Epidemiology NUR/408 February 2‚ 2015 Amy Reagan Epidemiology Public health nursing involves assessing populations of all kinds‚ on a regular basis. Vulnerable populations are the most worrisome as they are at higher risks for certain diseases or actions. Teens are among the vulnerable populations due to many different risk factors‚ such as pregnancy‚ drug use‚ and much more. Epidemiology plays a major role in public health nursing by allowing nurses to study and identify risk factors that may be present
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ROLE OF NURSE IN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH INTRODUCTION The trend in psychiatric care is shifting from that of inpatient hospitalization to a focus of outpatient care within the community. Community mental health services include all those activities in the community connected with mental health other than the institutional or hospitalized setting. The community approach focuses on the total population of defined geographical area rather than individual patient. Emphasis is mainly on preventive services
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products which are considered a health conscious choice for customers concerned with the environment. These items have to be fresh and being perishable after being displayed for the day result in discarding or wasting by throwing the food away‚ which is of concern to the community. The community has a food bank which asked for donations of this organic food hoping to help those in need‚ but Company Q turned them down and showed no real interest in helping the community with the excuse for concern over
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Topic 2 Community Appraisal How is a community appraisal conducted? When public health officials want to assess and survey the needs of a community‚ they use Rapid Participatory Appraisal. It is “rapid” that the exercise can be done in a relatively short time frame (Brown et al‚ 2006). This means the involvement of the local community cooperation and individual participation to facilitate community action ( Walley & Wright‚ P. 40) This method provide a very usual information about health-related
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SMART Goal 1 8.i RETURN TO INSTRUCTIONS Enter all information for each SMART goal. Do not combine multiple action steps in one line - list each one separately It is not necessary to use all 20 action step lines. Use only as many steps as needed. DO NOT CUT & PASTE or DELETE ROWS! SMART Goal Specific/Strategic - Who? What? Measurable - %‚ How? Attainable - Reasonable? Relevant - Why? Timed - When? Performance Challenge Being Addressed Strategies to Address Challenge By June
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GLT1/TASK 1 WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY GLT1 August 5‚ 2013 Economic globalization has brought the world closer together and through this epic integration‚ many cultures‚ civilizations and indigenous people are being discovered. The people are experiencing other cultures and they are caught between two worlds. The western world is experiencing and learning of new cultures and people while the indigenous world has to balance their traditional values and views while adapting to
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public health field. If it was not for the assistance of the pioneer nurses‚ public health nursing would not be what it is today. Florence Nightingale‚ Lillian Wald‚ and Mary Breckinridge were all educated nurses who have played very significant roles in influencing and impacting public health nursing today. The founder of the nursing profession‚ Florence Nightingale‚ transformed the health care field. Ultimately‚ Florence Nightingale inspired the United States about public health nursing by her
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Community Health Practicum “Childhood obesity in Bridgeport‚ Connecticut” Naomie Trofort Western Governors University February 16‚ 2013 Outline A. Introduction B.1. Community Assessment B.2. Genogram B.3. Health Concern B.4 Population B.4a. Health Inequity B.4b. Data B.5 Resources and Partners C.1. Diagnosis D.1. Outcomes or goals E.1. Nursing Actions E.2. Work to Improve Health Concern E.3. Partnership E.4. Objectives E.5. Timelines F.1. Evaluation G.1. Conclusion Abstract Nursing
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GREAT LAKES UNIVERSITY OF KISUMU. NAIROBI CAMPUS. COURSE TITLE: SOCIOLOGY COURSE CODE: CHD –131 STUDENT NAMES AND NUMBERS: 1. Anne Thitu - BCHD/13-S/57 2. Diana Chege - BCHD/13-S/40 3. Dorothy Kiongo - BCHD/13-S/38 4. Edwina Anyango - BCHD 5. Julius Sazia - BCHD 6. Lawi Mwobobia - BCHD/13-S/73 7. Nicholas Mwendwa - BCHD/13-S/89 8. Pauline M. Mwololo - BHCD/13-S/52 9. Purity Kibe -
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1. Compliance Status Following rules and regulations is important for institutions and any type of establishment to maintain organization and most importantly provide safety for those involved. For the organization and safety of everyone involved‚ it is important to comply with particular criteria. Hospitals are one of the many organizations that must comply with regulations to keep patients and staff safe and as well as maintain the quality of care. Ideally‚ a good care system for patients includes
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