University of the West of Scotland School of Health‚ Nursing and Midwifery Graduate Diploma Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Module Code: NURS 09137 Module Title: Occupational Health Nursing Summative Assignment Word Count: 3‚305 Date: 19/12/11 I certify that all material in this assignment which is not my own is duly acknowledged. I have read and understand the section in the programme handbook that deals with plagiarism.
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Public health is different than the clinical nature of medicine (Callahan & Jennings‚ 2002). While there is a greater push for the understanding of public health ethics for the betterment of the population‚ health care professionals cannot forget their main focus of “do no harm” to the patient. Public health ethics is a fairly new idea (Williams & Torrens‚ 2008). The pros to my new idea of better education and training would be to provide insight to the health care professionals that they have
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concentrated on differences between managed care and public health and he mostly talked about the disadvantages to public health departments due to managed care systems such as‚ decline in grants . Whereas 2nd editorial clearly explains about the advantages of collaboration between Managed Care and Public Health. It also clearly explains how managed care world and public health antagonize each other. The fact is that managed care and public health are co-dependent in the most straight forward sense
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Reflection plays an important role in the Nursing profession for achieving continuous lifelong learning. I will be using Rolfe et al.’s (2001) model of reflection to reflect on my perception on quality nursing care (QNC). (Schon‚ 1983) “Professionals can surface‚ criticize‚ restructure‚ and embody the understanding in further action through reflection on action” Reflection during practice will increase my development in this profession and help gain confidence in my knowledge. By reflecting on experiences
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essay will aim to discuss from the perspective of mental health nurse the assessment skill needed to be carried out to enable effective care planning for Lisa. This assessment will be in partnership with Lisa which will take into consideration her physical‚ emotional‚ psychological‚ social and environmental developments in order to provide appropriate care plan. This discussion will be around dual diagnosis‚ prevalence‚ assessments‚ health promotion and recovery concepts. From the case scenario
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Mental health nursing is a career that requires commitment‚ patience and empathy‚ which could be rewarding in helping people. Even though this branch of nursing is very demanding and challenging‚ I feel the satisfaction is great in helping the most vulnerable in society such as the mentally ill. I will like to study mental health nursing because I feel that will lead me directly to one of the most emotionally fulfilling careers‚ as well as‚ giving me the opportunity to help people’s mental well-being
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social media iv. persuasion in sciences 1. Scientists are actively involved in persuasion. a. Over theories and paradigms b. Over methodologies and research findings c. Over grants and funding v. Persuasion in Arts 1. Artists seek to shape public opinion in and through their work. a. Picasso’s Guernica (1937) offers a moral indictment of war b. Movies can change attitudes‚ alter beliefs‚ increase awareness. 2. Uber influencers a. Mavens- try out new things first b. Connectors- spread
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Health Care Marketing Reflection Essay "Markets change‚ tastes change‚ so the companies and the individuals who choose to compete in those markets must change."( Wang‚ n.d. as cited by Morrison‚ p. 113). In modern medicine‚ disease treatment is more importance than disease prevention‚ as doctors focus more on treatment of symptoms of rather than determining its root cause. This is mirrored in the media by the large numbers of direct-consumer advertisements aimed at persuading patients themself to
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the sixty states‚ territorial and tribal health departments in the United States are almost 3‚000 local health departments and 3‚000 local boards of health. They perform a lot of activities and in different categories. Massachusetts local board of health is considered regional type; they are required by law to perform different activities to protect the nation. Their structure and responsibilities: Public health council: play a major role in the public health‚ consists of commissioner and fourteen
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Goodridge v. Department of Public Health Family Law 250-02 Professor Halbleib June 14‚ 2011 In 2003‚ the case of Goodridge v. Department of Public Health (440 Mass. 309 (Mass. 2003)) was argued to the Supreme Court of Massachusetts. The plaintiffs were appealing the lower court’s ruling that they would not be allowed to receive marriage licenses in the State because same-sex marriages were not deemed to be legal at that time. The court vacated the judgment for the defendant and referred the
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