Clinical Laboratory IT Security: Challenges, Implications, and Solutions
The invention of computers has enabled efficient and effective management of clients. But security issues have been a major concern to both software applications and their stored data. Clinical laboratory departments in hospitals are no exceptions; they store patients’ health records such as name, kind of diseases diagnosed, medicine prescribed, frequency of reception and drug […]
Workplace Violence in Healthcare: Causes, Regulations, and Prevention Strategies
Workplace violence between patients and caregivers is a fundamental challenge in society. For example, healthcare providers often interact with unstable patients who could be under the influence of drugs, are gang members, or have a history of violence. Such aggressive patients might inflict physical and psychological harm to caregivers through threats, verbal abuse, harassment, and […]
Jean Watson’s Human Caring Theory: Impact and Application in Nursing
Nursing theories are essential to healthcare workers, as they teach the principles that reinforce practice and expand nurses’ knowledge. Overall, there exist many theories that explain the dynamics of nursing. One of them is the human caring theory, which is a mid-range nursing theory. Jean Watson, a nurse theorist and a distinguished professor, hypothesized the […]
Understanding the US. Health Care Reform: Necessity, Challenges, and Implementation
The healthcare system is a complex of all organizations, institutions and resources whose primary purpose is to improve health. A good health system significantly improves the daily lives of people. Within the health system, services for the people should be provided. So, researching health services is a rationale and characteristic for the US health care […]
Nursing: A Beautiful Blend of Art and Science
It isn’t easy to distinguish whether nursing is an art or a science. On the one hand, it involves physical contact with the patient and the demonstration of compassion. Nurses must master the art of management and be updated with new policies, procedures, and practices. It qualifies nursing as an art. On the other hand, […]
The Integral Role of Nurses in Healthcare Systems: The Importance of Education and Experience
The fact that nurses are an extremely important part of any healthcare system is by far indubitable. Any doctor or patient will confirm that it is difficult to underestimate their role, and it is downright impossible to imagine the world of medicine without nurses. Current researches suggest that in some cases, nurses are obliged to […]