Community Health Issue: Drowning Glenda Bruckner Dimensions of Community Nursing Practice/NUR 471PN December 22‚ 2010 Community Health Issue: Drowning Drowning is the main cause of death in Arizona in kids below four years of age‚ (Arizona Department of Health Services‚ 2010). Because of the warm weather throughout the year‚ water safety is a high priority for Phoenix residents all year long. Water safety is not just important around swimming pools. Phoenix residents need to be aware of
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Occupational Health Hazards in the Medical Field Kim Chastain AB TECH April 24‚ 2012 Abstract Medical personnel come into contact with a complex variety of deadly toxins. Contact comes from industrial cleaners‚ sterilization products‚ radiation‚ medications‚ and mercury. Side effects of these toxic materials are known to lead to a variety of cancers‚ miscarriages‚ asthma‚ birth defects and metabolic syndromes. Government agencies have been negligent in protecting healthcare workers from
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The population of Hillsboro County is‚ overall‚ growing‚ with projected growth of over five percent in the next five years. However‚ significant disparities exist among the towns in the area‚ resulting in two communities with very different make ups – the town of Middleboro and its surrounding villages‚ which on the whole is not growing in population and is generally older than the US population as a whole‚ and Jasper‚ a geographically remote town that is almost singlehandedly driving the population
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Complete Health History Virginia G Parrott Fort Hays State University Health History Health history assessment conducted on George on the fifteen of February 2010 at approximately one o’clock. George is a fifty-four year white male married with three adult children and two grand children. He has been working as a teacher for over twenty years a local middle school. This paper will highlight George’s health care issues and will identify five nursing diagnosis for him. Methods of Health History
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strike at any time. They can be predicted‚ or unforeseen‚ large-scale or local‚ extreme or limited. In the following paper‚ I will be discussing the importance bioterrorism and the importance of incorporating bioterrorism knowledge among nurses and nursing students. Many of us think that this is not going to happen to us‚ or it is not going to happen yet. Therefore‚ many people are not properly prepared for a disaster. We‚ as nurses‚ play an important role‚ not only in educating and preparing people
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Paolo Quezon BSBI4A Journal Entry 1 Sir Jose Valentino Martinez Typhoon Haiyan The devastation caused by typhoon Haiyan is still somehow incomprehensible. This caught everyone off-guard and the events during and after are more than abhorring. It was the first of its kind and it might not be the last. I am so thankful for the people that really go out of their way to help the victims of this calamity. I can go as far as saying that I idolize them actually
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Chapter 1 Introduction Factors of Community Health * Physical factors – industrial development‚ community size‚ environment‚ geography * Social and cultural factors – beliefs‚ traditions‚ and prejudices; economics; politics; religion; socioeconomic status; social norms * Community organization – identify problem‚ mobilize resources‚ work toward change * Individual behaviors – takes the concerted effort of many—if not most—to improve community health Chapter 2 Organizations under
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Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection Lorraine Gambino NUR/405 May 6‚ 2013 Bonnie Schoettle Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection Incorporating preventative recommendations into clinical work can be a complicated and multidimensional obligation. According to Silva‚ Cashman‚ Kunte‚ & Candib‚ “addressing preventative recommendation alone for patients in a typical day requires in excess of 7.4 hours” (2012). Health care providers are also aware that within the community
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Health Promotion By: Amanda February 9‚ 2014 Health Promotion Health promotion is illustrated as the science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to approach a state of optimal health (Edelman‚ Kudzma‚ & Mandle‚ 2014). It is also stated that health promotion is the practice of promoting health to enhance the probability that person‚ private‚ and public support of positive health practices will become a societal norm (Edelman‚ Kudzma‚ & Mandle‚ 2014). Nurses
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women’s health history and physical. This particular one caught my attention. There are detailed examinations of general medical history‚ which is very important in primary care setting. It outlines several family members on the forms‚ which ensure practitioners to thoroughly assess each family member in relation to patient’s health history. It includes each body system from head to toe‚ which is a very organized and systematic review of health history. It then moves on to social history. Social
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