Current Health Needs Mrs. MH is a 72 year old woman who has a primary diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus Type II. Her secondary diagnosis and the reason why she was referred to Hackensack home health agency was a non-healing wound on the second toe of her right foot. Upon assessment of the patient‚ current health needs which were identified pertain to wound care‚ nutrition‚ and proper management of Diabetes through compliance with insulin treatment‚ and knowledge on prevention of hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic
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Public Health Nursing (PHN) helps establish and identify health inequalities within the community‚ national and global levels. Public Health Nurses collaborate with local and government agencies to discuss various health issues and how policies and procedures can assist with implementing change. Public health nurses advocate to bring health disparities within diverse populations to the forefront. Furthermore‚ educating the world regarding health issues that may not receive coverage. The Core Public
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able offer individualized education in health promotion. The nurse has to understand that health means different things to different people and there are many factors that influence this thought process. Some of the factors that have to be taken into consideration are culture‚ age‚ sex‚ and education level‚ social‚ economic situations and varied learning styles. In addition to the variables that must be examined‚ there are also four different concepts of health and they ways they are viewed. The
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Family Health Nursing Paper Introduction The family‚ what can be more important to an individual than ones own family? "Families serve as the basic social unit of society." (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2004‚ p. 563) This paper will discuss the family‚ its importance for nurses‚ how the family has changed from the traditional nuclear family and will attempt to paint a picture of what a family is today. Additionally the author of this paper will define family health nursing. Why is the family an important
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BACKGROUND Obesity has reached global epidemic proportions‚ and has become a major health problem of out society. According to Peeters et al. (2007)‚ 32% or 60 million people are now obese in the United States. The condition develops as a result of the interaction between genetics‚ lifestyle behavior‚ and cultural and environmental influences. Fat accumulates when more energy is consumed than expended. The National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has adopted a classification system of body
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Community Health in the Event of a SARS Outbreak The SARS Outbreak of 2003 SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) is a respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus‚ originally reported in Asia in February 2003 and spread to over two dozen countries before being contained (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]‚ 2005). Once infected‚ individuals with SARS initially develop a high fever and other flu-like symptoms including headache‚ body aches and “overall feeling of discomfort” before
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Final Essay Discuss ways in which stress affects health promotion This essay will present examples of what can potentially cause stress and discuss strategies that can be used to alleviate stress. The reasons for medical compliance and non-compliance when dealing with stress related issues will also be discussed as well as suggestions given for strategies to extend medical compliance. A detailed view will be presented demonstrating how lifestyle behaviours can enhance or worsen physical well-being
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Metronidazole (Flagyl) 500mg by mouth every eight hours.Lisinopril (Zestril) 20mg by mouth once a day.Timolol (Timoptic) 0.5% one drop to both eyes twice a day. | Pattern | Problem | Assessment | Nursing Diagnosis | Prioritization | Health Perception/Health Management | YES NO | Subjective: “My health is usually good‚ I rarely have a problem”. Denies use of alcohol or cigarettes. Patient states he lives at home with his wife. Patient also states he tries to stay active and to do what the doctors
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essay will aim to discuss from the perspective of mental health nurse the assessment skill needed to be carried out to enable effective care planning for Lisa. This assessment will be in partnership with Lisa which will take into consideration her physical‚ emotional‚ psychological‚ social and environmental developments in order to provide appropriate care plan. This discussion will be around dual diagnosis‚ prevalence‚ assessments‚ health promotion and recovery concepts. From the case scenario‚ Lisa
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Prevention of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Brandi Carter Chamberlain College of Nursing Capstone NR-451 C. Anderson August 04‚ 2012 Prevention of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) CAUTIs are the most commonly reported HAI in the US. Although morbidity and mortality from CAUTI is considered to be relatively low compared to other HAIs‚ the high prevalence of urinary catheter use leads to a large cumulative burden of infections with resulting infectious
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