International Journal of Intensive Care

Community Windshield Survey in Healthcare: Focusing on Miami’s Coral Gables

Dr. Laral Lamporez — 2016-06-01

Coral Gables is located in Florida’s Miami County. Specifically, the official city is situated on the downtown of Miami. The 2013 census statistics indicated that Coral Gables has a population of 49,631. Demographically, the city is dominated by groups such as African-Americans, the Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, and the Pacific Islanders. It is also worth noting that Coral Gables is a home to multiracial groups. In this windshield survey, focus has been to gain an insight into the state of health in the city, with the participant observation technique forming the main approach for collecting and analyzing the data.

Lifetime Health Profile Presentation

Dr. Nike Zoneroz — 2021-05-20

A personal lifetime health profile refers to a tool that aids in the accessibility, availability and improvement of health, as well as health-related data. Therefore, the profile offers overviews of one’s health by fostering a plan towards the reduction of inequalities. In this paper, a provision of the profile constitutes elements such as dietary regulation, weight training and cardio-respiratory activities, nutritional supplementation, stress management activities, spiritual activities and social habits; as well as a personal eulogy regarding what the surviving community members will be expected to remember.

Obesity in Children and Implications for Medical Interventions

Dr. Virat Nizom — 2021-05-20

Childhood obesity is a contemporary epidemic whose prevalence is ever increasing. The epidemic receives significant attention from the media regarding general awareness in the society and government. In addition, the acknowledgement emanates from health services and local governments regarding the need to curb the rise of obesity. In particular, the modern society continues to grapple with childhood obesity as one of the emergent and significant problems. Also, 75 percent of children in various states of the United States are affected by obesity. This statistic is alarming as the outcome implies that cases of child mortality are avoidable, yet they form crucial challenges to health sustenance groups. Perhaps, most controversial of all has been the proposal that parents should be held responsible for obesity in their children; citing parental negligence. Such a twist of events has already been witnessed in Ohio in 2011 when a boy weighing two hundred pounds was taken away from his parental care and put in a rehabilitation home. Cleveland Weight authorities claimed the mother of the boy was putting the health of the boy at risk. The crucial question is whether parents should be held responsible for obese children. Indisputably, issues in childhood obesity concern dilemmas regarding nature and nurture within social contexts. Whereas the nature of societal operations poses significant implications on childhood obesity, government interventions and nurture aspects such as dieting, physical exercise and lifestyle operations that include watching television continue to account for significant cases of childhood obesity. This paper explores the concept of childhood obesity, focusing on the causes, trends, implications and probable solutions to the health-related issues.

Prevalence and Management of Hypertension

Dr. Raizo K — 2021-05-20

Whereas mixed outcomes regarding the incidence, prevalence, and management of hypertension have been reported in most of the previous scholarly studies, an emerging trend is that hypertension is a risky condition whose associated comorbidities account for an increase in mortality rates – and a reduction in life expectancy. Indeed, hypertension causes psychological stress among the affected populations. The condition entails abnormally high blood pressure. The high blood pressure is mostly experienced in the hypertensive patients’ arteries. Secondary effects or complications have also been associated with hypertension. Some of these complications include heart disease, stroke, and the risk of death. This paper examines the subject of hypertension prevalence and management. from the findings, in African-Americans, the prevalence stands at about 39.1%. Among the whites, the rate of hypertension treatment and control has been estimated to be 35.4%. For local and national healthcare systems, it becomes essential to implement community needs assessment and family education strategies, with diet education and lifestyle adjustment on focus.

Del Bueno’s Model Implementation in Medical Practice

Dr. Nami OP — 2021-05-20

In healthcare organizations, future success lies in efforts towards developing and implementing leadership strategies that systematically address critical issues while adapting to uncertainty and rapid change. Credentials and exam scores, which define the level of competency in an individual, foster career development in nursing. A group of competent nurses is that which has a proven knowledge base and demonstrates a greater professional competency to issues such as lifelong learning. Other attributes include professional opportunities through input and influence and, personal accomplishment through routine empowerment, fulfillment and pride. Other outcomes include the reduction of medication errors, avoidable hospitalizations, and improved patient outcomes. Indeed, future success lies in efforts towards developing and implementing leadership strategies that systematically address critical issues while adapting to uncertainty and rapid change. Credentials and exam scores, which define the level of competency in an individual, foster career development in nursing. A group of competent nurses is that which has a proven knowledge base and demonstrates a greater professional competency to issues such as lifelong learning. Other attributes include professional opportunities through input and influence and, personal accomplishment through routine empowerment, fulfillment and pride. Other outcomes include the reduction of medication errors, avoidable hospitalizations, and improved patient outcomes.

LTC Framework Effectiveness in Health Care Settings

Dr. Namizo Kariya — 2021-05-20

Ethical and legal requirements exhibit a complementary relationship in such a way that the latter requires LTC facility operators to comply with laws governing the health care industry at the state, federal, and local levels while the former advocates for human rights. In summary, ethical considerations are internal to the LTCs while legal requirements are external, developed by authorities governing the general state of quality service provision while curbing cases of neglect and patient abuse.