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Health care organizations are continuously paying attention to the role of players in the sector in relation provision of quality care and ensuring the safety of the patient. This is following the appalling cost and incidence of medical errors (Grundgeiger, Sanderson, MacDougall &Venkatesh, n.d). Whereas great attention has been given to the myriad effect of these events in the healthcare on patients who have fallen victims of medical errors there has not been enough consideration of the practitioner involved especially in relation to the intensive care unit (ICU) (Gokhman, Seybert, Phrampus, Darby, & Kane-Gill, 2012). It should be noted that these errors have the potential to affect both professional and personal performance of the practitioner. For patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), how does barcode medication administration (BCMA) compared to not using a BCMA system affect the rate of medication administration error as recorded by direct observation over a period of implementation lasting three months?

Diabetes Mellitus, as known the world over, is the accumulation of glucose or sugar from ingested foods (carbohydrates, which is caused by, insensitivity of insulin, an endocrine hormone, or the inefficiency of B-cells that are biologically located in the pancreas (islets of Langer hangs). In many parts of the globe, diabetes has been the main cause of morbidity and mortality. The insulin hormone regulates the level of glucose in the blood by stimulating the B-cells to produce insulin, which in turn controls the level of glucose or sugars in the bloodstream. Type 2 diabetes is the most common of all forms of diabetes, which is usually long term (chronic) and claims the lives of individuals worldwide (Spranger, 2003).

Clinicians regularly use an evidence-based practice that offers a logical unified way of dealing with a patient transferred from acute setting to the acute neuro/brain injury rehabilitation with patient's constipation that lasts for more than five days without having a bowel before admission. Clinicians play a fundamental role in promoting patient care for patients with brain injury (Mackey & Bassendowski, 2017). Research demonstrates that inadequate bowel movement is associated with physical measures that follow a standard operating procedure. Therefore, as a registered nurse, evidence-based practice entails diagnosing, treating, and educating patients with new and evidence-based treatment modalities, that mainly focus on prevention and wellness. Therefore, it is appropriate to use an evidence-based practice that depends on scientific evidence that guides nurses and decision making (Polit & Beck, 2018).

There are various methods used to take temperatures in pediatrics such as oral, tympanic, auxiliary and anal (Kanegaye et al., 2016). This pamphlet illustrates the procedure to take temperatures in pediatric patients effectively. According to Hurwitz et al., (2015) the choice of the method to use depends majorly on the child’s age. For children under 2 years, the rectal method is preferred. There are also thermometers adapted to the different methods and thus one needs to know the type that suits the choice.

Playgrounds have been identified as one of the common settings that lead to childhood injuries. Approximately 15 child fatalities occur every year for playground facilities. Besides, about 79 percent of playground injuries result from falls (Bae et al., 2017). For elementary school children, getting outside to play, especially during recess, is often pretty easy, especially o school playground equipment from Ground for Play. Further, falls account for approximately 90 percent of the significant severe playground injuries.On the other hand, 58 percent of the playground fatalities are a result of strangulation.

In the present investigation, a brief description of the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system will be made, based on a case study of congestive heart failure. The document will discuss how the disease occurs considering the patient's history and symptoms, and then develop a care plan that will include nursing interventions, a monitoring plan, and evaluation of the results. The clinical case to be discussed is the following: CB is a 57-year-old male presents to your clinic for cough for past two months. States he has been having some shortness of breath when going up stairs. Denies any fevers or congestion, denies any chest pain or recent travel outside US. Patient states he does smoke ½ to 1 ppd for the past 30 years. Patient does have history of HPTN and Hyperlipidemia which are controlled with medication. VS 130/78; rr 18; pulse ox 96%, hr 88. Based on the above, a review of the literature will be carried out to respond to the case of CB and outline the steps to follow for its treatment.

