Understanding and Applying the Heritage Assessment tool Dana Eldridge Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V November 10‚ 2013 Heritage Assessment Understanding and Applying the Heritage Assessment tool Nurses have to be culturally competent‚ they need to assess their individual values and beliefs about health and health care; otherwise‚ nurses might assume that all cultures share western premises and values. In order to be considerate to an individual‚ nurses must remember
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Risk Assessment Tools in Decision Making Article Review Risk assessment is a tool especially used in decision-making by the scientific and regulatory community. In Making Good Decisions‚ Peter Montague discusses the use of risk assessment‚ points out its lack of usefulness in his opinion‚ and posits that the current use of risk assessment today is largely unethical. He states that "Risk Assessment is one way of making decisions‚ but it is not the only way‚ and it is not the best way." (Montague
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University College Dublin School of Education and Lifelong Learning A Formative Evaluation of the Implementation of the Continuous Assessment Pilot Programme (CAPP) at the Basic School Level in Zambia. William M. Kapambwe Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Masters of Arts in Education (M.A.Ed) Degree September‚ 2006 Head of School: Professor Sheelagh Drudy Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Marie Clarke Abstract The Ministry of Education (MOE) in Zambia has
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Heritage Assessment Tool Grand Canyon University: NRS 429V family centered health promotion December 16‚ 2012 Heritage Assessment Tool Before we begin this journey of understanding heritage‚ we need to know what the meaning of heritage is. In my eyes‚ heritage has a lot to do with your traditions‚ culture‚ ethnicity‚ food‚ and the way you perceive your life. According to the UMASS Amherst website‚ heritage is defined as “the range of contemporary activities‚ meanings‚ and behaviors that
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Preventative Health Services There are many preventative health services that government officials are involved in. As nurses in the acute care and soon to be in the public setting awareness and action gives us an opportunity to make change through education. Nurses encounter patients from birth to death and coming across vulnerable populations such as teen moms requires a change. If given the opportunity‚ our group would focus on early sex education for pre-teens and teenagers focusing on pregnancy
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Qualitative Research Article Analysis Stacey Simmons NUR/518 Date: April‚ 3‚ 2014 Margaret L. Colucciello‚ PhD‚ RN Qualitative Research Article Analysis Nursing Article: Thornburg‚ P.‚ Myers‚ S‚ Paige‚ V. & Grubaugh‚ K. (2008). Nurses ’ experiences of caring while letting go. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing‚ 10 (6)‚ 382-391. Purpose is Stated‚ Research Design Method is Analyzed Purpose: The researchers of this study proposed to “expand what is known about the meaning of caring among
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Evidence-Based Practice Paper Nevada State College NURS 418: Nursing Research Methods Description of EBP Guideline The evidence-based practice guideline that I chose is titled‚ “Myocardial Infarction‚” written by the Finnish Medical Society Duodecim. The intended users for this guideline are health care providers and physicians. The target population is individuals with suspected or known myocardial infarction. The objective of this guideline is to “collect
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CRITIQUE OF A CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL INTRODUCTION. Risk assessment tools to estimate the patient’s 10-year risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) should be used to identify high-risk patients for primary prevention. The latest National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance (2010) does not recommend any particular risk calculator. According to patient (2013) those calculators which are based on the Framingham risk equation may overestimate risk
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Economics Issues Nowadays‚ health care cost a lot. The reason why health insurance exists is to help individuals and their family financially in case something unexpected illness or accidents happen. For example‚ individual may choose to purchase coverage to have a back up in case of something catastrophe happens‚ therefore they can still be safe on a fixed payment. Somewhat paradoxically‚ insurance has remained one of the income opportunities of certain corporations. Revenue can be increased in
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Speaker notes 440 Hello‚ fellow coworkers my name is Vanessa Williams and I will be presenting you with information regarding a vulnerable population. The vulnerable population I will discuss is the African American population and their perceived mistrust with the healthcare system. I believe this is an important topic to discuss because the African American population has the highest incidence of colorectal cancer however‚ they are not seeking healthcare as they should. We have often questioned
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