Infectious Mononucleosis and Community Health Nursing Infectious mononucleosis (IM)‚ or "mono‚" is a communicable disease that is most commonly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). EBV is one of the most common human viruses found all over the world‚ and most people will become infected with it at some point in their lives (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]‚ 2014a). However‚ not all people infected with EBV will develop IM. By understanding the epidemiologic triangle of IM and
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Community Health Nursing Task 1 Jeanne MacDonald Western Governors University Student ID 000287537 I chose as my community El Dorado County in the foothills of Northern California. I live in this community. We are a very healthy and active community with a large
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and Ethical Issues of Healthcare Adequate medical care of an individual or family requires the use of services of general practitioners‚ specialists‚ nurses‚ technicians‚ and laboratories (Journal of the National Medical Association‚ 1949). The Journal further reports that the quality of these services must meet high standards which include regular periodic examinations as well as inoculations and other measures. According to this context‚ this girl is not receiving adequate health care. This is
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Parts of a prescription 1. Prescriber information: The doctor’s name‚ address and phone number should be clearly written (or preprinted) on the top of the prescription form. Some states require the doctor’s state license number to be on the form. It is not recommended that you preprint your Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number on the prescription pad. It becomes too easy for drug abusers to lift a few prescription forms for illicit use if that number is easily available. The DEA number is
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Intro to Chicano Studies October 6 2010 Hispanic-Americans Free Response The video we saw during class was interesting and it caught my attention since I can relate to what was being said. There was talk about Hispanic Americans and how each generation lived differently. But the main thing I took from the video was the idea of America being an international country; a nation of immigrants. However we must be careful to not assimilate into the masses to the point where we completely forget our
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P3 Explain specific health psychology issues Eating disorders are characterised by an abnormal attitude towards food that causes an individual to change their eating habits and their behaviour. There are several types of eating disorders that can effect an individual physically‚ psychologically and socially. The two eating disorders which I will be discussing is anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia is an eating disorder and a mental health condition which can be life-threatening. Anorexia is an irrational
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Community partners are those who work in groups to provide for the needs of the communities through service learning partnerships. Strengthening communities as well as set roles for each member of the group and plan to address the needs‚ the goals of the community they allocate in. The community partner with whom I worked was with the VCU Rice River Center. The VCU Rice River Center is a huge importance in expanding the environmental knowledge as well as preserving the health of our natural resources
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Understand Contemporary Issues in Health Psychology – Anorexia and Obesity Some people argue that the cause of obesity can be explained by the social learning theory (SLT). People who support this approach are suggesting that the habits that cause obesity‚ such as portion control‚ over-eating and bad food choices‚ are learnt from the people around us‚ e.g. family‚ friends‚ peers etc.‚ and from the environment around us. For example‚ we learn to overeat from the big portions we are served at fast
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT This essay will out line plans for a project based on Community Development (CD) principles to assess and address health inequalities within the Black African community. The chosen community to be involved with is the western part of Brockley (South East London) which consists three blocks of high rise flats within the estate. There are approximately 600 families living in this area. The reason for choosing this community is of poor accessibility to services and high number
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Mental Health and Family/Relationship Issues We are living in a society where technology is everything. We are becoming dependent on technology‚ to look something up‚ to communicate with others‚ do assignments or jobs and when we don’t have those things‚ we are in a panic mode where we don’t know how to function without technology anymore. Technology is causing problems such as technostress‚ technophobia‚ internet isolation and addiction‚ which then leads into family and other relationship issues
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