Nursing: The Significance of Evidence-Based Practice and Ethical Principles in Perioperative Procedures
Nursing is a dignified profession, which entails the provision of medical aid through pertinent procedural measures for the daily physical, mental and nutritional healthcare needs of admitted patients and outgoing convalescents. There is a need for recognition of the overall significance of applied research and integration in evidence-based practice with fundamental ethical principles. Such a […]
Asthma: Characteristics, Treatment Approaches, and Genomic Issues
Asthma is considered one of the most common chronic childhood disorders in almost all industrialized countries. The problem of asthma among children and adults has been researched in many studies. Moreover, a great role is played in understanding treatment approaches that can effectively address the disorder. In general, asthma treatment can be divided into pharmacological […]
Advanced Practice Nurses and their Role in the Dynamic Healthcare Environment
Healthcare in the United States faces many challenges, including a shortage of professionals, rising costs, an aging population, access to care, and the demand for advanced techniques and technology. Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) have the skills to respond to the dynamic healthcare environment. The reason is that APNs have a key role in meeting the […]
Evidence-Based Practices in Clinical Endocrinology
Evidence-based practices are an approach to using the available data from various clinical research in making clinical decisions. Such an approach has been used in the recent environment in various fields, such as endocrinology, to make decisions concerning the handling of endocrines and glands. Evidence-based practices recognize a hierarchy of evidence in which study designs […]
Endocrinology: Understanding the Hormones of the Body
The body’s cells require specific conditions and environments to survive, function, and perform optimally. Maintaining the body’s functions and conditions in a stable and steady state is called homeostasis. According to Guyton & Hall, homeostasis is a more dynamic equilibrium than constant and unchanging body conditions. Some of the parameters that a person must keep […]
Mental Retardation in Infants: Causes, Forms and Management
Mental retardation in infants is a critical test for all family members. Parents often search for the causes of their unhappiness, pestering doctors with a volley of questions regarding who should be blamed for the development being affected. Parents often support their own interpretation of what happened and wait for confirmation from a doctor. For […]