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Hepatitis C in Baby Boomers Hepatitis C is a form of liver inflammation that is caused by the hepatitis C virus. Itspreads when a person who is not infected with the virus receives blood from an infectedperson. Based on its transmission mechanism, anyone can get hepatitis C. However, in the US,the condition is most common […]

Health care policy review or the evaluation process of a healthcare policy is often the onestep of policymaking that is easily overlooked. Although it is often overlooked, does not makethis step any less important than the other steps of health care policy. Policy review is anextremely important part of health policy that is ongoing from […]

The systems development life cycle (SDLC) concept applies to a range of hardware and softwareconfigurations, as a system can be composed of hardware only, software only, or a combinationof both. There are usually six stages in this cycle: requirement analysis, design, development andtesting, implementation, documentation, and evaluation (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2018). Nurseswho are providing the […]

Nurse Professional Values Professional and personal values are beliefs that one is committed to and which arereflected in the actions they take and the decisions they make (Moyo et al., 2016). For nurses,their professional and personal values are the foundation of their professional practice.Personally, my professional values have not just been formed through studies and […]

A critical component of any policy design is evaluation of the policy’s results (LaureateEducation, 2018). However, some nurses may be hesitant to get involved with policy evaluation.The preference may be to focus on the care and well-being of their patients. In doing so, somenurses may feel ill-equipped to enter the realm of policy and political […]

Breastfeeding Research Paper The benefits of breastfeeding to both the mother and the infant are many. However, asRollins et al. (2016) note, the recommended exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months ofan infant is no longer the norm in many communities as a result of various barriers tobreastfeeding. The result is that many mothers fail […]

Socialism and capitalism are the two main economic systems in the world. It is the levelof government involvement in the economy that differentiates the two systems (Xu, 1). Insocialism, everyone, through the government, controls the factors of production (labor, naturalresources, entrepreneurship and capital goods) (Xu, 1). It is the government that determines thegoods and services […]

Dispute over greatness is a story told by the three synoptic gospels – Mark, Matthew, andLuke. The events of the story happen in the days leading up to the death of Jesus. Some disciplesraise the issue of greatness and Jesus teaches them to be humble. Even though the story iscontained in all of the three […]

Role of Quality Improvement in Health Outcomes Traditional research methodologies, such as randomized control trials have for longbeen considered the gold standard for new evidence creation in healthcare because of theirrelative effectiveness in establishing cause and effect (Leigh, 2011) . In recent times, however,quality improvement has emerged as a cheaper and more effective method of […]

Factors such as long wait times, poor communication, and limited number of insurancetypes that a healthcare facility accepts have a negative impact on patient experience andsatisfaction. Low patient satisfaction has negative effects both on the urgent care facility’sreputation and revenues but also the health outcomes of patients as some patients may stopseeking care altogether thus […]

Breastfeeding Action Plan My name is Susan Turcios. I plan to exclusively breastfeed my baby for six monthsafter birth. After the six months, I will continue breastfeeding my baby but will also providehim/her with supplements and other baby foods. I intend to achieve this goal using the actionplan I have described here. Actions to Take […]

Personal Leadership Profile My personal leadership approach is captured by my leadership: “No one achieves greatsuccess alone”. This motto is a reflection of my strong belief in teamwork. To accomplishgreat things, one must work with others. Compared to individuals, teams have more energy,are more resourceful, they minimize weaknesses of individual team members, offer multipleperspectives about […]