problem‚ and ethical issues resulting from not addressing this issue. Furthermore‚ this writer will use Orem’s nursing model and theories to propose nursing intervention to address the community health concern. History of MRSA According to Stanhope and Lancaster‚ (2008)‚ infectious diseases are the number one cause of death worldwide‚ and in the United States‚ infectious diseases account for 25% of all physician visits each year‚ organisms once susceptible to antibiotics are becoming increasingly
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Health Nurse in the Community The assignment for this paper asks about a disaster that could happen in my community. A disaster is any natural or human-made incident that causes disruption‚ and or devastation requiring external assistance (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2012‚ p.508). The purpose of the paper is to provide information how the professional nurse react in the community when a disaster take place. The Role of the Nurse The disaster selected for the paper is a chemical plant fire
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Bu‚ 2010‚ p. 1206). In the latter part of the 19th century‚ there was an increasing understanding about the science behind communicable disease and the importance of educating people regarding disease prevention to reduce the spread of illness (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2012). Settlement houses were one avenue used to reach the community in need and teach disease prevention strategies‚ along with helping this population gain access to social services often including childcare‚ public kitchens‚ public
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looking at it. A vulnerable population can be a group of people that show factors of an increased chance of their health status becoming poor. This can be that they are lacking access to care and their chance of illness is higher than other patients (Stanhope and Lancaster‚ 2014). In other words‚ vulnerable populations are at risk for poor physical‚ psychological or social health (De Chesnay‚ 2012). One population in particular are adults living in poverty. Vulnerability can occur in any population
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Compare the perception of World War One in ‘The Accrington Pals’ to the reality of World War One in ‘Journey’s End’ In ‘The Accrington Pals’ the women at home can only rely on the media to base their views on about World War One‚ however the audience in ‘Journey’s End’ see the harsh realities of what the Officers had to face in their day to day life. Although there are also areas in ‘Journey’s End’‚ where the Officers perceive information about World War One without any direct knowledge. In
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even before she had fought a single battle. There was widespread hope that Joan was indeed the maid‚ and during questioning with the churchmen‚ it is said that Joan’s virginity was inspected‚ as to validate the prophecy’s foretelling of a ‘maid’ (Stanhope
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York‚ Philadelphia‚ and Boston (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2008). Lillian Wald founded the Henry Street Settlement‚ providing health care and social services for the local
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one another and function in a particular social structure and exhibit and create norms‚ values and‚ social institutions (Stanhope‚ 2008). Community health has three mutual traits‚ or aspects: status‚ structure‚ and process. Community health in terms of status or outcome‚ is the most familiar and received approach; it involves biological‚ emotional‚ and social parts (Stanhope‚ 2008). The biological or living part of community health is often measured by established morbidity and mortality rates
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political commitment in order to rectify racial injustices of the past (Stanhope and Lancaster‚ 2008). Many programs came about with the goal of addressing inequalities in the delivery of healthcare based upon social-economical status. Nurse practitioners then became an important factor in the delivery of healthcare‚ thereby affecting services offered in community health clinics which improved local accessibility to healthcare. (Stanhope and Lancaster‚ 2008). Many dynamic changes occurred since then with
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skill set and knowledge base. The model of the stages of group development were developed by Dr. Bruce Tuckman The four stages that he came up with were forming‚ storming‚ norming and performing. A fifth stage‚ adjourning‚ was added in later years (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2014‚ p. 204). In the forming stage of group development‚ the members of the group get to know each other. The purpose and goals for the group are unclear. The second stage‚ storming‚ marks a time of
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