24‚ 2011 Mental health refers to a psychological and emotional state. It is how people think‚ feel‚ and act as they face life’s situations. It affects how people handle stress‚ relate to one another‚ and make decisions. Mental health influences the ways individuals look at themselves‚ their lives‚ and others in their lives. Like physical health‚ mental health is important at every stage of life. All aspects of our lives are affected by our mental health. Caring for and protecting our
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assignment was introduced‚ I was fully aware that this class was to be mainly focused on community health promotions and the importance of it. I was aware that we were going to learn about the fundamentals of health promotion and how it was done in different parts of the world. But what I wasn’t aware of was that the entire class was to partake in promoting good health in our own community via the Health Fair! When the assignment was first introduced‚ my initial thinking was that working in groups
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the public health field. If it was not for the assistance of the pioneer nurses‚ public health nursing would not be what it is today. Florence Nightingale‚ Lillian Wald‚ and Mary Breckinridge were all educated nurses who have played very significant roles in influencing and impacting public health nursing today. The founder of the nursing profession‚ Florence Nightingale‚ transformed the health care field. Ultimately‚ Florence Nightingale inspired the United States about public health nursing by
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The health informatics will help me with my career goals by allowing me to push further within my passion for health and my dreams of one day having a successful career. Being able to attend grad school‚ I have always been in aspired to learn the right way to balance my lifestyle as a college student to advance more into continuing my education. During my undergraduate studies of Health Administration at Eastern Michigan University has provided me with a strong and comprehensive background in Health
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Health History Biographical Data Name: JT Birthplace: Couderport‚ PA USA Address: 34 Coneville Road Coudersport PA 16915 Gender: Female Phone Number: 814-698-2425 Marital status: Not married Age: 18 Race: White Birthdate: 8/29/1995 ethnic origin: German Primary Language: English occupation: Full time Student Social Security Number: xxx-xx-9301 Source: Patient herself‚ seems reliable Reason for seeking care: Yearly checkup
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Pender‚ and Allan (2002)‚ the HBM’s main focus is on the patient perceptions of a health threat‚ identification of barriers‚ and the promotion of modified behaviors. This HBM is ideal for health prevention as well as promotion. As the Nurse Practitioner (NP)‚ my main role is to educate Mrs. Anderson on hypertension and her weight. The NP has the responsibility to educate the patient on the potential consequences of a health problem‚ assist in identifying potential modifications in order to promote behavior
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Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Health Assessment Kerry Murphy Family Centered Health Promotion March 15‚ 2014 Family Health Assessment When assessing a family‚ inquiries about the family function through a series of questions which will afford the nurse the information needed to prepare a complete family health plan. Marjory Gordon developed a series of questions in regards to 11 functional health patterns. This particular assessment not only pertains
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Eliminating Health Disparities Despite major advances in the fields of medicine and healthcare services over the past years‚ a significant health gap between rich and poor remains. As populations grow‚ so apparently do health disparities. The poor continue to shoulder a particularly disproportionate social burden in terms of inequitable access to decent healthcare‚ rising costs and higher rates of morbidity and mortality. People of color are receiving special attention in medical‚ social‚ and
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How policies and procedures promote health‚ safety and security in a health and social care setting Employer’s role in a care setting The employer’s position is to supervise the health‚ security and safety of all the staff‚ visitors‚ volunteers to the grounds of the building and also its service users. Employers may assign accountability for health and safety to the employees‚ health and safety agents‚ administrators and the service users as well. But‚ it is still the employer’s job to have
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moving towards lower cost‚ increasing the quality of care and increasing access to care. All levels within the healthcare system health plans‚ providers‚ electronic health record vendors‚ and oversight agencies such as Medicare and Medicare utilize Health Information Technology (HIT) to improve their service delivery and systems of care. As an employee of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) Company my Team and I are constantly faced with providers asking for updates and customization of their EHR system
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