Community Health Promotion Tool: Hypertension Transcript: Hypertension Guest: Hypertension Host: Kimberly Thomas Kimberly Thomas: Good Evening‚ I am Kimberly Thomas. I’m interviewing Hypertension what is a disorder that affects cardiovascular system. Let’s talk about the population and treatment for hypertension. There are a lot of medications for hypertension. What is hypertension? Where do you start for treatment? Hypertension: Hypertension is high blood pressure. Well‚ there are several
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Running head: CULTURE AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN HEALTH PROMOTIO Culture and Cultural Competency in Health Promotion Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Renita Holmes May 17‚ 2012 Culture and Cultural Competency in Health Promotion In nursing school‚ nurses are trained to value and understand individuals from many different cultures‚ maintaining the rights and dignity of each individual. In today’s society‚ nurses are responsible for interacting and caring for individuals
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Running head: HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTION OF DIABETES MELLIITUS Health Promotion and Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus Grand Canyon University: NURS 429V August 12‚ 2012 Health Promotion and Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus has become a growing community health issue as it has climbed to the seventh leading cause of death among Americans (U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services‚ 2012). This alarming statistic has made it apparent that prevention efforts need
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Based Nursing Community health nursing is defined as a synthesis of nursing and public health practice applied to promoting and preserving the health of populations‚ according to the ANA in 2000. As an R.N. in the ICU hospital setting‚ I have not come across the terms community based nursing and public health nursing often. Community health nursing is a synthesis of nursing practice and public health practice applied in promoting and preserving the health of populations. Since Community health nursing
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illness‚ have negative perceptions on mental health nurses‚ viewing it as less desirable‚ requiring little knowledge and giving no opportunity for professional progression. (Ng‚ et al. 2010) This is because mental health problems are harder to portray and understand than physical health problems‚ along with the fact it is easier to sympathise with someone who has a visible illness. (Angermeyer & Schulze. 2003) Students looking to move into a mental health nursing career are frequently recommended to study
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This paper will discuss the importance of the family health nursing for today’s nurses. It will also discuss the importance of understanding the history of the family and how it has changed and evolved. The paper will explore the concept of what constitutes a family today and will include a personal view of family health nursing. Family as an important focus for nurses In the ever-changing world of technology in the healthcare setting‚ it is important not to overlook the family as a very important
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Impact of Institute of Medicine on Nursing Ermina Rosic Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V December 14‚ 2014 The Institute of Medicine Report On Future of Nursing The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is a national‚ independent‚ non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide guidance‚ advice‚ and analysis of the field of medicine. The recent IOM report regarding the future of nursing gives us a glimpse of the dynamic and progressive changes that the field of nursing will experience in the coming decade
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Bandura / Health Promotion 10.1177/1090198104263660 ARTICLE Health Education & Behavior31 April 2 (April 2004) Health Promotion by Social Cognitive Means Albert Bandura‚ PhD This article examines health promotion and disease prevention from the perspective of social cognitive theory. This theory posits a multifaceted causal structure in which self-efficacy beliefs operate together with goals‚ outcome expectations‚ and perceived environmental impediments and facilitators in the regulation
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Health Promotion/Community Health Project and Paper Focus Group of Forest Park Howard Mohr Community Center After-School Program Forest Park‚ IL By Susan Reighard Population Health Loyola University New Orleans Online Course Instructor: Dr. Angelique White-Williams May 2010 Health Promotion/Community Health Project and Paper: Focus Group of Forest Park Howard Mohr Community Center After-School Program‚ Forest Park‚ IL The purpose of this paper is to summarize and detail the observations
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Public health nursing evolved to teach us that wellbeing needs to move outside the individual‚ to include the family and community‚ to make all of the population healthy (Truglio-Londrigan‚ & Lewenson‚ 2013‚ p. 5). Public nursing started out as district nursing‚ in England‚ where nurses transitioned from the hospital‚ to work with the sick poor in their homes. They took care of patients‚ families‚ and communities by protecting the poor from unsanitary conditions and teaching them hygienic routines
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