Running head: HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTION OF DIABETES MELLIITUS Health Promotion and Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus Grand Canyon University: NURS 429V August 12‚ 2012 Health Promotion and Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus has become a growing community health issue as it has climbed to the seventh leading cause of death among Americans (U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services‚ 2012). This alarming statistic has made it apparent that prevention efforts need
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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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Health Assessment Family health assessment is a process by which to examine and evaluate the level of health in a family. Traditionally‚ a nuclear family is a basic social group consisting of parents and their children. In today’s society‚ it is common place to encounter blended families as well. Blended families are established through the unification of two parents and their children from previous relationships. Regardless of whether a family group is nuclear or blended‚ the family unit has a belief
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1 in 6 children being overweight. The early developmental years provide key learning and attitudes towards food. It is the responsibility of the parents and the school education system to shape these beliefs and attitudes and help empower adolescents to make informed decisions that will results with good long term health choices. This essay will focus on the role of health literacy and how it is promoted within the education system. Patient empowerment will be explored and will explain how nurses
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Why Video Games Can Be Educational‚ by You Over the years video games have been proven to increase addiction to staying inside‚ along with increased aggression‚ and various medical and psychosocial effects. However there are many positive aspects to playing video games. Research dating back to the early 1980s has consistently shown that playing computer games (of different genre) produces reductions in reaction times‚ improved hand-eye co-ordination and raises the player’s self-esteem. Let’s explore
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Family Health Assessment Using Gordon’s functional health patterns to assess a family will guide the nurse in developing a comprehensive nursing assessment that is holistic in nature. Gordon’s functional health patterns are founded on 11 principles that are incorporated within the nursing practice. These 11 principles serve as a framework for a thorough nursing assessment in which to build a holistic and individual family care plan (Grand Canyon University‚ 2011). The author has developed family-focused
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Essay Question #12: Develop a checklist of 10 items or activities that you would use to evaluate the developmental appropriateness of an environment for primary-aged children in terms of social/emotional development. Explain why you chose each of these ten items or activities. Why would you expect to see them in a developmentally appropriate environment for this age group? Checklist: 1. Opportunities to learn who they are 2. Opportunities to build self-confidence 3. Opportunities to explain feelings
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Family Health Assessment sonia Health Promotion (Course# NRS429) Dawn Peters May 14‚ 2011 The purpose of family assessment is to promote health and control or prevent control diseases affecting the families. During the assessment‚ the nurse will be able to evaluate the overall health status of the family‚ interpersonal relationship between individual members‚ and any chronological diseases in the family. Identifying the risk factors existing in the family will help the nurse
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mental health. Mental health‚ the state of an individual’s wellbeing‚ affects all aspects of our lives‚ and therefore positive mental health is essential to maintaining and creating a productive life for young people. Unfortunately‚ mental health is addressed very rarely for youth‚ due to a rising level of stigma perpetuated by older generations. This stigma posits that young people are exaggerating their struggles and that how youth feel is a regular part of development‚ therefore mental health and
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PHYSCOTROPIC DRUGS USED IN CHILDREN A report on the use of Psychotropic drugs used to control active children Lauren L. Dewar April 20‚ 2010 Introduction At eleven years of age‚ Thomas Edison was taken out of school because his teachers considered him difficult and he “could not be taught.” While in school Edison’s mind often wandered and his teacher was overheard calling him “addled.” Another labeled him as retarded. This ended his three months of official schooling. Because of this
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