Families in Crisis We as NICU nurses are given a very difficult task of caring for the most fragile population…as well as ministering to the most vulnerable families in the hospital. Families in Crisis Neither of these tasks is easy‚ yet we have to perform them simultaneously. It is difficult and stressful…and also rewarding. Here we will focus on the family. Objectives Recognition of the unique psychological tasks and stressors of NICU families Description of assessment
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to respond and adapt to changes evolving in the health care system‚ there must be a transformation in nursing education‚ practice and leadership. Based on these changes and transformation‚ the Institute of Medicine (IOM)‚ released the report “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change‚ Advancing Health.” This comprehensive report explores the need of the profession to adapt to changes and prepare to meet challenges that will occur as a result of the health care reform. With the recent passage of the Affordable
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The community I am focusing on is homeless families with children within the Gloucester County‚ New Jersey area. The problem area I am going to address is the educational barriers and challenges faced by homeless children and youths. Two of the very knowledgeable people who are experts in the community and the problems I am addressing are the executive director of Family Promise and a social worker/counselor from Gloucester County Special Services who advocates for these families and their children
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Family Health Assessment Melody Moore Grand Canyon University NRS-429V Instructor: Renita Holmes May 10th 2013 Family Health Assessment A comprehensive family assessment provides a foundation to promote family health (Edelman&Mandle‚ 2011).Gordon’s functional health patterns is a method developed by Marjorie Gordon in 1987 in which she proposed functional health patterns as a guide to establishing a comprehensive data base.(Kriegler&Harton‚1992).Gordon’s eleven functional health
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How can community health nurses apply the strategies of cultural competence to their practice? A nurse can be a part of helping a patient’s cultural preservation in their practice. For example‚ some people in the Jamaican culture hold nine-day wakes for deceased persons. The wake is a time for respecting and honoring the departed soul. For nine nights‚ relatives and friends share food and sing hymns‚ thus saying goodbye to the departed one (). A nurse can advocate for a patient from Jamaican
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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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Family Health Assessment ********** ********* Grand Canyon University: NRS 429V January 26‚ 2012 Family Health Assessment Performing a family assessment‚ rather than focusing on the individual‚ incorporates on a broader level the environmental and social influences and determinants of health. The typical family has changed over time from what was composed of two biological parents and their children‚ to being as disparate as the individual. The family is the primary social environment
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According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners‚ Nurse Practitioners have been in practice for more than forty years and are continuing to rise. There are many different specialties that one may choose from‚ but I am going to focus on is the family Nurse Practitioner. I have three articles in which I am going to summarize in regards to the roles of a family nurse practitioner. The first article is a case study done in British Columbia‚ the first Nurse Practitioner (NP) was hire and there
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Community health Nursing is a population based nursing practice which promote and protect the health of a population‚ while Public health nursing is “the practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing‚ social‚ and public health sciences” Public Health Nursing Section (2013).It focuses on improving all population health by emphasizing prevention‚ and attending to multiple determinants of health. It is almost impossible to talk about public health without
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sovereign nation in 1965‚ Singapore has undergone significant socio-economic changes. The infant and under-5 childhood mortality rates are among the lowest in the world. A number of “new morbidities” have been identified to pose major challenges to child health in the next decades. They are chronic medical illnesses‚ developmental disabilities‚ learning problems‚ injuries and neglect‚ behavioural disturbances and disorders‚ sequelae associated with unhealthy life-styles‚ and social and emotional
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