Middle-range nursing theories are frameworks that provide a practical way for nurses to better understand and care for their patients. Their scope is around nursing practice and research and allow nurses to focus on specific areas of patient care. Additionally, these nursing theories allow nurses to test and measure effectiveness of various interventions. Nurses can […]

An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) is a nurse who has earned a graduate-level degree such as a Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN) or a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).  APRNs also are nurses who have received trained in one of the four recognized APRN roles, including certified nurse-midwife (CNM), certified registered nurse anesthetist […]

Ventricular fibrillation (v-fib) is an arrhythmia or a malfunction of the heart’s normal pumping sequence. It is characterized by contraction of the lower heart chambers in a very rapid and uncoordinated manner. Other symptoms include loss of consciousness and collapsing. Before the V-fic occurs, people may experience  The condition causes the heart not to pump […]

Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affecting movement and muscle posture. These conditions are caused by damage that occurs to the immature, developing brain, most often before birth. Common symptoms of cerebral palsy include exaggerated reflexes, stiff muscles with normal reflexes, lack of balance and muscle coordination, jerky involuntary movements, and writhing movements. […]

Fever blister are tiny tiny, fluid-filled blisters on and around the lips. A scab can last days and forms after the blisters break and heal in 2 to 3 weeks without leaving a scar. Fever blisters usually occur in groups and cause red, swollen, and sore wounds. Cold sores can spread from person to person […]

The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) is a multi-purpose tool for screening, diagnosing, monitoring, and measuring the severity of depression. The PHQ tool rates the frequency of symptoms, which is then used as a factor in the scoring severity index. The PHQ-9 and PHQ-2, components of the longer Patient Health Questionnaire, offer psychologists concise, self-administered tools […]

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is a time-limited, focused, and evidence-based approach to treat mood disorders. The goal of this therapy is to mprove the quality of a client’s interpersonal relationships and social functioning as well as reducing overall distress. The IPT is also effective in managing unresolved grief linked to the death of a loved one and […]

Norovirus infection is a condition characterized by nausea, vomiting, watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, and in some cases, loss of taste. It occurs between 12-24 hours after being exposed to norovirus. Noroviruses are highly contagious and commonly spread through food or water that is contaminated during preparation. It can also spread through close contact with a […]

Nail fungus or onychomycosis is a common infection of the nail that begins as a white or yellow-brown spot under the tip of your fingernail or toenail. As the fungal infection goes deeper, the nail may discolor, thicken and crumble at the edge. Nail fungus can affect several nails. When fungus infects the areas between […]

Gambling Treatment an act of staking money or something valuable in uncertain outcome with the primary intention of getting more money or material thing in return. Addiction to gambling is characterized by  is the uncontrollable urge to keep gamble despite the loss. Many people view gambling as harmless and mostly do it for fun. However, […]

Otitis externa is a health condition that causes swelling and redness of the external canal-the tube between the eardrum and the outer ear. This condition affects between 1 and 3 percent of people per year, 95 percent of which are acute cases. About 10 percent of people develop the condition at some point in their […]

Claudication is a health condition in which the cramping pain is felt in the lower leg following exercise. Claudication is caused by obstruction of arteries or inadequate flow of blood to the muscles. The pain is felt while walking and subsides with rest. This condition is influenced by narrowed or hardened arteries, which is associated […]

Stress inoculation therapy (SIT) is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It intends to help patients prepare in advance to handle stressful events. SIT helps people to recognize and change incorrect and/or negative thoughts that have been influencing your behavior. This form of therapy prepares people to defend against […]

Mahler’s Separation-Individuation Theory proposes that successful completion of the developmental stages in the first few years of life results in separation and individuation. Mahler describes a series of stages occurring within the first three years of life aimed at the developmental goal of Separation and Individuation. It focuses on the mother-infant interactions within the first […]

Expressive psychotherapy is an approach to therapy that uses writing, art, music, drama, or dance to manage mental health conditions such as ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, & Autism. It is also a form of treatment that uses creative activities to help those affected share and process feelings and memories that may be hard to put into […]

The Internal Family Systems Model (IFS) is an approach to individual psychotherapy that was developed by Richard C. Schwartz in the 1980s. It combines systems thinking with the view that the mind is made up of relatively discrete subpersonalities. Each of the sub personalities have their own unique viewpoint and qualities. The sub-personalities consist of […]

Serious emotional disorders (SED) mean the presence of recognizable behavioral, or emotional disorder that impair function and interferes with the child’s functioning in family, school, or community activities. SEDs affect many children and interfere with their daily lives. People with this condition have inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health […]