Role of Home Health Nurse St Clair College 0689028 NRS63171-16F Professor Gina Bondy & Debbie Ferraari October 31‚ 2016 Page Break Home health nursing is an independent form of nursing. It allows patients to maintain living in their home while a nurse comes by and assists them. It is defined as " the provision of healthcare services and equipment’s to client’s and families in the homes" (Potter & Perry‚ 2014). The purpose of this paper is to gather an insight on the role of a home health
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patients like Aneka would benefit from participating in this rehabilitation phase after her recent cardiac event. The risks factors for Aneka has been evaluated and following this‚ an appropriate CR phase III programme has been proposed for her from the role of a physiotherapist as part of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach in the management of this patient. Cardiac Rehabilitation Acevedo et al 2011‚ reported that coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death worldwide and in recent
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use the Health Protection/Health Promotion Model. This is a model that believes the focus of a professional should be focused on assisting a person in achieving their highest possible achievement level of health. The goal is to use activity‚ recreation‚ and leisure to help people deal with problems that serve as barriers to health‚ as well as to assist with growth towards higher levels of health and wellness (Austin‚ 1998). There are four components to the Health Protection/Health Promotion Model:
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder side effects may take years to show up‚ they are debilitating to the victims everyday life. A soldier with PTSD may experience emotional outburst‚ find it hard to communicate with others. Panic attacks‚ sleeping disorder‚ and flashbacks are a few of the major side effects. The soldier often will feel guilty which makes it difficult for them to adjust back into civilian life. Not knowing how to reunite with friends and family often lead to sever depression and suicide
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A Nurses role in relation to promoting clients oral health This essay will describe the nurse’s role in relation to promoting the adult clients oral health. As a nurse will have to promote or provide oral care for a client‚ it is essential for the nurse to have an understanding of the physiology and anatomy of the mouth. This essay begins by briefly describing the basic structure‚ functions of the mouth‚ and then describes the nurse’s role in promoting oral hygiene to the non-dependant patient
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to health promotion professionals‚ explore the professional agencies and bodies that guide the provision of quality services and explore the techniques used by these authorities to monitor the quality and quantity of health offered. The scope of the paper related to health promotion. The area focuses on how the health promotion officer implements their projects in the field. Health professional mostly working for the community and other health organizations are aware that promoting the health wellness
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rights to go to school‚ have a job‚ and live a normal life. Down syndrome is when one is born with an extra chromosome. He or she has 3 copies of the 21 chromosome and 47 total chromosomes instead of 46. This extra chromosome can cause many physical health issues. People with Down syndrome can lead a normal life and there has been a major improvement of their support and acceptance. There are many other mental illnesses that are overlooked and as a church and a society we need to support them and value
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Nursing Role in the Society Nurses are the care professions who are a part of a health care team. They play a substantial role in quality of patient care. The core of nursing is patient care and patient advocay. Nurses are increasingly working to promote people’s health and prevent illness from hospital setting to community health. The role of nurses develops globally over years. Nurses share a commitment in advancement and development of nursing science (Waldie‚ 2010). Various nursing role and
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Unit One: Role of the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Scope of the Problem How many people ages 15 – 54 had a psychiatric or substance abuse disorder in their lifetime? Name the top three medical morbidities in the developed world: How many of the 15 leading causes of disability in developed countries are mental problems? 25% affected in a year 1 in 5 children in U.S. 18 million in U.S. have problem with etoh 23 million in U.S.
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“ The term professional nurse‚ as used in this document‚ refers to that individual prepared with a minimum of a baccalaureate in nursing but is also inclusive of one who enters professional practice with a master’s degree in nursing or a nursing doctorate.” (2008‚ p. 2) The three main roles of the professional nurse talked about in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing are being a provider of direct and indirect care to individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ communities‚ and populations. Secondly
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