providing care to families (Kaakinen‚ Coehlo‚ Steele‚ Tabacco‚ & Hanson‚ 2015). It is important to be aware of the effects of genetics because each member of a family shares similar genes that places them at risk for developing certain genetic conditions. Obtaining a family genetic history is an essential nursing skill that requires expertise and the proper knowledge to assess these families (Kaakinen et al.‚ 2015). The purpose of this paper is to complete a genomic nursing assessment. Therefore‚ with
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Heritage Assessment Culture is a pattern of behavior and values shared by an ethnic group. Cultural heritage is a set of traditions within the culture that is hand down from the older generation to the younger generation within the family. These traditions influence the family’s decisions in relation to their diet‚ education‚ daily living activities‚ religious beliefs and practices and also health and illness beliefs. In this paper‚ the author will focus on the usefulness of applying a heritage
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NRS 429 December 9‚ 2012 Review of Literature In this paper‚ the writer will discuss on the usefulness of applying a heritage assessment in assessing the needs of persons as a whole‚ three different family’s opinions on health maintenance‚ health protection and health restoration. Moreover‚ the writer will identify health traditions as regards to cultural heritage of the writer‚ then how the three families interviewed in this paper practice their traditions and how important their rituals and
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Running head: 1 Assessment Tools Analysis Paper Tricia E Topping University of Phoenix NUR/440 Karen Harriman April 16‚ 2012 Assessment Tools Analysis Paper 11/13/12 8:13 PM http://www.scribd.com/doc/104725000/Assessment-Tools-Analysis-Paper Page 2 of 12 April 16‚ 2012 2 Assessment Tools Analysis Paper Assessment tools are used in nursing to enhance the overall assessment phase of the nursing process. The assessment tools that I have selected to analyze are: The Spiritual Well- Being
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limited to‚ the shifts seen in specific pieces of legislation‚ “party platforms” including the Democratic and Republican parties‚ family and marriage‚ economics‚ civil rights‚ and education. For this assignment I have chosen to discuss educational shifts and the impact it has made on society. I will also discuss the impact that similar shifts have made on the family and marriage. I would like to focus specifically on the idea that the United States has shifted from a once very religious based
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Observation Paper: Children in Childcare or Family Settings Section 2: Description of Family Observation James Egins the 3rd is a rather rambunctious 5-year-old boy who has a great love for video games. James currently lives with his 27-year-old Filipino mother‚ 46-year-old African American father‚ and baby sister Princess who is only 1. Although James is the older brother in the household‚ he does have an older half sister who is 25 years old. James would definitely fall under the category of
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patient’s cultural background. good Usefulness of Applying a Heritage Assessment Spector (2000) designed a Heritage Assessment Tool which helps health care providers determine how a person adheres to his or her tradition. I was born and raised in China. When I immigrated to America‚ I was in my middle age. Therefore‚ I believed that I’ve instinctively absorbed a great deal of Chinese culture. The Heritage Assessment Tool helped me to understand that the place where people were born and raised
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Running head: A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF M. H. 1 A Comprehensive Health Assessment of M. H. Nicole M. Henneberg Empire State College A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF M. H. 2 The purpose of this paper is to discuss the results of a comprehensive health assessment on a patient of my choosing. This comprehensive assessment included the patient ’s complete health history and a head-to-toe physical examination. The complete health
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Brief Description of Client and Presenting Concerns The following assessment is being done in an inpatient drug and rehabilitation treatment facility. S.R. is a 35-year-old Hispanic male who comes from a gang/drug related background. He voiced his traumatic past as encompassed within the gang/drug atmosphere. S.R. said due to his background in drugs and violence he constantly feels irritability‚ anger‚ and at the most extreme hostility towards his peers in treatment. These urges to use violence
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Heritage Assessment Cheri Montoro Grand Canyon University NRS-429V Linda Gobin August 06‚ 2013 Heritage Assessment This paper will assess and discuss the usefulness of applying the Heritage Assessment tool to evaluate three different families each one from different cultural backgrounds consisting of Greek‚ Italian‚ and Hispanic ethnicities. This paper will also compare similarities and differences related to health maintenance‚ health protection and health restoration and the cultural
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