emergency response team. Public health nurses fulfill a role on this team. They must deal with situations outside their scope of practice by utilizing alternate resources. These nurses are in the community to assess needs and provide information on options. It is important public health nurses are prepared to help in responding to emergencies. Role of Public Health Personnel Disasters occur leaving devastation behind. Public health personnel play a major role
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Quality of Life for the Terminally Ill By Western Governor’s University Abstract Chronic‚ terminally ill patients are often cared for in their own homes and the personal perceptions of the health care team can affect the care provided. My perceptions may vary from my patients however I would try to ensure I do not impose my beliefs unto them. Mrs. Thomas a 56 year old woman with recurrent metastasized cancer has a poor prognosis for recovery and is recommended
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Community Health Nursing - Emergency Response WGU Community Health Nursing HAT1 (0310) Community Health Nursing - Emergency Response Whether a disaster is natural or man-made it can have immediate and lasting effects on a community the can affect the financial‚ environmental and health aspects of an individual or a community. Quick and efficient response is imperative in all aspects of emergency response including healthcare. Ongoing personnel training‚ establishing preparedness plans
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Community Health Nursing Reflection Maria Jelyn Engelhardt-Parales NUR/405 August 27‚ 2012 Amy Weaver Community Health Nursing Reflection Community health nursing practice aims to improve community health by promoting a healthier group of people‚ individuals‚ families‚ and residents within the community. The goal is to maintain‚ preserve‚ and promote health by providing information‚ education‚ teachings‚ and health care services to the population. The focus is on the collective good of
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Community Health Assessment of 78382 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR-443 Fall Session‚ November 2012 Audrey L. Hendrix Community Health Assessment of 78382 Introduction In an effort to promote the health needs within a community‚ a successful community health nurse (CHN) must focus on the entire population. In order to accomplish this task‚ the CHN utilizes a scientific approach to determine the priority population focused health needs for the community. According to Nies & McEwen
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Environmental and Global Health Issues Communicable Disease Outbreak SARS By Western Governors University Abstract Increased mobility of human populations allows disease to spread quickly around the world. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is one such communicable disease that came to worldwide attention in 2003 with >8000 cases and approximately 800 deaths. How such a disease can move so rapidly and be transmitted to so many people becomes apparent and
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Community and Population Health Task I By Charity Baker Introduction I currently reside in Denver County‚ Colorado. I have chosen to assess and analyze this community for this assignment. Denver‚ Colorado is located east of the Eastern Foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Denver County is centrally located within the city of Denver‚ Colorado and includes the Denver International Airport located north-east of the city. The elevation of this county is 5‚277 feet and therefore is nicknamed the
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Environmental and Global Health EEEeeCommunity Health Nursing EE Community Health Nursing Environmental and Global Health-‐HAT Task #3 Lynn Senfelds Western Governor’s University Environmental and Global Health Task A-‐1 The Communicable Disease Outbreak of Avian Influenza 2 Communicable diseases
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C228 Community and Population-Focused Nursing Task 1 Michelle Vives Western Governors University Identification of Community With 10.4 million residents‚ Los Angeles County surpasses the other 57 counties in the state of California in population. In fact‚ it is a population larger than any other county in the entire nation. Los Angeles consists of 88 cities and some unincorporated areas‚ in which over 10 million people live (US Census Bureau‚ 2014). Los Angeles is a 4‚084
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Community Health of Chesterfield County-Virginia Western Governors University Population/Economic Assessment Chesterfield County‚ Virginia has a population of about 328‚000 as of January 1‚ 2014 with 752 people per square mile. There was a 3.6% increase in the population from April 1‚ 2010 to July 1‚ 2013. 65.4% of the population is white non-Hispanic‚ 21.6% are black non-Hispanic‚ 7.2% are Hispanic‚ 3.2% are Asian and 2.1% are two or more races. In 2012 there were 3657 births and 1654 deaths
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