Cultural Competence: Do Nursing Students Need More Education? Imagine starting your first job as a new nurse in a big hospital in a huge city. You have been there for roughly two months‚ so your training with another nurse is done. You have report and have your patient load for the day‚ so you begin your day. In room 303 is Amir‚ a 75 year old Muslim man who is a post-operative patient for a fractured femur. You walk in‚ introduce yourself and begin your assessment. You move his gown to listen to
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Michele R. Morris HCS/405 December 18‚ 2010 Todd A. Brown Reporting Practices and Ethics Financial practices and ethical finance are important in the health care industry. Both are important to produce a successful health care organization. Here we will discuss the four elements of financial management‚ generally accepted accounting practices‚ and general financial ethics standards. Financial Management There are four elements of financial management
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During a health interview‚ the client states that she becomes increasingly short of breath when sitting in city traffic. The nurse views this information as: Your Answer: An internal environmental factor Correct Answer: An external environmental factor Rationale: External factors include but are not limited to inhaled toxins‚ including smoke‚ chemicals‚ and fumes; irritants that can be inhaled‚ ingested‚ or contacted through the skin; noise‚ light‚ motion‚ and any objects or substances
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Competence in Nursing Shannon Karlsson California State University‚ Chico Introduction According to the United States Census Bureau (2010)‚ over 30% of the total population in the United States is comprised of various ethnicities other than non-Hispanic Whites. This statistic highlights that the United States (US) has a significant multicultural population today. These diverse cultures bring with them new languages‚ religious beliefs and practices‚ social structures‚ and health care beliefs
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Health promotion is a means of improving and controlling the health of individual’s communities and even populations using a varied range of approaches. For the past 30 years there have been 3 key models used to support health promotion; The Biomedical model which focuses on health education and is used to educate individuals and communities so that they can make the right decisions which could improve their lives‚ the social model which tries to reduce social inequalities and looks into the determinants
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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR NURSING PRACTICE Answer all the questions comprehensively. 1. All nurses have a conceptual model for nursing practice. From the perspective that a nurse needs a clear conceptual model of nursing as a basis for nursing process‚ identify components of any concepts of nursing that you could use in implementing the nursing process in your area of responsibility. Explain your answer. 2. Enumerate at least three (3) health promoting behavior in which you do
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President Obama’s Health Care Plan As a new health plan should‚ President Obama’s new healthcare reform is based upon the right and value of choices. In Obama’s health plan‚ the people have the right to choose if they would rather private insurance or national healthcare insurance‚ healthcare should be available to every American citizen‚ stating that no federal dollar would be spent on those labeled alien‚ and plans to create easier access to coverage. As a part of Obama’s plan‚ employers who did
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Unit 20: Promoting Health Education- P1 In this unit I am going to explain three different approaches to promoting Health Education the three approaches I am going to explain are Mass Media‚ Community development and Two way Communication. The first approach to promoting Heath Education is Mass Media. -Mass media-any written‚ printed‚ visual‚ electronic‚ auto-visual media developed to reach mass audience and the public. -Audience segmentation-division of a population into a more homogenous
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Tiffany Swartz HCS/405 Todd Brown November 19‚ 2012 Introduction Financial management in the area of healthcare has been an ever changing area. There are generally accepted principles and ethical codes that must be followed when dealing with finances‚ and healthcare facilities must be successful in this aspect for the facility to operate smoothly. This paper will discuss the four elements of financial management‚ some generally
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N. Whye EDUC 354 Dr. Ambrose 10/11/10 Health Lesson Plan Life‚ Loss‚ and Relationships Lesson Description/Learner Characteristics Title: Life‚ Loss‚ and Relationships Duration: 60 minutes Subject: Health___________
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