placement‚ I encountered an obese elderly man with type 2 diabetes who was bed bound. His BP was 98/73 so I decided to do a manual blood pressure (BP) to make sure it was not a mechanical error from the automatic machine and recorded 99/75. His other vital signs were in between the flags. I asked my patient how he was feeling‚ he said he felt fine. I told him his blood pressure was a bit low and if this was normal for him. He said it has been low a bit recently. I asked him if he could have a glass of
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Windshield Survey Reflection Tammy Davis NUR/405 University of Phoenix Role of Community‚ Public Health Nursing and Partnerships The role of community‚ public health nursing and partnerships as they are applied to the family in my study is a challenge to describe. The village of Roseville is quite small‚ with a census of 1‚754‚ according areavibes.com. The town is divided into two counties‚ Muskingum County and Perry County. The Muskingum County seat is located in Zanesville‚ Ohio while
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Community Windshield Survey Lauren Vadola Professor Marshall Community Health Nursing Chamberlain College of Nursing January 13th 2014 This study was conducted in the community of Staten Island‚ a.k.a. Richmond county is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The intention of this survey was to obtain a full assessment through visual observations within the surroundings of the community. There are many variations of the definition of community‚ recent nursing literature addresses
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Windshield Survey Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 443 Community Health Nursing November‚ 2013 Introduction to South Lansing Lansing is the third largest city in Michigan and is also the state capitol. Lansing‚ on the whole‚ is an industrial city with many factories‚ some of which are now abandoned with the economic recession. South Lansing is a community consisting of a range of blue-collar to low income families. There are many older homes which were constructed in the
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Computer Viruses Denise Bates CPET 1114-101 October 20‚2014 Flow of Presentation What Is a Computer Virus How Can A Virus Come in Contact With A Computer Different Types of Viruses What Is a Computer Virus A computer virus is something that affects everything on your computer. Computer viruses were first seen in the 1980’s which came about of many features. The first factor was the spread of personal computers (PCs) Viruses are basically brought into your computer without knowing
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Windshield Survey My windshield survey was completed in the San Jacinto neighborhood in Amarillo‚ Texas. This neighborhood is a lower income area known for drugs and crime. Housing in this area consist mainly of rental properties that range from poor to adequate condition. Many different cultures can be identified in this area. There are also a lot of elderly that live in this area that require assistance. There are not a lot of health related services for these people to access in this area
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The History of Blood Pressure Finding out someone’s blood pressure is very important. Johannes Müller once said‚ “The discovery of blood pressure was more important than the discovery of blood.” Someone’s blood pressure could be high‚ and no one would know. The reason being is that a person with high blood pressure‚ also known as hypertension‚ will usually have no symptoms. High or low blood pressure cannot be detected without being measured. High blood pressure could cause heart attacks‚ strokes
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Harvard President‚ Lawrence Sommers‚ sparked controversy when he claimed the shortage of women in math and sciences was partly due to “intrinsic aptitude.” SAT math scores for male high school students in the U.S. are higher‚ on average‚ than females’ scores. The gap is large and statistically significant (+30 points)‚ and c) and the gap has persisted over time‚ since at least 1971. Gender Gender involves sex roles Gender Gender is psychological‚ Men are assertive‚ tough‚ strong‚ social
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Analysis of Orthostatic Vital Signs The purpose of this assignment was to measure‚ document and analyse six recordings of orthostatic blood pressure‚ orthostatic pulse and respiratory rate on my lab partner. Orthostatic Hypotension is a condition when there is a drop in systolic pressure of more than 20 mm Hg‚ or orthostatic pulse increases of 20 bpm or more which occurs due to a quick change to a standing position (Jarvis‚ pp. 163). Six recordings were taken over a certain period of time to better
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systolic blood pressure? Systolic blood pressure is the pressure exerted against artery walls created when the heart contracts to push oxygenated blood throughout the body. As blood pressure is represented by 2 numbers‚ systolic blood pressure is the upper number. A normal systolic blood pressure is 120 or below although it largely depends on the physical properties and capabilities of the individual. Q 2) what do you understand by the term diastolic blood pressure? Diastolic blood pressure indicates
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