Image Source: Freepik‍Gas pharyngitis, also known as pharyngorrhea, involves the passage of gas or discomfort associated with coughing or sneezing. The cough that accompanies gas pharyngitis is often a result of irritation of the throat as a whole, or the back of the throat, which leads to inflammation of the throat. When the inflammation is severe, it can lead to scarred and swollen airway passages, […]

The nursing profession is one that’s often challenging and rewarding at the same time. You not only get to help patients by nursing them back to health, but you can also pursue a career that cares less about specialist and more about real people. You see, a career in nursing isn’t simply about nursing – it’s about becoming a nurse. You see, nursing isn’t just […]

Community assessment is the initial step when designing and planning effective community projects and interventions. Community assessment is a systematic approach of getting acquainted with a community and the population by investigating factors that affect population health. The investigation allows community health nurses to establish the risks and gaps as well as the strengths and capacities in the community. One of the observation tools used […]

The National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) has continued to advocate for the adoption of evidence-based best practices of healthcare leaders. Healthcare leaders are cognizant of the challenges they face while implementing best practices in everyday operations. The NCHL is an objective source of evidence-based leadership practices uniting leaders to advance innovation for leadership excellence and advance healthcare industry standards. The NCHL Health Leadership Competency […]

Nurses need a strong scientific knowledge base from nursing and other disciplines such as behavioral, social, and physical sciences to practice in today’s health care systems. Knowledge from other disciplines entails relevant theories which explain phenomena. An interdisciplinary theory explains a systematic perspective of an occurrence specific to the discipline of inquiry. Interdisciplinary theories are used to help nurses understand the metaparadigm of nursing in […]

Nurses play an integral role in the health care system. They provide acute care for patients in intensive care units and emergency rooms as well as administering medicine and other everyday essentials throughout the hospitals. While nurses’ role is integral, they are far too often under-supported and overworked as hospitals attempt to lower costs and increase profits. The needs of the patients, resources, and workforce […]

Do you know how Barbara Carper is influential to nursing? Schools do not provide knowledge on all nursing dynamics in clinical settings. They cannot adequately address interactions in a multicultural setting and the interaction with different patients. Barbara Carper recognized these limitations and proposed a theoretical model on the ways of knowing essential to the nursing profession in unique settings.  The model presents a unique […]

Reaching consensus in healthcare practice across the globe would improve healthcare delivery. With informed decisions, it would become practical and easy to have a doctor in Dubai and another in the US delivering consistent quality care. However, making informed decisions on nursing practice and patient outcomes globally remains a major challenge due to differences in healthcare practices.  The health sector targets the achievement of millennial […]

Regulations have been established to address the nursing informatics world in an effort to improve security, safety, and quality of patient care and records. Regulatory government bodies have initiated policies to ease the implementation of electronic health records (EHRs). They also regulate the electronic health systems to protect the rights of providers and patients. Patients have the right to privacy and they have the right […]

The nursing professional is often grounded in collaborative associations with both patients and colleagues. It entails individuals working closely with others from different cultures and backgrounds. The people involved in the care continuum can hold different views and values, possibly affecting these associations and may lead to conflict. Therefore, good conflict resolution skills are required in nursing to minimize the risk and implications of conflict. […]