During the 1800’s the overall health of the public was extremely poor‚ children and babies were dying in their thousands‚ and adults would work in the most horrific of conditions. Families of 8 or 9 would live in 1 room where they all slept‚ ate and washed if they had the water to‚ the sewage was all over the place as there was no proper sewage lines‚ People had to bath in the same water they urinated in‚ they also had to drink this dirty water as it was the only water they had access to. The working
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Christopher Mann Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing C228 VWT Task 1 August 4‚ 2015 Identification of Community Located in the north central part of the state‚ just south of Tallahassee and north of Orlando is Alachua County‚ Florida. Alachua County includes the cities and towns of Alachua‚ Archer‚ Gainesville‚ Hawthorne‚ High Springs‚ La Crosse‚ Micanopy‚ Newberry‚ and Waldo. Amongst these towns and cities‚ Gainesville is the largest and was appointed the county
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mental health professionals outlined in this course and their effectiveness. Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) Community psychiatric nurses have a vast amount of responsibilities and roles within the mental health sector. They are a registered nurse that have undergone specialised training in mental health who work within the community. Some can be attached to general doctor surgeries‚ within the prison system‚ mental health units‚ homes and even the homeless and/or community mental health centres
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and Local Health Departments. Community/public health nursing practice: health for families and populations (3rd ed.‚ p. 727). St. Louis‚ MO: Elsevier/Saunders. References Agar‚ M.H. (1973). Ethnography and the addict. In Nadar‚ L.‚ and Maretzki‚ T.W.‚ (eds.) Cultural Illness and Health. Washington‚ DC: American Anthropological Association. Agar‚ M.H. (1986). Speaking of ethnography. Beverly Hills‚ CA: Sage Publications American Nurses Association (ANA) (2007). Public health nursing: Scope and
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Community Health Nursing: Epidemiology Western Governors University J Course: Community Health Nursing HAT Task 1 Introduction The World Health Organization‚ define Health promotion as "the process of enabling people to increase control over‚ and to improve‚ their health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behavior towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions". (www.WHO). Healthful diet and maintenance of physical activity promote and reduce
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Cheryl Smith | Social Science Task 1 Task 2 Conformity is a social influence in which an individual changes their beliefs or behaviour in order to fit in with another individual or group. This fulfils the need to feel accepted and not outcast which can increase the individuals self esteem. Conformity can be demonstrated by a change in the individual’s clothes‚ language or attitude etc. to adapt to the group; thus displaying the desire to be a group member. It indicates to the
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NVT2 Task 1 State Regulations and Nursing Standards In this case study the patient‚ Mr. E‚ has made it abundantly clear through his words and his actions that he does not wish to be placed on a ventilator. In spite of these declarations‚ the doctor obtains consent from a family member who does not have the authority to grant permission. The nurse involved in Mr. E’s care has a legal obligation to intervene‚ something that he/she has failed to do. This obligation stems from the Standards
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Assessment task 1 In any health care system‚ quality and safety of patient’s care is very important. According to my understanding‚ quality and safety of nursing care should include patient centred care‚ good communication‚ and teamwork. Also‚ a quality nursing care should be provided with dignity and respect‚ accountability‚ and advocacy. The essential expertise of a health professional is to provide quality and safety to patient care which includes respect and dignity‚ advocacy‚ accountability
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Assessment: Nurses have the skills and knowledge gained from the multidisciplinary team‚ profession and semi-profession personnel which can be used to acquire an insight information about the patient. Assessment and follow up by the nurse in community helps to identify the risk and level of care needs (Ryan et al 2006). This helps the nurse to plan interventions and develop programs for best practice care. For example‚ if a person presents with any signs of dementia‚ it is very important to get an
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Running Head: KOT 1 KOT 1 Task 2 734.3- Organizational Systems & Quality Leadership 734.3.4: Healthcare Utilization and Finance A1. MEDICARE PART A The discussion with Mrs. Zwicks’s daughter about coverage requirements needs to be informative and easy to understand so she can help explain it to her mother. Medicare part A is hospital coverage for inpatient stays. This particular part of Medicare covers critical access hospitals‚ inpatient rehabilitation facilities‚ and long
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