Heart Healthy Family African American and Heart Disease Heart disease is the #1 killer for all American’s‚ and the fourth leading cause of death. As scary as this sounds African-Americans are at a much higher risk for getting heart disease‚ 44% men and 48% women. There is good news however‚ African-Americans can improve their odds of preventing this disease‚ by taking simple steps to prevent them. First you need to understand how the heart works. The heart is muscle‚ with blood vessels leading in
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The Role of the Nurse Historically the role of the nurse has been as a patient advocate. Nurses’ have advanced from being seen as low cost labor to an autonomous practioner. Prior to Florence Nightingale the nurse was a member of a religious order or under the direction of the military. Florence Nightingale established the first nursing schools and was responsible for their own practice. In the early 1900’s nursing education was taken over by hospitals and the licensing of nurses began
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Woman Health Nurse Practitioner Over the past decade the nursing field has experienced a growth in demand. Hospitals‚ clinics‚ doctor’s offices‚ and or other health providers have increasingly scouted to employ the best nurses. This growth has also pushed for nurses to seek upgrading their careers status; they do so by choosing a specialty. Specialties vary to include from pediatrics to adult health. The specialty I chose to discuss is women’s health nurse practitioner. There is an educational
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Health Promotion among Diverse Populations Lisa A. Jennings Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V January 25‚ 2015 Title Hispanics are the largest and fastest growing ethnic minority group and there are estimated to be about 54 million living in the United States (Office of Minority Health & Health Equity‚ YEAR). The Hispanics are a minority group that struggle every day to survive‚ to provide for their families‚ to stay healthy and to live quality lives. This paper will discuss the Hispanics
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This essay will describe the role of a nurse and how the nursing role has become a profession. It will also outline the governing bodies which have set regulations and guidelines which has made created the professional nurse. Bla bla head is blank! Nursing is constantly evolving in order to meet new demands and also has to take into account the up to date information which is available. The purpose of nursing is to promote healing‚ health‚ preventing illness‚ disease and also to minimise distress
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practical nurse obtain more than a CNA (Certified nurse assistance). To become a CNA‚ you will need to take a class. The classes to receive certification will take 8 and 16 weeks to complete. These classes also range from $500 to $1‚000 depending on where your obtaining it. With both Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) once employed‚ you will be supervised by a Registered Nurse (RN). License practical nurses also supervise CNA. The role of a License Practical Nurse is to
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played many significant roles in the Civil War‚ many times stepping into what was traditionally a man’s role. Each of these roles came with their own set of hardships and dangers. One of these considerable roles was the nursing of the fallen soldiers. Nurses undertook this demanding and arduous role as
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The role of nurses in Transitional Care is an innovative topic in the healthcare arena. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) more than one-third of Medicare beneficiaries who are discharged from a hospital are re-hospitalized within 90 days and most of these are preventable. This indicates a need to improve coordination of post-discharge care. Health Care Reform’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Section 3026: Directs the Secretary to establish a Community-Based
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Nurses are the primary source of defense to protect the children from abusive relationship. Therefore‚ it is necessary that the nurses know how to identify the physical and behavioral signs of child abuse while assessing a child. Although it is mandated by the law‚ that nurses should report to Child Protective Services any suspicious findings about child abuse within an appropriate time limit. Nurses who works in the Emergency Department sees infants‚ and children admitted to the hospitals for treatment
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The role of nurses in gestational diabetes. (DIABETES CARE)(Brief Article) Journal of Diabetes Nursing | May 1‚ 2003 | Assignment 2 Research studies‚ recently conducted in America‚ have found that diet and exercise play an important role in predisposing a woman for gestational diabetes (GD). This study compared the rate of insulin treatment and perinatal outcome in women with gestational diabetes under endocrinologist-based versus diabetes nurse-based metabolic management. A total of 244 participants
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