NSB223 - Case Study This Case Study will be undertaken as a group activity and is designed to deepen your knowledge about mental illnesses‚ and to test your understanding about the nursing care of people suffering from such conditions. It will also assist you to express your ideas through class presentation and in writing. You as a small group of 3-4 students are asked to choose one of the following scenarios and answer the questions listed below. The manner in which you as a group choose to present
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Community Health Strategies Paper Access to Quality Health Care Access to quality health care is so vitally important in not only eliminating‚ but decreasing the prevalence of health problems and fatalities. By providing health care for all types of people‚ there will in turn be an increase in the years of life and quality for individuals involved. Healthy people 2010 strives to make health care accessible to all Americans no matter what their insurance‚ background or situation. The public
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Name Mental health I had been having periods of anxiety for over eight months which were characterized by sleepless nights and difficulties in concentration. Before then‚ I had been taking care of my father after my mother became ill and passed away two years ago. She had looked after my father and me in a loving manner and always took good care of us. I am a single women aged 26 years. I recently resigned from work in order to be present with my father as I take care of him. The problem got worse
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Provide a commonly understood diagnostic category for clinical practice. B) Describe treatment modalities for psychiatric disorders and mental illnesses. C) Identify various etiologies for mental disorders based on family histories. D) Provide optimal outcomes for treatment for individuals with mental illnesses. 2. A nurse is providing care to a patient with a mental disorder classified by the DSM-IV-TR. The nurse understands that although the first three axes appear to contain all the diagnostic information
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Personal & Community Health HPER 1053 Mike McBrayer Stress; can have a major affect upon your body. It can be detrimental to your health. An increase to your stress levels stress can cause neurons to die which leads to headaches‚ anxiety and depression. In the digestive system there can be mouth ulcers and cold sores. In the circulatory system the constant elevated blood pressure and heart rate increases risk of blood clots or heart attack. Your breathing also quickens increasing your chances
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“Community Health Center or Health Center: An outpatient clinic that receives grant funds from the federal government through §330 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA).”(Taylor‚ Jessamy) Federally funded Community Health Centers began in the 1960’s as part of the Office of Economic Opportunity‚ to reach the regions of the United States that were medically underserved and to promote community “empowerment.” Formally operated under the Department of Health‚ Education‚ and Welfare‚ it is now
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Community Assessment ROY TANDOC Kaplan University Community Health Assessment HA560 Prof. Francine Banasiak December 07‚ 2012 Abstract Section 1 presents a table reflecting the US Census data report on Orange County‚ California‚ while various graphs were used to show the weight status of the county’s adults‚ the percentage of those who are overweight or obese‚ and the weight status of children. On a personal note‚ I have noted the ways I have used the results of the assessment to improve
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Community Health Nursing SZT Task 2 Jennifer Ramey RN July 28‚ 2014 As a registered nurse of only three years‚ I am often referred to by my peers as a “baby” nurse. However‚ in those short three years of practice I have learned and continue to learn many things whether medical‚ personal‚ or humanitarian. My personal nursing experience has been in surgical care services. The vast majority of the patients I have cared for are those undergoing elective procedures. They have chosen to have joint
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Resource-Based Course Package for Community Mental Health a non-formal course offered by the Faculty of Management and Development Studies University of the Philippines Open University Developed by Dinah Pacquing Nadera‚ MD‚ MSe‚ MIMH Associate Professor‚ UP Open University and Lourdes Ladrido Ignacio‚ MD‚ FPPA Professor Emeritus‚ University of the Philippines‚ Mania mental health_front matters.pmd 1 8/26/2011‚ 9:56 AM Community Mental Health By Dinah Pacquing Nadera and Lourdes
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that by bringing tourists into the country‚ not only the health sector‚ but other sectors‚ like the tourism and hospitality sectors will also benefit and through this flow on effect the people of the host country will benefit. For example India’s health care market is expected to expand from 5.2%GDP to 8.5% GDP by the end of 2012 because of Medical tourism. (2) This is taking a superficial look at the problem. It also effects on the health care of people of the host country‚ the standard of care
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