Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Health Assessment Grand Canyon University NRS 429 V August 15‚ 2012 Family Health Assessment “A family is a set of interacting individuals related by marriage‚ blood‚ and adoption or by cohabitation interdependently perform relevant functions to fulfill expected role” (Edelman & Mandle‚ 2010). Systems theory allows a nurse to view patient as a whole family unit‚ which the action of each member will influence one another. Family
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Heritage Assessment of Cultures January18‚ 2013 Heritage assessment is a useful tool to assess family’s identification with traditional culture. It is important to recognize the cultural background and understand how people came up with the consequent remedies of health promotion and maintenance. An interview of European‚ Chinese‚ and Hispanic cultures presents different culture bound beliefs‚ practices‚ and behaviors that are used for health protection and restoration. The national
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Running Head: Heritage Assessment Heritage Assessment Grand Canyon University NRS-429V January 22‚ 2011 Heritage Assessment Heritage is as individual as a fingerprint when it comes to some cultures. Every individual has their own heritage‚ and this is very different between different cultures. Heritage consists of determination of one’s ethnic‚ religious‚ and cultural background (Spector‚ 2009). When we look at someone’s heritage‚ we look at traditional health methods used to maintain
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Heritage Assessment Dwayne Brown RN CPAN Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NURS-429v Renita Holmes July 13‚ 2014 Heritage Assessment Being present in one of the world’s largest medical centers allows for a nurse to experience multiple cultures in the care of patients and communities. The heritage assessment tool can be utilized by nurses to understand differences among cultural values as they relate to health maintenance‚ health promotion and health restoration. Collecting
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The heritage assessment is developed to assist the healthcare provider cultivate a therapeutic relationship and approach in care. The use of this assessment tool provides an informative approach of care for the multiple cultural backgrounds that a provider may come into contact with. Clark‚ 2002 states‚ “A succinct knowledge of trans-cultural or multicultural setting within the healthcare realms is helpful in bolstering efforts towards attaining the primary care role of nursing. Thus‚ when working
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The nursing assessment of the acutely ill adult is of significant importance and needs to be carried out using a systematic approach and a range of skills acquired by the nurse. It is vital that a nurse performing assessments on acutely ill patients is adequately equipped to recognise a deteriorating patient and act accordingly (NICE‚ 2007). During the nurse’s assessment‚ it is critical to consider all aspects of the patient’s condition and general health and maintain dignity of the patient throughout
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Element: Prevention of pressure ulcers This essay is going to explore the nursing process with regard to the prevention of pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers are a widespread and often underestimated health problem in the UK. They occur in 4-10% of patients admitted to hospital (Ward et al‚ 2010). This essay‚ using case study 4‚ will explore the holistic nursing process‚ and also the biological‚ sociological‚ psychological and ethical issues regarding the prevention of pressure ulcers. Lily
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(Benchmark Assessment) Heritage Assessment Shantha Susai Grand Canyon university Health Promotion in Nursing Care NRS-429V RENITA HOLMES November 16‚ 2014 Heritage assessment is defined as a comprehensive evaluation of a person’s culture‚ where the person comes from‚ beliefs‚ family and ethnic back grounds‚ values and customs. Is also the process for identifying‚ predicting‚ evaluating and communicating the probable effects of a current or proposed care or for that person’s cultural life or community
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The Heritage Assessment Grand Canyon University: NRS-429 August 18‚ 2013 The Heritage Assessment is not beneficial in treating an individual as a whole. If one utilized this specific tool‚ it would be very difficult to implement a plan of care that caters to the individual’s cultural needs during a patients hospital stay. Furthermore it is a healthcare member’s responsibility to attempt to make a person of cultural difference feel as comfortable as possible to build a bond of trust with the
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Physician Dismisses Nursing Assessments‚ Question of Nurse Advocacy. Summary: The patient was involved in a motorcycle accident in which his bike fell onto and injured his left leg. When the nurses assessing the patient could not detect a pulse in that leg‚ an ominous sign of circulatory failure. The physician when notified chose to dismiss this fact and discharge the patient. The patient would return soon after with worsening symptoms that would require emergency surgery. Should the nurses have
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