← Definition of health: “A state of complete physical‚ mental‚ and social well-being‚ and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”(WHO‚ 1948) ← Definition of illness: “A highly personal state in which person’s physical‚ emotional‚ intellectual‚ social‚ developmental‚ or spiritual functioning is thought to be diminished. ← Definition of wellness: “Wellness is a state of well-being .It defines by each person relative to his or her own values and beliefs *(Environmental‚ social‚ emotional
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Reflection Seven Description: After working for nine months in acute mental health settings‚ I was allocated to go to a rehabilitation stream open ward with long-stay patients. Feelings: Initially I found the transition quite difficult as the style of nursing is markedly different in a rehabilitation ward as opposed to an acute ward. I was not confident at first as to what my role entailed on the ward‚ and how to best assist the patients work towards achieving discharge from the ward. I also
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Sport is not often thought of as an important function of society. Yet‚ over the course of Ireland’s history‚ sport has been a political institution and a venue for nationalism. Within its political structure‚ the practice of both individual and team sport reveals disparities in society. As an integral institution‚ sport should benefit the whole of the community not only specific groups‚ but the gaps between gender and income that exist in Ireland are replicated in sport. The nationalistic fervour
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the political field and accompanied by an economic crisis. The population had a standard of living precariously under great disregard of the state on investments in social policies. (Retka‚ Centenaro‚ Junior & Rizzotto‚ 1993). I can identify some disparities that the social context brought to my family. I am the oldest of three children. My parents did not have a chance to finish middle school. However‚ they had jobs that gave them the chance to provide for me and my siblings better opportunities of
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registered nurse Introduction National competency standards for registered nurses were first adopted by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) in the early 1990s. The ANMC was a peak national and midwifery organisation established in 1992 to develop a national approach to nursing and midwifery regulation. The ANMC worked in conjunction with the state and territory nursing and midwifery authorities (NMRAs) to produce national standards – an integral component of the regulatory framework
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Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals‚ families‚ and communities so they may attain‚ maintain‚ or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health care providers by their approach to patient care‚ training‚ and scope of practice. Nurses practice in a wide diversity of practice areas with a different scope of practice and level of prescriber authority in each. Many nurses provide care within the ordering scope
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significantly high in numbers in America; one must know teenage girls backgrounds to understand their differences and disparities. To find a prevention method‚ one must acknowledge what these girls encounter‚ if they have access to clinics and insurance‚ and does their environment play a role teen pregnancy. In regard to modern society‚ women of color and Hispanic teens encounter more disparities than white teens. White American teens have more financial support as well as physical support‚ whereas‚ the
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Japan Journal of Nursing Science (2008) 5‚ 71 doi:10.1111/j.1742-7924.2008.00111.x EDITORIAL Nursing theory – remembering our future Modern nursing theory began with Virginia Henderson in the 1960s. In her grand theory of nursing‚ she defined nursing as “assisting individuals to gain independence in the performance of activities contributing to health or its recovery (Henderson‚ 1966‚ p. 15). Since the 1970s‚ the literature on nursing theory has focused upon two levels of nursing theories: the
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great strides between the Holocaust of enslavement and the sixties toward equality for people of African descent. On the contrary‚ the 21st century has also demonstrated the failure to change the paradigm of social equality. As a result‚ racial disparities in “The New Century” is still prevalent in areas of social economics‚ employment‚ politics and the criminal justice system. This paper will compare the growth of African people from the sixties through the 21st century. “For what does it profit
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component of the metaparadigm of nursing must be considered. This metaparadigm was first developed by Florence Nightingale and is still a valid and important tool nurses use every day. Its four components are person‚ environment‚ health and nursing each works to help the other for a better understanding and application of proper care (Fawcett‚ 1994). The first paradigm refers not only to a person‚ but also to the families or social groups who are involved in the nursing treatment. A nurse’s care must
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