discuss the disparities associated with this culture. I will also discuss how these disparities affect their health status‚ employment‚ and education. I will identify two nursing interventions that will help decrease health disparities on the Appalachians. I will also identify the biggest nursing challenge when implementing the nursing interventions. The Appalachian region spans across 410 counties in 13 states (Newman Giger‚ 2013). The Appalachians have several contributing factors affecting their
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that nurses should drive a patient’s focus to proper educational and counselling programs which would encourage engaging in adequate physical activity‚ indulging in a balanced diet while minimizing the use of alcohol‚ drugs and tobacco. Clinical nursing practice‚ the appropriate discussion‚ following the proper protocol of treatment follow-up‚ teaching the patient how to be healthy and preventing sickness are all important roles of a nurse. Effectively carrying out these roles will greatly help improve
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also‚ help the nurse to recognize that family plays a huge role in the well-being of the patients since “family members are the first influence on a person’s view of health” (Grand Canyon Univeristy‚ 2015); therefore‚ they need to be part of our nursing plan in order to better achieve the health care needs of our patients. I have found it very difficult to decide which theory would be the most helpful and effective; they all appeared to have something that appealed to me. My final decision was the
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bathroom and to the shower with minimal shortness of breath Nursing Interventions: 1. Monitor the patient’s oxygen saturation frequently (once per hour) at rest and after exertion on room air 2. Place patient on nasal cannula of 2 liters if oxygen saturation is below 96% 3. Monitor respiratory patterns and auscultate lung sounds 4. Place patient in a position that would facilitate easy breathing (Head of Bed 30 degrees) 5. Schedule nursing care to provide rest and minimize fatigue Rationale:
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Discussion 4: Briefly describe the following issues in nursing as discussed in your text. • Back injuries and Workplace safety • WING USA • Safe Patient Handling (legislative efforts). Workplace injuries are one of the problems facing U. S nurses these days. Most nurses incur back injuries as a result of lifting patients each day leaving nurses disabled. Since they are cumulative effect injuries‚ it becomes very difficult to go for work compensation. Even as Wendy Lasko said‚ “Using this term
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different situations and backgrounds within the nursing field. A nurse may have to deal with emotions such as abuse‚ anger‚ dignity‚ grief‚ hope and loss all of which connect to the concept of loneliness. When in the hospital patients may often feel lonely due to the lack of social interaction and isolation. In this paper‚ the concept of loneliness will be related to professional nursing care and further explored within the specific situation. Scenario As a nursing student in second year‚ there is an opportunity
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Case Study Report Jamelia I am so tired and drained. I feel as though my head is going to explode with all this pressure. You see I’ve been looking after my mother for a long time‚ she suffers from anxiety‚ the illness comes and goes‚ presenting itself periodically. Although I do worry about my mother I can usually deal with this‚ I have been for a long time but recently I’ve found myself worrying about my father as well. My father‚ usually a well presented and calm individual has been acting
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clients’ knowledge. In particular‚ I planned to increase the staff’s and the client’s (who has COPD) knowledge on COPD. I was determined to do this because of the observations I made while in the group home. To begin with‚ my preceptor informed me herself that she and the staff do not know much about COPD (e.g.‚ pathophysiology‚ symptoms‚ and interventions). Also‚ I observed the client’s lack of knowledge about COPD management such that he rarely drank water nor washed his hands before meals. These behaviors
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manual provided will provide help and guidance for the public health nurses in fulfilling her role in the management‚ care and support of client requiring complex care in the community setting. In Ireland Public health nurses have been providing nursing and midwifery care to people and their families in the community for years. Public health nurses are viewed as possessing a wide range of skills and knowledge in caring for clients across their lifespan. Their role varies from routine visits to providing
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The patient is not understand pertaining to TEAM concerns as more investigation is needed to address the issue surrounding the patient bottles. The patient continues to produces negatives for illicit drugs and updating her Rx script to Nursing. The patient signed an ROI for South Bay Mental Health as the patient is requesting for this writer to obtain her medical record as it explains as to how her medication is to be prescribed/taken. This writer informed the patient that this writer will
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