A Helping Hand in the Homeless Community By Cherish Miles There is a large number of homeless‚ mentally ill‚ and drug addicted people in the Costa Mesa area that many residents are unaware of. Fourteen years ago Lindah Miles‚ the mother of six children‚ was driving down Anaheim avenue in Costa Mesa on the way to the market. As she was driving she saw a little broken down old church named The Lighthouse. She noticed there were about forty homeless people waiting in a line outside. Out of curiosity
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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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of three 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
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than cure”‚ population health is the approach that looks at the broader picture of developing and maintaining a realistic and culturally acceptable health plan for the Australian Aboriginal communities. Rather than merely addressing the management of diseases‚ population health goes deeper by aiming to manage the factors that may have caused or developed the diseases‚ and ensure that the World Health Organization’s (cited in Queensland Health 2012‚ p. 1) definition of health as “a state of complete
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DESCRIPTION OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER A community health worker is one who provides basic community health care services for promotion of health‚ prevention of illness‚ simple treatment and rehabilitation. The services utilizes the philosophy‚ content‚ method and skills of public health care. While most nurses care for one patient at a time‚ public health nurses care for entire populations. By working with whole communities‚ public health nurses are able to educate people about health issues‚ improve
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Community Health Nursing: Definitions: 1) World Health Organization: a. Special field of nursing that combines skills of nursing public health… b. Function as part of total public health program for: i. Promotion of health ii. Improvement of condition iii.Rehabilitation of illness and disability Jacobsen a. Learned practice discipline with ultimate goal of contributing as individuals to promote client’s optimum level of functioning through teaching and delivery of care Dr. Ruth B. Freeman a. CHN
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Community 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
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Nurses as Health Advocates Nurses as Health Advocates Active military service members and retired veterans have given their allegiance and sometimes their lives to preserve our nation’s safety and security. Their contributions to the protection of our country come at great cost to their lives and the lives of their families. Nurses are an integral part of the medical team saving lives of military personnel both in the trenches of combat‚ within community hospitals and clinics
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1. Public health systems are operating within a context of ongoing changes‚ which exert a number of pressures on the public health system. These changes include all of the following‚ except: A. Health reforms B. Existing and emerging environmental hazards C. New technologies for health care D. None of the above 2. In response to the changes of the times‚ the UN General Assembly adopted a vision of poverty reduction and sustainable development. This is exemplified
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COLLEGE OF NURSING NCM 101 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING Health Promotion and Public Health Health • A State of complete physical‚ mental and social well- being‚ not merely an absence of disease or infirmity (WHO‚ 1948). • A State of being well and using every power the individual possesses to the fullest extent (Nightingale‚ 1969). • Optimum Level of Functioning (OLOF) Determinants of Health (World Health Organization) • The health of individuals and communities are‚ to a large extent
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