Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Lorraine Gambino NUR 408 June 25‚ 2013 Beth Edwards Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Natural disasters are a part of life and emergency situation occur more frequently than most people believe. After a disaster‚ how well a community can recover will greatly depend on how well they have been prepared in advance. Preemptive organization of resources and the responsiveness to emergencies can mean the difference between a community’s
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Community Outreach Summary According to studies‚ strategies for reducing the risks of cardiovascular disease and type 2-diabetes are not widely implemented despite well-publicized guidelines (Hawk‚ 2010). New studies provide evidence that community-nursing leadership is effective in helping patients manage these and other chronic conditions. Results of the community outreach programs demonstrate that interventions by nurse-led teams using individual treatment with blood pressure (BP) screenings
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My analysis on the early police community and their focus on minority communities concluded with the understanding that these minority areas were and still are a prominent area when speaking on poverty and crime so of course focusing on these areas would be crucial to crime prevention. Though these minority areas that are dealing with poverty “may” have a negative impact on people in these areas and influence them in ways that a suburban area “probably” would not‚ they still are not the only areas
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Running Head: THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE BACCALAUREATE AND ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING The Differences Between The Baccalaureate and Associate Degree In Nursing NUR 320: Informatics Stillman College March 4‚ 2009 The Differences Between the Baccalaureates and Associate Degree in Nursing A BSN represent a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing‚ while an ADN is an Associate’s Degree in Nursing. With either degree the person obtain his or her Registered Nurse (RN) license but there
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Community Assessment Project You are to complete a community assessment using the Windshield Survey method. This is discussed both in Community Health Nursing: Promoting and Protecting the Public’s Health (pp. 403-4) and in Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan (p. 203). You will find a community planning guide at the Healthy People website. This is another strategy‚ similar to the nursing process for assessing and implementing community change‚ and might be helpful to you. The Community
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are local‚ national‚ and world health organizations that contribute immense time and effort to the public health issues of today‚ these organizations could still use more contribution from every day citizens. Moreover‚ it is troubling to hear more stories of intolerance and discrimination toward the LGBTQ community‚ especially when these public health issues affect LGBTQ people at significantly high rates. The following statistics describe just a few public health issues occurring nationally and
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Community Windshield Survey Monica Feinberg Chamberlain College of Nursing Community Health Nursing NR443 Hyacinth Carreon April 28‚ 2013 Community Windshield Survey The community I have chosen for this paper is The South ward of Newark‚ New Jersey where the hospital which I work is located. Newark is an urban community consists of primarily of African American and Hispanic population. The South Ward of Newark and contains 17 public schools‚ five daycare centers‚ three branch libraries
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My community service experience was a very interesting experience because I had to work with elderly people at Brookdale Hospital: The Schulman and Schachne Institute for Nursing and Rehabilitation. The Schulman and Schachne Institute are located at Brookdale Plaza. The Schulman and Schachne Institute for Nursing and Rehabilitation is a voluntary‚ non-profit‚ residential healthcare facility dedicated to providing the highest quality of medical care in a homelike environment
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MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE NURSING PROGRAM NUR 263 - NURSING ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN II PEDIATRIC COMMUNITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1. Purpose: To help you become more aware of the role of the nurse outside the traditional hospital setting‚ and to provide teaching of a health promotion topic to children in the community (grades K - 12). 2. Selection of the group of children may be from the following areas: a) Scouts b) Private schools c) Private daycare centers d) Churches e) After school
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Case Name: Community Health Systems I. Mission The Health Care System of Opportunity: Community Health’s System is committed to “building a network of thriving hospitals vital to the residents and economic development of the communities served.” They go on to say that they have assisted community hospitals with problems and challenges they typically face such as a lack of capital‚ difficulty hiring physicians‚ and retaining management with a high amount of experience and expertise. In addition
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