Gideon is a 69-year-old male and a retired painter. He has been smoking since the age of 16 and has been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the last three years. He lives on his own in the modest council ground floor flat where the air quality is very poor due to toxic cigarette smoke as Gideon refrains from opening windows that naturally ventilate his habitable spaces. Although the flat is surrounded by all services, Gideon does not access any kind of support. Gideon was brought up by his elder siblings after losing his parents at a young age. The siblings were not financially, resulting in Gideon not completing his high school education. For this reason, he was compelled to work as a painter at the age of 14. Five years later, he got married and worked hard to provide for his family. Unfortunately, his wife succumbed to breast cancer. Gideon and his wife were not blessed with any child, and they never maintained a close relationship with family members. The death of his wife had a negative impact on his (Gideon) life resulting in him suffering depression. He also doubled the number of cigarettes he smoked per day (from 10 to 20 cigarettes).

Mental health is the absence of mental illness or the level of psychological well-being. Mental health includes our social, psychological, and emotional well-being. Mental health affects how we make choices, relate to others, and handle stress. Politeness, respectfulness, and being well-mannered are some behaviors that many school teachers expected and received in past generations. Today’s 21st century world behaviors and norms have drastically changed. More than half of all school teachers report an increase in behavioral issues that interfere with teaching and learning. Part of a typical teacher’s school day consists of student rudeness, disrespectful behavior, disruptive actions and many times emotional and physical outbursts leading to crisis (Murphy and Van Brunt, 2018). There are no simple answers to complex challenges. “The perpetual lack of attention paid in schools to student’s psychological, social, and emotional well being has led to increasing alarming behaviors” (Bent-Goodley, 2018).

Question 1: From the subjective and objective data given, Terri Barber’s disorder is most likely acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. AIDS is the late stage progression of the human immunodeficiency virus (Rote, 2017, p. 194). HIV is a viral infection that eliminates cells in the body that help regulate the immune system, these are known as CD4 cells (Rote, 2017, p. 194). If Terri Barber is diagnosed with AIDS, this means that she is immunocompromised, and her clinical manifestations are just a biproduct of her immune system not being able to respond appropriately. Her presentation of right-sided pleuritic chest pain, fever, dyspnea, and productive cough are most likely due to pneumonia that she acquired more easily due to her compromised immune system. Terri Barber’s diagnosis of AIDS would also explain her night sweats, swollen lymph nodes, fatigue, and weight loss, as noted by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019a).

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) began to expand in the 1980s. In the mid-1990s, the number of people with HIV/AIDS tripled in low-income countries (Schneider, Birger, Haakenstad, Singh, Hamavid, Chapin, Dieleman, 2016). Following the upward trend, the disease continued to spread until it became a global pandemic. Currently, according to data from the World Health Organization (2018), there are 36.9 million people in the world living with HI /AIDS, a number that is on the rise despite the multiple health efforts that are being carried out to reduce the spread of this disease. The HIV pandemic is considered as a consequence of globalization; its transmission has been associated with the ease with people move between different countries (Coovadia & Hadingham, 2005), the migratory phenomena, the digitization, (Tufte, 2006), the current economic order that prevents the most vulnerable or needy people financial access to health (Torres-Ruiz, 2006), war conflicts and the lack of promotion of adequate public and social policies (Levin Institute, 2008).

The background of the following research paper is to determine the effectiveness of monitoring health parameters such as the Body Mass Index (BMI) and their role in fostering better nursing care. In addition, the paper aims to find out what suitable mechanisms exists towards managing the spread of the condition. Data collected from respondents selectively sourced aims to investigate whether or not the pregnant women in different socioeconomic classes have relevant knowledge for managing the condition. This research paper uses the Johnstone Behavioral System Model as the theoretical perspective in investigation of the factors that pre-dispose pregnant women to developing gestation hypertension. The importance of the paper is that it provides useful insights on the influence of the effect of lower education levels in prevalence of gestation pregnancy. Furthermore, the effectiveness of the mechanisms to deal with gestation pregnancy have been suggested and their effectiveness analyzed. From the data gathered, the scholarly arguments are also complimented. Moreover, the research paper covers relevant subsystems within the Johnstone’s Behavioral System Model that may be applied within the clinical setting to achieve definite results.