Personal Health Records Main Concepts and Current Issues Personal health record (PHR) is a very useful tool for patient and not to be confused as medical records. Personal health Record is electronic file or record designed to help patients manage their health information and be more involved in their health care‚ while a medical record is patient health record manage by healthcare providers. Over the years‚ as technology is progressing and the amount of healthcare providers are increasing‚ we found
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Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals‚ families‚ and communities so they may attain‚ maintain‚ or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses work in a wide variety of specialties where they may work independently or as part of a team to assess‚ plan‚ implement‚ and evaluate care. Nursing Science is a field of knowledge based on the contributions of nursing scientists through peer-reviewed scholarly journals and evidenced-based practice. Nursing as a profession
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Defining the Roles Defining the Roles Nicolle Durfee Introduction to Leadership Maria Rosario D. Gonzales September 15‚ 2011 The American Nurses Association defines nursing as ‘‘the protection‚ promotion and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities and populations (Cox‚ & Werner‚ 2009).” The roles of employees
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Reformation for the Health of the Population Population health is an ever progressing branch of medicine that is fundamentally concerned with improving the health of a population as opposed to the sole health of the individual. Advances in technology continue to improve the average life expectancy‚ yet the American healthcare system is failing to evolve. Insurance companies routinely collect huge profits‚ yet a significant portion of the American population remains subject to poor health care. Reconstructions
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As a nurse promoting educational information is very important if not vital in the career of nursing. Prevention is better than cure and by promoting such fruitful information there will be an increase in practice of illness prevention. For example: flu shot‚ mammogram‚ etc. To be more direct and specific‚ Nursing promotes and educate individuals of all ages‚ families‚ groups and communities‚ sick or even the well. Promoting health through educational information is a fundamental aspect of health
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| The Role Of A Nurse | Child Nursing | | Leann oneill | [Pick the date] | | The role of a nurse I have been asked to research and write a report about the role of a nurse. The particular nursing profession I am going to write about is that of a Child nurse. The purpose of this report is to identify the duties of a Child nurse‚ and the training needed to qualify in this branch of nursing. To do this I am first going to explain the role of a Child nurse then I will look at
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1.1 Analyse the Role of the Nurse The complex nature of nursing means that there is no single definition that encompasses every aspect of the role of the nurse. A nurse is required to have several attributes and skills to carry out their everyday duties; they must show compassion‚ empathy‚ excellent communication skills both verbal and non-verbal. In some cases nurses are also required to become advocators for patients who are not able to communicate for themselves. A nurse is also required to
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1. Define public health PG.6 What we as a society collectively do to ensure that conditions exist in which people can be healthy. Mission in public health is to generate organized community effort to address the pubic interest in health by applying scientific and technological knowledge to prevent disease and promote health. Examples: access to care‚ healthy food‚ clean water and air‚ roof overhead. 2. Contrast medical vs. public health impact on the gains in life span years Medical:
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PUBLIC HEALTH Health is the word used to describe how your body feels. Being healthy is important because it makes you feel good and live longer. The field of health psychology is focused on promoting health as well as the prevention and treatment of disease and illness. Health psychologists also focus on understanding how people react‚ cope and recover from illness. Some health psychologists work to improve the health care system and the government ’s approach to health care policy. Health
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INTRODUCTION Cervical cancer is a major public health problem‚ as it is the second most common cancer in women world-wide after breast cancer. Cervical cancer is a common type of malignancy accounting for about 6% of all cancers found in women. It is a disease in which cancerous cells develop in the uterine cervix (this is the connecting passage between the uterus and vagina). The human papillomaviruses are the principal cause of most cervical cancers. The peak incidence of cervical cancer occurs
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