Concepts of Epidemiology (HIV) Mun Kang Grand Canyon University Concept in Community and Public Health NRS 427 V Colleen Darrow June 08‚ 2014 HIV Communicable diseases are global health issues nowadays as the world become globalized by increasing international travel and business. Among many of communicable diseases‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is considered to be one of the most severe communicable diseases worldwide. It has spread
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Joyce Travelbee NUR 403 Joyce Travelbee Introduction Joyce Travelbee was born in 1926 and is well known for her contribution and work as a nursing theorist. In 1956 earned her degree as a Bachelor in Nursing from Louisiana State University‚ later in 1959 received the degree of Master in Science at Yale University. During most of her carrier she dealt with psychiatric nursing and also education. Died tragically while
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Epidemiology in the Elderly with Heart Disease Epidemiology in the Elderly with Heart Disease Public health promotes healthy living for each community through epidemiology. Disease prevention and control is the common goal of epidemiology‚ nursing practice‚ and public health. “Epidemiology is the study of the population in order to monitor the health of the population‚ understand the determinants of health and disease in the community‚ and investigate and evaluate interventions
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Case Study #2 Ambar Alvarez California State University – San Marcos NURS 312 Pharmacology and Pathophysiology Alham Abuatiq. PhD. MSN.RN July 30‚ 2017 Case Study# 2 1. Heart failure (HF) is a syndrome that involves dysfunction of the cardiac muscle‚ it occurs with “any of disorders that damage or overwork the heart muscle” (Karch‚ 2017 p.751). Some of the disorders that may lead to HF are: coronary artery disease‚ cardiomyopathy‚ hypertension‚ and valvular heart disease (Karch‚ 2017).
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Vocab: 1) Phlebotomist-a nurse or other health worker trained in drawing venous blood for testing or donation.p.31 2) Leukemia-any of several cancers of the bone marrow that prevent the normal manufacture of red and white blood cells and platelets‚ resulting in anemia‚ increased susceptibility to infection‚ and impaired blood clotting.p.33 3) Umbilicus- Anatomy . the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; navel
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Epidemiology Study Guide CHAPTER1 Definitions: Epidemiology - The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations and the application of control of health problems Health - a state of complete physical‚ mental‚ and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity Objectives: Epidemiology – * Identify the cause (etiology) of a disease * Determine the extent of disease in the community * Study the
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Analysis of a Quantitative Research Report Amelia De Froy NUR 429 University of Phoenix Article to be reviewed: Craddock T.‚ Adams‚ P.‚ Usui‚ W.‚ & Mitchell‚ L. (1999). An intervention to increase use and effectiveness of self-care measures for breast cancer chemotherapy patients. Cancer Nursing‚ 22(4)‚ 312-319. The problem this study was conducted to resolve appears to revolve around the fact that most chemotherapy treatments for cancer patients are done on
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Vulnerable Neighborhood Jessica Garcia Nur/440 11/28/2011 Sheila De Vaugh Vulnerable Neighborhood Angelo Reyes is the character that I pick in the Neighborhood who is in a vulnerable population. Angelo is a 40 year old Hispanic married male architect. Angelo has been married for three years and has been a compliant diabetic since he was thirteen years old. Angelo’s community is 15 % Hispanic population. Angelo and his wife Rachael are in the process of getting worked up for infertility
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Introduction Misdoubt Chamber of Commerce (MSCC) is a non-profit organization created out of the need for legislature that directly addressed transportation access‚ an issue that was affecting the business and economic development. As time progressed and the business grew‚ the executive board acknowledged the need to migrate to computer technology to use information at their disposal efficiently. The goal of this case study is to analyze and list the changes that occurred as a result of MSCC acquiring
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Major Assessment Brenda Gould-Johnson Walden University Epidemiology and Population Health NURS 8310 Dr. Toby Turner May 14‚ 2014 Major Assessment In the United States healthcare system‚ there is a significant quality and cost challenges surrounding chronic care diseases. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states more than seventy-five percent of our nation-state’s health care expenditure is chronic care conditions. The major chronic care population affecting the astonishing expense
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