Hypertension Hypertension is one of the most common worldwide diseases afflicting humans. Because of the associated morbidity and mortality and the cost to society‚ hypertension is an important public health challenge. Over the past several decades‚ extensive research‚ widespread patient education‚ and a concerted effort on the part of health care professionals have led to decreased mortality and morbidity rates from the multiple organ damage arising from years of untreated hypertension. Hypertension
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through experiences‚ learnt behaviors‚ and education. Health is in itself‚ a philosophy. It is a multi-faceted idea that can be expressed through many different components. The seven main components of health are physical‚ social‚ emotional‚ spiritual‚ mental‚ sexual‚ and environmental health. All of these components are combinable‚ as well as able to stand on their own‚ to explain health. From my experience‚ the society we live in values physical health above others. However‚ old philosophies regarding
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Introduction The principles of adult education are quite different from the ideas that are commonly used to teach children in schools (Wegener). The method of teaching a child‚ where all the relevant knowledge are simply spoon fed to him may not appeal to any adult patient’s learning‚ nor provide any effective results. Adults are thought to need special considerations that are different from that of children and teens when it comes to learning (Biech). Andragogy The concept of andragogy was
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9/4/13 NUR 111 Teaching Learning Project Teaching Topic: Teach a child(ren) to identify major body organs and teach about basic functions of these organs. This could be used in reference to teaching children about body parts in general; to help prepare a child for a possible surgical procedure; or teach about a new illness or newly diagnosed health condition. Supplies: I will use a cloth doll that has flaps that open to disclose abdominal body parts that are attached with Velcro as well as
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Running head: Hypertension and Preventive Care Hypertension and Preventive Care Hypertension is a chronic disease and is a precursor to many serious adverse events such as stroke‚ heart failure‚ and myocardial infract. Supportive care and preventative care models can treat and minimize the potential adverse effects of hypertension. The purpose of this paper is to describe changes that can be made by nurses and organizations to move from supportive care to preventative care. Utilizing
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Throughout this course I have learned a lot about global health and how the world is affected every day. My original proposal was that education and awareness about global health needed to be expanded. I think it is very important for people to know how to protect themselves from disease. I wouldn’t change my original proposal about global health‚ but I would modify it. In my original proposal‚ I kept my idea about educating the world about health only‚ throughout the course I have learned a lot about
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Health Promotion Program Health Promotion Program More and more Americans are struggling to stay healthy. Increasingly‚ people are finding it harder to fit exercise into their lives‚ to develop healthy eating habits‚ to maintain their weight‚ and to manage stress. It is not that people are not trying‚ but the American way of life‚ for so many people‚ has become a roadblock to the pursuit of health. It is very clear that to improve health; we have to shift our focus more on helping people
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PRESENTATION BY: GIZELLE WILKINSON SUBJECT: ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION STUDENT NUMBER: M00037713 CLINICAL SCIENCES II INTRODUCTION Essential hypertension‚ otherwise known as primary or idiopathic hypertension‚ is a condition of raised blood pressure with no identifiable cause. Secondary hypertension occurs when blood pressure elevation results from a specific and potentially treatable cause. These include renal diseases‚ endocrine causes‚ congenital cardiovascular causes
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Hypertension‚ commonly referred to as the "silent killer‚" is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases. It can be very damaging to your heart and blood vessels and eventually leads to stroke‚ heart failure‚ heart attack‚ kidney failure and vision problems. According to the CDC‚ it affects 65 million adults in the U.S.‚ and studies have shown that African Americans tend to have an earlier onset and higher prevalence of the disease than non-Hispanic whites. Other groups who are shown to have
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Suicide is defined by the World Health Organization as the act of deliberately killing oneself. It affects individuals most frequently among those aged 15-44 years. Risk factors include undiagnosed and untreated depression‚ alcohol or substance abuse‚ family history‚ previous suicide attempt. Another major risk factor psychologists have recognised for some time that a person’s occupation shows a significant role. Suicide rates have tended to be remarkably high in professions that provide easy access
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