implimentation, Use and Effectiveness
4th Jun 2020
Introduction: Intentional Rounding is a structured approach where nurses conduct checks on patients at set times to assess and manage their fundamental care needs (Forde-Johnston, 2014). As stated by Forde-Johnston...

Practice of Motor Skills in Nursing: CPR
4th Jun 2020
Introduction: Quantitative Article Background The objective of this paper is to select a qualitative research article that is nursing based and that will be useful in future nursing practice.  The article, “Deli...