SPOON RIVER COLLEGE NUR 215 ISSUES OF NURSING Unit I Development of Nursing Objectives Learning Content Learning Activities 1. Summarize health practices through the course of history. 2. Describe the image of nursing in art‚ media‚ and literature over time. 3. Analyze ways that have shaped the image of nursing throughout the years. 4. Argue how nursing fits criteria of a professional. 5. Compare social forces that have affected roles of American nurses. 6. Integrate knowledge of current
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Community And Population Health Task 1 San Diego County WGU April 19‚ 2013 Community Assessment San Diego County is in Southern California. Mountains‚ beaches and deserts are all within an hour’s drive from anywhere in the county. San Diego is the second largest city in California measuring 4200 square miles. Average temperatures are 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit year round. (Wikipedia‚ 2013) We have warm dry summers and mild winters with relatively low rainfall
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Role of Community and Public Health Community has a great effect on the health and well-being of the residents that live there. It is important that residents are aware of community resources available‚ as well as take advantage of them to benefit themselves‚ and possibly reduce visits to the doctors and promote their health. Community and public health nursing is readily available in all communities‚ especially that of V.S.‚ which is North Hollywood. The six basic elements of nursing practice incorporated
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Identify one area of nursing research that has improved patient outcomes. State the study and its impact on patient care. How have these findings changed your nursing practice? The American Association of Colleges of Nursing ‚ believes that education has a major impact on the knowledge and competencies of the nurse clinician. AACN helps employers to get benefit on the education and experience provided by the different educational programs leading to the registered nurse description by using these
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in customs and institutions of people‚ in the values and laws and in their economic life. All these cultural expressions influence and shape life of every individual in his society and in turn the individual makes a cultural contribution to his community through participating in its life and cares through creative work (Mbiti‚ 2003). Culture gives a people an identity in relation to the physical and mythical world. It is influenced by the environment and process of continuity and change. Culture
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Analysis and Conclusion of CARE OF CLIENT IN LABOR AND DELIVERY Within our care of the patient‚ we were able to identify several problems that correlated to affecting our client’s ability to carry out the labor and delivery process. We also have identified several risk factors that posed a danger to the client’s prenatal and postpartal state. Based on our analysis‚ problems such as fatigue related to labor and delivery process and deficient knowledge related to new condition‚
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1. A home health nurse knows that a 70-year-old male client who is convalescing at home following a hip replacement‚ is at risk for developing decubitus ulcers. Which physical characteristic of aging contributes to such a risk? A) 16% increase in overall body fat. Feedback: INCORRECT B) Reduced melanin production. Feedback: INCORRECT C) Thinning of the skin with loss of elasticity. Feedback: CORRECT D) Calcium loss in the bones. Feedback: INCORRECT Feedback: CORRECT
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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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Community Health Practicum “Childhood obesity in Bridgeport‚ Connecticut” Naomie Trofort Western Governors University February 16‚ 2013 Outline A. Introduction B.1. Community Assessment B.2. Genogram B.3. Health Concern B.4 Population B.4a. Health Inequity B.4b. Data B.5 Resources and Partners C.1. Diagnosis D.1. Outcomes or goals E.1. Nursing Actions E.2. Work to Improve Health Concern E.3. Partnership E.4. Objectives E.5. Timelines F.1. Evaluation G.1. Conclusion Abstract Nursing
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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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