Community Health Nursing SZT Task 2 Jennifer Ramey RN July 28‚ 2014 As a registered nurse of only three years‚ I am often referred to by my peers as a “baby” nurse. However‚ in those short three years of practice I have learned and continue to learn many things whether medical‚ personal‚ or humanitarian. My personal nursing experience has been in surgical care services. The vast majority of the patients I have cared for are those undergoing elective procedures. They have chosen to have joint
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College of Nursing NR443: Community Health Nursing S. Cleveland Summer 2011 Session A Community The city of Cheyenne is the capital and the largest city in the state of Wyoming. Located in the southeastern most part of the state and considered the northern terminus of the extensive and fast-growing Front Range Corridor. According to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau Cheyenne had a population of 59‚466 with a growth rate of 12.2% since the 2000 census. The community that was observed is that
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Local Community Health Care Issues Local Community Health Care Issues The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been working with state and public health departments on a multistate investigation concerning fungal meningitis and other infections among patients who received methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) injection‚ prepared by the New England Compound Center (NECC). As of November 19‚ 2012 a total of 490 cases‚ including 34 deaths have been reported in 19 states. The predominant
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Community Health Article On January 9‚ 2007 an article was published in the LaCrosse Tribune which touched base on living donors. A lady named Cindy Stambach needed a kidney once her own kidney failed after chemotherapy to treat ovarian cancer. A total stranger named Rick Gardner‚ who is a nurse at Franciscan Skemp in Stoddard Wisconsin‚ decided to give up one of his kidneys to her. Rick stated that he had seen so many people waiting for a transplant and that he wanted once less person to have
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Windshield Survey Reflection This paper is a depiction of my windshield survey completed on February 26‚ 2012 in Mesa‚ AZ; specifically the community dubbed ‘a street named desire’‚ it reveals my understanding while conducting this survey. Reflection Prior to beginning this assignment‚ I realized I must first learn the purpose of a windshield survey‚ and how it is carried out. I learned to look at my surroundings differently. "Assignment Workshop portfolio Rubric and Nursing Objectives" (n.d.)
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Riverside County Community Assessment Riverside County is a vast geographical area in Southern California with a diverse population. It represents a melding area of different cultures‚ ideals and median income‚ resulting in a community full of variety. Geographically‚ Riverside County covers 7200 sq. stretches eastward from the Orange County border of Southern California to the border of Arizona. There is a variety of climate within the county‚ as it includes a section of the Cleveland National
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Windshield Survey Reflection Sandra Middlestate NUR/405 June 25‚ 2012 Windshield Survey Reflection While completing my windshield survey I had many revelations about the community I have lived near all my life. They will be discussed along with three aspects of community life that could affect health‚ each with two nursing interventions that would produce a positive effect on the health indicator. It will list community health partnerships‚ while identifying cultural diversity and its role
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Community Health Assessment of 78382 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR-443 Fall Session‚ November 2012 Audrey L. Hendrix Community Health Assessment of 78382 Introduction In an effort to promote the health needs within a community‚ a successful community health nurse (CHN) must focus on the entire population. In order to accomplish this task‚ the CHN utilizes a scientific approach to determine the priority population focused health needs for the community. According to Nies & McEwen
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| Windshield Survey | NUR/405 | | MIRABEL BRYAN | 2/27/2012 | | Some aspects of a community that could affect health are: 1) Social Support Systems 2) Community Health Care Systems 3) Economic Resources 4) Environmental Factors 1) Social Support Systems - Are personal network of family friends‚ co-workers and peers. They are the people you turn to in good times and bad. Studies show that people who share their lives with others will live longer‚ have fewer illnesses and
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from the economy‚ health and illness‚ and familial structure breakdown. This has caused a change in the way the homes in the area appear. Currently‚ many of the homes have lost their curb appeal. At one time this neighborhood had beautiful maintained lawns‚ many of the homes had fresh paint or siding applied‚ and during spring or income tax time you could count on watching many neighbors being in their yards spring cleaning and fixing up. There was a time when the community had tool borrowing
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