Patient safety Definition: Patient safety is a fundamental principle of health care. Every point in the process of care-giving contains a certain degree of inherent un safety. Adverse events may result from problems in practice‚ products‚ procedures or systems. Patient safety improvements demand a complex system-wide effort‚ involving a wide range of actions in performance improvement‚ environmental safety and risk management‚ including infection control‚ safe use of medicines‚ equipment safety
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Health Promotion in Nursing Care Margaret Brzoza Lauer Grand Canyon University: NRS 429v October 16‚ 2011 Health Promotion in Nursing Care The three levels of health promotion and prevention are primary‚ secondary‚ and tertiary prevention education. Primary health care promotion focuses on making individuals‚ families‚ and communities aware of health related issues and provides education on alternatives for a healthy lifestyle. Secondary health care promotion provides the screening necessary
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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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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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Identify one area of nursing research that has improved patient outcomes. State the study and its impact on patient care. How have these findings changed your nursing practice? The American Association of Colleges of Nursing ‚ believes that education has a major impact on the knowledge and competencies of the nurse clinician. AACN helps employers to get benefit on the education and experience provided by the different educational programs leading to the registered nurse description by using these
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diffuse the situation or possibly make it worse depending on the approach used. The purpose of this posting it to discuss delegation in nursing. The discussion will cover problems and conflict with an assignment‚ and the possible solutions including communication tools. To best discuss delegation‚ one needs to understand the meaning and how it relates to health care. When the nurse delegates‚ she is asking another person to complete a task by means of transferring responsibility to that person. The
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My paternal and maternal grandparents’ health history has provided me a knowledgeable background of my family and health history. I have learned some interesting information about my family’s health history from the family tree I created. Chong Nhia Vang‚ my paternal grandfather‚ was born healthy and now he has dementia/Alzheimer’s due to aging. He also has hearing loss. It is likely not a coincidence that one of my paternal uncles‚ Rauj Vang‚ also has dementia/Alzheimer’s at a younger age than my
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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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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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Allergies | Past Medical HistoryFamily History Genogram of three generations | Medications | No Known Allergies | Hypertension and Glaucoma | 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”
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