Rising costs in healthcare are a product of both greedy pharmaceutical corporations and poor consumer behavior from everyday citizens. During the economic collapse and dawn of financial recession in 2008, costs for healthcare reportedly rose almost 7 percent (approximately double the inflation rate). However, as the years continued and the...

Despite the fact that opioid has been used by most people to address pain disorders amongst the patients, cannabis should be legalized and consequently used to treat pain disorders in people. Cannabis is one of the most globally investigated therapeutic substances, and to date there are over 20,000 well researched...

The ethical demands on a nurse practitioner do not always come to the fore when working individually with patients. Nurses often consider ethical regulations in the context of oversight from medical superiors rather than with respect to the knowledge of the patient. However, the question of what a patient knows...

Strict adherence to policies in childcare facility is important. Certain procedures help healthcare providers understand the law regarding administering medication in early childhood settings. Policy that requires the use of parents’ consent form for each of the OTC and prescription medication to be administered to children. The consent form includes...

Medication use among specific cultural groups is often diverse due to personal and cultural beliefs and expectations regarding healthcare practices and associated behaviors which are influenced by cultural norms, values, and expectations. For example, African Americans are often prescribed medications for a variety of health conditions, and their beliefs regarding...